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Sara for ‘A Thousand Souls’. 2015
A Thousand Souls
The idea of the single soul is the basis of Western religion and society. It is the source of our individuality and our desire. And the portrait defines this self, by exposing the soul through a clarity of vision. We feel we can sense the texture of this soul through the details and subtleties of the subject’s expression and manner.
“In reality however, every ego, so far from being a unity is in the highest degree a manifold world, a constellated heaven, a chaos of forms, of states and stages, of inheritances and potentialities. It appears to be a necessity as imperative as eating and breathing for everyone to be forced to regard this chaos as a unity and to speak of his ego as though it were a one-fold and clearly detached and fixed phenomenon. Even the best of us shares the delusion.” – Herman Hesse, The Steppenwolf
We can instead conceive of the soul as a composite of thousands of disparate souls, extracted by circumstance and reaction. This series seeks to shed light on this great expanse within us, beyond what we aim and hope to be seen as, and into the far reaches of our psyche, dark corners unknown to us until the very moment they emerge.
Sheba for ‘Bypassing the Rational’. 2017
Bypassing the Rational
Photography has flooded our world with images of ourselves. We are accustomed to seeing and assessing images of people constantly, most of whom are celebrities or strangers we will never meet or know. We instantly affix attributes, often based just on the attractiveness of the other gender.
In the 19th century, photography allowed painting to pull away from detail to focus on an emotional response to reality. With ‘Bypassing the Rational,’ I am knowingly retreating from the details which draw and entice us, and which allow us to judge. Seeing every pore, every scar and sag is not a route to intimacy; it is a pretence.
Instead, the focus only reaches part of the figure. The rest is a blur in a vibrant, limitless sea of color, a confluence of emotions and feelings; this evokes the traces of memory we have for each other. The limited focus demonstrates our inability to ever fully understand each other. This action becomes so pronounced, genders can be difficult to discern; even the basics can’t be taken for granted.
Image 01 for ‘A Corrupt Nature’. 2014
Artist Statement ‘A Corrupt Nature’
‘Our story of the fall in the Garden sees nature as corrupt; and that myth corrupts the whole world for us. Because nature is thought of as corrupt, every spontaneous act is sinful and must not be yielded to. You get a totally different civilization and a totally different way of living according to whether your myth presents nature as fallen or whether nature is in itself a manifestation of divinity, and the spirit is the revelation of the divinity that is inherent in nature,” – Joseph Campbell (The Power of Myth, 1988)
Once it was established that God was separate from Nature, Western civilization took a headlong turn into dominating and subjugating Nature. We can see that Manifest Destiny and its agricultural corollary ‘Rain follows the plow’ in the American West built upon this myth, imagining Nature submitting willfully to man’s instruments of control.
“In this miracle of progress, the plow was the unerring prophet, the procuring cause, not by any magic or enchantment, not by incantations or offerings, but instead by the sweat of his face toiling with his hands, man can persuade the heavens to yield their treasures of dew and rain upon the land he has chosen for his dwelling … The raindrop never fails to fall and answer to the imploring power or prayer of labor,” Charles Dana Wilber (The Great Valleys and Prairies of Nebraska and the Northwest, 1881)
Las Vegas expands upon these myths by serving as the symbol of conquered Nature, a city where casinos rise like mountains, each borrowing from the fabled Venice, Paris, New York, ancient Egypt and Rome. Along with Nature, time and place have been overcome; this is a total victory where anything is possible—a template for cities like Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
In ‘A Corrupt Nature’ our traditional viewpoint of Las Vegas is flipped. Our focus is sets of lonely, forgotten trees and strange piles of detritus resembling pyramids, the casinos far in the background. Immediately, we’re reminded of the barren landscape that preceded our arrival. Through the use of color, these elements transcend their ordinary appearance and become symbols of Nature’s inherent power and endurance, patiently outlasting eras and species.
Note: The text above was written by the Artist. No modification was made by C.O.C.A.
Maciek Jasik was born in Gdansk, Poland in 1978 and came to the US six years later with his family. His work is primarily focused on society’s relationship with nature and questions of identity, representation and the self. Since 2009 he has focused on the continuing ‘A Thousand Souls’ and ‘Bypassing the Rational’ series, which employ an in-camer color technique to question ideas of identity and gender. From those two series, he expanded the technique to landscapes in the Las Vegas project ‘A Corrupt Nature’ (2013) to examine the American relationship to nature. In ‘The Secret Lives’ (2016) he explored the mystical origins of fruits and vegetables. He is currently working on a series of nudes and portraits about identity within relationships called ‘Deeply-Ordered Chaos.' | <urn:uuid:8c2ba36a-79e6-43ae-bdfb-03d211c90671> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cocaproject.art/artists/maciek-jasik/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.948273 | 1,201 | 1.773438 | 2 |
CRISPR gene editing technology is revolutionising medicine and biology, including agriculture. This technique allows scientists to edit DNA with more precision and greater ease than previous gene editing technology.
But a new study has called into question the precision of the technique.
Some 17 clinical trials in human patients are registered testing gene editing on leukaemias, brain cancers and sickle cell anaemia (where red blood cells are misshaped, causing them to die). Before implementing CRISPR technology in clinics to treat cancer or congenital disorders, we must address whether the technique is safe and accurate.
How does CRISPR work again?
CRISPR technology utilises molecular scissors (a bacteria enzyme called “Cas9”) to cut the DNA we want to target, and then we can paste DNA in to replace what we have removed. Cas9 recognises a specific segment of DNA among the entire human genome by utilising a guide, something like a map, that is linked to Cas9.
Cas9 can persist in the body for several hours to several weeks. While it remains in the body, Cas9 can cut and paste other segments of DNA (“off targets”) or the targeted segment of DNA over and over (“on target”).
What the new study found
A study published today in Nature Biotechnology explores the accuracy of the Cas9 scissors. Scientists at the Sanger Institute at Cambridge, UK sought to determine whether Cas9’s cut and paste process is accurate enough to be safely used in humans for treating disease.
To answer this important question, they examined in detail the DNA segments in mouse embryonic stem cells and human cells near the segment that was cut to see if they were affected.
They found that after the DNA was repaired (new DNA pasted into the “cut” segment), the scissors continued to cut the DNA over and over again. They found significant areas near the cut site where DNA had been removed, rearranged or inverted.
If a fragment of DNA is removed or inverted (the genes switched around), the gene modification could be dangerous, and even lead to disease. While this seems scary, this could potentially be overcome using new sequencing technologies.
Can we use different scissors?
There are a few options for getting around this problem. One option is to isolate the cells we wish to edit from the body and reinject only the ones we know have been correctly edited.
For example, lymphocytes (white blood cells) that are crucial to killing cancer cells could be taken out of the body, then modified using CRISPR to heighten their cancer-killing properties. The DNA of these cells could be sequenced in detail, and only the cells accurately and specifically gene-modified would be selected and delivered back into the body to kill the cancer cells.
While this strategy is valid for cells we can isolate from the body, some cells, such as neurons and muscles, cannot be removed from the body. These types of cells might not be suitable for gene editing using Cas9 scissors.
Fortunately, researchers have discovered other forms of CRISPR systems that don’t require the DNA to be cut. Some CRISPR systems only cut the RNA, not the DNA (DNA contains genetic instructions, RNA convey the instructions on how to synthesise proteins).
As RNA remains in our cells only for a specific period of time before being degraded, this would allow us to control the timing and duration of the CRISPR system delivery and reverse it (so the scissors are only functional for a short period of time).
This was found to be successful for dementia in mice. Similarly, some CRISPR systems simply change the letters of the DNA, rather than cutting them. This was successful for specific mutations causing diseases such as hereditary deafness in mice.
In short, before using CRISPR clinically, we still have a lot to learn about the effects of Cas9 scissors in the cells. | <urn:uuid:92079f25-63bd-4e92-a093-fd2bb160951a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.graincentral.com/ag-tech/processing-technologies/gene-editing-scissors-are-less-accurate-than-we-thought-but-there-are-fixes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.946186 | 809 | 4 | 4 |
Past Papers’ Solutions | Assessment & Qualification Alliance (AQA) | AS & A level | Mathematics 6360 | Pure Core 1 (6360-MPC1) | Year 2015 | June | Q#1
The line AB has equation .
i. Find the gradient of AB.
ii. Find an equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line AB and which passes through the point (-2,-3) . Express your answer in the form , where p, q and r are integers.
b. The line AC has equation . Find the coordinates of A.
We are given equation of line AB as;
Slope-Intercept form of the equation of the line;
Where is the slope of the line.
We can rearrange the equation of line AB in slope intercept form.
Hence , slope of line AB is;
We are required to find the equation of line L.
To find the equation of the line either we need coordinates of the two points on the line (Two-Point form of Equation of Line) or coordinates of one point on the line and slope of the line (Point-Slope form of Equation of Line).
We already have coordinates of point on L line (-2,-3).
Therefore, we need slope of the line L which is perpendicular to line AB.
If two lines are perpendicular (normal) to each other, then product of their slopes and is;
From (a) we have slope of line AB as;
Now with coordinates of point (-2,-3) on the line L and slope of the same , we can write equation of line L.
Point-Slope form of the equation of the line is;
The line AC has equation and we are required to find the coordinates of point A.
We are also given equation of line AB as .
It is evident that point A is the intersection point of both the lines.
If two lines (or a line and a curve) intersect each other at a point then that point lies on both lines i.e. coordinates of that point have same values on both lines (or on the line and the curve). Therefore, we can equate coordinates of both lines i.e. equate equations of both the lines (or the line and the curve).
Equation of the line AB is;
Multiplying both sides by 3;
Equation of the curve is;
Multiplying both sides by 5;
Adding both equations;
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Children need dental care just like their parents do, but they often require different services and age-appropriate attention. Therefore, it is important for patients to connect with a children’s dentist in their area. If you are looking for dental care for kids “near me” in the area of Hamilton, Ontario, we welcome you to book a consultation visit with Dr. Karen Ho and her team to learn more about pediatric dentistry.
Children’s dentistry is often referred to as pediatric dentistry. This field of dental work offers essential care for children’s smiles. They have unique needs to be addressed, including the eruption of teeth, loss of baby teeth, and building a proper foundation for years of oral health and wellness. Below are a few of the services provided at our practice for children of all ages:
If you reside in or around the Hamilton, ON area, and are interested in discussing dental care for kids, now is the time to connect with our children’s dentist at Dentistry on Parkdale. Call Dr. Karen Ho at 905-547-4940 and request a time to speak to our team about solutions for your child’s oral health.
Dr. Karen Ho is a trusted dentist serving patients of all ages in Hamilton, Ontario. Having studied at prestigious institutes such as McMaster University and University of Toronto and trained at Hartford Hospital (General Practice Residency), she opened her private practice in 2003.
Dr. Ho is committed to lifelong learning as she believes that she can serve her community better by constantly updating herself. She is affiliated with many professional organisations like the Academy of General Dentistry, Institute for Clinical Practice of Pediatric Dentistry, The Dawson Academy Study Club, Niagara Peninsula Dental Diagnostic Study Club, Hamilton Chapter of the Seattle Study Club (Founding Member), and Boston and Tufts Universities. | <urn:uuid:51acb22f-1151-4e4d-ab0c-6f40b7cd9901> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dentistryonparkdale.com/dental-care-for-kids-hamilton-on/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.965008 | 383 | 1.65625 | 2 |
IBM speeds deep learning by using multiple servers
- 09 August, 2017 04:15
For everyone frustrated by how long it takes to train deep learning models, IBM has some good news: It has unveiled a way to automatically split deep-learning training jobs across multiple physical servers -- not just individual GPUs, but whole systems with their own separate sets of GPUs.
Now the bad news: It's available only in IBM's PowerAI 4.0 software package, which runs exclusively on IBM's own OpenPower hardware systems.
Distributed Deep Learning (DDL) doesn't require developers to learn an entirely new deep learning framework.
It repackages several common frameworks for machine learning: TensorFlow, Torch, Caffe, Chainer, and Theano. Deep learning projecs that use those frameworks can then run in parallel across multiple hardware nodes.
IBM claims the speed-up gained by scaling across nodes is nearly linear. One benchmark, using the ResNet-101 and ImageNet-22K data sets, needed 16 days to complete on one IBM S822LC server. Spread across 64 such systems, the same benchmark concluded in seven hours, or 58 times faster.
IBM offers two ways to use DDL. One, you can shell out the cash for the servers it's designed for, which sport two Nvidia Tesla P100 units each, at about $50,000 a head.
Two, you can run the PowerAI software in a cloud instance provided by IBM partner Nimbix, for around $0.43 an hour.
One thing you can't do, though, is run PowerAI on commodity Intel x86 systems. IBM has no plans to offer PowerAI on that platform, citing tight integration between PowerAI's proprietary components and the OpenPower systems designed to support them.
Most of the magic, IBM says, comes from a machine-to-machine software interconnection system that rides on top of whatever hardware fabric is available.
Typically, that's an InfiniBand link, although IBM claims it can also work on conventional gigabit Ethernet (still, IBM admits it won't run anywhere nearly as fast).
It's been possible to do deep-learning training on multiple systems in a cluster for some time now, although each framework tends to have its own set of solutions.
With Caffe, for example, there's the Parallel ML System or CaffeOnSpark. TensorFlow can also be distributed across multiple servers, but again any integration with other frameworks is something you'll have to add by hand.
IBM's claimed advantage is that it works with multiple frameworks and without as much heavy lifting needed to set things up. But those come at the cost of running on IBM's own iron.
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The San Juan Preservation Trust (SJPT) was established in 1979 to promote conservation efforts in the San Juan Islands. Throughout the late 1970s, island residents had become increasingly alarmed that the very essence of what made the islands such a special place was rapidly being destroyed by unplanned and unregulated development. Houses intruded on formerly pristine shorelines, farmlands were subdivided for residences, luxury developments were planned for mountainsides overlooking the Salish Sea. The Nature Conservancy had undertaken some conservation in the islands, but a more local, ongoing effort was needed. SJPT began by assisting landowners to preserve property through conservation easements, but as the Trust grew, so did the scale of successful conservation efforts. Cooperative undertakings and special fundraising campaigns enabled major conservation projects such as the Turtleback Mountain Preserve on Orcas Island. The Trust has offered lecture series, visits to preserves, wildflower walks, and numerous other activities to engage islanders and increase understanding of the relevance and benefits of conservation. By 2019, SJPT had permanently protected more than 300 properties, 45 miles of shoreline, 27 miles of trails, and 18,000 acres of land on 20 islands.
The Need for Conservation
Situated in the far Pacific Northwest between mainland Washington and British Columbia's Vancouver Island, the San Juan archipelago has long had a reputation for its scenic beauty, from rugged shorelines and rocky islets to wind-swept open prairies and meadows, wetlands sheltering diverse wildlife, and quiet forests. For millennia Coast Salish Native Americans visited and established villages in the islands, harvesting the abundant salmon, oysters, and clams in local waters, raising woolly dogs, and cultivating camas, onions, tiger lilies, and other crops. Non-Native settlers arrived in the mid-nineteenth century, and the small and slowly growing population fished and farmed, worked in the lime industry, and logged the islands for generations. Visitors arrived, first by steamer and later by ferry and airplane, to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, varied and remarkable scenery, and numerous recreational opportunities. As early as 1885, just a dozen years after San Juan County was formed, Washington territorial governor Watson C. Squire (1838-1926) noted that the San Juans were establishing a reputation for their scenic appeal and fast becoming a popular summer-resort area. In 1970 the county's population was only 3,856, but a rapidly developing demand for vacation homes and expanded tourism resulted in a surge to 7,838 a decade later. The first condominium project was approved in 1972 despite local opposition, and by this time most of the larger islands had seen at least some development or incursion.
Observing the changes, many residents were concerned about the increasingly rapid loss of scenic areas and vistas. One group of islanders, assisted by The Nature Conservancy, a national conservation organization founded in 1951, created a San Juan Islands conservation committee to develop long-range plans for local conservation undertakings. When a 269-acre parcel on Waldron Island, considered "a complete world of island ecology, going from beach to marsh, to meadow to forest" (Roush and Margolis), came on the market for development in 1971, local residents sought The Nature Conservancy's help, and the Conservancy was able to act quickly, purchasing the site for $255,000. In ensuing years, the Conservancy expanded holdings in the islands and in 1975 undertook a study to identify those areas in the San Juans having the greatest ecological and environmental significance and to inform future decision-making on priority conservation efforts.
The conservation movement was gaining momentum and public recognition in the 1970s. Many states had passed legislation authorizing the formation of land trusts, both governmental and private, that could develop legal agreements, called conservation easements, with property owners to permanently limit how lands could be altered or used. Landowners retain many rights including continuing to use (farming or harvesting timber, for example) or to sell the property or gift it to heirs. However, the restrictions agreed upon by a trust and a property owner, specifically tailored for each individual transaction, continue in force permanently, through time and change of ownership. The enabling legislation in Washington state in 1971 stated that the purpose of easements was "to protect, preserve, maintain, improve, restore, limit the future use of, or conserve for open space purposes any land or improvement of the land" (Liegel), and authorized easements to protect not only natural habitat or air and water quality but also archaeological or historical resources. While land trusts were becoming more common in the eastern United States, few had been established in the West.
As the decade closed, The Nature Conservancy focused less on the San Juans, and conservation work in the islands faltered. At the same time, several property owners approached the Board of County Commissioners concerning possible protection of their lands against further development or division for sale. However, the majority of the commissioners were not, at the time, in favor of taking on such a long-term commitment. On Orcas Island Linda Henry, a former county commissioner, community activist, and conservation proponent, began to investigate the feasibility of creating a land trust in the San Juan Islands to continue the work begun by the Conservancy. Henry, together with Orcas resident Pamela Loew and San Francisco lawyer Frank S. Bayley II (who had a summer home on the island) and his sons Thomas, Frank III, and Douglas, decided to establish a private land trust to ensure islanders could "reserve the extraordinary beauty and unique way of life of the San Juans" (20th Anniversary Report ...). Frank Bayley II filed the legal documents to create the San Juan Preservation Trust, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, in April 1979. As Tim Seifert, Executive Director of the Trust from 2002 to 2018, observed, this "loose band of Orcas islanders without any conservation experience had a lot of guts to think they could make this work" (Macdonald).
The Trust Gets Underway
Not much was accomplished that first year, but by 1980 new members from several islands had joined the board of trustees and determined efforts were underway to get the Trust up and running. A Laird Norton Foundation grant of $10,000 provided seed money for operations. Board member Wendy Mickle of Lopez Island, who was researching information on land-trust operations, agreed to become the volunteer executive director, and the Trust operated out of her living room. People who contacted The Nature Conservancy about land they wanted to preserve in the San Juans were referred to the new organization.
Among the islanders most eager to have the Trust fully functioning were Ernest (1910-1991) and Dodie (1922-2012) Gann of San Juan Island. The Ganns (he an adventurer, sailor, pilot, and author of popular books; she also an adventurer and accomplished pilot, and a U.S. Ski Hall of Fame member) had, since the 1960s, owned one of the largest agricultural properties in the islands and wanted to establish protection for a bald eagle nesting site on their land. The 38-acre forested tract was a gift to the Trust in 1980, its first official transaction. Dodie Gann, who became a longtime trustee and land counselor with SJPT, was a staunch advocate for how the Trust worked with landowners, saying "You can tailor how your land will be used. No one will dictate to you what will happen to your land" (Macdonald). Following her death in 2012, the Ganns' beloved Red Mill Farm was bequeathed to the Trust, and the entire 748-acre farm was permanently protected as a working agricultural preserve.
In 1981 Linda Krieger became the Trust's first salaried executive director. In the next years SJPT focused on educating the community about the Trust and the possibilities for preservation that island landowners had available. A leaflet, the first of many publications, was prepared, declaring, "The Trust provides a legacy of natural areas at no public expense" (SJPT leaflet, ca. 1982) and informing landowners that the Trust would work with them to meet their preservation plans and preferences. Initially, however, SJPT encountered skepticism from many islanders. Some mistakenly thought that land put in a conservation easement or owned by the Trust would go off the tax rolls and become a burden for the community. Taxes on conservation easements do, in fact, continue to be paid by landowners, and the trustees early on decided not to apply to have those preserves wholly owned by the Trust removed from tax rolls. Support for what the Trust could accomplish grew as more details about conservation easements and the Trust's activities became understood.
Years of Development and Expansion
Bob Myhr became executive director in 1985 and, over the 17 years of his tenure, developed Trust operations, greatly expanded the acreage preserved, and fostered a growing membership. Initially there was much to learn about the properties SJPT was overseeing including, by the end of that first year, a 393-acre conservation easement on Lopez farmland as well as property gifts on Guemes, San Juan, and Decatur islands. Myhr found that the fledgling organization needed structure, better recordkeeping, and documentation. A mission statement was needed to guide the organization and priority projects had to be identified. He was eager to expand the board of trustees, focusing on finding recognized community leaders and residents with special interest in conservation.
Acquisition has always been just the beginning of the Trust's responsibility for a property. Stewardship of the conservation easements and wholly owned preserves absorbs extensive time and resources. As part of the acquisition process SJPT prepares a baseline study for each property, with descriptive text of the land's conservation value as well as lists of flora and fauna and other detailed information supplemented by maps and photos. Then each property is monitored annually for compliance with the contractual restrictions, and updated lists, maps, and photo records are prepared. Projects such as invasive-species removal are planned. Landowners of conservation easements are consulted and boundaries verified. In 1986 Myhr hired a land steward (initially part-time) as the Trust's second staff member. Volunteers, who had stepped up at the outset to assist with stewardship, continued to be indispensable.
The Trust began taking a more proactive approach to educating the community and instituted activities such as summer lecture series, visits to conservation easements on private properties, and the always-popular spring wildflower walks to involve residents and visitors and demonstrate some of the benefits of preservation. SJPT had its first booth at the county fair in 1985, and a slide program was created for showing to interested community groups. There was much discussion about how to expand public-relations efforts and the need to highlight accomplishments, identify communication targets, and establish more personal contacts throughout the islands. Creating a newsletter directed to key landowners, attorneys, local officials, trust officers, seasonal residents, and other interested parties was a priority, and the first issue went out in 1985. Through changes in format and title over the years the newsletter has continuously offered informative articles (often featuring islanders' art and photography) on new Trust acquisitions and activities and conservation topics of local interest.
SJPT was an early member of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), established in 1982 to facilitate communication among the nation's land trusts, encourage sharing of concerns and knowledge, advocate for trusts with government agencies, and engage in professional development. Myhr worked closely with the LTA and served on its board for several years. Little more than a decade after the Trust's founding, members learned that "as one of the country's more experienced and innovative land trusts, [SJPT] provides advice, examples of creative projects, and model policies and procedures for LTA to share with land trusts across the nation" (Newsletter, Winter 1994).
SJPT's activities were varied. One of the first instances of a concerted neighborhood conservation effort saw several contiguous parcels of land on Orcas Island's Entrance Mountain, visible to ferry riders approaching the dock, combined beginning in the late 1980s to create 230 acres of conservation easements, assuring that they would not be clear-cut or subdivided as had other sites in the area. One of the owners noted that he would still be able to build on his property, but the residence, with a fine water view, would be at the base of the mountain while the area seen from the water would be preserved. The Trust, which had received a $21,000 grant from the Puget Sound Water Authority, declared 1988 to be "The Year of Wetland Protection" and featured a variety of special wetlands-focused programs and activities. A new booklet was published to inform landowners of tax and other issues related to conservation easements. The Trust adopted the LTA standards, now required of all LTA members, to assure compliance with the highest levels of ethical and organizational integrity. And the first steps were finally taken toward a formal San Juan County commitment to conservation in the islands.
The San Juan Preservation Trust and the San Juan County Land Bank
In 1989 San Juan County's planning department was considering including open space allocation in the county's comprehensive land-use plan, and the Trust assisted county staff with planning and budget preparation for an inventory of open-space properties. At the same time discussions began about formation of a land bank that could undertake conservation projects with financing provided by a 1 percent tax on county property sales. By 1991, the San Juan County Land Bank had been established, and the SJPT annual report for that year noted that "at the request of the Land Bank Commission, the Trust served as an unpaid consultant during the Land Bank's organizational and start-up phase" (Newsletter, Spring 1992).
There was concern among SJPT staff and trustees from the outset that the public would confuse the two organizations and not understand the fundamental differences: SJPT acquires property and its operations are financed entirely through private land and monetary donations and grants. It often operates without public note, working quietly with property owners who wish to protect land that may not have public access. The Trust considers possible properties based on a detailed set of criteria and, with private funding, can move quickly to purchase if an important piece of land comes on the market. The Land Bank, as a part of the county government, is required to hold public meetings, to air the details of all transactions, and to follow government rules for use of tax funds and the provision of public access.
Over the years, concerns about confusion have been warranted. Nonetheless, a working relationship has evolved and, as explained in a 2018 issue of the Trust newsletter, "While there are fundamental differences between San Juan Preservation Trust and Land Bank, these differences have given rise to complementary strengths. The two organizations consult each other frequently, always searching for opportunities when our combined strengths could result in a conservation victory that neither of us could pull off individually" ("Partners ..."). Through this cooperation some of the largest conservation projects in the islands have come to fruition.
Trust Collaborations and Activities
Land acquisition and stewardship for properties owned or monitored by the Trust were not SJPT's only activities. In 1991, for example, the Trust was awarded a grant for an eagle-behavior study to be undertaken primarily by volunteers. A few years later the Trust joined with The Trumpeter Swan Society as co-sponsor of an annual swan survey in the San Juans, now coordinated with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and still on the Trust calendar in 2019. And in 1999 the Trust assisted HeronLink to expand a volunteer network trained to collect data on herons in the San Juan Islands. Volunteers have, from the outset, been essential to almost every aspect of the Trust's activities, and their contributions as trustees, in stewardship, office assistance, photography, computer assistance, legal and financial advising, and so many other supportive roles have been crucial to the Trust's success.
An important publication was created with a generous grant from the Bullitt Foundation. A Place in the Islands: How Private Landowners Shape the Future of the San Juans, meticulously designed with striking photographs and practical, informative text, urged owners to consider how to best manage their properties and plan building projects so as to protect open spaces, island vistas, and environmentally sensitive areas. Helping conserve undeveloped areas on a property can, it explained, "protect the value of your investment, give you pleasure, and bring you closer to your land and community" (A Place ..., 3). Working with real-estate transaction listings, the Trust made sure that every new property owner received a copy. Bob Myhr considered this 1995 publication one of the major accomplishments of his time as executive director.
By its 20th anniversary in 1999, the Trust was a thriving organization that could assert with pride that it "is dedicated to the preservation of the islands, acts with integrity, is committed to excellence, encourages private, voluntary participation in land conservation, provides careful, on-going stewardship of protected lands, offers opportunities for community education, [and] is a non-partisan advocate for conservation" (20th Anniversary Report ...).
Into the Twenty-first Century
The beginning of the new century brought increasing Trust activity and a change of leadership. Bob Myhr retired in 2002 and was succeeded by Tim Seifert, who had spent childhood summers on Waldron Island and treasured his early experiences with the islands' natural areas. Acquisition of conservation easements continued to grow, but there was also increasing interest in undertaking preservation of larger land tracts and in cooperating with the Land Bank and other organizations in conservation planning. Increased public access to some conserved properties was facilitated and more signage added to foster visitors' understanding of the value of these lands. And convincing the public that conservation was compatible with private ownership continued to be emphasized. "We have found that we can effectively protect the future of our islands without undermining important societal values like private property rights, private land ownership, and the ability of our free market system to recognize and prioritize value," Seifert wrote ("Preservation Briefs" Winter 2003). Establishing strong relationships with landowners throughout the islands was essential, he added.
In August 2005 a 1,578-acre parcel high on Orcas Island's Turtleback Mountain was put on the market for $18.5 million, and a developer promptly offered the full asking price. The zoning allowed for 78 private homes on 20-acre sites. This was one of the "most significant and vulnerable properties in the San Juan Islands" ("The Campaign ..."), and it was urgent that the beautiful landscape, visible throughout the islands, be saved from development. The seller recognized the conservation value of the property and agreed to hold it for three months to allow the Trust to organize financing to match the developer's offer. It was an enormous gamble, as the fundraising goal far exceeded any previous Trust undertaking and time was short. Together, the San Juan Preservation Trust, the San Juan County Land Bank, and the Trust for Public Land worked to obtain the needed sum. The Trust spearheaded the campaign, and just days before the closing date secured the funding. The Land Bank now owns and manages the property while the Trust holds the conservation easement on it, assuring permanent preservation with public access. For the Trust it was a turning point. "Turtleback changed everything" (Seifert interview). It demonstrated to SJPT staff and trustees that undertaking large acquisition projects was feasible and that support for them could be obtained from throughout the county and beyond. Residents were concerned not just about what happened on their own islands, but about the future of the archipelago as a whole.
Collaboration has been effective in many Trust projects. In 2007 the Trust, working with the American Bird Conservancy, the Ecostudies Institute, and the San Juan Islands chapter of the Audubon Society, began a five-year bluebird-restoration project. Western bluebirds had been common in the islands until the 1960s, when the local habitat had become so degraded that they no longer migrated north to the islands. More than 250 residents accepted nesting boxes and monitored their use. Bluebirds were re-introduced to the islands, and nesting pairs have returned and continue to increase in numbers. In 2009 a partnership between SJPT, the Skagit Land Trust, and Guemes Island residents created the Guemes Mountain and Valley Conservation Area, leading to the protection of 206 acres connected to 500 acres of public and private land designated for conservation. And the Skagit Land Trust was supportive when, the following year, the Trust was able to purchase, at auction, almost-entirely-untouched Vendovi Island with its diverse habitats including plants long lost from other islands. Fundraising for Vendovi, located between Guemes and Lummi Islands, presented a special challenge because of its isolation and because it was not widely known, but the funding campaign successfully explained to potential donors the importance of conserving this unique island while providing access for educational programs, scientific study, and low-impact public recreation.
A milestone was reached in 2012 when the Trust received national accreditation from the Land Trust Alliance after a rigorous verification process including audits of records and a review of policies and procedures followed by all SJPT personnel (paid, consultants, volunteers). The accreditation was successfully renewed in 2017, and attests to the high standards and quality of the Trust's work.
Also in 2017, the Trust inaugurated an online e-newsletter, Postcards from the Islands, to supplement the quarterly Island Dispatch received in the mail. It offers brief news of undertakings (such as the Salish Seeds Project in partnership with the Land Bank), personnel, and topics of interest including, for example, the Trust's role in a multi-agency effort to prevent extinction of the Island Marble butterfly, a species unique to San Juan Island.
Tim Seifert retired as executive director in 2018 after 16 years of dramatic growth in SJPT membership and land conserved, and greatly increased community involvement in Trust activities. Angela Anderson, who succeeded him, had a busy first year. In an early message to newsletter readers she identified three notable changes that will affect the Trust's future work and require creative approaches to planning and problem solving: (1) changing climate with more wildfire danger, intrusion and persistence of invasive species, and degraded biodiversity and waterways; (2) changing demographics, and the need to engage the next generations in conservation efforts; and (3) changing resource demands including stewardship challenges for the increasing number of properties protected by SJPT. As the Trust approached its 40th anniversary in 2019, Anderson, the governing board, and staff focused on developing a new vision and strategic plan for SJPT, elicited community input, and formulated a new Trust mission statement. Summarized succinctly in three words -- "Conserve. Care. Connect." -- it put the emphasis moving forward on continuing conservation efforts to preserve the islands' scenic beauty and ecosystems, maintaining a strong commitment to stewardship, and connecting "people to nature, to each other, and to the Preservation Trust" ("Conserve ...").
Since its inception the San Juan Preservation Trust has made it possible for landowners to preserve environments that they treasure, protected stunning landscapes and threatened habitats, and assured that coming generations will be able to experience these special places. It is an extraordinary, permanent legacy that will continue to be cherished by future islanders and visitors. | <urn:uuid:dc282203-0fd4-4de8-a4a4-23a081f8db9a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.historylink.org/File/20829 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.96322 | 4,788 | 3.078125 | 3 |
The Stock Inventory is the bookkeeping of items, the parts and raw materials that a business either uses in production or sells. Practice inventory management to ensure that you have enough stock and sales. The verb “inventory” refers to registering and counting items. It refers to all stock of various production stages. So, both retailers and manufacturers can continue to sell items and products. Inventory is a major asset on the balance for most companies. The main goal of the inventory template is for generating profit but if a stock is for sale it cannot be considered as inventory.
An inventory template is a complete, itemized list of every product and good your business has in stock. It includes raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. An inventory sheet should include each item’s SKU number, name, description, cost, and quantity in stock. The inventory list is essential because it shows you exactly what you have available for sale or use.
How to Create Stock Inventory in EXCEL
Steps to follow
Chose the type you prefer for your stock inventory list.
Through the given template select options the one that is suitable or meet your preferences.
You will find this choice to the right of the template’s preview window. It will make your template.
You can delete the pre-formatted data and enter your data under the item number, item name, item cost, etc. So one template created in the right way can be copied and used over and over, for a variety of organizational uses.
Insert your Inventory Data.
To modify a pre-filled column, double-click it, delete the number or word there, and enter your stock’s information. However, every inventory list should contain the following options:
It Divided into Two Parts
Asset or Serial Number- It determines the specific product from their Serial Number.
Description of Item
Location- Where the Product have been
Condition- Of the Products
Initial Value, Down Payment, Date Purchased and Loan
After that, you can Enter- Monthly Payment, Operating costs, Total Costs for the Subtotal
Expected value, Annual and Monthly Depreciation
For calculations you can go back to it at any time and add, subtract, or modify anything you like.
Importance of Stock Inventory
- To learn your inventory turnovers
- Find out which Item and Stock Aren’t Selling
- Exact Income Tax Reporting
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This rollicking account of a chaotic, cruel and dispiriting history opens with a 19th-century seduction case in which an older, apparently respectable man exploited and impregnated a fifteen-year-old girl in his care (the girl’s reputation, as in so many similar instances, was trashed). This is seduction as crime rather than desirous play, a public concern touching on questions of morality, philosophy, politics, class, race, gender and economics. It’s more than disheartening to realise how little has changed.
Clement Knox argues for an idea of seduction that emerged in the 18th century with the rise of ‘modernity’. Ovid, Christine de Pizan, Chaucer, Shakespeare et al are considered intellectually apart, distanced from us by post-Enlightenment ideas of liberalism, materialism and feminism. The seduction narrative fundamentally changed as passion and logic collided, creating two modern, intertwined forms: the ‘Villainous’, based on the exploitation of vulnerability, and the ‘Heroic’, relying on the power of reason and sensuality. The tension between these two forms is presented in a series of biographies that explore the difficult ‘grey zone of agency’.
By exposing such notorious rakes as Francis Charteris and his associates, Knox argues, William Hogarth in A Harlot’s Progress and Samuel Richardson in Pamela and Clarissa codified and popularised the modern concern with seduction, sparking a revolution in socio-sexual behaviours and attitudes. Charteris, whose ‘capacity for roguery’ was legendary, legged | <urn:uuid:fa4d261d-aabb-4e67-9e91-c7c7c638cc5a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://literaryreview.co.uk/cruel-intentions | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.943287 | 343 | 1.882813 | 2 |
"Just say yes, just say there's nothing holding you back
It's not a test, nor a trick of the mind
-- "Just Say Yes," Snow Patrol
What does it really mean to say "yes"? I've been contemplating this question a great deal recently, as life struggles have impeded on my spirit, my sense of optimism and hope and I've found it difficult to venture too far outside of myself. We've seen examples of this sort of "just say yes" philosophy at work in movies and motivational speakers alike. And I think there is some merit to these extreme approaches of trying anything and everything without restraint. New experiences are life blood, of that I am certain. However, I'd like to think there is something even more earth shattering about orienting your fundamental being in the direction of "yes."
This mentality, if you will, is about more than just trying new things -- saying yes and seeing where you end up. It is an opening of your consciousness, a blossoming of honesty that allows you to see every connection, relationship, interaction, as an opportunity of significance -- part of a greater quest for happiness, for bliss. In this way, it's less about saying "yes" to bungee jumping or trying the world's hottest pepper, or even doing something out of your ordinary patterns of comfort. While these undertakings exhilarate, saying "yes" on a deeper level is about opening yourself up to the limitless possibilities life has to offer. Perhaps E.E Cummings said it best when he wrote:
"yes is a world
and in this world of
This world of "yes" is about recognizing that every person, thing, and event has something to offer in the growth of your own humanity, your life. It's allowing for the frightening but liberating prospect that everything can be interpreted as important, beautiful, interesting, or worth considering. Saying "yes" isn't just about uttering the word at randomly uncomfortable intervals, not just about new adventures. Because while both of those things are wonderful opportunities to do alight in the beauty of our world, the "just say yes" way of living is about seeing life through a lens of love, and loving what you see.
I'm not saying that you should pretend that life doesn't bear pain, disaster and disappointment. It's not difficult to look at our daily newsfeeds and see that this strife is undoubtedly present and so often manufactured by people trying to live out the very same existence we are. This can be a hard pill for anyone to swallow. But what if saying "yes" is about shifting your focus away from the circumstances that make life challenging, and instead dwelling in a place where love flourishes? It's doing what you can to make the most of your experience, and ensuring that you are always a positive part of the experience of others.
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About Monthly Cash Flow Management Excel Template
Monthly cash flow is a budgeting term that tells you the amount of money that comes in and goes out through your bank account or wallet and also analyzes your monthly cash flow information which is essential for month-end financial statements.
In other words, calculate the total cash flow of your incomes and expenses in a given period and analyze them. If you spend less than you earn then your cash flow is positive and if it is more than spending your cash flow is negative.
Why it’s important?
Firstly, to grasp what quantity you’re spending on your expenses, a corporation and office use it to gather and track their total expenses and income on monthly basis. to begin preparing your plan, it’s always a decent idea to begin together with your cash statement.
When you see your monthly income spending it helps you for example whether you wish to form any changes in your spending habits or not. to grasp the difference between income and expenses and the way much money is saved, thus it might be saved for emergencies or invested in future funds.
If your income is negative, then it’s a decent time for a change in your expenses. And monthly income statement should simply facilitate your to choose, which section is that the first one to start out saving money on.
How to prepare monthly Cash flow in Excel through FREE XLSX TEMPLATES
Create your Cash Flow Spreadsheet
When you open a spreadsheet you’ll see some listed things for example; money that comes in (income/funds) and money (cash, checks, credit, and bills) that goes out. The intention is to record every item from either side of the equation and evaluate how much you are gaining or losing each month. We want to gain and save in this monthly cash flow.
To see what the sample categories are, so you can recognize the kinds of things in your own daily life that you want to include in the cash flow spreadsheet; inflows like wages and tips, interest and dividends and tax returns or outflows like federal tax, business expenses, mortgage payment, and other living expenses.
How to make Cash Flow work for you
You will, of course not adapt for this sample cash flow chart what is ins and outs. Predict as best as you can what your total per annum would be for each item that isn’t fixed in your monthly amount, and divide it by 12 so that it will come up with a monthly estimation. Since this is about keeping track of your actual cash flow, your report will also include any large out-of-delivery expenses and bills.
What to List on your Monthly Cash Flow Chart?
You should list everything- the same as you would do for your budget. You see the whole picture of where you get your money and where you spend it. Once you know everything, you can begin to find ways to recognize savings and plan for the future. So, think carefully about where you spend money or whether you use cash or not and list out these things in a particular row.
Monthly Report In the end monthly report tells you what were your expenses, incomes, funds, and total bills that whether your cash flow is positive or negative. It also tells you the total goal amount, you should try to save next month.
Things to List on your Cash Flow Chart
Inflows – 1. Social Security Benefits 2. Retirement Benefits 3. Gift Received 4. Tax Refund
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Sleep apnea is a common condition in which your breathing stops and restarts many times while you sleep. This can prevent your body from getting enough oxygen. You may want to talk to your healthcare provider about sleep apnea if someone tells you that you snore or gasp during sleep, or if you experience other symptoms of poor-quality sleep, such as excessive daytime sleepiness.
There are two types of sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea happens when your upper airway becomes blocked many times while you sleep, reducing or completely stopping airflow. This is the most common type of sleep apnea. Anything that could narrow your airway such as obesity, large tonsils, or changes in your hormone levels can increase your risk for obstructive sleep apnea.
Central sleep apnea happens when your brain does not send the signals needed to breathe. Health conditions that affect how your brain controls your airway and chest muscles can cause central sleep apnea.
To diagnose sleep apnea, your provider may have you do a sleep study. Breathing devices such as continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machines and lifestyle changes are common sleep apnea treatments. If these treatments do not work, surgery may be recommended to correct the problem that is causing your sleep apnea. If your sleep apnea is not diagnosed or treated, you may not get enough good quality sleep. This can lead to trouble concentrating, making decisions, remembering things, or controlling your behavior. Sleep apnea is also linked to serious health problems…. | <urn:uuid:3e3e05bb-4e63-4e50-a09d-8efa93314aae> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://therayfield.com/what-is-sleep-apnea | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.942117 | 308 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Are the two adjectives completely interchangeable, or is there a distinction between them?
Does it matter which I choose?
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As an adjective 'graphic' refers more directly to the actual process of drawing, or the discipline that has evolved from what used to involve training one how to draw. But 'graphical' refers less directly to drawing as a process, but to the visual result.
As a noun, all depictions are 'graphics', whether drawn or projected.
'Graphic' also has the meaning of 'so vivid you cannot avoid seeing it', as in graphic sex or violence. So people occasionally avoid using it when it can be taken in that sense. (Donkey Kong eating Princess Peach would be graphical violence, but not graphic violence.)
There is a very technical meaning which might illustrate one of the norms that Wilson mentioned. In mathematics, a graph is a representation of objects where some pairs of objects are connected by links. The adjective form of graph, in this sense, must be graphical.
So to say that a probabilistic model can be represented as a graph, where the objects are random variables and the random variables can be connected by links which represent their dependencies, is just like saying that a probabilistic model can be represented as a graphical model. You cannot use graphic model in this context. (I have heard people say graph model, although that sounds jarring to me)
Graphical is used adjective and not as a noun. It is used mainly to mean:
It can be said that "graphic is wider in meaning than graphical.
As adjectives, graphic and graphical are equivalent. Graphic is also a noun, as in a visual graphic, whereas graphical is only an adjective.
However, there are phrases where graphic is conventionally used, other phrases where graphical is the norm. Therefore, it's important to choose the correct word for a given situation.
flowcharts are graphical presentations,
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A goat in the Philippines recently delivered an uncommon-looking creature, which some have suggested looks ‘half-pig, half-human.’
Startled farmer Josephine Repique, 40, stated earlier this month her pregnant goat gave birth on her small Sultan Kudarat farm. The farmer brought in a vet who conducted a caesarian section and abstracted one healthy kid – though, the other one was dragged out to gasps of astonishment.
The second kid was born fur-less and appears to have pale, shiny skin with trotters and what seems to be a belly button. It is much larger than its litter-pal. Repique said the creature ‘looked like a pig with a mix of human’.
“We were shocked. We can’t explain how it looks like that. All our neighbors flocked into our house to get a good look,” she furthered. “Nobody knows what it is. But it’s not a goat. It’s scary. We’re all wondering why it happened and if it is bad luck.”
Experts figure that the goat possessed some form of genetic mutation whilst in the womb. Dr Agapita Salces of the Institute of Animal Science of the University of the Philippines explained: “It is a possible case of genetic mutation. It is also possible that the mother contracted a disease called Rift Valley fever from mosquito bites and this caused the impaired development of the infant.”
Alas, soon after giving birth the mother and both kids died, sparking fears among various villagers that it was ‘a cursed mutant devil’.
We can take that as fluff, though, with the genuine reason being genetic fault (more than likely) and distressing birth.
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Working of Acquiry Acquisition Team is a team that is formed to look for good and potential deals. Working of Acquisition Team is very vital in business industry where clients are searching for suitable business deals and looking for suitable vendors and consultants for their business. It is their responsibility to carry out the negotiations between the client and the vendor or the consultant. There are many tasks performed by working of the acquisition team in order to facilitate the business process.
First, they start to search for suitable vendors for your company by doing thorough research on different vendors. Then they start to contact the companies by sending their questions through different methods. They also plan their strategy of attacks and start working accordingly. The process of acquisition includes several steps like analysis of business needs, analysis of client’s goals and objectives, analysis of competing vendors, selection of the most suitable business process, establishment of a proper working relationship with the client and designing of the acquisition documents.
The primary aim of working of acquisition is to find a suitable business deal for the client company. The acquisition documents consists of information about services and the products required for the client company and other information about the client company and its existing market position. The documents also contain clauses related to business development, business expansion and business merging etc.
As soon as the document is ready, it is inspected by the client company and if it is found suitable, it is handed over to the acquisition committee. The committee consists of people who are related with the company and have proper knowledge of the business operations. This committee performs the task of negotiating the deal with the vendors, clients and related organizations.
The main aim of the acquisition team is to find the best suitable business deal for the client company, which is beneficial to both the parties. Working of Acquisition team does not stop at acquisition phase but goes on to pre-purchase stage too. This is the stage where they fine tune the acquisition process for better results. The team works with the clients to conduct proper research work, conduct market analysis and prepare presentation reports accordingly.
While working with the client company, the acquisition team finds ways to deal with the vendors and makes sure that the vendors are amicable to the process and are ready to roll out the process on time. In order to complete the whole process, the team has to have the proper inter-personal communications with each and every organization to keep the process moving. The whole process is very cumbersome one but if handled with proper care and attention, the entire process can be made easy. It is important to note that the team should work in coherence with policies and objectives of the client company so that the results can be seen to the hilt. | <urn:uuid:38c90f2b-64a1-48cb-8fb7-542c7b6e2c30> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://saitechnobiz.com/working-of-acquiry-acquisition-team/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.971645 | 537 | 1.867188 | 2 |
MHP Salud invites your organization to access the COVID-19 Directory for Community Health Workers (CHWs). In this directory, you can access educational resources focused on CHW and COVID-19 interventions for Latino and Farmworker Communities.
The Farmworker Health Network (FHN) stands with everyone impacted by a coronavirus (COVID-19), especially health providers and patients from special and vulnerable populations. In a consolidated effort to bring to you the latest updates, the FHN is sending biweekly newsletters with resources and information to keep you informed and assist you in continuing to serve your patient population. Information related to this pandemic changes daily, so we also encourage you to visit the CDC’s website for additional updates that may impact your specific service areas.
Baylor University’s Texas Hunger Initiative presented MHP Salud with the Rotary District 5930 Inspirational Service Award for our commitment to provide solutions to help end hunger in our communities. Community Health Workers (CHWs) in our programs have played a pivotal role in addressing hunger and health in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley’s predominantly Latino neighborhoods, also known as Colonias. Colonias are full of hard-working families, but they often live close to or below the poverty line. These communities also face challenges in the form of unsafe housing, poor infrastructure, and the lack of critical resources and amenities. Even fresh food can be hard to find. CHWs in our programs conduct door-to-door outreach in Colonias to inform families where and how to access essential resources like food banks and community centers. The CHWs also provide information about federal assistance programs that are available to them.
An exciting new insurance reimbursement opportunity in Indiana has recently been announced; this new development will create new funding opportunities for CHW programs in the state. The Indiana Health Coverage Program (IHCP), which includes all programs covered under Indiana Medicaid, added coverage for CHWs on July 1st, 2018. | <urn:uuid:160b49e7-aa21-4aad-912a-8ebe51f34312> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mhpsalud.org/online-resources/blog/announcements/page/2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.939973 | 403 | 1.789063 | 2 |
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Craft beer is manufactured in a less quantity, so as to focus on the quality of the beer. Craft beer differs from brewer to brewers, as the percentage of malt and hops varies according to the formulation of beer. Due to hectic work scheduled lifestyle, consumers seek a relaxing get away after working hours, hence pubs, bars and micro-breweries are the places which are preferred by the consumers. Innovation in product development and improving flavors texture of craft beer is likely to boast the market growth during forecast period.
The major key players in Craft Beer Market are -
- The Craft Beer Co. (U.K.)
- Boston Beer Co. (U.S.)
- Yuengling Son Inc. (U.S.)
- New Belgium Craft Brewery (U.S.)
- Deschutes Brewery (U.S.)
- Bell's Brewery (U.S.)
- Duvel Moortgat USA (U.S.)
The demand for craft beer has pushed manufacturers to innovate and develop new product line which are better in taste and offers various health benefits.
Introduction of new innovative products with inclusion of healthy beer such as fortified beer is the growth of this market. Global Craft Beer Market is mainly driven by urbanization, changing consumption pattern and rising working class population in developed developing countries and rise in disposable income consumer preferences for ‘on-the-go’ beverages is driving the sales of craft beer. Moreover gluten-free diet trend due to various health issues will play a key role to grow craft beer market at CAGR of 6.2% during forecast period.
Downstream Market Analysis-
Globalization and urbanization are major driving force for this market, furthermore popularity of fortified craft beer are also encouraging the growth of the market. Craft beer such as ale will dominate the market and lager will be highest growing segment during the forecast period. The demand for flavored beer are estimated to be key driving force during the review period. Moreover, Craft beer are freshly brewed beer, which do not contain any chemical preservative, this factor is supporting the sales of craft beer
The Global Craft Beer Market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW). Among this North America region has major market share followed by Europe. Urbanization and rising disposable income in Asia Pacific region is driving the demand for craft beer in that particular region. Rising number of celiac disease and rising demand for healthy beer especially in APAC countries will be the crucial factor underlining the market growth.
Global Craft Beer Market is Segmented by Type, Ingredients and Region
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Rishihood – the “social impact” university founded in 2020 in Sonepat, Haryana, inaugurated a cell dedicated to nation building and thought-production through academic research. Established along Swami Vivekananda’s conception of rishittwa or Rishihood, the university strives to restore India’s place in the world as a supreme knowledge-society.
At the inauguration of the Research Cell on 2nd August, 2022, Honourable Vice Chancellor, Shri Shobhit Mathur stressed upon the great responsibility every university is mandated with, that of producing unbiased and unadulterated standpoints on wide ranging issues – from the political and social to the ecological and subjective, and how academicians must work in tandem with industry, civil society, policymakers, and government to produce knowledge for humanistic and spiritual development and benefit.
“As an academic institute, we must work in the spirit of truth-seeking of the highest order and strive to keep our research output free from biases, propaganda, and egoism – this is a moral responsibility that we must carry throughout.”, said Shri Shobhit Mathur, Vice Chancellor, Rishihood University in the inaugural address of the event. He inspired the attending academicians to not just increase the volume of their academic output and publications but also effectively establish channels for making real-world impact through knowledge production.
“Rishihood University Research Cell’s vision is to build a nation where social impact is guided by academic research and vice-versa. It aims to expand the frontiers of knowledge to guide social impact. Creating universities as Centres of Excellence requires promotion of research as the two complement each other. The aim of the Research Cell is this and beyond as we want to weave the research results into the social fabric of the nation, leading to nation building. To achieve this we have planned to adopt a three-pronged strategy in alignment with the Rishihood mission – of building the Vyakti or the People, the Vichar or the Ethical Compass, and Vyavastha or the Systems for sustenance. Such a framework will allow us to graduate talented individuals, thereby substantially welcoming further development of society and the world at large.” said Dr. Kirti Dutta, Founding Dean-Research, Rishihood University.
Prof. Bart F. Norré, Professor – School of Management Fribourg, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland delivered the keynote address on “Contribution of Methodologies to Achieving Research Excellence Related to Nation Building”. Prof. Norré presented perspectives on how research should be focused towards nation building, design of the research is very decisive as it may give completely diverse results; and that research should be future oriented – addressing the global grand challenges. He introduced response time testing to the participants and explained how Neuroscience and Behavioural Psychology on “knowing” and “doing” works and the ubiquitous gap between the two found in practical fields of work. He insisted that knowledge production through academic research should not be an end in itself, but to find its true utility, must also catalyse positive action.
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The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation.
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While France is taking over the Presidency of the European Union, and in a context of strengthening bilateral cooperation between France and Italy - highlighted by the signature of the Quirinal Treaty by President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on 26 November - CEA, CINECA and GENCI have engaged a joint initiative aimed at strengthening European digital capacity.
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When it comes to finding the perfect cabling infrastructure for security, it is necessary to work with a distribution partner that will be able to provide the proper education, training, and products for your specific needs. In fact, in a modern physical security network, every single camera or access door controller must only be viewed as a singular data point, not just as a security node within the network. As a result, using high-performance structured cables allows for a wide-range of devices from IP-based systems to serial devices to be interconnected instantaneously.
Over a substantial amount of time, the need to replace technological hardware increases. In fact, with technological advances occurring significantly more rapidly as of late, having the right cabling installation in place is crucial. As a result, it is critical to install at least a category six for a business who is looking to be able to integrate new technology in the future.
Unshielded Twisted Pair And Shielded Twisted Pair Options
Due to the incredible affordability and ease of installation, it should come as absolutely no surprise that twisted-pair cabling is typically the choice for security systems. Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling is manufactured naturally devoid of a shield on either the outer jacket or wire insulation. However, shielded twisted pair cabling (F/UTP, or S/FTP), has an entirely different set of maintenance and installation rules that are based on the exact design of the cables themselves.
All cabling that is compliant with the standards of the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) or International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is backward compatible. In fact, an end-to-end channel is typically only as good as its weakest link. As a result, since information is often dropped if data packets are received in error, significant degradation in the video could easily be caused when viewed on the network itself.
Power Over Ethernet Support
Now, more than ever before, the Power of Ethernet (PoE) has expanded and grown. In fact, a new version of PoE over twisted-pair cabling is currently being developed to better provide a secure infrastructure to commercial business.
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States will soon be inundated with federal money to meet a pent-up need to repair, improve or remove thousands of aging dams across the United States, including some that could flood cities or neighborhoods if they were to fail.
The roughly $ 3 billion for dam-related projects is paltry compared to the tens of billions of dollars spent on roads, railways and high-speed internet in the $ 1,000 billion infrastructure plan signed on Monday by President Joe Biden. But it is much more than what the dam projects had obtained.
The money could “kickstart some of these improvements that need to be made to make dams as safe as possible,” said David Griffin, director of Georgia’s Safe Dams program and president-elect of the Association of. State Dam Safety. Officials.
The United States has more than 90,000 dams, on average dating back more than half a century. An Associated Press analysis in 2019 identified nearly 1,700 dams in 44 states and Puerto Rico that were in poor or unsatisfactory condition and classified as high risk, meaning their failure would likely result in fatal flooding. The actual number is almost certainly higher, as some states have refused to provide full data for their dams.
Although many large dams are maintained by federal or state agencies, most of the country’s dams are privately owned. This makes their repair more difficult, as regulators have little influence over dam owners who do not have the money to make the repairs or simply neglect the necessary fixes.
Over the past decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $ 400 million for projects involving dams, primarily to repair damage from natural disasters. But until just a few years ago, there was no national program focused solely on improving the thousands of dams overseen by state and local entities.
FEMA’s Potentially High-Risk Dam Rehabilitation Grant program allocated $ 31.6 million among 36 participating states between 2019 and 2021. This amount, appropriated by Congress, was barely one-fifth of what had been authorized under a federal law of 2016.
The infrastructure bill provides more than 18 times that amount, injecting $ 585 million into the hazardous dam program, of which $ 75 million is earmarked for their removal. Due to administrative requirements, FEMA said new funds would likely not begin to flow to states until fiscal year 2023, which begins October 1, 2022. Previous grants have often been sufficient to cover only expenses. engineering or planning.
This funding will allow significant increases in the number and quantity of actual dam rehabilitation and removal projects that current funding levels have not allowed, said David Maurstad, FEMA deputy associate administrator for insurance and attenuation.
Repairing and upgrading 14,343 non-federally owned high-risk dams could cost more than $ 20 billion, according to an estimate by the Dam Safety Association.
The program isn’t really meant to fix all of them, but it will definitely help fix some of the worst of them, ”said Mark Ogden, a former Ohio Dam Safety Officer who is now a specialist. association technique. improve public safety. “
Infrastructure legislation also provides $ 148 million for FEMA to distribute to state dam safety offices a significant increase from the $ 6-7 million per year that has been distributed among states. The new funds could help states hire more staff or consultants to assess dam safety and develop emergency action plans. All states except Alabama have a dam safety program, but many are underfunded and understaffed, creating a backlog of work.
After dam ruptures resulted in flooding that forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in Michigan last year, a review by the Dam Safety Association found that the Office of Civil Servants State dams were extremely understaffed and had not invested in dam safety “for several decades.
Michigan responded by increasing its budget. A state spending plan that went into effect last month includes $ 13 million for grants to repair and remove dams and $ 6 million for an emergency fund that could be used when dam owners are unwilling or unable to make repairs. It also includes money to hire more staff for the dam safety program.
Additional funds for dams are scattered throughout federal infrastructure legislation.
The Bureau of Reclamation will receive $ 500 million over five years for its dam safety program, a 50% increase from its current annual allocation. The money is likely to go to major renovation projects at the BF Sisk Dam on the San Luis Reservoir in California and the El Vado Dam in New Mexico, said Bob Pike, head of Dam safety. repair. This will free up further funds to speed up repairs to about 20 other high-risk dams in the footprint of the office of 17 Western states, he said.
The reclamation will get an additional $ 100 million for repairs to some old dams. An additional $ 118 million will fund dam repairs through the Natural Resources Conservation Service. And $ 75 million will go through the US Army Corps of Engineers for a loan program to repair dams.
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(1) The internal layer of the embryo of multicellular animals in the gastrular stage (the internal germ layer). In the process of development, the endoderm forms the wall of the archenteron, which forms the mucosa of the entire intestine and the glands connected with the intestinal tract, including the liver and pancreas. In fishes, the endoderm forms the swim bladder and the internal gills, while in higher vertebrates it forms the lungs. In chordates, the endoderm and organs formed from it exert an inductive influence on the development of the chordamesoderm and on certain body parts formed from the ectoderm, including the mouth, anus, gill slits, and external gills. In turn, the endoderm and organs formed from it typically require interaction with materials originating from the ectoderm and mesoderm.
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It has been repeatedly said “if you don’t have a website, your business doesn’t exist!”. While we think it’s an over emphasized statement, there’s definitely some weight to it; Websites are an integral part of marketing strategy for any kind of business. But what are the building blocks of a small business website? In this article we are going to talk about just that.
A domain name is the name you give to your business, on the Internet. You typically purchase a domain from an “Domain Registrar” such as GoDaddy, Hostgator, Namecheap, and so on. You may think that your domain (like “ellipsismarketing.net”) is your website, but that’s far from truth; Your domain is only your “address on the Internet”. So, where does website come into the picture? We’ll talk about that in a second.
So, what does “owning a domain” mean? Just like owning a physical address means you have certain rights over the land or property that belongs that physical address, owning a domain means you have certain rights over the usage of that domain name on the Internet. Just like ownership of a physical address is generally proved using a government issued document such as a “deed of trust”, ownership of a domain name is proved through your “Domain Registrar”.
After you establish your ownership of a domain, the next thing you need to do is create a website and set it up in a way that it uses your domain name. And that’s where “hosting plan” comes into the picture.
In the physical world, after you own a piece of land or property, the first few things you’d do for building a house on it are – build the foundation, a platform, get electricity and water connection, etc. In other words, set up the basic building blocks that you need for your house. Similarly, in the virtual (Internet) world, after buying a domain, the next few things you’d do for building your website are – buying a computer and Internet connection (and of course electricity), installing all the necessary software on your computer to help you build a website, and set it up properly. While you can absolutely do all that by literally buying a computer and an Internet connection, etc., an easier and more economical way is buying a “hosting plan”; it is something that an IT company would provide you as a “managed service”. The IT company will buy the computer, set it up properly with all the necessary software, connect it to the Internet, etc. and charge you a “monthly fee” for managing it. All “Domain Registrars” provide hosting plans that you can pick based on your need and budget.
After having a hosting plan, you are now ready to build your dream website. And that’s where WordPress comes into the picture.
Just like in the physical world, you’d build the foundation, the platform, etc. and then use some sort of architectural standard, some building blocks per say, to build your house, you’d do something similar in the virtual (Internet) world too. WordPress provides those basic building blocks, that framework, that you’d use to build your website. The best part is that WordPress is “open source” and free! Which means that not only you can use it for free, you can also freely make changes to it to suit your particular needs. According to WhoisHostingThis, WordPress is the most widely used framework on the Internet. It comes with a number of prebuilt features, themes and plugins that allows website developers create beautiful, scalable websites within weeks (sometimes days!) instead of months.
To summarize it all –
- Your “domain” is your “address” on the Internet.
- Your “hosting plan” is an agreement with your IT Services company for providing you a computer and Internet connection to run your website in exchange for some fee.
- And lastly, “WordPress” is the framework your web developer would use to build your website.
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Appearance... The size of a house duck. The beak is slightly bent upwards. The plumage on the back is grayish-brown with small light spots, the sides of the neck and the head are gray, there are white stripes on the back of the neck, the abdomen is white, a "special sign" is a chestnut speck on the throat. Young ones are brown in color with a white belly.
Lifestyle... Inhabits red-throated loon in taiga and tundra on lakes of different sizes; during the non-nesting period it can be found on larger fresh water bodies and seas. A common migratory bird. During the nesting period, it keeps only in pairs, builds nests directly near the water, on islands - more often it is just a hole with no lining at all or with a very sparse plant lining. Clutch is laid in early June and consists of two brownish-olive-colored eggs with brownish streaks. On the nest, the female sits tightly, she is removed only by letting the person almost close, after which she rushes into the water.
The red-throated loon is very characteristic of keeping on the water - it plunges deeply into the water, dives perfectly, and so quickly that it is practically invulnerable for hunting, may not appear on the surface for a long time, and in case of danger it raises its beak a little to the top.
The bird rises into the air only from the water, from a running start, and only against the wind. It flies hard, with its neck extended and the back of the body dangling. Before taking off into the air, he cackles loudly. If not on the nest, then the bird is as shy and cautious as possible.
The voice of a red-throated loon - shrill moaning screams.
The main food is fish. Prefers to fly from the habitat - lakes - to "fishing" to the sea.
The poultry can be eaten, but the meat is very tough. More often it is hunted for its fur.
Similar species... The chestnut spot on the throat and the lighter back are the main differences from the black-throated loon.
The appearance of a red-throated loon
The body length of the feathered representative is 50-70 cm, the wingspan is just over a meter. The upper body and wings appear to be a solid gray, however, when approaching, small white specks can be seen concentrated on the neck. The abdomen of the bird is light, almost white. A characteristic feature of the bird is a reddish and reddish speck on the front of the neck. Despite the rather bright color, the spot is noticeable only at close range; it cannot serve as a defining feature. The bird's beak is rather thin, slightly bent top. In addition, the loon has a habit of keeping it a little upturned, which is why many call the bird "snub-nosed". The age of an individual can be determined by the color of the beak - in young loons it has a gray tint with black edging, in mature loons the beak is completely black. The loons' feet are also black, with barely noticeable pink membranes.
Features of the bird's lifestyle
Today, the loon is considered an endangered species and is protected by environmental organizations in every possible way. The cause of the problem is the widespread pollution of the natural habitat. It is more difficult for a loon to look for food in dirty water, birds die from poisoning with heavy metals. Until recently, birds were actively exterminated by fishermen, moreover, loons got confused in the set fishing nets. Today, the population of red-throated loons is recovering in every possible way; artificial embankments and islets are even being built on the large lakes of North America to attract the bird population.
The red-throated loon feels great in the water, moves well, dives and swims great. If there is a danger, the loon can completely submerge in the water, leaving only the head and a narrow strip of neck on the surface. The ability to control the body is simply amazing - the loon can swim on its side, often rises on the surface of the water, flapping its wings, and in some cases it can even swim upside down - belly up. A loon is capable of trapping air for a whole minute, as well as diving into the depths of the water column for 10 or more meters. In flight, the loon resembles a duck, although it has larger and backward legs. In the air, the red-throated loon is a loner that does not even let a partner get too close. On land, the loon walks quite rarely, advancing with its belly and chest, pushing the body with its paws. The bird flies much more readily than its close relatives; in case of danger, the red-throated loon would rather rise into the air than dive into the water. An amazing feature of the bird is its ability to take off almost without a run. That is why the loon happily nests on small lakes, and flies to large nearby water bodies for food. Loons can live singly, in pairs and in small flocks of 6-8 individuals. During cold weather and winter migration, loons can form large flocks of up to 500 individuals.
The loon can get its food both during the day and at night, equally well orienting itself in the water space. The main food is any small fish. A loon swallows a small fish right under water, and brings a large one to the surface and kills with its powerful beak. In addition to fish, red-throated loons can feast on caviar, frogs and crustaceans. In early spring, when the lakes are still under ice, the bird happily feeds on the first vegetation.
The red-throated loon is not only a beautiful, but also an amazing bird that is interesting to watch.
- During the flight, the loon is capable of speeds of 50-60 km per hour.
- When red-throated loons fly to winter, they do not interrupt their flight not only during the day, but also at night.
- A red-throated loon is capable of making a special sound that is very similar to a cat's meow. So the bird scares away a stranger or drives him away from the nesting site.
It is very interesting to watch a bird lubricating its feathers. In the process, the loon can assume the most unusual and amazing poses, sometimes lying supine in the water, smoothing the feathers on the abdomen with the help of its beak.
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An issue receiving attention in the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum over the past few years has been the high failure rate in the freshman programming course. This course generally corresponds to the ACM/IEEE course designation CS1. It is normally an introductory but fast-paced and challenging course for students who have not previously studied computer programming (programming novices), but who do have a minimum level of mathematical maturity (students who are calculus-ready). The course attracts an audience composed of majors from Computer Science, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering, for whom it is a requirement for their major, as well as students from other science and engineering departments. Failure rates of 15% to 30% are not unusual 10, and the problem is widespread, from top-tier private schools, through the state universities, all the way to the community and junior colleges. There are many possible causes, and some can be blamed on the students themselves (poor advisement, poor math preparation at the high school level, among others). But other causes must be contributors. While computer programming might be a more technically challenging skill to master than, say, writing a good English essay, it seems odd that it should suffer a higher failure rate than other challenging freshman-level courses in calculus, physics, or engineering. Many educators have begun to assign the blame on the teaching approach. In this paper we critique some current teaching approaches and agree that this is one source of the problem. A glance at almost any textbook on introductory programming will reveal a presentation that starts from many flawed assumptions about the target audience, and that does not follow well- established principles for how to teach technical material. Computer programming education simply is not as mature as the teaching of the sciences and engineering, and this is reflected in the CS1 failure rate. In this paper we explore some promising approaches from well-established research in cognitive psychology, which has produced results on how students learn, and suggest some new ways to apply these results to computer programming instruction. We focus on two CS1 topics in particular – iterations (loops) and decisions (if-else) – and suggest ways to organize the presentation of these topics. The foundation of the approach is to use schemas (mental patterns) for teaching both how to solve problems in the abstract and how to convert those solutions into computer programs. The organization of the paper is as follows. First, we review the relevant results from cognitive psychology for how students learn in general, as well as results specific to computer programming learning. Next we offer a short critique of the approach used by many current textbooks that we call syntax-driven. This approach places undue early emphasis on language syntax (i.e., “where to put the semicolons”) and not enough emphasis on understanding and solving problems. Next we give an overview of an alternative approach we call schema-driven, which is based on the results of the cognitive psychology research discussed earlier. This approach allocates more resources early on to the teaching of problem solving and solution approaches, saving discussion of language syntax specifics until much later. In Section 4, we offer some examples of how to apply this approach to the teaching of iterations and decisions. Finally, in Section 5, some directions for future work are outlined, including plans for evaluating the effectiveness of the approach with an assessment of student progress for CS1 students.
Benegas, L., & Covington, R. (2005, June), A Cognitive Based Approach For Teaching Programming To Computer Science And Engineering Students Paper presented at 2005 Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--14910
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Time for Muslims to — UNITE!
A call for Muslims to unite, reconcile and accept differences. United we stand, divided we fall.
Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah who guides to a straight path.
وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَهَادِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
And indeed is Allah the Guide of those who have believed to a straight path. (Al Qur’an, the Pilgrimage, 22:54)
إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Indeed, my Lord is on a path [that is] straight. (Al Qur’an, Hud, 11:56)
Blessings and peace be upon the seal of the Prophets, Muhammad ﷺ the trustworthy, sent as a giver of good news and as a warner, and one who calls to Allah by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.
Dear Muslims, today our ummah suffers from a lack of unity. Politically, our countries have divided and split. Our Islam has split into various factions and sects.
كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ
Each faction, in what it has, rejoicing. (Al Qur’an, the Romans, 30:32)
Our strength has weakened. Our glory has faded. Our ranks has been split.
Dear Muslims, the great power of Islam and Muslims can once again be rekindled if we unite. If we work collectively. Despite our differences. This article is a call to unite, as individuals, groups, societies, races and nations.
And Allah is the source of all success.
Islam Unites the People
Dear Muslims, the religion of Islam came to unite people. Allah says:
وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَانًا
And remember the favor of Allah upon you — when you were enemies then He brought your hearts together so you became, by His favor, brothers. (Al Qur’an, the Family of Imran,3:103)
Islam made the believers brothers, regardless of their social status, race and language:
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ
The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. (Al Qur’an, the Rooms, 49:10)
The congregational salah (prayer) is a practical demonstration of brotherhood. The believers stand shoulder to shoulder worshipping Allah. The rich, poor, prince and pauper stand next to each other without discrimination and cast.
In the salah, whether prayed individually or in congregation, we say:
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ * اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path (Al Qur’an, the Opener)
The use of “we” and“us” is a reminder of community, unity, and fraternity. Every salah in every rakah we are reminded of us being in a community.
United We are Strong
Dear Muslims, when we are united we are strong. When we are divided we fall. Allah says:
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ
And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so (become allies of one another), there will be fitnah on earth and great corruption. (Al Qur’an, the Spoils of War, 8:73)
وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ ۖ وَاصْبِرُوا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not argue with each other [and] thus lose heart/lose motivation and your wind [spirit, vigour] would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. (Al Qur’an, the Spoils of War, 8:46)
The instruction in the noble ayah is not to quarrel and dispute with each other. Doing so will result in one losing motivation and spirit, thus one’s contribution to the cause of Allah will go down.
When we argue with each other, it is demoralizing and results in our motivation going away. Let us not hang around in petty arguments.
Unity in Nature
Dear Muslims, society, causes and projects flourish by collective effort — In unity — by the work of a Jamaah — in a group.
When we reflect on nature, this is how everything works. Our body has cells and organs working together, supporting each other. Collectively they achieve what they individually could never achieve. The cells specialize. Some are liver cells. Some are disease fighting cells. But they work in unity.
وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ * وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]. And in yourselves. Then will you not see? (Al Qur’an, Az-Zariyat, 51:20–21)
Today, if we wish to work for good, for Islam, for Allah, for the Muslims, we have to do it collectively. In Jama’ah. In congregation.
We can specialize in different things, not everyone has to be a speaker, or a scholar. Like the cells of the body we can specialize. But we have to work in unity and cohesion.
Satan’s Efforts to Cause Enmity
The Satan seeks to sow dissension, and causes enmity, and wants separation and the splitting of ranks.
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ
Satan only wants to install between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling (Al Qur’an, the Table Spread, 5:91)
وَقُل لِّعِبَادِي يَقُولُوا الَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلْإِنسَانِ عَدُوًّا مُّبِينًا
And tell My slaves to say that which is better. Indeed, Satan incites [discord] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy. (Al Qur’an, the Night Journey, 17:53)
Satan is happy when a man is separated from his spouse. The Prophet ﷺ said, as reported by Jabir:
إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ يَضَعُ عَرْشَهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ سَرَايَاهُ فَأَدْنَاهُمْ مِنْهُ مَنْزِلَةً أَعْظَمُهُمْ فِتْنَةً يَجِيءُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ فَعَلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَيَقُولُ مَا صَنَعْتَ شَيْئًا قَالَ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ مَا تَرَكْتُهُ حَتَّى فَرَّقْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ امْرَأَتِهِ قَالَ فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهُ وَيَقُولُ نِعْمَ أَنْتَ
“Verily, Iblees [Satan] places his throne over the water and he sends out his troops/detachments. The closest to him in rank are the greatest at causing tribulation. One of them comes then says: I have done this and this. Satan says: You have done nothing. Another one comes then says: I did not leave him [this man] alone until I separated him from his wife. He then brings him near to himself saying: How good you are” (Muslim, 2813)
We have to learn to work and live in harmony, in unity, with our family and our community.
Stick to the Congregation
Dear Muslims, beware of division, and stick to the congregation, stick to the Muslim community and the congregational prayer, for the satan is with the single, and from the pair he is further away. The Prophet ﷺ said, as narrated by Ibn Umar, from Umar Ibn Al Khattab:
عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْفُرْقَةَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ مَعَ الْوَاحِدِ وَهُوَ مِنَ الاِثْنَيْنِ أَبْعَدُ
Adhere to the Jama’ah (congregation), beware of separation, for indeed the Satan is with one, and he is further away from two. (Tirmizi, 33:8, sahih — Darussalam)
How can we unite? Through the Qur’an and Sunnah.
وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا
And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. (Al Qur’an, the Family of Imran, 3:103)
And the Exalted says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those endowed with the command (in authority) among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. (Al Qur’an, the Women, 4:59)
Let us put our differences aside and put the Quran and sunnah in front of us and be united through them.
We may differ in interpretation and that is okay. As long as our guide is the Qur’an and sunnah, and not fanaticism over our mazhab, school of thought, scholar we follow, etc.
How can we unite? Sacrifice Your Ego
In working in unity with our brothers, a Muslim needs to sacrifice his ego, for the common good. Narrated Abu Umamah, the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
أَنَا زَعِيمٌ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْمِرَاءَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُحِقًّا وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْكَذِبَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَازِحًا وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ حَسَّنَ خُلُقَهُ
I guarantee a house in the outskirts of Paradise for a man who avoids quarrelling even if he were in the right, a house in the middle of Paradise for a man who avoids lying even if he were joking, and a house in the upper part of Paradise for a man who made his character good. (Abi Dawud 4800, Hasan — Al Albani)
A Muslim should repel evil with good, harshness with kindness, rudeness with politeness,
وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ
And not equal are the good [deed] and the bad. Repel with that which is better. And thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [becomes] as though he was a close friend. (Al Qur’an, Explained in Detail, 41:34)
How can we unite? Avoid Being Narrow Minded and Extreme
A Muslim needs to be broad minded. Broad minded. Agree on acceptable differences. The differences will be there. We won’t solve the issue. It is not right to split up the Ummah and to label and look down upon each other based on ancient philosophical controversies.
We have to look for the good in people, not only focus on the negatives.
Do not dismiss a scholar as ‘deviant’, ‘misguided’, ‘astray’ if his mistake in comparison to his good is disproportionate, one huge and one only a little. In fact, it may not even be a mistake but a legitimate difference of opinion.
Some narrow minded and extreme Muslims are quick to label our famous duaat, speakers and community leaders as deviants and heretical, ignoring all their contribution and focusing on some minutiae difference of opinion. By turning people away from the Scholar, they ultimately turn people away from Islam, from gaining a huge portion of knowledge through the scholar and benefitting from his work. In fact they unwittingly become an agent of the devil, despite their good intentions to refute and warn others. Do not fall into this trap.
Genuinely Love One Another
Finally we need to genuinely love one another. Even if we differ, even if one is sufi and the other is a salafi, or whatever the label, love one another. If they come to paradise, having these labels, if Allah accepts from them — then do we have any problem? Genuinely love one another for Allah because they are believers. Allah says about the dwellers of Madinah,
يُحِبُّونَ مَنْ هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ
They love those who emigrated to them [meaning the emigrants of Mecca] (Al Qur’an, the Exile, 59:9)
The emigrants of Mecca were, in our terminology refugees. The people of Madinah would have to share their homes, their things with them. Yet they loved them.
وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ
And they give [them] preference over themselves, even if they are in privation [poverty, destitution]. (Al Qur’an, the Exile, 59:9)
Did the sahaba all agree on everything. No! Ofcourse not. But they loved one another. For the sake of Allah. And all worked together for the cause of Islam.
The Prophet ﷺ said, as narrated by Aby Huraira:
Give gifts and you will love one another. (Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 594, Hasan — Al-Albani)
Abdullah al-Khurasani said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
تَصَافَحُوا يَذْهَبِ الْغِلُّ وَتَهَادَوْا تَحَابُّوا وَتَذْهَبِ الشَّحْنَاءُ
‘Shake hands and rancour will go away. Give presents to each other and love each other and shahnah [great hatred, enmity] will go away.’ (Muwatta Malik, 47:16)
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessing be upon him) said:
لاَ تَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا وَلاَ تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا . أَوَلاَ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَىْءٍ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمُوهُ تَحَابَبْتُمْ أَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ بَيْنَكُمْ
You shall not enter Paradise until you believe and you will not believe until you love one another. Should I not direct you to a thing, when you do it, you will love one another? Spread the salam among yourselves.(Muslim, 1:101)
Let us genuinely love each other. Let us have love, tenderness and mercy towards our brethren who say “Laa ilaaha illallaah”, and let this kalima unite us, as it united those before us, so that we may be successful.
Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah, who unites the hearts. Alhamdulillah who unites the believers in faith. And who unites a man and woman in marriage. And who unites a home through family. And who unites the relatives through blood ties.
Do not Cut Relations
Honorable Muslims, beware of cutting the ties of blood. The Prophet ﷺ said,
لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَاطِعُ رَحِمٍ.
The one who severs ties of kinship (blood relationship) will not enter the Garden. (Adab al mufrad, 2:18, sahih — Al Albani)
Dear Muslims, beware of cutting ties and forsaking your brother for more than three days.
لاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا، وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاهُ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ”.
Do not hate one another, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert each other, and be, Allah’s slaves brothers. It is not permissible for any Muslim to forsake (not talk to) his brother (Muslim) above (for more than) three days.” (Bukhari, 6065)
Dear brothers and sisters, one of the great acts of worship to draw people to Allah is to cause conciliation between mankind. Allah says:
لَّا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَاهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allah — then We are going to give him a great reward. (Al Qur’an, the Women, 4:114)
The Prophet ﷺ said:
أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ دَرَجَةِ الصِّيَامِ وَالصَّلاَةِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ ” . قَالُوا بَلَى . قَالَ ” إِصْلاَحُ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ
Shall I not inform you of something more excellent in degree than fasting, prayer and almsgiving (sadaqah)? They said Yes! He said: It is putting things right between people (Abu Dawud, 43:147, Sahih — Al Albani)
And the Prophet ﷺ said:
لَيْسَ الْكَذَّابُ الَّذِي يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ، فَيَنْمِي خَيْرًا، أَوْ يَقُولُ خَيْرًا
“He is not a liar who reconciles between people, conveying good or saying good. (Bukhari, 53:3)
Remember, division and dissension is the agenda of the satan, may Allah curse him.
Final Words: Work for Unity
My brothers and sisters, you see the condition our ummah is in. You have to work for unity. You. The people reading this.
Disunity is the cause of our weakness, and leads to our failure.
Whilst unity, cohesion, and mutual love marks the brotherhood that will unite us, strengthen us and give us victory, inshaAllah. Together let us work to establish the religion in our homes, in our societies, in Australia, and the world. carrying forward the legacy and work of the Prophets of Allah subhanahu wataAla.
شَرَعَ لَكُم مِّنَ الدِّينِ مَا وَصَّىٰ بِهِ نُوحًا وَالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ ۖ أَنْ أَقِيمُوا الدِّينَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوا فِيهِ
He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus — to establish the religion and not be divided therein. (Al Qur’an, the Consultation, 42:13)
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One question I get more than any other is “how do I select from XYZ technologies what to learn?” Not everyone knows what they want to do within the development industry, and given the costs (time and money) associated with learning new skills, it is important to make the right choice.
I have written numerous forum responses and emails with the same basic set of instructions, so it is clear to me that people are interested in this topic. I also wrote a TechRepublic post on the topic in 2009 in which I outlined five questions you should ask yourself before choosing which programming language to learn. Here are four more tips I give anyone who asks me this question.
1: Pick a place to work
You have to pick your skill set by the geographic location where you want to work. When I was in New York City, all Java was very popular because the big companies had deep investments in Unix and mainframes that could run Java, so it was a way for them to get away from COBOL and other legacy systems without abandoning their commitment to those platforms. But when I moved to South Carolina, .NET was much more prevalent even for the same kinds of industries, even though it was fairly new, thanks to a ton of local shops migrating from VB6.
2: Develop a profile of the companies where you want to work
Most people want more than just “a job” — they want to work for a company they enjoy working for, and might even have a specific industry in mind. This is especially true for people making software development a second career and who may already have some experience in a specific industry.
If your wants are not too specific, the profile of the company you write down does not have to be specific, just try to be as accurate as possible. Some things to include:
- Size of company
- Publicly traded or private firm
- Maturity of company
- Rate of growth
- Risk/reward tolerance (can you work for a poorly funded startup in exchange for stock options and growth opportunities?)
- Office environment
- Team size
- Management techniques
A word of caution:The more specific you make your profile, the harder it will be for you to get any meaningful data.
3: General job preference
You will want to put together a general idea of what kind of job you want. This should not be very specific, because unless you live in a huge metro region, it is unlikely that you will see any jobs even close to it.
Using your geographic preference, company profile, and ideal job, start digging through job ads. Use the largest variety of resources possible, and do your best to identify duplicate postings (even if the duplicates are different recruiters, they will probably copy/paste the job description). Make a chart of the skills that you see listed in the ads, and make sure to note if they are “required” or “preferred” skills. The chart should also show the things that you care about, like where the jobs are located, the type of company they are, etc. Once the chart is made, rank the jobs in the order of attractiveness to you. Finally, look for the commonalities among the top ranked jobs.
This approach should not take you more than a few hours, but once you have done it, you should have a crystal clear idea of the kinds of programming skills you should be mastering to get the job you want.
Also read on TechRepublic
- Tips on choosing a programming language to learn
- Strategies for learning programming languages – what works and what doesn’t
- Seven ideas for learning how to program
- What is your preferred approach to learning programming skills?
- 10 tips to go from a beginner to an intermediate developer
- Write a resume that will land you a programming job
- 10 skills for developers to focus on in 2012
- Programming language choices for an IT manager
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Over the weekend we visited Heather's brother in Ashwell in Hertfordshire to help celebrate Maureen's retirement. Knowing that there was a strong colony of chalkhill blue butterflies on Therfield Heath just outside Royston I was keen to explore as July is in the height of their flight period. The heath is a nature reserve and site of special scientific interest on the chalk escarpment near Royston. Although there is a golf course it is common land and sheep are still grazed there. I managed to squeeze in two visits: one on Sunday morning with Malcolm and Maureen and one with Heather on Monday morning 'on the way home'! On both occasions it was warm but very windy making photography very difficult. The blues were easy to find being right next to the car park and on the Monday I counted over 30 within an area only a few yards square. As its name implies, this is a butterfly of chalk and limestone downland, to which it is restricted because the larval foodplant, horeshoe vetch, is similarly confined to this habitat. The males are a lovely silver-blue whilst the females are brown as in common blues. I was much take with the beautiful white heart-shaped mark on the underwing of both sexes. In Britain it is restricted to southern England, south-east of a line from the Severn Estuary to the Wash
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Today the world celebrates Art, but until recently, I had no solid foundation as to what was classified as “Art.” ( See review on PWR of book, But Is It Art.) According to those in charge of World Art Day, art is “something that is created in visual form.” This includes painting, sculpture, music, writing, performance art, films, and many creative things.
I am celebrating “art” by listening to an audiobook about an art-restoration specialist, A Portrait of Emily Price by Katherine Reay. It is an interesting novel which gives much information about painting and art in many forms.
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- 1 How can I get PhD scholarship in Canada?
- 2 Is PhD fully funded in Canada?
- 3 How can I get full scholarship in Canada?
- 4 Do PhD students get paid in Canada?
- 5 Is PhD in Canada free?
- 6 Is it worth doing a PhD in Canada?
- 7 Can I work while doing PhD in Canada?
- 8 Can I get PR after PhD in Canada?
- 9 Is it easy to get a scholarship in Canada?
- 10 How can I get free scholarships in Canada?
- 11 What grades do you need to get a scholarship in Canada?
- 12 How much does PhD earn in Canada?
- 13 How much are PhD students paid in Canada?
How can I get PhD scholarship in Canada?
How to Apply to Canada Ph. D. Scholarships
- Strengthen your application.
- Find scholarships and universities that offer scholarships for international students.
- Apply to many scholarships to increase your chances.
Is PhD fully funded in Canada?
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships: These fully-funded PhD scholarships in Canada are offered to students pursuing Health research, Natural sciences and engineering, and Social sciences and humanities. An amount of $70,000 per year is given for two years. This fellowship is non-renewable.
How can I get full scholarship in Canada?
To be considered for the scholarship, you must:
- be enrolled in a graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level;
- be registered in full-time studies for 2 or more terms (21 to 52 weeks in total) for the academic of application;
- be on a valid study permit; and.
- attend a participating Ontario school.
Do PhD students get paid in Canada?
A Statistics Canada study of 2005 doctoral graduates found that their median income was $65,000. That year, a recent B.A. holder would have expected to earn about $45,000.
Is PhD in Canada free?
Tuition fees for a PhD in Canada vary between universities and courses, and will generally be around twice that of fees for Canadian students. An exception to this is the University of Toronto, where most international PhD students will pay the same tuition fees as domestic students, starting from fall 2018.
Is it worth doing a PhD in Canada?
A PhD in Canada will give you the opportunity to work with leading experts and take advantage of modern high-tech facilities. Once you’ve earned your doctorate, you’ll have the opportunity to take advantage of one of the world’s most generous post-study work visa schemes.
Can I work while doing PhD in Canada?
You can work in Canada as an international PhD student for as long as you have a valid study permit for your degree. You won’t normally need a separate work permit, but your employment will be subject to some restrictions: Working on campus – You can work on your university campus without restriction during your PhD.
Can I get PR after PhD in Canada?
Who Can Apply? Anyone having a undergraduate (or Bachelor’s), graduate (or Master’s) or post graduate (or PhD) degree can apply. The higher the degree, more the points. At least 2 years (within last 5 years) of Canadian or foreign experience in a skilled trade under key groups of NOC B (Federal Skilled Trades Program).
Is it easy to get a scholarship in Canada?
Is it easy to get scholarships in Canada? Getting scholarships in Canada may not be considered easy but it is possible, as many persons have benefited from it. If successful, you will receive up to CA$17,000 (US$13,100) for up to 12 months of your studies.
How can I get free scholarships in Canada?
While some universities offer scholarships for tuition costs, it is better to apply for scholarships that can cover your entire stay in the country, which will allow you to study in Canada for free. The University of Toronto offers the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships for outstanding international students.
What grades do you need to get a scholarship in Canada?
If you have achieved an average of 80% or higher during high school you will receive an entrance scholarship to SSU. SSU calculates an average based on your best five university preparation courses in grade 12. See the different tiers you can earn here.
How much does PhD earn in Canada?
The average phd salary in Canada is $90,297 per year or $46.31 per hour. Entry-level positions start at $58,032 per year, while most experienced workers make up to $114,518 per year.
How much are PhD students paid in Canada?
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More than 60 per cent of Canadian girls and young women experience harassment online: survey
Published October 5, 2020 at 10:22 pm
Nearly 60 per cent of girls have been harassed online.
Recently, Plan International Canada released the findings of a global survey of 14,000 young women and girls between the ages of 15 and 25 in 22 countries including Canada found that 58 per cent have experienced some form of harassment online.
In Canada, these numbers were even higher—62 per cent said they have experienced bullying online, which has led them to reduce their online presence.
This result disempowers young women and girls, as online platforms are widely used for activism, entertainment, learning, and to keep in touch with friends and family.
“Given how vital the internet has become during this current pandemic, especially as more girls gain access to the internet globally, it’s clear much more is needed to make online spaces safe and empowering for girls,” Lindsay Glassco, president and CEO of Plan International Canada, said in a news release.
“Girls have a right to speak up and take part in public life. These platforms exist so that their voices are heard, not silenced. Online harassment has devastating impacts on the ability of girls to participate in important discussions and their confidence to share their views and ideas on social media platforms, and it creates an environment of fear and anxiety that can lead to self-harm,” she continued.
According to the findings, young women and girls in high- and low-income countries alike who use social media are routinely subjected to explicit messages, pornographic photos, cyberstalking and other forms of abuse.
In order to avoid online abuse, 19 per cent of Canadian respondents said they would stop posting content that expresses their opinion, while eight per cent said would quit the social media platform on which the harassment happened.
Additionally, 48 per cent said they would ignore the harassment, while 37 per cent said they would choose to report/block the harasser or increase their privacy settings.
“Social media companies must commit to doing more to protect girls from online abuse. By doing this, they will be able to ensure that girls have equal access to these valuable platforms,” Ramandeep, youth ambassador for Plan International Canada, said in the same release.
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As we go through life, there are many things we will try to accomplish, but without attaining the results hoped for. However, there are some things that we cannot afford to lose, one of which is the battle of cancer. Read this article for cancer-fighting information that is effective.
If you have cancer, avoid consuming large amounts of sugar. Cancer cells thrive on sugar, so eliminating sugar from your diet can effectively starve cancer cells. Although this alone may not cure cancer, it is used with other treatments.
Early detection is the key to overcoming any cancer. Schedule regular appointments to detect different kinds of cancer before you notice any symptoms. For breast or testicular cancer, self examination is important, too. Examine yourself monthly for anything that feels unusual.
Keeping your weight down, eating a healthy diet and getting enough exercise can not only make you feel great every day, but can also reduce your risk of cancer. If you want to prevent cancer, you need to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, exercise for at least half an hour a day and drink at least eight glasses of water per day.
Too much exposure to the sun can lead to cancer, especially skin cancer. Protect both your face and your skin from cancer by wearing a hat and sunblock lotion on sunny days.
When you are battling cancer, it is imperative that you get enough exercise. Exercise gets the blood flowing in your body. Blood flow is very important after treatments. Blood flow allows the medicines administered during treatment to travel through the body.
Many fruits and vegetables that are purchased from the grocery store have been exposed to various chemicals. Pesticides are used to prevent bug infestation but the bacteria can occur from natural sources such as fertilizer or other types of contamination. A thorough cleaning should be given to all fruits and vegetables in order to remove as much of the offending poison as possible.
If you know you are at risk for certain types of cancer, learn to recognize symptoms. Early indications can include unexplained fluctuations in your weight, bloody or thin stools and abdominal cramps. Go to a doctor if you notice any of these symptoms.
Screening for breast cancer is well worth the minimal discomfort. The duration of this procedure is only several minutes long. This type of screening can be the deciding factor in starting an effective treatment in time to avoid surgery, and possibly save your life. With this in mind, avoiding the screening because of some momentary discomfort just doesn’t compute.
Be ready to have “friends” when you’ve got cancer, for instance, all of those you have allowed into your life. These people include oncologists, nurses, chemo specialists and anyone who can assist you, empathize and help with what you are going through. You need people to support you through this fight, and you should do your best to establish good relationships.
Keep the lines of communication open! If you feel that there is a lack of communication among your close friends and relatives, talk to them about it in a nice way. In a kindly manner, explain why you need help and suggest the actions they can take that would be useful. You must consider what you plan to say to each person, and word it in a way that will be non-confrontational. Times like these are extremely difficult for anyone. Instead use love and compassion. Do not have any regrets!
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Political directors from the permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council — the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France — and Germany would talk via video conference, said US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack on Tuesday.
U.N. ambassadors are expected to take up the issue after Wednesday’s meeting, he added.
McCormack predicted discussions would begin “in earnest” later this week on a U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran, but said the Security Council would likely act more swiftly against North Korea, which announced a nuclear test this week.
“I would expect that the North Korean resolution would probably, almost certainly, move at a quicker pace than the Iran resolution,” he told reporters.
Ministers and senior officials of the Security Council’s permanent five plus Germany agreed in London on Friday to discuss possible U.N. sanctions to punish Iran for failing to heed an August 31 U.N. deadline to halt uranium enrichment, mainly pressed by the US.
The United States, backed by Britain, has lobbied hard for sanctions, but Russia and China have opposed them, favoring dialogue over punitive measures.
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There are several free software-based photo editing tools to choose from, but sometimes you need a more powerful solution than what’s offered by the OS or web browser. Thankfully there are online services that can help make your photos look great without any installation required.
Pixlr is a free online image editing tool that allows users to edit pictures without installing any software. With the help of this tool, you can easily edit your photos and create stunning artwork with just a few clicks.
25th of February, 2014 Similarly to an earlier selection I shared here a few months ago featuring some good web tools for creating videos without having to install any software, today I’m sharing 5 of my favorite photo editing tools to use with your students, all of which do not require any software download or installation. They’re all web-based and very simple to use.
Picmonkey is a free online photo editor.
PicMonkey is a fantastic picture editing website. It includes all of the tools you’ll need to modify your picture, from the most basic to the most complex. When it comes to adding text to your picture, PicMonkey is a fantastic choice.
2- Be wacky
You can crop, resize, and frame your picture using Befunky. It also allows you to edit your photos’ color, brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness, as well as make collages to share.
Over 600 free effects, overlays, and borders to customize any picture! Pixlr Express is a free photo editor that allows you to crop, resize, and repair any image, as well as remove red-eye and whiten teeth.
You may resize, crop, change the lighting curve, rotate, adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness, adjust the tone and colors, or simply straighten a crooked picture with Fotor’s photo editor! And that’s only at the beginning stages of editing! You may also utilize our unique color splash, mosaic, and tilt shift tools, as well as picture effects, photo frames, clip art, and text!
Online picture editing is fast and easy, and it’s also free! PicGhost allows you to modify all of your photos online, without the need for any software or installs.
This software allows you to create amazing pictures utilizing attractive filters and frames, as well as creative stickers, touch-up tools, and other features. Both iOS and Android smartphones are supported by the app.
The “photoshop” is a popular photo editing software that can be used to edit pictures without installing any software. However, the “photoshop” is not the only program available for editing photos. There are also other free and open-source programs that can be used to edit pictures without having to install software. The list of six tools includes GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, Paint Tool Sai, Scribus and Xara Xtreme Pro.
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What websites can I edit pictures?
A: You can edit pictures on the following websites: Picasa – http://picasaweb.google.com/ Imgur – https://imgur.com
How can I edit photos without software?
A: There is a software called PhotoScape that allows you to edit photos without using any other software.
What are some good free photo editing softwares?
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Author: Deena Gerstenhaber, PT, DPT
Balanced Bodies for a Balanced Life
We all want a balanced life. Some people mean this figuratively, wanting to find balance between their responsibilities and leisure. For many people across the world, especially those older in age, wanting a balanced life becomes much more literal. Frequent loss of balance can negatively impact a person’s quality of life. It can make people fearful to participate fully in their daily routine and force a person to avoid activities they once enjoyed. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one in four Americans over the age of 65 fall each year. This leads to 3 million emergency room visits, 800,000 hospitalizations, and unfortunately, 28,000 deaths. Despite these figures, falling isn’t a normal part of aging and can be prevented. The following systems of balance as well as cognition play an important role in avoiding falls.
- Somatosensory System
If you close your eyes and move your leg, you can still tell where it is thanks to a special type of somatosensory input called proprioception. Proprioception helps us maintain our balance by sending information to the brain so we can make quick adjustments in our movement to keep us upright. If we’re walking up hill, in a crowd where people bump us, or on slippery sidewalks, we need this sense of proprioception to prevent us from losing our balance.
- Vision System
We rely on our vision system to take in information about our environment. We use our eyesight to assess environmental risks that effect our movement. If the ground is uneven or there is an obstacle in the way, our vision helps us plan ahead to prevent a fall. In addition, we can use our vision to sense what vertical is and use that to keep ourselves vertical too.
- Vestibular System
Our vestibular system helps us maintain our balance through a peripheral and central system. The peripheral vestibular system is made up of canals in our inner ear that act almost like a level within our head. Instead of a bubble in water, there are crystals in fluid which tell us if we’re turning or tilting, speeding up or slowing down. As we move, the little crystals in the canals move and tell the brain information about what is happening to prevent us from feeling dizzy. They are also responsible for maintaining our visual gaze stability so when we turn our head, we can keep focus. The central vestibular system within the brain is responsible for processing the information from all the other systems and helping the body to make appropriate adjustments to maintain our balance.
Minor changes in cognition are a relatively common part of aging. Dementia and other neurologic disease like Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke can lead to more significant cognitive decline. No matter how severe, cognitive changes that impair a person’s reasoning skills, attention, executive functioning, safety awareness, and processing speed are correlated with an increased risk of falls. The sharper our brain is, the faster and more accurate we can make decisions and perform movement reactions to prevent falls.
If you’re noticing changes in one or more of these areas, it’s time to request an evaluation with your physical therapist. We know what you’re thinking. “Physical therapy is for people with injuries, after orthopedic surgeries, and pain.” It’s well known that physical therapists (PTs) can help strengthen muscles, but what many people don’t realize is that PTs are also experts at strengthening balance and preventing falls. Through specialized assessments, PTs determine which areas of balance are impaired for their clients and tailor plans to address them. They then create evidence-based treatment plans utilizing manual techniques, specialized exercises, modalities, and education to train their clients to have better movement responses to balance challenges. Improving the physical balance of the body can help a person live a longer, safer, and more balanced life.
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Susan W. Muir, Karen Gopaul, Manuel M. Montero Odasso, The role of cognitive impairment in fall risk among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Age and Ageing, Volume 41, Issue 3, May 2012, Pages 299 – 308, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs012
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After a stressful day, few things sound better than a glass of cabernet and scrolling through your DVR, right? Not if you’re hoping to get a good night’s rest. It turns out that many of the techniques people commonly use to cope with anxiety may actually make stress worse and increase the likelihood that you’ll experience insomnia, reports a recent study in the journal SLEEP. In fact, three of the most common coping behaviors—using drugs or alcohol, self-distraction like watching TV or going to the movies, and behavioral-disengagement, also known as ignoring an issue—were associated with an increased incidence of insomnia.
The study of 2,892 individuals illuminated the interplay of a variety of factors for stress-related insomnia, such as the roles of gender, age, level of baseline stress level, and the chronicity of stress exposure over time. In the report, women were 1.4 times more likely to develop insomnia than men. Participants with higher levels of stress at baseline and people who experienced chronic stress exposure were also more likely to develop insomnia. While some of these effects have been observed in past research, this study is the first that examined other variables such as cognitive intrusion, or the degree to which stress disrupts the normal train of thought, and coping mechanisms, such as substance use or avoidance, as they relate to insomnia.
It turns out that the way you react to stress plays a major role in determining whether or not you’ll lose sleep. The findings indicate that the effect of stress exposure on risk of insomnia is significantly impacted by how much it infiltrates one’s thought process. A high level of cognitive intrusion greatly affects one’s odds of developing insomnia, and interestingly, past research has shown that attempts to suppress arousing thoughts triggered by stress tend to be ineffective and associated with poor sleep outcomes. Additionally, problematic coping strategies such as alcohol use and avoidance lead to sleep disturbances and can trigger a vicious cycle of ongoing insomnia and anxiety.
While the effects of positive coping behaviors were not measured in this survey, the researchers note that mindfulness-based therapies have shown promise in suppressing cognitive intrusion and improving sleep. That may be because mindfulness helps you deal directly with stress, while other coping strategies gloss over problems without addressing the issue, says Lodro Rinzler, a meditation practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and author of the book The Buddha Walks into the Office. “The issue is still there, but it’s just getting bigger and badder. When it comes time to fall asleep, it’s like trying to put your car into the garage at 120 miles per hour. It’s just not happening.”
Instead, Rinzler suggests using healthier solutions to relinquish stress—not just at night, but around the clock—so your body and mind can relax, making it easier to get some shut-eye.
First thing in the morning: Set an intention. “Most people wake up and think, ‘I just want to get through the day,’” Rinzler says. That immediately puts you in a stressful mindset because you’re expecting a storm of unpleasant responsibilities and interactions that you’ll need to endure. When you begin your day with a positive intention such as “I’m going to smile more,” or “I’m going to be more generous,” you completely transform your daily experience from the outset. “The day is no longer something to get through but an opportunity to cultivate a positive quality within yourself,” Rinzler says. At the end of the day, it also gives you a new measure of progress. Rather than dwelling on how much you did (or didn’t) get accomplished, which may only generate more stress, come back to your intention and ask yourself how it went. If you feel like you cultivated the qualities you were hoping to achieve, you feel a sense of success and have the positive experiences that occurred because of them. (That stranger smiled back at me!) If you forgot about your intention, simply remind yourself that tomorrow’s another day and you can make an effort again, Rinzler says. “You’re measuring yourself against who you want to be in your day-to-day life versus who others want you to be. It’s very refreshing and gives you a sense of accomplishment and control.”
In the afternoon: Pause once a day. Set a timer on your phone to go off once a day. During that time, raise your gaze above your computer screen and connect with your breath. Notice your inhales and exhales for just 30 to 60 seconds. “This break cuts through the habitual speed and stress of your day,” Rinzler says. “You’re consciously hitting the reset button rather than allowing the day’s stress to pile up without any reprieve.” Later, rather than trying to park your car in the garage at full-speed when it’s time for bed, you’ve given yourself an opportunity to slow down and restart at least once that day. During more stressful times, set your alarm and practice this simple task every few hours to prevent stress from snowballing.
At bedtime: Let go of the storyline. “What keeps us awake at night are all of the thoughts, opinions, and expectations we have around a stressful event, even more than the stressful thing that happened or is going to happen,” Rinzler says. He dubs these thoughts your “storyline.” Often this is what causes your mind to race and interferes with your ability to nod off. “For example, you’re lying in bed having a conversation in your mind with a coworker or drafting an email that you’re going to write first thing in the morning.” To switch gears, tune into what’s going on right now in your body. When you’re feeling stressed, ask yourself, “What does it feel like in my body? Does it have a temperature? Shape? Color?” It’s the complete opposite of behavioral disengagement and puts you right there on the frontlines of your experience with stress. “The more we examine stress from this standpoint, the more it brings us into the present moment, draws us into our body and away from our stressful thoughts,” Rinzler says. Notice the sensations you’re experiencing and picture stress washing over you like a wave and then retreating with the tide. “From this perspective, stress feels more fleeting and less permanent than you thought.” | <urn:uuid:07c7bc99-4b44-4b9f-b624-16077248acf4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sonima.com/food/stress-and-sleep/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.95241 | 1,389 | 2.703125 | 3 |
It's likely that by now, you know your way around the kitchen. You've learned how to make a mean batch of cookies and can whip up a delicious meal using only a few pots and pans. But unfortunately, appliances are often the workhorses of your kitchen. They help you prepare food, and they're great for making your life easier. But as you use them, they can look a bit worse to wear. But what about the health and hygiene of those appliances? Have they been collecting dust while you focus on other kitchen areas? Well, it's time to clean up those dirty appliances!
In a hurry to make dinner? Don't have time to wait for the oven or stovetop to heat up? A microwave is a great way to cook food quickly, but it can get dirty quickly. Here are some convenient ways to clean your microwave:
- Clean the inside of the microwave with baking soda and water. Mix about 1/2 a cup of baking soda with two cups of water in a large bowl, then set the bowl in your microwave and run it on high for five minutes. Then wipe down all surfaces with a damp cloth. The steam from the heated water will loosen any stuck-on food particles and make them easier to wipe away.
- Clean the outside of an oven door with vinegar and lemon juice. Mix equal parts vinegar and lemon juice in a spray bottle, then spray it on an old rag or paper towel and apply it to your oven door's glass window. This mixture will cut through any grease or dirt build-up quickly and easily!
- Last but not least, the quick and easy fix for your microwave greases- TheBetterHome's pet-safe all-purpose cleaner or chemical-free dishwash liquid. It contains no harsh chemicals and deeply cleanses the dirt without ruining the texture.
There are a few things that can go wrong with your refrigerator. For example, food can get stuck in the ice maker, causing it to overflow. Whatever the reason, here are some tips on how to clean and maintain your refrigerator:
Remove Your Shelves and Drawers:
The first step toward keeping your refrigerator clean is removing all of its shelves and drawers. First, wipe down each shelf with a damp cloth or sponge, then wash them with a foamy mixture of gentle dish soap and hot water. Next, dry off each shelf with a towel before putting it into position.
Clean the Inside of Your Refrigerator:
Next, clean the inside of your refrigerator with a mix of 7 parts water and 1 part baking soda. Pour this solution onto an old rag or sponge, then wipe down every surface inside your fridge until it's clean again (including any glass doors). Again, it's best if you use a non-toxic multipurpose cleaner.
There are two ways to clean your stovetop: the quick way and the thorough way. The quick way involves cleaning up spills and splatters as they happen, while the specific method involves regularly wiping the entire surface with hot, soapy water.
- The most effective way to clean your stovetop is by using hot, soapy water. This will loosen up burnt-on food and grease stuck on for days or even weeks. However, if you want to use a more natural method of cleaning your stovetop that also works well, try baking soda mixed with a little bit of water and dish soap.
- You can also use a soft scrubber sponge or pad to clean off any stubborn stains from your stovetop. Just remember chemical-free organic cleaners like TheBetterHome's all-purpose cleaner, which is safe for pets and babies.
Cleaning an electric kettle is easy, but you should take a few steps to ensure that your appliance stays in good shape. Here are some tips to help you keep your electric kettle clean and in good working order:
- Check for physical damage. If your appliance has bumps and dings, you should immediately take it out of use. These minor blemishes could cause problems in the future.
- Dump in boiling water after each use. This helps keep mould and bacteria from growing inside your kettle.
- Use vinegar to clean the outside of your kettle once every few months:
- 1. Dump an equal mixture of white vinegar and water into your electric kettle, and turn on the kettle. Once the liquid boils, unplug the appliance and wait for it to cool off.
- 2. Dip a clean, microfiber cloth into the vinegar concoction and clean off the outside of the kettle.
- 3. Give the kettle a good scrubbing, and rinse out the mixture.
- As a finishing touch, boil and pour out a batch of clean water.
Cleaning your blender is a simple task, but it's essential to do it properly. In addition to keeping your blender in good working order and preventing food from getting stuck inside, proper cleaning will also help you avoid any unwanted bacteria growing on its blades or other parts. Each time you use your blender, wash it out with dish soap. Set your dirty blender on the counter and pour hot water into the blender pitcher until it's about halfway full. Then, squeeze a drop of dish soap into the hot water. Hold the blender lid in place with a clean cloth, and then power the blender on for 10 seconds or so. Once this quick cleaning cycle is finished, rinse the soapy water with more hot water. | <urn:uuid:acdf3924-f8ac-4e33-82a6-be1081330cae> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thebetterhome.com/blogs/articles/how-to-clean-your-kitchen-appliances | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.935075 | 1,136 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Calories, fat, protein, and carbohydrate values for Soy Protein Powder.
There are 174 calories in Soy Protein Powder.
Total Fat 4.8 grams
Saturated Fat 0.4 grams
Cholesterol 0 milligrams
Sodium 191 milligrams
Potassium 25 milligrams
Total Carbohydrates 18 grams
Dietary Fiber 0.3 grams
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Is soy protein powder good for you?
Soy protein is good for lowering cholesterol levels, low-density lipoproteins (LDL or “bad” cholesterol), and triglycerides. There’s no cholesterol in soy protein isolate. Protein. If you’re on a vegetarian or vegan diet, soy protein is a healthy way to reach your protein goals.
What is the difference between soy and whey protein powder?
The primary difference between the two is what they are made of. “Whey is animal-based protein, and soy is a plant-based protein, so if someone has a milk allergy or is vegan, they are limited to soy,” Collingwood says. They also differ when it comes to taste.
What does soy protein do?
Soy protein products offer benefits to women in various life stages. Benefits include improved diet and cardiovascular status, prevention of certain types of cancer, improved health following menopause, obesity prevention/control, and more options for food variety.
What is soy protein made of?
Soy protein is a protein that is isolated from soybean. It is made from soybean meal that has been dehulled and defatted. Dehulled and defatted soybeans are processed into three kinds of high protein commercial products: soy flour, concentrates, and isolates.
What are the side effects of soy protein?
The most common side effects of soy are digestive upsets, such as constipation and diarrhea. Soy may alter thyroid function in people who are deficient in iodine. Current evidence indicates that it’s safe for women who have had breast cancer or who are at risk for breast cancer to eat soy foods.
Does soy cause weight gain?
Soy foods are moderately high in calories, which means they can help you gain weight, but they could also become an important part of your restricted-calorie weight-loss diet. For example, 2-cups of soy nuggets/granules will give about 360 calories.
Is soy protein good for weight loss?
An increasing body of literature suggests that soy protein and its isoflavones may have a beneficial role in obesity. Several nutritional intervention studies in animals and humans indicate that consumption of soy protein reduces body weight and fat mass in addition to lowering plasma cholesterol and triglycerides.
Is soy protein good for females?
“The only thing we can say is that women should be safe to consume soya foods in amounts consistent with Asian diet, including tofu, fermented soya foods and soymilk, but studies shown that the more soya is processed, the lower the level of isoflavones, which we think are protective elements,” says Trock. | <urn:uuid:31878e99-7ad6-487c-90de-a26d1ba6f48b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nutrition.dmcoffee.blog/food/soy-protein-powder-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.914701 | 695 | 2 | 2 |
KARACHI: Following are the rates of buying and selling of one Euro (EUR) in Pakistani Rupee (PKR) in the open market on June 05, 2022:
Buying: Rs 210 to the Euro
Selling: Rs 212 to the Euro
The buying rate means an exchange company or a bank buys foreign currency from a customer.
The selling rate means an exchange company or a bank sells for foreign currency from a customer.
The rate has been updated at 10:00 AM Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
The Euro /PKR parity depends on open market rates, they are set by the market forces based on foreign currency demand.
Disclaimer: Team PKRevenue.com provides the available rates of the open market, which are subject to change every hour. Team PKRevenue.com provides the available exchange rates at the time of posting the story. So the team is not responsible for any inaccuracy of the data. | <urn:uuid:cb129b3b-8316-4f5d-ab63-e8aa9f76425d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pkrevenue.com/pakistani-rupee-to-euro-on-june-05-2022/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.91987 | 196 | 1.617188 | 2 |
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Keyword: Optimal Injection (OI)
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Effect of Varying Fuel Injection Timing on Engine Performance of CNG Direct Injection in Retrofitted SI Engine
European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 2019, 3(3), em0089, https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/5736
ABSTRACT: The study of engine performance under different fuel injection timing of a CNG direct injection engine was carried out in a retrofitted car engine. The experiment was performed on a 1297cc, 4-stroke, four cylinder SI engine having compression ratio 9. The base gasoline engine was converted into bi-fuel engine by installing both CNG port injection (CNG-PI) and CNG direct injection (CNG-DI) system in a single gasoline engine. The injection timing was varied from early injection (EI) timing at 220° BTDC to a late injection (LI) timing of 120° BTDC. The experimental study was limited by an engine speed upto 2700 rpm due to high thermal loading at higher speed. The results indicate that, the late injection timing 120° BTDC gives 10-12% higher brake power at a lower engine speed upto 1800 rpm as the volumetric efficiency is better at a lower speed. The optimal injection timing 160° BTDC produces higher performance over the entire speed range from 1200 rpm to 2500 rpm due to sufficient and optimum time available for preparation of CNG-air mixture. The early injection timing 210° BTDC gives very good engine performance for engine speed above 2700 rpm which accelerates better air-fuel mixing at a higher speed. | <urn:uuid:28c3c666-6aff-44f5-a644-ff6e20a499ea> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ejosdr.com/keyword/Optimal%20Injection%20(OI) | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.916047 | 346 | 1.742188 | 2 |
What are Manufacturing Operations?
Manufacturing operations are used to create products. They can be divided into three main categories: production, processing, and manufacturing. Production is the process of making products. Processing is the step of taking raw materials and turning them into products.
Manufacturing is the final step of taking products and putting them into the market. It also helps manufacturers to keep a lot of money from the sale of their goods. But that isn’t an easy task. Manufacturing processes have become increasingly complex, with many variables in manufacturing that must be taken into account.
This has made this field of study a huge industry in itself. It involves not only the use of technology but also the use of software that helps companies to manage their processes, products, and services better.
According to some estimates, more than 90% of the world’s population relies on manufactured products for their daily lives. Manufacturing is no longer an industry that involves just companies; individuals are now involved in the manufacturing process.
As the world population continues to grow, so does the demand for manufactured products. That’s why they need for improved and efficient manufacturing is greater than ever. There are several factors that have led to the increased demand for production processes.
What are the Different Types of Manufacturing Operations?
There are many different types of manufacturing operations, each with its own set of challenges and rewards.
1. Manufacturing involves the production of goods using tools and machines.
2. Assembly-line manufacturing is a type of manufacturing where products are produced on an assembly line.
3. Manufacturing operations can be divided into two categories: direct and indirect. Direct manufacturing involves making products using raw materials that are directly supplied by the manufacturer. Indirect manufacturing involves using components and materials that are produced by other companies and then assembled into final products by the manufacturer.
4. Production operations can also be divided into two categories: small and large. Small manufacturing operations typically have fewer than 100 workers. Large manufacturing operations typically have more than 100 workers.
What are the Benefits of Manufacturing Operations?
Manufacturing operations offer a wealth of benefits to businesses, including:
The ability to rapidly respond to market trends, as they happen. When you’re involved in the day-to-day operations, you know the pulse of your business.
Focusing on your Strengths
Manufacturing operations don’t have to be about cost-cutting. Rather, they can give businesses the chance to focus on the strengths that make them great. That gives you a good reason to stick with what you know best.
A Strong Team
No business can succeed without dedicated people. Manufacturing operations give you the chance to develop a team of talented, hard-working individuals.
Being involved in manufacturing operations gives you a reputation that’s elevated among other businesses. This often means getting better terms from your customers, suppliers and other business partners.
Many companies believe that by focusing on manufacturing operations, they’ll lose their business’s competitive edge. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Businesses that focus on manufacturing operations have the chance to create greater demand for their products. In addition, businesses that sell the products of a manufacturing operation have more purchasing power than those that don’t. This frequently results in higher sales volumes.
An Expanding Client Base
The best manufacturing operations have a good relationship with their client base. When you’re involved in running the operation, you gain an understanding of the needs of your customers, and you can help create products that meet those needs.
Manufacturing operations are often designed to be more efficient and profitable than traditional business models. With production operations, you can focus on the areas where your company excels, and still be able to earn revenue.
Many production operations give businesses the chance to focus on quality. It’s no wonder that people choose to do business with a company that’s committed to producing products of the highest quality. When you’re responsible for making the decisions about your business, you’re able to control your profit margins and ensure they’re as high as possible.
Increased Customer Satisfaction
Manufacturing operations often offer better value for money than business models that don’t include a production operation. In addition, production operations are in-depth and thorough, giving you the opportunity to offer better customer service.
Increased loyalty ( Manufacturing operations )
In many cases, the products and services of a manufacturing operation meet the needs of customers, and they feel as if they own a part of the business. This creates an environment in which customers feel comfortable returning.
What are the Challenges of Manufacturing Operations?
The challenge of manufacturing operations is a large percentage of business owners, there is a great lack of knowledge when it comes to the manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing is not for the weak-hearted. Rather it takes someone of the hardest working and best skilled to manufacture a product. There are two main manufacturing steps that need to take place. The first, assembling a product, and the second, putting the product in its final configuration. Each step is equally complex and takes a great number of people to get the product to its final destination. This takes a great amount of training to even be a part of manufacturing.
The manufacturing sector has a huge percentage of work positions that are currently unfilled With so many people, companies are now looking to get trained and certified to work in this sector. Training is a great way to get someone on the right track in the manufacturing industry. While there is always the chance of an error when manufacturing, it is best to take extra precautions. Even with training, some people may still have to look up on the internet if they need any further instruction. | <urn:uuid:45dc886d-2634-40e8-bbcd-7dc29efa72de> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mynewbusinessideas.com/what-is-manufacturing-operations-management/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573744.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819161440-20220819191440-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.964184 | 1,196 | 3.5 | 4 |
Eggs are among the most convenient, affordable and versatile foods you can find. They can be fried, scrambled, poached, soft boiled or hard boiled, eaten as a stand-alone snack or added to practically any dish. Here at That Salad Lady, hard-boiled eggs are one of our salad bowl staples. It’s just something about the unique flavor, texture and nutritional boost they bring to a bowl.
You probably already know though that hard-boiled eggs are not all equal.
The runny yolks of undercooked eggs are off-putting while the greenish hue and rubbery texture that comes with overcooking isn’t at all appetizing. Whether undercooked or overcooked, bad hard-boiled eggs can ruin a whole salad. For this reason, many shoppers are turning to pre-boiled eggs for convenience, but we think you’ll find this recipe so easy, you’ll want to prep your own.
Without any guesswork or special tricks, our hard-boiled eggs recipe lays out all the steps you’ll need to take to make them as perfect as your salad bowls.
THE BALANCING ACT
You might be wondering why we use eggs so much. Due to their cholesterol-rich yolks, many have labeled eggs as dietary devils. Despite common belief, dietary cholesterol (the cholesterol found in the foods we eat) contributes very little, if any, to the development of high cholesterol and related health problems. Regularly eating eggs could even help raise HDL (“good”) cholesterol.
If you choose to include eggs in your salads and in your diet, rest assured knowing that they’re incredibly nutritious.
Besides being an excellent source of high-quality protein, egg yolks are packed with good fats and a cocktail of micronutrients and antioxidants, many of which aren’t found in other foods. Notably, they contain all four fat-soluble vitamins, which collectively support a healthy metabolism and a range of bodily functions (study up in our Nutrition Glossary to learn more).
Now, as you’ve likely noticed, there are a lot of different types of eggs on the market. We hate to “break” it to you, but an egg isn’t just an egg.
So, what are the healthiest eggs you can choose and why?
Some of the Different Types of Eggs
From cage-free and free-range to organic and pastured, it’s easy to get confused by all the different classifications of eggs. To help you choose with confidence, we’ll highlight some of the most common types below. All eggs do have something in common: they all come from hens (female chickens). The differences lie in how the hens are raised and what they are fed. Generally, grass-fed hens are considered to be a healthier option than grain-fed.
So, let’s “crack” open the different types:
Your standard supermarket eggs, conventional eggs are those produced from caged grain-fed hens that are kept indoors. These eggs will almost always come at a relatively low price. As conventional eggs are naturally rich in protein and are usually supplemented with essential vitamins and minerals, there’s often not much of a difference in their overall micronutrient content compared to other types.
Similar to conventional eggs, cage-free eggs come from hens kept indoors. Instead of being caged, these hens are housed in barns or sheds where they have more room to roam. Cage-free hens are generally grain-fed. Like conventional eggs, there’s typically supplementation, so the overall nutritional quality is pretty much the same. Uncaged versus caged is not necessarily the best justification for the higher price point.
As the name implies, free-range eggs come from hens allowed to roam freely outdoors. These hens may or may not be grass fed but they are thought to be healthier and thereby produce higher-quality eggs since they tend to be more active and “free.” Free-range eggs cost more than conventional and cage-free eggs. The added costs might not be justified since no real nutritional differences have been evidenced.
Similar to free-range hens, pastured hens are generally outdoors and have plenty of space to roam. They can also leave their barns at any time to freely feed on grass and are never given antibiotics. When compared to conventional varieties, the eggs pastured hens produce tend to house more nutrients (omega-3s and fat-soluble vitamins) because of their feed.
Pastured eggs do come at a cost. In fact, these eggs can be even more expensive than organic eggs but we do consider it justifiable if it fits your budget.
To be considered “organic,” eggs must come from hens fed only organic feed. The feed, however, is not necessarily grass. The organic label essentially means the feed is free of animal by-products, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or other chemical additives. In addition, no genetically modified foods, hormones or other drugs can be used in organic egg production.
Like pastured eggs, organic varieties are generally on the costlier side, largely due to production costs. Unlike pastured eggs, the choice between conventional and organic eggs is purely a matter of preference, not nutrition. If animal welfare and environmental impact are concerns, organic eggs may be worth the splurge, but nutritional quality alone doesn’t justify the cost.
As for white versus brown eggs, well, that’s just a difference in the breed of the hen – really!
Things to Consider When Choosing Eggs
We at That Salad Lady are all about making healthy food choices easier, more accessible and more affordable. As you consider choosing from the laundry list of different eggs, first consider your budget. Pastured and organic varieties are great choices, especially from an environmental sustainability standpoint, but the markup can be as much as 80%!
If you need to save on your ingredients, you can still get a hefty dose of high-quality protein, vitamins and other valuable nutrients by going the conventional route. There is no shame in choosing the best option for your budget – it could be conventional today and pastured tomorrow.
Once you have the eggs in your basket, it’s time to make the perfect hard-boiled egg.
To start, you’ll need a small saucepan with a lid, eggs (of course), baking soda (about half a teaspoon) and cold water straight from your faucet. That’s it!
The recipe calls for a maximum of eight large eggs – a small saucepan generally holds about this much. You’ll just place the eggs in a single layer at the bottom of the saucepan. The more eggs you use, the more water you’ll need to cover them. The eggs should be covered to the point at which there’s about an inch of water above them. Once you’ve added the water, add the half a teaspoon of baking soda to the saucepan. The baking soda will make them much easier to peel.
The next step is to bring the water to a full boil. When the water starts to boil, turn off the heat, cover the eggs with your lid and let them sit for about 7-9 minutes. If you have an induction stove or a stove that doesn’t retain heat, we recommend simmering the eggs covered at a lower temperature (for an additional minute or so) before turning it off
After you’ve turned off the stove, the eggs will continue to cook in the hot water – this’ll give you a creamy, but firm textured hard-boiled egg, which is perfect for salad making. At the 7-9-minute mark, remove the lid, strain the water from the saucepan and run cold water over the eggs. This will immediately stop the eggs from cooking. You can start peeling the eggs once they are cool to the touch.
The Versatility of Hard-Boiled Eggs
At under 80 calories each, hard-boiled eggs not only make the perfect addition to a salad bowl but eating them is also a great way to curb hunger and suppress appetite. Simply chop or slice your hard-boiled eggs and use them as a salad topper or enjoy them whole as a standalone snack.
If egg yolks aren’t your thing, just enjoy the whites as they’re also a valuable source of protein. Hard-boiled eggs can be stored in a tightly covered container for up to five days.
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These tips are for students researching creative works (e.g. poetry, novels, film, visual art, video games) in the field of Indigenous studies.
After selecting your primary text (e.g. This Wound is a World, “Welcome to your authentic Indigenous experience,” A Red Girl’s Reasoning, etc.) you should:
1) Brainstorm a research question: what do you want to ask of the text? What are you hoping to find out? It’s best practice to generate at least three research questions before you decide on one. An example of a workable research question in this context is, “how does the genre of science-fiction in The Cave facilitate Helen Haig-Brown’s remediation of a traditional Tsilhqot’in story.”
2) Read, re-read, and re-re-read: Now that you have a question in mind, re-read (or re-watch, or re-play) the text carefully with a pencil in hand. Take detailed notes. Look for patterns, incongruities, things that jump out at you, things that you think might help you address your question. You will need specifics from the text to serve as evidence for your thesis, so use sticky notes or jot down pages numbers so it’s easy to find.
Now read it again.
The more detail you can provide in this essay the better, so be attentive to specifics. If you are working with a film, you’ll want to jot down time signatures so you know where specific events occur. If you are working with a video game, take screenshots.
3) Gather support: Once you have a research question and some potential evidence to address it, it’s time to start looking for secondary sources. Generally, you should be looking for sources that you think will help to further unpack your ideas and add nuance and rigour to your argument. You also want to demonstrate that you are a learned contributor to an academic conversation.
Break your research question down into keywords (single words specific to your topic) and use a library search engine to locate relevant sources.
UBC library has a resource specifically developed for research in Indigenous Studies.
There are two ways of approaching research.
- Look at articles that contend with the same, or a similar, primary source you are examining, or
- Look at articles that contend with the same or similar themes you hope to address. For instance, if you were addressing the Haig-Brown question posed above, you might do a search for articles on or interviews with the filmmaker and/or articles that contend with Indigenous science-fiction.
Most importantly, however, is to ensure that the secondary source fits with your research question. Tangential secondary sources will make the writing harder and/or lead to scattered paragraphs and flimsy transitions.
4) Prepare your sources: Like your primary text, read your secondary sources carefully and take good notes. You will need to cite directly from your sources, so be on the lookout for quotations that you think would be particularly effective in adding to your case.
5) Crafting a thesis statement: Now that you have a research question and evidence from primary and secondary sources, it’s time to start crafting a thesis statement. The thesis statement is the most important part of your essay, so proceed carefully here. Think of your thesis statement as a means to answer your research question. A good thesis statement clearly and succinctly states your specific intervention into a topic. It should tell your reader what your paper is about and help you to keep your argument focused.
A good thesis statement does not have to be one sentence, but it should probably be no more than 3 and it should come very early on in the paper, usually within the first paragraph.
Like the research question, it is best practice to brainstorm at least three potential theses before deciding on one. Bear in mind that your thesis statement might change as you write your essay. DO NOT PANIC. Good writers are always adjusting their theses.
My advice is always to go back to your thesis after the essay is complete to check it against the conclusion. Have you followed the course you set out on? Does the thesis line-up with your conclusions? If not, you need to adjust.
6) Start building: This means different things for different people. Some like to write an outline, some storyboard their ideas or draw out a flow chart. Some just start writing. Finding what option works best for you is part of learning to write. Whatever option you take, however, DO NOT think you have to adhere to a 5-paragraph model. In fact, I recommend against it. Your essay must have an introduction and a conclusion, but how many paragraphs fall in between those depends on your writing style and the argument you are developing.
DO NOT, however, submit an essay that is just one block of text. Paragraphs illustrate to the reader how you are organizing your ideas. DO craft careful transition and topic sentences and think about how each paragraph supports your thesis.
7) Proofread:Once you have completed a draft PROOFREAD. I cannot stress this enough. Proofreading is often the difference in a letter grade. When proofreading, you should not only be checking for typos and technical error, you should also be reading for logic and cohesion of argument. In proofreading, you might realize that your argument makes a lot more sense if you swap paragraph two with paragraph four. You might find that the thesis you were actually looking for came out in your conclusion. Writing tells you things about your ideas that your ideas on their own can never tell you. Read your own work! You owe it to yourself!
8) Title your paper: I always tell students to title their papers last because that is when you’ll have the best sense of what your paper is about. The title is your reader’s first gateway into your ideas, so choose it carefully and make sure it reflects the content of your argument. DO NOT title your essay “Research Essay.” You will automatically lose 5 points.
9) Cite your sources: On a separate page, which does not count towards your final page count, list your works cited in MLA style. Include all sources, primary and secondary. Do not “pad” your works cited. That is, do not include sources that you do not cite in the essay.
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By Eileen Ogintz
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What do you know about Thomas Jefferson?
“He wrote the Declaration of Independence!” one boy answered.
“He was the third president!” answered another.
“He was a nice man,” said 5-year-old Hannah, who added that, “I really don’t know anything about Jefferson.”
Forty minutes later, Hannah and the kids, after a special family tour of Monticello, Jefferson’s mountaintop home and estate, they knew a lot more. (Monticello is spread over 5,000 acres in Charlottesville, Va., which is about two hours south of Washington, D.C. (a perfect add-on for a spring break trip!)
I wish some other historic sites would take a page from Monticello in how to engage kids. Before you visit, there are new online tools, including a virtual tour of the house, complete with 3-D models and details on who lived there and special family-friendly tours.
It is only fitting that the home of our third president and the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence is so kid friendly. Jefferson was very fond of his 12 grandchildren, many of whom lived here with him after his retirement.
“This is a house full of kids,” explained the family guide, gesturing toward the South Square Room where Jefferson’s daughters and grandkids might have had their lessons. The parlor is where Jefferson’s family gathered to play games and musical instruments.
He had two surviving daughters with his wife Martha Jefferson and is believed to have fathered six children, four of whom survived to adulthood, with his slave Sally Hemings, who was also his wife’s half-sister.
Confusing? Absolutely! But so was Jefferson’s conviction of liberty from Britain for the colonists, but not for slaves. Think of the interesting conversations you will have with your kids as you visit Mulberry Row, the principal plantation street that was home to 100 slaves, including children (by age 10 they were working full time, the boys making nails from sun up to sun down; the girls might have been weaving cloth. “I didn’t think I would like that,” said 10-year-old Andrew Carrier.
The Mountaintop Project was begun last year to tell the stories of the people, both enslaved and free, who lived and worked here. Monticello is the only U.S. presidential and private home in the country recognized as a World Heritage site. Archaeologists have spent 50 years studying the landscape of slavery here, making this the best preserved and best studied plantation in North America.
The youngest visitors especially love the recreation of the slave quarters, said Rachel Baum, manager of children’s programs at the Visitors Center. They “cook” with plastic vegetables and over a glowing “fire.” Jefferson was such a foodie that he had his slave James Heming trained in Paris when Jefferson was serving there. Later, we see the kitchens and smoke rooms underneath the house. At Monticello, kids are invited to take “Travelin’ TJ” — a picture they can color in — on their next adventure. Take a photo with Travelin’ TJ and send it to education(at)monticello.org or tag it “Monticello for Teachers” on Facebook or on Twitter (hashtag)TJMonticello. (To see where else Travelin’ TJ has been, visit him online at Monticello.org/travelintj.)
The kids visiting don’t hesitate to design their own Monticello in the Griffin Discovery Room at the Monticello Visitor Center. They make a beeline for the table of blocks where they can build their own dream house — just as Thomas Jefferson did — and then lie down on a replica of his alcove bed (it seems so small!), try a polygraph machine, which Jefferson invented to make a duplicate of whatever letter he was writing (when you realize he wrote 19,000 letters in his lifetime, it’s easy to see why he needed it.) Kids love the cipher wheel, another Jefferson invention for decoding secret messages.
At the Mountaintop Activity Center, kids try writing with a quill pen, play a colonial game, use an Orrery, a mechanical model of the solar system and look through the camera obscura, an optical device used in Jefferson’s time to make silhouettes which, we learn, were very popular. This invention led to photography and the camera.
Check out the huge garden. Jefferson famously planted vegetables and fruits from around the world — he grew 30 different kinds of peas. There are special garden tours and tours of the slave quarters, as well as special seasonal offerings.
“Do you collect anything?” our guide asks the kids on our tour — Jefferson collected numerous things, everything from Mastodon bones to Native American feathers. She handed out something for each of the kids to hold:
— A plush buffalo, as we look at a gorgeous painting on a buffalo skin.
— An octagon mirror — Jefferson loved octagons and made his retreat Poplar Forest an octagon. There is also an octagon room at Monticello.
— The $2 bill — the same painting depicted on it is hanging on Jefferson’s wall.
It’s amazing how such little touches can turn what might be a boring tour of an old house into an interactive, fun family experience.
We look at some tiny books and learn that after the British burned the U.S. Capitol during the War of 1812, Jefferson sold the government his library to pay down his personal debts. His books became the basis for today’s Library of Congress.
We look around Jefferson’s study and bedchamber where he worked and where he died on July 4, 1826 — exactly 50 years after Congress approved the Declaration of Independence and the same day his fellow founding father John Adams died in Quincy, Massachusetts. A pair of Jefferson’s riding boots sit in the corner.
I’m impressed that the kids stay interested throughout the tour. “Very unusual,” said Allison Gallup, here with her son and 5-year-old daughter.
“Super well done,” agreed Chris Ryan, here with his wife and three sons from northern Virginia.
Who says history can’t be fun? Thanks, Tom.
(If you are visiting major American cities this spring, including Washington, D.C., check out Eileen’s new Kid’s City Guide series available from major booksellers and online. For more Taking the Kids, visit ttk-old.o2dev.net and also follow “taking the kids” on www.twitter.com, where Eileen Ogintz welcomes your questions and comments.)
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On the eve of 18th anniversary, I mean the adulthood of the young capital "Astana" - since 1998 officially presented to the world as the new capital of Kazakhstan (the city itself precursor ancient medieval fortress city Bozok there are several thousand years old), we offer you the list of monuments of history and culture of the city. Part II
1) The building of 1914-1916, the weather station.Str. Zhambyl Zh, 11
One floored Building of meteo station was build by Ekaterinburg observatory on the order of General Physic observatory. It was first meteo station of the city.
2) Sculpture "Astana" 26.06.2002 In the park on the street named after Zh. Tashenov.
The sculpture "Astana" in imago of young girl describes the main idea of young capital of Kazakhstan. Author of the sculpture Bayarlin, member of the Kazakhstan Artist's Union.
3) Monument to S.Seifullin 1994 - Streets named after S. Seyfullin- M.Auezov.
The monument located in the quiet old center of the city. Beautiful intelligent man in classic style dress sitting on a chair, a coat slung over the back ... This is how was remembered poet by his contemporaries, so this is how he looked like before he was milled by millstones of punitive machine of NKVD. Saken Seifullin (1894-1938) - one of the prominent figures in the cultural and public history of the state. He is - a poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, literary critic, composer, teacher, public figure and statesman. What a rich heritage had to leave behind this wonderful man. But these things are not to be realized. The poet and writer was a victim of repression in 1937 His life was cut short in the prime of his life. Material of monument - bronze, the pedestal - granite. author of the project is a well-known sculptor - Bayarlin Customer - Provincial Department of Culture. The monument was opened on October 14, 1994 on the 100th anniversary of the poet. Made in a studio Karaganda Art Fund. Monument S.Seifullin among the most significant works of monumental sculpture, erected prominent historical figures and the figures of the national culture of Kazakhstan.
4) Monument to A. Pushkin in 1999 - In the area of the Eurasian National University named after L. Gumilyov
Author: sculptor, People's Artist of Russia, the first secretary of the Russian Union of Artists, Kovalchuk Andrey. Material: bronze and stone. Opening date: August 1999. The old location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Square in front of the Technopark. Date of opening in a new location: 20.06.2008. New location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Pushkin Park (salt beam of floral clock near the Eurasian University.
5) Monument to Khan Kenesary 11.05.2001 - Right bank of Esil River Embankment
The monument to khan Kenesary is opened on May, 10th, 2001. Authors of this product of monumental art are sculptor Nurlan Dalbai and architect Shota Valihanov. Height of the horseman - 7 meters, height of a pedestal - 6 meters. Gross weight of a monument - 10 tons. The sculpture represents a bronze figure of khan on a horse which is established on a granite pedestal.The monument to Khan Kenesary is sight of city of Astana and one of the most beautiful and majestic monuments of Kazakhstan. In the central area of Astana on coast of the river Ishim, the grandiose sculpture - a monument to the commander to Khan Kenesary towers. This monument is one of symbols of independence and the restored Kazakh statehood of Kazakhstan.Kenesary Khan was a fighter of the national-liberation movement for the independence from the Russian Empire during his reign. Kenesary Kasymuly was the last Kazakh Khan, who was a grandson of Abylay khan and from origin of Genghis Khan. He was the leader of the most massive and significant uprising for independence of the Kazakh Khanate. He led the national liberation movement of the Kazakhs from 1841 in order to rebuild the Khan's power, which was abolished by the imperial government of Russia.
6) The monumental building of "Astana-Bayterek" 2002 - Left Bank of Esil River, 1
The monument is meant to embody a folktale about a mythical tree of life and a magic bird of happiness: the bird, named Samruk, had laid its egg in the crevice between two branches of a poplar tree. The 105 m tall structure rises from a wide flat base within a raised plaza. It consists of a narrow cylindrical shaft, surrounded by white branch-like girders that flare out near the top, supporting a gold-mirrored 22 m diameter sphere. The base contains a ticket booth and exhibition space, with two lifts rising within the shaft to the observation deck within the 'egg'. Entrances to the monument are sunk below eye level, reached by stairs from the surrounding plaza. The observation deck is 97 m above ground level, corresponding to 1997, the year that Astana became the nation's capital. It consists of two levels, one with 360 degree views of Astana and beyond, with a second, higher level, reached by a flight of stairs. The top level features a gilded hand print of the right hand of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first President of the independent Republic of Kazakhstan, mounted in an ornate pedestal. A plaque invites visitors to place a hand in the imprint and make a wish. Alongside the handprint, and also oriented in the direction of the presidential palace, is a wooden sculpture of a globe and 16 radiating segments, commemorating the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held several times in Astana.
7) Koshegulov School for Muslim Youth (building of Kazkommertsbank) nineteenth-early twentieth century. Abay ave., 24 and mansion ov Musaev (Moiseyev)
Among the wealthy merchants of the old Akmolinsk there were also representatives of the Kazakh nationality. Baimukhambet Koshegulov was famous in the pre-revolutionary period Confectionery and gingerbread factory and three shops. Gingerbread Koshegulov had great popularity far beyond the borders of Russia and Kazakhstan, Akmola because white flour is considered the best in Eurasia. And in 1915, the factory will receive the honorary title of "Supplier of the Court of His Imperial Majesty."
Later in the confectionery building housed the editorial board of the Soviet newspapers, and it was not lost back in 1973. Up to now keep other structure directly related to the Kazakh merchant Koshegulov. A few steps from the house of Moses on the other side of the street is a bright building Bokeyhana Kazkommertsbank. And once it was a school B. Koshegulov for Muslim youth. A few meters from "Astana" supermarket on the one-way street Bokeyhana is a beautiful old building in Astana. This two-storey house, which belonged to a contemporary of our previous heroes, merchant Moses. It is important to note that our luck mansion has retained its original appearance. Construction of a two-storey mansion Moiseyev (Musayev) began in 1914 and ended in 1918, and in 1919, it has housed the office of the revolutionaries - the Soviet regime. Therefore, the merchant Moiseyev (Musaev) had not even inhabit a beautiful house.
8) Youth Palace ("Zhastar" Palace), 1974 - Republic Avenue. 34
Palace appeared in the early 1970s and became one of the first works of the era of exclusive typical building. Some sources claim that it opened in 1975 on 20 March, the other - that it happened in 1973. On the facade is attached memorial plaque: "Built in 1974". The exact year of birth of the building, as the age of this coquette, as well as remains a riddle. Whatever it was, in those early 1970s, there were unprecedented for the city of modern visual and gyms, a swimming pool with diving boards, café, workshops and dance studios ... But the main thing - a large lounge with monumental wall paintings. Generation next has labeled panels on the palace "retro three-dimensional graphics" or "retro 3D". Part of kids are right on the idea of the artist, muralist RSFSR Honored Academician D. Merpert, the product is really threefold. It consists of three tracks. Left - "My Motherland-Kazakstan" on the right - "Space of Kazakstan", and in the center - "Youth of Kazakstan". Looking at these inspired persons, the viewer needs to understand: while young people have not worked in the banks and corporate offices. Energetics, agriculture and sport - exactly this tree was proud of Kazakstan. With a small correction today costumes of the brave men do not decorate the hammer and sickle of the Soviet regime, but the new National emblem of Kazakstan Republic.
9) The building of the State Security Committee of Kazakstan (National Security Committee of Kazakstn Department of Astana city) 50 years of the twentieth century. Str. of T. Bigeldinov, 74/1
10) The building of Astana akimat (the Agency for Combating Economic and Corruption Crimes (Financial Police) in 1958
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Sara AKODAD soutiendra sa thèse, le mercredi 8 décembre 2021 à 10h, dans l'Amphi JP. DOM du Laboratoire IMS, sur le sujet suivant :"Méthodes d'ensemble sur l'espace des matrices de covariance : application à la classification de scènes de télédétection et de séries temporelles multivariées".
Ensemble learning methods on the space of covariance matrices: application to remote sensing scene and multivariate time series classification
In view of the growing success of second-order statistics in classification problems, the work of this thesis has been oriented towards the development of learning methods in manifold. Indeed, covariance matrices are symmetric positive definite matrices that live in a non-Euclidean space. It is therefore necessary to adapt the classical tools of Euclidean geometry to handle this type of data. To do that, we have proposed to exploit the log-Euclidean metric. This latter allows to project the set of covariance matrices on a tangent plane to the manifold defined at a reference point, classically chosen equal to the identity matrix, followed by a vectorization step to obtain the log-Euclidean representation. On this tangent plane, it is possible to define parametric Gaussian models as well as Gaussian mixture models. Nevertheless, this projection on a single tangent plane can induce distortions. In order to overcome this limitation, we have proposed a GMM model composed of several tangent planes, where the reference points are defined by the centers of each cluster.
In view of the success of neural networks, in particular convolutional neural networks (CNNs), we have proposed two hybrid transfer learning approaches based on the covariance matrix computed locally and globally on the CNN convolutional layers' outputs. The local approach relies on the covariance matrices extracted locally on the first layers of a CNN, which are then encoded by the Fisher vectors computed on their log-Euclidean representation, while for the global approach, a single covariance matrix is computed on the feature maps of the CNN deep layers. Moreover, in order to give more importance to the objects of interest present in the images, we proposed to use a covariance matrix weighted by the saliency information. Furthermore, in order to take advantage of both local and global aspects, these two approaches are subsequently combined in an ensemble strategy.
On another hand, the availability of multivariate time series has aroused the interest of the remote sensing community and more generally of machine learning researchers for the development of new learning strategies dedicated to supervised classification. In particular, methods based on the calculation of point-to-point distance between series. Moreover, two series belonging to the same class can evolve in different ways, which can induce temporal distortions (translation, compression, dilation, etc.). To avoid this, warping methods allow to align the time series. In order to extend this approach to time series of covariance matrices, while ensuring invariance to the re-parametrization of the series, we were interested in the TSRVF representation. In the same context, several ensemble methods have been proposed in the literature, including TCK, which relies on similarity computation to classify time series. We have proposed to extend this strategy to covariance matrices by introducing the SO-TCK approach which relies on the log-Euclidean representation of such matrices.
Finally, the last axis of this thesis concerns the modeling of temporal trajectories of signals measured by the radar (Sentinel 1) and optical (Sentinel 2) sensors. In particular, we are interested in the forestry problem of the chestnut ink disease in the Montmorency forest. For this purpose, we developed classification and regression models to predict a health status score from the covariance matrix computed on multi-temporal radiometric attributes.
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More Than Words: Some Reflections on Working Visually
by Susan Halford and Caroline Knowles
University of Southampton and Goldsmiths College
Sociological Research Online, Volume 10, Issue 1,
Received: 31 Mar 2005 Accepted: 20 Mar 2005 Published: 31 Mar 2005
Introduction1.1 These papers are drawn from the International Visual Sociology conferences of 2004 (Southampton) and 2005 (San Francisco). They have been collected together here because of the possibilities offered by Sociological Research Online to pursue the visual beyond the usual limits of the printed academic journal. On-line publishing allows us to show more images, without losing text: enabling a more sustained and iterative engagement between pictures and text than is normally permitted. More than this, the on-line format of SRO allows us to pursue the visual beyond the flat surface of the page and the, often beautiful but motionless, pictures produced in quality journals devoted to Visual Studies with video forays into movement and sound. The authors published here exploit these opportunities, working visually to transcend the dissonance between the lived theatres of social research on everyday life and the dull and inanimate surfaces on which sociological work is usually rendered. Working visually is not just about methodology - although it is mostly seen in these terms - it is more broadly about how we 'do' sociology.
1.2 Working visually involves a significant shift away from the often oddly lifeless and mechanical accounts of everyday life (Dewsbury 2003) in textual representation, towards sociological engagements that are contextual, kinaesthetic and sensual: that live. Visual work allows us to see the ongoing and embodied practice everyday life, productions that are multi-dimensional and chaotic: skills and performances that cannot be reduced to words and which words alone cannot represent. Visual work embeds its' sociological subjects in context. It places the unfolding of action in space and time, in particular material and symbolic circumstances and emphasises action as the performative arrangement and re-arrangement of these resources. For Sociologists, seeing with visual methods imposes the situated-ness, the embeddedness of social life. The use of moving images takes this further, admitting the kinaesthetic directly into sociological work. Moving images lend themselves to the development of a dynamic sociology engaging with the flow of everyday life. A dynamic Sociology uses visual methods to explore 'doing' and practice: processes of living that are inherently mobile, never at rest. Processes of living that are, too, inherently sensual: done through touch and smell as well as sound and sight. The opportunities that video methods offer, to include sound alongside the visual deepens our engagement with the social world further, encouraging a more richly textured sociology that is both sensual and dynamic.
1.3 Working visually is a way of pursuing a more dynamic, performative, sociology, rather than an end in itself as it has become in its reification as a research method (Banks 2001, Pink 2001,Knowles and Sweetman 2004). This is not to suggest that visual sociology has not also served other ways of doing sociology, it has, it is particularly amenable to ways of working qualitatively and ethnographically in ways that are developed from the Chicago School traditions of 'thick description' (Becker 1981). What we are suggesting is that it has greater potential than this. Our concern is with a sociology that captures this, that is about the 'imaginative creation of worlds' (Thrift and Dewsbury 1999; 422) captured in a Sociology of performances. This special issue, in which the authors use visual imagery in a variety of ways, captures a live sociology of performances that is not possible without photography and video. Each of the papers in this special issue extends our discipline - analytically, epistemologically, methodologically and in the ways in which we think about and imagine the social world - in different directions that go beyond the illustrative potential of images. Images are illustrative too but to render them only illustrative is only to display an impoverished conceptualisation of the visual as simply an example of something that is produced textually. As these papers show, visual work offers far more than this, extending current debates and providing a means for 'sensing new forms of knowledge' (Thrift and Dewsbury 2000; 434)
1.4 Elizabeth Chaplin took photographs to generate captions from their subjects and so capture a slice of life in the street in South London where she lives. Her photographs - frozen moments for comment and analysis - uncover the ambiguity and complexity of household relationships and the ways in which the photographs' subjects think about and present themselves as they appear in the neighbourhood standing in front of their own front door. Chaplin uses this as point of access to private worlds and public faces and to an exploration of the theoretical potential of the image in social science. As part of a critical analysis of the relationship between image and theory in social science Chaplin points to the tension between the photograph as record and trace that something has happened in which words are forced into the subordinate role as description; and the polysemic image incomplete without text/caption that plays to constructionism and in which the photograph takes a subordinate role as illustration of the text. This is an important step on route to new ways of theorising with images.
1.5 Monika Buscher uses video to explore new ways of theorising which take us inside social processes and forms of description that do not require the identification of underlying causes: practice is theory. Buscher uses the video camera to crack open the imagination, intuition and aesthetic judgement involved in practical creativity in landscape architectural practices - aspects of work under-represented in the Sociology of work. With the video camera she follows, participates and anticipates the unfolding scenes of the work of landscape design in the making of an Edinburgh urban plaza. Freed from the normal limits of human vision, video tapes allow repeat viewings and stop-frames, time travel that enable Buscher to see with the camera that which could not be seen otherwise. The processes she explores are more complex than words alone can convey and her moving images reveal them in just this way: in than more than words. This way of doing sociology exposes the continuous flow of social activities and processes to the gaze; reveals the relationship between technologies of production and people at work in using them; and discerns practical activity in process - not as finished product - and hence provides a way of investigating the fleeting moments composing the social world.
1.6 Monika Buscher and Fiona Candy are both concerned with design - with practical social processes in action in the production of the social world. Design opens onto a materialist dynamic sociology. Candy's essay analytically shifts clothing away from its semiotic and symbolic significance in sociological literature. Pursuing a visual analysis, using camera, video and animation - presented here as stills - she relocates clothing in a relationship with embodied sensuality. Clothes are not only conceptualised as part of a language but a significant mode of everyday living and part of the experience of human embodiment, which portrays clothing in motion on bodies producing the way we feel. Kinaesthetic materiality is captured as performance. In Candy's contribution the visual displays the ambience of human encounter as fleeting and subliminal and opens a space in which to consider the instant judgements with which we navigate the social world. Tacit, non-verbal, empathic bodily forms of communication of identity and connectivity are revealed: things not usefully reduced to words, but better captured as performance. Candy uses the visual in different ways to reveal the complexities of performance and embodiment of the self through 'architectural garments' - jeans - which become a way to investigate and log aspects of everyday life in a more active and dynamic way.
1.7 Max Farrar's photographs unfolds the shifting relationships he and his family formed with people in the black neighbourhood of Chapletown in which they live and in which transcend the binaries of black and white marking neighbourhood and politics from the 1970s. Ranging over thirty years his photographs log and reveals changing times and political contexts as he moves from the 'distance' of a (70s) white political activist engaged with black struggles at an important moment of black self assertion, to the muddier landscapes of the nineties and the present in which black politics are incorporated into the local state. Intimacies formed across racialized boundaries are an intangible effectively captured by the lens for analysis. His photographs question the social gap produced around racialized forms of othering which implicitly raise questions of belonging: showing similarities between black and white (everyday) lives. At the same time the camera plays a part in constructing and sedimenting visual differences between bodies: issues race sociology dares not confront since the dismissal of biological arguments around which racial differences were once constructed and long since displaced by less tangible social differences that have been used to challenge race's veracity as a concept. Farrar's photographs are an invitation to dialogue between racially conceived subjects whose bodies and faces invite viewers to read into the photo their desires and hostilities as they pitch their own lived experience alongside what they imagine the photograph to represent. Overall, this is a politically charged sociology, which intervenes in the politics of race instead of just studying it, collapsing the dichotomies between theorising and action. This essay opens a window onto the racial order and invites its emotional transcendence in opening a space to imagine things another way.
1.8 Erica Barbiani's exploration of Calcutta through visual expressions of its relationship to its patron goddess Kali offers an imaginative postcolonial commentary which, in photographs, video, poetry, literature, sound and social commentary transports the reader to the urban spaces in question and offers a tangible point of access to the city's relationship to its goddess and the contemporary practices and social relationships in which she appears. This reveals the polyvocality of the icon through shifts in meaning, context and place. The experience being in Calcutta is heightened by the sound track to the video with its street noises and local music, which places the 'reader' in the city in a way that has a sensual immediacy, in which you can imagine being in the temples for the festival of Kali Puja. This offers a focussed point of access to multiple of intangibilities in the city that are about colonialism and its current reinscriptions. As Abbas (1997) says about Hong Kong, colonialism is both the most obvious thing about the city and the most illusive. Postcolonial literature is unable to evoke the 'feeling' of colonialism in the way this essay does. Additionally it supplies an extensive visual inventory of the images of Kali and their environment: a rigorous research technique in documenting the field in the tradition of Collier and Collier (1986) and later visual anthropologists.
1.9 For you, the audience, these papers invite your engagement. Not only do they seek to develop extended arguments and new forms of sociological representation. They also seek to transform sociological participation, drawing the audience 'inside': engaging us, as embodied, sensual beings in the living details of the thing we seek to understand.
Susan Halford and Caroline Knowles
9th March 2005
ReferencesBANKS, Marcus (2001) Visual Methods in Social Research, London: Sage
BECKER, Howard (1981) Exploring Society Photographically, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
COLLIER, John and Collier, Malcolm (1986) Visual Anthropology: Photography as a Research Method, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press
DEWSBURY, John-David (2003) 'Witnessing space: knowledge without contemplation' Environment and Planning A Vol.35 pp.1907-1932
KNOWLES, Caroline and Sweetman, Paul (2004) Picturing the Social Landscape, London: Routledge
PINK, Sarah (2001) Doing Visual Ethnography, London: Sage
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Rich, urbanized Orange County, stop pretending you're a cash-strapped small town
Why does a place as big and beautiful as Orange County so often behave in ways that are both small and ugly?
That’s the question that occurs after the county government made two recent decisions so stinky that it could be years before the smell wears off.
First, county supervisors voted to oppose state sanctuary laws that provide some peace of mind to the immigrants upon whom Orange County depends economically and socially. In the process, the county aligned itself with President Trump, who has targeted California in a campaign of lies and mass deportation, and against many of the county’s own families.
Second, the county abandoned a plan to house hundreds of homeless people in temporary shelters in Huntington Beach, Laguna Niguel, and Irvine, after protests from people in those cities.
Protecting its own immigrants and providing housing for its own people shouldn’t be a heavy lift for a wealthy county with 3.2 million people — more than the populations of 21 states. After all, Orange County, the sixth most populous in the United States, is one of the richest jurisdictions on Earth, with a GDP greater than that of Greece or Portugal, the best shopping anywhere (from South Coast Plaza to Fashion Island), and pioneering master planned communities. It is a headquarters for Fortune 500 firms and biotech startups. It’s also home to brands that define California style (Oakley and PacSun) and food (In-N-Out), while boasting amenities as awesome as Irvine’s schools, Huntington Beach volleyball, Crystal Cove’s sands, and two Disney parks.
But the recent decisions to abandon the local duty to protect immigrants and the homeless weren’t really news — or even a departure. Orange County has an especially bad case of a California malady: Our local governments simply can’t meet the challenges and standards of our diverse and globally oriented communities. And in no place is the gap in sophistication between government and a locality wider than in Orange County.
“We think of ourselves as Mayberry,” says my friend Fred Smoller, a Chapman University political scientist who is an expert in local government and Orange County, “when we really are closer to Gotham City.”
The Dark Knight’s hometown might seem a strange parallel for a sun-splashed county known for its religiosity, from the late Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral (now headquarters of the Roman Catholic diocese) to the Rev. Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church. But the decisions on immigrants and the homeless reflect Orange County’s fundamental confusion about itself.
The protests against housing for the homeless were particularly jarring, with one organizer quoted as suggesting that the county relocate the homeless “maybe somewhere else in California.” The abandonment of the homelessness plan came the same week the county opened a new $35 million, state-of-the-art shelter for animals, complete with air-conditioned kennels. (The city of Irvine, whose residents have fought against a homeless shelter, also recently announced plans for a new animal shelter.)
Fundamentally, this is a county that is lying to itself, and twisting logic into the pretzel shape of its curviest roads. In opposing the immigrant sanctuary laws, the county supervisors portrayed themselves as patriots honoring federal supremacy — even if it means collaborating with the Trump Administration’s punitive mass deportations that are increasingly targeting non-criminals. But in the next breath, as supervisors dropped the homeless plan, they suggested that they were standing up for local sovereignty in the face of demands by the same federal government: A U.S. district judge has pushed the county to address the homeless issue.
In this and other cases, Orange County officials have portrayed themselves as weak, playing the victim. In the immigration case, they saw themselves as the targets of a state somehow bullying them to protect their own immigrants. In the homeless case, the pretense is that Orange County can’t afford to house a few thousand homeless people. In Costa Mesa, where the City Council also opposed new housing for the homeless, Councilman Jim Righeimer declared that, “There’s not enough money, anywhere — anywhere — to take care of people who do not want to take care of themselves.”
Cry me a Santa Ana River.
There is another danger of the county’s Mayberry complex. By clinging to its old image as a collection of NIMBY-ish small towns, and by failing to acknowledge that it has become a sprawling, diverse, heavily urbanized region with big city headaches to match its big city amenities, Orange County has made itself profoundly vulnerable to sophisticated mismanagement and persistent corruption.
Two decades ago, local officials seemed powerless to stop treasurer Robert Citron until his bad investments had bankrupted the county. More recently, the county has been unable to build the infrastructure of a major American urban region, most notably failing to develop an international airport.
And the county has consistently failed to confront public official corruption in its law enforcement structure, even after its previous sheriff went to prison. A long-running scandal has shown that both the district attorney’s office and the sheriff’s department “secretly operated unconstitutional scams with jail snitches to win convictions, hid exculpatory evidence from defendants and juries, and, when necessary, committed perjury in hopes of masking the cheating,” as the OC Weekly put it. Judges have condemned the misconduct, which has led so far to the dismissal of 18 cases.
But the district attorney and sheriff haven’t lost their jobs. Instead, these same county law enforcement agencies now claim to be defending California from criminals by siding with the Trump administration’s mass deportation strategies. It’s right to be cynical about this. Is Orange County using the immigration issue to distract from its law enforcement’s own troubles? Or, even worse, are the sheriff and the district attorney trying to curry favor with the federal authorities, and thus blunt federal investigation into their own misconduct?
The county’s Mayberry complex doesn’t just hurt people caught up in the criminal justice system, or the homeless or immigrants. It has given Orange County a government that’s out-of-step with the desires of the people who live there. In a new Chapman University survey of 706 Orange County residents, 83 percent of respondents said they wanted to find a way for undocumented immigrants to stay, and 64 percent said immigrants “contribute more than they take” from the economy. The same poll found that assisting the poor and homeless was the second biggest issue in the county among residents (with 24 percent citing it).
California Democrats have fantasies of turning the historically Republican Orange County into a blue place that will support a statewide progressive agenda. That won’t happen, and it shouldn’t. The poll shows that Orange County’s residents are very much in the middle, disgusted with Washington, D.C. and with both parties, and worried about their kids and the cost of housing and living here.
Ideally, Orange County could pursue a moderate path that is true to its people’s real views, which embody a practical California libertarianism: skeptical of costly regulation while championing entrepreneurialism, immigrants, open government, limits on law enforcement, and preservation of its natural treasures.
But that would take a county with new leadership that thinks in ways as big and beautiful as Orange County itself.\
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Economics, geography, infrastructure – it’s the background stuff that, like concrete breeze blocks, comes off as the dull, uninteresting graft of world creation. But what makes it come alive and make sense for the reader? What makes people care, and what makes a fictional culture viable?
Edward Cox, Al Robertson, Stephanie Saulter, Chris Wooding, Genevieve Cogman, James Barclay
I’ve talked about world building before. It’s one of my favourite parts of storytelling. This panel covered a fair amount of familiar ground. I’ll recount most of it but I won’t go into in depth discussion because I’ll just end up repeating myself. Also, for the most part the panellists didn’t offer tips so much as a list of questions the writer needs to ask themselves.
Will your world be similar to something the reader is already familiar with – either based on an existing culture, or an AU version of history? Or will it be something completely new?
When setting up a culture, all the details should interconnect. It needs to be internally consistent. Remember that every detail will have ramifications on the rest. For example, the language in Germany and Japan fosters a culture of listening, because their grammar structure means sentences don’t make sense until the end.
Scarcity of resources is very important, and the work-arounds of your cultures to this scarcity is what makes the world different. Scarce resources impacts trade, economy, social structure and status, international relations, and so on. As one panellist said:
Writing fantasy worlds is about logistics.
Also, and this is a point Dr. Nick made in our panel later, don’t muck about with physics. If you’re going to break natural laws, break one, make it explicit, explain it, think about the ramifications, and then leave it alone.
The world as a character
Creating worlds is not that different from creating characters, and they are intrinsically linked as the characters should be a product of their environment. Similarly, both should have some kind of growth arc, especially if the plot focuses on momentous events.
One of the panellists suggested that your plot is an inevitable consequence of your world and character building. The world influences the character, the character reacts to the world, and that’s your plot. I’m not wholly on board with this idea, as it smacks a little of the plot progression also being inevitable and therefore predictable. It also raised questions in my mind about character agency and free will.
Place names is a good way to give character/flavour/insight to the local culture. It tells a lot about what people consider to be important or notable, without having to actually spell it out. One of the most valuable skills in epic fantasy, according to the panel, is learning how to transmit information without explaining it. It’s all about implication and evocation.
Think about clever, different and powerful ways to impact information, in a way readers don’t realise they’re being told about history or economics. Preferably a way that also advances the plot. For example, Stephanie Saulter had to explain that there was an economic slump in her culture, leading to a shortage of jobs, so she set a scene in a job centre where people were literally fighting over work.
To map or not to map?
The panel diverted into quite a long discussion about the value of providing maps for the reader. Several of them were quite strongly against publishing maps, on the basis that it locks the writer down into inflexibility. As Saulter (I think) said:
The author reserves the right to have a better idea.
One panellist suggested that, if a map is provided, people can just look at it. If there’s no map, the reader has to visualise the journey and that means they are immediately more intimately engaged with the fictional landscape.
On the other hand, maps can help avoid unnecessary exposition. When the characters need to get from Point A to Point B, they don’t need to have a clunky discussion about where Point B is or how to get there. The reader can just look at the map.
If you’re using a real place as your setting, make sure you use a map as a writing resource. If you get details wrong, knowledgeable readers will notice and immediately switch off.
And, one final point on the subject of providing maps for your readers: remember that maps can be in-character inaccurate! If you can have an unreliable narrator (of which, more on that in a few weeks), there’s no reason why you can’t have unreliable resources.
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It’s a sad fact that if financial matters can’t be agreed during divorce, the court’s cogs can turn slowly. The litigation process, and for some people the process of gathering together the evidence that is necessary for a fair resolution of a financial difference of opinion, can take a long time. What happens in the meantime if one person is left without enough money to live on while the other has sufficient for their needs, or a surplus?
‘Maintenance pending suit’ (or ‘MPS’), otherwise known as ‘interim maintenance’, is a stop-gap legal solution intended to meet the financially weaker person’s needs in the short-term, before a court has had a chance to examine in detail the question of everyone’s long-term income, or capital, needs. It works on the same principle as spousal maintenance, i.e. periodical payments made from one party to the other, usually on a monthly basis. (For further information on what amounts to needs, you can take a look at our blog post here.)
In procedural terms, anyone who needs maintenance pending suit has to make a specific application to court – it is not something the court will automatically consider even if there’s already a financial application in the system. The person applying must submit written evidence in support of the application, including up-to-date information about financial circumstances and income needs. This will include preparing a detailed budget.
You might have read about budgets before but to summarise, when preparing a Form E, which is the comprehensive financial form used in family finance proceedings on divorce, you have to set out your income needs in the form of a monthly budget. This will usually include amounts spent on utilities, household expenditure, travel costs, clothes, entertainment and children’s activities etc. Most budgets tend to reflect a generous view of the pre-separation lifestyle and may include amounts for things like satellite television, gym membership, hobbies and holidays. However when it comes to preparing a budget for a maintenance pending suit application, luxury items and any expenditure which was not routinely incurred during the marriage ought to be disregarded. As MPS is a short-term fix, judges are only interested in ensuring the recipient has sufficient to cover the bare necessities required to keep afloat, financially speaking, until matters can be permanently resolved.
Some people say that maintenance pending suit hearings can amount to “rough justice” as they tend to be brief and dealt with fairly swiftly by the judge hearing the case. A judge will usually read the papers in the case, decide what the recipient really needs to get by over the coming months, consider what the payer can afford whilst still maintaining a reasonable standard of living themselves, and then impose a figure on the parties.
A recent case looked at the question of budgets within maintenance pending suit applications, and it is worth a quick look due to the comments made by the judge about the approach to take in MPS applications, and the unrealistic expectations of the wife who was the applicant in this case.
This couple has been married for 11 years and had four children. The husband was very wealthy with assets of £49m, as well as trust assets exceeding £100m, and an annual income of £1.7m net. The wife had property in her own name worth £2.9m and £1.4m in cash and investments, of which £1m had been transferred to her by the husband since the separation. He had confirmed that he did not expect her to use that any of that sum to fund her legal costs or living expenses.
The husband was voluntarily paying the wife £202,000 per annum as well as her legal fees. However the wife considered this insufficient and applied for maintenance pending suit of an “absolute minimum” of £280,000 a year. In fact, she pitched her actual budget on an interim basis at £392,000.
The husband was able to counter her claims by producing evidence that the family had lived on around £230,000-£265,000 a year including school fees. In support of his current position, he argued that the wife’s actual needs were around £156,000 per annum.
The judge agreed with the husband that maintenance pending suit should stay at the sum that he was currently voluntarily paying (£202,000 per annum). The judge said that the wife’s stated expectations substantially exceeded the marital standard of living. He felt her case was unprincipled and unreasonable, as it included a “significant element of forensic exaggeration”. He commented that whilst the standard of living during the marriage is not necessarily a ceiling to ongoing maintenance levels, there would need to be a specific powerful justification for that standard being exceeded on an interim basis before the final determination had been made.
The judge confirmed that the purpose of MPS is to ensure that the financially weaker spouse has sufficient resources to meet his/her immediate needs in a way which does not prejudice the longer term position, or place him/her at a significant disadvantage. He further observed that the application made by the wife here was a disproportionate use of both the parties’ and the court’s resources, particularly in view of their combined costs of around £90,000 which represented a significant chunk of the figure they were arguing over.
Even though MPS calculations tend to be on the rough and ready side, a court will aim for a fair interim outcome taking some account of the marital standard of living, whilst carefully scrutinising the parties’ budgets. An unrealistic budget will get short shrift and may well result in costs penalties, as unlike in the ordinary course of matrimonial finance law where the starting position is no order for costs, a court can more readily make costs orders against parties to litigation in MPS applications. The upshot is: be realistic, be reasonable, and you should get a fair decision. If you’re not, you may incur the wrath of the court.
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Two weeks ago, I was listening to several excellent speakers at our Reaching Out With English course. I was inspired by the content and the well thought out presentations. But I also sensed that some of the participants were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and the realization of how much in involved in teaching a language. I wanted to say, “Be not overwhelmed”. We needn’t feel inadequate to teach content, grammar, or pronunciation.
In our classes we need to talk about something, so we need to have some content, preferably content that will be useful to our learners. With the federal election approaching, I wanted to talk about government, and our electoral system. Someone had said that she couldn’t do that, because she didn’t know enough about the topic. Well, my secret source was my good old faithful Oxford Picture Dictionary, Canadian edition. If you have that resource, you can do almost any topic! I began by dividing learners into national groups, and asked them to describe: the government of their country, how the government got into power, and what services that government provides. From the discussion, we created a vocabulary list. I handed out a chart with headings of Federal, Provincial, and City, and topics such as head of government, elected representative, etc. (enclosed) Then, together, we filled out the chart, using the O.P.D. Pages 138-9. That was all we needed! For an advanced class, I would have asked the learners to identify the issues that matter to them, and then look at different candidate or party materials to see who would best represent them. The O.P.D. provides so much information, especially on health, jobs and community services that you can find anything you need for an entire year.
Grammar is another overwhelming area. In our conversation classes, we rarely have to do many advanced explanations for grammatical choices. Most often, we can reinforce grammar by the questions we give. I have found that “Wh” questions are a major challenge. Learners say correctly “Do you like hockey?” etc, but will say “What you like?”, “Where you live?’’etc. So I like to give them question strips where they have to ask their partners the questions. In our introduction class, I gave strips with the answer, and asked them to give the question. e.g. “I was born in Ontario”, and they asked their partner “Where were you born?” Simple conversation with good modelling and feed-back can help a lot.
Pronunciation is another challenge. As I was developing my government vocabulary list, I added different word forms. For example, for democracy, I added democratic, and democratically. Then I pointed out how the stressed syllable shifted when suffixes are added. We practiced saying the words together, punching the air on the stressed syllable. Then I used the example artist and artistic. I always use the same example, believing that if you memorize the example, you memorize the rule. If a word defies all rules for pronunciation, I will say it “doesn’t play fair”, and put the pronunciation inside two dashes. For example, “does” really sounds like /duz/,”would you” really sounds like /woodju/. I encourage them to write down the pronunciation so they can practice it. Don’t worry about correct linguistic terms.
We don’t need a lot of content, grammar, or pronunciation in our conversation classes, but a bit of each adds up over the year, and adds to our learners’ confidence and sense of accomplishment.
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Aerospace Blockset™ provides Simulink® reference examples and blocks for modeling, simulating, and analyzing high-fidelity aircraft and spacecraft platforms. It includes vehicle dynamics, validated models of the flight environment, and blocks for pilot behavior, actuator dynamics, and propulsion. Built-in aerospace math operations and coordinate system and spatial transformations let you represent aircraft and spacecraft motion and orientation. To examine simulation results, you can connect 2D and 3D visualization blocks to your model.
Aerospace Blockset provides standard model architectures for building reusable vehicle platform models. These platform models can support flight and mission analysis; conceptual studies; detailed mission design; guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithm development; software integration testing; and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing for applications in autonomous flight, radar, and communications.
Aerospace Blockset provides Simulink blocks that enable you to model aircraft and spacecraft in dynamic environments, implement flight controllers, and visualize flight dynamics in orbit trajectories. Start building your vehicle platform models using numerous ready-to-simulate examples, such as the hybrid electric aircraft. Rapidly explore the design space by performing sweeps of parameters, including altitude, payload, and battery size.
Aerospace Blockset allows you to define fixed-wing vehicle geometries using DATCOM aerodynamic coefficients. You can then use point mass and three and six degrees of freedom equations of motion to define the vehicle's dynamics. Create higher fidelity simulations by incorporating pilot, atmosphere, gravity, and wind models, and easily ensure model consistency using coordinate system transformation and unit conversion blocks. Finally, use the FlightGear flight simulator interface to easily render vehicle dynamics and visualize your vehicle in action.
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What tugs at your heart-strings? For me, my heart hurts deeply for children who are growing up in unstable environments. Domestic violence, emotional distress, poverty or adversity tend to create chaos for these tender and impressionable hearts. Several years ago, I decided to reach into the lives of parents in at-risk communities and offer parenting discussion groups to encourage parents to create positive interaction with their kids.
I called the program ENGAGE Positive Parenting Initiative. ENGAGE stands for Equipping the Next Generation to Advance and Grow through Education, Encouragement and Example (our three core values). We are expanding and growing and now have classes in five locations. My vision for ENGAGE is to expand across the nation using our powerful and unique discussion-style format to reach parents.
As the author of over twenty parenting books, I have designed this program to reach parents where they are at and empower them to rise up to their own responsibility in the home. My desire is for parents to encourage and equip their kids to use their God-given gifts to make a difference in this world. If you share my desire to make a difference in society by strengthening parent’s responsibility in the home, I invite you to join me on this journey. There are three ways to connect:
- Join us as a volunteer to lead a parenting class.*
- Connect us with community outreaches in your city.*
- Donate to help provide materials for parents and expand our reach.
North Texas Giving day is a one-day opportunity to expand your giving. On Thursday, Sept 17 please consider giving to your favorite organizations – and my hope is that ENGAGE will be one of them.
Here’s the link that will be live at 6:00 am to midnight on Thursday Sept 17. Important note: You must put ENGAGE in the notes so that the donation will go to ENGAGE.
To learn more about ENGAGE go to: www.engageparenting.com
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Pellet Fireplaces Stovers Barcelona
The fuel for pellet fireplaces and pellet stovers is biomass.
Biomass is a group of renewable energy products and raw materials that originate from biologically formed organic matter. Pellet Fireplaces Stovers Barcelona
Biomass is a renewable energy of solar origin that is generated through the photosynthesis of plants.
We offer a wide range of pellet appliances:
- Insertable cassettes
Basic pellet fireplaces and pellet stovers, with a single fan, can heat a single room or two adjacent rooms.
Through a network of ducts, pellet stovers can heat different rooms with a single appliance.
All pellet stovers, whether hot air or water (boilers), have a similar function.
The stovers have several heat sensors and the desired temperature can be set via the control panel or remote control.
It is very similar to the operation of an air conditioner.
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The stover heats through three ways:
- Front ventilation
- Combustion chamber window
The only place on the stover that can burn is the window pane.
It is very important to always turn off the pellet stovers through its control panel or through its remote control and never turn off the current before it is stopped.
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Imagine the following scenario. It’s Monday morning. You wake up to an alarm. It’s been set automatically and synchronized to your work schedule for the day. As you partake in your hygiene regimen, your key nutritional KPIs (such as hydration, body mass, and hemoglobin levels) are calibrated for you. You strap yourself into your car but there’s no need to steer. It “knows” where you need to go. And, on account of the technology embedded in the roads, real-time travel information, and the like, the roads are clear of congestion. Everything is connected and is programmed to operate at peak efficiency. Upon arriving at work, all the mundane prospecting and outreach activities have been performed for you. You are poised to focus on decision making and relationship building and can spend more time on your sales and marketing strategy.
The hurdle of turning the above scenario into a reality seemed unsurmountable a handful of years ago. But, thanks to the emergence of Artificial Intelligence, it’s an imminent reality. While we tend to associate AI with fictional movies - with Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Minority Report, and the like - the concepts and gadgets introduced are quickly becoming the ‘new normal’. We’ve already started to leverage AI to automate mundane tasks, including home delivery (e.g., Instacart), navigation (e.g., Google Maps), transportation (e.g, Uber), digital music selection (e.g., Spotify), and more.
Regardless of application, the real power of AI lies in its “contextual awareness,” namely its ability to sense and respond to current context. The potential of AI is especially exciting in the context of sales and marketing. AI is already helping sales and marketers automate mundane and tedious tasks and streamline day-to-day activities. AI technologies, such as Node, are so advanced that they can pinpoint the most lucrative entry points into potential customers and can even recommend conversation openers. The sky is the limit in terms of the breadth of questions that it can answer. How do I get access to the right buyers at target companies? What is my ideal customer persona? How do I optimize my sales and marketing team performance? Leveraging AI, machine learning, and natural language processing, Node empowers sales and marketers by allowing them to personalize marketing strategies to suit the tastes of individual clients.
Yet despite the enormous promise of AI, the reality is such that sales and marketing interactions are deeply personal. While many believe that AI has the potential to render human intelligence obsolete, this is far from the truth. Quite the opposite, AI advancements will only underscore the importance of human intelligence. By liberating sales and marketing teams from tedious work (such as manual CRM entry or scouring social media sites to find introductions into accounts), AI allows them to focus on what really matters - developing strong relations with customers. Applying AI to sales and marketing processes fosters more human interaction, not less.
It’s inevitable that the winners of tomorrow will need to use AI technology to improve sales and marketing efforts. But, at the end of the day, they will still need to know how to relate to and interact with other human beings. The most effective teams will learn how to leverage the best of both AI and human intelligence to build a revenue strategy that will improve client engagement, increase conversion, and drive positive ROI.
In an attempt to marry the powers of AI and human intelligence, Node has partnered with Chris Voss, formerly a lead hostage negotiator for the FBI and the author of Never Split the Difference. Voss’ vast experience in negotiations with the world’s toughest criminals has equipped him with a deep understanding of the most effective negotiation tactics. The potential of bringing this know-how into the business arena is enormous. Based on Voss' experience, teams who have combined AI with human-based emotional intelligence techniques are able to quadruple their sales rates . In 2018, Node, in collaboration with Voss, is launching an event series that will teach participants how to unite AI with Voss’ human intelligence-driven tactics to close sales deals. Sessions will be dedicated to advanced negotiating techniques, scenario planning, and more.
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During this troubled economic time, everywhere you look there are articles about people going “back to the basics” – meaning doing their own gardening and canning, digging out their sewing machines or buying a used sewing machine so they can learn the basics of sewing to help save money.
This where you and your sewing skills come in — you can offer to teach sewing classes to adults as well as to children. If you’re not sure what all to teach, check out the “Learn How To Sew.com” website for information and outline for teaching those classes. For some people it has been years since they stuck their sewing machine in the closet or in the attic, so would probably appreciate a refresher course so they can get back into sewing.
You can make a flyer to hang in the local fabric store, or in public places that will let you put flyers on the wall that gives information about your classes and your phone number so prospects can give you a call. Let your friends and relatives know what you’re wanting to do so they can help spread the word to their friends.
Other ways you can make a littl extra money with your sewing skills would be to start some quilting classes or perhaps some beginner craft classes. Think about what you like to do best and start some classes teaching others.
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Under U.S. immigration laws, authorities may deport or remove legal and illegal immigrants under a number of reasons from Montevideo Minnesota.
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Most deportations happen after arrest for criminal charges. Deportation may also happen for entry into the U.S. without authorization, but it is less common. If you have been arrested or convicted of a crime and are facing deportation from Montevideo MN, your best bet would be to read about any remedies you may have.
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- OSHA lacks the legal authority to impose a vaccine mandate.
- Vaccines against viruses are an entirely different form of protection and are beyond the scope of OSHA’s mandate.
- Lawmakers needn’t prohibit OSHA from imposing a mandate that they never authorized the agency to issue in the first place.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is about to require 80 million working Americans to get vaccinated. You may be among them.
There’s just one catch: OSHA lacks the legal authority to impose a vaccine mandate.
Declaring that his patience was “wearing thin” with unvaccinated Americans, President Joe Biden on Sept. 9 announced that OSHA would require companies with at least 100 employees to mandate that workers either get vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID-19 tests.
OSHA sent a draft mandate to the White House on Oct. 8. Once the White House completes its review, OSHA will issue the order.
And then get sued.
As we detail in our legal analysis, the courts will almost certainly strike down the OSHA vaccine mandate. Here are a few reasons why:
- Congress did not place vaccines within OSHA’s purview. OSHA is establishing the vaccine mandate through an “emergency temporary standard.” This highly unusual process allows OSHA to bypass public notice and comment. Federal agencies, including OSHA, typically must submit major rules to public scrutiny before finalizing them.
To take the “emergency temporary standard” shortcut, the agency must persuade a court that workers are in “grave danger” and that it is “necessary” to protect them against that danger.
The “grave danger” that an emergency temporary standard must address must come from “exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or new hazards.” A toxic substance or agent is a poisonous element or compound. A substance or agent can be “physically harmful” because it is flammable, explosive, or carcinogenic.
The danger a virus causes, by contrast, derives from its ability to replicate within a living organism.
Congress created OSHA to promote workplace safety. OSHA inspectors look for hazards that can potentially harm employees, such as improperly stored chemicals, inadequately lighted or ventilated workstations, or lack of protective equipment (e.g., gloves and hard hats). Vaccines against viruses are an entirely different form of protection and are beyond the scope of OSHA’s mandate.
- Congress tasked the Department of Health and Human Services with determining the safety, efficacy, and appropriate use of vaccines. Congress authorized the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether vaccines should be allowed in interstate commerce. It empowered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend who should receive such vaccines.
Both agencies are within HHS. OSHA resides in the Department of Labor. Congress has given neither OSHA nor the Labor Department authority over vaccines.
- Congress did not give HHS the authority to impose a general vaccine mandate. While HHS has regulatory jurisdiction over vaccines, it has no power to impose a general vaccine mandate. If it had, the president would have directed HHS to tell employers to require their workforces to be immunized.
If Congress did not authorize the agency it empowered to regulate vaccines to mandate their use, OSHA—which has no such power—certainly lacks that authority.
- If Congress meant to give an agency authority to issue a general vaccine mandate, it would have enacted a law conferring and defining that authority.
The U.S. has suffered through smallpox, polio, and a raft of other diseases—including the seasonal flu—for which vaccines are available. The federal government has never imposed a general vaccine mandate. Nor has any agency claimed authority to issue such a sweeping mandate.
If Congress had authorized a mandate, it would not have encrypted it and concealed it in an obscure subsection of the OSHA statute. Congress does not, as then-Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote, “hide elephants in mouseholes.”
In charging ahead with a legally dubious mandate, the Biden administration is repeating a familiar pattern. Last summer, the CDC renewed an eviction moratorium that faced certain judicial doom. The agency nevertheless issued the moratorium on Aug. 3. The high court enjoined it on Aug. 26.
“There you go again,” Ronald Reagan might have said of OSHA’s vaccine mandate.
Defenders of the mandate will note that OSHA has established standards regulating bloodborne pathogens like HIV and various forms of hepatitis. Nurses, medical technicians, and others must follow those standards when they draw blood or start IVs, for example.
Those are distinguishable from the proposed vaccine mandates in at least two ways. First, OSHA followed a notice-and-comment rulemaking process and did not resort to an emergency temporary standard. Second, Congress took the extraordinary step of rewriting the regulation in 2001, leaving no doubt that it intended for the agency to exercise that authority.
The bloodborne pathogen standard requires health care facilities to offer free hepatitis B vaccines to employees at risk of contracting that illness from needle sticks. Health care workers can decline those hepatitis B vaccines. Thus, even where Congress has given OSHA authority to issue narrowly targeted standards dealing with bloodborne pathogens, the agency did not mandate that workers be immunized.
In short, Congress has not given OSHA license to mandate COVID-19 vaccines.
Lawmakers needn’t prohibit OSHA from imposing a mandate that they never authorized the agency to issue in the first place.
On the contrary, if Congress wants a general vaccine mandate, it must pass a law establishing one.
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Federal disability law doesn’t allow employers at this time to require coronavirus antibody testing before employees return to work, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The civil rights agency’s latest guidance falls in line with advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which had said the tests shouldn’t be used to “make decisions about returning persons to the workplace.” The presence of antibodies in a test can’t be equated with a worker’s immunity from Covid-19, the CDC guidance said.
The EEOC has, however, allowed employers to test workers for Covid-19 under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If an employer requires a mandatory medical evaluation of an employee, the ADA says it must be “job related and consistent with business necessity.”
The EEOC has said that because an individual suffering from the virus poses a “direct threat” to the health of others in a workplace, Covid-19 tests meet that requirement under the ADA.
“Please note that an antibody test is different from a test to determine if someone has an active case of COVID-19 (i.e., a viral test),” the agency said in its updated guidance, released Wednesday.
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Headaches are annoying and very discomforting. As the name imply it is an ache in any region of the head. The pain can be mild or severe and can be acute or chronic.
It is not your brain feeling the pain because it lacked pain receptors but the skull, muscles, veins, arteries and nerves of the head are the ones that can be affected. It is a symptom of several diseases.
In Africa the most commonest being malaria. It is so common that when people develop the headache symptom they just treat themselves for malaria.
Headaches are rampant and we need to learn how to manage them in isolation because we need to limit the drugs we take so as to limit the burden on our liver which processes most drugs and it’s a non-complaining organ.
There are lots of over the counter analgesics, pain killers that we can purchase to relieve the the headache the most common being acetaminophen commonly sold as paracetamol and panadol.
I have a friend that suffers from migraines and tension headaches and she works through the episodes. She has a lot of drugs she take and it is not good for the liver.
This article hope to give you alternatives that you can try that can relieve you of the pain.
10 ways you can get rid of a headache fast.
If the cause of your headache is dehydration, you can easily get relief from the pain by re-hydrating your body.
You will know this if the pain starts during an exercise or you feeling exhausted, weak and you feel like drinking water
– Simply drink a glass of water at the first sign of a headache and continue taking small sips throughout the day.
– Along with water, you can have sports drinks. The electrolytes present in sports drinks can treat headaches caused by tension and dehydration.
When suffering from a headache, stay away from drinks like alcohol that can dehydrate your body. It is imperative that you don’t take it at all in any form.
This may seem odd because of the kind of temperature. Applying heat on the back of your neck can relieve headaches caused by stress. Heat relaxes tense muscles, thus alleviating the throbbing pain.
– Simply apply a hot water bag to the back of your neck or take a hot shower directing the water onto the back of your neck.
– Another option is to fill a tub with bearable hot water and put your hands in it for 10 to 15 minutes. This will improve blood circulation and thus give you relief from the headache.
– If you suffer from chronic headaches, you can dip your legs in a bucket filled with hot water for 10 minutes before going to bed.
Most of us will be used to this because it is quite common. It gives you an instant relieve although mostly not a permanent one depending on the cause of the headache.
Placing a cold compress like an ice pack on your forehead will numb the pain, help shrink the blood vessels and improve circulation to the area.
This particular remedy works well for headaches due to stress or sinus problems. It can totally eradicate that kind of headache.
– Wrap some ice cubes or crushed ice in a thin towel. Hold it against your forehead for a few minutes. A bag of frozen vegetables can also serve as an icepack. Never apply ice directly on your skin as it can damage the skin.
– Alternatively, apply a cold cloth on your head and temples for 10 minutes and repeat the process for some time until you get relief.
This method is used to crash the body temperature generally.
Lemon is a very effective and powerful ingredient to treat headache because it is refreshing and relaxing. Plus, it helps maintain the acid-alkaline balance in the body.
– Drinking warm water mixed with juice squeezed from one-half of a lemon will reduce the intensity of a headache. This particular remedy is beneficial for headaches caused by gas in the stomach.
– Another option is to apply lemon crusts, pounded into a paste, on your forehead to immediately relieve pain.
Both apples and apple cider vinegar can be used to fight off a headache. They help restore the acid-alkaline balance in the body. Furthermore, simply the smell of green apples can help reduce migraine headaches.
– When you wake up in the morning with a headache, eat a piece of apple sprinkled with some salt. Then drink some warm water.
– Alternatively, fill a large bowl with steaming hot water and add 3 to 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to it. Hold a towel over your head and take in the steam for 10 to 15 minutes.
– Another option is to add 2 teaspoons of some apple cider vinegar to a glass of water. You can also add a little honey and lemon juice. Drink it 2 or 3 times a day.
Ginger has got anti-inflammatory properties that can help in easing headache pain.
At the same ginger helps in relaxing the blood vessels in the head and reduces swelling in the brain and activates natural opiates in the brain which helps in lessening the pain associated with tension headache.
– When having a headache, you must drink ginger tea three to four times a day to reduce inflammation in the body.
– However, it is important to take ginger tea at the very beginning of a headache. This will help the ginger to act quickly and lessen the headache.
Massage Your Scalp, Neck and Ear Lobes
Doing some light massage can distract you from the pain, as well as improving circulation and relieving tension.
For a basic massage, gently press your fingers over your temples, and move them in slow circles. Or, try these more advanced techniques:
– Do a scalp massage. Hop in the shower and treat yourself to a long scalp massage as you shampoo your hair. Or, for a drier version, pour a little bit of coconut or argan oil on your fingers and rub into your scalp.
– Find two tennis or racquet balls and put them in a sock. Lie on a flat surface and place the two balls just below the base of your skull, on the occipital bone, and relax.
You may feel sinus pressure or minimal discomfort at first but it will go away. This is especially helpful for sinus headaches.
– Have someone else massage your neck and back if possible. The simple touch of someone else who cares about you can relieve a lot of tension instantly. Have them focus on the occipital region as well.
– Gently massaging the bridge of your nose can help relieve sinus and migraine headaches.
– Massage the soft part of your hand in between your index finger and thumb. Nerves in that spot allow your blood vessels in your forehead to constrict.
– Firmly massage the acupressure point on each hand where the thumb and index finger bones meet (second metacarpal bone).
It’s best if somebody does this for you, so both hands can be massaged simultaneously, but if that’s not possible, massage one hand for five minutes, then massage the other hand.
Stretch, relax, and breathe
Our lives are fast paced, busy, and filled with more than a little stress. Our overworked minds and bodies react to this by tensing and knotting up muscles, usually in the upper back, neck, and shoulders.
Thanks to a little something called referred pain-pain felt in an area other than where the actual painful stimulus is-we end up with tension-type headaches. To help head these buggers off, try some of the following tips.
Yoga will get your mind focused, stretch out your muscles, and get you moving in ways that can help you drop the tension-and if you drop the tension, you can drop the tension-headache.
Just doing a few moves when the pain starts up can help, but the best thing to do is a set aside a few minutes each day to practice regularly and prevent headaches before they happen.
You may think your breathing alright, but if your head is pounding you’re likely not getting the most out of the oxygen you take in.
In general we take breaths that are too shallow, and when we are experiencing pain or stress, we definitely breathe to shallow.
Make a conscious effort to take deep, full, breaths that start in your diaphragm and fill up your lungs.
This will get your plenty of fresh oxygen circulating through your blood and will also help relax your mind and body.
Drop your shoulders:
This is one I remind myself to do about 5 times a day. Make yourself aware of how you carry your shoulders.
When you think of it, tell yourself to drop them down. You’d be surprised at how often we carry them hunched up too high, resulting in soreness and, of course, headaches.
This was actually the method that got me through headache episodes while I was in school. #
An aching head does not inspire one to get active, but getting up and moving-outside in fresh air if possible- can help loosen up tight muscles causing a headache.
It also gives you something to focus on to take your mind off the pain.
Good exercise also releases endorphins, which can dull the uncomfortable sensation caused by a headache. To get the most out of your activity, keep in mind the following tips.
Exercising only when you feel like it is less likely to prevent headaches then exercising on a regular basis.
Routine also gives your body just that-routine. Routine helps us function, at least physically, better than we might if we didn’t have any.
Warm up and cool down:
Take your time getting yourself warmed up and properly cooled down. Jumping into strenuous activities and then abruptly stopping is more likely to cause a headache then stop it.
Enjoy the outdoors:
If possible, exercise outside. The invigorating fresh air and change in scenery does something that just makes our bodies and minds feel good.
Use your imagination
Mental imagery has been shown to reduce headaches, whether mild or severe, by helping people relax and loosen up the knots that may be causing the pain.
There are guided imagery coaches, but you can also do this on your own. Imagery exercises create a “mental scape” that is calm, peaceful, and pain free-your happy place, if you will.
To work on your ‘scape, try the following.
Find a quiet place to close your eyes and use your mind to fill your head with something other than pain. Picture rolling hills or waves lapping over sand, even just creating a landscape of soothing colors can be helpful.
Try adding a quiet soundtrack to this exercise; be it sounds of nature or just a soft song that calms you down. Breathe and be patient. Also, be patient. And then be a little more patient.
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The objective of this study was to calculate the effectiveness of a pedestrian injury mitigation system that autonomously brakes the car prior to impact at reducing fatal and severe injuries. The database from the German In-Depth Accident Study (GIDAS) was queried for pedestrians hit by the front of cars from 1999 to 2007. Information on vehicle and pedestrian velocities and trajectories were used to estimate the field of view needed for a vehicle-based sensor to detect the pedestrians one second prior to the actual crash. The pre-impact braking system was assumed to provide a braking deceleration up to the limit of the road surface conditions, but never to exceed 0.6g. New impact speeds were calculated for pedestrians that would have been detected by the sensor. These calculations assumed that all pedestrians that were within the given field of view and not hidden by surrounding objects would be detected. The changes in fatality and severe injury risks were quantified using risk curves derived by logistic regression of the accident data. Summing the risks for all pedestrians, new casualty numbers were obtained. The study documents that the effectiveness of reducing fatally (severely) injured pedestrians reached 40% (27%) at a field of view of 40°. Increasing the field of view further led to only marginal improvements in effectiveness.
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Engraving of Augustus Longstreet
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Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
September 22, 1790
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Edgefield District, SC
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Augustus Longstreet was the son of William and Hannah Randolph Longstreet. His father was an inventor who, in 1806, ran a steamboat on the Savannah River and, in 1788, the state of Georgia hagave him the exclusive rights to the steam engine. Augustus was born in Augusta, GA, and was said to have weighed seventeen pounds at birth. Longstreet was sent to school in Augusta but was a poor pupil and did not enjoy school. After beginning his young education in Augusta, his father moved the family to the Edgefield District in South Carolina. After a few years however, Augustus was sent back to Augusta for more primary schooling. His roommate at the time, George McDuffie, was reportedly an intense student who was able to get Longstreet interested in learning.
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Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College with Annals of College History, Vol. 6. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1912.
Wade, John Donald. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet. The Macmillian Company, 1924.
Mayes, Edward. Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet. 1893.
Fitzgerald, O.P. Judge Longstreet: A Life Sketch. Nashville, TN: Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1891.
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The Egyptian government sharply raised fuel prices early on Saturday, apparently signaling the resolve of the country’s new president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, to forge ahead with a series of austerity measures despite official concerns about a public backlash.
Fuel, bread and other goods are heavily subsidized in Egypt, where nearly 50 percent of the population lives under or near the poverty line. As Egypt has weathered years of economic crisis since the 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak, talk of overhauling the subsidy program, which eats up more than a quarter of the state budget, has taken on added urgency.
The government, which has embarked on a wide-ranging crackdown on its opponents, has also banned unauthorized demonstrations, raising the costs of any public unrest.
General consumption subsidies are intrinsically regressive; they benefit most those who consume the most, who are naturally the wealthiest. IMF demands that Morsi institute unpopular austerity measures in return for development aid was one the primary factors leading to public outrage against his rule. Sisi has been able to avoid the issue to this point thanks almost $20 billion in loans from Gulf Allies.
Egypt does need to reform its fuel subsidies, which are fiscally unsustainable. However, it must be done in a way that is sensitive to those in poverty–nearly 50% of the population according to the Reuter’s article. The government can satisfy both these demands by changing the general subsidy to a pro-poor social program, ensuring people are not left without basic necessities as the government puts itself on a more sustainable fiscal path. Sustainability is more than a budgetary number; society’s most vulnerable must have their basic needs met. If they do not, the ensuing insecurity threaten’s any “sustainable” gains made (which may be exactly what Sisi wants, as insecurity creates the demand for his militaristic style of governance).
Further clouding the issue is Egypt’s nontransparent military budget, which was enshrined in it’s new constitutions. How can Egyptian’s make informed decisions about government expenditures when they do not have access to basic budgetary information? How can the people voice their discontent, given draconian restrictions on protests? The answer is, simply, they cannot.
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On Sunday, it will be my honor to participate in the memorial service for Dr. Loretto R. Auvil, mother of my old and dear friend Walt, and a leading citizen and philanthropist in Parkersburg, WV where I was raised–may light perpetual shine upon her. As is traditional in services of death and resurrection, we will share together the ancient, powerful, comforting words of the Twenty-Third Psalm.
One reason we find this passage so comforting is that it is so familiar. Typically, I find that as soon as I start this Psalm, others join in–many people, even folk who have long been estranged from the church, have this psalm by heart. Like John 3:16 or 1 Corinthians 13, Psalm 23 has become woven into our culture. Surely, such a familiar passage must be throughly understood–how could it possibly hold any surprises?
My Hebrew class was reading Psalm 23, identifying words and parsing verbs as we went, when we came upon weshabti in the middle of verse 6. My students were puzzled by this word–and to my astonishment and chagrin, so was I! I had always read right over it, but when I looked again at the verse, and at this word, I found that it did not say what I had always assumed that it said. Usually, weshabti is read as though it were a form of yashab (“dwell”)–so, “I shall dwell.” That is what the Aramaic Targum of this psalm has, what the Greek translators of the Septuagint assumed (for more on these ancient versions of Scripture, see my blog “Which Bible?”), and the way that pretty much every English translation of the psalm of which I am aware reads.
But, if weshabti comes from yashab, it is a very irregular form of that verb! What it actually looks like is a form of the verb shub (“return”), in which case the verse should read, “I will return to the LORD’s house”–as the footnotes on this verse in the English Standard Version and the Common English Bible alike observe. The point of the verse would then be the psalmist’s promise to keep coming back to God’s temple as long as he lives–to return on pilgrimage, as often as possible. Psalm 23:6 may not be so much about rest at life’s end as it is about a lifelong commitment to worship the LORD.
The Bible does this to me all the time. Again and again, a “familiar” text that I had thought that I had pegged will suddenly leap off the page, grab me by the collar, and show me something I have never see before. The writer of Hebrews puts it very well:
God’s word is living, active, and sharper than any two-edged sword. It penetrates to the point that it separates the soul from the spirit and the joints from the marrow. It’s able to judge the heart’s thoughts and intentions (Heb 4:12).
One of my favorite sayings comes from nineteenth- century American humorist Josh Billings (the stage name of Henry Wheeler Shaw): “It ain’t ignorance causes so much trouble; it’s folks knowing so much that ain’t so.” This is especially true of Scripture. Because the Bible is so familiar, so deeply ingrained in Western culture, and so often cited as an authority, we sometimes assume that we know what it says, when in fact we may not.
For example, in a 2001 study by the Barna Group, 75% of Americans surveyed agreed with the statement, “The Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves.” Of course, that chestnut is not found in the Bible at all. The saying “God helps those who help themselves” comes from seventeenth-century English political theorist Algernon Sydney (Discourses Concerning Government, Chapter 2, section 23), though it was popularized by Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1736). I sneaked that one into the Bible content exam at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary once, and while I am pleased (and relieved!) to report that most of our students knew that “God helps those who help themselves” was not in the Bible, a disturbing minority was certain that it was in there somewhere, perhaps in James or Proverbs!
Even those of us who have long loved and studied Scripture continually find that the Spirit has something new to show us. The first step in reading the Bible, then, is actually to read the Bible, in big chunks–not assuming that we already know what it says, but to look again, humbly seeking to discern Scripture’s intent.
One thing we may think that we know about the Bible is that the fiery destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19:1-28 proves God’s anger over the sin of homosexuality. This may seem obvious: after all, the men of the city crowd around Lot’s house, demanding “Where are the men who arrived tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may have sex with them” (Gen 19:5). Indeed, this is where the word “sodomy” comes from.
But, look again. The Bible itself does not refer to Sodom in this way. When “Sodom” is mentioned in the Bible (in Old and New Testaments combined, in 48 verses), it is often used metaphorically, as an example of total destruction brought by divine wrath (for example, Deut 29:23; Matt 11:24//Lk 10:12), with nothing said about the reason for Sodom’s destruction. Even in the account of Sodom and Gomorrah’s destruction in Genesis 18:16–19:28, the reason given for the LORD’s judgment on the cities is not sexual sin:
Then the Lord said, “The cries of injustice from Sodom and Gomorrah are countless, and their sin is very serious! I will go down now to examine the cries of injustice that have reached me. Have they really done all this? If not, I want to know” (Gen 18:20-21).
The Hebrew word rendered “cries of injustice” in the CEB is za’aqah (sometimes spelled tsa’aqah)– typically used for the cry of the oppressed for help (for example, Exod 22:21-24). Indeed, the gang rape attempted by the men of Sodom does not represent anyone’s idea of consensual intimacy! This passage is about power and control through rape: the sexual humiliation of the stranger.
So too, in Ezekiel 16:49-50, we read:
This is the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were proud, had plenty to eat, and enjoyed peace and prosperity; but she didn’t help the poor and the needy. They became haughty and did detestable things in front of me, and I turned away from them as soon as I saw it.
Since the word rendered “detestable thing” here (Hebrew to’ebah) in used in Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 for male homosexuality (for more on those passages, see my earlier blog; we will discuss these verses and others next time), some have proposed that that is its meaning in Ezek 16:50 as well. However, in Ezekiel, where the term to’ebah appears 43 times, it nearly always refers to idolatry (for example, Ezek 6:9; for the concern for idolatry in Ezek 16, see 16:16-21). For Ezekiel, injustice to the poor and false worship together led to Sodom’s destruction.
The exception that proves the rule–the only passage in Scripture that relates the sin of Sodom to a sexual act–is Jude 6-7:
I remind you too of the angels who didn’t keep their position of authority but deserted their own home. The Lord has kept them in eternal chains in the underworld until the judgment of the great day. In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah and neighboring towns practiced immoral sexual relations and pursued other sexual urges. By undergoing the punishment of eternal fire, they serve as a warning.
Jude’s reference to “the angels who didn’t keep their position of authority but deserted their own home,” imprisoned “in eternal chains in the underworld,” alludes to a third-century BC Jewish apocalypse, “The Book of the Watchers,” preserved in 1 Enoch. The Watchers were angels, charged with caring for humanity, who instead gave humans forbidden knowledge, and had sex with human women. Out of these unions the Nephilim (Hebrew for “fallen ones”) were born: giants, monsters, and heroes of ancient times (see Gen 6:1-4). For their crimes, the Watchers were imprisoned until the final judgment (1 Enoch 10:4-14).
Jude says that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for acting “in the same way” as those angels–that is, for doing what the Watchers did. The CEB translates the Greek opiso sarkos heteras as “other sexual urges” (the NIV has “perversion”), but a more literal rendering would be “going after other [or “strange”] flesh” (see the KJV). The explicit comparison with the story of the Watchers makes plain what is meant by this odd expression. The men of Sodom lusted after angels, just as the angelic Watchers lusted after human women (for Jude’s concern about showing spiritual beings proper respect, see Jude 8-10).
I invite you to chase these passages yourself, and do your own study of them. But I honestly see no relevance of the Sodom texts to our contemporary conversation about LGBTQ women and men.
Distinguished Hebrew Bible scholar and preacher Ellen F. Davis writes,
I suppose every one of us would like to be an astonishing preacher–unlikely though that seems on a week-to-week basis. But the plain fact is that no preacher can ever be astonishing (in a positive sense!) unless she has first been astonished. And the only regular and fully reliable source of astonishment for the Christian preacher is the Scripture itself (Wondrous Depth: Preaching the Old Testament [Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2005], 2).
This is true, sisters and brothers, not just for preachers, but for all of us! God give us open ears, open hearts, and wide open eyes, so that we will not settle for what we already “know” that the Bible says, but will be willing, always, to look again–and to wait, confidently and eagerly, for God’s living Word to astonish us! | <urn:uuid:db5e8d85-f3fd-4e61-a905-cd813ab2caf8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://steventuell.net/how-to-read-the-bible-part-two-look-again/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.962873 | 2,359 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Tempest Innovator: Ross Forsyth of the National Weather Museum & Science Center
As a child, Ross Forsyth remembers his father (the late Doug Forsyth) collecting and storing rare and unusual weather instruments and artifacts in hopes of one day founding a weather museum. Today, Ross serves as Co-Executive Director of that Museum. Read on to learn more about how it got started, what kinds of exhibits the museum offers, and how to get the kids in your life interested in the weather.
Q: Can you talk about the origins of the Museum and where you see things going in the next 5 to 10 years?
A: The Museum has been a 501c3 since around 2007. We developed a phased approach to build it out. Phase one was a traveling museum, which is a 40-foot trailer that visits schools and STEM events all over the country. As we grew we acquired what we consider to be our centerpiece, a T28 storm-penetrating aircraft that was active up until 2013, flying research missions. We got that, and we needed a place to put it. So we found a building that had a large garage door that we could open up and get everything in there. We've slowly rebuilt that to showcase the progression of weather research, where technology has come, where it's going, and build a story around that. So that's where we are currently - phase two. Phase three involves a 5-10 year plan to get a fully architected, custom-built facility opened to the public.
Q: one of the exhibits at the museum is a farming robot. can you explain that a bit?
Oklahoma has 77 counties, and every county has a weather station. (You can go on mesonet.org to see your specific county.) We linked that data with a farming robot called FarmBot, which farms a raised bed of plants by using robotics camera vision and taking in data from the mesonet weather stations. That data helps determine whether the raised bed should get water. We collect water in a rain barrel, so if it's going to rain, the FarmBot determines, through the programming, if it should water, or even if a certain plant might need water. So we're trying to use that to teach not only farming and how dependent our food supply is on the weather, but also robotics and programming. The concept of water/don't water is very fundamental in computer programming, so it's a really fun, educational exhibit for a number of reasons.
National Weather Museum & Science Center Co-Executive Director Ross Forsyth discusses his favorite exhibits.
Q: how DO you get the exhibits and objects in the Museum? ARE MOST of them donations?
A lot of them are donated. For example, we have a donor with one of the biggest thermometer collections in the world, and he's gifting them to us over time. Someone else contacted me today about a 1960s weather balloon that their grandparents tracked down. I don't know the whole story yet, but it's why I love this job because people want to share their stories, and everyone seems to have a weather story of some kind. We joke because people always say, "What's going on with this weather??" You know, the classic conversation starter. But when people visit us, they really have a weather story to tell, and it's neat to hear people's experiences.
Q: How can people encourage kids in their lives to become a little bit more interested in STEM, particularly meteorology?
I think it starts with getting weather observation equipment, like the Tempest. That insight into what's going on outside can spark a lot of talk around the dinner table. Looking at what the temperature might be tomorrow, historical graphs, and interesting correlations, even just getting basic readings can spark that interest. And that's what we see a lot of at the Museum; teaching about the scientific method starts with having a little bit of data. So I really encourage everyone to either get a weather station or a simple thermometer or rain gauge. In our gift shop, we sell sling psychrometers, which are fun because you get to spin them around, but then looking at the chart and translating the data makes it tangible.
Q: starting a weather museum is a pretty unusual endeavor. growing up, was that something you were interested in or did you think of it as your dad's hobby?
A: My dad was very active in the weather communities here in Norman, Oklahoma, and in Washington DC. So occasionally people would ask if I was going to go into weather, but I really didn't have much desire to be in meteorology back then. So we never really linked up until I got out of school and started looking at software development, especially startups. He liked the weather part of it and showcasing that, and I am passionate about startups and getting things off the ground. A lot of people have come together to make his vision a reality. It was something that I don't think you ever see as a possibility when you're young. But looking back, it's clear that our interests brought us together and helped make this all real.
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10 sAfter this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. 2 And David said, “I will deal loyally1 with Hanun the son of tNahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the Ammonites. 3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, uat their hips, and sent them away. 5 When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.”
6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of vBeth-rehob, and wthe Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of xMaacah with 1,000 men, and the men of yTob, 12,000 men. 7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of zthe mighty men. 8 And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate, and wthe Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and ythe men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
9 When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. 10 The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites. 11 And he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12 aBe of good courage, and blet us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and cmay the Lord do what seems good to him.” 13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. 14 And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
15 But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond dthe Euphrates.2 They came to Helam, with eShobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. 17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to Helam. The Syrians arrayed themselves against David and fought with him. 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 700 chariots, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded fShobach the commander of their army, so that he died there. 19 And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel gand became subject to them. So the Syrians were afraid to save the Ammonites anymore.
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Overview of the Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
P.O. Box 4004
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702 – 4004
Reference Code: USGZE UHC249
Collection Number: University Historical Collection 249
Accession Number: 94-96 / 06-87
Creators: Clark, James Newman
Title: James Newman Clark Collection
Dates: 1867-1972 (bulk 1867-1928)
Quantity: 2 linear feet (2 record cartons)
Location of Collection: A10/1e
Languages: Collection materials are in English.
Summary: Personal and business papers of James Newman Clark, a farmer, taxidermist, and ornithologist in Meridean, Wisconsin. Also files relating to the donation and display of Clark’s collection at University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
James Newman Clark was born in 1842 and emigrated from New York to Wisconsin with his parents in 1849. In 1868, he bought a farm on the Chippewa River near Meridean / Meridian, Wisconsin. Clark’s varied economic ventures -- included fur trapping, harvesting maple syrup and honey, and growing ginseng, and goldenseal – made him a prosperous farmer. In 1886 he married Jennie Norrish, and together they raised a family of six children.
His diaries indicate that he was an interested bird watcher by the early 1880s. In the late 1880s, he began assembling taxidermy supplies and mounting birds both for himself and for collectors. Although he received no formal training in taxidermy, his mounts were considered to be exceptional and collectors were willing to pay well for them. His interest in ornithology is reflected both in his careful records about the specimens he collected and in his communications with ornithologists concerning correct identification of specimens. The seminal publication Birds of Wisconsin relied heavily on Clark’s notes, and Clark’s home served as an informal ornithological museum. After Clark’s death in 1928, his ornithology collection was donated to the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 1959. At UW – Eau Claire, Biology Professor David Crowe studied Clark’s work and curated the Clark specimen collection. The collection is currently on display in L.E. Phillips Hall Science Hall on the UW-Eau Claire campus.
The collection consists largely of the surviving personal papers of James Newman Clark, which include diaries, correspondence, account books, photographs, and miscellaneous publications. The collection also includes materials pertaining to the administration of Clark’s specimen collection at UW – Eau Claire and a faculty member’s research on Clark.
Acquisition Information: Donated to McIntyre Library Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire by David Crowe in 1993 and 2004.
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions: Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Preferred Citation: James Newman Clark Collection, 1867-1972. UHC249. Special Collections & Archives. McIntyre Library. University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.
Processing Note: Processed by Colleen McFarland in April 2006
Arrangement: By series
Clark, James Newman, 1842-1928 -- Diaries
Clark, James Newman, 1842-1928 – Correspondence
Crowe, David (David B.)
Birds -- Wisconsin
Ornithologists -- Wisconsin -- Dunn County
Ornithology -- Wisconsin -- History Farmers -- Wisconsin -- Dunn County
Geographical Terms: Chippewa River Valley (Wis.)
Detailed List of Contents
Series 1: Diaries
This series consists of handwritten diaries kept by James Newman Clark, documenting continuously nearly all of his adult life. Clark’s entries tend to be brief, describing daily activities, the weather, and some business transactions. Dates: 1867-1925
Extent: 1 linear foot (1 records carton)
Typed excepts from diaries
Series 2: Correspondence
This series contains incoming correspondence primarily regarding the identification and sale of ornithological and other biological specimens. Dates: 1889-1929
Extent: 0.5 linear feet (9 folders)
Series 3: Account Books and Collecting Notes
Various notebooks and ledgers comprise this series. Two account books documents financial transactions by individual and organization, while the farm account book provides financial information by crop produced. The remaining notes relate to Clark’s ornithological work and include records of his taxidermy collection. Dates: 1890-1928
Extent: 0.25 linear feet (4 folders)
First arrivals of migratory birds
Notes on collections
Series 4: Miscellaneous
Photographs, information on the display of Clark’s collection at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, David Crowe’s research file on Clark, miscellaneous publications, and newspaper clippings are housed in this series Dates: 1897-1925
Extent: 0.25 linear feet (6 folders)
David Crowe materials
Lists of specimens
Photographs of Clark
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Swimming is considered as one of the healthiest exercise. Imagine, floating through the water like a fish. Plus, swimming as an activity involves work from a lot of muscles. Your hip, back, chest, calf and arms are the main muscles used in swimming. Various researches have proven that swimming helps in the complete development of a human body. There is a harmonious development of the body muscles.
Here, in this article, you will be acquainted with the muscle movement that is involved in swimming and some of the tips and tricks and some exercises that will help you strengthen the muscles.
What Should You Wear During The Swimming Workouts
If you just begin to swim, improve the swimming by investing your money in the following swimsuits and accessories.
- Extra layer of swimsuits
- Swim shorts both women and men’s swim shorts
- Nose Plug(optional)
- Swim Cap
Swimming Workout To Strengthen Your Muscles
Middle Back Muscles: Middle back muscles are used to push the water, to your back so that you can swim through the current of the water. When both your hands are joined together, near the chest, the middle back muscles are affected. They are also known as latissimus dorsi.
The best way to strengthen middle back muscles is by following some pull up and push up exercises. The arms will be strengthened from the arm joint. Simply, attach a bar at a height at your home and try lifting yourself up. The easiest way, to build some muscle power at home.
Working On The Triceps: Tricep muscles are used in pushing the water back so that you can freely pull an entire stroke, by giving in the strength from your hips as well. The triceps muscles help you out in different swimming styles such as backstroke, freestyle etc.
Triceps muscles are built and strengthened by performing a particular exercise done by holding weights in your arms. Just hold the bar weights and then pull them upwards, till your elbow. Complete the rounds according to your exercise routine and strengthen the triceps.
Chest Muscles: Chest muscles are also known as pectoral muscles. If your chest is strong, you can bring instability in your movement. After a lot of practice, you will be able to swim without putting in much effort and strength in your strokes.
In order to strengthen your chest muscles, you can inject in breach press exercise in your exercise regime. All you need to do is lay down on the bench, with your feet touching the floor. Hold a bar of weights, and push it upwards, then back. Repeat this exercise according to the exercise routine and you will be able to notice remarkable changes.
Building Those Abs: Out of all the muscles used in training, this strengthening this abs is more important. Abs help in strengthening the core of your body. The core is basically the belly area. With a strong core, you will be able to float easily in the water, against the current of the water. Your strokes will be neat and a lot of propulsion won’t be created.
To bring in some stability in your core muscles, you can try out home exercises without a gym in equipment and weights. The most common ones are push-ups, Russian twist, sit-ups, and planks. While doing exercises like Russian twist and push-ups, make sure that your chest is above the ground. Just elevate a little bit. Plus, when you are carrying out these exercises, notice any stress on the core of the body. When there is stress on the core, that means that the exercises are effectively working out for you.
Thigh Muscles: The thigh muscles help you push water so that your strokes are strong and can efficiently work through the water. Thigh muscles give you the strength to use your legs efficiently so that you can start off in a better way. They are also known as quadriceps. They are not majorly involved in the building of muscles, but they play a minor yet important role.
In order to bring in some control in your quadriceps, you can do some exercises such as glute bridges, leg raise etc. These exercises will add in weight on your thigh muscles. You can try leg raises in a plank position or you can lie down on your back and try leg raises, whatever feels comfortable to you.
Building Your Back: Your back muscles are involved in the swimming activity majorly. When you are swimming, you do strokes and your arm goes to and fro. This way you are using your shoulder blades continuously. By strengthening the back, the arm rotation stabilizes and the free strokes and back strokes can be performed in an efficient way.
For this purpose, try the back strengthening exercises. In this exercise, you will have two bars to be held by both the hands. They need to be pushed back and then you need to come back to the forward position.
Hip And Calf Muscles: While stroking through the water, the push from the hips, gives you the forward momentum. The calf muscles also play an important role as they help in strengthening the legs so that the forward momentum can be created easily.
If you want to work on your hip and calf muscles, it is best to get involved in some kicking activity or try out bicycling. The reason behind this is that the force falls on the legs and you work on them to strengthen your calf muscles and hip muscles.
When you are working out in order to become a pro in the swimming world, you need to curate a regime wherein you can calculate and build an entire regime focusing the parts that require the utmost focus and parts that need minor exercises. There is is a need to focus on your diet and keep on trying different exercises. Swimming involves a complete development of the entire body from head to toe. You need to keep a check on your calorie intake and protein intake.
In a nutshell, swimming will help you out in building those muscles and will make you fit and healthy. So fitting all the muscles used in swimming is necessary. From back muscles to chest, to hips and leg muscles, there is a balance between the entire body. Dwell in other activities as well such as playing sports like badminton, squash or trying out running etc. | <urn:uuid:401a03f1-82ac-46ce-b444-dca904383858> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.livealittlelonger.com/muscles-used-in-swimming/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.963632 | 1,291 | 2.6875 | 3 |
All The Information You Need About Web Hosting
Many small online businesses tend to choose cheaper web hosting providers in order to keep costs lower. That said, being overly price-sensitive when it comes to choosing web hosting can actually lose a business money in the long run. Keep reading to find good web hosting tips for your website.
Dedicated or shared hosting, which one is right for you? Shared hostin provides limited resources and is probably not the right choice, if you experience a high volume of traffic and a fairly complicated site. The bigger your site, or your plans, the more you should consider dedicated hosting.
Select a web hosting provider that has a record of few outages and downtime. Companies that have many outages, but make excuses for each outage are not reliable, as they have obviously not made any plans to prevent or shorten lengthy outages. Constant outages show that they’re unprofessional, so don’t join one of these.
When trying to choose a web host, choose a provider that is located where your target audience lives. If your target is the UK, make sure the host provider has its data center established in the UK too.
A lot of web hosting services will make you back up your own information. A regular back-up procedure is essential, not only so that you comply with the terms of your contract, but so that your data is safe in the event of an unforeseen issue. In case your website or host goes awry, you have all of your data secure and poised for quick relaunch.
As you shop for web hosting service, look for providers that offer a variety of site analytical tools and traffic monitoring. Add an automatic counter to the site so that you have something to compare with the numbers your host provides you. You can use this data to tailor your website to your visitor’s browsing needs.
One way to save money on website operating costs is to find a free web hosting service. The drawbacks to this kind of hosting includes limited server space, and ads being placed on your site. If you want your site to look professional, though, stay away from free web hosting.
When looking for a host, research online aside from reading their promotional ads. Search for customer reviews of the host offered by independent websites to get a better idea of how good the host actually is. Reviews by customers will be the best reviews, as they will truly describe the quality of the web host.
Check around to see what the past and present customers of your potential web hosts are saying. When you are able to get information and have your questions answered you are better prepared to make a good decision. Also, after you have had these discussions, you will feel much more confident about the company. There’s nothing like picking the brains of current customers for useful information about a company.
You will want to check on the reputation of a web hosting company. This is important. Check out a few user reviews and you will quickly find that there are some web hosts that have a stronger reputation than others. Companies that use minimal effort, or don’t live up to the “hype,” can also be recognized.
Do not be cheap if you are finding a web host. Keep in mind that, as a small business owner, it is imperative that your website is accessible to prospective customers. If not, you could face cash flow problems that would affect your ability to pay bills and stay financial sound. Utilize the tips from the above article in order to help prevent you from making typical mistakes other owners have made when selecting a hosting service.
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Organizations discover many benefits when making the move to managed IT services, especially within voice communication. The infrastructure design of successful business nearly always includes a unified communications system, which can include messaging capabilities, videoconferencing and voice capabilities like IP telephony.
Such a system can be very beneficial for businesses in all industries, as a service provider installs and optimizes the technology. Unified communications solutions that include an IP telephony system offer a flexibility and scalability unfounded with traditional voice services. As one service provider pointed out, businesses are able to add additional users very easily, as a standard computer has the capability to handle a number of phone lines and extensions at once. Struggling to ensure new employees have phone access is a thing of the past with IP telephony.
Additionally, with an IP telephony system, employees are free to move around the premises as they please while still remaining connected to the system as they can access it from any location with an Internet connection.
Furthermore, businesses with this technology consistently report increased productivity and and collaboration among employees. Mobile applications make it easy for workers to remain connected when operating away from the office.
Cost of IP telephony
A driving factor for many businesses to adopt a voice application is the cost benefits incurred. An IP telephony arrangement can eliminate the need for traditional landline hardware, as this technology connects directly to digital configurations. This software-based system also offers more features than a traditional phone service, including auto attendant, voicemail to email functionality and advanced reporting, among others.
Mark Flexman, Bournemouth University IT infrastructure group manager, told Computer Weekly that when the institution upgraded their communication network to an IP telephony system, they saw three main cost cutting benefits. Flexman said the university saved a substantial amount as the system could support a wider range of services, and needed less cabling than the previous system. The IP telephony upgrade also enabled the institution to employ the new technology without raising management costs.
An IP telephony system can also allow a company to utilize their resources in other ways. An employee that normally deals with the management and maintenance of a traditional hardware-based system can now put their effort and energy toward other other important business functions.
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Did you know 25 countries were originally asked to take Christians rescued by the Nazarene Fund---and 11 immediately refused? One of them was the United States of America.
Only one country---Slovakia---had the courage and compassion to help. Until now.
If you attended Glenn Beck Presents: Christmas Cheer! on Saturday then you were among the first to learn that another country has stepped up to offer assistance.
"I will tell you tonight---you're the first to know---I've told you that there's another country that is interested if this went well . . . and England just called."
After seeing the success of the first rescue mission a few weeks ago, England has now joined Slovakia to offer a new life to Christians escaping persecution in the Middle East.
If you're interested in helping this noble and worthy cause, learn more and make a donation to the Nazarene Fund.
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In the latest installment of his “Coronavirus” series of episodes, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver discussed the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. Oliver focused specifically on how the crisis has been exacerbated by COVID-19, particularly for those who are facing eviction. As with his other Coronavirus-themed episodes, this one, unfortunately, is quite bleak.
In the episode above, Oliver talks about how evictions have risen since the lockdowns imposed in response to COVID-19 were mandated. He notes “the coronavirus crisis could… soon turn into a full-blown homelessness crisis” at the top of the episode. Adding, “It’s hard to even fathom, something already so bad transforming into something else so appalling.”
Oliver highlights the fact that while there is supposedly a comprehensive, federal plan in place to deal with pandemic-related evictions, it only aims to pause the evictions themselves, not the rent money that’s due by tenants. This, of course, results in people—disproportionately those of color—being saddled with extra debt.
About 50,000 low-income families in L.A. could get rental assistance via a program passed by the City Council today.— Liam Dillon (@dillonliam) June 23, 2020
It's the largest such effort approved by a city nationwide in the wake of the pandemic, but still far short of the potential need https://t.co/pOMG3UEwy1
It’s not all bad news when it comes to the housing crisis, however. Oliver notes that some states, and even a few landlords themselves, are stepping in to help renters when and where they can. Indeed many states have passed rental assistance programs: one recently passed by the Los Angeles City Council, for example, will deliver $100 million in cash assistance to 50,000 low-income families.
Although the help they offer is demonstrably too little and too late in most cases. The result of this, Oliver notes, is a call for drastic rent strikes. Immediately below, for example, is a video of a rent strike that recently took place in New York.
New Yorkers taking to the streets to demand a halt to evictions, and temporary cancellation of rent.— Stephen Punwasi 🌋 🚀 (@StephenPunwasi) June 22, 2020
Most people don’t realize this, but once places that halted evictions resume, mass evictions are expected without rent cancellation. #CancelRent pic.twitter.com/9U4Iz6ID8B
“[W]hile there are clearly no perfect options here, the very worst thing we could do right now, is nothing,” Oliver says as he wraps up the episode. He adds that “every day we fail to act is a day that we’re compounding another future crisis for millions of vulnerable renters and their communities.”
What do you think about this Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episode covering the affordable housing crisis and how it’s been impacted by COVID-19? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” (Numbers 23:19)
I am often asked, when discussing religion, if I take the Bible literally. People intend different things by this question, and a terse answer may not always hit the mark. In fact, even the definition of “literally” may be somewhat controversial, so I find it best to use the question as an opportunity to explore the matter further.
I believe that God has spoken (indeed, is speaking) to us, through the Bible. As the word says, “all scripture is God-breathed.” This itself is a stunning declaration. The timeless, almighty, transcendent God has spoken to us little humans, in human language!
Christians call the Bible “God’s word,” acknowledging that he speaks and that, moreover, he speaks truth. If the Bible is true, then it follows that I should take it exactly as it intends to be taken. Another way to say this is that, of course I ought to take it literally, which includes accounting for style, genre, and context.
For example, when I am asked this question, I like to go straight to the gospel: I believe that Jesus was literally born of a virgin, that he actually performed miracles, that he really died on a cross, and truly rose again the third day and ascended to heaven.
The early Christians took the gospel literally in this way. The Apostles’ Creed, for example, does not merely state abstract theological truths, but grounds the faith in real historical events. “I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again;” etc.
On the other hand, the Bible contains plenty of figurative language and symbolism. What do you do with a passage like this?
“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” (Revelation 13:1)
Revelation contains John’s prophecy of “things which much shortly come to pass,” so should John’s early listeners have expected a literal seven-headed ten-horned beast to rise out of the sea? The answer, in this case, is actually not that complicated. The Bible itself tells us to interpret John’s visions here as symbols. When the book of Revelation begins, it specifies that the prophecy was signified (“the meaning or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from the physical form in which it is expressed,” Oxford English Dictionary).
Therefore, taking the Bible literally in this example means believing that John literally saw a vision of a seven-headed beast and that the vision actually and truly symbolized a reality that God intended to convey using the symbol. To expect a physical seven-headed beast, in this case, is actually not taking the text as it is written.
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Stalking is defined as a set of intentional behaviors that involves the repeated harassment of another person. Out of context these actions may appear non-threatening, but they cause the victim to feel fear or emotional discomfort. The conduct can be as varied as the stalker’s imagination and ability to take actions that harass, frighten, threaten, and/or force himself or herself into the life of the survivor. Some common behaviors include persistent unwanted phone calls; driving by home, work, or school; showing up unexpectedly at places frequented by the victim; manipulative behavior, such as threatening suicide in order to get a response; sending letters, e-mail, instant messages, graffiti, or gifts, either romantic (flowers, jewelry) or bizarre (inappropriate personal items, dead animals, violent or disturbing images); and making threats to the victim or the victim’s friends or family.
Stalking was not officially identified before 1990, when legislation was first enacted to address the issue. In 1998, the National Violence Against Women Survey was the first nationwide study of the prevalence of stalking in the United States. This study of 8,000 women and 8,000 men found that 6% of men and 12% of women experienced some kind of stalking victimization in their lifetime that incited a fearful reaction. Prevalence rates among teens and young adults have been found to be much higher than adults, with approximately one third of the former group reporting some stalking victimization.
According to many state laws, in order for a behavior to be considered stalking it must be such that it would cause a reasonable person to feel afraid. The victim, therefore, must be able to prove not only that the behavior occurred, but also that it would cause a reasonable person to feel afraid. This latter requirement is often difficult to prove and results in low arrest and prosecution rates.
More recent theoretical definitions have included obsessive intrusions and other unwanted pursuit behaviors. These definitions include harassing behaviors that range from irritating but legal behaviors, such as repeatedly calling or sending letters, to behaviors that meet the criminal definition of stalking, including threats of harm. Stalking and harassment behaviors are placed on a continuum from normal courtship to violent, obsessive behaviors. This harassment typically occurs either when an individual is pursuing a new romantic partner or after the end of a relationship. For this reason, for some, stalking may not be due to a psychiatric disorder, but instead to a skewed perception of what is acceptable behavior.
Studies that use definitions that include obsessive following and harassment find stalking to be even more prevalent than those that use legal definitions. It is estimated that 62% of young adults report being victimized by stalking behaviors after the end of an intimate relationship. Thirteen percent of college women have reported being stalked in the previous month. Other research finds that nearly all young adults (119 of 120 subjects) reported perpetrating at least one unwanted pursuit behavior after experiencing the breakup of a relationship. This indicates that it is likely that the majority of stalking behaviors do not meet the legal definitions.
Research has indicated that most stalking is perpetrated by males against females. However, due to the definitional requirement that the survivor must feel afraid in order for the behavior to be considered stalking, incidents of males being stalked may be underreported. Due to gender role socialization, males may be less likely to feel or report fear. Some research has indicated that when prevalence is measured based on behaviors alone and not reported fear, males are stalked about as frequently as females.
Causes of Stalking
Psychological disorders are the most common explanation of stalking behavior. Three types of stalkers were identified based on psychiatric definitions. One type is ertomanic in which the perpetrator has delusions of being loved by the victim, even if he or she does not know or has never spoken to the victim. The love obsessional stalker is characterized by fanatic, delusional love of the victim, but not necessarily the belief that love is reciprocated. Finally, the simple obsessional stalker is one who has had a previous relationship with the victim. The simple obsessional classification is also referred to as borderline ertomania in which the stalker does not have delusions of being loved, but instead acts out of narcissistic rage. Stalking by those with psychiatric disorders are the most highly publicized, but also the least common.
Aside from mental health, the most common explanations focus on attachment in infancy as predisposing one to engage in stalking behavior. These theories indicate that infants who do not develop a secure attachment to a caregiver will be unable to develop healthy relationships in adulthood. Those with an insecure attachment will be constantly seeking intimacy, but will feel unworthy due to low self-esteem. It has been hypothesized that this need leads to stalking perpetration. This behavior is believed to be reinforced by the intermittent attention received from the survivor.
Some research has indicated that the causes of stalking are quite similar to domestic violence and sexual assault. The perpetrator acts out of a desire to control or harm another individual. Rejection, anger, resentment, and shame may fuel decisions to stalk. In many cases, stalking is part of or occurs at the end of an abusive intimate relationship.
Impact on Survivors
The impact of stalking victimization is similar to other forms of interpersonal violence. Due to the ongoing and unexpected nature of stalking, survivors report high levels of anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. In addition, the stalking survivor may experience negative mood or depression, difficulty in developing trust and intimacy, and feelings of self-blame. Although the legal system is an important avenue for intervention with survivors, most cases are never prosecuted because they do not meet the legal definitions or are difficult to prove. Research also indicates that survivors of stalking are under-served by counseling services, particularly those who are stalked by an individual who has not previously been an abusive partner. This lack of service may increase the survivor’s feelings of isolation and hopelessness, thus exacerbating the mental health and relational outcomes.
- Davis, K. E., Frieze, I. H., & Maiuro, R. D. (Eds.). (2001). Stalking: Perspectives on victims and perpetrators. New York: Springer.
- Morewitz, S. (2003). Stalking and violence: New patterns of trauma and obsession. New York: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum.
- Tjaden, P., & Thoennes, N. (1998). Stalking in America: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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May 11, 2018
Video of Moving Discs Reconstructed from Rat Retinal Neuron Signals
Accuracy of reconstruction is higher for methods that can ignore spontaneous neural signals
Using machine-learning techniques, a research team has reconstructed a short movie of small, randomly moving discs from signals produced by rat retinal neurons. Vicente Botella-Soler of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and colleagues present this work in PLOS Computational Biology.
Neurons in the mammalian retina transform light patterns into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain. Reconstructing light patterns from neuron signals, a process known as decoding, can help reveal what kind of information these signals carry. However, most decoding efforts to date have used simple stimuli and have relied on small numbers (fewer than 50) of retinal neurons.
In the new study, Botella-Soler and colleagues examined a small patch of about 100 neurons taken from the retina of a rat. They recorded the electrical signals produced by each neuron in response to short movies of small discs moving in a complex, random pattern. The researchers used various regression methods to compare their ability to reconstruct a movie one frame at a time, pixel by pixel.
The research team found that a mathematically simple linear decoder produced an accurate reconstruction of the movie. However, nonlinear methods reconstructed the movie more accurately, and two very different nonlinear methods, neural nets and kernelized decoders, performed similarly well.
Unlike linear decoders, the researchers demonstrated that nonlinear methods were sensitive to each neuron signal in the context of previous signals from the same neuron. The researchers hypothesized that this history dependence enabled the nonlinear decoders to ignore spontaneous neuron signals that do not correspond to an actual stimulus, while a linear decoder might “hallucinate” stimuli in response to such spontaneously generated neural activity.
These findings could pave the way to improved decoding methods and better understanding of what different types of retinal neurons do and why they are needed. As a next step, Botella-Soler and colleagues will investigate how well decoders trained on a new class of synthetic stimuli might generalize to both simpler as well as naturally complex stimuli.
“I hope that our work showcases that with sufficient attention to experimental design and computational exploration, it is possible to open the box of modern statistical and machine learning methods and actually interpret which features in the data give rise to their extra predictive power,” says study senior author Gasper Tkacik. “This is the path to not only reporting better quantitative performance, but also extracting new insights and testable hypotheses about biological systems.”
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Designed to turn scaffolding into giant canvases, the system uses a formation of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to create artworks on blank surfaces. Each drone carries its own tank of paint, and uses CMYK colours to replicate the traditional printing process.
The robots are managed remotely, with their positions individually tracked, and are able to recreate any artwork submitted to a mobile app.
"We are keen to explore their artistic use, particularly as a way to engage with the built environment," Ratti told Dezeen. "What we call 'phygital graffiti' is the idea of leveraging drones and, more in general, digital technologies to create participatory works of public art."
The designer's office, Carlo Ratti Associati, has worked on several projects incorporating drones, including using them to act as a personal tour guide for visitors to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus. In the past, Ratti also suggested that robots could be used to help eliminate disease in cities.
Two Paint By Drone pieces are planned for this year in Berlin and Turin, which will see scaffold sheeting in the cities covered in a giant artwork created by the system.
Details are yet to be finalised, but the artwork could be created by an artist first and coloured in by drones – controlled by an app, so that people can choose their own piece of the canvas to paint. There's also the potential for passers-by to draw their own designs, which will be recreated by the robots.
The system is still in development, but Ratti hopes to be able to eventually use it on any vertical surface.
"Imagine how this could make the realisation of works of public art both easier and safer, in urban contexts as well as the infrastructure level – for example alongside highways, within railway galleries, on bridges and viaducts," he said.
The designer, who teaches at MIT and directs its Senseable City Lab, is the founder of architecture firm Carlo Ratti Associati. The company has worked on a wide range of projects, from a retreat in the Himalayan mountains, to the "world's first Internet of Things sofa".
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Written by Agriland Team
A farmer in Ashburton, New Zealand has achieved the highest wheat yield in the World for the second time.
Eric Watson produced a wheat crop yielding 17.398t/ha (6.93t/ac) last February. He had previously beaten the Guinness World Record in 2017 when he produced a wheat crop yielding 16.791t/ha.
To put things into perspective, average irrigated wheat yields in New Zealand usually come in at around 12t/ha.
Ireland is known for its ability to achieve high wheat yields. In 2019, winter wheat yields across the country averaged 10.10t/ha (4.08t/ac), while spring wheat yielded 8.30t/ha (3.36t/ac).
Commenting on the achievement Eric Watson stated: “We are very proud to have achieved such a result. The Guinness World Record is a nice recognition of our hard work and new innovations we’ve put in place. While we were thrilled with the record result in 2017, we saw ways in which we could make improvements and
achieve an even higher yield.”
By trying new cultivars, switching to liquid nitrogen and monitoring plant health more regularly we were able to achieve another incredible result.
“Because of the high wheat yields we can grow on our farm we are pleased if we see yields increase year-on-year by 100-200kg/ha. So to beat my last crop by almost 600kg/ha exceeded even my hopes,” Watson commented.
Eric Watson and David Weith in the crop of Kerrin wheat
The crop of Kerrin wheat was planted in April 2019 and was harvested on February 17, 2020. The crop was grown for animal feed.
Along the way Eric worked with Bayer Crop Science. David Weith is a Bayer regional manager for mid and south Canterbury and said: “Bayer is focused on improving crop yields through developing innovative products and crop management solutions. Our aim is to assist New Zealand to sustainably become the highest yield-producing country in the world.”
The crop of Kerrin wheat on Eric Watson’s farm
The record attempt was a team partnership and Eric was helped to achieve this result with PGG Wrightson Rural Supplies, Yara Fertilisers, SGS, Davis Ogilvie and Hill Laboratories, all working alongside Bayer Crop Science.
Some of the key facts about the world record are outlined below.
Some key facts about the World Record:
- Location – Paddock 15, Wakanui, Canterbury, New Zealand;
- Yield – 17.398 tonnes/ha (6.93 t/ac or 258.70 bu/ac);
- New Zealand farmers harvest approximately 400,000t of wheat each year (Foundation for Arable Research);
- Wheat is used to produce high-quality ingredients for the food industry in New Zealand and contributes to millions of dollars in export revenue.
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The second review meeting of the European project ION4RAW was held on June 15, corresponding to month 36 of development. The project aims to develop a new and sustainable metallurgical process, aimed at the recovery of mineral by-products of interest through the use of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES), ionic liquids that allow the leaching of metal ions.
During the meeting, the partners showed the progress made in the different tasks of the project. Lurederra presented its progress in the main activities in which it has worked, such as the valorisation of solid waste and the reuse of DES. In this sense, Lurederra has managed to develop a high-performance filtering system that is easily scalable and adaptable to different types of DES, which allows the separation of undissolved solids during DES leaching. In this way it is possible, on the one hand, to continue with the recovery process of metals of interest from the DES and, on the other hand, the reuse of the solids.
For the recovery of solids, a high-performance cleaning method has been developed that has allowed their incorporation into mortars. The mortars resulting from the incorporation of the undissolved solids were characterized in their mechanical properties, highlighting the good integration of the solids in the mortar formulation and the improvement observed in the flexural strength made in Lurederra in the Instron equipment.
On the other hand, work has been done on chemical pathways for the recovery of metals dissolved in DES after leaching. For this, various ways have been studied with which the extraction or decantation of the same has been achieved. In this way, during the coming months, the possible combination of these routes will be studied which, together with the electrochemical route that is also being developed in the project, allows the recovery of the metals of interest and also eliminates the greatest amount of metals possible for the future reuse of the DES. | <urn:uuid:43e9a605-8e52-4b8c-a09d-818328069b07> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lurederra.es/en/recovery-and-revaluation-steadily-heading-in-ion4raw/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.962243 | 401 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Eni Listed in Human Rights Index of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Eni confirms its leadership in designing an effective approach to human rights, ranking in the top 4% among the 200 companies assessed by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB).
The CHRB is a public benchmark that assess companies’ human rights performances. It compares the world’s largest companies in the mining, agriculture, clothing and ICT sectors, by taking into account their policies, governance structure and work processes to evaluate their approach to human rights, as well as their way to respond to allegations of violation.
“This encouraging result reflects Eni’s progress and constant commitment to the protection and respect for human rights in every area and at all corporate levels”, said Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s Chief Executive Officer. He added that: “The integration of respect for human rights in all our activities is a constantly evolving process that, starting from the company’s top management, involves Eni’s 30,000 people in 67 countries around the world, and includes our partners and suppliers, as well as the local communities that host us.”
Human rights are part of the regulatory system of Eni, which has adopted its own Declaration on Respect for Human Rights. In addition, Eni has integrated human rights into its main policies, and the company’s governance structure and processes have been designed to reflect the centrality of human rights.
Eni’s approach to human rights is also a key element of the new corporate mission, which underlines Eni’s values regarding climate, environment, access to energy, cooperation and partnerships for development and the respect for human dignity and human rights. The mission, which is inspired by the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), strengthens the principles that underpin the company’s business model. A model that focuses on long-term investments — in both business and social terms – by going beyond short-term profit objectives, and that guides the integration of sustainability into all business activities.
Eni’s progress is also highlighted by the improvement in the score obtained in the three editions of the CHRB. Eni is among the companies that have increased their score most since the first edition in 2017. In 2019, the company’s total score improved in all the six categories used for the analysis. In addition, in 2019, Eni was also the best performer in the “Company Human Rights Practices” section, which assesses the factors and processes that enable the respect for human rights and the prevention and mitigation of risks and impacts on human rights. | <urn:uuid:a05801f2-ce6f-4be1-9640-740e419a0662> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://oilandgaspress.com/oil-and-gas-news/eni-listed-in-human-rights-index-of-the-corporate-human-rights-benchmark/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.953791 | 545 | 1.734375 | 2 |
The nucleolus may undergo disassembly either reversibly during mitosis, or irreversibly in apoptosis, thus allowing the redistribution of the nucleolar proteins. We investigated here by immunocytochemistry the fate of three representative proteins, namely phosphorylated c-Myc, fibrillarin and Ki-67, and found that they behave independently in both processes: they relocate in distinct compartments during mitosis, whereas during apoptosis they may either be cleaved (Ki-67) or be extruded into the cytoplasm with a different kinetics and following an ordered, non chaotic program. The separation of these nucleolar proteins which occurs in early apoptotic nuclei continues also in the cytoplasm, and culminates in the final formation of apoptotic blebs containing different nucleolar proteins: this evidence confirms that the apoptotic bodies may be variable in size, content and surface reactivity, and include heterogeneous aggregates of nuclear proteins and/or nucleic acids.
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|Journal||European journal of histochemistry : EJH|
|Publication status||Published - Oct 2006|
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- Cell Biology
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Energy efficiency and demand response - two sides of the same coin?
To accommodate the increasing share of intermittent renewable energy, options need to be evaluated to maintain a profitable, secure and sustainable energy supply. Besides energy efficiency (EE) as ""first fuel"", adapting demand to meet the variable supply needs to be evaluated. We focus on concepts of energy efficiency and load flexibility (further: demand response; DR) and compare the two types of measures with respect to the diffusion of actions taken and possible drivers and barriers affecting uptake, we derive recommendations to promote the measures more effectively and synergistically. We analyse the results of a survey of more than 1500 service sector companies in Germany and supplement the results with research on German policies promoting energy efficiency and how these could also promote DR. We use logistic regression models to assess and compare influencing factors. Energy efficiency measures are much more prevalent than demand response measures, while most of the influencing factors for both are comparable. More information and standardisation will be needed to tap the demand response potential. We assume that the successful instruments and policies for energy efficiency could also be applied to foster demand response. Especially, instruments such as Energy Efficiency Networks could be redesigned to include demand response. The same holds for other established, effective regulatory instruments like energy audits, which could be enhanced by adding demand response. Although energy efficiency and demand response measures might counteract in specific cases, promoting DR measures can to a large extent built synergistically on existing energy efficiency policy. | <urn:uuid:08b4b645-ce9a-43e0-9234-1a7e05ea92e2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/260255 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.928947 | 322 | 2 | 2 |
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Revelation, Prophesying, Predictions of the Servants of God, Etc.
It is a common saying with us, that the Lord has set his hand to build up his kingdom; but, notwithstanding, it is a true and a very interesting one. Let us turn our minds which way we will, as men of God, as Elders in Israel, if we enjoy any portion of the Spirit of the Lord, we cannot help seeing the hand of the Lord in his works in
these mountains and in the earth. It is a difficult matter, many times, for men of the world to understand the literal fulfillment of revelation; in fact, some of our leading men, men of wisdom, men who have enjoyed a good portion of the Spirit of the Lord—it has been difficult for them to understand the fulfillment of prophecy. In conversation with
persons with regard to the affairs of our nation, I remember President Young telling them that there would be a division in our nation between the North and South. “But,” said they, “that cannot be; the stability of our government is of too durable a nature to even permit of any such thing.” This is the way that our leading men felt before the rebellion; this is the way, as a general thing, that leading men feel today. They cannot comprehend, it is not in their hearts to believe in the fulfillment of prophecy; they cannot understand how it is that any power or wisdom that God can exercise, can bring to pass the prophecies that remain to be fulfilled. We had examples of this, as I have said. But the crisis came; a four years' war was waged, which laid in the grave a million and a half of the strength of our nation, and, as I have often said, and which I believe is true, cost them a debt which they will never live to pay. They could not comprehend this until it was over. It is so with our nation today; they cannot comprehend, notwithstanding the mighty evidence that is rolling before them like the waves of the sea, one event after another in their fulfillment; but they cannot realize how the Lord can make use of the elements known to mankind to bring about the destruction of a nation like ours. When Brother John Morgan was speaking, I was reminded of a certain spirit that arose in the hearts of men a few years ago, incited through the oppression of capital against labor. A few men rose up in Pittsburgh and other places in Pennsylvania, and in three days destroyed some twenty million dollars worth of railroad property. When this element once rises, what power has law, what power have the officers of the law or the government to
control it? It cannot be controlled by human power. As Latter-day Saints, we can in a measure understand, when we come to reflect that God rules and overrules and can do anything he has a mind to with regard to the fulfillment of these events. I believe the Bible; I believe the Book of Mormon; I believe the Doctrine and Covenants, and I believe that the predictions they contain will in their fulfillment roll upon our heads, and upon the heads of this nation, and upon the heads of the people of Zion, and the judgment of God, that have been proclaimed in the hearing of the people for the last fifty years, through the mouth of Joseph Smith and of Brigham Young and the apostles and the elders of Israel, by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost—not one jot or tittle of what has been declared will fall to the ground unfulfilled, and the Latter-day Saints ought to be prepared for them. I know many of these things look dark when men look upon them with the natural vision, and as a consequence doubt and unbelief follow; but when you look upon them with your mind enlightened by the Spirit of God, the spirit of inspiration and revelation, we then are able to understand them, and how easy it is for God to bring to pass the predictions of his servants.
The Lord, in a revelation given to Orson Hyde and William McClellan in the early days of the Church, in sending them out to preach the Gospel, told them that when they preached they should speak as they were moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and that if they did not have the Holy Spirit to direct them, they were told not to teach. “And,” said the Lord, “when you do speak as you are moved upon by the Holy Ghost, your words are the words of
God, they are scripture, and they are the mind of the Lord to the people.” (Sec. 68.) Many have an idea that it is something very strange for men nowadays to have revelation, and that nobody should have revelation excepting Brother Taylor. Here, my brethren and sisters, you are upholding the quorum of the Twelve twice a year in General Conference, besides doing so at your quarterly conference, as prophets, seers and revelators, and you pray for them twice a day, and perhaps oftener, and should it be anything very strange if they should receive a revelation? How strange, indeed! There are in this Church some six thousand seventies, and four thousand high priests, and four thousand elders, who hold the Melchizedek priesthood, which is after the order of the Son of God, besides many thousands of priests holding the Aaronic priesthood, and I would like to ask, if it was wrong to desire revelation? What business have we with this priesthood, if we have not power to receive revelation? What is the priesthood given for? If we do not have revelation, it is because we do not live as we should live, because we do not magnify our priesthood as we ought to; if we did we would not be without revelation, none would be barren or unfruitful. We have one man who holds the keys of the kingdom of God upon the earth, and it is his business to give the word of the Lord for the guidance of the Church. But here we have apostles and men of God, holding the holy priesthood, acting in behalf of the Church in different parts of this Territory, and also in different parts of the earth; and we have men, say, acting as Church agents in Europe, part of whose business it is to charter ships for the transit across the ocean of tens of
thousands of the people of God; is it the right of such men to have revelation from the Lord to guide them in their operations? Yes, it is; and no man should undertake to act in positions affecting the interests of Zion, unless he lives so as to be guided and directed by revelations of God. And every man who presides over a temple should live day by day in the revelations of Jesus Christ. And every seventy, and every high priest, and every man bearing the holy priesthood should live in that way to get revelation to guide and direct him in his labors. This idea that no man has any right to call upon God and receive revelation is wrong, and it has been wrong wherever it has existed in any age of the world. As was said of old, when a complaint was made concerning certain of the elders prophesying in the Camp of Israel, so say I: “I would to God that all were prophets;” because the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus.
With regard to prophesying, I wish to say, that we have a great many times the revelations of God given unto us through his spirit, when we do not comprehend what revelation is. How many of you have had the still small voice of the spirit whisper things to you, and when you have followed the dictations of that spirit it has become in you a principle of revelation. I would not be here today if I had not listened to the whisperings of that still small voice which has guided me in my journeyings; I never could have passed through the dangerous scenes and incidents of my life had I not followed the whisperings of the spirit of the Lord to me. And with regard to our preaching I will say, that as apostles of God and as men appointed to lead and guide Israel, we have a great
many things presented to our minds that at the time appear to be beyond our comprehension. Brother Heber C. Kimball, for instance, was a natural prophet; he would at times give utterance to things when preaching under the influence of the holy Spirit that would frighten himself and has many times been known to say after he had finished preaching, “What have I said?” I am reminded of a circumstance which occurred in the early settlement of Utah, at a time when we were all in very destitute circumstances, without the shadow of any reasonable hope for seeing better times. At such a time Brother Kimball in preaching one day told the congregation that many months would not pass before we would be able to buy goods in Salt Lake City as cheaply as they could be bought in New York City. When Brother Kimball had said this he actually felt frightened for he could not see how it could come to pass, but it was spoken under the influence of the Holy Ghost, and therefore it was revelation. I was thinking today of a time many years ago, when President Young and several brethren of the Twelve, were in Logan; it was a time when a railroad up to this region was not even dreamed of, the time when Brothers Ezra T. Benson and Peter Maughan presided here; when at a meeting President Young called upon me to talk to the people assembled. The night before, however, we had been met by a long line of children and young people, from three up to twenty years of age; they had come out to meet the prophet, and presented a fine sight. While talking to the people I felt led to speak to the children and young people; and I told them that I wanted them to remember the visit which the president was making them because the
day would come when they were grown up, when they would talk to one another and say, that on such a day President Young and party visited us, and we were told then that we should see the day when a temple should be built in this place, from the top of which we would be able to survey the country around which would be occupied by ten thousand of our people; and you will say that this was told to us when brother Benson and brother Maughan presided here. We never thought of building a temple here at that time, it had never entered into the heart of man to do so. Brother Benson and Maughan have been for some years now in the spirit world. Today you are engaged building a temple which will be completed and dedicated; and when this shall be done these young people will have the opportunity of going to the top of the building and will then see what I promised to you in those early days.
I mention this to show you how things are presented to our minds and given utterance to in our public teachings about which, at the time, we have little or no idea.
When in the western country, many years ago, before we came to the Rocky Mountains, I had a dream. I dreamed of being in these mountains, and of seeing a large fine looking temple erected in one of these valleys which was built of cut granite stone, I saw that temple dedicated, and I attended the dedicatory services, and I saw a good many men that are living today in the midst of this people. And I saw them called of God and sent forth into the United States and to Babylon, or what is called the Christian world, to bind up the law and seal up the testimony against the nations of the earth, because they had re-
jected the testimony of Jesus; and of the establishment of the kingdom of God upon the earth. When the foundation of that temple was laid I thought of my dream and a great many times since. And whenever President Young held a council of the brethren of the Twelve and talked of building the temple of adobe or brick, which was done I would say to myself, “No, you will never do it;” because I had seen it in my dream built of some other material. I mention these things to show you that things are manifested to the Latter-day Saints sometimes which we do not know anything about, only as they are given by the Spirit of God.
I will say to Israel who are here today, we should take hold of this work in earnest and build this temple and redeem the dead as well as the living; and have faith in God believing that this is the work of God which will roll on to its fulfillment in the earth. God will not disappoint you in these the last days; he will not disappoint the wicked, he will not disappoint the devils in hell, nor the angels of God in the heaven will not be disappointed with regard to the fulfillment of the revelations; whatever may be the unbelief of this generation it will make no difference with regard to the fulfillment of the revelations of God and the predictions of his servants.
When in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City on the 24th of July, in looking upon the assembled multitude and in contemplating the magnitude and grandeur of the procession, I said to myself “What can be the feelings of the world?” What can be the feelings of our enemies who are laboring to “break up Mormonism,” and who have for these many years past indulged in the fond expectation, and have
even gone so far as to predict year after year that in a few years more “Mormonism” will be done away. The world do not know what to do with “Mormonism;” the heads of our own nation and the kings of the earth are alike undecided, with regard to this handful of people that are growing up in these mountains. They see our union and the work already accomplished by us; they see the elements of prosperity and power manifested in this people, and although they do not say it themselves it is a fact, the spirit of fear to a degree is taking hold of them, they are afraid that the “Mormons” tell the truth when the say the God of heaven has set his hand again for the last time to establish his rule and government in the earth, which is destined to become a great kingdom and fill the whole earth. The great men of the earth are not ignorant of the existence of this people; they are studying our history, and they are watching the result of our labors. Although we are located in the interior of this mountain country, and so recently considered without the pale of civilization, the Latter-day Saints are not hid from view, their light is not under a bushel, but they are already known and talked of throughout all Christendom; and this Zion will continue to grow and no power will hinder it. Let us prepare ourselves and keep the faith, obey the commandments of God and exercise faith in these things; and let our prayers ascend into the ears of the God of Sabaoth day and night, for the fulfillment of these revelations and prophecies.
The Lamanites will fulfill all that God has said about them, and the Jews will fulfill and realize all that has been said respecting them and all that has been promised and pre-
dicted upon their heads by their father Jacob and by the prophets. It was foretold by the prophet Moses that they should be driven and despised by their enemies, and that they should be cursed of God, and that his curse should follow them until Christ came; and that they would reject him, and then they would be scattered as corn is sifted in a sieve, etc. But hear it all Israel, after your sorrow and pain and distress and after the days of your tribulation, your great Eloheim will stretch out his hand and gather you from every nation wherever you are driven, and he will bring you home to your own land, and you shall rebuild, your temple and city, and you shall be delivered by Shiloh when he comes. That will be fulfilled; and all that God has said with regard to the ten tribes of Israel, strange as it may appear, will come to pass. They will, as has been said concerning them, smite the rock and the mountains of ice will flow before them, and a great highway will be cast up, and their enemies will become a prey to them; and their records, and their choice treasures they will bring with them to Zion. These things are as true as God lives.
When I contemplate the condition of our nation, and see that wickedness and abominations are increasing, so much so that the whole heavens groan and weep over the abominations of this nation and the nations of the earth, I ask myself the question, can the American nation escape? The answer comes, No; its destruction, as well as the destruction of the world, is sure; just as sure as the Lord cut off and destroyed the two great and prosperous nations that once inhabited this continent of North and South America, because of their wickedness, so
will he them destroy, and sooner or later they will reap the fruits of their own wicked acts, and be numbered among the past.
I cannot help it; I would to God they would repent, that their eyes might be opened to see their condition; but the devil has power over them; he rules the children of men, he holds Babylon in his own hand, and leads the people whithersover he will. There are changes awaiting us, they are even nigh at our very doors, and I know it by the revelations of Jesus Christ; I know it by the visions of heaven; I know it by the administrations of angels, and I know it by the inspiration of heaven, that is given to all men who seek the Lord; and the hand of God will not stay these things. We have no time to lose.
I pray God's blessing upon the men working on the temple, and his blessing upon the Saints, that their hearts may be inclined to build them. If you knew and understood the feelings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and those of his brethren associated with him, and the feelings of the millions of the human family who are shut up in their prison houses we would not tire, we would labor with all our might until the building was finished and dedicated, and then we would labor for the redemption of our dead. Ask Bishop Hunter if he ever expects to meet with his friends and associate with those who have passed away, unless he redeems them in the flesh, and he will tell you, no. He could not mingle with them if he did not redeem them in the flesh. I know the same, too.
I pray God to bless you, and to pour out his spirit upon my brethren of the quorum of the Twelve, that we may walk in the light and be guided aright in all our ministra-
tions. And I tell you again; God will not disappoint you; this kingdom will never go backward, neither will it ever be given into the hands of another people; but it will rest upon the shoulders of our sons and daughters when Christ comes in the clouds of heaven. We have no time to throw away, or spend in the foolish things of the flesh; what time is at our disposal should be used in building up the Zion of God, and in preparing ourselves and our families for the things that await us. Oh, I wish many times that the veil was lifted off the face of the Latter-day Saints; I wish we could see and know the things of God as they do who are laboring for the salvation of the human family who are in the spirit world; for if this were so, this whole people, with very few, if any, exceptions, would lose all interest in the riches of the world, and instead thereof their whole desires and labors would be directed to redeem their dead, to perform faithfully the work and mission given us on earth; so that when we ourselves should pass behind the veil and meet with Joseph and the ancient apostles, and others who are watching over us and who are deeply interested in our labors, we might feel satisfied in having done our duty.
This is how I feel, this is my faith. I read the Bible, the Book of Mormon and the Book of Covenants, and I look for everything contained in them to be fulfilled. We are making history day by day, and we are fulfilling the events which they predicted would transpire in the latter days. Isaiah, when he saw in vision this people in the mountains, exclaims:
“Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
“But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”
In the own due time of the Lord all things spoken by the prophets will be literally fulfilled.
I pray God to help us to do our duty and to help us to feel interested in our labors in the flesh. And as a closing remark, seeing that this is election time, I will say, do not, my brethren, allow the spirit of contention and dissension to creep in among you. I am ashamed of some of our people who, instead of using their powers and influence in endeavoring to unite the people, go to work and raise strife, and the result is that in some of our cities an opposition ticket is gotten up, and our own people in these places divide one against the other. I say, shame on the elder or man holding the priesthood, the authority delegated to him by high heaven, who will do this thing; the heavens are displeased with such a man, and unless he repents he will certainly be found numbered with those who are arrayed against God and his kingdom on the earth. We have the whole world against us, besides many evil spirits to contend with, and we certainly should not divide one against another.
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Non-Fiction || The autobiography of Rudy Rucker begins in Louisville, Kentucky, with a young boy growing up with a desire to be a beatnik writer, a businessman father who becomes a clergyman, and a mother descended from the philosopher, Hegel. It continues through his college years, his romance with his wife, graduate school, rock music, and his college teaching jobs as a math professor. All the while Rudy is reading science fiction, beat poetry, and beginning to write some pretty strange fiction, a blend of Philip K. Dick and hard SF that qualifies him as part of the original circle of writers in the early 1980s, including Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, John Shirley, and Lew Shiner, who founded cyberpunk. He becomes known for his wild-man behavior, in the beatnik tradition. Later, Rucker renames his fiction Transrealism (and now there is at least one academic book on the subject). In the mid-1980s he switches from math to computers, just in time for the computer revolution. By then he is living in Silicon Valley and teaching in Santa Cruz. As the '90s go by and his life evens out, he keeps writing and producing a unique and wildly imaginitive body of work in SF, usually math-based hard SF. And he's still doing that today. | <urn:uuid:8fa9ef60-176c-47ef-a284-2e5ba6aaedd3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tor.com/tag/memoirs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.982248 | 271 | 1.976563 | 2 |
It's hoped a new permanent exhibition at Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga will represent all the district's inhabitants and mark the move away from "the image of a European-centric settlers' museum".
The new Taonga Māori Gallery, created in full consultation with Ngati Maru iwi, will open this Saturday, July 2. A blessing will be held at 6am followed by the official opening at 9.30am where all are welcome.
"This has been one of the museum's ambitions for many years, and actively under preparation since the beginning of 2021," says museum chairwoman Carolyn McKenzie.
A wide range of taonga will be on display in a bilingual gallery, including pieces relating to agriculture and fishing and a model of a fortified pā.
Carolyn says they had a "desire to represent all the inhabitants of our district rather than only tell the story of the arrival of James Cook and the history of the goldfields ... to move away from the image of a European-centric settlers' museum".
She says it's hoped this new permanent display will be a drawcard to locals and visitors alike and become a valuable asset for school pupils of all ages.
Schools will gain the opportunity to learn about many aspects of life in this area before the arrival of Europeans through the use of storyboards that cover games, music, and pā construction.
"On behalf of all the volunteers, tradespeople and advisors who have worked with us over the last 18 months, I am delighted that we have completed the project in spite of the pandemic and that we can now open it to the public."
There is no cost on opening day. After this, it will cost $5 which is the normal entry fee.
"On opening day, if there are a lot of people, we will have to move them through the gallery fairly quickly," says Carolyn.
Small groups will be guided through the gallery. These guides will be volunteers associated with the museum and in particular those who have been involved in preparing the new gallery.
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The common cold starts with the infection in the chest. The main symptoms are sore throat, runny nose, congestion, and cough. Whereas in the flu the main symptoms are fever, headache and muscle soreness. Cold affects the nose, the throat, and upper airways. There is no vaccine for a cold. About 200 various viruses cause it. Antibiotics only work for bacterial infections, so relying on them is not a great alternative. Homoeopathic medicines for cold & flu help a lot in severe and mild cases.
It is important to know the difference between flu and cold symptoms. A cold has symptoms that build over 48 hours. There is a constant problem of a runny nose and watery eyes. The nose gets stuffy and complains about the congestion. Whereas sneezing and coughing are the first signs that may last up to the time of maximum 3- 9 days.
On the other hand, flu has a fast onset of symptoms with fever and chills, body aches and joint pains. The most prominent issue is the weakness and fatigue. These symptoms last up to 7-15 days minimum. In the end, the symptoms may appear to be similar, so it is important to keep an eye on what’s troubling you the most.
What causes a cold or flu?
A cold is an infection which can be caused by a virus known as the ‘rhinovirus’ which says that the upper respiratory tract including the nose is affected. It does not say that the infection of cold can only capture you in the cold climates. It comes from the germs of other people. The germs travel and make you fall sick. This is the reason when you have the cold stay at home and avoid interaction with people and gatherings. When people come closer, it?s evident to share more germs and get infected.
The flu is a highly contagious virus, known as influenza. When an individually infected cough, speaks or sneezes, the virus travels through the air, and the next person can easily pick those viruses.
How to relieve a cold and flu?
All you need is plenty of rest, relaxation, and lots of fluids. You should give time to allow the cold or flu to run its course. In the meantime follow these instructions:
1. Keep the air around you moist and clean to soothe the throat and nose.
2. Drink warm liquids such as soups.
3. Wash your hands often to avoid the infection from spreading.
4. Keep a bottle of sanitizer handy with you.
5. Take appropriate homeopathic medicines for cold & flu. These are safe, does not cause side-effects and are economical too.
6. Discuss with your doctor and get prepared for the flu season.
7. Eat foods that have loads of vitamins and minerals. They help in boosting your immunity.
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How academics across the globe perceive open access: Insights from a large-scale survey
The concept of open access (OA), which took root more than a decade ago, has steadily revolutionized the global publishing landscape. As the term suggests, it is a bid to move away from the conventional stance of keeping scholarly literature behind paywalls to making it accessible. As the concept of OA started gaining ground, some academics became staunch advocates, while some regarded it with skepticism in the wake of debates regarding OA and the sustainability of scholarly publishing.
As more and more scholarly societies, funders, and publishers around the world are embracing and even mandating OA, one aspect deserves special attention: What are researchers’ perspectives on OA? Researchers form the core of the academic and scholarly publishing system, so understanding their attitudes toward OA is vital to gain a 360-degree view on how OA is altering and will alter the fabric of scholarly publishing.
Editage recently published a well-received report titled "Author Perspectives on Academic Publishing: Global Survey Report 2018." It is a first-of-its-kind report as it showcases the perspectives of almost 7000 researchers on a broad range of topics related to scholarly publishing.
In the survey, we had asked authors whether they had ever published in an open access journal or not, and why, and we presented an overview of their responses in the report. Subsequently, we re-examined the survey data to glean deeper insights into what researchers from different geographies think about open access. What emerged from this is a much-needed, unique global author perspective on OA, which we have now presented in a separate report titled “Geographic Trends in Attitudes to Open Access: Findings from the Editage Global Author Survey 2018.”
This report showcases the views of authors from the seven most represented countries in the survey: China, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, India, the U.S.A., and the U.K. It offers insights into the following aspects:
- Geographic differences in the level of OA awareness
- Country-specific trends in researchers’ stated reasons for choosing or refraining from OA journals
- Specific perspectives of Chinese researchers toward the OA publishing model
“The open access movement has progressed at a different pace in every research-producing country,” says Clarinda Cerejo, Associate Vice President, Scholarly Communications, at Editage. “In the wake of the Plan S initiative launched by Science Europe in September this year, the publishing industry is waiting with bated breath to see how open access will evolve and shape the scholarly communications landscape. While overall awareness of open access among authors has increased in recent years, it was very interesting for us to segment our survey responses by country and correlate opinions on open access with the known trends in those regions. Some of the findings are definitely eye-opening and would be very valuable for publishers and funders who are formulating and refining their open access policies,” she adds.
The report can be downloaded below.
Geographic Trends in Attitudes to Open Access.pdf
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