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South Africa's unemployment rate eased to 34.5% in the first quarter of 2022, the first decline in seven quarters, down from a record high of 35.3% in the prior period. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 60 thousand to 7.9 million, employment rose by 370 thousand to 14.9 million and the labour force went up by 310 thousand to 22.8 million. Among sectors, job gains were seen mostly in community and social services (+281 thousand), manufacturing (+263 thousand) and trade (+98 thousand). By contrast, positions were cut primarily in private households (-186 thousand), finance (-72 thousand) and construction (-60 thousand). The expanded definition of unemployment, including people who have stopped looking for work, was at 45.5%, down from 46.2% in the fourth quarter. The youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, fell to 63.9% in the first quarter of 2022, the lowest in a year, from a record high of 63.5% in the last quarter. source: Statistics South Africa
Unemployment Rate in South Africa averaged 26.56 percent from 2000 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 35.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 and a record low of 21.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. This page provides - South Africa Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Africa Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2022.
Unemployment Rate in South Africa is expected to be 35.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 36.00 percent in 2023 and 35.00 percent in 2024, according to our econometric models. | <urn:uuid:08574079-2245-448c-96ab-5c0ea226962f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/unemployment-rate?continent=africa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.944246 | 390 | 2.046875 | 2 |
The fact that a reflective roof can be become part of the buildings energy management plan has masked that there are many other reasons to use a coating, of which its reflectivity is just one factor. Coatings can play a role in reducing energy loads, especially peak energy loads in many buildings, but they also offer benefits in terms of service life extension, fire retardancy, reducing the heat-history of the underlying membrane and insulation, improve traffic resistance, increase friction for safety, preserve impact resistance, help shed water or even be part of a waterproofing system.
Reflectivity has become a mainstay of roofing lingo over the last decade. Roofs have been asked to not only be the primary building waterproofing element but also have been called to meet reflectivity requirements that work to reduce cooling demands of facilities. This is accomplished by the principle and property by which a “cool” roof reflects sunlight and as a result does not build as much rooftop heat as “non-cool” roof systems. Roofing products in many cases include data and labels that describe the products reflectivity and emissivity which helps consumers identify the potential “cooling contribution” of the product.
Reflective roof surfaces can be achieved with a number of products, including membranes, metal and coatings. The unique nature and function of coating products allows a building owner to “retrofit” or resurface an existing roof to achieve additional reflectance. While this practice may be one of the main drivers for coating use in warmer climates; there are still many reasons to employ roof coatings in cooler climates. Many of these functions are the original and primary intentions of the coating.
“To Protect and To Preserve”, a possible motto for roof coatings; truly identifies their function. Roofs consist, from the roof deck to the surface, of a number of components, which typically include the deck, insulation, and a waterproofing system. The performance and longevity of the waterproofing is the defining element of the roofing system. It is simply understood that protecting this waterproofing layer is critical to keeping the building dry. Roof surfaces are under constant attack; from heat, sunlight, rain, hail, snow, foot traffic, and pollutants. The surface of the waterproofing can be easily protected through the use of a wide variety of fluid applied roof coatings. There are acceptable solutions for all existing substrates; including both solvent and water based solutions, asphaltic and pitch based products, highly reflective white and aluminum solutions, as well as a variety of polymer options. Working with a quality manufacturer can help assure that the right coating is used with the right system.
Coatings can be used as part of the original installation or after the roof has been in place for many years. Both methods help to extend the life of the roof system, by protecting the waterproofing which in most cases is the most expensive component of the roof system. The coating adds an additional layer of protection against climatic conditions. Specific coatings can be employed to protect against roof top conditions such as chemical exposure. Coatings based on coal tar pitch can be used to resist a wide variety of hydrocarbons, acids and bases. If conditions are recognized and understood, coatings can be preemptively employed as a sturdy but sacrificial layer.
In cooler climates reflectivity still can benefit the building owner. Higher and higher R-values are being required by code. Insulation solutions have a tremendous benefit by reducing energy consumption. However, by keeping heat out of the building, insulation in essence traps the heat in the roof system. By using a reflective product; heat can be reflected away from the roofing system reducing the temperature of the waterproofing layer and slowing the effect of temperature and light on the environmental aging of the system.
Coatings provide other inherent benefits. Many coating products can contribute recycled content, which contributes to LEED points. Coatings can boost fire resistance of the roofing system. Grit modified coatings can add slip resistance and in some cases can be used to create a liquid applied walkway system for the roof. Coating benefits are many and varied and go way beyond the benefit of reflectivity.
Most importantly coatings extend the life of roof systems. Through protecting and preserving the roof, roof coating products can be considered one of the most sustainable solutions available by extending function and avoiding expensive roof tear-off and reroofing. Consider coatings to extend life of a good roof or as a preemptive step to protecting your investment. Roof coatings are well beyond a fad, they are well established technology that provides multiple benefits in one product. The industry may have a current focus on one important function, reflectivity, but roof coatings continue to provide a broad spectrum of solutions.
For more information about the wide variety of roof coatings available visit the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association at www.roofcoatings.org and rediscover the benefit of Roof Coatings.
Rick Catley is a 6-year veteran of the construction industry and collaborates in a number of different construction and sealant industry organizations. Catley is experienced with concrete and is the Sealants & Accessories Product Manager at The Garland Company, Inc., a 100-plus-year-old manufacturer of high-performance solutions for the total building envelope.
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We will begin by saying that the name “International Law” is not the most appropriate, since by mentioning it we are referring to a body of treaties, norms, and regulations. It is not exactly a code of laws approved by the government of one or several countries.
Indeed, one of the most important reasons why we say that this name is not appropriate is the lack of a formally structured and internationally recognized judicial system.
There are two categories of international laws: private and public. Private laws deal with disputes between companies and people from different countries, while public laws deal with relations between nations or people from different countries.
As we mentioned earlier, public international laws are those that provide a legal framework in circumstances in which two (or more) countries are involved in a dispute. In general, and because these are nation-versus-nation disputes, sanctions as a consequence of the violation of certain laws are usually implemented by other countries, through, for example, the cancellation of some types of trade or the cancellation of agreements between nations.
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Prevalence of Depression and Personality Disorders in the Beginning and End of Emergency Medicine Residency Program; a Prospective Cross Sectional Study
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019),
Introduction: Emergency medicine physicians are constantly under psychological trauma due to encountering critically ill patients, mortality, and violence, which can negatively affect their mental and physical health. The present study was performed with the aim of determining the rate of depression and personality disorders in first-year emergency medicine residents and comparing it with the time they reach the 3rd year.
Methods: In the present prospective cross-sectional study, emergency medicine residents working in multiple teaching hospitals were included via census method and evaluated regarding the rate of depression and personality disorders using the standard MMPI-2 questionnaire upon admission to the program and graduation and their status regarding the evaluated disorders were compared between the 2 phases of evaluation.
Results: 99 residents with the mean age of 33.93 ± 5.92 years were evaluated. 85 (85.85%) rated their interest in their discipline as moderate to high. The rates of stress (p = 0.020), anxiety (p < 0.001), and hypomania (p = 0.015) had significantly increased during the 3 years and psychasthenia rate had decreased significantly during this time (p = 0.002). Changes in the prevalence of other disorders on the third year compared to the year of admission to emergency medicine program were not significant.
Conclusion: Considering the results of the present study, it seems that paying more attention to mental problems and decreasing environmental stressors of medical residents, especially emergency medicine residents, should be among the priorities of managers and policymakers of this discipline.
- Internship and Residency
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Budgeting Tips for College Students
Tuition, lab fees, text books, note books, laptop, printer, transportation, room and board. The list goes on and on. Whether you received scholarships and grants, student loans, have a part time job, or mom and dad are paying, it is time to think about going on a budget. Even if you have scholarships and grants, chances are some of the money is coming out of your (or your parents) pocket.
If someone is helping finance your education find out what they are expecting to pay for and what they expect you to contribute. Make a list of all anticipated expenses. Many times, the school can supply you with a list, but make sure you also consider things like laundry, toiletries, gas, maintenance, and parking (if you will have a car) or transportation such as bus and train fare. Try to be as complete as possible and don't forget about your social life!
Once you have an good idea of what your expenditures are it is important to track your spending. There are many apps out there, or you can just use a notebook, the important thing is not how you do it, but that you do it. Chances are that you will have to adjust your spending to be more in line with your resources. See where you can save money. Many colleges make their dining hall food plan available to all students whether they live on or off campus. Simple cost savers like having cereal with milk instead of going to the diner for breakfast or skipping the fancy latte in favor of home brewed coffee may be just enough to keep you on track.
The most important tip I have for you is this: Beware of the allure of credit cards! Credit cards can be a life saver in an emergency but be cautious with your definition of emergency. It is so easy to get into the trap of paying for everything on credit, but with high interest rates, many students don't realize how much they are charging and how the interest really adds up. You may still be paying for that game console or flat screen TV long after you graduate. The key here is discipline. By spending wisely and developing good budgeting habits you are benefiting yourself not just while in college, but also in your future. | <urn:uuid:1e7bbf0a-51a9-48d9-9f2a-5ddcc22b6696> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://acceptedtoschool.com/blog/article10.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.971715 | 461 | 2.484375 | 2 |
Did you know? Nearly 50% of job candidates assess potential companies based on their hierarchy culture. Among the deciding factors in the application process, 46% of job applicants mentioned culture, while 88% thought it was at least somewhat relevant.
Back then, the majority was all that mattered, and workplaces were governed by fear and domination. They had it and understood how to maintain it, the people in authority. Communities were forced to follow the regulations or face penalties because they had the voice, the people’s power, and a massive backward autonomy.
Throughout the history of humanity, societies have been organized according to hierarchy culture. A company can also use it for marketing purposes. Organizational hierarchy cultures use a pyramid-like structure to achieve clarity and efficiency.
Continue reading because now it’s time to learn more about hierarchy culture, its advantages, disadvantages, and many more things. So, let’s dive in.
We have become so accustomed to a hierarchical culture that we no longer notice them. In hierarchy cultures, processes and rules are implemented in an attempt to create a relatively fixed organizational structure, and multiple levels of power and responsibilities are introduced – such as among directors, team leaders, managers, and senior staff.
Almost every organization has a different hierarchy structure. Organizations typically use these structures to promote individuals to higher positions of responsibility. By doing this, an organization can keep moving forward in its success.
Definition of hierarchy culture: “ A type of organizational culture known as hierarchy culture, sometimes known as hierarchical culture, emphasizes long-term stability, consistent structure, and a shared set of values throughout the organization.”
People in this society have a lot in common, and you get the sense that you are a huge family there. Employee loyalty and high engagement are encouraged by the leaders’ perception as father figures or mentors. Teamwork, communication, consensus, and development are the guiding principles. They emphasize nurturing and mentoring, but more importantly, they work collaboratively on everything.
Employees in this culture are active and innovative. They have a culture that supports innovation and encourages taking risks. Through experimentation and trying new things, the organization becomes more solid. They encourage employee freedom and initiative because the success of this business depends on the development of new goods and services.
Change, flexibility, transformation, and inventive outputs are values that this culture considers important to success. Since this business seeks to be the first to join a market, the leaders must establish an entrepreneurial and visionary environment for it to succeed.
Results are what matter most in this culture. Employees are urged to compete both internally and externally to get things done, concentrate on the objectives, and achieve results. In this environment, leaders need to be both hard workers and competitors because they must be demanding and have high expectations for the staff. As they reflect the company’s performance, goals frequently relate to sales, revenues, market penetration, and stock value.
Control and structure are common themes in this culture. Every action taken by the employees must follow clearly defined principles and procedures. Providing structure via policies and rules keeps the organization on track
Running is encouraged by leaders and organizations. The importance of efficiency and predictability in this situation cannot be overstated. Consistency, stability, uniformity, bureaucracy, and timeliness are values that are important to these types of companies.
Organizations typically have more than one type of culture, but there is usually one dominant culture.
Creating a structure that aligns with your business objectives and goals is essential. In spite of being a challenging change process, a cultural transformation will increase your organization’s productivity and profitability.
The success of an organization and the general satisfaction of its employees are greatly influenced by its culture. Nowadays, a lot of workers choose the business where they feel most comfortable working. It is now more important to consider how they feel about working for the organization than just salary or location.
Business executives are in charge of creating and promoting the hierarchy culture they want for their organization. Leadership plays a significant role in changing and adapting the organization’s culture, which is not static. Leaders need to set an example once the company’s culture has been established.
The leadership’s commitment to this culture will frequently be reflected in the extrinsic and intrinsic rewards given to employees. No one approach applies to everyone in this area. Although changing or creating the appropriate culture is difficult, it is necessary for success. The company must be aware of its current situation so it can go forward.
In hierarchical organizational cultures, business leaders and consultants attribute several characteristics.
Various management levels implement strict rules to ensure employees understand their responsibilities and are accountable for their actions.
Companies with hierarchical cultures follow traditions and rules to minimize risks, prevent errors, and manage failures. These types of hierarchy cultures are usually found in high-risk industries, such as oil and gas, healthcare, and government.
To be successful and productive, a company needs to comply with best practices and business processes.
Top-down hierarchical organizations are designed with the CEO as their leader, followed by middle management, then team leaders. Decisions regarding the business are made by upper management. Whether you are a middle manager or a low-level employee, everyone has responsibilities that help to meet those decisions.
Leaders believe that experienced staff members are more reliable and are more likely to make accurate decisions when they measure employees’ performance based on their job status and hierarchy.
Employees are better able to understand the various levels of leadership since management roles are more defined. The hierarchy culture is ideal for big businesses. A clear distinction of command can avoid any confusion and promote more coordination.
In hierarchy culture, control and stability are important. Managers, for example, set expectations and provide instructions to staff members on a daily basis.
Consistent commitment to company norms creates a code of conduct and creates expectations for each employee.
You have most certainly seen examples of hierarchy culture in your working life. However, in case you’re still unclear, here are a few examples of organizational hierarchies:
Church cultures are frequently hierarchical. For example, the monarch is the highest position in the Anglican Church, followed by the archbishop, bishops, deaneries, and then vicars.
Again, each level of the hierarchy has different responsibilities, and each person is expected to handle their responsibilities within these set limits. After gaining the necessary experience and completing the necessary training, they can move to additional levels of responsibility (as an example).
As an example of a hierarchy culture, the military emphasizes the importance of individuals performing particular tasks or roles within a particular rank. Every rank in the military reports to its superior. Having a clear role and path to success for each individual is one of the benefits. Military hierarchies can, however, slow down decision-making.
Financial organizations like investment banks function according to a rigid hierarchy, just like the military. Each level is significant and has different responsibilities.
The author of “How to Be an Investment Banker: Recruiting, Interviewing, and Landing the Job,” Andrew Guttmann, claims that rank in banks is a separate social position between job categories.
For example, the analyst job is entry-level in the US investment banking hierarchy, followed by an associate, VP, senior VP, and eventually managing director as the highest position.
In political systems, the president is at the top, followed by the vice president, and so on. In the same way, the military ensures that everyone understands their role and is capable of performing well, and political systems provide the same. Despite this, such detailed hierarchy systems can make decision-making overly complex, which often delays action.
Because it permits the organization to be organized into smaller teams under separate management for a more precise service that ensures attention to detail, the hierarchical structure can be beneficial for large eCommerce businesses (take Ikea as an example).
It’s time to discuss the advantages now that you know what hierarchical culture is and have seen some examples that you can relate to.
Most workers aspire to grow professionally. They aspire to success and attempt to enhance their abilities and learn new things. To do this, the organization must offer opportunities for professional development. These requirements can be fulfilled by a hierarchy culture, which allows motivated and ambitious workers to develop their talents, get enough training, and take on greater responsibility.
“Every employee has some sort of career objective, but they might not know how to execute it all out,” according to Forbes. Managers need to encourage employee career development so that staff members can improve their knowledge and feel empowered while working.
Employee retention can be improved, and overall business growth can result if managers and the organization show their support for employees’ career advancement.
Hierarchical structures provide members with information regarding who they report to and who reports to them.
Communication becomes a predictable and defined process, which allows higher-ups to direct questions to the appropriate individuals. As a result, people are more likely to be aware of who has the power to assign or change duties than those who do not.
Clearly defined sets of responsibilities are also generated by a clear chain of command. Military organizations heavily rely on this segregation of powers and authority to uphold discipline.
Employees who feel safe and secure in their roles—as a result of receiving their salary on time and having clear expectations—tend to remain loyal to the organizations for which they work. The requirements of employees for security and predictability can be satisfied with the help of a hierarchy culture.
“People seek to experience order, predictability, and control in their life,” according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Both society and the family are capable of meeting these requirements. A hierarchy culture can be a great method to satisfy people’s security demands and win their loyalty to a business.
Larger organizations are required to manage a wide range of diverse tasks, from marketing and purchasing to human resources and accounting. These areas of concern are divided into several specialized department configurations by the hierarchy culture. Organizations can target specific skill sets and resources through specialization to operate as effectively as possible.
You have probably been forming your own opinions regarding the effectiveness of hierarchy culture as you read. A hierarchical organizational structure can undoubtedly have disadvantages, some of which we’ll discuss below:
It is challenging when you have to contact several people only to ask your employer a question. This frequently occurs in hierarchical structures.
Typically, one can only get in touch with the boss through a specific framework. To reach the boss, for example, you might first need to speak with your team leader, who will then approach the assistant manager.
Most organizations, at some point or another, struggle with internal communication. Hierarchical cultures, however, have the potential to make it even worse. Departments or individuals may purposely suppress information in some of the worst-case scenarios.
While under less extreme circumstances, if communication inside an organization is particularly strained, There is a chance that dissatisfaction may bubble up from beneath the surface.
When it removes the need for employee participation and collaboration, hierarchy cultures fail in another way. The work efforts of the individual are typically the foundation of hierarchical cultures.
However, one study found that working cooperatively tends to help businesses in today’s workplace achieve more, their goals faster and provide better service.
Employee participation is less necessary in hierarchical cultures, which can make many workers feel unnoticed and unheard.
This can even affect their sense of psychological safety within the organization, which can prevent them from questioning existing processes and putting forward original thoughts.
An organization’s hierarchy culture can be extremely rigid, which is one of its greatest disadvantages. While this could be advantageous for organizations like the military, it might make firms less adaptable and inflexible in today’s modern workplace.
According to Maxine Bremner, Head of Content and Outreach at Hive19, “the rigidity of the hierarchical structure sometimes produces friction when firms need to adapt swiftly to change or fulfill marketplace demands in creative new ways.” “The Competing Values Framework first coined the phrase “Clan Culture,” in which organizations work in a more collaborative, flexible fashion, which has shown to be a beneficial way of working for us, with welfare and employee empowerment at the forefront.
As a startup, it has helped our business grow, and it has enhanced internal procedures to increase productivity.
When it comes to bending to the needs of their employees or satisfying the demands of their customers, hierarchical structures are frequently rigid and can be slow to adapt to change. A hierarchical organization finds it difficult to adapt when these demands and needs fall outside of its typical range of activities. This can eventually lead to the downfall of the hierarchy. You can see how hierarchical cultures can become rigid by comparing this to businesses that follow an adhocracy culture, where choices are made organically, and the business can adapt and evolve swiftly.
In a perfect world, employees in a hierarchical culture organization would be selected for bonuses and promotions (thereby obtaining additional power and responsibility) based exclusively on their qualifications, but unfortunately, this rarely occurs in reality. For example, there are obvious salary differences in the UK based on ethnicity and gender, and only eight of the top 100 companies in the country had female CEOs.
If people are even able to enter the building. Recent research has demonstrated that AI can be biased, with some recruitment software solutions being proven to exclude applicants who attended women’s colleges and white associate names with being more qualified.
If an organization does have a hierarchy culture and structure, this needs to be reviewed to make sure that it doesn’t result in discrimination against people with protected characteristics who are historically and statistically disadvantaged.
Otherwise, internalized biases can keep the company from recognizing and promoting specific employees, regardless of how talented and devoted they are, and stop them from taking advantage of fantastic chances.
To promote order, efficiency, and consistency, hierarchy cultures develop rules and norms based on the organizational structure.
Many businesses benefit from a clear division of tasks and established processes to carry out the work in an effective manner, even though this type of structure is frequently perceived as rigid and out of date.
You can develop methods to influence the culture in a certain direction after you know what kind of organizational culture best supports your business objectives.
Our lives are structured and regular because of hierarchies. We are given routines, duties, and responsibilities as a result of them. Sometimes we don’t realize how meaningful such things are until they’re gone.
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Climate Action Tracker UPSC
If you are doing UPSC exam preparation, the most crucial part for you is to grab maximum details about the updated topics and trends. If you are not aware of the climate action tracker, you need to know about it for your examination.
The Climate Action Tracker is a kind of independent scientific analysis that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally united Paris Agreement’s aim of “holding warming well below 2 °C, and following efforts to limit warming to one.5 °C.”
A collaboration of 2 organizations, Climate Analytics and CoolClimate Institute, the CAT has been providing this freelance analysis to policymakers since 2009. CAT quantifies and evaluates global climate change mitigation targets, policies, and actions.
It additionally aggregates country action to the world level, decisive probably temperature will increase throughout the twenty-first century mistreatment the MAGICC climate model.
CAT: Detailed Information
Let’s grab more knowledge and details about this essential topic. CAT develops sectoral analysis, for example, needed pathways for meeting the world temperature goals. The Climate Action Tracker is created attainable because of generous support from foundations and governments, together with the ECU Climate Foundation (aviation, shipping, Thailand, Iran, Nigeria, Colombia, Germany, UK, Vietnam, Kenya, governments reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate governance) and also the German Ministry for atmosphere, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) via the International Climate Initiative (other elements).
CAT in India
The most influential and significant area for the UPSC exam is the impact of any activity or element in India. India is poised to attain its four-hundredth non-fossil capability target a decade early. India is on target to attain around 60-65% of non-fossil put-in capability by 2030 states CAT.
“If India were to attain the highest of that vary – sixty-fifth non-fossil put in capability in 2030 – instead, our rating would improve, however solely by one class to ‘Highly insufficient’. Even though India isn’t to blame for paying for all reductions, it should set up how briskly it might cut back its emissions if there has been ample international support accessible, and not locked into a high carbon future. This could mean to start phasing out coal use and adopt emission reduction plans across the economy and to obviously specify what international support it needs to attain this goal,” CAT states.
India’s current policies additionally indicate rising, instead of falling emissions, and isn’t the least bit in step with the Paris Agreement’s one point five degree Celsius temperature limit. India additionally doesn’t have a webbed -zero emissions target by 2050, flags CAT that is supported by many foundations and governments together with the European Climate Foundation and also the German Ministry for atmosphere, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), etc.
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Shannon Says: Where’s the Opportunity?
By Dr. Shannon Terrell Gordon
Photo by Leah Yetter
The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely packed a punch on the way we live our lives. While our collective ears may be ringing, it is important to remember there is opportunity in every crisis. We are wise to view, think and respond in ways that maximize the possibilities that are present.
Perhaps this challenge has given new opportunities to appreciate workers who continue on during crisis to provide the life we’ve come to enjoy? Perhaps this has prompted new gratitude for the health, freedoms, pleasures and loved ones we may have taken for granted?
Perhaps this challenge has presented opportunity to reconsider previous assumptions and values? Perhaps it has prompted us to consider what parts of our pre-COVID-19 “normal” we want to keep and which we want to leave behind?
Each of us would be wise to recognize that every experience presents opportunity for learning and growth. We would be wise to believe every learning opportunity can give us valuable knowledge and help us have a better future. Look for ideas or talents to emerge that we may have previously overlooked. Look for ways our families or co-workers may grow closer and work together better to survive or solve challenges.
We are wise, too, to recognize that survival and crisis resolution skills are like muscles. Exercising them to persist through current problems can make us more able to succeed in future challenges.
As Plato said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Let’s learn from history and choose to see each serious problem as an opportunity to innovate and make bold, rapid advances in policy, procedures and technology.
Let’s choose to create environments safe enough to take the risks required to innovate. Willingness to risk requires safety to fail, for not every risk will be successful. However, if we are willing, we can learn from every unsuccessful attempt and fail forward.
When a crisis impacts multiple people or organizations, look for opportunities for new cooperation and then nurture those fledgling partnerships into positive relationships. When we widen our lens, perhaps we can bring in learnings from less obvious disciplines to help solve current problems.
Remember, research says it is wise to learn from the past, but not hunger for it. After all, focusing in the rearview mirror is good for backing up, but looking through the windshield is good for moving forward. While the past may be more familiar than our post-COVID-19 future, remember that the opposite of certainty isn’t uncertainty, it’s openness, curiosity, hope for and willingness to forge a future.
Maintaining balance in crisis
Soothe yourself wisely: Drinking alcohol or using other drugs can be tempting to take the edge off in stressful times. But be aware that these choices are linked to disrupted sleep and other potential negative health consequences. Practicing healthy hobbies, deep belly breathing, stretching, meditation or prayer are better choices when you want to relax.
Stay connected to social support: Social distancing shouldn’t mean social isolation. Talk, text or video chat regularly with those you love. Use freer time to re-connect with old acquaintances. Take advantage of technology-connected support meetings.
Sunshine and movement: Routine, repetitive movement and sound is calming to the brain. Also, movement helps get endorphins (“happy” brain chemicals) moving. Soaking up sunlight is linked to a brighter mood as well.
Select information sources carefully: Not everything on the Internet is accurate. Go directly to credible sources related to whatever crisis you face.
Speak hope and possibility: Regularly practice thinking and speaking positive words of encouragement, gratitude, hope and possibility. No matter how challenging today is, the sun will come up tomorrow.
Dr. Shannon Terrell Gordon leads Macon’s River Edge Behavioral Health and River Edge Foundation. Shannon is a researcher, author, speaker and teacher to help each person live his or her best life and to help leaders make the most meaningful impact possible.
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Biden to Sign Infrastructure Bill That Will Benefit Louisiana
President Biden has indicated he will sign a bi-partisan infrastructure bill when it arrives to his desk.
Former Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond, now serving as a Senior Advisor to President Biden, said in a press release that both sides of the aisle knew we desperately needed to invest in our country's infrastructure:
We have to invest in our country with crumbling bridges and roads and we’re going to deal with it and so we brought together Republicans and Democrats and we got it done. It’s the largest investment in infrastructure ever in this country; removing lead pipes from over 10 million homes and the largest investment in public transit in our history.
The bipartisan bill clocks in at around $1.2 trillion, and is expected to have huge impacts on Louisiana's roads and bridges. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said the bill will be a tremendous benefit to our state and added that it will help us more than other states.
With Richmond and Cassidy working so close with the President on this bill and how the money will be allocated, hopefully we can see a full replacement of the Calcasieu River Bridge in our future.
Political Analyst Dr. Robert Collins of Dillard University told WVUE that even though we don't know how the money will be allocated yet, it's a safe bet that the first round of money will be used to fix roads and bridges. Which is exactly what Louisiana needs so desperately. | <urn:uuid:fb1d0fed-004a-407e-b4b3-6b6d989510d1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gator995.com/biden-to-sign-infrastructure-bill-that-will-benefit-louisiana/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.949555 | 296 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Welcome to Perth Primary School
At Perth Primary School, we welcome families as key partners in the educational journey. We strive to create a friendly and caring school environment where all students are known by name and need. Learning is tailored to both support and extend all learners. We set ourselves clear goals to offer high-quality learning opportunities for every student, every day, and to develop healthy, happy and engaged members of our school community. Valuing individuals, acknowledging difference and celebrating excellence in a broad range of endeavors helps to build the school culture valued at Perth Primary.
We have a strong focus on building a supportive and inclusive school community based on respect and responsibility. Our school values clearly guide our programs and actions and underpin our work with students and families.
Our strong focus on learning outcomes for every student is supported by rigorous professional learning for teachers and clear expectations relating to high quality learning programs in every classroom. Teachers work together in collaborative teams, using data to inform our priorities for focus and action. This leads to innovation and priorities, which enhance teaching practice and learning outcomes for all students.
In 2019, we have approximately 251 students K - 6, and this means we can maintain our intimate family environment where we know all students by name, yet we enjoy the flexibility to offer a broad curriculum. This includes specialist teachers for physical education and music as well as targeted support in literacy and numeracy for all students.
We extend a warm welcome to visit and tour our beautiful school facilities and grounds and talk with you further about the opportunities our school can offer for your child. Please contact me if you have any questions or you would like further information. | <urn:uuid:c415e6b5-3cff-46fb-bcbc-a1617d379ba2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://perthprimary.education.tas.edu.au/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.966553 | 329 | 1.75 | 2 |
A video interview with Chinese state news agency, Xinhua, was given yesterday by Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou MP, in the wake of the economic turbulence, which was caused after Standard &Poor’s downgraded the creditworthiness of the United States of America.
Ms. Avgerinopoulou noted that the recent sharp swings in the financial markets prove that the problems of the global economy are inherent, existed for several years, and are certainly not limited or caused by the problems of the Greek economy, as it is evident by the problems of debt and sluggish growth of the major economies of the world.
“Global crisis has its roots in unsustainable policies. The imbalances that are caused need to be addressed immediately through global co-operation. Short-term and long term solutions that will re-engineer international practices and international institutions need to be devised and implemented without delay. Especially for the Eurozone the issuance of Eurobonds is certainly necessary”.
Ms. Avgerinopoulou also stressed that during the reorganization of the UN that is in play and within the Economic and Social Council of the Organization, international practices and procedures that have proved to be inadequate can be regenerated in response to new social and economic challenges.
Dionysia Avgerinopoulou MP, also a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum noted that in their current modus operandi, and as their score has proven so far, the assessments of Credit Rating Agencies are only indicative of the economic progress of countries and companies. Apart from a European Rating Agency, whose establishment is now proposed by the European states a Credit Rating Agency with an international scope and with active participation of states needs to be established in order to provide greater reliability and transparency.
To avoid deepening of the global economic crisis, developed and developing countries as well, need to tackle high unemployment rates, and instill a new vision for the global economy. Restructuring the global economy based on better education of the human capital will bring about innovation in all productive sectors. In the interview with the largest Chinese news agency, Ms. Avgerinopoulou as Deputy Head of Environment Sector Policies of her party, New Democracy, emphasized strongly on the need for “sustainable and rapid” development for Greece. She noted that orchestrated effort is necessary to be put in new but also traditional economic sectors such as tourism, shipping and agriculture. “Greece has rich resources. We only need to find efficient tools for managing them, “she said. | <urn:uuid:7e9f3464-d21e-4cc6-952e-856438a242c7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.avgerinopoulou.gr/2011/09/08/global-economy-needs-structural-changes-in-order-to-survive-said-dionysia-theodora-avgerinopoulou-member-of-the-hellenic-parliament-in-an-interview-with-the-chinese-news-agency/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.960193 | 524 | 1.617188 | 2 |
More than 26 asteroid strikes more powerful than a nuclear explosion have been recorded since 2000.
Some were more powerful - in one case, dozens of times stronger - than the 15-kiloton atom bomb blast that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945.
The impacts were recorded by the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation which operates a global network of sensors listening out for nuclear weapon detonations.
Most occurred too high in the atmosphere to cause any serious damage on the ground. But the evidence is a sobering reminder of how vulnerable the Earth is to the threat from space, say scientists.
None of the asteroids were detected or tracked in advance by any existing space or Earth-based observatory.
Former astronaut Ed Lu, who spoke about the new data at a press briefing at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, US, said:
"While most large asteroids with the potential to destroy an entire country or continent have been detected, less than 10,000 of the more than a million dangerous asteroids with the potential to destroy an entire major metropolitan area have been found by all existing space or terrestrially-operated observatories."
Dr Lu is co-founder and chief executive of the B612 Foundation, a research body dedicated to finding ways of protecting the Earth from dangerous asteroids.
The most dramatic asteroid impact in recent times occurred when an object exploded over Tunguska, Siberia, in 1908 with an energy yield equivalent to between 5,000 and 15,000 tons of TNT.
An area of remote forest covering 770 square miles was flattened by the blast.
In 2013, a 600 kiloton meteor explosion above the Russian town of Chelyabinsk caused extensive damage to property.
Asteroid impacts greater than 20 kilotons occurred in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 2009, the Southern Ocean in 2004, and the Mediterranean Sea in 2002.
In 2018, the B612 Foundation plans to launch the world's first privately-funded deep space mission, Sentinel, which will use an infrared space telescope to identify threatening objects when they are still millions of miles away.
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Produce and Prostate Cancer
A study published Jan. 14 in JAMA found that increasing vegetable intake did not slow time to progression for patients diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. Researchers randomly assigned 478 patients who had chosen active surveillance for their prostate cancer to either receive phone calls from a counselor encouraging them to eat more vegetables or printed information encouraging a healthy diet rich in vegetables. The patients who received phone counseling significantly increased their vegetable intake compared to those who received printed materials. However, the increased vegetable intake did not translate to improved risk of progression. “The most common question I receive from men on active surveillance is, ‘Can I decrease the chances that I will need treatment for prostate cancer by changing my diet?’ We now have good evidence that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and light on red meat is not likely to impact need for treatment,” study co-author James Mohler of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, said in a press release. “But this study does not provide justification for eating anything you want, either. The overall health benefits of a diet that’s relatively low in fat and rich in fruits, vegetables and healthy grains are well-established.”
Starting a Conversation on Cancer Survival Rates
Research indicates that many cancer patients nearing the end of their life are unaware of their prognosis. A new website, CancerSurvivalRates.com, attempts to make cancer survival statistics more accessible. The site draws its data from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. The site allows users to select factors like cancer type, stage, grade, age and sex and see how they affect survival rates. The site was conceived by two technology experts with experience in health care startups and was designed with help from oncologists and researchers. “We want this to be a conversation starter, for someone to take this information and ask their physician, what do you think about my prognosis?” project co-founder Stephen Buck told STAT.
Reporting Clinical Trial Results
A 2007 law mandates that institutions conducting clinical trials report their results on ClinicalTrials.gov, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have enacted a rule requiring this reporting. Trial results must be reported within a year of completion of the trail. But according to an investigation by Science published Jan. 13, many institutions are not complying. Out of more than 4,700 trials examined that were due to have reported results, more than half violated the reporting law. There were 184 sponsor institutions with reports on at least five trials due by September 2019. Of these, 30 institutions had not reported any trial results on time. Organizations that violated the rules included academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies and the National Institutes of Health itself.
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Router: Dlink, Netgear, Asus, Tp-Link, Google WiFi
- Dlink Router
Dlink router provides a significant range of network even between the reasonable distances. To set up this router in your house, follow the below steps:
- Power-on of D-Link Router.
- Connect the router with your PC with Ethernet cable or WiFi.
- After connecting PC, paste the link in your web browser: http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1 (router IP address)
- Log In the page
- Set up your router using Internet connection Setup wizard
- Enter SSID (WiFi name) and key (password).
- Choose any WAN Setup from the drop-down menu.
- After configuration, select Save and Connect. Visit Wireless settings and set your WiFi network.
- Netgear Router
Netgear is the latest evolution of innovative wireless router providing the best range of choices along with best network speed at home.
- Netgear router’s IP address has defaulted as- 192.168. 1.1 or 192. 168. 0.1.
- Go to the website link – http://www.routerlogin.net.
- Set up the router easily. | <urn:uuid:209dc180-c876-447c-b9a2-582ada6cd39a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hrmindex.com/router/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.735431 | 269 | 2.046875 | 2 |
The reigning Super Bowl champion spoke out against police brutality on Thursday
On Wednesday, part of the professional sports world was put on pause to raise awareness about social injustices and police brutality after the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wis. The NBA playoffs were postponed after the teams scheduled to participate on Wednesday boycotted the games. The Milwaukee Brewers-Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners-San Diego Padres contests were postponed to follow the lead taken by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Stars in sports are using their platform to help create change in the communities. One of those players is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. During an interview on SiriusXM NFL Mahomes said that he’s “tired” of the police brutality and that he’s ready to “do whatever it takes to put the world in a better place.”
Mahomes has been outspoken about systemic racism and police brutality
Mahomes has been no stranger to the topic of police brutality. Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in May, Mahomes was part of a group of star players to produce a video to speak out about systemic racism. In fact, the presence of Mahomes was the catalyst of the NFL releasing a public statement in support of Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement after the video went viral.
Additionally, Mahomes has been a prominent figure in the fight against the suppression of African-American voters. The Chiefs signal caller joined Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ “More than a Vote” project back in June, and signed an open letter with fellow athletes and celebrities to end Black voter suppression last week.
Jacob Blake, an African American man, was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer earlier this week. In response, athletes used their platforms to bring awareness to the injustices that go on in the country. On Thursday, nine NFL teams canceled practices to focus on creating societal changes in their respective communities.
Mahomes realizes that he has the standing to help inspire change across the United States, and he’s doing just that by speaking out about systemic racism and police brutality. | <urn:uuid:8c819f9c-7104-4955-9d76-11e49cd0c217> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hotinfootball.com/2020/08/27/patrick-mahomes-says-hes-tired-of-police-brutality/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.958451 | 447 | 1.828125 | 2 |
A professional application for editing music wherever you are
WavePad is a free mobile app for your Android device with lots of audio editing features. WavePad has all the essential functions, such as recording sound on a voice recorder, editing, and adding effects. In the end, you can share the melody in any available format, such as WAV or MP3. This way, you can create your music for free.
Basic editing functions. WavePad has all the essential functions found in all audio processing programs. These are tools to copy, paste, cut, delete, mute, insert and automatically trim audio files. You can also merge, reduce noise and change the speed of the music.
Sound recording. If you don't have a pre-recorded audio file - you can record sound directly in this program using your microphone. This is very convenient because immediately after that, you can start editing.
Batch processing. You can edit multiple files simultaneously in WavePad. This will save you much time editing similar tunes or multiple variations of the same recording.
Support for many formats. The app supports popular audio formats, including MP3, VOX, WAV, GSM, FLAC, AIF, M4A, AAC, WMA, AMR, and OGC. You can export finished music in any form.
Effects. The app offers a range of the impact to make your music more enjoyable. For example, AM radio effects, speech synthesis, and chain effects. You also can add echo, reverb, normalization, and other effects.
Technical indicators. You can use audio restoration features, including noise reduction and click removal. The application supports sampling rates from 6 to 192 kHz, stereo or mono, 8, 16, 24, or 32 bits.
Should I download WavePad on my Android device?
If you like to create music and you often find inspiration outside the home - try the mobile version of the powerful WavePad application.
It is easy to use, does not take up much memory on your smartphone, and offers many functions. You can easily record your voice on the recorder, add beats and edit the track. Cropping, normalizing, and equalizer tools are available to you. You can also add various effects from the free library to create great ringtones. In the end, you can save the result in the desired format and share it with anyone. It's an excellent solution for editing on the go when you don't have access to a full-featured desktop editor.
WavePad is free to download and use. The developers continue to release regular updates and keep the app running great.
- It supports many different file formats
- Wide range of editing tools
- A bit limited in its scope
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Delivering consistently great design is not an accident.
Companies such as Apple, Intuit, SAP and IBM are building “cultures” of design. This just goes to show the value large and successful companies are placing on a design culture.
We live in an Experience Economy. People demand experiences over just products or services. They expect to be understood, treated well and want to do their tasks across all their devices in varying contexts. This need of today and with the rapid advancement of technology has created uncertainties never before seen.
When there is no clarity, design provides clarity.
But before we explore how to build a design culture, lets examine what is design culture. Some essential characteristics of a design culture are that it is a fun and a positive atmosphere. It comprises teams with diverse skills and is usually behaves like a flat organization, with everybody fearless to share their ideas and thoughts. It has a character of its own and generally has a clarity of where the organization is headed. Its agile and most importantly, is in a state of constant experimentation i.e. when a goal is reached, you ask “how can we do better?” or “what next?”. Continue the “experimentation” because often, the journey is far more beautiful than the destination itself.
All designers are evangelists. And in this culture, they assume the role of a visionary, critique and the custodian of the creative culture.
So obviously, there are many benefits in creating the design culture. But how do we do this? Well, there are a few things when done well, helps create a sustained design culture.
Get the right people on board
The most important thing to do is this. When there are people who have the right “design” attitude, ready to make the space their own. In fact, hire role models and not “candidates” or “talent”.
When they are on board, celebrate them and give them freedom. As Steve Jobs says, it will be stupid to get smart, creative people on board and tell them what to do, because that just means they are going to carry on the mistakes made as well. Reward their risk taking behavior and also failures. We lost a recent pitch but as a team, we were proud of the effort and celebrated that with a party.
Now that is not something you see in organizations everyday.
When taking risks is rewarded, it liberates people from going for the “safe” option and think big and question what the status quo. When the right people come onboard, make them champions.
Nurture behaviors to encourage creativity
Water cooler conversations are a great indication of the culture of the place. What is majorly discussed there? Is that a great idea thats being analyzed or the latest celebrity gossip? Its essential for creative evangelists to further conversations around great ideas and topics of creativity. It happens to be quite interesting, is easily relatable to all and sharpens the thinking along the way.
Create an environment of empathic behavior all around — not just our users or clients. Employees, the support staff, our vendors all of them are people and they need to be seen that way and understood.
And most creative spaces thrive on the sense of ownership that their inhabitants possess. After all, its not something that gets done one time but needs continuous nurture and care and only the residents of that space can give the care it so needs when they believe in it and are ready to invest their efforts.
Creative organizations do want to be questioned and prodded. Allow people to question the existing processes. Let them connect the dots and find “work arounds”.
Its important to understand that in design environments, today’s excellence is tomorrow’s BAU.
Be known for creativity
Design environments make efforts to build their reputation and internal and external brands. People also have their own personal brands. To spread this further, conduct internal design thinking and other creative workshops for employees and other partners. In the larger scheme of things, its the lowest effort and highest impact option that any creative space can exercise.
So spread the word across the company that you are a design environment and be known for creativity.
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How this week's $6 million art theft - New York City's largest ever - was accomplished is clear, but precisely why it was carried out is another matter. The burglars - the police estimate there were at least two - entered Colnaghi Ltd., a prestigious Upper East Side art gallery specializing in Old Master painting and drawings, sometime during the evening Monday. They smashed through a glass skylight on the roof of the building at 26 East 80th Street, then dropped into the gallery itself.
When they left - hurriedly, one assumes, since they accidentally tripped an alarm - through a rooftop hatch, they took with them 19 Old Master paintings and 10 drawings worth at least $6 million.
What they took was small and choice: two paintings by Fra Angelico, one of the outstanding Italian artists of the 15th century, as well as works by Ludovico Carracci, Jean-Baptiste Chardin, Villem Kalf, Giovanni Castiglione, Gaspard Dughet, and various other, lesser-known Italian and Dutch masters dating back to the 14th century.
Why they took them, however, remains a mystery.
Thanks to such organizations as the International Foundation for Art Research and Interpol - which distribute information on stolen art to local police, the FBI, and various international law-enforcement agencies - dealers, curators, and collectors around the world will know in a matter of days precisely what was stolen and how to identify every one of the pieces.
The thieves, as a result, will be forced to dispose of their loot with unscrupulous collectors who are fully aware that they are dealing with stolen goods, or to attempt to sell the lesser-known items to unsuspecting buyers sometime in the future. Neither seems very likely.
Of course, art can also be stolen and held for ransom - either for money or for political advantage.
That also, under the circumstances, seems unlikely. If ransom was the motive, why take so many paintings and drawings, including several of relatively little interest and value? Why not steal one or two sensational, really newsworthy items, a Van Gogh perhaps, or a C'ezanne, and demand ransom? After all, by today's auction standards, $6 million for 29 Old Master paintings and drawings isn't really very much.
Naturally, there's the matter of availability, to say nothing of accessibilitiy. Important works of art simply don't lie around galleries waiting to be stolen. Security measures are generally too strict, for one thing. And for another, paintings of that caliber are rare enough in public museums, let alone in commercial galleries. On the other hand, the reputation of Colnaghi Ltd. is such that any knowledgeable thief could simply have assumed that something of considerable, if not truly great, value could always be found there.
No matter who the burglars were, however, and whatever their motive, it seems fairly clear that they knew what they were doing when they broke into the gallery, chose the works they took, and stripped several of the paintings of their frames to facilitate their escape.
To date, however, no one at the gallery or elsewhere is willing to discuss the burglars' possible level of sophistication, or whether the thieves have attempted to contact the owners. When asked about the latter, Elizabeth Hayt-Atkins, director of the Art Theft Archives of the International Foundation for Art Research, responded, ``Not as far as we know.''
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Unlock the secrets to understanding yourself and others with the surprising science of the human mind's greatest power: introspection. “Are you sure?”
Whether in a court room, a doctor’s office, a gameshow’s hot seat, or a student’s desk, we are always trying to answer that question. Should we accept eyewitness testimony or a physician’s diagnosis? Do we really want to risk it all on a final question? And what should we be studying in order to do as well as possible on a test? In short, how do we know what we and others know—or as importantly, don’t know?
As cognitive neuroscientist Stephen Fleming shows in Know Thyself, we do this with metacognition. Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, is the most important tool we have for understanding our own mind. Metacognition is an awesome power: It is what enables self-awareness as well as what lets us think about the minds of others. It is the ultimate human trait, and in its most rarefied forms is a power that neither other animals, nor our current artificial intelligences, have. Metacognition teaches us the limits of our own knowledge. Once we understand what it is and how it works, we can improve our performance and make better decisions. For example, on the SAT, it helps us gauge when we should skip a question rather than lose points getting an answer wrong.
Know Thyself, like the metacognition itself, is equal parts scientific, philosophical, and practical. And that means, like Thinking, Fast and Slow and Predictably Irrational, it’s that rarest of books: one that can both expand our minds and change our lives.
About the Author
Stephen M. Fleming is a Sir Henry Dale Wellcome Trust/Royal Society fellow at the department of experimental psychology and principal investigator at the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London, where he leads the Metacognition Group. He lives in London.
"A very interesting book on perhaps the most interesting topic." —Sam Harris, Making Sense Podcast
"One of the must-reads of 2021.Scientific, philosophical, and practical, it sheds lights on 'metacognition'—our thoughts about thoughts and the importance of self-awareness to almost anything we embark on."—Five Books
One of Behavioral Scientist's 10 Notable Books of 2021—Antonia Violante, Heather Graci and Evan Nesterak, Behavioral Scientist
“A rational person must practice what the neuroscientist Stephen Fleming, in ‘Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness’ (Basic Books), calls ‘metacognition,’ or ‘the ability to think about our own thinking’—'a fragile, beautiful, and frankly bizarre feature of the human mind.’” —Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker
"In Know Thyself, cognitive neuroscientist Stephen Fleming synthesizes this multifaceted research into an admirably coherent narrative and outlines how the resulting knowledge may be applied to solve societal problems . . . In the end, the book makes a convincing case that self-awareness is a key feature of human existence and that our growing knowledge about it will be important for addressing many of our societal problems . . . Fleming’s book finally heaves metacognition into a long-deserved place in the scientific spotlight."—Christian C. Ruff, Science
"Of great interest to the general public, and scientists alike. ... Fleming constructs his arguments fluently and systematically. He builds our understanding of the concepts layer by layer, taking the reader with him at a gentle pace."—Michael David, Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
"What a wonderful book. From self-doubt to self-awareness, and everything in between. Steve Fleming, who has made his career study thoughts about thoughts, or metacognition, takes the reader on a journey into what it means to be a being that knows its self, and, as a consequence, can contemplate the self inside others." —Joseph LeDoux, author of The Deep History of Ourselves
"Know Thyself is an extraordinary book. Written by a leader in the science of self-awareness, it is both accessible and erudite, a self-help manual and a work of scholarship. It will be a rewarding read for anyone who wants to understand how metacognition (and its failures) affect us in personal and public life – in education, sports, law, politics, and in our ever-deepening engagements with AI."—Cecilia Heyes, Professor of Psychology at University of Oxford and author of Cognitive Gadgets
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The verbal meaning of corruption is ‘corrupt behavior’ i.e. behavior or action which is considered immoral and inappropriate.
In today’s country, the root of corruption is getting very deep. If it is not stopped in time, it can destroy the whole system.
Factors of Corruption
There are many reasons for corruption. Most prominent among humans is the tendency to dissatisfaction. Humans are not satisfied with their rewards. He always yearns to get more. There are very few people who can balance their desires and abilities.
These people do not lose balance even if they do not fulfill their desires and aspirations. But there are also many types of people who cannot create their aspirations and their present.
The loyalty of such a person becomes so strong that he does not hesitate to fulfill his desires on the immoral path. In the end, corruption is produced and it can happen at a human level.
Greed – one of the main factors of corruption
Some people aspire for honor or position, while others aspire for money. Thus, due to resentment and reprimand, they do not understand the difference between justice and injustice.
Anti – Corruption Action
No doubt, corruption is like a contagious disease. There should be a tough sentence to prevent the spread of corruption at various levels in the community.
Presently the state of corruption is that the person is caught in the bribery case and the bribe is passed on. Unless it is severely punished for this crime, this disease will eat all countries like termites.
People should develop honesty in themselves. By this, the benefits of good will be passed on to the next generation. Corruption is a huge problem in the moral values of our life. People related to corruption have become completely blind in their selfishness and blasphemy in the name of the country.
Corruption is one of the problems for some people or nations. Diagnosis is not possible only at the administration level. Radical destruction is possible only through collective efforts. For this, the demonstration of the power of political will at the central level is also important.
What is important to put an end to this?
At the administrative level, it is necessary that there is a strong action against the people accused of corruption. It is essential that the administration is tough, agile and fair.
Our system is very strong so that criminals can get their punishment irrespective of the post they are in. At the societal level, it is imperative that we do not promote propaganda or engage in corrupt practices.
It is essential that we do not isolate them from the mainstream till they start walking on the policy path.
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Tour module 5-6 or 9 days diving Banda islands
Banda islandsThe Banda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banda) are a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea and belong to the Indonesian archipelago of the Moluccas and the province of South Moluccas.
The population is approximately 15,000. Its capital is Banda Neira, on the island of the same name.
Banda is not always easy to reach. There are three weekly flights to and from Ambon, often with small 12-person planes. However, flights are often canceled at the last minute.
From September to mid-December and February to the end of April a fast boat sails twice a week to and from Ambon. The trip takes about four hours.
Then there are the Pelni passenger ships that sail an average of three times every two weeks throughout the year between Ambon and Banda.
Sights to visitThe Banda Neira island tour is done on foot: You visit the fort Belgica, the Hatta house (Co-founder of the Republik Indonesia Mohammed Hatta was exiled by the Netherlands to Banda in colonial times. He started a school here, among other things.), The Banda museum with many relics and images from the VOC era and the old church with cemetery
Banda Besar: By longboat you sail in half an hour to the island of Banda Besar. Here you will find Fort Hollandia, the gravestone of Nona Lantsuese and the nutmeg plantation of the van den Broeke family.
Gunung Api is the island with the volcano. You will sail by longboat to the south side of this volcano island to make the two-hour climb to the top at around 5:30 am. At the top you have a beautiful view and you can enjoy the sunrise.
Snorkeling and Diving: The Banda Islands are home to dozens of beautiful snorkeling and diving locations, with colorful coral and many different fish. A wonderful day of snorkeling and relaxing on a white beach is an absolute must. Lunch is not to be missed with fresh fish from the fire!
Around October, divers may encounter large schools of hammerhead sharks at Pulau Hatta. During that month there are also several liveaboards offering dive cruises between Ambon and Banda.
HistoryUntil the mid-18th century, the Banda Islands were the only known place in the world where the spices nutmeg and mace were grown. The Dutch conquered the islands in the 17th century to control the production of nutmeg and mace. At that time, nutmeg was very profitable in Europe. It was part of plague quack remedies, and a monopoly was very lucrative.
The local population was massacred by the Dutch in 1621 under the leadership of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, and replaced by slaves from Madagascar and Indians. Fort Belgica on Banda Neira, one of the fortresses built by the VOC, is the largest European fort in Indonesia.
Another fun fact: At the time, 'The Netherlands owned almost the entire Banda archipelago. Only the island of Pulau Run belonged to England. In 1667, the Netherlands exchanged the island with the English against the colony of New Amsterdam, now New York ...
Violent religious strife broke out in 1999, which dealt a serious blow to tourism. One of the last perkeniers on Banda was Wim van den Broeke, who lived on the island of Lonthor, also known as Banda Besar. Both Prince Bernhard and former minister Pronk visited him. The van den Broeke family owned five nutmeg plantations, of which Groot Waling on Lonthar is the oldest. A large part of the van den Broeke family died during the religious disputes.
Favourite restaurantNo doubt, the best tuna fish comes from Ibu Dila at the Cilu Bintang Estate. The Tuna Rujak style is to die for!
Dive spots Banda archipelago
Dive informationDive Season: The best months for diving are September to early December and March to April but also the months between. October and November are the best months to spot large schools of hammerheads. The Moluccan islands have the seasons reversed from the rest of Indonesia, when they have the dry season, its rainy season in Indonesia.
Visibility: Usually is good (20-30m) except some muck sites close to the harbour or where sand is easily stirred up.
Water Temperature: 20C/68F – 27C/80F
Skill Levels: Dive sites are available from beginner through advanced.
Dive Access: Land based diving, boat diving and shore diving. Many live-aboard start and end their itinerary in Ambon. Good option to add land based diving at the beginning or ending end of you live-aboard trip.
Mandarin cityJust in front of Hotel Maulana , you find a dive site that we call Mandarin city because it is nearly impossible to miss the colourful Mandarin fish living here. If you go for a sunset dive the chances are great you become witness of their daily mating activities. In the vicinity of the Mandarin fish’s home is the main pier of Banda Neira. It is overgrown with ascidians, sponges and soft corals and hosts juvenile batfish, crocodile fish, a variety of different scorpion fishes, hundreds of pipefish, large moray eels, and so on. There is still so much to discover that it is always worth getting a tank and jumping in directly in front of the dive center.
Pulau Pisang“ Pulau Pisang, the “Banana island” is just a 20 min boat ride from Banda Neira and is surrounded by healthy and species-rich coral reefs that are home to a larger number of colourful reef fish such as Butterfly-, Surgeon-, Trigger-, Parrot- and Angelfish. The reefs are also considerd to be part of Banda’s top spawning grounds. The reef slopes are all ending in a wall going down to 25-50m, which is covered with Gorgonians, sponges, anemones, whip corals, and so on. The dives here are usually moderate drift dives with strong currents only at the most northern and southern tips of the island.
Banda BesarBanda Besar offers a number of beautiful coral dive sites with hard coral reefs usually ending in a soft coral-, sea fan- and barrel sponge- covered wall. Along the southern coast aggregations of fish such as rainbow runners and redtooth triggers can be found. Napoleons are also frequently encountered at most of the dives sites. Some dive sites to be mentioned here are Karnopol, Tanjung Cengke, Batu Belanda and Pohon Miring. Apart from its beautiful wall and its large cave that can be discovered at a depth of 10 meters, Batu Belanda is famous for some eagle rays that are often “flying by”. Pohon miring, on the northern tip of Banda Besar impresses with its picturesque rock structure as a colourful and large swim-through can be found here. Pohon miring is also a point where the currents from the southern and northern site of the island meet, which attracts a lot of fish.
The Lava flow in the north of Gunung Api is probably one of Banda’s most extraordinary dive sites. After the volcano erupted in 1988, the gravel on the bottom of this dive site was covered with lava. Very soon, corals (mostly Acropora) started to grow on the cold lava and since then have formed a huge coral reef with nearly 100% hard coral cover. Why corals were able to grow so quickly is still not totally clear but the surface structure of the lava seems to play an important role. This dive site demonstrates very well how succession in a coral reef can take place. It is not only interesting for coral experts but is also a must for every diver who is visiting the Banda islands.
Batu KapalThe dive sites of Batu Kapal belong to our personal favourites. Batu Kapal is a rock sticking out of the water north of Pulau Pisang. Below the surface, deeper rocks and boulders can be found. The largest of them is located west of the main rock. It starts on 8m and its peak can easily be seen from the surface. It is connected to the next deeper rock northwards. Both are forming a valley in between them and both are going down to more than 50m. Huge gorgonias and barrel sponges grow on the walls, hosting big Moray eels and the biggest population of red tooth trigger fish we have ever seen. The eastern side of Batu Kapal forms a channel with some boulders. The wall of the channel is colourful and rich in fish and invertebrate species. For example, 4 differently coloured scorpion leaf fish have already been found on the dive site. The safety stop area close to the main rock is also an eye catcher as most of its boulders are covered in bright orange soft corals.
In general, Batu Kapal stands out because of the amazing visibility that often reaches 40-50 m. This is also the place with a chance to see larger pelagic fish. However, Batu Kapal is also known for its strong changing currents that make diving impossible some times of the day.
Quite a few things make this place one of the top dive sites in Banda. A steep slope covered with coral, a straight and spacious 15-meter long swim-through full of gorgonias that exits next to a beautiful wall covered with sea fans and huge sponges, a rocky plateau full of small critters where big Napoleons and other fish like to play with the current and an amazing visibility that makes it a perfect package for divers who enjoy the current.
Hatta island25 km from Banda Neira. Skaru Atoll, is the name of a coral, few hundred yards south of the island, there are some colonies of unicorn fish, Fusiliers, jacks fish and rainbow runners, white-tip sharks measuring almost two meters, napoleon wrasse, dogtoothed tuna, and turtles.
Pulau Hatta is known for its great snorkelling sites but it is even better for diving. In front of Hatta’s west shore beach, a 5 m wide hole in the reef top opens up to the open sea. You can dive down through it and will then find yourself looking back to what looks like a bridge on the coral reef. The bridge is covered with soft corals of all colours and underneath it, large Gorgonians that shelter a couple of Pigmy seahorses. You can continue the dive as a relaxed drift along the wall, one of Banda’s most diverse sites in terms of reef fish, shrimps, molluscs and corals. Sea turtle encounters are also quite frequent in Hatta.
Hatta’s other dive sites are similar to the wall of Hatta bridge. Fish and coral diversity is great everywhere, including schooling barracudas, batfish, Napoleon wrasses and much more.
Karang Hatta is a reef located South East of Pulau Hatta. Its dive sites are the nearest sites to the 6000m deep Banda trench, which makes diving interesting as the chances to see big pelagics are the best here. Schooling trevallies, barracudas, tunas and even chances to see bigger sharks (hammerheads and grey reef sharks), as well as many turtles can be seen around this underwater mountain. The reef surface had been bombed years ago but is showing good signs of recovery already.
Pulau AiAi Island: north and south-west coast surrounded by beautiful reef wall, full of caves also the habitat for fish in the harbours. Just as Pulau Hatta, Ai offers some of Banda’s best reefs. The northern sites of the island, for example the dive site Batu Payung (= Umbrella rock), have a rather steep wall with lots of cracks and overhangs whereas the southern reef areas are sloping down to the sandy bottom at 40-50m. In the south of Ai, occasionally Hammerhead sharks have been spotted, giving this dive site its name “Hammerhead point”. Napoleons and turtles can also often be seen here.
Keraka IslandKeraka Island of Crab Island ligt op slechts enkele minuten van de toegangweg naar de eilanden, ten noorden van Gunung Api-Neira. Het noordkuststrand is perfect voor een picknick. Pulau Keraka biedt een zeer interessante diversiteit aan zeeleven. Stromingen zijn hier zelden sterk, waardoor het een zeer makkelijke site is om te duiken en foto's te maken. De mix van rotswanden, koraalblokken op een zandbodem en een rijke riftop biedt een verbazingwekkende verscheidenheid aan kleine beestjes zoals snoepkrabben, naaktslakken, Ornate Buikbek-vissen, Bladschorpioen-vissen en nog veel meer, waardoor deze site de favoriet van een macrofotograaf is, voor zowel overdag als 's nachts duiken. En als het je lukt om je blik van de kleine beestjes af te wenden, zul je ook Giant Moray Eels, Great Barracuda's in het blauw zien zwemmen, Napoleon Wrasses, schildpadden en nog veel meer.
Pulau RhunThanks to its remoteness, Rhun and the little island of Nailaka offer outstanding reefs and large amounts of fish. After putting your head under water and having had lunch on the beautiful white beaches of Nailaka you will definitely have forgotten the 2 hour boat ride it takes to get there. | <urn:uuid:871af836-e2dd-44d6-8853-b17dd246a7d8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.merapitours.com/reis_optie/tour-module-5-6-or-9-days-diving-banda-islands?tabnr=5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.91538 | 3,040 | 2.234375 | 2 |
Today’s Neville Goddard quote and lesson will help you get what you want in life – by making sure you…
Don’t make this MANIFESTING MISTAKE…
… and stay stuck on the first Sneaky Step.
Let’s read this Neville Goddard quote together first:
“All transformation begins with an intense, burning desire to be transformed. You must want to be different and intend to be before you can begin to change yourself. Then you MUST MAKE YOUR FUTURE DREAM A PRESENT FACT. You do this by assuming the feeling of your wish fulfilled.”
“By desiring to be other than what you are…”
“…you can create an ideal of the person you want to be and assume that you are already that person. If this assumption is persisted in until it becomes your dominant feeling, the attainment of your ideal is inevitable.” – Neville Goddard – “The Power of Awareness”
So you have an intense burning desire!
How long do you want that to last? Most people MAKE A VERY SNEAKY MISTAKE and keep feeding that desire – and what they get is FRUSTRATED. Here is why. Let’s look at what Neville says – piece by piece:
“All transformation BEGINS with an intense, burning desire to be transformed. You must WANT to be different and INTEND to be before you can begin to change yourself.”
Power Point: All transformation BEGINS with a DESIRE.
Getting what you want doesn’t come feeding that desire, but from moving beyond it. Neville leads us from the DESIRE stage into the FACT STAGE to “the state of the wish fulfilled.
Don’t make the mistake of STAYING in desire!
“Then you MUST MAKE YOUR FUTURE DREAM A PRESENT FACT. You do this by assuming the feeling of your wish fulfilled. By desiring to be other than what you are, you can create an ideal of the person you want to be and (THEN you take the next step) you assume that you are already that person.”
Notice Neville doesn’t say to…
…”assume you have” WHAT (a thing) what you want, he says to assume the state of THE PERSON you choose to be.
(Most everyone MISSES THAT – entirely. If you did, DIVE DEEPER NOW!)
What is it that you have chosen to be?
This is EXACTLY HOW I manifested my BMW in less than ONE WEEK.
Notice the IMAGINED change is about you…
Because when you change your concept self, you change your world.
If this assumption is persisted in until it becomes your dominant feeling, the attainment of your ideal is inevitable.
Persist. Not in DESIRING (that is the first step.)
PERSIST in ASSUMING THE STATE.
You might wonder…
- How many sessions do you need?
- How long do you need to walk in the state of the new you?
Do it until it becomes your DOMINANT FEELING.
And when your chosen state – your new way of experiencing you becomes your dominant feeling – results are inevitable.
The ONLY thing you have to do is Follow-The-Formula
Mr Twenty Twenty and Victoria
TAKE THE FAST TRACK TODAY!
You get a special Member’s Only lesson every day – with a cool little recording and a short read…. (About 12 minutes….)
Then, a simple little Special Assignment that takes just a few minutes, – and you find yourself in a whole new life! HUNDREDS OF SUCCESS STORIES – Let’s share YOUR story here next!
Just 14 days later, Mark’s ENTIRE life is….
I know, I feel it is a great course.
Something is changing inside me, I cannot not explain yet what it is, but it is wonderful.
I am now reading more books on health.
I am more athletic, more vital
I feel more rich.
My relationship with my girlfriend is getting better and better.
I always wanted to get private lessons in dancing, next week we start.
Love to you and Victoria
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The Center for Disease Control has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11, following an extensive clinical trial and final recommendations. Minnesota has launched a new webpage to help parents and guardians find a vaccine for their young children and answer questions about the vaccine.
A diverse network of providers – hospitals, clinics, local public health, Tribal health agencies, pharmacies, school located clinics and state-run community clinics – is available to administer vaccines to our children as quickly as possible.
To find a vaccine for your child:
Make sure the vaccine location provides the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5-11. Not all Pfizer vaccine providers will have the vials specifically packaged for that age group.
Minnesotans with questions about the vaccine can also call the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Public Hotline at 1-833-431-2053. The hotline is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
REMINDER: Booster Shots Available for those 12 and Older Available
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, Minnesotans who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine can now get a booster at least six months after their initial series if they are 65 years and older, age 18 and older and live in long-term care settings, age 18 and older and have underlying medical conditions; or are age 18 and older and work or live in high-risk settings.
Anyone aged 18 and older who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are recommended to get a booster shot at least 2 months after their initial vaccine. You can also 'mix and match' COVID-19 vaccine.
To find a vaccine near you, use the state’s Vaccine Locator Map, contact your primary health care provider or a local pharmacy, walk in to one of Minnesota’s COVID-19 Community Vaccination sites or call the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Public Hotline at 1-833-431-2053 Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sat., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Yesterday, I attended a regional Veterans Day Rotary Lunch. The guest speaker, Sergeant Joshua Guyse, reminded us how important it is to truly honor the service of veterans by making sure veterans’ needs are being met. For some veterans these needs include stable housing and access to healthcare including mental healthcare and suicide prevention. These are issues Senator Cwodzinki and I will continue to work on next session.
Pictured with me: Eden Prairie Mayor Ron Case, Minnesota National Guard Sergeant First Class Joshua Guyse, Sen. Steve Cwodzinski.
Infrastructure Package Approved
Congress passed the bipartisan infrastructure deal, providing generational investments all over Minnesota. You can read more here.
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The Confiance.ai program is now a member of EUROCAE, the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment, and announces the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement follows close interactions already existing between the EUROCAE WG-114 working group in charge of the future European standard associated with AI and the Confiance.ai program teams.
The partners involved in the Confiance.ai program aims to create a technical environment to guarantee a high level of trust in critical services and systems based on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Through this collaboration, the Confiance.ai community and EUROCAE aim to exchange general and technical information, share expertise and eventually propose common recommendations. The trustworthy environment will be designed to meet the most advanced European standards on the subject, driven by the aeronautics sector.
Of course, the work carried out within the framework of the development of the trustworthy environment will be able to enrich and guide the development of these future standards which will emerge for AI-based systems, particularly in terms of methodology or performance metrology.
This aspect, which is devoted to the application and emergence of new standards, is dealt within the framework of the program's "Strategies for the integration, verification, validation and qualification of systems for trust" and "Process and methodology for trust" projects. This compliance with the standards will guarantee the industrial scope of the developments of the trustworthy environment.
“At the forefront of standardisation, aeronautics is one of the key sectors addressed by the Confiance.ai community. We are happy to set up this partnership with EUROCAE, virtuous on both sides, on the subject of the standardisation of AI integration in systems”, remarked Paul Labrogère, CEO of SystemX, the Institute of Technological Research leading the Confiance.ai program and signatory of the partnership with EUROCAE.
“Confiance.ai has very well identified the advantages Artificial Intelligence can bring to the industry and has a focus on critical systems. EUROCAE partnering with Confiance.ai will bring the needed expertise and know-how into EUROCAE´s standardisation process to further pave the way for a dependable integration into safety critical systems in aviation.” says Christian Schleifer, Director General EUROCAE.
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(~Charles' signature address to the other officers present before he leaves a room, though he addresses enlisted men by their ranks)
"Charles, you're pompous, arrogant, conceited, and a total bore... But you're all right."
(~Hawkeye to Charles in Major Ego)
Major Charles Emerson Winchester III is a surgeon who was chosen by Colonel Potter to replace the departed Frank Burns as the fourth surgeon at the 4077th MASH unit in Season 6 of the M*A*S*H TV series. Charles was played by David Ogden Stiers.
A descendant of aristocracy, Charles was born in Boston to a very wealthy Republican family and raised in the high-class neighborhood of Beacon Hill. He has a younger sister named Honoria (pronounced ah-NOR-ee-uh) who, known only to Charles, has a speech impediment, and also had a brother named Timmy who died young.
Charles graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard Medical School after completing his secondary studies at Choate and began residency at Boston General Hospital. Before he was drafted to join the Army at the start of the Korean War, he was on track to become Chief of Thoracic Surgery.
Like most of the others in camp, particularly B.J. and Klinger, Charles often bemoans being away from home, though he developed a deep affinity for Tokyo, particularly the indigenous cuisine and entertainment, especially Kabuki theater, even though he speaks no Japanese.
Joining the 4077th
In "Fade Out, Fade In," Major Frank Burns has gone AWOL in Seoul while Margaret is on her honeymoon with her new husband Donald in Tokyo. The 4077th is short handed, and Colonel Potter frantically calls I Corps for a temporary replacement; he eventually gets hold of Lt. Colonel Horace Baldwin at Tokyo General Hospital, who decides to send Charles to the 4077th to avoid paying off his $600 cribbage debt to him. Upon his arrival, Charles immediately deplores the sub-standard living conditions and soon lords his own surgical expertise over the others, particularly Hawkeye and B.J., who quickly develop a dislike for him.
When Frank is finally caught and arrested, he is held for psychiatric evaluation, and then when he is permanently transferred stateside, Potter arranges for Charles' temporary change of duty to become permanent, which Charles strongly resents.
On several occasions, Charles has attempted to get himself transferred out of the 4077th, mostly through pleading with his father through audio recordings to pull some strings to get him out, but also through orchestrating situations in the hope that he will get publicity for his work, and eventually find someone else with enough influence to authorize a transfer, but each attempt failed.
In contrast to the mostly temperate Frank Burns, Charles is a social drinker; his libation of choice is usually wine or cognac, and as such his drinking habit is not quite on the same level as the other surgeons, particularly Hawkeye and B.J. (who often drink martinis, beer, or gin from their still), though on a few occasions Charles does tend to overindulge. One example of this, which overlaps with his affinity for the fairer sex, is in Mr. & Mrs. Who, when a hungover Charles returned to camp with pictures from a wild party in Tokyo during which he drunkenly got married to an unidentifiable woman. The woman, a Red Cross worker named Donna Parker, visits Charles at the 4077th and reveals that the marriage was performed by a hotel bartender; in other words, to Charles' great relief, the two were not actually married.
Charles has a soft spot for women. After his initial arrival at the 4077th, he and Margaret tried to develop a romance, but they both realized there was no chemistry between them and remained friends. In The Grim Reaper, Charles attempted to have an expensive private dinner with her, which resulted in both of them getting food poisoning.
In Ain't Love Grand, a lonely Charles attempts to charm a local doxy and teach her his culture, but the girl is totally uninterested in his lifestyle and eventually moves on from him. Disgruntled and heartbroken, Charles eventually joins the other surgeons for a drink in the Swamp.
In Foreign Affairs, Charles falls for a visiting French Red Cross volunteer named Martine LeClerc, but when she reveals that she was once a non-conformist (she lived unmarried with another man, and even posed nude for a painting), Charles realized that his family would never accept her, much less her Bohemian past, and sadly ended their relationship.
Through the rest of the series
Charles was initially standoffish, most notably when he learned he had lost his candidacy for Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Boston General and shut himself off from the rest of the camp until Hawkeye and B.J. pranked him into opening back up. But Charles gradually accepts his situation and settles in at the 4077th. Though his lofty attitude still has a tendency to annoy, he eventually makes peace with his comrades and they count him as a friend and ally.
Charles softens somewhat as he becomes more acclimated to his new life at the 4077th. This comes in part from a Christmas present arranged by Radar and Father Mulcahy— his mother sent him his old tobogganing cap which he wears frequently. However, with his ego remaining fully inflated, he still distances himself from the rest of the camp to some degree and regularly retreats to his classical music as a refuge. As time goes on, he seems to maintain his arrogant attitude as a kind of caricature of itself, a character armor to hide his genuine feelings. In Letters, when a young schoolgirl from Hawkeye's home town sends him a fallen tree leaf, Charles quietly reveals his deep longing for home.
A running gag is Winchester's efforts to maintain his upper class lifestyle while in camp, such as playing classical records on his portable phonograph (which everyone else hates), hoarding high-quality foods for himself, smoking cigars and drinking cognac or going quail hunting with a shotgun (Dear Uncle Abdul) which results in his quarry getting blown up when it falls on a land mine. In Baby, It's Cold Outside, Charles receives a polar suit from his parents that he flaunts in front of the others, though he loses it just three episodes later (Out Of Gas) when his attempts to haggle with a group of Black Marketers fails.
Although his stoic persona is a cover for his fear of becoming a casualty, Charles does go to the front on at least two occasions, once on his own to a Battalion Aid station after he is nearly killed by a sniper, and another in which he attends to wounded at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill which actually occurred from March to July 1953 (which would explain the Arrowhead award). (The Life You Save)
Comparison with Frank Burns
Like Frank, Charles also occasionally has temper tantrums, most notably when he is outperformed in the OR:
- In The Young and the Restless, a visiting young surgeon taught the doctors a new surgical method, but the young doctor's youth and quickness to adapt put both Charles and Potter temporarily in their place.
- In Inga, a Swedish lady doctor, to whom Charles was initially attracted, helped one of his patients who was in respiratory distress; while he argued with Inga over what procedure to use, Inga was able to save the patient, which deflated Charles' ego and caused him to lash out at her behind her back.
High society connections
Charles' class consciousness also caused his bigotry to flare up on occasion, especially where his own family was concerned; in Bottle Fatigue, when his sister Honoria writes that she's marrying an Italian, Charles is incensed that a woman of Honoria's pedigree was marrying someone he deemed to be far below their family's social class. In a drunken stupor, Charles even goes so far as to write a handful of insulting letters home protesting the wedding. But later, when Charles receives another letter from Honoria saying that the wedding has been cancelled because the groom's family forbade him from marrying outside their faith, Charles thinking is jarred as he himself was being discriminated against. After a wounded North Korean POW very nearly sets off a hand grenade in the OR during surgery, Charles is humbly compelled to send Honoria a telegram warning her of the hateful letters and wishing he were there to share in the pain of her heartbreak.
But on at least one occasion, his class consciousness backfires on him: in U.N., The Night and the Music, the 4077th is visited by three United Nations delegates, including British doctor Randolph Kent, whom Charles automatically assumes to be from a high-class family. Charles continually compares his own tastes to Kent's, but to his growing annoyance, Kent outclasses him at every turn. Kent finally reveals that he developed an affinity for high society through his father's employer; his father was the butler for a wealthy family, and when Kent himself became old enough he hired on as their chauffer which financed his medical school. He puts Charles in his place when he sums up their whole parlay saying (in a Cockney voice), "You 'ave been outclassed by the son of a bloody butler!"
Another comparison to Frank is Charles' love of money. For all his affluence and family wealth, Charles never seems to balk at the opportunity to further pad his financial coffers, but each attempt to do so during his time at the 4077th fails. Examples include:
- In Change Day, when the Army did a scrip exchange, Charles saw an opportunity to clean up at the expense of the Korean locals, offering to exchange their scrip notes (which technically they should not have) for ten cents on every dollar, but his plan gets thwarted by Hawkeye and B.J.
- In Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde Charles tries to fix a Mouse race by feeding amphetamines to Radar's mouse; Charles is forced to admit his addicition/fixing and the betting money is returned to the Marines.
- In A War for All Seasons, Charles latches onto Klinger's wager with Colonel Potter, covering Klinger's side of Potter's $50 bet on whether the Brooklyn Dodgers would win the pennant against the rest of the National League. When the Dodgers increase their lead in the league to 13 1/2 games, Charles becomes so certain of Klinger's bet that he bumps up the odds, roping other people into the bet, and motivating Potter to double his own bet to $100, but Charles and Klinger ultimately lose a bundle when the New York Giants eventually tie with the Dodgers at season's end and then defeat them for the pennant.
In contrast to Frank, Charles had superb medical skills, although initially he was not quite able to handle the more frantic pace of meatball surgery at a front-line unit. Added to which, Charles engaged in acts of generosity and compassion that Frank would never have done or even considered, although Charles often made it a point to keep his humanitarian side hidden from the others:
- In Morale Victory, Charles learns that one of his patients, Private David Sheridan, who suffered permanent nerve damage to his right hand, was a concert pianist back home. Agonizing over what to do, and after a talk with Father Mulcahy, Charles procures special sheet music, a piano piece specifically composed for the left hand, and shows them to Sheridan. During their conversation Charles reveals that his fondest but unfulfilled desire has always been to play music, and that he does not have the gift that he knows Sheridan has. Charles convinces him that his musical gift does not lie in his stilled hand but in his heart and soul, and Sheridan begins playing the music, slowly at first but gradually with more enthusiasm (In reality, David Ogden Stiers was an actual musician, and for a time even conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra).
- In Major Ego, after an extraordinary surgical procedure, Charles himself calls in Stars & Stripes to do a story on him, in the hopes that the attention might get him transferred out of the 4077th. Charles is eager to keep the attention of the reporter, who is more interested in Margaret, but in so doing Charles slips up during a difficult chest case, which is later noticed by Hawkeye as the patient is slow to recover. When Hawkeye confronts Charles about it, he is initially convinced that Hawkeye only wants to steal his glory, but when the patient gets worse, Hawkeye takes it upon himself to go back in and correct Charles' mistake. When Charles finally sees that Hawkeye was right, he kills the reporter's exaggerated story, which earns an observation from Hawkeye that, "You're pompous, arrogant, conceited, and a total bore... but you're all right."
- In Sons and Bowlers, Charles keeps vigil with a worried Hawkeye whose father was about to undergo major surgery back home. The two have a heart-to-heart with Charles comparing his own father with Hawkeye's. While Charles loves and respects his father, he reveals that he is envious of Hawkeye, in that he and his father have a closeness that Charles and his father do not. Summing up the difference between them Charles observes, "Where I have a father, you have a dad." (It was one of only two times in the series that he referred to Pierce as "Hawk" or "Hawkeye".)
- In Death Takes a Holiday, Charles attempts to continue his family's tradition by secretly donating a large parcel of confections to the orphans. When Choi Sung Ho, who runs a nearby orphanage, finds Charles leaving the package, Charles insists that the donor must remain secret. Later, upon learning that Choi sold the candy on the Black Market, Charles is livid, but when Choi explains that he was able to trade it for a month's supply of rice and cabbage, Charles humbly acknowledges that giving dessert to a hungry child is "sadly inappropriate". Klinger, who overheard the conversation, gathered together the last of the holiday fare and brought it to Charles, hinting that he knows what he had done, for which Charles thanks him.
- In Run For The Money, Charles befriends a wounded soldier, Private Palmer, who stutters, and then privately and sternly reprimands his CO after he comes in and belittles the young man. Although the soldier's IQ is above average, Palmer has always considered himself stupid because of his speech impediment and reads only comic books, but Charles encourages him to pursue his own natural intelligence, and gives him a treasured leather-bound copy of Moby Dick, which the soldier has read in its Classics Illustrated comic book adaptation. At the end of this episode, Charles listens to a tape recording sent by his sister Honoria— revealing that she also stutters.
- In No Laughing Matter, Colonel Baldwin, his former superior from Tokyo General, visits the 4077th on business. Charles is initially hell-bent on exacting revenge on Baldwin for transferring him to the 4077th, but instead, on advice from Potter and Klinger, Charles shows him the utmost hospitality. Baldwin later persuades Charles to procure him some late night companionship in his tent, which Charles reluctantly does, but when Margaret shows up at the tent first, Baldwin mistakes her for the "companionship"; she escapes and tells Potter. Baldwin then tells Charles of his plan to frame Margaret by telling Potter that she came on to him, and then promises Charles a transfer back to Tokyo if he plays along. When Potter confronts them both, Baldwin tells his lie, but Charles instead reveals the truth, swearing to Baldwin that even for a transfer back to Tokyo he would not smear Margaret's name by bearing false witness. This is a very rare example of Charles' humanity on full display to much of the rest of the camp.
Relationship with others
Another contrast to Frank was that Charles had no interest in taking command of the 4077th, even when it fell to him via protocol in Potter's absence. When Charles replaced Frank as second-in-command, he took the position far less seriously- and far less literally, than Frank. On the rare occasion when Charles was left in command, he usually allowed the camp to go through its paces and let everyone have what they wanted just so long as Charles in return got what he wanted, which was usually either a personal favor or just time to himself, although the first time he was left in command (Tell It to the Marines), he went overboard on requisitioning luxury items for himself, referring to them as "basic necessities".
In addition, on occasions when Hawkeye was left in charge for varying reasons, once including his own insistence that he was not up to the task, Charles did not take offense. As such, Charles got along better with the others in camp, mainly because he was more soft-spoken than Frank, and never pulled rank or threw his weight around barking orders at everyone else just for the sake of doing so.
At first, Charles marginally tolerated Hawkeye and B.J., deploring their personalities and personal habits, though he held B.J. in slightly higher regard for his own surgical skills, though he still disliked the fact that B.J. is from California.
Charles also tolerated most of Hawkeye and B.J.'s pranks on him, including hiding a rubber chicken in his teapot, and dressing him in a kilt and tutu while he was passed out in the Officers Club in Where There's a Will, There's a War, in which Hawkeye, while at an Aid Station under heavy fire, was writing his last will and testament; he made a bequest to Charles, writing:
"...You were the victim of a ceaseless stream of dumb jokes. Though we may have wounded your pride, you never lost your dignity. I therefore bequeath to you the most dignified thing I own: my bathrobe. Purple is the color of royalty."
Sense of humor
In contrast to his normally high-class tastes, Charles enjoyed occasional Tom and Jerry cartoons, Three Stooges and Ritz Brothers films (which he regarded as surrealistic), Captain Marvel comics, pralines and canned sardines.
Though he was often made the victim of Hawkeye and B.J.'s practical jokes, Charles was more than capable of giving as good as he got, engaging in a few potshots of his own on the others:
- In An Eye for a Tooth, Charles instigated a prank war between his Swamp mates and Margaret, but they eventually got wise to his machinations and staged a stunt of their own which got Charles to admit that he was responsible for all the stunts.
- In Rally 'Round the Flagg Boys, Charles planted 'evidence' to lead Colonel Flagg on a wild goose chase, wherein Flagg became convinced that communist conspirators were meeting in the guise of a card game in the Swamp. The 'conspirators' turned out to be Hawkeye, Colonel Potter, and both the Mayor and Chief of Police of Uijeongbu, the latter two of whom were unamused by Flagg's accusations and swore retribution (it would be Flagg's final appearance in the series).
Charles also on occasion teamed up with some of the others to pull some masterful pranks.
- In Bottoms Up, after Hawkeye and B.J. pull a series of embarrassing pranks on Charles (one of which Hawkeye meant to pull on himself), Hawkeye finds out, and later convinces Charles, that B.J. was manipulating things so that Charles would get humiliated and Hawkeye would get blamed; he and Charles then join forces and get revenge on B.J.
- In As Time Goes By, after Rizzo pulls a revenge prank on B.J. with a dummy hand grenade, he tries the same stunt with Charles, but it rebounds on Rizzo when Charles (in a counter-prank he staged with B.J.) throws himself on the grenade, and then confiscates it when he "discovers" it is phony.
- In The Joker is Wild, Charles goes along with a master prank orchestrated by B.J. in which he bets Hawkeye that he can prank him, Charles, Margaret, Potter and Klinger within 24 hours. As everyone else gets "pranked", Hawkeye's nerves are made raw in anticipation of being next. Hawkeye eventually thinks he has won the bet, but Charles and the others point out that he never saw any of them actually get pranked, and that the real target was Hawkeye himself.
In The Moon is Not Blue, when Hawkeye and B.J. go to great lengths to find a copy of the film The Moon Is Blue, a supposedly racy film that was banned in Boston, Charles futilely tries to advise them against it, saying that Boston would ban Pinocchio. (Hawkeye and B.J. actually get the film, but are greatly disappointed to find that the only sexual part of the movie is the mention of the word "virgin").
In Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, Charles encounters a group of five Chinese POWs who turn out to be musicians. as they are playing traditional music while they are being held at the 4077th. When Charles confronts them explaining that he is trying to listen to Mozart on his phonograph, the flautist begins playing the same piece on his flute, which seizes Charles attention. Delighted at the idea of other devotees of the classics in camp, Charles begins spending considerable time with the musicians trying to improve upon their performance. Later, Charles abruptly learns of a prisoner exchange, and all of the POWs are to be shipped out, including the musicians. Charles pleads for them to stay, but the MP sergeant coordinating the exchange refuses. As they are driven away, the musicians play the piece of Mozart that Charles had taught them.
Coming out of surgery several hours later, Charles handles triage when more wounded arrive; one is in grave condition from a prisoner truck hit by mortar fire. Charles recoils in horror when he sees that the wounded soldier is one of the Chinese musicians meant for the POW exchange. When Charles asks about the others on the truck, a medic informs Charles that he is the only one left. Charles sadly and bitterly remarks that he was a musician and not a soldier. Retreating to his tent, Charles attempts to find solace in a record of the piece he taught the musicians, but after only a few moments of listening to the song he wordlessly yanks the record off the phonograph and smashes it to pieces.
The armistice ending the war is signed soon after and at the 4077's last supper, Charles announces:
"I will be head of Thoracic Surgery at Boston Mercy Hospital, so my life will go on pretty much as expected— with one exception: For me, music has always been a refuge from this miserable experience... and now it will always be a... reminder."
With the 4077th breaking camp for the final time and everyone going home, Charles addresses Colonel Potter, informing him that he hopes that in his new position of authority that he will be "guided by the memory of [Potter's] wisdom and gentle good humor". Charles leaves the camp with Sgt. Rizzo in his last remaining vehicle: a garbage truck, which Charles whimsically accepts remarking, "What better way to leave a garbage dump!"
- "Gentleme-e-en..." (Charles' signature address to others in the room as he leaves, though he referred to enlisted men by their rank)
- "Su-u-urely you jest!"
- When he finds out Colonel Baldwin is coming to visit: "I swear by all that is holy on Beacon Hill, I SHALL have my revenge!!" (No Laughing Matter)
- To Colonel Baldwin: "I've groveled! I have endured your insufferable cribbage playing! I have kissed your brass! But I will not, even for a return to that pearl of the orient Tokyo, lie to protect you while destroying a friend's career!" (No Laughing Matter)
- "I do one thing at a time. I do it very well. And then... I move on."
- To Klinger's court martial board: "If you, in your wisdom, do not agree [that Klinger is innocent]... think of me!... Five generations of Winchesters haven't lost an argument, much less, a trial. If you send this man to the stockade, it will be an injustice, albeit a minor one. But the damage to my reputation will be a tragedy of epic proportions!" (Snappier Judgment)
- To Colonel Flagg: "One, you cannot afford my price, and Two, what are you talking about??"
- To Colonel Flagg: "For a man with no sense of humor you are awfully funny.".
- To Colonel Flagg: "The notion Pierce is a spy and a sympathizer is absurd. Pierce has a big mouth and sticks his nose into other people's business. But that makes him obnoxious, not a spy."
- To Congressional aide Williamson: "There is no life after Boston!"
- "Don’t you see? Your hand may be stilled, but your gift cannot be silenced if you refuse to let it be... The gift does not lie in your hands. I have hands, David, hands that can make a scalpel sing. More than anything in my life, I wanted to play, but I do not have the gift. I can play the notes, but I cannot make the music. You have performed Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Chopin. Even if you never do so again, you've already known a joy that I will never know as long as I live. Because the true gift is in your head and in your heart and in your soul. Now you can shut it off forever, or you can find new ways to share your gift with the world— through the baton, the classroom, the pen. As to these works, they’re for you, because you and the piano will always be as one." (Morale Victory)
- "Each of us must dance to his own tune."
- To Captain Sweeney, CO of the stuttering Private Palmer in Run For The Money: "Captain Sweeney, if you say one more unkind word to Private Palmer, I will personally write up a report detailing your inhumanity, and I will have it placed in your 201 file, where it will follow you for the rest of your career. (Brushes aside Sweeney's interjection) IS THAT CLEAR?? (Sweeney answers "Yes, sir".)
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Progress report for ES20-154
Interest is growing in practices that utilize grazing management to rebuild the health of degraded soils. The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will host four two-day workshops for educators and mentor farmers in Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi to provide information and hands-on training on regenerative grazing, soil health, and monitoring. NCAT will collaborate with partners at NRCS, extension service, conservation districts, and local farmers to create curriculum and a compilation of resources for participants, which will also be shared on-line.
The target audience includes NRCS, conservation district, and non-governmental organization employees; extension agents; and mentor farmers. We will equip participants with the tools and information needed to confidently help producers understand soil health and regenerative grazing management. There remains lack of clarity among our target audience surrounding the definitions of terms “regenerative grazing” and “soil health”, and what they look like in practice. How is “regenerative” different from “sustainable” or “organic”? Through conversations NCAT has had with key collaborators and farmers across the region, we have observed a lack of understanding of key principles surrounding this topic.
Using research-based information and farmer examples, we will clarify what regenerative grazing means and its impacts on soil health, productivity, and profitability. Teaching soil and pasture health monitoring techniques is also a critical part of this project. Regenerative grazing is an area of study where location-specific research is scarce; on-farm monitoring is an important way producers get quantitative information that can inform their management.
We will equip our target audience with the tools and information needed to confidently help producers understand the principles of soil health and master holistic, regenerative grazing management practices. We will achieve this by completing these objectives:
1) Train 120 professionals and mentor farmers on principles of regenerative grazing, soil health, and soil and pasture health monitoring
2) Develop at least five videos explaining regenerative grazing, soil health, and monitoring practices
3) Create educational materials to be shared with participants and other educators across the nation through jump drives and NCAT’s ATTRA website
4) Create and distribute resources to support the formation of local farmer-led grazing groups
As a result we expect participants to:
- a) understand and be able to articulate the impacts of regenerative grazing on soil health,
pasture health, water management, and livestock health and productivity;
- b) understand potential economic benefits of regenerative management strategies;
- c) gain hands-on experience in monitoring methods to quantify the impacts of regenerative grazing;
- d) be equipped to assist in developing local grazing groups; and
- e) share information gained from these workshops with producers in their region through field days, newsletters, one-on-one technical assistance, and/or on-line distribution of educational materials, exponentially increasing the reach of this project beyond the 120 workshop attendees.
This project will build a network of educators and mentor farmers who will be able to provide information and trainings to producers about regenerative grazing, soil health, and monitoring. We estimate this network of workshop participants will reach over 5,000 farmers directly, with even more producers accessing educational materials on-line. The NCAT Project Team will provide continued technical assistance and support to educators and farmers beyond the life of this project through NCAT’s ATTRA program.
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We have not been able to follow the original schedule of project work that we created prior to the pandemic, but we have been able to continue making progress on some project work. We have had several meetings with project collaborators to alter plans for in-person workshops. We have also made significant progress in the production and editing of the video content outlined in the project. While work has been delayed, we still anticipate completing all project deliverables before the closing date of the project.
After conversations with collaborators, we have decided to adapt our original plan of two-day in-person on-farm workshops. We will now be taking a hybrid approach of a one-day virtual and one-day in-person, with the in-person on-farm events being filmed for people to view who cannot attend, due to COVID concerns. We are excited about the possibility of being able to potentially reach even more people than originally planned with this approach.
No educational events/activities have taken place yet due to the pandemic.
Education & Outreach Initiatives
In-Person and Virtual Workshops
We have held three in-person workshops and two virtual workshops. We partnered with Dr. Allen Williams for our first virtual workshop on 8/24/2021. This workshop had 43 attendees in the live workshop. It was recorded and posted on our NCATATTRA YouTube channel and the ATTRA website, and has to date had over 2,860 views. This virtual workshop was paired with an in-person workshop at BDA Farms in Alabama. This farm is co-owned by Allen Williams. We had 25 total participants in this on-farm workshop, with 3 veterans present.
In Arkansas, we held one virtual workshop on 10/7/2021, with 40 people attending the live workshop. The recording has not yet been posted online. Following the virtual workshop, we had two on-farm workshops in Arkansas. The first was on 10/12/2021 at Windset Ranch in Cedarville, Arkansas. Twelve people attended. The second workshop was held on 10/14/2021 at Crunkleton Farms in Everton, Arkansas. Eight people attended this workshop. Educational materials were distributed to all in-person workshop participants.
We will be evaluating the learning and action outcomes in a follow-up evaluation.
Educational & Outreach Activities
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No need to grieve over winter’s arrival: just saddle up and get out there in the snow!
As the solstice draws nearer, the days grow shorter and our horses, once covered in slick shiny coats, now resemble something akin to woolly mammoths, it’s becoming quite clear that winter is coming. As horse people, we have come to lament the winter time and all it brings: the frozen water buckets, paddocks covered in impossible-to-pick “poopsicles” and fingers so paralyzed by frigid temperatures that the prospect of buckling a noseband is as daunting as performing open-heart surgery. As a Pacific Northwester, winter brings a very specific form of misery for me characterized by mud, vitamin D deficiency, and seasonal affective disorder.
Despite all the negativity generally associated with winter, let us not forget about the magic it can hold. Trail riding through forests made enchanted by ice-covered branches, quiet, snowy mornings in the barn with horses munching happily on their hay, and galloping across an expanse of our very own winter wonderland are just a few things that make the season grand.
We’ve shared this video before, but it’s always worth viewing again when colder temperatures come around!
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Beef industry insiders say that the federal government has backed away from a stringent new meat-inspection policy that a local beef producer claims forced his company into bankruptcy last year.
Dallas' Supreme Beef, which once provided one-fourth of the nation's ground beef for school lunches, challenged in court the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new science-based beef inspection standards for contaminants such as salmonella. After some failed tests for salmonella at Supreme Beef, the USDA pulled its inspectors from the company's two meat plants in the Fair Park area and Fannin County, effectively shutting down the beef supplier, which can't sell its beef in the United States without USDA inspection.
Supreme claimed that the agency had never obtained the approval of Congress to enforce its new standards and scored a victory when a federal court ordered the USDA to send its inspectors back to the plants. But Supreme's CEO, Steven Spiritas, alleges that the agency retaliated by stepping up its scrutiny of the company's ground beef, ordering many more tests than are usually conducted.
When the USDA used ultra-sensitive tests and found potentially deadly E. coli bacteria in a batch of beef, Spiritas ordered a recall. Supreme Beef lost so much business it was forced to shut down.
Now, the USDA is adopting a gentler approach to other meat producers that fail its new standards, apparently because it fears another high-profile challenge, says Rosemary Mucklow, executive director of the National Meat Association.
So far, two other Texas plants, one in Plainview and one in Waco, have failed in three rounds of random tests for salmonella levels under the agency's new microbial testing standard. The plant in Plainview is taking "corrective and preventative action" and is expected to begin a fourth phase of testing soon, a USDA spokeswoman said. But, unlike the agency's action after Supreme Beef failed a third phase of testing, the USDA isn't pulling its inspectors, and the plants remain open while the agency works with the meat producers to solve the bacteria issues.
"Obviously, the game plan has changed," Mucklow says. "Perhaps the people at USDA are beginning to understand that a random sample is not representative of the safety and quality of product that is being produced."
The USDA, she says, probably won't act severely against the two Texas plants unless a federal appeals court reverses a lower court ruling and finds that the agency acted appropriately in pulling its inspectors from Supreme Beef.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to hear oral arguments in the case on Monday in Austin and will issue a ruling sometime after that.
Supreme Beef's challenge brought into question the basis for the USDA's new tougher meat standards. Beef suppliers--particularly those in the South, where higher temperatures tend to allow bacteria such as salmonella to flourish--complain that the standards are based on faulty science.
The USDA maintains that its standards are sound. Until the appeals court rules, however, meat plants could cite the lower court ruling if the USDA tries to penalize them by removing its inspectors.
William Smith, assistant deputy administrator for the office of field operations for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, an arm of the USDA, said last week that a national advisory committee is reviewing the "salmonella performance standard" for ground beef. But, he said, the rules have not changed since Supreme Beef took the government to court, and the agency has not adopted a softer stance toward plants that fail tests.
"We went through the same rigorous process we've done with everybody," Smith said. "We are consistently applying the policy that existed prior to when the regulation was published. For us to make a decision...to put a plant in abeyance or defer would be that they have presented scientifically credible and technically credible information that says this will address the problem."
Spiritas says he wouldn't be surprised if the USDA is playing soft these days with other plants that have failed tests. He and others in the industry say the agency's much-touted random testing standard gives the public false confidence. It needs to be revamped and enforced fairly, they say. Spiritas says if the USDA had been fair to him the way it is apparently being fair to the other plants, he'd still be shipping millions of pounds of ground beef.
"We'd still have a family business, and we would still have 500 families smiling instead of all the tears that I'm continuing to hear about from these people," Spiritas says, referring to his former employees. "It's sad. A lot of these people have been with us for years, and they miss their jobs."
Spiritas and Mucklow argue that a random finding of positive for salmonella doesn't accurately indicate meat is unhealthy. Ground beef isn't mixed up like a liquid, so a small sample cannot fairly reflect a batch of thousands or millions of pounds of meat.
What's more, they say, salmonella is not even considered an adulterant like E. coli. Meat containing salmonella isn't pulled from shelves, and it isn't considered unhealthy to eat if cooked properly. Eggs and poultry often contain salmonella, and the public generally knows it and thoroughly cooks those products, they say.
Supreme Beef's fight with the government was detailed in a December 21, 2000, Dallas Observer cover story, "Slaughterhouse Jive." During the last few months, Spiritas has liquidated Supreme Beef's assets as part of bankruptcy.
"All of the equipment has been auctioned off, and the building has been listed for sale in Dallas," he says. "We're talking about a building that has been an active meat operation and goes back to the '30s in this part of town. It's sad to see this street empty where there used to be a hundred trucks lined up."
Spiritas says he's working on plans to get back into the beef-producing business, but not without reservations.
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Beyond The Fight: Cancer In Children
Mr Godwin Agu stares into space and closes his eyes. For a brief second, he is oblivious that I am there. As soon as he opens his eyes, he says, “Only God will pay them (Mrs Nneka Nwobbi, and the Children Living With Cancer Foundation) because I slept in that hospital on the ground for over seven months. God brought someone who helped me financially and otherwise. I don’t know what I would have done.”
His daughter, Kenechukwu was five years when he arrived home to hear his wife complain that their daughter “was not looking normal.” A noticeable boil had appeared on her body, but because it didn’t inflict any pain on Kenechukwu, the hospital was not the first port of call. Until that evening when, the food she ate, rather than digest, made her stomach bulge.
A doctor’s insistence on taking her to the hospital for tests opened the Agu family up to the fact that had befallen their first child: cancer of the kidney.
But Mr Agu had spent all his resources. Having just recovered from a stroke and sold off his last property, it was difficult to continue with the treatment after the second chemotherapy for a treatment that was to “last six months”. Hoping for a miracle, he retired home.
Help came in the form of Dr Nneka Nwobbi.
One donor at her foundation, Children Living With Cancer Foundation (CLWCF), had just sent in funds, and Dr Nwobbi needed to use the funds to pay for a child’s treatment. Now healed, the 8-year-old Kenechukwu, who has passed her Common Entrance examination, is waiting to start secondary school.
Olaonipekun Timothy, 21, is the third child of his father. Since his mother’s death, his father has been bearing the emotional burden of ensuring that Timothy enjoys the best he can give. Unlike Kenechukwu, Timothy didn’t know that he had leukaemia until 2002 in Junior Secondary School 2. He and his father continued to treat malaria before he headed to a hospital where Timothy was diagnosed with leukaemia. Treatments began immediately with Dorcas Cancer Foundation and CCII lending support. In 2015, just when they were about to heave a sigh of relief, cancer struck again in November. This time, more malignant. Even the doctors were surprised.
”This time around, they thought it was an infection because he has finished his chemo, done his bone marrow, but later saw that it was another cancer and this time, Hodgkin lymphoma cancer.”
It saw them stay for another chemo with the help of De Nwobbi for another six months. While this was going on, the Jss2 student attended school and graduated. Today, Timothy is studying Electrical Electronics engineering at a Federal Polytechnic.
The Children Are Not To Blame
Dr Nwobbi, a resident doctor at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in 2002, was on call when a man with a boy aged 2 years 9 months old walked in. After explaining his history; fever, frequent blood transfusion, bone pains, abdominal swelling; her advice to carry out further tests were met with indignation. “The man was so upset that he made to hit me. He said,
“How can they bring half-baked doctors to LUTH? Why would you say that my child has cancer? And I said, ‘that is not what I said, I only want us to investigate.’”
Her suspicion proved right. The child had leukaemia. She became so attached to the boy that they both looked forward to seeing each other every day. After he turned 3, his father couldn’t afford to continue the chemo every three weeks. The baby passed a day after returning to continue.
“It was agonising for me because I had grown fond of him. At that time, what he needed for the treatment was about 35000 naira, and he couldn’t afford that.”
So, when another family from Sierra Leone came and was faced the same fate, this time unable to afford N53000, she sought for cancer charities to help support but found none.
“We got N47000, made the payment, and appealed to the CMD to forgo the balance.”
This action birthed the CLWCF.
Not finding any cancer charity was the beginning of her exposure to the level of awareness of childhood cancer in Nigeria. As she tried to educate people, she looked to them as a fraudster. This spurred her to carry out a survey that put into full perspective the obstacles she was going to face. The survey revealed that 9 out of 10 parents who had children with cancer were not aware of the term or the condition, while the remaining one either knew it or had heard of it but did not associate it with Nigerian children.
She had another surprise waiting for her.
“I went to other charities, particularly breast cancer, and some of them saw me as a competition which surprised me because the difference between childhood cancer and breast cancer is so vast.”
These obstacles did not deter her. Pregnant with her last child, she informed her husband of her decision to quit LUTH and focus on her charity. With full support from her husband, she was ready to face the world. “And I said to him, ‘you know that I won’t be bringing any income’, and he looked at me and said, ‘your money has always been your money, and it will not change’. You can leave if that is what you want to do.” As soon as she started, she kicked off with the first step, awareness.
“Most of the children that came in were not making it, and they were not surviving because they came in late and if there is no awareness, they will come in late, so it was the most important thing to me.”
With even more support and sponsorship from her family and a few believers in her new passion, she continued to strive.
But with this came another dilemma.
“Sometimes, you’d get a call that about three children need drugs or money, and at that time, you need to play god. You look at a child’s prognosis and the amount of aid that that child needs. If one of the children has a better chance of survival, what do you do? Sometimes, despite the doctor’s result, the child with little chance of survival can still survive.”
She now uses advice by her religious leaders: to divide the money or do this on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Nwobbi is happy that children have a reason to live their dreams, after having contributed to this. Together with a Matron, Okoro, who heavily influenced her life, her foundation has introduced birthday celebrations. She says with delight that children look forward to these parties.
“Even when some of them are discharged, they will refuse to go home that day until the party is over.”
Besides this, there is another advantage: emotional support to the parents. Older parents inspire the new ones, viable drugs are shared, parents console each other, and everyone goes home with information. Having had a scare herself, she understands what the parents go through and the need for emotional support.
The Burden On The Bearer
Since she started working with children, she has seen things from their perspective. From children who have been abandoned by their parents, to those showered with attention, all have a common concern for their parents.
‘’Most of them are so scared of telling their parents anything for fear of hurting them, so they bottle all their emotions. They know how hard their parents have fought for them. They will tell me something and say, ‘but don’t tell mummy, I don’t think she will take it well.’ I think even when they are being used or blackmailed, they are still concerned about their parents.”
Like Timothy, he thinks about father and the stress of ensuring that he is well.
“There are times I think about my younger ones. I say, ‘he is supposed to be taking care of them’ And his business [rental services] is not as solid as before.”
Nwobbi recalls a time when a man asked her for a DNA test, and a woman told her daughter to kneel to beg her husband to release her from the spell of cancer, and another who threatened to leave the body of his child if she didn’t come to foot the balance of the bill at the morgue.”
It is not only the children that are affected.
“I keep saying that cancer in children affects not only the child but their siblings. Some are scared they will lose their siblings, some fear that it is because of a fight they had or their wishes that came to pass. And sometimes, the siblings get jealous that the child is always favoured because they don’t sweep or do house chores.”
Has the government been of help?
The Lagos state governments of Fashola helped with the sponsorship of a child; Ambode took it up a notch by sponsoring their stage productions, each stage production, telling the tale of one of the children, to create awareness. Since the new government took over, they have not had any support.
Rather than dwell solely on this, there have been attempts to seek support outside the country. Their education on the strategies to get access to funding is the same: Solicit for funds from the public. But this has not been successful, “especially now that there is COVID, it is very difficult, [we survive on] personal funds, press briefings and the few monthly donors.” Yet, she is thankful and looks on the bright side of the sun to see what it holds for her. | <urn:uuid:87c61eef-c365-47e0-8ae7-c1186bdcbbd5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://guardian.ng/life/beyond-the-fight-cancer-in-children/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.986653 | 2,122 | 1.820313 | 2 |
“How could one young man have so many medical complaints?” I wondered. After talking about his cough, we'd gone on to his upset stomach, his diarrhea, his hemorrhoids, his eyes and his headache! My hopes for a quick visit had vanished.
Still, it was not the length of the visit that struck me, but the setting. I was in an African prison as part of a medical outreach team that would see nearly 450 patients over two days. With high hopes of serving as many prisoners as possible, we planned to manage the overwhelming need by asking each inmate to focus on one or two chief complaints, but our system was breaking down. On top of this, we had already dealt with flight delays, misunderstandings and an excruciatingly long welcome ceremony. We had come to bring medical care to the prisoners, but our enthusiasm to serve was waning. “They” – the patients, the officials and the airline – were frustrating the plans made by “us” – the altruistic medical team.
Sadly, I realized these feelings were not that different from what I encounter in my “real job” as a family doc in rural Wisconsin. The hassles of patients with endless lists of complaints, last-minute refill requests and expectations that we will solve all their problems can quickly turn idealistic medical service into drudgery.
I have always seen my medical work, at home and overseas, as a way to live out my faith and care for “the least of these” (Matthew 25:40) – the hungry, the sick and the imprisoned. As I pondered the frustrations that go hand in hand with medical service to the needy, I remembered that this call is accompanied by an exhortation to “look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4–7).
When a patient has a home life so chaotic that each visit becomes a catalog of unmet needs – or when an inmate presents with far more medical problems than I can handle – should I be thinking more of my own feelings of helplessness, or should I be thinking of how to serve, humbly, someone facing immense challenges?
In the end, I am not so different from my patients. We all – physician, patient and prisoner – face times of overwhelming need for healing, help or reconciliation. As a physician, I may have been blessed with skills and education that let me help those who are hurting, but that should only increase my sensitivity to the common bond we humans share as those dependent on the care of others.
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Engine won’t start
The engine does not run when the cord is pulled.
In order for an engine to start running, the carburetor must have a supply of fuel. In many cases with small engines, there will appear to be gas when in actuality none is getting to the engine. Try rocking the engine back and forth to listen for fuel sloshing. If you have a gas canister, try filling the tank up and giving it another shot.
Spark Plug is Damaged
Spark plugs are one of many consumable items in a gasoline engine and have a tendency to die over time and varied use. Once ineffective, the spark plug is unable to generate a spark for the fuel-air mixture to ignite. If a spark plug is dead, the curled end will appear corroded with carbon deposits built up on its tip. For information on how to replace and change out spark plugs, follow our Replacement Guide for Spark Plugs.
Dirty/Clogged Air Filter
If the air filter becomes too clogged with dirt or dust, there may not be sufficient air reaching the cylinder. This can cause the fuel to not burn, and the engine will not start as a result. If upon visual inspection the filter appears dirty or dusty, follow our Air Filter Replacement Guide.
Starter is Shot
On a ripcord operated engine such as a Briggs & Stratton 125cc motor, the clutch engagement on the crankshaft can wear out over time until the starter will no longer catch its contact points. The easiest symptom of starter wear is the absence of resistance when pulling back on the ripcord. Other signs of starter wear are that the rewind mechanism that returns the cord into the machine is no longer functioning. Replacement parts for a Rewind starter can be found here.
Engine runs poorly and/or stalls after starting
The engine does not run as normal and may stop unexpectedly.
Governor needs adjustment
The governor is a spring mechanism that controls the speed and load on the engine. Springs can lose their elasticity and subsequently alter the performance of your small engine. In many cases a small adjustment or re-positioning of the spring will be sufficient enough to keep the engine running smoothly. A guide on Governor Adjustment can be found here.
Engine accessories are jammed
If the engine is being used to power a device, ensure that the device is not jammed. For example, if the engine is being used to power a lawnmower, ensure that the blades are spinning as they should and are not mechanically jammed or blocked.
Excessive smoke while engine is running
The engine creates white or blue smoke while running.
Oil has reached exhaust manifold
If the engine is tilted excessively to one side or the oil is overfilled, oil may leak out of its chamber and onto the exhaust manifold. If this happens, the oil will burn due to the exhaust heat. Check the oil level to ensure it is within the recommended range. This is not a serious problem, and will resolve itself over time.
Cracked Head Gasket
The head gasket is a thin sheet that forms a seal between the engine block and the engine head. If it develops a crack, oil may leak from its channel and enter the cylinder. When oil finds its way into the cylinder, it is burned along with fuel. This produces a blue smoke, and is harmful to the engine. Head gaskets are engine specific, and must be found using the engine’s model number.
Engine is overheating
The engine is noticeably hotter than normal and is not running right.
Blocked cooling fins
After mowing for a while, grass and other debris may build up on the exterior of the engine, inhibiting cooling. This is a relatively simple problem to fix; just wait for the engine to cool, then remove any visible debris.
Dirty/clogged air intake
If the air filter becomes too clogged with dirt or dust, there may not be sufficient air reaching the cylinder. This can cause the mixture of air and fuel to not be properly balanced, making the engine run inefficiently and hotter than normal. If upon visual inspection the filter appears dirty or dusty, follow our air filter replacement guide.
Engine is making a knocking noise
The engine occasionally emits a pinging or banging noise.
Carbon deposits inside cylinder
Through regular use, carbon may build up inside the cylinder from burnt fuel, interfering with proper combustion. To fix this, remove the cylinder head and gently scrape built-up carbon from the inside of the cylinder and the top of the piston using a small scraper or wire brush, being careful to not damage the cylinder or piston.
Engine has overheated
If the engine begins to get too hot, the air and fuel mixture may ignite prematurely, causing the engine to make a banging noise. See Engine is Overheating above for potential causes and repairs.
Spark Plug is Damaged
Spark plugs are one of many consumable items in a gasoline engine and have a tendency to die over time and varied use. If damaged, the spark plug may not properly ignite the fuel, which can cause a knocking noise. If a spark plug is dead, the curled end will appear corroded with carbon deposits built up on its tip. For information on how to replace and change out spark plugs, follow our Replacement Guide for Spark Plugs. | <urn:uuid:937217b4-3136-490c-8be4-99aec6685c32> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/4-Stroke_Small_Gas_Engine_Troubleshooting | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.919889 | 1,123 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Can you be fined for reporting a police check on the road?
Sharing that information is punishable
Perhaps it is because they believe that there are those who have not received it; Perhaps because they consider that it is worth remembering from time to time, the Civil Guard and the General Directorate of Traffic, the DGT, have explained more clearly than ever about the use of presence warnings of a police roadblock.
Likewise, we must also know that, depending on the route and the type of infraction, the fine the competent authority to fine you can change. The usual thing is to think that the Civil Guard fines on the roads and the Local Police in the city, but this does not always have to be the case.
In fact, you can appeal to the National Corps to make an act of its presence on the road. In any case, many drivers currently have an application that notifies them of these, but is it legal to use this information? The reality is that yes, it is totally legal. What has consequences is especially when it comes to share that information and how we do it.
The dissemination or publication of photographs is penalized
As such, this gesture has always been seen as a misunderstood feeling of camaraderie with other motorists. It is common to come across other drivers on the road who warn of the presence of a Civil Guard control. It’s more; This is a practice that has been going on for a long time. For example, alerting with flashes of lights to cars coming from the opposite direction.
And it is that this is a practice that is located between the limit of legality, since there is still no firm law that concretely punishes this exchange of information, although we can be punished for it. The reason for this not only because of the gesture of the bursts itself, which is typified as an infraction for a fine of up to 100 euros, but above all because of the publication or dissemination of photographs of that police roadblock.
Or what is the same; Even if we have and make use of applications such as those mentioned from Waze or Google Maps itself, that will not entail any type of punishment.
What can happen
As we say, although there is still no firm law that punishes this exchange of information, we can be sanctioned, especially for providing information about agents and vehicles used. Today many do it to alert drunk or drugged drivers.
As well as drivers who drive faster than allowed and in general drivers who have something to hide from the authority. That is why, in addition to being a profoundly uncivil behavior puts our security at risk.
This is what both the Civil Traffic Guard and the DGT warn. “Far from benefiting citizen or road safety, it is harming it,” they warn. “A subjective feeling of impunity is created for certain people to break traffic regulations. Do not snitch, do not give clues to the bad guys », they affirm from the platform Creating Security. There have already been cases in which citizens have been fined for posting the location of a police checkpoint on social media such as Serious offense. | <urn:uuid:a1ea3c14-8d7e-41f9-9e98-a23296278ef7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.alltolearn.com/can-you-be-fined-for-reporting-a-police-check-on-the-road/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.974272 | 640 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Apprenticeship Grants Program Definitions
Apprentices with significant prior learning (for example, those who have completed a pre-apprenticeship program) or experience may register in an advanced year/level of an apprenticeship program. Apprentices that receive credit for both technical training and work experience are not eligible for an apprenticeship incentive grant for the level recognized as completed outside of an apprenticeship program.
Each province and territory has its own governing body in charge of apprenticeship. This body is usually related to the department or ministry with authority over training, regulation, and certification of the apprenticeship program for the province or territory.
Block / Level / Year / Period
In most cases, there is no difference between the terms "block," "level," "year," and "period." Different wording is used in different provinces and territories. Generally, all terms refer to the completion of some combination of technical training and on-the-job experience.
However, for Quebec apprentices registered with the Commission de la Construction du Québec, there is a difference between the terms "period" and "level".
Certificate of apprenticeship / Completion of apprenticeship
Provincial and territorial apprenticeship authorities issue a certificate of apprenticeship (or equivalent) to registered apprentices who successfully complete their technical and on-the-job training.
Designated Red Seal program trade
A designated Red Seal program trade is a trade that has been designated by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship for inclusion in the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program. The training and certification is based on a national occupational standard, and provinces and territories participating in the program for that trade or occupation are permitted to affix a Red Seal to the certificates of candidates who meet the standard.
Exemption is the process in which an apprentice, on the basis of having significant prior learning and experience, may be registered in an apprenticeship program at an advanced level.
High school student
Apprentices enrolled in adult learning or professional upgrading classes and Quebec apprentices completing their vocational training diploma (Diplôme d'études professionnelles) are not considered high school students.
Journeyperson certification / Certificate of qualification
Journeyperson certification is a certificate issued to tradespeople who successfully complete an apprenticeship program or who meet all the requirements of a trade and attain the prescribed pass mark on the certification exam. Certified journeypersons can earn a higher wage and work anywhere in Canada.
A permanent resident is a person who can remain in Canada permanently but who is not a Canadian citizen.
A protected person is someone who has reason to fear persecution in his or her country of origin due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion. In Canada, the Immigration and Refugee Board and Citizenship and Immigration Canada decide who is a protected person.
To demonstrate progression, you must have completed both the technical and on-the-job training within your apprenticeship program. Determination of successful completion of first- or second-year level/block (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program will be made based on the requirements for your apprenticeship program. Proof of your progression will be validated based on the required supporting documents you provide with your application.
A trade qualifier is a tradesperson with significant experience who is assessed by the provincial or territorial apprenticeship authority and allowed to write the final trade certification exam without having completed an apprenticeship program.
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ProtoKinetics For Educators
With these gait and balance assessments, educators can demonstrate that observational gait analysis can be enhanced with objective and quantitative data to discover underlying reasons for gait abnormalities which may not be gleaned by observation alone.
Many medical specialties, such as podiatrists, neurologists, pediatricians, physical therapists, geriatricians, prosthetists, orthotists, orthopedists, sports physicians, and others, use gait analysis software for tracking the efficacy of interventions such as surgical, therapeutic, and pharmacologic.
But to make optimal treatment decisions, health professionals need in-depth analysis of body segment misalignment, spasticity, ankle, knee, hip or back dysfunction, and other factors.
Using observational gait analysis (OGA) alone tends to focus on gross deviations in the patient’s gait and may miss pathophysiology that reveals underlying conditions. Only a gait analysis using instrumentation can show more subtle, underlying causes for the deviation. These discoveries can significantly change intervention protocols.
ProtoKinetics Provides Measurable & Repeatable Data on Gait Analysis
As a noninvasive method of detection, ProtoKinetics’ gait analysis & assessment systems provide data on the impact of impairments on functional movement.
Quantitative Gait Analysis like that provided by ProtoKinetics PKMAS and Zeno Walkway better characterize the cause of an abnormal gait. It differentiates the patient’s primary and secondary abnormalities and compensatory strategies.
This gait and balance assessment data can be used to track the progression of neuromuscular diseases, evaluate post-surgical success and functional outcomes, verify the effectiveness of surgical procedures, track the progression of neuromuscular diseases and create standards and baselines against which a patient’s progress during treatment can be compared.
Benefits of quantitative gait analysis with PKMAS software and ZENO Walkway in an educational setting:
Educators can use data from the PKMAS gait analysis software and Zeno Walkway gait analysis system to illuminate the gait cycle for their students and define, “what is gait?”
This data can be a helpful adjunct to observational gait analysis in studying conditions that lead to gait abnormalities in patients with stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and many other conditions.
A patient with hemiplegic stroke is dragging their toes when walking, a classic symptom of foot drop.
ProtoKinetics ZENO Walkway mat and PKMAS software can analyze the precise movements of the patient’s foot strike, whether it’s heel-toe, plantar grade, or toe-heel, and what movement leads to or accompanies the patient dragging their toes.
The subtleties in this motion can be difficult to ascertain by observation alone but are necessary in accurately tracking interventions.
Depending on which specialty is being taught, the data can aid students in determining what the most appropriate intervention is for this patient to relieve their abnormal gait – for example, how does changing the bracing options for this patient affect the gait pattern?
For students conducting research, ProtoKinetics gait and balance assessment systems are the perfect tools, as they’re easy to set up and administer, and interpretation of the data poses few technical hurdles. One does not need a strong technical background to operate the ZENO Walkway mat and PKMAS software.
ProtoKinetics PKMAS software and ZENO Walkway mat provide gait kinematics and gait kinetics data such as:
- temporal and spatial parameters
- coefficient of variation
- relative pressure
- step and stride
- gait phase
- gait cycle
- Center of Pressure (COP)
- static measurements such as quiet standing
- and more.
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Are you planning to work as a bartender?
You’ve come to the right place! Bartending is a career that’s full of charm, social life, and magical cocktails. It is a fruitful career to pursue even if you don’t have a degree! However, many job seekers cringe at the thought of finding a bartending job, especially when they only have a high school diploma. It all seemed impossible to get started, especially if you don’t have the experience and training.
Some of the questions you may ask:
Where do I start looking for a bartender job?
What are the Job Descriptions for Bartenders?
How do I improve my Bartender Resume so I can get a job?
The good news is, you can find your dream bartending job with skills, knowledge, all the right tools, and mind-setting! Read on for more tips and bartender job descriptions for job seekers, which you can focus on while writing a winning resume for your application.
What Bartending Skills Do You Need to Master?
Bartending can be a tough job. However, it is also one of the more exciting careers in the foodservice industry. Some start as servers and soon manage clubs, hotels, restaurants, casinos, and more!
Typically, the bartending skills that you need are best learned through experience. You may opt to attend a bartending school and get a license. You will learn basic knowledge of alcohol mixology, service etiquette, and laws regarding alcoholic beverages. On the other hand, when you have a license or certification, you have a better edge at getting hired, especially in high-tourism areas.
You can hone your skills as you work and by finding expert bartenders as your mentors. Here are some of the bartending skills that you need to help you succeed.
- Memory – this bartending skill will help you remember important details regarding your job. For instance, short-term memory is for remembering a customer’s orders during your shift. At the same time, long-term memory helps you keep a tab of your regular customers and their favorite drinks. You’ll also remember available beverages and unique recipes for your signature cocktails.
- Communication Skill – it is critical for bartenders to communicate with customers throughout their shift. You have to keep a pleasant tone while speaking clearly and often, loudly so they can hear you over the blaring music. As a good communicator, bartenders should also be attentive and a good listeners. You can chat a bit and remain actively listening even while they multitask – it is what makes them great bartenders.
- Organization Skills – a good bartender can keep close track of customers’ orders, payments, and bar inventory. Many things are going on during a shift; thus, bartenders need to juggle their tasks effectively. A clean and organized bar looks great to a customer and allows bartenders to work efficiently.
- Friendly and Composed – Bartenders need to be professional, kind, and courteous to customers even if they cannot serve them immediately. Great bartenders can read people and size up customers and understand whether the customer wants to converse or simply get a drink. Likewise, bartenders need to remain composed even under pressure.
Bartender Job Description Templates
If you look at job boards, you will find bartender job description templates complete with job briefs, principal duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Here is a bartender job description sample to help you draft your application and resume accordingly.
We are looking for a dynamic Bartender to provide an excellent drinking experience for our guests. A good bartender will be able to mix up classic and innovative beverages to exceed customer expectations.
Typically, the bartender job description sample includes these as expected bartender responsibilities:
- Greet customers, offer them the menu and inform them of the daily specials
- Filling drink orders in a timely manner
- Pour and serve drinks and beverages such as wine and beer
- Preparing and mixing drinks
- Check the ID of customers to ensure that they are of legal drinking age
- Clean bar and work areas
- Collect payments and return change
- Manage bar operation and maintain supplies of liquor and other essentials
- Monitor intoxication level of customers
- Comply with beverage and food regulation
- Stay guest focused and nurture an excellent client experience
A sample bartender job description ad will also include the requirements you need to include for your application. Typically bartending job description includes the following bartender job duties and responsibilities:
- Computer Literacy
- Knowledge of mixing, garnishing, and serving drinks
- Positive attitude and excellent communication skills
- Multitasking skills
- Proven working experience as a bartender
- Relevant training certificate
Bartender applicants must have extensive knowledge of drink recipes and be able to mix them quickly and correctly. They will take orders from customers at the bar or through servers who place drink orders for customers in the dining area. It is usually highlighted in the bartender job description sample.
Some establishments use equipment that automatically measures and pour drinks with a push of a button. However, bartenders must still be familiar with the ingredients of special drink requests to handle various drink orders simultaneously.
Drafting Your Bartender Cover Letter
Applying for your dream bartender job comes with tough competition. What you need is a winning bartender cover letter on top of your resume. With an effective cover letter, you can grab the employer’s attention and land you the job you want!
You can find various sample cover letters for your bartender application, but you must read the bartender job description posting carefully first. Your letter should include relevant details that target the specific job opportunity you are aiming for. Ensure that your letter also articulates why your strengths and skills are an excellent match for the position.
Here are some winning phrases and sentences that you can use to develop a persuasive bartender cover letter:
- Accurately maintain inventory to prevent overstocking and depletion of supplies.
- A professional bartender with the ability to maintain excellent service in a demanding environment.
- Has a proven history of meeting and exceeding customer expectations with prompt and courteous service.
- Has the ability to increase sales with up-selling and suggestive techniques.
- Provides friendly and efficient service to customers and teammates
- Demonstrated ability to connect with customers and increase the number of “regulars.”
- Has a strong history of keeping the bar, storerooms, and service areas organized and neat.
- Monitors and controls customer’s toxicity in a professional and non-confrontational manner.
Tips For Writing a Winning Bartender Resume
A bartender’s resume should be more than just a monotonous bartender job description of your past working experiences. It should include your professional background, high school diploma, and skills. Make sure that your resume has all the right ingredients before sending it out to the bar manager. Here are some essential details that every bartender sample resumes always have –
Emphasis on Alcohol Server Certification
Besides your contact information, alcohol server certification is the most crucial information in a bartender’s resume. In most cases, bartenders do not need a diploma from a bartending school, but they might need to get an Alcohol Server Certification. Depending on your state, these certifications can be mandatory. Other states offer incentives such as reduced administrative penalties for getting certified.
This critical information should be highlighted in your resume introduction. Include a line that says “license certified by the District of Columbia” in your job title. Reading it at the start of your resume saves the employer time and will pique their interest in your application.
Read Bartender Job Description to Fill Up Your Professional Experience
Bartender job description templates from the job ad are valuable references when you need to fill out your professional experience. These job descriptions usually provide the keywords that employers are looking for. Take these keywords and include them in bullet points in your resume.
Include Bartender Job Action Verbs
Make your bartender job description richer with common action verbs like:
Emphasize Your Bartending Skill
Make sure to highlight your skills in your bartender resume. It is among the most vital elements that hiring managers look for to know that you can do the job. A glance at the skills section should prove that you have mastered the necessary skills that a great bartender must-have.
Likewise, bartender soft skills related to your personality, people, and communication skills are extremely important. These should also be emphasized throughout the resume. In some bartender job description sample, you will see that candidates often highlighted their customer service skills because it is essential for the role.
More so, hard skills such as cocktail preparation, technical skills, and a second language are also impressive additions to a bartender’s resume.
Keep in mind that your resume will be your ticket to landing the most lucrative bartending job yet. You’d make the perfect bartender with your extensive drink knowledge, deft hands, and friendly work attitude. Let the manager or owner know about your skills. Here are some tips to help you write the perfect bartender resume.
- Take a look at a sample resume and format your bartender resume before starting writing to ensure that everything is laid out correctly.
- Start with a bartender job description of your previous work experience in detail and customize it to the job ad you are applying for.
- Include your academic history appropriately – go heavy when you have limited bartending experience.
- List down your bartender skills that are appropriate for the club or bar you are applying to
- Include sections to highlight second languages, licenses, or certifications that will give you an edge and score an interview
- Go back to the top and create a powerful bartender resume objective
- Attach your bartender cover letter and send it off.
Are you ready to apply for your dream bartender job? The good news is that bartender employment is expected to grow six percent in the next couple of years, which is faster than the average for other occupations. Thus, more bartenders will be hired to meet the food, drink, and entertainment industry demand. A bartender job description from the job ad will be of great help in crafting your resume and cover letter. Make sure that you have all the correct details before hitting that send button!
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Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
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Who was George Tooker?
George Clair Tooker, Jr. was an American figurative painter whose works are associated with the Magic realism and Social realism movements. He was one of nine recipients of the National Medal of Arts in 2007.
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Affordable Housing Development Project Experience and Successes
Since 1989 Thistle Communities has successfully pursued our mission to create and preserve affordable homeownership and rental opportunities. Thistle is the largest private provider of permanently affordable homes in Boulder County and has developed over 1,000 homes. We achieve our goals through our Asset Management and Real Estate Development programs.
The unique challenges of providing affordable housing in Boulder County are the high cost and limited amount of developable real estate. Development is strictly regulated and must meet far-reaching community objectives. Land planning, construction quality and energy efficiencies are expensive and must be attained while ensuring the project budget is met.
Our team has recent and relevant experience in blending multiple sources of financing and has been successful due to our Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) lending relationships. We understand the complexity of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit financing and have longstanding investor relationships.
Thistle’s mission is to provide affordable housing in a high cost area and we are committed to assisting working families the opportunity to live in Boulder County. Variety in housing creates economic diversity and keeps our economy strong, and the high quality of life and educational attainment possible for all citizens.
Significant Development Projects
Corwood Square — 80 apartments in seven buildings
Project summary: Thistle is investing $7M in construction in 80 apartments in three different apartment communities in Boulder: Correll Apartments (21 units), Pinewood Apartments (23 units) and Valmont Square (36 units). All properties are presently owned by Thistle, and will transition to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Thistle staff is working with PEH Architects to achieve meaningful improvements to the building envelope, systems and livability, to preserve these apartments for the long term.
History: Thistle refinanced the properties on September 30, 2017. We are using Low Income Housing Tax Credits to renovate and modernize the properties.
Unique challenge, descriptions: Apartment buildings date from 1948, 1957, 1964 and 1983. The properties are antiquated and in desperate need of modernization due to their age.
Project schedules and budget: Total budget is $27M, project began on Oct. 23, 2017 and is expected to conclude in November 2018.
1200 Kimbark Apartments—48 apartments in four buildings
Project summary: The Kimbark property has 42 three-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartment homes which provide much-needed housing for working families who earn less than 50% AMI in Longmont ($42,700 for a family of three).
History: In December 2014, Thistle acquired this 48-unit, four-building, multi-family apartment complex in Longmont at 1200 Kimbark.
Unique challenge, descriptions: No public subsidy was used in the acquisition or redevelopment of the property. The complex had numerous deferred maintenance issues as well as high criminal activity due to uninvolved management.
After purchase, Thistle utilized Low Income Housing Tax Credits to renovate the property. Because of LIHTC regulations, all residents had to reapply to Thistle and be recertified. In addition, the property was enrolled in the Crime Free Multi Housing program, a nationally known initiative proven to reduce crime at rental properties.
Residents are required to have background and credit checks and each household signs to a “No Tolerance for Criminal Activities” addendum. Calls for service decreased from 10 per month to three per month, according to our Crime Free liaison officer at the Longmont Police Department.
Project schedules and budget: Project was completed on schedule; total cost of $7.8M.
1000 Rosewood—18 For Sale Homes
Project summary: 1000 Rosewood is a mixed-income neighborhood of nine affordable and nine market rate homes in north Boulder designed by Coburn Development and developed with Allison Management. These 18 ownership homes feature two- to four-bedroom units, 1000 to 2000 square feet and one-car garages.
History: Beginning in 2011 Thistle created a unique public-private partnership with Allison Management. Together we developed and sold 51 mixed-income homes in three different infill Boulder communities: Toby’s Lane, Yarmouth Way and Rosewood. Twenty-four are permanently affordable to low- and moderate-income owners via City of Boulder deed restriction.
Unique challenge, descriptions, concept: The 1000 Rosewood project was designed for working families who work and live in Boulder. The property needed to be annexed in the City of Boulder and go through the site review process before construction could begin. The project uniquely offered 50% affordable and 50% market rate for-sale ownership homes.
Project schedules and budget: Annexation of the 2.3-acre property into the City of Boulder occurred in Spring 2012. Construction began in Fall 2012 and was completed in Fall 2013. Project was on time and on budget at $6.5M.
Yarmouth Way—25 For Sale Homes
Project summary: Yarmouth Way is a mixed-income homeownership community in North Boulder consisting of 10 affordable and 15 market rate homes developed by the Thistle-Allison partnership in 2011. The development won the Urban Land Institutes 2013 Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Award for its affordability, replicability, partnerships and innovation. Given the demand for workforce housing, the neighborhood features two and three-bedroom townhomes and single-family homes with garages.
History: Thistle and Allison Management purchased this entitled, in-fill parcel of 1.82 acres in 2009 from Clinica Campesina, a local health provider.
Unique challenge, descriptions: The majority of the homes are laid out along a woonerf, an arbored lane where pedestrians and cyclists have priority over motorists. The techniques of shared spaces, traffic calming, and low speed limits are utilized in this design to improve the interaction of pedestrian, bicycle and automobile uses. This arbored lane fronts the homes and offers private, multi-modal access.
Project schedules and budget: The project completed construction in mid-May, approximately four months ahead of original schedule. Project was on budget. Total cost $6.6M. Yarmouth Way was developed with private financing and no public subsidy.
Toby’s Lane—8 For Sale Homes
Project summary: Toby’s Lane is an infill development of eight homes in east Boulder, five affordable and three market rate. All eight homes in the development received the LEED Gold Certification for achievement in green building.
History: Thistle purchased this one-acre site in 2009 with a grant from the City of Boulder and a gift from the seller.
Unique challenge, descriptions: The development was modular designed and built, constructed in the factory and delivered on-site. Designed as energy-efficient workforce housing, Toby’s Lane homes feature three bedrooms and three baths, one car garages, a community garden and gazebo. All homes front on Toby’s Lane with front porches that facilitate community interaction.
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
This is where I share with you some of the questions people ask most frequently. Some of my favorite ones have come from people who ask interesting questions. These readers have given a lot of thought to my books, and I appreciate that.
To me pictures need writing and writing needs pictures. A child once called me a picture writer, and that’s a good way to describe me. It is the idea that comes first. Click here for more information on where ideas come from [Link: BB_H2Tnotes]
I start with a dummy book. A dummy book is eight sheets of paper folded and stapled to make a 32-page blank book, into which I sketch my idea. Sometimes it takes many, many dummy books before the pictures and the story are just right. It’s hard work and you have to have faith in yourself.
When I start a book, it’s a lot of fun. After a while it is work, then it becomes labor. Towards the end it feels like slavery! After I have delivered the finished illustrations to the publisher, I become sad. But when I see the printed book, I am happy again!
My pictures are collages. I didn’t invent the collage. Artists like Picasso and Matisse and Leo Lionni and Ezra Jack Keats made collages. Many children have done collages at home or in their classrooms. In fact, some children have said to me, “Oh, I can do that.” I consider that the highest compliment.
I begin with plain tissue paper and paint it with different colors, using acrylic paint. Sometimes I paint with a wide brush, sometimes with a narrow brush. Sometimes my strokes are straight, and sometimes they’re wavy. Sometimes I paint with my fingers. Or I put paint on a piece of carpet, sponge, or burlap and then use that like a stamp on my tissue papers to create different textures.
These papers are my palette and after they have dried I store them in color-coded drawers. Let’s say I want to create a caterpillar: I cut out a circle for the head from a red tissue paper and many ovals for the body from green tissue papers; and then I paste them with wallpaper glue onto an illustration board to make the picture.
The DVD Eric Carle: Picture Writer – The Art of the Picture Book is a film about my life and creative process. An earlier video, Eric Carle: Picture Writer shows how I make my pictures. You might want to try it. It’s messy, but fun. This film should be available from your local bookstore and library. There is so much wonderful art in the world. If you are interested in Picasso, Matisse, Klee, Brueghel, Léger and other artists, you can find their work in museums and in art books.
It all starts with an idea, one’s imagination, a spark. And where do ideas come from? They come from parents, teachers, feelings, surroundings, experiences, dreams, likes and dislikes, things you’ve seen and heard, even your wishes… all these somehow add up to a story.
Once you have an idea, you sit down and sketch it out on a flat piece of paper. After it seems to work out all right, you put your story in rough form in a 32 page dummy (see newsletter #1).
Now you’ve begun. When will it end? Sometimes the idea develops nicely, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes you work at it furiously and long hours; other times you may merely dabble a little here and there. You may get frustrated and banish your idea into a drawer or box (I have several idea boxes.) All this takes time. There are all kinds of reasons to delay your work: visitors stop by, the car needs to be taken to the repair shop, a dentist appointment. More time has gone by. By now you must be accusing me of hedging on an answer. The truth is, it’s a difficult question.
Let me tell you about two examples:
I worked on Do You Want to Be My Friend? for over two years. That doesn’t mean that I worked at it steadily. One day I worked on it joyously, but the next day I would have doubts about my story. Then the idea gets put away. Two months later I’d fiddle with it again. And so it went for almost two years. Do You Want to Be My Friend? was in a state of banishment, I had once again lost faith in it, when my British editor visited me. I did not mean to show her what I had done so far on Do You Want to Be My Friend?, but somehow it fell out of a box, and before I could hide it, my editor leafed through my dummy and had declared it wonderful. Encouraged, I finished the illustrations over the next weekend.
The idea for Little Cloud hit me like a lightning bolt. Excitedly I called my editor, Patricia Gauch, and she told me to go ahead. A week later, the finished art was delivered to the publisher.
Computers are used in the production, but not in the creation of my books. Creating pictures is essentially the same as it has been for hundreds of years, the same as it was for the cave painters.
Years back, I assembled my collage pictures on art board. On an overlay sheet, I would specify the typeface and size and how it would be placed on the page. I would send this to my publisher. Then the typographers would set the type and printers print the book.
But now I have a big computer in my studio and when I am ready to do the final design for the book, I sit at the computer with Motoko, my assistant. First we lay out the pages to combine the pictures and the text. Then I choose the type face for the text. When we are through, the whole book—the jacket, end sheet, title page, pictures and story — is transferred electronically to the publisher and then to the printer.
Working with the computer has made me aware of other possibilities for its use. For instance, we have scanned and stored all my painted tissue papers into the computer. It is possible for me to cut and assemble a collage on the computer screen. The mouse becomes the scissors and the glue. If I were to illustrate a bird, for example, I could pick out the No. 33 green for the bird’s wings and use the mouse to “cut” it out and “paste” it down. And then I might choose the No. 30 red for the beak and do the same thing until the bird is finished.
I’m still old fashioned and computers still feel foreign for me, but I am intrigued. It’s my next “terra incognita,” my unexplored territory. However, you might be interested to know that electronic editions of my books and applications based on my books are currently in development and some have been created.
Yes! I have worked with several editors. In fact, editors are important. Every book has an editor. The book is like a bridge, over which a story travels from the writer to the readers. The editor is like the inspector who makes sure there are no rough places or holes in the bridge. So sometimes an editor will suggest a small change that is needed; other times there may be no changes. Sometimes you just may need an editor to encourage you when you are discouraged and at a loss about a book.
Let me tell you how I worked with an editor on You Can Make a Collage that was published by Klutz Press in the Fall of 1998. My editor for that book was John Cassidy, who is also the publisher.
This was a “how-to” book and it is something I had not done before. I started it the way I start all my books—by thinking and drawing and doing dummy books until it began to feel right. But when John looked at my dummy book he made a lot of suggestions. He would say, “You don’t need this,” or, “What if you tried this?” I knew how to make picture books, but didn’t know much about “how-to” books. John is an experienced creator and editor of “how-to” books. It was very exciting to work with John who knew something that was new to me.
When I was a small boy, my father would take me on walks across meadows and through woods. He would lift a stone or peel back the bark of a tree and show me the living things that scurried about. He’d tell me about the life cycles of this or that small creature and then he would carefully put the little creature back into its home. I think in my books I honor my father by writing about small living things. And in a way I recapture those happy times.
One of my favorite artists is Paul Klee (1879-1940), with his colorful, dreamlike paintings. These days I am very much interested in his many angels and I have created a series of homages of these angels. The angels do not resemble my picture book illustration collage style or Klee’s style. They are made of materials I find in my studio, as well as paint and cardboard, aluminum and fabric.
I also love the work of Pieter Brueghel (1525-1569), who painted peasants and landscapes of central Europe that remind me of where I grew up in Germany.
There is so much wonderful art in the world. If you are interested in Picasso, Matisse, Klee, Brueghel, Léger and other artists, you can find their work in museums and in art books and on the Internet.
I have one sister, Christa, who is much younger than I am, 21 years younger, in fact. I have dedicated The Very Hungry Caterpillar to her.
My wife Bobbie and I were married for a long time. Sadly, Bobbie passed away in 2015. You might like to know that she was a teacher in early childhood special education and for many years worked with the parents of disabled children.
Cirsten, my daughter, and Rolf, my son, are now adults. They both studied art.
I have an orange cat named Mitzi. Over the years, Bobbie and I had a number of pets including a grey cat named Annie, a cat named Roberta and a Samoyed, a white dog, named Tock. Tock was named after the dog in The Phantom Tollbooth written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Norton is a friend of mine.
My favorite color is yellow because most children put a yellow sun in their pictures and because it is a complex color to use when mixing it with other colors. But the truth is, I love all colors. For me, however, the combination of colors is more important than the individual colors.
Do You Want to Be My Friend? and Friends are my favorite books because they are about friendship which is so important to children.
I would have to say my work is my hobby. And my hobby is my work. Even when I’m not working in my studio, I might be thinking about future books.
While I have retired from the business-end of my work, I will probably never retire from creating books and working in my studio.
My career began as a graphic designer. Later I was an art director for an advertising agency. In the mid 1960’s Bill Martin Jr saw an ad of a red lobster that I had designed and asked me to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? What an inspiring book! Now the large sheets of paper, the colorful paints and fat brushes of my earlier school came to my mind. I was set on fire! It was possible, after all, to do something special that would show a child the joy to be found in books. This opportunity changed my life.
I found that illustrating alone was not entirely satisfying and wanted to try writing as well. I began to make rough books of my ideas and stored them in a small cardboard box. When I illustrated an historical cookbook, the editor heard about my box of ideas and asked to see them. I submitted 1,2,3 to the Zoo. Then I showed her a story about a worm who ate holes through the pages. Ann Beneduce, my editor, wasn’t so sure about the appeal of worm. “Maybe another creature would be better. How about a caterpillar?” Ann asked. “Butterfly!” I exclaimed. That is how The Very Hungry Caterpillar was born. Almost without trying, I had become an author and illustrator of books for children.
There was a short time in my childhood when I wanted to be a forester. On many Sunday mornings my father and I would go for walks in the forest. This was in Germany and occasionally we’d pass a forester’s house. It was nestled in the woods, surrounded by a large flower and vegetable garden, and enclosed by a picket fence. “Wouldn’t it be nice to be a forester,” suggested my father, “and live in such a beautiful place?”
He then went on to tell me about the deer, foxes, rabbits, and owls that would come up to the house. My imagination began to spin and for a while I wanted to become a forester and live in this remote fairyland. But soon I went back to my first love: drawing pictures.
In my adult life I have on occasion fantasized about being a chef. Wouldn’t it be great to be a cook in a fine restaurant and dream up mouth-watering meals! I see myself in a tall white hat, giving orders to my sub chefs and every so often dipping my finger into a pot or pan to taste my inventions. A fantasy is something you never do, you just dream about it!
In retrospect it appears that the action of these individuals had been orchestrated by a higher force to form my creative development and I consider them all to be my “door openers”
MY FATHER, who drew rather well, wanted to become an artist. But his father, a state employee (customs official), would not have a “starving artist” in his family. So my father became a municipal clerk. However, he never lost his interest in and love for drawing and often drew pictures for me, mostly of animals.
MISS FRICKEY, my first grade teacher in Syracuse, NY, discovered my love for drawing that, undoubtedly, had been passed on to me by my father. In an arranged meeting, Miss Frickey pointed out to my mother that her son was talented and that she should nurture that talent. While I cannot remember her face, I can still recall her kind presence and the bright paints and brushes and the large white sheets of paper in her sunlit classroom.
HERR KRAUSS, my art teacher in gymnasium (German high school) early discovered my love for drawing and painting. With great care and deliberation he set out to cultivate my artistic development. When I was 12 or 13 years old he secretly showed me reproductions of the “Forbidden Art” done by so-called “degenerate artists,” according to the then-prevailing Nazi doctrine. He showed me the works done by the German Expressionists and the Abstract Artists, all widely respected artists not at all degenerate, of course. But, for this act of defiance Herr Krauss could have been dismissed or worse. His courageous act opened my eyes to the beauty of German Expressionism and Abstract Art. In addition, Herr Krauss demonstrated his trust in me.
PROFESSOR SCHNEIDLER, at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, with whom I studied design from age 16 to 20. These 4 years were the most inspiring and exciting years of my artistic schooling. At the Akademie, I also met and related to my fellow students from various backgrounds. My artistic, spiritual and cultural horizons expanded. Schneidler’s message was, in short: as designers, we should shape in a responsible, noble and tasteful way all the things that confront us visually—the illustrations for a book, the color scheme for a shopping center, the shape of a coffee cup, the design of a poster, or the form of a typeface, for example.
While I am no longer doing graphic design, I still think of myself as a designer and the training I had in design is still influencing my work today. One of my first jobs out of art school was designing posters for the Amerika Haus in Germany. I am still proud of the designs for posters I created back then and think of my illustrations to this day, especially my book covers, as little posters that capture the attention of the reader with big, bold shapes.
Not only did I scribble when I was a child, but I still do!
As far back as I can remember I enjoyed drawing pictures and I knew then that I would always draw. When I had grown to the age when kids are asked what they’d do “when they had grown up,” I always answered that I would draw pictures, be an artist, be a scribbler. It always felt good to work with pencil, paints, crayons and paper. I will never stop being a scribbler.
I had no intentions of growing a beard. But this is how it happened anyway.
In the early 1970’s I bought land in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. In order to get a better view of the distant hills, I climbed a tall pine tree. All of a sudden, the branch below my feet broke and gave way. I fell standing up, and broke two vertebrae of my lower back as I hit the ground.
In the hospital the nurse offered to shave me, but I declined and said that I would shave myself after I had been dismissed from the hospital.
Well, you get the idea: I never did shave off my beard. By the way, my back mended well and I’m O.K.
Yes. But there are many kinds of artists. At one end of the spectrum are commercial artists, people such as advertising artists or graphic designers, who have a client to work for, a product to illustrate and a deadline. I worked as an advertising artist after I graduated from art school.
At the other end of the spectrum are painters or sculptors who are purists, who do what they want when they want. They are usually called “studio artists” or “fine artists” to distinguish them from commercial artists. They may work very hard with their art, but they don’t have a client or deadline.
As a picture-book artist I fall somewhere between the two. I do have a product—my books, and clients — my readers. But like the purists I am able to do my books the way I want, when I want.
But, just because a person is a pure artist, that is no guarantee that his or her work is good. I would prefer the work of a good commercial artist to that of a bad fine artist.
Yes! I have become aware that many of you speak two languages, one at home and another at school. I also speak two languages, English and German.
I was born in Syracuse, New York and I spoke English until I was 6. But then I moved to Germany with my parents who had been born there. I quickly learned German and forgot most of my English. I learned English again in high school and came back to the United States when I was 22, so I know two languages.
Interesting things happen when you know two languages. Occasionally a German word for something will pop into my head and I won’t be able to think of the English word for it. And sometimes it works the other way around.
Probably because I’ve been speaking English exclusively for more than 45 years, I think and dream in English and now it is perhaps better than my German. When I visit Germany, I need to refresh my German, I do that by watching and listening to German television for a few hours and then I’m okay again.
That’s a good question.
Here’s the scientific explanation: In most cases a butterfly does come from a chrysalis, but not all. There’s a rare genus called Parnassian, that pupates in a cocoon. These butterflies live in the Pacific Northwest, in Siberia, and as far away as North Korea and the northern islands of Japan.
And here’s my unscientific explanation: My caterpillar is very unusual. As you know caterpillars don’t eat lollipops and ice cream, so you won’t find my caterpillar in any field guides. But also, when I was a small boy, my father would say, “Eric, come out of your cocoon.” He meant I should open up and be receptive to the world around me. For me, it would not sound right to say, “Come out of your chrysalis.” And so poetry won over science!
Have you ever noticed the raised letters on a business card or stationery? The same method is used to create the spider web in The Very Busy Spider. It’s called thermography and this is how it works: A plastic substance is used to print webs on the paper and then the paper is baked in an oven. The baking makes the lines of the web puff up and harden.
As for The Very Quiet Cricket, a sound chip has been placed inside the back cover. You can’t see it, but perhaps you can feel it if you gently rub it. A tiny battery, the type used for cameras, supplies the power to make it chirp. The voice or chirp, comes from that sound chip. The Very Quiet Cricket in a way is a love story.
A similar computer chip has been placed inside the back cover of The Very Lonely Firefly. A tiny battery supplies the power to little circuits, like trails, to the light bulbs that are the flashers of the fireflies. So when you open to the last page you are treated to a firefly show that you usually only see in the summer..
So think of this: Books have been around since Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press about 1440. Before that, books were copied by hand. But the computer chip and plastic make The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Lonely Firefly, and The Very Busy Spider very modern books. It’s wondrous to see how combining the old and the new can create something that is magical.
Some of you may have noticed that the colors in my book, Mister Seahorse, seem brighter and textured in a way that looks different from my other books. When I was creating Mister Seahorse I actually cut the shapes of the seahorses first and then painted them. (Usually I paint whole sheets of tissue paper first). Also, in Seahorse, I crumpled the tissue paper first, then uncrumpled it, and only then painted it. That’s how I achieved a certain effect (this is a little trade secret of mine that you may want to try).
One careful reader recently wrote and asked why there wasn’t an acetate sheet after Mr. Pipe’s page, breaking with a pattern established earlier in the book.
While I was working on this book, I didn’t imagine an acetate sheet after Mr. Pipe and so I didn’t include one. And like many decisions I make along the way, this one was partially conscious and partially intuitive. While I knew that including one more acetate sheet would be problematic once it came time for the book to be bound (because there would need to be an additional spread of art work which would make the book 34 pages instead of the conventional 32), my decision was not simply technical. In most of my books I tend to disrupt the pace and rhythm of the story toward the end so as to signal to the reader that the book is coming to a close. I think the absence of a fifth acetate sheet does just that; changes the pattern and pace of the book in an effective way.
A number of years ago, I decided to take a two year “sabbatical” from making picture books. During this time away, I created abstract art out of my painted tissue papers. I also used other materials such as silk fabric, plate glass, aluminum foil, and plastic sheathing. When I started making books again, instead of a white background – the animals in my story were set in front of bright colorful swatches of painted tissue papers as background. This was a change from my previous way of working. My time away making abstract art had influenced my book art. I still make abstract art for fun and creative enjoyment. I call it my “art art.”
To answer your excellent question, while real caterpillars don’t have noses, my caterpillar, who eats cherry pie and lollipops, is not one you would find in field guides. And while I think of it as having a nose on its face – this feature, along with other habits and characteristics of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, grew out of my imagination.
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|William Graham Sumner (1840-1910)|
This is part of a collection of works by William Graham Sumner.
William Graham Sumner, The Conquest of the United States by Spain. A Lecture before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale University, January 16, 1899 (Boston: Dana Estes & Co., 1899).
During the last year the public has been familiarized with descriptions of Spain and of Spanish methods of doing things until the name of Spain has become a symbol for a certain well-defined set of notions and policies. On the other hand, the name of the United States has always been, for all of us, a symbol for a state of things, a set of ideas and traditions, a group of viewsabout social and political affairs. Spain was the first, for a long time the greatest, of the modern imperialistic states. The United States, by its historical origin, its traditions and its principles, is the chief representative of the revolt and reaction against that kind of a state. I intend to show that, by the line of action now proposed to us, which we call expansion and imperialism, we are throwing away some of the most important elements of the American symbol, and are adopting some of the most important elements of the Spanish symbol. We have beaten Spain in a military conflict, but we are submitting to be conquered by her on the field of ideas and policies. Expansionism and imperialism are nothing but the old philosophies of national prosperity which have brought Spain to where she now is. Those philosophies appeal to national vanity and national cupidity. They are seductive, especially upon the first view and the most superficial judgment, and therefore it cannot be denied that they are very strong for popular effect. They are delusions, and they will lead us to ruin unless we are hard-headed enough to resist them. In any case, the year 1898 is a great landmark in the history of the United States. The consequences will not be all good or all bad, for such is not the nature of societal influences. They are always mixed of good and ill, and so it will be in this case. Fifty years from now, the historian, looking back to 1898, will no doubt see, in the course which things will have taken, consequences of the proceedings' of that year, and of this present one, which will not all be bad, but you will observe that that is not a justification for a happy-go-lucky policy ; that does not affect our duty to-day in all that we do to seek wisdom and prudence, and to determine our actions by the best judgment which we can form.
War, expansion, and imperialism are questions of statesmanship and of nothing else. I disregard all other aspects of them, and all extraneous elements which have been intermingled with them. I received the other day a circular of a new educational enterprise in which it was urged that, on account of our new possessions, we ought now to devote especial study to history, political economy, and what is called political science. I asked myself, why ? What more reason is there for pursuing these studies now on behalf of our dependencies than there was before to pursue them on behalf of ourselves ? In our proceedings of 1898, we made no use of whatever knowledge we had of any of these lines of study. The original and prime cause of the war was that it was a move of partisan tactics in the strife of parties at Washington. As soon as it seemed resolved upon, a number of interests began to see their advantage in it, and hastened to further it. It was necessary to make appeals to the public which would bring quite other motives to the support of the enterprise, and win the consent of classes who would never consent to either financial or political jobbery. Such appeals were found in sensational assertions which we had no means to verify, in phrases of alleged patriotism, in statements about Cuba and the Cubans which we now know to have been entirely untrue.
Where was the statesmanship of all this? If it is not an established rule of statecraft that a statesman should never impose any sacrifices on his people for anything but their own interests, then it is useless to study political philosophy any more, for this is the alphabet of it. It is contrary to honest statesmanship to imperil the political welfare of the state for party interests. It was unstatesmanlike to publish a solemn declaration that we would not seize any territory, and especially to characterize such action in advance as "criminal aggression," for it was morally certain that we should come out of any war with Spain with conquered territory on our hands, and the people who wanted the war, or who consented to it, hoped that we would do so.
We talk about "liberty" all the time in a glib and easy way, as if liberty was a thing that men could have if they want it, and to any extent to which they want it. It is certain that a very large part of human liberty consists simply in the choice either to do a thing or to let it alone. If we decide to do it, a whole series of consequences is entailed upon us in regard to which it is exceedingly difficult, or impossible, for us to exercise any liberty at all. The proof of this from the case before us is so clear and easy that I need spend no words upon it. Here, then, you have the reason why it is a rule of sound statesmanship not to embark on an adventurous policy. A statesman could not be expected to know in advance that we should come out of the war with the Philippines on our hands, but it belongs to his education to warn him that a policy of adventure and of gratuitous enterprise would be sure to entail embarrassments of some kind. What comes to us in the evolution of our own life and interests, that we must meet ; what we go to seek which lies beyond that domain, is a waste of our energy and a compromise of our liberty and welfare. If this is not sound doctrine, then the historical and social sciences have nothing to teach us which is worth any trouble.
There is another observation, however, about the war which is of far greater importance ; that is, that it was a gross violation of self-government. We boast that we are a self-governing people, and in this respect, particularly, we compare ourselves with pride with older nations. What is the difference, after all ? The Russians, whom we always think of as standing at the opposite pole of political institutions, have self-government, if you mean by it acquiescence in what a little group of people at the head of the government agree to do. The war with Spain was precipitated upon us headlong, without reflection or deliberation, and without any due formulation of public opinion. Whenever a voice was raised in behalf of deliberation and the recognized maxims of statesmanship, it was howled down in a storm of vituperation and cant. Everything was done to make us throw away sobriety of thought and calmness of judgment, and to inflate all expressions with sensational epithets and turgid phrases. It cannot be denied that everything in regard to the war has been treated in an exalted strain of sentiment and rhetoric, very unfavorable to the truth. At present the whole periodical press of the country seems to be occupied in tickling the national vanity to the utmost by representations about the war which are extravagant and fantastic. There will be a penalty to be paid for all this. Nervous and sensational newspapers are just as corrupting, especially to young people, as nerrvous and sensational novels. The habit of expecting that all mental pabulum shall be highly spiced, and the corresponding loathing for whatever is soberly truthful, undermines character as much as any other vice. Patriotism is being prostituted into a nervous intoxication which is fatal to an apprehension of truth. It builds around us a fool's paradise, and it will lead us into errors about our position and relations just like those which we have been ridiculing in the case of Spain.
There are some now who think that it is the perfection of statesmanship to say that expansion is a fact, and that it is useless to discuss it. We are told that we must not cross any bridges until we come to them ; that is, that we must discuss nothing in advance, and that we must not discuss anything which is past because it is irretrievable. No doubt this would be a very acceptable doctrine to the powers that be, for it would mean that they were relieved from responsibility, but it would be a marvellous doctrine to be accepted by a self-governing people. Senator Foraker has told us that we are not to keep the Philippines longer than is necessary to teach the people self-government. How one man can tell what we are to do before the constitutional authorities have decided it, I do not know. Perhaps it is a detail in our new method of self-government. If his assurances are to be trusted, we are paying $20,000,000 for the privilege of tutoring the Tagals up to liberty and self-government. I do not believe that, if the United States undertakes to govern the islands, it will ever give them up except to superior force, but the weakening of imperialism shown by this gentleman's assurances, after a few days of mild debate in the Senate, shows that agitation of the subject is not yet in vain. Then again, if we have done anything, especially if we have acted precipitately, it is a well-recognized course of prudent behavior to find out where we are, what we have done, and what the new situation is into which we have come. Then, too, we must remember that when the statesman lays a thing down the historian takes it up, and he will group it with historical parallels and contrasts. There is a set of men who have always been referred to, in our Northern States, for the last thirty years, with especial disapproval. They are those Southerners who, in 1861, did not believe in secession, but, as they said, " Went with their States." They have been condemned for moral cowardice. Yet within a year it has become almost a doctrine with us that patriotism requires that we should hold our tongues whenever our rulers choose to engage in war, although our interests, our institutions, our most sacred traditions, and our best established maxims may be trampled underfoot. There is no doubt that moral courage is the virtue which is more needed than any other in the modern democratic state, and that truckling to popularity is the worst political vice. The press, the platform, and the pulpit have all fallen under this vice, and there is evidence that the university also, which ought to be the last citadel of truth, is succumbing to it likewise. I have no doubt that the conservative classes of this country will yet look back with great regret to their acquiescence in the events of 1S98 and the doctrines and precedents which have been silently established. Let us be well assured that self-government is not a matter of flags and Fourth of July orations, nor yet of strife to get offices. Eternal vigilance is the price of that as of every other political good. The perpetuity of self-government depends on the sound political sense of the people, and sound political sense is a matter of habit and practice. We can give it up and we can take instead pomp and glor)^ That is what Spain did. She had as much self-government as any country in Europe at the beginning of the sixteenth century. The union of the smaller states into one big one gave an impulse to her national feeling and national development. The discovery of America put into her hands the control of immense territories. National pride and ambition were stimulated. Then came the struggle with France for world-domiuion, which resulted in absolute monarchy and bankruptcy for Spain. She lost self-government, and saw her resources spent on interests which were foreign to her, but she could talk about an empire on which the sun never set, and boast of her colonies, her gold mines, her fleets and armies and debts. She had glory and pride, mixed, of course, with defeat and disaster, such as must be experienced by any nation on that course of policy, and she grew weaker in her industry and commerce, and poorer in the status of the population all the time. She has never been able to recover real self-government yet. If we Americans believe in self-government, why do we let it slip away from us? Why do we barter it away for military glory as Spain did ?
There is not a civilized nation which does not talk about its civilizing mission just as grandly as we do. The English, who really have more to boast of in this respect than anybody else, talk least about it, but the Phariseeism with which thej^ correct and instruct other people has made them hated all over the globe. The French believe themselves the guardians of the highest and purest culture, and that the eyes of all mankind are fixed on Paris, from whence they expect oracles of thought and taste. The Germans regard themselves as charged with a mission, especially to us Americans, to save us from egoism and materialism. The Russians, in their books and newspapers, talk about the civilizing mission of Russia, in language that might be translated from some of the finest paragraphs in our imperialistic newspapers. The first principle of Mohammedanism is that we Christians are dogs and infidels, fit only to be enslaved or butchered by Moslems. It is a corollary that, wherever Mohammedanism extends, it carries, in the belief of its votaries, the highest blessings, and that the whole human race would be enormously elevated if Mohammedanism should supplant Christianity everywhere. To come last to Spain, the Spaniards have, for centuries, considered themselves the most zealous and self-sacrificing Christians, especially charged by the Almighty, on this account, to spread true religion and civilization over the globe. They think themselves free and noble, leaders in refinement and the sentiments of personal honor, and they despise us as sordid money-grabbers and heretics. I could bring you passages from peninsular authors of the first rank about the grand role of Spain and Portugal in spreading freedom and truth. Serpa Pinto, the distinguished Portuguese explorer of Africa, speaks of Portugal as the freest country in the world, and he says that it has extended to all its African possessions the blessing of the institutions which it enjoys at home. Now each nation laughs at all the others when it observes these manifestations of national vanity. You may rely upon it that they are all ridiculous by virtue of these pretensions, including ourselves. The point is that each of them repudiates the standards of the others, and the outlying nations, which are to be civilized, hate all the standards of civilized men. We assume that what we like and practise, and what we think better, must come as a welcome blessing to SpanishAmericans and Filipinos. This is grossly and obviously untrue. They hate our ways. They are hostile to our ideas. Our religion, language, institutions, and manners offend them. They like their own ways, and if we appear amongst them as rulers, there will be social discord on all the great departments of social interest. The most important thing which we shall inherit from the Spaniards will be the task of suppressing rebellions. If the United States takes out of the hands of Spain her mission, on the ground that Spain is not executing it well, and if this nation, in its turn, attempts to be schoolmistress to others, it wnll shrivel up into the same vanity and self-conceit of which Spain now presents an example. To read our current literature one would think that we were already well on the way to it. Now, the great reason why all these enterprises, which begin by saying to somebody else : We know what is good for you, better than you know yourself, and we are going to make you do it — are false and wrong, is that they violate liberty ; or, to turn the same statement into other words : the reason why liberty, of which we Americans talk so much, is a good thing, is, that it means leaving people to live out their own lives in their own way, while we do the same. If we believe in liberty, as an American principle, why do we not stand by it ? Why are we going to throw it away to enter upon a Spanish policy of dominion and regulation ?
The United States cannot be a colonizing nation for a long time yet. We have only twentythree persons to the square mile in the United States without Alaska. The country can multiply its population by thirteen, that is, the population could rise above a billion, before the whole country would be as densely populated as Rhode Island is now. There is, therefore, no pressure of population, which is the first condition of rational expansion, and no other reason for it, unless we could buy another territory like the Mississippi Valley with no civiHzed population in it. If we could do that, it would postpone the day of over-population still further, and make easier conditions for our people in the next generations. In the second place, the islands which we have taken from Spain never can be the residence of American families, removing and settling to make their homes there. The climatic conditions forbid it. Although Spaniards have established themselves in Spanish America, even in the tropics, the evils of Spanish rule have largely arisen from the fact that Spaniards have gone to the colonies as adventurers, eager to make fortunes as quickly as possible, that they might return to Spain to enjoy them. That the relation of our people to these possessions will have that character is already apparent. It is, therefore, inaccurate to speak of a colonial system in describing our relation to these dependencies, but as we have no other term, let us use this one and inquire what kind of a colonial system we are to establish.
Spain stands, in modern history, as the first state to develop and apply a colonial system to herouth-ing possessions. Her policy was to exclude absolutely all non-Spaniards from her subject territories, and to exploit them for the benefit of Spain, without much regard for the aborigines or the colonists. The cold and unnecessary cruelty of the Spaniards to the aborigines is appalling, even when compared with the treatment of the aborigines by other Europeans. A modern economist stands aghast at the economic measures adopted by Spain, as well in regard to her domestic policy as to her colonies. It seems as if those measures could only have been inspired by some demon of folly, they were so destructive to her prosperity. She possesses a large literature from the last three centuries, in which her publicists discuss with amazement the question whether it was a blessing or a curse to get the Indies, and why, with all the supposed conditions of prosperity in her hands, she was declining all the time. We now hear it argued that she is well rid of her colonies, and that, if she will devote her energies to her internal development, and rid her politics of the corruption of colonial officials and interests, she may be regenerated. That is a rational opinion. It is the best diagnosis of her condition, and the best prescription of a remedy which the occasion has called forth. But what, then, will happen to the state which has taken over her colonies? I can see no answer except that that nation, with them, has taken over the disease, and that it now is to be corrupted by exploiting dependent communities just as she has been. That it stands exposed to this danger is undeniable.
As to the treatment of the aborigines in the outlying possessions of Spain, the orders from the home government were as good as could possibly be desired. No other European government issued any which were nearly so enlightened or testified to such care about that matter. Spanish America is still covered with institutions founded by Spain for the benefit of the aborigines, so far as they have not been confiscated or diverted to other uses. Nevertheless, the Spanish rule nearly exterminated the aborigines in 150 years. The Pope gave them into servitude to the Spaniards. The Spaniards regarded them as savages, heretics, beasts, not entitled to human consideration. Here you have the great explanation of man's inhumanity to man. When Spaniards tortured and burned Protestants and Jews, it was because, in their minds, Protestants and Jews were heretics, that is to say, were beyond the pale, were abominable, were not entitled to human consideration. Humane men and pious women felt no more compunctions at the sufferings of Protestants and Jews than we would at the execution of mad dogs or rattlesnakes. There are plenty of people in the United States to-day who regard negroes as human beings, perhaps, but of a different order from white men, so that the ideas and social arrangements of white men cannot be applied to them with propriety. Others feel the same way about Indians, This attitude of mind, wherever you meet with it, is what causes tyranny and cruelty. It is this disposition to decide offhand that some people are not fit for liberty and self-government which gives relative truth to the doctrine that all men are equal, and, inasmuch as the history of mankind has been one long story of the abuse of some by others (who, of course, smoothed over their tyranny by some beautiful doctrines of religion, or ethics, or political philosophy, which proved that it was all for the best good of the oppressed), therefore the doctrine that all men are equal has come to stand as one of the corner-stones of the temple of justice and truth. It was set up as a bar to just this notion that we are so much better than others that it is liberty for them to be governed by us.
The Americans have been committed from the outset to the doctrine that all men are equal. We have elevated it into an absolute doctrine as a part of the theory of our social and political fabric. It has always been a domestic dogma in spite of its absolute form, and as a domestic dogma it has always stood in glaring contradiction to the facts about Indians and negroes, and to our legislation about Chinamen. In its absolute form it must, of course, apply to Kanakas, Malays, Tagals, and Chinese just as much as to Yankees, Germans, and Irish. It is an astonishing event that w^e have lived to see American arms carry this domestic dogma out where it must be tested in its application to uncivilized and half civilized peoples. At the first touch of the test we throw the doctrine away, and adopt the Spanish doctrine. We are told by all the imperialists that these people are not fit for liberty and self-government ; that it is rebellion for them to resist our beneficence ; that we must send fleets and armies to kill them, if they do it ; that we must devise a government for them, and administer it ourselves ; that we may buy them or sell them as we please, and dispose of their "trade" for our own advantage. What is that but the policy of Spain to her dependencies? What can we expect as a consequence of it ? Nothing but that it will bring us where Spain is now.
But, then, if it is not right for us to hold these islands as dependencies, you may ask me whether I think that we ought to take them into our Union, at least some of them, and to let them help to govern us. Certainly not. If that question is raised, then the question whether they are, in our jutlgment, fit for self-government or not is in order. The American people, since the civil war, have to a great extent lost sight of the fact that this state of ours, the United States of America, is a confederated state of a very peculiar and artificial form. It is not a state like the states of Europe, with the exception of Switzerland. The field for dogmatism in our day is not theology ; it is political philosophy. "Sovereignty" is the most abstract and metaphysical term in political philosophy. Nobody can define it. For this reason it exactly suits the purposes of the curbstone statesman. He puts into it whatever he wants to get out of it again, and he has set to work lately to spin out a proof that the United States is a great imperialistic state, although the Constitution, which tells us just what it is, and what it is not, is there to prove the contrary.
The thirteen colonies, as we all know, were independent commonwealths with respect to each other. They had little sympathy and a great deal of jealousy. They came into a union with each other upon terms which were stipulated and defined in the Constitution, but they united only unwillingly and under the pressure of necessity. What was at first only a loose combination or alliance has been welded together into a great state by the history of a century. Nothing, however, has altered that which was the first condition of the Union, viz., that all the States members of it should be on the same plane of civilization and political development ; that they should all hold the same ideas, traditions, and political creed ; that their social standards and ideals should be such as to maintain cordial sympathy between them. The civil war arose out of the fact that this condition was imperfectly fulfilled. At other times actual differences in standpoint and principle, or in ideals and opinion, have produced discord within the confederation. Such crises are inevitable in any confederated state. It is the highest statesmanship in such a system to avoid them, or smooth them over, and, above all, never to take in voluntarily any heterogeneous elements. The prosperity of such a state depends on closer and closer sympathy between the parts in order that differences which arise may be easily harmonized. What we need is more intension, not more extension.
It follows, then, that it is unwisdom to take into a state like this any foreign element which is not congenial to it. Any such element will act as a solvent upon it. Consequently we are brought by our new conquests face to face with this dilemma : we must either hold them as inferior possessions, to be ruled and exploited by us after the fashion of the old colonial system, or we must take them in on an equality with ourselves, where they will help to govern us and to corrupt a political system which they do not understand, and in which they cannot participate. From that dilemma there is no escape except to give them independence and to let them work out their own salvation or go without it. Hayti has been independent for a century, and has been a theatre of revolution, tyranny, and bloodshed all the time. There is not a SpanishAmerican state which has proved its capacity for self-government as yet. It is a fair question w^hether any one of them would have been worse off than it is to-day if Spanish rule had been maintained in it. The chief exception is Mexico. Mr. Lummis, an American, has recently published a book on Mexico, in which he tells us that we would do well to go to school to Mexico for a number of important public interests, but Mexico has been, for ten or fifteen years, under a dictator, and the republican forms have been in abeyance. What wall happen there when the dictator dies nobody knows. The doctrine that we are to take away from other nations any possessions of theirs which we think that we could manage better than they are managing them, or that we are to take in hand any countries which we do not think capable of self-government, is one w^hich will lead us very far. With that doctrine in the background, our politicians will have no trouble to find a war ready for us the next time that they come around to the point where they think that it is time for us to have another. We are told that we must have a big army hereafter. What for ; unless we propose to do again by and by what we have just done ? In that case our neighbors have reason to ask themselves whom we will attack next. They must begin to arm, too, and by our act the whole Western world will be plunged into the military anxiety under which the Kastern world is groaning. Here is another point in regard to which the conservative elements in the country are making a great mistake to allow all this militarism and imperialism to go on without protest. It will be established as a rule that, whenever political ascendancy is threatened, it can be established again Ijy a little war, filling the minds of the people with glory, and diverting their attention from their own interests. Hard-headed old Benjamin Franklin hit the point when, referring back to the days of Marlborough, he talked about the " pest of glory." The thirst for glory is an epidemic which robs a people of their judgment, seduces their vanity, cheats them of their interests, and corrupts their consciences.
This country owes its existence to a revolt against the colonial and navigation system which, as I have said, Spain first put in practice. The English colonial system never was even approximately so harsh and tyrannical as that of Spain. The first great question which arose about colonies in England was whether they were parts of the possessions of the king of England or part of the dominion of the crown. The constitutional difference was great. In the one case they were subject to the king, and w^ere not under the constitutional guarantees ; in the other case they were subject to the Parliament and were under the constitutional guarantees. This is exactly the same question which arose in the middle of this centuryin this country about territories, and which helped to bring on the Civil War. It is already arising again. It is the question whether the Constitution of the United States extends over all men and territory owned by the United States, or whether there are to be grades and planes of rights for different parts of the dominions over which this flag waves. This question already promises to introduce dissensions amongst us which will touch the most vital elements in our national existence.
The constitutional question, however, goes even deeper than this. Of the interpretation of clauses in the Constitution I am not competent to speak, but the Constitution is the organic law of this confederated state in which we live, and therefore it is the description of it as it was planned and as it is. The question at stake is nothing less than the integrity of this state in its most essential elements. The expansionists have recognized this fact by already casting the Constitution aside. The military men, of course, have been the first to do this. It is of the essence of militarism that under it military men learn to despise constitutions, to sneer at Parliaments, and to look with contempt on civilians. Some of the imperialists are not ready to go quite so fast, as yet. They have remonstrated against the military doctrine, but that only proves that the military men see the point at issue better than the others do. Others say that, if the legs of the Constitution are too short to straddle the gulf between the old policy and the new, they can be stretched a little, a view of the matter which is as flippant as it is in bad taste. It would require too much time to notice the various contemptuous and jaunty references to the Constitution which every day brings to our notice, and from the same class, at least, who, two years ago, were so shocked at a criticism of the inte7'pretation of the Constitution which was inserted in the Chicago platform.
The question of imperialism, then, is the question whether we are going to give the lie to the origin of our own national existence, by establishing a colonial sytem of the old Spanish type, even if we have to sacrifice our existing civil and political system to do it. I submit that it is a strange incongruity to utter grand platitudes about the blessings of liberty, etc., which we are going to impart to these people, and to begin by refusing to extend the Constitution over them, and still more by throwing the Constitution into the gutter here at home. If you take away the Constitution, what is "American liberty" and all the rest ? Nothing but a lot of phrases.
Some will answer me that they do not intend to adopt any Spanish colonial system ; that they intend to imitate the modern English policy with respect to colonies.
The proudest fact in the history of England is that, since the Napoleonic wars, she has steadily corrected abuses, amended her institutions, redressed grievances, and so has made her recent history a story of amelioration of all her institutions, social, political, and civil. To do this she has had to overcome old traditions, established customs, vested rights, and all the other obstacles which retard or prevent social improvement. The consequence is that the traditions of her public service, in all its branches, have been purified, and that a body of men has grown up who have a noble spirit, high motives, honorable methods, and excellent standards. At the same time the policy of the country has been steadily growing more and more enlightened in regard to all the great interests of society. These triumphs of peace are far greater than any triumphs of war. It takes more national grit to correct abuses than to wun battles. England has shown herself very willing indeed to learn from us whatever we could teach, and we might learn a great deal from her on matters far more important than colonial policy. Her reform of her colonial policy is only a part, and perhaps a consequence, of the improvements made elsewhere in her political system.
We have had some experience this last summer in the attempt to improvise an army. We may be very sure that it is equally impossible to improvise a colonial system. The present English colonial system is aristocratic. It depends upon a large body of specially trained men, acting under traditions which have become well established, and with a firm esprit de corps. Nobody can get into it without training. The system is foreign to our ideas, tastes, and methods. It would require a long time and radical changes in our political methods, which we are not as yet at all disposed to make, to establish any such thing here, and then it would be an imitation. Moreover, England has three different colonial systems, according to the development of the resident population in each colony or dependency, and the selection of the one of these three systems which we wnll adopt and apply involves all the difficulties of devising a new and independent system.
There is, however, another difficulty in borrowing the English colonial system, which is connected with the question of taxing the dependencies. A great many people talk about the revenue which we are to get from these possessions. If we attempt to get any revenues from them we shall repeat the conduct of England toward her colonies, against which they revolted. England claimed that it was reasonable that the colonies should pay their share of imperial expenses which were incurred for the benefit of all. I have never been able to see why that was not a fair demand. As you know, the colonies spurned it with indignation, on the ground that the taxation, being at the discretion of a foreign power, might be made unjust. Our historians and publicists have taught us that the position of the colonists was right and heroic, and the only one worthy of freemen. The revolt was made on the principle of no taxation, not on the size of the tax. The colonists would not pay a penny. Since that is so, we cannot get a penny of revenue from the dependencies, even for their fair share of imperial expenditures, without burning up all our histories, revising all the great principles of our heroic period, repudiating our great men of that period, and going over to the Spanish doctrine of taxing dependencies at the discretion of the governing state. Already one of these dependencies is in arms struggling for liberty against us. Read the threats of the imperialists against these people, who dare to rebel against us, and see whether I am misstating or exaggerating the corruption of imperialism on ourselves. The question is once more, whether we are prepared to repudiate the principles which we have been insisting on for 150 years, and to embrace those of which Spain is the oldest and most conspicuous representative, or not.
If, however, we adopt the present English system, we shall find that it is as unjust to the mother country as the old system was to the colonies, or more so. The colonies now tax the mother country. She pays large expenses for their advantage, for which they return nothing. They set up tax barriers against her trade with them. I do not believe that the United States will ever consent to any such system, and I am clear in the opinion that they never ought to. If the colonies ought not to be made tributary to the mother country, neither ought the mother country to be made tributary to them. The proposition to imitate England's colonial policy is evidently made without the necessary knowledge of what it means, and it proves that those who thrust aside prudent objections by declaring off-hand that we will imitate England have not any serious comprehension of what it is that they propose to do.
The conclusion of this branch of the subject is that it is fundamentally antagonistic to our domestic system to hold dependencies which are unfit to enter into the Union. Our system cannot be extended to take them in, or adjusted to them to keep them out without sacrificing its integrity. If we take in dependencies, which, as we now agree, are not fit to come in as States, there will be constant political agitation to admit them as States, for such agitation will be fomented by any party which thinks that it can win votes in that way. It was an enormous blunder in statecraft to engage in a war which was sure to bring us into this predicament.
It seems as if this new policy was destined to thrust a sword into every joint in our historical and philosophical system. Our ancestors revolted against the colonial and navigation System, but, as soon as they got their independence, they fastened a navigation system on themselves. The consequence is that our industry and commerce are to-day organized under a restrictive system which is the direct offspring of the old Spanish restrictive system, and is based on the same ideas of economic policy, viz., that statesmen can devise a prosperity policy for a country, which will do more for it than a spontaneous development of the energy of the people and the resources of the territory would do. On the other hand, inside of the Union we have established the grandest experiment in absolute free trade that has ever existed. The combination of the two is not new. because it is just what Colbert tried in France, but it is original here, and is an interesting result of the presence in men's minds of two opposite philosophies, the adjustment of which has never yet been fought out. The extension of our authority over these new territories forces the inconsistencv between our internal and our external policy out of the field of philosophy into that of practical politics. Wherever the boundary line of the national system falls we have one rule inside of it and another outside of it. Are the new territories to be taken inside or to be treated as outside? If we develop this dilemma, we shall see that it is of the first importance.
If we treat the dependencies as inside the national system, we must have absolute free trade with them. Then, if, on the policy of the "open door," we allow all others to go to them on the same terms as ourselves, the dependencies will have free trade with all the world, while we are under the restrictive system ourselves. Then, too, the dependencies can obtain no revenues by import duties.
If we take the other branch of the dilemma and treat the dependencies as outside of our national policy, then we must shut out their products from our market by taxes. If we do this on the policy of the " open door," then any taxes which the islands lay upon imports from elsewhere, they must also lay upon imports from us. Then they and we will be taxing each other. If we go upon the protectionist policy, we shall determine our taxes against them, and theirs against other nations, and we shall let them lay none against us. That is exactly the Spanish system. Under it the colonies will be crushed between the upper and the nether millstone. They will revolt against us for just the same reason for which they revolted against Spain.
I have watched the newspapers with great interest for six months, to see what indications were presented of the probable currents of opinion on the dilemma which I have described. There have been but few. A few extreme protectionist newspapers have truculently declared that our protective system was to be extended around our possessions, and that everybody else was to be excluded from them. From a number of interviews and letters, by private individuals, I select the following as expressing well what is sure to be the view of the unregenerate man, especialh' if he has an interest to be protected as this writer had :
"I am opposed to the ' open door' policy, as I understand it. To open the ports of our new territories free to the world would have the effect of cheapening or destroying many of the benefits of territorial acquisition, which has cost us blood and money. As a nation we are well qualified to develop and handle the trade of our new possessions, and by permitting others to come in and divide the advantages and profits of this trade we not only wrong our own citizens, who should be given preference, but exhibit a weakness that ill becomes a nation of our prominence."
This is exactly the view which was held in Spain, France, Holland, and England, in the eighteenth century, and upon which the navigation system, against which our fathers revolted, was founded. If we adopt this view we may count upon it that we shall be embroiled in constant wars with other nations, which will not consent that we should shut them out of parts of the earth's surface until we prove that we can do it by force. Then we shall be parties to a renewal of all the eighteenth century wars for colonies, for supremacy on the sea, for "trade," as the term is used, for world supremacy, and for all the rest of the heavy follies from which our fathers fought to free themselves. That is the policy of Russia and France at the present time, and we have before our eyes proofs of its effect on the peace and welfare of mankind.
Our modern protectionists have always told us that the object of their policy is to secure the home market. They have pushed their system to an extravagant excess. The free traders used to tell them that they were constructing a Chinese wall. They answered that they wished we were separated from other nations by a gulf of fire. Now it is they who are crying out that they are shut in by a Chinese wall. When we have shut all the w-orld out, we find that we have shut ourselves in. The protective system is applied especially to certain selected lines of production. Of course these are stimulated out of proportion to the requirements of the community, and so are exposed to sharp fluctuations of high profits and over-production. At great expense and loss we have carried out the policy of the home market, and now we are called upon at great expense and loss to go out and conquer territory in order to widen the market. In order to have trade with another community, the first condition is, that we must produce what they want, and they must produce what we want. That is the economic condition. The second condition is that there must be peace and security, and freedom from arbitrarj^ obstacles interposed by government. This is the political condition. If these conditions are fulfilled, there will be trade, no matter whether the two communities are in one body politic or not. If these conditions are not fulfilled, there will be no trade, no matter what flag floats. If we want more trade we can get it any day by a reciprocity treaty with Canada, and it will be larger and more profitable than that of all the Spanish possessions. It will cost us nothing to get it. Yet while we were fighting for Porto Rico and Manilla, and spending three or four hundred millions to get them, negotiations with Canada failed through the narrow-mindedness and bigotry which we brought to the negotiation. Conquest can do nothing for trade except to remove the political obstacles which the conquered could not, or would not, remove. From this it follows that the only justification for territorial extension is the extension of free and enlightened policies in regard to commerce. Even then extension is an irksome necessity. The question always is, whether you are taking an asset or a liability. Ivand-grabbing means properly taking territory and shutting all the rest of the world out of it, so as to exploit it ourselves. It is not land-grabbing to take it and police it and throw it open to all. This is the policy of the " open door." Our external commercial policy is, in all its principles, the same as that of Spain. We had no justification, on that ground, in taking anything away from her. If we now seek to justify ourselves, it must be by going over to the free policy, but, as I have shown, that forces to a crisis the contradiction between our domestic and our external policy as to trade. It is very probable, indeed, that the destruction of our restrictive sj'stem will be the first good result of expansion, but my object here has been to show what a network of diflQculties environ us in the attempt to establish a commercial policy for these dependencies. We have certainly to go through years of turmoil and political bitterness, with all the consequent chances of internal dissension, before these difficulties can be overcome.
Another phenomenon which deserves earnest attention from the student of cotemporaneous history and of the trend of political institutions, is the failure of the masses of our people to perceive the inevitable effect of imperialism on deynocracy. On the twenty-ninth of last November the Prime Minister of France was quoted in a cable despatch as follows : "For twenty-eight years we have lived under a contradiction. The army and democracy subsist side by side. The maintenance of the traditions of the army is a menace to liberty, yet they assure the safety of the country and its most sacred duties."
That antagonism of democracy and militarism is now coming to a crisis in France, and militarism is sure to win, because the French people would make any other sacrifice rather than diminish their military strength. In Germany the attempt has been going on for thirty years to establish constitutional government with parliamentary institutions. The parts of the German system are at war with each other. The Emperor constantly interferes with the operation of the system, and utters declarations which are entirely personal. He is not responsible, and cannot be answered or criticised. The situation is not so delicate as in France, but it is exceedingly unstable. All the desire of Germans for self-government and civil liberty runs out into socialism, and socialism is repressed by force or by trickery. The conservative classes of the country acquiesce in the situation, while they deplore it. The reason is because the Emperor is the war-lord. His power and authority are essential to the military strength of the state in face of its neighbors. That is the preponderating consideration to which everything else has to yield, and the consequence of it is that there is to-day scarcely an institution in Germany except the army.
Everywhere you go on the Continent of Europe at this hour you see the conflict between militarism and industrialism. You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted, crippled, and defeated by measures which are dictated by military considerations. At the same time the press is loaded down with discussions about political economy, political philosophy, and social policy. They are discussing poverty, labor, socialism, charity, reform, and social ideals, and are boasting of enlightenment and progress, at the same time that the things which are done are dictated not by these considerations, but by military interests. It is militarism which is eating up all the products of science and art, defeating the energy of the population, and wasting its savings. It is militarism which forbids the people to give their attention to the problems of their own welfare, and to give their strength to the education and comfort of their children. It is militarism which is combating the grand efforts of science and art to ameliorate the struggle for existence.
The American people believe that they have a free country, and we are treated to grandiloquent speeches about our flag and our reputation for freedom and enlightenment. The common opinion is that we have these things because we have chosen and adopted them, because they are in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We suppose, therefore, that we are sure to keep them, and that the follies of other people are things which we can hear about with complacency. People say that this country is like no other, that its prosperity proves its exceptionality, and so on. These are popular errors which in time will meet with harsh correction. The United States is in a protected situation. It is easy to have equality where land is abundant, and where the population is small. It is easy to have prosperity where a few men have a great continent to exploit. It is easy to have liberty when you have no dangerous neighbors, and when the struggle for existence is easy. There are no severe penalties, under such circumstances, for political mistakes. Democracy is not then a thing to be nursed and defended, as it is in an old country like France. It is rooted and founded in the economic circumstances of the country. The orators and constitution-makers do not make democracy. They are made by it. This protected position, however, is sure to pass away. As the country fills up with population, and the task of getting a living out of the ground becomes more difficult, the struggle for existence will become harder, and the competition of life more severe. Then liberty and democracy will cost something if they are to be maintained.
Now what will hasten the day when our present advantages will wear out, and when we shall come down to the conditions of the older and densely populated nations ? The answer is : war, debt, taxation, diplomacy, a grand governmental system, pomp, glory, a big army and navy, lavish expenditures, political jobbery, — in a word, imperialism. In the old days the democratic masses of this country, who knew little about our modern doctrines of social philosophy, had a sound instinct on these matters, and it is no small ground of political discpiietude to see it decline. They resisted every appeal to their vanity in the way of pomp and glory which they knew must be paid for. They dreaded a public debt and a standing army. They were narrow-minded and went too far with these notions, but they were at least right, if they wanted to strengthen democracy.
The great foe of democracy now and in the near future is plutocracy. Every year that passes brings out this antagonism more distinctly. It is to be the social war of the twentieth century. In that war militarism, expansion, and imperialism will all favor plutocracy. In the first place, war and expansion will favor jobbery, both in the dependencies and at home. In the second place, they will take away the attention of the people from what the plutocrats are doing. In the third place, they will cause large expenditures of the people's money, the return for which will not go into the treasury, but into the hands of a few schemers. In the fourth place, they will call for a large public debt and taxes, and these things especially tend to make men unequal, because any social burdens bear more heavily on the weak than on the strong, and so make the weak weaker and the strong stronger. Therefore expansion and imperialism are a grand onslaught on democracy.
The point which I have tried to make in this lecture is that expansion and imperialism are at war with the best traditions, principles, and interests of the American people, and that they will plunge us into a network of difficult problems and political perils, which we might have avoided, while they offer us no corresponding advantage in return.
Of course "principles," phrases, and catchwords are always invented to bolster up any policy which anybody wants to recommend. So in this case. The people who have led us on to shut ourselves in, and who now want us to break out, warn us against the terrors of " isolation." Our ancestors all came here to isolate themselves from the social burdens and inherited errors of the old world. When the others are all over ears in trouble, who would not be isolated in freedom from care ? When the others are crushed under the burden of militarism, who would not be isolated in peace and industry ? When the others are all struggling under debt and taxes, who would not be isolated in the enjoyment of his own earnings for the benefit of his own family ? When the rest are all in a quiver of anxiety, lest at a day's notice they may be involved in a social cataclysm, who would not be isolated out of reach of the disaster ? What we are doing is that we are abandoning this blessed isolation to run after a share in the trouble.
The expansionists answer our remonstrances on behalf of the great American principles by saying that times have changed, and that we have outlived the fathers of the republic and their doctrines. As far as the authority of the great men is concerned, that may well be sacrificed without regret. Authority of persons and names is a dangerous thing. Let us get at the truth and the right. I, for my part, am also afraid of the great principles, and I would make no fight on their behalf. In the ten years before the Revolution our ancestors invented a fine lot of "principles" which they thought would help their case. They repudiated many of them as soon as they got their independence, and the rest of them have since made us a great deal of trouble. I have examined them all critically, and there is not one of them which I consider sound, as it is popularly understood. I have been denounced as a political heretic on this account by people who now repudiate them all in a sentence. But this only clears the ground for the real point. There is a consistency of character for a nation as well as for a man. A man who changes his principles from week to week is destitute of character and deserves no confidence. The great men of this nation were such because they embodied and expressed the opinion and sentiments of the nation in their time. Their names are something more than clubs with which to knock an opponent down when it suits one's purpose, but to be thrown away with contempt when they happen to be on the other side. So ot the great principles ; whether some of us are skeptical about their entire validity, and want to define and limit them somewhat, is of little importance. If the nation has accejited them, sworn by them, founded its legislation on them, imbedded them in the decisions of its courts, and then if it throws them away at six months' warning, you may depend upon it that that nation will suffer in its moral and political rectitude a shock of the severest kind. Three years ago we were ready to fight Great Britain to make her arbitrate a quarrel which she had with Venezuela. The question about the Maine was the fittest subject for arbitration that ever arose between two nations, and we refused to listen to such a proposition. Three years ago, if you had said that any proposition put forth by anybody was " English," he might have been mobbed in the streets. Now the English are our beloved friends, and we are going to try to imitate them and adopt their way of doing things. They are encouraging us to go into difficulties, first because our hands will be full and we will be unable to interfere elsewhere, and secondly, because if we are in diSiculties we shall need allies, and they think that they will be our first choice as such. Some of our public journals have been pouring out sentimental drivel for years about arbitration, but last summer they turned around and began to pour out sentimental drivel about the benefits of war. We congratulate ourselves all the time on the increased means of producing wealth, and then we take the opposite fit and commit some great folly in order to prove that there is something grander than the pursuit of wealth. Three years ago we were on the verge of a law to keep immigrants out who were not good enough to be in with us. Now we are going to take in 8, coo, coo barbarians and semi-barbarians, and we are paying $20,000,000 to get them. For thirty years the negro has been in fashion. He has had political value, and has been petted. Now we have made friends with the Southerners. They and we are hugging each other. We are all united. The negro's day is over. He is out of fashion. We cannot treat him one way and the Malays, Tagals, and Kanakas another way. A Southern senator two or three days ago thanked an expansionist senator from Connecticut for enunciating doctrines which proved that, for the last thirty years, the Southerners have been right all the time, and his inference was incontrovertible.On the 26th of January, 1899, one of the spokesmen of the administration in the House said that a resolution of April 13th, 1898, that " the people of Cuba are, and by right ought to be, free and independent, "was" an absurd provision which no one here would support now." Any one who refused to shout for the resolution in April was "un-American" ; anybody who refuses to shout for the contradiction in January is "un-American." So the "great principles" change all the time, or, what is far more important, the phrases change. Some go out of fashion ; others come in, but the phrasemakers are with us all the time. So when our friends, the expansionists, tell us that times have changed, what it means is that they have a whole set of new phrases, which they want to force into the place of the old ones. All phrases are simply means to deceive.
All the validity that the great principles ever had they have now. Anybody who ever candidly studied them and accepted them for no more than they were really worth can stand by them now as well as ever. The time when a maxim or principle is worth something is when you are tempted to violate it.
Another answer which the imperialists make is that Americans can do anything. They say that they do not shrink from responsibilities. They are willing to run into a hole, trusting to luck and cleverness to get out. There are some things that Americans cannot do. Americans cannot make 2 and 2 = 5. You may answer that that is an arithmetical impossibility, and is not in the range of our subject. Very well: Americans cannot collect $2 a gallon tax on whisky. They tried it for many years and failed. That is an economic or political impossibility, the roots of which are in human nature. It is as absolute an impossibility on this domain as the former on the domain of mathematics. So far as yet appears, Americans cannot govern a city of 100,000 inhabitants so as to get comfort and convenience in it at a low cost and without jol)bery. The fire department of this city is now demoralized by political jobbery. vSpain and all her possessions are not worth as much to you and nie as the efficiency of the fire department of New Haven. The Americans in Connecticut cannot abolish the rotten borough system. The English abolished their rotten borough system seventy years ago, in spite of nobles and landlords. We cannot abolish ours in spite of the small towns. Americans cannot reform the pension list. Its abuses are rooted in the methods of democratic self-government, and no one dares to touch them. It is very doubtful indeed if Americans can keep up an army of 100,000 men in time of peace. Where can 100,000 men be found in this country who are willing to spend their lives as soldiers? or, if they are found, what pay will it require to induce them to take this career? Americans cannot disentangle their currency from the confusion into which it was thrown by the Civil War, and they cannot put their currency on a simple, sure, and sound basis which would give stability to the business of the country. This is a political impossibility. Americans cannot assure the suffrage to negroes throughout the United States. They have tried it for thirty years, and now, contemporaneously with this war with Spain, it has been finally demonstrated that it is a failure. Inasmuch as the negro is now out of fashion, no further attempt to accomplish this purpose will be made. It is an impossibility on account of the complexity of our sj^stem of State and federal government. If I had time to do so, I could go back over the history of negro suffrage and show you how curbstone arguments, exactly analogous to the arguments about expansion, were used to favor it, and how objections w-ere thrust aside in this same blustering and senseless manner in which objections to imperialism are met. The ballot, we were told, was an educator, and would solve all difficulties in its owm path as by magic. Worse still : Americans cannot assure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to negroes inside of the United States. When the negro postmaster's house was set on fire in the night in South Carolina, and not only he, but his wife and children, were murdered as they came out, and when, moreover, this incident passed without legal investigation or punishment, it was a bad omen for the extension of liberty, etc., to Malays and Tagals by simply setting over them the American flag. Upon a little serious examination, the off-hand disposal of an important question of policy, by the declaration that Americans can do anything, proves to be only a silly piece of bombast, and, upon a little reflection, we find that our hands are quite full at home of problems, by the solution of which the peace and happiness of the American people could be greatly increased. The laws of nature and of human nature are just as valid for Americans as for anybody else, and if we commit acts, we shall have to take consequences, just like other people. Therefore, prudence demands that we look ahead to see what we are about to do, and that we gauge the means at our disposal, if we do not want to bring calamity on ourselves and our children. We see that the peculiarities of our system of government set limitations on us. We cannot do things which a great centralized monarchy could do. The very blessings and special advantages which we enjoy, as compared with others, bring disabilities with them. That is the great fundamental cause of what I have tried to show throughout this lecture, that we cannot govern dependencies consistently with our political system, and that, if we try it, the state which our fathers founded will suffer a reaction which will transform it into another empire just after the fashion of all the old ones. That is what imperialism means. That is what it will be, and the democratic republic, which has been, will stand in history as a mere transition form like the colonial organization of earlier days.
And yet this scheme of a republic which our fathers formed was a glorious dream which demands more than a word of respect and affection before it passes away. Indeed, it is not fair to call it a dream or even an ideal. It was a possibility which was within our reach if we had been wise enough to grasp and hold it. It was favored by our comparative isolation, or, at least, bj' our distance from other strong states. The men who came here were able to throw off all the trammels of tradition and established doctrine. They went out into a wilderness, it is true, but thev took with them all the art, science, and literature which, up to that time, civilization had produced. They could not, it is true, strip their minds of the ideas which they had inherited, but, in time, as they lived on in the New World, they sifted and selected these ideas, retaining what they chose. Of the Old World institutions, also, they selected and adopted what they chose, and threw aside the rest. It was a grand opportunity to be thus able to strip off all the follies and errors which they had inherited, so far as they chose to do so. They had unlimited land with no feudal restrictions to hinder them in the use of it. Their idea was that they would never allow any of the social and political abuses of the Old World to grow up here. There should be no manors, no barons, no ranks, no prelates, no idle classes, no paupers, no disinherited ones, except the vicious. There were to be no armies except a militia, which would have no functions but those of police. They would have no court and no pomp ; no orders, or ribbons, or decorations, or titles. They would have no public debt. They repudiated with scorn the notion that a public debt is a public blessing. If debt was incurred in war it was to be paid in peace and not entailed on posterity. There was to be no grand diplomacy, because they intended to mind their own business, and not be involved in any of the intrigues to which European statesmen were accustomed. There was to be no balance of power and no "reason of state" to cost the life and happiness of citizens. The only part of the Monroe doctrine which is valid was their determination that the social and political systems of Europe should not be extended over any part of the American Continent, lest people who were weaker than we should lose the opportunity which the new continent gave them to escape from those systems if they wanted to. Our fathers would have an economical government, even if grand people called it a parsimonious one, and taxes should be no greater than were absolutely necessary to pay for such a government. The citizen was to keep all the rest of his earnings, and use them as he thought best for the happiness of himself and his familj-. The citizen was, abov'e all, to be ensured peace and quiet while he pursued his honest industry and obeyed the laws. No adventurous policies of conquest or ambition, such as, in their belief, kings and nobles had forced, for their own advantage, on European states, would ever be undertaken by a free democratic republic. Therefore the citizen here would never be forced to leave his family, or to give his sons to shed blood for glory, and to leave widows and orphans in misery for nothing. Justice and law were to reign in the midst of simplicity, and a government which had little to do was to offer little field for ambition. In a society where industry, frugality, and prudence were honored, it was believed that the vices of wealth would never flourish.
We know that these beliefs, hopes, and intentions have been only partially fulfilled. We know that, as time has gone on, and we have grown numerous and rich, some of these things have proved impossible ideals, incompatible with a large and flourishing society, but it is by virtue of this conception of a commonwealth that the United States has stood for something unique and grand in the history of mankind, and that its people have been happy. It is by virtue of these ideals that we have been "isolated," isolated in a position which the other nations of the earth have observed in silent envy, and yet there are people who are boasting of their patriotism, because they say that we have taken our place now amongst the nations of the earth by virtue of this war. My patriotism is of the kind which is outraged by the notion that the United States never was a great nation until in a petty three months' campaign it knocked to pieces a poor, decrepit, bankrupt old state like Spain. To hold such an opinion as that is to abandon all American standards, to put shame and scorn on all that our ancestors tried to build up here, and to go over to the standards of which Spain is a representative | <urn:uuid:2df5daaa-4eca-4af4-a79a-ec544f367a87> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.davidmhart.com/liberty/AmericanLibertarians/Sumner/1899-Conquest/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.978649 | 14,232 | 2.703125 | 3 |
We had big plans for our long weekend in Corsica in May.
Driving, hiking, rugged mountains, deserted beaches, excellent food, fabulous wine – we were keen to try everything we’d heard about this island-mountain of the Mediterannean.
Fate had other ideas.
Large wasn’t feeling great as we left home that morning and by the time we arrived at our hotel in Saint Florent (a one-hour flight from Marseille to Calvi followed by a break-your-heart beautiful 90 minute drive) his fever was raging. He had to go straight to bed and stay there for four days, making only guest appearances on the beach wrapped in a blanket.
Not fun for poor Large, but it turned out not to be such a bad thing for all five of us to be forced to stay put for once.
It had been a frenetic couple of months with a lot of travelling, a round of exams at school and a few visitors so it was lovely to sit on the beach for days doing nothing but reading, building sand castles and planning our next meal. Even Large, once he’d recovered a little, appreciated the peace and quiet and a lot more screen time than he would normally be allowed.
The healthy among us did manage to zoom over to the pretty coastal city of Bastia one afternoon. There were many special sights but the image that will stay with me was the enormous statue commemorating a stoic 18th Century Corsican widow who, having lost two sons already in the Corsican struggle for independence from corrupt Genoese rule, offered up her third and last son to the rebels.
I couldn’t stop staring up at this beautiful, tragic image. The fact that the mother’s face was lost in shadow made it so much more haunting. Who was she? I tried and tried to imagine what it would take, what you would have to have been through, how strongly you would have to believe in something, to give up your sons.
I came away determined to find out more about the history of this island which holds such a strategic position in the Mediterranean and has, over the centuries, been occupied or invaded by everyone from the Romans to the Vandals, Goths, Byzantines, Saracens, Pisans, Genoese and French. The history of pirates in Corsican waters is a story in itself.
The watchtowers over the island are crumbling but the fresh graffiti and painted-out French language road signs are a reminder that not all of the conflict is in the past.
Back at the beach, there was a fierce wind, which added excitement to Small and Medium’s fortress building (and rebuilding) project.
Medium braved the breeze to spend ages skirting around and almost getting into the hotel pool. Finally, he jumped in but leapt out very quickly with a squeal that made me look up from my book.
“Thought I saw a shark.”
“Hmm. Pretty sure sharks can’t live in freshwater. Must have been your subconscious telling you it’s too cold to swim [the boys had been asking what the subconscious was the day before]”
“Mu-um! Didn’t you hear my song?”
“Um, I didn’t hear the actual words.”
“I was singing: “There’s no-oo-oo shark in the po-oo-ool, it’s just your imagina-a-a-tion.”
“Oh OK. You going to go back in?”
“No, I’m a bit worried about the shark.”
When Large was a bit better (but still not hungry), the rest of us ducked out a couple of times to try local restaurants (he’s about to turn 13, was happy to be left, the hotel was tiny and the staff were well-briefed in case you think we are monsters).
We tried to keep his spirits up by texting him ridiculous photos but this backfired when I accidentally forwarded a gloating dessert photo I had meant to send to our friend The Photographer back in New Zealand (she can take it). The creations dreamed up by the 19 year old dessert chef at this little café were heavenly.
Poor Large. He still talks about it.
On our last day, Large was almost himself again so we took the long way to the airport, via the stunning coast road of Cap Corse, the index finger of Corsica’s pointing hand.
This northern tip of Corsica is relatively ignored by tourists. Can’t for the life of me work out why. We just loved it.
I’m going to do my reading about Corsica and return. Like so many other places we have “tasted” in this last 15 months, we have unfinished business here. | <urn:uuid:47e95082-6ccb-4ba4-8a97-a1d361449249> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://catinmythroat.com/2015/07/20/a-taste-of-corsica/?replytocom=817 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.972025 | 1,041 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Calorie Labelling in Large Restaurant Chains Enter into Force
Obesity is one of the major health risks around the globe, in developing numerous chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, some types of cancer, strokes and more. The COVID-19 pandemic has further brought the dangers of obesity into focus, with obese patients being more likely to be admitted to intensive care or requiring advanced treatment, such as ventilation. A report published by NHS in 2020 summarized that obesity has become more common in adults and children in the UK. An increase of 4% of hospital admissions directly attributable to obesity was found, compared to 2019. This corresponds to a more convenient environment for eating out or getting takeaways, which has become a growing proportion of people’s diets in the UK. However, a lack of information about the calorie content of items sold at these establishments was identified, this poses limitations for families to make informed decisions on the meals they choose.
As part of the government’s wider strategy to tackle obesity, the government announced in February 2021 the introduction of the Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021, after the mandatory nutrient labelling for food products in 2016 and for prepacked foods in 2021 (Natasha’s law). The regulations, which came into effect from 6 April 2022, will introduce legislation to mandate calorie labelling for large food businesses (those with 250 or more employees) in the “out of home” food sector in England.
The out of home sector generally includes outlets where food and drink is prepared so it can be consumed immediately, whether on or off the premises. The calorie labelling will be required at the point of order for foods. The most common types of businesses in this area include restaurants, cafes, and takeaways. However, retail businesses, such as supermarkets, are also growing contributors to food on the go sales. Businesses will be required to calculate the calorie content per portion of food or drink item sold, while making it clear to consumers what a standard portion is.
Calorie information will need to be displayed on menus, online menus, third party apps, food delivery platforms and food labels at the point a customer is making their food and drink choices.
Food chosen from a menu
Food chosen from displays
* The required information must be easily visible, clearly legible, and cannot be obscured in any way by other writing or pictorial elements.
In addition to persuading consumers to make healthier choices, calorie labelling also aims to encourage the affected businesses to reformulate the food and drink they offer and provide lower calories options to consumers. According to the 2020 proposal impact assessments, the government believes that the regulations could substantially reduce the cost pressure to NHS, and increase the economic output by reduced premature mortality of the labour force.
As an expert panellist, Paul Finglas, Head of Food Databanks National Capability at Quadram Institute, joined the roundtable discussions organised by Trade International about the impact and implications of the upcoming Calorie Labelling Regulations. Professionals from some of the most recognisable names in the food and beverage sector joined to share their thoughts on the regulations, including those from regulatory affairs, commercial projects, and food safety and quality assurance departments.
The roundtable was kicked-off with an overview of the regulations, including what is expected from affected foodservice and hospitality companies and what this means for consumers, followed by an in-depth discussion from the participants, covering any questions and clarifications surrounding the law, and measures they are taking to prepare for its implementation. More information can be found here: Calorie Labelling Regulations White Paper | Trade Interchange
More detailed information on the regulation can be found on the UK government website: Calorie labelling in the out of home sector – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Food Databanks National Capability (FDNC), based at Quadram Institute Bioscience in Norwich (UK), provides the labelling dataset that contains the nutrient composition of the 2886 most commonly eaten foods and recipes dishes in the UK, which will help food manufacturers, restaurants, cafes, and takeaways calculate the calorie and nutrition information for their food products and recipes (https://fdnc.quadram.ac.uk/labelling/).
We also provide a service to calculate the nutritional content of food products and recipes to satisfy the needs of food establishments who need reliable and accurate nutritional information for labelling their products as required by new labelling regulations.
See our website for further information https://www.nutritionalinformationsolutions.com/
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Cornelius and Peter asked and God Answered
Ever had a dream that seemed so real that it still affected you after you awoke? What if you were living at the time of the New Testament and received a vision from God calling to you act on faith? Would you believe? Would you commit to whatever you were called to do? These very questions were pondered by the Apostle Peter and a Roman centurion named Cornelius.
Cornelius lived in Caesarea, a city in Israel near the Mediterranean coast, mid-way between the present day cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. Cornelius and all of his family where devout and feared God, yet they did not know Jesus. One day, while Cornelius was fasting and praying, an angel of God visited him in a vision. Rather than simply revealing Jesus to Cornelius, God called on Cornelius to act on faith by sending servants to find Peter in the town of Joppa, known today as Yafo or Jaffa.
The day after Cornelius’s faith got a workout, the same thing happened to Peter. While he was praying, he became hungry and fell into a trance. God gave Peter a vision, presenting him with many food possibilities that all were considered unclean by Jewish law. Peter refused them, but God warned Peter to not call unclean anything which God had made. Peter was given this vision three times, just to make sure that he got the point: nothing that God made was unclean. Shortly after the vision, to give Peter one more nudge, the Holy Spirit told Peter that messengers were looking for him and that he should go with them. Like Cornelius, God was calling on Peter to act on faith.
The next day, Peter traveled with the messengers back to Caesarea. Though Jewish tradition said that Jews were not to associate with a Gentile, let alone entering the home of a Gentile, Peter went straight into Cornelius’s home and told him and his family all about Jesus. Through the prayers of Cornelius and Peter, and through their exercising of their faith, Jesus was preached to the Gentiles.
In our prayers, we may ask God to use us for His glory, but do we realize what He may ask of us? And when God does respond to our prayers, will we be ready to exercise our faith? | <urn:uuid:17d5acc7-2621-4b44-bef2-c6e351c7a1c9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://roamingastronomer.blogspot.com/2009/11/cornelius-and-peter-asked-and-god.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.987348 | 497 | 2 | 2 |
How to Get Clear Skin: Tips From Our Dermatologist
Clear skin is an essential part of a winning wardrobe, and it’s the number one objective among people who are interested in skincare. Practice these habits and you're on your way to adopting a clear-skin mindset.
In this article you’ll learn:
- Why sunscreen is essential for clear skin.
- Why skin-checks are important.
- The best way to clean your face is not soap.
- Moisturizing does more than hydrate your skin.
- Clean shave = clear skin.
- Why you should cut down on foods with B12.
- How a bit of sunlight can help fight acne.
- How to get clear skin naturally.
- How Geologie can help fight acne
Clear skin tips
Clear skin is the holy grail of skincare. Here are 8 tips to clear skin, as described by Dr. Steve, Geologie's founding dermatologist.
Protect: If you’re going outdoors, wear sunscreen. According to Dr. Steve, the reason is as clear as the nose on your face. “Sun damage leads to all sorts of issues such as age spots, wrinkles, and even cancer,” he says. It’s imperative to apply protection to all exposed areas, including ears (often a site for undetected melanomas), neck, lips, and scalp (especially for those of us with thinning hair).
For best protection, use a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher and reapply every two hours or immediately after swimming or sweating. In addition to the face, consider additional protection by wearing sun-protective clothing, a wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses that offer UV protection. For more effective sun protection, shop for clothing with an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) label.
Patrol: You must check your skin regularly. “You’re looking for any changes,” says Dr. Steve, “especially new spots or moles that bleed, itch, or change color or shape, because those can be early warning signs of cancer.” This routine becomes especially imperative for men over the age of 50, whose risk of developing the most lethal form of skin cancer, melanoma, is higher than most people. Caught early, all skin cancers are treatable. So make sure you check yourself each month.
Cleanse: It probably should go without saying, but washing your face regularly is an important part of your skin routine. Washing daily and after exercise with lukewarm — not hot — water and a gentle cleanser such as Geologie’s Bergamot Cedar Exfoliating Cleanser, which contains 2% salicylic acid, is the best way to ensure that your skin stays clean and acne-free. The salicylic acid will “swab the decks,” and de-clog the dead skn buildup that can prevent your skin from retaining moisture. Note: bar soap can strip your skin of moisturizer.
Moisturize: While your skin is still moist from a shower or shaving, you’ll want to apply a moisturizer. This traps moisture in the skin, which in addition to reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, will also protect your skin from environmental stressors. We recommend Geologie’s morning cream, which contains hyaluronic acid, as well as the cell-rejuvenating ingredient niacinamide.
Shave Carefully: Shaving can be a major pain in the face, leading to such irritants as razor bumps and burns, as well as in-grown hairs that lead to acne. But that’s no reason to join the bearded. First, you may want to re-think your tools. For many, multi-blade razors can work too well, shaving too close to the skin. Try a single- or double-bladed razor. You’ll also want to work on your technique. Dr. Steve recommends shaving with the grain. Never dry shave, but make sure your skin is good and wet before you depilate. And remember to change your blade every five to seven shaves because dull blades are much more likely to irritate your skin.
Watch Your Diet: As with much of your health, your skin can be improved by watching your diet. Specifically, researchers have learned that an excess of Vitamin B12 can have a negative effect on your skin because it can fuel the growth of p acnes bacteria, the main driver for zits. And, while the research on this is rather new, it might be a good idea to reduce your intake of meat and dairy, which are high in B12.
Read the Label: We get it, it’s always easier to go for the graphics and ignore the fine print. When it comes to skincare, however, this can be a big mistake. Men with sensitive skin will want to look for products that are fragrance-free since products that have fragrances can leave skin feeling dry. “The ingredients you need depend on what your individual needs are,” says Dr. Steve, “For example, if you’re prone to acne, you should look for products that say either “oil-free” or “non-comedogenic,” because they won’t clog your pores.”
Sunlight in Moderation: Acne sufferers know that exposure to sunlight can work wonders for their condition. However, proceed with caution: “Sunlight does help with acne because the UV destroys the p acnes bacteria. But you don’t want to increase your risk of skin cancer and sunburn, so be very careful.” It’s much better — both short term and in the long run – to fight your acne using products like Geologie’s 0.2% Retinol Night Cream.
How to get clear skin naturally
Dr. Steve: Aside from washing your face, reducing B12 in your diet, getting moderate exposure to sunlight, getting clear skin naturally is a challenge for many people. We all need a little help, and just a few science-backed ingredients can do a lot.
How Geologie can help fight acne
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Many coastlines around the world have stair-step landforms, known as marine terraces. Marine terraces make up a large part of coastal California’s landscape—from San Diego to Crescent City. Find out how these landscapes form, why marine terraces are of interest to scientists, and where you can explore these landscapes.
Schulz, M., Lawrence, C., Muhs, D., Prentice, C., and Flanagan, S., 2018, Landscapes from the waves—Marine terraces of California: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018–3002, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20183002.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
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|Publisher location||Reston, VA|
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Does mask-wearing hurt children's development?
- The World Health Organization (WHO) advises that children under five should not be required to wear a mask, 6 to 11-year-olds should wear masks after weighing certain risk factors, and children over 12 should treat mask regulations as equivalent to adults.
- During the 1918 flu pandemic, citizens were encouraged to wear masks out of a sense of patriotism to protect troops, while some cities even mandated their use. Even though compliance was high, people 'complained that the masks were uncomfortable, ineffective or bad for business.' Some San Francisco citizens even formed an 'Anti-Mask League.'
- The CDC recommends that masks 'have two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric' and 'a nose wire to prevent air from leaking out of the top of the mask.'
- A 2021 Gallup poll revealed that 48% of parents with K-12 students believe that all children should wear masks in school, regardless of their vaccination status, while 41% said children should be maskless.
The recent worldwide pandemic has undoubtedly had a profound impact on everyday life. Masks are among the most effective measures in significantly slowing the spread of the virus and its variants, thus benefiting the greater good when worn by all. This includes children who are known to transmit COVID-19.
Masks have been deemed safe for children by researchers, and even when worn for prolonged periods, are highly unlikely to have any negative effect. Their use is not unlike sunglasses, which have never been a cause for concern around kids. While it may be an adjustment for some cultures, there are many tools and strategies to help children accept masks and understand their importance. Meanwhile, in societies where masks have long been worn, children show no developmental delays.
Children with visual impairments develop speech and language skills at the same rate as their peers. In fact, seeing less can actually lead to improved observation in other, more resourceful ways. Learning and communication are complex and by no means rely solely on mouth visibility. Studies show kids are not only unhindered by masks in identifying facial expressions, but they prefer studying the eye area regardless.
There’s frankly no evidence to support concerns over potentially harmful effects on kids due to masks, psychologically, physically, or otherwise. Experts agree that the resilience and adaptability of children are certainly able to withstand embracing mask-wearing practices and are confident no long-term detriment or damage will result. Moreover, the proven disease prevention measure is beyond warranted in the name of public safety.
Forcing children to wear masks is a form of child abuse. Numerous scientific studies demonstrate the negative physical and psychological impacts of mask-wearing on adults and children. Mask-Induced Exhaustion Syndrome (MIES) has emerged since the implementation of mask mandates, resulting in various health conditions such as fatigue, headache, irritability, and brain fog, most notably in adolescents and children. Further, it is completely unreasonable to have kids wear masks around each other, considering people aged 0-19 have a 99.99% COVID-19 survival rate, according to the CDC.
In addition to the effects of MIES, there is growing concern amongst dentists about the increase in cases of gum disease since the dawn of mask mandates. Also, developing immune and respiratory systems are in danger as pathogenic bacteria have been found to cling to masks, increasing the risk of serious lung diseases like pneumonia, meningitis, and tuberculosis.
Aside from the damage that masks do to the body, there are growing concerns amongst mental health care professionals about the sociological impacts of mask-wearing. Historically, masks were used to punish slaves as a way to mar one’s identity by obscuring the face. This dehumanizing effect is particularly tragic for young people who are only beginning to learn how to socialize. Masks conceal a vital aspect of human communication and connection--seeing facial expressions and moving lips.
Complicating matters for children is the heavy politicization associated with mask-wearing. When wanting to simply breathe freely is taken as a political stance, kids can feel overwhelmed.
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I sit in a lot of meetings, and I mean a lot. Rarely does a week go by where I’m not at least on a conference call or web meeting. Usually they all end up in the same place, how do we turn around a declining institution. Well, it’s not always that blunt, but usually whatever the difficulty we are facing can be attributed to the changing role of the church and religion in society. Lack of money? We need more people! Small programs? We need more people! Empty sanctuary on Sunday? We need more people!
More than once in the last few months I’ve found myself reflecting on a specific narrative in Scripture from Exodus. I keep thinking about Moses and Aaron leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and what that meant for everyone. Specifically, I keep reading Exodus 16:1-3:
The whole congregation of the Israelites set out from Elim; and Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. 2The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
In the midst of discovering a new way to live, the Israelites really just wished they could go back to the way things were. Even if those times were awful, and would result in death, at least it was familiar. At least they would get food, and now how to function. The problem is, you can’t go back! You are on a path to something greater, Israel, and it ain’t back there in Egypt.
I feel that this narrative speaks to not only the church today, but change in our own lives. Right now, I’m going to talk about the church. It seems obvious when you hear that the church is not the same as it was in the 1950’s, but too often we act like it is. We know we need to try new things to reach out to people, to build relationships, to show the need for a spiritual community, but we still expect people to just show up at our doors because of a fancy flyer or flashy website. I hear bemoaning that “kids these days just don’t believe like we did.” (I’ll admit, I join in the bemoaning at times.) But, its time to step it up.
How, you say? Well, we have to look at the big picture. We need to be collaborative as churches where we can. Buying into a “Free market Capitalist View of Church Growth” isn’t going to help the world. Churches can’t see each other as “competitors” vying for the same precious resources. Guess what, there’s a lot of people out there that don’t go to church, and if even a fraction of them started, we wouldn’t all have room for them anyway. So, I think we are better off asking these questions: Where can we share resources? Where can we assist in relationship building? Where can we defer to another because they have a specialized gift for that? I think long gone are the days where every church met every need. I’m not just talking about within a United Methodist context, how do we collaborate with like-minded Christian communities no matter what the denominational background?
We are in the wilderness, unfamiliar with the dynamics, unsure of where we will end up, but holding on to a hope and praying it will come true. As much as we want to turn back and be familiar, moving forward is our only option. Tomorrow is a new day, new possibilities for our lives, will we move forward in order to see the Manna from heaven?
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1. First of all, you don’t need meat to make an amazing burger.
BBQ Tofu Burger recipe here.
2. And while everyone is concerned you’re not getting enough protein, your burger is actually a healthier protein source.
3. You don’t need mayonnaise to make a killer potato salad.
4. And it doesn’t take a vegan to tell you that mayo is gross and has no place at a barbecue anyway.
5. (Also gross and basic: regular hot dogs.)
6. You know that spices and seasoning is a better way to bring out the flavor of summer produce than slathering it in animal fat.
7. And that God made vegetables for grilling.
8. And even fruit.
9. Not eating meat and dairy leaves more room for EVERYTHING ELSE.
10. And that the best part of a barbecue is not always the burger, anyway.
11. (Not at a good barbecue anyway.)
12. You don’t need cream to make something delicious.
Dairy Free Fudgsicles recipe here.
13. Or butter.
compassionatecook.com / Jack Deutsch
Vegan Blueberry Cobbler recipe here.
14. And knowing no animals were harmed makes it that much more delicious.
15. And so to you, vegan food is a heckuva lot prettier than the “real” versions.
Watermelon, Avocado & Tofu Ceviche recipe here.
16. At the end of a barbecue, carnivores are usually suffering from the meat sweats.
17. Vegans don’t have that problem.
18. Not even close.
19. You feel great.
20. And you’re full, sure.
21. But you probably don’t need a nap.
22. You’re probably getting ready for Round Two.
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How do journalists choose the news they write about? What factors affect their judgments? What is the impact of the audience on their news selection? And, most importantly, how can we be sure to get the latest news? These are the questions that this article will answer. The answer to these questions can have a profound impact on our daily lives. Read on to discover more. And, remember: the more you know, the more you can trust the news you read.
The human rights act enshrines basic freedoms like freedom of speech, expression, and information. However, if an individual refuses to answer a journalist’s questions, they are in violation of the law. Despite the fact that the press is a crucial part of society, it cannot ignore the rules of conduct. There is a fine line between reporting on newsworthy stories and slandering a person.
Factors determining journalists’ selection of news
The research questions for a qualitative study will address newsworthiness and evaluation, and the nature of journalistic practice. These questions may be related to the mission of journalists and their social roles, or they may focus on the fundamental values of journalism. One of the goals of this kind of study is to examine the role of journalists in a democracy and how they determine which stories are newsworthy. For example, what factors influence the way journalists decide which stories are newsworthy?
Impact of audience on journalistic judgments
In the past, the decision to publish an article was grounded in the space available for it. In the digital age, however, digital space has become almost limitless, enabling news organizations to measure and track audience engagement. The extent to which journalists are influenced by audience metrics has become a central issue in news discourse and practice. This paper examines how the use of audience metrics affects journalistic judgments. The purpose of this study is to determine whether audience metrics affect the content or quality of journalism.
Sources of news
Reporters use different sources to gather information. Some sources include police stations, hospitals, fire stations, civic organizations, corporations, shipping offices, airports, and railway stations. Others include eye witnesses, trade bodies, and politicians. Journalists may also use other news sources. Some sources are offbeat or off-the-wall, such as readers’ letters. While some sources are not reputable, others may provide valuable news. Regardless of how they get the information, reporters always make sure they verify the information first.
This paper explores the range of application of objectivity in news. Objectivity is not a neo-liberal goal, but rather an occupational ideology and strategic ritual in journalism. While objectivity may be a desirable goal for journalists, it is not necessarily possible for newsrooms to be completely unbiased. We will examine the range of application of objectivity in news and explore the ways in which it affects newsgathering.
There is a growing debate about whether news media are fairly covering certain groups. A recent survey shows that White Americans are more likely to believe that they are covered fairly than Black and Hispanic Americans. There is a -13 percentage point difference between these two groups. While many news organisations are trying to maintain a broad audience, their coverage of politics, race, and other issues is often criticized as biased. Nonetheless, the issue of fairness in news coverage is not as simple as it may appear. | <urn:uuid:36f042d2-f70f-4b06-b5e5-74da847dd909> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nokonabaseball.org/index.php/2022/06/20/how-do-journalists-choose-the-news-they-write-about/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.94818 | 683 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Catherine Roberts: A TEACHERS GUIDE TO PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Welcome to my Mini-Course
A TEACHERS GUIDE TO PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a method of instruction used by instructors to help prepare students for a real-world setting. PBL helps students gain and develop skills such as problem solving and critical thinking while reflecting on information from personal real life experiences and knowledge about their own learning. (Ceker & Ozdamli, 2016) The goal of PBL is to help students construct extensive and flexible knowledge, develop effective problem solving skills, develop self-directed lifelong learning skills, become effective collaborators, and become intrinsically motivated to learn. (Ceker & Ozdamli, 2016)
Incorporating PBL into the classroom can be challenging. The goal of this course is to investigate the advantages and challenges of PBL, discuss instructional methods used to incorporate PBL, and provide examples of successful PBL applications within multiple subjects.
Learners/participants within this course include educators and administrators who teach adults in higher education. Participants will have a varying degree of familiarity with PBL methods used in the classroom.
Before you begin this course, take a look at the prerequisites to make sure that you meet the requirements of the course. If you meet the prerequisites, review the course objectives so that you know what the outcome of this course will be. When you are ready, click on Module 1 to begin this course.
PREREQUISITES UPON ENTRY:
- Prior teaching experience
- Prior lesson planning experience
- Experience with online discussion forums and submission boxes
COURSE LEVEL OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify examples of effective project based teaching in the classroom.
- Apply project based teaching to formulate curriculum.
- List student skills gained from project based learning.
- Choose to use project-based learning in their teaching.
- Provide effective project-based learning assessment techniques.
- Access to the Internet
- Access to Course Discussion Forum
1.1 Recognize PBL and its importance.
1.2 Recognize the core elements of PBL and be able to think critically and relate how each element makes PBL successful.
1.3 Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of PBL.
2.1 Explain the steps for a successful PBL project.
2.2 Explain the process of planning and building projects.
3.1 Apply a project rubric.
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About the Patient Participation Group
What is the Patient Participation Group (PPG)?
The PPG works with Giffords Surgery and patients to help improve services and to ensure the patient voice is heard.
The PPG meets at the invitation of the Practice. The group is made up from patients from the Practice, the PPG offers advice and support to the Practice from the patients' perspective.
Members of the PPG are not medical professionals and don’t formally represent any group. Members try to represent the views of patients generally.
The PPG is not a forum for complaints.
What does the PPG do?
The PPG meets at a minimum every six months. PPG meetings are also attended by practice partners and a selection of staff from Giffords Surgery. The meetings are an opportunity for joint discussions on issues relating to the Practice. These might include offering advice about future service planning or developments at the Practice and raising issues that are concerning patients.
The PPG also helps with the development of patient information, such as patient data and appointments system etc.
Members of the PPG also talk to patients about their experiences of the practice and can offer advice where appropriate.
PPG members may represent patients at other meetings, for example the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Public Engagement Advisory Group.
How can I find out more or join the PPG?
The PPG is always open to new members. To find out more contact the surgery or complete our online form.
The information you supply us will be used lawfully, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to know what information is held about you and sets out rules to make sure that this information is handled properly.
Terms of Reference
- To act as a representative group of patients to inform and influence the management of the practice
- To provide a focus for patients to channel ideas and suggestions regarding service and health care
- To organise health events and projects to educate and benefit specific groups of patients
- To improve communication between the practice and the patient population
- To collect, collate, discuss and disseminate survey information to and from the wider practice population
- To act as a representative group to influence the local provision of health and social care
Patient Participation Group Membership
- Membership of the PPG shall be open to all patients from within the practice
- Meetings of the PPG will be held approximately every 6 weeks.
- The practice manager or her deputy will be in attendance.
- A quorum will comprise 3 members plus at least 1 member of staff.
- Minutes of the meeting will be taken by the Practice Manager and circulated to all group members.
Any patient may volunteer to be a Virtual PPG Member and there will be no limit on the number of patients in this group. Members in this group will be contacted on-line and will be asked to respond to a number of surveys each year. Virtual members will be offered the opportunity to help with projects and will be kept informed of all meeting decisions via the Practice Website.
Members must respect patient and practice confidentiality. The group will not be expected to act as a focus of complaints from patients (these will be dealt with by the Practice Manager).
Patients will be able to contact the PPG members by:
- Placing message in the suggestion box at Reception
- Writing to the group at the practice address
- Emailing the practice
The PPG will produce a regular newsletter.
The PPG will have a dedicated area of the notice board in the Patient Information Area and will post regular updates on the waiting room TV screens.
PPG responses to suggestions from the patients will be displayed on the notice board, in the newsletter and on the waiting room TV screens as appropriate.
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Management practices in the private sector: A summary of IGC research
This sub-thematic summary highlights the IGC’s research on management practices in the private sector over the past 10 years.
The substantial productivity differences between workers and firms in developed and developing countries have long interested development economists. Unexplained productivity gaps are a major focus for economists seeking to explain the severe income disparities between rich and poor countries. Similarly, stark productivity differences are reflected between firms within countries. Recent evidence has recognised the importance of effective management for firm productivity.
Many developing country firms have poor management practices. This can, in part, explain the difference in productivity between developed and developing countries (Bloom et al. 2013). Improving management practices can increase firm productivity and profitability and support innovation in firms, thereby increasing incomes and jobs available, and contributing to sustainable economic growth in developing countries.
In recent years, research has aimed at filling a substantial gap in quantitative data evaluating management. The IGC has funded a number of projects to contribute to this work, importantly extending the assessment of management to developing countries, and identifying the link between management and productivity. In particular, IGC projects have focussed on management in the garment sectors, the use of incentives by firms, and the influence of the financial literacy of managers. | <urn:uuid:90eef3cc-57fd-4bb1-8f09-dfd5d246b070> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theigc.org/publication/management-practices-in-the-private-sector-a-summary-of-igc-research/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.925091 | 263 | 2.140625 | 2 |
We are an examination centre for both Pearson Edexcel Qualifications and Cambridge Assessment International Education
Normally our students take IGCSE examinations in Year 11, GCE ‘AS’ examinations in Year 12 and GCE ‘A’ level examinations in Year 13. Sometimes early entries are allowed, mainly in languages but also occasionally in other subjects such as mathematics.
We consider pass rates at GCSE as a key indicator of our academic attainment. However, as a school with a non-selective intake from varied backgrounds our priority, over and above our results statistics, is that each student reaches their maximum potential.
There is some annual fluctuation in pass rates as our cohorts are not large, but in general our expectation is that 85% to 90% of all entries score passing grades (9 to 4) in GCSE.
This compares very favourably with non-selective intake schools in the UK and abroad,
For ‘A’ levels, our students have achieved pass rates close to 100% in recent years and sometimes over half of the results are grades A*, A or B. Our sixth form students have historically been very successful in gaining entry to the university of their choice.
Results June 2021
GCSE passes (9 to 4): 88%
GCSE higher grades (9 to 7): 51%
‘A’ level passes (A* to E): 100%
‘A’ level higher grades (A* to B): 78%
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Smelting processes emit metal oxides and other oxygen compounds from aggregates and refining agents. Cleaning molten aluminum produces casting fumes, and during the seeding of gray cast alloy into ductile cast iron, magnesium oxides are created which produce heavy smoke.
The capture, extraction and separation of these emissions is mandatory.
Dry separators of the VARIO, PT-Filter or Jet-Set series are most suitable for very fine particulate. Because of the modular design, the system is flexible with regard to the required air flow - even larger air flows are feasible.
During smelting, the required air flows can vary according to the step in the process. Dust extraction can be variably adjusted, thereby saving on energy costs.
Fire protection measures must be considered for the process exhaust air during smelting processes.
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VVDI 2262-3: Air quality in the workplace - clean air recirculation >>
TRGS 900: Occupational limit values in the workplace >>
TRGS 560: Air recirculation after processing carcinogenic dust >>
TRGS 561: Processing of carcinogenic metals >>
DGUV-Regel 109-011 (formerly: BGR 204): Magnesium processing >>
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The best times to visit Vansbro for ideal weather are
June 18th to August 26th
based on average temperature and humidity from NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Read below for more weather and travel details.
Vansbro Travel Guide
Other Vansbro Travel Info
Weather in Vansbro
Average temperatures in Vansbro vary drastically. Considering humidity, temperatures feel cold for most of the year with a chance of rain or snow throughout most of the year. The area is less temperate than some — in the 13th percentile for pleasant weather — compared to tourist destinations worldwide. Weeks with ideal weather are listed above. If you’re looking for the very warmest time to visit Vansbro, the hottest months are July, August, and then June. See average monthly temperatures below. The warmest time of year is generally early July where highs are regularly around 72.5°F (22.5°C) with temperatures rarely dropping below 50.3°F (10.2°C) at night.
Vansbro Temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Vansbro Temperatures (Celsius)
The way we experience weather isn’t all about temperature. Higher temperatures affect us much more at higher humidity, and colder temperatures feel piercing with high winds. Our perceived temperatures factor in humidity and wind chill to better represent how hot or cold the day feels to a person.
Vansbro Perceived Temperature (F)
Vansbro Perceived Temperature (C)
Average Vansbro Temperatures by Month
Daily highs (averaged for the month) usually give the best indication of the weather. A significantly lower mean and low generally just means it gets colder at night.
|Month||Avg. High (°F)||Avg. Mean (°F)||Avg. Low (°F)|
|Month||Avg. High (°C)||Avg. Mean (°C)||Avg. Low (°C)|
Precipitation (Rain or Snow)
If dry weather is what you’re after, the months with the lowest chance of significant precipitation in Vansbro are April, March, and then February. Note that we define “significant precipitation” as .1 inches or more in this section. The lowest chance of rain or snow occurs around early to mid February. For example, on the week of February 12th there are no days of precipitation on average. By contrast, it’s most likely to rain or snow in mid May with an average of 3 days of significant precipitation the week of May 14th.
When can you find snow in Vansbro? Weather stations report no annual snow. Please note that a value of 0 for snow in the graph below may either mean there was no snow, or that snow is unreported.
Chance of Precipitation
The graph below shows the % chance of rainy and snowy days in Vansbro.
Snow on the Ground
The graph below shows the average snow on the ground in Vansbro (in).
Average Rain and Snow by Month
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|Month||Daily Chance of Rain||Average Snow Depth (cm)||Total Precipitation (cm)|
Humidity and Wind
Vansbro has some extremely humid months, and above average humidity throughout the year. The least humid month is April (60.9% relative humidity), and the most humid month is November (88.3%).
Wind in Vansbro is usually extremely calm. The windiest month is May, followed by October and July. May’s average wind speed of around 3.5 knots (4 MPH or 6.5 KPH) is considered “light air.” Maximum sustained winds (the highest speed for the day lasting more than a few moments) are at their highest in early to mid May where average top sustained speeds reach 8.1 knots, which is considered a gentle breeze.
Relative Humidity (%)
The graph below shows the average % humidity by month in Vansbro.
The graph below shows wind speed (max and average) in knots.
Average Wind Speeds
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All wind speeds are in knots. 1 knot = 1.15 MPH or 1.85 KPH.
|Month||Avg. Wind||Avg. Wind Feel||Sustained High Wind||High Wind Feel|
|Jan||2.4||Barely noticeable||5.7||Light breeze|
|Feb||2.3||Barely noticeable||5.3||Light breeze|
|Mar||2.7||Barely noticeable||6.2||Light breeze|
|Apr||2.8||Barely noticeable||6.7||Light breeze|
|May||3.5||Barely noticeable||7.4||Light breeze|
|Jun||2.9||Barely noticeable||6.5||Light breeze|
|Jul||2.9||Barely noticeable||6.4||Light breeze|
|Aug||2.8||Barely noticeable||6.1||Light breeze|
|Sep||2.8||Barely noticeable||5.9||Light breeze|
|Oct||2.9||Barely noticeable||6||Light breeze|
|Nov||2.9||Barely noticeable||5.9||Light breeze|
|Dec||2.6||Barely noticeable||5.8||Light breeze|
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Is it Safe to Travel to Vansbro?
Our best data indicates this area is generally safe. As of Oct 07, 2019 there are no travel advisories or warnings for Sweden; exercise normal security precautions. Check this page for any recent changes or regions to avoid: Travel Advice and Advisories. This advisory was last updated on Aug 22, 2019.
The Busiest and Least Crowded Months
The busiest month for tourism in Vansbro, Sweden is May, followed by September and July. Prices for hotels and flights will be most expensive during these months, though you can save if you purchase well in advance. Tourists are unlikely to visit Vansbro in March. Those willing to visit at these times will likely find it the least expensive month.
Estimated Tourism by Month
Most Popular Months to Visit
Overall Vansbro Travel Experience by Season
Spring (March through May)
Humidity and temperatures combine to make this season feel moderately cold. Highs range from 65.7°F (18.7°C) and 35.9°F (2.2°C) with warmer temperatures in the later months. Rain is somewhat common with 3 to 8 days of significant precipitation per month. Spring is fairly slow for tourism, which makes it a good time for those looking for deals.
Summer (June through August)
The middle-year months have comfortably cool weather with high temperatures that are comfortable. These months see the most precipitation with 8 to 10 days of precipitation per month. June – August is the busiest season for tourism in Vansbro, so lodging and other accommodations may cost more than usual.
Fall (September through November)
Fall daily highs range from 62°F (16.7°C) and 33.9°F (1.1°C), which will feel chilly given the humidity and wind. It rains or snows a significant amount: approximately 7 days per month. Tourism is the second busiest during these months due to the weather, so hotels may be slightly higher priced.
Winter (December through February)
Weather is far too cold this time of year in Vansbro to be enjoyable for warm weather travelers. The average high during this season is between 35.9°F (2.2°C) and 26.5°F (-3.1°C). On average, it rains or snows a fair amount: 4 to 7 times per month. These times of year are the slowest with tourists. | <urn:uuid:949480a4-7d09-4cba-83b9-185907ef06c6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://championtraveler.com/dates/best-time-to-visit-vansbro-se/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.853613 | 2,529 | 1.804688 | 2 |
This short course focuses on the specific issues that arise in times of armed conflict regarding the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights. It addresses key issues like the applicability of human rights in times of armed conflict; the possibilities of restricting human rights under systems of limitations and derogations; and the extraterritorial application of human rights law.
Throughout the course, the interplay between international humanitarian law and human rights law is systematically tackled by analysing their different origins, fields of application and monitoring bodies, as well as different theories conceptualizing their relationship. These issues are further illustrated by discussing two particularly emblematic human rights in times of armed conflict, namely the right to life and the prohibition of arbitrary deprivation of liberty.
The course can be followed in Geneva or online. Please note that the number of places to follow the course in Geneva is limited.
This short course forms part of the Geneva Academy Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict. It is open to professionals – diplomats, lawyers, legal advisers, judges, NGO staff, human rights advocates, media specialists, professionals working in emergency situations, UN staff and staff from other international organizations –who are not enrolled in the Executive Master and who want to deepen their expertise in this specific issue.
We can admit a maximum of five participants to this short course (in addition to students enrolled in our Executive Master).
The fee for this short course is 1,250 Swiss Francs. In case of cancellation by the participants, CHF 200 won't be returned.
Participants obtain a certificate at the end of the course (no ECTS credits are gained).
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Dr Sandra Krähenmann conducts legal research on the impact of counter-terrorism on human rights law and international humanitarian law, during the last two years with a particular focus on measures to stem the so-called foreign fighter phenomenon
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The course will be conducted online using the ZOOM platform.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation in Armenia and the American University of Armenia are organizing for the third year a Regional Summer School on international humanitarian law (IHL). Scheduled to take place in Yerevan from 7-11 July 2020, it will take place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our new Working Paper by Professor Olivier de Frouville, based on his keynote speech at the Geneva Academy 2021 Graduation Ceremony, discusses the need for – and existing premises – a Global Transitional Justice Process.
This short course examines the sources of international humanitarian law and provides an introduction to its key principles and terminology.
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The digital age offers unique opportunities to strengthen human rights implementation and monitoring and has transformed the means through which human rights are exercised. Equally, the digital age poses unique challenges in ensuring that states and businesses respect and protect our rights in the digital forum. The full extent of the human rights implications of the digital age remain unknown.
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The divine council is a theme that occurs from time to time in the Old Testament. When we go to Genesis early on, we can see a few times it takes place in Genesis 1-11. These passages can sometimes be read in the sense of a royal we, but maybe they mean something else. When King Ahab is considering going off to battle and God has in mind to entice him to do it so he will die there, we see a divine council taking place. When we read Psalm 82, we get told about God sitting among the gods and saying to certain people, “I have said that you are gods.” Jesus even quotes this passage in John 10.
What is going on in these passages? Is there an Ancient Near Eastern motif that we’re missing? Is the Bible teaching polytheism? Could these passages somehow influence how we witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons? After all, Mormons seem to enjoy going to these passages to show a plurality of gods. Are they right? If there is a plurality of gods, how will that help with Jehovah’s Witnesses who are adamant monotheists? Besides, aren’t Christians supposed to be monotheists also?
To discuss these passages and how they interact with these groups, I am having a guest come on that many people have requested over the years and he was very willing to come on. We wanted him back in December, but a blizzard came through in his area unfortunately and shut down the power. Hopefully, all will go well this time. My guest will be Michael Heiser. So who is he?
According to his bio:
Michael S. Heiser (M.A., Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison) taught at the college level for twelve years before accepting a position at Logos Bible Software with a focus on producing ancient text databases and other digital resources for study of the ancient world and biblical studies. He is now the Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software (Faithlife Corp.) and a regular contributor to Faithlife’s Bible Study Magazine. He has also published widely in scholarly journals and is a best-selling author. His books include: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (Lexham, 2015); Supernatural: What The Bible Teaches About The Unseen World and Why It Matters (Lexham, 2015); Reversing Hermon: Enoch, The Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ (Defender, 2017); Angels: What The Bible Really Says About the Heavenly Host (Lexham, 2018); and the 60-Second Scholar series: Brief Insights on Mastering Bible Study (Zondervan, 2018); Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible (Zondervan, 2018); Brief Insights on Mastering Bible Doctrine (Zondervan, 2018).
Heiser advocates that interpreting the Bible in context means reading it in light of the context that produced it instead of Christian tradition or modern thinking. Readers discover a radical new relevance and coherence when they read the Bible through the eyes of its writer. Years ago, this passion for convincing readers of the importance of an ancient worldview prompted Dr. Heiser to create The Naked Bible blog and the popular Naked Bible Podcast. Dr. Heiser’s non-profit ministry (MIQLAT.org) provides translations of his work free of charge in over a dozen languages and has partnered with AllAboutGod.com to create the new YouTube Channel FringePop321, which seeks to engage people attracted to new age and popular fringe beliefs. To that end Dr. Heiser has also written two science fiction novels (The Facade, The Portent) and hosts a podcast dedicated to discussing peer-reviewed research on these subjects (PEERANORMAL).
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Whilst not all aches tends to be serious and difficult, nevertheless it is best to get expert tooth assist at the appropriate interval. What many dont believe would be that the cause of a toothache is not at all limited to dental troubles. There are non-dental roots which might be really serious when not recognized and dealt with.
Preserving oral health is important in preventing tooth pain along with other oral troubles. Not taking good care of your teeth and gums can cause various issues. The commonest factors would be the as a result of:
- Irritated Teeth. This occurs after hole has led to decay which currently influences the mush inside the teeth. As a result of the existence of micro-organisms and rot, the mush and gum tissue become irritated and contaminated. This influences the sensory finish of the teeth, ergo, the pain. When the enamel is already badly harmed and is also beyond save, great option may be tooth removal.
- Abscessed Tooth. This is certainly a transmittable information influencing the root on the teeth. This really is already a result of cavities. http://datingmentor.org/escort/oxnard/ This occurs whenever corrosion provides wide spread to the mush and also the base of the teeth. After the looks reacts, the result is an abscess, that is certainly most painful. The easiest method to view this is certainly not extraction, but to empty the abscess through a-root canal method.
- Damaged tooth. a damaged teeth by itself will never be unpleasant. But when it has an effect on the mush of this dental, this is where the difficulty begins. It can cause inflammation and soreness. Luckily for us, there are many oral treatments accessible to fix this, based on the scope of problems. Your choices add main channel, crown teeth, and stabilization.
- Periodontitis. This is often a type of gum condition and that is a whole lot more considered gingivitis. This happens after gums and roots belonging to the dental were swollen. This really because of poor oral hygiene and micro-organisms buildup.
Because you really have tooth discomfort doesnt mean your trouble is definitely purely tooth. In some sources, toothache just might be a sign of some other sicknesses or dilemmas. In case the teeth harm, it can be due to various other non-dental factors for example the after:
- Hearing Illness. To respond to issue if hearing issues causes a toothache, yes, it will. Individuals with undiagnosed ear canal infection often experiences soreness into the jaw and teeth. The reason is , from the proximity with the ears toward the said destinations. In the event you encounter ear-ache, jaw soreness and toothache, then you posses an ear infections. The easiest way to find out should go to a specialist. The good thing is that these types of disease can be easily addressed normally disappears altogether in 2 months time.
- Sinus Problems. That is another possible cause of a toothache. The reasons why the pain returns within the jaw bone and dental neighborhood is due to their own proximity for the sinuses. Tooth pain can occur because of the force caused by sinus build-up. If the lead to is definitely sinus issues, drop by an experienced professional for proper treatment.
- Trigeminal Neuralgia.
In rare circumstances, this disorder can occur as a teeth aches. Truly an ailment that impacts the facial anxiety referred to as trigeminal sensory. The moment this neurological malfunctions or works hyper-actively, anyone may experience increased serious pain in the facial places, such as the lips. It’s always best to have your circumstances addressed right away by a complete medical professional.
- Heart Attack. Although this minimal takes place, toothache just might be a sign of a heart attack. In certain cases, individuals who are experiencing coronary arrest adventure called discomfort for the mouth and jaw bone. For people with aerobic difficulties or center issues, then you must look out for such signs and symptoms.
Hearing Soreness and Toothache
The two of these can be hugely painful and bothersome. The problem is that ear suffering can be an indication of an oral nightmare, and also on an additional give, a tooth problems could possibly be an indication of hearing illness. It is not easy to establish that’s creating which. Asking the simple difference between both of them is very important so that you will get the proper treatment. Therefore that will help you, below are some variations in the observable symptoms of ear soreness and tooth ache:
Tooth Ache Warning Signs
- Pain inside or/and all over dental
- Smelly breath
- Swollen glands
- Susceptibility to hot or cooler
- Ear ache
Earache Signs And Symptoms
- Soreness in or/and round the ear canal
- Chin problems
- Problems listening to
- Reduced harmony
- Difficulty asleep
- Sinus troubles
- Losing desire for food
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Cooking an excess of this dish will need preservative methods and that might pop up the question of “can you freeze roasted sweet potatoes?”
Sweet potatoes are a very popular dish amongst all the different foods we eat worldwide. It is eaten in different cultures due to its very tasty nature when prepared.
Sweet potatoes can be cooked in different sorts of ways including roasting.
Roasted sweet potatoes are well-liked by kids and adults so it appears very often on our menu.
This article was well researched and written to answer this.
Why Do You Need to Freeze Your Roasted Sweet Potatoes?
Freezing your roasted sweet potatoes can help them last for up to 6 months!
Yes, you heard that right. It is the most effective way of preserving this dish.
You do not necessarily have to throw your leftovers away if you can store them properly in the freezer and come back to them later. It will help you reduce wastage to the barest minimum.
If you are looking to manage your finances on food, preserving your leftovers is a good way of managing your food budget.
Roasted sweet potatoes can still maintain their crispy texture and taste after reheating when frozen properly.
It is not on the red list of foods that should not be frozen at all according to nutritionists.
You only need to avoid re-freezing them to prevent significant loss of texture and quality.
Roasted sweet potatoes freeze very well as they do not contain a whole lot of moisture.
Does Freezing Them Kill Microorganisms?
Freezing slows down the growth of microorganisms and enzyme activity that can cause food spoilage and foodborne illness.
There is also little to no loss of vitamins unless it’s water-soluble vitamins like vitamin C which might be lost in the defrosting process.
Roasted Sweet potatoes freeze more than uncooked potatoes and it does not lose their texture when you later bring them out for reheating.
It saves you time and even makes the cooking faster at the time of reheating as the initial roasting is already completed.
You will have an ongoing batch of roasted sweet potatoes that you can eat whenever you need some delicious dishes.
It is highly possible that you sometimes end up cooking excess sweet potatoes and you want to know if you can put them in the freezer.
The answer is yes! You can freeze roasted potatoes if you can’t eat everything all at once.
It helps you prevent the wastage of your delicious sweet potatoes so you can relish them longer
Freezing roasted sweet potatoes might leave them with a stale taste, especially potatoes that were roasted with spices like pepper, cloves, garlic, and onions.
These spices can get bitter or have an off-taste because freezing can alter their tastes.
You can freeze roasted sweet potatoes but the taste would not be as good as fresh roasted sweet potatoes as you can’t fully preserve the taste and texture but it is still manageable.
There can also be a loss of nutrients.
The slow growth of microorganisms can still occur in cases of improper packaging thereby altering the nutritional value of the food and can lead to food-borne infections.
You have to reheat properly if you don’t want soggy or still cold sweet potatoes.
You have to reheat continuously to make sure the heat gets into the inside.
You can’t refreeze previously frozen roasted sweet potatoes. You have to eat them immediately after thawing and reheating.
Refreezing your roasted sweet potatoes multiple times will make the potatoes mushy and flavorless.
Freezing roasted sweet potatoes does not change their taste to a significant extent when frozen properly.
But altogether, it can still leave it with a stale taste.
This is caused by loss of moisture and it can be prevented by proper packaging so it is water-resistant.
Sweet Potatoes that were roasted with spices like pepper, cloves, garlic, and onions can get bitter or have an off taste because freezing can alter the taste of these spices.
Note: Putting roasted sweet potatoes in the freezer with other varieties of food might cause a mixture of odor and this can alter the taste of your potato to a very large extent.
Ways You Can Preserve Roasted Sweet Potatoes
If you want to preserve roasted sweet potatoes for a short period of time, like maybe a day or two, you can just put them in the refrigerator.
Store in Freezer
You have to store them in the freezer within two hours after preparation. This is to ensure that the quality is preserved.
Let it get cold to room temperature before putting them in the freezer. Make sure the fridge door is closed always to allow for maximum cooling.
Set the temperature of the fridge to less than 30” C.
The maximum length of days for sweet roasted potatoes in the fridge is three days.
The most efficient way to preserve roasted sweet potatoes for a long time is by freezing.
Tip: Do not overcrowd the freezer so the stored food can cool rapidly. Cool air will be able to circulate faster and freeze the stored foods.
How to Extend the Shelf Life of Sweet Potatoes
If you can follow the steps I listed below, you will be able to extend the shelf life of your roasted sweet potatoes with the freezing method;
- You need to freeze your leftovers as early as possible to maintain the quality. Don’t wait for more than an hour.
- You need to allow the roasted sweet potatoes to cool completely to room temperature first before freezing
- You can wrap the sweet potatoes with a plastic wrap for maximum preservation of freshness. This will prevent the odor of different foods from mixing.
Are There Other Ways?
You need to get a freezer container or a Ziploc bag where you will put the wrapped sweet potatoes that you want to freeze.
Make sure you put the right amount the bag can take at once, if there are more sweet potatoes to freeze then get another Ziploc bag to put the rest of it.
Squeeze out excess air from the bag with a vacuum and then seal the bag.
If you don’t have a vacuum, you can use a small straw to help remove air from bags before freezing.
Ensure you write a label and a date with a permanent marker on the bag so you can remember how long the food has been there and prioritize when to eat it.
Don’t forget to keep the freezer at 0’F (-18’C) the entire time you are storing your food.
Ensure that they are put inside containers alone. Do not put other vegetables inside the containers with the sweet potatoes to prevent loss of taste.
Label the containers so as to know when to get them out for reheating.
After taking them out of the fridge for reheating, do not put them back in again. It will affect the quality of the roasted potatoes.
How Long Can You Freeze Roasted Sweet Potatoes?
You can freeze them for as long as one year but it is best to eat them within three months for the best quality and taste.
Eat your roasted sweet potatoes while it’s still fresh and crispy. Check the label for accuracy because the texture might decline after three months.
To prevent this, you can use a vacuum sealer to suck out the excess air from the Ziploc bag you put your sweet roasted potatoes in.
This should be done so it is not affected by the leftover oxygen when you are freezing them.
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All in all, if you read the whole article, you would have discovered that you can freeze roasted sweet potatoes and still maintain their maximum quality to prevent wasting your leftovers.
As long as the refrigeration or freezing process is followed holistically, you can defrost and reheat your dish and still get all the satisfaction.
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Research from the Barna group shows that Christians in the U.S. are “absorbing” non-biblical worldviews.
The study, conducted with Summit Ministries, found that only 17 percent of Christians had a “biblical worldview.” Instead, the study found “strong agreement with ideas unique to non-biblical worldviews among practicing Christians.”
The study showed that four in 10 practicing Christians were sympathetic to some Muslim teachings, 61 percent agreed with New Spirituality ideas, 54 percent could agree with postmodernist views, 36 percent agreed with some Marxist ideas and 29 percent believed some secularist ideas.
In one question asked in the study, about three in 10 practicing Christians said they strongly agree that “all people pray to the same god or spirit, no matter what name they use for that spiritual being.”
Younger people were more than eight times as likely to accept these “non-biblical” worldviews than older people. According to the study, men were more open to the ideas than women.
“The challenge with competing worldviews is that there are fragments of similarities to some Christian teachings, and some may recognize and latch on to these ideas, not realizing they are distortions of biblical truths,” said Brooke Hempell, senior vice president of research. “The call for the Church, and its teachers and thinkers, is to help Christians dissect popular beliefs before allowing them to settle in their own ideology.”
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Thousands of doses of Ebola vaccine arrived Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is facing an outbreak of the deadly virus, the health ministry said.
Congolese authorities declared the outbreak in the northwest region near Congo – Brazzaville on May 8 , and three have died from the disease, according to an official toll.
The number of reported cases is 42, including two confirmed, according to a World Health Organization tally.
“Five thousand four hundred doses of vaccine arrived from Geneva this morning” said health ministry spokeswoman Jessica Ilunga. They would be kept in Kinshasa until a refrigerated transportation chain could be guaranteed.
The WHO said the risk of the disease spreading was “high” and announced it was preparing for the “worst case scenario”.
Chief executive Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the affected Bikoro area last weekend, saying he hoped for a “better way out” of the latest outbreak in DRC.
Ebola is one of the world’s most notorious diseases, being both highly infectious and extremely lethal.
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Mary has a passion for traveling, especially to National Parks. She has visited forty-five parks, exploring and photographing each one. She shares "America's best idea" with children through facts and mysterious adventures, hoping to create in them a desire to explore the parks for themselves.
Lava Chasers at Volcanoes National Park
Chosen to participate in a STEM study of volcanoes, Ben and Bekka, along with students from other NEWS Science Clubs, soon learn the danger of being close to an active volcano. Would Kilauea erupt before they finished their science experiments? Would they get off the island before the volcano erupted? Would they be trapped by new lava on the Trail of Craters Road? Another exciting adventure for the Cooper twins while on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Two If By Tea In Boston
"Scavenger hunt. What's a scavenger hunt?" asked Ben and Bekka when their father told them they had an assignment to walk The Freedom Trail in Boston National Historical Park as undercover detectives. Join the twins as they hunt for mysterious clues, uncover a plot hanging in the stairway of an old brick church, and encounter danger like they never have before.
The Runaway Lawnmower
From popular children's author Mary Morgan comes a book for younger brothers and sisters. The Runaway Lawnmower, illustrated by Hannah Fritzke, entertains while teaching a life lesson - happiness comes from serving others. This book is a feel-good story geared towards children ages 3-6.
Podadora de Césped
Twisted Trails in Grand Canyon
Mystery, adventure, and a dangerous rescue await Ben and Bekka Cooper and their cousins, Kyla and Jack, at Grand Canyon's Phantom Ranch. The family reunion quickly turns into a weekend of thrills, chills, and a near spill over a cliff into the canyon below. But there's a sneaky thief. Who is it?
Double Trouble in the Everglades
"Three, two, one, go!" the ranger yelled. In a blaze of speed, twenty-five teams of bikers took off as fast as they could, heading straight into the heart of Shark Valley. Chosen to hike, bike, and paddle the Everglades National Park Triathlon, Ben and Bekka Cooper find themselves surrounded by more than alligators, crocs, and snakes. With keen eyes and quick thinking, they discover a get-rich-quick scheme that quickly becomes unglued. Join the twins and new friends in a suspenseful journey into the Everglades.
Snow Den at Yellowstone
While spending Christmas vacation at Old Faithful Snow Lodge in Yellowstone National Park, Ben and Bekka Cooper, along with their cousin Ian, find themselves entangled in more than chills and spills on ski trails. In the face of danger and freezing temperatures, the trio of sleuths save the day for an injured friend, and foil the plot of villains to leave their mark on our first National Park.
Spies in Disguise at Gettysburg
Chosen to attend a reenactment of North against South at Gettysburg National Military Park, Ben and Bekka Cooper, along with their classmates experience a once-in-a-lifetime field trip. Putting their keen eyes and quick thinking to the test, they uncover a plot to ruin the event. With the help of a camera, travel book, and a secret weapon, the spies in disguise did not get away with the crime.
The Face at Mount Rushmore
Looking forward to spending the 4th of July in South Dakota with their uncle at Mount Rushmore, Ben and Bekka have no clue about what awaits them at the national monument. Is there a diabolical plan? If only the presidents could talk...
Stolen Treasures at Pictured Rocks
While exploring Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Park, twins, Ben and Bekka Cooper, along with a new friend Eli, discover not only the beauty of Lake Superior, but encounter more than they bargained for. With keen eyes and quick thinking, they came upon thieves planning to steal artifacts from sunken ships. Needless to say, their vacation was more than just a camping trip. | <urn:uuid:9474b176-9c9f-4074-8714-61a5946d085d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.nationalparkmysteries.com/books | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.935253 | 924 | 1.84375 | 2 |
JUSTICE GEORGE THOMPSON
Justice George Thompson Jr. resides in Henryetta, Oklahoma. He attended Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas; the University of Tulsa; and Oklahoma State University. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired after serving for twenty-eight years with the City of Tulsa Engineering Services. He also served for four years as a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Housing Authority Board. As of November 2019, Justice Thompson has served on the Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission.
Justice Thompson was raised with a strong emphasis in Mvskoke culture and has been active in Mvskoke tradition his entire life. He is a member of the Hickory Ground Tribal Town (ocevpofv) and is of the Bird (fuswvlke) Clan. He is a fluent Mvskoke-speaker and is regularly called upon to give presentations to our Nation’s youth in the Mvskoke language. He strongly believes that language preservation is essential to the overall effort to preserve all Mvskoke customs and traditions. His father was Mekko at Arbeka Ceremonial Ground and his mother was a member of Hickory Ceremonial Ground. For the last forty years, Justice Thompson has been Mekko (Kosa Mekko) of Hickory Ceremonial Ground. He is humbled and honored to serve as Mekko and looks forward to fulfilling his lifetime leadership commitment.
As Hickory Ground Mekko, Justice Thompson is a plaintiff in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Poarch Band of Creek Indians; a civil suit filed in federal court to protect and oppose the desecration of ancestral homelands in Alabama. In 2012, Justice Thompson was awarded the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief’s Medal of Honor for his leadership role in the effort to preserve Mvskoke ancestral burial grounds. He was also induction into the Mvskoke Hall of Fame in October of 2013. Further, in 2019, Justice Thompson was presented the Kenneth Anquoe Lifetime Achievement Award and was selected as an honoree for the 2019 AARP Oklahoma Indian Elder Honors.
Justice Thompson was nominated and confirmed to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court in February of 2013, and is currently serving his second six-year term on the Court. Justice Thompson intends to rely on his intimate knowledge of Mvskoke culture and tradition to shape the judicial decisions in which he participates. He is confident that fairness and impartiality can be best achieved by balancing modern methods of jurisprudence with older, traditional Mvskoke approaches to dispute resolution. Justice Thompson served as Vice-Chief Justice for the Supreme Court from 2014 to 2019. | <urn:uuid:cf517a36-95c9-4dbd-b93b-d02f596f8ae1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.creeksupremecourt.com/justices/justice-george-thompson/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.968067 | 565 | 1.75 | 2 |
Artifishal presented by Patagonia - Aug 1
Free Event – Booking Essential
Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in nature.
Closer to home, Tasmania‘s marine environments have also been significantly impacted by industrial salmon farming. Now these farms are setting their sights on King Island – close to the world-class waves of Martha Lavinia Beach-and unwittingly picking a fight with surfers worldwide. Our film Saving Martha looks at the issue of Fish Farming that is impacting wild fish locally.
Join us for a screening of both Artifishal and Saving Martha, hosted by Dave Rastovich and Dan Ross.
6.00pm – Doors open for refreshments
6.30pm – Artifishal & Saving Martha
Please note: This event is general admission, no allocated seating.
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Blake Lemoine poses for a portrait in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Martin Klimek/ for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Martin Klimek/ for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Can artificial intelligence come alive?
That question is at the center of a debate raging in Silicon Valley after a Google computer scientist claimed over the weekend that the company’s AI appears to have consciousness.
Inside Google, engineer Blake Lemoine was tasked with a tricky job: Figure out if the company’s artificial
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Find out how to make this cute hugs and kisses game:
You Will Need:
- 4 Paper Straws
- Something circular to draw around (I’ve used an eggcup)
- Paint & Paintbrush (or pencils/crayons/markers if you prefer!)
- Pencil, Scissors & Glue
1. Use your straws to mark out the size of the game board (as shown). Use the pencil to mark the lines and cut along them. You should now have a square.
2. Place the straws into a grid shape, making sure the ‘boxes’ are as evenly sized as possible, and glue into place.
3. Draw around your eggcup to create 10 circles on the card and cut them out. These discs will make your game pieces.
4. Using the paint, decorate 5 of your pieces with hearts (hugs!) and 5 with Xs (kisses!).
TOP TIP: Using leftover egg-cartons as paint containers makes clean-up time faster and a lot less messy!
5. When the paint is dry, it’s time to play! Which player will get three in a row to win the prize of a huge, big hug? | <urn:uuid:c73e9716-e92a-4250-94f8-6f3a6d9b590f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.everymum.ie/my-family/crafts-activities/how-to-make-a-hugs-and-kisses-game/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.935049 | 266 | 2.125 | 2 |
If you have found some abandoned duck eggs, they still have a chance, if you choose to care for them yourself. Or if you already have laying ducks and have decided to artificially hatch them yourself, this article will give you the basics on what to do. Hatching eggs of ducks is an easy task, which mostly consists of waiting.
If collecting your eggs from your own laying ducks, be sure to get them as soon as possible after they have been laid. Experienced duck breeders suggest that you do not wash the eggs before incubating them and try to only incubate clean eggs. However, very dirty eggs have been known to hatch with out any problems.
Once you have obtained your eggs, the first thing you will need to begin the incubation process will be to purchase an incubator at your local feed or animal supply store. Or, you may choose to build your own. Directions on how to do so can be found everywhere online or at most book stores.
After getting your incubator, you need to be sure you set the temperature right. Overheating will cook the eggs and if it is not warm enough, the eggs will not develop and will quickly go bad. If you are only hatching a few eggs at a time, it can be harder for the incubator to keep the temperature regulated. If this is the case, a good way to keep the temperature where you need it would be to keep a few rocks or stones in the bottom of the incubator or even a bottle of water. You also want to control the humidity in your incubator as well. Be sure to consult the manual for your machine to see the best way to do this. If you have built your own incubator, the best way to do this would be to keep a pan at the bottom of the incubator and keep it full of water.
When you have the temperature set, you will begin to turn the eggs, unless you have an automatic incubator. For duck eggs, it is recommended to not use an auto-turn incubator and to turn them three times daily by hand. However, ducks eggs have been hatched successfully using the auto-turn incubators. Other than turning the eggs, please refrain from opening the incubator, since this releases some of the heat from it. Your duck eggs will need to be incubated for approximately twenty-eight days. Remember, stop turning the eggs two to three days before the ducklings are due to hatch.
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This section is not devoted to a particular area of labor and employment law. It is meant for more general research needs.
Labor Law Journals
Many of these titles can be found in print and online.
Books from our Collection
American Labor Struggles and Law Histories by
Call Number: KF3319 .A44 2011
Publication Date: 2011
From slave rebellions, to the Lowell Mill girls, to Wisconsin and the Tea Party; this book tells the stories of law and legal action inevitably intersecting the collective actions of workers, in triumph or in anguish, over all of United States history.
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books
Prior volumes of this index are held in the law library; however, this index is no longer current in print form. Alternatively, researchers can use the link to access the Index online. The online version is current and regularly maintained.
The UDM Law Library offers a wide range of indexes for varied use. These indexes are particularly helpful for finding older materials; however, researchers may be surprised at the ease of using the print materials for subject-specific legal information from periodicals.
Current Law Index
This index is available in print from the UDM Law Library, and is located in Row 61 on the third floor. This title also corresponds with our LegalTrac database, available online. The print version is published annually with monthly supplements, and include two volumes (one to browse by subject and the other to browse by author or title).
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
This is an excellent resource that can be used to locate titles and citations to foreign periodicals. Each volume is arranged with a subject index, geographical index, book review index, and author index. This series is no longer being maintained in print; however, it is available from HeinOnline beginning with 1985.
Index to Canadian Legal Literature
This is a multi-volume set that includes a nicely organized subject index. Each volume is dedicated to a specific set of letter combinations (i.e., to locate environmental law materials, consult the DI-FE volume). The set is current through 2011. The ICLL is fully bilingual, and offers comprehensive coverage of Canadian secondary legal literature.
Databases from UDM Law
For interdisciplinary research, you may wish to include in your research materials outside the realm of the law. Below, students will find a list of resources they may wish to consult for interdisciplinary research needs.
The UDM Law Library now offers access to Bloomberg and BNA Premier.
Congressional Research Service Database
This database is sponsored through the University of North Texas and is a comprehensive compilation of CRS reports. The site's aim is to provide integrated, searchable access to many of the full-text CRS reports that have been available at a variety of different web sites since 1990.
Databases from McNichols Campus
The UDM Law Library is able to offer content through databases maintained by the McNichols campus. There is a wide variety of journals and indexes that may benefit you in your research.
Offers pdf versions of many law reviews and law journals as well as governmental resources.
JSTOR (also known as Journal Storage) includes journals from a wide variety of disciplines.
MeL Databases (Michigan E Library)
Researchers can locate additional online resources through these MeL databases. Access is available on-campus and also with a valid Michigan driver's license number.
Online version of Congressional Information Service (CIS). Includes PDF files of legislative materials.
ProQuest's Government Periodicals Index
This database offers several methods of searching, including a topical index from which researchers can browse different areas of interest. Materials are typically presented in pdf format with direct links to the resource.
SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
SSRN has articles in 20 core subject areas, including the Legal Scholarship Network. This database is free, and offers abstract and title search features. Abstracts provide helpful glimpses of the articles, and researchers can use the one-click download feature to access relevant articles. This database does include working papers, which may help researchers stay on top of current scholarship in their area.
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Adidas and Prada are extending their collaboration to include a first-of-its-kind sustainable NFT launch into the Metaverse.
In a bid to push their sustainability agendas, recent collaborators Adidas and Prada have joined forces on their first cooperative NFT, in collaboration with digital artist Zach Lieberman. The first-of-its-kind NFT will donate proceeds from the sales to charity, as well as support the artist and community creators.
In a statement released by Adidas, the brand says the collaboration, officially named Adidas for Prada Re-Source, will feature user-generated and creator-owned art aimed at bridging participants across fashion, design, and crypto “to co-create a large-scale digital artwork inspired by the physical Re-Nylon collection.”
Prada x Adidas
Earlier this month, Prada and Adidas launched a collaboration that saw classic Adidas apparel, including its iconic tracksuit, made over in Prada’s Re-Nylon. The material is the brainchild of the label head Miuccia Prada. It’s made from Econyl, a regenerated nylon yarn designed for indefinite recycling. All of Prada’s nylon is now made from the recycled material.
The collaborative NFT project is asking fans and customers to contribute to the open-Metaverse NFT project. Adidas says 3,000 community-sourced artworks “will be minted as NFTs and compiled as tiles in a single mass-patchwork NFT,” which will be designed by Lieberman. “A truly collaborative endeavour—participation in the Adidas for Prada Re-Source NFT project is completely free, and contributors will maintain full ownership rights over their individual NFT tiles,” the company said.
Lieberman’s final NFT will be auctioned on SuperRare, one of the leading NFT auction platforms. Proceeds will go to the nonprofit Slow Factory, which works to support marginalized communities.
“In an era defined by climate catastrophe, we recognize the urgent imperative to redesign all human activity. Our methodology applies ancestral wisdom to scientific and technological innovation to turn segregated systems into holistic ecosystems,” reads the Slow Factory website. “We embrace plurality to decentralize solutions that repair and nurture global-majority communities impacted by colonialism.”
The brands say the launch is an homage to “open innovation.” They say the NFTs and Web3 technology will be used to reward participation in a “new kind of collective rooted in ownership, authenticity, and community.” To that, Adidas and Prada collaborated with Polygon Studios to build the project on its Polygon network. It is a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks.
Adidas debuted its first NFT last month. Into the Metaverse minted 30,000 NFTs to more than 21,000 buyers. That was a collaborative effort with gmoney, PUNKS Comic and Bored Ape Yacht Club.
Beginning on January 24th, anyone with a digital wallet can register for a chance to create and mint their NFT as part of the Adidas for Prada Re-Source project. Approved participants will be able to submit a photograph using a filter created by Lieberman. The brands say the 3,000 contributors will be selected at random, with 1,000 spots reserved for holders of the Adidas Originals Into the Metaverse NFT. There will also be 500 spots reserved for users who tried but were unable to mint the Into the Metaverse NFT.
The finished artwork will be on display as a large-scale digital art installation in selected Prada and Adidas locations worldwide. The project will be sold as a one-of-one NFT between January 28th and 31st.
The metaverse is expected to see a swell of sustainability and wellness efforts. In a recent post on Eco-Age, founder of the creative agency and environmentalist Olivia Firth announced the launch of the Eco-Verse.
“If I look back at how 2021 ended—two things immediately come to mind: the fatigue of still living with the reality of a global pandemic and how it shaped our daily lives, and the curiosity about this thing called Metaverse,” she wrote.
Firth says the agency’s Eco-Verse division will advise clients on how to enter the NFT and metaverse world making sure they respect “both environmental and social standards.”
The move is born out of her frustration with the industry, specifically Meta, formerly Facebook. “In [Mark] Zuckerberg’s hands, the vision of sociality, community, and experience existing on this frontier will be devastatingly limited and inevitably structured by harm,” she wrote.
“This epoch promises plenty of disruption. But whether or not this is welcome depends on how we steer a course through change,” Firth said.
Other efforts are aimed at bringing healing to and through the Metaverse. Last week, Ei.Ventures announced its plans to open a psychedelic wellness treatment center on a plot of land it opened in the Sandbox. | <urn:uuid:74686c98-0141-4781-b560-4cd498e9ef8f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://the-ethos.co/adidas-prada-metaverse-sustainable-nft/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.938918 | 1,068 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Recommendations for Judicial Discipline Systems
The public must have confidence that judges who misbehave in office, who abuse their power or who undermine the justice system, are not above the law and will be disciplined. So, IAALS determined that we needed to better understand how judicial discipline systems work and provide suggestions for improving them.
After compiling information and analyses about discipline systems across the country, we convened a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss them. This report is the result of that research and collaboration. In it, we make recommendations for judicial discipline systems that are designed to achieve a balance between transparency and accountability, confidentiality and trustworthiness—all with the goal of enhancing public trust and confidence in the judges of this nation.
We are grateful to the Sturm Family Foundation for the funding that allowed us to take on this work—and we hope that the recommendations are useful to those who run, participate in, or are observers of state judicial discipline systems. | <urn:uuid:bc4a8e66-f30f-4f5e-8bb6-17915f728434> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://iaals.du.edu/publications/recommendations-judicial-discipline-systems | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.937456 | 191 | 2.234375 | 2 |
Route 66 could become a designated bike route
"There is a group out of the Joplin area that is working with the Missouri Federation Bike and Pedestrian Association to designate Route 66 throughout Missouri as a cycle friendly, and marked for Route 66 cyclist activities," said Beth Wiles, the Executive Director of the Pulaski County Tourism Bureau.
Her office, along with other cities in the county, as well as the county commissioners have announced their support of a plan organized in Joplin that would designate Historic Route 66 as a U.S. Bicycle Route.
"It'll help sell and market the communities, as well as provide great information for those tourists travelling the route," Wiles said.
One of the biggest reasons supporters of this plan want it to happen is because of the enhanced safety it will bring for the bicyclists. Bicyclists have already been increasing in the area, and this is expected to bring in even more.
"Part of that is remapping the sytem for areas that it is not safe, that they don't have the proper shoulders or there are certain areas, even outside of our state that move to a gravel situation," Wiles said. "A lot of them don't ride there. So, they're working hard to bring that safety measure to this program."
The State Department of Transportation needs towns and cities along Route 66 to send letters of support to them, so the route can be formally mapped and signed throughout the state.
If this passes, Missouri will be the first of the eight states to do so.
"So, we hope for a decision to be made in May, so that an announcement can be made in June," Wiles said.
There is a strict April deadline for the state agencies to submit their request for the designation to happen this year.
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A Will is a legal document which sets out how your property will be divided after you pass away.
Under a Will, you appoint an executor who looks after your estate and carries out various duties including the collection of assets, payment of debts, and the distribution of your estate in accordance with your Will.
It is important you prepare a Will to ensure your estate is given to those you care about after you pass away and it is even more important that you consider making a new Will following your separation.
At East Coast Family Lawyers, we can advise you on what constitutes a valid Will and what should be covered by your Will. We can also assist you in preparing or updating your Will.
Power of Attorney
A Power of Attorney is a legal document appointing a person of your choice to manage your financial and legal affairs in accordance with your instructions. This may include buying and selling real estate, shares and other assets, operating your bank account and spending money on your behalf.
You can either appoint a General Power of Attorney or an Enduring Power of Attorney. The appointment of a General Power of Attorney ceases once you lose mental capacity due to illness or injury. Whereas an Enduring Power of Attorney continues even after you lose the mental capacity to manage your own affairs.
The Power of Attorney can either come into effect immediately or at some future point in time depending on your wishes, but it is important to remember, the appointment only operates while you are still alive.
An Enduring Guardian is someone you appoint to make health and lifestyle decisions for you, including where you will live, the services you need, and what medical or dental treatment you will receive.
The appointment of an Enduring Guardian operates while you are alive and comes into effect once you lack the capacity to make decisions.
If you want to appoint a Power of Attorney or an Enduring Guardian, we can assist you in completing the legal form of appointment.
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Discuss the reasons why some people have a tendency to be impatient and choose immediate spending over saving for the future.
Identify instances in their lives where they decided to buy something immediately and then wished they had instead saved the money for future purchases.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Strand: Financial Literacy
Date Adopted or Revised: 04/15
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Retirement is something that may seem far away at times and some young people do not even think about it even once a year. Truthfully, retirement is one of the most certain events in our lives. It must come one day. Either by choice or law of nature. Furthermore, the fact is that we live a fast-paced lifestyle, and the years can go by in the blink of an eye.
This is why it is essential to start thinking about preparing for retirement sooner than later. Poor financial planning can force you to keep working for longer. While you may feel like you can work forever, this is not always true. There comes a time when you may want to rest and enjoy retirement.
If you have not financially planned for retirement from an early stage, you may find it hard to make ends meet in your golden years.
Here are some simple ways you can start financially preparing for retirement today.
1. Save 20 Percent of Your Income
One of the most effective strategies is to save 20% of your income using the 50/30/20 budget rule. According to this plan, you should spend 50 per cent of your income on your needs, 30% on your wants, and 20% goes into savings.
This is a useful tool for saving money for retirement or even a down payment on a property. It is essential to look for ways you can save money every day. This includes controlling your spending habits and being financially smart.
2. Set a Savings Goal for Retirement
One easy way to determine your saving goal for retirement is the rule of 25. Simply just multiply what you spend annually by 25, and you should have an idea of how much money you will need to retire. For example, if your annual expenses are $40,000, multiplying that by 25 means you need a saving of $1 million to retire.
Another great way to help you estimate your goal is using a retirement savings calculator. It will help you identify how much you need to save each month to achieve your goals by the time you are eligible for retirement.
3. Identify Debt to Pay Off
One of the first steps for increasing your savings is to first identify and try to pay off any high-interest debt you may have. This may include things like your credit card payments.
After identifying and taking care of high-interest debts, you can focus on other financial obligations such as your mortgage and student loans.
Once you are relatively debt-free, it will become much easier to start planning and saving for retirement.
4. Build an Emergency Fund
Emergency funds are a necessity for most people in today’s world. Unexpected expenses can cripple your financial health and even set your retirement back substantially. This is why it is important to have at least 3 months’ worth of your income set aside in an emergency fund.
Suppose you do end up with an unforeseen expense. In that case, you can dip into your emergency fund instead of your retirement savings. A high-yield savings account is the perfect platform for your emergency fund.
This is because these accounts earn a higher annual yield compared to other savings accounts. These accounts are also FDIC- insured and usually have no balance requirements or monthly fees.
5. Prepare for the Unexpected
Another thing you should consider even before retirement is the procurement of life insurance. Suppose you have a spouse or other people that depend on you. In that case, life insurance can be very beneficial.
In the unfortunate event that you pass away, the life insurance policy can ensure your loved ones are still financially taken care of. There are companies now offering life insurance even in the Gambia such as the ELAC. You can also learn more about life insurance on Manulife.
The Bottom Line
These are just some of the ways you can make it easier to financially prepare for retirement. The most important thing is to start early, as time will enable you to benefit from the compound interest which can help you achieve your savings goals. You can always reach out to a financial or insurance professional to help you get started today. | <urn:uuid:0e6af625-29af-40e5-b2a9-6fe1c3947b10> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://businessingambia.com/how-to-financially-prepare-for-retirement/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.961645 | 835 | 2.296875 | 2 |
How to Get a Good Credit Score
You must learn how to use credit to build credit. There are many things to take into consideration, including not taking on too much debt, keeping your balance low, paying your bills on time, and improving your payment history. There are some tips that you can apply to build credit. Continue reading to find out more. Here are some of the important points to remember. If you are worried about your credit score, you should follow these guidelines.
Increase your credit limit
In order to get an increased credit limit you must build a long-term history of responsible credit usage. It is best to pay off your credit card balances in full every month. However, it is recommended to pay more than the minimum monthly. Furthermore, it could save you money on interest costs. A regular review of your credit report can aid in improving your credit score. The credit report can be accessed online at no cost until April 2021.
Increasing your credit limit will not just increase the amount of credit you have available but also reduce your credit utilization ratio. This will ultimately increase your credit score due to the fact that you will have more credit. A lower ratio of credit utilization will allow you to spend more which in turn will result in a higher score. If you have a small credit limit, you might not be able to make enough, which could negatively affect your score.
Keep your balance in check
One of the most important things in building credit is to keep your credit card balances down. Credit card holders with good balances, use their cards sparingly, paying off their balances at the end the month. Bad credit users make periodic payments, which may lower their scores. They should also be vigilant about their credit scores. A decline in credit scores could result from missed payments or suspicious activity.
As previously mentioned one of the most important factors in your credit score is the percentage of your credit card debt that is not more than 30 percent of your credit limit. This number demonstrates how responsible you are when it comes to credit. Creditors may see this as warning signs if you open multiple credit cards. Your credit score could be affected if there are several credit card accounts. Experts suggest keeping the balance of your credit cards below 30 percent of your credit limit. It is important to pay the entire credit card balance every month.
Pay off your debts in time
Paying off your debt promptly is one of the most effective methods to build credit. Credit card balances are reported to the credit bureaus about three weeks prior to your bill due date. Having a high utilization rate can affect your credit score. To stop this you can take out a personal loan. While it will affect your credit score for a short time however, it won’t affect your credit utilization.
No matter how much debt you have, making timely payments will boost your credit score. While it won’t immediately affect your credit utilization rate, it will over time. It is hard to know the exact impact that paying off debt will have on your credit score, but it is certainly worth it. The credit utilization rate is the percentage of your credit limit divided by the amount of outstanding debt.
Improve your payment history
Paying all your bills on-time is among the best ways to improve your payment record. Even if there have been problems with credit in the past, they will not be included in your FICO score. Even if your payments are late every once in a while , you can still afford at least six months to get back on track. You will see improvements in your FICO score when you pay your bills on time.
There are a variety of ways to improve your payment history to have a better credit score. The most important one is to make sure you pay your bills punctually. Your payment history makes up approximately 35 percent of the credit score, making it crucial to keep your bills current. While a few late payments won’t cause any major negative impact on your credit score, it could affect your credit score if you have a poor payment history. | <urn:uuid:a9406651-a752-4f72-9a2b-ce41a8919533> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.nurevdenevenakliye.com/would-getting-2-cds-increase-my-credit-score-fast/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.968006 | 825 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Maputo — The Maputo transport authorities have revived plans to establish a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which should greatly improve conditions for bus passengers in the Mozambican capital.
According to a report in Monday’s issue of the independent daily “O Pais”, citing the Maputo Metropolitan Transport Agency, work on the BRT could begin in 2023, and the project could be operational in 2024.
A BRT scheme involves establishing bus lanes that cannot be used by any other traffic. The idea was first proposed in 2014, when a viability study was drawn up and the bus routes were presented. 198 articulated buses, each able to hold 160 passengers, would travel along the routes.
There were to be four bus terminals, 29 stations along the routes, a maintenance area and an electronic ticketing system.
The Brazilian government was to finance the project, which would be in the hands of the Brazilian engineering company Odebrecht. But Odebrecht was deeply involved in corruption, and in October 2016, the Brazilian government announced the suspension of 4.7 billion dollars worth of financing for 25 public works projects in Africa and Latin America. The investigation found that Odebrecht had paid bribes of 900,000 dollars in Mozambique.
It was suspected that Odebrecht paid this money in connection with the construction of the international airport in the northern city of Nacala, an airport that has almost no flights and no passengers.
Without the Brazilian funding, the BRT project languished, but has now been take up again by the Maputo Metropolitan Transport Agency, working with the Maputo and Matola municipalities. This time the proposed source of funding is the World Bank, which, according to the Transport Agency, is making a grant of 250 million dollars available.
The new BRT scheme is more ambitious than the 2014 project, in that the routes are not restricted to Maputo, but continue into Matola.
The technical administrator of the Metropolitan Transport Agency, Armando Bembele, told “O Pais” that, at peak times, the BRT should be able to move 10,000 passengers an hour.
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This is another part of my critical reader’s companion to The Long Tail, and it discusses the first part of Chapter 11 – Living in a Niche Culture. Part 0 is here. You can find a complete list of the Long Tail pieces here.
We’re getting towards the end of
the book now, and it is moving on from the core material to some
speculative asides about broader issues. The material in this chapter
illustrates the reasons for the book’s success and also one of its most
pervasive weaknesses – which is all about the meaning of the title.
Throughout the book, Chris Anderson uses the phrase "The Long Tail" to
mean several different things.
It’s a business model (create a profitable business by "selling less of more")
- It’s a commentary on the benefits of Internet commerce (online commerce is more diverse than those old physical shelves)
- It’s a trendspotting book about changes to contemporary culture (the end of the hit parade, the fall of the blockbuster)
The shift back and forth between these different meanings is what makes
the book so frustrating. Anderson wants to eat his cake and have it too
– which is the theme for this posting.
When it suits, Anderson can be very cautious about what he means by
"The Long Tail". Witness two entries in his blog. First, here’s part of
his response to Lee Gomes’s article, which I’ve mentioned a few times:
First, the book doesn’t claim that there are any cases where sales of products not
available in the dominant bricks-and-mortar retailer in a sector (my
definition of "tail") are larger than the sales of products that are
available in that retailer ("head")… Which is why the language Gomes
cites from the book jacket is actually all phrased in the future
conditional tense ("What happens when the combined value of all the
millions of items that may sell only a few copies equals or exceeds the
value of a few items that sell millions each?").
That "future conditional" thing is really a bit precious isn’t it?
Or here, in a post he calls What The Long Tail Isn’t:
There are many distortions of the term, but the most common
one is to use it as a newly-positive synonym for "fringe"… for Long
Tail effects to work, you need both a head of relatively few hits and a tail of many niches, so that recommendations and other filters can lead consumers from one to the other.
A tail without a head is too noisy and apparently random to get
consumer traction; people need to start with the familiar and then
move, via trusted recommendations, to the unfamiliar. Likewise a head
without a tail is too limited in choice; the odds of finding a niche
you want are too low to bother exploring much beyond what you already
Thus the two big Long Tail opportunities are:
- Aggregating hits and niches into a one big curve, from head to tail.
- Creating content and products that can plug into someone else’s aggregated curve.
He goes on to list some other things that "The Long Tail Isn’t":
- Commodification – The LT is about nicheification, which is different.
– Offering a few different choices or a bit of customization (like the
sandwich filling options in the risible example above) is not enough.
Long Tail effects kick in when you’re expanding variety and choice by
orders of magnitude–from 10x to infinity.
- The case for an all amateur, self-published future
– The LT will probably have as much commercial content as ever. It will
just be joined by far more amateur fare, forming a relatively seamless
continuum from pros to ams.
- The actual end of hits
– The LT ends the tyranny of hits, shifting the market equally to
niches. But it certainly acknowledges that some things will continue to
be a lot more popular than others. Powerlaw distributions are as
natural as diversity itself.
- A focus on small markets at the exclusion of large ones – Again, you need both hits and niches to allow the filters and recommendation engines to work, driving demand down the curve from the known to the unknown.
- Just any powerlaw
– Powerlaws are ubiquitous. Long Tails are not. The first shows up
anywhere you have variety, inequality, and network effects (word of
mouth). The second requires massive variety and a wide range between
the hits and niches. After all, many short tails are simply truncated
powerlaw distributions. They just aren’t, er, long.
Mr. Anderson wants to have it both ways.
He wants to disown
the wilder uses of his catch phrase, ignoring the fact that the
catchiness is the core of its popularity and influence. Also, he is not
immune to misusing the phrase himself. He wants to say that "offering a
few choices or a bit of customization" is not Long Tail – yet he writes
about twenty varieties of flour as the "Long Tail of flour" , or
customized T-shirts as the "Long Tail of fashion " . He disowns "a
focus on small markets at the exclusion of large ones", and yet writes
that microbreweries are the "Long Tail of beer" . He says that
"just any powerlaw" is not a long tail and yet describes cities as "The
Long Tail of urban space" and Al Qaeda as "The Long Tail of
national security" ? If it wasn’t for the aura of universality that
such misuses create then the thesis of the book would have attracted
much less attention than it has.
The first section of Chapter 11 is about The History of House Sound of Chicago,
a book by Stuart Cosgrove. The emergence of this form of music in the
early 1980s, from the embers of disco, is the story of a "proto-Long
Tail music culture" . Mr. Anderson backs up the claim by reference
to the three forces of the Long Tail from Chapter 4:
started with the spread of affordable technology, from mixing decks to
multitrack recorders. That’s the first force of the Long Tail, the
democratization of the tools of production."
- An explosion
of records created the need for a way for people to get to them: "Which
is exactly what clubs and warehouse parties offered, thus providing the
necessary second force — democratized distribution"
The "hyperspecialized genres" of house music were identified by a
proliferation of distinct record labels, sometimes owned by the same
company: "Indie record labels are like tags, providing clues to which
microgenre a track is likely to be" . This "connects supply and
demand" which is his third force.
Does Chicago House music have anything to do with the Long Tail? Well,
what I know about House music could fit on a single 45rpm label, but
the answer is clearly No.
story of the House Sound of Chicago is a familiar story about the
emergence of a subculture in a particular physical place and time – it
is an example of variety and minority-interest culture emerging from
the very offline, physical proximity whose limitations he decries in
the remainder of the book.
Looking back at the criteria for
something to be Long Tail, there is nothing here about either
"Aggregating hits and niches into a one big curve, from head to tail"
or "Creating content and products that can plug into someone else’s
aggregated curve." Whereas Anderson claims that The Long Tail is not "a
focus on small markets at the exclusion of large ones", the indie music
he is invoking did just that. As for his "three forces": folk music in
the broadest sense has always been produced by cheap technology, from
harmonicas to fiddles to guitars to whistles, so there is nothing new
there. Using clubs and parties as a way to share and provide access to
music? Been done for hundreds or thousands of years. And the idea of
labels as being "like tags" is simply a way of relating the culture of
music to the culture his core audience is familiar with, which is the
online computer world.
Elsewhere, Anderson laments that the physical world limits cultural
diversity because of what we might call the Bollywood Problem: culture
that appeals to a specific group of widely dispersed people has to
reach a certain threshold of appeal in a single locale before
being viable, and so might be viable nowhere (well, in North America
anyway). One of the many things he neglects about the cultural
phenomena at the core of his book is the fact that much of culture is
not a "market" with distinct supply and demand. Culture as a
participatory activity involves an intermingling of supply and demand,
and it is precisely the specific nature of physical environments that
leads to the development of new genres and flavours of music, whether
it’s Northern Soul or the collectivist music ethic that started in Montreal with Godspeed You! Black Emperor and has now given us the snow-influenced best band in the world and has also travelled down the 401 to Toronto to produce the almost-great Broken Social Scene.
From "Or" Culture to "And" Culture
[180-182] continues with the big statements that Anderson disowns
elsewhere, starting off with "The Long Tail is nothing more than
infinite choice" . Once people get on the internet "they don’t
just go from one media outlet to another — they simply scatter.
Infinite choice equals ultimate fragmentation" . Yet he
simultaneously wants to say that this is "simply a rebalancing of the
equation, an evolution from an ‘Or’ era of hits or niches (mainstream culture vs. subcultures) to an ‘And’ era… Mass culture will not fall, it will simply get less mass."
if "Mass culture will not fall" and the Long Tail is not "The actual
end of hits" then why does he entitle a chapter "The Rise and Fall of
the Hit", or title sections "Who Killed the Hit Album?" or "The
End of the Hit Parade" ? or write "We are turning from a mass
market back into a niche nation" . Parsing "The End of the Hit
Parade" carefully (there is no tense, not even future conditional), you
could argue that ending the Hit Parade is different from Hits
themselves, but I think it’s fair to say, in a book as rhetorical as
this one, the author is out to create an impression that we are on the
edge of a bigger transition than a mere rebalancing of the equation.
like to say that Mr. Anderson needs to make up his mind, but plainly he
doesn’t need to at all. The ability to switch back and forth between
eschatology and business models is what gives the book its appeal, and
he’s done very well by it. The fact that it is inconsistent to the
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A 9-year-old, vaccinated boy with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and β-thalassemia trait presented with 1 month of progressive dyspnea, snoring, dysphagia, and weight loss. Both parents had a history of latent tuberculosis infection treated after immigrating to the US from Syria shortly after the patient’s birth. The patient’s pediatrician diagnosed him with reactive airway disease and adenotonsillar hypertrophy. He was referred to the otolaryngology clinic, where flexible laryngoscopy revealed diffuse upper airway lymphoid hyperplasia and supraglottic edema. He was sent to the emergency department, where he was stridulous and afebrile with a normal white blood cell count and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. A computed tomography scan of the neck revealed diffuse edema and contrast enhancement of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and supraglottis. A chest radiograph was normal.
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Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of unclear etiology. Its prevalence is about 10 to 35 cases per 100 000 people, with a significant African American and female predominance.1 The disease tends to affect those in the third or fourth decade of life, most often manifesting as cough or dyspnea.2 Sarcoidosis affects the head and neck region in 10% to 15% of patients and usually presents as cervical lymphadenopathy.3
The reported rate of laryngeal sarcoidosis ranges from 0.5% to 5% of all patients with sarcoidosis, and isolated laryngeal sarcoidosis is rarer still.2,4 Symptoms may include hoarseness, dyspnea, snoring, dysphagia, globus, and throat pain.2 Laryngoscopy shows pale edema of the epiglottis most commonly, followed by the arytenoids and aryepiglottic folds. The epiglottis may have a characteristic turbanlike appearance, as seen in this patient (Figure 1A).5 The glottis and subglottis are less frequently involved, likely owing to less lymphoid tissue in these areas.2,5 While sarcoidosis is a diagnosis of exclusion, serum ANA and ACE levels may be elevated, although the latter has low sensitivity (60%).2 Because ACE is primarily secreted by pulmonary endothelial cells and alveolar macrophages, levels may be normal in patients without pulmonary involvement.6 Histopathology will reveal noncaseating granulomas, as it did in this patient.
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Corresponding Author: Scott A. Hong, MD, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, St Louis University Hospital, 1008 S Spring Ave, 3rd Floor, St Louis, MO 63104 (firstname.lastname@example.org).
Published Online: September 3, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2577
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Additional Contributions: We thank the patient’s parent for granting permission to publish this information.
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Tablet setup in Alchemy
Alchemy is an open drawing project aimed at exploring how we can sketch, draw, and create on computers in new ways. Alchemy isn’t software for creating finished artwork, but rather a sketching environment that focuses on the absolute initial stage of the creation process. Experimental in nature, Alchemy lets you brainstorm visually to explore an expanded range of ideas and possibilities in a serendipitous way.
In this tutorial you can learn how to setup a tablet, which uses the evdev driver, to work with this application.
Alchemy BETA 008
This is the latest version of this program. You can download it here.
This software automatically recognises your tablet, there is no need to configure anything in Alchemy.
If your tablet is not recognised, there might be a problem with loading the JPen library.
If you start Alchemy in a terminal and the following message appears:
08-Jun-2012 15:11:24 jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 run INFO: loading JNI library: jpen-2-2-x86_64 ... 08-Jun-2012 15:11:24 jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 logOnFail INFO: jpen-2-2-x86_64 couldn't be loaded 08-Jun-2012 15:11:24 jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 run INFO: loading JNI library: jpen-2-2-ia64 ... 08-Jun-2012 15:11:24 jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 logOnFail INFO: jpen-2-2-ia64 couldn't be loaded
then the JPen library has not loaded.
To correct the problem do the following. Download the JPen library (jpen-2-100101-lib.zip) from here to ~/Downloads. It’s assumed that you have extracted Alchemy to your home directory and therefore the Alchemy installation path is ~/Alchemy.
Open a terminal and change to the Alchemy directory.
$ cd Alchemy/
Rename the Alchemy’s lib directory to libold.
$ mv lib libold
Extract the jpen-2-100101-lib.zip into the Alchemy directory.
$ unzip ~/Downloads/jpen-2-100101-lib.zip
Create a new lib directory under the Alchemy directory.
$ mkdir lib
Copy libjpen-2-2-ia64.so, libjpen-2-2.so, libjpen-2-2-x86_64.so, libjpen-2-3.jnilib from the zip file into the lib directory.
$ cp -t ./lib ./jpen-2-100101/libjpen-2-2-ia64.so \ ./jpen-2-100101/libjpen-2-2.so \ ./jpen-2-100101/libjpen-2-2-x86_64.so \ ./jpen-2-100101/libjpen-2-3.jnilib
Copy jpen-2.jar from the zip into the Alchemy installation directory.
$ cp -t . ./jpen-2-100101/jpen-2.jar
Start Alchemy with the following command.
$ java -Djava.library.path=lib -jar Alchemy.jar
If you have successfully set up everything, the following message should appear in the terminal:
08-Jun-2012 15:27:03 jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 run INFO: loading JNI library: jpen-2-2-x86_64 ... 08-Jun-2012 15:27:03 jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 run INFO: jpen-2-2-x86_64 loaded
Which means the JPen library loaded correctly and your tablet should be recognised.
If you choose Pressure Shapes in the Create menu, you can see how pressure is affecting the shape of what you are drawing.
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Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens says if Queensland had its own dollar, it would face strong upward pressures and would shine too brightly over the Sunshine State.
Mr Stevens was addressing a tongue-in-cheek question from a Queensland MP on the possibility of the state having a separate currency.
"In principle, you can have your own currency," Mr Stevens told a federal parliamentary committee on Friday.
"You have to have your own central bank. There's certain costs associated with doing that."
While the question from Liberal MP Scott Buchholz was asked in jest, it highlighted concerns over the economic readiness of people living in flood-ravaged areas of Queensland to take on future interest rate rises.
"There's a huge disproportion between areas that rely on the resources sector and those who don't," said Mr Buchholz, whose electorate takes in the devastated communities of Grantham and Murphy's Creek.
"And the point I just want to make sure that you guys are absolutely ... across, is that every time we shift that cash rate and interest rates move, my people up there bleed."
Mr Stevens explained that if Queensland had its own currency, its value could be pushed higher by a large build-up in mining, which would end up hurting the local tourism industry.
"In fact, your exchange rate could be even higher than the one we have now," he told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics.
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For organizations in the U.S. with more than 100 employees, an upcoming rule from OSHA will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or weekly negative tests, for employees. This will require companies to collect a greater volume of COVID-19 vaccination data and testing results, as well as general protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) than they have previously, putting a greater burden on HR, administrative, and executive teams. The White House COVID-19 Action Plan outlines the following:
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is developing a rule that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on at least a weekly basis before coming to work. OSHA will issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to implement this requirement. This requirement will impact over 80 million workers in private sector businesses with 100+ employees.
This data will likely need to be shared internally among HR and leadership teams, as well as stored for company records. It’s imperative that companies protect employees’ personal data as it’s collected, stored, and shared.
Companies need to establish a clear, secure process for collecting employees’ health data. While OSHA proof-of-vaccination requirements were still being determined at the time of writing, it’s possible that vaccinated employees may demonstrate proof of vaccination by showing their physical vaccine card, or using a secure app such as Apple Wallet. Employees who have not received the vaccine will be required to undergo testing at least weekly, with negative test results required to come to work.
Regardless of how employees provide this information, it’s likely that HR teams will need to collect and manage the results, aggregate those results across the workforce, and communicate with managers of unvaccinated individuals. If that information needs to be shared via email or other collaboration flows, it’s essential that those messages are secured with end-to-end data protection.
Some organizations assume that the transit-layer security (TLS) encryption native to most email applications is secure enough to share sensitive data. However, TLS only protects messages in transit. For security that will best protect sensitive health-related information, organizations should encrypt this data from end to end: in transit, at rest, and beyond.
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Virtru Secure Share, coming soon to beta, can also help address the pain points of securely collecting documentation from employees. With Secure Share, HR teams can have their employees submit proof of vaccination, or test results, through a secure link. With Secure Share, employees can set a time limit and other parameters around their COVID-19 vaccination data and test results, giving them confidence that their information remains securely under their control. Sign up for the Secure Share beta to become one of the first Virtru customers to leverage this capability.
By safeguarding your employees’ COVID-19 vaccination data and testing results, you’re demonstrating a commitment to their privacy. In a recent Edelman brand trust study, 81% of respondents said personal vulnerability (around health, financial stability, and privacy) is a reason why brand trust has become more important.
Giving employees control and visibility of their personal information builds trust, especially in such a challenging environment. As the labor market becomes increasingly competitive in the wake of COVID-19, trust can be your competitive advantage — both from an internal, employee loyalty perspective and an external, brand-building perspective. As more employees go back to the office, data protection is a key action that corporate leaders can take to make their employees more comfortable. Demonstrating a commitment to employees’ privacy can go a long way.
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Albert Heemeijer (1967) was born in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and studied Speech Therapy and Phonetics, specializing in the treatment of dyslexia.
He managed a speech therapy practice in Germany for 10 years, beginning in 1997. Albert has worked together with Daniel Ofman since 1999. Together they wrote the book, Mission9: the secret of the core quadrant, which was first published in Dutch and later translated to German and is now also available in English. They are also co-creators of The Great Core Quadrant Game. Albert is responsible for giving all German-language training workshops for authorization to work with the Core Quadrant system in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Leadership and communication are two of Albert’s biggest passions, both of which are central themes in this model. Albert offers trainings, workshops, certifications and (video) coaching. A central idea in his work is the idea that, in order to produce sustainable results, it is important that you have:
- A good understanding of content and facts (the “it-world”, which focuses on knowledge, numbers and the analysis of information and data)
- A good understanding of and connection with others (the “we-world”, which is about communication, making contact, and active listening)
- A good understanding of yourself and your personal qualities, competencies and motivations (the “I-world”, which revolves around personal reflection and knowing oneself)
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A Greenlane is an unsurfaced road through the countryside for pedestrians, 4x4s, motorcycles, mountain bikes and horses. Some are 'Greenway Roads' which have restrictions. On Greenlanes, vehicle users should give way to pedestrians and horse riders, and be aware that farm animals may be in the road at any time.
A Greenway Road has a weight restriction of 500kg. Permits may be obtained to take vehicles onto these roads.
Vehicles over 500kg unladen weight
A Greenways Permit is required for large vehicles over 500kg unladen weight to use the road. There are conditions placed upon the issue of the permit such as the times (if appropriate), date(s) and purpose for which a vehicle is permitted to use a specified Greenway. Agricultural Vehicles are Exempt.
Obtaining a Greenways Permit
These can be obtained from the Department of Infrastructure or can be downloaded from this page.
Off road cyclists have a right to use on all Greenlanes and Greenways but should be careful when passing pedestrians and horses who also have a right of way. Cyclists are not allowed on public rights of way.
Riding horses off-road
Horse riders have a right to use on all Greenlanes and Greenway Roads.
Many Greenlanes and Greenway Roads display a white 'speed limit' notice advising motorcyclists not to exceed 20mph. The usual advice is to slow down when passing pedestrians and horses. Motorcycling is prohibited on public footpaths.
Some entrances to Greenlanes are signed 'Unsuitable for Motors', but they may be suitable for 4 wheel drive vehicles. Greenway Roads identified by a 'green' traffic sign mean that vehicles exceeding 500kg unladen weight are prohibited. A greenways permit is available for vehicles which are classed as exempt. | <urn:uuid:5381d982-db0f-46d2-9b5c-1d74258c2ce6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/greenlanes/?iomg-device=Mobile | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.92651 | 398 | 2.4375 | 2 |
Australia’s first banknote is expected to sell for a record amount when it goes to private sale next month.
The 10 shilling note was issued on May 1, 1913, in Melbourne, in the presence of prime minister Andrew Fisher and governor-general Lord Denman.
The note was hand-numbered by the governor-general’s five-year-old daughter Judith Denman, with the serial number M000001.
It was found tucked away in a book in England in 1999 nearly 12 years after Ms Denman’s death.
The note was last sold in 2008 to a private coin and note dealer for just under $2 million, the highest ever paid for an Australian banknote or coin.
The chief executive officer of Coinworks, Belinda Downie, says the expectation is that this time, the note will sell for at least $3.5 million.
“It is unique,” she said.
“It is one of our most important pieces.
“Yes, it’s a banknote, but I regard it as an important piece of Australiana.
“It really does reflect a period in Australian history I think we can actually be enormously proud of.”
Paul Hannaford of International Gallery Auctions is one of the lucky few who has been up close to this unique piece of Australian history, helping sell the note for a second time in 2008.
“The bank note actually sold for a a record price of $1.909 million, which was a record price not only for any Australian numismatics item anywhere in the world, but for anything actually physically sold in Australia,” he said.
The note will be displayed at the World Stamp Expo later this month in a hand-crafted wooden box worth $10,000.
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By David Jessop
Nothing better illustrates the divide that exists between today’s Caribbean and its past than two unfortunate images of Prince William and his wife Catherine in Jamaica; one standing atop a land rover after a military event, and the other having to greet children in Trench Town through a wire fence.
It was one of those rare moments when reality dawns even among royal sycophants that something is amiss, and we are all reminded how far the world and the Caribbean has moved on from the 1960s, leaving those in Britain who long for the past, trailing in its wake.
The royal couple who are generationally different, worthy of respect, and as near to normal as the rarefied environment in which the Prince has grown up allows, quickly recognised the dubious message the pictures conveyed.
The Prince, to his credit, made clear as he ended his visit to Belize, Jamaica, and The Bahamas, that his conversations had “brought into even sharper focus questions about the past and the future.”
Speaking about his role in a manner that those who advise him should have recommended he use in briefings and on arrival in the region, he said that the “future is for the people to decide upon.” “For us, that’s not telling people what to do. It is about serving and supporting them in whatever way they think best, by using the platform we are lucky to have.” “Relationships evolve. Friendship endures,” the Prince said.
Just as importantly, he spoke as heir to the British throne about how “the appalling atrocity of slavery forever stains our history” and appeared to accept that he may not be elected head of the Commonwealth.
Although this is not enough to placate those in the region and Britain who want a more fulsome apology, a detailed discussion on reparations, and a rapid final constitutional separation, his remarks were ground-breaking in that they suggested in Britain that the old order cannot prevail forever.
Given the nature of royal protocol, it was in its own way as potentially a revolutionary moment as the recent acquittal in a jury trial in Bristol of those accused of pulling down a statue to the slaver, Edward Colston.
Equally startling were the comments made on camera to the couple by Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, no doubt aware of his so far unfulfilled electoral promises about becoming a Republic. He made clear that the island was “moving on,” suggesting that “in short order” Jamaica intended to “achieve our full ambition as an independent, developed, prosperous country.”
It was a surreal moment when the Caribbean demonstrated very publicly to the British people and the world that it no longer saw the course of history in the same way as the former imperial power.
It indicated too, to paraphrase an editorial in the Gleaner, why the final act of repatriating sovereignty, should be seen as a declaration of confidence, celebrating Caribbean heroes, and why Jamaica has joined the rest of the region in demanding justice from Britain for chattel slavery.
Very soon the UK and other European governments are likely to have to respond to a Caribbean request to establish a formal mechanism to discuss restorative justice for slavery.
Speaking about this recently in her role as chair of CARICOM’s prime ministerial subcommittee on reparations, Mia Mottley, Barbados’ prime minister, said that following a consultation with the African Union, a draft letter is now before Caribbean heads. This will be sent soon, she said, to European nations responsible for colonisation and enslavement.
Noting that the world had moved on from when a reply to a letter sent to the UK in 2016 noted only a shared dark history, she expressed the hope that this time the response would be different. The Black Lives Matter movement, and the recognition, especially by younger people of the need for climate justice and a world “generally intolerant of poverty, inequity and discrimination,” she said, gave reason for hope that a “sensible and mature engagement on matters that are fundamental to the Caribbean” can take place.
Expressing the wish that an appropriate framework for such discussions can be established, and noting the development challenges the region faces, Mottley observed that finding a solution was little different to legally righting any other wrong.
She is of course right, but the issue is so politically charged and often personalised that it is hard to see how in the UK, where the desire of many senior figures in the Conservative government to set the issue aside as ‘history’ and ‘wokeism’, might be resolved through negotiation alone.
Much will depend on how practical outcomes might be identified, the extent to which at the outset, political and public opinion can be brought onside, and how a case is built.
Morality and history is unquestionably on the Caribbean’s side. In contrast to the compensation of £20 million (the equivalent of US$22 billion today) that plantation owners and others received in ‘compensation’ from Britain in the nineteenth century, Guyana, Barbados Trinidad, and Jamaica, despite their underdevelopment received little in support at the time of independence. Even when OECS nations individually ended their association, they received a ‘gift’ of £10 million (US13mn): a sum so paltry that even the British minister present at the time told me, a young journalist, how shocked he was to discover the impoverished state of the country he had spent months negotiating with.
Such issues can now be linked directly to present indebtedness, vulnerability, the existential issue of climate change, at a time when the Caribbean has other friends in the world.
The issue of reparations, the optics of the recent royal visit, and the appallingly slow progress being made in relation to righting the wrongs experienced by the Windrush generation, cannot be divorced from one another, nor from Britain’s post-Brexit boast that it has values, it wants to share with the world.
CARICOM heads need to say this loudly, garner international support, and do more to carry public opinion in the UK.
This means Caribbean leaders speaking out, and having the UK’s regions, its opposition, more thoughtful ministers, the diaspora, and especially the country’s young, recognise how past wrongs might be practically addressed. The time has arrived for a structured dialogue that results in economic and social outcomes that benefit the widest number of Caribbean people. | <urn:uuid:7aeee2de-7316-4af7-8973-afa84506ce5e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.caribbeannewsglobal.com/royalty-republics-and-reparations/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.96841 | 1,363 | 2.171875 | 2 |
With silage cutting season underway, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appealing to drivers of farming machinery and other road users to share the road safely.
With national travel restrictions now lifted and traffic volumes increasing, the roads are getting much busier. There are more people out walking, cycling, and riding horses on the public road at this time of year, and these activities have also become more popular during the current pandemic.
Both organisations want farming contractors and other drivers to remember this and to always be on the lookout for such vulnerable road users.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said “it’s going to be a busy time on farms in the coming weeks as farming contractors bring in silage around the country. Both the IFA and the RSA are renewing our annual appeal for motorists to be on the lookout for tractors, trailers and other agricultural machinery exiting from fields and farmyards. We are also asking anyone driving farm machinery, especially on rural roads, to cut back on their speed, not to get distracted and understand that around every corner could be a neighbouring family or friend out for a walk, a cycle or maybe riding a horse. We all need to expect the unexpected because the road has become an ever-changing environment since the pandemic began.”
Sam Waide, Chief Executive, RSA, “This is a very busy time of year for farmers. The number of tractors and trailers out using the roads will increase dramatically. I am asking all drivers to be on the lookout for tractors, trailers and other farm machinery on the road. If you are travelling behind farm machinery, please be patient and only overtake when it’s safe to do so. Farmers should be aware of traffic building up behind them and keep left where possible and safe to do so to allow other vehicles pass safely. Travel restrictions have only recently lifted and drivers may very well be rusty because they haven’t driven much in recent months. It is important that drivers recognise this, pay extra attention to the road and always be on the lookout for other road users.”
Drivers of agricultural vehicles are being reminded that they are subject to all road traffic legislation. They are required to carry the appropriate licence and farm vehicles are required to be taxed, insured and must be roadworthy, including fully operational lights front and rear.
Farmers are also being reminded of the following safety tips:
- Plan and prepare for all work with machinery. Always allow adequate time for the job.
- Always practice the SAFE STOP procedure. Reverse park safely, handbrake on, controls in neutral, lower all attachments, engine off and remove keys!
- Carry out regular checks and maintenance of all farm vehicles, particularly brakes.
- Never remove or modify guards in order to save time.
- Only use machines if you know how to use them safely and have received suitable training.
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D&D 3.5 – TURN UNHOLY (replaces turn or rebuke undead)
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This is an excerpt from my D&D Lite rules. It is an alternative to the turn undead ability of clerics and paladins as presented in D&D v3.5. Rather than undead, this effects unholy. Unholy normally includes un-dead, demons, and devils. Each faith has its own definition of which creatures are unholy to that religion. They are typically identified in the holy writings of that faith.
By boldly presenting his holy symbol and uttering holy words, clerics (and paladins at -3 levels) can turn away the enemies of his faith. A cleric can attempt to turn away un-dead, demons, and devils. Some clerics of particular faiths may be able to turn away other kinds of creatures, depending on what powers their deities award them.
A turning check is a level check to which the character also adds his Charisma modifier. (Use the character’s effective turning level, which is equal to class level for a cleric or class level -3 for a paladin.) The DC is 10 + the creature’s Hit Dice + its turn resistance (if any).
You can turn unholy a number of times a day equal to 3 + your Cha modifier.
You can affect a number of Hit Dice of creatures equal to three × your effective cleric level on any one turning attempt. For example, a 4th-level cleric (or 7th-level paladin) can affect up to 12 HD worth of creatures, which could mean two creatures with 6 HD each, four creatures with 3 HD each, or any other combination that adds up to 12 HD.
You make one turning check for the entire group of unholy creatures. You affect the closest unholy first. You can affect unholy within 60 ft and in the line of effect.
Turned unholy flee for 10 rounds (1 minute). If they cannot flee, they cower (giving any attack rolls against them a +2 bonus). If you approach within 10 feet of them, however, they overcome being turned and act normally. You can attack them with ranged attacks (from at least 10 feet away), and others can attack them in any fashion, without breaking the turning effect.
Demons, devils, and unholy clerics are always allowed a WILL saving throw to avoid being affected. Deities and their Avatars cannot be turned.
SUCCESS: If your cleric level is 4 or more points higher than the unholy’s HD it is destroyed. If the unholy’s HD is 4 or more points higher than your cleric level it is unaffected. All others are turned.
FAILURE: If your cleric level is 4 or more points higher than the unholy’s HD it is turned even if you fail your turning check. All others are unaffected.
CRITICAL SUCCESS: If you roll an unmodified 20 on your turning check, all creatures that would have normally been turned on a successful check are destroyed instead. All others are turned with the exception of unholy creatures with a HD 4 or more points higher than your cleric level. They stay but are “frightened” by your holy symbol for the duration of the encounter. Creatures that are frightened by your holy symbol won’t approach close enough for you to touch them with it and they won’t allow you to touch them with it. They will only attack you directly if they think that it is the only way that they can prevent you from touching them. A touch from your holy symbol will do only 1d4 points of damage, but it burns and hurts very badly. Touching a creature with your holy symbol does no damage to a creature that isn’t frightened of it | <urn:uuid:de100bae-84b8-4e56-a9e3-b17f721bf695> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://olddungeonmaster.com/2012/06/24/turn-unholy-replaces-turn-or-rebuke-undead/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.938903 | 812 | 1.625 | 2 |
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In this book, we’re introduced to Heyward M. Pinckney IV, a carriage horse in downtown Charleston. Heyward takes visitors on a carriage ride past a variety of Charleston area landmarks and attractions, including Riley Waterfront Park, Rainbow Row, historic churches and the Charleston City Market. With his magical bow tie, Heyward is able to fly his carriage over the Holy City, pointing out the marshes, plantations and the beaches.
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Related content for project "Climate Mitigation Through Nature-Based-Solutions in Urban Poland - Fostering Awareness and Capacity (ClimateNBS Polska)" (project ID 3205)
Invited by the Indian Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), McKenna Davis (Ecologic Institute) joined the "International Knowledge Conclave on Green Infrastructure" and presented on 'Policy instruments to promote urban nature-based solutions in Europe'. She focused on the range of policy, planning and financial instruments relevant for nature-based solution design, implementation and maintenance within a European context. Her presentation slides and a guidance document she co-authored are available for download.
With around 75% of EU population living in urban areas, cites will play a key role in curbing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing vulnerability to impacts of climate change and building resilience. Multifunctional nature-based solutions can be a powerful tool to jointly address climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas. A number of innovative pilot projects introduced in Berlin in the last 20 years were able to demonstrate in practice how cities can save energy, cool down buildings, reduce urban heat island effect and sequester and store carbon by working with natural climate solutions.
The two publications Catalogue of urban nature-based solutions and Policy instruments to promote urban nature-based solutions form the "Addressing Climate Change in Cities" series. Designed to support planners, designers, landscape architects as well as policymakers, city officials and local activists these two books offer a comprehensive introduction to the world of urban nature-based solutions (NBS). It is now possible to order a free hard copy of each of the publications for your institutional or personal library via an order form.
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are solutions that are inspired and supported by nature. They can be used in urban settings to complement or replace "traditional" or "grey" solutions to social and environmental challenges, such as air pollution, the heat island effect, water scarcity, flooding, loss of nature and lack of social cohesion. This guidance document highlights a range of policy and supporting instruments relevant for NBS design, implementation and maintenance.
A group of polish local government experts, landscape planners, architects and engineers participated in a study tour on nature-based solutions in Berlin on 25 and 26 August 2020, which was part of the EUKI project "Climate NBS Poland". Nature-based solutions (NBS) can be implemented in urban settings to deliver a suite of services to address climate change, such as reduce demand for heating and cooling, stormwater management, microclimate regulation but also support human health and recreation. Thanks to their multi-functionality and sustainability NBS are increasingly applied as measures to address climate change in cities – in Berlin, a number of innovative NBS projects have been implemented in Berlin already since the 1990s to address such challenges.
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are solutions that are inspired and supported by nature. They can be used in urban settings to complement or replace "traditional" or "grey" solutions to perform functions, such as thermal insulation and stormwater retention and filtration. Focusing on addressing climate change, this catalogue presents a wide selection of NBS that exemplify high climate mitigation potential and applicability across a range of urban contexts.
On 7 March 2019, experts working on nature-based solutions (NBS) met in Berlin for an exchange of experiences. The discussions focused on the challenges of planning and implementing NBS and the opportunities and creative solutions to overcome them. The results of this meeting will be integrated into including the development of a catalogue of NBS and an overview of policy instruments to the "Climate NBS Polska" project.
Nature-based solutions (NBS) provide an integrated approach to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas, while simultaneously offering a range of additional benefits. This project aims to increase the awareness of NBS in Poland as a cost-effective urban climate mitigation measure and build capacity, knowledge and skills among city officials, municipal staff, and landscape planners to enable the conceptual and technical design and implementation of NBS. | <urn:uuid:fe47d5d3-21ec-44cc-be09-361c8e123eed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ecologic.eu/related/projectid/3205 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.929707 | 836 | 2.390625 | 2 |
SUMMARY: Bojana Bajzelj of Cambridge finds raising food for 9 billion will take all our carbon emissions. Benjamin Blonder tells us how the current plant world was shaped by the last big meteorite hit. Eelco Rohling: sea level rose 5 meters (16 ft) in the last big warming melt. Radio Ecoshock 141015
Welcome to Radio Ecoshock. I’m Alex Smith with a show crammed with science that matters. Three new papers on climate change: rising emissions from our food system, seas rising 5 meters, over 16 feet in a single century, and the big bang of a meteor strike.
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SOON FOOD PRODUCTION TAKES UP ALL OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Several scientist guests on Radio Ecoshock warn we will never be free of carbon emissions because our food system creates greenhouse gases. It comes from clearing forests for fields, from stirring up the soil, from petrochemical-based fertilizers, from cows and other animals (as methane), and then whatever we use to transport the food to your home.
How bad are those food-based emissions? Figures vary from 20% of our total emissions, all the way up to 50%. They are large enough, and growing so much, that in a few decades all the carbon we can possibly afford to release will come from our food system. That means all industry, transportation, and products must be carbon free – or we live in a dwindling damaged climate.
A new study led by Cambridge University in the UK, assisted by Scottish scientists calculates the carbon future of agriculture. I reached the study’s lead author, Dr. Bojana Bajzelj. Bojana is from the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. The paper published at the end of August 2014 is titled “Importance of food-demand management for climate mitigation“.
That’s in the journal Nature Climate Change, a closed journal, but you can get the abstract and some of the charts in this article.
The more scientists look, the impacts of overpopulation are impossible. A new study from the University of Washington projects world population by the year 2100 will be 12 billion people, 3 billion higher than figures accepted by the United Nations.
Even if it’s 9 billion people, a study out of Cambridge University calculates the greenhouse gases just to feed that population will swallow the entire budget for greenhouse gases. Even at our current 7 billion plus people, we are cutting into rich biological forests like the Amazon and Congolese rainforests, to grow more food, especially for meat production.
The Cambridge study predicts the world will lose yet another 10 percent of existing forests in the scramble to feed ourselves. Are you worried about losing half our wildlife in the last 40 years? Bojana tells us that agricultural deforestation is the Number One cause of loss of biodiversity.
These scientists tell us that by 2050, emissions from the food system will be 80% higher than they were in 2009 (when they were already at a record high amount).
I asked Bojana if their study also included a scenario where the world population went DOWN. That seems like a fair question in these days of Ebola. They did not consider this. She recommends the work of Dr. Hans Rosling on population predictions. Rosling offers many statistics on why we shouldn’t panic on population. I disagree, but you can see his video “Don’t Panic, the Truth About Population” here.
When we burn or cut forests, we lose carbon to the atmosphere twice. The trees themselves are made of carbon. That is released to the air. But forests also buffer some of our carbon pollution, and we lose that too.
ANOTHER POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP
We encounter rapid human population growth as yet another positive feedback mechanism. Bajzelj covered that in another paper, released this summer with Keith S. Richards. The title is “The Positive Feedback Loop between the Impacts of Climate Change and Agricultural Expansion and Relocation“. I’ll pass this one to Dr. Guy McPherson, in case he’s missed this for his grand list of positive feedback loops. Find Guy’s list here. Scroll down to “Self-Reinforcing Feedback Loops”
If the population does increase to 9 billion, we have to clear more land for agriculture. That deforestation creates more global warming. Climate change causes more damage to agriculture than benefits. So climate change means we would need to clear even more land for farming, especially given the current global trend toward inefficient meat consumption. We clear more land, raise more methane producing livestock, get more warming, get more climate damage, clear more land…. and that’s the loop. The author of the study doesn’t think it classifies as a major positive feedback loop, but it is definitely another one.
The really stunning thing is the need to do these two studies. Here we are with a population that keeps booming, and keeps demanding more meat. Both subjects are almost taboo with politicians who hope to get elected. There isn’t a zero-population, veggie-promoting leader anywhere on the planet, that I know of. How the heck can we get a few billion people to take off the blinders, and see where this train is headed?
TRIMMING FARM EMISSIONS
Yes, this problem includes you, assuming you eat food, and don’t grow it all yourself. So what can be done?
First of all, about half of all food grown in the world is simply wasted. Even in a hungry country like India, over half the crops grown are lost to pests, lack of refrigeration, poor transport, and uneven distribution. Here in the developed world, we also waste about half the food grown, but in a different place in the food chain: restaurants, grocery stores, and homes toss out mountains of
food. We could greatly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by cutting out that waste.
The second big move is too obvious. We need to greatly reduce meat consumption in the developed world, and head off that ominous trend in the developing world. China has moved big-time “up” the food chain, eating billions of tons more chicken and pork. At least those animals produce less methane than cows do. Cows are the number one biggest emitters – personally as they give off methane, but also in the huge amounts of food required to produce a single pound of beef.
The relationship of vegetables to meat is something like 10 to 90. Growing vegetables producesabout 10 percent of the greenhouse gases versus 90% for the same amount of food power from meat. See my interview with Kip Anderson “Cowspiracy”.
Personally, after talking with many scientists, I think any carbon budget for 2050 is not workable. By then, we must find a way to reverse our civilization, so that we are drawing carbon back out of the air, rather than adding any at all. Assuming we are going to continue eating, this study emphasizes the huge amount of carbon draw-down we’ll require just to break even, just to take out as much carbon as agriculture requires.
WHEN OUTER SPACE HITS BACK: THE GREAT METEOR STRIKE
Humans seem set to trigger a climate change at amazing speed. We could experience a greenhouse world from just 150 years of fossil-fuelled civilization. It’s likely one of the most rapid world-scale changes in nature in this planet’s 4 billion year history.
We’re going to journey back millions of years, to explore the fastest mass extinction event we know much about. Maybe we’ll learn something about our future. Our tour-guide is Dr. Benjamin Blonder, from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, at the University of Arizona.
Blonder is the lead author of “Plant Ecological Strategies Shift Across the Cretaceous–Paleogene Boundary” It is published in the journal PLOS Biology, which is open to the public. Anyone can read the full paper here.
THE BIG BANG THAT …
Seventy million years ago, Earth’s climate was in flux, changing from ice-house worlds to greenhouse times. Then 66 million years ago, a chunk of rock 10 kilometers across hit the Earth. We think it landed on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, creating a crater in the Gulf of Mexico. A kind of matter called “Iridium” spread all over the world. Iridium comes from outer space, so we know approximately when this disaster happened.
Immediately there was a giant tsunami, but also a great cloud of smoke and particles that went round the world. We don’t know how long it was dark, but possibly for years. About half of all plant life on the planet died off. So did many animals, including most of the dinosaurs (except those which could fly, becoming our modern birds).
The event has been compared to a nuclear winter, but much bigger. It’s thought the meteorite exploded with the force of 100 teratons of TNT. That’s such a big number. I did a little math. The largest nuclear weapon ever tested, the 1960’s Soviet “Tsar Bomba” – that was 58 megatons of TNT. It looks to me like this 100 teraton meteorite blast was the equivalent of about 2 million of the largest nuclear weapon ever made, all blown off at once. That’s a big bang.
… SHAPED OUR WORLD.
One result of that meteor impact, and this was the major point of Blonder’s paper, is the widespread deciduous plants we see today, in the Fall colors of North America, Europe and Russia. Prior to the impact, most of that region was clothed in slower-growing flowering evergreen plants. These survive today in things like ivy and mistletoe.
When the sky went dark, plants had several possible survival strategies. One was to drop their leaves, and wait for the next patch of sunlight. Evergreens couldn’t do that, and died in great numbers. Plants also migrated, invasive species filled up the ecological holes, and so the Earth saw many of the responses we might see again with a rapid climate shift.
It’s difficult to apply this meteor-strike science directly to modern times, because the research method cannot be more accurate than 10,000 years. That means they just don’t know what happened in 100 years, for example.
The science involves the study of fossil leaves, which can tell us a lot about the ecology and biology of formerly living things. It’s similar to the work explained by Dr. Robert Spicer to Radio Ecoshock listeners in our 2008 interview. Find that here.
My friend and correspondent Dr. Andrew Glikson in Australia made a time map and catalog of all the known meteor stikes during the last billion years or so of Earth’s history. Things arrive from space from time to time. is there anything stopping another big comet or meteor showing up and hitting the Earth again? Not at all, says Blonder. His University of Arizona is a leader in tracking activity from outer space, (the “Space Watch program”) – but surprises are always possible.
Personally, I don’t worry about rocks from space. The most dangerous thing around here is a species that can’t live up to it’s name “homo sapiens”. Dr. Blonder says there is no point in worrying about such a meteor strike, as there is absolutely nothing we can do to prepare for it, or survive it. There may be no big strike in the next 50 million years, or it may come next year. Nobody knows for sure.
GIANT SEA LEVEL RISE UP TO 5 METERS (16 FEET)
In a warming world, we picture sea level rise creeping up slowly, measured in inches or milLimeters. Maybe not. According to new science, at the end of the last five ice ages, the seas rose several meters per century, more than 10 feet. There was such a case about 14,600 years ago.
Eelco Rohling is a Professor of Ocean and Climate Change at the National Oceanography Centre at the University of Southampton, in Australia. He’s the co-author of the paper “Sea-level variability over five glacial cycles.” That was just published in the journal Nature Communications. As that is a closed journal, here is a good science-based article about this new study.
Dr. Eelco Rohling
We should stress that sea level rise comes from land-based ice, and not the more well-known melting of the sea ice cover at the North Pole. Right now, Rohling tells us, land ice is melting rapidly from Greenland, from West Antarctica, and almost anywhere glaciers are found. The recent NASA science showing that Antarctica is also losing ice mass was stunning. I covered that in my Rado Ecoshock show for May 21st, 2014. Listen to, or download that here. The show blog with links is here.
The scientists led by Rohling managed to date several major de-glaciations in the last hundred thousand years, and about 120 lesser melt periods. The largest amount of sea level rise was indeed over 5 meters in a single century (over 16 feet). BUT that record amount happened when Earth was covered by more than twice as much ice as today. North America, for example, was half buried in a glacier more than a mile deep. To look at what could happen today, Rohling says we need to look at the lesser melt events.
For example, there were similar size melts 240,000 years ago, and 330,000 years ago, Rohling tells us. These resulted in about 1.5 meters of sea level rise (almost 5 feet) in a single century. That’s pretty close to what the IPCC is predicting as well.
Five feet is catastrophic on it’s own. Just think of the amount of delta farming land lost, the major world cities that would need to relocate, the mega-changes to nature on the coasts. And that doesn’t include the storm surges from climate-driven monster storms. Add another 20 feet or more for those.
Two more things stand our for me in this study.
1. We shouldn’t even be talking about what happens in one century. Rising seas will continue for many centuries. In some case the greatest sea level rise happens 400 years after the melting begins.
2. Related to that, the past history of de-glaciation shows that once this melting process begins, it is “irreversible” (says Rohling). Past major melts were begun in part by changes in the Earth’s orbit, slowly leading to warming on Earth. The current melt is being cause by human-induced climate change. It doesn’t matter what triggers the melt. Once it’s begun, it will continue to unfold – even if humans managed to cool things down, say with geo-engineering or quitting the carbon habit.
We’re committed to ever-changing coastlines already. We are imposing a constantly rising sea, an ever-changing coast line, on all humans, animals and plants to come, for hundreds or even thousands of years.
It’s hard to picture a civilization where the coast is always changing. I suppose cities now by the sea, and that’s many of the world’s largest metropolises, would have to be abandoned. Living by the sea will become more dangerous, especially during storm surges.
I also worry that the current melting may not follow the patterns of the past. We may heat things up so fast, that we get the 5 meters of sea level rise anyway, much sooner than anyone expects. Nobody knows for sure where this experiment with the atmosphere is leading.
Blogger Robert Scribbler has a good article, saying “Current sea level rise is faster than at any time in the last 6000 years.”
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Two-foot-tall pink glowing squirrels in N.C.’s backwoods?
Bigfoot is apparently not the craziest thing you might find in North Carolina’s backwoods.
On Wednesday, state biologists revealed a disconcerting fact about those infamous 2-foot-tall fox squirrels known to live in the eastern part of the state.
“Just another boring rodent, right?” said a post on the NC Candid Critters Facebook page. “Not unless you think that glowing pink is boring!”
“Many fox squirrels have a condition…that causes their bones and sometimes even their fur to glow pink under ultraviolet light.”
That condition is called congenital erythropoietic porphyria and the Candid Critters page posted examples showing one squirrel’s belly glowing pink and the skull of another showing up pink under ultraviolet light.
Details of the unnerving condition were released on a Facebook site devoted to a camera trap initiative spread across the state’s heavily forested areas.
The NC Candid Critters program made national news last year by posting camera trap photos of the seldom photographed fox squirrels, which the N.C. Wildlife Commission says can grow 26 inches tall and weigh 6 pounds.
The program has also become known for posting surprising images of invasive species, and a few creatures caught in the dark that couldn’t easily be identified.
Fox squirrels among among the state’s lesser known rodents and are rarely seen by people, according to NCWildlife.org. They live in dense pine-oak forests near the coast and are a popular quarry among some hunters, says NCWildlife.org.
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How many times have we not noticed after a power outage that several emergency lights were not working properly? If we’re lucky enough to know the area well, everything is fine. This means that if you are new to the building, it is very difficult for you to find your way out. This can lead to a difficult evacuation or even panic during the event. However, most buildings are required by law to have emergency lighting which is designed to activate automatically during power outages in order to facilitate the exit to an emergency exit or escape route.
An emergency exit is an exit intended to allow rapid evacuation of the premises by persons who are present in the event of a disaster. These exits may correspond to the normal entrances of the occupants. They lead to the outside of the building. Persons present during an emergency must use a part of the building that allows for the evacuation of the occupants. This may be access or circulation routes, such as a door, exit, exit, corridor, horizontal circulation or circulation area, ramp, or stairway. These pathways are the common routes for evacuation. However, the additional, mandatory clearances imposed are not always judiciously distributed.
Yet the regulations in this area are clear. To this effect, section 3 of the Regulation respecting Occupational Health and Safety (R.S.S.T.) in section II (concerning emergency lighting in particular) states that their purpose is « to ensure the quality of the work environment, to protect the health of workers (of all persons present) in order to ensure their safety and physical integrity.” This text is only a short passage from this article of the Regulation. Indeed, to do so, alarm and detection systems as well as emergency lighting must always be in working order.
Signage at emergency exits is therefore another of the necessary or even mandatory equipment. It ensures the safety of persons attending an establishment open to the public or a workplace while complying with the standards in force. Emergency exit signs and pictograms can be used in public places such as shopping malls, hotels, theaters and all places where people go to work. Easy and quick to install, they are available in several models, dimensions and materials to perfectly match the safety needs of people.
Emergency lighting allows occupants to reach the exits to the outside easily and safely. Depending on the type of installation, requirements may vary.
Emergency lighting consists of self-contained, battery-powered emergency lighting units that are automatically switched on following a power failure or failure of the lighting circuit in the building.
Depending on the applicable code, either provincial or federal. The primary purpose of these regulations is the same: to ensure safety and security on the escape route from residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Regardless, the code that applies to this type of equipment requires technical monitoring to ensure that, when the time comes, this equipment will take over from the so-called normal lighting and will indicate to those present the route to evacuate the premises.
Emergency lighting must provide an average illumination level of 10 lux or 1 foot-candle and at least 1 lux or 0.1 foot-candles on the floor and step levels in areas such as exists, main access routes at the end of a floor area, corridors used by the public, underground pedestrian crossings and others.
This change includes a requirement for the installation of smoke detectors near access to pedestrian crossings in adjacent buildings where a fire alarm system is required. These detectors would provide a warning of the potential presence of a fire hazard from the connected building. An exception is permitted for industrial occupancy (Group F occupancy) that may have heat detectors rather than smoke detectors to reduce the possibility of false alarms.
Lighting in the establishment, where necessary, must be electric and emergency lighting must be provided in all cases.
Continuous cyclic operation is required for all emergency lighting batteries. Otherwise, it is unlikely to operate when the time comes. Batteries that are not cycled have a life expectancy of no more than 3 years. Batteries that are regularly cycled have a minimum life of 5 years. The replacement cycle for ideal batteries is 4 years, thus providing the required lighting time.
Most battery-powered emergency lights can include a self-test function to facilitate compliance with this code requirement. The 30-minute discharge test is intended to simulate an emergency situation in accordance with NFC requirements. However, attention must be paid to false confirmations of operations. Technicians performing discharge tests can tell you that your emergency lighting is functional. YES, BUT FOR HOW LONG?
The 30-minute discharge test performed after 24 hours is designed to ensure that the product will be ready. In the event of a power outage, CSA requires that all emergency power supplies be fully charged within 24 hours.
WHAT TYPES OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING DO YOU PROVIDE?
The most common models.
– Satellite units are also available when AC power is shut off at the panel to which they are connected.
– This type of battery-powered equipment will operate for the minimum time required by the code, i.e., 30 minutes, or up to a maximum of 120 minutes. Please note that for high-rise buildings the minimum time is 1 hour.
There are also other types of emergency lighting.
– These are self-powered, « Interruptible power supply » or « Interruptible power supply » type equipment. They are standby or emergency equipment with non-instantaneous transfer.
– There is also emergency lighting with no load break. This equipment is also called UPS « Uninterruptible power supply » or uninterruptible power supply. Also called uninterruptible power supply. They maintain 1 charge cycle 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the transfer is imperceptible.
Both types are battery operated, they use either 12 VDC or 24 VDC battery power and convert it to 120 VAC for a minimum of 30 minutes on a single circuit. This allows regular fixtures to provide 100% of their rated lighting power in both normal in the mode and during a power outage.
Emergency lighting provides continuous AC power and a single point of service for large commercial, industrial or institutional projects.
Do you have generator-type lighting?
Emergency generator-type emergency lighting does not require a battery, but a diesel or propane-powered tank farm must provide power to operate the lighting and signage that are essential in the event of a main power failure.
The transfer time varies on these systems depending on the type of electrical voltage. This transfer can take between 10 and 16 seconds, depending on the loads and age of the systems. These systems are used in large condominiums and industrial projects.
There are several elements that make emergency lighting a special category. We have reviewed the principles of emergency lighting.
You will be able to find all the equipment available to set up your emergency lighting and much more. No doubt you also need technical advice? Here are a few items available at Sylprotec.
Emergency lighting combo unit with green « Person running » pictogram, LUMRC.
Sign with green pictogram « Person running » for emergency exit, LUMRM.
120V « Exit » sign without batteries, steel case. (The old model sees it replaced by the green pictograms with person running), LUM.
3W 235 Lumen with led bulbs, for emergency lighting, LAMSPW.
Emergency lighting unit 6 V 36 W with 2 spots. LU6362MT.
Single head remote spotlight with lamp,6V to 12V, 3W, LUMT1LED.
Del light bar for emergency « EXIT » lighting unit, LCBD142.
6 Volt D.C. 8 Watt sealed beam headlamps for emergency lighting units, LA68SB.
Emergency lighting unit 24 V 550 W With 2 Headlights, LU245502MT.
130 V T10 Bulb with a wide base for emergency lighting, LA130G.
Retrofit kit with 2 X 1.5 W DEL 1.5 W bulbs for « EXIT » signs, LALED.
Harness for led bar (light-emitting diodes), LCDBA322R.
12 V 9 W Bulb for emergency lamps, LA129.
12 V 9 W Bulb for emergency light emergilite, LA129E.
Replacement battery for exit signs Amlite LUMB AND LUMB models, LBLUM.
Stripe light 17 Inch AC 120 to 347 Volts, DC 6 to 24 Volts, LCB071433.
Pictogram output display photo luminescent running man without arrow, EI308PH.
Battery 12 V 12 AH 144 W for emergency light units, LB1212.
Battery 12 V 18 AH 216 W for emergency lighting units, LB1218.
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As international systems battle the blistering spread of COVID-19, North Korea’s public health and economic fragility increases its humanitarian vulnerability. Despite an official statement from the foreign ministry on March 20 that North Korea is a “clean country,” multiple unofficial sources—as well as statements from UN Command and U.S. Forces Korea (UNC/USFK) commander General Abe Abrams—suggest otherwise. South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun noted North Korea’s coronavirus situation is “probably not good,” while U.S. President Trump asserted that North Korea “is going through something.”
Land, sea and air border crossings to the hermit kingdom have closed as of late February. A senior official of the Ministry of Public Health stated the intent to maintain closed borders until diagnosis and treatment capabilities are developed.
According to state media, 10,000 North Korean citizens have been placed into isolation and currently roughly 2,300 are under quarantine as of this week. 7,000 North Koreans returning from overseas are subject to a forty-day isolation followed by an additional thirty-day medical observation period. Also, foreign visitors previously in the county are subject to thirty-day.
North Korea has one of the world’s least-prepared public health systems for dealing with an infectious disease outbreak. Based on the joint Johns Hopkins Global Health Security and Nuclear Threat Initiative’s 2019 Global Health Index, North Korea ranks 193 in preparedness against outbreaks compared to South Korea, which ranks 9th. The nation has limited diagnostic capability and hospitals lack disinfectant and anesthesia. After a collapse in the nineties of the medical system due to economic stress, Kim has attempted to modernize their health systems. However, hospitals and infrastructures improvements are limited to major cities and there is a lack of trust by the public.
The Impact of Sanctions
Additionally, sanctions have hampered North Korea’s response to COVID-19. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet noted sanctions “impeded” North Korea’s ability to battle COVID-19. On March 24, she stated, “At this crucial time, both for global public health reasons, and to support the rights and lives of millions of people in these countries, sectoral sanctions should be eased or suspended.” She stressed the global implications, noting, “In a context of global pandemic, impeding medical efforts in one country heightens the risk for all of us.”
Limited sanction relief by the UN 1718 Sanctions Committee is underway as a fast track response to the pandemic. On March 12, the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development’s Swiss Humanitarian Aid was granted an exemption to bypass sanctions to aid North Korea in “ongoing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.” The aid organization is granted permission to send disinfection kits and 2,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical work.
Moreover, the World Health Organization (WHO) will provide PPE and lab reagents and support the development of hygiene-related information campaigns. North Korea is cooperating with UNICEF to obtain additional PPE and Russia offered 1,500 rapid test kits. Furthermore, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is to send test kits, gloves, masks and medical gowns and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also provided an exemption for protective and diagnostic equipment.
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced at the beginning of April the intent to allow a private aid organization to ship hand sanitizers to North Korea. South Korea’s $3 million contribution to the WHO’s coronavirus response will also help North Korea.
U.S.-North Korean Relations
The U.S. State Department offered assistance and noted deep concern about the “vulnerability” of the North Korean population to COVID-19. President Trump also wrote to Kim Jong-un to express a willingness to engage. The U.S. offer has not been accepted to date. Calls for greater sanction relief from the international community as well as by the House of Representatives is increasing. While the formal lifting of sanctions designed to constrain problematic regimes is inadvisable, a nuanced approach—including exemptions for and fast tracking of medical equipment and supplies—is vital to public health. The impact of sanctions will become increasingly deadly and counterproductive to the colossal global public health effort to stop the coronavirus from spreading.
This is a key test for U.S. regional leadership in advancing international efforts to contain the pandemic. Sanctions relief will likely grow as international issues such as North Korea’s COVID-19 infection rate grows. China and Russia have expressed skepticism of the efficacy of sanctions and will likely press further in seeking sanction relief.
With globalization, the world is more interconnected and less static. In the resulting grayzone, a middle path must be struck to ensure sanctions against North Korea do not hinder the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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You can tell a lot about a culture by its food, especially its snack food – no more so than in Mexico where the snacks combine sweet, spicy and savory flavours in the most scrumptious ways. Naturally, that’s to be expected coming from a culture where its cuisine, rooted in spices, produces a rich, pungent sauce such as mole, generally served with chicken, often comprised of 20 or more ingredients – mostly spices – and sometimes made with chocolate. Yes, chocolate. So a lolly (candy) flavoured with peach and chili makes sense, right?
Shopping San Miguel de Allende’s Mega supermercado was such a delight that we found ourselves lugging home more than the usual amount of bags we’d have to carry after a typical grocery shop. Many of them were filled with ‘research samples’ (well, that’s what I’m calling them, okay?) for my Take-Homes post, so rather than just write the one post that I usually do per destination, for San Miguel I’m giving you a whole series – the first was on Supermarket Souvenirs and this one is on Spicy Snacks.
Based on my extensive testing, here’s what I suggest you try:
* Pap’s – papas fritas con chile habanero y limon – crunchy potato crisps doused in habanero chili powder and lime that are spicy and tangy and are super washed down with an icy Corona.
* Palepina con chilito – paleta de caramelo savor pina con chile – these lollipops are flavoured with pineapple, chili and caramel, so they are simultaneously sweet, fruity and spicy!
* Comitas enchiladas – my favourite: chewy, chili-flavoured fruit gummies that come in tamarind, watermelon, peach and mango – you know how some of us prefer different flavoured M&Ms or snakes (I always eat the red snakes first), well, with these, they are all delish!
* Sabritas –’sabritas cacahuates cubiertos con queso y sabor a chile’ – these ‘flaming hot’ nuts are covered with cheese, lashings of chili and loads of citrus, and they’re super-spicy and super-addictive! The only problem is that they leave you with red fingers afterwards.
* Tama-Roca – these ‘lollypops’ are, in effect, giant balls of spicy and salty, natural tamarind, rolled into a lollypop shape. They’re unusual and very sweet, but you have to be careful as there are seeds inside – could be dangerous if you don’t know to look out for them.
* Taki’s – ‘fuego pequenas tortillas de maiz enrolladas y freidas sabor chile y limon’ – oh, yum! If you like the covered nuts above, you’ll love these too – little rolled tacos covered in spicy chili powder and lime, better known as taki snacks. They’re fantastic served with a margarita. | <urn:uuid:5a7257af-f5cd-4803-a321-eacc0ba89214> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://grantourismotravels.com/san-miguel-take-homes-spicy-snacks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.923572 | 695 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Welcome to the website for KlipSA (Klipriviersberg Sustainability Association).
A critical issue for KlipSA is being able to communicate freely and share information with members and the general public.
This is an important priority in the development of our relationships and creating partnerships. Arising from this need, this website has been established which will be used to provide information regarding the KlipSA and its interests and activities.
Have a look around and visit the various components that have been developed so far. We would welcome your comments and ideas regarding what we need to put onto the website in terms of information.
Please join us and contribute your thoughts and ideas, discuss issues and topics which concern you and submit suggestions and contributions which you feel are of value to KlipSA and its aims and objectives.
SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH COLLABORATION
Making A Difference
If you know of someone messing with the environment or any environmental crime, please contact:
The National Environmental Crimes and Incident 24 Hour Hotline:
Tel: 0800 205-005
Gauteng Environmental Management Inspectorate (Green Scorpions):
Office hours: 066 489 1803 | <urn:uuid:67732a1c-bb49-496d-9415-8138c25205c9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://klipsasus.wixsite.com/klipsa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.922364 | 248 | 1.664063 | 2 |
White House architect returns to Dublin
Lord Mayor Eibhlin Byrne launches a new exhibition “˜James Hoban, Architect of the White House’, at City Hall, Dame Street at 10am on Friday 1st May. The exhibition looks at the life and work of the Irish-born architect who designed the White House. It runs at City Hall until 31st May and admission is free. The exhibition has been prepared by the White House Historical Association and Dublin City Public Libraries arranged for it to come here. The president of the White House Historical Association Mr. Neil Horstman is travelling to Dublin to attend the launch.
The exhibition includes facsimile copies of Hoban’s original designs for the White House, Washington’s Capitol building and other public buildings in Philadelphia and Charleston (South Carolina). Panels will also tell the story of Hoban’s extraordinary life. According to the Lord Mayor, “Today Washington comes to Dublin, giving us an opportunity to celebrate the historical and ongoing connections between these two capital cities. Inspired by the neo-classical architecture of Georgian Dublin, Irish architect James Hoban designed the White House, which has become the most iconic presidential residence in the world. The exhibition allows us to admire and rejoice in his achievement.’ | <urn:uuid:2734bc07-c8dd-491c-bcbd-5da9636b026e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.archiseek.com/2009/white-house-architect-returns-to-dublin/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.957323 | 262 | 1.671875 | 2 |
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