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In the heart of the Kissimmee prairies, Yates Marsh is not so much a marsh as it is open pastureland edged with dense oak and palm hammocks and stretches of natural pine flatwoods.
You never see the Kissimmee River as you zigzag between patches of shade along this section. For Florida Trail thru-hikers headed northbound, this is the first place to enjoy dry natural habitats since leaving Big Cypress.
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Length: 3.3 miles linear
Address: NW 144th Trail, Okeechobee
Land manager: South Florida Water Management District
Phone: 561-924-5310 ext. 3333, weekdays. Ask for Kim Willis.
The official trailhead is at the north end of this section. To hike south to north as this hike is described, park or get dropped off at Platts Bluff County Park [27.29623,-80.99382] to start a linear hike to the Yates Marsh trailhead.
A free permit is required from South Florida Water Management District to camp at Yates Marsh. Obtain online or call the above number.
Be aware of hunting seasons and wear bright orange clothing if hiking during hunts. Links for permits and hunt dates provided at the bottom of this page.
To reach Yates Marsh trailhead, follow US 98 north from Okeechobee 12 miles to Lofton Rd. Turn left. Continue down Loftin Rd for 5.2 miles, passing two trailheads on the right for Chandler Slough East before crossing the railroad tracks. The Yates Marsh trailhead is on the left just after the railroad crossing and before the S-65D Lock.
For Platts Bluff County Park at the south end, follow SR 70 west from Okeechobee for 7.5 miles to NW 128th Ave. Turn right and continue 5.6 miles, going through a sharp left turn at one point, until the road ends at the park.
Starting from the shade of the live oak canopy at Platts Branch County Park, follow the orange blazes north along the dirt road that exits the park beyond the boat ramp. After walking past homes and mailboxes, you come to a yellow barrier you have to step over.
After 0.7 mile, a stile leads into Yates Marsh on the left. For a thru-hiker, after a week or more of levees and roads, this expanse of tall longleaf pines and tall grass is bliss. The trail is out in the open, following blazed posts.
As you get close to a dense line of pines, the trees sport orange blazes. The trail crosses an old jeep road on a berm continues towards the pines, winding its way through stands of wax myrtle. Just past a pair of cabbage palms, the trail makes a sharp right into the shade.
Following the trail between young cabbage palms and the shade of the oaks, watch for a sign around 1.5 miles marking the turnoff to the right for the Yates Marsh South campsite. It is off the main trail just 0.2 mile down a blue blaze.
Take the side trip to sit at the picnic table in the shade of the oak hammock. A water pump along the side trail provides non-potable water. The campsite has a grill and a picnic bench, and nice camping spots beneath the oaks or out in the open prairie.
Along the main trail, walk past a marsh with a fence on the right. If the pitcher pump isn’t working, there is a large water hole at a culvert, looking like a gator hole or cattle wallow.
Stepping out into a broad open pasture through a cattle gate, the trail continues straight ahead across it towards the far trees. You see a blaze on a cabbage palm to your right.
At a double blaze, the trail turns away from the fence on to the left and leads you into the shade of the distant forest.
Enter an oak hammock under the limbs of a very large live oak. The trail makes an immediate jog to the left, down what appears to be a slightly raised berm under the oaks. Count to ten, and the trail turns right into a very dense palm hammock.
As the trail emerges from the hammock, it jogs left. There is a marsh beyond a fenceline on the right, a prime spot for seeing caracara and sandhill cranes. Four cabbage palms rise through a grand old oak.
The trail jogs to the right, skirts along the shade of the oaks, and faces straight ahead, pointed at a cell phone tower near what looks like a water control structure along the still-ditched Kissimmee River. The trail then makes an obvious bend to the right.
Around 2.5 miles, the trail reaches a junction of worn paths and a two-track road. Follow the orange blazes down the road through open pastureland.
Passing through two more cattle gates, you can see the cell phone tower over the lock on the Kissimmee River to the left. The trail continues to follow the two-track road towards the lock.
As it approaches the road that leads to the S-65D Lock, there is a second campsite within Yates Marsh, this one designated Yates Marsh North on the reservation website. It is set in a pretty oak hammock decorated with bromeliads in the trees.
If you camp at this dry campsite, be aware that there is a railroad track close by, close enough that if a train goes by you can certainly hear it pass.
After 3.3 miles, you reach the gates marked “trailhead.” This is the trailhead for Yates Marsh, with a large parking area where a kiosk has a map that shows the route.
Thru and section hikers: the orange blazes of the Florida Trail exit along the entrance road, headed up a roadwalk connector to Chandler Slough East. Cross an active railroad track and watch for a stile on the left hand side of Loftin Rd to enter the next in-the-woods segment of the Florida Trail through Chandler Slough East. It’s a mile roadwalk between segments.
NORTHBOUND: Chandler Slough East
SOUTHBOUND: Okee-tantie to Platts Bluff
See our photos of Yates Marsh
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Sara McKee, PhD
Dr. Sara McKee discusses her research on antibody-based immunotherapy for B cell lymphoma
Reducing Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Hematological Malignancies
Dr. McKee obtained her PhD at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at Dr. Stephen Mattarollo’s lab at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute. Dr. Mattarollo’s lab is interested on developing combination immunotherapies for hematologic malignancies, and Dr. McKee’s research is focused on antibody-based immunotherapy for B cell lymphoma.
- Monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer
- Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
The Scientist: Sara McKee
1. What led you to your current role in Stephen Mattarollo’s lab?
I completed a BSc in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. My honours project was on the effect of environmental mycobacteria on BCG-specific T cells, which gave me my first insight into the wonderful world of immunology research. For my PhD I moved into the cancer immunotherapy field and developed a virus-like particle based therapy for melanoma. My first post-doctoral position was at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, where I worked on tissue-resident lymphocytes in pre-cancerous skin lesions. I then moved to Stephen Mattarollo’s lab to work on lymphoma.
2. What do you enjoy most about research?
I enjoy that everyday is different and that I am constantly learning. Nothing stays the same in science! Your ideas are always being challenged and you have to have a flexible mind to be open to new concepts.
3. Do you have any advice for students pursuing graduate studies?
Find a project in a field that excites you, long days in the lab are much easier when you are interested. Also, resilience! You need it by the bucket load in this field. If something is obvious and easy, it’s probably already been done. The most important and interesting experiments are often the hardest to do. They might fail the first time but stick with it and the satisfaction of finally getting an answer is worth the struggle.
The Science: Antibody Therapy for Cancer
1. Tell us about your research.
I am investigating the relationship between the myeloid compartment and lymphoma. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells are well defined in solid tumors, but less so in hematological malignancies. In a pre-clinical mouse model of B cell lymphoma I have observed marked expansion of immunosuppressive monocytes. These cells are proving to be the bad guys, so now I am seeking to understand how we can reduce their immunosuppressive ‘burden’, and give T cells their best shot at responding to monoclonal antibody therapies and kill lymphoma cells.
2. What is the significance of your research?
If we know what cells are working against T cell-mediated killing of lymphomas, we can screen for these cells at diagnosis. Knowing the immunological landscape of a patient is a very powerful tool for deciding treatment options. Pre-conditioning to reduce the immunosuppressive burden in patients could significantly improve response rates.
3. Where do you think the monoclonal antibodies therapy field is heading?
Combining monoclonal antibodies with other treatments that can enhance immunity such as small molecule inhibitors, chemotherapy or even other monoclonal antibodies will be the next step. Hitting tumours from as many angles as possible gives us the best shot at keeping them down.
4. What do you think is the most important advancement in the field in the past 5 years?
The field really is so young! The first reports from clinical trials with the use of anti-CTLA4 and anti-PD1 antibodies were published in the mid-late 2000s. There has been an absolute explosion since then with waves of clinical trials where we are seeing incredible responses to monoclonal antibody therapies. This year is the first time I have heard the word ‘cure’ used so freely at conferences.
5. What is the most challenging aspect of monoclonal antibody therapy research?
The biggest challenge at the moment is that we don’t know why some people respond and some people do not respond to these therapies. What we know is that the individuals that do respond tend to undergo incredible recoveries from their disease. If we could predict who the responders are, then appropriate application of mAb could decrease morbidity for these patients and reduce cost to the healthcare system.
EasySep™: Immune Cell Isolation
1. What do you use EasySep™ for?
2. How has EasySep™ enabled your research?
EasySep™ allows me to pre-enrich my samples for FACS much faster and with less handling. Monocytes are so plastic and sensitive to external factors, and speed is essential when working with these cells. EasySep™ is the fastest separation kit out there.
3. Have you used a column-based cell isolation? What made you switch to EasySep™?
I prefer EasySep™ because all the preparation can be done in the FACS tube so there is much less handling of the cells compared with column-based separation kits. Not having to buy the expensive columns is also a bonus.
STEMCELL's Scientific Summaries
On monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer
Antibody-based therapy has proven to be one of the most successful strategies for cancer treatment. Monoclonal antibodies can either be directed towards malignant cells to promote their inhibition and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, or directed towards immunosuppressive molecules that prevent effective immune responses toward tumor cells, including PD-1, CTLA-4 and CD471. CD47 is a protein expressed in various tumor cells that inhibits phagocytosis, and antibody-based therapies that block CD47 have proven efficacious in mouse models of cancer2. Several studies have also suggested the use of antibodies to agonistically activate the co-stimulatory receptor 4-1BB, which potentiates the anti-tumor activities of cytotoxic T cells and various other immune cell types3,4. Monoclonal antibody therapy to block CD47 and stimulate 4-1BB are both currently being evaluated in clinical trials. As Dr. McKee discussed above, understanding why some patients respond to antibody therapies and some do not, will be key in designing effective personalized cancer therapies.
More on cancer immunology
On myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) had initially been and may still be a controversial cell to immunologists. MDSCs are loosely defined as immature or non-terminally differentiated myeloid cells5. A major controversy is the lack of clear distinction between polymorphonuclear MDSCs and neutrophils, and between mononuclear MDSCs and monocytes6. Regardless, MDSCs have the capability to suppress immune cells using various mechanisms, including the secretion of immunosuppressive cytokines (ex. IL-10) and induction of regulatory T cells5. MDSCs accumulate in tumor microenvironments, where they blunt anti-tumor immunity and promote tumor growth and metastasis. Researchers are currently developing therapies to target MDSCs in cancer patients either by blocking their accumulation and function or promoting their differentiation into mature myeloid cells without immunosuppressive function7. Combining these therapies with those that directly promote tumor killing, including CAR T cell therapy, may be a winning strategy to eliminating tumor cells.
View more Immunology Profiles
- Scott AM et al. (2012) Monoclonal antibodies in cancer therapy. Cancer Immun 12: 14.
- Liu X et al. (2015) CD47 blockade triggers T cell-mediated destruction of immunogenic tumors. Nat Med 21(10): 1209-1215.
- Bartkowiak T and Curran MA. (2015) 4-1BB agonists: multi-potent potentiators of tumor immunity. Front Oncol 5: 117.
- Chester C et al. (2016) 4-1BB agonism: adding the accelerator to cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Immunol Immunother 65:10): 1243-8.
- Marvel D and Gabrilovich DI. (2015) Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironment: expect the unexpected. J Clin Invest 125(9): 3356-64.
- Bronte V et al. (2016) Recommendations for myeloid-derived suppressor cell nomenclature and characterization standards. Nat Commun 7: 12150.
- Draghiciu O et al. (2015) Myeloid derived suppressor cells-an overview of combat strategies to increase immunotherapy efficacy. Oncoimmunology 4(1): e954829.
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How many times have you heard the old cliche ‘love what you do’? I’m guessing too many times. I actually hate that saying! It feels like one of those unattainable ideals that we’re supposed to live up to; like having a supermodel body, having a perfect relationship or never getting a zit. What if you just like your job? You don’t hate it, but if you won the lottery tomorrow you’d be handing in your notice lightning fast and packing up to travel the world or do whatever it is you ACTUALLY really love. If you all of a sudden had endless amounts of cash and wouldn’t change a thing about your life (you’re lying!) then yes, maybe you actually do love what you do but that’s not the norm…not even close. I bet there are way more people out there that hate their jobs with a passion than love them with a passion. And you know what, that’s ok? Well, maybe not hating your job that much but there’s nothing wrong with just being so-so about it.
For a lot of people (me included) working is a means to an end. I go to work, put in the hours, cash my pay cheque and use that money to fund the things that are important to me. I’m lucky to have a great job and work with great people, so I enjoy my hours at the office but I enjoy my hours out of the office even more. And really, what’s so bad about having to put in the time to earn money and build a life for yourself? Everything can’t be all champagne and chocolate all the time! Having the ability to work for yourself is a relatively new concept. Our parents didn’t have the technology to become famous on Instagram or Twitter or even to make money through blogging. Sure, some people ran their own businesses, but it’s been a recent phenomenon for the entrepreneur lifestyle to be so highly regarded. I’m sure many of my fellow ‘Millenials’ (whether they’ll admit it or not) would be all to happy to bump up their number of followers and run a successful blog. I’m not judging…I totally get it! However, it’s worth thinking about how your parents made their money and if that was really so awful.
“Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”
Ever heard that one before? Let’s be honest, no one actually believes that right… Even those people who have a total dream job have bad days, and I bet those bad days feel a lot like work. Think of a person who you think has the greatest job in the world. Maybe it’s a big name Hollywood actor or a blogger who works for themselves and brings in six figures a month. I guarantee you even those people have to deal with crappy co-workers, online trolls or just plain old lack of motivation. Having days where you hate your job doesn’t mean you’re in the wrong line of work, it means you’re human…just like everybody else.
There is so much hype out there about becoming your own boss and having an entrepreneurial spirit, but that also comes with a lot of added pressure. Working for yourself means that you no longer have a steady salary to fall back on and you are 100% responsible for every dollar that comes in and goes out. In some ways, that’s great and might be exactly what you want, but there is a downside. People who work for themselves are rarely off the clock and are more likely to be answering emails at 10 pm, always interacting on social media or waking up in the middle of the night in a panic because they forgot to send something out.
You should also consider the added group benefits that are often included when you work for a large company. Health benefits, profit sharing, pension plans, and insurance are all things you’ll have to pay for out of your own pocket if you’re your own boss, and those things aren’t cheap. Sometimes having a day job where you can leave work at the office and your weekends are all freedom doesn’t sound so bad right?
I’ve got a foot in both worlds right now. I have a (mostly) full-time day job that I enjoy but never imagined myself doing, and then I’m a part-time blogger. When people used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was never once a ‘financial advisor.’ It’s something I sort of fell into and have stuck with for almost 8 years with no signs of quitting anytime soon (unless I win the lottery!) I finished University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and no real plan for what I was going to do with my life. Topping my list at that moment was to work for a bit, save money and then maybe go back for another round of university (I like school, what can I say). My previous work experience had been mainly admin jobs, so that’s what I started looking for. The hunt brought me to an interview with a financial advisor to be an administrative assistant and, well, the rest is history. I started out doing pretty basic work but was reliable and was eventually given more and more responsibility. After a few years, I had to make a decision whether to stick with it and hopefully continue to grow or pack up my things and go back to school. Obviously, I went with option #1, and that brought me to writing my Canadian Securities exams and becoming an advisor. The takeaway from my employment history? Don’t knock it til you try it…that bridge job might just turn into your career.
Working a day job might not give you the same thrill or instant gratification as being an entrepreneur, but it’s also a lot less risky. There’s nothing wrong with being satisfied in a job you just like and it’s often the most reliable way to hit your long term goals.
How do you guys feel about your current job; love it, like it, hate it? Are you willing to settle when it comes to your career or are you on the path to your dream job?
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Being a male, your hair are one of the most valued characteristics of your personality. Besides playing a crucial role in your appearance, your hair also provide you with several other benefits like maintaining body temperature, speedy evaporation of sweat on your head and protection of your scalp from harmful UV sun rays.
It is therefore a matter of utmost importance for you to ensure sound health of your hair. But unfortunately most of the men suffer from the common problem of hair loss. This hair loss problem is mainly associated with the phenomenon called “Male Pattern Baldness” aka “Androgenetic Alopecia”.
How Male Pattern Baldness is characterized?
Male Pattern Baldness is mainly characterized by a few apparent features like an “M” shaped or at times a “U” shaped hairline on the front side of your head and the front surface going completely bald without any hair. If untreated, it can also lead to the baldness on the back of your head causing complete baldness. There are 3 prime types of root causes behind Male Pattern Baldness, namely 1) Ageing, 2) Genetic/Hereditary causes & 3) Hormonal Causes. To avoid your hair from falling to a severe extent, you can find some of the options for Best Hair Loss Treatment in Delhi.
Detailed evaluation of Male Pattern Baldness and the 3 causes behind it :
Aa mentioned above, almost every man has to face the problem of male pattern baldness at some or the other point in his life. Some face it earlier, like even starting from teenage, while others have the fortune of dense hair up till their 50s. But an average man’s question might be, what is the basic process behind this phenomenon and what are the underlying factors. Firstly, let us quickly understand the composition of a hair in layman’s language. Your Hair is basically made up of a protein, specifically known as “Alpha-Keratin”. Each Hair strand grows from the extension of a bulb like structure in the dermis of your scalp known as the “Hair Follicle“.
The Hair Follicle is the only “lively” aspect of your hair which is responsible of hair growth while the shaft of your hair represents nothing but the dead part. Thus, when you suffer from hair loss, the prime reason is the weakening of these Hair Follicles causing the irregular growth of hair and also leads to the growth of thin, weak hair strands. This causes speedy hair damage and resultant hair loss. The weakening of your hair follicles is connected to many different aspects like hormone levels, wearing out of the follicles due to passage of time, genetically inherited weak hair follicles, etc.
Different types of Hair Fall Treatments you can avail in Delhi:
The above mentioned causes of hair loss can lead to a severe case of baldness if not treated at an early stage. Following are some treatments you can opt for hair fall solution :
- Ointment & Oral Medications : There are a few licensed ointment options like Minoxidil and Finasteride. These ointments must be applied regularly at the affected areas to strengthen the Hair follicles and in some cases they also promote new hair growth. Finasteride is also available as an oral medication to be taken 1 Mg per day for Male Pattern Baldness. However Medication does not ensure any permanent solution on hair loss problem.
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Gay groups join choice and labor groups in expressing alarm over new court pick
Fifty-five year old Alito, a graduate of Princeton and Yale Law School, was placed on the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Philadelphia, by Bush’s father in 1990. On that court, Alito gained a reputation as a thoughtful but conservative judge. Some pundits have called him “Scalito,” suggesting that his jurisprudence echoes the sharply conservative posture of Justice Anthony Scalia, the Court’s fiercest opponent of gay rights and choice. Before going on the federal bench, Alito’s previous experience included time as a deputy attorney general under President Ronald Reagan and as U.S. prosecutor in New Jersey.
Alito’s profile is also similar to that of Chief Justice John Roberts, who, after some skirmishes between Senate Democrats and the White House over release of documents from Roberts’ time as deputy solicitor general in the George H. W. Bush administration, enjoyed a fairly congenial confirmation process this past summer. Alito has a longer conservative record on the federal judiciary than did Roberts, but he has not necessarily handed progressive opponents any smoking gun with regard to his views on Roe v. Wade, privacy, or LGBT rights.
But gay civil rights organizations and other progressive groups are already raising the alarm about him. Of particular concern is the report that Bush consulted with far right groups in settling on the nomination.
Eric Stern, executive director of the National Stonewall Democrats, although quick to say that it was too early to know if Alito’s record made him a suitable nominee, said the entire selection process should gravely concern Americans.
“This simply rewards the bad behavior of the radical right,” Stern said. “These organizations are hateful and intolerant and are being given a direct input on American policy. They’re making decisions for America that are inconsistent with the beliefs of most Americans.”
Indeed, after the Washington Post reported on Monday that the Concerned Women for America, a conservative and anti-gay organization, had said Bush solicited its opinion on Alito’s possible nomination, the group’s chief counsel, Jan LaRue, confirmed in an interview that the group was contacted by the administration.
“We were consulted,” LaRue said. “He was at the top of our list. We’re very pleased that he was picked.”
Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, in a terse statement, said, “The country will now be put through a wrenching, divisive, and damaging confirmation process. One more travesty inflicted on this nation by the president and his right-wing allies.”
People for the American Way (PFAW) also came out swinging. Arguing that Alito is completely out of the mainstream of jurisprudence, the organization asserted in a release that he has opposed virtually all civil right claims brought before him.
“Bush completely caved to the extreme right wing,” said Judith Schaeffer, PFAW’s legal director, who confirmed the group would oppose Alito’s nomination. “He’s supposed to be the president of all Americans, but the radical right is pulling the strings.”
A similar statement was made by Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign.
“President Bush chose to placate the far right instead of appealing to the fair-minded values of the American people,” he said. “Alito is the far right’s choice.”
Solmonese later allowed that Alito’s chairmanship of a task force while a senior at Princeton in 1971 indicated he might have sensitivity to LGBT issues. According to the Boston Globe, the task force was part of a class assignment on privacy rights, and that Alito’s group concluded that sodomy should be decriminalized and job discrimination against gays and lesbians illegal.
The Log Cabin Republicans indicated the group would reserve judgment on Alito.
“Log Cabin will carefully study Alito’s record along with his writings and his testimony during confirmation hearings, particularly as they relate to questions of basic fairness for gay and lesbian Americans,” said Log Cabin president Patrick Guerriero in a written statement.
Lambda Legal raised what the group termed “red flags” regarding Alito’s past rulings and what they suggest about how gay rights cases might fare before him. Jon Davidson, the group’s legal director, said potential hostility to Roe v. Wade on any judge’s part should concern LGBT Americans.
“Roe is the foundation for Lawrence,” he said, referring to the 2003 Supreme Court ruling that struck down sodomy laws. “The privacy right of what you do with your body that was the foundation of Roe is inextricably linked to Lawrence. If Roe falls, Lawrence could be in jeopardy.”
In a 1991 Pennsylvania case, Alito, on a three-judge panel, dissented, arguing to uphold a requirement that a woman notify her husband before she receives an abortion. His opinion did not include any wording critical of Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court upheld the Third Circuit majority, rejecting Alito’s dissent, in a broader ruling that was viewed as a critical upholding of the original Roe decision.
Davidson also noted that while in Reagan’s Department of Justice, Alito was responsible for co-authoring a policy that would have allowed employers to fire HIV-positive workers, even though it was already known then that the virus was not communicable through casual contact.
“What we don’t know is if he was just doing his job by carrying out policy or if he was coming up with these policies, or even if he has changed like the rest of country in their view of the disease,” Davidson said.
Of equal concern to Davidson were Alito’s views of the federal government’s powers to impose obligations upon the states. In a 2000 opinion, Alito ruled that state government employees could not sue under the federal Family Medical Leave Act, a law that provides workers with the ability to take time off to assist loved ones with critical health care challenges.
“Not that gays and lesbians are covered by the FMLA, but if Congress were ever to enact any type of LGBT employment protection or domestic partner benefits, it’s not obvious if Alito would consider that something Congress is actually empowered to do,” Davidson said.
It is also unclear how much opposition Alito will encounter as he continues the rounds of get-to-know-you meetings with senators, and then progresses to Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. Already Bush has called for an up or down confirmation vote before the New Year, signaling his intention to battle any effort at a Democratic filibuster.
“There’s no way you can do an honest hearing by the end of December, or a fair hearing,” said Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, the senior Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.
Even the Republican chairman of the Senate committee, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, said he did not think it was “realistic” to expect hearings before the end of the year given the importance of the nomination.
The pressure on the Bush administration to get the process completed is intense. Faced with the perjury indictment and subsequent resignation of Vice President’s Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, what is increasingly perceived as a foundering Iraq policy, the poor response to Hurricane Katrina, and the sudden crash of the Harriet Miers nomination under conservative pressure, Bush desperately wants a quick vote on Alito to claim at least one victory at year’s end.
Also at stake is Bush’s legacy. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has been the swing vote on dozens of cases that moved the court to a more centrist, if not liberal, slant. O’Connor provided one of the six votes in Lawrence sodomy majority.
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It can be a bit confusing when it comes to deciding which bag you should take to work. After all, there are a lot of things to consider, such as your profession, work environment, what and how much stuff you will be putting inside it and what kind of image it will project of you. It’s part of your attire and will have an effect on others’ impression of you, it could be a slight or a significant impact, overall appearance matters; especially when it comes to first impressions.
Since you’ll need to choose the best option for yourself, in order to add a bit more clarity to your decision, we have compiled a list of some of the main differences between briefcases and messenger bags.
First, we’ll take a brief look with the help of the following chart, then later we’ll do a thorough comparison.
|Purpose/function||Are meant to be used to carry documents, or other slim tech devices . Will be used in formal settings such as in business meetings and boardrooms.||Are intended to carry and protect personal items and devices, such as laptops, tablets and books. Will be used in many different settings; ranging from casual to professional|
|Materials||Typically have a hard protective shell made from leather, vinyl or sometimes plastic.||Usually made from some kind of durable fabric such as nylon or canvas.|
|Storage capacity||Since it is typically rigid in form and slim in shape, it is not possible to carry more than documents or flat objects.||Since many messenger bags are traditionally made with soft fabric, they can expand to carry more items|
|Look and feel||Can be sleek looking and has a traditional classic appearance.||Offers a more modern and versatile appearance|
|Carrying style||Usually carried in hand or hooked on one shoulder worn straight.||Most commonly worn diagonally across the body, or on one shoulder|
What is a Briefcase?
A briefcase is a hard-sided luggage case used to carry important documents, such as papers or files. It has traditionally been carried by hand, but more recently is also sometimes available with a detachable strap with which it can be worn over the shoulder, leaving both hands free.
A briefcase originally gets its name from the type of document it was designed to carry. It was used to carry ‘briefs’, the type of document used by lawyers. It is now commonly used in all formal settings by businessmen and other professionals.
What is a Messenger Bag?
A messenger bag is a fabric or leather bag that’s signature design is its long single strap and flap that covers the bag’s opening. The bag is worn across the body for convenience, as it was originally a bag for couriers, designed to allow them to have quick access to the posts inside, while riding a horse and later a bicycle. Modern messenger bags are more commonly used for everyday personal items, such as laptops, books, and papers.
Feature Comparison 1 – Materials
A briefcase is typically made from leather, vinyl, or even plastic. These materials are hard and sturdy, which helps in protecting the contents of the bag, such as important work documents/files or even tech devices nowadays. These materials make the bag more expensive and elegant looking, so they are most likely to be used in business or professional settings
A messenger bag is made from a durable, sometimes waterproof fabric such as nylon or canvas. These materials and overall build make the bag slightly more casual and lightweight than a briefcase, so it is more likely to be used in informal everyday settings.
Feature Comparison 2 – Which Carries More?
Since a briefcase is more structured and rigid, it is not able to hold as much. It can come with dividers and compartments meant to hold and organize specific slim items such as papers or a laptop, but it isn’t able to hold large or irregular-sized objects, so there is limited storage space.
A messenger bag, on the other hand, can hold more due to the lack of structure. It has no hard exterior and is usually made of soft fabric, so it can hold larger or irregular-sized objects. Like the briefcase, it also typically has one large compartment but some come with more sections and pockets to hold smaller items.
Feature Comparison 3 – Look & Feel
A briefcase usually comes in a slim, firm, rectangular-boxed design. It can look sleek and stylish and has more of a traditional and formal look. It will look good and compliment one well, if the person carrying it is wearing formal clothing, such as a business suit, but may end up looking out of place if worn with casual clothes.
A messenger bag has a more laid-back and modern appearance. It can come in a variety of styles, shapes, and designs. It is more suitable to wear with casual or semi-formal clothing, such as a shirt and jeans/pants, but can also look good with more formal clothes.
Feature Comparison 4 – Function/Purpose
A briefcase is made for business and professional use. It can hold important documents and tech devices such as a laptop, but it isn’t meant to hold as much and isn’t as casual in appearance either. It can symbolize or be associated with power and dominance in business meetings, for example.
A messenger bag is quite versatile. It’s somewhere in between a briefcase and a backpack on a scale from formal to informal. It has more space and can hold objects such as laptops, books, and even files. It can be used by either a student or a professional and still look casual and neat.
Feature Comparison 4 – How you carry it?
A briefcase is carried by the handle. This adds to the formal look, which may be an important factor for some people, but some now also come with a detachable shoulder strap, along with the handle, to be carried over the user’s shoulder.
A messenger bag is mostly carried over the shoulder by a strap, with the bag’s strap placed diagonally across the chest. This adds to its modern look but also keeps the bag very secure while allowing easy access to its contents. Additionally, the strap is typically adjustable, so the user can adjust it to their preference.
Conclusion: Briefcase vs Messenger Bag: Which One Should I Buy?
When choosing which bag to purchase it is important to consider your needs and preferences. What activities will you be using the bag for? How much do you need to carry? Do these factors match your needs or preferences? Weigh up all the features and pros and cons of each bag before making a decision.
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A pharmacy technician is a person trained to work under the supervision of a pharmacist and help in dispensing prescription medication to customers or health professionals.
In most states in the United States, a pharmacy technician can mix or prepare some medications and call physicians for refill authorization. These professionals work in a variety of settings with the majority working in a pharmacy or drugstore. Some are also employed in a hospital or other medical facility, preparing and even administering some medicines intravenously.
To become a pharmacy technician, individuals must complete an educational program in pharmacy technology. Such programs can be found at a community college, technical school, or online. A certificate is also expected to be earned after graduating, typically within one year.
Most pharmacy technician programs tend to do a background check on applicants for their program. Crucial factors such as type of offense, potential for harm to the public, and potential for recurrence of criminal activity are always considered.
Patient safety is a key issue in the health care industry. A pharmacy tech that has an alcohol or drug problem could put patients at risk by giving them the wrong medication or entering information incorrectly.
A crime of moral turpitude or a drug offense can cause a certification application to be rejected or it might be approved with certain restrictions applied. Note that the type of felony, how long ago it occurred, and an applicant’s age at the time of the crime are usually considered in a decision on certification.
If a felon applies for a pharmacy technician program, they have to be honest in reporting any conviction. Even if a felon is successful in being admitted to a program, completes it, and is certified as a pharmacy technician, they still face a daunting task in finding a job as a pharmacy technician.
A felony that isn’t disclosed but discovered on a background check is fraud, punishable by being sent back to prison. It is always hard for felons to get admitted for programs, typically since they are seen as dishonest, untrustworthy, and unwilling or unable to follow directions from authority figures.
But having the felony expunged can give them a clear record and the chance they need to succeed. Expunging a criminal record allows anyone to honestly state on an application that they have not been convicted of a crime.
Felonies will be really tricky being a pharmacist as you are held at high regard. Most states set their own rules when it comes to licensing which is somewhere around 7 years removed from a felony.
Employers also can all have their own standards on what a criminal background check will bring back. Again the best thing you can do is be honest upfront because even if they don’t find out in the beginning they can find out and fire you later.
It is quite daunting, but it could be worth it for a felon wanting to become a pharmacy technician. They have to give themselves the best chance for success by having their record expunged. They could also document any programs, education, or training they have completed.
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How to Get Pharmacy Tech Certification as a Felon in the United States
A felony is explained simply as a crime that is much more serious than a misdemeanour. They don’t have to be violent but a lot of the times they are. States again have their own laws, but in general these are punishable by more than a year in prison in a federal prison not a county. Some of the crimes that fall under the felony category include homicide, arson, burglary, and money laundering. However, if you’re looking to acquire a Pharmacy tech certification as a felon, here are steps to take;
Note that potential applicants are expected to first ensure that they are eligible to become certified. Although there is no age minimum and pharmacy experience required, applicants are required to have a high school diploma or an equivalent educational degree, such as a GED. A Felon is also expected to disclose their criminal record and any actions taken against them by a state pharmacy board. Many offenses, especially drug – related crimes, are taken very seriously by most programs.
Note that being honest is your best bet as they will find out when they do the background. Although getting a pharmacy tech job isn’t the hardest job to get with a felony charge, but it also won’t be easy. You may need to look for other jobs or look in a remote area and think about moving there after you get the job.
Prepare for the Exam
To prepare for the certification exam, applicants should consider enrolling in a technician training course, especially one accredited by an organization such as the American Society of Health – System Pharmacists or the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Note there are a number of other resources available to help candidates study, including books, flashcards, and Smartphone apps. The certification board may also offer a practice exam online, though a passing grade on the practice test will not guarantee a similar score on the actual exam.
Applicants who feel that they are ready to take the exam are expected to register online with the board and apply for certification. Once the application is approved, candidates tend to have within 90 days to schedule and take their exam through. Applicants who need to reschedule or cancel their appointment can also do so up to 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of the exam, while those who wish to withdraw their application completely must do so within the 90 – day period, after which most of the testing fee will be refunded.
Understand the Background Check
Initiatives such as Ban the Box was created to offer Felons a chance to prove themselves as professionals. That way, when the board or potential employers do learn of their history, they’re more apt to weigh it alongside their skills and personality. A good number of HR executives suggest the background check serves as something of an integrity test. If a Felon goes through with the application process and fails to volunteer the story of their conviction, most certification boards will end the process as soon as they learn of the offense.
Take the Exam and Await Results
Just like any other major test, applicants are expected to make sure they get a good night’s sleep before the exam. On the day of the exam, ensure to arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled appointment and bring a valid, government – issued photo ID. All other personal items will have to be stored in a locker at the testing site.
Note that immediately after the exam; applicants will be given an unofficial test result, with the official results accessible online within 2 to 3 weeks. Those who passed the exam will receive their certificate in the mail 4 to 6 weeks after the test date. However, those who don’t pass have 3 more chances to do so, though they must wait 60 days to take the test again, or 6 months after the third attempt. Candidates must reapply and pay the fee each time they take the exam.
Certified technicians are expected to complete 20 hours of continuing education (CE) every 2 years in order to maintain their certification. As of 2015, all CE credits earned must be specific to technicians. Also note that the certifications of those unable to earn 20 CE credits after 2 years will expire, after which the technicians will have a 1 – year reinstatement period to renew their certification. Technicians who fail to have their certification reinstated after that year will have to start from the beginning and retake the exam if they wish to become certified again.
Indeed a certification is not the same thing as a license, the NHA mandates that candidates who have pled guilty to or been convicted of a drug – related crime cannot sit for certification. Those who had a nondrug – related felony that is at least seven years old can petition to take the exam, and the NHA will review the individual case. However, even though it is best to never break the law, things happen and you need to do the best you can to live your life and move forward. It isn’t the end of the world you just need to adjust and try to make things right. | <urn:uuid:c6971780-6161-4f60-83d9-ffaa307113b7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.profitableventure.com/get-pharmacy-tech-certification-felon/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.963506 | 1,666 | 2.625 | 3 |
Ask any new business owner and they will tell you of the importance of getting the name of the business out there. If you build it, they will not necessarily come because, unless customers know of the existence of your business and/or products, how are they meant to find you?
As an entrepreneur, marketing may not necessarily be your bag – we get it – which is why many new businesses fail and close their doors within the first year of operation. Taking the leap of faith and starting a new business is scary, especially if you are not a seasoned entrepreneur (with experience of starting various new ventures), so you want to do everything in your power to make sure that it works.
When you draw up a business plan, marketing costs will have been factored into your overheads. Without any form of marketing, your business venture will be a short-lived one, so you should not consider trying to go about your business without marketing. Even the best ideas and products will be doomed to fail without a marketing plan in place.
Seeking Professional Help
Professional marketing is expensive because it’s an art. To the untrained eye, it may just look like someone is posting the odd status update on their social media profile – but it is much, much more than that. Behind every post is a strategy dictating what its purpose is, why it is being posted when it is posted and who it is posted for. Many new business owners simply post at random and then wonder why their strategy never takes off.
That is just one form of marketing and a very small aspect of it. It is no secret that digital marketing is where many businesses are reaping great rewards, but to be able to succeed you should have someone with digital marketing skills that you can rely on. If this is you, then great, but if not then you should seriously consider seeking out someone who does.
Even if you do have a marketing background, the chances are that you are going to be consumed worrying about other areas of the business that you will struggle to find the time. This means that either hiring someone who can focus on your marketing or calling on the assistance of a consultant will prove to be beneficial.
Before your business has taken off, you probably aren’t going to have a massive budget to play with unless you are fortunate to already have money in the bank. This means starting off small and looking to take advantage of free and cheap marketing channels. A social media presence is free and promoted posts do not have to cost the earth, either, making this a fantastic place to start.
Alternatively, you can – and should – also make use of more old-school marketing such as word of mouth. Tell everyone you know and ask that they two people they know. Soon enough, a lot of people will be made aware of your business. Make sure to offer a good service and, through that, recommendations and referrals will keep rolling in – there is no stronger form of marketing than a positive review or a referral from someone trusted.
Make use of any and all contacts you have. Ask for favors and hustle for your business, because that’s what all other successful business owners have had to do. That means asking to put adverts in shop windows, giving out business cards and putting out offers wherever possible just to increase your exposure and number of customers.
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Volume 601, May 2017
|Number of page(s)||23|
|Section||Planets and planetary systems|
|Published online||15 May 2017|
The Spitzer search for the transits of HARPS low-mass planets
II. Null results for 19 planets⋆
1 Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 Août 17, Bat. B5C, 4000 Liège, Belgium
2 University of Bern, Center for Space and Habitability, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
3 Cavendish Laboratory, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
4 Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genève, 51 Chemin des Maillettes, 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
5 Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2421, USA
6 European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85478 Garching bei München, Germany
7 Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Received: 8 July 2016
Accepted: 15 December 2016
Short-period super-Earths and Neptunes are now known to be very frequent around solar-type stars. Improving our understanding of these mysterious planets requires the detection of a significant sample of objects suitable for detailed characterization. Searching for the transits of the low-mass planets detected by Doppler surveys is a straightforward way to achieve this goal. Indeed, Doppler surveys target the most nearby main-sequence stars, they regularly detect close-in low-mass planets with significant transit probability, and their radial velocity data constrain strongly the ephemeris of possible transits. In this context, we initiated in 2010 an ambitious Spitzer multi-Cycle transit search project that targeted 25 low-mass planets detected by radial velocity, focusing mainly on the shortest-period planets detected by the HARPS spectrograph. We report here null results for 19 targets of the project. For 16 planets out of 19, a transiting configuration is strongly disfavored or firmly rejected by our data for most planetary compositions. We derive a posterior probability of 83% that none of the probed 19 planets transits (for a prior probability of 22%), which still leaves a significant probability of 17% that at least one of them does transit. Globally, our Spitzer project revealed or confirmed transits for three of its 25 targeted planets, and discarded or disfavored the transiting nature of 20 of them. Our light curves demonstrate for Warm Spitzer excellent photometric precisions: for 14 targets out of 19, we were able to reach standard deviations that were better than 50 ppm per 30 min intervals. Combined with its Earth-trailing orbit, which makes it capable of pointing any star in the sky and to monitor it continuously for days, this work confirms Spitzer as an optimal instrument to detect sub-mmag-deep transits on the bright nearby stars targeted by Doppler surveys.
Key words: binaries: eclipsing / planetary systems / stars: general / techniques: radial velocities / techniques: photometric
The photometric and radial velocity time series used in this work are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (18.104.22.168) or via http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/601/A117
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Washington, D.C. — During this holy season like no other, on Easter Sunday Pope Francis published a “Letter to Popular Movements and Organizations,” encouraging people struggling for justice for poor and low income people around our world calling for universal access to the “three Ts”: trabajo (work), techo (housing), and tierra (land and food). He said:
“If the struggle against COVID-19 is a war, then you are truly an invisible army, fighting in the most dangerous trenches; an army whose only weapons are solidarity, hope, and community spirit, all revitalizing at a time when no one can save themselves alone…You are looked upon with suspicion when through community organization you try to move beyond philanthropy or when, instead of resigning and hoping to catch some crumbs that fall from the table of economic power, you claim your rights. You often feel rage and powerlessness at the sight of persistent inequalities and when any excuse at all is sufficient for maintaining those privileges. Nevertheless, you do not resign yourselves to complaining you roll up your sleeves and keep working for your families, your communities, and the common good. Your resilience helps me, challenges me, and teaches me a great deal.
“I think of all the people, especially women, who multiply loaves of bread in soup kitchens: two onions and a package of rice make up a delicious stew for hundreds of children. I think of the sick, I think of the elderly…How difficult it is to stay at home for those who live in tiny, ramshackle dwellings, or for the homeless! How difficult it is for migrants, those who are deprived of freedom, and those in rehabilitation from an addiction…My hope is that governments understand that technocratic paradigms (whether state-centred or market-driven) are not enough to address this crisis or the other great problems affecting humankind. Now more than ever, persons, communities and peoples must be put at the centre, united to heal, to care and to share.”
Pope Francis had a message for all of us and especially for workers who do not have any guaranteed income to sustain them through a crisis: “I know that you have been excluded from the benefits of globalization. You do not enjoy the superficial pleasures that anesthetize so many consciences, yet you always suffer from the harm they produce. The ills that afflict everyone hit you twice as hard…This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out.” He added: “I hope that this time of danger will free us from operating on automatic pilot, shake our sleepy consciences and allow a humanist and ecological conversion that puts an end to the idolatry of money and places human life and dignity at the centre. Our civilization — so competitive, so individualistic, with its frenetic rhythms of production and consumption, its extravagant luxuries, its disproportionate profits for just a few — needs to downshift, take stock, and renew itself.”
We must heed and act on the Pope’s urgent message right now. Each of us must be visible and vocal and persistent in acting upon his message to bring hope during this trying time to millions of our brothers and sisters around the world who are suffering. The Pope’s urgent call for bold action, including a universal basic wage to help those caught in the trap of poverty, is both just and common sense. So much of the discussion in the United States right now is about how and when to restart the economy in order to get life back to “normal.” But if “normal” includes the same structures, systems, and inequalities that have been deeply enshrined in our nation, we must go far beyond the status quo that preceded the pandemic and disrupt the racism, sexism, and massive inequality built into our capitalist system. It is shameful that one in six children are poor and that children are our poorest age group. It is unjust and morally abnormal to have huge disparities based on race. It should not be normal that our nation imprisons more than a fifth of the world’s prisoners. And it should be profoundly abnormal that enough children and teens were killed by guns in America in 2018 to fill more than 165 classrooms.
As our Muslim brothers and sisters prepare for Ramadan, with its emphasis on prayer, fasting, and empathy for the poor and hungry, we can all continue this holy season reflecting on how abnormal our nation is in ways that we can change with a sense of urgency. Let’s use this season to stop the pandemics of greed, racism, sexism, and religious intolerance and to help create the world God intended, which is one of brotherhood and sisterhood. | <urn:uuid:f8877d4c-4099-40d7-a6a7-f50bad3f92ad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://inlandvalleynews.com/all-humankind-should-heed-pope-francis-call/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.950351 | 988 | 1.960938 | 2 |
Jerry P. Fairley
- Ph.D., Earth Resources Engineering, 2000—University of California, Berkeley
- M.S., Geosciences, 1991—University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- B.S., Geology, 1984—State University of New York, Cortland
- Multiphase flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media
- Faults and fluid flow
- Geothermal systems
- Geologic carbon sequestration
- Nuclear waste disposal site characterization
- Fluid flow in faults
The objective of this project is to understand the distribution of properties controlling fluid flow in fault systems. The project focuses on characterizing fault properties by detailed examination of the discharge of hydrothermal fluids along exposed faults in the Basin and Range province of the western U.S. The study has important implications for petroleum hydrocarbon trapping and migration, management of power production in geothermal reservoirs, geologic carbon sequestration, and earthquake prediction.
- Carbon sequestration in fractured basalts
New strategies for the sequestration of carbon-based compounds (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, etc.) are currently in demand, given the current carbon-constrained business environment. This study seeks to understand the distribution of pore space available for the sequestration of carbon dioxide in the deep, fractured basalts of the Eastern Snake River Plane (ESRP). By characterizing surface exposures of ESRP basalts we have developed a spatial-statistical model that allows numerical simulation of CO2 injections to test the physical and economic potential of ESRP basalts as a permanent storage location for greenhouse gases.
- Fracture/matrix exchange in the vadose zone
This project aims at developing a theoretical basis for an understanding of fracture/matrix interaction in unsaturated or multiphase fractured porous media. The mathematical and computational underpinnings of the study were developed on the basis of a series of experiments carried out at the laboratory scale at the Idaho National Laboratory and at the field scale in the underground laboratory at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The study has applications to oil and gas production, contaminant transport, and the safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
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From Capturing Carbon to Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy through Microalgal BiorefineryAuthor(s): Bhullar Garcha Ruby*, Anjana Bhatia
Since mitigating carbon dioxide emissions from anthropogenic sources as well move from linear economy to sustainable circular bio-economy, it is essential to use a potentially viable biorefinery strategy towards carbon-capture using the carbon-neutral energy resources. The bio-fixation process of microalgae offers a sustainable alternative to capture and use excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere generated through various Industrial and thermal power sources. Microalgae have received extensive attention due to their tremendous potential of carbon dioxide tolerance, ability to recover finite nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, cascading use of microalgal biomass as a valuable organic carbon-based sustainable feedstock in a biorefinery. With the increased attention and emphasis of circular economy in the past half-decade, the economic, environmental, and social aspects of the industrial sector, biorefinery act as a strategic mechanism for the realization of circular bio-economy. The circular bio-economy is the extension of circular economy ideology to achieve economic and environmental sustainability through maximizing recirculation of resource flow and minimizing waste generation and end-of-life disposal. Microalgal-based biorefinery enhances the circular bio-economy towards the establishment of integrated sustainable approaches of an integrated biorefinery system to increase the environmental sustainability of third-generation (microalgae, seaweed and cyanobacteria) biofuel production and economic viability by reducing the production costs and adding value to their co-products. | <urn:uuid:5e5f24a5-0f5d-4293-8e32-3038bfe38671> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tsijournals.com/abstract/from-capturing-carbon-to-sustainable-circular-bioeconomy-through-rnmicroalgal-biorefinery-15587.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.89535 | 335 | 2 | 2 |
No, you're not getting an April Fools post, not unless I get inspired today, and it will be well marked as such at the top if that happens. April is Autism Awareness Month as celebrated by many groups, Autism Acceptance Month as celebrated by Paula, ASAN, TPGA, and large swaths of the Autistic Community, and Autistic Awesomeness Month as called by one Joe Martin at Rhode Island College's Anchor. And that means that the world will be full of autism things, ranging from great to terrible. If the originator of a thing is Autism Speaks, Generation Rescue, or similar, bet on terrible. You're going to want to remember those red flags I listed out a while back, because there is a lot of bad stuff out there.
But here- here is a list of things you can do that will actually help someone.
- An autistic person in the Philippines is trying to raise the money to present at an autism congress. He only needs about $500 US. Exchange rates are in our favor here, if you're from any of the countries most of my readership comes from. Help him out here, and spread the word.
- TW: murder of disabled people: A gay autistic teen was lit on fire on his 18th birthday. The sentencing judge described it as a harmless prank gone wrong. There is a petition demanding an apology and that the judge commit to protecting disabled LGBT youth here.
- I'm just going to put it out there that every petition I have in the sidebar right now is current and relevant. Go sign them, all of them.
- Amanda Baggs, a nonspeaking autistic disability rights activist, is in the hospital. They started out trying to talk her out of getting a life saving procedure (yes, really.) Since there has been more attention on the hospital about this from things like calling Not Dead Yet and other disability activists spreading this around, they have been better. However, this could change the instant the hospital thinks we aren't paying attention. Amanda is youneedacat on Tumblr and webmuskie is her power of attorney- when things happen, one of them would post it. The hospital phone number is 802-847-0000, and they have online contact forms here, here, and here.
- Educate people on the very real issues with Autism Speaks. There are lots of resources around for this, including my "Problem with Autism Speaks" tag, the "Autism Speaks, I Want To Say" flash blog, and The Caffeinated Autistic's post about Autism Speaks, which includes links both to other resources and to other good organizations. And remember- Light it UP Blue is an Autism Speaks campaign, so if you see someone doing that, they're one of the ones who needs to be educated.
- Check out some of the Autism Acceptance efforts. There's Autism Acceptance Day, autismacceptancemonth.com, Thinking Person's Guide To Autism's events... lots of things, and then we have Tone it down Taupe, Shut it up Grey, Light it up BOO, and B-WEAR as counters to Light it UP Blue.
- Because PATTERNS! is selling prints, with 25% of the proceeds of Autism Acceptance prints sold in April and 10% of the proceeds of all other prints sold in April and Autism Acceptance prints sold after April being donated to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Remember, Because PATTERNS! is me, so the other 75% goes into the pocket of an autistic person too. (Any design that is square in shape can be a print, $25 for an 8x10 with the design a 7x7 square, a number and artist signature at the bottom, and Autism Acceptance captions on relevant designs by default and other designs by request, $15 for a similar 4x6 print, design at 4x4 square. A custom caption is an additional $5.) There will be a storefront, or you can use my PayPal account of firstname.lastname@example.org with your shipping address, what design you want, and which size print you want in the note.
- Think Geek is selling Neurodiversity T-shirts again, and a portion of the proceeds is going to go to ASAN, an autism organization that actually does useful things.
- CafePress let people vote on which autism organizations would get money from the autism awareness month things. Autism Speaks and ASAN will both be getting 5% each, which is better than most (but not all) autism awareness things in that not all of the money goes to Autism Speaks. Because PATTERNS does have an Autism Acceptance section on CafePress, by the way.
- Backstage Humor is aiming to be a neurodiversity-friendly entertainment site, and they will be raising start-up funds. I'll update here with a link as soon as it's up.
- If you want to give money directly to a group, my recommendations would be Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Autism Women's Network, or Doug Flutie. (Yes, Doug Flutie uses fear rhetoric, but the money that goes to them actually does good things, so I'm willing to deal with them.)
- Go find things that other autistic people want you to do to help them and do them.
- Assume that any autistic people in your life understand the things you say about them in front of them, and take the time to listen to what they tell you, even if it takes time and work.
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CREATIONISTS have no sense of humor, so prudence requires that we post this disclaimer:
That’s not Charles Darwin in the dentist’s chair, it’s Dustin Hoffman; and the dentist isn’t Don McLeroy; it’s Laurence Olivier. The picture is from the 1976 thriller, Marathon Man, in which Hoffman is tortured by the sadistic Nazi dentist, Christian Szell. That picture is used here as satire — got that? — to illustrate the abuse that science education is taking at the hands of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) chairman, Don McLeroy, a dentist from Bryan, Texas.
Now that we have the legalities out of the way, in the Austin Chronicle we read: The State Board of Education does its part to fantasize biology. Excerpts:
The Texas State Board of Education … favors teaching the “weaknesses” of biological evolutionary theory and, by implication, the strengths of the latest pseudo-scholarly variation on creationism: “intelligent design.” Last fall, in the latest episode of that eternal Texas struggle, the Texas Education Agency, which is regulated by the SBOE, fired its science director for distributing information about a pro-evolution seminar. And now, the SBOE is beginning hearings on updated science curricula that teaches the “strengths and weaknesses” of evolutionary theory.
We’ve reported on this before: Texas “Strengths and Weaknesses” News Roundup. Continuing with the Chronicle‘s article:
“I don’t think the evidence supports [evolution],” said McLeroy, a self-described creationist who believes that because “science is always trying to find problems with stuff,” evolution should not be presented as absolute fact. In McLeroy’s opinion, there are three major weaknesses of evolutionary theory that schoolchildren should be made aware of. He arrived at these conclusions by “reading everything [he] could get [his] hands on” and listening to podcasts.
You want a list of McLeroy’s “weaknesses” with the theory of evolution? Okay, but you’ve heard all this nonsense before. He complains that there aren’t enough transitional fossils, the earth isn’t old enough for evolution to have happened, and DNA is too complicated to be the result of anything other than a supernatural designer. Surely, that’s sufficient reason for the state to teach Noah’s Ark to the kiddies in science class, right?
We know what you’re thinking: This dentist’s personal confusion isn’t going to destroy science education in Texas, is it? Well, it might. The article reminds us:
The board’s dominance [the Texas State Board of Education] by anti-evolution sentiment, coupled with conservative Republican rule at the Capitol, has had a direct effect on agency policy. Last November, TEA Director of Science Chris Comer was forced to resign after she forwarded an e-mail to academic groups containing information about an anti-creationism seminar. The e-mail, which contained a one-line “FYI” from Comer and a forwarded event listing, was considered an inappropriate endorsement of evolution by TEA officials. [TEA is the Texas Education Agency, which is regulated by McLeroy’s board.]
It doesn’t look good, does it? Near the end of the article, we are told:
It’s worth noting that part of the TEA and SBOE’s duty statement includes a goal to “prepare today’s schoolchildren for a successful future.” If the weak-evolution curricula passes, Texas schoolchildren will be able to achieve that success in one of two ways: fly out of state for biology class and be back in time for lunch or set their sights on excelling at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University.
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Minute of Pain #6: Round corners
Or the difference between Shape and Material Shape
Sometimes some things work really strange. You think “Here it is, I know how to use it” and then boom, you have a bug. But the most annoying thing, when you have a tiny visual bug, that doesn’t affect functionality at all, that even doesn’t really noticeable at first glance. But when you see it and try to understand, what’s going on, you can just dig into it for a good couple of hours, losing your time of producing more functionality needed for business.
Today we not talk about, do you need to be a perfectionist and delay feature release, until you resolve all functional and visual bugs (even minor ones), or you need to find the strength in yourself to say “ It’s time to stop”, or you need to spend your weekends as your hobby to resolve this issue for your own education and experience.
Today we will talk about such issue and how I encountered it. But first look at the picture below:
Hardly noticeable, right? Let’s dive together into the problem statement.
Let’s say we want to make a small chat in our application with the ability to view and share images through it. Some time ago I wrote a couple of articles related to that topic. Please check when you will have time:
In the latter article, I showed custom image views with some kind of strokes. So the initial my task was to create an image view with rounded corners and a fixed stroke of any color.
“Easy-breathy” you would say. “Just take your Glide library or whatever you use and apply rounded corners formation to it”.
Well, it was not that simple, especially because I had thumbnails, that also should have rounded corners. For some magical reason sometimes my thumbnail was created small enough with desired corners and then it got stretched out, so the corners became bigger.
I admit that maybe it was my mistake in wrongly setting up Glide or didn’t tune it ideally. But I decided to make a more robust solution, which is just clipping rounded corners from the view directly. And we have such view :)
I didn't want to use CardView, because:
- Well, I needed just to show a single image. And I thought it will be more optimal to make a simple custom
ImageViewrather than make a FrameLayout inheritor (
CardView) with image view inside.
- I also wanted to have a rounded stroke wrapping the image, and card view, as far as I know, didn’t allow me to do that, so even if I wanted to use it, I needed to make either custom
CardViewor invent some workaround (foreground for image view for instance, which is supported only from
v23or even a new third view above image view)
- I already had custom
ImageViewso it was easy to add clipping to it.
So it was decided then. We will add the rounded corners and stroke directly inside our
Please check the related article, if you want to see the rest of this class.
Now if we will run the program we will see the result, that I showed at the beginning of the article. Seems fine (low quality of image, sorry, but it also looks fine on a device). But sooner or later your eye catches strange small dark pixels (looking like small arcs):
That’s the problem we want to solve.
Why is that? O_o
It really surprising, because the same drawable is used for both clipping the shape of view and drawing the stroke. Moreover in View there is
RenderNode which is used to draw view with clipped shape, and it leads to creation of some specific instance of
Canvas which apparently supports clipping, but all
draw methods are native.
I tried (as I can, but not too much XD) find cpp sources to understand, what happens inside. How clipping actually words, what shape is used for it, or may be it is just a cubic bezier. But unfortunately I failed. Maybe some day I will get the access to that knowledge
So there is nothing we can do? 🤔
Actually no. I did this simple replacement, and somehow it worked… more or less. I replaced
And the result is:
And close comparison the result with
As you may see, the new result is still didn’t fixed the problem fully, but improved the previous old result.
To be honest, I don’t know. :(
I would suggest to make the stroke radius one pixel smaller or make the stroke’s rect one pixel more expanded, but those are workarounds, unfortunatelly.
I created this sequence of relatively small articles to show some pain points in the development of the app. It doesn’t necessarily mean that SDK or Framework is bad. Sometimes it is you, who didn’t think about some corner cases or narrow places of SDK. Or most probably it is all: not good documented parts of SDK, your lack of experience or knowledge, and legacy code that needed to be supported.
And sometimes I don’t have a normal solution for the pain I had, just a workaround or “more or less” fine fix.
If you liked that article, don’t forget to support me by clapping and if you have any questions, comment me and let’s have a discussion. Happy coding!
Also, there are other pains, that can be interesting:
Minute of Pain #5: ChipGroup functionality
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Culture and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We strive to design work environments that inspire optimism, and drive innovation for employees, at all levels. And because we recognize that maintaining an inclusive, supportive workplace requires mindful attention and intention, we continually adapt to the evolving needs of our people.
Our Commitment to a Culture of Belonging
Our intention is to put the responsibility for an inclusive culture in the hands of our leaders and employees through comprehensive education and engagement efforts.
Business Employee Resource Groups
Disney is proud to support over 90 BERGs, our voluntary, employee-led groups formed around shared identity, interests, and pursuits. BERGs are key partners in cultivating an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging for Disney employees. They offer opportunities to network with peers, participate in outreach and mentoring programs, acquire new skills, enhance leadership capabilities, and drive cross-cultural business innovation.
Inclusive Conversations and Allyship
The Reimagine Tomorrow Conversation Series, is a Company-wide DEI speaker series for Disney employees around the world. The virtual events are comprised of unscripted conversations with internal and external leaders and subject matter experts on topics that help spark change and build momentum for the Company’s global diversity, equity and inclusion efforts from the inside out. Thousands of Disney employees have joined to hear the conversations since they launched in May 2020.
Additionally, 500+ employees have volunteered to serve as Belonging Advocates to instill greater inclusion in their work.
"We will never stop working to make sure Disney is a welcoming place for all."
Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products
The Inclusion Key
At our Parks and Resorts, the addition of an Inclusion Key guides our renowned approach to service and demonstrates our deep commitment to making everyone who experiences Disney feel welcome. This approach provides flexibility with respect to forms of personal expression surrounding gender-inclusive hairstyles, jewelry, nail styles, tattoos, and costume choices. These policies enable our cast members to better express their cultures and individuality at work. | <urn:uuid:b38973ee-cc60-42b9-b77f-90c2180b5c8f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://impact.disney.com/diversity-inclusion/culture/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.930716 | 427 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Once again, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has put himself in potential conflict with Connecticut’s firearms industry, this time by signing onto a nascent effort by an interfaith group to force manufacturers into a conversation about their role and responsibility in stopping gun violence.
Washington — A year after a modest proposal to change gun laws failed in the Senate, Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have switched tactics.
They plan to introduce a bill that would forbid anyone under a temporary restraining order from owning a gun.
An untested coalition of 28 gun-control groups in Connecticut marked the anniversary of a legislative victory – bipartisan passage of a sweeping gun law in response to the Newtown massacre – by promising to protect their allies from political defeat this fall.
WASHINGTON — Riding 400 miles from Newtown, 26 bicyclists hoping to change the nation’s gun laws faced some strong headwinds on their way to Washington, D.C. When they reached the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, they faced even more — of the political kind.
Washington – With Congress opposed to even the most modest efforts at gun control, activist are hoping a sympathetic White House will make gun ownership a public safety issue and pour money into public information campaigns and gun research. | <urn:uuid:0c847d4d-81b6-4217-b374-c6a926013621> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ctmirror.org/tag/nra/page/7/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.941221 | 253 | 1.703125 | 2 |
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5* and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly!
Stream Creatures – CLICK HERE TO BOOK NOW
Come explore the Museum’s stream ecosystem! Together we will determine if the stream is healthy and look closely at some amazing creatures called macroinvertebrates.
$15 per child. Members receive 20% discount. Non-members pay Museum admission for accompanying adult.
*Due to face covering requirements at the Museum, we ask that caregivers bring to the program only the children between 3 and 5 years old registered for Backpack Explorers. Everyone is required to wear a mask in the classroom.
Per High Desert Museum policy, no refunds can be issued. For cases of illness or emergency, with notice 24 hours before the class, a class transfer may be issued.
Venue: High Desert Museum
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The Truth about Antioxidant & Free Radicals
Antioxidants work in the body by neutralizing and eliminating free radicals.
The dictionary defines antioxidants in a very clear way:
Biochemistry: an enzyme or other organic substance, as vitamin E or beta carotene, that is capable of counteracting the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.
According to US Department of Health and Human Services / National Institute of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, There is limited scientific evidence to support the use of antioxidant supplements to prevent disease. Observational studies (which track a group of people without changing their activities or providing special treatments) have shown that a higher intake of antioxidant-rich vegetables and fruits is associated with a reduced risk of certain chronic diseases. It is not clear, however, that the benefits are due to the antioxidants.
Do not use antioxidant supplements as a replacement for a healthful diet or conventional medical care, or as a reason to postpone seeing a doctor about a medical problem.
In the early 1990's, antioxidants began to gain attention and momentum when scientists realized that cancer, vision loss, clogged arteries and many other conditions were related to the damage caused by "free radicals". Early studies showed that people who did not consume enough fruits and vegetables were at greater risk of atherosclerosis, diabetes and other diseases. Those who ate plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, rich in antioxidants, appeared to avoid these chronic and sometimes life-threatening conditions. Researchers are continuing to find that many diseases are prevented or improved with the help of antioxidants, either from a healthful of diet or from supplements.
There are many products now that claim that they are antioxidants. They claimed that they are the best among others. Others claimed that they are very effective for different disease, very effective in treating cancer. They use tri-media to promote its health benefits and to expand their business. Those claims or hype usually are based on personal testimony or experiences in using such products. These claims are exciting, but it’s important to note that these products do nothing in terms of prevention unless combined with a healthy lifestyle.
Claims regarding specific health issues are strictly regulated by local and foreign health institution of the government like the FDA of America and our own FDA Philippines formerly known as BFAD.
Antioxidants are a “magic pill” that will cure and prevent illness, disease and aging. When the initial research showed promising results, many people latched on to antioxidants, hoping they would be the cure for everything from wrinkles to cancer. They also hoped that antioxidants would slow the aging process, allowing lifespans of a hundred years or more.
Many of these products were carried by networking companies who made the hype for antioxidants but focused merely in the networking and earning potentials and not on the benefits of the products they are selling.
International case studies have offered encouraging results. Antioxidants appear to play a major role in preventing many conditions commonly associated with aging such as Alzheimer's, cancer, atherosclerosis, macular degeneration and many more. They also appear to boost the immune system, prevent cancer and relieve the symptoms of diabetes and other chronic conditions. Antioxidants contain the hope of a longer life expectancy and a greater quality of life. For example, mice engineered to produce high levels of an antioxidant enzyme live 20% longer and had less heart and other age-related diseases. Studies are underway to see if those results translate to similar results in humans. If this is true, people could live beyond 100 years and enjoy a healthier life.
What to believe?
Recent studies have shown that antioxidants are effective in boosting the immune system, preventing and treating cancer, Alzheimer's, and many other chronic conditions. Studies have also shown a difference between natural antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables and synthetic antioxidants found in laboratories and manufactured supplements. The results presented support the belief that antioxidants are essential for good health and when consumed in the right amounts and combinations can greatly enhance the quality of healthy living.
Antioxidants are chemical and or natural compounds that can bind to free oxygen radicals preventing these radicals from damaging healthy cells.
The use of antioxidants supplements has become very popular in our country with influence from tri media and our quest for healthier life. Researchers are continuing to find that many diseases are prevented or improved with the help of antioxidants, either form a healthful diet or from taking antioxidant supplements.
Glutathione, lipoic acid, and CoQ10 are antioxidants formed naturally by the body but their levels decline with age, and further affected if your taking any medications for high blood pressure and diabetes. Vitamins C and E are necessary anti-oxidants but not produced by the body and must be obtained from the diet by taking citrus and other vitamin C rich foods like green pepper.
The most common antioxidants are the vitamins A, C, and E. Additional antioxidants are natrol, found in grapes and wine; selenium; and melatonin that also effective to induce sleep. Flavonoids consist of a large family of antioxidant compounds found in fruits and vegetables that helps to absorb vitamin C and other nutrients important to our immune system. Among the well-studied flavonoids in terms of cancer prevention are catechins from green tea,
genistein from soy, curcumin from turmeric, anthocyanosides from blueberries, and quercetin from yellow vegetables. More recent studies have added acai berry to the list of foods high in antioxidants and essential fatty acids.
The Process of Oxidation
Take a look at antioxidants in action. When you cut open an apple, the flesh of the apple will become brown rather quickly due to the oxidation process and free radical formation. Rub lemon juice (which contains vitamin C - a powerful antioxidant) on the apple, it won't brown as quickly. That's what happens in your body, on a cellular level, when you consume antioxidants to protect yourself from free radical damage.
Free radicals are naturally produced in the body through the normal metabolism of amino acids and fats. These free radicals are unstable molecules that can freely react with and destroy healthy cells. They can bind to and alter the structure of DNA thus leading to mutations and eventually to cancer. Besides cancer, this oxidative stress on the cells can lead to heart, eye, and neurological diseases.
Sources of Free Radicals
Free radicals are produced in the energy production within our cells. Normally, free radicals are produced in the abnormal oxidation and breakdown of fats or the poly unsaturated fatty acid, from the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide and from normal metabolism. These free radicals can damage proteins, fats and nucleic acids or our DNA and RNA and could lead to more serious problems in our body.
There are a number of known free radicals that occur in our body, such as superoxide radicals and hydroxyl radicals, hypochlorite radicals, hydrogen peroxide, various lipid peroxidases and nitric oxides. These are oxygen derive free radicals that are produce by our exposure to various agents and in the normal metabolic processes in our body.
There are pro-oxidants in our digestive tract that leads to production of more free radicals this includes:
traces of heavy metals – lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and possibly other toxic substances like pesticide residues, fungicides, herbicides, etc that even at acceptable levels, they are still able to participate in lipid peroxidation
Peroxidized poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUPAs), present in most fried foods in various concentrations. If cooked meat is stored, the level of PUPAs increases dramatically
Copper and iron ions that can be freed during digestion from various food products, especially if iron fortified food is consumed
Haem, a part of meat foods,
Nitrates, especially from smoked products; and sometimes these foods are contaminated with E.coli and salmonella that leads to more damage and more free radical production
Various aldehydes formed as a result of lipid peroxidize decomposition
Traces of mycotoxins from food like nuts
Selenite as source of selenium if used as supplement like sodium selenite, this can stimulate free radical production in the intestine
The ph and temperature, as well as the presence of oxygen in the stomach, could favour lipid peroxidations that leads to free radical productions
We are also exposed to a variety of factors that increase our free radical production or exposure, Ionizing radiation from the sun that too much exposure may results to free radical production that could result in skin cancer, wrinkles, and cataracts. X-rays, mammograms, CT-scan, and other medical test equipments have a cumulative effect.
High energy radiation is dangerous. It can cause mutations, cancer, atherosclerosis, brain damage, immune system damage, etc. Nearly all high energy radiation causes damage by creating dangerous, highly reactive free radicals. According to Dr. Denham Harman, originator of the free radical theory of aging, we cannot escape free radical damage by avoiding radiation, because chemical reactions in our bodies create free radicals too.
There are many environmental or industrial pollutants that contribute to the burden with toxic metals like mercury, arsenic, lead and others. Smoking and tobacco are among the best to produce free radicals, just a single puff contains literally trillions of free radicals. It could burns away antioxidant vitamins like vitamin C & E and other nutrients. Smoking and tobacco contains potent carcinogens that cause not only inflammation of the lungs and cancer but all sorts of tumor.
Pharmaceutical medications also create free radicals. People with chronic diseases such as diabetes generate more free radicals than a healthy individual. Athletes produce more free radicals as a by-product of exercise. Smoking, alcohol, fried foods, and high fat diets are sources of toxic free radicals.
Not all free radicals are bad. Free radicals produced by our immune system destroy viruses and bacteria. There are free radicals that are involved in producing vital hormones and activating enzymes that are needed for life. We need free radicals to produce energy and various substances that the body requires.
Antioxidant Enzyme System
Our bodies have a built-in antioxidant system that produces natural antioxidants that give us protection against damaging effects of free radicals. These systems are mineral dependent to work efficiently, minerals such as selenium, manganese, zinc and copper are needed to make our enzyme system work and give us protection against free radicals.
These enzyme system include catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase. We need to consume mineral rich foods and/or take mineral supplements to support these enzyme systems. We need to avoid those that deplete us with minerals like distilled water and carbonated drinks.
Our soils in the Philippines are very rich in selenium. We don’t need to worry about food sources and supplements that are rich in selenium, just eat more of locally grown or produced vegetables and fruits to maintain our selenium level in the body. Unlike in America, their soils are selenium-depleted that’s why they need to take supplemental selenium. Just make sure, we take organically grown produce or if not wash thoroughly any fruits and vegetables before eating to minimize exposure to chemical residues.
Manganese, zinc and copper can be obtained by also taking fruits and vegetables especially the dark colored produced. The darker, the more nutrients and the more antioxidant protection we can get.
Liver, kidney, whole grains and nuts are also good sources of manganese. Shellfish, eggs and poultry are good sources of copper as well as organ meats. These foods are also good sources of zinc.
ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It is a method of measuring antioxidant capacities of different foods.
The ORAC test is currently the standardized method used by the USDA for testing foods and supplements anti-oxidant properties. The basic understanding of the ORAC test is that the higher the ORAC value of s food the higher the food's antioxidant level.
The recommended daily antioxidant dose should add up to 5000 ORAC units each day. In reality, 80% of the population is consuming less than 1,000 ORAC units a day. Remember the saying "eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day" and you'll have your needed "vitamins". The truth is that with those servings, you will get an ORAC content of about 1,750 units.
When comparing ORAC data, care must be taken to ensure that the units and food being compared are similar. Some evaluations will compare ORAC units per gram of dry weight, others will evaluate ORAC units in wet weight and still others will look at ORAC units per serving. Under each evaluation, different foods can appear to have higher ORAC values. For example, although a raisin has no more antioxidant potential than the grape from which it was dried, raisins will appear to have a higher ORAC value per gram of wet weight than grapes due to their reduced water content. Likewise, large water content in watermelon can make it appear as though this fruit is low in ORAC. Similarly, the typical quantity of food used should be considered; herbs and spices may be high in ORAC, but are applied in much smaller quantities than for other foods.
Numerous health food and beverage companies and marketers have capitalized on the ORAC rating by promoting products claimed to be "high in ORAC". As most of these ORAC values have not been independently validated or subjected to peer review for publication in scientific literature, they remain unconfirmed, are not scientifically credible, and may mislead consumers.
We have to be very careful when reviewing ORAC values of foods and supplements. First we have to make sure that it states, next to the ORAC score, the unit for the report. You can for example find ORAC scores given per serving, per gram, per 100 grams, etc. This is there were some companies play a game number by not indicating the unit.
Many people and companies use the published ORAC data for comparison purposes but according to Brunswick Laboratory, the leader in ORAC testing, it is not proper to compare products based on ORAC Value. We can used that to compare fruits or vegetables themselves but not products made from them. Different processes will create different results for two products using the same fruit or vegetable.
The ORAC value was not meant to be used as a comparison point between different products! Due to the limited sample sizes and varieties, the published ORAC values of vegetables and fruits are not comprehensive. Importantly, the most published ORAC results are obtained using the old method; therefore they are not valid anymore. Furthermore, the naturally occurring antioxidants actually are the secondary metabolites of natural products; Mother Nature has a profound influence on their biosynthesis pathways. For instance, the geographic locations, weather conditions and the varieties of the species have been determined to influence the antioxidant property chemically and physiologically.
The United States Department of Agriculture create and publish a general list of food items sorted by their antioxidant power. The USDA tested the fruits or vegetables themselves and not products made with them. The ORAC value was intended to be used as internal quality control for companies to make sure that from one batch of a product to another, the anti-oxidant properties are not degrading.
Antioxidants work synergistically in giving protection against free radical damage, so it is better to take smaller doses of several different antioxidants than a large amount of only one.
Fruits and Berries are the most common and excellent source of antioxidants.
1. Garlic and Allium Family
Garlic contains sulfhydryl (sulfur and hydrogen) compounds that are potent chelators of toxic heavy metals to be excreted in our body by binding to them. These are also effective protectants against oxidation and free radicals. Garlic helps in the detoxification of peroxidases like hydrogen peroxide and in the oxidation of fats. It also contains vitamin A and C.
Garlic, onions, leeks and chives contain flavonoids that stimulate the production of glutathione (the tripeptide that is the liver's most potent antioxidant). Glutathione enhances elimination of toxins and carcinogens, putting the Allium family of vegetables at the top of the list for foods that can help prevent cancer.
Other benefits of garlic
Lowers total cholesterol (but raises HDL—"good"—cholesterol)
Lessens the risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
Lowers blood pressure
Reduces the risk of blood clots (cause of the majority of strokes and heart attacks)
Destroys infection-causing viruses and bacteria
Reduces the risk of certain cancers, in particular, stomach cancers
Produces more "natural killer" cells in the blood to fight tumors and infections
Helps fight against neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's
2. Acai Berry
The acai berry is an inch-long reddish, purple fruit. It comes from the acai palm tree (Euterpe oleracea), which is native to Central and South America. Açaí is packed full of antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids.
Research has shown that in addition to the anthocyanins and essential fatty acids, acai also contains a healthy dose of plant sterols, another class of phyto-chemicals that have been shown to reduce cholesterol, protect the immune system, and relieve prostate enlargement.
The fatty acid content in açaí resembles that of olive oil, and is rich in monounsaturated oleic acid. Oleic acid is important for a number of reasons. It helps omega-3 fish oils penetrate the cell membrane; together they help make cell membranes more supple. By keeping the cell membrane supple, all hormones, neurotransmitter and insulin receptors function more efficiently. This is particularly important because high insulin levels create an inflammatory state, and we know, inflammation causes aging.
Barley is a low-glycemic grain, it is high in both soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber helps the body metabolize fats, cholesterol and carbohydrates, and lowers blood cholesterol levels. Insoluble fiber—commonly called "roughage"—promotes a healthy digestive tract and reduces the risk of cancers affecting it (e.g., colon cancer).
Barley is sold in many forms, all of which are nutritious. But hulled barley, in which the outer hull (the bran) is left intact, is richer in fiber and contains more fiber and nutrients than other forms, such as pearl barley or Scotch barley. Eating hulled barley on a regular basis:
Lowers blood cholesterol levels
Protects against cancer because its high fiber content helps speed food through the digestive tract, and because its a good source of selenium, shown to significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer
Is a good source of niacin, the B vitamin that is cardio-protective
Slows starch digestion, which may help keep blood sugar levels stable
Provides high concentrations of tocotrienols, the "super" form of Vitamin E
Provides lignans, phytochemicals that function as antioxidants. Women who consume lignans (also present in high levels in flaxseed) are less likely to develop breast cancer.
4. Beans and Lentils
Beans are low in fat (except for soybeans), calories, and sodium, but high in complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber, and they offer modest amounts of essential fatty acids—mostly omega-6s (only soybeans have significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids). They are also an excellent source of protein, needing only to be combined with grains such as barley or oats to provide all the amino acids necessary to make a complete protein for vegetarians who do not have other sources of protein for their meals.
Beans are extremely beneficial in an anti-diabetes diet because they rank low on the glycemic scale, which means that they do not cause the inflammatory, hunger-inducing spike in blood sugar levels associated with refined grains and baked goods. Beans offer ample fiber (one cup of cooked beans can provide as much as 15 grams of dietary fiber, more than half the recommended “daily value” of 25 grams and are released into the bloodstream slowly, providing energy and satiation for a sustained period.
5. Barley Grass, Wheat Grass and Other Green Foods
“Green foods," referred to a group of foods that includes young cereal grasses like barley grass and wheat grass, as well a blue-green algae known as BGA. Nutritionally, they are close cousins to dark green leafy vegetables, but offer far greater levels of "nutrient density." In other words, an ounce of these concentrated green foods contains much more of the beneficial phytonutrients found in an ounce of green vegetables.
Chlorophyll, the phytochemical that gives leaves, plants and algae their green hues, is the plant equivalent of the oxygen-carrying red pigment hemoglobin in red blood cells. Dietary chlorophyll inhibits disease bacteria and exerts therapeutic effects on bad breath and internal odors.
There is very little nutritional difference between wheat grass and barley grass, although it is important to note that barley grass acts as a free radical scavenger that also reduces inflammation and pain, and wheat grass contains P4D1, a "gluco-protein" that acts like an antioxidant, reducing inflammation. It is also thought to be able to help the body attack cancer cells. You can get cereal grasses in powder or tablet form. Dried cereal grasses are certainly easier to handle than fresh, which must be juiced. However, fresh grass juice contains healthful enzymes not found in dried grass powder, and is likely to be higher in just about every phytonutrient found in cereal grass.
6. Chili Peppers
Peppers—whether sweet bell or hot chili—are members of the plant genus "capsicum" (cap-sih-kum), a term that comes from the Greek word kapto, which means "to bite." All peppers contain compounds called capsaicinoids. This is especially true of chili peppers, which derive their spicy heat—as well as extraordinary anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-cancer, heart-healthy effects—from very high levels of capsaicinoids, the most common form of which is capsaicin. In addition to capsaicin, chilies are high in antioxidant carotenes and flavonoids, and contain about twice the amount of vitamin C found in citrus fruits. Almost any dish, from homemade soups, stews and chili to stir fries, salads, and salsas, can benefit from small amounts of hot peppers.
Sprouts are a highly nutritious food. Grown locally year round, sprouts are a good source of protein and vitamin C. A sprout is produced when a seed starts growing into a vegetable. Sprouts can grow from the seeds of vegetables, grains, legumes, buckwheat, and beans.
Sprouts vary in texture and taste. Some are spicy (radish and onion sprouts), some are hardy and often used in Asian cuisines (mung bean), while others are more delicate (alfalfa), and add texture and moistness to salads and sandwiches.
Sprouts are a concentrated source of the living enzymes and "life force" that is lost when foods are cooked or not picked fresh from your own garden. Additionally, due to their high enzyme content, sprouts are also much easier to digest than the seed or bean from which they came.
All nutrients necessary for life are contained in seeds—a food category that includes grain kernels, beans, legumes, and nuts. Because sprouts are so fresh, and do not sit for days or weeks in warehouses, we know that we are getting optimum nutrition.
8. Green Tea
Green tea contains polyphenols, including phytochemicals that have antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, and health enhancing properties.
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a polyphenol in green teahave shown that it is able to penetrate the body’s cells and shield DNA from hydrogen peroxide, a potent free radical.
Green tea protects against cancer, lower cholesterol levels, and reduces the clotting tendency of the blood.
Glutathione is an antioxidant that helps in slowing down the oxidation of substances, thereby protecting the body's cell from harmful effects of free radicals. Chemically, it is a protein made up of three basic amino acids - cysteine, glycine, and glutamic acid. There are two forms of glutathione, namely, reduced-type (monomer) and oxidized-type (dimer). The former is the active type, whereas the latter is acted upon by reductase enzyme to convert into active molecules.
Glutathione is synthesized by the human body on its own, and it is present in every cell including those of the immune system. During the synthesis of glutathione, the body first extracts the three amino acids from the food items. The amino acids are then combined to form glutathione. Medical researches have revealed that this antioxidant regulates the functioning of the immune system and stimulates the generation of lymphocytes (present in white blood cells). A deficiency of this antioxidant may lead to nervous system disorders such as lack of coordination and mental problems, while speeding up the process of aging.
Food items that contain high amounts of glutathione are asparagus, orange, grapefruit, watermelon, potato, tomato, strawberries, spinach, cabbage, parsley, broccoli, and meat. Whey protein is another rich source of glutathione. This antioxidant is available commercially as a dietary or nutritional supplement in the form of white powder. One of the drawbacks of this antioxidant supplement is that there is no significant effect of external or oral administration of glutathione in the intracellular level. The gastrointestinal tract of humans does not absorb glutathione, when taken orally. Some studies claim that ingestion of glutathione supplement in a high dose (about 3 grams) can raise the intracellular level. An effective method of increasing glutathione in the body is by means of intravenous injections.
According to studies, patients with cancer, heart disease, and other chronic health problems show comparatively lower amount of glutathione than a normal healthy person. Considering this, glutathione supplement is prescribed for treating various diseases and disorders. Some of the common diseases treated by using glutathione antioxidant are cancer, eye problems (especially cataract), Parkinson's disease, heavy metal poisoning, Alzheimer's disease, HIV, and infertility. Apart from these, some people opt for this antioxidant to detoxify the body, whiten skin, and improve the overall health. Very often, physicians recommend glutathione inhalation for treating airway restriction.
Similar to other dietary supplements, those containing glutathione may cause certain adverse effects. Possible side effects of glutathione supplements are difficulty in breathing, tightness in the chest, chest pain, and other allergic reactions such as itching, hives, skin inflammation, etc. An individual allergic to dietary supplements should abstain from glutathione. As there is no standard regulation for manufacturing nutritional supplements, it is always advisable to purchase dietary products containing glutathione from reliable sources. This simple approach will help in avoiding unpredictable results. Also, make sure to check the label for any additives like sugar, starch, and silica in the product.
A far as restriction of glutathione supplement is concerned, this product is not recommended for pregnant women, those planning a pregnancy, and breastfeeding mothers. Patients of hypertension, heart disease, and those with a compromised immune system should not ingest glutathione without the supervision of a qualified physician. To be on the safer side, one should incorporate glutathione rich foods in the diet plan instead of relying on the antioxidant supplements. This will help in preventing the potential side effects of taking excess glutathione.
2. Acai Berry Juice
Acai berry is becoming a popular ingredient in many nutritional supplements on the market. Many health experts agreed that the Acai berry was the number one super food in the world. The Acai berry has also been featured on Oprah, Wall Street Journal. There are a variety of ads and publications praising the many health benefits that the Acai berry offers. Experts agree that the Acai berry seems to be one of the most nourishing natural foods found on Earth today. The Acai berry can help you stay young and healthy while feeling your best.
Acai berries are harvested in the rainforests of Brazil and taste like a combination of berries and pomegranate. It has a sweet and tangy flavor with undertones of bitter dark chocolate. Although most berries have antioxidant properties, the Acai berry is packed with antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. The small purplish blue berry has become a popular choice for detoxing and maintaining the pH levels of the body which improves the immune system.
The acai berry is gaining so much popularity because of its nutritional properties which not only purge the body of free radicals which prematurely age the body but this little berry also provides much of the essential vitamins and minerals that the body depends on everyday. The acai berry packs in plenty of omega fatty acids, amino acids, fiber and iron.
Brazilian natives have been eating acai berries for hundreds of years and they revere the fruit for its healing powers. The essential fatty acids found in the acai berry coupled with omega fatty acids are known to lower cholesterol levels. They also combat the free radicals floating around within the body causing premature aging.
As a dietary supplement acai berry works by providing the body with protein, unsaturated lipids and carbohydrates. This is the recipe for energy and muscle building an asset for any diet and exercise regiment. Many Brazilian sports clubs, gyms and beach resorts serve acai berries for this specific reason. It is a health addition to any muscle sculpting and weight loss regiment.
Better Mental Health
Improved Sleep Cycle
Stronger Immune System
3. Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 is a naturally-occuring compound found in every cell in the body. Coenzyme Q10's alternate name, ubiquinone, comes from the word ubiquitous, which means "found everywhere."
CoQ10 plays a key role in producing energy in the mitochondria, the part of a cell responsible for the production of energy in the form of ATP.
People with heart failure have been found to have lower levels of CoQ10 in heart muscle cells. Double-blind research suggests that CoQ10 may reduce symptoms related to heart failure, such as shortness of breath, difficulty sleeping, and swelling. CoQ10 is thought to increase energy production in the heart muscle, increasing the strength of the pumping action.
Lower levels of CoQ10 have also been observed in people with Parkinson's disease. Preliminary research has found that increasing CoQ10 may increase levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is thought to be lowered in people with Parkinson's disease. It has also been suggested that CoQ10 might protect brain cells from damage by free radicals.
A typical CoQ10 dosage is 30 to 90 mg per day, taken in divided doses, but the recommended amount can be as high as 200 mg per day.
CoQ10 is fat-soluble, so it is better absorbed when taken with a meal that contains oil or fat.
The clinical effect is not immediate and may take up to eight weeks.
Consult your doctor before trying CoQ10, especially if you have heart disease, kidney failure, or cancer.
Side effects of CoQ10 may include diarrhea and rash.
CoQ10 is used in combination with standard treatment, not to replace it.
CoQ10 may lower blood sugar levels, so people with diabetes should not use CoQ10 unless under a doctor's supervision. CoQ10 may also lower blood pressure.
The safety of Co q10 in pregnant or nursing women or children has not been established.
Melatonin, scientific name N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is a neurohormone, which is produced by the pineal gland, located in the brain, behind the third ventricle. There is a small amount of melatonin found in fruits, vegetables, grains and meat, which helps sustain one's melatonin levels in the brain. It also comes in the form of dietary supplements or even as an over-the-counter prescription drug. The body is designed to monitor its everyday natural cycle of sleep and awaking hours.
It remains high during the evening and nighttime, and drops during the early morning hours. Depending on the season, melatonin levels are affected in the body, since light affects the amount of melatonin the body produces. As one ages, melatonin levels drop.
Melatonin is available in the form of sublingual tablets, common tablets, dietary supplements and as a liquid. The common side effects of taking melatonin are changes in one's sleep patterns, mood swings, headaches, itching, increased heart rate, low body temperature and in some cases vivid dreams. Decrease the dosage of melatonin to lessen the influence of side effects. Melatonin is an important chemical that needs to be constantly regulated in the brain; without it, it can lead to serious defects and problems.
5. Grape Seed Oil Extract
Grapeseed extract belongs to a group of naturally occurring substances known as oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). They are present in a wide variety of plants and food sources and act as powerful antioxidants, as well as helping to strengthen capillaries, boost immune function, prevent varicose veins, repair connective tissue and assist with allergy control Grape seed extracts have a variety of positive effects on the body, and are taken internally and used topically. Grape seed extract contains powerful phytochemicals, including polyphenols and proanthocyanidins.
Grape seed oil is also used as a part of a dietary approach to health, replacing partially hydrogenated oils that can be a source of transfatty acids. Grape seed oil is not a skin irritant.
Grape seed extract is a safe supplement taken as a pill or a capsule. Effects of the treatment are best seen in the circulatory system, and include healing and supporting healthy blood vessels. The antioxidants in grape seed extract may prevent cancer. Grape seed extract is useful for its effects on high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, vision problems, and reducing cholesterol and swelling.
Grape seed extract has been found to be safe for prolonged use, longer than eight weeks, with few side effects. Reported side effects include dry scalp, nausea and dizziness.
Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential to good health but required only in small amounts. Selenium is incorporated into proteins to make selenoproteins, which are important antioxidant enzymes.
The content of selenium in food depends on the selenium content of the soil where plants are grown or animals are raised.
Brewer's yeast and wheat germ, liver, butter, fish (mackerel, tuna, halibut, flounder, herring, smelts) and shellfish (oysters, scallops, and lobster), garlic, whole grains, sunflower seeds, and Brazil nuts are all good sources of selenium.
Selenium is destroyed when foods are refined or processed. Eating a variety of whole, unprocessed foods is the best way to get selenium in your diet.
Over time, high doses of selenium can be toxic. Side effects include fingernail loss, skin rash, fatigue, irritability, and weight loss.
People who have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or have had, or are at risk for, skin cancer should not take selenium without talking to their doctor.
High selenium intake may increase the risk of diabetes and high cholesterol.
Selenium toxicity occurs in animals, but human beings who have consumed vegetables grown in soil containing high selenium content, show no ill effects. Selenium poisoning has been reported due to ingestion of water containing large amounts of the metal. In rare cases, it can result in patchy baldness (alopecia), abnormal nails, emotional instability, and lassitude.
7. Vitamin A
The provitamin A betacarotene has been shown to have antioxidant capacity, that is, it has the ability to protect a person against cell damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are either parts of by-products of normal metabolism, or they may be created by environmental exposure to sunlight, tobacco smoke, car exhaust fumes, ozone, or x-rays. Free radicals damage the DNA, cell membranes, and cell compounds, or even kill the cell. Antioxidant substances help neutralise free radicals in the cell, protecting the individual from possible damages.
Vitamin A, in the form of retinyl palmitate, is found in beef, calf, chicken liver; eggs, and fish liver oils as well as dairy products including whole milk, whole milk yogurt, whole milk cottage cheese, butter, and cheese.
Vitamin A can also be produced in the body from beta-carotene and other carotenoids (fat-soluble nutrients found in fruits and vegetables). Most dark-green leafy vegetables and deep yellow/orange vegetables and fruits (sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin and other winter squashes, cantaloupe, apricots, peaches,and mangoes) contain substantial amounts of beta-carotene. By eating these beta-carotene rich foods, a person can increase their supply of vitamin A.
8. Vitamin C
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is the antiscorbutic factor. It is a water-soluble vitamin, which is essential for the normal functioning of the body. Unlike most mammals, human beings do not have the ability to make their own vitamin C. We must therefore, obtain it from the diet.
Of all the water-soluble vitamins, vitamin C is the most unstable and easily destroyed vitamin. It is highly soluble in water and gets easily destroyed by oxygen, alkalis and high temperature. Vitamin C is easily oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid, which is also active. The oxidation is accelerated by heat, light, alkalis, oxidative enzymes and traces of metals such as copper and iron. Oxidation is inhibited to a marked degree in an acid reaction and when the temperature is reduced. Vitamin C is easily destroyed during cooking.
On an average, about 50% of the vitamin C in foods is lost during different cooking procedures, although these could be higher than the quoted figure. On the contrary, fermentation and germination result in significant increase in the vitamin C content of foodstuffs.
Vitamin C is an important antioxidant and thus has a role in the protection of vitamins A and E and polyunsaturated fatty acids from excessive oxidation. By virtue of its antioxidant property, vitamin C can quench potentially toxic reactive species (free radicals) from causing oxidative damage to body tissues.
The easy availability of vitamin C supplements and publication of materials claiming that vitamin C is a cure for colds and cancers have led thousands of people to take large doses of vitamin C. The main adverse effects produced due to excessive vitamin C intake include nausea, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. Another toxic effect could be the formation of oxalate stones in kidney because the breakdown of vitamin C yields oxalates. Vitamin C supplements are toxic for people with iron overload because it promotes iron absorption. An upper intake level of 2g vitamin C per day has been suggested to prevent gastrointestinal disturbances from excessive intakes.
Vitamin C is found in berries, citrus fruits, and green vegetables. Good sources include asparagus, avocados, beet greens, broccoli, sprouts, cantaloupe, grapefruit, lemons, mangos, mustard greens, onions, oranges, papayas, green peas, sweet peppers, persimmons, pineapple, radishes, rose hips, spinach, strawberries and tomatoes.
9. Vitamin E
Vitamin E comprises a group of compounds known as tocopherols and tocotrienols. These are of different types - alpha, beta, gamma and delta. Of these, alpha-tocopherol is the most active and is also the form which is most abundant in foods.
Being fat-soluble in nature, vitamin E and other fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed along with fat in the presence of bile acids. Small amounts of vitamin E are present in all body tissues, but the bulk is stored in muscle, liver, and adipose tissue.
It is now recognized that vitamin E plays a, fundamental role in the normal metabolism of all cells. Its deficiency can affect several organ systems. Its functions are related to several other nutrients. Together with some other nutrients, it plays an important role in the defense mechanisms of the body.
Vitamin E is stable to high temperature and acids but it gets oxidized easily in the presence of oxygen. Thus, it acts as an antioxidant. Vitamin E is soluble in fats and organic solvents but insoluble in water. Normal cooking temperatures are not destructive but freezing, processing and frying result in vitamin E losses.
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant and one of body's prime defenders against oxidation. It protects the lipids and other vulnerable components of the body cells and their membranes from oxidation.
Its function as an antioxidant is particularly important in tissues rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and tissues which are in constant contact with oxygen, like lungs. Vitamin E is particularly effective in preventing the oxidation of PUFA, other lipids, as well as related compounds such as vitamin A. Thus, vitamin E protects the lipids of the membranes from oxidative damage duo to highly reactive oxygen species and other free radicals. Vitamin E reduces the harmful free radicals to harmless metabolites. This process is called 'free radical scavenging'.
Vitamin E protects the unsaturated lipids and vitamin A because it can accept oxygen and get oxidized itself, thereby acting as an antioxidant. It thus exerts a sparing action on vitamin A by preventing its oxidation. Vitamin E also protects fats and oils from oxidation and rancidity, thereby acting as a preservative.
Recent researches have shown that vitamin E may play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease by protecting LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol against oxidation. Vitamin E exerts an especially important antioxidant effect in the lungs, where the exposure of the cells to oxygen is maximal. Vitamin E's antioxidant property protects not only the lung tissues but also the red blood cells and white blood cells that pass through the lungs. Vitamin E also protects the lungs against air pollutants.
In its antioxidant function, vitamin E acts synergistically with selenium (a trace element) to protect the cells from the damaging effects of oxygen species and free radicals. In fact, selenium and vitamin E both have a sparing effect on each other, and also reduce the body's requirement for each other.
The antioxidant function of vitamin E and other nutrients protects our body against conditions related to oxidative stress, such as aging, air pollution, arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and infections.
Vitamin E is one of the least toxic vitamins. Both humans and animals can safely consume relatively high doses without incurring any side effects. Human beings can tolerate doses, which are 100 times the nutritional requirement. At very high doses, vitamin E can interfere with the utilization of other fat-soluble vitamins, especially vitamin K. The fat-soluble vitamin K plays an important role in blood clotting. An imbalance in the ratio of vitamin E and vitamin K can interfere with blood clotting, eventually leading to haemorrhage.
The best recommendation is to use pulyunsaturated oils that are rich in vitamin E along with a well-balanced diet without use of mega doses or supplements. Vitamin E may have a role in preventing degenerative disorders such as cardiovascular disorders and cancer. These claims are not fully proven. Therapeutic supplements of vitamin E should be used for patients suffering from fat malabsorption.
The human need for zinc is small, but its role in growth and well-being is enormous, starting even before birth. The entire body of a normal man weighing 70 kg may contain 1.4 to 2.3 g of zinc. Zinc is present in small amounts in all tissues. The bones, teeth, and the pancreas contain slightly higher amounts of zinc than other tissues. Whole blood contains about 0.7 mg/100 ml, while blood serum or plasma contains 0.1 mg/100 ml.
About 20 to 30 per cent of the zinc in foods is absorbed by the body through the small intestine. This absorption is decreased by fibres, calcium, copper, phytate, and phosphate in pulses. In contrast, amino acids and peptides increase zinc absorption. Nearly 99 per cent of the total zinc in the body is stored in cells and the remainder in the plasma and extracellular fluids. Excretion of zinc occurs principally through secretions of the pancreas and intestine.
Zinc is needed for a healthy skin and hair, proper healing of wounds, successful pregnancies, and male virility. It plays a vital role in guarding against disease and infection. It is needed to transport vitamin A to the retina. Almost all the enzymes in the body require zinc for their functioning. It has long been known that growth and sexual maturity depend on zinc amongst other things.
Cereals, nuts and oilseeds are important sources of zinc. Vegetables and fruits contain only a small quantity of zinc.
Excessive intake of zinc can cause loss of iron and copper in the body. Toxicity can result from inhalation of zinc fumes by welders. Inhalation of high concentrations of zinc oxide fumes leads to an acute illness called metal fume fever or brass chills, characterized by fever, chills, excessive salivation, headaches, and a cough.
11. Alpha Lipoic Acid
Alpha lipoic acid is a fatty acid found naturally inside every cell in the body. It's needed by the body to produce the energy for our body's normal functions. Alpha lipoic acid converts glucose (blood sugar) into energy.
Alpha lipoic acid is also an antioxidant, a substance that neutralizes potentially harmful chemicals called free radicals. What makes alpha lipoic acid unique is that it functions in water and fat, unlike the more common antioxidants vitamins C and E, and it appears to be able to recycle antioxidants such as vitamin C and glutathione after they have been used up. Glutathione is an important antioxidant that helps the body eliminate potentially harmful substances. Alpha lipoic acid increases the formation of glutathione.
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Stopping the Other Pandemic: Systemic Racism and Health
The stark racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality and prevalence rates have placed a spotlight on the long-standing connection between systemic racism and health. The country is in the midst of a racism and public health crisis reflected in disparities in access to COVID-19 testing and treatment, the ability of frontline workers to protect themselves and their families, food and housing insecurity, and many other factors. This three-part series focuses on the impact of systemic racism on the health and well-being of Black and Latino people, as well as others from a diverse range of ethnic and racial backgrounds. The goal of the series is to increase understanding of these important issues, and offer actionable solutions for positive change.
Achieving Health Equity: What’s Next?
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As the nation recovers from the pandemic, health experts are taking a close look at addressing the health inequities that contributed to this situation and ensuring that it does not happen again. For this webinar, leaders in public health discussed key issues that harm health in America’s Indigenous, Black and Latino communities, as well as solutions. | <urn:uuid:2307fcad-d9c1-4137-9cfc-6df61a6ddb7c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nihcm.org/publications/stopping-the-other-pandemic-systemic-racism-and-health-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.954267 | 262 | 3.1875 | 3 |
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Thomas J. Billups Delano Elementary
Chicago IL 60624
This activity was designed for grades 4th thru 8th. Students will be able to
construct a graph that illustrates Archimedes' principle of buoyant force.
Students will also be able to understand that the buoyant force on an object is
equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.
Students will be in groups of 3-4 individuals. Each group should have the
2 liter bottles (tops cut away) 4ea.
Various objects that sink (pad-lock, stone, metal,etc) 3ea.
Various objects that float (candle, styrofoam, toys, etc.) 3ea.
Objects that sink but, float (fruits, lime, apples, etc.) 3ea.
water balloons 3ea.
1/4" plastic tubing 1ea.
spring scale 1ea.
An overflow container must be constructed from one of the 2 liter bottles. First
take a Phillips screw driver and heat the tip over an open flame. Next, melt a
hole into the plastic container 2-4 cm from the top of the container. Now, force
the 1/4" tubing into the hole and secure a tight fit so as not to allow any
water to leak out. A styrofoam cup can be used to catch the water flowing from
the overflow container and thru the tubing. Finally, fill the container with
water until water starts to flow through the plastic tubing. When the water
stops flowing through the tube then you have reached a proper water level to
perform the experiments. This water level must be reached before beginning each
Students will be introduced to the concept of buoyancy by observing the first
exercise. Two 2 liter containers filled 3/4 of the way with water. In one
container place an object that sinks. In another container place an object that
floats. Ask the students to observe the two containers and discuss what they
see. One key observation should be the change in the water levels and or the
displacement of water. After the observation, inform the students that the
buoyant force is equal to the weight of the water displaced, and the following
experiment will either prove or disproves the theory. Students should weigh an
object on a scale, be sure to put all readings on a data table. Next, place the
object into an overflow container. The object will displace water into a
container or graduated cylinder. Now, weigh the water in the container. Repeat
this step for each object and record all the readings on the data table. The
students are now ready to construct a graph that illustrates weight of an object
vs weight of water displaced. The graph can be done as a group, individual, or
class project. The first graph can be done as a class project, by drawing a
graph on the board or using an over head projector. Have each group give their
findings, from the data table, plot the findings on the graph. The objects that
float should cluster together at one end of the graph and the objects that sink
should cluster together at the other end of the graph. The water balloons
should give you a forty-five degree angle on your graph to divide your graph in
Students will receive a maximum of 40 points for completing the data table.
Students will also receive a maximum of 40 points for the graph. A short answer
quiz worth 20 points will also be administered. A maximum of 100 points is
100 - 90 = A
89 - 80 = B
79 - 70 = C
69 - 50 = D
49 - 20 = F
19 - 0 = 0
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- Country:Denmark (Greenland)
- Site number:391
- Area:49,500 ha
- Designation date:27-01-1988
- Coordinates:81°09'N 13°18'W
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The Site, in the extreme high Arctic, is the northernmost Ramsar Site; it consists of large flat gravel plains surrounded by glaciers and the Greenland Sea. The area is characterized as a coastal polar desert, but has a higher vegetation density than the surrounding areas which provides waterbirds with foraging opportunities during their moulting period. The Site is the most important breeding and moulting area in Greenland for the light-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota), and one of the most important areas for the population as a whole. Vulnerable species such as polar bear and walrus are found, in addition to bowhead whale, which is nationally listed as critically endangered. Because of the remoteness of the Site, it is rarely impacted by human activities, except for occasional aircraft flight paths, which are regulated to avoid disturbing breeding birds.
Northeast Greenland National Park
- National legal designation:
- Area important to wildlife (Anon. 2000)
- National Park - Northeast Greenland National Park
- Ramsar site - Kilen
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I’m a historian, author, and the Warren S. Woodbridge Professor of Religion at Tufts University where I serve as Director of the Center for the Humanities. I write about how religion has shaped responses to racial injustice, humanitarian disasters, economic crises, and illness from the late-nineteenth century to the present. By exploring the ways American Christians of earlier generations endeavored to relieve suffering, I uncover the seeds of today’s heated debates about the practice of philanthropy, the politics of poverty relief, and the ethics of medicine.
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Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling (+Biography and Bibliography) (5X8po Matte Cover Finish):It's on my visiting cards sure enough (and it's them that's all o' pink satin paper) that inny gintleman that plases may behould the intheristhin words, "Sir Pathrick O'Grandison, Barronitt, 39 Southampton Row, Russell Square, Parrish o' Bloomsbury." And shud ye be wantin' to diskiver who is the pink of purliteness quite, and the laider of the hot tun in the houl city o' Lonon why it's jist mesilf.
"X-ing a Paragrab" is a short story written by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Born in Boston, he was the second child of two actors. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, the child was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia. Although they never formally adopted him, Poe was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as John Allan and Edgar repeatedly clashed over debts, including those incurred by gambling, and the cost of secondary education for the young man.
Von Kempelen and His Discovery (+Biography and Bibliography) (5X8po Matte Cover Finish):After the very minute and elaborate paper by Arago, to say nothing of the summary in 'Silliman's Journal,' with the detailed statement just published by Lieutenant Maury, it will not be supposed, of course, that in offering a few hurried remarks in reference to Von Kempelen's discovery, I have any design to look at the subject in a scientific point of view.
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Matte Cover Finish):By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement. Indeed, phenomena have there occurred of a nature so completely unexpected so entirely novel so utterly at variance with preconceived opinions as to leave no doubt on my mind that long ere this all Europe is in an uproar, all physics in a ferment, all reason and astronomy together by the ears.It appears that on the day of (I am not positive about the date), a vast crowd of people, for purposes not specifically mentioned, were assembled in the great square of the Exchange in the well-conditioned city of Rotterdam.
The Sphinx (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish):DURING the dread reign of the Cholera in New York, I had accepted the invitation of a relative to spend a fortnight with him in the retirement of his cottage ornee on the banks of the Hudson. We had here around us all the ordinary means of summer amusement; and what with rambling in the woods, sketching, boating, fishing, bathing, music, and books, we should have passed the time pleasantly enough, but for the fearful intelligence which reached us every morning from the populous city.
The Oval Portrait (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish):The chateau into which my valet had ventured to make forcible entrance, rather than permit me, in my desperately wounded condition, to pass a night in the open air, was one of those piles of commingled gloom and grandeur which have so long frowned among the Appennines, not less in fact than in the fancy of Mrs. Radcliffe. To all appearance it had been temporarily and very lately abandoned. We established ourselves in one of the smallest and least sumptuously furnished apartments.
The Spectaclesby Edgar Allan Poe"The Spectacles" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1844. It is one of Poe's comedy tales. The narrator, 22-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte Froissart, changes his last name to "Simpson" as a requirement to inherit a large sum from a distant cousin, Adolphus Simpson. At the opera he sees a beautiful woman in the audience and falls in love instantly. He describes her beauty at length, despite not being able to see her well; he requires spectacles but, in…We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
The Landscape Garden (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Matte Cover Finish):No more remarkable man ever lived than my friend, the young Ellison. He was remarkable in the entire and continuous profusion of good gifts ever lavished upon him by fortune. From his cradle to his grave, a gale of the blandest prosperity bore him along.
"The Man That Was Used Up," sometimes subtitled "A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign," is a short story and satire by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. The story follows an unnamed narrator who seeks out the famous war hero John A. B. C. Smith. He becomes suspicious that Smith has some deep secret when others refuse to describe him, instead remarking only on the latest advancements in technology. When he finally meets Smith, the man must first be assembled piece by piece. It is likely that in this satire Poe is actually referring to General Winfield Scott, veteran of the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War. Additionally, some scholars suggest that Poe is questioning the strong male identity as well as how humanity falls as machines become more advanced.
"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in a suspended hypnotic state at the moment of death.
The Island of the Fay (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish):"La musique," says Marmontel, in those "Contes Moraux" which in all our translations, we have insisted upon calling "Moral Tales," as if in mockery of their spirit "la musique est le seul des talents qui jouissent de lui-même; tous les autres veulent des temoins." He here confounds the pleasure derivable from sweet sounds with the capacity for creating them.
"MS. Found in a Bottle" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a shipwrecked traveller who finds himself aboard a death ship. It was first published in the weekly Baltimore Saturday Visiter on October 19, 1833 after Poe submitted this story (along with five others) for a writing contest, and it was announced as the winner on October 12, earning him $50. It was collected into Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, vol. I, 1840. Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.
"The Balloon-Hoax" is the title used in collections and anthologies of a newspaper article written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844.
"Ligeia" is an early story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman. She falls ill, composes "The Conqueror Worm", and quotes lines attributed to Joseph Glanvill (which suggest that life is sustainable only through willpower) shortly before dying. After her death, the narrator marries the Lady Rowena. Rowena becomes ill and she dies as well.
Metzengerstein (+Biography and Bibliography) (Glossy Cover Finish):Horror and fatality have been stalking abroad in all ages. Why then give a date to this story I have to tell? Let it suffice to say, that at the period of which I speak, there existed, in the interior of Hungary, a settled although hidden belief in the doctrines of the Metempsychosis.
Four Beasts in One (+Biography and Bibliography) (Matte Cover Finish):Antiochus Epiphanes is very generally looked upon as the Gog of the prophet Ezekiel. This honor is, however, more properly attributable to Cambyses, the son of Cyrus. And, indeed, the character of the Syrian monarch does by no means stand in need of any adventitious embellishment.
"Bon-Bon" is a comedic short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in December 1832 in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
The story follows an unnamed narrator who lives with his cousin and aunt in "The Valley of the Many-Colored Grass", an idyllic paradise full of fragrant flowers, fantastic trees, and a "River of Silence".
Tensor's melancholia threatened to disturb the entire citizenry, and that was most uncivil! So—if these peculiar aliens caused him this distress, by provoking his intellectual curiosity, the remedy was for him to investigate them to his complete satisfaction... | <urn:uuid:d450ad6f-5e02-42e4-a69e-671962837542> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bbooks.info/books/fiction-add_date-165 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.964997 | 2,062 | 2.25 | 2 |
Memphis cotton merchant William Dunavant is pumped up about export prospects and prices for U.S. cotton this coming season. But he's not so hot about the quality of cotton produced in the Mid-South.
Dunavant, speaking at the 2003 Midsouth Farm and Gin Show Exhibit in Memphis, said the world's dwindling cotton carryover and strong demand makes for “an exciting time for cotton merchants, both in the United States and internationally. Once again, the excitement emanates from China becoming an aggressive player in the world.
“World numbers are dramatic.”
He noted that world cotton carryover, which started out at 46.6 million bales in 2001/02 will decline to 38 million bales in 2002/03. “That is a dramatic drop of over 8 million bales in one year. In two years, the world carryover will have dropped 10.2 million bales. That's why we are seeing cotton prices where they are today.”
In 2002/03, China produced a huge crop of 22.5 million bales, “but they're going to consume 27.5 million bales of cotton, and their carryover is going to drop from 12.8 million bales to 9.4 million bales.
“As of yesterday's export report (Feb. 27), China had bought 1.125 million bales of cotton from the United States. Next week's report will have them at 1.2 million bales. They bought more cotton last night, which will be in the following week's report, meaning they will end up buying between 1.5 million and 1.6 million bales this season.
“They are aggressive,” he said. “Yes, they are in the WTO. Yes, they have TRQs of right at 4 million bales. But China is not importing cotton because of WTO. That's not how they play. They are importing cotton because they need it very badly for their textile industry.
“In addition, Mexico has already bought over 2 million bales of U.S. cotton this marketing year. Turkey has bought 960,000 bales and we have them on our charts to buy slightly over 1.3 million bales of U.S. cotton.”
An impending war with Iraq “could have some impact, both positive and negative,” Dunavant said. “Two days ago, the U.S. government gave some concessions to the Turkish textile industry on tariffs and duties on their goods coming into the United States. But war with a neighboring country could impact their cotton consumption in the short term.”
Dunavant also noted that Australia, which produced 3.2 million bales last year, is expected to produce only 1.4 million to 1.5 million bales this year.
U.S. growers could be in a great position if they end up holding an excess supply of cotton — a supply that the rest of the world will desperately need.
Dunavant explained that while world production will rise in 2003/04 due to higher prices, “we should also see world consumption next year increase from 96.2 million to 97.7 million. World carryover drops again to around the 36 million bale level.
“Again that's positive for prices. Those numbers have got to get us to sit up and take note. Cotton prices for new crop are not going to head south at the current time.”
China's production in 2003/04 will also rebound to 25 million bales. “That's a big crop. But consumption will rise to 28.5 million, a million bale increase. China will continue to put pressure on the carryover and be force fed to be active buyers of cotton in the world. With a 6-million-bale carryover, the United States is going have cotton for sale. Those numbers really pump me up.”
The merchant expects 14.26 acres of cotton to be planted in the United States this coming season and a crop of 17.7 million to 17.8 million bales. “Our carryover is 5.5 million bales and we project exports of 11 million bales.”
As he did at last year's meeting, Dunavant expressed concern about the quality of the Mid-South cotton crop. U.S. growers have some catching up to do.
“Five years ago, Uzbekistan, which produces 4 million bales of cotton a year, produced the lowest price cotton in the index of foreign growths. Today it is the highest price cotton of the cheapest five growths in the index.
“They have gone from the bottom to the top. Their govetion to the improvement of their fiber, the seed, the bagging and doing away with contamination.
“The mills in China would much rather have Uzbek cotton than California/Arizona cotton or any other growths produced in the world. The California/Arizona crop has been a real premier cotton for China over the years.”
On the other hand, “Mid-South and Southeast cotton producers have considerably damaged its reputation in the U.S. and world market because of quality — high micronaire, short staple, lower grades. Some areas produced great quality, but in general, the Mid-South and the Southeast are the low men on the totem pole.
“This must change. We are going to export approximately 10.8 million bales of cotton, next year. Domestic consumption is drying up, as we all know, so you have to gear yourself for the export market. I understand that yield is the name of the game and I respect that.
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We continue our series commemorating the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae. Pope Paul VI released this oh-so-controversial encyclical on July 25, 1968, re-affirming the constant teaching of the Church on the immorality of contraception. To this day it remains a “thorn in the side” of many. It was once a thorn in my side as well. John Paul II’s “theology of the body” helped remove that thorn and show me the glorious fragrance of the rose.
Last time we observed that contracepted intercourse marks a determined “closing off” of the sexual act to the Holy Spirit, to the “Lord and Giver of Life.” In this way, as John Paul II expressed it, contraception falsifies “the language of the body.”
We all know that the body has a “language.” A wave of the hand says “hello” or “goodbye.” A shrug of the shoulders says, “I don’t know.” A raised fist expresses anger. What is sexual intercourse meant to express? What is it’s true language, its true meaning?
According to Scripture, the sexual embrace is meant to express divine love. Precisely here, in the consummation of their sacrament, spouses are meant to participate in the “great mystery” of divine love. Whether spouses realize this or not, this is the sacramental power of their love. It’s meant to be an image and a real participation in Christ’s love for the Church (see Eph 5:31-32).
As John Paul II candidly expressed, “Through gestures and reactions, through the whole …dynamism of tension and enjoyment – whose direct source is the body in its masculinity and femininity, the body in its action and interaction – through all this man, the person, ‘speaks.’ …Precisely on the level of this ‘language of the body’ …man and woman reciprocally express themselves in the fullest and most profound way made possible for them by… their masculinity and femininity” (TOB 123:4).
But if sexual love is meant to express Christ’s love, we must properly understand the “language” of this love. Christ gives his body freely (”No one takes my life from me, I lay it down of my own accord,” Jn 10:18). He gives his body totally-without reservation, condition, or selfish calculation (”He loved them to the last,” Jn 13:1). He gives his body faithfully (”I am with you always,” Mt 28:20). And he gives his body fruitfully (”I came that they may have life,” Jn 10:10).
If men and women are to avoid the pitfalls of counterfeit love, their union must express the same free, total, faithful, fruitful love that Christ expresses. Of course, as fallen human beings, we’ll never express Christ’s love perfectly. Even so, we must commit ourselves to the life-long journey of learning how to express this love and, at a minimum, never willfully act against this love. The name for this commitment is marriage.
This is precisely what a bride and groom consent to at the altar. The priest or deacon asks them: “Have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? Do you promise to be faithful until death? Do you promise to receive children lovingly from God?” The bride and groom each say “yes.”
In turn, spouses are meant to express this same “yes” with the “language of their bodies” whenever they become one flesh. “In fact, the words themselves, ‘I take you as my wife/as my husband,’” John Paul II says, “can only be fulfilled by conjugal intercourse.” With conjugal intercourse “we pass to the reality that corresponds to these words” (TOB 103:3).
Intercourse, then, is where the words of the wedding vows become flesh. It’s where men and women are meant to incarnate divine love. It’s a fine thing when a couple returns to the church to renew their vows on a special anniversary, but this shouldn’t undermine the fact that every time a husband and wife have intercourse they’re meant to renew their wedding vows with the “language of their bodies.”
How healthy would a marriage be if spouses were regularly unfaithful to their vows? On the other hand, how healthy would a marriage be if spouses regularly renewed their vows with an ever increasing commitment to them? If you’d prefer the latter type of marriage, you have just accepted the teaching of Humanae Vitae. In the next column, I’ll unfold why. | <urn:uuid:23eb33ee-3d41-4847-8d83-24b7620b69a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://marysanawim.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/contraception-and-the-language-of-the-body-%E2%80%94-part-3-of-6/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.945352 | 1,057 | 1.96875 | 2 |
New Jersey has long been a cautionary tale of the boom and bust cycles of solar renewable energy credit (SREC) programs. In 2009, New Jersey’s SREC values were close to $700 per megawatt hour. Then, in fall 2012, prices dipped to the $70 mark, demonstrating the true volatility of SREC markets. However, a recent rebound in SREC prices offers owners several profitable ways to profit from their SRECs.
After a lull period, the New Jersey SREC prices have ticked up once again. No, they are not back at $700 (and likely will never be again). However, we have traded as high as a healthy $170 per SREC in the last month on behalf of our SREC portfolio management clients.
In addition to the spot market rally, we have also seen increased interest from SREC buyers for fixed price strips at terms of 3, 5, or 10 years. This may indicate buyers expect SREC volatility to abate in future years. What this certainly means is that solar owners, developers, and investors can lock into a fixed price for their SRECs to secure a guaranteed stream of income for a given number of years. A fixed price strip guarantees a predetermined rate per SREC, even if (and when) spot market prices fall.
This newfound availability of fixed price contracts is essential for developers hoping to secure financing for their commercial solar projects. Investors’ interest in projects in SREC states typically wanes when a developer has been unable to lock in an SREC strip, as this is viewed as uncontracted revenue that can hurt an investor’s returns.
What’s the reason for New Jersey’s SREC rally? Well, much of the recent spike in prices can be attributed to solar legislation that passed in New Jersey in the summer of 2012. This legislation shifted the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirement from a fixed megawatt hour requirement to a percentage of retail load, adjusted the alternative compliance penalty (ACP), and capped grid supply projects at 80 MW.
Plus, SREC pricing has been so much lower in the past, and developers have been unable to make as many projects pencil, meaning build rate has slowed. The tepid project development in New Jersey has alleviated much of the downward pressure on prices, especially when compared to years past. Together, legislative changes and a slower build rate have helped to stabilize the once sluggish New Jersey SREC market.
Looking into the future, there is a strong case to be made that New Jersey SREC pricing will remain much more stable. However, it is important to keep in mind that New Jersey is still an oversupplied market. What will happen next in New Jersey? Stay tuned.
System owners, developers, and investors looking to lock into a fixed price contract should contact our team at 888-235-1538 or firstname.lastname@example.org to discuss availability. Sol Systems currently offers 3, 5, and 10-year fixed price SREC contracts for solar system owners, developers, and investors. Developers with New Jersey project pipeline in need of financing should also contact us to discuss options with our project finance team.
About Sol Systems
Sol Systems is a boutique financial services firm that offers investor clients direct access to the solar asset class and provides developers with sophisticated project financing solutions. Founded in 2008, Sol Systems focuses on meeting the most critical needs of the industry, including SREC monetization, capital placement, tax equity, and New Market Tax Credits. To date, the company has facilitated financing for thousands of projects and facilitated hundreds of millions in investment on behalf of Fortune 100 companies, private equity, family offices and individuals.
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Databases, eBooks, and other Cooper Union library resources listed below are accessible both on and off campus. If you are accessing resources off-campus, you'll be prompted to enter the 14-digit barcode from the back of your Cooper ID. This number will begin with 21206-.
If you have any trouble, email firstname.lastname@example.org and we'll gladly help you.
The Cooper Union library "Databases A-Z" lists databases alphabetically, but also allows you to search by subject, type, vendor, or via word search. Some of our most popular databases include:
Several of our databases specialize in eBooks, including:
eBooks are also in the library catalog. If you want to see only the available eBooks on a given subject, just enter your search term into the search bar, click the search button, then scroll down to the bottom of the left-hand column titled "Tweak my results." Under "Genre," select "electronic books."
If the book you need is in the catalog but only available at a consortium library and/or as a physical book, we can still usually figure out a way to get it to you. To request an item remotely, just fill out the item request form: library.cooper.edu/itemrequest/
The Cooper Union library provides digital access to the following resources:
In addition, the library maintains a robust list of eJournals. Like the databases, these journals are organized alphabetically, but because there are so many it's often easiest to first search by subject or provider and narrow it down from there.
With a free digital NYPL card, you can also access newspapers.com (20,000+ newspaper titles) and PressReader (7,000+ newspapers and magazines in over 60 languages).
The Voices From the Great Hall website is a portal through which to access digitized sound and moving image recordings, photographs, press releases, announcements, and ephemera documenting events in the Great Hall at The Cooper Union from the 19th century to the present.
The Cooper Union Archives & Special Collections has begun digitizing materials and publishing them on the Internet Archive to assist our remote researchers. If you see something in the archives catalog and would like to put in a request for digitization, please email email@example.com.
In addition to the archival collections held by the library, the Architecture Archive in the Foundation Building has also digitized their Student Work Collection, and the Lubalin Center in 41 Cooper has scanned selections from their design and typography materials for their Flat File publication.
Consortium Libraries: Unfortunately, Cooper students, faculty and staff do not have off-site access to the digital resources of other libraries in our consortium. However, if you see something you want at one of these libraries, please reach out to us at firstname.lastname@example.org and - we can almost always figure out a way to get resources to you!
New York Public Library: If you live, work or attend school in New York, you can apply online for a free digital library card from NYPL, granting you full access to their digital resources. Information on NYPL resources that are particularly useful for Cooper studies is available here: library.cooper.edu/nypl-digital
Library of Congress: The extensive digitized collections held by the Library of Congress are freely available, and include building surveys, newspapers, music, and photographs. www.loc.gov/collections/
Internet Archive: A non-profit all-digital library that offers free access to books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. archive.org/
Project Gutenberg: A library of over 60,000 free eBooks, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. www.gutenberg.org/
Digital Public Library of America: Over 44 million images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States, including eBooks, primary source sets, and online exhibitions. dp.la/
Open Textbook Library: Nearly 1000 textbooks, all free to use and distribute, and licensed to be freely adapted or changed with proper attribution. open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
HathiTrust (Global Public Domain only): A partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Search and access fully viewable materials and download materials where there are no third-party restrictions. www.hathitrust.org/
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Democrats won governorships on Tuesday in several U.S. states that supported Republican President Donald Trump in 2016 but lost high-profile races in Florida and Ohio, as voters cast ballots in dozens of gubernatorial contests across the country.
The hotly contested race in Georgia, where Democrat Stacey Abrams was seeking to become the first black woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state, remained too close to call early on Wednesday.
In Florida, Democrat Andrew Gillum lost his attempt to become the state’s first black governor, suffering a narrow defeat to Republican Ron DeSantis in a racially charged contest that drew national attention.
“I still plan to be on the front lines alongside every one of you when it comes to standing up and fighting for what we believe in,” Gillum, the 39-year-old mayor of Tallahassee, told supporters at his election night party, where small groups of people embraced, tears streaming down their faces.
Republicans also scored a major victory in Ohio’s governor race, where Mike DeWine, the state attorney general, defeated Democrat Richard Cordray, who served as the first director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
But in Wisconsin, Democrat Tony Evers pulled off a narrow win in unseating Republican incumbent Scott Walker, according to data provider DDHQ. The two-term governor, who also survived a Democratic-driven recall election in 2012 after ending collective bargaining for public workers, briefly ran for president in 2016.
In addition to Wisconsin, Democrats also won governor races in three other states - Michigan, Pennsylvania and Kansas - that supported Trump in 2016, bolstering the party’s hopes of capturing those states in the 2020 presidential election.
In Michigan, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer turned back Republican Bill Schuette in the contest to replace Republican Governor Rick Snyder, who could not run again due to term limits. In Kansas, Democrat Laura Kelly defeated Kris Kobach, a staunch Trump ally, where outgoing Republican Governor Sam Brownback suffered from low approval ratings.
Democratic candidates also triumphed in Illinois, Maine, New Mexico and Nevada, where Republicans had held the governorships. All told, Democrats had flipped at least seven Republican-held governorships without suffering any losses as of early Wednesday morning.
While much of focus of the elections on Tuesday was on which party would win control of the U.S. Congress, Republicans and Democrats were battling across the country for state-level power, which could have a major impact on issues such as congressional redistricting and healthcare.
’EVERY VOTE COUNTED’
In Georgia, Abrams, 44, was locked in a tight battle with Republican Brian Kemp, the state’s secretary of state. There was a minor party candidate also in the race, and under Georgia law, if no candidate exceeds 50 percent of the vote, the top two finishers advance to a December runoff election.
By 2 a.m. EST (0700 GMT), Kemp held a three-point lead, but Abrams told her supporters that she expected a runoff once all votes were counted.
“I promise you tonight that we are going to make sure every vote is counted,” she said. “We are still on the verge of history, and the best is yet to come.”
Another Democrat trying to make history, Ben Jealous, lost his bid to become Maryland’s first black governor to incumbent Republican Larry Hogan.
The races in Florida and Georgia were seen as a test of whether liberal candidates could prevail in Southern states, where centrist Democrats have repeatedly lost, by appealing to a coalition of young and minority voters.
Both DeSantis and Kemp had strong support from Trump, who traveled to their states in the closing days of the campaigns to energize Republicans at “Make America Great Again” rallies. Democratic former President Barack Obama swooped in to boost the Democrats, and media star Oprah Winfrey visited Georgia on behalf of Abrams.
Accusations of race-baiting dogged Kemp, 55, and DeSantis, 40, who denied the allegations. Neither Georgia nor Florida has elected a Democratic governor in 20 years.
“We all learned in 2016 not to count on anything, not polls, not election integrity, not the electoral mood,” Dawn Hucklebridge, 36, a friend of Gillum, said at his election night gathering as it became clear he would likely lose. “I’m pretty disappointed.”
Going into Tuesday, Republicans controlled 33 governors’ mansions and two-thirds of state legislative chambers.
The Democratic Party said it flipped at least six state legislative chambers on the strength of local races. Democrats now have complete control of state government in Colorado, New York, Illinois, Maine and New Mexico.
Democrats, playing catch-up after a net loss of 13 governorships and more than 900 state legislative seats during the eight-year Obama administration, fielded their largest slate of legislative candidates in more than three decades.
The outcome of elections for state positions could also affect future control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Governors and hundreds of legislators elected this year will be in office when congressional districts are redrawn after the 2020 Census. In some states, a governor’s power to sign or veto congressional maps could decide the partisan balance.
Democrats also kept control of Connecticut, a traditionally Democratic state that Republicans had hoped to pick up.
In Colorado, Democrat Jared Polis became the first openly gay man to be elected governor of a U.S. state. But Democrat Christine Hallquist lost her bid to become the first openly transgender U.S. governor in Vermont, where Republican incumbent Phil Scott won re-election. | <urn:uuid:34c1afa9-b6ba-4893-ae31-c9d28e6fce7d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-democrats-chip-away-at-gop-dominance-in-state-governments-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.966943 | 1,189 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Did you know Dynamics offers therapy for TMJ and Jaw pain?
If you are experiencing pain while biting or chewing, tenderness in your jaw, pain in and around your ears, or headaches, then you know what it feels like to have jaw pain. There are a number of factors that can cause jaw pain, making it hard to treat. Possible causes of jaw pain include: toothaches, infections, sinus problems, gum disease, teeth grinding, arthritis, or jaw problems related to injuries.
Many people also suffer from temporomandibular joint pain or TMJ pain, which refers to pain in the jaw joint specifically. This joint is made up of muscles, tendons, and bones, and injury to any of these structures can cause pain in the jaw. Symptoms of TMJ include:
sore jaw muscles, pain in the cheeks or temples, jaw clicking/ popping, difficulty opening one’s mouth, and/or locking of the jaw.
To help you reduce jaw pain or TMJ pain so that you can regain your comfort and enjoy eating all your favorite foods, here are a few tips from your Physical Therapist.
The following are tips that can help reduce jaw pain that is not related to TMJ problems:
- Speak to your physician or pharmacist about taking over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen or applying pain relieving gels that contain active ingredients like Benzocaine to the affected area. This form of treatment provides temporary relief and should not be used long term.
- Place a hot, damp cloth on your jaw and keep it there until the cloth is no longer hot. Applying heat to the jaw helps relax the muscles by increasing blood flow to the affected area.
- If your jaw has started to swell or is significantly swollen, apply cold packs to help numb jaw pain and reduce swelling.
- Avoid stress factors that may cause you to grind your teeth or clench your jaw as this can damage joints and muscles in the jaw.
If you think you are suffering from TMJ-related pain you should contact a qualified professional in order to diagnose TMJ problems. If TMJ dysfunction is diagnosed early on, the following home-remedies can help improve your symptoms:
- Take excessive pressure off of your jaw muscles and joints by eating soft foods and avoid chewing gum.
- Try to avoid clenching, tensing, or grinding your teeth. Clenching is one of the most common causes of TMJ pain.
- Relax your muscles by applying moist heat to your jaw twice a day for at least half an hour, or try gently massaging the muscles in your cheeks and temples.
- If your TMJ pain is the result of an injury, ice packs can be applied to the area to reduce swelling.
For more tips on how to safely and effectively reduce your jaw pain, talk to the trained, licensed Physical Therapists at Dynamics Physical Therapy. One of our Physical Therapists would be happy to assess your current jaw pain and create a program tailored specifically to your needs and goals.
Call Dynamics Physical Therapy to make an appointment or to ask any questions you may have.
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History of Marine Gardens Bowling Club
The club formed in 1930, has used the Worthing Borough Council
Mr. George Stracey convened the first meeting of Marine Gardens Bowling Club
Mr. George Stracey also donated the Stracey Shield in 1931, creating competition
The photo shows a step back in time to the mid-1960s.
Please note the number of deckchairs as opposed to the numerous benches which now encompass the green.
Marine Gardens Bowling Green - 1965
bowling club in Worthing, where all matches played are now mixed.
As well as their own internal competitions, the ladies are encouraged to take on
the men in many internal competitions that are not restricted by Bowls England to men only.
changing room facilities for ladies and men with the provision of their own toilet and wash areas.
membership and allows a number of planned social events throughout the year.
Marine Gardens is a compact but very popular park on the seafront in West Worthing, laid out in 1930,
and held in great affection by the people of Worthing.
The Gardens lie 1.25 miles west of Worthing Pier and are open to the public all year round.
The Gardens are accessible off Marine Parade on the Seafront and Winchelsea Gardens to the North of the site,
there is plenty of on street parking around the Park. Equally, it is easily reached by bike, bus or on foot.
The park is packed with ornamental and formal planting, creating a warm and welcoming place.
It is uniquely busy and bustling and yet a calm and peaceful space at the same time.
Bowls and putting is available daily during the summer months and there are public conveniences open to the public
from 9.30am to dusk every day, located at the Bowls Pavilion.
The site is flat but there is a ramp down into the gardens from the seafront; paths are wide and accessible around
the whole site, and so is ideally suited to those with mobility problems.
This is a popular site to sit and spend some time relaxing in the peaceful environment enjoying bowls being played
or for visiting the popular and busy privately run restaurant. The Waterwise Playground and Waterwise garden
are on the foreshore only a few metres to the west.
And, being so close to the beach, it extends the recreational area for visitors and residents alike.
Bowling - Café/Restaurant - Golf/Crazy Golf - Pond - Public Transport Links - Toilets - Walled Garden
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In nature, camouflage is very important for the survival of some animal species. Blending into the surroundings can help shield the animals from some predators including humans. Challenging the brain can be taken to an entirely different level in a complex challenge. The complex challenge displays numerous owls with something well hidden in-between them. Within the many owls, there is something hiding in plain sight. There is one cat hiding amongst the owls serving a higher purpose of just an ordinary puzzle.
There used to be an older version of the challenge that presented a cartoonish version of the animals. However, the newer version presented a more realistic approach to the challenge. The entirety of the picture has owls with some of the same appearances and coloring. When a person approaches this challenge, they begin thinking “this will be easy to find a cat amongst owls.” With all the same features and colorings, the chaos provided by the picture will prove it to be more difficult than just one glance and finding the cat. Many people neglect one of the most important parts of this challenge though. This important aspect is eyesight. However, there can be a few steps toward improvement of someone’s eyesight according to CooperVision.
The entire body relies on a healthy diet and so does the eyesight health of individuals. For healthy vision, one requires a healthy diet including a diet rich in vitamin A and lutein. Vitamin A providing rhodopsin which could help improve the low light vision of an individual. It helps by separating shading and shadows. With the owl and cat picture as an example, it could help a person differentiate the cat from the owls. Lutein has many health benefits, especially for eye health. It can help the eye from too much light. One myth, told by many parents, is that carrots are good for eyesight. It turns out with the higher levels of vitamin A and lutein in the carrots this is not a myth after al. There are many other vegetables that can help better the eyesight especially leafy greens since they hold higher amounts of the substances to help better the eyesight. However, leafy greens and carrots are not the only sources rich in eyesight helping substances. Animals provide some sources of eyesight-rich substances such as cod liver oil and butter. As one may think the owl challenge is just a fun mind puzzle it can serve a higher purpose than that. This challenging picture can help a person realize the importance of eyesight and jumpstart the process to bettering their vision while still also providing a fun aspect to it. | <urn:uuid:836895b7-7bcd-4ad3-bf80-03a2bba9e173> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sharesplosion.com/can-you-find-the-cat-hiding-in-these-owls/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.962066 | 528 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Peripheral nerves can be divided into sensory, motor and autonomic, based on their function. The sensory nerves carry impulses from the nerve ending in the skin, muscle, or joints to the spinal cord and brain. On the other hand, the motor nerves extend from certain areas in the brain or spinal cord to different muscles. The autonomic nerves regulate blood pressure, heart rate, sweating and body temperature, among other functions. Neuropathy is characterized by dysfunction of the peripheral nerves. Depending on the location and the type of the nerve fibers involved, patients with neuropathy can have different symptoms. | <urn:uuid:85ea935b-f6b4-467d-bc3c-7012024cfbb1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.cureceliacdisease.org/faq/what-is-neuropathy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.907682 | 123 | 3.3125 | 3 |
What makes a successful leader?
Is it getting a good grade in class? Is it showing up for class? What about achieving sales goals? These are all great attributes.
But what do you think is number one on the list? Vision. This is an essential skill. Along with building relationships, people management and execution of the plan, experienced leaders have a vision and are able to communicate it to all levels of their organization.
So, if you’re in a leadership position, it is up to you to help others become successful by teaching them the values so your vision of the future doesn’t stop with you.
Be the leader that inspires others to greatness.
“Every student has the ability to be a successful learner.”
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FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM)-- A local business owner said a bill going through the Arkansas legislature could be dangerous to others if it passes.
The bill is House Bill 1551 and was scheduled to go before the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Mar. 2.
The bill would allow people the opportunity to work in a lawful occupation without being required to comply with certain occupational regulations.
It does not specify which professions this would apply to.
Jesse Pettry owns Pettry Plumbing, Heating & Air and said this bill is too dangerous to pass.
He is worried that the bill would apply to pluming, electrical work as well as heating and air work.
Pettry said to do what he does requires years of studying and work.
He thought looking a making it easier to get certified would not be a bad idea but education is still a big part of the job.
“You could go out and say you wanted to be an electrician tomorrow," Pettry said. "Maybe you saw it done one time and you’ve got just enough knowledge to be able to be dangerous. Dangerous to yourself and others around you. So that’s the big concern about this.”
Pettry said he does not mind deregulation but said certain professions should keep the required certifications.
“We just have to be really careful," Pettry said. "You know electricians working on electrical can burn down a house like that. Its just that easy. I mean you put in a wire that’s not sized right or the wrong sized breaker and so it’s really just a big public safety concern.”
If the bill gets closer to passing, Pettry said he and others in his profession already plan on driving to the capital in Little Rock to show their disapproval for the proposed bill.
He hopes the bill simply does not pass or changes are made to it to make sure public safety when needing electrical work. | <urn:uuid:3f8de339-1a02-45df-9c8b-91ec454aff67> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/outreach/back-to-school/contractor-says-house-bill-could-be-risk-to-others/527-a3b1fc25-ed13-4695-b7c3-5bf78ccbf53f | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.969732 | 408 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Agricultural technology startup company Abundant Robotics to launch a robot with a taste for apples
SRI International, a technology research organisation, is to spin-out and launch Abundant Robotics, an agriculture technology company focused on helping make nutritious foods such as apples and other tree fruits more accessible.
Abundant will commercialize and build on several years of research initiatives in agricultural robotics at SRI.
Dan Steere, CEO of Abundant Robotics, says: “While orchard yields have significantly improved over the last two decades, labor productivity has not.
“Our goal is to deliver robotic systems to ease the hardest jobs in agriculture. The first automated apple harvesting system that doesn’t bruise or damage the produce will be a huge breakthrough in an industry that has been dependent on the challenges of seasonal labor.”
Abundant Robotics’ initial prototype is designed with technology from SRI to enable automation of apple harvesting. Future development may address other produce and steps in the production process.
Manish Kothari, PhD, president of SRI Ventures at SRI International, says: “Bringing automation to orchard agriculture is an important step in addressing nutritional demands and making high-quality fruit available to a growing population. SRI is proud to be a part of this major agtech breakthrough.”
Abundant Robotics co-founders Curt Salisbury, Michael Eriksen, and Dan Steere share early backgrounds in agriculture. Recognizing the opportunity for farming innovation they joined together while at SRI to apply leading-edge robotics expertise to agricultural production.
Salisbury was a leader in SRI’s robotics group and Eriksen, a software architect, was a key collaborator. Steere initially served as an entrepreneur in residence at SRI Ventures, advising Abundant Robotics before leading the venture full-time.
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Historic USS Kitty Hawk Heading to Final Resting Place in Texas
The former historic USS Kitty Hawk naval aircraft carrier is headed to its final resting place the Port of Brownsville in Texas, the day after Memorial Day.
The 1,069-foot-long USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was built in a shipping yard in Camden, New Jersey in 1956, launched out to sea in 1960, and was commissioned by the Navy in 1961. The aircraft carrier was decommissioned in 2009 and was stationed at Naval Base Kitsap as part of a ghost fleet up until its departure under tow to Brownsville in mid-January.
According to the United States Navy Region Northwest the ship was the Navy’s last commissioned conventional-powered aircraft carrier. The USS Kitty Hawk also served in disaster relief and humanitarian efforts in its 48 years of operation.
The ship is expected to arrive around dawn and will enter the jetties of South Padre Island mid-morning. Thousands of veterans who served on the ship will gather for a ceremony to honor the USS Kitty Hawk at the Isla Blanca Park Amphitheater.
A large crowd is expected for the arrival of the USS Kitty Hawk and hotels in the area are already booked up for the Memorial holiday weekend. Five other carriers have been dismantled at the port over the last several years. You may want to take a road trip this Memorial weekend to get one last glimpse before the USS Kitty Hawk becomes scrap-metal.
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Brussels sprouts are a rich source of iron and folate, making them a good choice for pregnant women. Brussels sprouts even reduce the chances of delivering a premature baby. Moreover, Brussels sprouts are also known to lower the risk of low birth weight in babies and prevent birth defects such as spina bifida.
American Pregnancy Association recommends eating Brussel sprouts as a rich source of vitamin c and folate.
Although called sprouts, these leafy vegetables are actually cruciferous family i.e. the family of cabbages. Hence these are safe to eat during pregnancy, unlike other sprouted vegetables.
When uncooked, Brussel sprouts can lead to gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating or constipation in some people. Since gastrointestinal issues are common in pregnancy, it is often preferred to eat cooked Brussels. When cooked, the sugars in these vegetables become more easily digestible, meaning, less stressful on the digestive tract.
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Sarah Monroe--Our Seminarian and Postulant at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA
A record of Sarah's day as a seminarian and postulant for Priest--2009-2014)
Sarah first came to St. Mark’s in July 2009, and quickly became a strong member, confirmed in September 2009 during Bishop Greg Rickel’s visit to St. Mark’s. As her home church, we were honored to have the opportunity to support the development of a new, young priest who will go out into the world to do God’s work. In January 2011, Sarah was accepted as a postulant in the Episcopal Church in our Diocese. In September 2012, Sarah was accepted as a candidate. In October 2012, Sarah was ordained a transitional deacon in the church. Sarah was on track to be ordained a priest in June 2013, but in discussions with Bishop Rickel decided to wait a year and do some more discernment about her ministry focus. Sarah completed her seminary work and graduated in May 2013. She was ordained a priest in April 2014, and is now working out of St. Andrew's, Aberdeen, and starting also in Westport, in a street ministry she started called Chaplains on the Harbor. More on Sarah's story at St. Mark's as a seminarian is found below and here.
In the Fall of 2009, during Sarah's senior year as a student at Evergreen State College, she did a research project on immigration in Grays Harbor County in Washington state. Some of the results of that study are provided here: http://olympicpeninsulajustice.blogspot.com/
In 99 Brattle - Progressive theology and critical thinking to transform the world, March 4, 2011: "Remember the Slave Ships? War Against the Poor"-- http://99brattle.blogspot.com/2011/03/remember-slave-ships-war-against-poor.html
In the Episcopal Voice, Winter 2011, pages 18 & 19: "Episcopalians stand for immigrant rights"-- http://www.ecww.org/files/6/VOICE_2011_winter_final_web2_revised.pdf
Letters and Ongoing Information From Sarah
Dear St Mark's,
I wanted to write you all about my recent conversation with the bishop. He and I together have decided to extend my time as a deacon before going on to priesthood.
This process has gone quite quickly and I have found it difficult to keep my head above water. It seemed a little foolhardy to rush into a curacy position where, as I have found out more, I would be serving in 3-4 locations and starting two new ministries on my own. I have been increasingly concerned about burnout. Additionally, my heart and passion are still ministering on the street and with people living on the edge. I have been feeling pulled more and more away from this and miss that work deeply. It is where I find my joy in ministry.
I have been praying for awhile for guidance and discernment. I was finally able to meet and talk with Greg on Wednesday about my concerns and we mutually decided that it would be best to wait a year. Greg wishes me to discern more around the diaconate. I still very much feel I am called to priesthood, but he wants me to do more discernment, particularly because I am so sure of my call to work with people who are on the edge.
My next steps will be to finish seminary. I will be in Boston for nearly a month in May/June, finishing a final class and graduating. I will then find a job (any jobs that you know of, let me know!) and, depending on where I end up working, will placed as a deacon. I plan to get settled and ease into doing ministry on the street.
I have been so very grateful for all of your support through this process. I so hope that I am not letting you all down by this decision. Your prayers, thoughts, support, and love have meant more than you will ever know. I am hoping to visit soon and talk more with all of you.
Blessings to all and much love,
Dear St Mark's,
It has been awhile since I sent out an update, so I thought I would do so. I am thinking of you this week and will especially miss St Mark’s Pancake Day!
I have been incredibly busy finishing up this last year of seminary and internship at St Paul’s Seattle. I flew back to Boston in January, where I took my General Ordination Exams (the results are still out on this!). Currently, I am working on a thesis project, for which I received an Episcopal Evangelism Society grant. I am designing liturgical and bible study resources to use on the street in ministry with folks who are homeless. I am enjoying the work very much, but also very much looking forward to graduation in May.
After a bit of discernment, I took the position of curate with the Rev. Pete Strimer at St Andrew’s Seattle. I will start in July, after ordination. Hold the date, June 13th, for ordination to the priesthood! As a curate, I will work in two places—at George (a church that closed two years ago) developing a community center and a new worshiping congregation and at St Luke’s Ballard doing street ministry. I am blessed and excited to take this position!
I know some of you are aware that my family has been in crisis. My sister Rachel is recovering well from surgery, but is also struggling with a painful divorce. My dad also has been ill and had prostate surgery a few weeks ago. I have spent as much time as possible with them in recent months, going back and forth between my internship in Seattle and home in Montesano. I thank you for your prayers.
I miss you all and pray for you and think of you often! I hope to have a few Sundays to visit in May.
Much love and many blessings,
Our seminarian, Sarah Monroe, is getting ready for her Candidacy Day in September, another step in
getting to ordination as a priest next year. Our Bishop’s Committee and Rev. Lorraine have written
letters of support for her. Also, we agreed again to pay for her annual health insurance costs (about
$2200), as well as to help pay for expenses for her psych evaluation (1/3 of the total, about $250,
required by the Diocese for anyone seeking ordination). Assuming Sarah becomes a candidate, she will
likely be ordained a transitional deacon in October, and then ordained a priest following completion of
her seminary work online with EDS next Spring. More information about her schedule and how we can
support her and participate in her ordination activities will be provided as she completes these steps
From Sarah on August 29th,
I first wanted to thank you all so much for your support with my health insurance and psych eval. It
means a lot!
Also, I wanted to let you know how things are going for me. I have most of my candidacy papers in and
will be interviewing on Sept. 22 with COM and Standing Committee. I will also be serving as an intern
at St. Paul's Seattle through this year. It is a large parish--and Anglo-Catholic--and Melissa Skelton will
be a great mentor. I'm looking forward to it. Even more exciting for me is that the parish runs the
"Fatted Calf Cafe" serving folks who are homeless in the area. I spent time with them yesterday and
had an amazing time. I'm hoping to do as much street work as I can, while still learning all the
"traditional" stuff too.
I'm officially moving into my Auburn apartment on the 3rd. I will be preaching next door at the
Montesano Church of God on Sunday, so I will come over to say hello to everyone.
Thanks again for all your support and prayers.
Early May, 2012
Just wanted to let you know that I will be back on what Bostonians call the "left coast" just in time to be at St Mark's for Pentecost Sunday. Look forward to seeing you all then!!!
I am halfway through finals and everything seems to be falling into place. Wednesday is the last day of classes and I am looking forward to having some free time. I am staying through graduation, since many of my friends here at EDS are graduating this year. Then off for a long drive across the country! I am looking forward to that--we'll take I-90 most of the way and that is a beautiful drive.
I hope you are all doing well.
I had such a wonderful time visiting you all last month! Thank you all again for all of your support and prayers.
I wanted to update you on my upcoming plans. I am finishing my second year of seminary soon and am looking forward to classes being over for the year. I am also finishing up my internship with Ecclesia. It is going to be so hard to leave this community-- I love everyone there so much! But it is time to say goodbye and I know that they will continue to thrive. I will always hold all the amazing people I have met and worked with there close to my heart.
I will be driving back to the Pacific Northwest with a friend who is moving to Portland. We leave on May 18th, right after graduation ceremonies. I have been in conversation with Bishop Greg and with other mentors and have decided to complete my final year of seminary closer to home. There is an outdoor church starting in Seattle and I have been invited to be a part of it. After a great deal of thought and prayers, I have decided to move back. I am so excited to be going back to the trees and mountains of the northwest and also excited to be a part of this new work. I am also happy to be closer to my new niece and nephew. I still am working out details about where I will live, etc.
I will actually finish at EDS as a distance student, so I will retain all my financial aid. I am really looking forward to being back. I have had an amazing experience in Boston, but it seems time to come back to the other side of the states again. I am looking forward to the opportunities there. Bishop Greg has been wonderfully supportive.
I look forward to seeing you all in just a few months! The weather in Boston has been odd--unseasonably warm and sunny (it got up to the 80s last week--yikes!). I hear that it is more normal there--plenty of rain! Many blessings to all of you-- you are ever in my thoughts and prayers.
Looking forward to Holy Week,
I just wanted to wish you all a wonderful Christmas. I miss you all this time of year and wish I could be back at my home church! I hope all is well for each of you; you are all often in my thoughts and prayers.
My school semester just finished and I am glad to have finals behind me (though I do have a paper to finish yet!). I am continuing to work at my internship through the holidays, which keeps me busy. I love the people I work with! I am looking forward to worshiping with them on Christmas morning on the Boston Common. I am told it is a very special service. This is a sad time of year for many people in our community and I look forward to spending time with them finding hope in a manger. In the afternoon, I will be having dinner with a friend and her family. It should be lovely!
Last week, I took a three day weekend and spent time at a monastic house in Northern Massachusetts. It was wonderful to be back in the woods with a little cabin and woodburning stove. It was clear most of the time (even though it was cold!), so I got to see the stars and go on lots of hikes.
I will be coming back to Washington in February, when my sister gets married. I will stay for a little over a week (Feb. 9-17) and hopefully will be able to make it to St. Mark's on the 12th and see everyone.
Love and blessings to each of you in the holy season!
Waiting for the light,
I was hoping to be able to come out for Christmas, but my plans have changed. Rachel is getting married in February, so I am going to wait to come out then. Hopefully, I will be able to stay for two weeks. I am trying to work out class schedules to allow me to do that. I'll also do my psych evaluation then as well, along with any other diocesan requirements that come up. It’s been a busy semester, but I am pushing through. Loving field education with the outdoor church!!! I'm preaching in a few weeks, finally!
Hope you are all well!
I have been so busy this past month and a half that I have not taken the time to update you all about how things are going for me this second year of seminary. I think about you all often and am so grateful for all your support. I am juggling many different things this year-- I am taking classes, doing field ed, working with a professor on campus, and volunteering. I am also trying to take time for selfcare too!!! :-)
I realized this year that I needed to focus on required classes, so I am taking a class on Episcopal
History and Polity, a class on Voice and Leadership, and a class on Ecumenism. The voice class has
been really helpful for me--as you all know I could use some work developing my speaking/voice skills!
It’s been a lot of fun and a lot of work. For the fun of it, I also signed up for an online class at a4
Lutheran seminary on rural ministry. It is very little work, but nice to have a place to talk about what interests me with other people going into rural ministry.
I am doing my field ed at Ecclesia Ministries, an 'outdoor church' that meets near the Boston Commons and whose membership is largely homeless or low income. It is a very challenging field to do ministry,but also so rewarding. I chose it for many reasons; one, because I wanted to see ministry done differently. I have found amazing mentors in the people I work with there! I work Sundays with the church service and bible study and Wednesdays with a program called 'common art' that provides space for people to come together to do art and share a meal. As I settle into this work, I have been so blessed to share in people's stories. The end of the month, a group from the congregation will be going on a pilgrimage, walking from downtown Boston to Emory House, a monastic house in northern MA. I will be going with the group on part of this walk. I have been deeply touched by the depth of spirituality in this community, where many people live such tragedy and pain. I have been able to use my Spanish skills too.
I am working with one of my professors, Susie Snyder, to develop resources on campus around
immigration and immigrant rights. We just held our first resource day on Oct. 10th, which is one reason I have been too busy to do anything else! We had around 65 people show up and had a panel of speakers and workshops. It was a lot of work, but it was wonderful to see it come together. I am taking a break from this for a bit so I can catch up on the rest of my life.
I am also limiting my volunteer work more than I originally wanted to. I have been working with the
Boston New Sanctuary Movement supporting the local immigrant community and have stepped back
from some of the work for this year. I will continue to work with them on a limited basis, but am finding that I need to take this space in seminary to reflect, write, and continue discernment. This is a good thing! I am also staying on the periphery of the Occupy movements (I have visited both Boston and NYC's Wall Street) and am working on some theological reflections around economic issues.
And, yes, I am finding space to have fun! I went with a group of seminary friends to New York City
over the last weekend and have got out of the city a few times (I went kayaking for the first time!). I also am cultivating space to just take walks, read novels, and visit with new friends. Tomorrow I am looking forward to going to a talk by Wendell Berry.
I will be coming back to my wonderful peninsula for Christmas. I will be in the area from Dec. 15-26. I will hope to see you all then!!! While there, I will complete the required psychological exam. I am
looking forward to applying for candidacy this spring.
I hope you are all doing well. You are in my thoughts and prayers!!
Everyone at St Mark’s,
It was so wonderful to spend the summer back in the area and be able to attend St Marks! I’ve loved being with you all in church again. My summer CPE internship at the hospital also kept me more than busy. It was an intense experience, but also a blessing to be able to minister with people in crisis at Providence St Peter. I learned a lot, about myself and my ministry gifts and about pastoral care. Thanks to everyone for your support through it!
I am returning to Boston the week of August 28th, driving across country with my sister. Back at seminary, I’ll be busy with classes and another internship with a ministry called Ecclesia. This ministry works with people who are homeless in downtown Boston and holds church services outside the Episcopal Cathedral on the Boston Commons. I will be helping with services and spending time on the Boston streets! I’ll also be working with one of my professors to plan a conference on faith and immigration. It will be a full year and I look forward to it!
I will miss you all. St Marks has been a wonderful church home for me and this summer I was reminded just how much I feel at home with you all. I pray you all have a wonderful year and that you continue to show the love of Christ in Montesano!
--Sarah now has decided to be in the Montesano area for the entire summer, doing her CPE work in Olympia. She will arrive in early May and will be at St. Mark's, hopefully preaching in our regular schedule.
--Sarah plans to be in the Montesano area for most of May, during her school break. Maybe she will preach one Sunday. More details to follow!
--It is crazy cold here in Boston. I came back from Mexico with a really bad cold and the weather here only made it worse (going from 70 degrees to 0 was a bit of a shock). But I am on the mend.
I am excited to be a postulant and just got out my first ember letter. Classes start this week, though some are cancelled due to snow (we got almost a foot last night!!) and they all look really good. I'm especially looking forward to liturgical practicum, where I get to learn to celebrate and plan services. Love that stuff!!! Oh, and if all goes as planned, Blaire estimates I will be applying for candidancy next year in the fall. The diocese wants to start ordaining to the priesthood right out of seminary more or less.
I'm also looking forward to CPE this summer-- it seems Lacey cancelled their program, so I will be in Maine. I do hope to make it back to WA during break, though, to see everyone. I miss you all!!!
--I just wanted to share the news. Blaire (Notrica, from the Diocesan staff) emailed me a copy of the postulant letter yesterday, since I am in Mexico, and I am indeed a postulant!!! God is good and I am a bit scared. ;-) But excited to see how God is leading.
My trip here to the borderlands has been a powerful experience so far and I will share more when I return. So many stories. I was in Tucson around the time of the shooting as well-- just so tragic and there is a lot of mourning here. Hope you all are well and safe.
--I hope you all had a blessed Advent and Christmas season. It was wonderful to see you all briefly! While I love my new home in Boston, it is impossible to replace St Mark's!
In this Epiphany season, when we remember our mission to give Christ's light to the world and anticipate the healing of the Christian community, I feel very blessed to be in seminary preparing for what God has called me to do. I will hear from BACOM in early January regarding their decision for postulancy. In the meantime, I will be studying on the Arizona-Mexico border in Tucson and Nogales for the first three weeks in January. I was excited to receive a grant to work with churches in that area on immigration issues (and maybe work a bit on my Spanish!). It will be interesting to spend my time on the border during Epiphany, which is the time we pray for barriers between people to be torn down.
I will return in time for Spring semester to begin and my classes once again look amazing. I will continue my study of Spanish for pastoral ministry, as well as jump into Bible and theology courses. I have learned so much here that I hope will be useful for my future ministry. I appreciate the strong emphasis on the priesthood of all believers at this seminary and it fits nicely with all I learned and observed at St. Mark's.
Thank you again for all your prayers and support. I so appreciate all the notes and emails I have recieved. You are always in my thoughts and prayers. This Epiphany, I am so grateful for the light of Christ that you all display to the world.
--Sarah's BACOM/Diocesan ordination interview was at Camp Huston on December 9-10, and she thinks it was a supportive experience. They had some good discussions, the interview itself seemed to go really well, and the bishop was positive. She got to preach a short sermon at the Eucharist and it was well received. She thanks all for the support and prayers.
--I was disappointed that I had a class all day Sunday so didn't get to celebrate All Saint's or Halloween, but I'm glad to hear that you had a good community turnout Halloween night. I just love that St Mark's does that. Here, the little neighbor girl from next door (the daughter of a student here) showed up in her little clown costume. She was sooo cute!! I'm enjoying my new living space-- it is an intentional community with 7 people and we have a good time together.
This week, I am a delegate from EDS to the ERD's student network meeting, so I will be at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina for a few days finding out more about ERD and how the seminary can be involved. It should be a great opportunity. While I am there, I will also get to hear Naim Ateek (a Palestinian theologian who is an Episcopal priest) speak about the holy land. I'm also applying for a grant to spend three weeks on the border in January, so my schedule is, as always, very busy. But I love everything I'm doing so much!!
--Sarah has been accepted to attend the BACOM Diocesan retreat for those who aspire to ordination, on December 9-10, 2010 here in the Diocese. If approved by this board of review, she can start into the postulancy process toward ordination. She will come back for about a week to attend this, and plans to be with us for Sunday worship on December 5th. She will likely not be able to be here over Christmas break due to her class schedule. She is hoping to do her CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) work at St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia next summer and be home in Montesano for the summer.
--Dear People of St Mark's,
Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support. My first 6 weeks in seminary have been very full and busy. I'm taking a very full load of classes, so I'll probably remember to cut back a bit next semester. At the same time, I am enjoying every one of them. The professors here at EDS are amazing and I am learning so much. The seminary community has also been very welcoming. We have twice daily worship during the week and I've had the opportunity to serve many times leading morning or evening prayer. I am also serving on chapel staff. Every day, I am amazed that I am actually here and that God has brought me this far in my journey. I've made many friends and we are learning together how to build community.
Cambridge is a beautiful old city, full of historical sites and lovely old churches. Just going to the store can be a history lesson. The weather is changing and it is getting colder. The leaves are changing and the colors are so vibrant. I have found my favorite spot behind the seminary in the Longfellow gardens, underneath the old trees. It reminds me a bit of home, though I do really miss the evergreens and mountains.
I miss you all very much and St Mark's is often in my thoughts and prayers. My love to each of you!!
Peace and Love in Jesus,
--Dear People of St. Mark’s,
As I get ready to leave for seminary in Cambridge, MA, I wanted to thank each of you from the bottom of my heart for all your love, support, and encouragement. My last year at St. Mark’s has been one of the best in my life and you have all helped make it that way. I have been so enriched by the community that I have found here and for the love you have for each other.
I also want to thank you for the moral and financial support that has allowed me to go to seminary. I am deeply grateful. I look forward to this next adventure with God, as I pursue ordination and attend seminary at the Episcopal Divinity School. I am excited to get settled in Cambridge and start classes and will keep in touch with you all as I progress.
Each of you has touched my life in so many ways and I will miss you and keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Continue to be the light of Christ shining in Montesano!!
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The economy is breathing and there be jobs here.
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It’s hard to think that the annoying slime that turns your pond water green in spring and early summer could be the future of biofuels – but that’s a possibility that a surprising range of research institutions, private firms, oil companies, NASA and even the Pentagon are looking at very carefully.
Admittedly, it’s not exactly a new thought; the first suggestion that algae could be used as an alternative form of fuel emerged back in the dark days of World War II – in 1942, to be exact – and the idea has resurfaced periodically at fairly regular intervals ever since. Today, however, many think algal fuels have come back in the spotlight at just the right time, as the economics of oil prices, the uncertainty of supply, and the widespread desire to reduce fossil fuel dependency make conditions ideal for its uptake.
It’s been debated in the House of Commons, and suggested as a sustainable alternative to fracking, so, just what is so special about algae, and is it really going to be the fuel of the future?
Advantages of Algae
One of the great potential advantages that algae has as the starting point for biofuel is that it gets around the principal problem typically levelled at other plant candidates – its production doesn’t lead to competition for agricultural land. Obviously there’s not much of an environmental gain if the end result of making ‘green’ fuel is impoverished local food production, especially since the places most suited to growing biomass crops tend to be the emerging nations of the world. Since algal cultivation simply needs a site – not good, fertile soil – it can easily be carried out on land which is unsuitable for agriculture.
Although, obviously, it does need to be grown in water, algae itself has no real impact on water resources, and can be grown in brackish water – or even in many kinds of wastewater – and in the event of spillage or release, it is a highly biodegradable material, and so does little to harm to the environment.
Expensive but Productive
In fairness, it has to be said that algae does not have it all its own way. The growing facilities are relatively big-budget items to build in the first place, and costly to run, which means that compared with other land based biomass plant operations, it is considerably more expensive on a like for like basis, although algae is said to be much more productive per acre.
In that regard, while some of the massive estimates of algal productivity which have been quoted over the years are hard to take seriously, there is solid evidence from reputable sources that some kinds of algae can achieve three times the plant oil yield of the best land-grown biofuel crops. According to NASA, for instance, the pyramidal micro-alga Botryococcus braunii can produce a staggering 1,760 gallons of oil per acre.
Exciting New Breakthrough
At the end of 2013, a new breakthrough was announced that could soon see that oil being turned into a fuel cheaply and quickly enough for it to compete with conventional petrol or diesel.
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a way to process algae into a type of crude oil substitute in under an hour. This algal-crude can then be subsequently refined using the same technology used for petroleum crude to yield useable fuels, and according to estimates of the costs at full commercial scale, could sell for as little as $2 a gallon. Obviously US and UK forecourt prices are very considerably different, but ‘green’ algal petrol at little more than £1 a gallon really would be quite something!
Like algal fuels themselves, the technique itself isn’t entirely new; it’s a version of a process that rejoices in the name “hydrothermal liquefaction” – something first proposed back in the 1970s – but this time given a few tweaks and twists to make it more cost effective.
In essence, it’s a long, thin pressure cooker that cooks a mixture of one part algae to four parts water at a temperature of around 350ºC, and a pressure of 3,000 pounds per square inch. In many ways, the process is replicating the natural events that formed crude oil in the first place – only speeding up the millions of years it took to around 60 minutes.
At the end of that hour, a bio-oil, chemically similar to light sweet crude oil will have been formed; the yield is slightly over half the original weight of algae put in.
Does this mean algae finally is going to let us break our dependency on petroleum-based oil and become the new and – quite literally – ‘green’ fuel of the future?
It’s probably too early to say for certain. After having invested $600 million US dollars in algal research, the international oil major ExxonMobil concluded in mid 2013 that algal fuels were (then) probably more than 25 years away from being commercially viable.
This latest discovery, however, now seems to have brought that day a good deal closer, and while there’s obviously still a way to go before algal fuel becomes mainstream, it looks increasingly likely that sometime around the middle of the century, it really will be at filling stations everywhere.
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Two years ago, whilst at the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) tournament in Khartoum, Sudan, I bumped into a FIFA official, often tasked with the duty of firefighting governance problems in various national associations across the world.
When we sat down, for a frank conversation about the challenges of improving football administration in Africa, I made it clear that better methods need to be devised by FIFA, in order to ensure that good governance is prevalent amongst the continent’s national associations.
Whilst he appeared to listen with rapt attention, it is a matter of debate as to whether he took my words seriously. But I digress…
Whenever there is a conflict between national associations and governments, the latter being largely responsible for funding football across the continent, as there are very few FAs in Africa that are financially independent, FIFA, more often than not, comes to the strong defence of the national federation.
The expected song, from the usual Zurich hymn sheet – that FIFA does not tolerate interference in the internal governance of national federations – is sung, in the hope that the consequent threat of a possible ban from international football – which is sometimes carried out – will ensure the ‘offending government’ keeps its supposedly big nose out of football affairs.
Having seen, first-hand, the damage that meddlesome and clueless government officials, in the different parts of the continent – and indeed in other parts of the world – have done to the management of national federations and the overall development of football in their countries – FIFA’s position, in principle, is well-intentioned.
But, as always, the devil is always in the detail of the everyday operation of the principle.
The assumption on which the FIFA policy of “non-interference” is based – that its member football associations are populated with the requisite number of right-thinking, diligent people, with the integrity not to pursue their own selfish desires but act in the best interest of the game, the premise on which they must be allowed to administer football without interference – is a far from accurate one.
In reality, the best governance structures are only as good as the people who operate them.
When a group of malevolent people are determined to take charge of a football association, there is always a loophole for them to exploit, in order to achieve their aims; sometimes the inelegant drafting of the governing statute or, as is often the case in many FA elections across the continent, the use of financial inducements – otherwise known as bribes – to sway the electorate in a particular direction.
So, in the event that a football association is in the firm grip of such a group, that has a naked agenda of self-interest, how can the right-thinking members of the football community, effectively out of the ‘political’ loop, solve its problems, knowing that credible voices of dissent, insisting on good governance, have been sidelined or squashed?
Whilst it cannot be denied that several governments in Africa have contributed to poor football governance by ensuring that they use the power of the state to ensure that incompetent, clueless cronies of the ruling class are elected to head such federations, there are cases where genuine government concern over mismanagement exist but they can only watch helplessly, while the national game goes adrift.
The reason? Those behind the corruption and poor governance within a federation gleefully and contemptuously use FIFA’s policy of governmental non-interference in federation matters as a cloak under which to perpetuate their acts of malfeasance.
This is relatively easy for them to do, because whenever FIFA sets out to investigate the state of governance in a national federation, the first thing they do is to write to the president or general secretary of the affected federation, in order to be ‘briefed’ on the problems that have led to a crisis.
But the unanswered – and very uncomfortable – question is what happens when the misconduct of the president or general secretary, or a complicit executive committee, is responsible for the crisis?
How does FIFA get to the root of poor national federation governance, if it seeks a solution based on information obtained from the very same people that are responsible for it?
Allowing foxes to remain in charge of the proverbial henhouse is never a good idea, so the old saying goes.
What is expected from FIFA mandarins, as I told the official, during our discussion in Khartoum, is a far more proactive attitude in furthering the cause of good governance in the continent.
Problems cannot be solved without credible and independent sources of information, which are desperately needed to understand the genesis of conflict and chart the right roadmap for better management of FAs in Africa.
The recent decision of FIFA, to support the South African judicial panel of enquiry that will look into the match-fixing scandal that took place in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup finals, was a welcome volte-face from their previous position that such an investigation could be regarded as a violation of FIFA principles.
One hopes this moment of co-operation could be a watershed moment that could usher in an era where the world governing body adopts a far more intelligent and nuanced approach to tackling governance problems in the continent.
As Joseph-Antoine Bell, the former Cameroon goalkeeper poignantly observes, “football does not begin with footballers. It begins with the administrators.”
Without visionary, honest and intelligent leadership from those primarily responsible for plotting a trajectory of progress, African football will only flatter to deceive – which would be a betrayal of the potential that ought to conquer the world.
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In Pokemon, there are 18 different types of Pokemon are available. Flying Type Pokemon is one of the 18 types. Pokemon Quest is a game that plays quite different when compared to Pokemon Go. There are eighteen different varieties of recipes to attract and catch the required pokemon.
Here, our main focus is on Flying type Pokemon. In this guide, we will steer you on how to find a flying-type Pokemon in Pokemon Quest.
Pokemon Quest is one of the cooking games, which will be very fun to cook different foods in various creatures. Cooking recipes in this game is one of the primary technique where the players can impress and catch their Pokemon in the game.
Ingredients in Pokemon Quest
Pokemon Quest has ten different ingredient types to attract Pokemon while playing. Each ingredient has different properties. Hence, players should know which ingredient will be used to cook a recipe. Here, we’ve listed some of the different ingredient types for you. Let’s look into them.
- Apricorns – hard and small vegetable, yellow in colour.
- Balm Mushrooms – precious and soft mushroom which will be in grey.
- Big Roots – It is a soft red vegetable which is massive in its size.
- Bluk Berries – It will be small, sweet, soft and blue in colour.F
- Fossils – Hard, small mineral in grey colour.
- Honey – Precious, a soft and sweet ingredient in yellow colour.
- Icy Rocks – cherished, hard, blue mineral.
- Tiny Mushrooms – soft, red, small mushroom.
How to cook in Pokemon Quest?
To cook a particular recipe in Pokemon Quest, you need to head over to the home menu and choose a cooking pot. This will permit the players to place nearly five different types of ingredients in the pot. Once the pot is filled, click the cooking button to cook the recipe.
How to catch Flying-type Pokemon in Pokemon Quest?
- Dish – Light as Air Casserole a la Cube
- Ingredients – Minerals and few plants
- Instance- Two fossils, two massive roots, one icy stone
- Attracts – Flying Type Pokemon
Are you looking for a Flying-type Pokemon in your Pokemon Quest? Light as Air Casserole a la cube will help you to find the Flying-type in Pokemon Quest. It is one of the recipes in Pokemon Quest which entice most Flying-type Pokemon. This recipe requires 2 plant ingredients and 3 mineral ingredients.
Try to cook your dish in different pots like Iron pot, Bronze pot, Silver pot, and Gold pot. Once your dish is ready, this will automatically attract the flying pokemon in your gameplay.
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Innovation driving: The business behind the Formula E team of Mercedes-EQ.
This is fast. It’s quick. It’s awesome. And everything is electric. And everything is electric.
The new motorsport in the city is ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
This racing event has been similar in many respects to Formula One since 2014. In the city centers of some of the world’s most iconic places, the competition takes place. Cars are open-cockpit single-seat machines with open-wheel speed.
But the Formula E cars – up to 175 mph – are powered exclusively by electric batteries.
This sport is a chance to demonstrate impressive technology for the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team.
Naturally on the race circuit.
But it also supports the car and drivers in business activities.
Racing’s corporate side.
“It was two challenges when we decided to join the racing circuit in 2019,” says Laura Goodrick, Mercedes E Team Chief Financial Officer, Formula E. “We set up a brand new racing team, but at the same time we created a startup company essentially.”
The racing team chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud to start up this dedicated support organization very fast.
Goodrick explained that the solution provided both rapid deployment and support for an ongoing team.
“We are active in the UK, Germany and in competitive locations all over the world,” says Goodrick. “Therefore it really gave us an advantage to be cloud-based.”
The SAP S/4HANA cloud is used by practically the entire team to put data on the fingertips. This helps them to control and improve the global supply chain financially on the international race circuit.
The team also uses state-of-the-art technology to learn more from a young race enthusiast.
Ian James, team principal of the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team, said: “Without the fans, there will be no sport. “It’s extremely important to understand what the fans want from the sport.”
And the new sport’s demographics are quite interesting. For instance, data released after its 5th season by the ABB FIA Formula E Championship revealed a 72% stake in social networks below 35 years.
For the ultimate customer experience, the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team uses experiential management solutions by SAP and Qualtrics.
“We receive immediate feedback to help us identify where we set the benchmark and where gaps exist and where improvements can be made,” continues James.
Formula E racing is about innovation and technologies that can dominate sustainable transport.
“Formula E provides us with a platform to showcase our Mercedes EQ brand’s technology,” Goodrick says.
And at racetrack speed, the business segment of Mercedes-EQ is growing.
The company will launch more that 10 different all-electric veins on the market by 2022, and customers will be able to choose a minimum of one electric alternative across every model series from Daimler AG, owned by the Mercedes-Benz or the Mercedes-AMG brands.
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At present, it is not possible to imagine application development without a version control system. Although there are several very good ones, the most used and popular is one created by Linus Torvalds. So, installing Git on Ubuntu 20.04 is essential if you’re a developer who wants to create interesting things.
Git is the most popular version control system today. It is also one of the most popular and widely used tools for developers.
A version control system allows you to monitor and track the various stages of software development. Besides this, a version control system stands out for allowing the incorporation of development branches.
In this sense, Git has always stood out for its power and flexibility. So it is possible to create a local or remote repository by facilitating cooperation between users. Also, it has third-party applications that make it even easier to use.
Every developer needs to have GIT, and if you add Ubuntu 20.04 to that, you’ve already gone part of the way.
Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, Git can be installed on Ubuntu 20.04 in several ways. In this post, you will learn 2 ways to do it. Remember, you do not have to use both methods just one.
Installing Git on Ubuntu 20.04
The first way to install Git on Ubuntu 20.04 is through the official distribution repositories.
First, open a terminal from the main menu or start an SSH session and refresh APT.
sudo apt update
When the process is over, you can search for Git on the repositories.
sudo apt search git
And there you’ll see many GIT-related packages such as plugins and third-party applications. To install GIT just run the following command:
sudo apt install git
And there the process will begin.
Once the process is finished, you can check the installed version.
git version 2.25.1
And then you can start using Git.
Get the latest version of GIT using the PPA
GIT has a quite active development so they frequently release new versions. So to have the latest stable version available, you need to add the GIT PPA repository for Ubuntu 20.04
The procedure is quite simple. First, add the repository.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
This same repository will update APT. So during the process, you will see updated information downloaded from the system.
At the end of the process, you can install GIT.
sudo apt install git
And finally, check the installed version.
git version 2.28.0
This equally easy to do method is important if we want to take advantage of the new features of each GIT release.
Through this post, you’ve learned something about Git. This version control system is so indispensable in professional application development that it’s almost mandatory to install it. And that’s something you learned today.
Also, you can read about the best GIT clients:
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Through my Twitter feed I was recently alerted to a new article published in PLOS-ONE entitled “Environmental Roots of the Late Bronze Age Crisis“, co-authored by D. Kaniewski, E. Van Campo, J. Guiot, S. Le Burel, T. Otto, and C. Baeteman, all of whom are geologists and/or environmental scientists working in France and/or Belgium. The authors argue that the collapse of various states in the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the LBA can be attributed to an environmental stimulus, specifically a 300-year drought. The new evidence for this argument is a core from the Larnaca Salt Lake near the important LBA site of Hala Sultan Tekke, which shows that the area slowly transitioned from a Mediterranean woodland to a dry steppe over the course of the LBA in two distinct steps:
The first step was recorded at 1450–1350 cal yr BC, and a second step was reached at ca. 1200 cal yr BC. The drivers of environmental changes for the second step are quite different as no fire activity or changes in the lagoon are attested. The agricultural activity, rich around the site, also strongly declined since 1200 cal yr BC. The PCA-biplot (Fig. 4) indicates that agriculture only became one of the main components of environmental dynamics since ca. 850–750 cal yr BC.
The authors then compare this development to Gibala-Tell Tweini in northwest Syria, where evidence for a long drought correlates with the core evidence from Larnaca. So the authors conclude that
Both proxies [Larnaca and Gibala-Tell Tweini] reveal a hydrological anomaly for the 1200–850 cal yr BC period, indicating a similar, although not uniform, drought event, recorded both on the island and on the continent. The onset of the drought event seems to be chronologically close to the LBA crisis and the Sea People event.
From this, their ultimate conclusion is that
this study shows that the LBA crisis coincided with the onset of a ca. 300-year drought event 3200 years ago. This climate shift caused crop failures, dearth and famine, which precipitated or hastened socio-economic crises and forced regional human migrations at the end of the LBA in the Eastern Mediterranean and southwest Asia. The integration of environmental and archaeological data along the Cypriot and Syrian coasts offers a first comprehensive insight into how and why things may have happened during this chaotic
period. The 3.2 ka BP event underlines the agro-productive sensitivity of ancient Mediterranean societies to climate and demystifies the crisis at the Late Bronze Age-Iron Age transition.
Here is where the authors and I part ways. My main problem lies in the gap between the first and second sentence. Even if we accept the modest conclusion that “the LBA crisis coincided with the onset of a ca. 300-year drought event,” why do we need to link the two causally? This is a post hoc ergo propter hoc-esque logical fallacy. This is especially so since we don’t have evidence for a large-scale drought. The two proxies they are using are under 250 km apart. This might seem like a long distance, but it’s positively tiny considering that they are using them to explain a collapse that spans the Greek mainland, Anatolia, the Levantine Coast, and Egypt. Mycenae on the Greek mainland, for instance, is about 1200 km away from Gibala-Tell Tweini in Northwest Syria, and almost as far away as the Hittite capital Hattusa, which is about 1000 km away from Egypt. Even if we were 100% sure about the 300-year old drought in Cyprus and Syria (unlikely given that we have only two proxies), can we really use the drought to explain the collapse of the Mycenaean political order some 1000 km away?
The rest of the concluding paragraph is, frankly, a guess. We don’t have evidence that allows us to claim, for instance, that “This climate shift caused crop failures, dearth and famine, which precipitated or hastened socio-economic crises and forced regional human migrations at the end of the LBA in the Eastern Mediterranean and southwest Asia.” Even worse is the claim that “The 3.2 ka BP event underlines the agro-productive sensitivity of ancient Mediterranean societies to climate” since it claims to show what it assumes. That is, the authors assume that drought led to collapse (I say assume because they don’t actually know that), then they claim that this shows that these societies were prone to collapse because of droughts! This is called begging the question.
I could go on and on, but I don’t want to belabor the point. The Mediterranean is climatically heterogeneous. Even if it weren’t, it is a huge stretch to assume that a drought in one part of the eastern Mediterranean can be used to extrapolate another drought elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean. Even if it could, we can’t be sure that because the two “events” (they’re really processes, of course) are simultaneous or nearly so, that one explains the other. I’d concede that the drought contributes to our understanding of the collapse, but it’s simplistic to argue that this climate shift caused political collapse. In general, I’d add that the authors naively accept many archaeological and historical arguments as facts — the “Sea Peoples” are a big historiographical problem, for instance — and they clearly aren’t totally comfortable with the archaeological scholarship on this very difficult problem.
What all of this shows is the weakness of research that isn’t really interdisciplinary. If the authors really wanted to argue that climate and political collapse in the LBA were interrelated, they should have brought historians and archaeologists on board. They didn’t, and the results were as predictable as if I (an archaeologist of the Greek LBA) had tried to write an article interpreting their palynological analysis. | <urn:uuid:14b820f2-bbb8-46bd-b242-c2d7ddf19a3e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://englianos.wordpress.com/tag/collapse/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.944559 | 1,273 | 2.953125 | 3 |
European Scientific Working Group on
[2009 Nov] Ukraine, WHO And The Geopolitics Of Swine Flu Panic By F. William EngdahlThe recent issue of the German weekly Der Spiegel, reports that members of the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI), which claims to be an independent scientific advisory body advising EU member governments on policies regarding H1N1 influenza, is anything but independent. It's being financed by Big Pharma. ESWI claims it brings together scientific "key opinion leaders in influenza." However the sole financial backers are 10 pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline -- manufacturer of the German swine flu vaccine -- and Roche -- producer of the antiviral drug Tamiflu. | <urn:uuid:81ced286-225f-4d13-a51e-55420cee307e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://whale.to/vaccine/eswi_h.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.878972 | 157 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Citation: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96: 1175–1180 1999
PDF Full Text: Nitrogen fertilizer: Retrospect and prospect
The rising fertilizer use accompanying more people eating more has been called exponential and prompted fears of polluted water and consequent methemoglobinemia and hypoxia. It also has raised alarm about greenhouse warming and an altered global N cycle and thus primary production and diversity of vegetation. In this plethora of issues we concentrate on a few, beginning with the fundamental one of how fast N fertilizer use has risen in the world and in an industrial nation, the United States, where early, rapid adoption may foretell the course in the world. We also shall explore how much deposition of N from the atmosphere has increased. After examining the changing ratio of fertilizer N application to its intended incorporation in crop yield, we shall discuss prospects for more or less N fertilizer by 2070 when the earth’s farmers may be feeding 10 billion people and sparing more or less habitat for nature.
Keywords: agriculture, fertilizer, nitrogen, industrial ecology, population
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- Original hand pulled screen print
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2022 Kansas Birding Big Year
This year the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will host its very own birding contest dubbed the “2022 Kansas Birding Big Year.” Unlike other big year competitions that span the U.S. in a calendar year, participants in the 2022 Kansas Birding Big Year compete from January 1 - Dec. 31 to observe as many species of birds as they can within the borders of Kansas.
Participants can compete in one of three categories: youth (17 and under), adult (18-64), and senior (65 and up). Winners of each category will receive prizes to be awarded next January.
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In the midst of California’s rolling blackouts, CBSMarketWatch.com published an article entitled, “What’s it cost to warm up leftovers?” The author, speaking for millions of Americans, didn’t have a clue what it cost to run various appliances. Most people don’t give a second thought to their furnace or air conditioner as long as it blows hot and cold air. The most vital system in their home gets hidden in the attic, crawlspace, or behind shrubs — out of sight, out of mind.
What’s missing is value awareness. Value awareness is in getting consumers to think about the problems you can solve and the benefits you can provide. It’s also doing what’s needed for consumers to understand that new energy-saving comfort systems can provide more benefits than anything else they could buy with the same money.
Value Awareness MessageYou have less than two seconds to grab people’s attention. A strong headline, interesting graphics, and an inviting layout start the process. Compelling statements or timely questions can move them into action. The key is to let them discover the vital comfort benefits missing in their lives. We’ve developed the following example to give you a few ideas (see Figure 1). If you don’t have the time or inclination to write copy, lay it out, and test it, then contact a marketing professional.
Direct mail is the best medium for your value awareness message. Unlike the Yellow Pages, you can turn direct mail on and off, test new messages, and increase quantities when you need more business. The main reason direct mail is so powerful is you can target exactly those people most likely to buy from you.
You know this, but it bears repeating: Those most likely to buy in the future are the ones who bought from you in the past. You know who they are, where they live, and the problems they’ve had. They trust you and are the group most interested in your message. Start mailing to customers with the lowest efficiency and oldest equipment first. Stay in contact with current customers every quarter.
Whales Are Easier To Catch Than MinnowsAccording to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, as household income rises, so does spending on home improvement projects. The study shows that 11% of households with incomes over $100,000 account for about one-fourth of all remodeling expenditures. Higher-income hvac customers typically have:
The easiest way to identify these premium customers is by the value and location of their homes. Start by contacting firms listed in your Yellow Pages under “mailing lists.” You should be able to customize a mailing list by the following criteria:
Also, find out when the information was last updated and who compiled it. The fresher the list, the better. Once you have your list of premium customers, mail your message at least four times per year. Direct mail sent once does about as much good as leaving the front porch light on for Jimmy Hoffa.
New Buyers, Older HomesResearch shows people trading up to their second home will spend nearly $5,000 on home improvements within the first 24 months of ownership. In the same period, first-time buyers only spend about $1,500. After two years, both groups spend less on discretionary home improvements, like replacing hvac equipment that is still running.
To maximize this two-year window of opportunity, focus on the trade-up buyers. Ask your mailing list company to secure a “new homeowners list” for homes at or above the medium price range for zip codes where you want to do business.
Newer Homes With Old ProblemsUntapped gold mines are subdivisions with poorly installed comfort and air distribution systems. When made aware they no longer have to suffer, many people in these homes become fed up and anxious for you to solve their problems now. The easiest way to pinpoint these win-win opportunities is by asking your service techs which subdivisions have the bad installations, poor equipment, or unsolved comfort problems.
People only buy after they become aware. After they receive your value awareness message, future customers will realize the money they save on better comfort can pay for many other things, including a lifetime of warmed-up leftovers.
Howard is president of The ACT Group, Inc., a firm that specializes in sales training for the hvac industry. He can be reached at 800 515-0034 or email@example.com.
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Trump Loosens Restrictions On Rules Of Engagement For Soldiers.
Americans who serve in the military should be honored and respected for their service. They are the frontline of American Defense and the face of freedom around the world, despite the MSM slanderous claims otherwise. Our soldiers are used to working with the best gear and have the world’s best training, in order to do what the need to to keep us safe. But for some odd reason, they have been missing a key factor, the ability to stop an enemy that has not yet attacked them. They were not allowed to do anything unless the enemy was within proximity or engaged them in combat.
A few marines told me their stories they both served but decades apart. A Vietnam Veteran would tell me about how every morning they would pull straws on who would drive a truck up a supply path. So I asked him why did they draw straws? Was there something special about driving the truck? He proceeded to tell me that every night when they went to sleep they would hear Charlie (The Viet Cong) up on the path digging and placing explosives and traps but were unable to do anything about it due to the rules of engagement. So it then became one person’s dangerous job to drive the truck over the path in the morning in hopes of clearing the path and surviving the traps/bombs. The truck had logs tied to the back bumper that would be jostled around when driving in efforts to clear more area. All it would have taken is the ability to defend the path at night to keep the soldier from running the gauntlet.
More recently a younger marine who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan had a similar story where he was also unable to do anything as they would hear Alqueda or the Taliban bury IEDs at night. It would anger both of them. The younger marine would tell me how easy it would have been to pick them off with some night vision and a rifle. Both Marines had seen the fatal flaws of these commands through the loss of life and injury but as soldiers, they listened to these life-endangering rules of engagement.
There are countless stories like this, some sadly from a parent’s perspective as their son was a Navy seal who died likely because of this flawed rule during Obama’s Presidency.
Watch the Video Below.
Trump has now made it so soldiers will be able to defend themselves from the enemy day and night. No longer will it be oh that RPG over there is not threatening yet as they are too far away or its ok the IED they just buried isn’t in the line of our Humvee yet. He has made soldiers better able to defend themselves and each other from the enemy.
“We are no longer bound by the need for proximity to our forces,” Mattis told the House Armed Services Committee in the afternoon. “It used to be we have to basically be in contact with that enemy.”
“Wherever we find them, anyone who is trying to throw the NATO plan off, trying to attack the Afghan government, then we can go after them,” Mattis said.
The second change involves, essentially, dispersing U.S. advisers among the Afghan units that are closer to the enemy forces.
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Following the Holy Fathers: Timeless Guides of Authentic Christianity
Translator: Fr. John Palmer
Pages: 344 Binding: Sewn softcover
From the Introduction:
It must be clearly established in our minds that the Fathers of the Church, those wise and holy teachers of the Orthodox faith, are not the product of some by-gone age; they are not a thing of the past. This is greatly important since many contemporary Orthodox theologians, having fallen under the influence of non-Orthodox scholars, believe and teach that the mark of antiquity renders an ecclesiastical writer a Father of the Church; in other words, in order to be a Father one must have lived in some ancient era. Consequently, this view divides the Church’s indivisible history according to quality and spiritual depth; it treats the Church as if it were not Christ Himself extended unto the ages of ages, as if during particular eras – such as our own – it had ceased to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to produce saints, teachers and theologians. On the contrary, the Church continues on its course through history ever undiminished in quality, sanctifying through Christ its holy head and through the All-Holy Spirit, who remains eternally and continually within it…
—Protopresbyter Theodoros Zisis
From the Translator’s Introduction:
This book, then, represents a collection of valuable scholarship covering both a broad range of Patristic figures dating from apostolic times to the present day, as well as a wide variety of themes. Moreover, it paints a roughly representative picture of one of Greece’s most important modern Patristic scholars and effectively introduces him to the English-speaking world. Most importantly, though, this volume offers to show readers how an authentic Orthodox Patrologist relates to the lives, text, and teachings of the Holy Fathers.
—Rev. Dr. John Palmer
Rich enough in content to hold the interest of one who is theologically inclined but practical and approachable enough to be enjoyed by any reader.
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3) Discuss your own personal ideas on the music, culture, and characters presented in the film.
4) Your paper should be 2 to 3 pages in length.
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Google has become the latest tech company to introduce a centralized resource containing tools aimed at courting journalists, with the launch of a new hub called Google Media Tools. The idea is to offer a one-stop shop where reporters can access and learn to use a number of Google services, from Google Search trends to Google Maps, as well as get details on how to use Google to enhance their reporting on topics ranging from political elections to humanitarian disasters and more.
The Google Media Tools site is more than just a collection of links pointing to other properties under the Google umbrella. Instead, it has subdivided sections where reporters can dive into various topics they’re interested in to better learn the details of how things like Google’s Transparency Report work, or to learn how to get started using the Google Maps API to build customized maps and better visualize data.
Other information on the new site includes how-to’s for reporters and news organizations aimed at helping them properly promote themselves on Google’s platform – there are instructions on how to get included in the Google News aggregator, for instance, and how to use Google+ Hangouts to reach your audience, though it misses a great opportunity to promote the resource as a way to do interviews (from personal experience, a growing request in terms of doing remote reporting via web chats).
Google’s launch of Media Tools comes at a time when competitors on search, news and social fronts, namely Facebook and Twitter, have already made big pushes of their own to get data from their services into reporters’ hands to aid with their reporting. Facebook this summer opened up the ability for anyone to embed public posts on external websites this summer, after it had already moved into other areas Twitter has been known for like trending topics, hashtags and verified profiles. The social network also recently announced the launch of the Public Feed API and Keyword Insights API, allowing select news organizations like CNN, Today Show, BSkyB and others access to programmatically search through Facebook’s public data for keywords and other trends.
Meanwhile, Twitter has for some time catered to the needs of media, with a dedicated site rich with materials for reporters in newsrooms with how-to guides and best practices and links to Twitter’s various resources for engaging an audience, getting support, understanding Twitter terminology and more.
For these companies, getting their tools and resources into the hands of the press, is not only good PR in a way, but it can help them to boost their bottom lines. Data is their product.
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Justice is a loaded word isn’t it? Does it mean the Old Testament’s eye for an eye or today’s kinder progressive reforms and rehabilitations? The word itself implies a sense of righteousness belied by its application throughout history. An act that can essentially extinguish, or certainly diminish, someone’s entire life in one country or at one time could be an acceptable norm, even lauded, across a border or a few years later — gay marriage, anyone? The confounding duel standard of crime and punishment for the rich and the poor is also a long running and depressing global theme. Foibles and all, each society attempts to create a justice system which not only removes dangerous elements from potentially harming the community at large by holding them accountable for their ill-advised, or downright horrid, actions, but also to set standards and guidelines for the protection and well-being of the majority.
It is the vagaries of what we deem to be illicit that is so frustrating.
But let’s say we get it right, and the law isn’t an ass. What next? Throughout history we have seen as much cruelty perpetuated in the name of justice as in the actual crimes themselves. We have all read horror stories of gulags, methods of torture, cruel executions and other nasty tales of what society deemed acceptable punishment for the perceived wicked. Thailand itself is part of this lore of gore, with our infamous Bangkok Hilton being a cautionary tall-tale fire-side favourite; by all popular accounts, our prison system is truly appalling.
This is probably why one of my greatest phobias is incarceration. Having been subject to horror stories of Thailand’s prisons and how bleak and Dickensian they are, and being human and having broken the law to various degrees throughout my life (calm down, nothing I consider serious!), it was with great trepidation and a bit of tacky voyeuristic excitement that I visited the Women’s Correctional Institute, Chiang Mai recently. My overactive imagination had associated Thai prisons with overcrowded cells, cruel and violent prison guards, cockroaches and rats hunted to stave off hunger, rape and murder. Nothing good could be found in those four tall barbed wired walls, I had always thought with a shudder.
The reason for my visit was to join Her Royal Highness Princess Bajirakitiabha, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Goodwill Ambassador, along with the national and international media on her visit to the prison. As one of the proponents of reform for women’s prisoners, HRH was making her fourth visit to the Chiang Mai prison, which is one of ten women’s prisons in Thailand to have implemented the Bangkok Rules, adopted by the UN General Assembly to set standards to provide for women offenders and prisoners. This rule is called the Bangkok Rule largely because of the initiatives of HRH. We had near-total access to the prison, only barred from visiting the main living quarters.
Sure, there was plenty of coriander being sprinkled (the Thai version of the Potemkin Village, meaning that the prison was spruced up and obviously decked out for our visit, made to look far too good to be completely true), but as you will see in my article about the subject this month, the reforms are being implemented are real. Great strides are being made towards the protection of rights of women prisoners, providing dignity and living standards which are acceptable to international norms, rehabilitation programmes, education and childcare. The prison itself, while not exactly Disneyland, was clean and well run and the prisoners I talked to, past and present, had hardly any horror stories to share.
Considering 80% of the women there were drug dealers, traffickers or users and not violent offenders, it was truly comforting to see guards and administration focusing their approach to prisoners with rehabilitation and reform, rather than punishment, in mind.
If ‘the degree of civilisation in society can be judged by entering its prisons,’ as claimed by Dostoevsky, then I am proud to announce that Thailand is getting civilised.
Ciylife this month:
So much to read! I hope you enjoy our young writer Tus Werayutwattana’s look at the (largely failed) efforts being made to grow Thailand’s independent film industry. Aydan Stuart takes a fascinating look at the frustrations surrounding the growth of Chiang Mai’s startup, as well as taking a jaunt on AirAsia to Udon Thani, a city he wants you all to visit. And our new intern Ainee Setthamalinee has written a rather interesting piece about the world of Thai beauty bloggers. I also interview mover and shaker Narong Tananuwat who is mobilising people and data to forge a brighter future for Chiang Mai. | <urn:uuid:c9d20b16-4b72-4de2-8d72-e2db0d5fed37> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/clg/our-city/opinion/editorial-march-2018/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.959654 | 1,006 | 1.9375 | 2 |
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You know well that the diff. between this and the Perm. for example is
this is the result of a particular species running amuck. And with 40-50 %
of ocean life scheduled to disappear, etc. as a result of climate,
microspherules, etc., the situation is a mess. Yes, there will be
something afterwords. But we're slaughterers trashing the planet, and for
me that's unacceptable.
On Sun, 24 Apr 2016, John Hopkins wrote:
>> learning to listen, listening, is necessary. The fundamental problem I
>>> think is that we're blind when it comes to ecosystems, energy, micro-
>>> biomes, and so forth. The fundamentals of mycology are being rewritten as
>>> we discuss, and what's emerging are whole universes of ignorance.
>>> Meanwhile we plow ahead, destroying the planet. It seems to me that
>>> accelerationism is so fundamentally human-based (perhaps man-based for all
>>> that), that it really overlooks collateral damage. And what do we do, for
> Acceleration, in mechanical physics, is the result of the application of
> directed (vector) energy to a body. It is a quantity --
> meters-per-second-per-second (how fast am I going faster!) -- that results in
> ever-increasing velocity -- meters-per-second (how fast am I going?).
> Acceleration cannot occur without an ever-increasing energy input to the
> system. Velocity can be maintained with a steady-state energy input. Stasis,
> death, requires no energy input.
> In a system with finite energy, acceleration has a limit, as does velocity.
> We are not destroying the planet, we are temporarily altering the local
> energy balance. We are merely another expression of Life on the planet. Doing
> its thing. Pulsing, expanding temporarily.
> Acceleration occurs in the presence of locally excessive eneergy. This is
> demonstrated at many scales in living systems where there is an energy
> excess. When that energy is entropically dispersed through a combination of
> expansion/growth, it slows down...
> Pulsing (temporal, spatial) is a regular feature in bio-systems.
> When we fixate on particular material manifestations of Life (as in a
> particular species), we miss the fact that Life is a continuous feature of
> the planet, and will continue long after we are gone *no matter what we do*.
> In my mind, the fixation on the material is what brings us to the hubris of
> the Anthropocene. Which, okay, plutonium makes a fine geo-marker. But what
> about the traces of Life from the Late Carboniferous? Talk about geo-marker,
> and Life leaving traces! The huge Applachian coal beds are the remains of
> Life at that time -- accelerated based on temperate climates (Appalachia was
> at the Equator), and abundant energy sources. And it altered the chemistry of
> the planet...
> So it goes.
> PS -- as for all the preparatory conceptualizing on the word
> 'accelerationism' -- it seems mostly to be a symbolic discussion that has
> little to do with the real world except as simply another 'ism' to be
> discussed ad infinitum. if it cannot be connected to the real world, what's
> the point? Maybe we need to calculate how much carbon is emitted from 'The
> Cloud' each time we email the word.
> PPS -- I heartily support the concept of listening in any and all contexts.
> It has the effect of healing many problems!
> Dr. John Hopkins, BSc, MFA, PhD
> grounded on a granite batholith
> twitter: @neoscenes
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One of the primary functions of the ozone layer is to filter out the majority of solar UV radiation that can reach the Earth’s surface. Unfortunately, the ozone layer is currently under threat by man-made chemicals that remain in the atmosphere from their widespread use prior to being banned throughout most of the developed world in January 1996.
This has led to a large increase in harmful UV-B radiation that is reaching the Earth’s surface . The increased level of UV-B radiation on the Earth’s surface is causing a number of harmful effects on humanity, the environment, and on the Earth’s ecosystems and living creatures.
Human health impacts: Eyes, immune system, and skin
The increased level of UV-B radiation that is reaching the Earth’s surface is negatively impacting human health is several ways, including:
- Eye Health
Increased risk of damage to the lens, cornean, retina, and conjunctiva of the eyes. Increased risk of developing cataracts (lens clouding), blindness, and other eye diseases.
- Immune System
An overexposure to UV radiation can lead to a weakening of the immune system. Not only can a weakened immune system increase vulnerability to developing infections, but a weakened immune system also potentially leads to an increased vulnerability to skin cancer.
Increased risk of skin cancer, sunburns, and premature aging .
Impacts on plants
Although plants require sunlight for photosynthesis, an overexposure to solar UV-B radiation can be harmful for the plant life on our planet.
Such negative impacts include:
- A suppression of plant growth.
- Damage to plant form, development, growth, metabolism, and nutrient distribution, which can all influence plant competitive balance, herbivores, resistance to diseases, and biogeochemical cycles.
- An alteration of photosynthetic processes in seedlings.
- Internal changes in anatomical features and pigmentation.
- Losses of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil, which higher plants rely on for nitrogen sources .
Impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems
Increased levels of UV-B radiation can lead to negative impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems and their abundance of life.
- High levels of solar UV-B radiation decrease the orientation mechanisms and motility of phytoplankton (and therefore, their productivity and survival), which are the foundation of aquatic food webs, thereby impacting the entire marine ecosystem. Due to their important role in aquatic photosynthesizers, an overall global loss in phytoplankton populations would also reduce their capacity to serve as a global sink for atmospheric carbon emissions.
- Inflicting damage to the early developmental stages of fish, shrimp, crab, amphibians, and other animals, thereby negatively impacting their population levels and the population levels of those organisms that prey upon them.
- A loss of biodiversity in aquatic and marine ecosystems due to increased levels of UV-B radiation is likely to reduce yields for fisheries around the world .
Impacts on biogeochemical cycles
Increased levels of solar UV radiation have the potential to negatively impact terrestrial and aquatic biogeochemical cycles.
Such negative impacts would alter the capacity of sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and other gases that play important ecological roles on our planet, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and carbonyl sulfide (COS) .
Impacts on agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems
Various important agricultural crops such as wheat, rice, barley, oats, corn, soybeans, peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots are vulnerable to increased levels of UV radiation.
Research has revealed that plant growth, especially of tree seedlings, is harmed by increased levels of UV radiation .
Impacts on animals
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Impacts on materials
Increased levels of solar UV-B radiation accelerate the degradation of certain materials, such as wood, plastic, fabrics, and construction materials. ‘
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The nonlinearity of material permeability may be graphed for better understanding. We'll place the quantity of field intensity (H), equal to field force (mmf) divided by the length of the material, on the horizontal axis of the graph. On the vertical axis, we'll place the quantity of flux density (B), equal to total flux divided by the cross-sectional area of the material. We will use the quantities of field intensity (H) and flux density (B) instead of field force (mmf) and total flux (F) so that the shape of our graph remains independent of the physical dimensions of our test material. What we're trying to do here is show a mathematical relationship between field force and flux for any chunk of a particular substance, in the same spirit as describing a material's specific resistance in ohm-cmil/ft instead of its actual resistance in ohms.
This is called the normal magnetization curve, or B-H curve, for any particular material. Notice how the flux density for any of the above materials (cast iron, cast steel, and sheet steel) levels off with increasing amounts of field intensity. This effect is known as saturation. When there is little applied magnetic force (low H), only a few atoms are in alignment, and the rest are easily aligned with additional force. However, as more flux gets crammed into the same cross-sectional area of a ferromagnetic material, fewer atoms are available within that material to align their electrons with additional force, and so it takes more and more force (H) to get less and less "help" from the material in creating more flux density (B). To put this in economic terms, we're seeing a case of diminishing returns (B) on our investment (H). Saturation is a phenomenon limited to iron-core electromagnets. Air-core electromagnets don't saturate, but on the other hand they don't produce nearly as much magnetic flux as a ferromagnetic core for the same number of wire turns and current.
Another quirk to confound our analysis of magnetic flux versus force is the phenomenon of magnetic hysteresis. As a general term, hysteresis means a lag between input and output in a system upon a change in direction. Anyone who's ever driven an old automobile with "loose" steering knows what hysteresis is: to change from turning left to turning right (or visa-versa), you have to rotate the steering wheel an additional amount to overcome the built-in "lag" in the mechanical linkage system between the steering wheel and the front wheels of the car. In a magnetic system, hysteresis is seen in a ferromagnetic material that tends to stay magnetized after an applied field force has been removed (see "retentivity" in the first section of this chapter), if the force is reversed in polarity.
Let's use the same graph again, only extending the axes to indicate both positive and negative quantities. First we'll apply an increasing field force (current through the coils of our electromagnet). We should see the flux density increase (go up and to the right) according to the normal magnetization curve:
Next, we'll stop the current going through the coil of the electromagnet and see what happens to the flux, leaving the first curve still on the graph:
Due to the retentivity of the material, we still have a magnetic flux with no applied force (no current through the coil). Our electromagnet core is acting as a permanent magnet at this point. Now we will slowly apply the same amount of magnetic field force in the opposite direction to our sample:
The flux density has now reached a point equivalent to what it was with a full positive value of field intensity (H), except in the negative, or opposite, direction. Let's stop the current going through the coil again and see how much flux remains:
Once again, due to the natural retentivity of the material, it will hold a magnetic flux with no power applied to the coil, except this time it's in a direction opposite to that of the last time we stopped current through the coil. If we re-apply power in a positive direction again, we should see the flux density reach its prior peak in the upper-right corner of the graph again:
The "S"-shaped curve traced by these steps form what is called the hysteresis curve of a ferromagnetic material for a given set of field intensity extremes (-H and +H). If this doesn't quite make sense, consider a hysteresis graph for the automobile steering scenario described earlier, one graph depicting a "tight" steering system and one depicting a "loose" system:
Just as in the case of automobile steering systems, hysteresis can be a problem. If you're designing a system to produce precise amounts of magnetic field flux for given amounts of current, hysteresis may hinder this design goal (due to the fact that the amount of flux density would depend on the current and how strongly it was magnetized before!). Similarly, a loose steering system is unacceptable in a race car, where precise, repeatable steering response is a necessity. Also, having to overcome prior magnetization in an electromagnet can be a waste of energy if the current used to energize the coil is alternating back and forth (AC). The area within the hysteresis curve gives a rough estimate of the amount of this wasted energy.
Other times, magnetic hysteresis is a desirable thing. Such is the case when magnetic materials are used as a means of storing information (computer disks, audio and video tapes). In these applications, it is desirable to be able to magnetize a speck of iron oxide (ferrite) and rely on that material's retentivity to "remember" its last magnetized state. Another productive application for magnetic hysteresis is in filtering high-frequency electromagnetic "noise" (rapidly alternating surges of voltage) from signal wiring by running those wires through the middle of a ferrite ring. The energy consumed in overcoming the hysteresis of ferrite attenuates the strength of the "noise" signal. Interestingly enough, the hysteresis curve of ferrite is quite extreme:
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Submitted by Duke Energy
Along with Juneteenth picnics, parades and other celebrations, museums around the country are taking the opportunity to educate and inspire people about freedom and justice.
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in Charlotte joins another museum in Duke Energy’s service area – the Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati – and other institutions to commemorate Juneteenth through BLKFREEDOM.org and the second annual Virtual Juneteenth celebration.
These institutions have each produced short films interpreting the meaning of “We the People,” from the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
In We the People, each museum chose a theme for their film. The Freedom Center selected “Persevere” as its theme. The Gantt Center partnered with South Carolina-based visual artist Frankie Zombie to produce a film around the theme of “Create,” which shows how the process of creating art represents freedom for him and opportunity for all people.
Juneteenth takes its name from the date in summer of 1865 (June 19) when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed the state’s 250,000 black slaves they were free. It was 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves held in the Confederate states and two months after Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ended the Civil War.
Juneteenth was initially recognized in Texas. “Freedom Day” became a federal holiday in 2021.
“Engaging communities around Juneteenth is important part of American history and American culture,” said Afeni Grace, educational initiatives and public programs manager at the Gantt Center.
“The holiday is a symbol of freedom, liberty and justice, which are all at the foundation of American ideals. It is beautiful example of celebrating that and remembering that what true freedom is.”
Duke Energy's employee resource group, Advocates for African Americans, encourages teammates to attend events in their area to participate. Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Cameron McDonald said: “As a company, our vision is to create a culture of inclusion and belonging. We believe it’s important to support our local communities, and our employee resource groups play a big role in connecting and reflecting the communities we serve.”
Grace said the lessons from Juneteenth are as still important today.
“The current issues we see in our communities with social justice are rooted in this history,” said Grace. “Juneteenth allows us as an American people to reflect on what freedom truly is and how freedom is not simply reserved for a certain type or class of people – but for all of us."
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the largest energy holding companies in the U.S. It employs 30,000 people and has an electric generating capacity of 51,000 megawatts through its regulated utilities and 3,000 megawatts through its nonregulated Duke Energy Renewables unit.
Duke Energy is transforming its customers’ experience, modernizing the energy grid, generating cleaner energy and expanding natural gas infrastructure to create a smarter energy future for the people and communities it serves. The Electric Utilities and Infrastructure unit’s regulated utilities serve approximately 7.7 million retail electric customers in six states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The Gas Utilities and Infrastructure unit distributes natural gas to more than 1.6 million customers in five states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The Duke Energy Renewables unit operates wind and solar generation facilities across the U.S., as well as energy storage and microgrid projects.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune’s 2019 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list and Forbes’ 2019 “America’s Best Employers” list. More information about the company is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos, videos and other materials. Duke Energy’s illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues.
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5 pieces of art created with data
Art installations, interactive analyses, music, and more
How our diets contribute to climate change, by Laurie Frick
This is how Laurie Frick describes this project on her blog:
My projects use data to tell a story that unfolds over time, the viewer is initially struck by colorful pattern that feels organic and handmade.
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Tourism As an Engine of Gender-Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Bolivia. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism was one of the most dynamic sectors in Bolivia, with an annual growth rate more than double the rate of the country’s overall GDP growth. By 2019, international tourism had become the fourth most important export product in the country. It has generated more jobs than the mining and natural gas industries combined. However, while more than 75% of the population employed in tourism are women, the jobs in which women are employed are more precarious than those of men, and women are underrepresented in tourism enterprise leadership. The COVID-19 pandemic struck the tourism industry severely. This project proposes to foster sustainable tourism for a low-carbon transition, women’s economic empowerment, and the involvement of local communities in recovery in Bolivia.
The project will provide empirical evidence to guide public and private investment in the tourism sector and foster tourism as a key engine of gender-inclusive and sustainable development in Bolivia. The research will explore the potential of the tourism sector for a low-carbon and more inclusive development model for Bolivia. It will dig deeper into how this alternative economic activity may become viable and scalable; identify the main private and public actors; and explore what specific actions should be taken to promote this transition. It will test and explore the impacts of various interventions on women-led businesses in the sector, on the surrounding communities, and on the environment.
The project will develop a Bolivian Tourism Observatory, ORBITA, which will work at the intersection of the private and public sector, gather data about tourism, promote research, generate evidence about its impact, and build academic-public-private alliances to strategically boost the transition to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable development model for the country. It will test innovations and training for women-led small- and medium-sized businesses and build the capacity for the Observatory to become self-supporting.
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Home purchasers have two choices for assuring title:
1) a lawyer’s opinion on title or 2) title insurance.
What is title insurance? Title Insurance protects your ownership interest of your property from losses incurred as a result of unknown title defects or other covered matters that exist at the time of your purchase but are unknown to you at that time. Title insurance allows purchasers and lenders to “insure over” selected problems, rather than insisting on a repair of the problem. It may reduce the legal bill of the purchaser or mortgagor, since certain searches may be waived by the title insurer.
While title insurance is technically optional, few proceed without it, because without title insurance, a number of additional costly searches must be done and these cost almost as much as the title insurance. In addition, title insurance provides coverages not available without title insurance. Without title insurance, you would still be covered by our and omissions insurance, but only for matters which arise due to negligence. Many risks not caused by negligence are covered by title insurance, such as the existence of work orders, lack of building permits, zoning infractions and title fraud risks.
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We are very thrilled to have these new signs at our local sites as part of the wider promotion of Wairarapa Moana.
This sign at the western End of Onoke Spit features the Caspian Tern who have begun their breeding behaviour. Last Sunday Dougal and I saw 21 birds congregated together at the end of the spit beginning their breeding rituals. As the pairs bond they go off to find fish to bring to their mates. We saw some of this behaviour just starting. It will probably be another month before eggs are laid but it is important that the birds are not disturbed during this important time. The “closed area” signs are up and so far vehicles seem to be keeping away.
The main bird featured on the sign overlooking Lake Onoke and at the entrance to the Pounui wetlands is a Grey Teal. These delightful little ducks are a joy to watch at this time of year. We have recently erected some nesting boxes around our big pond at Te Rakau specifically for Grey Teal. We are hoping that they will use the boxes so that we can help to increase the population of this charming native duck. | <urn:uuid:3da42558-5837-4bce-93b1-c016865ae1f3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.terakaubirding.co.nz/new-signage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.967993 | 233 | 1.726563 | 2 |
The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) reports that the growth of world’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developments have continued apace despite the global pandemic.
“This past year saw continued growth and progress in eVTOL developments,” said Mike Hirschberg, VFS Executive Director. “Our members in industry, academia and government agencies around the world have been tackling the toughest challenges in vertical flight, proving out the promise of this new approach to air mobility.”
According to an organisation press statement: even while the commercial aviation industry saw massive economic impacts, investment in eVTOL has continued at the rate of about USD1 billion per year. Some USD5 billion has been invested into eVTOL aircraft and systems development to date, with much of the funding coming from outside of the traditional aerospace industry. The eVTOL industry has grown at an exponential pace with thousands of engineers, programmers and technologists now employed by eVTOL developers worldwide.
“Nearly 250 companies and innovators have been studying the promise and challenges of eVTOL, with more than 400 eVTOL aircraft concepts now catalogued by VFS. Two dozen companies are now known to be flying full-scale or large-scale multi-passenger eVTOL aircraft. Last year saw a number of first flights, as well as a significant increase in flight-testing — demonstrating electric VTOL capabilities and expanded the aircraft performance envelopes.
“As of today, the Society has cataloged 407 different electric VTOL concepts from 245 companies and innovators on its authoritative World eVTOL Aircraft Directory at www.evtol.news. More than 150 new designs were added in 2020. When VFS launched the site in April 2017, only a dozen eVTOL programs were under development. The site now also includes 435 eVTOL news stories, including some 200 in-depth articles from the Society’s Vertiflite magazine, the leading periodical on eVTOL and rotorcraft developments.
VFS reports it has been at the forefront of what it calls the “Electric VTOL Revlution” since 2014 when it held the world’s first meeting of the eVTOL development community. Later this month, the Society’s 8th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium — being held online Jan. 26–28 in conjunction with its 9th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting — continues as the world’s largest and longest-running event focusing on the incredible promise, progress and challenges of eVTOL aircraft.
“As in previous years, the annual symposium will present the latest insights, trends and progress in eVTOL developments. This month’s symposium features keynote presentations by government leaders from NASA, the US Army, US Air Force and the FAA, as well as industry keynotes from Boeing, Joby Aviation and Honeywell executives. More than 50 additional VIP speakers and panelists in the symposium cover important topics regarding electric VTOL, while 25 technical papers on drones, autonomy and advanced air mobility (AAM) will be presented as part of the Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting.
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The Willoughby T4 Toilet Overflow Preventer, w/ Manual Reset, is a self-contained water sensor valve setup for use with specially modified Willoughby toilet fixtures installed in high vandalism environments. The sensor/valve setup is designed to disallow the overflowing of toilet bowls.
The T4 overflow preventer system consists of a vacuum operated disabler (T-4 valve), a vacuum generator (welded to the modified toilet fixture), overflow sensor (also welded), and connecting tubing. The system operates on vacuum produced by water flowing through the fixture. When the vacuum can move unrestricted through the overflow sensor, the disabler valve remains open; but when water is drawn into the sensor as a result of a clog or blockage in the fixture, the vacuum will close the disabler valve, preventing any additional flushing.
Once the disabler valve has closed, the toilet will not flush until the disabler valve has been manually reset. The T4 overflow preventer system is recommended for facilities with high risk for vandalism, such as prisons, schools, parks, etc., and can be used with most models of Willoughby back-supply toilets and combination units provided with an accessible mechanical chase. | <urn:uuid:ef697413-d686-4b9c-95c3-12cf1a24d4d0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://willoughby-ind.com/product/t4-toilet-overflow-preventer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.931798 | 258 | 1.726563 | 2 |
Simon Lyddon, Stephen Walker, Chris C. Holmes
Bayesian learning is built on an assumption that the model space contains a true reflection of the data generating mechanism. This assumption is problematic, particularly in complex data environments. Here we present a Bayesian nonparametric approach to learning that makes use of statistical models, but does not assume that the model is true. Our approach has provably better properties than using a parametric model and admits a Monte Carlo sampling scheme that can afford massive scalability on modern computer architectures. The model-based aspect of learning is particularly attractive for regularizing nonparametric inference when the sample size is small, and also for correcting approximate approaches such as variational Bayes (VB). We demonstrate the approach on a number of examples including VB classifiers and Bayesian random forests. | <urn:uuid:903fa690-dc46-4f6f-9e4f-c3e135f53651> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://papers.nips.cc/paper/2018/hash/b4d168b48157c623fbd095b4a565b5bb-Abstract.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.921026 | 165 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Virginia Military Institute -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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In the Community
Clean Your CupJune 04, 2018
For over a year, the Town of Hilton Head Island has embarked upon a Visioning Process. The purpose of this process was to engage the community to provide an “open, inclusive and transparent platform for community members to help create a shared vision and action plan.” This process engaged a globally recognized consulting firm, a citizen leadership group, busy and capable Town staff and thousands of stakeholders in Hilton Head Island and beyond. There were two “Think Tank” sessions, ten presentations, over 350 communications (ads, social media, etc.), the completion of more than 2,500 surveys, booths, kiosks and even television interviews. At this writing, the completed VISION AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN has been moved ahead to the Public Planning Committee and is on its way to Town Council for approval.
This plan is intended to provide direction for the forward motion of a number of issues impacting the Island and the region, with a shared view and a collaborative action. It will, of course, help Town Council establish priorities for its own Comprehensive Planning Process, priority development and budget. It is obvious, however, the Vision was designed to be an all-hands-on-deck effort, requiring that anchor institutions, business (large and small), organizations, civic groups, neighborhoods and individuals will ALL be needed to move this plan forward. The municipality cannot do it alone.
Some time ago, I read a piece on a motivational site.* It was so simply appropriate, in so many ways, that I decided to share part of it with you here:
“I recently started a new job, in a small office, where four of us share a fridge. In that fridge is a Brita water filter pitcher. One of my coworkers complained the water tasted "dirty." It went on for a few days, and she was stunned I could drink the water without any trouble. I started to doubt my taste buds, but the water really tasted fine.
Finally, she figured out the problem was actually her cup. She simply forgot to clean it, and after a while this started to affect the water inside it. She cleaned her cup, and drank the water with no problem.
I can't help but look at this, and think about the world we live in. Too often we quickly blame other people, other things, anything else but ourselves.”
If we want things to move forward—if we want change—if we want improvement, more than a limited few need to roll up their sleeves and take on a role. We can’t sit on the sidelines, complaining about the taste of the water. Community Foundation of the Lowcountry will be considering its own strategy as it moves ahead in light of the major themes of the Vision. You can too. Contact Emily Sparks, Project Lead, at 843-341-4683, to let her know of your interest in helping. Live generously, and please clean your cup. As the article notes, “Because when you do, the water will taste much better.”
*PassItOn.com; submitted by Carl Coffee
Denise K. Spencer
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Definitions of Major Names in Islam
Allah is the proper name of the One True God, the Creator. We can never comprehend the greatness of Allah, but the more we know about Him, the better we can love and worship Him. These are just some of the names and attributes of Allah: The Lord, The One True God, The Compassionate, The Merciful, The Creator, The Sovereign Lord, The Holy, The Pure, The Blessed, The Source of Peace and Perfection, The Judge, The All-Knowing, The All-Seeing, The All-Hearing, The Great One, The All-Forgiving, The Most High. (For more information on this topic, please read this brief booklet: His Beautiful Names).
Muhammad (ﷺ may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him). Muhammad was born in Makkah around 570 CE. He became known by his people as Al-Amin (the trustworthy one). He was the last Prophet of Allah, the One True God. It was revealed to him that he should deliver Allah’s message to all humankind that they must worship Allah, the Creator, only. For the rest of his life, Prophet Muhammad communicated this message and the teachings of Islam to others, set an excellent example, and was a perfect role model for humanity. (For more information on this topic, please read this brief booklet: The Final Messenger).
The Glorious Qur’an is the final Word of Allah, the One True God, as revealed to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The Qur’an is a divine constitution sent down to regulate and govern our human life. It speaks with the perfect knowledge of the Creator about His creation. It reveals the truth and invites humankind to the way of that truth. It contains important information about human destiny. It educates and raises people to the highest spiritual, moral, intellectual, and social levels as they strive to comprehend it and apply its teachings. (For more information on this topic, please read this brief booklet: The Last Revelation).
Islam means submission to Allah, the One True God. Islam teaches us that the gateway to a happy, content, and eternal life is through believing in Allah the One True God and His final Prophet Muhammad, and pronouncing this testimony: “I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”
Islam also tells us that simply believing in God and His Prophets is not enough to gain peace of mind, happiness, and salvation! We must also carry out the Will of Allah, through obeying and worshipping Him ALONE. (For more information on this topic, please read this brief booklet: The ABCs of Islam).
Muslim is one who submits to Allah, the Creator. Muslims have faith in Allah and do good deeds. They obey the commandments that Muhammad, Jesus, and all of the Prophets (may Allah’s peace be upon them) taught and obeyed, such as believing in One True God, praying, prostrating and kneeling down in worship, fasting, giving alms and charity, saying “if God wills (Insha Allah)” for something in the future, and using the greeting of Jesus and the Prophets, “Peace be upon you (Assalamu Alaikum).” (For more information on this topic, please read this brief booklet: The ABCs of Islam).
Mosque (Masjid) refers to a clean place of prostration that is used by Muslims mainly for prayer and worship. Furthermore, a Mosque is a quiet and peaceful hub dedicated for remembering Allah (God) and supplicating to Him, reciting the Glorious Quran, as well as learning about the teachings of Islam and the guidance of Prophet Muhammad. It providing religious, social, charitable, and educational services for the community. Historically speaking, the Sacred Mosque in Makkah is the oldest and holiest Masjid on Earth. (For more information on this topic, please read this brief booklet: The ABCs of Islam).
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8 Habits of a Healthy Spiritual Life
- John Barnett Discover the Book
- 2018 13 Apr
Here is the question to ponder today, how hard is it to die when you have so much wealth? Consider this: People who lay up treasures on earth spend their life backing away from their treasures. To them, death is loss.
People who lay up treasures in heaven look forward to eternity; they are moving daily toward their treasures. To them, death is gain.
Those who spend their life moving away from their treasures have more and more reasons to despair. Those who spend their life moving toward their treasures have more and more reasons to rejoice.
Is the passing of time causing you and me to despair or rejoice? God's ownership of everything is the reference point for all of us who serve the Lord.1
How Can We Stay Spiritually Healthy in Life?
God's Word teaches us eight habits that can keep us spiritually healthy until death. Wouldn't it be great to be in robust spiritual health, looking forward to Heaven? The habits recorded in Psalms 116 are not just for those who have one foot in the grave, they are actually good habits for all of our lives.
Here are the simple habits that make our death precious in the sight of the Lord. These are the marks of a healthy spiritual life that takes the sting out of death.
v. 1 Believe in Him. that He is listening and watching and respond in love.
v. 2 Cry out to Him. Get used to talking to the Lord. Pour out your heart, your fears, your woes—share them with Him.
v. 9 Follow Him. through your daily life. He is the Shepherd and we are His sheep.
v. 13 Drink Him. He is our cup of salvation. We thirst and He alone satisfies. Let Him into your life to meet your deepest needs!
v. 14 Obey Him. Do what He says. Give in and submit to Him.
v. 16 Serve Him. Tell Him that, say it aloud, and offer it as an offering.
v. 17 Thank Him. Think through all the many blessings and benefits the Lord has heaped upon you. If you have troubles, listen to some children pray. They thank the Lord for eyes to see, warm "blankies" to sleep under, food to eat, and all the other simple and sweet blessings of life.
v. 18–19 Live for Him. From now on live for His glory, talk of His blessings, come into His presence, worship and adore Him.
Do your plans and priorities for the rest of this year mirror what the Lord desires? His desires are clearly laid out in His Word.
Our key passage for this series is 1 Timothy 4:7. Paul says we are to discipline our selves towards godliness. What encourages a godly life?
The Discipline of Scripture
Time alone with God in His Word, the Scriptures, is the great necessity of our spiritual lives. We need to be alone with God daily! We need to find times to get away alone.
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11).
The Lord God of the Universe wants to arrange your life, and accompany your trip through life, and authorize everything needed from now on. Wow, that is the best life there is.
The Discipline of Spirit-Filled Living
Jesus explained the Holy Spirit in our lives by using the image of a strong river of water flowing out of us.
On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink (present active imperative). He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (John 7:37–39).
Rivers of water is the way Jesus describes the normal life of believers, His children.
The Discipline of Stewardship
A life given back to God as an offering is what stewardship is all about. Stewardship is not about money; it is about life itself. Time and life are far greater treasures than money and possessions. God wants you 1st and foremost! A Godly steward knows that God own him and everything he has.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:1–2).
And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again (2 Corinthians 5:15).
He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. To him, death is loss. He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity; he's moving daily toward his treasures. To him, death is gain. He who spends his life moving away from his treasures has reason to despair. He who spends his life moving toward his treasures has reason to rejoice.
Is the passing of time causing you and me to despair or rejoice? God's kingdom was the reference point for these men. They saw all else in light of the kingdom. They were compelled to live as they did not because they treasured not things, but because they treasured the right things.
We often miss something in missionary martyr Jim Elliot's famous words, "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." We focus on his willingness to go to the mission field. That willingness started when he relinquished his hold on things as MINE!
1. Adapted from Alcorn, Money, Treasures and Eternity.
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Akron, OH – Goodyear and the International Soap Box Derby are hosting a Mini-Car Championship Race as part of Goodyear’s annual STEM Career Day, an outreach event encouraging high school and middle school students to pursue opportunities in various science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The event is being live streamed from Goodyear’s Innovation Center at the company’s headquarters in Akron, OH.
In collaboration with the Soap Box Derby, Goodyear sent mini Soap Box Derby car kits to more than 1,300 students across Northeast OH, allowing students to explore different STEM applications connected to racing. The middle school race challenge prompted students to evaluate how the weight placement in mini cars affects test times on a track with varying slopes and lengths, while high school students could choose to participate in an aerodynamics race challenge and/or unleash their creativity in an automotive design activity.
Students submitted their weight configurations, designs and mini cars for evaluation, and submissions for the race challenges were screened by the Soap Box Derby in qualifying trials. The top cars will participate in the Goodyear STEM Career Day Mini-Car Championship Race. Nearly 30 Goodyear Akron associates have volunteered to support the event.
“For over 20 years, Goodyear’s STEM Career Days have inspired students to immerse themselves in STEM,” said Brandy Moorhead, Goodyear senior director, global off-highway product development. “Goodyear takes great pride in our ability to motivate these talented students and we are committed to continue supporting and promoting STEM education in our communities.”
“We are excited with this Goodyear partnership and delivering their STEM career day virtually,” said Mark Gerberich, president and CEO of the International Soap Box Derby. “This program promotes our mission and impacts students, which opens their minds, with critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration.”
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Bush’s attack on Trump erased every negative thing that the media ever said about him as the man who was the New Hitler before Trump received the label, basked in the glory of his return to the spotlight and the sweet redemption of liberal forgiveness.
There is not much point rehashing Bush’s speech, it was a defense of globalism and hypocritical words about lies and conspiracies from a man who misled the country into a war based on the whopper that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
— GrrrGraphics Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) October 20, 2017
If Bush’s diatribe had people scratching their heads then Obama’s had to have left anyone with any memory of the eight years of his miserable tenure scraping their jaws off the floor.
The man who was nearly single-handedly responsible for setting race relations back decades due to his manipulation of tensions for political advantage ripped into Trump as he condemned the politics of division.
Barack Obama slams 'politics of division' as he returns to the campaign trail pic.twitter.com/CDXoAXLD4Y
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 20, 2017
A fine example of the pot calling the kettle black!
Obama blasts 'politics of division' on return to campaign trail https://t.co/WTn0UbeD3A
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 20, 2017
Former President Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail on Thursday for the first time since he left the White House, called on voters to reject a growing “politics of division” that he said was corroding American democracy.
Without mentioning Republican President Donald Trump by name, Obama told campaign rallies in New Jersey and Virginia that voters could send a powerful message about the type of politics they want by backing Democrats in Nov. 7 elections in the two states.
“What we can’t have is the same old politics of division that we have seen so many times before, that dates back centuries,” Obama told a cheering crowd in Newark, New Jersey, that chanted: “Four more years.”
“Some of the politics we see now, we thought we put that to bed. That’s folks looking 50 years back,” Obama said. “It’s the 21st century, not the 19th century.”
At a later stop in Richmond, Virginia, Obama said modern politics increasingly did not reflect basic American values of inclusiveness and were driving people away from the process.
“We’ve got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry, to demonize people who have different ideas, to get the base all riled up because it provides a short-term tactical advantage. Sometimes that feels frustrating,” Obama said.
Many of Obama’s comments appeared to be thinly veiled swipes at Trump, whose combative style and inflammatory rhetoric have led to frequent controversy and stoked political tensions.
Mr. Obama made no mention to the leftist thugs who have been beating people up in the streets, shutting down free speech on campus nor the extremist black identity groups who have fomented a climate of anger toward the nation’s law enforcement professionals.
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IEA (2021), Demand Response, IEA, Paris https://www.iea.org/reports/demand-response
About this report
Nevertheless, even faster progress is needed: 500 GW of demand response should be brought onto the market by 2030 to meet the pace of expansion required in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE), a tenfold increase on deployment levels in 2020. In the NZE, the equivalent of 15% of average annual demand can be shifted to some extent by 2050 (shares are higher in many advanced economies with demand response markets in operation today). Demand response can be unlocked through actions taken in this decade to open markets to demand-side participation, encourage new business models and establish controllability standards for equipment and appliances.
There were many positive demand-response regulation and implementation developments in 2020 and 2021. Favourable policies in several countries, such as Australia, Belgium and the United States, addressed some of the barriers to widespread demand-response deployment in power markets, while the number of capacity market auctions increased and prices broke records.
However, more ambitious policies and rapid implementation are needed for alignment with Net Zero Emissions by 2050 trajectories. By 2030, the global inventory of flexible assets in the residential, commercial and industry sectors must be 10 times higher than it is today, including the flexibility provided by the emergence of grid-connected electrolytic hydrogen production. At the same time, further investments in smart grids are also needed to support the uptake of demand side flexibility. For more information, please refer to the smart grids section.
The power system transformation that is taking place to support net zero trajectories is putting pressure on both supply and demand, creating the need for more flexibility, which can be increasingly obtained through demand-side resources, including demand response systems.
On the supply side, the share of renewables in total output in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario expands from 29% in 2020 to over 60% in 2030, driving the need for additional system flexibility. At the same time, flexibility provided by thermal power plants is set to decrease in many markets, with decommissioning of conventional power plants already in progress in countries such as Germany, France, Chile and the United States.
Massive changes are also expected on the demand side. As electrification of all end uses grows rapidly in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, the share of electricity in final energy demand expands from 20% to 26% by 2030. Rapid electrification, especially of transport and heating, alters the shape of demand curves. Several jurisdictions, including Canada, the European Union, Japan and Singapore, recently announced strategies and targets for EVs and charging infrastructure. This could be an important demand-side flexibility resource if drivers are offered for attractive smart charging propositions, but it could also negatively affect the power system without adequate management. For example, private and uncoordinated charging might raise evening peak loads, resulting in network congestion and the need for further grid investments.
To maintain security, electricity system flexibility (defined as hour‐to‐hour ramping ability) more than doubles to 2030 in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. Battery storage and demand‐side response are poised to become major sources of flexibility in advanced economies as well as in emerging market and developing economies, together meeting almost a quarter of flexibility needs globally by 2030, on their way to providing around half of flexibility by 2050. The role of demand response grows most rapidly in advanced economies.
At all levels of the power system, digitalisation will be key to scale up demand-side flexibility and leverage small-scale flexibility resources, with more advanced real-time energy demand visualisation and analytics and smart controls being among the main technological enablers. However, growing dependence on ICT systems across the power network means that strategies are needed to mitigate the risks associated with failures of these communication channels, which should ensure supply security and power system resilience.
At the same time, digitally enabled power system transformation could stimulate the development of more innovative business models and new revenue streams.
Promising action has been taken worldwide to either promote the use of demand-side response to provide flexibility or improve existing programmes. For example:
- Australia approved a wholesale demand response mechanism, opening up the demand response market to consumers and aggregators as of October 2021. The focus is on large industrial and aggregated customers of a similarly large size, capable of curtailing demand.
- Belgium adopted a capacity remuneration mechanism that allows the participation of demand-side response operators and is aimed at ensuring security of supply, especially during the phaseout of nuclear capacity, expected by 2025. The first T-4 auction is planned for 2021.
- Singapore is reviewing existing demand response programmes and schemes, particularly to improve remuneration methodologies and penalty and compliance rules. The changes are to be implemented at the end of 2023.
- In the United States, system operators in the six capacity and ancillary services markets regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission were mandated to remove barriers to the participation of distributed energy resources of more than 100 kW, including demand response, renewables, EVs and energy efficiency, starting in August 2021.
Other countries are adopting important measures to increase demand response uptake:
- Chile launched a power system flexibility strategy focused on market design, regulatory frameworks and system operation.
- China is in the process of issuing regulations on operations and ancillary services to encourage the use of storage, user-adjustable loads, load aggregators, virtual power plants and other resources in power system ancillary services, currently under consultation.
- Colombia extended tax incentives to non-conventional sources of energy and energy efficiency projects, including smart metering and demand response.
However, the scale of change needed to meet Net Zero Emissions by 2050 climate objectives requires that actions be accelerated immediately and throughout the upcoming decade to translate into meaningful impacts.
Demand-side flexibility can be leveraged in diverse ways. The most common service offered globally is interruptibility, provided by large industrial companies, while in some regions flexibility is procured through wholesale and capacity markets. Alternately, demand response aggregators can provide frequency control ancillary services, as in Australia.
After an uneven 2019, the European market appears to be reverting to strong growth in 2020 and 2021. In 2021, the United Kingdom secured 239 MW of demand-side resource capacity in its T-1 (one-year-ahead) auction – a considerable increase from the 84 MW awarded in 2020 – owing to a record clearing price of GBP 45/kW/year. In turn, there was a slight decline in the T-4 (four-year-ahead) auction, to 1 GW from the 1.2 GW awarded in 2020. In Italy, the system operator awarded total capacity of 4.4 GW of virtually aggregated mixed units in 2021. Meanwhile, the French market for demand-side flexibility has grown by ~0.6 GW in 2021 (to 1.5 GW), thanks to a subsidy ceiling increase to EUR 60 000/MW/year – double the previous year’s level.
Tesla and Energy Locals are building the world’s largest virtual power plant with Government of South Australia support. Designed to test the technical capacity to provide services to energy markets, it has the potential to connect 50 000 solar and home battery systems.
While the United States remains the strongest market for demand-side flexibility because several states already have mature capacity markets, the Covid-19 pandemic presented an opportunity to re-evaluate ways to improve consumer participation. Building on existing manual demand response programmes, “bring your own thermostats” schemes, which are gaining popularity in the United States, offer consumers incentives to adjust their thermostats at peak times. For example, the Los Angeles project, which involved over 16 000 smart thermostats, aimed to deploy 25 MW of flexible power capacity by the end of the summer of 2021.
At the same time, rolling blackouts caused by wildfires in California in summer 2020 and extremely cold weather in Texas in winter 2021 prompted authorities to reassess the adequacy of current market designs and regulatory approaches, including for demand response to contribute to reliability and resilience of the power system in case of increasingly likely extreme weather events.
In Asia, China is implementing demand response programmes and market-based mechanisms with different configurations and participants, including virtual power plants, in several provinces. For example, Hubei signed demand response agreements for 1.8 GW and Zhejiang was expected to reach 4 GW of peak-shaving load in 2020. In Japan, 1.8 GW have been assigned for emergency peak reductions and 4 GW of demand response have been awarded in the capacity market, to deliver services in 2024. In addition, new offerings included a virtual power plant from Fujitsu, which will be using Autogrid’s platform and is targeting USD 34.7 million in sales, while Eneres (owned by telecommunications company KDDI) aims to enrol 10 000 residential customers by the end of 2021.
In the first part of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic significantly reduced acquisitions and investment activity in demand-side flexibility businesses, but they returned to pre-pandemic levels in Q4 2020.1
Some utilities and energy providers strategically acquired, invested in or partnered with companies specialising in innovative solutions, including virtual power plants and smart charging for EVs. Engie increased its strategic stake in Connected Energy, a company that combines second-life EV batteries to create energy storage systems, while EDF acquired Pod Point, one of the largest EV charging providers in the United Kingdom, and Iberdrola invested in Wallbox, a smart charging system provider. Enel X expanded its geographic focus by entering the intelligent charging market in India through a 50-50 joint venture with Sterling and Wilson, a leading engineering company. Eaton partnered with Virta, a virtual power plant and EV charging equipment provider, entering grid balancing markets, and acquired Green Motion.
Oil companies are also strengthening their position in demand-side flexibility and EV charging markets. Shell acquired Next Kraftwerke, a German renewables trader and virtual power plant operator. It also invested in LO3 Energy, an accounting tool developer that supports innovative DER business models, and Net2Grid, an advanced residential energy monitoring company. The British multinational oil and gas company BP acquired Open Energi, a digital technology company that connects DERs with power markets. Eni has partnered with Kaluza to provide smart energy solutions for energy retail in France, and on the EV front, BP invested in Freewire Technologies while Shell acquired ubitricity.
Implementing the right policies, digital technologies and new business models will be essential to scale up demand-side flexibility and reap its benefits. Governments and regulators should adopt a systemic approach and involve a broad set of relevant stakeholders through consultations and participative processes.
To maximise their use in line with the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, demand-side resources should be appropriately valued and allowed to compete fairly with supply-side sources of flexibility through mechanisms such as demand-side bidding in electricity markets and more granular frequency control ancillary services markets. Adequate incentives should also be in place for consumers to actively participate in the provision of flexibility through their supplier or third-party aggregators.
Demand-side flexibility should be included in power system planning and operations, and consideration should be given to its potential to optimise system investment, for example through non-wire alternatives such as the use of demand response to shift peak demand locally to defer or reduce investment in grid upgrades. When a scheme offers multiple advantages, for example avoiding network reinforcement and also limiting the need for generation, it is important that all benefits be recognised to strengthen the business case.
While regulatory frameworks should adequately encourage innovation, they should at the same time manage increasing system complexity and risk, thus reconciling conflicting interests. For instance, demand-response reliability should be ensured without hindering a fair participation of aggregators in the energy market. Procedures that were adequate for large power plants will have to be adjusted.
At the same time, cybersecurity, privacy and equity concerns should be addressed while maintaining data accessibility. How to shift from prescriptive regulation to more agile approaches is currently being discussed internationally through initiatives such as Agile Nations.
Meanwhile, standards and interoperability should be enforced at the national level and harmonisation pursued regionally and internationally. Ongoing work under the International Organization for Standardization, the International Electrotechnical Commission and the International Telecommunication Union can support these efforts. Open-source and software-driven approaches, such as LF Energy can also help advance this process.
With an increasing scale of local flexibility and wider participation of distributed resources to provide services to the system, including through virtual power plants and peer-to-peer trading, there is a greater need for data exchange and co‑ordination among stakeholders, mainly (but not exclusively) operators of transmission and distribution systems and aggregators, in countries where they operate.
Australia is developing and testing the concept of a distributed energy resource marketplace through the Energy Demand and Generation Exchange Project, which also includes a data exchange component. Meanwhile, India’s state of Uttar Pradesh has taken steps to promote the use of peer-to-peer trading, requesting the creation of secure and reliable transaction arrangements based on suitable accounting and billing systems.
Regulation is key to assign clear roles and responsibilities to enable the effective operation and use of distributed resources, as well as optimal power system investments. Several jurisdictions and international initiatives, such as ISGAN, are already pursuing enhanced co‑ordination between transmission and distribution systems. However, further guidance is needed to address conflicting interests and the sustainability of arrangements to avoid conflicts and direct competition for resources. For example, EU regulations set out principles for co‑ordination between Transmission System Operators and Distribution System Operators. Discussions on existing gaps and the need for a new network code are still ongoing.
To meet Net Zero Emissions by 2050 flexibility needs, specific sectoral provisions should be adopted as soon as possible to promote large-scale deployment of digital technologies and ensure that the demand side is ready to offer services to the power system. Attention should be paid to capitalising on multiple benefits through alignment with other sectors.
For instance, buildings are a potential source of flexibility. They should become more energy-efficient and be equipped with smart control and automation systems that can allow them to interact with the grid while effectively managing loads and distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar PV and battery storage. In the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, mandatory zero‐carbon‐ready building energy codes that include requirements for demand flexibility and smart controls are introduced for all new buildings in all regions by 2030, and retrofits of existing buildings should happen at an average pace of 20 million dwellings per year to 2030. The European Union and the United States have already adopted roadmaps towards this goal.
At the equipment level in the Net Zero Scenario, countries implement minimum energy performance standards, complemented by requirements for smart controls. Priority should be given to higher-consuming devices and equipment, including air conditioners, water heaters and EV chargers. Some jurisdictions, such as South Australia, have already taken steps to accelerate the implementation of demand response requirements for certain appliances and equipment.
In rolling out EV policies and plans, smart charging systems and vehicle-to-grid schemes should be considered. The impacts of more EVs on the grid should also be taken into consideration before commissioning and deploying charging infrastructure. At the same time, charging vehicles when renewable energy production is high or peak demand is low should be incentivised, for example by prioritising charging at workplaces and public stations. Furthermore, smart and minimum functionality and device-level requirements could be mandated for private changing infrastructure, as is currently being discussed in the United Kingdom.
More incentives and funding should also be directed to R&D projects to enable innovative technologies to be brought to the market more rapidly. Initiatives such as Green Powered Future Mission can play an important role in accelerating this process by mobilising global action and investment.
New business models such as aggregation, virtual power plants and other distributed energy resource platforms offer great promise for enabling demand-side flexibility. However, most of the current offerings rely on traditional load reduction programmes, and not on automated and dynamic forms of system services.
The success of innovative business models relies on the adoption of enabling technologies such as smart meters and controls, and of supporting policy and regulatory frameworks. Governments should therefore facilitate consumer and third-party (including aggregator) access to smart-metering data.
Furthermore, they should simplify and encourage customer participation in various demand response schemes. This can be achieved through a broad set of measures. Price signals, such as time-based rate contracts and dynamic pricing schemes that reflect tension on the system in real time, give customers implicit incentives to shift their consumption when possible. Other contracts or regulatory structures explicitly monetise flexibility, for instance through annual payments for participating in demand-side response programmes or tenders for small-scale demand-side response. For example, in France almost 50% of the expected demand response volume for 2022 is reserved for sites of 1 MW or less.
Through trials or other direct-observation methodologies that reflect local regulations, electricity sector structures and user preferences, governments and regulators should study the feasibility of using ICT platforms, such as online marketplaces or apps, and smart contracts to help consumers respond to third party and system operator signals, thus expanding the range of flexibility offerings.
Besides technical and economic considerations, the scale-up of demand-side flexibility also depends on the attractiveness of the customer value proposition, balancing out cost savings with negligible impacts on comfort and lifestyle. It is therefore key for policymakers to focus on the central role of users and behavioural insights, especially when transitioning to more automated and complex forms of demand response. If not adequately managed, dynamic pricing can also dramatically increase consumer bills and discourage consumers from partaking in flexibility schemes.
Programmes such as the User-Centred Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Programme are working to address these issues.
Phil Lawton, Power Systems Engineer, Energy Systems Catapult
Rebecca Knights, Director, Energy Policy & Projects, Energy and Technical Regulation, Department for Energy and Mining, Australia.
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance (2021), Q4 2020 Decentralised Energy Strategy Trends.
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Minalpher is an authenticated encryption algorithm submitted to CAESAR (Competition for Authenticated Encryption: Security, Applicability, and Robustness) as a candidate of a new standard algorithm. Performance evaluation of Minalpher in various software and hardware have been made. Especially, the algorithm is suitable for high-speed hardware implementation by utilizing its parallel operating capability. Therefore, we implemented the high-speed Minalpher software on GPGPU (General Purpose Graphic Processing Unit) that provides massive parallel computing. Its performance is compared with Minalpher on CPU and a de-facto standard AES-GCM on GPGPU.
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No corporate or government-owned cyberspace is immune from attack by the vast nebula of Anonymous, the non-hierarchichal online activist network bent on disrupting the websites and communication facilities of oppressive regimes, the hackers’ group claims. Note: Pictured are gamers enjoying Berlin’s Computer Games museum, not members of Anonymous [GALLO/GETTY]
The tendency to relate past events to what is possible in the present becomes more difficult as the scope of the geopolitical environment changes. It is a useful thing, then, to ask every once in a while if the environment has recently undergone any particular severe changes, thereby expanding our options for the future.
Terminology, let alone our means of exchanging information, has changed to such a degree that many essential discussions in today’s “communications age” would be entirely incomprehensible to many two decades ago.
As the social, political and technological environment has developed, some have already begun to explore new options, seizing new chances for digital activism – and more will soon join in. It is time for the rest of the world to understand why.
When a release by WikiLeaks revealed the depravity of just how corrupt and horrid the Tunisian government really was, it prompted Tunisians to step up active dissent and take to the streets en masse for the first time.
In response, a loose network of participants within the international Anonymous protest organisation attacked non-essential government websites – those not providing direct services to Tunisians – at the prompting of our contacts.
Several such sites were replaced with a message of support to the Tunisian people, while others were pushed offline via distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, involving thousands of computer users who request large amounts of data from a website simultaneously, overwhelming it.
Other assistance programmes followed, even after the deposed Ben Ali fled the nation that reviled him, with Anonymous and other parties working with Tunisians – both in-country and abroad – to provide the nation’s people with the tools and information resources they needed to begin building up new, reasonable political institutions capable of ensuring a freer civic life.
Our “Guide to Protecting the Tunisian Revolution” series – a collaboration between hundreds of veterans of traditional revolutionary movements as well as practitioners of “new activism” – were disseminated both online and in print; aside from tips on safety during confrontation and the like, these also explain how to establish secure yet accessible networks and communications for Tunisians, as well as instructions on establishing neighbourhood syndicates capable of uniting in common cause.
Already, such organisations are being established across Tunisia, just as they will be established elsewhere as the movement proceeds.
The seeds of cyber revolution
Anonymous is a means by which people across the globe can assist in the hard work being performed by the Tunisian people – who have long taken issue with their government, but first began protesting in earnest after a fruit vendor set himself ablaze in response to police cruelty.
The Anonymous movement itself grew out of message boards frequented mostly by young people with an interest in internet culture in general – and Japanese media in particular; in 2005, participants began “attacking” internet venues as a sort of sport, and in the process honed their skills in a way that proved useful in “information warfare”.
In 2007, some users proposed that the Church of Scientology be exposed for its unethical and sometimes violent conduct, sparking a coordinated global protest movement that differed from anything else seen, and which still continues today.
The Australian government was later attacked for introducing new internet censorship laws, and in the meantime, those within Anonymous who see the subculture as a potential force for justice have launched other efforts while also building new strategies and recruiting individuals from across the globe – some of whom hold significant positions in media, industry, and the sciences.
For great justice
In the meantime, there are obstacles to overcome. Those within the Tunisian government who seek to deny liberty to “their” people are easy enough to deal with; the greatest threat to revolution comes not from any state but rather from those who decry such revolutions without understanding them.
In this case, the idea that a loose network of people with shared values and varying skill sets can provide substantial help to a population abroad is seen as quixotic – or even unseemly – by many of those who have failed to understand the past ten years, as well as those whose first instinct is to attack a popular revolt rather than to assist it.
Elsewhere, a number of US pundits decided to criticise the revolution as possibly destabilising the region; many of whom once demanded the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan – and greeted every Arab revolt as the work of President Bush – but now see nothing for themselves in the cause of Arab liberty.
Some have even portrayed the movement as the work of radical Islamists – yet most cannot find Tunisia on a map.
Suffice to say that the results of our efforts are already on display and will become more evident as Tunisians use our tools and resources to achieve their greatest triumph. Those who wish to assist and are competent to do so can find us easily enough; the Tunisians had little trouble in doing so.
Although we have made great progress in convincing individuals from across the world to join our efforts in Tunisia, other campaigns, such as those taking place in Algeria and Egypt – both of which have seen government websites taken down and/or replaced by Anonymous, more must be done before the movement takes the next step towards a worldwide network capable of perpetual engagement against those who are comfortable with tyranny.
The revolution will be broadcast
Whatever effort is required, such a goal is not only possible, but rather unambitious.
There is a reason, after all, that those of us who have seen the movement up close have dedicated our lives to what it stands for, and have even violated the modern Western taboo of believing in something.
I have been involved with Anonymous in some capacity or another for about six years.
Looking back at my writing over that time, I have found that my predictions, while always enthusiastic, nonetheless turned out to have been conservative; when Australia became the first state to come under attack by this remarkable force, I proposed that we would someday see such allegedly inevitable institutions begin to crumble in the face of their growing irrelevance.
Someday turned out to be this year.
Today, I predict that Anonymous and entities like it will become far more significant over the next few years than is expected by most of our similarly irrelevant pundits – and this will, no doubt, turn out to be just as much of an understatement as anything else that has been written on the subject.
The fact is that the technological infrastructure that allows these movements has been in place for well under a decade – but phenomena such as WikiLeaks and Anonymous have already appeared, expanded, and even become players within the geopolitical environment; others have come about since.
This is the future, whether one approves or not, and the failure on the part of governments and media alike to understand, and contend with the rapid change now afoot, ought to remind everyone concerned why it is that this movement is necessary in the first place.
The author identifies as part of Anonymous, a loose collective of internet hacktivists which uses the technological infrastructure on which the globalised world depends to maintain a vigilante presence online.
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Vietnam will accelerate the development of logistics services to facilitate trade and improve the economy’s competitiveness, according to an action plan which was approved recently by the PM.
According to the plan, the logistics sector is expected to contribute from 8-10 percent of the country’s GDP by 2025 with a growth rate of 15-20 percent, an outsourcing ratio of 50-60 percent, and logistics costs reduced to 16-20 percent of the GDP. Vietnam hopes to enter the top 50 countries in the logistics performance index (LPI) ranking.
To achieve the targets, Vietnam needs to call for investment in logistics infrastructure, boosting connectivity with other countries, build regional and international-level logistics centres, and develop logistics enterprises capable of competing on the international market.
The plan points out major measures such as perfecting policies and laws on logistics, completing logistics infrastructure, improving capability of enterprises, developing the logistics market and training a qualified logistics workforce.
According to the Vietnam Logistics Association, the plan is important, directly affecting the development of the logistics sector in Vietnam in the context of the country’s deeper integration into the region and the world via free trade agreements.
Vietnam’s logistics sector has made significant progress in recent years, in terms of both diversity and service quality, with an annual growth rate of 16-20 percent, ranking 64th out of 160 countries in the world and 4th in Southeast Asia.
The development of the logistics sector has contributed to Vietnam’s export growth and bringing its export value from 111.2 billion USD in 2007 to 327.7 billion USD in 2015 and helps the local retail market grow by 20-25 percent each year.
However, Vietnam’s logistics sector still faces problems.
At a logistics forum held in November 2016, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Do Thang Hai said Vietnam’s logistics infrastructure remains weak because of poor connectivity between railways, roads and seaports.
Goods transportation is also time-consuming, leading to high transport costs.
Reports showed that logistics costs currently make up 25 percent of Vietnam’s GDP, much higher than neighbouring countries and most Vietnamese logistics enterprises are small and medium-sized, lacking capital and facilities to operate on a big scale.
Vietnam now has 1,300 enterprises, including foreign invested ones, operating in the field. Domestic firms account for just 25 percent of the market share while foreign companies, which make up only 5 percent of the total number, take the remaining 75 percent.
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THE EARTHIAN is a digest of articles containing facts, perspectives, theories, models, analyses, and recommendations concerned about existential states of affairs affecting all species of fauna and flora around Spaceship Earth. Recent relevant articles written and published by intelligent hard-hitting truth-seeking writers in Internet journals about psychological, social, economic, political, military, religious, and ecological states of affairs around Spaceship Earth are linked below as sources, following a usual comment by the editor.
“ASK LESS WHAT YOUR NATION CAN DO FOR YOU—ASK MORE WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR SPACESHIP EARTH”
OR SO IT SEEMS TO ME RIGHT NOW
By Richard John Stapleton
I am convinced the art of politics around Spaceship Earth now and always has been based on a psychological Game I have named YOU STARTED IT in which politicians, militaries, citizens, subjects, and voters act out roles on a Drama Triangle composed of Persecutors, Rescuers, and Victims, switching about from time to time from one role to another, depending on which person, interest group, identity group, or nation they are dealing with, feeling sanctimonious and self-righteous attacking, threatening, sanctioning, and possibly destroying the other because the other attacked or threatened them first.
One can build a case the YOU STARTED IT psychological Game builds employment and makes the elite rich richer in all countries and provides a form of entertainment for the masses. Many humans consider fighting in wars as Rescuers and Persecutors to be more heroic, exciting and exhilarating than staying at home doing boring routine work.
YOU STARTED IT playing under capitalism necessarily entails zero-sum competition and non-winner outcomes among individuals, groups, and organizations, including nations, and precludes Earthian humans from establishing I’m OK—You’re OK life positions.
Love does not make the Earthian human world go round: Insatiable greed—for stimulation, recognition, structure, money, and power—is the prime driver.
How much longer humans will survive on Earth remains to be seen if they continue playing psychological Games at their historical levels. If global warming and climate change do not get them nuclear bombs will. Both threats are increasing by the day. The increasingly severe droughts and wildfires of 2020 are a wake-up call that most humans are ignoring. Economic and political troubles are also increasing around Spaceship Earth, especially in the US. The same causes and forces that caused WWII have recurred, becoming stronger by the day, especially in the US, thanks to humans playing YOU STARTED IT at all levels.
The Covid plague and USian presidential boss Don Trump are probably the most serious threats facing Spaceship Earth at the moment. The plague—Trump or no Trump—could cause a severe Earthian economic depression and many hundreds of thousands of premature human deaths. Trump would destroy democracy in the US if he starts a civil war. He has poured gasoline on fires of hate in tweets and in speeches at racist rallies. His Mussolini-like demeanor, posturing, belligerence, and bullying in the first and possibly only presidential debate of 2020 was telling. Let’s face it: he wants to be a fascist dictator.
His fate is now in the hands of his Covid-19 infection that he probably brought on himself trying to prove what a tough guy he is by not wearing a mask, probably causing Covid-19 cases among his supporters and followers who copied his idiotic leadership behavior.
The Julian Assange trial in England is also telling. The US and England, despite their imperialist actions around Spaceship Earth squelching democracy and freedom for others, have historically been among the most democratic and ruled-by-law countries internally for their own citizens and subjects. Both countries have espoused free speech and truth-telling. They have also probably practiced it more than most, which is not saying much. Both countries strongly believe in keeping secrets from their subjects and citizens, as the Assange case shows.
The Assange trial has not received much coverage in USian mainstream media. Was it squelched? You be the judge.
The main issue in the Assange trial is free speech, more specifically whether Earthian investigative reporters have a human right to tell the truth about the secrets of governments, including the US govt. Up to now the precedent in the US has been that they do, if they can get the facts. If Assange loses the precedent will change and investigative reporters will be reduced from truth-tellers to mere lackeys of fascist states.
If Assange loses the first trial in England he still has two appeals left in England before a final decision to extradite him to the US is made. If he loses three trials there it’s possible the English government will still decide not to extradite him to the US. If he is extradited to the US he faces a harsh sentence if convicted of whatever it is the US Govt finally decides to charge him with.
For doing what? Telling the truth about war crimes of the US government.
Also at issue in the Assange case is whether so-called Great Britain is really a great independent nation or is merely a vassal of the so-called United States.
As reported by investigative reporters Craig Murray, John Pilger, and Alexander Mercouris the Belmarsh trial has been suspect from the beginning because of the way it has been conducted. For one thing it’s sited in an isolated courtroom almost impossible for the public to access, and few reporters are allowed. Assange inhumanely has been forced to sit in the courtroom in a glass cage, barely able to hear what is going on. Some have called it a show trial and have accused the judge of being biased, establishing arbitrary short time limits for defense presentations, not allowing certain evidence, and what have you.
The oral testimony of expert witnesses has not only been cut short but entirely excluded in some cases, the judge having decided to only accept written testimony from some expert witnesses that is simply read into the court proceedings. One such expert witness has been Noam Chomsky, a professor, the truth-teller laureate of the US in my opinion, whose books and writings on US imperialism have been suppressed in USian mainstream media. His written testimony read into the Assange trial record is posted below in an article by Craig Murray.
In general the case of United States v. Julian Assange in England has not gone well for the US govt’s lawyers. They have submitted two superseding indictments and are having problems proving just what crime it is Assange committed. An underlying issue is whether he is being tried and persecuted for political, not legal, reasons.
Courtenay Barnett, a British lawyer practising in the Caribbean, has published several articles in the Effective Learning Report explaining the Assange case, posted below as sources for this issue of The Earthian.
If justice is not served in this case democracy will have been mocked and both the UK and the US will have been pushed backward, back toward serfdom and fascism.
Benjamin Franklin was asked by someone in the 18th Century what kind of government he, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, et. al. had created on the North American continent after rebelling against England. He famously replied that it was “a republic, if you can keep it.”
A republic is not a full democracy but it’s freer than a monarchy or a fascist dictatorship.
Human life all around Spaceship Earth would become a little less free if a new precedent is set with the Assange ordeal that citizens or subjects of all countries can be imprisoned in the US for disclosing USian classified secrets.
For Assange such a change could result in a cruel and inhumane punishment. Experts in sources such as those posted below have estimated if Assange, an Australian, is extradited to the US he could receive a sentence of up to 175 years in solitary confinement in a USian maximum security prison.
Unfortunately not only is freedom not free; it’s unequally distributed in all walks of life.
Freedom in any country is distributed among the population on a continuum from most free to least free—whether the country is democratic, fascist, monarchist, capitalist, socialist, communist, or what have you. The most free are an elite minority at the top who can feel, think, learn, and do more than all the rest, having many options in adult life. The least free are those at the bottom of the human hierarchy who have to feel, think, and do what they are told, having but one option in adult life outside of prisons, getting some sort of job, if they’re lucky, doing the bidding of some sort of boss day in and day out. And then there are all the rest situated at myriad gradients of freedom between the two polar extremes of the continuum.
In most cases where one is situated on the freedom continuum is a function of her or his accident of birth, not free-will ability, work, or merit. Earthian human life is not fair, or at least it never has been. Maybe there’s hope though. Who knows?
Suffice it to say the next month of USian history will be interesting, probably disgusting, and possibly terrifying.
For more information regarding my use of Transactional Analysis https://www.itaaworld.org/ to create better discussion groups and democratic processes see my book Born to Learn: A Transactional Analysis of Human Learning. https://www.amazon.com/Born-Learn-Transactional-Analysis-Learning/dp/0692584331
For more information on how to co-construct better organizations and economic systems using transactional analysis see my book Business Voyages: Mental Maps, Scripts, Schemata, and Tools for Co-Constructing Your Own Business Worlds https://www.amazon.com/Business-Voyages-Schemata-Discovering-Co-Constructing/dp/1413480810
See my article “The Evolution of Spaceship Earth, Inc,” https://blog.effectivelearning.net/the-evolution-of-spaceship-earth-inc/ for some management science ideas on how human Earthians might eventually co-construct an economic system that is fair, viable, and satisfying for everyone aboard Spaceship Earth, making it possible for all Earthian humans to develop an I’m OK—You’re OK life position.
This would entail Earthian humans peacefully reducing through natural attrition the human population aboard Spaceship Earth, never doing work that machines can do better, and delegating the day-to-day management of systems for scheduling, producing, and distributing the necessities of life to artificial intelligence programs and supercomputers.
This can be done using linear programming based on the general algorithmic matrix algebra form
Max CjXj, s.t. AijXj ≤, =, or ≥ Bi
as I explained in “The Evolution of Spaceship Earth, Inc.” https://blog.effectivelearning.net/the-evolution-of-spaceship-earth-inc/ .
Flying aboard an airliner about to land at night moving at four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet with cloudy and rainy weather below, which would you rather have landing the plane, the plane’s radar and computer systems or the pilot and co-pilot, seeing nothing out their windows but clouds and lightning?
I am indebted to Buckminster Fuller for making it possible for me to read in his book Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth the metaphor in the above paragraph and for planting seeds for other ideas in my essay “The Evolution of Spaceship Earth, Inc.,” such as computers and AI robots being the best hope for mankind and humans not doing work that machines can do better, being paid to think instead with what Fuller called mind grants. To my knowledge Fuller was the inventor of the appellations Earthian and Spaceship Earth.
For details regarding my transactional analysis and management science qualifications see my RJS Academic Vita at https://www.effectivelearning.net/rjs-academic-vita.html.
As usual this month’s THE EARTHIAN links and cites as SOURCES recent articles written and published by clear deep-thinking hard-hitting independent writers on various Earthian states of affairs.
Some Game playing goes on in the articles, i.e., a writer is psychologically persecuting, rescuing, or victimizing someone, but it seems to me the writers are generally trying to paint accurate pictures of what they think is really going on.
Unfortunately it seems to me one can build a case politicians spend most of their time playing psychological Games, mostly wasting their time and energy pastiming (bullshitting) and engaging in rituals (shuffling paper, filling out unnecessary forms, attending useless meetings with lawyers and others, and the like). Almost everything done in so-called foreign policy is a move in a psychological Game it seems to me.
It’s not easy, impossible some say, to separate relevant from irrelevant focal points in order to comprehend global cases, systems, and processes, while being inundated with fake news and true facts of states of affairs generated daily around Spaceship Earth, made public on the Internet, and elsewhere, to see what’s really going on, using primarily inductive and analogical reasoning, based on probability, not deductive logic. Almost never can anyone prove with deductive logic that a general proposition about psychological, social, economic, or political states affairs is absolutely true. About the best humans can hope for is to develop consensual answers that are generally acceptable and true based on probability.
It’s better to be honestly wrong than dishonestly wrong. Telling someone something you know is fake as if it were true is worse than telling someone something that’s fake because of genuine ignorance. A good case in point these days is most USians calling FICA insurance premium payments “payroll” taxes. It’s hard to know if sayers calling FICA payments payroll taxes really do not know any better or if they really do know better but are overtly lying about it go along with the crowd to get political brownie points for conforming to a group lie. FICA payments are premium payments for a retirement insurance policy.
It seems to me most lying is lying by omission, people not telling people things they know are true that others need to know. Whether lying by omission is more or less harmful than lying by commission, telling people things you know are false and fake, is debatable, as is proving whether it’s getting easier or harder for most people to know what’s fake and what’s not. Political parties, Earthian governments, and Mainstream media lie by omission with alacrity, information about the Julian Assange case being a case in point.
If you have ideas on how to democratically discuss in Game-free ways economic and political problems and opportunities in something like the Ogeechee Economic Forum at https://www.effectivelearning.net/ogeechee-economic-forum.htm go to our RESPONSES page and let us know about them at https://www.effectivelearning.net/responses.html .
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October 4, 2020
Here is John Pilger’s opinion of the Assange ordeal.
“Pilger says Assange hearing a Stalinist show trial,” Independent Australia, BIG NEWS NETWORK, https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/266586309/pilger-says-assange-hearing-a-stalinist-show-trial.
“Here Are 6 Ways Trump’s Covid Diagnosis Will Change the Campaign,” by Chris Walker, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/here-are-6-ways-trumps-covid-diagnosis-will-change-the-campaign/.
Must reading for understanding the Assange ordeal.
“Assange Hearing,” by Craig Murray, CRAIG MURRAY.ORG, https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/10/assange-hearing/?fbclid=IwAR36P2oS74xqzFnjzkwb159ubauHe0_COGKRWQ6z0QfzJdOSYd4y0yH_mYc.
Here is a detailed scholarly account of the trial. A good read
“LETTER FROM LONDON: The Surreal US Case Against Assange,” by Alexander Mercouris, CONSORTIUM NEWS, https://consortiumnews.com/2020/09/28/letter-from-london-the-surreal-us-case-against-assange/?fbclid=IwAR27L2sTxWHvwpZzYJbVLlW_7UhUMRd3vZ-GJq9PT9w_gN2tgUd56Y7kZEk.
Why can’t greedy humans stay in their own territories? A good read about the complexities of this culture.
“Pakistan’s Mughal Syndrome,” by L. Ali Khan, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/01/pakistans-mughal-syndrome/?fbclid=IwAR1GVaX9ShQWEaSqmN63ZIe6acFf8f2LE5VhFnNmjHwTZ9Ac0coK1mnl71I.
Way to go
“Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman charged in Michigan in connection with false robocalls,” by Zack Budryk, THE HILL, https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/519235-conservative-operatives-charged-in-michigan-in-connection-to-false?fbclid=IwAR03wEQ2jY7kiZsfmjcWUUUvCeelPiidi7cl-x4f9ZIM7Yss-jYHrMb0Mhk#.X3aQuAjSUzI.facebook.
“Copper, Crude, Crypto, & Credit Clobbered As Stimulus Hopes Fade,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/copper-crude-crypto-credit-all-crumble-stimulus-hopes-fade?fbclid=IwAR26nHHVl5uMPWGQ4ioEzHSBOUk7o8ZKepiaeHXNlvDWpoa-IRWcQkra1fw.
Say it aint so Joe
“Americans Burn Through A Staggering $742 BN In Annualized Savings as Stimulus Fades,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/americans-burn-through-staggering-724bn-annualized-savings-august-stimulus-fades?fbclid=IwAR26nHHVl5uMPWGQ4ioEzHSBOUk7o8ZKepiaeHXNlvDWpoa-IRWcQkra1fw.
“Gallup Finds Majority Of Americans Believe Trump Will Win Re-election,” by Megan Brenan, GALLUP.COM, https://news.gallup.com/poll/321347/trump-pre-debate-job-approval-highest-may.aspx.
So they were
“Disappointing football games and a loser’s lamentation,” by Richard John Stapleton, INTREPID REPORT, http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/30903.
“Boundless Dying Trees,” by Robert Hunziker, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/29/boundless-dying-trees/?fbclid=IwAR2JW60aMgF75u8hsgyY9PEbxRFFztjHYR8t1DnOQJWbtCDKHLZWQ6M1AaM.
A good grasp of the situation
“Trump’s Taxes: A Thousand Scandals in One,” by Jon Schwarz, THE INTERCEPT, https://theintercept.com/2020/09/28/donald-trump-taxes/?fbclid=IwAR0B0gw98MgwgH_qCGFnor7i8Z6Tlxx38WPQ-sUBpI7aGgxSC8SzWkVwRQY.
As the plot thickens
“London Court Hears Details of CIA Plot to Poison Julian Assange, Steal DNA From Family Members,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/london-court-hears-shocking-details-cia-plot-poison-julian-assange-steal-dna-family?fbclid=IwAR3srhakZ5OVs3Y1eEiEgipCJ8zXeG6Iy1ySBuRHvOHk4DZ9N_xL0_jDNmU.
“Chamath Palihapitiya Slams Airline Bailouts: ‘Giving More Money to These CEOs Is Idiodic and Dumb’,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chamath-palihapitiya-slams-airline-bailouts-giving-more-money-these-ceos-idiotic-and-dumb?fbclid=IwAR2DicfEY9UbulK0gokXdVd527wSIKtE9ew5K0NHnylQ0-DFZmoGsEQMQzE.
Say it aint so Joe
“Civil War Two,” by James Howard Kuntsler, DAILY RECKONING, https://dailyreckoning.com/civil-war-two/?fbclid=IwAR1tGfJjX-i14L1Tz2EG3HP6D7TkRVsbsDuP5DGuJ7ZL8YPwebzdzweekNM.
Easy come Easy go
“Over the span of eight years, 15 traders at the biggest US bank caused losses of more than $300 million to other participants in precious metals and Treasury markets, according to the court filings. JP Morgan has admitted responsibility for the traders’ actions. The three-year DPA will allow the bank to walk away from the scandal – and two counts of wire fraud – so long as it self-reports any future violations.”
“JPM Pays Record $1 Billion Fine; Admits Spoofing of Gold and Treasuries,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/jpm-pays-1-billion-fine-settle-allegations-traders-rigged-precious-metals-treasury-markets?fbclid=IwAR0JnE0JCB3osmdLuzZmg0PTrnQfD0HfcSFuy2OPFd6FBhRoDCExoOLewC4.
Hope it aint so Joe
“Most people go through life not questioning the motivations of their political, financial, economic and religious leaders. They naively believe they have achieved their positions of power because they have earned it through hard work, intellectual superiority, and moral authority. Most people are not sociopaths. They are just trying to steer around the potholes of life, raising families, earning a living, finding some enjoyment, leaving a positive legacy and trusting those in positions of power are looking out for their best interests”
“THE ONLY THING SYSTEMATIC IS THE DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA,” Adminstrator, BURNING PLATFORM, https://www.theburningplatform.com/2020/09/28/the-only-thing-systematic-is-the-destruction-of-america/?fbclid=IwAR1l57JSKRv_7O9oGZXsnUeiTzU9i5U3ftLT8lBv8izXKBsHB_eum6ZT7Ik.
So much for going out and having fun anymore.
“The Most Miserable Place On Earth: Disney Firing 28,000 Workers,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/most-miserable-place-earth-disney-firing-28000-workers?fbclid=IwAR3VHMOqeOcBQWCmqvKpkTV5xR2rBIVlIaaEutjPfn6eMxp5tOdcj0kkaK8.
A bleak picture
“Helicopter Money And The End of Taxes,” Charles Hugh Smith, OFF TWO MINDS BLOG, http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2020/09/helicopter-money-and-end-of-taxes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+google%2FRzFQ+%28oftwominds%29.
Goes without sayin’
“A Stark Graphic of Why to Vote,” by Ludovic Picard, RJS FACEBOOK, https://www.facebook.com/richard.stapleton.397.
Afraid this is right.
“A Despairing, Albeit Mercifully Brief, Rant,” by Chris Wright, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/28/a-despairing-albeit-mercifully-brief-rant/?fbclid=IwAR1l57JSKRv_7O9oGZXsnUeiTzU9i5U3ftLT8lBv8izXKBsHB_eum6ZT7Ik.
Got to hand it to him. His getting up in the morning, getting his face painted and his hair fixed, and then going out in public to spout more of his bullshit requires a unique talent, a talent most moral and ethical USians his age could never develop. Right after he got elected, or maybe when he was running in 2016, I distinctly remember him saying on TV, “Most people are too moral and ethical to make any money.”
“Trump’s ‘biggest fear’ is ‘massive’ IRS bills and potential tax fraud charges, says Michael Cohen,” by Hunter Walker, YAHOO.COM, https://news.yahoo.com/michael-cohen-says-massive-irs-bills-and-potential-tax-fraud-charges-are-trumps-biggest-fear-165358561.html.
Yes, there are loopholes for the rich. Why are they there? They were passed into law by legislative lackeys of the rich whom the rich paid to do it. And look what happened. The US has a $3 trillion Fed budget deficit this year, and it’s going to get much worse, largely thanks to Repuglican tax cuts for the rich since 1980, boosted significantly again by Trump to get reelected.
“President Trump’s tax returns show he has company: How rich Americans avoid taxes,” Nathan, USA TODAY, https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/28/trump-tax-returns-tax-avoidance-strategies/3563685001/?fbclid=IwAR3o5vuOJ8pRqoNxmJQjPwUd9QEHp8ENgRvpr_fc7yKte8rMJa6EKfb9czE.
A fraud pure and simple. How anyone could vote for this escapes me.
“Trump literally can’t afford to lose the election,” by Peter Weber, THE WEEK, https://theweek.com/articles/940021/trump-literally-cant-afford-lose-election?fbclid=IwAR2SeQitFLvliQWJfolnsN6AOnx6F6cd9wswlQSM-zvpewmvOecDoIPKPR4.
Yes, it was a let down.
“Disappointing Football Games and A Loser’s Lamentation,” by Richard John Stapleton, EFFECTIVE LEARNING REPORT, https://blog.effectivelearning.net/a-disappointing-football-game-and-a-losers-lamentation/?fbclid=IwAR2AhCfdtyBspeIRV7DDjMYlWl2JVjK_U_UOYqkhQmXBBWvCTatpR1fNQMI.
If Trump did no wrong and if all large corporatons carry on like this, what does this say about the USian capitalistic system?
“NYT Publishes 10,000 Word Summary Of 29 Years Of Trump Tax Returns; President Calls it ‘Totally Fake…,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nyt-publishes-10000-word-summary-20-years-trump-tax-returns-president-calls-it-totally-fake?fbclid=IwAR12QWKcCeqXvuKRj27_V7tMZPtUCd5DRt0C9BLrUOvf3RWOX3y55oPibxo.
I had Scotch Irish/English ancestors living in Texas when it was a nation. I was born and raised in Texas. I always thought my ancestors moved to Texas to get away from slavery in the south. It never occurred to me a reason they rebelled against Mexico was because Mexico had outlawed slavery in 1829. I documented some of this in my book Business Voyages.
“The Real Texas,” by Annett Gordon-Reed, GETPOCKET.COM, https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-real-texas?utm_source=fbsynd&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2BBLa3WTSkUEKkxtKNsMGjV-ah2rPtP7FIs9O-tG2HuEC9OXNJFeyWgnY.
Wow. Now we can have a real live grown up Barbie Doll with seven children as a Supreme Court justice. She supposedly has a great legal mind. I have yet to see any credible evidence of that great legal mind, but she does have a pretty face.
“Top of Trump’s list to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” Meme, FEMINIST NEWS, https://www.facebook.com/feministnews.us/photos/a.110963062584254/1317188655295016/.
Wow, now here is something new, first time I at least ever saw or heard of this happening on a street. We’re living in a brave, and frightening, new world.
“’Shoot on sight’: Boston Dynamics robot dog spotted on city street triggers fear – and defensiveness,” RT QUESTION MORE, https://www.rt.com/news/501750-boston-dynamics-spot-robot-fear/?fbclid=IwAR2RL-AMFCfCjN3_kMLRTLTYI_iNokX9i7Cr_ZegcZuh8EIw02LK6vnKISA.
Say it aint so Joe
“Sinophobia, Lies and Hybrid War,” by Pepe Escobar, THE SAKER, http://thesaker.is/sinophobia-lies-and-hybrid-war/.
Shows optimal solutions for capitalism, mainly small businesses, small farms, and trade unionism.
“Two Capitalisms: a Challenge to Democratic Socialists, Social Democrats, Progressives and Welfare State Liberals,” by Mike Miller, COUNTERUNCH.ORG. https://www.counterpunch.org/author/swubet4/?fbclid=IwAR3fJ4GizawAplNQro-7bD6atx3wioqvPUpp6nMuYNC0XqKgQ11S9Wzo76E.
“Trump Lied to Heartland Workers,” by Chuckie Denison, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/25/trump-lied-to-heartland-workers/?fbclid=IwAR3CHCE8gXVVuzOyuG8ExeZQRCW6ymsRjMA9BxX4zE6jBN-zcnoFmEb2EzI.
Sounds about right
“Ten Ways 2018 Brought Us Closer to Climate Apocalypse,” by Dahr Jamail, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/ten-ways-2018-brought-us-closer-to-climate-apocalypse/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR37VsdOxA1faT5114KoaY3FDzAupM9g3odcsEbtOYnuVYtirE4hd2dJthA.
If trump and Pompeo wanted to make the US a great enemy for Iran, Russia, and China, they also made those countries great enemies for the US for quid pro quo return, making sure the top leaders of all countries involved win playing the cards they were dealt in the psychological Game “They Started It,” played universally in all times and places by aggressive greedy Earthian leaders of countries, making sure the top leaders and militaries of countries retain can increase their perks, power, and privileges within their countries vis a vis underlings in their own countries, in the short run, regardless of long run consequences.
“Provocation on the High Seas: U.S. Naval Adventures Near the Shores of Russia, China and Iran,” by Eve Ottenberg, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/25/provocation-on-the-high-seas-u-s-naval-adventures-near-the-shores-of-russia-china-and-iran/?fbclid=IwAR0mkVlmicxVJkv63XnrvhVteM8isvo9i85QRj1_l_IkssdaOpGDglAOYbU.
Say it aint so Joe
“Protests Erupt as Cops Escape Charges for Killing Breonna Taylor in Her Home,” by Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, TRUTHOUT, Democracy Now, https://truthout.org/video/protests-erupt-as-cops-escape-charges-for-killing-breonna-taylor-in-her-home/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR0p7XjlA9Tepf9VMyQtGSM8A0oDA3klug_uGX12ciBoXp0Kjss9vbrb1UY.
“Archbishop Vigano: Trump faces ‘biblical challenge’ against ‘demonic forces of…New World Order’,” by Douglas Ernst, WASHINGTONTIMES.COM, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/24/archbishop-vigano-trump-faces-biblical-challenge-a/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork&fbclid=IwAR3nzPSYKEqz-bgHNNflxbxg3etW3tNJaiocXzMZ7Zgq7aI_-2MMz7lvYS0.
So much for capitalism and free enterprise as destroyed by the US
“Iranian Tanker Loads Venezuelan Crude For Sale Abroad As US Threatens Seizure,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/iranian-tanker-loads-venezuelan-crude-sale-abroad-us-threatens-seizure?fbclid=IwAR0uOQL3hYQ25Wkt4chkYiwcyA12ydwpZaP9v2kH6UQ6FyN5auaaiTwN228.
Notice the size of the Gross National Product of supposed arch evil enemy Russia. Why Russia is considered such a threat escapes me. It is about the size of Spain in terms of GNP. All about nuclear bombs I suppose.
“The $88 Trillion World Economy In One Chart,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/88-trillion-world-economy-one-chart?fbclid=IwAR0ob3UoFmMImiWAUAchOg8bqbR7wJy08iMOv_jQck6EPuv9SwUjNrAfKUY.
An interesting twist in the Julian Assange case
“The lion’s share of today’s Old Bailey proceedings in Julian Assange’s extradition trial was spent on battles over mental health and dire risk. The prosecution continued its attempt to minimise the dangers facing Assange were he to be extradited to the United States for 17 charges under the US Espionage Act and one under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. While the defence has its case on Assange’s fragile mental health well plotted, the prosecution is hoping that witnesses such as Dr Nigel Blackwood, consultant psychiatrist with the National Health Service, will punch holes in the argument. They will certainly hope for better efforts than those made by their own witnesses, Seena Fazel, a psychiatry professor who seemed too professionally tentative to land firm blows against Assange’s diagnosis for Asperger’s syndrome, or dismiss the health risks facing him in the US prisons system.”
“Assange on Trial: Mental Health, Managed Risk and Publication Chronologies,” by Binoy Kampmark, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/25/assange-on-trial-mental-health-managed-risk-and-publication-chronologies/?fbclid=IwAR3d7zbvfr_nLX4CShEUNi9FcPApZOH-r9ftDNTJp91HyYp3JpMzmDK-OQY.
Say it aint so Joe
“Will Michele Flournoy be the Angel of Death for the American empire?,” by Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J S Davies, INTREPID REPORT, http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/30865.
Well said, but left out any mention that all leaders of large powerful countries aboard Spaceship Earth play the psychological Game “They Startred It” in which they justify military expenses to preserve their own perks, privileges, and power within their own countries who tell underlings in their own countries such action is necessary to rescue them from heinous persecutors in other countries and such underlings should be grateful to have powerful rescuers such as themselves to take care of them. Unfortunately it seems there really is a lesser evil this time in the US election, much as i hate to say it; Biden. Trump is a genuine monster with a high probability of causing monstrous harm not only to the US but Spaceship Earth if he stays in office four more years.
“Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils: a Vicious Circle,” by Sasan Fayazmanesh, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/24/voting-for-the-lesser-of-two-evils-a-vicious-circle/?fbclid=IwAR2Ecn5-yN8F6CoqXzqYMTpBH0-TrFcxvlWEyFJht03CxYr0PzVAGWwfgFs.
This article like most does not mention the biggest problem, the population bomb. The Earthian human population will also have to be reduced through natural peaceful attrition, natural deaths exceeding natural births. No more than one child per woman would be a good place to start.
“Greenwashing Capitalism Won’t Heal the Planet,” by Collective 20, Covering Climate Now, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/greenwashing-capitalism-wont-heal-the-planet/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR0oKWwQxkDdWdtBtpg34gfXYEVZUILTET8vKIIx5AS15hKb4ddd7pTsaWY.
“West Coast Wildfires Underscore Ominous Global Trend: Forests Are Dying,” by Peter Montague, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/west-coast-wildfires-underscore-ominous-global-trend-forests-are-dying/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR3smMDKtfq2mukzG7f3I7A17MbM7JSLUvNwsqbeORmDX-K5y9tEzXu4iGU.
“Civilization Requires Collective Common Sense,” by Victor Davis Hanson, PJ MEDIA, https://pjmedia.com/victordavishanson/2020/09/24/civilization-requires-collective-common-sense-n960418?fbclid=IwAR3i0l28yiRdGZgSZd2tetVzM8hWWsSTdtMNV4mKT3P9RQb2s2gSdNwHuj4.
“Bernie Sanders Sounds Alarm on a Trump ‘Nightmare Scenario’,” By Sydney Ember, NEW YORK TIMES, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/bernie-sanders-trump-nightmare-scenario.html?smid=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR1bxRdVV9Y3GHVIsGI3_8zBuqpBI-UJ2uDj7WQVZT7tkZfvjK5vZUBf_8U.
Trump’s labeling people anarchists is just more of his own projection. He’s an anarchist himself.
“We Live in a Potemkin Autocracy Now,” by Derek Thompson, THE ATLANTIC, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/trump-feudal-lord/616429/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwAR3smMDKtfq2mukzG7f3I7A17MbM7JSLUvNwsqbeORmDX-K5y9tEzXu4iGU.
A good report
“Trump;s caudillismo support among wealthy Latin American expatriates,” by Wayne Madsen, INTREPID REPORT, http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/30842.
“Budget Office Releases Terrifying Long-Term Debt Forecast,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/budget-office-releases-latest-long-term-debt-forecast-and-its-terrifying?fbclid=IwAR3_0_rA5hG5qhAecuBfiZ_RczLuM6XPzw5Vb0KjxkzfRcZZEzQhezJ5Q50.
Yuk. Seems biomass also has problems.
“Europe Drives Destruction of US Forests in the Name of Fighting Climate Change,” by Dana Smith, Truthout, https://truthout.org/articles/europe-drives-destruction-of-us-forests-in-the-name-of-fighting-climate-change/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR3uD9y_vdF4Kk435WoABtmdmWK_C9HoEB5WTKzr00GZu4dKpUowNNMAgPc.
“The Scientific Method and the Trump Method,” by Mary Beth Wells, RJS Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/richard.stapleton.397.
Want to go back to not-so-merry old England?
“Why Britain is more geographically unequal than any other rich country,” THE ECONOMIST, https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/07/30/why-britain-is-more-geographically-unequal-than-any-other-rich-country?fbclid=IwAR3cyVyx0DyD-Gnb3uDCT1d2i0BtPsglmNqi0Of3EB6phd0B6C2GUY9xuhU.
“Edward Snowden Deserves a Pardon,” by David S. D’Amato, AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH, https://www.aier.org/article/edward-snowden-deserves-a-pardon/?fbclid=IwAR0Lb3TkGtNWeNJ5MyXpAry4xfmXqTm1s42y5c42B2QGZP1J49bsLuxLEZI.
Here is another cogent article by Courtenay Barnett, in which at issue is whether the UK and the US are already functioning fascist states joined at the hip or still have some hope as independent democracies.
“A Speech for Julian Assange,” by Courtenay Barnett, EFFECTIVE LEARNING REPORT, https://blog.effectivelearning.net/a-speech-for-julian-assange/?fbclid=IwAR2j6aZn92FO4Ebn8BF-MQ-eeBjywLBdw2hVsnxRTgdV6zxPhGCS2lMTBM4.
Generally agree with Charles Hugh Smith about this.
“The Bill for America’s $50 Trillion Gluttony of Inequality is Overdue,” by Charles Hugh Smith, CHARLESHUGHSMITH.BLOGSPOT.COM, https://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bill-for-americas-50-trillion.html?fbclid=IwAR2EDYJOc0vn2i-mGUBWEiCuVJOi6HBuM_WnvSahXzKucg7tElufP5dum-I.
Paul Street could be right about this.
“For Real Resistance: The Fascist Trump-Barr Regime Can’t Simply Be Voted Out,” by Paul Street, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/18/for-real-resistance-the-fascist-trump-barr-regime-cant-simply-be-voted-out/?fbclid=IwAR2LvWEaixnJviKfbapNn6F4IDgQno8FHDHuzPVoOTc_EYPVIiZ9pBP47e4.
Say it aint so Joe
“Secret Documents Show How Criminals Use Famous Banks To Finance Terror and Death,” THE FINCEN FILES, Thoousands of secret suspicious activity reports offer never-before-seen picture of corruption and complicity – and how the government lets it flourish, by Jason Leopold, Anthony Cormier, John Templon, Tom Warren, Jeremy Singer-Vine, Scott Pham, Richard Holmes, Azeen Ghorayshi, Michael Sallah, Tanya Kozyreva, and Emma Loop, BUZZFEED.NEWS, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-financial-scandal-criminal-networks?origin=shp&fbclid=IwAR17gCVnDRefimQcjG648FdFI2tQkkecx4IacHDOl-0D-rQsFpFmHzsfOBw.
“Iran’s Rouhani Vows ‘Crushing Response’ After Pompeo Declares Restoration of All Sanctions,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/irans-rouhani-vows-crushing-response-after-pompeo-declares-restoration-all-sanctions?fbclid=IwAR3ggKM8H7v1ZoKVxsV5aefkj6vrhX7PKqr9JMCyjDD-R9e95aw9SHT9csk.
Amazing how Internet business expanded.
“Amazon Keeps Spreading Across America, Plans 1000 Warehouses in Suburban Neighborhoods,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/amazon-keeps-spreading-across-america-plans-1000-warehouses-suburban-neighborhoods?fbclid=IwAR3jYLWESwCCNYqueeRUH7d0j0zAryhiCylumagyX5I8Qkv6o4d-DZNraN0.
Major corporate profit making media have gone from trying to paint accurate pictures of general truth relevant for everyone to publishing target market content focusing on segments of society, telling the segment what it wants to feel, see, hear, and know, positively stroking naturally existing isolated and polarized world views, ideologies, and lifestyles within society, thereby further encouraging and reinforcing them, thereby engendering more and more hubris, chauvinism, and hate.
“The Post-Objectivity Era,” by Matt Taibbi, SUBSTACK.COM, https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-post-objectivity-era-00f?fbclid=IwAR0A4w39mhreY5ZKVCDYrWc9xXAgJv8UNVntQ5n2ULdL9qEBGZAMEh18C8Q.
Did not know that.
“Commoners in ancient Rome occasionally exercised a social strategy called secession plebis, or secession of the plebs,” by Matthew Iverson, RJS Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/richard.stapleton.397.
Right. Don’t extradite Assange.
“Pepe Escobar On The Assange Trial: The Mask of Empire Has Fallen, Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pepe-escobar-assange-trial-mask-empire-has-fallen?fbclid=IwAR370z6Fa2i6B1wxuIlkJNdCx29HFy6T7V-4dHJlV2nZ59O_qduc68M38po.
Pathetic excuse for a human being. McConnell has done nothing but obstruct humane ideas for improving USian society for at least eleven years, vowing to oppose and tear down any constructive thing Obama advocated and did, such as the ACA. The man is bought and paid for by his rich corporate donors. His only principle is doing what his corporate paymasters have told him to do. He has not done one constructive thing in the Senate I am aware of.
“Following Ginsburg’s death, McConnell says Trump’s nominee will get a vote on the Senate Floor,” by Ted Barnett, CNN.COM, https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-death-live-updates/h_9e6aca4e5bbcfe34faeee3c3efbca90c?utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2020-09-19T01%3A06%3A40&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR0Yft2v2Gu2O5HIGmUL7McurjONQkYf72jvxKUcIWBZWcKBO7-bhYsVuTs.
This article provides a good overview of what has happened since the great recession of 2008. The Fed Reserve was used to restore the US economy using monetary policy, pumping as much funny money into the system as necessary to restore stock, bond, and housing markets, while pursuing goals of full employment and two percent inflation, which never happened. The so-called full employment Trump crowed about a year a so ago he said he singlehandedly created for workers did not include workers who had given up looking for work, and most of the new jobs were low paying jobs. Thus not enough new spendable money was put in the hands of consumers to bid up the price of goods, and thus inflation stayed low, below two percent. thus the rich got richer and the poor got worse off, albeit supposedly employed, which is where the US is now. Trump by decreasing the taxes of the rich and increasing military expenses and providing stimulus money to fight the Covid plague has managed to increase the US budget deficit to three trillion dollars this year, which is peanuts compared with what will happen if the same Fed Reserve and US govt policies continue unabated. How much funny money and deficit spending can you create without igniting hyperinflation? Well apparently quite a bit for a while if you keep reducing the disposable income of the poor making inflation not happen because they can’t buy very much. How long the poor will put up with this machination before Trump or some other president gets the “insurrection” Trump has been running his mouth about lately?
“Kashkari Explains Why He Dissented Against The FOMC’s Decision,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/kashkari-explains-why-he-dissented-against-fomcs-decision?fbclid=IwAR2IHzXE2myP1TdFlgwkxlX2g3YFhVqciJkSrY1BOizcwzURS73oTResyiU.
How politicians like McConnell do it I don’t know. Must be almost devoid of empathy for all people.
“Millions of Children Go Hungry as Mitch McConnell Blocks Stimulus Bill,” by Miles Ludwig, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/millions-of-children-go-hungry-as-mitch-mcconnell-blocks-stimulus-bill/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR2Ktp-NPa63MUKxpIazbS1_4oHgJvAbJyeCb2GdlxFR6bo8iDvf8wBaA0Q.
More than you probably want to know from a very prolific writer.
“Roaming Charges: Smoke on the Water, Lies Burning in the Sky,” by Jeffrey St. Clair, COUNRTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/18/roaming-charges-smoke-on-the-water-lies-burning-in-the-sky/?fbclid=IwAR1OHQWaFEquKnXOFjIUgJ3_WdelLvmYTFYsGB5dGNHk58f3HEA4XHVy5jo.
“Trump Accused Howard Zinn of ‘Propaganda’ but Zinn was right about US History,” by Amy Goodman, TRUTHOIUT, https://truthout.org/video/trump-accused-howard-zinn-of-propaganda-but-zinn-was-right-about-us-history/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR3lowz1AJa3lnvv27oMHroXMwHfZPy-HfAsaOYH8PdxCDoLFTHbxhTgmq8.
A trillion here a trillion there, pretty soon you are talking about real money, to paraphrase Irv Dirkson back in the 1960s who talked about a billion here and a billion there; but today it’s not all real money, a big chunk of it is Fed Reserve funny money, created out of thin air by punching digits into Fed Reserve computers and calling the resulting numbers money, with which to buy US treasury bills and notes to generate cash to pay the bills of the US govt, such as military bases in eighty or so foreign countries, and to prop up stock and bond markets, and maybe to stimulate the economy for poor folks some, and such. The longer this spending and tax cutting binge goes on the more debt piles up, at an exponential rate.
“Stocks Drop to Session Lows After Pelosi Says She Is Sticking to $2.2 Trillion in Stimulus Bill Demand,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-drop-session-lows-after-pelosi-says-she-sticking-22-trillion-stimulus-bill-demand?fbclid=IwAR0NfSdlzAVt6dksGikM8gCBaPNPUoTUC527T6W8AU_U6vJ1NxVfzrC4bkE.
“Polls: Support For BLM Falls Further; Americans See ‘Protests’ As Riots, Believe There is a War on Police,” by Steve Watson, SUMMIT NEWS, https://summit.news/2020/09/18/polls-support-for-blm-falls-further-americans-see-protests-as-riots-believe-there-is-a-war-on-police/?fbclid=IwAR2BTabPiSUxBIQh7i6qn08pCDF0Jpb9nrHOoEOolBZWJP_mr4f1gtQbu5s.
Say it aint so Joe, Seems hopeless, no way to win, Unfortunately all govmints and militaries around Spaceship Earth know how to play the psychological Game “They Started It” pointing out the heinousness of what their enemies did to extract more resources from their own countries to increase their own perks, privileges, money, and power at the expense of we the people of Spaceship Earth. Seems no way out of the Game. The end result? Maybe human extinction.
“A Post-Coronavirus economy Can No Longer Afford to Put the Pentagon First,” by Mandy Smithberger, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/17/a-post-coronavirus-economy-can-no-longer-afford-to-put-the-pentagon-first/?fbclid=IwAR3IPih6Bhw7PfXNCQ-kPKjmegi7eG6tdygiCr8aWaZyGGFXbVzju5yM2n4.
Yuk. Say it aint so Joe. Sad and scary.
“Aligning Ignorance With Bigotry: Trump Attempts to Rewrite History,” by Henry Giroux, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/17/aligning-ignorance-with-bigotry-trump-attempts-to-rewrite-history/?fbclid=IwAR1MLy2eJz8AV-SLiU5sIZ-xEs4JAPcKN1s3CGtgD1D3uWc1YkaAfy-ixkw.
Say it aint so Joe
“US Cops Are Treating White Militias as ‘Heavily Armed Friendlies’,” by Kristian Williams, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/us-cops-are-treating-white-militias-as-heavily-armed-friendlies/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR09aTeROguD1fDg0LNpFCjL_hYc8O2P-BsfJT2sxx9IwUcqLlez7ErZZDg.
How bout that? Emoluments anyone?
“Trumps Properties Billed Taxpayers $1.1 Million for Secret Service Rentals,” by Chris Walker, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-properties-billed-taxpayers-1-1-million-for-secret-service-rentals/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR0M3ZqCjdeoOFjmp-zyu04bsfu12ZXiNwkd18rB7hnMcajs5XeMQpJxDiE.
“Walmart Announces Pay Raises for 165,000 Hourly Workers As It eliminates Their Quarterly Bonuses,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/walmart-announces-pay-raises-165000-hourly-workers-it-eliminates-their-quarterly-bonuses?fbclid=IwAR2FxDE5Q2MR-_6rPyMHHRQ2saBS2f441_nHtc_eSdFjMvD_FCm5A5KCfbk.
Say it Aint So Joe
“More than 380,000 Applied For A Job At Amazon in One Day,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/more-380000-applied-job-amazon-one-day?fbclid=IwAR3uPOEPyRvGtOZ9orB_3u5K5_jwjglok4NQFTSoCZW-ZDf8jIu0bPn2Nn8.
“’Alone in the World’: US Vows ‘Full’ Iran Sanctions, Snapback Begins Saturday Morning,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/showdown-un-us-vows-full-iran-sanctions-snapback-begins-saturday-morning?fbclid=IwAR323PRIT3_jnH5COI8uACU_7EIMdvW0tETcRbeZ7VG4Wm2D8Gf6yr5WeTM.
Who gives a rip about Russian meddling? So what. What real difference does it make? Russia is not even in the USian league as an economic competitor. Putin may be a ruthless dictator internally in his own poor unproductive country in control of nuclear weapons, but externally he’s an adept public relations expert doing a good job of manipulating USian mainstream media, politicians, and maybe a few voters. Mainly he’s another useful idiot to play “They Started It” with by USian leaders bent on preserving and increasing their own personal perks, privileges, money, and power flowing from lower taxes and/or larger shares of the money taken in and created annually by the US govt .
“Facebook Moves to Censor Internal Debate As More Employees Quit in Protest,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/showdown-un-us-vows-full-iran-sanctions-snapback-begins-saturday-morning?fbclid=IwAR323PRIT3_jnH5COI8uACU_7EIMdvW0tETcRbeZ7VG4Wm2D8Gf6yr5WeTM.
The Fed Reserve has been injecting more funny money into the stock market rigging and propping it up. How permanent is QE or quantitative easing that is the question. Most of the rise lately in the stock market has been in tech stocks such as Apple, caused by retail buying in addition to Fed Reserve funny money. The Covid plague has been good for tech stocks. The more humans get locked in their houses and apartments the more they want and need electronic devices to get basic needs met, causing tech stocks to be insanely overvalued based on general business policy. The more you know about historical business policy the crazier and scarier Earthian finance seems. Humans are now living in uncharted economic water.
“A Fed ‘Apple’ A Day…Leaves You Broke,” by Bill Blain, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/apple-day-makes-you-broke?fbclid=IwAR2AJ01yLj6L_Nzo9zfY2lob-VppZ68RNkfSxEKxsTqT4lFemnVoEL6fbB4.
The best reason for voting for Biden I have read.
“’A Matter of life and death’: After 175 years, Scientific American Backs Biden,” by Jessica Corbett, INTREPID REPORT, http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/30802.
Somethin’ to think about
“How to become the ultimate progressive,” by Jack Balkwill, INTREPID REPORT, http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/30797.
Not only are tech billionaires not necessarily geniuses, their fortunes are a function of luck, being at the right time and place to get monopoly control of software necessary to do something a lot of people need or want, such as the MS-dos operating system required for most PCs, to generate untold millions of dollars of free cash flow that enables you to buy not only other bright software ideas written by others but also hire genius software designers and programmers to exploit and embellish the monopoly software you already have.
“Why Don’t They Call You a Genius” You Don’t Have a Billion Dollars,” by Sam Pizzigati, COUNERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/16/why-dont-they-call-you-a-genius-you-dont-have-a-billion-dollars/?fbclid=IwAR0NfSdlzAVt6dksGikM8gCBaPNPUoTUC527T6W8AU_U6vJ1NxVfzrC4bkE.
This sector of the USian economy is booming.
“US Pushes Unprecendented 7 Major Weapons Systems Sales To Taiwan At Once,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-pushes-unprecedented-7-major-weapons-systems-sales-taiwan-once?fbclid=IwAR01LdzFU9jgu4Kb9C9OVhuZ2k_vzWt6IZtFGMy4kyVEX6OrxmoytllgGAk.
Sad overview of small business in the US, the sector of the economy we enjoy most on a daily basis.
“Yelp Reveals 60% Of Business Closures Are Now Permanent,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/yelp-reveals-60-businesses-closures-are-now-permanent?fbclid=IwAR0s8u1sa0ZqM-52T03WTxoorp9d5F6sePMCHAgcY6RWJrEuA0Rjq6hNXC8.
“Trump vs. The Military Industrial Complex: Military Coup Danger escalates,” by Matthew Ehret, THE SAKER, http://thesaker.is/trump-vs-the-military-industrial-complex-military-coup-danger-escalates/?fbclid=IwAR0EBKJAEy0rSN19piBh5EfrUSq03F6hgDLX8ivsWPscg0ounPa5tahD308.
I almost never post stuff from Fox So-Called News, but this does contain an interesting video interview of Li-Ming Yan, the virologist who supposedly fled. Fact checkers have found there is some fake news in the post, but what about the body language of the young Chinese virologist who has MD and PhD degrees. If it’s fake she’s a good actress.
“EXCLUSIVE: Chinese virologist accuses BVeijing of coronavirus cover-up, flees Hong Kong,” by Barnini Chakrabotty and Alex Diaz, FOX NEWS, https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-virologist-coronavirus-cover-up-flee-hong-kong-whistleblower?fbclid=IwAR3M7z6hNB8NT83lqmTN14tEwvIO77LYN9dyXVuAePLjFKI_MItHEkLFkVA.
“God, Guns, Bats, and Patriotism,” by Mike Hastie, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/15/god-guns-bats-and-patriotism/?fbclid=IwAR05w5Vd3PaKizDUMLgbfNMUD1zxW0XCTpIfA-REvon4ePmBPbE5nYDFGos.
Say it aint so Joe
“America’s War on Terror is the True Cause of Europe’s Refugee Crisis,” by Patrick Cockburn, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/15/americas-war-on-terror-is-the-true-cause-of-europes-refugee-crisis/?fbclid=IwAR0U4FiwaZTuZhVwmcd3uPa9eXWQlK38egJzO-0DJgpATP0cBdOnSIG54YQ.
More “They Started It” psychological Game playing to increase the perks, privileges, and power of political and military leaders at the expense of we the people of Spaceship Earth. Part of the psychology of course is that the leaders would have you believe they are doing it to Rescue you from other Persecutors, be you Greek, Turk, USian, or whatever.
“US & Greece Hold Joint Tank Drills Near Turkish Border: Greek Media,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/greece-us-hold-tank-drills-near-turkish-border-greek-media?fbclid=IwAR2o2mQMgPmn_yuqxCeoGlzbXx4vLo_qFXdY1VxWxO82ljivwv5WgZ2_ytc.
Another good way to play “They Started It” so all militaries can consume a larger share of Earthian resources.
“’A Friend is in Trouble’: Lukashenko Urges Putin To Prepare Armies To Resist External aggression,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/friend-trouble-lukashenko-urges-putin-prepare-armies-resist-external-aggression?fbclid=IwAR00Xesga1t6ErO3YtLBak63Uj4_xz8-bSP0tdjHQs6wjIxiiHQawlAP0Fc.
Nationals are caught between a rock and a hard spot.
“Multinationals and Oil Companies are Imposing Their Greed on the People of Mozambique,” by Vijay Prashad, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/14/multinationals-and-oil-companies-are-imposing-their-greed-on-the-people-of-mozambique/?fbclid=IwAR0zR2G9nh57A8QlM8Bl_oHZWZ9rxkE4g6jwAdpcphcLzzcTjp8RWmtIHgo.
A fine kettle of fish.
“Living in the World of the Late John Frankenheimer,” by Melvin Goodman, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/14/living-in-the-world-of-the-late-john-frankenheimer/?fbclid=IwAR1rJCYljhmwdTMMFzIzMXp599LAa16GKzb5PVTmdXgFJpOMaV5zLUftd4U.
I have agreed more than I have disagreed with Paul Craig Roberts. This post seems unbelievable, but one thing’s for sure: Roberts has no compunction about telling it like he sees it. He worked in the Reagan administration as Undersecretary of the Treasury and knows more about how the USian govmint really works than most folks.
“America’s Color Revolution,” by Paul Craig Roberts, PAUCRAIGROBERTS.COM, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/09/12/americas-color-revolution/?fbclid=IwAR3eKTYn2w_YPPbjvYgqFO-TkE4DR2EnziQsOCuuOgmPGxiLpNaIgfQAWTE.
Here is another cogent article by Courtenay Barnett, in which at issue is whether the UK and the US are already functioning fascist states joined at the hip or still have some hope as independent democracies.
“A Speech For Julian Assange,” by Courtenay Barnett, EFFECTIVE LEARNING REPORT, https://blog.effectivelearning.net/a-speech-for-julian-assange/?fbclid=IwAR0r5eYVpirUesIXekKYqhkk1AyrPSnhPBOze6gQmZrDlKiwNebcppGDMTY.
Sad indeed. The quality of life for many millions has been seriously degraded.
“A Farewell Letter From An Independent Restaurant Owner,” by Heather Lalley, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/bailout/farewell-letter-independent-restaurant-owner?fbclid=IwAR2hSm-XuVyCNujj43ecIqJGyKD3SprLM2pw5_rZ9QssVU1h1gMlzqlfIbc.
Way to go Trump
“Budget Deficit Hits Record $3 Trillion As US Spends 100% More Than It Collects YTD,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/budget-deficit-hits-record-3-trillion-us-spends-100-more-it-collects-ytd?fbclid=IwAR1SCAqtRsakQzxBOA_gpex-GO5GJJ0blxveoPCKZVwDMKg-Ll8htHTLtKs.
Interesting perspective on govt borrowing and funny money by a great economist.
“The U.S. is Borrowing Its Way to Fascism,” by Richard D. Wolff, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/11/the-u-s-is-borrowing-its-way-to-fascism/?fbclid=IwAR3Xe22VJqwnAVE6rb9l4ZUD9KkcAT0UhPKwyXqP4m63kJIcSenzhgZXNJY.
Unbelievable video of the situation in the west with Amy Goodman and an environmental researcher. Enough Trump, Trump, Trump. It’s time to get real about climate change.
“We Must Tell the Truth About California Fires — This is Climate Change,” by Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/video/we-must-tell-the-truth-about-california-fires-this-is-climate-change/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR1YaYOzvTwlIc7VwSTcL2HM2-BQJr02JA2c5mWs-y1KZQ7UAh-lNQyQlbQ.
Unbelievable. If true it should be stopped. whatever happened to separation of church and state in the US? If these priests don’t have to pay income taxes like everybody else then let them keep their mouths shut about political matters. It’s one thing for religionists of any sort to believe anything they want to believe, but it’s another matter to try to cram their beliefs down the throats of everyone else in the form of secular laws and executive orders. Large churches like large business corporations are not citizens with free speech, or at least should not be, as was the case in the US before the Citizens United US Supreme Court Case of 2010, in which five right wing US supreme court judges decided large corporations were citizens with free speech, and therefore could spend as much money as they wanted bribing us senators and representatives and presidents to lower their taxes and enact legislation in their favor. Face it, most religions and large corporations are not democratic. They are authoritarian fascist organizations.
“WATCH: Priest warns US voters: ‘You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat’,” by Doug Mainwaring, LIFESITE, https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/watch-priest-warns-us-voters-you-cannot-be-catholic-and-be-a-democrat?utm_content=bufferf5cf9&fbclid=IwAR1TDoVQm7Cy6sAQtY3uaX1_LYhhDyLYZVGmo2JFJGrP7PGpEgpbOUHCIQU.
Shows China has good common sense.
“What Possible Disruption is Coming That Requires China To Start Massive Stockpiling Of all Possible Commodities” by Michael Every of Rabobank, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/what-possible-disruption-coming-requires-china-start-massive-stockpiling-all-possible?fbclid=IwAR3Xe22VJqwnAVE6rb9l4ZUD9KkcAT0UhPKwyXqP4m63kJIcSenzhgZXNJY.
Yep, it’s Trump, Trump, and more Trump. Almost nothing but Trump counts in the phantasmagoria of USian reality show consciousness in mass media and social media.
“The Heat is Definitely On,” by Evaggelos Vallianatos, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/09/the-heat-is-definitely-on/?fbclid=IwAR3zGvEM_TrQOltRnI_HQUsgo6rceiUrr6Fk_prdrRuvjy9diCv-uG7xUzE/
I do not agree with all of Paul Street’s recommendations here but I agree with his assessment of the dangers we face.
“Trump Law, Trump Order and the Danger Ahead,” by Paul Street, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/09/trump-law-trump-order-and-the-danger-ahead/?fbclid=IwAR2ddPrNeFz-mlEILkatmsSBlmoSMkMxM8vvMclK4KQqO4KLXyUAf1_uWNY.
Johnson and Trump seem cut from the same mold, Yet Johnson does not seem as threatening as Trump regarding the probability of a fascist coup. The UK it seems to me is inherently more democratic than the US, especially regarding the matter of getting rid of the top leader of the country. It is much easier for Brits to get rid of a British prime minister than it is for USians to get rid of a USian president, who thanks to the US constitution is almost guaranteed a four year stay in office once put in office, even if he did not win a majority of votes in the presidential election that put him in office, thanks to the anti-democratric USian electoral college enshrined in its constitution.
“U-Turns Galore in Tory Britain,” by Kenneth Surin, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/09/u-turns-galore-in-tory-britain/?fbclid=IwAR3vT8k4ZnBCtbssGW5KMyyjQVQAwjkpG2wepvV7B97l2MP1dhmVLrgjc_w.
Ta-Nehisi Coates is right when he states that, “Instead of nonviolence being the ethic demanded of protesters, what if it was the ethic demanded of the state?… If nonviolence is such a beautiful way of living, I think we should imagine that for the state. I think it’s actually worth doing.”
“Trump’s ‘Law and Order’ Rhetoric is a Rallying Cry for State Violence,” by Henry A. Giroux, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-law-and-order-rhetoric-is-a-rallying-cry-for-state-violence/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR3CFiZXC4DCysTLpUIz-nc63bo5T6F7_EMh7-CAG_vuq-0QyL_NK8MdceE.
As if the major purpose of the US govmint is to raise money for the USian military.
“House Approves $740 Billion Pentagon Budget While Millions Can’t Afford Rent,” by Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/house-approves-740-billion-pentagon-budget-while-millions-cant-afford-rent/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR2W5AwoB_jiHcPax4VumegWrFvWmP4F3pYYcjPCGFrEqh1oSR_Van4aTio.
“UN Chief: Humanity is ‘Doomed’ if Nations Don’t Cooperate on Climate Soon,” by Kelly Macnamara, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/un-chief-humanity-is-doomed-if-nations-dont-cooperate-on-climate-soon/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR3vT8k4ZnBCtbssGW5KMyyjQVQAwjkpG2wepvV7B97l2MP1dhmVLrgjc_w.
Contains an excellent documentary on how fascism got started in Nazi Germany. A must watch and listen to.
“The Story of Fascism: Rick Steves’ Documentary Helps Us Learn from the Hard Lessons of the 20th Century,” Current Affairs, History, OPEN CULTURE, http://www.openculture.com/2020/09/the-story-of-fascism.html.
Hard to believe
“A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?” THE GUARDIAN, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/08/robot-wrote-this-article-gpt-3?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR1ae7ptZwd7lh93VxdFyFNB9YUuTCmeyr8Xsg78EVlLBhkAqMgQmAtaM4k.
Trump supporters are geniuses with very high aptitude for willingly suspending disbelief.
“Several boats sink at Trump parade n Texas Lake,” by Reuters Staff, REUTERS, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-boats-idUSKBN25X00S?fbclid=IwAR0-fEj7AIQY0E2rwq2g0wORhlkofCMx2JuJv4kGXmLJCTCAozCoSf10McU.
Is the US now the boss of Spaceship Earth?
“U.S says Iran must leave Syria, Russia can stay, but allies keep the oil,” by tom O’Connor, NEWSWEEK, https://www.newsweek.com/us-says-iran-must-leave-syria-russia-can-stay-allies-keep-oil-1529826?fbclid=IwAR0oYiHQFRIc_3P8a8K22R6jQJ81IpO2eb88q9qJQhggB8-s12fV25y7ylI.
“’Horrifically Catastrophic’; Report Finds So-Called US War on Terror Has Displaced as Many as 59 Million People,” by Jake Johnson, COMMON DREAMS, https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/08/horrifically-catastrophic-report-finds-so-called-us-war-terror-has-displaced-many-59?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=twitter.
Churches have no business trying to influence political races. If they want to influence political elections let them give up their tax exemptions.
“Catholics rally to have 5,400 Masses offered for President Trump,” by Anthony Murdoch, LIFE SITE, https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholics-rally-to-have-5400-masses-offered-for-president-trump?utm_content=bufferb74da&fbclid=IwAR2eqc-tfX367Ise3x2iAu7eYyaXBPvWOoahWpmb1uWMCfwsArmVdYPTlBw.
Ironically here’s a Labor Day speech from a US president who never did a day’s work of labor in his life.
“’Biden is a stupid person’: Trump goes on the attack in Labor Day Speech,” by Chris Sommerfeldt, DAILY NEWS, MSN.COM, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-is-a-stupid-person-trump-goes-on-the-attack-in-labor-day-speech/ar-BB18NvOe?fbclid=IwAR2Vzc5yDR1P0I-J3GIBvdjXumABptiOLOzSn9FsvysukM09Od7M-DxyxDo.
Either way, have govmints discovered a way to negate the law of supply and demand? Upon which all logical economic theory is based?
“Rabo: While Everyone is Handing Out Stimulus To Prop Up Demand; China Has Been Propping Up Supply,” by Michael Every, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rabo-while-everyone-handing-out-stimulus-prop-demand-china-has-been-propping-supply?fbclid=IwAR2PjX4rmpp7lSDWwSG9SSI6amHwHzpxZ1CgDOJg4NbXb5fmr9LxPbH1rzs.
Not the smartest thing the dim Dems ever did.
“Why Dems Are Choosing Biden—A Transactional Analysis of Usian Politics,” by Richard John Stapleton, EFFECTIVE LEARNING REPORT, https://blog.effectivelearning.net/why-dems-are-choosing-biden/?fbclid=IwAR1WreOCzd5ohcseurn40q3mqTvNgRhhmiUqjcBaq4kPa2B6Htu9UwxryYQ.
No end of Games can be played by the top military leaders of the US and Russia to increase their personal power, perks, and privileges and garner a larger share of their respective govmint budgets, easily paid for in the US by Fed Reserve funny money. How much does it cost to fly these things per hour in fuel costs alone?
“The Pentagon Has ‘Staged’ Black Sea B-52 Interepts As An ‘Intelligence trap’ For The Russians,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pentagon-has-staged-black-sea-b-52-intercepts-intelligence-trap-russians?fbclid=IwAR1cqVe8gMqMUs6XgDDDV4ssYXsvPi5yDdCgyiTCv2Q4c4sbnkiGFhBy5DY.
Interesting article. Agree and disagree with parts of it. Agree Switzerland has an excellent system of government, maybe the most democratic aboard Spaceship Earth. Disagree the US could copy them given its development. Disagree there are only two general alternatives facing Spaceship Earth, totalitarianism and socialism or freedom and capitalism. There is also the possibility of freedom and socialism and totalitarianism and capitalism, aka fascism, and all sorts of mixed systems in between extreme forms of the basic categories used in this article, such as free enterprise for small businesses and regulated nationalized or pseudo nationalized large corporate socialism, my favorite possibility.
“Standing At A Crossroads,” by Claudio Crass, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/political/standing-crossroads?fbclid=IwAR0SWlUfLxaxPHOzmgb5YU-GICVZKuZ-2RGauO55ST9twbcpLba3TBstmlg.
This is another insane Trump idea.
“In Illegal Reelection Stunt, Trump threatens to Defund NYC and Other Cities He Deems ‘Anarchist’,” by Jon Queally, Commn Dreams, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-defund-nyc-and-other-cities-he-deems-anarchist/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR229rAvaNY2Hp3fUp2wOkuMR4Z6O49z3Tn9LEqJtckTNqYC2QPT9C0gQeo.
A threat alright.
“China to ‘Gradually’ Sell 20% Of Its US Treasury Holdings, May Dump It All In Case of ‘Military Conflict’,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/chinas-state-media-strongly-teases-nuclear-option-dumping-all-us-bonds-extreme-case?fbclid=IwAR251Md69v8jXJDcUD2ny8WOOQenytMtQJmzG84uEX9nnxulI0D8qwccW74.
“NSA Surveillance Program Exposed by Snowden was Illegal, Rules Appeals Court,” by Chris Walker, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/nsa-surveillance-program-exposed-by-snowden-was-illegal-rules-appeals-court/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR3Kp4JWTpIexIvFzTiAagWsdFK0J-dq7QuV0J29gk1tMarOvfBWfcnhzjI.
Pompeo playing “They Started It” psychological Game with China
“Pompeo Unveils Extensive New Restrictions On Chinese Diplomats in US,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pompeo-unveils-extensive-new-restrictions-chinese-diplomats-us?fbclid=IwAR2UU5AtPxrpiBvotTRBXZ1hYbIlLJEeamFLtTFMgOKskjH_QVZ0pnxAWMI.
Top leaders of all countries playing the psychological Game “They Started It” to preserve and expand their own personal power, perks, and privileges within their own countries, a dangerous Game possibly leading one day to human extinction.
“Buchanan: Where Will All These War Games Lead?” by Patrick Buchanan, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/buchanan-where-will-all-these-war-games-lead?fbclid=IwAR0xSvD4v38MkaQjk7FMkWeJgKuj9RXeSDWXrPyZPLZ7FdWDU_ZN1IjhDew.
Yes, socialistic organizations entail more democratic procedures than capitalistic organizations.
“Eugene Debs. Believed in Socialism Because He Believed in Democracy,” by Shawn Gude, JACOBIN, https://jacobinmag.com/2020/09/eugene-debs-democracy-antiwar-canton?fbclid=IwAR2hEaimsRCHsp4I1oM5cfDKmo-Rqc-BeDkul8ZJuwL3DkteOpF-E95_1g4.
Whoever would have thought it.
“’We Just Passed A Guy In A Jet Pack,’: FBI Investigating After Pilots Report Sighting At 3,000 Feet,” by Tyler Durden, ZEROHEDGE, https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/we-just-passed-guy-jet-pack-fbi-investigating-after-pilots-report-sighting-3000-feet?fbclid=IwAR0qk8Q4yUozz5L10mcVo1Mx-anQHUdb1haKj5raVSmMYtN5L51Ran2g99g.
So it seems
“Trump’s playbook written by fascists like Juan and Eva Peron,” by Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik, INTREPID REPORT, http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/30717.
Large corporations are fascist dictatorships, not democracies, no doubt about that.
“The New Class War of the Managerial Elite,” by Thomas Klikauer and Nadine Campbell, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/the-new-class-war-of-the-managerial-elite/?fbclid=IwAR1cWV_UbFvOAmK7e0Ny2DRuFsBMz8swPIwWAH9hMWcLM-jMT1z3Vv4D9z0.
“A Festival of Distortion,” by Richard C. Gross, COUNTERPUNCH, https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/a-festival-of-distortion/?fbclid=IwAR1gwnTULqMrWAhn4f8g9hYoqSXPE4m08rXhUD13Fb2s3gVe4P9i7I6ErSM.
“Trump is Laying the Groundwork to Reject the Results of the Election,” by Sasha Abramsky, TRUTHOUT, https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-laying-the-groundwork-to-reject-the-results-of-the-election/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR0pjjIOhXX6hC3tbeVu9CDHOZXEvLKrHMKPRRMzdluElrl5NkpNWnetBZg.
April 19, 2019
So it is
“Assange — A Dangerous Precedent,” by Courtenay Barnett, EFFECTIVE LEARNING REPORT, https://blog.effectivelearning.net/assange-a-dangerous-precedent/.
April 10, 2019
The Assange trial is a moral, as well as legal, issue.
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Colton Father & Son Run Their Music Store For The Community
Playing a musical instrument is something that a lot of people have learned how to do... and that a lot of other people wish they had learned how to do. Some people might have first learned to play music in school. These days, music classes are among the first to be cut from lean budgets. Victor and Fernando Ibarra believe that music is the glue that keeps a family and a community strong. With the opening of their music center, they hope to spread the joy of playing a musical instrument not just to schools, but to anyone who has the desire to play. KVCR's Natalya Estrada has more. | <urn:uuid:c39eea6d-87b3-4d81-86f0-379f8e884b30> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kvcrnews.org/local-arts/2015-03-02/colton-father-son-run-their-music-store-for-the-community | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.980471 | 141 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Estate planning is about both planning to take care of yourself during your life with legal tools like powers of attorneys and living wills. It is also about taking care of your family, money and property should the unexpected happen. There is no denying that we are in an inflationary economic period. How does this impact your estate plan? In this article we will touch upon the following ways that inflation can impact your estate plan:
Can inflation help me in some way? How? How do I protect my assets that have increased in value?
Could inflation put me at risk of increased taxation? Are there ways to deal with or maximize my taxable exemptions?
What assets do well during inflationary times? Hands down, hard assets. Hard assets are tangible assets with fundamental value. Assets like land, real estate, consumer goods. Investopedia.com lists some examples of hard assets to include:
- Vehicles such as trucks or cars
- Machinery and equipment
- Office furniture
Can inflation help me in some way? For most of us, hard assets mean real estate, our home. For others hard assets could include the home and rentals or a vacation home. For business owners, hard assets could mean their machinery, desks, computers, etc. If you are a real estate investor you stand to see an increase in value in all the real estate in your portfolio. This is great from the standpoint of increased value of the assets but also presents some other challenges in protecting and passing those assets.
How do I protect my assets that have increased in value? Trusts do a great job at avoiding probate with any asset and the long, drawn out, and often costly court process associated with probating a will. Irrevocable Trusts also have the added benefit of protecting assets for our use during our lives, while adding a separation between the person and the assets for liability reasons and are not countable assets to that individual in situations where benefits like Medicaid are tapped to pay for assisted living or nursing home care.
Certain types of deeds can also be employed to protect real estate assets while also maintaining control of those assets. Ladybird Deeds are great tools to maintain control of the home, avoid probate, and pass the asset to children or those whom we choose. For properties other than the home, Frankenstein Deeds (also technically called Tenants in Common with Rights of Survivorship Deeds) can function in much the same way as a Ladybird Deed while also having the benefit of keeping a person qualified for Long-Term Care Medicaid to pay for nursing home care. I will introduce and discuss Frankenstein Deeds in a subsequent article.
Could inflation put me at risk of increased taxation? With a rise in value of real estate there is more concern about reaching an estate and death tax exemption limit. In addition, certainly, there is also an annual increase over time in property taxes on the value of that real estate as well that should be budgeted and accounted for.
Are there ways to deal with or maximize my taxable exemptions? Yes! Trusts!!! Trusts, when properly drafted, allow you to double the taxable exemption of the trust estate. If your real estate and other asset holdings are titled in the name of the trust the trust can be written to double the taxable exemption of the estate and death tax. This could be the difference between decreasing an estate by almost one-half (1/2) for assets that exceed the estate and death tax exemption. This can be avoided by utilizing trusts as part of your estate plan.
In inflationary times, with hard assets like real estate increasing in value it is smart to take inventory of the value of our assets and to plan accordingly lest we fall prey to probate, excessive taxation and disqualification for needed benefits. Our firm is built to help with these estate planning matters, and we would be glad to offer a FREE consultation to discuss protecting your assets and maximizing your taxable exemptions and availability for benefits if needed. Schedule your FREE consultation today at: mcelderlaw.com/scheduling or call: 704-749-9244.
Investopedia. Hard Assets. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hard_asset.asp
Gregory S. McIntyre, J.D., M.B.A.
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Editor’s note: Our “It Starts with Someone” series chronicles all kinds of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) supporters – volunteers, survivors, caregivers, advocates, researchers, healthcare professionals – and describes the “someone” who has impacted their efforts in the fight against pancreatic cancer. Today’s article focuses on Dr. Christopher Hammerle, who fundraises for those impacted by the disease, including his patients and father.
No one is prepared to hear that a loved one has pancreatic cancer — even when you’re closer to the disease than most people.
As a gastroenterologist, Dr. Christopher Hammerle diagnoses and treats problems dealing with digestion or digestive organs, like the pancreas.
So, Hammerle was no stranger to a disease that affected some of his patients and, as of May 2017, his father.
“I’ve seen a patient as young as 28 with pancreatic cancer, and one as old as 90,” Hammerle said. “Anyone can get this disease. No matter how old or young you are, no matter how close to it you may already be.”
“If something doesn’t feel right, get it checked out,” Hammerle said. “Every month, every week and every day matters.”
He continued, “Sometimes digestive problems are diagnosed as IBS [irritable bowel syndrome] or something like that. But if you’re an older person who’s just now having digestive problems, it’s worth checking them out. Especially if they don’t improve.”
For those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and their loved ones, he recommends joining support groups. These can be offered through your hospital, community or national organizations.
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) PanCAN Patient Services can help you find in-person support groups in your area. Also, PanCAN’s Survivor & Caregiver Network can connect you with other patients and caregivers nationwide who have been in similar situations and can communicate with you by phone or email.
For the past two years, Hammerle’s office, Idaho Gastroenterology Associates, has proudly served as the presenting sponsor of their local PurpleStride, the walk to end pancreatic cancer. Keeping with tradition, the community event opens with a short ceremony honoring the survivors in attendance, many of whom Hammerle interacted with personally.
“PanCAN does a nice job of giving hope by bringing everyone up on the stage and asking survivors to share their stories,” Hammerle said.
Personal stories are powerful. Hammerle, one of the event’s top fundraisers, knows this firsthand.
His top fundraising advice: “Call your people, and then call them again. Tell them your story so you can relate with them on a personal level.” | <urn:uuid:a0f387d6-5b2a-480f-ba21-cdf3a0f6c878> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pancan.org/stories/donors/it-starts-with-someone-christopher-hammerle-md/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.95649 | 611 | 1.898438 | 2 |
EUROPRACTICE – MCM
European Commission, 4th Framework Project (FP4)
The rapidly changing market for embedded and portable computing exhibits a steadily growing demand for improved reliability and increasing processing performance in progressively smaller form factors. A Pentium® based Multi-Chip-Module (MCM) was designed and manufactured during the 4th Framework project «EUROPRACTICE-MCM». The main scientific and technical challenge of the project was to develop a technology demonstrator to show the potential of High Density Packaging (HDP) technologies.
Advantages of MCM-based solutions
The Pentium® MCM was mounted on thermally enhanced Plastic-Stud-Grid-Array (PSGA), a packaging technology using plastic studs moulded to the body of the package instead of large solder balls, which provides reliable, low cost packaging of high pin-count devices. An existing Pentium® module chipset with 2nd level cache (9 chips plus SMD components), DRAM interface and PCI host-bridge was used with thin film on silicon in a PSGA housing which was significantly smaller than the original packaged Pentium® processor, i.e. 25% of the original packaged Pentium®.
The SP5MX1 is a miniaturised version of the core of a Pentium® processor based Multi-Chip-Module (MCM) which is intended as a processor subsystem for use in mobile and embedded systems. First tests were successfully carried out with Windows NT running and some benchmark programs at a clock frequency of 100 MHz.
A device was developed (specifically for advertising purposes) within the scope of iMpuls – the Migros Health Initiative, that can be integrated into a running shoe and emit an alarm as soon as the wearer no longer moves the shoe.
The 62 x 35 x 9.5 mm module is completely built into the shoe and includes controller, motion sensor, battery, wireless charging electronics and a piezo buzzer. The device can be switched on and off from the outside by placing the charging pad on the shoe. The housing was realised by means of 3D plastic printing.
Large Area Panel processing «LAP»
European Commission, 4th Framework Project (FP4)
Thin film High Density Integration (HDI) offers the ultimate solution for many existing and new applications requiring either high electrical performance, smaller size, or both. However, the costs of these types of substrates has always been prohibitive. The EU consortium «LAP» was formed to reduce the cost for thin-film substrates; the main goal of the project being the development and demonstration of low cost, high-density substrate manufacturing technology for first level die assemblies. i.e.
The suitability of LAP technology was further demonstrated with the commercial implementation of a Direct Broadcast Satellite Switch operating up to 2.4GHz.
Benefits of LAP Technology
The substrate technologies developed allows for a wide range of packaging options from inserted substrates into transfer-moulded packages to integrated MCM-L/D and MCM-M/D (M=metal) area array packages. This ongoing trend towards miniaturisation, increased functionality and higher frequencies offers several significant challenges, e.g.
Q-Belt Integrated Computer «QBIC»
Customer: ETH Zurich (IfE)
Designed to be comfortable to wear without compromising reliability «QBIC» is not just a wearable computer, it also serves a classic function… keeping your trousers up! Heart of the «QBIC» is a Intel Xscale CPU (Intel PXA263B1C400) which runs at a variable speed up to 400 MHz. The belt contains a battery, real-time clock and system bus extension for peripherals. Moreover the belt provides plugs for USB and serial devices (RS-232), VGA connector and power connector which can be used to attach to a mains supply, or an additional belt-attachable battery.
The buckle, which can be removed from the belt and slotted onto a developer board (for convenient programming), contains two circuit boards:
«QBIC» is a fully-fledged computer integrated into an everyday accessory – a belt !
Designed to Wear
Although originally developed as a research platform to collect and process sensory data for medical monitoring and context recognition projects, QBIC can be used for a variety of applications, e.g.
|Typical Applications||Projects and groups using QBIC|
Solderable Memory Module «SMM»
Art of Technology AG (internal project)
An elegant solution for industrial and medical applications providing a compact memory module with an electrical SD / MMC interface which is soldered directly onto a printed circuit board. With a size of 24 x 20 mm and a pitch of only 1.27 mm, it is significantly smaller than a standard SD / MMC card, has less demands on board design and can be used wherever space considerations are critical. Moreover, with a controlled Bill of Material (BOM) problems resulting from hardware and firmware changes to the NAND Flash controller are now a thing of the past.
Customised functions such as password protection, emergency deletion can also be realised. With it’s small form factor the SMM is the ideal choice for embedded systems in extremely demanding applications and environments. | <urn:uuid:92e0ac27-b84f-4350-87ad-0e7fd8513892> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.aotag.ch/projects/various/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.917065 | 1,128 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Programming in R Courses
Get Internationally Accredited & Recognized
Programming in R Courses
Questions to ask yourself about the Programming in R Courses.
Is Programming in R in demand? – Yes very HIGHLY. There’s a real demand for data analysts in the workplace. Thus creating a massive demand for our Programming in R courses. The top 3 jobs in South Africa today is Data Scientists. Python and Programming in R is among the most in-demand programming languages on the job market, depending on whose numbers you look at.
Is what I learn relevant and of value? – Most definitely and it’s current, up to date IDE’s (RStudio) and tools. Furthermore you learn from experienced developers/lecturers and strong Programming in R content.
Can I get a job as a stats or data analysts after? – Definitely yes, get a job easier by getting Internationally accredited and recognized by writing your Microsoft exam/s:
Why learn R?
All in all R is a programming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics supported by the R Foundation for Statistical Computing. Furthermore the R language is widely used among statisticians and data miners for developing statistical software and data analysis.. At School of it we offer:
- An intro python/programming in R course (for the fundamentals),
- An advanced python course (more intermediate and advanced python).
- A full stack web development course with python or R.
- A Software Development course in python (which includes intro, intermediate and advanced python concepts).
- Software Engineering course in python and 1 other programming language (which includes intro, intermediate and advanced of the 2 programming languages).
- A Data Science course which makes use of python or R programming.
Learn R anytime, anywhere!
Overall learn R programming anytime and anywhere. We have 3 training options and we have award-winning coding courses. In turn identify and implement client side and integration technologies. Thus learn how to create and manage your own stats and graphs using RStudio.
Fast forward your career in the IT industry with a part-time Programming in R courses at School of IT. All in all the Part-time courses allow working professionals to transition into a new skill set while working. In turn at School of IT we are agile and can customize a Programming in R course to the individual. Start anytime and choose your hours!
Are you ready to start a career in IT? In turn learn to code in R as a full time student at School of IT. Thus beginning your career as a data analyst or data scientist. Start anytime and manage your own contact hours with your mentor!
In addition prepare for the future by learn to code in R while you’re still in high school. Have the option to get internationally accredited and recognized before you even finish school!
All in all upskill yourself or your company by learning to code while you’re working. Thus no matter where you are, you can upskill yourself and get internationally accredited and recognized in under 6 months!
Overall by the end of the intro R programming course students will have usable knowledge of the following:
- Understand R syntax, R and available GUIs.
- Using RStudio and Related software documentation.
- Learn R and statistics.
- Decision Making.
- Create functions and features.
- Using R commands, case sensitivity, etc.
- Execute commands input and output to a file.
- Datatypes together with operators.
- Variable declaration including initialization.
- Objects, their modes and attributes.
- Lists and data frames.
- Basics of Loops.
- Data manipulation.
- Statistical analysis in R.
- Automated and interactive reporting.
- Matrices and Arrays.
By the end of the Full Stack course students will have usable knowledge of the following:
- Understand the Fundamentals of web design
- Be able to understand classes coupled with Objects.
- Understand of datatypes together with operators.
- Understand variable declaration including initialization.
- Learn Methods, functions coupled with sequential code.
- Decision making: If statements not to mention switch cases.
- Learn about Loops, namely a do while, for loop and while loop.
- How to use Django and Programming in R Fundamentals.
- Create Websites using Django Framework and best development principals & standards
- IDE’s, applets coupled with publishing applications.
By the end of the Data Science course students will have usable knowledge of the following:
- Apply statistical methods to data
- Be able to understand Programming in R to explore and transform data.
- Create,validate machine learning models with Azure Machine Learning.
- Thoroughly Understand R and RStudio to code to build machine learning models.
- Apply data science techniques to common scenarios.
- Implement a machine learning solution for a given data problem.
- Learn advanced R programming and Data Analysis to implement computer science algorithms.
- Implement a BioInformatics and natural language processing.
- Acquire the skills needed to find structure in data and how to use the R libraries.
The career prospects for Data Scientists and Python programmers are excellent and high in demand. Data is everywhere: on all platforms and devices and in all countries around the world!
- Junior Programmer.
- Data Analysts.
- Full Stack Web Developer.
- Data Scientist.
- Software Developer.
- Software Engineer.
- App Developer.
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This concept is based on Wordpress hook functions.
Function: Hooks a function on to a specific action.
add_action(string $tag, callable $function_to_add, int $priority = 10, int $accepted_args = 1)
Actions are the hooks that the core launches at specific points during execution, or when specific events occur.
Plugins can specify that one or more of its PHP functions are executed at these points, using the Action API.
$tag: (string) (Required) The name of the action to which the $function_to_add is hooked.
$function_to_add: (callable) (Required) The name of the function you wish to be called.
Function: Execute functions hooked on a specific action hook.
do_action(string $tag, $arg = '')
This function invokes all functions attached to action hook
It is possible to create new action hooks by simply calling this function, specifying the name of the new hook using the
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced his resignation after voters unexpectedly plumped in favour of the country’s exit from the European Union. It now remains to be seen what kind of new arrangement Britain will work out with the EU, post Brexit. Cameron has said he will stay on until the Conservative party appoints a new leader in its forthcoming conference in October. Until then, he will act an interim prime minister of sorts, making it clear in his address to the nation that only a newly appointed prime minister will start negotiations with the EU under Article 50 on the process of withdrawal. Needless to say, the Brexit vote has shocked the world. Global financial markets, including in India, are in turmoil and will remain so for some time until the cost implications of the event are fully digested. More than that, politically, the Brexit vote could prove to be a watershed development for not just the UK but the world.
The decision to exit the EU is momentous because a challenge to the process of globalisation has come from within a nation that historically had been part of the Western consensus in favour of free trade and global economic integration. Politically, this is a backlash against the process of globalisation – the Eurozone being part of that process – that is perceived by the people of Britain as not having benefited the poor and the working classes. There is a feeling across the western world, including in America, that globalisation and free trade has boosted only corporate profits and has left working class wages stagnant at levels seen 15 years ago. Reputed economist Thomas Piketty has also stressed this point in recent years.
No wonder then that the initial reaction of Nigel Farage – leader of the Brexit movement – to the result was to say it was a vote against big business, merchant bankers and fatcats. This longing to act against the financial and economic elite now runs through much of Europe and America, and is even spreading to the developing economies.
The biggest challenge for the proponents of globalisation – borderless movement of merchandise, investment, services and labour — is to politically convince their domestic constituencies that the welfare gains of globalisation will predominantly reach the poorer sections of the people and not just add to corporate bottom-lines.
If one looks at the reality on the ground, it is not necessary that the British working classes have lost out only because of being part of the EU arrangement and allowing some three million EU immigrants to live in Britain. Brexit leaders received huge support from areas in Britain that saw a big decline in the shipping and steel industries; workers in these areas bought into Farage’s emotional campaign of recovering British sovereignty and pride. But will a full exit from the EU revive steel and shipping in Britain? One seriously doubts if this can happen because much of Europe has become uncompetitive in the production of steel and other industrial products due to the high cost of skilled and unskilled labour. Britain can revive these industries only by turning into a sort of autarky, which is near impossible in today’s interdependent world. There are hardly any autarkic nations today, except Cuba and North Korea.
Although the extreme left and the right in Britain have both welcomed pulling out of the EU, the new prime minister will have no option but to engage with the EU in much more pragmatic terms than what extreme arguments coming from the far right or left would have us believe.
True, there is a lot of merit in the argument that the current framework of globalisation, and various arrangements of free trade and investments have not adequately benefited the working classes and given much greater advantage to big businesses. This needs to be corrected drastically. But it cannot be done by throwing the baby out with the bath water — totally reversing all current arrangements. Experts predict that a complete disengagement from the EU by the UK would certainly throw the British economy into a severe recession and close to a million jobs will be lost. This will be the immediate impact in the short to medium term as the socio-economic fabric will be torn asunder. For instance what will happen to the five million people from Britain and the EU who have work visas in each others’ territory? It will be like a surgery – taking an ailing patient closer to death. The new prime minister will most likely approach this very cautiously and soft-land the disengagement, and reach some midway solution with the EU to begin with. The UK just cannot afford a hard landing at this stage.
What happens between Britain and EU will have huge implications for India because the benefit of low cost production across the world has been captured by economies like India and China. If nationalist and protectionist sentiments in the West result in a reversal of the ongoing process of production shifting to more efficient Asian economies it will be a cause for future worry. | <urn:uuid:9bff8776-bcd9-4127-b5c6-e66dded7f9a5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thewire.in/economy/brexit-is-a-revival-of-nationalist-politics-and-a-challenge-to-globalisation | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.961474 | 961 | 2.0625 | 2 |
How to interpret violin plot? What is the purpose or use of the same?
A violin plot plays a similar role as a box and whisker plot. A violin plot is more informative than a plain box plot. While a box plot only shows summary statistics such as mean/median and interquartile ranges, the violin plot shows the full distribution of the data. The wider width of the violin plot implies they are more data points around the region. There is no specific use case where only a violin plot should be used, but it can be used instead of a boxplot if you are interested in knowing the distribution of the data. | <urn:uuid:78620b7e-c869-4022-bdae-b9ecfc4b794a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://community.insaid.co/hc/en-us/articles/360052274453-Violin-Plot | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.929153 | 129 | 2.859375 | 3 |
The grape requires a long growing season, as it buds early and is slow to ripen. The grape requires sufficient warmth to ripen fully, but too much warmth and its flavors can become diluted.
OR- Own-Rooted GR- Grafted CH- Cold Hearty
XCH- Extreem Cold Hearty DR- Disease Resistant WH- White Grape
RD- Red Grape HB- Hybrid NA- Native
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When one of our patient’s upper limbs needs a little extra help, they can rely on orthotics in Memphis to offer the support needed. These can stabilize their limbs or provide the needed support until the limbs are strong enough to move on their own. Depending on the needs of patients, there are different types that we will create for them. Here are 4 types that can be made for their upper limbs.
Shoulder Abduction Orthoses
Some of the reasons that we may make shoulder abduction orthoses for one of our patients include injuries to one’s rotator cuff, shoulder capsule, clavicle, or soft tissue. It can also be helpful for glenohumeral dislocation or subluxation. The shoulder abduction orthosis is often paired with an abduction sling, clavicle strap, or elastic shoulder immobilizer.
The shoulder stabilizer is similar to the shoulder abduction orthosis, but it can help to keep your shoulder in one place while your shoulder heals or prepares for surgery. It can be used for the same issues as a shoulder abduction orthosis, as well as mild sprains, strains, or fractures. The shoulder stabilizer can also be paired with an arm sling or elastic immobilizer.
A fracture brace is used for patients recovering from fractures. A fracture occurs when one breaks or cracks their bones. It requires resetting the bones, and may also require a cast to help the bones heal before the brace is used. We make fracture braces for patients with a mid-ulnar or radical fracture. A fracture brace can also be beneficial for wrist or hand fractures, distal humeral fractures, proximal radial injuries, or ulnar fractures.
For issues with the wrist or hand, a wrist-hand orthosis can be beneficial. Some of the reasons that we may make these for our patients include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, or a sprain or strain. It can also be helpful after a person fractures their hands. Depending on the nature and extent of the injuries, patients may need to wear it while resting or participating in activities that could harm the wrist or hand.
Whatever the issue may be involving one of our patients’ upper-limbs, we can make orthotics in Memphis that can help support their limbs. Orthoses are often the key to providing support to limbs that are recovering from injuries, struggling with a disorder, or preparing or recuperating from surgery. We can make personalized orthotics that fit the needs of each patient so they can get the help that they need no matter what reason they can benefit from the orthotics. | <urn:uuid:67bd18c6-152a-452a-875d-108a9fe3bb0a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://humantechpando.com/four-types-of-upper-limb-orthoses/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.920924 | 547 | 2.125 | 2 |
With the projected growth of electric vehicles, there is a need for well-planned and equitable investment in the charging infrastructure. Connected vehicle data holds immense promise to understand the usage of electric and hybrid vehicles and thus inform policy. This paper discusses the use of connected vehicle data to inform decision makers on those investments. Approximately 218 billion connected vehicle records across 1,014 counties in 11 states in the continental United States were analyzed to develop an aggregated dataset of 51 million vehicle miles traveled by battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles over a one-month period in 2021. This dataset was used to assess the current usage of existing electric vehicle charging infrastructure and also suggest metrics for prioritizing investments at the statewide, city and county level. This dataset and companion methodologies illustrate the need for policy makers and automotive OEMs to work together to develop a shared vision on the use of connected vehicle data to inform policy decisions and to ensure that investments in charging infrastructure support equitable adoption of electric vehicles. The article includes links to the data set to provide an opportunity for the ITE community to begin engaging in this technical analysis and provide a framework for further dialogue with policy makers and the automotive OEMs to broaden the vehicles included in this analysis and extend to all 50 states.
Jijo K Mathew
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Here’s another view of the Cullasaja River. Yesterday’s post (#188 – Cold, Cold, Cold) showed a peaceful portion of the river but it is more renown for its remarkable series of waterfalls, there are four major falls on a relatively short span of river and all can be seen from the highway that runs between Highlands and Franklin. In fact, the Cullasaja River is solely contained in Macon County. It spills out of the mountains near Highlands and then empties into the Little Tennessee River near Franklin. Eventually the water makes its way to the Mississippi River after passing through the Little Tennessee, the Tennessee, and the Ohio Rivers.
This post gives you two very different views of the rather oddly named Dry Falls. There is certainly plenty of water so I was unclear as to why it is called Dry Falls but learned it is because you can walk behind the falls and remain relatively dry — most of the time.
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While having key financial skills is important at any age, it’s particularly important when you are entering your 40s. Financial planning in your 40s can be tricky. You are neither too old nor too young. Also, your parents may have retired and may have become dependent on you. Your children too would be growing up and their educational and other expenses may be increasing now.
So at this age, you are at a pivotal point in your financial life cycle, and what you do next will have a profound impact on your retirement life.
According to Northwestern University’s study on wealth and longevity, people who have greater wealth at midlife tend to live longer(!)Researchers note that building wealth is important not only for wealth but also for health at an individual level and that financial security should be considered in various policies. Unfortunately, many people in their middle age still live paycheck-to-paycheck and are unequipped with the financial skills needed to prepare for a comfortable retirement.
Truth be told, your 40s represent the busiest decade of life. You’re entering your highest-earning years and greatest career opportunities, so time is still on your side – but not for long. Financial maturity also means planning adequately to care for both growing kids and ageing parents. Your 40s are the last big stretch to save and invest because once you hit 50, you’ll need to start spending less and adjusting your lifestyle for your golden years.
Here are 5 financial skills you should master once you hit this decade:
Sticking to a monthly budget
Most people in their 20s and 30s play around with the idea of budgeting, but few actually stick to any kind of budget at all. It’s important that you tailor a budget to your specific habits. Carleton University’s research on financial self-control indicates that personally generated self-control strategies are likely to be more effective in achieving financial goals than provided strategies because these fit the person who generates them better.
One basic and extremely simple rule to follow is to save and invest a part of your income first, then spend what’s left. If you have a loan that you’ve grown comfortable with since your 30s, do try to include payments in your budget because otherwise there’s a risk you’ll be paying it off for the rest of your life (something like a big home loan with long tenure).
Also, in your 40s, your earnings might be increasing at a pace faster you’re your expenses. So higher earnings can mean higher standards of living and higher expenditure. This may often upset the savings plan. This is where budgeting helps in keeping the guardrails on.
Have an Emergency Fund & Insurances in Place
Do we even need to discuss this point? I am sure you already know why having an emergency fund in place is super important to not allow unexpected events to derail your financial life. The same is the case with health insurance and life insurance. In either case, it is a crime (towards your family) to be underinsured.
Maintaining a high credit score
Higher, more stable income in your 40s is often partnered with offers of better credit limits or flashier credit cards. Do you also keep getting unsolicited pre-approved loans offers/
However, knowing how to use your line of credit responsibly is another story. And you’ll want to maintain a good credit score, at all times, to get good interest rates from lenders, especially if you’re looking to buy properties soon. And the rule of good credit management is universal. Borrow only what you need and which is not unnecessary. And always pay on time. Based on AskMoney’s tips for managing your credit score, you should know how your payment history, the total amount you owe at all times, and length of the credit history, factor into your score.
Most adults in their 40s average a score between 683 to 689, unless their debt levels peak. But in India, a Credit score of 750 or above in your credit report is ideal. To ensure your credit score stays at high levels, you must pay your bills on time as much as possible. Look into automating your bill payments, and be sure to check your credit report once a year for mistakes and errors.
But what if you have a good credit score and also a running loan?
I think that your 40s are also a good time to focus on starting to clear off your loans quickly. Develop a step-by-step plan to eliminate debt without compromising too much on your savings for other important goals like children’s education, retirement savings, etc.
Saving up for retirement
When you are in your 40s, how can you not discuss saving for retirement?
If you have just turned 40 and do not yet have a set plan for your retirement needs in place, it is extremely important for you to start saving for your golden years. The World Economic Forum’s insights on millennial finance habits note that people born between 1980 and 1994 have a 10-year head start on saving for retirement, compared to the generation before them. You’re likely already aware of how important it is to save for retirement, but your 40s are a time where you should take it to the next level.
Every time you get a raise or receive a bonus, try to contribute these to your retirement fund so you increase your savings a bit each year. Treat your retirement as a bill you need to pay because the power of compounding can be significant down the road. Saving more, earlier, is better for your future. Please remember that your provident fund will not be enough for retirement. You need to invest more. And the best option is to invest in equity mutual funds via regular SIP. Equity is the only reliable option to generate inflation-beating returns in the long term. And taking the SIP route is your best bet.
Balancing the Right Kind of investment in your portfolio
Turning 40 can be a new point in your life as an investor – and if you’re not, you’re still at a good age to start. As mentioned in another article on Financial Planning in the 30s, your 30s mean you can afford to take risks and invest in equities for the potential high reward.
However, your 40s edge closer to retirement so you want a good mix of aggressive and stable investments. You’ll have time to earn more from risky stocks and see the market recover in case of volatilities while investing in more stable funds provides a solid financial foundation for your strategy.
If you feel you are not in control of your finances or are unsure how to move forward, then your 40s can be a great time to speak to an investment adviser as well. Whether you’re looking for advice in relation to saving for retirement, loan closure, saving for children’s future, asset allocation, a good financial adviser will be able to offer you expert advice and help you make the right financial decisions for your unique situation and goals. | <urn:uuid:8c70abd9-fda1-4c11-9d51-714d1d8583f6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://stableinvestor.com/2022/06/financial-skills-40s.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.961909 | 1,467 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Whenever it comes to sentiments like Coziness and warmth, security, protection and comfort we look for and create a framework that is close to a cocoon in its characteristics.
This is how it goes
Of course, swaddling is not only possible with the wombys from casafeli, swaddling is rather an ancient swaddling technique, which has a long tradition in many cultures in different forms.
When pucking, one wraps a newborn in a cloth, blanket, or ready-made pucking aid such as the womby bag (pucksack) or womby wrap (puck blanket) and thus gives him the familiar – because in the course of the weeks of pregnancy increasingly tight – confines of the womb. The baby is then in his warming and security-giving cocoon snuggled up like in mummy’s tummy.
The own body perception
Being swaddled is so useful because in the first few months of life, your baby does not yet know exactly where his or her own Body boundaries lie. to feel this by limiting – this can calm your baby and thus avoid overstimulation. It is easier to fall asleep and the sleep period (well possible) is prolonged. The core time for pucking is During the first 3 months.
Moro reflex and supine position – swaddling helps!
Other pluses of pucking include: Pucked babies sleep better in the position recommended by pediatricians supine position and the pucking mitigates Moro reflexThe involuntary arm rowing that babies use to wake themselves. More below.
How long? And until when?
Two questions come up again and again: "How long during the day and night is it actually allowed to swaddle??" And: "Up to which month of life can I swaddle my baby??" For both questions there are no universal answer. With one restriction: As soon as your baby can turn onto his or her tummy while being swaddled, he or she has spit up. Otherwise: Trust your intuition! Your baby will show you when it wants more freedom and needs less restriction. More on this below.
Weaning from swaddling?
Basically there are two variants. Either the matter simply takes care of itself – or there are good reasons for you to make the decision to stop swaddling from now on. There can also be loud protests from time to time! However Tricks for a smooth transition. Below more about this.
Concerns and worries : Is swaddling dangerous?
Pucking is then of little use and in the worst case even dangerous, if a few essential points are disregarded. Some No Go’s are found when swaddling in the traditional way (e.g.B. by stretching and constricting the legs, which in all likelihood promotes hip dysplasia), others are based on carelessness or overconfidence (z.B. too loose or too tight pucking).
casafeli and the wombys stand consistently and unrestrictedly for modern swaddling, which is about, the baby and its needs to serve. This also includes, Legroom to give to avoid the possible development of hip dysplasia. More below.
When not to swaddle
What is too much is too much: That is why the right measure an warmth and confinement a must during pucking! Fever for example is an absolute exclusion criterion! Explained in detail below.
Swaddling with the wombys
Meaningful swaddling means swaddling your baby naturally and safely, appropriate for baby and situation. Here are casafelis wombys – available as pucksack womby bag or puck blanket womby wrap – well thought-out and above-average versatile puck aids that you can use at home and on the road. And what’s even better: the production of wombys is ecologically and socially fair: 100% organic cotton guaranteed!
Being swaddled means being held!
The Moro reflex
The Moro reflex – it’s also called the clamp reflex – is first of all a literally vital reflex. In 1918, pediatrician Ernst Moro took a closer look at this reflex that makes it difficult for many an infant to sink into a deep sleep.
In the very first seconds of life, the Moro reflex ensures that the newborn takes its first breath. Welcome to life!
The primal reflex exists so that the nervous system learns to deal with potential – perhaps life-threatening – danger.
Normally, the early childhood survival reflex fades again between the second and fourth month of life.
However, as long as it is still pronounced – or even lasts longer than expected – it can cause some unrest in your baby’s ability to sleep. And here the thing with the Pucken becomes interesting, because: The early childhood as for the time being persisting Moro reflex can be mitigated by swaddling by avoiding the typical movement sequence. But why actually the infant startles in its sleep? He is lying quite calmly! – It goes like this:
Once the baby is asleep and well on the way to drifting off into deep sleep, he often doesn’t do just that: drift off! Rather, it flinches as if it were losing its grip and falling into the depths. Sometimes this happens to some babies, and if it does, then without much effect: the infant sinks into deep, restful sleep anyway.
For other babies, however, this happens more often and then much more effectively. The fright is big. The system switches to alarm. The characteristic stretching/bending movement of the Moro reflex runs off. The waking up follows. And then, to make matters worse, the baby scares himself with his own flailing arms. It is for the time being not at all aware of the fact that the stormy flying objects directly in its field of vision are its own arms. And the sudden shock from your own movement comes. What happens? Your baby raises the alarm. Loudly.
At worst, numerous repetitions follow, depriving longer and longer of much-needed sleep, causing increasing frustration and exhaustion – and eventually leading to full-blown overstimulation.
What to do? Right: soften the Moro reflex of your baby by cuckooing it. This means that you wrap it appropriately tightly in a blanket or in a puck aid (for example, in a puck sack such as the womby bag), including the arms resting against the body in a natural position. The reflexive sequence of movements at the moment of fright is thus avoided.
Finally your baby – gently held – can drift off into a restful deep sleep.
The Moro reflex, specials
Above all others, sudden and surprising falling or leaning back into the supine position triggers the typical, lightning-fast sequence of movements of the Moro reflex: Accompanied by rapid, deep inhalation, the arms are first jerkily stretched in an upward movement. The fingers spread wide. Now – after a tiny moment of pause – the movement reverses: With a strong exhalation, the arms come back to the body and the hands clench into fists: grasping, so to speak. (By the way, the more violent the reaction, the more obvious the additional bending of the legs.)
The described sequence of movements is essential for the survival of active wearable devices (z.B. primates), because it ensures that the young animal clings to the mother’s body/skin in a flash in a dangerous situation. Which becomes necessary, for example, when the mother moves abruptly or the baby carrier, whose attention was on something else, notices her movement so late that he has to hold on immediately.
In terms of developmental history, this is interesting because the fact that the clasp reflex is still preserved in humans in the first weeks of life suggests that we humans, too, were not passive but active carriers in the past, unlike today.
Be that as it may, stress and danger are the cues for the existence of the Moro reflex. Red alert! – counters the baby. It feels a threat, and this feeling can be triggered in many ways: Hearing, seeing, feeling. Therefore, not only sudden movements are impulse-giving, but also various other stimuli: spontaneous light changes or unexpected temperature changes can be just as triggering for the protective reflex as careless picking up, ungentle touch, loud noises, shock or pain.
The Moro reflex is an immediate reaction to being startled. And the body’s reaction is absolutely complex: stress hormones are released, heart and breathing rates are increased, spontaneous movement and muscle tension are triggered.
As described here, this usually happens only during the first one to four months of life. The Moro reflex transitions into a mature startle reflex, it’s also called the fight-or-flight reaction.
In fact, the Moro reflex can even persist into adulthood – from the fourth month of life, it is called a persistent Moro reflex. It expresses itself naturally with the time somewhat differently than the early child movement sequence. For example, hypersensitivity to internal and external stimuli, increased alertness, pronounced anxiety, etc..
This perceptual disorder is quite debilitating for a growing child – as well as for an adult – because the symptoms have an impact on the entire behavior, sensation, ability to concentrate and social interaction.
How long and until when can you puke?
But now it has spat itself out!
Says who – ? You or your baby? your baby or the Internet? The Internet or your friend, mom-in-law, parenting magazine, midwife, pediatrician, playgroup leader…..
There are very different attitudes to the question of how long and until when a baby should be spit up. And many of these opinions have good reasons, follow understandable arguments. In this question there is simply no black or white, right or wrong. There is not just one, always the same baby that is swaddled – they are simply all different, these little new human beings! – and just as incongruous are the personalities and circumstances of the parents who cuckoo.
This is of course quite tricky. And tricky, because now I’m advising you: Decide from your gut! Trust your intuition and your baby’s ability to express her needs. – Beyond that, of course, you can still look at these issues a little more closely:
How long and until when, by the way, is not necessarily the same thing. Two questions arise from this, firstly: until when to swaddle in relation to the baby’s age?. And secondly – quite essential and far from controversial: How long and when to swaddle during a day. Let’s start with the latter.
How long and on what occasions do we spit up during the day and night??
Meaningful and baby-fair Puckening takes place in all first of all during the sleep phases. You are then welcome to swaddle continuously.
The cocoon gives your baby a familiar boundary, thus support – and warmth. In addition, if necessary, the swaddling softens the Moro reflex by slowing down its typical sequence of movements. The pucking promotes the supine position recommended for sleep and can prevent overstimulation for a variety of reasons (overtiredness, tummy ache, itchy skin, etc).) alleviate or avoid. Many babies find it easier to fall asleep when they are spit up and then enjoy a relaxed, undisturbed and deep sleep.
In addition, swaddling can be a sensationally helpful bridging measure for babies who prefer to be carried all the time. They tolerate being put down for a moment instead of being carried in the sling or in the arms when they are being swaddled. It can be invaluably restful! – and for a sibling, half an hour of undivided attention.
By the way, it is also very useful to temporarily swaddle an awake baby if he is very restless during breastfeeding, because this is not necessarily conducive to a full meal, which for well-known reasons should be taken without too many gulps of fresh air.
In any case, the times when a baby was also swaddled for large parts of the day are over – at least in Germany. I don’t know anyone in professional circles who advocates swaddling who would see it differently and recommend it.
This means that there is one exception: For a premature baby, this question has to be evaluated differently. Special needs require special measures, of course.
Up to what age cuddle?
This is a question to which there are very different answers. Some people commit themselves to a certain month of life: they say, for example, that they should stop swaddling after three months or after six months. I, on the other hand, am not in favor of a blanket definition. Our babies and their needs are simply too different for that.
In my experience, the core time for swaddling is in the first three months of life. After this time, the awareness of one’s own body limits is clearly developed, the babies orient themselves outwards and begin to discover their environment – and themselves. The need to be spat on will decrease as if by itself. Still, many babies love to be spit up to sleep for months after that. Sleep phases are rest phases anyway. No times therefore for movement-oriented discovery journeys. So go ahead! My opinion:
Let your baby decide. It will clearly signal to you when the time has come. Your baby can express itself and you can understand it!
Turning onto the belly is forbidden!
There is one thing, however, that is absolutely indisputable: if your baby can turn onto his stomach while being swaddled, then stop it immediately. Because to turn back spit-up: that’s high gymnastics!
wean off swaddling
From being gently held to great freedom
Many parents ask how they can break the habit of swaddling their baby again. Some people are really afraid of it, and in the worst case they don’t even want to start swaddling. I see it like this:
Either your baby decides on its own that it doesn’t want to be swaddled anymore and you realize that it feels perfectly comfortable in a sleeping bag – then you’re out of the game. The naturally grown urge to move and discover and simply the matured body awareness including the gained perception of own limits says STOP: "Don’t give me that wrap – !! I’m going to kick free anyway."
I am firmly convinced: this way is open to the vast majority of people. Trust in your baby, trust in its ability to express its needs and that you understand it!
The other possibility
You don’t want to spit up when your baby doesn’t even give the signal yet. I’m sure there are good reasons for this. However, for the next few days the adventure of sleep could become a little more turbulent! Especially if you act from one day to the next. But you know what I think:
If restless nights follow, then with good reason. Because what happens: Your baby protests – ! It may have asked for change itself? No! The fact is: Giving up a cherished habit is not so easy. No matter at what age. Least of all when, due to age, you can’t be convinced at all with rational arguments.
I think it is important to get to the heart of this basic idea. After all, a baby is a real living being, an individual even. Change is acknowledged. Expressing approval or disapproval. What else. Let’s not be deterred by this: Let’s embrace it! And let’s not try to avoid protest and displeasure from the outset. Resistance and freedom of expression also need to be learned.
If you want to get your baby out of the pucking habit, then just do it gradually. Do it the gentle way, as long as there is no cause for a lightning storm.
You can do this by wrapping the puck sling or pucksack a little looser every day. But of course you have to make sure that your baby doesn’t pull any layers of cloth over his head – which could hinder his breathing! – I find pucking aids like the womby indispensable. In fact, due to the large Velcro application, they offer the option of leaving the wings looser only in the upper area, so to speak, to velcro funnel-wise. As a result, the baby has arm room, but the womby in the waist still adequately tight fit.
Alternatively, you can think about not swaddling your baby in a puck blanket or pucksack at all, but instead fix a blanket relatively tightly over the baby under the mattress. In this way you create a cocoon that continues to provide support, but in which there is much more room for movement of the arms. Again, keep in mind: The blanket should be tight enough so that it doesn’t end up over the baby’s face. An idea to ensure: take, for example, a bath towel or something in this format, which can be stuffed nicely far under the mattress!
Swaddling with your hands
Whenever I have just wrapped a baby in the womby, I put my hands by his side and gently cradle him. My hands then rest gently on the baby’s naturally bent arms, my open fingers expand the contact area. It is a very intuitive action and a great way to lovingly and mindfully nestle the baby into its cocoon. This contact is particularly interesting when you are swaddling an active, upset, tired, overstimulated baby. And of course this works without womby or puck blanket.
Try this – ! Do not use a puck sling or pucksack, put your baby in a sleeping bag in his crib – then cradle and puck him tenderly with your hands! Good night – and sweet dreams!
Criticism of swaddling
… is sometimes justified, but not valid for the wombys
And to make one thing very clear: casafeli and the wombys do NOT stand for wrapping according to traditional ways of pucking and by no means do I consider all wrapping methods to be appropriate and beneficial. Quite important in swaddling, for example, is to ensure legroom to eliminate the risk of hip dysplasia caused by swaddling: This is exactly what the wombys offer!
I would like to share my experience with you here and try to dispel one or two prejudices.
Vociferous concerns that ran wide
Ralph Frenken, a psychologist, educationalist and author, published a book in 2011 called "Tied Up Children". It deals with the history and psychology of swaddling. In addition to this, an article with the same title appeared in the December issue of the magazine "Psychologie Heute". This one explains: the practice of strict swaddling is experiencing a renaissance – and raises the question of who tight swaddling actually serves: the needs of the child, or perhaps the parents’ desire for rest after all?
Then, six months later, in July 2012, the Professional Association of Pediatricians and Adolescents (BVKJ) issued an unequivocal warning; it published a press release with the headline: Pediatricians and adolescent doctors warn against swaddling: "Swaddling is unnecessary and dangerous for babies".
In 2016, quoted in a newspaper article, it already sounds quite different from the mouth of Jakob Maske, Berlin press spokesman of the BVKJ and pediatrician..
So far, he does not see a reason to demonize swaddling: "Not all swaddling is the same", says mask. As long as the child is not deprived of any freedom of movement, there are rather advantages: "Swaddling can be helpful, for falling asleep and sleeping through the night, for example."
…but at that time I read all this first with great astonishment. I was speechless. Also terrified. Ralph Frenken’s article and the pediatricians’ observations did not match my experience at all – and certainly not what I associate with the term swaddling. The criticized aspects – at Frenken as well as at BVKJ – either do not apply at all to the pucking aids of casafeli (pucksack womby bag and pucking blanket womby wrap) – or they are such, which I myself can only judge as grossly negligent. In detail, this is what 2012 was all about:
The points of criticism in the statement of the BVKJ, which is still the basis of most of the articles warning against swaddling, can be summarized in four points. I relate this to swaddling with the wombys resp. on the rules to follow when swaddling in general:
Danger due to overheating
Basically, the ambient temperature must be taken into account when swaddling. The temperature of the room and the baby’s clothing must be adjusted to each other. Of course, high summer temperatures are completely unsuitable for swaddling a baby in multiple layers of fabric. Likewise, it is imperative to refrain from swaddling a feverish baby.
Danger due to constriction of the chest
wombys make it possible to swaddle the baby on the upper part of the body in an appropriately firm and body-hugging way. This is also important to prevent the baby from slipping in. The material is elastic organic cotton: casafelis pucking aids are not straitjackets – and should not be! I recommend giving the arms a natural, bent position, and it is perfectly okay for the baby to squeeze his arms out if he wants to.
In their above statement, pediatricians report being presented with babies who are spit up so tightly that nerves are pinched, breathing becomes difficult, and crying becomes impossible. So please do not pee – ! I am convinced that the medical experts did not make their statement without reason, yet I find it difficult to imagine serious regularity behind this observation, because my experience – and that of experts I know – is rather that parents tend to swaddle their babies too loosely.
Danger due to constriction in the form of lack of legroom
Hip dysplasia describes a deformity of the hip that can be congenital or acquired. The problem:
In contrast to the infant, child, adolescent or adult, the hip joint in the newborn consists of cartilage. As part of normal development, in infancy (3. to 9. The cartilage substance is continuously replaced by bone substance during the first month of life. This is done both in the acetabulum and in the femoral head of the thigh bone (femur). A correct position of the femoral head to the acetabulum is essential for regular ossification of the hip joint, since the forces and stresses generated by movements of the hip joint promote ossification. If the position of the femoral head and acetabulum is not correct (malposition), ossification of the malposition will occur without correction. Also, in some cases, the acetabulum and femoral head may not form properly in shape and size. In the medium term, this leads to poor function of the hip joint with subsequent damage and destruction (osteoarthritis). – Source: Wikipedia, hip dysplasia
The footmuff of the womby bag gives the baby freedom to move its legs, so swaddling with this pucksack does NOT increase the risk of hip dysplasia.
However, it seems that the manifestation of a congenital (primary) or. the acquisition of an acquired (secondary) hip dysplasia can then threaten if one swaddles traditionally: classical swaddling, namely with stretching and fixation of the legs (why this is so damaging is shown very vividly in this animation) – expert Dr. Tamara Seidl in an interview:
"From the pediatric orthopedic point of view, it is necessary to warn exclusively against the classical pucking, (… it) However, there is nothing to be said against the use of pucksacks in which the babies can move their legs freely and parents can achieve a sitting-squatting position by placing a towel roll under the baby’s legs, for example. In this sitting-squatting position, there is optimal growth of the entire hip joint."
assumption: flattening of the back of the head
In favor of a safe sleep, the supine position is explicitly recommended. There are babies who accept this more easily when they are swaddled. However, a baby lying in the womby can tilt its head to the side without hindrance. Here we recognize no difference, whether the baby has this freedom in the sleeping bag or spat in the womby.
More current articles are more differentiated
Over the years, there have also been other publications that vehemently oppose pucking and portray it as fundamentally dangerous. All articles known to me, however, refer without exception to the above-mentioned aspects, which are either self-excluding or do not correspond to the contemporary understanding of sensible, safe and baby-friendly swaddling (of course!) do not comply.
Fortunately, in the meantime I have also read examples that put things into perspective by contrasting the classic swaddling with the contemporary pucking, for example in the Hamburger Abendblatt in this article on the subject of hip development – it says there:
Experts consider puck-sack to be harmless
Seidl’s criticism is directed against the complete wrapping of the baby in cloths, with the legs stretched out and pressed together. The use of a puck sack, which only fits tightly on the upper body, but leaves the legs sufficient freedom of movement, is harmless. If the legs remained in a slightly splayed, bent position, the hips could mature easily.
A little tip on the side
A few years ago, blogger Pia Drieben wrote a wonderful polemic on the subject, and in it she gave a thorough shake to those who warn against traditional swaddling in the first place, but denigrate modern swaddling right along with it: Absolutely worth reading!
CORRECT swaddling is not a danger! – The be-all and end-all of swaddling is, of course, the correct application and the use of a swaddling aid that has been developed and thought through for this purpose.
Safe pucking, this is how it works!
Carefully and gently nurturing the baby’s needs – that’s our job! Around a baby safe and baby-friendly to swaddle, there are a few essential rules that we must take into account when swaddling. At a glance:
Newborns are not yet able to regulate their own heat balance very well, so special care is needed here. A great tip is and remains the feeling in the neck resp. between the shoulder blades: Your baby should be warm there, but not sweaty. In addition, the following applies:
- Clothing – Match the clothing and puck aid according to the ambient temperature. Tips for summer!
- Headgear – No additional headgear in warm rooms or on warm days.
- Fever – Never swaddle your baby when he has a fever!
Ensure free breathing!
- Wrapping close to the body ensures that your baby cannot slip into the womby and is therefore a must!
- Reasonably firm but does not mean life-threateningly cramped. I’m sure you can tell the difference exactly!
Allow free development!
Hours of diapering, even during waking hours, restricts the baby’s motor freedom – and thus development – and can be enormously frustrating psychologically.
- Modern swaddling takes place in the very first place to fall asleep and during sleep instead of.
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Reasons for Inducing Labour
There are three reasons that we might talk to you about induction of labour.
Now you don’t have the gestation of an elephant. At some point your placenta will give up and stop working. The placenta is what feeds your baby so it’s really important that we would induce you before that happens. We’d normally induce you around the 10-14 day over your due date mark.
The second reason might be that you’ve got a underlying medical condition that you had before you were pregnant. There may also be a medical condition that you’ve developed during pregnancy. This could be something like your blood pressure creeping up or that you’ve developed gestational diabetes. Doctors will assess whether it’s safer for your baby to stay in the womb a little longer or to be born.
The third reason is if your waters break. Now your baby is in like a balloon, like a bag of waters and if that gets broken, here’s a risk that they could develop an infection. So that would be a reason that we would induce you.
What Happens During Induction of Birth?
Hospitals will vary very slightly in terms of when they induce labour and quite how they do it. They’ll communicate this with you, but I’m going to give you an overview so you know what to expect.
The hospital will monitor your baby when you first come in. So they’ll check everything is OK to begin with. They’ll then examine you – a vaginal examination using 2 fingers, just to assess the cervix (the neck of the womb). This is just to see what it’s doing, before they actually start looking at inducing labour.
Breaking your Waters
Now by doing that, they’ll be able to make a decision of whether or not they can start induction of labour. They will first look at breaking your waters. If they break your waters, this usually releases a hormone which helps kick start everything. It may be that they don’t need to do anything else and labour progresses normally and naturally by itself.
They use an amnihook to actually break your waters, as they examine you, – it sounds worse than it is. It’s like a thin sort of stick, with a little hook on the end. They just slide it between their fingers, as they examine you, and break your waters.
It’s usually not much more uncomfortable than when you’re just having an examination. So if they break your waters, that’s great. They will wait and see what happens. However, they may find that when they assess you,
your cervix is shut. There’s no way one of those amnihooks is going to get through a shut cervix. If this is the case, they would then offer you a pessary, usually in gel/tablet form, to induce labour. This would be inserted into the vagina, just to sit below the cervix and this releases synthetic hormones. These actually help to soften or ‘ripen’ the cervix to encourage it to open. This means that you’re more likely to get to the point when you can have your waters broken.
When they insert the pessary, they’ll normally get you to stay on the bed for a good hour just so it doesn’t fall out. This gives it time to allow it to start working. They’ll usually monitor the baby in this time. You may find that nothing happens or you may find you start to develop period type pains and a few tightenings.
If not a lot’s happening, the midwives will then reexamine you 6 or 8 hours later, to see what the progress is. And if internally they can break your waters, great! If not, they’re likely to repeat the process with another pessary. And this can go on for one or two days!
Don’t get ahead of yourself…
Your baby is unlikely to be born the day that you’re labour is induced. It’s important that you recognise this. If they are, it’s an absolute bonus!
Now if they carry on this with the pessaries and nothing happens the only option then eventually, is that you’d have to have a caesarean section. But if they are able to break your waters at some point they’ll usually wait, just a couple of hours to see what’s going on, see if your body kick starts everything and if still nothing happens, there’s the option of a drip.
This would be the option if your waters have already broken in any case. However, your waters may have broken higher up and the midwife might still be able to break them lower down at the opening of the cervix. So if they start talking to you about the drip it’s usually done in the back of your hand and this is syntocinon. This is, again, another hormone that actually forces your uterus to contract. After being given syntocinon there is no choice, your cervix will start to contract and labour will be induced! We give syntocinon to you very slowly to allow your body to get used to it and then we increase it to encourage those contractions. We monitor your baby closely while this is going on.
When people are in labour, they sometimes talk about a pain ladder. What they mean by that is that they climb up the ‘rungs’ slowly as the pains intensify. But people sometimes find that when they’re induced they feel that they’re thrown up that ladder a few rungs at a time. It can suddenly become really intense. This isn’t everybody’s experience, but if you do find this, just be aware that there’s lots of pain relief available. You’re not going to get any medals for refusing it!
If you’ve found this information on induction of labour useful and you’d like a fully comprehensive antenatal course, to prepare you for labour, birth and for early parenting, then check out one of our Antenatal Classes!
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Airbus Uses Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Automatic Defect Detection
“Having the ability to test, modify, train, and test again the code in a short timeframe was key to success.”Nicolas Castet, Airbus
How do you build a robust end-to-end AI model to automatically detect defects in pipes in an aircraft? That was the big challenge for Airbus, which used MATLAB® to quickly prototype and develop deep learning models to meet their needs.
Working with the MathWorks Consulting Services team, Airbus adopted MATLAB to address the three main steps in the process. The first step was to have an integrated tool to build and train deep learning models from scratch for approaches such as semantic segmentation, as well as an easy and interactive environment for labeling videos. The positions of the ventilation holes and the wires on the pipe, found by the deep learning model in MATLAB, were used to measure distances and angles required by industry standard. Next, they needed to be able to display the analysis of the defects in real time. The final step was to translate the MATLAB code to CUDA code automatically, without requiring any coding skills, to deploy it directly on the embedded system.
- Used an integrated tool to design, train, and deploy deep learning models
- Performed interactive prototyping and testing in a very short amount of time
- Directly translated MATLAB code to CUDA code
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