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public abstract class PermissionCollection extends Object implements Serializable
With a PermissionCollection, you can:
When it is desirable to group together a number of Permission objects
of the same type, the
newPermissionCollection method on that
particular type of Permission object should first be called. The default
behavior (from the Permission class) is to simply return null.
Subclasses of class Permission override the method if they need to store
their permissions in a particular PermissionCollection object in order
to provide the correct semantics when the
PermissionCollection.implies method is called.
If a non-null value is returned, that PermissionCollection must be used.
If null is returned, then the caller of
is free to store permissions of the
given type in any PermissionCollection they choose
(one that uses a Hashtable, one that uses a Vector, etc).
The PermissionCollection returned by the
method is a homogeneous collection, which stores only Permission objects
for a given Permission type. A PermissionCollection may also be
heterogeneous. For example, Permissions is a PermissionCollection
subclass that represents a collection of PermissionCollections.
That is, its members are each a homogeneous PermissionCollection.
For example, a Permissions object might have a FilePermissionCollection
for all the FilePermission objects, a SocketPermissionCollection for all the
SocketPermission objects, and so on. Its
add method adds a
permission to the appropriate collection.
Whenever a permission is added to a heterogeneous PermissionCollection
such as Permissions, and the PermissionCollection doesn't yet contain a
PermissionCollection of the specified permission's type, the
PermissionCollection should call
newPermissionCollection method on the permission's class
to see if it requires a special PermissionCollection. If
returns null, the PermissionCollection
is free to store the permission in any type of PermissionCollection it
desires (one using a Hashtable, one using a Vector, etc.). For example,
the Permissions object uses a default PermissionCollection implementation
that stores the permission objects in a Hashtable.
Subclass implementations of PermissionCollection should assume
that they may be called simultaneously from multiple threads,
and therefore should be synchronized properly. Furthermore,
Enumerations returned via the
elements method are
not fail-fast. Modifications to a collection should not be
performed while enumerating over that collection.
|Constructor and Description|
|Modifier and Type||Method and Description|
Adds a permission object to the current collection of permission objects.
Returns an enumeration of all the Permission objects in the collection.
Checks to see if the specified permission is implied by the collection of Permission objects held in this PermissionCollection.
Returns true if this PermissionCollection object is marked as readonly.
Marks this PermissionCollection object as "readonly".
Returns a string describing this PermissionCollection object, providing information about all the permissions it contains.
public abstract void add(Permission permission)
public abstract boolean implies(Permission permission)
permission- the Permission object to compare.
public abstract Enumeration<Permission> elements()
public void setReadOnly()
public boolean isReadOnly()
By default, the object is not readonly. It can be set to
readonly by a call to
public String toString()
super.toString() ( // enumerate all the Permission // objects and call toString() on them, // one per line.. )
super.toStringis a call to the
toStringmethod of this object's superclass, which is Object. The result is this PermissionCollection's type name followed by this object's hashcode, thus enabling clients to differentiate different PermissionCollections object, even if they contain the same permissions.
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Which of the following is not a major reason for political apathy
The chapter IV of the 1999 constitution is about?
Which of the following may prevent a citizen from voting in a general election.
An organized group that is independent of the state could be described as?
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A message in a bottle launched in North Carolina traveled hundreds of miles over the course of two months, picking up an additional note before ultimately being found several states away.
Philip Wise and his son were visiting Hatteras, North Carolina, in April when they decided to make a message in a bottle and throw it into the ocean in the hopes that it could travel to a faraway land, per Island Free Press.
"On April 7, my youngest son and I tried to throw a message in a bottle into the ocean in Hatteras village," he said. "We tried all day, but the Atlantic kept sending it back to the short. Later on that evening, we threw the bottle into the water at Hatteras Landing Marina."
Though that seemed to work at first, the bottle once again washed up on a nearby shore. However, the woman who found it added her own note of greeting and tossed it back in the ocean. That proved to be the trick and the bottle ended up traveling more than 700 miles north where it was found in Massachusetts by Samuel Southworth.
According to the outlet, Southworth sent a photo of the bottle and messages to Wise on Wednesday (June 1) after finding the surprise on Tuckernuck Island near Cape Cod. But that wasn't the only good news! Southworth plans to continue the message chain, adding a drawing of a whale to the bottle before throwing it back into the ocean to spread joy to even more people. | <urn:uuid:0d34ac9e-2e7b-4d8a-ba30-225e08f5cdc3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://realrock1057.iheart.com/content/2022-06-08-message-in-a-bottle-from-north-carolina-discovered-700-miles-away/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.96922 | 301 | 1.789063 | 2 |
A worker tastes rice wine at a distillery in Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 8, 2019. Rice wine, an alcoholic beverage fermented and distilled from rice, is a local specialty for celebrating festivals or treating guests. With the development of tourism, the rice wine brewing industry grows rapidly, and becomes a new engine for poverty alleviation.
Rock Fungus，It is very nutritious and delicious if cooked with chicken or spareribs; yet it is very difficult to pick, for it grows only on cliffs.
ZJJ Long-xia-hua Tea is one of the very special kinds of tea here: It is a mixture of a kind of precious flower ingredient and tea. The name “Long Xia Hua Cha” means “Tea of lobster flower”. Why? Just take a look at this kind of tea: It is a little bigger than usually how big tea leaves are, and it just looks like one special flower growing in zhanjaijie–lobster flower.What’s more the making process of this kind of tea is really careful and complicated:1.This tea is collected only in April every year to make sure that everything is in its best situation.2.There are many requirements for what leaves can be selected, Such as: They should be the top 1 or 2 leaves of the brunch, they should be about 3cm long…3.The producing process is complicated: Dry, Clean, Select, fry…With the quality guaranteed many travelers bring home as a kind of health-benefit gift for their friend.Translated by Sophia
Main ingredient: Fish head;Other ingredients: Bamboo shoot, Black fungus, Garlic sprouts’ leaves red peppers, Streaky pork, Green onion and Ginger;Flavorings: Salt, Gourmet powder, Sugar, Thick chili sauce, Red camphor oil, Salad oil and Clear soup.
Recently, Dongxi seven sisters chili passed the national geographical indication products trial. “Dongxi seven sisters chili” won the gold award in provincal agricultural fair.
Wild mushroom is a wide family with various members. In Zhangjiajie, when talking about wild mushrooms, you must learn something and had better have a taste of Lactarius delicious, a kind of rare wild mushroom.
Wash up the rice and air it after draining off. Then, put rice into the pot and add pepper. Fry the rice until it becomes a somewhat yellow color with soft fire and pulverize the fried rice to powder by using a blender.
Have you ever heard a dish called Shredded Pork with Garlic Sprouts? It is a very special dish. It has some characteristics, such as, the pork in this dish is smooth and tasty, and the garlic sprouts are fresh and tender.
As a mountainous city, Zhangjiajie boasts many of local products grown on the mountain, such as kiwi fruit, Qingyan green tea, lobster flower-scented green tea, pine mushrooms and wild arrowroot starch. We will introduce the honey orange.
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CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS IN AUSTRALIA
IVECO Trucks Australia has a long and proud history in this country starting in the early 1900s. For more than 100 years, Australia has experienced remarkable growth and development through its primary and secondary industries. International Harvester, subsequently International Trucks and now IVECO Trucks Australia, not only helped build the road infrastructure, it helped build the road transport industry. It developed its manufacturing processes and product development in line with the growing needs of Australia.
IVECO's strong tradition of local truck manufacturing is more closely linked with the creation of the Dandenong manufacturing plant. When it opened in 1952 it represented significant investment in the Australian truck industry. It was a significant expansion of International Harvester’s Australian activities and was built in Australia’s post war expansion phase.
The Dandenong plant originally covered 34,000 m2 and produced 2,000 vehicles in its first year. Since then, more than 230,000 trucks have been manufactured here.
Today, the Dandenong plant builds ACCO, Stralis and X-Way models. It is also the home of a large product engineering department that has a facility for building and testing prototypes built to suit Australian conditions. IVECO Trucks Australia continues to invest into its Australian manufacturing capabilities with many new exciting products planned for launch in the years ahead. | <urn:uuid:a5a8cc69-114a-4257-8d9a-68e2005f4c88> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.iveco.co.nz/iveco-history | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.963197 | 291 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Low cost houses for the middle class
STANDERTON – The MEC for Human Settlement Mr Andries Gamede in association with Vikindukundu Joint Venture and 3i Housing, launched low-cost houses for the people of Lekwa.
The small community of Lekwa extension 8, have reason to celebrate along with the MEC, all the stakeholders involved in making the integrated settlements a reality were present to witness the MEC Gamede do the sod-turning to the new low-cost residential that will be built in this area.
“We are committed to build this country together black and white. There must be no race who will oppress another. In 1955 South African people met in Cape Town and asked if there would be a new and improved nation what would it be and a united and growing nation was the agreement and so since then efforts to achieve that was underway,” said Gamede.
He continued to say: “We are here today ensuring that one of our promises to the people of this country that we will deliver better houses all in due time, keeping in mind that we cannot help everybody at once. There will be only two task teams assigned to handle this project and they are the Technical and Political committees because there is money involved and we cannot afford any discrepancies.
“The Premier DD Mabuza once asked me to build a sustainable integrated human settlement for our province and this is what I am aiming to achieve in Lekwa municipality and the rest of Mpumalanga,” he said.
Mr Hope Mashele of Vikinduku Engineering and Projects had this to say: “Three years ago the planning of this project began and today we are here to initiate this project. We plan on making the Gert Sibande district a place of investment for businesses. This project will also help in job opportunities. Estimated numbers of full time jobs will mark up to 4 000 that will be created.
“These houses are aimed at middle income earners and will be semi-subsidised to ensure its affordability to our market. We also plan on building a mall and a school in this area and all we touch is not anything less than great work and the partnership we have formed with 3i is a great one, which we plan on making the communities in Standerton also benefit from,” he explained.
“This project encounters a different typology in housing, unlike some houses that are built which makes them better. They are solar powered and environmental friendly and energy saving was one of our priorities when planning for these houses and with our efforts, we expect to be praised for building extraordinary houses as Mabombo n Vikinduku Joint Venture and 3i Housing.” said Mr Zamuncedo Mabombo. | <urn:uuid:27289e09-2019-43d0-81fe-2b35d3653a00> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vikinduku.co.za/2017/06/15/hello-world/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.970314 | 574 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Ceiling fans are year-round energy-saving devices.
by Pax Rasmussen
The heating vents in my apartment are on the ceiling. Regardless of one's knowledge of physics, it should be fairly obvious that this is not the optimal location to bring heat into a living space. Hot air, as we all know, rises, and cold air sinks. Needless to say, the bottom four feet of my apartment get "chilly," which is at best a pleasant euphemism for "my butt cheeks never warm up." I can only assume that for some arcane reason known only to the likes of general contractors, it was too difficult to run the heat ducts through the floor.
Simple solution: A ceiling fan could comfort my keister.
Some place or other, you've probably heard that you should reverse your ceiling fans in the winter. However, there is some confusion as to why and how you should do this.
It's complicated, but one thing I can say for sure is that if you have ceiling fans, you definitely should be using them in the winter. My friend Kathryn Webb, owner of Nostalgia Coffee in Salt Lake City, tells me she can keep the heater on full-blast in her shop and the temp won't rise above 65 degrees, while the air around the ceiling is a nice and toasty 95. Flipping on the fans gets the shop is livable again in about 10 minutes.
The idea is simple: The fans mix the air about. But should you have them pushing air down, or bringing it up? Common sense would say you want it pushing hot air down in the winter, but it's actually not that simple.
At Nostalgia, Kathryn definitely wants the fans blowing air down, year round. The reason for this is that her celings are around 12 feet high, and getting the hot air down from up there is no easy feat. In a typical residence, however, the ceilings are usually about eight feet over- head, and having the fans blow down, while doing a better job circulating the hot air, tends to create an evaporative cooling effect on our skin, making us feel cold, even if the ambient room temperature is comfortable.
So, if your fans are low enough that you can feel the breeze, you want them pulling air up. It still works: the air in your room has nowhere to go when the fans pull it toward the celing, and is forced back down the walls at the side of the room. It's not quite as efficient, but the air gets mixed about without blowing on your skin.
As far as telling you which direction to have the blades moving, I'm out of luck. Different manufacturers tilt the blades in different ways, so there's no guarantee which direction will move the air down. It's usually clockwise, though.
Basically, just turn on your fan on low and stand underneath. After a couple seconds, flip the switch to reverse it. Go with whichever gives less of a breeze. In the summertime, flip the switch the other direction and turn the buggers all the way up!
By some estimates, you can save 10% of your yearly heating bill with this simple exercise. Besides, if your place is anything like mine, the only good the hot air does near the ceiling is keeping your box elder bugs happy. | <urn:uuid:5036c5f9-8dc2-4602-bf88-51975ca5cfc1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://catalystmagazine.net/ceiling-fans-flip-the-switch/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.95989 | 679 | 1.757813 | 2 |
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Go out and vote!
Today, millions of Filipinos will head to the voting precincts to make their mark on one of the most crucial elections in our history.
If you are over 18 and have been registered to vote, make sure you are one of them.
We don’t vote just because the Constitution says we have to. We have to vote to give whoever we think should sit as president, vice president, senator, governor, mayor, or councilor the fair chance to do so.
It’s simple really; those who don’t go out and vote have no right to complain about how the government is being run, or why their governor, mayor, or councilor is so corrupt.
To a big extent we can say it was their inaction that led to the installation of people who are not qualified to run the government, it was their refusal to exercise their constitutionally-given right to vote that caused someone to rise to a seat of power that they don’t deserve.
On the other hand, you may see someone who would have made a great president, vice president, senator, governor, mayor, or councilor, but did not get enough votes. Guess who is to blame for that as well?
Well, the good news is that for the past two decades in the Philippines, it seems an average of 76% of the voting population have been showing up for the polls. This slightly increases whenever national elections are held and contenders for top posts are voted on.
But still, why leave things to chance? That missing 20% of qualified voters who regularly do not show up to vote may make such a difference as putting someone who deserves to govern in place.
So, if you are part of this group --meaning you are qualified to vote, but can’t be bothered to do so-- think about how your vote can make a difference. Who knows? It might be your ballot that will make someone win. It might be your straw that will break the camel’s back.
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Next, I filled in between the timbers using spackle (which you’re already familiar with since you’ve read METHODS, SPACKLING… right?). Let dry.
Time for color. Nothing clever here. Choose whatever colors work for you. Personally, I like muted, “earthy” tones. Here are the colors I used when painting Chumley’s:
BLACK-BROWN =Americana BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE mixed with some black. The goal is an almost-black brown. It’s even darker than the photos indicate.
INTERIOR GREEN =Apple Barrel ENGLISH IVY GREEN.
SANDSTONE =Apple Barrel SANDSTONE.
DARK BROWN =Apple Barrel NUTMEG BROWN with black-brown added.
LIGHT GRAY =I use FolkArt BARNWOOD.
DOOR BLUE =FolkArt BLUE RIBBON over a black undercoat.
DIRT =Ceramcoat MUDSTONE.
BASE GRASS GREEN =DecoArt Crafter’s FOREST GREEN.
WHITE, BLACK =Whatever was handy.
LEFT: The spackled areas were first painted a sandstone color.
MIDDLE: The outer edges were then washed with a darker shade. When dry, the center areas were drybrushed sandstone/white (hard to see but it’s there!).
RIGHT: The timbers were done a dark brown.
Then the timbers were drybrushed light gray, being careful to emphasize the cracks and knotholes. Around the lower edge I scrubbed in some dirt and grass colors to help the building blend into the table top and look grounded.
Removed the blue tape and added outside window coloring cut from strips I made using the Windows Paint program. The door I had made previously from a sheet of scribed basswood with a couple of scrap timbering pieces across it. Hinges are just small folded pieces of black construction paper and the door handle is a small jump ring with thin wire wrapped around it.
Inside, dirt color was scrubbed around the bottom edge. Interior windows and door are also made using Windows Paint and glued on using those pin holes for alignment. Note the door is 1/16” above the bottom edge.
The floor is simple. Cut a piece of mat board to fit the building bottom, then scribe planks into it using an awl/nail. Undercoated black-brown, dry brushed dark brown, light gray here and there for wear and tear, and dirt color around the perimeter. Then it was glued to the building at the four corners (secure it with small nails if you’re not making a base). I didn’t add any other interior detail like a fireplace or furniture so it would be open for figures and fingers.
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On the Sixth day with Premier, my true love gave to me… “6 Stretchy Stretches” for the Holidays! Special guest Winchester the Physical Therapy Elf, here to show you the benefits, hows, and what stretches necessary to target most of the human body helping you achieve relief for the seasonal stretchy time.
1. DOWNWARD DOG STRETCHY
STRETCHES (HAND, CALF, HAMSTRING, SHOULDER, ARCHES OF THE FOOT)
How: Plant your hands on the floor in front of you, shoulder width apart. Next, lift your hips into the air keeping your head level with your arms so your body has the inverted V-shape while keeping the soles of your feet planted shoulder width apart. Lift to tension and hold till desired time.
Benefits: This stretchy focuses on positioning the body into an inverted V-shape entailing the whole body into the stretch. It has been shown to improve the immune system, digestion, blood flow, calms the mind, and lifts you into the holiday spirit!
2. BUTTERFLY STRETCHY
STRETCHES (INNER THIGHS, GROIN, HIPS, LOWER BACK)
How: Sitting down, place the soles of your feet pressed together with your knees dropped to the sides. Grab your feet with your hands and pull yourself slightly forward while pressing your thighs downward with your elbows.
Benefits: This stretchy loosens and lengthens the inner thigh muscles while opening up the hips and thighs to improve flexibility. Targeting the groin area, this stretch and exercises hitting similar muscle groups will help build posture and mobility.
3. SEATED NECK RELEASE STRETCHY
STRETCHES (SIDES OF THE NECK, TRAPEZIUS)
How: Sitting on the floor with your back upright, centered, and legs crossed, extend your arm planting your hand on the ground by your side. Take your other arm and place your hand on the top opposite side of your head and gently pull your head towards the side opposite of the planted hand. Repeat with the other arm and other side of neck.
Benefits: This stretchy improves flexibility throughout the upper back, shoulders, and chest. This stretch also promotes proper posture sitting upright and the spine alignment helps reduce stress and anxiety.
4. ARM ACROSS CHEST STRETCHY
STRETCHES (SHOULDER, POSTERIOR DELTOID MUSCLE)
How: Take a straightened arm and bring it across your chest. Using the other arm, wrap it close to the elbow of the straightened arm and pull it across your chest till you feel a slight tense in the shoulder and back muscles of the straightened arm. Repeat with the other arm.
Benefits: This stretchy increases flexibility, mobility, and range of motion of the shoulder joint and back muscles. It is helpful in eliminating chronic shoulder pain and prevents abnormal scapular mechanics that can lead to pain.
5. TRUNK ROTATION STRETCHY
STRETCHES (LOWER BACK, HIPS)
How: Laying your back to the floor, keep one leg straight. Take the other leg and bring it across while rising the knee to hip level and turning the lower part of your body. Keep your upper body flat with the opposite arm of the straightened leg extended on the ground. Take the opposite arm of the raised leg and push on the knee to the ground till the lower back feels a tense feeling and hold for desired amount of time. Repeat on the opposite side.
Benefits: This stretch benefits in providing flexibility to the hips and lower back while also providing relief for lower back pain. To keep your back healthy, focusing on keeping it strong, mobile, and flexible will help in preventing injuries and sclerosis.
6. LUNGING CALF STRETCHY
How: Place arms extended on a close wall shoulder width apart. Bring one leg forward in a lunging position while keeping the other leg extended and planted on the sole of the foot. Lunge forward till a tense feeling is felt in the calf of the extended leg. Repeat the process for the opposite leg.
Benefits: This stretch benefits the human body with increased range of motion and flexibility in the calf which decreases the frequency of leg cramps. It also prevents a number of injuries such as Shin Splints, Achilles Tendonitis, and Plantar Fasciitis.
EXTRA – JOSEPH JUHASZ / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
STRETCHES (THE BODY OF WINCHESTER TO KEEP HIM IN TIP TOP SHAPE)
How: By attaching pieces of tape to hold the elf in various positions and poses.
Benefits: A valuable member of the Premier Physical Therapy family.
Don’t forget, you may qualify for direct access with a physical therapist at one of our 15 locations. There’s your “6 Stretchy Stretches for the Holidays”, and join us tomorrow for the next day in “12 Days of Premier”. | <urn:uuid:fca2174e-2416-4df8-acf7-d202ff16f36e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.premierphysicaltherapy.com/blog/6-stretchy-stretches-for-the-holidays | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.880771 | 1,082 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Graduate Money – Designed for financing tuition expenses for medical, dental, law, masters, and doctorate degrees, as well as medical residencies.
K-12 Money – Offered to help parents cover the tuition costs for children enrolled in a private school, from kindergarten to twelfth grade.
You could take out an exclusive education loan having as little once the $step one,100, however, restrict loan quantity vary ranging from loan providers. Some loan providers dictate the borrowed funds restrict by the borrower’s education otherwise section of studies, while some ft it on their credit history.
Another grounds we account for is the mortgage identity, which is the length of time the fresh debtor is provided to help you repay the mortgage entirely. We wanted lenders giving numerous name lengths, offered grace periods, cosigner launch, and different installment options, such attract-merely payments plus in-college payments. Lenders that allow borrowers to determine anywhere between varying and you may fixed attract pricing also are an advantage.
Fixed Interest – The total amount the borrower will pay for borrowing from a lender, which is expressed as a percentage of the principal loan amount and added to each monthly payment. Fixed rates will remain the same for the life of the loan.
Varying Interest rate – Interest rates that can change over the life of the loan. The borrower may pay more or less per month on the loan, depending on market fluctuations.
Grace Months – The period between the borrowing student’s graduation date and the date of the first scheduled payment. On average, both Federal and private lenders offer a six-month grace period.
Cosigner Discharge – A cosigner is someone who endorses a borrower that doesn’t have sufficient income or credit history to qualify for a loan on title loans Cleveland TN his or her own. The cosigner is responsible for paying back the loan if the borrower cannot. When a lender offers a cosigner release, the cosigner is eligible to be removed from the loan agreement and any associated responsibilities. That typically takes place once the borrower has paid off a percentage of the loan and met specific eligibility requirements.
In lieu of government financing, personal college loans require borrowers meet up with specific qualification conditions. As to the reasons? Since private loan providers want to make certain they’re lending to help you pupils whom pays back its funds.
If the debtor doesn’t have enough money or credit score, they might meet the requirements by applying having a cosigner. When you’re reviewing organizations, we leaned towards lenders you to definitely encouraged borrowers to have a good cosigner but failed to create a requirement.
A private lender would be transparent having its people, like about the information on their finance and their cost alternatives. For this reason, we found businesses giving obvious, jargon-100 % free information, on the web estimates, and you will systems otherwise tips instance instructional stuff, websites, and loan calculators.
I plus took into consideration support service response times thru real time cam and over the device, while the organizations social media engagement.
Last, not the very least, we utilized a couple significant customers remark platforms, the FTC and you will CFPB. Due to the fact customer ratings gives potential borrowers a sense of exactly what you may anticipate once a person, i regard new FTC and you may CFPB since reputable offer to have customers opinions on products.
Of several private lenders offer discounts with the interest rates in order to consumers who register for automated repayments. Whenever you are that is helpful, it is very common and you will almost requested. Due to the fact a borrower, we would like to obtain the most bang for your buck. This is exactly why we decided to work at individual loan providers which also provided scholarships and grants and you may prizes, financial hardship direction, and you can expanded mortgage deferment. | <urn:uuid:fe0cf681-c489-437d-9da2-e5d38152f2f3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.quotidianonapoli.it/2022/08/06/individual-fund-generally-period-between-5-and-you/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.955063 | 813 | 1.945313 | 2 |
CBD stands for cannabidiol oil. It's used to treat distinct indicators Regardless that its use is rather controversial. There's also some confusion concerning how exactly the oil has an effect on our bodies. The oil could have overall health Advantages and such products that have the compound are lawful in many sites nowadays.
CBD is usually a cannabinoid, a compound located in cannabis plant. The oil has CBD concentrations as well as works by using fluctuate considerably. In cannabis, the compound which is well-known is delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. It truly is an Lively component present in cannabis. Marijuana has CBD and THCA and each have diverse consequences.
THC alters the head when one is smoking or cooking with it. This is due to it can be broken down by heat. Not like THC, CBD isn't really psychoactive. Which means your state of mind would not improve with use. However, significant adjustments is often pointed out within the human human body suggesting health-related benefits.
Hemp is a component of your cannabis plant and typically, It's not necessarily processed. This is when lots of the CBD is extracted. Cannabis and hemp originate from cannabis sativa, but are really distinct. Today, cannabis farmers are breeding plants so which they can have superior THC degrees. Hemp farmers usually do not need to modify crops and are used to generate the CBD oil.
How it really works
Cannabinoids have an effect on the body by attaching on their own to diverse receptors. Some cannabinoids are produced by your body and you will find the CB1 and CB2 receptors. CB1 receptors are located all through the entire body with an excellent amount of them becoming while in the Mind. The receptors are accountable for temper, thoughts, suffering, motion, coordination, memories, hunger, pondering, and a number of other capabilities. THC affects these receptors.
As for that CB2 receptors, They may be mainly in one's immune process and influence ache and inflammation. Regardless that CBD doesn't connect specifically right here, it directs the body to employ cannabinoids extra.
CBD is beneficial to Broad spectrum cbd human well being in various ways. It's a normal suffering reliever and has anti-inflammatory properties. More than the counter medication are utilized for suffering reduction and most people want a more pure substitute and This is when CBD oil is available in.
Study has revealed that CBD delivers an even better remedy, especially for people with chronic ache.
There is certainly also proof that advise that using CBD can be extremely practical for anyone who is attempting to Stop smoking cigarettes and addressing drug withdrawals. In a study, it absolutely was observed that smokers who experienced inhalers that had CBD tended to smoke fewer than what was regular for them and with none more craving for cigarettes. CBD may be a great treatment for persons with addiction Ailments especially to opioids.
There are plenty of other medical problems that are aided by CBD plus they include things like epilepsy, LGA, Dravet syndrome, seizures etc. Far more exploration is remaining carried out on the results of CBD inside the human physique and the effects are pretty promising. The potential for combating cancer and different nervousness Ailments is likewise being looked at. | <urn:uuid:a322d466-9efa-4208-9a35-eeaa2947548d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://dominickpzgw175.theburnward.com/all-you-need-to-know-pertaining-to-cbd-oil | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.97593 | 668 | 2.359375 | 2 |
The “banana da terra” (plantains) is a variety of banana that must be cooked before eating. It’s better when fully ripe, ie, when it becomes soft, the skin gets very dark and the pulp reddish. The plantains can be boiled or baked whole (with the skin) and served as a dessert or a side dish. This recipe is a quick and easy dessert.
• ½ plantain banana per person
• cinnamon powder
- Wash and cut the plantains with the skin in half lengthwise.
- Lay the half bananas on a greased baking sheet or on a baking sheet lined with grease-proof paper.
- Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon powder.
- Bake in a preheated hot oven for about 15 minutes, until soft and well caramelized.
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Military school cadets Perry O'Toole and Bob Dixon agree to exchange names so that Perry, the younger and braver of the two, may enlist in the war effort. Bob's sister, Helen, believes Perry to be a coward, and returns his engagement ring. The soldier performs many feats of valor, which are attributed to the other boy, but the girl finally learns the truth while serving as a Red Cross nurse. Later her brother overcomes his cowardice and shields his friend from a bullet fired by a man deranged by the loss of his sons in the war. | <urn:uuid:73a12c5e-1b5f-41fe-8660-0f82cfd048d3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/494437/comrades | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.952497 | 154 | 1.515625 | 2 |
CD4+ T cells differentiate into memory T cells that protect the host from subsequent infection. In contrast, autoreactive memory CD4+ T cells harm the body by persisting in the tissues. The underlying pathways controlling the maintenance of memory CD4+ T cells remain undefined. We show here that memory CD4+ T cell survival is impaired in the absence of the Notch signaling protein known as recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin κ J region (Rbpj). Treatment of mice with a Notch inhibitor reduced memory CD4+ T cell numbers and prevented the recurrent induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Rbpj-deficient CD4+ memory T cells exhibit reduced glucose uptake due to impaired AKT phosphorylation, resulting in low Glut1 expression. Treating mice with pyruvic acid, which bypasses glucose uptake and supplies the metabolite downstream of glucose uptake, inhibited the decrease of autoimmune memory CD4+ T cells in the absence of Notch signaling, suggesting memory CD4+ T cell survival relies on glucose metabolism. Together, these data define a central role for Notch signaling in maintaining memory CD4+ T cells through the regulation of glucose uptake. | <urn:uuid:b3a131ef-193f-4df5-a914-eb6ae6550923> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/BR/pt/tech-docs/paper/496900 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.884095 | 245 | 2.078125 | 2 |
This tutorial explains how to install Linux on your Chromebook. We will do our best to make sure you understand this guide. I hope you will like this blog How to install Linux on your Chromebook. If your answer is yes, please share after reading this.
Check out how you can install Linux on your Chromebook
If you want to go beyond the Android extensions and apps that Chrome OS offers, there are several ways you can get Linux to work to make your Chromebook more versatile.
Chromebooks are amazing little machines. Since they run a basic operating system with just a browser, they are often inexpensive, energy efficient, and incredibly useful. However, if you want to go beyond the Android extensions and apps that Chrome OS offers, installing Linux is your best bet.
By taking advantage of Linux-based apps, you can make your Chromebook much more versatile than before. However, installing Linux is not a straightforward process and you will need a few things before you get started. Here’s what you need and how to set it all up.
What do you need
In order for Linux to run on your Chromebook, in almost all cases we recommend that you have a few things:
An Intel-based Chromebook. Technically, some of these methods can work on ARM-based machines, but you will be more limited in the applications you can run. To really unlock the potential of your Chromebook, you’ll want one that uses an Intel processor. Our favorites include the Acer Spin 713 Chromebook, Dell Chromebook 11 (3100), and HP x360 14c Chromebook.
Some Linux chops. We can walk you through the basic steps to get up and running, but in order to use Linux you will need some basic knowledge of how the operating system works, including the command line. If you are still a beginner, you can get a lot of help from the Ubuntu forums and Linux subtitles.
A recovery disc. Before you start playing with your Chromebook, I recommend that you install the Chromebook recovery utility and create a recovery disc. You will need a flash drive with 4 GB of space or more; You’ll be happy to have it on hand in case something goes wrong and you want to reverse the process.
Nerves of steel. Google only supports one of these methods. The other two require you to put your Chromebook in developer mode (which creates a slightly less secure environment if you’re careless). No matter what you decide to do, proceed with caution and know that there is always the possibility of something breaking. (Hence the recovery disc recommended above).
Are you still interested in moving on? Alright, let’s do that.
Install Linux applications with Crostini
Google’s official method of installing Linux apps is called Crostini, although you can find it labeled Linux on your device, and it lets you run individual Linux apps right on your Chrome OS desktop. Since these apps live in their own small containers, that’s pretty safe, and if something goes wrong, your Chrome OS desktop shouldn’t be affected.
At Google I / O 2021, Google announced that Linux would finally roll out of beta after three years, so things should be pretty stable. Linux should work for all devices released since 2019, but if your device is older, there is an official list of supported Chromebooks.
To start Crostini, click on the clock in the lower right corner of the screen and select the Settings icon. Scroll down to the Linux development environment settings; If you don’t see it, your Chromebook isn’t supported and you’ll need to use one of the other two methods below. If you see this option, click the Activate button and then click Install in the next window to activate the feature.
Once you have allocated the required disk space for Linux, you will be presented with a Linux terminal. From there, type the following two commands, pressing Enter after each:
sudo apt update
sudo apt update
These commands ensure that all of your Linux software is up to date. For now, this only means the software running the underlying Linux system, but you can also run these commands in the future to update your Linux applications.
Speaking of Linux apps, let’s install one. We’ll be using GIMP for this example, because let’s be honest, that’s probably why half of you are reading this anyway. Run the following command:
sudo apt install gimp
Obviously, you can replace gimp in this command with the package name of the app you want to install. With that done, you should be able to open Chrome’s app launcher, scroll to the Linux Applications folder, and launch GIMP (or whatever app you have installed) from there.
Note that your Linux apps cannot access normal folders on your Chromebook. Therefore, if you want to open a file that you downloaded in Chrome, you will need to drag it to the new Linux files folder in the Chrome OS file manager. . If you have a problem, the / r / crostini subreddit is a good place to ask for help.
Get a full Linux desktop with Crouton
If your Chromebook doesn’t support Crostini, you can install an Ubuntu desktop with Chrome OS with an unofficial chroot environment called Crouton. It’s extremely quick and easy to set up, and most users will likely end up going this route.
To install Crouton, you will need to put your Chromebook in developer mode. This will erase all your files and settings in order to back up anything not syncing to the cloud. When you’re ready, turn off your Chromebook, hold down the Esc and Refresh keys, and then press the power button.
On the recovery screen that appears, press Ctrl + D, and then press Enter when asked if you want to turn off OS checking. From now on, you will need to press Ctrl + D every time you start your Chromebook and see the OS verification screen.
chrome operating system terminal
Once back on Chrome OS, download Crouton by clicking on the link at the top of this page. Then press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the Chrome OS terminal, type shell and press Enter to open a shell. Then run the following command, which copies the Crouton installer to the / usr / local / bin folder, where it can be run:
sudo install -Dt / usr / local / bin -m 755 ~ / Downloads / crouton
Then run this command to install Crouton with the XFCE desktop environment (if you prefer another environment, you can replace it here):
sudo crouton -t xfce
This process will take some time, so be patient. Finally, when you are done, you can access your Linux desktop by running:
sudo enter-chroot startxfce4
You can switch between Chrome OS and Linux desktops with Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Previous and Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Next on your keyboard; no need to restart. From the Linux desktop, you can install applications, customize your workspace, and live your life in this Linux environment.
The Crouton GitHub Readme has information on other things you can do to improve this setting, such as sharing your clipboard between environments, updating your Ubuntu version, backing up your data, and l Enabling encryption for your Linux settings (which is highly recommended, as this process is inherently less secure than an uncontaminated Chrome operating system). This is where command line techniques come in handy!
If you want to go back to a pure Chrome OS setup, turn off your Chromebook and restart it by holding down the Esc and Refresh keys while pressing the power button. Insert the recovery drive you created (you created one as we recommended, right?) And follow the instructions to start over.
Gallium Dual Boot Chrome OS (Enthusiast)
This is where things get a bit tricky. If you want to run Linux independently of Chrome OS, maybe you don’t really want Chrome OS at all, or maybe you want a separate environment where you can play games without compromising your Chrome installation, you can install Linux all at once. more traditional way by partitioning the drive and doing it with Chrome OS.
Note that this will require devoting a little extra space to your Linux installation, which may not be easy on Chromebooks with small amounts of storage. This will also erase your device, so please back up important files now before continuing.
For Linux dual boot, I recommend a tool called chrx, which will walk you through the necessary steps. By default, chrx installs GalliumOS, a lightweight Xubuntu-based distribution that is customized for low-power Chromebook hardware. If you want things to be as nimble as possible, GalliumOS is a great option. However, chrx can also install Ubuntu and Fedora (in addition to Ubuntu derivatives like Lubuntu and Kubuntu), if you prefer.
Before using chrx, you will need to enable developer mode, as we did when installing Crouton. You may also need to turn off write protection and install custom firmware on your laptop, depending on your processor. Please refer to this page for compatibility information regarding your specific laptop and what to do. (This custom firmware also lets you wipe Chrome OS completely and install Linux on its own, if you prefer instead of dual booting.)
Once done, press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a terminal, then type shell and hit enter. Run the following command to prepare your Chromebook for installation (using these flags, if you want to install a different distribution or adjust other settings):
CD; curl -Os https://chrx.org/go && sh go
The chrx installer will walk you through partitioning your drive before rebooting, in which case you can open a terminal and run the command again to install Linux. Once it’s done, your Chromebook will restart and you can press Ctrl + L at startup to boot into your desired Linux distribution (or Ctrl + D to restart in Chrome OS).
You might need a bit more software and drivers with this method, but if you’re a Linux veteran you shouldn’t have too many issues and you’ll end up with a clean system that you can customize to suit your needs. your way. content.
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Sometimes a suffix functions independently as a medical term. Give two examples of suffixes that are also terms, and explain how they are used.
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The IT department has offered a variety of deductions from taxable income under several sections to encourage taxpayers to save and invest. Despite the fact that 80C is the most well-known, there are other deductions that help taxpayers to lower their tax obligations. Tax exemptions and deductions are permitted under Income Tax (I-T) regulations for expenses other than Provident Fund, tax-saving mutual funds, insurance policies, home loans, and health insurance.
Lesser-known tax breaks
- Covid-19 treatment: The government declared in 2021 that there will be no tax on money that taxpayers receive from their employers, relatives, or friends for the treatment of COVID-19. Those who may have gotten ex-gratia from employers or well-wishers of a family member who passed away from COVID-19 are also eligible for the same compensation. Any such eligible sum that was received in FY2019, FY2020, or FY2021 can therefore be exempted from payment in the present assessment year.
- House Rent: HRA, is a tax benefit available only to salaried employees. Others, including salaried employees who don’t have HRA as part of their compensation package, can claim a tax deduction on rent under section 80GG.
- Medical expenses: Apart from the deduction on premium paid toward a health insurance policy, the income tax rules allow tax breaks for uninsured senior citizen parents, on specified diseases and preventive health check-ups. Taxpayers who pay for the medical treatment, regular-check ups or medicines of their senior citizen parents —those not covered under a medical insurance policy—can claim up to ₹50,000 tax deduction under Section 80D.
- Children’s tuition fee: One parent can claim for up to two children. Therefore, a maximum of 4 children’s deductions can be claimed, i.e. 2 by each parent. Each parent can claim a deduction of up to Rs 1.50 lakh separately every financial year. Please note that the aggregate amount of deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD shall not exceed INR 1,50,000 for the individual parent.
- Principal of home loan: Property should at least be held for five years.
- Stamp duty and registration fee on house purchase: Section 80C of the Income Tax Act allows a deduction for stamp duty, registration charges, and other expenses directly connected with the transfer. The maximum amount of deduction under this section is Rs. 1,50,000.
- Interest on NSC National Savings Certificate: Can be claimed for four years as interest is paid out in the fifth year.
- Interest in saving account: Up to Rs. 10,000 under BOTTA (not applicable to interest from the fixed deposit and recurring deposit)
- Donations: Donations made to a fund backed by the central government can be fully claimed, whereas those made to a private institution are eligible for a 50% deduction under section 80G. (cash donations above Rs. 2000 do not qualify).
- Interest on home improvement loan: Up to Rs. 30,000 under Rs. 2 lakh celling of Section 24 (expenses that add to the property’s value quality)
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On March 5, 2018, the IRS released Notice 2018-12, which addresses the impact of coverage for male sterilization and contraceptives on an individual’s eligibility for HSA contributions. This is an important issue, as policies issued or amended in Maryland on or after Jan. 1, 2018, must provide coverage for male sterilization without cost-sharing for participants. Illinois and Vermont already have similar mandates for such coverage, with Oregon implementing the mandate effective 2019.
As a reminder, participants with qualified HDHP coverage aren’t eligible for HSA contributions if they’re eligible to receive benefits before the statutory annual deductible has been met. There’s an exception for certain preventive care services, which may be covered without regard to the deductible without impacting an individual’s eligibility for an HSA.
On that idea of preventive services, there had been confusion on this issue, as female contraceptive services are considered preventive care. Qualified HDHP participants may be eligible for benefits related to female contraceptive services prior to meeting the statutory annual deductible — and still remain eligible for HSA contributions. The IRS has clarified that while female contraceptive services are considered preventive care for HSA eligibility purposes, male sterilization and contraception are not. Therefore, an HDHP participant who is eligible for male sterilization coverage prior to meeting the statutory annual deductible isn’t eligible to receive or make HSA contributions. In other words, the HDHP wouldn’t be considered qualified HDHP coverage.
Importantly, though, the IRS has provided transition relief until 2020 for participants who are, have been or become participants in a health plan that provides benefits for male sterilization or male contraceptives without a deductible. Such individuals will continue to be eligible for HSA contributions until 2020.
The transition period gives states time to amend their mandated coverage, if desired. It also gives the IRS time to consider the appropriate standards for preventive care in regards to HSA eligibility. It also allows continued HSA eligibility (at least until 2020) for those that have already enrolled in a HDHP plan that covers male sterilization and/or contraception without charging any cost-sharing. The IRS is receiving comments on this issue as well as ways to expand the use and flexibility of HSAs.
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Looking at the shell-blasted, trench-marked landscapes of the front lines in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from above, it’s easy to see why experts and leaders have drawn parallels with World War I. Satellite images like those from US firm Maxar Technologies portray “war landscapes comparable to those visible during the First World War, totally destroyed villages all along the front line,” said Nicolas Beaupre, a board member at a French association for research into the 1914-18 conflict. Pictures taken last week showed fields strewn with vast craters near the town of Sloviansk and evidence of shell blasts along the Siverskyi Donets river. But beyond the visual similarities, the hopes and fears stoked internationally by the conflict and its difference from recent fighting elsewhere bear comparison with the “Great War” – even if the thousands of casualties in Ukraine over four months fall far short of the thousands per day seen over 100 years ago. In 2022, many thought the fighting would be over in days or weeks as Russian forces advancing from Belarus threatened the capital Kyiv – recalling the World War I mantra that things would be “over by Christmas”. A quick war would have been in line with recent battles around the Russian periphery, including Moscow’s 2008 attack on Georgia, its 2014 occupation of Crimea or the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict of 2020 over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. ‘Surrender or die’ choice in besieged Ukrainian city with no way out But determined defence by the Ukrainians pushed back repeated assaults, forcing the attackers to reorient towards the present grinding war of attrition in the eastern Donbas region. Those early days of the war generated their own heroic tales, like the defiant soldiers of Snake Island radioing expletives to a Russian warship demanding their surrender, or the legendary – but fictional – fighter pilot dubbed the “Ghost of Kyiv” . In filling a need for a popular story to boost morale, these are not unlike the fleet of commandeered Paris taxis who supposedly helped save the capital by ferrying soldiers to the 1914 Battle of the Marne. Evoking another French national memory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has compared the scene in his country’s east with “the ruins of Verdun”, the bitter 1916 defence against a German offensive that became a symbol for the entire war. Meanwhile, a top preoccupation of leaders in Western capitals like Berlin has been avoiding an escalation that would lead to open conflict between Russia and Nato. Some German politicians have even cited by name Christopher Clark’s book The Sleepwalkers on the causes of World War I, fearing a rerun of the spiral of military move and countermove resulting from the killing of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914. Russian President Vladimir Putin has put a modern twist on the escalation scenario with his early, public order to place Russian nuclear forces on high alert – raising the spectre of the ultimate tit-for-tat with the West. Citing reports about unease over the war among Putin’s entourage, Australian historian Clark told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle in May that “there’s a lot to suggest that the system would be robust enough to avoid such a risk” – unlike after the 1914 Sarajevo assassination. Gruesome scenes and anguish in Ukraine frontline city The Ukraine war is also seeing the use on European soil, and at large scale, of battlefield weapons that have mostly been used in deployments far overseas. Nato-made kit including drones and precision artillery systems are being used alongside large formations of tanks and infantry. 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Puran Poli, Maharashtrian Puran Poli Recipe
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Maharashtrian puran poli is eaten on festive occasions like Gudi Padwa and Holi where it is cooked by almost every Maharashtrian house. No festive menu in Maharashtra is complete without Maharashtrian puran poli! We show you how to make the puran poli mixture, dough for the puran poli and then how to make the Maharashtrian puran poli.
Maharashtrian puran poli recipe is whole wheat flour polis with a succulent stuffing of cooked and sweetened chana dal are a delight to bite into, especially when they are hot and fresh off the tawa, resplendent with the rich aroma of ghee.
You won’t need to use ghee to cook the Puran Poli, but it is a must to brush the poli with ghee after cooking and also to serve with another dollop of ghee! Enjoy the perfectly balanced sweetness and amazing texture of this traditional Maharashtrian delicacy.
Maharashtrian puran poli is made normally for lunch and its very heavy to digest at night. At times the puran poli is dipped into a bowl of warm milk and enjoyed. During Holi, when a fire is lit up, a coconut and Maharashtrian puran poli are the traditional offerings to the goddess Holika.
Gujarati Puran poli is made with toovar dal while Maharashtrian puran poli is made with chana dal.
Adding nutmeg to Maharashtrian puran poli is a must for as it complements the taste of puran poli mixture.
Tips to make Maharashtrian puran poli recipe. 1. Make sure the dal does not turn mushy at this stage. The chana dal should be cooked well and easily crushed between fingers. 2. The puran poli mixture should not have any grains of dal and should be dry enough.
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Makes 5 puran poli
- Combine the flour and ghee in a bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water.
- Divide the dough into 5 equal portions and keep aside.
- Soak the chana dal for 30 minutes, drain and set aside.
- Combine the dal with enough water in a deep pan, and cook for 20 minutes. Drain the dal and set aside.
- Add the dal, jaggery, nutmeg and cardamom in a deep pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 8 minutes or till the jaggery melts, while stirring continuously and mashing at regular intervals.
- Cool completely and divide it into 5 equal portions. Keep aside.
- To make puran poli, roll out one portion of the dough into a 100 mm. (4") diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
- Place a portion of the filling in the center and fold the edges of the dough over the filling. Pinch the edges together to seal the filling.
- Flatten the dough and roll again into a 200 mm (8”) diameter circle, using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
- Cook on a tava (griddle) over a medium flame, till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides. Apply 1 tsp ghee while cooking.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and filling to make 4 more puran polis.
- Smear a little ghee on each puran poli and serve hot.
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Role of three-phase contrast-enhanced multislice helical CT in evaluating resectability of pancreatic carcinoma
E Ergul, E Gozetlik
helical ct, multislice, pancreas carcinoma, resectability, three-phase
E Ergul, E Gozetlik. Role of three-phase contrast-enhanced multislice helical CT in evaluating resectability of pancreatic carcinoma. The Internet Journal of Radiology. 2007 Volume 8 Number 1.
Background: Because of its biological property, early diagnose of pancreatic carcinoma is very difficult. It has a potential of early extrapancreatic tissue invasion. Only 5 – 10% of such tumors have the opportunity for surgical removal. We analyzed CT manifestations of the patients with pancreatic carcinoma confirmed operatively and pathologically at two medical centers between May 2004 and November 2007.
Methods: 136 pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients were reviewed retrospectively. Their intravenous and oral contrasted three-phased multislice helical computerized tomographic examinations were assessed for the power of predicting the resectability of the tumor.
Results: We found the negative predictive value as 93%, and positive predictive value as 90%. In 93 patients judged unresectable before operation, 70 showed tumor involvement of more than one vascular vessel or distant metastasis.
Conclusion: can easily suggest that three-phase contrast-enhanced multislice helical CT is a very effective diagnostic tool to evaluate the resectability of pancreatic carcinomas.
Because of its biological property, early diagnose of pancreatic carcinoma is very difficult. It has a potential of early extrapancreatic tissue invasion. Only 5 – 10% of such tumors have the opportunity for surgical removal1. Computerized tomography (CT) diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma can not meet the clinical needs to assess preoperative resectability so as to choose appropriate therapeutic method and avoid unnecessary laparotomy.
Multislice CT -which permits the acquisition of three instinct circulatory phases (consisting of the arterial, pancreatic and portal venous phases) in the pancreatobiliary region, is a complete diagnostic tool the evaluation of patients with pancreatic and biliary diseases2. In this study, we analyzed CT manifestations of the patients with pancreatic carcinoma confirmed operatively and pathologically at two medical centers between May 2004 and November 2007.
Among the 136 patients, 98 were men and 38 women, ranged in age from 46 to 91, averaging 64.5. Ninety-seven patients had tumors in the pancreatic head and neck, 7 in the body, and 32 in the tail. The interval between CT examination and operation varied from 1 to 14 days. Forty-nine patients were subjected to exploratory operation and biopsy, 38 cholangioenterostomy, 37 Whipple surgeries and 12 resections of the pancreatic tail and spleen. All patients' diagnoses were proved pathologically. The patients who have not been proved pathologically were excluded.
After fasting for 12 hours the patients received 800ml 2.5% angiografin at 30 minutes before examination and 200ml 2.5% angiografin in attempt to fill the stomach and duedonum before scanning.
A-four detector- HiSpeedQX (GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee) CT scanner was used with scanning parameters of 120 kv, 165 mA, and pitch 1.0. The position of pancreas was first determined by using plain scanning series with a slice of 5 mm thickness on the upper abdomen. After intravenous injection of 2 ml/kg of contrast material (300 mg/ml omnipaque) at 3ml/s using a high pressure injector (MCT-plus), a total dose of approximately 70-120 ml, all patients received pancreas scan in the arterial phase, pancreatic phase and portal phase with a delay of 30 s, 50 s and 70 s respectively, with a slice of 2.5 mm thickness. At last liver scans were performed with a slice of 5mm thickness. Each was completed within one breathhold.
CT criteria for judging unresectable pancreatic tumor
The criteria for unresectability included involvement or encasement of major peripancreatic vessels; involvement of adjacent tissues and organs; diameter larger than 5 cm; distance less than 3 cm between tumor and the porta hepatic; ascites or distant metastasis.
The results of preoperative judgement of pancreatic carcinoma resectability were compared with those of surgery (Table.1).
In fact, in 43 patients judged resectable preoperatively, one had portal venous cancerous embolus and two with pancreatic tail tumor involving the splenic artery with local lymph node metastasis underwent palliative resection of the pancreatic tail and spleen. We found the negative predictive value as 93%, and positive predictive value as 90%. In 93 patients judged unresectable before operation, 70 showed tumor involvement of more than one vascular vessel or distant metastasis. A thrombus at inferior vena cava can also be seen at CT (Figure.1) but it is nearly impossible to see a splenic venous thrombus except multislice helical CT (Figure.2).
Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas presents a number of therapeutic challenges. On presentation, 80%–90% of patients have locally advanced or disseminated disease, precluding “curative” resection. The 5-year survival rate after resection is 10%–20% in larger series3. The illusion of “localized” disease is betrayed by the high frequency of regional (46%–83%) 3 and distal (15%–30%) 4 nodal involvement, positive pancreatic and/or retroperitoneal margins following resection (20%–36%) 3 , and the presence of distant micrometastases that frequently become clinically apparent shortly after resection. The high rate of positive resection margins reflects the frequency of tumor extension beyond the pancreatic capsule to adjacent retroperitoneal soft tissue. Resection of adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head typically requires a pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Standard PD usually includes resection of the gallbladder, lower common bile duct, pancreatic head, duodenum, and distal stomach (variably), and extirpation of soft tissue including lymph nodes associated with the lower bile duct, pylorus, and anterior and posterior surfaces of the pancreatic head.
Today, CT is the most commonly used imaging method in the assessment of pancreatic tumors. The sensitivity of CT in detection of pancreatic tumors is more than 90% when direct and indirect signs are used for diagnosis5. However, the potential to differentiate exocrine (non-endocrine) tumors of the pancreas is limited. CT is used in these lesions to perform an adequate staging, especially for surgical purposes. The operative resectability, primarily in regard to vessels, lymph node metastasis and hepatic metastasis, has to be assessed. Keeping in mind the limitations of this macromorphological imaging procedure, CT has the best reproducibility and overall accuracy of all imaging methods. However, a substantial number of patients exist for whom CT suggested potential resectability but inoperable tumor was found at laparotomy6. Much of the problem has been the difficulty in detection of more subtle, yet real, invasion of the peripancreatic vessels because of the inherent small size of the vessels relative to slice width (5-10 mm). A thrombus at inferior vena cava can also be seen at CT (Figure.1) but it is nearly impossible to see a splenic venous thrombus except multislice helical CT (Figure.2).
Using multislice CT it is possible to perform non-axial reconstructions with high resolution. Multislice helical CT with its multidetector technology and faster rotation times has led to new dimensions in spatial and temporal resolution in CT imaging. In contrast to single-slice CT, smaller slice collimations can be applied that lead to almost isotropic voxels and allow high quality multiplanar and 3-D image reconstructions. The high speed of multislice CT can be used to reduce the time needed to cover a given volume, to increase the spatial resolution along the z-axis by applying thinner slice collimations, and to cover longer anatomic volumes. The speed of Multislice helical CT allows organ imaging in clearly defined perfusion phases7.
Lepanto et al found that the accuracy of helical CT with CT angiography in identifying venous invasion at periampullary neoplasms was higher than transverse CT imaging alone8. The relation of pancreatic carcinoma to vessels is characterized by; obliteration of fat between the tumor and vessels, without vessel deformation and shift, especially in the venous system – can not be taken as a criterion for unresectability- ; obliteration of fat between the tumor and artery system, peripancreatic vessel shift or encasement -should be considered as a sign for unresectability-(splenic artery is an exception); small peripancreatic vein dilation-received no resection-1. There is no visualization of the small peripancreatic vein at routine CT.
We found at our series the negative predictive value as 93%. This result is similar to Huang et al found. Also, we found positive predictive value as 90% which is better than Huang et al did.
As a conclusion we can easily suggest that three-phase contrast-enhanced multislice helical CT is a very effective diagnostic tool to evaluate the resectability of pancreatic malign tumors.
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Xeriscaping Areas Around A/C Units
Xeriscaping is a landscape style widely used where rainfall is sparse and the use of lawn as ground cover is seen as an extravagant waste of water. Outdoor areas that have been xeriscaped feature rock or masonry ground cover with landscape plants that require little water.
Why Xeriscape Near the Condenser?
Because there’s no lawn, the areas never need mowing, which makes a xeriscape around the outdoor condenser for central air conditioners and heat pumps an ideal landscape treatment. The outdoor condenser contains a refrigerant coil that is an integral part of the cooling process. It may be covered by fins, similar to a vehicle’s radiator, that bend easily.
Grass around the condenser needs mowing. Many times the grass clippings collect on the coil and fins that slow the cooling process, driving up energy use and equipment wear and tear. When the clippings dry on the coil or fins, they are difficult to remove. Although it’s possible, and even necessary, to clean the coils throughout the mowing season, it is tedious and time consuming to have to do it each time you mow the lawn.
How to Do it
Installing xeriscaping materials around the condenser is easy and inexpensive. Suitable ground covers include bricks, decorative stones, crushed granite, or river rocks. Sand makes a good base layer for bricks or concrete blocks, but shouldn’t be used as a finish cover. Sand easily blows and can pit the fins and coil, causing damage. Choose plant materials that don’t shed their leaves often or are evergreen and consider using drip or bubbler irrigation to prevent water from hitting the condenser. You’ll probably still have to prune the vegetation, but cleanup with a leaf blower is fast.
Using xeriscaping as a landscape design for the area around your condenser helps keep it clean and running efficiently.
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मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते ।
श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मता: ॥ २ ॥
mayy āveśya mano ye māṁ
te me yukta-tamā matāḥ
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mayi — upon Me; āveśya — fixing; manaḥ — the mind; ye — those who; mām — Me; nitya — always; yuktāḥ — engaged; upāsate — worship; śraddhayā — with faith; parayā — transcendental; upetāḥ — endowed; te — they; me — by Me; yukta-tamāḥ — most perfect in yoga; matāḥ — are considered.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be most perfect.
In answer to Arjuna’s question, Kṛṣṇa clearly says that he who concentrates upon His personal form and who worships Him with faith and devotion is to be considered most perfect in yoga. For one in such Kṛṣṇa consciousness there are no material activities, because everything is done for Kṛṣṇa. A pure devotee is constantly engaged. Sometimes he chants, sometimes he hears or reads books about Kṛṣṇa, or sometimes he cooks prasādam or goes to the marketplace to purchase something for Kṛṣṇa, or sometimes he washes the temple or the dishes – whatever he does, he does not let a single moment pass without devoting his activities to Kṛṣṇa. Such action is in full samādhi.
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Peekskill’s next frontier: Will tour boats make it a port of call?
PEEKSKILL — The Evening Star, the only dedicated tour boat serving this city, churned along the Hudson River as the sun sank.
The scene aboard the motorized craft, which runs daily cruises including to just past the Bear Mountain Bridge, reminded passenger Beige Smith of water tours around the Statue of Liberty with her husband, before they moved to Pleasantville where they're now raising a family.
But finding a river cruise in Westchester wasn’t nearly so easy.
“This one was like the only one we really could find that was around here,” she said. “It’s so beautiful along the riverfront — there are so many towns that really don’t take advantage of their waterfront as much as they could.”
However, more river boats may be coming in the near future to this city of nearly 25,000 residents in northern Westchester, from a 207-foot-long restored steamship to a modern tour boat from Manhattan.
Water tourism is something several Peekskill officials and a prominent developer see as the next frontier for the city’s revitalization, which has focused on a burgeoning restaurant scene, nightlife and hundreds of new apartments.
It’s not just Peekskill — potential for tour boats might shift Westchester’s connection to the Hudson River. Already, Yonkers has become a stop for touts of historic sailing vessels. In August, a Dutch replica of the Kalmar Nyckel, a 141-foot sailing vessel, docked for a weekend and a replica of the Amistad is expected to arrive for 3 to 4 days this month, city spokeswoman Christina Gilmartin said.
"We believe by bringing the waterfront back to the residents through thoughtful developments and events," Gilmartin said, "Yonkers will continue to attract tour boats and other initiatives."
Build a new pier
Key to drawing a range of tour boats to Peekskill will be Fleischmann Pier, which juts out from Charles Point Park in the city's south end.
The problem: It’s in the wrong place to accommodate various boat sizes.
So Peekskill has applied for a $2 million grant for pier reconstruction and relocation. The city would cover an additional $650,000.
“We’re all ready to go out to build,” said city planning director Jean Friedman, who estimated construction could take two years.
A rebuilt 487-foot-long pier would be moved 25 to 34 feet north, to deeper water. A 16-foot-wide boarding ramp would be added to accommodate large vessels. Gangways for passengers would be Americans with Disability Act-compliant.
“It is anticipated that boats up to about 200 feet long will be able to dock at the end of the pier, and that a smaller boat could dock,” according to the city’s permit application for the project.
Also planned near the pier are three floating docks — short-term moorings for smaller boats — and a canoe and kayak ramp.
“It definitely adds to the tourism potential,” Friedman said of the pier project. “We’ve had interest from a number of tour boat companies.”
Manhattan to Peekskill?
Friedman said one possible tour boat service to seek for a Peekskill is New York City-based Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises.
Its motorized tour boats focus largely on voyages around Manhattan. But it also offers cruises to Bear Mountain — passing by Peekskill — on weekends and sometimes Mondays, from Sept. 21 through Nov. 10. It leaves from Manhattan’s Pier 83 and takes two to two and a half hours to reach Bear Mountain.
“We’ll take a look at it,” Gus Markou, president and chief executive of New York Cruise Lines, which runs Circle Line, said of any formal proposal for a run that visits Peekskill.
Markou’s boats do more than 4,000 trips a year. He said Circle Line sometimes does three or four trips annually out of Yonkers.
“We’d like to come more often north into the Hudson Valley,” he said.
Vintage steamer could arrive
Another possibility is audacious: What if a three-decked steamship that’s on the National Register of Historic Places made Peekskill a port of call?
Fundraising is ongoing to restore the S.S. Columbia, built in 1902, and move her from Buffalo to New York City, where the ship would focus on trips into the Hudson Valley.
“Peekskill, for us, is a really great stop,” said Ann Loeding, the S.S. Columbia restoration’s executive director. “It’s only a few hours up the river, the train station is right there, so it gives potential passengers options.
“It’s basically like a perfect day trip for people coming out of the city,” Loeding said.
Constructed near Detroit, the Columbia was originally designed to carry up to 3,200 passengers, according to a website dedicated to the ship. She even had a ballroom dance floor.
If Columbia comes, it would mark something of a return to the past.
In the 19th century, docks and piers were built all over Peekskill's bay, as a railroad was built to take materials and manufactured goods to the city's ports. In the early 20th century, passenger steamboats operated as a means of getting around. But tastes and technology changed and other transportation supplanted steamers.
Now, tourism may bring some of the old.
Peekskill's pitch as a port
The Columbia restoration’s planners studied various Hudson River locales for parking availability, public transportation, places people can walk to easily, and proximity of hotels and other lodging.
In Peekskill, a parking lot surrounded by a park is already in place where the new Fleichmann Pier would go. The parking lot connects to the popular north-south walking trail that runs nearly the length of the city riverfront and is dotted with parks, sculpture, the train station and its restaurant scene.
Cross the road out of the pier’s parking area, bear right, and there’s a 76-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites on John Walsh Boulevard.
The pier’s design will also prove crucial if the city wants Columbia.
“I would hate to see them spend a lot of money and then all of a sudden we can’t actually get there,” Loeding said.
Friedman, the city’s planning director, said construction documents for the pier include various provisions for the steamship to dock.
Loeding said Yonkers is potentially the only other Westchester place with pier capacity to host the steamship.
Sunset cruises and more
For now, the Evening Star awaits.
Operated by Trinity Cruise Company in Peekskill since 2011, the vessel, a former U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender, does as many as four tours a day during the week, from a 1 p.m. sightseeing expedition to a one-hour ride at 4 p.m., to a 6 p.m. sunset cruise.
Tickets range from $10 for children and $15 for adults for the one-hour trip to $14/$24 for a fall foliage cruise, to a $43 brunch-with-mimosas cruise and a $50 wine tasting cruise.
There are also tours set to music from a given era.
Smith and her husband, who used to do tours around New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty when they lived in Astoria, had recently done their first tour on Evening Star as Pleasantville residents.
“And we loved it so much,” she said, “that we decided to bring our daughter for a boat ride.”
On the most recent cruise, the three were among about 30 passengers who gazed at the sites — historic homes on shore, staring up at the Bear Mountain Bridge from below, seeing the sun melt into the horizon.
Smith said setting out on a tour boat from Peekskill wouldn’t have occurred to her several years ago, when she was attending medical school in Valhalla. In those days, the city had not yet undergone redevelopment of its riverfront.
“It’s changed so much, it’s so lovely,” she said. “It gives more of an opportunity to find things to do as a family.”
Compared to escalating prices for boat tours in New York City, she said, the one from Peekskill suits families in another way.
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Initiative Hopes to Improve Access, Assistance for Farmers
As mental health has taken center stage in public discourse in the past decade, the concerns of specific populations have been recognized and addressed. The visibility of our healthcare providers and first responders during the pandemic brought increased awareness of their sacrifices and struggles. Veterans and minorities, too, are starting to benefit from the increased awareness and care options. One group of people just now starting to benefit from the drive for better mental health care is farmers. For the agriculture community, access to mental health care can be too far away and too difficult to get. That’s something the newly launched Farmer Stress Awareness Initiative hopes to change.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which is partnering with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, received a $500,000 grant to implement the initiative to train public school agriculture teachers, Florida 211, 4-H, Future Farmers of America members, and others to recognize the signs of farm stress in their communities and families.
Many Floridians may not be familiar with the 211 networks. Currently, there are 242 “211” networks existing in the United States, providing coverage for approximately 96% of the country. Catherine Rea is Vice President of 211 Heart of Florida United Way in Orlando, which is a part of the national 211 network. In the state of Florida, there are 12 such contact centers that provide coverage for all of Florida. These centers host monthly meetings and collaborate on local and state projects together through the Florida Alliance of Information and Referral Systems.
“Unfortunately, access has been an issue,” said Clara Reynolds, president and CEO of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. “I am so grateful to the Commissioner for recognizing that this is indeed an issue we need to address, all of us as a network.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Agriculture Nikki Fried hosted the launch of the Farmer Stress Awareness Initiative at Plant City’s Wish Farms in early June.
“The pressures of keeping our food supply strong when so many factors are outside of a farmer’s control, like supply chain issues, unfair foreign trade practices, invasive pests, and the weather, result in Florida’s agricultural community experiencing tremendous stress,” Fried says.
“Unfortunately, these communities are too often forgotten when it comes to mental health care resources and access. That must change, and thanks to our partnership with the USDA and the great work being done by Florida organizations, we are tackling this issue head-on.”
Resources, like shelter and other basic needs, in addition to financial assistance and mental health or crisis intervention, will be provided to those in need.
Rea was on hand representing Heart of Florida United Way 211 and their Florida 211 partners.
“If we can help alleviate a crisis financially,” Rea says, “oftentimes we can alleviate the crisis itself. Especially after the pandemic, which has caused a large increase in mental health crises, as well as financial crises across our entire country, has also hit our farming communities and workers especially hard.”
Rea and Heart of Florida United Way 211 were approached to develop the texting portion of the initiative, which is now available statewide. It will connect people to get connected easily to their appropriate local 211 for available resources.
Anyone in need should reach out for assistance by texting FARMFL to 898211. This texting service is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week and offers the same benefits as placing a call to 211. Farmers in need can then text their zip code to 898211.
“We offer texting, live texting in real time to our specialists, with real-time conversations and resources,” Rea says. “You’ll get the same assistance and care as if you call 211, but through text.”
So how exactly will this initiative help farmers? Help could come in the way of utility assistance, for example, to cover costs preventing disconnection of electricity to a home/farm, or financial assistance needed to procure childcare over the summer months when children are home from school and may need to be cared for during the day so their parent(s) can get work done. The program also will help to stabilize struggling farmers dealing with food insecurity by way of food banks. Rental assistance programs, and low-income or no-income behavioral health counseling are also available. Florida 211’s maintain the most comprehensive databases of available community resources to connect people to the programs themselves.
Rea points out that the most beneficial outcome of this initiative will be the ease of accessibility for community resources.
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62803. If the peak transmitted power in a radar is increased by a factor 81, the maximum range is increased by a factor of
62804. Radar is essentially an echo ranging system
62805. In Gunn diode electrons are transferred from
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62809. Which mode has the minimum cutoff frequency in rectangular wave guides?
62810. As compared to dimensions of most feeds, the skin depth at microwave frequencies is
62811. In microwave communication links the fading due to rain occurs. The methods to solve this problem include
62812. A microwave connector should have high SWR.
62813. Assertion (A): A small section of high impedance line is equivalent to a series inductance.Reason (R): A small section of a low impedance line is equivalent to a series resistance.
62814. Assertion (A): Bolometer is frequently used in microwave power measurement.Reason (R): In a bolometer the input microwave power causes a change in resistance.
62815. The radiation resistance of a doublet antenna of length dl is proportional to
62816. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding modes of electromagnetic energy transmission?
62817. Oscillations are obtained from a reflex klystron only for combinations of anode voltage and repeller voltage that give a favourable transit time.
62818. In the given figure shows a 10dB directional coupler. If power input at port 1 is 100 mW, power output at port 3 is
62819. The noise figure of klystron amplifier is about
62820. Which one of the following is true for EM wave propagation through rectangular waveguide of cross-section 2a x a
62821. In the given figure the line voltage after a number of reflections will be
62822. Which one of the following is also called 'rat race'?
62823. Radar principle is used in
62824. In an optional fiber the refractive index of cladding material should be
62825. In microwave circuits, a mode transducer is used to
62826. A waveguide connected to a circularly polarized antenna must be able to efficiently propagate both vertically and horizontally polarised waves.
62827. Which of the following is not used as a microwave mixer or detector?
62828. Integrated fin line can be utilized as a medium for constructing millimeter wave circuits.
62829. The secondary constants of a line are
62830. In a loss less line the propagation constant is equal to
62831. A rectangular wave guide has two stubs each of length connected at the source end. The stubs are circuited. Then the stubs present
62832. Slotted line can be used for measurement of high frequencies
62833. In a waveguide the dielectric region is generally
62834. In directional coupler of the given figure, the terms |S14| and |S23| of scattering matrix are nearly
62835. A line is excited by a 100 V, 200 ohm source and is terminated by 100 Ω resistance. If the voltage on line reaches steady value in 80 ns, the natural resonant frequency is
62836. A line of length slightly longer than and open circuited at far end behaves as
62837. The most commonly used magnetron is
62838. The effect of earth's magnetic field on radiowaves is minimum when
62839. A line of characteristic impedance Z0 branches into two line each with characteristic impedance Z0. The refracted voltage is
62840. The resistance values of a PIN diode under positive bias and negative bias respectively are about
62841. A PIN diode can be used
62842. What is the numerical aperture an optical fiber when critical angle is 30°?
62843. A line of length slightly less than and short circuited at far end behaves as
62844. In TE10 mode of rectangular waveguide
62845. Reflection from the object to be measured is significant only when the wavelength is
62846. The speed at which axial electric field due to signal advances in a TWT is equal to
62847. To ensure that only dominant TE10 mode propagates in a rectangular waveguide, the operating frequency
62848. In a microwave power measurement using bolometer, the principle of working is variation of
62849. Z0 = (Zoc Zsc)0.5
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19.00 A guided walk through the park of Milada Horáková with Jakub Ivánek and Pavel Hruška
The meeting point is in front of the Cultural Centre of Ostrava City. The walk will be with promoter of sculptures Jakub Ivánek and a literary historian Pavel Hruška, around a park that used to be a cemetery. The location of what is today a park used to be a municipal cemetery, Jewish cemetery and a mass grave of around 230 murdered German civilians who were buried there from May to June of 1945. This also used to be the place of a significant architectural monument – a crematorium by the architect Vlastislav Hofman, built between 1922-1925, which had been a unique cubist building not only in the context of Moravian Ostrava. In this place the remains of people shot by the Gestapo for resistance during World War II, victims of air raids and after-war madness, victims of Stalinism and casualties of large mining accidents were cremated. The park is also the location of an unusual concentration of sculptures, especially those by world-renowned sculptors from the International Symposia of Spatial Forms 1967, 1969 and 1993. The walk is co-organised with a beautification group Za krásnou Ostravu.
18.00–22.00 Making of pin badges with the Ostrava monuments, competitions, studios in Fiducia
Come and make your own pin badge of one of Ostrava’s dominant features. Commencing the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the city, Fiducia are also preparing traditional literary competitions in the second-hand bookshop with valuable prizes, a children’s studio with artists Marcela Lysáčková and Max Lysáček, and expositions in both galleries.The events of the Antiquarian bookshop and club Fiducia are supported by: The ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, The municipality of Moravian Ostrava and Přívoz, The foundation of Czech Architecture, MUDr. David Feltl, print shop Printo and Portaflex. | <urn:uuid:11026c8a-a642-4e05-a4c8-a40a2dda1835> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://old.ostravskamuzejninoc.cz/subdom/2017/en/antikvariat-a-klub-fiducia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.937874 | 454 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Semantic segmentation for urban scenes is an important yet challenging task for a variety of vision-based applications, including autonomous driving cars, smart surveillance systems, etc. With the success of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), numerous successful fully-supervised semantic segmentation solutions have been proposed in recent years[1, 2]. To achieve satisfactory performance, these methods demand a sufficiently large dataset with pixel-level labels for training. However, creating such large datasets is prohibitively expensive as it requires human annotators to accurately trace segment boundaries. Furthermore, it is difficult to collect traffic scene images with sufficient variations in terms of lighting conditions, weather, city and driving routes.
To overcome the above-mentioned limitations, one can utilize the modern urban scene simulators to automatically generate a large amount of synthetic images with pixel-level labels. However, this introduces another problem, i.e. distributions mismatch between the source domain (synthesized data) and the target domain (real data). Even if we synthesize images with the state-of-the-art simulators [3, 4]
, there still exists visible appearance discrepancy between these two domains. The testing performance in the target domain using the network trained solely by the source domain images is severely degraded. The domain adaptation (DA) technique is developed to bridge this gap. It is a special example of transfer learning that leverages labeled data in the source domain to learn a robust classifier for unlabeled data in the target domain. DA methods for object classification have several challenges such as shifts in lighting and variations in object’s appearance and pose. There are even more challenges in DA methods for semantic segmentation because of variations in the scene layout, object scales and class distributions in images. Many successful domain-alignment-based methods work for DA-based classification but not for DA-based segmentation. Since it is not clear what comprises data instances in a deep segmenter, DA-based segmentation is still far from its maturity.
In this work, we propose a novel fully convolutional tri-branch network (FCTN) to solve the DA-based segmentation problem. In the FCTN, two labeling branches are used to generate pseudo segmentation ground-truth for unlabeled target samples while the third branch learns from these pseudo-labeled target samples. An alternating re-labeling and re-training mechanism is designed to improve the DA performance in a curriculum learning fashion. We evaluate the proposed method using large-scale synthesized-to-real urban scene datasets and demonstrate substantial improvement over the baseline network and other benchmarking methods.
2 Related Work
The current literatures on visual domain adaptation mainly focus on image classification . Being inspired by shallow DA methods, one common intuition of deep DA methods is that adaptation can be achieved by matching the distribution of features in different domains. Most deep DA methods follow a siamese architecture with two streams, representing the source and target models. They aim to obtain domain-invariant features by minimizing the divergence of features in the two domains and a classification loss [7, 8, 9, 10], where the classification loss is evaluated in the source domain with labeled data only. However, these methods assume the existence of a universal classifier that can perform well on samples drawn from whichever domain. This assumption tends to fail since the class correspondence constraint is rarely imposed in the domain alignment process. Without such an assumption, feature distribution matching may not lead to classification improvement in the target domain. The ATDA method proposed in
avoids this assumption by employing the asymmetric tri-training. It can assign pseudo labels to unlabeled target samples progressively and learn from them using a curriculum learning paradigm. This paradigm has been proven effective in the weakly-supervised learning tasks as well.
Previous work on segmentation-based DA is much less. Hoffman et. al consider each spatial unit in an activation map of a fully convolutional network (FCN) as an instance, and extend the idea in to achieve two objectives: 1) minimizing the global domain distance between two domains using a fully convolutional adversarial training and 2) enhancing category-wise adaptation capability via multiple instance learning. The adversarial training aims to align intermediate features from two domains. It implies the existence of a single good mapping from the domain-invariant feature space to the correct segmentation mask. To avoid this condition, Zhang et. al proposed to predict the class distribution over the entire image and some representative super pixels in the target domain first. Then, they use the predicted distribution to regularize network training. In this work, we avoid the single good mapping assumption and rely on the remarkable success of the ATDA method . In particular, we develop a curriculum-style method that improves the cross-domain generalization ability for better performance in DA-based segmentation.
3 Proposed Domain Adaptation Network
The proposed fully convolutional tri-branch network (FCTN) model for cross-domain semantic segmentation is detailed in this section. The labeled source domain training set is denoted by while the unlabeled target domain training set is denoted by , where is an image, is the ground truth segmentation mask and and are the sizes of training sets of two domains, respectively.
3.1 Fully Convolutional Tri-branch Network Architecture
An overview of the proposed FCTN architecture is illustrated in Fig. 1. It is a fully convolutional network that consists of a shared base network () followed by three branch networks (, and ). Branches and
are labeling branches. They accept deep features extracted by the shared base net,, as the input and predict the semantic label of each pixel in the input image. Although the architecture of the three branches are the same, their roles and functions are not identical. and generate pseudo labels for the target images based on prediction. and learn from both labeled source images and pseudo-labeled target images. In contrast, is a target-specific branch that learns from pseudo-labeled target images only.
We use the DeepLab-LargeFOV (also known as the DeepLab v1) as the reference model due to its simplicity and superior performance in the semantic segmentation task. The DeepLab-LargeFOV is a re-purposed VGG-16 network with dilated convolutional kernels. The shared base network contains 13 convolutional layers while the three branche networks are formed by three convolutional layers that are converted from fully connected layers in the original VGG-16 network. Although the DeepLab-LargeFOV is adopted here, any effective FCN-based semantic segmentation framework can be used in the proposed FCTN architecture as well.
3.2 Encoding Explicit Spatial Information
Being inspired by PFN , we attach the pixel coordinates as the additional feature map to the last layer of . The intuition is that the urban traffic scene images have structured layout and certain classes usually appear in a similar location in images. However, a CNN is translation-invariant by nature. That is, it makes prediction based on patch-based feature regardless of the patch location in the original image. Assume that the last layer in has a feature map of size , where , and are the height, width and depth of the feature map, respectively. We generate two spatial coordinate maps and of size , where values of and are set to be and for pixel at location , respectively. We concatenate spatial coordinate maps and to the original feature maps along the depth dimension. Thus, the output feature maps are of dimension . By incorporating the spatial coordinate maps, the FCTN can learn more location-aware representations.
3.3 Assigning Pseudo Labels to Target Images
Being inspired by the ATDA method , we generate pseudo labels by feeding images in the target domain training set to the FCTN and collect predictions from both labeling branches. For each input image, we assign the pseudo-label to a pixel if the following two conditions are satisfied: 1) the classifiers associated with labeling branches, and , agree in their predicted labels on this pixel; 2) the higher confidence score of these two predictions exceeds a certain threshold. In practice, the confidence threshold is set very high (say, 0.95 in our implementation) because the use of many inaccurate pseudo labels tends to mislead the subsequent network training. In this way, high-quality pseudo labels for target images are used to guide the network to learn target-specific discriminative features. The pseudo-labeled target domain training set is denoted by , where is the partially pseudo-labeled segmentation mask. Some sample pseudo-labeled segmentation masks are shown in Fig. 2. In the subsequent training, the not-yet-labeled pixels are simply ignored in the loss computation.
3.4 Loss Function
Weight-Contrained Loss. As suggested in the standard tri-training algorithm , the three classifiers in , and must be diverse. Otherwise, the training degenerates to self-training. In our case, one crucial requirement to obtain high-quality pseudo-labels from two labeling branches and is that they should have different views on one sample and make decisions on their own.
Unlike the case in the co-training algorithm
, where one can explicitly partition features into different sufficient and redundant views, it is not clear how to partition deep features effectively in our case. Here, we enforce divergence of the weights of the convolutional layers of two labeling branches by minimizing their cosine similarity. Then, we have the following filter weight-constrained loss term:
where and are obtained by the flattening and concatenating the weights of convolutional filters in convolutional layers of and , respectively.
Weighted Pixel-wise Cross-entropy Loss. In the curriculum learning stage, we take a minibatch of samples with one half from and the other half from at each step. We calculate the segmentation losses separately for each half of samples. For the source domain images samples, we use the vanilla pixel-wise softmax cross-entropy loss, denoted by
, as the segmentation loss function.
Furthermore, as mentioned in Sec. 3.3, we assign pseudo labels to target domain pixels based on predictions of two labeling branches. This mechanism tends to assign pseudo labels to the prevalent and easy-to-predict classes, such as the road, building, etc., especially in the early stage (this can be seen in Fig. 2). Thus, the pseudo labels can be highly imbalanced in classes. If we treat all classes equally, the gradients from challenging and relatively rare classes will be insignificant and the training will be biased toward prevalent classes. To remedy this, we use a weighted cross-entropy loss for target domain samples, denoted by . We calculate weights using the median frequency balancing scheme , where the weight assigned to class in the loss function becomes
where is the number of pixels of class divided by the total number of pixels in the source domain images whenever is present, and is the median of these frequencies , and where is the total number of classes. This scheme works well under the assumption that the global class distributions of the source domain and the target domain are similar.
Total Loss Function. There are two stages in our training procedure. We first pre-train the entire network using minibatches from so as to minimize the following objective function:
Once the curriculum learning starts, the overall objective function becomes
where is evaluated on and averaged over predictions of and branches, is evaluated on and averaged over predictions of all three top branches, and and are hyper-parameters determined by the validation split.
3.5 Training Procedure
The training process is illustrated in Algorithm 1. We first pretrain the entire FCTN on the labeled source domain training set for iterations, optimizing the loss function in Eq. (3). We then use the pre-trained model to generate the initial pseudo labels for the target domain training set , using the method described in Sec. 3.3. We re-train the network using and for several steps. At each step, we take a minibatch of samples with half from and half from , optimizing the terms in Eq. (4) jointly. We repeat the re-labeling of and the re-training of the network for several rounds until the model converges.
We validate the proposed method by experimenting the adaptation from the recently built synthetic urban scene dataset GTA to the commonly used urban scene semantic segmentation dataset Cityscapes .
Cityscapes is a large-scale urban scene semantic segmentation dataset. It provides over 5,000 finely labeled images (train/validation/test: 2,993/503/1,531), which are labeled with per pixel category labels. They are with high resolution of . There are 34 distinct semantic classes in the dataset, but only 19 classes are considered in the official evaluation protocol.
GTA contains 24,966 high-resolution labeled frames extracted from realistic open-world computer games, Grand Theft Auto V (GTA5). All the frames are vehicle-egocentric and the class labels are fully compatible with Cityscapes.
We implemented our method using Tensorflow and trained our model using a single NVIDIA TITAN X GPU. We initialized the weights of shared base net
using the weights of the VGG-16 model pretrained on ImageNet. The hyper-parameter settings were. We used a constant learning rate in the training. We trained the model for , and iterations in the pre-training and two rounds of curriculum learning, respectively.
We use synthetic data as source labeled training data and Cityscapes train as an unlabeled target domain, while evaluating our adaptation algorithm on Cityscapes val using the predictions from the target specific branch . Following Cityscapes official evaluation protocol, we evaluate our segmentation domain adaptation results using the per-class intersection over union (IoU) and mean IoU over the 19 classes. The detailed results are listed in Table. 1 and some qualitative results are shown in Fig. 3. We achieve the state-of-the-art domain adaptation performance. Our two rounds of curriculum learning boost the mean IoU over our non-adapted baseline by 2.7% and 4.3%, respectively. Especially, the IoU improvement for the small objects (e.g. pole, traffic light, traffic sign etc.) are significant (over 10%).
A systematic way to address the unsupervised semantic segmentation domain adaptation problem for urban scene images was presented in this work. The FCTN architecture was proposed to generate high-quality pseudo labels for the unlabeled target domain images and learn from pseudo labels in a curriculum learning fashion. It was demonstrated by the DA experiments from the large-scale synthetic dataset to the real image dataset that our method outperforms previous benchmarking methods by a significant margin.
There are several possible future directions worth exploring. First, it is interesting to develop a better weight constraint for the two labeling branches so that even better pseudo labels can be generated. Second, we may impose the class distribution constraint on each individual image so as to alleviate the confusion between some visually similar classes, e.g. road and sidewalk, vegetation and terrain etc. Third, we can extend the proposed method to other tasks, e.g. instance-aware semantic segmentation.
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Last summer, I was sitting on the screen porch working on my Bible Study lesson, and a minuscule bug crawled across the page. I’m incredibly brave when it comes to small bugs, so I squished it. (Please don’t report me to PETA.) What I discovered was this: little tiny bug, more of a bug wannabe really, made a much bigger mess on my page than I had anticipated. I won’t ever be able to forget that little bugger.
It got me to thinking about other little things that can cause big problems. A tiny spark can turn into a huge forest fire. One small word can cause a huge fight. And, I hate to bring up a sore subject, but a tiny little respiratory droplet can ignite a pandemic.
But, here’s the good news. It works in reverse, too. There are a lot of little tiny things that we can do that will trigger great rewards. A teeny tiny seed can sprout into a plant that’ll feed a family (and if it’s zucchini, it’ll feed the neighborhood). A single kind word can alter a person’s day. The possibilities are endless.
The Christmas season is going to be challenging for lots of people this year. It’s a time when we want to be with our families, and yet, at the same time, we want to be responsible and careful not to spread more of those pesky little respiratory droplets around. No doubt, some families will be grieving the loss of a family member as they walk into this season. People are going to need to be loved and encouraged by our little acts of kindness.
Let’s start spreading the love with just one small thing. Like my little bug friend, maybe we’ll leave an indelible mark.
Here are just a few ideas I had for doing one small thing:
- Send a note of encouragement—it takes less than five minutes!
- Smile at someone as you pass by—yes, even with a mask on, a person can tell when you’re smiling.
- Make cookies for a neighbor—okay, it’s not a small thing, but it’s not a hard thing if you enjoy baking.
- Send a restaurant gift card to a friend who’s going through a hard time—or a coupon for a food delivery service.
- Stop for the driver trying to turn onto a busy road and let him go in front of you.
- Offer to pick up groceries for your neighbor. (When I had COVID last summer, I wouldn’t have been able to get by without several of my neighbors running errands for us.)
- Deliver a Christmas tree to a single mom in need of encouragement—plus ornaments and lights if needed.
I’m sure you have some great ideas of your own for small things that will make a difference. If so, please share them in the comments. Let’s be encouragers during this Christmas season!
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The Building is Safe
September 11, 2006 • By Ed Wrather
(Originally sent on the one year anniversary of 9/11)
But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was the fall of it. - Matthew 7:26-27.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. - Hebrews 10:31.
It has been five years since the terrible tragedy of 9/11, which claimed the lives of 2,803 people at the World Trade Center alone. The north tower was struck by the first hijacked airliner at 8:46 a.m. It was only 16˝ minutes later when United Airlines Flight 175 slammed into the south tower. During those 16˝ minutes the people in the upper floors of the south tower made life and death decisions which resulted in their escaping with their lives or resulted in their deaths. Many saw the flames of the north tower and the horrified looks on the faces of those who were jumping to their deaths to escape burning to death. To see that was enough for many to flee for their lives.
Some 1400 people fled to safety from the upper floors of the south tower even though the emergency speaker system was blaring that "the building is safe!” "The building is secure!” This was followed by a statement that it was safe to return to work in their offices. Some believed this was an order, while others believed it was an option to return to their work areas.
With only 16˝ minutes every action was vitally important to their survival. Some immediately fled from the building. Others gathered up personal belongings or finished up some things they were working on. Others made phone calls delaying their exit. Some lost their lives while courageously trying to warn and save others. Steve Miller who worked on the 80th floor and survived said, "The conclusion that I’ve come to is: I think I acted smart, and I think it had almost no bearing on the fact that I survived. If you ran away, you survived. Everybody who ran away survived.”
In the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24) Jesus warns of the need to flee when, "you see the abomination of desolation.” Jesus says that at that point "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the filed not go back to get his clothes (Matthew 24:15-17).” In terms of symbolism the "abomination of desolation” is the opposite of godliness and everything good. It is the ultimate in worldliness, sin, fleshly desire, and evil.
The world is shouting in every way possible that "the building is safe and secure” - that there is no need for God and the things of God. However, those who have built their lives on the shifting sands of worldliness and fleshly desire will find that their lives are far from secure and that it is a terrible thing to "fall into the hands of the living God.” Surely, we should flee from the shifting sands of the worldliness and fleshly desire. We should run to the mountain. We should run to God, to "His holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth (Psalm 48:1b-2a).” Let us flee from the things of the world before it is to late and run to the Mountain!
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This video demonstrates sequencing the Gakken SX-150, a cheap DIY synth kit, using control voltages, in this case coming from a Novation BassStation.
The Gakken SX-150 stylus gets the CV and GATE information from the ribbon-like slider pad.
I just connected the Novation BassStation Rack CV and GATE out to the stylus and voilà! – have my MIDI controlled Gakken.
The cheapest way to do this is to cut a patch cable in half, took the plastic bits off the wire coming from the tips of the jacks, roll them together and stick the Gakken’s stylus into.
You may notice that it only works if the BassStation’s CV type set to ’00’ (Roland/Sequential/Arp) – because of the voltage .
Plug the Gakken SX’s out to a mixer rather than using the built in speaker – this is needed as the ground.
I believe this works with other MIDI-to-CV converters too.
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Greene County Beekeepers Association members are beekeepers dedicated to the care and future of honeybees in and around Greene County, Ohio. Some of our members are just getting started as beekeepers, and some have enjoyed their apiaries for decades! All share an interest in the wonderful and remarkable world of apis mellifera.
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The struggling Mediterranean countries of Greece, Spain and Portugal are seeing a jump in tourism as visitors who might have opted for destinations such as Egypt and Tunisia are opting for alternative "sun, sea and sand" locations that they perceive to be safer amid the Arab spring.
Thomas Cook reported that summer bookings for Greece were 13% higher than a year ago, while bookings for the Spanish hotspots of the Balearic and Canary islands were up 22% and 11% respectively.
A spokesman for TUI Travel, the owner of Thomson and First Choice, said the two brands had "seen strong demand for holidays to Greece and Portugal and a resurgence in holidays to mainland Spain, the Canary islands and the Balearics". As a result, the group is increasing the number of holidays it is offering in the Canary islands over the summer by 10%.
The surge in tourists will bring some comfort to countries that are pushing themselves even harder as holiday destinations in the hope of alleviating financial woes.
Tourism already accounts for about 10% of gross domestic product in Spain and Portugal, while in Greece it makes up about 18% of the economy, accounting for one in five jobs.
"Data on international tourism in Spain, Portugal and Greece, as well as other north Mediterranean destinations, for the first quarter of 2011, are rather positive [and] partly caused by a redistribution of flows from Tunisia and Egypt," said Taleb Rifai, secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
The figures will have been particularly welcome in Greece, whose economy this week became the lowest rated in the world – behind those of Ecuador, Pakistan and Jamaica.
But although visitors to Greece are increasing, this is partly down to significant price decreases, according to Jürgen Ringbeck, head of the transport, tourism and travel practice at consulting firm Booz & Company.
Furthermore, Ringbeck said politics and public services could undermine Greece's continuing rise as a tourist destination.
"Yes, it's very cheap but it is less clean and comfortable because of the public sector cuts, so there are environmental issues concerning beaches and various facilities. And, while the Greek population has been traditionally tourist-friendly, there is growing tension between Greeks and some European tourists because they are angry about financial negotiations between various European governments," Ringbeck said.
Spain is the world's second biggest tourist market by value. Visitors generated $52.7bn of revenue last year and the sector employs 2.1 million people in a country with a population of about 47 million, according to the World Tourism Organisation.
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I think most Australians would be absolutley surprised to know the latest research that shows people of the age of 45 years old if they drink more than 7 standards drinks per week they increase their risk ten fold of getting cancer related diseases through the alcohol.
So it’s a real surprise but it really brings home to roost the dangers of drinking too much, but how do we know if we get dependant on alcohol.
- The first sign is that we need more of the alcohol to get intoxicated.
2. Then we find ourselves drinking on more occasions than we were and we might start drinking earlier in the day or different times of the day that we didn’t
3. We might be thinking about alcohol more than what we were and looking forward to having that drink. The difference is between wanting the drink and needing the drink.
4. Have we started to lose interest in the things that we normally did because of our drinking?
5. Has it caused relationship issues?
6. Have we missed days of work because of hangovers?
7. Has is caused us physical or psychological harm through the drinking?
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English+summer vacation in British Study Centres King's College London BSC Summer Camp
General English and acquaintance with London
This course is aimed at learning English in everyday life in various situations. In addition to the standard lessons in the class of children and teenagers, an interactive cultural and entertainment program awaits you, which includes 5 sightseeing trips a week to famous London attractions and evening activities.
Training takes place in the morning (from 9.00 to 12.00). In a week students attend 15 hours of English, during which they significantly improve speaking, writing, listening and reading skills. During the course, children will gain confidence in themselves and their abilities. Students will be able to learn the language at numerous excursions, including children can visit Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, etc.
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The Flash Mob phenomenon is a relatively new thing made possible by the internet and other social media.
It’s a marvelous concept in which, by pre-arrangement, a group of people come together in a public venue in order to perform (usually) music or dance. According to Wikipedia, it is “a group of people, who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, before quickly dispersing.
They are often used for the purposes of entertainment, satire or artistic expression and are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails.” What distinguishes it from other forms of theater is the pre-arranged group of individuals who enters the chosen venue dressed like the general public, in a variety of clothes, and often inconspicuously carrying props or instruments.
They first mingle with the crowd, who is clueless about their presence or that anything unusual is about to break loose. Then, one individual begins the performance by carving out a central niche in the middle of the crowd, and either dancing or playing an instrument or even doing acrobatics. Soon, another one or two join in, and gradually, as the show gets fully underway, more and more members of the crowd join the performance, which can then become quite elaborate with routines or intricate music.
The bystanders, who are not part of the presentation, at first are amazed, and then amused, and finally end up taking video, stills, and/or putting their kids up on their shoulders to watch.
The venues that I have seen, mainly on Facebook, have included a plaza in Spain where Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was performed (including chorale), an enclosed market in Scandinavia where a song and dance routine was performed, and even an outdoor parking area in Russia where a wedding party was entertained, with the bride and groom ultimately performing in their midst as well.
The show is well-rehearsed and carefully choreographed, and of those I’ve seen, often mid-way through, a group who has been dressed as street guards, supermarket staff, and even soldiers have joined in. As surprising, fresh, and satisfying as these performances are, they are particularly Aquarian because they are distinguished from regular theater by the lack of demarcation between the audience and the performer.
It is only when one of the “bystanders” suddenly joins in and performs the routine perfectly from that point onwards that others realize that even the person standing next to you in the audience might in fact be a participant.
Why is this Aquarian?
Because in the Aquarian Age, the group becomes more important than the individual. The glamorization of the ego is overshadowed by the elevation of the group’s unity. Regular people become the stars, and the blurring of the line between performer and audience becomes the meaning that we are all one. Aquarius celebrates the common person (regular people) so the group – its skills, its talent, its precision to act as a single unit – becomes the featured thing.
In the Aquarian Age, although there will always be individuals who rise to prominence or lead the many, there will be much more attention paid to everyone’s fifteen minutes of fame. From the starring role that the unique individual plays in life’s drama, to the fact that pulling people out of their isolated aloneness and into their belonging to something bigger and multiple is the ticket!
Flash mobs, in their most positive expression, not as gangs but as bundles of delight, are an expression of the new trend, and just one of several innovative developments sparking our human evolution. I’ve never been lucky enough to be in a public place where suddenly a small group of people begin a well-honed performance that grows larger as I watch, but I can certainly imagine the utter delight of witnessing this novel concept.
Judi Thomases is a contributing blogger for JenningsWire online magazine.
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of getting traffic to your website from free, organic, editorial, or natural search results in search engines. The purpose of implementing SEO strategies is improve your website’s position in the search results for as many keywords as possible. While that would seem to be an obvious goal, here are some statistics to emphasize why focusing on search engine optimization is so important:
- 93% of traffic on the Internet begins with a search in a search engine
- The top listing on Google has a 33% chance of being clicked
- 75% of searchers will not go to the second page of search results
Remember there are only 10 positions on the first page of most ‘organic’ search results. To further complicate the challenge, you will see national directories and brands that frequently take four to six of these positions. If your website is not already on page one, or if you are a younger company and haven’t invested in search engine optimization, it would seem the only alternative is paid advertising. If you have tried that in the past you know how much time it takes to create and monitor a proper campaign. For many the time and ad expense just isn’t an option. All is not lost! There are several low-cost actions you can take to improve the odds of your website reaching the first page. In this article I want to share seven of them that reflect the most current “best practices” from Google. It is important to keep in mind that a properly designed SEO campaign is a slow and steady progression, not a quick result. If you want speed, then recognize that you have to “pay to play” and buy a first page listing through paid advertising. For the rest of us, here are seven strategies you can implement to enhance your website’s position in the search results.
- Improve Page Load Speed
This is important for two reasons. First, Google pays close attention to this metric and if your site loads slowly it will be presented less frequently in the search results. Second, a prospective customer will not wait. Research indicates that 40% of searchers will abandon websites that take more than 3 seconds to load. 80% of these will not come back and try again later. There are a variety of reasons your site may be loading slowly. Here are just a few:
- Your hosts server is slow. Many ‘shared’ hosting platforms are not optimized for speed.
- There are a lot of images on your site that have not been properly compressed.
- Your site was built on a theme that is now outdated. Or you have a lot of plugins on the site.
- Create high quality content
This has become the ‘Holy Grail’ of search engine optimization in the last 24 months. There are two important considerations here. First, if you built your website awhile back and haven’t added anything new since…you’re already behind! For most business websites a thorough refresh of content and images should be conducted every 18 to 24 months. Your developer should already be suggesting this, but if they haven’t speak with them or seek a new developer. If a visitor comes to your site and it looks like 2010 they will quickly move to one of your competitors. Second, you should have an ongoing content curation/creation plan in place. For most of us this means adding a blog to our website. However, if you do this it is critical that you commit to making regular posts. Generally, two well written post published each month is enough. The key here is consistency and quality. If you have a blog that hasn’t had new content in six months your prospects will notice this and assume that you don’t care or are not organized enough to maintain a blog. Plus, your posts have to be relevant to the prospect—they should be benefit rich, not just a lot of platitudes about your product or service. If you don’t have the time to do this then hire someone to create these posts each month.
- Don’t rely on just text
Most people (80% in some studies I’ve read) would rather watch a video than read text. Producing short, less than 3-minute videos, has become easy and cost effective. You can create excellent video content with a smart phone and the editing software that comes with your computer. As long as the sound quality is good you will have a valuable piece of content to use. Infographics are excellent ways to share a process or system that you implement for your clients. These visual representations are easy to digest and effective. Slide shows or audio tracks are also ways to communicate without just relying on text. One of the reasons to include these other formats in your content plan is they will typically keep a visitor on your website longer. Time spent on a site is a primary metric for the search engines.
- Write long-form posts
What I mean by this is posts that are at least 1500 words. In the past you could get away with 350-500 words in a blog post. Today the search engines are prioritizing longer form content that is properly optimized with header tags, internal links to other content on your website, and which feature no more than three of your target keywords. One simple hack to meet this new guideline is go back to shorter posts you published in the past and add content. Consider adding charts or even embedding a video.
- Fix Broken Links
If you cite authority websites using hyperlinks, or link internally to previous posts or pages on your site, it is possible that these links could “break” in the future. This can have a serious impact on your SEO. Plus, it doesn’t look good to a visitor when they follow a link and get an error message. One tool that can be used to monitor this is deadlinkchecker.com. This is a free tool that can check on an individual page on your site or the entire site. You can also set it up to consistently check the site and notify you whenever it finds a broken link. Here’s an interesting way to utilize this tool. Monitor your competitors websites. When dead link checker finds a broken link on their site notify the webmaster of the linking page and ask them to add a link to your page instead. Since you are doing them a favor by notifying them of this dead link, they might be included to return the favor and add a link to your site. These outbound links from other sites, especially a site with a high domain authority, will improve your SEO.
- Claim Citation/Directory sites
These is perhaps the easiest form of basic SEO you can implement, but frequently overlooked. A citation is any mention of your business name, address, and phone number. There are more than 3000 online directories that collect business information, so identifying and registering with relevant directories should be done. Be aware that there are services who advertise they will do this for you, and they seem quite inexpensive. For example, “300 directory listings for $75” is one that I see advertised regularly. This sounds appealing; however it will not have the desired effect on your SEO that you might imagine. The search engines are not looking for the quantity of citation links you can generate, but the quality of those links. Quality is defined as the page authority of the link on a scale of 1 to 100, and the relevance of the link. Relevance to your business niche or geography. Here’s an example. Say you are a roofing contractor in Dallas. The mass directory claiming service provides you with a link to the yellow pages in Detroit. Google will ignore that because it is not geographically relevant. Or they connect you with a medical directory site—this is not niche relevant and again, Google will ignore this link. Another consideration is how many sites are your direct competitors linked to? You want to be on most of the same sites (if they meet the criteria I described in the previous paragraph) plus a few more than they have claimed. You will also want to register with the three aggregator sites. To be listed on these requires an annual fee. It is worth it to do this as these sites provide source information to all of the other directories. How many sites do you need to be registered with? I generally recommend between 50 and 100, but keep in mind the competitive analysis. You may need more if your competitors have already claimed additional sites.
- Claim and Optimize your Google Business Profile
For a local business this is one of the most important things you can do. While it is not directly working on your website as are my other suggestions, Google places a high priority on business profiles and rewards companies who use the full potential of this tool. To get started go to business.google.com and follow the directions. After providing initial information about your business Google will offer you some options for verifying your address. Most of the time this involves them mailing a postcard to the business address provided. If you run a home-based business or a purely online business and don’t have a physical address that is not a residence you will not be able to get a GBP. There are occasional exceptions to this policy, but they are rare. I don’t understand this policy, particularly in light of how many people started side businesses during the pandemic. But for the time being at least, that is the policy. When optimizing your GBP remember you can upload photos and video. Don’t forget to include product descriptions where appropriate. The most important use of this tool is making regular content posts. These are shorter, 250-400 words in length and can feature a product or service, something about your company, profile a team member, etc. You should use no more than two of your keywords, and can include your name, address, phone, website address, and a call to action. I encourage you to post at least once a week, although Google now allows more frequent posts.
Bonus #8: Do Your Keyword Research!! Before you ever begin thinking about SEO it is important to have a comprehensive list of keywords. What are the words and phrases that someone who is looking for the products/services you offer might type into the search bar? This list becomes the basis for all future content that you create. With an exhaustive list of keywords you can become more strategic in content creation. For example, you might not be able to rank for “roofing contractor Dallas” in a reasonable amount of time, but “roofing contractor Flower Mound” is going to be much less competitive. You could achieve a page one ranking for that keyword phrase in just a couple of months. Yes, there are fewer people who search that phrase, but also fewer contractors fighting over it. When you develop your keyword list it should include how many searches there are for that term, as well as how competitive it is and what a click might cost should you decide to pay for advertising. By analyzing this list carefully and developing a content strategy that includes some of the highly competitive keywords that will take longer as well as those that can be more easily ranked for you will see a slow but steady increase in your websites position in the results. A good keyword analysis tool that we use is UberSuggest. They have a free version that you should check out. Conclusion: Search engine optimization is not a “one and done” proposition. To do it correctly takes consistent effort month after month after month. I’ve just shared the tip of the iceberg with these eight tips. SEO is far more complex than what I’ve described. At Alchemy we’ve been helping clients with SEO since 2006. We’re pretty good at it! If you’d like to discuss having us help get your company found more easily online please book a convenient time on my calendar at: https://calendly.com/gordonvanwechel/45min | <urn:uuid:47f75ed0-4035-4a45-a875-39b7aa079744> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thealchemyconsultinggroup.com/how-to-improve-seo-in-2022/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.948295 | 2,457 | 1.742188 | 2 |
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I recently sat through a documentary film called Point and Shoot about the Libyan Civil War. In it we are introduced to Matthew Van Dyke, an American guy who fell in love with the celebrity of Lawrence of Arabia so much that he leaves his mother and girlfriend behind to go and fight with the Libyan rebels against Gaddafi.
As an American fighting with the Libyan resistance, he decides that his role in the war is so important that it should be painstakingly documented so he can be lionised later. Throughout the entire film he is not observed speaking a single sentence of Arabic but he documents his experience as if it is a #LawrenceofArabia story of war. When filming himself stood-to behind a wall of sandbags he spends more time looking at the camera than facing out waiting for targets. He recounts that he no longer wanted to “just observe” but “to shape the events around him”. He donned a pair of wrap-around sunglasses like a Hollywood action hero and wore a keffiyeh like an Arab tribesman. He wanted to be a fighter.
In a novel about the Caucasus War, Leo Tolstoy describes a young Russian officer who, in a bid to look like a Chechen, dresses local but fails completely. “Anyone would have known him for a Russian and not a Tartar brave,” writes Tolstoy. “It was the thing – but not the real thing.”
Matthew Van Dyke, who cites Lawrence of Arabia and Indiana Jones as two of his major influences, is the thing but not the thing itself.
Worse yet, although he demanded after the resignations of all those who criticised his participation in a war that wasn’t his, the Libya he left behind is not a post-Gaddafi utopia like he imagined it would be. It is a violent, fractious nightmare best described as a real-life Fuseli painting.
Matthew Van Dyke is now in Syria and giving interviews to Fox News about how he has “covertly” begun training an Assyrian Christian militia group collectively referred to as the “Nineveh Plain Protection Units”. In short, he is continuing with his #LawrenceofArabia life.
For all new arrivals to the Syrian conflict, regardless of whichever side you have chosen to fight on, you are likely to take up arms alongside someone like this.
Like anyone who has read about how integral TE Lawrence was in turning the tide of World War One, I have to admit that at times I have been romanced by his celebrity. Lone white guy. Oppressed people. Great travel story. Ticks all the boxes doesn’t it?
But never once have I thought that going to Syria and fighting in the war would be an effective use of my time and energies.
I spent six years in the military in various infantry roles. I spent seven years studying Middle Eastern politics. I studied the Arabic language in Syria before the Arab Spring and have almost filled two passports with the stamps of various Islamic countries. I have read the Quran from cover to cover (in English, because though I’ve studied Arabic since 2008, Quranic Arabic is really old-skool and so I’ve barely scratched the surface of what Islam is all about). Despite this, with all this specialised knowledge, I am not even remotely qualified to be fighting for any of the revolutionary groups in Syria. I am barely even qualified to be commenting on what is happening in Syria since I haven’t been there since the war began.
One of the friends with whom I studied in Syria, who now speaks Arabic almost flawlessly (compared to my lumbering White Man Arabic at least) lived in Jordan for a year working with Syrian refugees on a daily basis. With all of his in-depth knowledge he’s not even sure that the Free Syrian Army was ever real or if it was just a bunch of high-ranking officers sitting across the border in Turkey smoking cigarettes and fielding media enquiries. Indeed, the FSA’s actual existence is a legitimate subject of debate.
Syria right now is a contemporary manifestation of what France in the Dark Ages looked like before Charlemagne started kicking heads. There is now a literal alphabet soup of militias running around committing all sorts of nastiness. Without question, ISIS is the most brutal of these.
Let me paint a picture for you of two likely scenarios which await you if you choose to take up arms in Syria.
Scenario 1: You have chosen to fight with the Free Syrian Army. You have chosen the FSA as your militia-of-choice because a.) you have read that they are one of the groups engaged in a battle against the Islamic State. You meet an Arab guy in the Turkish city of Batman. He says he is Syrian and that he can get you to an FSA stronghold near Aleppo. You drive across the border clandestinely near Jarablus. You speak only the basic Arabic you picked up from a crash online course. You can’t read the street signs. On the floor of the vehicle is a book with the following title: “معالم في الطريق“. You are unable to glean that this is a book written by a man named Sayyid Qutb and as such alarm bells do not begin ringing. When your friend/driver stops at militia-manned checkpoints he speaks in Arabic to the other fighters. Because you can’t tell the difference between the various dialects of Arabic you fail to notice that he is pronouncing the “j” sound like a “g”. This man is not from Syria. He is from Egypt. He is a foreign fighter with ISIS. You are being driven to Raqqa and you are about to appear in the next of Jihadi John’s horrific videos…
Scenario 2: You have chosen to fight with ISIS. Somehow, you make it past customs in your Western country and reach the heart of “The Caliphate” in Raqqa. You discover that rather than being the lead element in a global war against the West on behalf of the oppressed ummah, ISIS is actually little more than a local actor in a bloody civil war whose main victims are Muslims. The ranks are rife with in-fighting and bickering. The only people with prior training are the Chechen veterans and they have formed their own groups because they don’t trust the other soldiers of the Caliphate not to accidentally shoot them in the back.
You used to smoke back home in Sydney. You can’t anymore. You liked listening to rap music. You can’t anymore. You realise that murdering people who do not share your faith is against the tenets of Islam. You decide you want to go home. You can’t anymore. The Australian government will throw you in prison. You realise you might never see your mother again.
But you need to get out of Syria. You try to leave without telling anyone but you are discovered by the ISIS high command and then executed by a child and the video is broadcast on the internet.
Frankly, if you go to Syria, and you die fighting for one or other of these groups, it is quite possible that you have wasted the most precious thing you had – your life. Even if you have died on the battlefield, you have more than likely died in an attack on a strategically-insignificant town in rural Syria as a small part of a minor offensive which constitutes only an auxiliary component of a large-scale campaign. Your military training or “protection from Allah” has not made you a “force multiplier”. You are cannon fodder.
Unlike Lawrence of Arabia, whose main triumph lay not in his military prowess, but in identifying that only Feisal had the political acumen to lead a successful revolt (as opposed to his brothers or cousins or tribal allies), your presence in Kurdistan or Assyria or “The Caliphate” has probably achieved nothing.
Many of ISIS’ recruits have read more about bomb-making and jihad than they have about zakat or the finer points of Islamic jurisprudence. Jake Bilardi, an eighteen-year-old boy from Craigieburn, went to Syria to join ISIS having learnt everything he knew about Islam through the prism of the War on Terror. Bilardi blew himself up at a checkpoint near Ramadi. He has been profiled as a “school shooter” personality, but above the rest, his main problem was that he joined ISIS knowing only what he was fighting “against”.
In his own words he knew he hated “democracy” but wasn’t sure what should replace it. This is precisely the problem. Everybody in the Middle-East, both foreigners and locals knows what they are fighting against.
The murderous thugs fighting with ISIS are fighting against the kuffar. The Kurds are fighting against the murderous thugs.
A young British Royal Marine Commando recently travelled to Syria and joined a Kurdish militia. He, like many Western soldiers, was so appalled by ISIS’ atrocities that he couldn’t hardly wait for the British government to make a declaration of war. So he booked a flight to Turkey on a three-day leave block and put his military training to use. A week ago, he died in Syria.
He died fighting with a Kurdish militia against ISIS. To repeat, he knew what he was fighting against. But what was he fighting for? Kurdish nationalism? The creation of a Kurdish state in Northern Iraq? Or the creation of a Kurdish state in Iraq and “Rojava”? Or the creation of a Kurdish state which encompasses all the ethnically-Kurdish areas in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran?
I have personally written about how Australia should be militarily involved in a campaign against ISIS. But though at times I am frustrated by how slow state actors are to respond to atrocities I appreciate that there is a reason for the argument that the state should have the monopoly over the use of force. And that is that individuals, by themselves, often make bad decisions. Bureaucracy can be slow and inefficient, yes. But generally when states go to war it is usually decided by a group of people and not by an individual, acting on a whim or reducing a complex situation to a series of simple moralisms. This creates a safety net to prevent individuals from acting rashly. And it produces good results.
Take the United States’ involvement in recent action in Sinjar, for example. An Assyrian Christian** population, surrounded on a mountaintop, was about to be massacred by ISIS. The Kurds stepped in to help and with assistance from a series of bombing runs from the United States Air Force, they opened a corridor to Sinjar and evacuated the civilians. Crucially, the Kurds opened their corridor without the assistance of white guys in their ranks. The Kurds knew the area, spoke the language and they got the job done. What they didn’t have was planes. And so the US – after much bureaucratic deliberation – offered theirs.
This was an example of “the utility of force” – when the application of violence ceases to be an intrinsically foolhardy endeavour and becomes an effective measure yielding positive results – lives were saved.
Contrast this with the possible consequences of Matt Van Dyke’s individual decision to begin training a Christian militia in Syria. Has Matt Van Dyke heard of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre? Probably not. Here’s what happened. In Lebanon, in the 80s, a Christian militia called the Phalanges were given external support to search and destroy members of the PLO, the terror group*** du jour. Instead these champions of Christendom went through a Beirut neighbourhood and massacred thousands of civilians. We can all agree that the Assyrian Christians of Syria are facing an existential threat from ISIS but believe me, another religiously-motivated militia is the last thing the Middle East needs.
The whole Dark Age militia bullshit – currently being championed by Matthew Van Dyke, an individual – is not going to improve the situation in the Middle East. Careful, measured and rational action (involving both military and civilian efforts) directed by state actors is the key to peace.
** I stand happily corrected. Those saved in the Sinjar offensive belonged to the Yazidi ethnic/religious group.
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Bombay Sapphire gin, the world’s number one premium gin by value has now commenced work on its distillery in Laverstoke Mill, Hampshire.
The project is a multi-million pound restoration of the historic buildings which housed one of England’s most significant bank note paper making facilities. The design for the site is headed by acclaimed London designer Thomas Heatherwick and his team at Heatherwick Studio. The site will be completely renovated from a derelict mill into a state of the art premium gin distillery and visitor centre encompassing the highest standards in design, functionality and sustainability.
Dew Piling in consultation with main contractor Meller and Engineers Graham Schofield Associates designed a temporary sheet piled cofferdam for the SSSI site (Site of Special Scientific Interest) to enable the construction of the foundations associated with a new Glass House situated approximately 3 metres below the adjacent River Test. Access to the site was through a listed stone arch only 10ft 3” in the centre which was too small for standard articulated units to navigate. Dew mobilised their own Shunter Tug normally at work in their Oldham Depot to reverse all equipment through the arch and into the site. To overcome the strict noise and vibration limits associated with this site Dew decided to install the 110 piles with one of its Kowan Still Worker WP150 hydraulic press machines which proved very successful in the soft white chalk.
The SSSI site had an Environmental Agency restriction on silt disturbance therefore the normal practice of high pressure water jetting was not considered but instead a continuous hose pipe feed at standard domestic pressure was used to lubricate the pile during installation. The contract was successfully completed within the programmed 2 week window and Dew will return to extract the piles in the coming months when the foundations are complete. | <urn:uuid:4005766a-829c-494e-a836-06555d8600ed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://clonrose.com/news/dew-piling-carries-out-work-at-distillery-for-worlds-no-1-gin | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.949197 | 364 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Pancreatic & Biliary Conditions We Treat
Acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and gallstones are just a few of the conditions diagnosed and treated by our pancreatic and biliary expert team. Our doctors, who pioneered the latest technologies in the field, partner with researchers at our Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and Department of Biomedical Sciences to ensure both adults and children get the most advanced and effective treatment for their specific condition.
Learn more about the pancreatic and biliary disease conditions we treat:
- Abdominal pain — unexplained
- Acute pancreatitis
- Barrett's esophagus
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Colorectal cancer
- Esophageal stricture
- Esophageal web
- Gallbladder cancer
- Gallstone pancreatitis
- Gastric cancer
- Gastric polyps
- Hereditary gastrointestinal cancers
- Intra-abdominal abscess
- Necrotizing pancreatitis
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pyloric stenosis
- Tracheoesophageal fistula
- Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Here are some of the treatments offered at Cedars-Sinai:
Acute pancreatitis: The Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases team treats both sudden and long-term inflammation of the pancreas in a number of ways, including using pain relievers, intravenous fluids, minimally invasive surgery or conventional surgery, depending on the diagnosis.
Endoscopy services: The Pancreatic and Interventional Endoscopy Services team at Cedars-Sinai specializes in diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of diseases of the pancreas and bile ducts.
Pain management: Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer both can cause a great deal of pain, though the severity varies widely. The primary goal of both surgical and nonsurgical procedures for chronic pancreatitis and cancer is to relieve this pain.
Related services: The Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai provides consultation and treatment for pancreatic and biliary conditions that cannot be treated endoscopically or through other minimally invasive techniques.
Specific treatments include:
- Drug therapy
- Endoscopic pancreatic therapy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
- Interventional endoscopy
- Interventional radiology
- Intracorporeal electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL)
- Intestinal and biliary stenting
- Laparoscopic pancreaticobiliary surgery
- Nutritional and psychological counseling
- Pain management
- Pancreatic and biliary surgery
Still Have Questions or Need Help?
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Published: 9 July 2022 | Written by Swami Ritavan Bharati
Guru Gita – Song of Guru, Verse: 89.
I bow to the Truth-bearing guru, who is the bliss of Brahman; who bestows the highest joy; who is infinite, free of the bonds of the 36 tattvas; who is One, the embodiment of Wisdom, Pure, and Eternal; and who exemplifies the great Vedantic proclamations, such as ‘That Thou art;’ the witness beyond all duality.
With bowed head, joined palms before my heart, a Reverent Salutation to Guru – “the Ocean of Mercy”
With initiates gathered in celebrating Guru Purnima and our beloved Swami Veda’s Mahasamadhi commemorations at SRSG here and around the world, we pause to acknowledge Guru’s blessing. Guru has made a very loving world and has invited his children from across the globe to embrace this Guru-family, as his gift of love.
The Song of Guru, Guru Gita, the nectar-filled words on the Guru, Master, Saviour, whose revelation fulfils the goal of life in liberation.
The mystery of Guru is the sacred boon of initiation.
The joy of Guru is mind’s beauty in samadhi.
The love of Guru is knowledge revealing Truth.
The language of Guru is mantra and yantra.
The gift of Guru is the pure pearl-bindu.
The pilgrimage of Guru is nada pulsing the 61-shrines within.
The transmission of Guru – light that dispels the darkness.
The Guru is Self and the self is Guru.
Remember the lotus feet of Guru, entering the boat that is also Guru to cross the ocean of worldly life.
Serve Guru in all thought, speech, and actions.
Surrender to Guru and put an end to rebirth.
Meditate and listen to the mantra given by Guru.
Meditate and embrace the imperishable form of Guru.
A Sanyasin is:
A child of Mother-Father Guru, serving Guru in thought, word, deed.
A child whose identity is nameless and formless Guru.
A reclining child asleep whose dreams are Guru’s sweet words.
A playful child whose possessions are Guru’s toys of mercy.
A hungry child whose cries for the milk of immortality in Guru’s breasts.
A tottering child whose pillar of stability is Guru.
A crawling child attracted to the truth-revealing light of Guru.
A muttering child repeating the same name of Guru again and again.
A crying child extending arms to infinity to receive Guru’s solace.
May our meditations acknowledge this eternal and ever-present bond of unity for the yearning hearts of humanity. May love, as an expression of Guru’s Grace be a reminder to keep that “smiling-mind” throughout life, “smera, smera, stimita.”
with joy and blessings,
Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah,
On this special and sacred time of Guru Purnima (13ᵗʰ July) and Swami Veda Bharati’s Mahasamadhi (14ᵗʰ July), the celebrations seem all the more special as the two occasions have fallen together and this is our first large gathering since covid. We are celebrating the Guru Purnima with a 9-days long akhanda patha of the Guru Gita along with daily pujas and 3 hours long yajna with the Akhandamanadalakaram mantra at both SRSG and Sadhana Mandir.
We will have a special commemoration on the 14ᵗʰ July in loving remembrance of our beloved Swami Veda Bharati. This will include special pujas, a yajna, followed by a shraddhanjali ceremony and a special bhandara for sadhus and all. More than 31 Sadhus and 11 Brahmachari Veda-Pathis from Rishikesh, along with 300 other people will be joining the shraddhanjali ceremonies. | <urn:uuid:51391537-07a9-4ec5-92b1-4c2aa47bb9df> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ahymsin.org/i-bow-to-the-truth-bearing-guru/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.914996 | 896 | 1.65625 | 2 |
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TDP Mahanadu: Chandrababu Naidu's national ambitions aren't even a pipe dream, but a mission impossible
Chandrababu Naidu claimed in the ongoing Mahanadu at Vijayawada claimed that the TDP will be playing a key role in the formation of the Central government in 2019
Chandrababu Naidu claimed in the ongoing Mahanadu at Vijayawada claimed that the TDP will be playing a key role in the formation of the Central government in 2019. But, the national and state political situation has undergone a significant change since the days of the United Front or NDA-I making this a mission impossible.
It was imperative for Chandrababu Naidu to make this assertion in order to enthuse his party ranks. Locating himself in the right national context was an important factor that helped in catapulting Naidu to power. Writing in Economic and Political Weekly, this author explaining the reasons for Naidu's comeback said, "The sense of helplessness strongly instilled in the Seemandhra electorate in turn also generated a feeling that the residual state of Andhra Pradesh desperately needed help from the central government. (Naidu) demonstrated consummate political skills by arriving at an early understanding with the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and converted the threat into an opportunity. The strong Modi sentiment evident across the country convinced the average voter in the Seemandhra region that Chandrababu Naidu could form part of a winning combination at the Centre and could deliver for the truncated state without a capital".
Now, the TDP is no longer with the BJP that is in power at the Centre. The sense of helplessness is still nurtured for a political project. Naidu now desperately needs to convince the electorate that his political estrangement with BJP will not harm the interests of Andhra Pradesh. This demands an assertion from Naidu that the TDP will play a key role in the new political dispensation at the Centre in 2019 .
Notwithstanding such ambitions of the TDP and assertions from the chief minister, the political situation seems to very different.
It is true that the TDP played a critical role during the formation of the United Front and National Front governments. Naidu was the convenor of the United Front that was in power with outside support from the Congress. Again, the TDP's support was critical for the survival of the first NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
But, the national political situation has altered drastically much to the disadvantage of TDP. During the days of the United Front and National Front, the Indian national polity was dominated by the Congress at the Centre and all the other parties in the periphery. There was no serious national challenger for power. The BJP was still at an emerging stage. In the absence of a strong anti-Congress national party, a regional party like the TDP could obviously play a vital role in anti-Congress politics.
In the 1980s and 1990s, there were not many regional parties. Now, the regional parties have not only increased in number, but their strength in their respective states has substantially increased. For instance, the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh are now much stronger and more influential regional parties as compared to TDP. Thus, the TDP no longer enjoys prime position within the regional political spectrum either.
Meanwhile, the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh has diminished the political influence of Telugu parties, people and leaders. The united Andhra Pradesh had 42 seats, making it possible for the TDP to win a significant number of seats during its heyday. But, the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh in which the TDP's political clout has reduced, has only 25 seats. The TDP no longer enjoys sweeping political influence even to win a sizable number of seats.
The state level political situation has also underwent a radical change. The polity of united Andhra Pradesh was divided between the Congress and the TDP, giving the latter a respectable stature in the anti-Congress politics of the country. But, the politics of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh is polarised between the two regional parties, TDP and the YSR Congress led by YS Jaganmohan Reddy.
The national parties of today have the ability to choose an ally.
This is precisely why the BJP was unmoved by the estrangement of the TDP. The NDA leaders have made this aptly clear on more than one occasion that there are parties ready to join the NDA if the TDP quits. It is true that Naidu is the senior regional satrap. But, only the numbers count in national permutations and combinations. The SP, BSP, TMC or Tamil parties have larger a catchment area than the TDP.
Meanwhile, the TDP is finding it difficult to hold on to the seats it won in 2014. With the BJP and Pawan Kalyan leaving the TDP, coupled with possible anti-incumbency, the TDP may find it hard to retain the seats it won in 2014, leave alone winning more seats.
The regional parties as a whole do not enjoy the similar political clout vis-à-vis national parties today, that have consolidated. The political vacillation displayed by the regional parties has further eroded their clout. The frequent change of sides by the TDP has substantially eroded the credibility of Naidu as a trusted ally in the national alliance.
Not that Naidu is unaware of all these factors. Yet, he chose to claim a critical role for TDP in national politics. It is not wishful thinking, but a clever strategy to woo the electorate that still feels the Centre's liberal assistance is essential for the truncated state to come out of the bifurcation-induced fiscal challenges.
The blending of ethanol with petrol has also increased the income of farmers, PM Modi said at a public rally after inaugurating various projects of the Sabar Dairy in Gujarat
A total of 350 teams from 187 countries have participated at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai.
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Dr Christian Hertel, R&D manager cultures at the Germany-based Frutarom division told FoodNavigator.com that while the research initiative with the German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL) only came into effect in the last phase of the development of the new culture, the cooperation “contributed successfully to the finishing of the development work.”
BITEC Advance LD20, he said, has been developed for the production of fresh and dried fermented sausage including spreadable and sliceable products such as salami, Zwiebelmettwurst, Braunschweiger, or Rohpolnische.
Hertel said the new culture has been tested at the industrial scale and was found to be an excellent culture to combine fast fermentation with pleasant mild taste. “BITEC Advance LD-20 has completely convinced, not only in our laboratories, but also during several trial runs within the industry.”
The new culture, which is added to the meat sausage at the beginning of the production process, contains strains of the bacteria Lactobacillus sakei and Staphylococcus carnosus.
Hertel explained that Lactobacillus sakei quickly reduces the pH in the sausage meat by lactic acid formation, within 24 hours depending on the formula and fermentation conditions. “Thus, this strain contributes to the product safety by avoiding the growth of pathogens. At the same time, however, this strain provides a pleasant mild taste.”
Staphylococcus carnosus, he said, exhibits a strong nitrate reductase and thus contributes the development of the typical red colour of the fermented product. “In addition, in combination with the indigenous meat enzymes, this strain contributes to the development of a typical fermentation flavour,” he added.
March 2011, Frutarom Savory Solutions launch a research project on starter cultures with DIL, an initiative which the company said at the time would eventually propel it into a leading position in Europe in the field.
As well as in sausages, starter cultures are used in the manufacturer of other fermented foods such as cheeses and yoghurts, fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut, bread, vinegar, and alcoholic beverages like beer.
Frutarom Savory Solutions already offers them to the meat, fish and convenience products industries, as well as savoury flavours and seasoning compounds. It is aiming to shore up its knowledge and capabilities, however, through the strategic cooperation with DIL with the aim of improving the safety and stability of products.
At the time of the announcement of the research project, DIL director Dr Volker Heinz emphasised that the arrangement will be “very results oriented”.
He added that the institute finds industry cooperatives to be “highly relevant”, but that such exclusivity as has been forged with Frutarom is unusual. "In this project, we will consolidate our comprehensive know-how with Frutarom’s expertise,” he said. | <urn:uuid:6c38a4e8-1a36-4e64-bdba-95a81634e809> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2012/02/24/Frutarom-link-with-academia-bears-fruit-for-sausages | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.948574 | 640 | 1.789063 | 2 |
This section is dedicated to take away all your "I wish someone had told me that before I went!" experiences. This way, you are better prepared for what to expect, what not to expect and can spend less time settling in, and more time making new friends in your chosen hostel. We share our insider knowledge of tips, tricks and important things to look out for in Haines. To help you make friends with Haines before you visit, we've included a few helpful and fun things you should know about the area. Enjoy!
Haines, Alaska, is a quiet place; even when a cruise ship is in town (only about once a week), it has a much less touristy feel than other popular southeast Alaska destinations. You'll see plenty of locals wearing practical rubber boots, going out in their boats, and doing work unrelated to tourism. They're friendly, too, since they're not as overwhelmed with cruise ship crowds.
The natural setting couldn't be better -- it's nestled between mountains and turquoise water. Hiking is good, though the trailheads don't start in town, so you'll need transportation or extra walking stamina. Mt. Ripinsky is the most challenging, gaining almost four thousand feet across just under four miles. Mt. Riley is also popular, and provides good views. For an easier walk, try the pleasant Battery Point trail, which ends at a pebble beach where you can scramble around rocks and tide pools, exploring as far as you want along the shore. A bike is another a good way to get around, and several businesses will rent you one. A popular destination is Chilkoot Lake. You can also join various guided bike tours.
Haines is a wildlife haven. While hiking or biking, keep an eye out for sea life -- eagles, bears, and moose. Chilkoot River has good bear viewing, especially during the salmon runs (roughly August through September). Organize a tour in town or rent a car and drive. The same goes for the Bald Eagle Preserve. You'll see a few eagles there year round, but from November to January, it hosts the largest gathering of bald eagles in the world, come to gorge themselves on a late salmon run. Right in town, the American Bald Eagle Foundation museum has live bird shows daily.
Don't miss Fort Seward, an old military base with a big parade ground and coordinated architecture. Some of the buildings are still homes. Plaques around the base explain interesting bits of history, and in the Alaska Indian Arts Center on the grounds they display native art. If you're lucky, you can even see totem-pole carvers or metal workers creating their art.
In town, visit the various other museums and unique shops. The library is a beautiful, new building where you can use the internet or learn more about local history and Native American culture. You can also explore the movie set for the frontier town in "White Fang," and get some local beer from the brewery. Groceries, as elsewhere in Alaska, are expensive, but buying food and cooking in your Haines hostel is definitely the cheapest dining alternative. Haines hostel options are limited, but don't let that keep you from this beautiful southeast Alaska destination.
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Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's priorities for the Agriculture and Fisheries Council will be during the United Kingdom's Presidency of the European Union; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Bradshaw: The overall Council Agenda for 200406 is set out in the Multi-Annual Strategic Programme and the UK-Luxembourg Annual Operating Programme (AOP) for 2005, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House. The agenda for the UK Presidency will be determined, to a large extent, by the agenda we inherit from the Luxembourg Presidency and their progress on the dossiers identified in the Multi-Annual Strategic Programme and the Annual Operating Programme.
Consistent with the Government's priorities of promoting better regulation, sustainable development and economic reform in the EU, the key priorities in the agriculture sector in 2005 will be: to contribute to progress of the WTO development round, particularly through reform of the sugar sector; and make progress on the Rural Development regulation and the regulation on CAP financing, if these have not been concluded beforehand.
The Council is also likely to be dealing with dossiers on organic farming, fruit and vegetables, flax and hemp, wine, avian influenza, aquaculture health, welfare of broiler hens, BSE, animal by-products, forest law enforcement, fisheries conservation, third country fisheries agreements, simplification of fisheries legislation, improvements to fisheries control and inspection, the European Fisheries Fund and the setting of total allowable catches and quotas for the fishing industry in 2006.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the safety from animal rights activists of agricultural landowners who have their details published on the Department's website when applying for a temporary closure of right to roam land during the shooting season.
Shooting often proceeds without difficulty on access land without any formal restriction being put in place. Where an application is made for this or any other reason and a restriction is granted, the location and nature of the restriction and the reason for it appears on
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the Countryside Agency's www.openaccess.gov.uk website, so that members of the public wishing to check in advance about the possible existence of restrictions over an area of access land are able to do so.
The land manager has the further option to post local notices drawing attention to the restriction. A model site notice is issued with the direction imposing the restrictionbut the decision as to whether to post the notice lies with the land manager.
If animal rights activists or others set out to disrupt lawful activities on access land or to intimidate those taking parts in shoots, Part V of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 provides clear scope for immediate action by the police.
Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the reasons are for her assessment that the UK would not be able to achieve the Government's original target of a 20 per cent. carbon dioxide reduction by 2010; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Morley: While the projections published by DTI in November 2004 confirmed that, on the basis of existing policy measures, we were on track to go well beyond our Kyoto Protocol commitment, they also showed that we were only likely to achieve a 14 per cent. reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2010.
The shortfall is because projected emissions were higher than previous estimates due mainly to lower nuclear generation, higher electricity demand and higher coal generation and because the measures to reduce emissions were in aggregate expected to deliver less than originally anticipated. The current review of the UK's Climate Change Programme will consider what additional measures are needed to close the gap.
Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the reasoning and methodology the Government employed in determining that a UK target for carbon dioxide reduction of 20 per cent. was achievable.
Mr. Morley: The UK's 3rd National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) sets out the reasoning and methodology employed by the Government in determining that a UK target for carbon dioxide reduction of 20 per cent. was achievable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent
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research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on (i) the effects on the welfare of hens of enriched battery cages and (ii) the economic effects of switchingto alternative systems; and if she will make a statement.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment was prepared during implementation of Council Directive 99/74/EC concerning the welfare of laying hens. To help formulate our thinking for the next review of the Directive, we will be taking into account the latest scientific and veterinary information on the different systems of laying hens production as well as environmental, political, social and economic factors.
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the state of the UK's coral reefs; and what future changes she expects to see due to climate change.
Mr. Bradshaw [holding answer 20 January 2005]: The UK has a small number of known cold-water coral reefs. The best studied of these is the Darwin Mounds some 150 km off the north-west coast of Scotland. When last surveyed in 2000, there was evidence of damage from bottom trawling. The UK sought, and was granted in 2003, emergency European Commission measures to restrict this type of fishing and so avoid further damage to the reef. The emergency measures were made permanent in 2004. It is hoped that surveys in 2005 will enable the condition of other possible reefs to be checked.
It is not certain what the full effects of global warming will be on the seas of the UK although it seems unlikely that warming of the seas will be great enough to affect cold-water corals in the short to medium future. Deep-water reefs are less likely to be affected.
The rise in CO 2 in the atmosphere is likely to cause a rise in acidity of surface waters, and affect the amount of calcium carbonate used by coral reefs for growth in shallow waters. How these predicted effects in shallower waters will affect deeper waters is not known, but any decreases in amounts of available calcium carbonate will not be beneficial to coral reefs.
Mrs. Anne Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to what level the (a) UK and (b) English population of the cormorant would need to fall (i) in the breeding season and (ii) in winter for the Government to decide that it was no longer meeting its obligations for this species under the EU Birds Directive.
The Government's obligation under the Birds Directive is to ensure that measures taken under the directive do not worsen the initial status of the species protected. The directive was made in 1979 and although no accurate figures for wintering or breeding cormorant numbers are available for this date, it is
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generally accepted from monitoring of trends that wintering numbers in Britain have increased around four-fold since that date. These are our legal obligations. However, we have no intention of allowing the cormorant population to be reduced to anything approaching this level and the current policy, which aims to resolve cormorant/fishery conflicts at problem sites, will balance the interests of fisheries with the sustainable conservation status of the cormorant.
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Upper Kula water now disinfected with chlorine
The Department of Water Supply changed its water distribution disinfectant from chloramines to chlorine in an attempt to clear away the last trace amounts of total coliform bacteria and E. coli from the Upper Kula water system. The change went into effect on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
For the chlorine to reach the furthest points of the water system, it may take up to seven days. Chlorine is already used as a disinfectant in the Lower Kula and Makawao water systems. Upcountry customers in Olinda, Lower Kula and Makawao are not affected.
“The department’s ongoing efforts to rid the Upper Kula system of trace amounts of E. coli have included flushing the system, cleaning lines and water sampling sites, clearing/replacing pressure-reducing valves, standpipes and fire hydrants and collecting water samples for testing. Although progress has been made, E. coli remains in the system,” county officials said in a press release.
Boil Water Advisory continues for certain areas:
The Department of Water Supply continues to recommend boiling tap water as a precaution for residents of Lepelepe Place, Malamahale Place, Malia Uli Place, Waipoli Road, Naʻalae Road, Kawehi Place, Polipoli Road and Lower Kula Road between Naʻalae and Waipoli roads.
Affected residents are advised to use bottled water or bring water for consumption to a boil and let it boil for a minute. Let it cool before using. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms possibly in the water.
Potable water tankers remain in the following areas: Fong Store, Ching Store, ʻUlupalakua Ranch Office, Kula Community Center, Rice Park and Copp Road at Kula Highway.
The boil water advisory will continue until repeated daily water sample testing shows that tap water meets public health standards. Despite ongoing waterline maintenance and flushing since mid-December of 2021, lab test results continue to show trace amounts of E. coli bacteria in affected areas.
How chlorine could impact customers
The Water Department is also asking affected residents to assist ongoing disinfection efforts by flushing their water fixtures, cleaning faucet aerators, water heater tanks and any water filters in and around their homes during the week of Jan. 17-23, 2022. This should help move chlorinated water through household fixtures. The department anticipates using chlorine at least through January, 2022, and will provide updates as soon as they are available.
When the switch to chlorine is done, customers might notice a chlorine taste and smell to the water. This is normal. Boiling water will accelerate chlorine dissipation and should reduce any chlorine smell or taste.
For kidney dialysis patients: The processes already in place to remove chloramines in the water will remove chlorine. If you have been advised to boil your water, please continue to do so.
For fish tank owners: If you have a filter that removes chloramines, no change or adjustment is needed. For fish tanks without filters, you may want to let the water sit for a few hours before adding it to your fish tank so the chlorine can dissipate. If you have been advised to boil your water, please continue to do so.
The department has posted maps of boil water areas, answers to frequently asked questions, and other updates on its website at https://www.mauicounty.gov/126/Department-of-Water-Supply.
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AI is a truly disruptive technology when you get it right. Here, we explore how it can help you drive ROI across your business.
Artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, big data … Everyone is familiar with these terms nowadays. They have become ubiquitous in presentations and pitch decks. Every company claims they will solve any and every problem. But what is the reality? How can you tell the difference between vaporware and projects that make a difference? In short, how can you drive ROI with AI, whatever your business?
A quick AI primer
AI is a catch-all term for a number of technologies that have emerged over the past decade. Artificial intelligence itself isn’t a new idea. However, it is only recently that computers have become powerful enough to exhibit any form of actual intelligence. Most of the things we call AI fall into one of two categories:
- Narrow intelligence based on machine learning techniques. This includes applications such as anomaly detection, classification, or forecasting. These solutions are described as narrow intelligence because they are only able to do a single task. However, they will often do that task extremely well.
- General intelligence based on deep learning. These systems use deep neural networks that are modeled on the structures found in our brains. They are capable of a degree of self-learning. They are more capable than narrow intelligence, offering things like image recognition or voice recognition.
AI can be distinguished from classical computing because AI algorithms are created using a learning process. The computer learns to spot patterns within the input data and uses these to draw conclusions. Depending on the input data, you might use supervised learning, unsupervised learning, or reinforcement learning.
Four key commercial AI applications
Business AI applications typically fall into four categories. These are distinct from B2C applications like virtual assistants. The four categories are:
Forecasting. This is where you train a machine learning model to forecast future events based on historical data and current conditions. For instance, this might involve predicting stock levels, understanding future demand, or predicting loan defaults.
Anomaly detection. This involves looking at historical data and using this to identify anomalous results in current data. For instance, you can use this for fraud detection, or to identify impending machinery failure in a factory.
Knowledge discovery. There are two main forms of knowledge discovery. The first is focused on extracting useful knowledge from a set of textual data. For instance, analyzing a large number of emails to identify the relevant ones for use in a court case. Or looking through your knowledge base and identifying the correct answer to a user’s support query. The second is used to identify gaps in knowledge. For instance, examining a group of patents and discovering a patentable gap.
Classification. These systems are used to sort data into categories. This is particularly useful where you have a large amount of unstructured data. It is often used in conjunction with other AI applications, especially where you have limited knowledge of the input data.
All of these approaches can be achieved by creating models from scratch, or by refining and adapting existing models.
Driving ROI with AI
AI can solve all sorts of business problems. However, AI isn’t a magic wand. It can’t achieve miracles that will save an unsalvageable business. What it can do is deliver actionable insights that drive ROI and improve efficiency. The important thing is that AI is purely data-driven. Without data, you cannot create an AI solution. This is why we recommend every business follow our 7-step plan.
The 7 steps to a successful project
The following steps will help you to drive your ROI with AI.
- Scope the problem carefully. Identify what you want to achieve and talk to data scientists to establish if this is feasible.
- Identify all sources of data and make sure they are usable. As I said above, without data, you won’t have an AI project. Often the challenge is to identify all the data you have and work out how to use it.
- Create a working model and validate the performance. This is where you turn to your data scientists and ask them to create your model. Once they have a working model, they will check that it performs well enough.
- Embed the model within your existing system. An AI model is just an algorithm. The tricky part is working out how and where to embed it within your existing systems. You need to be aware of what input data it needs and how the output will be used.
- Run a pilot with your staff and evaluate the results. Now you are ready for real-life testing. You need to do this in as realistic a fashion as possible. So, involve your staff and test the performance against any existing approach.
- Make sure all your staff are on board and buy into the project. Often, senior management overlooks the human factor. Many people are nervous about AI, viewing it as a threat to their jobs. They also tend to distrust things they can’t understand.
- Constantly reevaluate and retrain your model. AI models rapidly become out of date. If you are using AI to forecast stock, then the AI model itself starts to impact the results. This means you need to constantly check and recheck the model and retrain it when necessary.
How NuGene helps you drive ROI with AI
Sonasoft NuGene will help you overcome many of the hardest parts of creating AI projects. As a result, it helps you to drive your ROI with AI. NuGene is an AI platform that is designed specifically to create usable AI models or bots. We like to call it our AI Bot Factory. NuGene is an autonomous platform that takes your raw data and learns from it. It draws inferences, which it tests for causality before creating and validating an AI model. Finally, it provides you with a bot to embed in your systems. This system constantly monitors the model and retrains it when needed. The result is a solution that outperforms your existing systems, often with improved efficiency.
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I found a couple of pieces of bubinga in the burn pile at work, and I saved them from a sad and fiery fate. These pieces still had that still had one natural edge. Boards with a natural edge are often referred to as live-edge or waney-edge boards.
In most cases, a woodworker selects specific wood to suit what he or she is building. In this case, I decided to build myself a small box to show off the piece of wood. Its uneven natural edge appealed to me — as did the coloration of its heartand sapwood. While a waney edge might not be everyone’s cup of tea, to me, the contrast between the clean lines of the box and legs and the uneven edge of the bubinga was very nice to look at.
Building the Box
The sides and ends of the box (pieces 1 and 2) were simply ripped to their proper width and then miter cut to length on my miter saw. My saw has the depth of cut necessary to make these cuts; you may need to set this up on your table saw. Speaking of the table saw, I moved over to mine to plow the grooves that would capture the bottom (piece 3). Check out the Drawings for all the construction details required for this project. Go ahead and cut the bottom from 1/4″ plywood and you are ready to glue up the box pieces.
Test-fit the pieces to be sure that your miters are tight and the bottom is properly sized. When you have done that, apply a thin coat of glue to the corner joints (no glue for the bottom!) and clamp it up until the glue cures. I prefer band clamps for this task.
While the glue is curing, set up a 1/2″ dado head in your table saw and make a shallow test cut in some scrap lumber. Surface some maple down so that its thickness fits perfectly into your test dado cut. Now you are ready to mill the legs (pieces 4) to the dimensions listed in the Material List. Strike a curved line on one of the pieces, as shown in the Drawings. Cut the curve on your band saw and sand it smooth to the line. Now use that completed leg to trace the curve onto the remaining leg blanks and repeat the process for each of them.
As shown, I rounded over the curved edges of the legs using a roundover bit in my router table. Note that I used a screw clamp to hold the leg during this operation. It would be too dangerous to try to hold the pieces with your hands.
Once the legs were completely machined, I was ready to move on to forming the corner dadoes. The legs are housed in dadoes on the four corners of the box. I cut them using a sled that held the box at 45° to the dado head. I secured the sled to my table saw’s miter gauge with a couple of screws, and it worked like a charm.
I built the sled by gluing together four layers of 1/2″ plywood and trimming it into a 5″ x 16″ rectangle. Then I set my table saw blade to exactly 45° and bisected it across the 5″ dimension. I flipped one piece over, and the exposed bevels created two 45° faces. I clamped the bases between two long “fences,” gluing them in place. After adding a tall fence in back to clamp to the box, my sled was done.
Go ahead and cut the dadoes for the legs and glue them in place. Once again, the band clamp is a good choice here.
When the glue cured, I cut out an opening for the drawer. With a hand saw, I carefully cut down 1″ as shown in the Drawings. (The cuts align with the inside face of the box ends.) Then I set up my router table with a straight bit and a couple of stops on the fence, and routed the drawer opening. It took a few passes, raising the router bit about 1/4″ for each pass.
Building the Drawer and Top
I mounted drawer supports (pieces 5) inside the box, level to the drawer opening. The drawer consists of a solid piece of wood that forms the drawer body and a drawer face made from the same material as the box (pieces 6 and 7).
As you can see in the photo, I used a core box bit guided by a rub collar and a template to form the recesses in the drawer body. Use the Drawings to determine the dimensions that I used. (You can also create your own shapes if you’d like.) I attached my template with short brads driven into the drawer body, but double-sided tape would work, too. When you’ve completed the routing, place the drawer body in the box and locate the drawer front on the body.
Mark the location with a pencil and then glue the face to the body. Now you can make the drawer handle (piece 8) in the same manner as you made the legs. Locate it in the center of the drawer face, and glue it flush to the top edge. With that done, make the drawer blocks (pieces 9) and glue them to the bottom of the drawer body (keep them just far enough from the edge to clear the drawer supports). These blocks and the pull form three legs upon which the drawer sits when it is removed.
Here’s a fine opportunity to give the whole box and the drawer a good sanding, taking it up through the grits.
Adding the Top
Now you are ready to make the top (piece 10). As I stated at the beginning of this article, my top was made from a really interesting piece of bubinga. I cleaned up the waney edge of the top with a brass brush, to remove any loose pieces. In truth, this box would look good with a pretty piece of wood of any species — that will be up to you to decide. But there are a couple of important details that you should know about the top.
I used Soss hinges (pieces 11) in the top because they are strong and attractive. Sadly, they are also a bit of a pain to install. Drill out mortises for the hinges in the box first. I used a drill press to remove most of the waste and then followed up with a sharp bench chisel for the final fitting. When you’ve got that done, carefully transfer the hinge locations to your top workpiece. Repeat the procedure and then temporarily mount the top. Now mark where the legs meet the underside of the top when it is opened. I used a Dremel tool to carve out two little mortises that allow the top to open to a full 90°. Sand the top and you are ready to apply the finish.
In this case, I applied a wash coat of amber shellac thinned 25% out of the can with denatured alcohol, just to add a bit of amber coloring to the wood and to seal the pores. Then I sprayed a couple of coats of lacquer, de-nibbing between the applications. When the finish cured, I remounted the top and the box was completed.
It is funny how things work out. This little piece of wood from Africa went from the burn pile to becoming the focus of a classy little box. Now I’ll always take a second look at waney-edged scraps!
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The use of Microsoft Excel automatically becomes a powerful tool to dive deep into the sea of data and form perceptions while generating interesting data models. Recently while in the middle of such an exciting activity came a moment where we were stuck with a not-so-latest version of Excel and thus we are missing the oh-so-lovely built-in Count Distinct formula for a Pivot Table. Yes it’s a deal-breaker, when we cannot avoid a pivot, and also desperately don’t want to create a different standalone table or formula for a calculation to count the number of distinct values for a combination.
Say, we need to find for each Attrib_1 values (Column B) how many distinct IDs (column A) exist. Thus we can see AX and BY are repeated in rows 5 and 9 and so we need to tag their duplicate occurrences with a 0.
In the first approach, column E, we check if the row number of each row equals the first occurence of the unique combination (Column D) we are looking for:
In the second approach, column F, we check if the counted value for the unique combination (Column D) we are looking for exceeds 1, in which case it’s a duplicate and tagged 0. The range of this formula increases like $D$2:D3 $D$2:D4 $D$2:D5 as it goes down and thus the countif function can calculate from the top down. This needs tad more effort to type and create than the former.
Now if we select values from the purple buttons above we can see how vibrantly the pivot chart tells us that the count of distinct combinations for X is 3 (i.e. AX, BX, CX), Y is 2 (i.e. BY, AY), and Z is 1 (i.e. CZ). Once the data is ready, we can use ODI or any integration tool to further process this intelligent dataset. | <urn:uuid:12f7a47b-fac4-46b4-9a8c-64644bc685de> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://insightcrunch.com/2018/03/18/excel-pivot-table-count-distinct-values-challenge-overcoming/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.857761 | 544 | 2.515625 | 3 |
In my first paper, I set out what in my view were the critical areas where I thought that progress could be made to tackle race inequality in Scotland. Concentrating on these areas would make a difference to the lives of people on the ground. This report is a follow on from that initial paper and builds on my discussions and engagement with a broad range of stakeholders and sources of evidence. These include experts and officials both within and external to government as well as recent research/review reports on race equality in Scotland. It also takes into account the recommendations by Naomi Eisenstadt, the former Independent Poverty Adviser and the commitments in the Fairer Scotland Action Plan.
As requested by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, this report sets out a number of recommendations and actions for inclusion in a new Race Equality Delivery Plan 2017-2021. The Plan is the first strand of a 15 year Race Equality Framework with the overarching vision for a fairer Scotland for people of all ethnicities by 2030.
My views and recommendations are set out under the following key policy areas:
I have not included Hate Crime in the list of priority areas because the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion report is wide-ranging and includes the action points set out in the Race Equality Framework. What is crucial, particularly in this febrile Brexit climate, is that the recommendations in the Hate Crime Report are implemented in full.
In making these recommendations and proposing these actions, I firmly believe that we can begin to make progress in tackling race inequality in Scotland. Whilst these actions in themselves will not address every aspect of race inequality, they will form a helpful and constructive basis on which further actions can be progressed.
Independent Race Equality Adviser to the Scottish Government
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Cyber security is such a hot-button issue right now that I’m fairly sure most people are aware of what it is, and that it is predicted to be the terrorism of the future. It seems like the nightly news brings a story about another network being hacked and private information being stolen on a daily basis. This has recently happened to a new credit card company, medical providers, and over last Christmas, Toys R Us was even hacked! Now when I hear about another company losing data over their Wi-Fi, I have to wonder if they’ve thought about Safety/Security film…
I would love to say, computer savvy as I am, that I had taken steps to secure my home network…. but that wouldn’t be true. I, like so many other people I know, trusted the Microsoft updates, and Windows Firewall, and my security software to do the job. Plus, I always had it in the back of my mind that the information that I had on my home computer wasn’t nearly as vital as the information that my bank or credit card company has on me…WRONG! Where did I think the information, the account numbers, passwords, balances came from? If you’ve ever filled out any kind of an application, for credit, for an apartment, for a job…everything someone would need to steal your identity is right there on that simple application…and in your computer. And it seems like the cyber-criminals are getting smarter…they have now begun to target bank employees who work from home, rather than customers.Here is an interesting article about just this topic: Cybercriminals Turn Focus to Bank Employees
Until I started working here at AZ Solar Control Glass Tinting I really hadn’t given much thought to the wireless network I had at home. I’m someone who is old enough to remember dial-up (okay, let’s be honest, I remember when there WAS NO INTERNET at all!! And it wasn’t all that long ago, either.) To me, Wi-Fi was just a wonderful convenience. But then I came to work here, and learned that window glass is the single easiest route for your information to get out and hackers to get in…. glass allows all of that digital data to go right through it…. much, much better than walls. Then I was relieved to learn that some Safety/Security films will protect against someone stealing your personal information by hacking into your Wi-Fi. That was a relief, but I had to look at the problem first.
And that’s the problem…Wi-Fi. We all know that Wi-Fi is something like a radio signal that transfers information over the air, right? That’s as far as my thoughts went on the matter. But now I had to realize…there is really no way to stop a radio signal at your property line, is there? Even if you take basic precautions and put your router in the middle of your home instead of next to a window (I cringe to think how many times I did that, thinking it would help MY wireless signal be stronger…. Yeah, strong enough to go right through that window and all the way down to the corner!!) And even if you talk to the salesperson at Best Buy, or Fry’s Electronics, or wherever, and buy a router with the proper strength for your square footage…. it’s still transmitting over the air, and air doesn’t understand square feet.
Here are a few tips I’ve picked up from my research. These are things that you can do to try to prevent hackers from being able to get into your home network. These are taking it as a given that your Wi-Fi is going to reach beyond the boundaries of your home, and that hackers will at least be able to see your signal. I’ll get to how you can prevent them from even picking up your signal in a minute.
- Make your router invisible. Most routers have a setting to remove it from the list of available networks. This won’t mean that hackers can’t find it, you’re still there, you’re just not making it as easy as just doing a search for available networks.
- CHANGE YOUR NETWORK NAME AND PASSWORD!! This is the single most important thing you can do, other than blocking them entirely with safety/security film. And don’t have your name or the name of your router manufacturer anywhere in the new name. Did you know that to make it easier for us when we initially set up our router that the main router manufacturers use the same passwords over and over? And did you also know that there are FREE APPS on the Google Play Store and the Apple Store that will just pound your router with every one of the passwords, in the span of like 2 minutes…using every one of the standard passwords for your brand of router, until they get in. Remember, you haven’t changed your network name, so the hacker in his car in front of the house next door with his laptop open already knows, by the strength of the signal, that the Cisco router showing up on his available list is you. I know this, because I’ve used one of those apps, and it had me into my neighbors Wi-Fi in about 5 minutes. Of course, I’m not a hacker…I had just moved in and couldn’t get my internet turned on for a week, but I was totally shocked at how easy it was, and how many people in my area were still using the network name that the router shipped with. In my neighborhood now, someone with a great sense of humor has theirs named “DEA Surveillance Van” … probably has a few people freaked out! But that’s actually a great, anonymous name. And I’ll bet that, just in case it really IS the DEA, no one tries to hack it!!
- Set up your router so that the computers in your home, belonging to you and your family, are the only ones who can log into your network. You will set up your router to only allow devices with a certain MAC address to login. Every Wi-Fi capable device has a MAC address specific to that device. Set the router to allow access to only those electronics that you own and approve of. But don’t forget things like Xboxes, DVR’s, tablets, and cell phones…. even cable boxes need internet access now. If you forget to add them and your cable quits working, hopefully this article will occur to you and you’ll know how to fix it.
The specific instructions to complete these steps will vary from router to router, but you should be able to go to the documentation and find instructions.
And finally, even after you’ve done all of these things, and you STILL get hacked…what then? Remember, we haven’t really done anything to fix the problem, we’ve just worked around it. But your Wi-Fi signal is still blasting all the way down the block, and hacking is what hackers do, and they’re very good at it. We can hide it and rename it all we want, if a hacker wants to find your network and you’re out there, eventually they’ll get in.
Which brings me to our Safety/Security film. It’s fairly thin, comes both clear and tinted, if you want some heat and UV rejection as well, and one of the major uses of the film is so that when a window with safety/security film on it gets broken, the glass stays attached to the film and you don’t have anyone getting cut on glass. From a security standpoint, it also makes it much more difficult for someone to break in when they can’t get the glass and the film out of the window frame!!
Tom V, our owner, has worked with the safety/security film since it was first introduced. He’ll be able to answer any questions you might have, and recommend the best solution for your needs. He still does the majority of our estimates, so feel free to pick his brain. To schedule your FREE in-home or in-office estimate, give me a call at (623) 780-4950 if you’re in Central Phoenix or the West Valley, or at (480) 730-5566 from the East Valley.Cybercriminals Turn Focus to Bank Employees | <urn:uuid:533efac6-4d23-4211-b971-ad6aaf04ce4b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://az-solarcontrol.com/2016/02/16/is-your-information-going-right-out-your-windows-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.964211 | 1,764 | 2.015625 | 2 |
EBN ROSTA, ABŪ ʿALĪ AḤMAD b. ʿOmar (d. after 290/903), Persian author of a geographical compendium. He was from Isfahan, where the name Rosta is attested in this period (Ebn Rosta, I, p. 151; Abū Noʿaym Eṣfahānī, pp. 162, 316), and it was probably there that the book was written. He himself mentions in his book that he had been in Medina—apparently his only significant journey outside his native Persia—in 290/903 (pp. 73, 75; tr. Wiet, pp. 79, 81). His book is extant in two manuscripts (British Library, Add. 23,378; Cambridge suppl. 1006) and is apparently the seventh part of the Ketāb al-aʿlāq al-nafīsa, which must have been an extensive encyclopedia dealing with many branches of knowledge. The surviving volume deals with geography and other related subjects.
The book begins with celestial and astronomical geography, citing authors such as the geographer Abū Ṭayyeb Saraḵsī (d. 286/899) and the famous astronomer Abū Maʿšar Balḵī (d. 272/886) and expounding views taken from the Greeks (pp. 3-22). Then he passes to a description of the two holy cities, Mecca and Medina, with much detail on topography and on the buildings and outstanding features of the sacred enclosures (pp. 24-78). Dealing now with the rest of the world, he describes its seas and rivers (pp. 83-96); the seven climes (following the Greek system of klimata rather than the Persian kešvars, pp. 96-103); the regions of the Dār-al-Eslām (beginning with Īrānšahr and the Sawād of Iraq, pp. 103-18), treated very cursorily; Byzantium and its emperors, in considerable detail (pp. 119-30); Rome, about which he could find only sparse information (pp. 130-32); and the non-Islamic lands and their races, including India, the Turkish peoples of Inner Asia, the Magyars (al-Majḡarīya), Slavs (al-Ṣaqlabīya), Rūs (al-Rūsīya), Alans, etc. (pp. 132-49). He then reverts to a description of Persia, particularly Isfahan (pp. 151-63) and describes the major highways of the empire, with special attention to those of Persia (pp. 163-91). He finishes with snippets of information on awāʾel, “first occurrences,” notable families, pre-Islamic and post-Islamic sects and heresies, etc.(pp. 191-229).
Ebn Rosta’s method developed out of the road-book geographies (he obviously took his itineraries and distances from Ebn Ḵordāḏbeh, although he names him only once (p. 149), but it became wider in scope, so that his book becomes rather like a concise encyclopaedia of cosmological, geographical, and historical lore. His work may be placed in the so-called “Iraqi” school of geographical writing rather than the “Balḵī” school of Abū Zayd Balḵī (d. 322/934; cf. Maqbul Ahmad, “Djughrāfiyā” in EI ², pp. 579-81), which took its inspiration from Koranic geographical concepts. His approach is literary, that of an adīb (littérateur) intrigued by notabilia and the curious aspects of things.
The information on his home town of Isfahan is especially valuable. Ebn Rosta states that, while for other lands he had to depend on second-hand reports, often acquired with great difficulty and with no means of checking their veracity, for Isfahan he could use his own experience and observations or statements from others known to be reliable (p. 151). Thus we have a description of the twenty districts (rostāqs) of Isfahan containing details not found in other geographers’ works. Concerning the town itself, we learn that it was perfectly circular in shape, with a circumference of half a farsakh, walls defended by a hundred towers, and four gates (pp. 160-61).
His information on the non-Islamic peoples of Europe and Inner Asia makes him a useful source (to the Muslims) for these obscure regions (he was even aware of the existence of the British Isles and of the Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England; p. 130) and for the prehistory of the Turks and other steppe peoples. His description of Constantinople (pp. 119-27), taken from a Muslim prisoner there, Hārūn b. Yaḥyā, has proved valuable for Byzantine scholars.
Bibliography: (For cited works not given in detail, see “Short References.”)
Abū Noʿaym Eṣfahānī, Ḏekr aḵbār Eṣfahān, ed. S. Dedering, 2 vols., Leiden, 1931-34.
S. Maqbul Ahmad, “Ibn Rusta,” EI ² III, pp. 920-21.
Brockelmann, GAL I, p. 260, S I, p. 406.
M. Izedin, “Un prisonier arabe à Byzance au ixe siècle. Hāroun-bin-Yaḥyā,” REI, 1947, pp. 41-62. I.
Yu. Krachkovskiĭ, Arabskaya geograficheskaya literatura (Arabic geographical literature), Moscow and Leningrad, 1957, pp. 159-60.
A. Miquel, La géographie humaine du monde musulman jusqu’au milieu du 11e siècle I², Paris and The Hague, 1973, pp. xxii-xxiii, 192-202.
ʿE. Reżā, “Ebn-e Rosta,” DMBE III, pp. 553-56.
(C. Edmund Bosworth)
Originally Published: December 15, 1997
Last Updated: December 6, 2011
This article is available in print.
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So many children are fascinated by dinosaurs-- they always want to know more about them! You can feed their natural curiosity with this fact-filled volume of thick and durable flashcards. There's so much to learn. Did you know: Some dinosaurs ate only plants. Others only meat. Very few ate both. Some dinosaurs aren't really dinosaurs at all. They're flying reptiles. One dinosaur was the largest creature ever to walk the earth. Every card is beautifully illustrated on the front by renowned "dino-artist" Joe Tucciarone, and filled with fun facts about that dinosaur on the back. Share them with your kids again and again.
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Mississippi ranks sixth in the country for rice production, harvesting a total of 101,000 acres in 2021/22.
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Mississippi ranks sixth in the country for rice production, harvesting a total of 101,000 acres in 2021/22. This was the state’s smallest total harvest since 1973/74, according to the USDA. However, rice production in Mississippi is relatively new compared to other rice-growing states:
“Rice has been a major part of Mississippi agriculture only since the 1940s. It was first grown in Mississippi in the early nineteenth century and first grown in the Delta region around 1909. Planters discontinued production in the Delta, possibly because of the difficulty of working with animal power in the sticky clay soil. Modern rice production in Mississippi began in 1948 when Rex Kimbrell, Malcolm James, and Frank Unkel formed a partnership and planted about 300 acres near Greenville, in Washington County. The state’s harvested acreage increased to 5,000 the next year and to 77,000 five years later. The US Department of Agriculture instituted acreage controls following the 1954 crop, and reducing the state’s total harvested acres to 52,000 in 1955. Because Mississippi had no long-term history of rice production, federal acreage controls restricted the state’s production for the next two decades. Following the elimination of controls in 1973, the amount of harvested acreage increased to 108,000 in 1974 and peaked at 335,000 acres in 1981.” Source
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Sharp-eyed visitors to the John F. Kennedy National Historic Site might spot this object displayed in the kitchen. Stacked on the small kitchen table and the counter are several cans of Underwood deviled ham.
Deviled ham is ground ham mixed with spicy seasonings, such as chili peppers, cayenne peppers, or mustard. The William Underwood Company, founded in Boston in 1822, found success providing canned foods to the U.S. Army during the Civil War and to settlers who needed long-lasting food products for their trip west.
Underwood started producing deviled ham in 1868. In 1870 the company trademarked the devil logo used on the can, and it is now the oldest trademark for a food product still in use in the United States. The design of the devil has undergone significant change since the cans pictured above were made. As seen here, the original devil featured long black claws, one cloven hoof, and a fierce expression on his mustachioed face. The current incarnation presents a more congenial image replete with a happy grin and depicted in the act of giving a friendly wave.
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YORK REGIONAL POLICE RECRUITS FIRST IN CANADA TO RECEIVE BEFORE OPERATIONAL STRESS (BOS) TRAINING
AURORA – Wounded Warriors Canada is proud to announce that York Regional Police is the first public safety service in Canada to provide their recruits with the Before Operational Stress (BOS) program. This is a game changing moment for public safety in Canada. Providing BOS to public safety personnel at the recruit level takes a proactive approach to mental health protection that will provide members, at the earliest opportunity, with the tools required to help mitigate the effects of the stressors they will encounter throughout their operational careers.
Developed by Dr. Megan McElheran, BOS is Wounded Warriors Canada’s leading trauma informed workplace training program that has been designed to provide public safety personnel with theoretical and practical learning with respect to the impact of operational stressors that occur in the line of duty – including information about the markers of operational stress, common reactions to trauma, and how to use coping behaviours to manage stressful situations when they occur.
The pilot program for York Regional Police recruits is underway, with the class set to receive 8 hrs of training facilitated by Dr. Andrew Carlquist who maintains techniques and industry best practices to support each member as they reflect on personally held values, thoughts, feelings and beliefs regarding the content.
Dr. Megan McElheran, Chief Clinician of Wayfound Mental Health Group and BOS Program Developer, commented, “We are so proud to work in partnership with Wounded Warriors Canada and York Regiona Police to offer BOS training for recruits. We hope that by arming new public safety members with proactive psychological tools to protect their mental health in the line of duty, that we will contribute to reduced rates of disabling psychological injuries. Our sincere gratitude to York Regional Police and the new recruit class for taking such a groundbreaking step relative to mental health and its members.”
York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween commented, “The wellness of our members remains a key priority for York Regional Police. Early intervention is essential in providing our members with the knowledge and skills to cope with the stressors they will face in their career. We recognize that being proactive in providing training and awareness about the stressors early on in a police officer’s career is a necessary step to officer wellness in the long term. We’re grateful for the partnership with Wounded Warriors Canada, who will deliver the Before Operational Stress (BOS) program, that will help YRP build on our existing Wellness Strategy and start our new members on the path towards sustaining long and healthy careers.”
ABOUT THE BEFORE OPERATIONAL STRESS (BOS) PROGRAM – BOS is the only empirically supported resiliency program in Canada. The Wounded Warriors Canada BOS (Before Operational Stress) program has been carefully designed to provide public safety personnel with theoretical, practical and experiential learning to enhance their resilience and mental health. Developed by Dr. Megan McElheran, BOS is a unique program that brings together cutting-edge clinical approaches with recognized scientific expertise to support psychological health and wellness of public safety personnel over the course of their operational careers.
Why BOS? While public safety employees will continue to be exposed to operational stress, they are not destined to have their lives ruined by the psychological effects of their work. BOS empowers public safety employees to take charge of their mental health. We know that there is information these employees need in order to protect themselves from the effects of operational stress. Further, we know they require practice and support to incorporate this knowledge and these experiences into their operational roles. BOS delivers on these objectives. | <urn:uuid:c89ebca5-d163-4a60-b5ad-c83814f98b2f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://woundedwarriors.ca/york-recruits-bos/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.948334 | 760 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Welcome to the Palmbos Lab
The goal of our research program is to characterize the molecular drivers of human bladder cancer, develop novel prognostic biomarkers and to identify better therapies for patients with bladder cancer. To better understand the molecular drivers of bladder cancer, we have developed unique preclinical models of bladder cancer including transgenic mouse models drive by expression of the ATDC/TRIM29 oncogene, 3D tumor models and patient derived xenograft systems. We are always open to collaboration. If you are interested in collaborating please email Dr. Palmbos.
3D culture of fluorescently labelled bladder tumor showing invasion
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The Lebanese Minister of the Displaced, Issam Sharaf El-Din, revealed a plan to return Syrian refugees to Syria, which includes the return of 15,000 displaced people per month.
Sharaf El-Din explained, “Lebanon submitted proposals to the regional director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Iaki Ito, who promised to review his proposals and answer them in writing.”
Sharaf El-Din referred to another plan to form a tripartite committee with the Assad regime and the UNHCR, in addition to a quartet committee with Turkey, Iraq, and Jordan to achieve this return.
Sharaf El-Din said, “The war has ended and the country has become safe, and it is completely unacceptable that the displaced people will not return. He affirmed that he is in contact with the Syrian side, which intends to establish the tripartite committee.”
Regarding the time period, he clarified that the Syrian state based on the statistics conducted by the Lebanese Ministry of Interior will deport a village by village or a suburb by suburb so that the displaced people return and the shelter is equipped with all the necessities.
Sharaf El-Din pointed out that “it is not possible to return one and a half million displaced people all at once. We said an average of 15,000 displaced people per month, and the matter is considered good. The Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has previously called on the international community to cooperate with Lebanon to return the displaced Syrians to their country. Otherwise, Lebanon will have a position that is not desirable for Western countries, which is to work to get the Syrians out of Lebanon by legal means. | <urn:uuid:eb432ee0-38ef-4483-94ee-fbf32344eeb3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fresh-syria.net/a-lebanese-minister-reveals-a-plan-to-return-syrian-refugees-to-their-country/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.965638 | 349 | 1.804688 | 2 |
20% is donated to smart
entrepreneurs such as Shawn
A little help to give
your party a personal twist
On a mission to create
happy faces everywhere
A fair chance to take care of your family in a way that makes you happy and proud. That is what we wish for everyone. Happyhulpjes takes starting entrepreneurs from unprivileged neighborhoods on a local shopping trip to buy the tools to jumpstart their own business. To help these smart go-getters stand out in the crowd, we support in packaging, branding and media design. With a granite counter top, cooking utensils and ingredients, Shawn now started a chocolate business. With Winelates he combines the unique flavors of wine and chocolates and wants to keep producing in Khayelitsha, a vibrant township in Cape Town. Curious to his story? Just watch the video.
Everyone loves a good celebration
To raise money Happyhulpjes designs and sells products in the Netherlands to give your party or gift a good-looking personal twist. 20% of these sales is used for the shopping trips. Want to get a taste of how we create a celebration? Play our free online games!
Now you have learned more about Shawn’s story, you are probably wondering how we work.
How do we find people like Shawn? How do we keep supporting them after our shopping trip?
We are happy to explain how we work.
Step 1: Team up!
Local people know their neighborhood the best. That’s why we team up with local organizations such as Ikamvayouth who focus on training or education. Ikamvayouth supports students of township schools to get through high school and helps them to find a follow-up opportunity once they finish. The legacy of Apartheid has made it challenging to find a study, internship or a job. By teaming up we give alumni another perspective to start entrepreneuring.
Once local organizations have connected us to a starting entrepreneur we go on a shopping trip together. To boost the local economy, we ask the entrepreneur to bring us to local shops. While the entrepreneur chooses the products that he or she needs, we learn more about their story. With a rental car we help to get the products to their home. The beginning of a shared adventure.
Step 3: Prepare for take-off
Of course we keep following these smart entrepreneurs. Next to cheering for them with each step that they make, we support them in packaging, branding and media design so they stand out in the crowd. Once they have a good name with customers, they can really start growing.
Step 4: Set up crowdfund campaigns
Once the entrepreneur has the tools and a professional packaging and branding style, the adventure is just getting started. We keep in touch to see where we can help. If we see a concrete crowdfunding opportunity, we help to set-up a campaign. We are now planning one for Shawn, who is ready to transform a container into a small chocolate shop in Khayelitsha, so he can keep selling delicious chocolate bars.
What are we doing now?
In our monthly newsletter you can read what we are up to. We also stay in contact with Shawn and other entrepeneurs to hear about the steps they are making. Their messages put a smile on our face, which we want to share with you. Sign up and we will tell you all about it. | <urn:uuid:78aa1f61-8265-42db-ad89-0526f18f11c5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://happyhulpjes.nl/english/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.956378 | 708 | 1.53125 | 2 |
CD1d-restricted natural killer T (NKT) cells include two major subgroups. The most widely studied are Vα14Jα18+ invariant NKT (iNKT) cells that recognize the prototypical α-galactosylceramide antigen, whereas the other major group uses diverse T-cell receptor (TCR) α-and β-chains, does not recognize α-galactosylceramide, and is referred to as diverse NKT (dNKT) cells. dNKT cells play important roles during infection and autoimmunity, but the antigens they recognize remain poorly understood. Here, we identified phosphatidylglycerol (PG), diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG, or cardiolipin), and phosphatidylinositol from Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Corynebacterium glutamicum as microbial antigens that stimulated various dNKT, but not iNKT, hybridomas. dNKT hybridomas showed distinct reactivities for diverse antigens. Stimulation ofdNKT hybridomas by microbial PG was independent of Toll-like receptormediated signaling by antigen-presenting cells and required lipid uptake and/or processing. Furthermore, microbial PG bound to CD1d molecules and plate-bound PG/CD1d complexes stimulated dNKT hybridomas, indicating direct recognition by the dNKT cell TCR. Interestingly, despite structural differences in acyl chain composition between microbial and mammalian PG and DPG, lipids from both sources stimulated dNKT hybridomas, suggesting that presentation of microbial lipids and enhanced availability of stimulatory self-lipids may both contribute to dNKT cell activation during infection.
|Number of pages||6|
|Journal||Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|
|State||Published - Jan 29 2013|
- Adaptive immunity
- CD1 antigen presentation
- Innate immunity
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Abnormal Psychology an Integrative Approach 8th edition is a famous book by David Barlow and Mark Durand. This text provides a multi-dimensional approach to the study of abnormal psychology. It also covers abnormal psychology in entirety. Keeping in view the rising psychological disorders, such books have gained much importance. There are 16 chapters in the book explaining the causes and treatment of psychological disorders. Moreover, there is a separate chapter in the book about the research methods used in study of abnormal psychology.
You should also read: Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology.
Abnormal Psychology an Integrative Approach 8th edition
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A bill that seeks to reform the nation’s mental healthcare system was debated in an almost three-hour hearing before the House Energy and Commerce's health subcommittee in mid-June.
The bill was introduced as the Helping Families In Mental Health Crisis Act by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) in an effort to make significant changes to the mental healthcare system, focusing programs and resources on psychiatric care for patients with mental illness and their families. The bill would in essence expand mental health services and designate a new HHS leadership post and an assistant secretary for mental health and substance-abuse disorders. It would also establish a national mental health policy laboratory geared towards developing new models of care. In addition, it would call for changes to be made to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), in order to reduce barriers that families and caregivers have faced in accessing much-needed information about a patient's treatment, and in order to foster the integration of mental health and medical care.
Murphy’s bill does come with six conditions that must be met before it would seek to loosen HIPAA restrictions. Four of the most significant conditions include limiting disclosed information to topics such as diagnosis, treatment plans, scheduled appointments, and medication-related instructions; allowing for disclosure only it it is necessary to protect the health safety of the patient or the public; allowing for disclosure only if it is necessary for the continuity of treatment; and preventing disclosure when it could lead to a worsened prognosis.
Congressmen brought forth arguments both for and against the bill. Several congressman who were for the bill shared personal stories from patients, caregivers, and family members about negative experiences where providers could not effectively communicate or share information with caregivers due to strict privacy policies. Those against the bill, on the other hand, argue that it is not privacy restrictions inhibiting this type of communication but rather a misunderstanding of what is and isn’t allowed under HIPAA.
Other congressmen fell somewhere in the middle in terms of support. President and CEO of Mental Health America Paul Gionfriddo pointed out that while his organization supports changing the HIPAA privacy rule, the “super authorization” conditions behind disclosure were so difficult to navigate that many healthcare providers would not even attempt to meet the requirements.
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Blood culture is one of the most important diagnostic tests in medicine, considering the significant morbidity and mortality associated with bloodstream infection (BSI). However, it is an often misused and misinterpreted test in everyday paediatric practice. In this article, we explore the evidence related to paediatric blood cultures, with the aim of providing clear and clinically-relevant recommendations for its judicious use.
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Blood culture (BC) is routinely performed in the assessment of children with fever; however, there remains considerable ambiguity as to best practice for optimal timing, adequate blood volume and correct interpretation of results.1
With increasing global antimicrobial resistance, it has never been more important to better understand the critical role of BC in antimicrobial stewardship by minimising inappropriate antibiotics, reducing length of hospital stay, improving patient safety and preserving existing antibiotics for future generations.2
In this article, we will follow the BC journey from the patient’s bedside to the microbiology laboratory and back. Our aim is to provide a pragmatic guide to aid clinician understanding, focus rationale for performing and assist in the interpretation of results.
Laboratory functions are grouped into three phases:3
Preanalytical phase: time from when a test is performed to when it arrives in the laboratory.
Analytical phase: handling and analysis of the sample.
Postanalytical: what happens after a result is obtained, including reporting.
Case 1: A previously well 3-year-old boy attends the emergency department with a 2-day history of fever (38°C) and an erythematous tender rash on his right thigh. The working diagnosis is moderate cellulitis and you plan to prescribe oral antibiotics. You wonder, should I send a BC?
Diagnostic stewardship: testing the right patients for the right reasons
Before obtaining a BC, it is crucial to establish the pretest probability of bloodstream infection (BSI).3 Selecting patients with reasonable suspicion of BSI improves diagnostic yield4 and helps when interpreting the significance of a positive culture. If you do not suspect BSI, do not send a BC.5
This is especially important, given that multiple studies have found the majority of positive paediatric BCs are contaminants.6 When obtaining a BC, careful skin preparation and aseptic technique is vital to reduce the risk of contamination with skin commensals.7
When to perform a BC can be perceived as an unclear issue for clinicians. In essence, it is important to consider
The clinical presentation and severity of condition.
Probable source of infection.
Relevant risk factors for the development of BSI.
If there is a clinical impression of mild infection and low probability of BSI, performing a BC is rarely indicated. The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy has recently published detailed clinical pathways for common paediatric infections. These provide evidence-based, focused guidance on presenting features, diagnostics, interpretation of investigations and management advice. Clinicians caring for children in any healthcare setting should familiarise themselves with these pathways, which promote sage diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship principles.8
Invasive bacterial infection (IBI) is very rare in previously well children, and two-thirds of community-acquired infections occur in children with pre-existing comorbidity.9 BSI is often secondary to focal infection at another site, rather than a primary intravascular infection. However, this can occur and is more common in neonates and neutropenic patients.2
BC is extremely low-yield in uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia and soft tissue infections.10 Furthermore, isolated pathogens in these infections are often susceptible to first-line antibiotics, meaning empiric antibiotic treatment is generally most appropriate. No single temperature threshold is adequately sensitive to exclude IBI and forego diagnostic evaluation. When determining pretest probability of BSI, height of fever should be considered in the wider clinical context, rather than in isolation.11 Later in the article, we review risk factors and clinical predictors of BSI; these can be used as a guide to determine which children should have BCs sent.
Anaerobic bacteria are typically fastidious, slow-growing and difficult to culture. Anaerobic BSI is significantly less common in previously well children, compared with the adult population.2 The practice of obtaining routine anaerobic BC remains contentious, and there is broad variation in practices among paediatric centres globally. Current Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines recommend obtaining both aerobic and anaerobic BCsfor adult and paediatric patients with suspected BSI or septic shock.12
Many of the common commercial BC detection systems (eg, BacT/Alert (BioMérieux) or BACTEC (Becton Dickson)) can provide suitable environmental and nutritional conditions for the growth and detection of some of the more common, clinically relevant anaerobic micro-organisms, in addition to aerobic and some fungal species. For this reason, many paediatric centres advise a more pragmatic approach to a small-volume paediatric blood sample, which involves preferentially inoculating one aerobic BC bottle. Nevertheless, many of these centres do promote the judicious use of separate anaerobic BC in paediatric patients at higher risk of invasive anaerobic infection. These include immunocompromised children, those with head and neck, intra-abdominal or pelvic infections, or severe sepsis.2 12
Case 2: A 5-day-old preterm baby has new temperature instability and feed intolerance. You are concerned about necrotising enterocolitis. You obtain 1.5 mL of blood and wonder: what volume is sufficient for BC?
BC volume: you just can’t get enough!
Due to the inherent difficulty of paediatric venepuncture, BCs are frequently sent alongside cannulation ‘just in case’. Likewise, in a febrile child that may need BC sent (based on clinical progress or inflammatory markers), they are often sent pragmatically to avoid repeated venepuncture. Unfortunately, this means cultures are often inoculated with small volumes, and a negative culture is practically inevitable in a significant proportion.13
Numerous factors contribute to BC sensitivity, including
BSI periodicity (transient, intermittent or continuous).
Bacteria density in the bloodstream.14 15
However, it is widely accepted that blood volume is the single most important factor1 and the main variable determining BC sensitivity and specificity.16 In the adult population, each additional millilitre of blood cultured has been associated with an almost 3% increase in microbial yield.17 Increased BC yield with larger volumes has also been observed in children, with one study reporting an increase from approximately 2% among cultures inoculated with ≤1 mL, up to >6% among cultures with >4 mL.18
Obtaining a larger volume not only increases probability of detecting a pathogen but also inversely correlates with bacterial time to detection.14 Volumes of <0.5 mL especially reduce culture sensitivity for fastidious organisms, such as Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis.1 Additionally, risk of contamination and false-negative cultures are elevated by inadequate blood volume.19
BC volume should be proportional to the child’s total blood volume and weight. While there remains no absolute consensus, and established practice often involves obtaining much lower volumes than BC manufacturer recommendations, the minimum BC volume we should aim to collect is the child’s age in millilitre, with special consideration for very small babies, where no more than 4% of total blood volume should be collected.4 Our suggested minimum volumes are as follows.
Suggested minimum BC volumes dependent on patient age and weight
<1 kg: ~0.5 mL,<5 kg: 0.5–1 mL, <1 year: 1 mL, 2–5 years: - 2–5 mL, 5–16 years: 5–15 mL
Case 3: A 6-year-old girl is being treated for pyelonephritis. She has been on intravenous antibiotics for 2 days but remains febrile (>39°C). Her BC on admission (prior to antibiotics) is sterile to date. She is due for further blood tests, and you wonder: should I send a repeat BC?
In children already receiving antibiotics, there is considerably reduced detection of bacteria by culture and, to a lesser extent, by nucleic acid detection methods.21 Several studies show that antibiotics prior to BC sampling decreases the rate of culture positivity by 45%–50%.17 22 In any child already receiving antibiotics, BC should be obtained immediately prior to an antibiotic dose, when antibiotic concentration will be at its lowest.2
A common paediatric practice is to obtain BC during or immediately following fever, in the hopes of increasing diagnostic yield. However, research has demonstrated that fever has no influence on the likelihood of obtaining a positive result.22
In the UK and Ireland, it is routine to use a fully automated and continuously monitored commercial system to process BC. A blood:broth ratio of 1:15 is essential to inhibit the antibacterial effects of normal blood.23 Given the acknowledged challenges of paediatric venepuncture, this requirement suggests that many paediatric samples may have a suboptimal ratio and may contribute to a false negative. Additionally, exponential growth within the BC media means that contamination with just one bacterial colony can result in a false positive.
Samples should be loaded within a maximum of 4 hours to ensure optimal growth. The importance of this practice is highlighted by a neonatal study, which found that mean total time to positivity (TTP) (time from BC inoculation to positive culture), for all isolated organisms at all concentrations, was significantly increased with increasing delay in BC entry into an automated system.24 A temperature of 35°C–37°C for 5–7 days is recommended. If a slow-growing organism is suspected, the incubation time should be increased, and it is vital that clinical teams provide this information.
The automated system continuously agitates, incubates and monitors the BC bottle. A sensor at the base of the bottle detects hydrogen ions generated from the reaction of water and carbon dioxide, which is produced by growing organisms. This results in a colour change in the indicator contained in the sensor. An optical sensor monitors this change and will flag the bottle as positive once one or more criteria are met:
Acceleration of CO2 production.
The rate of CO2 production exceeds a predetermined threshold.
Initial CO2 concentration is above a preset value.
A positive bottle will then be removed from the system and gram stain, along with subculturing, performed.
This test allows classification of bacteria based on the constituents of the cell wall. The morphology of the bacteria is also used to help with further identification. A sample of blood from a positive BC is mixed with saline and streaked on a microscope slide. It is then dried on a heat plate and stained using the Gram stain method. The slide is examined by microscopy and categorised by the organism’s ability to retain the stain.
Gram-positive organisms will appear violet as they have a thick layer of peptidoglycan in the cell wall allowing retention of the crystal violet stain.
Gram negative organisms possess a thin layer of peptidoglycan between two membranes and cannot retain crystal violet. As a result, they are stained pink by a fuchsin counterstain.
Case 4a: A 1-year-old boy is admitted with fever (38°C) and poor oral intake. The presumptive diagnosis is a viral upper respiratory tract infection. On day 2 of admission, he is well and afebrile, but remains on intravenous antibiotics. At handover, you ask whether a negative BC excludes BSI and, if not, why it is common practice to wait 48 hours before stopping intravenous antibiotics?
A negative BC does not always exclude BSI, especially if a small inoculum was obtained. In any child with high pretest probability and negative BC to date, and particularly in those with suspected sepsis, it is worth considering repeat culture and targeted PCR testing; such as for meningococcus, pneumococcus and group B Streptococcus in neonates.
Waiting until 48 hours to stop antibiotic therapy in all children is an outdated approach. Research shows that 90% of bacteria will have grown by 24 hours and 95% by 36 hours.25 In children with low BSI suspicion, stopping antibiotics at 24–36 hours with good safety-netting advice avoids unnecessary hospitalisation without jeopardising patient safety.4
Case 4b: Later that day, the microbiology registrar informs you that this patient has grown Gram-positive cocci in clusters/clumps, from an aerobic peripheral BC at 32 hours. You review the child, who remains well and afebrile, and ask the consultant, what is the significance of this positive BC?
Species Identification & Clinical Implication
Few micro-organisms are unequivocal pathogens, and the significance of any positive culture should be interpreted in the context of the clinical scenario. Several questions should be considered:
1. What is the TTP?
2. Is it a pure culture or mixed growth?
3. Is the micro-organism isolated on more than one occasion (persistent positive culture)?
4. Is the organism a common commensal (could it represent contamination)?
5. Does the presence of this organism fit with the clinical picture?2
It is important to note that TTP is inversely proportional to the bacterial density in blood, with infected blood typically having a higher concentration of bacteria than contaminated blood.26 As such, any culture yielding growth within a short duration has a higher probability of being a true pathogen.27
A suggested approach to positive BC interpretation is demonstrated in figure 1, with common paediatric species summarised.
Contaminants create diagnostic conundrum and lead to unnecessary antibiotics. They expose children to antibiotic side effects, contribute to the selection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and cause distress through repeated cannulation and culture sampling.26 Contaminants also have financial implications, increasing length of hospital stay, laboratory costs and antibiotic duration.29 With any positive BC, if the diagnosis of true BSI is in doubt, an accepted strategy is to obtain repeat samples.18 If multiple BCs are taken and only one is positive, or different bacteria are isolated from repeat culture, this likely represents contamination.
Persistent positive BC
When the same micro-organism is repeatedly isolated from repeat cultures, thorough daily clinical re-evaluation is warranted. There must be active attempts for source identification and concerted efforts to achieve source control. A suggested approach is provided in figure 2.
Modern automated BC systems are highly effective at identifying the most prevalent bacterial bloodstream pathogens. The most common pathogens, categorised according to age, are summarised in table 2. Importantly, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida spp. and Gram-negative bacilli isolated from BC are predominantly significant organisms, and very careful consideration should be given before discounting these as contaminants.27 28
Case 5: A 9-year-old boy, with background of previous cardiac surgery, presents with a 6-week history of malaise, night sweats and intermittent fever (38°C). The clinical suspicion is subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). The infectious diseases team recommend taking three sets of appropriate-volume (~10 mL) peripheral BCs over the next 24 hours. You consider which organisms are particularly difficult to detect on BC?
Where there is a clinical suspicion of SBE, international guidelines recommend at least three BC sets should be collected, each containing 10 mL of blood, with samples incubated in both aerobic and anaerobic culture bottles. Particularly in stable patients with clinical suspicion of SBE, antibiotics should be withheld and cultures obtained prior to antibiotic administration to maximise likelihood of identifying a causative organism. Once an organism is identified, BC should be repeated 48–72 hours after starting antibiotics to assess the effectiveness of treatment.30
Traditionally, growth characteristics and a range of biochemical tests were used to identify the species of bacteria cultured. Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation time of flight is a semiautomated form of mass spectrometry which allows rapid identification of cultured organisms, following detection of growth in BC. This has revolutionised laboratory identification methods.2 It has also been shown to be cost effective and to shorten the time until appropriate antibiotic therapy in paediatric inpatients.31 This assay can, however, misidentify uncommon and fastidious organisms, and results should be analysed in conjunction with the clinical presentation.32
Bacterial identification directly from positive BC bottles by PCR is also becoming increasingly available, with systems such as the FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel (Biomerieux). Early micro-organism identification can highlight likely contaminants and allows rapid antibiotic rationalisation. This helps to reduce the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, improves antibiotic stewardship and can facilitate earlier discharge from hospital.33
Fastidious organisms require different growth media, temperatures and atmospheric conditions compared with those routinely used to culture organisms. For example, Haemophilus spp. (which can cause SBE) require two additional growth factors to aid culture. This once again reiterates the importance of providing comprehensive clinical information, including the suspicion of SBE, when requesting BCs.
Typically, it takes 24–48 hours from detecting a positive BC to ascertaining antibiotic susceptibility. Antimicrobial sensitivity testing is performed using standardised antibiotic impregnated discs and automated broth microdilution systems, which analyse the minimum concentration of an antibiotic required to inhibit growth.
Novel identification methods: bacterial 16S PCR
If BC has not yielded a pathogen and BSI is strongly suspected, 16S PCR testing can be performed. All bacterial ribosomes have a highly conserved 16S subunit with variable regions specific to different species. Using 16S PCR and DNA sequencing, any bacterial DNA in the sample can be amplified and help identify the genus and species. This is particularly useful in culture-negative endocarditis and can be applied to any sterile sample that has not been cultured an organism.34 However, availability of this method is predominantly limited to reference laboratories. Additionally, any 16S PCR result must be interpreted within the clinical context, as any bacterial cellular material will be detected, including sample contaminants.
Areas for further research
Rapid identification and sensitivity testing for cultured organisms is an area of ongoing research. In the future, this will help to guide clinical decision-making in real time.
Clinical bottom line
Judicious use of BC should always be employed. Consider both diagnostic stewardship and pretest probability of BSI, alongside clinical assessment.
Numerous factors impact on BC sensitivity, but adequate blood volume is of utmost importance.
When interpreting a positive BC, adopt a holistic approach. Always ask, does this fit with the clinical picture?
In persistent positive BC, or where there is clinical concern, seek early advice from microbiology and infectious diseases specialists. Review the antimicrobial treatment and consider source identification and control.
When pretest probability of BSI is high but no organism is cultured, consider 16S PCR testing. This can detect fastidious organisms, which can clinch an undiagnosed clinical syndrome.
The team acknowledges colleagues in clinical microbiology and paediatrics within Royal Group of Hospitals. The authors thank Joseph Kelly and the medical illustrations team in Royal Victoria Hospital. Additionally, we thank Nathan Warnock for designing the article infographic.
Contributors PMa conceived the idea of update on the earlier version. SOH and PMa drafted and revised serial manuscript versions. PN provided microbiology expertise and edited the manuscript. LS and PMo reviewed and edited the manuscript. All contributed to the final review.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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The UK has now overtaken China in the grim global death tally of coronavirus victims.
The latest figures show the total deaths in the UK are up to 3,605 as of 5pm on Thursday.
That followed the biggest one-day jump so far of 684 new cases.
On Saturday, the UK had the seventh highest death toll but it is now the fifth worst affected country.
Italy has had the most deaths at 13,915 while Spain has 10,935.
The United States is up to third from sixth place last week with 6,098 deaths while 244,348 have tested positive for the virus in America.
The USA is expected to soon top the death tally given the grip the virus has take on the country which has a population of 327million.
France is in fourth place with 5,387 deaths ahead of the UK which sits just above China where the pandemic started.
The latest figures for Scotland show 172 people have now died – an increase of 46 deaths overnight.
The number of confirmed cases has risen to 3,001 – up 399 from Thursday.
Meanwhile, two nurses have tragically died in England as the virus takes its toll on medical staff.
In Walsall, nurse Areema Nasreen, who was in intensive care on a ventilator after testing positive for the virus, passed away.
The 36-year-old mother of three had been on a ventilator at Walsall Manor Hospital where she worked as a staff nurse on the acute medical unit.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust's chief executive Richard Beeken said they had hoped to take Nasreen off the ventilator as she had started to show signs of improvement but she then deteriorated.
Responding to the news, English Health Minister Matt Hancock said: "I pay tribute to the NHS staff who've died serving the NHS, serving the nation."
In a statement, Beeken said Nasreen had died in the early hours of Friday morning.
"Any death is devastating but losing one of our own is beyond words," he added.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust also paid tribute to staff nurse Aimee O'Rourke, another mother-of-three, who died aged 39 on Thursday after contracting Covid-19.
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Parliament stops all non-essential public access. Public worship suspended by the Church of England. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils a £330bn package to help businesses. The Scottish government announces a £350 million support fund to help those left struggling in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Schools, nurseries and colleges are told they must close their doors from the end of the day on 20 March until further notice.
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The Prince of Wales tests positive for coronavirus but is displaying only "mild symptoms". Many Scots condemn the royal for defying government rules by leaving his main home in London to travel to Balmoral in rural Aberdeenshire. The fact the Prince is tested by NHS Grampian while only displaying mild symptoms while NHS staff are not being given tests also causes controversy.
The first Scottish victim to be named is Danny Cairns, 68, from Greenock who had no underlying health issues. An 84-year-old man becomes the first inmate to die in prison of Covid-19. The UK becomes the largest single contributor in the search for a coronavirus vaccine, pledging £210 million in aid funding. A support package for the self-employed is announced - covering an average of 80% of earnings over the last three years.
Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock test positive for Covid-19, while England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty says he has symptoms of the disease and is self-isolating.
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A further coronavirus patient in Scotland has died, bringing the total number of deaths to 41. In total, 1,384 people in Scotland have tested positive for the virus. Greater Glasgow and Clyde has the most cases with 401, followed by Lothian with 188 and Lanarkshire with 184. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launches volunteer scheme Scotland Cares to help tackle coronavirus.
A 13-year-old boy is revealed to be the UK's youngset victim of the pandemic. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton, London, died in hospital in the early hours of Monday. The teenager, who had no apparent underlying health conditions, was described as a "gentle and kind" boy with a "heartwarming" smile.
UK suffers biggest one-day death total since the outbreak began with 563 people passing away after testing positive for the virus. Thats saw the total number of fatalities jump from 1,789 to 2,352. The Scottish death toll increased by 16 to 76.
126 people have died in Scotland – an increase of 50 Scots. However, Nicola Sturgeon says that 40 of the 50 deaths happened earlier than the last 24 hours, but have only just been reported to the government. UK deaths jumped by 569 to 2,352 the biggest day-on-day increase so far. Meanwhile, UK government sources say April 12 is likely to be the worst day for deaths based on current projections and that the best case scenario if for Britain to keep the number of Covid-19 fatalities below 20,000 during the crisis.
The UK overtakes China in the grim global death tally of coronavirus victims. The latest figures show the total deaths in the UK are up to 3,605 as of 5pm on Thursday. That followed the biggest one-day jump so far of 684 new cases.
A five-year-old child becomes the youngest British victim of the pandemic so far as another 637 people die to take the UK total to 4,313.
In a Facebook tribute, her daughter, Megan Murphy, said: "Look at all the lives you looked after and all the families you comforted when patients passed away.
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Survey Says: Technology Use in Clinical Trials Continues to Grow – Results from the 2015 DrugDev Site Survey
By: Ed Miseta, Chief Editor, Clinical Leader
How pervasive is the adoption of new technologies in clinical trials? DrugDev recently surveyed 572 clinical trial investigators from 11 countries to try and answer that very question. Their results are good news for technology vendors, clinical personnel hoping for greater efficiencies provided by emerging technologies, and sponsors hoping to cut the time and cost of trials.
As noted in the report, the pharma industry is often accused of being outdated and old-fashioned for its resistance to adopting new technologies. In fact, the industry’s continued reliance on paper, especially in clinical trials, is blamed for the high cost and long timelines of clinical studies. Thankfully, that trend may be reversing as several technologies that improve the efficiency of the entire clinical trials process are finally gaining solid footholds.
But first, a little about the survey. The data was gathered between February 17th and April 14th, 2015 from a 27-question online survey that was emailed to almost 11,000 randomly selected investigators in the DrugDev network. The highest number of responses was received from the U.S., South Africa, Brazil, France, the U.K., Australia, and India. Most respondents (over 50 percent) had experience on more than 10 studies. The top therapy areas were metabolic/endocrine, cardiovascular, oncology, and neuroscience.
Greater Access To Technology
The survey found 80% of respondents reported their staff had access to a computer for clinical data collection. The range of responses went from a high of 89 percent in Australia to a low of 66 percent in India. The primary device for collecting the data, by an overwhelming majority of respondents, was a desktop computer (85 percent), followed by laptop PC (38 percent), Apple or Android Tablet (23 percent), and Mac-compatible laptop (7 percent). Most respondents (92 percent) reported having access to Wi-Fi/Internet at their sites, while 83 percent also reported having that access in rooms where patient exams were conducted.
The next section of the survey asked respondents to rate eight different clinical trial technologies and applications on two different scales: The likelihood that it would become the ‘gold standard’ in the next three years, and the likelihood it will reduce the administrative burden for investigators. The technologies respondents were asked to rate are:
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to recruit patients
- e-Source (trial data source records from EMR)
- 100% Paperless Trials
- Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM)
- Electronic Patient Informed Consent
- Electronic drug adherence solutions
- In-home patient biometric monitoring for trials
When it comes to becoming the ‘gold standard’, e-signatures (70 percent) and EMR to recruit patients (64 percent) lead the pack as being extremely likely or very likely. E-Source, paperless trials, and RBM all scored between 50 and 60 percent. The other three technologies/applications all scored in the 40 to 50 percent range.
The next chart showed the likelihood that these technologies/applications would reduce the administrative burden for investigators. On this chart there was a little bit of a rearranging of the results. E-signatures still held the top spot at 69 percent. Paperless trials moved up to the second spot at 64 percent while e-source fell to number three at 58 percent. EMR came in number four at 57 percent while electronic drug adherence rated 53 percent. The final three solutions all scored around 48 percent.
Does Experience Factor In?
One section of the survey asked respondents to note the amount of experience they had with trials, denoting whether they had experience working on less than five trials versus five or more trials. This then enabled DrugDev to analyze investigator responses based on level of experience. When it came to the question on technologies extremely or very likely to decrease investigator burden, the more experienced investigators gave a lower ranking to the likelihood of technologies reducing their burden on all technologies other than e-signatures. On the likelihood of becoming the gold standard in three years, the same trend held, with investigators having more experience rating all technologies other than e-signatures lower than those with less experience.
Two final charts provide some insight into access to EMR by country and the interest in using them for clinical research. The access to EMR varied greatly across countries, with the highest numbers being in the U.S (67 percent), U.K. (61 percent), France (56 percent), and Australia (51 percent). The countries with the lowest numbers include Argentina (38 percent), India (36 percent), and South Africa (21 percent).
The final chart showed a very clear trend of interest by investigators in using EMR for clinical research. The most interest (again, extremely or very interested) came from using flags in the EMR system to alert site staff that a patient is a potential candidate for a study (74 percent). There was also substantial interest in using EMR data to identify potential patients (73 percent), Flags in the EMR system to alert staff that a patient is already in a study (73 percent), and the use of EMR data as supporting documentation for CRFs (71 percent). Sixty-nine percent were interested in using EMR data to provide study-level protocol feasibility information and also an automated population of CRFs based on EMR data.
Less experienced investigators had a slightly higher amount of interest in using EMR in clinical trials, but approximately two-thirds of both groups were extremely or very interested in all of the options.
What Does This Mean For Technology?
The report does draw some interesting conclusions from the data. The first is that some upgrading of technology at clinical sites is in order. Eight out of 10 sites have access to a computer for data collection, but at 85 percent of those sites, the device is a desktop computer, which is not in every room and is not very mobile. Tablets and iPads, which are much more mobile, are available at only 23 percent of sites, and getting them in more settings will clearly require additional capital expense. And, since many sites still do not have Wi-Fi in patient rooms, the report notes training patients on the use of home technologies will grow in importance as more hand-held and mobile technologies become available.
The use of electronic signatures will clearly be a growth area moving forward. Respondents rated this technology both as likely to become the gold standard in three years (70 percent) and likely to reduce investigator administrative burden (69 percent). Advancing the use of both electronic and digital signatures should be a priority for the industry.
Finally, for all the excitement and coverage that we seem to see on risk-based monitoring and in-home biometric monitoring for trials, these two technologies did not rate very high amongst participants in this survey. A 2015 report produced by Eye For Pharma noted 58 percent of companies were planning RBM studies in the next two years. Yet in this survey, only 48 percent of respondents felt the technology was extremely or very likely to decrease their burden. It is interesting to note that most of the respondents in the Eye For Pharma report indicated they were contemplating RBM to reduce cost and improve quality, not to lessen their burden.
And for all the hoopla we hear about the gathering of data from in-home patients, that technology appears to still have a ways to go before investigators will see it as a true burden reducer and a gold standard to the industry.
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There are ways to deal with stress, anxiety during uncertain times
by Dr. Colleen Scholar, Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics
Times are strange right now, we were so focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, but now, with protests and riots, things have become even more stressful.
Providers at Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics are seeing increasing anxiety and worsening depression in many, this is common and not unusual during these uncertain times.
We often find that there is fear and worry about your own health or that of a loved one. You may notice a change in sleep patterns, a change in eating patterns, difficulty concentrating, worsening of chronic health problems, and sometimes even an increase in the use of alcohol or tobacco. We know that everyone responds to stress differently so being aware of yourself, your friends and your loved ones' well-being during these times can help to identify the anxiety or depression and intervene.
During times of stress you and your family can take some actions to reduce these feelings:
As isolation recommendations are reduced, we encourage people to social distance but it may be a bit easier to visit and talk with friends and family across the yard than it had been on the phone or computer.
If you need help please reach out to a loved one and/or your medical provider. Please know that you are not alone and we are available to help.
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Chapter 13: Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness
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Again there are those who, although not conversant in spiritual knowledge, begin to worship the Supreme Person upon hearing about Him from others. Because of their tendency to hear from authorities, they also transcend the path of birth and death.
This verse is particularly applicable to modern society because in modern society there is practically no education in spiritual matters. Some of the people may appear to be atheistic or agnostic or philosophical, but actually there is no knowledge of philosophy. As for the common man, if he is a good soul, then there is a chance for advancement by hearing. This hearing process is very important. Lord Caitanya, who preached Krsna consciousness in the modern world, gave great stress to hearing because if the common man simply hears from authoritative sources, he can progress, especially, according to Lord Caitanya, if he hears the transcendental vibration Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. It is stated, therefore, that all men should take advantage of hearing from realized souls and gradually become able to understand everything. The worship of the Supreme Lord will then undoubtedly take place. Lord Caitanya has said that in this age no one needs to change his position, but one should give up the endeavor to understand the Absolute Truth by speculative reasoning. One should learn to become the servant of those who are in knowledge of the Supreme Lord. If one is fortunate enough to take shelter of a pure devotee, hear from him about self-realization and follow in his footsteps, he will be gradually elevated to the position of a pure devotee. In this verse particularly the process of hearing is strongly recommended, and this is very appropriate. Although the common man is often not as capable as so-called philosophers, faithful hearing from an authoritative person will help one transcend this material existence and go back to Godhead, back to home. | <urn:uuid:21266d27-3840-4959-a27c-62a865cc0186> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.asitis.com/13/26.html/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.936739 | 571 | 2.234375 | 2 |
Image_3_Downregulating Long Non-coding RNAs CTBP1-AS2 Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Development by Modulating the miR-93-5p/TGF-β/SMAD2/3 Pathway.TIF
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC), the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, has a high mortality rate. In recent decades, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been proven to exert an important effect on CRC growth. However, the CTBP1-AS2 expression and function in CRC are largely unknown.
Materials and Methods: The CTBP1-AS2 and miR-93-5p expression in CRC and para-cancerous tissues was detected by reverse transcription-PCR. The expression of CTBP1-AS2, miR-93-5p and the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β)/small mothers against decapentaplegic 2/3 (SMAD2/3) pathway was selectively regulated to study the correlation between CTBP1-AS2 expression and prognosis of patients with CRC. CRC cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion were measured in vivo and in vitro. In addition, bioinformatics was applied to explore the targeting relationship between CTBP1-AS2 and miR-93-5p. The targeting binding sites between CTBP1-AS2 and miR-93-5p, as well as between miR-93-5p and TGF-β, were verified by the dual-luciferase reporter assay and the RNA immunoprecipitation experiment.
Results: Compared with normal para-cancerous tissues, CTBP1-AS2 was considerably overexpressed in CRC tissues and was closely associated with worse survival of patients with CRC. Functionally, gain and loss in experiments illustrated that CTBP1-AS2 accelerated CRC cell proliferation and invasion and inhibited cell apoptosis. Mechanistically, CTBP1-AS2 regulated the malignant phenotype of tumor cells through the TGF-β/SMAD2/3 pathway. Moreover, miR-93-5p, as an endogenous competitive RNA of CTBP1-AS2, attenuated the oncogenic effects mediated by CTBP1-AS2.
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According to research performed by Harvard Business School, around 95% of over 30,000 new products brought to market every year will fail.
Designing a new product requires a balance of creativity and luck, and even then, many of these products may not stay on the shelves long.
Product testing is key during the research and development phases of new products.
And, to make sure those 5% of products make it to market, product testers help out by providing feedback (and of course getting cash or freebies in return).
What is product testing?
Product testing is the process of testing the performance of a product among its target audience.
Focus groups get free test products and are then asked to answer a series of questions on how they feel about the product’s performance. This study shows whether a product is worth the investment involved in bringing it to market.
Product testing gives companies the opportunity to see what test samples of the potential demographic think of their new product. They can see whether they like it or not, what could be changed, and what works well.
Manufacturers must test a product to gauge that there is a space in the market for what they’ve made.
If a company assumes that there is a demand when there’s not, they’ve made a loss that will be difficult to recoup.
With product testing, UK agencies will assemble everyday consumers into test groups for companies. With this feedback, they will be able to get a solid prediction of the success of their new product.
Being a product tester
Focus group agencies will assemble groups according to the product’s target market. They will be able to give an accurate representation of their thoughts and feelings on it.
There may be issues with the product the manufacturer may have overlooked that product testers’ feedback will help them realise and adjust.
It can help them market their product better, identify savings they can make in the long run, and confirm that the consumer understands their product.
After using the product testing process, a manufacturer will have access to the hard statistics that show their product is worth backing. Collecting consumer data creates a good practice and helps companies develop creative products for a target audience that wants them.
Who is eligible to become a product tester?
The great thing about becoming a product tester is that anyone can do it. Anyone who can turn on a vacuum cleaner, eat a chocolate bar or try out a new shampoo is a potential buyer and has a valid opinion on the product they’re using.
You don’t need any qualifications to begin working as a tester.
You simply sign up to product testing sites in the UK which contract their testers out to companies to try their products.
These agencies then match the people on their books to the requested groups so they can get the target audience they’re after.
Agencies specialise in many products, from cosmetics, food and drink to video games.
The testers will not only receive the free products but can also get paid for their honest opinion.
Here are 20 of the best product testing sites
Product testing companies have a range of specialisations and relationships with companies, so they’ll test products from different markets and appeal to different producers.
Let’s take a look at some of the most reputable product testing websites in the UK, so you can sign up to enjoy free product testing.
Based in Scotland, Alba Volunteers is the recruitment branch of Alba Science. Their product testing specialisation is in high street cosmetics and skincare.
They have two separate panels. Their clinical panel which is 10,000 people strong is based out of their Edinburgh facility. They also have at-home panels, which perform remote testing from their homes.
Testers working with Alba Volunteers can expect to review facial wipes, cosmetics, shampoo, conditioners and make-up.
Those working for Alba’s clinical studies panel can be remunerated £20-£500 in expenses, while at-home product testers will simply get to keep the new free products they are sent to test.
If you’re based in Scotland or are interested in learning more about testing cosmetics and skincare, you can contact Alba Volunteers here.
Clicks Research has a team of 600,000 product testing volunteers who review a range of products.
You’ll receive a product to review (which you’ll get to keep) and complete a questionnaire on.
Clicks also offer paid online surveys to their volunteers. These surveys earn ‘Click Points’, anywhere between 25-200 for every survey. Once you’ve accrued 2500 points from completing surveys, you can redeem them for £25. If you apply for a trial and are not accepted or ‘screened out’, you will be drafted into Clicks’ monthly £50 draw.
The more trials and questionnaires you complete, the better your profile will look and the more trials and surveys you’ll be asked to participate in, rewarding your consistency as a valuable tester.
Boots Volunteer Panel
If you’re interested specifically in doing some cosmetics testing and getting to keep some products in the process, the Boots Volunteer Panel is perfect for you.
Boots runs home user and controlled on-site studies, based in Nottingham, both of which test exclusive Boots products, including Soap and Glory, Botanics, and Champneys.
Most products have already undergone rigorous testing to ensure they’re safe for use, and you’re simply there to test the product’s effectiveness and not evaluate its safety.
Volunteers testing at home will receive free samples in the post that they will usually be asked to test 5 times a week for a 1-2 week period. Once you’ve completed your test period, you’ll submit your thoughts via an online questionnaire and get to keep the sample for your trouble!
Philips Product Testers
Philips runs in-house testing on their products in survey sample sizes of 5-40 volunteers who will test their electrical goods, from irons to shavers.
Recognising the role that online customer testimonials play in making other buyers make their decisions, Philips has moved towards taking on more customer feedback as part of their development process.
You will need to create a Philips account via the ‘Become a tester’ link on their website, and then you can begin applying for any future tests. If you are accepted onto a development test, you will receive your product and undertake a test period followed by a review phase in which you’ll need to write an objective, honest review of your experience with the product.
You will, of course, get to keep the product as a thank you for your input.
Tesco Home Panel
Before Tesco put certain products on their shelves, a select group of Clubcard owners get to test them and give their feedback.
The Tesco Home Panel will be invited to answer surveys designed to help improve their shopping experience and may also be asked to test certain non-food products, such as household cleaning products, clothing, skincare, and haircare items.
These tests and surveys are all voluntary, and panellists can take as many as they like.
Tesco reward their Panel members with points. One point is awarded for each survey, and once a panellist has reached 50 points, they will be sent a £10 e-voucher for money off their shopping as a thank you from Tesco.
Valued Opinions is a specialised survey website composed of 3 million members worldwide.
Companies will take advantage of the massive pool of volunteers a product testing site like Valued Opinions has to gain a reliable marker of their target demographic to ensure their prototype product is right before bringing it to the market.
Surveys come out often with a credit value between £1-and £5. Once you reach the £10 threshold, you can use these credits as in-store credit in shops such as Sainsbury’s, M&S, TK Maxx, and Amazon. So the more surveys you complete, the more money you can save on a treat or your weekly shop.
Toluna Influencers is an online platform and community, similar to a social media experience. Here, millions of users answer surveys about products and service providers to gain Toluna points, which they can redeem for real-world prizes.
Signing up is easy and free, and nearly every activity can earn you Toluna points. You will also become part of their giant 21 million consumer community.
Here you can not only complete their consumer surveys but also make your own polls for fellow Toluna influencers to review, as well as interact with them in fun online games.
Some of these polls and games also offer Toluna points, so you can keep adding to your points balance while having some fun.
Points can be redeemed for vouchers at a range of stores, including Amazon, Primark, Argos, and John Lewis. You can also redeem them against charitable causes, like planting trees or a donation towards the Red Cross.
iSay, now Ipsos iSay, is an online surveying community you can join either via a browser or through their mobile app.
For taking their customer surveys, iSay members can expect to receive rewards in exchange for the points that they earn. You can earn these points via surveys, with the amount varying on the length of the survey and by taking part in sweepstakes.
Points never expire, so you can collect them for as long as you like to get an even bigger reward in the long run. The prizes include an online and in-store discount voucher, which you can use at stores such as Amazon, Argos, and Starbucks. You can also donate your balance to charities.
Home Tester Club
Home Tester Club is a huge online product testing site with just under 4 million members.
Joining Home Tester Club is easy via Facebook or email.
It’s available in countries including the UK, Australia, Thailand, Japan, the USA, Spain and many others.
The current tests are available to see on their website. When you apply, you’ll answer a series of questions to ensure you’re the right person to test the product. Home Tester Club reviews many products, including cosmetics, skincare, food, and alcohol.
They also sweeten the deal by running a series of weekly competitions to reward their testers.
The Savvy Circle
Supersavvyme.com is an online community run by P&G, where you can find customer appraisals of the whole range of P&G products.
Once you have a Supersavvyme.com account, you can sign up to become a Savvy Circle ambassador and begin product testing for one of P&G’s many products, including Daz, Lenor, Braun, Aussie, Head and Shoulders, and Gillette.
The Savvy Circle is different from other product testing sites because it encourages an open community between testers.
If you’re just after a freebie, find out how to get free perfume samples in the UK without having to give any reviews or feedback.
Trnd is an online testing platform that reviews products for companies like Unilever, P&G, L’Oreal, Nestle and Sony.
Getting the inside line with Trnd will give you advanced access to new products and influence how the product is developed.
The products Trnd volunteers review span a wide range, from household appliances to online services – it’s a great site for free product testing!
You might sign up for a cosmetics test and receive a range of beauty products a long time before they appear on the shelves. Then it’s your job to use the products as you would usually. You’ll then provide honest feedback on your experience with the product. You’re even encouraged to share them among friends; the wider the opinion, the better the result!
As Trnd is a product testing website, they do not offer a points system like some online survey sites. However, you will get to keep everything that you test.
Nielsen is a worldwide data collection and analytics body committed to providing a cutting-edge service to companies.
Product testers working with Nielsen download the Nielsen Computer and Mobile Panel app. This app tracks their internet usage, which websites they visit and how long they spend there.
The app is private and doesn’t collect user names and passwords but simply uses the information it gathers to compile extensive statistics for market analysis.
By participating, you can receive points to exchange for physical items as well as e-vouchers. App users can receive over £60 a year simply by letting the app track their browser activities.
Once you’ve completed your LifePoints application and completed your profile, you can start receiving surveys tailored to your information.
Surveys take 10-20 minutes and cover topics beyond products, including politics and health. You may be asked to talk about social developments or your opinion on newspapers or TV shows.
Completing these surveys earns LifePoints virtual currency, known as LPs. Testers exchange these for e-vouchers and Paypal credit, amongst other rewards. The points do not expire, and you can take as many surveys as you like.
Being part of the LifePoints community also gives you access to weekly prize draws. Here you can earn extra points and sometimes even high-end electrical goods like smart TVs and tablets.
Pinecone is a third-party site where users can receive points to be exchanged for prizes or cash for giving their honest opinions in online surveys.
After application, you’ll start to receive surveys in your email inbox. You can take as many or as few as you like, but the more surveys you complete, the more points you’ll get to redeem.
You can redeem these points in the shop section of their website. Here you can browse through the rewards you can access with your points. You may also opt for a simple bank transfer of the cash value of your points.
Occasionally Pinecone will send products to their volunteers for reviews, but they are mainly an online survey platform.
When it comes to kitchen gadgets, Ninja is one of the market’s most reputable brands. If you’re passionate about having the most up-to-date technology in your kitchen or are a fan of homemade smoothies, being a product tester for Ninja is a win/win!
To become a tester, you’ll need to complete a short application form. Here you will detail your dietary habits, such as any restrictions or how many people you cook for. Then if you’re suited to any new products, you may be sent new Ninja releases to review in return for your honest review.
Ninja only releases a few products throughout the year, and the chance to receive free Ninja goods is in high demand, so becoming a tester is not a guarantee.
Once you’ve completed your free Tryit profile, detailing the sort of things you and your family enjoy, the foods you eat, and the lifestyles you lead, you gain access to receiving their fun Tryit boxes.
Tryit tailor these boxes to your profile. They can include a variety of products from food, snacks, and drink to cosmetics and household products from third-party sites and brands.
The contents of these boxes are always a secret so getting a Tryit box is more fun than traditional product testing sites where you know which free products you’ll be getting.
If you sign up now, you’ll be able to access their pre-launch boxes and get priority for future campaigns.
Panelbase is an online testing platform with an excellent reputation. They run online seminars and host telephone surveys, focus group sessions, and product testing.
Surveys can last between 2-20 minutes, and every survey will earn you a cash value in your Panelbase account, anything from £0.25 to £10. Once you cross the £10 redemption threshold, you can withdraw your balance via a BACS transfer, vouchers for high street stores, or donate it to charity.
If you’re not selected for a survey, you are entered into a monthly prize draw to win cash for your Panelbase account. Anyone aged 16 or over can make a free Panelbase profile and will receive a free £3 reward into their account just for signing up!
IntelliZoom is an online survey platform that rewards users with cash for completing surveys.
Unlike traditional surveys, many IntelliZoom’s surveys will be Think Out Loud studies, where they record your face and voice will as you answer the questions verbally. There are online interviews between you and an IntelliZoom mediator. There are also diary exercises where you will record your experience over a while.
You will need a PayPal account to link to your IntelliZoom account so they can pay you for your work. Surveys pay between £1-£8, and moderated surveys pay £30 for 30 minutes or £60 for an hour. They make payments into your account up to 21 business days after the full completion of your surveys.
Influenster is an online product review community with 6.5 million members, offering customer reviews on various products. It’s the perfect spot to see what your fellow shoppers think of a product before making a purchase.
Completing a personalised profile will allow Influenster to tailor the right products being sent to you, and then you can share your opinions on their platform with other members.
Influenster users have access to a huge list of potential products to review. These include home and garden goods, arts and crafts, as well as food, drinks, and cosmetics. Members also receive pre-packaged ‘Vox Boxes’ to their door, each full of goods tailored to their profiles.
Signing up to Smiley 360 is easy, and completing your profile will enable Smiley to send you tailored ‘Smiley Missions’.
These are boxes full of free products that you can enjoy while noting down your experiences. You are also encouraged to share your opinion with friends and family, as well as other Smiley members and the companies who make the products to influence the production process.
Completing more missions will improve your community status as you earn ‘smiles’. Earning more smiles will open you up to being selected for even more missions and even more free goodies!
How much can you earn as a product tester?
Most sites reward with vouchers. Some sites offer a cash compensation, but this is not common, with surveys rarely paying more than £10. You would need to work a lot to make a worthwhile amount of money. It’s better to treat product testing as a way to make an extra few quid in your spare time.
Is product testing from home legit?
Companies rely heavily on the opinions of customers. The views of product testers are an invaluable resource, saving them thousands of pounds on wasted projects. Product testing is a legitimate market and a way for companies to research products.
How old do you have to be to be a product tester?
Generally, product testing sites need members to be over 16 or 18 years old.
How long does product testing take?
The amount of time you test a product can vary. It depends on the kind of product and the kind of study, though you can expect to test products from a week up to two weeks.
If you’re a fan of new products and get excited about being the first in line for new releases, then product testing is perfect for you! For the amount of effort you put in, the rewards are more than worth the work. In addition, your opinion is a crucial and valuable resource to the people making these products.
Sending a few thousand free units of an item out to enthusiastic volunteer testers is a small price to pay to ensure their products are ready for market.
There are many different product testing websites, testing products from a huge range of companies, so you can shop around and find one with a model that suits you and your family.
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This handcrafted artwork celebrates the Yellow-Crested Cockatoo. With their white plumage, black bills & retractable yellow crest, these beautiful yet critically endangered birds are in high demand as pets.
A handcrafted, interactive piece of artwork celebrating the beauty and vulnerability of these beautiful birds are in high demand as pets.
20% of the sale proceeds going directly to The World Parrot Trust, an international leader in science-based, results-oriented parrot conservation and welfare efforts. The World Parrot Trust has brought together global wildlife conservation and welfare specialists to direct and put into action effective programs to protect parrots.
This Yellow-crested Cockatoo screen print has been designed and hand-printed by Ed and James in a limited edition of 40 prints. They use Fedrigoni’s 350gsm Freelife Cento, a carbon balanced paper which Fedrigoni create in collaboration with The World Land Trust.
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Discovery of New Features: A Time for Collaboration
Often new software features are at the request of our clients and satisfy a pain point in their operation. Other times, features are nice to have or supply a competitive edge or solution to an obvious need. The gap between understanding the problem and starting the development of the new feature matters. Without contextualizing the need, a new feature may not meet the defined needs or achieve the end-user’s appreciation, wasting time, money, and talent.
Once an idea for a new product feature is ready to line up for production, the foundational work takes place. Optimizing the value of the new feature starts with cross-functional collaboration between our client's stakeholders and Camis' and includes the end-user. This first phase, called the "Discovery" phase of our product road map, is an essential first step to producing features that meet the needs of the original client request and results in a feature with longevity that is useful to other clients too. This collaborative approach allows new features to be sharable so all system subscribers can benefit from a product that has limitless potential.
It takes a collaborative effort between Camis and our clients during the discovery phase of product development. The below expands on how client participation is key to a successful product outcome.
Understand The Feature Need in Advance
It can take thousands of hours to develop a new software feature. Understanding the problem, the new feature should solve and how the ideal solution may interact with existing software and operational processes will supply the much-needed information for a user experience expert to conceptualize the various users and experiences needed from the product. This knowledge will further unveil the full potential of the product feature. These questions need to be explored early in the process: Is the product feature a need or want? Will the feature have longevity? Is the perceived need based on current trends that may come and go? The desire for a new feature could be based on the need to gain a competitive edge and support the loyalty of your customers. Then again, it could be needed for compliance or to improve operational efficiencies. Exploring the need for the feature is the place to start so that the product meets those needs.
Product Development Interviews & Research
User experience designers are experts at conceptualizing all aspects of a product's potential and development. They have a role in the entire product development journey, including design, usability, function, branding, and marketing. Valuable knowledge starts with fully understanding the need and users of the proposed product. Research is critical to achieving the desired level of understanding. Our approach to research includes an analysis of existing research of the industry, trends, and similar solutions already in use. Camis may also conduct qualitative and quantitative research with clients and end-users. Client involvement in research makes it possible to discover who will be using a new feature and the kind of user experience that might work best for the various people affected. It also helps us learn more about how our clients' guests will engage with the new feature. Assembling current, and objective information is essential for developing a beneficial product.
User personas capture a detailed understanding of the end-user of a software feature. Some of the information assembled and interpreted includes demographics, behaviors, inclinations, and technology usage-initially found during the interview and research we conduct with system subscribers. The insights obtained through direct interaction with the end-users are the most helpful information we can secure and can be more difficult for our team to access since we are dependent on our clients to connect our team with their customers. The ideal outcome of developing user personas is an exact and detailed picture of who and how the product will be used. This is critical information for when building a new feature and is what makes it possible to exceed the expectations of the original goals.
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UC Berkeley professor: Traffic tie-ups are tied to your neighborhood
Traffic jams fray nerves, make employees late for work and even cause wrecks. A new study gives some insight into how to reduce this congestion.
Research by engineers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that drivers from certain neighborhoods contribute disproportionately to traffic snarls. And asking just 1 percent of drivers from these neighborhoods to delay or cancel their trips would reduce traffic-related delays for other drivers by 15 percent more than by asking 1 percent of all drivers to change their travel plans.
InsuranceQuotes.com talked with study co-author Alexandre Bayen, an associate professor of engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley, to learn more.
This is the first large-scale traffic study to use GPS and cellphone signals from anonymous drivers rather than using data from the U.S. Census. Why is this important?
Census data is static and also very incomplete and sometimes inaccurate because it doesn’t aggregate all the factors we looked at in the study, which include traffic routes, traffic volume and speed. By using cellphone tower information, you can (better understand traffic flow).
Why did you study traffic patterns in Boston and San Francisco?
Beyond (the fact that the study was done at MIT and UC Berkeley), Boston has severe congestion problems and the Bay Area (traffic) is absolutely crazy because of Silicon Valley, among other things, so these were extremely good locations.
In these cities, you found that drivers from certain neighborhoods contributed more to traffic congestion than other drivers. Would that be the case in any city?
Yes, you’d find that in any city. But the way in which some neighborhoods would contribute more would be different from city to city. For example, Boston has a very circular network – you can see the arterials and freeways going across the city. The Bay Area has four main bridges and several sets of freeways, such as 101, 580, 880 and so on. So these create different features of congestion.
Why do drivers from certain neighborhoods contribute more to traffic jams than others?
In a transportation network, there are several known bottlenecks causing a lot of congestion. The fact that some neighborhoods contribute more to congestion is mostly associated with the fact that they have more drivers that have to use the bottleneck, and it’s mostly commuter-related. For example, in the 101 corridor (in the Bay Area) you have a lot of northbound and southbound traffic, which is due to economic activity in Silicon Valley.
So, congestion happens when many drivers from a certain area are using the same roads all at once?
Exactly. It’s like when you go to Candlestick Park, the (San Francisco) 49ers’ stadium. If 50,000 people go to the stadium for a game at the same time, then clearly the neighborhood around the stadium, and most likely the major freeways leading to that stadium, will be congested.
Why are traffic tie-ups such a problem? What negative effects do they have?
First, there are environmental concerns: If you’re not going the optimal speed or if you’re stuck in traffic, that (increases automotive) emissions. Second, congestion causes economic loss due to delay – people are late to meetings or don’t make it to events. Third, a significant amount of accidents are due to stop-and-go traffic (caused by congestion).
What are some of the ways government officials are dealing with traffic congestion now?
One of the most common methods is called ramp metering, where traffic lights can prevent cars from entering the freeway to delay congestion. There’s another possibility that’s used frequently in the Bay Area, which is that you can have a sign saying there’s congestion on a certain freeway, so please use 280 instead of 101.
There are a lot of other ways that public agencies are trying to deal with congestion, some of which are more proactive. For example, some companies give subsidies to employees to use public transportation. In some places, there are mandates to force big employers to organize their own traffic. Google has its own shuttle service; it has more than 140 vehicles. | <urn:uuid:9230eecc-f6ac-454f-a670-f394f440bd79> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.carinsurancequotes.com/articles/traffic_jams | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.965025 | 882 | 2.765625 | 3 |
A Piano Recital of Masterworksaeolianhall.ca/education-community/el-sistema-aeolian/
A Benefit Concert for the Aeolian’s El Sistema Program with Pianist Queena Liu!
Works performed on this program are considered amongst the best ever composed in their genres. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier (WTC) is like the “Old Testament” of music. The Prelude and Fugue in b minor is one of the most challenging works in this collection!
Beethoven’s 32 Sonata’s are like “The New Testament” of music. This particular Sonata has been given a “storm” or “tempest” theme.
Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 is an epic poem of fantastical character and one of the most demanding works Chopin wrote.
Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in g minor has a powerful and muscular section followed by a luscious and lyrical melody. It is one of the most performed works of Rachmaninoff.
The French composer Pierre Sancan wrote his famous Toccata following the tradition of virtuosic music. This work includes a touch of jazz in its harmonies.
François Morel was born in Montréal Canada in 1926 and died this year. He contributed many masterworks to the Canadian repertoire and is celebrated internationally. The second étude is another tour de force for the pianist has many impressionistic influences.
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in b minor Book I WTC
Beethoven: Sonata Op. 31, No. 2 (The Tempest)
Chopin: Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No.5
Morel: Etude de Sonorité No. 2
Queena is currently a student at H. B. Beal Secondary School and will be going into her grade 11 year this fall. She began taking piano lessons at the age of four and is a longtime student of Clark Bryan. Her musical interests expand to multiple instruments, songwriting, and music recording and production. She now teaches piano for youth in the El Sistema Aeolian program. Queena is also the lead guitarist and keyboardist for the local alt-rock band Populusque Romanus and a commissioned visual artist.
Lucja Grant is a fellow bandmate of Queena’s, and the drummer, vocalist, and guitarist for Populusque Romanus. She is currently a student at H. B. Beal Secondary School and will be going into her grade 11 year this fall. Her musical path began with piano lessons at the age of three and has expanded to include instruction in percussion, strings, and choral music. Lucja is also the drummer and vocalist for Craterheart, and the percussionist, guitarist and vocalist for the sibling duo The Dorothy Parker Band. | <urn:uuid:00e7e5db-7c4e-42e9-8129-1a9ec4bb7851> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aeolianhall.ca/events/a-piano-recital-of-masterworks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.949935 | 638 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Your own possibilities due to the fact an excellent listener is commonly destroyed for folks who resolve the difficulty before individual you are attempting to help do.
Into the empathic listening we need to give the people a go to share with united states just how she really seems
Prevent the want to reach new cut and you may ”allow the top” that have particularly platitudes since the ”the very next time you are doing higher,” ”you really need to worry reduced,” ”you can aquire another,” or ”don?t feel silly, you have nothing to worry about.” Advising a worker by using date a particular disappointment will hurt faster, is not too comforting at present. An integral part of paying attention is enabling men and women to acquire some lbs of its breasts, or even make burden a discussed you to definitely, even when it is simply for a moment. There was great therapeutic worth in starting to be capable thought out loud and you will share problematic otherwise difficulty having anybody else exactly who will certainly listen to all of us. The procedure of trying to determine the condition to some other person allows us to to raised know our selves and you will our issue.
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The following is a striking instance of a sophisticated empathic response regarding Benjamin Alfred. ”When Charles, a black youth of Harlem, said the guy disliked Jews and you will carry out happily strangle them in the event the he might, there is much you desired to state. It had been all towards the idea of your language when you recalled that you are currently here to simply help him if you you may. How could he understand you desired to aid him for people who wouldnt actually tune in to him? When it is how he thought, you decided, it was better to listen and try to know very well what it designed for him. Which means you failed to scold; you probably did not criticize; you did maybe not simply tell him never to cam otherwise feel that method. You did maybe not moralize regarding Judeo-Religious viewpoints. Instead, you started their perceptual occupation even broad from the stating, ‘At this time you dislike the brand new Jews anxiously. The guy poured away strong attitude from rejection, bitterness, and you may hopelessness. Gradually, your began to get a hold of, to learn. You did perhaps not agree; you did not condone; however you started initially to feel what he had experienced and you will was still going right on through. Your saw exactly how loaded with hate and https://datingranking.net/catholic-singles-review/ bitterness he had been up against the new Jews the guy know and exactly how entirely unaware he had been you to definitely you used to be Jewish.”. 19
Hearing is not necessarily the just like being quiet. The best question may really boost the employee or associate understand we try paying attention. This could help them ideal identify on their own. However, actually a great questions is going to be ineffective during the completely wrong date. We would like to stop disrupting having a concern unless we want the latest individual define otherwise explain a place he could be looking to make.
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Talk at Brookhaven Lab, November 10: 'A Step Closer to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease'
October 20, 2011
UPTON, NY — Ya Ha, an associate professor of pharmacology at the Yale University School of Medicine, will give a talk titled “A Step Closer to Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease” at the Laboratory’s Berkner Hall on Thursday, November 10, at 4 p.m. Sponsored by Brookhaven Women in Science, the public talk is free, and no registration is required. All visitors to the Laboratory age 16 and over must bring a photo ID.
Ha will explain that genetic mutations in presenilin are known to cause Alzheimer’s disease. Presenilin is a protein that uses water to break membrane proteins inside the water-excluding environment of a cell’s lipid bilayer — a barrier that keeps ions, protein, and other molecules where they are needed in a cell and prevents them from migrating to areas where they are not needed. How presenilin catalyzes this highly unusual reaction is yet unclear. Many researchers think that a product of the reaction, amyloid beta peptide, is toxic to neuronal cells and thus directly responsible for causing Alzheimer’s disease. Knowing the atomic structure of presenilin would help to solve this puzzle and to explain the mutations that cause the disease. So far, this has been difficult to achieve experimentally.
Ha and his team took an alternative approach. They used x-ray crystallography to determine the atomic structure of FlaK, a protein that is a close relative of presenilin. Knowing FlaK’s atomic structure will help to shed light on presenilin’s shape and function, which in turn could reveal new opportunities to treat or prevent early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Ha earned a B.S. in biochemistry from Nanjing University, China, in 1992 and a Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of Minnesota in 1998. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University from 1998 to 2001, and in 2001 he joined the faculty of Yale University. In addition to his position as associate professor, he is the director of the Macromolecular X-ray Crystallographic Facility, Yale University School of Medicine.
Call 631 344-2345 for more information. The Laboratory is located on William Floyd Parkway, one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the Long Island Expressway.
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25th Anniversary of the ISABEL videoconferencing system
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks at Jozef Stefan Institute, together with 19 partners from 12 countries from Europe, America and Africa, marked the 25th anniversary of the ISABEL videoconferencing system. In the past, the system was used to carry out a number of large-scale distributed events with participants from all over the world. With the goal of participating in these events in 1997, the members of the laboratory also established the first broadband optical ATM connection of Slovenia with the rest of the world. Experience in mastering new technologies and the results of further research on networks and videoconferencing systems were used in several successful European Union projects, such as NICE, UNIVERSAL, PROLEARN and GLOBAL, and the establishment of our infrastructure group. | <urn:uuid:0f5c4f84-14b7-4d00-a89c-ba6500d9efb3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.e5.ijs.si/25th-anniversary-of-the-isabel-videoconferencing-system/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.933016 | 174 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Oracle Java 8 JDK – Java Development Kit – apt-get install method
Silent install Java 6/7/8/9 using WebUpd8 team’s PPA
sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties debconf-utils
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
echo "oracle-java8-installer shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true" | sudo debconf-set-selections
sudo apt-get install -y oracle-java8-installer
Install Jenkins on Ubuntu from repository
wget -q -O - https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable/jenkins.io.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo deb http://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list'
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install jenkins
Jenkins is listening on TCP port for JNLP agents. Download from http://jenkins-master:8080/cli, onto any server you wish to remotely control Jenkins
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Ansible is App deployment, configuration management and orchestration – all from one system.
It uses no agents and no additional custom security infrastructure, so it’s easy to deploy – and most importantly, it uses a very simple language (YAML, in the form of Ansible Playbooks) that allow you to describe your automation jobs in a way that approaches plain English. Continue reading
Sudo – grant a user with root privileges
Sudo (su “do”) allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments. Continue reading
- 1969 – the first message is transmitted from SDS Sigma 7 mainframe computer at University of California, Los angeles (UCLA) to an SDS 940 mainframe computer at Stanford Research Institute
- 1970 – ALOHAnet becomes operational, the first packet radio network, developed by Norman Abramson, University of Hawaii
- Ray Tomlinson chooses the @ sign to signify the recipient’s destination
- Larry Roberts writes the first email management program
- Telnet specification written (RFC 318)
- 1981 – the TCP and IP protocols are formalized (RFC 793 and RFC 791)
- 1984 – Domain Name Service (DNS) is introduced
- 1985 – File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is documented (RFC 765)
- 1991 – Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau release the specifications for WWW
- 1993 – the first web browser MOSAIC, is developed by Marc Andreessen at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
- 1995 – the first specification for IPv6 released (RFC 1883)
- 2011 – the first World IPv6 Day (June 8), including Google, Facebook and Yahoo with more than 1000 other companies participated for a worldwide trial of IPv6
The first packet switching network and predecessor to today’s Internet was the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), which came to life in 1969 by connecting mainframe computers at four locations. ARPANET was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense for use by universities and research laboratories. Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN) was the contractor that did much of the initial development of the ARPANET, including creating the first router known as an Interface Message Processor (IMP).
In 1973, Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf began work on TCP to develop the next generation of the ARPANET. TCP was designed to replace ARPANET’s current Network Control Program (NCP). In 1978, TCP was divided into two protocols: TCP and IP. Later, other protocols were added to the TCP/IP suite of protocols including Telnet, FTP, DNS, and many others.
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Last Thursday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took the highly unusual step of declining to move forward on permits for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal in Coos County, Oregon. If built, the $10 billion Jordan Cove project would become the largest source of global warming pollution in the state.
FERC commissioners voted 2 to 1 to postpone a decision on federal approvals for the project after a string of permit denials from the state of Oregon. Commissioner Bernard McNamee said he needed an additional week to review the latest denial, issued by the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) one day prior to FERC’s vote.
In their February 19 letter, sent to Jordan Cove, FERC, the Army Corps of Engineers and others, Oregon’s land conservation officials wrote that approving Jordan Cove would “negatively impact” resources relied on by the state’s coastal tourism, fishing, shipping, and other industries, as well as endangered and threatened wildlife, “among other sectors critical to the state.”
“After long deliberation and review of the record before the department, it is clear that there is no reasonable assurance that the proposed project is or will be consistent with the laws, regulations, and policies that continue to maintain the Oregonian way of life,” the LCDC said in a statement announcing its decision. “Overall, the issuance of this decision protects the interests of the State of Oregon and those who call Oregon home.”
Without the state’s sign off, called a “consistency certification,” federal agencies including FERC and the Army Corps of Engineers “cannot authorize this project,” the Oregon commissioners wrote.
The next day, February 20, one Jordan Cove backer abruptly resigned from the state’s land conservation commission, citing the commission’s February 19 letter. Coos County commissioner Melissa Cribbins — whose contacts with Jordan Cove backers during the time that the project’s county-level permits were pending were at the center of a recent DeSmog investigation — penned a letter to Oregon’s governor.
“I am tendering my resignation from the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) effective immediately,” Cribbins, who is currently running for state office, wrote in a letter posted to Facebook by her campaign. She cited the timing of the land conservation permit decision, calling it “purely political.”
“Clearly, this is not the Oregon way,” the letter concludes, “and I will not lend my credibility to this process any longer.”
Cribbins retains her seat as a Coos County commissioner. She was also recently appointed to a federal Environmental Protection Agency advisory committee on local government, which advises Trump-appointee Andrew Wheeler.
The land conservation commission had emphasized the significance of the negative impacts on Oregon and its coast that Jordan Cove construction would have as it issued its state permit denial.
“After careful review of the proposed project, in conjunction with receiving extensive public comment, and coordination with coastal partners, [Department of Land Conservation and Development] has determined that the coastal adverse effects from the project will be significant and undermine the vision set forth by the [Oregon Coastal Management Plan] and its enforceable policies,” the commission wrote in their February 19 letter (emphasis in original). “Coastal effects analyses show that the project will negatively impact Oregon’s coastal scenic and aesthetic resources, a variety of endangered and threatened species, critical habitat and ecosystem services, fisheries resources, commercial and recreational fishing and boating, and commercial shipping and transportation, among other sectors critical to the state.”
The Jordan Cove project would export U.S. and Canadian fossil fuels — enough to fill roughly 120 liquefied natural gas tankers a year.
Project opponents say that without permits from the state of Oregon, the Jordan Cove fossil fuel export project cannot be built. “Oregon has concluded that the Jordan Cove LNG project would have significant adverse effects on the state’s coast and without permits from the state of Oregon, Jordan Cove LNG cannot move forward,” Courtney Johnson, attorney and executive director at Crag Law Center, said in a statement following the LCDC’s permit denial.
Jordan Cove has 30 days from the LCDC’s denial to appeal the state’s decision.
On Monday, Jordan Cove representatives urged FERC to approve the project over Oregon’s rejection. “A [Coastal Zone Management Act] consistency determination ‘is a permit issued under federal law,’ and state [Coastal Zone Management Act] objections are subject to plenary federal administrative override,” David Owens, an attorney representing the Jordan Cove Energy Project and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline wrote in a February 24 letter to FERC.
The FERC commissioner who cast the deciding vote to delay a decision cited the state’s permit denials at the hearing last week. “I want to see what the State of Oregon said, and I need that information to inform my decision, whether I’m ultimately going to vote for or against Jordan Cove,” McNamee said.
The land conservation permit is not the only permit that the Jordan Cove project currently lacks.
In January, Oregon’s Department of State Lands detailed over a half dozen categories of “critical information” that the Jordan Cove project had not yet provided to state officials after the company’s permit application was first deemed incomplete in November 2017. Days later, Jordan Cove withdrew its application for that permit.
And in May 2019 state officials denied a required Clean Water Act permit for Jordan Cove, citing concerns about the hazards posed to the state’s waters.
State officials predict a legal battle may be on the horizon. “I think the evidence is very clear that the strategy now for this project is to wholly ignore Oregon and its requirements and to have the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approve it, and somehow have the courts rule that that Oregon law, that quite clearly can’t be preempted by the federal government, can be,” State Sen. Jeff Golden said in early February after Jordan Cove withdrew its land permit application. He described a “legal fight that almost certainly is coming, to uphold the law of the land and tell the Trump administration you don’t get to cancel environmental safeguards all over this country on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.”
Oregon’s governor Kate Brown has also said the state “would consider all available options” if FERC attempted to override the state’s permit processes.
It’s not clear when FERC will reconvene to consider the Jordan Cove project. Legal experts have said that the law also allows Jordan Cove to appeal to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, currently Trump appointee Wilbur Ross, to approve the project without the state’s sign off. Ross has previously expressed support for the Jordan Cove project.
Environmentalists called on FERC to reject the permit when it does reconvene.
“Tens of thousands of people across the region have spoken out against this Jordan Cove LNG for over a decade,” Allie Rosenbluth, campaign director of Rogue Climate, said in a February 20 statement. “It’s time to put an end to Jordan Cove LNG for good this time so our communities can focus on creating local jobs in clean energy instead.” | <urn:uuid:f1aa6a26-828e-4607-9ce2-dc51a1f8f227> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.desmog.com/2020/02/26/jordan-cove-backers-double-down-efforts-push-project-forward-wake-federal-permit-delay/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.94904 | 1,561 | 2.203125 | 2 |
EU financial policymakers appear to be once more in a deadlock situation over proposals to limit the sovereign risk exposure of European banks. The strong exposure of some banks in the southern European periphery in their national sovereign’s debt was seen by many as one of the contributing factors to the ongoing sovereign debt crisis (Acharya et al. 2014, Beltratti & Stulz 2015; Brunnermeier et al. 2016). Powerful incentives have encouraged financial institutions to buy and hold government bonds in the past (Gros 2013). In fact, this was the intellectual background for the policy framework known as the Banking Union, which specifically aimed at untangling the close relationship and the “doom loop” between governments and their respective banking sector (Gordon & Ringe 2015).
Presently, Germany is pushing for the adoption of sovereign debt ceilings to strengthen banks’ balance sheets, and to reduce the risk to taxpayers in any future scenario where EU states need to rescue failing banks (see also Andritzky et al. 2016). Germany has de facto made this project a precondition for further talks on the introduction of a common EU deposit insurance system (EDIS). This position is grounded in the concern that unless banks are limited in the amount of their specific sovereign debt, governments will be able to use them to fund own-budget deficits, tempted in particular in circumstances in which protection for depositors will come through EDIS.
Italy is the main opponent to the proposal over fears that it could upset bond markets and banks’ financial stability (Politi & Brunsden 2016). Its objection is also motivated by the fact that in particular Italian banks hold large amounts of Italian national debt and may see the value of their holdings reduced if limits were imposed. Further, governments in the periphery would undoubtedly make it more expensive to fund themselves. Political agreement seems remote.
Against the backdrop of the present political impasse, it is frequently overlooked that the objective of limiting banks’ sovereign risk exposure can be readily achieved using the regulatory toolkit that is already in place. Introducing risk-weighing or risk limits would thus not be necessary (although they would still remain desirable).
A number of different channels are available. Rather than introducing general and abstract limits on the possibility to hold domestic sovereign debt or risk weight requirements, these channels rely on the assessment of individual banks’ risk profile and resolvability.
The most obvious way is individual banking supervision through the ECB. Via the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the ECB has direct responsibility for the Eurozone’s large banks and exercises a more indirect oversight for smaller banks. The SSM may come to the conclusion that individual banks’ risk profiles are not sufficiently diversified and too much dependent on the financial viability of the sovereign. The SSM’s monitoring regime includes conducting stress tests on financial institutions. Where it finds problems, it has the ability to conduct early intervention in the bank to rectify the situation, such as by setting capital or risk limits or by requiring changes in management.
Beyond the ECB’s reach, the ‘recovery and resolution planning’ review process under the EU-wide Bank Recovery and Resolution Direction (BRRD) may lead the national regulator to conclude that a high exposure in national sovereign debt may jeopardize the ‘resolvability’ of a particular financial institution. The regulator may then request remedial action.
Individual bank-based supervisory action instead of broad “one size fits all” exposure limits would have the additional benefit of allowing for individual exceptions or transition periods. These could be based on market stability concerns or individual banks’ weaknesses.
A properly run SSM would never have permitted a bank to concentrate assets in risky sovereign debt, so that the deterioration in a single sovereign’s credit rating would not have created the liquidity issues that many such banks now face. To be sure, large parts of the sovereign risk exposure pre-date the introduction of the SSM; this means that the latter must now gradually wean European banks off their governments. Any of the foregoing would have to be introduced gradually and with ample transition periods to give market participants time to adjust.
- Acharya, V. V., I. Drechsler and P. Schnabl (2014), “A Pyrrhic victory? Bank bailouts and sovereign credit risk”, Journal of Finance 69, pp. 2689-2739.
- Andritzky, N. Gadatsch, T. Körner, A. Schäfer and I. Schnabel, “A proposal for ending the privileges for sovereign exposures in banking regulation”, VOX.
- Beltratti, A. and R. M. Stulz (2015), “Bank Sovereign Bond Holdings, Sovereign Shock Spillovers, and Moral Hazard during the European Crisis”, NBER Working Paper No. 21150.
- Brunnermeier, M., L. Garicano, P.R. Lane, M. Pagano, R. Reis, T. Santos, D. Thesmar, S. van Nieuwerburgh and D. Vayanos (2016), “The Sovereign-Bank Diabolic Loop and ESBies”, NBER Working Paper No. 21993.
- Gordon, J. N. and W. G. Ringe (2015), “Bank Resolution in the European Banking Union: A Transatlantic Perspective on What It Would Take”, Columbia Law Review 115, pp. 1297-1369.
- Gros, D. (2013). “Banking Union with a Sovereign Virus. The Self-serving Treatment of Sovereign Debt”, Intereconomics, pp. 93-97.
- Politi, J. and J. Brunsden. 2016. ‘Italy pledges to block limit on sovereign debt holdings.’ Financial Times (19 February 2016), p. 6.
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Across the street from the historic Bevo Mill, this two-floor museum is a maze of tiny, delicate dollhouses of various scales. The intricacy and breadth of the collection is truly astounding. The exhibit is expansive enough that it could take an entire afternoon to examine every rocking chair, antique car, and Magnum P.I. poster that decorates the dollhouse walls. You would probably still miss something, as the the tiny details in each miniature are endless.
There are your standard Victorian dollhouses, but there is also a miniature treehouse, a pet shop, one-room ice cream parlors, a general store, sprawling manors, and so on, all rendered in loving detail.
Many miniatures depict scenes one would expect to find in the adorable 1:12 miniature scale, such a tiny mechanic’s garage, a medieval blacksmith’s shop, a barn, or a seedy bachelor’s penthouse. One scene even depicts an entire shopping center in miniature, while another particularly large miniature models an entire street scene, complete with several apartment buildings.
The Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis is housed in an unassuming brick building, but inside are dozens of tiny fantasy worlds. The museum spreads the joy of the miniature through its collection, and also through its workshops: through these classes, you, too, can design, build, wire, and decorate your own mini mansion.
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Laboratory for the design, optimisation and characterisation of vehicles and formulations to be administered via the pulmonary route.
Equipment for the development and characterisation of inhalation products (sprays and aerosols) of formulations.
Alberta Gorge (Copley brand):
Designed to improve in vivo / in vitro correlation (IVIVC) during inhaled product testing. It more accurately reflects deposition behavior in the human throat, thus improving the relevance of test data in an R&D environment.
Breathing Simulator (Copley brand): Biopharmaceutical characterisation equipment for pulmonary formulations. Generates user-defined and patient-derived breathing profiles that more closely mimic real-world clinical situations.
-Tests nebulisers and metered dose inhalers (MDI) with spacers/valved holding chambers (VHC).
- Has a maximum volume of 900 mL, making it ideal for the low volume tidal breathing applications required in these chapters.
-It offers higher volumes (500 mL up to 5000 mL) and the higher power (maximum flow rate of 240 L/min) needed to generate the typical profiles of patients using MDI and dry powder inhalers (DPI) under forced inhalation conditions.
NGI Cascade Impactor (Copley brand): Equipment for determining the aerodynamic particle size distribution (APSD) of orally inhaled pharmaceutical products (OIDP). It is used to test all inhalation formulations and devices: MDI, DPI, nebulisers and nasal sprays and aerosols.
Spray-dryer B-290 (Buchi brand): Equipment used for particle size modification, suspension drying, particle coating, microcapsule and microparticle manufacturing, peptide, protein and antibody stability enhancement, controlled release and flavour masking.
Spraytec (brand : Malvern) : A laser diffraction system that allows the measurement of particle and droplet size distributions of aerosols, in real time, for a more efficient development of aerosol products.
-Measure across a wide size range (0.1 - 2000 microns) without requiring constant optical changes.
-Resolve rapid changes in droplet size over time, measuring up to 10,000 measurements per second.
- Provide accurate, concentration-independent results using patented multiple scattering analysis.
- Characterise broad spray plumes without risking optical contamination.
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Characterisation and development of lung formulations.
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Storage lockers are a useful tool for those living a location independent lifestyle, allowing for the storage of goods in strategic locations, when not needed. In this guide, I provide an overview of how they work, some interesting use cases and what my own storage strategy is.
Storage lockers and location independence
Storage lockers are typically housed in large warehouse-type buildings in suburbs and industrial parks and are used by both individuals and businesses for a variety of reasons. In the context of location independence, they are a safe, climate-controlled place where to store goods when not needed. For example, someone that goes skying in Colorado every winter could store their winter and ski gear in a storage locker near Denver’s international airport. Someone that spends half their year in Bali could store their surfboard, beach gear and motorbike in a storage unit near Denpasar airport etc.
In most cases, storage lockers are priced based on their cubic size. Small units can be very cheap, especially in “less convenient” locations, and are usually sufficient for a few bags and boxes. Month-to-month contracts are usually available, there is no need to enter into long term leases. This makes the use of a storage locker possible and practical even for short trips. For example, to store some gear while on a two weeks hike (when travelling light is key).
A useful feature of many storage lockers is the acceptance of deliveries. This allows for the delivery of goods ordered online, great if you need to order extra gear before a trip for example (it will already be in your locker by the time you land). You can also mail gear back to your storage lockers when it is no longer needed. For example, you bought a winter coat while visiting Tokyo during wintertime but then flew over to Bangkok for a few months. The coat is obviously not needed in Bangkok and so can be shipped to a locker so that you do not have to carry it around needlessly.
My own strategy
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Each One-Six-Twelve tablet contains:
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)…………..100 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) …………. 5 mg
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)….50 mcg
Thiamine is an essential coenzyme that combines with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to form a coenzyme, thiamine pyrophosphate (thiamine diphosphate, cocarboxylase), which is necessary for carbohydrate metabolism.
Thiamine is a vitamin with antioxidant, erythropoietic, cognition-and mood-modulatory, antiatherosclerotic, putative ergogenic, and detoxification properties. Thiamine has been found to protect against lead-induced lipid peroxidation in rat liver and kidney. Thiamine deficiency results in selective neuronal death in animal models. The neuronal death is associated with increased free radical production, suggesting that oxidative stress may play an important early role in brain damage associated with thiamine deficiency.
Thiamine plays a key role in intracellular glucose metabolism and it is thought that thiamine inhibits the effect of glucose and insulin on arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation. Inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation may also promote atherosclerosis. Endothelial cells in culture have been found to have a decreased proliferative rate and delayed migration in response to hyperglycemic conditions. Thiamine has been shown to inhibit this effect of glucose on endothelial cells.
Thiamine is also essential in helping the body convert carbohydrates and fat into energy. It is needed for normal growth and development and helps to maintain proper functioning of the heart and the nervous and digestive systems. Thiamine cannot be stored in the body; however, once absorbed, the vitamin is concentrated in muscle tissue.
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is a water-soluble vitamin used in the prophylaxis and treatment of vitamin B6 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy in those receiving isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide, INH). Vitamin B6 has been found to lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a small group of subjects with essential hypertension.
A study showed that pyridoxine hydrochloride inhibits ADP- or epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation and lowers total cholesterol levels and increase HDL-cholesterol levels, again in a small group of subjects. Vitamin B6, in the form of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate, was found to protect vascular endothelial cells in culture from injury by activated platelets. Endothelial injury and dysfunction are critical initiating events in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Human studies have demonstrated that vitamin B6 deficiency affects cellular and humoral responses of the immune system. Vitamin B6 deficiency results in altered lymphocyte differentiation and maturation, reduced delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses, impaired antibody production, decreased lymphocyte proliferation and decreased interleukin (IL)-2 production, among other immunologic activities.
Pyridoxine is a precursor to pyridoxal, which functions in the metabolism of protein, carbohydrates, and fats; pyridoxal also aids in the release of liver and muscle – stored glycogen and in the synthesis of GABA (within CNS) and heme. Studies have proved that proper amount of B6 relieves vomiting or nausea in women during pregnancy. The recommended dietary allowances for vitamin B6 ranges from 1.3 to 2 mg, which further depends on various factors like age, sex etc. Its deficiency may result in skin disorders, nausea, anemia, smooth tongue, dizziness, convulsions, and kidney stones.
Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) is a water-soluble organometallic compound with a trivalent cobalt ion bound inside a corrin ring. It is needed for nerve cells and red blood cells, and to make DNA. Vitamin B12 deficiency is the cause of several forms of anemia.
Vitamin B12 is used in the body in two forms: methylcobalamin and 5-deoxyadenosyl cobalamin. The enzyme methionine synthase requires methylcobalamin as a cofactor to convert the amino acid homocysteine into methionine. Methionine in turn is required for DNA methylation. 5-Deoxyadenosyl cobalamin is a cofactor needed by the enzyme that converts L-methylmalonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA. This conversion is an important step in the extraction of energy from proteins and fats. Furthermore, succinyl CoA is necessary for the production of hemoglobin, the substances that carries oxygen in red blood cells.
Small amounts of thiamine are well absorbed from the GI tract after oral doses, but the absorption of doses larger that about 5 mg is limited. It is widely distributed to most body tissues and appears in breast milk. Thiamine is not stored to any appreciable extent in the body and excess amounts of the body’s requirements are excreted in the urine either unchanged or as metabolites.
Pyridoxine is stored mainly in the liver where there is oxidation to 4-pyridoxic acid and other inactive metabolites which are excreted in the urine. It crosses the placenta and is distributed into breast milk.
Vitamin B12 substances bind to intrinsic factor, a glycoprotein secreted by the gastric mucosa and then actively absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Absorption can also occur by means of passive diffusion wherein little of the vitamin remains in food once absorbed in this manner. Cyanocobalamin is extensively bound to plasma proteins. It is stored in the liver, excreted in bile and undergoes extensive enterohepatic recycling; part of a dose is excreted in the urine, most of it within the first 8 hours. However, urinary excretion only accounts a small fraction in the reduction of the total body stores acquired by dietary means. Vitamin B12 diffuses across the placenta and also appears in breast milk.
One-Six-Twelve is a combination of B vitamins used in the prevention or treatment of deficiencies on the relevant vitamins that may be attributed to poor diet, certain illnesses, alcoholism, or during pregnancy. It can also be used to treat patients with increased homocysteine levels in the blood.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
One-Six-Twelve may be taken with meals to reduce GI discomfort. It may be administered 1 tablet once daily or as directed.
One-Six-Twelve should not be given to patients with hypersensitivity to any component in the formulation (may contain inactive ingredients that can cause allergic reactions or other problems).
Most frequently reported adverse effects with One-Six-Twelve include abdominal discomfort, abdominal infection, black stools, constipation, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea, redness of skin and itching. In very rare cases, one could experience very severe effects which include allergic reactions, itching and rashes and the development of kidney stones.
One-Six-Twelve should not be used on patients on levodopa monotherapy. Vitamin B6 accelerates peripheral metabolism of levodopa to dopamine, reducing the availability of dope for conversion to dopamine, and impairing the therapeutic activity of levodopa. As
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
Adequate and well-controlled studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Store at a temperature not exceeding 30oC. Protect from light.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
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