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The Quant-iT RNA Assay Kit makes RNA quantitation easy and accurate. The kit provides concentrated assay reagent, dilution buffer, and pre-diluted RNA standards. The assay is highly selective for RNA over double-stranded DNA, and in the range of 5-100 ng of RNA, the fluorescence signal is linear.
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Original Haitian art painting for collecting and home or office decoration.
Artist: Wilson Bigaud
Title: “Femme nu” Nude female in rose garden.
Born in Port au Prince in 1931 , Wilson began his artistic career as a sculptor in clay. Encouraged by Dewitt Peters he joined the Centre D ‘art and studied under Maurice Borno ,His canvas entitled Paradise won second prize at an International Exhibition in Washington in 1950 and is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York . In the same year Bigaud painted his masterpiece, The Wedding at Cana. In 1951 , he worked on the walls of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Port au Prince. Wilson Bigaud lived in Vialet near Petit Goave. He is one of the major figures in Haitian painting. from Haitian Arts by Gerald Bloncourt and Marie-Jose Nadal. (1931 – 2010)
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Blue-sky thinking: can science save us from climate change?
In October 2018 a landmark report from the UN’s climate change panel called for the dramatic reduction of global warming emissions over a 12-year period to avoid irreparable damage to the planet. Buried deep among the facts and figures was another, more contentious solution – to intervene with technology before it’s too late. In DG #33 we investigated the radical world of geoengineering
8th October 2018 (Taken from: #33)
I’m not sure where I expected to find the front line in the fight against climate change, but it wasn’t in Switzerland’s answer to Swindon. Yet here in an industrial and retail estate on the outskirts of Zürich, perched on top of a waste incinerator and sandwiched between a sex-toy megastore and the rolling alpine countryside, a Swiss start-up is mounting a new offensive against the world’s rising temperatures.
Climeworks has been working on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) for a little over a decade and this plant is its biggest to date. It comprises 18 CO2 collectors, each capable of drawing 50 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the air every year. So in the hours Climeworks’ communications manager, Louise Charles, and I have been talking the fans have just about wiped clean the emissions from my flight over from London. Not that Charles sees it that way. “We’re not your silver bullet,” she says sternly. “You cannot just expect us to draw down what you are putting up.”
It may not be my silver bullet, but the CDR pioneered by Climeworks could be one of the key weapons in the war on climate change. And according to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we need help from wherever we can get it. Its special report on global climate change, published on 8th October 2018, made for alarming reading. In it the world’s leading climate scientists issued a stark warning that urgent changes are needed for global warming to be kept within a maximum range of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
The report makes it clear that in the next 12 years we need to radically decrease the 38.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide the IPCC estimates is released into the air annually from the burning of fossil fuels. If we fail, we risk unleashing a crescendo of deadly storms, floods and droughts. Hundreds of millions of people will be pushed into poverty and thousands of species will become extinct.
Most of the IPCC document stresses the need to reduce global emissions, but an alternative plan makes a brief appearance in its fourth chapter. Geoengineering is the deliberate intervention in the planet’s ecosystems to counteract climate change and broadly splits into two camps: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management (SRM). While SRM has divided the report’s writers, and the wider scientific community, CDR seems to unite them. The report stresses that “unless affordable and environmentally and socially acceptable CDR becomes feasible and available at scale well before 2050, 1.5°C-consistent pathways will be difficult to realise.”
“The IPCC special report marked a milestone,” says Louise Charles. “Climeworks, driven by our founders, engineers Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, has for a long time believed direct air-capture technology is needed on a large scale to help tackle the climate issues we are currently facing. We all need to do all we can to reduce emissions, but that won’t be enough on its own. We also need to actively remove CO2 from the atmosphere.”
Clearing the air
There are a number of different ways that humans can remove CO2 from the air. The simplest is afforestation – planting trees on land that has not been forested for decades and letting them use up CO2 during photosynthesis. But afforestation takes time, land and money, which few countries seem keen to invest, and can have a considerable impact on food production.
There are a number of options involving the ocean including upwelling, whereby long pipes are used to pump water from the depths to the surface, in the hope that this new, cooler, nutrient-rich water will stimulate phytoplankton activity which will capture CO2. When the plankton die, they will fall to the seabed taking the absorbed carbon with them, effectively removing it from circulation. Phytoplankton could theoretically also be encouraged by fertilising the oceans with huge amounts of iron filings. Another option is alkalinisation, in which lime is added to seawater, altering its chemistry to be less acidic and increasing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide. There is little agreement on how effective any of these options would be or about the impact they might have on marine life. Which brings us to direct air capture, the approach taken by Climeworks.
The company’s Zürich facility, which opened in 2017, works by drawing air through giant extractors onto a filter to which CO2 molecules are chemically bound. Once the filter is saturated it is heated to 100°C, which releases the CO2, to be pushed through pipes into a nearby greenhouse. The farmer who owns the greenhouse pays Climeworks to use the gas as an airborne fertiliser – higher CO2 concentrations inside a greenhouse can result in a 20 percent improvement in crop yield.
Climeworks was designed as a commercial venture from the start. “Ultimately it has to make sense as a business,” says Charles. But it’s not cheap. Climeworks’ engineers estimate that each tonne of carbon dioxide costs $600 to remove, and the company’s goal is to bring that down to $100.
The site of one of humanity’s best hopes in tackling climate change permanently reeks of burning cabbage”
The process requires energy, which is why the facility is situated on top of a rubbish incinerator: it uses electricity generated by Zürich’s waste. It’s also the reason why the site of one of humanity’s best hopes in tackling climate change permanently reeks of burning cabbage. Up close it’s an impressive ecosystem, a virtuous circle which even has large balloons to store CO2 captured overnight when it is not needed by the greenhouse (plants only absorb CO2 during the day as they need sunlight to photosynthesise).
Still, it’s difficult to envision how the technology could scale up to the point where it is extracting the “gigatonnes” of carbon dioxide climate experts believe is needed to meet the IPCC’s 1.5°C target. “Twelve years is not long,” admits Charles. “We would need a similar scale-up to the one we have achieved in the last ten years. When we founded the company we were capturing milligrams of CO2 a day in a lab. Really tiny amounts. And here we are ten years later capturing many thousands of tonnes of CO2 a year across all our operations. The challenge now is to succeed with a similar kind of scale-up.”
Scaling up means more CDR plants. A new bank of extractors is being built on the same pungent Swiss rooftop, and Climeworks has 14 plants in total, including in Italy and Iceland, where the facilities are powered by renewable energy, rather than energy from waste. It also means improving the technology’s efficiency. “What we see on the roof today is generation one of our technology,” says Charles. “Every year we will come out with a new technology generation. We already know exactly how we are going to optimise things, how we are going to make it more efficient, how we are going to bring the costs down.”
Stepping on the gas
But even if the gigatonnes of gas needed could be drawn down, what should be done with it? The agriculture and food-and-beverage industries currently use 30 million tonnes of CO2 a year in processes including the fertilisation of plants and the production of fizzy drinks. There are other areas where captured CO2 could be put to work, with the Japanese government’s Innovation for Cool Earth Forum estimating that 2.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year could be used for making renewable fuels and materials by 2030.
The numbers are based on the development of the Fischer-Tropsch process, a chain of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon-heavy gases and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons which can be used as fuel, as well as in polymers, methanol, formic acid and in building materials such as concrete.
While most of these applications would reduce the amount of new carbon dioxide being produced, a lot of the gas would be re-released later in the cycle – when the fuel is burned, for example. But Climeworks is working on a project that would lock away carbon dioxide forever. This is where Iceland comes in.
We don’t need to just keep emissions flat, we need to be reducing them. We are going in the wrong direction at an increasing speed”
In October 2017 Climeworks joined the ambitious CarbFix project led by public utility company Reykjavik Energy at the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant in Iceland. As with its facility in Switzerland, Climeworks’ technology is used to capture carbon dioxide – but rather than the gas being reused, it is mixed with water and injected into underground basalt rock formations. The resulting chemical reaction forms carbonate minerals which permanently store the injected CO2: think fracking in reverse. The pilot scheme has been successful and to coincide with the IPCC report’s release, Climeworks announced it was expanding the project to 50 times the current capacity, meaning it will capture and store several thousand tonnes of emissions a year by the end of 2019.
It could be just the beginning. “Iceland was the best place to start, because there are huge amounts of this basalt rock we need,” says Charles. “There are multiple places in the US, in Africa and in the Middle East with a similar geology where this same process could be applied.” Climeworks estimates that by 2030 1.5 billion tonnes of CO2 could be locked away per year by CDR technology, and from 2050 onwards that figure could be as high as 10 billion tonnes – a quarter of what is currently emitted by burning fossil fuels annually.
Such ambitions, however, are unlikely to be enough on their own.
“The fact is we are very, very late in the game when it comes to trying to turn this climate ship around,” warns Gernot Wagner, a research associate at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “Despite lots and lots of people having said the same thing for a long time, and frankly us having known about this for decades, the world has not gotten around to doing enough to lower emissions.”
Wagner, a youthful-looking 38-year-old Austrian who delivers his dire warnings in a quick-fire staccato, co-authored the 2015 book Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet. He has spent his career researching our warming earth and believes that the alarm bells rung by the IPCC report are nowhere near loud enough.
“The underlying science of the IPCC report is incredibly well done, but it’s based on findings from years ago,” he says. “It is not at the scientific frontier. We are now in a situation where global CO2 emissions are actually going up. Global fossil-based CO2 emissions were flat for three years in a row until 2016, but in 2017 went up and in 2018 they increased further. To hit 1.5°C we don’t need to just keep emissions flat, we need to be reducing them. We are going in the wrong direction at an increasing speed.”
Given the timeframes, Wagner doubts that carbon capture will be enough on its own. “CDR is perfect in the sense that it actually tackles the root cause: excess CO2 in the atmosphere,” he says. “But it is slow and expensive.” Wagner says that solar radiation management is a “fast, cheap and imperfect” complement to CDR that could, he believes, buy humans the time they need to decarbonise the global economy and get CDR up to speed.
Solar radiation management involves reflecting a percentage of the sun’s light back into space in order to counter the effects of global warming by cooling the planet. Suggested methods have included painting cities white, launching giant mirrors into space, covering the Sahara in a reflective material and launching millions of ping pong balls into the world’s oceans. Wagner believes the most promising model is stratospheric aerosol injection, which would involve distributing particles into the upper atmosphere.
“How do we know stratospheric aerosol injection would work? Because volcanoes have been doing it forever,” he says. When a volcano erupts it spews tonnes of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere along with copious amounts of ash. This gas spreads around the world and combines with water vapour to make aerosols, tiny droplets that reflect some sunlight away from the Earth, lowering its temperature. “Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991 and global average temperatures in 1992 were half a degree centigrade lower,” says Wagner. “Now that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea, but it does mean that in principle it works.”
Good or not, solar radiation management is not a new idea. In 1965 the science advisory committee to Lyndon B Johnson submitted the very first climate change report to a United States president. It warned that “man is unwittingly conducting a vast geophysical experiment. Within a few generations he is burning the fossil fuels that slowly accumulated in the earth over the past 500 million years.”
The committee members warned that “the climate changes that may be produced by the increased CO2 content could be deleterious from the point of view of human beings”. The report concluded that solar radiation management could be a solution: “The possibilities of deliberately bringing about countervailing climatic changes therefore need to be thoroughly explored…”
This long-standing taboo has prevented the scientific community from doing research since 1965. We lost five decades”
Johnson made a speech to Congress about the report, stating that, “This generation has altered the composition of the atmosphere on a global scale through radioactive materials and a steady increase in carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.” He made no mention of geoengineering, however, and no thorough exploration was commissioned. Wagner believes this was because most politicians and many senior scientists found the solution too radical to comprehend. “It’s been met by this long-standing taboo,” says Wagner. “This has prevented the broader scientific community from doing research since 1965. We lost five decades.”
Throwing caution to the wind
Joanna Haigh, a professor of atmospheric physics at London’s Imperial College disagrees that those decades were lost. “There’s enough we know about solar radiation management now to make it not worth spending money on research and going to field trials,” she says. “It’s like testing an atomic bomb. Theoretically you know it works and the damage it can do, so why create it?”
Haigh is co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change & Environment and was awarded a CBE for services to physics in 2013. She’s been studying the climate for over 40 years and manages to deliver both bone-chilling warnings and more reassuring observations in the same calm manner.
It is only the subject of SRM that provokes her to raise her voice. Haigh believes that far from saving the planet, solar radiation management could destroy it. “Climate models show quite clearly that yes, in terms of global average temperature you can compensate [for global warming with SRM], but you’re not ending up with the same atmosphere you started with,” she says. “You’re ending up with changes in the hydrology, especially in the tropics, in the monsoons, in the positions of the storm tracks. You’ve got a different climate system, one which could bring its own disastrous impacts even though the global average temperature possibly can be kept to zero change.”
If we were to reflect seven percent of sunlight back it would cause a snowball earth. It would freeze the planet to the equator, and life on earth would cease”
In December Climate Analytics, a non-profit climate science and policy institute based in Berlin, released a briefing entitled ‘Why geoengineering is not a solution to the climate problem’, which recommended a global ban on solar geoengineering. “SRM would alter the global hydrological cycle,” claims the report, highlighting the likely impact it would have on monsoon activity. “These [monsoon] rains not only play a vital role in food security and exports, but also provide essential water for very large, and often already vulnerable populations,” it states. And that’s not the only problem.
The Climate Analytics report also warns that once SRM begins it must be carefully maintained or risk exposing the world to “termination shock”. As aerosols disperse quickly, failure to maintain the levels would expose the planet to the full force of the sun’s rays once more which would result in “very rapid and large-scale planetary warming” that could occur “on a timescale of months”. If that weren’t enough, the report concluded that SRM could result in a major war. “SRM will strongly alter the climate system, producing ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in different regions and with different levels of deployment,” it stated. “It could therefore become a source of massive conflict between nations.”
Wagner agrees that there are considerable risks. “Theoretically, solar geoengineering can wreak a lot of havoc,” he says. “It is a very powerful tool that if misused could do a lot of damage. If we reflect a fraction of a percent of sunlight back into space it would potentially do a lot of good, but if we were to reflect seven percent of sunlight back it would cause a snowball earth. It would freeze the planet to the equator, and life on earth would cease as we know it.”
Despite the apocalyptic vision of a misstep plunging earth into an ice age, heat shock or World War III, Wagner believes that humans have been left with no choice. “Whether you like solar geoengineering or not, our climate’s current trajectory and SRM’s fundamental properties point to it being a question of when, rather than if, we use it.”
The heat is on
The when could be sooner than you think. In November 2018, Wagner released the most detailed engineering analysis of SRM to date. It concluded that spreading particles into the stratosphere could cost as little as $2.2 billion a year.
The report found that the most cost-effective method would be to develop a new type of aircraft capable of delivering tonnes of sulphate particles at an altitude of 12 miles. At that height the particles would remain aloft for at least a year before dispersing: if the sulphates were released from the much lower levels reached by commercial jets, the particles would fall out of the sky in days.
Wagner and his fellow researchers have mapped out the cost of a 15-year programme which would begin with 4,000 flights a year and end with 60,000 flights a year by almost 100 aircraft. Wagner’s calculations are based on emissions being curbed from today’s levels but still rising – leading to 3°C of warming, a level considered catastrophic by climate scientists. He believes the programme would reduce warming by 0.1°C per year, with a total reduction of 1.5°C by year 15.
Wagner believes that people, rather than technology, will be the stumbling block. “The governance questions, the political-science questions, all these broader societal implications are much more important than the actual scientific technological questions,” he says. “We need to create the kind of global conversation that is necessary to lend this sort of potential intervention the legitimacy that is needed to ensure that whatever comes out on the other end is more of a success than a failure.”
Professor Haigh believes this is all just more hot air. “There’s got to be some sort of international body that’s going to decide who does what, where and when, and who controls it? I cannot see it,” she says. “If you consider the problems just getting to the Paris climate deal, which was an agreement just to do some good for the world… This is just fantasy, really.”
Haigh believes the debate over SRM detracts from what we as individuals need to do. “Geoengineering is not going to let us off the hook,” she says. “Nobody is coming to save us from climate change. We need to save ourselves. Eat less meat, travel less, have fewer children, spend the money that’s needed on green energy. We know what we need to do.”
If anything we need to stop people from doing too much solar geoengineering too soon, stupidly”
Wagner is less optimistic that the message will get through. “We could as a society decrease emissions significantly, but it’s not going to happen given our socioeconomic system,” he says. “We need to explore other options and pass that knowledge on to our children. They will have to make the tough decisions and the least we can do is arm them with the knowledge. If you ask me today a binary question of whether we should implement solar geoengineering tomorrow or never touch it I would vote for never touching it. What I’m arguing is that we should do more serious research on the topic because we simply can’t keep disregarding this option.”
And it may be the case that a nation, or even a wealthy individual, decides to launch an SRM project unilaterally. There would be nothing to stop them from playing with the earth’s atmosphere – but if they did there could be consequences for every human on the planet.
“That’s the real danger,” says Wagner. “It is the exact opposite of when it comes to incentivising mitigation action, where we need lots of people to take action now. If anything we need to stop people from doing too much solar geoengineering too soon, stupidly.”
We need to plant more trees and we need direct air capture and we need other approaches all working together”
In February 2019 a long-term forecast released by the UK Met Office warned that global temperatures could exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in the next five years. Until now, the hottest year on record was 2016, when the planet hit an increase of 1.11°C. The second hottest was 2017 (a 0.9°C rise) and eight of the warmest years on record have been in the last decade. If the earth keeps warming on the same trajectory we could hit a 4°C rise on pre-industrial levels by the turn of the century, at which point Wagner believes that our planet will become “largely unlivable”.
On Climeworks’ Zürich rooftop, Louise Charles stresses that no single thing – carbon dioxide removal, solar radiation management or a reduction in emissions – is likely to be enough on its own. “We are not the only way to solve this issue,” she says. “We see ourselves as part of this portfolio. We need to plant more trees and we need direct air capture and we need other approaches all working together… And we still might not get there. There is no get-out-of-jail-free card.”
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Construction projects got to be precise, timely, and safe. But they’re also extremely complex, with many moving parts. Accurate 3D modeling can help.
Before, during, and after construction, 3D modeling solutions can improve upon cost management and projections. Here are ways during which 3D modeling is often used—and why accurate modeling is vital .
Before the development begins
In Innovo steel at the start of a construction project, 3D modeling is employed to simulate potential designs, estimate costs, and identify any flaws within architectural models.
Accurate 3D models of the encompassing landscape must be taken to:
- Adequately calculate costs associated with ground leveling, foundation pouring, and other preparation work.
- Simulate weather effects, like sun shining in through windows, and therefore the potential for flooding.
- Estimate the building’s impact on the encompassing neighborhood and terrain, regarding casting shadows or environmental concerns.
Our 3D model will begin with the terrain and be built up by architects and engineers, until it’s a near-perfect simulation of the proposed project. This 3D model can then be accessed by all principal stakeholders, to debate potential changes and make sure that most are on an equivalent page.
In the past, it had been often difficult for people to really understand how a construction project would look when it had been completed. The advances in 3D modeling have made it in order that architects, engineers, and stakeholders can rehearse a virtual model of the project before it’s even built.
This goes beyond simple aesthetics. Complex, accurate 3D modeling of construction projects helps an excellent deal in project costing, as it’s easier to urge very accurate measurements of the materials and labor which will be needed. 3D models can have materials and engineering solutions swapped out during planning, to enhance upon costs without reducing safety or stability. The more accurate the 3D models are during the initial stages of the project, the less likely the development project will have got to experience a rework. Construction project reworks can cost a company many dollars, and that they usually occur when errors are found within the initial data and adjustments got to be made. As 3D models become more advanced and therefore the data collected becomes more extensive, this need for construction project reworks will go down significantly: the projects are going to be done correctly the primary time.
During the development phase
While construction is ongoing, our 3D models can still be utilized. 3D models during construction are wont to make sure that construction is both on target and on time. Comparisons are often made regarding the prevailing work and therefore the projected work, and these will indicate whether the work is according to the projections.
Through the utilization of drones, construction companies are ready to review a construction site quickly, automatically matching up current scans—typically captured through lidar, though occasionally using supplementary photogrammetry for correct color and texturing—with the models of the development project. If the present 3D scans don’t match the models as they ought to , the development company are going to be ready to review any changes, and make modifications as required .
Drones are ready to perform regular lidar scans and safety checks on an ongoing construction site, and that they have the advantage of being entirely noninvasive and nondisruptive. A drone can cover even an outsized construction site quickly, can report data back soon, and cannot interfere with the work that’s being completed.
Furthermore, accurate, in-progress 3D scans are often wont to report back to stakeholders, assuring them that employment remains on track for any relevant deadlines, and showing the development project as is currently completed. Having these accurate 3D simulations can improve upon a construction project’s ability to satisfy its deadlines, as any issues are going to be caught quickly.
After the development
Once construction has been completed, 3D models are often archived to be used later—they will remain useful any time the development project must be modified, retrofitted, updated, or extended. Through cloud-based data services, the development company can retain this information, and it are often accessed from anywhere within the world.
When the development project needs new additions, these additions are often inserted directly into the 3D models to simulate how they might impact the project overall. this will reach everything from updating an HVAC system to adding a replacement wing onto an already extensive building.
One of the advantages of accurate 3D modeling is that this data will still survive and to be accessible, for future use. If a construction project is probably going to be an ongoing one, which can be frequently renewed, renovated, and updated, then the initial 3D models of the project will convince be useful for a few time.
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Poets Who Bled on the Page
Header: Hughes, Sexton, Baudelaire
Poetry has seen a surge in popularity during these uncertain times we find ourselves facing—a worldwide pandemic, fluctuating financial markets, and never-ending military conflicts, to name a few—and quite often crises of any kind, whether on a global or personal scale, create catalysts within an individual to become more introspective about their place in the world and their very own existence. Poetry can offer a natural source of comfort, or, at the least, a kinship with another being who not only knows a thing or two about living through hardships, but who also has chronicled their experiences in graphic, raw emotion. Poets have an amplified awareness that slices to the heart of the strife we all face, imparting a reassuring voice that says, “I've been there, too.” The following poets all walked through the fire and bled their feelings to the written record.
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
A poetic meteor whose powerful impact left behind a deep impression still felt today, Plath's confessional milestone Ariel (1965) is a connective tissue to any and every soul that has felt loss, betrayal, or mental anguish. She stripped away the bullshit pretenses and drilled straight to the core of her pain with a brutal honesty that will forever reverberate. An "owl's talons clenching my heart" is a vivid example demarcating the despair she harbored within. Her father's unexpected death when she was nine years old drives much of the narrative, and when she says, "Daddy, I have had to kill you/You died before I had time—" you feel the open wound that never heals.
Essential reading: Ariel (2004 restored edition featuring a foreword by Plath's daughter, Frieda Hughes), and don’t miss her Roman à clef novel, The Bell Jar (1963)
Jimmy Santiago Baca (1952-)
Abandoned at a young age, Jimmy Baca ran away from an orphanage at thirteen, and was in prison by the age of twenty-one. Most of his five years behind bars was spent in isolation where he taught himself to read and write. In the documentary, A Place to Stand, Baca tells of an act of revenge where he swiped a book belonging to a woman who, while working the county jail's front desk, had laughed at a drunk Native American being beaten by two detectives. Later, when Baca (he describes himself then as being “nearly illiterate”) began to burn the woman’s book, he made out words in the tiny bonfire like “dog,” “water,” and “sheep,” and says, "it felt like I had stumbled into a lost treasure." In 2004, he started Cedar Tree, a literary nonprofit that provides programs for at-risk youth, prisoners, and ex-prisoners, and he continues to be an inspiration while on speaking tours at libraries and universities.
Essential reading: Martín & Meditations on the South Valley (1987), A Place to Stand (2001)
John Berryman (1914-1972)
A professor who taught at Harvard, Princeton, and University of Minnesota, Berryman was also a poet who will be remembered for translating storm-tossed emotions into relatable terms that fans can identify. So influential was Berryman's writing that his work sparked the likes of Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, and much later, Australian singer Nick Cave. Berryman said, "The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business." Unfortunately, struggles with depression and alcoholism ended when he jumped off a Minneapolis bridge in the cold of winter. Why? Maybe an answer can be found in "Dream Song 14" when he wrote, "Life, friends, is boring."
Essential reading: The Dream Songs (1969)
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)
Charles Baudelaire's seminal The Flowers of Evil (1857) poems, coupled with his not giving a damn about society's moral restraints, influenced everyone else on this list. Another legend, Arthur Rimbaud referred to Charles Baudelaire as "the king of poets." In his posthumous Paris Spleen (1869), he concisely summed up his decadent philosophy with “Be Drunken,” saying:
Be always drunken. Nothing else matters: that is the only question. If you would not feel the horrible burden of Time weighing on your shoulders and crushing you to the earth, be drunken continually.
Drunken with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you will. But be drunken.
Essential reading: The Flowers of Evil (1857), Paris Spleen (1869).
Langston Hughes (1901-1967)
Hughes was a cultural trailblazer who succeeded despite the constant racism he experienced throughout his life and career. His mother had instilled in him a sense of pride that guided his life as he fought for civil rights, becoming a leader of the Harlem Resistance. In “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" he wrote, “We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, it doesn’t matter.”
Essential reading: The Weary Blues (1926), Selected Poems of Langston Hughes (1959)
Anne Sexton (1928-1974)
Inspired by John Berryman's frankness in writing, among others, Sexton in turn inspired her friend, the equally troubled Sylvia Path, to dig deeper in her own personal reserves. Sexton succeeded, witnessing a good deal of success in her lifetime, winning the Pulitzer for poetry in 1967 for her book Live or Die. In the author's note to the original edition she laments, "Despite every resolution of optimism, melancholy occasionally wins out: man has decidedly botched up the planet." Sadly, like Berryman and Plath, she couldn't escape her demons. Sexton poured herself a glass of vodka and then went to her garage, started her car, and died by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Essential reading: Live or Die (1967), and The Death Notebooks (1974)
Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)
Go into most bookstores where space is already scant for poetry and Bukowski easily dwarfs more celebrated poets like Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, or Maya Angelou. Born in Germany, raised in California, he wrote about sex, horse racing, clipping toenails, the house rent, and just about any other mundane topic you can think of—most of his life he toiled in working class jobs, most notably, the post office. His unfiltered candor continues to attract new followers.
We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing.
Some argue his poetry bends toward sexism, though hardly a man, including Bukowski himself, comes off looking good in his verses. He lived long enough to hang with celebrities like Sean Penn and Bono but will always be thought of as the "poet laureate of L.A. lowlife."
Essential reading: Notes of a Dirty Old Man (1969), Ham on Rye (1972), The Pleasures of The Damned (2007)
All of these poets have many shared similarities, but above all else is their ability to invest readers to view the world through their own distinct prisms. John Keats summed it up best in his letter titled "On Axioms and the Surprise of Poetry" (1818) when he instructed, "Poetry should surprise by a fine excess and not by singularity—it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.” That they do, whether they are marching for equal rights, battling depression, or getting drunk on vices, you take their words as your own, finding a release in their journeys.
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Ocean CitiesAn Ocean City or Floating City is a (part of a) city that is completely separate from the ground, floating on the water surface. The city can be built at sea, but can also be located in calmer inland waters. There are a number of major advantages to the principle of a floating city. People have lived on the water since time immemorial. Often they are built in the form of houseboats, but sometimes also in the form of whole floating cities, especially in areas with a lot of rainfall.
Global warming is increasing the temperature of seawater and melting ice caps. The expanding seawater and melting of the ice on land cause the sea level to rise. A floating city is one of the possibilities for low-lying areas, such as parts of the Netherlands, Bangladesh, the US (New Orleans), to escape the consequences of the rising sea level. Because a floating city always floats on the surface of the water, there is no danger of flooding.
Due to the increase in population and with it the increase in buildings, there is a lack of space in some areas. By expanding the built-up area on the water, it is possible to leave more space open on land and thus give people and nature more room to live.
A major advantage of the floating city is the mobility of the "property". When, for example, the employer moves to another city, it is possible to choose to move house and all. This is a matter of finding a new berth in the new place of residence, hiring a tugboat and mooring it at the new location. The floating city could be built in the same way. The floating parts can all be built somewhere else and then sailed to their destination. This would avoid the inconvenience of construction work and building traffic at this location, which is often in the middle of a busy area.
A floating city could be self-sufficient. For example, the technological knowledge exists to convert wave energy into electricity. But other forms of energy generation are also possible, using a heat pump, solar panels and wind energy. The water on which the city floats could be turned into drinking water by means of a purification process.
Modern Floating Cities
- Steigereiland, IJburg, Amsterdam
- Floating recreation homes, Maasbommel
- San Francisco Bay, Sausalito (California)
- Floating villages in Lake Tonlé Sap, Cambodia
- Lake Union, Seattle
Historic Floating Cities
- Capital of the Aztec Empire: Tenochtitlan
Future Floating Cities
Fictional Floating Cities
Ocean floating islands have been found in literature since Homer's The Odyssey, written around the end of the 8th century BC, which describes the island of Aeolian. They appear again in Pliny the Elder's Natural History of the 1st century AD.
Richard Head's 1673 novel The Floating Island describes the fictional island of Scotia Moria. In The Travels of Dr Doolittle, the characters sail to a floating island that later becomes motionless. In the DC comic about Wonder Woman, Themyscira is a group of floating islands. In Jules Verne's Propeller Island, the characters are on an artificial floating island, which is actually a huge ship. There is a floating island in Yann Martel's Life of Pi.
Extensive research into the possibilities of floating cities and buildings is currently underway. Two things are important here: Technical possibilities and financial feasibility.
When building on water, it is very important that it remains afloat. Buoyancy and the prevention of sinking are therefore important issues when developing a floating city. A floating city must be able to cope with fluctuations in water level, but at the same time it must be fixed in a horizontal sense: it is not intended to sail at random. Skewing due to unbalanced loading is also a problem for which solutions are devised, such as a parking garage in the "basement" of a floating building that automatically distributes the weight by moving the cars.
In a way, foundations on water are much easier than on land. The load-bearing capacity of the soil layers does not have to be taken into account; after all, the load-bearing capacity of water is approximately the same everywhere. Only the structure used to anchor the floating city comes into contact with the ground. The floating city must also be connected to existing infrastructure, as people must be able to move from the floating city to the mainland. An obvious option here is transport by water. One condition for floating construction is the use of lightweight materials, otherwise the buildings will quickly become too heavy. Many lightweight materials have been developed, but due to small-scale production, they are often relatively expensive.
Ocean Colonisation is the theory and practice of permanent human settlements in the oceans. Such settlements can be seastead platforms floating on the water surface, or exist as safe underwater habitats on the ocean floor or in an intermediate position.
One of the primary goals of ocean colonisation is the expansion of the habitable area. Other possible benefits include expanded access to underwater resources, new forms of governance (e.g. micronations) and new recreational activities.
Lessons learned from ocean colonisation may be applicable to space colonisation. The ocean may prove simpler to colonise than space and therefore occur first, providing a testing ground for the latter. In particular, on the issue of sovereignty, there may be many similarities between ocean and space colonization; adjustments to social life under more severe circumstances would apply similarly to ocean and space; and many technologies may be useful in both environments
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Researchers are recommending that pregnant women with past episodes of mild to moderate depression stay away from a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
An article in the Boston Globe cites a review of more than 100 studies that researchers from Boston IVF and Tufts University School of Medicine published in the journal Human Reproduction. According to the story, the researchers concluded that “there is no evidence of improved pregnancy outcomes with antidepressant use.”
But there are established risks to the use of SSRI antidepressants, the researchers concluded. They include an increased risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, and behavioral problems in newborns. A number of studies have also linked SSRI antidepressants with potentially deadly heart and lung defects in newborns.
SSRI antidepressants, which are among the most widely prescribed prescription medications in the United States, include Prozac and Zoloft.
According to the Boston Globe, almost a third of babies born to mothers who took antidepressants develop a condition called “newborn behavioral syndrome.” Symptoms of that condition include feeding problems, jitteriness, and excessive crying during the first few days or weeks after birth.
The story also mentions a joint statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Psychiatric Association three years ago, which advised women who experienced mild or no symptoms of depression for at least six months to consider tapering off antidepressants before they become pregnant.
Patients should consult their doctors before making any changes in their medication. A consultation with an SSRI lawyer is also important if there are significant injuries from SSRIs.
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Macros – and specifically, macro calculators – are a hot topic for nutritionists and fitness bloggers right now. You may have seen influencers talking about following the macro diet – and essentially, it's a way of measuring the three key food groups our body needs; carbohydrates, protein and fats.
But should you care, and how exactly can macros be calculated? Dr Ali Hill, registered nutritionist and course leader in Applied Human Nutrition at Solent University, has the lowdown...
What are macros?
'Macros, short for macronutrients, are the major food types that we get energy from – carbohydrates, fat and protein,' Dr Ali tells Cosmopolitan UK. 'Some people see alcohol as a macronutrient too because it has calories in it.
'We need energy to keep us alive – we use it for everything from breathing and keeping your heart going, through to fuelling us to do that hardcore spin class.'
Dr Ali explains that there's been a rise in those counting macros. 'If you do it to lose weight, as with any diet, it works by creating a calorie deficit,' she explains. 'That means that you burn off more calories than you’re eating.
'There are other habits that will also create a calorie deficit, such as eating smaller portions and exercising more.'
Why do people count macros?
While we may be used to counting calories, a macro-focussed diet isn't about how many are in your food, but what kind of calories they are.
'To be healthy, it’s important to get the right balance of macros in your diet,' Dr Ali says. 'Sometimes people also count macros if they’re trying to lose weight, or for other reasons, such as if they’re trying to make sure they get the right amount of protein they need to put on muscle.'
Finding that balance means knowing exactly what your body needs, and what you want to gain – or lose. It requires some calculations, but the benefits can be huge.
The If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) diet simply means using a macro calculator to keep track of the percentage of protein, carbs and fats you're eating.
Is there a basic macro calculator anyone can use?
Yes... but it will require some maths.
Firstly, you need to figure out your basal metabolic rate – or BMR. This is the rate at which your body uses energy, and varies from person to person. There are online calculators to help with this, or you can do the equation yourself.
For women, it's: 655 + (4.35 x weight in lbs) + (4.7 x height in inches) – (4.7 x age)
You then times this by your daily activity level:
- 1.2 for those with desk jobs who do little or no exercise
- 1.375 for light exercise 1-3 times per week
- 1.55 for moderate exercise 3-5 times per week
- 725 for heavy exercise 6-7 times per week.
That's how many calories you need per day. Still with me?
From here, you can figure out your macro starting point. Dr Ali explains: 'As a broad approximation, carbohydrates and proteins give us 4 calories for every gram, and fat gives us 9. So if you eat a small grilled chicken breast, which has 6.4g of fat and 29g of protein, it would have 58 calories from fat and 116 calories from protein – so 174 calories in total.
'We roughly need about 50% of our calories from carbohydrate, 15% from protein and 35% from fat – however, this of course various for different individuals.'
If you're looking to lose weight, you might want try:
- 45% protein
- 30% carbs
- 25% fat
For muscle building, try:
- 40% protein
- 35% carbs
- 20% fat
The whole idea of the macro diet is that you try different measurements and adjust until you find something that suits you. However, Dr Ali points out that the diet doesn't take into account alcohol.
'A glass of rosé can have about 140 calories in it – that’s more than a two-fingerKit Kat,'she explains. 'If you’re not tracking that, you could be working out your energy wrong, and end up putting on weight when you’re trying to lose it.'
How important is it to be aware of macros?
As with anything, it shouldn't be taking up too much of your time or worries. Dr Ali explains: 'Macros give us a rough idea of whether what we’re eating is in the right proportion. But it doesn’t take into account other things that are important for health, such as the amount of fruit and veg we eat, or how much water we drink.
'We also know that we need about 30g of fibre for a healthy diet and to reduce the likelihood of getting heart disease, stroke, type 2diabetes and bowl cancer – but you don’t track this if you’re counting macros.'
Macro calculating is more effective than calorie counting in terms of eating a variety of foods, though.
'You could eat 5 slices of chocolate fudge cake and counting calories would show you’ve met your energy requirement,' Dr Ali says.'But it wouldn’t be healthy – counting macros would give a better indication of that.'
However, Dr Ali has some wise words for those who want to start counting macros – and a warning not to let it take over.
'Food is more than the sum of its parts,' she explains. 'It’s not just a series of numbers. It’s a hot chocolate in front of a fire in the middle of winter with your partner. It’s a lunch with your mates catching up on the latest goss. It’s a meal with your family.
'Food is so often central to social situations and enjoyment, and you don’t want to lose sight of that.
'By all means track your macros if it works for you, but don’t do it at the expense of enjoying your food.'
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By Walter Hutsky
Whenever someone mentions the word poltergeist a few things may come to mind. The word may instill some kind of fear in you, you may think of the 80’s horror movie Poltergeist or get images in your head of spirits tossing objects around trying hurting people. I’m hoping this article will put to rest some of the myths about poltergeists and give everyone a better understanding of what the word really means.
What is a poltergeist?
Poltergeist is a German word that literally means “noisy ghost”(from German poltern “to knock” and geist “spirit”). They are commonly characterized as spirits able to interact with the physical world.
It was thought that spirit activity was to blame in this type of haunting situation, but research by parapsychologists Nandor Fodor, Alan Gauld, A. D. Cornell, and William Roll show that that theory might not be case. They feel that a poltergeist isn’t even believed to a ghost and that a living person that acts as a human agent most likely causes poltergeist activity.
An adolescent female going through some sort of emotional changes or trauma is usually to blame, although any age group and gender may be the cause. The human agent unknowingly releases their mental emotional energy built up inside of them in the form of manipulating or moving things with their mind (psychokenesis). Apparitions may also be projected from the mind of the agent into the environment or even into the minds of others.
Parapsychologist William R. Roll, project director of the Psychical Research Foundation in Durham, North Carolina, defined poltergeist activity as Recurrent Spontaneous Psycho Kinesis (RSPK) and this term has replaced the word poltergeist in the scientific field. Some still feel that this phenomenon could be from an actual entity though and not a human agent. Ancient beliefs were quick to blame the Devil, evil spirits or malevolent ghosts. It is also very likely many poltergeist cases are nothing more than tricky by individuals wanting attention.
A famous case poltergeist case called the Enfield Poltergeist Case took place in Northern London in 1977. Many were witness to this events that took place and it generated much publicity.
What are some common signs of a poltergeist?
Note: All of these signs could indicate a variety of disturbances and not necessarily poltergeist activity.
- Objects being moved by themselves
- Strange noises without any apparent causes
- Unusual smells
- Water, blood or other liquids dripping from ceilings or walls
- Objects disappearing and reappearing
- Threatening writings
- Biting/Slapping/Pushing/Physical harm
- Lights, appliances and electronics turning on and off by themselves
How can someone get rid of poltergeist activity?
It seems most cases of RSPK go away by themselves in a few months. Other cases may require the human agent to admit that they are the ones causing the activity and getting them admit that causes it to stop. Psychological help may also be a good option to find out what is bothering the person involved to help resolve underlying issues related to the phenomenon.
Can poltergeists harm you?
Chances are the activity will only be mild in nature but a it is possible for someone to get hit by a fly object. Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach has stated injury in unlikely and if anyone is injured its usually the human agent themselves.
How can you tell if a haunting is caused by RSPK or a real entity that is moving objects?
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Photographing Fog Results in Swirling Rivers of Silver
Bay Area photographer Lorenzo Montezemolo, aka elmophoto, managed to harness the the motion and other-worldliness in this photo of a foggy night. By using a 3 minute long exposure he was able to use the moonlight from his vista atop Mt Tamalpais to create the illusion of a more solid form.
“I chose to use a long exposure in order to give the incoming fog a smooth, striated appearance as it slithered over the ridge below.”
Photographing fog can be challenging. It does require some special considerations. Light, shadow, detail all are different because of the diffused nature of fog and mist.
Of course the mysterious nature of fog and mist makes for an appealing subject. It envelops the scene, both revealing and hiding images at the same time. The result can be quite dream-like.
Learning to capture the mood of a misty or foggy scene can take practice. Cambridge in Colour offers some good tips of shooting fog–which seems appropriate since England has more than its fair share of the stuff!
Photographers must make adjustments in exposure, as Montezemolo did above. And we can’t simply trust the equipment–we must learn how to compensate for the different quality and nature light has when traveling through the moist air–whether that is during the day or at night.
Scenes in the fog are also much more dimly lit — often requiring longer exposure times than would otherwise be necessary. In addition, fog makes the air much more reflective to light, which often tricks your camera’s light meter into thinking that it needs to decrease the exposure. Just as with photographs in the snow, fog therefore usually requires dialing in some positive exposure compensation.
Because of this softer lighting it can be a challenge to achieve contrast. But with practice nature photographers can capture amazing fog-filled shots by utilizing depth, shape, color and other elements of contrast.
See more of Lorenzo Montezemolo’s stunning nature photography.
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Basement and Utility Room Plumbing Services Hunters Creek Village Texas
Homeowners are frequently a lot more well-informed about their plumbing than they believe they are, especially when it concerns those often-used fixtures in the bathroom and kitchen. Using your faucets, sinks and showers every day, you start establishing a basic concept about how things work. Basement and utility space plumbing is a bit less familiar for many people, however, which suggests it can be tough to determine what to do when things start dripping or flooding, or some other issue arises in those locations. There are a couple of typical plumbing-related issues you might find in your basement or your energy space - if you're uncertain ways to repair the issue we'll send a plumbing and drain expert your method.
Sump pumps: Sump pumps are typically located in houses with finished basements in order to avoid flooding, which can be extremely damaging. The pump's job is to move water away from your house and into the nearby storm drain. There are numerous different kinds of sump pumps, consisting of electrical and battery-powered, and Midwest Plumbers experts are able to check, fix or change any of them.
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Water heaters: Hot water heater are among the most crucial plumbing fixtures in any home, offering warm water to your bathroom and kitchen faucets, as well as your washing machines. If water is pooling under the machine, it's probably being caused by a leakage that you ought to fix immediately. Also, if your water appears rusty or has a different smell than it usually does, your water heater may be the issue. A Midwest Plumbers plumbing can find the issue and make emergency repair works at any time of the day or night. If you need a replacement, speak to the Midwest Plumbers expert about the water heater choices that are best for you, and she or he will be happy to install your brand-new machine.
Washing machines: The most typical laundry room plumbing concerns typically originate from washing machines. Washing machines need repairs for various reasons, from leakages to broken pipelines, drains pipes or flooding. Give Midwest Plumbers a call if your washing machine isn't working appropriately, and a local Midwest Plumbers expert will help you fix the issue and get your laundry room back to typical.
Basement and utility room plumbing tips and maintenance
Follow these maintenance tips to help you keep your basement and utility room in good working order:
Test your sump pump often. To guarantee your sump pump is in excellent working order, it's essential to evaluate it typically, especially prior to summer season or whenever you're anticipating storms or high volumes of rainfall. To check it, merely put a bucket of water into the sump pit. The water must trigger the pump, which will switch on, remove the water and shut off if it's working as it needs to be.
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The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations began June 1 with a commemoration ceremony for the Malaysia phase in Sandakan.
As the premier naval engagement in South and Southeast Asia, CARAT provides a regional venue to address shared maritime security priorities, enhance interoperability among participating forces, and develop sustained naval partnerships with nations across South and Southeast Asia.
“Our persistent engagement with our allies and partners through CARAT builds trust and creates strong relationships that endure beyond the exercise series,” said Rear Adm. Charles Williams, commander, Task Force 73. “This translates to increased readiness and interoperability that allows us to work closely with navies across the region and enhance cooperative maritime security.”
CARAT Malaysia will take place on the ground in Sandakan and in the waters and airspace of the Sulu Sea. The Malaysian Armed Forces have participated in CARAT since the exercise series began in 1995 and this year’s exercise reflects more than two decades of increasingly complex training ashore, at sea and in the air.
The harbor phase for CARAT Malaysia will feature an amphibious landing, as well as explosive ordnance training, medical and dental capabilities seminars and a civil -engineering project. At sea, flight operations, coordinated gunnery drills and surface warfare maneuvers will highlight an exercise that continues the trend of increasing complexity each year.
“We’ve been working very closely with the Malaysian Armed Forces for 22 years as part of CARAT,” said Capt. H.B. Le, commodore Destroyer Squadron 7. “Over that time we’ve developed a familiarity with each other’s capabilities that allows us to push the envelope with the planning and execution of each exercise, something that is important in such a diverse maritime environment.”
U.S. ships and units participating in CARAT Malaysia include the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), the expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1), a P-3C Orion, staff from CTF-73 and CDS-7, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 and Marines from 3rd Marine Division.
Following CARAT Malaysia, additional bilateral phases of CARAT will occur from June through November 2016 with Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
While the exercise series remains bilateral at its core, elements of CARAT 2016 will include multilateral cooperation ranging from observers to training activities.
Phases vary based on exercise locations, mutual training goals and participating assets. Many CARAT phases feature a broad range of naval competencies including surface warfare; undersea warfare; air defense and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine operations; jungle warfare; and explosive ordnance disposal; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law; public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
CARAT 2016 will be the most complex series to date. Its continuing relevance for more than two decades speaks to the high quality of exercise events and the enduring value of regional cooperation among allies and partners in South and Southeast Asia.
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Passes and permits
Early bird discount for boaters are here until March 31, 2022!
Purchase a Seasonal Lockage and Mooring Package and receive 20% off the price of lockage and 10% off the price of mooring.
Various passes or permits are required for transiting through the locks on the Rideau Canal, and for mooring overnight at lockstations. Visitors travelling by boat or paddlecraft (kayaks and canoes) will be required to show permits for lockage and/or overnight mooring.
- Vessel length is used to calculate lockage and mooring fees
- Vessels 12ft and under are charged a minimum rate for all permits
- Permits are valid only during the year of issue and are not transferable or refundable
- Seasonal lockage, mooring or transit decals must be affixed to the vessel
- Vessels towing a boat (aluminum, fiberglass, rubber dinghy or personal watercraft) regardless of size, with or without an engine, will require a lockage permit for the towed craft
- A mooring permit for a towed vessel is also a requirement
Boating and paddling
- Seasonal lockage:
- Allows passage through any number of locks throughout the entire navigation season
- 6-day permit:
- Allows passage through any number of locks on any six days
- 1-day permit:
- Allows passage through any number of locks in a single day
- Transit permit:
- One-way travel through the entire Rideau Canal system
- Single Lockage and Return permit:
- Fee charged to travel through and then return by the same lock station.
- Overnight mooring permit:
- Allows boaters to stay overnight at lockstations on a first-come first-served basis
Camping permits are issued on a first-come first served basis at most lockstations at the discretion of the lockmaster.
- Fees are determined by group size
- Boaters with overnight mooring permits camp for free
- There are three reserveable campsites available to land-based visitors who are driving, cycling or hiking in
Special Events (including on-water activity taking place over the bed of the Rideau Canal National Historic Site) must have a valid Special Events permit in order to proceed.
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Voiced labiodental stop
|Voiced labiodental stop|
|IPA number||102 408|
|Unicode (hex)||U+0062 U+032A|
The voiced labiodental stop is a consonant sound produced like a [b], but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in [v]. This can be represented in the IPA as ⟨b̪⟩. A separate symbol that is sometimes seen, especially in Bantu linguistics but not recognized by the IPA, is the db ligature ⟨ȸ⟩.
The XiNkuna dialect of Tsonga has affricates, [p̪͡f] (voiceless labiodental affricate) and [b̪͡v] (voiced labiodental affricate) (that is, [ȹ͡f] and [ȸ͡v]), which unlike the bilabial-labiodental affricate [p͡f] of German are purely labiodental.
Features of the "voiced labiodental stop":
- Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with no nasal outlet, the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is a stop.
- Its place of articulation is labiodental, which means it is articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth.
- Its phonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
- It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
- It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
- The airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the lungs and diaphragm, as in most sounds.
|Danish||Standard||véd||[b̪̆e̝ːˀð̠˕ˠ]||'know(s)'||Rather short; also described as an approximant [ʋ]. A rare alternative is a fricative [v]. See Danish phonology|
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Today childcare centers are gaining importance as a profitable business. Many people are seeking advice to obtain grants to start their own childcare center, expand their program, or upgrade their facilities.
One way to locate financing for your childcare business is to:
Check with your local bank
Research and obtain venture capital
Seek gifts and loans from family and friends
Look for advice from incubator organizations
Obtain counsel from local small business and women’s associations
In a few states, special loan programs have been developed to help childcare centers access immediate funds at affordable rates, like Washington and Oregon’s Cascadian Child Care Fund.
Independent childcare business owners can also try the Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, a service of The Foundation Center at http://www.fdncenter.org. For a small fee per month (payable by credit card), the Foundation Center offers online listings of Grants to Individuals in the U.S.
Requesting Guidelines and Applications
Once you have completed your initial research and found potential grant funding, the next step involves contacting them and request their latest application and funding guidelines. If the program is operated by a foundation, also request their annual report. It is a good idea to view some common grant applications online so you know what to look for when your information comes in.
Grant/Funding Information Processing
Once you have received various funding information packets and applications, read them carefully and make notes about specific guidelines. Review which of the funding opportunities are available for a childcare center and whether your business plan fits their criteria. Examples of information you would find on a funding information packet would be: the type of program for which funding is available, eligibility requirements, location and populations served, and application deadlines, and so on.
Contact Funding Agencies Directly
Funding guidelines and applications can be quite extensive. While reviewing the guidelines and application, make notes of any questions you may have. Most funding agencies will assist you in completing your application for funding, and will appreciate that you have taken the time to get all the facts before submitting your proposal. Funding proposals are often set aside and not reviewed due to incomplete information, therefore it is critical to review your application to ensure you have met all the eligibility requirements and submitted all the necessary paperwork.
Prepare Your Cover Letter and Proposal
A cover letter is usually required with each proposal submitted. Again, check the guidelines of the funding agencies. Each agency will have different paperwork requirements.
Don’t Give Up
The best advice you can receive as you begin your quest for funding for your childcare center is not to become discouraged. Funding agencies typically receive a lot more proposals than they fund. So apply to more than one funding organization, and follow each organization’s instructions very carefully as to what they want in a proposal, and you will have a much better chance of obtaining funding for your childcare center. | <urn:uuid:a42114a9-a664-4e81-9002-2bddb818bb23> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blowbusiness.net/small-business/how-to-obtain-grants-for-your-child-day-care-center.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.94595 | 590 | 1.625 | 2 |
Utility Officials: Utah’s Water Is Safe; Stop Hoarding Bottled Water
HUNTSVILLE, Utah – Several water utilities across Utah have been trying to get the word out that there’s no need to hoard bottled water.
They said you won’t find any coronavirus in your tap, and you won’t see the water supply shut off, either.
You never worry about catching the flu or cold through tap water, and officials said COVID-19 isn’t any different.
Coronavirus is not a waterborne illness.
If you do end up quarantined, you will have plenty of safe tap water to drink. Officials at the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District showed KSL why.
General manager and CEO of the water district, Tage Flint explained the process.
Well before your water comes out of the tap, and a far cry from what it was outdoors, drinking water is put through a lot to make it safe.
“We’re getting more questions, about not only this virus, but any other viruses that might be out there in their drinking water,” said Flint.
He said there’s a lot more curiosity about the tap water than usual now, even though little to nothing has changed at their state-of-the-art water treatment plant.
It starts as the thicker sediment is separated from the water. It takes two to four hours for the water to get from one end of the filtering pools to the other.
The water then makes it over to another building where it’s all filtered again.
“The filtration occurs at a very slow rate, per square foot of the filter, and that’s on purpose so that it has plenty of time to scrub the water as it passes through the filter media,” said Flint.
The water comes out clear on the other end, and then goes through ozone generators that kill of any biological agents.
It then moves down through pipes, and Flint said at this point, it’s perfectly safe to drink, but they’ve one last step within the past several years.
“We are using an ultraviolet sterilization unit to inactivate any additional particulates that might be in the water,” he said,
The filtered water undergoes constant testing in an on-site laboratory.
The process and availability of clean, abundant drinking water from the tap leads Flint’s team to question why the grocery stores have run out of bottled water.
“We are a little bit taken back by how much product has been sold in the stores, through bottled water, when we know well that the supply here is safe, and easy to use, and certainly a lot cheaper,” Flint said.
You’re going to see something similar to that, statewide. Flint said there are measures in place to make sure someone will always be at the treatment plant to keep the water running.
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How Do I Prevent It?
The CDC has some simple recommendations, most of which are the same for preventing other respiratory illnesses or the flu:
- Avoid close contact with people who may be sick
- Avoid touching your face
- Stay home when you are sick
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and then throw the tissue in the trash
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. Always wash your hands with soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
The CDC does not recommend wearing a face mask respirator to protect yourself from coronavirus unless a healthcare professional recommends it.
How To Get Help
If you’re worried you may have COVID-19, you can contact the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707 to speak to trained healthcare professionals. You can also use telehealth service through your healthcare providers.
If you see evidence of PRICE GOUGING, the Utah Attorney General’s Office wants you to report it. Common items in question include toilet paper, water, hand sanitizer, certain household cleaners, and even cold medicine and baby formula. Authorities are asking anyone who sees price gouging to report it to the Utah Division of Consumer Protection at 801-530-6601 or 800-721-7233. The division can also be reached by email at email@example.com.
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Feminist Books & Feminist Authors
List of Feminist Books
(Includes Fiction and Non-Fiction Books)
"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan (see excerpts The Problem that Has No Name and The Happy Housewife Heroine)
"The Beauty Myth" by Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf is a controversial feminist, however her book The Beauty Myth has been highly recommended for it's discussion of body image.
"Real Beauty" by Kaz Cooke
"Revolution from Within" by Gloria Steinam
About recovering creativity.
"Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation" by Barbara Findlen
"Feminist Fairy Tales" by Barbara G. Walker
"The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver
"Women, Sex, and Desire" by Elizabeth Davis
Excellent for a better understanding of menstrual cycles and predicting them.
"To Be Real" by Rebecca Walker
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"Herland" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions" by Gloria Steinem
"The Edible Woman" by Margaret Atwood
"Surfacing" by Margaret Atwood
"Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
"Mama's Girl" by Veronica Chambers
"Kickboxing Geishas" by Veronica Chambers
"The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
The autobiography of Audre Lorde
"The Story of Avis" by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
"The Body Project" by Joan Brumberg
"Hamlet's Mother and Other Women" by Carolyn Heilbrun
"Writing a Woman's Life" by Carolyn Heilbrun
"Towards a Recognition of Androgyny" by Carolyn Heilbrun
"Feminism Unmodified" by Catherine MacKinnon
"Reasonable Creatures" by Katha Pollitt
"The Mismeasure of Women" by Carol Tavris
Subtitled, "Why women are not the better sex, the inferior sex, or the opposite sex."
"Aren't Women Human?" by Dorothy Sayers
"When God Was a Woman" by Merlin Stone
"Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls" by Myra and David Sadker
"Personal Politics" by Sara Evans
"Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen" by Kates Shulman
"The Women's Room" by Marilyn French
"Rubyfruit Jungle" by Rita Mae Brown
"Bitter Ice" by Barbara Kent Lawrence
"Women Without Superstition: No Gods, No Masters" by Annie Laurie Gaylor.
"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
"The Politics of Reality" by Marilyn Frye
"A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" by Mary Wollstonecraft
"The Victim of Prejudice" by Mary Hays
"Ruth Hall" by Fanny Fern
"The Madwoman in the Attic" by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar
"The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrisson
"The Second Sex" by Simone de Beauvoir
"Storm Clouds Over Party Shoes: Etiquette Problems for the Ill-Bred Woman" by Sheila Norgate
"Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves" by Sarah B. Pomeroy
An academic explaination of the roots of homophobia, misogyny, infanticide, and classism through a presentation of the religious, social, and legal structures of ancient Greece and Rome.
"Fire With Fire" by Naomi Wolf
"Glass Town" by Lisa Spaar
An exploration of eating disorders and adolescence.
"Where the Girls Are: Growing up Female with the Mass Media" by Susan Douglas, a contributor to Ms. magazine.
"From Reverence to Rape: The teatment of Women in Movies" by Molly Haskell
"A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women 1930-1960" by Jeannine Bassinger
"SchoolGirls" by Peggy Orenstein
"Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape and Femininity" by Susan Brownmiller
"Backlash" by Susan Faludi
Essays by Candida Royalle
"Myths of Gender" by biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling
"The Lenses of Gender" by psychologist Sandra Bem
"Gender Shock" by Phyllis Burke
"The Gender Knot" by Allan Johnson
Intro to radical feminism 101.
"Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings" by Miriam Schneir
"Letters to a Young Feminist" by Phyllis Chesler
"Throwing like a Girl by Iris Marion Young
"Bound Feet and Western Dress" by Pang-Mei Natasha Chang
"ain't i a woman" by bell hooks
"Feminism and Men: Reconstructing Gender Relations" edited by Steven P. Schacht and Doris W. Ewing
"Woman On the Edge of Time" by Marge Piercy
"Woman: An Intimate Geography" by Natalie Angier
"Divided Lives: American Women in the Twentieth Century" by Rosalind Rosenberg
"Cunt: A Declaration of Independence" by Ingo Muscio
A wonderful (and rather famous) book about menstruation.
"Dragontime: Magic and Mystery of Menstruation" by Luisa Francia, translated into English by Sasha Daucus
"A History of Their Own" by Bonnie Anderson and Judith Zinsser
An anthology of autobiographical works by more than 100 female feminist writers.
"Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism" by Suzanne Pharr
"The Last Time I Wore a Dress" by Daphne Scholinski and Jane Meredith Adams
A true story of the transgender experience.
Full Frontal Feminism
A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters.
"Ahab's Wife" by Sena Jeter Naslund
Inspired by the classic "Moby Dick", about the perspective of the fisherman's wife.
"1000 Acres" by Jane Smiley
A woman-friendly version of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Anne Sexton's feminist retellings of fairy tales.
"Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys
Told from the perspective of Rochester's crazy wife in the book "Jane Eyre".
"The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter
feminist retellingsof several fairy tales.
"Kissing the Witch" by Emma Donoghue
"The Moon Under Her Feet"
The story of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Mary Magdalane, which suggests that Christianity originally had deep roots in Paganism.
"The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation" by Janice Delaney, M. J. Lupton, and E. Toth.
"The Chalice and the Blade" by Glenna McReynolds
"The Radical Future of Liberal Feminism" by Zillah Eisenstein.
List of Feminist Authors
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Simone de Beauvoir
Zora Neale Hurston
Ursula K. LeGuin
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Government shutdown may affect scheduled anniversary programs at Stones River Battlefield
Plans at Stones River National Battlefield commemorating the 156th anniversary of the Battle of Stones River next week may be in jeopardy because of the pending government shutdown.
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded the Senate approve a new funding plan for a border wall or watch the government shut down at midnight.
“If there is no government funding, there will be no programs,” said Jim Lewis, chief ranger and head of interpretive and educational programs at the national battlefield. “We’re open for business (Friday) but we’ll see what happens after that.”
Events at the National Park Service site are scheduled to run Dec. 26 through Jan. 2, 2019. The battle was fought from Dec. 31, 1862, through Jan. 2, 1863.
"We will have essential personnel on duty," Lewis said.
The park was partially closed in mid-January this year during a previous government shutdown.
About the scheduled plans
If the government does reinstate funding, Stones River National Battlefield will resume regularly scheduled programming, Lewis said.
The planned commemoration begins Dec. 26 with the first talk of the morning to be held at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce visitor center, 3050 Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro.
All other ranger talks and tours will be begin at the park’s visitor center, 3501 Old Nashville Highway.
About the battle
The battle proved to be one of the bloodiest and most significant battles of the American Civil War. The slim Union victory bolstered northern morale, supported the changing Union war policy heralded by the Emancipation Proclamation, and set the stage for future campaigns through the Confederate heartland.
Weekend living history programs held Dec. 29-30 will focus on some of the deadliest places on the battlefield on the first day of battle, Dec. 31, 1862, including the Slaughter Pen and Hell’s Half Acre.
On Dec. 31, park rangers will lead walks at key battlefield locations at the very time that some of the most critical actions raged 156 years ago.
Programs on Jan. 1 will focus on the battle’s role in transforming the war into a major part of America's ongoing work to secure civil rights for its citizens. More living history programs are on tap for Jan. 2 with programs focusing on the climactic fighting that raged along the banks of the Stones River.
Where to go
Visit nps.gov/stri/planyourvisit/anniversary.htm for a complete program schedule of dates, times and locations. The Stones River National Battlefield main entrance is at 1563 N. Thompson Lane. The visitor center, 3501 Old Nashville Highway, is one mile from the Thompson Lane entrance. Additional information is available at the visitor center by calling 615-893-9501 or at the park website nps.gov/stri.
• 11 a.m. — The Approaching Thunder: Join a ranger at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce visitor center as they use the outdoor map to explain the Stones River Campaign events that played out 156 years ago to the day. (30 minutes)
• 1 p.m. — Stones River Stories: Listen as a park ranger tells the story of a soldier or unit on the ground where they fought in the Battle of Stones River. Check in at the visitor center to find the program location. (30 minutes)
• 2 p.m. — Battlefield Caravan Tour: Follow a ranger in your car and stop at several key locations as you explore the places and people that make up the Battle of Stones River story. (90 minutes)
Dec. 29-30: Living History Programs
• 9 a.m. — The Approaching Thunder: Join a ranger at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce visitor center and use the outdoor map to visualize the Stones River Campaign events that played out 156 years ago to the day. (30 minutes)
The remainder of the day will feature living history programs focusing on the events that occurred on Dec. 31, 1862.
• 11 a.m. — The Slaughter Pen: Walk through one of the deadliest places on the battlefield and hear the stories of soldiers who fought there while watching musket and cannon firing demonstrations. (45 minutes)
• 1 p.m. — Hell's Half Acre: Walk the deadly space where Union forces beat back four Confederate attacks anchoring the Federal line defending the Nashville Pike. This program will feature musket and cannon firing demonstrations. (45 minutes)
• 3 pm. — The Line That Wouldn't Break: Take a 3/4-mile walk around the fields where the climactic fighting of Dec. 31, 1862, raged and watch as Confederate and Union soldiers fire muskets and cannons. (45 minutes)
Dec. 31: Real Time Walks
Explore key points on the battlefield with a ranger at the same time as Confederate and Union soldiers on each site 156 years ago. All programs will begin at the park visitor center, 3501 Old Nashville Highway.
• 11 a.m. — The Slaughter Pen
• 1 p.m. — Hell's Half Acre
• 3 p.m. — Fighting for the Nashville Pike
Jan. 1, 2019
• 10 a.m. — The Eye of the Storm: Learn about the quiet but critical events of New Year's Day that shaped the outcome of the Battle of Stones River. (30 minutes)
• 11 a.m. — Forever Free: The Battle of Stones River provided a victory to support the Emancipation Proclamation. Join a discussion of that document and how it shaped the outcome and aftermath of the Civil War. (30 minutes)
• 1 p.m. — William Holland's Story: Hear the story of William Holland's transformation from slave to property owner that helps us understand the connection between the Civil War, the Battle of Stones River and America's ongoing work to define the meaning of freedom and civil rights. (30 minutes)
• 2 p.m. — Rising From the Ashes: Take a walk through the heart of the battlefield and learn about the Freedmen's Community known as Cemetery that emerged as a result of the "new birth of freedom" that grew out of the Civil War. (60 minutes)
Jan. 2, 2019
All programs will take place at the McFadden Farm Unit, 2600 Van Cleve Lane, Murfreesboro
• 11 a.m. — River Running Red: Meet a park ranger and walk down historic McFadden Lane as you hear the story of the final attack that sealed the Union victory 156 years ago.
“The Very Forest Seemed to Fall”
Join living historians as they present artillery demonstrations and talks highlighting the final attack of the battle of Stones River and its bloody consequences.
Cannon firing demonstrations will take place at 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m.
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THE PARENT COACH by JAN ROBERTS – EARTH OASIS CLIENT
This column first appeared in The La Canada and Pasadena Outlook Newspapers on May 14, 2015
Dear Parent Coach,
I was awakened at 2 a.m. recently, and discovered my 14 year old son on the computer playing games. We were both surprised to see each other at that hour! I was very upset. He said he lost track of time. I need help with a consequence.
Many parents, like yourself, are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of time and energy it takes to manage the fast growing use of technology by their children. Gone are the days when excessive TV viewing was the biggest concern on a parent’s mind.
Today’s tweens and teens (and even younger children) are technology whizzes. Not only are they quick to adapt to ever changing uses of each new gadget that comes on the market, but they are equally good at getting around the various parental blocks that are available.
A recent study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation showed that children ages 8 to 18 are spending an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes a day using some form of media for entertainment. This includes listening to music, playing games and watching TV, as well as texting, all on cell phones.
Excessive use of ubiquitous technology can have a negative impact on the grades and health of students. Many young people involved with social networking on Facebook and texting find it addictive, and they have difficulty knowing when to call it quits for the day. They’re obsessed with keeping in touch with friends constantly.
Family life can also suffer in the wake of over-the-top technology use by everyone in a family. There is less time for face to face interactions between family members, as well as decreased time available for sharing household responsibilities and other activities that are supportive and bonding.
Parents report that their teens are texting friends under the dinner table during a family meal. Others are caught off guard when their tween texts them from an upstairs bedroom to see if dinner is on the table yet.
Obviously, there are many positive and convenient uses for various forms of modern technology, as well as the possibility of misuse and obsessive use by inexperienced and naive kids. It is a parent’s responsibility to establish guidelines and controls that keep their children safe, healthy, and balanced.
Children do not obtain computers and cell phones on their own, without their parents’ consent and help in purchasing them. As parents make the decision to provide these for their children, a good deal of thought should be given by parents as to how, when, and where they should be used appropriately. Guidelines need to be clearly stated and enforced.
When teens begin to drive, parents typically spell out guidelines for the use of a car- where they can drive it, when they need to be home, and their responsibilities for the privilege of driving. The same should be true for use of a computer or cell phone, with specific uses spelled out and consequences in place for rule infractions.
Your son’s use of the computer at 2 a.m. was obviously against your parental guidelines, and you want there to be a consequence. The most logical one is to restrict the use of the computer for a week or two. The computer should be off limits to him except for completion of homework, and turned off when he finishes it.
Before resuming his use of the computer, your son needs to state your guidelines regarding appropriate use, and clearly understand what the consequences would be, should he decide to play games in the middle of the night again.
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Stressing over the conservation of the freshwater lake Deepor Beel, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed officials to immediately demarcate the “exact” area of the wetland.
The Chief Minister also directed officials to develop and maintain water bodies under the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bid to save water and secure the future.
It may be mentioned that to address the growing water crisis in the country, the Modi government in August this year launched a new ministry to look at the management of water resources and drinking water supply.
Fearing threat to the existence of the Beel, Sonowal had earlier directed the concerned officials to conduct a survey of the lake and prepare a land classification report for its conservation. Considered as one of the largest beels in Brahmaputra valley in Lower Assam, the wetland comes under the Ramsar Convention. It is located in the south-west of Guwahati city.
Also, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) hearing a petition filed by Rohit Chowdhury this August directed the state government to declare the lake as an eco-sensitive zone. An order in regard to the same was passed accordingly.
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In the sermon on Matthew 4:4, we saw that when Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness, after being without food for 40 days and 40 nights, he responded with a direct quotation from Deut 8:3: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Jesus endured temptation where the Jews and us, Gentiles, have failed. He did the will of his heavenly Father perfectly. He kept the law for his wayward people and he suffered the punishment due to their sins. Jesus is our spiritual food and our spiritual drink in the wilderness of this present evil age.
It is through the Word of Christ preached that sinners are made to hunger after and savour the Bread of Life. It is in the Lord’s Supper that this same Word of Christ is made manifest to our sight and senses for the strengthening nourishment of our faith.
In John 6:51-56 Jesus said:
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.”
In Heidelberg Catechism Q/A 79 we confess:
79. Why then does Christ call the bread His body, and the cup His blood, or the new covenant in His blood; and the apostle Paul, the communion of the body and the blood of Christ?
Christ speaks thus with great cause, namely, not only to teach us thereby, that like as the bread and wine sustain this temporal life, so also His crucified body and shed blood are the true meat and drink of our souls unto life eternal;1 but much more, by this visible sign and pledge to assure us that we are as really partakers of His true body and blood by the working of the Holy Spirit, as we receive by the mouth of the body these holy tokens in remembrance of Him;2 and that all His sufferings and obedience are as certainly our own, as if we ourselves had suffered and done all in our own person.3
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If you look back to earlier business failures and you feel that you could avoid them today, then you are on the right path. If you think you still wouldn’t be able to prevent them, it means you haven’t learnt enough, and the risk of the failure of your current/future businesses is bigger. Start learning from your mistakes!
Do not be afraid to ask for help. Talk about your problems to others and let them help you. As a woman, you can always find someone who is willing to help. Take the opportunity, but don’t abuse it!
Real failure does not exist. An unsuccessful project, job or task leaves you with many experiences and connections. You only have to be aware of the fact that the real lesson will only be clear after a couple of years have passed, when you can look back to your experiences as an outsider. It can be useful sometimes to go through your earlier failures and unsuccessful attempts, because some unexpected cause-effect relations can reveal themselves that you haven’t thought of before.
Make small goals, achievable in a couple of month, and big ones that take years to achieve. Small goals keep the business going, big ones show you the direction you’re heading.
Don’t be afraid to use the advantages of your womanhood, especially if you work in a field dominated by men. You will have to face a lot of disadvantages as a woman. Try to form these into advantages on the basis of the fact that your mere presence is a topic of conversation and newsworthy. Let your peers know your name, be easy to find.
Should you venture into a field that you are not familiar with? Can you learn the basics in 3 days? If not, drop the project!
Don’t be afraid to start a business without money. Real innovations are born from the lack of it, because you have to find the easiest and quickest solution to a problem.
Expectations should be determined by you, not your business partner or your circumstances. If you’re afraid you cannot meet the expectations, just remember that those are formed by you and no one else.
Success comes in two forms. There is success defined by others and success defined by you. You might not feel that you are successful yet others consider you such. The inner urge for success is a good thing, but don’t let it overwhelm you, because as much as it brings you forward, it can easily become a source of frustration.
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An ancient and historic weapon, a sword is, basically, a long knife. Composed of three parts, swords comprise a 'handle' (commonly called a hilt or haft), a protective crosspiece/guard and a really sharp blade. It's one of the simplest weapons ever made.
There are two basic styles of sword: European and Asian. Most European swords fall into one of three catagories. The simplest and crudest shortsword/broadswords came first. Around the 12th Century a new type of sword emerged. The longsword1 was bigger, heavier, and, thanks to the phenomenon of leverage, was capable of cutting armour like cheap aluminium. During the Renaissance era a third type of sword came into fashion: the rapier. Smaller, lighter, and more fashionable than previous swords, its deceptive slimness belied a remarkable strength.
Asian swords are much harder to classify. The nodachi was an enormous, lengthy, almost absurdly curved blade used to shatter armour plate. The naginata was a short sword blade mounted on a short quarterstaff.
Most famous of all Asian swords is the katana. Possibly the greatest and most romanticized of all swords, it is difficult to discern katana myth from katana legend. We know the katana was extremely sharp and sturdy. We know that it was not folded 2000 times2 as is sometimes proclaimed. A few other inaccurate legends attributed to katanas concern its abilities to cut through silk handkerchiefs when simply laid across the blade, to slice through stone, and to split a candle flame.
How to Make a Sword
Well, originally, you just took a pointy piece of metal, heated it up in a forge and hit it with a hammer. This did not work very well as the swords tended to bend and break, often in really spectacular, life-threatening ways. By about the Viking era, someone hit upon the idea of making swords in interlocking pieces, sort of like a jigsaw puzzle. Then someone came up with the idea of welding different length iron rods together.
Katanas are made in an entirely different way, in which a steel sheet is folded and refolded at least a dozen times. This results in an inordinately strong, sharp, and long lasting blade. The only drawbacks are the blade will necessarily have a triagonal cross-section, and it takes a lot of time and effort.
There is a great debate over the identity of the greatest swordmaker of all time, but the names Masamune and Murusame always come up. In modern times there is little competition for the title of greatest contemporary swordmaker. Fulvio Del Tin has been producing stunning, working replicas of European swords since the 1970s.
Buying a stainless steel sword is tricky at best. The lower carbon content in the steel means it will never hold a sharp edge for long, and it will be liable to bend at odd moments. However, low chrome alloy steels can be made that are suitable for swords. One of the main objections to using stainless steel for Japanese-style swords is that the grain of the metal (hada) cannot be reproduced because different techniques of working the metal are used; the etching of the grain was always considered a very desirable feature.
Make sure it doesn't have a rat-tail tang. The tang is the part of the blade which fits into the hilt. Rat-tail tangs are extremely thin, and inherently weak.
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Dolphin Aqualisers – Alloy Boat Stabilisers
Designed and made in New Zealand Dolphin Aqualisers are expressly designed to improve the stability of aluminium vessels in the 10 to 16 foot range. Aluminium boats are have many advantages, however their instability can negatively affect your boating experience whether it be fishing, hunting, working or simply out cruising with the family.
Dolphin Aqualisers can cure this problem
Dolphin Aqualisers achieve their stabilising effect by:
- Their unique configuration – increasing the beam of your vessel when needed and retracting when not required
- The volume of air contained within them
- Their surface area and consequential water displacement properties
- The ‘outrigger’ effect of their design
Dolphin Aqualisers – Tough as Nails
Manufactured from long lasting UV resistant polyethylene and injection moulded nylon, the Dolphin Aqualiser has been designed to last under even the toughest of conditions. Components that are not manufactured from plastic are made from high quality steels to resist the marine environment – the Dolphin Aqualiser is built tough to last.
Dolphin Aqualisers – Easy to Install
With only basic tools needed to install Aqualisers and a full set of instructions included means this is also a great ‘do it yourself’ project.
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What were the sources of the American economic recovery of the 1980s and 1990s? Who benefited from it and who did not, and why was that the case? The American economy during the time period of 1980-1990’s was in a state of regrowth after the federal government’s economic policies of the 1970’s was revised. President Reagan felt the federal government had become too intrusive in state administration with regards to economic policies (American History, 2012).
Hacker and Pierson comment, “Bartels... Does not contradict our most fundamental point: that public opinion on tax cuts was deliberately shaped by political actors framing policy design to confuse voters, elevate surface support for any tax cuts, and betray clearly expressed public priorities. Though differing explanation are provided, the most compelling counterargument to Bartels centers on the reason why the public is so misinformed.” (Hacker, Pierson 38) Bartel’s claim that voters are unenlightened and make decisions based on this pre-condition is redundant, clearly both articles speak to the political impact
The rise of the working man saw the share of national income going to the top 1% decrease from 24% to around 10% as they failed to recover fully from the great depression and became swamped by an increasing number of government taxes (McQuaig & Brooks, 2010, p.54). Consequently, the rise of wages and workers’ rights, coinciding with heavier taxation to the rich, led to greater equity in income
Second, Reagan cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy-class. The theory of Reaganomics is tax relief for the rich would enable them to spend more money, save money in banks, and make investments. The additional spending from the rich, was supposed to help stimulate the economy and create new jobs. However, the opposite occurred and America suffered a deep recession in 1981-1982. In addition, the high interest rates caused the value of the dollar to rise on the international exchange market, thus American exports decreased and imports increased.
Government expenditure increased due to personal tax credits and more leniency towards applicants for unemployment compensation. Tax changes in the mid 1970’s benefitted the middle to lower income bracket by increasing their disposable income (A Tale of Two Tax Cuts, 2001). In the late 60’s and early 70’s, the US was in an inflationary gap. The Oil Crisis caused a shift to the left in the short-run aggregate supply. It then resulted in a recession.
Were Americans more greedy during the 1980s? The top 1% began to control almost 50% of the US household wealth because of the Reagan tax cuts for the rich and greed. Wall Street business shifted towards more money motivated actions and get rich quick investments. Corporations were more interested in acquiring more assets and smaller companies to gain immediate financial success, instead of investing companies and researching for the future (West, 1994). Greed could certainly account for this new technique utilized in the business world.
What causes a recession is inflation. Inflation is a general increase in prices and the fall in the value of money. Falling confidence in the consumer can be a major cause in leading to a recession. Also, manufacturing orders starting to slow down in the economy, this can lead to less money being produced throughout the economy resulting to a loss of jobs. Since this causes a high unemployment rate many of the people will get on a government welfare program to pay for their family and that is even more money being lost in the economy, making the nation fall into a deeper recession.
And you will lose half of it. In addition if we tax the rich, the nation’s economy will crash. But you do not have to lose half your college fund, or ruin America. If we educate people and put more funds into schools, we can beat income inequality and save ourselves.
In order to afford the benefits given to the elderly, the federal government used payroll taxes. Employers and employees were both taxed to furnish the government with the money it needed to adequately dispense the benefits. Furthermore, the Act was estimated to reach an annual taxation bill of $2.6 billion by 1949 and 3.4 billion by 1980. The employers and employees had little to say about this taxation, and many believed that this would lead to the demise of Social Security (“Social Security Act Is Viewed As Jobs Diminisher” 1935).
The Great Depression was a major turning point for the United States’s economy because it changed the relationship between the government and the economy. Before the Great Depression, the economy was a Laissez-faire style market where the government had no influence on private party transactions and businesses. After the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the people of the United States sought for reliefs from the government. The Government responded by creating tax reforms, benefiting the stock market, wheat prices, employment, and the number of bank suspensions, and providing comfort for the people. As a result of their disparity, the people put their trust in the government in hopes that they would repair the broken economy.
Of coarse many can and will argue that we have representation and we have presidents and governors and mayors and so many chiefs and we could not argue that point nor would we. This is only to say that when a society is handcuffed to a tax burden such as the IRS having the ability to take property and freedom from American citizens for lack of payment of taxes than there is an issue and a problem that needs to be addressed here in America. Flat Tax
Rather than helping the farmers which it was designed to do, it turned out to be the one of the nation 's highest protective tariff(TEXT PAGE 740) This served as a low blow to all international countries America was involved with. Not only did the tariff economically isolate America from the world, but it also created a financial chaos among America 's trading partners. It literally sent America and other nations into a deeper depression(DOCUMENT D). In addition to this, during the nineteen twenties, stock prices were rapidly increasing and because of this, “buying on margin” became very popular.
In the 1920’s America felt that its society would continue its climb towards success. People were buying goods on credit with the expectation that they would easily pay their debts with the raises they would get from there every increasing paychecks. However, this extreme success of America led to an extreme downturn in it 's economics. With the bank runs on Black Tuesday, the overproduction of goods, and people’s extreme debt, America plunged itself into the Great Depression.
In President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's first term he was faced with the job of stabilizing the United States economy at the height of the Great Depression. Roosevelt 's administration changed the role of the federal government from being more traditional and centered on self-improvement and self-government into an active government involved in economic and social issues. The “New Deal” policy and programs of FDR transformed American politics but were not effective in reversing the economy. The failure to completely fix the economy, the unconstitutionality of some programs and the exclusion of large groups of people made the “New Deal” ineffective despite these facts this was an incredibly popular program solidifying the Democratic base for
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For 30 years, the ACT Women’s Health Service has been providing crucial care for some…
Today marks International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee reveals her private and most recent pain.
How do you say goodbye to someone you have never met?
They say one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. And they say this statistic is probably conservative because some miscarriages occur early in the term before some realise they were even pregnant.
It is a unique loss to grieve for someone you have never met but it is a painful reality that affects so many families.
Everyone deals with loss in their own way and a pregnancy or early infant loss would be the no different.
My partner, Nathan, and I experienced a miscarriage in June 2018. Like many women, I did not realise I was pregnant until I was in the midst of a miscarriage.
I still remember the next few days desperately trying to hold on to something I knew was already slipping away. I was on the Estimates Committee of the Assembly and was in the midst of 15 days of public hearings.
Cramping, nausea, headaches, bleeding…and despite every effort, the morning I woke up my sheets soaked in blood; rushing to Emergency in sheer desperation…I knew deep down that we had lost our baby.
It’s amazing where your mind goes when you find out you’re pregnant. I know it was silly but within the first 24 hours I had already started a short list of names, thought about whether they would look more like me or more like Nathan, what school they might go to, how I could teach them Korean…
In the aftermath of the miscarriage, despite knowing there was nothing I could have done, I couldn’t help but think about what I could have done to prevent the loss. Was it that winery tour I went on the weekend before I found out I was pregnant? Was it the high impact gym class I did earlier that week?
And whilst Nathan and I were very lucky to fall pregnant again fairly quickly after our miscarriage, I know that many families are not so lucky.
The stigma, guilt and loneliness that comes with experiencing a loss like this is all too common in our society. And for women from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background, the added shame makes it yet another reason to not speak up.
Our daughter, Mia, is now a thriving, cheeky, strong-willed two-year-old and brings us joy, love and laughter in ways that I could never have imagined.
As the oldest of three girls with a close relationship to my sisters, I always knew that I wanted Mia to experience the same love and closeness that I had. I always knew that when Mia was born, I wanted at least another child.
The odds were always against me, having had Mia (my first child) two months before I turned 40 but I knew I would regret it my whole life if I did not at least give it another shot.
The most painful of words—“I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat”
And, against the odds, I found out I was pregnant again at the beginning of this year.
Excited that this new baby would have just over two years age gap with Mia and that I was able to get pregnant, the discussion quickly turned to which room will the new baby get? How do we prepare Mia to get ready to welcome a new sibling? And, given the COVID world we are living in, were we going to be allowed our parents to visit the hospital?
At our first scan, we heard those dreaded (almost cliché) words, “I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat.”
A completely different experience to the first miscarriage where I woke up to sheets soaked in blood. Thinking back on it now, over the last few days my pregnancy symptoms had eased (the nausea had disappeared and I felt less bloated) but I had never really had much nausea when I was pregnant with Mia so I had sort of dismissed it.
A dilation and curettage and a long weekend to recover. The physical recovery was fine (as medical procedures go, a D & C is fairly straightforward) and even emotionally, I was holding up okay. I told myself it can happen of course (I knew the stats). And I got pretty good at compartmentalising this experience as a one-off.
We were lucky that two months later, I fell pregnant again. I was a little surprised but delighted that it happened so quickly and I was fortunate to have good support from my medical team.
The first scan, I held my breath as the sonographer had trouble picking up the foetal heartbeat. The silence (which I’m sure was only for a few minutes) felt like hours as I convinced myself that every tiny movement on the blurry image was a heartbeat.
Finally, as I was bracing myself for those dreaded words, “I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat”, a smile: “Here we go; there’s the heartbeat. All looks good.”
Given my previous experience and my age, my OB asked me to see him in a week’s time so that we could keep an eye on things. At the appointment when he had trouble locating the heartbeat, he referred me to another ultrasound so the heavy-duty machine could confirm foetal growth.
The familiar room; the familiar sonographer; the familiar jelly on my stomach…
This time, in what seemed to be the first minute, those dreaded words, “I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat.”
As I wiped the jelly off my stomach, walked out to reception where they told us there was no fee for this ultrasound and drove back home, the shock of the news started to hit home. Another D & C and again, no issues with the physical recovery but this time, somehow, I couldn’t bring myself to get out of bed that weekend.
It’s an emptiness that’s hard to describe. It’s not like I went into a deep dark place of overwhelming grief; but it hits me when I least expect it. It’s the Facebook memory that pops up on my feed with a picture of Mia’s ultrasound, the fuzzy photo clearly showing her cute little side profile. It’s when I’m updating my health insurance policy and they innocently ask, “Do you need top hospital cover?” It’s when people ask, in a well-meaning way, “Are you going to have another baby?”
We’re not alone
The experiences of many, many families are different yet it binds us together in our grief, loss and an overwhelming sense of loneliness.
15 October has been recognised internationally as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day for some time and in February this year, the Australian federal Parliament also recognised it as such, calling on action to reduce the number of pregnancy and infant loss in Australia.
And on 8 October this year, the ACT Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a motion for the ACT to formally recognise 15 October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day after a motion was co-sponsored by Shane Rattenbury MLA, Leader of the ACT Greens, Tara Cheyne MLA, ACT Minister for Human Rights, and myself, as Leader of the Canberra Liberals.
The debate was emotionally charged and we also learn about the personal pain of loss from Members including Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and Andrew Braddock MLA. The amazing courage and heart of Australians like John and Kate De’Laney from WA who heartbreakingly lost seven babies and started their journey of raising awareness of pregnancy and infant loss from 2013; and Canberrans Bonnie and Steve Carter who farewelled two girls before welcoming their beautiful Evie just six months ago—have put their own grief aside to make sure that no other Australian family goes through this devastation alone.
Whilst our motion does not bring back our lost babies or reduce the losses in itself, it is an important gesture from those who have the privilege of being the voice of our community to stand up with all the families that have experienced pregnancy and infant loss because they are not alone.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his eighth year in office this month. Being the only non-Congress PM to carry forward his second consecutive term, he not only gave India a new direction but also strengthened it in all aspects, be it defence, foreign affairs, development, alleviation of lives of poor by giving them homes and toilets, or inculcating a habit of keeping India clean amongst fellow citizens by picking up a broom himself to set an example and making the rest follow.
He, in fact, treated the entire country as his home and did whatever any sane person can do to make his place safe, comfortable, clean and equipped with the required basic amenities like house, tapped water and electricity. If anyone could recollect his first speech made from the ramparts of Red Fort, he had categorically said that certain uncomfortable decisions will be taken to weed out corruption, and those having stashed black money must treat it like papers and anyone making attempts to demean or damage India should be prepared to face retaliation. And he has been keeping his words.
Demonetisation shocked the black marketers, use of electronic money nailed the corrupt, attempts by Pakistan to continue its proxy war was met with one spine breaking surgical strike, China’s march into Indian territories was halted, free hand was given to Indian soldiers to weed militants out and Article 370 was abrogated to bring an end to the dynastic rule. With his oratory skills, able administration and respect for party workers, PM Modi made BJP the largest political outfit in the entire world. Such is the power of this one man army, credit for which he humbly gave to 130 crore Indian and his colleagues.
The 15th Prime Minister of India took over the reins of the country at a time when people were living with corruption and were feeling alienated, dynasts were looting state exchequers, anti-national elements had penetrated deep into the Indian system, we as a nation had increased our dependency on foreign goods and companies, brain-drain was leaving us bankrupt and development was going on at a pace wherein matching it with the rest of the world had almost become impossible. Then, the nation saw the emergence of Narendra Modi (NaMo), who till date is relentlessly proving critics wrong and winning the hearts of people across the globe with his most transparent policies.
In a nation where its Prime Minister like Rajiv Gandhi had made people reconcile to the fact that only one-tenth of central grant reaches the poor, NaMo proved him wrong by depositing money directly into the accounts of the deserving lot. This was a move that was never conceived earlier, when middle men were having a free run. He not only left them redundant but also encouraged India’s poor and deserving to open bank accounts and get their due share into their accounts, directly.
Poor show by Congress governments had disheartened the Indians to such an extent that anti-nationals had started having a free run, country had become safe haven for money launderers, illegal refugees from multiple nations had started living here with a matter of right and our own leaders and policy makers had almost surrendered before enemy nations and started projecting their plans as larger than our defence. NaMo not only reversed all this but also made Indians feel proud of their nation. Today, each and every Indian anywhere on this planet can be seen walking with his head held high only because Modi has ensured a transparent and vibrant system that is proactive in nature.
At a time when Sri Lanka and Pakistan like countries have either failed or are on the threshold of failing, India is emerging as a strong Asian country in the world. Those dynasts or anti-Indians (read Tukde Tukde Gang), who had projected Article 370 as an irrevocable piece of legislation, were proved wrong when with just one signature, a debate in both houses of the Parliament and final seal of President, it was abrogated to extend hundreds of central laws to J&K, give women their rights, grant 1947 refugees a respectable citizen status and make the deprived lot permanent residents of J&K along with voting rights.
Ladakh was a region that was demanding divisional status but NaMo, sensing their tough geographical features, political deprivation and sheer discrimination meted with its people by the dynasts, granted it Union Territory status and to ensure its progress, also sanctioned a mega stadium, university and colleges so that students don’t have to face hardships by relocating to other states of the country. J&K, that was virtually surrendered before a chosen few politicians and separatists leaders, is today governed by the three-tier system of governance wherein commoners, who were having no access to corridors of power, are calling shots and are part of the decision-making bodies.
India under NaMo not only faced the deadly coronavirus pandemic and brought out vaccines for the world but is also dealing with war in Ukraine in the most balanced manner by not annoying its long time strategic partner Russia. This is the vision of our Prime Minister who didn’t succumb before any world pressure and unlike Congress, never gave an inch of our land to any aggression by China or Pakistan. Today, India is recognised as an important ally by every nation and they even look towards us for multiple roles in the fields of environment protection or ensuring peace in the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi weaved all the states together by introducing the “one nation, one tax” that is the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that opened doors to the outer world for business with ease. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code corrected the banking ailment, while the free distribution of around 8 crore LPG cylinders brought millions of families out of the mess, enabling women to use clean energy and lead a healthy life.
On the political front, Narendra Modi is giving his biggest opponent Congress a run. Be it Panchayat elections, Local body polls, Assembly or Parliamentary elections, BJP is making the Congress and its allies to chase it but gain nothing. BJP today has become a wave that is sweeping the elections and winning people’s hearts across the world. The party, without any emotional blackmailing by projecting anyone as Chacha or Father or Children’s favourite, is banking upon just its developmental works and credentials.
While the nation is preparing for 5G internet speed, its space programme under the able leadership of Dr Jitendra Singh Minister in PMO is touching new heights and preparing for Mission Moon. It is India of the 21st century that, with the power of Twitter, was so responsive that Indian expatriates in distress around the globe were rescued and brought home safely. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement that he did not spare any effort in serving the country and did not indulge in anything that would make the people of the country hang their heads in shame, goes a long way in mocking the Congress which is full of muck and corrupt minds. This is the reason that Modi’s emergence made Congress’ ship sink, only to see its stalwarts deserting it randomly.
Those who are questioning Modi’s eight years and instead of setting their own house in order, are coming out with leaflets, must know that the number of universities during Modi regime swelled from 720 to 1043, IIMs increased from 13 to 20, IITs from 16 to 23, AIIMS from 7 to 22 and medical colleges from 387 to 606. Over 10 crore toilets, 9 crore gas connections, 2 crore homes for the poor, 45 crore accounts of Jan Dhan, 7 crore tapped water connections, nearly 18 crore Ayushman cards as health insurance scheme, not only made India realise that it is progressing but is also taking everyone along.
Sensing the after effect of COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Government is till date providing free food grains to the poor and the scheme stands extended for them to meet the challenges. Today, when Make in India is exporting defence equipments, 14 Indian startups have become unicorns, free vaccination programme is going on and laws like Citizenship Amendment Act and Criminalisation of Triple Talaq or proposed Uniform Civil Code are making India abide by a uniform code of living, some are rattling their grudges through unproductive talks and linking them with religion or region. The world is watching and so are the people of the nation, who have already made up their minds to see India as one strong nation of Modi and not a divided nation of Nehru.
Seeing Ram temple come up in Ayodhya is a proud moment for Hindus and the Indians in particular. Having brought Indian railways out of the mess and giving nation high speed trains, NaMo is unstoppable and is building power projects, rails, roads, bridges and tunnels in a time bound manner to connect the entire country. Rs. 3062.60 cr to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, highest ever allocations in the history of India, are producing international sportspersons and those who questioned Prime Minister’s Care Funds must also know how the same are being utilised for education of COVID-19 affected children.
It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who addressed the nation from Red Fort on the 400th Parkash Purab of Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur and also released a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion. He showed reverence to Sikh Gurus, met several prominent Sikhs and also visited Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi to pay tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice and earlier announced December 26 as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ as a tribute to the courage of four Sahibzades, Guru Gobind Singh’s sons. NaMo was magnanimous enough to withdraw the controversial farm laws on Gurpurab, and also evacuated the Afghan Sikhs and Hindus during COVID-19 as well as during the fall of the Afghanistan government.
The list of reforms and development under the Narendra Modi regime is endless but it is quite a fact that India has today been turned into a strategic power in the world. Though his critics are welcome to nail the government on its wrongs if any, they still are required to see how India is emerging as a superpower under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s able leadership and vision.
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Astronomers have found what may be considered a piece of a galactic skeleton; a dark structure of gas and dust that might provide a backbone on which one of the spiral arms extend from the central bar of the Milky Way galaxy.
“This ‘bone’ is likely made from high density gas — the type that forms stars — and while the feature that we see is a sinuous distinction you get from dust, there is a huge amount of gas,” said Alyssa Goodman of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) at a press conference at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Long Beach, California today. “But we just don’t know yet what it is.”
While this is the first time such a structure has been seen in our own galaxy, other spiral galaxies seemingly display internal “endoskeletons.” Observations, especially at infrared wavelengths of light, have found long skinny features jutting between galaxies’ spiral arms. These relatively straight structures are much less massive than the curving spiral arms.
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Goodman said that since we view the Milky Way from the inside, its exact structure is difficult to determine, but it is thought to have a central bar and two major spiral arms that wrap around its disk.
A team of astronomers first spotted the galactic bone while studying a dust cloud nicknamed “Nessie,” since its shape is reminiscent of the Loch Ness monster. The central part of the “Nessie” bone was discovered in Spitzer Space Telescope data in 2010 by James Jackson (Boston University). With further analysis, Goodman’s team determined the dark cloud goes way beyond the original section that was first found, and is as much as eight times longer than Jackson’s original sighting.
Radio emissions from molecular gas show that the feature is not a chance projection of material on the sky, but instead a real feature. Not only is “Nessie” in the galactic plane, but also it extends much longer than anyone anticipated. This slender bone of the Milky Way is more than 300 light-years long but only 1 or 2 light-years wide. It contains about 100,000 suns’ worth of material, and now looks more like a cosmic snake.
“This bone is much more like a fibula – the long skinny bone in your leg – than it is like the tibia, or big thick leg bone,” Goodman said.
It lies along the plane of the Milky Way, and since our vantage point is just above the the plane, Goodman and her team are hopeful that the skeleton may be able to be mapped.
“It’s possible that the ‘Nessie’ bone lies within a spiral arm, or that it is part of a web connecting bolder spiral features. Our hope is that we and other astronomers will find more of these features, and use them to map the skeleton of the Milky Way in 3-D,” she said.
The team’s paper is not quite finished yet, but it is online on the new open source scientific collaboration site, Authorea.
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Garden of Peace
Ein Bustan, a Jewish-Arab Waldorf Kindergarten in Israel
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved through understanding.
In the mixed Arab Jewish kindergarten of Ein Bustan, in Hilf, Israel, the children gather in a circle to welcome the Sabbath together, a candle is lit, and they sing:
Ya raba kalina eishin basalaam
Nurek nur zrir fee albi sar kbir
Ya raba kalina eishin basalaam
With God’s help we shall live in peace,
Your light is small, but in my heart the light is great,
With God’s help we shall live in peace
Founded by parents of Jewish and Arabic descent, Ein Bustan is the first Jewish-Arab, bilingual, bicultural Waldorf kindergarten in Israel. In September, nine children entered the first grade at the Waldorf school in Kiryat Tivon, and a second group of kindergartners was established with twelve 2- to 4-year-olds.
Tensions between the Jewish and Arabic populations have increasingly sharpened since the founding of Israel in 1948. It is difficult for people elsewhere to understand the chasm, the fear, and the mistrust that has arisen between these two populations. Instead of a constitution that describes and protects the basic rights of citizens, there is a network of laws that give unequal rights to the Jewish and non-Jewish segments of the citizenry. Growing up in a Jewish community, one hardly comes into contact with the Arabic population—and vice versa. People know only a little about the culture and habits of their neighbors.
It would be far too simple to explain these tensions purely on the basis of religion or culture. The religious differences that arose in the region after the First World War are being intensified and misused by global conflicts. When you live in fear, it is not so easy to look beyond your own backyard and find solutions that include other parts of the population. Even in the country's Waldorf schools, it is not clear that disparate cultural elements are being integrated into the mostly Jewish school communities.
Waldorf as an Education for Peace
Every individual is therefore challenged to take a step toward the consciousness soul. With the consciousness soul, individual identity arrives at an image of humanity we can also recognize in our neighbor, someone who may be different from us.
A Jewish musician and peace activist, Amir Shlomian, wanted to do something concrete along these lines. His idea was to start with the children. Through Waldorf education he found an approach that appealed to his ideals for a pedagogy of peace, one that is rooted in the universally human element. He had learned about Waldorf pedagogy at the teacher training course in London.
Amir Shlomian discussed his ideas with other interested people in the area around Kiryat Tivon, where there was already a Waldorf school. In January, 2005, a group of enthusiastic parents and teachers came together to start preparations for a bicultural kindergarten. Space was found in an apartment building in Chilf, a small Bedouin village in Galilee. In September 2005, twelve children formed the new kindergarten, called Ein Bustan. Ein means "spring" or "eye;" Bustan is a walled orchard like those that used to be found in Arab villages (now often abandoned or neglected). A Jewish kindergarten teacher, Gidi Hayman, a Jewish teacher, Geshel Rozario, and two Islamic Bedouin kindergarten teachers, Ibtisam Zbidat and Amna Hilf, have supervised the two groups since September.
Meeting the Festivals of Two Faiths
The initiative is a challenge on several levels. Not only do social and cultural differences need to be bridged, but imaginative solutions are called for to face new educational issues. For instance, how can the festivals of both faiths be celebrated together? Each year at Ein Bustan, the children experience the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha, which commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Ishmael, and the Jewish Shavuot, the conclusion of the ritual count of 49 days between the Jewish festivals of Pesach and Shavuot (analogous
to the Christian Easter and Whitsun).
However, the kindergarten does not have the goal of making Jewish children into Islamic children or Islamic children into Jewish children. The religious foundation is laid in the family. In the kindergarten, the children can enjoy getting to know both forms and, by imitating, integrate them into their picture of the world. This may be helpful in bridging cultural isolation and fear.
The kindergarten is not only bicultural, but also bilingual. The Jewish and Arabic teachers take turns in leading the group. In this way, the children hear both languages and familiarize themselves with the sounds and expressions. From the pedagogical standpoint, a bilingual education is not necessarily ideal for very small children. But, in my opinion and in view of the situation described earlier, this weakness is far outweighed by the value of the social experience, and also by the grownups’ enthusiasm for the encounter.
Effect on the Waldorf School
The kindergarten has been operating now for two school years. In September, 2007, another group with younger children joined the kindergarten. This summer, a room was added for them in the same building.
Meanwhile, the first group of children has gone on to the Waldorf school in Kiryat Tivon, among them an Arab boy. He may not have an easy time of it in the Jewish Waldorf school, since the school does not have a bicultural approach. However, there are discussions underway about establishing a bicultural track next year. Doing so will raise different questions than those faced in a kindergarten. We can only hope that good will produces the sensible ideas needed to make further progress toward a bicultural ideal.
www.Ein-bustan.org (Website in Hebrew, German, English French and Dutch).
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The second post updating our statistical knowledge of women’s participation in the profession, drawing on work by Gill Matthewson and Kirsty Volz. Here Gill outlines ways of measuring women’s involvement in the years following graduation.
Following on from the update on the statistics on women in Australia’s architecture schools, the second step to mapping women’s participation is to look at the profession itself. It is difficult; however, to measure women’s participation in architecture, as all the measures available only provide a partial picture. This section looks at two such measures, which each give quite different information about the number of women working in architecture in Australia.
Registration is one important way of measuring women’s participation in the profession. As of October 2012 there were 9,956 practising registered architects across the country and 2,079 of them were women (21%).1 (In 2004, 14.3% of registered architects were women.)2
Until recently, counting registered architects has been hampered by the fact that each state register is maintained separately. Many architects are registered in a number of different states; to be the signing architect in a state you must be registered in that state as well as in your home state. This doubling up distorts the figures. Our previous attempts to remedy this involved taking out those not resident in a state. However, a significant number of people are registered in one state (perhaps where they first obtained a job) but are now resident and working in another, but are not registered in their new state. This meant that our attempts at adjusting the count caused distortions of their own. (See here for an account of the difficulty of counting registered architects in Australia.)
In September 2012, the AACA published a combined register for Australia. This is still not perfect – non-practising architects for WA and VIC are included, as are companies registered in SA, and some ACT people are listed more than once. The combined register has over 12,500 entries and 11% of them (1,425) are multiple registrations. Men are more likely to be multiply registered than women (1,310 men and 115 women – 8%). Nonetheless, for the first time it is possible to eliminate multiple state registrations and count an architect only once.
Although there has been a significant increase in numbers and percentages of women who are registered architects since these figures were last assembled in 2006, the figures are lower than what might be projected from the graduation rates. They are also lower than in the professions of law (46%) and medicine (36%), with which architecture is often compared.3
The proportion of women registered as architects in Australia is very similar to that in the UK (the UK data is far easier to access). For 2011, there were 21% women on the UK register (although 20% for UK resident-only architects).4
- Since 2000 the overall UK register has increased by 12%.
- The number of men on that register has increased 13%.
- The number of women has increased by 89%.
Such dramatic growth in the number of women is partly an indication of low numbers of women in 2000 when women were 12.3% of the register (they were 8% in 1991). The year-on-year increase of women to the UK register is impressive and parallels growth in Australia.
It should also be noted that the growth in total numbers on the register seems to be supplied by the entry of women. The number of men has remained relatively static over the last 10 years.
Of note is the actual decline in the number of men on the UK register for some of the years, as shown below.
Note: from 2005–2008 the actual number of men and women added to the register in each of these years was similar. But, as a percentage, the same number of women represents a higher growth. This is, once again, because of the lower numbers of women to begin with.
This dramatic growth may, however, be masking something: a revolving door phenomenon whereby women are coming on to the register in great numbers, but many are also leaving. For the year 2009 to 2010 the loss of women to the register, as a percentage of the total number of women, was higher than the loss of men to the register as a percentage of the total number of men. It was also higher, as a proportion, than overall losses. There is, however, not enough data available to study whether this is a consistent pattern over time.
New to the register
Perhaps of more relevance is the proportion of women among those architects who become newly registered each year. In Australia, the proportion of successful registrants has been 32% averaged for the last five years (1,053 women, 3,330 total, 2007–2011).5 This is markedly less than the average graduation rate of 41%. It is still; however, a high enough rate to be increasing the percentage of women on the registers year on year.
The UK rates of registration for women are higher, averaging 36% for the last five years. The graduation rates from UK schools are currently unknown to us.
Current data from the NSW Registration Board data for active registrants also shows a pattern in the declining proportion of women in specific age groups. This reflects the proportion of graduates for these age groups, but there also appears to be additional attrition. The 20–29 and 30–39 age groups track well alongside graduate proportions. However, the 40–49 age group (at 29%) tracks less than the graduate proportion of 36%. The graduate proportions for over 50s is unknown at this stage.
However, it needs to be noted that the age groupings are not completely clear-cut – a certain percentage of graduates each year are mature students. The chart above has not been adjusted to account for this. Note also that the NSW register has a higher than national percentage for women.
Significantly, in NSW the greater proportion of practising registered women are in the younger age groups: 77% are under the age of 50, while 60% of the practising registered men are over the age of 50.
Overall, it looks as if women may increasingly, be a significant proportion of the profession as measured by registration.
The 2006 Census data
Not every graduate of an architecture school who is working in the profession; however, chooses to register. In New Zealand, research has discovered that less than 50% of graduates ever register; Australia is likely to be similar.6 An architectural firm is legally required to have one registered director or partner, and all projects within the firm can occur under that one registration. Without registration one is not legally permitted to call oneself an architect or, rather, to represent to the public that one is an architect. It is only the title architect that is protected by law, not the work itself. In addition, some graduates consider the process of becoming registered laborious, expensive, and of little assistance or relevance to either their career progression or the way they practice.7
Under this legislative structure, it is then quite possible to do the work of an architect without being registered. In this respect, architecture differs markedly from medicine and law where one must be registered or licensed in order to practice. The comparison to law and medicine then becomes problematic if we take registration as the measure, which is why Canadian research in 2000 recommended the use of Census data instead.8
Indeed, the 2006 Australian Census shows double the number of women working in architecture than the number registered in 2004. This gives us a significantly higher participation figure – registered: 14%, Census: 23%. Once the 2011 Census has been processed we will be able to update these figures. If a similar differential persists then women are likely to currently make up between 30% and 35% of the profession.
The Census also reveals the pattern of women ‘disappearing’ from the profession as they age, as does the NSW data.
- Data obtained from the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA).
- Paula Whitman, Going Places: The Career Progression of Women in the Architectural Profession (Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology, 2005)
- Heather Moore and Kate Potter, ‘Advancement of Women in the Profession,’ The Law Society of New South Wales (2011). Selected Health Occupations: Australia, 2006.
- Data from UK ARB Annual Reports.
- Data not available from Tas. Limited data for SA (2010 only), and NT (2008–2011 only). Given the low numbers altogether on the NT, SA and Tas rolls, their lack of data is not numerically significant.
- Errol Haarhoff, Practice and Gender in Architecture: A survey of New Zealand architecture graduates 1987–2008.
- Attitudes to registration and its desirability do change over time, see the Australian Institute of Architects 2012 Graduate Survey.
- Annmarie Adams and Peta Tancred, Designing Women: Gender and the Architectural Profession (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000). The Canadian Census figures provided a nearly twofold discrepancy: registered female architects 10.1%, but in the Census 19.6%. | <urn:uuid:dbf4f2a2-1060-49a9-9864-6f41757e13ad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://parlour.org.au/workplace/updating-the-numbers-part-2-at-work/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.962895 | 1,868 | 2.046875 | 2 |
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Pulpal disease is only one of the several cause of disease of periredicular tissues because of the inter-relationship
between the pulp and periredicular tissues.
Pulpal inflammation causes inflammatory changes in the periodontal ligament even before the pulp becomes totally
=Most common microorganisms:
=Black pigmented microorganisms:
Extra oral examination:
extra oral sinus
tender or enlarged cervical lymphnodes
Intra oral examination :
soft tissue and teeth to look for discoloration, abrasion, restoration, etc
CLINICAL PERIAPICAL TESTS Percussion
Indicates inflammation of periodontium.
Determines how far the inflammatory process has extended periapically.
Thermal tests which can be heat or cold.
Electrical pulp testing.
Determines the level of connective tissue attachment.
Determine the status of periodontal ligament .
Pulpal origin have four characteristic_
-Loss of lamina dura apically.
- Radiolucency at apex regardless of cone angle.
- Radiolucency resembles a hanging drop.
-Cause of pulp necrosis is usually evident.
1.Acute periradicular disease:
a) acute apical periodontitis:
b) Acute alveolar abscess.
c) Phoenix abscess.
2.Chronic periredicular disease with areas of rarefaction:
a) Chronic apical periodontitis:
- Chronic alveolar abscess.
- periapical granuloma.
- cystic apical periodontitis\radicular cyst.
b) persistant apical periodontitis.
4.External root resorption.
5.Disease of the preiredicular tissues of nonendodonticorigin.
_ACUTE APICAL PERIODONTITIS_
It is defined as painful inflammation of the periodontium as a result of trauma, irritation or infection of the periodontium as a result of trauma, regardless of whether the pulp is vital or nonvital.
In vital tooth,
-high points in restoration
-wedging or farcing object between teeth.
In non vital tooth,
-it is associated with sequelae to pulpal
Tooth is tender on percussion.
Dull, throbbing and constant pain.
Pain occurs over short period of time.
Negative or delayed vitality test.
Pain on biting.
Cold may relieve pain or no reaction.
Heat may exacerbate pain or no reaction.
No radiographic sign.
inflammatory reaction occur in apicalperiodontal ligament
Dilatation of blood vessels
Initiation of inflammatory response of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and round cells
Accumulation of serous exudate
Distention of periodontal ligament and extrusion of tooth, slight tenderness
If irritation continues
Loss of alveolar bone
Endodontic therapy should be initiated on the affected tooth at theearliest.
To control postoperative pain following initial endodontic therapy,analgesics are prescribed.
Use of antibiotics, either alone or in conjunction with root canaltherapy is not recommended.
If tooth is in hyperocclusion, relieve the occlusion.
For some patients and in certain situations, extraction is analternative to endodontic therapy.
_ACUTE APICAL ABSCESS_
It is a localized collection of pus in the alveolar bone at the root apex of the tooth, following the death of pulp with extension of the infection through the apical foramen into periradiculartissue.
Invasion of bacteria from necrotic pulp tissue.
Trauma chemical or mechanical injury.
Irritation by chemical or mechanical treatment during RCT.
SIGNS AND SYMTOMS:-
Tooth is nonvital.
Palpable fluctuant swelling.
Tooth may be in hyperocclusion.
Increased WBC count.
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes infiltrate and initiate inflammatory response
Accumulation of inflammatory exudates in response to active infection
Distention of periodontal ligament
Extrution of the tooth
If the process continues, separation of periodontal ligament
Tooth becomes mobile
Bone resorption at apex
Localized lesion of liquefaction necrosis containing polymorphoneuclearleukocytes,debries,cell remanents and purulent exudates.
Nonsurgical endodontic treatment.
Incision and drainage.
In case of localized infection, antibiotics provide.
In case of systemic complication, antibiotics given in addition to drainage of tooth.
To control postoperative pain, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are given.
It is defined as an acute inflammatory reaction superimposed on an existing chronic lesion, such as cyst or granuloma.
Occurs due to lowering of the body defence or increasing of virulence or due to blockage of sinus of chronic abscess by pus or debris.
Tooth may be tender to touch.
As inflammation progress, tooth may be elevated in the socket and may become sensitive.
Mucosa over the radicular area may be sensitive to palpation and may appear red and swollen.
Establishment of drainage.
Once symptoms subside complete RCT can be done.
It is one of the most common sequelae of pulpitis.
It is usually described as a mass of chronically inflamed granulation tissue found at the apex of nonvital tooth.
Periapical granuloma is a cell-mediated response to pulpal bacterial products.
Bacterial toxins cause mild irritation of periapical tissues.
This leads to cellular proliferation and thus granuloma formation.
Sometimes pain and sensitivity is seen.
Tooth is not sensitive to percussion.
No response to thermal or electric test.
Lesions are discovered on radiographic examination.
Thickening of periodontal ligament at the root apex seen.
Size may small lesion to large radiolucency exceeding more then 2cm in diameter.
Root resorption is also seen.
It consists of inflamed granulation tissue that is surrounded by a fibrous connective tissue wall.
The granulation consist of dense lymphocytic infiltrate which further contains neutrophils, plasma cells, histiocytes and eosinophils.
In restorable tooth-
root canal therapy is preferred.
In non-restorable tooth-
extraction followed by curettage of all apical soft tissue.
_CYSTIC APICAL PERIODONTITIS/RADICULAR CYST_
It is an inflammatory cyst which results because of extension of infection from pulp into the surrounding periapical tissue.
Irritating effect of restorative materials.
Pulpal death due to development defects.
It is frequently asymptomatic.Discovered when periapical radiograph of teeth with nonvital pulpis taken.Males>Females.Seen in 3rd and 4th decades of life.Site:-Highest in maxillary anterior.
-In Mandible posteriors, separate small cysts arise from eachapex of
multirooted teeth.Slowly enlarging swelling.Involved tooth is usually nonvital, discolored, fractured or showsfailed root canal.
Periapical granuloma are initiated and maintained by the degradation prducts of necrotic pulp tissue.
Cyst formation occurs as a result of epithelial proliferation.
Sometimes. Epithelial plugs protrude out from the apical formation resulting in a pouch connected to the root and continuous with the root canal. This termed is POCKET or BAY CYST.
It appears as round, pear or ovoid shaped radiolucency.
Extraction.(severe bone loss).
_CHRONIC ALVEOLAR ABSCESS_
It is known as suppurative apical periodontitis which is associated with gradual egress of irritants from root canal system into periradicular area leadinf to formation of an exudate.
It is similar to acute alveolar abscess.
It also result from necrosis.
It is associated with chronic apical periodontitis that has formed an abscess.
Sinus is seen.
It is Generally asymptomatic.
Detected by presence of a sinus in a radiograph.
If patient give a history of sudden sharp pain.
Clinical examination may show-
A large carious exposure, a restoration of
composite,acrylic,amalgam or metal.Discoloration of crown of teeth.
Vitality test is negative because of presence of necrotic pulp.
Diffuse area of rarefaction.
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Bill Wennington Net Worth: Bill Wennington is a former Canadian professional basketball player with a net worth of $ 4 million. He is best known for winning three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Over the course of his career, Bill has earned $ 7.9 million in wages. That equates to about $ 10 million today after adjusting for inflation.
Bill Wennington was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in April 1963. He was a 7’0 ″ center who played at Long Island Lutheran High School where he was a fourth All-American Parade team. Wennington played college basketball in St. John’s. He was drafted 16th by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1985 NBA Draft. Bill Wennington played for the Mavericks from 1985 to 1990 and for the Sacramento Kings from 1990 to 1991. From 1991 to 1993, he played for Virtus Bologna where he won the Italian League championship in 1993. Wennington played for Chicago Bulls from 1993 to 1999 and won the NBA Championship in 1996, 1997, and 1998. He played for the Sacramento Kings from 1999 to 2000. In 2015, Wennington was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Our company has been working with synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for almost a decade. We seek to cover this part of the industry entirely with our Finite Element Analysis and Laboratory Research. The founder of our company, Dr Peter Karoly Juhasz, prepared his PhD thesis on fibre reinforced concretes. The publications and research materials related to his thesis have been frequently utilised.
In recent years, we have participated in the Eurostars programme, which is funded by the European Union, wherein we developed a material model of fibre reinforced concrete together with our Czech partner Cervenka Consulting. This material model based on fracture energy modification has been implemented in ATENA, which is one of the most widely used finite element software programs.
Our company has recently been represented as a designer or consultant in several major international projects, e.g. tunnels, tramlines and industrial floors. Several foreign engineering offices have accepted our calculations.
In the field of research, our company has been represented in several international research groups. We are regular participants in conferences and training courses, but we have also been involved in preparing projects and blind competition on numerical simulation.
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Germany and UNICEF support Kirkuk Governorate to provide 18,000 people with access to safe drinking water
22 December 2021
The Maktab Khalid Water Treatment Plant in Kirkuk, financed by Germany, will facilitate a dignified return after displacement to internally displaced population
Kirkuk, 22 December 2021 – The Kirkuk Water Directorate and UNICEF held today the opening ceremony of the Maktab Khalid Water Treatment Plant in the Al Multaq sub-district of the Kirkuk Governorate. The ceremony was attended by local authorities, followed by a tour of the facility.
The Maktab Khalid Water Treatment Plant was originally established in 2012, benefiting 18,000 individuals, as the only water source providing safe drinking water to the four main villages in the district (Makhtab Khalid, Tal -Alwarad, Al-Obeter, and Al-Asalia).
The water treatment plant, with a production capacity of 400m3 per hour, had been out of service due to damages to the facility, and is now operational again through the rehabilitation implemented by UNICEF and Kirkuk Water Directorate, financed by Germany.
“These projects are considered among the most important vital projects that restore life to these areas, which encourages families to return to their homes after leaving them due to the conflict,” said Rakan Saeed Ali, Kirkuk Governor (OiC) at the opening event.
“The water treatment plant facilitates the dignified return of internally displaced populations. Children and their families will have safe drinking water and will help them rebuild their lives. UNICEF will continue to support the Government on critical water infrastructure, ensuring durable solutions for the most vulnerable children and their families” said Sheema SenGupta, UNICEF Representative in Iraq.
In addition, UNICEF is supporting water infrastructure in the area by extending transmission pipelines in four villages in Hawija district (Al-Mustafa Al-Abbasi, Talao, Tar-Fadhil and Al-Zab) and Al Sayada in Kirkuk district. These projects will ensure access to safe drinking water for around 13,820 individuals, including women and children.
Adequate and safe water supply ensures the survival and growth of children. Long-term sustainability of a water system positively impacts their health, nutrition, education and every other aspect of their lives, particularly girls, women and people living with disabilities.
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Authors: Barry Naughten
Addresses: Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australia National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Abstract: The USA appears increasingly concerned that its security is being threatened by the increasing role of energy suppliers in the Middle East and Russia, and rapidly rising energy consumers such as China. The USA also faces the challenge of its role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. In this context, the relative carbon dioxide intensity of fuel sources is an important consideration. Hence, natural gas from West Asia could be an important resource, especially for China. The author critiques the International Energy Agency|s global energy scenarios, and discusses the possibility of US foreign policy impeding Asian energy interdependence.
Keywords: petroleum reserves; US foreign policy; US energy policy; climate change; USA; United States; Asia; China; emissions reduction; International Energy Agency; IEA; natural gas; economic interdependence; energy security; carbon dioxide emissions; global energy scenarios; energy interdependence.
International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2008 Vol.29 No.4, pp.400 - 433
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday announced the creation of a Commission on Unalienable Rights to advise on “human rights grounded in our nation’s founding principles” based on documents like the Declaration of Independence and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
This Commission is nothing less than a subterfuge for undermining reproductive rights and the rights of marginalized communities, including LGBTQ persons.
Contrary to its asserted purpose, there is no need to redefine or develop foundational principles on human rights. There is a clear and unequivocal consensus by UN human rights treaty bodies and independent experts that reproductive rights are human rights—grounded in the right to life, health, equality, non-discrimination and freedom from cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, among other rights.
This new Commission is part of a comprehensive effort by this Administration to erase sexual and reproductive health and rights from global discourse. The State Department has deleted reporting on reproductive rights from its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and theCenter for Reproductive Rights currently has two lawsuits pending in the United State District Court for the District of Columbia challenging these cuts. In addition, this Administration has insisted on the elimination of sexual and reproductive health and rights protections from UN resolutions, sending a clear message that the United States does not care about the plight of women and girls, nor established international law.
We are also alarmed by reports that the State Department has not engaged in Congressional consultation in advance of creating this Commission and similar reports that there was no consultation or input from career human rights experts working in the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Indeed, this Commission appears to be an attempt to circumvent the State Department’s foreign policy and human rights experts in an effort to pick and choose which rights the United States will respect and promote. This redundant and duplicative Commission is a waste of tax-payer resources, which the House of Representatives recognized when it passed H.R. 2740 which included a provision explicitly prohibiting funds being allocated to this Commission.
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Human Normal Peripheral Blood Platelets
Platelets, also called thrombocytes, are tiny, non-nucleated cells that are derived from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Primary function of platelets is to initiate blood clotting upon sensing of blood vessel damage. Platelets have been shown to be an important regulator of inflammation, immunity and wound healing as well. Mediators released by platelets can impact how white blood cells and endothelial cells respond to inflammatory stimuli. Platelets also express molecules like platelet P-selectin that bridge aggregation between platelets and white blood cells including monocytes, lymphocytes and neutrophils, therefore regulate both innate and adaptive immunity. Furthermore, platelets can bind and internalized pathogens as well as release proteins that are toxic to certain bacteria and fungi.
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CoMSES Net maintains cyberinfrastructure to foster FAIR data principles for access to and (re)use of computational models. Model authors can publish their model code in the Computational Model Library with documentation, metadata, and data dependencies and support these FAIR data principles as well as best practices for software citation. Model authors can also request that their model code be peer reviewed to receive a DOI. All users of models published in the library must cite model authors when they use and benefit from their code.
CoMSES Net also maintains a curated database of over 7500 publications of agent-based and individual based models with additional metadata on availability of code and bibliometric information on the landscape of ABM/IBM publications that we welcome you to explore.
This model aims to explore how gambling-like behavior can emerge in loot box spending within gaming communities. A loot box is a purchasable mystery box that randomly awards the player a series of in-game items. Since the contents of the box are largely up to chance, many players can fall into a compulsion loop of purchasing, as the fear of missing out and belief in the gambler’s fallacy allow one to rationalize repeated purchases, especially when one compares their own luck to others. To simulate this behavior, this model generates players in different network structures to observe how factors such as network connectivity, a player’s internal decision making strategy, or even common manipulations games use these days may influence a player’s transactions.
The largely dominant meritocratic paradigm of highly competitive Western cultures is rooted on the belief that success is due mainly, if not exclusively, to personal qualities such as talent, intelligence, skills, smartness, efforts, willfulness, hard work or risk taking. Sometimes, we are willing to admit that a certain degree of luck could also play a role in achieving significant material success. But, as a matter of fact, it is rather common to underestimate the importance of external forces in individual successful stories. It is very well known that intelligence (or, more in general, talent and personal qualities) exhibits a Gaussian distribution among the population, whereas the distribution of wealth - often considered a proxy of success - follows typically a power law (Pareto law), with a large majority of poor people and a very small number of billionaires. Such a discrepancy between a Normal distribution of inputs, with a typical scale (the average talent or intelligence), and the scale invariant distribution of outputs, suggests that some hidden ingredient is at work behind the scenes. In a recent paper, with the help of this very simple agent-based model realized with NetLogo, we suggest that such an ingredient is just randomness. In particular, we show that, if it is true that some degree of talent is necessary to be successful in life, almost never the most talented people reach the highest peaks of success, being overtaken by mediocre but sensibly luckier individuals. As to our knowledge, this counterintuitive result - although implicitly suggested between the lines in a vast literature - is quantified here for the first time. It sheds new light on the effectiveness of assessing merit on the basis of the reached level of success and underlines the risks of distributing excessive honors or resources to people who, at the end of the day, could have been simply luckier than others. With the help of this model, several policy hypotheses are also addressed and compared to show the most efficient strategies for public funding of research in order to improve meritocracy, diversity and innovation.
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What is Christian Stewardship?
In English (By Angela Mihalakapoulos)
|In Greek (By Angela Mihalakapoulos)|
|Blessing of the Stewardship Icons||The Parish Council and community members receive the Stewardship Icons|
Christian Stewardship is…
…learning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of Christ’s Church; it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be happy in Church work., for in Her dwells the fullness of the Spirit of God.
…our active commitment to use all our time, talent and treasure for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of Christ’s redeeming love.
…caring for the needs of others.
…offering one’s self to God as He offered Himself to us.
…what a person does after saying “I believe…”, as proof of that belief.
…devotion and service to God and His Church as persons, as families, as diocese/metropolis, as national Church and as Church universal.
Orthodox Christian Stewardship is a way of life, which acknowledges accountability, reverence, and responsibility before God. A primary goal of Stewardship is to promote spiritual growth and strengthen faith. Becoming a Steward begins when we believe in God, to whom we give our love, loyalty and trust and act on those beliefs. As Stewards, we affirm that every aspect of our lives comes as a gift from Him. Stewardship calls on the faithful to cheerfully offer back to God a portion of the gifts with which they have been blessed.
An Orthodox Christian Steward is an active participant in the life of the Church. The parish encourages all who accept the Orthodox Faith to become practicing Stewards. Each year the Steward is expected to carefully review his or her personal circumstances and make a commitment of time, talent, and treasure to support the Parish and her Ministries, which in turn support the National Ministries of our Archdiocese, Metropolises, and institutions.
Effective stewardship ministry is not a single event or project. Rather, it is going out to our people wherever they are in their walk with Christ, listening to their concerns, helping them to realize their importance as branches of the True Vine and encouraging them to offer their gifts in His service. We use various resources to support our efforts, but unless we meet with our people personally, sincerely listen to their ideas and concerns, and share a vision for the future of the parish, our efforts will not reach their full potential.
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The growing popularity of co-working spaces has a lot to do with flexible work settings, personal space, professional ambiance, opportunities for socializing, networking, and human interaction, irrespective of work backgrounds. Instead of working in isolation at home or in a typical office space, this offers you a comfortable space to experience the best of both worlds. With more companies adopting remote working models or hybrid models, co-working spaces provide an alternative workspace that negates the rigidity of traditional offices.
From $13.60 billion in 2021 to $16.17 billion in 2022, the global co-working space market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.9%. This growth is again expected to reach $30.36 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 17%. The reason for this is due to companies resuming operations while recovering from the impact of Covid-19, which had posed obstacles in the form of restrictive containment zones, social distancing, and the shutting down of commercial spaces resulting in the loss and a plethora of challenges.
The main business types in co-working spaces are conventional co-working spaces, corporate working spaces, and alike. The different users include entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, architects, people from marketing, real estate, technology, consulting services, and more.
How are co-working spaces different from traditional offices?
Traditional office spaces tend to be the permanent headquarters of companies. They provide the necessary resources and offer lesser distractions by maintaining an official environment. These spaces encourage individual growth, offer complete privacy to client meetings, and follow a schedule for all activities. There is no opportunity for collaboration, networking, and lower chances of communication. Buying or leasing these spaces requires a substantial investment by the company.
Co-working spaces on the other hand have an open layout with multiple work pods and sharable spaces. They are specially designed to promote collaboration and communication between diverse backgrounds with maximum productivity. They are equipped with furniture, technology, and cafeterias. They give an excellent opportunity to network with people, which is impossible to achieve in a traditional office.
The market for co-working space consists of revenue generated by entities (organizations and partnerships) that provide the space on lease or rent. The cost of renting the space covers the furniture, internet connection, and the use of any hardware or software. Businesses in this industry provide non-residential structures with amenities on a flexible rental basis. Co-working spaces are an affordable option as the companies are not bound by long-term commitments. The expenses associated with renovation, replacing furniture, fixing the electricity, and maintaining washrooms are not your concern. However, you may have to schedule conference rooms for meetings in advance as it is a shared amenity.
How have co-working spaces evolved in the last two years?
Working is becoming something that is beyond borders and nationalities. With the digital space taking the front seat, the opportunities are endless. What’s more, anyone can work from anywhere and get paid. Globally, co-working spaces are contributing to the growth of the workforce. It’s an excellent opportunity to reinvent the workspace by giving people the stability of a working environment, flexible working hours, and resources. Co-working spaces are all set to become the new standard of working all over the world.
It’s crucial to understand that co-working isn’t limited to accommodating remote workers. It’s equally beneficial to commercial real estate for both the company and its employees. It cuts down the most expensive business cost of the workplace and converts it into service. The space-as-a-service model changes the way companies function and maximize the value of a physical workplace without worrying about space utilization. This unburdens the company and increases the focus on employees and productivity. And employees get the necessary resources and assistance to do their jobs well. The next evolution of how, where, and when we work will be largely driven by co-working spaces.
Let’s take a close look at the benefits of co-working spaces
- Opportunities to network
Co-working spaces provide a platform to build connections within the industry, interact with people from diverse backgrounds, grow your network and form a professional community.
2. Cost-effective model
Co-working spaces help in cost-cutting to a large extent as compared to permanent office spaces. For startups and small-scale businesses, such spaces attract potential clients and help them establish a brand image without spending too much.
3. Positive working environment
Many employees underperform due to a toxic work environment. This hurts businesses, as they lose both time and money in replacing such employees. Co-working spaces encourage a healthy work culture that focuses on personal growth through positive interactions. This improves productivity and boosts confidence in individuals.
4. Diverse workspace
From individual workstations to group spaces, from cafeteria discussions to conference rooms for client meetings, there is diversity in the way you want to work.
5. Increases productivity
Productivity works differently for different people. For some, it is working in a private space whereas for some it is about coming together and getting the work done. Co-working spaces have both options with great aesthetics.
6. Improves the monotonous lives of remote workers and freelancers
Remote workers and freelancers can use this space to meet clients and collaborate with others. This helps them to get rid of the dull environment of home offices.
7. Access to resources
In co-working spaces, you have the access to facilities like a cafeteria, high-speed internet, and recreational areas. These are available 24*7. Studies show that such spaces help people create better and progress in their work.
8. The flexibility of working hours
A co-working space does not have a fixed working hour, so people are free to choose a time that is convenient for them.
9. Zero maintenance
There is no need for paying the maintenance cost of facilities.
10. Variety of payment options
Membership payment and pay-as-you-go models offer flexibility.
How can co-working space designs be improved in terms of accessibility and affordability in a post-pandemic world?
- Plan your layout with different zones
Creating different zones is a crucial concept in space planning, especially in a co-working space. Having multiple zones increases space optimization and a variety of options to choose from, such as private work booths, conference rooms, break-out areas for collaboration, and open spaces for brainstorming ideas.
- Adopt a biophilic design
Adding greenery into closed spaces can never go wrong. Indoor plants can elevate the most basic designs and convert them into vibrant spaces. Biophilic design goes a step forward by taking inspiration from nature – patterns, textures, colors, and integrating it into design elements. Such settings are bound to make people happier and ultimately productive.
- Take care of distractions
An open layout has its fair share of disadvantages like noise and numerous distractions. Thus, it is important to consider acoustics and visual aspects while designing. This can be achieved by incorporating floors and ceilings that can take care of it, wooden furniture, soundproof doors, and partition walls.
- Choose your furniture carefully
This may seem obvious but many places do not pay attention to the furniture. It is important to take proper measurements before deciding on the chairs and desks ensuring that it is comfortable for the users. Standard sizes must be used along with adjustable desks and chairs. These are excellent additions. Standing desks are also an interesting idea because many users prefer them. And this will certainly add an oomph factor to your space.
- Provide whiteboards or enable wall writing
Whiteboards can be great for brainstorming ideas, creating guidelines, building a thought structure, and stimulating productivity. Including a special paint that enables wall writing and rewriting can also be a great option. This can surely create an immersive experience for users.
- Healthy and affordable snacking options
Snacking in the middle of work is a given. But as people are becoming more aware of healthy eating, having unhealthy snacks may not work. Thus, proving healthy and affordable snacking options can be a good option. Tea, coffee, fruit salads, smoothies, sugar-free cookies, and brownies have proved to stimulate creativity and improve overall productivity.
- Provide spaces for collaboration
In co-working spaces, collaboration is a prominent feature, and to make the most of it, a social culture needs to be established. Including micro-events for the members can be an excellent way to improve the interactions between members. Taking feedback from the members regularly can further help you identify issues and work towards them. In this situation, the space is your product. Thus, gathering feedback from every member should be prioritized.
Final thoughts on why co-working spaces are here to stay
Companies today, value the quality and efficacy of work over everything else. They are no longer concerned about how, where, or when work gets done as long as the deadline is met. They are open to collaborating with freelancers, marketing agencies, writers, and designers to get their job done. This model has created unbelievable opportunities for both entrepreneurs and organizations.
More people are drawn towards providing services instead of being stuck in a 9-5 job. By providing a platform where the evolving demands can be met, co-working spaces enable this adaptability.
These spaces especially help people who are looking for collaborations. They ensure that the members are within an appropriate environment that fosters the growth of every business.
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What would have happened if the believers had not been praying fervently for Peter while he was imprisoned? Why does the Bible even state that the believers were praying for him? Acts 12:5 says, "Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church." Why didn't Luke (the author of Acts) simply tell of Peter's miraculous story of release? The answer is that prayer made the difference, and presumably, if the prayers were not lifted up for Peter then the outcome would have been totally different. Sometimes we forget that our prayers do matter. "God already knows everything," we reason. While that is true, there is something extraordinary and mystical that happens when we come to our Heavenly Father in prayer. Somehow our prayers have the potential to change the situation, and when we don't prayer we lose that potential. What's really funny to me is that the church didn't expect Peter to get brought out of jail that night. When Rhoda saw Peter, she left the poor guy standing outside the gate and tried to convince the others that she had just seen their friend. The church didn't know how or even if God would fix this situation, but they entrusted it into His loving hands. Is there an impossible situation in your life that you need to entrust into the hands of your loving, Heavenly Father? Don't delay! Your prayers are powerful, and they have the potential of changing the outcome.
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*Reference: Fatāwā Naḏhīrīyyah, Volume 1, page 214, Urdu._
*Translation & Notes by Shaykh Zulfiker Ibrahim Memon Madani Al-Atharee [حفظه الله]*
*Student of Deputy Mufti of Makkah – Shaykh Wasiullah Abbas (حفظه الله) & Student of Former Grand Mufti of Jamia Salafiyyah, Banaras – Rais Nadvi (رحمه الله).*
Question: What is the Islāmic ruling regarding standing, out of respect, at the celebrating ceremony of his birthday? And what if it is done with the belief that the soul of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is omnipresent and indeed attends such ceremonies, and that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ himself is always present in every place? Also, if someone was to attend such gatherings but did not believe such beliefs, what would be the ruling upon him?
Response: To stand and attend out of respect without the belief that the soul of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ being omnipresent is an innovation in the Dīn, and to believe that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is present in everyplace is Shirk. This is because the unique attribute of being omnipresent [His knowledge in every place] is unique and solely belongs to Allāh ﷻ, alone.
It must be understood and contemplated that if the remembrance of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is celebrated and commemorated at one hundred places at the exact same time, then how could the soul of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ be able to attend all these gatherings? Also, how could his soul be so special so as to be present at each of these celebrations at the same time, and to that specific gathering alone?
The scholar, Qādhī Shihāb ad-Dīn Dawlat ‘Ābādī [رحمه الله] (d.849 AH) has stated in his book Tuḥfatul-al-Qudhāt:
وما يفعله الجهال على رأس كل حول في شهر ربيع الأوّل ليس بشيء ويقومون عند ذكر مولده صلّى الله عليه وسلّم ويزعمون أن روحه صلّى الله عليه وسلّم يجيء فزعمهم باطل بل هذا الإعتقاد شرك وقد منع الأئمة الأربعة مثل هذا.
“And what some ignorant people do at the beginning of every year in the month of Rabī’ al-Awwal, which is to stand at the remembrance ceremony of the birth of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ allegedly believing that the soul of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ attends, this has no basis in the Dīn, and this belief of theirs is false and void: rather this belief is polytheism, and indeed the four Imāms have prohibited and barred such beliefs.
The scholar, Qādhī Nasīr ad-Dīn [رحمه الله] (d.1031 AH) has written in Tarīqah as-Salaf:
وقد أحدث بعض جهال المشايخ أموراً كثيرة لا نجد لها أثراً في كتاب ولا في سنة منها القيام عند ذكر ولادة سيد الأنام عليه التحية والسلام
“And some ignorant faith leaders have introduced into the Dīn many issues and affairs which we find no evidence for in the book of Allāh ﷻ or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. From amongst them is to stand at the remembrance of the birth of the leader of all human beings, may the Ṣalāh & Salām of Allāh ﷻ descend upon him.”
It has also been mentioned in Sīrah-Shāmī (d.943 AH):
جرت عادة كثير من المحبين إذا سمعوا بذكر وضعه صلى الله عليه وسلّم أن يقوموا تعظيما له صلى الله عليه وسلّم وهذا القيام بدعة لا أصل لها.
“It has become the common practice of many who consider themselves to be amongst those who truly love the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, that if they listen to the remembrance of the birth of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ they stand up out of respect for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. This standing is an innovation in the Dīn and has no basis in the Dīn.”
Sayyid Naḏhīr Ḥusayn Dehlawī Abū Tayyib Muḥammad Shamsul-Ḥuq [رحمه الله]
(d.1295 AH) – Corresponding to 1878 CE.
The standing posture in the Indian sub-continent is known as Ṣalāt-wa-Salām amongst the Barailwīs (a prominent Indian sufi sect). This standing posture is adopted by many extreme Barailwīs and originates from Ṣalāh according to the Ḥanafī maḏhab. The devoted stand as if in Salah, placing the right hand on top of the left hand below the navel, with the eyes closed at times, in a state of ‘Muraqabah’ (contemplation) along with great humility and submission. This is usually practiced in congregation but may be done individually. I have condemned this type of standing on numerous occasions whilst guarding the Prophet’s ﷺ grave. This kind of standing posture as practiced by many Barailwīs & Deobandīs (Ḥayātī) at the grave of the Prophet ﷺ is done for long periods until we, the guards, forbid this evil and tell them to give salāms according to the Sunnah and leave, as practiced by ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar [رضي الله عنه] and reported by Imām Abū Dāwūd [رحمه الله] in his Sunan. Ironically, if you compare their Ṣalāh with the same standing posture for Allāh ﷻ, it is less then thirteen seconds! This is the reality of their Ṣalāh for him ﷺ, and their humility for Him, as witnessed by myself now for over eight years. This type of standing posture with humility should only be done for Allāh ﷻ, the Most High, as it is an act of ‘Ibādah, just like Rukū’ and Sajdah which is only intended for Allāh ﷻ, alone.
According to the research and predominant opinion of the Leader of the Barailwi sect, Aḥmed Raza Khān Barailwī (1856-1921 CE): The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was born on the 8th Rabī’ al-Awwal and died on the 12th Rabī’ al-Awwal. Refer to ‘Nutqul-al-Hilāl’ page 12 & 13, and ‘Fatāwā Rizwiyyah’ Volume 26 page 412,415 (Anjuman-Faizān Raza). Despite this, his followers blindly celebrate ‘The Prophet’s Birthday’-which itself is an innovated practice in this complete Dīn of ours-on the 12th Rabī’ al-Awwal.
Further, they do engage in vocal and dramatic celebration by marching the streets in a practice known as ‘Julūs’ in Urdū. This is an imitation of the Rāfidī Shī’ahs who on the 10th Muḥarram also march on the streets mourning the martyrdom of the noble companion, the grandson of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī ؓ by beautifying a white horse for Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī ؓ. The Barailwīs in comparison beautify the (Pīr) Shaykh’s car, which is usually already a top class expensive car, with Christmas decorations. The laymen walk both behind and alongside such ornamentations chanting away in the freezing cold, as according to them the Prophet’s ﷺ birthday according to them falls in winter. Meanwhile, the Pir himself seems to share none of this suffering, since he is comfortable in a well decorated car with air-conditioning, usually accompanied by his close friends and aides. Such disturbance-causing processions usually go forth on a Sunday, (nevermind the fact that sundays are in fact a christian holiday) and cause great inconvenience for locals, both Muslims and non-Muslims, by roads being blocked, traffic and pedestrians being diverted, making it difficult for everyone to commute locally. All this, done in the name of Islām and loving the Prophet ﷺ. Such marching, in terms of the disturbance it causes, is identical to a protest – an act introduced by the west which has no basis in Islām; rather it is an imitation of the western disbelievers who introduced this act to cause chaos and havoc in peaceful societies, let alone the celebration of a birthday party which happens to be a pre-christian Pagan tradition, later adopted into christianity.
The issue of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ being omnipresent, is commonly referred to as ‘Hādhir, Nādhir’. This terminology cannot be found in the books of ‘Aqīdah by the pious predecessors of the golden era because it was invented and propagated by the Barailwīs in the Indian-Subcontinent and is therefore an innovation in the Religion of islam.This revolting belief of Ahmed Raza Khan Barailwi was used as a criterion to test a normal Muslim’s ‘Aqīdah and declare them to be disbelievers if they disagreed with this belief: in fact Aḥmed Raza Khān Barailwī himself was notorious for declaring others who disagreed with his beliefs as disbelievers (Takfīr). This issue has been refuted by the scholars who follow the Salaf right from the time it was invented and introduced. Some of the scholars who refuted this concept and illustrated books on this subject are:
3.1) ‘Allāmah Tayyib Makkī Rampurī [رحمه الله], a contemporary of Aḥmed Raza Khān, who refuted him on many subjects, and authored ‘Rasā’il ‘Ilm al-Ghayb’
3.2) ‘Allāmah Abū al-Qāsim al-Banārsī [رحمه الله] who refuted the book ‘Kashf as-Sirr al-Maknūn Bi Ithbāt ‘Ilm Mā kān wa Yakūn’
3.3) Shaykh Badī’ az-Zamān [رحمه الله] who authored ‘Risālah Taḥqīq ‘Ilm al-Ghayb’
3.4) ‘Allāmah Sayyid Abū Turāb Rushd Allāh Shāh Rāshidī [رحمه الله] who authored ‘Kashf ar-Rayb Un Mas’alātil-‘Ilm al-Ghayb’,
3.5) ‘Allamah Naḏhīr Aḥmed Raḥmānī [رحمه الله] [teacher of our Shaykh, Wasī’ Allāh ‘Abbās -] who authored ar-Raddu alal-al-‘Aqā’id-al-Bid’īyyah’,
3.6) ‘Allāmah ‘Abdur-Rauf Jandhagarī Raḥmānī [رحمه الله] who authored ‘Tardīdai-Hādhir Nādhir’ – this book was refuted by the Grand-Muftī of the Barailwīs of India, ‘Abdul-Mannān, in a book by the name of ‘As-Shāhīd’.
Our Shaykh, Muḥammad Rais Nadvī, [رحمه الله] who was the Grand-Muftī of Jāmi’ah Salafīyyah, Banāras, India, and responded by writing a refutation of ‘As-Shāhīd’ by the name of ‘Taṣḥīḥul-Aqā’id bi-Ibṭāl Shawāhidus-as-Shāhīd’. After this the Barailwī, ‘Abdul-Mannān attempted to refute some issues of our Shaykh, Muftī Rais Nadvī [رحمه الله] ’s book in his new edition of ‘as-Shāhīd’ published in 1987. Our Shaykh, Muftī Rais Nadvī [رحمه الله] , refuted him once again in 1990 in his new published edition of ‘Taṣḥīḥul-Aqā’id bi-Ibṭāl Shawāhidus-as-Shāhīd’ which deals with 212 Issues in no less than 552 pages. The Barailwīs have yet to respond and it has now been almost over 20 years since the refutation was published.
Aḥmed Raza Khān (1856-1921 CE) wrote two poems, one in Arabic and the other in Urdū, both containing words of Shirk, Bid’ah and exaggeration to the highest degree, which are chanted by the Barailwīs. The first poem is in Arabic and Urdū and begins with ‘Yā Nabī Salāmu ‘alayka’ and the second poem is in Urdū and starts with ‘Mustafa Janai Raḥmat Pai Lakho Salām’. These two poems have been clung on to by the Barailwīs, as if by their molar teeth: they have made it incumbent upon their followers to stand up and hymn these poems on every important occasion, such as social events, wedding ceremonies, and as a must on every Friday after the Ṣalāh. These poems have been made a criterion to distinguish who loves the Messenger and who opposes him-– not the following of the the Sunnah, which is and should be made the real criteria. Samir Hosein, A close friend of mine from the South American Island of Trinidad, informed me that this standing is known as ‘Tāḏhīm’ in his country. The names may vary according to different locations but the practice, belief and concept remains the same.
Ahl al-Sunnah Wal-Jamā’ah do not state that Allāh is Omnipresent, with His Thāt. Rather they believe that Allāh ﷻ’s knowledge is omnipresent [i.e. His knowledge encompasses all things apparent and hidden). Ahl al-Sunnah Wal-Jamā’ah further believe that Allāh, the Most high, with His Thāt, is above the seven heavens, above His ‘Arsh, and separate from His creation in a manner that befits His majesty. This is established from the Qur’ān & Sunnah, as well as the consensus of the companions of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. This was also the belief of Imām Sayyid Naḏhīr Ḥusayn ad-Dehlawī [رحمه الله], refer to his Fatāwā, Fatāwā Naḏhīrīyyah, page 4, on this issue.
His name is Qādhī Aḥmed bin ‘Umar ad-Dawlah ‘Ābādī, nicknamed Shihāb al-Dīn [رحمه الله]. He was born after (700 AH), and was extremely intelligent and very quick to understand the most difficult of issues. He wrote many books, the famous one being on the Arabic language, which was an explanation of ‘Kāfiyah’ of Ibn al-Ḥājib. He died in the year 849 AH. Refer to Nuzhatul-Khawāṭir volume 3, pages 14-16.
He is Qādhī Nasīr al-Dīn son of Qādhī Sirāj Muḥammad al-Ḥanafī al-Burhānpurī. His birth date is unknown in the books of biographies. Amongst his teachers are Ḥakīm ‘Uthmān Bopkānī Sindhī (d.1008 AH) and Mawlānā ‘Ilm Allāh Imaithwī (d.1024 AH). He was one of the most knowledgeable in Arabic language, Ḥanafī Fiqh and the disciplines of Ḥadīth of his time. Refer to Nuzhatul-Khawāṭir Volume 5 page 451. Two incidents he encountered had an outstanding impact upon the rest of his life.
7.1). He defeated the great Rāfidī scholar Shukr Allāh Shirāzī in a debate at the age of eighteen.
7.2). Whilst studying an issue of the Ḥanafī Fiqh with his Shaykh, Mawlānā ‘Ilm Allāh Imaithwī (who was also his father in-law) his teacher gave preference to the opinion of Abū Ḥanīfah and presented it as evidence. In response Qādhī Nasīr al-Dīn said: ‘He is a man and so am I’. His teacher became so upset with such a statement that he took out his sword and wanted to strike of the head of his student and son in-law. Qādhī Nasīr al-Dīn would give preference to Ḥadīth over the statements of the Jurists and reject analogy, as mentioned by the author of Nuzhatul-Khawāṭir, Volume 5 page 301. He died in the year 1031 AH.
This book was illustrated by Muḥammad bin Yūsuf Ṣālih ash-Shāmī (d.943 AH). The book that he wrote on Sīrah was known as ‘Subul-al-Hudā wal-Rashād fī Sīratil-Khayril-al-Ibād’.
Fatāwā Naḏhīrīyyah, Volume 1 page 214, Urdū.
He was the Imām, Shaykh al-Islām, and Grand Muftī of the Indian Sub-continent, Sayyid Naḏhīr Ḥusayn ad-Dehlawī [رحمه الله], born in the year 1220 AH corresponding to 1805 CE. He left home at the age of 17 in search of Islāmic knowledge. He arrived in Delhi on the 13th Rajab 1243 AH where he studied under the most prominent scholars of Islām of that era. His teachers include ‘Allāmah Shāh Muḥammad Ishāq Dehlawī [رحمه الله](1192 AH-1262 AH) who was the grandson of ‘Allāmah Shāh ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Dehlawī [رحمه الله]. Imām Sayyid Naḏhīr Ḥusayn Dehlawī [رحمه الله] authored over 60 books, amongst them is his Fatāwā known as Fatāwā Naḏhīrīyyah in 3 volumes, and Mayārul-Ḥuq on the issue of Taqlīd (blind-following a particular Fiqh Maḏhab). He called to Tawḥīd and taught Ḥadīth and defended the Sunnah all his life. He is considered unanimously amongst Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jamā’ah as one of the Imāms of his time who revived Al-Da’wah Al-Salafīyyah in the Indian subcontinent. He died on the 10th Rajab 1320 AH corresponding to 15th October 1902 CE. Those amongst his senior students include ‘Allāmah Shams al-Ḥuq Adhīmabādī [رحمه الله] (d. 1329AH), ‘Allāmah ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Mubarakpurī [رحمه الله]
(d.1353 AH), ‘Allāmah Thanā’ Allāh Amritsarī [رحمه الله] (d.1368 AH.) and many others. Refer to the introduction of Fatāwā Naḏhīrīyyah [رحمه الله] page 26-51 for a detailed biography of the Imām.
He was the great Muḥaddith, Faqīh of the Ahl al-Ḥadīth of his time. He was born in the year 1857 CE, he studied with many great scholars, the most famous being Imām Sayyid Naḏhīr Ḥusayn ad-Dehlawī [رحمه الله]. He authored many books mainly on the different disciplines of Ḥadīth, his most outstanding and famous book being the commentary of Sunan Abī Dāwūd ‘Ghāytaul-Maqṣūd’ in thirty-two volumes & ‘Awnul-Mābūd’ in seven volumes. The Salafī scholar also had a great library which treasured hundreds of manuscripts; his library was considered one of the best libraries in the Indian sub-continent. He was the successor of his teacher Imām Sayyid Naḏhīr Ḥusayn al-Dehlawī [رحمه الله]. He died in the year 1911 CE. For a detailed biography of the Imām refer to books on his biography by Shaykh ‘Uzayr Shams.
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Access to print resources early on has been found to help children develop their vocabulary, background knowledge, and comprehension skills. Though libraries are important, having books in the home has also been related to children’s reading achievement.
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The day we feared most has finally arrived. The U.S. Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion no longer exists and putting millions of lives at risk.
This transforms the United States into the only “developed” country to criminalize abortion.
In his majority argument, Justice Samuel Alito said that the 1973 Roe ruling and repeated subsequent high court decisions reaffirming Roe “must be overruled” because they were “egregiously wrong,” the arguments “exceptionally weak” and so “damaging” that they amounted to “an abuse of judicial authority.”
“This court has sentenced every pregnant woman to servitude on the altar of a historically false insistence that abortion was rare in the early Republic, which in fact is the imposition of a religious doctrine on the rest of us,” says Dr. Ann Olivarius, Chair and Senior Partner of feminist law firm McAllister Olivarius.
The court’s decision breaks a precedent set nearly 50 years ago, fueled by the resurgence of the radical conservative right, and against popular opinion. In the United States, six in ten people say abortion should be legal in all or almost all cases. Yet a right-wing, white, male-majority court has decided to strip women and birthing people of the right to decide about their own bodies.
“Now, once again, women will be expected to bear the burden of any act of intercourse, voluntary or resisted, seduced, coerced or simply mistaken. Our sons and daughters, our grandchildren, will pay the price,” added Dr. Ann Olivarius.
The forces fighting equality are angrier, more affluent, better organized, and more cynical than they were 40 years ago, but the fight is the same.”
The court’s ruling came in the pivotal case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which Mississippi’s last abortion clinic opposed the state’s efforts to ban abortion after 15 weeks and overturn Roe in the process.
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Hello Everyone! It seems time is flying by, yet some days it seems to stand still as we anticipate when our lives will be back to normal as we catch glimpses of hope navigating through this pandemic. Hope everyone is safe and well!
Some of you may know that I started writing and posting to my blog when I participated in Blogbattle. Through the Blogbattle community I was introduced to different genres from the other writers. I would leave comments like I could NEVER write a historical fiction, or a western. Well that prompted a challenge from our host Rachael, she challenged me to write a western. I didn’t do it right away, but I eventually did it, and actually enjoyed it. Though I still stood on the belief that I couldn’t do a historical or period piece. Well low and behold, the Blogbattle guidelines were revamped and a not only was a word prompt provided, but a genre as well. So, the day arrived when the genre was Historical Fiction, and I gave it a shot. I said all this to say. . .
I would like to share with you my one and only Historical Fiction story.
I am reposting this story because on August 26th Women’s Equality Day is celebrated in the US to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, which guarantees women the right to vote, and this year marks the 100th Anniversary. This story was originally written in February 2017, as we settled in after a memorable election year with our first Woman Nominated for President and on the ballot. So, at that time I thought it fitting to do a historical fiction about the Suffrage Movement. And here we stand on the edge of history again, as our first woman of color has been nominated for Vice President. We’ve come a long way! #girlpower
When I did a search for my research for this story, a woman named Carrie Chapman Catt came up. She was a suffragist, peace activist and feminist leader who led the women’s rights movement for more than 25 years culminating in the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920. That is the point in history I decided to write about. Carrie Chapman Catt married a wealthy engineer named George Catt, which allowed her to spend a good part of each year on the road campaigning for women’s suffrage. At this point in history, Carrie was much older than I depicted in the story, so that is what makes it historical fiction 😉. I hope you enjoy my fictional story, about a real historical figure. The word prompt given for this Story/Blogbattle was “Adore.”
Bearcat: a lively, spirited woman, possibly with a fiery streak
For Suffrage’s Sake
Henry walks into George’s office early Monday morning like he has done for the past ten years. Being longtime friends and then business partners, they discuss business first and then catch up as friends do.
“We’ve missed you down at the club.” Henry takes a seat in front of George’s desk.
“I’ll get back there soon, been busy.”
“Been busy throwing good money after bad, helping your wife fight the good fight?” Henry not holding back on the sarcasm.
George glares over the top rims of his glasses. “Be careful Henry.”
“Well the talk is, that if that bearcat of a wife of yours had children to take care of she wouldn’t have time to stir up trouble.” Henry leans forward and rests his elbows on his knees.
George removes his glasses and sits back. “Frankly, it is no one’s business what my wife and I decide to do or not do.”
Pointing with his glasses still in hand. “Henry, it is that kind of thinking that will not move this country forward. Look what the women have done for our business, while our men were out fighting the war. Where would we be, if it weren’t for them? I’ll tell you where we wouldn’t be, we wouldn’t be sitting in a lush country club spouting off bushwa.”
Henry leans back in his chair, hands raised in surrender, “I’m just letting you know what’s been said. Can’t say that I agree with it all, can’t say I disagree on some. I personally feel a woman’s place is in the home, where she can care for the children, and take care of the little things I don’t have to be bothered with. Leave the important things to the men, like working and voting. What does a woman know about government, or politics? My wife has no interest in that sort of thing, how could she possibly make an educated choice when voting?”
George raises his voice slightly. “She can’t, Henry! Because you won’t let her.”
He sets his glasses down and folds his hands in front of him calming himself. “I admire what my wife is doing, she is bright, resilient and she speaks up for those women who can’t. Yes, women are great keepers of the home, and it’s that expertise in maintaining the home and nurturing the family that would improve politics and our society. When the good Lord created Eve, he used the rib for a reason. She was not taken from his feet to be under him, but from his side to stand beside him and support him, just as we are to support them.”
Henry mumbles under his breath. “Yes and look how well that turned out.”
Just then the whistle blows as a sign of the changing of the shift on the factory floor. Henry’s cue to get to his own office to start his day. George puts the conversation out of his mind and doesn’t give it another thought as the demands of his day are upon him. He doesn’t fault Henry his opinions, he knows some people will never change.
George arrives home and is greeted by his wife. Carrie has had a busy day herself, but looks forward to the time they spend talking about their day. Even after all these years when he sees his wife he is awestruck at her beauty. It’s like he is looking at her for the first time. “How was your day Mr. Catt?” Looking at him with a playful grin.
Before he answers he walks up to her, holds her face in his hands, and kisses her like they have been away from each other for days.
“Hello my love. Well, it seems that it is a public scandal the way I adore you.”
“Whatever do you mean Georgie?” Laughing and using the pet name she has given him.
He takes her by the hand and leads her to the parlor to sit comfortably on the sofa. He sits first, and as she is about to take the seat next to him; he pulls her towards him so that she sits on his lap. With a giggle of delight, she settles in to hear what he has to say. Oh, how she loves this part of the day.
He recounts the conversation he had with Henry that morning. She listens to every word he says, nodding occasionally, as he subconsciously laces his fingers with hers, or plays with the lace on her collar.
“It’s such a shame there are small minded people such as Henry, still, to this day, even after all we have accomplished thus far.”
“Well my dear, it is hard for some people to change their minds even when the change is happening right before their eyes.”
“Oh Georgie, we are so close to gaining the voting rights for all women in this country. The sacrifices some of the women have made is truly extraordinary. It has been an honor to be a part of something so momentous.”
He pushes a loose strand of hair behind her ear, “You, my darling, are extraordinary, and all that you have sacrificed and accomplished makes me adore you even more. This Women’s Right Movement will propel this country to greatness.”
Carrie listens yet in her mind she visualizes what things will be like in 10 or 20 years. When she thinks even further in the future, her eyes widen, and she sits up straight. “Oh George, dare I dream that one day there may be a Woman President?”
He rubs his thumb along her cheek. “My love, the American dream belongs to all of us.”
Her eyes sparkling, she gives him a kiss. “Can you imagine what this country will be like in 100 years?”
“My dearest Carrie, I am certain it will be a sight to behold.”
© 2017 – Revised 2020 Carrie Ann Alexis
“It is a public scandal the way I adore you” – Oscar Wilde
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Our new daily devotional will be a re-post from Words Of Hope. We re-post this with permission of Words of Hope. God bless you!
Hope for the Rejected
March 23, 2020
Read: Matthew 21:33-42
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. (v. 42)
On a recent trip to Cape Town, South Africa, my family and I toured the prison on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela spent time in captivity. Mandela spent almost three decades in prison for fighting against the inhumane apartheid system. Released in 1990, Mandela helped usher in the formal end of apartheid and, in the first democratic election in the nation’s history, became president of South Africa in 1994. The man who had been falsely imprisoned by the government had become its leader.
In Matthew 21, the earthly ministry of Jesus is drawing to an end. He enters Jerusalem, rebukes money-changers in the temple, and heals the sick. Responding to those who challenged his authority, Jesus tells a parable about tenants who abused the servants of their master, even to the point of killing their master’s son. Jesus concludes the parable by quoting Psalm 118:22: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
The New Testament warns us that, as followers of Christ, we will be rejected and despised. If the world hates us, Jesus tells us in John 15:18, remember that it hated him first. However, our Savior reminds us that when the world rejects us, we are not to fear. He has already overcome the world! And, rest assured, if we are rejected for the sake of righteousness, we will win in the end. —Duane T. Loynes Sr.
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One of the more common reasons that an application to register a trademark is rejected is that the mark as it is shown on the specimen is merely ornamental. This common basis for rejection is often found when applicants file an application to register a trademark on their own, pro se, without the aid of an experienced trademark attorney. Note that this is typically an issue of the manner in which the mark appears on the specimen and not a issue with regard to the mark itself. However, this can be fatal to the application if the applicant did not have appropriate specimens at the time of filing the application.
A mark will be deemed to be merely ornamental if the mark appears on the specimen as a merely decorative feature, and does not identify and distinguish the applicant’s goods. As such, the decorative matter does not function as a trademark.
This rejection is most often seen when the specimen provided is a t-shirt or article of clothing and the mark is splashed in large font on the front of the shirt. This issue is not limited to clothing, however. The issue of ornamentation may arise when the application to register the mark is in connection with mugs, printed matter, or other goods.
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An avoidable disaster…
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On a day which had earlier been foggy but was now clear and calm, some passengers aboard the Lusitania stood on deck and watched the ‘dead wake’ of a German U-boat torpedo heading towards the bow of the ship. It was 7th May 1915; Europe was engulfed in war while the USA was desperately maintaining its position of neutrality. Larson tells the story of the last voyage of the Lusitania, its passengers and crew, and the wider political situation that gave rise to the circumstances in which the ship was left unprotected in waters in which it was known U-boats were operating.
Larson starts with a prologue about the evening before the attack. Before she sailed from New York, the Germans had threatened they would attack the Lusitania, but the passengers weren’t particularly anxious. The Lusitania had been built for speed, the fastest ship of its time. Captain William Turner was confident she could outrun any U-boat. Anyway, given the threat and the knowledge that U-boats were operating around the coasts of Britain and Ireland, there was a general confidence that the Royal Navy would be on hand to escort them for the last dangerous stage of the journey.
Larson uses four main strands to tell the full story of what happened. We learn about the codebreakers of the British Admiralty who had obtained the German codes and were therefore able to track U-boat movements with a fair degree of accuracy. Eerily reminiscent of the Bletchley codebreakers of WW2, there was the same dilemma as to how often to act on information obtained – too often and the Germans would work out that their codes had been cracked, and change them. So some ships were left unprotected, sacrifices, almost, to the greater war effort. Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty at the time, and was desperate to draw the US into the war on the British side. There appears to be little doubt that he felt that if German U-boats sank ships with American citizens aboard, this might be a decisive factor.
Secondly, Larson takes us aboard U-20, the U-boat that would fire the fatal torpedo, and introduces us to its Captain, Walther Schwieger. By using Schwieger’s logs amongst other sources, Larson creates an absorbing and authentic-feeling depiction of life aboard the ship, including a lot of fascinating detail about how U-boats actually worked – the logistical difficulties of diving, with the weight constantly changing as the amount of fuel aboard decreased; and how the crew would have to run from place to place to keep the boat level when manoeuvring. Larson widens this out to tell of some of the dangers for these early submarines, and some of the horrific accidents that had happened to them. And he takes us further, into the ever-changing policy of the German government with regards to the sinking of passenger and merchant ships.
The third aspect revolves around President Wilson and America’s lengthy vacillations before finally committing to war. Politically hoping to sit it out while Britain bore the brunt, Wilson was also suffering personally from the loss of his much-loved wife, closely followed by what sounds like a rather adolescent rush of passion for another woman. It appears that he spent as much time a-wooing as a-Presidenting, and his desire to spend his life taking his new love out for romantic drives meant that he seemed almost infinitely capable of overlooking Germany’s constant breaches of the rules regarding neutral nations. (I should say the harshness of this interpretation is mine – Larson gives the facts but doesn’t draw the conclusions quite as brutally as I have done. Perhaps because he’s American and I’m British. But he leaves plenty of space for the reader to draw her own conclusions.)
The fourth section, and the one that humanises the story, is of the voyage of the Lusitania itself. Larson introduces us to many of the passengers, telling us a little of their lives before the voyage, so that we come to care about them. There were many children aboard, including young infants. Some people were bringing irreplaceable art and literary objects across in the way of business. There were pregnant women, and nannies and servants, and of course the crew. Larson explains that the crew were relatively inexperienced as so many sailors had been absorbed into the war effort. While they carried out regular drills, logistics meant they couldn’t actually lower all the lifeboats during them, so that when the disaster actually happened this lack of experience fed into the resulting loss of life. But he also shows the heroism of many of the crew and some of the passengers, turning their backs on their own safety to assist others. Even so, the loss of life was massive, and by telling the personal stories of some who died and others who survived but lost children or parents or lovers, Larson brings home the intimate tragedies that sometimes get lost in the bigger picture.
And finally, Larson tells of the aftermath, both personal for some of the survivors or grieving relatives of the dead; and political, in terms of the subsequent investigations in Britain into what went wrong, and Wilson’s attempts to ensure that even a direct attack on US citizens wouldn’t drag his country into war.
Larson balances the political and personal just about perfectly in the book, I feel. His excellent writing style creates the kind of tension normally associated with a novel rather than a factual book, and his careful characterisation of many of the people involved gives a human dimension that is often missing from straight histories. He doesn’t shy away from the politics though, and each of the governments, British, German and American, come in for their fair share of harsh criticism, including some of the individuals within them. An excellent book, thoroughly researched and well told – highly recommended. | <urn:uuid:549a8341-25bf-4ee6-9c3e-f07244be4979> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fictionfanblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/dead-wake-the-last-crossing-of-the-lusitania-by-erik-larson/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.98309 | 1,219 | 3.140625 | 3 |
How do I cite the audio recording of a literary reading?
Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.
To cite a work that consists solely of a literary reading, follow the MLA format template. Treat the author of the work as the “Author” element. If there is a narrator other than the author, list that person as an “other contributor” in the optional-element slot after the title. In the example below, the placement of Cusac’s name after the title tells your reader that Cusac reads only “The Bees,” not every poem presented on Poem of the Day.
Sullivan, Anne O. “The Bees.” Read by Anne-Marie Cusac. Poem of the Day, Poetry Foundation, 27 Aug. 2017, www.poetryfoundation.org/ podcasts/76357/the-bees.
When the narrator is the same as the writer, list the full name in the “Author” slot and the last name only in the “Other contributors” slot:
Obama, Barack. Dreams of My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Narrated by Obama, Random House, 2005. Audiobook. | <urn:uuid:521f74a4-e1fa-4060-84af-9772adfafc63> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://style.mla.org/citing-audio-literary-reading/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.887481 | 279 | 2.8125 | 3 |
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was adapted from the doctoral dissertation, “Aimee Semple McPherson and Spanish-Speaking Ministry in Los Angeles: Lessons for the 21st-Century Foursquare Church” by Jim Scott, D.Min.
La Escuela Biblica
Foursquare’s historical L.I.F.E. Bible College became an essential partner in the cross-cultural outreach of Angelus Temple as it developed bilingual Spanish/English ministers and leaders. The students who enrolled in the 1927 fall term found they could take Spanish as a part of the Preparatory Course. The students who learned Spanish at L.I.F.E. were soon to become members of Spanish-language church planting teams that were deployed in California, as well as to Colorado and other states, in the ensuing years.
The October 1931 Foursquare Crusader magazine celebrated one such team: “Last Wednesday evening, the Spanish church of the 500 Room prepared and presented a beautiful program in honor of the students who have labored and served so earnestly to make this work a success. Among these was Mrs. Carrie McCormick, a Harvester who has worked tirelessly in giving the Gospel to the Spanish people, and who is leaving after graduation for Colorado to resume there the evangelization of the Spanish nationalities.”
L.I.F.E Bible College also helped develop La Escuela Biblica at the McPherson Mexican Mission in 1931, as well as other Spanish-language institutes and training centers around the nation. The Spanish-speaking churches followed the example of Angelus Temple by linking a strong local church, a formal educational process and a dynamic internship where the students could do the work of the ministry.
Sister McPherson sought other ways to care for and serve the Spanish-speaking enclaves around Los Angeles. The Angelus Temple leadership team ensured that all peoples had equal access to the Angeles Temple Commissary, and they developed teams of workers who would take food to the homes of any who had need, including the homes of Spanish-speaking neighbors around the church.
In addition, KFSG Radio began broadcasting Spanish-language programming in 1924, and it dramatically increased in the 1930s under the leadership of Pastor Antonio Gamboa of the McPherson Mexican Mission. Pastor Gamboa’s radio programs remained the Spanish voice of the Foursquare movement and Angelus Temple for many years.
Indeed, Sister McPherson had the Spanish-speaking people in her heart. As a result, she welcomed them to Angelus Temple as honored guests, not as immigrants, foreigners or outsiders. She provided a place where they could belong and regain dignity.
God’s call to Los Angeles and Sister Aimee’s love for this community made them a priority. In spite of the many demands on her time, she was available and approachable as a friend. These are the essential qualities for a fruitful cross-cultural partnership.
Spanish-speaking ministry was a significant part of our movement’s founding, and it continues to be a vibrant thread in the tapestry of The Foursquare Church. Today the 21st-century Hispanic Foursquare Church, in all its diversity and beauty, answers to the prayers of Sister McPherson and multiple thousands of faithful, missional Foursquare brothers and sisters who sought to reach their city by being missionaries at home.
This is Part 3 of 3 in a feature article series.
To read Part 1, detailing Aimee Semple McPherson’s call to reach the city of Los Angeles and the Hispanic community, click here.
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Nikos Vasilatos - Ph.D. Professor in History - Honorary Lawyer
The article was written by a member of the Association, Nikos Vasilatos.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Greek freedom was conquered with weapons, after a fierce and bloody war, during which many Greeks and many philhellenes lost their lives.
The sacrifices of the Greeks impressed and moved the entire civilized world at that time and especially the Europeans who considered enslaved Greece as the cradle of European culture.
These means of the war of independence were left in the hands of the descendants of the fighters, as eternal presumptions of sacrifice and family pride..
It is no coincidence that our National Anthem, respecting the Struggle for the Greek Renaissance, begins with a reference to the weapons of this Struggle.
With the outbreak of the Greek revolution in Mainland Greece, weapons were brought mainly by the Maniates and the Souliotes who were also experienced in their use.
Also, weapons were carried by the armatoloi, who essentially served the Ottoman power until then, and by the thieves, that is, the Greeks who disobeyed the Ottoman rule.
With the permission of the Ottoman authorities, breeders also brought weapons to protect their herds from savages and animal thieves.
On the islands, things were better, the oppression of the Ottomans was not so intense and there was more prosperity as well as information about the political and social currents of that time, in Europe.
After the treaty of Kyutsuk-Kainartzis (1774), the Greeks raised the Russian flag on their ships and had Russian shipping documents, with the result that the Turks no longer had jurisdiction over them.
In fact, if the islanders wanted to build larger than the usual sailing ships, they asked permission from the Russian commander of Odessa without the Ottoman authorities being able to intervene.
As a result of the outbreak of the revolution, the Greek revolutionaries had a remarkable merchant fleet that was immediately transformed into a warship, since the ships of that time, in addition to crews familiar with the use of weapons, also had guns capable of protecting passengers. and the goods they carried, from pirate attacks, which were not uncommon at the time, as piracy was endemic to the Mediterranean, served particularly by the populations of North Africa (nicknamed the Algerian pirates).
Thus, with the outbreak of the Greek Revolution, more than 28,500 sailors and ships armed with 6,000 guns were mobilized.
Greek sailors had another formidable weapon, the firearms, the use of which they had learned from the Russians during the Russo-Turkish wars of the 18th century.
Of course, the weapons of the fighters of Mainland Greece were different from those of the sailors.
In mainland Greece the main weapon of the fighters was the kariophile and the best armed had one or two front pistols and a scythe or an oriental sword.
The decoration of the weapons was commensurate with the financial strength of their owners.
Silver and brass were usually the raw material of the decorations and more rarely gold, ivory and semi-precious stones.
Many of them have remarkable micro-sculpture works on their surfaces. The decorative themes, those involved in their decoration were taken mainly from the plant world, the animal kingdom and from the daily life of people but also from mythology, while there were also geometric patterns, but always created with symmetry and aesthetic harmony. . The artists still carefully took care of the color contrasts to emphasize the decorative themes and at the same time to give the weapons a brilliant look.
The silversmiths of Epirus were nicknamed for the plasticity and the elegance of their works. Thanasis Tsimouris, Ioannis Davaroukas, and Bafas stood out from the Epirote silversmiths.
The sailors procured their weapons from Constantinople and other cities of the Ottoman Empire and in the Middle East in general, but also from Italy, Spain as well as from Marseille in the South of France.
Their decoration, in contrast to the weapons of the fighters of Mainland Greece, seldom had rich decorations, but they were distinguished for a subtle discreet aesthetic. Usually, the inlaid and adjective silver was the raw material of the decorations, which gave the silversmiths the opportunity to go beyond the established aesthetic and decorative values and to create particularly elegant works which mobilize even today the aesthetic pleasure.
At the end of the 19th century and during the 20th century, exhibitions on the weapons of the Struggle were organized which always aroused the interest of the visitors and created feelings of emotion for their historical value and impression for their decorative value.
"The Greek Child Swords", a work of romantic style by the French painter A. Colin (1798-1873), Benaki Museum.
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This is a good read, in my opinion. I learned a lot from reading it and will definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about the tech industry.
You might not get a chance to read it until the end, but the tech usa industry is a great place to learn. I’m always surprised to see how much I learn from these articles, and in today’s post I’m going to try to give you a quick overview of what I’ve learned from reading them.
I’ve always been a big fan of the tech industry and technology in general, and Im always amazed by how much I learn from the articles I read. However, I’m still not a fan of the tech usa industry, but I guess that’s for another time. This post is about the tech usa industry, or at least the part of it that I know very little about.
The tech usa industry is the industry that makes our computers, phones, computers, etc. work. That is to say, they build them, and they sell them. This is a very big business, and Im sure if you were to check out the industry, you would see that the number of people working on these systems is actually quite small. Im not saying that the folks who make the computers or phones are bad people, but Im saying that the tech industry is pretty much nonexistent.
The tech usa industry is extremely large, and as you might guess after spending an hour or two in a local tech store, it is a very competitive industry. In fact, it is so competitive that the more you know about the industry the more you realize that it is also quite small in comparison to what most IT employees will tell you.
Even still, it’s not a bad place to be, but a lot of people don’t realize how small the entire industry is. There are only a few thousand people working in IT, and most of them work for large companies (many of which are on the internet). The tech usa jobs are dominated by people who started in IT, but there are some who started in programming, which is the next most common job title.
Some of these IT programmers are the most brilliant people I have ever seen. The reason is because they have all been trained to the same curriculum and have the same level of education to the degree that they are as human as you and me. But of course, not everyone in the industry is as qualified as these people.
Yes, I know a few of you are thinking, “I’ve been working in tech for a long time. I know how to code, and I know what I’m doing.” That is true. You know how to program a computer, but you need to be taught how to code the computer. A programmer’s job is to tell the computer what to do.
The thing about programming is that it is a skill that can be learned as well as practiced. I know that I learned to program when I was about 8 years old. I was actually taking a class in high school because I had a job at a computer company that required me to use a computer. So I had to learn the basics of how computers work. It took me a really long time to be able to program something, but I do know it now.
The thing is programming is actually a very hard skill to learn. Many people are afraid of it because of this whole “but you know you can do it.” It’s a skill that many people get very attached to. If you’re not afraid of it, you’re not ready to learn it. If you’re afraid of it, you can’t learn it. | <urn:uuid:1afd6f11-2a3a-4d4e-a87b-34ff922594c9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sospvt.com/tech-usa-reviews/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.983797 | 786 | 2.03125 | 2 |
It seems appropriate to post about calabrese after collards yesterday. After all both plants are forms of the wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea) selected over millennia to produce widely different crops, but all with roughly similar health benefits to us.
The broccolis are grown for their immature flower clusters and although the name is universally used for the green type shown here it is more accurately known as calabrese. I try to use the name where possible because sprouting broccoli which has purple or white ‘heads’ is (in most cases) a hardy plant that only crops in spring after a cold period. Calabrese is a summer veg that was developed in northern Italy (would you believe Calabria!) and will not tolerate much frost so is grown as a summer and autumn crop in cold climates.
Of course all brassicas get clobbered by a host of pests but the great thing about calabrese is that it grows quickly and can often outwit the insects that are waiting for it. The only caveat I will add to this is that caterpillars often hide in the heads and only make their presence known when they float to the surface of the saucepan.
You can sow the seeds, under glass, from February onwards for planting out after March and keep sowing till June for crops right into autumn. My March-sown plants have been cropping since the start of July and some of the heads have been nothing short of magnificent. Plants are compact too and can be spaced 30cm apart so this is a perfect choice for small gardens and raised beds. Even better, when you harvest the heads, if you cut them with the minimum amount of stem, you usually get two or three smaller heads a few weeks later. | <urn:uuid:8f56da74-cccb-449d-a546-8922da0ee4cb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thebikinggardener.com/2015/07/30/celebrating-calabrese/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.971746 | 359 | 2.59375 | 3 |
In a report prepared by the Business Transformation Agency (BTA), DoD told Congress that it made important improvements in business systems modernization in 2009. The report highlighted DoD’s leveraging of improved investment management, a robust Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), and the implementation of lessons learned to create more effective and responsive business operations. Under Secretary Bill Lynn stated in a cover letter to the report that the successes from continuous process improvement and strong management have “positioned the Department to realize even greater gains in coming years.” DoD is required by law (National Defense Authorization Act of FY2005, Sec. 332) to report annually, through 2013, on 1) its progress against milestones and performance priorities; 2) the number of certified modernized business systems; 3) business system modernizations over $1 million that were not certified; and 4) business systems improvements and resulting savings. According to a press release from BTA, this is the first report to show how business systems help to implement the strategic priorities and goals of the 2009 Strategic Management Plan (SMP). | <urn:uuid:9b4e68c1-29d0-43d0-b566-728ba7411092> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://asmconline.org/news/dod-reports-on-business-operations-improvements-from-it-modernization/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.942458 | 217 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Are you better off than you were two years ago?
That’s what Republicans will ask voters a year from now.
That was the question Ronald Reagan famously posed to Americans during his last debate with then-president Jimmy Carter. The country answered by delivering one of the greatest election landslides of all time; Reagan won 489 Electoral College votes to Carter’s 49.
How will the nation respond this time around?
One clue comes from the horrendous consumer sentiment survey just released from the University of Michigan. The monthly pulse-taking came in at 66.8, the lowest in a decade, revealing a deeply unhappy country.
By comparison, consumer sentiment just before Reagan’s 1980 win was 75.
It is notable that even with all partisan acrimony and in spite of COVID-19 causing death and economic hardship around the entire globe, consumers never sank to this level of gloom during President Trump’s four years in office.
Richard Curtin, who oversees the survey, says the poor results mainly reflect concern about rising prices. Consumers expect inflation next year to reach 4.9%, the highest since 2008 and well below the actual current pace of price increases.
The most pessimistic respondents were older people and lower-income Americans for whom the rising costs of basic necessities is especially harmful.
These are worrisome trends that echo other recent sentiment surveys. They are especially shocking when you consider that the stock market, normally a yardstick of the country’s mood, keeps hitting all-time highs; also, jobs are plentiful.
It only makes sense when combined with President Biden’s ghastly approval ratings, and Curtin’s assessment that consumers increasingly believe “that no effective policies have yet been developed to reduce the damage from surging inflation.”
Consumers aren’t stupid; not only does the Biden administration have no “effective policies” to manage inflation, until just recently they didn’t even admit the problem existed.
President Biden finally addressed the issue last week, sounding more like Jackie Mason playing the Borscht Belt than an effective commander in chief. “Did you ever think you’d be paying this much for a gallon of gas? In some parts of California, they’re paying $4.50 a gallon!” Surprising he didn’t add, “Did you hear the one about the price of used cars???”
Unfortunately, Biden’s late-breaking awareness of our inflation problem did not come packaged with a solution. Instead, tin-eared Biden continues to hype his multitrillion-dollar Build Back Better bill, which he says will help bring prices down.
No, it won’t. And in fact, Biden expressly said so in his muddled remarks. As he expressed shock about the price of gasoline, Biden claimed, “That’s why it’s so important we do everything in our power to stabilize the supply chain…”
Just for the record, the very real supply chain bottlenecks that are keeping goods from landing in stores have absolutely zip to do with rising gasoline prices. That’s on Joe Biden, who has discouraged U.S. oil and gas investment and also insulted and alienated the most influential person in OPEC, Mohammed bin Salman. OPEC is understandably unmoved by Biden’s pleas for more oil.
Biden also claimed, “At the same time, we’re also experiencing higher demand for goods because wages are up as well as people have money in the bank. And because of the strength of our economic recovery, American families have been able to buy more products.”
In other words, consumers are flush, and our recovery is strong. So … what on earth are we doing spending trillions more on Biden’s favored bill? The same could have been argued (and we did) before the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed in March. We did not need to hype government spending then, and we do not need to do so now.
Democrats would argue that Build Back Better (BBB) is not about infusing the economy with more cash, but instead will tackle long-term problems like expensive child care that is keeping women out of the workforce.
Their solution is to subsidize child care for low-earning Americans, while also boosting wages for people working in that field.
But if you’re a middle-class family that must foot the bills on your own, you’re in trouble. Matt Bruenig, left-leaning president of the People’s Policy Project think tank, says the proposal will jack up child care costs by about $13,000 a year, to almost $29,000. Why? Because BBB demands infant care workers be paid the same as elementary school teachers, increasing wages by 138%.
BBB also purports to make home care for the elderly more affordable, but it is union organizers who are especially excited about the proposal. Mary Kay Henry, International SEIU head, cheers, “We have a chance to turn home care, the fastest-growing job in America, from poverty-wage employment into a good union job.” Will that drive costs down? Of course not.
Why should this surprise anyone? Any industry that has a heavy government footprint, including education and health care, has seen costs soar way beyond overall inflation over time. Today, over 40% of higher education costs are funded by state and federal coffers; is it any wonder that the cost of attending a four-year college has increased at twice the level of inflation since 1985?
Or take health care, where the federal government accounts for over 40% of spending, and where total spending has increased 50-fold since 1970.
Federal programs are by definition inefficient; that’s the nature of the beast. Add to that Joe Biden’s push to ensure that workers added to provide home care, pre-K and other services be unionized, thus demanding higher pay, and you can rest assured the BBB will not lower inflation. Just the opposite.
Voters rejected Big Government this past Election Day. They should do so again in 2022. I’m guessing they will.
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What is a physical security audit?
IT and security teams use solutions, policies and frameworks to enhance their physical security. However, the ever-changing security demands make existing frameworks inadequate after a certain period. So, property teams may need to audit their existing security using a physical security checklist.
A physical security audit is an evaluation of security policies a building adopts to protect its assets.
Property teams conduct physical security audits for various reasons, including:
- Identifying problems related to locks, surveillance cameras and access credentials
- Benchmarking against industry best security procedures
- Meeting compliance requirements
- Assessing the emergency response readiness of the enterprise
A physical security audit is incomplete without a checklist that helps double-check each part of the physical security framework the enterprise adopted to protect its physical and digital assets.
This article provides an overview of various features or technologies a property manager should keep on the checklist for a building to pass a physical security audit.
Physical Security Checklist
IT and security teams should use a checklist when planning to conduct a physical security audit. The checklist ensures the physical security audit is accurate.
The following features are relevant in the checklist:
Cloud-based Access Control Systems
A building may have different entry and exit points to enable a smooth passage of people in and out. A few examples of entry and exit points of a property are:
- Perimeter security gates
- Entry doors/exit doors
- Internal doors/windows
- Emergency exit doors.
All these entry and exit points pose a severe threat to both physical and digital assets if relevant access controls are not implemented. Access controls may include physical barriers, fences, security guards, turnstiles and locks that restrict unauthorized people from entering or leaving the building.
Overseeing these access points physically and authorizing the access of every person manually to building premises is time-consuming. Moreover, these practices can cause a huge inconvenience for users.
How, then, do you streamline and automate these access controls?
The only solution is a cloud-based access control system.
A cloud-based access control system contains a centralized dashboard. This dashboard enables building supervisors to manage an entire building from a remote location.
Cloud-based access control is relevant for optimized security because it enables property teams to manage access controls and monitor the building security, from a remote location.
For instance, Genea Access Control generates user credentials, monitors activities and revokes access permissions from anywhere, at any time.
Genea’s cloud-based access control will also allow IT administrators to assign role-based access permissions to employees. The protocol ensures that only authorized employees access restricted areas such as server rooms.
Video surveillance is an integral part of the physical security of a property. It enables property teams to capture, record and store video feeds of people moving in and out of the building.
Video management is necessary in order to optimize building security. It increases surveillance across all areas of the building, records access logs of users and restricts unauthorized people.
Genea’s integrated access control and video management enable property managers to integrate third-party video surveillance systems.
For instance, enterprises can integrate Genea’s cloud-based access control with:
- Rhombus Systems to avail features such as door mapping, facial recognition and real-time video feeds.
- Cisco Meraki MV to avail features such as advanced real-time analytics that helps analyze visitor behavior and make quick decisions like emergency lockdown and emergency hold-on.
Integrated Identity and Access Management (IAM) ensure people have appropriate access to technology resources at the workplace. The primary goal of identity management is to ensure that only authenticated users have access to the resources. It gives tremendous control to IT admins over managing access credentials of onboarding and offboarding employees.
Identify management is relevant for the information security of an enterprise. It helps in the identification, authentication, and authorization of an individual or a team.
Genea’s Integrated Access Control and Identity Management powered by single sign-on (SSO) is the perfect solution to eliminate data security breaches.
For instance, Genea’s cloud-based access control can be integrated with Okta’s Identity Management to streamline the following access control workflows of the enterprise:
- Integration of mobile access credentials with SSO for user access.
- Integration of the cloud-based centralized dashboard with SSO for admin access.
- Termination of access credentials of an employee immediately after his or her resignation is accepted.
- Activation and deactivation of users on the access control platform (if you activate or remove users on Okta’s Identity Management platform, it will be reflected on Genea’s access control dashboard).
Commercial real-estate buildings such as shopping malls and hotels witness a huge rush during weekends. Without having appropriate access control systems that manage elevator and floor security, property managers may not be able to reduce elevator waiting times and enhance floor security.
Elevator integrations are relevant for optimized security of a building because they help in reducing visitor waiting teams at elevators and protecting building occupants from break-ins.
Genea’s cloud-based access control and visitor management system can be integrated with OTIS Compass and Schindler elevators with simple API tokens. These integrations enable property teams to set up user restrictions, implement mobile credentialing and gain an oversight about each floor from a sleek dashboard on their computer system, tablet or smartphone.
For instance, OTIS integration with Genea’s access control system replaces relay-based elevator systems with a digital touch screen. Visitors or building occupants can enter their destination on the digital touchscreen so that the OTIS’ Destination Dispatch technology groups all visitors going to the same floor together. Ultimately, this ensures reduced wait times and shorter travel times.
Managing Physical Security and Access, Remotely
Enterprises may want to manage the physical security and access, remotely to:
- Instantly generate and revoke access credentials for users.
- Monitor all access activity in real-time.
- Increase convenience for users accessing various parts of the building.
- Manage multiple global properties as seamlessly as possible.
- Eliminate human error and improve the standards of security.
- Save administration time, cost and resources for the enterprise by automating manual processes.
- Streamline workflows with the help of API integrations.
- Meet security compliance standards easily.
- Automate fire alarm systems and digital signage.
- Monitor the functionalities of various physical assets.
To manage physical security remotely, enterprises may need to implement cloud-based access control solutions such as mobile access control, a touchless visitor management system, a video management system, an elevator control system and an identity management system.
For example, a touchless visitor management system may help security personnel collect relevant information from visitors through a mobile application before giving them access credentials. The visitor management system can be integrated with video surveillance cameras to avail features such as host alerts, suspect detention, facial recognition and activity tracking. All these can be done through a centralized dashboard that can be accessed from anywhere by authorized personnel like building supervisors, IT admins and property managers.
Meet Your Physical Security Audit Requirements with Genea
By and large, a physical security audit evaluates the security measures a property team undertakes to increase the security at entry points, exterior doors, parking lot, people movement areas, passages, emergency exits, emergency power source areas, server rooms and many more. The physical security checklist for optimized security should comprise features such as cloud-based access control, integrations for video management, identity management and elevator integrations.
Genea offers cutting-edge access control technologies that help enterprises streamline their physical security systems. With a range of products, including cloud-based access control, visitor management, mobile access control and overtime HVAC, Genea has helped over 4500 enterprises across 26 countries streamline their access control workflows. Genea’s cloud-based access control system can be easily integrated with third-party applications for video management, identity management, elevator controls and critical event management for enhanced physical security.
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System behind Hurricane Humberto given 90% chance to develop
While Florida had been on edge to see when and where Hurricane Humberto would form, more tropical waves caught the National Hurricane Center’s attention.
Most likely to form is a system in the mid-Atlantic that looks like it might steer right of the Caribbean, while a less organized system that had stewed off the coast of Southwest Florida over the weekend was approaching the coast of Texas.
The Atlantic tropical wave is associated with a low pressure system halfway between the coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles, and has increased thunderstorm activity since the weekend.
"Satellite data also indicate that the low has become better defined, and environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for the formation of a tropical depression during the next couple of days while the system moves slowly northwestward to west-northwestward,” the NHC said.
As of Monday morning, forecasters put the chances it will form into a tropical depression at 60 percent in the next 48 hours and 90 percent in the next five days.
The NHC had been keeping track of three tropical waves at the offset of the weekend, but is now only keeping tabs on this one along with the system in the Gulf of Mexico. Two others that were closest to the Lesser Antilles had dissipated by Saturday.
The system in the Gulf of Mexico is a large area of showers and thunderstorms associated with an upper-level low and a weak surface trough that the NHC said has a low chance of becoming a tropical depression, just 10 percent in the next 48 hours.
“Little, if any, development of this system is expected before it moves inland along the northwestern Gulf coast tonight or Tuesday,” forecasters said. “Regardless of development, this system is expected to produce heavy rainfall along portions of Texas coast later this week.”
Meanwhile, the closest system to Florida officially became Tropical Storm Humberto late Friday and grew into Hurricane Humberto by Sunday, but its track takes it away from the state toward Bermuda later this week.
As far as the other investigations, they could potentially form into the 10th and 11th tropical depressions of the season.
If they follow suit and also grow into tropical storms, they could take on the names Tropical Storm Imelda and Tropical Storm Jerry.
In its 5 a.m. update Monday, the hurricane center had Humberto building strength with maximum sustained winds at 85 mph. Additional strengthening is forecast over the next couple days.
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Start doing painting as a beginner, use watercolor paint is the simplest way to begin and become a professional artist. You need to work out with a different range of colors.
In the beginning, rather than get confused with a wide variety of colors you can use watercolor paint consist of basic colors to make up your artwork.
Watercolor painting is actually a fun, art, and creative painting that is followed by beginners to seasoned artists.
It is a cost-effective art that gives many possibilities for creative self-expression. The fun of watercolor painting is actually a creative way to keep the kids busy and take their talent out on a canvas.
Not only beautiful scenery, landscapes, portraits, and forests are the results of executive watercolor painting, also painting of creative thoughts are created by watercolor paint.
The colors of watercolor paint are easy to blend, give transparency, permanence, and artistic effects.
Watercolor paint is a non-toxic and fully water-based color that is safe for teens, kids, as well as for adults.
While doing watercolor painting, you get a chance to learn about various watercolor techniques that you can adopt as your own and generate a skill that actually advantages you. Rather than begin with complicated painting, watercolor painting is a good start for beginners.
Artists create their groundwork for big projects generally by using watercolors as their blueprint.
Watercolor paintings work with water-soluble pigments and it works especially on paper. When water evaporates and the binder fixes the pigment to the support.
Watercolor Techniques To Learn As A Beginner
Blooming watercolor technique:- It is another way to get good results in your painting. You can water the color and apply it to the paper.
When the stroke is still wet add another color with that much amount. It gives you gradient style when it dries up.
Splatter watercolor technique:- It is a kind of handy trick which helps you to give floating dust and water spray.
Hold your paintbrush between your thumb and the middle fingers(using the index finger) gives you impressive results.
The other techniques are wet and dry, and this can be happening by adding water to the color as to how much you want to manipulate the darkness and saturation of the pigment.
If you are seeking the Best Watercolor Paints probably you would found all these paints here.
To make it easier for you to select the Best Watercolor Paint Brand, we have reviewed the different watercolor paints not only for professionals even so for newbies.
Watercolor paint with excellent brushes to students, kids, while others worked perfectly for professionals are entitled in this blog.
Several artists get fulfilled their master artwork using the listed watercolor paint, so why not take advantage to take your artwork forward?
Best Watercolor Paints Set For Professionals As Well As For Beginners
1. Meiling Watercolor Paint Set With 36 Colors For Beginners Artist
You would definitely like the product comes in a 36 vivid color package with one watercolor brush which can be used to create enticing and artful effects. Professionals have created their art using this well-designed watercolor paint.
- Excellent quality Arabic Gum.
- Highly pigmented – no chalky feel after dry.
- ASTMD4236 certified so, perfect for kids, students, or anyone.
- Best deal at a genuine price.
- Not suitable for kids under 3 years.
2. AEM Hi Arts Watercolor Paint Artist Set
Get your one-stop shop having 20 sheets of watercolor paper with premium quality brushes of various sizes hold by the convenient palette. Begin your artwork by make use of incredible tube paints set that heal, build, restore confidence to find happiness.
- Non-toxic and sensitive skin proven tested.
- No Chemical smell
- Recycles cardboard box easily during traveling.
- If stores in artist tin the paint in tubes gets harden and needs to re-moist while using it.
3. Best Watercolor Paint Set With 24 Vibrant Colors For Student Artist
A perfect brand of watercolor paint supplies assists you with 24 rich and vibrant colors. The non-toxic paints are ready to blend and give excellent results in the art world.
- Easy to carry anywhere you want like the beach, park, home, art class, or in-studio.
- Pigmented, rich, clear, vibrant, and crisp 24 essential colors
- Comes in a sleep packaging of a solid metal box.
- ASTM tested colors, non-toxic, and high quality.
- These colors take a longer time to dry as compared to others.
4. Emooqi Premium Watercolor Paint Box Set With 36 colors
Making up your gallery or masterpiece using watercolor paint set consist of 36 unique colors. By taking advantage of vibrant and rich colors, you can complete the artwork with your imagination and creativity.
Many artists get their artwork done by making use of premium quality watercolor paint of brand Emooqi.
- Non-toxic solid pigment, suitable for kids above the age of 3 years.
- Gift box packaging recommended for gift ideas.
- Packaging has two water brush and one pen along with 10 watercolor papers.
- Create endless color range by blending
- Not suitable for kids under 3 years.
5. 54 Watercolor Paint Set For New Artist – By Classe Art
Whether you are new to watercolor painting or a seasoned artist 54 watercolor paint set by Classe Art is perfect to take your artwork to another level. You not only get watercolor paint but also 15 sheets of watercolor paper, 3 watercolor brushes, 6 extra watercolors, and a color chart carefully designed by the company.
- A great bonding agent(Arabic gum – high quality) and non-toxic vibrant colors
- 3 different sizes of watercolor brushes
- All colors are eco-friendly and sensitive skin approved
- For color mixing 10 different areas can be accessible
- This professional artist watercolor paint set is not suitable for kids(below 3 years).
6. PHOENIX Watercolor Paint Set In 2021 For Artist
PHOENIX has been established in the year 1995 and highly regarded name in the painting world. The quality of the PHOENIX watercolor paint set is designed for beginners as well as for professionals. Due to its characteristics of unique light, color, shade, translucent look these 24 tubes of 12 ml becomes the first preference by the artists.
- A wide range of high-quality colors – 24 tubes x 12 ml
- Have features of delicate transparency after dry and extremely soluble paint
- Safe for adults and kids, ASTM-4236 and EN 71 certified.
- When the paint gets dries in the pan it cracks into chunks.
7. GOTIDEAL Watercolor Paint Kit
GOTIDEAL Watercolor Paint Set gets first preference by the artists to make people amazed by their artwork. The set is ideal for little kids, and also for artists as well as for visual journal keepers who are new to watercolors and just beginning to experiment with the technique.
- Portable storage case without any mess, leaks, or hassle
- Quick dry and considerable by kids, teens, and talented adults
- Easy to create fine strokes by bringing into play flexible nylon paintbrush tips
- Not considering for easy in carrying to park, studio, and beautiful spots and also while traveling.
8. Classic Watercolor Paint Set For Artist
If you love to do painting then This Classic and Best Watercolor Paints Set works well for your art. The 48 color cakes give you enriching color quality while working on canvas, paper, or prints.
You can begin painting landscapes, forests, portraits, nature, and many more using the water brush that has water already inside it.
- Refill water brush suitable to use
- ASTM D-4236 standard tested, safe for sensitive skin
- Convenient to carry while traveling
- Packed in a plastic container easy to see colors, and ideal to gift
- According to few people expectations the matte finish is not suitable
9. Funto Watercolor Paint Set With 48 Colors (Upgraded Quality)
There are watercolor sets that you can’t go wrong with, even if you try as an artist. The funto Watercolor Paint Set is of upgraded quality that creates ultimate painting designs. You get pans and not tubes in the set, that work well rather than tubes that have the risk of spilling. The transparency of the paint itself is astonishingly good for starter paints.
- Gift box packaging
- Quick-dry and durable consistency, high pigment load
- Easy to dilute and blend
- ASTM D-4236 standard, so safe for all ages
- 12 brushes of different sizes and shapes
- Paint pens are very small in actuality.
10. Shuttle Art 36 Colors Watercolor Paint Set
The company Shuttle Art manufactured watercolor paints for executive artists and also for those who have a spark inside to do creativity. With the use of 36 colors, you can achieve prominent effects by blending them on paper, canvas, or prints. Students who are at the beginner level would have a great experience, by the use of Shuttle Art Watercolor Paint in learning and developing their art skills to a professional level.
- Highly rich in pigment, absolute for dry and wet painting
- Easily dissolve in water and gets perfect layering without mixing up the previous layer.
- ASTM D-4236 and EN71-3 certified, acid-free safe for health.
- Good transparency and diffusivity
- High saturation
- Paint becomes dry but very often
11. ARTIBOX Watercolor Paint Set For Professionals Artist
Get ready to create your masterpiece with endless effects of vibrant 48 colors. Easy to paint by the use of brush pen, also detaching watercolor set whatsoever essential color for your painting. Highly pigmented color comes in block form, which makes it easy to access while painting. Complete the artwork along with creative imagination, paint adjacent the canvas by manipulating rich and bright colors.
- The endless range of colors present in a sturdy box
- 12 sheets of watercolor paper together with the watercolor brush
- Easy to hold palette with a portable pull ring in the course of painting
- Being get detached from the painting cubes, need more space to place them, spell your painting.
12. ARTISTO Watercolor Paint Set – 48 Vivid For Artists
Whether you are endeavoring painting as a passion or a hobby, the vivid colors proceed as the ideal for Amateur Hobbyists, painting lovers, and professionals. As a beginner, learn new skills of art by experiencing the amazing quality metallic and neon colors good for their value.
- Great solubility
- New style colors like metallic and neon
- Can be carried to the park, porch, seaside, backyard, and others too.
- Perfectly befitting for kids above 3 years
- A beautiful sturdy box absolute for gifts having 4 metallic colors, 10 sheets of 300g watercolor paper, sponge.
- Not so small, to carry in a compatible bag.
13. Watercolor Paint Set 36 Solid Premium Colors
Painting is an art that comes from your heart with true imagination. Now it’s time to bring your creativity along with artistic effects on the canvas by manipulating highly-graded pigment colors. Enjoy your portraits, landscapes, still life by handling the brush and ready to paint.
- Easily soluble and glossy effect
- No chalky or grainy touch after dry
- Perfect for gift sets to kids, adults, artists, and painting lovers.
- ASTM D-4236 and non-toxic approved, so absolute for kids, adults, and professionals
- A sturdy box has less space for mixing as well as blending up the colors.
- Not recommended for kids under 3 years
14. Artify Watercolor Field Sketch Set – 24 Assorted colors
Are you equipped to begin your artwork with more colors and tools? Grab the Artfy watercolor set to turn out your imagination in a picture form that speaks a lot of words in itself. Starting up painting as a beginner effortless with a sleek and lightweight pocket kit without any hassle to carry. Every time you can refill the colors in a detachable pan.
- Ideal for striking pigments, bright and vivid color easy to blend
- Have nature to get dry quickly
- Highly durable brushes, 1 flat tip or 2 round tip brushes
- Palette can be removed, needs space to place, and hard to discover once lost
15. Castle Art Supplies Acrylic Paint Set – 12 ml Tubes
When the color is of high quality, then it is fun to design paintings on different subjects. Learning new skills or moving up to artists level, 24 colors of 12 ml tubes satisfied you with its rich quality.
- A quick-dry nature makes it preferable for the seasoned artists
- Highly delighted, velvety texture, vibrant, and eye-catching results
- Every time attain fresh color from the tube
- Easy to get layers on layers because of its quick-drying personality
- While getting busy in your art world, probably the color tubes get lost in your workspace.
16. 80 Tubes ZenaColor Watercolor Paint Set
17. ARTSY Professional Watercolor Paint Set of 42 with 3 Brushes | Foldable Watercolor Field Sketch Set
18. 12 ml × 32 Watercolor Paint Tubes With Palette Tray & Paint Brush.
19. Seamiart Professional Watercolor Paint Set of 50 Colors With Water Brush in Gift Box for Beginners Artists
20. Arteza Watercolor Paint Kit With Storage Box & Set of 60 Colors/Tubes
21. 40 Colors Best Watercolor Paint Set For Beginners & Professional Artist 2021
22. 48 Premium Watercolor Color Paint Set With Portable Solid Half Pans Kit And 3 Brush Pen + 10 Water Color Papers + 1 Sponge
23. 12 ml Watercolor Paint Tubes Kit For Beginners Artists
24. Arteza Is The Best Watercolor Paint Brand For Professional Artist + Paper Bundle
25. Best Watercolor Paint Kit For Beginners Artist | 36 Colors + 10+1 piece Watercolor Brushes + 8 piece Watercolor Paper + Zipper Pouch.
Frequently Asked Questions Related to Watercolor Paint
What is watercolor paint?
Watercolor paint is a kind of translucent art medium. Watercolor paint consists of few simple ingredients but two major components are pigment – which gives the color and the binder – commonly gum-arabic. The paint applied with water to a support such as paper. Once the water evaporates and the binder fixes the pigment to the support. Points to remember for watercolor paints:-
These paints are less messy than oils or acrylics because of water-based medium
- Do not have a strong smell
- Have nature of drying very fast
- Easy to mix it up on palette and apply it.
- Easy to clean the paintbrushes with soap and water
How to use watercolor paint tubes?
Using watercolor paint tubes can be tricky when you use them without any guidance. So consider these points before using watercolor paint tubes:-
Every time you can use new paint directly from the tube by simply squeezing it out onto a plate or a palette, and blend it using water.
You can squeeze out a little amount of paint into a mixing palette and let it dry completely during painting sessions.
You can also make your own watercolor pans and create a customized watercolor palette.
Keep small water containers for each color to make your brush wet when you begin mixing your concentrated paints with water.
What is the best watercolor paint?
Beautiful artwork, excellent creativity, and talented imagination can be carried through high-quality watercolor paint. Best watercolor paint based on permanence, intensity, and superior transparency.
Watercolor consists of two main ingredients such as:-
- Finely ground pigment – provides color
- Gum arabic – act as a binder
The mentioned points will guide you to select high-quality paint for your artwork.
- The Lightfastness ratings
- The paint’s transparency rating
- The number of pigments used
- The Granularity of the paint
Regardless of these points to be considered, quality matters the most. The artists’ quality is of a higher concentration of finely ground pigment with high permanence ratings. At the same time, the students’ quality contains cheaper pigments and more fillers and extenders.
Do you use Water with Watercolor Paint?
Yes, the name specifies the question in a simple manner. In painting, if you want to give artistic effects the probably you need water to blend the colors. A famous Mexico City-based artist Ana Victoria Calderon make out lots of paintings using watercolor paints with water. There are lots of techniques you can try using water with watercolor paint:-
- Building up color
- Creating gradients
- Getting precise
Where to buy watercolor paint?
These days not only markets are flooded with premium quality watercolor paint but also online e-commerce websites are enriched with the top brands of watercolor paint which are the first preference of professional artists. You can read out the reviews, check the quality, quantity, prices, brand name, and can compare with other products by sitting on your couch at home instead of wasting time to go out and find high-quality products. Take a look at the listed watercolor paint sets:-
- Emooqi Premium Watercolor Paint Box – 36 colors
- Shuttle Art 36 Colors Watercolor Paint
- PHOENIX Watercolor Paint Set
- 54 Watercolor Paint Set – by Classe Art
How to make liquid watercolor paint?
Making your own liquid watercolor paint makes sense rather than purchasing expensive watercolor paint when you need a lot in your painting. A little effort keeps you energetic to paint your imagination without any obstacles. To make watercolor paint you need only two ingredients:-
- Liquid Food Coloring or Gel Food Coloring – Gel is more preferred
- Water Color Paper(A4) or Water Color Postcards
You can collect the amount of water as per your need or how much quantity you want. Then add a drop or two of food coloring to each container. Make sure to add a drop at a time and wear aprons as food coloring may stain clothing.
Can you paint watercolor on canvas?
Yes, you can but you need some prep first as watercolors would just slide off the Canvas because the surface is not absorbent enough. To overcome this issue, you need to coat the canvas with a product known as Golden Absorbent Ground. Gesso your canvas is the first step to do.
Apply two coats of Gesso that allow the Golden Absorbent Ground to adhere properly on the canvas. When the gesso gets dried, apply the thin layer 5-6 coats of Golden Absorbent Ground using a brush or roller.
Let it dry for at least 24 hours after that it gives paper-like quality to paint. Once your painting is finished, seal it with a spray varnish to make the paint waterproof.
How to use watercolor brush pens?
Watercolor brush pens have the versatility of traditional watercolor packed into one. These brush pens allow you to use the techniques which you are dreaming such as color washes, gradients, blending, or soft Ombres, these can’t be done using typical alcohol-based markers or gel pens.
First and foremost, rub the desired brush pen marker color on the palette and figure out the tone using a water brush pen that needs in your set. You can use this brush pen for blending and creating watercolor effects.
If you want to create desired shades then mix several colors by applying them to your palette.
Best paint brushes for watercolor
The classic characteristic of Watercolor Paintbrushes is a synthetic filament, long, absorbent natural hairs, or a blend of two.
Watercolor brushes are recognized because of their superb details which are paint-holding and water-holding abilities, additionally their resiliency and spring(an ability to return to their original shape).
You can get an idea about the Best Brushes, which you can actually purchase in order to present your true artist on the canvas. These are:-
- Da Vinci Russian Red Sable Brush Set
- Raphael Kolinsky Sable Fine Point Round
- Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Watercolor Brush
- Princeton Good Mop Brushes
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Peer Review Process
Authors should present their papers honestly without fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or inappropriate data manipulation. Submitted papers are evaluated by anonymous referees for contribution, originality, relevance, and presentation. The Editor shall inform you of the results of the review as soon as possible, hopefully in 4 to 6 weeks. IT Journal Research and Development (ITJRD) uses Double Blind Review policy in which the reviewer's name is always concealed from the submitting author. Papers will be sent for anonymous review by at least two reviewers who will either be members of the Editorial Board or others of similar standing in the field. In order to shorten the review process and respond quickly to authors, the Editors may triage a submission and come to a decision without sending the paper for external review. The Editors’ decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into concerning manuscripts considered unsuitable for publication in this ournal. All correspondence, including notification of the Editors’ decision and requests for revisions, will be sent by email.
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For this assignment, you will consider the circumstances in which a corporation may be dissolved, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
- Competency 2: Recognize the various forms, requirements, and limitations of business organizations.
- Explain the requirements to dissolve a corporation.
- Determine, under applicable statute, whether a court is correct in ordering a dissolution.
- Competency 6: Communicate professionally, according to the expectations of the field of accounting.
- Express main points, arguments, concepts, and information coherently and logically.
Analyze Business Case 41-5, “Dissolution,” located on page 814 of your textbook. Prepare a professional-caliber brief on the case.
41–5. Dissolution. Clara Mahaffey operated Mahaffey’s Auto Salvage, Inc., in Dayton, Ohio, as a sole proprietorship. In 1993, Kenneth Stumpff and Mahaffey’s son, Richard Harris, joined the firm. Stumpff ran the wrecker and bought the vehicles for salvage. Harris handled the day-to-day operations and the bookkeeping. They became the company’s equal 50 percent shareholders on Mahaffey’s death in 2002. Harris, who inherited the land on which the firm was located, increased the rent to $1,500 per month. Within two years of Mahaffey’s death, and without consulting Stumpff, Harris raised the rent to $2,500. Stumpff’s wife died, and he took a leave of absence, during which the company paid him $2,500 a month and provided health insurance. After two years, Harris stopped the payments, discontinued the health benefits, and fired Stumpff, threatening to call the police if he came on the premises. Stumpff withdrew $16,000 from the firm’s account, leaving a balance of $113. Harris offered to buy Stumpff’s interest in the business, but Stumpff refused and filed a suit in an Ohio state court against Harris. A state statute permits the dissolution of a corporation if the owners are deadlocked in its management. Should the court order the dissolution of Mahaffey’s? Why or why not? [Stumpff v. Harris, 2006 WL 2640232 (Ohio App. 2006)] (Clarkson 814)
Clarkson, Kenneth W. Business Law: Text and Cases, 13th Edition. Cengage Learning, 20140101. VitalBook file.
The citation provided is a guideline. Please check each citation for accuracy before use.
Based on the case information provided:
- State the facts of the case and the key issues.
- Cite the code or statute provisions applicable to the case.
- Decide whether the court should order a dissolution of the corporation, and explain your reasoning.
- Express your main points, arguments, concepts, and information coherently and logically.
To support your brief:
- Explain the requirements to dissolve a corporation, and cite relevant law.
- Cover page: Include your name, the assignment number, and the assignment or case title.
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Likely Stories: The Japanese Lover by Isabelle Allende
Touching story of lovers separated at an early age and then re-connected late in life.
I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and biographies.
I have admired Isabel Allende ever since I saw the film The House of Spirits. I remember leaving the theater and almost running to the nearest bookstore to buy a copy of the novel. Aphrodite – part memoir, part cookbook, and part love story – has always been my favorite. Until now, that is. Her latest novel is The Japanese Lover, which has all the things I most admire in Allende’s work: love, passion, food, secrets, history, the full range of senses, and even a bit of magic realism.
According to her website, she has written 21 books, and beyond all this, she oversees The Isabel Allende Foundation, which empowers women and girls worldwide. Her books and novels have achieved international fame, along with two films, including that of The House of Spirits. She was born in Peru, raised in Chile, however, she now lives in California. In place of my usual biographical information, I offer a splendid paragraph by Allende about her “biography.” She wrote: “It is very strange to write one’s biography, because it is just a list of dates, events, and achievements. In reality, the most important things about my life happened in the secret chambers of my heart and have no place in a biography. My most significant achievements are not my books, but the love I share with a few people, especially my family, and the ways in which I have tried to help others. When I was young, I often felt desperate: so much pain in the world and so little I could do to alleviate it. But now I look back at my life and feel satisfied because few days went by without me at least trying to make a difference.” She has taken all her private dreams, hopes, desires, and placed them in her novels. Sharing these secrets with her, makes the novels all the more wonderful.
The Japanese Lover is a complex narrative of three families. The Belasco family, fabulously wealthy entrepreneurs, who lost many members of their family in the Holocaust; the Fukuda family of second generation Japanese, who, when swept up by the internment policy at the beginning of World War Two, lost everything except the friendship and love of the Belasco family; and, finally, Irina, a poor Romanian girl tricked into an escape plan, which turns out to be a front for human traffickers of children.
Irina seemed, at first, to be only a minor figure in the novel. Allende writes, “Irina had grown up in a Moldovan village that was inhabited only by old people and children. She thought of her own grandparents and, as so often in recent years, regretted having abandoned them. Lark House gave her the opportunity to give to others what she hadn’t been able to give them, and she kept this in mind as she began looking after those in her care. She soon won the residents over, including several on the first level, the independent ones. // From the start, Alma Belasco had caught her attention” (9). Irina becomes the thread which ties the Belascos, the Fukudas, and herself together.
In a somewhat peculiar manner, Isabel Allende devotes each chapter to one of the characters, but it is the omniscient who narrator reveals all. The novel has little dialogue. I found this a bit off-putting, but, somehow, it all made sense in the last pages. I think time will show Isabel Allende has done her best writing in The Japanese Lover. 5 stars.
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“And the lord said to Abram after that Lot was separated from him,
lift up now thine eyes and look from where though art northward
and southward and eastward and westward: For all the land which thou seest,
to thee will I give it and to thy seed for ever.
The bible is filled with different account of ordinary men and women that God used to wrought prolific things that impacted greatly on their nation and generations after. God has a global agenda and he makes all things work together for his purpose. Therefore God expects us as his children to think in line with His purpose. Everything God commits to us is an opportunity to impact our generation by manifesting His many sided wisdom to the world. It is therefore important for us as Gods children to see how we can impact our world positively beyond our immediate environment.
The opening scripture is a reflection of Gods intention and what He expects from His children. He gave Abraham a ‘blank cheque’ but Abram still needed to play a part in cashing the cheque. God told him to look from where he was (look from where thou art). The word “look” in this context is from an interesting Hebrew word ‘ra a’ which can also mean “vision” or “think”. So the extent of Abraham’s possession was dependent on how far he could see in his mind. This applies to us as seeds of Abraham through Christ. Every idea, every business God has given us has a potential for global impact; therefore we need to see the bigger picture before we can bring it to reality. It does not matter where we are, our status, the circumstances that surrounds us and how much it conflicts with the size of our vision; we only need to do exactly what God instructed Abraham to do, to “look from where thou art”.
The God we serve is big and mighty and loves to see things grow; He said we should not despise the days of little beginings. It doesn’t matter how small or local our beginning is there is room for growth. A global mind-set is an excellent mind-set and an excellent mind-set is product of cultivating a habit of excellence in everything you do. As a matter of fact, the clearer and bigger the vision; the more we are motivated to pursue it. All the land that God promised Abraham and his descendants were not vacant when they got there, there were inhabitants they had to fight and conquer in other to take possession of their inheritance. You may not be among the a top players in your area of business but you can aspire to be the top player starting from where you are. Its time to enlarge our tents, God is counting on us to spread the fragrance of his glory to the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 60:3 says “Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. This means God has given us keys to the nations (local and global); so do not limit yourself by thinking small.
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The exhibition creates a continuity of investigation and reflection on the theme of transport, with particular reference to the inauguration and commissioning of the Ceneri base tunnel and the cantonal project “Culture in Movement”. Chiasso, a border town, has experienced urban and social development in close correlation with the railway.
The event will present a display of posters, lithographs, postcards, brochures, train timetables, menus, calendars, almanacs, historical photographs and videos, as well as the process of designing logos, commemorating the great Swiss graphic designer Müller-Brockmann. The outcome is a combination of graphics and design capable of arousing the interest of a broad public. A 1929 “Méditerranée Express” carriage designed by René Prouvé and decorated by René Lalique, recently restored, will also be on display. The exhibits will include a study model of Bertone’s design of the Frecciarossa and comparisons with other futuristic projects such as ALPTransit and the Ceneri base tunnel. Over the last 50 years the efficiency of trains has increased considerably and today the dominant trend is towards sustainability. Trains still have strong symbolic values for the development of modernity.
A specific section of the exhibition, which is part of the twelfth Biennale dell’immagine, is dedicated to historical, “vintage” photographs of trains and the railway, to highlight the historical evolution of the role played by Chiasso – a border town – while another section is housed inside the Chiasso railway station.
The exhibition, in collaboration with Historic SBB of Windisch, the Verkehrshaus in Lucerna, the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich, MASI, Lugano, Galleria Baumgartner, was devised as an integrated exhibition project with the Museo Nazionale Ferroviario at Portici (Naples). The exhibition also boasts important loans from public institutions and private collectors. Among them, Alessandro Bellenda, Alassio and Walter G. Finkbohner, Zurigo. The exhibition receives the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in Lugano.
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Date of Submission
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Bachelor of Arts
In the following paper, data pertaining to educational shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic is gathered and analyzed. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students is measured through literature review, data analysis, and regression analysis on student assessment scores. The paper follows COVID-19's impact on the education industry, and notes how school closures and other ramifications of the pandemic gave rise to technological advancements that offer hope for an improved educational infrastructure of the future. The theory of Mastery Learning is explored throughout this paper as a benchmark for the future development of educational models. The paper first identifies some of the existing problems with the implementation of mastery learning, before attempting to dispel these issues by analyzing current education models and the impact of COVID-19 on learning. The final results of the analysis reveal that there is a clear connection between confidence and student performance, meaning identification with a given subject, interest with a given subject, and student self-efficacy can go a long way towards improving test scores. Socioeconomic status and student background were also found to have an impact on exam performance, especially in an online setting. Eventually, a educational framework for tertiary institutions of the future is suggested, and details of the framework are corroborated by the findings collected in this research paper.
Muehleisen, Alexander, "How COVID-19 Impacted Tertiary Education: Predicting the Educational Infrastructure of the Future" (2022). CMC Senior Theses. 2943.
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Ocean- and coastal-based economic activities are increasingly recognised as key drivers for supporting global economies. This move towards the “blue economy” is becoming globally widespread, with the recognition that if ocean-based activities are to be sustainable, they will need to move beyond solely extractive and exploitative endeavours, aligning more closely with marine conservation and effective marine spatial planning. In this paper we define the “blue economy” as a “platform for strategic, integrated and participatory coastal and ocean development and protection that incorporates a low carbon economy, the ecosystem approach and human well-being through advancing regional industries, services and activities”. In Peru, while the seas contribute greatly to the national economy, the full potential of the blue economy has yet to be realised. This paper presents the findings of an early career scientist workshop in Lima, Peru, in March 2016. The workshop “Advancing Green Growth in Peru” brought together researchers to identify challenges and opportunities for green growth across three Peruvian economic sectors—tourism, transport and the blue economy with this paper exploring in detail the priorities generated from the “blue economy” stream. These priorities include themes such as marine spatial planning, detailed evaluations of existing maritime industries (e.g. guano collection and fisheries), development of an effective MPA network, support for sustainable coastal tourism, and better inclusion of social science disciplines in understanding societal and political support for a Peruvian blue economy. In addition, the paper discusses the research requirements associated with these priorities. While not a comprehensive list, these priorities provide a starting point for future dialogue on a co-ordinated scientific platform supporting the blue growth agenda in Peru, and in other regions working towards a successful “blue economy”.
- Blue economy
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Is a salad diet the best way to lose weight?
We’ve all heard that salads are great for our health and especially for those who want to throw some pounds away.
Salad can be an excellent addition to a weight loss plan, but only if it fits your dietary needs.
Let’s explore why salads can help us reach our weight loss goals and which types of salad might be right for us.
A salad is a dish consisting of an arrangement of various types of vegetables and/or fruits, often with a dressing.
The word “salad” is derived from the French salade of the same meaning (from Latin Salata: salt).
Raw leafy vegetables such as lettuce are typical ingredients in a salad; other common ingredients include tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and bell peppers.
Salad dressings can be creamy or light.
If you want a refreshing and light salad, opt for dressings that are made from acidic ingredients (like vinegar or lemon juice) and a bit of oil (such as olive oil or avocado oil).
Otherwise, for those who prefer their salads a little creamier and heavier, let’s opt for mayonnaise or a ranch dressing.
In North America, salads may contain cooked foods such as meat or seafood.
There are countless varieties of salads all over the world.
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Depending on the cuisine and personal preference, the styles and ingredients to make salads can vary.
However, no matter how and what it is made of, a salad makes a great appetizer, side dish, or even dessert.
Is salad good for weight loss?
There must be good reasons why people who want to lose weight always have salads included in their diets.
Yes, salad is good for weight loss, generally.
Although most salad ingredients are low in fat and calories, some are still high.
For example, if you have leftover fried meat and a heavy and buttery mayonnaise or ranch dressing for your salad, or you just eat too many starchy ingredients like potatoes, you might surprisingly gain some weight.
Therefore, it is essential to combine salads with other healthy dishes to have a scientific diet.
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A hash table organizes data so you can quickly look up values for a given key.
- Fast lookups. Lookups take time on average.
- Flexible keys. Most data types can be used for keys, as long as they're hashable.
- Slow worst-case lookups. Lookups take time in the worst case.
- Unordered. Keys aren't stored in a special order. If you're looking for the smallest key, the largest key, or all the keys in a range, you'll need to look through every key to find it.
- Single-directional lookups. While you can look up the value for a given key in time, looking up the keys for a given value requires looping through the whole dataset— time.
- Not cache-friendly. Many hash table implementations use linked lists, which don't put data next to each other in memory.
In Python 2.7
In Python 2.7, hash tables are called dictionaries.
Hash maps are built on arrays
Arrays are pretty similar to hash maps already. Arrays let you quickly look up the value for a given "key" . . . except the keys are called "indices," and we don't get to pick them—they're always sequential integers (0, 1, 2, 3, etc).
Think of a hash map as a "hack" on top of an array to let us use flexible keys instead of being stuck with sequential integer "indices."
All we need is a function to convert a key into an array index (an integer). That function is called a hashing function.
To look up the value for a given key, we just run the key through our hashing function to get the index to go to in our underlying array to grab the value.
How does that hashing function work? There are a few different approaches, and they can get pretty complicated. But here's a simple proof of concept:
Grab the number value for each character and add those up.
The result is 429. But what if we only have 30 slots in our array? We'll use a common trick for forcing a number into a specific range: the modulus operator (%). Modding our sum by 30 ensures we get a whole number that's less than 30 (and at least 0):
The hashing functions used in modern systems get pretty complicated—the one we used here is a simplified example.
What if two keys hash to the same index in our array? In our example above, look at "lies" and "foes":
They both sum up to 429! So of course they'll have the same answer when we mod by 30:
This is called a hash collision. There are a few different strategies for dealing with them.
Here's a common one: instead of storing the actual values in our array, let's have each array slot hold a pointer to a linked list holding the values for all the keys that hash to that index:
Notice that we included the keys as well as the values in each linked list node. Otherwise we wouldn't know which key was for which value!
There are other ways to deal with hash collisions. This is just one of them.
When hash table operations cost time
If all our keys caused hash collisions, we'd be at risk of having to walk through all of our values for a single lookup (in the example above, we'd have one big linked list). This is unlikely, but it could happen. That's the worst case.
Dynamic array resizing
Suppose we keep adding more items to our hash map. As the number of keys and values in our hash map exceeds the number of indices in the underlying array, hash collisions become inevitable.
To mitigate this, we could expand our underlying array whenever things start to get crowded. That requires allocating a larger array and rehashing all of our existing keys to figure out their new position— time.
A set is like a hash map except it only stores keys, without values.
Sets often come up when we're tracking groups of items—nodes we've visited in a graph, characters we've seen in a string, or colors used by neighboring nodes. Usually, we're interested in whether something is in a set or not.
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Justice for Journalists Foundation (JFJ) is a London-based non-governmental organization. The foundation was created in August 2018 by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, founder of the Open Russia pro-democracy movement, an Amnesty International recognized prisoner of conscience and Putin’s most prominent critic, together with his former business partner, philanthropist and member of the Free Russia Forum’s standing committee Leonid Nevzlin.
JFJ funds journalistic investigations into violent crimes against media workers and helps professional and citizen journalists to mitigate their risks. JFJ’s activity consists of three main components:
As part of the JFJ Investigative Grant Programme, we allocated some funds to international NGOs to explore how SLAPPs are applied to obstruct journalists’ investigative efforts. We have provided funding to those initiatives that are documenting and analysing SLAPPs.
The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is an outward-looking, non-partisan international affairs think tank based in the UK. Our mission is to provide an open and accessible space for the ideas, knowledge and experience of experts, academics and activists from across the world, so that their voices can be heard by a global audience of citizens and decision makers in order to find solutions to today’s international challenges.
The FPC has a global perspective and a focus on Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Asia. We also seek to examine what a progressive, pragmatic and internationalist foreign policy for the United Kingdom could be. A commitment to democracy, human rights, good governance and conflict resolution is at the heart of our work.
The FPC has examined the issue of SLAPP as part of it’s Unsafe for Scrutiny project, kindly funded by JFJ, which examines issues at the nexus of safety of journalists and anti-corruption, with a particular focus on the UK.
Index on Censorship is a nonprofit that campaigns for and defends free expression worldwide. We publish work by censored writers and artists, promote debate, and monitor threats to free speech.
Index on Censorship has been working on SLAPPs since 2019. During this time, it has filed nearly a dozen media freedom alerts to the Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists related to ongoing SLAPP cases. You can find Index’s video explaining SLAPPs here and a tool to help identify a SLAPP here.
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit organisation that was founded in Leipzig, Germany, 2015. It operates on the basis of the European Charter on Freedom of the Press and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. ECPMF’s mission is to promote, preserve and defend media freedom. We do this by monitoring violations, providing practical support and engaging diverse stakeholders across Europe.
Media Defence is an international human rights organisation which provides legal defence to journalists, citizen journalists and independent media around the world who are under threat for their reporting.
Media Defence works globally, where there is the greatest need. They defend journalists, citizen journalists and media outlets from legal threats that violate the right to freedom of expression so that they can continue to report on issues of public interest.
English PEN is one of the world’s oldest human rights organisations, championing the freedom to write and read. We are the founding centre of PEN International, a worldwide writers’ association with 145 centres in more than 100 countries. With the support of our members – a community of readers, writers and activists – we protect freedom of expression whenever it is under attack, support writers facing persecution around the world, and celebrate contemporary international writing with literary prizes, grants, events, and our online magazine PEN Transmissions.
English PEN’s work is made possible through core funding from Arts Council England and the TS Eliot Foundation alongside the support of members, project partners and Silver PEN partners.
ARTICLE 19 is an international human rights organisation that works to defend and promote freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide.
ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.
We do this by working on two interlocking freedoms which set the foundation for all our work:
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Washington is a Black city with all-too-few monuments to its greatest Black citizens. Cedar Hill is one of the finest. Abolitionist, author, political giant, and formerly enslaved man Frederick Douglass spent the last 17 years of his life at this estate in the hills of Anacostia. Just across the Anacostia River from the Capitol and White House, but still within city boundaries, Cedar Hill was a pilgrimage spot for the journalists, fans, and power players who came to visit Douglass from 1877 until his death in 1895.
The grounds of Cedar Hill are lovely—it sits on top of one of the highest and steepest hills in Anacostia, with incredible views of downtown—but you can only go inside the house on a free guided tour with a National Park Service ranger. It’s worth making the reservation. Douglass paid $6,700 for the house—$1.3 million in 2017 dollars, according to the guide—and it’s showy and lots of fun. The walls are lined with portraits of great abolitionists—John Brown, Wendell Phillips—and of Douglass and his wives and children.
The house has the huge easy chair where the Lion of Anacostia received visitors, the desk where he wrote his famous speeches, the household gadgets he liked to collect (at least four different kinds of iron), and his very own dumbbells. The bedroom of his first wife, Anna, was sealed up after she died, but is open now. When he married his secretary Helen Pitts a couple of years after Anna’s death, she took the bedroom next door, which still has Helen’s typewriter and sewing machine. The ranger, with deep enthusiasm, may even point out the exact spot in the foyer where Douglass dropped dead in 1895.
Not on the tour, but visible on the grounds, is Douglass’s Growlery, a stone cottage that he kept as a private study.
Know Before You Go
The grounds and modest visitor center are open to everyone, but you can only see the house on a guided tour. Reservations are strongly recommended, if not quite required. You can reserve at https://www.recreation.gov/tourList.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=77812. | <urn:uuid:2e93003e-c8f1-421c-a70d-99973f6687fa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://assets.atlasobscura.com/places/frederick-douglasss-house-cedar-hill | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.967199 | 483 | 2.0625 | 2 |
becomes apparent when you step along any residential street in South Ozone Park.
Shrines in front yards rule.
The air is heavy with mysticism, and the population’s diversity puts it ahead of the other boroughs, with large Italian, Hispanic and Guyanese populations, among others. You have to think there are some druids among them worshipping trees.
Yet some people hunger to have their ash trees taken down. Grandchildren gamboling, twigs falling on their heads. We oblige.
Their tree is on a list we get from the New York City Parks Department.
Others want their tree, but please prune it. Could you?
Others are dying to keep their trees, for the shade, for the beauty, the familiarity. They grew up with it! They don’t understand.
How did this come to be? Why is this block, 117th Street between 49th and 50th Avenues, lined with a bower of only mature ash trees that we are now systematically dismantling?
Piecing together the story while observing the bucket truck and chipper at work, I find out from residents that these trees were planted 30 or so years ago. 1990? They seem older. I heard that developers bought up whole blocks of these neat brick homes, intending to flip them, and the city required them to plant a tree in front of every home. Dutch elm disease had long before decimated the city trees of the past, and the green ash seemed to be a great, fast-growing substitute.
The ash had a graceful canopy and seemed immune to urban stressors. It didn’t die.
Until it did. Waiting in the wings was an invasive assassin. Foresters, scientists, arborists first noted the dieback two decades ago, and discovered that the beetle we know as the Emerald Ash Borer was to blame. It came from China on a cargo ship, went the theory. In the past two decades it has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across half the continent
It starts at the tips of the branches. The beetle lays its eggs in the fissures of the bark, then the inch-long larvae crawl inside the tree, allowing pathogens to follow after them, and make their way down the cambium, eating as they go, basically destroying the tree’s digestive system. Their movements create an unmistakable hieroglyphic if you see the infested wood with the bark pulled away, what those in the scientific world know as “galleries.”
The damage done (and it is always fatal eventually), the new generation matures, exits the tree and flies off to the next victim. On a street like 117th, planted monoculturally, that is, only with ash trees, they’re all going to get it. Ash trees can subsist for two to four years in this weakened state. They still provide shade, some compromised beauty, and a habitat for birds. I found this egg today which had fallen from a nest above.
There is an effort afoot to treat them with chemicals or larvae-killing wasps. Here, though, they were the perfect tree for this street for thirty years. Go give one a hug before it hits the chipper. You won’t see them any more. | <urn:uuid:f2fa9ea5-af0c-45da-adcf-0510f53a85c0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jeanzimmerman.com/tag/emerald-ash-borer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.972488 | 685 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Mario Wächtler's Story Transcript (Germany)
It was only my future. That was the only thing.
I did not want to stand still. The goal was to change my life, it did not matter how. This was not possible in East Germany, because there were no freedoms and I did not want to end like my parents or other pensioners in whose lives nothing changed. Until the last day (of their lives) it would only have been routine, without anything changing. That was the first reason (for my escape).
I had the idea to escape via the Baltic Sea for some time, since I had been there a lot on holiday and since I was a rescue diver. I always saw West Germany here in East Germany on the beach. Therefore, I only see the one way to escape via the Baltic Sea. In my eyes this was also the least dangerous route and on that route, I was my only enemy in that I hoped I was fit enough and had the necessary stamina to make it.
This is the beach from which I escaped to West Germany almost 30 years ago as an East German citizen. I walked along the beach and had a bag in my hands and I had checked out the route and how it would work. I then hid here in the bushes, changed my clothes because I was wearing a neoprene suit. I stuffed all my clothes in the plastic bag and left it there and waited quietly in the bushes. Then two East German border guards passed by with a German Shepherd and my heart dropped into my boots. I waited 20 minutes after they passed by and then I slowly walked into the water and immediately dove down into the water and put on my flippers, and snorkeled for about 500 meters. Then I surfaced slowly and looked back to see if everything was quiet, and it was. From then on, the goal was only to ‘Go West’ and the only enemy I still had was myself, as to whether I would be fit enough, whether I was healthy enough to make it, and it worked.
I swam for 19 hours and the border guards later calculated that I swam 38 kilometers.
During the morning a ferry drove from West Germany to Sweden and I thought the sister ship should return soon. I did not know where I was and if I would be able to follow its path. And some time in the afternoon—I did not have a feeling for the time—the sister ship came back and the ferry turned and drove around me, so that I was between the ferry and the border patrol boat. A small lifesaver was thrown down to me that I could hold on to, and a rescue boat was let down, drove towards me and pulled me in, and took me back to the ferry. While I was being pulled up to the ferry, the border patrol boat turned away. There were some passengers on the ferry that were standing on the railings, and they started clapping.
This is when I knew that I had made it.
Then my stamina was at an end as well, I was totally exhausted, I could no longer stand or do anything else.
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Interval estimation of variance components is studied for the unbalanced one-way random effects model. An easily calculated function, $W$, of the harmonic mean of the class sizes and of the sample variance of the class means is found to be important. The exact distribution of $W$ is found and is shown to be excellently approximated by a chi-square distribution. The random variable $W$ is used to construct interval estimates for (i) the between classes variance component and (ii) the ratio of the variance components and thus for the intraclass correlation and heritability. For most one-way unbalanced designs use of these approximate interval estimators will work very well.
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Last week, news emerged that Primrose Hill primary school in north London had been fingerprinting pupils without their parents' consent. It seemed shocking yet should not have come as such a surprise. Micro Librarian Systems' Junior Librarian has been marketed in the UK since 2002 and is estimated to have fingerprinted hundreds of thousands of British children.
That so many schools have been happy to install such systems, often without thinking it necessary to consult parents, is a reflection of how this technology is infiltrating society. We can expect more of the same, for children and adults, should the ID card, debated once more this week in parliament, become reality.
Simon Davies, the executive director of Privacy International, says backing for such systems is "broad but shallow". As more detail, especially the cost, has emerged about the government's plans, support for the ID card has dropped from 80% to about 50%. There seems to be a similar attitude to biometrics in schools. One teacher and governor whose school is considering installing the same system says: "It's all internal so I can't see it's really any different from passwords giving computer access."
Davies responds that the demand for privacy "has two key drivers: systematic legal development and public relations disasters. There is something extremely personal about a biometric and if a computer holding children's stored fingerprints were stolen the psychological effect on parents would be massive."
Why does it all matter? Because a password is something you have; a fingerprint is something you are. A password can be reset, reissued, forgotten, copied, written down, or changed. A fingerprint is for life. Like the ID card, as biometric systems pervade society they will be used to secure data of a serious nature. Identity theft will become far more dangerous.
"One of the worries we have," says Terri Dowty, director of Action for the Rights of Children, "is the rather casual use of biometric data. If children get used to thinking biometric data can be used for trivial purposes - and a school library is a rather trivial purpose - how do they learn to be careful where they put their fingerprints and iris scans? The more you use biometric data and the more casually you use it, the more scope there is to exploit it."
It is not just to do with library books. A school in Sunderland experimented with iris scanning in the canteen and many schools around the UK are trying fingerprint registration. Dowty thinks the latter a terrible idea. "When I was teaching, attendance-taking was an important part of the day. You would call the name, look up, and make eye contact - notice them for a second. It was an important human part of the day."
Andrew Clymer, who fought to keep biometrics out of the school attended by his children, now six and eight, loves technology. An IT consultant who formerly worked for Cisco, he happily hands over his fingerprint to US border controls because "I see the benefit". But he believes the decision to hand over such information could affect his children all their lives.
MLS says the Identikit fingerprint module does not store images; it creates a mathematical template stored as a number. The data is encrypted and "cannot be used in any other database" and the fingerprint is immediately deleted when a child leaves school. Vericool, which supplies registration systems, says: "At no time can the encrypted digital signature be turned into usable, hard-copy data."
Clymer finds these claims laughable. "What we've seen in the last 10 years is what's true in IT today isn't necessarily true in future. Anybody who says it is secure and can't be compromised is silly."
This is the kind of dispute you would expect the Information Commissioner's Office, responsible for enforcement of the UK Data Protection Act, to step into.
But a spokeswoman told the Guardian: "We haven't had any complaints. We would look into it if we did and encourage people to complain." The ICO would, she says, look into why schools were collecting information, how long they planned to keep it, what the safeguards were, whether information was obtained compulsorily and how they intended to ensure it wasn't "muddled".
In fact, the ICO has received complaints - from Privacy International, Action for the Rights of Children, parents like Clymer - and replied to them, saying much the same as the vendors about the system's workings. (MLS uses a letter from the ICO to promote its products as "safe").
"The Information Commissioner does not have any specific concerns relating to the use of such technology in schools for such purposes with respect to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998," wrote Suzanne McKay, the commissioner's casework and advice officer, in an email Pippa King received on Monday after a two-month wait. King has two children, aged seven and eight, whose Hull school did not ask permission before installing a fingerprint scanner in the library. McKay's email goes on to say: "The Commissioner accepts the introduction of such a system may be regarded as a sensitive issue and would suggest schools inform parents of their intention to introduce such a system. However, a failure by the school to [do so] would not necessarily represent a contravention of the Data Protection Act 1998."
Stephen Groesz, a partner with the law firm Bindmans, has been consulted by parents from Charles Dickens school in Southwark, and believes the system is illegal on several grounds. "Absent a specific power allowing schools to fingerprint, I'd say they have no power to do it." Police legislation, for example, is specific about when, by whom and how fingerprints may be taken and what they may be used for. "The notion you can do it because it's a neat way of keeping track of books doesn't cut it as a justification."
Privacy advocates say these systems have a more subtle danger: habituation. Andre Bacard, the author of The Computer Privacy Handbook, said if he wanted to build the surveillance society, "I would start by creating dossiers on kindergarten children so the next generation couldn't comprehend a world without surveillance." But who needs dossiers when you have fingerprints?
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Lockheed Martin completed on the 11th of June 25,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft, demonstrating the safety and durability of the F-16 well beyond the aircraft’s original design service life of 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours (EFH). Further testing is being conducted to identify a definitive, safe flight hour limit for the aircraft.
The F-16 Full Scale Durability Test (FSDT) applies stress to the aircraft’s structure to represent actual aircraft usage and identify potential fatigue issues. FSDT results will be used to help design and verify Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) structural modifications for the U.S. Air Force and to support F-16 service life certification to 12,000 EFH. The SLEP aims to extend the service life of up to 300 F-16C/D Block 40-50 aircraft.
The SLEP and related avionics upgrades to the Air Force’s F-16C/D fleet can safely and effectively augment the current fighter force structure as U.S. and allied combat air fleets recapitalize with F-35 Lightning IIs.
“This testing milestone clearly demonstrates that F-16s with SLEP modifications can be safely operated longer than anyone previously thought possible,” said Rod McLean, vice president and general manager of the F-16/F-22 Integrated Fighter Group at Lockheed Martin. “Enhanced F-16V capabilities—an option for both upgrades and new production aircraft—means that F-16s will remain relevant well into the future. This should provide additional confidence to current F-16 operators and potential new F-16 customers.”
For more than 40 years, the F-16 has proven itself as the world’s most capable 4th Generation multi-role fighter, serving as the workhorse of the fighter fleet for 28 customers around the world. The F-16V, the latest F-16 configuration, includes numerous enhancements designed to keep the F-16 at the forefront of international security. | <urn:uuid:78ce2120-5ee5-4fe3-8bff-4436f2045218> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://english.defensearabia.com/f-16-durability-testing-25000-hours-and-counting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.901431 | 430 | 1.578125 | 2 |
The Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System (JSATS) employs acoustic transmitters and receivers to remotely track fish in one, two, or three dimensions with precision. The information obtained by JSATS helps to monitor fish behavior and evaluate fish passage through structures. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries developed JSATS in 2001 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More than two hundred thousand fish have been studied with JSATS tags since 2005.
JSATS was initially developed and has been extensively used to monitor the behavior, movement, habitat use, and survival of juvenile salmonids migrating from freshwater (through rivers and reservoirs and past hydroelectric dams) into saltwater in the Pacific Northwest. However, the technology is applicable to a wide range of aquatic species, research goals, and locations. For instance, JSATS has also been used to monitor the movements of other fish species such as American and European eels, sea trout, channel catfish, smallmouth bass, northern pikeminnow, walleye, lamprey, and sturgeon; fish behavior in relation to a variety of waterpower structures; and in many other geographic locations including California, Australia, Europe, and Brazil.
Current and previous applications of JSATS illustrate how the system can:
- estimate survival and travel time of juvenile salmon migrating more than 800 km through freshwater river, reservoir, estuary, and marine habitat
- assess survival and habitat use of juvenile salmonids migrating through an estuarine environment
- determine impacts of ferry terminals on juvenile salmonid movements in salt water
- estimate route-specific dam passage survival of juvenile salmonids
- observe predator–prey interactions
- evaluate fish guidance and passage structures at hydroelectric dams using detailed 3-D tracking
- monitor delayed mortality of juvenile salmonids transported past hydroelectric dams in barges
- evaluate fish behavior at a mid-reach location and in dam tailraces using high-accuracy, high-efficiency 3-D tracking
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When Education Research Training Is Like Giving a Power Saw to a 5th Grader
Last week, I wrote about the problem with “thin” expertise in education research. The issue: Too many grad students are training to be education policy scholars in programs that cultivate expertise in research methods but not in the stuff of education. Today, I want to say a few more words on this, prompted by an especially illuminating line of response — which is the contention several have shared that doctoral students should focus single-mindedly on mastering methods and statistical tools, because all that other stuff can be picked up via energetic reading and some late-night reflection.
Now, I wholly buy the notion that grad students need rigorous methodological training. After all, a quarter-century at this has required me to consume more than my share of junk education research. And, while you might not know it from my scribblings today, back when I did my PhD, the Harvard government department insisted on serious training in methods and research design. I say all this only to make clear that, yes, I agree that aspiring researchers should be rigorously trained in methods.
And yet I was struck to see it argued that technical/methodological expertise is all that really matters — that knowing about education, policymaking, and the rest is nice but not essential for education policy researchers. All the same, I wasn’t terribly surprised, because I’ve seen too much of this sort of thing, both from clever econometricians and from scholar-activists content to treat education as a series of simple levers they’re trying to jiggle as they seek to fix larger social ills.
The problem: Putting impressive-sounding, attention-getting analytic tools in the hands of education researchers who don’t understand education is like putting a power saw in the hands of a fifth-grader. That saw is more likely to lead to an emergency room visit than to elegant carpentry. Competent education policy researchers need expertise in both methods and substance.
Imagine that researchers are trying to gauge how much test scores matter for long-term outcomes like employment, earnings, or civic engagement. And let’s say they use data from the pre-accountability era, in the 1990s, when test results mattered less to schools. It would be important, of course, to recognize and to note that the relationship of test scores to long-term outcomes in a low-stakes environment could change dramatically when the stakes are ramped up. In a high-stakes context, schools and educators may scramble to inflate scores in ways that lessen their predictive utility. Worse, in such an environment, the educators taking shortcuts and posting impressive results may not be the same ones who were previously delivering authentic gains, muddying the findings. It would be problematic, even counterproductive, if researchers didn’t carefully explain all of this.
Or imagine that researchers are studying high school graduation rates and find substantial gains fueled by credit recovery programs. Let’s presume that those researchers treat graduation rates as an obviously desirable outcome, which means interventions that boost graduation rates get described as “effective.” Of course, it would be vital for researchers to note that credit recovery might boost outcomes by helping students stay on-track and overcome missteps or by amounting to a standards-free alternative path to a meaningless degree. Distinguishing between the two would require researchers to grasp the ins and outs of credit recovery, to understand the incentives at play, and to find ways to tease out the wheat from the chaff. Otherwise, they might offer recommendations which accidentally encourage gimmicks, gamesmanship, and lowered standards.
Or consider what happens when number crunchers with state-of-the-art tools assume that it’s someone else’s job to ensure that numbers measure what they’re supposed to. As Georgetown University’s terrific Nora Gordon has observed regarding the data in the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection, “I feel like there is a lot of policy attention to that data source, with good reason, but I don’t know how those data are vetted in any way.” The result, Gordon notes, is that “there are a lot of crazy outliers you’ll see in there, so you have to come up with some decisions about how you’re going to trim them.” Such decisions can hugely impact results, but making them requires context, substantive expertise, and informed judgment.
A big part of the problem is the professional rewards in education research today for using cool tools to study big data sets in order to offer simple answers to complex questions. Addressing that is not just a question of training or skills. But ensuring that education research is useful, wary of blind spots, and reflective about what it can and can’t say, begins by equipping researchers to ask the right questions and to know what they don’t know.
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Saint Colmcille (also known as Saint Columba)
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Born in Ireland in 521 A.D., at a time when it was the land of saints and scholars, St. Colmcille is the son of the princess of Leinster. He leaves his native land after his part in a battle between the King of Connacht, and the High King of Ireland.
He settles in Iona, a small island off the coast of Scotland where he founds a monastery.
St. Colmcille spends the rest of his life developing the monastery at Iona and is so highly regarded by the Scottish that he plays the role of peacemaker whenever there is a quarrel between clans.
This is the story of St Colmcille, member of royalty, saint, scholar and diplomat.
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Stroke is the second largest cause of mortality worldwide, only surpassed by ischemic heart disease (1). According to the World Stroke Organization, over 13.7 million stroke attacks are reported each year, of those cases 60% are under the age of 70 (1, 2). The lifetime risk of having a stroke in people who are 25 years and older is 24.9% (2). More than 2.7 million people die from ischaemic stroke attacks each year (2). The damage to the brain can be inflicted through blockage (ischaemic stroke) or rupture of a cerebral artery (hemorrhagic stroke). Acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) is the most common, accounting for approximately 85% of cases (2). Thromboembolism associated with large artery atherosclerosis or cardiac diseases such as atrial fibrillation are the most common etiologies (1).
Occlusions of internal carotid artery (ICA), M1 or M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA), or vertebro basilar arteries called large vessel occlusions (LVO) represent 11%-29% of AIS (3, 4). Brain hypoperfusion caused by a LVO commonly results in irreversible death of brain tissue, due to a lack of blood supply to an area, leading to the core infarction. The core is surrounded by the penumbra, brain tissue that is hypoperfused, but can be salvaged by prompt restoration of blood flow (1). In this regard, endovascular treatment (EVT) has been successfully used for recanalization in LVO (5–7).
The most common stroke symptoms people present with are facial numbness and weakness, visual impairment, weakness of the upper or lower limbs on one side of the body, impaired balance, nausea, abrupt severe headache of an unknown cause and speech impairment (1). These traditional symptoms are reported to present equally in men and women, but women are more likely to present with non-traditional stroke symptoms like light headedness and loss of consciousness (8). Fast, accurate diagnosis of stroke is vital for selection of appropriate acute stroke treatment, such as intra venous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) or endovascular mechanical thrombectomy treatment.
For rapid diagnosis and triage, various field triage stroke scales have been developed. These scores have been validated for clinical use and allow rapid diagnosis of patients suspected to be suffering from acute ischemic stroke (9). Based on the clinical examination utilizing stroke scales, the patient is transferred to thrombectomy centers, if required. Such transfers are significantly costly (10), and a false positive diagnosis adds further burden on the health system. An assessment of the capability of 13 clinical scores for identifying LVOs in over 1,000 patients found high false negative and false positive rates (11). The highest accuracy observed was 79%, when NIHSS score ≥11 was utilized for diagnosis (11). Meta-analysis showed that no scale was capable of identifying LVO with high sensitivity and specificity (12). High false-positive rates of 50–65% have been observed (12). Therefore, it is clear that field triage stroke scales are insufficient for accurate diagnosis alone.
Current State-of-the-Art Techniques for Stroke Assessment
The current gold-standard approach to assessment of stroke requires brain and neurovascular imaging, in addition to the clinical assessment of stroke severity using National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Advantages and disadvantages of all imaging techniques used for assessment of stroke are summarized in Table 1.
Non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) of the head is fast, widely available, and cost effective. It is used as the primary imaging in patients with suspected AIS to eliminate acute hemorrhage (25). NCCT images are widely used to assess the site and extent of AIS using the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) (26). Interpretation of NCCT images by an expert can diagnose major stroke but is markedly insensitive in diagnosing minor stroke (18). NCCT also has low sensitivity (<20%) in the first 3 h and 57–71% sensitivity 24 h after stroke onset for detecting AIS (20).
CT angiography (CTA) and CT perfusion (CTP) are routinely used for diagnosis and selecting patients for endovascular therapy (EVT) (27). Multimodal CT protocols including CT, CTA and CT perfusion are now available in many hospitals, and are used to identify the occluding vessel and assess collateral flow in AIS. The major drawback of this method is the time required to carry the sequential imaging, but advancement of automated software is facilitating in time reduction. While imaging time is increased with CTP/CTA, one study showed that overall treatment time was not increased with CTA and CTP in comparison to NCCT only, probably due to quick assessment and better anatomic data prior to EVT (28).
Single phase CT angiography (sCTA) is useful for the rapid evaluation of LVO, and is also useful for evaluation of collateral circulation. Good collaterals on sCTA correlate with reduced ischemic core growth, although no correlation between collateral status and clinical outcome was observed (29). NCCT is relatively insensitive in detecting early ischemic change in the vertebrobasilar region, so additional CTA is essential for diagnosing vertebrobasilar ischemia (3, 20). CTA immediately followed by NCCT is recommended for all presentations of acute stroke syndromes (18). Many EVT trials have used CT and CTA for selecting patients and utilized ASPECTS for estimating the extension of established infarction. It can be problematic to compare sCTA data from different studies due to inconsistency in the timing of the contrast injection and image acquisition (16). Furthermore, diverse collateral circulation scoring methods for sCTA have been suggested but there is no accepted standard evaluation method (30).
Multiphase CTA (mCTA) gives three time-resolved gray-scale images of the cerebral vasculature, with 8 and 16 s delays. Thus, the reader needs to link these images together for visualization and interpretation, which necessitates a high degree of expertise. mCTA provides consistent evaluation of pial artery filling in AIS imaging and has good interrater reliability as well as predicts clinical outcome with remarkable accuracy (16). mCTA is better for detecting distal vessel occlusion than sCTA alone (31). Color-coded mCTA summation maps may simplify AIS pathology assessment, including improved evaluation of collateral status, carotid pseudo-occlusions, distal occlusions, intracranial stenosis, and giving an indication of permeability of thrombus (17).
CT perfusion (CTP) provides comparable diagnosis and prognosis capabilities to mCTA and is often preferred as the color maps used are easier to interpret (17). CTP also uses time-resolved images of parenchymal blood flow and a single color-coded cerebral map of projected blood flow to display a probable tissue fate using sophisticated acquisition and post-processing tools. CTP gives a similar estimate of mismatch compared to MR perfusion-diffusion (32). However, differences in CT scanners can result in variation in performance and CT scanners with smaller detector size cannot give whole-brain coverage.
CTP assesses blood flow at the capillary tissue level using data from repeated cerebral CT scans. Perfusion parameters utilized in identifying core and penumbra comprise cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV), mean transit time (MTT), time to peak (TTP), and time to maximum (Tmax). Although there is no clear consensus in the literature on the exact parameters or thresholds to be used for characterizing core and penumbra, brain tissue with severely reduced CBV or CBF predicts infarcted core, and regions with prolongation of the MTT or its derivatives, the TTP or Tmax, determine the penumbra (4, 33).
Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is an old technology that requires invasive action and is not widely used today. In DSA pre-contrast images taken on fluoroscope are subtracted from the contrast images for better visualization of vasculature. DSA can also be used to determine occlusion location and evaluate collateral circulation, most commonly during EVT. DSA is more invasive than CTA and the interrater reliability of CTA-determined occlusion type has been reported to be better than DSA-determined occlusion type, so CTA is more widely used (34).
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has greater sensitivity than any other imaging techniques for AIS detection. However, it is not as widely available as other imaging modalities and it is mostly utilized as follow-up imaging (18). Prompt screening of patients for MRI compatibility can be difficult in AIS patients with severe neurologic symptoms. Use of MRI in AIS patients is problematic due to longer imaging times and availability issues, nonetheless, numerous institutions utilize MRI for AIS patients in the hyperacute setting (22). MRI, mCTA, and CTP have all been found to be excellent techniques to detect core and penumbra in recent clinical trials (7, 35, 36).
Diffusion MRI or diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is the gold standard for the imaging diagnosis of AIS, detecting it as early as 30 min after the beginning of symptoms. In DWI, diffusion of protons in the tissue is shown and tissues with delayed or restricted proton movement with a low apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) appear bright. By using intravoxel incoherent motion imaging (IVIM), DWI can be employed to obtain the perfusion fraction, which is related to the cerebral blood volume (CBV) (37). While NCCT, CTA and CTP can be utilized for estimating or deducing the size of core and penumbra, DWI gives more sensitive and specific measurement of acutely infarcted brain tissue volume (38). Additionally, DWI has been found to predict outcome in posterior circulation stroke (39). Furthermore, arterial spin-labeled (ASL)-DWI mismatch can identify salvageable tissue (40). However, IVIM perfusion estimates are contentious and susceptible to echo time effects (20).
Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and T2-weighted MRI, can be utilized for accurate identification of hemorrhage and other stroke mimics (41, 42). MR images obtained with FLAIR demonstrate variable signal intensity up to 6 h from onset and high signal intensity after 6 h (43). A 6-min multimodal MRI protocol utilizing a combination of echo-planar imaging (EPI) and parallel acquisition technique on a 3T MR scanner has shown good diagnostic sensitivity for AIS patients (19). In SWI, phase difference due to magnetic susceptibility between deoxygenated and oxygenated blood is exploited to illustrate cerebral vasculature (37). SWI or T2-weighted MRI can be employed to evaluate cerebral microbleeds, which some have proposed should be considered during tPA treatment decisions (44, 45).
Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can be used as an alternative tool to CTA to assess brain perfusion, although it is not as widely used as CTA. Both sCTA and MRA permit quick detection of large vessel occlusion (LVO) (46). Overall, the performance and reading of sCTA and MRA imaging data is technically not more challenging than perfusion imaging and is effective for AIS treatment decisions. MRA is used in patients with a contraindication to contrast or when a non-diagnostic CTA is obtained during evaluation of cerebral vasculature (22). Contrast-enhanced MRA has been shown to exhibit greater accuracy than non-contrast enhanced MRA for identifying intracranial arterial occlusion (47).
The 2018 Guidelines for Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke from the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association now recommends that CTP, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)- MRI, and/or MRI perfusion (MRP) be included as part of a standard imaging evaluation for patients within 6–24 h of symptom onset (48). Diagnosis of stroke mimics requires use of MRI or CTP.
Although there is some agreement on the parameters that define favorable and unfavorable perfusion profiles, the selection criteria for intervention continues to be ambiguous. CTP and MR perfusion characteristics denote complex metabolic changes during AIS in a simplistic manner. Thus understanding of how these characteristics are associated with patient outcome is required (49). For example, a tissue with defined penumbra characteristics on CTP, might not be salvageable even after successful recanalization if it is already at a stage where cell death and infarction are unavoidable (25).
Recent Medical Technological Advances for Detection of Stroke and Stroke Subtypes
CT and MRI, while widely employed for diagnosing AIS, are not available in every healthcare facility. There is considerable ongoing research and development for novel, practical, portable, economical and complementary instruments to the currently used diagnostic techniques in acute care units. A variety of novel portable devices are being developed for diagnosis of stroke with good sensitivity and specificity. Diagnostic devices in development employ alternative imaging methods such as volumetric impedance phase-shift spectroscopy, microwave tomography and Doppler ultrasound and are in various stages of prototype development and testing (9, 50, 51).
Strokefinder MD100 developed by Medfield Diagnostics AB (Gothenburg, Sweden) is a microwave based device that fits on a stretcher and can identify intracranial hemorrhage with high sensitivity (100%) and specificity (75%) (50, 52). Microwave based technology has been explored for more than three decades in the biomedical field and it is safe. While it has not been used much for diagnostic purposes, it can easily penetrate skull compared to ultrasound and impedance. This technology uses low power non-ionizing microwave radiation along with mathematical algorithms for signal processing. The Strokefinder device was tested on stoke patients as well as healthy volunteers. 65% of AIS patients could be differentiated from intracranial hemorrhage using the microwave device (52). The measurement takes around 45 sec in Strokefinder MD100 (50). The device consists of eight antennas mounted in four pairs as shown in Figure 1.
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound based technology measures cerebral blood flow velocity. The Lucid™ Robotic System using transcranial Doppler ultrasound (Neural Analytics, California, USA) has been reported to differentiate patients with LVOs with high sensitivity (100%) and specificity (86%) from healthy controls (51). It also showed 91% sensitivity and 85% specificity, when diagnosing LVOs in patients suspected to have stroke (51). The Lucid™ system has been FDA approved in USA and CE marked in the European Union.
The SONAS® (BURL Concepts, California, USA), also utilizes transcranial ultrasound to detect LVOs. SONAS® helps in unilateral and bilateral assessment of cerebral blood perfusion (Figure 2). However, this device uses commercially available contrast agents (e.g., Lumason®/SonoVue®) that are injected intravenously to detect the LVOs. These contrast agents are microbubbles containing sulfur hexafluoride that are used for enhancing imaging of internal body structures during ultrasound scans. The SONAS® device includes a headset with ultrasound transducers positioned on each side of head. Each side has two individual transducers packed together, one element to transmit and the other to receive signal. SONAS® transmits ultrasound at a low, sub MHz frequency in an alternating fashion right vs. left. SONAS® measures brain perfusion in both hemispheres using microbubbles as acoustic tracers. Similar to MRI- or CT-Perfusion, the contrast agent is administered as a bolus injection. The change in microbubble related acoustic signal strength is monitored over time and displayed as bolus kinetic curves. This portable device is currently undergoing clinical trials (9).
Figure 2. The SONAS® device (BURL Concepts, California, USA), (A) Signal generator, (B) headphones and (C) headphone placement over patient’s head.
A volumetric impedance phase shift spectroscopy (VIPSTM) based Visor® device by Cerebrotech (California, USA), showed high sensitivity (93%) and specificity (92%) and was able to differentiate severe stroke from minor strokes caused by LVO in a study with 248 subjects (51). Visor® is a non-invasive device that is placed on the patient’s head to detect changes in bioimpedance (Figure 3). VIPS technology can detect bioimpedance signature across a tissue. The device works by transmitting a spectrum of low energy radio waves from each side at the back of the head. These waves are then received by the receiver placed at the front of the head. When the radio waves pass through the tissue, they are modified differently based on tissue type and properties of fluid present in the tissue, thus giving unique signatures for different brain pathologies. VIPS can detect alterations in bioimpedance properties of brain in LVOs due to edema and changes in electrolytes. This Visor® device is approved by FDA for distribution in the USA, and is CE marked for distribution in the European Union (51).
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is also an impedance based imaging technique that is portable, safe, and economical (53). EIT creates images of internal electrical impedance of a tissue by using numerous measurements of radiofrequency (KHz to several MHz) currents passed through electrodes present on the surface of the tissue (53). A single measurement is taken by passing current through a pair of electrodes and measuring the resulting voltages with other electrodes. Then multiple measurements are obtained quickly by alternating the electrodes which pass current and measure it. Mathematical models are employed for reconstructing the tomographic images of internal bioimpedance of the tissue (54). EIT was initially developed for imaging the thorax (54), and it is currently employed for monitoring lung ventilation in hospitals (55).
EIT of brain is being studied for its potential to identify the location of epileptic foci (56), and also for its potential in rapid stroke diagnosis, such as identifying stroke type (57), localization and monitoring of intraventricular and intracranial hemorrhage, ischemia and cerebral edema (58–60). It has been shown that there is a difference in impedance of healthy and stroke-affected brain (i.e., ischemic or hemorrhagic brain), in animal models using EIT (61, 62). EIT was successfully used to monitor focal cerebral infarction in a rabbit model (63). A clear difference in impedance measurements in healthy brain, ischemic brain and blood was observed using four terminal electrode measurements for EIT in frequency range of 10 Hz−3 kHz in rats (62). In further investigations, using a rat model of MCA occlusion and 3D EIT with 40 spring-loaded cranial electrodes (64), increased voltage measurements were observed upon MCA occlusion but many artifacts were present in the reconstructed images, thus infarcted cores could not be identified in all cases (64). A further recent study showed that EIT could be used for real time monitoring of local impedance changes in rat brain following MCA occlusion (65). Goren et al. reported the first multi frequency EIT data in human from 23 stroke patients and 10 health volunteers (53), demonstrating the potential of EIT for clinical use in the detection of AIS in future.
A panel of accurate blood biomarkers could be an important additional diagnostic tool (66–73). The characteristics for the ideal stroke blood biomarkers should first of all have high specificity and sensitivity similar to the characteristics of biomarkers observed using imaging tools. This is critical to distinguish stroke from stroke mimics and to differentiate hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Ideal biomarkers should be involved in cellular processes that are unique to ischemic stroke, which is very challenging. Levels of proteins that are normally highly expressed in brain, but not in blood are obvious potential candidates.
During stroke, blood brain barrier dysfunction reduces the compartmentation between the fluids of the brain and periphery, thereby allowing movement of brain-derived factors into the blood that would normally be prevented. Necrosis in the infarct core can result in the release of glial structural proteins in to the blood stream at considerably higher than normal levels. Glial proteins such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and S100β, which are both structural astrocytic proteins, are two very promising blood biomarkers that could be indicative of stroke in patients presenting with symptoms of acute neurological dysfunction. Furthermore, evidence suggests that levels of GFAP and S100β could distinguish between AIS and brain hemorrhage. GFAP is considered the best candidate to date for differentiating hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke (71). Several studies performed in different clinical settings showed a delayed GFAP release in patients with ischemic stroke, compared to hemorrhagic stroke, with a maximum concentration reached 2–4 days after ischemic stroke onset (74–77). Although there is less clear consensus in the literature, S100β has shown promising results as a possible biomarker to distinguish AIS from brain hemorrhage (78–80). There is evidence that peripheral S100β level gives an estimation of extent of brain damage generally, not specifically for stroke, as its levels are increased also with other neurological conditions (81). However, in conjunction with acute and sudden neurological symptoms, it is likely that it could be useful diagnostically for stroke. High S100β levels (>0.23 g/L) in blood in ischemic stroke patients are associated with a higher risk of hemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis treatment (82), which makes this protein of great interest for informing clinical decision-making after stroke, even though further studies are needed.
Finally, several studies and meta-analyses have described other possible biomarkers for stroke diagnosis, including matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) (83, 84), Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) (85), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor proteins (86) and apolipoproteins (87, 88), which may also help to discriminate between atheroembolic stroke and other main etiologies (89). To achieve a biomarker assay with both high sensitivity and selectivity it may be necessary to use a combination of several biomarkers in a panel (90, 91). However, much more investigation needs to be done to validate these and other possible stroke biomarkers to lead to a viable panel for clinical diagnostic use.
Therapeutic Approaches to Acute Ischemic Stroke
To date, the only therapeutic approaches approved for treatment of AIS are the administration of a thrombolytic therapy and the mechanical removal of the occlusive clot through endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (MT) (92–95).
Blood clot formation is a physiological response to vessel injury starting with formation of a loose platelet plug, followed by activation of the coagulation cascade that results in the formation of a fibrin mesh that strengthens the clot and allows the injured vessel to be repaired. Clot dissolution then naturally occurs over the next several days as the wounded blood vessel wall heals, through the activation of plasminogen to plasmin, a serine protease that is a powerful fibrinolytic. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is responsible for the cleavage of plasminogen to plasmin, which is slowly released by endothelial cells at the site of injury.
The first record of the use of molecules naturally implicated in the normal clot dissolution to treat acute ischemic stroke occurred in 1958 (96). Three patients were treated with intravenous plasmin over a period of 6 days, with notable symptomatic improvement observed in one patient (96). However, the potential of thrombolytic agents to treat acute ischemic stroke did not advance to the clinic for many years due to concern over the increased risk of hemorrhage. In 1995, a key clinical trial proved tPA to be a beneficial thrombolytic treatment for AIS (97) and the Food and Drug administration subsequently approved it for use to treat AIS. Until recently, alteplase, the recombinant form of tPA (rtPA), was the only therapeutic option for AIS. Alteplase has a very short life of 4–6 min in the body, due to the potent actions of plasminogen activator inhibitor protein (PAI-1) (98); for this reason, it must be administered intravenously. rtPA has to be administered within a tight time-window of 4.5 h from stroke onset to minimize risk of side effects such as hemorrhage (99). rtPA administration minimizes the likelihood of disability 3 months after treatment by 30%. However, successful revascularization of the occluded blood vessel by thrombolytic treatment alone occurs in less than half of cases (99). It seems that histological composition of the clot could be an important factor in predicting whether rtPA administration will be successful or not (100). Clots richer in platelets may be more resistant to thrombolysis (101), while RBC-rich thrombi seem to have higher sensitivity to rtPA (102, 103).
Mechanical thrombectomy is an endovascular procedure involving the introduction of a medical device into the vasculature via the groin, threading it through the heart to reach the cerebral vessel occluded by the blood clot and mechanically removing it, allowing the restoration of the natural blood flow to the brain. Five clinical trials in 2015 demonstrated the effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy as an AIS treatment, and it is fast becoming the gold standard. However, initial attempts to mechanically manipulate the clot using microcatheters and percutaneous balloon angioplasty devices highlighted the risk of distal embolization (104). The 2005 MERCI trial, however, gave promising results and the Merci retriever (Figure 4a) became the first FDA approved mechanical thrombectomy device for AIS treatment (105). The Penumbra system was the second thrombectomy device to be approved by the FDA a few years later, showing safe and successful recanalization in AIS patients who were treated within 8 h of experiencing symptoms (106). The Merci retriever and the Penumbra device are the ancestors of the two main approaches currently used in mechanical thrombectomy for clot removal: respectively employing a stent retriever (stentriever) or an aspiration catheter. Aspiration catheter and stentriever can be used alone (107), with a balloon guide catheter to stop blood flow during intervention (108), or in combination (109).
To date, with the advance in endovascular procedures, there is a huge debate about what is the optimal treatment choice for patients with suspected AIS, i.e., whether thrombolysis or immediate mechanical thrombectomy should be prioritized (110). A great advantage of rtPA is that the treatment is readily available at stroke units that do not have a mechanical thrombectomy service or that cannot provide a 24 h service (111).
Although many developments have occurred since the Merci retriever, the general way stentrievers work remains the same. They are minimally invasive, catheter-based devices designed to physically entrap the clot allowing its subsequent removal. A microcatheter is used to deploy the stentriever at the occlusion site. During the thrombectomy procedure, the neurointerventional radiologist guides the microcatheter to cross the clot, the retrievable stent is then unsheathed from the microcatheter and as it deploys, it meshes with the clot. The metallic stent is allowed to interact with the clot for typically 2–4 min and then the stent and microcatheter are retrieved, pulling out the clot. In 2012, the FDA approved the Solitaire device (Figure 4b), which achieved better recanalization outcomes than the Merci device (112). The Trevo device (Figure 4c), was also approved in the same year (113). However, the first clinical trials using the first generation intra-arterial devices yielded negative results (114–116) and almost derailed the future of mechanical thrombectomy to treat stroke. As previously mentioned, it was as recent as 2015 that five randomized clinical trials demonstrated positive results, leading to the acceptance of mechanical thrombectomy as a gold-standard therapeutic approach for AIS (5, 6, 35, 117, 118). Further developments in stentriever device design led to devices such as the Embotrap (Figure 4d), which contains an inner stent like channel that can entrap the clot fragments, which may reduce the incidence of distal embolization (119).
In aspiration thrombectomy, a catheter is advanced through the vasculature to the occluded vessel, placing the distal end of the catheter proximal to the clot. The application of a negative pressure with a syringe or a pump allows the clot to be suctioned into the catheter. In the past, the use of aspiration thrombectomy in AIS treatment was limited by the lack of catheters large enough to provide proper aspiration, yet flexible and atraumatic enough to navigate the tortuous intracranial vasculature. With newer aspiration catheters, however, these obstacles have been overcome and aspiration thrombectomy has been shown to give comparable results to stentriever devices in terms of recanalization outcome (120) with the advantage of being less expensive than stentrievers and enabling a quicker thrombectomy procedural time (121), which is a particularly important consideration.
Future Perspectives and Conclusion
Diagnosis and assessment of stroke and its subtypes is currently very dependent on the use of gold-standard imaging techniques such as CT and MRI. Availability of these imaging facilities is limited in economically poor regions, small hospitals and clinics. Delays in stroke assessment and treatment leads to a worse outcome for the patient. The development of portable devices and diagnostic biomarker panels to detect stroke and distinguish hemorrhagic and ischemic subtypes could have widespread use if they are found to be useful in clinical decision making. These devices could allow earlier assessment of stroke by first responders responding to a medical emergency in the field. The high cost of CT and MRI scanners and the low level of access to imaging facilities and expertise, particularly in poorer parts of the world, leaves many stroke cases undiagnosed and many stroke patients untreated. Rapid initiation of thrombolytic and endovascular treatment is essential for best outcomes. Development of less expensive and more accessible diagnostic tools to quickly detect AIS has the potential to improve treatment times, thereby reducing the extent of brain damage, and significantly improving the quality of life for stroke survivors and their carers.
There have been massive advances made in the treatment of AIS in the acute neurointerventional setting in recent years, and mechanical thrombectomy has fast become a gold-standard of care for AIS. The recent flurry of activity in cerebrovascular medical device companies has resulted in important advances in thrombectomy device design in a very short time-frame. Future developments will be informed by further advancements in understanding the clots that cause ischemic stroke. Better understanding of the characteristics and composition of AIS clots is crucial to improved and optimized medical device design. There is marked heterogeneity in AIS clots, evident at gross inspection in terms of color, size as well as in histological composition and mechanical properties. Ongoing developments in stentrievers, aspiration catheters and other novel device design will continue to improve thrombus–device interaction to remove even the most difficult to extract clots, improving recanalization rates and patient outcomes. Clot characteristics are influenced by factors such as etiology (122, 123), and thrombolytic treatment (124). Further interrogation of AIS clots will help to advance the understanding of the pathophysiology of stroke, perhaps identifying novel leads for the development of new safer thrombolytic therapies.
Furthermore, there remains a huge need for other neuroprotective approaches to protect brain cells at risk due to acute trauma. Extensive previous studies have assessed the effectiveness of potential neuroprotective agents in animal models of AIS, but to-date none have shown real promise in human clinical trials. There have been many identified issues in the design of pre-clinical and clinical studies that may have contributed to the failure of neuro-cytoprotective agents in trials to-date, such as for example insufficient study size and the inclusion of patients who were unlikely to benefit (125). Excellence in study design is critical to ensuring future success. The availability of thrombolytic and endovascular reperfusion therapy has led to clear improvements in outcomes for those patients with quick access to a stroke center with EVT capability and who meet the criteria for treatment. However, more widespread availability of stroke centers with EVT capability is urgently needed worldwide, particularly in poorer countries and in sparsely populated regions. Furthermore, future clinical trials should assess the combined effect of neuro-cytoprotective treatments with thrombolysis and EVT, and the potential of multiphase adjuvant neuroprotective strategies (126, 127) in addition to sole administration. Despite intensive research, an approved neuro-cytoprotective drug is still far from the clinical reality, but the search must continue.
SP and KD contributed to the concept and design of manuscript. All authors contributed in drafting and reviewing of manuscript.
This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund and Science Foundation Ireland Grant Number (13/RC/2073_2).
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A group of arms control and human rights experts welcomes Canada’s accession to the ATT but reminds the government that such an act should require the cancellation of arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Executive Director of Project Ploughshares
Cesar Jaramillo is executive director at Project Ploughshares, a division of the Canadian Council of Churches. His areas of expertise include nuclear disarmament, outer space security and conventional weapons control. As an international civil society representative, Cesar has addressed, among others, the UN General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), the UN Conference on Disarmament, the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), and states parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). He has also given guest lectures and presentations at academic institutions such as the National Law University in New Delhi, the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, and the University of Toronto. An occasional columnist on matters of disarmament and international security, Cesar graduated from the University of Waterloo with an MA in global governance and has bachelor’s degrees in honours political science and in journalism. Prior to joining Project Ploughshares, Cesar held a fellowship at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
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The growing number of red flags around the $15-billion arms deal should
compel the Canadian government to come clean on the human rights implications of the military
On the largest Canadian arms deal ever, with a human rights violator no less, the facts speak for themselves.
The deal is the best chance for a peaceful resolution of the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program, despite a double standard on which states can possess nuclear weapons
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On the second day of SOLIMED conference, along with Sea-Watch, I have taken part in a workshop focussed on search and rescue in the Mediterranean and its bottlenecks. Many other NGOs were around the table, like SOS Mediterranée, Médecins sans Frontières, Hellenic Rescue Team, Proactiva Open Arms, and many others.
One of the subjects was the cooperation between the military and search and rescue NGOs. It has been highlighted that instead of speaking of “military”, a clear distinction should be made between the existing operations of FRONTEX, NATO, Operation Sophia, etc. Indeed, all missions have separate action plans and should not be considered as similar, as it has been experienced in previous missions when some ships agreed to cooperation in rescue operations, and others admitted not to be able to take part in them since it is not in their action plan/tasks.
A legal presentation of the environment in which rescue operations take place highlighted the fact that, in this maritime operation zone, multiple legal regimes apply simultaneously. Also, since multiple actors are also involved, many responsibilities are not taken by states who seem not to balance their powers with their obligations.
In general, a lack of cooperation between SAR NGOs has been pointed out as hindering the operations when if some logistical and operational elements were shared, then less time would be wasted, and the missions would become more effective. However, all though many NGOs agreed with this, what seemed to be the main cause of the current cooperational situation is the lack of resources.
Sea-Watch’s opinion on this matter was to agree on the need of cooperation, but it is first necessary to create strong common pillars of search and rescue at sea before building cooperation modes. There is a need to put the main principles of such operations on paper.
The subject of criminalisation of search and rescue operations has been raised by Proemaid since too many of their volunteers have been arrested while rescuing people in distress. This situation should be denounced, as it is a legal and human obligation to rescue those in danger to see their right to life respected.
Finally, Proactiva Open Arms has presented a common protocol for rescue operations at sea that could be presented to MRCC Rome, and that could allow a better coordination of the operations in the rescue zone. However, for this coordination to be effective, all NGOs concerned by it should also add some input so all can agree on a common way of proceeding.
Many improvements are still to be done to increase effectivity of search and rescue missions, and the more NGOs communicate and cooperate, the easier it will be.
Intern at Human Rights at Sea,
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In the 1940s, the world witnessed what may well be the most boring experiment a subject has ever participated in. In this elaborate study, subjects performed a variety of mental tests before and after multiplying 4-digit numbers in their heads for 12 hours straight. As if this wasn’t bad enough, they were then expected to come back for the next three days to do exactly the same thing (Huxtable et. al, 1945).
While most modern studies don’t reach quite that level of lassitude, many remain anything but exciting. This presents a problem, as these boring experiments come riddled with troubles.
When Nederkoorn and colleagues asked subjects either to do nothing or to press a button and receive a painful shock, subjects shocked themselves over and over, preferring pain to boredom (2016). And it’s not just that subjects don’t enjoy being bored. As boredom levels increase, attention is also negatively affected. At the same time, a host of positive factors—including intrinsic motivation, effort and self-regulation—decrease (Pekrun et. al, 2010). When we bore subjects, they exhibit each of these effects, resulting in lower-quality data. Everyone loses.
If boredom works its way into psychological studies, we’re toast. How can we make our experiments more enjoyable — or at least less boring? Here are three techniques to consider as you develop your studies. | <urn:uuid:e4775273-fd41-4958-b503-7d8d7b25b4d7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://iujur.iu.edu/features/archives/2018-2019/stop-boring-subjects.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.942285 | 293 | 3.578125 | 4 |
The children were almost lost to the desert.
They had left their villages under death threats. They saw their fathers killed by swords, watched mothers, grandmothers and aunties die of starvation on the death marches to Syria.
But from thousands of miles away, Americans found them.
Through telegrams, news articles and film reels, the story of how children became orphans of the Armenian Genocide reached America’s shores in 1915. An organization called Near East Relief was founded and a national movement rose. Silent movie stars such as Irene Rich and Jackie Coogan held sandwich boards asking for donations and cans of milk. Churches and community groups raised money and sent clothing while President Calvin Coolidge called for Golden Rule Sunday, when Americans ate modest meals to remember “the starving Armenians.”
“Back then, there was a groundswell of a response,” said Ani Boyadjian, research and special collections manager at the Los Angeles Public Library. “They were hearing that people were being slaughtered.”
The American reaction to the needs of the orphans and those who survived the Armenian Genocide is the theme of a traveling exhibit now on display at the Los Angeles’ Central Library. Called “They Will Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief,” the exhibit includes 26 panels that show photographs of orphans as well as posters used at the time to raise funds. But at its heart, the whole exhibit is meant to show America’s generosity in the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide, Boyadjian said.
The display is there to say “America, we thank you,” she added.
“Many of us are direct descendents of those orphans and survivors helped by Near East Relief,” Boyadjian said. “Their response is an untold story of American philanthropy.”
Now called Near East Foundation, the nonsectarian, New York-based non-profit organization is also celebrating its centennial this year. It was founded after U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Henry Morgenthau sent telegrams about what was happening in the Ottoman Empire.
“At that time communication had been revolutionized by the telegram,” said Molly Sullivan, director and curator of the Near East Relief Historical Society. “It was the first time that communication could move faster than the fastest runner, fastest ship and fastest horse. It meant that the perpetrators of the genocide used the same technology.”
With the help of President Woodrow Wilson, the small-scale relief operation went on to raise more than $117 million — today’s equivalent of about $2 billion — to aid Armenians in the aftermath of the genocide. That money helped save 132,000 orphans, according to the Near East Foundation.
Any orphan of any religion was welcomed, Sullivan said. And the organization still works today to help displaced people in the Middle East and Africa. With the ranks of the Islamic State swelling, thousands of Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans and Armenians whose families fled to Syria and Iraq for safety during the genocide are now being displaced and killed. Sullivan said the American response is different now, again, because of technology.
“Technology has made incredible changes in the last 100 years,” she said. “We have so much information about the news that it’s possible that people have become overwhelmed and they don’t know how to help. With certain aspects of the news, they’re very concerned but they are also fatigued.”
On Friday, Armenians worldwide will observe the 100th anniversary of the start of the genocide. They will gather at memorials to remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were killed by the Ottoman Turks as part of what scholars and historians say was a systematic cleansing of their identity. And they will march in cities to protest the ongoing denial by the Turkish government, which has said the deaths and deportations of Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks were part of wars and unrest in the then-collapsing Ottoman Empire.
Many countries and states have recognized the events of 1914 to 1923 as genocide. Last Sunday, Pope Francis even defined the slaughter of Armenians as the first genocide of the 20th century. But Armenians remain disappointed over President Obama’s silence. While a resolution was introduced by 40 congressional members including U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, to call on the president to pressure Turkey to fully acknowledge the genocide, the United States has so far resisted.
The pope said subsequent atrocities such as the Holocaust, the Pol Pot massacres and those in Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur could have been avoided if the Ottoman Turks had been held accountable.
Jen Portillo and Marleni Segovia, local visitors to the exhibit, looked over the photographs of orphans and said they thought they were images of Holocaust victims of World War II.
“I knew nothing about the Armenian Genocide,” Portillo said. “We had the same wars, the same killings in El Salvador. It’s like so many cultures have gone through so much.”
“It shows we’re all human, that we all go through struggles,” Segovia added.
Boyadjian said many non-Armenians have been able to relate to the photographs of the children.
“Los Angeles is a city of refugees,” she said.
The exhibit, made possible by the American National Committee of America, is a personal one for Boyadjian. Her paternal grandparents were two of the orphans who were saved by the work of Near East Relief. Her grandmother’s entire family except a sister were killed. Her grandfather lost all of his family members. The two orphans were brought to Lebanon where they ended up in the same orphanage, and they married as soon as they came of age, she said.
“I can still feel their story on my skin,” she said.
Boyadjian said she will be one of those attending a March for Justice event on Friday that begins in Little Armenia, in east Hollywood. More than 200,000 people of Armenian descent call Los Angeles County home. It is the largest Armenian diaspora outside of the Republic of Armenia.
Boyadjian said she knows people will be upset that streets will be closed, and others will say the genocide happened 100 years ago, that it’s time to move on. But she said she will march to say thank you.
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COVID-19 cases are again rapidly increasing in Los Angeles County and hospitalizations have nearly doubled. Almost everyone who has been recently hospitalized with or has died from COVID-19 are unvaccinated.
Additionally, Los Angeles County has mandated masks be worn by everyone – vaccinated and unvaccinated – while indoors to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Think of getting vaccinated as a shared responsibility.
While almost 62% of Lynwood residents (16 years and older) have been vaccinated, we need to increase that figure because to keep our vulnerable and young residents safe. Remember, by being vaccinated, you not only protect yourself, but also your family and your community.
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine can save your life!
You can get your COVID-19 vaccine at these Lynwood locations:
St. Francis Medical Center
Verify eligibility and make an appointment at https://myturn.ca.gov/
4351 E. Imperial Hwy
Appointments not required, but you can make one at: https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19
CVS Pharmacy y más
3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Book an appointment: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine
Walk-ins may be available – call first at 310 637-2509
11325 Long Beach Blvd.
Book an appointment at: https://www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier
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Shrink Tank Podcast
Why Do We *Need* John Krasinski's 'Some Good News'? Analyzing the Psychology of Positivity If there's one thing that has made quarantine better, it's been viewing John Krasinski's Some Good News— his smash-hit YouTube show highlighting happy moments a...
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HBO's McMillions: How Do Regular People Get Wrapped up in Organized Crime? Imagine if the only thing standing between you and a million dollars was a small ticket on the french fries you just bought for lunch.
Billie Eilish is Paving the Way for Gen Z to Open up About Mental Health In the music industry, Billie Eilish is known as the somewhat creepy, still cool girl who is one of the staple pillars for the niche genre ‘melancholy pop.’
Is Coronavirus Increasing Cultural Anxiety? Mental Health Experts Discuss the Psychology of Fear Fever. Cough. Shortness of breath. This doesn’t sound too scary, if anything, it sounds like a typical respiratory infection.
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What John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch Highlights about Childhood Anxiety John Mulaney is a quirky comedian, so it's no surprise that John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch is just as eclectic. While the Netflix special felt odd at times,
Best Mental Health Depictions in Oscar-Nominated Films With the Oscar’s premiering this Sunday, we thought we’d stray from the usual “predictions” and have a little fun in the realm of psychology. - In today's episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast,
What Went Wrong in 'Marriage Story'? Mental Health Experts Answer Both Adam Driver and Scarlett Johannsson's performances in Marriage Story have so much to offer about the human experience in relationships and how to finding hope in tragic circumstanc... | <urn:uuid:df38a5a8-58f5-4ece-bd03-fb7a8f5861f7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blubrry.com/shrinktankpodcast/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.917547 | 547 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Urban Africa Roundtable: Mainstreaming sustainable infrastructure investment in Africa through cities
Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft and the African Centre for Cities host a series of roundtable discussions on potentials and prospects of sustainable infrastructure for African cities
To respond proactively to the imperatives of urbanisation, industrialisation, climate change, and demographic transition in Africa, there is a pressing need for investment in infrastructure and service delivery systems. Particularly in and around the larger metropolitan areas, there is mounting unmet demand for new infrastructure and the retrofit and rehabilitation of existing systems. Circulating discourses position African infrastructure, and particularly urban areas, as the next untapped investment frontier. However, what sort of infrastructure is seen to be ‘bankable’ by financial institutions? And how does that align with the sustainability needs of African cities and countries?
Against this backdrop, Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft and the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at University of Cape Town are embarking on an innovative process of knowledge co-production and action research. This research process includes the development of several position papers and two roundtable discussions.
The roundtable events will bring together invited representatives from multi-lateral financial institutions, development banks, and academic institutions to engage a discussion between financial actors and African urban experts. This discussion’s objectives are to develop a co-produced understanding of the opportunities to mainstream sustainable infrastructure into the portfolios and projects across the sector and to identify relevant measures to mobilize financing for urban development at all levels of government. In the same time, the roundtable events are aiming at building a community of like-minded finance sector actors, committed to improving the practice and transparency of the infrastructure finance sector.
The first roundtable event, taking place on 10 September, will kick off the series with a discussion on potentials and prospects of sustainable infrastructure in Africa. The participants will comprise finance experts and Africa-based urban researchers who are interested in collaboration, learning, sharing and experimentation and will debate questions of financing sustainable infrastructures in Africa, equally addressing sanitation, mobility, energy and digital infrastructures.
The roundtables are taking place in the context of Urban Dialogues will be facilitated by Prof. Edgar Pieterse and Dr. Liza Rose Cirolia, from the African Centre for Cities. More information on upcoming roundtable events will be available here in due time.
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Commercial electrical contractors are responsible for everything from wiring a new office to installing electrical systems in large warehouses. Here is a look at what they do:
1. Consult with clients about their needs and preferences.
2. Perform an inspection of the site to identify any problems with the electrical system.
3. Install or repair the electrical system as needed.
4. Troubleshoot and fix any issues that arise during installation or use of the electrical system.
Commercial electrical contractors are integral to the growth and success of businesses of all sizes. Their skills range from wiring and installation to plan review and management, making them essential partners in any business’s growth. You can navigate to this website to hire the best commercial electrician.
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Commercial electrical contractors can help with everything from wiring and installation to plan review and management. This wide range of skills means they can help your business grow in many different ways.
Commercial electrical contractors have years of experience working with various types of businesses. They know what is needed to get your business up and running quickly and smoothly.
Commercial electrical contractors are experts at solving problems. When something goes wrong with your business’s electrical system, a commercial electrical contractor can help resolve the issue quickly and efficiently.
Commercial electrical contractors are essential in ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable operations for businesses of all sizes. By following the proper safety protocols and completing the necessary inspections and repairs, a commercial electrical contractor can keep your business running smoothly. | <urn:uuid:266ca9ee-5493-4bf1-9ffa-178acf3c50a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://renewpurpose.com/what-does-a-commercial-electrical-contractor-do/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.929287 | 302 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Photo: In north suburban South Barrington, 972 pairs of people tossed a ball back and forth at Willow Creek Community Church. Photo courtesy of Willow Creek Community Church.
The Guinness World Records world record for the largest game of balloon tag consisted of 280 participants and was achieved by ISS (UK & Ireland) in London, UK, on 28 January 2016.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest game of leapfrog; it involved 1,348 participants in an event organized at the Canterbury A&P Show (New Zealand) in Christchurch, New Zealand, on November 11, 2010.
The participants broke the previous Guinness world record of 1,058 people, or 529 pairs — all of whom were Major League Baseball fans — who played catch on July 9, 2015, in Cincinnati.
The idea of fatherhood and playing catch is as iconic in America’s cultural heritage as a dad enjoying a burger with a beer in the patio, or as notorious as a dad receiving ties as gifts on Father’s Day.
For the attempt to be successful, participants had to register and play catch for five continuous minutes in select areas outside of the church. The pairs had to stand nine feet apart and could not deviate from their positions to avoid disqualification. | <urn:uuid:f59e2313-af5d-4b67-875d-bf058ecf1d0d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.4to40.com/world-records/largest-game-of-catch/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.959515 | 262 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Cities: Governance, Planning and Design
- SchoolLondon School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Executive Education
- FormatIn person
- All dates June 13-20, 2022
- Duration 1 week
- LocationLSE Executive Education, London, UK
- Price £3,995
About the course
The challenges facing our major metropolitan areas are manifold. From urban inequality to affordable housing, from inclusive growth to pollution and climate change; there are critical obstacles to sustainable future development that leaders need to navigate today. Designed and delivered by LSE Cities, this intensive programme gives you the deep understanding of complex, interconnected issues, the frameworks, knowledge and the multi-disciplinary perspectives to determine better ways to govern, plan and design the cities of tomorrow.
Who should attend
- Senior executives searching for insights into how cities are governed, planned and designed
- International governments and intergovernmental organisations working in the field of urban development or sustainable urbanisation
- Professionals within private sector companies, for example providers of city infrastructure, that are active in global urban markets
- Individuals looking to understand the implications of rapid urban development on city governance and social inclusion.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the key challenges facing both mature and rapidly-developing metropolitan areas.
- Build your awareness of the key challenges facing large cities: the management of services; resource-raising; the management and planning of land; infrastructure development; migration; housing and the quality of the public realm.
- Master the frameworks needed to consider the challenges posed to those who run major cities.
- Understand the relationship between the physical and social development of cities.
- Discover optimised city planning models.
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There’s an old joke about how you should always invest in land “because they’re not making any more of it.” Well, in 1962 the new Mayor, Jean Drapeau, of Montreal, Québec (Canada) won the honour of hosting the 1967 World’s Fair.
Figuring where to put it fuelled land speculation and Drapeau finally had enough of it, so he proposed building new islands right on the St. Lawrence River as well as expanding the existing Saint Helen’s Island. It was a good plan, and with visitors topping half a million people per day, it went very smoothly. But he wasn’t the first one to think of this…
|Lindbergh Field in 1929|
Back in 1929, Lindbergh Field on San Diego’s shoreline (originally commissioned in 1927 as a grassy and often muddy place to put planes down and take off again), needed to expand but there was no real place to do so—it was tight up against the city. By cleverly dredging the harbour, they doubled the size of the airport to 267 hectares (661 acres) for just the cost of the operations and not having to purchase any land!
|Making new land|
The name itself is derived from the world famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh who, though shy and self-effacing, nevertheless lent his name to the fledgling airport. It was the home of Ryan Aviation that built his famous “Spirit of St. Louis” aircraft, in which he was the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in one continuous flight in 1927.
Ryan, having a strong interest in promoting aviation, agreed to build the plane at cost, which turned out to be a little over $10,000. Lindberg contributed $2000 of his own capital and raised an additional $8000 from financial backers in the city of St. Louis, hence the name of the aircraft.
Lindbergh himself was a demonstration pilot and barnstormer; he was actually responsible for early airmail delivery between Chicago and St. Louis but eventually found himself wondering about the Orteig Prize, for accomplishing the first flight across the Atlantic from New York to Paris. The prize was $25,000 in 1927, which is the equivalent of about a third of $1,000,000 right now.
There was no need to fly the flight solo; he elected to do so in order to save weight and make the flight as efficient as possible. He was so meticulous about the weight that he tore all of the blank pages out of his notebook, declined to take a parachute, and refused $1000 to carry a sack of mail. Needless to say, he won, and unfortunately many others attempting the feat with larger, multi-engine planes failed and several died.
He once said something similar to “I am but the match that has ignited a bonfire of interest in aviation.” Modest as he was, he forever changed aviation history, and it all started in San Diego.
In 1930, San Diego Airport (SAN) initiated the first mail route, connecting them to Los Angeles. In 1942, San Diego built vast numbers of aircraft for WWII; army engineers beefed-up the runways to handle the heavy bombers. At 2,666 metres (8,750 feet) SAN was jet-ready well before 1960, when all-jet service finally came into being.
Though it would have been impossible to imagine back in 1928, Lindbergh Field now sports a 2,865 metre (9,400 feet) runway that is over 60 metres (200 feet) wide. It has two terminals and a combined 51 gates, serving 20,000,000 passengers per year. It also boasts 17 passenger carriers and an additional five cargo carriers providing more than 57 nonstop destinations throughout the year.
Of course, as usual, you want to see an aircraft landing at the airport. This time the selection shows a view straight out the front window of the aircraft, and the very last landing for a retiring Captain at age 60. It is dead-on, smooth, and perfect!
Oddly enough, San Diego does not seem to be vain enough (or simply possess the faith that they are interesting enough) to support on site airport cameras. Experience has shown that sharing your airport with the online community increases traffic, but maybe they have not encountered that particular factoid.
Still, if you want to look, you can go here and select Shelter Island (North) Bali Hai to watch the planes come and go (look just above the building with the red roof). Bear in mind that nothing takes off between 11:30 PM and 6:30 AM due to noise restrictions, though planes are free to land there 24 hours a day.
The Airport itself has won two Orchid Awards. One was presented for its interior architecture, and another for its green building and public art. They also hold the very first LEED-Platinum Certified airport terminal ever presented.
ATC Radar Monitoring
For those that like to see what’s in the air and get a good idea of just how busy an individual airport might be, you can go to flightradar24.com to look for a particular airport. This link will take you to the air-space surrounding San Diego.
For those that like listening to the hurried-calm atmosphere of the ship-to-ground radio communications go here to listen to live ATC communications.
Debate continues on how to update the airport for the 21st century. They have just finished a major expansion of concessions and car rental facilities. Nevertheless it is size-constrained at the moment because of its location. One of the favored candidates at the moment is the southern edge of Camp Pendleton at the still extant Munn Field airstrip. Discussions have included a floating airport, eliminating the land-issue altogether.
Of the six incidents recorded it this Airport, four have been first flights of newly designed aircraft with only flight crews and no passengers. One was ground-based when an unqualified mechanic working on an aircraft set it alight. The last one, in 1978, was an actual air incident when a two-passenger Cessna crashed into a Boeing 727, downing both planes in San Diego’s North Park killing 142 people, seven of which were on the ground in the park.
From a muddy spot next to the bay, that gave a flying start to a fledgling aviation industry, to the largest, busiest single runway airport in the United States, it has been quite a journey for Lindbergh field. So now you have a choice: you can go to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, and see the Spirit of St. Louis, or, if you’re on the West Coast, you can drop by SAN, and look at the accurate recreation that greets you when you enter the terminal building. | <urn:uuid:c0416b36-2454-4eab-89b6-f32e0eb9e96a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://airportcams.ca/san-diego-international/san-diego-international-airport-cam/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.966092 | 1,446 | 3.0625 | 3 |
The Slave River is a Canadian River which arises from the confluence of the Peace River and Rivière des Rochers in northern Alberta, and flows through a distance of 415 kilometers across northwestern Alberta before finally emptying into the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. The river also forms the eastern boundary of the Wood Buffalo National Park. The Slave River is famous for its 25-kilometer-long stretch that is characterized by four sets of rapids. Namely, these are the Rapids of the Drowned, the Pelican, the Mountain, and the Cassette. Together, these rapids contribute to this area being considered one of the best whitewater kayaking destinations in the world.
4. Historical Role
The name of the Slave River has been derived from the name of the First Nations aboriginal population, the Slavey people, who settled in the Great Slave Lake region. Besides the Slaveys, the native Cree, Beaver, and Chipewyan peoples also lived in territories along the course of the Slave River before the arrival of the Europeans. A significant deal of history is associated with the Slave River and the rapids. One of the most famous one of these certainly has to be the ill-fated story of Cuthbert Grant’s expedition to the rapids in 1786, which in which the rapids killed five men from Grant’s group who were unable to navigate their way through the deadly stretches of turbulent water. The region of the rapids involved in the accident was then named the Rapids of the Drowned.
3. Modern Significance
Before the extension of railway services to the Hay River, which connects to a river port in the Great Slave Lake region, the Slave river served as an important waterway for transport of goods and people into the late 19th Century. The Slave River currently serves as a world class kayaking destination by virtue of its assortment of challenging rapids. Numerous festivals and events, like the Slave River Paddlefest, are held throughout the year to encourage kayakers to make their ventures into the white-waters of the river. Besides water activities, the Slave River region also attracts birdwatchers to watch the grandeur of the white pelicans as they roost in their northernmost of territories.
The Slave River, stretching between Lake Athabasca in Alberta and Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, offers a unique habitat that is able to support the growth of a wide variety of flora and fauna. The place is a haven for migratory birds like ducks and geese, and the river's waters serve as the habitats for a large number of spawning fish. Mammals such as cougars, the musk-ox, and bears are also commonly spotted throughout the Slave River region. The river also serves as the northernmost migratory habitat for the American white pelicans. These birds are currently designated as having a ‘sensitive’ status by the General Status of Alberta Wild Species report.
1. Threats and Disputes
A high rate of industrial activities in the reason, in combination with an increased extraction of water to satisfy growing human needs upstream of the Slave River, are depleting the flow of the river and also polluting its waters. The changing water volumes are estimated to pose a danger to the ecosystem and affect the life cycles of those animals and plants dependent on the river for their ecological roles and patterns to be carried out. The effects of climate change are predicted to further worsen the situation of the river, and create adverse changes in its hydrology. | <urn:uuid:d7032a9c-1381-4cdd-b955-ee4f454bfd41> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/where-does-the-slave-river-flow.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.959834 | 727 | 3.5625 | 4 |
- n. 力量；力；能力；权力；【数】幂；电力
- v. 使有力量；给 ... 提供动力
- adj. 电力的；力量的；权力的
- [S][U]权力,势力; 影响力 control over others; influence
- [U]政权 governmental control
- [U][C]权力,职权 right to act, given by law, rule, or official position
- [U]能力,天赋; 体力,力量 what one can do; ability to have physical effect; strength
- [U]功力,动力,功率 force that can be used for doing work, driving amachine, or producing electricity
- [C]强国,有权势的人〔团体等〕 a person, group, nation, spirit, etc., that has influence or control
- [C]幂,乘方 the number of times that an amount is to be multiplied by itself
- vt. 向…提供动力 supply power to especially a vehicle
- vi. 飞速行驶 move powerfully and fast
possession of controlling influence;
"the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"
"the power of his love saved her"
"his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done;
"danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power;
"being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"
"during his first year in office"
"during his first year in power"
"the power of the president"
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority;
"the mysterious presence of an evil power"
"may the force be with you"
"the forces of evil"
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
a very wealthy or powerful businessman;
"an oil baron"
supply the force or power for the functioning of;
"The gasoline powers the engines"
- A man should rely upon his own power.
- Such things aren't within the compass of my power.
- I intend to release my karma to give power away.
- Not that I don't want to help you, but that it's beyond my power to do so.
- The powers of the police need to be clearly defined.
- So you need to power up your lymph system.
- To power your camera you will need some rechargeable batteries.
- She's gone to some power lunch to discuss the deal.
- The power corrupted him, corroding his mind and poisoning his judgment.
- This country extends its power and influence into neighbouring countries.
- Our country has greatly increased in power and prestige.
- Now I've got him in my power,I can make him do anything I want.
- The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.
- The whole matter boils down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors.
- The chairman was forced to resign following a boardroom power struggle.
- Success in the peace talks crowned this government's period in power.
- The future of the island is bound up with the fortunes of the ruling power.
- The Progressive Party was returned to power, with an increased majority in the election.
- The President has exceeded his powers.
- The powers of a president are defined in the constitution.
- Many people think that the government exercises too much power over people's ordinary activities.
- The raising of 5000 yuan for the clinic was a task beyond their power.
- She equals him in mental power but not in physical strength.
- He felt as if he had lost his power of judgement.
- It is the power of speech which most clearly differentiates men from the animals.
- She is a woman of great intellectual powers.
- The girls exhibited great powers of endurance in the tug-of-war.
- The relics are credited with miraculous powers.
- So enormous was the hurricane's power that it carried away whole buildings.
- These new electric buses pick up their power from overhead wires.
- With abundant hydro-electric resources there is now power available for new industries.
- The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power.
- They've decided on building a power plant there.
- The power needs of the ship must be ascertained.
- To avoid a power cut, they decided to feed off an alternate generator.
- That country has become a super power.
- The two powers entered into boundary negotiations.
- However weak the nation may be, it will never bend to a greater power.
- How much is the sixth power of nine?
- The amount two to the power of three is written 23, and means 2×2×2.2
- Only certain directors in the company have the power to sign company cheques.
- The police and the army have been given special powers to deal with such a situation.
- They don't hold the power to hire or fire at will.
- The State Council exercises the function and power to appoint and remove administrative personnel according to the provisions of the law.
- My father has lost his powers to work.
- Every normal, healthy person has power to think.
- A car needs a lot of power to go fast.
- Those planes powered down and off the ramp.
- The racing car powered down the home straight.
- Atomic energy powers the submarine.
- All these modern educational aids are powered by electricity.
- Its radar equipment was powered by a nuclear reactor.
- do a power of good
对(某人)大有好处 be very beneficial to sb
do sb a power of good
Her holiday has done her a power of good.
A long cool drink would do us all a power of good!
- the powers that be
当权者,当权派 people who control an organization, a country, etc.
- attain power 获得权力〔政权〕
- break power 削弱势力
- come back into power 重新上台
- come into power 上台,开始执政
- control power 控制权力
- curb sb's power 抑制某人的权力
- define sb's powers 规定某人的权力范围
- destroy power 摧毁势力
- exercise power 运用权力,实施权力,行使权力
- extend power 扩大权限
- fall from power 失去权力
- follow power 顺从权力
- hand power over 把权力转让给…,对…有控制权〔支配权〕
- hold power over sb 对某人有支配权
- lose power 失去权力〔能力、动力〕
- misuse power 滥用权力
- reserve power to 保留…的权力
- return to power 重新执政
- secure power 夺取政权,牢牢掌握权力
- seize power 夺取权力
- supply power for 为…提供能源
- take power 取得权力
- take all power into one's hand 大权独揽
- transfer power 移交权力
- use power 运用权力
- worship power 崇拜权力
- belittle power 低估能力
- create power 产生动力
- develop power 发展能力
- enhance mental power 提高智力
- generate power 产生动力
- increase power 提高能力
- lessen power 减低能力
- strengthen power 加强能力
- underestimate power 低估能力
- weaken power 削弱能力
- cut off power 关上开关
- turn off power 关上开关
- turn on power 启动开关
- raise five to the third power 取五的三次方
- absolute power 绝对权力〔权威〕
- decision-making power 决策权
- executive power 行政权,执行权
- foreign power 外国势力,外国政权
- full power 全部权力
- legislative power 立法权
- political power 政治力量,政权
- bargaining power 讨价还价的能力
- bodily power 体力
- buying power 购买力
- civil power 民力
- creative power 创造力
- earning power 挣钱的能力
- economic power 经济实力
- electric power 电力,电能
- hydroelectric power 水力发电的电能
- imitative power 模仿力
- intellectual power 智力
- magic powers 魔力
- mechanical power 机械力
- mental power 智力,脑力
- national power 国力
- nuclear power 核能,核大国
- solar power 太阳能
- staying power 持久力
- supernatural power 超自然的力量
- vital power 生命力
- great powers 列强
- industrial power 工业强国
- military power 军队
- naval power 海军
- occupying power 占领国
- warring powers 交战国
- emergency power 紧急状态时的权力
- sovereign power 主权
- state power 国家权力
- world powers 世界强国
- animal power 畜力
- brain power 脑力
- fire power 火力
- horse power 马力
- labour power 劳动力
- man power 劳动力
- memory power 记忆力
- third power 三次方
- war power 军事能力
- water power 水力
- wind power 风力
- working power 工作能力
- beyond sb's power 为某人能力所不及
- in power 掌权的
- in one's power 在能力〔权力〕之内
- into power 当权
- balance of power 势力均衡,(国际)均势
- transfer of power 政权过渡
- out of sb's power 超越某人的能力
- sail under its own power 靠自身的动力航行
- within one's power 在能力〔权力〕之内
- power for good 做好事的能力
- power for machine 开动机器的动力
- power in hand 手中的权力
- power of expression 表达能力
- power of office 职权
- power of reading 阅读能力
- power of reasoning 推理能力
- power of thinking 思维能力
- power of thought 思维能力
- power of wind 风力
- power of work 工作能力
- power over 对…的控制权
- power over men 支配人的权力
Is it not in your power to open your eyes?出自： G. Berkeley
The red rays of the spectrum possess a very high heating power.出自： J. Tyndall
Mistrust of science has been strengthened by the latest revelations of its power to harm.出自： R. Hoggart
Material success had extinguished..the power of speculative thought.出自： J. Barzun
The police launch..was powered by two big Perkins engines.出自： A. York
Cold air..sweeps..across the country, powered by the prevailing westerly winds.出自：Nordic Skiing
- power作“权”“权力”“势力”“政权”“功力〔率〕”解是不可数名词; 表示“强国”“幂,乘方”时是可数名词; 表示“能力”时有时可用于复数形式,表示“体力,力量”解时通常用作不可数名词。
she used to have a powder of being late.
She used to have powder to be late.
- 有些表达方式中，power常用复数形式powers，如his powers of mind, his powers of observation, his powers as a novelist, a novelist at the height of his powers等。
- in power, in one's power
- 这两个短语意思不同:in power是“得势”或“上台”的意思,而in one's power作“有权力”或“在权力范围内”解。例如:
- If the renegade clique of that country were in power, it would have meant serious disaster for the people.如果那个国家的叛徒集团一得势,人民就要遭殃。
- It is in our power not to copy everything foreign.我们有权不全部照抄外国的东西。
- power, energy, force, might, strength, vigour
- A car needs a lot of power to go fast.汽车高速行驶需要很大动力。
- Every normal, healthy person has power to think.每一个正常、健康的人都有思维能力。
- He hasn't got enough strength to get out of bed.他没有足够的力气下床。
- At last his strength gave out.他的体力终于不支了。
- He has strength of character.他性格坚强。
- Union is strength.团结就是力量。
- We had to use force to get into the house.我们不得不强行进屋。
- Some of them forced their way into our office.他们中有些人强行进入我们的办公室。
- His arguments forced them to admit he was right.他的论据迫使他们承认他是对的。
- The thief forced her to hand over the money.贼强迫她把钱交出来。
- The army fought bravely, but it was crushed by the might of its powerful enemy.军队勇敢地战斗,但最终还是被敌人强大的势力所摧垮。
- They would have little chance to survive against our might.在我们的强大力量面前,他们几乎无法继续生存下去。
- The work was so difficult that it was beyond my might.这项工作太难了,它超出了我的能力。
- The competition is strong and we must study with all our might.竞争是强有力的,我们须尽全力地学习。
- He is full of vigour.他充满了活力。
- power指身体上、精神上或心理上的力量, 不管是表现出来的还是潜在的。
- strength指内部固有的力量，表示物质力量时，着重体格或构造健全、完善等方面的力量, 如体力强度等；表示精神力量时, 指持久、坚定、无畏、坚韧等。
误 They are great power in the country.
正 They are great powers in the country.
误 The new government will come into the power next month.
正 The new government will come into power next month.
析 表示“开始执政”应该说come into power, power前没有定冠词。
- ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的pouair；最初源自拉丁语的potis，意为强有力的。
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Snijders developed a family of person fit indices that asymptotically follow the standard normal distribution, when the ability parameter is estimated. So far, l*z, U*, W*, ECI2*z, and ECI4*z from this family have been proposed in previous literature. One common property shared by l*z, U*, and W* (also ECI2*z, and ECI4*z in some specific conditions) is that they employ symmetric weight functions and thus identify spurious scores on both easy and difficult items in the same manner. However, when the purpose is to detect only the spuriously high scores on difficult items, such as cheating, guessing, and having item preknowledge, using symmetric weight functions may jeopardize the detection rates of the target aberrant response patterns. By specifying two types of asymmetric weight functions, this study proposes SHa(λ)* (λ = 1/2 or 1) and SHb(β)* (β = 2 or 3) based on Snijders’s framework to specifically detect spuriously high scores on difficult items. Two simulation studies were carried out to investigate the Type I error rates and empirical power of SHa(λ)* and SHb(β)*, compared with l*z, U*, W*, ECI2*z, and ECI4*z. The empirical results demonstrated satisfactory performance of the proposed indices. Recommendations were also made on the choice of different person fit indices based on specific purposes.
- asymptotically standard normal distribution
- item response theory
- person fit statistic
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Color is an important factor when selecting the best paint for your home or commercial building because color can affect what a person feels in a particular space. This is based on factual evidence with a scientific basis.
Light with different wavelengths will bounce off the retina and then this is converted into electrical impulses that reach the hypothalamus (a part of your brain that controls hormones). Thus, a specific color has certain effects on people who live and work in the area.
How Colors Affect Mood and Emotions
It’s important to choose the right paint colors for your home or business, not only for aesthetics but also for the mood you are looking to create.
Colors in Your Home
Different rooms in your home are used for various purposes. For example, in a bedroom, you usually want to instill calm feelings that promote restfulness. The colors blue or green work well here. Blue paint shades have a soothing effect and can lower the heart rate. Green has a calming effect and may help people to feel balanced and optimistic.
Green is also appropriate for home study rooms since it enhances memory and problem-solving. Painting an area green where a lot of reading or meditating occurs can promote pleasant feelings.
Red, orange, and yellow, which tend to stimulate the nerves, including the mind and body. These colors may be suitable for the kitchen, living room, recreation room, exercise room, and other spaces with more activity.
Colors in the Workplace
Green may also be used in offices and commercial establishments because it allows for better memory and problem-solving. However, it should not be the predominant color in workspaces because of its calming effect that may cause employees to feel tired or sleepy. The same may be said for the blue color, which has soothing effects and reduces the heart rate.
Business owners who want their workers to be active, productive, and alert may opt for red, orange, and yellow, which tend to stimulate the nerves, including the mind and body.
For certain industries, paint color choice can be important because it can affect customers, such as in restaurants. The choice of color of the interior of the restaurant can influence the food choices made, and thus the amount of money customers spend.
Using warms colors like red and orange at the entrance to an eating establishment can make people feel warmer and more relaxed. For small restaurants, using light colors, such as white, light gray, or beige can make the interior appear bigger. Yellow and red are the most commonly used colors in restaurants, especially fast-food restaurants because they boost the heart rate, which makes customers eat fast and leave quickly.
Choosing the Paint Colors that Deliver
Deciding on paint colors is probably the hardest part of having your home or business painted. You can get professional help when you hire The Painting Pros of Los Gatos, California. We provide free color consultations for all of our clients. Whether you need help choosing colors for your home or office, we can help.
Our professional paint color and design consultant has the training and experience to know what colors will work best for your situation. There are hundreds of paint colors available; choosing one particular hue can be overwhelming.
Our design expert will work with you to suggest the colors that are most appropriate for your needs and preferences. Before making a recommendation, the color consultant will interview you to find out your color likes and dislikes and what your specific goals are. We’ll then evaluate your current space, including the existing colors of the interior and/or exterior parts of the home or building.
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Caraway Receives MJFF Grant to Explore New Therapeutic Strategy for Parkinson’s
Caraway Therapeutics has been awarded a research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation to further investigate a lysosomal ion channel that could be key in developing a new class of therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease.
“Receiving this grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation is extremely validating for our science, and we are honored to work with the organization,” Martin Williams, CEO of Caraway Therapeutics, said in a press release. “Our unique drug discovery platform, electrophysiology capabilities and expertise in lysosomal function will allow us to rapidly advance this program towards the clinic.”
Parkinson’s disease is characterized by the loss of neurons, or nerve cells, that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine — a chemical “messenger” that is involved, among other things, in the control of movement.
Although the specific causes of Parkinson’s are still not fully understood, genetic factors have been described as important contributors to the onset of the disease.
Defects in protein degradation inside lysosomes — cell compartments responsible for digesting and recycling different types of molecules — have been implicated in Parkinson’s development and progression.
Caraway’s targeted approaches combine genetic data and unique biological understanding to discover small molecules that activate neuronal autophagy — the mechanism by which cells remove unnecessary or dysfunctional components — and lysosomal function, thereby accelerating the clearance of toxic materials and defective cellular components.
Rare genetic variants in the TMEM175 gene, which provides instructions for making a lysosomal ion channel, have been linked to both Parkinson’s incidence and age of disease onset. While decreased TMEM175 function reduces lysosomal efficiency in neurons, overexpression (higher-than-normal levels) of TMEM175 promotes neuronal health.
“Our approach is to activate this potassium channel to restore lysosomal function. Lysosomal dysfunction is emerging as a driver of [Parkinson’s] pathology in both familial and idiopathic forms of disease. We believe that TMEM175 agonists could be an important way to alleviate this dysfunction,” said Magdalene Moran, PhD, Caraway’s chief scientific officer.
With this new grant, Caraway will be able to further investigate the role of TMEM175 in cellular models of disease and evaluate the utility of TMEM175 agonists as therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease. (Agonists are compounds that bind to a receptor and activate it, mimicking a biological response.)
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T-BY174864 is a branch on the paternal tree of human kind. It and branches help trace human history from our origin in Africa.
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T-BY174864 Technical Details
This branch is defined by the Y-Haplotree at FamilyTreeDNA as T-BY174864. There, it is the child of the T-Y20705 branch.
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You’ve got training goals and a workout, but where do you start? If your gym is limited to basic equipment, it’s even more difficult to piece together an effective workout. You’ll need to figure out the best exercise machines to build your strength, make the most of your time and get you on track and making progress.
Although it’s typically better to perform free weight or bodyweight exercises, the machines have their place, especially when they’re your only option. Here are the best ones, along with an exercise to perform on each.
Chest Press Machine
Using a machine rather than a bench means you don’t need a spotter. The chest press machine allows you to use heavier weight without worrying quite so much about whether you can fully complete your sets. You’ll work all the major muscles in your chest, your rear shoulders, the three heads of your triceps, your forearms and your grip. This is definitely the best machine for a great chest workout.
Suggested Exercise: Chest Press
- Sit with your back against the pad.
- Adjust your seat (if required) so that the center of your chest aligns with the arms of the machine.
- Keep your wrists straight.
- Exhale and push away from you, extending your elbows without locking them.
- Take a quick pause at the top of the movement and lower slowly to starting position.
Assisted Pull-Up Machine
This machine will help you gain the strength to eventually do Pull-Ups and Chin-Ups on your own. You work the strength of your grip as well as your back muscles, traps, shoulders, chest, biceps and triceps. With the machine counterbalancing your body weight, you can focus on form and lifting more reps—and work on slower eccentric Pull-Ups.
Suggested Exercises: Pull-Ups, Chin-Ups, Close-Grip Pull-Ups, Hammer Chin-Ups, One-Arm Chin-Ups
- Since this machine uses weights as a counterbalance, the more weight you add, the easier the exercise becomes. Try setting the weight to approximately 20 pounds less than your body weight.
- Stand on the platforms and grab the outer handles. Lift one knee at a time onto the padded knee rests.
- Keeping your abdominals engaged, spine neutral and shoulders pushed down, pull yourself up as high as you can.
- Slowly lower down until your elbows are still slightly bent.
- Pull yourself back up to repeat.
- To get off the machine, pull yourself all the way up first, then slowly lift one knee at a time, returning to a standing position on the side platforms. If the exercise is too easy, adjust the weight by lowering it to increase the difficulty.
The Cable Tower
When the gym is crowded and dumbbells aren’t available, you can get the job done with the Cable Tower—a very versatile piece of equipment.
Suggested Exercises: Bicep Curls, Hammer Curls, Tricep Extensions, Tricep Kickbacks, Shoulder Press, Rear Deltoid Fly, Chest Press, Abdominal Crunches, Torso Rotation, Hip Abductions, Face Pull, Glute Kickbacks.
Guideline: These are only a few of the many exercises you can do with the Cable Tower.
Attach either a straight or angled bar or tricep rope to a high pulley on the tower.
- While holding the attachment, palms facing down, bring your upper arms down to your sides.
- Return slowly to the starting position with control.
Rear Deltoid Fly
- Take off all attachments, leaving just the snap hook at the end of the two cables.
- Adjust the pulleys so that they are both right above your head.
- Take the right snap hook in your left hand and left snap hook in your right hand.
- Stand straight with a neutral spine as you move your arms back with your arms out straight at shoulder height.
- Return to the starting position with slow control.
Lying Hamstring Curl Machine
Many people sit most of the day at work or school, which can cause tight hamstrings, leg cramps and lower back pain. Prevent this by building stronger hamstrings. Since the Lying Hamstring Curl Machine focuses strictly on your hamstrings, you’ll strengthen these muscles while improving knee movements in a safe environment.
Exercise: Hamstring Curls
- Lie face down on the bench.
- Place your ankles under the pads and grasp the handles in front of you.
- Make sure your knees are not overextended under the pads. If they are, adjust the angle of the pads at your ankles.
- Slowly pull the weight with your ankles curling your feet toward your glutes.
- Gently return to starting position.
Lat Pulldown Machine
Using the Pulldown Machine, you engage multiple joints and target your largest back muscles, biceps and rear shoulder muscles. A wide grip targets the sides of your back (lats), and a close grip works the mid-back and biceps a bit more. If you want to develop wide back muscles (your lats), this is definitely the best machine for that goal.
Exercises: Wide Grip Lat Pulldown, Close Grip Lat Pulldown, Underhand Close Grip Lat Pulldown, Face Pulls
- Sit on the bench with your abs engaged and with a neutral spine.
- Grasp the bar over your head.
- Keeping your spine neutral, pull the weight down, keeping your elbows tucked to your side.
- Slowly let the weight rise again without locking your elbows, and repeat.
The biggest benefit of the Smith Machine is that it allows you to use heavier weight without a spotter. The barbell is locked between two steel rails, allowing you to keep barbell in the vertical plane, avoiding any unwanted side movements such as knee dips during a Squat. Using the Smith Machine, you can also lean against the barbell. This allows you to put more focus on your quadriceps during Squats. You can also maintain a stronger position during Overhead Shoulder Presses.
Exercises: Squat, Front Squat, Hack Squat, Seated Overhead Press, Alternating Rear Lunges, Drag Curls, Close-Grip Bench Press, Deadlifts, Back Shrugs, Inverted Row
- Set the bar at the proper height for the exercise.
- Load the weight onto the bar while it’s locked in place.
- Hold on to the bar with both hands and turn it slightly until it unlocks.
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