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Opening narration box
The Daleks are the masters of Earth!
The Daleks, now protected with crossed strips of the Krikoosh's cage, have unleashed their proton cannon on Earth and all life has turned intangible (unable to touch solids). Unable to eat, humans will soon just waste away from the Earth. Dalek survivors will rebuild war ships and attack, but they have forgotten that the Doctor has struck up an understanding with the Krikoosh.
They allow the Doctor to physically enter the building and reach the proton cannon. Unhurt by the Daleks' rays, the Doctor makes some adjustments and turns the weapon against the Daleks. The humans become solid again and the Daleks with their "protective" shield are now the intangible ones. The Daleks judge this an unacceptable outcome and initiate self-destruct. The Universe's deadliest creatures have been defeated by the cuddliest!
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- Supporting the series of collectible Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page comic strip of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
- The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time.
- The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did Doctor Who Adventures, reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by Doctor Who Magazine.
- The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: his blue/brown suit, sonic screwdriver, psychic paper and his intelligent glasses.
Original print details
- 4/4 DWBIT 60 (4 pages) THE END!
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Exploring Sacramento’s Architecture
What do a Swede, Mexico, gold, a railroad, and California’s first licensed female architect have in common? They all had a huge impact on the landscape of Sacramento. While the city’s natural position at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers, the early indigenous Miwok settlements, and even Spanish sea captain Gabriel Moraga, who named the river and the valley after the “holy sacrament,” have influenced the traditions and build of the city, it is these latter people and events that have most shaped the architecture of Sacramento.
A Brief History
In 1834, John Sutter fled Switzerland to avoid debtor’s prison. After traveling to other areas of the Americas, he arrived in Monterey, California (part of Mexico at the time) where he met with Governor Juan Alvarado to ask permission to settle a colony in the area. It was two miles upriver of the mouth of the American that, in 1839, he built Sutter’s fort, an adobe citadel that would become the commercial center of a new settlement.
Upon returning to Monterey, Sutter became a Mexican citizen, was inducted into their army, and was granted 115 square miles of land surrounding his fort that he named “New Helvetia” (New Switzerland). It was, perhaps, this union between the European and the Mexican that would later influence such architectural styles in the city, such as Tudor, Greek Revival, Mission, Italianate, and some of the more idiomatic crossovers between styles that would characterize Sacramento’s buildings.
In 1848 Sutter partnered with James Marshall in the hopes of building a lumber mill to support the settlement’s growth. Instead, the two found gold. Nine days later, the area was signed over from Mexico to the burgeoning United States for a payment of $15 million dollars. Though Sutter and Marshall tried to keep their find a secret, sawmill workers who had witnessed their discovery spread the word, and almost overnight, the newly acquired U.S. settlement became a bustling town of European immigrants, Mexican mineworkers, and gold-seekers from around the country who would have an impact on how the city developed.
The real sea change in the landscape occurred in the 1850s when, after several devastating fires that ravaged the mostly wood structures of the city, a fire protection ordinance required all commercial buildings be built of stone, iron, and brick. The die was cast, and this mingling of cultures and materials would shape the city’s designs for the century to come.
In 1854, just four years after California was declared a state, Sacramento was able to overcome competing areas to become the state’s capital. This led to one of its earliest and most auspicious architectural undertakings, the construction of the capitol building in 1860. Built in just over 14 years, the capitol showcases a combination of Neoclassical, Palladian, and Greek Revival styles.
A second, nearly simultaneous event that hugely impacted the population, economy, and status of the city was the completion in 1856 of Theodore Judah’s Sacramento Valley Railroad. Judah envisioned a railroad system that connected California with the rest of the nation, and in 1861, with the backing of a group known as the “Big Four,” Central Pacific Railroad of California was created. In just one short year, the company was authorized to build east to link up with Union Paciific Railroad in Nebraska. By 1869, Judah’s dream of a transcontinental railroad had become a reality, not only making Sacramento a hub of travel that increased the population, but also offering access to the nation’s wealth of building materials. Anything seemed possible!
It was from this richness and diversity that Sacramento’s architecture would develop over the course of the late 19th and 20th centuries. It is, therefore, apropos that the new century would begin with the rise of Sacramento’s most notable architect, Julia Morgan. Morgan graduated from University of California in Berkeley in 1894 with a degree in Civil Engineering. After completing the program and working for a year, Morgan embarked on her notable career of firsts. She travelled to Paris to apply to the celebrated Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts where she became one of the first women to be accepted, and the very first to receive a certificate of architecture from the school, and in just three years of the typically five year program.
Morgan would become best known for the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, a family with whom she would work closely over three generations. However, her home in Sacramento stands testament to her architectural impact on the local area. Built in her favorite Mediterranean architectural style, the Julia Morgan House is on the National Register of Historic Places, testifying to her widely regarded status as America’s greatest female architect. In 2014, she established another impressive first, when she was posthumously awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, becoming the first woman in her field to receive this honor.
Sacramento Architecture Across the Centuries
Sacramento has much to boast about its architectural history. The Crocker Art Museum, for example, is the oldest operating museum in the United States west of the Mississippi. Indeed, its modern facade accented by rich period interior speaks to the broad range of the Sacramento architectural experience.
While covering the entire range of styles developed over the 19th and 20th century is better suited to a book, it is worthwhile to look at some of the major movements that typify the history of architecture in the city. The major developments in building developed over the latter half of the 1800s so the timeline below begins from that period and emphasizes some of the more notable styles that typify Sacramento.
1850s: One of the most ubiquitous house styles stemming from the period is the Delta -style home built in response to frequent flooding of the period. Typified by its raised basement or first floor, exterior steps and front porch, the Delta style would stretch into the early 1900s.
If you take a look at the gray, imposing exterior of the Hubbard Upson House on F Street, you’ll see an example of another dominant style of the 50s, Gothic Revival. The steeply pitched gables and pointed arches were popularized by A. J. Downing’s publication of Cottage Houses.
No discussion of the 50s would be complete without mention of Greek Revival, its block composition and large windows and shutters. The J. Neeley Johnson house is not only the oldest example of this style, but also the oldest remaining home in Sacramento.
1860s-1880s: The two most predominant styles of this period would be the Italianate and the warehouse/industrial style. The Llewellyn Mansion demonstrates the angled bays, hip roofs, and parapets of the more ornate Italian style. In contrast, the warehouse style presents large stretches of brick facade and includes large first-floor entryways to allow access to wagons and train cars.
1880s: Stop by the La Raza Galeria Posada art gallery to see one of the most interesting idiosyncrasies of the period. The Mansard or Second Empire style is most easily identified by its incorporation of the top floor into the roof of the building. This oddity sprung from a Parisian tax law that assessed buildings by the number of floors. In an attempt to skirt high taxation, architects of the period began disguising the upper floor as part of the roof.
Sacramento’s central city showcases another architectural standout of the 80s with the Eastlake style. Named after British furniture designer Charles Eastlake, the styles characteristic ornamentations–grooved moldings, carvings, sunbursts, and spindles–bespoke the machine worked elements of the furniture Eastlake produced. A sister style often combined with Eastlake, was the Stick Style.Using simple slats of wood and sticklike vertical and crosshatch ornamentation, the style lent itself well to the sense of machine worked elements that also marked Eastlake.
Victorian architecture emerged in the mid-80s with Queen Anne style being the predominant subset found in the city. Stained glass, complex roof lines, corner towers, and intricate woodwork announce the style designed by Robert Shaw in 1860.
1890s-1910: Turn of the Century: Probably the most prolific and diverse stylistic period of the city’s history, the turn of the century spoke to the growing population of Sacramento and the needs of an industrialized society. The Cubic style, for example, presented elevated square facades that were economical and repeatable to accommodate apartment buildings for the growing city workforce.
In contrast, Shingle Style offered a simplicity that seemed contrary to modern development. Derived from Bay Area architecture, this style can be identified by the steeply pitched and shingled roofs of some of Sacramento’s buildings. It also incorporates curved interior walls and simple detailing.
This period was also the setting for a number of revival styles, most notably the Spanish and American Colonial revivals. Spanish Colonial’s red tile roofs and stucco walls would set the scene for the later and more influential Mission style. The Georgian style American Colonials, with their gambrel roofs and symmetrical facades, were unusual for the west coast and were usually found primarily in eastern cities of the U.S. To a lesser degree, this period also saw some Classical and Renaissance Revival architecture.
The Fab Forties neighborhood of Sacramento speaks to a particular influence of Tudor architecture. Characterized by decorative exterior timbers, heavy doors, and steep roofs, the style speaks to yet another revival indicative of the city’s increasingly diverse population.
It was, however, the Mission Style, which reconnected the city to its Mexican heritage through hipped roofs of red tile, stucco walls, arches, and parapets, that most stands out during the early 20th century. The style not embraces the hispanic origins of the city, but also echoes indigenous roots of the early territory.
Another functional but important movement of the era was the steel framing and curtained walls of high rises in the city. The combined high strength and lighter framing ushered in the taller commercial scape of the city, often sporting Romanesque and Gothic facades.
1910-1930: If Mission Style spoke of origin, it may have been the Craftsman style that became the emblem of California. These earthy brown homes with wide porches known as California Bungalows were valued for their artisanship and stood out not only in Sacramento, but all over the state as truly Californian.
Though it developed in the first decade of the century, Prairie Style came to prominence during the second decade. This typically midwestern style, influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, was often combined with other styles in the city, especially Colonial Revival. It can be identified by its low-pitched roofs, its incorporation of horizontal themes, especially along window lines, and its overhanging eaves.
The Beaux Arts style emerged during this period because of the influence of Julian Morgan’s study at the Ecole and the prominent mansion she built in the city. This influence of French culture would carry on later into the 1920s when Art Deco came to prominence because of the International Exposition held in Paris in 1925. The influence of Cubism and Expressionism can be seen in the experimental zig zag and chevron ornamentations and the use of rich materials of the style such as at the Tower Theater on Land Park Drive.
1940s and beyond: The last major movement identifiable in the city’s history is what has been deemed International Style by architect Philip Johnson and the architectural historian Henry Russell Hitchcock. This style merged American technology with the European design philosophies of such notables Van Der Rohe and Le Corbusier. Its constrained use of rich materials in combination with a lack of ornamentation speak to a truly modern aesthetic.
The City Like a River
In the same way a river gathers the detritus of its shores, the city of Sacramento has gathered the pieces of its past in the buildings that now make up its landscape. The combination of European and indigenous, the floods and the fires, goldstrikes and railways, all are gathered and come together like the confluence of the American and Sacramento on which the city is built. And in these remnants of the past, the student of architecture finds a rich loam deposited on the shore, a composite of time and the various styles that have influenced the city. | <urn:uuid:b495884a-ece1-4f01-92bb-756c356a955d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://businesslistingsusa.com/exploring-sacramentos-architecture/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.959898 | 2,613 | 3.296875 | 3 |
SOMOS O GUIA GRUPO DE URTICÁRIA
GUIA is a non-profit social-educational association with the main purpose of improving the quality of life of patients of various types of urticaria by promoting broad understanding (scientific, ethic, and social) about the disease and by providing humanized support. This is the world’s first bilingual portal about urticaria.
It was conceived and developed by three dermatologist doctors deeply experienced with providing care to urticaria patients. They felt they should act as advocates of the cause. In 2017, Dr. Tatiana Cortez left GUIA as a personal decision to pursue new challenges. The current board of directors includes the other two founders, namely:
Letícia Siqueira Sousa
Dermatologist and Chief Sciences and Information Officer
Patricia Karla de Souza
Dermatologist and Chief Executive Officer
HOW WAS IT DEVELOPED?
The idea about GUIA came from our experience with providing healthcare to patients at UNIFESP Dermatology Department’s Urticaria Outpatient Clinic.
We realized that urticaria patients suffered with the lack of information about the disease – or, many times, had to deal with erroneous information that further damaged their therapies and, consequently, their quality of life, which was already so impacted by the symptoms.
After a long time discussing about how we could guide and support those patients, we found that there was no safe source of correct information available. That was when GUIA was developed – as a result of our will to become an agent to urticaria patients’ transformation through information about the disease.
To improve the quality of life of patients of the various types of urticaria through education about the disease and humanized support.
Our objectives are focused to two core areas: INFORMATION AND SUPPORT, provided through this portal and social media to patients, family members, friends, and other interested parties.
Disclosing accurate scientific information about urticaria is the cornerstone of this association. Patients accurately informed about their disease are able to seek a better therapy for his/her case, disseminate information to the community where they live, and thus raise population’s awareness about the disease. The higher the level of awareness, the greater the access to diagnosis and treatment.
We believe that by giving an opportunity to learn about and reproduce shared experiences with other urticaria patients we can enable a transformation and a resulting improvement of the quality of life of individuals living with urticaria, not only in Brazil, but throughout the world.
We acknowledge some special people who, in some way, first supported us on bringing GUIA to life:
* Maurício, Andrea, and Thais
* Flavia Regina de Souza Oliveira (Lawyer – Third Sector & Social Responsibility)
* Andrea Delcorso (Translator – Medical Area)
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Mattias Brand awarded Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Award 2021
Mattias Brand’s dissertation, The Manichaeans of Kellis: Religion, Community, and Everyday Life (Leiden, 2019) has been selected for one of the five prestigious Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Awards 2021.
Manichaean texts from the Dakhleh Oasis
In his dissertation (supervised by Ab de Jong and Jacques van der Vliet, both from the LIAS), Mattias focuses on the rich fund of newly discovered Manichaean texts in Coptic from Kellis, a small site in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt. Kellis was abandoned in the late fourth century. It was excavated in the context of the large-scale international Dakhleh Oasis Project (https://dakhlehoasisproject.com/), in which Leiden scholars (especially Olaf Kaper and Klaas Worp) have long participated. These new Manichaean sources are the oldest known Manichaean texts, and the only ones to have emerged from a modern controlled excavation. Although the collection also contains literary and religious Manichaean texts (as well as a small number of texts in Greek and Syriac), the bulk consists of personal and business correspondence. On the basis of this material, this dissertation evokes the daily life of a Manichaean community at the margins of the Roman Empire in late antiquity. The (online) awards ceremony will be held on Thursday 27 May 2021, at 4 pm.
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Browsing on fences. Pastoral land rights, livelihoods and adaptation to climate change
This paper developed from an articulated process to address the rights to land of pastoral groups, within a holistic perspective and accounting for changes brought about by climate change. It brings together the inputs made by over 120 participants in a web-based forum organised in 2006 and managed by the International Land Coalition on pastoral land rights. Further materials and lessons have been drawn from a number of projects and experiences all around the world, in order to provide a comprehensive update about the rights of nomadic and pastoralist groups and natural resources. Elements for discussion have also been contributed by another web-based forum organised by the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism in 2007, focusing on climate change, adaptation and pastoralism, which received contributions from more than 80 participants belonging to or working with pastoral groups in different regions of the world. | <urn:uuid:86e83496-eb52-4cf1-a829-c46ed8d1d0b9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pubs.iied.org/12543iied | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.937974 | 179 | 2.015625 | 2 |
riminal Law stands out as one of the most sensitive areas at the legal profession, since it affects the essential rights such as the right to freedom, focused as the right of not being restricted neither the person’s autonomy nor the freedom of movement.
From the moment a person may be affected by a criminal procedure, will fall on him the risk of a penalty as the deprivation of liberty, through the entry in a detention center, which will become an extraordinary concern for the affected, as well as for his lawyer who will assume responsibility of his defense knowing the consequences for his client of a conviction.
Our Constitution establishes the principle of presumption of innocence which means that any citizen has the right not to be found guilty unless this citizen was convicted by a fair trial.
In the same way, the proportionally principle, the principle of equality and the principle of prohibition to punish a same act twice are principles that rule in Criminal Law.
In our legal system, the Criminal Code regulates the various types of acts and behaviors that are considered crimes and the Law of Criminal Procedure establishes the procedural processing of these cases.
This other principle, that governs in Criminal Law, known as the classification of a crime, implies that a person can only be condemned for those conducts that are typified as an offense in the Criminal Code.
For years we take care of those who at some point of their lives are facing a case of this type, either as harmed or as a defendant.
Our capability to defense the rights of our clients and the assistance we provide so that they feel accompanied and advised in light of the difficulty that supposes being actively or passively affected by a criminal case, is beyond doubt.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION?
Visit our Criminal Law page for more information
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Food, feasting and family—we wait all year for these happy occasions. However, they are not always so happy for our pets. Pets who overeat or get into the trash are at risk for bloat, pancreatitis, toxin ingestion, and gastrointestinal obstructions, and travel and stranger-danger also are concerns. Follow Acorn Animal Hospital’s tips to keep your Thanksgiving holiday safe and enjoyable for everyone, two- and four-legged.
#1: Keep unbaked dough out of pets’ reach
Unbaked dough will continue to rise inside your pet’s warm stomach, which can result in severe abdominal pain, and lead to a gastrointestinal obstruction, a life-threatening surgical emergency. Keep unbaked dough out of pets’ reach, particularly during the rising period. Call us right away if your pet ingests unbaked dough.
#2: Stash trash away from pets
Leftovers not only smell wonderful to you, but also to your dogs or cats. Raiding the trash, however, and eating bones and wrappers, can result in an obstruction for your pet, like the unbaked dough. Gobbling excessive amounts of food can also lead to bloat or a twisted stomach, both life-threatening emergencies. Keep trash in a covered container that dogs and cats can’t open. Also, don’t leave food debris in easy reach of an inquisitive pet. Cats can jump on counters, while dogs will “countersurf,” or perhaps lift a turkey carcass right off the table, because they cannot resist the temptation.
#3: Beware of desserts that may be toxic to pets
Chocolate, raisins, and xylitol (i.e., a sugar substitute) may be necessary ingredients in your favorite desserts, but all are extremely toxic to animals. Unfortunately, pets, like people, often find desserts delicious. Remember that baking chocolate, especially dark or baker’s chocolate, can be particularly toxic for pets, and must be kept out of reach. If you find your dog has eaten any of these foods, no matter the amount, contact us as soon as possible for treatment.
#4: Keep fatty foods away from your cats and dogs
Turkey skin, sausages, cooking grease, and gravy can cause pancreatitis, an extremely painful and serious condition in some pets. Think twice before letting dogs lick pots and pans, and caution your table guests against offering these treats to your pets. Call us if you think your pet has eaten any of these foods, and is showing signs of distress.
#5: Remember that guests may stress out your pets
Some pets are frightened by strangers at the door; others become overstimulated by guests and may misbehave. Some may escape if a front door is left open. A guest’s young children may make pets nervous, or be overly rough with them. Give your dog or cat a safe room in your home where they can escape if they need a break from company. Ensure the door can be closed and your pet can relax with a favorite toy or snack, and explain to your younger guests that this room is only for pets. A microchip can help reunite you with your pet should they become lost. We can microchip your pet at our clinic—microchipping is a quick, pain-free procedure that does not require anesthesia.
# 6: Plan in advance for traveling with your pet
If you’re driving this Thanksgiving, prepare your pet for travel to decrease their stress level. With a cat, acclimate them to their carrier a few weeks in advance by feeding them their favorite morsels inside, keeping the door open until they’re used to the carrier. With dogs, choose a route that allows you to take them out every two hours to relieve themselves, and to stretch their legs. Offer small amounts of water at each rest stop. If your pet suffers from carsickness, ask us about prevention medications. Pack your pet’s usual food to decrease the possibility of an upset tummy. Always restrain your pets in your car with a seat belt, including the carrier with your pet inside. Remember, if you’re crossing state lines, your pets must be vaccinated against rabies and have a health certificate—we can help with both. Finally, never leave animals in vehicles, because car temperatures can be more extreme than outdoor temperatures. This time of year, weather can be unpredictable, and cats and dogs will suffer in excessive heat and cold.
#7: Organize a boarding facility or pet sitter in advance
On the other hand, if you’re leaving your pets behind this year, decide whether you prefer a pet sitter to stay with them or to board them. Every boarding facility has its own requirements regarding behavior assessments and vaccinations, which must be completed several weeks before your pet arrives, so don’t delay. With either a pet sitter or boarding, establish instructions if you can’t be reached and your pet becomes sick or has an emergency, including contact information, your veterinarian of choice, and what should be done. Discussing pet preferences and your other concerns will give you peace of mind while you travel.
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We are still seeking more people from the Basque region of Spain and France to join this DNA project and help us learn more about the mark the ancient Basque left. The Basque DNA Project started on September 19, 2005.
The Basque DNA Project Presents:
Topic - Anthropological Genetic History: The Basque Connection to New Mexican Families Y-DNA Haplogroup R1b1
Presenter - Ángel de Cervantes, Basque DNA Project Administrator
Location - 9315 Candelaria Rd. NE: Presbyterian Building, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Date - June 16, 2022
Time - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Nov 19 — "Pathologists and laboratory personnel are critical to the success of any response to bioterrorism," said Jared N. Schwartz, MD, PhD, FCAP, who recently moderated a special seminar on bioterrorism. The seminar, held October 20, was part of the 2001 American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Philadelphia, PA.
Pathologists will be first to receive patient specimens for identification of agents that are likely to be used in bioterrorism, emphasized Dr. Schwartz. Prompt and accurate laboratory test results are crucial so that a potential outbreak can be detected.
The seminar featured four national experts and highlighted the important role pathologists play in the fight against terrorism. Speakers at the session included Amy E. Smithson, PhD, senior associate at the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, DC; Lawrence J. Halloran, staff director and counsel to the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, Washington, DC, Stephen Morse, PhD, deputy director, Laboratory Services, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and Judith F. English, RN, MSN, CIC, head of the Infection Control Branch, Infectious Diseases Division, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Smithson, as director of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project, provided first-hand information about the history of the current threat. From her experiences, she suggested that Iraq and the former Soviet Union certainly had offensive biowarfare programs and significant remnants of those programs remain in place. Dr. Smithson also indicated that the manufacture and dispersal of biological warfare agents is technically demanding and therefore likely to be beyond the ability of individuals or groups who do not have advanced technical capabilities.
She spoke to the need for disease outbreak readiness with an emphasis on local community and regional disaster planning. "We have to start somewhere and the medical community plays a key role," Dr. Smithson said. She urged pathologists and laboratories to maintain a state of readiness.
According to Dr. Smithson, the fact that small portions of the federal dollars designated for domestic preparedness find their way to the local or regional level is concerning, and Dr. Smithson stressed the need for regional hospitals to work together effectively when disaster strikes. "Your country is going to need you in the days ahead," she said.
Dr. Smithson called on pathologists to assist national policy makers in developing a plan to sustain readiness over the long term, strengthen the public health infrastructure, and continue to serve as a source of accurate information regarding chemical and biological weapons issues.
Mr. Halloran provided a political perspective from his role as staff director and counsel to the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations of the House Committee on Government Reform. The subcommittee's duties encompass all matters relating to national security, including antiterrorism efforts and intelligence gathering activities.
Current initiatives in Congress that would address readiness include hearings on issues associated with pharmaceutical stockpiles, vaccination readiness, public health infrastructure needs and lab capacity issues. Mr. Halloran emphasized that "'capacity' is not just equipment, but people."
Some of the policy issues that need to be addressed include the need to provide incentives for manufacturers to develop vaccines and rapid detection test kits, he said. Because Congress is currently redrafting the Biological Weapons Convention, Mr. Halloran asked the meeting attendees to think about and provide suggestions for ways the convention could be uuused to strengthen laboratory quality and readiness worldwide.
One way to strengthen laboratory readiness is through the CDC's Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program. The principal priority of this program is to upgrade the infrastructure and capacity to respond to a large-scale bioterrorist infectious disease outbreak, according to Dr. Morse, who participated in the seminar via video link. Dr. Morse's role at the CDC is to ensure that the laboratory response efforts enable the rapid identification and confirmatory diagnosis of biological agents, so that prevention and treatment efforts can be implemented quickly.
Dr. Morse has been working with the CAP over the past several weeks to alert laboratories to CDC anthrax protocols and to encourage them to take other measures to prepare laboratories for biological threats. He described how the CDC has categorized critical biological agents according to ease of dissemination, mortality, morbidity, and the degree that they represent threats to food or water safety.
Clues that should alert healthcare personnel to possible bioterrorism include outbreak of a rare or novel disease; outbreak of disease in nonendemic areas; seasonal disease during a different time of year; unusual clinical presentation or age distribution; known pathogen with unusual antimicrobial resistance pattern; known pathogen with other unusual epidemiological features; and the presence of a genetically identical pathogen in different areas.
Clinical labs have an important role in the CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN) as a "rule-out" and forward function. Laboratories should become familiar with CDC protocols for anthrax and other suspect agents, Dr. Morse said. These protocols are designed to provide information about techniques to identify such agents, as well as information about what to do in the event an agent is identified.
"We are relying upon the clinical and public health laboratories in the United States," said Dr. Morse. He discussed a number of assays available or under development that will expand the capacity for rapid identification of critical agents. Dr. Morse's PowerPoint presentation is available at https://www.cap.org/HTML/GENERAL/SECURE/breakingnews_preparedness.html.
Ms. English, the current president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, spoke to the need for hospitals and clinics to have infection control policies in place, so that clear lines of authority are recognized and prevention and control measures can be rapidly implemented in response to a suspected outbreak. Part of an infection control policy, she stressed, is a coordinated effort with local responders to secure isolation facilities in case of a large-scale outbreak.
Ms. English wrote the APIC/CDC Bioterrorism Readiness Plan, which has been embraced by the CDC as a model for healthcare institutions to follow in preparing a readiness plan.
She provided practical suggestions on how to prepare, including the need to centralize contact information for internal personnel such as the epidemiologist, pathologist, and healthcare administration. In addition, she stressed the importance of communicating with external contacts such as the local and state health department, FBI field office, and relevant CDC contacts.
Ms. English highlighted the need for familiarity with infection control procedures -- especially for agents such as pneumonic plague and smallpox that are highly contagious and not recently seen. She suggested the following websites for information relevant to bioterrorism readiness:
Center for the Study of Bioterrorism, Saint Louis University https://www.slu.edu/colleges/sph/bioterrorism
Biological and Chemical Terrorism Resources, Nebraska Medical Association https://www.nebmed.org
Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, Department of Defense https://www.anthrax.osd.mil
Additional information on bioterrorism preparedness is available on the CAP Web site at https://www.cap.org.<
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Evolving from the late-’60s art-rock movement, Roxy Music had a fascination with fashion, glamour, cinema, pop art, and the avant-garde, which separated the band from their contemporaries. Dressed in bizarre, stylish costumes, the group played a defiantly experimental variation of art rock which vacillated between avant-rock and sleek pop hooks. During the early ’70s, the group was driven by the creative tension between Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, who each pulled the band in separate directions: Ferry had a fondness for American soul and Beatlesque art-pop, while Eno was intrigued by deconstructing rock with amateurish experimentalism inspired by the Velvet Underground. This incarnation of Roxy Music may have only recorded two albums, but it inspired a legion of imitators — not only the glam-rockers of the early ’70s, but art-rockers and new wave pop groups of the late ’70s. Following Eno’s departure, Roxy Music continued with its arty inclinations for a few albums before gradually working in elements of disco and soul. Within a few years, the group had developed a sophisticated, seductive soul-pop that relied on Ferry’s stylish crooning. By the early ’80s, the group had developed into a vehicle for Ferry, so it was no surprise that he disbanded the group at the height of its commercial success in the early ’80s to pursue a solo career.
The son of a coal miner, Bryan Ferry (vocals, keyboards) had studied art with Richard Hamilton at the University of Newcastle before forming Roxy Music in 1970. While at university, he sang in rock bands, joining the R&B group the Gas Board, which also featured bassist Graham Simpson. Ferry and Simpson decided to form their own band toward the end of 1970, eventually recruiting Andy Mackay (saxophone), who had previously played oboe with the London Symphony Orchestra. Through Mackay, Brian Eno joined the band. By the summer of 1971, the group — had originally been called “Roxy” but a name change was necessary after the discovery of an American band called Roxy — had recruited classical percussionist Dexter Lloyd and guitarist Roger Bunn through an ad in Melody Maker; both musicians left within a month, but they did record the group’s initial demos. Another ad was placed in Melody Maker, and this time the group landed drummer Paul Thompson and guitarist Davy O’List, who had previously played with the Nice. O’List left by the beginning of 1972 and was replaced by Phil Manzanera, a former member of Quiet Sun. Prior to recording their first album, Simpson left the band. Roxy Music never replaced him permanently; instead, they hired new bassists for each record and tour, beginning with Rik Kenton, who appeared on their eponymous debut for Island Records.
Produced by Peter Sinfield of King Crimson, Roxy’s self-titled debut climbed into the British Top Ten in the summer of 1972; shortly afterward, the non-LP single “Virginia Plain” rocketed into the British Top Ten, followed by the non-LP “Pyjamarama” in early 1973. While Roxy Music had become a sensation in England and Europe due to their clever amalgamation of high and kitsch culture, they had trouble getting a foothold in the United States. Both the first album and the follow-up, 1973’s For Your Pleasure (recorded with bassist John Porter), were greeted with enthusiasm in the U.K., but virtually ignored in the U.S. Frustrated with Ferry’s refusal to record his compositions, Eno left the band after the completion of For Your Pleasure. Before recording the third Roxy Music album, Ferry released a solo album, These Foolish Things, which was comprised of pop/rock covers.
Released in December of 1973, Stranded became the band’s first number one album in the U.K. Stranded was recorded with new Roxy member Eddie Jobson, a multi-instrumentalist who previously played with Curved Air; it was also the first record to feature writing credits for Manzanera and Mackay. The album received a warmer reception in the U.S. than its two predecessors, setting the stage for the breakthrough of Country Life in late 1974. Sporting a controversial cover of two models dressed in see-through lingerie — the cover was banned in several stores, and it was eventually replaced with a photo of a forest in the U.S. — Country Life was the first Roxy album to break the U.S. Top 40 and became their fourth British Top Ten album. Following a tour with bassist John Wetton, the group recorded Siren. Featuring their first American Top 40 hit, the disco-flavored “Love Is the Drug,” Siren was another British Top Ten hit; in the U.S., it was moderate hit, peaking at number 50. Following the tour for Siren, the band members began working on solo projects — Manzanera formed the prog-rock group 801, and Mackay and Ferry both began recording solo albums — and announced in the summer of 1976 that they were temporarily breaking up. The live album Viva Roxy Music! was released shortly after the announcement of the group’s hiatus.
Roxy Music regrouped in the fall of 1978 after spending 18 months on solo projects. Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay and Thompson added former Ace keyboardist Paul Carrack to the band’s lineup and hired Gary Tibbs, formerly of the Vibrators, and ex-Kokomo Alan Spenner as studio bassists; Jobson and Wetton, who were not asked to rejoin the band, formed UK. Roxy Music’s comeback effort, Manifesto, was released in the spring of 1979, and it boasted a sleek, disco-influenced soul-pop sound that was markedly different from and more accessible than their earlier records. Manifesto confirmed their British popularity, reaching the Top Ten, and became their highest-charting U.S. record, peaking at number 23 on the strength of the single “Dance Away.” Roxy Music supported the album with an international tour that featured Carrack and Tibbs; prior to the tour’s start, Thompson left the band after breaking his thumb in a motorcycle accident. Flesh + Blood, the follow-up to Manifesto, was recorded just by Ferry, Manzanera and Mackay, and a host of studio musicians. Released in the summer of 1980, Flesh + Blood became Roxy’s second British number one album on the strength of the Top Ten single “Over You”; in America, the album reached the American Top 40. In the spring of 1981, the band’s non-LP cover of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy,” recorded as a tribute to the slain singer, became the group’s only British number one single.
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On the other hand if you practice optimism and predict better things for yourself you can use.
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Oedipus parents attempt to avoid a prophecy that their son will kill his father so they abandon him. This occurs primarily as a result of teacher expectation. Self fulfilling prophecy in classic literature.
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Taylor: New T board different by design
Chair says new panel patterned after MassDOT board
THE NEW MBTA board is turning out to be very different from its predecessor, and chair Betsy Taylor says that’s by design.
Some of the differences were mandated by the Legislature. The old board, called the Fiscal and Management Control Board, had five members; the new board has seven. The old board typically met twice a month and its meetings often ran long; the new board meets once a month and its meetings follow a very tight schedule.
The big difference isn’t anything mentioned in the legislation creating the board. The old board was a reflection of its name — hands-on, in some cases driving policy at the MBTA. The new board is more reactive, letting T staff set the agenda.
“That’s quite intentional,” said Taylor on The Codcast. “The secretary of transportation and the GM [of the MBTA] worked with the governor and the Legislature to create this new board. They wanted it to be more like the [Department of Transportation] board. They did not want it to be a control board.”
That may sound like a minor tweak, but it’s actually a fundamental shift. Many transportation advocates came to rely on the control board to leverage action at the MBTA, but that may be far less likely now. The MassDOT board, which Taylor has served on the last six years as a finance expert, has a history of ratifying or raising mild concerns about transportation policies, not initiating them.
A good example of the shift at the T is the debate on means-tested fares — fares adjusted based on the income level of the rider. Before its mandate expired in June, the control board held a number of discussions on means-tested fares and passed a resolution directing staff to develop a pilot project to test the concept and present that pilot to the new board in October for action. No pilot has been presented to the board, and advocates at last week’s meeting pressed for an explanation but didn’t get one.
“Whatever work the staff has done will bubble up with [MBTA General Manager] Steve Poftak,” Taylor said. “As I said, we will be discussing the issues of fares in January and we will have public discussion and people will hear what that discussion is.”
Asked whether the discussion in January will be about means-tested fares or the broader issue of fares, Taylor said she thought it would be the broader issue. But she said there is no current plan to raise fares.
“The current five-year [budget] projections assume there will be no fare increase for five years, so I don’t think there is specific talk [about raising fares],” Taylor said. “I will say, having read and studied those five-year projections, there is a very clear need for some form of additional revenue. There are all sorts of possibilities. I have some ideas. I’m sure my fellow board members have some ideas, but there is no doubt that there is a need for additional revenue.”
Taylor indicated eliminating fares in this environment is not a priority she shares with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, although Taylor said she wants to review studies of how fare-free bus routes have worked. “Right now I think free fares for certain routes help people in places. Means tested fares help people, or should be designed to help people, who need help. So is one going to subsidize places or subsidize people?” Taylor asked. “If I were picking, and I’m only one vote of seven, I’d pick subsidizing people over subsidizing places.”
Taylor said the agenda of the MBTA board is set by her and Poftak. “Right now the GM and I have a conversation before the agenda is finalized,” Taylor said. “The T has certain business it needs to do. It knows when certain contracts need to be approved. The board will take guidance from the staff on that. I can also tell you that we have asked for a list of briefings on some of the large key projects that the T is working on and I expect in January and February to have a schedule of those going out. As we go through those briefings, the board is likely to ask for updates either on the general progress of those issues or on other concerns that arise from the discussions. We’re still a really new board. Just as you have watched us work virtually, we have only worked together virtually. Some of this stuff is going to take time.”In her role on the MassDOT board, Taylor serves on a committee seeking to find financing for the massive I-90 Allston project. She sounds a bit skeptical of the all-at-grade approach favored by transportation advocates and, more recently, the Baker administration, but her biggest concern is financing the project.
“I hope the activists who have pushed so effectively and thoughtfully for one solution now put equal vigor into helping with the environmental reviews and also thinking about who should pay for this,” Taylor said. “That project will have tremendous transportation improvements. It will also create a whole new section of the city. The private developers are only going to build that if they are going to make money out of it. And it’s not going to be on the T’s land. And it’s going to be largely in one city. If people are going to make a lot of money out of building that, maybe, maybe they should contribute to the infrastructure that makes that land so valuable for them.” | <urn:uuid:8cf9d55a-20f1-4241-8303-9c99caf857df> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/taylor-new-t-board-different-by-design/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.976352 | 1,181 | 1.585938 | 2 |
May 1932 Radio-Craft
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Craft,
published 1929 - 1953. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
Here is Part 1 of a three-part article
on attenuator pad and impedance matching articles that appeared in Radio-Craft
magazine. Although the focus is on audio frequencies, the principles apply in general.
It is interesting to read about wavelengths expressed in units of miles versus feet
and meters like we are used to seeing for radio frequencies. Keep in mind that most
of the decibel formulas used here are for voltage and not for power.
The Theory and Construction of Attenuators, Line Filters and Matching
Transformers (Part I)
The Theory and Construction of Attenuators, Line Filters and Matching
Transformers (Part II)
The Theory and Construction of Attenuators and Line Filters (Part
The Theory and Construction of Attenuators, Line Filters and Matching Transformers
Fig. 1 - Circuit illustrating current distribution.
By Hy Levy, B.S.
In any well-designed voice transmission circuit, such as telephone lines, radio-broadcast
speech equipment, public-address systems, "talkie" apparatus, etc., will be found
resistance networks, or attenuators, more commonly called "pads." The proper use
and design of these pads make for an efficient transmission system, from which the
maximum output of energy with the least distortion may be obtained, and which, if
these pads were not used, could not be realized. It can be said that pads find their
way into practically every phase of voice transmission where quality reproduction
is the prime requisite.
It is the purpose of this article to make clear the methods by which these pads
are designed, to show their application in transmission circuits, and to discuss
the problems encountered in transmission circuits where pads are used.
Purpose of Pads
In voice-transmission circuits, where energy is being transmitted over a line
to a load located at the far end of the line, it is necessary that some means be
employed to control the magnitude of the energy entering the load. It is for such
purposes that pads are used. These networks are always used between a source of
energy and a load. The source of energy might be any of the following:
(1) Output of a speech amplifier, such as a normally high-level amplifier which
is feeding another amplifier located at a remote point;
(2) Output of a high-level am-plifier (power amplifier);
(3) Output of a low-level amplifier, such as a condenser-microphone amplifier,
which is feeding a speech amplifier located at some distant point;
(4) Output of microphone circuits, etc.: The load may consist of a transmission
line carrying the energy and terminating in an impedance located at the far end
of the line. This load impedance might consist of any of the following:
(a) Primary side of a line-matching transformer (line to line transformer);
(b) Input circuit of a speech amplifier;
(c) Loud speakers located at distant points from an amplifier;
(d) Mixing circuits, etc.
Fig. 2 - Schematic diagram of an "H"-type pad.
Fig. 3 - Impedance relations ·in a typical line.
The attenuator imposes a constant impedance upon the transmission line, thereby
controlling the level (magnitude) of the energy being transmitted into the far end
of the line. The attenuator or "pad" maintains this level by introducing a loss
in energy between the source and the load, at the same time causing no impedance
mismatch to the impedances between which it is working (source impedance and load
To illustrate the statements given in the preceding paragraphs, a typical case
showing the use of such networks will be given. The complete design and calculation
of the pads will be shown, and the problem arising in circuits in which these pads
are used will be discussed. It is hoped that by obtaining a complete understanding
of the subject matter given in these papers, any problems relating to the design
and use of pads in voice transmission circuits will be materially lessened.
Let us assume we have a radio amplifier whose output voltage is 1.5 (effective
value of alternating current). This voltage is to be fed over. a transmission line,
at the far end of which is located the primary side of an input transformer, whose
secondary is in the input circuit of an amplifier (see Fig. 3). Let us also
assume that it is also necessary to reduce the voltage impressed across the primary
side of the transformer to approximately 0.15 volts (R.M.S.). It can be seen, therefore,
that it is necessary to interpose a network of some sort between the input source
of 1.5 volts and the primary side of the input transformer in order that the voltage
will be reduced to the desired value, at the same time introducing no impedance
mismatch between the source and the load.
In voice transmission circuits, this network is composed of non-reactive resistances
so arranged that they will cause the desired loss between the input and output terminals
of the pad. By "non-reactive" is meant resistances whose impedance remains practically
constant to alternating current. This is accomplished by constructing the resistances
so that their inductance and capacitance is negligible throughout the frequency
band in which they function. (The construction of the resistances for use in the
pads will be given in a forthcoming article).
For most purposes, this frequency band can be taken as the audio spectrum of
40 to 10,000 cycles per second. The resistances used in networks must be non-reactive
in order that the attenuator maintain constant impedance characteristics throughout
the audio band to the impedances between which it is working, so that straight line
frequency attenuation will be obtained without frequency distortion in the transmission
circuit, which would hinder the intelligibility of the signal.
The change in voltage between the source and the load is expressed as the logarithmic
ratio between the two voltages. At this point a brief resume on the transmission
unit or decibel will be given, so that those not familiar with this unit will have
a clear understanding of how it is used in transmission circuits.
In electrical circuits carrying energy which is either being amplified or attenuated,
the question arises: What is the relationship between voltage, current, and power
on the input side of an amplifier or an attenuator, to the voltage, current, and
power on its output side? The engineer signifies this ratio between two voltages,
two currents, or two powers, by the number of decibels change taking place between
the input and output terminals of the amplifier or the attenuator.
In any electrical circuit carrying energy, the product of the common logarithm
of the power ratio multiplied by ten, or the product of the common logarithm of
the current or voltage ratios multiplied by twenty determines the change in decibels.
As an example of this principle, let us assume that in a certain circuit the
voltage has been decreased from 3.0 volts to 1.0 volt, or to one-third of its original
value, Then from the definition as given above, the voltage ratio is 3 to 1, or
3. The common logarithm of three is 0.4771 (which may be obtained from a table of
common logarithms). This means that 0.4771 is the power to which ten must be raised
to give three. Then, multiplying 0.4771 by twenty, we get 0.9542 decibels change:
i. e., decibels change =
where V1 = input voltage
and V2 = output voltage
= 20 log 3.0
= 20 X 0.4771
decibels change = 9.542
Fig. 5 (top) - Open-end transmission line.
Fig. 6 (bottom) - "Shorted" transmission line
The above simply means that if the voltage in the circuit has been decreased
to .one-third of its original value, we have caused a change of 9.542 units or decibels
to have taken place. (See table in November, 1931 issue of Radio-Craft - Editor.)
This change in decibels is expressed as. a loss, as the voltage has been decreased.
Similarly, if the voltage had been increased to three times its original value,
the resultant change in decibels would also be 9.542, only in this case the result
would a gain. Therefore, if the voltage has been increased or decreased to three
times its original value, the resultant change in decibels is the same in both cases,
or 9.542. The only difference in the two cases is in the method of expressing the
When using the formulae shown below, the change in decibels obtained depends
on the type of circuit involved. In an amplifying circuit, the relationship between
the voltage, current, or power ratios is expressed as a gain in decibels. In an
attenuator, the relationship between the voltage, current, or power ratios is expressed
as a loss in decibels. In the circuits to be taken up, attenuators (resistive networks)
will be discussed, and a decrease in energy will be incurred between the terminals
of the pad, and therefore all results will be given as a loss in decibels.
Thus by expressing current, voltage, and power ratios in decibels, one has an
accurate description of the changes in energy taking place in the circuit.
From the definition of the decibel as given above, we can write the following
Change in decibels =
where P1 = input power
= output power
= input voltage
= output voltage
= input current
= output current
This is shown in Fig. 1.
Also if we know the number of decibels change, and it is desired to determine
the voltage, current, or power ratios, we can write:
To illustrate this method, assume we wish to introduce a 15 decibel loss into
the circuit, and it is desired to know what voltage ratio will give this loss. Then
= antilog .75
which means that if the voltage ratio is equal to 5.62, a 15 decibel loss will
be maintained in the circuit.
Returning now to our own problem, it was determined that a network is required
to cause a loss in voltage between its terminals, from 1.5 volts, on the input side,
to 0.15 volts, on the output side. This loss expressed logarithmically is as follows:
loss in decibels =
= 20 log 10.0
= 20 x 1.0
loss in decibels = 20.0
or, a 20 decibel loss is to be incurred between the input and output terminals
of the network to be designed. This is the same as saying that by reducing the voltage
from 1.5 volts to 0.15 volts, or in the order of ten times, a loss of twenty decibels
has taken place.
The first problem to be considered is what type of network shall be used to cause
this loss in voltage.
In communication circuits, two types of networks used for this purpose are:
(1) "H"-type pad
(2) "T"-type pad
The H-type pad will be discussed first, and a complete discussion will be given
showing the method of obtaining the desired twenty decibel loss by the use of this
pad in our own problem.
The H-type pad is so called because it is composed of five resistances taking
the form of the letter "H". This pad is designated as a balanced network, in that
an equal number of resistances (Z1) are used in the series arms on both sides of
the line as shown in Fig. 2. In some circuits, the shunt arm Z2 may be divided
into two equal parts, with the midpoint grounded. This balances the entire network
with respect to ground.
At this point an investigation of certain factors which must be considered in
transmission circuits will be given in order that an understanding of the problems
encountered in voice transmission will be bad. It is of the utmost importance that
a general knowledge of the circuit characteristics be obtained, so that when the
design of the pads is taken up, maximum efficiency may be obtained from the transmission
line in which the pad is to be placed.
In Fig. 3 is shown the output circuit of an amplifier feeding a transmission
line, at the far end of which is located an input transformer T1.
The transformer (T2) used in the output circuit of the tube is called a tube-to-line
transformer or output transformer, in that it transfers energy from the tube to
the transmission line. The secondary side of this transformer is called the source
impedance of the line, for the energy induced in this winding is the energy transmitted
along the line. This transmission line, we can assume, terminates in the primary
side of an input transformer (T1), whose secondary side is in the grid circuit of
a vacuum tube. This transformer is called a line-to-tube transformer or input transformer,
as it transfers the energy from the line into the tube. The primary of this transformer
is known as the load or terminating impedance, as the transmission line can be considered
as ending at this point, for the primary side completes the transmission line, and
the secondary side is considered in another circuit.
Table 2 - Audio frequencies versus harmonic wavelengths.
In communication circuits the source and load impedances of the transmission
line have been standardized in most cases to 200, 500, and 600 ohm lines. Therefore.
if ZS, the source impedance, equals 200 ohms, then the load impedance ZL must also
equal 200 ohms in order to prevent so-called "reflection" losses from being set
up in the circuit. It is these "reflection" losses that will now be discussed.
The speed with which electromagnetic waves travel is the same as that of light,
or approximately 186,000 miles per second. This speed is attained only in a circuit
having zero losses, which of course is not obtainable in practice. All circuits
have some losses, and in transmission lines these losses increase as the frequency
increases. The speed of the transmitted waves is retarded slightly by the losses
of the line, and by what is known as "skin effect" of the line conductors. (Skin
effect is the forcing of the current to flow along the outer surfaces of the conductors.)
As the frequency increases, the inductance inside the conductor (mostly in the center)
increases, thereby offering a greater opposition to the flow of current within the
conductor, and consequently the current is forced to travel along the outer surface
of the wires. The relationship which exists between inductance, capacitance, and
the velocity of light is:
where V = velocity of light in miles per second
L = inductance in henries
C = capacitance in farads
If a frequency of 100 cycles per second is impressed upon a circuit of infinite
length (no end), at the end of 1/1000 of a second the wave will have traveled 186000/1000
or 186 miles.
A part of such a wave is shown in Fig. 4. This circuit is said to have a
full wavelength for the frequency of 1000 c.p.s. (cycles per second). In this circuit,
when the first part of the waves arrives at a point 186 miles distant from the start
of the transmission line, the end of the. same wave is at the start of the circuit.
This is assuming zero losses in the line. The actual wave would be slightly retarded
due to the losses of the circuit. This is shown in the dotted lines of Fig. 4.
If now an alternating-current wave is impressed upon a transmission line, it
will travel along the line with the speed of light, until it reaches the far end
of the line, where, if the far end is open (infinite impedance), the wave will be
reflected back to its origin with the same velocity, but will gradually decrease
in magnitude as it approaches the starting point of the line, due to the losses
of the line which it encounters. If at the moment this wave reaches the starting
point another wave is sent into the line, that which was left of the first wave
adds itself to the second wave and therefore increases the second wave. If, at the
moment that the returned second wave reaches the starting point, a third wave is
sent into the circuit, that which was left of the second wave adds itself to the
third wave and so on as the number of waves increases; with the result that an accumulative
effect of energy is developed in the circuit. The magnitude to which this reflected
energy can rise is determined by a characteristic of the line conductors known as
the "surge impedance."
The surge impedance of a conductor is the impedance which the conductor offers
to these free oscillations of energy at the high frequency limit. (This condition
is greatest at the highest frequency that the circuit passes.) This building up
of reflected energy in the circuit is known as "quarter-wave resonance," or merely
as the resonant frequency of the line. To produce such a condition, it is necessary
that the alternating-current impulses occur at intervals of time equal to the time
necessary for the energy to travel the length of the line and back. In other words,
for one complete cycle (two impulses) the energy would have to travel the length
of the line four times between successive impulses in order to create resonance.
Expressed as a formula:
or, length in miles =
Table 1 - Audio frequency and wavelength.
It can be seen, therefore, that as the frequency increases the length of the
circuit becomes shorter in order to produce the resonant condition. In table 1 is
given the length of circuits in miles to produce resonance throughout the audio
At this condition of resonance, the magnitude of the reflected energy reaches
a maximum; and abnormal voltages and currents are set up in the circuit. This reflected
energy, if present in a circuit in which vacuum tubes are employed., will cause
incorrect voltages to be applied to the grids of the tubes, which in turn will cause
distortion of the wave-form of the of the original signals, with the result that
harmonics will be generated in the circuit. As these harmonics increase, the resonant
period of the circuit is decreased. This is shown in table 2, where the resonant
periods of circuits due to harmonics being set up in the line are given. It can
readily be seen that as the harmonics increase, the length of the line necessary
to produce resonance is decreased.
Now in practical circuits, such as the transmission lines encountered in everyday
sound work, the resonant condition may not be theoretically reached as the fundamental
frequencies used are not high enough to produce resonance for the length of the
lines ordinarily used, which in most cases are comparatively short. Nevertheless,
if the lines are not properly terminated, the reflected energy which is set up produces
distortion of the wave-form of the original impulses, which in turn will create
harmonics. These harmonics are multiples of the fundamental frequencies, and as
these harmonics increase, the frequency of the circuit increases, thereby approaching
the resonant frequency of the line. .Consequently, as the resonant period of the
line is approached, extreme distortion of the signals arises, with the result that
the quality is atrocious.
The analysis of reflected electrical waves is analogous to that of water flowing
in a canal. If the near end of a canal is struck a blow, a water-wave will be set
up which will travel to the end of the canal, where it will be reflected back to
the origin. As it travels back toward the starting point, its amplitude will decrease
slowly, due to resistance encountered in the canal. If, at the instant the wave
reaches the origin, another blow is struck, a second wave will flow to the end of
the canal and return. This second wave will be composed of itself, plus that which
was left of the first wave. This effect increases as the number of waves is increased,
and reaches a maximum when the losses due to resistance prevent the amplitude of
the waves from increasing further.
If a gate or obstruction of some sort is inserted at the end of the canal, any
waves traveling down the canal will strike the wall and bank up to a height determined
by the potential energy of the wave. When the potential energy equals the kinetic
energy impressed on the wall, the wave will have reached its maximum height. It
can be shown that in certain cases the waves will rise to a height twice that of
the original wave striking the wall, and then will be reflected back at a slowly
decreasing amplitude as the starting point is approached.
Similarly, in electrical circuits, when an electromagnetic wave reaches the end
of a transmission line, and the line is open at the far end as shown in Fig. 5,
the wave is reflected back to the source; the current is zero, and the voltage at
the load reaches a value equal to twice the peak value of the original voltage.
Also, if instead of open circuiting the far end of the line, it is short circuited,
the wave is reflected with a current value twice the value of the starting current,
and the voltage becomes zero. This is shown in Fig. 6.
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Lynne Shivers Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal papers of Lynne Shivers and her work from roughly the 1960s onward. It includes biographical and family material, material on her peace work in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, journals she kept from the 1960s until 2014, and information about her teaching career. This collection also includes correspondence to and from Lynne Shivers and literature she collected out of personal interest. Files concerning Shivers's work with Movement for a New Society may be found in that collection in the Peace Collection.
- Majority of material found within 1941-2015
- Shivers, Lynne (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and Japanese.
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Copyright and Rights Information
Born in Camden, New Jersey on June 21, 1941, Lynne Shivers was an advocate of peace throughout her life until her death on February 3, 2015. She was a founding member of Movement for a New Society and its Philadelphia Life Center, through which she did work for social change, with an emphasis given to peace and nonviolence. She traveled for peace work often, to Iran and Northern Ireland and eventually to Japan, where her work led her to become director of Hiroshima's World Friendship Center in 1986. She also worked for the American Friends Service Committee on issues of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. She wrote about social issues and peace activism both for Movement for a New Society publications and for outside publications. In 1979, she began teaching American and English Literature at the Community College of Philadelphia's, where she incorporated literature about peace and nonviolence into her curriculum. She retired from her Assistant Professor position in 2005 and lived the rest of her life in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
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Enid Lynne Shivers was a peace activist and prominent member of Movement for a New Society, for which she organized and wrote informational materials. This collection of her personal materials is primarily composed of journals dating from the 1960s until 2014 and materials from time she spent doing peace work in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Estate of Lynne Shivers, June 2015 [Acc. 2015-031].
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Copyright may have been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection or may have been retained by the creators/authors (or their descendants), in this collection, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.
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- Atomic bomb victims -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi
- Atomic bomb victims -- Japan -- Nagasaki-shi
- British Withdrawal from Northern Ireland Campaign
- Nonviolence -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Political activists -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Quaker women -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Shivers, Lynne
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Our Pentium Experiment: Recalibrating For Value
Our first look at Intel’s Pentium G3258 leveraged relatively high-end hardware to extract the CPU’s maximum potential. We pulled a lot of performance data from the chip, we drew a number of conclusions about efficiency based on those observations and power consumption measurements. As a result, the Pentium G3258 received an honor not bestowed upon many processors: it won Tom’s Hardware Smart Buy recognition.
Many of you agreed with our assessment. Others scoffed at the idea of a dual-core CPU in an enthusiast space dominated by four-, six-, and eight-core alternatives. And a curious few asked for a follow-up that swapped our expensive motherboards and aftermarket heat sinks for components you’d be more likely to use with Athlon and Pentium processors.
MSI was more than happy to poll its engineers for their advice on the least-expensive motherboards from both camps still able to tune our two CPUs. We took those products, added factory cooling, and made another run at overclocking. The pair of processors ran significantly hotter—Intel’s Pentium so much so that we needed to pull its clock rate and voltage down a little bit. They performed stably, though, maintaining frequencies in excess of 4 GHz even on diminutive coolers.
Not For Everyone, Obviously
In a pure comparison of performance, price, and value, the Pentium G3258 remains a dominant force.
If you’re forced to buy a high-end Z87 or Z97 motherboard, that becomes a harder case to argue. However, in light of lower-end boards with overclocking-enabled firmware versions (which aren’t supposed to exist, but clearly do), it becomes possible to build a Pentium-based box inexpensively.
Does that mean you should? Depends on what you use your computer for, really. A dual-core CPU does suffer inherent disadvantages in software specifically programmed to take advantage of as many cores as possible. Our suite is loaded with those types of tests, and we saw a few instances where the dual-module Athlon and its four integer units beat out Intel’s Pentium.
In the same vein, while the G3258 consistently registered higher average frame rates than the Athlon in our game tests, it was also struck by frame time variance spikes in a number of titles. Intel’s Core i3 and i5 didn’t demonstrate similar behavior. So, it appears those two cores can’t always keep up.
Then again, you’re spending $115 on a Pentium G3258 and MSI’s H81M-P33. You’ll have a difficult time beating that combination's value, given what it can do. A significantly better experience is going to require a Core i5, and you’ll part ways with more than twice as much money for the motherboard/processor pair.
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Tackling the Cybersecurity Talent Shortage
A major and ongoing challenge in cybersecurity is the industry talent shortage. The number of skilled professionals entering the field continues to fall far short of the growing threat of breach. Organizations need a larger talent pool to choose from AND a way to make the best use of the skilled workforce they already have.
Cybersecurity Talent Shortage: A Compounding Problem
This talent shortage issue is a compounding one. Nefarious adversaries seemingly have unlimited time, resources, and as many opportunities to breach systems as there are people in the world. Meanwhile, the good guys have budgets, conflicting priorities, and not nearly enough people with the necessary skills to do the job.
Solving the problem requires a two-fold approach: enticing more people into the industry and making them as efficient and effective as possible as quickly as possible.
Reasons to Choose Cybersecurity
As an industry, cybersecurity has so much to offer to an up-and-coming workforce. But the work certainly isn’t easy, and not just any warm body can do it. So what are the folks currently drowning in their workload to do to entice more of the right people to join them? Perhaps, a start is more effective communication about the amazing upsides to working in InfoSec.
Those considering education or training to enter InfoSec can look forward to a number of amazing benefits:
- High salaries — Enough said. This fact definitely belongs in the number one spot.
- Many diverse opportunities — The job market is wide open for people with the right skills and experience, and jobs in InfoSec are much more diverse than many people realize.
- Flexibility — Most cybersecurity professionals didn’t miss a beat when the world began working remotely at the onset of Covid. You can find amazing jobs working from wherever you are.
- Awesome culture and people — There’s a lot to like about the laid back culture of the InfoSec industry. If you want to work with people whose intelligence will blow your mind, but who don’t need to wear a suit to prove it, InfoSec may be for you.
- Chance to make a difference — If you want to make the world a better, safer place, working in cybersecurity is a perfect opportunity to serve and protect people everywhere.
If we in the industry can promote the benefits widely enough, thereby increasing general interest and lowering the intimidation factor of working in InfoSec, the talent pool will rise. If you are considering preparing to enter the industry, check out our blog on some characteristics and skills you can work on to snag that first security job.
Ways to Minimize Your Cybersecurity Talent Shortage
Besides attracting more people, what else can be done to address the talent shortage? Sounds like a catch-22, but there are ways to make better use of the existing workforce and to get newbies up to speed faster, regardless of their entry level abilities.
Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of every security pro and focusing on the right battles are key to getting more done with less. To focus on the right work requires a clear view of your security posture and the ability to assess and prioritize risk. Fortunately, there are more tools and partners available to help with these challenges than ever before. If you can’t find your own people, at least you can augment your efforts with consultants and technology.
Tools and partners are available in the marketplace to streamline processes, improve your security posture, and get better coverage with less financial and personnel investment. When choosing what can make a difference for your organization, consider the following:
- What can help you glean the data? — Automated scanners are pretty much essential to continuously monitoring your environment.
- What can help you understand the data? — Too much data can also be a problem. Analyzing it all efficiently is critical.
- What can help reduce low level tasks? — Tired of endless report writing in Word? Enough said.
- What can help you better communicate? — Siloed teams and poor communication with leadership can be a major bottleneck.
While even mature security teams may be in need of more members, they can still maintain a solid grasp of their posture with the right support and prioritization.
PlexTrac: A Force Multiplying Solution
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Author: VINAY BHASKAR
In its most recent advisory, the CFPB addressed a critical question – “When creditors make credit decisions based on complex algorithms that prevent creditors from accurately identifying the specific reasons for denying credit or taking other adverse actions, do these creditors need to comply with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s requirement to provide a statement of specific reasons to applicants against whom adverse action is taken?
The answer is an obvious ‘Yes’.
With the CFPB’s circular reminding everyone of adverse action notice requirements under the ECOA Act, some credit unions find themselves in a quandary when it comes to explaining their credit decisions, which is perceived to be difficult when they use state of the art decisioning algorithms. However, modern AI solutions have moved beyond mere aspects of explainability to enable fair lending, and have gone the extra mile to remove inherent biases that may arise in data based models.
Nonetheless, it is necessary to understand the CFPB’s guidance and how AI can effectively be a solution itself.
The use of algorithms in making lending decisions is not something novel or new. Credit risk assessment naturally requires getting your arms around as much relevant data as you can. A mix of models and algorithms have been the backbone of credit decisions for around 4 decades now, with credit analysts using financial statements, credit histories, and other data sources to estimate credit risk, set credit limits and recommend payment plans. With time, the datasets in question have become so voluminous that lenders had to move from manual methodologies to computational models for analysis of data using analytics.
Recent advancements in computational methods have introduced the “AI” element in lending processes to make credit risk assessments much more accurate. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models leverage a diverse set of alternate data sources beyond bureau, and use historical training data to determine non-linear correlations between data points, and provide advanced predictive signals on member behavior and lending outcomes.
The unique proposition here is the ability of AI/ML models to analyze voluminous quantities of data, detect hitherto unknown correlations, and keep self-learning and adapting the models with little or no manual interventions.
The opportunity ahead with AI in lending:
AI enabled technologies have helped put the spotlight on the increasingly visible disparities in existing lending processes. A 2019 paper by Robert Bartlett & Co. helps quantify this disparity:
“Black and Latino applicants receive higher rejection rates of 61% compared to 48% for other races. In addition, they also suffer from higher ‘race premiums’ on interest rates, paying as much as 7.9 basis points more on mortgage interest rates. This difference has the impact of an additional annual race premium of over $756 million dollars per year in the United States.” (Source)
And these numbers present just one side of the picture: that of the creditworthy borrowers. They don’t highlight the disparity that occurs due to the presence of Credit Invisibles.
Credit Invisibles are borrowers who don’t have enough credit history or data on any of the three credit bureaus, making it difficult for them to be assessed for a credit decision. While almost 26 million Americans are completely credit invisible, another 19 million Americans have either very thin files or outdated files with a lack of recent credit history. And what’s more striking is the difference in numbers when it comes to races: About 15% of Blacks and Hispanics are credit invisible compared to roughly 10% of Whites and Asians. 13% percent of Blacks and 12% of Hispanics have unscorable credit records compared to about 7% of Whites and close to 8% of Asians. (Source)
So how does AI in lending hope to bridge this gap and mitigate discriminatory lending? The first part of it involves going beyond conventional sources of data for credit risk analysis. While alternate data has been used on some level in credit risk analysis, AI Models tend to focus on the relevant data, or inclusive data, that helps determine the creditworthiness of a member despite their low credit history. Foraying into a member’s FCRA compliant non-credit data, including for example, insurance payments, service payments, rents, property records, would help in accurately determining the credit worthiness of an applicant, even when there’s not enough credit information available. These data points not only help in credit risk analysis, but also help in customizing credit offerings as per the needs of members.
The second part involves leveraging AI to assess historical data for any inherent biases and evaluate new decisions through the lens of potential “Disparate Impact”
Disparate Impact Analysis (DIA) quantitatively measures the adverse treatment of protected classes. By analyzing member data, AI helps distinguish between inadvertent biases that may exist, and the actual factors that should be used to determine the credit worthiness of an applicant in a fair and consistent manner.
Using modern AI technology for compliant, fair and transparent lending:
Modern AI/ML underwriting tools have taken the extra step to inculcate the explainability and non-discriminatory aspects in their models. “At Scienaptic, we keep the regulatory aspects of Credit at the core of every decision and strongly support the CFPB’s circular guidance. It is quite apparent that every credit decision made by an AI platform needs to be explainable and free of bias”, comments Pankaj Kulshreshtha, CEO at Scienaptic AI, a leading AI based credit underwriting platform. “At the heart of building transparent, bias-free models are 3 core principles: transparent adverse action reasons, comprehensive disparate impact analysis, and well-elucidated documentation of model/decision parameters.”
Adverse Action Reason (AAR) and letter ECOA provides that a creditor must provide a statement of specific reasons in writing to applicants against whom adverse action is taken. Pursuant to Regulation B, a statement of reasons for adverse action taken “must be specific and indicate the principal reason(s) for the adverse action.” AI platforms have done just that, ensuring that irrespective of the algorithm used to assess the credit risk, the adverse credit decision always has “specific” and “principal” reasons associated with it. Modern AI is making the adverse action reason verbiage simple yet comprehensive and it ensures that reasons are “actionable” so that consumers can make appropriate adjustments to their future credit behavior.
Adequate testing for fair lending ECOA makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or marital status, age (provided the applicant has the capacity to contract), because all or part of the applicant’s income derives from any public assistance program, or because the applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Similarly, Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in residential real-estate related transactions. In order to discount the bias due to historical training data, AI platforms have adopted a comprehensive disparate impact analysis, focusing on the ‘disparate impact’ of a credit decision. A disparate impact occurs when policies that appear to be neutral adversely impact protected groups. In order to combat the same, modern AI technologies focus on thoroughly reviewing policy attributes and ensuring no biases have crept into the model design, and conduct comprehensive tests to assess the discriminatory impact of credit decisions on certain protected classes, and take corrective actions. AI models rely on a feedback loop of continuous adaptive assessment to correct these inadvertent biases and come up with fair lending models.
Documentation of model/decision parameters Model Risk Management and related documentation forms the center of any credit risk decisioning. The scope and nature of activities in this area have been ever evolving but the cornerstone lies in the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management ( SR11-7), which is intended for use by banking organizations and supervisors as they assess organizations’ management of model risk. This guidance applies as appropriate to all banking organizations supervised by the Federal Reserve, taking into account each organization’s size, nature, and complexity, as well as the extent and sophistication of its use of models
AI platforms follow the key principles laid out in the guidance and take into account each organization’s size, nature, and complexity, as well as the extent and sophistication of its use of models. AI platforms clearly lay out:
Sound design, theory and logic underlying the model
Rigorous assessment of data quality and relevance
Adequate testing to ensure that various components of the model function as intended
Robustness and stability of the model under varying conditions (Macro, Lender specific and others)
Model Limitations and Assumptions
Explainable AI models are bound to form the backbone of lending systems in the next 2 decades, as they become more and more indispensable for financial institutions in supporting their credit ecosystem. As such, while compliance and regulatory adherence is a necessity to ensure fair lending practices, AI tools should not be seen as an antithesis to fair lending, but rather an enabler. When the models in question are transparent and explainable, it would have a cascading effect empowering effect on regulatory bodies, credit unions, and members, resulting in better approval rates, lesser gap in approval numbers between different classes, lesser defaults, and overall, a healthy credit ecosystem. By leveraging an amalgamation of the right lending practices, the right models, and the right compliances, we will be able to achieve optimum member experience and enhanced credit flow at low risk.
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By Billy Heller
Industrial Sublime Modernism and the Transformation of New York’s Rivers, 1900-1940
edited by Kirsten Jensen and Bartholomew F. Bland (Fordham University Press)
From the 1820s through the turn of the 20th century, artists of the Hudson River School painted the pastoral landscape along the river. As industrialization and commerce along the river increased, a group of artists continued to paint the area but shifted their focus to the teeming metropolis growing along the waterfront. The more than 150 images in this gorgeous collection include bridges, tugs, waterfront shacks, skyscrapers and smokestacks from artists such as Robert Henri, John Sloan, Georgia O’Keeffe and Edward Ault.
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
by Katherine Pancol (Penguin)
Will a trendy Parisian novel from 2006 become the très chic accessory in 2014 New York? Pancol’s tale follows Josephine Cortes, a homely French scholar of Medieval history whose unemployed husband runs off with his mistress to manage a crocodile farm in Kenya. But everything changes when her glamorous, wealthy sister, Iris, convinces Josephine to write a 12th-century romance novel — in Iris’ name — and the book becomes a runaway bestseller. Mon dieux!
The Purity of Vengeance
by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Dutton)
Copenhagen cop Carl Mørck returns with a new cold case for his Department Q. Just about everyone has forgotten a brothel owner who went missing in 1987. But when it comes to Carl’s attention that several other people — a lawyer, a fisherman, a women’s asylum guard — disappeared that same day, he, his assistant, Hafez el-Assad, and his secretary, Rose Knudson, are on the case. It leads them to the bleak island of Sprøgo, where, from 1923 to 1959, Danish women thought to be “pathologically promiscuous” were incarcerated — and some even sterilized.
The Prince of Risk
by Christopher Reich (Doubleday)
The latest thriller from Reich (“The Devil’s Banker”) begins with a bang — one heard from Washington to Wall Street and around the world. On their way to an urgent late-night meeting with the president, the Treasury secretary, chairman of the Fed and chief exec of the New York Stock Exchange are killed when the car they are in goes out of control on the White House lawn and Secret Service open fire. But just before the vehicle erupts in a fiery explosion, the NYSE exec leaves a final clue — a text to his estranged hedge-fund-manager son, Bobby.
The Time Regulation Institute
by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar (Penguin Classics)
More than 50 years after the Turkish author’s death, Tanpinar’s satire on state bureaucracy has been translated into English. In this Kafkaesque tale, we follow the adventures of Hayri Irdal, who, after the establishment of the Turkish Republic and its turn toward modernism, has helped create the Time Regulation Institute — to make sure all clocks in Turkey are set to Western time. The government department uses an absurd system of fines enforced by Irdal and his fellow timekeepers, who include a mystic, a pharmacist/alchemist and an official from the old Ottoman empire. | <urn:uuid:611c299a-2315-42a2-8ac7-cb6bc4873ecf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fordhampress.com/2014/01/09/new-york-post-indudustrial-sublime-is-a-must-read/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.932563 | 724 | 1.648438 | 2 |
This weekend, as Jerusalem Day approached, our family started a new tradition. We took down the Israeli flag from our roof.
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For me, it had much to do with a uniquely Israeli weekend in which I felt, by turns, hope for the future, enormous pride in a certain slice of the present, and, as Jerusalem Day dawned to cap the weekend, deeply rooted shame.
Something changed in me this weekend. And I don't see it changing back any time soon.
The weekend began early, at a Thursday conference of a new movement, Two States One Homeland. For now, I will leave the outlines of the revolutionary peace plan to essays such as this, and the views of some of its proponents to articles such as this.
For now, I want to share a teaching of the late Rabbi Menachem Froman, whose spirit lent both weight and wings to the idea.
In direct contrast to the oft-chanted hardline principle that "The Land of Israel belongs to Am Israel," that is, only to the Jews, the rabbi taught that we should stop and consider that it is we – Jews and Palestinians both – who belong to this land.
It is the difference, his students learned, between rechushanut – possessiveness, a powerful focus on ownership of property - and the concept of shayechut – the quality and the feeling of belonging.
The next day, the rabbi's teaching come to life in a way I could not have anticipated. Nearly a quarter of a million people took part in Tel Aviv's annual LGBTQ Pride Parade, a gargantuan perpetual motion blowout in which Jews and Palestinians, Muslims and Christians and non-believers of all faiths, tourists from across the region and across the planet, reveled just to be in a certain place in a certain time, with each other, and, for that one day at least, to be free.
I was never more proud of Israel. Period.
There's no denying, though, that as Sunday neared, a shadow began to lengthen over the country, and over our house. We all knew what was coming. It was the March of the (Israeli) Flags, an annual, gender-segregated extreme-right, pro-occupation religious carnival of hatred, marking the anniversary of Israel's capture of Jerusalem by humiliating the city's Palestinian Muslims.
We knew what was coming from previous years, in which marchers vandalized shops in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter, chanted "Death to Arabs" and "The (Jewish) Temple Will Be Built, the (Al Aqsa) Mosque will be Burned Down," shattered windows and door locks, and poured glue into the locks of shops forced to close for fear of further damage.
This year, with their funding sources – including Jerusalem city hall and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office – under mounting scrutiny, and a poll showing a majority of Israeli Jews opposing the march through the Muslim Quarter, especially immediately before the observance of Ramadan, organizers sought to keep criminal behavior to a minimum.
Yet the traditional spirit of the Jerusalem Day, that giddily bullying fratboy ugliness we have come to know, against the indescribable beauty of the city, still came to the fore.
In a song which the Jewish extreme right has adopted to celebrate the July, 2015 terror incineration of a Palestinian infant and his parents in the West Bank village of Duma, marchers gave voice to a perversion of the blinded Samson's prayer in Judges 16:28: "May I avenge (the loss of) my two eyes with one act of vengeance against the Palestinians – may their name be blotted out!"
The Flag Parade, and with it, Jerusalem Day, has come to symbolize the worst in us. Arrogance, xenophobia, brute dominance, racist hatred. A march of, by, and for, the worst of our worst.
In our house, ahead of the march, we talked about what to do with the flag on our roof, the flag my wife once saved from being desecrated, the flag which we, by custom, had flown since Holocaust Remembrance Day, to honor long-held hopes and dreams of freedom in a homeland.
It wasn't a simple discussion. On the one hand, you don't want to hand the marchers a victory, and cede the flag to the worst of our worst.
On the other, to fly the flag in sync with the march, is to tell your neighbors, Arabs and Jews alike, that the march has merit.
So this year, for Jerusalem Day, we began a new tradition.
We lower this flag in recognition of the many, many people in the city who worked very hard this year to create "A Different Day in Jerusalem," among them families on both sides bereaved by violence, working for healing and a solution to the conflict.
We lower this flag in recognition of those of the Tag Meir movement who took it upon themselves to hand out "flowers of peace" to Palestinians in the Old City.
We lower this flag in recognition of those who are working to make us proud of this place. Like the Women Wage Peace movement, which is planning a march and vigil for the fall Sukkot holiday to urge the prime minister to return to peace negotiations.
Women Wage Peace hopes to have thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women joined by women from Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan.
This flag will fly again. But never in sympathy with those who are destroying this land, shattering the Jewish People, and mutilating Judaism itself. | <urn:uuid:57bc894e-7320-4635-adb1-9b6621f01bc0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2016-06-07/ty-article/.premium/why-this-year-for-jerusalem-day-i-took-down-the-israeli-flag-on-our-roof/0000017f-dc88-db22-a17f-fcb9ac290000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.959538 | 1,187 | 1.78125 | 2 |
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Online dating has exploded in its popularity since its creation in 1994. But with online dating comes the fear that you don’t really know who you are talking to. It’s important to protect yourself from who is on the other side of the screen and that you take precautions whilst talking to them.
Not only could your account be used to catfish other people, but you could be catfished yourself. Creating a relationship that you deem to be authentic, they are using methods emotional manipulation to benefit themselves, without any consideration for your emotions. This form of identity theft is incredibly dangerous; accessing your photos, personal information and your location, they can build a wall of lies that they can use to con you out of money or simply fool others into building a relationship with them. The Federal Trade Commission recently reported that due to fraud conducted through online dating, $143 million was lost.
A phenomenon that was made notorious by MTV’s Catfish: The TV Show, it is an issue that needs to be stopped within the world of online dating. So what measures can you take to ensure that you are protected online? Firstly, don't’ give your full name out to the person or put it on your profile. This information can be easily be taken by potential catfishers – plus it makes it easier for them to locate you. Secondly, don’t reveal where you are working – this will make it easier for them to find out who you are. Thirdly, use a different photo of you – i.e one that isn’t on your Facebook/other social media platforms. If you use a photo from your social media profile, catfishes can easily do a Google Image search and find out a lot of information about you. If you run a business, there’s no doubt that you probably promote it over social media. This is undeniably beneficial for your business in many ways, but it can also lead to catfishes finding out more information about you. Monitor who is seeing these posts and the amount of information you give on them.
So those are ways that you can protect yourself, but how can you verify who you are talking to? A clever way is by completing an ID check. These can identify who the person is by comparing their profile against a government-issued document. There are a few dating sites that have handy verification features, but this tends to be for premium users only. Similarly, social media platforms have implemented an algorithm that can identify a fake account. But sometimes this isn’t enough, and this is where an official ID check comes in. Giving you peace of mind and helping to keep you safe in the daunting world of online dating, it’s quick to do and affordable for everyone.
This form of ID verification is also being used in an array of other industries, including those working within recruitment, education, the property market and within the law. It’s the 21st Century method to make sure that you know exactly who you are dealing with – no one wants to conduct business or start a relationship with someone that isn’t who they said they were. The world can be a dangerous place so it’s essential that you are taking all of the precautions you can to remain safe. | <urn:uuid:ce4ed562-6199-4ed7-86bb-80542604d5be> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://stefanciancio.com/how-id-verification-is-transforming-online-dating/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.967399 | 667 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Eila Pennanen was born in Tampere, daughter of a factory sub-manager, graduated, became a librarian, and worked as an archivist and advertising editor from 1943 to 1951 and as sub-editor for the literary magazine Parnasso in 1952-1955. She married and divorced the translator Juhani Jaskari.
Her debut novel Ennen sotaa oli nuoruus, 1942, depicts students in the 1930s. At the centre of her writing is the Tampere trilogy Himmun rakkaudet, 1971, Koreuden tähden, 1972, and Ruusuköynnös, 1973, which scrutinises the turbulent period of national conflict from a middle-class perspective. As a kind of sequel, Santalahden aika and Kulmatalon perhe were published in 1986 and 1988 respectively, in which she moved on to examine the changed society of the 1980s. She also published the novel Tyttölapsi in 1992 as well as a number of historical novels and also worked on literary translations and literary criticism. | <urn:uuid:832afe4f-e332-4542-a252-7265e7138473> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nordicwomensliterature.net/writers/pennanen-eila/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.965844 | 226 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Contrary to what some people may think, who you are online is not disconnected from who you are in your day-to-day life. As social media continues to gain normalcy, people filter their tweets and posts less and less, while potential employers are checking out social profiles more and more. What you say online could cost you the job you’re applying for. No matter how sure you are that what you’ve posted, tweeted, or shared is private, it’s not. Here are some things not to include on your social media or any other online accounts.
Fun Pictures from College
Believe it or not, if you have a picture from your college days, maybe as a previous profile pic on Facebook, it could work against you. Especially if said picture is you doing a shot or some other questionable picture. Employers look through your posts and pictures pretty well, and finding an image, even from way-back-when that is questionable could work against you.
Complaints about previous jobs
These definitely shouldn’t make it into your tweets or posts. Whether or not you actually say the name of your boss, coworker, or company, you could get passed over. Venting your frustrations online about your job is never appropriate. Choose instead to talk it over with a trusted friend. What you have to say may be true, but it creates a poor impression of you. After all, if you lacked discretion then, your potential employer is probably wondering if you lack it still.
Especially with your professional accounts, you don’t need to state your political affiliation. As much as you might like to engage in a debate about your favorite or least favorite political candidate, resist the urge. You don’t need your potential employer viewing your professional account and finding long rants or heated conversations with other LinkedIn users. Everyone has opinions and expressing them is good. But there is a time and place for that. Social media, even if it’s your private account, may not be the best place to do so.
Whether it’s a joking reference or not, avoid this at all cost. Online, you can’t decipher tone or context, so no one really knows what you mean by what you said. Any illegal activity on your part could get you in trouble with the law and would reflect poorly on your company. So don’t reference anything illegal and keep your reputation pristine.
Playing when you should be working
This one seems obvious, but it happens quite often. Requesting time off work for a “family emergency” and then posting pictures of yourself at a party is not going to end well for you. Lying to your boss obviously is poor judgment, and will reflect badly on you. Even if your potential employer doesn’t know the context, your post contains a date and time mark. This means that they see when it was posted, presumably when it was happening.
A good rule of thumb is to keep your personal and professional accounts separate. Don’t let the two mix. Stay professional on your LinkedIn and Twitter professional accounts. On your personal accounts, simply use good judgment. You can be more relaxed, but be aware of what can really turn potential employers away. | <urn:uuid:bc71e60e-fd3b-4c10-a691-c31388090164> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nemo.careerbits.com/social-media-errors-affecting-job-hunt/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.960926 | 676 | 2 | 2 |
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- Dirac's hole theory versus quantum field theory
- McMaster Univ
- Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
- Dalhousie Univ
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
- Dirac's hole theory and quantum field theory are usually considered equivalent to each other. The equivalence, however, does not necessarily hold, as we discuss in terms of models of a certain type. We further suggest that the equivalence may fail in more general models. This problem is closely related to the validity of the Pauli principle in intermediate states of perturbation theory.
- Canadian Journal of Physics. Ottawa: Natl Research Council Canada, v. 80, n. 8, p. 837-845, 2002.
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When I was fifteen my family made two moves in a period of three years. I most certainly wasn’t happy with the second move especially sharing a room with my ten year old brother. During that season of life, hard decisions were made that I didn’t quite understand until recently.
I do know that in that year, I became tougher and stronger. It prepared me for adversity, meeting new people — things which I would need for getting my first job in high school, leaving home for college and so many of life’s challenges that lie ahead.
As I tried out for cheerleader that spring, it was in front of the entire student body. Whispers, chatter, hearsay… ‘Who is this girl? Where did she come from? Why is she trying out?’ After the chatter settled and the buzz of the new girl wore off, high school life went on.
Sometimes, putting yourself out there can be risky. What if you fail? What if people don’t like what you do? How do you handle the tea?
As I have told my kids for years and continue to advise them, don’t worry about what others think, say or do. You can only worry about yourself and how you choose to handle it.
Hold your head up, don’t listen to the chatter because, guess what? It doesn’t end in High School. So learn how to handle it now because it will only make you stronger.
Oh, and yes, I rocked that varsity cheerleading uniform!
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Introduced in 2000, this stamp series honors U.S. citizens who have “left their mark on the American conscience.”
Honored on the first Distinguished Americans series stamp is General Joseph W. Stilwell (1883-1946). A 1904 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Stilwell was sent to Burma in 1942 to assist Chinese and British troops who were defending Burma against Japanese aggression. He commanded all American forces in the China-Burma-India theater of operations during World War II. Stilwell, whose outspoken nature earned him the nickname “Vinegar Joe,” served as Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s chief of staff and was the first American general to command a Chinese army.
Wilma Rudolph (1940-94) was an African-American born with polio. Vigorous therapy enabled her to overcome the crippling effect of the disease. She went on to become a high school and college athlete in track and field. In 1960, Rudolph became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals.
An American politician for over 60 years, Claude Pepper (1900-1989) was a champion of causes important to the elderly. A graduate of the University of Alabama and Harvard University Law School, Pepper was elected to the Florida legislature in 1929. He sponsored a bill allowing senior citizens to fish without a license. As a Democratic Senator, Pepper supported Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. In 1962, he became a member of the House of Representatives, where he served until 1989. Pepper led a 1986 action that ended mandatory retirement in the federal government. He received the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s top civilian award, five days before his death.
James Michener (1907-1997) was a bestselling author of more than 40 books, publishing until the year of his death. While serving in the Pacific, he wrote his first book, “Tales of the South Pacific,” which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1948. James Michener served on the U.S. Postal Service Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee.
As a research scientist at the University of Michigan in the 1940s, Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-95) helped develop the first effective influenza vaccine, still the basis of the flu vaccinations given today. Another disease, paralytic poliomyelitis, or polio, had paralyzed or killed thousands of Americans each year for decades. In 1955, Salk developed an injectable, killed-virus vaccine that was the first safe and effective vaccine against polio. For his work, Salk was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-96) was an abolitionist and author. Stowe’s most famous novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was published in 1852. The novel depicted live for African-American slaves, energizing the anti-slavery movement in the North and provoking anger in the south. Stowe wrote more than 20 books, many dealing with social issues.
Thrust into public service in 1931 by the sudden death of her husband, Senator Thaddeus H. Caraway, Hattie Caraway (1878-1950) was appointed to fill her husband’s seat in the Senate. In 1932, a special election confirming her appointment made her the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Caraway was a strong supporter of the New Deal, veterans, and organized labor. She was known for her dry wit and quiet dignity. The stamp honoring Caraway is the first in this series to be issued as a self-adhesive.
Edward Trudeau (1848-1915) was a pioneer in the research and treatment of tuberculosis.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was called “the greatest American woman novelist of her day.” Ferber began her career in journalism. As a teenager reporter, she once interviewed Harry Houdini for her hometown newspaper. Ferber went on to make her mark in fictional literature.
During World War II, Dr. Albert Sabin (1906-93) helped develop vaccines against dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis, diseases that plagued American soldiers. After the war, Sabin developed an oral polio vaccine made from weakened, live virus. His achievements were recognized with the National Medal of Science in 1970 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986.
Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-95) created new opportunities for women, helped the Allies win World War II, and approved a drug that virtually eliminated polio in the United States. During World War II, Hobby became the Director of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, created to remedy severe labor shortages caused by men serving in the war effort. Its members, who were the first women other than nurses to be in Army uniform, helped the U.S. meet the industrial demands needed to win the war. Although she “never did learn to salute properly or master the 30-inch stride,” Colonel Oveta Hobby became the first woman in the Army to receive the Distinguished Service Medal. President Dwight Eisenhower named Hobby the first secretary of the new Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Hobby personally made the decision to approve Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine.
It seemed that actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) thrived most when playing characters with odd physical conditions. As solider/poet Cyrano de Bergerac, he wore a fake nose several inches long, but played the role with devastating wit. His portrayal on both stage and screen earned him a Tony Award (1947) and an Academy Award (1950) for best actor.
Robert Panara was one of America’s leading deaf educators. Panara taught at Gallaudet University for nearly 20 years before helping found the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. His work helped pioneer the field and promote the idea that deafness is not a disability, but a different way to view the world. | <urn:uuid:5da164c6-2c95-402c-ae68-7eaeadb7607f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://info.mysticstamp.com/learn/distinguished-americans/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.969185 | 1,325 | 1.898438 | 2 |
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Self-care is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. Although it’s a simple concept in theory, it’s something we very often overlook. Good self-care is key to improved mood and reduced anxiety. It’s also key to a good relationship with oneself and others.
³ Regular exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Not only does regular exercise help you manage your weight and reduce the risk of developing diseases, it can help prevent and treat mental health problems. It can boost your well-being and mood, and is a great way to unwind from the stresses of life.
- It stimulates the development of the muscles, bones and joints, as well as the heart and lungs.
- It gives us an opportunity to interact with other people and make friends.
- It can help young people manage symptoms of anxiety and depression.
³ The food we eat has the potential to either keep us healthy or contribute to weight gain or diseases such as diabetes, but it can also keep our minds working and alert. Eating the right foods can help prevent short-term memory loss and inflammation, both of which can have long-term effects on the brain and, in turn, the rest of the body.
³ Sleep is really important to your health, both physically and mentally. However, sleeping well can sometimes be a challenge. If you miss out on a night or two’s sleep, it isn’t harmful. But if your sleepless nights go on for longer, it can really take its toll, and may suggest you have insomnia. There are some simple things you can try to help you get a good night’s sleep, so don’t put up with endless restless nights.
Keep Track of Time
³ It is extremely important to keep track of time for our self-care. Writing down the list of things you have to do in a given day or a week will significantly help you organize your activities. It will help you see the exact amount of tasks you need to finish in the specific time.
³ Positive self-talk makes you feel good about yourself and the things that are going on in your life. It’s like having an optimistic voice in your head that always looks on the bright side.It might not seem like much, but self-talk is a huge part of our self-esteem and confidence. By working on replacing negative self-talk with more positive self-talk, you’re more likely to feel in control of stuff that’s going on in your life and to achieve your goals.
⁴ Writing down your thoughts is a proven tactic to help strengthen emotional health. Journaling or keeping a diary, and writing in it for at least a few minutes everyday helps reduce stress and unwind, especially in the morning after waking up or evening before sleeping. Journaling about your day sharpens your memory and allows you to reflect on the actions that you took that day. Journaling based on prompts (example: What am I grateful for today?) is also a simple and effective self care tool to boost mental health.
Do Something Creative
1 Take some time to do something creative. Whether it’s painting, creative writing or designing something for fun, doing something creative will allow you to relax a little and it has the ability to inspire fresh ideas so that you can go back to work with a new attitude and energy.
⁵ Always ensure you are hydrated. Drink water whenever you feel thirsty, because the amount of water a person needs is based on the individual. Water helps maintain the balance of biochemicals and organs in your body. In general, aim to drink at least 2-3 cups of water an hour. Hydration is a type of self care to ensure your mind is clear and focused throughout the day.
Learn new skills
⁶ In this modern world we can get easily worn down by the routine. However, we have access to a vast wealth of knowledge. Learning something new is beneficial to keeping the brain active and flexible. Any skill, no matter how small, helps boost confidence in your ability and increases your adaptability to situations. This self care technique is beneficial to help the mind work unwind while still remaining active.
Maintain Good Personal Hygiene
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As you may already know, March is Women’s History Month. We decided to celebrate it by highlighting non-fiction books by women of color that are crea
As you may already know, March is Women’s History Month. We decided to celebrate it by highlighting non-fiction books by women of color that are creating history for themself right now. These books can also help you improve your life and business. Therefore, you’re being equipped to create history and legacy for yourself too!
Ready to start reading? Here are the 10 books by women of color we picked that you need to read right now:
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1. Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole by Tiffany The Budgetnista Aliche
If one of your 2022 goals is to get good with money, this book is for you. Even if you don’t believe us, you can check out their 3000 Amazon reviews that are overwhelmingly positive.
Tiffany, who used to be a successful teacher, has helped more than one million women worldwide save and pay off millions in debt.
Here are some of the things you can expect from this book:
- An assessment tool that helps you understand whether you have a “don’t make enough” problem or a “spend too much” issue.
- Best practices for saving for a rainy day, a big-ticket item, and money that can be invested for your future.
- A simple technique to help you budget as well as create a plan that allows you to say yes to your dreams.
2. We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth and Gaining Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers
Rachel Rodgers is a self-made millionaire, mother of 4, an attorney, and of course, an author. She challenges women to aim higher but also gives them the tools and help needed to do so. She wants you to stop simply surviving and start to thrive in your financial independence.
This book also features a $10K in 10 Days Challenge which hundreds of women have done and received great results.
Rated at 4.9/5 with over 1400 reviews on Amazon, this book is worth a read.
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Upward features 23 women in leadership positions, including She Boss Talk’s very own Shanté R Roddy. These women share the struggles they faced and overcame, as well as advice for the next generation of She Bosses.
Is this book for you? This book is perfect for you if you ever
- Wondered how to overcome challenges in the workplace that hold you back from your leadership goals
- Wished you could ask current women in leadership how they did it
4. The Black Girl’s Guide to Financial Freedom: Build Wealth, Retire Early, and Live the Life of Your Dreams by Paris Woods
Paris Woods takes the guesswork out of wealth-building and shares actionable tips that we can all follow. She was working a job, wanted to build wealth, but didn’t want to quit her job. Therefore, she figured out how to do it and wants to help you do the same.
In this book, you’ll learn valuable information such as:
- How to achieve financial independence
- How to retire early
- Building generation wealth
- Avoiding financial traps
5. Love Letters to My Girls: 100+ Black Women Speak to the Hearts of Black Women & Girls by Multiple Authors
If you’re looking for encouragement, motivation, and wisdom from over 100 sisters, this is the book for you. In addition to Shanté R Roddy, over 100 other women shared their experiences, triumphs, failures, and their fears.
Compiled by Cherita Weatherspoon, these stories will make you feel valued and excited to continue your journey. Whatever you’re going through, you’ll realize you aren’t alone and that you have a sisterhood cheering you on.
Therefore, this book is perfect for you and all the other women in your life.
6. In Her Purpose: 40 Principles of Asian Women Redefining Success on Their Own Terms by Jennifer Redondo-Marquez & Rose Buado
Learning from women who came before you is definitely a life hack.
Therefore we’re grateful Jennifer and Rose created this compilation of women’s stories to read and learn from.
In this book, there are 40 stories from women who have taken various paths in life and recorded the journey to get where they are now.
These stories promise to give you hope, courage, and drive.
7. Pitching for Profit: The Bad Bitches’ Playbook to Convert Conversations into Currency by Precious L Williams
Precious L Williams is known as the Pitch Master for a reason. She is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion and has been featured on our platforms, Shark Tank, CNN, WSJ, Forbes Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, and more.
That’s why she is the perfect person to write Pitching for Profit: The Bad Bitches’ Playbook to Convert Conversations into Currency. This book is the blueprint for the entrepreneurs who:
- Need clients now
- Investment dollars for your business
- Media exposure
- Need a network to increase their network
In addition to that, you can also check out our blog post where we chatted with Precious about how to pitch your small business for money.
Are you a female Christian entrepreneur or business owner? Then Prayers for the Boss Babe is perfect for you. This book features advice from Christian women, like Shanté R Roddy who build, create, and overcome obstacles.
These faith-filled women will help you navigate your business and life through prayer. In addition to that, this book will help you deepen your intimacy and strengthen your prayer life.
9. Praying Wife Healed Husband: How We Survived A Death Defying Covid-19 Experience by Marcy Myles-Clark and Theirrien A. Clark
Read the riveting account of Marcy Myles-Clark’s spiritual fight on behalf of her husband, Theirrien “Tee” Clark. Tee Clark was diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020 and was in serious trouble. This is a story about prayer, faith, love, and defying death.
In addition to that, there is a self-help section aimed at getting your health, wealth, and wellbeing in order.
10. Power of Perseverance Powerful Journeys to Embrace Your Purpose, Elevate Your Mindset and Enhance Your Perseverance by Multiple Authors
Sometimes, in life, persevering is harder than usual. If you’ve experienced that, you’re not alone. Read from awesome women, including Shanté R Roddy, about their journey to overcome life-changing circumstances. You won’t only hear about their tests and trials, but about their path out of them.
Therefore, this is an excellent book to motivate you if you’re in a tough spot. You’ll see that you can go on, you can overcome and you can persevere.
We’re confident that these books by women of color will make it on your reading list this year.
We also know it’s sometimes hard to find time to read. Therefore, we suggest starting with one book at a time. In addition to that, scheduling time in your day to read or listen to the book can help you achieve your reading goals.
You can also try blocking out 15 minutes or an hour every day and setting a reminder.
Another great tip is to involve your community and network. Consider starting a book club with the books on this list with a couple of people in your circle. That way you can all hold each other accountable.
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Table of Contents
- 1 What president played Yale baseball?
- 2 What baseball team does George Bush own?
- 3 Which President was a good baseball player?
- 4 Which President was a football player?
- 5 What president was a good baseball player?
- 6 Who was the only US president to never marry?
- 7 Who was the second president to play baseball?
- 8 Who was first former owner of Major League Baseball team?
What president played Yale baseball?
George H.W. Bush
“George H.W. Bush is synonymous with Yale Baseball and Yale Athletics. It is truly fitting that our baseball field be named after one of our greatest student-athletes and 41st U.S. President,” said Chun.
What baseball team does George Bush own?
In April 1989, Rangers owner and oil tycoon Eddie Chiles, sold the team to an investment group headed by George W. Bush for $89 million. While his own equity in the team was a small one ($500,000), Bush was named Managing General Partner of the new ownership group.
Did any president play baseball?
Almost every single U.S. President has had some connection, good or bad, with our national pastime….U.S. Presidents & Major League Baseball.
|The Presidents of the United States And Their Connections to Major League Baseball|
|40th||Ronald Reagan 1981-1989||Quotations|
|41st||George Bush 1989-1993||Attendance|
What sports did George W Bush play?
Bush was a keen rugby union player, during high school and Yale University. He played at the position of fullback for Yale’s 1st XV, and in 1968 was in the Yale team that dramatically defeated Harvard.
Which President was a good baseball player?
Wilson at his side. Franklin Roosevelt made a significant decision when he encouraged Major League Baseball to continue playing ball during World War II.
Which President was a football player?
|College football career|
Who has not won a World Series?
The Seattle Mariners are the only current MLB franchise that has never appeared in a World Series; the San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Milwaukee Brewers have all played in the Series but have never won it.
What is George Bush net worth?
List of presidents by peak net worth
|Name||Net worth (millions of 2016 US$)||Lifespan|
|George W. Bush||39||born 1946|
|Martin Van Buren||29||1782–1862|
What president was a good baseball player?
Who was the only US president to never marry?
James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), served immediately prior to the American Civil War. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor.
Who is the fattest president of United States?
Taft was the most obese president. He was 5 feet, 11.5 inches tall and his weight was between 325 and 350 pounds toward the end of his presidency. He is thought to have had difficulty getting out of the White House bathtub, so he had a 7-foot (2.1 m) long, 41-inch (1.04 m) wide tub installed.
Who was the 34th President to play baseball?
Before serving as governor of Texas, Bush was a managing partner of the Texas Rangers. As a child, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th U.S. president, declared his ambition “to be a real Major League ballplayer, a real professional like Honus Wagner.”
Who was the second president to play baseball?
According to historians, John Adams, the second U.S. president, played “bat and ball.” Andrew Jackson, the seventh White House occupant, played a game called “one old cat,” said to be similar to baseball. Abraham Lincoln’s well known love of the game was featured in a political cartoon in 1860 showing him facing opponents on a baseball field.
Who was first former owner of Major League Baseball team?
On Jan. 20, 2001, Bush’s son — George W. Bush — became the first former owner of a Major League team to assume the presidency. He had played Little League Baseball growing up in Texas, dreaming of following in the flying footsteps of Willie Mays.
Who was the first president to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game?
President John F. Kennedy, successor to Eisenhower, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at three Senators Opening Day games and at the 1962 All-Star Game in D.C. Stadium. A Red Sox fan, Kennedy did not attend a game at Fenway Park as president. Richard M. Nixon, the 37th U.S. president, called the Angels his “hometown team.” | <urn:uuid:0049b051-cc95-42f8-a593-d9e7fefcf4ed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://massinitiative.org/what-president-played-yale-baseball/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.975219 | 1,104 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Decoding the Dance of Power: How Leaders Met MBS at the G20
With the killing of Jamal Khashoggi hanging over the Argentina summit, how leaders interacted with the Saudi crown prince revealed their relative positions of power.
The big question ahead of the G20 summit in Argentina was how world leaders would greet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid the fallout over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. We now have the answer: He was embraced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, apparently admonished by French President Emmanuel Macron, and mostly ignored by President Trump.
U.S. intelligence agencies say the Saudi crown prince, known as MbS, ordered the hit last month on Khashoggi, a journalist and regime critic, inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Meanwhile, Western intelligence agencies say Moscow used a nerve agent to try and assassinate a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain in March. They survived, but a British woman who accidentally came in contact with the nerve agent died.
Although diplomatic relations can’t be discerned by decoding body language, interactions—or their notable absence—between world leaders at large summits are rarely accidental. Through careful choreography, all of these leaders were trying to demonstrate their power to influence one another.
News footage from Friday’s opening of summit showed Putin and MbS smiling,seemingly joking, and sharing a high five. It’s unclear what the two men were laughing about, but the bonhomie between them was evident. Macron’s interaction with MbS was starkly different. The two men were engrossed in a conversation captured on video. The French president told the Saudi crown prince, “I am worried,” apparently over the fallout from the Khashoggi killing. He can also be heard saying: “I told you … You never listen to me … because I told you it was an opportunity for you.” MbS replies: “It’s OK. I can take it.” Those remarks are an apparent reference to advice Macron gave MbS about ordering an international investigation into Khashoggi’s killing. The Saudi inquiry absolved the crown prince of any role, but charged more than a dozen people, including senior officials, with the murder.
Then there was the way Trump interacted with MbS. His interactions are significant because when he has previously attended such events, Trump has spoken in support of autocrats, and criticized America's allies. But on Friday, he walked past the Saudi crown prince and didn’t stop to talk or shake hands—a reaction at odds with the president’s show of support for MbS in the Khashoggi case. (A White House official reportedly told The New York Times that they later “exchanged pleasantries.”) Trump has said that while what happened to Khashoggi was awful, Saudi Arabia is far too important an ally for the U.S. to censure the crown prince. Saudi media said Trump and MbS had a “friendly meeting” later, but when Trump was later asked about it, he said: “We had no discussions.”
MbS was hardly the only leader Trump avoided—he also walked past Putin. The two had been set to meet on Thursday, but Trump canceled the meeting, citing Russia’s seizure last weekend of Ukrainian naval vessels near Crimea. It’s perhaps no coincidence that Trump’s cancellation came shortly after Michael Cohen, his former lawyer, pleaded guilty to lying to Congress, telling a federal court he traveled to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign to discuss the construction of a Trump Tower in Moscow. Trump also appeared to avoid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been the most outspoken critic of the Saudi involvement in Khashoggi’s killing.
By contrast, Trump appeared to enjoy his conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron, who strongly criticized Trump’s vision of nationalism at an event this month marking the end of World War I, as well as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has tried to forge a close alliance with the American president despite tensions over Japanese car exports to the United States.
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January Is For Garden Planning! Start The New Year Right With This Gardening Guide
January is the time to study seed and nursery catalogues and the numerous online stores, decide what to plant and where, draw pictures of your dream garden, plan projects and create a gardening budget. Plus, there are some fun things you can do indoors in January, such as forcing bulbs and setting up an indoor greenhouse. This year’s seeds are starting to appear in the local gardening shops and planting time will soon be upon you.
With this said, we have put together an indoor and outdoor gardening guide to kick-start your season!
Create an Indoor greenhouse
- This very worthwhile and inexpensive project will serve you throughout the year, for many years, and not just for starting seeds to be transplanted outdoors in a month or two. The indoor greenhouse can be a ‘hot house’ for forcing winter flowering of annuals, such as geraniums, and for forcing bulbs in containers. It also can serve as a ‘plant hospital’ to perk up ailing houseplants. Use it to grow herbs and flowers all winter. It’s a great ‘fix’.
- Starting seeds indoors is inexpensive and requires only a little work and the correct conditions for tremendous results. This spring and summer, you’ll have more bedding plants than you ever dreamed of and at a fraction of the nursery cost! With the great conditions of the indoor greenhouse, you can start virtually anything indoors – and keep it growing. If you pine for petunias in January, plant a couple of seeds and watch them grow and flower.
Forcing bulbs in January
- This month you should bring into light and warmth the containers of bulbs you planted last autumn. They’ve been maturing in some cold, dark place, like the garage or basement, or even the back of the refrigerator. Make sure each type of bulb has had enough dormancy, and then bring them in from the cold to quickly spur leaf growth and flower production.
- You can still start paper whites indoors this month. They are quick growers and some of the best indoor flower producers. Use bulbs you purchased last autumn, or check out the gardening centres, which may still have some for sale now. Put the bulbs in a shallow bowl, anchor them with pebbles or gravel and water thoroughly. Allow about a week of dormancy in a cool, dark place and then put in warmth and light to start flower and leaf growth.
Making a Gardening Plan in January
- Planning and organisation are the backbone of any successful garden. A little planning goes a long way, so spend a few grey days in January doing it, and you’ll thank yourself all spring, summer and autumn. Get a calendar just for your gardening tasks. Go through each month of this site and write down what you must do, what you should do, and what you’d like to do each month.
- Along with a 12-month calendar, a gardening journal is a great tool for the home gardener. A journal will help you remember from year to year the things you tried, what worked, what didn’t, and what you want to try at a later date. A journal also helps you recall where you planted spring bulbs last autumn and where your perennials are so that you don’t plant something else over them or accidentally dig them up.
- How about setting up a gardening budget in January? Want to avoid over-spending like last year? Unsure what your gardening dreams will cost? Want to keep a lid on it? This is the answer. Probably the hardest thing for gardeners to do is put away the chequebook or credit card. You get to the nursery or garden centre, and suddenly you must have everything in sight: tools, seeds, bedding plants, bulbs, fertilisers, pest controls, planters, watering cans, hoses, sprayers, gloves, statuary, mulch, stepping stones and bordering. Gardening can be an expensive hobby – but only if you don’t PLAN your spending. Ditto on this being a good project to do before any mail ordering.
- If you are thinking of major changes, such as a complete lawn or garden overhaul, or if you just want the services of a professional landscape architect, consider talking to a couple in January and getting some plans drawn up. Make up a fantasy garden plan, including rough sketches, and the professional landscape designer will turn them into a specific, detailed plan that you can implement all at once – if your budget allows – or year by year. This will cost you some money. But once you have the technical plans laid out, you can do the work yourself or engage that designer or other professionals before they get booked for the season.
- Take a tour of the garden on a mild day. If leaves have piled against the house or threaten to smother shrubs, rake them away. However, take care not to expose bare ground in places where perennials and spring bulbs are planted. They need the winter leaf cover for another month or two for protection. A light to medium leaf cover is a good thing for them in the winter, and also may help prevent squirrels from digging up and eating your bulbs. You can also pull up dead stalks from annuals and perennials, if you didn’t get to it last autumn. Be careful not to pull up the roots of perennials while doing this. Replace protective mulch or leaf cover afterwards.
- Check the mulch level around perennials, trees and shrubs. Replace it, if necessary. Sometimes this just means raking it back into place. By mulch, I mean the decorative layer of shredded tree bark or wood, or the finely shredded piles of leaves you have applied on top of flowerbeds and around the bases of trees and shrubs.
- Watch out for the ‘heaving’ of perennials. This occurs when the freezing and thawing of the soil pushes the roots to the surface. They will die or be damaged by the cold if not replanted. If you see heaving, gently push the roots back down and cover them. Adding a layer of new soil or mulch will help prevent a recurrence. Sometimes edging materials are also heaved up during the winter. Press them back into the soil, also.
- A heavy, wet snow could damage evergreen branches bowed under the weight. If branches on trees or shrubs are loaded down by snow, take action. Remove the snow while fresh and soft. GENTLY shake the affected branches until the snow falls off. Use a broom to reach high branches. If any branches are broken, cut them off and seal the wound with a product meant for that use.
- If you have some newly planted trees and shrubs, or ones with vulnerable branches, give them some support against heavy snowfalls. Tie up weak branches or stake them to prevent splitting and tearing.
- When clearing driveways, stairs and walkways of snow, throw or blow some of it onto the flowerbeds – but NOT if the snow contains any salt or “melting” chemicals. If the snow is pure, it will provide additional moisture to the soil, as well as insulation from freezing, which can cause heaving of perennials. Be careful not to pile snow on top of growing things, like holly and evergreens.
Tools and equipment
- It’s a good idea, before the big snowstorm hits, to check the running condition of your snow blower or snow thrower. Take it in for a tune-up, if needed. Also, is the handle broken on the snow shovel? Maybe it’s time for a new one before those six inches fall some night.
- If you have a snowy afternoon to kill, spend it in the garage. Look over the garden tools and machines. If you didn’t have time to do it last fall, now you can clean, sharpen, repair, oil and organize everything. Also, take inventory. Make notes about repairs, replacements and maintenance.
- Hang a bird feeder near a window, and watch the cardinals, titmice, chickadees, finches and sparrows gather. Get a bird book and keep it by the window to help identify the different species. Remember that different birds prefer different food. Finches like the tiny, black thistle seed. You will need a special feeder to hold it. Also, cardinals prefer black sunflower seeds, and will be drawn by this food. Mixed wild birdseed is available almost everywhere: grocery stores, garden centres, hardware stores, discount shops. Nut bars also will draw many birds. One suggestion: make sure bird food is out of the reach of squirrels. They’re masters at stealing it.
- If you’re pulling out the garden hose to water some newly transplanted trees and shrubs during a dry winter, take a few minutes and fill up the birdbath. Or, take a jug of water outside and do the same. It will be their drinking water.
Feeding squirrels in winter is not recommended, unless you want them to stay around all spring and summer, too. But, if you don’t mind them and enjoy watching their antics, they will eat corncobs, apples, bread crusts and sunflower seeds.
Think about decorating your window boxes or other empty outdoor planters. Get some inexpensive artificial grass or flowers. Stick them in the soil of the planters. Look for holly, ivy, dark-coloured mums, asters, or ornamental kale at the craft and discount stores.
Another way to add some outdoor interest is to clip (carefully) some branches from your evergreen bushes or trees. Stick them in the window box (or pot) soil and arrange artfully. A few small twigs and branches you find on the ground will add interest. Add some pine cones. Also, take clippings from a live Christmas tree before throwing it out. | <urn:uuid:5916f1f8-1347-47a1-8aca-884fba17d720> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.forumgrad.com/january-is-for-garden-planning-start-the-new-year-right-with-this-gardening-guide/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.937747 | 2,105 | 2.59375 | 3 |
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Testosterone belongs to a group of hormones called androgens (male hormones). Testosterone is responsible for the growth and development of the male sex organs as well as male sex characteristics such as chest hair, facial hair, pubic hair, voice changes, and muscle growth. A deficiency of testosterone can result in underdeveloped testes or Erectile Dysfunction (difficulty getting or keeping an erection).
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Prosocial and antisocial behavior seem to be generally reciprocal in nature, meaning that people are nice to nice people and mean to mean people. Of course, this is an oversimplification, but the general pattern seems to hold true. When an individual abandons cultural norms, they enter a high-risk social world in which they will face increased abuses that are not as detectable to the communities that follow the cultural norms. This post is an exploration of hidden social dynamics in society such as reciprocal aggression patterns, covert sadism, corruption of reciprocal fairness, and the development of sociopathy among nonconformists. The concept of Schadenfreude may help to explain the tendency towards antisocial behavior. Being aware of these patterns is useful for leveling up your empathy and, if you are a nonconformist yourself, navigating this difficult social world.
While in a group chat with individuals I consider to be close friends, there was an interaction that caught my eye. An individual posted something involving a product of animal harm. Before going further, I will say that I actually love these people regardless of this and I think they do not intend to really hurt me, but only to playfully tease me.
This interaction might initially appear innocent from an outsider’s perspective, though, upon closer examination, it might actually be an incident of sadism (although it is debatable). The individual who posted the image is aware that I am vegan and that animal harm is emotional and triggering for me because I’ve associated traumatic stimuli like death, violence, and abuse with ordinary stimuli like the fur coat or food. Despite knowing this, they posted this and then their partner even went further to include a meme that acknowledges the specific awareness of the animal harm involved as well. It was a meme of the animal getting mad at a human for the product as if they were emphasizing that the product involved animal harm specifically.
I will say, I could very well be paranoid, but that is part of the problem with this situation: I will never know. It would be easy to deny this as a harmless interaction. It is exactly because of this deniability that it would be so easy to get away with such actions without repercussions. These kinds of aggressions could be what are often termed microaggressions.
The problem is that I am not allowed to reciprocate this aggression because of cultural norms allowing for their dominance and my unconsented submission. Consider, if I were to reciprocate the aggression by trying to trigger both of these individuals in an equivalently emotionally arousing way, I would likely seem like an asshole to the group, particularly if I trigger them by using commonly held triggers that are ubiquitous among the others in the chat. This is because the others in the group will empathize and relate to being triggered in those ways and not empathize or relate to being triggered via exposure to subtler reminders of animal harm.
The nonvegans are permitted to dominate my emotions and act sadistically in a culturally covert way by these mechanisms. If I am to retaliate, my social standings could be reduced because my retaliation will be seen as either unprovoked or unjustified aggression. This gives the sadists an open door for which they can exploit my emotions with no social repercussions.
These kinds of incidents occur quite frequently, although in most cases it is not the intention to be sadistic but rather a lack of awareness that such information would harm me. The most common of these triggers by far is the celebration of the consumption of meat and watching everyone cheer it on in front of me. Though, in the case I’ve outlined above, the person who posted actually identifies as a sadist and also has observed me express pain repeatedly over similar incidents. One of the individuals even jokingly insisted that he eats meat to spite me. I think he says this because it is actually far from the truth. He eats meat as a tradition and believes it is acceptable to do so, but he might imagine that I believe he wants to spite me so he jokingly pretends he is absurdly evil.
I realize that these interactions breed sadistic impulses within me. It is as if people are constantly picking at my traumatic worldview, my Vystopia, and all I can do is sit and watch because if I am to reciprocate aggression, it will appear like an unprovoked act of violence on my part. This is a path to sociopathy. This is a path to hating society and living on the fringe to protect my emotions. This can also be a path to the abandonment of my emotions and possibly my values as a means of coping. I could disconnect from my emotions and avoid any concern for the breaking of my values or I could disconnect from other people and immerse into my values deeper, viewing ordinary nonvegans as antisocial.
Note: I am using the term sociopathy to refer to a low empathy or antisocial person who is conditioned by their world, rendered by the systems of their life. This is sometimes termed secondary psychopathy.
Deviating from social norms and standards is a pathway to suffering, an urge for justice (very similar to revenge and fairness), and ultimately sociopathy. Recognizing this might help us reduce antisocial behaviors in society by acknowledging hidden triggers that exist in other people. Those who do not conform are going to be constantly faced with antisocial-like experiences from the conformity culture and this might eventually provoke revenge urges that lead to harming the individuals in the conformity culture. So it is in the best interest of “normal” individuals to be considerate to differences if they wish to avoid these harms from eventual sociopaths.
Justified sociopathy is what the movie Joker depicts. This is why the film was perceived as so controversial. It essentially tells the story of someone who was unfairly abused and harmed to a turning point, one that has the audience cheering on because they themselves observe the justifications and resonate with them. The Joker undergoes a transformation into a sociopath and it seems highly warranted as if the society around him was criminal and deserving of punishment. Some worried that the film would validate and attract people who felt similarly betrayed by society, resulting in theatre shootings or other problems.
Aggression-based schadenfreude primarily involves group identity. The joy of observing the suffering of others comes from the observer’s feeling that the other’s failure represents an improvement or validation of their own group’s (in-group) status in relation to external (out-groups) groups (see In-group and out-group). This is, essentially, schadenfreude based on group versus group status.
Rivalry-based schadenfreude is individualistic and related to interpersonal competition. It arises from a desire to stand out from and out-perform one’s peers. This is schadenfreude based on another person’s misfortune eliciting pleasure because the observer now feels better about their personal identity and self-worth, instead of their group identity.
Justice-based schadenfreude comes from seeing that behavior seen as immoral or “bad” is punished. It is the pleasure associated with seeing a “bad” person being harmed or receiving retribution. Schadenfreude is experienced here because it makes people feel that fairness has been restored for a previously un-punished wrong.
Those who are forced to live through unfairly abusive situations may develop resentment towards those who have unfairly pleasant lives. Our urge to induce fairness can include both improving one’s own life or leveling out the quality of other people’s lives. At this point, it is probably clear how abuse could factor into a kind of schadenfreude-induced sociopathy.
One possibility is that when people experience Schadenfreude, they undergo a state (temporary) process similar to that experienced by individuals with high levels of psychopathic personality traits: motivated by certain situational and perhaps to a lesser extent dispositional variables, the perceiver tends to dehumanize the victim, temporarily losing the motivation to detect the victim’s mind, much like a psychopath.
Individualism is a kind of value that permits deviance from social conformity. In essence, individualism allows us to abandon ingroups and allow ourselves to hold personal values that contradict others’. In order for individualism to work without immense social conflict, we have to abandon our values or the emotions surrounding our values. Otherwise, we will find ourselves resenting those who cross our values, which essentially induces schadenfreude. While individualism has benefits like an acceleration of new ideas, it might also have detriments, like breaking the cohesion of communities.
It often feels as if there are two choices that can be made for someone who holds values that are not shared by other people. Erase one’s emotions and empathy to fit in (feeling nothing about my values, acting highly Machiavellian) or become an antisocial actor who wants them to suffer (justice schadenfreude).
Besides individualism, there are many other common schadenfreude patterns that emerge from de-synchronicities in people.
Individuals facing homeless often become angry and resentful of their place in the society. Part of this is an issue of relative deprivation, a concept I’ve covered before. Relative deprivation describes being deprived of some resource or something that others have. This concept is important because it seems that most of our unhappiness with resource deprivation is about the unfairness of others having access rather than being absolutely deprived of the resource. The homeless are almost a symbol of peak relative deprivation since they are deprived of almost all resources. Because of this, they are often bitter and resentful.
Rivalry schadenfreude may be closely tied to this problem of relative deprivation. Those experiencing this kind of schadenfreude are upset that others have some kind of unfair privilege, advantage, or resource and our urge is often to bring them down a notch. The aggressive demeanor that is common among the homeless may not necessarily reveal anything about their inherent tendencies or even of their drug use, but instead, reveal their rivalry schadenfreude stemming from relative deprivation and an urge to punish others for their unfair privileges. They are essentially become radicalized by their situation.
A lot of social justice movements are focused on relative deprivation in relation to ethnic or other identities. Consider that sometimes it isn’t a material resource we are deprived of but also respect or dignity. Almost paradoxically to this (it isn’t actually), beliefs about relative deprivation may even underlie the rise of the Nazis, as they often focused on Jewish people having some sort of unfair power or privileges. Populist movements seem to often exploit such schadenfreude by warning of the threat of losing one’s privileges (the robots are taking our jobs!). This seems to touch on both aggressive and rivalry schadenfreude.
You could probably guess that such patterns apply to the dynamics between the rich and the poor too. We are often antisocial to the rich. We see memes about sending Jeff Bezos to space and never letting him return to Earth. To many, this would be justice. The rich are unfair. Part of the problem with this is that those who are rich will observe this hatred and it will lead them to feel justified in losing empathy for the poor. Many rich people probably experience others around them using them for money and abusing them in various ways that most poor people probably don’t acknowledge. Eventually, it becomes a situation of us-versus-them.
It is important to consider how such antisocial dynamics can unfold within individuals and realize that they are even common. It is probably the case that our genetic behavioral profiles are less diverse than our environmental contexts as a species. Those who exist as rich or poor are probably less variable in genes than in situations, circumstances, and subjective experiences. Although, this is really just an intuition or hypothesis that I would need to substantiate as I develop my thinking as time goes on.
Our empathy is contingent on an awareness of the other’s feelings and life experiences. The more we share others’ life experiences, the more we can make sense of them and have empathy. Being considerate of others’ suffering requires an awareness of it. The more different we are from each other, the more we are likely to fail to understand others and thus the door for accidental non-empathetic behavior opens. Once people have been subject to low empathy behaviors, then the door to reciprocal intentional low empathy and antisocial behavior opens. Being aware of this is important for preventing such patterns from unfolding.
Those who go on to become actual sociopaths may even fall into these patterns of justified sociopathy, although it is probably only one path to such behavior. One may somehow like or fetishize antisocial behavior and their motive could be merely the excitement of it.
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I thought I had had a stroke.
While walking on our local bike-jogging path, I was listing notably to port. It felt as if my ballast had shifted.
A closer look at the path reassured me. I was not stroking out. The path had a slant.
Admittedly, as you can tell from the photograph, the slant is subtle. Certainly, not as bad as the slope of our beaches that are steep enough to confound a Swiss cow. But it was noticeable enough that it slowed down my walking pace. More as a matter of interest, than as an impediment.
The path has turned out to be one of the best local government infrastructure improvements. Bikers, skaters, runners, joggers, walkers. It gets used all day -- and often by people who are simply commuting to and from jobs.
If it has a flaw, it is its foundation. We are on the beach. The beach means sand. And that is what the path rests upon. Sand. Or, rather, a combination of dirt, gravel, and sand. And because we usually get our fair share of water from the sky, the foundation has shifted. So has the path. It has a slant.
Up until earlier this week, "slant" was one of those words that those of us in polite society had learned years ago not to use -- even in the privacy of one's own bedroom. It was one of those words that has a very acceptable use (just as I have used it in the paragraphs above). But it also was a vulgarity for an ethnic group.
An Asian-American rock group decided it wasn't going to play that game. They wanted "to reclaim a term that was seen as a slur." So, they named themselves, not too subtly, The Slants, and applied for trademark protection with the federal government.
The Patent and Trademark Office threw itself in front of this Orient Express and said "stop." There has been a long-standing regulation that a trademark cannot be issued if it "[c]onsists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute." The federal pearl clutchers thought Slants disparaged Asians.
The Slants responded it was their slur and that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution allowed them to slur themselves. And, in that argument, was buried a poison pill for the vestigal virgins who protect us all from our own natures by telling us what we can and cannot say.
The Supreme Court, as you undoubtedly know, has now decided The Slants are correct. But the decision is nowhere near as interesting as the court's reasoning. The poison pill is loose.
Justice Alioto's opinion hones in on the nature of the dispute:
[The idea that the government may restrict] speech expressing ideas that offend … strikes at the heart of the First Amendment. Speech that demeans on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other similar ground is hateful; but the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express “the thought that we hate.”The distinction is important. Even speech that is hateful is protected by the First Amendment. But that is not a surprise for anyone who has studied the jurisprudence of the First Amendment. Free speech is far more than allowing only speech that is popular.
Justice Kennedy, in his never-ending search for pragmatic remedies, got to the nub of the matter.
A law found to discriminate based on viewpoint is an “egregious form of content discrimination,” which is “presumptively unconstitutional.” ... A law that can be directed against speech found offensive to some portion of the public can be turned against minority and dissenting views to the detriment of all. The First Amendment does not entrust that power to the government’s benevolence. Instead, our reliance must be on the substantial safeguards of free and open discussion in a democratic society.There it is. In a free society, we do not react as the fascists and authoritarians of Cuba, China, Russia, or Venezuela do. We do not attempt to control ideas through legal restrictions. We believe that free and open discourse will lead to the truth. That is the very philosophy behind the First Amendment.
And it is the very antithesis of attempting to control opinions with the label "hate speech." The speech codes on many campuses, designed to carve out a "safe space" for students incapable of hearing opposing views, certainly are not part of the Supreme Court's announced philosophy. (And, yes, I do know that private colleges are not protected by the First Amendment.)
I have always been a liberal on matters of free speech. I remember being scandalized in high school when we studied the Supreme Court's 1940 flag salute case -- along with carving out other rather broad exceptions to the amendment's protection. It was there that I learned that anyone who says "I support free speech, but --" is really saying they support freedom of expression if they happen to agree with the expression.
Until last night, I had decided not to write an essay on this topic, even though I consider it to be one of the Supreme Court's most important decisions. What changed my mind was a movie.
I wanted to watch something funny. The choice was easy. Blazing Saddles. One of Mel Brooks's best movies. The movie never fails to lift my spirits because of its outrageousness.
Last night was no exception. I laughed my way through most of the movie.
And then it happened. When Sheriff Bart offers the help of the railroad workers to save the town from destruction (in exchange for a plot of land), Mayor Olson responds: "We'll give some land to the niggers and the chinks ... but we don't want the Irish."
Offensive? You bet. Hateful? Without question. Should the words be banned by the government? Only if we decide we are capable of building windows into men's souls.
I cannot imagine the movie surviving on many American college campuses -- or even being shown in some cities. Simply because of those two words.
The irony is that Mel Brooks specifically used those words to unmask prejudice, and then to disarm it with humor. Doing exactly what Justice Kennedy has described as the remedy to hate -- "our reliance must be on the substantial safeguards of free and open discussion in a democratic society."
Now, I know the Margaret Dumonds of the world will not be happy until every sentiment that makes some people uncomfortable is shunted away in the closet. That road leads to masking the piano legs with doilies.
Rather than gasping and rioting, let's accept the conservative tenet that there is evil in the world and that it, like the poor, will always be with us. But let's marry it up with Justice Kennedy's liberal assumption that truth in a democratic society can be arrived at only through free and open discussion.
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Dengue is an infection caused by the dengue virus of which there are four different types (serogroups). The disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquitoes that spread dengue usually breed in urban areas close to human habitation and are most active during daylight hours. Although unpleasant, dengue is usually a self-limiting illness. However a small, but significant, number of people can develop more severe, life-threatening infection.
The disease is common in the tropics. Affected areas include the Caribbean, South and Central America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands. Although less common, outbreaks are increasingly being reported outside tropical areas, including in Europe, with locally acquired cases reported in Croatia, France and Madeira. Dengue does not occur naturally in the United Kingdom (UK), it is a travel-associated infection. Cases of dengue in UK travellers are increasing, with most reported in travellers who visited Asia, the Americas and the Caribbean. Country-specific information on dengue is available on our Country Information pages and current dengue outbreaks are listed on our Outbreak Surveillance database.
All travellers to dengue endemic countries are at risk of dengue infection. The chance of contracting dengue is determined by several factors, including destination, length of exposure and season of travel. Risk is thought to be higher during periods of intense mosquito feeding activity (two to three hours after dawn and during the early evening) Travellers, who spend long periods in areas where dengue is common, are at increased risk, but even short-term visitors can be infected.
Most people infected with dengue remain symptom-free. If symptoms do occur, the illness usually begins abruptly with a high fever, and is often accompanied by a severe headache, muscle and joint pain, nausea, vomiting and a rash. Most infections are self-limiting, with a rapid recovery three to four days after the rash appears.
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The University of Kentucky is always looking for new ways to inspire its students and help them achieve beyond what they thought was possible. UK has partnered with the U.S. Peace Corps to launch its first Peace Corps Prep certificate program, which prepares students for international development field work and potential Peace Corps service. The program is open to undergraduate students from all majors who are looking to challenge and sharpen the skills necessary to succeed in an interconnected world.
“Peace Corps gave me the experience to work in an international setting and to work directly with communities. Currently, I work with the Shoulder to Shoulder Global program at UK, which provides health services to communities in Ecuador and I’m on the board of the Kentucky Peace Corps Association. The work I do for both of these organizations is extremely rewarding as its about fostering relationships within communities, an important lesson I learned during my Peace Corps service,” said Craig Borie, returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) and Peace Corps Prep representative at UK.
Students will take classes that will develop their foreign language skills and intercultural competency, while focusing in an area that will prepare them for a global career or a position as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
Joining this program helps students broaden their world view and teach them what it takes to make a difference, even for those who are not interested in pursuing a career with the Peace Corps.
“I wanted to work internationally but felt that I didn’t have any solid skills that I could offer, except that I could speak some Spanish. I was curious about the world and how others lived and thought Peace Corps could help me learn,” Borie said. “I wish a program like Peace Corps Prep had been available to help me be better prepared for what I was about to experience.”
The program’s main objective is to inspire students to be part of something bigger than themselves. This experience offers students the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally, all while making an impact in the world, both in the community and abroad.
In Peace Corp Prep students will also acquire the following unique benefits:
- Develop sector-specific skills- Be able to explore different work industries and enhance your knowledge in a field you’ve always loved. Work sectors include service, agriculture, the environment, youth development, education, business, and health.
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- Expand intercultural competence- Gain the ability to shift perspectives and behavior across other cultures through a mix of introspective courses.
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Pubo-vaginal sling; Transobturator sling; Midurethral sling
Vaginal sling procedures are types of surgeries that help control stress urinary incontinence. This is urine leakage that happens when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift things, or exercise. The procedure helps close your urethra and bladder neck. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside. The bladder neck is the part of the bladder that connects to the urethra.
Vaginal sling procedures use different materials:
You have either general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia before the surgery starts.
A catheter (tube) is placed in your bladder to drain urine from your bladder.
The doctor makes one small surgical cut (incision) inside your vagina. Another small cut is made just above the pubic hair line or in the groin. Most of the procedure is done through the cut inside the vagina.
The doctor creates a sling from the tissue or synthetic material. The sling is passed under your urethra and bladder neck and is attached to the strong tissues in your lower belly, or left in place to let your body heal around and incorporate it into your tissue.
Vaginal sling procedures are done to treat stress urinary incontinence.
Before discussing surgery, your doctor will have you try bladder retraining, Kegel exercises, medicines, or other options. If you tried these and are still having problems with urine leakage, surgery may be your best option.
Risks of any surgery are:
Risks of this surgery are:
Tell your doctor what medicines you are taking. These include medicines, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
During the days before the surgery:
On the day of the surgery:
You may have gauze packing in the vagina after surgery to help stop bleeding. It is most often removed a few hours after surgery or the next day.
You may leave the hospital on the same day as surgery. Or you may stay for 1 or 2 days.
The stitches (sutures) in your vagina will dissolve after several weeks. After 1 to 3 months, you should be able to have sexual intercourse without any problems.
Follow instructions about how to care for yourself after you go home. Keep all follow-up appointments.
Urinary leakage gets better for most women. But you may still have some leakage. This may be because other problems are causing urinary incontinence. Over time, the leakage may come back.
Gomelsky A, Dmochowski RR. Slings: autologous, biologic, synthetic, and midurethral. In: Partin AW, Dmochowski RR, Kavoussi LR, Peters CA, eds. Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2021:chap 125.
Paraiso MFR, Chen CCG. The use of biologic tissue and synthetic mesh in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. In: Walters MD, Karram MM, eds. Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 28.BACK TO TOP
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a parting shot
A final, usually critical remark made specifically to have an impact on the listener(s). He couldn't resist getting a parting shot in at the hiring manager as he stormed out of her office.
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a ˌparting ˈshot(also a ˌParthian ˈshot) a remark or action, often an unkind one, that somebody makes just as they are leaving: As Jim walked out of the door, his parting shot was, ‘I never want to see any of you again.’Parthia was a kingdom in ancient times. The Parthians used to fire arrows at the enemy as they were retreating from battle.
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parting shot, a
A final insult hurled as one is leaving, or the last word in an argument. Most authorities agree that this term is a distortion of Parthian shot, alluding to the ancient Parthians (first century b.c.), renowned archers and horsemen, who would turn in flight to discharge arrows at the pursuing enemy. There is no firm evidence for this etymology, but it seems reasonable. John Galsworthy used the term in A Man of Property (1906): “He could not resist a parting shot, ‘H’mmm! All flourishing at home? Any little Soameses yet?’”
See also: parting
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Dr. Ashley Bissonnette, PhD, MPH, CHES, is a 2007 graduate of Quinebaug Valley Community College and is now a professor of public health, teaching at QVCC and Eastern Connecticut State University with a focus on Indigenous health and healing.
Dr. Bissonnette worked for over a decade at the Mashantucket Pequot Musuem and Research Center uncovering patterns of historical trauma and health disparities, nutrition and food sovereignty, and indigenous medicine.
Dr. Bissonnette is currently working on a volume with Florida University as editor and contributing author entitled, Beyond the Battlefield Historical Memory, Archaeology, and the Social Experience of War and Conflict – a book that explores the disruption of cultural lifeways by way of war and genocide and how these events have manifested in the health of indigenous peoples today (e.g., historical trauma, drug abuse, diabetes, and violence).
Connecticut Public’s film screening of “Blood Sugar Rising” takes a deep look into diabetes and includes Native perspectives about the experience and treatment of this devastating disease. To help spread awareness about diabetes, Ashley has been working with community partners and students to educate about diabetes and promote this special film screening, which is accessible via Facebook Watch. For questions and comments, please reach out to Ashley at email@example.com. | <urn:uuid:3112787f-96ef-4b75-ac9f-518879f80d4b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://qvcc.edu/qvcc-alumna-and-professor-participates-in-connecticut-publics-blood-sugar-rising-film/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.920379 | 274 | 1.953125 | 2 |
ANKARA / BERLIN
Although Turkey’s vulnerabilities remain high, they can be solved domestically if the right policies are put in place, Donal McGettigan, the IMF’s mission chief to Turkey has said, suggesting the country could overcome its economic challenges without IMF help.
According to McGettigan, Turkey now has an opportunity to put in place additional reforms that would address remaining vulnerabilities, strengthen policy credibility, and set the economy on a higher and more sustainable growth path.
“Turkey has a history of resilience,” he said.
Beyond its remarkable response to the 2000-01 crisis episode, Turkey recovered quickly from the global financial crisis, testimony to the many strengths Turkey has built up over the years, reflecting deep and wide-ranging reforms, he explained.
He also highlighted that these reforms would inevitably involve tradeoffs, sacrificing some near-term growth in favor of higher and more resilient medium-term growth.
“Turkey’s location and its young, entrepreneurial population should continue to be of enormous help in achieving these goals,” he added.
He also noted that Turkey has grown rapidly in recent decades, calling this an impressive achievement, adding that over time, growth began to rely more on external financing and demand stimulus, which led to higher inflation and a larger current account deficit, followed by a sharp lira depreciation and a short recession in late 2018.
However, he said: “Helped by expansionary policies, and favorable market sentiment, economic growth has since resumed. We see slightly positive growth this year and growth of about 3% in 2020.”
Commenting on global risks and recent geopolitical developments, he said the main risks, like in many other countries, include a deterioration in sentiment towards emerging markets in general, possible policy implementation risks, and adverse domestic political or geopolitical developments.
“Vulnerabilities haven’t disappeared,” he said. “International reserves are low and external financing needs are high. Corporate balance sheets have been adversely affected by lira depreciation, higher interest rates, and this in turn negatively affects bank loan quality.”
He added that prospects for stronger and more sustainable growth would be helped by putting in place a comprehensive package of reforms, including tight monetary policy, medium-term fiscal consolidation, a more detailed assessment of bank health, further improvements to the insolvency regime, and focused structural reforms.
‘From short run to more resilient’
When asked about prolonged debate over whether Turkey needs IMF help, he answered:
“Although Turkey’s vulnerabilities remain high, they can be solved domestically if the right policies are put in place.”
He said the main policy challenge is to move the focus from short-run growth to higher and more resilient medium-term growth.
“This requires repairing private sector balance sheets, building a stronger fiscal position, and ultimately restoring the credibility and independence of economic institutions,” he said.
Rebuffing claims in some media outlets that Turkey is in talks with the IMF on a new deal, he said the IMF has received no indication from the Turkish authorities that they are contemplating any request for financial assistance.
“Our recent visit to Turkey was solely for the routine annual health check of the economy, what we call our Article IV consultation,” he said.
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In North Korea you can’t buy a radio or TV unless you get it from the government, and their radios and TVs are designed to only pick up north korean channels. The internet only has 1 ISP and books are banned. So do North Koreans have access to any information outside of state propaganda in any meaningful quantities (ie not just a handful of people living in their basements, but something that the majority of people have access to)? Is there a large black market for radios or pamphlets in North Korea?
Given the penalties (gulag/death) and given the fact that freedom of thought is a luxury available only to those who are not slowly starving to death I would guess not. If the West is very limited in it’s knowledge of what happens inside the DPRK I would have to say the converse is also true. I have read accounts of Northerners who have escaped and relocated to the South and without exception they have a very difficult time adapting. If anyone would have access to outside propoganda it would be those with the means and wherewithal to escape, yet apparently they had none. | <urn:uuid:4b3cd36c-2b94-414c-9cfc-8bc98b36f891> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-north-korea-have-any-access-to-non-north-korean-propaganda/303128 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.978061 | 230 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Welcome To Edo
Edo State is known as the heart beat of the Nigeria. It is also known for its hospitality and peaceful cohabitation among neighbouring communities and visitors. The main ethnic groups in Edo State are Edos, Afemais, Esans, Owans and Akoko Edos. Virtually all the groups traced their origin to Benin City hence the dialects of the groups vary with their distance from Benin City.
The palace, built by Oba Ewedo (1255AD – 1280AD), is located at the heart of ancient City of Benin. It was rebuilt by Oba Eweka II (1914–1932) after the original building was destroyed during the 1897 war with the British. The palace was declared a UNESCO Listed Heritage Site in 1999.
The Royal Palace of Oba of Benin is a celebration and preservation of the rich Benin culture. Most of the visitors to the palace are curators, archaeologists or historians.
The Benin Kingdom was “one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa”. It was formed around the 11th century AD, and lasted until it was invaded by the British Empire in 1897.
Promoting the Edo culture by providing public-related information and profiling.
Festivals and events are recognized as an excellent means by which local communities can celebrate local assets, strengths and history, while taking a targeted approach to attracting visitors In addition to financial contribution and marketing and publicity.
Media & Branding
Printing of materials, Jerseys & branding of various types of clothes. Website design & internet advertising.
Invest in tourist attraction sites, infrastructure, and local communities in order to promote domestic tourism.
To carry out other business activities that promotes tourism in Edo State.
Building sales relationship and organizing sales seminars. Local and international trade show representation.
To make culture a profitable enterprise and contributor to social development in this age of globalization.
School excursions, Birthdays, Marriage Anniversary
Plan trips and accommodations to any destination in Edo State.
Sales and management of property.
Souvenir and all type of goods on retail as well as on wholesales, Nigeria and abroad.
Promoting small and medium businesses through Edo Community Foundation.
We are the best in business
We specialize in well planned, private and custom tour. Our trips will take you round Benin and Edo state.
If you have a question about a tour, want to give us some feedback, pay for a tour or school excursions, request a quote, or just want to say “Hi,” feel free to call or email us. All of our contact information is below:
At VisitEdo souvenir complex in Benin city. you will find the best selection of souvenir items, gift items with Edo motiv and lots of other exciting things. We also have a great selection of wooden artwork and bronze work.
Affordable and unforgettable school excursion programs – gain a better appreciation and understanding of the diversity and importance of Edo artwork and culture.
Join us to explore our cultural heritage and monuments.
Let’s see what can be done with these remaining monuments to an ancient civilization? How stringently should they be protected? How are different countries approaching preservation?
Partner and support are needed when growth becomes necessary in order to move our state to a better direction. We want to partner with people that will like to promote Edo State as a tourist destination
A monument is a type of structure that was created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic,
The protection of cultural monuments is very important. They are symbols of our past and important to our future identity.
They are treasure of our land and the symbol of our civilization, they help Us appreciate our ancestors and knowledge the sacrifices they gave.
They are evidences of our history and civilization and can boast our tourism industry.
Monument are :
church, temples, mosques, memorials, buildings, landmarks, pillars, fountains, graves stones, monoliths, mounds, palaces, statues, tombs, etc…
How we can preserves it.
Awareness campaign to educate community
Strict Government action & plan to save monuments.
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Latent Structure of Earnings Modelst
What determines individual earnings and its distribution in a population? The question is an important one both from an analytical as well as a public policy viewpoint. The possible answers to it have a strong bearing on issues of economic efficiency and social equity. Though social scientists have investigated the nature of -income distribution and related matters for a long time, the fascination with the subject along with the list of unresolved questions has persisted. Research regarding the determinants of earnings (or income) has enjoyed a long and venerable tradition in Economics. One such important influence has been the so-called ‘human capital school’. The pioneering works of Schultz (1961); Becker (1964) and the follow up study by Mincer (1974) laid the foundations of the theory that investments in human capital such as schooling and on-the-job training enhance productivity which, in turn, leads to higher labour earnings. The basic idea of the human capital school can be expressed in terms of the following semi-log earnings function. | <urn:uuid:d7ba9f64-99e7-489f-b23f-9563f96ac3f7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pide.org.pk/research/latent-structure-of-earnings-modelst/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.944787 | 224 | 2.796875 | 3 |
We’re ready to catch the quietest thief.
You could be going blind right now and have no idea. Most eye diseases quietly develop in your retina — without symptoms. That’s why routine screening is critical — to catch diseases early. Early enough to prevent eye diseases from stealing your vision. Another problem: the leading eye disease imaging technology, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), has been too expensive for most eyecare providers. Only the privileged few have had access to OCT systems worldwide.
IF DETECTED EARLY
What is OCT?
Optical Coherence Tomography is the light-equivalent to SONAR, sending signals to, then reflecting off of surfaces in order to measure depths of individual layers. Those collective signal measurements form an image of the retinal layers, where eye diseases quietly lurk, and can be accurately detected. Although OCT has been available for over 25 years, it remains an expensive technology to manufacture and operate. The use of high-quality optics, precision components and complex software have put this technology out of reach for most healthcare providers worldwide.
Affordable OCT is on its way.
Based on a breakthrough achieved by Dr. Adam Wax and his team at Duke University’s BIOS Lab, a patent-pending, low-cost, light-weight system has been devised that will revolutionize eye disease detection. Soon, more patients around the world will be able to have their retinas checked thanks to an affordable, portable OCT instrument. The Lumedica system is small, powerful and simple, it can be deployed as a stand-alone screening instrument, integrated with an Artificial-Intelligence data diagnostic, or as the front line of an eye care network.
Screening devices built by Lumedica Vision will go a long way toward reaching healthcare’s “triple aim.” For many providers, the Lumedica Vision device will be the very first OCT screening instrument they’ve been able to afford. They’ll love the price. They’ll love its portability. And the fact that they’ll finally be able to detect eye disease earlier than ever.
Int'l Opthamologists & Optometrists
High cost has prevented most of the world's eye professionals from using OCT.
U.S. Opthamologists & Optometrists
The low-cost and portability are attractive to providers treating underserved populations.
GP's will be able to screen retinas as part of a routine exam-- especially valuable for aging patients.
Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM)
The compact light engine complements other diagnostic technologies in integrated instruments.
Dr. Adam Wax – Interim CEO
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Pratt School of Duke University
- Inventor of several technologies licensed to Lumedica
- Co-founder and board chairman at OncoScope. Raised $11M+ in capital
Dr. William Brown – CTO
- Co-founder of four companies in medical imaging and telecom
- Part of two successful exits
- Built commercially successful OCT product-line
Beth Hollister, RN – Director of Clinical Regulatory Affairs
- Founded, and sold Piedmont Research Labs
- Clinical Trials Manager Duke University Medical Center
- Clinical Trials Director for Harrier, Glycosan Pharmaceuticals
Lumedica receives NIH-STTR award to investigate a SOCT GI probe alongside Dr. Jatin Roper at Duke University
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – Lumedica Inc. receives a $256,323 NIH-NIBIB Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to research and develop a low-cost, high-performance, spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (SOCT) device for evaluating colonic polyps during colonoscopy procedures. Lumedica will partner with Duke University and Dr. Jatin Roper to investigate the clinical and commercial feasibility of a […]
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – Lumedica Inc., a privately held company focused on improving access to eye care by creating low-cost, high performance, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) systems for research and clinical applications, was awarded Third Place in Pepperdine University’s Graziado Business School annual survey of the Most Fundable Companies. Over 3,500 early-stage companies were evaluated […]
We’ve known since Lumedica’s founding that the low-cost OCT would be an effective and efficient alternative to the currently expensive Optical Coherence Tomography systems currently available for screening eye diseases. Now, Lumedica’s founder and Chief Science Officer, Dr. Adam Wax, has documented the results of a jointly-conducted clinical study between Duke and UNC that compared the OQ […]
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – Lumedica Inc., a privately held company, focused on improving access to eye care by creating low-cost, high performance, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) systems for research and clinical applications, received a $1M Phase II NIH-NEI SBIR grant in order to continue system and product development. OCT is considered the gold standard for […]
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK — The Upstate New York economic development program, “Luminate,” which helps incubate and invest in optical technology startups, awarded Lumedica Vision third place in its 2019 competition, which includes a $250,000 funding offer. The ceremony marked the end of an intense six-month business development program in which the Luminate/NextCorp team provided hands-on […]
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Enables the possibility to navigate the map and select a location point using the map center. In addition two events are executing (ControlValueChanged and ControlValueChanging ) in order to get the coordinates.
Objects: Panel for Smart Devices, Work With for Smart Devices
Generators: Android, Apple
Controls: Grid (Control Type: SD Maps)
When Selection Layer is enabled, the map allows the user to navigate and select a location point using the map center. In addition, an event is executed on drop (ControlValueChanged) or during drag (ControlValueChanging) .
This property applies both at run-time and at design-time.
To apply the corresponding changes when the property value is configured, execute a Build with this Only of the object.
This property is available since GeneXus 16 upgrade 3.
Layers in Maps
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Hello folks, I have been working with my graduation project. The task is to make the robot tour around a vertical column in a clear swimming pool, but no wire is allowed. That is, we would have to make the AUV navigate around the column. It can either head towards the column, or heads forward, with the tube on its side.
I have written a demo. With OpenCV I created trackbars to continously tune the pwm input of the channels.Pymavlink · GitBook
It turned out that the robot itself is rather “clumsy”, and it was hard to guide it towards the desired path.
Eventually, the task should be done without remote control. The image of the column might be helpful, with it we may extract distance information. Also, IMU can probably contribute to a reference trajectory.Gait tracking with x-IMU – x-io Technologies The hard part is how to control these thrusters? Now that three channels(yaw, lateral, forward) are coupled and not that precise.
Thanks for your time a lot! I am really out of thoughts.
If the vertical column is reasonably easy to detect you may be able to make your controller focus on yaw and in/out motion, with a reasonably constant sideways motion propelling the vehicle around the column.
For a cylindrical column, if you keep the edges at the same places in the camera frame then the vehicle will be maintaining a constant distance from the column. You can even split that up, so the centre position of the column gets corrected for with yaw rotation, and the spacing/width between the edges can be corrected for with in/out motion.
I’m unsure if there are other obstacles or things on the pool walls, but if the scene is reasonably clear then you could likely downsample the video quite a lot before doing the edge detection, which could help with robustness (at the cost of a bit of fidelity/precision), and would speed up the processing.
Depending on how much the vehicle is moving, it may also be helpful to separate detection and tracking, whereby initial detection operates on the full video feed, and tracking operates on a cropped feed around where the cylinder was last seen (with the crop width determined by the maximum physical movement expected between processed frames).
The IMU is quite noisy/error-prone, so you could use it to determine general directionality, and count rotations around the column by when the vehicle ends up facing the same direction again (if that’s relevant to keep track of), but beyond that it probably won’t have a huge impact on the control side of things.
I believe ArduSub already does full rotation counts, which are communicated via the “tether turns”
NAMED_VALUE_FLOAT MAVLink messages.
Thanks for your timely reply. I have been thinking about the method of keeping lateral speed constant and alter yaw angle as well. But the
set_rc_channel_pwm function seemed to be not sufficient. With our 6 thrusters machine, the lateral control ends up pushing it in the direction of both forward and sideway. I also tried mixing lateral channel and forward channel, but this failed in keeping it move sideway too.
Also, I have been trying using
manual_control_send function to simulate joystick input. Pymavlink · GitBook example code in this gitbook does not work steadily. Sometimes nothing happens after running. I try placing it in a while 1 loop, and arm the machine previously, but the outcome varied.
In a few trail with significant movement, it dashed downwards quickly even with very small y-axis input. I wonder if our depth sensor didn`t work.
# Send a positive x value, negative y, negative z,
# positive rotation and no button.
# Warning: Because of some legacy workaround, z will work between [0-1000]
# where 0 is full reverse, 500 is no output and 1000 is full throttle.
# x,y and r will be between [-1000 and 1000].
I would like to make sure that this function`s input parameters are in x,y,z,r-axis order right?
Not really sure what you mean by this.
rc_channels_override sets thrust levels - does this example work for you?
If you want speed control you can try to use the IMU values for that, but without an actual velocity sensor it might not be very effective. I was mostly thinking you could command a constant thrust and it would be “good enough” to keep things moving.
If your vehicle can’t move directly sideways in manual mode when controlled with a joystick then either you’ve got one or more thrusters configured/connected incorrectly (check here), or your frame configuration may be poorly suited to your thruster directions and weight and volume distribution.
If it works well with a joystick but not via code then your code is doing something incorrectly
Yes, the first four arguments to the
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Amid the growing dissatisfaction of the people against the Centre for its alleged failure in Covid-19 management, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a scheme “YUVA: Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors”.
“Here is an interesting opportunity for youngsters to harness their writing skills and also contribute to India’s intellectual discourse,” Modi said in a tweet.
According to the Centre, the scheme has been launched to encourage young authors across India.
“This scheme will ensure creating a pool of authors of below 30 years who are ready to express themselves and project India on any international platform, as well as it will help in projecting Indian culture and literature globally,” said a statement.
–A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest at MyGov.
–The selection will be made by a Committee to be constituted by NBT.
–The contest will run from June 4 to July 31, 2021.
–The contestants will be asked to submit a manuscript of 5,000 words to judge its suitability to develop as a proper book under the Mentorship Scheme.
–The names of selected authors will be announced on the occasion of Independence Day on 15th August 2021.
–Based on mentorship, the selected authors will prepare manuscripts for final selection under the guidance of the nominated mentors.
–The entries of the winners will be readied for publication by 15th December 2021.
–The published books may be launched on 12th January 2022 on YUVA DIVAS or the National Youth Day.
Phase I – Training
–The National Book Trust, India will organise a Two-Week Writers’ Online Programme for the selected candidates.
–During which the young authors will be trained by two eminent authors/mentors from NBT’s panel of accomplished authors and writers.
–After the completion of the two-week writers’ Online Programme, the authors will be trained for 2-Weeks at various On-line/On-site National Camps organised by NBT.
Phase II– Promotion
–The young authors will get to expand their understanding and hone their skills through interaction at various international events such as Literary Festivals, Book Fairs, Virtual Book Fair, Cultural Exchange Programmes, etc.
–At the end of the mentorship, a consolidated scholarship of Rs 50,000 per month for a period of 6 months (50,000 x 6 = Rs 3 Lakh) per author will be paid under the Mentorship Scheme.
–A book or a series of books written by young authors will be published by NBT, India as the outcome of the mentorship programme.
— A royalty of 10% will be payable to the authors on successful publications of their books at the end of the Mentorship Program.
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The Best What Food Not To Eat After Wisdom Teeth Removal References. Scrambled eggs are a light but satisfying option for those who are looking for something more than soup. Here are 15 soft foods to eat after removing wisdom teeth.
Scrambled eggs are a light but satisfying option for those who are looking for something more than soup. If you have any questions about your recovery or care instructions after a wisdom teeth removal, don’t hesitate to contact your oral surgeon. Foods to eat include soups, broths, smoothies, mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, apple sauce, bananas, and flaky fish like salmon.
They Are Easy To Consume And Do Not Contain Parts That Can Irritate The Surgical Area.
Avoid eating harder foods at this time, as these might damage, or get trapped in, the recovering area. Wisdom teeth removal 5 best foods to eat after surgery. Blended soups, like tomato or pumpkin soup, are great to eat after you’ve had your wisdom teeth removed.
Avoid Hard Foods Because They Can Dislodge A Blood.
When can i eat solid foods after wisdom tooth removal. They’re easy to consume and don’t contain bits that could irritate the area of surgery. Do brush and floss other teeth:
Mashed Potato Is A Dish Made By Mashing Boiled Potatoes, Usually With Added Milk, Butter, Salt And Pepper.
The following are a couple of nutritious and delicious nourishment to help facilitate your recuperation after a knowledge tooth extraction. As the extraction site heals, rinse your mouth with salt water to keep the area. Scrambled eggs are a light but satisfying option for those who are looking for something more than soup.
These Wisdom Teeth Removal Tips Can Help Ensure Your Surgery And Recovery Go As Smoothly As Possible.
With the variety of vitamins and minerals such as potassium, b6, manganese, and folate it contains, it gives you strength and allows you to spend your healing process well. Mashed potatoes contain lots of fiber, mashed potatoes are great to eat after having your wisdom teeth removed. We have listed the 68 best foods you can eat after having your wisdom.
Begin Brushing Teeth Again The Day After Surgery, But Be Gentle!
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Java API for Sorting Algorithms
This chapter provides tutorial notes and codes on building Java API for sorting algorithms. Topics include why Java API is needed; the data element class; sorting algorithm testing program.
Why Java API Is Needed
HyObject.java - Data Element Class
SortTest.java - Testing Program
java.util.Arrays.sort() - Performance
Performance Summary of Java Implementations
- JDK (Java Development Kit) provides a very good API for implementing sorting
algorithms in Java.
- To implement sorting algorithms in Java, you should start with a data element class
like HyObject.java, that implements Comparable<HyObject> interface defined in JDK.
- You should also write a test program like SortTest.java, that runs sorting
implementations with random data and measures their execution performances.
- The Java implementation of "Quicksort" algorithm is
faster than Java implementations of other algorithms.
Table of Contents
About This Book
Introduction of Sorting Algorithms
►Java API for Sorting Algorithms
Insertion Sort Algorithm and Java Implementation
Selection Sort Algorithm and Java Implementation
Bubble Sort Algorithm and Java Implementation
Quicksort Algorithm and Java Implementation
Merge Sort Algorithm and Java Implementation
Heap Sort Algorithm and Java Implementation
Shell Sort Algorithm and Java Implementation
Sorting Algorithms Implementations in PHP
Sorting Algorithms Implementations in Perl
Sorting Algorithms Implementations in Python
Performance Summary of All Implementations
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Who We Are
Family Involvement Center is a Family-Run Organization. This means we are governed by a board composed of at least 51% parents who are or who have raised children with unique challenges. Additionally, our staff are primarily parents who have “lived” experience navigating, advocating for and receiving services and supports to help their own children and families be successful.
Who We Serve
We help parents and family members navigate child-serving systems such as schools, the Department of Child Safety, Juvenile Justice, the Division of Developmental Disabilities, behavioral and physical health care, foster care, adoption, and more.
We also help adult members navigate their needs with life stressors such as housing, employment, behavioral and physical health, legal systems, child welfare involvement, and more.
Adult & Family Support Services
FIC offers care coordination and direct support services to assist individuals with life skills, employment, housing, physical health, behavioral health, substance use, family relationships and support, transportation, counseling, social connections, and more.
Parent Support & Education
FIC offers Parent Peer Support to help parents meet children’s needs at home, in school, and in the community. Besides sharing new skills with parents that support positive parenting and self care, we prepare them (and caregivers) for meetings such as school IEP’s, 504’s, court hearings, Child and Family Team meetings, and more. By increasing positive and effective communication, parents can better understand and navigate juvenile justice, child welfare, systems serving people diagnosed with disabilities, and more. Parents also get opportunities to engage with other parents navigating a similar journey.
FIC offers counseling services to adults and their family members experiencing stress or challenges in negotiating life transitions. Services are tailored to each person’s unique strengths and needs. Common topics include stress, anxiety, depression, understanding a diagnosis, substance use, family relationships, domestic violence, trauma, self-esteem, parenting, grief and more.
Youth Support Services
FIC offers living skills mentoring programs for youth. The Greatness Kids Club is a site-based, after-school and school-break program designed to build skills; cultivate healthy relationships; and provide trauma-informed, strengths-based support. The Greatness Kids Community program is designed to meet the individual needs of youth within their community and home setting.
FIC offers respite services to provide parents or caregivers a break from the strain of parenting a child with complex needs. Respite services are provided in the setting that works best for the family.This may include a person’s home or community settings.
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A review assessment for the biography Seeker of Knowledge in the 2013 edition of Reading Street 4.2 (Unit 4, Week 4) Pairs well with the trifold for this text also…
- Language Arts
Perfect for distance learning! A review assessment for the myth King Midas and the Golden Touch from the 2011 version of Reading Street 5.2 (Unit 6, Week 3) The Powerpoint contains a combination of 10 multiple-choice and 5 true and false questions from the tri fold and Read and Respond worksheet for this text which is available at my store. The answer key is on the last slide of the presentation. | <urn:uuid:93107cf6-2851-4f7f-90fb-b9b1528e5028> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.madebyteachers.com/products/distance-learning-king-midas-and-the-golden-touch-grade-5-reading-street/?add-to-cart=64998 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.879279 | 148 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Our take on the cookie consent controversy
To be clear, we at Out of the Box Innovations Ltd. do not have any authority or qualifications to offer legal advice whatsoever.
This article is simply a blog commentary on whether you should put the cookie notice on your website from a practical point of view.
Since we’re going to recommend that you follow the EU laws in all cases, whether you legally have to or not, hopefully, we won’t get into trouble!
PS If any of you know of a barmy law that forbids people from telling others to follow the law, please let us know, and we will take the post down. Seriously!
So, should you add a cookie compliance button to your website?
Here are the types of questions/comments that I have come across on the topics, and my responses:
- My company location is outside Europe so it doesn’t affect me.
– If your customers are international, some are likely to be in Europe. If not now, then probably in the future. The EU is a big market that you wouldn’t want to miss out on if a crackdown and website was blocking at the country level in the future.
- The privacy issues that the public have problems with aren’t related to commercial websites but government prying. We’re getting extra hassle when we’re not the culprits. This policy should get aimed at ‘big brother’.
– Write to your local politician? Start a revolution? Rules and regulations can affect your business, whether you think that they are justified or not.
- They aren’t enforcing the rules, and the rules have been around for a few years now.
– Do you want your business to get caught in the first wave of a regulatory crackdown?
- Even though I have customers in Europe, they aren’t going to come to my town to prosecute me; I’m in a different country.
– As previously mentioned, to suddenly have a considerable market cut off from your business for the sake of a button and a few paragraphs of the new text seems foolish.
You should add the button and a few paragraphs even if we knew for sure that the law would never get enforced.
That might seem like an odd stance for some, but here’s why:
Having the cookie consent button on your website is a quality signal that adds perceived trust to your site.
If you visited two websites to buy your next batch of online widgets and the price was the same, which would you choose:
… The site with the pretty pictures, cat videos and general product reviews?
These things can be called quality signals and each one helps a visitor feel more comfortable.
Some visitors may think that cookie laws are pointless. Subconsciously though, they’ll be happy that you’re playing by the rules.
The new generation of increasingly tech-savvy people likes to see bells and whistles on websites. While many of these pop-ups, downs, ins, or outs get discussed as being ‘annoying’ they all work very well to get a message across. Whether it’s an email opt-in pop-up, hello bar, welcome mat, live chat box or a cookie consent box, people love that stuff. It makes your website look modern, and up to date.
The great thing about web-based businesses is that over time, you can publish content that covers every topic. Any concern, question or enquiry that a potential customer might ever have. You only need to write each page once, and it is there permanently. This time frame allows the luxury of satisfying every visitor over time, regardless of which journey they take through your website. The customer is always right, especially when they are visitors who do not ask your direct attention, look after them all. | <urn:uuid:44a890a3-1e33-4513-ba4f-d51922d9617d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ootbinnovations.com/makes-sense-add-cookie-consent-button/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.949617 | 1,013 | 1.726563 | 2 |
The active ingredient in the Penetrexx antimicrobial forms a colorless, odorless, positively charged, polymer, which chemically bonds to the treated surface, think of it as a layer of electrically charged swords. When a microorganism comes in contact with the treated surface, the “quat” or “sword” puncture the cell membrane and the electrical charge shocks the cell. Since nothing is transferred to the now dead cell, the antimicrobial doesn’t lose strength and the sword is ready for the next cell to contact it. Normal cleaning of treated surfaces is necessary to prevent the buildup of dirt, dead microbes, etc. which could cover the “swords”, prohibiting it from killing microorganisms. | <urn:uuid:78d970f9-6874-4cf5-b6c5-972a492d848d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://safetynetamerica.com/faq/how-does-the-penetrexx-technology-work/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.917457 | 151 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Ahlan wa-Sahlan! Welcome!
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) is known for its warmth and hospitality as it welcomes visitors and pilgrims to the Holy Land from around the world.
The first Pentecost marked the emergence of the first Palestinian Christians. Our church was established much more recently. Around 1851, German and English missionaries came to the Holy Land to teach and minister here. This ministry became the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Today, our ministry creates a strong presence in both Congregational and Educational Ministries.
Our congregational ministries consist of five congregations located in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and the Bethlehem area, and one congregation in Amman, Jordan. Our churches in Amman and Ramallah are composed largely of refugee families who fled their homes to escape violence following the formation of the State of Israel.
Our educational ministry consists of four K-12 Schools in Bethlehem, Beit Sahour, Beit Jala, and Ramallah. In addition, the educational ministry of the al-Mahaba Kindergarten on the Mount of Olives, the Martin Luther Community Development Center in the Old City of Jerusalem, and the Environmental Education Center in Beit Jala are under the ELCJHL as well. These institutions together provide exceptional academic and vocational education to the community.
With support for youth, women, men, and children of all faiths, ethnicities, and economic foundations, the ELCJHL is a living, breathing testimony to the Living Stones in the Holy Land. We invite you to discover the depth of our work here in the challenging circumstances of occupied Palestine. You will be moved by how our ministries are alive in the people of our land. | <urn:uuid:c922e87b-ee30-49a5-9892-050eccf7e730> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.elcjhl.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.942156 | 375 | 1.796875 | 2 |
- The bottle body is made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and cap is made of polypropylene (PP).
- Great chemical resistance for most acid, alkali and alcohol.
- Without a liner. Natural color.
- Wide mouth design, which would be easy for filling liquid, as well as reducing the eddy current caused by perfusion.
- Produced in clean workshop.
- Ideal choice for storage, transportation and packing of liquid, with uniform thickness of wall, sturdy and durable, which can prevent cracks.
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If you have decided to become a pet groomer and take care of dogs and cats, then the first step you need to take is enrolling in an accredited pet grooming school in Cedar Point Texas. The coursework will be combined with practical experience, and you will learn how to brush the dog’s fur, how to cut and shape it, how to trim the nails and such.
Only a certified and accredited pet grooming school can help you get all the skills, knowledge and practical experience that you so much need in order to get a license and to work as a professional pet groomer, and there are several different aspects that you need to consider prior to choosing a pet grooming school, from the learning schedule and the type of career training it offers to the overall job availability and certification options.
It is very important to get a job and to work as a pet groomer as quickly after graduation as possible, and the best thing about pet grooming schools these days is the fact that most of them have contracts with grooming salons, thus helping you get a job faster than expected.
Different Cedar Point TX pet grooming courses offer different internship options, and your practical experience will play a crucial role in your career in the future.
Flexible learning schedules are the best ones, given the fact that you can mould your leaning pattern based on your working schedule or social life.
Pet first aid, scissoring courses, equipment maintenance or fur drying and nail clipping courses are only some of the certifications and affiliations that you should consider while still in grooming school. All of these certifications are very important for your career as they can increase your job opportunities and they can also add a few hundred dollars to your monthly salary, depending on your work environment. | <urn:uuid:618d4d22-6ef9-4a7e-abec-745e293448d8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.petgroomingschool.org/cedar-point-tx-pet-grooming-school/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.964051 | 355 | 1.65625 | 2 |
In Kenya something changed on May 6, 2016: the country's Interior Minister announced that Kenya could no longer handle the refugees, that it therefore wanted to close the camps, especially Dadaab. But the inhabitants are worried, desperate for reassurance that nothing will happen and that they will be able to stay.
By Andrea Bianchessi, AVSI Country Representative in Kenya
1. The refugees in Kenya: context and current challenges
In Kenya, there are 613,844 persons who have or are waiting for refugee status. Of these, 445,000 are from Somalia, 125,000 from Southern Sudan, and 40,000 come from Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. They all have arrived in Kenya, hoping to find assistance and a better future.
Sixty thousand refugees live in the informal neighborhoods of Nairobi, such as Eastleigh. The others live in two large camps; in Kakuma, in northern Kenya, which opened in 1994 and hosts 200,000 refugees, and in Dadaab, on the border with Somalia, which opened in 1992 and currently has 350,000 residents. For the first refugees who arrived more than 20 years ago, Kenya is already their home.
But something changed on May 6, 2016. Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph Nkaisserry announced that the country could no longer handle the refugees, that it therefore wanted to close the camps, especially Dadaab, within the year and that the refugees would have to reenter their countries of origin. The main reason stated was the cost, above all in terms of human lives and security.
The cause is Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group that periodically attacks military and civilians. The Government of Kenya's insistence to close Dadaab is primarily over security concerns, saying attacks on its soil have been planned from inside the camp.
According to the Kenyan Government, on April 2, 2015, the commandos who killed 147 young people at the University of Garissa, just 100 kilometers away, had come from Dadaab. In the world's largest refugee camp, the militia finds fertile ground for enlisting new recruits.
2. The AVSI Experience in the Dadaab Refugee Camp
Since 2009, AVSI has carried out projects in Dadaab designed to empower the people with skills that they can use either in Kenya or upon reentry in their countries of origin. AVSI works particularly in education, having restructured and built 327 new primary schools, twenty-five educational buildings (libraries, formation centers) and having trained 1,250 teachers.
Among these trained teachers are two hundred women--an extraordinary fact because in 2011 there were no women teaching. At the beginning, their husbands followed along with the wives during their first classes, as they were curious and a little suspicious of this initiative.
The men consented and a few have even participated in the training as well. AVSI is currently training 600 primary school teachers through courses taught in the Somali language and recognized by both the Kenyan and Somali Ministries of Education.
Furthermore, AVSI Foundation has seen how its educational projects are an essential instrument in the fight against radicalization. AVSI believes that a holistic education of the person is the remedy through which it is possible to propose a way of looking at reality as something positive and to promote the desire for growth, justice, love and truth that are innate in each person.
In recent years, AVSI has also helped groups of Boy and Girl Scouts in Dadaab to form and become active. This is another way of promoting the values of friendship and brotherhood among children and teenagers, and of fostering a positive use of free time, especially during school vacations, when Al-Shabaab recruitment activity is more intense.
An unexpected positive outcome became evident, when the boys and girls from the Scout groups convinced their peers, who had abandoned their schooling, to re-enroll and continue their education.People in Dadaab are very worried about the Government's declaration of its plan to close the camp. They are asking for an assessment of the situation, and are desperate for reassurance that nothing will happen and that they will be able to stay.
The security situation in Somalia is still critical and the support services are even less than what the refugees can find in Dadaab. And yet, nostalgia remains strong, such as the nostalgia felt by fifteen year-old Mohamed who arrived at Dadaab just a few years ago. He sings a piece that he wrote, entitled, “What a Lovely Place.” It refers to his homeland, Somalia, and the refrain is an appeal, “peace, peace, peace!” | <urn:uuid:d60fe772-e4da-4a7d-b1a7-8808b6b99a04> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.avsi.org/en/news-and-press/news/migrants-in-africa-challenges-and-opportunities-based-on-avsi-experience-in-kenya | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.973583 | 965 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Known for being a past time that is suffered for quite a long time as both a vocation and an occupation, painting stays to be one of the most respected and agreeable interests today. Painting and paint events, however, isn’t restricted to being only an artistic endeavor, but also appreciates many health advantages. It’s amazingly effective therapeutic and calming techniques, for one, can help increase mental and physical health. In fact, there are many reasons to pick up a paintbrush or make easy canvas painting and try this hobby out, but a few health benefits are below.
Give you positive mind set: Creating art teaches you to be adjusted with aesthetic of the visual world around you and make you to like the beauty in and of life. You gain another appreciation for the surface of a tree’s bark or the fur of a dog, of the different features and shadows playing on even the more exposed of white dividers. Embracing the beauty around you gives you a more positive outlook of the world and can even diminish the risk of mental illness.
Perseverance: Even the most creative ideas have the chance of being terribly executed. If a painting doesn’t turn out the manner in which you imagined, you become determine to fix the issues until the piece becomes what you want it to be. This cycle of experimentation can last seemingly forever at times, but can make a more skilled, more determined individual. At the point when faced with dissatisfaction, you adopt the notion that with hard work, you will be sure to improve, empowering you to further reach your goals in life.
Critical thinking skills: Choosing which brush to use or which paints to blend to make the exact color you need make you a more decisive individual. Despite the fact that it might seem like choosing “just art,” these sorts of choices promote critical thinking skills and instruct painters to create innovative strategies to move toward new circumstances. Dynamic aptitudes create your brain more proficient and this capacity can alleviate stress.
Promote knowledge of various cultures: Painting increases your appreciation for visual art by teaching the variety and challenges of learning strategies. Knowledge of popular modern and historical art pieces and random data provides you with information that can be shared, promoting sociability within different cultures and degrees of company. | <urn:uuid:8ef7e7c6-ea81-4229-a4de-c2a2e3c07e36> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gilliganslewes.com/art-and-design/health-benefits-of-painting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.948497 | 463 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Examining Public Private Partnership In Nigeria; Potentials And Challenges
The transformation process of infrastructure development in most countries is often characterized by full government ownership of entities engaged in the provision of services such as water, telecommunications, power, and transportation. Most of these services have cost structures which inherently make them naturally monopolies, the provision of these services has usually been subjected to inefficiencies. These services are usually viewed as entitlements necessary for survival, governments have intervened in their markets from time to time, subjecting these services to moderate, to severe price distortions, with such conditions persisting for long periods of time. Unfortunately, postponing compensating adjustments in the pricing or rationing of these services to avoid political and popular upheaval has usually come at the expense of state-run utilities and firms. Eventually, the financial strains these conditions create in public utilities turn into full-blown and growing fiscal time bombs. When uncompetitive conditions are allowed to persist for long periods of time, the cost to the present and future generations of potentially bailing out the ailing firms constitutes a significant overhang on the national government, which may eventually have to be passed onto taxpayers anyway, and may even undermine efforts at genuine sectorial reforms.
Countries wishing to avoid the increasing fiscal strain of continued public sector provision of infrastructure services are increasingly turning to several modes of privatization, in order to pass on the challenges of infrastructure services provision to parties in better positions to assume the risks involved. Aside, from the desire to cut actual and potential fiscal costs encouraging private sector participation in infrastructure development has been driven in other countries by rapid economic growth, sometimes outpacing the government’s capability to provide services exclusively and efficiently. Bureaucratic system and inefficient structures are increasingly being phased out in favor of private operation, ownership or which is perceived to be more efficient. There is a widespread move towards a shift to Public Private Partnership, this is driven by successful private participations in housing, telecommunications, agriculture, transportation and waste management services where Private provisions have increased access and led to quality services. Beginning with the privatization program me in Nigeria in the 1980s and momentum gained since 1999 when the present democratic phase commenced, the trend is to allow Private sector to provide infrastructure. This move is not peculiar to the Federal Government alone but other tiers of Government as well. Most State and Local Government have established Public Private Partnership units in their area of jurisdiction. One of the most recent Public Private Partnership in Nigeria is in the power sector that was recently partially privatized by the federal government in which the Transmission arm is still under the government control while the Generation and Distribution arms have been privatized by the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration.
Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background to the Study
- 1.3 Statement of the Problem
- 1.4 Research Questions
- 1.5 Objectives of the Study
- 1.6 Scope of the Study
- 1.7 Significance of the Study
- 1.8 Justification of Study
- 1.9 Limitation of the Study
- 1.10 Hypothesis of the Study
- 1.11 Definitions of Terms
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Nature of Public Private Partnership
- 2.2.1 Basic Elements of Public Private Partnership
- 2.2.2 Characteristics of Public Private Partnership
- 2.2.3 Essential Features of Public Private Partnership
- 2.2.4 Approaches to Public Private Partnership
- 2.2.5 The role of Participant in Public Private Partnership
- 2.3 Types of Public Private Partnership
- 2.4 Structures and Framework of Public Private Partnership
- 2.5 Research Framework
- 2.6 Private Partnership as a tool for Infrastructural and Economic Development
- 2.7 Public Private Partnership and Project Financing
- 2.8 Importance of Public Private Partnership
- 2.9 Opportunities/Benefits of Public Private Partnership
- 2.10 Problems of Public Private Partnership in Nigeria
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Study Area
- 3.4 Study Population
- 3.5 Research Instruments
- 3.6 Sources of Data Collection
- 3.6.1 Primary Sources
- 3.6.2 Secondary Sources
- 3.7 Data Analysis
Data Analysis, Presentation and Discussions
- 4.1 Presentation
- 4.2 Data Analysis
- 4.2.1 Problems/Challenges of Public Private Partnership
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
- 5.1 Summary
- 5.2 Conclusion
- 5.3 Recommendations
List of Abbreviations
- ADR: Alternative Dispute Resolution
- BTO: Build Transfer Operate
- BBO: Buy Build Operate
- BOT: Build Operate Transfer
- BOO: Build Own and Operate
- BOT: Build Operate and Transfer
- BOOT: Build Own Operate Transfer
- BDO: Build Develop Operate
- DB: Design Build
- DBM: Design Build Maintain
- DBO: Design Build Operate
- DBFO: Design Building Finance Operate
- EUL: Enhanced Use Leasing
- FAAN: Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
- FDI: Foreign Direct Investments
- ICRC: Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission
- LDO: Lease Develop Operate
- MBO: Management Buyout
- MMA II: Muritala Muhammed Airport Phase 2
- NGO: Non-Governmental Organizations
- O&M: Operation and Maintenance
- OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- PPP: Public Private Partnership
- PFI: Private Finance Initiatives
- PPA: Power Purchase Agreements
- SPV: Special Purpose Vehicle
Public Private Partnership is a contractual arrangement which is formed between public and private sector partners which involve the private sector in the development, financing, ownership, and or operation of a public facility or service. In such a partnership, public and private resources are pooled and responsibilities divided so that the partner’s efforts are complementary. The private sector partner usually makes a substantial cash or equity investment in the project and the public sector gains access to new revenue or service delivery capacity, and this arrangement between the public and private sector differ from service contracting.
Public Private Partnerships relate to perceptions and practices affecting public private sector relationships in ensuring national/global health, development and well-being of the society, and the conceptual aspects of such relationships, including the role of the key players in collaborating to make these partnerships successful or otherwise.
Though no single, universally accepted definition for public private partnerships, Public Private Partnership are often termed to mean different things to different people, which can make assessing and comparing international experience in such partnerships difficult. In general, Public Private Partnership refers to form of cooperation between public authorities and the private sector to finance, construct, renovate, manage, operate or maintain an infrastructure or service. At their core, all Public Private Partnership involve some form of risk sharing between the public and private sector to provide the infrastructure or service. The allocation of sizable and, at times significant, elements of risk to the private partner is essential in distinguishing a Public Private Partnership from the more traditional public sector model of public service delivery. There are two basic forms of Public Private Partnership: contractual and institutional. Although institutional Public Private Partnership have been quite successful in some circumstances, particularly in countries with well-developed institutional and regulatory capacities, contractual Public Private Partnership are significantly more common, especially in developing economies.
Although there is no universal consensus about the definition of public private partnerships, the following elements typically characterize a Public Private Partnership: The infrastructure or service is funded, in whole or in part, by the private partner. Risks are distributed between the public partner and private partner and are allocated to the party best positioned to manage each individual risk. Public Private Partnership are complex structures, involving multiple parties and relatively high transaction costs. Public Private Partnership is a procurement tool where the focus is payment for the successful delivery of services (the performance risk is transferred to the private partner).
Public Private Partnership is an output-/performance-based arrangement as opposed to the traditional input-based model of public service delivery where the focus is payment for the successful delivery of services. Public Private Partnership typically involve bundled services (i.e., design, construction, maintenance and operation) to increase synergies and discourage low-capital/high operating-cost proposals. In general, Public Private Partnership offer a new and dynamic approach to managing risk in the delivery of infrastructure and services. Although Public Private Partnership is considered a new concept that has gained prominence in the last 20 years, Public Private Partnership have actually been around for hundreds of years, wherever the private sector has been involved in the delivery of traditional public services (i.e., water, roads, rail and electricity).
In Public Private Partnership arrangements, the private partner is typically compensated through either: User-based payments (i.e., toll roads, airport or port charges) Availability payments from the public authority [i.e., Private Finance Initiatives, Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), Water Purchase Agreements (WPA)] A combination of the above in user-based payment structures, the government or public authority often needs to provide some financial support to the project to mitigate specific risks, such as demand risk, or to ensure that full cost recovery is compatible with affordability criteria and the public’s ability to pay. Government support mechanisms can take many forms, such as contributions, investments, guarantees and subsidies, but they should be carefully designed and implemented to allow for optimal risk allocation between the public and private sectors. When government supports are present, the objective is to increase private capital mobilization per unit of public sector contribution. Availability payments are at the heart of one form of Public Private Partnership, the Private Finance Initiatives model. This system provides capital assets for the provision of public services. Developed in the U.K., this model is used for a large number of infrastructure projects and gives the private sector strong incentives to deliver infrastructure and services on time and within budget. Private Finance Initiative’s simultaneously allow governments and public authorities to spread the cost of public infrastructure projects over several decades. This creates greater budget certainty, while also liberating scarce public resources for other social priorities.
Government Support Mechanisms hosting governments can provide financial support to or reduce the financial risk of a project in many ways. Common forms of government support mechanisms include Cash subsidy. The government or public authority agrees to provide a cash subsidy to a project. It can be a total lump sum or a fixed amount on a per unit basis, and payments can be made either in installments or all at once. Payment guarantee: The government agrees to fulfill the obligations of a purchaser (typically a publicly owned enterprise) with respect to the private entity in the case of non-performance by the purchaser. The most common example of this is when a government guarantees the fixed payment of an off-take agreement (e.g., Power Purchase Agreements or Water Purchase Agreements) between a private entity and the publicly owned enterprise.
The government secures a private entity’s borrowings by guaranteeing repayment to creditors in case of default.
The government sets a minimum variable income for the private partner typically this income is from customer user fees. This form of guarantee is most common in roads with minimum traffic or revenue set by a government.
1.2 Background to the Study
The evolutionary process of infrastructure development in most developing countries is often characterized by full Government ownership of entities engaged in the provision of services such as water, electricity, telecommunications, power, and transport. Most of these services have cost structures which inherently make them naturally monopolies, the provision of these services has usually been subjected to inefficiencies. These services are usually viewed as entitlements necessary for survival, governments have intervened in their markets from time to time, subjecting these services to moderate, to severe price distortions, with such conditions persisting for long periods of time. Unfortunately, postponing compensating adjustments in the pricing or rationing of these services to avoid political and popular upheaval has usually come at the expense of state-run utilities and firms. Eventually, the financial strains these conditions create in public utilities turn into full-blown and growing fiscal time bombs. When uncompetitive conditions are allowed to persist for long periods of time, the cost to the present and future generations of potentially bailing out the ailing firms constitutes a significant overhang on the national government, which may eventually have to be passed onto taxpayers anyway, and may even undermine efforts at genuine sectorial reforms.
Countries wishing to avoid the increasing fiscal strain of continued Public sector provision of infrastructure services are increasingly turning to several modes of privatization, in order to pass on the challenges of infrastructure services provision to parties in better positions to assume the risks involved. Aside, from the desire to cut actual and potential fiscal costs encouraging private sector participation in infrastructure development has been driven in other countries by rapid economic growth, sometimes outpacing the Government’s capability to provide services exclusively and efficiently. Bureaucratic system and inefficient structures are increasingly being phased out in favor of private operation, ownership or which is perceived to be more efficient. There is a widespread move towards a shift to Public Private Partnership this is driven by successful private participations in Telecommunications, Banking and Waste Management Services where private provisions have increased access and led to quality services. Beginning with the privatization program me in Nigeria in the 1980s and momentum gained since 1999 when the present democratic phase commenced, the trend is to allow private sector to provide infrastructure. This move is not peculiar to the federal government alone but other tiers of government as well. Most state and local government have established Public Private Partnership units in their area of jurisdiction.
Nigeria’s policy on Public Private Partnership is to the effect that it will develop regulatory and monitoring institutions so that the private sector can play a greater role in the provision of infrastructure, whilst ministries and other public authorities will focus on planning and structuring projects. The private sector will be contracted to manage some public services, and to design, build, finance and operate some infrastructure. It is the government’s expectation that private participation in infrastructure development through Public Private Partnership will enhance efficiency, broaden access, and improve the quality of public services. This policy statement sets out the steps that the government will take to ensure that private investment is used, where appropriate to address the infrastructure deficit and improve public services in a sustainable way; and it will ensure that the transfer of responsibility to the private sector follows best international practice and is achieved through open competition [Foundation for Public Private Partnership Nigeria March 2013].
1.3 Statement of the Problem
The constant increase in the need for public services and infrastructural facilities in Nigeria and several other countries has given rise to more collaboration between the public and private sector, this has led to a substantial increase in Public Private Relationship.
In Nigeria, we have witness a lot of projects and infrastructural facilities that has been initiated and paused or abandoned by the public sector. In recent times, the delay in the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Kuto-Bagana Bridge, Lekki-Epe, Kuto-Bagana in Nasarawa and Kogi States, Maevis concession projects in all International Airports in Nigeria, the railway system project across the country that was awarded and abandoned by the Obasanjo administration, the second Niger Bridge between Onitsha and Asaba and River Niger Bridge in Nupeko, Niger State has been some of the projects that the public sector has been facing problems in completing, this is primarily due to the reason being that the public sector does not having sufficient or absolute financial and other necessary resources and technical know-how to complete the projects and to conveniently provide and cater for the total needs (public goods and services) of the citizens of their country alone.
1.4 Research Questions
- What is the prospect of Public Private Partnership in Nigeria?
- What is the challenges being faced in Public Private Partnership in Nigeria?
- What is the existing development projects procured through Public Private Partnership?
- Will Public Private Partnership solve infrastructural challenges in Nigeria?
1.5 Objectives of the Study
The average Nigerian is suspicious of Public Private Partnership and is usually of the belief that it is a means of transferring power or control of the nation among a favored few, they refuse to see and appreciate the burden encountered by the private sector and public in ensuring the availability of a lasting and well-functioning infrastructure which can better and faster be achieved through Public Private Partnership. It is therefore expected that the result of this study is to enlighten and or educate those persons ignorant of what Public Private Partnership is actually about and its mode of operation.
1.6 Scope of the Study
Public private partnership can be said to be a recent development which must be tread on so softly. Public Private Partnership being a recent development is thus a delicate area of study, so this research will carefully examine widely the gains and benefits of Public Private Partnership.
The center of concentration being the effects Public Private Partnership will have in a particular locality i.e. its advantages and disadvantages where it is being practiced and also how it helps in the provision of needed and necessary infrastructure.
1.7 Significance of the Study
The importance of any research is tied to proffer solutions to the various problems that face mankind in the environment or society. This study helps to enlighten the citizens and economic planners on implication of Public Private Partnership towards the development of the country as a whole.
The research is also useful for Government officials and Private Organizations to determine their performance in accordance with the contractual arrangement between the two parties.
It will also help the researchers and the upcoming researchers to gain knowledge of the activities of Public Private Partnership and the Nigerian Experience.
1.8 Justification of the Study
Infrastructure development is one of the bases of assessing the achievements of democratic leaders and it is the foundation of good democratic governance. Agitation for infrastructural development in developing nation is higher in democratic government than in military dictatorship or compared to developed countries. This is because the resources for provision of infrastructure are always scarce. Ethnic-interest agitation and lobbying are common things in democratic governance in developing countries.
The Infrastructural report of Nigeria just like any third world country is nothing to write home about. The housing situation is in a sorry state both quantitatively and qualitatively (Agbola, 1998). Most infrastructures are now decayed and need repair, rehabilitation, refurbishment or replacement. Government is the system that plans, organizes, controls and supervises the people who are resident in an area in other for all to have conducive-environment for living and a sense of belonging. Governments have the power to put in place all measures that it deem fit will make an environment beneficial for living for everybody.
Traditionally, the public sector has tended to engage the private sector merely to construct facilities or supply equipment. The public agencies will then own and operate the facilities or equipment or engage separate maintenance and operations companies to operate the facilities and equipment to deliver the services to the public. Public Private Partnership is born based on the fact that government provision of goods and services should not only lay emphasis on finance but on the quality of goods and services. “Managerially, modernization emphasizes a shift from a focus on inputs to a concern with outcomes – providing services is no longer a sufficient justification for state intervention, it must create added public value (Stoker, 1999, pp. 243–244). There is a more open-minded approach to service procurement, and no presumption that in-house provision is always the best option (Hood and McGarvey, 2002). With this, Direct Labour has been viewed to have shortcomings in infrastructure provision.
With Public Private Partnership as an alternative form of financing infrastructure project, the public sector will focus on the provision of infrastructure developments at the most cost-effective basis, rather than directly owning and operating infrastructures. There are many possible Public Private Partnership models, including joint-ventures, strategic partnerships to make better uses of government assets, Lease and Operate, Design-Build-Operate and Design-Build-Finance-Operate (Hood and McGarvey, 2002).
1.9 Limitation of the Study
The study mainly covered just one of the 36 (Thirty Six) states in the federation which wasuse to explain and is expected to be a representation of the 36 states in Nigeria. Another limiting factor is the time limit available to the researcher within which the research must be completed. There is also the effect of the prevailing economic situation which does not spare the researcher.
The researcher ability of the researcher to complete the research is also limited by insufficient record and data.
1.10 Research Hypothesis
The following are the research hypothesis of the study, they are:
- Public Private Partnership do not influence the level of infrastructural development in Nigeria.
- Public Private Partnership and collaboration is not an effective way of enhancing the ability of the government to provide public utilities and services.
- Public Private Partnership is not a source of gaining the use expect advantage and financial resources to provide infrastructural facilities in Nigeria.
1.11 Definition of Terms
i. Public private partnership:
This has been defined as arrangements between governments and private sector entities for the purpose of providing public infrastructure, community facilities and related services. Such partnerships are characterized by the sharing of investment, risk, responsibility and reward between the partners.
ii. Build, Own, Operate [BOO]:
The developer is responsible for design, funding, construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility during the concession period, with no provision for transfer of ownership to the Government [Darrin Grimsey and Mervvn K. Lewis2004a]. iii. Build, Own, Operate, Transfer [BOOT]: An arrangement whereby a facility is designed, financed, operated, and maintained by a concession company. Ownership rest with point ownership and operating rights are transferred to the Government [normally without charge][Darrin Grimsey and Mervvn K. Lewis2004a].
iv. Build, Operate, Transfer [BOT]:
An agreement where a facility is designed, financed, operated, and maintained by the concessionaries for the period of concession. Legal ownership of the facility may or may not rest with the concession [Darrin Grimsey and Mervvn K. Lewis2004a].
This is defined as the large-scale public systems, services, and facilities of a country or region that are necessary for economic activity including power and water supplies, public transportation, telecommunications, roads, and schools.
A process of improving by expanding, enlarging or refining. A process in which something passes by degrees to a different advance stage.
This is use to concern people in general consideration as a whole. It can also be use to describe something funded or provided by the government rather than the private sector.
A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in October 1st, 1960; most populous African country with 36 States and 774 Local Governments.
ix. PPP: Public Private Partnership.
Private Financial Initiative.
Special Project Vehicle.
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
Generally, this research work was designed to analyse Public Private Partnership and Local Government: The Nigerian experience with special reference to three Local Governments in Osun State. In most developing countries a purposeful Government realizes its essence by providing basic amenities such as water, telecommunications, power, and transport, education, housing, health facilities etc. for the survival of the people. The provision of these services has usually been subjected to inefficiencies. However, various modes of Privatization has been adopted by countries who which to avoid the challenges of facilities service.
Public Private Partnership can help create a more competitive and diverse supplier market, can help to improve the efficiency of public services, and can thereby reduce costs in public service delivery. It will harness the resources of both public and private sectors to secure the best outcomes and better value for money for the Nigerian citizen. Government will focus on its core public service role and give the private sector a greater operational role who may work together with other participants. It was obvious, in the research work that inefficiencies of Public Private Partnership were due to participatory work and commissioning process that are time consuming and also problem of finance and political interference which may occur from commercial or legal environment.
Finally, various types of Public Private Partnerships were identified and discussed. The two major types of Public Private Partnership in the three Local Governments were the work was carried out was Build Operate Transfer and Joint Ventures. Public Private Partnership is seen in these Local Governments area as a means to enhance the provision of social services or facilities.
The result of the data collected and the analysis shows that, the Private Sector Participation in the three sectors [Housing, Transportation and Agriculture] at the Local Government Areas, depict that the level of awareness of Public Private Partnership is still negligible despite Government effort to get the Private Sector involved in the provision of infrastructure.
Public Private Partnership (PPP) cannot be viewed as the absolute solution to our long quest for infrastructure provision in Local Government areas in Nigeria. Thus, it can only remain an alternative means of developing the required infrastructural facilities as housing, transport, health. Having opened the market to private developers to fill the gap that cannot be met by the public sector through the establishment of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), the coast can be said to clear for the private sector to cash in on these developments. However, much still needs to be done as the experience on Public Private Partnership in development of projects has not been all that encouraging. This is not to say that the adoption of Public Private Partnership arrangements is a negative development, but the poor performance of these projects has been as a result of short experience in Public Private Partnership arrangements and the lack of a risk management culture and delay in implementation of project as the stake Involved for the public authority may be high. More so, the populace are ill-informed about Public Private Partnership expect for those in academic field, Public Private Partnership can be taught in some discipline such as Local Government studies.
Based on the conclusion drawn above, the following recommendations are hereby proposed: This work has analysed the activities of Public Private Partnership in Local Government areas. The researcher suggested the following;
- Political will is fundamental to a successful partnership. Public Private Partnership represents a significant change as opposed to traditional public procurement; government should build political support before introducing a Public Private Partnership programme.
- A Government looking to implement Public Private Partnership programme must not only invest political capital, create the right investment environment, develop appropriate policies and focus on value. It must also ensure that the programme is a success measured in terms of the number of projects delivered and the outcomes that result. For example housing is economic goods that must be paid for but government can make it more affordable by arranging subsidy on the building materials and basic infrastructural services, but this can only come as fiscal policy. It takes a government with sense of purpose and vision to be for its citizenry in this regard.
- The Government should also create Public awareness about Public Private Partnership. The populace must be well informed about their programme and activities with the private sector. Public opinion should be properly managed.
- Moreover, public officers should be trained to have good understanding of Public Private Partnership concepts as most of the time their experience as a monitoring officers are needed for the smooth execution of the partnering contracts.
- The capital market should be developed and deepen and powerfully empowered such that it will suit the necessities and requirements of the public private partnership projects and also, political, regulatory and economic stability should be ensured.
The United Nation emphasized the following;
- An appropriate legislative framework must be enacted.
- Government needs to take a leading role
- Public trust has to be established
- Public acceptance is required at the local political level
- Experienced practitioners are needed
- Financing needs to be meet
Other possible solution includes;
- Contracts which take into consideration in equal measure, the objectives of private investors and government, and agreements which enhance mutual benefits must be continuously investigated and implemented.
- Depending on the sector, some Public Private Partnership models are more appropriate than others in achieving its deliverables and in mitigating and sharing risk amongst participants. The right Public Private Partnership models must be identified and adapted where required, for the right project.
- Public Private Partnership arrangements should be designed and adapted to the specific characteristics of the assets at stake, and tailored to the competence and abilities of the participants involved. [www.wikipedia .org/PublicPrivatePartnership].
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When you’re at the supermarket looking at food labels, you may have noticed a new section on some Nutrition Facts panels: added sugar. By 2021, it’ll become mandatory for companies to list how much added sugar is in each product, and it’s enough to make you wonder: Is sugar so bad for you?
The idea that sugar is bad and addictive is arguably the queen of all diet myths these days. For any nutrient, the dose makes the poison: Eat too little, and you’ll run into health problems. Eat too much, and you’ll run into health problems. While “moderation” is a trope older than the phone book, it’s an important key to better health so long as you’re defining it for yourself and staying in touch with your body’s satiety cues.
The reason why sugar has become public enemy number one in recent years is because of where you’ll find it: heavily processed food and beverage. Since it’s added to lots of wholesome foods during processing, it’s one of the easiest nutrients to overeat. The other problem is that added sugar is often found in foods that don’t make you feel full, but do add calories from the sugar itself.
Why too much sugar is bad for you:
So what exactly happens to your body when you overdo it with these sugary foods? Since they don’t have a ton of nutrients like healthy fats and protein, there is not a lot that can slow your glucose levels from spiking in your bloodstream. High blood sugar can do some serious damage to your blood vessels, which carry fuel and oxygen to all of your organs, so your pancreas then quickly pumps out insulin to get everything back down to normal. This sudden crash can cause you to feel a bit tired and cranky, which may not seem like a big deal in the moment.
But if this becomes a vicious cycle, your body may lose it’s ability to effectively use insulin and it may develop chronic inflammation (among other issues). This is why consistently consuming excess added sugar can lead to heart disease, diabetes, lifestyle-related cancers, and even cognitive decline.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends limiting added sugar to 10% of your total daily calories. On a 2,000 calorie diet, that’s 50 grams per day, but calorie needs vary individually. If 50 grams sounds strict to you, the American Heart Association recommends that women consume no more than 24 grams of added sugar per day, and men stay under 36 grams of added sugar per day.
FYI: One teaspoon of sugar is about equal to 4 grams.
The different types of sugar:
Since carbs ultimately break down into glucose, the simplest form of sugar that fuels our organs and keeps us alive, you’ll find sugar in just about any food — at least to some degree. However, there are two main types of sugars when it comes to food labels: naturally occurring and added.
Naturally occurring sugars: All carbohydrates contain naturally occurring sugar, and you certainly shouldn’t avoid them — they’re in veggies and fruit, after all! They include:
Fructose (fruit sugar): fruit, honey, and root veggiesLactose (milk sugar): dairy productsSucrose (a combo of glucose and fructose): carbohydrates of all types, including produce
Fruit contains about 15 grams of naturally occurring sugar in one small piece (e.g., a small apple) or one cup serving (e.g., grapes). Similarly, an 8-ounce cup of milk is going to have about 12 grams of sugar. But because produce also contains fiber and dairy products also contain protein, these real, wholesome foods take more time and effort to digest compared to, say, a soda with added sugar.
Added sugars are ones that literally get added to a food, whether that’s you adding a sugar packet (or six) to your morning tea or purchasing a tea with 26 grams of sugar already in the bottle. Types of added sugar include fruit juice concentrate, agave nectar, evaporated cane juice, caramel, maltose, maple syrup, dextrose, tapioca, brown rice, corn, sorghum, wheat, glucose syrups, confectioners sugar, barley malt, corn syrup, molasses, turbinado sugar, galactose, and treacle.
The number one source of added sugar in the U.S. is beverages, which also do very little by way of satiety. (When you’re drinking something sweet, like fresh glass of celery juice or a Coca-Cola, do you feel fullafterward? We’re guessing not so much.) These other food categories also often contain added sugars:
Sweetened grain-based products, like cookiesSweetened dairy products and non-dairy alternatives, like some yogurtsSweetened foods and drinks with veggies or fruit as the base, like smoothiesCondiments, toppings, and syrups, like BBQ sauce
To make matters more confusing, some products sweetened with fruit juice or fruit puree can still get labeled as “No Sugar Added” because they falls under the FDA’s definition of “naturally occurring.” If this makes you want to give up, fear not! There are a number of ways to cut back while still eating the foods you love.
How to eat less sugar:
So now you know the difference between naturally occurring sugars and added sugars, you know exactly what to do, right?! Just kidding! It can be tricky no matter what you’re eating, so here’s a guide to make sweet-shopping simpler.
Read the label: The first ingredient should be a real, whole food— not sugar by a different alias, or sugar itself. Also note that manufacturers list ingredients by order of weight. So, if you notice that sugar is the first one listed, it’s the main ingredient; You may want to think about grabbing another treat.Consider concentrated sources (of naturally occurring) sugar, which you’ll find often in bottled beverages, like smoothies.Know the difference between snacks versus treats: If you like sweets and your goal is to eat a real treat — whatever that means for you, personally — decide if an item that contains added sugar is “worth it” for you to miss dessert today. For example, do you really want a super-sweetened yogurt parfait at breakfast instead of opting in on a brownie after dinner? When in doubt, choose chocolate. Chocolate itself is higher in fat and feels a little bit more satisfying, so it can make it just a little bit harder to overdo versus sour or gummy candies, which are straight sugar.
Even if the thing you’re craving is not the most “sugar conscious” desert, the key is to be mindful when you’re eating. If one night you’re hungry for some cheesecake, go for it so long as your nutritionist or doctor give you the “OK”. Be present with that cheesecake. Enjoy every bite. But if you ever feel like you’re overindulging (especially considering your dietary needs), it may be time to reevaluate. | <urn:uuid:66b94138-caa9-4328-b877-5d30c2b4a2bf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.vanesecret.com/living/health/is-sugar-bad-for-you-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.933122 | 1,545 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Your car is your second home because you spend so much time in it. It’s important to take care of this investment by following car maintenance guidelines and making sure that the car gets regular checkups at a service center. Car maintenance can sound overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be with these 11 steps for a smooth car maintenance plan!
– Maintain your car according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. Read any car manuals and find out what the car needs for maintenance, then schedule an appointment at a service center when it’s due.
– Keep up with routine car care by checking fluids (oil, gas) periodically, changing air filters regularly, rotating tires as directed in car manuals, and keeping car surfaces clean.
– Diagnose car problems by following these three steps:
- Step one is to try the temporary fix (such as jacking up a car with a jack) and see if that fixes it;
- Step two is to make sure you’ve ruled out any other possible causes for the problem before you do any car repair, and
- Step three is to call a service center or auto mechanic if the temporary fix doesn’t work.
– Save money by doing car maintenance yourself! If you know how to find out what car parts need to be replaced and order them in advance so they are ready when your car needs its next scheduled checkup. You can also save money by going car shopping on the Internet.
– Have someone you trust check your car for any problems before a car purchase or trade-in to make sure there are no surprises waiting in store.
– Maintain your engine by changing oil every three months or every 5000 miles of driving (whichever comes first). You can change this interval depending on how often you drive – the car’s manual will have a recommendation.
– Always check the car fluids to ensure they are at the right levels and not leaking. Your car should come with a list of recommended intervals for checking each fluid level, but you can also find this information online or in your car’s manual (e.g., every two weeks).
– Keep car tires properly inflated to reduce the car’s fuel consumption and improve safety. Check your car owner’s manual or consult an auto service professional for recommended tire pressure levels.
– Get a tune-up every 12 months or as advised by your car manufacturer, whichever comes first. This will ensure that all of the car’s parts are working properly.
– Invest in-car accessories to keep your car safe on the open road and ensure you get home safely after a car accident, such as an emergency kit (e.g., blanket, flashlight), jumper cables, spare tire with jack, ice scraper/brush combo tool or snow brush & shovel for winter safety.
– Be sure to get car insurance through your car’s manufacturer or an independent provider (i.e., Geico). This will protect you in the event of a car accident and ensure that you have access to needed car repairs after it happens.*
– Schedule regular car maintenance with experts, such as a certified mechanic or car service center.
– Consider car rentals to save money on monthly car payments, gas, and car maintenance costs.
– Make sure your car is equipped with the proper tools and equipment for safe driving in inclement weather conditions, including windshield wipers, an ice scraper or snow brush, emergency flares (for breakdowns), jumper cables/a battery booster pack, tire chains if needed, and a winter blanket/emergency kit.
– Check your car’s tire pressure regularly, including before a major trip if possible. Low tires are very dangerous in bad weather conditions and can lead to blowouts or skids on the roadways that could result in injury or even death for you and others around you.
– Keep an emergency car kit with you at all times. You should have car-specific items, such as a spare tire or jumper cables, and common emergency supplies like bottled water and non-perishable food items in case of an accident or breakdown in bad weather conditions.
– If any fluids are leaking from your car, take it to the mechanic right away for evaluation and repairs.
– Keep car maintenance records in your car’s glove compartment. This will make it easier for you and the mechanic to find problems that need to be addressed with no guesswork involved, saving time and money on potential repairs.
– If you are using a rental car or another person’s car, check under the hood before taking off to identify any car maintenance problems.
-Keep the car clean on a regular basis. Wipe down both the inside and outside of your car after every use to help keep dirt from accumulating in hard-to-reach places that require you to go through extensive prodding or potentially damaging parts during an inspection
-Keep tires properly inflated. Inflate car tire pressure to the car manufacturer’s recommended level, which can be found on a sticker in your car’s doorjamb or in the owner’s manual
-Get regular oil changes every three months or as instructed by the car manufacturer
-Make sure all fluids are topped off and not leaking. Check car fluids every two weeks or as instructed by your car manufacturer, whichever comes first
-Do not forget the car battery! Keep both terminals clean and tight to ensure the good electrical flow
-Keep car trunk organized so you can find things easily in an emergency situation
-Keep car windows clean and use a winter car cover to protect your car from the elements
-Get rid of any unwanted items in the car, such as old food wrappers or trash bags. This will keep it looking neat for when you make friends on car rides
-Take advantage of remote start technology if available so that you don’t have to waste time hand-warming the car before getting in and driving off
Before 30,000 Miles
– Change car’s engine oil and filters
-Replace car’s air filter; check brake pad wear, replace if necessary
-Inspect car battery terminals for corrosion. If corroded, clean or replace the terminal posts as needed.
Every 40,000 Miles or Every Year*
– Have your car’s car’s cooling system inspected and serviced
– In car with manual transmission, change the car’s oil every 15000 miles or as instructed by car manufacturer for that car.
-In car with automatic transmission, have your car’s fluid levels checked at each service visit.*
Every 60,000 Miles*
– Change car’s car’s oil and filter
-In car with manual transmission, replace the car’s brake pads
-In car with automatic transmission, check and change fluid levels every 30,000 miles or as instructed by car manufacturer for that car*
Every 90,000 Miles*
– Replace your car’s timing belt
*Depending on car manufacturer’s recommendations
Key Takeaway: Car maintenance is a big responsibility. Follow your car’s factory recommendations, and build up from there to create an individualized car maintenance schedule that makes sense for you. You can put as much effort into maintaining your car as you want!
Now go back to the car maintenance checklist and add some numbers to show how often car maintenance is required.
1. What are your thoughts on automobile maintenance?
It’s unfortunate to hear that many people don’t know the basics about their car. Ignorance can often lead to dangerous situations where a driver’s life is at risk because they simply do not know what is safe for driving – and sometimes not even for themselves (ie, essential safety equipment). You should be aware of your brake pads, brakes fluids, belts and hoses, tires-if bald you’ll need new tires soon, battery condition check (and charge), oil level check-whether OK or low mixed with engine coolant/distilled water 50/50 in proper ratio and light intervals. This will help avoid just running out of gas on the highway.
2. Do you look at posting about car issues before they happen or maintain the “ignorance is bliss” mentality?
If you maintain the “ignore” approach, eventually your car will be breaking down and you’ll have no clue which part to replace. That’s when your Ignoring-self comes in and says “shut up idiot!” When there’s a problem with your car, it’s always best to consult those who know about cars before taking any drastic measures that may end up costing more than just paying for honest diagnostics.
It is also important to mention that you should always keep a close eye on how much gas and oil is being used whenever possible so maintenance issues like damage or dirty filters can be spotted as early as possible. For some helpful tips on how to do this, feel free to visit wheelosphere.com anytime.
3. Have you ever fixed something that was wrong with your car without calling a professional to do it for you?
Yes. While I don’t recommend this for everyone, many people can jump in and fix an issue themselves.
The key to doing this is to make sure that you find out the real problem that’s causing your car not to work and then look at the differences in the cost of parts for each situation. The best way is usually just trying one thing by taking it apart or reading about what it does – if it’s a small component with either low or no moving parts, then you might be able to get away with either re-seating or replacing it. If you buy something wrong though, that will be very expensive (and more importantly time-consuming) so make sure you are confident about what you’re picking up!
4. What should we be checking when looking at our cars for any potential issues?
Check the tires for uneven wear, excessively low or high tire pressure, and leaks.
Agree with a comment that was made on another answer to this question about being cautious of battery corrosion as well. Oil changes should also be done every 6 months to keep your engine running smoothly and efficiently.
Also recommend checking the frame as rust can lead to poor performance issues or worse!
Another important thing is making sure there are no overheating issues taking place by checking the radiator fluid level and topping it off if necessary. Lastly, make sure you’re oil changed regularly–as mentioned above–but also keep an eye out for major problems like simple things like brakes that have gone rusty too! | <urn:uuid:671cdb72-26be-42da-92ec-6e15937bc7d6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wheelosphere.com/car-maintenance/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.944594 | 2,210 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Multimedia analysis of video sources
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) spend increasing efforts and resources on monitoring open sources, searching for suspicious behaviours and crime clues. The task of efficiently and effectively monitoring open sources is strongly linked to the capability of automatically retrieving and analyzing multimedia data. This paper presents a multimodal analytics system, created in cooperation with European LEAs. In particular it is described how the video analytics subsystem produces a workflow of multimedia data analysis processes. After a first analysis of video files, images are extracted in order to perform image comparison, classification and face recognition. In addition, audio content is extracted to perform speaker recognition and multilingual analysis of text transcripts. The integration of multimedia analysis results allows LEAs to extract pertinent knowledge from the gathered information. | <urn:uuid:c590ad6e-63ad-42da-8e3d-0de12647b910> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/387822 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.835998 | 172 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Passive electroreception is a complex and specialised sense found in a large range of aquatic vertebrates primarily designed for the detection of weak bioelectric fields. Particular attention has traditionally focused on cartilaginous fishes, but a range of teleost and non-teleost fishes from a diversity of habitats have also been examined. As more species are investigated, it has become apparent that the role of electroreception in fishes is not restricted to locating prey, but is utilised in other complex behaviours. This paper presents the various functional roles of passive electroreception in non-electric fishes, by reviewing much of the recent research on the detection of prey in the context of differences in species' habitat (shallow water, deep-sea, freshwater and saltwater). A special case study on the distribution and neural groupings of ampullary organs in the omnihaline bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, is also presented and reveals that prey-capture, rather than navigation, may be an important determinant of pore distribution. The discrimination between potential predators and conspecifics and the role of bioelectric stimuli in social behaviour is discussed, as is the ability to migrate over short or long distances in order to locate environmentally favourable conditions. The various theories proposed regarding the importance and mediation of geomagnetic orientation by either an electroreceptive and/or a magnetite-based sensory system receives particular attention. The importance of electroreception to many species is emphasised by highlighting what still remains to be investigated, especially with respect to the physical, biochemical and neural properties of the ampullary organs and the signals that give rise to the large range of observed behaviours. | <urn:uuid:9c2bf422-ed0a-4471-8ee1-29522d82433d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/publications/the-functional-roles-of-passive-electroreception-in-non-electric- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.938253 | 344 | 3.140625 | 3 |
In honor of the Day of All-Slavic educators St. Cyril and Methodius, May 24, delegations of Macedonia and Bulgaria laid wreaths on St. Cyril’s tomb at the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome.
The delegations were led by the ambassadors of the Holy See and the Italian Republic, Aleksandar Spirkovski and Magdalena Dimova, as well as their Bulgarian counterparts, Ambassadors Bogdan Patasev and Todor Stojanov. Embassy staff were also present, and the delegations were welcomed by Father Stephen Hutchinson, priest at the San Clemente Basilica.
The heads of delegations gave short speeches, marking the 1151st anniversary of the death of St. Cyril in Rome, his history, the importance of the holy brothers educators for the overall Slavic literacy, but also for the history and rapprochement of the Macedonian and Bulgarian people, as well as the basis they create for building good neighborly relations in the future.
Доколку преземете содржина од оваа страница, во целост сте се согласиле со нејзините Услови за користење. | <urn:uuid:b7250b1a-88ba-489e-8589-8baa29cc0cc4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://en.netpress.com.mk/2020/05/24/day-st-cyril-methodius-observed-rome/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.93948 | 327 | 1.765625 | 2 |
I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll…bring your web application offline!
The possibility of a business being targeted by some huge zombie army, or botnet, is enough to send shivers down the spine of many seasoned security veterans. Modern botnets are of vast size and power, with more sophisticated features and capabilities than ever before. Modern botnet attacks can be very precise and controlled, being pulsed and sent in different ways to make the attackers impossible to trace and the impact that much more damaging. So who is behind these botnets, what can we expect to see in the future and how can organisations put their fears to bed and defend themselves effectively from them?
Botnets have transformed the DDoS landscape. Once, attacks were the preserve of a small, technical elite who had enough coding skills to launch a strike. But now, DDoS-for-hire botnets have significantly lowered the barriers to entry. A quick Google search and a PayPal account makes botnets readily available for just a few dozen dollars, with no coding experience necessary. And they are becoming increasingly popular – DDoS-for-hire botnets are now estimated to be behind as many as 40 per cent of all network layer attacks.
But while the majority of purchasers are likely to be low-level attackers, seeking to cause mischief and settle personal grievances, more powerful botnets-for-hire are also being utilised by state actors and organised crime syndicates. In recent years, DDoS attacks have been getting bigger and bigger. Our Security Operations Centre recorded a dramatic (25%) increase in very large attacks of more than 10Gb per second among our customer base in the second half of last year. And in terms of individual attacks, the strike on the BBC in January was one of the biggest ever reported, at an enormous 600Gb per second. While these attacks clearly cause significant damage, we believe that their primary purpose is often just to demonstrate their attackers’ capabilities so that they can be sold as a service in the future. The kind of gigantic attacks that make headlines aren’t cheap to rent, and would probably cost upwards of $150,000 to engage. As a result, these are only likely to be utilised by criminal or nation state attackers, who have access to a sophisticated infrastructure with money laundering capabilities.
Looking forward, there is really no limit to the potential size and scale of future botnet-driven DDoS attacks, particularly when they harness the full range of smart devices incorporated into our Internet of Things. By using amplification techniques on the millions of very high bandwidth density devices currently accessible, such as baby video monitors and security cameras, DDoS attacks are set to become even more colossal in scale. Terabit -class attacks may be increasingly common and ‘breaking the Internet’ – or at least clogging it in certain regions – could soon become a reality. The bottom line is that attacks of this size can take virtually any company offline, and are a reality that anyone with an online presence must be prepared to defend against..
But it isn’t just the giant attacks that organisations need to worry about. Before botnets are mobilised, hackers need to make sure that their techniques are going to work. This is usually done through the use of small, sub-saturating attacks which most IT teams wouldn’t even recognise as a DDoS attack. Due to their size – the majority are less than five minutes in duration and under 1Gbps – these shorter attacks typically evade detection by most legacy out-of-band DDoS mitigation tools, which are generally configured with detection thresholds that ignore this level of activity. This allows hackers to perfect their methods under the radar, leaving security teams blindsided by subsequent attacks. If these techniques are then deployed at full scale with a botnet, the results can be devastating.
Besides harnessing enormous power, botnets are also notoriously difficult to spot. Once deployed, they utilise sophisticated techniques to hide their tracks. Their command and control infrastructure can be automated or set on autopilot, they can sleep for long periods of time, they can have ubiquitous bandwidth available at any time of day by waking up different regions at different times – they are a complex and vast maze, often operated by some of the brightest minds in cybercrime. But that’s no reason for organisations to resign themselves to eventually getting attacked. So what are the most effective methods of defence?
The old way was to use a cloud-based scrubbing centre, where the security team can divert traffic for analysis and filtering when they see a DDoS attack. But asking a human to monitor the edge of the network and intervene when they think they’ve spotted a DDoS attack is very labour intensive and won’t react fast enough to the automated attacks of today. Furthermore this won’t apprehend the sub-saturation attacks that experiment on your networks undetected, finding vulnerabilities and testing new methods.
So a proper modern method is one that’s always on, deployed in-line and doesn’t require human intervention in order to maintain clean traffic. The technology, whilst relatively new, is available on premises and from upstream prviders, so there are options open to most organisations no matter their size, budget and likelihood of being targeted. It also frees up your manpower to focus on preventing data exfiltration and other malicious activity taking place, making your staff much mroe productive.
So there you have it – maybe the three little pigs don’t need to worry about the big bad botnet after all! There’s methods on offer to help you build your proverbial “house” (security infrastructure) out of bricks and mitigate the most serious botnet-driven DDoS attacks on their networks.
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MONTH 3 OF OUR 6 MONTHS OF WELLNESS
In June, we started with the basis of health – AWARENESS – are we aware of what may or may not be working for us mentally, physically and/or emotionally in our lives and what needs to be changed.
In July, we then tapped into adrenal health, the main body system that kicks in under stress and how too much stress can “upset” the adrenals, driving you into stress duress.
This month, we focus on digestion and improving not just digesting what we eat but “absorbing” what we eat. We can eat all the healthiest foods in the world but if you aren’t digesting well, chances are, absorption of those foods isn’t happening either, leaving you nutrient deficient and leading to lower immunity. If you are in a constant state of stress, whether actual or perceived, you will have trouble digesting and absorbing. Therefore, we need to eat healthy AND manage stress in order to be healthy.
As you can see, each month of our “6 months of Wellness” is a foundation for the following month:
1) June – Awareness
2) July – Stress Management and Adrenal Health
3) August – Improving Digestion and Absorption
You may have heard that the seed of all disease starts in the gut. There is so much going on in the gut from breaking down food, digesting it, transporting nutrients one way and waste another, communicating with organs to help them with their functions, nervous system and mental communication, balancing flora etc. A lot can go wrong in the gut for many reasons.
When we digest well and absorb the nutrients in the food we eat, our cells become nourished and function normally, keeping us healthy and strong. Functioning normally means absorbing oxygen, water and nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals and removing waste. With wear and tear, the gut can also develop more permeability, allowing more than just nutrients into the blood stream. There are small holes for nutrients to move through but these holes can get bigger when the stomach is irritated and larger protein molecules and chemicals can then sneak through where they shouldn’t, causing all kinds of grief. Leaky gut is one of the main sources of the following issues today:
– Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
– Food and Chemical Sensitivities
– Allergies leading to lung and skin conditions
– Unhealthy weight gain or loss
– Gas (Belching and Flatulence)
– Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
How do we repair a leaky and irritated gut?
Chances are there is dysbiosis present which means too much bad bacteria and too little good bacteria. The bad isn’t necessarily “bad” however the ratio of “friendly” versus “unfriendly” bacteria is off and it’s in a part of the stomach where it shouldn’t be. We all have numerous strains of bacteria residing in our gut and a healthy gut has about 20% unfriendly bacteria and 80% friendly bacteria. When the “bad” become higher in numbers than the “good”, wreaking havoc on digestion and health in general, the good or beneficial bugs weaken. The bad then take over and when too much stress is present, the stomach valve (ileocecal valve) becomes loose or weak and the bad bacteria can climb up into the small intestine (also known as SIBO – small intestine bacterial overgrowth; this type of bacteria is meant to be present only in the large intestine or colon). Uncomfortable symptoms can then present themselves such as gas, indigestion and an acidic environment that can attract other unhealthy pathogens.
Therefore, the first step is to REMOVE the unhealthy bacteria. How? We STARVE them. Don’t feed them the foods they thrive on:
• Refined Carbohydrates
• Undigested food
• Some sweet fruit
• Starches (potato, rice, wheat, corn)
Next the gut lining will need to be healed. With the reduction of bacteria from step 1, this will help prevent symptoms from worsening however there will be inflammation present that can be healed with:
• Intestinal repair supplementation with Glutamine
• Digestive enzymes to assist with digestion
• Fish oil (anti-inflammatory)
Relaxation exercises to calm the nervous system and improve digestion (also allows the body to heal where it needs healing the most) is extremely important. Avoid eating on the run or eating/taking supplements in a stressed state as this will impact absorption. Once in a while the body can cope but break the cycle if this has become a bad habit. It can also help to do some intermittent fasting such as a 12 hour fast daily until symptoms improve. For example, you would eat dinner at 6 and not eat again until 12 hours later (the next day at 10 am or after noon).
If you have had compromised digestion for some time or experiencing other health problems, you may need some antifungal supplements. Speak to a health practitioner first to be sure you are strong enough to handle one (there are many varieties and formulas) and to get the right supplement for you.
Put back the good bacteria with the help of good quality probiotics. There are many different varieties on the market and some formulas or strains are better for some, depending on the health condition present. You want one purchased from a refrigerator that’s 20 – 50 billion with a variety of strains to start. You can also incorporate more fermented foods such as sauerkraut and kimchi (also purchased from a refrigerator). Sweetened kefir and yogurt will still feed unfriendly bacteria so leave this out for now. If you can tolerate and digest dairy well, plain yogurt is another source of good bacteria. My favorite personal fave is Krema brand Plain. I find it an awesome substitution for sour cream! You’ll want to eat foods as well that feed the beneficial bacteria such as leafy greens and the fibre from most vegetables.
Get those nutrients into your body! Maintain a diet of 80/20 whole foods with a focus on plant foods:
• Chamomile, Peppermint and Ginger teas are excellent for digestion and assisting with symptoms from indigestion
• Low fructose foods such as avocado, beets, broccoli, grapefruit, rhubarb, cauliflower
• Use fresh Ginger and spices such as turmeric, dill and mint
• Cabbage (coleslaw, cabbage rolls – cabbage is excellent for easing an inflamed gut)
• Small amounts of organic beef and chicken
• Leafy greens (romaine, spinach, kale, swiss chard)
• Non starchy grains such as quinoa, millet, buckwheat, small amounts of brown rice
• Small amounts of legumes such as chickpeas, black beans, lentils
• Sprouted nuts and seeds (easier to digest when sprouted or soaked and then dehydrated)
• Tofu and tempeh
If you are vegetarian or vegan, you may need to supplement with iron and B12. There are so many diets out there today: vegetarian, vegan, keto, sibo and the list gets higher each year. No one diet works for everyone and the best diet is customized to fit your individual needs and health condition but also based on what you “ENJOY” eating. You can indulge cravings, just with some tweaks or substitutions most of the time. 20% of the time just enjoy. When we limit ourselves too much, this can lead to binging and then feelings of guilt which definitely does not help digestion or healing. Withholding the foods we love can also lead to irritability due to the feeling of “lack” or the void feeling of not having something. Listen to your body, enjoy and then just be extra diligent for a few days after. Moderation, balance, happiness and satisfaction all lead to better digestion and mental health.
If you are experiencing food sensitivities, you may need to be a little stricter until inflammation reduces and health improves. There are many options nowadays for substitutions and a holistic nutritionist can help you design a program and specific diet just for you.
Breathwork and gentle activity aids digestion especially long walks in fresh air.
Different types of breathing can expand the diaphragm and rib cage to create more room in the front line of the body so things move easier within the digestive tract. Yoga and exercises performed slowly and mindfully will calm and soothe the nervous system which also impacts digestion. This will also help reduce the stress response/reaction.
Movements from osteopathy and massage therapy on the stomach can invigorate a lazy digestive tract.
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Healthy Digestion Muffins – provided by Alive Magazine
This month’s winner is Shelly George.
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Posted on June 26, 2007
Toynbee Tile News and history 101
In late 2001/early 2002 artist, musician and Toynbee tile lover Justin Duerr discovered the last original tile ever glued, just minutes after it was put to the street. He wrote to Toynbee.net:
I left my house on a mission to my lacal convinience (sic) store
for a late Sunday night snack (about 4:00 A.M.,so perhaps “early morning snack would be more appropriate wording.) On my way back to the house I noticed a black mound in the street which had made it’s appearance there sometime in the 10 minute period that I was in the store. Upon closer inspection I discovered it to be a mound of tar paper, intermingled with what appeared to be wood glue. Being the inquisitive soul that I am, I lifted the top layer to see what may lay underneath—-a “TOYNBEE IDEA” TILE!!!!!( This was discovered at 12th. & Race ST. in Philadelphia, if you want to add it to your sightings list.) Needless to say, I examined the tile for quite a while, my heart racing all the while, knowing that I had missed catching the “mad tiler” by only a matter of minutes.
In the next 48 hours, heavy rains washed the tile away. It never adhered to the asphalt. In the past 5 years, no old school tiles have appeared in Philadelphia or anywhere else.
Starting in 2002 new-school tiles began appearing. They have a different font and orientation. Most of them are small and placed close to the curb. Nearly 200 of them have appeared in Philadelphia and surrounding highways since 2002. Only 1 has been reported outside of the Philadelphia area. Tile experts are split on whether these new tiles are the work of the original tiler or a copycat. But that’s not the point of this post.
Since early 2002 every single tile glued to a street in center city Philadelphia has been small, crude and aesthetically boring. But in the past week at least 3 old-school size mystery tiles have appeared.
These tiles are large and mysterious. Not yet exposed (still covered in layers of glue and tar paper) these tiles could be anything. No matter what lies beneath, the tiles are an exciting development in the Jupiter resurrection movement. Over the next few weeks, large, bright mosaics will again decorate center city Philadelphia streets. Keep your eyes on 15th/16th and Chestnut and 15th and Arch. In the meantime, here are some early photos from Chestnut Street:
I couldn’t keep myself from messing with this one:
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A few weeks ago, Toyota announced it was bringing a breakthrough battery technology to market: the bipolar nickel-metal hydride battery in the Japanese-market Toyota Aqua (a relative of the Prius C we used to get). It’s worth mentioning, because even though Toyota spent a lot of time in a recent presentation outlining its solid-state battery investments—which we’ll cover in a second—the historically conservative automaker is hedging its bets, looking for incremental improvements, and investing heavily in older technology as well. After all, nickel-metal hydride isn’t state-of-the-art like solid-state batteries are, but the bipolar battery shows that it’s worthwhile to invest in proven, economical alternatives to the next greatest thing.
That’s not to say the actual meat of the news here about solid-state batteries isn’t worthwhile, it just puts it in the context of the broader Toyota battery development program. Toyota announced a $13.6 billion investment in battery technology (including, but not limited to, solid-state batteries), spread out between research and development and production equipment. After all, Toyota has a long-standing policy of keeping battery development and production in-house (though utilizing partners like Panasonic), and its solid-state battery tech is no exception.
If you need a refresher on why the solid-state battery is so important—potentially a game-changer in the EV space—you can read this primer. But there are kinks to iron out. The solid electrolyte material surrounding the battery cells has, in Toyota’s testing regime, developed gaps that affect battery performance and service life when utilized in battery electric vehicles (BEVs). That’s why, at least initially, Toyota will implement the tech in hybrids (HEVs), where the issue is less of a concern, while simultaneously developing it further for BEVs down the road.
The batteries are on some roads now, actually, engaged in real-world testing. Toyota has whipped up a solid-state battery-equipped version of its LQ Concept, which it’s registered for street use in Japan. Presumably, it’s one of several mules running around gathering information about solid-state battery tech.
Toyota has a number of BEVs in the works, promising 10 “new lines” of these vehicles by 2025 and a further 10 per year, totalling 70 lines of BEVs, through 2030. It will spend the vast majority of its battery spend to support this buildout of a BEV lineup. Total production capacity is intended to be flexible, able to accommodate 200 GWh if needed.
Toyota hopes all its BEVs will benefit from its various battery strategies as it attempts to use advanced lithium-ion and solid-state tech to increase efficiency by 30 percent, using that improved efficiency to reduce battery costs by the same amount in the near future. The company is hoping that further advancements increase the efficiency and reduction in cost by 50 percent by the second half of the 2020s (this could be crucially important for introducing lower-cost, mass-market BEVs).
But Toyota, as always, is hedging its bets. While the BEV investment is massive, Toyota still envisions most of its global fleet to be HEVs by 2030, with around one-third of that fleet being BEVs/FCEVs and a much smaller slice being PHEVs. What the mix will be in individual markets isn’t clear, but you may imagine that China and Europe will offer more BEVs, while emerging markets will get a heavier HEV mix. What proportion of total production will be electrified versus traditional internal combustion engine-powered isn’t clear.
And Toyota still clearly believes in its HEV strategy overall, despite its recent (and arguably belated) BEV push. It claims that the 18.1 million HEVs it has sold globally since the original Prius debuted have the same overall carbon dioxide reduction impact as 5.5 million EVs, all the while using the battery components necessary to build 260,000 BEVs. That is to say, using these small batteries smartly has an outsized impact. But Toyota is no impartial observer, and perhaps the company’s turn to BEVs is telling.
We’re going to see the fruits of the strategy in the production 2023 Toyota bZ4X, a battery electric SUV that rides on the company’s e-TNGA platform and is the first of 15 BEVs that Toyota has promised to have on the market by 2025.
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We have been following a number of “stolen valor” cases recently on this blog. The crime of falsely claiming medals and military service is all the rage. Even journalists have been implicated as with Darrow “Duke” Tully, publisher of Arizona Republic and close associate to Sen. John McCain. Tully resigned as publisher after it was learned that he did not fly 100 combat missions over Vietnam, crash a fighter in Korea, or receive the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. Indeed, he never served at all. Below is today’s column on the subject (which was the subject of this segment of NPR’s Talk of the Nation.
Across the country, police are rounding up a growing class of felons: valor thieves. With two wars, valor has become a valuable commodity for individuals who want to skip enlistment and combat and go directly to the hero adoration stage. Under the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, it is a federal crime to claim unearned military decorations or medals. While widely popular, these prosecutions raise constitutional questions of free speech. From judges to admirals to bank employees, citizens are facing accusations of felonious bravado.
When President Bush signed the act into law, he was probably thinking of people such as Steve Burton. Burton, of Palm Springs, Calif., appeared at his high school reunion in 2009 in the uniform of a Marine lieutenant colonel supporting enough medals to make a Soviet general blush. Unfortunately for him, he ran into a former classmate who is a real Navy commander, and she reported the possible fraudulent medals, including a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Navy Cross. His claim to have fought in Afghanistan and Iraq also drew suspicion.
Burton actually works in a bank. He is one of many people who struggle to reinvent themselves in a more heroic image with the help of Internet sites selling uniforms, medals and ribbons. They are the modern-day Walter Mittys — bank tellers and office workers who want to snatch notoriety from the jaws of mediocracy.
From 2005 to 2009, federal prosecutors charged 48 people under the Stolen Valor Act.
Ironically, it is often the irresistible impulse to add medals and heroic accounts that prove the undoing of the faux warriors. Last month, Michael Patrick McManus was arrested after a veteran spotted him at the December party for Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker. McManus was wearing an Army uniform supporting a virtually solid front of decorations, from parachute wings to the Purple Heart to two distinguished service crosses and other decorations. Most notable was a medal around his neck that appeared to make him a Commander of the British Empire.
McManus might have found a sympathetic judge in Michael F. O’Brien. The Illinois circuit judge claimed not one but two medals of honor — with a display in chambers for visitors. It was only after he applied for Medal of Honor license plates in 1992 that he was eventually uncovered and forced to resign from the bench or face prosecution.
Some imposters served but gave themselves post-service promotions. David Weber was a Marine staff sergeant but later promoted himself by adopting the uniform of a retired two-star major general with two Purple Hearts. He pleaded guilty in January in San Diego.
George Washington himself created the forerunner of the Purple Heart for those who have “given of his blood in the defense of his homeland” and declared that “should any who are not entitled to these honors have the insolence to assume the badges of them, they shall be severely punished.”
While most people, no doubt, share the anger and disgust with people claiming such honors, the question is where to draw the line between free speech and criminal conduct. Citizens have a right to burn an American flag as a form of protected speech. However, if they do so while wearing a single falsely claimed medal, they can be prosecuted. If Congress can criminalize such claims, it could make half of the pick-up lines used in bars across the country crimes. It could theoretically criminalize other false claims from architects to accountants to anthropologists.
Where to draw the line
Moreover, if Congress can criminalize the wearing of false medals, it could theoretically criminalize claims of military service or the use of military symbols under the same authority.
Craig Missakian, a California prosecutor, insists that Congress can ensure prosecution of such cases under the Constitution’s grant of authority to raise and support an army, and that includes, by extension, “protecting the worth and value of these medals.”Yet, such an interpretation would defy any meaningful limits on Congress’ ability to criminalize acts. In the past, a useful line has been drawn between simple acts of false bravado and false statements used to secure financial gain. The latter cases are routinely prosecuted as simple fraud. The Stolen Valor Act is obviously intended for other cases, where people wear medals for their simple adoration and public acclaim.
In pending cases, two men are challenging the constitutionality of the Stolen Valor Act. Water-district board member Xavier Alvarez of Pomona, Calif., made the mistake of claiming to be a retired Marine and recipient of the Medal of Honor during a public meeting in 2007. Rick Glen Strandlof claimed before his arrest in 2009 in Colorado to be a wounded Marine veteran who received a Purple Heart and Silver Star. Such “semper frauds” enrage actual Marines who take well-earned pride in the corps and its traditions.
We can all agree that false claims of military honors are repugnant and worthy of social condemnation. These men deserve to be social pariahs, but there remains a serious question over whether they deserve to be criminal defendants. We should spend our time and resources on creating easily accessible resources to uncover false claims. We also need to remember that, in the end, true valor cannot be stolen. It can only be earned. What is left are pathetic pretenders who should not add constitutional injury to social insult.
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2017 (SKNIS): The Government of National Unity has taken measures to ensure that interns in the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) are exposed to the proper skills training in their respective fields, give value for money in terms of their productivity, and are educated on and display the appropriate ethics to succeed in the world of work.
These terms and more are outlined in a Tripartite Agreement signed by Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Osbert DeSuza on behalf of STEP, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Vincent Hodge on behalf of the National Skills Training Programme (NSTP) and Anthony Evelyn, the chair of the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council. The document was signed on Thursday (February 16) during a ceremony to launch STEP previously known as the People Employment Programme (PEP).
“This document speaks specifically to the roles and responsibilities of each of the parties that is involved,” Mr. DeSuza stated, as the senior official leading STEP. “It speaks to the meetings, reporting, evaluations, and graduations. “It speaks to basically to all aspects of this training that we are about to undertake.”
This also includes soft skills often referred to as people skills. This will help to improve the communication, discipline and teamwork abilities of each individual, which can be used in their personal and professional lives, alongside the more hands on training involved, such as the 18th edition training for electricians-to-be involved with the programme.
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As an advocate with her organization ‘Let’s Talk Mental Health,’ her meaningful work helping people with mental health issues has earned her great respect.
People are increasingly forward to offer a helping hand in the causes they like to support or be a part of. This is a great step towards making a prominent difference in the lives of others. Doing that since the past few years is, one such humanitarian, an influential name Anusha Chowdhury, who is also a part of the education sector and is the Co-founder and CEO of Let’s Talk Mental Health (LTMH), which is an organization catering to people suffering from mental health problems and issues. Her endless efforts have always been towards mental health, and thus through LTMH, she has established a platform for bringing more light to these issues that many people around the world face behind closed doors.
Anusha Chowdhury recently was awarded the prestigious Diana Award for her spellbinding work as an advocate for mental health and for making dedicated efforts towards making LTMH a common platform for people suffering from the same to come together and transform their lives and mindsets for the better. There is a reason why LTMH has become an impactful organization in the world. As a team, they have always worked towards developing various campaigns that could benefit several souls. So far, it has benefited 37,000 people and has around 112 volunteers spread across countries like Bangladesh, Canada, Dubai, India, Philippines, Spain, USA, and Zambia.
Through LTMH, she with her team has counselled over 1.2 million people. Many of their effective campaigns include Let’s Talk Mental Health for all, a virtual event, Lighten The Load (India), Loneliness and Mental Health (Int. Web), and many more, apart from suicide prevention awareness month, stand up to stigma, mental health wellness for seniors, sparkle of smile, etc. With LTMH, Anusha Chowdhury is truly setting the bar higher for the mental health sector in Bangladesh and worldwide.
The passionate soul, quotes, “I have a vivid vision of gracious people – a generation that understands the priceless value of their mental health. To me, that’s the first thing I see when I shut my eyes because we deserve a world of compassion and empathy.” She is the first Bangladeshi to feature on Harvard Business School online and is a successful entrepreneur and director of a prestigious university in Bangladesh.
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On Tuesday May 10, 2016. MAD about Mattering, a global project that challenges teams of middle and high school students to develop apps that tackle social problems held the project’s first finals competition.
Following the quad-engineering model, students from different schools across the US were split into 13 cross school teams to virtually collaborate in the mobile app development competition. Teams included students from the following schools: Ron Clark Academy-Atlanta, GA; Westwood Schools- Camilla, GA ; Flowery Branch High School – Flowery Branch, GA;, Holy Trinity- Melbourne, Florida and Lee Driver Middle School- Winchester, Indiana. 5 out of the 13 teams were selected to compete in the finals.
The five apps presented in Tuesday’s competition were Stop Sex Trafficking; Suicide Prevention; No Excuse for Animal Abuse; OVERTY (Getting over poverty); and Uncut, Preventing Self-harm. Learn more about the student’s apps here.
A finals select panel including Rohit Agarwal, general manager of Amazon Education; Lindsay Bayne, senior marketing manager, Microsoft in Education; Jaime Casap, chief education evangelist at Google; Joseph South, director of the office of educational technology at the U.S. Department of Education; and Ankur Goel, vice president for product strategy, MAD-learn by Crescerance, judged the presentations.
Students collaborated in a virtual environment, contributing a wide variety of skills to develop their app. Skillsets included; graphic design, web programming, mobile programming, project management, branding, writing, etc.
“MAD about Mattering has sought to prove that students could collaborate as they created apps, websites, and social media campaigns. The final event on Tuesday was an amazing display of three months of hard work and striving to make a difference in the world,” said Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher
While focusing on making the world a better place through mobile app development, students learned so much more than just how to make apps. Here’s what they have to say about the project…
“I learned how to make an app and collaborate with multiple people from different schools. It can be hard to communicate, so I became comfortable after a couple of days working with them and they just started feeling like ‘normal’ classmates.” Cameron Drinkwater, Assistant Project Manager – No Excuse for Abuse
I learned about leadership as part of this project. Leadership is not easy. When you’re leading with someone, always listen to other people’s ideas instead of always trying to put your ideas in.” Ivana Santiago – Choose2Matter
The winning team is Uncut, the self harm prevention app.
Crescerance will be formally submitting their app into the app store, enabling them to share their creation with the world. Learn more about Uncut app here.
The visionaries behind MAD about Mattering include, Vicki Davis, Full-Time teacher and IT Director at Westwood Schools in Camilla, GA; Angela Maiers, Keynote Speaker and Alefiya Bhatia, CEO of Crescerance.
“This is really an alpha project, and our purpose was to prove it can be done,” Davis said. “I want our kids to be on the leading, bleeding edge of compassion-based engineering.”
To learn more about joining the MAD about Mattering movement visit www.madaboutmattering.com.
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Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Diarmuid Gavin taught people how to ‘simplify’ their gardens in ‘makeover’ programmes like Ground Force, that ran from 1997 to 2005.
Following this trend, the number of gardens covered in concrete increased to almost half.
New satellite pictures show the proportion of gardens in towns and cities in England that have been paved over increased from 28 per cent to 48 per cent between 2001 and 2011.
Lord Krebs, the Government’s top adviser on climate change and flooding, suggested celebrity gardeners were to blame.
Rather than allowing water to soak into the soil, like a traditional lawn, hard surfaces cause water to run-off and build up in valleys and roads.
“We need TV gardeners to tell people not to put down patios and decking and have a lawn instead,” he said.
Lord Krebs, head of adaptation at the Committee on Climate Change, said extreme weather like the recent floods will become more frequent in future because of climate change.
But he said the Government is failing to put enough money into flood defence to protect homes.
He said more than 600,000 properties will be at significant risk of flooding by 2035 without action, four times more than if there was increased investment in flood defences and more careful planning of new housing in the flood plain.
Already more than 200,000 properties have been built in the flood plain between 2001 and 2011, of which 40,000 are at significant risk of flooding because they are not protected by flood defences.
Lord Krebs said the Government need to spend another £1bn to protect homes over the next five years alone and even more in future – unless they can persuade the private sector or hard-pressed local authorities to provide the cash.
He also said planning regulations to ensure development on flood plains are well protected need to be more strictly implemented.
"Flooding, as we have seen recently, can have a devastating impact on people's lives and livelihoods,” he said.
"How we adapt to these risks will be critically important to our future resilience: whether it's deciding not to pave over our gardens; or building in less exposed areas."
The report comes as the Government launched a range of new measures to ensure water companies can cope in droughts and floods.
The Water Bill removes barriers so water companies can build new pipes to transport water from wet areas to drier parts of the country.
It will also allow businesses and public sector bodies to switch water companies for the first time, encouraging more competition and pushing down prices as large organisations shop around for the cheapest supply.
Richard Benyon, the Water Minister claimed the measure could save the economy around £2 billion.
He also said it would encourage water companies to reduce demand and mend leaks in order to provide a more affordable service for all customers.
However consumer groups remain concerned that households will ultimately pay for any infrastructure or price cuts for business. Environmentalists are angry that water metering has not been introduced to reduce demand and regulation improved fast enough to protect wildlife in rivers.
Lord Smith, head of the Environment Agency, said the UK needs to prepare for both floods and droughts.
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Thine the Deadly Pain
Michael S. Luckey on How a Presbyterian Pastor Rediscovered the Passion
In my office hangs a large picture of the crucified Christ by the seventeenth-century Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. The picture shows a pale Christ held to a cross by four nails. He wears a crown of thorns on his head and a cloth around his waist. Blood runs from his hands, feet, and side.
For most of my twenty-five years of pastoral ministry I would not have displayed any representation of the crucified Christ. I emphasized the empty cross, the empty tomb, and the living Christ. I delighted in telling the story of a friend of mine who is a mission worker in Mexico. He and his mission team labored under the hot sun one summer, building a house for a Mexican woman and her four children. On the final day, as the house neared completion, the woman told her oldest son to go get the crucifix hanging on a wall in their old home. She also told him to bring a pair of pliers. Then, in front of the mission team, she used the pliers to pull the corpus from the cross, as she said with much emotion in her voice, "Aqui no hay Cristo muerto." ("Here there is no dead Christ.")
But in a curious reversal of the Mexican woman's testimony, I find myself taking the pliers, so to speak, and reattaching the corpus to the cross. I have come to see that knowing Jesus as the crucified Savior and as the risen Lord does not have to be an either/or proposition; it can and should be a both/and reality. To fix one's eyes on Jesus means beholding him as the Messianic man of sorrows (vir dolorum) and as the risen, victorious Lord (Christus Victor). In this vein the Apostle Paul said, "I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead" (Phil. 3:10–11). Paul references Christ's sufferings and resurrection victory in the same breath.
The personal catalyst for knowing Christ more intimately through his Passion was last year's Lenten journey. My usual practice during Holy Week was to preach one sermon on the crucifixion, but last year I decided to try something different: from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week, I would focus exclusively on the cross of Christ and the suffering he endured there for sinners. I preached six Lenten sermons on different aspects of the cross of Christ. I announced to the congregation that our theme for Lent would be Paul's declaration in 1 Corinthians 2:2: "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified."
While preparing my sermons, I was surprised by the amount of devotional literature, both Catholic and Protestant, pertaining to the Passion. In the past, I paid little attention to Catholic writings on the Passion; I spurned resources that were non-Reformed.
I knew that Roman Catholics were people of the crucifix and that they placed much emphasis on the suffering of Christ. And I was nominally familiar with a few devotional aids in the Catholic tradition, such as the Stations of the Cross and the medieval prayer to Jesus known as the Anima Christi. I decided to read the Anima Christi slowly and deliberately. Then I reread it, even praying it. I continued the prayer, asking Christ to strengthen me by his passion and to hide me within his wounds.
Another discovery was a medieval Passion poem with Christ as its speaker. The words took deep root within me:
Man and woman, look on me
How much I suffered for you, see!
Look on my back, laid bare with whips:
Look on my side, from which blood drips.
My feet and hands are nailed upon the Rood;
From pricking thorns my temples run with blood.
From side to side, from head to foot,
Turn and turn my body about,
You there shall find, all over, blood.
Five wounds I suffered for you: see!
So turn your heart, your heart, to me.
As I turned my heart anew to Jesus, I began to read Fulton Sheen's Life of Christ. One of his insights was the assertion that Christ's life was the only life ever lived backward. Every other person who ever came into this world did so to live, said Sheen, but Christ came into it to die. "It was not so much that his birth cast a shadow on his life and thus led to his death; it was rather that the Cross was first, and cast its shadow back to his birth."
Michael S. Luckey is a Presbyterian minister and Alamo history buff from Texarkana, Texas. Married with two children, he holds a D.Min. from Beeson Divinity School.
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Drugs, thugs, and banks
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is close to record levels a year after being nearly wiped out under the hard-line Taliban regime, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
“It is estimated that 2,952 tons of opium will be produced (in 2002),” the FAO said, referring to the usual drug producing regions in the southwest.
One would have to be terminally naive to believe the current Afghanistan government wasn’t deeply involved in this. Hey, if Dubya is so anti-drug, why isn’t he demanding they end heroin production?
Burma, not to be left behind, is busily making speed and heroin. Burma, of course, is home to probably the nastiest, most repressive government in the world (and there’s some serious competition). It’s a given their government and army is behind the drugs production.
The production capacity of 40-50 methamphetamine factories in Burma and between 20-30 plants in Laos would total 800 million speed pills or more this year, he said.
He added that heroin production capacity would this year increase 20% to about 90 tonnes _ 72 tonnes in Burma and 18 tonnes in Laos. About six tonnes of raw opium was expected to come from Thailand this year.
Federal agents arrested 10 people in Sacramento on Monday in what authorities called the first significant U.S. bust involving Ya Ba, a powerful methamphetamine from Asia that is gaining favor among teens and young adults on the West Coast. Methamphetamine, a stimulant, is highly addictive. Confiscated Ya Ba pills also have included ephedrine and caffeine.
And so, much of these drugs end up here. The U.S. is the biggest market for illegal drugs. Which leads me to money laundering. Much money is made and circulated from illegal drugs, so it has to be laundered somewhere. Check this useful explanation for details on money laundering.
There’s lots of friendly little governments with bank secrecy laws that facilitate the process. Construction projects are known for being handy ways to both launder money and to produce off-the-books money. Michelle Sidona, a financier/money launderer of huge scale, in a prison interview (Power on Earth by Nick Tosches, 1986) detailed how there existed large accounting firms in Europe whose sole purpose was to create double sets of books for construction projects. This insured that everyone got their kickbacks and that the money got cleaned.
Are there such firms in the U.S.? Are there banks in the U.S. whose primary purpose is money laundering? It would appear so. Citibank, the same Citibank that is being investigated now for possibly corrupt involvement in AOL and ATT Wireless stock deals, has been implicated in money-laundering.
An investigation by the United States Congress has concluded that it is not difficult for foreigners to use US banks for money laundering.
The report, by the General Accounting Office (GAO) – the investigative arm of Congress – found questionable transactions involving more than $1bn at Citibank and Commercial Bank of San Francisco.
At the climax of one of the biggest undercover money-laundering investigations in United States history, federal agents seized $1.8 million in 1998 from Citibank accounts in New York that were held by a mysterious Cayman Islands bank that had no corporate offices anywhere in the world.
But despite indications that the money had come from drug dealers in Mexico, Citibank continued to do business with the Caymans bank for almost two years, moving another $300 million through the accounts before they were finally closed by Citibank.
Until the Enron etc. scandals exploded, the U.S., it was claimed our financial systems was the cleanest, most transparent in the world. I doubt anyone would be boasting that now.
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With its expanses of barren desert, lush tropical rainforests and dramatic mountain scenery, Peru offers a diverse traveling experience. Volunteer in the Sacred Valley, before trekking to ‘The Lost City of the Incas’ in the awe-inspiring scenery of South America.
The snow-capped mountains and imposing volcanoes of the Andes make trekking in Peru one of the highlights of the amazing continent of South America. Complementing its natural beauty, Peru has a rich history of pre-Columbian settlement and is home to Machu Picchu, ‘The Lost City of the Incas.’ Our Machu Picchu Challenge will take you off the beaten track to visit this mystical heritage site. As far as trekking holidays go, this is one of the best in the world!
Peru sits on the west coast of South America, bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia. It has a rich cultural and geographic diversity, with traditional indigenous South American culture, infused with Spanish, African and Asian influences. This is seen in much of the Peruvian way of life, no more so than its varied culinary dishes. So be sure to sample the wide variety of food available in a country with such a rich cultural history.
Machu Picchu is not the only astounding scene to see in Peru. The floating islands of Lake Titicaca, South America’s second largest lake, inhabited by the Uros people, combines stunning scenery with an insight of a completely different lifestyle. You can also go on a boat tour around the Ballestas Islands to see beautiful marine life, including sea lions, pelicans and even dolphins and whales. Be sure to take an aerial tour of the Nazca Desert to see the intriguing Nazca Lines, a series of ancient lines and ‘drawings’ believed to have originated between 400 and 650 AD.
Our Volunteer house is based in the Sacred Valley, near the city of Cusco. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, Cusco is a picturesque Peruvian city, with a stunning cathedral, narrow cobbled streets and traditional town squares. Despite the influx of tourists, the city retains its traditional roots, encapsulated by the Barrio de San Blas neighbourhood, which is the home of artisan workshops and craft shops and is one of the most traditional and beautiful areas of this stunning city.
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The average monthly payment for an auto loan is between $500 to $525 — and some people can save roughly 10 percent a month.
Going out to buy a new or used car later this summer? Ever imagine that you might want to refinance that car loan soon after you buy a car?
Most of us only think about refinancing when it comes to a mortgage. But credit unions and banks will give you a chance for a redo on a car loan, too.
On average, consumers saved $52 a month by refinancing car loans when they wanted to reduce their payments, according to a TransUnion study of 1.5 million refinanced car loans in 2013 and 2014. On average, consumers reduced the interest rate by 2.4 percent.
The average monthly payment for an auto loan is between $500 to $525 — meaning some could save roughly 10 percent a month.
Never heard of anyone refinancing a car loan? You’re not alone.
TransUnion’s research indicated that nearly two-thirds of major lenders offer refinancing programs for auto loans. But many times you cannot spot such offers easily online, said Brian Landau, senior vice president and automotive business leader at TransUnion, which reviewed information on 1.5 million refinanced auto loans originated in 2013 and 2014.
Sometimes, Landau said, there’s been a reluctance to go after another lender’s customers when it comes to car loans.
If you do a Google search on refinancing car loans, though, you do see names of lenders pop up, including Capital One and PNC Bank.
At PNC Bank, for example, consumers can apply online, on the phone, via a mobile phone or at a branch.
Depending on applicant’s qualifications and credit history, the consumer could be approved for a refinance car loan in as little as 30 seconds, according to a PNC spokesperson.
As new car sales slow down, TransUnion maintains that lenders could grow their business by promoting refinancing car loans.
Some consumers, too, could save real cash.
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It’s time for the European Central Bank to discuss scaling down
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Like employers, governments, and health services, central bankers have to resolve the question of what “normal” will look like after a pandemic. For the European Central Bank, which announced its latest policy decision on Thursday, the answer is crucial in deciding how quickly and how far to reduce the scale of additional asset purchases when the pandemic begins.Like its counterparts in the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, it is time for the central bank to act Formulate a final exit strategy.
In its Own words, The European Central Bank’s pandemic emergency purchase plan is a bond purchase plan designed to last until the end of the “crisis phase” of the pandemic judged by the management committee. Due to the high vaccination rate in the European Union and the reduction in the spread and lethality of the coronavirus, it is difficult to say that the crisis phase has at least not subsided. A decade of high inflation and strong growth data have added to the argument that the special circumstances that supported the central bank’s existing stimulus measures are now disappearing.
Unlike the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank’s PEPP program aims to purchase total purchases—expanded to 1.85 tons in December last year—not Monthly bond purchase rate. This means that there is always an end date. By the end of July, about 13 trillion euros have been purchased, and the current purchase rate is about 60 to 70 billion euros. The plan will end in March next year, its second anniversary.
However, since the virus is unlikely to disappear completely and the economy is still recovering from the shutdown, some additional support may still be needed to return to pre-crisis levels.this The Fed’s dilemma on the issue of “shrinking” Due to the spread of the more contagious Delta variant in the United States, its own asset purchases have become complicated, slowing the pace of recovery. Higher vaccination rates in Europe mean fewer problems, but there will still be some restrictions and voluntary social distancing.
The outlook remains uncertain, and the recovery is yet to be determined. The high growth and inflation data partially reflect the impact of the shutdown last year on the data, rather than the potential intensity of demand. Monthly inflation data indicate that the rate of price growth has slowed. Earlier this year, the central bank also adopted a more moderate approach to its inflation target, which is contrary to the return of monetary policy to the status quo before the coronavirus outbreak.
Nonetheless, market behavior shows that the central bank can signal that it intends to reduce the scale of purchases without causing financial conditions to tighten. Government bond spreads — the difference in interest rates charged by investors, such as Germany and Italy — are still small. Similarly, the actual yield on junk bonds denominated in euros this week became negative for the first time. Below headline inflation, And the Stoxx 600 stock index across Europe reached Set new highs in recent weeksTherefore, the slight correction in central bank asset purchases will match the improvement in investor risk appetite.
At the Thursday meeting, the central bank needs to clearly and credibly explain how its plan to reduce PEPP and whether it will expand existing monetary stimulus measures to compensate for the end of the plan. It’s too early to actually start scaling down, but being clear about how to plan to do so will make the final transition easier. | <urn:uuid:54907d09-de62-4ead-97d9-3f82bac57439> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.justicenewsflash.com/2021/09/08/its-time-for-the-european-central-bank-to-discuss-scaling-down_20210908158085.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.942034 | 743 | 1.617188 | 2 |
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A giant impact crater the size of Iowa was spotted on Saturn’s moon Titan by NASA’s Cassini radar instrument during Tuesday’s Titan flyby.
Cassini flew within 1,577 kilometers (980 miles) of Titan’s surface and its radar instrument took detailed images of the surface. This is the third close Titan flyby of the mission, which began in July 2004, and only the second time the radar instrument has examined Titan. Scientists see some things that look familiar, along with scenes that are completely new.
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“It’s reassuring to look at two parts of Titan and see similar things,” said Dr. Jonathan Lunine, Cassini interdisciplinary scientist from the University of Arizona, Tucson. “At the same time, there are new and strange things.”
This flyby is the first time that Cassini’s radar and the imaging camera overlapped. This overlap in coverage should be able to provide more information about the surface features than either technique alone. The 440-kilometer-wide (273-mile) crater identified by the radar instrument was seen before with Cassini’s imaging cameras, but not in this detail.
A second radar image released today shows features nicknamed “cat scratches”. These parallel linear features are intriguing, and may be formed by winds, like sand dunes, or by other geological processes.
On Thursday, Cassini will conduct its first close flyby of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus (en-SELL-uh-duss) at a distance of approximately 1,180 kilometers (730 miles). Enceladus is one of the most reflective objects in the solar system, so bright that its surface resembles freshly fallen snow. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Cassini mission for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. JPL designed, developed and assembled the Cassini orbiter.
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It is said that the soul of a curry is made when tempering your spices within the first 10 seconds of the cook.
But what exactly is tempering our spices, and why is it so important?
Tempering of spices is a traditional method to extract the full flavour from spices and is also known as “Tadka”.
At the beginning of the cook, whole or ground (powdered) spices are heated in hot oil which brings out the flavour in the spices -and carries it forward into the ‘essence’ of the dish.
For Durban Curries, traditionally spices such as cumin seeds (jeera), bay leaves, cardamom, chillies, mustard seeds & cloves are used to build the flavour of the curry.
Every curry chef has their own personal preference to what whole & powdered spices they temper for Durban Curry, so keep experimenting until you find your own special mixture.
Of course, you could simply use our Durban Curry Lovers, All-in-One Masala and you will not need to add any whole or powdered spices. If you would like to make your own masala (curry powder), then this article will show you how.
Here are some points to remember when tempering spices.
- The oil must be very hot
- Use sunflower oil, vegetable oil or Ghee. Olive oil is not good for tempering spices
- Heat the oil and then add the spices. Experiment in which order gives you the flavour profile which you prefer
- When the oil starts ‘shimmering’ it is ready
- Reduce heat when you add your spices
- Tempering should only take 5 – 10 seconds. When the whole seeds pop, they are tempered
- Do not burn your spices. If they burn, start again as the burnt taste will ruin your dish
- .After your spices have tempered, you can add your onions and continue with your method.
- Do not even try to temper fresh herbs, add them at the end.
If you found this interesting, you may be interested in reading about the different smoke points of cooking oils and why we use them for different purpose.
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Briceville Air Force Base is a former radar installation atop Cross Mountain in Tennessee. It was designed to provide an early warning system for Oak Ridge.
The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP) is a former military ammunition and ordinance factory in Charlestown, Indiana. It was the largest gunpowder and ordinance facility of its type in the United States. INAAP was constructed after the passage of the first National Defense Appropriations Act. Four days after the enactment of the Act, the Munitions Program was passed in which the U.S. Ordinance Department sponsored private manufacturing corporations to design and produce ammunition factories, producing smokeless gunpowder and other ordinances.
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Star Trek Fleet Command is a massive MMORTS game with a huge amount of different mechanics that you can use to earn lots of interesting rewards. The game provides you with variable puzzles that you can solve and one of them is called A Strange New Cipher. One of the latest puzzles of this type is known as Meta 4 and today we are going to help you with it. This guide will provide you with the answer to A Strange New Cipher Meta 4 in Star Trek Fleet Command.
What is A Strange New Cipher in Star Trek Fleet Command
There is a huge amount of different activities that you can do in Star Trek Fleet Command and one of them is known as A Strange New Cipher. This cipher is written in music notes and if you want to solve this puzzle you will have to know them.
A Strange New Cipher puzzles look like a number of music notes and each of them means a certain letter. Here is an example of such music notes and their letters:
In order to solve this puzzle, you will have to look at the notes you have and find out the letters that they symbolize. After you explore each of these notes you will get a word that means a certain system and you will have to travel there. If you manage to get to all of these systems you will solve the puzzle and obtain your reward. Here you could our detailed guide on A Strange New Cipher Puzzle in Star Trek Fleet Command.
A Strange New Cipher Meta 4 Answers
A Strange New Cipher Meta 4 is one of the latest puzzles of this type in Star Trek Fleet Command. So, you may want to know the answer to it. If you want to solve this cipher on your own then you shouldn’t read the next line as we are going to tell the solution. The answer to A Strange New Cipher Meta 4 is “Alannah Zozalin Suqigor Orion”.
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Antarctica: home of the Mountains of Madness, and also the coldest spot there is.
August 10th, 2010 is the date, and -93.2 Celsius (or -135.8F) is the temperature: the record-breaking coldest spot on Earth has been found, by satellite. Yes, it’s in Antarctica, and beats the previous low, recorded at Russia’s Vostok Base, by several degrees Celsius. The science team which made this announcement believes that an even colder figure will be found, as it goes through the reams of available satellite data.
The coldest moments, the team discovered, occur in the winter months at high elevation, when dry and clear air conditions allow heat to be efficiently shed out into space. The very coldest spots tend to be found, not at mountain ridge crests, but slightly down the slope, in pockets where chilled air flows and pools.
“If you were standing in one of these places, you’d hardly notice you were in a topographic low – it’s that gentle and that shallow. But it’s enough to trap this air,” says Dr Ted Scambos, who likens the experience as the closest thing to being on another planet that a human can encounter.
The cold spots along those Antarctic peaks run in a line between Dome Argus and Dome Fuji, A and F on the map. They all reach somewhere between -92 and -94 Celsius. The coldest spot on earth was recorded at a latitude of 81.8 degrees South and a longitude of 59.3 degrees East, at an elevation of about 3,900m. | <urn:uuid:8d4f600a-d76e-4cb2-85fb-7325ebbbe206> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.escapistmagazine.com/coldest-spot-on-earth-found-in-antarctica/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.957187 | 349 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Vitamin D has many roles in the body, including bone metabolism, cell growth modulation, neuro-muscular and immune function, and inflammation reduction. However, further investigation is needed to determine whether healthy levels of vitamin D can reduce the risk of non-skeletal diseases. The role of vitamin D in multiple sclerosis, autoimmune disorders, infections, rheumatoid arthritis, respiratory disease, cardio-metabolic disease, cancer, and fracture risk is still being studied.
Dietary vitamin D is absorbed in the small intestine and then transported to the liver. From the liver, vitamin D travels to the kidney, which converts vitamin D to its most active form. Sunlight also helps activate vitamin D, so it is no surprise that we currently have a vitamin D deficiency epidemic as we spend most of our time inside, away from the sun.
Dietary sources of vitamin D include fatty fish (salmon, tuna, sardines, swordfish), cod liver oil, egg yolks, portabella mushrooms, beef liver, and fortified foods such as breakfast cereal, milk (dairy and nondairy), infant formula, cheese, and orange juice. Fortified foods in the United States use synthetic vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) derived from irradiation of ergosterol found in plants, mold ergot, or plankton. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is more effective than vitamin D2 in maintaining adequate vitamin D levels in the blood.
The Institute of Medicine recommends 600 IU of vitamin D per day to meet the needs of most people aged 1 to 70 years. Those older than 70 years may need 800 IU per day,21 assuming minimal sun exposure. The Endocrine Society recommends 1500 to 2000 IU per day for adults and 1000 IU for children.18 Vitamin D should be given with calcium to maintain bone health in those who are deficient. All adults found to be vitamin D deficient should be treated with either 50,000 IU of vitamin D3 per week or 6000 IU per day for 8 weeks to achieve a serum 25(OH)D level of 30 ng/mL. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children receive 400 IU per day of vitamin D from their first few days of life through adolescence.
In a 2014 report, the American Geriatrics Society recommended vitamin D supplementation of 1000 IU per day or more plus calcium for all adults aged 65 years or older to reduce the risk of fracture and falls. But the Endocrine Society did not recommend vitamin D supplementation for the sole purpose of fall risk reduction.
Vitamin D is fat-soluble, meaning that it cannot be excreted by the body, and can reach toxic levels in your blood if you were not deficient to begin with. Please consult your doctor before starting any vitamin D supplementation. For patients taking vitamin D supplements for deficiency, routine laboratory testing is not recommended as long as the prescribed dose is within the recommended limits. | <urn:uuid:7c70c39d-51a3-45e2-8963-573f3158bb49> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://doctorbarbycom.wordpress.com/supplements-and-cosmetics/the-role-of-vitamin-d/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.908302 | 596 | 3.5625 | 4 |
What Caused The Disappearance Of The Iconic Bench Front Seats In Cars
Over time, automobiles as we know them certainly tend to evolve. This can happen in a whole plethora of ways and sometimes, almost every way. In fact, when we take a look at a car from, say 1980, and a car from 2020, there probably isn’t all that much they have in common. Sure, some might find a couple of features that these cars share but almost everything has changed in that span of time.
In fact, over the years, there are some features that might be wildly popular that just cease to exist. There are situations where it’s overnight but other times, these features just fade away and become less and less popular until they are almost unheard of. Sometimes, no matter how simple these features might be, we might even find ourselves getting a little bit nostalgic for them in a way.
This time, we check in with a feature from CNBC that takes the opportunity to dive into one of these features that has simply gone missing in the auto market. The bench seat used to be a staple of pretty much every vehicle that money could buy. However, as the timeline would unfold, we would eventually evolve into an era where the bench seat is relatively unheard of. In fact, it might almost strike us as a little bit strange for a vehicle outside of a standard bottom of the line pickup truck to have something like this.
By following along with the video below, we get a sort of lesson in the anthropology of the automobile. Over the years, human wants and needs have changed and the offerings with vehicles have certainly gotten broader. From preference all the way to new technology and a different way of laying things out, this video explains the strange disappearance of the bench seat in cars as we know them. | <urn:uuid:449c08eb-ac3c-4c7c-9995-bef44168894a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://news.speedsociety.com/what-caused-the-disappearance-of-the-iconic-bench-front-seats-in-cars/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.975785 | 370 | 1.90625 | 2 |
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|Database Info:||-Comet on an elliptical orbit around the Sun
-Composition: 90% ice, 10% ??? -Closest distance to Sun: 395m -Farthest distance from Sun: 22km
The Wanderer is a comet on a highly elliptical orbit around the sun. It is relatively small, but is fairly easy to land on. Due to the Wanderer's lack of gravity in its interior it would be advised to explore this comet on its highest part of its orbit or you may be pulled away into the sun.
The surface has a slit in it, which provides access to the centre. The core is made entirely of what appear to be the gravity distortion crystals. This is backed up by three pieces of information. The first is that there is no gravity, and the second is that it then explains how the aliens got their hands on the crystals to make the small distortion fields seen around their ruins. The crystals within the comet also match the distortion crystals found throughout the game. This subsequently explains the neat puncture in the surface, presumably the main entrance for miners.
Due to The Wanderer's irregular orbit you may encounter some odd occurrences, at the height of The Wanderer's orbit, it passes relatively close to the Deep Space Teleporter and the wormhole's strong anti-gravity may push the player off of The Wanderer.
During the last minute of the Sun's life The Wanderer passes through Dark Bramble, Where the player is likely to get knocked off of the comet by one of Dark Bramble's vines, but you won't be pulled off by gravity, because Dark Bramble has no gravity. If you are under the surface at the time, keep in mind that Dark Bramble's fog has drag and will slow you down relative to it - potentially slamming you against the Wanderer's crust and killing you. Vines may also clip through the surface and kill you via impact damage in this situation.
|Sun - Hourglass Twins - Timber Hearth / Moon - Brittle Hollow / Devil's Furnace|
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Deputy Public Protector urges graduates to use their skills to strengthen economy, ensure clean governance
Young graduates are the ultimate guardians of the country’s constitution and should use their skills to clean up governance problems facing the country, Deputy Public Protector Adv. Kevin Malunga said at the weekend.
Addressing the Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute (ASRI) Future Leaders Fellowship graduation in Johannesburg, Adv. Malunga said the graduates were part of the generation that has to take the country to the next level and make it internationally competitive.
He challenged graduates and the audience to ask themselves why the country lagged behind other less resourced states such as Gabon, Equitorial Guinea and Botswana in terms of the United Nations (UN) benchmarks of the Human Development Index and GDP per capita.
The Deputy Public Protector said that part of the answer to the problem was on how optimally the country was using its resources, arguing that the state resources and the economy that were needed to improve the lives of the people were leaking.
Adv. Malunga said defective state procurement process and other governance deficiencies that have resulted in some State Owned Enterprises (SOE) operating below their potential, posed a serious risk to the country’s economy.
He reminded graduates that they were part of the generation that should ensure that every public resource available was used effectively and as efficiently as possible and where there was wrongdoing, accountability is enforced.
Encouraging them to play their part in fighting corruption, Adv. Malunga said his office was established to, among other things, fight corruption and close the trust deficit between citizens and the state. However, the office could not achieve this mammoth task alone.
Deputy Public Protector Malunga observed that corruption and service delivery challenges posed a threat to the country’s stability, calling on everyone to be vigilant in safeguarding constitutionalism.
He emphasised that various rights in the Constitution entrenched a right to complain and that should graduates see that the state was not doing something right, they should use constitutionally provided mechanisms that included his office to complain.
Adv. Malunga singled out state procurement as one of the areas that needed to be monitored closely as infringements such as inflation of prices by service providers continued to steal resources that could have been used for projects that could improve the economy.
The Deputy Public Protector cited, as an example, instances where school feeding schemes paid up to R40 for a loaf of bread. He said this called for vigilant monitoring and competitive pricing before the state could commit itself to procuring from such suppliers.
The event was organised by Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute to honour graduates of The 2016 ASRI Future Leaders Fellowship Program who are drawn from various universities across the country and trained to become agents of change in various sectors of the society.
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What is friendship if not the camaraderie between Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn? Yes, the first example on friendship that comes to my mind is from Mark Twain’s book. Every book we read etches its mark on us with its characters…some of these characters and their relationship with others strike an emotional chord with us and live forever in our memory.
On this friendship day, I write about friendship depicted in some of my favourite books.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The first lesson on friendship has to be derived from Elizabeth Bennet and Charlotte Lucas. Elizabeth and Charlotte are two completely opposite characters in their physical attributes and characteristics. The two friends who also happen to be neighbours have such a great bond between them. Reading about their conversations on love, marriage and relationships is so riveting, even their dissenting views on Mr. Collins!
‘I am not romantic, you know. I never was. I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins’s character, connections, and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most people can boast on entering the marriage state.’ – Charlotte to Elizabeth
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Siblings are your best friends. Alcott’s ‘Little Women’ tells us about the four March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and their friendship. The March sisters are kind and thoughtful, empathetic towards the difficulties faced by others who are less privileged than they are, sidelining their little girlish whims. It is heartwarming to read about their Christmas Eve enactments, Pickwick Club pretend proceedings, and the picnic playtimes.
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.”
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Not the length of a friendship but impact a friend has on your personality is important. The kind where the goodness of your friend brushes onto your character. Helen is Jane’s only friend at Lowood Charity School for Orphans. Helen is different from Jane who believes in tolerance and forgiveness instead of anger or confrontation. Jane had no real relationship before having Helen as her friend and, sadly she has to let go of this one person too but it had an influence on her for a lifetime.
“It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself, than to commit a hasty action whose evil consequences will extend to all connected to you; and besides, the Bible bids us return good for evil.”
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is a 29-year-old protagonist, single and socially awkward who lives in Glasgow. She is a loner battling psychological issues from childhood trauma. In the entire novel, the only person who comes closest to being her friend is Raymond, an office colleague. This may not be the perfect example of a friendship but it is a breakthrough in Eleanor’s tumultuous life. And, shows how a single person’s presence in your life can be a glimmer of hope.
‘My first pal! Granted, he was a poorly turned out computer repair man with a range of unfortunate social habits, but still – pals!’
Where Rainbows End or Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
Rosie and Alex are childhood friends, the example of a perfect childhood friendship but one that gets drifted apart. Your best friend can be your soulmate. The book seeks to question if these two are meant to be just friends or perhaps much more? It isn’t easy for the two as life progress and they meet new people. As a reader, you get to know these two characters over a period of 50 years on a changing turf of relationships!
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
The young boy and the old Buddhist monk, an unusual friendship. A friend or a guardian or a mentor…but above all, it comes across as a friendship. ‘Kim’ is the story of a young orphan boy, born to Irish parents and living all by himself on the streets of Lahore. Later, he befriends a Buddhist Lama who is in search of ‘River of the Arrow’. Their travel together and Kim’s turn of luck is a tremendous self-journey, one that is both spiritual and inspiring.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
‘Siddhartha’ is the story of – Siddhartha and Govinda, best friends who are on their quest to understand life and spirituality. Siddhartha and Govinda spend substantial time learning to renounce worldly pleasures and desires. There are deep philosophical discussions between the two on understanding the meaning and relevance of meditation and fasting. However, the two part their ways and lead separate paths to seek enlightenment.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is all about chasing the big American Dream. Though you can at no point ignore the friendship between Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway. Nick Carraway is the narrator of the book and Gatsby’s neighbor. It is the kind of conceited friendship where Gatsby is constantly trying to hide his true identity from Nick yet wants him around.
‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.’
The Wind in the Willows by Grahame Kenneth
This book is categorized as a children’s book but while reading it as an adult, it gives way to a deeper understanding of human relations. The story is about four friends – the anthropomorphized versions of the Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger. Metaphorically, the book lets you see the world in a philosophical light through these four characters – distinct and clear about one’s expectations and feelings. It is a story where you see loyalty and acceptance of faults in friendship.
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The eternal friendship between us and the environment or, rather a questionable one in the present scenario of environmental degradation. This childhood read brings to fore the themes of unconditional love, materialism, and environment. ‘The Giving Tree’ is about the friendship between a boy and a tree, where the tree gives and gives without expecting anything in return.
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It is easy to use in all climatic conditions. It is specially designed for farmers who want an easy-to-use product with great results in terms of weaning and pregnancy time.
Why Calf Food? When we consider a dairy farm, we can see that the milk of each cow is not in the same composition, and that not all calves can be fed equally. By eliminating this problem, calf food provides the optimum nutritional needs to your calves, as well as controlling diseases that you can transfer unwittingly through milk. It helps you grow a healthy generation. | <urn:uuid:1cf1e04a-fdb2-4dbb-b290-c69118b90790> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://makrovit.com/lacalf-eng-milk-replacer | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.967946 | 121 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Ventilate Your Kitchen Like a Chef
For devoted home chefs, proper kitchen ventilation cuts down on heat, grease and smells
Nikki and Chris’ kitchen renovation in Astoria, Queens
If you’ve ever had all four burners on and the oven cranking in a kitchen with average airflow, you know why ventilation is important. There’s the immediate issue of smoke, grease, and heat that can prompt your dinner guests to poke their heads out of the nearest open window and your smoke detector to pierce your eardrums. And then there’s the following day hangover, meaning the stale smell of last night’s meal camping out in every corner of your home.
Thoughtful ventilation in a kitchen can reduce, if not eliminate, this altogether. And the good news is it can be an easy addition to your renovation project.
It’s best to conceive your ventilation plan in the design phase of your kitchen renovation, because each decision will have an impact on other elements of your kitchen. Your choice of range will dictate the exhaust hood you will need to suck up grease and odor. Your hood might determine whether or not you can skip the ducting to funnel air outside.
Popular types of kitchen ventilation
Here are four types of kitchen ventilation ranging from the least involved, in terms of your renovation build out, to the most involved (and also the most effective):
Downdraft Kitchen Ventilation
If an exhaust hood doesn’t fit in your kitchen design, then there’s downdraft ventilation, which is a built-in feature of some ranges. They can either be stationary behind the range or pop up when you are cooking. This system pulls air horizontally into its filtering system. The air either goes back into the kitchen or, if there is ducting, taken outside of the home. If no ducting is involved, then downdraft ventilation is an option for apartments and townhouses where air cannot be directed outside.
Ductless Exhaust Hood Ventilation
The restraints of your home and your budget, as well as your choice of cooking range, are the biggest factors dictating your ventilation. A hood with no ducting or piping to the outside will filter out some of the grease and odor in the air, but ultimately that air will be recirculated into the room, explained Jace Kieffer from Kieffer’s Appliances, a leading showroom based in Philadelphia. If you’re doing a lot of cooking, cracking a window might seem basic, but it will help, he said.
Apartment and townhouse owners may not have the option of funneling cooking odors outside. If that is the case, then downgrading the size of your range to limit smoke and odor might be a wise idea.
The cost of a hood with no additional ventilation is a few hundred dollars from a big-box store like Home Depot. Although construction costs, especially labor, can differ across the country, Sweeten contractor Jon estimated installation of a ductless hood to cost $150. For New York City, installing a smaller hood against a wall starts at $250, said Scott Kopin from design showroom Pirch. Larger hoods and those installed over kitchen islands are more complex adding to the installation costs. You’re looking at a starting price of about $500 for this, Kopin said.
Ducted Exhaust Hood Ventilation
A hood with piping that takes cooking air and odor outside will be sufficient for most families who like to cook, according to Sweeten contractor Jon. For big meals, it might be worth opening a window so the old air is pushed out as fresh air comes in. On top of buying a hood (that can go from a few hundred dollars to several thousand for a custom job), the cost of installing ducting and cutting an exit into the wall of your kitchen is “not as bad as you might think,” said Jon. To cut through vinyl or wood siding (something like stone is more difficult and expensive) and install about 10 feet of piping is about $400 to $800, according to Jeffrey Payne, sales associate from Atlanta-based appliance showroom Howard Payne Company.
Kitchen Ventilation System: Makeup Air
Unlike a typical HVAC system, makeup air is an open system that brings fresh air in as stale air is pushed out. It is activated only when needed, like when you switch your hood fan on.
A makeup air system could also be required. Since 2009, the International Residential Code, the code followed by most US states, requires a makeup air system for any hood that is 400 CFM or greater (Cubic Feet per Minute is a measure of air volume). Building inspectors previously took a relaxed approach to this clause; that has changed since houses became more airtight, according to Jace. It is becoming more common for the 400 CFM rule to be enforced. If your home, such as an apartment or townhouse, doesn’t allow for outside ventilation, including a makeup air system, then your hood may need to register less than 400 CFM.
With the makeup air system, not only do you get a fresh air, you can also get fresh air that matches the internal temperature of your home. That’s because the incoming air is warmed or cooled in the HVAC system before it is circulated in your home.
Makeup air is the most sophisticated–and also the most expensive. The piece that controls the inflow of air is a few hundred dollars, said Sweeten contractor Jon. Installing it, running the piping and cutting a hole in the siding for the air to exit starts at about $1,000.
Like anything in home renovations, there are many variables–budget, layout, your priorities, etc.–that will determine your end result. Whatever your ventilation desires, make sure you decide what you want early in your renovation to avoid some later headaches.
When it comes to adding an exhaust hood to your kitchen, you might want to reconsider the configuration of your cabinets. Check out our Cabinet Ideas to Boost Your Kitchen Storage for helpful tips on making room and maximizing storage.
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On 11 June 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a case of Ebola virus disease in a family group in Kasese, Uganda. The case concerns a five-year old boy, travelling with his family, who died shortly afterwards. A further two cases of Ebola were detected in that family group shortly afterwards, one of whom also subsequently died. The family were identified at the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-Uganda border as they returned from caring for a relative in neighbouring North Kivu, DRC. The remaining case and family contacts are currently being cared for in the DRC.
There are no cases of Ebola currently in Uganda, although a number of contacts are being vaccinated.
At a meeting of the Emergency Committee, convened by WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on 14 June 2019, it was noted that the cluster of cases in Uganda was not unexpected, but that this incident was a reminder of the risk of spread to neighbouring countries. The committee concluded, however, that while the outbreak is a health emergency in DRC and the region, it does not meet the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
For further information on Ebola virus disease, consult TRAVAX (for health professionals) and fitfortravel (for the general public).
Sources: WHO Africa, 11 June 2019, WHO Emergency Committee, 14 June 2019, TRAVAX and fitfortravel (both 12 June 2019)
Seasonal outbreaks of Cyclospora infection in UK travellers returning from Mexico have been reported, with the majority of cases in travellers who have stayed in the Riviera Maya and Cancun regions of Mexico. The source of infection was likely to be contaminated food items supplied to hotels throughout the area.
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan parasite that can infect humans, causing frequent, watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramping, bloating, nausea, flatulence, low-grade fever and loss of both appetite and weight. HIV-positive individuals and those with other immune deficiencies can be at risk of more severe infection.
On return from Mexico, travellers with any symptoms such as those described should seek medical attention and inform their GP of their travel history.
Healthcare practitioners should raise awareness of Cyclospora infection with all travellers to Mexico, and should strongly advise that travellers maintain a high standard of food, water and personal hygiene, even if staying in high-end resorts.
For further information on protozoan parasitic infection, including Cyclospora, consult TRAVAX (for health professionals) and fitfortravel (for the general public).
Sources: TRAVAX and fitfortravel (both 10 June 2019)
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published 2017 annual epidemiological reports for:
- Giardiasis - there were 19,437 confirmed giardiasis cases in the EU/EEA in 2017.
- Hepatitis B - in 2017, 30 EU/EEA member states reported 26,907 cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
- Lassa fever - no cases of Lassa fever, or other infections by arenaviruses responsible for viral haemorrhagic fevers, were reported in the EU/EEA in 2017.
- Q fever - 1,023 cases of Q fever were reported in the EU/EEA in 2017, 932 (91%) of which were confirmed.
- Smallpox - declared eradicated in 1980, there were no reports of confirmed or possible smallpox in the EU/EEA or other countries for 2017.
- West Nile virus infection - in 2017, eight EU/EEA member states reported 208 West Nile virus (WNV) infections, of which 201 (97%) were locally acquired. Infections were reported from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Romania.
Source: ECDC, 12 June 2019
The top nine retailers across the UK have published their latest testing results on Campylobacter contamination in UK-produced fresh whole chickens, covering samples tested from January to March 2019.
The latest figures show that across the major retailers, an average of 3.5% of chickens tested positive for the highest level of contamination. These are the chickens carrying more than 1,000 colony forming units per gram (cfu/g) of Campylobacter.
The results come from retailers Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
Source: FSA, 13 June 2019
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report, launched on 12 June 2019 at the WHO High-level Conference on Health Equity in Ljubljana, Slovenia, shows that intra-country inequalities in environmental exposure persist, or in some cases, may have increased.
Environmental risk factors account for at least 15% of mortality in the region, equivalent to about 1.4 million avoidable deaths per year. Significant improvement in environmental conditions has been made in most countries, but disadvantaged population subgroups can have five times higher exposure levels to environmental risk factors than advantaged subgroups.
The reduction of many environmental health risks shows that environmental interventions are effective in preventing health impacts, but these interventions often fail to protect vulnerable populations. The report documents 19 inequality indicators on urban, housing and working conditions, basic services and injuries. This evidence confirms that socially disadvantaged population subgroups are the most affected by environmental hazards, causing avoidable health effects and contributing to health inequalities.
Source: WHO Europe, 12 June 2019
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published an updated version of the UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan (MANCP).
The purpose of the plan is to ensure that effective control systems are in place for monitoring and enforcing feed and food law, animal health and welfare rules, and plant health law.
The MANCP includes an overview of how authorities and other bodies work together to:
- safeguard public, animal and plant health
- protect consumers
- promote animal welfare
Source: FSA, 13 June 2019
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientists have re-evaluated the safety levels of phosphates in food and estimated that total dietary intake may exceed their own safe levels. EFSA also recommend the introduction of maximum permitted levels to reduce the content of phosphates when used as additives in food supplements, as those who take them regularly may be at risk.
While phosphates are essential nutrients which are present naturally in the human body, and are an essential part of our diet, a group of substances commonly referred to as ‘phosphates’ are authorised as food additives in the EU. They are added to a wide range of foods for technological functions, such as emulsifiers and antioxidants. Some of them can be used in foods for infants and young children.
Dietary exposure was calculated from the total amount of phosphorus from all dietary sources and not limited to the levels in food additives reported by manufacturers. The scientists estimated that food additives contribute from 6% to 30% of the total average intake of phosphorus.
Source: EFSA, 12 June 2019
The work carried out by French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has demonstrated health risks for hairdressing professionals and consumers when persulphates are used as ingredients in hair products.
Persulphate substances are used in different forms in hair bleaching products, such as powders to be mixed in a liquid, granules, creams, and ready-to-use liquids. Occupational exposure occurs by the respiratory and dermal routes, mainly during the preparation, application and rinsing of these products. Consumers can also be exposed, either when using bleaching products designed for home use or as hair salon customers.
Source: ANSES, 12 June 2019
New figures, published on 13 June 2019, reveal that Scotland’s national tree planting has exceeded targets, making a critical contribution to fighting the global climate emergency. 11,200 hectares of new planting was undertaken in Scotland in 2018, exceeding the 10,000 hectare annual target and contributing to 84% of UK-wide new planting.
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It’s only March and the nation's stress level is already at a record high. Many people could benefit from learning about positive psychology, the scientific study of what makes humans content and how to sustain that feeling of fulfillment. From March 16 through 18 at the second-annual World Happiness Summit, scientists, educators, entrepreneurs, athletes, and artists will present their research and share their experiences in living happy and thriving lives.
“Happiness propels success, excellence, creativity, and mental and physical health,” says Karen Guggenheim, founder and CEO of the World Happiness Summit (WOHASU). “Our purpose is to unite people from all over the world and bring them together in an experiential event where they can listen to the world’s leading experts in [positive psychology]... They will present their science with actionable tools so people can find a way to implement it in their everyday lives.”
Each morning of the three-day summit will begin with an hour-and-a-half yoga and meditation session. The day is then organized into presentations by keynote speakers — such as lecturer and author Tal Ben-Shahar, Google X chief business officer Mo Gawdat, and Olympian Allison Wagner — and breakout sessions on various wellness topics. Experts will discuss happiness and technology, nutrition, creativity, workplace happiness, parenting, relationships, and global happiness. To help attendees digest and personalize all of the information, WOHASU will group them into “tribes,” where a facilitator will guide each team in organizing and customizing the knowledge for personal application.
“Sustainable change works best in a group setting,” Guggenheim says. “When Monday rolls around, you’ve had a fun weekend and you can actually begin to practice what you learned on Monday morning and throughout the week.”
She adds, “A conference on happiness should be fun and happy, not clinical, boring, or cold,” so the experience won’t be entirely academic. Friday, filmmaker Stefan Sagmeister will discuss and screen The Happy Film
. The Friday and Saturday sessions will also include musical performances by Zoel and Guitars Over Guns, respectively.
WOHASU has donated tickets to Miami-Dade and Broward public schools, including Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. “We are faced with a huge challenge, tragedy, and a problem... We can start looking for solutions that are different and positive... [We can] engage in a dialogue that looks at the problems in a holistic way without blaming each other. How do we come together as a community and decide to do something different? By looking at the positive,” Guggenheim says.
But the price to find happiness is steep: $599 for a three-day preregistration special and $799 for regular registration, according to WOHASU's website. Even a student pass costs $199. So New Times
asked Guggenheim to give some free advice that people can use now:
1. Remember what you are grateful for: “It’s hard to be unhappy when you are being grateful... Even if it sounds trivial, write three things you are grateful for and, if possible, describe them. You rewire your brain by connecting to these experiences. Put a piece of paper next to the nightstand and write three things you are grateful for [every night].”
2. Tell others you are grateful for them: “Twice a week, send an email or text that commends someone else. ‘Thank you for facilitating that meeting... or helping me not stress out when I was going on vacation.’ We don’t stop to do that. If something is late, we’ll send 50 emails. We inadvertently reinforce negativity and not positivity.”
3. Move your body, and do one thing at a time: “Engage in physical movement. Turn on the radio... and go crazy dancing. It’s fantastic. Go for a walk. Do not eat in front of your computer at work — you need to take breaks. Science proves that our brains are not meant to multitask.”
Finally, if you are struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts or gestures, or you just want to figure out what’s going on with your mental health, these free resources can help: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(call 800-273-8255 or live-chat 24 hours a day), Switchboard 211
(dial 211 or 305-631-4211 24 hours a day), and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Miami-Dade County
(call 305-665-2540). Always remember that you are not alone and you matter.
World Happiness Summit
. Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18, at the Shalala Center at the University of Miami, 1330 Miller Dr., Coral Gables. Tickets cost $199 to $1,299 via happinesssummit.world. | <urn:uuid:97012c18-25fb-4bcb-90e8-a65ac47094f1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/world-happiness-summit-miami-at-university-of-miami-march-17-18-10148965 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.930358 | 1,053 | 2.15625 | 2 |
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