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A great many people realize they need to eat Sleep right and exercise to be sound. Be that as it may, what might be said about rest? We spend around 33% of our lives snoozing, and rest is crucial for better wellbeing. However, a significant number of us are battling with rest. Four out of five individuals say that they experience the ill effects of rest issues somewhere around one time per week and wake up feeling depleted. So how would you turn into a more fruitful sleeper? Snatch a cushion, twist up, and continue to peruse to find out.
The amount of Sleep Do You Really Need?
Assuming that you awaken tired, odds are you’re not getting sufficient rest. These methodologies might assist you with deciding your rest needs.
The Magic Number
The best individual to decide how much rest you really want is you. In the event that you feel tired, you most likely need more rest. Yet, science offers some more unambiguous direction. Individuals who rest seven hours a night are better and live longer. Dozing under seven hours is related to a scope of medical issues including Zopisign 10 stoutness, coronary illness, sadness and debilitated invulnerable capacity. Be that as it may, rest needs differ extraordinarily by a person. Age, hereditary qualities, way of life, and climate all assume a part. The National Sleep Foundation as of late refreshed its rest proposals in light old enough.
While these numbers are helpful rules, they truly don’t enlighten you anything concerning your singular rest needs, which are not entirely set in stone by hereditary qualities — and unequivocally affected by your propensities.
Ask Yourself: ‘Would you say you are Sleepy?’
This basic inquiry is the most ideal way to decide whether you’re getting satisfactory rest. Assuming you frequently feel tired working, long for a rest, or nod off on your morning or evening drive, your body is letting you know that it’s not getting sufficient rest. Assuming that you’re getting seven or eight hours of rest a night yet at the same time feeling tired and sleepless, you might be experiencing hindered rest or a rest issue and may have to converse with a specialist and go through a rest study.
Keep a Sleep Diary
Regardless of whether you believe you’re getting sufficient rest, you might be shocked once you see your rest designs clearly. A portion of the new action trackers will screen the rest designs for you, yet you can likewise do it effectively yourself. For the following week, keep a rest journal:
1. Record the time you hit the sack and the hour you awaken.
2. Decide the absolute number of hours you rest. Note whether you laid down for rest or awakened around midnight.
3. Note how you felt in the first part of the day. Revived and prepared to overcome the world? Or then again sleepy and exhausted?
Not exclusively will a rest journal will give you significant experiences into your rest propensities, yet it will be valuable to your primary care physician on the off chance that you think you are experiencing a rest problem.
Getaway From Your Alarm Clock
Need to truly distinguish your singular rest needs? Attempt this “rest excursion” analysis. To do this, you will require fourteen days when you don’t have someplace to be at a particular opportunity toward the beginning of the day. Assuming you have adaptable work, you can do this any time, or you might need to hold on until an excursion.
The examination requires a little discipline:
1. Pick a similar sleep time consistently.
2. Switch off your caution.
3. Record the time you awaken.
Chances are, you will rest longer during the initial not many days since you are getting up to speed with lost rest, so the initial not many long stretches of information will not be helpful. However, throughout half a month, on the off chance Zopisign 7.5 that you adhere to the planned sleep time and permit yourself to awaken normally, you’ll start to see an example arise of how long of rest your body needs every evening.
When you decide your regular rest needs, ponder the time you want to awaken to get to work or school on time and pick a sleep time that permits you enough rest to awaken normally.
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I found it interesting that many parents struggle with letting go of the need for a child’s creative project to look like their own preconceived, adult ideal. To be honest with you, I think a child’s visual interpretation of their world is so much more interesting than an adult’s! This week I found Immy busy at her drawing table making drawing after drawing of trains (see above). Each train was drawn with a different coloured pencil to represent the different characters of Thomas the Tank Engine, a program which I don’t think she has ever really seen a whole episode of, but which had clearly captured her imagination on this occasion.
She kept asking me what the names of the trains were and which colour each was. And once we had exhausted all of the most obvious characters, we went online (thanks the the suggestion of friends of the C101 Facebook page) and looked at which we had missed. Which led to even more train drawings (I cannot show you them all because they are drawn very lightly with coloured pencil and are difficult to photograph en masse). Once all of the trains were drawn she started drawing passengers, one for each train…
These were drawn in felt tipped pen so much easier to photograph 🙂 This one is my personal favourite…
Letting children have free, regular access to basic creative materials like paper, pencils and felt tipped pens encourages them to use these tools to express their own ideas, in their own time and in their own way which is why we have a small dedicated art space within our home.
If you are looking for more information on encouraging children to create art, check out my e-book, Art Not Craft: The Process of Learning Creatively. Use the discount code ‘KIDS’ for a $3 saving, only until the end of May!
Now it is your turn to share. What has been on the play agenda in your home this week…
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Current district username and password will allow access to Focus. If you are a parent to a DCPS student, then you must also register a separate parent account from your employee account using a personal email address. Parents/Guardians must register for a new Focus account to access student information.
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The FOCUS Parent Portal is a tool designed to enhance communication and involvement in your child's education while they are enrolled in a Manatee County public school. A FOCUS account will allow you to register your child for public school online and apply for School Choice during open enrollment session.
Lee County's Focus Parent Portal app provides parents/guardians a real-time view of their child's assignment grades, attendance, current grade averages in all classes, as well as progress monitoring results. Parents who have registered for a Focus Parent Portal account and linked their students, may
The Richardson Independent School District (RISD) provides electronic access to attendance, demographic, grade, and other information related to its students via the Focus School Software system. This information is intended for the use of the student and the student’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) only.
The myStudent Parent Portal is a tool designed to enhance communication and parental involvement. Select BOX A if you DO NOT have an existing Parent Portal Account. Select BOX B if you DO have a Parent Portal Account and need to register a new student or link an existing student.
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Imaging service steerage occurs when payers intentionally direct patients to a medical imaging center based on their predetermined set of criteria, with cost savings as the primary focus.1 If successful, the payer saves money for their corporate entity, the patient, or both. Payers have a clear goal of increasing their bottom line. To improve profits, either revenue must increase (more insured patients paying premiums) or expenses must decrease (for example, decrease in payments to hospitals or healthcare professionals). The primary expense for healthcare insurance payers is medical services. Therefore, creative steerage strategies to decrease the physician expense component of their book of business will add to the bottom line of their corporate entity.
Imaging service steerage has been deployed for decades in many interesting ways. In recent years, site-of-service steerage has been the primary focus.2 Anthem was the first payer that utilized this tactic, followed shortly by United Healthcare (UHC), Cigna, and others. This form of steerage occurs when patients are either enticed or explicitly directed to certain lower-cost imaging sites, frequently with redirection from hospital-based facilities to stand-alone outpatient centers or independent diagnostic testing facilities.3 While payers publicize most of these site-of-service steerage initiatives as quality initiatives, it is clear in the majority of cases they are really leveraging quality as a cover for cost containment. For example, patients under certain payers have been directed away from high-performing cancer centers to small stand-alone outpatient imaging centers under the guise of quality, when cost containment is clearly the primary driver.
A new form of imaging service steerage was rolled out by UHC on July 1, 2022, under the Designated Diagnostic Provider (DDP) program for medical imaging. This new DDP program has both “quality” and “efficiency” components. Specifically, the program requires the medical imaging entity billing radiology services (based on tax identification number) to complete surveys regarding UHC-defined quality metrics to retain their current reimbursement level. Recently, the term “efficiency” for payers is a code word for decreasing reimbursement and cost containment. While some of the efficiency components are focused on turnaround times and availability of results for patients, there is frequently a cost component. For the new UHC DDP program, centers contracted at a certain UHC-determined percentage of Medicare reimbursement will face a change in its tier, leading to deceased reimbursement and steerage of the patients away from the lower-tier and non-DDP sites.
The last form of steerage discussed here is related to the No Surprises Act. Surprise billing is defined as receiving patient care with a subsequent unexpected bill issued to the patient. Congress stepped in and forged legislation to stop this issue. However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) then worked primarily with the payers to determine benchmarks for the new legislation, which ultimately focused on benchmarking to the qualifying payment amount (QPA). The QPA is tied to an average reimbursement for the service rendered as determined by the insurance payer data, with marked potential for manipulation. Insurance companies could influence these numbers by contracting at markedly reduced reimbursement rates for radiology services with medical groups and specialists that have no radiologists/radiology services. These groups, having no interest in the reimbursement rates for services they do not provide, accept whatever rates the insurance companies propose. These lower reimbursement levels could then be leveraged by the insurance payers to artificially lower the QPA.
Once HHS agreed to these new benchmarks, some insurance payers then issued letters to healthcare systems and physician groups noting that if they refuse to re-contract at a lower reimbursement level, then the payer will no longer need to contract with them — and will simply enforce the new reduced reimbursement as determined by the No Surprises Act benchmarked to payments levels defined by the insurance payer QPA. This Trojan horse effort by payers to morph the No Surprises Act into wide-sweeping reimbursement reduction has the potential to result in lack of contracting and out-of-network status for multiple groups, thereby steering patients away from those entities. Fortunately, many groups, including the ACR, filed a lawsuit against the HHS determination of the legislation, and the algorithm for payment determination in the setting of a surprise bill is being reevaluated based on all the items in the legislation. | <urn:uuid:d197d8c6-d440-409e-b9af-4ffa3805092a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.acr.org/Practice-Management-Quality-Informatics/ACR-Bulletin/Articles/July-2022/Econ-Chair | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.95413 | 897 | 1.828125 | 2 |
To implement this example, you need three new configuration objects.
The first object is Chart of characteristic types. It will store characteristic types that can generally be used to describe materials.
The second object is a catalog subordinate to the MaterialsAndServices catalog. The catalog items describe material options, where each option has a fixed set of characteristic values.
The third object is an information register that stores the relationships between specific characteristic values and a certain material option (fig. 15.4).
Fig. 15.4. Logical relation between the objects
Using this logical structure, you can describe each lot of delivered materials using any number of characteristic types, since the relationships are stored in the information register.
Besides, you gain the option to perform accounting based on characteristic types by adding one more dimension to the accumulation registers. This dimension will store references to items of the catalog that is subordinate to the MaterialsAndServices catalog (see fig. 15.4).
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According to a recent poll conducted by the Irish Times, it seems the passing of a same-sex marriage referendum will be extremely close.
While the data shows that the support for same-sex marriage is in the lead, the opposition to passing the referendum has increased – proving that the vote will be more close than originally thought.
The recent poll revealed that 74 percent of the Irish public is in support of the referendum—which has decreased from its original 80 percent in a previous poll, also conducted by the Irish Times.
The vote on the referendum will take place on 22 May, and according to the Irish Times, campaigning in support of the referendum has yet to take place.
While a decrease in yes votes may seem daunting, the recent polls show that there is a clear division in support by age. The younger the voter, the more in support of the referendum, while the older the voter, the more opposition to the referendum. The polls also reveal that this division in support and opposition is the same for class division and political affiliation.
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“The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” – MARK TWAIN
The average CEO reads 60 books a year..
Because they know that the key to success is constant learning.
When was the last time you read a book, or a substantial magazine article?
If you’re one of the countless people who don’t make a habit of reading regularly, you might be missing out:
You should see books as a hidden treasure. Think about it.
What if I say they are in my house. They are in my library. They can be in your library, too.
Talking about Sam Walton, a man who made $160 billion for himself, more than all the other billionaires, basically, combined.
He wrote a book on his death bed. How many people have read it?
It’s a tragedy that not every business person read a $5 book by a man who built an empire.
It’s because the modern education system has turned people off from books. You have to rewire your brain.
Those who read have been known to have more finely-tuned brains than those who prefer more passive activities, so anyone hoping to improve their mind psychologically might want to think about taking up the habit of regular reading.
Let me show you a few quick tricks.
First of all: stop seeing a book like a one-time event. See a book like a friend.
You read it over and over. You come back and just like friends, you pick a handful of them.
The majority of wealthy people devote at least 30 minutes a day to read books. If it works for them, it could work for you.
I recommend you find 150 books and You can read books over and over for the rest of your life.
You should read at least one book a week because remember, everybody wants a good life but not everybody is willing to read books to get it.
By the time you’ve read this post, you should be encouraged to pick up that book you’ve been meaning to finish so you can start the next one.
For the last 4 years of my life, I’ve been continuously reading books on my Amazon Kindle and this has tremendously helped me to improve my life.
If you wonder how reading books can benefit you, here’s a list of 11 good reasons why you should read books every day:
1. Gives knowledge
One of the biggest reasons why we read books is to gain knowledge. Books are a rich source of information.
Reading books on varied subjects imparts information and increases the depth of the subject as well.
Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information, and you never know when it might come in handy.
The more knowledge you have, the better equipped you are to tackle any challenge you’ll ever face.
Remember that although you might lose everything else—your job, your possessions, your money, even your health—knowledge can never be taken from you.
2. Improves your brain
Just like any other muscle in the body, the brain requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy.
Studies have shown that reading has strong positive effects on the brain.
By staying mentally stimulated, you can prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. This is because keeping your brain active prevents it from losing power.
The brain is a muscle and like other muscles in the body, exercise keeps it strong and healthy.
Similar to solving puzzles, reading books is a great way to exercise your brain and keep it healthy.
3. Improves focus and concentration
In our busy lifestyles, our attention is drawn in different directions each day as we try to multi-task through each day.
In a single 5-minute span, the average person will divide their time between working on a task, checking email, chatting with a couple of people (via whatsapp etc.), keeping an eye on facebook feed, monitoring their smartphone, and interacting with co-workers.
All this multi-tasking can lead to high stress level and low productivity.
When you read a book, all your attention is focused on what you’re reading. Your eyes and thoughts are immersed in the details of the story.
This improves your concentration and focus. Read a book at least 20 minutes a day, and you will be amazed at how much more focused you will be.
4. Improves memory
When you read books, you have to remember the setting of the book, the characters, their backgrounds, their history, their personalities, the sub-plots and so much more.
That’s a fair bit to remember, but brains are marvellous things and can remember these things with relative ease.
5. Build self-esteem
By reading many books, you communicate better and become more informed on various areas of life. All this translates into a higher self-esteem.
Since you have confidence in yourself and your ability to deliver, you become more productive and overall a much better person.
6. Reduces stress
Reading has a positive effect on the body as well. Reading a book can relieve stress better than taking a walk or listening to music. According to studies who read more tend to have lower stress levels.
No matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other issues faced in daily life, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story.
Poor sleep leads to low productivity. This is why so many experts recommend that you establish regular de-stressing routine before you sleep to help calm your mind and therefore sleep better.
Reading a book is one of the best ways to calm yourself before you go to bed.
Instead of watching television or spending too much time on your smartphone while in bed, take some time to read.
The bright lights from the electronic devices will only affect your sleep. On the other hand, a book will help you sleep better.
8. Improves creativity
The biggest difference between reading and watching television is that reading gives you the scope to unleash your creativity.
The more you read, the more you learn new things. New thoughts always stretch our minds to rediscover life in new and better ways.
We start to see the world in a different way and this way we find new creative solutions.9. Improves writing skills
Reading a well-written book affects your ability to become a better writer.
Just like artists influence others, so do writers. Many successful authors gained their expertise by reading the works of others.
So, if you want to become a better writer, start by learning from previous masters.
10. Improves communication skills
Improving your vocabulary and writing skills goes hand in hand with developing your communication skills.
The more you read and write, the better you communicate. Increasing your ability to communicate, improves your relationships and even makes you a better manager or student.
This goes hand-in-hand with the expansion of your vocabulary: exposure to published, well-written work has a noted effect on one’s own writing, as observing the cadence, fluidity, and writing styles of other authors will invariably influence your own work.
In the same way that musicians influence one another, and painters use techniques established by previous masters, so do writers learn how to craft prose by reading the works of others.
12. Vocabulary Expansion
Reading improves your vocabulary and command on the language. As you read, you come across new words, idioms, new words, phrases and writing styles.
The more you read, the more words you gain exposure to, and they’ll inevitably make their way into your everyday vocabulary.
This increases exponentially with the more volumes you consume, giving you a higher level of vocabulary to use in everyday life.
Being articulate and well-spoken is of great help in any profession. It could even aid in your career, as those who are well-read, well-spoken, and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tend to get promotions more quickly (and more often) than those with smaller vocabularies.
Reading books is also vital for learning new languages, as non-native speakers gain exposure to words used in context, which will ameliorate their own speaking and writing fluency.
When you experience life through the eyes of another, you encounter diverse angles on life’s most common situations.
Talented authors will naturally inspire empathy for their characters, and empathizing with viewpoints different from your own can feel uncomfortable. Extremely uncomfortable.
While reading doesn’t mean that you’ll agree with different perspectives, it does offer you the opportunity to understand them.
14. A fruitful hobby
Reading books keep us occupied. It also leads to a fruitful use of time.
It not only helps us get rid of worries, but also diverts our mind from monotony. Books are excellent sources of recreation.
Someone who loves to read can never get bored, as this is a perfect way to rid of boredom.
As books take you to another different world, you relax and rejuvenate.
Books are portable and light in weight. They are not like bulky computers and games that take too much space.
With a book, you can pack it in your handbag and easily carry it everywhere.
You can read anywhere, on a plane as you travel, in your bed before you sleep, under a shade as you relax, or even during your holiday.
Bonus Tip: Why you should read books every day:
No side effects of the digital world
Spending too much time watching television or using Facebook or playing video games can affect your eye health in the long run.
On the other hand, books are safe and easy. No one has ever gone blind from reading too many books.
There are no known side effects or dangers of reading great books. All there is are benefits.
Apart from being inexpensive, you will also save a lot of money by reading books.
Books don’t require electricity, neither do they need any form of maintenance.
When you read a book on a certain skill, such as cooking, woodwork, or simple DIY tasks, you save yourself the money you would have used to hire a contractor.
You not only learn new skills but also save yourself a lot of expenses.
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. For every good course on earth, there is a matching book to go with it.
Books provide important information on various subjects and topics.
The best thing about reading is that you can go deeper than what you learn in a classroom discussion.
Whether it’s cooking, dancing, or even cleaning, you can always improve your skills if you read books.
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Phenomenological Lagrangians and dimensional power counting are used to assess isospin violation in the nucleon-nucleon force. The πNN coupling constants (including the Goldberger-Treiman discrepancy), charge-symmetry breaking, and meson-mixing models are examined. A one-loop analysis of the isospin-violating πNN coupling constants is performed using chiral perturbation theory. Meson-mixing models and the 3He-3H mass difference are also discussed in the context of naturalness.
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A security system, in its most basic definition, is a structure of components to detect intrusion into a home or business. Security systems are used in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings to monitor and prevent theft or property damage. It is the cornerstone in defending any property against intruders, from indoor to outdoor surveillance. Some security systems operate with the single purpose of intruder protection. Other more sophisticated systems provide a combination of security methods, including fire detection, security monitoring, security guards, and CCTV surveillance. How a security system works in the event of a break-in will depend on the type of system installed, and the monitoring service purchased. Many security companies offer very affordable DIY systems, while others provide a more robust option as a professional security system. Professionally monitored security systems are a more reliable way to keep a home or business protected. It is considered normal in today’s technology that security companies enhance their systems with an array of smart automation products and third-party integrations. Products like indoor and outdoor cameras, smart locks, lights, thermostats, and more, are usually part of a more robust security system. However, due to the new product offering by security companies, the cost of these systems is now more accessible to the average customer.
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A LONG TIME passed after the great shooting match, and during that time Robin followed one part of the advice of Sir Robert Lee, to wit, that of being less bold in his comings and his goings; for though mayhap he may not have been more honest (as most folks regard honesty), he took good care not to travel so far from Sherwood that he could not reach it both easily and quickly.
Great changes had fallen in this time; for King Henry had died and King Richard had come to the crown that fitted him so well through many hard trials, and through adventures as stirring as any that ever befell Robin Hood. But though great changes came, they did not reach to Sherwood's shades, for there Robin Hood and his men dwelled as merrily as they had ever done, with hunting and feasting and singing and blithe woodland sports; for it was little the outside striving of the world troubled them.
The dawning of a summer's day was fresh and bright, and the birds sang sweetly in a great tumult of sound. So loud was their singing that it awakened Robin Hood where he lay sleeping, so that he stirred, and turned, and arose. Up rose Little John also, and all the merry men; then, after they had broken their fast, they set forth hither and thither upon the doings of the day.
Robin Hood and Little John walked down a forest path where all around the leaves danced and twinkled as the breeze trembled through them and the sunlight came flickering down. Quoth Robin Hood, "I make my vow, Little John, my blood tickles my veins as it flows through them this gay morn. What sayst thou to our seeking adventures, each one upon his own account?"
"With all my heart," said Little John. "We have had more than one pleasant doing in that way, good master. Here are two paths; take thou the one to the right hand, and I will take the one to the left, and then let us each walk straight ahead till he tumble into some merry doing or other."
"I like thy plan," quoth Robin, "therefore we will part here. But look thee, Little John, keep thyself out of mischief, for I would not have ill befall thee for all the world."
"Marry, come up," quoth Little John, "how thou talkest! Methinks thou art wont to get thyself into tighter coils than I am like to do."
At this Robin Hood laughed. "Why, in sooth, Little John," said he, "thou hast a blundering hard-headed way that seemeth to bring thee right side uppermost in all thy troubles; but let us see who cometh out best this day." So saying, he clapped his palm to Little John's and each departed upon his way, the trees quickly shutting the one from the other's sight.
Robin Hood strolled onward till he came to where a broad woodland road stretched before him. Overhead the branches of the trees laced together in flickering foliage, all golden where it grew thin to the sunlight; beneath his feet the ground was soft and moist from the sheltering shade. Here in this pleasant spot the sharpest adventure that ever befell Robin Hood came upon him; for, as he walked down the woodland path thinking of nought but the songs of the birds, he came of a sudden to where a man was seated upon the mossy roots beneath the shade of a broad-spreading oak tree. Robin Hood saw that the stranger had not caught sight of him, so he stopped and stood quite still, looking at the other a long time before he came forward. And the stranger, I wot, was well worth looking at, for never had Robin seen a figure like that sitting beneath the tree. From his head to his feet he was clad in a horse's hide, dressed with the hair upon it. Upon his head was a cowl that hid his face from sight, and which was made of the horse's skin, the ears whereof stuck up like those of a rabbit. His body was clad in a jacket made of the hide, and his legs were covered with the hairy skin likewise. By his side was a heavy broadsword and a sharp, double-edged dagger. A quiver of smooth round arrows hung across his shoulders, and his stout bow of yew leaned against the tree beside him.
"Halloa, friend," cried Robin, coming forward at last, "who art thou that sittest there? And what is that that thou hast upon thy body? I make my vow I ha' never seen such a sight in all my life before. Had I done an evil thing, or did my conscience trouble me, I would be afraid of thee, thinking that thou wast someone from down below bringing a message bidding me come straightway to King Nicholas."
To this speech the other answered not a word, but he pushed the cowl back from his head and showed a knit brow, a hooked nose, and a pair of fierce, restless black eyes, which altogether made Robin think of a hawk as he looked on his face. But beside this there was something about the lines on the stranger's face, and his thin cruel mouth, and the hard glare of his eyes, that made one's flesh creep to look upon.
"Who art thou, rascal?" said he at last, in a loud, harsh voice.
"Tut, tut," quoth merry Robin, "speak not so sourly, brother. Hast thou fed upon vinegar and nettles this morning that thy speech is so stinging?"
"An thou likest not my words," said the other fiercely, "thou hadst best be jogging, for I tell thee plainly, my deeds match them."
"Nay, but I do like thy words, thou sweet, pretty thing," quoth Robin, squatting down upon the grass in front of the other. "Moreover, I tell thee thy speech is witty and gamesome as any I ever heard in all my life."
The other said not a word, but he glared upon Robin with a wicked and baleful look, such as a fierce dog bestows upon a man ere it springs at his throat. Robin returned the gaze with one of wide-eyed innocence, not a shadow of a smile twinkling in his eyes or twitching at the corners of his mouth. So they sat staring at one another for a long time, until the stranger broke the silence suddenly. "What is thy name, fellow?" said he.
"Now," quoth Robin, "I am right glad to hear thee speak, for I began to fear the sight of me had stricken thee dumb. As for my name, it may be this or it may be that; but methinks it is more meet for thee to tell me thine, seeing that thou art the greater stranger in these parts. Prythee, tell me, sweet chuck, why wearest thou that dainty garb upon thy pretty body?" At these words the other broke into a short, harsh roar of laughter. "By the bones of the Daemon Odin," said he, "thou art the boldest-spoken man that ever I have seen in all my life. I know not why I do not smite thee down where thou sittest, for only two days ago I skewered a man over back of Nottingham Town for saying not half so much to me as thou hast done. I wear this garb, thou fool, to keep my body warm; likewise it is near as good as a coat of steel against a common sword-thrust. As for my name, I care not who knoweth it. It is Guy of Gisbourne, and thou mayst have heard it before. I come from the woodlands over in Herefordshire, upon the lands of the Bishop of that ilk. I am an outlaw, and get my living by hook and by crook in a manner it boots not now to tell of. Not long since the Bishop sent for me, and said that if I would do a certain thing that the Sheriff of Nottingham would ask of me, he would get me a free pardon, and give me tenscore pounds to boot. So straightway I came to Nottingham Town and found my sweet Sheriff; and what thinkest thou he wanted of me? Why, forsooth, to come here to Sherwood to hunt up one Robin Hood, also an outlaw, and to take him alive or dead. It seemeth that they have no one here to face that bold fellow, and so sent all the way to Herefordshire, and to me, for thou knowest the old saying, 'Set a thief to catch a thief.' As for the slaying of this fellow, it galleth me not a whit, for I would shed the blood of my own brother for the half of two hundred pounds."
To all this Robin listened, and as he listened his gorge rose. Well he knew of this Guy of Gisbourne, and of all the bloody and murderous deeds that he had done in Herefordshire, for his doings were famous throughout all the land. Yet, although he loathed the very presence of the man, he held his peace, for he had an end to serve. "Truly," quoth he, "I have heard of thy gentle doings. Methinks there is no one in all the world that Robin Hood would rather meet than thee."
At this Guy of Gisbourne gave another harsh laugh. "Why," quoth he, "it is a merry thing to think of one stout outlaw like Robin Hood meeting another stout outlaw like Guy of Gisbourne. Only in this case it will be an ill happening for Robin Hood, for the day he meets Guy of Gisbourne he shall die."
"But thou gentle, merry spirit," quoth Robin, "dost thou not think that mayhap this same Robin Hood may be the better man of the two? I know him right well, and many think that he is one of the stoutest men hereabouts."
"He may be the stoutest of men hereabouts," quoth Guy of Gisbourne, "yet, I tell thee, fellow, this sty of yours is not the wide world. I lay my life upon it I am the better man of the two. He an outlaw, forsooth! Why, I hear that he hath never let blood in all his life, saving when he first came to the forest. Some call him a great archer; marry, I would not be afraid to stand against him all the days of the year with a bow in my hand."
"Why, truly, some folk do call him a great archer," said Robin Hood, "but we of Nottinghamshire are famous hands with the longbow. Even I, though but a simple hand at the craft, would not fear to try a bout with thee."
At these words Guy of Gisbourne looked upon Robin with wondering eyes, and then gave another roar of laughter till the woods rang. "Now," quoth he, "thou art a bold fellow to talk to me in this way. I like thy spirit in so speaking up to me, for few men have dared to do so. Put up a garland, lad, and I will try a bout with thee."
"Tut, tut," quoth Robin, "only babes shoot at garlands hereabouts. I will put up a good Nottingham mark for thee." So saying, he arose, and going to a hazel thicket not far off, he cut a wand about twice the thickness of a man's thumb. From this he peeled the bark, and, sharpening the point, stuck it up in the ground in front of a great oak tree. Thence he measured off fourscore paces, which brought him beside the tree where the other sat. "There," quoth he, "is the kind of mark that Nottingham yeomen shoot at. Now let me see thee split that wand if thou art an archer."
Then Guy of Gisbourne arose. "Now out upon it!" cried he. "The Devil himself could not hit such a mark as that."
"Mayhap he could and mayhap he could not," quoth merry Robin, "but that we shall never know till thou hast shot thereat."
At these words Guy of Gisbourne looked upon Robin with knit brows, but, as the yeoman still looked innocent of any ill meaning, he bottled his words and strung his bow in silence. Twice he shot, but neither time did he hit the wand, missing it the first time by a span and the second time by a good palm's-breadth. Robin laughed and laughed. "I see now," quoth he, "that the Devil himself could not hit that mark. Good fellow, if thou art no better with the broadsword than thou art with the bow and arrow, thou wilt never overcome Robin Hood."
At these words Guy of Gisbourne glared savagely upon Robin. Quoth he, "Thou hast a merry tongue, thou villain; but take care that thou makest not too free with it, or I may cut it out from thy throat for thee."
Robin Hood strung his bow and took his place with never a word, albeit his heartstrings quivered with anger and loathing. Twice he shot, the first time hitting within an inch of the wand, the second time splitting it fairly in the middle. Then, without giving the other a chance for speech, he flung his bow upon the ground. "There, thou bloody villain!" cried he fiercely, "let that show thee how little thou knowest of manly sports. And now look thy last upon the daylight, for the good earth hath been befouled long enough by thee, thou vile beast! This day, Our Lady willing, thou diest—I am Robin Hood." So saying, he flashed forth his bright sword in the sunlight.
For a time Guy of Gisbourne stared upon Robin as though bereft of wits; but his wonder quickly passed to a wild rage. "Art thou indeed Robin Hood?" cried he. "Now I am glad to meet thee, thou poor wretch! Shrive thyself, for thou wilt have no time for shriving when I am done with thee." So saying, he also drew his sword.
And now came the fiercest fight that ever Sherwood saw; for each man knew that either he or the other must die, and that no mercy was to be had in this battle. Up and down they fought, till all the sweet green grass was crushed and ground beneath the trampling of their heels. More than once the point of Robin Hood's sword felt the softness of flesh, and presently the ground began to be sprinkled with bright red drops, albeit not one of them came from Robin's veins. At last Guy of Gisbourne made a fierce and deadly thrust at Robin Hood, from which he leaped back lightly, but in so leaping he caught his heel in a root and fell heavily upon his back. "Now, Holy Mary aid me!" muttered he, as the other leaped at him, with a grin of rage upon his face. Fiercely Guy of Gisbourne stabbed at the other with his great sword, but Robin caught the blade in his naked hand, and, though it cut his palm, he turned the point away so that it plunged deep into the ground close beside him; then, ere a blow could be struck again, he leaped to his feet, with his good sword in his hand. And now despair fell upon Guy of Gisbourne's heart in a black cloud, and he looked around him wildly, like a wounded hawk. Seeing that his strength was going from him, Robin leaped forward, and, quick as a flash, struck a back-handed blow beneath the sword arm. Down fell the sword from Guy of Gisbourne's grasp, and back he staggered at the stroke, and, ere he could regain himself, Robin's sword passed through and through his body. Round he spun upon his heel, and, flinging his hands aloft with a shrill, wild cry, fell prone upon his face upon the green sod.
Then Robin Hood wiped his sword and thrust it back into the scabbard, and, coming to where Guy of Gisbourne lay, he stood over him with folded arms, talking to himself the while. "This is the first man I have slain since I shot the Kings forester in the hot days of my youth. I ofttimes think bitterly, even yet, of that first life I took, but of this I am as glad as though I had slain a wild boar that laid waste a fair country. Since the Sheriff of Nottingham hath sent such a one as this against me, I will put on the fellow's garb and go forth to see whether I may not find his worship, and perchance pay him back some of the debt I owe him upon this score."
So saying, Robin Hood stripped the hairy garments from off the dead man, and put them on himself, all bloody as they were. Then, strapping the other's sword and dagger around his body and carrying his own in his hand, together with the two bows of yew, he drew the cowl of horse's hide over his face, so that none could tell who he was, and set forth from the forest, turning his steps toward the eastward and Nottingham Town. As he strode along the country roads, men, women, and children hid away from him, for the terror of Guy of Gisbourne's name and of his doings had spread far and near.
And now let us see what befell Little John while these things were happening.
Little John walked on his way through the forest paths until he had come to the outskirts of the woodlands, where, here and there, fields of barley, corn, or green meadow lands lay smiling in the sun. So he came to the highroad and to where a little thatched cottage stood back of a cluster of twisted crab trees, with flowers in front of it. Here he stopped of a sudden, for he thought that he heard the sound of someone in sorrow. He listened, and found that it came from the cottage; so, turning his footsteps thither, he pushed open the wicket and entered the place. There he saw a gray-haired dame sitting beside a cold hearthstone, rocking herself to and fro and weeping bitterly.
Now Little John had a tender heart for the sorrows of other folk, so, coming to the old woman and patting her kindly upon the shoulder, he spoke comforting words to her, bidding her cheer up and tell him her troubles, for that mayhap he might do something to ease them. At all this the good dame shook her head; but all the same his kind words did soothe her somewhat, so after a while she told him all that bore upon her mind. That that morning she had three as fair, tall sons beside her as one could find in all Nottinghamshire, but that they were now taken from her, and were like to be hanged straightway; that, want having come upon them, her eldest boy had gone out, the night before, into the forest, and had slain a hind in the moonlight; that the King's rangers had followed the blood upon the grass until they had come to her cottage, and had there found the deer's meat in the cupboard; that, as neither of the younger sons would betray their brother, the foresters had taken all three away, in spite of the oldest saying that he alone had slain the deer; that, as they went, she had heard the rangers talking among themselves, saying that the Sheriff had sworn that he would put a check upon the great slaughter of deer that had been going on of late by hanging the very first rogue caught thereat upon the nearest tree, and that they would take the three youths to the King's Head Inn, near Nottingham Town, where the Sheriff was abiding that day, there to await the return of a certain fellow he had sent into Sherwood to seek for Robin Hood.
To all this Little John listened, shaking his head sadly now and then. "Alas," quoth he, when the good dame had finished her speech, "this is indeed an ill case. But who is this that goeth into Sherwood after Robin Hood, and why doth he go to seek him? But no matter for that now; only that I would that Robin Hood were here to advise us. Nevertheless, no time may be lost in sending for him at this hour, if we would save the lives of thy three sons. Tell me, hast thou any clothes hereabouts that I may put on in place of these of Lincoln green? Marry, if our stout Sheriff catcheth me without disguise, I am like to be run up more quickly than thy sons, let me tell thee, dame."
Then the old woman told him that she had in the house some of the clothes of her good husband, who had died only two years before. These she brought to Little John, who, doffing his garb of Lincoln green, put them on in its stead. Then, making a wig and false beard of uncarded wool, he covered his own brown hair and beard, and, putting on a great, tall hat that had belonged to the old peasant, he took his staff in one hand and his bow in the other, and set forth with all speed to where the Sheriff had taken up his inn.
A mile or more from Nottingham Town, and not far from the southern borders of Sherwood Forest, stood the cosy inn bearing the sign of the King's Head. Here was a great bustle and stir on this bright morning, for the Sheriff and a score of his men had come to stop there and await Guy of Gisbourne's return from the forest. Great hiss and fuss of cooking was going on in the kitchen, and great rapping and tapping of wine kegs and beer barrels was going on in the cellar. The Sheriff sat within, feasting merrily of the best the place afforded, and the Sheriff's men sat upon the bench before the door, quaffing ale, or lay beneath the shade of the broad-spreading oak trees, talking and jesting and laughing. All around stood the horses of the band, with a great noise of stamping feet and a great switching of tails. To this inn came the King's rangers, driving the widow's three sons before them. The hands of the three youths were tied tightly behind their backs, and a cord from neck to neck fastened them all together. So they were marched to the room where the Sheriff sat at meat, and stood trembling before him as he scowled sternly upon them.
"So," quoth he, in a great, loud, angry voice, "ye have been poaching upon the King's deer, have you? Now I will make short work of you this day, for I will hang up all three of you as a farmer would hang up three crows to scare others of the kind from the field. Our fair county of Nottingham hath been too long a breeding place for such naughty knaves as ye are. I have put up with these things for many years, but now I will stamp them out once for all, and with you I will begin."
Then one of the poor fellows opened his mouth to speak, but the Sheriff roared at him in a loud voice to be silent, and bade the rangers to take them away till he had done his eating and could attend to the matters concerning them. So the three poor youths were marched outside, where they stood with bowed heads and despairing hearts, till after a while the Sheriff came forth. Then he called his men about him, and quoth he, "These three villains shall be hanged straightway, but not here, lest they breed ill luck to this goodly inn. We will take them over yonder to that belt of woodlands, for I would fain hang them upon the very trees of Sherwood itself, to show those vile outlaws therein what they may expect of me if I ever have the good luck to lay hands upon them." So saying, he mounted his horse, as did his men-at-arms likewise, and all together they set forth for the belt of woodlands he had spoken of, the poor youths walking in their midst guarded by the rangers. So they came at last to the spot, and here nooses were fastened around the necks of the three, and the ends of the cords flung over the branch of a great oak tree that stood there. Then the three youths fell upon their knees and loudly besought mercy of the Sheriff; but the Sheriff of Nottingham laughed scornfully. "Now," quoth he, "I would that I had a priest here to shrive you; but, as none is nigh, you must e'en travel your road with all your sins packed upon your backs, and trust to Saint Peter to let you in through the gates of Paradise like three peddlers into the town."
In the meantime, while all this had been going forward, an old man had drawn near and stood leaning on his staff, looking on. His hair and beard were all curly and white, and across his back was a bow of yew that looked much too strong for him to draw. As the Sheriff looked around ere he ordered his men to string the three youths up to the oak tree, his eyes fell upon this strange old man. Then his worship beckoned to him, saying, "Come hither, father, I have a few words to say to thee." So Little John, for it was none other than he, came forward, and the Sheriff looked upon him, thinking that there was something strangely familiar in the face before him. "How, now," said he, "methinks I have seen thee before. What may thy name be, father?"
"Please Your Worship," said Little John, in a cracked voice like that of an old man, "my name is Giles Hobble, at Your Worship's service."
"Giles Hobble, Giles Hobble," muttered the Sheriff to himself, turning over the names that he had in his mind to try to find one to fit to this. "I remember not thy name," said he at last, "but it matters not. Hast thou a mind to earn sixpence this bright morn?"
"Ay, marry," quoth Little John, "for money is not so plenty with me that I should cast sixpence away an I could earn it by an honest turn. What is it Your Worship would have me do?"
"Why, this," said the Sheriff. "Here are three men that need hanging as badly as any e'er I saw. If thou wilt string them up I will pay thee twopence apiece for them. I like not that my men-at-arms should turn hangmen. Wilt thou try thy hand?"
"In sooth," said Little John, still in the old man's voice, "I ha' never done such a thing before; but an a sixpence is to be earned so easily I might as well ha' it as anybody. But, Your Worship, are these naughty fellows shrived?"
"Nay," said the Sheriff, laughing, "never a whit; but thou mayst turn thy hand to that also if thou art so minded. But hasten, I prythee, for I would get back to mine inn betimes."
So Little John came to where the three youths stood trembling, and, putting his face to the first fellow's cheek as though he were listening to him, he whispered softly into his ear, "Stand still, brother, when thou feelest thy bonds cut, but when thou seest me throw my woolen wig and beard from my head and face, cast the noose from thy neck and run for the woodlands." Then he slyly cut the cord that bound the youth's hands; who, upon his part, stood still as though he were yet bound. Then he went to the second fellow, and spoke to him in the same way, and also cut his bonds. This he did to the third likewise, but all so slyly that the Sheriff, who sat upon his horse laughing, wotted not what was being done, nor his men either.
Then Little John turned to the Sheriff. "Please Your Worship," said he, "will you give me leave to string my bow? For I would fain help these fellows along the way, when they are swinging, with an arrow beneath the ribs."
"With all my heart," said the Sheriff, "only, as I said before, make thou haste in thy doings."
Little John put the tip of his bow to his instep, and strung the weapon so deftly that all wondered to see an old man so strong. Next he drew a good smooth arrow from his quiver and fitted it to the string; then, looking all around to see that the way was clear behind him, he suddenly cast away the wool from his head and face, shouting in a mighty voice, "Run!" Quick as a flash the three youths flung the nooses from their necks and sped across the open to the woodlands as the arrow speeds from the bow. Little John also flew toward the covert like a greyhound, while the Sheriff and his men gazed after him all bewildered with the sudden doing. But ere the yeoman had gone far the Sheriff roused himself. "After him!" he roared in a mighty voice; for he knew now who it was with whom he had been talking, and wondered that he had not known him before.
Little John heard the Sheriff's words, and seeing that he could not hope to reach the woodlands before they would be upon him, he stopped and turned suddenly, holding his bow as though he were about to shoot. "Stand back!" cried he fiercely. "The first man that cometh a foot forward, or toucheth finger to bowstring, dieth!"
At these words the Sheriff's men stood as still as stocks, for they knew right well that Little John would be as good as his word, and that to disobey him meant death. In vain the Sheriff roared at them, calling them cowards, and urging them forward in a body; they would not budge an inch, but stood and watched Little John as he moved slowly away toward the forest, keeping his gaze fixed upon them. But when the Sheriff saw his enemy thus slipping betwixt his fingers he grew mad with his rage, so that his head swam and he knew not what he did. Then of a sudden he turned his horse's head, and plunging his spurs into its sides he gave a great shout, and, rising in his stirrups, came down upon Little John like the wind. Then Little John raised his deadly bow and drew the gray goose feather to his cheek. But alas for him! For, ere he could loose the shaft, the good bow that had served him so long, split in his hands, and the arrow fell harmless at his feet. Seeing what had happened, the Sheriff's men raised a shout, and, following their master, came rushing down upon Little John. But the Sheriff was ahead of the others, and so caught up with the yeoman before he reached the shelter of the woodlands, then leaning forward he struck a mighty blow. Little John ducked and the Sheriff's sword turned in his hand, but the flat of the blade struck the other upon the head and smote him down, stunned and senseless.
"Now, I am right glad," said the Sheriff, when the men came up and found that Little John was not dead, "that I have not slain this man in my haste! I would rather lose five hundred pounds than have him die thus instead of hanging, as such a vile thief should do. Go, get some water from yonder fountain, William, and pour it over his head."
The man did as he was bidden, and presently Little John opened his eyes and looked around him, all dazed and bewildered with the stun of the blow. Then they tied his hands behind him, and lifting him up set him upon the back of one of the horses, with his face to its tail and his feet strapped beneath its belly. So they took him back to the King's Head Inn, laughing and rejoicing as they went along. But in the meantime the widow's three sons had gotten safely away, and were hidden in the woodlands.
Once more the Sheriff of Nottingham sat within the King's Head Inn. His heart rejoiced within him, for he had at last done that which he had sought to do for years, taken Little John prisoner. Quoth he to himself, "This time tomorrow the rogue shall hang upon the gallows tree in front of the great gate of Nottingham Town, and thus shall I make my long score with him even." So saying, he took a deep draught of Canary. But it seemed as if the Sheriff had swallowed a thought with his wine, for he shook his head and put the cup down hastily. "Now," he muttered to himself, "I would not for a thousand pounds have this fellow slip through my fingers; yet, should his master escape that foul Guy of Gisbourne, there is no knowing what he may do, for he is the cunningest knave in all the world—this same Robin Hood. Belike I had better not wait until tomorrow to hang the fellow." So saying, he pushed his chair back hastily, and going forth from the inn called his men together. Quoth he, "I will wait no longer for the hanging of this rogue, but it shall be done forthwith, and that from the very tree whence he saved those three young villains by stepping betwixt them and the law. So get ye ready straightway."
Then once more they sat Little John upon the horse, with his face to the tail, and so, one leading the horse whereon he sat and the others riding around him, they went forward to that tree from the branches of which they had thought to hang the poachers. On they went, rattling and jingling along the road till they came to the tree. Here one of the men spake to the Sheriff of a sudden. "Your Worship," cried he, "is not yon fellow coming along toward us that same Guy of Gisbourne whom thou didst send into the forest to seek Robin Hood?" At these words the Sheriff shaded his eyes and looked eagerly. "Why, certes," quoth he, "yon fellow is the same. Now, Heaven send that he hath slain the master thief, as we will presently slay the man!"
When Little John heard this speech he looked up, and straightway his heart crumbled away within him, for not only were the man's garments all covered with blood, but he wore Robin Hood's bugle horn and carried his bow and broadsword.
"How now!" cried the Sheriff, when Robin Hood, in Guy of Gisbourne's clothes, had come nigh to them. "What luck hath befallen thee in the forest? Why, man, thy clothes are all over blood!"
"An thou likest not my clothes," said Robin in a harsh voice like that of Guy of Gisbourne, "thou mayst shut thine eyes. Marry, the blood upon me is that of the vilest outlaw that ever trod the woodlands, and one whom I have slain this day, albeit not without wound to myself."
Then out spake Little John, for the first time since he had fallen into the Sheriff's hands. "O thou vile, bloody wretch! I know thee, Guy of Gisbourne, for who is there that hath not heard of thee and cursed thee for thy vile deeds of blood and rapine? Is it by such a hand as thine that the gentlest heart that ever beat is stilled in death? Truly, thou art a fit tool for this coward Sheriff of Nottingham. Now I die joyfully, nor do I care how I die, for life is nought to me!" So spake Little John, the salt tears rolling down his brown cheeks.
But the Sheriff of Nottingham clapped his hands for joy. "Now, Guy of Gisbourne," cried he, "if what thou tellest me is true, it will be the best day's doings for thee that ever thou hast done in all thy life."
"What I have told thee is sooth, and I lie not," said Robin, still in Guy of Gisbourne's voice. "Look, is not this Robin Hood's sword, and is not this his good bow of yew, and is not this his bugle horn? Thinkest thou he would have given them to Guy of Gisbourne of his own free will?"
Then the Sheriff laughed aloud for joy. "This is a good day!" cried he. "The great outlaw dead and his right-hand man in my hands! Ask what thou wilt of me, Guy of Gisbourne, and it is thine!"
"Then this I ask of thee," said Robin. "As I have slain the master I would now kill the man. Give this fellow's life into my hands, Sir Sheriff."
"Now thou art a fool!" cried the Sheriff. "Thou mightst have had money enough for a knight's ransom if thou hadst asked for it. I like ill to let this fellow pass from my hands, but as I have promised, thou shalt have him."
"I thank thee right heartily for thy gift," cried Robin. "Take the rogue down from the horse, men, and lean him against yonder tree, while I show you how we stick a porker whence I come!"
At these words some of the Sheriff's men shook their heads; for, though they cared not a whit whether Little John were hanged or not, they hated to see him butchered in cold blood. But the Sheriff called to them in a loud voice, ordering them to take the yeoman down from the horse and lean him against the tree, as the other bade.
While they were doing this Robin Hood strung both his bow and that of Guy of Gisbourne, albeit none of them took notice of his doing so. Then, when Little John stood against the tree, he drew Guy of Gisbourne's sharp, double-edged dagger. "Fall back! fall back!" cried he. "Would ye crowd so on my pleasure, ye unmannerly knaves? Back, I say! Farther yet!" So they crowded back, as he ordered, many of them turning their faces away, that they might not see what was about to happen.
"Come!" cried Little John. "Here is my breast. It is meet that the same hand that slew my dear master should butcher me also! I know thee, Guy of Gisbourne!"
"Peace, Little John!" said Robin in a low voice. "Twice thou hast said thou knowest me, and yet thou knowest me not at all. Couldst thou not tell me beneath this wild beast's hide? Yonder, just in front of thee, lie my bow and arrows, likewise my broadsword. Take them when I cut thy bonds. Now! Get them quickly!" So saying, he cut the bonds, and Little John, quick as a wink, leaped forward and caught up the bow and arrows and the broadsword. At the same time Robin Hood threw back the cowl of horse's hide from his face and bent Guy of Gisbourne's bow, with a keen, barbed arrow fitted to the string. "Stand back!" cried he sternly. "The first man that toucheth finger to bowstring dieth! I have slain thy man, Sheriff; take heed that it is not thy turn next." Then, seeing that Little John had armed himself, he clapped his bugle horn to his lips and blew three blasts both loud and shrill.
Now when the Sheriff of Nottingham saw whose face it was beneath Guy of Gisbourne's hood, and when he heard those bugle notes ring in his ear, he felt as if his hour had come. "Robin Hood!" roared he, and without another word he wheeled his horse in the road and went off in a cloud of dust. The Sheriff's men, seeing their master thus fleeing for his life, thought that it was not their business to tarry longer, so, clapping spurs to their horses, they also dashed away after him. But though the Sheriff of Nottingham went fast, he could not outstrip a clothyard arrow. Little John twanged his bowstring with a shout, and when the Sheriff dashed in through the gates of Nottingham Town at full speed, a gray goose shaft stuck out behind him like a moulting sparrow with one feather in its tail. For a month afterward the poor Sheriff could sit upon nought but the softest cushions that could be gotten for him.
Thus the Sheriff and a score of men ran away from Robin Hood and Little John; so that when Will Stutely and a dozen or more of stout yeomen burst from out the covert, they saw nought of their master's enemies, for the Sheriff and his men were scurrying away in the distance, hidden within a cloud of dust like a little thunderstorm.
Then they all went back into the forest once more, where they found the widow's three sons, who ran to Little John and kissed his hands. But it would not do for them to roam the forest at large any more; so they promised that, after they had gone and told their mother of their escape, they would come that night to the greenwood tree, and thenceforth become men of the band. | <urn:uuid:22453c6e-3dc6-4184-9af1-27c365164052> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://americanliterature.com/author/howard-pyle/book/the-merry-adventures-of-robin-hood/robin-hood-and-guy-of-gisbourne | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.984153 | 8,741 | 1.984375 | 2 |
IT worker James Howells, 36, began mining Bitcoin back in 2009 when it was basically worthless, and had stored 8,000 units on his PC by the time it was accidentally binned in 2013.
In the years since, the price of Bitcoin has gone flying and even with the recent price drops, James’s bitcoin is still worth £156,378,866.87 (down from 230M when we initially wrote about him). Only problem is – it’s buried under literal tons of waste in a landfill site in Newport.
Not only that, but after nine years of pleading with Newport City Council for permission to search the site – even offering them a £55m reward if he finds the hard drive – they still won’t let him dig for the device, insisting they are bound by their licensing permit.
Well, Blockchain News has now revealed that James does at least have a plan in place as he continues to petition the council, and it involves $11 million in venture capital funding and the use of those terrifying Boston Dynamics robot dogs:
The investors that have promised the funds, including Hanspeter Jaberg and Karl Wendeborn, are not going to release them until Howells gets the City Council’s approval to dig up the site. Jaberg says:
“It’s obviously a needle in the haystack, and it’s a very, very high-risk investment.”
Howells will sift through the garbage with the help of human sorters, robot dogs, an AI-powered scanner that looks like a conveyor belt, and a group of data analysts that will be working with the team. Remember – there’s 110,000 tons of rubbish at this site, and James tossed his hard drive out in 2013. Still, he reckons he’ll know roughly where to look:
“The way the landfill operated in 2013 was when a general waste bin was full, it was given a serial number, it was dragged off to the open pit and it was buried. It was also given a grid reference number.
So what that means is, if I could access the landfill records, I could identify the week that I threw the hard drive away; I could identify the serial number of the bin that it was in; and then I could identify where the grid reference is located.”
You might be wondering how a guy who puts all that time and effort into mining 80,000 bitcoin manages to accidentally throw it into landfill in the first place:
“I had two identical hard drives and I threw out the wrong one. I know I’m not the only person who has ever thrown out the wrong thing but it usually doesn’t cost people over £200 million.”
James truly believes that the hard drive will still be in good enough nick to retrieve the Bitcoins:
“There is no guarantee of that because of the environment it’s been in but there are things that give me confidence.
The outside case might be rusted. But the inside disk, where the data is stored, there should be a good chance that it still works.
I believe there still will be a chance. But the longer this drags on though, it’s less likely to be a possibility.”
Well, sounds like he’s got it all figured out. All he needs now is for Newport City Council to give him permission to search the site, which I’m amazed they haven’t done already given the cash incentives he’s offering them, and the cash incentives he could offer whoever gives the council their license, or whoever he has to pay off to make this happen.
I’m going to keep a close eye on this story because I need to know whether James ends up getting his Bitcoin back. Just give the guy a couple weeks and a few robot dogs and let him work his magic. Probably better use of those Boston Dynamic dogs than the lunatics who attached machine guns to them. | <urn:uuid:cd53a311-ad76-4a06-8161-8656a962d4b5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sickchirpse.com/man-binned-bitcoin-boston-dynamic-dogs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.968862 | 832 | 2.21875 | 2 |
- 16 May 2022
Although the entire world recognizes him as an astute and conciliatory politician, Pranab Da was way more than that. He was an excellent professor, an erudite journalist and an outstanding orator with a phenomenal memory. Esemplastically placed, he was a beacon of hope for our nation in troubled times.
Former president Pranab Mukherjee died on Monday in an army hospital at the age of 84. He was admitted to the hospital in Delhi Cantonment on August 10 and was operated the same day for removal of a clot in his brain. He later developed a lung infection. A Congress stalwart before he was elected as India's 13th President, Mukherjee served from July 2012 to 2017 in the top post. This is however known to everyone, but what still remains behind the curtains is his carefree childhood and his strong penchant for his country home. An awe-inspiring character in Indian politics who could deliberate on tax-reforms, skiff across poll results and recite 'Meghaduta' in Sanskrit in the same breath.
Days of growing up
Image file: Capturing the Young Pranav da
A man of humble origins, Shri Pranab Mukherjee was born in the small village of Mirati in Birbhum District of West Bengal as son of freedom fighters, Shri Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and Rajlakshmi on December 11, 1935. Shri Mukherjee’s father was a Congress leader who endured great hardship including being sent to jail several times for his role in India’s struggle for independence. The Crisis Manager of India spent his childhood in this small town which remained his rural respite even in his last days. Pranab Da was an epitome of perseverance and determination even in his salad days. His school was about 5 kilometres away from his house. Back then, there was a lack of well-paved roads in villages and he used to walk his way down to his school. The conditions used to worsen during monsoon when the roads got filled with water and the locals had it from their elders that our former President trudged through the water-logged streets in a towel, known as 'gamccha' in the local dialect. Nevertheless, he was never a diligent student and often used to skip school in order to play with his friends. In 2012, in an interview to ZeeNews, Pranab Da's elder sister, Annapurna Banerjee recalled the old days and said that her brother did not like to go to school but instead loved playing a priest. "Oh! He was always reluctant to go to the primary school in our village Mirati. It was difficult to take him to school. He got beaten black and blue. Once my mother thrashed him so severely that he fell unconscious. But still, he won't go. I don't know why?', she added. Although she distinctly remembers how her brother used to collect different kinds of flowers and gift them to her on the first day of Durga Puja; the most celebrated Bengali festival was always a blissful sojourn for our ex-President.
The story of the money-plant which disappointed Pranab Da
This story has assumed the stage of folklore now in the village of Mirati. A relative once handed him quite some money and asked him to bury them in the ground. He did as was asked and watered the plant regularly, patiently waiting for the plant to bloom and give him more money. It was no less than a surprise to the very young Pranab Mukherjee that the plant never grew but he learnt his lesson, which he later implemented while running the nation.
Pranab Mukhopadhyay as a teacher
Image Credits: Livemint
Shri Pranab Mukhopadhyay attended the Suri Vidyasagar College in Suri (Birbhum), then affiliated to University of Calcutta. He subsequently earned an MA degree in Political Science & History and an LL.B. degree, both from University of Calcutta. He was appointed as an upper-division Clerk in the Office of Deputy Accountant-General (Post and Telegraph) in Calcutta. In 1963, he became a lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Political Science at Vidyanagar College, Kolkata.
In January 2013, President Pranab Mukhopadhyay took a stroll down the memory lane when he visited the Vidyanagar College to lay the foundation stone of the new building. Pranab Da was always heard mentioning his long and memorable association with the college where he spent 5 years teaching Political Science in the 1960s. Pranab Mukhopadhyay said in an interview that he was elected as teachers' representative to the governing body just about a month after joining as a teacher. Eventually, he went on to become its officiating principal.
He had students from all circles. His students, a day after his death were seen remembering him as a teacher who never faced troubles connecting with them. A 60 year old man recounts the days when he was an ignoramus in Political Science and it was Pranab Da who led him to become a master of the subject. The entire college mourned his demise; he would always remain an unforgettable experience for his students.
Perhaps that teacher in him prompted Pranab Da to remain the chairman of Indian Statistical Institute from 2004-2012. He also set up the Jangipur campus of Aligarh Muslim University.
Journalist Pranab Mukhopadhyay and his entry into politics
Pranab Mukhopadhyay worked as a Journalist with the Desher Dak (Call of Motherland) for a few years before he joined politics. He was encouraged by late Harendranath Majumdar whereupon he left his job and entered politics.
A marriage that crushed social prejudice
Pranab Mukhopadhyay with his wife Shuvra Mukhopadhyay
Behind the man of moral probity and vigilant administration, was a dissenting iconoclast. Shri Pranab Mukhopadhyay came from a Bengali Brahmin family and the woman he loved was from a lower caste, according to the iniquitous social hierarchy. He went against his family and married Smt. Shuvra Mukhopadhyay in 1957. He had to leave his hometown and shifted to Amtala where the newly wed started their family.
From where it all started
Pranab Mukhopadhyay, throughout his life has been an avid follower of Congress. Even in his initial days i.e. in the year 1967, the then Chief Minister of Bengal, Mr. Ajay Mukherjee couldn't cut him off from his party despite offering huge political opulence.
His indefatigable campaigning prowess and oratory skills soon grabbed the attention of
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who made him a member of the community that represented India in the Inter Parliamentary Union meeting held in Paris. He was among the first leaders to raise questions on the independence of Bangladesh-a feat that popularised him in our neighbouring country. As insurmountable a loss this is to us, the people of India, Bangladesh too joins hands in lamenting.
A staunch supporter of Indira Gandhi
Image file : Pranav Mukherjee and Indira Gandhi
Pranab Mukhopadhyay always made it very clear that his gumption to move forward came from his mentor Smt. Indira Gandhi. In 1973, he was appointed as the Union Deputy Minister of Industrial Development in Indira Gandhi's cabinet followed by his second entry in Rajyasabha in 1975. In 1977, Congress lost to Janata Alliance leading the party to a spectacle of political fiasco. The party lapsed into finger-pointing and recrimination and Indira Gandhi was the obvious victim. When a huge number of leaders were breaking away from the party, Pranab Da remained faithful to his coach. He sweared allegiance to his group during the controversial Internal Emergency of 1975–77 when a few ministers objectified Indira Gandhi for the same. His loyalty paid off. Following the Congress's defeat in the 1977 general elections, the newly formed Janata government-appointed Shah Commission indicted Mukherjee; however, the commission was itself indicted in 1979 for stepping "outside its jurisdiction. Mukherjee emerged unscathed and rose through a series of cabinet posts to become Finance Minister from 1982 to 1984.
Journey to the President of India
Image file :Pranav Mukherjee as President of India
Pranab Mukherjee was sidelined from the INC following the assassination of Indira Gandhi although he was much more experienced in politics than Indira's son, Rajiv Gandhi. He was expelled from the mainstream and was sent to manage the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee. In 1986, he founded his party, the Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress (RSC), in West Bengal. But his unflinching faith and inordinate fondness for his old party made him reach a compromise with Rajeev Gandhi and RSC merged into INC.
Pranab Mukherjee's political career revived following Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 when P. V. Narasimha Rao chose to appoint him as deputy chairman of the Indian Planning Commission and subsequently as a union cabinet minister. He served as External Affairs Minister for the first time from 1995 to 1996 in Rao's cabinet. The rest of history is known to the world. Later he served as Minister for Commerce from 1993 to 1995, Minister of External Affairs from 1995 to 1996, Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2006 and once again the Minister of External Affairs from 2006 to 2009. He was the Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2012 and Leader of the Lower House of Parliament from 2004 to 2012 till he resigned to contest election to the office of the President.
The unknown faces
Apart from being a distinguished diplomat, Pranab Da was a prolific reader and enjoyed reading, gardening and listening to music in his spare time-entirely reflecting the Bengali culture. He has authored several books on the Indian Economy and on Nation Building. The many awards and honours conferred on him include India’s second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhusan in 2008, the Best Parliamentarian Award in 1997 and Best Administrator in India Award in 2011. He is recipient of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa conferred by the University of Dhaka in 2013; and Honoris Causa conferred by the University of Calcutta in 2014. ; Honorary Doctorate conferred by the Russian Diplomatic Academy in 2015; and Professor Honoris Causa conferred by the Belarus State University in 2015.Honorary Doctorate conferred by the University of Jordan in 2015; Honorary Doctorate conferred by Al-Quds University, Palestine in 2015; and Honorary Doctorate conferred by Hebrew University, Israel in 2015 and Honorary Doctorate conferred by the Kathmandu University, Nepal in 2016
Pranab Da was a vowed devotee of Maa Durga and used to keep fast during Durga Puja.
Having brahman roots, he was well versed in scriptures and also managed to learn the mantras of Chandi by heart. He himself performed all the Durga Puja rituals in his hometown. The towering figure in politics was a generous patron as well when he reached out to the people in his village, offering them 'bhog' and 'prasad'. A very common story lurks till today when Pranab Mukhopadhyay stood up to resolve a dispute in a parliamentary session. When a question was raised if Maa Durga did drink Madhu during her 10 day battle with Mahisashur, Pranab Da recited that exact sloka from Chandipath which indicated our goddess did shoulder on constant drinks of nectar given by Kubera to fight her ignominious enemy.
Pranab Da was a family man. In October 2010, he was quoted as saying, “We don’t have any holiday, we don’t believe in any holiday. But sometimes I meet my family members during Durga Puja in my village home. That’s the time when most of my family comes home. That is what you can call a holiday or vacation or whatever nomenclature you may like to give, except that I don’t take a break"
Pranab Da loved collecting his cartoons and putting them up for exhibitions
Last but never the least, he was a typical Bengali foodie, often indulging in the Bengali speciality 'maachbhat' (fish curry and rice)
Pranab Mukhopadhyay being a foodie.Image Credits: Facebook
His last days
Pranab Da has been writing a diary for the past 40 years chronicling everything he’s seen in his life. He wrote regularly on Covid-19 and the last time he met an exemplary journalist from Kolkata, he wanted to discuss and gain more knowledge on the disease. The journalist remembers him saying,'Come home and we can discuss and write. We don't know how long this is going to stay. I may be gone by the time this ends.' 'Pranab Da's words still echo in my ears.',he added.
Pranab Mukhopadhyay South Kolkata residence after his death
An emblem of strength and puissance-he was known for his remarkable poise and his imperturbable nature in times of crisis. His political interests were never marred by fear of consequences or national amour-propre. He has always projected his steadfast loyalty towards Gandhi policies and was never triggered by farcical scaremongering or loads of claptrap shown in different forms of press. He was known for bringing absolute antagonists on a common platform through talking. In his imitable style he often quoted Rabindranath Tagore, saying, “Have got much more than what I have given (Diyechi jaa, Peyechi taar anek Besi).” | <urn:uuid:91c1d594-7037-4327-a5ac-4a0103bcc7a7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://presentmirror.com/category_india/unheard-story-pride-bengal-and-son-bharat-pranab-mukhopadhyay/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.984174 | 2,924 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Correlation, sentiment and the rise of cryptocurrencies
On 20 January 2009, while the world eagerly watched Barack Obama being sworn into office as US President, another historic event was simultaneously taking place; the first cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was created.
In the eight years since, bitcoin has moved from out of the back-rooms of idealist technologist communities and into the main-stream, creating an array of other cryptocurrencies along the way: there are now more than 1,100 types of cryptocurrency, with market capitalizations ranging from a few thousand to billions of dollars. By mid-September 2017, the global market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies had grown to approximately $135bn and according to a study from the University of Cambridge1 , and more than 1,800 people were declared as full-time cryptocurrency professionals.
- ] “Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study”, 2017, Dr Garrick Hileman & Michel Rauchs
While, the early adopters of cryptocurrency were a combination of programmers and entrepreneurs backed by venture capital funds, investors have increasingly been attracted by the meteoric returns observed so far, as speculators and demand from new entrants have sent prices soaring. In the first 11 months of 2017, bitcoin delivered a 902% return but this number is not even close to the 5235% return generated by Ethereum, its next closest rival by market capitalisation over the same period.2
But the dash for cryptocurrencies didn’t end there – by December the value of bitcoin had soared even higher with the digital currency reaching as high as $19,000.
However, the potential for cryptocurrencies to displace traditional currencies as a more efficient means of exchange, and therefore effectively a new asset class, is increasingly recognised among a wider community of people, including retailers, regulators, governments, and investors.
Significantly Amazon recently announced that it will be accepting payments in bitcoin, making it the first large-scale retail platform to use the currency. Governments around the world are also examining whether to launch their own cryptocurrencies, backed by central banks.3
Correlations with traditional asset classes
Conceptually, currency returns tend to reflect a combination of the demand for assets and goods of the currency’s market and its macroeconomic state. There are also a few currencies including the US dollar, the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen, which are widely viewed as ‘havens’ and are often correlated with large changes in capital markets.
Cryptocurrencies, for now, are free of government intervention, so they do not carry a distinctive geographic footprint, nor a designated ‘safe’ label. Rather they reflect an array of goods and services that can be purchased in trade. And, as such, could be viewed as being fundamentally anchored. However, given the dramatic fluctuations in price, cryptocurrencies appear more driven by speculation than fundamentals as there is no intrinsic value for crypto assets. Correlations with traditional asset classes like currencies, equity indices and commodities are negligible, as shown in the table below:
- From 8.38USD on 02/01/2017 to 283.74USD on 20/09/2017 (daily data)
- “Governments are testing their own cryptocurrencies”, Sept 2017, MIT Technology Review
But as perhaps would be expected, cryptocurrencies show better (stronger) correlation to each other, but these vary significantly between currencies.
This illustrates the propensity of the cryptocurrency market to behave as an alternative market governed by its own rules, uncorrelated to the traditional capital market assets. However, sentiment appears to a play a strong part, with a closely aligned relationship between Google searches for ‘bitcoin’ and short-term price movements in the cryptocurrency. It is easy to imagine that new entrants searching for information on how to trade this currency is still driving flows, and thus short-term prices.
But the opacity of this market is not discouraging finance professionals, traditional asset managers and hedge funds, from investing in it. In August 2017, the 70-year-old firm VanEck filed a notice with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF). This is not the first attempt at a bitcoin ETF – earlier in 2017, the SEC rejected a filing from the Winklevoss brothers, invoking a lack of transparency and regulation in the market. More recently, the CME Group has even announced plans to create a market for bitcoin futures.
With the recent decision of the Chinese government to forbid the creation of new cryptocurrencies and ban the online exchanges, it is likely that regulators and traditional authorities in Europe and in the US will take a deeper interest in this brave new world of cryptocurrencies in the near future.
Ultimately, however, this is likely to be the reason why they will soon be regulated, institutionalised, and controlled. Already, the heart of the technological advance, blockchain, is being stripped out and utilised to speed up existing transactions. While it is highly unlikely that the same brands of cryptocurrencies will survive over the next decade, there is an increasing understanding that currencies, as a means of trade, are themselves undergoing a revolution, and one that is likely to have a deep impact within political and policy spheres. As an investment, cryptocurrencies continue to move at the beck and call of speculators and retail investors. Without significant government or institutional backing they will likely remain in the speculative asset category for some time. | <urn:uuid:cb87559c-84a9-4ce6-b5c6-0da0e13fd2b5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.axa-im.com/news-and-experts-insights/investment-institute/future-trends/technology/correlation-sentiment-and | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.960155 | 1,096 | 2.40625 | 2 |
Underscoring the rapidly growing interest among airlines and airports to use location-aware beacons and wearable computers to improve the passenger experience on the ground and in the air, an American Airlines executive has likened his excitement about these technologies to his love of bacon.
“I’m excited about wearables and I’m excited about beacons almost as much as I love bacon,” American’s director of mobile apps, Phillip Easter, proclaimed at the recent SITA IT conference in Brussels.
This is high praise, as any bacon lover can attest. Explaining his reasoning, Easter says, “A beacon allows me as a customer to find my way through the airport. A beacon shows me exactly where I am in the airport and it gives me information about things to do around me. A lot of customers go straight to the gate because they’re nervous; they don’t know if they have enough time. Now with beacon technology and a mobile app, I can tell you where you need to be, if you’re at the right gate or the wrong gate, and the services around you.”
He adds that wearables are a “great new technology” for airline employees, who can now get better and faster access to data to provide better customer service. “A lot of times employees are tied up with keyboards and screens and now glasses and watches [wearables] can give them data in real time and they can act on it and give better customer service.”
When it comes to experimenting with and implementing these new technologies, American is putting its money where its mouth is. In April the carrier announced it will play a steering role in using beacon technology at airports in North America and ultimately across the globe. The airline partnered with SITA to launch a pilot program at Dallas/Fort Worth that is believed to be the world’s biggest airport deployment of beacons to date. See the picture above for an example of the type of beacon being used in the pilot program.
Since then, other airlines and airports have announced plans for using beacons. The Verge last month reported that San Francisco Airport is testing out beacons to help visually-impaired people navigate around one of its newest terminals. If successful, the program could be rolled out to the rest of the airport, it said.
On the wearables front, American in June partnered with Wearable World to organize a Wearable Hackaton event in San Francisco. There, techies and American’s development team created apps for wearable devices. “Using APIs for flight details from Concur, inflight Internet services from Gogo, WeatherUnderground, [and] location services with SITA beacons, we built an Android app to connect travelers with their loved ones as they fly,” UX designer Tiffany Ho explains.
Arming crew members with connected wearables in-flight is on the radar for a number of industry stakeholders. SITA is already working on a project to provide Google Glass to crew, and connecting them with inflight connectivity supplied by SITA unit, OnAir.
Describing how technological advancements are improving the end-to-end passenger experience, an executive with one of the United States’ largest telecommunications companies says, “You look at what’s going on in the travel industry in general – we’re getting boarding passes delivered electronically. You can print your own bag tags. You’ve got automated check-in, and you’ve seen how airports are going to use beacons to assist the blind. So there are all kinds of different use cases for mobility and machine-to-machine technology” entering the fray.
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Currently, the market is filled with digital products, including web and mobile applications. Yet somehow, according to statistics, 90% of new startups fail. Some of the main reasons are lack of market need and no interest from users, which may indicate some apps were built upon wrong assumptions of their founders. The top rule when creating a new digital product should be then to understand that you (as a creator) are not your user, and the key to success is to understand your audience, and then meet their needs. User personas are a great tool to achieve that.
What is a user persona?
A user persona (called also “a persona”) is a fictional character based on real data. It represents the key segments of the (potential) users of a product or a service. These users share similar behavior patterns, product requirements, preferences, and goals.
Building personas is an essential step to understand who your users are. It answers the question “Who do we design for?” which affects the whole process of product design and development. The more realistic the personas are, the more market-fit products can be created.
Personas should be based on qualitative and quantitative user research, to properly reflect key characteristics of the audience of the product. It is important to remember that the personas are as good as the research behind them.
If you do not have any data to back up your personas and you base them only on your assumptions and guesses then they are called proto-personas. It is not recommended to base your decisions only on such models, because they may be created around your own beliefs and background and not those of your users. However, if eventually you choose to create proto-personas, make sure to validate them with user research in the next step.
Why are user personas important?
Long story short, personas usually serve as safeguards against the most common mistake - designing for yourself. They not only help to understand the target audience, but they also consolidate data gathered during user research, and evoke empathy among the team and stakeholders. Getting into your (potential) customers' shoes supports the creation of really useful and valuable products for the target users.
To be more precise, well-done personas help to:
Create a market-fit solution
The fact that personas are created as derived characters from user segments decreases generalization, so we can fully focus on the specific needs of specific people.
The understanding of users’ problems and needs, the background of their behavior, and their expectations lead to the creation of useful products that offer exactly the features that users really want to use. At the same time, personas help to avoid wasting time on building features that aren’t useful for the audience.
If the product is already live, creating personas help to uncover gaps and contribute to the constant improvement of product usability.
Personas not only express users’ articulated needs but also may uncover such needs and goals that users may not even be aware of. It helps to drive innovation and explore new areas of the market.
Make design decisions
Personas serve as a design compass. They help to prioritize and focus on the features that are most important for users. Referring to personas shows the best design patterns for specific target groups and prevents designers from being tempted by generalization.
They can also serve as a tool to cut unnecessary discussions about features that will not be used.
Moreover, keeping the focus on real users across the whole design phase helps to keep consistency across the product.
Consolidate data gathered during user research
Personas help to aggregate large amounts of data gathered during user research.
As visual representations, they are easy to understand, memorable, and converge all information of the target group into one place. The use of personas eliminates wasting time on going back to raw data from user research and provides instant insight into the audience’s attributes.
Furthermore, when the product is already running and personas are ready, they can be extended by ongoing user research results. Personas that are kept up to date provide a great source of knowledge everyone can refer to.
Evoke empathy among the team
User personas are human-like representations of target groups, who have feelings and emotions the team can empathize with. They provide a common understanding of users’ motives and ways of interacting with the product.
Personas can be hung on the office wall or board to keep the team focused on target groups and used during the whole process of development. How? For example, whenever someone in the team needs help making a decision regarding the product, they can refer to personas and ask “Would John use it?” to quickly validate if the feature is relevant enough.
Teach external parties about target groups
The personas serve as a digestible way to transmit information about the target groups to other people. They can be exported as PDF or JPG files and sent to outside agencies to provide a clear description and achieve a common understanding of the target audience.
Support decisions across the whole company
User personas, as representatives of target groups, are a great tool that supports a decision-making process also outside of the design phase. Referring to user personas might be beneficial for many areas of your business, for example:
- Sales & business - Knowing a lot about your audience can affect your value proposition and business model. It may make it easier to achieve more shareholder value because personas make the target group and the idea behind them more tangible. Awareness of users’ motives, needs, and frustrations might increase lead generation by better adjustment of the approach to the target group.
- Marketing and social media - Marketing materials need to be adjusted to the audience to be effective. Personas are a great tool to use while creating marketing campaigns and materials.
- Developers - When they can empathize with users it is easier to make a decision which approach is best to take while programming.
- Copywriters - Personas may support copywriters by ensuring the content of the product is tailored to the audience.
- Quality assurance - It may be easier for QA Specialists to test the product when empathizing with users. Test scenarios based on real use cases bring better results.
Additionally, if the company tends to conduct workshops using role-playing exercises, personas are great, ready-to-use characters to take.
Recruit participants for user testing
If the product is already live and running you might want to empower it with complementary user research, such as usability testing. Personas serve as great guidelines to recruit participants for qualitative studies.
When to create personas?
As early as possible. The key moment is the beginning of a project, during the pre-design phase to ensure that the solution will be adjusted to real user needs.
Defining the target group too late might cause a lot of problems. The biggest one might be a lack of interest from the users’ side, which will end up in a great loss of time and money. Still, better late than never! It may be beneficial even for ongoing projects to keep track of the trends and adjust the features the product offers to current user needs.
It’s important to understand that user personas should never be “finished”. Times change, the same as users’ behavior, expectations, and needs. Personas should be updated with the results of continuous user research to ensure the best possible match to the target group during each stage of the project.
How many personas do you need?
Actually, the fewer personas you have, the easier it is to design to meet their needs. Your aim is to have one persona representing one target user group. Some companies target their product only to one type of user, and in that case, one persona is enough, but larger ones, especially enterprises, may need more.
So, if you find that your customer group is very diverse and can be divided into different segments, feel free to create more personas. Make sure each one is different, memorable, and easy to distinguish. If they feel too similar they probably should be fuzed into one. Just make sure they share common attributes that overlap each other.
If you end up with more than one persona, you should pick the most important one - an ideal user - and call it a primary persona. The rest should be called secondary (or, in special cases, complementary) personas. They are also important, but not as much as the primary one. It is especially helpful while prioritizing features and justifying the decisions.
You should limit yourself to a maximum of 3-4 personas that represent main user groups. The goal of personas is to focus on the most important audiences, not to meet the needs of everyone attempting to use your product. Remember, you cannot please everyone and if you try, you can end up with a “feature creep” - a too-complicated-to-use product.
Part 2 is coming!
In the 2nd part of this article, I will focus on explaining how to create a good persona and what it should consist of. I’ll also add a few tips from my own personal experience of creating personas many times before. You will also be able to download our great template that will help you to create a user persona for your own project. Stay tuned - or sign up for our newsletter and we will let you know when 2nd part of this article is available! | <urn:uuid:db724e7a-3350-4cb2-ad10-5c27e4e487a8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://setapp.pl/tag/user-personas | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.944422 | 1,965 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Potential Role Of Curcumin Phytosome (Meriva) In Controlling The Evolution Of Diabetic Microangiopathy. A Pilot Study
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1g of curcumin (Meriva; enhanced bioavailability) was taken in two divided dosages of 500mg in 25 diabetic patients without insulin therapy; an improvement in microangiopathic symptoms was seen as well as a reduction in edema associated with diabetes over a period of 4 weeks.
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The sixth blog prompt comes in two parts.
First, what word or words do you dislike. You can choose words based on how they sound, their meaning, etc. For instance, I dislike the word ointment, primarily based on the way it sounds. My least favorite sentence is the imperative, “Apply ointment to prevent issue.”
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Monday, August 2, 2010: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM
305, David L Lawrence Convention Center
Kathleen S. Knight
Deborah A. Bogard
Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) (EAB), a beetle accidentally introduced into North America, has killed >40 million ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees in the Midwest and is rapidly spreading across the U.S.A. and Canada. Ash trees are common in forests and popular in urban areas, and EAB effects may be reflect those of Dutch elm disease or chestnut blight, representing an excellent educational opportunity. We developed an EAB curriculum based on a project with 7th-8th grade students who studied EAB at their school forest. The curriculum includes options for any age group. Students experience the entire process of science, creating hypotheses, making observations outdoors, dissecting ash trees to collect data on EAB and other insects, collecting data, making graphs and interpreting results, and presenting conclusions. During our project, students discovered parasitoid cocoons, which were reared and identified as Leluthia astigma, a native parasitoid wasp not previously known to parasitize EAB. Their data on EAB gallery distribution, larval mortality, life stages, and woodpecker predation also provided useful scientific insights into the biology of EAB. Workshop participants will be prepared to incorporate the EAB curriculum in their own classroom, whether it is 4th grade science or a college-level ecology lab, through a review of EAB biology and symptoms, hands-on peeling of EAB-infested ash logs, hands-on data collection, a discussion of results from the project, and examination of specimens of EAB larvae, EAB adults, parasitoids, and other insects encountered in ash logs. | <urn:uuid:95250a51-044a-491e-8d98-764af48f2d2f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://programarchives.z20.web.core.windows.net/2010/Session5788.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.917253 | 397 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Maybe you've seen whimsical posts about animals like elephants and dolphins returning to areas that humans have abandoned during the coronavirus pandemic. Well, we are sorry to say that dolphins are not actually swimming in the Venice canals. In fact, the vast majority of the reports are not true. But these bad posts did give us one good gift: a meme.
A more annoying feature of the false tweets was the "we are the virus" framing: In addition to being lies, they basically insinuated that Earth is better off even though thousands of people are getting sick. So people started to make fun of them, starting with this tweet about Lime scooters:
Now memes are popping up about everything from the Snapchat hot dog to Lisa Frank characters "returning to their natural habitats" because humans aren't around to muck it up. There are also a few tweets joking that average landmarks like the Ohio River are looking positively Venetian without people around.
It's all really funny, but in case you don't have a sense of humor ruined by years of staring at the internet, remember that none of it is true.
One piece of environmental news is actually true, though: carbon emissions are down for real! According to National Geographic, though, they won't stay down unless more countries make clean energy a priority. Maybe the attention-seeking posters of the world can focus on that instead of fake dolphins. | <urn:uuid:2ad23129-7bed-46ad-b442-035d2cb6a2e0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sea.mashable.com/culture/10051/the-we-are-the-virus-meme-is-a-whimsical-take-on-coronavirus-misinformation | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.965542 | 288 | 1.914063 | 2 |
Need to Improve Your English Language Skills or Prepare for the High Equivalency Exam, We Can Help You!
Sullivan Free Library along with Madison County Reads Ahead (MCRA), a not-for-profit adult literacy service, trains volunteer literacy tutors and recruits adult learners (18 years of age and older) hoping to earn a NYS High School Equivalency Diploma (TASC) or learn English as a Second Language (ESL). Whether you’re an ESL or a TASC student, you receive free, weekly one-on-one instruction from a well-trained, dedicated tutor right here at the Library.
Good News for TASC Students
Did you know that any passing Regents Test score earned is equal to a passing score on that same subject of the TASC? For example, if you earned a passing score on any mathematics Regents while in high school, you have automatically passed the TASC mathematics test requirement. If you passed all four of the required Regents Tests (Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and English Language Arts), you only need to take and pass one TASC test subject of your choice to receive your high school equivalency diploma. You can pick Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Reading or Writing. Also, students with a Regents Test passing requirement of 55 in high school, due to special education needs, are awarded the same credit cited above.
If you are interested in our ESL or TASC program, whether as a student or tutor, please contact Sullivan Free Library Literacy Coordinator, Donna Bocketti at firstname.lastname@example.org or MCRA Director Tara Truett at email@example.com or 315-345-1468 | <urn:uuid:f31f7561-7756-41e0-ac6f-bd0c1b8d6c05> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sullivanfreelibrary.org/esl-and-tasc/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.891509 | 351 | 2.484375 | 2 |
Manufacturers of medical disposables and packaging, pharmaceutical containers, and a host of plastic and glass consumer products all have a critical need to permanently mark these products, e.g., for tracking, anti-counterfeit, branding, or functional purposes such as graduation marks. Labels can be damaged or removed, inks can contaminate, and infrared lasers will cause charring and other unwanted thermal effects.
Ultraviolet lasers are ideal for most of these marking tasks since the high-energy photons from these lasers directly break the molecular bonds in plastic polymers. This can be used to cause a photochemical transformation that changes the color of the plastic, without removing material or causing any thermal damage to the surface.
The most common photochemical transformation is to bleach a colored material and leave a pale mark. some materials are designed to produce other types of color change. For example, ultraviolet lasers can create dark, high-contrast marks on nylon and polyurethane that are white due to titanium dioxide doping, as in nylon circuit breakers for residential use. Ultraviolet lasers can also mark transparent and coated, colored plastics as well as performing cold engraving of coated and uncoated glass. In pharmaceuticals, UV laser marking is also well-suited to marking gel capsules and blister packages, and for creating QR codes on bottle caps.
Coherent is a world leader in pulsed ultraviolet lasers for marking and other industrial applications. Our decades of experience in ultraviolet applications deliver lasers with the highest reliability and longest lifetime, e.g., the PowerLine E 8 QT.
Ultraviolet laser marking meets the broad need for marking plastic components and packages in a cold process, e.g., without creating any HAZ or other themal damage. Coherent laser markers provide you with proven ultraviolet marking solutions from an experienced vendor who can also simplify any mandated certification processes.
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What Is Data Exfiltration?
Data exfiltration is the theft or unauthorized transfer of data from a device or network. According to the Mitre ATT&CK Framework, “once they’ve collected data, adversaries often package it to avoid detection while removing it. This can include compression and encryption.”
How Does Data Exfiltration Occur?
Data exfiltration can be conducted by outsiders, who penetrate the network in order to steal user credentials, intellectual property and company secrets. Outsider attacks usually start with the injection of malware onto an endpoint such as a computer or mobile device that is connected to the corporate network. The malware exfiltrates the data to an external server controlled by the outsider, who may then sell it or publish it.
Data exfiltration may also occur when an insider moves data outside of the network, such as by emailing it to a non-corporate email address or copying it to an unsecured cloud storage service or software-as-a-service (SaaS) product. These actions are often performed with benign intent by employees just trying to do their jobs, but they are exposing the data to risk by removing it from the oversight of the security team and corporate policies.
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Common Data Exfiltration Techniques
Social engineering is one of the most common methods of exfiltrating data. An adversary tricks a user into sharing sensitive data or credentials by posing as a legitimate employee or partner. For example, an adversary may pose as a help desk agent to ask a user for sensitive information, such as username and password.
One common type of social engineering attack is phishing. In phishing attacks, the attacker sends users an email that appears to be from a legitimate source, such as the human resources department. The email will ask the user to click on a link, which will send victims to a false site that looks exactly like the official human resources portal. This false site may be set up exclusively to harvest credentials, or the site’s code may contain a malicious script that installs a keylogger or other malware that will then be used to execute the next stage of the phishing attack.
Careless insiders commonly download sensitive company data from their secure company-issued devices to personal devices that are not protected by their employers’ network security solutions or policies. Instead, the data is either entirely unprotected or protected only by the basic level of consumer security tools. In this situation, data exfiltration may not be limited to the movement of files — it could include photos of monitor screens taken with smartphones, recordings of conversations made with smartphones, etc.
Insider Threat Uploads to External Device
Malicious insiders are less common than their careless coworkers, but a malicious insider can do a great deal more damage. A malicious insider is able to use legitimate credentials to conduct nefarious activities for an extremely long period of time before detection occurs — if it ever occurs. Because this user’s credentials are legitimate, their data exfiltration attack will not be noticed unless they are moving large amounts of valuable data or trying to access parts of systems that are beyond their level of privilege. During their period of activity, malicious insiders usually download data from a trusted device onto a personal device or thumb drive, and then upload it to an external device, such as a storage service on the dark web, before selling it or disseminating it.
Preventing Data Exfiltration
The statistics on how long it takes to detect a data breach are alarming. That’s because detecting data exfiltration is hard, particularly when the data exfiltration technique used by the attacker is one that presents as normal network traffic.
The most significant defensive practice a business can establish is also the most difficult: educate employees. Of course, many businesses already do this with regular mandatory security awareness training, but most employees continue to underestimate the likelihood that they’ll be targeted. Businesses need to foment a culture of security throughout the organization before they can have faith in their employees to act as the first line of defense.
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies should be in place and made clear to all employees. Today in particular, with the shift to remote work, employees may be using any manner of personal device to access valuable data, from a kid’s gaming system to a Windows 8 tower. Monitoring the network to see who is logging on and which devices they are using is not only necessary to prevent a data breach today, but also to understand how users are interacting with the network in order to plan better for tomorrow.
To control insider threats, both benign and malicious, control privilege. That means only granting least privilege; dynamically controlling privilege so that when an employee’s reason to access a sensitive system is no longer valid, they no longer have access; and systematically revoking privilege for former employees from the moment their employment ends, rather than waiting a week or two to clean up old accounts. | <urn:uuid:de88f8ee-dae2-4c4d-9872-74e38c41e6b4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/data-exfiltration/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.934953 | 1,066 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Some people in Bermondsey would end up in a new Peckham constituency under new parliamentary boundary changes announced recently.
The Boundary Commission for England has released new constituency maps that it says would make for a fairer parliament, as each MP would have roughly the same amount of voters.
In Southwark’s case, it would mean four slightly different constituencies. The new Bermondsey and Borough constituency would be a slightly smaller version of Bermondsey and Old Southwark. It would be made up of eight Southwark wards: Borough & Bankside, Chaucer, London Bridge & West Bermondsey, North Bermondsey, North Walworth, Rotherhithe, South Bermondsey and Surrey Docks. Current MP Neil Coyle said he would be pushing to keep Newington in his constituency.
The Old Kent Road ward, which is currently in Bermondsey and Old Southwark, would be in the new Peckham constituency, under the new boundaries. Peckham is currently part of Harriet Harman’s Camberwell and Peckham constituency.
Peckham would now be made up of eight wards: Champion Hill, Faraday, Nunhead & Queen’s Road, Old Kent Road, Peckham, Peckham Rye, Rye Lane and St Giles. It would lose Camberwell Green, which would join the new Vauxhall and Camberwell constituency to the west.
Meanwhile Dulwich and West Norwood would become Dulwich and Sydenham. The new borough would lose the area around Loughborough Junction to a Clapham and Brixton constituency, and Tulse Hill to Streatham. It would gain the areas around Forest Hill and Sydenham from the Lewisham and Penge constituency.
These would be the first boundary changes since 2010. Just ten per cent of seats would remain unchanged. The total number of constituencies would stay at 650, but England would gain ten seats, taking its number to 543. Wales would have 32 – down by eight – while Scotland would have 57, a decrease of two seats. London will gain two.
Constituencies must have between 69,724 and 77,062 registered voters, other than islands like the Isle of Wight which have been given special dispensation.
Tim Bowden, secretary to the Boundary Commission for England, said: “Today’s proposals mark the first time people get to see what the new map of Parliamentary constituencies might look like. But they are just the Commission’s initial thoughts. Help us draw the line to make the number of electors in each Parliamentary constituency more equal.”
Anyone can have their say on the proposals. To do so visit www.bcereviews.org.uk/ to comment before August 2.
This will factor into the next set of proposals, which will form the basis for the second consultation early next year. The third and last consultation will take place in the autumn of that year. The Boundary Commission will give its final plans in summer 2023.
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It may be cold outdoor, but summer camps in the Frederick County region are thinking ahead to this year’s summer camp season. As you’re thinking about the best type of camp for your child, explore the following questions to ask when considering camp options for your child.
What to Ask Camp Staff for Day Camp
- What’s the background and experience of the camp director?
- What criteria do you consider for hiring staff? In other words, does the camp check for ages, experience levels and criminal history backgrounds?
- What’s the ratio of staff to camp attendees? The American Camp Association‘s recommended ratios range from one staff member for every six campers ages 7 and 8 to one staff member for every 10 campers ages 9 to 14 to one for every 12 campers ages 15 to 17.
- What’s the expertise level of staff at specialty camps such as music, art and drama? For example, a music camp should have professional music teachers who conduct activities for children.
- What’s the cost? Find out about tuition and any other expenses. Inquire about the possibility for financial aid. Ask about refund policies.
- What’s the condition and safety of equipment? How does the camp take steps to ensure campers’ safety? Find out what types of safety and security protocols are in effect.
- How is medical care handled?
- What’s the camp’s mission? Every camp should have a clear statement of its goals and an explanation of its programs that meet those goals.
- What are the types of activities planned?
- What does a typical day at camp look like?
- What is the age range of the campers?
- What are the camp’s hours?
- What is camp transportation like?
What to Ask Camp Staff for Overnight Camp
In addition to the questions above, parents considering overnight camps for their children should also inquire about the following:
- How available is the camp director outside regular business hours?
- What type of overnight supervision is available?
- How do camp staff handle children with homesickness?
- What are the sleeping arrangements like? Does the camp provide electricity in the cabins? Are bathrooms available?
Taking the time to answer these questions can help you ensure you and your child make the best summer camp selection. To view camp offerings available in the Frederick County region and beyond, browse the camp directory on our website. | <urn:uuid:ac058d24-30ad-4410-86b3-29018cb792b3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.frederickschild.com/questions-to-consider-when-selecting-a-camp-for-your-child/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.93226 | 513 | 1.570313 | 2 |
As opposed to radical Islam as I may be, and as offensive as I find many Islamic dogmas to be, I would never lie to try to either discredit Islam or attack Muslims or people who do not hate Muslims. But Pamela Geller, a right-wing extremist who would have been at home in the John Bitch [pun intended] Society of the 1950s (when it accused President Eisenhower of being under Communist influence), would lie and in the worst way.
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency of the United States in 1860 triggered the succession of most of the southern states where slavery was legal, because the wealthy whites who dominated those states feared that the federal government would force them to give up slavery. The result was the four bloodiest years in all of American history. But what if cooler heads had prevailed and the Civil War had never happened? What if instead the South had remained in the Union?
For one thing, the fact that so many young men had not died in battle meant that the USA would have been able to conquer the western regions much faster than it actually did, and the Native American tribes living on those lands would have been even more brutalized in the process. Anti-immigrant sentiments would have been greater in the late 19th Century then they were, since there would be no perceived need for more people to come to the USA from other parts of the world. States that entered the Union after the 1860s might still have had slaves if they were in the southwest, but the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th Century would at the same time had made slavery largely unprofitable. Both northern abolitionists and European states opposed to slavery might have succeeded in putting enough pressure on the United States for it to pass a Constitutional Amendment abolishing slavery, but the southern states would have been able to block amendments granting citizenship and voting rights to freed blacks. As a result, the Supreme Court of the United States would have had no legal basis to condemn the Jim Crow laws and procedures of the South, resulting in racial segregation continuing to this very day. Many aspects of American culture, such as rock & roll and hip/hop music, would never have become popular among white youths. The United States would have regarded Mexico as an invader due to so many of its people coming undocumented across the border between them and this might have eventually led to another war with Mexico by the end of the 20th Century. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union would have lasted much longer and been more damaging to the interests of the USA around the world because most other nations would see the Soviets as more enlightened and honorable than the racist Americans. Most black Americans would have been far more supportive of Communism and this in turn would have made capitalist supporting whites hate blacks even more.
.So the ultimate result would have been an America that was even MORE racist than today!
The incredible arrogance of Israeli Slime Minister Benjamin Nuttanyehu just blows my mind.
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Dating violence is a significant public health problem in the lives of young women. Their age, in conjunction with perceived pressures to engage in intimate relationships, makes these women particularly vulnerable to dating violence. The pressures to be in relationships can be intense and therefore may add to young women's willingness to overlook, forgive, or excuse the violence that is occurring. The authors' purposes in this feminist study were to examine the experience of dating violence from young women's perspectives; investigate how contextual factors shape their experiences; examine how health is shaped by these experiences; and explore ways that dating violence is perpetuated and normalized in young women's lives. Findings revealed that family environment and gender are critical in shaping young women's experiences. The participants described a range of physical and emotional health problems and perceived few sources of support. Their efforts to obtain support were often met with skeptical and dismissive attitudes on the part of health care providers and other trusted adults. Recommendations for health care practice, education, and research are presented.
The definition of envy is based on views of anthropology, sociology, psychology and nursing science. According to these definitions, a nurse education community consists of shared values, customs and beliefs common in the nursing community. The purpose of this paper was to describe envy in the reciprocal relations between student nurses in a polytechnic of health and welfare in Finland. The sample consisted of 110 student nurses in one faculty of health and welfare in a Finnish polytechnic. They were selected from among the available (attending classes) students, who had been studying in the same group for 1-3 years in 1996. The response percentage was 85.5 (n=94). The data were processed by various statistical methods. The findings of envy in a nurse education community were defined through the student nurses' views of their sense of self, their relations with their fellow students, the objects of envy and also the influence of the lecturers. The ways of coping with envy were also identified. The most common object of envy was a fellow student who worked part-time while studying. Another object of envy consisted of fellow students successful in examinations and skills, such as listening, friendships and good ideas. The students coped with their envy by sharing their own success and by denying envy. These results highlight some essential points of envy in a nurse education community and underline the need for open discussion, as emotions and envy are important to understand as part of nurse education. If envy is not identified, it may cause learning problems and even problems in patient care.
The aim is to report on the development and preliminary validation of an instrument, VIFFA (Violence faite aux Filles dans les Fréquentations à l'Adolescence), on female victimization in the context of dating violence in adolescence. Objectives are twofold: to document the psychometric qualities of this self-report and to propose an instrument adapted to the context of young teens. The instrument refers to concepts of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Questioning in two phases is used to achieve proper understanding of the concept studied and to help select the partner to whom they refer in the second detailed phase. Girls were questioned on violence sustained and boys on violence inflicted. The total sample included 331 boys and 377 girls; their mean age was 14.6 years. A social desirability questionnaire was used to evaluate discriminant validity and the results indicate that the adolescents' answers were not distorted by social desirability. The factorial analyses resulted in 4 slightly different factors for girls and boys. With regard to the girls (violence sustained), the factors included Verbal and Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Control through Jealousy and Sexual Abuse. With the boys (violence inflicted), the factors were Psychological Abuse, Jealousy and Sexual Abuse, Severe Physical Abuse and Minor Physical Abuse. Validation studies indicate that the instrument has adequate psychometric qualities and is adapted to the context of adolescence. An innovative aspect is the place given to items concerning jealousy.
Mounting evidence suggests that women with disabilities have a particularly high risk of experiencing violence by an intimate partner. This study examined the elevated risk for male-female intimate partner violence (IPV) against women with disabilities compared to women without disabilities across three large-scale Canadian surveys. An explanatory framework was tested that organized risk markers based on whether they referred to the context of the relationship between the couple (relationship factors), the victim (victim-related characteristics), or the perpetrator (perpetrator-related characteristics).
The data employed in this study were from three surveys collected by Statistics Canada: the 1993 Violence Against Women Survey, and the 1999 and 2004 iterations of the General Social Survey. Descriptive analyses consisted of cross-tabulations with Chi-square tests of significance. Logistic regression was used to calculate zero-order odds ratios and to perform multivariate analyses.
A pattern was found in which women with disabilities reported a significantly higher prevalence of violence than those without disabilities. The perpetrator-related characteristics were the only variables that reduced the elevated odds of violence against women with disabilities. Partners of women with disabilities were more likely to engage in patriarchal domination as well as possessive and jealous behaviors.
The apparent importance of perpetrator-related characteristics (e.g., jealousy) suggests that future research should include a focus on what it is about the context of disability that makes these men more likely to engage in behaviors that are associated with IPV perpetration. Population-based efforts, professionals working with women who are victims, and professionals working with male perpetrators need to pay attention to the role of disability in IPV.
The two-fold purpose of this study was to explore the peer education experiences of registered nurses and solutions for developing peer education as an effective method of adult learning.
Eleven designated peer nurse teachers and 13 peer nurse learners were asked to complete a questionnaire. Three peer nurse teachers and three peer nurse learners were further interviewed in focus groups.
The metathemes of peer role conflict, organizational stress, and the timing of new role integration were identified.
The study found nurses believed that to have a successful peer education program, the scope of the peer education program and the peer roles should be clarified, peer time should be available and accessible, positive motivational techniques (including a just peer selection process) should be present, and other resources should be provided.
Scandinavian psychiatrists acknowledge endogenous psychoses which are neither schizophrenic nor manic-depressive, i.e., above all the "reactive psychoses" and the "schizophreniform psychoses", both of which differ from schizophrenia in their features as well as in their good prognoses. These Scandinavian diagnoses bear relationships to psychoses, which I separate from schizophrenia. In the present paper, paranoid states are discussed with regard to their clinical pictures and their good prognoses. Among these are the "cycloid psychoses". Patients suffering from these diseases recover from every phase, though most of the German psychiatrists consider them schizophrenic. Among the cycloid psychoses, the "ansiety happiness psychosis" shows ideas of reference on the one hand and ecstatic ideas on the other. In "inhibited confusion psychosis", the patients are suffering from ideas of reference and ideas of significance; in "excited confusion psychosis", from misidentifications of persons. The other symptoms which occur--anxiety, happiness, stupor, incoherent pressure of speech--confirm the cycloid psychoses and disprove schizophrenias. Besides the already mentioned psychoses, there is a monopolar psychosis, "suspicious depression", in which ideas of reference and ideas of guilt mix. It is extremely important, not only for theoretical but also practical reasons, to separate from schizophrenia paranoid states which terminate in complete recovery from every phase.
Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy (PLO-SL) is a rare hereditary disease affecting both brain and bones. Skeletal symptoms begin in early adulthood and neuropsychiatric symptoms at approximately age 30. Progressive dementia associated with an accentuated frontal lobe syndrome handicaps the patients. The author describes inadequate psychosocial reactions of the spouses of 21 Finnish PLO-SL patients. The reactions included rejection and divorce in 8 cases and rejection without divorce in 1 case. Jealousy, violence, and alcoholism were common in male spouses. The author suggests that some of the spouses' negative psychosocial reactions may be lessened if the family is informed early about the nature of the disorder.
According to the theory of evolved sex differences in jealousy, the challenge for women to ensure paternal investment increased their jealousy response to emotional infidelity, whereas paternal uncertainty exerted selective pressures that shaped men to become more distressed by sexual infidelity. Several studies have investigated whether the effect of these sexually dimorphic selection pressures can be detected in contemporary human populations, with conflicting results. To date, no genetically informed studies of sex differences in jealousy have been conducted. We used data from the Screening Across the Lifespan of Twins Younger (SALTY) sample, containing information concerning self-rated jealousy from 3,197 complete twin pairs collected by the Swedish Twin Registry. Intra-class correlations and structural equation models were used to assess the genetic influence on jealousy and to investigate sex differences at genetic level. We saw a highly significant sex effect on the relationship between infidelity types, indicating that men, relative to women, reported greater jealousy in response to sexual infidelity than in response to emotional infidelity. The twin models revealed significant heritabilities for both sexual (32%) and emotional (26%) jealousy. The heritabilities were of a similar magnitude in both sexes, and no qualitative sex differences could be detected. We show for the first time that variance in jealousy is to some extent explained by genetic factors. Even though our results from the mean value analyses are in line with the theory of evolved sex differences in jealousy, we could not identify any sex differences on a genetic level. | <urn:uuid:08768376-0287-461e-ab8e-a6003596ac13> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://arctichealth.org/en/list?q=topic%3A%22Jealousy%22&p=1&ps=&sort=title_sort+asc | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.961099 | 2,021 | 2.25 | 2 |
Fixed Form Factor Switch
Pizza-box switches are becoming more common in offices and businesses, and manufacturers have made efforts to add more functionality while reducing costs. Pizza-box styled switches follow a compact design suited for high density, high reliability and flexible deployment. Compared with large rack configuration switches, the power consumption of pizza-box switch equipment can be greatly reduced, as well as the requirements for space, power supply, air conditioning, and other computer room infrastructure, helping operators reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Clock Requirements for High-Speed SerDes
In the past decade, with the rapid increase of data rate and the number of data centers, it is now possible to support emerging data-intensive computing applications (such as machine learning and neural networks). If we use the SerDes data rate as an indicator, today's most advanced Pulse Amplitude Modulation 4-Level (PAM4) SerDes runs at 112Gbps. 100G Ethernet can now be supported in a single lane, which was only possible with 180 parallel lanes at the beginning of the 21st century. To support 112Gbps PAM4 technology used to design 400G or 800G Ethernet and optical networks, physical layer reference clocks for the SerDes need to have phase jitter below 150fs RMS. If noise considerations on PCB, restrictions on component layout, signal wiring requirements and power decoupling are added, hardware developers prefer that these physical layer clocks phase jitter closer to 100fs RMS. Since a typical network switch also includes other clocking, including those used for synchronization (more on this in the next section), processors, ASICs, memory, etc., an ultra-high performance timing IC that generates all of the clocking requirements in a single chip is preferred. This helps the PCB designers have a clock tree solution that is optimized for cost, area, power, and performance. Renesas now offers ClockMatrix 2 that addresses all of the aforementioned requirements.
What is Clock Synchronization?
5G is enabling the next frontier of connectivity, aptly named the "Internet of Things", offering the fastest mobile data transfer to date and wide coverage area. This ability to handle new services also poses new challenges to network coverage, network performance and scheduling management. Operators need a wireless network that can handle high data rate and bandwidth, large sets of users, a better business experience, and more efficient operation and maintenance.
In order to achieve network efficiency and guaranteed cell coverage, synchronization is a fundamental prerequisite for all telecommunication networks. 5G networks especially present new challenges, with an increased need for accuracy and reliability in distributing synchronization references throughout the network.
Figure 1 is an example of what would happen in a network that is not synchronized. None of the critical services like mobile handoff (that supports seamless transition of a mobile user’s call or data transfer, while in transit, from one base station to another that prevents dropped calls or aborted data transfer) is possible without having full time and frequency synchronization. In addition, frequency synchronization is needed for optimizing the base station utilization and improving its efficiency. Time synchronization is also needed for time-critical applications and diagnostics.
The timing requirements placed on Ethernet systems are becoming increasingly stringent. Traditionally, these systems have been implemented in a centralized architecture in which the timing constraints are met by careful attention to programming combined with communication technologies with deterministic latency. In recent years, an increasing number of such systems utilize a more distributed architecture and modern networking technologies having less stringent timing specifications than the older more specialized technologies. This has led to alternate means for enforcing the timing requirements in such systems. One such technique is the use of system components that contain real-time clocks, all of which are synchronized to each other within the system. The IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a time protocol to transport synchronization across Packet Switched Networks (PSNs). The Master encodes the clock in packets that are transmitted to the Slave. IEEE 1588 can be used in an end-to-end solution without support from the network or it can be used with support from the network (Figure 2).
Introducing ClockMatrix 2
The ClockMatrix 2 is an ultra-high performance, high-precision, multi-channel timing solution that is optimized for 400/800Gbps optical transport and wireline network applications. Building on the ClockMatrix devices introduced in 2019 for 5G wireless and 100/200Gbps wireline network applications, the second-generation family delivers improved performance with phase jitter as low as 88fs RMS.
The highly integrated devices provide all the functionality needed to implement all operating modes of IEEE 1588 with jitter attenuation capabilities. The device provides ultra-low jitter clock outputs that can be used for the synchronous Ethernet SerDes with data rates up to 112Gbps PAM4, reducing design complexity and Bill of Materials (BOM) requirements, while also allowing customers to apply the timing devices to a wide variety of network applications.
Key Features of the ClockMatrix 2 Family
- Highly integrated, 6-channel precision timing source that eliminates the need for additional jitter attenuators for high-speed interfaces
- 88fs RMS phase jitter on clock outputs to support ultra-low jitter clock outputs for high-speed serial links (up to 112Gbps PAM4 SerDes)
- Supports multiple standards and protocols including synchronous Ethernet (Sync-E) and IEEE 1588
- Full compliance to ITU-T G.8262.1 and G.8262 synchronous Ethernet standards and telecom boundary clock requirements as per ITU-T G.8273.2 that exceeds Class C and Class D time accuracy requirements
The ClockMatrix 2 system synchronizer can be combined with Renesas’ complementary analog and power offerings to create comprehensive solutions for a variety of applications. For example, ClockMatrix 2 is integrated into the 200/400/800Gbps Fixed Form Factor Switch Solution winning combination, along with analog and power offerings from Renesas. Renesas offers more than 250 winning combinations with compatible devices for a wide range of applications and end products. They can be found at renesas.com/win. | <urn:uuid:bce6158f-3c81-4aff-9b35-2914b229ef3c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.renesas.com/jp/ja/blogs/solving-synchronization-and-clock-jitter-challenges-clockmatrix-2-400gbps-pizza-box-network-switches | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.909136 | 1,265 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Full Documentary by Oliver Stone (Original English version)
Ukraine, the ‘borderlands’ between Russia and ‘civilized’ Europe is on fire. For centuries, it has been at the center of a tug-of-war between powers seeking to control its rich lands and Russia’s access to the Mediterranean.
The Maidan Massacre in early 2014 triggered a bloody uprising that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, spurred Crimeans to secede and join Russia, and sparked a civil war in Eastern Ukraine.
Russia was portrayed by Western media as the perpetrator, and has been sanctioned and widely condemned as such. But was Russia responsible for what happened?
Ukraine on Fire provides a historical perspective for the deep divisions in the region which led to the 2004 Orange Revolution, the 2014 uprisings, and the violent overthrow of democratically-elected Yanukovych.
Covered by Western media as a ‘popular revolution’, it was in fact a coup d’état scripted and staged by ultra-nationalist groups and the US State Department.
Investigative journalist Robert Parry reveals how US-funded political NGOs and media companies have emerged since the 1980s, replacing the CIA in promoting America’s geopolitical agenda abroad.
Executive producer Oliver Stone gained unprecedented access to the inside story through his on-camera interviews with former President Viktor Yanukovych and Minister of Internal Affairs Vitaliy Zakharchenko, who explain how the US Ambassador and factions in Washington actively plotted for regime change.
And, in his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Stone solicits Putin’s take on the significance of Crimea, NATO and the US’s history of interference in elections and regime change in the region.
Now, at last, the full exposé is available in the West. Though, of course, everyone is encouraged to purchase a copy to support Stone’s important work.
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It's been a little over two months now since President Trump took the oath of office. His first week in office saw numerous protests worldwide, with people of all backgrounds blocking highways in Los Angeles, anarchists punching trust-fund Nazis in the face, and millions of women marching in defense of their rights with the power of the knitted pussy hat.
The protests have dwindled since then (though anarchists punching Nazis is still a regular thing), which leaves one wondering: What comes next after the resistance and the protests? One possible answer lies in Quetzal's latest album, The Eternal Getdown.
“It's actually a line … on a song called 'Critical Time' (Tiempo Crítico),” explains Martha González of the album title. “It's one of the lines toward the end of the song, which is: How do we initiate our people to get down? … [For] people who are involved in social justice and the struggle in general, how can we not lose momentum and initiate new people? Social movements aren't just about putting out fliers but also about creating generative practices, things that also give us energy and don't just take from us all the time. We're fighting against something but also creating new things.”
Political music of any stripe tends to be an emotional outlet for aggression and despair. Most of it takes the form of protest music, which is an outlet against an antagonizing force. That protesting energy, however, is unsustainable, because it rarely offers an alternative to the forces of oppression it's fighting against.
González points to the 1960s and all of the achievements won by radical groups and power movements. The work they put in advanced agendas that propelled people of color and other marginalized groups toward better representation in media and higher education. There has been a massive pushback against many of these progressive advancements, especially during the current administration.
“The question becomes, how do we resource our own communities that have this information already?” adds Quetzal Flores, who founded his eponymous group more than 20 years ago in East L.A. “If the traditional cultures in our community have this information on how a community builds itself [and] how a community engages in dialogue, [then how do] we create circles around issues and solutions and move forward and not get stuck in the mode of resistance, but simultaneously resist and propose and move forward? It's not a sustainable mode to be in. You burn out.”
“There's always going to be a challenge but that's really the big question for us in different songs: how to create new forms of social movements,” González adds. “There are new ways of involvement in social movements … so that we don't have to keep reacting.”
“We feel very accountable to the community that we're from.” -Martha Gonzalez
The album, musically, is centered around the group's love for son jarocho, with most songs using traditional instruments such as the quijada (jawbone), the requinto (a kind of miniature guitar) and others, but is also the quintessential L.A. Chicano album. The traditional instruments of son jarocho work alongside other acoustic and electronic instruments that flow seamlessly from son to funk, rock, R&B, pop and other genres.
“That is part of the complexity of Chicano music,” Flores explains. “It has so many places that it pulls from. You synthesize all these ideas. Nothing is safe and nothing goes unexplored.”
The album opens with a prayer in Purépecha, a language spoken by the indigenous people of modern-day Michoacán. From there, everything is fair game as violins, acoustic and electric guitars and waves of percussion unite to set the background to various stories of resistance, survival, resilience and, most important, transformation.
The colonial relationship between tourists and indigenous people is viewed from the latter's perspective in “Espejos vs. the Gaze.” Aloe Blacc appears on “Get to Knowing” (Conociendo) to extol building communities through new and alternative ways of caring, nurturing and acquiring knowledge. The instrumental “Pajaritos” (Little Birds) is a throwback to their previous album, Quetzanimales, while also referencing barrio slang for the police helicopter, ghetto bird.
The references to Ayotzinapa, the Virgen de Guadalupe and the African diaspora in Mexico and the United States, along with traditional renditions of “La Bamba” and “La Lloroncita,” all celebrate the past that lives alongside the multicultural present of Los Angeles.
“We feel very accountable to the community that we're from,” González explains. “We feel it's important for us as artists, now more than ever — always, we've done it for more than 22 years — but now more than ever, it's really important that if you're going to pick up a fucking mic, then you need to say something that really means something. There's so many people on television and the radio not saying anything at all. Nothing that's useful to anybody. It's about consumerism, about what you look like … and we're not into that. It's a waste of time for us, especially at the junction that we find ourselves right now in this country and around the world.”
Quetzal's The Eternal Getdown is available now via Smithsonian Folkways, online retailers and your local record store. The band will perform the album in its entirety on Saturday, March 25, at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center with special appearances by Aloe Blacc and other guests featured on the album. Tickets and more info.
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The General Assembly ( or Genel Parlamento) of the Ottoman Empire was the first attempt at representative democracy at the imperial level in the Ottoman Empire. Also known as the Ottoman Parliament, it was composed of two houses, an upper house (Senate, Meclis-i Âyân), and a lower house (Chamber of Deputies, Meclis-i Mebusân). It was first constituted in 1876, and initially lasted until 1878, when the general assembly was dissolved by Abdul Hamid II. It was revived in the Second Constitutional Era with substantial reforms and participation by political parties, and lasted through the Allied occupation of Constantinople until 1922, when the empire was dissolved. The successor to the general assembly, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, was formed by many members of the former Ottoman legislature.
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Do so, but buy it first, that doth best commend a Book, the Stationer says. Then, how odd soever your brains be, or your wisdoms, make your licence the same, and spare not. Judge your
sixpenny worth, your shilling's worth, your five shillings' worth at PREFACE TO a time, or higher, so you rise to the just rates, and welcome. But, FIRST FOLIO whatever you do, Buy. Censure will not drive a Trade, or make the Jack go. And though you be a Magistrate of wit, and fit on the stage at Black-Friars, or the Cock-pit, to arraign Plays daily, know, these Plays have had their trial already, and stood out all Appeals ; and do now come forth quitted rather by a Decree of Court, than any purchased Letters of commendation.
It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been wished, that the Author himself had lived to have set forth, and overseen his own writings ; but since it hath been ordained otherwise, and he by death departed from that right, we pray you do not envy his Friends, the office of their care, and pain, to have collected and published them; and so to have published them; as where (before) you were abused with diverse stolen, and surreptitious copies, maimed, and deformed by the frauds and stealths of injurious imposters, that exposed them : even those, are offered to your view cured, and perfect of their limbs; and all the rest, absolute in their numbers, as he conceived them. Who, as he was a happy imitator of Nature, was a most gentle expressor of it. His mind and hand went together. And what he thought, he uttered with that easiness, that we have scarce received from him a blot in his papers. But it is not our province, who only gather his works, and give them you, to praise him. It is yours that read him. And there we hope, to your diverse capacities, you will find enough, both to draw, and hold you; for his wit can no more lie hid, than it could be lost. Read him, therefore : and again, and again : and if then you do not like him, surely you are in some manifest danger, not to understand him. And so we leave you to other of his Friends, whom if you need, can be your guides : if you need them not, you can lead yourselves, and others. And such Readers we wish him.
TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED,
MR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:
WHAT HE HATH LEFT US.
To draw no envy (Shakespeare) on thy name,
Am I thus ample to thy Book, and Fame: While I confess thy writings to be such,
As neither Man, nor Muse, can praise too much. 'Tis true, and all men's suffrage. But these ways
Were not the paths I meant unto thy praise : For silliest Ignorance on these may light,
Which, when it sounds at best, but echoes right; Or blind Affection, which doth ne'er advance
The truth, but gropes, and urgeth all by chance, Or crafty malice, might pretend this praise,
And think to ruin, where it seemed to raise. These are, as some infamous Bawd, or Whore,
Should praise a Matron. What could hurt her more? But thou art proof against them, and indeed
Above th' ill fortune of them, or the need.
I, therefore will begin. Soul of the Age !
The applause ! delight! the wonder of our Stage! My Shakespeare, rise; I will not lodge thee by
Chaucer, or Spenser, or bid Beaumont lie A little further, to make thee a room :
Thou art a Monument, without a tomb, And art alive still, while thy Book doth live,
And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That I not mix thee so, my brain excuses ;
I mean with great, but disproportioned Muses.
For, if I thought my judgment were of years
I should commit thee surely with thy peers,
Or sporting Kid, or Marlowe's mighty line.
From thence to honour thee, I would not seek
Euripides, and Sophocles to us,
To life again, to hear thy Buskin tread,
Leave thee alone, for the comparison
sent forth, or since did from their ashes come.
Triumph, my Britain, thou hast one to show,
To whom all scenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age but for all time !
And all the muses still were in their prime, When like Apollo he came forth to warm
Our ears, or like a mercury to charm! Nature herself was proud of his designs,
And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit,
As, since, she will vouchsafe no other Wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes,
Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ;
As they were not of Nature's family.
My gentle Shakespeare, must enjoy a part.
His Art doth give the fashion. And, that he,
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat,
(such as thine are) and strike the second heat Upon the Muses' anvil : turn the same,
(And himself with it) that he thinks to frame, Or for the laurel, he may gain a scorn,
For a good Poet's made, as well as born.
Lives in his issue, even so, the race
In his well turned and true-filed lines :
As brandished at the eyes of Ignorance.
To see thee in our waters yet appear
That so did take Eliza and our James !
Advanced, and made a Constellation there ! Shine forth, thou Star of Poets, and with rage,
Or influence, chide, or cheer the drooping Stage ; Which, since thy flight from hence had mourned like night, And despairus day, but for thy Volumes' light.
UPON THE LINES AND LIFE OF THE FAMOUS
MASTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
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Eat Your Feelings: How Hunger Becomes ‘Hanger’
Plenty of people blame feeling angry on being hungry and this year the Oxford English Dictionary added the word “hangry” as a colloquial blend of the two. The term reflects a common experience, but one that had not been well understood.
Jennifer MacCormack is a doctoral student in psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill whose research explores how hunger is conceptualized as emotion. She led studies that found “hanger” is not as simple as a drop in blood sugar, but rather a complicated emotional response that we can control with increased body awareness.
Guest host Anita Rao talks with MacCormack about why we get hangry and how we can prevent it even when there’s no sandwich in sight.
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Children will have fun with their food during the Farmhouse Breakfast Week.
From tomorrow, primary school pupils across Berkshire will discover the importance of a healthy breakfast through tastings, games and growing their own crops.
Buttercup, a wooden cow, will also be on hand to help explain how and where food is produced.
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01/21/2022 to 01/27/2022
NASA Glenn Research Center is seeking a research engineer to help enable reduced carbon and/or carbon-free electrified air transportation by developing partially and fully superconducting electric machines for electrified aircraft propulsion. You will focus on conceptual design, simulation, development, and test of superconducting machines and their respective subcomponents, including electrical characterization of candidate motor/generator windings under DC and AC currents and magnetic fields.
- Duties described below are at the full-performance level. Duties assigned at a lower grade level will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
- Design and conduct experiments to electrically characterize superconductor candidates for stator windings under DC and AC currents and magnetic fields.
- Research and develop partially and fully superconducting electric machines for electrified aircraft propulsion.
- Conceptualize machine and/or cryogenic system designs; simulate the multi-physics response of the designs; develop, build, and test superconducting coils, subcomponents, and machines.
- Analyze data, results and findings and document research in archival publications and presentations.
- Monitor and guide NASA-supported academic and industry projects on superconducting technologies and systems
Conditions of Employment
- This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S
- Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
- Applications will be considered from candidates who meet the education qualification requirements by the end of summer semester/quarter 2022. All other qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- If selected, your start date will be set after all requirements have been met and verified.
- Please see the “Additional Information” section for important information about COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees.
- If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement
To qualify for GS-07, you must have:
a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level:
- studying or assisting in aerospace related research, development design, or hardware/analysis experience in one or more of the following areas: cryogenic systems, superconducting materials, unconventional conductors, electric machines, and/or electromechanical systems.
b) Completed 1 full academic year of graduate study in an appropriate field
c) Expect to complete 1 full academic year of graduate study in an appropriate field by the end of summer semester/quarter 2022
d) Any combination of experience and graduate study in an appropriate field
e) Expect to have any combination of experience and graduate study in an appropriate field by the end of summer semester/quarter 2022
f) You may also qualify at the GS-07 level by meeting one of these Special Provisions by the end of summer semester/quarter 2022:
- Are in the upper third of your class, based on completed college work at the time of filing an application.
- Have an average of 2.9 or better on a 4.0 scale for either all completed college work at the time of application or all college courses completed during the last 2 years of the undergraduate curriculum.
- Achieved a grade average of B+ (3.5 on a 4.0 scale) or better in the major field of study where such field is fully qualifying. This is either the average of all completed college work in the major field of study at the time of application or the average of all college courses completed in the major field of study during the last 2 years of the undergraduate curriculum.
- Elected to membership in one of the national honorary scholastic societies meeting the minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies (other than freshman honor societies). These honor societies are listed at ACHS.
- Completed 12 months of student trainee experience that includes at least one work period equivalent to the GS-5, or at least 15 months of appropriate student trainee experience which includes one work period equivalent to the GS-04 level. One work period is 2 months or 320 hours.
- For engineering positions, successfully completed a 5-year program of study, or at least 160 semester hours, leading to a bachelor’s degree.
- For engineering positions, have a professional engineering degree, and up to 12 months of experience gained as a technician or technologist equivalent to the GS-5 or higher level.
- Successfully completed all requirements for two bachelor’s degrees, one in an appropriate field of science or engineering.
- Have six months of directly related/specialized experience or training, including 3 months gained after the junior year of college. This experience may have been obtained on a part-time or intermittent basis and may have been paid or unpaid.
- Received honors or elective positions indicating superior leadership outside of your academic setting. Additionally, your academic standing must have been in the upper half of the graduating class.
- Have pattern of completing courses that include unusual preparatory value or direct relation to the particular aerospace specialty for which you are being considered.
- Have creative research aptitude or special talent for NASA scientific or engineering work. This must be shown by evidence obtained and documented by NASA in certifications from college professors or officials, or standardized questionnaires, or similar techniques.
To qualify for GS-09, you must have:
a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in one or more of the following areas:
- hardware experience with superconducting or unconventional conductor materials, wires, cables, coils or machines, and/or with electrical circuits and electric machines;
- participating in experimental characterization of electrical and mechanical properties of superconducting or unconventional conductor wires and coils;
- and/or analysis, conceptual design, and/or testing of electromechanical systems.
b) Completed all requirements for a master’s or equivalent graduate degree in an appropriate field
c) Expect to complete all requirements for a master’s or equivalent graduate degree in an appropriate field by the end of summer semester/quarter 2022
d) Completed 2 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field
e) Expect to complete 2 full academic years of graduate education in an appropriate field by the end of summer semester/quarter 2022
f) Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed above
g) Expect to have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed above by the end of summer semester/quarter 2022
Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.
Required college majors for applicants qualifying on the basis of undergraduate or graduate education only:
Code 720 Propulsion: Aeronautical Engineering, Aeronautics, Aerospace Engineering, Astronautics, Chemistry, Applied Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Physics, Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics.
Other majors will qualify if the major includes or is supplemented as follows: Electronics Engineering, Applied Mathematics (or other field), if the major includes or is supplemented by one course in thermodynamics, nuclear physics, rocket propulsion fundamentals, gas dynamics or modem or molecular physics; Astronautical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pure Mathematics (or other related field), if includes or is supplemented by nine semester hours (or the equivalent) in physics, thermodynamics, chemistry or closely related fields.
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Do you think of an app? If you do, do you think of one that is a personal or a business app? If you’re like most people, you think of a personal app, because that is all that is available. But what if you want to create a business app? Or what if you want to create an app that is both? This poses a problem, because there are no company’s that specialize in mobile app development in the USA.
Apps for mobile devices have become an integral part of our everyday routines. From the morning commute to the evening commute, apps have become one of the most important pieces of technology in the 21st century. They are the driving force behind modern business and they are also the most important way to increase your brand awareness. Not only that, but they offer a huge opportunity for hackers and cybercriminals to steal your personal and financial information. When you are ready to take your business to the next level, consider hiring a mobile app development company in USA.
1. What is a mobile app?
2. Why do we need a mobile app?
Mobile apps are software programs developed for smartphones and tablets. They are used for a variety of purposes such as education, entertainment, shopping, and social networking. They are becoming more and more popular because they allow people to access information or perform tasks on-the-go. The best way to learn how to develop a mobile app is to take a class. However, if you are not in a position to take a class, you should consider hiring a mobile app development company.
3. How to develop a mobile app?
A mobile app may be created in a variety of ways. The most common way is to build a mobile app in-house. In other cases, though, this is not the greatest solution. There are many problems that can arise when you build an app in-house. It is important to hire a mobile app development company that has experience in the field. However, if you are looking to develop a mobile app on your own, there are a few things you should know.
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As shown in the figure, a small particle of charge --3.95 x 10-7 pc and mass m 3.7x 10-17 dg has velocity vo 5.6473 x 10 kph as it enters a region of uniform magnetie field. the particle is observed to travel in the semicircular path shown, with radius r= 2.6 hm. calculate the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field in the region.
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The Impact of Teachers on Children
When we take a journey back to the old times in our minds and remember our childhood, the first memories that come to our minds will be our school times.
Because school times, the games we played and the friendships we experienced during that period affected us all our lives. However, childhood has such a leg that it is strong enough to change and develop not only an individual but an entire society.
The effect of teachers on children is the most powerful butterfly effect in a society.
Impact of Schools and Teachers on Children
The school is not just an institution that goes for acquiring academic knowledge such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, English or laying the foundations of a profession, but a small simulation that allows children to prepare for real life.
From the preschool period, the school affects the life and personality of individuals of all ages. The positive aspect of this effect results from the intersection of multiple factors that the school offers to the individual:
- The physical conditions and facilities of the school are of course good. affecting education quality is one of the important factors. However, a teacher can shed light on the future of the children by making efforts to ensure that the children receive a good education even when the facilities are insufficient.
- The education program offered to the child is appropriate for the age and developmental characteristics of the child. successful individuals will contribute. However, an educational program can be brought to a level that will appeal to every child, and the subjects can be presented in a way that can respond to the interests and needs of children.
- Of course, the teacher's influence on the child is related to his human emotions, character traits and academic equipment as an individual.
Many factors, from tone of voice to facial expressions, style of speech, style of clothing, academic knowledge and feelings towards children, will have an impact on the child, child development and the characters shaping the will contribute.
How does an Effective Teacher Contribute to the Multifaceted Development of a Child?
"Teachers; Mustafa Kemal Atatürk expressed how important the teacher is for the individual and the society.
As you can see from this sentence effective teacher, can shape the formation of individuals, then society.
Children spend most of the day at school. This means that they spend more time with family and friends than with family members.
Therefore student-teacher relationship leads to multidimensional development and change in children.Emotional-Social Development
Education starts in the family. The child learns most of the basic information from his parents. However, the home environment is not enough to experience, develop and reinforce these skills.
The school is a unique environment for emotional and social development and character formation. Children should be guided by their teachers, to be fair during their relationship with friends, individual differences respect, be honest Learns.
An effective teacher develops a sense of conscience in children and thus brings virtuous individuals to society.
Children learn their first words, lines, mathematical calculations from their parents during infancy. But no matter how much family members teach, process information and use the right method they may have trouble.
Effective teacher teaches the child to learn. Improves the child's ability to process information, generalize what is learned in other areas and solve problem.
In this way, the child can develop solution-oriented alternative methods in the face of the problem both in academic and social life.
This feature is a golden key that an individual receives from his / her teacher in order to be successful and happy throughout his / her life.
The school is not an environment where only positive sciences such as mathematics, Turkish and science are learned. The school should be life itself, not preparation for real life. With proper guidance, the teacher should create opportunities for children to throw away their inexhaustible energies.
Teacher, children according to their interests and abilities different sports and the activity directing them to stop their unstoppable energy on the table tops, cupboard tops or fighting with friends.
Volleyball, basketball, football, dance, gymnastics etc. sports areas will be one of the best alternatives for the child to express himself / herself and support motor development.
Teacher-Student Relationship varies according to age ranges
The first condition for the child to make the most of the education process is directly proportional to his positive attitude towards the school. Developing a positive attitude is a strong teacher-student relationship starts with.
The child is not an authority of the teacher in the period; he should see himself as a guide that he can open up and be like himself without acting. However, the relationship between students and teachers varies according to different age ranges:Preschool Term
This is the period in which the teacher's influence on the child is the strongest. In this period, what the teacher says before his parents comes.
The teacher is the person who knows absolutely everything and needs to be listened to.
The mother of the child who tries to put her child to sleep early every evening and fails somehow, who runs to bed early one evening. “My teacher said I had to sleep early”Should not be surprised to hear the sentence.
The little ones in the preschool period take examples of everything their teachers do from eating to speaking, from behaviors to mimics and show similar behaviors.Secondary School Term
In this period between adolescence and childhood, the teacher-student relationship is still very strong. While children continue to follow the teacher's behaviors, they also want to benefit from their academic background.
When the teacher provides good guidance to children who are hungry for learning, they successful in social relations and to be happy They will learn.Adolescence
This is a challenging period for both children and parents. In this period, the teacher effect is less than the previous periods.
For adolescents, their peers are more models than adults. Therefore, it is very important that they establish healthy friendship relationships. The friendship relations established during this period will affect the character formation and future plans of the youth.
In order for this period to be healthy, teacher-student-parent-school should work in a solid cooperation and create an education environment in which the child feels safe.
The teacher becomes a role model for the child at any age. The effect of teachers on children is so strong; just because we love our teacher, we may decide to become a teacher in the future.
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Keeping an ear out. Photo by Barry Wilmore, courtesy of NASA.
Everyone's favorite government agency has done it again. I’m not sure how long NASA has been hosting clips of passing comets and presidential speeches on their Soundcloud account. But then, I also didn't know I needed their Soundcloud in my life until last week.
The Great Discovery, as it shall henceforth be called, happened while I was looking for astronaut Instagram accounts to follow (because every feed needs a some extra space on it). Spoiler alert: there aren’t very many. Instead, I found this.
The clips range from the iconic (“One small step for man…”) to the inexplicable (John Marmie’s “Water on the Moon”), and yet there’s something about each one that tugs on the strings that connect my head and my heart.
Perhaps it’s how far the words travel, over distance and time. Maybe it's the simple wonder in listening to a comet pass by a sensor, or the light waves from a star being translated into sound. Even better, maybe it’s the familiarity: famous phrases passed down through the generations, the odd techno-beat of sensor beeps, the emotional resonance in realizing we're infinitesimal beings floating out in space. Most likely, it's a combination of the three: nostalgia, curiosity, empathy.
Refusing to believe that I was alone in my connection to these sounds, I sent them out to a small web of friends. Only one responded.
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Remove a Virtual Machine Shut down the virtual machine if it is running, right-click in the virtual machine window and choose Remove. You can also click File > Remove or right-click this virtual machine in the Parallels Desktop Control Center and choose Remove. Click Move to Trash.
How do I delete Parallels virtual machine from Mac?
Click on the Parallels icon on the Mac menu bar > select Control Center. Right-click on your virtual machine and select Remove “virtual machine name” files if you wish to access the files from this virtual machine later. The virtual machine will be removed from the list, but it will remain in its original location.
How do I delete Windows from Parallels?
Instructions Shut down your virtual machine and quit Parallels Desktop. Open your Applications folder and drag the Parallels Desktop icon into the Trash. Empty the Trash. Reboot your Mac.
How do I delete a virtual machine?
Procedure Select Window > Virtual Machine Library. Click the thumbnail of the virtual machine to uninstall. Select Edit > Delete. In the Remove Virtual Machine dialog box, select a method of uninstalling the virtual machine.
How do I remove a virtual machine from my Mac?
Right-click the virtual machine and select Delete. When prompted, select Move to Trash. Note: Selecting Keep Files, rather than Move to Trash, removes the virtual machine from your Virtual Machine Library, but leaves the files that make up your virtual machine intact on your Mac.
How do I delete a virtual machine in Windows 10?
To Delete a Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Windows 10, Open the Hyper-V Manager from the Start menu. Click on your host name on the left. In the middle pane, click on your virtual machine in the list to select it. If it is running, then turn off the VM. In the right pane, click on Delete.
How do I completely delete a virtual machine VirtualBox?
How to Delete a Virtual Machine in Virtualbox Step 1: Open Oracle Virtualbox. Open Virtualbox on your desktop. Step 2: Select the Virtual Machine. Click on the virtual machine that you would like to delete. Step 3: Remove the Virtual Machine. Step 4: Select “Delete all files.”.
Can I delete virtual machine folder?
Removing a virtual machine folder from inventory deletes the virtual machines within it from disk when using the vSphere HTML5 Client (65207) When using the vSphere HTML5 Client to right click a VM folder and select ‘Remove from Inventory’, virtual machines in the folder are permanently deleted from disk.
How do I remove Parallels and Windows from my Mac?
Open Finder, go to Applications and right-click on Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition. Select Move to Trash. Alternatively, you can also hold down the app’s icon in Launchpad until all the icons start to jiggle, and then click the app’s delete button (x) to uninstall the app.
How do I delete a virtual machine from the command prompt?
Description. The Remove-VM cmdlet deletes a virtual machine. Running this cmdlet deletes the virtual machine’s configuration file, but does not delete any virtual hard drives. If the virtual machine has any snapshots, these are deleted and merged into the virtual hard disk files after the virtual machine is deleted.
How do I completely remove a virtual machine from Hyper-V?
You can stop the VM by using the Stop-VM command, followed by the virtual machine name, as shown below. The last step in the process is to delete the virtual machine itself. You can do this by using the Remove-VM cmdlet, followed by the virtual machine name. You can see an example below.
How do I delete a Powercli virtual machine?
This cmdlet removes the specified virtual machines from the vCenter Server system. If the value of the DeletePermanently parameter is $true, the cmdlet not only removes the virtual machines from the inventory, but also deletes them from the disk.
How do I Uninstall VirtualBox on Windows 7?
In order to remove Virtual Box, open control panel. Go to ‘ Uninstall Programs’. Select Virtual Box from the list and click Uninstall. That’s it.
Can you recover a deleted virtual machine?
Select the datastore on which the deleted VM was located, then select the Related Objects tab (or More Objects tab in vCenter 6.5), and then select the Backups tab. Double-click on a backup to see a list of all VMs that are included in the backup. Select the deleted VM from the backup list and then click Restore.
How do I completely remove VirtualBox from Ubuntu?
Completely Remove All VirtualBox Setup/Packages and Folders from Linux Mint Check the packages which are installed for virtualbox. [email protected] ~ $ dpkg -l | grep virtualbox. Uninstall packages for virtual box. sudo apt-get remove virtualbox* –purge. Check again , all the packages would be removed.
How do I unregister a VM from ESXi host?
To only remove a VM from the inventory, right-click the VM and select All vCenter Actions > Remove from Inventory: Click Yes to confirm the removal: The VM will no longer be present in the inventory: You can re-register the VM back to the inventory: Select the ESXi host on which the VM should run:.
What happens when you remove a host from inventory?
The managed host and its associated virtual machines remain in the vCenter Server inventory. By contrast, removing a managed host from vCenter Server deletes the managed host and all its associated virtual machines from the vCenter Server inventory.
How do I remove a cluster in VMware?
Log in to the VMC Console at https://vmc.vmware.com. Click on the SDDC and then click Summary. On the card for the cluster you want to remove, click Delete Cluster. Before you can delete the cluster, you must select all of the check boxes to confirm that you understand the consequences of this action.
How do I remove Windows from my Mac?
Quit all open apps and log out any other users. Open Boot Camp Assistant , then click Continue. If the Select Tasks step appears, select “Remove Windows 10 or later version,” then click Continue.
How do I uninstall Windows?
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Animals have been proven to change our lives, but what about animals changing other animals lives? It happens every day and this amazing story is just more proof! It’s simply beautiful…
Rosie the kitten was only 3 months old when she was found; sickly, abandoned and nearly dead. In fact, the wee kitten, almost didn’t make it the first night rescued, however thanks to a very special Husky dog named Lilo, this story turned amazing!
“She almost did not make it through the first night… Even with round the clock care. She was lethargic and limp. So we decided to go out on a limb and let her cuddle extensively with Lilo (the Husky),” —Rosie’s owner via Instagram.
(Scroll down for the videos)
Lilo the Husky dog noticed the kitten needing help and knew just what to do!
“By some miracle, she started suckling on Lilo and Lilo went full ‘mom mode’. Even stimulating it to go to the bathroom… Since then, Rosie’s been getting much better and her eyes opened!
Lilo has always had an innate motherly instinct, but she really surprised us when she went full surrogate mode! Even letting Rosie suckle on her and stimulating her to eliminate! Lilo has never had puppies of her own, and never will. But motherhood may just be her calling”
“Rosie’s first outing to the park! She’s so adventurous and confident, just like her mama!”
Even though Lilo had never had puppies, she taught Rosie the kitten many skills. She even taught the kitten to walk with a pack of dogs and sit! (See picture below)
When they went to the park, Rosie wasn’t even scared to hang out with the other dogs!
Rosie and her surrogate husky dog Lilo make the ‘purrfect’ pair… Watch Video:
Rosie is also quite the adventurous cat while at the park, just watch:
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Working on a manual for the hoarding response program of Family Services Windsor-Essex was interesting, says Myriah Diab, so she wanted to present her learning experience in an equally interesting manner.
The fourth-year disability studies major made her project stand out by building a cardboard house to illustrate the problem of hoarding. Sheaves of paper poured out of windows and doors.
“I wanted to be creative, because the material I have is all documents,” said Diab, one of more than 50 students who presented information about their practicum placements with community agencies, Tuesday in the CAW Student Centre.
Diab spent a spent preparing a manual to train volunteers involved in addressing hoarding—everything from being respectful of people’s belongings to appropriate dress. Hoarding can pose dangers, she said.
“The agencies are focused on harm reduction, just making sure residents are safe,” Diab said. “This is more prevalent than you would think. A lot of it doesn’t get reported.”
The students were drawn from three senior courses: Community orientation to disability issues, Practicum in developmental psychology, and Practicum in psychology.
Emma Baker worked with Roots 2 Wings, developing an awareness campaign around Down syndrome. The “Rock your Socks!” theme encouraged people to wear colourful socks on March 21, chosen for signifying trisomy of the 21st chromosome.
“We want to see people with Down syndrome reach their full potential,” Baker said. “My placement really helped me understand how social interaction is a huge component of working with people with disabilities.”
Professor Marcia Gragg said the students gain experience while also providing valuable support to the placement agencies.
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The Animal Justice Party has been formed as a response to growing public concern about the neglect of animals and animal protection issues by political parties. It will give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. It will provide a focal point for voters frustrated by the lack of political action and who feel strongly that much more needs to be done through our parliamentary systems to assist the wellbeing of animals. There is a need for laws and processes which recognise animals’ needs and capabilities and which protect their interests, whether they are domestic, farmed or wild. The Animal Justice Party will also ensure such laws and processes are properly enforced and implemented to achieve genuine justice for animals.
Our treatment of animals and the environments we share with them are often marred by a lack of understanding, leading to disrespect and cruelty. At a time when the planet’s environment is being challenged on so many fronts, we must urgently act to ensure that all animals that both contribute to and depend on it are respected and valued for their intrinsic and fundamental roles. We need to build a new relationship with the planet that is inclusive of all of its inhabitants. With a fresh approach towards animals and the ecological systems of Earth, humans can create more rewarding and ethical communities and relationships built on deeper understandings and firm principles of justice.
The Animal Justice Party seeks a restoration of the balance between the human, natural and animal worlds which acknowledges the interconnectedness and inter-dependence of these worlds, and respects the wellbeing of animals alongside that of humans, societies, economies and environments.
A planet on which animals are treated with respect, dignity, compassion and kindness, where they are able to flourish in their respective environments, and where their unique needs and capabilities are recognised and their interests are protected.
To promote and protect the interests and capabilities of animals by providing a dedicated voice for them in Australia’s political system.
To implement its vision and give effect to its mission, the Animal Justice Party recognises the importance of the following:
- An education system which fosters in its values an awareness of the natural and animal worlds, and of human responsibility to ensure the wellbeing of the Earth and its inhabitants
- A political system in which participatory, deliberative democracy can be exercised so that citizens have the ability to express their true concerns about the treatment of animal
- An administrative system in which governments and institutions deal with animal and environmental issues in a transparent, honourable and accountable manne
- An economic system in which ethics, the protection of the natural world and its inhabitants, and the realisation of capability of all beings are highly valued for their intrinsic role
- A societal system in which we acknowledge that it is our human duty and responsibility to ensure the wellbeing of all animal
- A robust legal system that recognises and protects the interests and capabilities of humans, animals and their environment
- A population settlement and land use system that is truly sustainable for all its inhabitants and ecosystems.
- In all its actions, the Animal Justice Party will be guided by the following principles:
- Each animal is the experiencing subject of a life. Animals and the natural environment should be respected for their own sake, not merely for their instrumental values
- Animals have their own capabilities which they should be free to realise
- Human interactions with all animals should be based on respect and compassion
- Humans have the responsibility to avoid harm to animals and the environment through their lifestyles, diets and practices
- Policies of other political parties, both nationally and internationally, that advance Animal Justice Party principles will be supported
The Animal Justice Party seeks the following:
- A legal framework and an administrative system in which animals’ status is based on their sentience and capabilities, not their instrumental value
- Constitutional protection of animals and the environment
- A political decision-making process that is more responsive to the needs and interests of all animals
- An end to human practices that cause pain and distress to animals
- An end to the killing of animals for human benefit
- An end to the exploitation and destruction of the natural environment that is the habitat of so many unique Australian native animals
- Adoption by an increasing number of Australians of lifestyles and diets that are more respectful towards animals and the environment
- An acknowledgement that violence and cruelty are not the default settings for society and animals, nor are they solutions for planetary sustainability.
The Animal Justice Party will:
For all animals
- Develop a new legal status for animals which acknowledges their rights to live protected from human harm
- Ensure consistency in the protection of all animals – companion, farmed and wild – regardless of their commercial or instrumental value, or their geographic location
- Support laws, policies and practices that enhance the quality of life of animals and reduce animal suffering
- Oppose laws, policies and practices which harm animals and their environments
- Support and promote lifestyles, practices and diets which maximise support for, and minimise harm to, animals and the environment
- Support the work of appropriately accredited volunteers who care for injured, orphaned and mistreated animals
- Support commercial and recreational ventures that provide opportunities for humans to spend time with animals on the animals’ terms and in their worlds, and otherwise raise humans’ awareness of animals, their needs, and their quality of life
- Promote values education that recognises the interests and dignity of animals as individual beings.
For farm animals
- Support animal-friendly farming practices
- Oppose intensive farm animal production and processes that deprive animals of their basic needs and capabilities, expose them to confinement, painful procedures, temperature extremes and other inappropriate husbandry practices, and generally reduce them to the status of commodities
- Oppose transportation of live animals over long distances or otherwise in ways that cause suffering, or expose them to extreme cruelty at the end of the journey
- Oppose the importation of animal products derived from cruel animal production systems in other countries.
For animals used in experimentation
Support non-invasive research methods to improve human health as alternatives to the use of animals and animal products
- Oppose the use of animals in any scientific experimentation that inflicts pain, stress, distress and behavioural deprivation unless it is likely to result in a net benefit to the particular animal involved.
For wild animal
- Enhance animal habitats and foster healthy ecosystems through dedicated terrestrial and marine parks and wildlife corridors, land revegetation and remediation, and animal-friendly land practices
- Oppose the institutional, commercial and recreational killing of wildlife
- Support the development and adoption of non-invasive and non-lethal methods to control native and introduced animal populations, including fertility control and more appropriate land management methods
- Support commercial and recreational ventures that seek to raise humans’ awareness of the intrinsic worth of wildlife and natural environments.
For companion animals
- Support measures to protect animals dependent on human guardians and to prevent their neglect, ill treatment or abandonment.
For animals used in sport and entertainment
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Sermon #6 Christ’s Warnings To The Churches
Title: Christ’s Letter To
The Church At Sardis
Text: Revelation 3:1-6 Read: Psalm 27:1-14
Readings: Office: Larry Criss Auditorium: Rex Bartley
Subject: Spiritual Deadness In The Church
Date: Tuesday Evening - June 1,1999
Tape # V-31a
In ancient times Sardis was the capital of Lydia. Its people were proud, arrogant, over-confident. It was a relatively small city, but it was rich and strong, situated on what was thought to be an inaccessible hill, and protected by what was thought to be an impregnable fortress. But it had one unobserved, unguarded weak point, a small crack in the rock wall that surrounded the city. One night, in an unsuspecting hour, the enemy came as a thief in the night, and Sardis was conquered. Later the city was partially destroyed by an earthquake. By the time John wrote the Book of Revelation, Sardis was in decay, experiencing a slow but sure death.
The condition of the city was a vivid picture of the spiritual condition of the church in Sardis - proud, but decaying. The church at Sardis was proud, arrogant, over-confident. The enemy had come, and by degrees had silently destroyed the life of this once magnificent church.
· The church existed in peace. Neither the Jews nor the Gentiles bothered the church at Sardis, because the church at Sardis did not bother them.
· There was no persecution in Sardis.
· The church enjoyed great peace. But it was the peace of a cemetery. The church was dead.
Here our Lord calls for Sardis to remember the past, and recall their former vitality, faith, obedience, and zeal. And he calls for them to return, to strengthen the things that remain, to hold fast that which they had, and to repent. If they refused, he would come upon them as a thief in the night to destroy them.
How descriptive this letter is of the condition of Christ’s church at this hour! In general, the church of Christ appears to be in a state of decay. But remember, this letter is not just addressed to the church in general. It is addressed specifically to each local church. Its message is to us. May God give us the wisdom and grace to apply it directly to our own hearts as individuals as well.
The epistle to Sardis is a letter of reproof and warning. Let it be read with weeping eyes and received with broken, penitent hearts. “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
Proposition: Spiritual decay is the forerunner of spiritual death, total apostasy, and eternal ruin.
Divisions: I am going to present the message of this letter to you under four points:
1. A Prevailing Reproach
2. A Plain Recommendation
3. A Precious Remnant
4. A Promised Reward
I. Our Lord rebukes us and lays at our door the charge of a prevailing reproach.
The corruption at Sardis was a general corruption. In Pergamos a few of the congregation had followed the doctrine of Balaam and the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes. In Thyatira a few had followed Jezebel. But in Sardis the congregation as a whole was corrupt, and only a few were faithful.
The church was sinking into a spiritual stupor. Therefore, Christ describes himself as “He that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars.” He is able to revive the dead church. He has the Spirit of life and he can cause the angel of the church to preach the gospel with renewed power and fervency.
The reproach of this church was fourfold. Christ charges them with four faults.
A. The first charge is this: They had a name that they lived, but they were dead (v. 1).
Sardis had a good reputation. They were admired and applauded by many. But it was a reputation which they did not deserve. “Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.” They were big on profession, but little in possession. They were long in ceremony, but short in commitment. They were precise in doctrine, but negligent in devotion. They had great activity, but little worship.
Shall I be thought harsh and uncharitable if I say, “This is the deplorable condition of the church today?” I travel almost every week up and down the country, preaching somewhere almost every night. And if I were to describe the condition of the churches I preach in honestly, I would have to use these words - “Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.” And these are the best of churches, the most orthodox, the most well-grounded, well-disciplined, and well-instructed churches in the country. God have mercy upon us, when it must be said of these churches, “Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead!” We have a form of godliness. But where is the power?
I seldom ever meet a man who is not religious, who does not profess to be a Christian; but I seldom ever meet a man who is committed to Christ! By-in-large, even in our churches, I see nothing but deadness.
· Our meetings are poorly attended.
· The Word of God is seldom studied, or even read.
· Prayer is seldom heard.
· Our religion is a convenience.
· “Ichabod” might be written on the doors of most of our church buildings.
B. The next charge against Sardis is this: They were negligent in the most important matters (v. 2).
Sardis should have been a lighthouse. It should have been a beacon. It should have been a pillar and ground of the truth. But they failed in the most important matters. And those things that remained were ready to die.
Like the others, this letter was addressed first and foremost to the pastor, the angel of the church. And usually, not always, but usually, the church is but a reflection of her pastor. The pulpit is the greatest strength, or the greatest weakness in the church. Here the pastor was negligent, the elders were negligent, the deacons were negligent, and the people were negligent. No one was watchful for the faith, earnestly contending for it, wrestling against the wicked one, laboring for the souls of men, and laboring for the spread of the gospel. Christ saw in this church nothing but slothfulness, coldness, lethargy, and death. Is it not so today?
· Where are those men who have hazarded their lives for the gospel?
· Where is the man who counts not his life dear unto himself, so that he may finish his course with joy?
· Where is the man whose heart burns with zeal for Christ?
1. Truth had fallen in the streets, but Sardis did not care.
2. Christ’s lambs were starving for lack of bread, but Sardis did not care.
C. The third charge against Sardis is this: They were formalists, ritualists, ceremonialists, and no more (v. 2).
They had many works, but Christ says, “I have not found thy works perfect before God.” The forms were there. The religious customs were there. The ceremonies were kept up. The religious traditions were maintained. The services were there. But the essence was lacking! There was no genuine, sincere love, faith, and hope. There was lots of activity, but no faith, lots of parade but no power. In the sight of other people Sardis was a splendid, prosperous church, but in the eyes of Christ it was an empty corpse.
D. The fourth charge against Sardis was this: They were careless about the things they had heard (v. 3).
The Lord called for them to “Remember how they had received and heard” the gospel (v. 3). The greatest evil in the church today is that impurity and laxity of doctrine and commitment to the truth of God which accepts any religion as long as it is sincere.
We are supposed to believe that everyone is right, no matter what they believe. And if one dares to assert that there is a real difference between the truth of God and the lies of hell, he is branded a bigot, a fanatic, a narrow minded, hard hearted instigator of strife. My friend, there can be no alliance between truth and error.
· Those who preach divine sovereignty and those who deny it are not brethren.
· Those who preach electing love and those who denounce it are not companions.
· Those who preach effectual redemption and those who despise it are not friends.
· Those who preach salvation by grace and those who preach salvation by works are not children of the same household and the same family.
II. Secondly, in order for Sardis to recover from her terrible condition, our Lord gives a plain recommendation (vv. 2-3).
· - “Be watchful” - over your own souls.
· - “Strengthen the things that remain” - the people of God, the remnant .
· - “Remember” - the past.
· - “Hold fast” - the truth (Jer. 6:16).
· - “Repent_ - Turn to Christ.
· “If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee” - Apostasy will bring judgment (Isaiah 63:9-10).
III. But then, our Lord graciously calls our attention to a precious remnant (v. 4).
“Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments.” Blessed be God, there is always a remnant according to the election of grace!
A. They were a few.
B. But they were known of God.
C. They had not defiled their garments...
· By Departing From Christ.
· By Licentious Behavior.
· By Embracing False Doctrine.
IV. Fourthly, to those few who persevere in the faith of the gospel, Christ will give a promised reward (vv. 4-5).
A. “They shall walk with me in white.”
· - Communion
· - Justification
· - Acceptance
· - Joy (Eccles. 9:7-8).
B. “For they are worthy” - made worthy by grace (Col. 1:12).
C. Those who persevere and overcome at the last shall live forever (v. 5).
· - “They shall be clothed in white raiment.”
· - “I will not blot out his name out of the book of life.”
· - “I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.”
Application: Here is a point for honest examination.
· Am I among the many who have a name to live but are dead? (Rom. 13:11)
· Are you among the few who have not defiled their garments? (II Tim. 1:13)
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Incredible And Crazy – Incompetent Journalists And Climate Scientists
A few weeks ago, during mid-winter, experts announced that rapidly growing Antarctic sea ice had “shrunk to record lows.”
Antarctic sea ice: Shrinks to record low levels, study says
Antarctic sea ice extent is right at the 1981-2010 mean.
Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis
The southern oceans are running well below normal temperature.
Index of /DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/south/daily/images/2019/10_Oct/
There is nothing in the least bit incredible or crazy going on.
Index of /DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/south/monthly/images/10_Oct/
During January, 1976 – there was almost no sea ice around Antarctica.
The National Geographic Archive | November 1976 | page 1
Lots of hysterics – no science – no reality or integrity either.
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Kiwis urged to give Chinese ‘a go’ for Chinese Language Week
Kiwis urged to give Chinese ‘a go’ for NZ Chinese
Monday 16 October 2017
A week of fun activities and events kick off today (Monday 16 October) for the first day of New Zealand Chinese Language Week (NZCLW).
A Kiwi-driven initiative, the week (16-22 October), now in its third year, aims to raise awareness of the need for greater understanding of culture and language between New Zealand and China – our largest trading partner.
While 84 per cent of Kiwis in an Asia New Zealand Foundation Survey* thought it important for New Zealand to develop cultural and economic ties with Asia, only 35 per cent said they knew ‘a fair amount’ or ‘a lot’ about Asia, a number that has barely increased since the survey began in 2013.
A similar number – eight in ten – thought school children should learn another language, and 53 per cent of those thought it should be Chinese.
This contrasts starkly with the number of Year 12 and 13 students actually learning Chinese – which stood at 13 per cent in 2016. **
That’s why the NZCLW Trust is
encouraging all kiwis to take part in the "5 days, 5
phrases" challenge. Its objective is to get New Zealanders
to give Chinese a go and encourage friends and colleagues to
take up the challenge. Information on joining the challenge
– learning 5 phrases, recording a video and uploading to
social media, and challenging your friends and family to
take part - can be found here.
“Just learning five simple phrases can make such a difference when engaging with another culture,” Co-Chair Jo Coughlan said.
“Given China is our largest trading partner, our largest source of international students and second largest source of tourists it makes sense for us to familiarise ourselves with Chinese language and culture,” she said.
“With a focus on
Chinese Language for just one week – hopefully kiwis can
get on board and learn a few simple phrases to get them
“The momentum for learning Chinese is growing in New Zealand but there is still a perception it’s hard. At the very least we should be able to say hello!”
Highlights of the week
· Take part in the ‘5 days, 5 phrases’ challenge and upload a video
· Listen out for broadcasters undertaking the 5 days 5 phrases challenge
· Watch out for the Chinese-themed quiz on Air New Zealand domestic flights
· Check out the NZCLW Facebook page and website for videos and online resources
· Join one of the regional activities taking place across New Zealand http://nzclw.com
The benefits of
Wellington project manager Andrew Revolta, originally from the UK, used his Mandarin language expertise to get a job at Weta Workshop. Revolta secured work as a translator on set in Qingdao for the film The Great Wall with Matt Damon. As a translator for the weapons department Revolta met the Weta Workshop team and he secured a job with them back in New Zealand. Revolta plays a key role for Weta liaising with clients in China including work on a major exhibition currently showing in Shanghai. Andrew says: ‘I think there will be more and more people who can speak English and Chinese – it’ll be more commonplace for people to be bilingual. I think the number of international projects and cross-cultural projects will increase.” [Andrew's You Tube interview]
Lyra Ashwood, 18,
a former pupil at Marsden College in Wellington, began
learning Mandarin when she was 10. She says: “There
wasn’t one specific profound reason in mind. It was just
very interesting, very fun, and at the time I had a lot of
Chinese friends and I was very keen to learn more about
them, their language and the culture.” Lyra says learning
Mandarin opened up a whole new perspective and a way of
looking at the world, plus opportunities to go overseas and
experience another lifestyle. She is currently in her first
year of university in China. [Lyra's You Tube interview].
Shane Bidois, a lawyer at MetService, Wellington, is learning Chinese language at Massey University and was selected for the Prime Minister’s scholarship to study Chinese at Peking University later this year and to meet with local companies for business experience. It was Shane's love of Chinese cinema that first got him into learning the language. [Shane's You Tube interview]. | <urn:uuid:fc431de4-d989-484f-8632-b54e18810903> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1710/S00278/kiwis-urged-to-give-chinese-a-go-for-chinese-language-week.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.942846 | 983 | 1.78125 | 2 |
St. Pius X in Wauwatosa
Top: Prayer intentions posted by parishioners at St. Pius’ “Wailing Wall.” Bottom: The parish’s statue of St. Pius.
When Milwaukee’s Archbishop Moses Kiley invited the Society of the Divine Savior (“Salvatorians”) to form a new parish to serve the growing town of Wauwatosa, few could have imagined the rich and varied history the parish would have or the life-changing outreach its parishioners would offer to other parts of the world.
Officially established on Aug. 15, 1952, St. Pius X was the first of three parishes to be formed from Milwaukee’s Mother of Good Counsel Church, which the Salvatorians had founded in 1925. The land and buildings of the Gridley Dairy were to be the home of the new parish.
Fr. Leander Schneider, S.D.S., was appointed to serve as the first pastor and the first Mass was celebrated in the old dairy barn. A new church was already under construction and the first Mass was offered there on Easter 1953. A 16-room grade school was opened later that year and was staffed by
Today, St. Pius X shares a number of programs, including sacramental preparation, religious education, youth ministry, and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) with two other Wauwatosa parishes: St. Bernard and Christ King. In 2011, St. Pius X School merged with St. Bernard School to form the new Wauwatosa Catholic, located on the campus of St. Bernard parish. The former St. Pius X School is used for parish events and for the benefit of area organizations.
Although the parish now shares many initiatives with its tri-parish partners, Salvatorian Fr. Paul Portland believes that St. Pius remains a special presence in Wauwatosa, largely because of its connection to a religious community. “The stamp of a religious community — whether it is Salvatorian, Franciscan, or another — doesn’t necessarily make a parish ‘different,’ but it helps determine where a parish places its emphasis. What charism does the parish community pick up from its leadership?”
Reflecting on what his own Salvatorian community has brought to St. Pius over the past 65 years, Fr. Portland said that he believes that the value of “universality” has shaped the community. “I think that’s picked up at St. Pius in trying to be an inclusive community that does not exclude people. Hospitality is another emphasis in our Salvatorian charism and the parish prides itself on being welcoming and hospitable.”
Looking to the parish’s history for an example, Fr. Portland recalled that St. Pius was a sanctuary site for refugee families from El Salvador and Guatemala in 1983, during the pastorate of Fr. Luke McArthur, S.D.S., with some being housed in the parish rectory. More recently, the parish has worked with Catholic Charities to sponsor a refugee family from Myanmar. St. Pius also takes great pride in its relationship with its sister parish, Santa Maria, in Nebaj, Guatemala.
One significant work for the parish is its “Living Waters Campaign,” which takes places during Lent and Easter. Sue Haertel, a long-time member of St. Pius and a Lay Salvatorian, sees the program as an important expression of the parish mission. “The ‘Living Waters Campaign’ began after I made my first visit to Tanzania in 2011. I was very much taken by seeing people take water to drink out of puddles,” Haertel said. “I met and learned about a program called ‘Safe Water for Life and Dignity’ which is a group of former seminarians whom Salvatorian Fr. Dan Pekarski inspired to work together to benefit others.” Moved by what she saw, Haertel invited the Wauwatosa parish to get involved.
Over the past five years, the parish has donated nearly 20 wells (at $5,000 each) and this year the community at St. Pius has raised enough money to donate four more.
“We are supporting a group of people in Africa who are doing this as their ministry,” Haertel said. “This is Africans serving Africans and this is a real chance to change lives. Not only does this help deal with disease like cholera and typhoid, it also helps women not have to walk for hours each day for water so that, maybe, they can go to school. It also helps provide safe water to irrigate crops which benefit the entire community, helping everyone thrive.”
This commitment to helping everyone thrive inspires Kathy Wellenstein, the parish’s director of Liturgy and Music, in her own service to the St. Pius community.
“We are a community that doesn’t just say ‘All are welcome.’ We truly mean it!” Examples of this include weekly opportunities for fellowship after the two Sunday Masses, as well as involvement in the Wauwatosa Food Pantry and weekly collections for Repairers of the Breach, a daytime shelter and resource center for Milwaukee’s homeless. “St. Pius is always striving for ways in which we can be even more inclusive. To that end, we have installed a hearing loop in the church which aids those who are hard-of-hearing.” The parish’s annual “Grass Mass,” held in the parish courtyard each September, is an important opportunity for homecoming and renewal for the community.
“Our Justice and Peace commission selects a different social issue every year to focus on and provides materials and programs to help educate the parish on that topic and how it impacts them personally, and its impact on the community and the world,” Wellenstein said. “This year, the focus was on the environment — the Care for our Common Home.” Other adult faith formation initiatives include Tuesday evening classes on various aspects of Catholic life and teaching and a gathering every Friday morning to reflect on the readings for the coming Sunday.
For Fr. Paul Portland, S.D.S., all of this helps capture the spirit of St. Pius X parish. “Sometimes visitors will say, ‘Why is there so much talking before Mass? Why aren’t people more respectful?’” Noting that most people only see other parish-community members at Mass, Fr. Portland reflected that “We come to Mass to build up the Body of the Christ. The Body of Christ is the Eucharist, but it’s also the community. So, our attitude is that we are building up the Body of Christ before, during, and after Mass. This is the culture of the parish and this is who we are.” | <urn:uuid:55e6ba2e-a345-4545-b46f-a4a51a2f19ee> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://catholicherald.org/local/building-body-christ/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.973634 | 1,479 | 2.234375 | 2 |
Agribats was a Heritage Lottery funded project, run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, that aimed to improve the conservation of bats on farmland.
Bat populations declined significantly in Britain during the 20th century due to a combination of factors including loss of roost and feeding sites. Bats’ roosts in Britain are protected under legislation, but foraging sites are unprotected, making them susceptible to land use changes. As over 25% of land in Britain is arable farmland, it is important that we understand how we can reduce the impacts of agriculture on bat feeding sites.
In 2017, we worked with landowners across Hampshire and Dorset, to carry out fieldwork to better understand which arable habitats are attractive to bats and to promote these habitats to farmers to aid bat conservation. | <urn:uuid:e3694920-2dec-4b14-b78c-9569d3d45ebf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.agribats.com/what-is-agribats/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.95271 | 161 | 3.140625 | 3 |
For this week’s challenge, share a photo with letters — no matter the alphabet. You can capture a neon sign, a sentence scribbled in an old phone booth, a random letter that’s seemingly out of place, or anything else. As you look through your lens, think about how your image might convey something bigger: a snapshot of how we communicate with one another, even if we don’t speak the same language.
And here’s my take:
After much thought, I decided to share 5 photos with letters which form the words describing my life right now. The first photo shows a gift from my son, happily bestowed one Mother’s Day many years ago. I love tea. I drink at least 2 to 3 cups every day and I love this mug because I definitely believe the flowery letters that tell the world I am his #1 Mom 🙂
PS: I use the mug when I’m having tea in the office – much more exposure and opportunity for conversation – lol.
The second photo shows a sign in our neighbourhood. Cars tend to speed through and the humps slow them down enough to ensure the safety of pedestrians. But this is also a sign I wish I had in my life, for those times when a few letters conveying words of warning/caution of an impending situation would have been great … just saying …
That being said, it follows that I would share this ‘road hump’ with you. These two photos of fun magnets gifted to me by two very good friends need little explanation; the letters spell the message out for all to see: I’m young but not too young for ‘flashing hotness’! And so, even though I’m flashing (and flashing and flashing), as far as I’m concerned I am and will always be One super HOT Chick – the magnets tell me so!
Last but not least, the most important photo: of 3 beautiful greeting cards lovingly created by some beautiful women (all suffering from various degrees of Alzheimer’s or Dementia) and specially made for their families this past Valentine’s Day. The material used is nothing out of the ordinary; just some inexpensive card, glitter, tissue paper and a few drops of glue to keep everything together. But those 4 little letters, the L-O-V-E put one after the other say it all … because without them we wouldn’t have L-I-F-E.
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You can use dot stickers or any stickers, dot stampers. Get your child to peal the stickers off the sheet and stick them on the letter, encouraging them to follow the way the letter is formed (written).
Write their name in the boxes below, and write the letters on the dot stickers. Children are encouraged to match the letters of the name from left to right.
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Former President Donald Trump raised fears of a world war spurred by President Biden’s foreign policy in biting remarks Saturday at a campaign-style rally in Texas.
The former president piled on the criticism as the Biden administration prepares to deploy troops to Eastern Europe and NATO countries as tensions escalate over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“China is threatening Taiwan,” Mr. Trump said. “Iran is on the cusp of a nuclear bomb. Russia may take over from Ukraine.”
“Joe Biden’s weakness and incompetence is creating a very real risk of World War III,” the former president said. “Look at what’s going on.”
For weeks, Mr. Biden has mobilized his administration and rallied allies in a bid to cool tensions spurred by Russia’s buildup of more than 100,000 troops on its border with Ukraine.
Mr. Biden has emphasized diplomacy in dealing with the crisis and has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will face severe sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine.
But with negotiations stalling, the U.S. government has fed fears that war may be inevitable. The State Department has ordered family members of U.S. Embassy staff in Kyiv to leave Ukraine and authorized the departure of some U.S. government employees. The Pentagon has placed 8,500 troops on standby for deployment to Eastern Europe in the event of a conflict.
Mr. Trump said the U.S. should focus on pressing issues at home before meddling in crises abroad, echoing his “America First” policy from his term in office.
“Washington is obsessing over how to protect Ukraine’s border. But the most important border in the world right now for us is not Ukraine’s border,” he said. “It’s America’s border and we do nothing about it.”
“The first duty of the American president is to defend the American border,” Mr. Trump said. “Before our leaders talk about invasions of other countries, they need to stop the invasion of this country.”
Mr. Trump also drew parallels to the two decades of U.S. involvement in the Middle East.
“[Americans] are sick of politicians who … squander our strength and spill our blood all over the world,” he said. “In many cases for absolutely no reason by countries and for countries that don’t even want us there, and certainly don’t respect us.”
The non-interventionist stance has become more widely adopted by Trump-aligned conservatives in Congress.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, North Carolina Republican, conveyed the same sentiment in his remarks at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix last month.
“Instead of being the police force of the world, some people who want to say, ‘Oh my goodness, well you know what, there’s this terrible border crisis going on in Ukraine and Russia, Vladimir Putin, blah blah,’” Mr. Cawthorn said. “I don’t care. I really don’t.”
More hawkish Republicans in Congress have accused Mr. Biden of dithering in the face of Russian provocation and call on the administration to project U.S. power through tough diplomacy and firm economic sanctions as a means of avoiding a military clash, harkening to President Reagan’s “peace through strength” doctrine.
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Whalers' Island is a planned community in Foster City, California. Approximately three quarters of the 206 homes are located on the waterfront of the Foster City lagoon system. Whalers' Island is located in neighborhood six of Foster City near Farragut park. All homes are single-family dwellings and the neighborhood is zoned R1/PD.
Whalers' Island was built in 1976 and 1977 in two sections called the Landing and the Island with six distinctive three and four bedroom floor plans. The architecture style is based on a New England Salt Box design that you might find in a New England fishing village. The AIA awarded Whalers' Island a Sunset Magazine Western Home honor award in 1977 for this unique architecture.
Whalers' Island is a California common interest development governed by the Whalers' Island Homeowners Association. Whalers' Island common area amenities include two swimming pool areas, three lighted tennis courts and a picnic/BBQ area. Waterfront residents have recreational access to the Foster City lagoon system from their rear yards and many residents keep their boats tied to the lagoon bulkhead. | <urn:uuid:807ed500-9d59-42c2-8bc8-71fc90042e9b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.whalersislandhoa.com/info.php?pnum=9 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.963529 | 232 | 1.5 | 2 |
A blood pressure monitor is a medical tool used to measure blood pressure and detect possible pathologies related to abnormal values. This monitoring can be done by health professionals, but also by individuals in the context of self-measurement of blood pressure.
The device is composed of a cuff connected to a box that displays the results after measurement. The cuff is equipped with sensors that collect data to determine the pressure value.
Often placed on the arm, the cuff inflates automatically, compressing the patient's artery. The gradual deflation of the cuff then provides the data needed to calculate the blood pressure value by algorithm and display the results on the screen.
Wrist blood pressure monitor :
Practical and small, the wrist blood pressure monitor works in a similar way to the upper arm blood pressure monitor. Since it is placed on the wrist, the measurement may be less accurate than the arm measurement.
However, it is generally more compact and smaller, making it easier to carry.
Upper arm blood pressure monitor :
The upper arm electronic blood pressure monitor is more cumbersome and may require the assistance of another person to apply the cuff. This model is placed at the same height as the heart and gives a very accurate blood pressure reading. The electronic upper arm blood pressure monitor is the most recommended by medical professionals.
The right size of the cuff and the right positioning of the cuff will give an accurate blood pressure reading. Both upper arm and wrist monitors can also measure heart rate.
How to use an electronic blood pressure monitor ?
The use of a blood pressure monitor depends on the model chosen :
- For the upper arm monitor : the patient should be resting for 5 to 10 minutes in a comfortable position, while placing the arm on a table. The palm of the hand should be turned towards the ceiling. The cuff should be placed on the biceps. Finally, you just have to switch on the device and wait for the end of the measurement, which is usually notified by an audible alert.
- For the wrist monitor : for this type of monitor, it must be placed on the wrist. It is important to ensure that the wrist is relaxed, keeping the hand open in a natural position. After switching on the device, the patient should not move until the end of the measurement to obtain a reliable result.
Our range of electronic blood pressure monitors :Depending on the model, our blood pressure monitors have various functions: detection of atrial fibrillation, indicator of correct cuff positioning, battery charging indicator, date and time indication, automatic adjustment of inflation pressure, alarm for detection of irregular pulsations, etc.
In addition, the devices are equipped with LCD screens for a clear and accurate display. Some blood pressure monitors have different cuff sizes for use by individuals according to their morphology. Depending on the model, our blood pressure monitors come with a cuff, storage pouch, batteries and user manual.
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Whenever Michelle Bachelet actions down as Chile’s president on March 11, she’ll bring to an in depth not only her own management but additionally a period of feminine leadership in Latin America.
Between 2006 and 2018, four ladies offered as presidents in your community. Both completed two terms on the political left, Bachelet and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez. Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff, associated with the Workers that is progressive, was impeached per year into her 2nd management. And, regarding the center-right, Laura Chinchilla governed Costa Rica from 2011 to 2014.
For sex scientists like ourselves, this really is a uncommon opportunity to assess how a president’s gender influences policy in Latin American countries. Worldwide studies have verified that having feamales in the best echelons of power contributes to greater governmental engagement among females and girls. We desired to know very well what Latin America’s four “presidentas” had done to market sex equality whilst in energy.
Here’s everything we discovered.
Reproductive liberties maybe perhaps maybe not assured
Prior studies had currently shown that Latin America’s presidentas nominated more cabinet that is female, paving the way in which for generations to come of feminine leaders.
And centered on general public viewpoint study information, we knew that in Latin countries that are american feminine minds of state, ladies had been somewhat more prone to be involved in neighborhood politics compared to nations run by males. Latin Us americans who’ve a girl for president will also be notably less likely than many other participants to state they believe males make smarter governmental leaders than females.
But our brand brand new research disproves the idea that is admittedly tempting simply placing a female in power improves gender equality. Other facets, including celebration politics as well as the existence of strong social movements, come out to ply more impact for a president’s policies.
Simply Take abortion, as an example, that is mostly outlawed in greatly Catholic Latin America. Even yet in the few nations, like Costa Rica, that allow ladies to end pregnancies caused by rape, the process continues to be very difficult to get. Completely 97 per cent of Latin women that are american get safe, appropriate abortions, ultimately causing high rates of maternal mortality.
But tries to ease Latin American abortion laws and regulations have historically provoked a deep backlash that is conservative. In Brazil, Rousseff declared her help for abortion liberalization from the campaign trail this year, but had to backpedal as a result of media that are intense. As soon as in workplace, Rousseff stayed quiet on reproductive liberties.
Bachelet also shied from the problem during her very first term. The Catholic opposition ended up being well organized and, during the time, Chile’s feminist motion had been fairly poor. Bachelet concentrated alternatively on use of emergency contraception.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet had been pressed to aid abortion liberties by a strong movement that is feminist. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
By the right time she ran for re-election in 2013, nevertheless, feminists had coalesced around abortion reform. They pushed Bachelet to incorporate reproductive liberties in her campaign and kept the pressure on once she was at workplace. In 2017 Chile made abortion legal in situations of rape, fetal danger or deformity up to a mother’s life.
In Argentina, meanwhile, Fernandez – also a leftist – really quashed activists’ efforts to enhance reproductive legal rights. Maybe unsurprisingly, so did the conservative Laura Chinchilla in Costa Rica.
Gender equality lags under populists
That’s because major social modification calls for more than simply a female president. The type of governmental celebration she leads issues a complet lot – more, in reality, than her sex.
The left-wing parties that are populist ruled Ecuador, Argentina and Venezuela throughout the duration we analyzed made no work to liberalize abortions. In reality, we discovered that populist leaders, inside their quest to impress to your public, earnestly shut down activists that are feminist ignored the needs of feminine constituents.
Fernandez didn’t simply uphold Argentina’s harsh abortion limitations – she actually take off money for the country’s universal contraception system, too. As opposed to give attention to women’s issues, her Justicialist Party expanded social welfare programs, including a hallmark cash-transfer system that subsidizes families with young kids.
Anti-poverty policies are typical for the populist Peronist movement that brought Fernandez and her spouse, previous president Nestor Kirchner, into energy. These initiatives may also be helpful females, being that they are poorer than guys, but that’s not the definitive goal.
Into the Latin American nations we learned, those where reproductive rights many enhanced during the early twenty-first century had been ruled in what governmental researchers call “institutionalized events. ” Such events generally speaking have a cogent ideology – though it can be kept, right or center – a base that is broad of and clear structures for giving an answer to constituent needs.
Whenever Bachelet finally loosened abortion limitations, it absolutely was in the helm of a coalition that is broad-based the brand new Majority. Likewise, Uruguay completely legalized abortion in 2012 beneath the presidency of Jose Mujica and his Broad Front alliance.
Men assist females, too
Legalizing abortion – one of this world’s many polarizing policy debates – may be asking a great deal. Therefore we additionally evaluated whether these four presidentas promoted gender equality in alternative methods.
We discovered they did notably better on childcare, which allows ladies to come back to your work market after becoming moms. Argentina’s Fernandez paid the subject small brain, but Bachelet, Rousseff and also Costa Rica’s center-rightist Chinchilla all expanded access to childcare throughout their tenures.
But so did the guys whom governed Uruguay through the period that is same. That supports the indisputable fact that celebration kind matters significantly more than the principle executive’s sex with regards to a country’s women’s rights.
As president, Uruguay’s Jose Mujica actually did more for women’s equality in the nation than Dilma Rousseff of Brazil. Carlos Pazos/Reuters
So when taking a look at http://www.brightbrides.net/review/elite-singles possibly the many improvement that is dramatic sex equality in Latin American in recent years – the lot of females in politics – we see why these modifications, too, had been led by male and female politicians alike.
Improvements started during the early 1990s. In the past, just about any Latin country that is american some type of sex quota, which calls for governmental events to nominate a specific portion of females for legislative workplace. In several cases, though, the very early laws and regulations had been instead poor. Events place ladies regarding the ballot in districts they might never n’t win or did get completely behind their promotions.
On the previous ten years, females politicians and feminists over the area have actually arranged to boost governmental involvement among females. Those initiatives became law in every country where women pushed stronger gender quotas through Congress.
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The report, titled Change and the American Diet, showed that the vast majority (94%) of US consumers are willing to eat more fruit and vegetables, with six in ten (62%) saying they are “very” willing – however the issue appears to be a lack of information about the environmental impacts of their food choices.
- 70% of the individuals surveyed rarely or never discuss this issue, with almost two-thirds reporting that they have never been asked to eat more plant-based foods, and more than half rarely or never hear about the topic in the media.
- Significantly, even though the majority believe that the production of meat contributes at least “a little”to global warming, Americans do not comprehend the connection between food and global warming. Over half of the respondents said they think the production of beef, pork, dairy, and/or poultry contribute to global warming at least “a little,”but only about one in four Americans (27%) think that beef contributes “a lot.”
- Only 17% of Americans think the production of dairy contributes “a lot”to global warming. More than four in ten Americans think that beef does not contribute to global warming at all (23%) or do not know (20%). Furthermore, 23% think that dairy products do not contribute to global warming at all and 23% do not know.
In addition to a lack of information, the perceived cost of vegan products hinders US consumers from trying more plant products. Half (49%) believe that a meal with a plant-based main course (fruit, vegetables, meat/dairy alternatives) is more expensive than a meat-based main course (beef, chicken, fish, etc.), while fewer think a plant-based main course is less expensive (14%). Over half (58%) said that plantbased foods are too expensive, but 63% would be willing to eat them in place of meat if the prices were lower than meat. | <urn:uuid:acb70de2-5fe2-4f0d-9726-dac3cdd4bdb5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vegconomist.com/studies-and-numbers/americans-are-not-making-the-connection-between-food-and-climate-change/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.967151 | 405 | 2.90625 | 3 |
The document was issued in the Italian commune of Montecchio *. It is indicated that since “our land has been spared by the grace of God from any signs of the plague **” the bearer of the certificate can go to the city of Reggio Emilia.
Centuries go by, technologies are changing, but you still don’t see anything new, everything has already happened once 🙂
* Montecchio (Italian Montecchio) is a commune in Italy, located in the Umbria region, in the province of Terni.
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Adjustable speed electrical power drive systems - Part 3: EMC requirements and specific test methods
Note: a redline version of this publication exists
IEC 61800-3:2017 RLV
IEC 61800-3:2017 specifies electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for power drive systems (PDSs, defined in 3.1). These are adjustable speed AC or DC motor drives. Requirements are stated for PDSs with converter input and/or output voltages (line-to-line voltage), up to 35 kV AC RMS.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2004 and Amendment 1:2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) clarification of requirements for the test report, particularly when a number of alternative test methods exist;
b) introduction of a more detailed test setup for radiated emission measurements, along with the introduction of a 3 m measurement distance for small size equipment;
c) general updates in the informative annexes.
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|TC/SC||TC 22/SC 22G - Adjustable speed electric power drive systems (PDS)rss|
|ICS||29.200 - Rectifiers. Converters. Stabilized power supply
33.100.01 - Electromagnetic compatibility in general
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Python is one of the most versatile languages that can be used to write programs across many disciplines.
Most of the time, these projects involve acquiring data and information from other websites.
For instance, when websites like Expedia find the best hotel and flight deals for you across hundreds of websites and other platforms, they are relying on application programming interfaces, which are also known as APIs.
APIs are important, and every software developer should know how to work with them. This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about working with APIs in Python.
Table of Contents
You can skip to a specific section of this Python API tutorial using the table of contents below:
Technically, in simple terms, an application programming interface can be identified as a way of integrating one software component with another via the means of a network. In other words, APIs can be used to harness the power of different services from different companies or organizations. There are various rules and specifications that these APIs are built on and it depends on how the API developer has decided to define these interactions with external parties.
When we are integrating an external API into our code, we really do not have to know what happens inside the external software component. Therefore, we can also call these application programming interfaces an abstract layer. It simply means that the complex functionalities inside the code have been hidden from the external world only providing just the right rules, specifications, and the tools to interact with it.
APIs have also been around for a really long time and back in the day, they were only used in the local machine. However, with the internet being ubiquitous, more public APIs have become accessible via HTTP by everyone for tasks such as acquiring weather data, currency exchange rates, breaking news, etc. It should also be noted that being public does not necessarily mean they are free. There are public APIs that require payment of a subscription.
What are REST APIs?
REST is a very common term that we hear when it comes to APIs. At the most fundamental level, REST can be identified as a specified set of rules or conventions to structure an application programming interface that can be accessible via HTTP. In HTTP, there are methods such as GET, POST to interact with a remote source. In REST, we can have these same methods to interact with a supported API. These are called REST APIs. The best thing about REST APIs is that the resource can virtually be anything.
We will not look at some of these methods, which we can also call requests, that will be used most commonly when we are interacting with a REST API.
Type of Requests
Request methods are case-sensitive, and should always be noted in upper case. There are various HTTP request methods, but each one is assigned a specific purpose. HTTP requests work as the intermediary transportation method between a client/application and a server. The client submits an HTTP request to the server, and after internalizing the message, the server sends back a response. The response contains status information about the request.
In HTTP, there are many types of requests. They are also actions that are to be carried out involving remote resources which are specified via a given URL. These requests, generally are case-specific and work as a transportation medium between a server and a client. Simply, when a client sends a request, the server receives it and responds appropriately by sending back a response. When it comes to REST, in four of these requests. Let’s go through them now.
GET requests are associated with requesting and retrieving data and information from a remote API. This is the most common type of request.
POST requests are another common type of requests. They are generally used to send data over to the remote server to make new entries or even update existing resources. POST requests can be used to send resources such as information, JSON files, other types of items to the database or the inventory.
PUT type of requests can be used to change or modify data in a remote database.
As the name suggests, this request can be used to delete existing data in a database which is specified as a URL.
Now that we are fairly familiar with the type of request that is most commonly used, let’s go ahead with some coding.
Python Request Library
When we are taking the advantage of an API, we need to meet few of the requirements. For instance, first, we need to establish a communication link with the public API. Then sometimes, depending on their set of rules, we may or may not need to have authentication such as a secret key. Let’s take a look at an example of a simple request we can send. For this, we will be using the ‘Request’ library.
If we look at the above code, we are importing the request library. Then, we are using the request.get() method to make a request to python.org. Then we are printing the response. Using this response, we can see what headers we have received as well as the body which has the content. As for this request, we are retrieving the response as 200 which is the HTTP status code for ‘OK’ which declares that the request has succeeded.
Before we proceed further, let’s have an idea about the status codes.
1. 200 – OK
2. 204 – No Content
3. 301 – Moved Permanently
4. 400 – Bad Request
5. 401 – Unauthorized
6. 403 – Forbidden
7. 404 – Not Found
8. 500 – Internal Server Error
As we already know, the response that we receive contains several parameters that are important to the request. For instance, we can call these parameters as follows.
As the name suggests, we can imagine that we are using it to retrieve the current date.
Both of these can be identified as specific locations or URLs that correspond to certain functionalities and features. We can call them APIs which are originating from the same server. Therefore, we can call them endpoints as a general term.
Now that we know what endpoints are, let’s move on.
Accessing Public APIs
As we already know, public APIs are services that are open and can be accessed freely or by subscribing to their service.
Let’s go ahead and have our first experience with accessing a public API using the requests library. For that, we will choose the popular Open Notify API service. Using the provided APIs, we can retrieve information about the real-time location of ISS over the earth in terms of latitude and longitude. It is a great API for beginners as it has a very straightforward design. It does not require any authentication and it does not support any inputs to be given from the client side. Therefore, it is a great starting point for APIs.
However, before we do that, let’s check the status code we receive using this API.
If we look at the code, we are importing the json library in addition to the requests library we imported earlier. In most cases, we are receiving the responses as jsons when we are retrieving data from APIs. Therefore, we are using the json library to parse the responses that we receive.
We can separate the latitude and longitude from the response as follows.
We also know that there might be instances where the server might be experiencing downtime. Therefore, we need to be able to address any such potential occurrence. Let’s have a status check before we print the response and rewrite the code.
If we look at the code, we are first sending the request, then we are taking it through a status check to see if we have retrieved the HTTP OK response. It should also be noted that we are using the same lines but including the code snippets from the point we are starting to parse the response.
Luckily, there is another endpoint that is available in the same server that we can try. It is ‘How Many People Are In Space Right Now’. If the data is available, it also returns the name of the spacecraft as well as of the astronauts.
Fortunately for us, it responded with the above letting us know that there are three people in space and that all of them are occupants of the International Space Station. We did cross check it with a few sources as well as https://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/ and turns out, the response we retrieved is in fact correct.
JSON and Python
Since all the responses we received so far contained json, we will learn a bit about the json library from Python.
json.dumps() function can be used to convert a json object to a string. The other function json.loads() can be used to take a json string and convert it to a Python object.
We have earlier used json.loads() function to convert the json string to a Python object and access it using indices. Therefore, we will only look at how we can use json.dumps to format a response we receive.
There is it. We have touched the fundamentals of how to deal with json objects in Python.
In today’s tutorial, we have learned about what APIs are, what REST APIs are, types of requests, different types of status codes, what JSON objects are, and how we can deal with them in Python. These are the fundamentals that are essential in handling more complex APIs using Python. Feel free to go ahead and try out different APIs that provide functionalities to perform various tasks including calculations and data processing in addition to just retrieving data.The Ultimate Guide to Working with APIs in Python | <urn:uuid:625b38e1-ef09-4c8b-9e83-ae9e2cae8309> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.nickmccullum.com/ultimate-guide-python-apis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.935834 | 2,091 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Our first full day in the Galapagos started early in the morning. With the first rays of sun and a light blizzard to refresh us, we boarded Zodiacs headed towards Bartolomé Island. Just before landing on the small dock, a group of sea lions swam close to us. In the air, blue-footed boobies began their daily routine, diving into the calm waters in search of food.
We began to walk along the wooden steps, heading toward the top of the island. We observed the impressive and completely sterile volcanic landscape. Solidified lava flows everywhere, lava tubes and parasitic cones with very irregular formations showed us the geological past of the archipelago. From the top, the landscape was simply spectacular. Many of the central islands were visible, such as Santa Cruz, Santiago, Rábida and Chinese Hat. To the west, Pinnacle Rock delighted our guests. This rock formation, which is the remnant of a volcanic caldera eroded by seawater, is probably the most popular and most photographed formation in the Galapagos.
After breakfast, we returned to the island, but this time to the golden beach that separates Pinnacle Rock from the southern part of the island. There we enjoyed our first snorkeling, discovering an incredible underwater world with abundant tropical fish, such as sergeant majors, salemas, stingrays and king angelfish. We even spotted sea turtles and whitetip sharks. But it was a Galapagos penguin swimming near the beach to catch fish that probably delighted our guests the most. On the rocks, we spotted two other penguins drying their feathers as they took advantage of the sunny morning.
After returning on board, National Geographic Islander lifted anchor to start sailing south towards Santa Cruz Island. At 3:15 p.m., we landed at Cerro Dragon with the mission of finding the land iguana, endemic to the Galapagos. Inland, we found the first surprise. In the lagoon behind the coralline beach, we found an American flamingo feeding on small crustaceans. We got close enough to appreciate its beautiful plumage and its legs, blackened with mud. Not far from the flamingo, we spotted a couple of lava gulls, some black-necked stilts, whimbrels and sanderlings.
After passing near the palo santo forest, we came across a couple of land iguanas. A female raised her head vertically, courting a male sneaking up on her by moving his head vertically. This ritual was repeated for a few minutes. Along the way, we came across many iguana burrows. In the trees, Galapagos flycatchers and yellow warblers fluttered through branches of the palo santo trees. Just before sunset, we boarded our Zodiacs. From there, we had the opportunity to watch the sun gradually disappear below the horizon. In our hearts, we held onto the joy of a wonderful day full of unique creatures and spectacular landscapes. These memories will remain with us forever. | <urn:uuid:b5c27120-4963-44b2-bad1-6e09591c0db9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.expeditions.com/expedition-stories/daily-expedition-reports/bartolome-island-and-dragon-hill-IL-2022-02-05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.946168 | 628 | 2 | 2 |
Municipality of Lecce
The Municipality of Lecce (Lecce – Italy) has developed in the latest years significant projecting capacities and important competencies in the field of technological and organizing innovation. In the specific I&T field, the City of Lecce is regional and national referent for many projects. Among the many projects, the most important are Apulie e-Government e Iter-Net, finalised in supplying on-line services to citizens and companies, carrying out the communitarian directives regarding the realisation of the “I&T Society”(e-Europe). Within actions and interventions dedicated to the valorisation of monuments and old urban areas, it is to draw the attention to: • The role taken by the City of Lecce in putting into effect the measures Urban I, considered as best practice; • The achievement of independent funds availing of the National Special Law in support of the activities in protection and valorisation of the “Barocco Leccese”; • The ownership of the measure 5.1 POR Puglia (Structural Funds) finalised to the urban recovery; • The ownership of the Sectorial integrated Program (PIS) availing on POR Puglia (Structural Funds) for the cultural and artistic patrimony protection and recovery. | <urn:uuid:2d66c627-5d74-4821-8969-3120c928c80a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.agenziaeuromed.it/en/the-agency/founders-regular-members/founder-municipality-of-lecce/104 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.901803 | 288 | 1.867188 | 2 |
Chinese regulators announced Friday that they would start imposing heavy duties on Australian wines after finding preliminary evidence of dumping.
Starting Saturday, China will begin temporarily slapping duties from 107.1% to 212.1% on Australian wine imports, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
The move places yet another hurdle in front of Australian businesses as relations worsen between Canberra and Beijing.
an anti-subsidy investigation of some Australian wine imports in August, following a complaint from the China Wine Industry Association. Regulators at the time said that they would investigate 40 allegations of unfair government subsidies in the Australian wine sector.
The Commerce Ministry now says it has confirmed cases of dumping, “causing material damage” to the domestic wine industry in China.
The effects of the new measures could be devastating. China is by far the biggest importer of Australian wine, according to Wine Australia, a trade organization backed by
the country’s government.
In the most recent financial year, which ended this September, mainland China alone made up 39% of Australia’s total wine exports by value, the group said
But Australia has upset
China this year by calling for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Beijing later targeted Canberra over trade, namely by suspending some imports of beef and slapping heavy tariffs on barley.
In August, Australia effectively blocked
the sale of a dairy business to a Chinese company when an official said the acquisition “would be contrary to the national interest.” That business, Lion Dairy, is now being sold
to Australian firm Bega Cheese instead, in a deal worth 560 million Australian dollars ($413 million), the companies announced this week.
The latest news may be surprising to some, given that just last week Australia and China both signed onto a major trade deal
called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Some have suggested that the agreement could help the two countries rebuild ties.
China recently acknowledged the frayed relationship — but made clear where it thinks the finger should be pointed. Last week, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said
that Australia should shoulder the blame for the “sharp downturn” in relations between the two countries.
“The responsibility for causing this situation doesn’t lie with China at all,” spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a news briefing.
“[They] have subsequently taken a series of wrong moves related to China, which is at the root cause of China-Australia relations taking a sharp downturn and stuck in the current difficult situation.”
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CANOPIES Workshop: “AI and robotics in agri-food: the present and the future”, coordinated by Gizem Bozdemir from PAL Robotics and with the participation of CANOPIES partners, Andrea Gasparri -UNIROMA3 - and Alberto Sanfeliu - IRI/UPC -.
2nd Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects. May 23, 2022
Coordinators: Martina Lippi and Alessandro Marino from UNICLAM and Danica Kragic from KTH.
Full-day hybrid workshop (https://deformable-workshop.github.io/icra2022/). The updates about manipulating fragile objects, such as grapes developed in CANOPIES project were presented.
2° APPUNTAMENTO LE UNICITTÀ | CASSINO. May 16, 2022
Alessandro Marino, Prof. Antonelli and Dr Di Lillo, organized a dissemination event about robotics for the general public at the headquarters of the municipality of Cassino. The event was held on 16.05.2022 and in this occasion Canopies project and the main challenges related to human-robot-interaction and robotics in Precision Agriculture were disseminated. | <urn:uuid:e5610e8b-add5-4d3c-82b5-7697f2f0bd77> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://canopies.inf.uniroma3.it/news | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.896734 | 263 | 1.539063 | 2 |
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Minnesota Public Radio has a great photoessay/poll giving particular actual examples of the kind of issues faced by election judges when it comes to determining ballot results on hand recount.
Here's an example, called "The Arrow":
Who gets the vote? Franken, Coleman, or nobody/indeterminable?
Of course, in the real world, one's decision would be governed by this Minnesota state statute as a guide to determine voter intent. While it is helpful, it is, in many ways, not helpful enough.
Here's another, called "The Confusion":
MPR informs us:
The Coleman campaign kept this ballot from going into the 'Other' pile. They argued that while the voter filled in the bubble next to Dean Barkley, the voter had intended to vote for Coleman because of the small dot inside Coleman's bubble.
Hmmm. I don't know about that.
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For most people, a prime concern in life is keeping their family healthy and well. In the last few years there have been significant challenges on family life. The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it national lockdowns and restrictions on our movements, which made staying active and healthy challenging, as well as causing a degree of psychological distress for many of us. In some cases there was a reduction in physical activity during this period that was to the detriment of family health. It is fair to say that the last few years has been tough on all of us. Today, it is more important than ever to ensure that we have healthy habits and routines for all our family members. In this article some of the top tips for staying healthy will be discussed in detail.
Spend time outdoors
With summertime here, there is a greater desire to get outside into the (hopefully) warm weather and enjoy some fresh air and gentle exercise. On a pleasant weekend try to incorporate a family walk or trip to the park into your routine. Getting outdoors is wonderful way to spend time together as a family, see nature and enjoy a world away from screens and smartphones. Fresh air and sunlight tends to have a positive impact on your general wellbeing and mental health and can truly help to alleviate any stresses and strains that may have occurred during the working week. If you find that the family has no major commitments one weekend, why not plan a family camping trip into the great outdoors? You may find that there are several camp sites nearby that are only a short drive away. Many camp sites are situated in sites of natural beauty with quick access to areas of the countryside for longer walks together.
Ensure you get regular dental check-ups
A vital part of family health is oral health and hygiene. In our busy lives it can be easy to forget about routine dental check-ups, but these are of paramount importance for our wellbeing. Healthy teeth are a prime indicator of our overall health and dentists can ensure that as we grow older our teeth remain in the best possible condition. Today, having an excellent dentist such as those found in an Asheville dentist should be a prime concern for any family. For growing children, setting a routine of regular monitoring of oral health can be a perfect way to prevent tooth decay, to check for any problems in the gumlines and mouth itself and ensure that adult teeth eventually come through in perfect condition.
Enjoy a balanced diet
After busy days it can be easy to opt for a quick snack at dinnertime or pop a ready meal into the microwave simply for speed and convenience. However, eating freshly cooked meals that give you and your family a balanced diet is key to getting the nutrients, minerals and vitamins that everybody needs. Freshly prepared meals are far better for families and tend to contain less salt and sugar which helps to maintain a healthy bodyweight. Cooking together as a family can also be great fun and can teach your kids valuable life skills for their future. | <urn:uuid:8522f166-028e-42ed-ad52-76c1361b8687> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mamasbabycupcakes.com/2022/07/top-tips-for-keeping-your-family-healthy.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.973397 | 598 | 2 | 2 |
Recently Mary presented the 2014 and 2015 Peter Sharp Scholarships to Amanda Steel and Jordan Savage at an award ceremony held at the Australian National University (ANU).
The scholarship program is named after Dr Peter Sharp AM, who made a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of the community, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the local region; and serves to support medical students enrolled in the Indigenous health stream throughout their studies.
“The program aims to address regional Indigenous health issues by increasing enrolment rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students, and by providing a targeted support program for students who are studying Indigenous Health at ANU Medical School.
“As a person who worked as a remote area nurse in Aboriginal communities for 12 years, I am pleased to have presented the 2014 and 2015 Peter Sharp Scholarship awards to Amanda and Jordan.” Mary said.
“Amanda is a Wiradjuri woman with family originating from and residing in Cowra. She completed her undergraduate degree in Science at ANU and is heavily involved with the Indigenous community at ANU.
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Narrative EssayWrite a 400-500-word narrative essay about a personal experience with reading or writing. This should be an experience that had an impact on you in some way, whether positive or negative. The essay should be divided into at least 5 paragraphs and should be written in standard essay form with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. It should also have a clear and strong thesis statement in the introduction. Picking a TopicYour topic should be something that you have personally experienced related to reading or writing. It might be about a school assignment. It might be about a story or poem that you wrote. It might be about encouragement that you received as a reader or as a writer. It might be about a character or event in a story that changed the way you saw a particular issue or that inspired you to want to be a better person. The experience you choose might be either positive or negative. If you were discouraged by a school assignment and developed negative feelings about reading and writing as a result, you could write about that. On the other hand, if someone shared a book with you that got you excited about a subject or about reading, you could write about that.The experience you choose might also be either formal or informal. A formal experience would be one that took place in a structured environment like school. An informal experience might be one that took place socially. For example, if you have had only mediocre experiences with writing for school, but you have had good experiences with writing for social media or communicating with friends via text messaging, you could write about how one of these experiences has shaped you and the way you see the world around you. Have you ever written fan fiction?Have you ever written love letters?Have you ever written song lyrics?Have you ever kept a journal for your private thoughts and feelings?Have you ever received letters from grandparents or other people who are special to you?Have you ever composed Facebook messages that made you feel like you had a voice on a particular issue?Have you ever learned a new skill through careful reading of highly technical instructions?Have you ever read a book that made you want to make a difference in the world?Have you ever read a book that made you want to be the main character?Have you ever read a book that taught you a moral lesson?Have you ever shared written recipes with family and friends?Have you ever had a particular experience that taught you the power of words?Do you have strong memories of someone reading to you when you were a child?Did you grow up reading comics?
Did you grow up reading jokes or the stories from the Reader’s Digests at your grandparents’ house?Is there a magazine that you love? Any of the above might lead you to a topic for this assignment, or you might think of something that is not on the list. This is your literacy narrative. Make it about something that is meaningful to you. Choosing a ThesisYour thesis statement should express your main idea and should appear in your introduction. In college writing, the thesis is often expected to be the last sentence of the first paragraph. Basically, your thesis should tell people what your point is. What is the main lesson or the main idea to be gained from reading your essay?It should be worded as a statement (not a question), and it should be expressed in one sentence. For this assignment, try using one of the following prompts to craft a thesis statement:Reading _____________ taught me _______________.Writing _____________ empowered me to _______________.Having my writing critiqued as ___________ pushed me to _____________.Sharing the experience of reading _________________ with _____________ made me appreciate ______________________.These are just examples. You might think of something else, or you might write about a topic that requires a different approach. Just be sure to express a point that encapsulates an overall idea to be found in your story.Notice that these prompts all refer to “me.” Because this is a personal narrative, you will write about yourself, and your thesis will refer to you. Remember that it is also important to establish what your story has to do with other people. It is okay in a personal essay to say “me” in the thesis, but make sure that you don’t leave your readers thinking that your story is so much about you that it cannot pertain to them. Reach out to the readers in your introduction to be sure they understand why and how they might also gain from your experience. Organizing the EssayParagraph 1: Start by setting the scene. Hook the audience’s attention with something that makes what you have to say sound interesting and important. Give some detail that helps to establish your overall topic and your overall purpose. Sum up the lesson learned or the main point in one sentence that falls at the end of the first paragraph.Paragraphs 2-4: Tell the story of your own literacy experience. Be sure to use descriptive detail. Tell it as a story. Write in chronological order, and be sure to make use of narrative elements such as scenes, settings, characterization, tone, voice, and point-of-view. Draw the reader into your own experience,
and make it come to life on the page. Once you’ve developed your narrative, you can make some non-narrative commentary to explain your opinions, but don’t forget that this is a narrative assignment, so the story-telling should be the most prominent aspect of your writing. Paragraph 5: Restate the main point in new words, and explain a little more about why it matters to you. Talk about the ultimate impact that it has had on your life. Make sure you also clarify what others might gain from your story. Checklist for Key Requirements400-500 wordsFive paragraphsOrganized in essay formAn original titleA strong thesisNarrative writing with vivid descriptive detailPersonal experienceA topic related to reading or writingNo grammatical errorsUse of first person and third person okay; avoid second personStrong verbsCollege level vocabulary (without using ridiculously strange words)
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“That which causes us trials shall yield us triumph: and that which make our hearts ache shall fill us with gladness. The only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve: which could not happen unless we had commenced with error, ignorance, and imperfection. We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.”
– Albert Pike
Throughout the difficult moments in your life, be grateful for these opportunities to grow as a human being — to become stronger, wiser, and more compassionate. In other words, don’t be afraid of taking a chance on your happiness. At the same time if something bad happens to you don’t lose hope. Don’t be afraid that this is all there is. Achievement and failure, joy and
sorrow are all life lessons that you must learn in order to become all you are meant to be. Embrace life in its entirety and you will be rewarded with a full life and a tranquil spirit.
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After yesterday’s visit with Pastor Reed Brown, I have to say that I am totally open to the lessons of the universe. More on this a bit later. | <urn:uuid:7adc1642-3afe-41b5-9b29-c6c10d4f78a0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://snarkypants.com/2002/12/13/joy-and-painsunshine-and-rain/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.957327 | 263 | 1.664063 | 2 |
Håkon Lønøy was ten years old when he arrived in Scotland. His father, Jens Lønøy was skipper of the M/S Lygrefjord (H 31 F) and transported one of the largest of the Shetland Bus escapes on the boat.
They left Fjell on 26th August 1941 with no fewer than 34 people on board (including four women and two children). They arrived in Lerwick on 28th August.
On board were skipper and owner Jens Lønøy, his wife Borghild and sons Sverre (born 1928) and Håkon (born 1931). The others were Frithjof Apelthun, Oscar Bildøy, Nils Blommenfjeld, Gudrun Dalen, Aksel Davanger, Jakob Karlsen Fjeld, Karl Fjeld, Leif Fjeld, Reidar Fjeld, Sverre Nilsen Fjeld, Ivar Johannes Grindheim, Adolf Helleseth, Peder Andersen Kobbeltvedt, Olav Leirvik, Agnes Lokøen, the owner's brother, Halvard Lønøy (also later involved in rescues on board M/B Sjøglimt), Karl Lønøy, Thomas Jacobsen Lønøy, Mathias Mjåtveit, Gunhild Møvig, Kjell Stub Møvik, Lars Møvig, Frithjof Ivar Rogde, Gunnar Gams Steine, Anton Strømme, Ingvald Strømme, Oskar Strømme, Nils Thorsen, Nils Ulveseth, Odd Normann Ulveseth. Some of these people later made their way to Buckie.
Jens and Borghild together with their children settled in Peterhythe, and attended Portessie School. Later, Sverre and Håkon spent time at Drumtochty Castle in Kincardineshire which had served as a boarding school for the children of Norwegian refugees. Whilst at Drumtochty, he was, like all Norwegian children in Scotland, he taken to the Post Office where he was issued with a PO Savings Book (below) with four shillings in the account. Charlotte McIntosh, the daughter of another neighbour in Portessie, remembers Mrs Lønøy knitting her a beautiful black and white jersey.
At the end of the war the family returned to Norway. Before they departed, Fru Lønøy left the Håkon's PO Savings Book with her neighbour, Mrs Aitken. It is today in the possession of Joe Aitken, her son.
Jens Lønøy received the Royal Medal of Honour after the War. In the early 1990s, Charlotte McIntosh, their childhood neighbour from Portessie was on a cruise in Norway and met a man by the name of Einar Johannesen, from Bergen, and told him of the Norwegians in Buckie and particularly about Sverre and Håkon Lønøy.
Einar managed to track Håkon down and, in 1992, Charlotte and he met in Norway, for the first time in nearly fifty years.
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More than six million people die of cancer every year. Over the next two decades, the World Health Organization predicts global cancer rates will rise to 10 million deaths annually. What is the impact of the global political and economic processes of environmental change on cancer rates? Why, given the strong intuitive reasons to worry about the carcinogenic effects of global environmental change, is there so little research on this topic? What is the political role of science, corporations, nongovernmental organizations and international institutions on cancer research and cancer rates? What is the impact of global patterns of trade, financing, production and consumption on research and rates? This article charts the current social science literature on cancer and global environmental change with the hope of encouraging scholars of global environmental politics to pursue a new research agenda around questions like these. | <urn:uuid:4bc7c26c-6158-4f8c-b37f-4c9cbf452cb7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://direct.mit.edu/glep/article-abstract/5/3/6/14314/Cancer-and-Global-Environmental-Politics-Proposing?redirectedFrom=fulltext | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.914403 | 161 | 2.328125 | 2 |
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This past weekend I presented a workshop titled Working With Your Labels. At it's core, it was about creating, embracing, and nurturing one's sense of Identity. As important as that is to explore, in light of the current political and social climate, it seems more appropriate and relevant to write about the large-scale collective identities confronting us every day – some of which are intensely heartening, and some of which are deeply disturbing.
Identity, on both large and small scales, pulls the numerous and sometimes contradictory threads of experience, environment, belief, and personal character together into a cohesive sense of self. As an American citizen, I have always taken it as an article of faith that, woven proudly into the fabric of American Identity, is our nation's desire and ability (though flawed) to integrate diverse peoples into a cohesive population. The vehicle by which this has been accomplished is a precious reverence for the freedom to Be and Act as individual and equal pieces of the dazzling mosaic that is this country.
Over the last year and a half, I have witnessed what, in the darkest of moments, feels like the fracturing of our American Identity. I have witnessed large fragments of our population galvanize around polarized and seemingly skewed positions on Economy, National Security, Climate Change, Health Care, Civil Liberties, Women's Rights, Education, Immigration, and more. The political and social issues of our time are indeed worthy and demanding of strong opinions, discourse, and debate. I feel strongly about many of these issues and voted accordingly. Yet, in the midst of loud rallying cries (and tweets) for 'Making America Great Again', I find myself endeavoring to make sense of what feels like an angry, reckless and alarming attempt to reorder our mosaic to the extent that it is no longer easily recognizable to me as American.
Perhaps I, and many others, grossly underestimate the durability of the glue holding our mosaic together. Perhaps the noble principles of freedom and equality, along with a widespread practice of attempting to choose right over wrong will prove more resilient in the hearts of some of our politicians and citizenry than they appear to be at this moment. But, in the face of what appears to be the rapid diminution of these principles – no more strongly evident than in the actions and comportment of our highest elected official – I, along with many others, raise my voice in dismay. We are gravely concerned. None of us truly knows the tensile strength of our republic. We do not know our own breaking point. There is no measuring stick, save for hindsight after it is already broken. Make no mistake. Our greatness is being tested.
We have been gravely tested before, multiple times. Our American Identity has survived those trials thanks, in part, to the sagacity of the authors of our Constitution and thanks, also, to its conscientious custodians from all walks of life. Our nation's past is undeniably checkered, but perhaps Winston Churchill said it best:
"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried
We, the present-day custodians of this republic, are being tested in unprecedented ways. Wise men and women who have lived through previous times of unrest, fear that, for the first time in our history, we may possibly break before we come around to doing the right thing. As the custodians of our great American Ideals, we are stubbornly, contentiously divided. We are crippled in our capacity to protect these ideals as a result. It becomes all the more alarming when, in the face of egregious, illegal, and unconstitutional Executive overreach, so many of our elected officials – the people to whom we've entrusted our Voice – remain silent.
Yet my heart swells to see the spontaneous and repeated outpouring of resistance by so many - most recently, the unwillingness to stand idly by as safe, productive, decent, legal and long-term residents of the US are turned away at their very own doorstep. I am heartened by the Federal Judges and lawyers who, by perfectly legal means, curtailed some of the injustice being doled out by the Presidential Pen. I am deeply moved to recall the unparalleled harmonious demonstrations at the Women's March on Washington (and the solidarity of all the sister marches across the globe) as protesters swarmed the streets surrounding the official residence of our unashamed and unapologetic Objectifier in Chief. I am grateful for the numerous voices in political power beyond the halls of Congress who are speaking out when the line of reason has been clearly crossed.
Fortified as I am by these acts of decency, I believe we must remain vigilant in these uncertain times. It is with loyalty to and belief in the American Identity I so love that I will strive to speak and act with integrity, wisdom, and courage. I entreat you to join me in choosing your words and actions wisely, not merely reactively or dismissively. We must work deliberately and persistently as exemplary advocates for the highest American ideals of freedom, justice, equality, democratic rule of law, fair representation, and innocence until proven guilty. We must exhort our elected officials on both sides of the aisle to rise to the challenge of these difficult times, just as we hold ourselves to that same expectation. We must act in a way that future generations will not praise our economic brilliance while making an example of our moral implosion. Let us restore ourselves to the greatness that made the United States a beacon of hope for millions of people around the world. This American mosaic we have so painstakingly crafted together, for which so many have sacrificed life and limb, is too precious to risk losing.
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2017! As I write this, I welcome the familiar mix of excitement and relief at the notion of being able to start again with a clean slate – of being able to put the past behind me and look to a future "fresh, with no mistakes in it". (Wink to all the L.M. Montgomery fans out there!)
With so many of us making obligatory New Year's Resolutions, I know I am not alone in connecting to the special energy of that clean slate feeling. I also know that it doesn't take long for the slate to suffer it's first handful of scuffs and dings, marring our resolve to hold on to that "make a change for the better" mentality!
It is easy to get derailed, distracted, and discouraged. Getting off track is so common that we make bets about who in our circle of family and friends will either fall first or hold out the longest (where one month is setting the bar high)!
But our intentions are so good! When was the last time you heard someone make a resolution with the desire to make his or her life worse? We make resolutions from a place deep within that knows what changes need to happen in order to feel more secure, happy, or fulfilled. This is noble! How dare we give up on this so easily?!
With that in mind, my goal for this post is to help you meet those resolutions so that on New Year's Eve 2017, you're celebrating not just the arrival of a new blank slate, but the incredible, successful story you've written all over the old slate – scuffs, dings and all!
Building A Framework for Success - 5 Ways to Help Yourself
Hi! I'm Jennifer
I’m a professional life coach and business owner in the Washington, DC area living my dream of helping purpose-driven people experience deeper fulfillment and personal transformation. I'm also an active professional violinist who thrives on connecting with people of all ages and backgrounds through the power and beauty of music. | <urn:uuid:a42dd197-50bf-4e7f-a1b3-a898ec86b7a7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.lifescapevisionary.com/blog/archives/01-2017 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.961203 | 1,580 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Planting pineapples with the help of one of our egg-laying hens
Imagine a summer program in the Hawaiian jungle with a cozy group of young Jewish girls for a once in a lifetime experience!
Geared for teenaged girls between the ages of 12-14, MKF (Maui Kosher Farm) Summer Adventure is an extreme 3 week program on our farm and exploring Maui.
This is not your typical tourist trip to Maui. Your girls will eat, sleep and breathe like a local and get a "backstage pass" to the island.
Registration for summer 2021 opens in January.
Home on the Farm
This years MKF Summer Adventure will find our girls sleeping in tents, bathing in outdoor showers and spending much of their time on our farm in the lush West Maui Mountains.
We will learn how to milk goats, feed goats, sheep, chickens, ducks & quails, build fires, plant pineapples, chop coconuts, harvest macadamia nuts, make banana chips, sprout seeds and chop down banana plants.
Daily chores will be given out and girls will be responsible for their tasks of the day.
Arts and Creativity
Maui is known as one of the art capitals of the US.
Jewish and Hawaiian alike, a handful of these artists will teach our girls the art of Japanese print making and scarf dying, lei necklace creating, hula dancing, professional photography skills and more.
Cooking and baking lessons abound for the girls inclined towards the culinary arts.
Exploring the Island
Trips take us to these spectacular sites:
Climbing Haleakala's 10,000 foot crater
Swimming in waterfalls
Snorkeling with sea turtles
Hiking bamboo forests
Body boarding in warm Maui beaches
Exploring the Iao Valley
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How to Survive the First Semester of College
The time to modify people for the first year students majorly is quite tough. According to 6 years of data, there is only 40% of the first generation students who have eventually earned a degree or a certificate. Although, it is quite an excitement of the new experience and the same time real load of course and exams also handling the homesickness too. It is considered to be quite important in order to take the step back to further recognize and at the same time utilize the importance of different tools and techniques and also different skills or habits in order to make the transition to the college quite successful. Despite you being the class leader in high school or you might be a member of your honourable society. There are chances of you being graduated with the highest percentage of the graduating class or you might be a valedictorian at the same time. Although it really doesn’t matter from where or what you did in your high school because high school success isn’t really applied on the college.
At the beginning of your college, you just start your day with the clean academic state along with the variety of the independence and freedom of certain critical decisions and you eventually begin this transition into adulthood. This is because the decisions that you eventually make and also the actions that you usually take in the 1st year of your college might eventually have the major impact over your finals and your college experience too at the same time. As you’ve finished doing or preparing all of the work and then you get great grades too in high school usually scored well in the entire world in order to standardized testing and at the same time have been accepted into your own college you really want to attend. So, you need to enjoy your hard work in order to lie at the ground for the successful college career in future. You don’t need to be a statistic in order to be examined and at the same time make it through your freshman year or beyond. Further, in order to take the proper advantage of the network you get your new friends or teacher also you have proper fun while you learn and at the same time get the most out of it in your college life itself.
Although the very first semester of the college can be considered to be quite frustrating or overwhelming at the same time for the freshmen and also transfers too. Usually, college consists of the new environment with a variety of people and vibes. And it usually takes a good amount of time for most of the people to adopt at the same time out there also when you usually contemplate about the chaotic semester you might face. So, here are some of the tips that might help you in order to survive and at the same time enjoy this new semester.
1. You need not learn to pass you need to understand first –
It is considered to be important in order to remember whenever you first step into the college or you go to the school or learn it is not that you just socialize but you need to understand that your courses won’t be that painful as it seems to be. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, you can tailor your courses for whatever you are interested in and to further explore the same. However, passing this will eventually follow if you continue doing this. So, if you further learn simple to pass then you won’t be creating the most out of it that it has to basically offer. All you can do is enjoy all of your courses and at the same time enjoy and aim to understand what you can.
2. You can start to network early –
Networking usually doesn’t begin during your very first co-op because it usually starts as your very first day of college starts or your course starts when you are standing in the class introducing yourself to your teacher and rest of the students. Each and everyone you eventually meet is considered to be quite significant networking opportunity nobody would miss out. However, you genuinely build a proper connection if you talk to someone and you eventually gain and come out to be rude instead of being focused on what is asked for the advice or information. It eventually makes the conversation for all of the people quite fun and enjoyable too. Therefore, the connections you’ll surely create will consider being quite helpful in order to start looking up for the jobs and all you need to do is prioritizing and maintain these relationships.
3. You need to wake up early for the lecture –
Although, if you bunk or not go to the class it will become more difficult in order to understand what is being taught to you and it will be difficult for you to ace your finals and your life will become miserable and exhausting at the same time. So, it is considered to be quite important in order to set alarms and tell your roommate to wake you up if you don’t wake up on time and vice versa.
4. You need not to wait until late for the laundry. Instead, buy new garments and socks each month –
However, usually, the laundry room is initially located in the residence itself and there is a reason behind this too and the reason is it becomes a convenient factor that cannot be taken for granted. The first year for the fresher is considered to be quite convenient for a long time too. You need not to mistake the detergent for the fabric softener and always remember that not everything usually washes the best at once.
5. You can join a student group –
In order to get involved in the campus activities, it is considered to be quite important if you have student groups because firstly it will help you find new friends and you will have something productive to do as well. It usually involves all kind of different student groups one can join in order to commute the service groups and also there is something for each and every one. It will hence become one of the greatest ways in order to meet new people who usually care about the same things you do and are stuck up with the organization over the years and at the same time are growing into the most basic leadership position will eventually look good on your resume.
6. You are required to check your bank account regularly –
It is considered to be quite easy or usually in order to forget to keep a check on how much money you have and at the same time never want to find out or even bothered about your bank account. These situations are miserable and also require putting up a lot of the unnecessary explaining as well. All your parents might usually won’t approve the overdraft fee as well and will also get into the habit of managing the money on the early basis as well because it will soon make your life quite easier also busier too.
7. You need to figure out the early where the dining halls are and when they will close –
you will eventually learn that food is considered to be quite important in a day and night and this has become one of the major norms of the college life and the buffet style will eventually be saving that grace too. You need to prepare yourself in order to figure out the lay of the land and at the same time don’t forget that husky card or the trump card.
8. You need to create your weekly schedule-
Usually, everybody tells you to manage your time because it is considered to be quite important and also is the key to success in college life because they are usually right. So, if you usually structure your time outside the classes well then not only you but others will get to know your work as well and at the same time allow you more time to further relax and enjoy the social parts as well for the college. So, for all of this you need to make the weekly schedule and also find the place where one can work well and if you want to be silent you can or if you want people to watch you then you can visit the canteen as well. Thus, you need to make sure whatever you pick up it should be appropriate with the time.
9. You need to take out some time-
However, each and every college usually involves different resources in order to help all of their students from the teachers within the office hours to the extensive online database and each and every student has the basic access to the different advisors. You need to be aware of all of the assets and further seek help. You can explore the college and get to know more about it by visiting their website. Other than this there are some other resources too that usually aim in order to help all of the students with the major concerns that might not be considered to be academic and it involves different issues that usually sorted in short span of time too and all you need to do is make sure you use all of these resources in a short period of time and that too protectively.
10. You need to make good friends and good memories –
One of the most important facts is that making friends. All the college years wouldn’t be that life-changing like it is in the first year for each and every student. You just need to figure out what makes you happy and then you need to push yourself in order to try different things and at the same time reach out to different people in order to make them happy and make them laugh too. Thus, helping them whenever and wherever you can because what goes around comes around.
Therefore, it usually takes a little time in order to find out the best place where you can eventually start in order to build up strong connections in order to check out the clubs and intramural sports at the same time for the elective courses and over there you usually meet different people from whom you share different interests and ideals as well. However, the very first semester of the college is considered to be quite wonderful and is full of new and different experiences as well but you can feel that change quite quickly if you aren’t prepared for it. All you can do is that go easy and go with the flow; you just need to follow all of the tips that are mentioned above or other if any. Also, by the second semester, you will eventually feel that you’ve been a part of this campus. Thus, it is the ultimate time to go to college and all your bags are eventually packed too. All of us have been there too facing new difficulties and at the same time experience new things in life. So, whether you’re a fresher or entering the college you are basically making the transition to the college life and it can be considered to be the most challenging program ever. It is actually the whole new and different world and you need to learn a lot and also experience the difficulties and new strange yet fun things once you enter college. You with this eventually will be able to build up new and numerous connections but you need to make sure that you balance all of them specifically that it doesn’t affect your studies too. | <urn:uuid:04b72654-de69-493d-9e45-d7bb7ead59b6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.assignmenthelp.net/blog/how-to-survive-the-first-semester-of-college/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.973633 | 2,204 | 2.0625 | 2 |
A Californian based technology company, Abundant Robotics has developed an automated apple picking robots. They are currently being used in New Zealand with plans to spread the robots wherever there is a market. Certain criteria must be met before orchards are robot ready and these include high density planting and specific pruning methods. Robots are useful in that they can pick at a faster speed than humans and access apples at the top of the trees which can be difficult for humans to access. Other companies are also developing automated robots to aide with fruit picking, including a robot which tests the ripeness of strawberries. Who knows? We might be seeing such technology in Lebanon soon. | <urn:uuid:5381fe6e-7f6a-4440-95d1-bfe33e481baf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://berytech.org/resource/automated-robots-in-fruit-picking/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.972508 | 132 | 2.25 | 2 |
Psychotherapy and Medication
Psychotherapy and Medication : the challenge of integration by Fredric N. Busch and Larry S. Sandberg pdf
Over the last 20 years the use of medication in combination with psychodynamic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis has shifted from an infrequent occurrence to common practice . Paralleling this shift, attitudes toward medication have changed from viewing this intervention as disruptive or an addition of last resort to a welcome aid to the analytic process.
This rapid change, however, has created difficulty, both theoretically and technically, in the integration of medication use into the analytic setting. Although these treatments can work well together, there are potential pitfalls that can disrupt the effectiveness of combining treatments. The intent of this book is to provide information on how to work with medication theoretically, clinically, and technically in the context of a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic treatment.
Toward this goal, authors will describe the evidence that this change has taken place, examine the factors that have led to this shift, and review the issues and questions about combining these treatments.
Earlier Psychoanalysts feared that medication would reduce motivation for change by easing negative feelings that led patients to pursue treatment. In addition, anxiety was believed to be of particular value because it indicated the presence of psychic conflict, thus aiding the analyst in pursuing the unconscious sources of the patient’s symptoms. In this sense, the presence or onset of anxiety could be looked at as a positive sign rather than a detriment because it suggested that conflicts were being addressed.
Since anxiety was an indicator of conflict rather than a cause of the patient’s problems, it was not necessary to treat it with medication. In addition to potentially derailing valuable negative affects, medications were seen as possibly undermining the patient’s sense of autonomy and self-esteem.
- Theoretical Bases of Combined Treatment
- Getting Started With Medication
- The Meaning of Medication
- Clinical Values of Combined Treatment
- Approaches to Treatment: The Prescribing Therapist
- Split Treatment
- Combined Treatment for Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
- Complex Cases
It is clear that one will not give pharmacotherapy to a patient unless one believes that the symptoms the patient presents and the disease process producing the symptoms cannot be mastered or dealt with by the patient in psychotherapy at that moment in time or space. If this assumption is not correct—if the patient can, in fact, with the help of the physician, correct and master the intrapsychic problems causing the symptoms and the suffering—then the psychotropic medication … is not really needed … The patient may perceive the act of taking the medicine as proof that he cannot handle his symptoms or problems without it.
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It’s a delicate distinction, however as soon as you recognize it is there, it is a bit annoying that MP3 grew to become the ever-present format, relatively than one of many others. Most software program helps Ogg (see chart), but everything supports AAC, so it’s possible you’ll wish to take into account it over MP3 whenever you convert music down from lossless codecs. AAC and Ogg Vorbis files weigh in just slightly bigger than MP3s, albeit a negligible amount. I was wondering if it is value ripping them another time to FLAC. I do not need the upgraded sound system (my only remorse with the car), so would I be able to tell the difference? I do not contemplate myself a pure audiophile, however I do appreciate a good sound.
FLAC files are nice as a result of they’re often of very high quality, but they’re annoying for some users as a result of iTunes cannot open a FLAC file by default. That is typical with top quality files shared on-line between musicians, but in addition FLAC information are generally generated by high quality audio rippers if you happen to’re converting a physical disc. The solution is to transform the FLAC to MP3 format, and then iTunes can learn and play it as ordinary. FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, and each infrequently you’ll come throughout audio recordsdata which might be in this format.
It depends on your choice. If you’ll want to send a lossless audio file to an electronic mail account with file size restrictions and you’re worried about sending sensitive materials using a cloud service, like Dropbox or Google Drive, a file compression software program is an effective possibility. Changing a lossless audio file, like WAV or FLAC, to a lossy format, like MP3 or AAC, results in a lack of fidelity. WORD: You probably have set the output path as “Customise the Output Path”, the appliance will ask you for the brand new folder path before changing on this step. Listed here are a few of our favourite file compression packages. The file may be converted to 128,192, 256 and even 320kbps.
To achieve the duty easily, an easy-to-use device known as Video Converter is hereby launched to you. There are an enormous array of purposes on the web you’ll be able to choose from when converting fromflac tomp3 in Mac or LAPTOP’s. You just drag and drop your FLAC files into its home windows, set the output to MP3 file sort and then hit the Convert button, after which it provides you backmp3 audio recordsdata. It is very simple and does batch conversion job very quickly. Despite the name, this utility just isn’t only for video information but additionally for audio information.
I set it at 320, then chosen the file and converted, and it reverted back to 192. A 50MB flac file took about 12 seconds to transform on my 2012 Mac Pro. It does create 320kb MP3s, however it’s important to change the setting to 320 AFTER you select the file(s) to convert. Haven’t tried batch converting, however others have stated it works with no problem and I’ve no motive to doubt that. I actually just like the free” half! However I went back in and selected the file first and then modified the setting, then transformed, and it worked superb. It did have advertisements, however they’re straightforward enough to disregard. It solely used on of my 12 cores so far as I could inform.
So it is a more accurate answer for dealing with FLAC comparing with other video gamers like VLC which simply supports many file formats. The last method you should utilize is by using iTunes to transform your FLAC recordsdata to MP3 format. This app might function an AppleScript, it actually works by letting iTunes detect FLAC file as a Quick Time Movie file. Nonetheless, FLAC file is not supported by iTunes, and one of the best ways to play such a information is through the use of an utility known as Fluke.
Spotify uses the lossy Ogg Vorbis (OGG) format to stream music by means of its desktop and mobile apps, and you’ll convert a WAV file to OGG using a trusted audio converter software program, as a substitute of relying on Spotify to make the conversion for you. Apple Music uses a format referred to as AAC, and Amazon Music uses MP3. -Select Transcode audio and determine in your codec and Bitrate. Set up Magic FLAC to MP3 Converter on your pc and you’ll know how one can use it to convert your flac information to mp3 after one minute. I do MP3 Codec, 512 Bitrate. Tidal and Deezer stream music at the highest quality using the FLAC format.
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There are little crews all over campus who would probably consider themselves thugs or gangsters.
Street credibility is important for some college students because it symbolizes the validity to gain respect. If you grew up in a tough neighborhood, you’re familiar with the drug dealers on the corners, robberies, and unfortunately homicides.
Gangsters can attend college, but the definition of what gangsters are is misconstrued.
But in all honesty, none of those descriptions and experiences represent what being gangster is.
Gangsters can in fact attend college, but the definition of what gangsters are is misconstrued.
It’s not about clothes, jewelry or selling drugs.
But if you want to be a real gangster, the least you can do is learn from the pros.
Take a look at corporate America.
After claiming $111 billion in revenue, Enron was convicted for accounting fraud.
Webster Dictionary says gangsters can have a lack of empathy.
And now there is $700 billion bailout that could rescue the sector.
According to Forbes and CNN, the F.B.I is now investigating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, and American International Group. The corporations are all at the heart of country’s bailout.
The bank executives’ involved in the bailout will now receive a $400,000 salary- a cut for them. Poor executives.
U.S. history is full of many corporate scandals involving major corporations and fraudulent finance.
According to Forbes, WorldCom once overstated cash flow by booking $3.8 million and Xerox falsified financial results and boosted their income by $1.5 billion
Before using the word gangster or attempting to portray one, be clear on what crimes fall truly gangster.
Bloods and Crips may have been “gangsters,” but their power is nothing compared to the educated Yale and Harvard grads that declare war on other nations.
Read how some people with education take advantage of those without it.
To commit these types of crimes, it takes a higher learning.
The gangsters of tomorrow are educating themselves. They’re not the ones we think of on campus.
They’re in the library, learning from the mistakes of those before them.
You can count on finding gangsters at a college near you because the truest of them are earning their degrees.
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“I hate the news. Why can’t you just print the facts?”
If you’re a journalist, you’ve likely heard this before. In the age of the internet, the world seems to have more media than it knows what to do with. Fact and fiction stand side by side in our feeds as we scroll and absorb. Who and what can we trust?
“Why can’t you just print the facts?”
As a journalist, I don’t know what to do with this question. Not because I don’t have an answer, but because I have too many. My explanation would exceed the word count of a normal conversation. That is, until someone provided me with a concise response.
“Well, which facts, in what order?”
When I heard Janielle Kastner sum it up like that, everything clicked.
“For instance, ‘suspect of traffic violation shot’ is something that the police department can say about a shooting victim,” explained Kastner. “But they could just as easily say ‘unarmed black man killed at hands of officer,’ and both of these are effectively true, but which facts do you include in what order?”
Kastner understands the intricacies of the media, but she’s not a journalist. She’s a playwright.
She and Brigham Mosley have spent the last two-and-a-half years shadowing reporters at the Dallas Morning News to write a play about journalism. Commissioned by Ignite/Arts Dallas, the pair spent hours in the newsroom with a lofty mission: Tell the story of storytellers.
It began with Tom Huang of the Dallas Morning News, and Southern Methodist University journalism professor Lauren Smart sitting in the backyard of The Wild Detectives. Part bar, part bookstore, part coffee shop, part small-scale venue, it’s the perfect breeding ground for a big idea. In this case, Smart and Huang had the idea to give artists an insiders’ look at the media world.
For more than two years, Mosley and Kastner listened, followed, and asked questions. What resulted was a five-act play illustrating their journey to understanding how a newsroom works.
“What we learned isn’t actually as interesting as how we learned it,” explains Kastner. That’s why the duo decided to write themselves into the play as the main characters, entering the newsroom wide-eyed and cynical.
“I got all my news through Buzzfeed, and, like, ‘Weekend Update’ on Saturday Night Live,” says Mosley. He says he went from being “news illiterate” to better understanding things like what the Opinion section in a newspaper is and that it doesn’t represent the views of the whole paper. He realizes now that papers aren’t supposed to go to a protest and “pick a side” to report on.
But as you’ll see in the finished play, Mosley’s newfound “fundamental understanding of how to read a newspaper,” as he describes it, also came with overwhelming dread.
“I’m at capacity. I can’t bring any more suffering into my life. The world is on fire and I just want to be happy and I just want to check out,” says Mosley, describing the feelings he felt at the beginning of the process, which he bestowed upon his character. “We have that empathy to people who say they are so done with the news…but if you give up on the news, you remove yourself from society. And you’re going to be alone and vulnerable.”
“Or you’re not alone and vulnerable, but other people are,” adds Kastner.
As the playwrights waded through these issues, attempting to grasp local journalism and all its heroics and sins, things became murkier. The black-and-white truth blended into a million shades of gray.
They saw problems in journalism and how it functions today, specifically in the Dallas Morning News. They saw problems in representation, as well as sustainability in how it pertains to running a business (selling papers) that is also a mission (spreading information and protecting democracy).
“The criticisms of the news, Dallas Morning News specifically, aren’t necessarily wrong,” says Kastner. “Nor are the journalists that are trying very hard to adapt and get better.”
Kastner says her biggest realization through this whole process was seeing the humanity in institutions like the Dallas Morning News.
“This legacy institution is a local institution. It’s my institution. This is my newspaper,” says Kastner. “And if I don’t feel like they’re covering stories that matter to me, it’s my job to make sure they do, because they’re my paper–they’re my city’s paper.”
The national conversation about news “with the parenthetical ‘fake’ in front of it,” as Kastner says, is big, loud, and important. But she and Brigham are thrilled to turn people’s heads to see what’s around the corner.
“It feels much more human, too,” says Mosley. He was glad to depict a shift on stage from “journalism is a machine” to “do you trust me to tell you what happened?”
“We don’t have solutions,” says Kastner. “I would say our play nets out not in an optimistic, or a pessimistic way either, just in a very hopeful way.”
The playwrights and I sat talking in the cold backyard of the Ginger Man, across the street from Theater Three. They had just come from their first week of rehearsals with their full ensemble, blocking their precious play in the venue’s downstairs space called Theater Two.
They were still flushed and giddy as if charged from a day of rehearsal, most likely grateful to back in a theater and not a quiet and fluorescent-lit newsroom.
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Long-term care facility outbreaks responsible for nearly half of SW MO COVID-19 deaths
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that 16 residents at Springfield Villa were tested for the coronavirus. They were not probable positive cases. It also removed incorrect informmation about staff being tested.
Outbreaks at nursing homes, assisted living centers and long-term care facilities are responsible for nearly half of coronavirus deaths in southwest Missouri.
As of Friday, at least 33 of the 74 deaths in nine counties and Joplin were the result of such outbreaks.
Greene County was the first place to see that impact in late March after the virus killed five people who lived at an assisted living facility in Springfield.
But in recent weeks as coronavirus infections have continued to spike in southwest Missouri, the impact has become clear for people in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
As of July 31, an outbreak at Joplin's Spring River Christian Village led to all of the city's 21 reported deaths, according to the Joplin Globe.
Down the road in Carthage, five residents of Carthage Health and Rehab Facility died from COVID-19, according to the Jasper County Health Department.
And on Friday, the Taney County Health Department confirmed two of its area's five coronavirus-related deaths were residents of local nursing homes. At least 70 people had been infected at four local nursing homes there in recent days.
Officials have long said that one of the major concerns with growing infection rates is the possibility that workers, visitors or residents at long-term care facilities could bring the virus in without even showing symptoms.
Once the virus is inside the facility, the consequences are potentially dire since residents are often elderly with underlying conditions that put them at higher risk of getting critically ill. And since more than 100 residents sometimes live in one center, acute illnesses can easily fill up hospital beds and cause mass death.
And while it's clear that several outbreaks have had fatal consequences, it's hard to pin down the true number of hospitalizations and deaths.
Kaitlyn McConnell, a spokeswoman for CoxHealth, said the hospital's system showed just four patients had been transferred to the hospital from nursing homes as of Friday. But those numbers would not include patients who may have been admitted to another hospital first and transferred or who came from another type of facility, like assisted living.
Mercy's system does allow some tracking of those numbers, and spokeswoman Sonya Kullman said Friday just four people who had been admitted to the hospital within the last 1,000 hours were from a care facility of any type.
But McConnell also noted that people who are under "do not resuscitate" orders may not even be transferred to the hospital if they are acutely ill and therefore wouldn't be included, either.
"Bottom line: It’s complicated, there are many variables, and I don’t really have clear numbers to share, unfortunately," she said.
The federal government has taken some steps to record infections and deaths in nursing homes.
As of the week ending Sunday, July 26, there were 2,453 total coronavirus infections reported in Missouri nursing homes, according to a database from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And during that time frame, the outbreak at Joplin's Spring River Christian Village was the largest in the southwestern part of the state, with 72 confirmed and 18 probable infections among residents and 50 confirmed and three suspected among staff.
Other nursing homes that ran tests on residents were Springfield Villa in Springfield, which recorded 16 suspected cases among residents for the week ending July 26.
Willard Care Center had 12 suspected infections among residents and five suspected cases in the staff, according to the database.
However, there were zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 from those places, according to an administrator at the Villas.. Administrators test everyone who displays symptoms and report those to the CDC, and that is what the CDC reports as "suspected" cases.
The federal government's database also does not include numbers from other long-term care facilities, like assisted living places, which is why the March deaths at Morningside of Springfield East were not listed.
Infections at other assisted living or long-term care facilities may also be part of the death totals and were not identified as such.
After three people in their 80s died in Greene County over the past week, the health department declined to say whether any of them lived in a long-term care center.
“We treat long-term care facilities the same way we treat public exposure notifications," a health department spokesman wrote in an email. "Exposure notifications will be made when there is an enhanced risk to the population’s health.”
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To prepare for the Survey we reviewed the Position Statement from AORN.
- We've highlighted AORN's Position Statement 2018 for orientation training to capture how PeriopSim today supports the orientation curriculum
For the survey, we asked over 97 Perioperative professionals the following questions:
1) What is the most challenging thing to train a Perioperative RN or ST on?
2) What is the most time consuming thing to train a Perioperative RN or ST on?
3) Do they have a requirement for their Periop RNs to scrub?
4) What are the top priority outcomes they are currently working on at their facility?
This is what we learned:
- CURRICULUM IMPACT: 30+ clinical experience hours, 35+ experiences across general, laparoscopic, trauma, ortho, thoracic and 5 complete surgical procedures and 6+ hours of simulation for each learner training (Experience List Here)
- COMPETENCY EVALUATION: Independent quantitative competency evaluation of the following clinical skills: steps of a procedure, anticipating the surgeon, sharps safety, safe passing technique, maintaining sterile zone and instrumentation. (iPad Only)
- SIMULATION METHOD: Our iPad and VR simulations are 6x times faster than clinical where we take a 1 hour long procedure and the simulated clinical experience is 10 minutes. Confident and competent staff positively impacts team dynamics and retention.
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Once a year, the single gravel road that leads to the tiny Italian village of Castelluccio di Norcia becomes a front-row seat to one of Europe’s most stunning nature shows.
Between mid-May and early July, wildflowers paint the Piana Grande plains below in shades of gold, crimson, and blue, giving life to fioritura delle lenticchie (Italian for “lentil blossoming”), or more commonly, la fiorita di Castelluccio.
In this verdant landscape of Umbria, a region dubbed Italy’s “green lung,” the summertime bloom is a point of pride for locals, a bright spot to look forward to each year. After 2016’s two catastrophic earthquakes and 2020’s coronavirus pandemic, la fiorita has taken on even more importance.
“At least the [second] quake’s brutality didn’t in any way alter the beauty of the landscape that surrounds us, thank God,” says Nicoletta Marziali, who lost her ancestral family home and business in the 6.6-magnitude temblor. “That would’ve meant a collective heartbreak.”
But now, as international travel restrictions begin to lift, locals like Marziali worry about a new threat—hordes of tourists trampling the delicate flowers for photos and social media posts, a problem that has plagued other wildflower hotspots, such as California, in recent years.
Last year’s la fiorita offered a worrying sign of what may come. After Italy’s strictest lockdown lifted in early May, 20,000 outdoor-starved visitors flocked to Castellucio during a peak weekend in late June. A handful were spotted stepping in the fields and plucking the flowers.
“[Visiting] was nearly impossible because of the traffic and the overcrowded trails,” says Claudia Cenci, a Perugia resident who hikes in Castellucio often. “In a few years [enjoying this area] might become unsustainable.”
Leave it to nature
Bordered on one side by the Sibillini Mountains and sheltered in the Monti Sibillini National Park, the Piana Grande is a karstic (limestone) basin cradling lentil farms, Castellucio’s primary source of revenue.
Prized for their delicate, nutty flavor, the tiny, brownish-green lentils are not treated with pesticides here because they’re farmed at a high altitude. The below-zero winter temperatures naturally kill predators, such as the legume-munching weevil.
The absence of chemicals plays a key role in la fiorita; it allows nature to take its course. Lentil plants send out tiny white blossoms that mingle with mustard flowers, poppies, legousia (Venus looking-glass), and cornflowers throughout the growing season.
“I like to believe it’s because we pledged to cultivate [the lentils] with the least environmental impact, that nature rewards us every year with one of its most beautiful shows,” says Nello Perla, founder of the 40-year agricultural cooperative of 13 farms that use only organic farming methods in the valley.
Because the farmers plant their crops at different locations and on different dates, the flowers sprout at different times. That’s the secret to the alternating pattern that has made this landscape famous worldwide, says Perla.
Each wildflower’s appearance indicates a ripening phase in the lentils’ life cycle, alerting farmers to the best time to harvest, explains Nunzio Testa, secretary of Pro Loco Castelluccio, a tourism organization founded in 1982. “This is Castelluccio’s unique way of communicating with nature,” he says, with a laugh. “We just look out of the window and the colors tell us what to do.”
A hiker’s paradise
While the area is an important agricultural zone, it’s also an outdoor lover’s dream. Hiking trails overlook the valleys and mountains, stretching as far as the eye can see. In recent years, Castelluccio has become a sought-after weekend escape from the bustle of urban life for many Italians.
Hiking guide Simone Gatto credits the popularity of these trails to their level of accessibility; they can accommodate all types of hikers, from inexperienced to well-seasoned, from individuals to families. “They’re good to explore by bike or on horseback,” he says. “This place can make any kind of hiker happy.”
Cenci has long explored these trails and had been looking forward to visiting after quarantine. “I traveled all over the world before the pandemic, but I feel lucky because the most beautiful landscape of all is just a few kilometers away from home,” she says.
But seeing more visitors discovering the area’s natural beauty has Castelluccio residents thinking of ways to stem the effects of mass tourism. California’s Lake Elsinore, where “poppy mania” has threatened the local ecosystem, is one source of inspiration. There, volunteers are limiting cars into the area and pedestrian access to the fields. To help reduce pollution, they’re providing shuttle service for a small fee.
But for residents like Marziali, the most effective path is education. If monitoring traffic proves to be insufficient in reducing the negative impacts, Marziali says citizens of Castelluccio are considering other options, such as free workshops. In the coming years, these informal classes could teach tourists how to enjoy the view responsibly.
“We are eager to share the emotional benefits of this uplifting view with the rest of the world, especially now that we have all gone through hard times” because of the coronavirus, says Marziali. “But we also want visitors to soak up our principles of respect towards the environment, so that tourism can also become as sustainable as our harvesting methods.”
How You Can Help the Planet
A field of colorful wildflowers is the stuff of social media dreams. But eager crowds, like those in California’s Lake Elsinore, can create a “public safety crisis” for locals. You can still get that beautiful photo responsibly by staying on trails and not plucking petals, visiting arboretums and botanical gardens, or trying lesser-known areas. At home, consider growing flowers in your garden without pesticides, which can pollute local water systems and the soil, leading to harmful effects on people and animals.
Stefania D’Ignoti is a writer based in Italy. Follow her travels on Twitter.
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AmRev360: Mascots, Monuments, and Memory with Ray HalbritterAugust 11, 2020
On the heels of the successful campaign to retire the former name and mascot of the NFL’s Washington Football Team, Oneida Indian Nation leader Ray Halbritter joins Museum President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson for the latest episode of AmRev360. The conversation explores Halbritter's role in leading the “Change the Mascot” movement, the history of the Oneida Indian Nation, the difference between celebration and commemoration, and the importance of a diverse, nuanced telling of our nation’s history.
Halbritter previously spoke at the Museum’s opening ceremony in 2017, participated in panel discussions as part of the Museum’s Indigenous Peoples Celebrations in 2017 and 2018, and was interviewed as part of a CBS Sunday Morning story on the Museum’s “inclusive, warts-and-all telling of the American Revolution.”
AmRev360, hosted by Museum President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson, features lively conversations on the American Revolution from all angles. Previous episodes include "History Has Its Eyes on Us" with Dr. Joanne B. Freeman and Paul Oakley Stovall, "The Boston Massacre 250th and Digital History" with Dr. Serena Zabin, and "Conservation and Symbols of Revolutionary Flags" with textile conservator Virginia Whelan.
Halbritter is the Nation Representative of the Oneida Indian Nation and the Chief Executive Officer of its enterprises, leading the Oneida people to an economic and cultural renaissance that has been hailed as a national model of success. With Halbritter at the helm, the Oneida Nation became the first American Indian government in 1979 to offer gaming operations on sovereign land — one of many prescient moves that positioned the Oneida people to build what would become a world-class entertainment and gaming facility in the heart of the Northeast. Halbritter has instilled in the Oneida’s business enterprises a sense of cultural investment, making sure that revenues are invested in health care, schools and services for Oneida members, as well as in institutions that will help protect the Oneida’s heritage. The Oneida Nation donated $10 million to the Museum in 2012. | <urn:uuid:99d597ef-715a-4209-addc-8608fd0cada8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.amrevmuseum.org/amrev360/amrev360-mascots-monuments-and-memory-with-ray-halbritter | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.928241 | 486 | 1.65625 | 2 |
If you’ve used any program that uses graphics or sound in the last 25 years, then you’ve definitely used Flash, even without knowing you’re using it.
Flash is a computer software created in 1995 by Macromedia that focuses on providing computers the capability to run multimedia content and works across various platforms. It was later acquired by Adobe, which is why most people might know it as Adobe Flash.
Its popularity stems from its many positive features; these include a friendly user interface, cross compatibility across various platforms, and ease of creating content.
However, Flash also suffers from some drawbacks, such as being susceptible to malware packages. Its security risk cannot be ignored, with many exploit kits using Flash as one of their vectors in recent years.
And despite 20 years of development, it still somehow also has bugs. But that doesn’t take away its royalty status in the tech world, especially for in-browser games!
Stay with us as we discuss the importance of Flash in Google Chrome games and how you can run them:
Table of Contents
- Enabling Flash in Google Chrome
- Why Can’t I Play Flash Content In Google Chrome?
- Avoid Using Flash If You Can
- How To Enable Flash On Google Chrome
- Check Your Flash Version In Chrome
- Install Flash On Chrome
- Verify Your Chrome Browser Version
- Enabling Flash On Individual Websites
Enabling Flash in Google Chrome
Due to security issues, some platforms do not support Flash. Even though it used to boast a considerable user base, this base seems to be shrinking in recent years due to some tough competition from other tools.
In light of that, Adobe announced that it would pull support for Flash from 2020, and the platform has since discontinued its services.
Most major platforms followed suit and officially stopped running Flash; they have also started to block Flash content. The other options that companies are gravitating towards include:
However, Flash came to be ubiquitous with multimedia content, and suddenly saying goodbye to it cannot be an option for users who are heavily integrated with the platform.
And you might still need to access content that runs on Flash. Thankfully, there are several ways users can continue to access Flash content.
The first hurdle you will face is that you might not be able to use Flash on Google Chrome anymore, as Chrome now recommends HTML5 for multimedia content.
Moreover, the vast majority of browsers like Edge, Firefox, and Opera automatically disable Flash and work around HTML5. Internet Explorer is the only browser that still features Flash as the default, which is also dead
Keep in mind that Flash is quite resource-heavy and features many bugs, requiring frequent security patches and bug fixes to avoid crashing.
But If you still want to persist with using Flash on Google Chrome, make sure that you’ve taken steps to optimize your experience since running Flash tends to slow down your computer and crash your browser.
Why Can’t I Play Flash Content In Google Chrome?
Ever since Steve Jobs announced that Apple’s iOS devices would not support Flash, the clock has been ticking for the renowned platform.
HTML quickly filled that niche, offering better security, and soon most websites started switching to it in place of Flash.
Although Google continued with Flash, it had to catch up with competitors, especially when Adobe itself announced that it would stop Flash’s support.
It had since discontinued Flash from Chrome in 2020. After this deadline, users have had to use Flash players to load and use Flash games.
Avoid Using Flash If You Can
If you can avoid using Flash, we recommend you to do so and familiarize yourself with newer, better software since Flash isn’t coming back and will go obsolete in a few years.
However, if there are programs that require you to use Flash and you absolutely cannot do without them, there are a few options for you.
You will see a notification telling you “Adobe Flash Player is blocked” on Google Chrome, and you can’t even download the final version from the official website.
Additionally, the recent Flash version 188.8.131.527 and onwards even include a kill switch with a notification saying “Adobe Flash Player is blocked.”
Flash versions of 32.0.0371 do not include this kill switch and can run Flash content using an outdated version of the plugin. However, we would recommend against it as there are many security risks involved.
Moreover, Flash used the .SWF extension for any content exported and meant to be embedded in a web page. This extension allowed files to be opened on the desktop with Flash player, but this is no longer possible.
If you have an old .SWF that you need to open, you can use the outdated Flash version plugin method we mentioned by importing your .SWF files.
You can also use the open-source Flash player emulator known as Ruffle, which is free and compatible with Windows and Mac. Do so by following these steps:
- Install Ruffle
- Double click on an .SWF file
- Open in Ruffle, and play your Flash multimedia to your heart’s content
An alternative emulator you can use is Lightspark, which is also open-source and compatible with Windows. It saw its last update around mid-2020 and is still relevant.
However, it supports only about 76% of Flash APIs, so some of your Flash content might not work. We would recommend Ruffle over Lightspark because of its broader range of use.
You’d be surprised to know that even streaming websites like Youtube relied on video players that used Flash in their early days. The video format in which these players played video was called the Flash Video (FLV) format, now retired in place of MP4.
However, Flash Video support is still common, without necessarily requiring a Flash player or emulator. You can even use media players like VLC and MPV to access FLV files like regular video files if you wish.
If you happen to have a website that uses Flash animation, records it as a video, and then uploads it. The easiest and most foolproof way to do this would be to download Ruffle, launch the .SWF file, and then record it using screen recording software.
If the video happens to be in the .FLV format, convert it into another form and then upload it as .MP4.
But if your website is completely designed using Flash, it would just be better for you to consider making a new website.
How To Enable Flash On Google Chrome
To enable Flash on Google Chrome, you can follow these steps:
- Open Chrome
- Click on the three dots on the top right corner
- Select Settings from the dropdown menu
- Select Advanced on the bottom left-hand menu
- Select Privacy and Security -> Site Settings
- Select Flash
- Toggle ‘Allow sites to run Flash’ to on
- Toggle ‘Ask first’ to on
This should turn on Flash on your browser, but to test it out, you can go to a website that features Flash content to see if it works. It should work if the version of Flash is updated.
So that brings us to the next question; how do you check your Flash version on Chrome?
Check Your Flash Version In Chrome
If you still have Adobe Flash installed on your Chrome browser, you can play Flash content, but you will need to allow it to run whenever you load a Flash page.
And if you don’t have it but wish to use it, you must use the latest, up-to-date version. Newer versions will include patches for any software vulnerabilities that might be present in the previous versions, making your PC susceptible to malware.
Remember that Flash used to be regularly updated, and you must use the updated version to avoid any risks to your system. To check your Flash version, follow these steps:
- Type ‘chrome://components’ into the URL section
- Scroll down to find Flash in the list
- Click Check for Updates. If it says ‘component not updated,’ that means that the latest version of Flash is installed on your browser
Install Flash On Chrome
If you don’t have Flash installed on your computer, you can install it directly from Adobe. There are numerous free versions of Flash available on the internet from third-party sources, which are most certainly vectors for malware, so make sure you install Flash only from Adobe. To do this:
- Go to the Flash Adobe page
- Choose your operating system and Flash version from the left
- Click Download now from the right
- Untick any options for additional installation of other programs
The download process will start. After the installation, you might need to restart your Chrome browser for the changes to come into effect.
As we mentioned, Flash features a lot of bugs, forcing it to crash regularly. The good thing is it’s easy to restart Chrome if that happens.
When you see an error in your Flash player, refresh the window by pressing Ctrl + F5 if you’re using Windows and Cmd + Shift + R on Mac. Even though iOS devices don’t allow Flash, you can run Flash on your Mac.
If refreshing doesn’t do the job, follow these steps:
- Click the three-dot icon in the top right corner
- Select More Tools
- Select Task Manager
- Select the Flash plugin from the popup box. If you can’t find the process label, find the Adobe icon and confirm it’s Flash
- Select End process
- Reload the web page after closing the Task Manager
Tip: If Flash crashes only on a specific page, move onto another page. If it crashes for every page, uninstall and then reinstall Flash.
Some typical issues you might run into when downloading a flash game include:
- Blank windows when starting a Flash game
- Error prompts
- Automatic downloads of the game onto your computer
These glitches are usually Chrome browser set-up issues and not caused directly by the game or the website. You can fix these with a bit of troubleshooting.
To fix a blank window whenever you load a game:
- Type chrome://settings/content/flash in your browser address bar, which will open the Flash settings
- Set the “Allow sites to run Flash” slider to On
- Set the “Ask First” slider to Off
Verify Your Chrome Browser Version
Firstly, you need to make sure that you’re not using an old version of Chrome. Although the modern version of Chrome auto-updates, it’s still a good idea to verify.
Older versions are more susceptible to security lapses, and you will miss out on updates and new features. To check which version of Chrome you have installed, follow these steps:
- Click the three dots in the upper right corner
- In the dropdown menu, choose Help and
- Next, select About Google Chrome
- If your version is updated, you will get a message displaying, “Google Chrome is up to date
- If your Chrome browser isn’t updated, download and install the latest version
Even if this seems trivial, don’t skip this step. It only takes a few minutes and is a quick way to update your Chrome version.
Enabling Flash On Individual Websites
Even if you have Updated Flash settings, your Chrome browser settings may block Flash player from all websites, rendering it impossible for you to play any multimedia content that requires Flash. To fix this, follow these steps:
- Click the three dots button in the upper right corner
- In the dropdown menu, click on Settings
- Scroll down and click on the “Show Advanced Settings”
- Click on Privacy -> Content settings
- In this window, scroll down to the Flash section
- Select “Ask first before allowing sites to run Flash” and right-click on the game, and choose “Run Adobe Flash”
- Select “Block sites from running Flash”
- Click the Manage Exceptions button
- Enter the website URL you want to run Flash games
- Click Allow on the button to the right of the URL and click on Done
If you happen to use Flash files in Incognito mode instead of using them on regular Chrome, they might not open.
You can switch to the regular Chrome, but if still, you want to access Flash files through Incognito mode, follow these steps:
- Type “chrome://flags” in the Incognito address bar, which will open Chrome’s Experimental Settings page
- Here press CTRL+F, or scroll down to find Flash and the Prefer HTML option in the settings names
- Change the Prefer HTML setting from default to disabled, and click on the Relaunch Now option to save your changes.
Once you’ve done this, your Incognito mode should play Flash games and multimedia content, provided the other Flash settings are set up correctly.
Test whether the method worked by opening a couple of your Flash games. If they still aren’t running, close the browser and reboot your system.
Flash games have interactive features and reasonable loading speeds on most Internet connections. They can work on both desktops and smaller devices, making their range of applications extensive.
However, the biggest drawback to it is the relatively low-security features and the frequent bugs and crashes.
With that, Chrome developers have started to restrict Flash games on Chrome browsers, keeping in line with the general sentiment of weeding out Flash after Adobe announced it would be phasing it out completely. It’s also a plus point in the fact that your computer will be less vulnerable to security lapses.
But if you’re used to playing Flash games and can’t do without them, you’re eventually going to lose access to all of them. If you update your Chrome browser, you might suddenly find your favorite Flash games not working anymore. In this case, it’s not the game’s fault but the browser’s.
The good news is that usually, you can get the games running again on Chrome by playing with a few settings, using the checklist above.
In most cases, a little tweaking can help you bypass significant compatibility issues with Flash. If you follow these troubleshooting steps we described, you can access your Flash files, but it will require patience.
The discontinuation of Flash is a new step for the internet. Therefore, it’s the end of an era and a disappointment for Flash games and multimedia enthusiasts.
If nothing else works, we have two third-party programs that can help you work around this block and experience some of the wonders of Flash multimedia like the old times.
Flashpoint by BlueMaxima is widely known as a game preservation project meant to preserve gaming experiences for the future, supporting outdated technologies which are no longer supported by newer devices.
Naturally, it also caters to Flash games and has preserved over 70,000 games and 8,000 animations since its launch.
It smartly combines open source software and support for a wide range of technologies, including the latest technologies.
So, in essence, users get the best of both worlds, playing Flash games on the Flashpoint platform without any of the problems that come with outdated Flash technology.
Although not every single Flash game is available here, it still offers the most comprehensive list possible, and you’re likely to find every popular Flash game on this platform.
It is designed to work with Windows and Linux, and the fact that it doesn’t work on other operating systems, like Mac, can be a discouraging factor for many people. However, it still functions very well on Chrome.
It is also designed to work past the 2021 deadline for Flash set by Adobe. For queries, you can access their Discord server and get Help.
Lastly, if you wish to download something, you have two options. The first option is most suitable for Chromebooks. All you need to do is head to the download page, select Flashpoint Infinity 9.0, a web-powered version of the software with negligible download requirements that allows you to play downloaded games offline.
The second option lets you download every game offline, but it requires a heavy storage capacity of 500 MB.
Ruffle is an emulator developed by Rust that offers browser support through WebAssembly. It can automatically detect and translate Flash content into a form that understandable for the emulator.
It is similar to Flashpoint because it allows users to save Flash content even if the technology has gone obsolete.
The emulator can even pair with Flash content that is still in use or for older Flash files on your device or outdated websites that still use Flash technology.
For Ruffle users, there are two options. The first one is a browser extension for Chrome to extract and enable with the Chrome Developer mode. This option updates itself automatically and is good if you want to use Flash while navigating the internet.
The second option can be used offline without needing a browser, and it is ideal if you have Flash files in your device storage that you wish to access rather than visit websites.
Furthermore, Ruffle even allows you to access the updated version for this second option which you can download and implement.
This service can also be implemented on self-hosted websites to get around issues with Flash without needing to tweak and revamp the whole site.
Ruffle is open-source and in the early development stage, so don’t be surprised if you find the experience a little turbulent.
And for queries, you can always join the community Discord and ask questions if you have any difficulties.
Can You Play Flash On Google Chrome?
Google does not allow Chrome to play Flash multimedia automatically for quite some time. Chrome was able to play Flash content until the year 2020, after which the built-in Flash player was shelved.
Is It Safe To Use Flash On Google Chrome?
Although you can no longer use Flash on Chrome, it is still relatively safe to use it. The Flash plugin has been rendered inactive, and the Chrome 88 update to Chromium will also remove Flash capability.
Where Do I Find Adobe Flash Player In Google Chrome?
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- Original Article
Habitat-specific size structure variations in periwinkle populations (Littorina littorea) caused by biotic factors
Helgoland Marine Research volume 63, pages 119–127 (2009)
Shell size distribution patterns of marine gastropod populations may vary considerably across different environments. We investigated the size and density structure of genetically continuous periwinkle populations (Littorina littorea) on an exposed rocky and a sheltered sedimentary environment on two nearby islands in the south-eastern North Sea (German Bight). On the sedimentary shore, periwinkle density (917 ± 722 individuals m−2) was about three times higher than on the rocky shore (296 ± 168 individuals m−2). Mean (9.8 ± 3.9 mm) and maximum (22 mm) shell size of L. littorea on the sedimentary shore were smaller than on the rocky shore (21.5 ± 4.2 and 32 mm, respectively), where only few small snails were found. Additionally, periwinkle shells were thicker and stronger on the rocky than on the sedimentary shore. To ascertain mechanisms responsible for differences in population structures, we examined periwinkles in both environments for growth rate, predation pressure, infection with a shell boring polychaete (Polydora ciliata) and parasitic infestation by trematodes. A crosswise transplantation experiment revealed better growth conditions on the sedimentary than on the rocky shore. However, crab abundance and prevalence of parasites and P. ciliata in adult snails were higher on the sedimentary shore. Previous investigations showed that crabs prefer large periwinkles infested with P. ciliata. Thus, we suggest that parasites and shell boring P. ciliata in conjunction with an increased crab predation pressure are responsible for low abundances of large periwinkles on the sedimentary shore while high wave exposure may explain low densities of juvenile L. littorea on the rocky shore. We conclude that biotic factors may strongly contribute to observed differences in size structure of the L. littorea populations studied on rocky and sedimentary shores.
Grazing gastropods are important structuring elements of intertidal communities (e.g. Hawkins and Hartnoll 1983; Anderson and Underwood 1997). Specifically, periwinkles affect benthic community structure and recruitment success of structurally important seaweeds (Lubchenco 1978; Janke 1990; Wilhelmsen and Reise 1994; Albrecht 1998; Buschbaum 2000; Trussell et al. 2002, 2003). The ecological effect of periwinkles may vary with body size. For instance, periwinkles display size-dependent grazing rates (Geller 1991), reduced intra-specific competition in smaller size categories (Byers 2000), and differential habitat selection by age (Saier 2000). Consequently, factors causing variation in size distribution of periwinkles are important for community dynamics in coastal environments.
In different marine systems, genetically continuous gastropod and bivalve populations may show strong phenotypic plasticity in the size and strength of shells (e.g. Seed 1968; Harger 1970; Bayne and Worrall 1980; Seed and Suchanek 1992; Reid 1996). Wave exposure is considered one of the most important factors affecting gastropod shell size distribution. For example, Hylleberg and Christensen (1978) showed that average shell size of the periwinkle Littorina littorea (L.) increased with increasing degree of exposure. Presumably, a large shell size in conjunction with a large aperture enables an increased foot size for greater adhesion to the substratum and enhanced ability to withstand wave shock (Raffaelli 1982). Other factors may be likewise important for determining the size structure of marine gastropod populations, e.g. food availability and intraspecific competition (Kemp and Bertness 1984; Fenske 1997), predation pressure (Palmer 1990; Yamada et al. 1998; Trussel 1996; Trussel and Nicklin 2002; Buschbaum et al. 2007), parasitism (Lauckner 1984; Huxham et al. 1993) and overgrowth by epibionts (Wahl 1996; Buschbaum and Reise 1999; Thieltges and Buschbaum 2007).
In this study we investigated the size distribution of two populations of the periwinkle L. littorea (L.) in contrasting environments in the south-eastern North Sea (German Bight). We chose the exposed rocky shore of the island of Helgoland and a sheltered soft sediment environment near the island of Sylt as study areas. At both sites, genetically identical populations of the periwinkle L. littorea (Wilhelmsen 1998) reach high densities of hundreds of individuals per square metre (Janke 1990; Wilhelmsen and Reise 1994; Buschbaum 2002; Reichert and Buchholz 2006).
Our first step was to establish the shell morphology and the size and density distribution of L. littorea on the exposed rocky and sheltered sedimentary shores. We hypothesised that in addition to exposure, biotic factors differ between the two environments and might potentially contribute to differences in population structures of L. littorea. To test this hypothesis, we investigated simultaneously (1) the growth rate of L. littorea, (2) predator abundance, (3) prevalence of periwinkle parasitizing trematodes and (4) infection with the shell boring polychaete Polydora ciliata (Johnston).
Materials and methods
We selected two field sites for our comparative investigations: wave protected mussel beds on the soft sediment tidal flats near the island of Sylt (55°02′N, 8°26′E) and the exposed rocky offshore island of Helgoland (54°11′N, 07°53′E) (Fig. 1). Both sites are located in the south-eastern North Sea and linked by currents enabling exchange of pelagic larvae of benthic organisms (Giménez and Dick 2007). They represent fundamentally different environments with respect to abiotic and biotic conditions.
At Sylt, mean annual water temperature is about 9°C, with a summer average of 15°C and a winter average of 5°C. Tides are semi-diurnal and average tidal range is about 2 m. Average salinity is 30. The area is protected from prevailing westerly (onshore) winds and waves by sand dunes. Detailed descriptions of the geology, hydrography and sediments of the study area are given by Reise (1985), Austen (1992, 1994a, b), Bayerl and Higelke (1994) and Reise et al. (1994). In the Wadden Sea, periwinkles L. littorea reach highest densities on mixed epibenthic aggregations of the non-indigenous Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) and the native blue mussel Mytilus edulis L. which represent preferred habitats for periwinkles because bivalve aggregations provide an appropriate attachment substratum and suitable food conditions.
The island of Helgoland represents the only rocky shore in the southeastern part of the North Sea. The island is located <100 km south–west of the island of Sylt. Here, average tidal range is about 2.3 m, mean water temperatures are 13°C in summer and 7°C in winter at an average salinity of 32. Blue mussels and the Pacific oyster occur at a low density on the macroalgae-dominated intertidal at Helgoland. More detailed descriptions of the ecology, geology and of abiotic factors are given by Hagmeier (1930), Wurster (1962), Janke (1986, 1990), Bartsch and Tittley (2004) and Reichert and Buchholz (2006).
Size and abundance of L. littorea
Periwinkles were collected between July and August 2006 during low tide using identical methods at both study sites. To investigate periwinkle densities and their size distribution in different tidal zones a stratified random sampling design was used. Snails were collected in the mid intertidal zone (emersion time about 4 h), low intertidal (emersion time about 2 h) and in the shallow subtidal zone. A plastic ring with a diameter of 20 cm (corresponding to an area of 0.03 m2) was placed randomly on the bottom. All snails inside the ring were counted and grouped into 5 size categories (measured from aperture to apex, Fig. 2): (1) 1–8 mm, (2) >8–12 mm, (3) >12–18 mm, (4) >18–22 mm, (5) >22 mm. At each tidal level six replicate samples were taken.
In August 2006, we collected snails of the same size range (15–19 mm) at both study sites. Before investigating shell strength snails were inspected for infection with P. ciliata. This shell boring polychaete may strongly decrease periwinkle shell strength (Buschbaum et al. 2007). Thus, only non-infested snails were used for shell strength comparisons (n = 45 snails per site). To determine the force necessary to break periwinkle shells, investigations were performed with the same methods and measuring device used by Buschbaum et al. (2007), which allows estimation of general shell strength by measuring the force required to crack shells in one particular plane.
To determine shell thickness of periwinkles originating from Sylt and Helgoland, 20 periwinkles from 17 to 19 mm shell height were collected at each site and boiled in order to remove the soft body from the shell. A moulding cutter was used to bisect the shells. Afterwards, snail shell thickness was measured to the nearest 0.01 mm using a stereomicroscope fitted with an ocular micrometer (see Fig. 2).
Snail growth experiments
In a reciprocal transplantation experiment, we measured shell height increment of L. littorea at both sites from April/May until October 2006. At both Sylt and Helgoland, juvenile snails of a size range from 9.5 to 12 mm shell height were collected. This size class was used because length increments of larger organisms might be too small to detect effects of periwinkle origin and location of growth on L. littorea shell increment. Furthermore, shells of larger specimens were often eroded, potentially confounding length measurements with shell degradation.
To test whether snail origin and site where periwinkles matured affects growth rate in L. littorea, snails collected at Sylt and Helgoland were marked with differently coloured nail varnish and transplanted to the mid intertidal zone of both sites. We corralled the snails in closed cages (20 cm in diameter, 25 cm in height) made of polyethylene mesh wire (mesh size 0.5 cm) and a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bottom plate. Altogether, we used 16 cages per study site. At both sites, eight cages each with ten snails originating from Helgoland and eight cages each with ten snails collected near Sylt were installed.
On the rocky island of Helgoland cages were fixed using dowels and screws while at Sylt cages were fixed with iron rods on mixed beds of C. gigas and M. edulis. Snail size was measured at the beginning and at the end of the experiment to the nearest 0.01 mm using callipers, and shell increment was calculated as the difference between both measurements.
At the beginning of the experiment, mean shell height of L. littorea from both habitats did not differ significantly from each other.
In the soft sedimentary environment of the Wadden Sea, periwinkles are mainly consumed by green crabs (Carcinus maenas L.), while on the rocky shore of the island of Helgoland both green crabs and edible crabs (Cancer pagurus L.) prey on L. littorea (Scherer and Reise 1981; Buschbaum et al. 2007; own observations).
We used the same method to determine crab abundances on intertidal beds of oysters and mussels on the sandy shore and in the intertidal zone of the rocky environment. In August 2006, all crabs inside a randomly selected area of 1 m2 (n = 12) were collected, counted and their carapace width was measured to the nearest 1 mm using calliper.
Infection with shell boring P. ciliata and trematode parasites
At each site, 56 snails were randomly collected to study the infection rate with shell boring polychaetes P. ciliata; we also collected 75 periwinkles at each site to investigate the prevalence of digenean trematodes. Since both, P. ciliata and trematodes occur exclusively in periwinkles ≥12 mm shell height (Lauckner 1984; Buschbaum et al. 2007; Thieltges and Buschbaum 2007), only individuals of this size range were sampled.
To assess the prevalence of shell boring polychaetes, we determined the presence of living P. ciliata for each snail. In the laboratory, periwinkles were placed in separate Petri dishes for 1 h prior to visual inspections with a stereo microscope; the 1 h in water allowed live P. ciliata to extend from shells. Periwinkles hosting living polychaetes were considered to be infested.
Tissue-inhabiting trematodes utilise L. littorea as first intermediate hosts and are commonly associated with periwinkles (Lauckner 1984). To determine the prevalence of trematodes, periwinkle shells were carefully cracked with a hammer and the entire soft body of each snail was checked for trematodes under a stereo microscope.
Mean prevalence of trematodes and P. ciliata (% infected snails from total sample) was calculated for the rocky and sedimentary shores.
Results are presented as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation. Data of the growth experiment were analysed by using a two-factorial ANOVA, with location of growth (two levels) and snail origin (two levels) as fixed factors. The Tukey-honest-significant-difference-test (HSD) was used for pairwise multiple comparisons of the growth experiment. Homoscedasticity of untransformed data was confirmed by Cochrans’s test. Comparisons of periwinkle abundance and shell size, snail shell strength and thickness and predator abundance between both sites were analysed by Mann–Whitney U test. Differences in prevalence of trematodes and P. ciliata were analysed using Chi-square tests. Effects were considered to be statistically significant if P < 0.05.
Size and abundance of L. littorea in sedimentary versus rocky shore sites
Mean shell size and density of L. littorea differed significantly between the sedimentary and rocky shore. On the sedimentary shore, mean periwinkle shell size (9.8 ± 3.9 mm) was considerably smaller than on the rocky shore (21.5 ± 4.2 mm, U test, P < 0.0001). The reverse pattern was observed for mean snail density. Abundance of L. littorea was about three times higher on the sedimentary shore (917 ± 722 individuals m−2) than on the rocky shore (296 ± 168 individuals m−2, U test, P < 0.001).
Zonation pattern of L. littorea size classes
On the sedimentary shore, small periwinkles (size classes 0–8 and >8–12 mm shell height) reached highest abundances of about 1,500 individuals m−2 in the mid intertidal zone, whereas larger specimens from 12 to 22 mm (size classes >12–18 and >18–22 mm) were more abundant in the low intertidal and shallow subtidal zones (Fig. 3a). Snails of >22 mm shell height were not found in the sedimentary environment.
On the rocky shore, juvenile snails from 0 to 8 mm shell height were not found. Only a comparatively low number of L. littorea from >8 to 12 mm was detected in all three tidal zones (Fig. 3b). Abundance of snails from >12 to 18 mm shell height was much lower at the rocky shore than at the sedimentary shore in all three tidal zones. Periwinkles larger than 18 mm shell height (size classes >18–22 and >22 mm) were more abundant on the rocky shore and were underrepresented on the sedimentary shore.
Shell strength and thickness of L. littorea
The mean force expended to crush periwinkles from Helgoland was 292 ± 88 Newton, whereas a mean force of 255 ± 106 Newton was necessary to crack shells of L. littorea from Sylt. However, this difference in shell strength was not statistically significant (U test, P = 0.0617, n = 45).
Shell thickness of L. littorea differed significantly between study sites. Mean shell thickness of the first (body) whorl (see Fig. 2) was 0.81 ± 0.14 mm in periwinkles of the sedimentary shore and 1.03 ± 0.06 mm in snails from the rocky shore (U test, P < 0.0001, n = 20).
Snail growth experiments
Both location of growth and snail origin had significant effects on L. littorea shell height increment (Table 1; Fig. 4). First, snails originating from both shores had greater shell height increment in the sedimentary environment than on the rocky shore. Second, shell height increment of snails from Sylt was significantly reduced in comparison to shell height increment of periwinkles from Helgoland in both the rocky as well as in the sedimentary environment. Thus, these results indicate that growth conditions for periwinkles are more favourable at the sedimentary shore while specimens from the rocky shore have a faster growth rate. We did not detect significant interactions between origin of snails and location of growth (Table 1).
While L. littorea originating from and growing on the rocky shore attained a shell increment of 7.29 ± 0.84 mm, periwinkles originating from the sedimentary shore and transplanted to the rocky shore showed a shell increment of 5.90 mm ± 0.34 (Tukey’s test, P = 0.014, Fig. 4).
Snails from the rocky shore transplanted to the sedimentary environment had a shell increase of 7.74 ± 0.79 mm, which was not significantly different from shell height increment of L. littorea originating and growing on Sylt (6.89 ± 1.11 mm, Tukey’s test, P > 0.05, Fig. 4).
A further statistical difference was detected between growth increment of periwinkles from Sylt growing on Helgoland and snails from Helgoland transplanted to Sylt (Tukey’s test, P = 0.001, Fig. 4). All other pairwise comparisons were not significant (Tukey’s test, P > 0.05).
Mean density of predatory crabs (C. maenas) on epibenthic beds of oysters and mussels near Sylt (5.6 ± 2.8 individuals m−2) was significantly higher than mean predator density (C. maenas and C. pagurus) on the rocky shore of Helgoland (3.0 ± 2.5 individuals m−2, U test, P = 0.018, n = 12). On Helgoland, mean density of C. maenas and C. pagurus were 2.5 ± 2.2 and 0.5 ± 0.9 individuals m−2, respectively.
Predatory green crabs were larger on the sedimentary shore, i.e. carapace width of C. maenas on Sylt (51 ± 16 mm, n = 67) was significantly larger than on the rocky shore (34 ± 19 mm, n = 31) (U test, P = 0.032). Edible crabs C. pagurus on the rocky island of Helgoland showed a mean carapace width of 92 ± 13 mm.
Infection with trematode parasites and shell boring P. ciliata
We detected a significantly higher prevalence of digenean trematodes in adult L. littorea from the sedimentary shore (22.9%) compared to the rocky shore (1.4%) (Chi-square test, P = 0.001, n = 75). Three species of digenean trematodes were detected: Renicola roscovita (Stunkard), Himasthla elongata (Mehlis) and Cryptocotyle lingua (Creplin).
We found a significantly higher prevalence of the shell boring polychaete P. ciliata in L. littorea collected on the sedimentary shore of Sylt (25.0%) than in periwinkles from Helgoland (3.6%, Chi-square test, P = 0.001, n = 56). On Helgoland we detected only P. ciliata in periwinkles >22 mm shell height, while on the sedimentary shore of Sylt smallest L. littorea infested with P. ciliata had a shell size of 13 mm.
Density, size distribution pattern and shell morphology of L. littorea were very different between the exposed rocky shore of the island of Helgoland and the sheltered sedimentary shore of the island of Sylt. Total snail density was about three times higher on mixed beds of mussels M. edulis and oysters C. gigas in the sedimentary environment than on the rocky shore. While small periwinkles were responsible for high L. littorea densities on the sedimentary shore, larger snail size classes dominated the rocky shore.
Our studies on shell size distribution across the tidal gradient revealed a specific zonation pattern of L. littorea size classes on the sedimentary shore. We detected high abundances of small snails in the mid intertidal zone while larger perwinkles mainly occurred in the low intertidal and shallow subtidal zone. Saier (2000) attributed this pattern to high crab predation on juvenile snails in the subtidal zone and to preferential periwinkle settlement in the intertidal zone to prevent crab predation. On the rocky shore, by contrast, periwinkle size classes were more equally distributed indicating that predation and active habitat choice of juvenile snails are of minor importance and do not determine a specific periwinkle size distribution along the tidal gradient.
It is surprising that large periwinkles were underrepresented on the sedimentary shore because our experiments revealed that growth conditions for L. littorea are more favourable in the sedimentary environment. Multiple factors seem to be responsible for the observed differences in morphology and population structure of L. littorea between both environments.
Shell morphology of L. littorea
Shell morphology is one of the most important traits controlling susceptibility to predation in molluscs (Hadlock 1980; Trussel and Nicklin 2002; Buschbaum et al. 2007). Shells of periwinkles from Sylt were thinner and weaker than those of Helgoland conspecifics. Additionally, periwinkles from Helgoland showed a higher shell height increment than snails from Sylt in both environments indicating genetic heterogeneity. However, using allozyme analysis Wilhelmsen (1998) did not find genetic differences between the investigated L. littorea populations on the rocky shore of the island of Helgoland and the sedimentary shore near the island of Sylt. It is a common pattern that gastropod species with pelagic eggs and planktotrophic veliger larvae are widely dispersed. This ensures high levels of gene flow throughout large populations and any small-scale differences in selection are swamped by recruitment from a wider area (Janson 1987; Reid 1996). This is also true for the periwinkle L. littorea because its veliger larvae spend 4–7 weeks in the water column before settling on the bottom (Fretter and Graham 1980; Janson 1987). Both Sylt and Helgoland are located within the same water body. Their proximity is less than 100 km and they are linked via water currents that allow the exchange of larvae of benthic organisms (Giménez and Dick 2007). This indicates that a genetic exchange between both periwinkle populations is very likely. Thus, several other factors than genetic differences seems to be responsible for phenotypic variations in the studied L. littorea populations.
First, Kemp and Bertness (1984) documented that strength and thickness of periwinkle shells may strongly depend on snail growth rates. Fast growing L. littorea developed thinner shells with more volume to accommodate more body mass than slower growing specimens. Additionally, rapid growth may limit the rate at which shell material can be deposited (Reid 1996). We did not measure body mass, but used shell size increment as a proxy for growth rates. The difference in periwinkle shell increment between the rocky and sedimentary site may result from high food availability on the soft bottom (e.g. benthic diatoms and green algae such as Ulva spp.) and/or a limited time available for feeding due to strong wave action on the exposed rocky shore (Brown and Quinn 1988; Wilhelmsen and Reise 1994; Reid 1996; Fenske 1997). Thus, faster growth may be responsible for thinner and weaker periwinkle shells in L. littorea living on bivalve aggregations in the Wadden Sea. Our results are in concordance with investigations of Hylleberg and Christensen (1978) performed in Limfjord, Denmark. They also found that shells of L. littorea are thicker on more exposed shores and claim that thick shells are an adaptation to resist the mechanical impact of waves.
Second, predator-induced increases in shell thickness of L. littorea (Trussel and Nicklin 2002) and other littorinids (Raffaelli 1982) have been reported. In contrast to our study, Raffaelli (1982) found that shells of L. saxatilis and L. nigrolineata were thicker at sheltered than at exposed sites because predator abundance and, thus, the degree of induced morphological anti-predator responses in snails, is often higher in sheltered than in exposed areas. However, despite the higher crab abundance in conjunction with higher predation pressure on the sheltered sedimentary shore in this study, periwinkles produced comparatively weak and thin shells. Thus, predator abundance and pressure seem to be of minor importance for shell morphology of L. littorea at our study sites.
Third, different shell morphologies may result from different levels of intra-specific competition. Competition for food, resulting from high population densities has been shown to affect variation in snail size (Sherrell 1981). Furthermore, Kemp and Bertness (1984) showed that in dense snail populations with slow individual growth rate, periwinkles have elongate and thicker shells in comparison to specimens with rounder, globose shells in sparse populations. However, despite high densities of periwinkles on the sedimentary shore, L. littorea did not show any shell characteristics of a snail population with slow-growing individuals (own observations). Additionally, Fenske (1997) supposed that available resources in the Wadden Sea at Sylt are sufficient to maintain a high population density of L. littorea and rejected the possibility of intraspecific competition.
Indirect effects on population structure of L. littorea
At the sedimentary shore, we found a higher prevalence of both trematode parasites and shell boring polychaetes (P. ciliata) in L. littorea compared to periwinkles originating from the rocky shore of Helgoland. The association with both trematodes and shell boring polychaetes may largely account for the observed lower abundance of large L. littorea on the sedimentary shore compared to the rocky shore, because both organisms are known to have multiple detrimental effects on periwinkles.
Among metazoans, trematodes are the most common parasites of intertidal organisms and their complex life cycles almost always involves a gastropod as first intermediate host (Mouritson and Poulin 2002). Trematode-infected L. littorea have a higher mortality than uninfected specimens (Huxham et al. 1993; Mouritson and Poulin 2002). Furthermore, infected periwinkles have a reduced mobility. Following grazing migrations during low tide parasitized periwinkles might be too slow to find sheltered sites and, thus, might experience higher predation pressures by crabs approaching with the incoming tide. Moreover, parasitized snails might arrive late at snail aggregations where they are consequently situated at the periphery. This will make them more susceptible to crab predation because of a higher probability of being among the first-encountered individuals (Davies and Knowles 2001).
Not all size classes of L. littorea are equally infected with trematode parasites. Lauckner (1984) showed that periwinkles below 12 mm shell height are not infested and that prevalence of parasites increases with increasing shell height. Thus, trematode parasites cause mortality predominantly in larger snails and may be one important factor for low abundances of snails above 18 mm shell height on the sedimentary shore.
Similarly, the prevalence of shell boring polychaetes P. ciliata is also higher in large-sized L. littorea and may be about 70% in snails above 18 mm shell height on soft bottoms in the northern Wadden Sea (Buschbaum et al. 2007; Thieltges and Buschbaum 2007). Whether an infestation with P. ciliata leads directly to an increased mortality in L. littorea is unknown. However, periwinkles infested with shell boring polychaetes have a greatly reduced shell strength and are preferentially eaten by shore crabs C. maenas (Warner 1997; Buschbaum et al. 2007). This indirect effect also affects large periwinkles that are normally outside the food spectrum of C. maenas and, therefore, infestation with P. ciliata may prevent a size refuge for L. littorea (Buschbaum et al. 2007). Hence, the comparatively high prevalence of P. ciliata in conjunction with higher crab abundances and sizes may be a further factor responsible for low densities of large-sized periwinkles on the sedimentary shore.
The lack of small-sized periwinkles on the rocky shore of Helgoland is more difficult to explain. Hylleberg and Christensen (1978) show that small L. littorea may be more sensitive to wave action than larger specimens because they are less strongly adhered to rock. Hence, the higher wave exposure may be an important mortality factor for juvenile snails on the rocky shore. Additionally, low numbers of juvenile L. littorea found on Helgoland may result from the complex habitat topography at the rocky shore. Small periwinkles can retreat in deep crevices and thus are hardly detectable by an investigator. Within these crevices juvenile periwinkles may also escape predatory crabs. Behavioural changes in L. littorea in response to non-lethal crab cues (Trussell et al. 2004) suggest that juvenile periwinkles can sense remote predators and may continually hide during the summer months when predatory crabs are most abundant. This speculation is corroborated in winter samples, where periwinkles <8 mm shell height are encountered outside crevices. However, they only constitute on average 4% of the total population (M. Molis, unpublished data). This is comparatively low to the sedimentary shore where periwinkles <8 mm constitute about 40% of the total population (this study). Thus, we cannot exclude that also other factors such as competition or failing recruitment may responsible for low numbers of small L. littorea on Helgoland.
In summary, we conclude that the differences in shell size distribution between L. Littorea populations of the two environments result from biotic factors which mainly affect the L. littorea population on the sedimentary shore. We suggest that high juvenile mortality and/or failing recruitment on the rocky shore and an increased mortality of large L. littorea caused by parasitic infestation and predation in the sedimentary environment are mainly responsible for the observed differences in population structures.
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We are grateful to Caroline Eschweiler and Kathrin Voigt for assistance. Special thanks to Bettina Saier and Werner Armonies for their constructive criticism on earlier drafts of this manuscript. The project was carried out within the framework of the MarBEF Network of Excellence ‘Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning’ which is funded by the Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems Programme of the European Community’s Sixth Framework Programme (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505446). This publication is contribution number MPS-08048 of MarBEF.
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essentially, it is putting yourself in someone else's position and feeling what they must be feeling.
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SEOUL -- A dog-like safety service robot based on Spot, a four-legged robot developed by Boston Dynamics acquired by South Korea's Hyundai auto group, was deployed for pilot operation at an auto plant in South Korea. It is equipped with diverse technologies suitable for autonomous patrol services at industrial sites, including task management and deep learning-based vision technology.
The pilot operation was introduced at a plant run by Kia Motors, a subsidiary of the auto group, to assess its effectiveness and applicability before being deployed to other industrial sites. The auto group said the robot supports late-night security patrols and creates a safer environment for workers.
The robot was applied with artificial intelligence, autonomous navigation, teleoperation technologies, and computing payload for usage in various industrial tasks. "The Factory Safety Service Robot is the first collaboration project with Boston Dynamics. The Robot will help detect risks and secure people’s safety in industrial sites,” Hyun Dong-jin, head of the group's robotics lab, said in a statement on September 17.
With an integrated thermal camera and a 3D LiDAR light detection and ranging device, Hyundai said that the robot is able to detect persons around it, monitor high-temperature situations and potential fire hazards, and perceive whether a door is open or closed. It can be remote-controlled through a secure webpage that provides a live stream of its movements around the plant, enabling office personnel to remotely observe industrial areas.
AI technology allows the robot to detect dangers and send alarms to managers and provides real-time sharing of photos of on-site situations and an activity log with the control center as well as support a rapid response in the event of an emergency by sounding an alarm. Managers can switch to manual teleoperation whenever needed to conduct a closer look at important sites.
Multiple robots can be connected to the control system to simultaneously check various zones and each quadruped robot can navigate through narrow spaces as well as identify blind areas, said the auto group, which has acquired a controlling 80 percent stake in Boston Dynamics, to diversify its business portfolio into robotics and urban air mobility (UAM), an ecosystem covering personal air vehicles (PAVs) or flying cars.
Based on Spot, Hyundai revealed a leg-wheel robot called transforming intelligent ground excursion robot (TIGER) in February 2021. The robot that is about 0.8 meters (2.6 feet) was designed to navigate through challenging terrain using a sophisticated leg and wheel locomotion system and various sensors.
Four-legged robots or leg-wheel-type robots are being developed by global robot makers and tech companies for their versatility. Unlike their wheeled or tracked brothers, legged robots can move through extreme terrain including rocky boulders and narrow mountain trails. In cases of emergency, they can move faster in severe terrain conditions to carry heavy cargo or patients.
GS Engineering & Construction, a Seoul-based builder, used Spot to collect data at construction sites in 2020. In May 2021, POSCO E&C, a construction arm of South Korea's top steelmaker, deployed a legged robot based on Spot at its tunnel construction site to check for cracks and construction errors that could cause disastrous accidents. The autonomous robot was jointly tweaked to equip high-performance cameras and a LiDar system that measures distance by illuminating the target with laser light.
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If you’re trying to scale back on impulse purchases, then you may want to hold off on drinking that coffee. An international study led by the University of South Florida (USF) found that caffeine impacts what you buy and how much you spend when shopping.
The research team ran three experiments in retail stores – an industry that’s increasingly been adding coffee bars near their entrances. In their study published in the Journal of Marketing, they found that shoppers who drank a cup of complimentary caffeinated coffee prior to roaming the stores spent about 50% more money and bought nearly 30% more items than shoppers who drank decaf or water.
“Caffeine, as a powerful stimulant, releases dopamine in the brain, which excites the mind and the body. This leads to a higher energetic state, which in turn enhances impulsivity and decreases self-control,” said lead author Dipayan Biswas, the Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing at USF. “As a result, caffeine intake leads to shopping impulsivity in terms of higher number of items purchased and greater spending.”
The experiments consisted of setting up an espresso machine at the entrances of a retail chain and home goods store in France and a department store in Spain. Upon entry, more than 300 shoppers were provided a complimentary cup – with about half offered coffee that contained about 100 mg of caffeine and the others decaf or water. They then shared their receipts with the researchers as they exited the stores. The team found that caffeinated individuals purchased a significantly higher number of items and spent more money compared to those who had decaf or water.
Researchers found that caffeine also impacted what types of items they bought. Those who drank caffeinated coffee bought more non-essential items than the other shoppers, such as scented candles and fragrances. However, there was a minimal difference between the two groups when it came to utilitarian purchases, such as kitchen utensils and storage baskets.
They set up a fourth experiment in a lab and received similar results, this time regarding online shopping. They split the study pool of 200 business school students between individuals who consumed caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee and asked them to pick which items they’d purchase from a preselected list of 66 options. Those who consumed caffeine picked more items considered to be impulsive purchases, such as a massager, while others selected more practical items, such as a notebook.
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Have you experienced some heart-turning in marriage and family or heart-hardening while navigating through the Covid curveballs this year? Many folks have been impacted by job loss, the loss of a loved one, isolation and illness. In the midst of all the challenges, many have also experienced a new level of contentment in faith and family.
Peace? Are you kidding me? With Covid spikes, threats of more lockdowns, liberties being compromised and election results in America being questioned, peace is not the first word that comes to mind. Per Webster’s dictionary, ‘peace’ is defined as “freedom from disturbance; tranquility.” I think of the kid walking through the crowd with his noise-cancelling headphones, oblivious to the world. He is undisturbed and tranquil.
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Joy is probably not the first word that comes to mind with 2020. How is a dad supposed to lead the way in joy to Christmas this year? One example is King David’s leadership when the ark of God was brought to the City of David. “Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might.” (2Samuel 6:14) King David was elated, and led the way in joy to get the ark of God in its rightful place. Nothing going on in the kingdom was going to impede the joy associated with the arrival of the ark.
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What do you fear? Oswald Chambers has said, “When you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else.” What is feared is revered. There has been a lot of noise across this year suggesting there is much to fear. It is up to dads to keep a healthy perspective on fear in this world and focus on the Way in faith.
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The last number of months have provided many an opportunity to focus in on family as a priority. In spite of all the curveballs across 2020, there was much to be thankful for as November wrapped up. Now it is December and time for dads to lead the way to CHRISTmas. A family focus on Advent can help all tune-in to the Reason for the season, the Christ-child’s birth.
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Plain space - Architectural design
To mark its opening on 8 June 2012 (until July 29th 2012), the Bisazza Foundation presented ‘John Pawson – Plain Space’, dedicated to the work of the British designer known for his ‘minimalist’ approach to design and architecture. Direct from its successful showing at the Design Museum, London, the exhibition was presented for the first time in Italy.
The “John Pawson - Plain Space” exhibition celebrates John Pawsons career from the early 1980s to date and it presents his architecture and product designs characterized by visual clarity, simplicity and grace. The exhibition included a selection of landmark commissions such as the Sackler Crossing in London, the Cistercian Monastery in the Czech Republic and Calvin Klein’s iconic flagship store in New York as well as current and future projects.
Pawson offered a direct and immersive experience of his work, while architectural elements in stone, bronze, wood and metal taken from a range of buildings will explore his sensitive use of materials. Using a rich range of media, the exhibition presented to Italian public projects from Pawson’s career through photography, film, sketches, study models, prototypes as well as personal items from the Pawson archive.
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Here at Rootwell Products, Inc., we want you to be a gardening success. We know that a green thumb isn’t something you’re born with. You need advice from the pros and you need lots of practice.
To that end, we try to supply you with tips every week on a range of gardening topics. Every New Year, we post a roundup of the top 20 articles from the previous year. We like to keep tabs on what you are most interested in.
So take a peek at this year’s list and see if any of your favorites are there.
Have you ever been to a tulip festival? Have you ever looked over a sea of bright, bobbing heads in blocks of colors drenched in spring sunshine?
Tulips are one of the most popular flowers in America and other northern countries – where they are among the first flowers to hale the welcome signs of warmer weather coming. Ever since the Dutch made an art form out of tulip plantings, tulips have been popular wherever there are strong Dutch roots.
But do you know tulips actually come from the Middle East?
You may have heard about turmeric as a tea, a spice to add to curry dishes or even a natural dye for Easter eggs or fabric. You might also have heard of turmeric’s active ingredient curcumin, which has been successfully used to treat all kinds of illnesses including cancer. I’m here to tell you, turmeric has been used to do all of these things and much more.
Have you ever wandered around an orchard in early spring when the trees were blossoming?
Just one bright pink and delicately fragrant tree on a property is enough to entice even the most industrious worker to stop and laze around under the veil of pink or white blooms. This is especially true when you know how fleeting it is.
More and more Americans want their food to be free of synthetic chemicals. Pesticides have been linked to cancer, decreased cognitive function, and behavior problems in children. In addition, children and infants are more vulnerable to the impact of pesticides.
Thankfully, the EWG’s Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce conducts a study each year to help parents make informed choices for themselves and children’s food. This study helps parents make informed, researched based, decisions when it comes to their produce shopping.
Have you ever been to Central Park in New York City? Golden Gate Park in San Francisco? America’s Capitol grounds? Detroit’s Belle Isle? The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC?
If you’ve been to any of these places, you’ve seen landscape architecture at its finest. All of these places were planned by Frederick Law Olmsted, the man who arguably fathered landscape architecture in this country. It is likely many of the most memorable green spaces you’ve been to were planned by him, one of his sons, or one of the many landscape architects influenced by him.
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Vintage: Technics SL-1200
Production may have ceased two years ago, but the Technics brand has firmly cemented its place in history. John Pickford has the story. Originally designed for the hi-fi market, the SL-1200 rapidly became the deck of choice for discerning DJs. Photo courtesy of Rewind Audio www.rewindaudio.com Such is the company’s reputation, if asked to name […]
Production may have ceased two years ago, but the Technics brand has firmly cemented its place in history. John Pickford has the story.
Originally designed for the hi-fi market, the SL-1200 rapidly became the deck of choice for discerning DJs. Photo courtesy of Rewind Audio www.rewindaudio.com
Such is the company’s reputation, if asked to name a manufacturer of turntables, it’s fairly safe to assume that the vast majority would people would say ‘Technics’, and many of those would append the model numbers 1200 or 1210. The SL-1200 was launched 40 years ago, in October 1972, by the Japanese company Matsushita, and although it eventually became the turntable of choice for DJs and hip hop producers alike, it was originally aimed at the domestic hi-fi market.
As one of the very first direct-drive turntables, it boasted much better speed stability than belt-driven decks and an impressive rumble measurement of -78dB. The original machine, with its +/-6% pitch control and built-in stroboscope, was well received at the time, but it was the release of the SL-1200 MK2 in 1979 that saw the popularity of the deck soar. This revised version featured quartz lock on the motor and a new sliding pitch control that replaced the dual rotating pots of the MK1, enabling easy beat-matching; the quartz lock was activated when the slider was in its central position.
Early hip hop DJs such as Grand Wizzard Theodore from New York and Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc pioneered the art of scratching and breakbeat DJ’ing with the aid of their direct-drive decks. Several factors made the 1200 MK2 popular with DJs, not least of which was the high torque from the motor, which, coupled with the lightweight aluminium platter, made slip-cueing simple, accelerating the deck from standstill to 33&1/3 in 0.7 seconds.
The fact that the SL-1200 was built like a tank meant that it could withstand the rigours of a busy nightclub lifestyle in a way that would have finished off most other turntables on the market. It also possessed excellent acoustic feedback-rejection characteristics, enabling it to be used in conjunction with deafening PA systems.
Ironically, just as the SL-1200 was earning its iconic status in dance music culture, the hi-fi brigade began to get a bit sniffy towards it, preferring instead belt-driven turntables such as the minimalist Rega Planar – a deck that required the user to remove the platter and manually adjust the drive belt in order to change from 33&1/3 to 45RPM.
The main gripe among many audiophiles was the quality of the 1970s S-shaped tonearm, which seemed archaic to hi-fi vinyl lovers of the late 1980s and beyond. However, the design was ideal for DJ use, and coupled with the headshells and cartridges often used – more often than not the Stanton 500A – the Technics could extract music from worn vinyl that most other decks would reproduce as the sound of frying bacon.
From 1989, the SL-1200 went through several revisions. The MK3 featured gold phono connectors, while the MK4, unveiled in Japan in 1997, replaced the deck’s captive phono leads with sockets, enabling better cables to be used. This modification didn’t appear further afield until the release of the MK5 in 2002. The models designated SL-1210 were sold alongside the SL-1200 and indicated the two model’s different finishes: the 1200 was silver while the 1210 was finished in matt black.
The last incarnation of the SL-1200 was the MK6, released in Japan in 2008. This was arguably the best version of the deck ever made, featuring upgraded tonearm mounting, oxygen-free copper wiring, and superior vibration damping. However, with an increasing number of DJs turning to CD players and laptops, the Technics SL-1200 was discontinued in 2010.
Stanton stylus fitted to a mint-condition SL-1200 MK1. First-generation models are still highly sought-after.
Its end was announced with a press release that stated: ‘Panasonic has confirmed that it ceased the production of its Technics-branded analogue turntables this autumn. After more than 35 years as a leading manufacturer of analogue turntables, Panasonic has regretfully taken the decision to leave this market. However, Panasonic will continue to sell headphones under the Technics brand.
We are sure that retailers and consumers will understand that our product range has to reflect the accelerating transformation of the entire audio market from analogue to digital.’
Two years on, there appears to be a vinyl revival taking place, especially among the younger generation who have grown up with digital downloads but yet prefer to own an analogue hard copy of their favourite music. Whether the SL-1200 will make a reappearance remains to be seen, but its status as the world’s most iconic turntable is guaranteed. | <urn:uuid:23c450eb-ea2e-49d4-8c69-a495d830ef61> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://musictech.com/reviews/studio-icons-technics-sl120/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.969143 | 1,147 | 1.710938 | 2 |
In the face of climate change, more people are looking for ways to conserve the environment. Many people are now using food scraps as fertiliser through a process called vermicomposting.
Vermicomposting or vermiculture, also known as worm composting, is the process of having earthworms eat organic material, such as vegetable and fruit peels, and then break it down through digestion to produce high-quality fertiliser.
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When it comes to teaching English Language, our primary teachers are in trouble — and have been for a very long time.
Research evidence suggests that especially in the area of grammar teachers typically do not know enough and lack confidence.
Willem Hollmann, Professor of Linguistics at Lancaster University and former Chair of the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE), argues that the gaps in teachers’ knowledge and confidence are not their fault but mostly that of this and several previous governments.
The solution, he suggests, is a centrally commissioned study into the gaps in teachers’ knowledge and subsequent investment in high-quality support materials.
“This is a serious issue for school children’s performance as well as for the teachers’ own confidence and, to be blunt, the gaps are mainly the government’s fault together with the other obvious guilty party – grammar book publishers, who hardly ever consult academic grammarians on their publications. As a result, some books contain quite a few errors.”
“This position paper is intended to describe the situation to parents, teachers and, hopefully, relevant civil servants, and to suggest a possible way in which things could be improved.”
KAL covers the sounds of a language, its grammatical structures, its levels of formality. It may also include ways in which the language changes across space (with different accents and dialects), and across time (as languages evolve).
The 2014 Primary National Curriculum (NC) specifies the KAL that teachers are required to teach.
The NC also contains implicit expectations. For example, it lists correspondences between written letters and spoken sounds. The standard used for these correspondences (in the International Phonetic Alphabet) is Received Pronunciation (RP). Yet, says the paper, this is just one accent among many.
Teachers may also need additional KAL to be able to field questions from children. The concepts and terms in the NC may well not be enough for this, adds the paper.
“Unfortunately, there are no large-scale studies into teachers’ actual KAL,” says Professor Hollmann. “The studies we have only tend to focus on knowledge about grammar, as opposed to KAL more broadly.”
“Unsurprisingly, given that most teachers have been taught very little about grammar themselves, the authors of these studies are typically led to conclude that knowledge and confidence are unsatisfactory.”
“That is not the teachers’ fault. The amount and quality of the support available to them has been patchy with little or no input from grammarians and materials have not drawn on available exciting new grammatical research.”
To make real progress in achievement against the NC standards, the CLiE paper calls for the Government to commission research into gaps in teachers’ KAL, and then to invest in developing appropriate high-quality support materials.
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