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This is a guest post by Joe Ware, Church & Campaigns Journalist at Christian Aid
‘Export Credit Guarantees’ have to be the most boring opening three words of any DeSmog Blog post. But so often the important stuff is buried in amongst the detail or hidden behind opaque bureaucracy which often induces stupor and indifference.
Like Yes Minister’s crafty Whitehall Civil Servant Sir Humphrey who buries the documents he wants ignored at the bottom of the pile, these dull-looking issues need some light shining on them.
Export Credit Guarantees is one area worth delving into. They are a way for governments to underwrite unpredictable investments from companies abroad by providing guarantees, insurance and advice that reduce the risk.
Ultimately it is the taxpayer who bears the risk, but all this tends to take place in the shadows because the investments tend to be on the “dodgy” side (otherwise they wouldn’t need the government as a backstop).
Supporting Fossil Fuels
Export credits cover a multitude of sins, but in recent years the spotlight has been on the role of these guarantees in supporting the fossil fuel industry, and particularly coal.
For example, UK Export Finance, the body that oversees export credits, allocated a whopping £1.13 billion to help fossil fuels in 2013 which is 314 times more than they gave to renewable energies.
You may think that when we have a government preaching action on climate change its madness to be subsidising fossil fuels in this way. And you would be right. If the UK Government stopped giving export credits for fossil fuels, it would become less feasible to continue extracting and burning them, helping reduce carbon emissions and leading to more investments into clean renewable energy.
Last week the rich countries of the OECD met to decide if they should end export credit support to coal – the dirtiest fossil fuel and a good place to start chipping away at the fossil fuels industry.
This was good timing, you know, what with a global climate change summit taking place in Paris in December and rich countries needing to show leadership. But sadly, they hummed and hawed and dragged their feet and decided they would postpone a decision.
This outcome is better than a total collapse of negotiations or a feeble outcome that makes no difference, but it’s hardly the kind of approach that we want to be seeing from leading nations two months out from Paris.
Time for Leadership
Christian Aid has decided that it’s now time for the UK Government to outpace the sluggish OECD countries and decide for itself that it won’t be propping up the coal industry in this way. More than a thousand Christian Aid supporters wrote to Business Secretary Sajid Javid on the subject. If he were to consent to this, not only would he give a clear signal that the UK is serious about tackling climate change, but he’d be in good company. US President Barrack Obama has already agreed to end this support and France followed suit last week.
If climate change is to be addressed we need to shift the global financial flows that are keeping the fossil fuel industry as the top dog. That’s what Christian Aid’s Big Shift campaign is all about. Coal is already beginning to lose the fight and become unsustainable, not just ecologically but also financially.
Peabody Energy, the largest privately owned coal company in the world is getting so desperate it’s now trying to make out coal is a magic bullet for ending world poverty. It’s a bullet alright but not a magic one.
Not only does coal cause climate change it also doesn’t help African energy poverty. Africa’s rural poor live in places too remote to be hooked up to energy grids powered by carbon belching coal burning power stations. Much better is locally run solar and wind power which would allow Africa to leapfrog fossil fuels just like it leapfrogged landline telephone pylons and went straight to mobile phones.
Coal has had its day and needs to be left in the past. The longer the UK Government keeps coal a part of the present we won’t be doing what we can to secure a safe and clean future.
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This American artist was an illustrator for "Harper's Weekly" and other publications and also illustrated many books, but is best known for drawings and painting of American and European street scenes -- cityscapes, buildings. Item #47669
Signed leaflet, heavy buff stock 6" X 9", 4pp, n.p., n.y. Fine. Superb reproduction entirely in brown ink of Bailey's lithograph of the Flora Stone Mather Memorial Building, captioned beneath "Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio on the New York Central." Below the image the artist boldly inscribes and signs "To Arnold Gates / Vernon Howe Bailey" in black ink. Inner pages (2 and 3) are blank, thus the front and rear display nicely side by side. Two-column rear leaf features images and basic text about Western Reserve University. No publisher or year noted, but likely of 1930s vintage and presumably a New York Central marketing piece. Arnold F. Gates (1914-93) became a noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar. | <urn:uuid:c8328398-adf2-4809-be31-6029b7c2e17b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mainstreetfinebooks.com/pages/books/47669/vernon-howe-bailey/signed-leaflet | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.927942 | 221 | 1.789063 | 2 |
How Hybrid Cars Work: Explained
Gasoline and electricity? What will they think up next?
Hybrid cars are propelled by a combination of gasoline and electricity – they’re hybrids between traditional gas combustion cars and electric vehicles, hence the name. This is done to save fuel, increase performance, or do both. We’ll get into some specifics and answer your hybrid car questions in this post.
Hybrids have exploded in popularity over the past 20 years, but the idea of using a gasoline engine and an electric motor in tandem to power a car has been around since 1889. But thanks to cheap gasoline and high costs of battery manufacturing hybrid cars didn’t really catch on until Honda introduced the Insight in 1999. They initially gained mass-market popularity for their efficiency and lower cost of operation, as the electric motor allows the engine to work less frequently.
Hybrids used to be marketed solely as economical choices intended to save gas and the planet. Usually, this came in the form of entirely new platforms dedicated to the low cost of ownership and high efficiency. In recent years, however, they’ve found their way into the top end of the market in hypercars such as the Porsche 918. On top of this, several brands have introduced hybrid versions of formerly gasoline-only vehicles, and they have exploded in popularity as manufacturers seek to increase their fleet efficiency and consumers seek to reduce their emissions footprint and overall cost of ownership.
But how exactly do these cars work? Your friends at Car Bibles have dug into the details and are here to recharge your collective knowledge.
What Is a Hybrid?
Hybrids have a simple principle – use an electric motor combined with a gasoline engine to gain the benefits of both systems. Many modern hybrid cars do not always need to be charged via plugging into a wall outlet, as they’ve been designed to recharge from normal driving and braking, quelling range anxiety by simply making it a matter of finding a gas station.
This makes them vastly more convenient choices for people whose lifestyles prevent them from having a fully electric vehicle. There are various different methods of building a hybrid drivetrain. The most common is the parallel hybrid system.
How Do Parallel Hybrid Cars Work?
There are several ways to build a hybrid car, but the first popular mass-market design was used in the original Honda Insight, and it’s known as a parallel hybrid. In a parallel hybrid system, an internal combustion motor and an electric motor share a common differential, linking them together. At the differential, power is transmitted between the two propulsion units of the system and sent to the drive wheels in whatever configuration the car needs at the given moment.
What configurations realistically are needed? There are four main modes. First, in pure electric mode, the engine can be fully disengaged from the shared differential using a clutch, allowing for just the electric motor to propel the car. In this configuration, the engine can be completely shut down, and the car will drive like it is solely a fully electric vehicle.
The engine can be turned back on and the clutch compressed with the electric motor still engaged, allowing for both the power of the electric system and the engine to drive the wheels. This is useful in situations where torque is necessary, such as merging onto a highway, driving up a hill, or absolutely schooling the minivan next to you at a redlight.
The engine can continue running and the electric motor can be spun by it (rather than actively outputting power). This essentially makes the engine a generator while still also using the engine to drive the car. This way, the batteries can be charged without plugging in the car or needing to stop it. In this configuration, the car behaves like a traditional gas-powered vehicle.
The final configuration is when the car is decelerating with no power being output from either propulsion system, and the wheels themselves are locked to the motor. This slows the car down more quickly, as the motor is using the rotational force of the wheels as a generator to recharge the battery. This is known as regenerative braking.
What Other Hybrid Systems Exist and How Do They Work?
Let’s dive in.
Parallel hybrid drivetrains are no longer the only game in town for hybrid cars, however. Another common system is known as the series hybrid. This system is a bit more straightforward – the car is driven entirely by the electric motor at all times, which is run off of a battery system. However, an internal combustion engine is still included in the car, but instead of connecting it to the drive wheels, it directly runs a generator. The generator can either power the electric motor directly or recharge the batteries, depending on what’s needed most. The engine stays off until the batteries can no longer solely power the car.
The benefit of the series hybrid is that the car basically acts as a traditional electric vehicle until the batteries fully deplete, meaning the engine is used even less frequently than in a parallel hybrid. These models are also capable of being easily sold with the ability to plug-in, minimizing even further the need for the engine. The first mass market commercially successful series hybrid was the Chevrolet Volt that debuted in 2010 with a 1.4-liter gas engine used as a generator and a 149 HP electric motor. The Volt operates entirely without the engine connected to the wheels at speeds below 70 mph; at 70 mph or above it becomes a parallel hybrid to maintain speed.
Power Split Hybrids
The final method most hybrid vehicles use is a combination of parallel and series hybrid drivetrains, known as a power-split hybrid system. In this setup, the engine is connected to the wheels, but it can also be used to power the motors via a generator directly, allowing for maximum flexibility. The third generation Toyota Prius uses a power-split hybrid system.
Mild Hybrids vs. Full Hybrids
There is one more distinction to make for hybrid vehicles, separate of the specific system they use, and that is whether they are a full hybrid, or a mild hybrid. To put it simply, a mild hybrid is a car that cannot run purely on electric power, and a full hybrid can. In a mild hybrid system, the electric motor is there to remove stress from the engine and allow for stop/start ignition systems, regenerative braking, and greater efficiency, but the electric motor alone will never run the car by itself.
In a full hybrid system, either the gasoline engine or the electric motor can completely run the car solo, depending on the situation. Both mild and full hybrids can yield extremely efficient vehicles, but they each have their pros and cons. In a mild hybrid, there is less of a need for large battery packs, as the power demands are less; this leads to much smaller and lighter vehicles which when combined with streamlining and intelligent design choices can lead to extremely high efficiency. Of course, this will prevent the car from ever being a full electric, so zero-gasoline driving is not an option. Full hybrids have the inverse benefits and downsides – they tend to require larger banks of batteries and more powerful motors, adding weight and bulk to the system, but for short trips it’s entirely possible to drive without consuming a single drop of gasoline.
I Know Why Econoboxes Use Hybrids, but Why Do Sports Cars Use Hybrid Systems?
Hybrids clearly have their benefits for efficiency, since they allow the car to completely shut off the engine and still drive. But with the most recent wave of hypercars to be released, they have gained popularity in high-end sports cars (as well as some affordable models, such as the Honda CR-Z).
Quite simply, electric motors make massive amounts of torque, and they make it from the instant they start rotating. Unlike an internal combustion engine that creates torque later in the rev range due to the constraints of airflow and rotational mass, electric motors use magnetic fields to rotate, which have no lag and relatively low static friction.
Combining an electric motor for low-end torque with an internal combustion engine for high-end horsepower results in the best of both for performance. As a result, cars like the Porsche 918 and Ferrari LaFerrari can have top speeds well north of 200 mph and 0-60s below two and a half seconds. Hybrid technology promises to take hold of high-end performance cars even more in the future, with dozens of new models either announced or teased for the near future, such as a hybrid Huracan successor, brand new hybrid Mclaren models, and even a hybrid Corvette.
Car Bibles’ Glossary for Hybrid Cars
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A motor powered by electricity to generate a magnetic field that spins a magnetized assembly, outputting rotational power.
A device that can convert AC to DC or a lower to a higher voltage, or vice-versa, that can be put between the battery supply and the motor if the power demands of the electric motor are different than the power supplied by the batteries.
Using the wheels to spin the electric motor with the goal of generating power to charge the battery. This is done when the car is decelerating and power loss from the wheels is desired.
Car Bibles answers all your burning questions!
Q. Do Hybrids Get Good Fuel Mileage?
A. Obviously, this depends on the car, but generally, they are more efficient than pure gasoline cars. Series hybrid cars – such as the BMW i3 – can potentially be driven in short trips for months or even years on end without gasoline ever being used, additionally, because the engine serves as a backup generator that doesn’t kick in until the battery is depleted.
Q. Are There Hybrid Racecars?
A. Yes! Hybrid race cars go back decades but one of the most recent high-profile successful hybrid race cars is the Toyota TS050, which has outright won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the past three years.
Q. What Is MPGe?
A. MPGe is the EPA’s way to rate the overall efficiency of cars that do not exclusively use gasoline, such as hybrids and EVs. It stands for miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent. It is calculated by converting the energy provided by electric power to the energy provided by a gallon of gasoline, and summing the overall efficiency of both the gas and the hybrid systems. Then the average fuel costs both for gasoline and electricity are factored in, and an overall cost of operation can be estimated.
Q. What Kinds Of Batteries Do Hybrids Use?
A. Hybrid cars use an assortment of batteries depending on the make and model. The original Honda Insight used nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries, a common choice for the era. More recently, such as in modern Priuses, lithium-ion batteries have been used to store power.
Video on Hybrid Cars
If you’re a more kinesthetic learner and want to hear about how hybrids work, rather than just reading about it, check out this video from my friend Jason at Engineering Explained!
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Teaching at College Prep
: 36 years
Sharona Barzilay began teaching science at College Prep in 1980. She has held many vital roles at College Prep over the years, including Assistant Head of School / Academic Dean, College Counselor, and Director of Admissions. For many years, she has taught the popular course Issues in Science.
How do you describe your Issues in Science class?
Issues in Science is a bioethics class that focuses primarily on issues in medicine, and public health. There are lots of simulations in the class and a focus on discussion. One of the highlights of the class is how little I have to say. Last year I assigned an article about the events at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina—when some doctors allegedly euthanized a number of patients because they couldn’t get them evacuated. I walked in to the room said, “I’m not saying a word today.” The students carried on a phenomenal conversation without a peep from me. That was an absolute teaching highlight for me.
Do the topics constantly change over time?
I can open a newspaper, get diverted from the topic that I was planning to discuss that day, and switch to a brand new issue. Even the students’ responses to topics that come up every year have changed tremendously. We were recently talking about how to fairly allocate organs for transplant and whether there should be a marketplace for organs to be bought and sold. Fifteen years ago, the students would have been horrified by the thought of organ sales. Today, many feel that it’s the right thing to do because it protects the sellers, who are often very poor, creates better conditions for the surgeries, and ultimately yields more organs for distribution.
What is the central dilemma of the trial project your class works on each year?
The dilemma focuses on a family that gave birth to conjoined twins. They were very religious Catholics who wanted God’s will to prevail. They did not want to separate the twins. Without separation, both twins would have eventually died. With separation, one would have a good chance at life and the other would die during the surgery. The parents did not want to have to choose one twin over the other. In our class, the defense has won about half the time and the plaintiffs have won about half the time. It’s a beautiful exercise to watch because students get so invested. Many of them enter the trial thinking that the outcome should be a no brainer—that you have to separate the twins and save one. And so many of them are deeply conflicted by the end of the exercise. A great outcome to me is for a student to come in to the class having read a case study and feeling, “I know where I stand,” and come out of the class feeling, “I am so confused.”
What skills or experiences do you hope students get out of the class?
I want students to get some practical knowledge and forethought. They will eventually all encounter some of the issues that we discuss in the course. They might not need assisted reproductive technology in the future, but they will certainly be dealing with death and dying at some point in their lives. And those who go on to careers in medicine or public health will be facing these issues frequently. Being able to think analytically and to question their assumptions are important habits that the course develops. Earlier this year, the entire class agreed that it was unethical for disabled people to select embryos that are disabled in the same way that they are. In cases such as this, it’s important for students to learn to argue against themselves and to gain more nuanced perspectives.
In recent years, what events have captivated your students?
When the Ebola outbreak happened there were tremendous allocation issues. There were probably five doses of ZMapp that were available to doctors in Africa. Who do you use them for? Do you use them for the healthcare workers? Do you use them for the patients?
How often does technology come up as an instigator in
Always. When the first test tube baby was born, it made huge headlines. Now it’s completely pro forma. The speed at which technology changes is accelerating and the laws and the legislation to keep up with technology are not accelerating. Therein lies a rub because we don’t know how to reconcile these vast advances in technology. What happens when a surrogate carrying a baby has been paid $15,000, the baby has a defect, and the parents want the surrogate to abort the baby? There’s no law around that. What do you do? When couples have frozen embryos and then they get divorced, who gets custody? Increasingly there are contracts addressing this, but 5-10 years ago those didn’t exist. | <urn:uuid:3d122e7b-8db6-4772-86a3-f358538273c4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vi.college-prep.org/admission/faculty/faculty-sharona-barzilay | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.977764 | 995 | 2.3125 | 2 |
CAVENDISH, Vt. – Curious about learning how an electric bike might help you breeze up and down Vermont’s hills with less effort? The Cavendish Energy Committee will present a free e-bike presentation Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 5:30 p.m. with demonstrations of e-bikes by local owners. The workshop will be held outside in the schoolyard at the Cavendish Town Elementary School on Main Street in Proctorsville.
Come talk to e-bike riders and learn from their experience. There will be a variety of bikes, with a range of charging systems, levels of assist, ranges, and prices. Owners will be available to answer questions and to demonstrate their use.
An electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike, is a bicycle with an integrated electric motor used to assist propulsion. Many kinds of e-bikes are available worldwide, but all retain the ability to be pedaled by the rider and are therefore not motorcycles.
E-bikes use a rechargeable battery and typically travel up to 20 mph. They are gaining in popularity and taking some market share away from conventional bicycles. Many e-bikes are legally classified as bicycles rather than mopeds or motorcycles. This exempts them from the more stringent laws regarding the certification and operation of more powerful two-wheelers, which are often classed as motorcycles.
Many local individuals are buying e-bikes for both recreation and for commuting. Come and see what makes them so popular. The presentations are free and open to all. For more information, please call Mary Ormrod at 802-226-7783 or email firstname.lastname@example.org. | <urn:uuid:03e09dfa-21ee-4f43-81ac-23df2882d312> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vermontjournal.com/going-green/e-bike-demonstrations-in-cavendish/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.960489 | 349 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
(Walter Trohan, Political Animals, p. 68)
Roosevelt was a great bluffer and a driver in command of the game, calling on this person to ante up, bet or fold up. Nothing delighted him more than a successful bluff, although he never seemed to suspect there was some hesitancy to win on the part of most of his opponents, including his staffers. He was most unhappy when one of his bluffs failed, almost childishly so. My delight was getting a pair, back to back at stud poker, a great favorite for him, and calling his bluff. One of the first signs of his declining health came when he became vacant and forgetful at the poker table and often had to be invited to make his play.
(Robert Jackson, That Man, p. 143)
Hopkins was uniquely lucky and played his cards for everything there was in them. Secretary Ickes, like myself, was not a particularly colorful player. Watson was a rather careless player, bent on thorough enjoyment of the game rather than results. Dr McIntire was a keen player and thoroughly intelligent.
The President studied the players as much as he did the cards. We often caught him bluffing but throughout the trip there was a marked peculiarity in his playing. Invariably he lost the early part of the game and we would have him down several dollars. Invariably he made it up in the last three or four hands of the evening. We finally told him that the only way we could beat him was to break up the game and we were going to arrange to have a fire call about four hands before the finish.
(Samuel Rosenman, Working With Roosevelt, p. 148.)
The President thought he was a good poker player. That opinion, however, was not shared by all those who played with him- and some of them should know. He lost more often than he won. All of us took particular pride and joy in winning from him, and nothing pleased him more than to win from us. As the president grew older, Doc McIntire insisted that the number of hours of card playing on his birthday be cut. From the all-night sessions which used to take place in Albany, they gradually shrunk to 4 A.M. then to 2 A.M., and finally, much to the President’s disgust, to midnight. He would complain about quitting early, but on a glance from Doc we would all insist, and if necessary just get up and quit.
(Navy Nurse Barbara Lint, oral history describing a visit to Bethesda Naval Hospital, Potomac Currents, V. 2 no. 3.)
She remembers a time when he wheeled himself...unannounced … into the solarium where a taboo poker game was going on. Instead of a dressing down, the men were surprised by FDR’s request to be dealt in.
The following comes from wordsmith and father of two world-class poker players, Richard Lederer.
Because of paraplegia brought on by his polio, Franklin D. Roosevelt was unable to relax by taking long walks or playing golf or tennis. But he often had dinner with his poker-playing pals and then adjourned to a marathon session of cards. His favorite game was seven-card stud. Among the regulars were the Vice President, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, Secretary of Commerce, and at least one Supreme Court Justice. The President's secretary, “Missy” LeHand, served cocktails and often played in the game. One of the rules was that nobody could discuss anything serious at the evening poker sessions. The only thought was how to outfox the other players.
From Doris Kearns Goodwin: During the war, he'd relax with marathon poker games with his cabinet. The only thing he thought about was how to beat these guys in poker. There's a story about an annual poker game he held on the night that Congress was supposed to adjourn. There was a rule that whoever was ahead at the moment that the speaker called to say Congress was adjourned would win the poker game.
Well, he's playing one year, and it turns out that when the speaker called at 9:30, Roosevelt was doing terribly and his secretary of the treasury, Morgenthau, was way ahead.
So Roosevelt took the phone and pretended it was someone else on the line. "Well I'm so glad you're calling, but we're in the middle of a big poker game." Then they kept playing and playing until finally around midnight Roosevelt pulled ahead. He whispered to an aide, "Bring me the phone." So he says into the phone, "Oh, Mr. Speaker, you're adjourning. How fine!" Then to his friends, "Well, boys, I guess I win!"
Everything was great until Morgenthau read in the newspaper the next day that Congress had adjourned at 9:30. He said he was so angry he actually resigned for a few moments until the charm of Roosevelt persuaded him it was all in fun.
The first slide documents the abrupt rises in hemoglobin level that are absolute confirmation of at least nine transfusions FDR received in 1941. The is no other physiologic explanation. Bruenn's notion that the anemia responded to Iron therapy, like many other of his assertions, is not viable.
The second slide is a chart of FDR's weight in 1944-1945. The solid line is documented in Bruenn's paper. The dotted line is a reasonable estimate based on the countless reports of ongoing weight loss seen during three years of research.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Harry Hopkins' medical biography, written by Dr. James Halsted
An absolutely definitive account.
The earliest known description of the embalming of FDR in the hand of the embalmer, F. Haden Snoderly
Walter Trohan's article in the Chicago Tribune, April 13, 1945
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The myth that McIntire was incompetent and did not use adequate expertise in treating FDR has not been adequately refuted. Ross McIntire did what he did at the behest of his commander in chief, knowingly and unselfishly sacrificing his future reputation for the sake of the duty and honor of his position.
Here's the article I (SL) wrote for Navy Medicine in his defense.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Here is the slide that started it. Even more coincidentally, the fatal tumor is in the right parietal lobe of the brain, just like the one that was the source of the hemorrhage that killed the President.
Take a look for yourself:
November 7, 1938
September 4, 1939
September 30, 1940
It is just not possible to determine when, and how many times, the lesion was operated upon by Ross McIntire. A few days were needed away from the glare of the public and press for the area to calm down after being surgically manipulated in some fashion. There were many opportunities for this to have happened. Many of the daily visits to the White House doctor's office were likely devoted to treating and soothing the area, which surely must have been chronically inflammed. Much of the "sinus" treatment was probably just another smokescreen necessitated by the deadly secret.
What can easily be seen, though, is by the time of the "Arsenal of Democracy" speech on December 27, 1940, even accounting for the use of make-up (pancake makeup was invented by Max Factor in 1935), the lesion is noticibly lighter. Also, note again, that FDR's hands do not leave his side.
After this, the difference is unmistakable. In all videos from 1941 and forward, the lesion is, at most, a faint shadow of scar tissue.
Amazingly, what had been a prominent facial feature had disappeared without any public notice. Only one record exists that the pathologic potential of the lesion was noticed at all- the January 1940 letter of Reuben Peterson (see the book for details).
March 18, 1941
November 3, 1941
As stated by the eminent dermatologist, the late A. Bernard Ackerman, in our paper in the Archives of Dermatology, there are only too possibilities, based on physical characteristics, that this lesion could be: Solar Lentigo (aka sunspot or senile keratosis) or Melanoma. Even more relevant, while rarely these lesions may spontaneous regress, the natural history of either of them is incompatible with its disappearance over so short a time.
To read the entire paper: http://www.scribd.com/doc/14660879/Derm-Article
Therefore, within any degree of medical probability, the lesion was intentionally removed. What you have just seen is the unequivocal objective evidence of that removal!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Here is a color still photo of the speech.
In contrast, here is a video of FDR speaking in October 1944, less than three months prior to the State of the Union video. There are a few minor stumbles, but his hands remain at his side. The contrast is remarkable.
On March 1, 1945 FDR give the worst performance of his life during his speech to congress, deviating from the prepared text, (according to the New York Times, 49 times, we never counted) due to a primarily left sided visual deficit. On April 12, he died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage emanating from the right posterior portion of his brain- the area that controls the left side of vision.
In fact, the bulk of the medical records that do exist document the only incident, in our mind, that Ross McIntire was indeed asleep at the wheel, permitting FDR's hemoglobin to fall to the nearly fatal level of 4.5 grams in May 1941 (America was perilously close to President Henry Wallace at that time). So I ask, if Ross Mcintire didn't destroy those records to cover his real mistake, why would he later destroy records to cover himself?
One possible reason they weren't destroyed is that Eleanor already knew about it, as witnessed by her strikingly specific letter to Anna at the time the problem occurred (so much for the myth that she didn't care about "physiology"). She would never have even found out that much if FDR didn't tell her himself, most likely because neither he nor his doctors actually knew the reason why it occurred and didn't feel it was related to the deadly secret (though it most likely was- to our thinking, induced as consequence of the radiation he received).
The story of the famous safe at the hospital, and who had access to it, is well known, as per Howard Bruenn's version (the only one anybody ever quotes, as per the 1970 "gospel"). The story is in the book, but we are still unclear as to why the records that McIntire supplied to Eleanor were only the selected ones we have examined.
As an opposing view, there is a strong case to be made that the records were not destoyed. The prime evidence here is FOIA file DFI-1259, obtained by Ken Crispell and Carlos Gomez for their 1985 book "Hidden Illness in the White House" (see p. 254).
Ken Crispell has died and Carlos Gomez (currently a hospice physicisn in the Washington, D.C. area) has no idea where the original document is. The document, dated November 17, 1981, from the chief legal officer of the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda states unquivocally that FDR was a patient there 29 times and lists all the known aliases FDR was treated under!
Considerable efforts to locate the legal officer have not met with success. Many of the aliases on the document correspond to those on existing records, but others do not, and some documents have names that are not on the list, most notably F. David Rolph, that appears on nearly all the documents from the time of the anemia in 1941 (though close names, like Rolph Frank, for which we have no records, are on the list).
The obvious question: Where did the chief legal officer get the information from? There is only one answer- the allegedly "lost" medical file.
More corroboration for the exisistence comes from numerous conversations with a physician who was at Walter Reed in the late 1970's. The physician wishes to remain anonymous, but, trust me, he/she, who we shall call Dr. X, exists and appears credible.
As the story goes, Dr. X was nosing around the hospital at the time working on another project (prune bellies, to be exact) and came across a VIP file that intrigued them. It had various reports and x-rays, some of which were photocopies, with different names though all with the same accession number! This immediately aroused Dr. X's suspicion that they were those of FDR. Upon further inspection, they appeared to be of someone who was being treated for, among other things, a urological malignancy.
Included in these records was a retograde pyelogram (see "John Cash" in the previous post) showing an abnormality of the left kidney (ibid). Also noted incidentally was a severe metastatic lesion eroding the L3 vertebral body and that the level was somewhat difficult to surmise due to the presence of a "transitional vertebra".
Aside from the fact a the metastatic lesion of the spine would be quite consistent with either melanoma or prostate cancer, it provides an alternative explanation for the severe pain FDR was experiencing at Bremerton, Washington in August 1944 and even moreso for the incident described by son James at his fourth inauguration in January 1945.
If one looks at the John Cash letter, Dr Reuter also describes an anomaly of the left kidney and "six lumbar vertebrae" another term for a transitional vertebra, a fairly rare developmental anomaly of the spine. Therefore, either this is one of the greatest coincidences in medical history, or Dr. X was looking at FDR's x-rays!
The alternative take to Howard Bruenn's story is that the records do indeed exist and are not destroyed, but presently lost under one of FDR's many assumed names or no name at all. If they are anywhere, they are in St. Louis at the national records center (That's where all documents older than 10 years wind up these days).
When thinking about the whereabouts of FDR's medical records, I envision the last scene from George Lucas' great film "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
The records are right next to the holy grail!!!!
The basis for this idea is anchored the evidence-based scientific literature.
One reason is medical statistics. If indeed the fatal hemorrahge emanating from the right side of FDR's brain was from a metastatic tumor as we believe, then it could not have come from a prostatic primary, since prostate cancer virtually never metastasizes to the brain (less than a handful of reported cases in the entire medical literature). On the other hand, melanoma is the tumor with the greatest propensity of all to metastasize to the brain. Over 90% of patients have brain metastases at autopsy and, in 25-50% of melanoma patients, the terminal event is brain hemorrhage!
As far as the abdominal tumor is concerned, this is a little less clear. We are convinced that the highest probablity for FDR's weight loss was a partial bowel obstruction. All of the Frank Lahey/George Pack references in the book are testimony to it. It makes no sense whatsoever for America's greatest abdominal surgeon at the time (Lahey) to be offering a prognosis on a cardiac standpoint. In addition, Howard Bruenn clearly states in his 1970 paper that when Lahey examined FDR in April, the condition was serious enough that it warranted informing the President (quite concordant to what later appeared in the Lahey memorandum!).
Both prostate cancer and melanoma frequently metastasize to the bowel, though melanoma is notorious for intussusception (intermittent telescoping of the bowel into itself) that produces the intense abdominal pain consistent with symptoms exhibited by FDR at Teheran (November 1943), Hobcaw (April 1944) and Camp Pendleton, near San Diego (August 1944).
Short of an open biopsy, for which there is no evidence FDR ever underwent, it is not possible to say with certainty which one it was. Even today, a pre-operative diagnosis of malignant bowel obstruction from melanoma is often missed.
It is our belief that it was indeed melanoma though with less assurance than for the brain metastasis, but the very real possibility is raised that FDR's doctors did not know, and may never have known, exactly which malignancy was the source of the abdominal pain (the "growth" even FDR himself suspected, albeit temporarily, when he told Harold Ickes about it in May 1944).
Our discussions with melanoma specialists about the time frame for the maligant bowel obstruction reveals that it is entirely consistent with contemporary thinking. This is not the case for the brain metatastasis, hence we could not postulate that metastatic disease was the cause of the seizures, which appear to have been on the basis of an otherwise clinically silent stroke (Dr. Wold may have been partially right, but for the wrong reason).
All of this thinking has evolved over three years of intensive research and discussions with countless expert physicians. We sincerely hope and believe that it will eventually come to be accepted by historians as the reality of FDR's medical history, though, as all things new and radically different, it will be subject to a vigorous debate.
This letter was given to us by Margeritta "Mickey" Allardice, the daughter of William Calhoun Stirling, I've never seen it referred to previously.
Obviously, this is a censored FBI document, written almost two months after FDR's death. The author is special agent W.G. Bannister, a regional FBI director and was sent to Director J. Edgar Hoover. It was probably obtained through a FOIA request but the source is unknown (I will be asking Mickey how she acquired it).
This letter was written about the same time a three part article "The Strange Death of President Roosevelt" appeared in an obscure but credible magazine, News Story. For a pdf of the complete article see: http://www.scribd.com/doc/12902806/News-Story (195 downloads so far!)
The rumors addressed in the third and fourth paragraphs of the letter center around FDR's mental status at Yalta and his prostate cancer and probably arise from the Walter Trohan/William Calhoun Stirling connection that is the source of virtually all of our present understanding of FDR's prostate problems.
The identity of the informant is unknown, though further research into any Montana connection with a New York reporter might provide further insight.
All in all, this is a new, important and interesting document concerning FDR's health. We are happy to bring it to public attention.
Here is a 1939 photo of FBI special agents. Bannister is second from the left in the first row. Hoover is the man on the left in the first row in the white suit. to Hoover's left is Edward Tamm, his right hand man.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Interestingly, Stirling probably became FDR's doctor thorough White House press secretary Steve Early, his bridge and golf buddy. Stirling was a racist and anti-semite. We can date his medical care of FDR to prior to September 1943 because he did not talk to his younger daughter, Mickey, for a long time afterwards because she married a Jew and her recollections of his mentioning his treatment of FDR was from before their estrangement. Early had southern roots and was a descendant of Confederate General Jubal Early.
Through this memorandum, Early learned that it was his close friend who had been the source of the rumors that triggered the "avalanche of rumors". There is no record of Stirling ever speaking about FDR again.
On September 23, 1944 FDR gave his famous "Fala speech", one that did much to reassure the American voting public that their President was up to the task of running the country for the next four years. The 39 minute, 30 second speech (only partially seen here) was delivered in a friendly environment at a campaign dinner in Washington, D.C., before the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffers. Warehousemen and Helpers of America. It shows FDR at his very best, despite the fears of his staff and family that, in his weakened physical state, he would be unable to carry the day. His incredible showmanship and guile are demonstrated to the fullest. The clip of the speech begins 20 seconds into this biopic and lasts about two minutes. It's worth the wait! There's also a relatively long clip of the March 1, 1945 speech to congress shortly afterwards.
Text of the entire speech: http://www.hpol.org/fdr/fala/
Monday, September 21, 2009
Here's the 31 page speech, annotated by us to show the errors:
Once you've downloaded it, then also download the original audio at:
Now listen to the audio while simultaneously viewing the annotated text. What you experience is very convincing- the objective evidence that is one of the major keys to unlocking "FDR's Deadly Secret".
Here's a few of the existing videos that include portions of the speech:
Sunday, September 13, 2009
These color frames are part of a film made by the US Navy for the President to commemorate his second cruise on the USS Tuscaloosa in February 1940. FDR felt at home on naval vessels and , being away from the press and public, felt it was less necessary to pay undue attention to the appearance of the pigmented lesion above his left eye. The purpose of this "mystery cruise" was ostensably to inspect the defenses ofthe Panama Canal. It is quite possible that this, and other voyages, were venues where he cauld have some"work done" to his lesion. The only staff members on this trip were his constant companion, VADM Ross McIntire, his chief of staff General Edmund "Pa" Watson (seen standing directly behind him), and his naval aide ADM (then Captain) Daniel J. Callahan, who died on the bridge of the USS San Franciso on November 13, 1942 at the battle of Savo Island (near Guadalcanal) and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He is seen here boarding the cruiser. The lesion is starkly obvious, in contrast to the shadow (perhaps further attenuated by make-up) seen only ten months later while giving his "Arsenal of Democracy" speech on December 27th.
With the chief petty officers.
During the cruise:
On the left- a carefully staged photo taken from the right (Captain Callahan saluting at left). FDR could not take a single step unassisted.
On the right- photo taken the same day (same suit, same car) from the left showing the lesion
Two photos taken during the cruise showing FDR somewhat atypically using sunglasses (to cover recent surgery?)
A postal cover commemorating the first cruise (to northern waters including Campobello Island)
A webpage summarizing the three cruises
A book excerpt describing the third cruise:
At the close of the second cruise, FDR gave a brief speech, preceeded by these comments by Captain Badt:
Introduction by Captain Harry A. Badt, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer, U. S. S. TUSCALOOSA:
"Mr. President, it is always a pleasure to have you on the TUSCALOOSA. We are all sorry to see you leave tomorrow, but we are hoping that you will make another cruise with us soon and the officers and men of the TUSCALOOSA all want to wish you continued good health." | <urn:uuid:ff07a153-a8b8-4b95-907d-12a1f2ae9fe3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fdrsdeadlysecret.blogspot.com/2009/09/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.976172 | 5,323 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Design, build and launch a re-entry CubeSat
A CubeSat is a small satellite the size of a Rubik’s Cube. Because of its simplicity and cost-efficiency, it has revolutionized the space industry. This year approximately 1000 CubeSat’s will be launched.
What is our mission?
Our CubeSat will perform a re-entry mission. This means that it will be launched into space, orbit our planet and come back through the Earth's atmosphere at an intense speed.
Why is this useful?
The most common way to conduct a sample return experiment in space is via the International Space Station. However, the waiting lists are tremendously long, the paper work is awfully complicated and the experiment carries a hefty price tag.
Aether is a cheaper, faster and easier solution for sample return space missions.
Plan of Action
The Aether team brings together young engineers who are passionate about space and space technology. We are designing a CubeSat: a nanosatellite consisting of 10x10x10 cm units. In the past decade, the CubeSat standard has enabled countless new innovations in the space industry. We want to design a satellite that can survive the fiery atmospheric re-entry and land at a pre-determined location on Earth. This allows us to retrieve the scientific experiments on board: bringing sample recovery to the small and accessible CubeSat platform!
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Executor Of Estate: A Beginner’s Guide
Sarah Sharkey7-minute read
July 20, 2022
When you pass away, your worldly possessions are left behind. You can still guide what happens to those possessions with the help of a will. But you’ll need an executor of estate to ensure the terms of your will are carried out.
It’s a big deal to choose an executor of estate. So, let’s take a closer look in this full guide.
What Is An Executor Of Estate?
An executor of an estate, also known as a personal representative, is appointed to carry out a deceased person’s wishes specified in their will. They manage and protect the estate's financial assets, which is why many name family members, close friends, accountants or lawyers to act as executors.
The estate you leave behind includes everything you own, which may include bank accounts, cash, investments, and homes. The executor ensures these assets are given to the recipient outlined in your will.
How Does An Executor Work?
If you have a will, the executor is responsible for carrying out your wishes through estate administration. As an executor, you’ll begin the process by determining whether or not the deceased has any outstanding debts or liabilities. If any debts or liabilities are found, the executor will pay those bills with the estate assets.
After debts are paid, the executor can transfer the remaining assets to the beneficiaries. If you want to have some control over how your assets are distributed, then creating a will is critical. Otherwise, your assets will go through the probate process.
An administrator will be appointed to distribute the assets to your descendants during the probate process based on state laws.
Estate planning is a broad strategy for determining how assets will be protected, managed and distributed after a person’s death. Executors are an essential component of a proper estate plan.
When an executor is put in charge, they’ll handle all estate administration. This includes managing and protecting estate assets and paying for debts and taxes. Plus, the executor ensures that all of the assets outlined in the will are accounted for and transferred to the appropriate recipient.
Without an executor in charge of estate administration, the wishes of the deceased might not be carried out.
What Makes A Good Executor?
It’s clear that an executor has extensive responsibilities. So, you’ll need to choose someone that you trust to follow your directions. A few good choices for an executor include:
- Family members
- Close friends
- Real estate attorney
Trust is the most important factor when choosing an executor. In many states, you cannot select a former felon or minor to act as an executor.
What Are The Responsibilities Of An Executor Of An Estate?
An executor of an estate is responsible for carrying out the wishes of the deceased. The executor has a fiduciary duty to act in the estate's and its beneficiaries' best interests.
Collects A Death Certificate
The first step is to collect a death certificate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a helpful tool to help you determine where to get this document in your state.
When getting the certificate, ask for at least a dozen copies. You’ll need a certified death certificate to perform many actions, like closing bank accounts or filing life insurance claims.
Gets A Copy Of The Will And Files It With The Probate Court
As the executor, you’ll need to file a copy of the will with the county probate court. If you are named as the executor of the estate in the will, the court will officially appoint you as the executor.
A copy of the will is a roadmap for an executor to follow. If you don’t know where the will is, ask family members or reach out to the lawyer who prepared it. Since the will determines who will inherit the property, finding this document is essential.
Informs Government Agencies, Banks And Others Of The Decedent’s Death
The executor is required to notify creditors, beneficiaries, and heirs of the deceased’s passing. In addition to letting these parties know, you’ll also need to let the federal government know to stop any government benefits.
You must inform the U.S. Postal Service to forward any mail to your address. You must contact the Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel the deceased’s driver’s license. Banks must be informed to close out any accounts and insurance companies will need this information to cancel any existing policies.
Beyond canceling all bills and subscriptions, you should also contact the major credit bureaus (Equifax®, ExperianTM and TransUnion®) to add a death notice to the deceased’s credit report. Throughout this process, be prepared to provide a certified death certificate.
Chooses The Type Of Probate Needed
Probate court follows state rules to distribute the assets of a deceased person. If an estate has no will, the probate court will appoint an administrator of an estate, who has the same responsibilities as an executor.
The probate process can stretch on, especially for complicated estates. But many states have inheritance laws that help transfer properties without needing to go through probate court. For example, if a bank account has a designated beneficiary, the transfer of assets can happen without slogging through the probate process.
Goes To Court To Represent The Estate
In some cases, an executor may need to appear in court to represent the estate. An initial proceeding will allow the probate process to continue with you as an executor.
If there is contention between heirs during the process, you might wind up back in court to sort out the different opinions before a judge. Lastly, you’ll need to appear at the closing proceedings to finalize the process.
Opens An Estate Bank Account
It’s a good idea to open an estate bank account for the probate process. You can pay all bills and debts through this account. As the executor, you must ensure that bills, like the mortgage or insurance premiums, are paid until the estate is finalized.
Files An Inventory Of The Estate’s Assets
In many states, the probate court requires the executor to file an inventory of the estate’s assets and liabilities. This gives the court a clear picture of what the deceased left behind. With that information, the court can distribute the assets appropriately.
Maintains The Property Until It’s Distributed Or Sold
The executor must maintain any property included in the estate until it is distributed or sold. Additionally, any personal property included in the estate must be found and stored properly until distribution.
Pays Any Estate Debts And Taxes
As we mentioned, the executor must pay any estate taxes or debts before the distribution of assets can begin. In some cases, this means filing an income tax return for the estate. As you navigate the tax obligations of an estate, consider working with a tax professional to find the most efficient solutions for your situation.
Distributes The Assets
Last, it’s time to distribute the assets to the recipients as outlined in the will. In some cases, you’ll need written permission from the court before you can proceed.
As you pass out the assets, collect documents from beneficiaries that acknowledge they have possession of their inheritance.
What Can’t An Executor Of Estate Do?
An executor is charged with carrying out the wishes of the deceased. Here’s what they cannot do:
Carry Out The Will Before The Decedent Passes
Before the decedent passes, the executor has no legal right to make decisions about the estate. It’s critical to wait until after the maker of the will passes away before touching the estate in any way.
Manage The Estate Before Court Approval
The first step of closing the estate involves getting court approval to manage the estate. Without this legal approval, many financial institutions will block you from accessing a deceased person’s assets.
Sign An Unsigned Will
If the deceased leaves an unsigned will, you cannot sign it. Wills are only valid if the deceased signs them before passing away. Without a signed will, state laws will decide what happens to the estate’s assets.
Change The Will’s Terms Or Beneficiaries
Executors don’t have the authority to change the terms of the will or the beneficiaries outlined within the will. Instead, you’ll need to carry out the wishes of the deceased based on what’s stated in the will.
How To Choose An Executor: Helpful Tips
When choosing an executor, you can select anyone you want. But that person must meet the state’s criteria. For example, you cannot choose a former felon or minor as an executor.
Many choose close friends or family members. However, hiring a professional is also a good option. Here are some helpful tips to consider when choosing an executor:
- Find a responsible person: An executor will need to stay on top of court proceedings and financial details. It’s critical to find a responsible person that you trust to carry out your wishes.
- Make sure your executor is financially stable and in good standing with their credit: An executor must have solid personal finances. If your choice has multiple creditors or liens against them, many courts won’t allow them to proceed as executor.
- Choose someone who can be objective: Carrying out your wishes is an emotional process. The right executor can make objective decisions for your assets and heirs.
- Name a younger successor: Choosing an executor that will likely outlive you is a good choice.
- Don’t select an ineligible person: Most state courts will not approve minors or former felons as executors. Check out the rules in your state to make sure you select an eligible person.
How To Become An Executor Of An Estate
If you want to become the executor of an estate, there are two paths.
For those named as executors in the will, you’ll file a copy of the will with the court. You'll likely receive official approval if you meet the state requirements for an executor.
If you weren’t named as the executor of the will, you’d need to find a letter of administration with your state’s probate court. The court will ask some questions about you and the deceased. In some cases, the court will appoint you as the executor. But in other cases, you’ll be passed over for another party. | <urn:uuid:613a5abb-5e1e-405d-ac38-69463fd4cf18> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/executor-of-estate | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.935473 | 2,260 | 2.484375 | 2 |
Pivotal 1975 exhibition is second most-cited photography exhibition in history
Rochester, N.Y., April 2, 2009 — The landmark exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape — originally mounted in 1975 at George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film — is being recreated for an international tour by the Center for Creative Photography at The University of Arizona and George Eastman House. New Topographics signaled the emergence of a new approach to landscape photography, ultimately giving a name to a movement and style. As evidence of its influence, it is considered the second most-cited photography exhibition in the history of the medium. The New Topographics tour will open at George Eastman House June 13 (on view through Sept. 27, 2009), and then travel to eight venues in the United States and Europe.
At the core of this re-examination will be a selection of more than 100 works from the original show. The 10 photographers featured three decades ago are again gathered together: Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Joe Deal, Frank Gohlke, Nicholas Nixon, John Schott, Stephen Shore, and Henry Wessel Jr. The current exhibition demonstrates both the historical significance of their photographs and the continued relevance of this work in today’s culture.
References to New Topographics — the exhibition and the style — abound in photographic practices, exhibitions, and histories. “New Topographics Photography” remains a category for art-book listings and “New Topographics” is the name of an active group on Flickr, displaying “work that shows human activity and interaction within the landscape.” In recent years The New Yorker has described “New Topographics” as “a distinct sort of landscape photography that combined a documentarian's clear-eyed sobriety with an artist's aesthetic discipline” and The New York Times noted the Eastman House exhibition “put this movement on the map.”
“Although its ambitions were hardly so grand, New Topographics has since come to be understood as marking a paradigm shift,” said Dr. Britt Salvesen, director and chief curator of the Center for Creative Photography and co-organizer of the current project. “The show occurred just as photography ceased to be an isolated, self-defined practice and took its place within the contemporary art world. Even today, the catchphrase ‘New Topographics’ — a suggestive idea more than a precise adjective — is used to characterize the work of artists not yet born when the exhibition was held. New Topographics helped to redefine American photography.”
Arguably the last traditionally photographic style, New Topographics was also the first photoconceptual style. In different ways, the artists engaged with their medium and its history. At the same time, they grappled with culturally significant contemporary issues, such as environmentalism, objectivity, and national identity. In an Artweek review in 1975, critic Robert Woolard called the exhibition “very important,” and its ideas “vital and fundamental.”
“The question persists as to why this unassuming exhibition came to be so widely known and understood as the seminal event in which photography’s landscape paradigm shifted away from the sublime, ushering in a new era of theoretical approaches,” said Dr. Alison Nordstr�m, curator of photographs at George Eastman House, who is co-organizing the exhibition with Salvesen. “Of those who did see the exhibition, few seem to have thought themselves in the presence of a turning point; paradigm shifts are rarely recognized except in retrospect.”
The influence of New Topographics can be traced by looking again at the original pictures and at the circumstances in which the 10 artists were brought together. At the core of this re-examination will be the works from the 1975 show, which was curated by William Jenkins in collaboration with the artists. Jenkins’s concept achieved currency primarily through the exhibition catalogue (which today is being sold at rare-book sales for upwards of $1,000, far beyond its original $6.95 price tag). “By revisiting the photographs, we can assess their cumulative effect and consider their impact as objects,” Salvesen said. “This reprise also provides a unique opportunity to assess the original exhibition’s aims, consider its influence on young photographers today, and examine the international implications of an American impulse in photography.”
This presentation of New Topographics will also include prints and books by other relevant artists to provide additional historical and contemporary context. Timothy O’Sullivan appears in his role as a 19th-century precursor cited by both Adams and Baltz, while Walker Evans illustrates the idea of “documentary style” that he introduced to American photography in the 1930s. The conceptual aspect of New Topographics is illuminated by the photo-based books of Ed Ruscha, a key figure in Jenkins’s catalogue essay; Robert Smithson’s Instamatic snapshots of defiantly anti-monumental sites; and Dan Graham’s magazine layout/slide show Homes for America; and the groundbreaking 1972 study Learning from Las Vegas, by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour.
The new presentation and international tour of New Topographics is as follows: George Eastman House �(June 13–Oct. 4,2009); Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Oct. 25, 2009–Jan. 3, 2010); Center for Creative Photography (Feb. 19–May 16, 2010); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (July 17–Oct. 3, 2010); Landesgalerie Linz, Austria (Nov. 10, 2010–Jan. 9, 2011), Photographische Sammlung Stiftung Kultur, Cologne (Jan. 27–April 3, 2011); Jeu de Paume, Paris (April 11–June 12, 2011); and the Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam, the Netherlands (July 2–Sept. 11, 2011); and Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Bilbao (November 2011–January 2012).
The new presentation and international tour of New Topographics is made possible by a generous grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. A catalogue is being published by Steidl and CCP in conjunction with the exhibition, featuring a primary essay by Salvesen, which traces the prevailing cultural and aesthetic ideas that gave rise to the exhibition, as well as the interconnections between the participants, and offers a broad-based view of the photography world in the mid-1970s. Also featured will be an essay by Nordstr�m outlining the significance of New Topographics in Eastman House’s history and influence on photographic history to date. | <urn:uuid:dbc50803-77f0-48f7-b815-6c2d0a15257e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.eastman.org/new-topographics-tour-organized-george-eastman-house-and-center-creative-photography-begins-june-13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.952558 | 1,411 | 1.898438 | 2 |
About the course
The course reflects the National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training for Registered Healthcare Practitioners (Public Health England, revised February 2018) equating to 2 days of learning. The course is designed to support you to develop both the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required of all immunisers. Following the completion of this course you should attend annual immunisation updates.
Before attending the one-day interactive classroom-based theoretical training session, you are required to complete a pre-course workbook.
You must have the support of a work-based mentor in order to successfully complete the practical assessment aspect of the course.
- The aims of immunisation, national vaccine policy and schedules
- The immune response to vaccines and how vaccines work
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
- The different types of vaccines, their composition and the indications and contraindications
- Current issues in immunisation
- Communicating with patients, parents and carers about vaccines
- Legal issues in immunisation
- Storage and handling of vaccines
- Correct administration of vaccines
- Anaphylaxis and adverse reactions
- Documentation, record keeping and reporting
- Strategies for optimising immunisation uptake.
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Potential slash of herring quota could lead lobstermen to sit out season
A proposal by the New England Fisheries Management Council on 25 September to make large changes to the herring fishery could lead to many Maine, U.S.A.-based lobstermen to sit out the next season.
The NEFMC’s Amendment 8, which was in the works for years, will lead to multiple changes to the region’s herring fishery. Boats using midwater trawl gear will be banned from within 12 nautical miles, and a new control rule was created that takes into account the herring fishery’s impact on other fisheries in the region.
Most importantly from the perspective of the lobstermen, however, was the drastic cut in quota that the new decisions represented. The quota has fallen from north of 100,000 tons to just under 50,000 tons, with the proposal potentially setting the future quota at just over 21,000 tons.
That massive reduction was criticized at the hearing by Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association.
“There’s no one that has more at stake,” she said during the hearing. “The lobster industry will bear the brunt of all the decisions that are made here.”
The lobster industry was already seeing a bait shortage on the horizon. As early as July, the industry was anticipating a bait shortage, according to reports in the Portland Press Herald.
“The price of herring for bait is already high,” Port Clyde, Maine lobsterman Gary Libby told the Press Herald in July 2018. “A lower quota will only create more hardship for lobster fishermen because the price of bait is the biggest expense, and with projected lower catch of lobster in the next few years we will need bait at a cost that will help fishermen maintain their businesses that helps the local economy.”
Those fears, if the herring quota cut ultimately becomes enforced, will likely prove true.
Brooklin, Maine lobsterman David Tarr told the Press Herald that if the bait prices get too high, he’ll likely just sit out the season.
“At a certain point, it is just not worth it,” he said. “I won’t go fishing just to pay for my bait.”
Many lobstermen would consider sitting out the “shoulder seasons” – spring and fall, when the catch is lower – if the cost of bait gets too high. If bait costs get high enough, the odds of catching enough lobster to pay for the bait will make fishing a losing proposition. While larger organizations could absorb the cost, a lot of the state’s smaller fishermen will likely bear the brunt of the cost increase, according to Hugh Bowen, a lobsterman based in Freeport, Maine.
“The big guys will pay what they have to for whatever else they can get, further gouging into the bottom line,” Bowen said to the Press Herald. “We are the bottom of the chain, work the hardest and are at the mercy of lobster and bait dealers. Along many parts of the coast, you can slave your life away and never truly become financially comfortable. … But if I wanted to be rich I would have high-tailed it to the city.”
At the hearing McCarron said she predicts lobstermen will seek other sources of bait where they can, whatever that bait might be. Regardless, millions of pounds of bait will be off the table come 2019.
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Do you think failure is a part of life?
Failure occurs everyday, in school, jobs, housework, and within families. It is unavoidable, irritating and causes pessimism. While the thought of flinging your hands in the air and walking away is all too appealing, take a second to connect with the people who have been there and survived.
Which is true about the idea of failure?
It is unavoidable, irritating and causes pessimism. While the thought of flinging your hands in the air and walking away is all too appealing, take a second to connect with the people who have been there and survived. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. — Henry Ford
What are some quotes to look at failure differently?
And today I wanted to share this collection of 30 quotes that will hopefully inspire you to look at failure differently. 1. “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be” – John Wooden 2. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield 3. “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”
What did Denis Waitley say about avoiding failure?
Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” – Denis Waitley. Subscribe Now: Forbes Entrepreneurs Newsletter. All the trials and triumphs of building a business – delivered to your inbox.
Are there any myths or misconceptions about wrongful termination?
There are a large number of myths and misconceptions concerning “wrongful termination.” Here are the top seven myths about wrongful termination many employees hold. Myth #1: Any termination that seems unreasonable amounts to wrongful termination.
Which is the best example of wrongful termination?
In a 2016 lawsuit, an employee argued that he was wrongfully terminated, but the employer, a Santa Barbara-based restaurant, claimed his job performance fell below expectations. When all was said and done, the employee’s performance review was proof that the terminated employee had, indeed, performed his job duties to the employer’s satisfaction.
Can a condoned behavior be grounds for dismissal?
An employer who has condoned an inadequate level of performance by his employee may not later rely on any condoned behaviour as a ground for dismissal Condoned behaviour is relevant if the employee fails to respond after appropriate warnings.
What happens when an employee is wrongfully terminated?
While an employee who is wrongfully terminated may benefit from a lawsuit or settlement that awards back pay and damages for defamation or slander, there are far greater losses to consider: personal reputations and business reputations. Ruth Mayhew has been writing since the mid-1980s, and she has been an HR subject matter expert since 1995. | <urn:uuid:2aef456a-f337-4864-b803-933def9f3e21> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://collegeviewbooks.com/do-you-think-failure-is-a-part-of-life/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.968435 | 579 | 2.078125 | 2 |
From Tropical Storms to Lake Effect Snow
by Daphne Thompson, on Nov 21, 2016 3:15:26 PM
As November comes to a close, a tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic as Lake Effect snow falls near the Great Lakes. It is definitely a time of extremes, just like it is in the spring. There is even a chance of supercells and hail in Texas.
Tropical Storm Otto
The tropical depression in the southwestern Caribbean Sea has grown stronger and it is now Tropical Storm Otto with winds of 50 mph. Further strengthening is likely during the next couple of days and it is likely to become a hurricane when it starts moving slowly westward around midweek. An eventual landfall in Nicaragua or Costa Rica is expected in about 3-4 days.
While we normally think of supercells occurring in Spring, they can also happen in Fall. On Tuesday, there is a slight risk (dark green line) of severe storms in central Texas. Rotating thunderstorms could form in this area with the chance for damaging winds and hail.
Some areas of California remain in exceptional drought (maroon area) and now parts of Alabama and Georgia are having the same problem. Lakes are drying up, as very little rain has fallen over the area and there is no relief expected in the near future. With the lack of rain comes wildfires, an issue plaguing the southeast right now.
Colder than normal temperatures persist today in much of the central and eastern U.S. Temperatures are much below normal in a few areas from the Midwest into the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
In Colorado, totals of 8-12 inches of snow are expected. Tuesday, in the Minneapolis area, will be pretty miserable with a forecast for freezing rain, snow, low visibilities and a wind chill in the teens.
Lake effect snow continues to fall in the lee of the Great Lakes, especially Lake Ontario. Locally heavy snow over a foot deep will cause problems, as the wind gusts over 30 mph and leads to white out conditions. Some schools have closed early and vehicle accidents are being reported.
Later This Week
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Labour MP Godfrey Farrugia has suggested that the traditional Maltese festa (village feast) should be considered as a common heritage of mankind by Unesco.
The former health minister, speaking in Parliament, said the feasts - numbering 131 this summer - were an expression of Malta's distinct cultural, social and religious identity, and he thanked all involved.
The government, he said, had a lot to do in this sector. The religious aspect was the most important, but the social and cultural aspects, shown in the way the people celebrated the feasts, were also important. One consequence of the feasts was that many towns and villages had free schools of music. The villages had also served to safeguard and promote skills used in the production of street decorations. Artistry and skill, along with a dose of science, were also much in evidence in the fireworks.
The feasts were a feature in Malta's tourism product and contributed to the economy.
He said the government should allocate funds from the Good Causes Fund for the feasts, particularly for issues related to health and safety.
He also called for the Health and Safety Authority to be given a role in the safety aspects of the organisation of feasts. It should ensure that feast enthusiasts wore safety materials and used proper equipment in preparing and setting up street decorations, or other aspects of the feasts.
In this context, he spoke on the manufacture of fireworks and said it needed to be ensured that the chemicals used were the safest possible. With the number of fireworks factories having been limited, many had reached saturation point, and it needed to be ensured that they were safe. Where necessary, they should be enlarged or their number increased in terms of modern safety norms, Dr Farrugia said.
He regretted that behaviour by some individuals in the feasts was unbecoming. He said these people were not behind the organisation of the feasts. They were not the people who worked all year around to improve their village feasts, and they should not be allowed to detract from the real value of the feasts.
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Presentation Prize for Paul Buckley
2017 Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium.
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Paul Buckley, awarded best oral presentation in Air Quality at the 2017 Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium, held in Athlone IT this week. Environ is the longest running and largest forum for environmental researchers in Ireland with over 275 delegates attending the event annually. It provides a high-visibility platform for young researchers to present their findings to an audience drawn from academia, government bodies and industry.
Full details and photos from the event can be found at #Environ2017 on Twitter.
Led by Prof John Wenger and Prof John Sodeau, a number of our students made oral and poster presentations at #Environ2017.
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Losing a loved one unexpectedly is a devastating experience for a family.
When you lose a loved one due to someone else’s conduct, you might seek justice on their behalf. You have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim. Typically, these issues can become complicated, and you will most likely need legal representation on your side. After that, you can begin the legal process. Here are five facts about wrongful death claims that you should be aware of.
Wrongful Death Claim Is a Civil Action
If your loved one died due to someone else’s negligence, you could hold them liable. A wrongful death claim is a civil action since it is intended to assist the deceased’s family in recouping their damages.
Negligence can result in wrongful death in a variety of ways. Common examples include talking on the phone while driving and causing an accident, drunk driving, a medical error, a job injury, and others.
Your lawyer will work with you to uncover what occurred to your loved one to obtain compensation for the claim. They’ll look for evidence of negligence and how it led to your loved one’s death.
Making a Claim for Wrongful Death
When it comes to bringing a wrongful death action, each state has various statutes regarding submitting the claim. In some situations, the deceased’s relatives may file the action, or a personal representative may do so. The family chooses the personal representative. Your lawyer will explain how this works in your state.
Statute of Limitations
This is another issue that varies by state. There is a time limit for filing a wrongful death claim. This could take a year, two years, or more. It’s critical to understand how much time you have to point to avoid losing out. If the statute of limitations has passed, you will most likely be unable to file a claim and seek compensation.
When you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, going through the legal process may feel like a lot of duty to bear. Obtaining justice for your family might bring financial security and closure that you held the negligent party accountable. Your lawyer will handle the legal issues, allowing you and your family to grieve. | <urn:uuid:7750c797-8802-4093-a7d8-462073f00b0a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://smarterconsumer.net/learn-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-wrongful-death-claims/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.955712 | 462 | 1.632813 | 2 |
What is the cohesion of soil?
Cohesion of soil is an important factor of soil consistency. ... In soil physics, BA VER (2), for example, defines it as "the cohesive force that takes place between adja- cent particles". On the other hand, in soil mechanics, cohesion means "the shear strength when the compressive stresses are equal to zero".
What is effective cohesion of soil?
C: soil cohesion, ζ': the effective pressure normal to the surface of failure, ... As maintained by Mohr-Coulomb equation, cohesion of a soil is defined as the shear strength at zero normal pressure on the surface of failure. Based on this definition, soil cohesion (C) is a constant parameter.
Does Clay have a friction angle?
Angle of Internal Friction (φ) Theoretically a pure clay would have a value of 0° and φ would rise with increasing sand content and density to approximately 40° for a compact sandy loam soil. ... As pure clays are rarely found in top soils the typical value for a 'clay' soil would be in the range 5 to 10°.
Why Clay is cohesive?
Significant plasticity and cohesion characteristics are found in clay because the clay particles are so small and so numerous. This provides maximum surface area for cohesive bonding activity to take place. Cohesive soil means clay (fine grain soil), or soil with a high clay content, which has cohesive strength.
Is high plasticity clay good?
A high PI indicates an excess of clay or colloids in the soil. Its value is zero whenever the PL is greater or equal to the LL. The plasticity index also gives a good indication of compressibility (see Section 10.
What causes cohesion?
Cohesion refers to the attraction of molecules for other molecules of the same kind, and water molecules have strong cohesive forces thanks to their ability to form hydrogen bonds with one another. ... Thus, the water molecules at the surface form stronger interactions with the neighbors they do have.
What does cohesive mean in English?
adjective. characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent. cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified: a cohesive organization.
What's another word for cohesive?
•cohesive (adjective) inseparable, indissoluble, indivisible, continuous.
Is water a cohesion?
Water is highly cohesive—it is the highest of the non-metallic liquids. Water is sticky and clumps together into drops because of its cohesive properties, but chemistry and electricity are involved at a more detailed level to make this possible.
Why is cohesion important?
Importantly, this bonding makes water molecules stick together in a property called cohesion. The cohesion of water molecules helps plants take up water at their roots. Cohesion also contributes to water's high boiling point, which helps animals regulate body temperature.
How does the human body use cohesion?
Capillary action occurs because water is sticky, thanks to the forces of cohesion (water molecules like to stay closely together) and adhesion (water molecules are attracted and stick to other substances). So, water tends to stick together, as in a drop, and it sticks to glass, cloth, organic tissues, and soil.
What would happen if there was no cohesion?
Water would not be able to transport nutrients -‐-‐ in plants, or in our bodies -‐-‐ nor to dissolve and transport waste products out of our bodies. ... Cohesiveness, adhesiveness, and surface tension: would decrease because without the +/-‐ polarity, water would not form hydrogen bonds between H20 molecules.
What is the importance of cohesion in writing?
Writers relate sentences together in different ways as result cohesion is created to establish the meaning. Cohesion helps to understand if we have a text or if we have just unrelated sentences. Cohesion does not deal with the meaning of a text.
What is the function of cohesion?
Creating cohesion means 'tying' our words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs together, to create a text where the relationships between these elements is clear and logical to the reader, giving the text 'flow'.
What are the types of cohesion?
Types of Cohesion in Software Engineering
- Functional Cohesion. The execution of the task related to the problem is the only concern from all the elements inside the module. ...
- Sequential Cohesion. ...
- Communicational Cohesion. ...
- Procedural Cohesion. ...
- Temporal Cohesion. ...
- Logical Cohesion. ...
- Coincidental Cohesion.
What is the importance of coherence and cohesion?
Coherence is an essential quality for good academic writing. In academic writing, the flow of ideas from one sentence to the next should be smooth and logical. Without cohesion, the reader will not understand the main points that you are trying to make. It also hampers readability.
How can coherence and cohesion be improved in writing?
Quick Tips to Follow that shows your Cohesive Skill in your Essay
- Focus only on 1 point in each paragraph.
- Write Complex Sentences with appropriate use of Punctuations.
- Link your ideas with Syntax instead of making excessive use of Linking phrases.
What is the relationship between coherence and cohesion?
Coherence is defined as the quality of being logical, consistent and able to be understood. Imagine coherence as a building (It's an analogy, go with it). Cohesion on the other hand refers to the act of forming a whole unit.
What is the difference between coherence and cohesion in writing?
Definition of the terms Cohesion and Coherence Cohesion refers to the many ways (grammatical, lexical, semantic, metrical, alliterative) in which the elements of a text are linked together. Cohesion differs from coherence in that a text can be internally cohesive but be incoherent – that is, make no sense.
What is cohesion and example?
Cohesion means sticking together. If your group of friends heads to the lunchroom as a team and sits all together, you're demonstrating strong cohesion. Cohesion is a word that comes to us through physics, where cohesion describes particles that are the same and tend to stick together — water molecules, for example.
How do you understand coherence and cohesion?
What is coherence and cohesion? Coherence is the way in which ideas in a text are linked logically. Cohesion is the way in which different parts of a text refer to each other (linking devices, pronouns, etc).
What is an example of coherence?
The definition of coherence is something logical or consistent and something that makes sense as a whole. An example of coherence is an argument that has no inconsistencies. The quality of being logically integrated, consistent, and intelligible; congruity. His story lacked coherence.
What does coherence mean in English?
1 : the quality or state of cohering: such as. a : systematic or logical connection or consistency The essay as a whole lacks coherence.
What is a sense of coherence?
Sense of coherence (SOC) is a global orientation that expresses the extent to which one has a pervasive and enduring, though dynamic, feeling of confidence that (1) the stimuli derived from one's internal and external environments in the course of living are structured, predictable, and explicable (comprehensibility); ...
How do you explain chronological order?
Chronological order is listing, describing, or discussing when events happened as they relate to time. It is like looking at a timeline to view what occurred first and what happened after that.
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The holidays are usually the time to give gifts. But with new tax laws looming, the end of 2021 could see some very extravagant donations.
The tax bases of a donation
The recipient of a donation does not pay income tax on the donation. However, the donor may pay gift tax unless one of the two exemptions applies.
The first gift tax exemption is the annual exemption – anyone can give another person a gift of up to $15,000 per year. Spouses can give together $30,000 per year. After that, the gift is subject to gift tax and you will need to use the second type of exemption – the lifetime exemption.
Under current law, the estate and gift tax exemption is $11.7 million per person. You can donate up to the exemption amount during your lifetime or upon death, or a combination of both, tax-free. The exemption amount is adjusted each year and, if no changes in the law are made, it will increase to approximately $12,060,000 in 2022.
What could change?
The current estate and gift tax exemption law will end in 2025, and the exemption amount will revert to the previous law’s $5 million cap, which, when adjusted for inflation, should be around $6.2 million.
The Build Back Better bill that bounced through Congress included a provision that would accelerate the sunset provision so that the exemption drops to $6 million by January 1, 2022. As a result, estate planning attorneys have been scrambling to get blueprints. in place for clients to use the full inheritance/gift tax exemption available in 2021 in the event of disappearance.
But then, on October 29, 2021, President Biden introduced a “framework” for an amended bill that eliminated that change, leaving the current law to expire in 2025. The framework also eliminated provisions that would have destroyed many technical used by high nets. – allows taxpayers to transfer their assets to younger generations without incurring gift or inheritance tax.
Estate planning lawyers could breathe again. But not for long.
Who should act
If your net worth is less than $6 million (or $12 million for a married couple), you may not have to worry about inheritance tax. That is, unless the exemption is even lower – as Senator Bernie Sanders and others would like.
For those with estates likely to exceed $6 million per spouse, especially those whose assets are likely to appreciate significantly, now is the time to act.
What is the problem and why now?
In simplified terms, let’s assume that Harry and Neta Williams (HNW) have a combined net worth of $30 million. If they do nothing and live past 2025, they may have an $18 million taxable estate ($30 million minus $12 million in exemptions). At a tax rate of 40%, this represents a tax bill of $7.2 million.
If HNW had instead donated the maximum of $23.4 million currently under the current exemption, his taxable estate would be only $6.6 million, resulting in a tax bill of $2,520,000. $, a savings of almost $5 million in taxes. This is true even if they die in a year where the exemption is lower than it was at the time of their donations.
The inheritance/gift tax exemption is, in essence, a “use it or lose it” proposition. We have the highest inheritance tax exemption we have had since inheritance taxes existed. If it drops before you use the full amount of the exemption, it is no longer available.
Gift Transfer Techniques
You might be thinking that HNW doesn’t want to give two-thirds of his net worth to his kids just to avoid $5 million in estate tax. And that may be true. You may also think that the $2.5 million in taxes, even after their generous donations, is too much tax. This may also be true. And that’s why real estate planners are very busy.
There are techniques that can be used to leverage donations, provide an income stream to the donor, and even keep the donor in control of certain assets. Some of these techniques are
Discounted Gifts: When assets are transferred into an entity (usually a limited partnership or limited liability company), the gift of a minority stake in that entity is usually assigned a present value due to a lack of control and merchantable quality, allowing the donor to give more using less. of their exemption.
Annuity trusts retained by the settlor: It is a type of trust to which the donor transfers assets and retains a right to payment over a term. At the end of the term, the beneficiaries receive the assets and the entire capital gain. The donor also pays income tax on the income from the assets of the trust, allowing for another tax-free transfer of assets.
Sales to intentionally defective grantor trusts: The donor establishes a trust, donates some assets, and then sells other assets to that trust in exchange for a promissory note. Done well, there is a minimum donation, there is no gain on sale (for tax purposes, it is as if the donor had sold the property to himself), the donor pays the tax income and the added value is passed on to the next generation.
All of these techniques have been and likely will continue to be scrutinized by Congress, which is why it’s time to act even if the Build Back Better Act ends up failing to make estate tax changes.
The best gifting plan is often one that can be executed over time. At a minimum, we know that inheritance and gift tax exemption will drop significantly in 2026, and it’s not far off.
Teresa J. Rhyne is an attorney who practices estate planning and trust administration in Riverside and Paso Robles. She is also the New York Times #1 bestselling author for “The Dog Lived (and So Will I)” and “Poppy in The Wild.” Contact her at [email protected] | <urn:uuid:705e1a77-0cb2-49a7-8e3c-1add103fe0a7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://destiny-calls.org/give-money-now-before-estate-tax-laws-end-in-2025-press-enterprise/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.963146 | 1,240 | 1.835938 | 2 |
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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is the name given when children are having difficulty with learning or are experiencing some physical or emotional problem.
The purpose of identifying these children is to provide support and help for them in school. The children who fall into this group cover a range of ability levels. Some children will work in the normal classroom with additional help from the class teacher and teaching assistants while others may require a statutory Health and Education Care Plan and where further support by law must be provided.
Children entering The Beeches from another school will have any SEND information passed on and support will be continued. Other children might be placed on the SEND register as they move through the school. Whatever is the case, parents and carers are informed of this and involved in any decisions about the child.If you would like to talk about your child and their needs please contact one of the SENCOs below.
The school employs a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) to help in this work.
The SENCO has day-to-day responsibility for the operation of SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision made to support individual pupils with SEN, including those who have EHC plans. The SENCO provides professional guidance to colleagues and will work closely with staff, parents and other agencies. The SENCO will use the provision in the Local Offer and be able to work with professionals providing a support role to families to ensure that pupils with SEN receive appropriate support and high quality teaching.
At The Beeches Primary there are two SENCOs:
Reception and Year 1 SENCo Ms Marsden
Year 2 and KS2 SENCo Mrs Jacklin
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it's _______ friday
What A Boob!
Aren’t b00bs brilliant?!
Those of you sniggering at the back - we don’t mean b00bies.
Although, that said, we are happy to discuss yours (if you’re
female) or them (if you’re male). But no, what we mean are
errors, mistakes, faux paux’s.
A b00b is like a mini massive error. For example, a massive
error could be drinking 10 pints on a work night, staying out
until 5am, eating a pot n00dle or sleeping with a dog. B00bs
are much softer and often, if l00ked at in the right way, a
source of much amusement.
Tripping over a paving stone could cause hilarity for both
yourself and any friends watching. It would be classed as a
b00b. Tripping over a paving stone and fracturing your arm
in 3 places is less amusing. I think we can agree that that
would be more of an error. Tripping over a b00b is so far
unclassified, not to mention unlikely.
So, what are we saying? (Excellent question – Ed.). Well –
we are suggesting that you make a b00b today. No, not from
paper-mache. We mean take part in a mini error.
Obviously you’ll have to decide what constitutes a b00b for
you. The It’s A Friday team have decided that they want to
enjoy some massive b00bs today so we will be aiming to at
least drop something embarrassing. Obviously some of you
won’t be able to handle massive b00bs and so will have to
settle for smaller ones. Well, it’s like ANYTHING isn’t it…
Here Comes The Friday
It’s sunny today
Hip, hip hooray,
We feel so gay
Because it’s sunny today
God we love the sun, especially page 3 where you can see girls
Actually we’re only joking. We’re celebrating today because
it is sunny, and it’s nearly summer – and well we can’t
actually think of anything else to celebrate. It’s Sun
Moon Friday really doesn’t have the same ring to it. It’s a
rubbish idea and we definitely won’t mention it again. Ever…
Wait a minute! Hang on! Moon has two meanings! One meaning
is the name for the piece of rock circling the earth (just in
case anybody needed a recap on that, thanks matt) whose
gravitational field causes the oceans tides. The other means
to get your @rse out to people with the intent of creating
shock and indignation to the unsuspecting watcher(s) – and
therefore mirth for oneself.
Oh what the heck: It’s Sun and Moon Friday! And whilst this
might sound like the name of a new Wetherspoon’s pub that’s
just opened in Tower Hamlets (or a Pagan festival) it is not.
So what’s the idea behind this week’s Friday email? Well, Al
asked Matt this earlier. Matt said “None” so you can safely
deduce from this that in keeping with other Friday emails this
week’s “effort” is both rather meaning- and (point-) -less.
That said we do want you cut out either the shape of a moon,
or sun (colouring it in is optional) and wear it all night as
a special Friday Costume.
Clearly we will taking the more simple option of getting our
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It's _*****_ Friday
Here at It’s a Friday HQ we have become increasingly concerned
about the number of important people reading our emails.
No, not you.
People in positions of authority and/or influence. For example
a nightclub bouncer, your local pub landlord, or a bus driver.
Seriously if you mess with these people you’ll end up with a
number of rather sore bruises, no beer, or a long walk home
respectively. Or, worse, all three… and that is a decidedly
bad night out. Although not as bad as pulling someone who
doesn’t have their own teeth (or anyone else’s) anymore.
And important people aren’t the only ones reading our emails.
No, still not you.
We’ve been hearing strange clicks on the telephone (although we
think that was just people hanging up on us) and men in
raincoats and sun glasses watching our every email-writing move.
Yes fellow Fridians, MI5 are onto us and they’re not amused.
Anyhoo, in order not to annoy anyone who is foolish enough to
imagine themselves to be important, arouse suspicion in the
intelligence community and, more importantly, make sure the
Friday Email gets through your email spam filter (let’s face it
– Hotmail is so good at that these days!) we have decided that
censorship of our emails is the only way forward. So, it’s
You may have noticed that in some Friday emails we go on and on
(and sometimes on) about subject matter that would make your
mother (and in some cases your father, brother, sister and
rabbit) “blush”. In short, we are a touch rude. Well no
longer will we be using rude words or phrases. No, being
cunning linguists we shall instead be disguising them.
Yes, we’ve had a long think about this issue and decided that
subtle and clever word disguises are the only way we’ll be able
to continue to write about “soupy tate winks” or “lexual
minter-wourse” or even “koo and yee”. We can’t even begin to
explain what we mean “love blimp”… although, to be fair, in
that particular case we just really can’t explain what it
If you want to help with Censorship Friday we would suggest a
basic approach of not watching Clockwork Orange and aggressively
shouting “La la la la la nobody listen to the bad thigns”
whenever you feel it is appropriate. Oh, and don’t get your
baps or balls out.
So there you go. Welcome to the new format, no-rudies It’s A
The only problem is that if we stop writing about naughty (good
dirty) things then we’ve really got very little to write about.
See, the thing is…. Errr… well, you know….
Oh pants and farts – anybody for Swearing Friday?
It's A Bit Special
You are special.
Seriously go to the toilet right now. Stand in front of the mirror and look at yourself. (That’s LOOK, not touch). See how special you are?!
In many ways (6 to be exact) we are all special. Here at It’s A Friday we often find ourselves feeling extremely special. Often, weirdly, this seems to coincide with having spent an evening in the pub, followed by a late bar, followed by a club, followed by wandering around the streets trying to find somewhere else open for a drink. Then the night-bus to somewhere that’s definitely way past where we should have got off. Then the realisation that tomorrow isn’t Saturday, we have a 9am meeting the next day with the head of our department… and it’s currently 5:30am in the morning. Oh, and we’re each carrying a garden gnome dressed as an easter bunny. Yes, that was special.
Other times, however it doesn’t have to be alcohol related at all: you should have seen the state of us last Friday after playing 4 games of 6-a-side football. That was VERY special.
Actually, the It’s A Friday team are a bit confused about one thing and were wondering if you could help us. We think there’s been an error of some sort. Various people seem to be under the mistaken opinion that we are master bakers (leave it) and producers of exotic breads. Apparently they think we have some unusual fi5ting technique for developing the gluten in the dough and introducing air. They keep asking us whether we have special kneads.
But we digress. Clearly we don’t have special kneads (needs – do you see what we’ve done there?). Only once have we (independently) been visited by a local Social Services care worker for a bed bath and, to be honest, the man had quite a delicate touch which made it OK. Weird thing was he didn’t have any proof of identity on him. A bit special really - we’re sure they’re meant to carry some sort of ID.
Anyway, it’s Special Friday and to celebrate your - no, actually our - collective “specialness” (it IS a word, despite what the spell check says) we would like you to make a special badge. You can create your own design if you want or you can use this template
. You see if we all go around telling each other just how special we are then it will make the world a better place… or at least a special-er place.
Go forth and be special! There’s a bus waiting.
i t h a n k y o u
PS - In case you were wondering, Al finally got his new phone delivered on Thursday. It only took Orange 17 days to get the address right.
Complaint Friday (well, okay, Monday)
We wish to register a complaint.
We had every intention of sending you an email on Friday,
however events conspired against us. We are not happy about
this and, we imagine, neither are you (QUIET AT THE BACK).
First, one of the It’s A Friday team had to spend huge amounts
of last week on the phone complaining to a certain nameless
mobile phone operator (Orange) about their ridiculous
inability to process an order and send us a new phone. Then,
when we were writing the Friday email there was a power cut
and all the work was lost.
So, anyway, here we are several days late. It’s Complaint
Friday/Monday. Below is the rather over-the-top complaint
letter that was sent to Orange who, incidentally provide a
good level of telephony but an appalling level of incompetent
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dear Wankers at Orange
I am writing to complain about the appalling level of
incompetence and piss poor service I am receiving when trying
to give Orange my business and money.
6 “working days” ago (10 real days) (70 dog days) ago I
ordered a new phone and contract online at orange.co.uk. I
already have an account with Orange. My address has not
changed. My bank account has not changed. My name has not
changed. In fact, nothing has changed except that I now hate
you all with a passion.
Despite being a simple case of using the information I
entered on the website and sending me the handset/SIM, the
entire process has been handled abysmally and with utter lack
of any sign of intelligence, competence or professionalism.
Firstly you failed to notice that I already had an Orange
account (I entered the details when I ordered). This
resulted in a delay while you performed a credit check on me.
I phoned and corrected your stupid error however I am now glad
that you wasted your money on a credit check. 1-0 to me.
While talking to Orange I checked that the delivery address
was correct (different to the billing address) and I was told
(twice) that the phone would be delivered to the correct
address on Tuesday 29th March.
The phone was not delivered on Tuesday 29th March.
I phoned to point out that my phone had not arrived and was
told that it would arrive on Wednesday 30th. It did not
arrive on Wednesday 30th March. I phoned Orange and was told
that, for some unknown reason, the phone had been sent to my
home address; the address that I had specifically asked for it
to not be sent to (because there would be nobody in); the
address I had been told that it would not be delivered to.
The address you had it delivered to.
There was nobody in. Shocker!
I phoned again assuming that I would have the option to speak
to at least one single member of staff who was not in the
process of being certified as having “special needs”. There
must have been a malfunction with your phone system because I
was not given this option. The customer “service”
representative on the phone claimed that it was not possible
to give any reason or explanation for this error. Nor did he
apologise on Orange’s behalf. Nor would he suggest how I might
find out how/why this had happened. Nor did he suggest anybody
I could speak to in order to complain (when I asked). I wish
him immense levels of misfortune in the immediate future.
After a change of nappy he went on to explain that a change of
delivery address would be “faxed” through to the courier
company. Obviously, for drivers of vans carrying parcels
around the country, fax is the most suitable method of
communication. This faxing would apparently (God’s c0ck knows
how) take over 24 hours. How this is even possible I have no
idea but, evidently, it must be a HUGELY complicated process
that I couldn’t begin to understand.
In disbelief I asked when the phone would be delivered and
received confirmation that it would be delivered today,
1st April. A full 11 days (7 “working” days although you’ve
obviously spent none of that time working on completing my
order) after I ordered it using a time/effort/money saving,
automated, internet system.
This is totally unacceptable. All that was required was a
check on my bank details and address (against the account I
already hold and pay every month by direct debit) and
dispatch of the handset to the address I had gone to the
trouble of typing in and confirming verbally. It’s really
not very hard. A slightly intelligent pigeon could do it.
Evidently your pigeon selection process is not quite rigorous
Given these easily avoidable errors and delays I would at
least expect every effort to be made to get my handset to me
as quickly as possible now. I am very much still waiting.
It should come as no surprise that this time has been used
entirely for the purposes.
I await my phone, an apology, an explanation, some offer of
compensation (for the time and effort wasted trying to track
this order) and details of what will be done to ensure that
such simple AUTOMATED mistakes do not happen again. Oh… and
a video copy of the token execution of a member of your
customer services department.
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Ransomware is stealing the headlines. But, besides ransomware, other cybersecurity threats are lurking. Focusing on the Top 3 Threats will also assist you with your ransomware detection and resiliency strategy.
- Automated account take-over — For remote access platforms and versions with privileged access, such as bank accounts or administration accounts, automated account take-over attacks are well underway. Attackers comb data breach dumps of passwords and corporate email accounts and reuse those.
Mitigating control: search password dumps for your corporate email accounts and enforce 1:1 password changes by notifying the user. In addition, consider a more frequent password reset policy.
- Business Email Compromise — Socially engineering your staff into changing wire instructions sending money to the wrong place, presenting the team with fake purchase orders, and impersonating the CEO or someone that has the authorization to request funds transferred.
Mitigating control: Domain name design; credentials; template protocol; text each other a code
- Security and Privacy Issues — Almost all of the major videoconference tools have had to deal with issues at some point. Google Hangouts, Zoom, RingCentral, WebEx, and Microsoft teams have addressed various vulnerabilities that would allow an attacker to eavesdrop on a meeting or find recorded files stored on public cloud instances. Make sure you are very familiar with their security guides.
Mitigating control: set security policy at the corporate level, train everyone on your company regarding the policy.
Mitigating control: When employees leave your corporate instance of collaboration tools, they may not realize how unprotected they are. For example, Slack and Microsoft Teams collaboration tools are often open across industry-sharing, peer groups. These open forums have had challenges with malware being delivered through links and attachments.
Advice to Follow Back at the Office
- Know Your User Stories: Design Your Security Playbooks for the Human
- Model futuristic scenarios & practice playbooks
- Segment To Save It
- Prevent Business Email Compromise / Wire Transfer Fraud by implementing a domain name that’s not your public-facing domain name, creating credentials only used for money movement, talking to your bank about options, creating a wire transfer template, consider each person has a code name not easily guessed
- Identity / Access Controls help combat data and IP theft
- Books on internet safety, privacy, and manipulation campaigns:
- Protecting Your Internet Identity: Are You Naked Online?
- Privacy in the Age of Big Data
- NEW BOOK — Manipulated: Inside the Cyber War to Distort the Truth
Here are my cybercrime predictions for the future so that you can plan today for what may come to your organization next. If you are not sure where to begin, consider taking each scenario and using a staff meeting to ask 3 key questions:
- What would we do if this cybercrime prediction hit our organization?
- What would our incident response playbook and our decision tree look like?
- How would we best recover from this?
2021 Cybercrime Predictions (developed at the end of 2019)
- COVID19 Innovations Lead to Innovation in Cyber Crimes
- 5G will accelerate cybercrimes
- Misinformation Campaign Hits Global Elections (Again!)
- AI Poisoning will be a “thing”
- Ransomware goes all-in on cloud
2022 Cybercrime Predictions (developed at the end of 2020)
- XR (Extended Reality, also known as the Metaverse) will be hacked!
- Mini-Black Swan Banking Event
- AI Drives Misinformation Campaigns Without Human Intervention
How to Spot and Stop Manipulation Campaigns
Read the book Manipulated – wink! Available in hardcover, ebook, and audio formats on Amazon.
- Have a digital disaster playbook for all of the 2021 & 2022 predictions I mentioned
- Check trusted vetted news organizations by going to their site directly (3 – local, national, outside your country)
- Go to organizations such as factcheck.org or snopes.com.
- Ask employees before clicking on links or opening attachments to think twice. If they still need to take action, this free tool can do a quick scan looking for danger — https://www.virustotal.com/gui/.
Free resource released by DHS’ CISA: COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-099a
If you do suspect or want to report any type of COVID-19 fraud, the FBI has a special unit assigned to COVID-19 – the Fraud Coordinator is Senior Litigation Counsel Shaun Sweeney at firstname.lastname@example.org or 412-644-3500
Ransomware Victim Organization No More Ransom: https://www.nomoreransom.org/en/index.html
Avast’s Free Decryption tools: https://www.avast.com/en-us/ransomware-decryption-tools
Trend Micro Decryption Tools: https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1114221-downloading-and-using-the-trend-micro-ransomware-file-decryptor
As your organization reimagines the business model, it’s critical that your resiliency plan include not just a new security strategy but also a resiliency strategy for YOU!
I encourage each of you to do as they say on an airplane – when the oxygen masks come down, put yours on first before helping others.
Create space for Renewal, Recharging, Reimagining
As part of your daily routines.
Also, a reminder that it is not a sign of weakness to talk to someone and tell them you feel anxious or nervous or just can’t sleep. If you don’t feel like your normal self, please ask for help.
Use your employers’ EAP; call a friend; please call someone.
Be Healthy. Be Safe. Be Well.
Theresa Payton, First Female White House CIO and Leading Cybersecurity Expert
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WHAT IS OVERSPEED TRAINING?
How we move as human beings is controlled by the brain. OverSpeed Training takes a known motion like the golf swing and speeds up the reaction speed of your muscles when you make the motion. This works by using clubs slightly lighter than your driver, reducing the dynamic resistance of your swing, and allowing your body to move much faster than normal. The SuperSpeed training protocols are designed to maximize this effect, in essence taking the governor off the engine of your golf swing leading to increased club head speeds
LEVEL 1 | OVERSPEED TRAINING
YOUR PATH TO MORE SWING SPEED STARTS HERE
Get ready to accelerate your game! During this protocol you will learn what it feels like to make the fastest and most efficient golf swing of your life. We recommend that all players start with this protocol regardless of skill level or physical ability. This is the perfect introduction to neurological speed training.
BEFORE YOU START TRAINING
Please follow these safety guidelines when training with SuperSpeed Golf:
- Always warm up before training
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The SuperSpeed Overspeed protocols encompass 5 progressive levels of training. As one progresses through the program, the drills will require more coordination and put you in positions that allow your body to break through athletic barriers to create the most speed possible.
SUPERSPEED TRAINING CYCLES
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Approximately 700,000 individuals in the United States live with Crohn’s disease. It is still unknown what causes it, but researchers believe that it may be caused by an infection, that even after being cleared, triggers an immunological response.
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease of the gut. It is currently not curable. The symptoms may come and go, but once you’ve been diagnosed with the condition, you will need to effectively manage the symptoms for the rest of your life. Crohn’s disease symptoms that are left unmanaged can result in serious health consequences and a lot of unpleasant symptoms.
Crohn’s disease symptoms develop gradually. If you exhibit the first signs of Crohn’s disease, you should see a gastroenterologist as soon as possible. Crohn’s disease symptoms will only get worse with time. The sooner you learn to manage your symptoms and the condition, the easier it will be to live with the condition with the least amount of impact on your life.
Early Signs of Crohn’s Disease
With Crohn’s disease, your body attacks the healthy cells in the intestinal lining. It can be difficult to pinpoint the condition if you do not look out for the signs. Some of the earliest signs include:
- Appetite loss
- Abdominal pain
- Joint pain
- Pain and redness in eyes
- Red bumps on the skin
These symptoms may seem unrelated or harmless on their own, and it is easy to ignore them. However, if you experience more than a few of them, it could be a sign of Crohn’s disease. Once the condition worsens, symptoms will include:
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- Weight Loss
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- Inflammation of the liver
- Developmental delays in children
People with Crohn’s disease find their symptoms exacerbate after eating certain foods or periods of high stress. However, they may also experience periods of remission where their symptoms go away completely for several weeks, months, or even years at a time.
Crohn’s Disease Symptom Management
Symptoms of Crohn’s disease can be debilitating and prevent you from participating in and enjoying activities you love. A gastroenterologist can diagnose your condition and create a treatment plan for Crohn’s symptoms management. With a combination of a healthy diet and lifestyle, anti-inflammatory medication, and antibiotic medication, you can prevent Crohn’s disease from taking a heavy toll on your body.
Crohn’s disease can also increase your risk of getting colon cancer. For this reason, your gastroenterologist may recommend screenings for colon cancer.
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides Richard Crawley
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the author’s ambitious claim that the work “was done to last forever.” The conflicts between the two empires over shipping, trade, and colonial expansion came to a head in 431 b.c. in Northern Greece, and the entire Greek world was plunged into 27 years of war. Thucydides applied a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this exhaustively factual record of the disastrous conflict that eventually ended the Athenian empire.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Architect Steyning West Sussex (BN44): When considering an architect, most folks in Steyning tend to visualise an individual sat at their drawing board or computer screen, developing a concept for a building like the Sydney Opera House, the Shard, or some other fascinating structure. In reality however, being an architect isn't quite so exotic, because the majority of their work is far more mundane and involves the design of new build homes, home extensions and commercial premises, in conjunction with putting in local authority planning applications for a wide array of development projects.
Steyning architects could also be involved in finding a suitable piece of land for a specific building project, giving advice on the recommended materials for construction, and establish procedures for building and safety regulations compliance.
When you're doing a home improvement project in Steyning which calls for structural changes or design elements, as may be needed with a loft conversion or extension, the likelihood is that you'll need an architect's professional services. Now, you might think that this is going to be expensive, and if possible you may seek to proceed without this service, however this will be a false economy.
Taking up to 7 years to master their trade, by the time they have completed their training, architects know virtually all that there is to know about materials, construction and building techniques. Seeking their design assistance and advice from the beginning, could save you money overall, and even though their services are certainly not cheap, you may find that you will get most of this back through the project. Costly re-builds and alterations dues to inferior planning can be avoided, and there should be minimal wastage on materials.
What generally seems to happen, is that the homeowner first finds their builder, and then depends on the builder to find a decent architect who can help with the project. However, this is not the only way, and typically not the best way you can do it. You will find that everything runs more efficiently if you first approach an architect to go through all your requirements, you can then walk away with detailed plans, which takes advantage of their design experience and provides a comprehensive list of materials and specifications, which the builder can follow.
As they'll have access to in-depth information about the quantities and types of materials required, this makes the process easier for the contractor or building company and makes it easier for them to give an accurate estimate for the project, because they won't have to hazard a guess about what is needed. They'll also have clear instructions and guidance on the best way to proceed with the job.
A fully qualified architect in Steyning will be able to help you in many ways, from offering advice during the planning of an extension to your existing house or the design and planning of a new home, to offering professional advice on refurbishments that are needed to breathe new life into a run down property.
From the very start of the project in Steyning, your architect should be there to help with designs and plans which match your budget, and at the same time comply with the relevant building standards and regulations. If you are in a situation whereby plans have already been drawn up for your project, a qualified architect in Steyning will be happy to study your blueprints and shed light on any glaring issues or problems.
A collection of accurate and detailed technical blueprints that can be used by the building company to remodel or construct your home in the desired way, will be produced by the architect once your design has been agreed. To ensure the budget is not being exceeded, and that the design is being properly followed, the architect will visit the location and communicate with the building workers on a frequent basis, throughout the course of the project. From the early planning stage, through to the final completion of the project, a decent Steyning architect will work along with surveyors, contractors, engineers, and the local planning office, to make sure that your build or renovation project goes as smoothly as possible, and satisfies both the current legislation and your own exacting demands.
RIBA is the leading professional trade body for architects in Great Britain. As well as laying out the training framework for would-be architects, RIBA also provides advice and guidance on the working standards and code or conduct that all architects should follow to give you the best possible level of service. 5 yrs of full time study and a minimum of 2 years professional experience are required before someone can put their name forward for membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects and register themselves as an architect with the Architects Registration Board (ARB). To glean more info on the architect's profession you could check out this page: Architects.
Architects Fees and Prices - The fees than an architect charges generally work on a rate per unit area of the construction, a percentage of the total cost of the building works, a fixed fee or an hourly rate. Or, perhaps a mixture of these fee structures could be used. Fees for residential projects will probably incur charges of between 12% and 20% of the total building costs, while renovation projects may well command a slightly higher charge (generally between 15% and 20%). A somewhat smaller percentage of between 4% and 12% will represent the architect's fees for commercial projects.
Architect or Interior Designer? - A question we are regularly asked here at Architectz is "what's the difference between an interior designer and an architect"? A lot of folks would consider that these 2 professions merge and intertwine in many instances, whilst others might say that the difference is crystal clear. To put it simply, the main focus of architects is the general design of a structure, in relation to the shape - the roof, the outer shell and the external walls, while interior designers concentrate mainly on the floor finishes, the furnishings, the wall surfaces, and other internal features. However, you also get 'interior architectural designers' who still have to be properly qualified, but deal predominantly with the internal structure of a building, the flow of internal space, the spatial planning and the thermal attributes. They design and plan the internal feel and look of a structure.
If you are aware of friends or family members who have hired a local Steyning architect in the past, they might be able to provide the most reliable recommendations. Word of mouth is generally more reliable, and should be thought of as a solid starting point when you are on the lookout for an architect. To be on the safe side you should obtain at least three quotes from your shortlist of prospective architects.
Architect services can be provided in Steyning and also in: Storrington, Washington, Small Dole, Ashington, Woodmancote, Shoreham-by-Sea, Poynings, Upper Beeding, Henfield, Lancing, Wiston, Ashurst, Fulking, Bramber, and in these postcodes BN44 3ST, BN44 3HE, BN44 3EZ, BN44 3SD, BN44 3QH, BN44 3GW, BN44 3FJ, BN44 3PG, BN44 3PS, BN44 3YF. Local Steyning architects will likely have the postcode BN44 and the telephone code 01903. Checking this can make sure that you access locally based architects. Steyning homeowners can benefit from these and numerous other similar services.
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The Skills and Knowledge Needed to be an Architect
- Architects need design skills and knowledge
- Architects need excellent customer service skills
- Architects must have a good understanding of building codes and laws
- Architects need to pay attention to detail and be thorough
- Architects need to have good thinking and reasoning skills
- Architects must be able to use a computer and software packages confidently
- Architects must have clear verbal communication skills
- Architects must have knowledge of building and construction
- Architects must have advanced skills in mathematics
- Architects need to be good at analytical thinking
There is a variety of work that can be carried out by local Steyning architects including sustainable design solutions, interior architect services in Steyning, architect services Steyning, RIBA architect services in Steyning, cheap architects Steyning, local authority submissions, risk assessments, home internal re-designs in Steyning, building audits, modern architecture services Steyning, self-build design Steyning, planning negotiations, designs for living in Steyning, housing and urban design, eco refurbishments, architect solutions for home remodelling, landscape architect services, architect solutions for loft conversions, architect and design services for garage conversion, private commissions for homeowners in Steyning, budget architect services, building blueprints and plans, site analysis in Steyning, architect services for two story extensions in Steyning, design and project management, conservation area consents, residential floor plans, urban planning, domestic architecture services, architect and design services for conservatories, architect solutions for home alterations in Steyning, new build projects Steyning, architect services for planning permission, residential refurbishments, and lots more. These are just an example of the activities that are undertaken by local architects. Steyning professionals will keep you informed about their full range of architectural services.
The Daily Duties of an Architect
- Managing and overseeing building projects
- Writing and presenting reports, contracts and job proposals and completing planning applications
- Producing plans which follow building legislation and safety regulations
- Producing 3D models, hand drawn sketches and detailed technical drawings using computer aided design (CAD) software
- Communicating and sharing ideas with clients, other architects, architectural technicians and customers
- Advising on the choice of materials
- Visiting sites to check the progress of building work
- Finding imaginative ways around local council legislation and environmental impacts
- Establishing ways to cost-effectively work within budgets
Architects Near Steyning
Also here.: Storrington architects, Ashurst architects, Henfield architects, Washington architects, Bramber architects, Shoreham-by-Sea architects, Ashington architects, Lancing architects, Woodmancote architects, Upper Beeding architects, Fulking architects, Small Dole architects, Poynings architects, Wiston and more. Most of these areas are catered for by professional architects. Steyning property owners can get estimates by going
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Architects Around Steyning: In Jarvis Lane, Clays Hill, Andrew Close, College Hill, Willow Close, Thornscroft, The Street, Dukes Yard, Penland's Close, Church Mead, Newham Lane, Castle Way, Roman Road, The Furlongs, Bostal Road, Wykeham Close, Norman Way, King's Stone Avenue, Shooting Field, High Street, Little Drove, King Alfred Close, Saxon Road, Henderson Walk, Rosemary Avenue, Penfold Way, Goring Road, as well as these Steyning area postcodes: BN44 3ST, BN44 3HE, BN44 3EZ, BN44 3SD, BN44 3QH, BN44 3GW, BN44 3FJ, BN44 3PG, BN44 3PS, BN44 3YF, home and business owners have just recently needed local architect services. Work was carried out in these areas by local architects. Steyning homeowners received professional and dependable architect services on each occasion.
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World Chimpanzee Day!
Today we celebrate these remarkable beings and raise awareness about the vital need for worldwide participation in their welfare, protection, and conservation. July 14, 1960, was the day Dr. Jane Goodall first stepped foot in what is now Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, to study wild chimpanzees. She began to call attention to the remarkable chimpanzee and, to this day, advocates on their behalf. With each of us making a difference, we can ensure a future for chimpanzees in the wild and in captivity.
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School Name: EBUS
School District: SD#91 Nechako Lakes
Inquiry Team Members: Nicole Arnold: email@example.com
Lorn Kennedy: firstname.lastname@example.org
Inquiry Team Contact Email: email@example.com
Type of Inquiry: NOIIE
Grade Levels: Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-7), Secondary (8-12)
Curricular Area(s): Other: School Community
Focus Addressed: Social and emotional learning
In one sentence, what was your focus for the year? Increase engagement in the school community and create connection with peers and adults at EBUS, to improve student success in learning.
Self Advocacy: Learners were not reaching out to teachers; communication expectations or clarity is challenging at a distance.
COVID: Lack of connection, food insecurity, and mental health concerns/lack of support.
Barriers: Technology access, internet availability, remote communities, communication, technology skills, intergenerational caregivers challenged by technology, and tutor availability.
Focus: We wanted to increase engagement in the school community; create connections and collaborative opportunities with peers and adults at EBUS to improve student success in learning. This is active participation in school events, increased course completion and engagement in learning.
Hunch: Lack of self-advocacy (anxiety) causes students to not reach out for the support they need. Being at a distance puts us at a disadvantage and students can ‘hide’ or be overlooked easily. Building personal relationships will help alleviate a lot of the other barriers.
New Professional Learning:
– Tech tools: Padlet, TEAMS, Blackboard
– Ab Ed conference: Indspire
– Distance Learning Conference: Explore First Nations Pedagogy Online http://firstnationspedagogy.ca/circletalks.html
– “Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony”
– Article: Wei Wang, Lihuan Guo, Ling He & Yenchun Jim Wu (2019), Effects of social-interactive engagement on the dropout ratio in online learning: insights from MOOC. The article focuses on the factors related to drop out or loss of engagement for online students; in particular, how experience, difficulty level, and social connection play a role.
“The goal of online engagement is not exactly the same as that of online learning because online engagement is essentially an online social behaviour, and it is easy to create a chaotic learning environment. ”
“Thus, the advice given to instructors and platforms is that it is necessary to enhance engagement in online learning, as engagement alleviates the feelings of being disconnected and isolated in online communities and is beneficial to continuous learning.”
Taking Action: We tried some Talking circle v-classes but did not draw many participants. Our weekly story v-class for primary ages has continued to grow from last year. We shifted away from talking circles as the main activity, to hands-on activities where we send kits to students and have a knowledge holder tell stories and teach the students the skills of the activities.
The shift to hands-on activities in our v-classes have been a huge success in hooking participants. They provide a chance for students to engage in community and build relationships with other students, teachers and the local experts that are delivering our culture v-classes. The pride that students feel when they share their creations is evident. The confidence that students show to ask for clarification and help has grown over the last month as well.
On the high school side, a few teachers have started using MS Bookings that provide blocked off time slots that students can book for one-on-one support. It is part of reducing barriers to encourage open communication.
One teacher shared with me the response from a student who told him that the part of his email signature that said, “Is there anything else I can do to help,” didn’t really seem genuine, and that if the student emailed to ask for help, they felt like they were disturbing the teacher. But, having a link that they could click to book a time was much more comfortable for the students to use to ask for help.
Every teacher who has tried this is having lots of success with this method. It is more efficient for them as they don’t have to go back and forth with students to set times, and students see that there is availability for assistance where they don’t feel they are an inconvenience.
Checking: Minimal at the senior level. We chose two learners (grade 10 and 12) and attempted to build a connection and provide the support needed.
Results – One learner leaned into the support and completed their course in 5 months. They took advantage of extra teacher coaching sessions and stayed in constant contact. This student is on track to graduate this year.
The other learner has made some progress (28% since Sept 2020) in the course and has been supported or offered support in the same ways. In addition, this learner was set up with a tutor. The learner communicates sporadically and is hesitant to accept the offer for a teacher coaching session.
At the K-9 level, engagement and connection was increased. Teachers reported ‘knowing’ more students, and parent surveys reflect a school connection.
Reflections/Advice: Covid more than doubled our ab ed numbers, provided lots of new opportunities and challenges to engage students.
We tried many different approaches; direct relationship and hands-on activity engagement are the most effective way to engage online learners.
We plan to survey high school students to find more ways to engage students. We suggest incentives (Subway gift cards).
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A stunning reality is that carbs are not accountable for making people fat. Don’t feel too terribly though, you are not the only person who was offered on the concept that a high protein, low carbohydrate diet was the only method to lose weight.Here is a basic way
to demonstrate this fact. Believe about the vegetarians you know, are there any overweight problems among them? The high protein diets count on a lot of animal fats and proteins, however these vegetarians do not consume them. Stunning certainly, isn’t it?Maybe you do not understand any vegetarians. They definitely are tough to find, specifically in the Midwest, where I live. You may question the science involved here. After all, much of those folks promoting the low carbohydrate diets are medical doctors, aren’t they? Being a medical physician does not suggest that you do not ever make any errors. Besides, the same science that supports the low carb diet plan also supports the high carbohydrate diet plan. They didn’t get it wrong, they simply didn’t consider the entire story.That might sound like a contradiction, but it isn’t. I’m going to explain why in just a moment.
Fist, let me give you the science on this. You more than likely are not a biochemist or a physiologist and neither am I. But I have actually studied the topics a bit. Don’t focus on the technical jargon in the next paragraph, just attempt to comprehend the total point. You do not require to be a researcher to utilize good sense and fundamental thinking abilities. Ready?Consider this little bit of biochemistry. Malonyl- CoA exists in high quantities when there is plenty of metabolic fuel present. Thus, carnitine acyltransferase is hindered and this in turn prevents acyl-CoA from crossing into the cell’s mitochondria. Another enzyme is inhibited
by the presence of NADH and Thiolase is also inhibited by the existence of Acetyl-COA. In other words, when a great deal of glucose is present, fatty acid metabolism is inhibited.It is the last sentence that clues us in here. Basically, a cell will not transform fats into energy if there is glucose present.
When the cell has carbs and sugar to work on, it will not transform the fat to energy, thus the fat gets stored.This is why the low carb diet plans work, with little to zero carbohydrates and subsequently glucose to work
on, the fat will be utilized for energy. This is exactly why the high carb diet plan
works too. When no or little fat exists, it won’t be stored as fat.In addition to this, it is crucial to realize that it costs the body quite a bit of energy to take carbs and store them as fat. This alone is in fact a positive. There really requires to be some type of fat present to make it easier. This should help you comprehend that whatever your diet plan includes, if you want to remain or get thin, you need to avoid mixing fats
and carbohydrates together. A fat consists of a fatty acid head and a carbohydrate tail. This suggests when you blend your fat and carbs together you are asking for difficulty, presuming you appreciate weight, that is.So now it must be clear why numerous people in North America have a weight issue as the NIH enjoyed to point out a few weeks back. Think about the normal American diet. It typically consists of
lots of mixes of fat and carbohydrates. As Dr. Neal Barnard mentions in his book,”Foods That Cause You To Reduce Weight”, It is fat that makes individuals fat. Do not want to be a vegetarian? I don’t blame you. Truly, you do not have to be one. Just stop mixing your proteins/fats and carbs together. Don’t ignore the apparent, there is lots of sweet and desserts out there that are a mixture of fat and sugar. Meat and potatoes-possibly this classic is a serious oversight in seperating proteins/fats and carbs. Armed with this knowledge, you can most likely come up with lots of examples of potentially fattening mixes of food on your own.This short article is for details just. It is not meant to recommend, deal with or diagnose any health problem. Consult your physician before altering your diet plan.-Low Carbohydrate Diet Plan | <urn:uuid:835bcd7d-3edd-4163-a31e-406cb118426e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://net711.win/you-can-lose-weight-on-a-high-carbohydrate-diet-plan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.948557 | 907 | 2.09375 | 2 |
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- Free On Board In international trade, FOB is a facility for distributing the cost and perils component between the importer and exporter in the context of Incoterms With FOB, the transfer of costs and perils between the exporter and the importer takes place when the merchandise is loaded aboard the ship in the port of embarkation In. a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch. an adornment that hangs from a watch chain. short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest. deceive somebody; 'We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week'.
- This is the abbreviation for Free on Board, an internationally recognized shipping term It is used when a purchaser wants a quotation that includes the cost of goods plus the cost, including loading charges, of putting them on a vessel or airplane Under these conditions, you as exporter are also responsible for taking the goods through Customs. free on board; a condition of sales where the price of goods includes all charges until the goods are placed aboard the shipping vehicle.
- A fob is an ornament attached to the chain of a pocket watch Many fobs were produced for political candidates, indicating a voter's preference.
- Free On Board.
- A short chain with a decorative seal or other device attached to the end The fob and chain hung outside watch pocket, and could be used to pull the watch out of the pocket.
- An International Term of Sale that means the seller fulfills his or her obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks to loss of or damage to the goods from that point The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.
- Free-On-Board Destination The seller of merchandise bears the shipping costs and maintains ownership until the merchandise is delivered to the buyer.
- Free On Board The FOB point is important because of both the responsibility for the shipment and the freight charges 'FOB delivered' keeps the vendor responsible for the shipment until it reaches your door 'FOB shipping point' or 'FOB originating city' makes you responsible for the shipment If there is a problem with an FOB originating city shipment, you still have to pay the vendor and file a claim with the carrier. 'Free on board' at named port of export A pricing term indicating that the quoted price covers all expenses up to and including delivery of goods upon an overseas vessel provided by or for the buyer.
- Contractual terms between a buyer and a seller which define where title transfer takes place Cost of a product before transportation costs are figured in Used for ocean or inland water transportation Ends the seller's obligation when goods, cleared for export, are placed on board a ship by seller at a port named in the sales contract Risk of loss or damage is transferred from seller to buyer when goods pass the ship's rail.
- The exporter agrees to place goods on board a vessel at the port of shipment specified in the sales contract At this point, the risk of damage is transferred to the buyer at precisely the moment the goods pass over the ship's rail. a short chain with a decorative seal or other device attached to the end The fob and chain hung outside watch pocket, and could be used to pull the watch out of the pocket.
- An INCOTERM describing a term of sale that details the responsibilities of the buyer and seller for the international trade transaction Under this term, the seller fulfills his obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss of or damage to the goods from that point The seller must clear the goods for export. 'Free on board ' International trade term in which exporter's quoted price includes the cost of loading goods into transport vessels at a named point.
- Front Of Board An audience tape in which the microphones were positioned somewhere between the stage and the soundboard Because the microphones are closer to the stage and house sound system, FOB tapes can often sound better than tapes made from the Official Tapers Section See also BTP. the abbreviation for free on board; the designated point at which ownership of goods passes to the buyer; FOB shipping point means that the buyer pays the shipping costs and accepts ownership of the goods at the seller's place of business; FOB destination means that the seller pays the shipping costs and the ownership of the goods transfers to the buyer at the buyer's place of business.
- The point at which ownership of goods transfers from the supplier to the company, organization, university, etc charges, where does the title to the goods transfer, who is responsible for goods while in transit?).
- Free on board , a symbol indicating that the invoice cost to the purchaser includes the cost of delivery, at an agreed point, beyond which all transportation and delivery costs and risks must be borne by the purchaser. 'Free on Board' at named port of export A pricing term that shows that the quoted price covers all expenses including delivery of goods on a ship provided by or for the buyer. 'Freight On Board' This refers to the location of the merchandise being represented and shipped from This can be some indication that the merchandise is being 'Brokered', obviously if the company you are dealing with is located in Texas and lists merchandise FOB Florida you can almost assume your broker has never seen the merchandise offered Be careful as this is not the case in all situations A company may have multiple warehouse locations This is a grey area and very hard to determine You will notice many companies stating, 'We have many FOB or warehouse points all over the US' This should not be construed as company owned facilities.
- A pricing term indicating that the quoted price includes the cost of loading the goods into transport vessels at the specified place.
- Free On Board 'FOB' means the exporter is responsible for all costs up to the point where the goods actually cross the ship's rail This term should only be used for sea transport.
- To cheat; to trick; to impose on. short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest an adornment that hangs from a watch chain a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch.
- To beat; to maul.
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Torcs and Their History
What is the Celtic Torc?
Essentially, a torc is a thick metal necklace with an opening in front. Torcs have been unearthed dating as far back as 8 B.C. in multiple areas of the world. While not exclusive to Celtic culture, they’re regarded as one of the dominant ancient Celtic art-forms. Torcs serve a purpose both practical and decorative. These eye-catching necklaces symbolized status, heritage, and strength when worn. Plus, they functioned to store wealth when made of precious metals. Because of historical cultural trade and overlap, you’ll frequently see torcs in depictions of ancient Viking culture as well as Celtic. Worn by both men and women, torcs are as compelling of statement pieces today as they were over 2000 years ago.
Anatomy of a Torc
The parts of a torc are relatively simple. Most of it is made of a solid metal, or metal wires twisted together. The name “torc” comes from the Latin “to twist” (think of how drill power is measure in torque). At the rope’s ends are two disconnected terminals. When flat, these terminals are referred to as “buffers”. In many Celtic torcs, the terminals will end in animals, each holding their own symbolism. Here, we have a couple of Celtic dragons. Naturally, these symbolize power, strength, and leadership.
How to Wear
When it comes to torcs, the opening should always face forward, with the terminals resting on the collarbone. Torcs can be quite thick and heavy, and without a clasp, some wonder how you can fit your head or neck into these. Since they’re made of braided wire, these hefty necklaces have a surprising amount of give. Stretch the neck opening an appropriate amount, place it on backwards, and twist back around so that the terminals face forward.
Another interesting historical theory: You know how when you bend a wire back and forth, while flexible at first, it eventually snaps? Numerous ancient torcs have been found with apparent repairs made to snapped wires (like the one above). This may imply that they saw frequent (not just ceremonial) wear that caused them to bend frequently enough to snap. Since a discreet repair would have been possible at the time, the distinct nature of the repair might suggest that having a torc in your family long enough for it to have broken was something to be proud of!
Like much of Celtic and Viking art, torc details draw heavily on nature and the symbolism it entails. This picture shows Cernunnos, the Celtic Horned God, both holding and wearing a torc. What’s displayed on the terminals says a lot about the wearer. I’ve hand-picked a small number of our torc selection to share the range of symbolism found in torcs:
Cats: Independent, feminine, a guardian. Associated with the mystical and paranormal. Mysterious, capricious.
Chieftain’s torc: Instead of an animal, this ultra-hefty torc features heavy hoops on the ends that resemble ancient findings in treasure hoards, like the Snettisham Hoard. This torc is reminiscent of the powerful warrior Queens and Kings of Celtic folklore.
Greyhound: Hunting, healing, bravery. Hounds appear in literature and lore dating back centuries. Beloved by chieftains, warriors, and kings. And of course, loyalty.
Ash Leaf: A sacred druidic plant. Connection to creativity, and to other worlds. Important in both Celtic and Norse folklore.
Hare: Connection with Earth and family. Perception, patience, and perseverance.
You can explore our full collection here. If neck torcs aren’t your thing, we also carry “torc-style” bracelets and arm rings. Thanks for reading, and shout-out to our partners at Crafty Celts for their amazing work.
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This is a guest post by Dave Anderson, cross-posted from Energy and Policy Institute
A senior energy official at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently warned that there will be “hell to pay” if the Trump administration tries to rescind the EPA’s science-based endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions.
In typical U.S. Chamber fashion, Christopher Guith dismissed current concerns about climate change as based on “religion” — not “scientific facts” — while speaking at a January 26th event in the coal state of Kentucky. Guith is the senior vice president for policy at the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy.
But Guith conceded that carbon dioxide emissions are likely to ultimately be regulated under the Clean Air Act. He also said that “soccer moms and soccer dads” will make the Trump administration pay if it goes after the EPA’s endangerment finding.
Guith’s comments belie the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s official policy priorities for 2017, which include plans to, “Oppose EPA efforts to regulate greenhouse gases under the existing Clean Air Act, including the endangerment finding.”
His remarks came last last month during a question and answer session on the future of energy policy under the Trump administration at an event hosted by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Guith’s comments were captured by a representative of the Energy and Policy Institute who attended the event.
The U.S. Chamber’s position on climate has put the powerful trade group at odds with some leading members who support EPA limits on carbon dioxide emissions, including board member Florida Power & Light. Other board members, including Peabody Energy and Southern Company, oppose EPA action on climate change.
The U.S. Chamber is also a top contributor to the Republican Attorneys General Association, which counted Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt among its leading members before he was nominated by President Trump to serve as the next EPA administrator. Pruitt and other RAGA members sided with the U.S. Chamber on legal challenges targeting the EPA’s endangerment finding and, more recently, the Clean Power Plan. His bid to lead the EPA has been backed by the Chamber.
Transcript: “hell to pay” if Trump targets EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions
Audience Question: You mentioned the endangerment finding earlier. There’s some thought that revisiting the science behind the endangerment finding, which you probably know was highly dependent on the IPCC models, and that enough time has now passed to potentially argue that the models the IPCC came up with have flaws and need to be revisited. Is there any momentum behind that thought?
Guith: I think there absolutely is momentum, but the one thing I’ll say is that rescinding the endangerment finding, and this is something Ted Cruz talked about quite a bit when he ran for president.
I think people here can appreciate how much political capital that would cost. It’s not … climate has never been, well at least in the last 10 years, about scientific fact. It’s been about religion.
And if you are going to go out there and say, “We’re going to pull this back,” I mean there is going to be hell to pay, not just from those people out there who are protesting those plants.
There’s going to be hell to pay from, you know, soccer moms and soccer dads all throughout the country. People who probably voted for Donald Trump. [emphasis added]
And I don’t put that past them, but what I will say is that will turn into a huge, huge buzzsaw, when perhaps a more elegant solution of slow-rolling the implementation would be only slightly more onerous that actually rescinding that, but would take much less political capital.
Transcript: Carbon likely to be regulated under the Clean Air Act
Guith: This goes back to my point about Congress actually repealing the Clean Power Plan. I firmly believe that sometime in the next 10 years we are going to see another stage of Clean Air Act Amendments, and that’s ultimately because we’re sort of at this the point where carbon is not going to go away.
Because of the endangerment finding it has to get regulated, unless Congress actually repeals that. And I don’t see a Congress saying, “No we’re not going to regulate carbon” because I don’t think there’s the votes there, nor do I anticipate it being there.
The reality is there is an absolute incentive for the environmentalists to cut a compromise because they need some sort of codified regulation. Right now you have the sort of fiat of the Clean Power Plan, and you’ll see what happens when the White House changes over and it’ll just “Thpppt!” … go away. Or you have one bad court ruling, and it just goes away.
Also, you have industry. Industry, utilities specifically wants to know, “What are the rules of the road going to be over the 20 years?” And so having that certainty of what it’s going to look like, there is something in it from both parties.
And I think there is a way to build CO2 into the Clean Air Act. I am not necessarily arguing that we should do it, but it’s likely to happen in an incremental way that gives the utility sector and the manufacturing sector decades and decades to plan around.
But it’s not going to happen this Congress.
A U.S. Chamber board member opposed the group’s lawsuit against the Clean Power Plan
NextEra Energy told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2015 that the company’s “interests will be impaired” if opponents of the Clean Power Plan prevail in their legal challenges. Those opponents include the U.S. Chamber and some members of its board of directors, including Southern Company and Peabody Energy.
Eric Silagy, the president of Nextera subsidiary Florida Power & Light (FPL), serves on the U.S. Chamber’s board of directors. FPL said last year that its transition from coal-fired power plants to cleaner sources of electricity benefits both the climate and its customers. Nonetheless, those same FPL customers are on tap to pay a total of $816,518 for the utility’s funding of the Chamber for 2015–2018.
Utility shareholders are not immune to the damage that funding the controversial political activities of industry trade groups can do to a company’s public image. NextEra faced a near revolt at its annual meeting in Oklahoma last spring, where 42 percent of shareholders voted in favor of full disclosure of the company’s political spending — including industry association dues used for political purposes.
Several other major electric utilities quit the U.S. Chamber several years ago after a spokesperson for the group called on the EPA to hold a “Scopes Monkey Trial of the 21st Century” and “put climate science on trial.”
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Normalisation 2: additional eME forms
examples of the normalisation of word forms in the East Midland dialect c 1150
The following is based on the principles underlying the normalisation of word forms in the East Midland dialect c 1150. It makes frequent use of the abbreviations, definitions and principles listed there.
The second section below gives examples of eME forms based on standard OE forms, and examples of additional eME forms, drawn mainly from eME sources, but also from the MED and ModE.
A separate page deals with levelling within paradigms as well as the parts played by Chaucer and Modern English in the normalisation of word forms in the Early Middle English used in this site.
About additional eME forms
It is possible to write (and speak) eME using only words drawn from standard OE forms. There are however, a few cases where two forms of an eME word co-exist - one drawn from the standard OE form, and another based on a variant OE form. There are also some eME words borrowed from other Germanic languages, chiefly ON.
In the great majority of cases, there is no additional eME form. In other words, the standard OE form, once it has undergone eME changes, coincides with the form found in PC2 or Orm, when eME spelling is applied to the latter. In the comparatively few cases where a variant form does occur in either PC2 or Orm, there is often no support for it in other eME sources. The full list of additional eME forms has 120 items, a small proportion of the total eME vocabulary which would comprise several thousand words. There are around 1600 root words used in the texts in this site.
The search for additional eME forms begins in either PC2/Orm or ModE. Those are the two starting points. PC2/Orm is an obvious starting point because the eME used in this site is based on the East Midland dialect circa 1150, and both PC2 and Orm are written in that dialect. It's important to keep in mind that neither text is free of anomalies. That's why Principle 2a requires that a variant form found in PC2 or Orm must be supported by at least one other eME source in order to qualify as an additional eME form.
PC2 and Orm are my primary focus. However, I'm also interested in words of Germanic (rather than French) origin that appear in the early Middle English period and have survived to ModE. Some of these words may be reflexes of alternate OE forms but others may not have a recorded OE antecedent. Most of the new words come from ON but a handful appear to be borrowings from MDu and MLG. And a few words have an indeterminate origin, which the MED describes as probable OE. It is possible that the MDu and MLG words presumed to be the source of additional eME words, may have had cognates in OE that were part of the spoken language but not the literary language, or were written down, but not in surviving texts.
The requirement that additional eME forms of OE origin appeared in English prior to 1250, is crucial to Principle 2b (the ModE rule). Without it we risk introducing sound changes that were never part of eME2, to words of OE origin. However, I've shifted the time frame forward a hundred years or so for words of Germanic origin that do not appear at all in recorded OE. In these cases, the risk of unwanted sound changes doesn't come into play, since there is no OE antecedent (that we know of). The extension to 1350 allows us to cast the net a little wider for Middle English words of Germanic origin that have survived to ModE.
The difference between an eME form and an additional eME form may be as slight as a single vowel. As a rule, where there are two similar eME variants, I prefer the variant sourced from an additional eME form to the variant derived from a standard OE form. That's reflected throughout englesaxe. Of course, if you prefer eME forms based on standard OE forms, feel free to use those.
In theory there can be be two or more additional eME forms derived from variants of the same standard OE form and/or ON cognate. However, thus far I have only uncovered two cases1 of competing additional eME forms - als and alse as well as hwam and hwa_m.
The seven eME sources listed at Definition 1 are the pre-1300 texts found in most ME anthologies, plus Ch. Four texts are written in the East Midland dialect - PC2, Orm, SO, Ch. Five were written prior to 1250 - PC2, Orm, Lmn, Aw, Owl. Each source shares either the time period or the dialect area of early East Midland. Only PC2 and Orm share both.
The Peterborough Chronicle - First continuation (1122-1131) (PC1) can stand in for PC2 in certain circumstances. PC1 can act as an eME source where a reflex of a particular OE word doesn't exist in either PC2 or Orm.
Additional eME forms can arise from the combination of an active affix (prefix or suffix) with an eME form, even if that particular combination is not recorded in the OE corpus, provided that the affix existed in OE and was used for similar effect.
Additional eME forms can also arise from the duplication of an eME form, i.e. two instances of the same root in combination or side by side, even if that particular combination is not recorded in the OE corpus.
A modE form, with eME spelling, qualifies as an additional eME form if it is a blend of two words found in English prior to 1350, provided that at least one of the words is of Germanic origin and there is no recorded OE word with similar meaning and form.
Note that ModE forms don't come into play when either Orm or PC2 has an instance of the word which matches the eME form and sense derived from the standard OE form.
Dialectal words are not discounted when looking for ModE reflexes of variant eME forms. Thus the northern dialectal word laik (play) supports the elevation of ley`ken to the status of additional eME form (see below).
Examples of eME forms and additional eME forms
You've read the definitions of terms and the five basic principles which underlie the normalisation of word forms in eME. So how are these applied in practice? Here are some examples:
swester and suster
Swister, swyster and swioster i.a., can all be found in the OE corpus, but they are all variants of the standard OE form - sweostor. That is the headword to which the variants point in Clark Hall 1. So sweostor alone passes from OE to eME. After undergoing the eME sound changes /eo/ > /e/, and unaccented /o/ > /@`/, OE sweostor becomes the eME form - swester.
However, since suster can be found in both PC2 and AW (as well as Ch), it becomes an additional eME form, courtesy of Principle 2a.
Note that two (or more) variants of a word can co-exist in eME. Thus, swester and suster are both valid eME words. Note also that no other variant is attested in either PC2 or Orm.
To determine an additional eME form, we can start from either PC2/Orm or from ModE. We've just seen that PC2/Orm provide the additional eME form suster. So, what about ModE? If we start from the ModE form - sister, we find a similar form in Ch - syster (alongside suster). However, there are no instances of *sister (or syster) in the MED prior to 1250. And all of the OE variants contain a w (see above). According to Principle 2b then, *sister doesn't qualify as an additional eME form.
selfer and silfer
In Clark Hall 1, we find the standard OE form seolfor. The same eME changes applied to sweostor above, give us the eME form selfer.
The additional eME form silfer demonstrates the need to apply eME spelling not only to words derived from standard OE forms, but also to additional eME forms. The Orm form is sillferr which would have been pronounced /
silv@`r/, as would PC2 syluer and SO siluer. In the eME spelling scheme, this pronunciation is represented by silfer. Since this form (with /
i/) exists in both Orm and PC2 (as well as two other eME sources), silfer qualifies as an additional eME form and coexists in eME alongside selfer.
clister and cluster
clyster is the most common OE form according to Clark Hall 1, however a variant cluster is also recorded in Clark Hall 1. Neither PC2 nor Orm have any instances of this word or its variants. However, since cluster is the ModE form, with the same meaning, cluster qualifies as an additional eME form alongside clister, according to Principle 2a3.
t`ae_h and t`oh
t`e_ah, meaning though, is the standard OE form (with variant t`e_h). That gives the eME form t`ae_h. However PC2 and Orm have t`oh and t`ohh respectively, derived from ON t`o_/*t`auh. So t`oh qualifies as an additional eME form, alongside t`ae_h.
Note that it is t`oh which gives us the Ch and ModE form though.
Orm has a verb dey`enn, meaning to die, which has no known cognate in OE. It is derived from ON deyja. Similar forms are found in Lmn, AW, SO and Ch - deiy`e(n), deien, dye and deye(n)/dyen respectively. The spellings ey`, eiy`, ei, ey all represent the same sound - /ei/ which is normalised as ey` in eME. On the basis of its presence in Orm and four other eME sources, dey`en qualifies as an additional eME form, alongside swelten from OE swelten.
Note that dey`en is the forerunner of ModE (to) die.
ModE has the noun (and verb) ruck, which means a large number or mass (of people), and has more specific applications in rugby and Australian Football. It has no known cognate in OE. It is derived from ON hruga or hruka. Similar forms are found in ME, including AW - ruken, rukelin for example, but not in either PC2 or Orm. The combination of Germanic origin, appearance in ME prior to 1250, and ModE survival, means that some form of ruke qualifies as an additional eME form. The question is - what precisely is that form? In these cases, albeit rare, in which there is neither an OE form, nor an Orm or PC2 form, the final form is decided by the following method. The original Germanic form, pre-1250 English form(s) and ModE form are compared. Generally speaking, a feature which is found in only one of the three is discarded in favour of a feature found in the other two. So for example, the initial 'h' of the ON forms is dropped, as is the 'g' of one of the ON forms, since neither the AW form nor ModE have these. And ModE's lack of a final vowel is ignored since the others both have a final vowel. Given that OE final 'a' passes to 'e' in eME, the same rule is applied to the ON form. That gives a final vowel of 'e'. Thus, the additional eME form emerges as ruke.
ModE yowl probably has an OE ancestor. The MED lists yoy`elinge as a headword with the same meaning, and gives both a putative OE origin in *g`eogelian and a couple of citations from pre-1250 texts, including AW y`uhelunge and Owl y`oy`elinge. Unfortunately, there are no citations from PC2 or Orm. Here we have to work with the ModE and pre-1250 forms. The OE form is hypothetical. So, we can't apply the method used with ruke above. Instead, ModE dictates the final form. In such cases, we recreate the eME spelling on the basis of the ModE spelling and pronunciation, by reversing the development observed in similar words, from ME to ModE. Fortunately we do have such a pattern. Just as fowl is derived from fugel, the ancestor of yowl would be y`ugelen, which thus qualifies as the additional eME form in this case. This is one of only a handful of examples thus far of an additional eME form arising without a recorded OE ancestor. Two others are haccen and hippen. And another is:
The MED indicates that there was probably an OE antecedent of ModE pother (uproar, fuss, cloud of smoke), akin to MDu poderen. The MED headword is patheren, with meaning to stir or poke (ashes). The sole entry is AW pead`ered` pr sg3 but there are several variations recorded, including pad`ered` and pot`eret`. In the absence of a recorded OE form, ModE determines the vowel. Hence, the additional eME form is pot`eren. Fortunately, the ModE vowel - o, matches not only the related MDu word, but more importantly - one of the AW variants.
mindgian, meaning to remember or remind, is the standard OE form according to Clark Hall 1, which gives us the eME form mingen, after undergoing eME sound changes. However a variant myneg`ian is also recorded in Clark Hall 1. Reflexes of this variant appear in both AW and Lmn as munien /myni@`n/. Neither PC2 nor Orm have any instances of this word or its variants. So, does *miney`en qualify as an additional eME form? The answer is no. And the reason is that the starting point for additional eME forms must be either PC2/Orm (see Principle 2a) or ModE (Principle 2b). *miney`en or *minn(e)y is found in neither.
tuwe and twiy`es
tuwa, meaning twice, is the standard OE form according to Clark Hall 1, which gives us the eME form tuwe, after undergoing eME sound changes. However a variant twig`ea is also recorded in Clark Hall 1. Reflexes of this variant appear in both AW and Lmn as twie and in Ch as twye. However, to cloud the picture somewhat, reflexes of this variant also appear in Orm as twiy`ess, in AW as twies and in Ch as twyes. So, which qualifies as an additional eME form - *twiy`e or twiy`es or both? The answer is the second. The reason is the same as in the previous case - for *twiy`e to be considered as an additional eME form, it must be found in PC2/Orm (see Principle 2a) or its reflex must be found in ModE (Principle 2b). *twiy`e (*twi_e) and *twy are found in neither. twiy`es on the other hand, qualifies via both Principle 2a - Orm twiy`ess plus AW twies and Ch twyes, and Principle 2b - ModE twice plus Orm twiy`ess and AW twies.
t`anen and t`enen(~es) (also hwanen, hwenen and hanen, henen)
t`anon, meaning from there, is the most common OE form according to Clark Hall 1, which gives us the eME form t`anen, after undergoing eME sound changes. However a variant t`eonen is also recorded in Clark Hall 1. Neither PC2 nor Orm have any instances of this word or its variants. But PC1 has t`enen and PC1 can act as proxy for PC2 where neither PC2 nor Orm have any instances of the word in question. There is support for this form with an initial e, in at least one other eME source - Lmn, which has t`enene and t`ennen. So t`enen qualifies as an additional eME form via PC1 with support from Lmn.
The MED has thenne as a headword, with the same meaning. t`enne has wide support in eME sources - Lmn, AW, Owl and Ch, for example. But that particular form is not found in either PC/Orm or ModE.
If we look at ModE, we find the reflex thence. That form derives from variants with suffix ~es which first appeared in ME texts around 1250. The text Poema Morale (PM) has thannes. In fact it is the only entry from 1250 or earlier in the MED with final s. However, the first vowel in this form is a rather than the e of ModE thence. t`enne is found in English prior to 1250, but that particular form lacks the final s. It's not clear then that t`ennes qualifies as an additional eME form via Principle 2b (the ModE rule).
Rather than being admitted as an additional eME form in its own right, t`ennes should be tolerated as a stylistic variant of t`enen, with an adverbial suffix of sorts, a genitive ending - es, and syncopation, i.e. the dropping of the second e. In other words, t`enenes becomes t`ennes4.
The trio t`enen, henen, hwenen (or t`anen, hanen, hwanen) are closely related, and spawned the ModE series thence, hence, whence. For that reason hwenen has been admitted as an additional eME form, to match its siblings t`enen, henen, despite the fact that hwanon was the most common OE form, there was no OE variant with 'e' in the first syllable and there are no reflexes of hwanon in PC2 or Orm or PC1.
fort`ae_m and fort`an
fort`ae_m, meaning therefore, is the prime variant to which three others point in Clark Hall 1, thus giving us the eME form fort`ae_m, after undergoing eME sound changes. However one of those other variants - fort`an appears to have eclipsed the standard OE form by the beginning of the eME period. fort`an is found in PC1, Lmn and Owl. Note that neither PC2 nor Orm has an instance of any of the variants. Nevertheless, with PC1 acting as proxy for PC2, and with the support of two other eME sources, fort`an qualifies as an additional eME form.
writen and writelen
writian, meaning to chirp, cheep, is recorded in Clark Hall 1, thus giving us the eME form writen, after undergoing eME sound changes. However a form with the frequentative suffix -el - writelinge appears in Owl. Since the suffix -el/li is employed in the same way in OE, and -el is still active in ME, writelen should be considered an additional eME form.
scri_k, scri_ken and skre_cen
sc`ric, meaning shrike (bird), is recorded in Clark Hall 1, thus giving us the eME form scri_k, after eME spelling is applied. There are no related verb forms recorded in OE, but various related verb forms appear in ME before 1250, i.a. in Owl - bischrichet` and TH - shriked`. Since this is the simple application of a verbal suffix -en, scri_ken should be considered an additional eME form, based on OE sc`ric.
ModE has the related verb to screech which suggests an earlier form skre_cen. There are three points of difference between that hypothetical form and the additional eME form scri_ken, each of which is found in English before 1250. Initial sk is found in Owl scrichest. Main vowel e_ is found in a recorded OE variant. And the following affricate ch [tS`] is found in Owl - scrichest and bischrichet`. Thus skre_cen also qualifies as an additional eME form.
gre_diy` and grae_den
grae_dig`, meaning greedy, is the prime variant to which one other - gre_dig` points, in Clark Hall 1, thus giving us the eME form grae_diy`, after eME spelling is applied.
An additional eME form gre_diy` qualifies on two grounds, firstly - Orm grediy` with the support of AW gredi, and secondly - ModE greedy with the the appearance of that variant vowel sound e_ in English prior to 1250, in both OE and AW.
By the same token, *gre_den, meaning to shout, does not qualify as an additional eME form, to accompany grae_den from standard OE grae_dan. That's because there is no reflex of that verb in either Orm, PC2 or ModE. Note - for more on eME ae_ and e_ from OE ae_, see below.
galan, meaning to sing, call, squawk, cry, is recorded in Clark Hall 1, thus giving us the eME form galen, after an eME sound change is applied.
galegale meaning chatterbox is found in Owl. This can also be considered an eME form despite the fact that it has no recorded antecedent in OE. That's because it is simply a duplication of the affix (and pr sg1) form that we find in OE nihtegale.
rubben meaning to rub is found in the MED. Two of the sources cited for this entry date from 1325 - robbe and robby. Because the origin is either ON or MLG, and there is no recorded antecedent in OE, and the word has survived to ModE, rubben qualifies as an additional eME form.
scracchen meaning to scratch is found in the MED. The earliest entry dates from 1400 approx. However this word is a blend of two earlier forms with the same meaning which appeared before 1350 - crachen and scratten. The origin of the first of these is either ON or MLG, there is no recorded antecedent in OE, and the word has survived to ModE. Thus skraccen qualifies as an additional eME form.
sex and six
OE siex meaning six, is the prime variant to which two others point in Clark Hall 1, giving us the eME form sex, after undergoing eME sound changes. That form closely matches Orm sexe. On the other hand, Lmn sixe and AW six support the ModE form. So does six qualify as an additional eME form? The answer is no. And the reason is that ModE forms don't come into play where either Orm or PC1 supports the eME form derived from the standard OE form.
nit`er and net`er
nid`er, meaning beneath, (be)low, down(ward), is the standard OE form according to Clark Hall 1, which gives us the eME form nit`er. However a variant neod`er is also recorded in Clark Hall 1. Reflexes of this variant appear in both AW and Lmn as neod`er and in Ch as nether. On the other hand, Orm has the related verb nit`t`renn. So, does net`er (with e rather than i), qualify as an additional eME form? The answer is yes. The variant with e may not have a reflex in PC2 or Orm (see Principle 2a) but it does have a reflex in ModE nether and a reflex which appears in English prior to 1250 - neod`er, in both Lmn and AW (see Principle 2b).
bicgen and biy`en
byc`g`an, meaning to buy, is the standard OE form according to Clark Hall 1, which gives us the eME form bicgen. Since Orm has biggenn and both AW and Owl have buggen (where <u> represents /y/) and PC2 has no competing form, an additional eME form doesn't appear to be an option. However, Ch has the infinitive byen. Note that in the OE paradigm, the 1st person singular and 3rd person plural of the presnt forms have a different stem to the 2nd and 3rd person singular - byc`g`e byc`g`at` vs byg`st byg`t`. This would pass to eME as bicge biy`est biy`eth bicgen. Ch on the other hand has no such alternation between 3rd person singular and plural - byeth byen. According to the last of the five basic principles "anomalies within a given noun or verb paradigm can be levelled when evidence of levelling exists in that paradigm, or in a similar paradigm, in at least one eME source (PC2, Orm, Lmn, AW, Owl, SO, Ch)." Thus an eME paradigm can be based on the 2nd person and 3rd person singular forms - biy`e biy`est biy`eth biy`en. And the infinitive biy`en becomes an additional eME form. Compare with ley`en in Extending the pattern below.
la_ken and ley`ken
OE has la_can, meaning to play; jump, leap, move up and down, and g`ela_cian, meaning to present, bestow, which give us the eME forms la_ken and ila_ken. Orm has ley`y`kenn meaning to play, take pleasure in, which is derived from cognate ON leika and corresponds to the first sense, and lakenn meaning to present with, make an offering to, which corresponds to the second. Since none of the other six eME sources has a form similar to ley`ken, that variant doesn't immediately present itself as an additional eME form. However, ModE has the dialectal words laik and lake, which both mean 'to play' and are both pronounced /leik/. Note that a direct ModE reflex of la_can would be *loke or *loak. According to Principle 2b a variant qualifies as an additional eME form if it is found in ModE, appeared in English prior to 1250, and has a Germanic origin. ley`ken meets those conditions.
More on normalisation
Looking for more background on the normalisation of the East Midland dialect c 1150, in englesaxe? For an outline of the basic principles applied to the normalisation of eME word forms, together with an introduction and a list of the abbreviations and definitions used, see normalisation 1: principles. For a discussion of levelling within eME paradigms, see normalisation 3: grammar. For a discussion of the principles governing the eME spelling scheme used in englesaxe, see normalisation 4: spelling. For a discussion of some of the finer points, see normalisation 5: issues.
- four other pairs - *aht/oht, *y`uw/y`ow, *y`u_re/y`owre and *fra/fra_ are borderline cases, but the first in each pair doesn't quite satisfy the conditions for an additional eME form; see eME normalisation issues for more detail;
- there is also the complication of sound changes from the late ME period (post-1250); for example, Ch has hom bon bowe owene where earlier ME texts have ha_m ba_n boge a_gene (for ModE home bone bow own);
- the MED has cluster as a headword, but the earliest entry is from 1382; nevertheless, a pre-1250 entry in the MED is not required since cluster is found in OE; see Principle 2b;
- similar to eME ay`ean + es > ay`eanes; cp adverbial genitive in ModE I work nights / I watch TV of an evening;
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In the previous mission, we added a header to the New / Edit Car page so the user can go to the view contact screen.
You know what would be awesome? If we could select specific records in the grid and activate and deactivate them all at once. For those following along, this would be helpful to Valerie if she was sending multiple cars to maintenance at the same time - she could mark all of them as inactive all at once, rather than choosing individual records to change. So let’s set that up!
Add a Checkbox Column
1. Customize the Car List screen.
2. Select GridCar. In the properties panel on the right, expand the Columns header and click "Has a checkbox column".
And now each row has a checkbox column! That was easy. Now, let’s set up some buttons to do something with those checked rows. First we need a separate section for the buttons.
Add a New Section
1. Drag a new Section in and move it above secList.
2. Select the section and rename it secGridActions.
3. Change the padding to 1x EXCEPT FOR THE BOTTOM padding. We want it nice and close to the grid.
4. Select the section named secList and make sure the Top Padding to None.
Okay, the section is all set up. Now onto the button!
Add a Button
1. Drag a button object into secGridActions.
2. Right align the cell.
3. Select the button and change its text to “Deactivate”
4. Change the Text Size to Small.
5. Now, go into the Click event of your new Deactivate button.
Let's start plotting actions. This next action we’re going to use is called a loop. A loop is a way for Method to perform the same action a set number of times. In this particular case, we want to perform an action for each record the user has checked in the GridCar.
Add Action Loop Through Gird
1. Add the action Loop Through Grid.
2. For Select a grid, choose GridCar, the grid we will loop through.
3. Check the checkbox: Only select rows that are checked.
4. Make sure to add your Internal Note: “Loop through checked rows”.
Now this loop will go through each checked record in the grid. If you checked three rows, the loop will run three times: once for each row. Of course, we want it to run an action for each row, so let’s add that next.
Add Action Update Fields in Table
1. Hover over Loop Through Grid to see the ⊕ Add action below and click it.
2. Search for the action Update Fields in Table. Make sure it is indented underneath the Loop. What does this mean? For each record you check in the grid, it will apply the Update Fields in Table action!
3. Let's configure the action Update Fields in Table. For Select a table, choose Cars.
4. Click Open Criteria Builder.
5. Click ⊕ Add a condition.
6. For the first dropdown, choose RecordID.
7. The second dropdown should be the default setting: Equals.
8. For the third dropdown, scroll down and find, under Loop, RecordID. You can search for it to make it easier.
9. Select < Back to exit the Criteria Builder.
10. For Field(s) to update, search and select IsActive. The Update using this value should be Yes/No, and No. This means for each record checked in the grid, Method will set its IsActive field to “No”, effectively deactivating the record!
11. Make an Internal Note “Set checked records to inactive”.
Add Action Refresh Control
The last thing we should do is add a Refresh Control action. This won’t be in the loop, by default, but you’ll want to make sure it isn’t (do not indent it), because we only want Method to refresh the grid once: at the end of the loop. If it ends up in the loop, Method will refresh the grid every time we process a record - and that becomes a real pain for everyone involved.
1. Click ⊕ Add new action outside of the loop.
2. Search and add the action Refresh Control.
3. For Select a control, choose GridCar.
4. Make an Internal Note: “Refresh GridCar”.
Before closing, your Action Set should look like this:
Again, see how the action Refresh Control is not inside the Loop Through Grid action.
5. Close the Action Editor.
Add a New Button to Activate Selected Records
We now have a button designed to deactivate selected records, so logic would dictate we’d also want a button to reactivate selected records too, right? It certainly would, but here’s the thing: the process to create the Activate button is almost exactly the same as the process we just went through. So instead of walking you through all those steps again, here are the pertinent changes:
A new button should have its Text set to “Activate”.
When updating the IsActive field, set it to “Yes”.
All the other steps are exactly the same.
And that's it, you're done! Congratulations! Well done, you've completed all the missions. Feel free to further explore and add your own touches to the app, but I hope you get an idea on how app customization works. There is far more you can do with Method, and the best way to learn that is by experimenting.
Good luck, and thanks for joining me this whole time! | <urn:uuid:caf48def-d338-493c-ad20-265182809fc8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://help.method.me/en/articles/2628643-mission-3-13-add-checkboxes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.878738 | 1,228 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Armenian Diocese in Georgia
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Khachverats), which is the last of the five major feasts of the Armenian Church, was properly celebrated at the Armenian Diocese in Georgia.
The Vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia Rev. Father Kirakos Davtyan celebrated Sunday Divine Liturgy in the Saint Etchmiadzin church in Avlabari, Tbilisi.
During the Divine Liturgy, the celebrant preached about the mystery of the day, told the faithful about the return of the Holy Cross of the God from captivity, its elevation in Golgotha and that's why the feast called Khachverats, or Srbkhech. He spoke about the importance of faith and the significance of the Cross. The celebrant encouraged the faithful to remain unshakable in their faith with accordance to the Christian Commandments and live, appreciate, preserve and convey to the generations the church and national feasts. He urged the faithful to keep steadfast their relations with the house of God.
On the same day in the churches of the Armenian Diocese the glorifying ceremony of elevation and glorification of the Holy Cross took place.
At the conclusion of the Evening Service the procession of Holy Cross took place. Under the leadership of the clergymen, the Cross was turned around the four corners of the church and the rosewater was sprinkled on the faithful. After singing hymns and psalms, the basil, which considered as a cross flower, was blessed. The blessed basil was divided into the faithful.
On Monday morning in the churches of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia, Divine Liturgy was celebrated in memory of deceased and Requiem Service was offered. | <urn:uuid:e8986644-427e-4bb3-b708-0e4595a1e04e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://armenianchurch.ge/en/news/feast-of-the-exaltation-of-the-holy-cross-in-the-armenian-diocese-in-georgia | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.968088 | 370 | 1.890625 | 2 |
Netherlands' agricultural success based on its pioneering farming methods is now again at the forefront of food innovation thanks to its cultured meat ecosystem.
Delft-based Meatable, one of the country’s cultured meat companies, has just unveiled its first fully cultured product: a pork sausage, said to ‘even produce the signature sizzle in the pan’. After its Series A funding in 2021 where it raised $47 million, Meatable has worked on its commercial launch refining its process to grow cultivated meat using its opti-ox™ technology, so that it only needs one single cell sample to then replicate meat tissues.
Meatable decided to create sausages to satisfy potential customers in Europe and the US, where Germany alone comprising around 27% of the total volume of sausages consumed worldwide. However the newly made sausage seems to be just the first on a long list of possible products the company wants to deliver: “We want to tailor the products to the market that we want to enter since not everybody likes the same type of products. For that we are doing market investigation on what is resonating with people,” said Daan Luining, co-founder and CTO of Meatable.
Earlier in May, the Dutch government placed $61 million funds to help the foodtech industry to thrive: “One of the reasons the Dutch government decided to invest in cultured meat is because we have a large agricultural sector, which needs to diversify, and everybody knows it,” continued Luining. Thanks to their greenhouses and agritech the Netherlands is one of the world's largest agricultural producers, exporting $67 billion worth of vegetables, fruit, meat and dairy products each year. However the intensive agriculture model of the Netherlands, makes it reach the highest livestock concentration in the European Union, heavily impacting on the country’s emissions production: “The biggest win we're gonna make is on methane reduction for cows or ammonia for pigs,” said Luining about the production of their cultivated products.
It takes only a few weeks to grow Meatable’s sausages, while traditional farming will require more time and more natural resources in order to be produced. However, according to the life cycle assessments conducted by researchers of the Dutch University of Delf, cultivated pork or chicken meat can only have a lower footprint than traditional farming, if producers will be using renewable energy to power their bioreactors.
The potential health benefits of cultivated meat are that these products can be modelled to the requests of consumers, having better nutritional values, added vitamins and minerals while containing less dangerous fat, and no antibiotics, used on animals within industrial farming. But first they have to be checked. Earlier this month a panel discussion at the European Parliament in Brussels between policymakers, cultured meat and agriculture stakeholders underlined the need for the products to be safe for consumption. Before being available on the EU market any new “novel food” must pass an health check via the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) which can take a minimum of 18 months.
When asked whether the company will soon submit their request to the EU body a spokesperson for Meatable responded that 'In our own research as well as in other surveys all indicate taste as the key driver for continued consumption. Once we are completely satisfied - which we believe given current developments will go fast - we will start our filing process'. | <urn:uuid:1a286b49-1814-4d5c-9386-cdcf752b541b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danieladelorenzo/2022/07/20/dutch-cultivated-meat-company-meatable-reveals-its-pork-sausages/?sh=c2de5c03607f | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.960632 | 695 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCCs)
Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are the second most common form of skin cancer although in people who are immunosuppressed, for example following an organ transplant, they are the most common. They most often appear on sun-exposed sites as tender, crusty lumps or sores, which fail to heal. If you have a lesion which has been present more than a few months you should consult your GP who will refer you to a dermatologist if they are concerned.
Treatment is usually by excision under local anaesthetic. If the lesion is large a biopsy may be taken initially. If the diagnosis is confirmed then treatment options will be discussed which include full surgical excision or radiotherapy | <urn:uuid:2a4e68d8-0810-4f2e-8642-1f509a1ef958> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.drjenjonesdermatologist.com/squamous-cell-carcinoma | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.967484 | 160 | 2.765625 | 3 |
THE PASS SYSTEM
After the Northwest Resistance of 1885, three Canadian officials put forward a proposal for a system of racial segregation – whites from First Nations – to their Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, who enthusiastically approves, declaring: “…it is in the highest degree desirable to adopt it.” From then on, and for over 60 years, permits to leave reserve would only be issued at the pleasure of an Indian Agent. From day one, the Canadian government knew this segregationist pass system had no legal basis.
The system kept First Nations parents from their children in residential schools, from visiting relatives, from access to towns and cities, and from enjoying the basic freedom of mobility that every settler Canadian took for granted.
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I’m one of the many Android users who recently installed the Blackberry Messenger (BBM) application on their phone. Big deal. Doing this as I did, however, on the day Germany and Brazil were introducing a draft resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age at the UN General Assembly, I found myself confronting some critical questions.
The BBM app — as is the case with most apps — is uncompromising about what it intends to do once it is on your device. It will “modify or delete the contents of your USB storage” and map your “precise GPS location”.
More frighteningly, it can “record audio, take pictures and videos” without seeking your permission. It can also “add or remove accounts, create accounts and set passwords”. Then, quite unapologetically, it can also “add or modify calendar events and send emails to guests without owners’ knowledge, modify your contacts, read calendar events plus confidential information … ”.
Of course, I told the app that “I Accept” these conditions. Either that or nothing.
With this app and a host of others, however, I basically have in my palm a very effective spy-tool that knows my every movement, every sound and image around me 24/7. And it has my full consent!
This is a trap most people are either wittingly or unwittingly walking into in this era of “smart” technological devices. With sound — or what appears to be sound — justification at that.
My Android phone is nothing but efficient. The phone seems to know and understand me in ways that surprise me at times. For instance, I’m an email junkie, preferring to do most of my work via email. Over the past two years, my phone has become so clued up on the way I write emails that I can practically write an email in a matter of seconds by simply following the text predictions!
I’m also a frequent traveller. No problem. A few days ahead of my trip, I get weather notifications and recommendations of hotels and restaurants, based on what the phone knows I prefer. On the actual day of travel, I get traffic and weather updates and the quickest route from my home to the airport is mapped out.
All this is remarkable and quite useful. Unfortunately, it is coming at a significant personal cost to my personal privacy. In the hands of a rogue individual, company or state, my phone — a trusted and dependable device — can turn out to be my worst enemy.
Indeed, the existence of legislation that enables governments to intercept communications of all citizens means that our vulnerabilities to state power, hackers etc are permanent.
Hence, in the absence of stronger safeguards, adequate legal protections and comprehensive knowledge of privacy rights, the unsuspecting and ambivalent use of various technologies may be doing us more harm than good.
In light of revelations made by whistleblower Edward Snowden that there’s an on-going global mass surveillance programme run by the National Security Agency of the United States, the broader question that needs to be asked, perhaps, is this: Is the right to freedom — especially freedom of expression — as a human right under threat?
The overarching justification for mass surveillance and limitation of human rights is, of course, the protection of national security. Colleague and friend Carly Nyst of Privacy International has eloquently put this debate into perspective, arguing that: “Under the guise of national security, privacy [and the right to freedom of expression are] gradually being dismantled by laws and technologies that enable government intrusion into our emails, internet activities, phone calls, movements, interactions and relationships. We are told by our governments that surveillance is there to make us safer. Yet there is little evidence that forfeiting our privacy gains us greater security.”
Beyond the role of the state in curtailing fundamental human rights, we also need to question the role of corporate entities whose hardware and software we use and have come to depend upon. To what extend do Google, Yahoo!, Facebook and Twitter, among others, infringe on our rights to freedom of expression and privacy?
Indeed, isn’t the narrative that these platforms actually enhance those rights flawed and designed, in particular, to increase the shareholder value of the companies while doing the exact opposite?
Many African countries are awakening to the power of internet-powered technology. Regrettably, the popular stance has been to view the internet as an inherent threat to the state. A certain Zimbabwean minister once described the internet as “a tool for regime change”.
The African Union has a “Draft [AU] Convention on the Confidence and Security in Cyberspace”, which, among other things, notes that “Africa is faced with security gap[s] which, as a result of poor mastery of security risks, increases the technological dependence of individuals, organizations and states on computer systems and networks that tend to control their information technologies needs and security facilities. [Hence] African states are in dire need of innovative criminal policy strategies that embody states, societal and technical responses to create a credible legal climate for cybersecurity.”
Confining the debate on internet freedom to narrow “national security” concerns as most governments are doing or intend do means that freedom of expression and privacy rights will lose out quite significantly.
The laissez faire attitude, in general, that has accompanied Snowden’s revelations and the promulgation of legislation or policies that considerably affect our online lives is deeply telling of the voluntary servitude we are lending to state power and technology companies by sheepishly clicking “I Accept” — like I did — without demanding adequate protection for ourselves.
The draft resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age is a step in the right direction. However, there remains greater need for more robust citizen/consumer engagement if the rights enjoyed offline can also be enjoyed online in equal measure. | <urn:uuid:d263fd8f-1778-4b43-9ac2-63b60aa0dca7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thoughtleader.co.za/on-voluntary-tech-servitude/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.939221 | 1,227 | 1.851563 | 2 |
I confess that recently I’ve been focusing a great deal more on my post-apocalyptic writing (if you’re interested in that, check out my other blog: ebfeir.wordpress.com). It very much depends on a mundane and non-magical world, and I’m guessing that between the diaper changes, bottle warmings, and endless Cheerios, I haven’t been feeling magic at all.
So, in celebration of magic – particularly in fiction – and to help remind myself and you why it is I love magic in writing, encompassing the magical, mystical, and fairy dust, here are:
15 Ways Magic Rules Supreme
- There is nothing mundane about magic.
- We too often lack magic in our real lives, so we definitely need it in our fiction.
- Magic is a marvelous problem solver. Not sure how that character did something or arrived? It was magic!
- Magic is fun. Magic can be silly, light, dark, and all the shades in between, especially when in so many ways the most literal interpretations of magic can be downright ridiculous.
- Magic connects us with our mythological roots and ancestral histories.
- Magic taps into ancient beliefs, fears, and ideas about how the world works.
- Fairytales – those timeless, moralistic, prolific teaching tools – are encompassed and defined by magic, and playing with the familiar and putting your own twist on it is foreign and familiar at the same time.
- Magic can and will lead to the unexpected and adventure for characters and readers alike.
- Magic takes us places and creates peoples and places sprung directly from our dreams and nightmares.
- Magic can make characters more heroic, sexier, stronger, more of a fantasy.
- Magic unleashes the possibilities of fantasies and playfulness in worlds where there are less limits on the possible.
- The belief in magic can return us to our childhoods where anything was possible, in real life or otherwise.
- Magic can bring new dimensions and possibilities to familiar ideas, like new possibilities for battle scenes, love scenes, struggles, etc.
- For a little while at least, while reading or writing the book, we can pretend to be magic, too.
- Magic frees our imaginations and dreams from the constraints of reality where we can create and rule worlds where good always wins, and there is always a happy ending.
Have I missed any reasons why magic does and always does reign supreme? Please let me know. Otherwise, I hope you have a magical week, and thanks for reading. | <urn:uuid:e8359b66-7bea-4f68-9a76-b2c3a6643413> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://shellychalmers.com/tag/imagination/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.906675 | 535 | 1.554688 | 2 |
We spent a little time on what pregnancy can do to our faces, so it’s time to venture elsewhere. In general, pregnancy takes our skin for a bit of a ride. If you never had sensitive skin before, you might suddenly be itchy, blotchy or otherwise irritated by fabrics or fragrances. I noticed that tight clothing would make my skin itch, so for exercise I ditched the lulu gear ASAP. Just be prepared to have skin that is a little more “aware” of its surroundings. Pick fragrance free lotions and cleansers. Avoid wool and irritating synthetic fibers. Stick to breathable cotton, a bonus since that bun in the oven makes you break a sweat a little quicker too.
The dreaded stretch marks; there still is no cure for them. But the best thing to do is get going on the moisturizer from the moment you find out the happy news. Striae, or stretch marks, are caused by two things: genetics and rapid stretching. We can’t change genetics. If your mom, sisters or aunts all have a tummy full, your risk of getting them goes way up. Secondly, if you gain weight rapidly or are carrying multiples, your risk is also increased. Moisturized skin may be able to stretch a little better, and that is why everyone tells you to lather on creams or butters. We don’t have a lot of evidence that one cream is better than another. I tell people to try a Vitamin E oil or Almond oil. If you prefer a cream, pick one containing Vitamin E or Ceramides. Remember that stretch marks can also make an appearance on your breasts, so don’t neglect that area when moisturizing,
Your baby bump isn’t going to be the only new bump that appears. Skin tags can pop up in your arm pits or under your breasts. Keratoses are brown scaly bumps that also can appear. It’s not uncommon for them to pop up anywhere on the body including near or on the nipples. Moles and freckles that you had before can get darker or thicker. It can be tricky to decipher all of these bumps, so as you might expect, I would recommend a skin exam by a Dermatologist during pregnancy.
Peering over your bump to check out your legs you might notice new spider veins or even varicosities. Spider veins are red or purple squiggly marks that mostly appear on the legs, whereas varicosities are dilated and sometimes painful larger veins that can appear on the legs or in the vaginal area during pregnancy. Heredity plays a role here too; if you have female relatives with varicosities you might be at a higher risk. The increased blood volume and weight that you carry when pregnant can be blamed for these two problems, which means they often regress almost totally when you deliver. If they don’t, you can get some advice from a Dermatologist or Vascular Surgeon regarding treatment options..too many to review here.
One last mark to note is that famous linea nigra, the brown line that goes down the center of your baby bump. This doesn’t make an appearance in everyone; it’s most common in more darkly complected women. Enjoy it as a badge of baby honor. It will fade gradually after the baby arrives, but can take a few months. | <urn:uuid:8780192d-39f6-4869-8991-a40464326ab0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://westoakdermatology.com/pregnantskin2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.94896 | 705 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Sephardic Transcultural History
Sephardic Transcultural History: Between Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Dr. Martín Wein
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-4pm
Sephardic (lit. Spanish) or Mizrahi (lit. eastern) Jews are today often bundled into one group and reduced to a quintessential “non-Ashkenazi” subaltern at the fringe of Jewish societies. Yet, the historical, cultural and religious heritage of this inner-Jewish “other” is far older, broader and more varied than that of today’s Ashkenazi majority. This course traces a plethora of Sephardic/Mizrahi identities around the Mediterranean, in Asia, and on the Atlantic rim, from 1492 until today. Mediating between Christianity and Islam, and sometimes actually merging into those two dominant religions, early modern Sephardic/Mizrahi Jews often developed highly syncretic cultures, with a variety of religious “mixed forms,” from crypto-Jews, to conversos, Sabbateans and the Ottoman dönmeh sect. Echoes of this extraordinarily complex transculturalism continue in the peculiar Sephardic/Mizrahi position on the seam lines between Ashkenazim and Arabs in Israel.
1. The first part of this course will analyze the emergence of a Sephardi/Mizrahi sub- or counter-culture in Israel (e.g. “black panthers,” “Mediterraneanism,” Hebrew-Arabic linguistic syncretism), with its roots in the recruitment into colonial projects (e.g. Alliance Israélite Universelle), the role of Sephardi/Mizrahi Jews in Zionism and in the early waves of modern immigration to the Holy Land, the rise of Muslim anti-Semitism (e.g. the Farhud in Iraq), the Holocaust in places such as Greece and North Africa, but also the rescue of Bulgaria’s Jews, and the emigration or expulsion of Jews from most Arab states in the mid-twentieth century.
2. The second part will look at theoretical texts on Jewish and general religious/cultural syncretism.
3. The third part covers the “Sephardification” of preceding Jewish communities and the creation of the “Portuguese nation.” We will discuss the Christian-Jewish Sephardi Diaspora, spanning from
Amsterdam to New York, from Curaçao to Venice -- and the Muslim-Jewish Diaspora, reaching from the Berber/Amazigh Jews of Morocco to the Ottoman Empire, and from India to Egypt, with its ancient roots in the Middle East, starting with the Babylonian Exile, via the ancient Jewish Himyar Kingdom in Yemen, to the emergence of the famous medieval Jewish center in Iberia, Al-Andalus.
4. The last part will focus specifically on the rise and fall of the Jewish communities in the various Christian and Muslim states of medieval Iberia, and on the expulsion of 1492. We will conclude the
course with a discussion of issues related to religious identities, conflicts and tolerance. This course is interdisciplinary, and in addition to scholarly texts we may use also a wide array of other media such as music, film, cultural and religious objects, the Internet, items from everyday life, oral history interviews, photographs, or poetry. We will discuss key transcultural aspects such as book smuggling, dress codes and disguise, interreligious relations and rituals, Jewish-defined languages, ports and maritime trade, Jews and world exploration, complex inter-religious power structures, as well as a few outstanding Sephardic or Mizrahi historical personalities.
Course Requirements (also see final paper FAQs sheet at the end of this syllabus)
Midterm assignment: 15-20 min. reading presentation and leading discussion in class, one-page handout for students, graded pass/fail 10%
Final: academic essay on a topic of your choice, 18-25 pages (seminar) or 8-13 pages (referat), 70%
Attendance and Participation: 20% (you may miss two sessions at your own discretion, except when you present your reading)
Attendance is mandatory. Students are permitted a maximum of three unexcused absences without penalty. Any additional absences will affect the final grade and may result in failure of the course.
Plagiarism is taken extremely seriously. Any instance of academic misconduct which includes: submitting someone else’s work as your own; failure to accurately cite sources; taking words from another source without using quotation marks; submission of work for which you have previously received credit; working in a group for individual assignments; using unauthorized materials in an
exam and sharing your work with other students, will result in failure of the assignment and will likely lead to further disciplinary measures. | <urn:uuid:de0e003c-a657-4a7a-9caa-8be7a03c3333> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://liberal-arts.tau.ac.il/liberal-arts/Sephardic | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.913081 | 1,043 | 2.875 | 3 |
Darko Milicic is a former NBA player from Serbia. The 7 feet basketball player is the youngest player in NBA history to win the NBA championship and the youngest foreign NBA player.
The player was drafted 2nd overall pick in the first round by Detroit Pistons in 2003. Darko dedicated ten years playing as a center for the NBA.
He played for teams like Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and New York Knicks before retiring in 2013. Apart from NBA, he also played for the national team of Serbia in international tournaments.
However, despite being drafted high in the star-studded 2003 draft class, Darko is regarded as a draft bust in NBA history.
But why is Darko regarded as a draft bust, and what is he doing after he retired from NBA? Make sure to read to the end of the article to find the answer.
Furthermore, this article will look a little deeper into Darko Miličić‘s personal and professional lives.
But, before diving into the details, let’s briefly look at his quick facts first.
|Nick Name||Human Victory Cigar|
|Date of Birth||June 20, 1985|
|Age||37 years old|
|Birth Place||Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia|
|Height||7 feet (2.13 m)|
|Weight||250 lb (113 kg)|
|Father’s Name||Milorad Milicic|
|Mother’s Name||Zora Milicic|
|Siblings||One sister; Tijana Miličić|
|Children||Three; Lara , Lazar and Luka Miličić|
|Profession||Former NBA Player|
|Leagues||National Basketball Association (NBA)|
|NBA Draft||2003 2nd overall, Round 1 pick by Detroit Pistons|
|International Award||Gold at 2001 European Championship for Cadets|
|Awards and achievements|
|Net Worth||$25 million|
|Merch||Basketball Trading Card|
|Last Update||August 2022|
Darko Milicic | Early Life
Darko Milicic was born on June 20, 1985, in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the son of Milorad Milicic (father) and Zora Milicic (mother).
Furthermore, he has a sister, Tijana Miličić, a volleyball player. Darko’s family is originally from a small town named Janj near Sipovo, Serbia.
Darko spent his childhood in the Yugoslav war. At that time, his city was bombarded, and they had to live in basements for days.
His father was a soldier who fought in the war for the country. Darko remembers once when they were watching television to get an update about the current situation.
The news reporter was reporting about the dead soldiers, and just then, Darko saw his father’s picture on the screen. He asked his mother why his father was on the screen, but his mother couldn’t answer and started crying.
A few minutes later, the news reporter apologized, saying some names were wrong, and told his father was alive. It was a moment when he thought he had lost his father, but fortunately, he did not.
Fortunately, they survived past the war. When the war was over, everyone went back to everyday life, and finally, Darko could meet his father, who returned home safely from the war.
Initiation To Basketball
Darko’s father taught him to play basketball. It wasn’t because Darko was interested but because he was tall enough to play it. Later, Darko found that it was something he was good at.
He joined the basketball club to polish his skills, and soon basketball became his purpose. When he was 14, he started to play basketball with Serbian Hemofarm’s junior team.
That’s how the NBA scouted him for the draft in 2003. Darko says that he initially thought of basketball as a way out of Serbia as he got scouted for the NBA.
But, he later figured out that he had fallen in love with basketball which became his passion.
Darko Milicic | Age, Height & Weight
Darko Milicic was born in 1985, making him 37 years old.
People born in August are Gemini. Geminis are pleasant, friendly, and flexible. This describes Darko perfectly.
Furthermore, Darko was born in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, and identifies himself as a Serbian. Novi Sad is the second-largest city in Serbia.
Also, Milicic is tall at 7 feet 0 inches (2.13 meters) and weighs around 250 pounds (113 kg).
Milicic also has carved a lot of tattoos on his body. He is a supporter of the Ravna Gora movement. Thus, he has tattoos of World War II Chetnik leaders on his stomach and his back.
Darko Milicic | Professional Career
NBA Draft & Making History
Darko Milicic was selected as the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.
However, Darko received minimal playing time in his debut season with the Pistons.
Darko did not see any increase in his playing time in the next season, and he was disappointed with the Pistons as he believed the more he could play, the best he could deliver.
But, on February 15, 2006, Darko was dealt with by the Orlando Magic. He had good playing time in his new team and had a significant role in the group.
Later, the Serbian player signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008. Unfortunately, Darko’s time with the Grizzlies was a low point in his career; he did not want to play for the team, he was injured, and the team was struggling.
Retiring From The NBA
On June 25, 2009, Milicic was dealt with the New York Knicks, and later, he announced his intention to quit the NBA and return to European basketball the following season.
Darko was again dealt with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he set his career highs with the Timberwolves.
Milicic then joined the Boston Celtics in September 2012 and had the least playing time. He was later released by the Celtics at his request so that he could attend to personal affairs.
Darko announced his retirement from the NBA in June 2013.
But, he decided to return from retirement and play professional basketball again with Metalac Farmakom of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League.
Later, he joined I Came to Play in his hometown of Novi Sad in September 2019. Later, he resigned following his shoulder injury.
Darko Milicic was selected 2nd overall pick by Detroit Pistons in the 2003 draft class. Despite being drafted high, Darko failed to meet the expectations held on him.
Lebron James was picked first overall, Darko Milicic was second, and Carmelo Anthony was the third overall pick in the draft class.
In comparison to his fellow draft mates, Darko had the lowest NBA statistics and lowest gameplay.
Most people believe that Darko Milicic is the draft bust in NBA history as he hasn’t achieved much of what his fellow draft mates have achieved and had not much contribution to the Detroit Pistons.
To sum it up, most people believe Darko is the greatest draft bust in NBA history, whereas others believe that had he been drafted by a rebuilding team, he could have shown his potential than being pigeonholed by the Pistons.
He wasn’t the worst player but had underperformed compared to his draft mates.
Darko Milicic | International Career
Darko was a member of the FR Yugoslavia U16 national team, winning gold in the European Cadet Championships in 2001.
He also led Serbia and Montenegro to victory in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He ranked second for the most scores and had a valuable contribution to the success.
Darko Milicic | Achievements
- NBA champion (2004)
- The fifth-youngest player in NBA history.
- NBA’s youngest foreign player
- Youngest player to have appeared in an NBA Finals game
Darko Milicic | Off The Court
Milicic had a brief kickboxing career after he retired from basketball in 2014. He had his official debut in his hometown Novi Sad, but kickboxing did not serve him well, so he quit it.
Furthermore, Darko works as a farmer in Serbia, where he has his apple orchard of 125 acres. Apart from apples, he also grows cherries and plans to extend his farm more.
After retiring from the NBA, Darko traveled to Italy to learn about soil and how to grow the fruits. He grows tons of apples and cherries and exports them to Russia and many other countries.
Darko Milicic | Personal Life
Wife & Children
Darko Milicic is married to his long-time girlfriend, Zorana Markuš. On May 23, 2009, the couple married at Cathedral Church of St.Nicholas in Sremski Krlovci.
His girlfriend Zorana Markus was eight months pregnant during their wedding. The wedding was held grandly in the presence of hundreds of guests, including the basketball team members, close friends, and family.
Darko’s wife, Zorana, is a fashion designer by profession. The couple is blessed with a daughter, Lara, and two sons, Lazar and Luka.
Lifestyle & Hobbies
Darko lives a lavish lifestyle with fancy cars and living in mansions. Darko’s mansion in Novi Sad is bigger than a castle with a pool, playground, basketball court, and hunting room.
Darko has a hunting room in his mansion where he has kept the heads of deer to bears. Also, Darko has horses who have been part of Darko’s family.
Furthermore, Darko loves riding horses, and so does his son, Lazar. Darko has his 12 years old big horse named Astor. He has a stable built inside the home for it.
Also, Darko is a religious and spiritual person as well. He frequently visits the Novo Hopovo Monastery, where he spends most of his time.
Social Media Presence
Darko Milicic loves living in the moment and keeping his personal life low-key. Thus, he is not active on any social media platform.
However, there are some fake profiles of Darko, some of which are suspended.
Darko currently lives in his world farming apples and cherries and has no time to spend in the virtual world.
Darko Milicic | Net Worth
The net worth of Darko Milicicis estimated to be around $25 million. His net worth is derived from his primary profession as an NBA player.
The athlete signed a rookie deal with the Detroit Pistons for $11,596,440. Milicic signed his career’s most expensive deal with Dallas Mavericks, worth $5,050,000 in 2008.
Thus, the player earned millions of dollars being an NBA player playing for different teams. He has also earned good fortunes out of his investments and business ventures.
Does Darko Milicic have a ring?
Yes, Darko Milicic has a ring. He was the only player with the ring amongst the top four players drafted in the draft class of 2003.
What are the overall NBA statistics for Darko Miličić?
In his NBA career, Darko Milicic played 468 games with an average of 4.2 rebounds, 0.4 steals, 0.9 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 6.0 points per game.
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Can data-driven marketing help us make a better society? Or will advances in digitalization and data someday lead to a society under the control of such information, as commonly portrayed in science fiction dystopias? For example, the 1982 movie Blade Runner depicts artificially intelligent androids in a deeply unequal society dominated, from the top down, by data.
Scenes of the cityscape appear like a collage with images of Tokyo and huge holographic advertisements displayed on the sides of buildings. Some scenes even show Tokyo-style standing noodle bars. But people don’t think that Tokyo is like the city in the film, do they?
In part I of this series, I made the case that socially conscious advertising took root in the early 1970s, just after John Lennon and Yoko Ono had launched their anti-war poster and billboard campaign in 12 major cities around the world in 1969.
Incidentally, a prototype of the modern-day internet was being developed around that time, with the first network links established between the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Stanford Research Institute in 1969. At the same time, the hippie movement was flourishing in several parts of the United States. Similar to that movement, the internet – with its intrinsically decentralized design – was essentially anti-establishment and would eventually convey the hippies’ message of “power to the people” as it entered its first phase of development.
Later, the west coast of the United States became home to many successful startups and companies that went on to create digital platforms for major corporations.
A 1970 edition of the Whole Earth Catalog magazine (last issued in 1998), regarded as a Bible by many hippies on the US West Coast, contained the slogan, “Access to tools.” It expressed a desire to put the world back into the hands of the people, at a time when practically everything was being mass-produced.
The internet originated from this broader movement, and now huge digital platform operators and major countries are rushing to deploy the internet to maximize the happiness of people worldwide.
The message of ‘power to the people’ that accompanied the internet’s beginnings, however, still resonates around the world. In Japan, a desire to empower the public can be found, for example, in the context of the coronavirus. When Covid-19 infections began spreading this year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government created a user-friendly website to provide the public with real-time information, such as the number of infections and areas where they occurred.
On another note, as part of a highly innovative initiative, the website was created together with a non-profit organization called Code for Japan. The site has been offering open source website coding tools and, as a result, many websites based on the coding have been created nationwide by volunteers. In other words, data has been put into the hands of the people.
The idea here is that, when data belongs to the public, we can independently use it to improve our lives. I hope that using data in this way will open up new possibilities, not at all resembling the dystopian nightmares of science fiction.
Personally, I occasionally program applications and online tools, such as some of the services already available on the market. The other day, for instance, I tried making an online meeting app on my own, similar to Zoom. While I didn’t make an app as user-friendly as Zoom, I did learn about the system through my programming efforts. I refer to this approach as digital self-sufficiency, and I would like to see it become more widespread.
If we believe that society offers no roles for people to play and that they are merely cogs in the wheel, we can begin to imagine what a dystopian society might be like. But if we remain convinced that society can be changed for the better, through the power of the people, we can create a better future for society.
I had intended to write about advertising companies and data-driven marketing in this essay, but as it turned out, I discussed data and society in very broad terms. In the next installment, I plan to talk about how data-driven marketing can be used by companies for the public good, with a focus on customer experience.
The second installment in the series: A Better Future, Part 2 – Societal Challenges Shaping Ad Companies
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As society struggles to find a cause for the violence that plagues society, from school shootings to random street crimes, research by a UTSA professor may help, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
Dylan Jackson, a professor in UTSA's Department of Criminal Justice, says there is a clear connection between a family experiencing what is called 'food insecurity,' and the presence of violence in a child's life.
"When food is lacking in the household across a number of years, and a number of time points, the risk of violence went up almost 500%," he said.
Dr. Jackson's research, which was done in conjunction with three collaborators and recently published in a peer reviewed journal, doesn't directly link food insecurity to violence, but indicates that food insecurity leads to other pathologies that spark violence in the life of a young person, like domestic violence.
"Its a nationally representative sample, so it can be applied to the population of the United States," he said. "It is also a longitudinal study, which means these individuals were followed for several years."
He says food insecurity as a child makes the child six times more likely to grow up to be a violent teenager, and a violent adult.
He says this indicates that violence should not be treated 'in a silo,' by itself, but any effort to deal with the violent society also should include a discussion of the causes of that violence.
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In a May 5, 2021, Fox News report, Tucker Carlson asked the question no one is really allowed to ask: “How many Americans have died after taking the COVID vaccine?”1
If you haven’t paid attention, the answer to this verboten (forbidden) question may shock you. Carlson points out (inaccurately, if you ask me) that vaccines have been shown to be generally safe, citing statistics on how many Americans have died after the seasonal influenza vaccine in recent years.
Each year, more than 165 million Americans get the flu shot, and according to the U.S. vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS), there were 85 reported deaths following influenza vaccination in 2017; 119 deaths in 2018; and 203 deaths in 2019. “How do those rates compare to the death rates from the coronavirus vaccine?” Carlson asks. The answer is, there’s really no comparison.
How Many Have Died From COVID Vaccines?
Between mid-December 2020, when the first COVID-19 shots were rolled out, and April 23, 2021, at which point between 95 million and 100 million Americans had received their COVID-19 shots, there were 3,544 reported deaths following COVID vaccination.2
That’s 182 more deaths than cited by Carlson. As of April 23, 2021, VAERS had also received 12,618 reports of serious adverse events. In total, 118,902 adverse event reports had been filed. If, like Carlson estimates, about 30 people per day are dying from the shots, these numbers will grow by the hundreds each week.
Carlson also cites data from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which found that VAERS catches a mere 1% of vaccine injuries,3,4 primarily because it’s a passive system and reports are filed voluntarily.
Many Americans don’t even know that the system exists, or that they can file a report, and most doctors won’t file reports when injuries are brought to their attention because the medical system doesn’t reward such fastidiousness. At most, 10% of vaccine side effects are ever reported to VAERS, according to a 2005 study in the BMJ.5
What this means is that side effects may actually be 10 times or even 100 times higher than reported. We could, in reality, be looking at anywhere from 126,000 to 1.2 million serious side effects, and anywhere from 35,440 to 354,400 vaccine-related deaths.
While Carlson refuses to speculate about what the actual death toll might be, he does stress that what we’re seeing is clearly out of the norm, and by a tremendous margin. In just four months, the COVID-19 vaccines have killed more people than all available vaccines combined from mid-1997 until the end of 2013 — a period of 15.5 years.
Gamble Your Life or Lose Your Freedom?
While the data show there are clear risks, Americans are urged, cajoled, shamed and threatened into getting the shot in any number of ways. President Biden recently warned that people who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 “can still die every day” from the infection, adding “This is your choice: It’s life and death.”
Carlson accurately points out that while unvaccinated people can indeed die of COVID-19, not everyone is at equal risk of complications and death. Old and chronically ill individuals are at greatest risk, while young and/or healthy individuals have a very low risk, and those who have had COVID-19 and recovered are immune.
For those who are young and/or healthy and/or immune, risking death or injury from the “vaccine” doesn’t make much sense. I would argue it makes no sense whatsoever, as there are also several proven-effective treatments, both early at-home treatments and in-hospital treatments. So, there’s no need to risk your health and life by taking COVID gene therapy.
As noted by Carlson, the young, healthy and already immune can add up to hundreds of millions of people in the U.S., yet policy makers are “not even acknowledging that these categories of people exist,” he says.
They’re pretending that everyone’s risk is the same and, therefore, everyone must get vaccinated, or at bare minimum, they want 70% of the American adult population vaccinated by July 4, 2021.
Carlson points out that this policy might be deemed acceptable if it could be conclusively shown that the “vaccines” are safe, and if we had a thorough understanding of the long-term effects of these mRNA and viral vector DNA shots. However, we can’t and we don’t.
Thousands have died, and many of the side effects reported defy easy explanation. For example, COVID shots now account for one-third of all tinnitus side effects in VAERS. Oxford and UCLA researchers, who are now tracking side effects across eight different countries, report finding that “women aged 18 to 34 years had a higher rate of deep vein thrombosis than men of the same age,” Carlson says. Why? No one knows.
Stunning Lack of Reaction to Mounting Death Toll
Perhaps most stunning of all is that these thousands of deaths and serious reactions are receiving no attention whatsoever. In 1976, the U.S. government vaccinated an estimated 45 million people against pandemic swine flu.
The program was canceled, Carlson reports, after only 53 people died. Authorities decided the vaccine was too risky to continue the campaign. Now, health authorities are shrugging off more than 3,500 deaths after COVID-19 vaccination as either coincidental or inconsequential.
Folks, this is 70 times more deaths than the swine flu vaccine, which was halted. If this isn’t insanity on steroids, please tell me what is. Maybe murder? This doesn’t even include the deaths of thousands, and potentially tens of thousands of miscarriages, which is now becoming rapidly recognized as a possible complication of COVID-19 “vaccines.”
In fact, an April 2021 report in The New England Journal of Medicine6 said that miscarriage was the most common condition reported after a COVID vaccine, and that “there is probably substantial underreporting of pregnancy- and neonatal-specific adverse events” connected with the vaccine. But rather than posting a warning that the vaccine may be causing miscarriages, health officials simply urged “continued monitoring” of the issue.
EU Reports Hundreds of Thousands of Side Effects
In the European Union, we find more of the same. Its EudraVigilance system, to which suspected drug reactions are reported, had as of April 17, 2021, received 330,218 injury reports after vaccination with one of the four available COVID vaccines (Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson), including 7,766 deaths.7
Of these, Pfizer’s mRNA injection accounted for the largest number of deaths at 4,293, followed by Moderna with 2,094 deaths, AstraZeneca with 1,360 deaths and Johnson & Johnson with 19 deaths. The most commonly reported injuries were cardiac-related problems and blood/lymphatic disorders.
In related news, the Israeli People Committee (IPC), a civilian body of health experts, has published a report detailing side effects from the Pfizer vaccine, concluding “there has never been a vaccine that has harmed as many people.” The Committee received 288 reports of death, 90% of which occurred within 10 days after the vaccination; 64% of them were men.
This contradicts data from the Israeli Ministry of Health, which claims only 45 deaths were vaccine related. According to this report (translated from Hebrew):8
“According to Central Bureau of Statistics data during January-February 2021, at the peak of the Israeli mass vaccination campaign, there was a 22% increase in overall mortality in Israel compared with the previous year.
In fact, January-February 2021 have been the deadliest months in the last decade, with the highest overall mortality rates compared to corresponding months in the last 10 years.
Amongst the 20-29 age group the increase in overall mortality has been most dramatic. In this age group, we detect an increase of 32% in overall mortality in comparison with previous year.
Statistical analysis of information from the Central Bureau of Statistics, combined with information from the Ministry of Health, leads to the conclusion that the mortality rate amongst the vaccinated is estimated at about 1: 5000 (1: 13000 at ages 20-49, 1: 6000 at ages 50-69, 1: 1600 at ages 70+).
According to this estimate, it is possible to estimate the number of deaths in Israel in proximity of the vaccine, as of today, at about 1000-1100 people.”
In the U.S., we’re now starting to see thousands of reports of menstrual problems among women who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. As reported by The Defender:9
“Women have reported hemorrhagic bleeding with clots, delayed or absent periods, sudden pre-menopausal symptoms, month-long periods and heavy irregular bleeding after being vaccinated with one or both doses of a COVID vaccine.
There’s no data linking COVID vaccines to changes in menstruation because clinical trials omit tracking menstrual cycles. But two Yale University experts wrote in The New York Times … there could be a connection.
‘There are many reasons vaccination could alter menstruation,’ wrote Alice Lu-Culligan, an M.D./Ph.D. student at Yale School of Medicine, and Dr. Randi Epstein, writer in residence at Yale School of Medicine.
‘Periods involve the immune system, as the thickening and thinning of the uterine lining are facilitated by different teams of immune cells and signals moving in and out of the reproductive tract,’ Lu-Culligan and Epstein explained.
‘Vaccines are designed to ignite an immune response, and the female cycle is supported by the immune system, so it’s possible vaccines could temporarily change the normal course of events.’”
Even more bizarre, there are hundreds of anecdotal reports of women who have not gotten the vaccine, but spent time in close proximity to someone who did, who are experiencing the same kind of abnormal menses and bleeding irregularities. Some doctors are hypothesizing that some sort of shedding may be taking place, although the mechanism is unknown. As yet, it’s too early to speculate further.
Interestingly, a Chinese study10 published in Reproductive BioMedicine Online, which looked at sex hormones and menstruation in unvaccinated women of reproductive age who were diagnosed with COVID-19, found 28% had a change in the length of their cycle, 19% had prolonged cycles and 25% had a change in menstrual blood volume.
The researchers hypothesize that “the menstruation changes of these patients might be the consequence of transient sex hormone changes” caused by a temporary suppression of ovarian function during infection.
Dr. Natalie Crawford, a fertility specialist, told The Defender11 that the menstrual irregularities seen in female COVID-19 patients may be linked to a cellular immunity response, and since the vaccine instructs your body to make the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which your immune system then responds to, the effects of the vaccine may be similar to the natural infection.
Death Tally May Spike During Fall and Winter
While the death toll from COVID-19 vaccines is already at a historical level, I fear it may shoot far higher as we move through fall and winter. The reason for this is because one of the greatest risk factors and wild cards of these vaccines is antibody‐dependent enhancement (ADE) or paradoxical immune enhancement (PIE).
I’ve detailed this issue in several articles, including “How COVID-19 Vaccine Can Destroy Your Immune System” and “Will Vaccinated People Be More Vulnerable to Variants?” In summary, ADE means that rather than enhance your immunity against the infection, the vaccine actually enhances the virus’ ability to enter and infect your cells, resulting in more severe disease than had you not been vaccinated.12
The 2003 review paper “Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of Virus Infection and Disease” explains it this way:13
“In general, virus-specific antibodies are considered antiviral and play an important role in the control of virus infections in a number of ways. However, in some instances, the presence of specific antibodies can be beneficial to the virus. This activity is known as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of virus infection.
The ADE of virus infection is a phenomenon in which virus-specific antibodies enhance the entry of virus, and in some cases the replication of virus, into monocytes/macrophages and granulocytic cells through interaction with Fc and/or complement receptors.
This phenomenon has been reported in vitro and in vivo for viruses representing numerous families and genera of public health and veterinary importance … For some viruses, ADE of infection has become a great concern to disease control by vaccination.”
Fall and winter are the seasons in which most coronavirus infections occur, be it SARS-CoV-2 or other coronaviruses responsible for the common cold. If ADE does turn out to be a common problem with these injections, then vaccinated individuals may be at significantly higher risk of severe COVID-19 and a potentially lethal immune reaction due to pathogenic priming.
Another potential risk is that of Th2 immunopathology, especially among the elderly. As reported in a PNAS news feature:14
“Since the 1960s, tests of vaccine candidates for diseases such as dengue, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have shown a paradoxical phenomenon: Some animals or people who received the vaccine and were later exposed to the virus developed more severe disease than those who had not been vaccinated.
The vaccine-primed immune system, in certain cases, seemed to launch a shoddy response to the natural infection …
This immune backfiring, or so-called immune enhancement, may manifest in different ways such as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE), a process in which a virus leverages antibodies to aid infection; or cell-based enhancement, a category that includes allergic inflammation caused by Th2 immunopathology.
In some cases, the enhancement processes might overlap … Some researchers argue that although ADE has received the most attention to date, it is less likely than the other immune enhancement pathways to cause a dysregulated response to COVID-19, given what is known about the epidemiology of the virus and its behavior in the human body.
‘There is the potential for ADE, but the bigger problem is probably Th2 immunopathology,’ says Ralph Baric, an epidemiologist and expert in coronaviruses … at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In previous studies of SARS, aged mice were found to have particularly high risks of life-threatening Th2 immunopathology … in which a faulty T cell response triggers allergic inflammation, and poorly functional antibodies that form immune complexes, activating the complement system and potentially damaging the airways.”
Recognize Cheap Brainwashing Propaganda for What It Is
Carlson ends his segment with a crude, cuss-filled ad “brought to you by people who are smarter than we are,” in which people who are supposedly doctors and nurses belittle those who read about side effects online or hear about risks from friends, and demand, while giving you the finger, that you just “grow up and get the vaccine.”
If you did not watch Carlson’s report, you need to STOP now and watch the video below to see this unbelievable ad. It is queued up to start at the ad. It is beyond shocking that they believe they can get away with this type of abuse.
“It doesn’t make you laugh,” Carlson says. “It makes you nervous. Why are they talking to you that way? Why are they giving you the finger on TV? No matter how many fingers they give you, it doesn’t change what remains true for the country.
If American citizens are going to be forced to take this vaccine, or any other medicine, they have the absolute right to know what it is and what its effects might be.
And they have an absolute right to ask that question, without being silenced or mocked or given the finger. And no amount of happy talk or coercion or appeals to false patriotism can change that. Period.”
In my view, there are still so many potential avenues of harm and so many uncertainties, I would encourage everyone to do your homework, keep reading and learning, weigh the potential pros and cons, ignore all pressure tactics and take your time when deciding whether to get any of these COVID-19 gene therapies.
Last but not least, if you or someone you love has already received a COVID-19 vaccine and are experiencing side effects, be sure to report it, preferably to all three of these locations:15
- If you live in the U.S., file a report on VAERS
- Report the injury on VaxxTracker.com, which is a nongovernmental adverse event tracker (you can file anonymously if you like)
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Biblica Croatica is a publishing segment of CBI (legally under the Biblical Institute’s publications), that focuses on publishing or reprinting of older Croatian Biblical translations or scientific and professional papers from the area of Croatian Biblical Heritage.
- Croatian Psalter
- Collective Works From the Symposium “Who Were the Croatian Bible Translators, And Why Have They Translated It” (2013.)
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Department of Civil Aviation
NACO & Stewart Scott International JV
Sir Seretse Khama Airport (SSKA) is the major international airport serving Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. It is located 15km north of the city, and is accessible through a passage off the Francistown road on the western bypass.
SSKA is served by two scheduled and several non-scheduled airlines, connecting major destinations in Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. It is also a base for three charter companies serving the Southern Africa region. Several general aviation operators, two aircraft maintenance companies and a flying club also operate out of the airport.
The Botswanan Government unveiled a $61m expansion plan to improve SSKA’s infrastructure in 2008, and construction began in June of the same year. The expansion includes a new terminal, designed by NACO & Stewart Scott International JV, which will be able to handle 900 passengers an hour when complete. The existing 3km runway will be extended by 1km, and a new, 4km parallel asphalt taxiway will also be built. Another 33 hangar plots will be constructed, and the current car park extended.
The construction contract was awarded to China-based SinoHydro. The work is being completed in two phases: Phase 1 involves the construction of the new terminal between the existing terminal and the aircraft apron, while Phase 2 will see a new building erected on the site of the existing terminal, car parks and aircraft parking aprons.
The expansion was intended to help the airport increase capacity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa – however, it missed the deadline. Construction is now expected to be completed in October 2010.
Sir Seretse Khama Airport terminal features
The airport has a passenger terminal and a cargo shed. The usual elements – baggage reclaim area, check-in counters, customs and immigration facilities – are present.
Amenities include a bank, bureau de change, post office, ATMs and a left luggage facility. On the concourse, passengers also have access to craft shop, book shop and snack bar, while the international departure lounge houses duty free, a second snack bar and the airport’s CIP (commercial important person) lounge, which is managed by Air Botswana.
Entry to the airport is restricted and controlled; each entry point has facilities to screen passengers, baggage and cargo. The terminal area is monitored by CCTV systems, and passengers also need to carry valid passports and ID cards to show at security checkpoints.
Air traffic control centre
The air traffic approaching SSKA is controlled by Botswana’s Department of Civil Aviation. The area control centre located in the airport operates 24 hours a day, handling all aircraft flying through Botswanan air space.
Ground transportation is available in the form of buses, taxis and rental cars – Avis, Budget and Imperial all operate from the airport. Many of Gaborone’s major hotels and lodges also operate courtesy buses. | <urn:uuid:f58f22c4-2e4b-4eac-9ab3-f2dde225ace6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/sirseretsekhamainter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.935972 | 679 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Last September, I posed the ultimate question (and one you’ve no doubt asked many times before): can you donate using a banana?
At the time, the answer was, “in theory”. But yesterday, after a bit of work, I made a breakthrough, and can now answer the question with a fully caps YES.
Here’s a quick instagram video as proof: //instagram.com/p/bysL98QElR/
How did I do it?
Well, assuming you care (although I guess you would have stopped reading by now if not), I needed four things:
- A MaKeyMaKey. I first bought mine on kickstarter, but now anyone can buy one.
- A pinch of arduino programming
- Three bananas (fair trade, naturally)
- Our new (awesome) one-touch donation process
Step 1 – get your MakeyMakey
First off, I needed to setup the MaKeyMaKey, a clever little piece of kit that enables you to use anything that conducts electricity (like, I dunno, a banana) to use as an input device for your laptop by connecting them to the board using alligator clips (like so).
As you can see, it includes cursor keys, space and mouse click controls. By default, this would not have worked for me, as you can’t donate using these controls alone. So I had to re-program the board to use different inputs – the carriage return and tab keys. This is because you can use our new donation process to give with just a return and tab key if you’re already logged in, which is awesome, as a one-click donate process has been a goal of ours for many years.
Step 2 – touch code (oh noes!)
This was the tricky part. I had to download arduino (an open-source electronics prototyping platform) and follow these comprehensive instructions to install some add-ins, tweak some code and re-program the MaKeyMaKey. After a couple of failed attempts, I managed to get it to work. To be honest, after scanning the instructions, it looked a bit daunting and I nearly didn’t try, but it wasn’t that hard in the end. The instructions were ace.
Step 3 – the potential banana skin…
…was getting some fruit to test with. Whilst we get a delivery twice a week, it usually goes in seconds (a hungry healthy lot here) so I had to act fast. But once I commandeered some bananas from the kitchen, all I had to do was connect them to the MaKeyMaKey and log in to our test site (I’m not made of money) to try it out. And, after a few goes at trying to capture it in the measly 14 seconds you get on instagram (didn’t even bother with vine), I managed to get it to work!
Er, what’s the point of this?
Mainly to see if it would work. This isn’t the best reason, I’ll grant you, but hey ho – it’s all in the doing. Having said that, I backed the MakeyMakey last year on kickstarter precisely to do this sort of thing and see if I could make any fun mash-ups (literally, in the case of bananas).
I’d quite like to test this out with some real people and see what their reaction is to using ‘different’ ways to donate, so if you have any suggestions of *things* to test to donate with (remember, must conduct electricity. And be non-weird. And legal) I’d love to hear them and maybe try them out. | <urn:uuid:a90b910d-e64b-4add-b578-8fe0fc7da7cf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jonathanwaddingham.com/2013/07/16/how-to-make-a-donation-on-justgiving-using-bananas/?replytocom=40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.960256 | 787 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Updated: May 13, 2020
Recently, I was reminded of how important it is to listen as a parent. Not moving directly into the “lesson” or trying to change behavior, but listening with true and authentic curiosity. Busy parenting, especially single parenting can feel as difficult as herding cats and it is so very easy (and understandable) to lapse into doing the quickest, easiest thing rather than keep our minds open to hearing our child’s voice.
My lesson came not long ago, when I offered a neighborhood boy, a pair of shoes that my son never wore and was soon to outgrow. I was caught by surprise when my son broke down in tears and threw himself on his bed and burrowed under the covers. As a problem solver (and frankly tired and hoping the moment would pass quickly and not derail our bedtime routine) my immediate reaction was rational. “I bought them and you never wore them and now they’re too small”. Followed by an ethical lesson as in, “you should enjoy giving not just getting”. Despite my sound moral reasoning, my son became even more sad and angry. My intuition was telling me I was on the wrong track. Clearly, I sensed we were headed for a long emotional meltdown instead of bedtime stories, back tickles, and some much-awaited time alone for myself. Hoping to turn things around, I took a deep breath shifted gears and since I had no other ideas, I got curious.
“Okay…I think I can understand that you’re upset I gave the shoes away without asking, is that right?
“Yes” he mumbled
“I’m sorry, you’re right, I should have asked. Still it seems like there's something more you’re feeling or something else?”
“Yea…(Long pause) I feel bad, you’re right, I never wore the shoes. Now I won’t ever be able to wear them and they will think I didn’t like them”.
I was struck by how far off I was in truly understanding my son, and how once I “got him” he shifted gears. Instead of a tantrum, I was given a glimpse into the sensitive world of my son, where shoes apparently have feelings. I was able to recall and share my own experience of how I felt, when as a child, I had to pick only two stuffed animals to take on our family trips, leaving all of the others behind. Emotions quickly settled and we were able to repair our disconnection with a good bedtime story and snuggle.
As parents we all have our “triggers", strong feelings of which we may be unaware and are usually tied to our deeper values, desires or anxieties. I apparently have a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to things that look, sound or in any way remind me of selfishness. Our own internal agendas, if unknown to us, can incite our own anxiety and keep us from grasping what is really happening through the eyes of our children. To be clear I’m not suggesting you should ignore bad behavior or negotiate endlessly with children because they are upset, but when children are distinctly emotional it is often more effective to talk less and listen more before deciding what action to take. Take a breath, ask an honest question and give your child time to reflect and tell you what's going on inside of their heart and mind. Even if you have to follow through with a consequence, you may find, in what might have seemed to be just another frustrating interruption in the schedule, a sweet opportunity for connection.
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In 2013 we conducted our first in-depth research into the financial cyber-threat landscape. At that time we registered a sudden surge in the number of attacks targeting users’ financial information and money. The financial cyber threats landscape was discussed in detail in Kaspersky Lab’s “Financial Cyber-threats in 2013” report.
In 2014, the situation changed considerably: the number of attacks and attacked users significantly decreased, as did the amount of financial phishing. The key findings of the study into the financial cyber-threat landscape in 2014 are as follows:
Attacks with Financial malware in 2013 and 2014
Financial phishing attacks
- In 2014 financial phishing attacks, which include phishing that targets Banks, Payment Systems and E-shops, accounted for 28.73% of all phishing attacks (a decrease of 2.72 percentage points).
- Bank-related phishing accounted for 16.27% of all attacks.
- The amount of phishing against Payment Systems increased 2.4 p.p. (from 2.74% in 2013 to 5.14% in 2014)
Financial malware attacks
- In 2014 Kaspersky Lab products detected 22.9 million attacks involving financial malware against 2.7 million users. This represents a YoY decrease of 19.23% for attacks and 29.77% of users.
- Among the total number of users subjected to all types of malware attacks, 4.86% of users encountered attacks involving some kind of financial threat – that’s 1.34 percentage points less than in 2013.
- The amount of Banking malware rose 8.89 percentage points to 75.63% of all financial malware attacks in 2014.
- The number of attacks involving Bitcoin mining malware tripled: from 360,065 attacks in 2013 to 1,204,987 in 2014
There are several possible reasons for these changes. First of all, law enforcement agencies around the world actively prosecuted cybercriminals who were spreading financial malware and phishing. In particular, last summer, law enforcement agencies in the US and the UK stopped the activities of two dangerous malicious campaigns – Gameover / Zeus and Shylock.
The second reason for the decline in the number of attacks might be a shift in the cybercriminals’ focus – instead of attacking end-users they are now pursuing organizations that work with financial information and payment tools. Throughout the year there were frequent reports of malicious attacks on large stores, hotel chains and fast food restaurants that serve millions of customers a day. In each case the fraudsters used malicious software that could steal bank card data directly from the memory of the POS terminals used by the organizations under attack. Banks became yet another “new” cybercriminal target. In 2014, Kaspersky Lab investigated several attacks targeting banks rather than their users’ accounts. Neither of these “new” types of attack prompted a rash of new AV detections simply because there are so few organizations involved compared with the number of private users running antivirus solutions, so it is difficult to compare the number of attacks. Nevertheless, the damage from such attacks amounted to millions of dollars so this threat can hardly be dismissed.
#Cybercriminals are less interested in “mass” malicious attacks, preferring fewer, more “targeted” #attacks #KLreportTweet
A third possible reason for the reduced number of cyberattacks lies in a general trend observed by Kaspersky Lab specialists in 2014. According to the company’s experts, cybercriminals are less interested in “mass” malicious attacks on users, preferring fewer, more “targeted” attacks. This is shown by the increased levels of targeted phishing: fraudsters only go after a specific group of users (for example, online banking users) rather than spreading mass mailings with malicious links.
This tactic suggests that a selective malicious mailing is less likely to be detected by IT security specialists and the lifespan of malicious links and malware samples will be extended. The trick is not always successful, but one consequence of its use is a decline in the absolute number of registered cyberattacks.
Android financial malware attacks
And what about mobile financial threats?
First of all, when we talk about mobile cyberthreats we focus on Android cyberthreats. According to Kaspersky Lab experts, more than 99% of mobile malware they are aware of is designed to attack Android devices.
48.15% of the attacks against #Android users utilized malware targeting financial data (Trojan-SMS, Trojan-Banker)Tweet
In 2014 Kaspersky Lab and INTERPOL released a joint study on Mobile Cyberthreats which – among others – covered financial malware targeting Android users. According to the findings, there were 3,408,112 attacks against 1,023,202 users recorded in the period from August 1st, 2013 to July 31st 2014. About 500,000 users have encountered Android malware designed to steal money at least once. More than half a year has passed since the end of the period covered by the Kaspersky Lab / INTERPOL study and here is how things changed since:
- 48.15% of the attacks against users of Android-based devices blocked by Kaspersky Lab products utilized malware targeting financial data (Trojan-SMS and Trojan-Banker)
- In comparison with 2013 the number of financial attacks against Android users increased 3.25 times (from 711,993 to 2,317,194 attacks) and number of attacked users was up 3.64 times (from 212,890 to 775,887 users)
Attacks against users of Android-based devices in 2013 and 2014
In other words, the ever-increasing numbers of financial attacks against users of Android-based devices is a strong trend that shows no sign of declining.
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Washington DC, August 3, 2004 — The World Bank Group today refused to improve the way it operates. The Bank’s Board decided to act upon only very few among many concrete steps recommended by a key report.
Friends of the Earth International
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The Extractive Industries Review (EIR), commissioned by World Bank President James Wolfensohn, recently concluded that financial support for projects in the oil, mining and gas sectors have not led to direct poverty alleviation. The EIR made specific recommendations to improve the World Bank’s policies and practices.
However, in a Board meeting today, World Bank Management and its Board failed to respond with concrete commitments to change the way the Bank operates and ensure poverty reduction results from its investments.
“The World Bank has ignored the EIR recommendations and endorsed business as usual,” said Jon Sohn of Friends of the Earth US. “The EIR called for an ‘extreme energy makeover,’ and the World Bank opted for a cheap pedicure. It has missed a historic opportunity to bring its lending more in line with its mission to alleviate poverty.”
The EIR report is a result of three years of investigation paid for by the World Bank, and initiated after Friends of the Earth addressed Mr Wolfensohn at the institution’s annual meetings in 2000.
The report made many recommendations which had the broad support of civil society organizations as well as many in industry. These included respecting human rights, establishing a consent mechanism for affected communities, protecting areas of high biodiversity and ending financing for oil and coal projects. The World Bank only took some small steps in response, such as requiring revenue transparency and disclosure of information.
“The World Bank’s response is a deep insult for those affected by its projects.” said Samuel Nguiffo of Friends of the Earth Cameroon. “The Bank’s Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline shows why the EIR recommendations are so fundamental. The project is pregnant with as many undisclosed scandals as there is sand on the beach”.
The World Bank refers to the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline as a model for poverty alleviation, although it is quickly becoming a model for misery. The Chadian government spent a portion of the first proceeds on military expenditures, worker’s rights have been violated, people lost their livelihoods as a result of pollution, and impact mitigation plans lack proper implementation.
“Oil projects like the Chad-Cameroon pipeline generate more tears than smiles. The Bank’s response to the EIR means they have not learned a single lesson from such tragedies”, added Mr Nguiffo.
“The EIR provided a historic opportunity to do things better, but the World Bank dramatically failed to grab it,” said Janneke Bruil in Amsterdam .
“Billions of misspent public dollars and sixty years of outcries by people around the world have not been enough. What more does it take?” Friends of the Earth International –the world’s largest grassroots environmental federation with 68 national member groups in as many countries and more than one million individual members– is strongly committed to non-violence.
for more information contact
In Washington , DC : Jon Sohn +1-720-308-7482 or
In Europe : Janneke Bruil, Coordinator International Financial Institutions Programme, Amsterdam , +31 6 52 118 998 or
In Cameroon : Samuel Nguiffo of Friends of the Earth Cameroon + 237-222 38 57 or
notes to editors :
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The use of technology has become part of people’s lives and businesses. More people are working from home or conducting online businesses. But as technology advances, hackers are also taking advantage of defrauding businesses through digital crime. These threats range from insider threats to more advanced threats.
These are threats caused by employees or people close to the business. Some hackers act out of ignorance or intent to harm business. Mostly, employees are promised bigger pay and allow hackers to access the company’s data. A business should use specialized tools to detect unauthorized logins to combat the problem.
Phishing attacks are a threat that tricks the user into giving out sensitive and confidential information to the hacker. They mainly ask for login credentials, names, addresses, or social security numbers. Often, hackers send a fake email that seems like a legit one, such as an email from your bank, friends, or PayPal. They lure users into clicking on some links, which direct them to a fraudulent site that asks for personal information. Entrepreneurs should avoid clicking on unknown links or websites.
Hackers use this technique to inject malicious code into businesses’ online advertising networks. The code installs malware into users’ mobile phones or laptops and redirects them to fraudulent websites. Businesses should scan ads for malicious content before publishing online, check their websites for suspicious activity and hire IT support Huntsville to combat the problem.
Hackers have defrauded businesses and industries by millions of dollars using deepfakes. A deepfake is a voice recording or a video that manipulates another person’s voice or image. In businesses, deepfakes impersonate CEOs and other company members to trick unsuspecting customers. A company employee can also give out important data without knowledge of hacking.
Ransomware is malware that locks you out of your computer and demands a ransom in exchange for the key. If you fail to comply, they threaten to destroy or release your company’s data. Ransomware is usually spread via email attachments, infected apps, or storage devices. To stay safe from such attacks, a business should install a firewall to block unauthorized access to storage devices.
Some years back, only remote employees used mobile phones for work. Nowadays, even professionals and business CEOs are moving from PCs to smartphones for work purposes. They store and share important business information using mobile devices. Hackers use malicious software to steal sensitive data on phones and gain access to a company’s accounts.
Companies keep sensitive data and information on the cloud. Cloud jacking happens when a third party-mainly, a hacker, gets access to the company’s cloud. They sabotage the cloud’s code and eavesdrop on the company’s communication or create phishing schemes such as uploading fake instructions and memos to workers. In return, unsuspecting workers download the files and release sensitive information or transfer the company’s money into fake accounts.
Businesses have lost a lot of money through cybercrimes, so management needs to stay informed on the latest threats. The employees should also learn about deepfakes, ransomware, insider threats, phishing attacks, and cloud jacking. | <urn:uuid:dd1a4d36-9864-4d17-857c-74a05a97e888> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.swantonalliance.org/major-cyber-security-threats-for-businesses-today/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.916415 | 671 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Disney’s 'Encanto': Colombia presents its enormous diversity to the world
The new Pixar movie, which introduces us to the magical Madrigal family, will hit the big screen on Thanksgiving.
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Encanto, produced by Byron Howard, Jared Bush and Clark Spencer, the same creators of Zootopia — the Oscar-winning animated film from 2017 — tells the story of the Madrigal family, who live deep in the mountains of Colombia in a traditional town called Charm.
There, each of its inhabitants has a magical ability and powers they use to help the community and their natural environment.
The family is made up of Mirabel, the main protagonist of the story; her grandmother and matriarch of her family, Alma; her parents, Julieta and Agustín; the sisters, Isabela and Luisa; as well as her uncles, Félix and Pepa, and her cousins, Dolores, Camilo and Antonio. The mystery is brought to the story by Bruno, Mirabel's uncle that no one is allowed to talk about.
Byron Howard, director of Encanto, assured at a press conference that his film is a story about families, an adventure in which we can recognize that we do not always know what is happening in the lives of our loved ones.
The yellow butterflies, made famous by the Colombian Nobel Gabriel García Márquez, open the story while mountains also provide the perfect setting to appreciate Colombia's official tree, the wax palm.
Among the pets of the Madrigal family are endemic species, such as the jaguar, the toucan, the macaw and, the one who that stole the show, the capybara — the largest rodent in the world and exclusive to Central and South America.
Although the voices of the version dubbed into Spanish will be 100% Colombian, it is worth noting the inclusion of artists from thie country to bring these characters to life in the original English version
Maluma, the famous Colombian reggaeton player, lent his voice to the character of Mariano, while Diane Guerrero, a Latin actress with a Colombian family, will be the voice of Mirabel's sister.
Other Colombians involved in the production are María Cecilia Botero (Grandmother Alma), Angie Cepeda (Julieta) and Carolina Gaitán (Pepa).
After being part of the team that traveled to Colombia in search of inspiration, Miranda, who had already been chosen for Moana and is considered the most important Latin artist of the moment in the United States, composed eight of the original songs that will be heard in the film.
Another legendary Hollywood Latino is Colombian John Leguízamo, who provided his voice for the character of Bruno Madrigal, Maribel's mysterious uncle.
Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda team up to introduce the magical Madrigal family! See who you’ll meet in #Encanto in just one week and get your tickets now! https://t.co/uuYgp0kCCc pic.twitter.com/ifrqs0qWkW— Disney (@Disney) November 17, 2021
Colombian singer Carlos Vives, winner of two Grammys and 11 Latin Gramys, performs the original song heard in the trailer, a piece he says celebrates the magical diversity of Colombia. Likewise, Sebastián Yatra, a young Colombian pop star contributes the song “Dos oruguitas.” | <urn:uuid:1a066f15-acdc-4611-8d8b-6ffab2f83415> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aldianews.com/en/culture/screen/encanto-coming-soon | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.932618 | 742 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Pebble drift and planetesimal formation in protoplanetary discs with embedded planets
Summary, in English
Nearly axisymmetric gaps and rings are commonly observed in protoplanetary discs. The leading theory regarding the origin of these patterns is that they are due to dust trapping at the edges of gas gaps induced by the gravitational torques from embedded planets. If the concentration of solids at the gap edges becomes high enough, it could potentially result in planetesimal formation by the streaming instability. We tested this hypothesis by performing global 1D simulations of dust evolution and planetesimal formation in a protoplanetary disc that is perturbed by multiple planets. We explore different combinations of particle sizes, disc parameters, and planetary masses, and we find that planetesimals form in all of these cases. We also compare the spatial distribution of pebbles from our simulations with protoplanetary disc observations. Planets larger than one pebble isolation mass catch drifting pebbles efficiently at the edge of their gas gaps, and depending on the efficiency of planetesimal formation at the gap edges, the protoplanetary disc transforms within a few 100 000 yr to either a transition disc with a large inner hole devoid of dust or to a disc with narrow bright rings. For simulations with planetary masses lower than the pebble isolation mass, the outcome is a disc with a series of weak ring patterns but there is no strong depletion between the rings. By lowering the pebble size artificially to a 100 micrometer-sized "silt", we find that regions between planets get depleted of their pebble mass on a longer time-scale of up to 0.5 million years. These simulations also produce fewer planetesimals than in the nominal model with millimeter-sized particles and always have at least two rings of pebbles that are still visible after 1 Myr.
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
- Planet-disk interactions
- Planets and satellites
- Protoplanetary disks
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A high-precision strike eliminates a Russian modern radar system in the southern Kherson region, Ukraine.
Images shared on social media show a charred Russian 48Ya6-K1 “Podlet K1” mobile three-coordinate S-Band radar marked with the ‘Z’ letter.
As noted by the website of Russia’s state arms exporter, the 48Ya6-K1 “Podlet K1” is an automated 3D low-altitude radar designed to be fitted in automated and manual control systems of the Air Defense and Air Force for automatic (semi-automatic) detection, coordinates management, tracking, state attribution (identification), flight information obtaining from aerial objects and prospective low-altitude means of air attack, including stealth ones, in forested and moderately rugged terrain and contested jamming and fire-intensive environment.
The radar is designed for low-altitude, a circular scan of a combat mode and inter-service application. It uses a phased-array antenna (the upper big array) for detecting and tracking of low-altitude aims.
The lower two back-to-back arrays are secondary radar, the thinner array for international standard (SIF Mark Ⅻ), the larger for the national Russian IFF. The narrow antenna next to the big array is a compensation antenna for protection against jamming. | <urn:uuid:ebaefa22-2b5d-4065-9f4e-120d1a6555b8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-army-destroys-russian-modern-radar-system-in-precise-strike/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.885294 | 287 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Comic books: 365 new superheroes; some anthropomorphic
Wired has an article and interview with Pixar artist Everett Downing, who made a New Year’s resolution to create a new superhero for each day of the new year. That was three years ago, but Downing currently has 285 new heroes and plans to have 365 by the end of 2013.
Many of the superheroes are not anthropomorphic, but the Wired article shows several that are, including the Hulking Mulch, Lance-a-Lot, Dober-Man, and unnamed others.
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Background: When using a smartwatch to obtain electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from multiple leads, the device has to be placed on different parts of the body sequentially. The ECG signals measured from different leads are asynchronous. Artificial intelligence (AI) models for asynchronous ECG signals have barely been explored.
Objective: We aimed to develop an AI model for detecting acute myocardial infarction using asynchronous ECGs and compare its performance with that of the automatic ECG interpretations provided by a commercial ECG analysis software. We sought to evaluate the feasibility of implementing multiple lead–based AI-enabled ECG algorithms on smartwatches. Moreover, we aimed to determine the optimal number of leads for sufficient diagnostic power.
Methods: We extracted ECGs recorded within 24 hours from each visit to the emergency room of Ajou University Medical Center between June 1994 and January 2018 from patients aged 20 years or older. The ECGs were labeled on the basis of whether a diagnostic code corresponding to acute myocardial infarction was entered. We derived asynchronous ECG lead sets from standard 12-lead ECG reports and simulated a situation similar to the sequential recording of ECG leads via smartwatches. We constructed an AI model based on residual networks and self-attention mechanisms by randomly masking each lead channel during the training phase and then testing the model using various targeting lead sets with the remaining lead channels masked.
Results: The performance of lead sets with 3 or more leads compared favorably with that of the automatic ECG interpretations provided by a commercial ECG analysis software, with 8.1%-13.9% gain in sensitivity when the specificity was matched. Our results indicate that multiple lead-based AI-enabled ECG algorithms can be implemented on smartwatches. Model performance generally increased as the number of leads increased (12-lead sets: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUROC] 0.880; 4-lead sets: AUROC 0.858, SD 0.008; 3-lead sets: AUROC 0.845, SD 0.011; 2-lead sets: AUROC 0.813, SD 0.018; single-lead sets: AUROC 0.768, SD 0.001). Considering the short amount of time needed to measure additional leads, measuring at least 3 leads—ideally more than 4 leads—is necessary for minimizing the risk of failing to detect acute myocardial infarction occurring in a certain spatial location or direction.
Conclusions: By developing an AI model for detecting acute myocardial infarction with asynchronous ECG lead sets, we demonstrated the feasibility of multiple lead-based AI-enabled ECG algorithms on smartwatches for automated diagnosis of cardiac disorders. We also demonstrated the necessity of measuring at least 3 leads for accurate detection. Our results can be used as reference for the development of other AI models using sequentially measured asynchronous ECG leads via smartwatches for detecting various cardiac disorders.
Wearable devices, simply referred to as “wearables,” are smart electronics or computers that are integrated into clothing and other accessories that can be worn on or attached to the body . The consumer adoption of wearable technology for health care services is skyrocketing owing to increasing interest in personalized health management, disease prevention, and fitness [ , ]. One such technology is continuous/day-to-day measurement of single-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) via smartwatches or other portable/handheld devices [ - ]. These devices can provide a novel opportunity for facilitating timely diagnostics by extending the availability of ECG measurement to the general population outside the hospital.
Smartwatches and other portable/handheld ECG devices measure single-lead ECG when the 2 electrode detectors are attached to 2 different parts of the body . However, useful information from other leads can potentially be neglected when only a single lead is evaluated [ ]. Analyzing electrical activity of the heart from different spatial locations by measuring multiple leads is necessary for accurate and robust detection of cardiac disorders, such as myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, and acute left or right heart failure [ , ]. Accordingly, the standard 12-lead ECG is the most commonly used assessment among physicians for evaluation of the heart.
Previous studies have explored the possibility and described the methodology of measuring multiple ECG leads using smartwatches [, ]. Multiple ECG leads can be obtained from smartwatches by sequentially placing the smartwatch on different parts of the body ( ). The ECG signals from different leads are asynchronous when measured in this way. There are also reports evaluating the concordance of multiple-lead ECG obtained by smartwatches compared with the standard 12-lead ECG in detecting conditions related to ischemic heart disease when read by physicians [ - ].
To the best of our knowledge, previous studies on automated diagnosis or classification of ECGs using artificial intelligence (AI) have utilized either single-lead ECGs or synchronous multiple-lead ECG signals as input [- ]. Application of asynchronous ECG signals for AI model development is largely unexplored. Such an application needs to be assessed to ensure that multiple lead-based AI-enabled ECG models can be implemented on smartwatches. Moreover, the adequate number of sequentially recorded leads from smartwatches that would ensure sufficient diagnostic power of the AI-enabled ECG model needs to be verified.
In this study, we aimed to develop an AI model for detecting acute myocardial infarction using asynchronous ECG lead sets and then compare the performance of our model with that of an automatic ECG interpretation provided by a commercial ECG analysis software. Such a model could prove the feasibility of AI-enabled ECG algorithms on smartwatches. As a prerequisite to develop such a model, we derived asynchronous ECG signals from standard 12-lead ECG reports to simulate a situation similar to the sequential recording of ECG leads via smartwatches. Moreover, we aimed to find the optimal number of leads for sufficient diagnostic power by randomly masking each lead channel during the training phase and validating/testing our model with various targeting lead sets (and masking the remaining lead channels).
The Institutional Review Board of Ajou University Hospital approved this study (protocol AJIRB-MED-MDB-20-597) and waived the requirement for informed consent because only anonymized data were used retrospectively.
Data Sample and Labeling
We utilized standard 12-lead ECG reports collected from General Electric (GE) ECG machines at Ajou University Medical Center (AUMC), a tertiary teaching hospital in South Korea. These ECG reports of AUMC originally exist as PDFs and are stored in a database. Thus far, the ECG database contains a total of 1,039,550 ECGs from 447,445 patients, collected between June 1994 and January 2018. A previous study extracted raw waveforms, demographic information, and ECG measurement parameters/automatic ECG interpretations made by the GE Marquette 12SL ECG Analysis Program from these reports . In these reports, each lead is 2.5 seconds in duration and sampled at 500 Hz. We also collected clinical data, such as emergency room visit time or the diagnosis of the patients, from the AUMC Electronic Medical Records database.
For our study, we identified and extracted ECGs recorded within 24 hours from each visit to the emergency room between June 1994 and January 2018 from patients aged 20 years or older. For each visit to the emergency room, all diagnoses made during the stay in hospital were collected. If either International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code I21 (acute myocardial infarction) or I22 (subsequent ST elevation and non-ST elevation) was entered, the ECGs for those visits were labeled as having acute myocardial infarction. For visits that had neither of the 2 ICD-10 codes entered, the ECGs for those visits were labeled as not having acute myocardial infarction.
We split the data into training/validation (80%) and independent hold-out test (20%) sets, and then further split the training/validation set into training (85%) and validation (15%) sets. To reduce ambiguity, we excluded patients whose time of registration for the ICD-10 codes for acute myocardial infarction (I21 or I22) was either “null” (meaning that the registration time was not entered and thus is unknown) or not within 24 hours of ECG measurement.
After model development, we compared the performance of our model with that of the automatic ECG interpretation provided by the GE ECG analysis program. To derive the performance of the automatic ECG interpretation for detecting acute myocardial infarction, we categorized the interpretations in 2 different ways. First, the automatic ECG interpretation was categorized as myocardial infarction if the interpretation included at least one of the following three phrases: “ACUTE MI,” “ST elevation,” and “infarct.” The second categorizing criterion consisted of the 3 phrases in the first labeling criterion along with the following three phrases: “T wave abnormality,” “ST abnormality,” and “ST depression.” We thus derived 2 distinct performance indices from these 2 categories.
Deriving Asynchronous Lead Sets From ECG Reports
shows an example of a standard 12-lead ECG report used at AUMC. These ECG reports are asynchronous as a whole while being synchronous when grouped into 4 subsets of 3 leads each. The x-axis of the ECG report represents time flow; the waveforms on the left side are recorded earlier than those on the right side. The total recorded time of this ECG report is 10 seconds. In , leads I, II, and III are shown to have been recorded 2.5 seconds earlier than leads aVR, aVL, and aVF, which were recorded 2.5 seconds earlier than leads V1, V2, and V3, which in turn had been recorded 2.5 seconds earlier than leads V4, V5, and V6.
As previously mentioned, asynchronous ECG lead sets can be derived from ECG reports to simulate a situation similar to the sequential recording of ECG leads via smartwatches. For example, a 4-lead subset consisting of leads I, aVR, V1, and V4 from the ECG report is completely asynchronous. According to the Einthoven law and Goldberger equation, for the 6 limb leads (leads I, II, III, aVR, aVL, and aVF), the remaining 4 leads can be calculated even if only 2 leads are available [, ]. Here, we trained/validated our AI model by randomly masking each lead channel and then tested our model with various target lead sets (while masking the remaining lead channels) to determine the optimal number of leads for sufficient diagnostic power. The tested lead sets are specified in . For the multiple-lead sets, we included lead I in all cases, given that lead I is the most basic lead channel that can be measured from a smartwatch: lead I can be measured by placing the right index finger on the crown without removing the smartwatch from the left wrist. The lead channels in each 4-, 3-, and 2-lead set are completely asynchronous. Thus, the lead channels included in the 4-lead sets were leads I and II (calculated from leads aVR, aVL, and aVF) for the limb leads and all the possible combinations of 2 precordial leads that could be derived from the ECG report while maintaining complete asynchrony. The lead channels included in the 3-lead sets were leads I and lead II (calculated from leads aVR, aVL, and aVF) for the limb leads and 1 precordial lead. The lead channels included in the 2-lead sets were lead I and either lead II (calculated from leads aVR, aVL, and aVF) or 1 precordial lead. We also tested 2 single-lead cases (lead I or II).
Primary and Secondary Aims of the Study
Our primary aim was to develop an AI model for detecting acute myocardial infarction from asynchronous ECG signals, which outperforms the automatic ECG interpretation provided by the GE ECG analysis program. Our secondary aim was to determine the optimal number of leads required for sufficient diagnostic power. Model performances were assessed using the following statistics: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), area under the precision-recall curve (AUPRC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV).
Neural Network Architecture and Training
illustrates the architecture of the neural network model used in our study. The model was divided into two phases: encoding and self-attention.
The model took the input of 2.5 seconds from each 12-lead ECG channel, which was downsampled from 500 Hz to 250 Hz. Each lead was processed in a separate but weight-shared encoder. Details of the architecture of the encoder are summarized in. The encoder consisted of 16 residual blocks with 2 or three 1-dimensional convolutional neural network (CNN) layers in each block [ ]. Every CNN layer was followed by a batch normalization layer and a ReLU activation function. All the CNN layers had a kernel size of 7 and the “same” padding. In the first residual block, the output of the first ReLU activation function was connected to the block’s output via a pooling layer. In the following 15 residual blocks, the input and output of each block were connected via skip connection. CNN layers with a stride of 2 were applied every 2 or 4 residual blocks. The depth (number of features) of the CNN layers increased by a factor of 2 per 4 residual blocks. For example, a stride described as “2,1,1” in implies that there are 3 CNN layers in that block and the stride of those CNN layers are 2, 1, and 1, respectively. The “Length” and “Depth” columns in are the length and depth of the output of each block. Each feature of the final output of the encoder was average pooled to obtain length=1.
To capture the associations among each lead channel, we utilized a multi-head self-attention module that consisted of queries, keys, and values. Each query, key, and value represented a single dense layer that took all output from the encoder (ie, ) . We computed the dot products of the query with all keys and applied a softmax function to obtain N×N attention matrices, where N is the number of lead channels. During the training phase of the model, to ensure generalization and applicability for any lead combinations (eg, various 4-, 3-, 2-, and single-lead sets), we randomly masked each lead channel on the attention matrices. Meanwhile, we masked all the lead channels except for the specific targeting leads during the inference phase. For instance, if the target leads were I and V1, we masked all other leads but leads I and V1 during the inference phase. Any lead combinations can be set as target leads. The specific combinations that we tested are specified in . After acquiring the attention matrices, we computed the dot products of the values with attention matrices such that the model could reflect the relation between leads. Afterward, these outputs from all the multi-heads were concatenated and linearly projected so that the final output dimension of the multi-head self-attention module became 512 (the same as the original input of the multi-head self-attention module).
We then flattened the output of lead channels before feeding them into the classifier. The classifier had 2 layers of dense layers, which reduced the dimension from 6144 (512 × 12) to 1, followed by a sigmoid layer that calibrated the probability of acute myocardial infarction (ie, ) range from 0 to 1. We split the data into training/validation (80%) and independent hold-out test (20%) sets, and then further split the training/validation set into training (85%) and validation (15%) sets. For training, we used the Adam optimizer with a batch size of 32 and a learning rate of 0.001. We also applied weight decay and several data augmentation techniques, including random Gaussian noise, time scaling, and signal masking, to prevent overfitting. To tune the hyperparameters, we utilized validation data sets with extensive experiment settings (ie, 12-, 4-, 3-, 2-, and single-lead settings). We implemented the model using the Pytorch library.
Data Set Characteristics
From the AUMC ECG database, we extracted 97,742 patients aged 20 years or older with 183,982 ECGs recorded within 24 hours from each visit to the emergency room (). After applying the exclusion criteria, we included 76,829 patients with 138,549 ECGs in the training and validation data set, and 19,109 patients with 34,371 ECGs in the test data set. The data set characteristics are summarized in . The proportion of ECGs labeled as acute myocardial infarction was 1.78% for the training and validation data set, and 1.61% for the test data set.
|Characteristics||Training and validation (n=138,549)||Test (n=34,371)|
|Age (years), mean (SD)||59.00 (16.98)||59.00 (16.95)|
|Acute myocardial infarction, n||2465||554|
and show the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and the precision-recall (PR) curves for the various target lead sets. The dots indicate the performance of the automatic ECG interpretations provided by the GE ECG analysis program. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the first labeling criterion of the automatic ECG interpretation were 0.579, 0.866, 0.066, and 0.992, respectively. The corresponding values of the second labeling criterion of the automatic ECG interpretation were 0.765, 0.647, 0.034, and 0.996, respectively. Lead sets with 3 or more leads had a better performance than the automatic interpretations: their corresponding ROC and PR curves consistently lay above the corresponding dots of the automatic ECG interpretations. Similarly, the single-lead sets had worse performance than the automatic ECG interpretations: the corresponding ROC and PR curves lead sets lay below the corresponding dots of the automatic ECG interpretations. For the 2-lead sets, some of the ROC and PR curves lay above and some below the corresponding dots of the automatic ECG interpretations, which implied that not all the 2-lead sets had a better performance than the automatic interpretations.
The average AUROCs for the 12-, 4-, 3-, 2-, and single-lead sets were 0.880, 0.858 (SD 0.008), 0.845 (SD 0.011), 0.813 (SD 0.018), and 0.768 (SD 0.001), respectively. The average AUPRCs for the 12-, 4-, 3-, 2-, and single-lead sets were 0.314, 0.225 (SD 0.011), 0.210 (SD 0.020), 0.171 (SD 0.020), and 0.138 (SD 0.014), respectively. These values indicate that the average AUROC and AUPRC increased as the number of leads increased. All the comparisons of AUROCs between ROC curves having the median AUROC from lead sets with different numbers of leads (“12-lead set” vs “4-lead set [leads I, II, V1, V5]” vs “3-lead set [leads I, II, V3]” vs “2-lead set [leads I, V6]” vs “single-lead set [lead I]”) were statistically significant at a significance level of .05, as revealed through the DeLong test . All the comparisons of AUROCs between ROC curves having the highest AUROC from lead sets with different numbers of leads (“12-lead set” vs “4-lead set [leads I, II, V2, V5]” vs “3-lead set [leads I, II, V5]” vs “2-lead set [leads I, V3]” vs “single-lead set [lead I]”) were also statistically significant at a significance level of .05, as revealed through the DeLong test.
When we set the thresholds of the lead sets to match the specificity of the first labeling criteria of the automatic ECG interpretation (specificity=0.866), the 12-, 4-, and 3-lead sets demonstrated an average gain in sensitivity of 13.9%, 10.2% (SD 1.6%), and 8.5% (SD 2.7%), respectively (), compared to the automatic ECG interpretation, while maintaining a high NPV above 0.99. The results for the second labeling criteria (specificity=0.647) revealed average gains in sensitivity of 11.9%, 9.8% (SD 1.2%), and 8.1% (SD 1.5%) for the lead sets with 12, 4, and 3 leads, respectively ( ), while maintaining a high NPV above 0.99. The sensitivities of the 2-lead sets were, on average but not consistently, slightly higher than those of the automatic ECG interpretations when the thresholds of the 2-lead sets were set to match the specificities of the automatic ECG interpretations. Single-lead sets had lower sensitivities than the automatic ECG interpretations when the specificities were matched.
|Sensitivity||Positive predictive value||Negative predictive value|
|At specificity=0.866 (first labeling criteria)||At specificity=0.647 (second labeling criteria)||At specificity=0.866 (first labeling criteria)||At specificity=0.647 (second labeling criteria)||At specificity=0.866 (first labeling criteria)||At specificity=0.647 (second labeling criteria)|
|Automatic electrocardiogram interpretation||0.579||0.765||0.066||0.034||0.992||0.996|
|4-lead sets, mean (SD)||0.681 (0.016)||0.863 (0.012)||0.077 (0.002)||0.039 (0.001)||0.994 (0.000)||0.997 (0.000)|
|3-lead sets, mean (SD)||0.664 (0.027)||0.846 (0.015)||0.075 (0.003)||0.038 (0.001)||0.994 (0.000)||0.996 (0.000)|
|2-lead sets, mean (SD)||0.589 (0.038)||0.794 (0.030)||0.067 (0.004)||0.036 (0.001)||0.992 (0.001)||0.995 (0.001)|
|Single-lead sets, mean (SD)||0.505 (0.029)||0.745 (0.001)||0.058 (0.003)||0.033 (0.000)||0.991 (0.001)||0.994 (0.000)|
In this study, we developed an AI model for detecting acute myocardial infarction by randomly masking each lead channel during the training phase and testing the model using various target ECG lead sets with the remaining lead channels masked. First, we found that the performances of lead sets with 3 or more leads compared favorably with that of the automatic ECG interpretations provided by the GE ECG analysis program, with a 8.1%-13.9% gain in sensitivity when the threshold was set to match the specificity of the automatic ECG interpretations, and with the ROC and PR curves lying above the corresponding dots of the automatic ECG interpretations. Only some of the 2-lead sets compared favorably with the automatic ECG interpretations. When only a single lead was evaluated, acute myocardial infarction could be underdiagnosed; thus, useful information from other leads could potentially be neglected. Indeed, single-lead sets performed worse than the automatic ECG interpretations.
Multiple-lead ECG is necessary for the accurate and robust detection of cardiac disorders, particularly acute myocardial infarction. Given that multiple-lead ECGs can be obtained by smartwatches only in an asynchronous manner, our results imply that multiple lead-based AI-enabled ECG algorithms can be implemented on these devices. Such implementation could facilitate timely diagnostics to enhance outcomes and reduce mortality among cardiovascular disease populations outside the hospital.
Second, we found that model performance generally increased as the number of leads increased (12-lead set: AUROC 0.880; 4-lead sets: AUROC 0.858, SD 0.008; 3-lead sets: AUROC 0.845, SD 0.011; 2-lead sets: AUROC 0.813, SD 0.018; single-lead sets: AUC 0.768, SD 0.001). With smartwatches, measuring additional leads would only take less than a minute, and the benefit of doing so would greatly outweigh the risk. In an emergency situation, we suggest measuring at least 3 leads (ie, I, II, and V5) and ideally more than 4 leads (ie, I, II, V2, and V5) to minimize the risk of failing to detect acute myocardial infarction occurring in a certain spatial location or direction.
Previous studies on automated diagnosis or classification of multiple-lead ECGs using AI have used synchronous ECG signals as input. The results from these studies are insufficient for the evaluation of the feasibility of multiple lead-based AI-enabled ECG algorithms on smartwatches since only asynchronous ECG signals can be obtained from smartwatches. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to utilize asynchronous ECG signals for AI model development. Future studies could aim at developing AI models with asynchronous ECG signals for detecting cardiac disorders other than acute myocardial infarction, such as cardiac arrhythmias or contractile dysfunctions.
Our study has important medical and economic impacts. First, our model can significantly reduce time to diagnosis, and consequently reduce time to reperfusion, which is the elapsed time between the onset of symptoms and reperfusion and is critical to the clinical outcome of the disease . The ECG is commonly the first diagnostic test in the evaluation of myocardial infarction, and it should be acquired as early as practicable [ ]. Traditionally, the bulky ECG equipment and the need for a trained physician for diagnosis have required the transfer of patients to hospitals, even in emergency situations. This practice greatly delays time to diagnosis, which would be most ideal if made directly in the field. With our model implemented on smartwatches, reliable preliminary diagnosis can be made even before contact with emergency services, thereby greatly reducing the time from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis. With the preliminary diagnosis already made, patients can be promptly triaged to the most appropriate form of treatment after accounting for geographical factors and available facilities [ ]. The final diagnosis should be made by a trained physician after arriving at the appropriate facility, but with the aid of our model, the time required for the entire process can be greatly reduced. The threshold for a positive result from our model can be altered to balance between over- and undertriage. Second, our model has the potential to greatly reduce mortality and the related economic burden due to acute myocardial infarction. Untimely diagnosis or treatment results in increased myocardial damage and mortality. The extent of myocardial salvage is greatest if patients are reperfused in the first 3 hours after onset of symptoms [ ]. For every 30-minute delay in coronary reperfusion, the relative 1-year mortality rate increases by 7.5% [ ]. Our model can reduce mortality due to acute myocardial infarction by facilitating timely diagnosis and reperfusion. Consequently, the economic cost caused by lost productivity from premature mortality due to acute myocardial infarction, which is estimated to be US $40.5 billion annually in the United States, can also be reduced [ ]. Third, since our study indicates the feasibility of multiple lead-based AI-enabled ECG algorithms on smartwatches, it can promote the development of AI models with asynchronous ECG signals for detecting cardiac disorders other than acute myocardial infarction, thus accelerating market growth in this field.
Strengths and Limitations
Our study has several strengths. First, our model only takes ECG as input and does not require other additional clinical data. This implies that our model is highly applicable in real-world, real-time settings where no medical practitioners are available. Smartwatches are the only requirement for applying our model. Second, our model is theoretically implementable with all smartwatches, which further strengthens our study in terms of real-world applicability. That is, creating a mobile software app that activates the ECG hardware, instructs the wearer on how to measure the leads, preprocesses the measured leads to satisfy the input conditions of our AI model (eg, resampling the ECG to 250 Hz, snipping 2.5 seconds from each lead), and runs our AI model, would be sufficient for real-world implementation. We believe that with the aid of mobile app developers, such an app would not be technically difficult to develop. We leave this as a subject for further study. Third, we did not exclude ECGs on the basis of waveform abnormalities. This implies that our model is applicable regardless of ECG abnormalities, thereby greatly enhancing the generalizability to real-world settings. Fourth, our model was trained, validated, and tested with a very large data set of 172,920 ECGs recorded from 95,938 patients. A large enough data set can reduce overfitting to the training set, thus increasing generalizability to other data sets [, ]. Fifth, as mentioned in the Methods section, our model is applicable to any lead combinations (eg, various 4-, 3-, 2-, and single-lead sets). This is because we randomly masked each lead channel on the attention matrices during the training phase. Thus, users would be able to choose any lead combination in accordance with their preferences or situation.
However, our study also has some limitations. First, our labeling method might be problematic. The diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction does not ensure that the patient’s initial ECG in the emergency room would show explicit signs of acute myocardial infarction. Thus, some ECGs labeled as acute myocardial infarction in our data set might not explicitly show signs of acute myocardial infarction. Nevertheless, our model showed high performance, with our 12-lead set having an AUROC of 0.880. Second, the 12-lead set is not completely asynchronous. When grouped into 4 subsets with 3 leads in each subset, the ECGs are asynchronous intersubset-wise, while being synchronous intrasubset-wise. Thus, the maximum number of leads that can compose a completely asynchronous lead set in our study was 4. The diagnostic capacity of a model tested with 5 or more completely asynchronous lead sets needs to be evaluated in future studies. Third, our model cannot be deemed as a confirmatory test. The final confirmatory diagnosis should be made by a trained physician after the patient arrives in hospital. However, with the preliminary diagnosis made by our model, patients can be efficiently triaged to get the most appropriate form of treatment after accounting for geographical factors and available facilities, even before contact with emergency services. Finally, our model was not validated with external data sets. In future studies, external validation should be performed to ensure the reliability of our model in new environments.
In conclusion, this study shows the feasibility of multiple lead-based AI-enabled ECG algorithms on smartwatches for the automated diagnosis of cardiac disorders by developing an AI model for detecting acute myocardial infarction with asynchronous ECG signals. We also showed that measuring at least 3 leads, and ideally more than 4 leads, is necessary for accurate detection. Our results show that single-lead sets lack diagnostic performance. From our results, we look forward to the development of other AI models that detect various cardiac disorders using sequentially measured, asynchronous ECG leads from smartwatches. Such models, along with our model, can facilitate timely diagnostics to enhance outcomes and reduce mortality among various cardiac disease populations outside the hospital.
This work was supported by the Korea Medical Device Development Fund grant funded by the Korean government (the Ministry of Science and ICT; Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Ministry of Health & Welfare; and Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) (project number 1711138152, KMDF_PR_20200901_0095). This study was also supported by a new faculty research seed money grant of Yonsei University College of Medicine for 2021 (2021-32-0044). We thank Medical Illustration & Design, part of the Medical Research Support Services of Yonsei University College of Medicine, for all artistic support related to this work.
Conflicts of Interest
CH and HSL declare that they have no competing interests. YS, YT, BTL, YL, and WB are employees of VUNO Inc. JHJ is an employee of Medical AI Inc. DY is an employee of BUD.on Inc. VUNO Inc, Medical AI Inc, and BUD.on Inc did not have any role in the study design, analysis, decision to publish, or the preparation of the manuscript. There are no patents, products in development, or marketed products to declare.
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|AI: artificial intelligence|
|AUMC: Ajou University Medical Center|
|AUPRC: area under the precision-recall curve|
|AUROC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve|
|CNN: convolutional neural network|
|GE: General Electric|
|NPV: negative predictive value|
|PPV: positive predictive value|
|ROC: receiver operating characteristic|
Edited by G Eysenbach; submitted 23.06.21; peer-reviewed by HS Kim, Z Su; comments to author 15.07.21; revised version received 27.07.21; accepted 01.08.21; published 10.09.21Copyright
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The United States of America and the "spiritual inquiry for orchestra" (better known as the symphony) are two of the most important children of the Enlightenment, but strangely there has never been much of a market for American symphonies in this country. As a rule, our classical music snobs have preferred imported to domestic stuff. The American composers, being by nature Romantic, have simply converted this indifference to them into individualistic isolation. They have composed the kind of music they liked and as a result have produced, in addition to an inordinate amount of eccentric and preposterous drivel, a few works of real merit.
The typical 19th-century American symphonist was, like all Romantic composers, hardheaded and empirical in his approach to art—no "abstract music" for him—and thus tended toward the musically concrete, the programmatic. For example: Anthony Philip Heinrich's Ornithological Combat of Kings, or The Condor of the Andes and the Eagle of the Cordilleras (1847), a "grand symphony" about a battle between carnivorous birds (the condor wins); William Henry Fry's "Christmas Symphony," Santa Claus (1853); Louis Gottschalk's Night in the Tropics (1858), which ends with a rumba.
Bad as these works are, they are fascinating for their indifference to, or ignorance of, standard models of symphonic form. The real significance of American symphonic programs is the composers' attempts to wriggle free of the conventions of symphonic structure. The "stories" in such works usually are claptrap and best ignored, but they push musical architecture into unique positions and thus enlarge the expressive possibilities of the works. The first truly good American symphonies were those by John Knowles Paine in the 1880s; but since he adhered strictly to European models, his works sound less original and less pregnant with potential than those of his more wacko colleagues.
The American symphony really acquired its own identity with insurance man Charles Ives's Third Symphony, The Camp Meeting (1904). Ives was first to combine an indifference to European models of form with musical genius. His first two symphonies are more traditional, but his third strikes out into wholly new territory, although its basic harmonic language is rooted in the hymn tunes it quotes. (Unfortunately, the composer's fourth and last symphony descends into the cacophony of his final creative years.)
There have also been fine works from Henry Cowell, Virgil Thomson, Walter Piston, and Aaron Copland, but the culmination of the American symphony (to date) is the work of Roy Harris (1898–1979).
It is edifying to compare Harris's work with that of his more well known colleague, Copland. Harris is to Copland as Mussorgsky is to Tchaikovsky. Copland is more graceful, more accessible, and more technically accomplished, but Harris is a visionary. Copland was an eclectic. He had no qualms about using a large selection of conventional styles, including Schonbergian serialism. The heroic symphonic style, which Copland employed in his Third Symphony, is nothing more to him than another compositional tool, and he rarely used it.
Harris, on the other hand, never evinced the slightest interest in "atonality." His symphonic heroism is not an externally applied idiom but a unique manifestation of his own spirit, so much so that at times it sounds peculiar and eccentric.
A number of writers have commented on the essential "religious" character of Harris's music, but this is misleading. His outlook is in fact secular, but it sounds religious because it is so devoid of the antispirituality of atonality and other modernist schemes. The problem with discussing spirituality in music is that it is invariably misunderstood, being associated almost automatically with the supernatural. But the human spirit exists as a natural force, its existence proved in every product of human creativity, including art, science, and commerce.
Music serves as the purest means of understanding humans' spiritual nature on an emotional level and of exploring the myriad variations in spiritual nature known as individuality. Harris, whatever his faults, always expresses himself in his music. Beginning with his first symphony, his unmistakable style is manifest, and the "religious" quality of his music, the white-hot intensity that infuriates some and others find revelatory, is solidly in place. Even when his music is clumsy and inept, it is clumsy and inept so honestly that it is more useful for its spiritual insights than are some of the best works of lesser composers.
Like the Ives of the Third Symphony, Harris could muster little enthusiasm for the standard forms of symphonic construction. Such forms have served other modern composers well, but Harris clearly saw the symphony as something more than a set of forms. His works are often well constructed, but on their own terms.
Some of Harris's works create the initial impression of being jerry-built affairs, because his themes are too long and complex to immediately impinge on the memory. His symphonic movements, on the other hand, are often quite short. Thus the music begins to develop almost immediately in a Harris work. Themes not yet fully revealed in one section suddenly appear contrapuntally later in the work. This creates the impression of a living thing struggling to grow out of the "germs" or motives that the melodic line creates.
Harris often utilizes modalities, which increase the sense of the composition structured as an organic flow or a process rather than as a piece of architecture, as is the tendency in more harmonically complex music. But like all great symphonists, Harris also has a profound sense of the dramatic, which is facilitated by his original and vivid orchestration.
Listen to his most famous work, the Third Symphony (1938): hear the long opening melody in the low strings, noble, impassioned, and yet strangely cold, like marble; the entrances of the other strings, developing the initial material and carrying it further; the histrionic interjections of the brasses; the plaintive woodwind figures; at length the soaring line in high strings and woodwinds, which leads to the fantastic pastoral episode, with its rustling strings and winds crying out as from the recesses of some vast Venusian aviary; then the fugue, with its unforgettable tune and its exhaustive development in the brass and strings, the moving secondary theme in the woodwinds; the searing conclusion of this section, with the strings ascending to contrapuntal ecstasy, the brass whooping their enthusiasm, the tympany pounding its reminiscences of the fugue's rhythm; and finally the last section, where the opening material is further developed while the tympany beats funereally, and the rest of the orchestra laments objectively in one last great polyphonic flow—all of this in 17 minutes. It is fundamentally Romantic, but Romanticism purged of Mahlerian overkill. In character it is a creation unique to this century and this country.
Harris's Americanism has often been duly noted, as has the difficulty of defining its exact nature. It is not a matter of the usual nationalist quotation of folk songs, since he rarely indulged in this practice. Harris was born in the Oklahoma Territory, more or less in the wilderness. The young hayseed studied music in Paris in the '20s under the supreme sophisticate Nadia Boulanger.
Although Harris received a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of the art, he never developed a cosmopolitan attitude, as did the other American composers (that is, almost all of the famous ones) who studied under her. On hearing something like his Symphony 1933 (his first symphony), it is easy to jump to the conclusion that this intoxicating but rather oddball music is the product of a crude primitive, of someone who had never heard a symphony before. Despite the idiosyncratic originality of his music, or perhaps because of it, it remains one of the best musical evocations of the American spirit, or, specifically, the spirit of freedom.
This brings up the question of Harris's politics. Some fuss was raised by McCarthyite forces in 1952, when Harris's Fifth Symphony was scheduled to be played at a music festival, because the piece (written during World War II) had been dedicated to "the peoples of the USSR." The U.S. military alliance with the Soviets may have been one of the colossal political blunders of modern times, but it was hardly Harris's fault.
The right-wingers should have noted certain statements made by Harris concerning his Symphony for Band ("West Point"), which was first performed earlier that year by the West Point band. This symphony's coda, according to Harris, "emphasizes the sense of profound gratitude which all mothers and fathers of our nation hold towards our fighting forces—one might call it almost a religious expression." Harris, in short, was a patriot and a rather sentimental and silly one, but there has never been a composer with a really unclouded understanding of political issues.
Cynics may view works like his Ninth Symphony (1962), based on the preamble of the U.S. Constitution, or the Abraham Lincoln Symphony (1965), his tenth symphony, to be mere propagandist corn, but the fact is that Harris's cornball political inspirations often resulted in excellent music. In the Sixth Symphony (1944), for example, each of four movements is based on a phrase from the Gettysburg Address. The first, "Fourscore and seven years ago…," is a stunning musical description of the Spirit of '76. In seven minutes Harris evokes the soul of a free people in a way that would require a hundred volumes of political theory to clarify.
And what of the American symphony since Harris? The neglect that has accompanied the work of the master is not exactly encouraging to those who would follow him. Fewer than half of his 15 symphonies (and none of those after the seventh) have been recorded. Americans John Harbison and Ellen Zwilich recently have done some good symphonic work. Although it is not great stuff, at least it keeps alive the tradition of American symphony.
Free-lance writer Kyle Rothweiler is a regular contributor to American Record Guide.
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Whether it’s a product development company or maybe a large venture, the most effective method to manage documents is with a centralized, standardized system. Even though document management is vital, an inefficient system can lead to disarray and a drop in productivity. Document management standards need to be in place and accessible to all or any employees and stakeholders. You’ll want to document these procedures, especially if you’re working with remote teams.
The document management system also has features making it easy to put, delete, and modify files. With Microsoft SharePoint, you may upload documents, view all their status, and attach those to transactions and list items. In particular, you are able to attach papers to the bill, payment received, or customer. This characteristic also enables you to preview and download records locally. You can also view the details of each rendition and toggle between them at any time. Once you’ve uploaded a document, you can select its configurations, which include name, particular date, and notes. You can also select whether the record is fresh or existing.
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This is the fifth post in a series where I will write down what I learned about project management.
From a project point of view, organizations can be divided in three categories:
project coordination is split among the functional managers who also control the budget;
the project manager role doesn’t exist or has little authority;
project team members are taken from the different functional groups.
most of organization resources are involved in project work;
the project manager have a great deal of authority and controls the budget;
project team members are collocated.
These organizations are a mix of functional (weak matrix) and projectized (strong matrix) characteristics
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Crawford Art Gallery
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Crawford Art Gallery is an important historic building in the centre of Cork City, parts of which date back to the early eighteenth century. The building which now houses Crawford Art Gallery, was erected in 1724, as Cork´s Custom House and recalls the ties between commercial success and the development Cork city in the early eighteenth and nineteenth century. In 1830 the old Custom House building was given to the Royal Cork Institution, (a forerunner of the present University College Cork).
A new house was built at this time to accommodate the rapidly expanding port operations. The building became a Government School of Design in 1850 and part of the South Kensington School system some years later.
A magnificent extension, housing studios and galleries, was added in 1884 to accommodate the growing number of students, at the expense of William Horatio Crawford, after whom it was named Crawford School of Art. The conversion of the building into a School of Art and Gallery in the early nineteenth century was the first step to the establishment of art collection. When the School of Art relocated to its current premises in 1979, the building became the home for Crawford Art Gallery. A dramatic new gallery extension was added in 2000.
The Gallery is home to the famous Canova Casts, gifted to the city of Cork two centuries ago.
Well-known and loved works by 20th century Irish artists such as Seán Keating, Harry Clarke, Norah McGuinness, Mainie Jellet and Jack B. Yeats feature in the gallery’s historic collection, while the modern collection features work by contemporary artists such as Eilis O’Connell, Gerard Byrne, Dorothy Cross, Maud Cotter and Hughie O’Donoghue.
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Separating gas-giant and ice-giant planets by halting pebble accretion
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In the solar system giant planets come in two flavours: gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) with massive gas envelopes, and ice giants (Uranus and Neptune) with much thinner envelopes around their cores. It is poorly understood how these two classes of planets formed. High solid accretion rates, necessary to form the cores of giant planets within the life-time of protoplanetary discs, heat the envelope and prevent rapid gas contraction onto the core, unless accretion is halted. We find that, in fact, accretion of pebbles (similar to cm sized particles) is self-limiting: when a core becomes massive enough it carves a gap in the pebble disc. This halt in pebble accretion subsequently triggers the rapid collapse of the super-critical gas envelope. Unlike gas giants, ice giants do not reach this threshold mass and can only bind low-mass envelopes that are highly enriched by water vapour from sublimated icy pebbles. This offers an explanation for the compositional difference between gas giants and ice giants in the solar system. Furthermore, unlike planetesimal-driven accretion scenarios, our model allows core formation and envelope attraction within disc life-times, provided that solids in protoplanetary discs are predominantly made up of pebbles. Our results imply that the outer regions of planetary systems, where the mass required to halt pebble accretion is large, are dominated by ice giants and that gas-giant exoplanets in wide orbits are enriched by more than 50 Earth masses of solids. | <urn:uuid:45b8be50-0cbe-4e50-922c-945b0d4ea4be> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.astro.lu.se/~anders/publication/48dceee3-0ca1-46e1-bc13-3c8963753113 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.913622 | 373 | 3.59375 | 4 |
Since the 13th century, the Church of Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist has been a dominant building in Brno, even though it has changed, mainly in the Baroque period and after the reconstruction led by architect Moritz Grimm. The church has one nave with a prolonged chancel, typical of mendikant orders, including the Minorites, since the Middle Ages. After all, the Minorites are the oldest order to have been active in Brno at a single place without interruption – a period of almost 800 years.
Apart from this church, major architect Moritz Grimm built the Loreto Chapel – an imitation of the house of the Holy Family. And several years later it was Grimm once again who led the project of a new church to be built over the Loreto Chapel. It contains the Holy Stairs, a copy of the stairs from Jerusalem, which Jesus climbed to reach Pilate.
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina created headlines recently due to the game being suspended after Brazilian health authorities and police stormed on to the pitch in an attempt to detain four Argentina players who they alleged flouted COVID-19 rules.
While the fixture is expected to be played at a later date, the suspension meant that Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain icon, Lionel Messi missed out on a chance to make history. The striker has currently scored 76 international goals and ranks only one goal behind Brazil legend, Pele for the most goals scored ever by a South American player.
The record six-time Ballon d'Or award had a chance to equal or tie the feat of Pele and will have to wait till Friday to match the record when the La Albiceleste play Bolivia in their next World Cup qualifier.
While Messi will no doubt break the record soon, it would have been a historic feat considering that Argentina was facing Brazil in Sao Paulo and it would have meant more had he done it on the home soil of his country's famous footballing rivals.
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Hanging a feeder from an eave will attract these little bundles of near-perpetual motion to your yard; however, a feeder that is strategically surrounded by certain summer plants guarantees many repeat visitors. Hummingbirds are attracted to a safe place to hang out, talk to each other, flirt, bathe and eat. So, if you want to draw a large population to your yard, your landscape should include plants, trees, shrubs, and colorful vines that these little birds especially like.
We have a great selection of feeders from inexpensive plastic to beautiful glass. Hang in a location that it not in the direct sunlight to prevent the ‘nectar’ from spoiling more quickly. Change ‘nectar’ every 3 to 5 days to prevent mold and fermentation. Our hummingbird food is free of preservatives and food color and is easy to mix. No boiling required! Clean your feeder once a week with hot water and a dilute bleach solution and a bottle brush. Never use honey in your feeder as it easily ferments and can be fatal to Hummingbirds.
Tiny insects provide the protein and flowering plants provide the nectar that hummingbirds need to keep going. Because hummingbirds ingest half their weight in food every day, they visit a large array of plants and especially enjoy plants with brightly colored tubular flowers.
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia)
Four O’ Clock
Red Hot Poker
(Provide ‘Downy’ Nesting Material)
Chaste Tree (Vitex)
To attract even more hummingbirds to your garden, provide them with an ideal habitat. Important elements of hummingbird habitat include:[one-half first]
- Nearby trees for shelter and nesting
- Areas of full sun, partial shade and full shade
- Blocks of color in your flower beds
- Plantings with mixed levels of flowers
- Plantings along ‘edges’ of meadows or forests
- Source of ‘downy’ plant material for nest building
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Food Control 2021 Elsevier – journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/foodcont
A. Gallo, R. Accorsi, A. Goh , H. Hsiao , R. Manzini
Whilst policymakers encourage companies to control food distribution and ensure products’ safety and compliance with regulations, the fragmentation of food supply chains, made of multiple stages and companies, affects synergies and the supervision of such operations. Nonetheless the level of maturity of traceability tech- nologies, several issues still prevent their adoption, diffusion, and integration. To address such a lack, this article illustrates a traceability-support tool that integrates and aligns data from heterogeneous sources and quantifies the impact of the operations on food products aiding data-driven decision-making. This tool builds upon a GIS infrastructure and manipulates heterogeneous traceability records gathered along the processes of the food supply chain to calculate a dashboard of multidisciplinary indicators related to three pillars of food systems: safety, cost, and environmental sustainability. A real-world distribution process regarding three batches of fresh fruits handled and shipped by a logistic provider located in North Italy is used as a testbed. The tool estimates the time fence where products experienced unsafe conservation temperatures (i.e. 8% of distribution time) together with the impact on the product’s shelf life decay and the carbon emissions from transportation. Therefore, this tool contributes to shedding light on the impacts that occur throughout food distribution and aids decision- making by logistic managers and quality managers, as well as improving consumers’ awareness products’ shelf life and footprint. | <urn:uuid:fd6b89b7-4f66-4eeb-b7ef-8c8fe4c6ff77> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://foodsupplychain.din.unibo.it/2021/08/23/a-traceability-support-system-to-control-safety-and-sustainability-indicators-in-food-distribution/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.907979 | 334 | 2.421875 | 2 |
Crickler NewsPuzzles and Crossword
An adaptive news puzzle with fresh clues each day
"The News in Clues"
We now have several daily puzzles - an archived puzzle from 2015, 2018 and 2019 plus a Vocabulary Ordeal and various geography and other puzzles.
- What happened to the NewsPuzzles?
- Why does my handicap keep resetting to 28?
- How is my score computed?
- Can I change my handicap manually?
- If I leave the puzzle for ten minutes to answer the phone, does that affect my score?
- If I turn off my computer, will I lose the answers I have completed?
- Why does the puzzle use (UK/US) spelling and units?
- Why does the puzzle jump around?
- It says I used a hint but I did not.
- How can I support this great puzzle?
- Can I make my own puzzles?
- Can we include your daily Cricklers on our website?
- Why can't I have unlimited hints?
- I found an error.
- Y is not a vowel.
- The puzzles have too (much/little) (US/non-US) news about (politics/sports/science/entertainers/etc.).
- Can I change the font/puzzle layout?
- Are there useful keyboard shortcuts?
- Do Cricklers run on a Mac?
- Does WordZap run on a Mac?
- Do Cricklers work on mobile phones?
- What papers currently carry Cricklers?
- What is Barbara's educational background?
- What is Michael's educational background?
- Whose idea was news puzzles anyway?
- Do you reply to questions?
- What are Crickler programmed in?
What happened to the NewsPuzzles?
It became harder and harder to find good news. Many of the best sites started to charge or smothered you with ads. Many other sites, such as the New York Times, gave up trying to report news objectively and now only post articles that support their peculiar liberal narrative.
Why does my handicap keep resetting to 28?
28 is the default handicap. Your handicap and your progress in different cricklers is saved on your hard-drive. Handicaps run from 0 (hard) to 36 (easy). You can set them manually or have the program set them automatically.
How is my score computed?
- Your score mainly depends on how long you take to finish the puzzle. Other things that affect it are the number of hints you take and how many keystrokes you use (if you mistype a lot of letters, it can lower your score).
- If auto-handicap is enabled (default), your handicap is adjusted to make your next puzzle easier or harder - based on your score.
- If you don't finish a puzzle, your handicap is raised to make your next puzzle easier. If you leave a puzzle and finish it later, the time you are not there is not counted.
- As in golf, if your handicap is higher, the challenge is easier. Handicaps range from 0-36. This means that people with widely different skills can solve the same clues without the puzzle being too easy or too hard for them.
Can I change my handicap manually?
Yes, under Options - however the puzzle will reset.
If I leave the puzzle for ten minutes to answer the phone, does that affect my score?
Only one minute is counted.
If I turn off my computer, will I lose the answers I have completed?
No. Your answers will still be there if the puzzle is still available (in contrast to most other online puzzles).
Why does the puzzle use US/UK spelling and units?
You can select US or UK spelling and units under Options. The flag shows the current setting.The default is set from your time zone.
Why does the puzzle jump around?
Most people like the fact that the puzzle goes straight to the next unsolved clue. There is an Auto-Advance option under Options to turn off this feature.
It says I used a hint but I did not.
Going to look at a map (e.g.) also counts as a hint.
How can I support this great puzzle?Tell your friends about Cricklers
Can I make my own puzzles?
We can compile your puzzles for a small fee. You supply a Word file in a simple format. Ask for details at email@example.com.
Can we include your daily Cricklers on our website?
Yes. It is very easy to set up, no maintenance is required, and there is no charge.
Why can't I have unlimited hints?
Then you wouldn't have to think and the puzzle would not be fun.
I found an error.
Please send us a comment when you finish the puzzle. Reports of errors are welcome. We can correct Cricklers on the fly (unlike those in printed newspapers).
We find that over half the error reports we get are themselves in error (e.g. A shark is a mammal!!!!). Please check before you send one. We try to fix valid errors as soon as possible.
Y is not a vowel.
When I was in school, we were taught that Y and H were sometimes vowels and sometimes consonants (very silly really).
Some years ago we tried a test on a group of puzzle solvers. The options were 1. Mark AEIOU with a 'v', 2. Mark AEIOU and Y with a 'v'. 3. Don't mark anything. Option 2 was unequivocally the winner -- so that's why mark Y's with a 'v'.
The puzzles have too (much/little) (US/non-US) news about (politics/sports/science/entertainers/etc.).
Yes! We try to present a good mix of interesting topics.
Can I change the font/puzzle layout?
Under Options, you can choose between a serif or a non-serif font
You can also choose the font size. If you choose the larger font the layout will change to give you fewer visible clues with a larger typeface. If you can make the window wider (on some sites only), that will give you a larger font.
Are there useful keyboard shortcuts?
Yes. Use Tab, Shift-Tab, Home, End and the arrow keys, to move around. Press F1 for Help, F7 for a hint and F8 to reset the puzzle.
Do Cricklers run on a Mac?
Cricklers run on most devices that have a regular keyboard (Window, Mac, Unix). Support for a virtual keyboard is planned.
Do Cricklers work on tablets and mobile phones?
The format is designed to do that. An iPad version is in the works and an Android version is planned.
What papers currently carry Cricklers?
A few newspapers still carry the old Flash version but that is being phased out. Please use the version at Cricklers.com.
What is Barbara's educational background?
She has a degree in Economics.
What is Michael's background?
Michael grew up in England. He has degrees in Physics and Physiology. He used to work at Microsoft where he installed the spellchecker for Word 3.
Whose idea was news puzzles anyway?
In 1941, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the then publisher of the New York Times, hired Margaret Farrar to "edit a news-based crossword" for the Times. The effort proved too hard and was replaced after a few days with puzzles prepared weeks or months ahead based on current cultural knowledge rather than current news. We like to feel we provide what Mr. Sulzberger had in mind.
Do you reply to questions?
Only if you give us your email address!
What are Crickler programmed in?
We save information about your puzzles so that if you log off you can come right back where you left off. We don't collect any personal information about you. | <urn:uuid:76e9ceb4-1002-4fd0-a521-5b68f1f54fd3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://crickler.com/faq.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.935554 | 1,712 | 1.507813 | 2 |
KOCO Schools aims to help the community of schools, learning centres, and their students. It is a digital assignment platform to help teachers and students collaborate and manage assignments easily and effectively.
Upload and share assignments
Send assignments to your students in just one click. Scheduling and setting deadlines is now a seamless experience.
Monitor progress and assess students behaviour
Track the progress of individual students and classes in real-time to identify areas that need improvement.
Mimic the offline class
experience with annotation tools
Experience doing assignments digitally with our full suite of annotation tools to better engage your students. | <urn:uuid:58e6d2d0-ad05-4168-9e9d-1f8722661b6a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.koco.com.sg/kocoschools | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.925578 | 128 | 1.5 | 2 |
At 17, Jordan Smiley already knows exactly what he wants out of life: to be counted among the Black men teaching in the nation’s classrooms, where most will also serve as role models for their younger counterparts.
“I’ve never actually thought about being anything else,” said Jordan, valedictorian of Anacostia Senior High School’s Class of 2010.
“I always thought I’d like to be a teacher so that I can make a difference in the life of other Black children – especially our young Black males,” continued Jordan, who graduated with a 3.4 GPA. “But this year really sealed the deal for me as I watched the new group of teachers come in at Anacostia. They were young and vibrant and seemed to bring a new energy to the teaching field.”
But Jordan said he also noticed a glaring lack of Black male teachers. “I saw a lot of females but not that many Black men in an authority role,” said Jordan.
He said that while his father was in his life, he’d been raised in a single parent household by his mother. “My father wasn’t there all the time, so now I’m involved in a mentoring project with young boys. When I become a teacher, I want to set up my own mentoring program.”
In the midst of eagerly preparing for life at the prestigious, historically Black Hampton University in Virginia—he was also accepted to Morehouse and Tuskegee universities—Jordan took time to share with the AFRO, his excitement and sentiments for the future.
The affable, yet naturally serious youth also talked about meeting first lady Michelle Obama who was the keynote speaker for Anacostia’s graduation ceremony, and how her gentle words of encouragement will always be with him. “It was both a nerve-wrecking and happy occasion having the first lady there,” Jordan recalled, “because I was going to be speaking to an audience that was the largest I’d ever spoken to and she tried to coach me through by telling me to try not to be nervous.
“She reminded me that it was a time for me to take in and enjoy because, after all, it was my graduation, too.”
That advice proved effective, as Jordan—who’d already cemented his oratorical skills countless times in various leadership capacities at Anacostia—received a standing ovation for his words of inspiration to his fellow classmates. Most are following his footsteps into colleges and universities this fall.
“That just goes to show that because we live in Southeast doesn’t mean we can’t be successful and go on to even higher achievements,” Jordan said. According to school officials about 90 percent of Jordan’s graduating class is expected to go off to college this fall.
Shaneka Hope, cluster leader at Friendship Public Charter High School, which partnered this year with Anacostia, described Jordan as a natural leader. “He’s someone who’s highly regarded in the school and a lot of his peers look up to him,” Hope said.
Marcus Moore, director of an initiative geared toward improving the school’s academic performance, also spoke highly of Jordan, saying Jordan has consistently exhibited initiative and a desire for continuous personal growth. “That just speaks to the character and drive that Jordan has,” Moore said.
Starting classes at Hampton on Aug. 27 means that Jordan, a sports enthusiast who excels at football, track and baseball, will be first person in his family to explore higher education.
His first year is being paid for through scholarships and Jordan said he hopes to land a work-study job as well. He plans to hit the ground running, and by his junior year, to have established himself as one of the country’s future young leaders.
Jordan said he’ll miss his friends and realizes he’ll have to make new ones.
However, he added, he doesn’t think he’ll be so eager to visit home—which also consists of an older brother and two younger sisters— once classes begin.
“At least I don’t think I’m going to be home sick right off,” he said with a twinkle eye.
“My mom and I have a bet going that whoever calls first—she or me—after drops me off at Hampton, has to pay the other $50. I’m holding out, hoping it won’t be me.” | <urn:uuid:05837abd-d84c-4b5b-a54c-7ce7654df7df> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://afro.com/anacostia-graduate-aims-to-be-role-model-for-young-black-males/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.982092 | 973 | 1.921875 | 2 |
Investigation of NDM, VIM, KPC and OXA-48 genes, blue-carba and CIM in carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales isolates
Introduction: Carbapenem resistance is an emerging problem in Enterobactarales. We aimed to investigate the presence of carbapenemase genes blaNDM, blaKPC, blaVIM and blaOXA-48 and evaluate the phenotypic blue-carba method and carbapenem inactivation method (CIM) in Enterobacterales isolates.
Methodology: Total of 153 Enterobacterales isolates were tested in the study. Presence of blaNDM, blaKPC, blaVIM and blaOXA-48 genes was investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Carbapenemase production of the isolates was also tested by blue-carba method and CIM.
Results: The presence of blaOXA-48 gene was detected in 110 (71.4%) and blaNDM gene was detected in 2 (1.3%) of the Enterobacterales isolates by PCR method. None of the isolates were positive for blaKPC and blaVIM genes. The 121 (78.54%) of the isolates were found to be positive by blue-carba method and CIM. And 105 (68.18%) of the isolates were determined as positive by both PCR, blue-carba and CIM.
Conclusions: In our study, 112 (72.7%) of the Enterobacterales isolates were found to be positive for carbapenemase genes (blaoxa-48 and blaNDM), and 121 (78.57%) of different isolates were found to be positive for blue-carba and CIM. However, 105 (68.18%) of the carbapenem resistance isolates found to be positive for all three methods.
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We heard the word “cavities” a lot growing up. We were told not to eat a lot of sweets or we'll end up getting cavities. But did you know that kids aren’t the only ones susceptible to cavities?
Cavities are more common in children, teenagers and older adults, but if you have teeth you can get cavities. Many people have cavities, and it’s the most common health problem in the world.
This global dental concern is also known as tooth decay and caries. Cavities are permanent damage to the teeth where tiny holes penetrate through layers of the tooth.
When you have leftover food in your mouth, bacteria forms on your teeth and that causes damage to the protective layer of your tooth called the tooth enamel. Sugary and acidic food and drinks are huge contributors to bacteria build up. Without proper oral hygiene, bacteria will continue to form in your mouth and cause tooth decay.
Remember the tiny holes we mentioned earlier? When ignored and left untreated they become larger and penetrate deeper into the layers of the tooth. This eventually leads to severe toothache, infection and tooth loss.
Make sure to book regular dentist appointments. During checkup and cleaning appointments at Dental Image Therapy Centres, our patients get tips and information about products to use at home that best suit their teeth; any dental treatment plans are made for that patient and are cavity-free through dental education and treatments that are customized depending on their current needs. Our dental clinics are located at St. Vital Centre and Garden City Shopping Centre.
Now, let’s run through what you can do to prevent cavities:
If you think you have a cavity, book an appointment at either of our dental clinics to make sure. It’s better to get your teeth checked and a treatment plan made before it becomes a bigger issue.
Maybe it's time for your and your family's regular checkup and cleaning, you have a toothache or you need to get your treatment plan going - whatever the reason, we're here to help you get your confident smile. Whether you're a new patient or a returning friend, we can't wait to see you at your next appointment at either of our Winnipeg clinics!Book Now | <urn:uuid:eb82c026-72bb-4c74-92cc-acf1b4ffec68> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dentalimage.ca/ask-a-dentist/how-can-i-prevent-cavities | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.967241 | 462 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Zimmer travels the mysterious borderland between the living and the non-living in his latest book, reckoning with a question that still bedevils scientists and philosophers alike: what is life? Publisher’s Weekly calls Life’s Edge “a pop science tour de force.” A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year. Read more about the book here.
A Planet of Viruses
In this slender volume, Zimmer introduces readers to the most abundant form of life on Earth. A Planet of Viruses reveals how viruses hold sway over the biosphere, how they produce new diseases, and how we can use viruses for our own benefit.
Evolution: Making Sense of Life A history and introduction to the most important idea in all of biology. Evolution recounts Darwin’s discovery of his theory of evolution and surveys how it illuminates all of life—from sex to death, from brains to bacteria. | <urn:uuid:3bb98a20-7933-4efc-969f-44cbcb69135c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://carlzimmer.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.875122 | 192 | 2.734375 | 3 |
There exist different sorts of cryptographic cash wallets to permit customers save and moreover get to their modernized money related structures in different habits. The solicitation that is significant right now how far these sacks are ensured about prior to spending the confirmation point, it is sensible to see the different sorts or conclusions of computerized money wallets that exist today. Computerized cash programming application wallets can again be sub-divided straightforwardly into work station, on the web and versatile spending plans. Work station programming program purses these handbags are planned to be downloaded and present and besides set up on PC PCs similarly as PCs. This particular reach gives the most raised degree of prosperity and security anyway their availability is confined extraordinarily to the PC wherein they are presented.
Moreover, if, if the PC structure gets hacked or is disease defiled, there is probability that one may lose all their cash. On-line programming totes this extent of computerized cash handbags run on the Cloud. Thusly, they can beneficially be gotten to from a preparing gadget and from such a land area. Other than direct passage advantage, such a modernized spending plans keeps the individual tricks on the web the secrets are even obliged by untouchables this makes them supportively slanted to hacking and robbery Convenient robotized trading programming wallets not in any manner like the two unique decisions, adaptable programming application wallets work on PDAs through an application These can quickly be used everywhere, containing retailers similarly as malls. This grouping of the wallets is commonly generously less staggering similarly as more diminutive assessed separated to the standard work station ones to fit with the amazingly immaterial domain on cells. Stuff electronic Lloyd’s Crypto Insurance differ from the item ones on the component of remaining calm.
The hardware spending plans spare the customer enters in gear instrument for instance, the USB. Therefore, as the secrets are kept detached, these sacks offer an extra security. Besides, gear travel bags are quickly proper with different on the web interfaces and can moreover administer unmistakable money. This grouping of cryptographic cash spending plans is similarly simple to make trades with. As a customer, you basically need to associate the contraption to such a PC, which is associated with the web going before going into a PIN, move the money similarly as basically confirm the crypto bunch audits trade. Your electronic money is kept disengaged by the hardware spending plans similarly as hence, the danger factor or security issue is moreover much lower. Paper progressed spending plans this variety of mechanized spending plans is also easy to use and guarantees a high degree of safety The examination paper wallet basically suggests the printed duplicate printed duplicate of a customer’s both open and individual keys. Notwithstanding, considering the conditions, it can similarly imply an item application proposed to make the tricks safely going before printing. | <urn:uuid:68658a42-a291-4d0f-82cb-2b265cfc350c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://navyyardassociates.net/2021/finance/different-kinds-of-cryptocurrency-insurance/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.933593 | 559 | 1.90625 | 2 |
When the Church was first established in South Africa, missionaries had to travel by ship to get to their mission headquarters. The trip was long, difficult, and expensive. Often missionaries travelled alone, with little support, and no way to communicate with their mission president.
The little boat had been tossed by storms for more than six weeks as it made its way slowly from England to South Africa. Aboard was Elder Franklin D. Price, a young Mormon missionary, trying to get to his South African mission.
Each day Elder Price became more worried, for food and money were scarce. According to the law of the Union of South Africa, no one was permitted to enter the country unless he had at least twenty dollars with him. Elder Price did not have the required sum.
When the boat finally docked, the young elder decided that he would board a train and go as far as he possibly could. As he walked off the ship, he noticed a small folded piece of paper lying at the foot of the gang plank. Without thinking, he stooped over, picked it up, and automatically slipped the paper into his pocket.
In no time he was on a train, speeding down the tracks toward the Union of South Africa. At the border, immigration officials came aboard to check all entry papers. Elder Price was worried about what would happen to him when the officials discovered that he had no money. When the men approached, Elder Price almost panicked. Then, without even knowing why, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the piece of paper that he had found earlier. Elder Price handed the paper to one of the officials. The man nodded his head and returned the paper to the astonished young elder. That paper was an endorsed check in the amount of twenty dollars with the stamp of the Union of South Africa affixed.
As Elder Price told his story at the mission home, tears of gratitude streamed down his cheeks. The Lord truly provides for those who serve Him.
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Bootstrapping "Optimizing Squeak"
rowledge at interval.com
Fri Feb 26 17:53:35 UTC 1999
> For more radical changes, we use the SystemTracer. This writes a clone of a
> !) image onto the disk. Since it is just writing a file it can make
> rmations on the way to disk. This is how we changed Squeak from an object-
table to th
> e current direct-pointer object memory format. More recently Tim Rowledge's
> the format of compiled methods was done this way. Having written the new
> a small matter of rewriting and debugging the VM until can run the new image.
Actually, with the simulator, it's even easier. You can design the new VM, work
out what cloner changes are needed, clone an image, run it in simulation, debug
the VM and sometimes the cloning process and get it all working before even
considering generating the C code.
Someday soon, when alan purdy finishes it, you won't even need to generate the
C code...just create obj code directly.
C:\BELFRY is where I keep my .BAT files.
Tim Rowledge: rowledge at interval.com (w) +1 (650) 842-6110 (w)
tim at sumeru.stanford.edu (h) <http://sumeru.stanford.edu/tim>
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When mentioning zinc, most tend to think of zinc metal. However zinc chemicals (including zinc dust) account for about 10% of total zinc consumption and play a host of critical roles in modern society.
Zinc powders and dusts are essentially finely divided zinc metal. A distinction is often made whereby ‘zinc dust’ refers to the product made by condensation of zinc vapor and ‘zinc powder’ to the product of atomization of molten zinc. However, since the difference between powder and dust is essentially a matter of fineness, dusts being finer – sometimes the terms ‘dust’ and ‘powder’ are used simply to differentiate fine or course materials.
Zinc dust and powders are widely used in the chemical industry to purify solutions by cementation or to achieve other reductions. Specific applications for special grades of zinc powders include alkaline batteries, paints, grease and lubricants, brake linings, plastics, pharmaceuticals and the recovery of noble metals, among others.
Fireworks often make use of zinc dust to create bright, shimmering sparks. The zinc metal flakes heat up until they are incandescent and shine brightly or, at a high enough temperature, actually burn. A variety of chemicals can be added to create the brilliant colors, but it is the zinc that sparkles.
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is the most widely used zinc compound and can be produced according to a number of different processes. In the French (indirect) method, zinc oxide is produced by the combustion of zinc metal. When zinc oxide is extracted from zinc ore or smelter by products (e.g., using oxidized zinc) it is called the American or the direct method. There are also wet chemical processes that begin with purified zinc solutions, although the French method remains the most common.
One of the main uses of ZnO is as a vulcanizing activator in the rubber industry. It is especially critical in the manufacturing of tires where it imparts unique characteristics such as increased resilience and elasticity – literally putting the ‘bounce’ in rubber.
Ceramics is another major market for ZnO where it is used for the production of frits, artistic glasses and enamels. The beauty and durability of todays ceramic tiles, cookware and tableware are made possible by zinc oxide.
ZnO is also used in paints as a pigment and improves the lightfastness and hardness of the coating. It also imparts corrosion protection properties to the paint, acts as an anti-fouling agent and also has good anti-microbial properties.
Sunscreens rely on ZnO for its UV absorbing properties and baby creams and wound-care ointments contain zinc oxide for its regenerative effect on the skin.
Other Zinc Chemicals
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Russian President explains why Russia Invaded Ukraine in an address to Russia and the world
Today, I again consider it necessary to return to the tragic events taking place in the Donbass and the key issues of ensuring the security of Russia itself.
Let me start with what I said in my address of February 21 this year. We are talking about what causes us particular concern and anxiety, about those fundamental threats that year after year, step by step, are rudely and unceremoniously created by irresponsible politicians in the West in relation to our country. I mean the expansion of the NATO bloc to the east, bringing its military infrastructure closer to Russian borders.
It is well known that for 30 years we have persistently and patiently tried to reach an agreement with the leading NATO countries on the principles of equal and indivisible security in Europe. In response to our proposals, we constantly faced either cynical deception and lies, or attempts to pressure and blackmail, while the North Atlantic Alliance, in the meantime, despite all our protests and concerns, is steadily expanding. The military machine is moving and, I repeat, is coming close to our borders.
Why is all this happening? Where does this impudent manner of speaking from the position of one’s own exclusivity, infallibility and permissiveness come from? Where does the disdainful, disdainful attitude towards our interests and absolutely legitimate demands come from?
The answer is clear, everything is clear and obvious. The Soviet Union in the late 80s of the last century weakened, and then completely collapsed. The whole course of events that took place then is a good lesson for us today as well; it convincingly showed that the paralysis of power and will is the first step towards complete degradation and oblivion. As soon as we lost confidence in ourselves for some time, and that’s it, the balance of power in the world turned out to be disturbed.
This has led to the fact that the previous treaties and agreements are no longer in effect. Persuasion and requests do not help. Everything that does not suit the hegemon, those in power, is declared archaic, obsolete, unnecessary. And vice versa: everything that seems beneficial to them is presented as the ultimate truth, pushed through at any cost, boorishly, by all means. Dissenters are broken through the knee.
What I am talking about now concerns not only Russia and not only us. This applies to the entire system of international relations, and sometimes even to the US allies themselves. After the collapse of the USSR, the redivision of the world actually began, and the norms of international law that had developed by that time – and the key, basic ones were adopted at the end of the Second World War and largely consolidated its results – began to interfere with those who declared themselves the winner in the Cold War .
Of course, in practical life, in international relations, in the rules for their regulation, it was necessary to take into account changes in the situation in the world and the balance of power itself. However, this should have been done professionally, smoothly, patiently, taking into account and respecting the interests of all countries and understanding our responsibility. But no – a state of euphoria from absolute superiority, a kind of modern form of absolutism, and even against the background of a low level of general culture and arrogance of those who prepared, adopted and pushed through decisions that were beneficial only for themselves. The situation began to develop according to a different scenario.
You don’t have to look far for examples. First, without any sanction from the UN Security Council, they carried out a bloody military operation against Belgrade, using aircraft and missiles right in the very center of Europe. Several weeks of continuous bombing of civilian cities, on life-supporting infrastructure. We have to remind these facts, otherwise some Western colleagues do not like to remember those events, and when we talk about it, they prefer to point not to the norms of international law, but to the circumstances that they interpret as they see fit.
Then came the turn of Iraq, Libya, Syria. The illegitimate use of military force against Libya, the perversion of all decisions of the UN Security Council on the Libyan issue led to the complete destruction of the state, to the emergence of a huge hotbed of international terrorism, to the fact that the country plunged into a humanitarian catastrophe that has not stopped for many years. civil war. The tragedy, which doomed hundreds of thousands, millions of people not only in Libya, but throughout this region, gave rise to a massive migration exodus from North Africa and the Middle East to Europe.
A similar fate was prepared for Syria. The fighting of the Western coalition on the territory of this country without the consent of the Syrian government and the sanction of the UN Security Council is nothing but aggression, intervention.
However, a special place in this series is occupied, of course, by the invasion of Iraq, also without any legal grounds. As a pretext, they chose reliable information allegedly available to the United States about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. As proof of this, publicly, in front of the eyes of the whole world, the US Secretary of State shook some kind of test tube with white powder, assuring everyone that this is the chemical weapon being developed in Iraq. And then it turned out that all this was a hoax, a bluff: there are no chemical weapons in Iraq. Unbelievable, surprising, but the fact remains. There were lies at the highest state level and from the high rostrum of the UN. And as a result – huge casualties, destruction, an incredible surge of terrorism.
In general, one gets the impression that practically everywhere, in many regions of the world, where the West comes to establish its own order, the result is bloody, unhealed wounds, ulcers of international terrorism and extremism. All that I have said is the most egregious, but by no means the only examples of disregard for international law.
In this series, and promises to our country not to expand NATO by one inch to the east. I repeat – they deceived me, but in popular terms, they simply threw it away. Yes, you can often hear that politics is a dirty business. Perhaps, but not to the same extent, not to the same extent. After all, such cheating behavior contradicts not only the principles of international relations, but above all the generally recognized norms of morality and morality. Where is justice and truth here? Just a bunch of lies and hypocrisy.
By the way, American politicians, political scientists and journalists themselves write and talk about the fact that a real “empire of lies” has been created inside the United States in recent years. It’s hard to disagree with that – it’s true. But do not be modest: the United States is still a great country, a system-forming power. All her satellites not only resignedly and dutifully assent, sing along to her for any reason, but also copy her behavior, enthusiastically accept the rules he proposes. Therefore, with good reason, we can confidently say that the entire so-called Western bloc, formed by the United States in its own image and likeness, all of it is the very “empire of lies”.
As for our country, after the collapse of the USSR, with all the unprecedented openness of the new modern Russia, the readiness to work honestly with the United States and other Western partners, and in the conditions of virtually unilateral disarmament, they immediately tried to squeeze us, finish off and destroy us completely. This is exactly what happened in the 90s, in the early 2000s, when the so-called collective West most actively supported separatism and mercenary gangs in southern Russia. What sacrifices, what losses did all this cost us then, what trials did we have to go through before we finally broke the back of international terrorism in the Caucasus. We remember this and will never forget.
Yes, in fact, until recently, attempts have not stopped to use us in their own interests, destroy our traditional values and impose on us their pseudo-values that would corrode us, our people from the inside, those attitudes that they are already aggressively planting in their countries and which directly lead to degradation and degeneration, because they contradict the very nature of man. It won’t happen, no one has ever done it. It won’t work now either.
Despite everything, in December 2021, we nevertheless once again made an attempt to agree with the United States and its allies on the principles of ensuring security in Europe and on the non-expansion of NATO. Everything is in vain. The US position does not change. They do not consider it necessary to negotiate with Russia on this key issue for us, pursuing their own goals, they neglect our interests.
And of course, in this situation, we have a question: what to do next, what to expect? We know well from history how in the 1940s and early 1941s the Soviet Union tried in every possible way to prevent or at least delay the outbreak of war. To this end, among other things, he tried literally to the last not to provoke a potential aggressor, did not carry out or postponed the most necessary, obvious actions to prepare for repelling an inevitable attack. And those steps that were nevertheless taken in the end were catastrophically belated.
As a result, the country was not ready to fully meet the invasion of Nazi Germany, which attacked our Motherland on June 22, 1941 without declaring war. The enemy was stopped and then crushed, but at a colossal cost. An attempt to appease the aggressor on the eve of the Great Patriotic War turned out to be a mistake that cost our people dearly. In the very first months of hostilities, we lost huge, strategically important territories and millions of people. The second time we will not allow such a mistake, we have no right.
Those who claim world domination, publicly, with impunity and, I emphasize, without any reason, declare us, Russia, their enemy. Indeed, today they have great financial, scientific, technological and military capabilities. We are aware of this and objectively assess the threats constantly being addressed to us in the economic sphere, as well as our ability to resist this impudent and permanent blackmail. I repeat, we evaluate them without illusions, extremely realistically.
As for the military sphere, modern Russia, even after the collapse of the USSR and the loss of a significant part of its potential, is today one of the most powerful nuclear powers in the world and, moreover, has certain advantages in a number of the latest types of weapons. In this regard, no one should have any doubts that a direct attack on our country will lead to defeat and dire consequences for any potential aggressor.
At the same time, technologies, including defense technologies, are changing rapidly. Leadership in this area is passing and will continue to change hands, but the military development of the territories adjacent to our borders, if we allow it, will remain for decades to come, and maybe forever, and will create an ever-growing, absolutely unacceptable threat for Russia. .
Even now, as NATO expands to the east, the situation for our country is getting worse and more dangerous every year. Moreover, in recent days, the leadership of NATO has been openly talking about the need to accelerate, speed up the advancement of the Alliance’s infrastructure to the borders of Russia. In other words, they are hardening their position. We can no longer just continue to observe what is happening. It would be absolutely irresponsible on our part.
Further expansion of the infrastructure of the North Atlantic Alliance, the military development of the territories of Ukraine that has begun is unacceptable for us. The point, of course, is not the NATO organization itself – it is only an instrument of US foreign policy. The problem is that in the territories adjacent to us, I will note, in our own historical territories, an “anti-Russia” hostile to us is being created, which has been placed under complete external control, is intensively settled by the armed forces of NATO countries and is pumped up with the most modern weapons.
For the United States and its allies, this is the so-called policy of containment of Russia, obvious geopolitical dividends. And for our country, this is ultimately a matter of life and death, a matter of our historical future as a people. And this is not an exaggeration – it is true. This is a real threat not just to our interests, but to the very existence of our state, its sovereignty. This is the very red line that has been talked about many times. They passed her.
In this regard, and about the situation in the Donbass. We see that the forces that carried out a coup d’etat in Ukraine in 2014, seized power and are holding it with the help of, in fact, decorative electoral procedures, have finally abandoned the peaceful settlement of the conflict. For eight years, endlessly long eight years, we have done everything possible to resolve the situation by peaceful, political means. All in vain.
As I said in my previous address, one cannot look at what is happening there without compassion. It was simply impossible to endure all this. It was necessary to immediately stop this nightmare – the genocide against the millions of people living there, who rely only on Russia, hope only on us. It was these aspirations, feelings, pain of people that were for us the main motive for making a decision to recognize the people’s republics of Donbass.
What I think is important to emphasize further. The leading NATO countries, in order to achieve their own goals, support extreme nationalists and neo-Nazis in Ukraine in everything, who, in turn, will never forgive the Crimeans and Sevastopol residents for their free choice – reunification with Russia.
They, of course, will climb into the Crimea, and just like in the Donbass, with a war in order to kill, as punishers from the gangs of Ukrainian nationalists, Hitler’s accomplices, killed defenseless people during the Great Patriotic War. They openly declare that they lay claim to a number of other Russian territories.
The entire course of events and analysis of incoming information shows that Russia’s clash with these forces is inevitable. It is only a matter of time: they are getting ready, they are waiting for the right time. Now they also claim to possess nuclear weapons. We will not allow this to be done.
As I said earlier, after the collapse of the USSR, Russia accepted new geopolitical realities. We respect and will continue to treat all the newly formed countries in the post-Soviet space with respect. We respect and will continue to respect their sovereignty, and an example of this is the assistance we provided to Kazakhstan, which faced tragic events, with a challenge to its statehood and integrity. But Russia cannot feel safe, develop, exist with a constant threat emanating from the territory of modern Ukraine.
Let me remind you that in 2000-2005 we gave a military rebuff to terrorists in the Caucasus, defended the integrity of our state, saved Russia. In 2014, they supported the Crimeans and Sevastopol residents. In 2015, the Armed Forces used to put a reliable barrier to the penetration of terrorists from Syria into Russia. We had no other way to protect ourselves.
The same thing is happening now. You and I simply have not been left with any other opportunity to protect Russia, our people, except for the one that we will be forced to use today. Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The people’s republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.
In this regard, in accordance with Article 51 of Part 7 of the UN Charter, with the sanction of the Federation Council of Russia and in pursuance of the treaties of friendship and mutual assistance ratified by the Federal Assembly on February 22 this year with the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic, I decided to conduct a special military operation .
Its goal is to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years. And for this, we will strive for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, as well as bringing to justice those who committed numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including citizens of the Russian Federation.
At the same time, our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything on anyone by force. At the same time, we hear that recently in the West there are more and more words that the documents signed by the Soviet totalitarian regime, which consolidate the results of the Second World War, should no longer be carried out. Well, what is the answer to this?
The results of the Second World War, as well as the sacrifices made by our people on the altar of victory over Nazism, are sacred. But this does not contradict the high values of human rights and freedoms, based on the realities that have developed today over all the post-war decades. It also does not cancel the right of nations to self-determination, enshrined in Article 1 of the UN Charter.
Let me remind you that neither during the creation of the USSR, nor after the Second World War, people living in certain territories that are part of modern Ukraine, no one ever asked how they themselves want to arrange their lives. Our policy is based on freedom, the freedom of choice for everyone to independently determine their own future and the future of their children. And we consider it important that this right – the right to choose – could be used by all the peoples living on the territory of today’s Ukraine, by everyone who wants it.
In this regard, I appeal to the citizens of Ukraine. In 2014, Russia was obliged to protect the inhabitants of Crimea and Sevastopol from those whom you yourself call “Nazis”. Crimeans and Sevastopol residents made their choice to be with their historical homeland, with Russia, and we supported this. I repeat, they simply could not do otherwise.
Today’s events are not connected with the desire to infringe on the interests of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. They are connected with the protection of Russia itself from those who took Ukraine hostage and are trying to use it against our country and its people.
I repeat, our actions are self-defense against the threats posed to us and from an even greater disaster than what is happening today. No matter how difficult it may be, I ask you to understand this and call for cooperation in order to turn this tragic page as soon as possible and move forward together, not to allow anyone to interfere in our affairs, in our relations, but to build them on our own, so that it creates the necessary conditions for overcoming all problems and, despite the presence of state borders, would strengthen us from the inside as a whole. I believe in this – in this is our future.
I should also appeal to the military personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine.
Dear comrades! Your fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers did not fight the Nazis, defending our common Motherland, so that today’s neo-Nazis seized power in Ukraine. You took an oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people, and not to the anti-people junta that plunders Ukraine and mocks these same people.
Don’t follow her criminal orders. I urge you to lay down your weapons immediately and go home. Let me explain: all servicemen of the Ukrainian army who fulfill this requirement will be able to freely leave the combat zone and return to their families.
Once again, I insistently emphasize: all responsibility for possible bloodshed will be entirely on the conscience of the regime ruling on the territory of Ukraine.
Now a few important, very important words for those who may be tempted to intervene in ongoing events. Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so to create threats for our country, for our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead you to such consequences that you have never experienced in your history. We are ready for any development of events. All necessary decisions in this regard have been made. I hope that I will be heard.
Dear citizens of Russia!
Well-being, the very existence of entire states and peoples, their success and viability always originate in the powerful root system of their culture and values, experience and traditions of their ancestors and, of course, directly depend on the ability to quickly adapt to a constantly changing life, on the cohesion of society, its readiness to consolidate, to gather together all the forces in order to move forward.
Forces are needed always – always, but strength can be of different quality. The policy of the “empire of lies”, which I spoke about at the beginning of my speech, is based primarily on brute, straightforward force. In such cases, we say: “There is power, mind is not needed.”
And you and I know that real strength lies in justice and truth, which is on our side. And if this is so, then it is difficult to disagree with the fact that it is the strength and readiness to fight that underlie independence and sovereignty, are the necessary foundation on which you can only reliably build your future, build your home, your family, your homeland. .
I am confident that the soldiers and officers of the Russian Armed Forces devoted to their country will professionally and courageously fulfill their duty. I have no doubt that all levels of government, specialists responsible for the stability of our economy, financial system, social sphere, heads of our companies and all Russian business will act in a coordinated and efficient manner. I count on a consolidated, patriotic position of all parliamentary parties and public forces.
Ultimately, as it has always been in history, the fate of Russia is in the reliable hands of our multinational people. And this means that the decisions made will be implemented, the goals set will be achieved, the security of our Motherland will be reliably guaranteed.
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RESISTANCE TO THE FRENCH:-
Resistance to the French in Vietnam began in the 1860s and continued sporadically until the 1930s, remerging during World War II and reaching a climax in September 1945 when the Vietnamese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh (l890-1969) declared Vietnam’s independence. There was much less resistance to France in Cambodia and Laos. Because of the intensity of resistance in Vietnam and the eventual victory of anticolonial forces there, it is tempting to read Vietnamese history in terms of continuous and eventually triumphant resistance to foreign control. Many scholars have chosen to do so. Vietnam’s victories over France and the United States, following centuries of resistance to China in precolonial times, provide a pleasing structure for Vietnamese historical writing, from the winners’ point of view.
More recently, scholars have argued that multiple readings of the Indochinese past are preferable to unilineal ones. The resistance model, for example, does not clarify the histories of Laos or Cambodia, nor does it explain the thirty-year-long alliance between southern Vietnam and the United States. Scholars have also drawn attention to the complex social history of the region, where developments occurred without reference to the political interplay between the French and the Vietnamese. Print capitalism has been mentioned. Scholars have also singled out the sizeable contributions made by such historical “losers” as no revolutionary women, Catholics, Francophiles, members of religious sects, ethnic minorities, and the southern Vietnamese allied with the United States.
Nonetheless, in an article of this length, resistance has to occupy a prominent position. Without it, after all, the French might have stayed on much longer, or might even still be in command.
In the 1880s the “aid the king” (can Voong) movement mobilized thousands of patriots who sought fruitlessly but with great courage to restore the status quo ante. They were crushed by French military force, but their patriotism inspired many later thinkers, including Ho Chi Minh.
In the early twentieth century, the prospects for turning the clock back dimmed. Vietnamese patriots like Phan Boi Chau (1867-1940) were impressed by developments in China and Japan, while opponents of France in the 1920s and 1930s, most notably Phan Chu Trinh (1871-1926), drew on European examples including democracy and Communism for their ideology. After 1900, few Vietnamese intellectuals sought refuge in the precolonial past.
Until the late 1940s, French repressive mechanisms in Indochina were sufficient to keep most resistance in check. When armed resistance broke out in 1930 to 1931 in northern and central Vietnam, partly in response to severe economic conditions, it was ruthlessly repressed. Hundreds of rebels were put to death. The ICP (founded by Ho Chi Minh) had been involved in the uprisings, and soon became the best organized of the clandestine groups opposed to French colonialism. As thousands of Vietnamese were arrested for political “crimes,” the prisons became training schools for anti-French political cadre, especially Communists, many of whom were released under France’s Popular Front government (l936-1939).
The most substantial resistance to France in Cambodia came in 1884 to 1886, when the French tried to abolish what they called “slavery” in the kingdom. Their move struck at the networks of patronage and client ship that allowed Cambodia to function in a premodern fashion. The revolt forced the French to slow down the pace of reform. Until the l940s, Cambodia was at peace. Historians looking for the roots of Cambodian nationalism have found them in the small Cambodian elite educated in the 1930s, and in the Cambodian language newspaper Nagara Vatta (Angkor Wat), which flourished between 1936 and 1942. Resistance to the French in Laos was also insignificant because the Lao population was scattered and apolitical, while the relatively benign Lao elite remained in place, supported by the French.
FRENCH INDOCHINA: THE FINAL PHASE:-
World War II was a turning point in Indochina. When it began in 1939, France was more firmly in control than ever. Six years later, thanks to the Japanese, all the components of Indochina declared their independence, and France had to fight its way back into the region.
France’s defeat in Europe led Thailand (formerly known as Siam) to attack Cambodia and Laos so as to regain some of the territory that had been taken from it by France. In 1941 Japan reached an agreement with the French in Indochina whereby the Japanese stationed troops in the region while France retained administrative control. The arrangement suited both parties but displeased France’s former European allies. Japan launched its invasion of the rest of mainland Southeast Asia from Indochinese bases in December 1941.
Half a century after the collapse of the French empire in Indochina, and nearly thirty years after the end of the second Indochina War, we can assess the colonial era more objectively than would have been possible in the 1940s and 1950s, when independence movements throughout Southeast Asia, supported by large sections of global public opinion, swept out their colonial masters. The historian Nicholas Tarling has called colonialism in Southeast Asia a ”fleeting, passing phase” and certainly France’s brief time in Indochina has to be weighed against the thousands of years that came before and the half-century that has elapsed since France departed from the region. It is tempting to say that the colonial era in Indochina was unimportant. Nonetheless, while it is possible to imagine Vietnam modernizing itself without the intrusion of a colonial power, it is unlikely that Laos and Cambodia would have survived as independent states without French protection against their Southeast Asian neighbours. | <urn:uuid:aa7b301e-a94a-440d-8597-390f23d0ae96> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.indiancommunities.org/2018/08/15/western-exploration-and-exploitation-of-indo-china-vietnam-4/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.970359 | 1,200 | 3.625 | 4 |
“It was the most difficult work which ever confronted me, because I was my own client,” said Mies. “I could do what I liked.”1 The commission from the German Government to build the German Pavilion for the International Exposition in Barcelona lacked both a programme as well as exhibits to put on show. The official request was simply for a building to represent the nation, which caused a contemporary commentator to describe it as “architecture as fine art.”2 Mies was even able to propose where the building should be sited: at the end of a long square.
Raised on a podium made of travertine are a series of separate wall planes and two pools of water, creating a succession of spaces that flow into one another. The indoor and outdoor spaces are interwoven into a complex constellation in which the walls structure but no longer enclose space. Instead of “a row of individual rooms,” wrote Mies, “I have striven for a series of spatial effects.”3 In contrast to the smaller, more enclosed pool, which is lined with black glass reflecting Georg Kolbe’s sculptural figure entitled “Dawn”, the large pool “in which the water appears to be light green”4 is light and open.
The walls are made of sumptuous materials including Roman travertine, green polished Tinian marble and Vert antique from the French Alps. In the central space of the interior is a wall plane made of Moroccan onyx doré with a honey-yellow colour. For the glazed walls, an entire repertoire of materials have been employed: in addition to transparent glass, the building makes use of green and grey glass, frosted glass as well as black opaque glass for the table tops. Mies’ specially designed Barcelona chairs and ottomans, with their chrome-plated steel frame and white glacé leather upholstering stand on a black velour carpet in the interior.
Mies had learned to assess marble in his father’s stonemason’s firm. The selection of German stone that had been proposed was not “noble”5 enough in his eyes, and so he went in search of a suitable specimen himself in a Hamburg stoneyard in which he discovered a block of onyx to his liking. “‘Listen, let me see it,’ and they at once shouted: ‘No, no, no, that can’t be done, for Heaven’s sake you mustn’t touch that marvellous piece.’ But I said: ‘Just give me a hammer, will you, and I’ll show you how we used to do that at home.’ So reluctantly they brought a hammer, and they were curious whether I would want to chip away a corner. But no, I hit the block hard just once right in the middle, and off came a thin slab the size of my hand. ‘Now go and polish it at once so that I can see it.’ And so we decided to use onyx.”6
The onyx wall is placed as a freestanding plane in the pavilion. “One evening as I was working late on that building I made a sketch of a freestanding wall, and I got a shock. I knew that it was a new principle.”7 This principle was to become a central theme of the architectural concept and is experienced physically within the pavilion. On ascending the stairs up to the podium, visitors are led in a U-turn around a glass wall into the interior of the pavilion. The principle of the freestanding wall was instrumental in the design process. Sergius Ruegenberg, who worked in Mies’ office, described how the design was developed using a model, a method that was typical for Mies. His later office in Chicago was like a large model workshop.
“I made a base out of plasticine at a scale of 1:50. […] Then I cut strips of card at the height of the walls, about 3 metres (6 cm in the model), and stuck coloured Japanese paper onto them. […] We also needed strips of glass, which I obtained from a glazier. […] Now we could start to play: because the base was soft, the walls stayed upright. […] The walls were moved back and forth, and the illumination of the room was examined using a ‘luminous wall’. Once the position of the walls and the rooms was decided on, a piece of cardboard was laid on top for the ceiling. […] We kept on removing the cardboard roof to experiment with the positioning of the columns. For the pools I had a light-green piece of cardboard and a black piece of card for the smaller pool.”8
The roof is borne by eight evenly spaced columns that are positioned to one side of the walls. Together with the roof slab, the columns form a structural unit that represents a separate architectonic element independent of the non-loadbearing partitioning walls. Different means of expression are used to emphasise the contrast between the two elements: while the symmetrical regularity and static repose of the columns and roof emphasises its structural clarity, the walls create a labyrinthine constellation of spaces that lead the visitor in a circulatory passage through the pavilion. And while the columns are made to recede by giving them a reflective surface treatment that blends their materiality into their surroundings, the walls are clad with extremely sumptuous materials that assert themselves and define the character of the space around them.
The industrial-looking columns have neither base nor capital and span between the floor and roof slab, while the roof slab appears to rest like a homogenous plane on the walls. The entire building is, however, a steel construction that is clad with different materials. Even the roof – which was erroneously described as being a “monolithic white slab”9 in an early article on the pavilion – is a hollow steel construction. “During construction, a further sheet of metal was riveted in place at one corner near the entrance in order to achieve the necessary cantilever,” reported Ruegenberg. “Mies did not like that at all, but in the end the whole steel construction of the roof was rendered giving it the impression of a slab (of concrete for example) with a thickness of 24 cm.”10
That the roof plane is articulated as a flat surface without supporting beams is a direct consequence of the principle of the free plan. Le Corbusier had previously illustrated this same principle in his concept of the plan libre executed in concrete, where two horizontal slabs sandwich a space between them. Colin Rowe describes the reasoning behind this: “In fact, the appearance of beams could only tend to prescribe fixed positions for the partitions; and, since these fixed positions would be in line with the columns, it was therefore essential, if the independence of columns and partitions was to be asserted with any eloquence, that the underside of the slab should be expressed as an uninterrupted horizontal surface.”11
While the classical structure of columns always sees column, capital and architrave as a single tectonic unit, in the case of the pavilion, the beam is concealed within the ceiling. Nevertheless the cruciform columns are not entirely devoid of “classical” qualities: the indented vertical profiling recalls the fluting of columns from antiquity. The columns in Barcelona are made out of a complex assembly of standard profiles. Four rounded-edged angle profiles of even dimensions are welded together with four T-profiles with symmetrically trimmed crossbars to form the shape of a cross. An encasing mantle of chrome-plated sheet metal defines the final form of the column but does not reveal how the profiles were put together. This mantle can be thought of as a skin, and Mies did indeed term skeleton frame buildings as “skin and bones architecture”.
Later alterations to the building
After the International Exposition, the Barcelona Pavilion was dismantled. Although the original intention was to rebuild it at another location, the individual elements have since been lost. Much later, in 1986, the architects Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Cristian Cirici and Fernando Ramos reconstructed the building, although not quite on the exact same spot. Unlike the original building, the roof slab is made of reinforced concrete. The colour of the glazed walls, described as mouse-grey and bottle-green, also appears more pronounced in historical photos than in the reconstruction. In the interior a red curtain is also hung, although this cannot be seen in the original photos. The honey-yellow onyx wall of the original is much redder in the modern reconstruction, and the grain of the marble is reflected about a horizontal line at half-height. In the original wall there was also a horizontal joint – Mies described the space as being twice the height of the onyx block – but the stone patterning was not originally reflected.
The building as seen from the present
Although specific details of the reconstructed building differ from the original, it still provides us with an insight into Mies’ architecture. Robin Evans discovered in his own slides of the building the phenomenon of a horizontal mirrored axis – a product of the modern version of the onyx wall – that he argues makes it hard to tell apart what is up and what is down: “Notice the difficulty of distinguishing the travertine floor, which reflects the light, from the plaster ceiling, which receives it. If the floor and the ceiling had been of the same material, the difference in brightness would have been greater. Here, Mies used material asymmetry to create optical symmetry, rebounding the natural light in order to make the ceiling more sky-like and the ambiance more expansive.”12 This phenomenon he has described as a “paradoxical symmetry”, although we now know that at the time the photos of the pavilion were retouched to emphasise this effect.
The built context in which the building stands has since been altered. Originally a row of classical columns stood in front of the building through which a path and stairs led up to the “Spanish village”, a part of the original exposition that still exists today. Visitors passed through this building and past the plateau. The Barcelona Pavilion is more than just a building; it is a complex in which the interior fuses with the architectural landscape of its surroundings to form a single entity.
1 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in conversation with Henry Thomas CadburyBrown in: Architectural Association Journal, July/Aug. 1959, pp. 27–28.
2 Justus Bier, “Mies van der Rohes Reichspavillon in Barcelona”, in: Die Form, 15 Aug. 1929, p. 423.
3 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in a manuscript dated 19 June 1924, in: Fritz Neumeyer, The Artless Word – Mies van der Rohe on the Building Art, Cambridge, Mass. 1991, p. 250. Mies was referring to his unbuilt design for a Brick Country House.
4 Cf. note 2.
5 Cited by Sergius Ruegenberg in a manuscript, Mies van der Rohe Archive, MoMA in New York.
6 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in conversation with Ulrich Conrads in 1964, produced on a phonograph record, “Mies in Berlin”, Bauwelt, Berlin 1966.
7 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in an interview on 13 Feb. 1952, in: Master Builder, no. 3, 1952, p. 28.
8 Sergius Ruegenberg in a manuscript in: Eva-Maria Amberger, Sergius Ruegenberg – Architekt zwischen Mies van der Rohe und Hans Scharoun, Berlin 2000, p. 78 (translation JR).
9 Cf. note 2. 10 Cf. note 8, p. 81. 11 Colin Rowe, “Neo-‘Classicism’ and Modern Architecture II” (written 1956–57, first published in 1973), in: The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays, Cambridge, Mass. 1987, p. 143.
12 Robin Evans, “Mies van der Rohe’s Paradoxical Symmetries”, in: AA Files, no. 19, 1990, pp. 63–64.
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JANUARY 23, 2018 — The European Commission has found that Croatian plans to grant Uljanik shipyard a state guarantee for a €96 million (about $118 million) loan are in line with EU
AUGUST 29, 2017 — The Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia recently launched what will be the world’s most powerful self-propelled cutter suction dredge. Under construction for the Jan de Nul Group, the vessel
Soon, noon-day reporting from fallible human beings will be a thing of the past. From cradle to grave, a whole new approach to ship efficiency has been made possible by recent advances in IT and data processing. Now, a step change in “always-on” ship connectivity will allow maritime assets to be monitored and managed remotely right round the clock.
As we reported in “Shipping’s Space Age Future” (ML April 2016, p. 37), perhaps the most ambitious project on the go in Europe is the Rolls-Royce-led Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWAI) in which other maritime firms including DNV GL, Inmarsat, Deltamarin and NAPA are also involved. Other participants include top academics from various Finnish universities.
At a project update meeting recently in Helsinki, Rolls-Royce President – Marine, Mikael Makinen declared: “Autonomous shipping is the future of the maritime industry. As disruptive as the smart phone, the smart ship will revolutionize the landscape of ship design and operations.”
Delegates heard that the sensor technology is now sufficiently sound and commercially available so that algorithms required for robust decision-making—the vessel’s virtual captain—are not far away. Now the arrays of sensors are to be tested over the coming months on board Finferries’ 65-meter-long double-ended ferry, Stella.
“Some of the distinct goals of this project are to make a difference in marine safety and energy efficiency,” Päivi Haikkola, Manager, R&D, Deltamarin Ltd., told Marine Log. “We want to mitigate human error.”
Finferries and dry bulk shipping company ESL Shipping Oy are the first ship operators to join the project, which aims to explore ways in which to combine existing communication technologies as effectively as possible for autonomous ship control. Inmarsat’s involvement is key.
The London-listed communications company recently began the roll-out of its new Fleet Xpress service, seen by many as truly a light-bulb moment. Preparing the ground for rapid advances in smart ship operation and crew welfare, the new service now provides always-on high-speed broadband communication between maritime and offshore assets at sea, and shore-based managers. It is the first time that such a service has been available from a single operator.
Fleet Xpress will also facilitate cloud-based applications from third parties with smart systems to raise ship operating efficiency and improve the life-quality of seafarers. For the first time, big data can be used to improve asset management and maintenance.
IT advances have also facilitated a new approach to ship design. Model basins and testing tanks still have their place, of course, but thousands of relatively high-speed computational iterations can measure the relative benefits of small design changes in a way that has not been possible before.
Take the Finnish company Foreship, for example. Its capabilities in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and the super-efficient hull forms which it has developed have propelled the company into a position as one of the top ship design consultants to global cruise lines, advising both on newbuilding plans, conversions and retrofits.
In a couple of months, the first of two 4,700 dwt “EcoCoaster” cargo ships is due for delivery to Finland’s Meriaura Group from the Royal Bodewes yard in the Netherlands. Foreship carried out extensive hull optimization work and, as a result, these vessels will burn only about half of the fuel compared to an existing vessel of similar size and class.
Foreship worked with both the owner and Aker Arctic Technology on the ships which will be able to run on biofuel or marine gasoil. Meriaura plans to have at least half of its fleet – currently about 20 ships – based on EcoCoaster designs by 2020. Since ordering the 4,700 dwt units, work has been carried out on larger designs.
Also hailing from Finland is progressive ship design firm Deltamarin. Now a subsidiary of Singapore-listed AVIC International Maritime Holdings Limited and ultimate Chinese ownership, the company’s range of super-efficient B.delta bulk carriers spanning a size range from 28,000 dwt to 210,000 dwt has caught the attention of long-established dry bulk owners including heavyweights such as Algoma, Canada Steamship, Cosco, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Oldendorff.
Of course the catalyst for taking a fresh look at the hull forms which had not changed for decades was the spike in bunker prices. But although the oil price collapse means today’s fuels cost only a fraction of prices two or three years ago, the search for improved economy has developed a momentum of its own, and nowhere is this more obvious than amongst leading propulsion companies, many of which are to be found in Europe.
While big low-speed diesel manufacturers like MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä have made huge strides in raising the fuel efficiency of large engines, it is among some of the smaller niche machinery providers where true design innovation is to be found. Electrical power, energy storage and the growing popularity of azimuth thrusters are fiercely fought-after markets. ABB, Rolls-Royce, Steerprop, and Wärtsilä all feature in a market popular with operators of cruise ships, workboats, offshore support vessels and dynamically positioned offshore units of various types.
ABB, for example, recently won a European Marine Engineering Award for its Azipod D electric propulsion system with a power range from 1.6MW to 7MW. Launched last year, the latest Azipod was designed to allow its use on a wider range of ship types. It incorporates various innovative features including a new hybrid cooling system which contributes to a requirement for 25% less installed power and similar fuel savings.
The first cruise ship with Azipod D will be the 16,800 gt Scenic Eclipse being built by Uljanik shipyard in Croatia. The Scenic Eclipse (pictured above) is being built to Polar Class 6 and will operate in the summer waters of the Polar regions when it is delivered in 2018. The 228-passenger ship will have two 3MW Azipods installed.
Meanwhile, ABB recently announced a deal to supply a new electrical power system based on its Onboard DC Grid system for a hybrid car ferry in Norway. Initially the vessel, for Torghatten Trafikkselskap will operate as a hybrid with two battery packs contributing to peak demand. However, the 60-car, 250-passenger vessel can be easily modified to become fully electric in due course by adding 16 battery packs and a shore connection.
For the cruise ship and offshore vessel markets, Wärtsilä recently unveiled the Wärtsilä WTT-40 transverse thruster, which features a 4,000 kW power level and a 3,400 mm diameter controllable pitch propeller. The thruster complies with the U.S. EPA’s latest VGP2013 regulations. It also features integrated hydraulics to save machinery room space and installation and commissioning time in the shipyard.
Meanwhile, last year Steerprop Ltd. landed orders for a total of ten SP25D units to serve as main propulsion for three inland towboats being built for SCF Marine at C&C Marine & Repair, Belle Chasse, LA. The propulsors will be delivered this summer to the shipyard by Karl Senner, LLC., Kenner, LA, the North American distributor for Steerprop. These will be the largest and highest horsepower inland towboats equipped with Z-drives built in North America to date, according to Chris Senner of Karl Senner, LLC. He adds, “It is imperative to consider the harsh conditions of the inland waterways and select a unit suited for the environment, which is why we propose the equivalent of an ice-class rated unit.”
A new generation of much more fuel and operationally efficient newbuilds, however, does nothing for the tens of thousands of existing vessels built before the new wave of design innovation began. But there are a range of initiatives in progress focused on enhancing existing ship efficiency.
Germany’s Becker Marine Systems is a leading light in energy-efficient retrofits and appendages. The company recently signed a deal with Abu Dhabi’s Adnatco to fit some 20 vessels with Becker Mewis Ducts (pictured at right). Rudder modifications and Becker Twisted Fins are also generating a steady pipeline of sales.
Walter Bauer, Sales Director, concedes that sales volume has reduced. But he says that this is partly a result of the dire state of the bulk carrier market. Tanker business, he says, is holding up well.
But what to do with almost-obsolete panamax container ships? Owing to beam constraints, they are generally long and relatively thin, and were mostly built in an era of cheap fuel and fast sailing speeds. They are not particularly efficient from a box-carrying point of view, but are in dire straits today, competing with larger ships and lower slot costs. There are more than 800 such vessels in the world fleet today and well over half are less than 10 years old. They are likely to prove increasingly unpopular with charterers.
Cargo access specialist MacGregor is one of several companies which offers capacity increasing conversions for container ships. By slicing a vessel in half lengthways, a newly constructed midship section can be inserted and stack heights raised by lifting the navigation bridge.
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Real ex-post returns averaged 7% annually across two centuries, including default episodes, major wars, and global crises. This represents an excess return of around 4% above US or UK government bonds, which is comparable to stocks and outperforms corporate bonds. The observed returns are hard to reconcile with canonical theoretical models and with the degree of credit risk in this market, as measured by historical default and recovery rates.
A 7 percent average over 200 years is pretty good, but that got me curious. If this average was because of high 19th century returns, that would be ho-hum news. But if it’s because of high recent returns, that’s more interesting. And that’s what it turns out to be:
So there you have it. Past performance is no guarantee of future results etc., but it sure looks like a diversified portfolio of sovereign bonds is a pretty good investment these days. Even with the occasional default and haircut, the real return exceeds 8 percent over the past two decades.
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While thinking about the rough flu season that Georgia had this year, I wondered about something: How do hospitals keep everything running smoothly when they are overwhelmed with patients who are contagious?
What about things that have to be changed regularly — like linens, sheets, pillowcases and towels? How do hospitals manage that?
I contacted Grady Health System in Atlanta to find out how they make certain that clean linens are always available.
“It’s a lot more involved than you would expect, that’s for sure,” said Lori M. Wood, director of emergency management for Grady.
“I had no concept of how involved linens could be,” Wood said, reflecting on the things she learned when she took charge of Grady’s support services, which among other things provide safe linens for all staffers and patients.
Wood said it was difficult to keep adequate supplies of fresh linen during the worst of this year’s influenza attack. But the people the system hired for that purpose got the job done.
“It’s Grady’s [contracted] linen service that makes clean linens happen,” Wood said. “They were able to step up to the demands during the worst of the season.”
Rules and regulations on clean linen for health care facilities are set forth by an accrediting agency, the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC). Many health facilities do not process their own linens, but instead use accredited services.
HLAC, a nonprofit organization, inspects and accredits laundries supplying reusable ‘‘textiles’’ for hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities. It specifies the steps in the process, from the receipt of soiled linens to the delivery of sterile textile packs for use in surgical and other medical settings.
“Improperly laundered [linens] can act as a vehicle for the transfer of pathogens among patients and hospital workers,” said John Scherberger, past board president of the HLAC.
“Most of us are able to ward off the worst of the worst, but the sickest patients can be the most vulnerable,” Scherberger said. “Patients don’t normally think about infection control and hospital laundry until something unusual happens. It would likely take a specific outbreak with new infectious diseases, whether they are bacteria, viruses or fungi-based.”
Improved safety standards
Lynne Sehulster, a retired infectious disease epidemiologist, said that “outbreaks of infectious disease associated with laundered [items] are fairly rare.”
A Lawrenceville resident, Sehulster spent 20 years serving as an expert on environmental infection control with the CDC.
Billions of pounds of linens are laundered annually in this country, and yet cases of laundry-related infections are seldom encountered, according to Sehulster.
In the last century, linens at medical facilities were handled “in house,” she said. Hospitals had massive laundry rooms, usually in their basements. Today, the larger institutions in urban and suburban areas generally send their laundry out.
“We outsource linen reprocessing to a health-care-certified commercial linen service,” said Susan Harp, an infection control coordinator at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital.
Harp said the laundry service uses a process that treats all linen as potentially infectious, and then renders it safe for use. “In addition to chemical additives and temperature in the wash cycle, the drying cycle [with its high temperatures] also sanitizes the linens.”
It sounds simple, but the process is very complicated.
I visited an HLAC-accredited facility, NOVO Health Services, in Atlanta, and saw what happens. It’s a finely tuned system of machines connected to an internal data monitoring and processing network, all working together to ensure safe laundry.
The purpose is to produce the cleanest linens possible for use in a health care setting.
NOVO President and CEO Karl Fillip said, “We are preparing for the future.”
He knows that linens are part of any disaster response, and he and his staff work constantly to be prepared for the next emergency. Clean laundry — like food, water, shelter and communications — is something people need after a disaster, and they need it in a hurry.
Fillip said he had a chance to prove the value of advanced planning when Hurricane Irma formed last year. It didn’t make the news, but clean hospital linens, from NOVO in Atlanta, were transported to Florida ahead of time as part of disaster preparation.
A pandemic is a different kind of disaster. Harp of Piedmont Columbus Regional said that in such a crisis, hospitals must follow an even more stringent process.
In a disease-related disaster, some linens may have to be classified as “Category A.’’ That means they have been exposed to an infectious substance that can cause permanent disability, serious illness or death in previously healthy people. Such items are considered too risky to be cleaned or reused, Harp said.
“Those are the linens that must be destroyed,” she said.
A scary but rare phenomenon
A 2015 report by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America said that just 12 outbreaks related to linens had been reported worldwide in the past four decades.
The causes vary. Studies have identified such problems as inadvertent exposure of clean textiles to environmental contamination, including exposure to dust in storage areas, or a process failure during laundering.
One of the worst events involving unsafe linen took place 10 years ago. A New Orleans hospital was held responsible for five pediatric deaths, which were attributed to a flesh-eating fungal infection, according to multiple reports.
After that tragedy, the hospital changed linen suppliers, disinfected its storage areas and began sterilizing linens for high-risk patients.
Such a linen-related infection problem is very unusual, said Dr. Tom Chiller, a CDC infectious disease expert.
“If you think about the millions of tons of linens that are used every day, it . . . seems like an exceedingly scarce phenomenon,” said Chiller. “And especially in the fungal world, it’s exceedingly rare considering how many sheets are going in and out of patients’ beds and how often they’re changed.”
Still, Chiller said, keeping linen free of pathogens “is something we’ve got to think about. Certainly the linen associations and others that deal with these things on a daily basis grapple with how best to clean those.”
Besides being HLAC accredited, there is a Hygienically Clean Certification available to hospitals, nursing homes and surgical centers — allowing laundry facilities to pass a series of qualifying biological tests and inspections using internationally recognized standards.
Hygienic standards for hospitals are high, and items that can’t be cleaned effectively after use are discarded.
“In today’s hospitals, many items used are deemed disposable,” said Gregory Cox, NOVO senior vice president. “The reason we can reuse linens is because of the safe practices we’ve established.’’
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What is Claustrophobia?
Claustrophobia is an irrational fear of enclosed places. This condition is one of the ten most common anxiety disorders that affect people from all walks of life. The fear is not of tight space itself but of the thought of having no ability to escape from the confining area. For other people, this fear may seem a little ridiculous but for the sufferer, this problem can be embarrassing and debilitating.
Derived from the Latin word claustrum or “shut in place” and phobos, the Greek word for “fear”, claustrophobia is found to affect about 15% to 37% of the world’s population.
Symptoms of Claustrophobia
The onset of panic may varies from one sufferer to another. A claustrophobic may feel a bolt of sudden fear when getting into an elevator or going inside a low-ceilinged cellar. A common trigger for a sufferer of the condition arises when they need to go through an MRI machine. Being restrained or incarcerated can also bring about different manifestations of the disorder.
Claustrophobia is a psychosomatic disorder. The fear itself is psychological in nature and manifests physically. This intense fear usually stems from a traumatic childhood experience. The brain stores the memories including the horrifying moments during the actual incident. During a panic attack, a claustrophobic may experience one or more of the following signs and symptoms:
- cold sweat
- chest congestion
- elevated blood pressure
- urinary incontinence
- temporary dementia
When to Seek Help
Medicaments such as antidepressants and beta blockers are measures that control the physical symptoms of anxiety. However, some suggest that these medications are habit-forming and may in fact cause secondary complications which is why some elect to choose alternative means to address the problem like hypnotherapy.
The practice of hypnotherapy in treating and managing claustrophobia is gaining ground. Hypnosis is now seen by some as an accepted form of intervention that is non-invasive and chemical-free.
Claustrophobic patients with me normally see results after one session. But three sessions are recommended initially to evaluate the effectiveness of hypnosis with your condition.
- “Phobias: A Handbook of Theory, Research and Treatment”. April 1997. Edited by Graham C. Davey of University of Sussex, UK. Web. http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471969834.html. Accessed 23 May 2014.
- “What is Claustrophobia? What Causes Claustrophobia?” Published 21 April 2011, updated 25 September 2013.
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The lowly penny and the $5 bill are dedicated to the quintessential American icon, Abraham Lincoln.
Our 16th president ironically preserved the Union through the catastrophic carnage of the Civil War. By his assassination, he fulfilled his own poetic prose, by giving his "last full measure of devotion" as he strove to heal his fractured nation's wounds "with malice toward none and charity for all."
Although many remember Lincoln's sublime rhetoric, most have forgotten one of his most ubiquitous legacies.
Take a look at a Lincoln penny. It seems almost worthless in our era with a national debt of a "score" of a trillion dollars. (Let's hope Congress solves the problem long before it becomes "four score" trillion!) That humble coin (as well as all our coins and currency) bears the national motto "In God We Trust." Have you ever wondered how those words got there?
Salmon P. Chase, Lincoln's secretary of the treasury, proposed the national motto be placed on American coins. According to House Speaker Schuyler Colfax's eulogy for Lincoln, this became the president's last official act.
Just before he was assassinated, Lincoln signed into law Congress' legislation, which passed on March 3, 1865. Although Lincoln had throughout his life struggled with depression and doubt, in his last act he called on Americans in their daily acts of commerce to trust in God.
A day after Congress passed the bill, in his Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln openly manifested trust in God. He declared, "The Almighty has His own purposes." Lincoln appealed to "the providence of God," insisting that "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." He committed himself to "firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right." By his signature on Congress' bill, from an idea proposed by Chase, he made trust in God a prominent feature of American life.
Little did he know that his life would be cut short.
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth's .44-caliber Derringer delivered its fatal blast. Lincoln died the next morning, on April 15.
In an accident of history, ever since 1954, tax day has been April 15 (except when it falls on a weekend or holiday, like this year). Thus, for more than 60 years, the day of Lincoln's demise has normally been the day that the federal government collects (or confiscates) Lincoln pennies, Lincoln bills, and a whole lot more. Taxpayers often feel like they have given more than their "last full measure of devotion."
So when you pay your taxes this year, remember "Honest Abe," his final official act, and ask if we still trust in God as a nation. If we've forgotten Lincoln's date of death and his final official act, it's not surprising that in our national amnesia we may have forgotten God, too.
This would be no surprise to Lincoln.
On March 30, 1863, in the midst of the war, Lincoln joined Congress in calling for a day of prayer and fasting. He declared:
"We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. . . . Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!"
Look again at Lincoln's visage on the penny. Give thanks to God for his leadership. Give thanks, too, that you've made enough this year to have to pay taxes. And if you can, declare with Lincoln, "In God We Trust." | <urn:uuid:84c8d83a-993f-4868-92c2-7225101b78dc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.inquirer.com/philly/opinion/commentary/20170414_Like_Lincoln__in_God_we_trust.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.978168 | 753 | 3.21875 | 3 |
A self-regulation ‘experiment’ had been ongoing in Japan for the crypto sector. But, authorities and regulators in the country have declared that this so-called experiment appears to be a failure because it is not working according to expectations. This ‘experiment’ is essentially a self-regulation organization by the name of the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), which is committed to developing guidelines for regulating the crypto industry.
The JVCEA had first been launched in 2018 and the self-regulatory agency has been operating in the Japanese crypto market since then. Its purpose is to develop regulations for overseeing the cryptocurrency space in the country. When the organization had first been introduced, there had been talking that it was in a better position to regulate the digital asset industry, as opposed to a government agency.
However, a recent report disclosed that government and regulatory authorities have now become concerned that this system does not seem to be working. These fears had also been shared back in 2018 when the organization was first established, as a number of global agencies had highlighted the inefficiencies that are inherent in the self-regulatory aspect.
In 2018, the infamous Coincheck hack had taken place that saw cryptocurrencies worth a whopping $530 million stolen. This resulted in the formation of the JVCEA to regulate the crypto sector. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan is responsible for overseeing this organization and it has the authority of introducing and enforcing regulations that would apply to the local crypto exchanges in Japan.
There are a number of prominent names that are members of the JVCEA and these include Bitflyer, Rakuten Wallet, and Coincheck. Some other local crypto firms are also part of it. The subsidiaries of renowned companies like Coinbase and FTX are also members. But, the FSA is not happy with the performance of the organization and has gone as far as accusing it of its slow pace in terms of crypto regulation.
Problems with the JVCEA
Several weaknesses of the self-regulating organization have been highlighted by the FSA. It said that the organization had delayed the implementation of critical regulations, such as the implementation of the anti-money laundering (AML) policy. Moreover, its management is also inefficient because there is poor communication between the JVCEA members.
It was further reported that a stern warning had been issued to the JVCEA by the FSA. The former had been instructed to streamline its operations as crypto regulation had several gaps that had not been addressed as yet.
Fumio Kishida, the Japanese Prime Minister, had also asked the JVCEA last month to reduce the time it takes for listing new digital assets on local crypto exchanges. The agency also needs to prioritize the protection of the users while doing so.
Another source disclosed that the staff of the JVCEA did not possess enough knowledge about cryptocurrencies. It said that the staff mostly comprised of government employees, brokers, and bankers, and representatives of companies that were members of the JVCEA were not part of it. | <urn:uuid:f439f9c3-cbc0-493d-a780-1c83c802d878> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.buycryptocurrencywithcreditcard.com/japan-regulators-declare-failure-of-crypto-self-regulation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.982869 | 643 | 1.992188 | 2 |
The technology giants that were implicated in the NSA/data mining bombshell have so vigorously denied any acknowledgment of the program that The Washington Post has had to quietly pull back its claim that the major firms were complicit in the snooping. In the original version of the Post story that went up on Thursday, the paper claimed that nine companies mentioned by name in the report "participate knowingly" in the widespread collection of data from their servers.
Reporters Barton Gellman and Laura Poitras did write that "several" of the companies they reached out to before publication had denied knowledge of the program, but that did not cause them leave out that assertion at publication. Once the story broke, however, the companies went on the defensive, issuing very public denials that they were in on the plan. The denials were so stout that the paper seems to have walked back that small, but important aspect of the story. It appears the phrase "participate knowingly" has been removed from the piece and an explanatory paragraph added in that subtly acknowledges it may have been the result of a misunderstanding. There are no notes or indications on the Post website that the story had been altered.
Given the fact that NSA acknowledges the PRISM program exists (and defends it as vital and useful) and the fact that tech companies claim so strongly to know nothing about it, it seems there's going to be some debate over the next few days about how exactly the program worked. There is also sure to be lots of fingerpointing and accusations that tech companies are either lying or foolish. (Everyone already thinks that about the government.) While the Director of National Intelligence has promised more information about how it was supposed to work, the squabble over logistics and responsibility is likely to overshadow the larger debate about whether this should be happening at all.
Finally, the Post was not the only paper to get caught changing their tune on the NSA story as it's been unfolding so quickly. The New York Times also rolled back their scathing editorial that attacked president's information "dragnet." (And that was originally written even before the Internet component was made known.)
After grabbing everyone's attention with their assertion that "The administration has now lost all credibility," the paper later went back and amended this key pullquote to add "on this issue." As a web publication, we obviously appreciate the ability to edit stories on the fly (and this final version is the one that appears in today's paper), and the Times editorial page editor says the change was made for "clarity's sake," but it may play into the hands of Times critics who already believe its editorial board lives to carry water for the President. (Update: Even the Times's public editor thinks there's should have been an update to the editorial.) | <urn:uuid:075ef3b3-e769-45fa-9d01-0bc371adad20> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/washington-post-nsa-backtrack-denials/314500/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.985404 | 561 | 1.640625 | 2 |
As they leave their struggles in Metro Manila behind, “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2)” Program beneficiaries are looking forward to making the most out of the incentives they receive from the government.
In several Facebook posts, the beneficiaries’ hopes are mostly for their children.
They want them to finish their studies, attain their dreams, and experience comfortable lives.
One of the beneficiaries, Jessa Reyes, also sees her six children getting better jobs.
“Pangarap ko po sa anim kong anak makapang tapos sila sa pag-aaral nila at maka pang trabaho sila nag maayos para hindi matulad sila samin na hindi nakapagtapos. Sana mapatapos namin sa pag aaral ang amin anim na mga anak at sana po gabayan kami ng mahal na Panginoon (My dream for my six children is that they finish their studies so they could land a good job unlike us who did not graduate. I hope we will be able to sustain their studies with the guidance of God),” Reyes said.
Another beneficiary, Anor Bito, said all parents want to see their children succeed.
“Lahat naman siguro ng mga magulang pangarap ang magkaroon ng magandang kinabukasan ang kaniyang mga anak. Ang sa akin lang, sana makapagtapos at magkaroon sila ng magandang trabaho para din sa kanilang magiging mga anak pagdating ng araw (I believe all parents dreams of a better future for their children. For me, I want them to finish their studies and have a good job for their future family and children),” Bito posted.
The BP2 program was institutionalized through Executive Order No. 114, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on May 6, 2020.
The program aims to address Metro Manila’s congested areas by encouraging people, especially informal settlers, to return to their home provinces and start a new life with the help of the government.
The beneficiaries are guided through their transition from Metro Manila to their provinces through financial aid and facilitation of transportation, family, livelihood, housing, subsistence, and education assistance.
Most of the BP2 beneficiaries are families, some of them with multiple children in the grade school level.
Arcilie Madrazo and her family will return to Bukidnon on May 31.
“Pangarap ko pong makapagtapos sila ng pag aaral. Malaki po ang aming tiwala sa Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag- asa program (I want them to finish their studies. We trust the BP2 program),” Madrazo said.
Jojo Oarubas said BP2 will make sure their children won’t experience the hardships they went through in Manila.
“They can have a better life even in the province. I wish them a better and peaceful life,” he said in Filipino in an interview.
Rachel Libres, like all beneficiaries, hopes the program will continue beyond President Duterte’s term.
“Sisikapin nmin palaguin ang binigay ng Balik Probinsya na pang-negosyo namin para mapa-aral namin mga anak namin at makapag-savings para sa magandang kinabukasan ng mga anak namin. Maraming salamat sa Balik Probinsya. God bless po sa inyo at sana po marami pa kayo matulungan (We will do our best to make something out of the livelihood assistance given to us by BP2 so we can send our children to school and save for their future. Thank you, BP2. God bless you and I hope you will be able to help more people),” Libres said. (PNA) | <urn:uuid:134a6153-5433-4e06-aff3-51a9f578451b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thephilippinepost.com/bp2-beneficiaries-dream-of-better-lives-for-their-kids/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.864431 | 865 | 1.5 | 2 |
What did Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Foreign Minister, have to say when he gave a strongly worded speech last week on extreme poverty? Thanks to my mate Luke who forwarded me this link.
I was really pleased to hear the framework through which the Australian Government is operating. Here are a few of the points worth mentioning:
- Bi-partisan support.
- A recognition that “the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) hang in the balance”
- Focus on increasing aid effectiveness.
Policy is the vehicle through which a government can exercise influence on issues like this. It can be crude and slow in delivery at times. Kevin Rudd indicated that the government is looking for ideas in how to always improve and have greater impact- that is a good offer which should be responded to in good faith when the performance of the government appears frustratingly less than what could be achieved.
This is the reason for the 10 City Bridge Run. Governments need the input of people to make a difference. Howls of protest serve a limited purpose, just as does long and unremarkable petitions which lobby for change. The 10 City Bridge Run seeks to create a ‘pictorial petition’ comprising of 24,000 photographs of ‘human bridges’ to be sent to all leaders of the G20 members states. The petition will applaud the resolute spirit of each government to achieve the MDG, and recognise the decisions that will be made at the G20 Summit in Seoul, and importantly appeal for change that ensures together we influence a reduction on child mortality before 2015.
The petition started with an idea. It is emergent and still needs work. It is at this point in time still in design. You can help. Please contribute to the crowdsourcing questions that will be articulated later tonight. Only by acting together will this initiative be able to achieve impact.
Kevin Rudd closed with a noteworthy reminder, leaving aside statistics and policy:
Let us not forget that we are talking about people who are part of our common humanity.
This morning I met Benjamin for the first time. He is less than 20 days old and the son of good friends Dave and Janet. Everyone is happy and healthy. Benjamin is a beautiful baby.
Dave is a doctor, and I took some time to ask him about how things in his life have changed since the arrival of Benjamin. We also talked about the distinction between how wonderful medical care is in Australia, compared with what might be expected in what is referred to as a ‘developing country’.
How fortunate we are to experience almost very low child mortality and excellent maternal health. Dave was explaining how easy and cheap it would be to save so many life through simple interventions relating to hydration and hygiene. Simple things we take so much for granted that we don’t even think twice.
During the week a friend related a story where apparently in parts of Sudan the prevalence of child mortality was so high that new born babies are not given names.
I am thankful for Dave and Janet that things are different for Benjamin. How long will it be before child mortality and maternal health become taken for granted by almost everyone on earth?
Goodooga, located 200 km from Lightning Ridge in Northern NSW has a population of around 270 people, of which more than 80% are Indigenous. Look it up yourself on googlemaps…it is real.
The town has a strong community spirit and is trying to survive by building grocery and petrol services to be run by a local cooperative.
What has this to do with extreme poverty you might ask?
Much has been written about aid- curse or cure. A lot has been written about the adoption of enterprise and design initiatives to overcome the effects of poverty (for example, child mortality in so-called “Third World Countries”). Some of the health interventions are in the form of aid, and some are made sustainable through enterprise.
These situations are complex, and not just about the grandeur of a large institution or the macro-economics of how statistics might be improved.
What actually happens among real people matters. There is no silver bullet delivered by any rock star or politician to solve these problems.
Please support the 10 City Bridge Run to highlight small actions which will make a big difference in showing that the impossible can be possible. Please sponsor me with $24 here.
Good friends of mine asked why I hadn’t planned to start running in Sydney. Their argument was compelling and so I changed my plans to begin my journey here and then travel to New York. Here are the six main reasons that changed my mind:
- It reflects the originating point of the 10 City Bridge Run
- Many people have contributed to the birth of this project from Sydney in all sorts of ways, including the Global Launch event the previous week
- Australia is an important country from within the G20
- Before talking about poverty elsewhere, we should first note what happens in our own backyard
- The bridge metaphor is powerful in demonstrating the need to “close the gap”
- I can observe the United Nations conference on the Millennium Development Goals (20-22 September) from Sydney and get a sense of what impact, if any, it has for Australia
“Closing the Gap” is a phrase that has been used in relation to the comparative disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. For example, average life expectancy differs by 17 years. Why?!
The metaphor of the bridge is a powerful way of communicating that to ‘close this gap’ it takes effort on the part of all of us, not just policy from governments and money from corporate organisations or philanthropic institutions.
Granted, the situation of extreme poverty is different from that of Indigenous disadvantage in Australia. Is it possible to see similarities in the root causes?
The question to address now is: where to run?
Sydney provides plenty of choice, and there are two courses which I favour. Let me know which you prefer, or of another if you can think of one:
- Sydney Harbour Bridge Run, covering 24 km and crossing 7 bridges. A spectacular run along many of the best kept secrets of Sydney. This is the same course as I ran last year for the 9 City Bridge Run.
- The Spit Bridge to La Perouse, covering a longer distance than 24 km and crossing two prominent bridges. I like this option suggested many months ago by Peter Lain. It is slightly longer, but gives a good voice to the bridge metaphor by finishing in La Perouse where Captain Cook first landed in Sydney
Welcome your feedback! Interested in a creative and challenging run that shows the character of the city, an historical perspective as well as a contemporary context of the issue.
Please help make the 10 City Bridge Run a reality and become a sponsor through pre-purchasing the book “Above the Line” through the Social Alchemy website as part of our 24 hour Crowdfunding Challenge.
10 City Bridge Run: I start running in Newark on 24 September at 10:24 am heading toward Harlem. Can I successfully achieve the impossible with the 24 Hour Crowdfunding Challenge before 10:24 am 14 September in New York (midnight tonight)?
Special thanks to the friends and supporters who have sponsored me to date. Like everything in this creative process of inquiry, the stakes are real- it is not just talk. I take the death of the 24,000 children who die everyday seriously, and I want this to be perceived by everyone else who comes with me on this journey.
What about you: what do you think? Is the seemingly impossible possible?
Commencing tonight in Australia (13 September), and over the next 24 hours, we will find out, at least as it relates to a small matter of raising a few thousand dollars.
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TRANSITIONING UNDERGRADUATE NURSING PRACTICE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING USING AN EPORTFOLIO TOOL
This presentation will showcase how Mahara ePortfolios are being used at Edinburgh Napier University to underpin electronic professional development planning (ePDP) to support the personal development tutor (PDT) role. The ePDP pilot (2014) used a mixed methodology research approach with a cohort of Child Health nursing students, within the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care (SNMSC).
“An e-portfolio is a purposeful aggregation of digital items - ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback etc, which ‘presents’ a selected audience with evidence of a person’s learning and/or ability” (Sutherland and Powell, 2007).
Effective learning, teaching and assessment is dependent on learners having access to support and being encouraged throughout their studies. It is recognised that students will require support at some point in their academic life (Stevenson, 2009). The Effective Learning Framework (ELF) (QAA, 2007) provides a basis for an institutional model to support tutors in the implementation of Personal Development Portfolio (PDP) specifically with ePortfolios.
There are three overlapping areas within the framework:
• In the Personal area, learners develop their generic skills and also the ability to interrelate all aspects of their learning experience. This could include academic experiences and other experiences gained perhaps through part-time work, or sabbatical appointments with student associations.
• Career-related skills such as career Development planning, interview techniques and self-presentation are included in the model. There would be substantial involvement of the institution’s Careers Service including in the implementation of ELF from the very beginning of the process in this area and it is essential that the Careers Service is involved in the implementation of ELF from the very beginning of the process.
• In the Academic area of ELF, learners would be expected to clarify and embed the development of their knowledge and understanding of their subject-specific skills as related to specific learning outcomes specifically through a Portfolio.
A mixed methodology approach was utilised with one cohort of 50 child health nursing students during 2014. Data was collected through an online evaluation and a focus group over one trimester. Findings from the research highlight that ePDP supports the PDT role, enhances student learning and encourages independent and self-confident learners. Other findings suggest that students engage in reflective practice and their ability to articulate personal goals and achievements improve.
The Personal Development Tutor (PDT) role within Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) involves all students and academic staff and has the overall aim of enhancing the student learning experience. Student engagement and belonging to a cohesive learning community is central to the overall student experience and success. This research pilot has encouraged academic colleagues to engage in ePDP development for all students on the undergraduate nursing programme. | <urn:uuid:812ba6bc-06d7-4f29-89ca-da0efa14719e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://library.iated.org/view/JAMIE2015TRA | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.948198 | 614 | 1.734375 | 2 |
JERUSALEM - On May 31st, 2022, Mgr Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo, Bishop Emeritus of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, attended the graduation ceremony of the Schmidt-Schule, which each year invites the Latin Patriarchate to participate in the ceremony.
The Schmidt-Schule, located in Jerusalem, is a secular, private school founded in 1886, which welcomes approximately 500 students each year. Most of them are Muslims, and all of them speak Arabic as their mother tongue. At the school, which is fully bilingual, they learn German from their first year of school.
For the 2022 graduation, which fell on the day of the end of the month of Mary, Mgr Marcuzzo articulated his speech not only around the interreligious fraternity encouraged by the Pope, but also around the feast of the Visitation, and in particular around the biblical quotation "the baby in my womb leaped for joy" (Luke 1:44). "Everyone today, especially young people, needs to find something within themselves, something that should "leap within" and drive them forward each day of their lives. A passion, in other words; because without passion to guide us, our lives become empty, without interest," he explains.
Also speaking at the ceremony were the two principals of the school, Ms. Suzy Mauge and Ms. Eva Schönemann; Ms. Sarah Bernardy, business manager; Mr. Mahmoud Muna, parent representative; Dr. Matthias Vogt, secretary-general of the DVHL (Deutscher Verein vom Heiligen Lande, "German Society for the Holy Land"); and Dr. Michaela Richter, chairperson of the school board.
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Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there is a need for a “post-harvest revolution” in the farm sector, which has been witnessing an increase in production.
Modi said the hardworking farmers have made record production of commodities despite the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“With the ever increasing agricultural production, there is a need of post-harvest revolution and value addition,” Modi said in a message to commemorate the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development’s foundation day, which was read out at an event hosted by the state-run lender.
“We are striving relentlessly to intensify our speed and scale to achieve this. We have been taking comprehensive steps to get a complete solution, from irrigation to sowing, harvesting and earnings that are technology enabled,” he added.
Last year, the union government passed three new farm laws but its implementation has been postponed amid farmers’ protest. However, in January this year, the Supreme Court had stayed the implementation of the three laws till further orders and appointed a four-member panel to resolve the impasse. Modi had also promised to double farmers’ incomes by 2022.
The Prime Minister said the government’s focus is to encourage youth and promote startups associated with the agricultural sector.
“We are giving the impetus to create a scientific ecosystem, speed up development according to the wishes and expectations of the villages and transform the agricultural sector of the economy through holistic approach,” he added.
The PM said a self-reliant rural economy is necessary for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ or self-reliant India, and added that the government has taken concrete measures over the last seven years for the same.
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Treasure Hidden in a Field and the Pearl of Great Price
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” -Matthew 13:45-46
As a kid, this scripture really confused me. This scripture tells you to sell everything you have to seek the kingdom of heaven while the Church teaches the principles of self-reliance and not making unwise financial decisions. I heard the stories of the few who are required to lose their jobs, families, and homes to join the Church and the message that if the Church doesn’t demand much of its members it can’t change them, but this felt contradictory to the message of self-reliance and the values of the Church.
Then one day, while visiting a trans support group while I was trying to figure out who I was and how far I was willing to go to be myself, there was a large group of trans women that I never met before in the group who showed up and they each shared stories of what they had to give up to be true to who they are. They lost their jobs, their families, the roof over their heads; they truly gave up everything for something that is very precious, the Pearl of Great Price. It hit me at that moment that this was what the scripture was talking about.
The world teaches a lot of things about being trans that are false. That it is dishonest, denying biology, a perversion of nature, etc… The feeling around it is similar to how I used to feel about the parable of the pearl of great price: it doesn’t make sense, it seems like a dumb decision, and it doesn’t really seem to fit in the common understanding about eternal immutable truths. But the world is wrong.
Like most spiritual matters, the only weapon I have to fight untruths is my personal experience and testimony from my lived experience. “Oh, thought, I, that I could be banished and become extinct both soul and body” (Alma 36:15) was my general feeling about life since I hit puberty, but I found hope in Alma 36. I held firm in the faith that one day I would figure out what great sin I was guilty of and repent so that one day I could have “joy as exceeding as [had been] my pain” (v. 20). But doing everything to be perfect, serving a mission, repenting of every small mishap, and finishing the covenant path by being sealed in the temple did not bring me that joy.
In a period of time where I was forced to reflect, I found myself wrestling before Gd (Enos 1:2) about the topic of gender. I had to confront my long-held misbeliefs about gender and realize that the only ‘scripture’ on gender was the Family: A Proclamation to the World. The only truth about gender proclaimed by prophets testified that gender is eternal. What better way to testify of the eternal nature of gender than to send some of Gd’s children down with spirits that don’t match the biological way we define gender and have us stand up and testify that our spirits which had genders before we gained a physical body do not match the physical body we were given at birth.
With a tiny speck of faith, I planted the seed and experimented on this idea. I tried names and pronouns that did not match what the doctors declared me to be at birth. It felt right. I felt the spirit. I knew it was the right path. I continued to tend the plant as it grew and it is now growing into a beautiful tree that is giving me joy that I feared would never be possible for someone like me. And that joy is available to others who feel that there is no hope bright enough to dispel the despair, as long as they can find the eternal truth about themselves that they need to test and try until it grows into a healthy tree with good fruit.
Through applying the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I found the truth about my own eternal nature, identity, and purpose. I found joy and hope I had begun to fear would never be available to me. I experience the fruits of the spirit like never before. I have found Jesus Christ and what repentance truly means. This path is the path that is leading me to Gd.
The kingdom of heaven did not cost me the same as the merchant in the parable of the Pearl of Great Price or those trans women who showed me what the parable truly meant. My story is much more akin to the man who found treasure hidden in a field (Matthew 13:44). I had to give up my understanding of myself and the world, but I got to retain a house and field that provided me with a way to be provided for. Not everyone’s path looks the same “because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” (Matthew 7:14) because Christ is the only one who has tread the path before each of us individually and we each have to find our own path to the kingdom of heaven.
This article was submitted by an Affirmation community member. The opinions expressed are wholly those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Affirmation, our leadership, or our staff. Affirmation welcomes the submission of articles by community members in accordance with our mission, which includes promoting the understanding, acceptance, and self-determination of individuals of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and our vision for Affirmation to be a refuge to land, heal, share, and be authentic. | <urn:uuid:ddd0aee4-2f22-4576-a158-a889af333601> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://affirmation.org/treasure-hidden-in-a-field-and-the-pearl-of-great-price/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.973736 | 1,188 | 1.585938 | 2 |
The agricultural innovation centre at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon is inching closer to reality.
Earlier in March, Wawanesa Insurance donated $100,000 to help build the Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.
Currently, ACC trains about 260 students on campus, each year, in agriculture and environment programs, such as agribusiness, for agricultural equipment technicians and sustainable food systems.
The college hopes to triple the number of agriculture, environment and ag technology students at ACC, potentially reaching 800 per year.
The Innovation Centre is a key part of that plan. It will include new programming in subjects like Robotics and Industrial Automation, Food Science Technology and Advanced Agriculture.
“The Prairie Innovation Centre will not only address the current and developing gaps in the labour market in Manitoba agriculture, it will also be a hub for agricultural innovation, encouraging engagement and collaboration with industry partners to address emerging situations and issues,” said Derrick Turner, Director of Advancement and External Relations at Assiniboine. “The college looks forward to building upon the relationships we have with partners, like Wawanesa Insurance.”
Surveys show that producers and ag industry firms struggle to find trained employees, who have the knowledge and skills to work in modern agriculture.
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Successful reproduction not only includes mating success but also effective care of one own’s offspring for many animal species. Such brood care can demand a lot of animal parents in terms of time and energy consumption, especially if they use different places for mating, laying eggs and rearing. These costs may be reduced by a flexible decision-making strategy. Which decision rules parents apply and how flexible they can adjust these strategies according to changes in their environment seems to depend on the habitat. Research attributes a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to animals in rather dynamic habitats, whereas stereotypical behaviour is expected to occur in animals that occupy less dynamic environments.
Eva Ringler from the Messerli Research Institute of Vetmeduni Vienna and her colleagues from the University of California Los Angeles and the University of Vienna have now investigated the breeding care behaviour of the South American rainforest poison frog Allobates femoralis. The study focused on males who in this species are responsible for transporting tadpoles from terrestrial clutches to suitable pools. The analysis of water bodies the frogs chose for depositing their offspring reflected a hierarchical decision-making process. However, this process was adapted flexibly to balance between offspring survival and male transporting efforts.
Observation from nursery to adulthood
Rainforests represent a highly variable environment for their animal inhabitants. In order to investigate the tadpole deposition strategies of individual frogs, the research team introduced 1800 tadpoles across twenty artificial water bodes on a river island in the rainforest French Guyana, which was previously not occupied by this frog species. „By repeatedly sampling and comparing the genotypes of all individuals, we were able to track each individual throughout their development, from the tadpole to the adult frog. This enabled us to investigate specific decision patterns for an entire population in the wild, and even could reconstruct the own natal pools for all adult individuals. This knowledge also allowed us to investigate how the frogs react when certain water points suddenly disappeared,“ explains first author Ringler.
The researchers investigated changes in deposition preferences by removing half of the artificial water pools before the beginning of the following breeding period. It turned out that the male poison frogs, which often have to care for several clutches at the same time, only prefer their own natal ponds at the beginning of the breeding season, but quickly switch to more optimal options if possible. Even those males who no longer had their breeding pool available tended to move towards their own home waters when transporting their own tadpoles, but likewise changed their mind quickly. „These frogs are very good at memorizing their habitat. But, this does not mean that they always rely on the „old and familiar“. The high dynamics in tropical habitats likely selected for animals reacting highly flexibly to changes in the environment. Being able to assess the quality of the water body in which tadpoles are placed, is a highly important ability in poison frog parents,“ says Ringler.
Predators and spatial distance as factors of decision-making in male poison frogs
Especially the presence of dragonfly larvae, the main predators of the tadpoles, influenced the selection of water pools by parent frogs. Male poison frogs are able to detect this danger. „They make a decision to avoid certain water pools, even if originally preferred,“ explains Ringler. If these predators occupied a certain pool, it was largely avoided as a deposition location by male frogs. However, a small number of dragonfly larvae were tolerated by the males when in turn water bodies were located very close to their territories.
This indicates another important decision factor in the selection of suitable pools: spatial proximity. „These frogs show a very pronounced territorial behaviour. They defend their area, in which the eggs are laid, vehemently against other males. If the transport of the tadpoles demands too much time, the risk of territory takeover by another male increases – and so does the risk of losing other remaining clutches, since takeover males tend to cannibalize the clutches of the previous territory owner. Nevertheless, the males will cover longer distances if they can avoid water bodies with predators,“ says the first author. But as movement over long distances will increase the visibility and thus the predation risk of transporting adults, for their own protection, they will reduce this risk as much as possible.
Mass is class?
The last parameter analysed by the researchers was whether certain water pools are used by multiple male frogs. It turned out that exclusivity is not a factor for deposition preference. Instead, the number of tadpoles already deposited in a water body seemingly highlighted its quality. Many tadpoles reflect low number of predators and high stability of a given pool. Overall, the results of Ringler and her team show that the small frogs on the one hand follow a hierarchical decision pattern, but on the other hand can flexibly adapt to changing conditions in their habitat. A very good local memory and the identification of possible dangers for their offspring supports the decision strategies employed by male frog parents.
The article “Hierarchical decision-making balances current and future reproductive success“ by Eva Ringler, Georgine Szipl, Ryan J. Harrigan, Perta Bartl-Binder, Rosanna Mangione and Max Ringler was published in Molecular Ecology.
About the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
The University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna in Austria is one of the leading academic and research institutions in the field of Veterinary Sciences in Europe. About 1,300 employees and 2,300 students work on the campus in the north of Vienna which also houses five university clinics and various research sites. Outside of Vienna the university operates Teaching and Research Farms. The Vetmeduni Vienna plays in the global top league: in 2017, it occupies the excellent place 8 in the world-wide Shanghai University veterinary in the subject „Veterinary Science“.
About Messerli Research Institute
The Messerli Research Institute was founded in 2010 with support from the Messerli Foundation (Sörenberg, Switzerland) under the management of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna in cooperation with the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna. The research is devoted to the interaction between humans and animals, as well as its theoretical principles in animal cognition and behavior, comparative medicine and ethics. Its work is characterized by its broad interdisciplinary approach (biology, human medicine, veterinary medicine, philosophy, psychology, law) and strong international focus.
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