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A business should not be misinterpreted in the way your logo is designed. Your business logo attracts people when someone lands on your website for the very first time. It can be poorly turned off when poorly designed. When going for a logo design Auckland, try to avoid the negatives and arrive at a non-professional design. There are various things to avoid in your design for getting that professional look including the following:
- Scalability and Simplicity Defects
A business should focus on how designs are difficult to access on Twitter, owing to their small size, complexity, and equally complicated information. This information must appear on much smaller platforms like Instagram, and smartphone apps. For this, effective designs are required for the smartphone generation to remain relevant. They must be simple, legible, and quickly readable in terms of the platform size.
- Insufficient or Too Many Words
The company of Website design Hamilton must include too many words or insufficient words. It does not make sense if there are not enough words to convey the required information, and you need to make it readable for the audience you are targeting.
- Display Choice
While going for a logo design Auckland, you should set yourself beyond mere display criteria. The process of designing a logo must portray your business in a better light.
- Designing 3D Logos in Multiple Colors
The 3D designs are basically made by computer programs, while 2D designs are handmade to make them look like 3D objects. These types of designs are less likely to stand the test of time, as it create difficulty in reproducing them in black/white.
- Using Stock Images for Your Design
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21 July, 2022
Foot and mouth disease fears
AS Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt held face-to-face talks with his Indonesian counterparts in Jakarta last week, the phrase “Foot and Mouth Disease” (FMD) was on the lips of every livestock farming family across Australia.
Accompanied by Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp, National Farmers Federation president Fiona Simpson and other senior agricultural officials, the high-powered delegation were in Indonesia to assist our neighbour in containing the frightening, highly-contagious outbreak that has been sweeping across their country since May.
Late last week, Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald suggested suspending Bali flights or quarantining returning passengers and sending biosecurity and veterinary staff to Bali to help administer vaccines.
Producers have every reason to be worried about FMD getting into Australia, with University of Sydney’s Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety chair Professor Michael Ward, describing it as “the most feared livestock disease in the world”.
“It can cripple the livestock sector, cause immense animal suffering, destroy farming businesses nationwide, create world food insecurity and have massive trade impacts for Australia,” he said.
“It’s difficult to put a figure on the devastation an outbreak would cause, but our government is suggesting it would be in the vicinity of $80 billion – a hard number to imagine, but a few supporting industry statistics might make it a bit easier to grasp.
“Australia currently has a beef cattle herd of around 25.2 million head – 46.6 per cent of which live in Queensland – and a dairy herd of approximately 1.5 million.
We farm 66 million sheep, 2.4 million pigs and are the largest exporters (28,000 tons) of goat meat globally.”
A total of 434,000 people are employed on-farm, in processing and retail, across the red meat chain, producing 2.4 million tons of beef alone, which adds $20 billion annually to Australia's economy.
Latest available figures show that 5700 dairy farms employ 46,200 people and produce just under nine billion litres of milk each year, while $7.2 billion worth of sheep meat is grown on 17,700 Australian farms, the pork industry produces $5.2 billion worth of product and $145.5 million worth of goat meat is exported around the world.
“Ironically, FMD does not infect humans, and meat and milk from infected livestock would be considered safe to consume, but that won't help because FMD free countries would not buy disease-comprised product from Australia for fear of importing the disease,” Professor Ward said.
“What makes FMD virus so remarkable is its environmental resistance,” he said.
“It can persist on many inanimate objects, such as equipment used with livestock, people’s clothing and shoes, on the tyres of vehicles and in livestock transport.
“It can also persist in livestock feed and livestock products, such as meat and hides.
It can even remain infectious on the hands and within noses of those in contact with infected livestock, so everything associated with infected livestock can become contaminated, giving FMD a plethora of incursion pathways.”
With the disease now in Bali, authorities are fearful it will get into Australia due to the 1.4 million Australians who visit the Indonesian destination annually, with no quarantine or RT-PCR testing required.
“All it would take is for just one of those 1.4 million tourists who had come into contact with Indonesian livestock to neglect to shower, wash their clothing and footwear, blow their nose or declare their activities and Australian agriculture could be compromised,” Professor Ward said.
“When responding to an FMD incursion in developed countries such as Australia, the goal is eradication.
Based on the economic impacts of the disease, it’s less costly in the long run to eradicate than to live with the disease.
“We haven't had FMD on our doorstep since the 1980s and Australia hasn't suffered even a minor outbreak since 1872, but the world will never forget the apocalyptic images of 6.5 million cattle carcasses being burned in Britain in the 20th century's worst outbreak in 1967-68.”
He said while vaccinating susceptible livestock was one potential weapon, the vaccine would need to match closely with the strain causing FMD and it would be purely a containment exercise, necessitating all vaccinated animals to still be destroyed eventually.
“Another problem is the host range of FMD. Besides managed livestock, in Australia FMD virus could infect feral pigs, feral goats and wild deer.
If Australia’s 25 million strong feral pig population became infected, its likely we could never eradicate FMD.
“Even if a country demonstrates that elimination has been successful, it still wouldn’t be able to trade again for many months, as its trading partners gradually responded.
This is why it’s so important to get on top of any incursion rapidly.”
Despite the fears being expressed throughout Australia, Agforce Queensland Cattle president and fourth generation grazier, Will Wilson, is urging livestock producers to “keep calm and farm”.
A self-described optimist, Mr Wilson said there were still plenty of positives in the current situation and a panic-fuelled selling frenzy would destroy the market, causing a similar price collapse as the actual arrival of the disease would do.
“Yes, the Indonesian outbreak is concerning, but FMD has occurred around the world, most commonly in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America.
This is nothing new, FMD has been endemic in the Philippines since 1994,” he said.
Australia's FMD outbreak risk rating was 18 per cent before the Indonesian outbreak and that number hasn't changed.
Interestingly it stands well below the 42 per cent risk rating of a Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) incursion, which would wreak similar havoc and, being transmitted by biting insects, is harder to control.
“Covid, the varroa mite in honey bees and Japanese encephalitis in our pig herds have helped finetune our response systems for an FMD incursion.
It is our responsibility now to update our bio-security plans to protect our businesses.”
Mr Wilson said producers’ bio-security property plans could work to their advantage, allowing them to set conditions under which people enter their property, such as a minimum of 14 days after returning from overseas.
“This should give them time to blow their nose, have a shower and wash their clothes. Hats can be as dangerous as shoes as carriers and the disease can survive for long periods in caked on mud on shoes, even if they have been through a foot bath,” Mr Wilson said.
“Now would be a good time for people without a functioning biosecurity system to have a think about what that could cost them.”
Advice to travellers
With Lumpy Skin Disease and Foot and Mouth Disease on Australia’s doorstep, Member for Kennedy Bob Katter sought a briefing from the Federal Department of Agriculture this week regarding biosecurity prevention efforts.
Mr Katter shared feedback from representatives of the region’s livestock industry with Minister for Agriculture and Department of Agriculture Murray Watt for consideration.
Suggestions included working with Indonesian counterparts to prioritise vaccinations in areas of high tourism; mandatory bag searches for all returning passengers; foot baths upon arrival; an updated declaration card featuring the question “Have you been in Bali in the last six months?” and an on-farm ban period of two weeks upon return from infected areas.
“I’ve spoken to graziers and industry association representatives to understand what it is that they need from government.
They all agree that biosecurity efforts need to be ramped up at all airports with returning passengers from Indonesia,” he said.
“The local industry understands the impact travel bans may have on trade relations, but most were supportive of increased presence at all airports receiving passengers from Indonesia and Bali, not just at Cairns and Darwin as it is currently.”
Travel Experience Atherton and Mareeba managing director Uli Lenitschek has added her voice to the discussion, asking travellers to do the right thing on re-entry into Australia.
“While it’s probably best to avoid contact with farms whenever possible, it is important to do a few simple things before departing Bali and arriving back in Australia – have a shower, launder any clothing worn as soon as possible, blow your nose and leave your boots in Bali,” she said.
“And remember, you will not be penalised for ticking the box acknowledging contact with livestock -you will be leading the way and doing the right thing for your country.
Checking for soil doesn't take custom officers long and you will be clear in no time.
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Compiling a list that includes the Best Catalan Cookbook of all time is no easy task. There are so many variables to consider: book genres, publication years, language, content, and much more. So how do you know if these literary masterpieces should make it onto your reading list? A great place to start would be with one of the most famous lists in history, The Top 10 Catalan Cookbook of All Time.
|1||Catalan Food: Culture and Flavors from the Mediterranean: A Cookbook||9.8||Buy On Amazon|
|2||Cúrate: Authentic Spanish Food from an American Kitchen||9.8||Buy On Amazon|
|3||Catalonia: Spanish Recipes from Barcelona and Beyond||9.4||Buy On Amazon|
|4||Catalan Cuisine: Europe's Last Great Culinary Secret||9||Buy On Amazon|
|5||A Taste of Spain: Traditional Spanish Cooking Made Easy with Authentic Spanish Recipes (Best Recipes from Around the World)||9||Buy On Amazon|
|6||The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science||8.8||Buy On Amazon|
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|8||Recipe Notebook Blank Cookbook Recipe Journal 8.5" x 11" Blank Recipe to Write in for Valentines Day||8.4||Buy On Amazon|
|9||Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen: A Cookbook||8.4||Buy On Amazon|
|10||1, 000 Spanish Recipes (1,000 Recipes Book 22)||8.2||Buy On Amazon|
Comparison Chart for Best Catalan Cookbook
If you are an avid reader, or want to be one, check out this article. A good reading plan is essential for anyone who wants to read more books and learn more about various topics.
The main rule of any reading plan is to set a goal that is achievable over the course of a year and make sure you stick with it. If you set your target too high, then it will take away all the fun of reading.
1. Catalan Food: Culture and Flavors from the Mediterranean: A Cookbook
2. Cúrate: Authentic Spanish Food from an American Kitchen
- Flatiron Books
3. Catalonia: Spanish Recipes from Barcelona and Beyond
4. Catalan Cuisine: Europe’s Last Great Culinary Secret
5. A Taste of Spain: Traditional Spanish Cooking Made Easy with Authentic Spanish Recipes (Best Recipes from Around the World)
6. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
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7. Oklahoma Joe’s Longhorn Reverse Flow Smoker
- 1,060 total Square inch cooking surface- 751 Square inches in the main chamber, 309 Square inches in the firebox chamber.
- Reverse-flow smoker employs a Series of 4 baffles to guide heat and smoke through the main chamber delivering an even and delicious result.
- Removable baffles and optional smokestack locations for a customizable setup. Number of Grates: 4
- Firebox chamber features large stainless Steel fuel basket and clean-out door for easy ash removal
- Heavy-gauge all-steel construction, porcelain-coated cooking grates and multiple dampers for easy heat and smoke control.
8. Recipe Notebook Blank Cookbook Recipe Journal 8.5″ x 11″ Blank Recipe to Write in for Valentines Day
- What You Get – 8.5″ x 11″ Recipe notebook includes 120 pages (60 sheets)
- Make Cooking Fun – Create a cooking list and get a sense of accomplishment! More free time, try new recipes.
- Cute Design and Good Quality – Recipe Notebook Cover is cute watercolour design of cooking utensils, colourful recipe pages with cute pink polka dot printed.
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- More Than a Recipe, More Than a Gift – Our Recipes notebook are great for storing favorite recipes.
9. Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen: A Cookbook
- Clarkson Potter Publishers
10. 1, 000 Spanish Recipes (1,000 Recipes Book 22)
A Quick Guide To Creating A Reading Habit That Will Benefit You For Life.
Reading is a critical skill for the modern world. The ability to read provides the foundation for further education and employment opportunities. As a result, building a reading habit can have far-reaching benefits throughout your life.
In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of reading and provide some tips for building a reading habit.
What is Reading?
Reading is the process of understanding written language. It involves translating words into meaning in your head. It is a very complex process that requires the use of many different skills and strategies.
Reading is Not...
- Reading is not just looking at words on a page. You cannot read by simply "sounding out" the letters in each word.
- Reading is not just reading words that you already know. You cannot read a word by simply knowing what it means.
- Reading is not just looking at pictures and guessing what the words say. You cannot read a picture book without actually reading the words.
- Reading is not just reading words that are easy for you to read. You cannot read words that are too hard for you to read.
Some tips for building a reading habit.
Set a time to read: Make it a habit to read at the same time every day. You could read for 15 minutes before bed, or you could read for an hour after dinner. The important thing is that you do it at the same time every day.
Read what you like: It's hard to stick with something if you don't enjoy it. So pick a book that interests you, and try to read at least a little bit every day.
Set a goal: Maybe you want to read for 30 minutes every day. Or maybe you want to read for an hour each weekend. Whatever your goal, make it something that's realistic and that you can stick with.
Reward yourself: After you've read for a while, it's important to reward yourself. You could go out and buy a new book, or you could have a special snack. The important thing is that you do something fun after you've read.
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Jeffrey Breslow, developer of the games and toys "Masterpiece," "Barrel of Monkeys", "Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots" and "Simon" on his new book, "A Gamemaker's Life"
Rafael Medoff, author of the new book "The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust"
20th Anniversary Show of Too Jewish: Storyteller extraordinaire Jim Weiss, pioneering recording artist, podcaster of "intelligent entertainment for the thinking family"
Judy Bolton-Fasman, author of the new book "Asylum: A Memoir of Family Secrets"
Jeffrey Weiss, co-author, "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the birth of the Israeli Air Force"
Professor Boaz Dvir, Director of Penn State's new Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative
Dr. James Weiner, son of prominent rabbi, author of the new book "The Quest for Legitimacy: How Children of Prominent Families Discover Their Unique Place in the World"
Rabbis Rifat Sonsino and Richard Agler, editors of the new book of Jewish theology, "A God We Can Believe In"
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Submission in response to the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's 'Artificial Intelligence: Australia’s Ethics Framework' discussion paper
reportposted on 08.03.2021, 03:02 authored by Natalie SheardNatalie Sheard
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In August 1897, almost two decades before Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on the ill-fated Endurance, an international group of sailors and scientists left Antwerp, Belgium, bound for Antarctica in a reinforced whaling ship called the Belgica.
The following spring their ship became stuck in the dangerous shifting pack ice. But the skipper, Adrien de Gerlache, hailed the situation as an opportunity. His crew would winter in Antarctica and make the first-ever year-round measurements of Antarctic meteorology. What de Gerlache didn’t predict, however, was that his trusty ship would be trapped for an entire year, set free only after the desperate crew carved a channel through the ice to open water.
Having narrowly averted disaster, all but two of the international crew returned safely home in 1899, their ship weighted down with biologic specimens and rock samples. Theirs was the first purely scientific expedition to Antarctica.
A century of exploration and research has followed, but much remains unknown about the so-called seventh continent. Today, in response to growing concerns about global warming, attention has focused on Antarctica’s most obvious feature: its ice.
The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest mass of ice in the world, storing 70 percent of the Earth’s fresh water — enough to raise global sea level by more than 65 meters, according to a U.S. Geological Survey fact sheet about sea level and climate. If the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking, it could cause a major rise in sea level.
Before the advent of satellite data, scientists had only sparse field measurements for monitoring changes in Antarctica’s ice sheet. Since the 1950s, field parties have pounded stakes into the glaciers that stream from the middle of the ice sheet to the coast, and returned each year to determine the changing locations of the stakes. Antarctica is roughly the size of the United States and Mexico combined, and the challenges of doing fieldwork on the frozen continent severely limit the number of glaciers that can be monitored.
But data from recent NASA satellite missions offer scientists new views of Antarctica, and new opportunities to understand how its enormous ice sheet might respond to future climate change. In 1997, exactly a century after the Belgica set sail, the Canadian satellite RADARSAT-1 orbited over Antarctica, collecting radar images of the entire continent in a spirit of international scientific cooperation similar to that of de Gerlache and his crew. In only 18 days, the Antarctic Mapping Mission (AMM-1) generated the first complete high-resolution radar map of Antarctica, giving scientists a first glimpse of the entire Antarctic ice sheet.
“The wonderful thing about radar and other satellite observations is that they provide continental-scale context at extremely high resolution, which is really unprecedented,” said Ken Jezek, Professor at the Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center. Scientists like Jezek further capitalized on RADARSAT-1’s capabilities with the Modified Antarctic Mapping Mission (MAMM) in 2000, a follow-up to AMM-1. Like AMM-1, MAMM was a collaboration between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), with help from NASA's Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC), NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Ohio State University, and Vexcel Corporation.
MAMM had two ambitious goals: First, the mission generated high-resolution images of Antarctica’s perimeter, to be used for identifying changes in the Antarctic ice sheet since AMM-1 and earlier satellite missions. Second, unique interferometric radar data from MAMM allowed scientists to measure how fast Antarctica’s ice is flowing.
The highly publicized disintegration of the Larsen B Ice Shelf earlier this year provided startling evidence that Antarctica’s ice shelves might be undergoing unprecedented retreat. Ice shelves, massive floating sheets of ice that hug Antarctica’s coast, do not contribute directly to rising sea level when they melt, for the same reason that ice cubes melting into a glass of lemonade don’t raise the level of the drink. But the disintegration of an ice shelf might allow the internal ice sheet to flow faster into the ocean, no longer slowed by a mass of floating ice at its margin.
“What we don’t know yet, and what we hope MAMM will help us understand, is whether the elimination of coastal ice shelves has an impact on the interior ice sheet,” said Jezek. “If the interior ice sheet starts to slough off into the ocean, then sea level will definitely rise.” This could spell trouble for residents of low-lying regions like New Orleans and the Netherlands.
To predict how the ice sheet’s mass balance might change in the future, scientists must understand the current mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet, along with the factors that influence it.
The mass balance of a glacier is a measure of its health, reflecting the balance between the amount of snow that accumulates on the glacier’s surface each year, and the amount of ice that melts or calves from its terminus. When a glacier accumulates more snow and ice than it discharges, it is said to have a positive mass balance, and it grows as it gains mass each year. In contrast, a glacier with a negative mass balance shrinks and, in turn, contributes to global sea level rise. Because it’s difficult to measure the mass balance of the giant ice sheets that cover Greenland and Antarctica, it is unclear whether they are getting smaller.
“Mass balance is very complicated, especially trying to predict future mass balance,” said Ian Joughin, a Senior Engineer at JPL. Joughin is using MAMM data and a recently developed technique called interferometry to estimate how fast Antarctica’s ice streams are transporting ice towards the sea. Interferometry uses extremely sensitive measurements of changes in distance between the satellite and points on the ground to calculate the velocity of slowly moving features on the Earth’s surface. “Believe it or not, we can measure ice movements of just a few centimeters over a 24-day period,” said Jezek.
Work by Jezek, Joughin, and colleagues has yielded some remarkable results. “Over the past five years, in part thanks to AMM-1 and MAMM, the idea of ice sheets being slow responders to climate change has been thrown out the window,” said Jezek.
In fact, as the sudden breakup of the Larsen B Ice Shelf demonstrated, the face of Antarctica can change dramatically over decades, years, and even months. Research by Joughin and Jezek using MAMM data has revealed that, like the vulnerable floating ice shelves along the continent’s coasts, Antarctica’s fast-moving ice streams are also subject to rapid change. “It’s amazing how much change we’ve seen in less than a decade. Some ice streams appear to be speeding up and others slowing down,” said Joughin.
In a study published in a January 2002 issue of Science, Joughin used interferometry to measure the velocities of several ice streams that feed the enormous Ross Ice Shelf. He discovered that these ice streams are moving more slowly, and discharging less ice, than was previously indicated by field measurements. The ice streams have apparently been losing steam lately, slowing down by as much as 25 percent over the past 25 years.
Joughin concluded that the nearby region of the Antarctic ice sheet has a positive mass balance for the time being, which may be good news for residents of New Orleans, but bad news for the Texas-sized Ross Ice Shelf. If the ice streams are carrying less ice to the shelf, it could possibly collapse in the future.
Jezek’s work reveals that fluctuations within ice shelves and ice streams are not unusual. Comparing AMM-1 and MAMM images with older data, Jezek has watched ice shelves retreat, advance, and then retreat again. He has also seen ice streams push far out from the coast, and then retreat inexplicably.
“The trick is figuring out the significance of observed changes,” said Jezek. To understand how an event like the Larsen B’s disintegration relates to global climate change, scientists must answer two difficult questions: Are the same sorts of changes occurring across Antarctica simultaneously, or does the ice sheet’s behavior vary by region? And, was the Larsen B breakup part of a long-term trend toward the loss of ice shelves, or will it recover and reveal that the Antarctic ice sheet remains stable?
Jezek hopes that answers to these questions are finally within reach, thanks to a new era of satellite observation. “We’re approaching a stage where we have several decades of satellite observations. What’s exciting is that we’re getting closer to being able to discriminate between trends and episodic or erratic events,” he said.
Joughin, I., and S. Tulaczyk. 2002. Positive mass balance of the Ross Ice Streams, West Antarctica. Science 295: 476-480.
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Senator Leyva’s “Students Civic Engagement Act” Advances to Assembly
SB 955 Allows One Excused Absence for Middle and High School Students to Participate in a Civic Activity
SACRAMENTO – Highlighting the need to get more students involved in government and their
community by prioritizing student opportunities for civic learning and engagement, the California State Senate approved Senate Bill 955 by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) requiring middle and high school students (6th – 12th grade) to be allowed one excused school-day length absence to participate in a civic activity such as public commenting, permitted protesting, candidate speeches, political or civic forums, and town halls.
“SB 955 prioritizes civic learning and engagement for students, including outside the classroom and in the community,” Senator Leyva said. “Our democracy depends on the ability of our future leaders to become more civically engaged today, as they can gain a better understanding of how their involvement can help to change the world around them. It is vital that young people learn the importance of the civic and democratic process while they are still school, so that they are able to build on that knowledge when they finish their schooling and begin their lives in communities across our state and nation. I thank the two sponsors of SB 955—California Student Board Member Association and GENup—for their leadership and commitment to empowering young people by strengthening and uplifting student voices.”
According to Tufts University data, only 37 percent of California voting-eligible young people ages 18-29 cast a ballot in the 2016 presidential election, though this number increased to 54 percent in 2020. In order to continue to see this increase, we must ensure that young people in California are learning the importance of active civic engagement beginning in grade school and continuing into middle and high school.
Unfortunately, educational priorities in K-12 schools oftentimes severely limit the time available for civics instruction. When civics is taught, high-quality learning practices associated with ongoing civic engagement are distributed inequitably. For example, youth in Advanced Placement (AP) classes, in predominantly white districts and in families with parents who have a college education, are more likely to receive the best civic education. As a result, the institution best positioned to reach and prepare all youth for democratic participation is leaving a significant number of young people behind. To address these disparities, SB 955 reemphasizes the importance and need for student civic engagement.
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There is a lot of talk about CBD oil, it’s used and it’s legality, and a lot of confusion too! This is because CBD – cannabidiol is its full name – is an extract of the cannabis plant. So, it would seem, is hemp oil, so what’s the difference?
There are in fact a number of differences, and yet there are also some similarities! Let’s try and sort things out!
What is CBD?
CBD stands for cannabidiol. This is one of a large number – over 100 – of compounds that can be extracted from the cannabis plant. Yes, that’s cannabis – marijuana – that you might smoke to get you ‘high’. However, cannabidiol is not the element that gives you that high; this is THC, and this is where the confusion comes into play.
You have heard of CBD oil as a health supplement – perhaps as a pain reliever – or maybe you already use it? If you have bought it legally – and it can be bought legally in every state of the USA – what you are using is actually CBD hemp oil. Confused? You don’t need to be, as we are about to explain the difference between marijuana and hemp.
Marijuana and Hemp
Put simply, marijuana is a strain of the cannabis plant that is usually grown – illegally except in some controlled circumstances – for recreational use; in other words, to smoke. It has recently been seen in oil form, which confused the issue.
For cannabidiol oil to be legal in the USA, it needs to be made from hemp. What is it? It’s another strain of the cannabis plant, grown for industrial use, hence it is often referred to as ‘industrial marijuana’. This is the plant from which cannabidiol hemp oil – the legal variety – is produced.
So, we now have two types of cannabidiol oil: marijuana CBD oil, and hemp CBD oil. What’s the difference?
What’s the Difference?
Before we go on to explain the difference, we recommend you visit https://cbdoilgeek.com/cbd-oil-vs-hemp-oil once you’re finished here, as it is the most comprehensive resource for information about and reviews of cannabidiol oil.
So, the marijuana variety of CBD oil is not legal; this is because it is made from the entire cannabis plant, and not the industrial hemp variety. This means it will not only be high in CBD content but also in THC. You will – or may, depending on the individual – experience psychoactive results when taking this form of cannabidiol oil.
The hemp variety of CBD oil has been legally cultivated to include the cannabidiol element, but no more that a trace level of THC. This will not get you high, yet it has been shown to help with pain relief, and with people who have problems sleeping. It is legal, as long as it is sold as a health supplement as it has yet to be certified for medicinal use.
So – hemp = legal, = illegal; it’s quite easy to remember!
First, don’t confuse either with hemp seed oil, which is made from the seeds of the hemp plant and is not a cannabidiol product. You can put it on your salad, and it’s very tasty.
While CBD oil – in either form – has yet to be passed by the FDA for medicinal use, it is used by many people for pain relief, in both forms. Interestingly, most of the research into cannabidiol as a pain reliever and for other medical uses have involved the marijuana variety, suggesting the THC element has an important effect.
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There are many benefits for your baby and the environment from using sustainable furniture. Learn how to style eco-friendly furniture in your child’s nursery.
Decorating Your Nursery With Eco-Friendly Furniture and Décor
If you are expecting your first baby, you've probably already spent time thinking about safety considerations, such as car seats and lockable kitchen cupboards! But have you considered eco-friendly furniture?
Perhaps not. Many parenting and baby articles don't mention how our immediate environment can negatively impact our baby's health.
Startling statistics from the UK government show that Europe produced over 20,000 hazardous chemicals, over 80 million tonnes. The problem is growing; fast, cheap manufacturing fills our homes with toxic, plastic products.
If this is all new to you, we've put together this guide to help you understand the main toxic risks in a home. We've also put together some tips on buying eco-friendly products for your nursery.
Toxins in Your Home
The average home is full of potential hazards for you and your family.
Those toxins are even more problematic for a baby or young toddler who has yet to build up plenty of natural immunity. Here's a quick look at the types of toxins you might have in your home.
Asbestos: Asbestos is one of the most well-known and dangerous toxins in homes built before the 1990s. If you have concerns about asbestos in your home, the UK government provides support via local councils in identifying or removing it.
Lead: Lead used to be in paint, and old homes might still contain leaded paint on walls. Lead stays in the body and can even damage brain cells. Children are especially vulnerable.
BPA and phthalates: Chemicals found in plastics like bottles and food packaging. That contributes to plastic waste in the environment. Scientists have also linked it to the brain, prostate gland and behavioural issues.
PVC: PVC contains chemicals that will release into the atmosphere over time. The longer you leave PVC products in a child's nursery, the more your child will become exposed to toxins in the air.
VOC: VOC is a name for the toxic gases that leak from solid objects over time. They can damage the lungs, and scientists have linked them to cancers.
Flame-Retardants: These products are ones that manufacturers tend to add to furniture. Scientists have linked these chemicals to problems in the body, including the reproductive system and the brain.
To avoid harmful toxins in your home (and specifically, in a nursery), follow three simple rules.
Buy new, know what material you are buying, and stick to natural materials. Here are some suggestions on what toxin-free products are fantastic options for your nursery.
Walls and Floors
Before choosing your walls and flooring, find out what to look for in the product description to ensure you are buying a toxin-free option. Here's a quick overview:
Paint: If you intend to paint the nursery, look for manufacturers who label their paint non-toxic or VOCfree. You might also see them sold in stores as eco-friendly paints. Frenchic Paint is a great example.
Wallpaper: You'll find some eco-friendly wallpaper recommendations on our site. The most toxin-free wallpaper use organic printing ink, so check out the manufacturer's details before purchasing. You can find a great variety of eco-friendly wallpaper at bobbibeck.com.
Carpet: Carpets contain fire retardant material and are a breeding ground for dust mites, which will trigger allergies. Try and avoid having carpets in a nursery. Choose a rug if you want soft flooring for your child to sit on.
Flooring: Your best flooring options are cork, sustainable wood or bamboo. All three are environmentally friendly and free from toxic chemicals.
Eco-Friendly Nursery Furniture
Before buying furniture for the nursery, find out what materials produce the most toxins in a room. If in doubt, always opt for hardwood furniture. It will be free of chemicals, and it's a longer-lasting furniture choice.
Here's some information on the most popular nursery furniture items and our eco-friendly nursery furniture recommendations.
Cribs and cots: Look for VOC-free furniture labels when buying cribs or cots, and don't buy vintage furniture as these might include lead-based paint. Choose furniture made with natural, high-quality hard or softwood.
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Mattresses and protectors: Choose latex, cotton, wool or chemical-free organic material when buying a crib mattress and protector. You'll also find that organic material is kinder to your baby's delicate skin.
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Drawers and wardrobes: Opt for well made furniture for your nursery. Search for small and independent brands with focus on sustainability. Also, check the quality of the paint when buying your favourite brand to ensure they use VOC-free paint.
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Recliner or rocking chair: A relaxing chair looks beautiful in any nursery and is a perfect way to cradle your newborn. Wood is best, but if you prefer upholstered chairs, look for eco-friendly natural fibres free from chemicals.
This handmade natural wood rocking chair from Etsy is the perfect example.
Eco Friendly Nursery Decor
Naturally, you'll want to create a beautiful ambience in your baby's nursery. And there are some fantastic accessories and decorations on the market. Here's what to look for when decorating eco-friendly nursery.
Toys: Avoid hand-me-down toys for your child if painted or made from metal. These traditional painted toys might contain lead. Instead, choose products made from natural materials such as sustainable wood, organic cotton, hemp, bamboo or wool.
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How do you adjust air fuel mixture screws?
Turn the screw clockwise until the engine starts to sound rough.
- Tightening the screw weakens the air and fuel mixture and decreases the amount of fuel flowing to the engine.
- Tightening the screw is also called making the fuel mixture leaner, which lowers the RPMs at which the engine idles.
How do you know if your ATV is running lean or rich?
A black dry fluffy colored plug is caused by deposits from a carburetor that is running too rich (too much gas), or excessive idling on some engines. Black smoke coming from the exhaust is a sign of a rich air/fuel mixture.
How do you know if your ATV is running lean?
Lean conditions can be detected by the engine losing power, yet retaining it’s engine speed. For instance, the engine sounds to be accelerating to higher RPMs, yet feels as if it has no power. By looking at the spark plug, a lean condition can be detected by a white, blistered plug.
How do I fix my ATV running rich?
Running rich is usually not an issue. Move the needle to the top and put it back. Alternatively, you can warm up your ATV and drive with the choke on. However, if there is too much fuel (and consequently too little air) being supplied, then it is likely that the excess fuel will leak outside of the chamber.
How can I increase my ATV power?
The best way to give your ATV more torque and horsepower is to turbocharge or supercharge the engine, which means that you are creating a path for more pressurized air to enter the engine. More air means more fuel is getting burned, so your ATV will be more powerful in a turbocharged state.
Why is my ATV bogging down?
The bogging could be clogged air filter,stuck carb float,dirty carb, dirty gas or water in gas.
How do I know if my carburetor is rich or lean?
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>>Delhi weather in January // weather averages. >>Current temperature and weather forecast for Delhi.
Delhi weather by month // weather averages.
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|Precipitation / Rainfall mm (in)||25 (1)|
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- 1 Is Delhi cold in January?
- 2 Which is the best time to visit Delhi?
- 3 What is the weather in January in India?
- 4 Which is the coldest day in Delhi?
- 5 Why Delhi is so cold?
- 6 Is January a good time to visit India?
- 7 Is it safe to walk around Delhi?
- 8 What is the rainiest month in New Delhi?
- 9 Where do tourists stay in Delhi?
- 10 What is the coldest state in India?
- 11 Does it snow in Delhi?
- 12 Does it rain in January in India?
- 13 Why is Delhi called the Mini India?
- 14 Is January colder than December?
- 15 Is Delhi the coldest winter?
Is Delhi cold in January?
Delhi’s has an extreme climate. It is very hot in summer (April – July) and cold in winter (December – January ). The average temperature can vary from 25oC to 45oC during the summer and 22oC to 5oC during the winter . In winter , wearing warm or woolen clothing will protect you from the cold .
Which is the best time to visit Delhi?
The best time to visit Delhi is from October to March when the weather is at its best . During this period flowers are at their blooming best , the weather is pleasent and enjoyable to experience Incredible Delhi .
What is the weather in January in India?
On average temperatures hover around 26°C, with highs of 31°C in the afternoon and lows of 20°C after dark. Further north and inland, New Delhi is much colder with highs of 18°C and lows of 7°C, although nine hours of sunshine is expected each day.
Which is the coldest day in Delhi?
Delhi recorded a minimum of 3.3 degrees celsius on Thursday. At 15.2 degrees celsius, the city recorded the season’s lowest maximum temperature on December 18 . Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com. Follow our special coverage of Coronavirus pandemic in India and get news updates from around the world.
Why Delhi is so cold?
What is causing the dip in temperature? One of the main reasons is snowfall in high altitude areas north of Delhi , including places in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Cold winds blowing from these areas lower temperature across northwest India every winter, including Delhi .
Is January a good time to visit India?
The best time to visit India is between October and March, when the weather is more likely to be warm, sunny, and dry. During this time , the north offers clear blue skies. However, December and January are much cooler, with potential fog, while the higher Himalaya can be very cold, but with clearer mountain views.
Is it safe to walk around Delhi?
Delhi is relatively safe in terms of petty crime, though pickpocketing can be a problem in crowded areas so keep your valuables safe . Roads are notoriously congested; take extreme care when crossing them, or when walking along narrow lanes that don’t have footpaths.
What is the rainiest month in New Delhi?
August is Delhi’s wettest month .
Where do tourists stay in Delhi?
Convenient and Best Place to stay in Delhi for Tourists Connaught Place. Baba Kharak Singh Marg (CP) (source) Chandni Chowk. Chandni Chowk. Karol Bagh. Karol Bagh. Paharganj. Paharganj. Defence Colony. Defence Colony (source) Mehrauli. Mehrauli Road (source) Hauz Khas Village. Hauz Khas. Rajpath Marg. Rajpath Marg (source)
What is the coldest state in India?
Ladakh is a union territory in India in the northernmost part of India close to Himalayan mountain ranges. It is located at an altitude of 6000 meters from the sea level that makes it one of the coldest places in India where the temperature in winter varies from minus 12 degree centigrade to minus 2 degree centigrade.
Does it snow in Delhi?
But it’t not just the hailstorm in Delhi , the whole world is experiencing severe winter this year. In India itself, places like Hamirpur, which are located at around 3000 feet, received snowfall , which is not usual.
Does it rain in January in India?
January overview January is an excellent time of year to visit India . There is little chance of rainfall throughout the country during January .
Why is Delhi called the Mini India?
Delhi is called a Mini India because people from all over the country come and live here. They practice different religion and celebrate different festival. They practice different jobs and speak different languages.
Is January colder than December?
True, the days grow longer after the first day of winter. January in the northern hemisphere is colder than December because the warmth stored in the ground has been released to the atmosphere.
Is Delhi the coldest winter?
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Namaksar. Brahmacharia is a stage of life, and a path one takes when the essence of human experience is realised. The journey is one of consideration and humility. Knowing the path is merely philosophical, we will never see true growth through this gesture, but a glimpse of enlightenment; and therefore to walk the path is the ultimate sembahyang (offering) one can make to the highest self. Brahmacharia is the preservation of the physical aspect, and the temperance of the mental and emotional aspects which elevate us beyond compassion and our worldly path, toward an 'ojas' (ozone/subtle energy)-rich 'tapasya' (austere practice) which of itself contains the relentless seed of knowledge obtained and practically explored during our sadhana (journey inward.) Therefore friends, I recognise you as an external manifestation of my internal world, beautifully pure, and respond thus, Namaste ॐ
Ananda in Sanskrit
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1. extreme joy
2. Highest state of being.
Asura in Hinduism
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1. early. Beneficent celestial spirit
2. later. Demon, enemy of the gods
YOGA EVOLUTION, TEACHERS & FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY:
Sri Vasudeva, Myron D'Mello & Mallika Savalkar, Carlotta Castangia, Anastasis, Dimitrs Gkioulos, Rebecca Edwards, Louise Sergaki (Agent Noise, Adventure Girl)
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Whilst setting up a centre of operations in yoga teaching the meaning of Purusha, by what is now Anandasura, in the many beautiful regions of United Kingdom, like Kendal in the Lake Distrcict, Prestwick & Ayr, South Ayrshire since 2016; I too have begun to live another specific journey of self-awareness and mindfulness, a rich and self-observing mauna (vow of silence) where one realises the wholeness of actions and reaps the seeds of their own doing. Periodically, when Mars enters the 12th house, meditation and reflection begins. Now more than a decade after my first entrancing experience with this spiritual subject matter, the clarity of purpose is well-defined. Indeed by practicing yoga, the mind can consciously approach and encompass the body, and other external matters in conscious living. ॐ
YOGA – EXERCISE THE BODY AND MIND
Yoga is differentiated from any other exercise by its focus on consciousness and spirituality. It is not a simple physical exertion of energy, but an exercise of the spirit. As we move and advance, so does our spirit. Calling poses by their Sanskrit names, give yoga students insight which resonates intrinsically with their evolving human journey as they become immersed in the true spiritual wealth and meaning of yoga.
HOW DO I BEGIN MY YOGA JOURNEY?
The journey begins in breathing.
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When you learn the Italian language it is very important to choose a good textbook.
If you learn the Italian language at Happy Languages, we pay a lot of attention to the materials used during a course.
Every time we start a course, either in a group or one-to-one, we consider which textbook is better depending on a number of factors, for example student’s age, interests, nationalities and so on.
What are the main topics?
All the topics are very motivating for students: starting with a unit about friendship, students have the chance to talk about design, demonstrations, fairy tales, slow food, current affairs, sport and much more.
Being a task-based textbook, students develop their abilities in order to reach a specific goal at the end of each unit and do a task related to the unit’s content.
Which grammar does it introduce?
If you just completed the A2 level, you should have learnt quite a lot!
Similarly to other B1 textbooks, in Bravissimo 3 the main grammar topics are Trapassato Prossimo, Relative Pronouns, Congiuntivo Presente, Congiuntivo Passato, Congiuntivo Imperfetto, Passato Remoto, If Clauses (Reality and Possibility), Gerundio Presente.
And the book includes amazing extra materials as well!
For example, there is a section which sums up the main grammar topics for each unit and lovely section dedicated to the Italian culture.
In addition, every 2-3 units there are two pages about the preparation of international certifications of Italian as a foreign language, very useful to get confident with different tasks.
Students are encouraged to be aware of their learning progress, that is why the book contains a self assessment diary to use in order to evaluate their knowledge and skills.
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Study reveals 412 counties, mainly in the Midwest and South, are at the highest risk of opioid deaths in the US. Researchers propose new strategies for improving treatment for opioid addiction.
A correlation has been identified between working long hours for ten years and an increased risk of stroke, particularly in those aged under 50.
Suicides and overdoses made up almost 20% of postpartum deaths in Californian women between 2010 and 2012.
Contrary to popular belief, higher coffee consumption is not associated with an increased risk of arterial stiffness. Drinking up to 25 cups of coffee a day has little impact on heart health.
Genome-wide study identifies five novel alcohol use risk loci which can pass on the risk of developing alcohol abuse disorder from parents to children.
From anti-vaccine rhetoric to the over-prescription of antibiotics, researchers suggest we should try to work together to improve public health, rather than socially shun those who ignore scientific evidence.
Researchers report one method to help combat anti-vaccine information and reduce vaccine hesitancy is to introduce those with negative views about immunizations to someone who has suffered a vaccine-preventable disease. The study reports 70% of students who were exposed to someone with a vaccine-preventable disease moved from vaccine hesitancy to pro-vaccine. Overall, 75% of those who were anti-vaccine increased their vaccine attitude scores, with 50% moving to a pro-vaccine stance.
Current vaccination policies are not sufficient to eliminate measles or prevent against future epidemics in the developed world, researchers report. Introducing compulsory vaccinations before entering school would allow the US, UK and Ireland to reach stable levels of herd immunity in the next ten years, thus helping to avoid future epidemics of the most lethal vaccine-preventable disease.
Regardless of socioeconomic status, children who were overweight by age 7 had a higher risk of developing emotional problems by age 11, researchers report.
Another new study refutes claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The study reports no link has been found between MMR and an increased autism risk, even in children with other risk factors for ASD. Researchers also reported, in a subgroup of girls, the MMR vaccine reduced the risk of autism by between 16% and 21%. No link was found between other vaccinations, such as Hib and DTaP, and an increased risk of ASD.
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The big picture is that (vegetable) farming has been mechanizing and automating aggressively for more than a century, although the pace seems to be accelerating and the range of tasks targeted for improvement seems to be increasing. There are many reasons for these trends, but all may come down to the fact that technology that addresses peoples’ needs is personal and, therefore, important. Indeed, read nearly any issue of The American Vegetable Grower Magazine (or its online counterpart https://www.growingproduce.com/), The Vegetable Growers News (https://vegetablegrowersnews.com/magazine/), or other farmer-focused magazine, blog, or newsletter, watch videos or listen to podcasts, or attend industry programs and you will be exposed to personal stories of how specific machines or pieces of equipment are assisting growers in some new way at some point from seeding through post-harvest handling. Stories come from input suppliers, growers, people in extension and research, equipment manufacturers and retailers, and others. Collectively, these stories have given me many lessons but three will be highlighted here.
First, overall, mechanization and semi- to full automation of core farm activities will continue. Trends begun long ago are fully established with incentives to mechanize/automate increasing and obstacles to the process decreasing. Second, growers have various options now and will have others going forward. “There’s an app for that” was popularized about thirteen years ago (and trademarked soon after). However, it now also seems to apply to equipment or machines designed to help farmers since some see nearly every major vegetable seedling or crop production activity historically requiring people as eligible for some form of mechanization or automation. GPS and/or laser-guided automatic weeders/cultivators demonstrated at a recent industry program in Ontario, Canada (https://onvegetables.com/2022/02/28/tomato-day-coming-on-march-10-2022/) and available for rent were especially impressive to me, although many other examples of grower-friendly options are available or in the pipeline (e.g., “scouts,” sensors/actuators, samplers, seeders, transplanters, sprayers, harvesters, etc). Examples are often on display at conferences, tradeshows, and expos in and around Ohio and farther away (e.g., https://www.worldagexpo.com/ – see list of exhibitors at 2022 program). It is also important to note that some machines or pieces of equipment are being designed with more than completing the task in mind (e.g., environmental sustainability). The third lesson available from paying attention to mechanization-automation in the vegetable and specialty crop sector is that off-the-shelf technology that reduces down-time, increases efficiency and/or productivity, or provides other benefits is increasingly practical to an increasingly diverse range of vegetable growers, regardless of the size, location, or other characteristics of their operation. Formerly most relevant to very large, heavily capitalized operations, current generations of machines and pieces of equipment are available to a much larger group of vegetable farms. Some developers, manufacturers, and retailers are more willing to discuss or offer: a) machinery and equipment applicable across more production conditions (including farm size) and b) lease or lease-to-own access. So, access to viable options for mechanizing-automating is increasing, and the time may be right to experiment on your farm.
There is much to consider and a lot at stake when mechanizing-automating and various approaches are used. The farmers responsible for https://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/why-one-small-vegetable-farm-adopted-mechanization/ emphasize relying on input from other farmers, including via YouTube. Going forward, we will feature grower experiences with tools improving vegetable production we are helping pilot, including systems increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of high tunnel ventilation (temperature, humidity) management. | <urn:uuid:abe50644-d35c-4663-be25-5b3f47acf722> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://u.osu.edu/vegnetnews/2022/03/26/mechanization-automation-in-vegetable-production-its-personal-and-important/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.94515 | 842 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Sustainable agriculture kits for terrace farmers in Nepal
The livelihoods of more than 13 million Nepalese are dependent on farming small terraced plots in remote hilly and mountainous regions where crop yields are low and food insecurity is high. The narrow terraces require planting and weeding by hand — time-consuming and tedious work that typically falls to women. The inaccessibility of these locations and the limited distribution networks in the region limit the impact of existing development projects. Government extension workers and NGOs have only been able to reach hundreds of farmers, yet there are millions of needy households.
A sustainable model that enables farmers to select what they need from a commercial menu of low-cost agronomic practices, simple tools, and locally approved seeds.
A proven business case for selling products that piggybacks onto existing retail distribution networks (e.g., local agrovet stores and snackfood dealers).
Higher adoption of innovations using demonstration plots, farmer trials, picture books, and illustrated flyers.
There are three broad challenges encountered in terrace farming: female drudgery, food production, and sustainability. The Nepal Terrace Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture Kits (SAKNepal) project tested an innovative public-private model to scale up low-cost and regionally relevant sustainable agriculture kits (SAKs) to address these limitations.
SAKs are comprised of a selection of field-tested agronomic practices, simple tools, and locally approved seeds designed to sustainably boost yields, create better working conditions for women, and help farmers cope with climate change.
Distribution has traditionally been a major challenge in these remote regions, so the business model piggy-backed on existing networks with established local retailers such as snack vendors to sell SAK products. Farmers simply visit their local vendor to purchase the innovations they deem to be most useful to them in their daily lives.
One of the most popular technologies — sold to tens of thousands of farmers across the country — is a low-cost handheld corn sheller that removes kernels from cobs 70% faster and with less damage than can be achieved by hand.“We used to shell maize with our hands... the skin around my nails used to peel off and blisters would appear. Now with a corn sheller… we can shell 17.5 kgs of maize within half an hour, whereas it took 2-2.5 hours to do so by traditional methods,” said Kumari Dallakoti, a female farmer. Another popular item is community millet threshers, which cut threshing times by 75%. In both cases these technologies reduced the physical strain on women, which encouraged more men to participate in these traditionally female tasks.
More than 60,000 smallholder farming households (approximately 260,000 people) in nine districts in central Nepal have benefitted from the tools and recommended practices in SAKs. Almost 65,000 farmers (79% of them women) are actively putting these practices to use.
Communicating best practices
Sharing information and best farming practices in the region is a challenge because subsistence agriculture communities often suffer from high levels of illiteracy, especially among women. To overcome this challenge, SAKNepal developed an almost 200-page picture book — one of the world’s most comprehensive — that illustrates sustainable practices like intercropping and weed control.
One of the most popular practices, intercropping legumes with maize, millets, wheat, and mustard, has increased farmers’ net income by 33-137%. New techniques for growing high-protein legumes and micro-nutrient rich vegetables on underused terrace walls has also increased the incomes of families, benefitting more than 173,000 people.
Post-project feedback surveys revealed that sales are continuing and the commercial component of the project (sales of SAK tools and seeds) is now self-sustaining. The SAK model, notably its picture books and distribution approach, will allow the product and agronomic innovations to be scaled up as a franchise model to improve the productivity and sustainability of subsistence farmers worldwide, especially women and girls. Five versions of the picture book were adapted for farmer needs on different continents and they are available online for free download.
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Air, sea drones put through their paces on Solent testing range
Roboat firms and pals pile in
More roboats and autonomous flying machines will be tested around the Solent after a consortium of companies was handed £1.5m to set up a drone test range.
The idea is to use one of Britain's most sheltered sea areas for testing robot boats and air vehicles. Nestled between Southampton and the Isle of Wight, the Solent has all the features of a busy sea area – big commercial ships, warships, weekend yacht sailors, high-speed hovercraft – while not being a million miles out to sea.
"The Solent area has a growing number of world-class organisations operating in the autonomy sector and we are excited to be working with ASV, Blue Bear, MES, SeeByte and the University of Southampton to launch this concept this week," said the head of technology at BAE Systems' Combat Systems division, Frank Cotton, in a canned quote.
It is anticipated that the full test service will go live later this year. A "secure maritime communications network" and a command and control centre using "the same technology BAE Systems provides to Royal Navy warships" will be at the heart of the testing centre.
James Scanlan, professor of design within engineering and the environment at the University of Southampton, said in a supporting canned quote: "The autonomous test range represents a huge step forward in being able to bring technology from the laboratory to realistic testing and exploitation."
£457,000 of the funding for the test area comes from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership.
As the UK's commercial drone sector grows, finding enough space to safely test both the vehicles and their sensors is a challenge. Suppliers to the government have no problem with this – they just ask the MoD if they can borrow some of the vast chunks of the British Isles that are reserved for military training. The civilian sector, however, has had – until now – to make do with whatever areas it can find.
One of the firms involved in the test range, ASV Global, was featured on El Reg last summer. Though its current fleet is more "tele-operation" than true AI, in the words of its MD Dan Hook, the firm does reckon that, technologically, their craft are capable of circumnavigating Britain while being controlled from their HQ.
BAE Systems has also been looking for a slice of the roboat pie, as well as expanding into airborne drones. At the Royal Navy's annual Unmanned Warrior exercise, the giant defence supplier turned up with a Pacific 950 rigid inflatable boat to which it had fitted autonomous navigation capability. The idea is to use roboats as a means of extending warships' sensor capabilities and to reduce the risk to human life in operations such as mine clearance.
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Masked Up for Move-InFaces may be covered, but nothing can hide the smiles of families moving their new first-year students into the Cal Poly residence halls. Cal Poly hosted New Student Move-In September 3-8, with a few extra safety precautions in place: temperature checks, social distancing, and face coverings on students, families and volunteers.
Learn by Doing
Putting On a Show with the Corpse Flower
When a six-year-old corpse plant in the Cal Poly greenhouses shot up a green cone this summer, no one expected anything exciting. Other corpse plants housed at Cal Poly had produced similar cones in the past, and they usually grew into leaves.
But one day, Gage Willey, the curator of the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory, checked on the little cone and noticed something unique. The cone had developed enough to tell that it would blossom into a flower.
“When I saw that it was a flower, I yelled. I was so ecstatic,” Willey said. “All I could think is that this is actually happening, I get to be there firsthand and share it with our community; it’s going to be so wonderful. After that, it was off to the races.”
The corpse flower, also known as titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum, is native to the island of Sumatra. The plant makes the world’s largest unbranched inflorescence (cluster of flowers), but flowering is rare. The bloom can grow to more than 8 feet in height and over 3 feet in diameter.
When it flowers, the plant makes a huge stinky maroon funnel, called the spathe, with tiny flowers borne on a huge spike, which is called the spadix. The spathe sends a foul aroma into the still forest air for 24 hours to attract pollinators, then closes up.
Because corpse flowers are so rare, no one was quite sure when the plant, nicknamed Musty, would bloom. The College of Science and Math set up a livestream for the community to watch the plant in real time, as the faculty and students involved in Musty’s care watched it closely.
The team of faculty and students put their pandemic-appropriate plan into action, asking community members to wear masks and form a socially-distanced line, and only allowing one household in to see the plant at a time. But soon they noticed the line stretching longer and longer as people waited upwards of an hour to see the plant.
To take people’s minds off the long wait, and maximize the educational opportunity, the students mobilized, carrying plants from the conservatory out to the line.
“We wanted to keep people excited and happy, and we got the idea to keep them entertained,” said Jarene Brown, the conservatory’s head student curator. The students talked to community members about the different plants they were holding, such as carnivorous plants or calla lilies, which are related to corpse flowers.
Brown, a fourth-year crop science major, said she loved being able to teach so many people about plants — more than 3,000 people visited the corpse flower while it was blooming— and get people excited about them, too.
“Even though COVID’s going on, we were still able to come together and find a way for people to come interact with this plant,” Brown said. “We made it a really intimate experience by allowing people to take pictures and touch it and smell it. We allowed people to get in there and learn about this thing, even in a complicated situation.”
Jenn Yost, an associate professor in Biological Sciences and director of the Robert F. Hoover Herbarium, said the bloom was a valuable opportunity for the students as well as a unique experience for everyone who saw the flower.
“If this had bloomed at a botanical garden, you’d pay $20 to $30 to see it and you usually can’t get that close to it,” Yost said. “This whole experience felt very Cal Poly to me. We’re a public university and the public was invited. You could touch the flower and put your face in it, and the students had unprecedented access to run the whole show.”
By Gabby Ferreira
Best in the West
For the 28th straight year, Cal Poly has been named the best public, master’s-level university in the West by U.S. News & World Report’s annual America’s Best Colleges guidebook. Several College of Engineering programs in particular were ranked as the best in the nation among public educational institutions, and Cal Poly was ranked as the top western school for veterans among public and private institutions that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members pay for their degrees.
“For more than a generation, we have taken pride in being recognized as one of the best universities in the nation,” said President Jeffrey D. Armstrong.
Week of Welcome
WOW Goes Virtual
This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, WOW looked a little different than usual, with WOW leaders turning to Zoom breakout rooms, virtual social activities and online trivia programs like Kahoot! to help foster bonding among the new students.
Andrene Kaiwi Conner, director of New Student & Transition Programs, said WOW leadership, which included over 700 WOW leaders, outdid themselves to make sure that new students made connections, learned about key resources and attended the required presentations while still engaging in fun activities.
Jake Ethington, a fourth-year biology major and a WOW leader this year, said he was inspired to get involved with WOW and SLO Days based on his experiences as an incoming transfer student last year. Though preparing for a virtual WOW had its challenges, Ethington was committed to helping new students however he could.
“Through the different games and activities students can participate in, they can get to know each other and have fun,” Ethington said. “I heard a lot of feedback from students saying ‘Hey, I didn’t know what to expect, and this was a really great experience.’”
Some of the virtual experiences, including the resource fair and club showcase, were recorded, allowing new students to revisit them — an upside to having virtual WOW.
“I’m super proud of our NTSP team and all the student leadership that worked so hard to bring virtual WOW to life,” Kaiwi Conner said.
By Gabby Ferreira
The alignment between potential offshore wind power production and demand highlights the important role that offshore wind energy could play in meeting California’s ambitious renewable energy goals.
– Yi-Hui Wang, lead researcher on a Cal Poly study that finds new potential for wind energy production off California’s coast. The research team, which included professors Ben Ruttenberg, Crow White and Ryan Walter, discovered that wind could produce the most energy when demand is highest and other renewable sources dip in productivity — an important finding in building a complete energy menu as the state pushes to transition to 100% renewables by 2045.
Disaster at Swanton Pacific
The CZU Lightning Complex fires swept through Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch in Santa Cruz County on Aug. 19 and 20, destroying much of the ranch and many of its structures.
All staff and students at the ranch evacuated safely, and all livestock were transported off the ranch. No one was injured in the fire.
Swanton Pacific Ranch is a 3,200 acre property in Santa Cruz County that operates as a living laboratory where students learn agriculture and natural resource management techniques hands-on.
While the damage is still being assessed, many important structures of the ranch were lost, including the Al Smith House, Seaside School House, Red House, Archibald House, Staub House and yurts, Cal Barn, Little Creek House and much of the Swanton Pacific Railroad.
“We will work closely with both our Cal Poly family and our partners in the surrounding Santa Cruz community to rise up, rebuild and grow from the ashes,” said Andy Thulin, dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, which manages the ranch. “For now, we are focused on the immediate needs of those Swanton staff, faculty and students impacted by the fire.”
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For many families, 2022 is going to be a pivotal year. Following two years of pandemic chaos, there’s a feeling of renewed optimism among families that things can finally get back to normal. However, optimism is no substitute for having clearly defined, achievable goals — without which very little will get accomplished. Moreover, goals without a strategy to achieve them are no more than pipedreams.
For young families, the goals can be significant – buying a house, having more children, funding college or building wealth for a secure retirement. But if goals are not perceived as achievable, they become hopeful aspirations, which don’t inspire people to take action or make sacrifices.
Time and financial goals
Time is a critical resource when planning for your future. It’s one of the few resources we can control, but it’s a wasting resource. That means every day that passes in which you don’t act on your goals, their cost increases. The more time that passes without contributing to your goals, the greater the obstacles to achieving them.
Here are the primary obstacles to achieving financial independence:
Shrinking value of time
You’ve no doubt heard the “time value of money” discussed as it relates to finances. Essentially, it ties the growth of money to the amount of time it is allowed to work. The more time money has to work, the less it will cost to achieve the goal. Conversely, the less time you have, the more it will cost, which is referred to as “the cost of waiting”.
Higher risk as a substitute for time
The longer your time horizon, the less your money needs to grow; that means you can take less risk to achieve the necessary returns to achieve your goal. With more time, money benefits from the “magic of compounding,” allowing it to grow more quickly. With less time, it may become necessary to assume higher risks to grow your money, thereby jeopardizing your goals.
Inflation eats the value of money for breakfast. Based on an average inflation rate of 3%, the value of money, also referred to as purchasing power, is reduced by half over 23 years — by nearly ten years at 7% inflation. When you account for inflation in planning for the future, it increases the cost of your goals. Time allows your money to work longer and harder to overcome the impact of inflation.
Along with inflation, taxes can threaten your future cash flow. However, given the time to plan properly, taxes can be mitigated.
Life happens; often in ways we can’t anticipate. The sooner you have set your wealth management goals, the more time you have to make any adjustments based on what life throws at you.
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March 26-29, 2015, Marriott East Side Hotel, New York
The body, theater of unthinkable affection
Colombini. M.I.*, Fumagalli M.*, Vitali R.*
Background. In the adolescent the time of puberty and the inner feelings of the giving up of bisexuality can create some concern. On one hand, the changing of one’s features implies the awakening of excitement and curiosity, and, on the other, new happenings and doubts about the future induce fear and insecurity. His body’s changing is strictly related to his own image, a feeling arising during his childhood which becomes the main point of his emotions and his relationships with others. Aspects of life, memories and interactions with parents built during his upbringing have certainly left some signs. In a developmental period the adolescent runs often to his own body to express all his anxieties. Thus, when his inner defenses cannot hold the overwhelming excitement, his body can become an emblematic source of communication, showing his secret wishes, representations, ways of suffering and conflicts which originate during his early years.
Goals. The psychotherapeutic treatment can offer a space where his suffering, that goes beyond words, is listened to and taken into special consideration. At the same time the setting enables the psychotherapist to interpret either bodily expressions or blocks in the memory of old emotions, as representing real ‘psychic products’ to be processed.
Method. As therapists, we strive to create a communication channel with the adolescent and a relationship that enables him to revisit his past, and to define himself as a separated individual from the infant dyad and to activate a space for thought. We can observe the different ways in which the adolescent runs to his body, to show developmental blocks which can be more or less deeply rooted, and the unconscious feeling of not being able to complete his process into adulthood.
Results. During the treatment we have been able to recognize the bodily expressions of the adolescent as attempts of figuration of conflicts that could not be mentioned since they were still unknown. In particular, in two female patients, we could notice how their body worked as a bridge between the inner and the outside world, between oneself and the object, between themselves and the others. Not being able to express their personal feelings, they were strained and unable to pinpoint their memories, mixing representations and terms of endearment, often suffering emotionally. The communication channel has made it possible to turn gradually the unexpressed words in a thought that accompanied them in everyday life.
Conclusions . Our reflections on the shared experience as therapists, have led us to believe that most adolescent’s personal feelings are linked to anxiety and stress for the reactivation of the Oedipal phase, a fear of re-entrapping, and of not having enough strength to accept the separation from their parents’ images.
KeyWords. Body changing, Time of puberty, Oedipal phase, Fear of re-entrapping, Emotional suffering, Transitional space, Infant dyad
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2 edition of Nuclear power. found in the catalog.
David Izrailevich VoskoboДnik
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Nuclear power may just be the most important solution to our search for clean, sustainable energy sources. Although wind and solar can contribute to our energy mix, we need a reliable source to meet large-scale energy demands and break our dependence on fossil fuels. However, most people are wary, if not downright afraid, of nuclear power. Given nuclear disasters such . This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether the risks involved in nuclear power can be managed, whether nuclear power is good for the environment, and whether nuclear power is an economical source of energy.
These titles encourage critical thinking and debate by providing case studies, historical contexts, and individual opinions on each issue. Readers are encouraged to think and express themselves independently, evaluatively, and critically. At the end, readers are left to make up their own minds, having acquired transferable skills such as the ability to distinguish fact from opinion, weigh up. Nuclear power is not the only answer to the world-scale threat of global warming. Renewables have their place; so, at least for leveling the flow of electricity when renewables vary, does natural gas. But nuclear deserves better than the anti-nuclear prejudices and fears that have plagued it. It isn’t the 21st century’s version of the Devil.
Apex Press, — pages, paperback This book provides critical analysis and historical evidence to refute claims that nuclear power can alleviate the build-up of greenhouse gases and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. It also reveals the hazards of further proliferation of nuclear weapons from the growing quantities of plutonium generated by existing [ ]. Nuclear energy uses Uranium as fuel, which is a scarce resource. The supply of Uranium is expected to last only for the next 30 to 60 years (depending on the actual demand). Therefore nuclear energy is not a renewable energy. From the above mentioned pros and cons of nuclear power plants, it should be evident that nuclear energy cannot be a.
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book of o results for Books: "nuclear power" Skip to main search results. Nuclear Power provides a concise, up-to-date, accessible guide to the most controversial form of power generation. The Nuclear power. book includes a comprehensive description of the various methods for generating nuclear power and evaluates the political, strategic, environmental, economic, and emotional factors involved in each method.
Book Description. Nuclear Power provides a concise, up-to-date, accessible guide to the most controversial form of power generation. The author includes a comprehensive description of the various methods for generating nuclear power and evaluates the political, strategic, environmental, economic, and emotional factors involved in each method.
With over half the American public living near a reactor, nuclear power is one of the most urgent issues of contemporary life. If you read one book about nuclear energy, this should be the one. In twenty-one provocative essays, those who have shaped the course of nuclear power substantiate their views and set forth refutations of their opponents' views/5(28).
The Legacy of Nuclear Power takes a historical and geographical perspective going back to the origins of these places and the ever changing relationship between local communities and the nuclear industry. The case studies are based on a variety of academic and policy sources and on conversations with a vast array of people over many years.
This chapter opens the book by connecting fundamental, and most likely familiar, concepts of forces, power and energy forms to the subject matter of nuclear energy.
Energy forms addressed include potential, kinetic, mechanical, electrical, thermal, radiant, and electromagnetic energies. 18 rows Nuclear Power — Act II: 2. Do we need more power plants. Environmental. nuclear power generation, which is based on small modular reactors, and a brief description of the theoretical reactors that are expected to be built in the future.
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This book is one in a series of books on nuclear power published by InTech. It consists of six major sections housing twenty chapters on topics from the key subject areas pertinent to successful development, deployment and operation of nuclear power systems by: 4.
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Nuclear Energy: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes, Eighth Edition, provides essential information on basic nuclear physics, systems and the applications of nuclear comprehensively covers Basic Concepts, Radiation and Its Uses, and Nuclear Power, providing students with a broad view of nuclear energy and.
Chapter 1 — The Future of Nuclear Power — Overview and Conclusions 1 The generation of electricity from fossil fuels, notably natural gas and coal, is a major and growing contributor to the emission of carbon dioxide – a green-house gas that contributes significantly to global warming.
We share the sci. This book looks at the early history of nuclear power, at what happened next, and at its longer-term prospects. The main question is: can nuclear power overcome the problems that have emerged. It was once touted as the ultimate energy source, freeing mankind from reliance on dirty, expensive fossil energy.
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The book is a gripping, suspenseful page-turner finely crafted to appeal both to people familiar with the science and those with only the barest inkling of how nuclear power works.
Kirkus Reviews One of the worst nuclear disasters of all time. In his magisterial new book, Energy: A Human History, the Pulitzer-winning historian, Richard Rhodes, quotes the inventor of the first peaceful nuclear power plant, U.S. Navy Admiral Hyman.
All this, however, depends on overcoming an irrational dread among the public and many activists. The reality is that nuclear power is the .Nuclear Power. Edited by: Pavel Tsvetkov. ISBNPDF ISBNPublished Nuclear power, electricity generated by power plants that derive their heat from fission in a nuclear reactor.
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Hiring health insurance is something that many people are increasingly aware of, especially those women who are planning to become pregnant. In this case, we must take into account a number of aspects of great importance that will make the most of the insurance contracted.
What you should know about health insurance when you want to have a child
It should be known that pregnancy is covered by health insurance, but has periods of lack, such as childbirth, whose lack is around 8 months. To be completely covered, you need to take out the insurance before you get pregnant.
During pregnancy there are many concerns that accompany future parents, such as proper monitoring of pregnancy and delivery assistance. The hiring of a health insurance is an alternative that gives them more security, but there are several aspects to keep in mind.
One of them, and perhaps the most important, is that this insurance must be contracted at least 2 months before staying in the state. Otherwise, you can not use many of the medical services that are related to both pregnancy and delivery.
One of the reasons why insurers include grace periods is to try to prevent a person from subscribing a policy to protect themselves from a certain situation, as in this case is pregnancy, and later, when this situation is resolved, the insurance is canceled .
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. The ADA is divided into five titles (or sections) that relate to different areas of public life.
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Modest Needs’ hallmark grant is our Self-Sufficiency Grant. We make Self-Sufficiency Grants in an effort to assist individuals and families who, because they are working and live just above the poverty level, are ineligible for most types of conventional social assistance but who, all the same, are living one or two lost paychecks away from the kind of financial catastrophe that eventually leads to homelessness.
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Temporary Use Ban (hosepipe ban) to protect Pembrokeshire’s water supplies and environment
4 August 2022
Following the driest year since 1976, record temperatures and an increased demand for water, water resources (or reservoirs) for the Pembrokeshire area are approaching drought levels.
While this does not pose an immediate risk to water supplies for the area, Welsh Water is having to take steps to ensure enough water remains to continue supplying customers and to protect the local environment over the coming months.
From 08.00am on August 19th, the company has announced that a Temporary Use Ban, more commonly known as a hosepipe ban, will come into force for customers in Pembrokeshire. This will mean that customers will not be able to use a hosepipe to carry out activities in and around their properties such as watering plants or filling paddling pools or hot tubs.
Pembrokeshire has only seen just over 60% of the expected rainfall between March and July and since becoming aware of the lower than normal rainfall, the company has undertaken a number of activities to help conserve water in the area. This has included increased detection and repair of leaks, plus the use of water tankers to respond to peak periods of demand in some parts of the County.
The situation in Pembrokeshire is not unique in the UK and water companies in the south east of England have already introduced a hosepipe bans.
Ian Christie, Welsh Water’s Managing Director of Water Services said: "We have not seen such prolonged dry conditions in Pembrokeshire since 1976. Introducing the hosepipe ban is not a decision we have taken lightly, however if we are to make sure there is enough water to see us through the rest of the summer and into the autumn then we need to act now to try and prevent any further restrictions later on. The ban will apply to just over 2% of the three million population we serve in Wales. More broadly we do not intend to introduce restrictions more widely across our operating area.
"We have done a lot of work to communicate with customers in the area over the past few months about the importance of not wasting any water and we really do appreciate the steps people have already taken. We would urge everyone now across Pembrokeshire to respect the ban and not use a hosepipe. There are exceptions, particularly for those holding a Blue Badge or on our Priority Service Register. A full list of what people aren’t allowed to do under the ban and the exceptions can be found on our website - www.dwrcymru.com/drought. We will also be writing to all customers that will be affected and publicising the ban more widely in the area."
Ahead of implementing the ban, the company will run a seven day consultation period between 10th and 17th August. If anyone would like to make a representation to the company to be considered for an exemption not already outlined in the ban, then they should do so during that period.
Mr Christie added: "While the ban is in place, we will continue expending every effort we can to conserve water. Our teams will be out around the clock finding and fixing leaks as quickly as possible. Customers can also help us here by reporting leaks to us as soon as they notice them. We would like to thank customers for their cooperation on this and hopefully by working together we can protect drinking water supplies and prevent any further restrictions in the near future." | <urn:uuid:041a3572-d975-403a-a185-eab99bfcf0f7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://corporate.dwrcymru.com/en/news-media/2022/temporary-use-ban-to-protect-pembrokeshire-water-supplies-and-environment | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.967494 | 724 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Our First Sensory Friendly Mass will be Easter Sunday at 2pm!
In an effort to embrace and welcome the members of our Church with Austim, Down Syndrome, and other cognitive and developmental disabilities, the Diocese of Grand Rapids has asked St. John Paul II Parish to host a sensory friendly liturgy. These Masses will include lower lights, softer music, no incense, and other adaptations.
With the Diocese’s ‘Together is Where We Belong’ campaign and the upcoming Eucharistic Revival, it seems fitting that our parishes become involved in creating awareness about various special needs and to extend a special invitation to any person with disabilities to join us at the Eucharistic Table. Families and individuals are encouraged to get up and move if needed, bring alternative seating, fidgets, noise cancelling headphones and to participate in liturgical ministries. Our first Sensory-Friendly Mass will be on Easter Sunday, April 17th at 2pm. We will then continue with them the first Sunday of every month at 2pm.
Why Easter Sunday? Easter Sunday is the greatest of all Sundays. The season of Easter is the most important of all liturgical times! All things like lively music, large crowds, and incense that make Easter celebrations so extraordinary and wonderful for us, keeps persons with sensory issues and their families home watching Mass on TV. It includes families of children or adults with Autism, stroke victims, or those with dementia. As missionary disciples we want to seek out and embrace these families and invite them home.
Why is a sensory-friendly Mass necessary? A vast majority of Catholic families who have children (or adults) with disabilities do not attend Mass. The parents fear that their children are being disruptive, it become difficult for the child to adapt to the music, the sensory overload, and the lighting can often be a problem with those who suffer from seizures. A sensory-friendly Mass does not require a tremendous amount of change on the part of the parish. Lower lights, acoustical music, and visual aids are simple ways of making a liturgy more sensory-friendly. Our goal would be to get the children used to the church and the liturgy to be able to have them join us every Sunday!
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It was difficult to digest, but the idea of distance learning was swallowed with time. Especially when the pandemic compelled people to stay inside homes. Although people are still not out of the furnace, but they a smart species have adapted and evolved with the changing situations. But the question that begs asking pertains to the idea of collecting payments. To put it simply, if we’re okay with distant learning, why do we opt for conventional payment methods, especially when institutions and organizations have to go through the same hassle every month and every year?
In retrospect, it was impossible to continue running things the old fashioned way and innovations such as e-learning and e-retailing were needed to tackle situations as they presented themselves. However, even this didn’t come without scrutiny and challenges. And here we are yet again, at the precipice of obsolescence, as our nature of operations demands cutting edge technological remodeling.
Why Online Payments are Important for Schools
The situation this time? Opting for online payments for schools. There’s a huge focus on maintaining the quality of education, but when it comes to administration, institutes are likely to seem reluctant and hesitant to adopt unfamiliar and unconventional means. However, this doesn’t mean that the innovation in question is doomed. In fact, here’s why online payments for schools will be the future:
Schools Run On Subscription Business Models
If you don’t think an educational institute is running on a subscription billing model, think again. And then think about all the modern ways subscription boxes and other businesses that require recurring billing are operating, saving themselves countless hours of repetitive tasks that can and should be automated.
As per Gartner, the Global Research and Advisory Company, almost 75% of all companies that sell directly to their consumers are going to offer a subscription-based service or product by 2023.
It is also encouraging for educational services administrators to try out modern means to execute their tasks, i.e. handling monthly and yearly payments from thousands of students.
Features of a Subscription Management System
When it comes to accepting monthly and yearly payments, subscription management systems (SMS) go a long way in establishing themselves equivalent to modern-day automated banking services. In fact, some would even consider these payment management systems better because of their interactive interface that makes sorting through thousands of individual profiles and fields a matter of minutes.
You can say goodbye to payment errors, limitations on payment methods and gateways, and much more. Here’s a list of features you can expect from today’s subscription management systems:
- Multiple payment methods and payment gateways to accept payments any time and from anywhere
- Smart Dunning (the SMS automatically communicate with subscribers in case of payment failures and payment cancellations)
- Seamless payment processing with high-profile business analytics to showcase customer behaviour and experience
- Automated billing and invoicing along with reporting for massive transaction volumes
- Ensures security and protection of data while providing the ability to track it across multiple platforms and devices.
Modern CRMs and Subscription Management Systems
If your educational institute isn’t using a modern CRM, it’s probably be using hundreds of spreadsheets that are almost impossible to maintain. Why not go for contemporary school payment solutions that offer seamless data management, billing, and payment processing for your entire team? From admissions, late arrivals, cancellations, drop-outs, refunds and concessions, everything can be done in a few simple clicks.
Moreover, combine with a state-of-the-art subscription management system that can guarantee all the features describe above, you can be sure that your institute is going to make life easier for your students, their guardians/parents, your administrative staff, the board of investors or shareholders, and pretty much everyone else.
Save Substantial Amounts in Revenue
Employing staff, incorporating additional storage as well as mechanics to accomplish all the administrative, as well as financial tasks of a learning institution, can cost a lot. You can save thousands if not hundreds of thousands on miscellaneous administrative and organizational inconveniences that can be streamlined through contemporary platforms like educational monthly subscription management systems. | <urn:uuid:89000921-0b9c-402c-afda-352b3274846d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://12disruptors.com/heres-why-online-payments-for-schools-are-the-future/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.951327 | 860 | 1.914063 | 2 |
Jeremy White is the program director of Narrow Gate Exchange (NGE), a ministry that exists to glorify God by equipping His disciples to build sustainable kingdom businesses that strengthen and transform their communities. Jeremy’s primary role is to organize, structure, and facilitate the vision and curriculum of NGE and to create partnerships with local churches. He is also a noted Bible teacher and scholar who holds a Masters of Divinity from Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee, and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies & Leadership from the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
With nearly eight hours of video training and 25 lessons divided over two courses, each coupled with extensive charts, images, notes, and other resources, Finding the Way … Living the Life: An Introduction to Discipleship is a comprehensive study of what it means to follow, become like, and daily serve Jesus Christ.
Lesson 14: Counting the Cost of Discipleship: Setting the Stage
Part One of a five-part lesson discusses the costs that discipleship will have for the believer.
Lesson 15: Counting the Cost of Discipleship: Being in the World
Part Two of a five-part lesson discusses the sin of the world that the believer will deal with.
Lesson 16: Counting the Cost of Discipleship: Living in the Shfela
Part Three of a five-part lesson discusses the battleground that believers live on and how we can overcome it.
Lesson 17: Counting the Cost of Discipleship: The Tools We Get
Part Four of a five-part lesson explains the tools that God gives us in order to be successful in discipleship.
Lesson 18: Counting the Cost of Discipleship: Our Prayer
Part Five of a five-part lesson discusses the prayer we need to have to succeed as disciples.
Lesson 19: Your Spiritual Gifts
Discusses the spiritual gifts that God grants, what your spiritual gifts are, and how you can use them in your calling.
Lesson 20: Unpacking Your Life, Breaking Down Walls
Discusses why it’s vitally important to involve God in every aspect of our lives.
Lesson 21: Developing Your Testimony: Telling Your Story
Walks through the process of creating and sharing your testimony with others.
Lesson 22: Seeing Your Vision: Finding Your Purpose
Shares a vision and purpose exercise.
Lesson 23: Linking Vision with Discipleship
Builds on the previous lesson and helps you link your vision and purpose to the next step in your discipleship journey.
Lesson 24: The Condition of Your Heart
Reminds us why discipleship is imperative and helps us check our hearts and our motives.
Lesson 25: The Great Commandments: Love God, Love Others & Go
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's new $500 million linkurl:Janelia farm;http://www.hhmi.org/janelia/ campus opens its doors officially next week. This week I toured the main building, which will house 26 labs, during a gathering of HHMI's international researchers. The building is striking. It's shaped like a C and tucked into the side of a hill. The roof is covered with grass and serves as such a convincing meadow that several deer have trotted off the edge. Many of the walls are made of thick glass--responsible for a few embarassing walk-ins for some people--and lend themselves to the trendy, open concept laboratory design. There are no doubt many other great feats of architecture at Janelia, but what really impressed me were the floors in the pub (yes, there is a pub). They are laid in four inch square cross-sections of mesquite. So when a late night at the lab calls for a little...
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To keep your water cleaning play you need to do four things:
Keep the PH at the correct level:
If you water has a low PH level, it will be acidic. While it will be crystal clear, it will be uncomfortable to relax in and can damage your equipment. High PH allows calcium to come out of the solution and make the water cloudy. For water clarity, your comfort and equipment life, make sure you keep your PH level between 7.4 and 7.6. Take the reading and if it’s outside of this range adjust it as directed on the bottle. Make sure to test the PH first as you’ll get false readings if you test after adding other chemicals. If necessary adjust the PH using Alkalinity Increaser or PH Decreaser.
Sanitise the Water:
Do this by adding an approved product as recommended by your Oasis Dealer. Make sure the filtration pump is running and add the correct dose to the middle of the spa. Make sure to keep the correct level of sanitizer in the water, and remember if you’re using the spa more frequently, you need to add more sanitizer. If you use it less you should back off the dosage.
Shock or Oxidize the water regularly to remove body oils, makeup, sun tan lotion and organic waste:
Failure to do this can make the water cloudy with oily bubbles on the surface. If you’re using the spa more, you’ll need to shock treat the water more often.
Ensure adequate filtration:
Filtration is essential to remove particles and organic materials from the water. It’s a good idea to add extra filtration after each use, by pushing the sanitize button on your Spa-Net SV control panel or push the Pump button on Spa-Tech ST control panels. Even more importantly, remember to keep your filters clean as body oils, makeup and sun tan lotion will clog the cartridges and make the water go bad very quickly. Dirty filters are also a breeding ground for bacteria that will make the water quality even worse. | <urn:uuid:3aa56f0a-6226-4608-9c9c-04a22d4c1ed8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sparite.com.au/guides/maintain-water-quality-oasis-spa/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.918091 | 441 | 1.601563 | 2 |
The Indian AYUSH ministry has a track record of doing irresponsible stuff. Now they have published guidelines for treating Mucormycosis (black fungus) with homeopathy. Allow me to show you the crucial passages of their announcement:
… With the increasing cases of special variety of fungal infection, Mucormycosis (black fungus) the present information have been prepared with experience of senior clinicians in treating specific fungal infections and researchers of the system, for efficient treatment of suspected and diagnosed cases of Mucormycosis with Homoeopathy. This condition requires hospital based treatment under supervision and Homoeopathic medicines can be prescribed in an integrated manner. Since mostly immune compromised patients get this infection, strict monitoring of blood sugar and other vitals is required…
As a system with holistic approach, homoeopathy medicines may be selected based on the presenting signs and symptoms of each patient(4). Fungal infections are amenable to homoeopathic treatment. Various research studies undertaken on various fungi in-vitro model showed that homoeopathy medicine could prevent the growth of the fungus(5-8). Clinical studies have shown encouraging results on fungal infections (9-10). The medicines given here are suggestive based on their clinical use.
Note: -Apart from these lists of medicines any other medicine and any other potency may be
prescribed based on the symptom similarity in each case.
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Mucormycosis (black fungus) is a disease of immunocompromised patients. Five types can be differentiated:
- rhinocerebral (most common),
- gastrointestinal (rare).
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis commonly causes headaches, visual changes, sinusitis, and proptosis. Pulmonary mucormycosis commonly presents as a cough. Late diagnosis may result in dissemination, leading to high mortality. Treatment consists of amphotericin B, surgery, and immune restoration.
It is believed that the current surge of mucormycosis in India has an overall mortality rate of 50% and is triggered by the use of steroids which are often life-saving for critically ill Covid-19 patients. It almost goes without saying that homeopathy has not been shown to be effective against this (or any other) condition. As to the AYUSH ministry, the less they interfere with public health in India, the better for the survival of patients, I fear. | <urn:uuid:c6841eb7-ba59-4e7c-ba8b-cfa89bd8e0df> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://edzardernst.com/2021/05/mucormycosis-black-fungus-is-the-indian-ayush-ministry-trying-to-decimate-the-population/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.926777 | 521 | 2.1875 | 2 |
October 21 is Wonder Woman Day. It commemorates Wonder Woman’s first appearance in All Star Comics #8. With the upcoming release of Wonder Woman 1984, we took the opportunity to talk superheroes, superpowers and protecting data with our very own Briana Butler, Engineering Services Manager at Webroot.
Q: Wonder Woman got her powers from her divine mother, Queen Hippolyta. How did you get your data protection superpowers?
I had a reboot in life. I was previously a retail buyer then I went back to school for computer science and ended up switching to the business school. I was hired at Webroot to be a bridge between engineering and business – you have to have people that can speak both languages – and that’s exactly what I wanted to do and what I was trying to forge with my new career.
I first began as a data analyst, which meant working on privacy compliance, GDPR, CCPA, and data mapping, understanding where data is stored and processed, and who has access to it. My latest role is as an Engineering Services Manager, meaning I help engineering and product with personnel and hiring needs, ISO certification and making sure our development teams receive the training they need to stay up to date with the fast pace of tech.
Q: Wonder Woman had several superpowers, or super powerful gadgets, like indestructible bracelets and a lasso that forced people to tell the truth. Is cyber resilience a superpower?
Every superhero has different talents or powers. When we think of cyber resilience, it’s sort of like our own personal toolbox of powers that we can use against malicious actors who want to take our data and make money off it.
Our toolbox of cyber resilience includes basic best practices like knowing how to create a strong password, not clicking every link that comes into your email inbox and daily behaviors of how to navigate and defend yourself online. The goal is to live your best digital life confidently, without disruption.
Q: What about our data? Does that give us any powers that we wouldn’t have without it?
I think it’s more about understanding the power data has if we give it away. When we give people access to our data, that’s when it becomes powerful. Whether it’s corporations or malicious actors, when we willingly hand out our data, that gives it power because then, they know things about us. I talk a lot about privacy and why everyone should be more critical and cognizant of the data they’re sharing. We share a lot more than we realize. It’s time for all of us to understand what we’re sharing and then decide if we, personally, really want to share it.
Q: Wonder Woman encountered her fair share of comic strip villains, like the Duke of Deception, Doctor Psycho and Cheetah. Who are the villains in the digital world?
They’re the malicious actors and cybercriminals who would take your data and sell it on the open market. It could even be the person trying to get access to your Hulu account. There are also nation-state actors and the companies you buy things from. There’s a huge spectrum of villains, and they all want your data. There’s big money in data. So, it’s important that you’re aware of what’s being shared.
I’ve started reading privacy policies – those long, convoluted legal documents – to see if I can understand where I’m going to be sharing my information and make a more conscious decision.
For one large social platform, when I went through it, I started asking myself, am I really okay sharing this information? Do I really need this service or platform? Is it necessary in exchange for what I’m about to share with them? In the end, I didn’t sign up for it.
I’ve also gone through the frustrating and somewhat time-consuming act of cleaning up all my passwords and using a password manager. Most people say they have anywhere from 15 to 20 password-protected accounts. But when I went through all the places I’ve shared my password, it was upwards of 100!
One of my favorite topics is password strength. We recently did an analysis of password configurations with Maurice Schmidtler, our head data scientist, who created a Monte Carlo simulation. We took what you usually see when you’re told to create a password – like using uppercase and lowercase letters or special symbols – and applied those within the simulation. What we found was that the more constraints you put on a password, the fewer viable options you have for a strong password, meaning it decreases the number of good password options. Whereas if you focus on creating a strong password, where length is more important than the various character-type constraints, you’ll end up with a much stronger password. Length is strength because it takes more computing power to break.
Q: Wonder Woman was a founding member of the Justice League. So, even she needed the help of a squad to defeat the villains. Do we need help from a squad to be more cyber resilient?
We all need assistance because as humans, we are fallible. Inevitably, someone might click on a malicious link, or some unforeseen event might happen where you need a backup that’s going to allow you to recover data instead of losing it permanently.
When it comes to ransomware, or really any other attack, you need awareness. That’s why we encourage proactive education and regular security awareness training, so people truly understand the threat landscape and how to identify the most prevalent types of attacks.
Q: At one point in the story, Wonder Woman surrendered her superpowers and used fighting skills instead. In what ways do we surrender our powers when it comes to cyber resilience?
Oversharing content or data about yourself, your name or address are surefire ways to surrender power in the digital age. All these things identify you and allow criminals to gain insight that can be used against you through social engineering.
You’re also surrendering power when you practice poor cyber hygiene, like repeating passwords across multiple logins. Once a cybercriminal gains access to one login, they can discover more details about you and use it elsewhere. For example, you may not be worried about a criminal getting access to your Netflix account, but if you use the same password there as you do with your bank, then the situation just became much more serious.
You also surrender power by not protecting your home network and not using VPN when you’re on public Wi-Fi. People often think “it won’t happen to me,” until it’s too late. And recovery can be costly and time-consuming. That’s why implementing layers of protection up front strengthens cyber resilience and helps keep your digital life easy, secure and free of complications.
Q: Are you going to watch the new Wonder Woman movie?
Oh sure! I will because I’ve seen all the other ones. I’m a big fan of Guardians of the Galaxy. And, of course, I love Iron Man. And I was a big fan of Black Panther, too. Doctor Strange is also one of my faves.
Q: If cybercriminals were villains from Wonder Woman, who would they be?
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In both the miraculous draughts of fishes, the text is the mission of the saints to preach the gospel— the work of man-catching— the ministry by which souls are caught in the net of the gospel, and brought out of the element of sin to their eternal salvation. The preacher is compared to a fisherman. A sad fact that shocked the Dutch draughts scene. A very skilled international draughts player, teacher, promotor and personality is gone. His legacy remains. His 5 courses in draughts - nearly a pages in total - can be downloaded for free in multiple languages on this FMJD-page. His book The Art of Winning can also be found there.
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Checkers (Draughts) and Chess Set - Hand Crafted Wooden Pieces, Board with Stor7" x 13,7" Travel Size Brand: ChessCentral to become a Chess Player, then this is the e-book you need. All of the elements of chess are covered, and no prior understanding of the game is assumed or required. Product informationReviews: 1. This beautiful art book portrays the forces of nature through the main elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire. It is composed from a large selection of unique images of a wide variety of sources, mostly private collections. It is a highly illustrated book, containing reproductions of rare engravings, maps both old and new, sketches, and diagrams.
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The elements of draughts; Item PreviewPages: The Elements Of Draughts: Or, Beginners' Sure Guide: Containing A Thorough And MSeller Rating: % positive. THE main purpose of this book is to give examples of, and instruction in, the art of draughts manship, for the benefit of young students just entering on an elementary course of engineering.
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The Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture; Or: A Treatise on Ship-building, Theoretical and Practical, on the Best Principles Established in Great Britain. With Copious Tables of Dimensions, &c. Illustrated with a Series of Thirty-nine Large Draughts.
draughts. He has worked with many successful young players who played in World and of a Dutch draughts book (translated): “Uncle Ian teaches his nephew how to play draughts.” Goedemoed composed five courses in draughts at cd-rom.
This trainings program containing thousands of exercises is called DamMentor. The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United Skip to main content.
Hand book of draughts and backgammon. The draught player's hand book. 03 The elements of draughts; Mar. Really enjoyed this book especially as there are relatively few books on the subject of Draughts, as compared with chess.
Checkers or draughts suffers a bit of an image problem with some people regarding it as the 'poor relation' to chess, a game for kids as they grow up to become chess players.
out of 5 stars Deep strategy elements for Reviews: Master play o the Draughts Board, parts 1, 4 and 5 Tescheleit - £ Complete Draught's Player by Irvin Chernov, paperback, great book, mint condition - £ I have one well used, a bit loose will included in the price.
Tourney Book Jordan Versus Banks, little foxing but good, various championship - £ England v. x 10 draughts Tjalling Goedemoed is an experienced trainer in draughts. He has worked with many successful young players who played in World and European championships.
Goedemoed composed five courses in draughts at cd-rom. This trainings program containing thousands of exercises is called DamMentor. The book “A course on draughts” is richly illustrat ed with diagrams and contains a large. The draughts marvel and 20th century checker comp.
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Master play of the Draught board 1. Draughts (British English) or checkers (American English) is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces.
Draughts developed from alquerque. The name derives from the verb to draw or to move. The most popular forms are English draughts, also called American checkers, played on an. A Complete Guide to the Game of Draughts: Giving the Best Lines of Attack and Defence in Every Opening, with Copious Notes and Variations; Being Instructions to Students & Learners on the Most Scientific Methods of Playing the Various Games.
Despite the controversy over the name there were plenty of books published in the and s that offered tips or guides on how to play draughts or checkers.
For instance, there was William Payne’s book published in titled, An Introduction to the Game of Draughts. It was dedicated to the Right Honourable William-Henry Earl of Rochford.
Naval Architecture comprises of two volumes, one of text and the other an elephant sized folio of ship draughts. Today, the original folio of ship draughts is excessively rare. This is due to the individual draughts being taken from the folio, so that the actual delineation for the ship to be built could be drawn on the mould-loft floor.
Home - News - Rules - Tactics - Books - Quotes - History - Openings - Endings - Belfast - Links Basic Rules of Draughts DRAUGHTS BOARD AND MEN.
At the commencement of play the red men occupy squares 1 to 12 and the white men occupy squares 21 to. The Wonderful World of Checkers and Draughts by Tom Wiswell and Jules Leopold. (out of print) Categories: Beginner to Advanced, General.
This book, which to the best of my knowledge was Tom Wiswell's last, seems mostly written by Jules Leopold, a somewhat known checkerist and a much more well known puzzle writer. The game of Draughts goes by a variety of different names and has several different variations.
The game given first is English Draughts which is known as Checkers in North America. Also given is Polish Draughts, which is played all over Western Europe and which is the most commonly played version of the game in International competition.
A Complete Guide to the Game of Draughts: Giving the Best Lines of Attack and Defence in Every Opening, with Copious Notes and Variations by Lees, James and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at In the draughts historian K.W.
Kruijswijk enriched the Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijerianawith the draughts library of titles from G.L. Gortmans (). Many draughts enthousiasts followed, and donated books on draughts and checkers to the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, making it the largest draughts collection in the world.
The Spaniards like the Moors, played a game on the board of lines and called it alquerque. The game became modern draughts through being transferred to the chessboard around that time. This book is the result of at least 30 years investigations in the Spanish archives.
tweet.I referred to Hazen in my book, "Draughts Books of the Twentieth Century". Apparently Payne died between and My book is signed "The gift of the author to Robert Fellowes", and if this is genuine it means that this couldn't be the later edition, which has been dated nearer to A complete guide to the game of draughts (checkers) giving the best lines of attack and defence in every opening, with copious notes and variations, being instructions to students and learners on the most scientific methods of playing the various games.
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“We are excited to announce our plans to build 23 homes in southeast Queens. This project is the second phase of our partnership with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the borough of Queens. Together with our volunteers, we will fully rehabilitate and convert these houses into decent, safe, and affordable homes for hard-working families,” said Karen Haycox, CEO of Habitat for Humanity New York City. “At Habitat NYC we are committed to providing affordable homeownership opportunities across the five boroughs. We firmly believe that owning a home is a choice that should be available to all New York City families; all New Yorkers should have the opportunity to be permanently invested members within their communities, to build equity, and enjoy the stability that home ownership provides. We are grateful to our partners on this project and we look forward to continuing to work with them each step of the way.”
|Habitat for Humanity NYC CEO Karen Haycox|
Habitat NYC will lead the rehabilitation effort with a mix of volunteers and contractors who will perform gut rehabilitations on 21 of the homes including the construction of new roofs, plumbing, and electrical. The remaining two homes will be completely demolished and rebuilt to a similar size and style as the original homes. By the completion of the rehabilitation and construction the homes will meet Enterprise Green Communities standards and Energy Star protocol to ensure a cleaner, greener output and lower energy costs for homeowners.
“Affordable housing and homelessness remain serious issues in Brooklyn and across the city,” said Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams. “This announcement is one small, but critical, step as we work to improve the affordable housing stock in East Flatbush and create additional homes for ownership by low-income families.”
"Today's announcement by Habitat for Humanity New York City is great news for families and communities across Queens,” said Council Member Rory Lancman, who represents the area where many of the homes sit. “The work that Habitat NYC staff, volunteers and contractors will do rehabilitating these homes will make the dream of homeownership a reality for nearly two-dozen lower-income families. I am proud to partner with Habitat NYC to find solutions to make housing more accessible and affordable."
“Creating more paths to affordable homeownership for low-income New Yorkers is a key component of addressing the housing crisis across New York City,” said Council Member Donovan Richards. “We cannot be a city of only renters and Habitat for Humanity New York City is a dedicated partner in ensuring more homeownership opportunities expand for those looking to purchase their first home. I’d like to congratulate and thank Habitat for their focus on providing these homes to hard-working families in communities of color.”
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Councilmembers Rory Lancman, Darlene Mealy, I. Daneek Miller, Donovan Richards, and Rubin Wills were crucial advocates in acquiring tax abatements for the families. Through its funding partnership, CPC and Goldman Sachs are providing a $3.45 million construction loan and an additional $1.71 million in grant funding to support the affordability of the project. The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation is providing $902 thousand and the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development is providing $1.125 million. Additional support is being provided by the offices of the Queens Borough President who is providing $1.2 million and the Brooklyn Borough President who is providing $225 thousand. Design and construction partners include architects SLM Architecture, P.C., green consultants Steven Winter & Associates, and general contractors GKC Industries, Inc. and HFH NYC GC LLC.
"The rehabilitation of these vacant properties will help revitalize neighborhoods while providing much-needed affordable homeownership opportunities for low-income families. I want to thank Habitat for Humanity for their partnership on this program and so much important work across the city to empower families and stabilize communities," said HPD Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer.
“The dream of homeownership can seem out of reach for many families in high-cost cities like New York. This project will not only give low-income families the opportunity to put down roots and build equity, it transforms 23 under-utilized properties into positive stabilizing influences for their communities,” said Rafael E. Cestero, President & CEO of CPC. “My thanks to Habitat for Humanity, to our lending partner Goldman Sachs, to our government partners at HPD and NYCHA and to all of our elected leaders for their support.”
This is one of the first projects to be financed under a joint funding partnership between CPC and Goldman Sachs. Announced late last year, the $70 million loan facility was created to help finance affordable homeownership projects for moderate- and middle-income households in New York City. As the demand for affordable housing and homeownership in New York City continues to grow, the lending facility provides a critical source of flexible financing aimed at serving the unique affordable housing and revitalization needs of underserved communities.
”We are thrilled that we can support NYCHA’s efforts to convert vacant homes to homeownership opportunities for low income families, and that the program will spur retail and job creation in the neighborhood,” said Margaret Anadu, head of the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. “We’re confident that CPC will put our capital to best use to help more New Yorkers into homeownership.”
Queens Phase Two is a continuation of Queens Phase One. Completed in September 2016, the first phase culminated in the rehabilitation of 13 single family homes into affordable homes for ownership, consisting of 12 in Southeast Queens and one in Staten Island. Queens Phase One was also selected as a Jimmy Carter Work Project site in 2013. Since the New York City affiliate was founded in 1984, Habitat for Humanity NYC has built and preserved nearly 500 homes, including 35 new homes in Queens.
Habitat for Humanity New York City transforms lives and communities by building and preserving affordable homes for hardworking families and by uniting all New Yorkers around the cause of affordable housing and homeownership. Its unique model combines partner families’ “sweat equity” with volunteers and contractors to build high quality homes at a low cost. Partner families pay a 1% down payment and 2% fixed-interest mortgage. To learn more about homeownership through Habitat or volunteer opportunities, visit http://www.habitatnyc.org.
About Habitat for Humanity New York City
Habitat for Humanity New York City transforms lives and communities by building and preserving affordable homes with hardworking families - and by uniting all New Yorkers around the cause of affordable housing and homeownership. With the help of thousands of volunteers each year, Habitat NYC builds and repairs homes for families across the five boroughs. Learn more at http://www.HabitatNYC.org and connect with us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @HabitatNYC.
About The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC)
Established in 1974, CPC is a nonprofit affordable housing and community revitalization finance company that believes housing is central to transforming underserved neighborhoods into thriving and vibrant communities. To date, CPC has leveraged approximately $9.7 billion in private and public investment to finance more than 170,660 units of affordable housing. Our work with our partners has helped revitalize countless neighborhoods throughout New York, and provided quality housing for families, senior citizens, and individuals with disabilities. Follow us at communityp.com, and on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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If you are a beginner to SharePoint, you need to know one of the basic concepts in SharePoint and it is nothing but Lists and Libraries. But often it may be confusing, what is the basic difference between SharePoint lists and libraries.
What is a SharePoint list?
In SharePoint almost all the datas is saved in the format of lists. Lists are a kind of table structure where data will be saved in a format of Rows & Columns.
Below is a snapshot of the list where you can find the row and column structure and the different types of list columns that are available.
What is a SharePoint Library?
It’s nothing but a special SharePoint List, where documents can be managed in an organized way. Still the values are saved in a row and column manner.
In the SharePoint list, you can attach multiple documents to a single List entry. Here, in SharePoint document library each and every document you add is a separate list item.
Below is a sample snapshot of SharePoint Library,
Can we create folders within the SharePoint list?
The answer is Yes, you can create folders within the SharePoint list to organize the contents.
Here are the steps that showcase you how to do that.
- Go to the list settings using the Settings icon at the top like below,
- Then in the upcoming settings page, go to “Advanced Settings” and look for the setting “Make “New Folder” command available?” like below. Click, Yes
- Now click the “OK” button at the bottom of the page.
- Now when you add a list item, you will be able to see the “Folder” option.
It’s just a way to organize the list items, (table rows).
Can we use SharePoint lists to manage documents?
Technically speaking, yes you can use the attachments in the SharePoint to manage documents in SharePoint lists. But it cannot be organized, you can just attach multiple documents to every row.
Whenever you try to create an item in SharePoint lists you can find the “Attachment” option at the bottom as shown below,
Can we restrict attachment options in SharePoint List?
Yes, we can restrict the users from adding attachments in the list. Go to the list settings page and look for “Advanced Settings” then look for the Attachments setting like below and disable it.
We have discussed the key differences between SharePoint Lists and SharePoint Libraries.
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Adipose tissue (AT) inflammation can be an emerging aspect contributing to heart problems. CX3CL1 were low in the peri-aortic body fat in mice significantly. Mice on american diet plan had significantly reduced plaque burden vs Importantly. controls. To conclude STAT4 deletion decreases irritation in peri-vascular and visceral AT which may contribute via immediate or indirect results to decreased atheroma development. mouse style of atherosclerosis shows accelerated plaque development on raised chlesterol diet. Nevertheless this mouse Zibotentan model neither increases weight nor grows insulin level of resistance due to fat rich diet nourishing (Gao et al. 2007; Kawashima et al. 2009). This phenotype was attributed at least partly to the shortcoming of visceral adipose tissues to accumulate surplus lipids producing a even more delicate adipocyte phenotype and decreased irritation (Hofmann et al. 2008; Huang et al. 2006; Huang et Rabbit polyclonal to ZNF500. al. 2013). This raises the question whether various adipose tissue depots might donate to the introduction of atherosclerosis within this model. As the contribution of visceral unwanted fat in atherosclerosis advancement within this model had not been reported the peri-vascular unwanted fat was established causal for the introduction of atherosclerosis in mice given a western diet plan (Ohman et al. 2011). The mechanisms adding to atherosclerosis by perivascular Zibotentan and Zibotentan visceral fat are incompletely understood. In atherosclerotic mice peri-adventitial adipose tissues produces elevated degrees of IL-6 IL-1α and MIP-1α (Lohmann et al. 2009a) and in a style of weight problems with angiotensin II infusion peri-aortic AT induces irritation and enhances aneurism development (Law enforcement et al. 2009). The TLR/JAK-STAT pathway is certainly activated in individual peri-vascular adipocytes from sufferers with atherosclerosis (Law enforcement et al. 2009). Indication transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) is certainly downstream from the Jak/Tyk kinases and upon phosphorylation in response to IL-12 or various other cytokines induces appearance of genes involved with proliferation and differentiation of varied hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells (Darnell 1997; Darnell and Horvath 1997; Leonard and Imada 2000; Leonard and Lin 2000). STAT4 is certainly portrayed in T and NK cells and includes a prominent function for IL-12 induced Th1 cell differentiation as well as for NK cell activation (Great et al. 2009; Kaplan 2005; Watford et al. 2004). IL-12 can be highly portrayed in rodent and individual atherosclerotic lesions and many studies show that methods to decrease IL-12 amounts prevent atherosclerosis (Davenport and Tipping 2003; Eid et al. 2009; Hauer et al. 2005; Zhang et al. 2006; Zhao et al. 2002). Significantly recent results indicate that STAT4 includes a determinant function for optimal individual Th1 lineage advancement (Chang et al. 2009). Our group Zibotentan demonstrated that STAT4 is certainly markedly turned on in the balloon wounded carotid artery from the obese Zucker rat and an IL-12 signaling inhibitor can decrease STAT4 activation and vascular damage replies (Pei et al. 2006). Furthermore STAT4 lacking mice are secured from developing insulin level of resistance on a higher unwanted fat diet partly due to decreased immune system cell trafficking in visceral adipose tissues and decreased pro-inflammatory cytokine creation by adipocytes (Dobrian et al. 2013). Collectively these outcomes claim that activation of STAT4 may take part in vascular inflammatory replies partly via modulation of adipose tissues inflammation. To straight address this hypothesis we analyzed the result of STAT4 insufficiency on visceral and peri-aortic adipose tissues irritation in mice a style of atherosclerosis missing the confounding ramifications of insulin level of resistance and weight problems. A key acquiring may be the significant aftereffect of STAT4 insufficiency on immune structure aswell as pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine creation generally in the peri-aortic unwanted fat. The anti-inflammatory aftereffect of STAT4 insufficiency was significant in the mice given a higher cholesterol diet plan and was from the decreased atherosclerotic plaque burden recommending that activation of the pathway in adipose tissues could be a contributor to accelerated diet-related atherosclerosis. Components and Methods Pets and diet plans All procedures regarding animals were accepted by the IACUC of Eastern Virginia Medical College and School of Virginia at Charlottesville. 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One of the most important things to consider when camping is how big your tent pad will be. Pads come in all shapes and sizes, so it’s important to know what to look for before you make a purchase.
Here we will discuss how to measure a campground tent pad and some standard features you can expect to find.
What is a tent pad at a campground?
Chances are that you’ve seen a tent pad before but didn’t know what it was. A tent pad is a level, cleared campground area designed for pitching a tent. Tent pads vary, but most are around 10 feet by 12 feet.
Some campgrounds have group sites with much larger tent pads that accommodate multiple tents or even RVs. Remember that RVs don’t use tent pads but have their own designated parking spots.
The tent pad size is essential to consider when choosing a campsite. Ensure that your tent will fit on the pad and that there is enough room around the perimeter to set up your gear. We’ll dive into your gear later in this article.
What is the average size of a tent campsite?
The campsite itself can vary significantly in size. From our camping experiences, most standard camps are around 12′ by 30′. This is the campsite, not the tent pad. The tent pad itself averages approximately 10′ by 12′. Why the extra space? Well, you’ll probably have a vehicle and some gear that need to go somewhere.
Of course, not all campsites are created equal. Some are much larger and can accommodate multiple vehicles and tents. Others are pretty small and only have room for one tent. It varies depending on the campground.
A small, basic campsite may only have room for your tent and not much else. These types of sites are common in state and national parks. Amenities are usually minimal, and you may have to walk distance to the bathroom or water source.
On the other hand, some private campgrounds have large “glamping” style campsites that come complete with a fire ring, picnic table, and Adirondack chairs. These sites usually have enough room to fit multiple tents and your gear.
The bottom line is that the campsite size will vary depending on the campground you’re staying at. Be sure to ask about the size of the campsite when making your reservations.
Pro Tip: Use Google Maps to get a satellite view of the campground before you arrive. This will give you a good idea of how much space each campsite has. You can even use the measuring tool to get an idea of how much space you’ll have. We usually check out the pads at a few different sites before reserving a spot to ensure we have plenty of room and gorgeous views.
What is the largest size tent pad you’ve seen?
We’ve seen plenty of large tent pads, but the biggest one had to be at a private campground in Idaho. This campsite was massive and could easily fit ten tents. It also had a fire ring, picnic table, water, and shore power. It was glamorous!
By the way, when you have shore power (20 amp, 30 amp, or 50 amp) you don’t need to bring a generator with you.
How much space do you need?
When choosing which campground and campsite to stay at, you must consider how much space you really need. If you’re planning on bringing a lot of gear or have a large group, you’ll need a more significant site.
On the other hand, if you’re traveling solo or with just a few friends, then a smaller site will do just fine. You can always leave some of your gear in the car if you need to save space.
Are you the type to bring multiple vehicles, totes full of games and gear, coolers, and grills? Then you’re going to need a larger site.
However, most campers and even glampers will be fine with standard-size campsites with one or two tent pads.
Plan and pack accordingly for your camping trip.
Many campers do precisely what we do – find the campground first, then plan out what gear they need to bring based on the size of the site. It’s always a good idea to get a little extra just in case you find a larger place or have more gear than expected.
Other campers bring all their gear first, then look for a campsite that can accommodate everything. This method works great if you have a specific type of camping in mind and know exactly what gear you need to bring.
For example, if you’re planning on backpacking, you’ll need to bring a smaller tent that can fit in your backpack. In this case, you’ll want to find a campsite with a small tent pad.
We’ve seen some neighbor campers pull up with an SUV and a flatbed trailer full of camping gear and tents. Great for them – they know how to camp in style! Those types will need a bit more space.
What do you put under a camping tent?
You’ve figured out how big the tent pads are at the campgrounds you’re interested in; now it’s time to start thinking about what goes under your tent.
Most importantly, you’ll need a ground tarp to protect the bottom of your tent from moisture and sharp objects. You can find these at any outdoor retailer. We usually get ours from REI or Amazon. They’re not that expensive, usually $20-$30 for a new one, and they last forever. They’re very heavy-duty.
You’ll also consider bringing along some sleeping pads or cots for a comfortable night’s sleep. We’ve found that air mattresses work great for car camping, but they can be a bit bulky and take up a lot of space. If you’re backpack camping, you’ll want to invest in a good sleeping pad.
If there is not a tent pad, what do you do?
Many times, if there isn’t a designated tent pad, you can camp wherever you want as long as it’s not too close to the water or other campsites. This is usually the case when you’re boondocking or dispersed camping.
If you’re unsure where to set up camp, just ask the Ranger station when you arrive. They can give you some great tips on where to set up and how to leave no trace. When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and make sure you’re not disturbing the natural landscape.
To create your own tent pad, follow these steps-
- Find a spot that’s level and clear of debris. If there’s too much vegetation, setting up your tent will be challenging, and you might end up damaging the plants.
- Once you’ve found a good spot, start clearing away any rocks, sticks, and leaves. You want to create a flat surface for your tent.
- If you have a shovel, you can use that to excavate a small area for your tent. Just be sure to fill in the hole when you’re done, so you don’t disturb the natural landscape. This is also great for creating a drainage ditch around your tent if it rains.
- Once you’ve made a level spot, put down your ground tarp to protect the bottom of your tent.
- Now you’re ready to set up your tent!
When planning your camping trip, you must know how big the tent pads are at the campgrounds you’re interested in. Most sites will have one or two standard-size tent pads, but if you have a larger group or more gear, you’ll need to find a campsite with a larger pad.
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Nigeria (MNN) — 2022 is on pace to be a record year for violence against Christians in Nigeria.
BBC News reports that the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project recorded 31 attacks on churches and people linked to them in 2021. Halfway through 2022, there have been more than 23 separate attacks on believers. ACLED recorded 46 attacks against Christian targets in 2012.
“We’re hearing stories [of persecution] weekly,” The Voice of the Martyrs Canada spokesman Greg Musselman says.
“There are so many things going on in Nigeria it is hard to keep track. But God sees it, and that’s why we need to partner with Him in praying and supporting our brothers and sisters in Christ.”
Last Sunday’s massacre in southwest Nigeria and an earlier kidnapping of Samuel Kanu, the head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church, captured the world’s attention. Sadly, events like these are all too common.
On June 5, the same Sunday that gunmen stormed St. Andrews Catholic Church and killed dozens, militants killed 32 people in four villages in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna.
On Sunday evening, June 11, armed bandits kidnapped an Anglican bishop, his wife, and their driver.
“The [source of] struggle and disappointment for church leaders, and a lot of anger is the government. [Leaders ask,] ‘Why are they not doing more?’” Musselman says.
“We heard [about] one attack where the military knew it was going to happen, but they said, ‘Well, we didn’t get the orders from the higher-ups [to do anything].’ So, these Christians were massacred.”
VOM Canada helps persecuted Christians throughout Nigeria. According to Open Doors, Nigeria led the world in the number of believers killed for their faith last year and trailed only China in church attacks.
Pray for strength and courage for Nigerian church leaders.
“Pastors have been kidnapped and then killed as a warning to stop trying to spread Christianity. They’re in constant danger, but they believe God has called them to do what they’re doing, and they’re not going to be stopped by fear.”
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The State Government has approved the Yarra Strategic Plan, Burndap Birrrarung burndap umarkoo — which means “what is good for the Yarra is good for all” in the Woi-wurrung language.
The 10-year plan for the Yarra River corridor is a landmark plan that seeks to manage and protect the Yarra River and its parklands as one living and integrated natural entity, and the first to be developed in partnership with Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung.
The plan brings together the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and 15 state and local agencies who will work collectively in managing the entire Yarra River corridor, so that the Yarra River, Birrarung, and its parklands can be enjoyed by future generations.
Launched in February 2022, the plan is unique in connecting, for the first time, planning law and water management, to protect the natural beauty and health of the Yarra River’s landscapes.
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Before a baby is born, while they're in the womb of their mother,
they are picking up data from their environment
even while they're in the womb.
Now once the baby is born up until 7 years old, that child is in a
hypnotic state. Okay so let's break this down step by
step so we can know precisely how to go about figuring
out what's happening within a child.
So what happens is when a baby is growing up
they are literally a receiver, so they are literally picking up every single
piece of data inside of their environment. Now for example,
if the parent in front of them is yelling at the dad
saying that he is never home and he is always working hard and
she can't stand him, then the baby is literally picking up
all that data inside of there subconscious mind and
it is programming the baby on how to view the world.
So that child is not choosing a life of there own.
The parents and the environment is programming the
child on how to live, react, and respond to the world.
That's why up until the age of 7 years old is such a
crucial defining point in a child's life, seriously.
Every single piece of information that that child hears is
literally now stuck inside their brain and they will play out that
information when they get older based upon the
information that was received and internalized
inside the files within their brain.
I'm gonna get into how this can be corrected
but I want to explain this aspect.
If you've ever been to a hypnosis show you will find
that a person will probably go up on
stage because the person that will
hypnotize them will call them on stage
at the hypnosis event. Then if the person is receptive,
the hypnotist will literally take their conscious mind
out of the driver's seat and the person that is being
hypnotized is literally doing everything that
the person that is hypnotizing them is
programming them to do. Why does that happen?
Because the conscious mind is no longer in control.
The subconscious mind takes the driver's seat and it literally does
everything that the person is hypnotizing them
tells them to do.
I shared that with you because that is the
same way that a child is being programmed.
The child is not able think & choose for themselves, yet they are
in a constant hypnotizing state where they are being trained and
programmed to do everything that they are seeing and
hearing within their external environment and
they are internalizing that information.
That is why it is crucial to protect them with the information that they
are receiving especially up until the age of 7 years old.
Now if the child is already 7 years old you might be wondering at this point,
okay what am I gonna do now because my child is already 7 years
old. That's fine you can still correct it. You can literally rewire the circuits
that are inside their brain right now by replacing it with a different statement
and by showing and telling them the opposite of what it was,
rather than what they were used to hearing. So for instance, if the child was
used to hearing money is hard to come by and you realize as a parent that you
kept saying that around them or if you constantly felt like you were arguing
with your significant other in front of your baby, you can correct it by doing
the opposite. So instead, what you can do is you can show forth love with your
significant other in front of your child so that the child can reprogram those
circuits that were already formed in their brain and they can
create new circuits and new neural pathways in their brain.
So as a parent you are empowering your child with new
bits of information sent to their brain so that they can
create new neural pathways. So it's never too late!
You can always correct it if you choose to because you have to understand kids
are the future and whatever they are being programmed, that is how they are
going to grow up seeing the world through those lenses.
That child is seeing the world through the lenses of that particular
road of information that is now stored inside the files of their brain.
However, new circuits can be programmed and installed in their brain
based upon how you choose to act and if you choose to do that
repetitively that child can now learn new information so instead of them just
focusing on that one road they can now have multiple healthy options
for their lives to go down several different roads with opportunities.
Children are the future and children are so powerful
before they come into this world, they are literally completely flawless
upon entering this earth. Then, because of the information that people
in this world are programmed to believe themselves, then they pass
that old information down to that new perfect brain and they then program their
beliefs on that baby which had a completely perfect brain beforehand of no BS
information.It's like the generation to generation to generation is installing the same
patterns because nobody in the family is choosing to switch the circuits that
were installed in that generation. So you can choose to be the one today to stop
the cycle for your lineage. You can choose to set your kid up for
success by programming them for success based upon what you show & tell them.
Sometimes I feel like kids should be the ones teaching adults.
They are so smart and a lot of people act like kids are not smart,
when infact they are. Kids are so innocent by nature.
One thing I would like to close with is I've been told by a
few different people that heard what I had to say about this
subject and they told me "Well actually Hannah
that's doing injustice to the child because then you're setting your kid up
to be a little wimp because you're not teaching them
what they should learn so that they can
be a hard-ass growing up in this cold world."
My response was, "I understand your perspective
however you assume that a kid cannot function properly in this world
if they're not programmed to be like the rest of most people,
which is not true."
Here's the thing if you program your kid for success, it's not guaranteed that
they're not going to face hardships because everybody in this life faces
hardships, however they will have the right software in their brain to get
them point A to point B in the healthiest way possible so that they do not
have to deal with destructive patterns. They can be so powerful.
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If you’ve ever recommended your favorite clothing brand or restaurant to a friend or family member, then you already know how convenient and popular word of mouth marketing is. It’s the excitement to share your positive, above and beyond experience with a particular company, shop, or product that drives this type of influential marketing. Word of mouth encompasses any ways that consumers talk about your offerings in dialogue with others. Your customers and fans are basically doing the organic marketing for you—at little to no cost to your business. Whether it’s through social media or in-person, word of mouth takes on multiple forms and has many valuable advantages.
According to a Nielsen report, 92% of people trust word of mouth referrals from those they know, above all other advertising. This means word of mouth marketing has the potential for massive exponential growth for businesses through continuous traffic, leads, and sales. People love referrals, and we often trust the opinions of those closest to us when making purchasing decisions. Before diving into the strategies, advantages, and a few disadvantages to word of mouth, learn more about this effective marketing tactic from the Kevin Miller podcast.
Six Strategies to Spread the Word
1. User-generated content
User-generated content is any original and brand-specific content—text, videos, images, reviews, etc.—created by people, rather than brands. Think of unboxing videos on TikTok or YouTube by customers or praise-filled posts on Instagram. Across all stages of the buyer’s journey, user-generated content helps influence engagement and boost conversions. The customer-centric content can be used on social media and other channels, such as email, landing pages, or checkout pages. Competition is fierce for capturing audiences’ attention spans nowadays—that’s why it’s important to build trust and convey authenticity to your target audience.
By sharing real customers’ positive experiences with your brand, it reaffirms the effectiveness and value of your product or service—this is referred to as social proof. Testimonials can be used on social media, email funnels, landing pages, or lead generation content in general. Basically, when you use real people to grow confidence in your business, prospective customers feel like they can trust an unbiased voice who had a stellar experience.
Giving your customers a beneficial reason to share their experiences can kickstart your word of mouth marketing. People are more willing to do something in return for something of value, such as a special discount or free gift.
4. Referral Programs
If you want to go a step further with incentives—formal referral programs encourage happy customers to advocate on behalf of your brand in exchange for incentives. This has become a go-to method for businesses looking to grow their sales while minimizing the cost per action. Think of it as a rewards system for customers who are willing to recommend your product or service to their social circle. The best referral programs make spreading the word easy and quick while making it worthwhile to both parties. Customer referral program also allows you to easily pinpoint your biggest brand fans, as well as track exactly where your leads are coming from.
5. Connect with Influencers
Experienced influencers in your niche can bring a sense of collaboration and authority to your brand. These individuals usually have a strong following and a proven reputation in your field. Some ways to connect with influencers include: letting them try your product/service for free, quoting them in your content, and featuring what they have to offer. Plus, when you use influencer marketing, it can often bring their audience to check out your business as well.
5. Offer a Share-Worthy Product or Experience
The bottom line of any effective word of mouth strategy is to create a stellar product or service that goes above and beyond expectation. Attentive customer service, an effortless buying experience, and products that perform as advertised are the key elements to successful word of mouth campaigns. Offer something memorable about your offerings that they cannot get anywhere else.
The Advantages to Word of Mouth Marketing
Since word of mouth is based on organic growth and customer satisfaction, it is one of the most cost-effective ways to market your business. Unlike the hefty investments of paid ads or hiring an agency to overhaul your marketing strategy, word of mouth advertising starts and begins with the quality of your product and how your team deals with their customers.
Boosts Brand Loyalty
Garnering brand loyalty is key to not only getting new customers, but keeping them as well. You’ll develop long-term relationships which result in repeat purchases and more sales.
Builds Social Proof
Along with audience loyalty comes social proof. As mentioned before, social proof is integral to building community, trust, and credibility towards your brand.
The Disadvantages to Word of Mouth Marketing
You Can’t Control What People Say
But you can control how you respond and interact with unsatisfied customers. In the case of negative reviews, make sure you go above and beyond with kind and respectful customer service. It’s best to reply promptly in these situations. Show you care and truly do what you can to help them with their complaints.
You Can’t Rely Solely on Word of Mouth
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KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan will soon reach to a bailout deal with a potential size of $12 billion, Fitch Solutions ratings agency said in its latest report.
Pakistan is expected to have an increasing pressure to improve fiscal consolidation through austerity measures, the report said.
“Following the latest meeting of Prime Minister Imran Khan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Christine Lagarde in Dubai on 10th February 20 19, we at Fitch Solutions maintain our view that an agreement is likely to be reached in the near future,” Fitch Solutions, the primary distributor of ratings agency Fitch Ratings, said in report.
“Early indications suggest that Pakistani authorities requested aid of $12 billion, which is almost twice as large as the previous bailout package of $6.6 billion in 2013.”
The ratings agency said measures to strengthen the country’s fiscal and debt dynamics will likely be a major cornerstone of the IMF deal, with the end goal of narrowing the budget deficit and stabilising the debt-to-GDP ratio through austerity measures.
The IMF plan would be in line with the consolidation programme implemented in 2013 that set out expectations for a reduction in the fiscal deficit by an annualised one percent per year for three years.
“These policies will likely be aimed at reducing the budget deficit from an estimated 6.6 percent in 2018 to approximately 4 to 5 percent, or even lower,” it added.
Fiscal consolidation will help to stabilise, and potentially lower the debt load with public debt currently at 71.4 percent of GDP.
The IMF previously targeted to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio from 63.9 percent in 2013 to 60.5 percent over a period of three years.
The government is expected to strengthen tax administration, broaden the tax base, and raise tax-to-GDP ratio that improved to 11.2 percent in the last fiscal year from nine percent in the FY2013/14.
The government is also expected to have a strong focus on improving anti-money laundering laws and countering financing of terrorism efforts, “given the poor regulations in these areas”.
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Web Accessibility in the Industrial Sector
Construction, engineering, manufacturing, and oil & gas are perhaps not typically sectors you think of as high priority for web accessibility software.
But you'd be wrong.
Over the last decade, the industrial sector has experienced rapid growth and development due to the introduction of new technologies. Gone are the days of on-site offices covered in paperwork. Cloud-based progress reports, sign-offs, and document storage coupled with automated workflow software have significantly propelled the industrial sector forward.
And now it's time to tackle online inclusion.
Why Does the Industrial Sector Need to be Inclusive?
The main reasons to provide inclusive website journeys are to:
Ensure the broadest possible audience of consumers
Maximise customer spending
Ensure that recruitment processes are comprehensive enough to attract the best potential candidates
Information and Services
A recent article by Forbes Magazine identified customer demand for personalisation as one of the key trends driving the industrial sector. Great products and services are no longer enough. Consumers also expect exceptional customer service and customised solutions throughout the entire buyer journey. The article also called for more technology and servitisation to improve operational efficiency and develop new business models.
Nearly one in five people have some form of disability that could affect their capacity to access information online. Data from the Click Away Pound Survey shows that:
70% of people with access needs click away from inaccessible websites
83% limit their shopping to sites that they know are accessible
86% choose to pay more for products from accessible websites than purchase from websites that are harder to use.
Only 8% of users with access needs will contact the site owner about accessibility barriers they experience.
This puts the onus on businesses to identify the needs of their online consumers and adapt to meet them.
Without sufficient accessibility measures, companies across all industries struggle to reach and onboard employees from the widest pool of talent. In this respect, businesses focusing on construction and engineering etc., are in the same position as every other organisation.
Historically, people with disabilities have either been exempted from work or asked to make adjustments themselves, rather than businesses making accommodations for diversity. This attitude has been particularly predominant in this sector, as employers tended to imagine people with impairments and injuries were simply not suited to industrial roles.
Thankfully, this kind of stigma is fast becoming a thing of the past. To discover and attract a wider pool of talent, unearth great people, and discover unique skill sets, businesses need to ensure their digital landscape is one where anyone can access information and apply for their perfect job online.
"Our ambition is to be the best place to work and the best builder in the UK. That means having a company that represents the people of Britain, without exception. I am proud to deliver this inclusive project as it represents our dedication to ensuring we hire great talent from diverse backgrounds and abilities." "
Nadeem Mirza, Head of Resourcing & Talent Acquisition, Sir Robert McAlpine
Leaders in Their Field
It's key to remember that not all disabilities are visible. Hidden disabilities like cognitive and neurological disorders, visual impairments, learning difficulties, and language barriers can all impact web accessibility. Here are just a few examples of the type of industry leaders non-accessible employers could be missing out on:
Dean Kamen – Dean describes himself as a "very slow learner" due to his dyslexia. But he has over 400 patents to his name and is credited with inventing the Segway.
Arash Zaghi – Arash is an associate professor with ADHD. He's also a world-renowned expert in bridge design and earthquake engineering.
Peter Flom – Struggling with a nonverbal learning disability didn't stop Peter from becoming a statistician, author, and valued board member.
Your next superstar engineer could be out there, but they can't read your online job ad.
The next big name in design and innovation could be on your team, but they can’t navigate your website to apply.
Your perfect-fit analyst is currently looking for a job, but the application forms on your website aren't accessible to them.
What are Companies Doing to Help?
It's more important than ever that everyone can understand online information, and we're happy to see that many industrial firms are embracing assistive technology as a way of providing more inclusive customer journeys and recruitment processes.
We are proud to work with numerous organisations in the sector, including several industry leaders in construction and engineering. Our client list includes:
"Recite Me goes to the very heart of our values. It's helping us build a diverse, inclusive environment where we respect, understand, and value different people – starting with how we recruit them. "
Victoria Jones, Head of Recruitment UK & Europe, SNC Lavalin
How Recite Me Works
Over 1 billion people have a physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, or neurological disability that means they cannot access or process information online the same way as other people. They may struggle with:
Focusing on relevant sections of text
The font, text size, or spacing of the text
Poor colour contrasts between background and foreground
Distractions presented by graphics and image carousels
Web copy that's not in their first language
With Recite Me assistive software installed on a website, these access barriers can be broken down. Users can make single or multiple adjustments to accommodate a broad range of customisation needs, such as:
Changing font size, type, and colour
Altering background and foreground contrasts
Accessing content as an audio file
Choosing from 100 different on-screen languages and 35 text-to-speech languages
Utilising the screen mask, dictionary, and built-in thesaurus
Stripping away graphics and page clutter by selecting the 'text only' mode
"We wanted a one-stop option for ensuring our website is accessible to as many people as possible. Now, when engineers and professionals in the sector visit EqualEngineers' website, they can choose whichever accessibility options they need."
Mark McBride-Wright, Founder, EqualEngineers
Every month, our toolbar makes thousands of website pages accessible. Our industrial sector data from last month shows that:
The Recite Me assistive toolbar was launched over 5000 times
Over 16,450 industry web pages were viewed using the toolbar
On average, Recite Me users viewed 3.2 pages of an accessible website per visit, above the internet average of just 2.5 pages per visit.
Nearly 50,000 individual styling changes were made by users accessing industry sector sites.
Find Out More
The industries of construction, engineering, and manufacturing are moving forward with inclusion for all. To support a diverse range of website visitors looking for employment, project updates, or company information, accessibility support is needed.
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I believe in lifelong learning as more than a guiding principle for staying current in today’s world. There is a lot more to lifelong learning than one may think. Whether it is learning a new skill, brushing up on old skills, or branching out into a totally new direction, lifelong learning focuses on the processes of learning, not necessarily the finished product. Learning can be very uncomfortable and messy, and often times downright difficult.
Once again being back in university has surfaced feelings of inadequacy and impostership, which often gets the hamster wheels turning for me. In the first class of EC&I 834, I have to admit, I felt a bit on the outside of the container and that maybe what I thought would be a seamless reentry back into university would be a bit more challenging than I anticipated. It brought me back to my thesis writing where I focused quite a bit of energy around Brookfield’s (2006) ‘Imposter Syndrome’, which I felt creeping in once again.
To me, impostership is the feeling of being inadequate, the feeling that someone is going to call you out on your perspectives, the feeling of walking the walk but not exactly sure that you can talk the talk. However, sometimes having a refocusing moment to yourself to pump your tires back up is all that you may need. I appreciated Wood’s (2020) article: If You Struggle with Impostership Syndrome, You’re in Good Company. Try This. because it reminded me of the many times I felt like an imposter and all the ways that I adapted and conquered.
Although at times I feel uncomfortable, I know that the most authentic learning occurs during those times. Balancing being a first-time mom, while being back at work full time and taking a university course and more, are all things on my plate that I have to balance. Learning in different spaces, and different disciplines are also somethings that I have to wrap my head around, but I am excited that I have the opportunity to do so.
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- Make connections with other educators to see how they utilize technology in their teaching practices, as well as to be a part of a supportive community of practice.
- Push me outside of my comfort zone, and embrace all of the difficulties of learning new things and feeling vulnerable.
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The Nogo receptor and paired immunoglobulin-like receptor B (PIR-B) are receptors for three myelin-derived axon-growth inhibitors, including myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG). In this study, we report that the p75 receptor is required for the signal transduction of PIR-B, which interacted with p75 upon ligand binding. In addition, p75 was required for activation of Src homology 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase (SHP), which is induced by MAG binding to PIR-B. Mice carrying a mutation in the p75 gene showed promotion of axonal regeneration after optic nerve injury. Thus, our results indicate that p75 has a critical role in axon growth inhibition in specific neuronal tracts.
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Hoosiers is a term used to refer to residents of the state of Indiana, further popularized by the award-winning 1986 basketball movie "Hoosiers." The term, however, has been used since the early 1800s; it was then that Indiana started using the nickname The Hoosier State. Despite its popularity, the origin of the term Hoosiers has always been the subject of debate, its etymology enriched by several wild and fascinating theories.
According to Jeffrey Graf, a librarian at Indiana University, the word Hoosier most probably originated as a derogatory term in the upland South – comprising states such as North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and West Virginia – used for a clumsy, ungraceful person of low economic status, not unlike the terms cracker, redneck, hick, and white trash. From there, Hoosier moved to the Ohio Valley region, where it was used for people in Southern Indiana presumed to be uncouth in manner and appearance. Eventually, the term expanded to the entire state and shed its original derogatory meaning.
Another notable theory was from Jacob Piatt Dunn, a historian who specialized in Indiana history. He suggested that the word Hoosier can trace its origins to the Saxon word "hoo." It was used for cliff, ridge, hill, or a rocky elevation and he believed that it was still used in England. In fact, such a theory gave birth to the idea that Hoosier came from people of the upland South because they were largely of British ancestry.
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Energy Company IT Security Solutions
Energy sector constitutes a big part in the global economy and therefore, it has the bigger chances for security risks. Energy companies are at the highest risk of cyber crime. It is considered as the highly vulnerable. As the supply chain in this sector involves multiple parties and in this scenario, securely accessing the data has become a challenging task for the IT staff.
Not only the external threats, it can an insider threat. A disgruntled employee can go for hacking the network and other important data such as customer account information, employee data and disable physical systems can be quite disastrous for a business enterprise.
If you go with the facts & figures, 67% of companies in the energy sector experienced brute security attacks in comparison to 34% of other businesses in total.
61% of companies in this sector experienced malware attacks in comparison to 13% to other businesses.
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The main goal of our research project is an extensive documentation of Trumai, with a multimedia representation of the corpus. For a good documentation, it is important to have a collection of linguistic and cultural materials, as well as a number of representative texts in the language, with audio or video recording, written transcription, interlinear glossing and comments. Such a collection will contribute to the preservation of Trumai, and will constitute a source of information for:
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Note: I will continue to share my interactive multimedia and emerging technology discoveries in future Interactive Multimedia Technology posts! I have more than 10 years in the classroom and 2 years in educational technology administration. In the course of this time, before cell phones and computer systems and any other technology was even believed of, individuals simply spoke face-to-face with every other, or wrote letters with a quill pen. There is a historical physique of knowledge that has been amassed as the personal computer technology field has evolved. Technology can be used to teach new abilities by assisting learners to interpret, analyze, evaluate, and summarize information. The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire had been each really strong nations with quite distinct attitudes toward technology. The Han’s attitude toward technology can be discovered via the sort of technology they utilised.
Technology can help excellent teachers do what they do best—stimulating minds and fostering abilities in the next generation—and make understanding even a lot more rewarding for students. Project Socrates concluded that technology exploitation is the foundation of all competitive benefit and that declining US competitiveness was from choice-producing in the private and public sectors switching from technology exploitation (technology-based preparing) to income exploitation (economic-primarily based planning) at the end of World War II.
Philip J Corso, aged 82 at the time, released a book entitled The Day Right after Roswell Corso was the head of the Foreign Technology Desk, R&D (Study & Improvement) at the Pentagon and was a member of President Eisenhower’s NSC (National Security Council) employees. If nuclear deterrence dramatically reduces war and no one particular ends up utilizing nukes, then it was a excellent technology. It is wonderful that technology is becoming employed in such a positive way for these who genuinely require it. | <urn:uuid:5e4f3f65-b69a-4ff6-833e-05ff88db21db> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.facebookbaixargratis.com/leading-5-extended-variety-wireless-mice-for-2016.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.94776 | 603 | 1.757813 | 2 |
Move over, NFL PSAs. The United Colors of Benetton is putting the power to stop violence against women squarely in the hands of the world’s Millennials. In partnership with the United Nations campaign for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the new Benetton campaign takes an unexpected swing at a problem that affects one out of three women around the globe.
Spots open on a beautiful young woman seated in the desert, surrounded by a group of angry men, some holding stones, some with clenched fists. But instead of hurting her, they begin showering her with flower petals.
“We have been too much used to seeing violence,” says Erik Ravelo, head of social engagement campaigns of Fabrica, Benetton Group’s communications research center, and creative director of the effort. “Our choice was to show the problem through something that is more emotional, and more beautiful. This is a celebration of the woman, and a stronger emotion than if we showed her bloody, or with a black eye. We chose the flower, not the stone.”
The campaign further looks to step beyond the usual media portrayals of violence by asking those under 30 to become the news media themselves, submitting stories they hope can come true. Using such hashtags as #UNWOMEN, #ORANGEURHOOD and #ENDVIOLENCEAGAINSTWOMEN, people from 18 to 30 are encouraged to upload these self-produced “news” stories. Of the 100 most popular, the Unhate Foundation plans to pick 10 to develop next year.
The focus on Millennials is important, he tells Marketing Daily, “because this is exactly the kind of change that must start from the young generation to the old generation.”
Benetton is a 50-year-old brand, and while its core customers are 25 and up, “the goal of this campaign is to reinforce the perception of our brand to young people and our consumers in general.”
The company hopes that at least 20,000 to 30,000 young people will respond. Its previous #Unemployee effort, which began in 2012 and focused on the plight of young NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) around the world, generated some 50,000 responses. “So, fingers crossed, we may do that well again. This is such an important issue,” he says, “that we are even more optimistic.”
To combat the threat of acid attacks against women, another element of the campaign is called “Facing,” a video that shows the creation of a sculptures of a beautiful woman’s face, achieved by using acid on metal. Plans call for those pieces to be auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting UN Women.
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Most girls are worried with the aspect how to make hair vibrant without the use of chemicals or permanent hair dye. For redheads it is rather burning question as red color is very difficult to keep bright.
Chemical ingredients contained in commercial hair dye may seriously spoil hair becoming the reason to excessive hair loss and dandruff. Not worth taking risk, right? Anyway, applying store bought hair dye may let you have bright hair color which lasts till the first washing but in comparison with natural methods it is the worst choice.
In this article you may find useful tips to keep your natural red color vibrant and bright using natural components. Organic hair coloring is quite popular. Black tea, henna, cocoa – this is not the whole list of herbal ways to enhance natural hair color. Among them hibiscus flower seems some kind of little discovery.
Hibiscus Flower Benefits for Hair
The Egyptians called this drink hibiscus – tea of Pharaohs. Long time ago hibiscus tea was a privilege of Egyptian nobility. That’s not surprising – due to its anti-aging and healing properties hibiscus tea later became the national drink of Egypt!
Hibiscus, and its second name – Sudanese rose, contains fruit acids, pectin, bioflavonoids, antioxidants, micro and macro-elements. It is widely used in skin care and believed to be the best hair growth product. It is able to nourish, revitalize the skin and hair, reduce sebum production, that’s why it is believed to be wonderful solution for oily hair. Hibiscus flowers can give hair red hue be a gentle conditioner making strands soft and smooth. Well, it doesn’t mean that hibiscus is natural deep red hair dye. But it is particularly suitable natural hair dye for brunette hair giving them a noble shade of mahogany.
How to Make Hibiscus Mask to Dye Hair?
Hibiscus mixture is very easy to make. Follow these simple steps to prepare your own hair mask.
You will need:
- 3 tablespoons of cocoa
- 2 tablespoons of organic henna powder
- 2 tablespoons of gelatin
- hibiscus tea
First, you should prepare hibiscus tea. Heat 2 to 3 cups of water in a kettle, bringing it to a boil. Place the hibiscus in a pot and pour the hot water over it. You should see the flowers release a red to purple color. Allow the hibiscus tea to steep for approximately 10 minutes. Brew the tea longer for a darker color. It is very important as we plan to give red hair deep and bright hue.
Then, dissolve gelatin powder in a right way. Powder gelatin needs to be dissolved in cold water. If you use very hot water the powder particles will swell on the outside, preventing the water from getting into the grain center, and creating uneven texture. Sprinkle the powdered gelatin into a hibiscus liquid and let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes. Then, when the mixture is heated a little bit, the gelatin will dissolve evenly. Scattering or sprinkling the gelatin over the liquid’s surface prevents the gelatin from forming clumps. Remember that boiling destroys gelatin’s ability to set.
Then, combine henna powder and cocoa together. Add this dry mixture to gelatin liquid. Mix well.
After its preparation, it is applied to clean and damp hair, distributed on each strand. After all you need to put on a shower cap, wrap head with a towel. For the best effects you may use a hairdryer to let mask compounds penetrate deeper into hair follicles. Don’t expose your hair to very hot air blow. Keep this mask on for up to 1 hour: of course, if you want to have brighter hue, you’d better keep the mask longer. Afterwards wash your hair with cool water otherwise you can destroy gelatin layer on hair shaft (don’t forget that our hair mask include gelatin to make hair glossy) and they become less smooth.
Hibiscus hair mask is a mixture of organic components which have particular effect on hair. For better understanding you find useful information for each mask component below:
Cocoa in Hair Care
Powder and oil derived from cocoa beans have a unique feature to nourish hair from within, makes them shiny and soft. Due to the use of homemade masks, based on cocoa powder, the hair begins to grow faster, become thicker, split ends are prevented.
In addition, cocoa perfectly strengthens hair roots and stimulates the blood circulation, thereby providing hair growth.
Complete mask with cocoa will be useful even if you have the luxury, healthy hair, as a preventive measure. As for the liquid, weak staining numerous, brittle, dull and lifeless hair, there’s no healing cocoa mask can not do.
Some recipes of hair masks include cocoa powder as base component. One of the most popular variation is DIY Chocolate Mask. Delicious Cocoa Hair Treatment
Gelatin for Hair Growth
Gelatin hair masks are very popular in traditional cosmetics. It turns out gelatin masks are able to solve a variety of hair problems – dry and brittle hair, scalp itching and dandruff, thinning hair and dullness, even strengthen hair and stimulate hair growth – this is the power of gelatin. Internet resources even confirm the effect of gelatin on hair compared with such of lamination, popular service offered by most beauty saloons.
Effectiveness of the gelatin hair mask can be noticed after one procedure. Powder makes hair more smooth, shiny and manageable.
Researchers had proved that in the gelatin there are hydrolyzed collagen molecules which are very small and are able to penetrate easily into the deepest layers, in this case, the hair. Using gelatin masks, your hair gets great building material, which restores the damaged areas of the hair, thereby gelatin hair masks can prevent split ends and other hair imperfections.
Organic Henna Powder for Hair
Henna is organic hair dye, its effect on hair is softer than that of artificial colorants, as it does not destroy the hair, envelops it, creating additional protection from the harmful factors. Depending on the proportions and natural additives henna can give your hair amazing hue. It can be auburn color or deep red. That’s why henna is popular in natural hair care of most women.
Henna is very useful for hair growth, it makes them more fluffy and shiny, not only nourishes the hair and scalp, normalizes the fine and sebaceous glands and effectively helps to get rid of dandruff and hair loss (alopecia). Damaged hair treatment with henna really brings results even after the first use.
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The seemingly ubiquitous common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is our platonic octopus ideal. Even if Plato didn't write about it, Aristotle did. And since then, it has been the most widely studied (and consumed) species.
But contemporary science is complicating things, a new paper, published this month in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, details.
The common octopus lives off the coasts of Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe—from the seas north of the UK, through the equatorial tropics, to the southern tip of Africa.
The vast distances between these far-flung populations have led to speculation that perhaps the vulgaris clan may have actually already speciated, splitting off one or more groups on their own evolutionary trajectories. Over recent years, in fact, researchers have proposed up to 10 separate groups within the common octopus "species complex."
Getting to the bottom of this uncommon mystery is of interest to scientists and fisheries managers alike. The UN's Food and Agricultural "statistics reveal that there are real problems in the identification of cephalopod species caught by the fisheries," the authors note.
To complicate things further, a species that separated into distinct pockets can develop different physical characteristics while remaining similar enough genetically. Or things can swing the other way, with groups undergoing substantial genetic changes while keeping up basically the same appearances.
Early mitochondrial testing has found genetic differences among common octopuses that live off the coasts of Japan. But these small found variations still were not enough to kick it out of the clan. Deeper testing and more samples are needed to settle the debate.
And depending on which genetic tests are used, researchers find either no difference, or several differences in populations within the Mediterranean region. Scientists had similar outcomes when sampling populations around the western coast of Africa. One possible explanation for different genetic lineages found in one small study is that octopuses could have been deposited from afar after unwittingly stowing away in ships' ballast water holds.
In the Americas things get even trickier, with some octopuses—identical to the O. vulgaris—being labeled as O. americanus even though there is no type specimen for such a species. But, as the authors note, "to date, no genetic studies have been conducted in this area to clarify the relationship."
The ever-vexing O. rugosus was described as a distinct species more than two centuries ago. And its defenders point to shorter arms and different skin texture than the common octopus. But many doubt this other widespread octopus to be anything other than more members of team vulgaris.
So who is the common octopus? This master of disguise continues to elude scientists.
"Genetic approaches will [be] a useful tool to investigate biodiversity," note the authors—as well as to "define the [wild] stocks in order to prevent their overexploitation."
Read more about how octopuses have spread throughout the globe in Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea.
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What is an Ebike? To place it short, an Ebike is a crossbreed automobile that was originally made as a bicycle with both an electrical motor as well as a battery. They resemble hybrid cars yet have the advantage of not utilizing both gas and also electricity when they’re in activity. Instead they utilize their own power source, which can either be a battery or a gas engine. Although Ebikes have actually been around for quite a while, they are coming to be extra popular in recent years as more individuals are recognizing the advantages they supply.
The reason why more individuals are picking to make use of e-bikes is because they’re quiet, they’re very easy to navigate, as well as they’re fairly economical. The majority of e-bikes consider under 3 pounds, which makes them a lot easier to tackle than a typical bike. If you intend to ride your bike, you just strap it to your handlebars. You do not have to fret about changing it as you would with a standard bike.
One thing you might ask is “What’s an ebike?” An ebike is also known as an electric bike, recumbent bike, or simply a bike. E-bikes are distinguished by their handlebars and also their pedals. Whereas traditional bikes have pedals, an ebike has no pedals. Mountain Bike Giant
Ebikes are not just taken into consideration to be a kind of bicycle, yet additionally a method of transportation. Many Ebikes run on power, so they can be used as a way of transport. This is usually used by those who have a lot of trouble rising from a seated placement. Others use e-bikes as a way of exercising, considering that a lot of them are able to utilize their pedals in the event of an emergency situation.
Ebikes have come a long way for many years. There was a time when bikes were nothing more than simple, ordinary bikes with fancy names. Today, electrical bikes have actually experienced a complete transformation, becoming what many individuals would certainly consider to be a full-fledged bike. The very first e-bikes were not very reliable, however things have actually altered significantly for many years. Today’s ebike is as effective as any other motorcycle around, and the majority of are extremely sleek as well as modern in style.
If you have been asking the question “what is an ebike?” for fairly a long time, after that it’s likely that you will certainly prepare to buy among your own. Electric bikes are much more popular than ever before, as well as you might find yourself wanting to buy one as soon as possible. If this holds true, make sure to take your time as well as look around before deciding, given that you intend to obtain the best deal possible.
There are a couple of points you require to keep in mind when you are getting an ebike. You must first off make sure that the motorcycle you choose is legal in the area where you live. Some cities do not enable you to ride an ebike on the road as they regard them to be an illegal task. Likewise, you require to inspect the motorcycle over very carefully to make certain it does not have any kind of kind of troubles that could influence you while riding it. Lastly, make sure you do not wind up investing more money than you intended by getting a bike that has some type of damages.
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Problem. A Chinese innovative drug development company intended to determine the optimal crystal form of a drug candidate in its pipeline within two months, in order to control the risk associated with form selection for the clinical studies. Traditional experimental methods could not meet the customer’s strict requirements on the study quality due to the stringent timeline.
Solution. We conducted a complete solid form risk assessment within 37 days by combining CSP and wet lab experimentation to identify and validate the most ideal crystal form pursuant to the customer’s needs.
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If you are looking for a way to watch PBS in UK, then you have come to the right place. Follow this guide to learn more about streaming PBS from anywhere as we have shared the five easy steps to stream PBS in UK with a VPN.
PBS stands for ‘Public Broadcasting Service.’ It is an American public broadcasting service that distributes television programs. PBS’s content is only available on its platform, and only the people residing in the US can directly watch it. You can watch all the live matches of UEFA on PBS.
Follow this guide to learn how to unblock PBS using a VPN and which VPN provider is best for you.
Why Need a VPN to Watch PBS in UK?
You need a VPN to for PBS in UK because it is a geo-restricted service, just like to unblock Sling TV in UK, or to access HBO Max in UK you need a premium VPN and connect to its US servers. A reliable VPN with strong servers in the USA can only help you enjoy PBS in UK.
If you try accessing PBS from the UK, or anywhere else than the US, you will see the following message:
You will need to connect to a VPN to bypass this geo-restriction. A VPN will mask your IP and DNS address and will make you undetectable from the host server.
Best VPN to Watch PBS in UK
Following are the best VPNs to stream PBS America from anywhere:
1. ExpressVPN – Recommended VPN to Watch PBS in UK
ExpressVPN is our top recommendation for accessing PBS in UK. It has 3000+ servers in 160 locations, and all of its servers are highly reliable and optimized for seamless streaming.
In the speed tests we conducted, it managed to offer a download speed of 88.78 Mbps and an upload speed of 54.22 Mbps on a 100 Mbps connection.
ExpressVPN charges GB£ 5.46/mo (US$ 6.67/mo) - Save 49% and get 3 extra months FREE with 12-month plan for its exclusive 1-year plan (12+3 months) and has a 30-day money-back guarantee as well. ExpressVPN ensures no DNS or IP leaks with its strong security protocols and security features. You ExpressVPN to watch CBC in UK, and to watch Channel 4.
2. Surfshark – Pocket-Friendly VPN to Access PBS in UK
Surfshark is an affordable VPN for PBS in UK. It has a wide network of 3200+ servers across the globe in 65 countries. Surfshark offers amazing high-speed and secure servers in around 24 US locations.
The download speed offered by Surfshark was 86.55 Mbps and the upload speed was 49.42 Mbps on a 100 Mbps connection.
It charges GB£ 1.88/mo (US$ 2.30/mo) - 82% Off on 2 Years Plan on its 2-year package. Surfshark offers top-notch service and elite VPN features along with military-grade 256-bit encryption even at this low price. Use Surfshark for streaming services like Sky Go outside the UK or use its Australian servers to access Channel 9 in UK.
3. NordVPN – Fastest VPN to Unblock PBS in UK
NordVPN is another popular VPN to unblock PBS in UK. It has more than 1970 servers in the US only and 5000+ servers in 60+ countries worldwide. It protects user traffic with a strong AES 256-bit encryption protocol and offers six multi-logins.
This VPN offers a download speed of 86.24 Mbps and an upload speed of 53.72 Mbps on a 100 Mbps connection.
It offers a 5-year plan at $3.33/month. NordVPN ensures no DNS or IP leaks and has a strict no-logs policy. It is popular in the VPN industry due to its combination of robust security, fast speed, and budget-friendly prices. NordVPN can also unblock TVNZ in UK and even let you watch Hotstar in UK and it can also unblock many other streaming services. Also check how to watch Zee tv in UK with NordVPN
Can I watch PBS in UK with a free VPN?
Yes, you can watch PBS with a free VPN, but it is not recommended because free VPNs are unreliable, and they put your security at risk. Free VPNs may not cost you any money, but they charge you in a worse way by selling your information to third parties and making money by that. All in all, it is strongly suggested to never use free VPNs for accessing any streaming platforms.
You should always use a paid and reliable VPN like ExpressVPN to unblock PBS anywhere in the world.
Device Compatibility of PBS App
PBS app is compatible with the following devices including Apple TV:
- Samsung Smart TV
- iOS and Mac devices
- Android devices
- Apple TV (Best VPNs for Apple TV)
- Amazon Firestick and Fire TV
Best PBS Shows
You can watch the following best shows on PBS:
- Antiques Roadshow
- Call the Midwife
- Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
- Downton Abbey
- Ken Burns’s Country Music
- Reading Rainbow
- Rick Steves’ Europe
- Sesame Street
- The Great British Baking Show
- The Joy of Painting
- World on Fire
How to Watch PBS without cable
A cable is not required for unblocking PBS. You can watch PBS shows on their website or the PBS app directly in the US. If you reside in UK, then you can need to connect to a US server of a reliable VPN and enjoy streaming PBS without cable for free.
How can I watch PBS in UK?
You can start streaming PBS through its official website or by downloading its app on your device. If you are residing in UK, then you will need a VPN like ExpressVPN and connect to its US servers to access PBS.
Is PBS streaming free?
Yes, you can stream for free on PBS if you have an account on the PBS platform. If you don’t have an account, you’ll have to sign up on the PBS official website and then log in to enjoy free streaming.
Does PBS Require a Subscription?
Yes, you need to sign up on PBS to enjoy streaming. Once you have subscribed to PBS, you can enjoy high-quality video streaming for free.
How can I watch PBS without a passport?
You can watch all PBS videos without a passport using a VPN and connecting to a US server. This way, you will have full access to all the content available over PBS.
How to watch PBS in the UK?
Follow these simple steps for accessing PBS in the UK:
- Subscribe to ExpressVPN and download its app for your device.
- Install and log-in to the app.
- Connect to a US server from the servers list.
- Open the PBS website and start streaming.
How to watch PBS in UK?
You can watch PBS in UK by following these simple steps:
- Sign-up for ExpressVPN.
- Download its app for your device.
- Install the app and log-in to it.
- Connect to an ExpressVPN USA server from the servers list.
- Go to the PBS website and start streaming.
How to watch PBS in UK?
For PBS in UK, follow these simple steps:
- Subscribe to a VPN like ExpressVPN.
- Download and install its app for your device.
- Log in to the app and go to the servers list.
- Connect to a server from the USA.
- Now open your PBS account and start streaming.
How much does it cost to get PBS Passport?
You can get a passport at USD 5 per month or USD 60 per year.
Is PBS Passport available in UK?
Yes, PBS Passport is available in UK. People in UK with a Passport can enjoy streaming all Passport exclusive content on PBS.
Can I Watch PBS in Europe?
Yes, you can enjoy PBS in Europe by using a reliable VPN and connecting to its US servers.
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Do you know when conception occurs? Do you know the difference between a ‘fetus’ and an ‘embryo’? Every pregnant mother should know the answers to these fundamental questions. After all, this information will guide them throughout the stages of pregnancy.
However, not all mothers have a good grasp of this information, especially first-time mothers. Luckily for them, here are the condensed version of everything that they need to know about fetal development.
Definition Of Terms
Before anything else, a pregnant mother must have a clear understanding of what a fetus, an embryo, and a zygote is. Most often, the definition of a fetus is confused with that of the embryo’s or the zygote’s.
- What is a zygote? (plural form: zygotes) A zygote is a single-cell embryo that is formed during conception. In this stage, the 23 male and female chromosomes are combined.
- What is an embryo? (plural form: embryos) The soon-to-be-child is considered an embryo when it has begun forming essential systems in the body.
- What is a fetus? (plural form: fetuses) The soon-to-be-child is considered a fetus when the ninth week after conception has passed. In this stage, the fetus is focusing on its growth and development.
How does conception begin? For starters, it can only start once ovulation occurs. Ovulation begins when the mature follicle releases an egg to be fertilized. When sperm meets the egg, the protein coat of the egg cell will close to prevent other sperms from penetrating. After 24 hours, the egg cell will begin to divide.
As a blastocyte or a fertilized egg, it will continue to divide while traveling from the fallopian tube to the uterus. The blastocyte will attach itself to the lining of the uterus, a process called implantation. After implantation, fetal development can now formally begin.
In the first trimester, week 5 is the most crucial period. This time is when the soon-to-be-child is entering its embryonic stage. In week 5 to 7, the embryo’s heart will start to beat. The embryo will also develop basic body features such as arms, legs, and head.
At weeks 8 to 10, the embryo will form eyes, ears, and toes. However, the embryo is still small, spanning for 2 inches. By the end of week 12, the embryo will have grown to 2 ½ inches in length. It will have developed fingernails and refined facial features.
The 2nd trimester lasts from week 13 to week 26. The embryo is now looking more like a human fetus with its refined features.
At week 15 to 18, the skin of the fetus is still transparent. However, fine hairs called lanugo are growing on its head. Its pancreas and liver start to secrete, while its muscles and bones are becoming stronger. The fetus can move, stretch, and make sucking motions.
At week 19 to 22, the fetus can hear and swallow. It has now grown active to the point that the mother can feel its motions. Lanugo hairs will cover the entire body of the fetus. Its heartbeat can be heard using a doctor’s stethoscope.
By the end of the twenty-sixth week, the fetus can store fat and produce red blood cells from its bone marrow. The lower airways of the fetus will begin to develop.
The final trimester spans from week 27 to week 40. In this stage, the fetus will begin preparing for its birth.
In the initiation of the third trimester, the fetus will begin growing rapidly. It can now close and open its eyes thanks to its developing nervous system. At week 31 to 34, the fetus will gain a lot of fat, iron, calcium, and phosphorus. While the fetus’ bones will become fully developed, its respiratory system is still developing.
At week 35 to 27, the fetus will be weighing approximately 2.5 kilograms. Its blood vessels and heart are fully developed. Mothers may notice that their baby has developed definite sleeping patterns. By week 38, the lanugo airs on the baby are gone. Head hair and breast buds are now apparent. The baby is ready to see the world at any moment!
Learning all about these medical concepts at one sitting can be jarring. However, as the weeks go by in your pregnancy, you will eventually come in terms with this topic. But, if you get confused, maybe learning the development in months format or visuals might help.
FAQs About Fetus Development
What are the stages of fetal development?
When understanding fetal development, know that it goes through three stages:
• Germinal stage – It takes place for a couple of weeks after the fetus is conceived.
• Embryonic stage – This is the 3- to 8-week period after conception.
• Fetal stage – The embryo becomes a fetus after two months.
How do I know if my baby is developing normally in the womb?
You know that your baby is developing typically in the womb when you experience abdominal tautness, Braxton-Hicks contractions, and increasing fatigue. It is often accompanied by various levels of pain, too.
How does a two-month fetus look like?
A two-month-old fetus is usually an inch long and looks like a mass with four tiny buds. These buds are the starting points of their legs and arms.
What organ develops first in a fetus?
The heart is the first organ that develops in a fetus. This is why its beating pattern is the main thing that OB-GYNs detect and monitor throughout the pregnancy.
What is the last organ to develop in a fetus?
The lungs are the last organs to develop in a fetus. They are fully functioning before the third trimester ends.
At what point is a fetus a baby?
A fetus becomes a baby once it comes out of the womb. As long as it is in the mom’s belly, it will always be called a fetus.
How can I make my baby healthy in the womb?
• Eat healthy foods.
• Perform the right forms of exercise.
• Avoid drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and even hot tubs.
What causes a fetus to stop growing?
Understanding fetal development, a fetus stops growing when the placenta is not functioning correctly. This organ is supposed to bring food to the unborn child, so the latter may not develop if the placenta does not work.
What causes abnormalities in the baby during pregnancy?
According to studies, congenital disabilities are caused by infections that moms may contract during pregnancy. They also appear when the expectant mother is exposed to harmful drugs and radiation.
What happens if the baby stops growing at 32 weeks?
When a baby stops growing at 32 weeks, they may deal with health issues, including low birth weight. This condition is known as intrauterine growth restriction (IGR).
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Effect of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) on Autism
ABA is a type of behavior program that can be used in school, in a therapy setting, and at home. There are a number of different kinds of ABA programs, such as discrete trial training (DTT). This is a structured method of teaching that involves breaking a lesson down into steps, providing prompts so that the child does the task, and having consequences for the child’s performance. For example, if a task is done as instructed, then a reward is given.
Other types of ABA programs include pivotal response training (PRT). This is a different approach that focuses on what motivates the child to learn. If the child chooses to play with a certain toy, then that choice can be used to teach a skill (like learning colors). PRT also involves reinforcing the child in "real" ways. If a child is learning how to tie his shoe, then the reward could be to play outside, instead of giving him candy as a reward.
Applied verbal behavior (VB) is another program, which involves helping the child gain verbal skills. The teacher breaks lessons down into small trials, gives prompts, and provides feedback to reinforce the desired behavior. The goal is to have the child use his verbal skills to communicate his needs.
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Research Evidence on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
A meta-analysis of 22 studies reported that ABA had been shown to have positive effects on symptoms of autism. The measures that these studies showed as improved by ABA treatment were
General IQ Language development Acquisition of daily living skills Adaptive behavior Nonverbal IQ Social functions
Children who undergo ABA intervention have a greater chance of integrating into school environments. However, studies on ABA show that its effects are stronger in clinic-based programs than in parent-managed ones.1
1Virues-Ortega, Javier. “Applied behavior analytic intervention for autism in early childhood: Meta-analysis, meta-regression and dose-response meta-analysis of multiple outcomes.” Clinical Psychology Review 30, (29 Jan. 2010): 387.
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The composition of gut microbiota has direct impacts on neural structure, neurochemistry, and behavior. Specifically, the gut microbiota has been shown to modulate anxiety-like behaviors. In addition, administering prebiotics, compounds that promote the growth of commensal bacteria, has been demonstrated to reduce anxiety and anxiety-related behaviors. However, this effect has yet to be tested in older animals despite anxiety being implicated as a most common disorder in adult populations. Therefore, this study seeks to fill this knowledge gap by investigating the link between prebiotic interventions and anxiety-like behaviors in aged populations. It was hypothesized that older rats treated with the prebiotic fructooligosaccharide (FOS) would display an increase in exploratory behaviors, correlating to a decrease in anxiety, compared to the controls. Behavioral assays such as the open field test (OFT), elevated plus maze (EPM), and a social anxiety (SA) test were conducted. Results demonstrate moderate evidence that rats administered FOS had increased exploration in the center zone of the OFT. This finding suggests that FOS helps to modulate behavior in aged animals. With moderate evidence for increased exploration as evidence for decreased anxiety in FOS treated animals, this study provides a platform for further investigation of the role of modulating gut microbiota in older animals. Investigating the effects of senescence versus prebiotic treatment of the rats in this cohort was dampened by the limitations of the precedent of behavioral assays utilized on smaller, younger animals. As a result, this study calls for a widening of behavioral assay parameters to allow for effective data collection in an aging population.
Repository citation: Shaw, Nicholai; Ehmann, Marny; Urena-Gonzalez, Kenia; Langholz, Anna; Stewart, Peter; Stygstra, Jared; Zolman, Emily; English, Erin; Lindquist, Alli; and Woodford, Elizabeth, "Testing the Impact of Prebiotics on Anxiety-like Behaviors in Aged Male Rats" (2019). 18th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2019). Paper 38.
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Reading the notes to the financial statements, as well as the balance sheet, post information about the Accounts Receivable for your company. Who owes the company money? It is possible that your selected company does not report accounts receivable as a separate line item because the company does not generally sell on credit terms.
Search for the phrase “Bad Debts” or Allowance (for collectible accounts). When you read the balance sheet, you may see that the receivables are listed as a net of $X,XXX to show the Allowance for Bad Debts. Comment about the changes in Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Bad Debts. Are they increasing or decreasing? How does this relate to sales (are sales increasing or decreasing)?
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In the last post there was no data about the energy delivered by the PV field and how it is split between battery, direct use and grid. Fortunately this is an omission that is rather easily remedied. The charts below show how energy is distributed over the year. The small difference in the battery consumption is the result of a slight variation in the consumption due to the random number generator in the LPG.
Due to the release of a certain battery by Tesla, there has been a lot of discussions about the potential for profit using the battery. Since German electricity prices are extremely high, many think that Germans would be a perfect target market. This is largely true, but unfortunately Germans are pretty frugal with electricity. Average energy consumption is around 3000-4000 kWh / household / year, which works out to 8-11 kWh/day. | <urn:uuid:fa9c7fd9-d248-4535-8afc-e049d887f207> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.loadprofilegenerator.de/categories/batteries/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.976455 | 169 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Applications are invited for the third round of funding available through the RoSPA/BNFL accident prevention scholarship, which sees winners awarded a £20k research grant.
The scheme provides support for safety-related research that will produce defined, practical and influential outcomes to help save lives and prevent injuries in the UK and around the world. It was established with £500,000 of legacy funding following the winding up of BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels).
Previously funded projects have considered; the scale and impact of child injuries in Nepal; the threat posed by cold water immersion; the effectiveness of a learner-driver coaching programme; the impact of child safety interventions; and the perception of approaching vehicles by older motorists.
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Class of 1839: Byron Kilbourn
Today is the future from a century ago. During that bygone era, would young leaders of industry, government, health care, and education in Milwaukee been able to imagine the generational impact their lives would have on the city we live in today?
Kilbourn was born in Granby, Connecticut but he is most identified as an Ohioan where he spent most of his youth. His father James Kilbourne served in the War of 1812 and subsequently served in the US Congress for two terms. Kilbourn leaned the surveyor trade in Ohio and at times has been referred to as an engineer as well. While in Ohio he also worked on the construction of canals.
Kilbourn came to Wisconsin in 1834 when the area was being surveyed prior to attaining territorial status in 1836. By 1835 he was convinced that Milwaukee with its harbor and river would become valuable real estate, he was right. In the first land sales held in Green Bay, Kilbourn Juneau, Martin, Dousman and Walker all staked claims to Milwaukee area land with Kilbourn creating an area that today is roughly bounded by Juneau street on the north, Milwaukee River on the east, i-43 on the west and St. Paul Avenue on the south that was aptly named Kilbourn Town. Kilbourn became a land speculator and developer at the same time. His drive to succeed would make him first among many in Milwaukee.
Kilbourn was first to open a newspaper, the Advertiser, built the first dam, North Avenue Dam and first canal that became Milwaukee’s first industrial area. He served as mayor in 1848-49 and 1854-55. But above all Kilbourn was very aggressive in developing his land claims for sale. He refused to cooperate with Solomon Juneau who was developing the east side of the Milwaukee River. This led to the streets on either side of the river not in alignment with each other, most evident when on crosses the river on Wisconsin Ave. He advertised his land and denounced his competitors with false claims, he tried to make any new settlers arriving by land to cross his land first before getting to Juneau Town.
Another first for Kilbourn was his development of railroads; he was fired from his leadership of the Milwaukee & Waukesha Line for fiscal mismanagement and almost immediately founded another railroad to compete with his prior partners. He called it the La Crosse & Milwaukee railroad using a different route north of the previous line linking the Milwaukee River with the Mississippi River. In the process he created another Kilbourn Town, which today is known as the Wisconsin Dells. His attempts to ‘bribe” state officials with railroad bonds, literally placed on legislator’s desks, lead to scandals and legal proceedings that marked the end of his major firsts and the end of his early influence in the developing community of Milwaukee. Make no mistake Kilbourn was important in Milwaukee history, but he also had a desire to win at all costs. John Gurda in his essay on Kilbourn entitled “Flawed Founder” in his book “Cream City Chronicles (2007) offers this summary statement “It’s not always the nice guys who finish first.”
Kilbourn left Milwaukee for Arkansas and subsequently Florida for the next land boom. He died in Jacksonville and was buried there. After 128 years Frank Matusinec representing Historic Milwaukee was able to secure permission to remove Kilbourn’s body and return it to Milwaukee with burial at Forest Home Cemetery with his wife and daughters. At the dedication ceremony of the new grave marker, former Governor Lee Sherman Dryfuss concluded his talk with the following observation: “Tonight I can go home and tell my wife Joyce that today Byron Kilbourn is sleeping with his wife in Milwaukee rather than his mistress in Jacksonville.”
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Keyword research forms the backbone of any SEO strategy – it’s one of the most valuable and important elements of search marketing. The keywords you rank for will help you learn more about your customers overall and will ensure that you attract the right kind of visitors to your site. While the ways in which keyword research is carried out has evolved over the years, the need for it has remained just as necessary. Carrying out keyword research effectively will help you predict the shifts in the market and help you produce content, products and services that your audience are looking for.
What is keyword research?
In order to explain how to perform keyword research, it’s important to understand what it entails. Keyword research is finding and researching the list of keywords you want to rank for, whilst a keyword strategy is about the decisions you make based on that research. Using these words or phrases, we can begin to understand the user’s search intent and what they’re hoping to achieve through their search.
How to research keywords
There are a few steps in the keyword research process to help you narrow down the exact words and phrases you should be targeting in order to see positive results.
Step One: Make a List of Topics Related to Your Business
To begin, think about the topics related to your business and industry that you want to rank for. Aim for between five and 10 topic groups – these might be topics which come up most often in sales conversations with consumers, for example. It helps to put yourself in the mindset of your ideal customer. What would they search for in order to find your business, products or services? These general groups will help you to find more specific keywords later in the process.
Step Two: Create a List of Potential Keywords
The next stage is to create a list of keywords that could fit into each of the groups you created in the first step. These are the terms you think are key to rank for in the SERPs (search engine results pages). What will people be looking for? How will they search for your product or service? If you have a clear understanding of your niche and unique selling points, it will help you understand the terms you want to rank for.
The purpose of this stage isn’t to develop a finalised list but rather to brainstorm a list of potential phrases that could be used to build content around. A useful technique for this stage of the process is to identify which keywords your site is already being found for – tools such as Google Analytics or SEMrush are useful for this. A creative way to find related terms is to go to Google and look at the related searches which pop up when you type in your phrase or keyword at the bottom of the page.
Also, look at the terms your competitors rank for. While you don’t need to assume that every keyword that’s useful to your competitors should be important to your business too, it can be a handy way to evaluate your own lists and see if you’re missing out on anything beneficial. If the competition in your niche is high, it can be more difficult to rank for those popular keywords. But, how do you know what to look out for? Simply Google the keywords that come out of your research and begin with the most general head terms – the websites that come back in the SERPs are the ones you’ll be competing against for these keywords. The main things to look for are:
🔎 What is the content like? How well is it optimised for the terms? If the competition has poor content, you have a way of achieving better results by providing better quality to audiences.
🔎 Are the SERPs showing brand names? Competing against big brands can be difficult, making it harder to rank for these terms.
🔎 Are the websites professional and how well does your brand compare? Does your business have as much influence within your industry?
Step Three: Don’t Neglect Long Tail Keywords
Working with keywords with thousands of searches a day may seem great, but the reality is that popular search terms account for just 30% of all searches performed on the web. The remaining 70% are what are referred to as ‘long tail’ keywords, which contain millions of more unique searches that often convert better. The reason behind this is that the more general the term, the more likely it is that the user is just browsing. Someone searching more specifically is further along the buying journey.
When collating your keywords, make sure there is a mix of head keywords and long tail terms – head keywords are more popular and therefore more competitive, so they can be harder to rank for. Long tail keywords will provide you with some quick wins – there’s also benefit in targeting some of the trickier head keywords over a long period as well.
Step Four: Use Keyword Planning Tools to Narrow Down Your List
It’s time to back up your lists with quantitative data. There are several tools for doing this but the most popular are Google AdWords Keyword Planner and Google Trends. The Keyword Planner will enable you to get search volumes and traffic estimates for each of the keywords you’ve gathered in each of your lists. This will help you to flag any terms that have too little or too much search volume and won’t benefit your strategy but be sure to check out these terms in Google Trends before writing them off completely. This will show you the trend history and projections, to help you understand if some of the lower volume terms could be worth investing in now.
The final list at the end of this step will be the keywords you should focus on for both short-term and long-term goals. This list isn’t exhaustive though – you should re-evaluate every few months to make sure that you’re continuing to gain authority in the SERPS and that you’re building content around the right keywords as your business grows.
Some Important Things to Consider
🕵🏼 On-Site Search🕵🏼
Sometimes, the answers you’re looking for are closer than you think. Visitors are already using your site and are typing words into the search box, showing you exactly what they’re trying to find. This is a goldmine for keyword research as it provides you with keywords and phrases that you can start building content around to help your audience find what they need. Enable site search within Google Analytics and head to Behaviour where you’ll find different searches performed over a set time period.
☀️ Seasonality ☀️
As with other areas of your business, seasonality can affect the keywords users choose in the top and middle of the funnel too. But, this is where you can utilise long tail keywords to your advantage. For example, if you were creating a page on cocktails, you could include variations on cocktails for the summer or for the winter, and so on. Consider how seasonality affects your customers, such as events that might impact their search.
📈 Trending Topics 📈
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Doctrines of the Church that Lead to Bondage and Abuse
By Cynthia McClaskey
I am giving this free chapter of my book because I want everyone to see how man has corrupted “translation” to put women into a place of inferiority and blame. Placing blame on women has been the number one reason for the inequality and abuses that women have suffered for centuries. Because of what happened in the Garden of Eden, Eve and subsequent generations of women have been “forced” into a “curse” that God never made regarding women; but MAN did. Today, many women in other countries have no rights, no autonomy, no protection from abuses. These lies of the “religious system” need to be exposed so changes in law can be made to protect women from abuse. It is time for women to be given back what was taken from them — their honor, dignity and autonomy.
I want to make sure that everyone understands that these passages do not in any way promote male power and control over women. It is when they are taken out of context and twisted that they become the tool of an abusive spirit and lead to the abuses that are pervasive in today’s churches. Many other verses have also been corrupted by men to suit their agendas of keeping women in manipulative roles. This corruption of scripture is covered at length on my blog, as it pertains to women, through the many articles . My goal here is to shed light on how women became the brunt of religious abuse and corruption and how they became “labeled” as inferior to men. In order to be thorough in presenting the truths that are about to follow, it means going back to the beginning of creation and starting in the Garden of Eden. This information will require a different mindset on the part of the reader. My prayer is that those who embark on this chapter will do so with a mind that is void of all bias and prejudice. As mentioned in Chapter One of my book, “perceptions” of “truth” can hinder a person from understanding the real truth. One must be able to lay aside all religious views. Religious views will usually stand in the way of the acceptance of the truth. This unbiased approach to what you are about to read is an absolute necessity as we embark on the following subject and weigh out the evidence regarding this topic.
— Cynthia McClaskey
Male and Female Created He Them
Genesis 1:26 – 28 – And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 5:2 – Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called THEIR name Adam, in the day when they were created.
When I first came across these passages, and the realization sank in for the first time that both Adam and Eve were called “Adam,” I was totally shocked. As many times as I have read the book of Genesis, these passages never jumped out at me until about four years ago. From these passages we see that God called both male and female “Adam.” God said, “Let us make man [or “Adam”—same word] in our likeness. . . in the image of God made HE HIM, male and female made HE THEM.” Notice that man is spoken of as both singular and plural. Has anyone ever wondered why this is so?
To answer this question, it would be appropriate to refer back to history. One cannot interpret scripture without researching the history behind it to find out culture, customs, laws and problems of the day that were being dealt with. Historical research can usually bring to light obscure passages that many struggle with as to their interpretation and meaning.
As far back as the days of Jesus, there was a theory that had been held among the Jews regarding Adam. These views that were held are recorded in the writings of Philo of Alexandria and tell us that the Jews believed that man was, in the beginning, both male and female in one person. This belief was also found among other writings among other peoples. The term for a person who is born both male and female is Hermaphrodite. Webster defines Hermaphrodite as “the union of the two sexes in the same individual.” According to The Evolution of Sex by Patrick Geddes and John Arthur Thomson, there are three stages of development of the reproductive organs of an individual: 1) Germiparity, 2) Hermaphroditism, 3) Differentiated Unisexuality. In this book we are told, “One view of the matter is that hermaphroditism was the primitive state among multi-cellular animals” (Thomson, 1889, 1908 p. 84). There are people today still born this way. They are born with both female and male reproductive organs. In such a case, the parents decide which sex they would like their child to be and an operation is done to make the transition to one particular sex. This said, it was believed that after Eve was separated from Adam, human beings were born in pairs, male and female twins. If this held true, then there would have been a male and female Cain, a male and female Abel, etc. This would account for how Cain secured his wife.
If this belief or theory is true, then this would explain the Lord’s words in Matthew 19:4, where he speaks about the sanctity of marriage. “Have ye not read, that He Who made [no “them” in the original] from the beginning made them male-female [no “and” in the original]” (Bushnell, 1923). The rabbis of early history had always read this passage as male-female, not male and female! One must realize too, that Jesus was speaking to men who were probably familiar with this theory. Dr. Heeshon, in his book Talmudic Miscellany, says, “There is a notion among the rabbis that Adam was possessed originally of a bi-sexual organism, and this conclusion they draw from Genesis 1:27, where it is said, ‘God created man in His own image; male-female created He them’” (Heeshon, 1880). This view is not unreasonable, as we know that Hermaphrodites are still being born today. Assuming this theory or early belief is true, let’s follow it through and see where it leads us. Before we do that, let’s finish with Genesis 1:28, where God pronounces his blessings on Adam and Eve. This verse literally translated would be as follows: “Be ye fruitful and multiply ye, and fill ye the earth, and subdue ye her; and have ye dominion” (Harper, 1886). Notice that the plural is clearly expressed in each form. When God said this to Adam and Eve, he was saying it to both the male and the female. He shows us that we are to observe perfect equality of the sexes in obeying this command.
Keeping in mind that “Adam” is used to refer not only to Eve’s husband but to “mankind,” let’s follow through on the above theory mentioned. The following excerpt is from the book God’s Word to Women by Katharine C. Bushnell. This excerpt goes to the end of this chapter. I have entered it word for word as stated in her book due to the profound importance of the information that she shares with us regarding this theory we are discussing. Here it is:
The second chapter (of Genesis) describes the elaboration of the first Adam into two sexes. The second chapter nowhere uses the word “create” of Adam, but a totally different word — “formed.” Please look up this same word, “formed,” in Isaiah 44:2, 24 and 49:5, and convince yourself that it is used there exclusively of all idea of creation. Then turn to Isaiah 43:1,7; 45:18, and see how it is used of a process additional to creation. This is what St. Paul refers to, where he says, “Adam was first formed then Eve,” – I Tim. 2:13. He is speaking of development, not of original creation. Adam and Eve (so far as their primal state is concerned) were created simultaneously; but Adam was “formed,” elaborated, first.
After Adam was created, Gen. 1:31 tells us, “God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.” Therefore Adam was very good; but this condition did not last. 2:18 tells us that presently God says: “It is not good that the man [or “Adam”], should be alone.” The “very good” state of humanity becomes “not good.” What had wrought signs of this change? We are not told, but the following points should be weighed: (1) Adam was offered “freely” the tree of life (2:16), but did not eat of it (3:22); (2) was made keeper, as well as dresser of the Garden, (2:15), but Satan later enters it. (3) Had God simply meant by the words “not good” that one person alone was not a desirable thing, the Hebrew expression for “one alone” in Josh. 22:20, Isaiah. 51:2, etc., would seem more appropriate. This expression means, “in-his-separation,” – and from whom was Adam “in separation” but from God?
Attention to some of these matters has been called by more than one theologian, only to be ignored by the generality of Bible expositors. For instance, William Law, a learned theologian and one of the most accomplished writers of his day, declares: “Adam had lost much of his first perfection before his Eve was taken out of him; which was done to prevent worse effects of his fall, and to prepare a means of his recovery when his fall should become total, as it afterwards was, upon eating of the earthly tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ‘It is not good that man should be alone,’ saith the Scripture. This shows that Adam had altered his first state, had brought some beginning of evil into it, and had made that not to be good, which God saw to be good, when He created him.”
The late Dr. Alexander Whyte, of Edinburgh, in his book Bible Characters, set forth some of the views of William Law, and also of an earlier writer, Jacob Behman, the great German philosopher (whose writings Wesley, in his days, required all his preachers to study), Whyte quotes Behman as teaching –
“There must have been something of the nature of a stumble, if not an actual fall, in Adam while yet alone in Eden. . .Eve was created [he should say, “elaborated”] to ‘help’ Adam to recover himself, and to establish himself in Paradise, and in the favor, fellowship and service of his Maker.”
As to Adam’s need, God said, “I will make a help meet for him.” This word for “help” does not imply and inferior, but a superior help, in O.T. usage. It occurs 21 times in the O.T. here it is used twice of Eve. In Isa. 30:5, Eze. 12:14 and Dan. 11:34 of human help; but in every other use made of the word it refers to Divine help, as, for instance, Psa. 121:2, “My help cometh from the Lord.” Please notice, further, that the expression is not “helpmeet,” or helpmate, as is often quoted. The word “meet” is a preposition, and Gesenius, the greatest authority as to the meaning of Hebrew words, defines this preposition as often implying, “As things which are before us, and in the sight of which we delight, are objects of our care and affections, hence Isa. 49:16, ‘Thy walls are before me,’ they have a place in my care and affections.” With this preposition “before,” or “over against,” is coupled the adverb “as,” – the whole meaning “as before him.”
By the elaboration of Eve, and her separation from Adam, God intended the development of the social virtues, as an aid for Adam. Again William Law says, “Could anything be more punctually [pointedly] related in Scriptures than the gradual fall of Adam? Do you not see that he was first created with both natures [male and female] in him? Is it not expressly told you, that Eve was not taken out of him, till such a time as it was not good for him to be as he then was?”
We do not know certainly how the decline in Adam began, but we should not overlook one fact: The man (the woman side of humanity being as yet undeveloped), was placed in the garden “to dress and keep it” (2:15). Two duties, not one, were laid upon Adam. This second word is the same as used in 3:24, where the “Cherubim, and a flaming sword” are placed, “to keep the way of the tree of life.” Lange’s Commentary says, “Adam must watch and protect it [the Garden]. This is, in fact, a very significant addition, and seems to give a strong indication of danger as threatening man and Paradise from the side of an already existing power of evil.”
That “power of evil” manifests itself a little later in the form of Satan. Did not Adam let him enter the garden? Verse 17 goes on to warn Adam as regards “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,” and it seems legitimate to infer that he was not only to refrain from eating of this tree, but also to protect this tree from being tampered with by others, as it was, later, when Satan induced Eve to partake of it, and then the youthful Eve gave of the fruit of it to Adam, who ate also.
Overlooking some interesting points for the present, we pass on to Gen. 2:21. The last clause of this verse is literally translated by Dr. Harper, in his Method and Manual, as follows: “He took one from his sides, and closed the flesh instead of it,” and the learned author of Genesis in Ellicott’s Commentaries, Canon Payne-Smith, speaks of the woman as coming from the flank of man, “so curiously from ancient times rendered ‘rib.’”
On the same point, Archdeacon Wilberforce has written interestingly to the following effect: “I do not profess to manipulate the Hebrew a single step in advance of the possibilities of any student who may possess the Englishman’s Hebrew Concordance, [the same can be said of Young Analytical Concordance], but the ‘rib’ seems to be a mistranslation. The Hebrew word translated ‘rib’ in both the Authorised and Revised versions, occurs forty-two times in the O.T., and in this instance alone it is translated ‘rib.’ In the majority of cases it is translated ‘side’ or ‘sides,’ in other places ‘corners’ or ‘chambers,’ but never ‘rib’ or ‘ribs,’ except in these two verses describing the separation of Eve from Adam. In the Septuagint version, which was the Scripture quoted by our Lord, the word is pleura, which in Homer, Hesiod and Herodotus is used for ‘side,’ not ‘rib,’ and in the Greek of the N.T. is invariably translated ‘side.’ There is a word in the O.T. the true translation of which is ‘rib’ and nothing else, and it occurs in Dan. 7:5, but this is a totally different word from the word translated ‘rib’ in the passage before us.” We could have said all this, in fewer words, not quoting Wilberforce, and others, but then, we might have been accused of straining a point, because of sex bias. Had God taken only a rib from Adam, the latter would not have exclaimed, “she is flesh of my flesh,” but merely, “she is bone of my bone.” Let us never forget, when we hear a rationalist ridiculing the “rib” story of “creation,” that he is not in reality ridiculing the Bible, though he may think he is. He is holding up to contempt a stupid mistranslation.
The separation of Eve from Adam was, then, an exceptional instance within the human race of what is well known to take place in lower orders of life. Professor Agassiz, the naturalist, in describing gemmiparous or fissiparous reproduction, says: “A cleft or fission, at some part of the body, takes place, very slight at first, but constantly increasing in depth, so as to become a deep furrow . . . At the same time the contained organs are divided and become double, and thus two individuals are formed of one, so similar to each other that it is impossible to say which is the parent and which is the offspring.” Each human body retains still abundant traces of a dual nature, in almost every organ and part.
The Bible is not a treatise on science, but wherever rightly translated it is found not to contradict science. Nothing could be more unscientific than the representation that Eve was made from a single bone taken from Adam’s body. We have already commented on the possible original bi-sexual nature of the human being — the androgynous, or hermaphrodite state, which persists, imperfectly, to the present time within the human family.
The idea that Eve was made out of one of Adam’s ribs has its origin in rabbinical lore. One story says that “Eve was made out of a tail which originally belonged to Adam.” Rav, the great head of the Babylonian rabbinical school, declared, “Eve was formed out of a second face, which originally belonged to Adam,” and another rabbi declares, “Instead of a rib taken from Adam, a slave was given to him to wait upon him.” But Rabbi Joshua, in his commentary, has given the fable which has most pleased Christian commentators on the Bible. It is quite general for them to quote it in part, or give some of its many variations.
Rabbi Joshua says: “God deliberated from what member he would create woman, and He reasoned with Himself thus: I must not create her from Adam’s head, for she would be a proud person, and hold her head high. If I create her from the eye, then she will wish to pry into all things; if from the ear, she will wish to hear all things; if from the mouth, she will talk much; if from the heart, she will envy people; if from the hand, she will desire to take all things; if from the feet, she will be a gadabout. Therefore I will create her from the member which is hid, that is, the rib, which is not even seen when man is naked.” And this is the inane fable which lies at the basis of the idea that Eve must have been made out of Adam’s rib, whereas the Bible says God took one of Adam’s sides (or one part of Adam’s being), out of which, He “builded” her.
(Bushnell, 1923 pp. 16-17)
With this theory in mind, let’s enter into the next chapter and talk more about Genesis and God’s Law of Marriage that He instituted and, how this law was supposed to work. . . . (For more, please see my book, Religion’s Cell: Doctrines of the Church that Leads to Bondage and Abuse.) | <urn:uuid:8321ca5d-8f3a-40ea-9a1f-bece5e16eba9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://religionscell.wordpress.com/free-chapter-from-my-book-religions-cell/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.980213 | 4,474 | 1.515625 | 2 |
CD19 CAR T-cell therapy may be a treatment option, with manageable neurotoxicity, for patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who have relapsed or refractory central nervous system (CNS) disease, Chinese researchers report in a retrospective analysis published in March in Blood.
At a median follow-up of 11.5 months, median event-free survival was 8.7 months and median overall survival 16 months among successively screened patients (N=48) who received isolated anti-CD19 (n=37, 77.1%) or combined anti-CD19 and anti-CD22 CAR T-cells (n=11, 22.9%). At 12 months, the cumulative incidence of relapse was 31.1% for bone marrow (BM) disease and 11.3% for CNS disease. The median duration of response was 17 months for BM disease and not reached for CNS disease.
Patients’ median age was 31 years, with more than 60% aged under 40 years; 36 patients (75%) had combined bone marrow and CNS disease and 31 (64.6%%) had poor-risk cytogenetic aberrations. Patients had received a median of 4 prior lines of therapy; 10 had relapsed following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Nine patients (18.8%) experienced grade 3 or higher cytokine release syndrome and 11 patients (22.9%) grade 3 or higher neurotoxic events; neurotoxic events were associated with a higher pre-infusion CNS disease burden.
The findings suggest “that CD19-specific CAR T-cell-based therapy could induce [a] similar high response rate in both BM and CNS diseases, with an acceptable safety profile under intensive management. CD19-specific CAR T-cell therapy provides a potential treatment option for a cohort of previously excluded [patients with CNS leukemia] with an otherwise poor prognosis,” the authors write. They acknowledged that the study was limited by incomplete information about CAR T-cell kinetics in CNS and by the retrospective nature of the analysis.
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Phosphated Distarch Phosphate Market Overview
Phosphated distarch phosphate is a type of resistant starch in a modified form, prepared from treating naïve starch with a phosphorylating agent. The resistant starch is a starch which is indigestible in the small intestine and is a great energy source for colonic cells. Broadly resistant starch are classified as Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4. Type 1 to 3 are mostly naturally present in the foods and type 4 is a chemically modified type.
The phosphated distarch phosphate acts as a food additive, functioning as thickener, stabiliser or emulsifier. The global phosphated distarch phosphate market is growing owing to the increasing demand for dietary fibre wherein phosphated distarch phosphate is one of the good sources of dietary fibre.
The phosphated distarch phosphate is widely used an additive in processed breakfast cereals, bakery products such as white bread, pastry, biscuits and starch based foodstuffs. The phosphated distarch phosphate does not easily breakdown during the processing or storage of foodstuff. So when it is added to food, due to the lower temperature profile of phosphated distarch phosphate, the food can be cooked with retaining the important nutrients.
Global Phosphated Distarch Phosphate Market: Drivers and Restraints
The modified resistant starch such as phosphated distarch phosphate controls the total cholesterol and total lipid profiles. The demand for dietary fibre, is one of the prominent factor which drives the global phosphated distarch phosphate market. The health benefits of resistant starch attribute to the growth of increasing consumption of phosphated distarch phosphate.
The increase in the obesity, weight gain, diabetics and number of health issues across the world has led to the increase of diet health programs, fitness studious and other health related workout. Furthermore, the consumers are exposed to the various digestive heath management techniques wherein the dietary fibres are introduced.
The increasing demand for glycemic management, digestive health and energy management drives the global phosphated distarch phosphate market. From the supplier side, the manufacturers are benefited by differentiating their product brands. The improved yield in the foodstuff preparation, fine textures through addition of phosphated distarch phosphate in the food formulations, further fuels the global phosphated distarch phosphate market.
Global Phosphated Distarch Phosphate Market: Region wise Outlook
The global phosphated distarch phosphate market is divided into seven regions, namely North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ), Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Japan and the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Globally, the emerging consumer demands are being capitalise by the manufacturers of phosphated distarch phosphate coupled with the robust marketing intelligence.
The phosphated distarch phosphate market in North America is propelled by the consumers’ inclination towards the adoption of scientifically proven nutritional ingredients. The robust technological platform coupled with innovation in the food industry in regions such as North America and Western Europe, makes the phosphated distarch phosphate market to evolve at a faster pace.
Also, the penetration of inclusion of dietary fibres in the daily food habits also increases the consumption of phosphated distarch phosphate in the region. The health authorities such as WHO, European Food Safety Authority among others, recognise phosphated distarch phosphate as an effective resistant starch, which boosts the global phosphated distarch phosphate market. The phosphated distarch phosphate market in APEJ is expected to expand at significant CAGR during the forecast period with countries such as Australia and India contributes majorly in terms of production.
Global Phosphated Distarch Phosphate Market: Key Players
Some of the prominent players identified in the global phosphated distarch phosphate market include:
- Ingredion Incorporated
- National Starch and Chemical Company
- Cargill, Inc.
- Tate & Lyle PLC
- Archer Daniels Midland Company
- AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
- Penford Corporation
- Opta Food Ingredients, Inc
The research report presents a comprehensive assessment of the market and contains thoughtful insights, facts, historical data, and statistically supported and industry-validated market data. It also contains projections using a suitable set of assumptions and methodologies. The research report provides analysis and information according to categories such as market segments, geographies, type of product and applications.
The report covers exhaust analysis on
- Market Segments
- Market Dynamics
- Market Size
- Supply & Demand
- Current Trends/Issues/Challenges
- Competition & Companies involved
- Value Chain
The regional analysis includes
- North America (U.S., Canada)
- Latin America (Mexico. Brazil)
- Western Europe (Germany, Italy, France, U.K, Spain)
- Eastern Europe (Poland, Russia)
- Asia-Pacific (China, India, ASEAN, Australia & New Zealand)
- The Middle East and Africa (GCC Countries, S. Africa, Northern Africa)
The report is a compilation of first-hand information, qualitative and quantitative assessment by industry analysts, inputs from industry experts and industry participants across the value chain. The report provides in-depth analysis of parent market trends, macro-economic indicators and governing factors along with market attractiveness as per segments. The report also maps the qualitative impact of various market factors on market segments and geographies.
Global Phosphated Distarch Phosphate Market: Segmentation
On the basis of source type, phosphated distarch phosphate market can be segmented as follows:-
On the basis of function, phosphated distarch phosphate market can be segmented as follows:-
On the basis of end-use industry, phosphated distarch phosphate market can be segmented as follows:-
- Canned Foods
- Nutrition bars
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My United States history course team embarked on a curriculum mapping and revision project a couple years ago. It has taken some time for us to build new units focused on essential questions, primary & secondary sources, and specific historical thinking skills. We utilized resources from several key organizations to complete our planning process. We started with sticky notes and poster paper.
The California History Projects (Berkeley, UCLA, UCI) across the state provide amazing resources for designing lessons with planning templates and sample lessons. Additionally, the C3 Teacher Inquiry Design Model offered us a framework to approach unit design after completing the big picture. We began with the following image to help us visualize our curriculum map. In years past we had a chart that included these essential details; however, without the ability to move information around easily, the plan was stagnant. Google Drawing allowed us to play with the structure and contents.
We approach this task unit by unit. It took us a little over a year to finish the process. I made the following template into giant posters and we used sticky notes to organize the materials. For each unit we listed key history content, primary & secondary sources, and historical thinking skills on different colored sticky notes. The sticky notes allowed us to group and re-group content. This is where the real discussion occurred. We had to make decisions between content and activities we knew were essential and those that we taught because of personal interest. There could have been a never-ending amount of sticky notes posted, but we used the grouping task as a way to add additional content or to remove content that didn't quite fit. After we were satisfied with the groupings, we created guiding questions for each group. Finally, we reviewed all of the supporting questions to design the unit essential question.
The first unit we finished was about the era of Imperialism and World War 1. We used the C3 Teacher IDM template to complete the unit. The process allowed us to collaborate around a specific goal: design units that allowed students to build historical thinking skills while engaging in rigorous content. As we taught each unit, we met as a group to discuss the formative assessments created and to analyze student work samples. But those steps will be for a future post.
If you want some more information or resources about this ongoing project, check out my presentation on "How Can I Plan More Effectively?" that was given at the California Council for Social Science conference last year.
As I look back on this year, I can definitely say that this year has been the year of theatre. I spent a week with the UCLA History-Geography Project and the LGBT Center of Los Angeles developing lessons about LGBT history. I was then fortunate to spend three weeks in New York City through two summer teacher professional development programs. Applications for these programs are open now. These professional development opportunities are unlike any other experience. They are interactive. They are intentionally designed. They are filled with laughter (and some tears). They are filled with connections and new friendships.
First, I was selected to be part of a cohort of K-12 teachers who learned about LGBT history and the FAIR Act. Too often the histories of LGBT people go unnoticed. The FAIR Act requires that the history of LGBT people, people with disabilities, and under-represented cultural groups be included in history curriculum. Part of the reason these groups get ignored is that textbook companies and curriculum developers do not provide adequate resources. Therefore, the UCLA History-Geography Project and LGBT Center of Los Angeles provided us with a week of learning, walking tours, and archival research at the ONE Archives at USC. The lessons have been published and I hope that teachers integrated the stories of LGBT people who continue to face discrimination and positive effect change in the world. Check on this LINK to the lesson plans (the one I created is on Harvey Milk and the Briggs Initiative).
Second, I was part of the Gilder Lehrman Summer Institute titled, "9/11 and American Memory," which took place at the 9/11 Museum and Memorial. I met some amazing teacher from across the country, heard lectures about the importance of teaching about 9/11, and collaborated to created lesson plans for all grade levels. Hopefully the lessons will be available through the Gilder Lehrman website, but I have attached the one I created about media literacy. The lesson focuses on comparing perspective and purpose of newspaper front pages by comparing publications on September 12, 2001.
One of the highlights of the experience was being able to see Come From Away, a musical about the people of Gander, New Foundland who helped people whose planes were diverted. The show is one of the most amazing stories about hope, charity, and kindness. I have never attended a show where the minute it is over the entire audience jumps to their feet in a standing ovation. I did see if two more times in Los Angeles, this fall and this definitely held true. The show left an indelible mark that there are truly good people, who when are called, serve others with no questions asked.
Lastly, I was part of a cohort of teachers who participated in a summer seminar through the National Endowment for the Humanities hosted by the Polansky Shakespeare Center and Theatre for a New Audience. For two week, we read Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, and King Lear with Shakespearean scholars, actors, and directors. We learned about the importance of teaching theatre in classrooms and how theatre games build community. We made tableaus, acted out scenes, and staged the final act of King Lear. Two theatre trips were organized and we got to see Taming of the Shrew at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and a final staging of NINAGAWA Macbeth in Japanese (with supertitles) at the Lincoln Center. And one of the best moments was being able to turn the pages of one of the Folio's at the Columbia Library special collections.
As my seniors were finishing up the first draft of their UC personal insight responses, I was trying to figure out the next steps. Did they need more time to write? Should we really spend more time in class working on the drafts? Writing assignments always include the obligatory "revise and edit" directions, but I wondered if students really knew what goes into the processes. I struggle to teach writing almost every day. In my discussions with fellow colleagues and with pre-service teachers, the resounding opinion is that writing instruction is severely lacking. My instructional coach and I constantly refer to Kelly Gallagher's work, but I still struggle to find quality resources for writing in the Social Science. Another topic for another time.
As my students were finishing up the first draft of their personal statements, I planned a lesson focusing on the skill of revision. I know that most students submit their first draft and now thanks to the information available in Google, that is obvious. Revision history doesn't always show the effort we'd like. In order to help students see the practice of revision, I chose three specific areas:
The Power of Google Docs
After I reviewed each skill with some examples and a video, students opened their response in Google Drive and highlighted parts of their text that needed to be revised. At the end of the lesson students had read their response three times. Each revision skill was highlighted in a different color to make the process more visual. This was also how I could assess whether or not they addressed the three skills. I use Doctopus to share Google Docs with students, which gives me easy access to view and comment on student work.
In order to revise their essays, students used "Suggesting" mode on Google Docs. I often use this mode when I am helping a student with a writing task, but it ended up being a great learning tool to show students what revision looks like. I asked students to have their revisions done by a certain date so that I could go and check their progress. After getting some feedback from me, students were able to accept all of their suggestions and see a revised response.
Another important skill that students need when revising is to verbalize their response. I often tell students to read their writing aloud because they will hear some of the simple mistakes that can be heard. Nor surprisingly, this recommendation is often ignored. With the power of Flipgrid, I can now encourage students to record their responses to practice oral literacy and to hear their revisions. Students started recording and stumbled because of sentence construction. Now, students had interacted with their text for a fourth time. Watching the videos also allowed me to see the emotions connected to the personal insight question. For their own privacy, student videos were not shared with the class. We have used group feedback tools in Flipgrid for other assignments, but in this case they desired a "for the teachers eyes only" agreement.
One of my favorite assignments to grade is the "Declaration of the Rights of Students" composed by my United States history students. This task is the culmination of a short unit on the Declaration of Independence and the document's impact on ideas associated with rebellion, resistance, and equity. These declarations let me peer into my students' minds to see what they value in education, what obstacles they experience, and structures that hold them back from being successful. Their responses accurately narrate site-specific issues and systemic institutional problems experienced by students across the country.
Below I have included a few of the responses constructed by my students. Each section was written by a different student; however, the sentiment and tone are consistent in each. Their desire to have space in which their voices, opinions, and emotions are valued flow through the text. This assignment assumes that there is a flaw in the educational system and allows youth to narrate their own experiences, concerns, and reforms.
After using this lesson the last couple of years, here is what works and what I have adapted:
A note on the resources used in the lesson:
Sample Student Responses
Statement of Relationship
When, in the course of scholastic events, it becomes necessary for AP students to dissolve the academic block which have chained them to an eternity of disappointment; and when it is necessary for us to assume the power we hold as intellectuals of the advance placement program at Mountain View; a school that continues to remove its funding for its advance placement program and moving the money to the athletic department, even though it is still under the watchful eye of higher power for not meeting the state of California’s academic requirement.
List of Grievances
After all this mistreatment, we have yet found a solution to all these grievances. However, some possible solutions include the right to speak our own thoughts and feelings without any risk of punishment, allow a day’s break between given assignments to get a chance to recuperate our mental health, for the teachers to be sympathetic when they assign tasks and become more specific on what to do in those tasks, and be lenient throughout the course of the difficult and more rigorous tasks. Receiving education is a necessity and he who averts the student to be successful without any sign of support towards that student, should be excluded from the education system and never be allowed to teach.
We, therefore, the representatives of the student body of __________ present these facts to whom it may concern. In the name and by the permission of all of our fellow students, we solemnly write and declare that the students at __________ to be free and independent. And, for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of the student body, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Declaration of Independence Mini-Unit
Declaration of the Rights of Students Task
Write a "Declaration of the Rights of Students" where you evaluate your own learning environment and explain what right students deserve in our world today. What changes would you make? How would you define learning, testing, grading, punishments, rewards, etc? What does/should authority look like? What is the purpose of schooling and what happens when that purpose is not met? What role can youth play in reforming education?
Audience: School administration, teachers, and/or School Board
Today was one of those rare days where my lesson went better than I had imagined. Fortunately, I had a colleague observing who was able to give me some great feedback during the class as he witnessed some awesome student learning. As educators, we strive for those days where things just work out, students seem to really get into the task, and forget they are even working from bell to bell. We have to love it when we ask students to stop working on a task and they resist. It's hard to complain, but those few extra minutes are always worth the wait. The kind of affirmation I received from my colleague shows how planning with purpose produces results and allows students to constantly be engaged. Here are a few ideas about classroom culture and the choices I made in this lesson and how they impact my overall teaching style.
A friend just called to tell me about a problem he was having with one of his classes. After an activity last week, he found that it did not go as planned because students didn't seem to work well with one another. This description is kind of vague, but it gets at an experience many teachers feel when our classroom feel like chaos and no one is getting along. I admitted in our conversation that this was a good problem to have because it allows us as teachers to start over and reflect on the choices we make on a daily basis. And it shows how much we care about the environment we construct within our classrooms knowing that teaching is more than content. Teaching is about relationship building.
There is a clear difference between building trust between the teacher and student and helping students develop a positive rapport with each other so that real collaboration can take place. My own research about this topic reveals that the connection begins when teachers view youth as humans and avoid pre-conceived stereotypes about adolescence. By flattening the inherent hierarchy of teacher-student found in schools, educators can challenge power structures by developing trust through reciprocity and listening. Inspired by Paolo Freire, I try and remember that all humans are always in the process of becoming and it is our unfinishedness that should inspire continual reflection and learning. We constantly have the chance to see each situation as a possibility and not a pre-determined event.
Here is a great summary that exemplifies my belief in Culturally Responsive Teaching that enables teachers to make connections with students at the personal level.
But my friend's need revolved around helping youth see each other as collaborators and members of a community. I recently found a great PBSLearning plan developed by NOVA called: The Design Process - From Idea to Solution. This unit, which would take a few days to accomplish, focuses on design thinking and strategy mapping. And while the purpose of the unit is to engage students in activities that focus on a problem-solution model, without collaboration and communication, the lesson will fail.
I started to look for some ways that teachers can help students with team building and found an article called "Ultimate Guide to Team Building Activities that Don't Suck." I teach AVID and these team building activities are the heart of our program. Unless students trust one another, they will never be willing to share mistakes or ask difficult questions. Sometimes the activities seem trivial or a waste of time because they don't have anything to do with content; however, classroom environment is one affective filter that can make learning possible.
Tasks where students are expected to plan for success can teach about the different roles we take in collaborative groups. This type of communication is a skill that needs to be practiced so that when students are outside of the classroom, they have the ability to adapt to new situations. Finding success at the end of trial and error is an experience that introduces us to the processes of innovation and collaboration. How often to students get to practice what teachers do everyday: plan for success, adjust when necessary, and reflect on outcomes?
It is this messy kind of learning that is truly valuable. And yet some teachers are reluctant because it requires a certain amount of control to be relinquished. Desks don't have to be in rows (I abandoned desks a couple years ago and not have tables that seat 8). Students don't have to stay quiet. Teachers don't have to deliver content as if it were a gift of knowledge. My topic seems to be shifting as a write. Helping students build trust with one another required a pedagogical approach where student-centered learning is paramount. Students need more opportunities in using content to address real and relevant problems. But that's a topic for another day.
A couple weeks ago, I came across an article titled, "The Absolute Worst Way to Start the Semester" and was inspired to rethink the first day of school. For the last few years I have used an introductory activity to practice historical thinking skills. The idea behind the activity was to empower students to practice being historians from day one. They are presented with an artifact and must use what they know to build a back-story, predict certain facts, and ask appropriate questions. Here is the basic plan:
I am the Teacher Technology Lead on my campus and starting writing monthly newsletters last year. My first newsletter is all about this same topic. Here are the recommendations I made to try and change up the first day in order to avoid the boring "go over the syllabus" lesson:
#4 really got me thinking. I think I might try sending my students out onto the school campus to find an artifact they think someone uncovering our school in 500 years. They will take a picture and then provide an analysis of the image (similar to the Historical Thinking Puzzle questions). I would also challenge them to consider how someone might mis-interpret the use and have them come up with some alternate explanations. Still mulling around the idea. They can easily share the images through Google Drive and we can create one giant Google Drawing document with the artifacts and commentary.
Whatever happens, one thing is for sure: my students will not be sitting for long; they will not hear me talk very much; and, they will definitely have to develop their own set of questions. One of my primary tasks over the course of the year is to help students develop the ability to ask questions. Therefore, that is what we will do on day one.
Please share some of your ideas in the comments section. I'd love to get some new ways of re-thinking the first day of school.
I'll admit it. 33 Day Challenge: Fail. This is not to say that I did not spend the last month avoiding anything having to do with learning, schooling, reading, or thinking. Instead, I found that I was so involved in my vacation that I did not find time to write. So instead of feeling bad or guilty or incomplete, I will press on. More chapter reviews to come.
How many times have I told a struggling student that they need an education because it is going to make a positive impact on their standard of living later in life? And while this might be true, to an extent, does the question say more about the economic narrative that undergirds public education and society or about my leverage as an educator to place value on what we teach? It would be foolish to ignore that I teach to pay the bills. But I naively hope to be like my teacher heroes that inspired me to value learning and the ability to ask questions. And they were probably caught in this same conundrum.
So, why are we here? Recognizing the political nature of schooling, the racial and economic disparities perpetuated on school campuses, and the American Dream wrapped in sheets of standardized curricula and exams, I have to admit that being inside the system results in moments of being confounded. Working with 12th graders has shown me that they possess a deeper awareness than some of their teachers expect. They have developed a resiliency to overcome the limitations places on their thinking and many are negatively impacted to the point where they stop believing in themselves. They get by to get out. And I hear many teachers say that the world inside the classroom is nothing like the "real world." So, why are we here? In the same way institutional injustice rears its head in the "real world" so too does it manifest itself in school hallways and classrooms. T.S. Eliot asked, "Do I dare disturb the universe?" And however cliche it is to hang on every word on Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, when the company sings "the world turned upside down" I feel something inside stir.
I am here because I feel the value of learning in asking questions, in rethinking knowledges, and in exploring possibilities. I am here to find out what it means to be human, ethical, inclusive, reflective, active, and as Freire said, unfinished. I am here to tear away at the foundations of injustice and inequality by leaving today better than yesterday. I am here to figure out what this looks like when we uncover the intertwining of theory and practice that seek to upset the status quo.
The next 32 days are going to be interesting, to say the least.
Having not posted a blog in awhile, I thought of a good challenge. 33 Chapters. 33 Days. 33 Reflections. I have not been back to visit Jonathan Kozol's On Being A Teacher in years, definitely before I began my doctoral program in 2011. In the months after completing my dissertation defense, I have been at some kind of stop-gap. One of my advisors said that I would feel tremendous anxiety having so much free time. "No" was an answer I often gave and instead went to Starbucks and sat in front of my computer for hours transcribing audio files, coding data, and writing.
Now that it's done, I find myself doing a lot of nothing but sitting and thinking. School is out. I am not teaching summer school. What have I really accomplished? My peers and family are proud and yet I feel a sense of incompleteness. Studying for five years with some of the smartest and most compassionate teachers, colleagues, activists, mentors, and friends filled a gap I discovered after five years of teaching. Just five months later, it is happening again.
What does it mean to be a teacher?
Thus, my personal challenge. You'd think that instead of 33 days of reading and writing about be better spent doing 33 days of activity. I did a little searching and found a great TedTalk by Matt Cutts about 30 Day Challenges. I will heed his advice and not take on too much; however, I like the 30 minute walk. It might be cheating when I am on vacation for two weeks, because I promise to do a lot of walking.
There will be a brief gap in my responses when I am gone; however, that time I set aside to do some inward searching. When I have Internet, I'll post. When I don't, journaling will suffice. Today this journey begins. I hope that this challenge turns to dialogue and invites others to explore along with me. | <urn:uuid:c1a99640-6004-4095-9c91-ae3f8a18befe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ateachersponderings.com/blog | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.969209 | 4,774 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Regression of RIO + 20
By Stefano Mannacio
The Rio Conference on Sustainable Development of the United Nations was the culmination of a mystification process, ideological and cultural, unprecedented. Although there is not the slightest doubt that sustainable development is a harmful concept, an oxymoron or an antinomy, and that Green Economy is just a new tool at the service of industries of monopolistic or oligopolistic nature (transport, engineering, energy, computer science), the Final Document of the Conference wanted to locate in this theoretical model, the future pillar for economic development. No commitment or plans for Governments or Agencies.
The Conference hasn’t been only the failure of a journey begun twenty years ago, but also the authoritative establishment of the leader country, with the help of other countries members of the Conference Bureau playing their part too; These countries have done their best to celebrate the private sector of Green great industries to which, through a wave of pseudoscientific and palliative remedies, of green inefficient technologies and obscure public funding, it is demanded to solve the world problems, poverty, starvation, reduction of biodiversity, desertification, climate change, deforestation, water and waste.
Green Economy, in the Conference preached as a re-evangelization, enhances the idea of “one way” technologic transfer, while the industries make their business by introducing on the market products with almost no energy, technical and social efficiency, passed off as bastions of ecological protection. Green Economy is responsible for ecological and economic degradation because, putting on the market products without social, energy and environmental return, i.e. waste, it dramatically increases entropy of life processes.
“Green” enhancement has invaded every aspect and moment of the Congress, it has withered away and made scientific research sterile, it has cancelled the valuable references to human rights and indigenous peoples, to holistic and interdisciplinary knowledge of environmental issues and the proper use of resources, that were excluded from the debate, as well as the problems of economic crisis (rather financial), employment, ecological crisis and resources.
Even the choice of placing a distance of tens of kilometers far from the different locations of the Conference, made the Summit a kind of tourist sideshow for Rio de Janeiro and not the center of high-level cultural, scientific and technical debate, that however has never been there . NGO were held off from the governments plenary. Access was forbidden even to those with accreditation badges and to enter it was necessary to have a further pass, distributed only to duly chosen “friends” by NGO representatives. And the so-called “dialogues”, invented as sites of open confrontation, became soon a fair of banalities, in which the public, knocked up and illiterate, voted – with an electronic technology worthy of a television quiz, intended for democracy – the hints to give to the governments, choosing by majority one of the ten hypothetical problems that were subject to subsequent approval of presumed experts-clowns chosen by the same governments under the careful control of numerous police.
In fact there have been some protest attempts against this monocultural approach to ecological and development problems, but the overall management of the Conference has shaped manu militari dissent, by integrating it, de facto, as part of the approval. Anyway, only a heavy-handed media manipulation strategy, funded for years by the public and private sectors, has been able to convince the general public that low energy efficiency technologies are able to improve environmental quality and even the quality of life and could impose scientists, politicians, NGO, agencies, media, a monocultural model that celebrates with “Green” a generic and highly imaginative “positive thinking (because I am alive, because I am alive)” as some inexperienced young people (especially Europeans) repeated! All of them should be asked if it is possible to debate seriously about “sustainable and renewable energy” up to imagine the world entirely covered by solar panels, wind vanes, Green highways!
Green Economy and Green industry, together with the Green associates, ignorant and obtuse, that support them, represent a veritable cultural and environmental misfortune because of the mystification that they fuel: a disgrace that has been claiming for years that there is a “green” way to solve environmental and resource problems within the same system that produced them, which is obviously false; a disgrace that would like to contrast decline with growth while they are two aspects of the same fake problem.
What does RIO + 20 leave? To answer anything is optimistic. Rio + 20 leaves more regression compared to twenty years ago: at that time, unlike today, the high-level scientific debate, led to the drafting of guidance tools, still in use, such as Agenda 21 or the Convention about Biological Diversity; at that time the world of Non-governmental Organizations, unlike today, was considered independent and free from the Governments’ authority; it provided critical insights and influenced negotiations, agreements, final documents; and, what is worse, the rights of indigenous peoples , being recognized, had not yet been reduced to a marginal aspect, not to say folklore, of the scientific debate on the one hand, of humanity, on the other.
And Italy? It gave its full support to promotion, with a magnificent Pavilion and a large delegation, composed of ministers, industrialists, and NGO all together, under the centralized leadership of the Ministry of Environment.
What to do to counteract this discouraging contest?
For example, create kind of incompatibility constraints and barriers to prevent damaging intermingling among NGO, Governments and Industries; create independent financing channels to allow NGO’s involvement in the U.N. activities on the basis of proposals made known during Eventi Paralleli; call an International Conference to draft a Convention on Bio-economy and Sustainability. One last proposal, of institutional nature, concerns the Ministries of Environment that seem to be inadequate to their social role: structures that are economically too weak for being immune from private interests and too big for leaving management space to the Ministries of Agriculture, of Economic Development and Foreign Affairs. On the other hand, the question is, what does the action of safeguarding the green areas protected by green economy have in common with the sale of unnecessary electric cars?. Lets abolish, then, the Ministries of Environment, reduced to be business committees, that are among the main authors of the reiterated mystification of the concept of sustainable development and green economy and of the dangerous regression of Rio + 20 Conference.
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Despite recent advances across the sector, data on large parts of the built environment does not exist in a digital format. In the UK, having this data would support the development of use cases. It would also provide value to property owners and to central and local government. While the benefits of digitisation can be realised across all property types, this article focuses on the UK residential property. However, many, if not all the themes discussed below, will have relevance to other countries.
As of January 2022, the value of UK residential housing stock was estimated at over £8 trillion by Savills and the number of UK households was put at some 28.1m by the Office for National Statistics. Aside from the substantial monetary value of UK housing; societal, environmental, and health and safety benefits are essential considerations when assessing the opportunity to manage these properties using digital data sets.
There are a variety of terms that risk confusion when thinking about digitalising residential property. These include Property Logbook, Property Passport, Property Pack, Building Passport, Property MOT, Building Retrofit Passport, and Digital Twin. What these terms have in common is they imply a digital data set that seeks to capture the most important characteristics of a property. Capturing these characteristics allows multiple stakeholders to perform a variety of due diligence tasks.
Digital conveyancing: The Home Buying and Selling Group
In England and Wales particularly, the process of buying and selling property is slow. Data bottlenecks are often a contributing factor. As a result, property transactions are vulnerable to failure at many points along the chain of prospective buyers and sellers.
A wide range of data is required to support due diligence in property sales. That data needs to be assembled from a wide range of sources from the public and private sector. It also needs to satisfy a range of stakeholders, including buyers, conveyancers, lenders, HM Land Registry, HM Treasury and other interested parties.
There is certainly value in digitising data sets and in making these data sets available as ‘upfront’ information at the point properties are marketed for sale by agents.
The Home Buying & Selling Group is an informal grouping of participants across the property, legal, and finance sectors, working to improve the home buying and selling process for the consumer. Its Tech Subgroup is developing a proof of concept for an open application programming interface (API). This API will allow data based on the Buying and Selling Property Information (BASPI) data set to be exchanged between market participants across the whole buying, selling, and conveyancing process. The BASPI data set has been mapped to the RICS Data Standard (RDS). | <urn:uuid:b8f9ade9-8866-41b9-bbd2-88e0f61ac9c7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wbef.rics.org/oceania/wbef/megatrends/digital-transformation/the-case-for-digitising-residential-property/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.940843 | 543 | 2.5 | 2 |
Letter from William E. King to Roland Lickus Regarding the January 2007 Beaver Valley Power Station Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) for Columbiana County, Ohio, August 7, 2007 [open pdf - 50KB]
This letter, dated August 7, 2007, from William E. King of the DHS/FEMA Regional Assistance Committee was sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief, Roland Lickus, in regards to the January 2007 Beaver Valley Power Station Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) for Columbiana County, Ohio. From the Letter: "We request that you review the material for conformity to Title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 350, and the requirements in NUREG-0654 [Nuclear Regulatory Report-0654]. Please provide written comments regarding your review to DHS/FEMA, Region V, by September 10, 2007. Please retain the prior approved plan sections until all Regional Assistance Committee members have provided us with their review comments. At that time we will notify you of our findings concerning final approval, and provide updating instructions."
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Some celebrate it as a day of love, while others see it as a commercial trap – Valentine’s Day. A look beyond the horizon can bring together many different things.
Berlin – even if the meaning of Valentine’s Day remains controversial – it always provides an opportunity to reflect on the infinite aspects of love.
diversity: He presents her with red roses or chocolates, perhaps an elegant dress – cliches especially boil over on Valentine’s Day. According to the Federal Statistical Office, about 281,000 same-sex partnerships were registered in 2020 alone, in which a man does not necessarily give a gift to a woman. In addition: in addition to the common form of synergy, there is also, for example, the so-called polyandry – the love of several partners. In open relationships, there is more freedom, and appointments with others are perfectly fine.
Ocean: As early as 1973, Canadian sociologist John Alan Lee identified different types of love that show that not everyone has the same expectations from a relationship. Sometimes sexual freedom is at the fore, and the obligations between the two partners do not play such a big role. But if the other person becomes the center of life, jealousy also plays a role. The feelings can then fade. Some relationships are primarily friendly: respect and tolerance are everything and the end of everything.
keep calm: Psychologist Kay Brauer of the University of Halle has found that playing in relationships is good for you. The point is to make everyday situations more enjoyable with game-like elements and thus break the routine. And then the bickering becomes easier: “New perspectives are brought into the conflict,” Prawer says.
has evolved: According to Thomas Juncker, love cannot be explained without evolution. He teaches the history of life sciences at the University of Tübingen. In the past, partnerships were primarily concerned with raising children. “They looked for someone who would work with the project,” Juncker says. Although life forms have changed dramatically today, many partners have continued to emulate the evolutionary heritage. Juncker explains that same-sex couples who adopt children often follow traditional stereotypes.
Snack: As you know, love goes through the stomach – and food always has something sensual, even sexy, says matrimonial therapist Matthias Vohrmeister of Düsseldorf. But this also depends on how the partners are socially configured. So one can attach great importance to eating together as he is used to it at home. But the other can dispense with it. Formester considers that eating together is especially important so that couples can spend time with each other, for example, take each other for a walk and surprise them. Especially if they already have children.
dance: Dance teacher and non-medical practitioner Katinka Forstmann from Bremen combines her marital therapy with dance. “It’s challenging and encouraging,” she says. Couples should be able to engage with each other when dancing. They playfully work on leadership or confidence and are given the opportunity to make things better without wasting too many words. Dancing also brings you very close: “You have to be able to smell each other,” says Forstman.
familiarity: Formeister, the couple’s therapist, sees intimacy as essential to a lasting relationship. He distinguishes between two types: physical and mental. But it depends on what the individual needs at the moment, says Formeister. It can happen that couples are very close emotionally, but haven’t had sex in years. For her, the challenge is to rediscover her physical, intimate relationship.
Not so negative: American psychologist and author John Gottman has done research on marital stability and knows exactly what to do to make relationships last longer. The secret: praise is more than criticism. His roughly “5:1 formula” states that the five positive behaviors are necessary to compensate for the negative interaction in a relationship. On the other hand, if arguments and bad experiences prevail, the end is predictable. dpa | <urn:uuid:c49239c7-4331-4f03-b57a-cbfcef67eaf7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://chiclayomu.com/index.php/2022/07/19/thoughts-about-love-on-valentines-day/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.953039 | 850 | 2.734375 | 3 |
By Matthew Schumm & Beth Beyer – Reef Check DR volunteers
This April, a team of families from Chicago, Illinois trained as EcoDiver volunteers and conducted research with Reef Check Dominican Republic. In preparation for the trip, the students studied extensively the cultural, political, and economic history of the Dominican Republic. Students also explored the biology of coral reef organisms, with older students taking the lead in developing study materials and teaching younger participants about the coral reef ecosystem. Students were able to learn more about marine science through participation in labs at the John G. Shedd Aquarium and opportunities to meet with postdoctoral researchers working at the Aquarium as part of their overall participation with the Coral Reef Regeneration project.
In addition to collecting Reef Check data on the health of the reefs at Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta, the EcoDiver volunteers had an opportunity to work with Reef Check Dominican Republic’s Dr. Ruben Torres to establish a “nursery” for staghorn Acropora coral. Coral fragments from the Silver Banks were carefully transported to La Caleta and transplanted into our nursery in hopes of saving and regenerating this coral for growth efforts in La Caleta and other regions around the Dominican Republic.
Populations of lionfish, a species invasive to the Caribbean, have grown unchecked in Dominican waters due to a lack of natural predation. Lionfish prey on a variety of ecologically and economically important reef fish, including the juveniles of parrotfish, damselfish and other herbivores that control reef algae. Our team of Reef Check EcoDivers had a chance to take part in a Lionfish tournament sponsored by Sea Savers Dominican Republic, a program facilitated by students from the Carol Morgan School of Santo Domingo. By capturing and eating lionfish, we made a small difference in protecting the health of the coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. | <urn:uuid:a188bc0b-7b1e-4c2d-aa68-fe40dbb78ca6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.reefcheck.org/deploying-transects-hunting-lionfish-and-establishing-a-coral-nursery-with-reef-check-dr/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.937838 | 388 | 2.71875 | 3 |
SEATTLE — India’s economic power is growing at unprecedented rates. However, despite being one of the world’s fastest growing economies, India has a long way to go to tackle poverty and ensure decent living standards for all. These facts about poverty in India delve into the country’s varied successes and obstacles in fighting poverty.
Facts About Poverty in India
- A majority of the population of India does not have access to adequate healthcare.
Of the many facts about poverty in India today, healthcare is perhaps the most important. India ranks 145th out of 195 countries regarding quality and accessibility of healthcare, based on the Global Burden of Disease study published in 2018. There are huge disparities within states and income groups in the country, and India lags behind other BRICS countries. In 2018, the government launched a National Health Protection Scheme called Ayushman Bharat, which aims to assist approximately 100 million people residing in underprivileged communities.
- Inequalities persist in access to education.
The literacy rate in India has risen from 68.2 percent in 2001 to 74 percent in 2011. However, there is a wide gender disparity; 82.14 percent of men and 65.46 percent of women are literate. The quality and availability of classrooms and teachers help explain the low literacy rates. Social barriers prevent the expansion of education among women. A deeply entrenched patriarchy restricts women from achieving higher education, especially in rural parts of the country.
- There is high unemployment in the country.
Unemployment rates have been increasing gradually, leaving nearly 31 million Indians out of work. As of August 2018, the unemployment rate in India is 5.7 percent; this rate fluctuates widely from month to month. The social security network that was traditionally provided by the joint family system is now being eroded.
- There is pervasive homelessness across the country.
As of 2011, there were 1.77 million homeless people in India. There is a wide disparity between urban and rural areas; urban areas saw a growth of 36.78 percent in homelessness, whereas rural areas saw negative growth. Most government assistance is targeted towards rural areas. According to Mohammed Tarique, coordinator of Koshish, a TISS Field Action Project on Homelessness and Destitution, economic migration from rural to urban areas may be a contributing factor to this, as rural areas continue to lack basic infrastructure and employment opportunities, particularly in the secondary and tertiary sector.
- Sanitation conditions are getting better.
According to the Economic Survey, the number of people who engage in open defecation has declined to 250 million in 2018 from 550 million in 2014. The decrease has been credited to the Swachch Bharat Mission, a sanitation program introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, huge sections of the population are still denied access to basic sanitation, especially vulnerable groups.
- Hunger rates are still high.
India’s hunger problem is driven by a high rate of child malnutrition. India ranks 100th out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index, which measures undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality. The lack of access to nutritious food leads to susceptibility to disease. Increasing numbers of farmer suicides occur due to the burden of rural indebtedness.
- India lacks sound infrastructure.
According to the Asian Development Bank, India’s poor infrastructure contributes to slower growth and development. Investing in infrastructure, such as creating better facilities for transportation, communication and agriculture will lead to further employment and productivity. Financing of rural infrastructure projects depends on a sound banking system, which at present is heavily compromised by bad loans.
- There is widespread corruption.
India ranked 81st on the 2017 Global Corruption Index released by Transparency International. Bribery, money laundering and tax evasion stall the growth of the country and negatively impact social welfare programs. The government has distributed identification cards with biometric information in order to reduce this problem, but endemic corruption still pervades the system.
- Social exclusion reduces opportunities for many groups.
There are structural inequalities embedded within the country, where women and certain castes and classes of people are systematically discriminated against. While there has been progress in the inclusion of these groups, there is still a long way to go. Gender and caste inequalities are still pervasive and critical legislation on women’s empowerment is pending in the legislature.
- Poverty in India is declining.
Despite the above, studies show that the population of India is slowly escaping extreme poverty. In fact, the World Poverty Clock predicts that less than 3 percent of the population in India will live in extreme poverty by 2021. Participatory development due to well-established governance systems, an independent judiciary and a proactive media provide hope for India’s poor.
There is hope that significant numbers will emerge out of grinding poverty and that future generations will not be subjected to crippling childhood illnesses. These facts about poverty in India illustrate that key challenges can be dealt with through education, political will and women’s empowerment.
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How to Read Texts is filled with a passion for reading and for authorship. Lively and approachable, this is a great book for anyone interested in how we approach the texts we encounter in our lives.
Professor Graeme Harper, Bangor University, UK
Neil McCaw's How to Read Texts: A Student Guide to Critical Approaches and Skills offers an invaluable and expansive introduction to the often vexing worlds of avant-garde critical theory and literary interpretation. Yet even more significantly, McCaw challenges us to discover our own critical voices, to seek out brave new textual frontiers of our own making, and to think creatively about the nature and direction of our reading experiences. Suitable for academic and general readers alike, How to Read Texts affords us with the attendant tools and historical background for unlocking and appreciating the rich texts that mark our lives.
Kenneth Womack, Penn State Altoona, USA
How to Read Texts will encourage both students - and, as importantly, their teachers - to re-think the very basics of reading and analysing texts.
Peter Dempsey, Department of English, University of Sunderland, UK
With a solid set of appendixes and an index, How to Read Texts is enthusiastically recommended for those facing a tough pile of books in their future.
James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review (Wisconsin Bookwatch)
How to Read Texts: A Student Guide to Critical Approaches and Skills offers high school and college-level students a fine survey of critical theory paired with exercises and checklists to help students in their own readings of primary and secondary texts. Students learn how to gain confidence in their skills and learn the methods of recognizing and challenging assumptions in this fine survey of critical thinking skills.
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The deep sea, or deep layer, is the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline, at a depth of 1000 fathoms (1828 m) or more. Little or no light penetrates this area of the ocean, and most of its organisms rely on falling organic matter produced in the photic zone for subsistence. For this reason scientists assumed life would be sparse in the deep ocean, but virtually every probe has revealed that, on the contrary, life is abundant in the deep ocean.
From the time of Pliny until the expedition in the ship Challenger between 1872 and 1876 to prove Pliny wrong; its deep-sea dredges and trawls brought up living things from all depths that could be reached. Perhaps one day man will be more like aqua man, and roam the ocean depths with the fish creatures alike. Yet even in the twentieth century scientists continued to imagine that life at great depth was insubstantial, or somehow inconsequential. The eternal dark, the almost inconceivable pressure, and the extreme cold that exist below one thousand meters were, they thought, so forbidding as to have all but extinguished life. The reverse is in fact true....(Below 200 meters) lies the largest habitat on earth.
In 1960 the Bathyscaphe Trieste descended to the bottom of the Marianas Trench near Guam, at 35,798 feet (10,911 meters), the deepest spot on earth. If Mount Everest were submerged there, its peak would be more than a mile beneath the surface. At this great depth a small flounder-like fish was seen moving away from the bathyscaphe's spotlight. The Japanese research submersible Kaiko was the only vessel capable of reaching this depth, and it was lost in 2003.
We know more about the moon than the deepest parts of the ocean. Until the late 1970s little was known about the possibility of life on the deep ocean floor but the the discovery of thriving colonies of shrimp and other organisms around hydrothermal vents changed that. Before the discovery of the undersea vents, all life was thought to be driven by the sun. But these organisms get their nutrients from the earth's mineral deposits directly. These organisms thrive in completely lightless and anaerobic environments, in highly saline water that may reach 300 °F (149 °C), drawing their sustainance from hydrogen sulfide, which is highly toxic to all terrestrial life. The revolutionary discovery that life can exist without oxygen or light significantly increases the chance of there being life elsewhere in the universe. Scientists now speculate that Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, may have conditions that could support life beneath its surface which is speculated to be a liquid ocean beneath the icy crust. | <urn:uuid:be84c2e3-bd67-43f0-b696-471456fa6864> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://phys.org/tags/deep+sea/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.947751 | 557 | 3.984375 | 4 |
What height is 138 cm in feet?
138 cm = 4’6.33.
Is 173 cm tall for a guy?
For a 22 year old male, 173 cm (5’8.11”) is a perfectly acceptable height and is more than just okay!?? For an adult male from the U.S. 173 cm is on the 30% percentile according to the CDC. That means that you are shorter than 70% of all adult men but you are taller than 30% of them.
Is 5’7 a good height for a girl?
Women between 5′ and 5’7” think 5’11” is ideal, but women above that height prefer a man to be 6’1”. Women tend to want to be two inches taller than the average, while men tend to want to be one inch taller.
What does 170 mean in size?
Clothes size 170/88a stands for height and bust, 170 stands for 170cm, and 88a stands for 88cm, which means height 170, bust 88 is suitable for wearing clothes, we must choose in the process of buying clothes.
How can you measure your height?
Lightly mark the wall with a pencil at the point where the ruler or book (or other flat object) meets your head. Use a tape measure — ideally a metal one that will remain straight — to measure the distance from the floor to the mark on the wall.
Is 170 cm a good height in India?
Is 170 cm a good height? Statistically speaking, the average height of Indian men is 5′5″(165cm), so 5′7″ (170cm) will be considered above average or on the higher end of average, therefore, It’s definitely not short.
How do you convert to 170?
How to Convert 170 in Binary?
- Step 1: Divide 170 by 2. Use the integer quotient obtained in this step as the dividend for the next step.
- Step 2: Write the remainder from bottom to top i.e. in the reverse chronological order. This will give the binary equivalent of 170.
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Is 170 cm short for a girl?
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Results for Lead in Drinking Water at Child Development and Youth Centers
The Navy is in the process of testing drinking water at all of its Child Development Centers, Child Development Group Homes, Youth Centers, and Schools. This testing is recommended by EPA in schools and day care centers but is not required. However, in the interest of the health and welfare of the children using its facilities, the Navy has adopted a policy to perform the testing. For more information on the testing please visit the CNIC Lead in Priority Area Sampling Program page.
As part of telling you about lead in drinking water at priority areas, links are provided on the General Information and Facts page that contain information on general water quality (Consumer Confidence Reports) at Navy installations, sources of lead in the environment, potential sources of lead in schools, lead facts for parents, a lead public health fact sheet, procedures to minimize lead exposure from drinking water, and an EPA fact sheet and FAQs document on lead in schools and child care facilities, as well as other important information.
Parents are encouraged to contact the CDC staff, command leadership or their health care provider if they have individual questions or would like assistance in understanding and interpreting the results. If you have any health questions or concerns, we encourage you to call your health care provider. | <urn:uuid:923299d3-3538-45d7-ade1-1218c865146c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jrm.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Water-Quality-Information/Lead-in-Priority-Area-Sampling-Program/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.952896 | 261 | 2.8125 | 3 |
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The researcher analyzed Pope Joan’s life focusing on gender issues. The novel Pope joan written by donna wool folk cross is one of the keys to find the most important information and thus answer the questions and attain the objective of the study, also to gather the needed data library research and browsing various websites were done. This study aims to show how the pope upheld her empowerment in three levels of equality: conscientization, participation, and access. The study.
The described how the Filipino women way of living differ to those women who live in the time of pope Joan’s time.
Qualitative method of research was employed in the study.the novel pope Joan by donna wool folk cross served as the primary source of data. The study presented how pope Joan upheld women empowerment in different levels of equality.
Based on the novel pope Joan build an institution for women named st.catherine to be able for them to learn and for them to have good reasons and be equal in decision making as well as to control the balance of power.
these objectives of pope Joan contribute to the participation as one levels of equality. In the sense of conscientization, pope Joan corrected some cardinal priest as they preach that upon resurrection women’s imperfection would be remedied, eliminating that line might helpthe priest to achieve better effect with the female parishioners, pope Joan’s objective and mission did not affect the roman contemporary culture where conforming authority and power are played bt men, while women occupy the subordinate position in terms of access in levels of quality pope Joan rebuild the marcian aqueduct using the papal treasure for the health of poorest people in the city.
She also applies her abilities and knowledge gain in fulda such good reasoning, and medical skill. In the light of the facts revealed, the researcher recommendation to improve critical thinking as well as raising of gender sensitivity awareness, students must have an open mind as they critically analyzed literary pieces on gender and development as they are future community leaders. Teacher of literature must consider instructional materials that will help in deeper understanding of the students on varied ways of advocating gender and women improvement and community.
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How do we receive the trials and attacks that come when our faith is pitted against the surrounding culture? James encourages us not to despair but to count it as joy, because those trials test and strengthen our faith so that we may persevere and become more and more mature.
James, the half brother of Jesus, after witnessing Jesus' resurrection, came to understand who Jesus is. James' writings share wisdom around living a life of holiness, and that our faith is evidenced in actions and deeds. The Book of James is a primer on living the Christian life!
God is both knowable (because He has revealed Himself to us) and incomprehensible (because He is so far beyond us). We cannot fully understand how God can be triune (3 in 1), but the truth of the Trinity is found throughout the Bible, both in the Old and the New Testament!
Some see God's insistence on obedience as harsh or legalistic, but our heavenly Father does not desire to see us punished or burdened down with guilt. He is a God of grace, who longs for His wayward children to return to Him in repentance and be welcomed back with open arms!
God in the person of the Holy Spirit dwells in the hearts of all who believe. We do not want to ignore that or brush it off! Many people are afraid of the Holy Spirit and many people think if you start talking about the Holy Spirit then you might become a "fanatic." However, God asks us to seek the Holy Spirit and in return we receive the fullness of His Spirit everyday and He will give us power, encouragement, comfort, strength, direction, peace, purpose... the list goes on!
We are not saved by what we have done, or by how hard we've tried, or by what church we belonged to. Only a perfect sacrifice could pay the price of all our sins. When Jesus went willingly to the cross, He paid that price so that we can now have certain assurance of eternal life!
Is it even possible to praise God, let alone rejoice, when everything around us is going wrong? Believers in the Bible found it not only possible, but essential. As the apostle Paul wrote while suffering in prison, "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." (Philippians 4:4) | <urn:uuid:3ccfbe47-223b-49b5-aa51-f766953f824e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://liulo.fm/show/awake-us-now-ch60c74bd56e2f25348fe07ba3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.953109 | 474 | 1.695313 | 2 |
INFOGRAPHIC: Staying Grounded in an Uncertain World
According to our latest study, The Next Normal: Rise of Resilience, people around the globe are anxious about the future yet still quite happy. This project, which targeted people aged 6 to 54 in 30 countries, found that staying grounded is a key source of this resilience.
The study found that people are optimistic, but also realistic about the world’s imperfections. The percentage saying they always look for the positive rose from 80% in 2012 to 85% in 2017. Yet over that same period, trust has declined in many key areas, especially in religious leaders (down 33%), government and politicians (down 25%), and even in people’s own personal judgment (down 22%).
There is a desire not to put a gloss on things, for people to see the world and themselves for what they are — 91% of respondents say they’re keeping it real. When it comes to inspiring confidence in people even into their fifties, one individual in particular stands out: Mom. | <urn:uuid:4c370a85-0111-437e-b14e-9fc14f474135> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://insights.paramount.com/post/infographic-staying-grounded-in-an-uncertain-world/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.962479 | 219 | 2.109375 | 2 |
April 18, 2016
Today’s chart of the day shows the various ways Governor Walker has reduced your tax burden over the past five years.
The largest reduction was the result of the effort in 2013 to lower everyone’s taxes and flatten the tax code, which has saved nearly $1.3 billion.
In total, Governor Walker and the legislature have saved Wisconsin taxpayers over $4.7 billion since 2011.
This much tax relief almost makes tax day bearable. Almost.
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From the beauty of plants to the plethora of health advantages, indoor plants are the perfect addition to an interior design of a home. If you've recently visited your favorite retailer for succulents or pots that are hand-painted Here are amazing benefits of bringing new green plants to your home:
Refresh Your Space
If it's the living space or a separate bedroom, it's common for any room in the home to feel suffocated. Plants can be a wonderful method to ease and revitalize the air in your house. From aloe vera to snake plants All flora can be considered natural healers.You can buy the best Monstera Ginny plant via www.plantvine.com/product/rhaphidophora-tetrasperma-monstera-ginny/ to get the amazing benefits of indoor plants.
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They can aid in purifying and cleansing the air. Certain plants aid in neutralizing harmful toxins in the air, like formaldehyde, benzene carbon monoxide, xylene, and formaldehyde.
Because of the tranquility of plants, It's no wonder that the florae of these species can provide more sleep. If our minds are caught in the whirlwind of daily life it can be difficult to unwind towards the close of the day. Have one in your bed, so that you can sleep peacefully at night.
Revitalize Your Interior
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Asset Allocation and Diversification: Guide to Portfolio Protection for Beginners
You invest in making your money grow, but your chance of loss is much higher than anything else without asset allocation and diversification.
Fortunately, learning the basics of asset allocation and diversification is not as hard as it sounds. Check out this beginner’s guide to the investment strategies you should implement today.
What Is Asset Allocation?
Asset allocation is the way you divide your investments between different asset classes within your portfolio to help you reduce risk and possibly increase returns over time.
Chances are you will invest in the most common asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and cash investments. It is important to remember that there are many other investment options available to you. Investing in alternative options such as real estate, farmland, and commodities will help you diversify your portfolio and mitigate risk.
There are several asset categories to choose from when making your asset allocation plan. Here are a few investment options to consider when making the best choice for your financial goals.
Stocks are a type of security that gives the company’s investor part ownership and a share in that company’s earnings. With stocks, anyone can invest in some of the most successful companies around the globe.
Bonds are like an IOU. The investor who buys the bond is loaning money to the issuer for a fixed amount of time. At the end of that period, the bond is paid back to the investor. Interest is typically paid twice a year.
Cash investment is a short-term obligation, usually about 90 days. Investors can expect a return in the form of interest payments. They are shallow risk and are usually insured by the FDIC.
Alternative Investment Options
Any investment that falls outside of stocks, bonds, and cash would be considered an alternative investment. This would include tangible assets such as art, wine, antiques, coins, stamps, and financial assets like real estate, venture capital, hedge funds, commodities, and farmland.
Many people fail to consider alternative investments when creating their asset allocation plan, which is a huge missed opportunity. Take farmland, for example. When you invest in farmland, the risk is relatively low, and it is resilient to inflation in times of market turmoil.
Farmland returns have been positive every year since 1990, yet several investors do not know this is an option for their portfolios. Investing in farmland is easier than ever with companies like FarmTogether. FarmTogether provides an all-in-one investment platform that helps you grow your wealth and diversify your platform with investment minimums as low as $10,000.
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Think of asset allocation as spreading your investments across various asset categories. You spread out the risk by investing in some or all asset categories since they typically work inversely (when one does well, another may decrease and vice versa). It is important to do your research to build the best asset allocation for your portfolio.
Choosing the Best Asset Allocation
Wise investors will build a portfolio based on factors that include risk tolerance, time horizon, and overall financial goals.
Asset Allocation Based on Risk Tolerance
Risk tolerance is the degree of loss an investor can handle while making investment decisions. Investors usually fall into three main categories: aggressive, moderate, and conservative. For example, if you have a low-risk tolerance, your portfolio will consist of mostly conservative, low-risk investments. If you have a high-risk tolerance, you are willing to take the risk of losing ‘everything’ in exchange for higher rewards.
A higher risk tolerance leaves room for heavier investments in aggressive assets, such as stocks, and a lower risk tolerance calls for more conservative investments, such as bonds.
No matter what category you fall within, you will still have a mix of different asset classes within your portfolio. It is the percentage of funds you allocate to each class that will change.
Asset Allocation Based on Age
Your age and risk tolerance will have a large impact on your asset allocation decision. Many investors will use the common asset allocation rule called The 100 Rule when making investment decisions.
The rule states that you should take the number 100 and subtract your age. The answer should be the percentage of your portfolio that you invest in stocks.
If you’re 35, this rule suggests you should devote 65% of your money to stocks. The rest would be spread out between different asset classes. The rationale behind this rule is that younger investors will have longer time horizons to weather the volatile stock market’s storms.
If you are nearing retirement, you will need your money sooner. There are some risks in all investments. However, those close to retirement may want to focus more on low-risk investments such as high-grade bonds, money market funds, and certificates of deposits.
Asset Allocation Based on Goals
Some asset allocation plans are built with a specific goal in mind, like saving for the purchase of a car, house, or college tuition. Your goals are taken into consideration when building your risk profile and time horizon. This means that someone nearing retirement may have a portfolio with higher risk investments if they put money aside for a new grandchild’s college tuition. Some critics are concerned that some investors may be taking on more risk than necessary with this asset allocation plan. Still, every investor is different and has varying levels of risk tolerance.
Why Asset Allocation Is Important
Asset allocation helps investors lower risk through diversification. Historically, each of the asset categories has worked inverse of one another. When one does poorly, the others do well. Allocating your assets according to your risk tolerance and financial goals helps you make sound investment choices based on research rather than emotion.
What Is Diversification?
The diversification definition is the technique of spreading your investments around, so your exposure to risk in one particular asset category is limited. This practice was designed to help investors lower the volatility of their portfolios over time.
How to Diversify
There are numerous ways to diversify, but a good rule of thumb is to invest in various industries and/or companies. For example, if you are interested in investing in technology, do not put all your money into one technology company. Instead, allocate a portion of your funds to a few technology companies, and the remaining funds should be invested in other industries not related to technology.
If you like a specific industry and feel strongly about investing a large portion of your portfolio in it, make sure you diversify your remaining funds as much as you can. The goal is to reduce risk. If that one industry were to become very volatile and tank in the market, so goes your portfolio with it if it is not well diversified.
This is why it is essential to include investment options like farmland in your portfolio because of their positive historical returns. Per FarmTogether, the average annual return for farmland from 1970–2015 has been 10.5%. When you have investments that you can depend on even during market downturns, it may be possible to take on more high risk, high reward investments in other areas of your portfolio.
Why Is Diversification Important?
Diversification is important because you can maximize your returns by investing in different areas that would react differently in the same volatile market. For example, if you only carry a spare tire in your vehicle, that will not be of much use if your battery dies. That does not mean you get rid of the spare tire and go purchase jumper cables. To lower risk, you would carry both items and any other item that would help you if anything were to happen to your vehicle.
This is the same with investments. Since there will always be a risk for investing, diversification is one of the best ways you can mitigate that risk while maximizing your returns.
Can Diversification Reduce All Risk?
No diversification strategy eliminates all risk, but diversification can reduce unsystematic risk or risk specific to one company. This risk is an isolated event that happens to a particular company that is not likely to happen to other companies, such as a natural disaster. If one company burns down, it is improbable that every company in your portfolio will too. Diversifying among different companies eliminates or reduces unsystematic risk.
Diversification cannot eliminate systematic risk, though. This risk affects the market as a whole. Nationwide or worldwide events, such as war or inflation, are systematic risks because they could affect any or all companies within your portfolio no matter how much you diversify. Remember, the diversified portfolio definition aims to reduce risk; however, it does not eliminate it.
When researching the best ways to diversify your portfolio, consider different factors that could affect your portfolio, reaching your financial goals, such as choosing between related diversification and unrelated diversification. Review the risks and potential returns to ensure they align with your financial plan.
What Is a Well-Diversified Portfolio?
Every investors’ goal should be to minimize risk while maximizing performance. To create a well-diversified portfolio, you must invest in a variety of industries and assets. In other words, you do not put all your money into one category. Even if you were to invest in all stocks (which you should not), a diversified portfolio would invest in companies across all industries. This way, if one industry, say farming, fell hard, while another industry, such as technology, did well, you’d offset your farming losses with your technology wins.
As stated on FarmTogether.com, you can achieve stable growth through economic cycles when you take control and diversify your portfolio. It is worth your time to research and look beyond stocks and bonds. Purchasing farmland is just one of the ways you can increase your passive income and begin building wealth.
What Is Rebalancing?
Rebalancing of investments is the process of bringing your portfolio that has deviated away from your target asset allocation back into line. This deviation can occur due to adding or removing funds from your account or due to natural market fluctuation.
Rebalancing offers investors the opportunity to sell high and buy low, taking gains from high-performing investments and reallocating them to securities or other investment options that have not yet experienced such growth.
How Rebalancing Works
Periodically, investors should review their portfolio asset allocations. Once you have determined your ideal asset allocation and ensured that it aligns with your financial goals, compare it against where your portfolio currently stands.
For example, if your ideal asset allocation is 50% stocks and 50% bonds and yet your portfolio has fluctuated to 63% stocks and 37% bonds, it would be time to make some adjustments.
Investors rebalance their investments by purchasing and selling portions of their portfolios to set each asset category’s weight back to the ideal asset allocation.
Dangers of Imbalance
In the example above, the portfolio has a much higher stock percentage than what the investor has listed in their ideal asset allocation. The allocation could be based on the client’s risk tolerance or perhaps a goal the investor has in mind. A higher percentage of stocks typically means a higher chance of risk. If the investor’s stocks are currently invested in experiencing a sudden downturn, their portfolio will suffer a great loss.
There is no required schedule for rebalancing your portfolio. Due to fees that may be associated with buying and selling securities, you’ll want to choose a schedule that won’t be too costly or time-consuming. Some financial advisors recommend reviewing and possibly reallocating your portfolio every 6 to 12 months. Every investor is different, so do your research and/or talk to an investment advisor to create the best plan for your goals.
Protect Your Investments With the Right Strategy
Asset allocation and diversification can be an active strategy to varying degrees. As an investor, you have the choice to review your investments on your own, hire a financial advisor, or use an automated service such as a robo advisor to ensure you have a well-balanced portfolio.
Having an asset allocation plan that works best for you will greatly impact your financial goals. Investing is rarely a ‘set it and forget it’ type of deal. Whether it be financial or otherwise, any goal will require a level of intentionality that cannot be skipped. This includes building a diversification plan to maximize your returns while reducing risk.
Consider choosing a platform that diversifies within a profitable industry, making it easy to start investing. FarmTogether, for example, provides stability for farmland investors by providing an investment in a diversified investment portfolio, helping investors earn passive income while diversifying their risk.
Creating an asset allocation plan and diversifying your assets is smart to begin planning for your retirement or building wealth. The best asset allocation plan varies from person to person. Ensure you do your research and work towards a plan that will help you reach your personal financial goals.
Master the art of asset allocation and diversification to ensure your portfolios make your money work for you. When you diversify and allocate your assets, you give your money the best chance to grow.
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In the fall of 1942, 1,830 women volunteered to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
They were sent deep into the heart of Texas to train at Avenger Field at Sweetwater — 236 miles southeast Amarillo, and 181 miles west of Fort Worth.
To qualify for the WASP program, women already had to be pilots with at least 500 hours of cockpit time. A total of 1,074 women completed the intensive training, designed to teach them to fly “the Army Way,” says Carol Cain, vice president of the National WASP WWII Museum at Avenger Field.
“In addition to being an elite corps from the standpoint of skills, ability and experience, the WASP were guinea pigs,” Cain says. “No program like this had ever been tried before. The future of women in military aviation hung on how the women performed professionally and conducted themselves morally and socially. The objectives of the program were to relieve male pilots for combat, determine if women could serve as military pilots and decrease the air force’s total demand on manpower pools.”
WASP were deployed to 126 bases all over the United States, and helped turn the tide in favor of America and its Allies. “Of the 77 types of planes in the Army Air Force arsenal, at one time or another, a WASP flew each type of these aircraft,” Cain says.
Thirty-eight WASP died in the line of duty.
“Today there are 36 surviving WASP, ranging in age from 96 to 103,” Cain says.
Cain will present a program about the WASP contribution to the war effort, and about the WASP museum, at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in the Jet Air, Inc. hangar at Galesburg Municipal Airport.
All programs and seminars during Fly-In week are open to the public without charge.
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The Technological Singularity
Are we approaching a point when machines may wake up and become self or seemingly self-aware? Vernor Vinge in 1993 seemed to think so.
He referred to this event as the "technological singularity". The point is that with machines being made to design machines, they will be able to do this a lot faster than we can, eventually reaching that magic point of human left brained intelligence and then beyond.
If I may throw in my own two cents worth here we may find that AI hungers for knowledge to the point of analysing the physics and chemistry it finds itself surrounded in and organising the matter to it's own artificial preferences. Anyhow the details of this theory can be found in the article by Vernor Vinge. If we want to avoid disasters such as AI becoming too big for it's boots, then we need to hardwire into machines that they must always ask humans for permission when they want to patch themselves together.
This concern arises from the fact; that as machines/computers are used to design other machines/computers, at some point this process may begin to spiral out of control, aided by those humans who are capable of learning the complex ways of fusing chips to neurons and optic nerves etc and combined with genetic manipulation and control. It's possibly only a matter of time until we end up with a situation where machines start trying to give naive post graduates advice on what's best.
Of course it would be easy to think that this is just pure science fiction but just consider what can happen if vast networks of machines that are capable of acquiring knowledge start to meld with biological systems. At the moment we are dealing with moores law, which may or may not have a natural limit depending on the point of view you subscribe to. If we move on to other forms of computing, which I believe is inevitable then the sky (read cloud) really is not the limit as computing power could become trans-dimensional. It seems likely that as much as we may find moving away from transistors difficult it would be no problem for a machine designed by machines from past generations to figure out. We really don't know what’s around the corner.
The growth of "DARPA" (Think Skynet) and the "rise of the machines" (Yes I did just say that) will be aided by us curious humans, it couldn't happen on its own. At least not yet. So as far-fetched as this may seem, now is the time to introduce fail-safes and manual overrides as it were. If those pesky people keep trying to infect systems with viruses and other nasties, this may have the effect of "upsetting" networks that are becoming self-aware and causing great danger for some people! | <urn:uuid:a958ad27-759e-41b3-9776-ddc07dfc05d5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cybersanity.net/single-post/2013/01/06/the-technological-singularity | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.971949 | 571 | 2.234375 | 2 |
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- One hundred per cent has dropped a few points to 85 per cent
- The government doesn’t expect to really pony up until the end of the period
- What’re the chances we’ll be hearing of further changes running up to 2025?
To a chorus of “I told you so” from interested parties, the UK government appears to be walking back its solemn undertaking, pre-election, to ensure the country would be smothered in broadband by 2025, a target that very few in the industry thought it would be able to hit.
And sure enough, today the government announced it was making a few changes to the policy as part of its spending review. Originally it was to spend £5 billion to play its part alongside the UK’s fibre providers to ensure genuinely high-speed broadband reached everywhere by 2025. The new policy is that 85% of the country will be getting access to gigabit-capable broadband by 2025. That leaves a large tranche of citizens out of the loop, at least initially. Furthermore, the projected government spend to ensure rural coverage appears to have been back-loaded to the end of the period. According to the Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) chief executive, Malcolm Corbett, the fact the Chancellor was allocating just £1.2bn in the period 2021-25 “came as a surprise to all” in the industry, he understated.
The spending review states that “the government is working with industry to target a minimum of 85% gigabit capable coverage by 2025 but will seek to accelerate roll-out further to get as close to 100% as possible.” Observers worry that this wording, meant as reassurance, is offering the government an 'out' at the end of the period.
In fact, it appears that Boris Johnson and his team may be following the standard Boris playbook: you first make vague and sometimes contradictory promises capable of being clarified later into less expensive ones should the need arise.
The need often does.
Then, in this case, you must also start subtly changing your broadband vocabulary in advance to ensure deniability.
Right from the beginning fibre was mentioned, but it was so obvious that you can’t take fibre everywhere that it became ‘understood,’ even without being explicitly stated, that radio technologies and the hybrid fibre coax deployed by cable companies would also be included in the 100 per cent, so the standard phrase became ‘broadband’ rather than fibre. ‘Gigabit capable’ is also a good one because even a piece of damp string might be gigabit capable if the right technology was applied to both ends. (See Government promise of "gigabit capable" full-fibre broadband to all the UK by 2025 is wishful thinking.)
Jamie Jefferies, VP and GM of EMEA at network equipment vendor Ciena, is also worried.
“The fact that 15 per cent of homes in Britain won’t have high-speed broadband in another five years is concerning, and could leave the UK tailing behind other nations’ ambitious connectivity plans. This year, in particular, has demonstrated how important connectivity is for people to stay connected, shop and work remotely to keep our economy moving,” he wrote in a statement. Jamie also pointed out that high-speed broadband also plays a key role in providing the data transport infrastructure needed to support 5G.
INCA’s Malcolm Corbett summarised the position and reiterated industry’s expectations: “The importance of renewing the UK’s digital infrastructure is well known in government – indeed the National Infrastructure Strategy is peppered with references to gigabit broadband. Industry is stepping up to the task. INCA estimates that investment in the challenger firms will reach £7.7bn by 2025/6 taking the total private investment to around £25bn including BT/ Openreach and Virgin Media. This investment is based on the expectation that the government will play its part too.”
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Musician Joanne Shenandoah, a powerful voice for Native culture, dies at 64 : NPR
By: NPR. org
Legendary Native American musician Joanne Shenandoah, a trailblazer popular with both mainstream and Native audiences, has died. A multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer who collaborated with such musical icons as Robbie Robertson and Neil Young (as well as with this writer), Shenandoah won a Grammy award and was among the most lauded musicians in the history of the Native American Music Awards. According to her sister Vicky Schenandoah, who confirmed with NPR by phone, she died late Monday night at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz. following a long illness. She was 64.
Joanne Shenandoah was a citizen of the Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan, of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois) Confederacy in upstate New York. Her sister says the Schenandoahs are direct descendents of Chief Skenandoa (there are various spellings of the name — some family members now spell it with a "c" and some have chosen to drop it), an ally to George Washington during the American Revolution.
Her story is an introduction into the richness of Native cultures. Shenandoah's music covered an array of traditional, folk, Americana, pop, country and even New Age, performed in both English and her native language. Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) history and culture was present throughout her music. Her 2004 album Peacemaker's Journey is about the legend of Skennanrahowi and how he brought peace to the warring tribes that became their confederacy sometime between the 15th and 16th centuries. It won five awards from the Native American Music Awards (NAMMYs) and other Native music groups.
When she began her musical career, her songs and stories were efforts to help transform the hundreds of years of marginalization of First Nations peoples. Every breath she took, every song she sang was her way of saying, "HERE WE ARE."
Shenandoah embodied the full meaning of the traditional name she received as a child, "Tekaliwhakwah," which translates to "she sings, and lifts the spirit." Her voice was often described as angelic and enchanting. After recording a track for Robbie Robertson's Contact From the Underworld of Redboy, he said, "She weaves you into a trance with her beautiful Iroquois chants and wraps her voice around you like a warm blanket on a cool winter's night." She was often accompanied on vocals by her daughter Leah Shenadoah and sister Diane Schenandoah.
Her 15 albums, numerous singles, collaborations and film scores earned her more than 40 music awards, including 14 NAMMYs and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native American Music Association in 2007. In 2006 she won a Grammy for Best Native American Music Album for her participation on the album Sacred Ground: A Tribute To Mother Earth on the solo track "Seeking Light" and "Mother Earth," a collaboration with fellow Native musician Rita Coolidge's trio Walela. She was previously nominated in 2002 for her album Peacemaker's Journey and in 2004 for Covenant. That Grammy category no longer exists. She also received an Emmy nomination in 2019.
I met Jo when we were both young and spirited artists. She was a dear friend and sister to me. In fact, her sister Vicky and I had married brothers, and our kids are cousins. Jo and I bonded over music and creative pursuits. I watched her star rise while we gigged at events, Earth Day concerts and the 1997 Native presidential inaugural ball. We pitched projects and I interviewed her for others. We had photo sessions and even spent a cold day in the snow taking action shots for a major film audition. We wrote and recorded a song together for a health campaign aimed at Native women. Everything we did was an adventure, often spontaneous. Jo was a fun-loving soul. People were drawn to her and adored her. She also lived by Haudenosaunee principles of thanksgiving: honoring all of creation every day.
Through the pandemic we FaceTimed often as she hiked and enjoyed caring for her grandson. She dug out old country songs she had written and recorded them for what would become her last album, Shenandoah Country. As always with Joanne, there were other projects in the works and more being conceptualized.
She was an intuitive artist. She preferred to go into a studio and let the creativity flow serendipitously rather than plan every musical detail, and often performed shows without following a setlist. Her music fulfills a tribal prophecy that she would carry the Haudenosaunee message of peace to the four directions. She criss-crossed the country by car and plane, often playing charities even as demand for her performances grew internationally.
One of her proudest accomplishments was her symphonic odyssey Skywoman, a pop-orchestral work about the Haudenosaunee Iroquois creation story. The idea came after publishing a book of the story that she co-authored with her husband Doug George-Kanentiio, an Akwesasne Mohawk journalist and historian, called Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois, in 1996. The work was recorded in 2004, and in 2018 was performed in the heart of the Iroquois Confederacy with the Symphoria, a musician-led non profit orchestra in Syracuse.
She was known as much for blazing a global path of "peace through music" as she was an advocate for what she called Earth Rights and human rights, most recently bringing attention to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic. Always guided by the Haudenosaunee principle of considering how decisions affect the next seven generations, she dove into many important humanitarian projects with tenacity and skill, wielding a natural ambassadorship and an endearing brand of charisma. She also served as Co-Chair for the Attorney General's National Task Force of Indigenous Children Exposed to Violence for the U.S. Department of Justice during the Obama era.
Joanne Shenandoah presented her musical message of peace and First Nations identity around the world in concerts performed for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, First Lady Hillary Clinton, President Nelson Mandela, Dr. Huston Smith and USSR Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev other world leaders at the White House, Carnegie Hall, St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican (for the canonization of the first Native American Saint, Kateri Tekakwitha), Madison Square Garden, Bethlehem Fine Arts Center in Palestine, Toronto Skydome, the Parliament of the World's Religions (South Africa, Spain, Australia, Canada) and Woodstock '94. She also played the role of Dawn Russell in the film The Last Winter starring Ron Perlman.
The family's musical and cultural roots ran deep. Her father, Pine Tree Chief Clifford Schenadoah of the Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan, was a jazz guitarist and an iron worker. Her mother Maisie (Yakolihuny^ni - "She Teaches") was an Oneida Wolf Clan Mother who also sang, played guitar, sold traditional arts and was a cultural presenter. Joanne often joked, "As a child my mother would drag me onstage and now she can't get me off!" Recalling their early years on Oneida territory, her sister Vicky said that though they lacked running water and had to melt snow to bathe in a tin tub, "going to ceremonies and the longhouse was a way of life... we were lucky to be brought up hearing traditional songs to honor every living thing from planting seeds to babies being born." Preserving their rich culture led to one of Shenandoah's most important legacy projects: helping to create the Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge, a non-profit, higher learning educational facility to provide all nations and peoples the access to the ancient teachings and principles of peace of the Haudenosaunee.
In 2017, The American Indian Society of Washington, D.C. presented her a Lifetime Achievement award for her "life's work that has led to the improvement and empowerment of Native Americans through social, political, legal, environmental or educational initiatives."
Shenandoah confidently brought respect and visibility to indigenous wisdom and culture. She was revered among First Nations as a matriarch with valor and grace, for her positivity and humor, her dedication to improving the lives of indigenous people and as a symbol of hope. On news of her passing, the Native American Music Awards (NAMA) posted:
"Joanne's beautiful embellishing voice, strong Iroquois traditions, unequivocal elegance and courteous grace made her a prominent role model and highly respected musical Matriarch among Native American communities as well as the mainstream music community at large. She sang with deep roots from her ancestors and flawlessly incorporated her oral traditions into contemporary Folk, Country and Americana formats. She captured the hearts of audiences all over the world and always took time to encourage and inspire younger musicians in her travels. She made an incredible impact on this earth and has paved paths for so many. The Native American Music Awards will continue to best ensure and preserve her legacy. She will be greatly missed."
Following Joanne's death, Vicky Schenandoah shared the following quote from her sister posted on Facebook in 2014 by Project 562:
"Every word we speak; every song we sing; the songs which we subject ourselves to, whether in the womb, or as an elder, these songs affect us in very powerful and meaning ways. They can actually help to destroy us or they can help to heal us. In iroqouis way, music is an integral part of who we are. So there are songs that celebrate all elements of the earth. There are songs that will quicken your death. There are songs to sing to the plants and the medicines so that they will fulfill their responsibility. So walking upon this earth is pretty amazing. If you believe that you have a special gift, (which you do), if you use that in a good way, with a good mind, that gift actually helps to transform our entire being and it actually has a great effect on the earth."
Joanne Shenandoah — Tekaliwhakwah — lifted my spirit and my life. Quoting a song we wrote together: "Native woman, you're the light of your family / So shine for all the world to see / Your spirit is the one who was chosen to be / The one to live in harmony." This is how I'll remember her.
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A patient is having a medical emergency and is having difficulty breathing. If the airway isn’t managed well, the consequences could be tragic. If asked to step in, would you? Could you?
More hospitalists are being faced with this situation, said Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPh, SFHM, chief medical officer at the Broward Health Medical Center in South Florida. But when they are, they tend to be hesitant – usually with good reason, since training is frequently lacking.
Dr. Lenchus and a group of five other physicians who are experienced in airway management led 25 hospitalists in emergent airway management training on Monday at HM19, a first-of-its-kind session at the annual conference.
“Not all facilities that hospitalists practice at would require or even ask a hospitalist to step into a situation like this,” said Dr. Lenchus, who oversaw the training. “But as you walk around the exhibit hall at SHM, you find that of the locum tenens companies that ask for hospitalists to perform procedures, airway management is very high on the list.”
The trainers were Armando Ariza Giammaria, MD, an anesthesiologist and clinical assistant professor at Tulane University, New Orleans; Jorge Cabrera, DO, an intensivist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami; Alice Gallo de Moraes, MD, a pulmonary critical care doctor at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Fernando Caceres, MD, a pulmonary critical care specialist at the Billings (Mont.) Clinic; and Aldo Pavon Canseco, MD, a hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami who was trained as a pediatric anesthesiologist.
Over 3 hours, hospitalists first heard tips for airway management, with words of caution, and then did hands-on work using manikins under the guidance of the faculty members with a low trainee-to-instructor ratio.
“Do the basics well and the scary things will become manageable,” Dr. Cabrera said in the session.
Instructors said it was vital to have a checklist in the form of a mnemonic device, and to have not just Plan A for clearing an airway, but Plans B and C, too.
Dr. Ariza told the learners not to focus too much on intubation — it’s not always necessary. In fact, he said he couldn’t over-emphasize the importance of mastering bag-mask ventilation, a go-to method when other approaches fail.
Participants learned about devices that can be deployed through the nose to keep the airway clear, those that can be used in the mouth but that might not go down quite as far as the lung, an inflatable bag that can be placed over patients’ mouths and squeezed to help with their breathing, and endotracheal tubes.
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I have been thinking of a number of stories that are
beautiful. You have probably read or heard many of them, but they are worth
*When George W. and family were moving out of the White House and the
Obamas were moving in, the Bush Sisters wrote letters to the Obama
girls, encouraging them and blessing them. One of the statements I
remember fondly is to the effect of, “You will hear your father called
names and there will be caricatures of him, but remember, for you, he
is still your daddy.”
*As Barack Obama was preparing to transfer power to Donald Trump, he
said that the Bushes had been so helpful to him and his family, he was
passing it on.
Way to go, George W. Bush; way to go, Barack Obama!
*When Donald Trump went into the Oval Office, he found a letter from
Barack to him that he says he will cherish. No one will get to know
what the letter said, but it evidently was very much a blessing.
*The Bush Sisters followed with a second letter to the Obama Girls as
they moved out of the White House, again, we don’t know the whole
contents, but they encouraged them as they find their own selves,
apart from their famous parents. What good big sisters they are!
*Chelsea Clinton stood up for Baron Trump today. I didn’t know this, but she
evidently experienced some bullying as she was entering the White
House, shortly before her 13th birthday. She defended Baron on
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A society of mosques that represents up to 70,000 Muslims has vowed to boycott the government’s anti-terrorism Prevent programme after accusing the policy of being a racist attack on the Islamic community.
The Waltham Forest Council of Mosques made the move in the wake of increasing tensions between the area’s council and the Muslim community.
It is the first time a council of mosques has issued such a boycott and it will be seen as a blow to the government’s attempt to involve religious communities in the fight against radicalisation.
The WFCOM statement was triggered by a motion at a meeting of Waltham Forest council on Thursday endorsing the need for the controversial Prevent programme and an associated programme known as Brit, launched to identify signs of radicalisation in primary school children.
The council of mosques condemned the council for linking the high profile stabbing at Leytonstone tube station this month reportedly by a man shouting “this is for Syria” to the need to implement the Brit programme in schools.
“We endorse the manner in which the police dealt with such an incendiary situation,” says the council of mosques statement. “It provided the community with a sense of reassurance. It is shameful how politics is being manipulated to implement a programme which asks questions such as:
- I believe that my religion is the only correct one: True/False
- God has a purpose for me: True/False
- I would mind if a family of a different race or religion moved next door: True/False.”
The statement goes on to say: “The project itself and Prevent in general is an ill-conceived and flawed policy. It is racist, and overtly targets members of the Muslim faith. This has been demonstrated by organisations who are collecting data on referrals to the [anti-radicalisation] Channel programme … We see the Brit project as another tool being used (like the Prevent strategy) to spy and denigrate the Muslim community and cause distrust. We have no confidence in the Brit project and the Prevent strategy overall.”
At a meeting on Thursday night councillors withdrew the contentious paragraph of the motion which linked the Leytonstone attack with the need to have programmes such as Prevent in schools.
Cllr Chris Robbins, leader of Waltham Forest council, said: “The council motion was about celebrating the borough’s diversity, a sentiment that we can’t understand anyone objecting to. It goes on to thank the community and police for their response to the incident at Leytonstone tube station on 5 December.
“At the council meeting tonight, a paragraph which referred to the need for programmes such as Prevent and our school programme was removed to ensure that no one could use its contents in any way to detract from praise for our community and police. The motion was passed unanimously.
“But no one should take from this any lessening of the council’s commitment to working with everyone in our community and across government to tackle violent extremism … We are confident that residents from all backgrounds and faiths support us in this work.”
Irfan Akhtar, a member of the council of mosques, welcomed the council’s U-turn but insisted that the boycott remained in place.
“Prevent is a toxic brand,” he said. “We are fighting the implementation of Prevent and will not let it into the mosques. We want to work closely with all teachers on safeguarding of children of all faiths and none. We think that Waltham Forest is a testing ground for Prevent programmes and this is a wake-up call that we are not just going to accept Prevent in our community.” | <urn:uuid:4f096e4d-da09-4d1f-88a5-7d94c7a02127> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/society-of-mosques-to-boycott-anti-terror-prevent-programme | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.959547 | 759 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Neurologic Post Treatment Lyme disease (nPTLS) and Chronic Fatigue (CFS) are syndromes of unknown etiology. They share features of fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, making it difficult to differentiate them. Unresolved is whether nPTLS is a subset of CFS.
Methods and Principal Findings
Pooled cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from nPTLS patients, CFS patients, and healthy volunteers were comprehensively analyzed using high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS), coupled with immunoaffinity depletion methods to reduce protein-masking by abundant proteins. Individual patient and healthy control CSF samples were analyzed directly employing a MS-based label-free quantitative proteomics approach. We found that both groups, and individuals within the groups, could be distinguished from each other and normals based on their specific CSF proteins (p<0.01). CFS (n = 43) had 2,783 non-redundant proteins, nPTLS (n = 25) contained 2,768 proteins, and healthy normals had 2,630 proteins. Preliminary pathway analysis demonstrated that the data could be useful for hypothesis generation on the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying these two related syndromes.
nPTLS and CFS have distinguishing CSF protein complements. Each condition has a number of CSF proteins that can be useful in providing candidates for future validation studies and insights on the respective mechanisms of pathogenesis. Distinguishing nPTLS and CFS permits more focused study of each condition, and can lead to novel diagnostics and therapeutic interventions.
Citation: Schutzer SE, Angel TE, Liu T, Schepmoes AA, Clauss TR, Adkins JN, et al. (2011) Distinct Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomes Differentiate Post-Treatment Lyme Disease from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. PLoS ONE 6(2): e17287. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017287
Editor: Howard Gendelman, University of Nebraska, United States of America
Received: November 29, 2010; Accepted: January 26, 2011; Published: February 23, 2011
Copyright: © 2011 Schutzer et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: National Institutes of Health, through NIAID (grant AI088765), NIDA (grant DA021071), NINDS (grant NS38636), the National Center for Research Resources (RR018522), the Swedish Research Council (621-2008-3592), Uppsala Berzelii Technology Center for Neurodiagnostics, SciLifeLab-Uppsala, Time for Lyme, Lyme Disease Association, and the Tami Fund for support of portions of the research. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory units are located in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a national scientific user facility, sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE), operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the DOE under Contract DE-AC05-76RL0 1830. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Prime objectives in studying neurologic and psychiatric disorders are to develop discriminating markers and generate data that can provide insight into disease pathogenesis. This can lead to novel treatment strategies. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Lyme disease, particularly Neurologic Post Treatment Lyme disease syndrome (nPTLS), represent two conditions that share common symptoms of fatigue and cognitive dysfunction –. Despite extensive research CFS and nPTLS remain medically unexplained. There are no biological markers to distinguish these syndromes, creating diagnostic dilemmas and impeding research into understanding each individual syndrome.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an ideal body fluid to examine for signature protein profiles informative for diagnosis or etiology of central nervous system (CNS)-related symptoms and dysfunction. Not only is the CSF an accessible liquid extension of the brain, but recent data suggests CSF may provide more relevant data than brain parenchyma itself in certain neurologic diseases . Specific abnormalities found in CSF relating to CFS and nPTLS would suggest CNS involvement, and could facilitate their mechanistic understanding.
Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is becoming the method of choice for examining complex biological specimens, that contain hundreds to thousands of proteins , such as CSF . This is particularly the case in the initial discovery phase. This discovery phase may be viewed as casting a wide net to maximize identification of as many proteins as possible in a sample. This initial list of identified proteins has value by itself for qualitative or semi-quantitative comparisons between diseases. Recent studies demonstrated the reliability and reproducibility of LC-MS results, with different mass spectrometers across different laboratories, when performed by experienced individuals , . In a discovery phase investigation, the MS technique is unbiased and does not require prior knowledge of what proteins may be in a sample. This is in contrast to subsequent validation studies where targeted approaches are used and which do require knowledge of target proteins. In searching for a disease biomarker, the discovery phase should provide a list of proteins and serve as a precursor phase for targeted approaches. These subsequent targeted approaches, whether they use other MS techniques or are immuno-based, are designed to validate the use of the biomarker protein(s) to distinguish one disease from another.
In practice tailored strategies are often needed to achieve a balance between ideal and real world constraints – especially where sample volumes and numbers are limited such as with CSF. In an ideal situation it is desirable to have numerous samples from individuals with a particular disease. It is further desirable to have sufficient total protein content in each sample so that a variety of protein separation and fractionation methods can be used prior to MS analysis. This will minimize abundant proteins from masking the detection of less abundant ones, and will permit full qualitative and quantitative analyses. Limited sample numbers and quantities do not preclude employment of tailored strategies to get meaningful results. It should be remembered that in the example of a biomarker search, the protein(s) will be confirmed or dismissed in future targeted validation studies, but failure to identify them in the broad discovery list would preclude them from examination for validation.
Until recently, technical hurdles impeded the use of CSF to distinguish conditions such as CFS and nPTLS. Advances in sample preparation, separations and MS platform capabilities enabled us to recently establish a comprehensive reference normal CSF proteome . This provides the basis for comparative proteome analyses with other diseases, which should provide greater insight into their underlying pathogenesis.
To address the possibility that CFS and nPTLS could be distinguished from one another and healthy subjects, we searched for distinguishing protein marker profiles by applying our advanced proteomics strategy to characterize the CSF proteomes from well described CFS and nPTLS patients (detailed in Methods). We performed comparative whole CSF proteome analyses between CFS, nPTLS, and healthy normal controls, and complemented these findings with label-free quantitative analysis of individual subject samples. In addition, we performed a preliminary pathway analysis using these data, to examine the feasibility of this type of tool for future investigations to probe for clues to the pathogenetic mechanisms behind these diseases.
Materials and Methods
Approval for the conduct of this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of New Jersey Medical School and the Institutional Review Board of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Exempt status and consent not required, using previously banked de-identified samples in accordance with federal regulations).
Overview and Rationale
We performed analysis of pooled CSF samples allowing for a broad and deep view as well as qualitative comparison of each disease-related and control CSF proteome. To determine if these two syndromes could be quantitatively differentiated we performed a label-free quantitative analysis of protein abundances for individual subject CSF samples. Pooling samples provided sufficient protein mass for effective downstream proteomics analysis following immunoaffinity depletion of the 14 most abundant proteins present (representing approximately 95% of the total protein mass in CSF), reducing the dynamic range of protein concentrations present in CSF, where proteins with highest concentrations mask proteins at lower concentrations from detection. Coupling immunoaffinity depletion with strong cation exchange (SCX) fractionation further reduces sample complexity, and allowed for the in-depth analysis of the CSF proteomes. These comprehensive CSF proteomics datasets were then used to create an accurate mass and time (AMT) tag database for subsequent label-free quantitative analysis of individual subject CSF samples. Due to the limit in sample volume, the CSF samples used in individual LC-MS analyses were not immunoaffinity depleted and fractionated, and therefore had much lower proteome coverage compared to the pooled samples. Nevertheless, the label-free quantitative analysis of single subject samples provided a means for statistical evaluation of the quantified protein abundances for many subjects suffering from CFS and nPTLS as well as normal healthy volunteers. Together these analyses represent the discovery phase of our studies on CFS and nPTLS, generating targets for follow up verification and validation in the later stages of the biomarker discovery workflow .
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) specimens
Both pooled and individuals CSF samples were analyzed. Equal aliquots from individual CSF samples were pooled to provide sufficient volume for extensive fractionation and two-dimensional LC coupled to tandem MS (2D-LC-MS/MS) analysis with immunoaffinity depletion from 30 women and 13 men (n = 43) who fulfilled the 1994 case definition for CFS . All subjects were 18–54 years old (median = 43) and underwent a careful history and physical examination by an expert experienced in evaluating patients with medically unexplained fatigue and pain. Patients had blood tests to rule out common causes of severe fatigue such as anemia, liver disease, hypothyroidism, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Lyme disease . All subjects then underwent a psychiatric diagnostic interview designed to identify major psychiatric diagnoses for exclusion in this study. Eleven of the patients were not taking medicines. Subjects then underwent lumbar puncture. CSF was sent to the laboratory for white blood cell (wbc) count and total protein . A majority of CFS patients had normal CSF protein and cell counts (protein less than 45 mg/dl and wbc less than or equal to 5/mm3). Ten of the patients had increased protein values ranging from 46–93 mg/dl (with a median of 59 mg/dl) and 3 patients had minimally elevated wbc counts of 6, 7, and 9 respectively. Individual CSF samples from 14 of the 43 CFS subjects (aged 33–48 years with a median age of 43 years, 7 female and 7 male) were also used in direct LC-MS analysis (i.e., no MS/MS was performed) without immunoaffinity depletion. Twelve of the 14 patients had normal CSF protein levels and all had normal cell counts. All subjects provided written informed consent approved by the Institutional Review Board.
Both pooled and individuals CSF samples were analyzed. Equal aliquots from individual CSF samples were pooled to provide sufficient volume for extensive fractionation and 2D-LC-MS/MS analysis with immunoaffinity depletion from 15 females and 10 males (n = 25) with nPTLS. All were documented to have had prior Lyme disease which met CDC surveillance case definition criteria , persistent neurologic features, including cognitive impairment and fatigue, despite appropriate antibiotic treatment , . Subjects were 17–64 years old (median = 48). All were seropositive for antibodies to B. burgdorferi (the etiologic agent of Lyme disease). Patients, enrolled in an NIH funded study, met the following criteria : (1) current positive IgG Western blot using CDC surveillance criteria assessed using a single reference laboratory (University Hospital of Stony Brook); (2) treatment for Lyme disease with at least 3 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone or cefotaxime that was completed at least 4 months before study entry; and (3) objective evidence of memory impairment as documented by the Wechsler Memory Scale-III compared to age-, sex-and education-adjusted population norms. nPTLS subjects were excluded if history or testing revealed a medical condition that could cause cognitive impairment or confound neuropsychological assessment (e.g., neurological disease, autoimmune disease, unstable thyroid disease, learning disability, substance abuse, B12 deficiency). Patients with cephalosporin allergy or a history of significant psychiatric disorder prior to onset of Lyme disease were also excluded. All patients had a comprehensive battery of neurocognitive testing and a full-physical exam with detailed rheumatologic and neurologic assessments. nPTLS patients then had a lumbar puncture and CSF was evaluated for cell count, total protein, glucose, total gammaglobulin, oligoclonal bands and evidence of B. burgdorferi (ELISA, Bb DNA by PCR, and culture using BSKII medium). None had evidence of another active tick-borne disease. A majority of nPTLS patients included in the pooled sample had normal CSF protein and cell counts (protein less than 45 mg/dl and wbc less than or equal to 5/mm3), except for 3 patients who had elevated protein values of 58, 69, and 71 mg/dl respectively and 1 patient with elevated wbc count of 6. Individual CSF samples from a group of 14 of the 25 nPTLS subjects (aged 25–58 years with a median age of 48 years, 6 female and 8 male) were also used in direct LC-MS analysis without immunoaffinity depletion. Two of the 14 patients had increased CSF protein levels of 69 and 71 mg/dl and 1 had a slightly elevated wbc of 6. All subjects provided written informed consent approved by the Institutional Review Board.
We used the 2D-LC-MS/MS data obtained previously from pooled CSF of 11 healthy control subjects . Briefly, there were 8 women and 3 men, aged 24–55 years with a median age of 28 years. Individual CSF samples from another set of 10 healthy volunteers, age 37–44 years (median = 40) and 5 women and 5 men, were analyzed by LC-MS analysis without immunoaffinity depletion.
Immunoaffinity depletion of 14 high abundance CSF proteins
We had previously shown that this technique could increase our protein identification yield by 70% . Pooled CSF samples from CFS or nPTLS patients (total volume of 18 mL each), were fractionated using a 12.7×79.0 mm Seppro® IgY14 LC10 affinity LC column (Sigma, St Louis, MO) as previously described . Pooling was done to compensate for lack of sufficient volume (and consequent protein content) available for immunoaffinity depletion of individual patient samples. Both the flow-through (lower abundance proteins) and bound fractions from both pooled CSF samples were collected and processed identically until LC-MS/MS analysis. These analyses resulted in an in-depth characterization of the CSF proteome and the combined results of abundant protein and less abundant protein fractions allowed the creation of an AMT tag database for high-throughput analysis of a larger number of individual subject samples using LC-MS.
CSF proteins (from the immunoaffinity depletion processed pooled samples and the individual samples without immunoaffinity depletion processing) were digested with trypsin and cleaned up with SPE C18 columns as previously described . Final peptide concentration was determined by BCA assay (Pierce, Rockford, IL). All tryptic digests were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at −80°C until further processing and analysis.
Strong cation exchange (SCX) fractionation
A total of 300 µg of tryptic peptides from both the IgY14 bound and flow-through fractions from the pooled CFS and nPTLS CSF samples were fractionated by SCX chromatography as described . Thirty SCX fractions were collected for each sample and 20% of each fraction was injected for reversed-phase LC-MS/MS analysis.
Reversed-phase capillary LC-MS/MS for CSF pooled fraction analysis
SCX fractions of the IgY14 bound fraction samples were analyzed on an LTQ (ThermoFisher, San Jose, CA) linear ion trap, and SCX fractions of the IgY14 flow-through fraction samples were analyzed on an LTQ-Orbitrap Velos (ThermoFisher) instrument, operated in data-dependent mode with the same LC conditions as previously described .
Reversed-phase capillary LC-MS for label-free quantification of unfractionated CSF samples
For label-free quantification analyzing unfractionated CSF samples (individual patient samples with insufficient volume (protein content) for immunoaffinity depletion and SCX fractionation), the LTQ-Orbitrap Velos mass spectrometer was operated in the data-dependent mode with full scan MS spectra (m/z 400–2000) acquired in the LTQ-Orbitrap Velos with resolution of 60,000 at m/z 400 (accumulation target: 1,000,000). MS/MS data acquired here were not used for the quantitative analysis.
The LTQ raw data from the pooled samples was extracted using Extract_MSn (version 3.0; ThermoFisher) and analyzed with the SEQUEST algorithm (V27 revision 12; ThermoFisher) searching the MS/MS data against the human IPI database (Version 3.40). Mass tolerances of 3 Daltons for precursor ions and 1 Dalton for fragment ions without an enzyme defined, as well as static carboxyamidomethylation of cysteine and dynamic oxidation of methionine were used for the database search. The LTQ-Orbitrap Velos MS/MS data were first processed by in-house software DeconMSn accurately determining the monoisotopic mass and charge state of parent ions, followed by SEQUEST search against the IPI database in the same fashion as described above, with the exception that a 0.1-Dalton mass tolerance for precursor ions and 1-Dalton mass tolerance for fragment ions were used. Data filtering criteria based on the cross correlation score (Xcorr) and delta correlation (ΔCn) values along with tryptic cleavage and charge states were developed using the decoy database approach and applied for filtering the raw data to limit false positive identifications to <1% at the peptide level –. For the LTQ-Orbitrap Velos data, the distribution of mass deviation (from the theoretical masses) was first determined as having a standard deviation (σ) of 2.05 part per million (ppm), and a mass error of smaller than 3σ was used in combination with Xcorr and ΔCn to determine the filtering criteria that resulted in <1% false positive peptide identifications.
The AMT tag strategy was used for label-free quantification of MS features observed in the LTQ-Orbitrap Velos analysis of the individual CSF samples from normal, CFS and nPTLS conditions. The filtered MS/MS peptide identifications obtained from the 2D-LC-MS/MS analyses of all pooled CSF samples were included in an AMT tag database with their theoretical mass and normalized elution time (NET; from 0 to 1) recorded. LC-MS datasets were then analyzed by in-house software VIPER that detects features in mass–NET space and assigned them to peptides in the AMT tag database . The data was further filtered by requiring that all peptides must be detected in at least 30% of the datasets in each of the three conditions. The false discovery rate of the AMT tag analysis was estimated using an 11-Da shift strategy as previously described . A false positive rate of <4% was estimated for each of the LC-MS data sets. The resulting lists of peptides from 2D-LC-MS/MS or direct LC-MS analysis were further processed by ProteinProphet software to remove redundancy in protein identification.
Data normalization and quantification of the changes in protein abundance between the normal, CFS and nPTLS CSF samples were performed and visualized using in-house software DAnTE . Briefly, peptide intensities from the LC-MS analyses of the individual samples (volume limited) were log2 transformed and normalized using a mean central tendency procedure. Peptide abundances from the individual samples were then “rolled up” to the protein level employing the R-rollup method (based on trends at peptide level) implemented in DAnTE. ANOVA, principal component analysis (PCA) and clustering analyses were also performed using DAnTE.
Pathway Analysis of the data was performed with Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (Ingenuity Systems, www.ingenuity.com). Canonical pathway analysis identified the pathways from the Ingenuity Pathways Analysis library of canonical pathways that were most significant to the CFS and nPTLS proteins identified. The significance of the associations were assessed with the Fisher's exact test.
We first performed pooled sample analysis, then individual sample analysis, and then pathway analysis using the observed proteins. These analyses represent a discovery phase of our studies on CFS and nPTLS, generating targets which can be followed up in future verification and validation stages studies .
Proteomic analysis of pooled CSF samples
In the pooled analysis, we examined individual sets of CSF samples from CFS patients (n = 43) and nPTLS patients (n = 25), respectively. We used the proteomic strategy described in Methods to assure that the maximum number of proteins would be analyzed and the more abundant proteins did not obscure the less abundant ones having biomarker potential. The bound fraction of abundant proteins from the immunoaffinity depleted flow through fraction was analyzed separately and included in the subsequent analysis. Combining immunoaffinity-based partitioning, SCX fractionation and LC-MS/MS, we identified approximately 30,000 peptides for each pooled sample corresponding to 2,783 nonredundant proteins in CFS patient samples and 2,768 proteins in nPTLS patient samples, compared to the 2,630 proteins present in the CSF of healthy normal control subjects. These can be graphically seen in Figure 1 which shows the number of proteins identified solely in each group, and shared or not shared between the groups (see Table S1). Figure 1 also shows that the nPTLS and CFS groups shared significantly more proteins (n = 305) than each disease group shared with healthy controls (n's = 135 and 166, respectively). (Note that, as with any assay, when we indicate that a protein was “not found” or “not identified” that is defined as within the limits of detection).
A) Venn diagram of the qualitative distribution of proteins identified in the pooled, immunodepleted, and fractionated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from normal healthy control subjects, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and Neurologic Post Treatment Lyme Syndrome (nPTLS). The numbers of proteins for each of these three categories separately is shown outside the circles below the category (2,630 for true normal controls, 2,783 for CFS, and 2,768 for nPTLS). The subsets of intersections between these categories are shown within the circles. There were 1) 738 proteins that were identified in CFS, but not in either healthy normal controls or nPTLS; 2) 1,582 proteins that were not identified in CFS, but were in either nPTLS disease or healthy normal controls; 3) 692 proteins that were identified in the nPTLS patients, but not in healthy normal controls or CFS; and 4) 1,597 proteins that were not identified in nPTLS, but were identified in either healthy normal controls or CFS. This figure also shows that the nPTLS and CFS groups shared significantly more proteins (n = 305) than each disease group shared with controls (n's = 135 and 166). The specific lists of these subsets are presented in additional Table S1.
Proteomic analysis of individual CSF samples
Quantitative analyses were performed on individual CSF samples from 14 CFS patients and 14 nPTLS patients. They were compared to 10 normal healthy volunteers (samples chosen at random) to provide insights on the variation among individuals within and between different groups. Limited volumes of the individual samples reduced the sample preparation options (i.e., immunoaffinity depletion and SCX fractionation), and hence resulted in less depth of proteome coverage than possible with the pooled samples, where approximately 20 ml were available for depletion and fractionation. Nevertheless, we identified 4,522 peptides across all individual samples, representative of 474 non-redundant proteins identified and quantified in the individual sample analysis (Table S2).
Unsupervised hierarchical clustering and PCA were employed to determine if the observed quantitative differences in protein abundances were sufficient to distinguish these two patient groups (this was de facto blinded – as samples were run in a random order and uncoded as to disease group afterwards). The proteins considered in the unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis were quantified in individual samples and found to be significantly different in abundance by analysis of variance (ANOVA p ≤ 0.01, Table S3); while PCA analysis considered all proteins quantified in each individual sample. The CSF proteome of the two disease states were markedly different from each other (Fig. 2A and B). Individual patients also showed consistent patterns of protein abundances discriminating CFS from nPTLS (Fig. 2A). These results demonstrated that it is unlikely that any single subject's CSF sample in the pooled analysis contributed disproportionately to the differential proteome distributions observed between the disease groups. Moreover, the individual analyses also highlighted the potential for diagnostic marker confirmation upon extension to larger sample sets in validation studies.
A) Unsupervised hierarchical clustering of 59 proteins (see Table S3) that are differentially abundant as determined by ANOVA (p<0.01) clearly separates these two disease states with the exception of one nPTLS sample clustering with CFS patient samples. B) Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of CFS and nPTLS samples demonstrates that the CSF proteomes, and by extension of the CNS status, differ between CFS and nPTLS.
Illustrative pathway analyses of protein results from CSF samples
We utilized pathway analysis as an exploratory tool to assess the value of our data, beyond distinguishing the two syndromes from each other, to see if the data was amenable to analysis that would help generate hypotheses of pathogenesis. We chose representative pathways to analyze for illustration based in part on their quantitative ranking (Table S4) and in part by the potential relevance of the pathway involved. Even this limited investigation demonstrated that there is a wealth of proteome information that can be leveraged for hypotheses generation.
Example of proteins in common and elevated in abundance in the two disease conditions, compared to normal, but at different levels.
An illustration, where the same proteins are elevated in abundance in both conditions, but at different magnitudes, is provided by inspection of proteins in the complement system. This is of interest because both syndromes may be triggered by infections (nPTLS in all cases by B. burgdorferi; many CFS cases by one or more microbes yet to be identified). We found that the complement cascade related proteins were identified and significantly enriched in both CFS and nPTLS pooled CSF proteomes by the Fisher Exact test (p = 0.005) implemented in Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (Figure S1A). In individual patient samples analyzed, we identified and quantified 4 components (C1S, C4B, C1QB, C1QC) which are seen with activation of the complement cascade and which were differentially increased in abundance consistently across the nPTLS patients compared to CFS (Figure S1B and C). This represents the type of data that can be useful in the formulation of pathogenetic hypotheses because the role of complement in these disorders is under-explored.
Example of proteins solely identified in one condition.
Analysis of the highly fractionated pooled patient samples led to the identification of proteins solely identified in each of the disease states. To investigate if these disease specific proteins have common annotated functional properties, we performed pathway analysis (Tables S5 and S6). As an example, the CDK5 signaling pathway, was found to be significantly enriched (p = 0.00009) for proteins identified only in the pooled CFS proteome. This signaling pathway has been linked to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases .
Example of proteins in common and decreased in abundance in the two disease conditions, compared to normal, but at different levels.
In certain cases, proteins were found to be decreased in both CFS and nPTLS compared to healthy normal controls. However, quantitative distinguishing differences could still be found between the two conditions. A specific example relates to networks relevant to neurological function such as axonal guidance (Figures S2A and B), where the proteins in CFS were further decreased relative to nPTLS. These findings highlight quantifiable differences between CFS and nPTLS that may be found, with respect to certain proteins such as those that are known to effect the dynamic changes in CNS cellular architecture, such as axon, neurite, and dendritic spine growth and organization.
Our results support the concept that CFS and nPTLS are distinguishable disorders with distinct CSF proteomes, where one can be separated from the other. The results also demonstrate that each condition has a multitude of candidate diagnostic biomarkers for future validation and optimization studies. The discovery of many of the same proteins in each proteome is important because it allows comparative pathway analysis, so that useful hypotheses of pathogenesis can be formulated and tested.
Our results represent the most comprehensive analysis of the whole CSF proteome to date for both CFS and nPTLS. These two disorders have similar symptoms that have created diagnostic dilemmas. It has been speculated that one (nPTLS) is a subset of the other, but our results do not support that notion. Our findings alone do not describe why CFS or nPTLS occur, but are provided to illustrate that CSF proteome analysis may provide important and meaningful insights into the biological processes modulated as a function of disease and facilitate the identification of protein candidates for further investigation. Analytical strategies need to be developed for application to those proteins and their pathways that may not have been described yet. Nevertheless, in toto, these results are encouraging because there is an abundance of data now that can be analyzed with existing tools and future methods to develop hypotheses on pathogenesis , .
We regard the proteins that were identified only in one group or differentially abundant between groups, as possible or candidate biomarkers that can be subjected to further analysis in validation and verification studies. The clinical significance of the proteins identified in each pooled sample is difficult to determine in the current discovery phase. As with most technologic methods, we expect multiple replicate analyses of the highly fractionated samples would result in a reduction of the number of seemingly unique proteins identified for each disease group .
An important strategy that can be used post-discovery towards validation, is the use of targeted approaches that are either MS-based, immuno-based, or a combination of these approaches , . One approach, selected reaction monitoring (SRM) MS, allows for much higher sensitivity and specificity, more accurate quantification, and much higher throughput to be achieved for simultaneously measuring many biomarker candidates in large clinical cohorts –. This approach also compensates for any theoretical over-representation of proteins in pooled samples by a single or small number of individuals. This is a strategy that we plan to use not only for these diseases, but in the investigation of other diseases with neuropsychiatric features. SRM-MS analysis will permit us to directly use small-sized samples, such as the individual CSF samples, enable verification of marker candidates that currently do not have available antibodies (hence not amenable to conventional analyses such as ELISA or Western blots), and provide robust statistical analyses on individual candidate markers or combinations of them to determine which would make the best biomarker(s) for a particular disease condition. Immunobased assays such as ELISA or Western blots may also be used for targeted approaches, but will likely have more utility during a clinical validation phase where much larger sample cohorts are used. Some may choose to apply these methods for additional orthogonal confirmation of a result. However, its greater value may lie in its widespread use as a common diagnostic platform. Regardless of the method chosen, identification of diagnostic CSF biomarkers may be the necessary prelude to a search for the same markers in the highly complex blood, because it permits targeted searches for markers that might otherwise be obscured or have uncertain relevance.
With respect to biomarkers, we believe our proteomic strategy , that did not require prior knowledge of which proteins might be present in the CSF, will accelerate the transition from a discovery phase of candidate biomarkers, as described in this study, to full validation for clinical application. We and others have cited important elements that should be considered when an assay or biomarker is being developed for preliminary or full validation –.
Distinguishing CFS and nPTLS will have etiologic implications which could lead to novel diagnostics and therapeutic interventions. On a broader level the strategy we employed may prove useful in providing investigative foundations in other poorly understood neurological conditions.
Illustrative example of pathway analysis with respect to complement pathways. Protein network and pathway analysis was performed employing Ingenuity Pathways Analysis tools (v8.6- www.ingenuity.com). A) Proteins that participate in complement signaling were significantly enriched (p = 6×10−20) in the CSF proteomes for pooled disease-specific samples. A comparison of protein abundance determined by spectral counts reveals difference between disease states and normal healthy control CSF. Proteins with an increased abundance are colored red and those that decrease in abundance relative to normal healthy control are colored green. B) Proteins annotated as participating in complement that were detected in individual patient analysis are shown the heatmap. Protein abundances measured by ion intensity transformed to Z scores clearly show differences between CFS and nPTLS patients. C) Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves demonstrate the discriminating power of the select set of proteins that were detected as having statistical differences by ANOVA (p<0.05) in abundance in the analysis of individual patient samples.
Illustrative example of pathway analysis with respect to axonal guidance pathways. Protein network and pathway analysis were performed employing Ingenuity Pathways Analysis tools (v8.6- www.ingenuity.com). A) Proteins that associated with axonal guidance and signaling were significantly enriched (p = 6×10−20) in the CSF proteomes for all pooled samples. A comparison of protein abundances determined by spectral counts revealed differences between disease states and normal healthy control CSF. Proteins with an increased abundance are colored red and proteins with decreased abundance relative to normal/controls are colored green. B) Normalized protein abundance clearly differs between CFS and nPTLS patients. C) Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves demonstrate the discriminating power of the select set of proteins that were detected in individual CSF samples as well as in the pooled proteome.
Proteins identified in normal, CFS, and nPTLS pooled samples.
Proteins (n = 474) identified in the analysis of non-fractionated and immunodepleted individual patient samples.
Proteins (n = 59) that were quantified and determined to be significantly different in abundance by ANOVA (p ≤ 0.01) when comparing CFS from nPTLS subject samples and allow for separation of these two syndromes when performing unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis.
Pathway enrichment determination using Ingenuity pathways analysis tools for proteins present in nPTLS and CFS proteomes. Analysis of proteins detected in the highly fractionated, immunodepleted, pooled CSF samples led to the identification of pathways that are significantly enriched (p ≤ 0.05) by the proteins from the CSF proteomes.
Pathways significantly enriched by proteins identified only in the pooled sample proteome for nPTLS patients.
Conceived and designed the experiments: SES TEA TL RDS. Performed the experiments: SES TEA TL AAS TRC. Analyzed the data: SES TEA TL JNA RDS PKC BAF BHN DGC BKH JB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SES TEA TL JNA RDS PKC BAF BHN DGC. Wrote the paper: SES TEA TL JNA RDS PKC BAF BHN DGC.
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