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Supplementing Elementary Science Learning
with Multi-player Digital Board Game:
A Pilot Study
Sasivimol PREMTHAISONG & Niwat SRISAWASDI*
Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Abstract: Educational games or serious games are playing an important role to facilitate today’s
student learning preferences and promote their motivation to learn in subject contents.
Currently, many researchers revealed that digital game-based learning could promote students'
motivation and their interest for learning by addressing abstract and complicated concept with
mechanics of game. To examine a preliminary effect of supplementing primary school students’
learning in science, a multi-player digital board game has been created and then implemented
to 6 third-grade students (1 male and 5 females) in a local public school in the northeastern part
of Thailand. They received the board game learning experience in a 100-minutes supplementing
activity after their completion of conventional science lesson on living and non-living things.
The results showed that they positively accepted the learning and playing with digital board
game in general science topic about living things and non-living things. Furthermore, the
students expressed positive perception towards the learning by playing with the digital board
game. The main contribution of this study using digital board game-based learning to enhance
students learning perception in science learning.
Keywords: digital game, game-based learning, educational game, collaborative inquiry,
The advancement of digital technology in education could be used to promote authentic and active
learning for new generation learner. In recent years, educators, researchers, developers, and teachers
have attempted to apply digital game technology to create edutainment learning environment by adding
educational purposes into digital games that are educational games or serious games (Cheng et al.,
2013). Digital game-based learning is a pedagogical type of constructivist-oriented learning approach
that has positive learning outcomes for students. According to the popular of digital game and its
important role in our society, particularly younger generation or children who like to play game as a
favorite, many studies have demonstrated that educational digital game could be used to promote
student learning performances and their learning motivation (Wang & Chen, 2010; Liu & Chu, 2010;
Harris & Reid, 2005). In the same way, Sung and Hwang (2013) collaborates a game-based learning
environment by integrating a grid-based mindtool for students to share and organize during the game-
playing process. Moreover, developing game-based learning could enhance students’ motivation,
perception and learning outcome in science class (Meesuk & Srisawasdi, 2014; Kitchawalit &
Srisawasdi, 2015; Hiangsa, Srisawasdi, & Feungchen, 2015; Kanyapasit & Srisawasdi, 2014;
Srisawasdi & Panjaburee, 2019). These results revealed that the pedagogical applications of educational
digital game could enhance not only students’ learning achievement but also their attitude towards
learning and motivation to learn in science courses.
Due to the growth of digital technology in today’s society, digital board game is one of learning
technology that used to engage today students’ learning, and also foster their motivation and interest in
the learning of content subjects (Agca & Özdemir, 2013). The potential of digital board game in order
to promote students’ attitudes toward learning and increase their learning performance has been
mentioned by educational researchers and developers. In the learning with digital board game, it is
similar to playing with a computer game that can make student learning more enjoyable and challenge
So, H. J. et al. (Eds.) (2020). Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computers in Education.
Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
in order to accomplish their own learning. The term of digital game refers to any game played using
electronic device that employs consistent rules or constraints, has a clear goal, provides feedback and
monitors progress via scores or other methods. The digital board game made of a game board,
illustration cards, a text description, and some digital characteristics that players could use to interact
with the game. In addition, a digital board game provides an interactive and interesting platform for
learner. For instances, Zheng, Cheng and Chen (2018) integrated board game into computer software
(called organ savior game) to explore students learning effectiveness in the health and physical course.
These results showed that using organ savior game can enhance students’ learning achievement. By the
way, Juior, et. al (2020) designed a board game consisting of one physical board, a few cards, and one
mobile application about the reactions of organic compounds. The result of this study indicated that this
kind of game could be effective learning tool to support students better learning in the organic reactions.
Furthermore, using a digital board game in vocabulary languages learning can enhance students’
learning interest (Ali, et al., 2018). Consequently, digital board game seem to be a pedagogic choice as
technology-enhanced science learning that could apply to promote students’ learning in science-
oriented concepts. As such, it should be utilized as pedagogic learning tool in order to transform and
create an innovative learning approach in science education.
2. Literature Review
2.1 Game-based Learning in Education
In the last decade, several researchers have attempted to integrate content knowledge with games for
learning that calls educational games or serious games (Sorensen & Meyer, 2007; Stone, 2008). Using
games in education has demonstrated positive learning outcomes. For example, Hsu, Tsai and Wang
(2012) investigated the effect of using a computer game with the self-explanation principle in
elementary school about light and shadow. This finding showed that students have a high-engagement
in terms of the posttest and the retention test. In the same way, game features could affect the
development of children's engagement (Ronimus et. Al., 2014). Furthermore, various studies have
explored students' motivation by using the game in education. For instance, Huizenga, et. al., (2009)
used a mobile game that calls Frequency 1550 in education integrated situation with active learning to
enhance students' motivation and historical knowledge for History in general and the topic of the Middle
Ages in particular. Similarly, Gamlo (2019) demonstrated that the use of mobile-game based language
learning applications (MGBLLAs) could improve students' motivation to learn English.
2.2 Digital Board Game in Education
Recently, many different types of educational games are used and applied for learning in school. The
board game is one of the educational games to enhance students' motivation, perceptions, and
participation of learning in the classroom. Moreover, many researchers have developed a board game
with digital technology suitable for students in the 21st century. Zheng, Cheng, and Chen (2018) used
an electronic board game called organ savior game to teach health and physical education for elementary
school students. This research demonstrated that students could enhance learning achievements in
learning human internal organs and health information. Using a digital board game for the purpose of
vocabulary learning in language can supports students to learn vocabulary (Ali et. al., 2018).
According to the aforementioned, Digital board game is an essential educational tool for all
student to relate with content knowledge and provide students interaction through physical devices to
develop students' knowledge learning. Furthermore, integrating a learning subject with a digital board
game can improve students' learning affectiveness. For instance, Wu, Chen and Huang (2014) provided
a digital board game language learning set for English classroom learning. This study found that
instruction could be improved communicative skills and intrinsic motivation for EFL language learning.
Consequently, our research attempted to integrate a digital board game with content knowledge to apply
for classroom learning.
3. Research Methodology
3.1 Research Design
The one-group posttest only design was set up to study the effect of using game-based learning with a
board game for science learning about living things and non-living things. This research used qualitative
methodology as the study platform. Qualitative research methodology within phenomenological
research design was used to explore primary school students’ perceptions towards supplementing
science learning with digital board game.
The participants of this study were six third-grade students (one male and five females), age ranging
from 8-9 years old in a university-based school located in the northeastern region of Thailand.
An interview protocol has been developed for this study regarding the theory of Technology Acceptance
Model (TAM) in order to examine students’ learning perception after interacting with a supplementing
digital board game crated by the authors. (Davis, 1993)
Data Collection and Analysis
The preliminary study has been conducted in a primary school science course, in a topic of living things
and non-living things, by the first author. Figure 1 illustrates the experimental method of this pilot study.
As showed in the Figure 1, the science teacher, the first author, introduce a conceptual summary of
living and non-living thing lesson to the students. Then, an introduction of how to play and learn with
a proposed digital board game, shortly called Living or Not game, and its playing rules has been
presented by the teacher. The students were allowed to interact with the game in group as multi-player
approach and turn-based playing. Before ending the class, the teacher and students collaborated in a
conclusion about the living and non-living things concepts by recalling what they received during the
game and classifying them into living or non-living things. After completing the proposed lesson, all
students took a post-interviewing to measure their perceptions for 10-15 minutes each.
Figure 1. An illustration of the experimental procedure of this study
Game Design – Living things and Non-living Things
The design of the game is similar to the well-known snake-ladder game, which is a kind of common
game made for board game and used by two or more players. Ladder snakes are interesting game that
use dice to define how many steps a box has to go through. The researchers designed game attributes
and its mechanics and rules following the snake ladder game for producing the Living or Not game.
With the support of mobile technology, the Living or Not game is an interesting digital mobile game in
a combination of board game, card game, and digital game by their nature.
For the Living or Not game, there are 30 scannable cards consisting of two types of cards: living
things cards and non-living things cards. To begin the game, all players have to put their pieces in the
starting position on the gameboard. Afterward, to get a card, the players have to roll the dice and go to
a piece obtained. Then, the players can open a card as a piece picture obtained via the game, and the
image on each card is connected with a specific mobile application for the game, which could be
scanned and see the selected things by this mobile application, on mobile device’s screen which this
research used IPAD device. The board of the game consists of 30 boxes inside. There are many pictures
of cards about living and non-living things in the boxes. Moreover, there is a conceptual question for
each card displaying after the user scanning by mobile application. If the players answer correctly, a
reward would be presented on the mobile application. On the other hand, if the player answers wrongly,
a punishment would also be presented as well. Figure 2 shows an example of gaming steps by using the
digital board game.
Figure 2. An illustration of gaming steps with the living thing or not digital board game
The content in the Living or Not game is about the theme of living things and non-living things.
The board game development is focused on playing about the characteristics of living and non-living
things. As such, players would learn to know different characteristics and how to classify a type of
living and non-living things as the contained in each card. In the game, there are seven characteristics;
growing, reproduction, breathing, eating, moving, responding, excretion. The game step is performed
by the player in turn until one of the players successfully place on the last box and say the word “Finish”,
or the teacher limited the timing to play with the game. Figure 3 of a learning process by using digital
Furthermore, the Living or Not game has been designed for students in multi-player style and
turn-based task. Therefore, they can play it in groups or individuals in the classroom or even playing
with their parents at home.
Figure 3. An illustration of learning process by using digital board game
4. Research Result and Discussion
This study purposes to examine primary school students’ perception towards a supplemented digital
board game in a science class. This study demonstrates its qualitative findings regarding the students’
perception. Meanwhile, data that was collected qualitatively; more specifically interviews, were coded.
Thus, the results of the study “S1” refers to “Student 1”, “S6” stands for “Student 6”, respectively.
Generally, these results show an important need for a digital board game in science learning.
These results demonstrated that participants provided positive feedback when asked about their views
on the use of a digital board game in their science learning. The students provided positive comments
when asked about their views on the use of a digital board game in science learning.
From the view of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), perceived ease of use, perceived
usefulness, user satisfaction and attribute of usability are supposed to be related to using digital board
game in science learning. Moreover, researchers adapted the TAM to consist of learning aspects and
playing aspects after interacting with the digital board game. From table 1, the Item 1 about learning
perspective, one of the students explained that “Yes, a game has information about the characteristics
of living things. For example, a human can reproduction or evolution". The perspective was reflex by
S1, S5, and S6 in which they felt that "I can know that what is living things or non-living thing”. Item
2, the view was commented by S1, S2, S4, and S6, they believed that “Yes, it [digital board game] is
useful. We can answer questions, for example, Can it move?, Can it reproduce? Can it excrete? and so
on”. Item 3, S2, S3, S5, and S6 noted that “It [digital board game] is easy because i can divide about
characteristics of living and non-living things through IPAD”. Item 4, all of students mentioned that
“This game is good because it has knowledge”. Item 5, one of the students alluded that “Sure, because
i like to use a smartphone on learning”. In the same way with S1, S2, S4, S5, and S6 mentioned that "I
want to play a game again". The learning of living things and non-living things through digital board
game learning environment supports to learn by themselves.
Table 1. Perspective of Students’ Perception with Digital Game Based Learning
Do you think a game could be a tool for learning science by yourself? Why
or why not?
Do you think the game can support your learning about living things or
non-living things? How?
Do you think it is easy to learn about living things or non-living things by
using the game? How?
Does the game is good for your learning experience? How?
If you need to learn about living things or non-living things, will you use
the game? How?
Do you think a game could be a tool for playing science by yourself? Why
or why not?
Do you think the game can support your playing about living things or
non-living things? How?
Do you think it is easy to play about living things or non-living things by
using the game? How?
Does the game is good for your playing experience? How?
Do you think it is a tool that can use to play the game? How to play?
For the playing perspective after interacting digital board game, these results showed Item 6,
“Yes, I can because it [digital board game] enjoys because we can think and see a card by ourselves
through the iPad” as mentioned by S1, S3, S4, and S6. For item 7, As S1, S2, S4, and S6, they believed
that “This game has useful because we can play and learn together”. The view of item 8 was echoed by
S1, S3, S4, S5, and S6 in which they felt that Student A “It [digital board game] is easy to play because
we just roll the dice and use the iPad to play a game”. S5 referred that “It [digital board game] is very
good because it [digital board game] is enjoyable and easy to play.” for the view of item 9. For the last
item, S2, and S5 noted that “Yes, i can play with my younger brother. I can teach him how to play a
This qualitative study was shown students' perception of digital game-based learning using the
Technology Acceptance Model. This study also found that students perceived digital board game as fun
and interactive tool. In addition, digital board game can be played at spare time, play with family or
friend, review science content after the learn finished and makes learning a fun process. Related to a
previous study indicated that the participants mentioned that digital learning can promote the experience
more enjoyable and interesting (Mora, Loreto, & Divitini, 2016). Similarly, Chik (2014) demonstrated
that playing a game with other communities of players could extend students' vocabulary and enhance
students' language skills. Furthermore, by developing the digital board game, the game is improved with
several visual and sound which makes it a good educational tool that promotes pleasure, enjoyment,
and motivation of students (Sahrir, Zainuddin, & Nasir, 2016). These finding could use to refine on
digital game-based lesson that encourage better student learning.
5. Conclusion and Future Study
In this study, researchers purpose to investigate the perception of a digital board game among
elementary students in science learning specifically in living things and non-living things. From the
results, it seems clear that most students believed that digital board game could enhance their knowledge
about living things and non-living things. They have positive perception to the digital game-based
science learning with a board game. Based on the results of this study, it is presented that the digital
board game has a great tool for support more innovative science classroom education method in 21st
century. According to the preliminary findings, the researchers will design board game-based learning
with appropriate pedagogy to promote students’ learning performance in the next study.
This contribution was financially supported by Khon Kaen University Demonstration School
International Division, Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. The authors would like
to express gratefully thanks school principal and all participants involved in this study.
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SYNOPSISaediff [ option... ] filename
DESCRIPTIONThe aediff command is used to obtain the difference between versions of the given filename across different file versions, a specified by the command lien options.
If two changes or deltas are specified, the difference between the versions of the file in each will be output.
If only one change or delta is specified, the second version defaults to the current change.
If no changes or deltas are specified, the first version defaults to the baseline and the second version defaults to the current change.
ExamplesTo see the difference in the project configuration file, aegis.conf, between deltas 1.2.D003 and 4.5.D067 the following command may be used:
- aediff aegis.conf -c 1.2.D003 -c 4.5.D067
- aediff -branch 7.6 -bl aegis.conf
Using Graphical ToolsIt is possible to use a graphical diff tool with the aediff(1) command. This is done by using the -command option, or setting the AE2DIFF environment variable. For example, to use the tkdiff(1) command to display the differences you would use a command such as:
- aediff --command=tkdiff filename
OPTIONSThe following options are understood:
- This option may be used to specify that the project baseline is the subject of the command.
- -Change number
- This option may be used to specify a particular change within a project. See aegis(1) for a complete description of this option.
- -COMmand string
- This option may be used to set the command used to display differences. Using this option will cause diff(1)-specific options to be ignored. If not set, defaults to the value of the AE2DIFF environment variable, or "diff" otherwise.
- -CONtext [ lines ]
- Use the context output format, showing lines (an integer) lines of context, or three if lines is not given. For proper operation, patch(1) typically needs at least two lines of context.
- -DELta number
This option may be used to specify a particular delta in the project's history to copy the file from, rather than the most current version. If the delta has been given a name (see aedn(1) for how) you may use a delta name instead of a delta number. It is an error if the delta specified does not exist. Delta numbers start from 1 and increase; delta 0 is a special case meaning "when the branch started".
- -DELta_Date string
This option may be used to specify a particular date and time in the project's history to copy the file from, rather than the most current version. It is an error if the string specified cannot be interpreted as a valid date and time. Quote the string if you need to use spaces.
- -DELta_From_Change number
This option may be used to specify a particular project delta from its change number.
- Ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines.
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INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY
This document sets out the high-level policy for information security management for IDEAL Electronics S.A business unit i-DOCS and i-DOCS Enterprise Software Ltd (hereafter referred to as “Organization”).
The Organization is committed to safeguarding the information systems upon which it depends, in order to deliver services, both internally and externally. It has therefore devised and agreed this high-level policy for Information Security Management.
The Organization considers information as a valuable asset of utmost importance that needs to be secured in order to ensure reliable services to its stakeholders.
Furthermore, the Organization is aware that information security is an on-going practice of implementing the necessary processes and controls to protect the Organization’s information which is crucial from possible risks, that can adversely impact the Organization’s operations.
This policy applies to the entire Information Security Management System (ISMS), as defined in the ISMS Scope and Context.
Users of this document are all employees of the Organization as well as relevant external parties, within the scope of the ISMS as defined in the ISMS Scope and Context.
Within this perspective, the Organization has adopted an Information Security Management System comprising of the Information Security Policies, Procedures and Processes to effectively manage the information security risks. This system is aligned with the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard.
This information security policy outlines the Organization’s approach to information security management. The aim of this top-level policy is to provide the framework and describe the purpose and guiding principles and responsibilities to safeguard the security of the Organization’s information systems.
This policy applies to the entirety of the Organization, including:
All business locations and functions
All information that is stored or processed by the Organization (including that entrusted to the Organization by its clients, commercial partners and its employees) irrespective of the format in which it is stored or processed
All authorized Users, whether directly employed by the Organization, or engaged under contract to provide services to the Organization and / or its clients
Within the broader scope described above, this Policy also establishes and empowers an ISMS that will be certified to the ISO 27001:2013 Standard. The scope of the certified ISMS is described in details, within the document ISMS Scope and Context.
Terms and Definitions
Every individual staff member in the Organization is responsible for the implementation of this policy and will be held accountable under this policy.
Heads of Units and Senior Managers shall take responsibility for information security within their respective Department, implementing adequate controls to meet the information security objectives, as defined in this policy.
Users shall be aware of their day-to-day security responsibilities, of this policy and any operational policies and procedures that apply for securing the Organization’s information assets. All employees of the Organization shall be fully aware of and abide by the Organization’s “Acceptable Use Policy”.
All breaches of information security, actual or suspected, will be reported to and investigated, by the Information Security Officer with assistance from relevant staff and Unit Heads. Further details on the reporting and management of information security incidents, can be found in the Incident Management Framework (Incident Management Policy and Incident Management Procedure).
Compliance with this policy includes compliance with all supporting policies and procedures. Non-compliance with supporting policies and procedures may lead to disciplinary actions, as applicable. Detailed responsibilities for individuals who are required to support the Organization’s ISMS are fully described within the “ISMS Roles and Responsibilities” document.
Information Security Policy Statement
Information can exist in many forms, printed or written on paper, stored electronically, transmitted by post or by using electronic means, contained within documents, or spoken in conversation. The Organization also relies heavily on computer systems and applications, to store, process and manage business and client information. Whatever form the information takes, or means by which it is shared or stored, it must always be appropriately protected. Information in any form is a valuable company asset and shall be treated as such.
Information security problems include information being inappropriately obtained, accessed or disclosed, altered or erroneously validated - whether deliberate or accidental - or being unavailable when required. The Organization considers information as a valuable asset of outmost importance that needs to be secured in order to ensure reliable service delivery to its clients.
It is therefore an objective for the Organization to protect its information through an ongoing practice of implementing and monitoring appropriate controls to protect important information from possible risks that might adversely impact the Organization’s business operations or reputation.
Within this perspective, the Organization has adopted an Information Security Management System (ISMS) comprising of policies, procedures and processes, to effectively manage information security risks. The ISMS is aligned with the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Standard.
2Managing Information Security
Managing Information Security
The management of the Organization is committed to ensure that:
The confidentiality of information is protected and prevents disclosure of valuable or sensitive information
The integrity of information is maintained to ensure its accuracy and completeness
The availability of information is maintained to meet organizational needs and stakeholder requirements and expectations
Regulatory and legislative requirements related to the Organization are met
Appropriate information security awareness is provided to all Users within the scope of the Organization’s ISMS
An incident management process is established and implemented to ensure that all breaches of information security (actual or suspected) are reported and investigated
Risks are mitigated to an acceptable level through a risk management framework.
The ISMS is continually being improved
Appropriate resources are allocated in order to implement, operate and review an effective ISMS
Objectives and Measurement
The Organization has envisioned its information security objectives, to ensure its related business operations continue to be carried out securely in line with the ISO 27001:2013 standard. Primary information security objectives are as follows:
Information-related business operations to be carried out securely in line with the ISO 27001:2013 standard
Protect the Organization's information to ensure confidentiality and integrity of information and availability of information to authorized individuals
Successful management of the Organization's information and information assets
Proactive management of information security risks
Enhance information security awareness among the Organization's employees and suppliers
Ensure the security breaches and information security incidents are managed effectively
Detailed information security objectives and the related measurements are documented as part of ISMS Objectives and Effectiveness Measurement.
Supporting Policies and Procedures
Relevant information security policies, procedures and processes shall be developed and published on the Organization’s document management system or intranet, which shall be accessible to all Organization’s employees.
Specific policies, procedures and processes shall also be made available to third parties, where applicable and these third parties shall be compelled to adhere to these policies as a term of their engagement with the Organization.
The Organization’s management is committed to continual improvement of the ISMS. It is through continual improvement that the effectiveness of the ISMS and security controls will be maintained and improved. These processes are further described in the Continual Improvement Framework document.
KPIs shall be developed and used to measure the effectiveness of the ISMS and more appropriate security controls. As part of the Management Review of the ISMS, Top Management shall ensure that feedback and improvement recommendations are provided by the Information Security Steering Committee (SteerCo).
As an outcome of the review, the potential improvements to the ISMS will be communicated to the Top Management.
Legal and Regulatory Requirements and Contractual Obligations
All relevant statutory and regulatory requirements as well as contractual obligations shall be identified and complied with. Further details on applicable requirements may be found in the “ISMS003 Scope and Context” document.
Security in Business Change and Project Management
The Organization acknowledges that the consideration of appropriate information security controls is most effective at the outset of any change within the business. Therefore, information security shall be considered throughout the project lifecycle, with the following specific measures being adhered to:
Project managers shall ensure that information security is addressed at all stages of project management, beginning with the project brief
The Information Security Officer shall provide a security sign-off at the end of each stage and prior to the initiation and / or closing of the project
Risk assessments and security testing shall be conducted, as appropriate, before the project’s initiation, during the implementation stage and prior to closing of the project
Relevant information security requirements shall be included in Proposals, Requests for Proposal (RFP) , Requests for Information (RFI) or Requests for Quotation (RFQ)
All External Parties such as suppliers, vendors, external partners, contractors etc. shall sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) prior to project’s initiation
All External Parties such as suppliers, vendors, external partners, contractors etc. shall sign Data Processing Agreements (DPA) with the Organization whenever personal data is being processed by them, on behalf of the Organization
In order to ensure the continued suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of its information security framework, the Organization shall ensure that reviews of this information security policy and related documents are performed at appropriate intervals and when significant changes occur to the Organization, or its information assets.
Reviews and updates shall be discussed during the Information Security Steering Committee’s meetings and communicated to the Organization’s Management for approval and sign off.
Compliance with this policy is mandatory for all internal and external Users. Compliance checks will be performed on a regular basis by the Information Security Officer of the Organization.
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Innovation J-Camp is a multi-platform storytelling workshop that focuses on digital and mobile platforms.
In 2018 J-Campers will learn to write and record a podcast, the basics of good photography and advanced photojournalism techniques and video storytelling using with Canon DSLR cameras and Rode microphones.
Returning J-Campers will have the opportunity to work with College of Media and Entertainment broadcast journalism faculty to create television packages, shoot video, write scripts and edit video.
Last year our J-Camp Podcast took on the topic of social media and parents perceptions, take a listen.
Also, take some time and watch video shot, produced and edited by our students. Its amazing what our students learn in just five days.
The deadline to register for the 2016 Innovation J-Camp is fast approaching. May 27 is the last day to register online. Only eight spots remain for this year’s J-Camp.
Innovation J-Camp will be held July 11-15, 2016 in the Center for Innovation in Media at the College of Media and Entertainment at Middle Tennessee State University.
The workshop will teach high school students to be innovative digital storytellers, able to produce stories for multiple platforms including: video, web, mobile and print.
Participants will use the latest video, audio and mobile gear to produce a package of multimedia stories for posting on a website they will build during the camp. Canon USA is a sponsor of the camp and will provide the latest digital video cameras.
Cost to register for the five-day camp is $150 which covers all materials, equipment and lunches. REGISTER
Students at this year’s J-Camp will get hands on experience with Adobe Slate, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop and WordPress.
Innovation J-Camp and the Center for Innovation in Media use Adobe Creative Cloud exclusively for editing photographs, audio and video. In additional to Adobe’s legacy products like Photoshop, Premiere and In-Design, the Creative Cloud has opened up a whole class of mobile apps for creating stories.
One of the apps J-Campers will use this summer is Adobe Slate. Slate is an app that can accessed on a browser or through an iPad. The app allows users to create scrolling, interactive and mobile focused visual stories.
Day two of J-Camp is Photojournalism Day. J-Campers will learn to use DSLR cameras, shoot the best image and do a hands-on photo assignment. Students will create an Adobe Slate project with their photos.
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This very intriguing American flag rank of glass organ pipes was created in response to the tragedy of the terrorist attack on the USA on September 11, 2001.
This series of 14 real pipe organ pipes were made of glass using kilnworking, stained glass techniques, and delicate pipe organ engineering.
The pipes were innovated, designed, and created by a certified pipe organ builder and master craftsman, Xaver Wilhelmy.
He has created the first sets of glass pipe organ pipes in the world, and this rank of pipes viewed at sunrise in the Blue Ridge mountains (photo) is one of 2 existing glass organ pipe ranks in the world at this time.
The series of pipes comes with a wooden base that contains the technical inner works of a pipe organ, and is controlled with a portable keyboard unit; yes, the pipes actually play; they were professionally voiced and tuned by Wilhelmy.
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Early Exposure to Technology is More Harmful than Helpful
the connection between children and tablets or devices or any other form of technology. The connection is that children who are more frequently looking at different devices have problems with their mental health and their capability to associate with others. In his article Dr. Dhruvin Patel states that “However all types of technology can actually have negative effects on children when used in excess because they lower children’s frequency of interacting with their peers. This makes it more difficult for them to pick up on social cues and develop meaningful relationships with others — something that can have serious negative consequences as they grow and develop.” What Patel is trying to communicate with the audience is that children who are constantly on different types of devices EARLY EXPOSURE TO TECHNOLOGY IS MORE HARMFUL THAN HELPFUL 3 whether it be a tablet iphone or video game children are not able to learn how to interpret social cues and will have problems connecting with peop...
This is a Toulmin Essay on how early exposure to technology can affect a child's growth.
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Tax Lawyers in Shiawassee County
To pay for general services like police, schools, firefighters, libraries, and hospitals, the government of Shiawassee County, Michigan collects taxes.
In Shiawassee County, Michigan, taxes are derived from different sources. Regardless of where a specific tax comes from, it is always collected in an amount dictated by law. Most often, taxes are calculated as a percentage of income, sales, or property value. Sometimes, usually in the context of licensing fees or car registration fees, taxes are set at a flat rate.
Residents of Shiawassee County are legally obligated to pay their taxes. Failure to do so can result in civil penalties, criminal fines, and even imprisonment.
Sources of Tax Dollars in Shiawassee County, Michigan
Numerous different things can be taxed in Shiawassee County, Michigan. This is meant to ensure that there is a wide range of sources of tax revenue, and that the government does not have to rely too heavily on any one revenue stream that could dry up. For instance, local governments collect revenue from sales taxes, licensing fees, as bridge tolls, among several other things.
Sales Tax: A sales tax in Shiawassee County is a surcharge added to the price of most goods that are sold by retailers to the general public. The government of further imposes a sales tax, which must be paid in addition to the local tax. Usually, local sales taxes are less than one percent, while state sales taxes are in the 5% range.
Licensing Fees: In Shiawassee County, some business owners might be obligated to get a business license from the local authorities before the business begins operations. It is commonly the case that the most important part of getting a business license is paying the required fees.
Bridge/Road Tolls: Some larger cities have tolls set up on every main highway that enters the city. Effectively, this amounts to a fee that you have to pay in order to enter Shiawassee County, if it imposes such a toll. The idea is that visitors from outside the city enjoy many of the protections provided by the city government while they're there (such as protection by the police), and should pay at least a token sum to contribute to those services.
How Can a Shiawassee County, Michigan Tax Attorney Help?
In Shiawassee County, Michigan, the laws and regulations that govern the tax system are fairly complicated, even if determining one's tax rate is, in theory, a simple matter. Furthermore, there are many different exemptions, breaks, and deductions that can make the matter even more complex.
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January 15 is World Religion Day inaugurated in 1950 in celebration of spiritual unity and peace among religious faiths. This year, this holiday comes the day before this nation celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, one of the world’s great spiritual leaders whose lifelong dedication to human rights illustrates the amount a single individual can accomplish if his faith is put into action. Dr. King’s belief in justice and equal rights transformed the American landscape in so many ways.
In her article published on the Stream, Catherine Shackelford reminds us that Dr. King “founded his political platform on spiritual principles and courageously acted on his Christian faith. For example, he required everyone involved in the Birmingham civil rights campaign to sign a pledge that promised to ‘walk and talk in the manner of love, for God is love.’ ‘If any earthly institution or custom conflicts with God’s will, it is your Christian duty to oppose it,’ Dr. King said. ‘You must never allow the transitory, evanescent demands of man-made institutions to take precedence over the eternal demands of the Almighty God.’”
“You must never allow the transitory, evanescent demands of man-made institutions to take precedence over the eternal demands of the Almighty God.”
Today, some 5 billion people, 75 percent of the world’s population, live in countries with high government restrictions on religion or high social hostilities involving religion, which often target religious minorities. If Dr. King were alive today, he would undoubtedly be in the forefront of fighting for the rights of all people to practice their chosen faith.
And so it is fitting that January 16 has also been named Religious Freedom Day in the United States in honor of the anniversary of the day in 1786 that a little-known statute was passed in the State of Virginia, setting the standard for freedom of religion and belief. A year before the American Constitution and five years before the Bill of Rights, Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was the first law to state “that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever,” and that “all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion.”
“All men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion.”
In his article on World Religion News, David Aden reminds us that by affirming the right to religious freedom, “we inherit the responsibility to recognize and defend the same right and responsibility for our friends, neighbors and those with whom we disagree.”
Let us celebrate all three milestones and honor the legacies of Dr. King and Thomas Jefferson with a new commitment to defend and protect the rights of all people to act according to their conscience. | <urn:uuid:01142fff-82fc-4340-be93-da5fb0f3d02f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.scientologyreligion.it/blog/celebrating-milestones-in-human-progress-on-january-15-and-16.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.943462 | 597 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Webinar Digital Infrastructure for E-Governance and Environment
01 Dec 2021 9.00 AM - 01 Dec 2021 10.30 AM
As the world recovers from COVID-19, democracies face an urgent need to digitalize the operation of citizen administrative services and governance while also creating inclusive and sustainable digital tools with a citizen-centric approach.
In Indonesia, Jakarta and Bandung are engaging academics, tech companies, and civil society to make the cities greener, safer, and digitally connected. Other cities outside Java, such as Samarinda, are also poised to develop their digital governance and sustainability.
A key consideration behind the development of smart cities is how global and regional actors alongside the private sector can ensure innovation-friendly business environments and interoperability.
This final session of the US–Indonesia Virtual Series will explore the themes of digital infrastructure for e-Governance and the environment, including what we should do to ensure that tech development in governance is effective and usable by the general population.
: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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Depredations of Ewes and guard dogs found in Union County
UNION COUNTY – (Information provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
October 1, 2021 – Union County (Balloon Tree area)
Date Investigated: 10/1/21 Cause of death/injury:
Confirmed General situation and animal information:
The morning of 10/1/21, a sheep herder found two injured Kangal guard dogs on an industrial timberland allotment. The herder reported that at approximately 2:00 a.m. on 10/1/21, he had heard a fight between his guard dog and an unknown predator(s) that included barking and growling. The injuries were estimated to have occurred the night of 9/30-10/1/21.
Physical evidence and summary of findings: Both dogs were examined. One dog had an approximately 6 inch long area of matted blood on the throat and left side of the neck that was dripping blood onto its front leg. This dog was agitated and could not be restrained for further examination. The second dog had a bite puncture 1/4 inch in diameter on the inside of the front right leg near the elbow. It also had two 1/4-3/8 inch diameter bite marks with an associated 3/8 inch wide, 2 inch long tooth scrape on the inside of the upper right rear leg. The observed bite wounds are consistent with a predator attack. The size and location of wounds are similar to other wolf/livestock guarding dog conflict investigations. This depredation event is attributed to the Balloon Tree Pack.
September 30, 2021 – Union County (Balloon Tree area)
Date Investigated: 9/30/21
Cause of death/injury: Confirmed (12 ewes)
General situation and animal information: On 9/29/21 an employee of a sheep producer found three adult ewes deceased in a large timbered private-land pasture. Upon arrival on 9/30/21, USDA Wildlife Services and ODFW found four additional dead ewes. Wildlife Services found three more dead ewes on 10/1/21 and one dead ewe on 10/4/21. One injured ewe was also found on 10/4/21. All animals were found in the same pasture. Eight ewes were fully intact with no feeding or scavenging present, and three were partially scavenged. The injured ewe was euthanized by Wildlife Services. The estimated time of injury or death for all twelve sheep was the night of 9/28/21.
Physical evidence and summary of findings: Seven sheep were examined on 9/30/21; three on 10/1/21, and two on 10/4/21. Most of the sheep were shaved and/or skinned, and all were examined. All sheep had pre-mortem wounds. Pre-mortem hemorrhage and/or tissue trauma up to 2 inches deep was found on the throats of eleven sheep. Pre-mortem hemorrhage and tissue trauma up to 2 inches deep was found on the hindquarters above the hocks of eight sheep. Tooth scrapes associated with these injuries were up to 3/16 inch wide, and a set of paired canine punctures had a spacing of 1 7/8 inches. The location, size, and severity of bite wounds are consistent with wolf attacks on sheep. This depredation event is attributed to the Balloon Tree Pack. | <urn:uuid:ba797a45-f718-4acb-8e2d-fc506129cee4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://elkhornmediagroup.com/depredations-of-ewes-and-guard-dogs-found-in-union-county/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.971664 | 712 | 1.726563 | 2 |
01 Dec 16
“No one who conjures up the most evil of those half-tamed demons that inhabit the human breast, and seeks to wrestle with them, can expect to come through the struggle unscathed.” — Sigmund Freud
We are harder on ourselves than anyone else whether that be family, friends, or enemies and maybe that is just part of human nature. When we hear things being said either to us or about us, we immediately go into this mode of what we could have done different to avoid it. And sometimes the answer is actually nothing. Maybe it was the individual’s own internal battle or shortcoming that forced them to say what they did. However, if we start sitting and analyzing the words and the situation, very rarely does that thought surface itself – maybe it wasn’t me. And maybe that is just what Freud meant when he said the quote above. Sometimes you should just let things go and not wrestle with the words that were said internally – all you will do is cause harm to yourself and it will probably turn out that what was said had nothing to do with you at all.
If there is one New Years’ resolution you should make, it should be to judge yourself by your own standards and ignore anything said to you by those around you. You are the only one that knows the paths you have walked to get where you are in life and your motives behind each and every action you took and word you said. The same holds true to everyone else. Not only is it important to judge yourself by your own standards, it is equally important not to judge anyone else for their words or actions. Because just like you are the only one that knows your own struggles in life that may have been the cause of your action, the other individual had their own rocky roads that led them to say or do the things they are doing.
December is a great time to self-reflect and see what you would want to improve upon yourself. However, make sure your resolutions are truly coming from your heart as things you want to improve about yourself and not things that others want to change about you. Those that love you will love and understand all of you – the good, the bad, and the ugly. And those that do not, there is no amount of change you can bring about that will cause them to love you because they are fighting their own demons, not you.
2016 was a spectacular year! And, we are eternally grateful for all the support the community has given us with Asia Today and our annual Diwali Mela. As we step into 2017, we are excited about bringing some new changes. Asia Today Arizona’s website has a new face – a complete redesign which will enable us to take website advertising, as well as the ability to flip the digital PDF on your laptops, tablets, or mobile devices. The print edition will continue for those that prefer the feel of a newspaper in their hands but we hope to attract a wider audience with the digital changes.
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As tensions are rising between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, most of the Iraqi officials have declared their neutrality and have been playing a mediate role between the country’s two major allies.
Regarding Iraq’s government role amid US-Iran tensions, Avatoday sat down with Intifaz Qanbar, the leader of Constitutional Future Party of Iraq.
Avatoday: political parties and Iraqi officials want to avoid conflicts between US and Iran; can Iraq remain impartial in case of any possible conflict in the Middle East?
Intifaz Qanbar: Iraq cannot be impartial and it would not be able to avoid any conflict if happens, as far as it doesn’t dismantle Iranian-backed militias and paramilitary forces. These forces have been importing a lot of ballistic weapons from Iran into Iraq to be used against neighboring countries and America’s allies in the Arabian Gulf and to threat Israel. Therefore, the impartiality of Iraq would be impossible. There is a land bridge connecting Iran and Syria called ‘land barge’ that is used for the transfer of troops, weapons, and heavy weapons from Iran to Lebanese Hezbollah. It is also obvious that Iran wants to change the center of war from Tehran to Baghdad. They are trying to turn Iraq into a furnace so they would be able to avoid direct confront with the United States.
So Iraqi officials and the nation should evade themselves from this deadly war. Iraq must also get rid of any causes that would lead to such a war, which as I mentioned earlier is the Iranian-backed militias.
The first step should be taken by Prime Minister of Iraq, Adel Abdul Mahdi, by abandoning Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and merge PMF expert forces into the Iraqi army and police forces. He must also clear Iraq from the weapons imported into the country by Iran, especially the deadly ones, and finally the Iraqi government must take control of all the weapons.
Apart from that, Iraqi government must use Iraq’s sovereignty right to protect the country.
Avatoday: Baghdad fears any spark of war between Iran and the United States as a result of some of the PMF groups’ alliance with Iran’s regime; can Iraq control those groups?
Intifaz Qanbar: Iraqi government should seriously deal with this critical case; they must control not only militant groups but also several companies, which are ruling by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iraq and are sanctioned by the US.
Some of the Iranian-backed militants are among the US sanction list, yet they receive salary from the government and all of these actions could lead Iraq to pay a huge price. There are also possibilities that sanctions will soon hit Iraq because of its financial ties with Iran.
Iraqi government should act responsibly, otherwise Iraq would turn into a fireplace.
As I said, Iran doesn’t care about Adel Abdul Mahdi and Iraqi people; Iran doesn’t even care about the security of Iraqi people; but Iran is ready to burn Iraq so it would be able to distance itself from the war.
Unfortunately, I believe it will happen and that we are facing a historic turning point, and the government should take its critical decisions and revokes PMF, either by force or by political leverages. Avoiding the war may take the use of military force for Iraq.
Avatoday: You talked about the cancellation of PMF is there any possibilities that Iran’s Quds force commander, Qasem Suleimani would accept that decision as some of those forces are tied to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?
Intifaz Qanbar: Qasem Suleimani is trying to transfer the war from Iran to Iraq; we all have seen pictures and reports of Qasem Suleimani surrounded by Shiite Arab fighters, Shiite Lebanese fighters, and Shiite Yemenis militias. They use Shiite Arabs in wars; they don’t use Iranians. | <urn:uuid:31eedd67-bd51-48e0-9d0d-384a8576501c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://avatoday.net/index.php/node/4764 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.962717 | 811 | 1.757813 | 2 |
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Si loin, si proche – Cartographie, technologie et politique
An analysis of the spatial representations using new digital location and mapping technologies, in the light of the political issues that accompany their multiple interpretations.
Laura Kurgan is a South African architecte
and an associate professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP).
Translated from the English (American) by Jean-François Caro (original title: Close Up at a Distance: Mapping, Technology, and Politics, Zone Books, 2013).
published in October 2021
15 x 21 cm (softcover)
256 pages (ill.)
ISBN : 978-2-84066-773-5
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Effective communication and ongoing performance feedback are critical to your success as an employee and to the success of Berkeley Lab. The Lab is committed to a performance management system that fosters and rewards excellent performance. The employee, the supervisor, and Senior Management are critical members of a partnership that ensures performance planning, review, coaching, and development.
- Employees at all levels are responsible for actively communicating with their supervisors about their performance.
- Supervisors are responsible for developing performance expectations with the participation of employees.
- Berkeley Lab is responsible for providing an effective and fair performance management system.
Performance Management Cycle
The performance management review process is an ongoing dialogue between employees and supervisors and consists of three phases:
- Planning: employees and managers set expected outcomes and objectives that are aligned with the department’s objectives and priorities; set development goals and discuss resources.
- Checking-In: throughout the year employees and managers review and refine objectives; managers provide feedback on areas of success as well as on those requiring improvement.
- Assessment: the performance assessment summarizes the employee’s contributions over the entire appraisal period. Employees and managers discuss next year’s cycle (outcomes, objectives, development opportunities). | <urn:uuid:d10b40a7-6d8c-400e-9b7d-aae74b61463a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hr.lbl.gov/service/performance-management/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.930526 | 249 | 1.601563 | 2 |
If you are waiting to visit Paris this Eiffel Tower wall painting is the next best thing. Painted on a canvas of salvaged metal, this painting depicts the first World’s Fair back in 1889. The Eiffel Tower was built as the main entrance to the Fair by French designer Gustave Eiffel. It was criticized by leading artists and intellectuals for it’s design but it soon became a global icon. It is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
Eiffel Tower Wall Painting
The Eiffel Tower is constructed of wrought iron lattice work and resides on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It stands over 1,000 feet high which is about the same as an 80 story building. It is the tallest building in Paris. At the time, it surpassed the height of the Washington Monument as the tallest man made structure in the world. And it held this title for forty years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was completed in 1930. But when a broadcasting antenna was added to the top of the tower it regained it’s title as the tallest building. The Eiffel Tower has three levels for visitors with restaurants on the first and second floors. The top level has an observation deck which is also open to the public. The first two levels can be accessed using stairs which are over 300 steps to each level. But the top level is generally accessed only by elevator. I get my cardio at the gym so my vote is for the elevator on all three levels. The tower was an instant success at the fair with 30,000 visitors climbing all 1,700 steps to the top. Unfortunately, the elevators were not operational until a few weeks after the fair had opened. But if you don’t think you’re up to making the trip or the climb this painting will do the trick. Just hang this painting on the wall and sit back and relax with your favorite glass of French wine. Cheers. | <urn:uuid:c694ea29-37a1-4435-a856-57ff0c6babb2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hudsongoodsblog.com/eiffel-tower-wall-painting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.97023 | 403 | 2.625 | 3 |
A parody, especially aimed at Dryden's translation of Ovid's Epistles. Attributed to Mathew Stevenson. Cf. Arber's Term cat. (1903-6), I, 532. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
Available electronically as part of Early English books online.
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1968. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 298:19)
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700, S5512 Arber's Term cat. I 394 MacDonald, H. John Dryden 194a Clark EEL IV 131-132 | <urn:uuid:f3e931d8-c063-4337-bbc6-5a5b7891e379> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://catalog.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/2653263 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.762858 | 190 | 1.695313 | 2 |
clean air for schools
Air purifier in classroom
Children measuring air quality
September 16, 2020
New analysis reveals a 50% reduction in air pollution around schools across the UK and Ireland could halve the number of children who have lung function so poor as to affect their everyday lives
National Clean Air for Schools Framework launched to tackle air pollution in and around schools
Microscope images of children’s sputum reveal the level of black carbon in their lungs
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the Philips Foundation, with its mission to provide access to quality healthcare for disadvantaged communities through innovation, together with UK-based charity Global Action Plan reveal new analysis by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) that shows if outdoor air pollution is halved, there could be up to a 20-50% reduction in the number of children with poor lung function across the UK and Republic of Ireland . The analysis also finds the reduction in air pollution seen during the country-wide lockdown leads to asthma exacerbations in children all but disappearing.
Based on this analysis, a coalition comprised of Global Action Plan, the Philips Foundation, Living Streets, Modeshift Stars and Mums for Lungs, with the support of Philips and the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), are collaborating for nationwide action by the Government and local authorities to improve air quality at schools, driven by a legally binding target to meet World Health Organization limits.
To support the movement, Global Action Plan and the Philips Foundation, with the endorsement of Philips, have launched “The Clean Air for Schools Framework”. The framework is a free online tool that gives teachers, headteachers, parents and local authorities a bespoke blueprint of actions for tackling air pollution in and around the school. This is drawn from its database of 50 actions that have been validated by a mix of existing research, academic insights from the University of Manchester and in school air quality testing.
The tool is particularly important for schools in air pollution hotspots across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It will enable them to reduce air pollution from their own operations, educate the next generation to help them and their families make cleaner air choices and become a local leader on air pollution, working with partners to improve air quality in the local area.
Around a quarter of all morning, rush-hour car trips during school term time comprise school run traffic, increasing emissions outside schools. A clean air program implemented by the London Borough of Hackney, pioneer of School Streets and one of the leading community grassroots initiatives proactively tackling air pollution, shows the significant improvements that can be made through these programs. The first four School Streets launched in the borough showed that traffic reduced by an average of 68%, the number of children cycling to school increased by 51%, and vehicle emissions outside schools (NOx, PM10 and PM2.5) are down by 74% as a result of the schemes .
“Local authorities must take advantage of free tools such as the Clean Air for Schools Framework, as the analysis by Queen Mary University of London shows, air pollution impacts the daily lives of so many children,” said Chris Large, Co-CEO at Global Action Plan. “But they must act now. Therefore, protecting today’s generation of school children against the toxins carried by air pollution is not only imperative to preventing damage to children’s daily health but also to reduce the impact of this and future pandemics.”
“As school children continue to settle into classrooms this autumn, we have a once in a generation opportunity to tackle poor air quality head-on,” said Mark Leftwich, Director Personal Health, Philips UK and Ireland. “It is vital we take immediate action to protect public health from significant future health crises, which ongoing research shows can be worsened by air pollution in a patient with underlying respiratory issues. Setting long-term targets for emissions is welcome, but we cannot wait another 20 or 30 years for proposed targets to take effect. Doing so would compromise the health of the most vulnerable communities for decades to come – which crucially includes our children.”
To demonstrate the impact air pollution has on children’s lungs, the campaign is showcasing new infra-red images of children’s sputum, which show the pollutants found in the lungs. “Airborne” by artist Sarah Stirk is a multimedia project focusing on air pollution’s impact on the health of children in London. It utilizes microscopic images of black carbon i.e., particulate matter, in children’s spit, data maps showing pollution levels and new infrared images of children. Campaigners will use the new assets as a means of making the invisible visible to put added pressure on local authorities across the UK and Ireland to take urgent action.
For further information, please contact:
Philips Global Press Office
Tel.: +31 6 20 74 03 18
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Philips U.K. & Ireland
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About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2019 sales of EUR 19.5 billion and employs approximately 81,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
About the Philips Foundation
The Philips Foundation is a registered charity that was established in July 2014 – founded on the belief that innovation and collaboration can help solve some of the world’s toughest healthcare challenges for the underserved and make essential impact. Reflecting our commitment to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) and 17 (Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development), the mission of the Foundation is to reduce healthcare inequality by providing access to quality healthcare for disadvantaged communities. The Philips Foundation fulfills its mission by deploying Philips’ expertise, innovative products and solutions, by collaborating with key partners around the world (including respected NGOs such as UNICEF, Amref and ICRC), and by providing financial support for the collaborative activities. More information on the Philips Foundation can be found at www.philips-foundation.com | <urn:uuid:8a5d15d3-14a9-41c0-b6d5-20ead16d088b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://carinsurance-seattle.com/philips-the-philips-foundation-and-global-action-plan-team-up-to-improve-the-air-quality-at-schools.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.929223 | 1,557 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Give your aluminum siding new life by fixing, cleaning and painting it. You can do it all by yourself!
When aluminum became more easily available after World War 2, it became a popular material for siding houses. It was used because it provided protection from the weather as well as insulation to properties. Compared to wood siding, aluminum siding barely required any maintenance. However, the popularity of vinyl siding began to wane with the arrival of vinyl siding during the late 1950s.
Even if it isn’t as popular as it used to be, you shouldn’t just go about replacing your aluminium siding. Even if it’s prone to getting dented and its color is prone to fading fast, aluminum is still a top tier insulating barrier that needs very little maintenance.
As long as you’re satisfied with the performance of your aluminum siding, you should just clean, patch and paint it to preserve it.
Repairing your aluminum siding
You may want to replace any part of your aluminum siding that’s been damaged before painting it. To do so, follow these steps:
- Draw a square around the area of dented or damaged aluminium siding that you’d like to replace.
- Cut out the square you drew with tin snips and a utility knife.
- Cut out your replacement patch of aluminium siding and make sure it’s slightly bigger than the damaged piece you cut out (3 inches bigger should be enough).
- Take your tin snips to remove the nailing strip off the replacement patch.
- Spread some clear silicone caulk on the back of your replacement patch.
- Press down firmly on the replacement patch while you’re tucking it’s top behind the row of siding that runs above the area that you’re repairing.
- Clean up and wipe off any excess silicone while using your finger to smooth out where the the replacement patch meets the original aluminium siding.
Prepping the surface
The old paint on your aluminium siding needs to be scraped off. Old caulk lines need to be chiseled out and replaced with new ones. You need to scrub away mildew on your aluminium siding. Use a cleaning solution made of 3 parts water and 1 part household bleach. You can remove regular dirt or grime from your siding with a mixture of regular soap and warm water. If you want to make your life easier though, you can use a power washer to do the cleaning. Remove any aluminium oxidation or rust after all the above is done. Rinse the exterior surface of your aluminium siding with a regular garden hose. Let your aluminium siding dry for 3 to 4 days before starting to paint.
Painting your aluminum siding
- Protect the things around your aluminium siding from paint using painter’s tape and lengths of plastic sheets.
- To get the best results, use a synthetic polyester paintbrush to apply a coat of galvanized metal etching primer on your aluminium siding. Let the primer cure for a minimum of 4 hours.
- Start off by using a brush to paint the edges of your aluminium siding using 100% acrylic exterior paint. After painting the edges with a brush, fill your paint tray with a few inches of paint and dip in your roller. Run the roller over the ribbed area of the paint tray multiple times to make sure the paint gets distributed evenly over the roller. Using your paint roller, paint from the left to right if your siding is horizontal. Paint up and down if your siding is vertical. Whether your siding is horizontally or vertically oriented, start painting at the top of the siding and work your way down while smoothing any bumps in the wet paint using a clean paintbrush.
- Allow the paint to dry for at least 2 hours then add a second coat of paint to get a long-lasting finish. | <urn:uuid:0f7d61ce-87a3-46db-abaf-cec262eb0c05> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.siding4u.com/can-you-paint-aluminum-siding/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.911121 | 813 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Admittedly, this post is just one more attempt to avoid the inevitable: my last evaluation paper of the semester. In the next 48-hours, I need to create a draft outcome evaluation plan for my dissertation study. The assignment requires a measurable outcome question, a related hypothesis that can be quantitatively assessed, discussion of “effect size” to determine whether or not I have enough statistical power to determine causation, and then the rationale for my research design to actually collect the required data to do the analysis. And yet, I find myself writing this blog post instead because I am wrestling with a huge quandary: this assignment is forcing me to quantitatively analyze my qualitative problem (though that could be the point). However, for right now, I would like to blame Edward Thorndike for my predicament.
As a psychology professor at The Teachers College at Columbia University, Thorndike argued for a scientific approach to education. An educational leader in the early 1900s, he promoted this desire for empirical evidence by calling for students to gain knowledge in measurable ways. The evidence of Thorndike’s legacy can not only be found in the accountability and testing movements present today but also in the quantitative focus of educational research - hence the possible source of my current assignment.
This is not to say that I do not see a place for quantitative research. In fact, it has the potential to provide substantiated evidence for the effect of a program or to explicate a concept. Earlier this week, the Washington Post described a new debate about the value of quantitative research and the use of Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) in education. RCTs are considered the “gold standard” of research for two reasons. First, they significantly reduce sampling and selection bias by randomly choosing participants and assigning them to either treatment or control conditions. Next, they isolate all other variables that could impact the study. While this increases the internal validity of the research - meaning that the study does actually measure what it intends to measure, the results are not always generalizable to other contexts because of those controls. Just because something works in a controlled condition does not always ensure success in the “real” world. Not having read the original research cited in the Washington Post article, I cannot comment on the methodology, analysis, or validity. However, I would raise one question not only to this study but to all quantitative studies in education: how can we really measure change with only a number?
This brings me back to the challenge at hand: I need to reduce my hypothesis to that which can be measured using statistics. Technically, I could write that I will run pre and post tests with an online survey and then compare median scores to look for a statistical difference. What bothers me is knowing that the real data, that which we can truly learn from, that which provides stories and details to paint a richer description of the situation, comes from qualitative data - observations, interviews, stories, and focus groups.
For now, I need to meet the requirements of the assignment and focus on the quantitative analysis though I have no intention of limiting myself to only one research philosophy in the future. For my dissertation, I plan to implement a mixed methods study that collects both quantitative and qualitative data. Despite the growing acceptance of this research philosophy, I still wonder how long before we can completely shake the legacy of Thorndike.
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An automotive gearbox creates a torque of around 500 Newton metres. A planetary gearbox from Rollstar takes this up to 6.5 million. That’s enough to drill a hole through the Gotthard or save the Tower of Pisa.
Leonardo da Vinci had already begun grappling with torque when he tried – famously unsuccessfully – to create a perpetual motion machine. And smart sports car fans prefer to brag about high torque rather than horsepower. Torque is a physical parameter that can be used to turn the world upside down. For the Swiss family business Rollstar AG, it is at the heart of everything they do.
Rollstar’s designers are passionate gearbox and engine manufacturers, but they are in a different league from, for example, the engine manufacturers in the automotive industry. Their planetary gearboxes work with torques of up to 6,500,000 Newton metres and perform heavy-duty work in tunnel boring machines – such as that used for the Gotthard Base Tunnel – in track construction, shipbuilding, ropeway construction and numerous other applications. They are often used in conjunction with Rollstar hydraulic motors. A prime example of the wide range of possible applications is the operation of a hydrostatic transmission engine on an earth drilling rig that was used to stabilise the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Rollstar sees itself as a niche supplier that, in keeping with the tradition of Swiss industry, focuses not on the mass market but on consistency in terms of quality and precision. The company controls virtually the entire manufacturing process: all of the work steps except for heat treatment are carried out in-house. «However, we don’t just need to be better than the competition,» says Christian Märki, Purchasing Manager and Member of the Extended Executive Board, «but also faster.»
To achieve this goal, they organise their production according to the modular principle. Large stocks of pre-produced standard components and the high flexibility of the design based on modern CAD systems and FE calculation shorten the manufacturing process and guarantee short delivery times. Rollstar also steps on the gas when a gearbox or engine fails: the service team carries out standard repairs within five working days. Spare parts from the standard programme are available worldwide no later than 72 hours after receiving the order.
In addition to Parker Legris pneumatic components, Rollstar regularly purchases Turck inductive sensors from Bachofen. These permanently measure the number of revolutions in the planetary gearboxes, monitor the shift position or determine the operating status of the brake. The decision in favour of Turck was based on demand from customers, but the purchasing department and the engineers at Rollstar are more than happy with it. The product has won them over with its quality. And as far as their supply partner Bachofen is concerned, they appreciate the reliability, the high availability of products, the open communication and the competitive prices.
«One of Rollstar’s most important business principles is to offer the customer an all-round service. This is an attitude we have also observed at Bachofen. For years, we have found Bachofen to be an open, trustworthy and flexible partner.»
Production and worldwide distribution of hydro motors and planetary gearboxes for extremely high torques up to 6,500,000 Nm. Matching multi-disc brakes complete the range offered by the family-owned company. Rollstar produces with the highest precision on the best modern machinery and manufactures all components in its own factory. Over 90 per cent of the goods produced are exported.
1966 in Zofingen
Egliswil (Aargau) since 1975
Number of employees
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Proceedings of The 2nd World Conference on Engineering and Technology
Effective National Innovation Ecosystems as a Framework for Business Models Innovations
Jan Stejskal, Petr Hajek, Michaela Kotkova Striteska, Viktor Prokop
Support of establishment and functioning of National Innovation Ecosystems (NIEs) is a way how to influence innovation performance and business models innovation at national level. It could be understood as a synergistic tool for implementing a triple- (and/or quadruple-) helix principles in practice. It is due to the fact that effective functioning NIEs enable a connection of different agents (actors) from various sectors. Namely, these are private stakeholders, public sector authorities (regardless of the level of governance), as well as the society or various communities. These NIEs can be observed at all levels of business activity, from global, through national, to regional and local. Therefore, over the last two decades, politicians have sought to create so called innovation system in each region, with the help of policy instruments and public funding from national and EU funds. This tool aimed to create a stable environment suitable for the emergence of innovations, their acceleration, reduction, respectively. Synergistic effects of national systems (NIEs) were expected (e.g. in the emergence of new knowledge, the start of cooperation, spread of technologies, building of social capital). Similarly, spillover effects were expected to other regions and other economies of the globalized business environment. However, not all expectations have been fulfilled and it is possible to talk about the inefficiency of public but also private support for building NIEs. Therefore, we aim to measure efficiency of NIEs functioning by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and its modifications. For this purpose, we are using data about 32 OECD countries. The results of this study help us to identify ways to achieve more effective outputs from innovation cooperation and knowledge creation within various NIEs. Moreover, based on these results, we propose country-specific changes in the treatment of individual sources of innovation processes in order to achieve more efficient outputs in the future. Such effective NIEs will enable the creation of an environment for effective innovation of business models with regard to specific conditions in different OECD countries.
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Environment and the British Empire
19th Summer School
19–22 July 2022
Venue: German Historical Institute London
The relationship between imperialism and colonialism and devastating, enduring changes in the global environment is now accepted. This summer school will focus on the British Empire, with particular emphasis on colonial India, to examine this relationship. How did colonial exploitation of natural resources and control of populations through political power and racial ideologies transform the environment?
Our experts, the eminent historians Professors David Arnold (Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick) and Neeladri Bhattacharya (Formerly Professor, JNU, New Delhi, currently Visiting Professor at Ashoka University, Sonepat. Visiting Fellow of the India Research Programme at the GHIL in summer 2022), will discuss key questions in the history of environment and empire with students in a lively and engaging atmosphere. While India and South Asia will be the focus of the summer school, examples will also be drawn from other parts of the British Empire, such as Africa and Southeast Asia. In addition to the classes, excursions in London will be organised as a part of the programme.
The summer school will take place at the German Historical Institute London on 19-22 July 2022. It is aimed at advanced BA or MA students of history, English or other related subjects at all German universities. An interest in the history of the British Empire and its colonies and/or environment history is desirable. The course is open to students from all German universities. There are 20 places in all.
The summer school is a part of the GHIL’s India Research Programme. The Course Convener is Dr Indra Sengupta, Head of the India Research Programme at the GHIL.
Please apply in writing by 4 April with the following documents:
- A cover letter of 1-2 pages explaining why you wish to take part in the summer school;
- A brief letter of recommendation from your supervisor;
- A list of courses you have attended and exams you have taken
The GHIL will bear the cost of travel and accommodation.
Please send us your application as a single PDF file and by email only to:
Dr Indra Sengupta email@example.com
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Mar 9, 2017
School projects and student congress
Mar 9, 2017
In their school lives, teens in particular are experts in the immigration society yet they rarely have a say about it. Since December 2016, students at the Staatliche Europa-Schulen in Berlin have been seeking new imagery, presentation formats and narratives that do justice to their points of view.
They are using artistic means to explore immigration and displacement, questions about community and identity. Together with artists who deal with these issues in their work and with critical migration scholars, they grapple with the role of distance, for example, in cross-national family structures, invent contemporary Berlin bands and reconstruct classic films with new endings. In March, everyone involved in the project will gather at HKW for a congress organized autonomously by the students to discuss their findings.
With students from the Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin (SESB) as well as regular and welcome classes of the Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium, Alfred-Nobel-Schule, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Schule, Friedensburg-Schule, Hans-Litten-Schule, Kurt-Schwitters-Schule, Max-von-Laue-Schule, Mildred-Harnack-Schule, Peter-Ustinov-Schule, Robert-Jungk-Schule, Schiller-Gymnasium, Sophie-Scholl-Schule and with Diana Abdulkarim, Cana Bilir-Meier, Büro Eta Boeklund, Bino Byansi Byakuleka, filmArche Berlin, Constanze Fischbeck, Nanna Heidenreich, Ana Hoffner, Jasmin Ibrahim, Kiez-Lab Berlin, kollektiv orangotango, Jalal Maghout, Branka Pavlovic, pong Film, Raumlabor, Isabell Spengler and SuperFuture | <urn:uuid:e2e41b24-df80-48ed-b7ed-428734b2be03> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hkw.de/en/programm/projekte/2017/neueexpertinnen/neue_expertinnen_start.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.815014 | 421 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Author: Tony Bates
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The use of video There is evidence from the two national surveys of online learning in Canadian post-secondary education that video is increasingly being used in both fully online and blended learning. The latest (2018) survey asked about the following uses of video: on-demand streamed videos (asynchronous) live online lectures/seminars (synchronous) Almost all responding institutions […]
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Using Hypnotherapy & NLP Remove The Fear Of Public Speaking
The fear or phobia of public speaking is extremely common in the general population, and is one of the most common reasons people come to us for treatment. Some find it completely impossible to speak in front of others even in a small social group, while others don’t start to get uncomfortable until the audience becomes larger. Regardless of the specifics of your fear of public speaking, we can help you get rid of it for good.
About The Phobia Of Public Speaking
Everyone who has some level of phobia or fear about public speaking has three important things in common:
- You feel anxious before the speaking event
- You become more and more aware of your anxiety
- You are afraid that anxiety and fear will spill out and ruin your speaking performance
Now, everyone who speaks in public or in front of other people is bound to have at least some level of anxiety about the event. It is this bit of nervousness that often causes us to be especially alert and ready to give a good speaking performance. It triggers the release of adrenalin that heightens our senses and makes us more responsive to our surroundings, allowing us to quickly react to what we encounter. In a public speaking environment, the things we might encounter include questions from the audience, trouble with a slide, an uncooperative microphone, or even a restless or hostile audience.
People with a fear or phobia, however, are not able to put their anxiety to a positive use. They become trapped in a cycle where they feel fear and then start to feel even greater fear of the initial fear itself. It is especially common when a problem with speaking has occurred previously, because the person draws on that experience and expects it to be repeated once again.
Getting Help From NLP & Hypnotherapy Techniques
NLP is used to deal directly with your phobia and how your mind thinks about it. We focus on changing the pattern of fear and turning it into a thought pattern that is more supportive and productive. Hypnotherapy is used to deal with your unconscious mind, tapping into your deep resources and helping your mind to make positive changes to thought patterns. Just as your fear or phobia of public speaking is a learned behaviour, getting rid of your fear or phobia is also a learned behaviour.
How Long Will Treatment Take?
Public speaking is a common fear, but it does not have to hold you hostage for the rest of your life. For most people, Riverina Mind Designs combination of powerful NLP and Advanced Hypnotherapy is successful with as few as two, to four one-hour sessions to be FREE and completely cured of this phobia for good. Say goodbye to your fear and claim back your life. Let our experience in NLP and Clinical Hypnotherapy help you do it Today!
Contact Us today for more information about the clinic closest to you in Albury, Wodonga, Shepparton and Wagga Wagga.
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Where present meets past
The tracks of history in the region of Vourvourou go back into the depths of time. The oldest evidence of human presence are already traced back to the Paleolithic time and as more as we reach the contemporary era things become clearer.
In particular the ancient town of Siggos, from which the Siggitikos bay was named after, is correlated with the big natural harbor of Vourvourou. During the Roman era, there were luxurious mansions giving the impression of a small Venice, both in the overland Vourvourou as well as in all of its small islands. In the first years of Christianity, very important temples which constitute rare archaeological monuments such as those of Madonna, of Apostole Andreas and of Saint Isidoros were erected in the region. In the Byzantine era, Vourvourou became a glebe of Mount Athos and was utilized for lumber needs, olive oil production, wine making and fish breeding in Livari (derives from the Byzantine word “Vivari” which means vivarium). Later, Vourvourou gradually passed to the hands of Agios Nikolaos, which was the most robust region community.
Vourvourou had a determinant role to all the battles of the Greek nation, since the ships of the revolutionary Greece of 1821 arrived in it. Moreover, boats full of horrified women and children departed from Vourvourou in the violent times of the ottoman cruelty and Alliance soldiers secretly took refuge in it from its clandestine small harbors during the World Wars era.
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Reading Mencap Coffee Club came to MERL to help us with our research.
We focussed on the sense of smells to begin, Kassie organised 6 bags with smells inside and asked the group to find something in the museum that linked to the smells in the bags. Kassie had placed some of the wellie boots filled with herbs in around the museum.
The group photographed where they thought the smells belonged. Next we demonstrated some of the sensory objects developed by our Co-Researchers at Reading College.
Sians boot was very popular mooing when stroked, although Caroline found it disturbing, she preferred the sheep fleece cushion that went baa when stroked. We are working with Reading Mencap as local advisors for our project we were keen to hear their thoughts and opinions about the project so far. The next activity was to focus on taste, lead by Robyn the group made their own smoothies and juice, they really enjoyed this, learnt about how healthy and easy it was and delicious too.
After Robyns delicious lunch at which we spread our bread with butter that we had made from shaking cream in a jar with a marble in it we showed the group some of the electronics kits we have used with our Co-Researchers from Reading College. We wanted to see if they found our littleBits go LARGE kit easier to use. Kevin had a go with both and found them both easy, Charlie and Miranda made some excellent sounds with the Synth Kit. | <urn:uuid:149f3827-6c8b-4219-b4fc-4a8a54e3f426> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sensoryobjects.com/?tag=reading-mencap | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.980462 | 300 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Mexico loses brightness on the global supply map. In the last decade, the country’s clothing exports have sunk by 20%, according to the latest available data from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Specifically, the country has gone from exporting clothes worth 5.1 billion dollars in 2007 to 4 billion dollars ten years later. Both are far from the data of, for example, 2005, when they exceeded 7 billion dollars.
In 2017, the sector was affected by the threat of Donald Trump to suspend the North American free-trade agreement, which regulates trade relations between Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
Finally, the three governments reached an agreement to create a new agreement, the T-Mec, which has already been ratified by Mexico and is pending the green light of Canada and the United States.
Latin America as a whole, has lost abroad. The progress of Southeast Asia has undermined the importance of the region as a productive pole for the sector. In the last decade, clothing exports from South America, Central America, and the Caribbean have decreased by 9.9%.
Foreign sales of clothing from this market have fallen almost every year since 2008, with the only exception of 2019 and 2011, when it was 16.4 billion dollars. The following year, exports fell again 8%, and have continued to decline until they reached 14 billion dollars last year.
Another historical productive pole in the region, Colombia, has reduced its clothing exports abroad by more than half: of the more than one billion dollars it exported in 2007, it has remained at only 427 million in 2017, 70% less.
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Begin the 12 months right by specializing in your self. Reserve time for reviving a favourite interest or learning a brand new one. Hobbies unleash your creativity and relieve your stress. Your interest might even convey you further cash once you’re really good at it. You possibly can strive on-line sources for cash-making ideas or residence-based mostly businesses. Really, all of us ought to however only some do. Nonetheless for these in danger, akin to seniors, individuals with energy illness, essential allergic reactions or treatment complications, particular desires kids and anybody touring away from home it is one thing that should not be overlooked. Youngsters also needs to have the precise medical info on them all the time if they have a medical scenario or serious allergy. Sustaining a nutritious eating regimen keeps your body healthy, makes you feel good and subsequently increases your total properly-being. I made an appointment to see an area podiatrist. | <urn:uuid:6644abbb-158c-4b55-ab66-7034b4e2e719> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.morenoveloso.com/health-care-reform-invoice-windfall-for-retiree-insurers.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.956252 | 999 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Preservation & Environment
Museum at Eldridge Street
The Museum at Eldridge Street has received widespread recognition as one of America's most treasured historical landmarks.
New York Landmarks Conservancy was established in 1973 to protect the diverse landmarks and communities at the heart of New York City's history. Since its founding, the Conservancy has been on the frontlines of preserving historic buildings, advocating for preservation-friendly development, and revitalizing local communities. A nationally regarded expert in architectural preservation, the New York Landmarks Conservancy has provided thousands of owners of historic residential, religious, public, and commercial buildings with objective evaluations and practical suggestions for preservation and restoration. It also conducts research reports, maintenance plans, and feasibility plans to assist owners of historic buildings. Further, the Conservancy operates five fund programs that disseminate loans and grants to facilitate preservation activities: the New York City Historic Properties Fund, Sacred Sites, Emergency Preservation Grants, City Ventures Fund, and the Queens Historic Properties Fund. In the decades since its establishment, the Conservancy has distributed nearly $53 million in such loans and grants, accompanied by countless hours of hands-on technical consulting.
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2 years & up. These stone roller sets are easy for children to use when creating patterns and prints in dough, sand, and dirt. Each roller is almost 3" long and sized for small hands. Roll to create a pattern, and then stamp a corresponding insect or animal throughout to create a tactile work of art. Each individual set includes 6 different rollers, and two sets have 12 different rollers. Sets to choose from: Garden Bugs, Forest Friends, Ocean Life, and Pond Life. Sets are sold separately, or in bundles of two.
3 years & up. This over-sized pad has all the colors you need to have a stamping good time. The case features 6 rich color ink pads on one side and a large black ink pad on the other. Included: Jumbo 7 Color Ink Stamp Pad with a clear divider: Red, Green, Blue, Orange, Purple, Yellow, and Black.
3 years & up. Set of 10 large 3" diameter stamps with a family theme. Children can explore their family dynamics as well as the community they live in. Perfect addition to storybook paper. Includes a father, mother, brother, sister, baby, house, cat, dog, car and tree.
3 years & up. These wonderful Multicultural Stamp Pads to Stamp and Print Realistic Skin Tones are a great tool for self portrait projects. Children will love creating diverse figures for their art projects. These stamp pads help promote creativity, art learning, and crafting. This jumbo stamp pad set is complete with 4 different skin tone colors.
3 years & up. Help children get a better understanding of all emotions with these fun Giant Emotions Stamp Set for Interactive Social Emotional Learning. These 3" rubber stamps with comfort grip handles are great for interactive lessons about emotions and how to regulate them. Children will love stamping the faces as they identify each one. The see-thru top of the stamps provide ease in placement. Includes 10 emotions: happy, sad, sick, surprised, content, tired, confused, mad, nervous, and scared.
3 years & up. Encourage literacy development with a new twist using these giant alphabet stamps. The 3" diameter letter features an easy grip handle for little hands, with see-thru top for easy placement. The color-coded handles also make sorting and storage of the stamps easier than ever. Stamps can be used with a stamp pad or paint. Great tool for little ones leaning to put words together. Set includes 26 letters and 2 punctuation marks.
3 years & up. Make learning more fun and encourage literacy skills with these giant alphabet stamps. The 3" diameter letter features an easy grip handle that is perfectly sized for little hands. The see-thru top actually let you see where you're stamping so you can stamp in just the right spot for easy placement on whatever surface you choose. Use with a ink pad or paint. Set includes 26 letters and 2 punctuation marks.
18 months & up. Stampers feature easy-to-grip round rubber knob handles for the youngest artists. Great for creating patterns and designs in paint, clay or sand. Designs include circles, swirls, and pyramids. Available in sets of 4 or 8.
3 years & up. Introduce a new arts and crafts material with this bright colored Brilliant Washable Ink Jumbo Stamp Pad for Arts and Crafts. Children will enjoy using this stamp pad to add figures to their art project. These stamp pads are great for collages, dry paintings, drawings, and letters. Stamp pads help promote creativity, color recognition, art learning, and crafting. With this stamp pad children can recreate the sky, ocean, animals, fruit, and more! Measures 7.25"L x 7.25"W.… More »
3 years & up. Create multicolored prints with this durable Brilliant Stamp Pad with 6 Colors for Fun Arts and Crafts Activities. Each color is divided in this wonderful stamp pad to prevent blending. Children will love making individual colored stamps, or using all colors for one stamp. This activity promotes creativity, color recognition, patterning, and imagination. The set includes non-toxic washable ink
Art projects just got more exciting! The jumbo stamp pads are large enough to create imprints of anything from nutshells to hand prints. Each of the jumbo ink pads features bright, and vivid ink, washable from hands and clothing. Each pad measures 7.5" x 7.5" x .60"H. Includes five ink pads: blue, red, yellow, green, purple. .
3 years & up. Make learning about numbers and counting fun with this set of Easy to Grip Giant Number Stamps for Math Practice, Art, and More! These 10 stamps include numbers 0-9. Children will enjoy practicing addition, subtraction, or patterning through art. This activity promotes fine motor skills, early math skills, and color recognition. Stamps feature a comfort grip handle, see-thru top, and a plastic storage case. Each stamp measures 3"D.
3 years & up. Introduce shapes with this set of 10 geometric shapes stamps. Learn about shape attributes and create decorations with these Giant Stampers. The 3" diameter stamps include a hexagon, circle, rectangle, square, triangle, rhombus, octagon, trapezoid, pentagon and quadrilateral all contained in a reusable, clear plastic case for easy storage.
3 years & up. Create life on the farm with this set of fun Easy to Grip Giant Friendly Farm® Animals and Crop Stamps for Art Projects. These 10 stamps include many familiar farm animals, features, and crops. Children will enjoy stamping and creating their own unique farm masterpiece. This activity promotes fine motor skills, creativity, and color recognition. Stamps feature a comfort grip handle, see-thru top, and a plastic storage case. Each stamp measures 3"D.
3 years & up. Recreate a scene from the ocean with this set of fun Easy to Grip Giant Friendly Sealife and Boats Stamps for Art Projects. These 10 stamps include familiar sealife, wild waves, and cool boats. Children will enjoy stamping and creating their own unique ocean masterpiece. This activity promotes fine motor skills, creativity, and color recognition. Stamps feature a comfort grip handle, see-thru top, and a plastic storage case. Each stamp measures 3"D.
3 years & up. Create life on the farm or a scene from the ocean with this wonderful set of Easy to Grip Land and Sea Stamps with Friendly Farm® and Ocean Animals. These 20 stamps include familiar sealife, wild waves, cool boats, familiar farm animals, farm features, and crops. Children will enjoy stamping and creating their own unique ocean or farm masterpiece. This activity promotes fine motor skills, creativity, and color recognition. Stamps feature a comfort grip handle, see-thru top,… More »
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The bicycle mayor of Victoria says helmets shouldn’t be necessary for cycling.
Susan Stokhof, the first bicycle mayor of Victoria – and the first ever in Canada – took to social media to share her views on helmet and safety gear for cyclists.
“In the Netherlands people come first in the street hierarchy and the car is the guest,” she shared on her Instagram account on June 1.
“People are not forced into wearing safety gear and helmets to keep themselves ‘safe’ from people driving cars. The streets are designed for the safety and convenience of people, not car traffic. Therefore, the application of ‘safety gear’ becomes non-existent.”
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In the Netherlands (NL) people come first in the street hierarchy and the car is the guest. People are not forced into wearing safety gear and helmets to keep themselves ‘safe’ from people driving cars. The streets are designed for the safety and convenience of people, not car traffic. Therefore, the application of ‘safety gear’ becomes non-existent. Forced application of helmet use & safety gear while cycling is a sign of a government who failed to provide proper separated infrastructure and is typical of a nation that worships car ownership and use, over the safety of people. Harsh words of reality, I know. Signs of a mature cycling city offer all different kinds of mobility choices for moving about your day. One of the most important lessons I brought home with me from my studies abroad at the University of Amsterdam is that it’s the people moving through the streets that matter most, not moving automobiles. The safety of the streets in The Netherlands is set up for people. The social consequences of a normalized cycling culture are far reaching and we think it builds trust and confidence and permeates every aspect of social life. ☞ Click the link in bio to read more.
Stokhof goes on to say – in her post – that forced application of helmet use and safety gear is “a sign of a government who failed to provide proper separated infrastructure and is typical of a nation that worships car ownership and use, over the safety of people.
“Harsh words of reality, I know,” she stated.
Stokhof was appointed bicycle mayor in April 2019 by BYCS, an international cycling advocacy group based in Amsterdam. She owns an online bike accessory boutique, Le Velo, and studied bike-focused urban planning in Amsterdam. Back in April, she told Black Press Media that Victoria needs to re-examine how it brands cycling.
“Even when we see Bike to Work Week, we’re always seeing people in Spandex,” she said. “My goal has always been to get out riding in style.”
Stokhof has spent the months since her appointment advocating for better cycling policy and infrastructure in Victoria.
On June 3 – World Bicycle Day – she posted: “Bicycle Mayors are the human face and voice of cycling progress. We are helping cities to uncover massive economic, health, and environmental benefits by rapidly increasing the adoption of cycling in cities.”
Stokhof also said, on Instagram, the most important lesson she brought home from her studies at the University of Amsterdam is that “it’s the people moving through the streets that matter most, not moving automobiles.”
“The safety of the streets in The Netherlands is set up for people. The social consequences of a normalized cycling culture are far reaching and we think it builds trust and confidence and permeates every aspect of social life,” she said.
When asked about her comments on safety gear, Stokhof declined an interview but pointed to her social media comments and said, via Facebook message, that “there needs to be a healthy and rational discussion around the application of the helmet law.
“Unfortunately this seems to be difficult for people to have,” she added. “I have discussed my views exhaustively and I have constantly been attacked for them. I have noticed it definitely has to do with the fact that I am a woman in a public position that people feel they can bully me.”
The Canadian Paediatric Society’s Injury Prevention Committee says head injuries are among the most severe injuries sustained with bicycling and represent 20-40 per cent of all bicycling injuries encountered in Canadian emergency rooms.
Legislation in B.C. currently mandates cyclists wear helmets.
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[Love stories from Amsterdam… a series] Having just spent 3 weeks studying at the University of Amsterdam in their summer program, planning the cycling city I want to share everything I learned on what it takes to truly be a cycling city. I’m writing a series of blog posts, my love stories if you will, and they are that. Amsterdam is an amazing city. . This is my first post in this series and you can read the full story by clicking the link in my bio. (Why) The Dutch cycle. . ☞ Consider how the Dutch kept their cycling history alive when other countries couldn’t. It would take a series of important events, when put into motion; would create the Amsterdam we know and love today. . ☞ You may think the Dutch cycle because of the 29,000km of connected cycle paths or 7,000km of designated bicycle lanes or because of the flat terrain. Maybe it’s because there are 1.3 bicycles for every citizen (man, woman, & child) in the Netherlands and on average each person cycles 878 km per year. Or is it because, as a country, 4.5 billion trips are made by bicycle each year? Could it just be that the Dutch are unconsciously skilled at riding a bike? Sure, take all of this into consideration, but we’re just barely scratching the surface. . ☞ To understand why the Dutch cycle we first must understand their past to understand the present. I invite you to continue read the full post, (Why) The Dutch cycle and understand what it takes to be a cycling city. Link in my bio and enjoy the read. I would love to hear your comments so please leave them at the end of the blog post. . My husband is Dutch and, as all Dutch citizens know about their history, I asked for his opinion of the article, here’s what he had to say: “Very good article. I liked reading it. Of course there are a few things I would have said differently but all in all a good written article that I am sure will interest many people”. 😘 | <urn:uuid:0cae000a-6f6d-4870-a8bd-aefaa533a322> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.vicnews.com/news/victoria-bicycle-mayor-says-helmet-laws-a-sign-of-a-failed-government/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.971314 | 1,369 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Are dental implants safe? That is a question that many people have. This blog post will answer that question and give you everything you need to know about dental implants. Dental implants are a great way to replace missing teeth, and they offer many benefits over other tooth replacement options. Implants are made of titanium, a biocompatible material that is safe for your body. They are also very strong and can last for many years.
If you have missing teeth, you may consider getting dental implants. But before you make a decision, it’s important to understand everything about them. Are they safe? How do they work? What are the benefits and risks? How long do they last? And Are they painful?
How does Dental Implant work?
Dental implants are a type of dental prosthesis that replaces missing teeth. The dentist first surgically places the implant into your jawbone when you get a dental implant. Over time, the implant will fuse with your jawbone and create a strong foundation for your new tooth. Once the implant has fused with your bone, the dentist will place a crown or bridge on top of it. After the procedure, it acts as a new root for the tooth.
Are dental implants safe?
One of the biggest benefits of dental implants is that they are permanent. Other tooth replacement options, such as dentures or bridges, can be removed or fall out over time. Dental implants are fixed and will not move around as other replacements options can. It makes them more comfortable and stable than other options.
Implants also look natural and can blend in with your existing teeth. They do not require any special care as dentures do, and they last much longer than traditional dental bridges.
Overall, dental implants are a safe and effective way to replace missing teeth. If you consider getting implants, make sure to talk to your dentist about them first. They can help you decide if they are right for you.
What are the benefits and risks?
The benefits of dental implants include:
- The implant is not visible since it is hidden beneath the gum tissue. A crown is then attached to the implant, which looks and functions just like a natural tooth.
- Improved oral health
- Increased comfort and function
- Dental implants are one of the most successful dental procedures available today. They have a success rate of 95% or higher, and they last for many years.
The risks of dental implants include:
- There are some risks associated with dental implants, but these are rare. The most common risk is the failure of the implant to fuse with the bone (called osseointegration failure).
- Nerve damage
How long do dental implants last?
Dental implants can last for many years, provided properly cared for. With proper care, they may even last a lifetime. Are you considering getting dental implants? If so, make sure to talk to your dentist about them first. They can help you decide if they are right for you.
Are dental implants painful?
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Hotstring Techniques for Expanding Abbreviations Only When You Need Them, Plus How to Sound British…Sort Of
One benefit I’ve discovered when using my InstantHotstring.ahk script includes quickly checking the effects of the various Hotstring options. Without re-editing and reloading an AutoHotkey script, I can test the assorted options and see how they modify the behavior of each Hotstring. This helps me understand how to solve some Hotstring problems.
Tip: The Hotstring() function (the engine for this AutoHotkey script) does not completely replace a loaded list of AutoHotkey Hotstrings. You can accomplish a number of things with a Hotstring script which the function does not appear capable of doing (e.g. long replacements). (See the book Beginning AutoHotkey Hotstrings.)
For example, while you can use the Tab character (`t) as part of the activating string in a script, it does not work in the Hotstring() function. Plus, you can only use predefined Label subroutines or functions when activating the X option, while in an AutoHotkey script you can create multi-line Hotstrings to perform any custom action.
Expanding Acronyms—Only When Needed
When writing names or terms with long titles which may reoccur a number of times, we tend to use acronyms in place of the phrase. For example, GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. By using GUI we save time and redundant encounters with the longer group of words by replacing them with a shorter replacement. However, the first time we use an acronym, we should define it.
Note: Nothing annoys me more than finding an acronym used throughout an article without any definition. The writer assumes that everyone knows what they mean. Well, I don’t! I often resort to a Web search to determine what the heck they’re talking about.
In legal documents, all such terms (including lessor and lessee) get defined on the first page. If a person writes numerous documents which use a number of acronyms, a set of Hotstrings which inserts definitions on command could prove useful. You’ll find a couple of different combinations of Hotstring options which make this work.
In the example above, I added four Hotstring options to create an on command acronym expansion. First, the C option ensures it only responds to all capital letters. Second, the * option executes the expansion the instant we press the hyphen (-) key. Third, the no backspace B0 option prevents the removal of the acronym characters. Finally, the omit O option removes the activating hyphen from the results. Note: The replacement text must begin with a space for the proper formatting of the new text.
If I type GUI without the hyphen, it remains unchanged. If I add the hyphen, I get the “GUI (Graphical User Interface)” expansion.
To be fair, I can do the same thing with only two options using a full replacement.
In this case, AutoHotkey does a full replacement the instant I press the hyphen key. Otherwise, this Hotstring offers identical results as the first—although accomplished in a different manner. However, you may find times when a set of options similar to the first example offer the preferred results.
Masquerading as a Brit
The British use the letter Z (Zed) much more sparingly than Americans. Yet, as an American, I always cock my head a little when I see the word organisation in print—although many British find it quite acceptable to use Z. If I wanted to masquerade as a Brit, I could implement some Hotstring options to prevent me from using the letter Z in those ambiguous words.
By instantly converting any “z” following an “i” into an “s”, all such words containing a “z” get homogenised. The combination “iz” turns into “is” by immediately (*) activating the Hotstring inside any word (?) using the no backspace option (B0) and the omit EndChar option (O) to remove only the “z”, then replacing it with the “s” character.
Admittedly, the rules are far more controversial than I care to deal with. For the word organisation:
In fact, while the US spelling is with a ‘z’ the UK preferred spelling is also with a ‘z’ and as an alternative with an ‘s’ if you follow the guidance from leading authoritative dictionaries. This is true even in my 1972 Concise Oxford Dictionary.
We could use something similar for words such as color (colour):
I include only the inside word ? option since replacement usually occurs at the end of a word when followed by a space or punctuation. Of course, typing the word “or” could cause a problem (or ⇒ our). (I might try to write an X subroutine which would resolve the problem.)
It might work better to add the individual words:
I think maybe I’ll just stick with the letter Z. You might find more innovative uses for these AutoHotkey Hotstring techniques.
Next time, back to discussing learning points in the InstantHotstring.ahk script.
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|Vannevar Bush - The Man Who Didn't Invent The Computer|
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Rapid Arithmetic Machine
Soon after Bush started to work on an electronic digital machine called the Rapid Arithmetic Machine. There is evidence that he documented the design in a series of papers written between 1937 and 1938 but no trace of these can be found.
The machine was based on paper tape storage. It used three paper tapes - one for the data, one for the program and one as a sort of ROM. The program tape would be read repeatedly to carry out operations on each item of data on the data tape.
There was apparently no suggestion that the program would use numerical addresses nor was their any provision for conditional branching. Given the lack of detailed information, it is difficult to be sure exactly how it worked. If the machine had been finished then the need for some of these facilities would have become apparent as soon as it started work on real problems!
All the registers, logic and arithmetic units were electronic and were built using vacuum tubes. It is difficult to be sure how much of the machine was built. They certainly built modules to prove the various designs needed for a working computer.
A counter - part of the Rapid Arithmetic Machine
The design was decimal and the counters and registers all used ten-state storage rings. To store a single bit in a binary machine you only need a two-state device. To store a digit in a decimal machine you needed a ring of ten vacuum tubes which automatically turned on and off in sequence - so counting from 0 to 9.
A decimal ring counter for the Rapid Arithmetic Machine
In 1940 Bush estimated that the machine would be able to multiply two six-digit numbers in about .2 seconds and would run at a clock speed of .01MHz. A lot of time was spent trying to devise gas filled vaccum tubes to reduce the component count and then the work just stopped. The reason was that the design team was claimed for work on the atomic bomb.
During the war Bush headed the National Defence Research Committee (NDRC). This controlled the work of 30,000 scientists on research projects from the simple right up the development of the atomic bomb.
Bush’s Rapid Arithmetic Machine remained forgotten until a patent war broke out between Univac and Honeywell over the ENIAC when it was rediscovered. Bush, surprisingly played down his contribution to computing and this machine wasn’t mentioned in the final court report. After the war Bush did not return to the development of computing and MIT lost its lead in the new subject.
But the Rapid Arithmetic Machine wasn’t Bush’s only contribution to the subject.
In 1945 he published an article describing the Memex, a machine that stored and retrieved information using microfilm. What was clever about this is that it used what we would call a hyperlink to form information trails.
By linking related pieces of information together the researcher could create new ways of looking at it and could retrieve it, work with it and add to it. The Memex wasn’t just a vague idea. Bush, ever the inventor, had a very clear idea how it could be built. The only problems he had were making it work fast enough, and of course, the inevitable difficulties inherent in using photography as a storage medium.
A sketch of the proposed Memex machine
He even tried to build a machine that was to be a step towards the Memex. It was called the Rapid Selector Machine (Bush seems to have liked the word “Rapid”) and it searched through microfilm looking for pages with a relevant index code.
It was thought that the machine was never completed - another abandoned Bush computing device - but many years after it was revealed that it was in fact classified. The Rapid Selector Machine was used in a highly secret project in one of the code breaking agencies.
Perhaps the involvement of the secret agencies is a clue as to why we know so little about the Rapid Arithmetic Machine - but I doubt it.
There would be no reason to keep such an early computing machine secret for so long. It is much more likely that Bush just moved on to be interested in other things. He certainly did design a code breaking machine for the Navy which was used in deciphering Japanese codes, but nothing more is known about it. It could have been based on the Rapid Arithmetic Machine but equally it could have been entirely electromechanical.
In 1955 Bush retired and moved back to his old home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He said it wasn’t fair to stay around and make life difficult for his successor!
The American public remember Bush more for being involved in the atomic bomb project than for being a computer pioneer. His 1945 report to the President on a program for postwar science, Science: The Endless Frontier is still in print and remains influential in U.S. science policy.
I think that he himself valued his work on engineering topics much more. He perfected a heat engine, worked on boats with hydrofoils, improved steam engines, gyroscopes, novel methods of painting pictures and many, many other things.
Over the years he amassed a large number of patents and was on the board of many famous companies, including defence contractor Raytheon which he had founded in 1922 with a focus on refrigeration technology.
From our perspective it is certain that what survives is his work on computers and yet this is a man who claimed to have had nothing at all to do with the subject!
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Management tools in the context of NBIC convergence
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2 Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
3 Don State Technical University, sq. Gagarina, 1, 344003 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
4 Don State Agrarian University, o. Persianovsky, 346493, Russia
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In view of the potential global human factors threats, NBIC convergence in manufacturing systems requires new, sustainable approaches to HR management. The proposed methodology is based on the systems paradigm of Janos Kornai, which is used in the framework of BigData technologies, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. The problem of control, optimization and evolution of the human factor in NBIC-production cyber-physical systems is solved by means of the developed human-oriented concept of HR-resources management, the development of which occurs in a spiral, involving exit from the system to form new meanings and concepts. Each turn of the spiral is a self-organizing system. For the current stage of development, a cyber-physical system of interaction “Man” - “Machine” is proposed, based on global and double iterative connections, parallel analysis, scenario forecasting, machine learning, cognitive component and collective decision making. The developed human-oriented concept of HR-resources management allows you to control, optimize and develop human production activities, ensure iterative self-development and self-improvement of the system, guarantee the stability and safety of the system, maximize the percentage of return on human resources and reduce the level of opportunistic human behavior.
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Becoming Comfortable with Critique
By Naila Tariq–
Let me be the first to admit that getting feedback about my ideas and/or my work gives me anxiety. Usually, I’m either fighting the urge to just give up, or to blindly defend my ideas, or sometimes – because human minds are weird that way – both.
Instead, however, I take a deep breath, ignore those urges, acknowledge the points being made, and try to do better. It does not always work out this way, but I try.
For many, it never works out that way. And this inability to accept and use constructive feedback is one of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of one’s growth as an entrepreneur, and as a human being in general.
It means you’re scared to share your ideas because you’re afraid people won’t like them as is, not realizing that the fact they probably won’t is a good thing. Maybe you’re taking someone’s feedback as a personal attack rather than a genuine attempt to help you improve. Or maybe you’re worried that admitting you’re wrong means you’ve failed somehow.
You haven’t. But it’s perfectly normal to feel like you have. Reactions like the ones above are natural, and sometimes what someone calls “feedback” is really not meant to help, just meant to bring you down.
However, to succeed as an entrepreneur, you’ll need to learn to tell the difference between valid critique and malicious criticism, and to be flexible enough to change elements of your idea or business when needed.
So how do you become comfortable receiving feedback? How do you use it to your advantage? And, perhaps the biggest question of all, how do you tell the difference between naysayers and genuine helpers?
Then, you listen. If you’re already convinced your idea or startup is perfect the way it is, you won’t be open to the valuable comments and suggestions people who have more knowledge and experience are willing to give you.
Ignore those feelings of defensiveness and inadequacy. Remind yourself that none of it is personal. Instead, try to see things from their point of view, and you might have that epiphany you’ve been waiting for, or the inspiration to tweak your idea into something better. And always, always ask questions where you can.
Learning to differentiate between valuable advice and what does not apply to you – or is merely baseless criticism – takes time and experience. Of course, if you’ve done your research, spoken to customers, and know your market well, you’re better equipped to tell when advice doesn’t apply, or is straight-up bogus. However, there are also other factors to consider.
Firstly, always consider the source of the critique. Learn more about who you’re speaking to, and ask them about their experiences in the field you’re trying to work in. If someone with little-to-no experience is telling you your idea won’t work, and won’t elaborate on why they think so, it’s likely they’re only trying to bring you down.
If, however, you’re speaking to someone who’s been where you are, and knows what they’re talking about, then pay attention. The people worth listening to won’t immediately shoot you down; instead they’ll ask you questions that force you to think deeper about your business. They’ll tell you what they think has merit and potential, and what you may need to change. They’ll give detailed advice rather than broad platitudes and blunt insults.
You may find the advice being directly applicable to problems you’re facing now, or problems you foresee in the future. It might force you to see things in a new way, in which case accepting that feedback makes you far better equipped on your entrepreneurial journey.
The point is to keep listening.
This is not easy, but arrogance come at a much greater price. I’ve mentioned Uber CEO Travis Kalanick before. There’s also Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, who failed to listen to his customers, launched a product they didn’t want, and was forced to discontinue it after public wrath nearly sank the company.
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Over time, that squirming discomfort you feel will be easier to ignore.
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'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole' by Sue Townsend
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[Qgis-developer] raster transparency slider
benjamin.bohard at orange.fr
Thu Apr 7 08:53:01 EDT 2011
My mistake !
Type "float" made my question unclear.
What I have got in mind is setting low value and high value beyond which
transparency is set.
I test rastertransparency plugin with float values. Setting a pixel
transparency for each possible value beyond low and high values seems
difficult (furthermore with a slider) : no obvious way to know all
values of interest. It seems more efficient and legible to set low and
high value associated with one alpha value.
That's why I tought of a pixel value range instead of a single (or
single * number of bands) pixel value. It is independant of value type
(integer or float).
Perhaps all values of interest can be filtered at plugin execution time
(scanning all raster values when selecting layer and sending those in
range set by sliders instead of int values) ?
Thanks for your answer Alexander.
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The European Union has called on China to promptly investigate reports of torture of three detained mainland human rights lawyers. The EU was “aware of recent information regarding the serious mistreatment of detained human rights lawyers Li Heping, Wang Quanzhang and Xie Yang” – mistreatment that would “amount to torture” if verified, the European Union’s European External Action Service said on Saturday. Xie, who is expected to soon face trial on subversion charges, was beaten, and deprived of sleep, water and medical care by interrogators who vowed to torture him until he “went insane”, according to a statement by his lawyers this month. The interrogators also threatened harm to his family, the statement quoted Xie as saying. Li and Wang were also subjected to various forms of torture while under residential surveillance, including electric shocks that made them faint, the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group said last week. The three lawyers were all detained in July 2015 during a nationwide round-up known as the “709 crackdown”. Chinese police hold four wives of rights activists seized in ‘709 crackdown’ About 300 rights lawyers and activists were detained, sentenced or questioned in the sweeping campaign. Four were jailed in August for between three to seven years on subversion charges while eight others, including Xie, Li and Wang, are awaiting trial after roughly 18 months in detention. The EU said it expected the Chinese authorities would investigate “without delay” the accounts and allegations of torture in all three cases. Citing China’s Criminal Procedure Law, the EU also called for those responsible for any mistreatment or torture of the detainees to be punished. “In the meantime, all necessary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of these individuals need to be taken,” it said. Scores of Chinese lawyers rally around colleague who claims he was tortured during crackdown Despite being prohibited by law, forced confessions are common in the mainland’s justice system, rights groups say. The EU statement cited the United Nations’ Committee Against Torture’s review of China in December 2015, which said the committee had “serious concern” over reports about the practice of torture and ill-treatment in China’s criminal justice system. Li Chunfu, another lawyer held in the 709 crackdown, was released on bail in a frail state this month. He spent more than 500 days in detention and has since been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The EU said the release of Li Chunfu and another lawyer, Xie Yanyi, was “a positive step”. Shanghai court accepts detained rights lawyer’s defamation case against state-backed media But it also called for the release of lawyers and human rights defenders who remained in detention, including Jiang Tianyong. Jiang disappeared mysteriously on his way back to Beijing from Changsha, Hunan province, in November and his whereabouts were not known for nearly a month until he was finally confirmed to be under heavy guard at a residential site in Henan province, on suspicion of subversion. | <urn:uuid:599f8c57-630d-455b-bb1b-29fe827a9962> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2066378/eu-urges-china-investigate-reports-torture-lawyers?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=SCMPSocialNewsfeed | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.981935 | 620 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Smile for the Camera, or not
Many drivers in the UK today, will not be conversant with George Orwell’s book, 1984, many will, however, recognise the phrase “Orwellian”. However it may reasonably be applied to the use of the speed camera on British roads.
The dictionary definition of this is “an adjective describing a situation, idea, or social condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free and open society”. Into the freedom of driving on the open road, enter the remote fixed speed camera.
There are conditions which may justify the instalment of safety cameras, particularly in urban areas such as around schools, or heavily built up districts, and there are those cameras which appear for no apparent reason other than potentially to relieve the driver of at least £100, and collect three points on the license.
The camera probably most recognisable is the Gatso camera, which has been adorning our roadsides since the early nineties. When it, along with other types of fixed camera were first installed at this time, they were a subtle shade of grey, but successive protesting saw a change in the law.
Around the turn of the millennium all fixed roadside cameras had to be coated high visibility yellow which still applies today, except, it would seem, on the new “smart” motorways.
The Gatso uses radar technology to determine a vehicle’s speed and type, and activate its camera relative to whether it is an HGV or car, or a car towing a trailer, as each carry different speed limits.
If the vehicle triggers the camera, it takes pictures of the rear number plate and another of the surrounding road surface.
The road surface carries a number of white lines against which the vehicles speed can be double checked against the radar reading.
It takes pictures at the rear, because it employs flash photography, which if taken at front of the vehicle could startle, if not temporarily blind a driver.
This can lead to disputes over who was actually at the wheel at the time, possibly even allowing a measure of “wiggle movement” for the driver. If you want to find out what options you have defending your speeding offence, ask pattersonlaw.co.uk a free question and you will be armed with the best defence. There is unfortunately no such thing with the next most populous camera type, the Truvelo.
This machine takes pictures of the front of the vehicle showing the registration plate, the type of vehicle, and the driver behind the wheel, get out of that one!
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The best times, most agree, are between three and nine months, when kids aren’t yet mobile, and any time after age two or three. The idea here is to bypass the toddler phase, and, more importantly, to avoid flying with young infants.
When is the best time of day to fly with a toddler?
A 7 a.m. start may work beautifully for early risers but not so well with children who tend to be cranky in the morning. A late-night flight, on the other hand, may find your child either sleeping peacefully or overly tired, just as he might be at home.
How do you fly with a 2 year old?
When you travel with a child under 2 years old, you may choose to travel with the child on your lap (infant-in-arms) or travel with your child in an FAA-approved child safety seat. To use a FAA-approved safety seat, you must purchase a ticket for your child so they have a reserved seat.
When can you travel with a toddler?
In general, doctors recommend you wait to fly until your baby’s immune system is better developed. This could be as soon as one month for full-term infants, though most doctors recommend anywhere between three months and six months.
Does a 2 year old pay full airfare?
Most major airlines allow children under the age of 2 to fly free as lap children, resting on an adult’s lap for the duration of the flight. But you’ll typically be charged full fare for a child who is 2 years old and up. Luckily, some airlines occasionally offer kids fly free promotions.
Can my 3 year old sit my lap airplane?
Many don’t know the seriousness of flying with a lap baby. … Although they allow for children under 2 to sit on a parents lap, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) recommends for all young children to sit in a FAA approved car seat at all times during a flight.
Does my 2 year old have to wear a mask on a plane?
Children under the age of two are automatically exempt from wearing face masks in the US on airplanes and in airports. All other passengers must wear a mask or apply for an exemption from the airline ahead of a flight. Airlines, however, are lenient on which masks are allowed.
How do I calm my toddler on a plane?
Screams on a plane: How to quell toddler tantrums at 30,000 feet
- Get thee to the dollar store. …
- Plan other unexpected surprises. …
- Be a master storyteller. …
- Don’t blow your arsenal all at once. …
- Speak their language. …
- Time feedings correctly. …
- Go a little crazy with the foods you bring. …
- Hydrate at the right time.
Can you bring snacks for toddler on plane?
TSA will allow you to bring food such as purees through the security checkpoint as long as they are for your child. They are considered “baby food” and are permitted as long as your take them out of your bag for screening.
Can you bring milk on plane for toddler?
Formula, breast milk and juice for infants or toddlers are permitted in reasonable quantities through the security checkpoint. … Inform the TSA officer at the beginning of the screening process that you carry formula, breast milk and juice in excess of 3.4 ounces in your carry-on bag.
How do I protect my toddler’s ears on a plane?
Have your child:
- Drink plenty of non-caffeinated fluids (water is best) throughout the flight. …
- Take acetaminophen or ibuprofen about a half hour before takeoffs or landings if you know your child has ear pain when flying.
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India’s caste system of racial stratification is going nowhere, says historian and scholar of India Shefali Chandra. Instead, it is expressed in new and ever more cunning ways. Her new book project takes a hundred-year look at India’s history to unravel the intertwined nature of privileged racial regimes.
What does it mean to be the norm? To move through society unexamined, unfettered, unchallenged? The interdisciplinary field of whiteness studies calls out the central position of “whiteness” in American and other white-settler societies, revealing the vast project of institutionalizing wider consent to dominant values and beliefs. It’s an essential aspect of race studies, yet “race” continues to signify nonblack in the popular as well as academic imagination. In much the same way, says Shefali Chandra, associate professor of history, India’s racial stratification system of caste has yet to be fully scrutinized.
“In general, caste studies have largely restricted themselves to studying lower caste, especially Dalit, histories,” Chandra says. A Faculty Fellow in the Center for the Humanities, she is working on a new book that examines how the invisible privilege of upper-caste Brahmans in global and Indian society rests on their appropriation of the discourses of race.
“Borrowing analytically from whiteness studies, I want to uncover the interconnected nature of dominant, or privileged, racializations,” she says. “The vocabulary and analytic power of whiteness studies in particular, but also American studies itself, is vitally transferable. By bringing it to India studies, I show how the silent universalization of upper-caste norms and cultural codes plays into the globalization of race — that is, the dissemination of an American economy of culture and appearance." The book shows the intertwined racial histories of whiteness and caste.
Briefly, what is your project about?
My book examines the history of India to unravel the intertwined nature of privileged racial regimes — caste, race, whiteness, Hinduism — under imperialism. I look at more than 100 years of India’s relationship to Empire, first British and then American, to show how different ways of hailing people through “race” come to reinforce one another in the most subtle and understated ways. Particularly, I track dominant forms of racial formation: upper-caste power and its quiet yet tenacious contract with whiteness.
The title of your project, “The Cunning of India,” riffs on the philosopher Georg Hegel’s notion of the “Cunning of Reason.” What ideas link the two?
Yes, although it is a loose riff! Hegel believed that Reason was a kind of sovereign entity that sought to unfold and realize itself; indeed, the very motor of history was the movement of Reason toward Freedom. More pertinent for me, he mentions that in its actualization through time and space, Reason does not actually exert itself directly. Rather, he writes, other passions mobilize to enable the ultimate realization of Reason: “It is not the universal idea which places itself in opposition and struggle, or puts itself in danger; it holds itself safe from attack and uninjured in the background and sends the particular of passion into the struggle to be worn down. We can call it the cunning of reason that the Idea makes passions work for it.” The connection to the title of my book is therefore two-fold.
One aspect of my project is to historicize the worldwide obsession with “India” — the laudatory, affirmative and simultaneously disturbing adulation that outsiders are educated to feel for “India.” I am interested in the conviction that “India” is a transhistorical, universal spirit that endures, and perhaps even undermines, the ravages of empire and capitalism. There is a sense that a pure, unsullied “Indian” knowledge system, way of life and culture will rise above more base (read: Islamic, or western, or class-based) cultural and political formations. We see aspects of this conviction in a range of important historical actors, from Henry David Thoreau and “Mahatma” Gandhi to Ranajit Guha and Mindy Kaling!
The second reason for riffing on Hegel is because I show that the “cunning of India” is really the “cunning of Brahmanism.” India’s supposed enduring and transhistorical power is a way, I argue, of making Brahmanism stand in for Indian culture. So, the cunning of India is the making of Brahmanical (that is, upper-caste Hindu) culture synonymous with India. This is a cunning, or sly, move, but one that is being reinforced continually by other privileged racialisms and class formations. “India” thus endures as a permanent, world-historical triumph over capitalism and even whiteness, even as what it enables is the universalization of upper-caste cultures.
In general, Westerners don’t know that much about India’s caste system except the impression that it’s repressive and is being swept away with modernization. Where does this type of understanding go wrong?
Most crucially, caste is in no way disappearing. In fact, even as caste is rising in importance — as an electoral device for organizing votes, as an important means for amending the historical discrimination against so-called lower castes, and as a route along which to direct unbelievable forms of sexual and physical violence — “upper” castes are claiming that caste is disappearing. Commentary that asserts that caste is being swept away is actually ventriloquizing an upper-caste investment in the political, economic and cultural benefits of “modernity” — or, more accurately, U.S.-centered globalization. The notion that caste is disappearing actually indicates the quiet and crafty triumph of Brahmanism.
But even for the upper castes, caste is not actually disappearing. Instead, as I showed in my first book, The Sexual Life of English: Languages of Caste and Desire in Colonial India, all the organizing precepts of caste endure. Only now, instead of the conventional traditional rituals anthropologists once examined as indicating caste, we find new modes of expressing caste’s exclusionary nature. Postcolonial scholars argued that the English language was a colonial imposition, a means of strengthening Britain’s cultural hold over India. But what I show in The Sexual Life of English is that upper-caste Indians rapidly incorporated the language into the symbolic logic of upper-caste India, and immediately deployed it to maintain and even accentuate the very same caste hierarchy that differentiated between knowledge and labor, between the twice born and the “low” castes. The process by which English becomes an Indian language is the process by which caste becomes secularized, or stripped of formal religious connotations, and therefore continues to perpetuate and even exacerbate the same social and political hierarchies of old.
Caste is not being swept away; rather, in new and covert ways it tightens its grip over more and more people. Like all systems of racialization, caste is extremely volatile and opportunistic. Certainly, the features that characterized it in the 19th century have changed dramatically. But its basic contours — graded inequality, the differentiation between knowledge and labor, the uses of normative sexuality — have not only endured but deepened their power.
Finally, the notion of a caste system occludes an analysis of Brahmanism: the power of the Brahmanical caste to reproduce its power and privilege over time. Progressive and radical scholars have shown how caste is nothing without Brahmanism. In the words of the scholar and activist B.R. Ambedkar, “caste is Brahmanism incarnate.” The view of caste as a system actually tends to divert our attention away from understanding the specific logic and ritualistic elasticity of upper-caste power.
How did you first get interested in this topic? What’s the connection to the matrimonial advertisement section of newspapers?
Matrimonial adverts, which millions of people read weekly in Indian and American newspapers, are like megaphones that amplify a massive consent over the permissible parameters of caste, race and gender. I’ve always been interested in the politics of gender normativities. How (and why) do people claim social belonging by presenting themselves as legibly gendered? What do cultural expectations of race do to those presentations? Why does the desire to fix gender enable wider systems of expropriation and control? Who gets to marry whom? Why has marriage become the way to organize a wider consent to power? For instance, the past 10 years have been dominated by the developments over “gay marriage”: My assessment of the Indian matrimonials will show how that debate was much, much wider than homosexuality in the U.S. The upper-caste investment in sexual normativity is the analytic lens that I brought to my first book. Here, too, the gender and sexual desires expressed in the matrimonial advertisements reveal new and shifting relations between caste and race. The chapters of the book — which deal with education, nation-building, film, health and comedy — continually return to the way that matrimonial advertisements illuminate the parameters of race, caste, gender and India’s relation to globalization. | <urn:uuid:ba024050-6dec-47ce-9d57-ed4022c5b98d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://humanities.wustl.edu/features/Shefali-Chandra-Cunning-of-India | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.936752 | 1,961 | 2.9375 | 3 |
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Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the prophetic song of the suffering servant.
[Message] The theme of our series of studies is the Old Testament anticipation of the Messiah, and the subject for today as we turn to Isaiah chapter 53 verse 4 through verse 6 is the vicarious or substitutionary Messiah. The passage that we’re turning to might well be called the great reversal. The Israel of the past of the time of our Lord in ignorance denied the Holy and just one and slew the author of life Peter says in Acts chapter 3. They self confidently assumed responsibility for the Messiah’s death by shouting, “His blood be on us and on our children.” The Israel of the future, however, because they will be then an enlightened people, humbly accept their guilt by crying out, “But he was wounded for our transgressions,” Isaiah chapter 53 and verse 5. As we have seen in a previous study the tenses of the verbs in verses 1 through 9 of Isaiah chapter 53 set the reference of the thoughts expressed by the speakers in past time. They’re looking back over their past acts and attitudes to the Messiah and acknowledging their sinful failure to recognize him as the promised deliverer. It is truly the great reversal.
This great prophetic song of the suffering servant is also one of the most significant of all the Old Testament passages on the atonement. And it surely indicates that whatever theory we may hold, it must include the idea of substitution. Christ’s death is far more than simply an act revealing God’s love and thereby producing in us a response of faith and love that saves as men like Peter Abelard and many contemporary theologians have maintained. It is also far more than a defeat of Satan and a release of sinners held captive by him although that’s a true idea expressed in the New Testament. The classic idea of the atonement leads stress upon the defeat of Satan. And it is more than simply a satisfaction for sin rendered to the justice and holiness of God as Anselm stressed although any genuine explanation of the atonement must include that. To put it simply, the death of Christ was a penal satisfaction through substitution. Christ bore as a substitute for God’s people the divine penalty for sin and thus accomplished their release from the judgment of sin. That is what is expressed by the words of our passage in Isaiah 53 verse 4 through verse 6.
Listen to the 5th verse, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed.” There it is, plainly, a penal satisfaction of the divine claims against us through substitution. As Forsyth put it, speaking of the atonement made by the Son of God, “There it is that Christ comes to himself for good, there as it were he finally finds his tongue and takes command of the deep eloquence of moral things.” That this section is written of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ is confirmed by Matthew’s citation of verse 4 after the description of Jesus’ casting out of demons and of his healing of all that were sick, “That is might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet saying himself took our infirmities and bear our sicknesses.” That’s Matthew chapter 8 and verse 17.
We turn now to verse 4 where the prophet speaks of the confusion of Israel. He writes, “Surely he hath born our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted.” As we have said, Isaiah 52 verse 13 through chapter 53 verse 12 is Israel’s great penitential confession. It is to be made in the future, perhaps at the time that they see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and abundant glory. In that case, the prophecy is the vocalization of Zechariah 12:10 through 14 where Zechariah prophesies,
“And I (he’s speaking of the Lord) will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”
What a glorious day that will be when Israel, moved by efficacious grace from God shall come to the realization of what they have done to the Messiah and what he has done for them. Verse 4 then expresses their faith in that future day, “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.” The adverb surely, incidentally, is often used of an exclamation to emphasize the unexpected. Since the word translated hath born is used in connection with the bearing away of the nation’s sins by the goat of departure on the Day of Atonement, Leviticus 16:22, it has been suggested that here there is an allusion to the Day of Atonement. The true Day of Atonement would then be the day Christ died on Golgotha and that of course is true.
The prophet speaks of their faith then when he writes, “yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” This part of the verse describes how they felt at the time that Christ was carrying out his atoning ministry. They confess, “Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted.” The attitude of Israel to him was similar to the so called Deuteronomic view of suffering that is if a person suffers misfortune, it’s because he is or has done something wrong.
In Mr. Schultz’s cartoon, “Peanuts,” which I love to read, it’s Lucy who champions that view. The following encounter of Linus with a sliver in his finger and Lucy’s reasoning about it illustrate it. The cartoon begins with Lucy seeing something is wrong with Linus who’s in pain says, “What’s the matter with you?” And Linus replies, “I have a sliver in my finger.” And Lucy says, “Aha! that means you’re being punished for something.” She says, “What have you done wrong lately?” And Linus says, “I haven’t done anything wrong.” Lucy’s response is, “You have a sliver haven’t you? That’s a misfortune isn’t it? You’re being punished with misfortune because you’ve been bad.” By this time, Linus’ tongue is out of his mouth and beads of perspiration are falling form his face because the sliver is hurting. Charlie Brown at this point enters the discussion with his words, “Now wait a minute, does,” but Lucy interrupts him with, “What do you know about it Charlie Brown, this is a sign, this is a direct sign of punishment, Linus has done something very wrong and now he’s to suffer misfortune.” Lucy continues her sermon, “I know all about these things, I know that.” And at that point, Linus now interrupts with, “It’s out, it just popped right out.” Lucy, obviously unhappy and looking like a thunder cloud turns to walk away, but she hears Linus say, “Thus endeth the theological lesson for today.”
This viewpoint is that of the nation, for they thought him stricken, a word sometimes used of leprosy as in Isaiah case. And further, they say that they thought that he had been smitten of God. In other words, they thought his sins were the reason he was suffering crucifixion. Actually, he was smitten of God as verse 10 clearly indicates, but it was not for his sin, but rather that he might accomplish atonement in his death. The verse clearly indicates that the sinful nation is not a people without religion, they think of him as smitten of God. They know about God, they even believe in the existence of God, and they regard suffering as a punishment for sin, the Deuteronomic view. They however look to the wrong place for the sin. Instead of looking at themselves, they look for sin in him. In the spirit of pharisaism, in Jewish literature, the Lord Jesus Christ has been called, pasha, the transgressor. And in the Talmud he’s linked with Titus and Balaam in Hell.
The conviction of the nation in the future is stated in the 5th verse where we read, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” The opening, “But he,” of verse 5 is very emphatic. It’s contrasted with the, “yet we,” of verse 4. “Yet we esteemed him smitten of God, but he was wounded for our transgressions.” The word rendered here by wounded is one that has the sense of piercing, he was pierced for our transgressions is the rendering of the New International Version, and it suggests the crucifixion where the Roman soldier pierced his side producing the out poured blood and water, look at John 19 verse 34.
The nation then in the future recognizing that he has been pierced for their sins shall be happy to sing Toplady’s great hymn, “Rock of Ages” with its stanza, “Rock of ages cleft for me let me hide myself in thee, let the water and the blood from thy riven side which flowed be of sin the double cure. Cleanse me from its guilt and power.” Then the prophet speaks of their attitude regarding his crushing in the second part of the 5th verse. “He was crushed or bruised for our iniquities.” The crushing reminiscent of the prophecy in Eden of the crushing of the serpent refers to the depth, intensity and completeness of his suffering. He bore it all and finished his work.
They also then speak of his chastisement. “The chastisement of our peace was upon him.” The chastisement which has led to their peace finds its origin in his bearing of it, and at that time they recognize that fact. The peace of course is peace with God.
And finally, they speak of his bruise in the last clause of the verse, “And with his stripes we are healed.” The words with his stripes are literally by his bruise, the word fro bruise being singular in number. It’s generally taken as a collective singular, but if it is not, it may refer to the distinctive bruising of the cross. One notices, as George Adam Smith has pointed out, progress in the nation’s appraisal of the Suffering Servant. At first, they were bewildered by the servant’s suffering, then they thought it contemptible thus passing upon it an intellectual judgment. Then forced to seek a moral reason for it, they accounted it as penal and due tot the servant for his own sins. Then they recognized that its penalty was vicarious, that the servant was suffering for them. And finally, they knew that it was redemptive, the means of their own healing and peace. “This is a naturally climax and a logical and moral progress of thought,” the great Aberdeen professor has concluded.” The we of the passage refers to the true Israel, believing Israel, those whose thoughts of him have been changed by God working in their hearts, those to whom the arm of the Lord has been revealed in effectual grace.
And finally in the 6th verse, the third and final one of our study today, the prophet writes, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we’ve turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” He first speaks about their sin, “All we like sheep have gone astray” Israel of the future confesses. They make their confession of sin and it’s unreserved, for all have sinned. It’s thoughtful for the metaphor sinning like sheep is marvelously revealing, we’ll say a word about it in a moment. And it’s personal and particular, “For each has turned to his own way.”
Mr. Spurgeon’s comments on sinning like sheep are very illuminating; I pass them on to you because I think they’re good. He writes,
“Not like the ox which knoweth its owner, nor even like the ass which remembers its masters grip, nor even like the swine which if it wandereth all day long cometh back to the trough at night, but like sheep we have gone astray, like a creature cared for but not capable of grateful attachment to the hand that cares for it, like a creature wise enough to find the gap in the hedge by which to escape, but so silly as to have no propensity or desire to return to the place from which it had perversely wandered. Like sheep, habitually, constantly, willfully, foolishly, without power to return, we have gone astray. How true that is, all we like sheep have gone astray.”
It has been said every heresy has its root in defective views of sin. And it’s probably a true observation. And if it is so, then this national remnant of believers is on its way to sound theology, for they recognize their sin. Their salvation they speak about in the latter part of verse 6, “And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” The clause that I have just read, “The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all brings the third stanza of the marvelous song of Isaiah 52:13 through 53:12 to a brilliant climax. The figure suggested by the verb laid on is an exceedingly emphatic and violent figure. The word is used in 2 Samuel 1:15 where David commands one of his young men to fall upon him, that’s the word, and slay the young Amalekite who had willfully slain King Saul.
It is as if one held up a magnifying glass and focused all the light of the sun on one small spot. What a fire that would produce. God caused all the fires of divine judgment and retribution produced by universal human sin to meet in the soul and spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ as he hung on Calvary’s cross. “There he bore the awful plague of unknown sufferings,” as the Greek liturgy has it. Mr. Spurgeon’s metaphor captures the violence of the judgment of the Suffering Servant for the elect but sinful sheep.
“Before a great storm, (he writes) when the sky is going black and the wind is beginning to howl, you’ve seen the clouds hurrying from almost every point of the compass as though the great day of battle were come and all the dread artillery of God were hurrying to the field. In the center of the whirlwind and the storm when the lightning threaten to set all heaven on ablaze, and the black clouds fold on fold, labor to conceal the light of day, you have a very graphic metaphor of the meeting of all sin upon the person of Christ. The sin of ages past and sin of the ages to come, the sins of those of the elect who were in heathendom and of those who were in Jewry, the sin of the young and of the old, sin original and sin actual, all made to meet. All the black clouds concentrated and brought together into one great tempest that it might rush and one tremendous tornado upon the person of the great Redeemer and substitute.”
And let us not forget that our text says that it is none other then the Lord himself who has laid on him the iniquities of us all. It was then the Father himself who caused his Son to cry out at Calvary, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Thus as the representative of his people, the Lord Jesus has become responsible for their debts and obligations to the divine justice and holiness and he has paid them all. As the scapegoat on whom the sins of Israel were laid on the Day of Atonement, so upon the Suffering Servant of Jehovah have been laid the sins of his sheep, and he has born them off into a land uninhabited as that goat was on that first Day of Atonement.
I come to the conclusion now. The first thing that stands out in these verses is the basic Christian truth that Christ’s sufferings were substitutionary. About ten times in this passage that truth is affirmed. Notice the prophet’s use of the pronouns our, we and us. Countless modern theologians have rejected the Biblical doctrine of propitiation, namely that righteousness and justice are attributes of the divine being and must be satisfied by a proper substitute if forgiveness and justification are to be received. Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam , and noted clergyman and one of the first six presidents elected by the World Council of Churches thought that such a view of God was loathsome and to him was and offense to his moral sense. In one of his writings he even implies though an illustration that such a God was a dirty bully.
I must say to those who reject the propitiation offered by Christ as Luther said to Erasmus, “Your thoughts of God are too human.” Is such a work of Christ a just work? There is a fourfold support for thinking so. In the first place, the act of propitiation was an act of God and as Paul says,
“We are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousness for the passing over of sins that are past through the forbearance of God, to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.” (Romans 3:24 though 26)
And second, it was a voluntary act on the part of the Son. Third, it was carried out in his relationship of union with the people of God and was no more immoral then a husband’s payments of his wife’s debts. Finally, it was and is in perfect harmony with the divine plan of the fall under a covenantal head, Adam the first and of a restoration and redemption through another covenantal head, the last Adam, the Lord Jesus Christ. Look at Romans 5:12 through 21.
The final thing that stands out here is the sufficiency of his sufferings. “All we” to use the prophet’s words, “have gone astray, but God has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” The remedy corresponds to the perversity. Let me say a few words regarding the us of us all. I believe that atonement of Christ is infinite in value and sufficient for the salvation of every human being. If Christ had purposed to save all men, he would not have had to suffer one further pain, his atonement is sufficient to redeem the entire race, further I believe that a universal invitation to salvation is genuinely offered to every creature under heaven. And as an ambassador of Christ, I as a servant of him offer you that universal invitation to salvation through the blood of Christ shed on the cross.
At the same time, I believe that Christ paid the debts of the elect people of God. If he paid the debts of all, they are paid and no one can be called to account for them. If lost men are to be called to account, and Scripture plainly affirms this, then on what grounds can they be punished for the sins for which Christ has paid the penalty? Christ’s redemption would then be a redemption that does not redeem.
At a great parliament of religions held at Chicago many years ago, practically every known religion was represented, and many were the learned discourses that were delivered. During one session, Dr. Joseph Cook a well known preacher of the city of Boston suddenly rose in the midst of the gathering and said,
“Gentlemen, I beg to introduce to you a woman with a great sorrow. Blood stains are on her hands, and nothing she has tried will remove them. The blood is that of murder, and nothing will take away the stain. She has been driven to desperation in her distress. Is there anything in your religion that will remove her sin and give her peace?”
A hush fell upon the gathering as the speaker turned from one to another for an answer. Not one of the company replied. Raising his eyes heavenward then, Dr. Cook dramatically cried out, “I will ask someone else, John, Apostle of Jesus Christ, can you tell this woman how to get rid of her awful sin?” The great preacher waited as if listening for a reply. And suddenly he cried, “Listen, John’s speaking and he says the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanses us from all sin.” Not a soul broke the silence. The representatives of Eastern religions, Western cults, and the deluders of apostolic Christianity sat dumb. In the face of human need they were without message or hope, the gospel of Christ alone meets our need. The sin of the race requires the blood of Calvary.
If you’re listening to me at the present moment, I as an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ appeal to you to recognize the evaluation of the word of God of you and your life. You’re a sinner; you have proven you’re a sinner by your sin, the sin of your heart and the sin of your acts. The remedy for your sin and the guilt and condemnation that sin entails is the blood of Christ shed on Calvary’s cross. We invite you to him, we give you the marvelous promise of the gospel, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved. May God help you to come to him and receive …
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The strongest evidence in favor of the idea linking early life growth rate and aging comes from the analysis of size and mean life span among dog breeds. The squared correlation coefficient indicates that more than half of the life-span variation among breeds is explained by the factors-virtually all genetic-that modulate interbreed differences in body weight. The differences in longevity among dog breeds of different sizes seemingly reflect not only survival per se but also real differences in aging rate in multiple degenerative conditions. Diseases appear earlier in larger breeds compared to smaller ones. Indeed, the age at which clinical veterinarians consider dogs to require "geriatric" care ranges from 6 to 9 years in giant breeds to 9 to 13 years in smaller breeds. Life span of rodents can be extended by at least two classes of nutritional manipulations, those that diminish total caloric intake and those that restrict the levels of essential amino acids, such as methionine or tryptophan. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | <urn:uuid:66832167-99ed-4652-9b19-96e2a78a329c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://dgivan.dental.uab.edu/display/pub156524 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.928025 | 200 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Construction of yeast cDNA library and screening of TTM3 interaction protein in jujube fruit
Zhao Zixuan is a graduate student in fruit tree science at the school of horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, China. Her research provides an effective material database and basis for studying the molecular mechanism of jujube fruit development regulation. She constructed a cDNA library of jujube fruit yeast. Jujube fruit is rich in nutrients and contains a variety of bioactive substances such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), polysaccharide and vitamin C. The construction of a jujube fruit yeast cDNA library is important. The jujube genome data show that the expression of the TTM3 gene may be related to the efficient synthesis of cAMP in jujube fruit. The yeast cDNA library using pGADT7 as a vector was constructed by gateway technology. The proteins interacting with TTM3 were screened by a yeast two-hybrid. The library quality test results showed that the library capacity was about 1.44 × 107 CFU, the recombination rate was 96%, and the average length of the inserted cDNA fragment was more than 1 kb. The library was of high quality and met the requirements of yeast hybridization test. The pGBKT7-PHYL1 decoy plasmid was constructed and transferred into Y2HGold yeast cells after no self-activation activity was detected. Seven proteins interacting with TTM3 were screened by yeast two-hybrid verification. The construction of the library has important scientific significance for the study of jujube fruit development, and the regulation mechanism of fruit nutrients.
Zhao Zixuan won the ISHS ISHS Young Minds Award for the best poster presentation at the V International Jujube Symposium in China in September 2021.
Zhao Zixuan, Hebei Agricultural University, 289 Lingyusi street, 071001 Baoding, Hebei, China, e-mail: zhaozx0215@163
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The Syrian conflict which began in 2010 is not over. Lines of control have become more stable, but violence continued causing fear, deaths, and displacement. Some 14.6 million people inside Syria rely upon Humanitarian assistance for the provision of basic goods and services essential for living such as food, clean water, education, and shelter. More than 6.9 million people are internally displaced and inside Syria, 1.8 million people are still living in camps and informal settlements with life ‘on hold’.
Last year alone we assisted 1,585,889 vulnerable people in Syria
The land bears the scars of conflict. Economic productivity is down 50% since 2010 levels, and one in ten buildings are damaged or destroyed. Food supply is hampered by the destruction or looting of infrastructure, contamination with unexploded ordinance, lack of access to credit, and environmental degradation.
The country is experiencing a deep economic crisis. Over 90% of the population lives below the poverty line. Economic investment is severely limited due to continued insecurity and a lack of a political settlement. An estimated 2.4 million children are out of school and another 1.6 million children are at risk of dropping out.
For the 6.9 million displaced within Syria, returning ‘home‘ is not yet an option due to widespread unexploded ordinance contamination, poor service provision in areas of return (including healthcare), and complications around documentation and legal status.
How is PIN responding?
People in Need was one of the first international humanitarian organizations to respond to the crisis in Syria, starting operations there in 2012. In 2021, PIN assistance reached more than 1.5 million individuals across an annual program portfolio of over 53 million USD.
In Syria, we respond to emergency needs and support education and child protection. We distribute life-saving food assistance to those most in need and provide emergency hygiene kits and winterization assistance to displaced families.
We provide shelter and protection for vulnerable people, and, at the same time, we conduct public and private shelter rehabilitation. We support agriculture and the restoration of additional sources of livelihoods, including public work opportunities, through livelihood grants and training, and through cash for work.
We repair public water wells and networks, rehabilitate, and extend sewage systems, and build landfills. Furthermore, we help education in schools and in temporary learning centers by supporting local teachers, students, and their parents; we strive to improve the quality of lessons; and we ensure psychosocial support to help conflict-affected children and their families build their resilience, including in child-friendly spaces in camps for displaced people.
PIN’s livelihood and agriculture programs in Syria provide opportunities for conflict-affected communities to start, resume, or expand their livelihoods, contributing to the country’s economic recovery and strengthening of local markets after over a decade of decline due to insecurity and conflict.
We are also responding to COVID-19 through programming in sectors in which we have the most experience, with distance learning, treatment rooms, and hygiene kits among others.
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Encountering error messages while using Microsoft Outlook is very common. Like any other application, Microsoft Outlook is also prone to errors and unfamiliar issues which lead to serious problems. One of the most common Outlook errors is "Not implemented". You're likely to receive this error message while dealing with emails or clicking Send/Receive button. In this post, we'll discuss the root causes of this error message and how to resolve it.
Have you ever confronted this Outlook Not implemented error code? Have you ever tried to figure out the reasons behind this error message? Well, nobody can tell the exact reason. I've figured out few common reasons which might be responsible for the Not implemented error in MS Outlook.
If you're using the Antivirus scanner, you should disable it. This is the very first thing you should do. The Antivirus scanner always scans the email messages which you send and receive. It can definitely interrupt the email processes. You should disable the Antivirus Scanner.
Sometimes Outlook Add-ins can cause this Not implemented error message if they're faulty. It's highly recommended to check whether the Add-ins is causing this or not.
Now restart Microsoft Outlook to check if the error is resolved. If the error is resolved, this means the Add-in you've disabled, is faulty. You should remove it permanently.
If the Send/Receive settings are not correct, you're likely to receive this error message. You should better reset the send/receive settings. Go to this location
You'll find an SRS file there. Rename the file ".old". Now restart Microsoft Outlook. This will create a new SRS file automatically. To read more click MS Outlook Send Receive Error.
If the Microsoft Office installation is damaged, this error message will definitely pop up. So, you should repair Office installation.
Once the uninstalling process is completed, you should reinstall Microsoft Office.
An Outlook profile is not immune to corruption and other issues. If your Outlook profile is corrupt, you should create a new one and remove the old profile.
Note: Make the newly created Outlook profile default one. You can remove this old profile.
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Juice and smoothie bars make up a $2.5 billion industry right now. You’re hearing about more people from all walks of life talking about adding a green smoothie to their daily intake for health reasons. People also love dessert smoothies that cap off a delicious meal.
Whether you run a juice bar or any other business with food and drink menus, investing in a commercial smoothie machine is a great idea. But, why? Study the reasons below so you understand how helpful these machines are so that you can make an investment.
You Can Reach the Health Conscious Crowd
Smoothie machines are so helpful to your business since more people are becoming health conscious. Nearly 700,000 people in the United States die from heart disease annually. This represents 25% of deaths, making heart disease a leading cause.
Plenty of other people are obese, depressed, or live with other serious health ailments.
Buying the best commercial frozen drink machine will help you blend up delicious smoothies that feature fresh fruits and vegetables, so people can improve their immune systems, live with clear thoughts, and fight back against health problems.
You can add fresh acai to your smoothies, so that your customers can enjoy health benefits like improved blood circulation, skin health, a healthier heart, and lower cholesterol levels. They’re also getting a dense blend of nutrients and antioxidants.
Commercial grade smoothies can also process and blend large amounts of frozen blueberries, strawberries, bananas, avocado, kale, spinach, and any other healthy ingredients you’d like to include on your smoothie menu.
They’re Great for Shakes
There’s still plenty of room for profit growth if you don’t specialize in healthy options. Buying a commercial frozen drink machine lets you make milkshakes and other yogurt or ice cream-based treats.
A shake machine will let you blend different mixtures of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and others. You might also invest in a flavor burst ice cream machine that mixes and matches many of them.
This comes in handy whether you run a shake shop, burger joint, ice cream parlor, or other similar business. You can combine a commercial smoothie machine with a soft serve ice cream machine, milkshake machine, or frozen yogurt machine. Your customers will appreciate the many different options.
These Machines Work for Alcoholic Beverages and Specialties
If you own a restaurant, investing in a commercial smoothie machine is a no-brainer. Your entire drink menu comes to life when you add a slush machine to the mix. You can blend frozen margaritas, martinis, whiskey drinks, and anything else you can imagine.
The best commercial margarita machine can churn out different types that blend well with whatever liquor you use.
These machines are also helpful for convenience stores and other similar businesses. Flavorful fruit or fruit-flavored slushies are an easy upsell that can improve your profits.
Invest in a Commercial Smoothie Machine
A commercial smoothie machine is an asset to your company for so many reasons. Commercial machines improve your output and manage the use of your ingredients. This creates less waste and helps you take control of your overhead expenses.
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We do not as yet have documentation on the “Hollywood Girls’ Club” or “the first all-woman film company” that Lule Warrenton was reputed to have started in 1923 (Slide 1996, 48). These would not have been her first efforts to get outside the niche she had occupied since she began at Universal in 1913. Dubbed “Mother” Warrenton, as a character actor she specialized in maternal roles. The first reference to Lule Warrenton as a director can be found in a 1916 article in the Moving Picture Weekly featuring the formation of her company within Universal Studios, formed to produce a picture then titled The Calling of Lindy. The following year, Moving Picture World announced that with the production of The Birds’ Christmas Carol, Warrenton would be “the first and only woman producer with a studio and company all her own” (1030). We now have a historical vantage on such hyperbole, however, and wonder how many times publicity from this period used the novelty of a woman producer or director to promote a picture.
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Members of the National Science Board today delivered to the President and the Congress Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 (SEI'08), the Board's biennial report on the state of science and engineering research and education in the United States. Called the "gold standard," it is the most comprehensive source of information on research and development conducted by universities, industry, the federal government and the international science and engineering enterprise.
The highlights; we spend a lot overall but not enough on basic research, the public supports science and spending, and researchers are perhaps a little too reliant on federal funding.
In addition to SEI'08, the Board, concerned that the data revealed disturbing trends with serious policy implications, published a companion piece, Research and Development: Essential Foundation for U.S. Competitiveness in a Global Economy. In this policy statement and in presentations in the U.S. House of Representatives, National Science Board Chairman Steven Beering, Subcommittee Chairman on SEI'08 Louis Lanzerotti and SEI'08 Subcommittee Member Arthur Reilly stressed the need for increased government and industry sharing of funding for basic research.
"These indicators come at an important time," said Chairman Beering. "The confluence of a range of indicators raises key questions about future U.S. high-technology industry's competitiveness in international markets and implications for highly skilled jobs at home."
The Board made three major recommendations:
1. The federal government should take action to enhance the level of funding for, and the transformational nature of, basic research.
2. Industry, government, the academic sector and professional organizations should take action to encourage greater intellectual interchange or synergy between industry and academia, with industry reserachers encouraged to also participate as authors and reviewers for articles in open, peer-reviewed publications.
3. New data are critically needed, and this need should be expeditiously addressed by relevant federal agencies to track the implications for the U.S. economy of the globalization of manufacturing and services in high technology industry.
Note: What follows is a sampling of "13 Prime" indicators that illustrate what some of the data show.
1-2 Science and Engineering (S&E) Capabilities - People and Skills
Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 tell a mixed story regarding the achievement of U.S. students in science and math in international comparisons.
- U.S. grade school students continue to lag behind other developed countries in science and math, although fourth and eighth grade U.S. students showed steady gains in math since 1990. Only fourth graders showed gains in science compared to 1996.
- High school completion and college enrollment rates across ethnic groups increased steadily in recent years. But college enrollment and completion rates differ across socioeconomic groups.
3-4 Science and Technology (S&T) Capabilities and Workforce
The capability to do science and technology work increased throughout the world, and the National Science Foundation is out front tracking the trends.
- In 2000, the United States held about one quarter of the world's 194 million tertiary degrees -- degrees broadly equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate. Twenty years earlier, the U.S. share was closer to one third of the world's then 73 million tertiary degrees.
- From 1994 to 2004, U.S. firms increased the number of people they employed in R&D jobs outside the United States by 76 percent and employment within the United States by 31 percent, while U.S. subsidiaries of foreign firms increased their U.S. R&D employment by 18 percent.
5-6 S&T Capabilities - U.S. Research & Development (R&D)
The U.S. is the largest, single, R&D-performing nation in the world supplying an estimated $340 billion for R&D in 2006, a record high.
- Of the $340 billion R&D total, basic research accounted for 18 percent or $62 billion; applied research accounted for 22 percent or $75 billion; and development accounted for the other 60 percent or $203 billion. In 2006, the federal government supplied about 60 percent of all basic research funds, industry about 17 percent, with private foundations, academic institutions and other governmental entities supplying the rest.
- Federal obligations for all academic research, basic and applied, declined in real terms between 2004 and 2005 and are expected to drop further in 2006 and 2007. This would be the first multiyear decline for academic research since 1982.
7-9 High Technology - U.S. Position
Based on key indicators, the U.S. sustained a relative economic advantage over other developed and developing economies. Growth has been far more rapid in the emerging markets of China and India.
- The U.S. is a leading producer in high-tech manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services, but several Asian countries, led by China, have rapidly increased their global market share.
- The U.S. leads the world in economically-viable patents, filed in the U.S., Japan and Europe.
- The U.S. comparative advantage in exports of high-technology products has eroded: the U.S. trade balance in advanced technology products shifted from surplus to deficit starting in 2002. Information and communications products geographically concentrated in Asia -- particularly China and Malaysia -- account for this deficit.
10-11 Public Support for Science in the U.S.
U.S. public support for government funding of scientific research is strong and growing.
- In a 2006 survey, 87 percent of Americans supported government funding for basic research, up from 80 percent in past surveys dating back to 1979. Also, Americans who said the government spends too little on scientific research grew from 34 percent to 41 percent between 2002 and 2006.
- In 2006, Americans expressed greater confidence in leaders of the scientific community than those of any other institution except the military. On science-related public policy issues, including global climate change, stem cell research and genetically modified foods, Americans believe that science leaders, are knowledgeable and impartial and ought to be influential.
12-13 Federal Support for Academic Scientists and Engineers
Academic scientists and engineers are more diverse today, and federal funding remains important to them.
- From 1973 to 2006, in the academic, doctoral labor force the share of women increased from 9 percent to 33 percent, of underrepresented minorities (African-Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians/Alaska Natives) from 2 percent to 8 percent, and of Asian/Pacific Islanders from 4 percent to 14 percent.
- Academic S&E doctorate holders employed in academia who received federal support has remained steady during the last 20 years: just under half, 47 percent in 2006, and in the late 1980s. Among life scientists, this percentage has dropped from 65 percent in 1989, to 58 percent in 2006, although the actual number of those reporting federal support increased.
To review Science and Engineering Indicators 2008, visit http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/indicators.
SEI is prepared by NSF's Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) on behalf of the National Science Board. It is subject to extensive review by outside experts, interested federal agencies, Board members and SRS internal reviewers for accuracy, coverage and balance.
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The International Social lssue still requires urgent action. About 1.3 billion people world-wide live in absolute poverty and are not even able to satisfy their basic needs. The German Commission for Justice and Peace is committed to direct German development policies particularly towards fighting global mass poverty. lt demands that the interests of the poor in the developing countries are considered in all fields of German politics. lt helps drawing the Church's and the public's attention to world-wide poverty. The German Commission for Justice and Peace is absolutely committed to fighting poverty by means of self-help. The poor need to get the opportunity of changing their living conditions themselves. This is what the development co-operation of the industrialised countries has to focus on. The framework conditions set by the international community and by the individual developing countries must also aim at self-help. The German Commission for Justice and Peace is known for its Exposure and Dialogue Programmes (EDP). These programmes give managers and multiplicators of the Church, in society, business and politics the opportunity to experience (to expose themselves to) the living conditions of the poor in the Third World as well as their problems and their potential for self-help. Many EDP participants have discovered a new approach to poverty and development problems and have become - in their own fields of activity - important actors in the fight against poverty by means of self-help. Further, staff members of state and Church institutions working in the field of development co-operation are offered subject-orientated Exposure and Dialogue Programmes. The EDP method helps to find new structurally effective means to fight poverty and to elaborate concepts to improve existing development programmes. In January 1998, the German parliament pointed out that Exposure an dialogue Programmes are becoming increasingly important in poverty-orientated development politics. In future, members of parliament will use this method during their visits to developing countries to inform themselves on successful self-help organisations of the poor. | <urn:uuid:d24a0113-3320-4652-a138-e72562ce2129> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.justitia-et-pax.de/ju-eng/ueber_uns/entwicklung.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.969034 | 390 | 2.390625 | 2 |
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First off, what exactly is an infographic? An infographic is an image containing graphics and text that visually explains large amounts of data in a creative way. I’m sure you’ve seen them popping up all over social media in the last couple of years with their increasingly growing popularity. Brands and businesses especially have been taking full advantage of this new social media marketing trend. It’s a great medium to tell a story to consumers in a compact manner and is easily shareable.
Information is very powerful but when it’s bland and boring the message becomes lost, especially in this day and age where we are exposed to so much information. An infographic can take any kind of dry data and channel it into an informative and beautiful piece of art. So how does one go about creating an effective infographic? Here are some simple guidelines to ensure your infographic is just as big as its data.
Key Parts of an Infographic
- Visual – Colour Scheme, Graphics, Reference Icons, Fonts
- Content – Time Frames, Statistics, References
- Knowledge – Facts, Research
Wireframe & Flowcharts
An architect wouldn’t start building a skyscraper without planning and designing it first right? Infographics can be quite complex, and thus laying it out with arrows, grouping relevant data together, and visualizing the flow of information using flowcharts is key. Much like a website, planning your course of action will be very helpful to make your infographic effective.
Developing a Colour Scheme
Having an attractive colour palette can be just as important as the information you’re trying to show off. The colours should tie in with the theme of your infographic and compliment the overall design. For example, if your infographic is about being eco-friendly, you might want to use shades of green and earth tones. Categorizing or colour coding your information is another great use of colour as readers can become quickly confused with complex infographics.
Use of Graphics
There are two types of graphics in an infographic: themed graphics and reference graphics. Themed graphics define the overall visual of the design and are usually always included in the infographic unless it’s more of a static design. For example, if you’re creating an infographic on the auto industry you could include graphics of cars, tire tread, speedometers or auto parts. Reference graphics are essentially icons that help as visual pointers for the viewer, especially when you have a lot of data. Icons can be used to indicate important information, group data together and make numerous references using the same instance. They make understanding the information easier by categorizing elements and directing the eye to key areas. They are not necessarily required in the design but definitely help direct the flow of information and keep things organized.
Research and Data
The most important element of your infographic is that your information is accurate. Make sure your data is thoroughly researched and can be backed up with facts. Especially from a brand perspective, having data that is accurate and relevant will define the credibility of your infographic. Another key element to keep in mind is your demographic. Who will be using your infographic? Where will it be shown? For example, if your infographic is primarily directed towards international students with multiple languages, using far more visuals and less text will be a more effective strategy. Depending on your chosen demographic, you must make sure it is reflected in your infographic’s colour scheme, icons, knowledge, and complexity.
Hierarchy of Information
Depending on how you lay your infographic out–left to right, top to bottom, or center to outside–it’s important to understand the importance of hierarchy. A great infographic has multiple hierarchy levels. At first glance, the reader should understand an overall message but upon further inspection, the infographic should show a story in greater detail. If your infographic is horizontal, the left and right are your starting and ending points of a viewer’s opinion or thoughts. With a more concentric design, it would make sense to have the most important data in the middle. An infographic should have one single strong visual that will capture the reader’s attention and then have supporting background information to add depth.
At the end of the day, a great infographic tells a story that is impactful and has a strong takeaway. It should highlight key content in an attractive manner and not confuse the viewer, which can be easy especially with a lot of data. Look at it from your audience’s perspective: does your infographic tell its story competently? Is it informative and accurate? Does it grab your attention? If you answered yes to all of these then it’s time to share! | <urn:uuid:a4c17a89-a139-40a6-a4d6-89e42093f5fc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.stryvemarketing.com/blog/creating-an-effective-infographic/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.927789 | 949 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The American Psychological Association defines forgiveness as the process of recognizing and letting go of anger directed at someone who caused you pain. This anger can lead to emotional distress in the forms of guilt and resentment. Therefore, the ability to shake off the pain from your past is a central aspect of long-term treatment and sobriety. Forgiveness may be the path to healing and enhancing recovery, as being unable to let go of grudges can lead to relapses.
Sometimes, trauma, past abuse, or hurtful actions committed by others on the sufferer fuel an addiction. Forgiving a family member, friend, co-worker, or even a stranger of past offenses can release unhealthy emotions that have built up over time. It is even harder to forgive oneself for past behaviors and bad decisions relating to drug or alcohol addiction. However, harboring negative feelings such as anger and resentment may lead to stress and anxiety, which may cause physical issues such as high blood pressure and weakened immune systems. Therefore, holding on to these resentments is detrimental to recovery, and that’s where forgiveness comes in.
According to a study published by The National Center of Biotechnology Information, self-forgiveness is the most significant aspect among people seeking treatment for alcohol use disorders. Furthermore, the study found that forgiveness of others is also central to addiction recovery, as it allows for the development of compassion and a way to reestablish relationships. Negative emotions such as shame, anxiety, or guilt are harmful and detrimental when trying to forgive oneself and obtain recovery from addiction. Since recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol is an opportunity to start anew, it is crucial to forgive oneself and others, so as not to harbor any negative emotions. This way, nothing and no one stands in the way of one’s long-lasting recovery.
Forgiveness is central to obtaining and maintaining recovery from addiction. Forgiving oneself is the most important step, followed by forgiving others. Harboring resentment and feelings of guilt are detrimental to recovery. Although it can seem unattainable at first, there is hope for a better and brighter future. Forgiveness can help pave the way to a path of healing. At Fort Worth Recovery, we offer a nurturing space to support clients on their road to long-lasting recovery. If you or a loved one is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, call us today at 844.332.1807 or visit us online. | <urn:uuid:a4a80acc-038a-4dae-8597-099c9bf603d8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fortbehavioral.com/addiction-recovery-blog/forgiveness-and-recovery/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.953328 | 500 | 2.328125 | 2 |
Have you ever noticed that your child has one or more of the following signs before? They forget to do homework, lack focus on picking small details. Also, have difficulties in completing maths questions and understanding the instructions. Moreover, the inability to make decisions immediately. Therefore, I think the questions below occurred to your mind before. Read more about slow processing speed.
What is slow processing speed means?
As we mentioned before, if your child has a specific difficulty and mainly in the cognitive skills such as remembering, reasoning, attention, making decisions, and processing, that means they might have a low average processing speed.
Slow processing speed means that the child has slow or weak processing in digesting the information.
They actually are not stupid but just can’t remember all the instructions and details that the teacher gives in the class, this may lead them to miss some information and tasks which have to be done by the next class. Teachers call them “lazy” and “careless”, but they should recognize the individual differences among students. So, everyone has a particular ability of processing and understanding.
Above all, the students, who process things slower than their peers, may affect their interaction in the class and their feeling anxiety. So, the teacher should be aware of the method of how to treat those students normally and make sure that they do not feel that they are struggling.
Is slow processing speed considered a kind of learning disability?
Learning disabilities are disorders that interfere with the learning process such as writing, reading, processing maths and sciences subjects, calculating, and writing. It also can affect the skills they need for academic success like time planning, organizing, concentration, attention, reasoning, and memory.
Simply put, the child, who has a slow processing speed, could not able to keep up with the class as other peers. It is a disorder that affects the process of learning effectively.
Furthermore, slow processing speed is similar to a muscle, it becomes strong with regular exercising. Brain and memory also need training by motivated and targeted activities to activate the memory. For this concern, you can contact ABC Diagnostic and Learning Center for booking an appointment for BrainRX training. From this point, we would urge you to move to the next section below where you can help your children to get better processing.
How do parents and teachers help to raise slow processing speed?
Both parents at home and teachers in the schools should work together on enhancing the kid’s abilities and skills by using some activities that could help them get better in the future as follows:
- Employ pictures and charts when you want to explain a new lesson.
- A good teacher should write down instructions for tasks.
- Follow up with your students through a safe connection through phone or email.
- Organization; through dividing the large tasks into simple steps; to be manageable by students.
- Understand your student’s differences and giving them the chance to explain their answers to you verbally.
- Use the reinforcement method when the student says the right answer.
- Give your students extra time for exams and homework.
- Make a list of steps to help your students to process what they going to do in the next step.
- The teacher should allow students to help each other and work in pairs to take notes during the class.
During Covid-19 the number of people who transformed towards online services has risen, for this reason, many institutions and companies made their first step forward starting their businesses online. ABC Diagnostic and Learning Center is providing multiple services for the child with disabilities, autism, slow processing, learning and reading difficulties as follows:
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Date: Thursday, 26 August 2021
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Lee Wai Kong received a Ph.D. degree in engineering from Universiti
Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia, in 2018. His research interests are in the areas
of cryptography, numerical algorithms, GPU computing, Internet of Things, and
energy harvesting. He is currently a post-doctoral researcher in Gachon
University, South Korea. Before that, he was an Assistant Professor
Processing Units (GPU) is originally developed for graphics and video
applications, but nowadays it is widely used in many applications beyond
graphics. The booming of blockchain technology invited many "miners"
to develop efficient hashing software to perform high performance proof-of-work
consensus (mining). GPU also accounted for the success of deep learning
applications, wherein the massively parallel GPU architecture is turned into an
efficient machine for neural networks training and inference. In this talk, an
overview of the GPU architecture and programming model will be given, followed
by some successful development of GPU-based implementation techniques for
lattice-based cryptographic schemes. Some potential research directions of
GPU-based cryptographic engineering will also be discussed.
To attend this virtual talk, please register with the following link:
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Late twentieth-century warming of the surface of Lake Tanganyika, the largest of the East African rift lakes, is the biggest temperature change in the past 1,500 years, according to a study published online this week in Nature Geoscience. Lake surface warming is linked to declining growth and abundance of the plankton that form the base of the lake’s food chain, which could have negative effects on the region’s fisheries.
Jessica Tierney and colleagues used lake sediment cores to reconstruct temperatures and primary productivity at the surface of Lake Tanganyika. They report a number of temperature fluctuations during the past 1,500 years, but the highest temperatures in their record occurred during the past few decades. In addition, they show that warmer surface temperatures were consistently associated with lower primary productivity, which they attribute to stratification between the lake’s surface and the nutrient-rich waters below.
The team describes the field work that supported these conclusions in an accompanying Backstory.
Ecology: Climate change can aggravate over half of known human pathogensNature Climate Change
Environment: Salt may inhibit lightning in sea stormsNature Communications
Environment: Plastic pollution encourages bacterial growth in lakesNature Communications
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Golfers of the 42nd annual Kitty Michael Golf International Invitational, an amateur event for female golfers held at the Longboat Key Club, learned the laws of the land as they watched balls get plucked away and deposited into palm fronds.
If you’ve golfed on Longboat Key before, you’ve likely heard of the “crow rule.” The infamously clever birds rule the roost on the Longboat Key Club’s courses and golfers often get their balls stolen by them. The club instituted a crow rule to combat the crows and allows golfers to replace their ball in the correct spot if they see a crow try to take their ball.
But if you haven’t taken to the links of Longboat Key, you’re probably wondering just how sneaky these birds could be.
“One golfer had three balls taken in one day,” Bermuda captain Katrin Burnie said.
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Light water reactor coolant environments are known to significantly enhance the fatigue crack growth rate of austenitic stainless steels. However, most available data in these high temperature pressurized water environments have been derived using specimens tested at positive load ratios, whilst most plant transients involve significant compressive as well as tensile stresses. The extent to which the compressive loading impacts on the environmental enhancement of fatigue crack growth, and, more importantly, on the processes leading to retardation of those enhanced rates is therefore unclear, potentially leading to excessive conservatism in current assessment methodologies.
A test methodology using corner cracked tensile specimens, and based on finite element analysis of the specimens to generate effective stress intensity factors, Keff, for specimens loaded in fully reverse loading has been previously presented. The current paper further develops this approach, enabling it to be utilized to study a range of positive and negative load ratios from R = −2 to R = 0.5 loading, and provides a greater understanding of the development of stress intensity factor within a loading cycle.
Test data has been generated in both air and high temperature water environments over a range of loading ratios. Comparison of these data to material specific crack growth data from conventional compact tension specimens and environmental crack growth laws (such as Code Case N-809) enables the impact of crack closure on the effective stress intensity factor to be assessed in both air and water environments. The significance of indicated differences in the apparent level of closure between air and water environments is discussed in the light of accepted growth laws and material specific data. | <urn:uuid:947cd5c9-5533-448e-8323-cd8fae6714cc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/PVP/proceedings-abstract/PVP2018/51586/V01AT01A018/274323 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.928319 | 310 | 1.984375 | 2 |
Illinois State University has established a student internship program in Washington D.C. Opportunities for participation exist for students from all academic majors and both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels. For more information, contact Kara Snyder (firstname.lastname@example.org).
The purpose of this program is to enhance the educational experiences of selected ISU students by providing them with the opportunity to work in Washington D.C. for an entire semester or summer. Possible placements are with members of the Illinois congressional delegation on Capitol Hill, with federal agencies, or professional organizations associated with their field of study or interest.
The key to successfully finding an internship in Washington is to start early. Popular internships such as the White House, the CIA, the State Department and the FBI have application deadlines up to nine months in advance. And remember that applying for an internship is much like applying for college — assuming you will get the only internship you apply for might leave you scrambling at the last minute if you are not accepted. Applying to a few different kinds of internships that interest you will give you some options. | <urn:uuid:6cea9942-d260-4261-bcc5-edf8fc11dffa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://governmentrelations.illinoisstate.edu/internship/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.944846 | 222 | 1.617188 | 2 |
Have you ever wondered about the true cost of your food? And by true, I mean a cost that accounts for the effect producing the food has on the environment. A new study published in Nature Communications explored this question.
They compared the climate cost of animal-based farming (meat), to dairy and vegetable farming. They found that if we accounted for the larger climate costs, meat should cost us much more than we currently pay. | <urn:uuid:2f08f32d-1c12-4cdf-b1c1-9cf28bed641f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://diply.com/150723/meat-should-be-priced-up-to-25-times-more-to-account-for-emissi | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.961573 | 87 | 2.375 | 2 |
Reding declared environmental educator of the year
GRANVILLE - Jim Reding, an ecology and environmental science teacher at Granville High School for the past 23 years, will soon receive yet another award.
He’s been named the K-12 Educator of the Year by the North American Association for Environmental Education. He’ll receive the award Oct. 22 during the national conference in Madison, Wisconsin.
“I was shocked and honored,” Reding said when he learned of the honor. “I had no idea I was even nominated.”
The award is presented to an individual who is recognized for their exemplary efforts in promoting environmental education in classroom settings, as well as engaging community organizations to create a more sustainable future.
“The knowledge,” Reding added, “that my nomination packet included several letters from colleagues and students — that was the best part of all.”
Matt Durst, the GHS principal, said the award is recognition of decades of Reding’s work.
“The thing that sets him apart,” Durst said, “is that he really listens to the ideas and the passions of his students and he gives them a platform to turn ideas into tangible action. It’s really admirable what he does.”
“I’m just fortunate,” Durst added, “to have been asked to submit a letter on his behalf and weigh-in and brag about some of those things he does. The land lab, the organic garden, the greenhouse — all of those are examples of things he’s really embraced.”
“It’s called a national award,” Durst continued, “but it’s really an international award. He was up against people from China. There was an international talent pool he was competing against without even knowing it because it was a blind nomination. He didn’t have any idea it was happening.”
Reding was nominated for the award by Denise Brooks, the program administrator for the Licking County Soil & Water Conservation District.
“This is an international award,” she confirmed. “I’m very excited for Jim.”
“In the years I’ve worked with him he has been an exceptional educator,” Brooks added. “He works with his students to ask questions, to really wonder why something is, and he really empowers them to find the answers to real world problems.”
Reding has been an active environmentalist for years. Among other things he’s been running the recycling program at the high school. He runs the sustainable garden program during the summer and throughout the school year. His Envirothon teams consistently make it to the state level. And he’s been instrumental in the installation of the new wetlands at Dawes Arboretum.
“I think it reflects the work I have done over the years,” Reding concluded, “but I’m sure the school garden and land lab were two big reasons I was nominated and won.”
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The goal of INACT is to provide educators with the knowledge, skills and confidence to engage in pedagogic innovation, helping them to create inclusive, innovative and genuinely engaging learning experiences for all their students.
The world is changing fast and it is vital that education keeps pace. Yet, at a time when innovation is most needed, we are lagging: only 38% of recent entrants to the education sector believe their school/college is adept at adopting innovations, new knowledge or methods (Innovating Education and Educating for Innovation, OECD, 2016.
Diversity among learners, from immigrant groups, to NEETs and disadvantaged learners, to the neurodiverse, challenges traditional one-size-fits-all teaching and exposes a distinct need for learning spaces that work for ALL students.
INACT is working to create three innovative resources:
1 “Differentiated Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms” an online course that introduces the challenges that diversity poses and upskills participants on the principles of Differentiated Instruction as a proactive means to cater for different learning needs and styles.
2 “Pedagogies for Innovative and Creative Classrooms”, a compendium of good practice sourced from participating countries and all over Europe, published in a dynamic, digital format with clear guidance on how to adopt/adapt them for each educators’ own situation.
3 “Digital toolbox for the 21st Century Classroom”, a carefully curated selection of digital tools, with actionable information which enable educators to harness technology in favour of more creative pedagogic techniques.
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The Federal Emergency Administration Company (FEMA) is accountable for figuring out high-risk flood zones, that are then used to designate areas through which householders with federally backed mortgages should acquire flood insurance coverage.
In 2021, FEMA’s Nationwide Flood Insurance coverage Program (NFIP) totally applied new procedures for score flood danger for insurance coverage underwriting functions. Coined “Danger Ranking 2.0,” the brand new system is meant to replicate danger extra precisely for property homeowners and distribute the price of insurance coverage for potential flood injury extra equitably.
The aim of Danger Ranking 2.0’s broader premise of constructing charges extra actuarially correct is to make insurance coverage premiums extra carefully and straight correlated to the precise danger of a person property and to deliver solvency to the federal government program.
For instance, below the earlier score system, there have been a mess of high-dollar, high-risk seaside properties for which property homeowners have been paying a comparatively low premium on their NFIP insurance policies as a result of the charges have been backed by lower-risk inland flood properties. FEMA’s authentic score methodology didn’t take issues like this into consideration. RR2.0 goes to make use of information modelling that does.
Within the up to date system, many of those outdated ‘grandfathering’ guidelines and synthetic subsidizations the NFIP was offering earlier than RR2.0 have been eliminated, making personal flood insurance coverage way more aggressive.
On this weblog submit, we’ll talk about how FEMA’s new danger score system could influence your insureds’ want for extra main flood insurance coverage choices, and offer you tricks to share with them to make sure their property is sufficiently lined.
How Will FEMA’s New Danger Ranking 2.0 Influence My Shoppers’ Protection and Charges?
In a latest dialog hosted by College of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Danger Heart, flood danger evaluation consultants examined how RR 2.0 might influence protection for thousands and thousands of coverage holders:
“Whereas properties with present insurance policies are protected against abrupt worth hikes by an 18% each year authorized restrict on will increase, the legislation does nothing to guard presently uninsured properties. Attributable to a wide range of systemic challenges round encouraging NFIP participation, this sadly accounts for a majority of properties with excessive flood danger.
An much more regarding side of the low take-up charge is that it seems to be extra pronounced for low-income households. That is intuitive since these households are much less doubtless to have the ability to afford flood insurance coverage within the first place. The median revenue of non-policyholders in FEMA-established flood zones was discovered to be simply $40,000, barely greater than half the $77,000 in median revenue for policyholders in flood zones. The uncapped charge will increase for uninsured properties are nearly sure to exacerbate this fairness drawback and in addition focus market worth shocks in communities which can be least capable of take up them.
One worry is that uncapped RR 2.0 charges can be unaffordable for brand spanking new coverage candidates (and those who beforehand lapsed on their insurance policies as a result of they couldn’t afford them) are sadly turning into actuality, as evidenced by the alarming drop within the variety of new NFIP insurance policies created after Section 1 of RR 2.0 started on 10/1/2021.
This development has continued into 2022. The chart under exhibits the proportion of latest insurance policies created on the new charges, versus renewals that profit from protections that delayed will increase till 4/1/2022. It appears cheap to conclude from this evaluation that uncapped RR 2.0 charges are considerably greater than the outdated charges, additional discouraging take-up of flood insurance coverage by householders.”
Picture Supply: https://riskcenter.wharton.upenn.edu/lab-notes/riskratingburt/
As you’ll be able to see, NFIP new coverage gross sales are down in comparison with pre-RR2.0, however personal flood insurance coverage is rising quickly. One purpose for that’s as a result of every insurer is prepared to take an impartial view of danger and people views will usually range to some extent.
Options to NFIP Protection
As your purchasers’ trusted insurance coverage agent, they belief you to supply sound recommendation that can assist shield their dwelling. For instance, are they conscious that flood injury is just not lined by householders insurance coverage? That is essential, as a result of, based on FEMA, a mere inch of floodwater of their dwelling may end up in over $25,000 in property injury.
In case your purchasers are involved about charge hikes below FEMA’s new danger score system, they could wish to discover personal flood insurance coverage choices.
Listed below are just a few highlights of personal flood insurance coverage protection which will assist them perceive the variations:
Increased Protection Degree: Personal flood insurance coverage typically provides a better stage of protection than NFIP’s $250,000 restrict on a house and $100,000 restrict on belongings.
Shorter Wait Occasions: NFIP protection sometimes takes 30 days to enter impact, however with some personal insurers, protection might apply in lower than every week.
Extra Flood Help: In case your consumer has to quickly relocate, personal insurance coverage could present for short-term housing. Relying on the coverage, they might additionally probably buy protection for objects or areas not lined by way of NFIP.
Hopefully, your purchasers won’t ever have to make use of their flood insurance coverage coverage—but it surely’s at all times finest to make sure they’ve applicable protection in case catastrophe strikes.
SWBC’s extra flood insurance coverage protection goes above and past the usual protection limits supplied by the NFIP. This system additionally covers funding for residing bills to assist the insured by way of the transition course of, which is one thing the NFIP doesn’t provide.
As well as, SWBC is quickly increasing protection to assist brokers entry new personal flood insurance coverage choices for his or her purchasers in order that they’ll provide direct options to the NFIP.
Go to our web site to be taught extra about our extra and personal flood insurance coverage choices.
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Sports Current affairs are one of the most important sections when it comes to competitive exams such as the bank/SSC/Railways/State exam, as every year nearly 4-5 questions are asked from this section. In this pdf, you can find 45 top practice questions for the bank/SSC/Railways/State and other competitive exams.
Sports Current Affairs Questions
Here are some sample questions from the PDF:
Question 1: Who has won the player of the month award by ICC in April 2021?
- Virat Kohli
- M.S Dhoni
- Bhubneshwar Kumar
- Hardik Pandeya
The correct answer is Bhubneshwar Kumar
Question 2: Who has clinched the Miami Open Men’s tennis title recently?
- Hubert Hurkacz
- J. Sinner
- Ashleigh Barty
- None of the above
The correct answer is Hubert Hurkacz
Question 3: Who among the following has become the first Indian woman cricketer to complete 10000 international runs?
- Smriti Mandhana
- Mithali Raj
- Shafali Verma
- Harmanpreet Kaur
The correct answer is Mithali raj
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President Mohammadu Buhari will spend N47.023 billion as special allowance for staff mostly political appointees on foreign missions.
This is in addition to the bogus salary being received by the staff most of whom are political appointees.
N47.023 billion (N47,023,737,292) can create and pay annual salary of more than fifty thousand (50,000) new jobs for Nigerian graduates.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Directorate of Technical Coop. in Africa, Technical AIDS Corps, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission among others including the 109 Foreign Missions will spend N4.256 billion (4,256,657,866) as salary , N510 million (N510,348,662) as social contribution and N23.806 billion (N23,806,565,318) as overhead cost.
The overhead cost is mostly cost of transportation for international and local travels.
The MDA will spend a total of N47.023 billion as special allowance for the work they are already being paid for.
The special allowance is coded in the budget as foreign service.
There is nothing wrong in paying special allowance to staff on special assignment.
But it can only be done based on available resources.
A country like Nigeria with high rate of youth unemployment have right and the legitimacy to scrap, reduce or avoid such expenses.
Technical AIDS Corps alone will spend more than N3 billion as special allowance.
The Nigerian embassy in New York (PM) will spend more than N1.6 billion (N1,626,558,216) as special allowance.
Bad as it maybe, the whole staff in the University of Benin have less than N48 million as special allowance.
Other Foreign Missions special allowance include: London; N1,317,443,286, Washington; N1,115,040,470, New York (CG); N978,006,433, Berlin; N868,905,975, Tokyo; N723,702,941 amongst others too numerous to mention.
Available resources is a key factor in planning and preparing a budget.
It is more appropriate to make our recurrent expenditure 40% to available revenue. 20% saved as reserve and the remaining 40% used for new investment. We can only borrow when the new investment require more funds.
How can will borrow more than N5 trillion to finance special allowance payment to few individuals who are already receiving bogus salary.
A sinking ship cannot carry a moving ship.
But in the case of Nigeria, Buhari is planning for a dying plane to airlift an airworthy aircraft.
This is the precarious situation Buhari want to put us in 2021.
Gino tomatoes is already scarce in the market.
During a market survey yesterday, the traders said they could not buy the Gino tin and sachet tomatoes due to the new increase in prices of prepared tomatoes.
According to them, Gino is more on the high side. A sachet tomatoes of N50 is now N100.
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Gene copy number is associated with phytochemistry in Cannabis sativa
Vergara, Daniela (2019), Gene copy number is associated with phytochemistry in Cannabis sativa, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9kd51c5cn
Gene copy number variation is known to be important in nearly every species where it has been examined. Alterations in gene copy number may provide a fast way of acquiring diversity, allowing rapid adaptation under strong selective pressures, and may also be a key component of standing genetic variation within species. Cannabis sativa plants produce a distinguishing set of secondary metabolites, the cannabinoids, many of which have medicinal utility. Two major cannabinoids -THCA and CBDA - are products of a three-step biochemical pathway. Using whole genome shotgun sequence data for 69 Cannabis cultivars from diverse lineages within the species, we found that genes encoding the synthases in this pathway vary in copy number. Transcriptome sequence data shows that the cannabinoid paralogs are differentially expressed among lineages within the species. We also found that copy number partially explains variation in cannabinoid content levels among Cannabis plants. Our results demonstrate that biosynthetic genes found at multiple points in the pathway could be useful for breeding purposes, and suggest that natural and artificial selection have shaped copy number variation. Truncations in specific paralogs are associated with lack of production of particular cannabinoids, showing how phytochemical diversity can evolve through a complex combination of processes. | <urn:uuid:0b23723b-41af-48af-88a3-a84fa671d3c2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://datadryad.org:443/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.9kd51c5cn | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.906049 | 311 | 2.375 | 2 |
The present invention concerns compositions and methods of extracting infectious pathogens from a volume of blood. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of creating a fibrin aggregate confining the pathogens and introducing a fibrin lysis reagent to expose the pathogens for analysis. The present invention also concerns materials and methods for removing aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) from a sample.
Ewert, Matt; Amuso, Philip; and Cannons, Andrew, "Post protein hydrolysis removal of a potent ribonuclease inhibitor and the enzymatic capture of DNA" (2014). USF Patents. 153.
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This topic of groundnut/peanut chikki carries me to the cloud of childhood memories, they were mine and my brother’s favourite! A sweet snack made of crunchy peanuts and flavorful honey!
Whenever my grandma visits my home, she will bring me a tin of groundnut chikkis which will be soooo yummy! They are called by a variety of names like groundnut chikki, peanut chikkis and .
Groundnuts are otherwise called the poor man’s Almond”. Research has surprised us by saying that it has more nutritional value than almond.
We are forgetting our ancestors’ traditional habits and culture and slowly getting adapted to western culture and varieties of diseases.
Come on buddies, let’s stop craving for helium-filled potato chips and fancy burger and popcorn chicken!
Get kadalaimittai which is a natural sweet delicacy which is packed with immense health and beauty benefits. This traditional sweet is famous for its unique taste, crispiness and aroma.
1. What Groundnut Chikki Is Made Of?
Peanut Chikki is made up of peanuts/ groundnuts and jaggery which acts as the main ingredient.
It is a zero cholesterol snack with sodium, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, calcium, magnesium, proteins and dietary fibre.
Peanuts are packed with healthy fats and high quality protein. Additionally, they are also fairly high in calories.
The taste of groundnut chikkis contain a nutty flavour with sweetness and crunchy peanuts in between!
Health Benefits Of Groundnut Chikkis
1. May Aid Weight Loss
Since peanuts are energy-dense foods, include them as a snack in your free time may add calories to be used.
Peanuts actually give a stronger feeling of fullness rather than eating together with a meal.
Peanut chikkis are one of the easiest ways to increase palatability and nutrient intake without weight gain.
2. Prevents Cholecystitis
Consumption of peanuts is linked to a lower risk of gallstones. To be clear, men consuming more than 5 units of peanuts a week have more risk of developing gallstone disease.
Secondly, men consuming more than 5 units of peanuts or other nuts have reduced the risk of doing cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal surgery).
3. May Treat The Symptoms Of PCOS(Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
We come across many girls and women having PCOS complaining about irregular menstrual cycles. They are accompanied by pain which can be very debilitating.
Additionally, he disease has symptoms like hirsutism. (Increase in body hair), obesity, amenorrhea (the absence of menstrual periods) and obesity.
Research has indicated that monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids found in nuts have been shown to improve insulin, androgens and cholesterol levels in women with PCOS.
4. May Prevent Cancer
Peanuts contain isoflavones, resveratrol and phenolic acid which reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.
High intake of peanuts is also associated with reduced risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. In addition, they were also found to prevent gastric and oesophageal cancers.
5. May Treat Erectile Dysfunction
Peanuts are rich in arginine, an essential amino acid which treats erectile dysfunction.
Studies confirmed that arginine combined with a herbal supplement called pycnogenol is possible to treat erectile dysfunction.
6. Have A Healthy Heart!
Heart disease is one of the leading diseases worldwide. More importantly, contain many heart-healthy nutrients which include magnesium, niacin, copper, oleic acid and multiple antioxidants such as revesterol.
Consuming this healthy snack regularly in a moderate amount reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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How To Make Groundnut Chikkis At Home?
- 160 grams of peanuts.
- 1/2 cup of tightly packed jaggery powder
- 2 tbsps of water
- Oil or ghee for greasing
The Method To Roast Peanuts
- Firstly, add a cup of peanuts to the heated thick-bottomed heavy kadai.
- Secondly, on a low to medium-low flame, roast the peanuts stirring often till they become crunchy.
- Thirdly, roast them till they become golden brown and you see black spots on them.
- Separate the peanuts in the tray when they are roasted.
- Grease the back of the tray with ghee or oil.
- Afterwards, the peanuts get cooled, rub them in between the palms to get rid of husks.
Make Jaggery Water For Peanut Chikki
- Add the 1/2 cup of tightly packed jaggery powder. You can also use jaggery block in the Kadai.
- Add two tablespoons of water.
- Heat the Kadai or pan on a low flame. Begin to stir with a spoon to dissolve the jaggery well.
- Keep on stirring on low flame.
- While the jaggery water is cooking, also keep a bowl of cold water to check the consistency.
- Keep on cooking until it reaches like a hardball stage.
- Check them by using cold water. It should brittle and break easily.
Make Peanut Chikkis
- When the jaggery comes to this consistency, quickly add the peanuts and give a quick stir.
- Then quickly pour the chikki mixture on the greased tray or plate.
- Place a foil or parchment paper on the chikki.
- With a rolling pin, roll to even out the chikki layer.
- Remove the paper and cut them horizontally and vertically. Let the peanut chikki cool at room temperature.
- Once cooled, break them and serve this delicious chikkis. If not serving, store them in an airtight container.
Word Of Caution
- To take note, peanuts contain proteins like conorachin. Some people are severely allergic to these proteins.
- Since peanuts are high in calories. Consuming too many calories may lead to weight gain.
To conclude, our Standard Cold Pressed Oil are here for you to deliver 100% non preservatives groundnut chikkis at the best prices to your doorstep. Buy for your loved ones for a reasonable price here.
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Corporations make use of technology graduates but there is a vast gap between what the staff have realized and the precise working conditions. A new recruit might start working in the IT sector but he finds that what he has discovered and what the job expects are completely different things. Lack of knowledge of present applied sciences proves to be a stumbling block for the recruit and the company. Even employees who have been round for some time find that their degree of knowledge lags behind technological evolutions that are constantly taking place.
The answer is corporate training programs from an area well established corporate training company. Employees wishing to forge ahead in their career will correctly select to update their skills and knowledge levels by attending programs that convey them as much as speed. These in IT and database will find it of their pursuits to pursue developments in Hadoop and big data tools like Ansible and underplay, for instance. Employers will find that organizing training programs and getting their employees to attend benefits them by way of higher productivity in workplaces.
Corporate training doesn’t just focus on updating skills and knowledge of candidates. There may be more to it. Professional trainers also emphasize training in leadership qualities as well as skills on becoming better group players, all of which ultimately serve the employer’s goals of being more competitive within the marketplace. Specialists analyze each worker and tailor programs to shine the rough edges, impart more knowledge and remodel the particular person into an individual who can do more for the company while gaining job satisfaction.
Training improves psychological, verbal and technical skills besides confidence levels. An employee can carry out better in displays and impress goal customers. He can work together higher with colleagues and bosses. He develops a greater commitment to the company that has taken the difficulty to train him and repays that with wholehearted dedication and loyalty.
One drawback of such regular training programs is lack of interest on the a part of employees. They could be fully engaged in work and should lack the time or inclination to learn and study. This is where expert trainers provide novel interactive and immersive methods in which the employee learns and practices on the same time. This technique works around the need for workers to spare additional time for learning as happens in normal classroom-primarily based techniques.
While training benefits corporate if they initiate the process, it can also be within the worker’s pursuits to pursue such training on his own at a reputed training center or be a part of an online course. After all, his career is in question and such training with certifications lead to better career options, If not in the same firm then elsewhere.
Whether or not it is the company initiating the corporate training process or the worker pursuing it on his own, the cash spent is not an expense; it is an investment that brings manifold returns.
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Just another day I was working with a client during Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check and we realized that they are running into a strange performance issue which was happening at a random time. To capture the random troublemaker we had to run a diagnostic script periodically. We had to write a loop that runs continuously at every one second and captures the details. Let us learn how we can write an infinite loop.
There are many ways to write an infinite loop in the SQL Server. The most simple one is where I just write WHILE condition with an identical value around the equal to (=) operator.
Here is the simplest example
WHILE 1=1 SELECT 1
Trust me the script above can be very dangerous as there is no break condition and it will keep on going on forever. Currently, it is going to print 1 infinite time. If you have any expensive query instead of the SELECT 1, your server can run out of resources very quickly and stop responding eventually.
It is always a good idea to have a break condition. For example, the following loop will run 100 times and will stop running.
DECLARE @Counter INT SET @Counter = 100 WHILE (@Counter > 0) BEGIN SELECT @Counter; SET @Counter = @Counter -1; END
Here is another example of the loop which runs for 60 seconds after that it stops running.
DECLARE @timectr DATETIME SET @timectr = GETDATE() WHILE (DATEDIFF(s,@timectr, GETDATE()) < 60) BEGIN SELECT GETDATE() WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:01' END
I hope this blog post helps you to write the necessary loop for your business. If you have any question, you can always reach out to on LinkedIn.
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From ASN partner The National Resource Center on the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, we are excited to publish this three-part resource collection that foregrounds best advising practices rooted in a culturally relevant framework that affirms HBCU students and their unique perspective, lived experience and need for community connections. The collection’s contents examine a range of advising models— centralized, decentralized, and hybrid—that yield positive outcomes for HBCU students.
The purpose of this three-part collection is to promote the complementary, yet distinct ways that select HBCUs are assessing, framing, and collaborating to implement best practices with the goal of maximizing advising effectiveness for students.
- Part I introduces a qualitative study that explores the impact of intrusive advising, peer support and other wraparound services on a sample group of Black male students enrolled at 5 HBCUs in North Carolina;
- Part II spotlights 4 HBCUs (Elizabeth City State University; Fayetteville State University; Albany State University; North Carolina Central University) and their innovative advising strategies, which span from deepening faculty training to developing a learning cohort among top-performing students to foster community;
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From Koyaanisqatsi to Dialectical Ecology
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The Debt Collective’s Radical Vision for Debt Abolition
A review of Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition by Debt Collective (Haymarket 2020).
A review of A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics by Hadas Thier (Haymarket 2020).
Metal’s Romantic Rebellion
An essay on Romanticism and heavy metal music.
Hope in the Wasteland
A review of Mad Max: Fury Road.
Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity
New Blackfriars, 2021
Justice, Peace, and Transnational Solidarity: The Tricontinental Conference and Latin American Liberationist Christianity
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Climate-friendly melt shop conversion from cupolas to induction furnaces
The conversion of melting operations from thermally fired cupolas to CO2-neutral medium-frequency induction furnaces is
a major trend of the foundry industry. Technology leader in this field, ABP Induction offers the IFM series of high-performance
induction melting furnaces with state-of-the-art process control for demanding foundries worldwide. ZML Industries S.p.a.
has now made use of this.
Having been part of Gruppo Cividale since 2006, the Italian company is considered a leader in the field of aluminum die-casting,
gray cast iron or ductile cast iron, as well as in the production of enameled wire. The company is a sought-after partner on the
European market for the most prestigious brands in the household electrical appliance, automotive and mechanical engineering
The tradition-steeped foundry was faced with the decision to fundamentally modernize its own facilities. Previously, the site in
Maniago, Italy, had relied on cupola furnaces, but now it needed to switch to more flexible and environmentally friendly induction
furnaces. Unlike cupolas, induction furnaces generate fewer emissions, slags and waste. The overall CO2 direct emissions of the
Cast Iron division will be reduced by 95%. What’s more, users are more flexible in day-to-day production, including fluctuations
in production and regular switching between varying gray and ductile iron grades. The respective compositions of the casting
alloys can be adjusted precisely. The energy is induced directly into the melting material without any chemical reaction. ABP
Induction’s IFM crucible induction furnaces are known here for their repeatably fast melting times, high reliability, operational
safety and serviceability. The capacity of IFM furnaces ranges from eight to 65 tons with available power supplies between one
and 42 megawatts (MW). They can be employed for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
ZML has selected 2 IFM 9 (23.2 t) / 12 MW TWIN-POWER® and 2 IFM 6 (9.9 t) / 6.1 MW TWIN-POWER® furnace system, for pro-
duction of gray iron and ductile iron components. The final commissioning of the overall melt shop is slated for September 2022.
The first deliveries will take place in December 2021, and production with the IFM 9 tandem is scheduled to commence in March
2022. Demolition of the cupola furnace plant at the site will take place afterwards. Delivery of the IFM 6 tandem is then scheduled
for June 2022 at the current cupola installation site. The ABP furnaces will be the core of the renewed melting shop highly auto-
mized from scrap charging to iron preparation and transportation.
ABP was able to convince the customer with its high competence in the field of induction furnace technology and its experience
in the conversion from cupola furnaces to induction furnaces. This was topped off with compelling references for plants in high
performance classes and TWIN-POWER® converters with high production capacities, which are already in operation in the ABP
customer network. ZML employees had also already gained experience with ABP IFM furnaces and particularly appreciated the
high quality and high availability. Finally, the coherent ABP service concept, which includes local representation in Italy by Carutti Srl
was convincing for a successful start of a long lasting business partnership.
Efficiency of operating the ABP induction furnaces type IFM is based on different modules. Thanks to the TWIN-POWER® principle,
the converter power can be freely distributed to both furnaces. As such, increased inverter utilization, lower maintenance costs,
and lower investment costs compared to separate power supplies can be achieved. In addition, the melt processor PRODAPT®
Enterprise, and the ABP customer portal myABP provide intelligent solutions for the progressing digitalization and networking of
processes at ZML. The melt processor PRODAPT® Enterprise is responsible for the demand-oriented control of the energy supply
for melting, holding, cold start-up and sintering between the two furnaces. Operating data and statuses are recorded and displayed
in the myABP portal and processed for targeted data exchange with the plant management system. The technical furnace parameters,
captured via the digital inverter control, are converted into recommended actions for energy-efficient charging via the patented Opti
Charge® system. When starting up a batch with a partial charge of ferromagnetic melting material, small portions of this material are
automatically refilled. This results in measurable energy savings and production increases in daily production operations compared
to uncontrolled charging. Studies show that induction furnaces produce less than half the scope 1 and scope 2 CO2 emissions for
melting one ton of cast iron compared to cupolas. Thanks to the ABP plants, not only ZML Industries will reap the benefits of this in
the future, but also the environment.
About ABP Induction Systems GmbH
ABP is a leading manufacturer of induction furnaces and systems for inductive melting and holding for the metal and metalworking
industries. ABP is an expert in melting, pouring, holding and heating iron, steel and non-ferrous metals with design, production,
assembly and services for foundries, forges and steelworks. The ABP Induction Systems Group with over 400 employees has
companies in the USA, Mexico, Sweden, Germany, South Africa, Russia, India, Thailand and China. It is represented by service and
sales partners in most of the world’s industrialized countries.
ABP Induction Systems GmbH
Phone: +49 231 997 2633
ABP Induction LLC
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Telephone: +1 732 – 932 – 6400
Fax: +1 732 – 828 – 7274
ABP Induction Systems GmbH
Telephone: +49 231 – 997 – 0
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ABP Induction Systems GmbH
Ryazanski prospect, 75/4
Telephone: +7 (495) 620 57 26
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ABP Induction Systems Pvt. Ltd.
E-120 / Unit-2, Manjusar GIDC Industrial Area
Opp. Du Pont factory.
Savli – 391775, Vadodara
Telephone: +91 2667 264808/809 Fax
: +91 2667 264808/810
ABP Induction Systems (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
No.118, Lane 289 Fulian II Rd.Baoshan
Telephone: +86 21 – 5639 1278
Fax: +86 21 – 5639 0822
ABP Induction Systems SRL de CV
Priv. La Puerta 2882-4
Parque Ind.La Puerta
Santa Catarina, NL 66350
Telephone: +52 81 8390 – 2775
ABP Induction Furnaces (PTY) Ltd.
77 Heidelberg Rd.City
Deep / Johannesburg
Telephone: +27 11 623
1814/17 Fax: +27 11 623 1809
ABP Induction AB
Spännarhyttans Ind. Område
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Telephone: +46 223 23135 Fax
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ABP Induction Ltd.
80/1 Moo 11, Phaholyothin Road
Tambol Klong Nueng
Amphur Klong Luang
Telephone: +66 25 29 34 57
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Bibliotrike Aims to Provide At-Home Libraries
The custom tricycle, stocked with up to 300 children’s books, will visit parks and playground locations across the community in the spring and fall seasons. Each stop will include personalized interaction, reading aloud, and the opportunity for children to select a book to take home.
Buena Vista University’s School of Education has rolled out an innovative community literacy initiative with the launch of the “Book Beavers Bibliotrike.” The Bibliotrike is a custom tricycle that includes a front cargo box stocked with up to 300 children’s books. Its purpose is to encourage literacy by visiting area schools, parks, playgrounds, and more.
According to Dr. Callé Friesen, associate professor of education at BVU, the idea is to give children and adolescents the ability to start home library collections of their own.
“The aim is to visit public spaces where kids are present... we’ll have a program designed for them and their needs.”
Dr. Callé Friesen
“As a Storm Lake resident for more than 20 years, and as a literacy teacher in the community, I know there are many students in our town without home libraries,” says Friesen, who came up with the idea of the BVU Bibliotrike. “Having access to texts is one of the primary things we know fuels literacy. The best thing we can do is provide children with books they can take home and keep, helping them start a home library.”
The Bibliotrike will visit parks and playground locations across the community in the spring and fall seasons. Each 45-minute stop will include personalized interaction, in-depth discussion about book content, read alouds, and will conclude with the opportunity for children to select a book to take home.
“The aim is to visit public spaces where kids are present,” says Friesen. “Whoever is there, we’ll have a program designed for them and their needs. For example, we plan to visit community parks in the mornings and after school with stops at basketball and tennis courts in the evenings to host book talks with teens.”
In order to keep track of which genres are in demand, the cyclist operating the Bibliotrike keeps a running database of all of the books that have been distributed. “We want to know our audience and the types of books readers prefer,” says Friesen. “If we’re giving away a lot of mystery books to middle-school aged boys, we will know that is what’s in demand and what we need to acquire.”
The books that are housed in the Bibliotrike are donated by BVU community members, teachers, area residents, the library, sororities, local families, and more. This past fall, the School of Education jumpstarted the Bibliotrike’s book collection by hosting a book drive, meeting the goal of 1,000 books. Since then, ongoing book donations arrive regularly each week.
Once the books are received, Friesen and her students upcycle them to improve their overall condition. They also adhere a BVU sticker on the inside cover so readers know where the books came from.
Although the Bibliotrike visited a few area locations last fall, it is scheduled to make its official debut this spring. A Facebook page is also in the works, where visitors can view a listing of the Bibliotrike’s scheduled stops.
In the meantime, community members are encouraged to donate books any time by dropping them off at the BVU School of Education located in Smith Hall on campus—near the west entrance to the Forum. Book genres that are in demand include: preschool board books, children’s picture books, middle-level novels, young adult literature, and Spanish or dual-language titles.
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The first known measurements of atomic hydrogen emissions from a group of galaxies at an average redshift of one is reported in Nature this week. The observations, made by the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India, could help in our understanding of star formation in galaxies.
Star formation involves gas infall onto galaxies to form atomic hydrogen, which is then converted into its molecular state (H2) before being used in the formation of stars. Atomic hydrogen has been detected from galaxies up to a redshift of 0.4, but it has so far been impossible to measure for galaxies at higher redshifts with existing telescopes. Redshift, a measure of how much the wavelength of light from astronomical objects increases as they move farther away, can be used to measure distances to galaxies. The lack of measurements from more distant galaxies limits our understanding of galaxy evolution.
Aditya Chowdhury, Nissim Kanekar and colleagues conducted a search for atomic hydrogen emissions from 7,653 star-forming galaxies at redshifts of 0.74–1.45. They found that the average total mass of atomic hydrogen was comparable to — and possibly larger than — the average mass of stars, providing plenty of fuel for star formation. When estimating the star-formation rate, they found that the mass of atomic hydrogen observed could fuel star formation for only 1–2 billion years more. This suggests that gas infall onto galaxies at a redshift of one may have been insufficient to sustain high star-formation rates.
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External attacks on companies result in the most expensive cyber-insurance losses but it is employee mistakes and technical problems that are the most frequent generator of claims by number, according to a report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Managing The Impact Of Increasing Interconnectivity — Trends In Cyber Risk.
The study analyzes 1,736 cyber-related insurance claims worth EUR 660mn (US$ 770mn) involving AGCS and other insurers from 2015 to 2020.
“Losses from incidents such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks or phishing and ransomware campaigns account for a significant majority of the value of cyber-claims today,” says Catharina Richter, Global Head of the Allianz Cyber Center of Competence, which is embedded into AGCS.
“But although cyber-crime generates the headlines, everyday systems failures, IT outages and human error incidents can also cause problems for companies, even if their financial impact is not, on average as severe. Employers and employees must work together to raise awareness and increase cyber-resilience.”
The number of cyber-insurance claims AGCS has been notified of has steadily risen over the last few years, up from 77 in 2016, when cyber was a relatively new line of insurance, to 809 in 2019.
In 2020, AGCS has already seen 770 claims in the first three quarters. This steady increase in claims has been driven, in part, by the growth of the global cyber-insurance market which is currently estimated to be worth $7bn according to Munich Re. AGCS started offering cyber-insurance in 2013 and, in 2019, generated more than EUR 100mn in gross written premium in this segment.
At the same time the report also highlights that there has been a 70%+ increase in the average cost of cyber-crime to an organization over five years to $13mn and a 60%+ increase in the average number of security breaches.
Losses resulting from external incidents, such as DDoS attacks or phishing and malware/ransomware campaigns, account for the majority of the value of claims analyzed (85%) according to the report, followed by malicious internal actions (9%) — which are infrequent but can be costly. Accidental internal incidents, such as employee errors while undertaking daily responsibilities, IT or platform outages, systems and software migration problems or loss of data account for over half of cyber-claims analyzed by number (54%) but, often, the financial impact of these is limited compared with cyber-crime.
However, losses can quickly escalate in the case of more serious incidents.
Business interruption is the main cost driver behind cyber-losses, accounting for around 60% of the value of all claims analyzed in the report, followed by costs involved with dealing with data breaches.
The cyber-risk environment is not expected to become any easier in future, the report notes. Businesses and insurers are facing a number of challenges such as the prospect of more expensive business interruptions, the rising frequency of ransomware incidents, more costly consequences of larger data breaches given more robust regulation and litigation, as well as the impact from the playing out of political differences in cyber-space through state-sponsored attacks.
The huge rise in remote working due to the coronavirus pandemic is also an issue. Displaced workforces create new opportunities for cyber-criminals to gain access to networks and sensitive information. Malware and ransomware incidents are already reported to have increased by more than a third since the start of 2020, while coronavirus-themed online scams and phishing campaigns about the pandemic continue.
Rick McElroy, Principal Cybersecurity Strategist, VMware Carbon Black, explains how many of these new challenges come as employees use personal devices, such as mobile devices, to review sensitive information and work. “At no fault of their own, employees that are working remotely open up an organization to major vulnerabilities because these mobile devices are much easier for attackers to exploit,” he says.
“In 2021, we will see cyber-criminals become more sophisticated in how they attack our mobile devices, ultimately executing an island-hopping scenario. If hackers can get into your Android or iPhone, they’ll then be able to enter your work network whether it’s deactivating VPNs or breaking down firewalls.”
At the same time the potential impact from human error or technical failure incidents may also be heightened.
While exposures are rising, the COVID-19 outbreak cannot yet be said to be a direct cause of cyber-related claims. AGCS has seen the first few cyber-claims that can be indirectly attributed to the COVID-19 landscape, including ransomware attacks which can be linked to the shift to more remote working. However, it’s too early to confirm a broader trend.
Ransomware threats surge
Already high in frequency, ransomware incidents are becoming more damaging, increasingly targeting large companies with sophisticated attacks and hefty extortion demands. There were nearly half a million ransomware incidents reported globally last year, costing organizations at least $6.3bn in ransom demands alone. Total costs associated with dealing with these incidents are estimated to be well in excess of $100bn.
“High-end hacking tools are more widely available driven by the growing ‘commercialization of cyber-hacks’. Increasingly, criminals are selling malware to other attackers who then target businesses demanding ransom payments,” says Marek Stanislawski, Global Cyber Underwriting Lead at AGCS.
“However, extortion demands are just one part of the picture. Business interruption can bring the most severe losses — with downtimes becoming longer — while systems and data restoration costs can quickly escalate.”
Business interruption and digital supply chain vulnerability growing
“Whether due to ransomware, human error or a technical fault, the loss of critical systems or data can bring an organization to its knees in today’s digitalized economy,” says Joerg Ahrens, Global Head of Long-Tail Claims at AGCS.
“The inability to access data for an extended period of time can have a significant impact on revenues — for example, if a company is unable to take orders. Similarly, if an online platform is unavailable due to a technical glitch or cyber-event, it could bring large losses for companies that rely on it, particularly given today’s increasing reliance on online sales or digital supply chains.”
Data breaches and state-sponsored attacks
The cost of dealing with a large data breach is rising as IT systems and cyber-events become more complex, and with the growth in cloud and third-party services. Data privacy regulation, which has recently been tightened in many countries, is also a key factor driving cost, as is growing third-party liability and the prospect of class action litigation.
So-called mega data breaches (involving more than one million records) are more frequent and expensive, now costing $50mn on average, up 20% over 2019.
In addition, the impact of the increasing involvement of nation states in cyber-attacks is a growing concern. Major events like elections and COVID-19 present significant opportunities. During 2020 Google said it has had to block over 11,000 government-sponsored potential cyber-attacks per quarter. Recent years have seen critical infrastructure, such as ports and terminals and oil and gas installations hit by cyber-attacks and ransomware campaigns.
Prepare, practice and prevent
Preparation and training of employees can significantly reduce the consequences of a cyber-event, especially in phishing and business email compromise schemes, which can often involve human error. It can also help mitigate ransomware attacks, although maintaining secure backups can limit damage.
Cross-sector exchange and cooperation among companies — such as what has been established by the Charter of Trust — is also key when it comes to defying highly commercially-organized cyber-crime, developing joint security standards and improving cyber-resilience.
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An independent analysis says Colorado's proposed universal health care system would have $38 billion in projected revenues -- dwarfing Fortune 500 companies like McDonald's, Nike and American Express.
The report, by the Colorado Health Institute, is a primer on the potential benefits and drawbacks of ColoradoCare, a proposed state health care cooperative that would resemble single-payer health care systems like those in Canada and Europe. Coloradans will decide whether to create the giant system when they vote on Amendment 69 in the November election.
"Supporters estimate ColoradoCare would have $38 billion in annual revenues," the report states.
"If it were a private company, ColoradoCare would rank about 80th in the Fortune 500, just behind New York Life Insurance and ahead of well-known companies such as American Express, 21st Century Fox, 3M, Sears, Nike and McDonald's."
Need more perspective? Colorado's annual state budget is $25.7 billion.
We examined the statement that ColoradoCare’s projected revenues would be $38 billion and overshadow huge corporates. We found that the number is right in theory, but it depends on the federal government signing off on a first-of-its-kind health system for Colorado.
How ColoradoCare would work
First, here’s how ColoradoCare would work.
If approved by voters, Colorado would be the first state to have a health care system where every resident has coverage financed by taxes instead of private insurance premiums, according to the Colorado Health Institute report.
The institute estimates that 83 percent of Colorado’s population -- about 4.4 million people -- would be eligible for primary health insurance coverage through ColoradoCare. The remaining 17 percent of residents would continue to be covered by federal programs, including Medicare and the Veterans Administration.
People would still choose their own health care providers, but ColoradoCare would pay the bills. Members would not have to pay an annual deductible, but they would have co-pays.
The system would be controlled by a powerful 21-member board, elected by the system’s members in seven districts across the state. The governor and legislature would have no role, except to select an interim board until elections were held.
An economic analysis by supporters says ColoradoCare would produce a net savings of $4.5 billion for residents and businesses by eliminating private insurance profits, streamlining paperwork and more efficiently delivering services. Opponents say the proposed amendment will be costly, it won't impact rising health care costs and it will hamper the state’s ability to attract and retain medical providers.
The ColoradoCareYes campaign confirmed the proposed nonprofit health system is projected to have $38 billion in annual revenues.
About $25 billion would come from state taxes. Employers would pay 6.67 percent in payroll taxes and employees would contribute 3.33 percent, for a total of 10 percent of the payroll. Self-employed people would pay 10 percent of their net income.
The projected $25 billion in tax revenues have been independently confirmed by an economist at the Colorado Legislative Council, which provided a revenue impact report to the state board that reviews the language and legality of an initiative's ballot title and summary.
For the rest of its annual revenues, supporters say ColoradoCare would apply for waivers from the federal government, so that ColoradoCare takes over the state roles and funding for Medicaid ($10.8 billion) and the Affordable Care Act ($700 million). Out-of-pocket costs for medical care and dental care would each provide an estimated $1 billion.
But experts said obtaining the federal waivers is a challenging process -- and there’s no certainty of success.
Beginning on Jan. 1, states can apply for a federal waiver to create innovative, alternative health care programs that would take the place of the Affordable Care Act -- while staying true to its goals. ColoradoCare would have to pass a rigorous federal review, showing it would deliver coverage that's at least as comprehensive and affordable as the so-called Obamacare program, while covering the same amount of people. ColoradoCare would have to stay "revenue neutral" and not cost more than the existing federal program.
Federal waivers, funding ‘not a sure thing’
What are the chances of obtaining the waivers and the federal funds that go with them?
"Definitely, I would say it’s not a sure thing," said Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation, who specializes in health care reform, an issue she worked on for both the administrations of President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton.
Yet, if approved by voters, ColoradoCare would be among the first states to seek an Affordable Care Act (ACA) waiver and bring "the most far-reaching health care reform in any state since the ACA," according to the Colorado Health Institute report.
"There's advantages for being the first one in the door. It lets you kind of establish the framework for the debate that's going follow," Pollitz said.
Medicaid waivers aren’t automatic, either, though several states, including Colorado, have received the so-called 1115 waivers -- named for a Section 1115 of the Social Security Act
"1115 waivers require a lot of work and back-and-forth between the state and the federal government and compliance with a number of criteria, including budget neutrality," said Elisabeth Arenales, the health care program director for the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. The center hasn't reviewed or taken a position on Amendment 69.
"States have to be careful in how they negotiate those waivers because they're essentially locked into a spending contract, and they need to be very mindful that they're both not costing the federal government any additional money but also that their projections of state spending are accurate," Arenales said.
The ballot initiative’s language makes it clear that getting the waivers are a do-or-die matter for ColoradoCare. No waivers means no program.
Under the heading "Termination of ColoradoCare’s Operations," the initiative states: "If the board determines that ColoradoCare has not received the waivers, exemptions, and agreements from the federal government sufficient for its fiscally sound operation, the board shall: (a) shut down operations and return unused funds; (b) notify the governor of the State of Colorado of ColoradoCare's inability to function."
ColoradoCareYES campaign spokesman Owen Perkins acknowledged the waivers’ critical importance.
"ColoradoCare doesn't move forward without that," he said. But, at the same time, he said it should be reassuring to Colorado voters that health care system couldn’t launch until it passes a high bar set by the federal government.
"I think everybody in Colorado should be thankful that there is that vigorous standard," Perkins said. "That ensures that we can't go into this willy-nilly. It could pass with a 75-percent vote and everything look perfect, but if it doesn't receive that waiver, it's not going to happen."
He stressed that the architects of ColoradoCare have done their homework.
The Colorado Health Institute is accurate in saying, given ColoradoCare’s projected $38 billion in revenues, if it were a private company is would rank about 80th on the Fortune 500 just behind New York Life Insurance ($38.7 billion in revenues). It’s revenues would be larger than American Express ($35.9 billion), Twenty-First Century Fox ($31.86 billion), 3M ($31.82 billion), Sears ($31.2 billion), Nike ($27.8 billion) and McDonald’s ($27.4 billion).
On paper, the ColoradoCareYES campaign’s projected state tax and federal funding revenues add up to $38 billion.
The Colorado Health Institute analysis said the Colorado universal health care system would have a projected $38 billion in revenues, larger than major corporations.
The numbers seem to add up if everything with ColoradoCare goes according to its supporters’ plans. The revenues would be larger than some big companies. However, the health care plan has a make-or-break need to obtain federal waivers that would allow it to assume the roles of state Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs. No waivers means no deal.
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Charles R. Goulding and Julia Wallace review the findings of a recent panel discussion on use of AM technology in the US military.
On June 7, 2022 The AM Coalition hosted a webinar entitled “Military Applications of AM: Innovations Changing the Battlefield.” The speakers consisted of CEO of Craitor Daniel Valdes, VP of MELD Manufacturing Dr. Chase Cox, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer of DMG Mori Advanced Solutions Inc. Dr. Gregory Hyatt, and Additive Manufacturing Technologist at US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center Dr. Matthew Kelly. They discussed the recent advancements in the use of additive manufacturing in the military, both in manufacturing and repairs in the field. We have previously discussed similar advancements, with the recent contract between ExOne and the Department of Defense.
The Benefits of AM in the Military
The Marine Corps is the leading force in additive manufacturing across the Department of Defense and has teamed up with Craitor to implement the use of the company’s rugged, portable 3D printers in harsh conditions. Daniel Valdes discussed how closely he has worked with the Marine Corps to design and develop a practical printer that will be used on battle lines to make necessary parts quickly, on-site, and with very little operator management.
A prototype has been tested on the back of a moving Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and produced a part with no shifting of layers or imperfections other than light stringing. Craitor plans to continue working with the Marine Corps and Department of Defense to increase the use and accessibility of 3D printers across the entire military; it will soon begin work with the Navy and the Army. The company is also currently experimenting with medical usage of its machines.
The Department of Defense has also been working with DMG Mori, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of cutting machine tools, CNC lathes, and milling machines, which started incorporating additive manufacturing into its machines about a decade ago. The hybrid machines produced by the company have incredible precision and can build at virtually any angle, allowing the user to manufacture parts of unusual complexity. The mix of subtractive and additive manufacturing in one device also makes repairing parts incredibly efficient, allowing the entire process to be done at once.
These machines are also capable of changing the alloy used as “ink” while it is building to address topology-specific modes of failure. For example, NASA worked with the Department of Defense to create a monolithic build of engine parts using multiple alloys, accommodating thermal and pressure requirements.
Jointless Hull Project
Dr. Chase Cox and Matthew Kelly discussed the Jointless Hull project, in which additive manufacturing will be used to print the entirety of the hull of a combat vehicle. Matthew Kelly is the current project lead. This method of production would be much faster and more cost effective than traditional methods; a prototype of the printer was able to print a hull out of aluminum in about 30 hours, as opposed to having to wait several months for one to be forged and shipped. A jointless hull is also much stronger than a traditional one, with fewer weak points.
Two machines are being developed for this project: a hull-scale tool to be located at Rock Island Arsenal, IL, for components 20’ x 30’ x 12’, and a subsection tool at the GVSC Advanced Manufacturing Commercialization Center in Troy, MI, for components 3’ x 3’ x 3’. The larger machine will be operational by January 2023, and the smaller by October 2022. Both will have hybrid additive and subtractive capabilities and are being developed in partnership with MELD Manufacturing. They will use additive friction stir deposition to print high-strength alloys in open atmosphere
Although the project is called Jointless Hull, these machines are not limited to producing parts for tanks and will be used to produce a multitude of large- and small-scale parts as needed for the Army and across the Department of Defense. This is a promising development in overcoming supply chain issues that the military is currently facing along with the rest of the United States. Matthew Kelly expressed his excitement that the AM Forward Initiative reinforces the belief that additive manufacturing will help resolve this issue both in and out of the military.
The biggest issue faced when trying to spread this technology is the qualification of parts, according to Matthew Kelly, and he says those pushing for the use of additive manufacturing must continue to show its usefulness and efficacy in practical applications. Daniel Valdes agrees that the lack of understanding and trust in these machines from the Department of Defense is a major hurdle since although some services are now being approved, many commanders are hesitant to put them into action. Dr. Hyatt emphasized the need to fund academic work to define the testing of these new complex materials, and that the Department of Defense suppliers need to invest in additive manufacturing and train their design engineers in this technology.
Despite the obstacles faced by the additive manufacturing industry today, the speakers were very hopeful for the future of its use across the Department of Defense. Dr. Cox and Dr. Hyatt expressed that they think there will be significant progress in the qualification efforts in the next 5 years. Dr. Chase Cox also said that the possibilities of what can be done is “limited only by the interest and need for technology that doesn’t exist today,” and that we must detach these needs and possibilities from what is possible now. He explained how the geometries, scales, and materials that are able to be used now are different from what was possible just 5 years ago, so 5 years in the future could hold completely new aspects of design and build as well.
The Research & Development Tax Credit
The now permanent Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit is available for companies developing new or improved products, processes and/or software. Eligible costs include U.S.-based employee wages, cost of supplies consumed in the R&D process, cost of pre-production testing, contract research expenses, and certain costs associated with developing a patent. As of 2016, eligible startup businesses can use the R&D Tax Credit against $250,000 per year in payroll taxes.
3D printing can help boost a company’s R&D Tax Credits. Wages for technical employees creating, testing and revising 3D printed prototypes can be included as a percentage of eligible time spent for the R&D Tax Credit. Similarly, when used as a method of improving a process, time spent integrating 3D printing hardware and software counts as an eligible activity. Lastly, when used for modeling and preproduction, the costs of filaments consumed during the development process may also be recovered.
Whether it is used for creating and testing prototypes or for final production, 3D printing is a great indicator that R&D Credit eligible activities are taking place. Companies implementing this technology at any point should consider taking advantage of R&D Tax Credits.
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Data from: Plant traits and species interactions along gradients of N, P and K availabilities
Minden, Vanessa; olde Venterink, Harry (2019), Data from: Plant traits and species interactions along gradients of N, P and K availabilities, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.77447g3
1. Plant performance is driven by nutrient availability. So far, studies on plant nutrient relationships mostly focused on nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), whereas potassium (K) received less attention. We evaluated whether plant responses to variation in nutrient availability is similar or different for the nutrients N, P and K and whether the same plant traits are decisive for the competitive ability of species along gradients of N, P and K availabilities. 2. We studied plant trait responses of three temperate perennial grass species (Alopecurus pratensis, Agrostis capillaris and Anthoxanthum odoratum, each dominant under N limitation, P limitation and K limitation, respectively). Each gradient consisted of eight treatments (N1-N8, P1-P8, K1-K8), with N:P:K supply rates being 1:0.8:6 (N1), 128:0.8:6 (N8), 12:0.075:6 (P1), 12:9.6:6 (P8), 12:0.8:0.56 (K1) and 12:0.8:72 (K8) (total supply per plant individual in mg). Plant individuals were kept either in single-species pots (intraspecific competition) or in mixed species pots (interspecific competition). After two months, plant biomass, leaf and root traits and root enzyme activity were measured. 3. Most belowground traits (e.g. total root length, root diameter) responded most strongly to competition as predictor variable and only secondly to the type of nutrient or their supply rates (unlike RGRTotal and SLA). Leaf chlorophyll content and root enzyme activity responded most strongly to supply rate of nutrients and the interaction of nutrient type and supply rate, respectively. In line with our prediction A. pratensis was the superior competitor under N limitation and A. odoratum was the superior competitor under K limitation (assessed by relative dominance (RD) and relative competitive strength (RCS)). Both species showed high investment in total root length. Opposite to our expectation, A. capillaris was a bad competitor under P limitation, with low root length but higher root phosphatase activity. 4. Our results indicate that belowground plant traits are decisive in nutrient-related competition between plant species. Further, competitive strength is determined by a total high root length per soil volume both under N and K limitation. Under P limitation the model species A. capillaris showed a weak competitive performance either because it was lacking colonization with mycorrhiza and/or the high investment in phosphatase activity posed a trade-off with higher N investment in phosphatase production. | <urn:uuid:131fd9ee-ac7a-4bc1-8010-7217cd67970b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://datadryad.org:443/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.77447g3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.909969 | 650 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Provides hands-on training in the principles and components of universal refrigeration units
The Universal Refrigeration Skills Trainer provides hands-on training in the principles and components of universal refrigeration units. The trainer includes a hermetic compressor with a fan-cooled condenser and a vertically mounted fan-cooled evaporator built into the unit’s stainless steel cooling chamber. Two wood panels designed to accept the refrigeration and electrical components are provided.
The system is designed to be assembled, tested, and disassembled by one or two students performing a series of tasks.
Skills development areas:
- Testing and troubleshooting
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- Standard reusable components
- Steel-insulated chamber with clear plastic door
- Kit format for assembling and disassembling for training purposes
- Heavy-duty frame with casters
- Reversible component mounting panels for extended usage
- Includes the following major components: hermetic condensing unit, hermetic compressor, forced-air condenser, liquid receiver, moisture/liquid indicator, filter dryer, thermo-static expansion valve, starting relay, capillary controller, temperature controller, forced-air evaporator, low-pressure controller, and high-and low-pressure gauges
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The Marburg virus, a highly contagious illness comparable to Ebola, was found in two Ghanaians who later died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
The results of tests performed in Ghana were positive, but a laboratory in Senegal must confirm those findings before the cases can be termed verified, the WHO stated in a statement.
Before passing away at the hospital, the two patients in the southern Ashanti area both had symptoms including diarrhoea, fever, nausea, and vomiting, according to the statement.
This would be just the second Marburg epidemic in West Africa if the cases are verified. In Guinea, the virus was discovered for the first time last year, but no other cases have been found.
“Preparations for a possible outbreak response are being set up swiftly as further investigations are underway,” the WHO said.
Since 1967, there have been twelve significant Marburg outbreaks, primarily in southern and eastern Africa. Depending on the virus type and case care, mortality rates in previous epidemics ranged from 24 to 88 percent, according to the WHO.
Marburg is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces and materials.
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With consistency and broad coverage unparalleled by other texts, this new edition adds sections on chinchillas, guinea pigs, and rodents to the existing rabbit and ferret topics to offer complete coverage of these popular, yet less commonly treated, species. Detailed, up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment options for all disorders commonly encountered in exotic companion animals is readily accessible, making this a go-to reference for any veterinarian seeing small exotic mammals, regardless of their experience level with these species.
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Divided into sections by species, topics are organized alphabetically, with a standardized layout that makes it easy to find information. The Second Edition includes access to customizable Client Education Handouts, which can be downloaded and used in the veterinary clinic, on a companion website at www.
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Dirty Facts About Digital Technology Component Unmasked24/09/2021 0 By Harding James
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A digital obtain! What do these actually do? Subtraction.
A era or two in the past, most of us thought of the widespread use of computers as labor saving gadgets. And in fact, that’s in all probability very well the case; simply that the common particular person is just not more likely to notice that very much and sees digital technology more in terms of communication devices fairly than workhorses.
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A county judge in Michigan has ordered Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. to shut down its troubled Line 5 pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron until a hearing tomorrow can review the state’s request for a temporary injunction against the 67-year-old line.
If Judge James Jamo grants the request, the pipeline could be shut down indefinitely, The Associated Press reports, in a dispatch republished by the CBC.
A 6.4-kilometre segment of the pipeline “divides into two pipes that lie on the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Huron and Lake Michigan between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas,” the news agency explains. Earlier in the month, an Enbridge repair crew reported “significant damage” after an anchor support on the east leg below the straits shifted, but the pipeline itself was not breached and no oil spilled into the water. The east leg of the line remained closed, but Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer scorched the company for reopening the western portion with no notice.
“Given the gravity of this matter, I was taken aback to learn the company has unilaterally resumed operation of the west leg without even opportunity for discussion,” she wrote to Enbridge CEO Al Monaco. “At this moment, Enbridge is pumping crude through the Great Lakes on state-owned bottomlands without any explanation for the cause of this damage to the pipeline structure and no assurance that Enbridge has taken sufficient steps to mitigate future harm.”
Jamo ruled Thursday that without the temporary closure order, “the risk of harm to the Great Lakes and various communities and businesses that rely on the Great Lakes would be not only substantial but also in some respects irreparable,” CBC reports. He ordered Enbridge to shut down the line as “immediately as possible”, and in no more than 24 hours.
While the court drama unfolds, local media are picking up deep opposition to Line 5. Aaron Payment, tribal chair of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, described a “self-regulatory environment” that has allowed Enbridge to take a “piecemeal approach” to protecting the natural resources and ecosystem in the lakes that his community and other Michiganders depend on.
“We need a whole overhaul and a much more progressive approach to making sure our natural resources are protected,” he told Michigan Radio. “Our treaty rights are very important to us,” and “it is within our world view that we protect our natural resource. We’re not separate from it. We depend on it.”
Payment outlined what he said was a history of poor practices and slow, incomplete communication from Enbridge, adding that the safety of Line 5 “should not be up to the benevolence of a private, international company.” In the event of a spill, he said the tributaries, wildlife, and fish in the area “will be destroyed for decades before it can be returned to its pre-spill ecology. That will hit the tourism industry and our revenues. So this is much bigger than an environmental concern…it’s going to hit everybody’s pocketbook when all of those businesses shut down.”
Last week, as well, Crain’s Detroit Business carried an opinion piece by Howard Learner, executive director of the Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest, arguing that the long-contested plan to build a costly new tunnel for Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac makes little sense at a time when oil demand is plummeting.
“Enbridge says its tunnel will cost US$500 million, but costs of projects like these often skyrocket,” he writes. “Who’s going to finance this tunnel given low oil price realities?”
In that light, “perhaps, Enbridge’s real strategy is to: (1) spend some money on permitting and planning processes for its tunnel, (2) while continuing to run its aging 65-year-old oil pipeline, but (3) actually hold off spending really big money for the tunnel. It’s probably not economically sensible for Enbridge and its financiers to invest in the tunnel if oil prices stay low.”
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SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Voting got underway in Crimea on Sunday in a referendum that will decide whether the Black Sea peninsula leaves Ukraine and becomes part of Russia.
At a high school in the Crimean regional capital of Simferopol, dozens of people queued to vote on a cool, cloudy morning.
"I came here on this festive day and voted for the benefit of Crimea and Crimeans, and now I'll head into town to celebrate," said Vladimir, in his late 40s.
European leaders and US President Barack Obama have dismissed the vote, which has been organized by Crimea's pro-Russian authorities at short notice, as illegitimate, saying it would violate Ukraine's constitution.
According to ballot papers published before the referendum, voters have the right to choose one of two options, neither of which rejects control by Russia.
The first question asks: "Are you in favor of the reunification of Crimea with Russia as a part of the Russian Federation?"
The second asks: "Are you in favor of restoring the 1992 Constitution and the status of Crimea as a part of Ukraine?"
At first glance, the second option seems to offer the prospects of the peninsula remaining within Ukraine. But the 1992 national blueprint is far from doing that.
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The Heavenly son is ambition and longs for an earthly realm to rule. "I will do this and have fun. I have ideas for the people. I want this place on earth to rule."
He watches the muddy mounds built by the Guard of the West change to green. A few jewels from his sister golden fish start what the Prince will call, Korea. The green burst into plants then spread becoming large forests. Many beasts come and live in the forests.
The Heaven Prince shows Tiger Guard, "A beast hides among on the mud mountains covered with giant trees. It wears the black, yellow, and white stripes as you, Guard of the West." They laugh, the Guard says, "I left my spirit there, an animal TIGER."
Bowing to his Father, the Heavenly Prince asks, "Heavenly Father, I want to travel to the earth, to this new land and rule as a King."
Heavenly Father escorts his son to the Elders and announcing, "Elders, my son asked that Korean, the long peninsula starting from the mountains in the East, resting between two seas and with the sacred pine and sandalwood trees that stretch to the West. The land which protects and feeds many animals. That Tiger Guard stacked with mud mounds when hunting for Heavenly Princess golden crown. This land created by a lost golden jeweled fish. The land my son calls KOREA, and of which my son shall be King."
Cheers rumbled the clouds and cause a great wind.
Heavenly Prince climbed down Diamond Mountain and down the sacred Pine tree into Korea. Followed by 3,000 servants, plus the Lord Wind, Lord Rain, and Lord Clouds; gifts His Heavenly Father gave him to help settle Korea. The Heavenly Prince becomes Hwan-Ung of the Sandalwood forests.
Through singing the Heavenly Prince, Hway-Ung, summons Bear and Tiger, who are respectful and come from their dens. The king announces, "You are to become the first humans. Tiger, a man, and Bear, a woman. To do this you must stay in a cave for 100 days and eat 20 cloves of garlic and mugwort weed."
Bear is patience and relaxes sleeping, she hibernates slowing her body down and endures the time. "I will be the first woman and gain much esteem. I will tenure the cave."
Tiger is not happy, hating the cold, dark, damp cave. He wants to be free to keep his striped body and spirit, Guard of the West and King of Beast is enough. He is happy with his titles; he does not want to be a human weak man.
"I will not give up my freedoms. I am a powerful courageous ,strong, fearless, the King of the Animals, and I have a spirit that roams The Guard of West. I am worship now.
Tiger prances around, claws pound twisting in the dark, uncomfortable. He drags his belly on the ground unable to see in the dark and thumbs and dumps into the walls
"I am trapped! I am hungry! The mugwort tasted awful. The garlic taste in my mouth and the sting with scent on my paws." His hunger mounts, he wants to eat Bear. "I will not eat Bear, she wants to be a beautiful human maiden."
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EPISODE 9: Outsourcing Systems & Processes
Outsourcing is a technique, a tactic that allows a business to focus on its areas of core competence and partner with other individuals / organizations that have secondary competencies needed to build a complete offer.
Topics - Benefits of Outsourcing
EPISODE 10: Identifying Core Competence
Your company's defining capabilities or advantages over the competition. It is based on the demands of the business model for superior capabilities in systems, processes, and personnel.
Topics - Identifying Core Competence
EPISODE 11: Creating Alliances
Once you have determined to Outsource non-Core functions in your business, the issue becomes how to build the Alliances necessary to consistently deliver internally and externally.
Topics - Selecting Partners
EPISODE 12: Escalating Network Effects
Part of the Alliance's power is using the relationships of both organizations. You are making customers accessible to their services, you are gaining access to theirs.
Topic 4: Understanding Density and Influencing It
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By Richard Harroch, Hari Raman, and Albert Vanderlaan
SPACs, or “special purpose acquisition companies,” are continually in the business news these days, with $50+ billion having been raised by SPACs this year alone. In fact, SPACs are estimated to become 50% of the IPO market this year. The increasing popularity of SPACs and the flexibility they provide to companies wishing to go public has led to the formation of a number of high-profile SPACs.
SPACs provide the opportunity for private companies to go public in a manner different than traditional IPOs. SPACs also provide for significant incentives for their sponsors.
In this article, we answer 10 key questions about SPACs.
1. What is a SPAC?
SPACs are not new—they have been around for a long time and in the past were often referred to as “blank check companies.” A SPAC is a company that initially has no commercial operations and is formed solely to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO). After the capital is raised and placed into an interest-bearing trust account, the SPAC seeks to acquire an existing privately held company, through what is commonly referred to as a “business combination.”
After a SPAC has raised its financing, it typically has two years to make an acquisition, subject to potential extension if sufficient SPAC stockholders vote to do so. If the SPAC is unable to make a deal within that time period, it has to return the money to its investors and the SPAC’s sponsor loses whatever initial investment it has made.
SPACs usually acquire privately held companies through a reverse merger, and the existing stockholders of the operating target company become the majority owners of the surviving entity. The end result is that the previously private company becomes a publicly traded company (sometimes referred to as a “De-SPAC transaction”).
SPACs offer private companies an alternative to the traditional IPO or direct listing route. SPACs can also allow for some shareholders of the target company to be bought out as part of the business combination.
2. What are examples of high-profile SPACs?
- Billy Beane’s (of “Moneyball” fame) Red Ball Acquisition raised a $500 million SPAC focusing on the sports, media, and data analytics sectors, with a specific target of professional sports franchises.
- Reid Hoffman (co-founder of LinkedIn) and Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga) raised a $600 million SPAC through Reinvent Technology Partners.
- Shaquille O’Neal, Martin Luther King III, and former Disney executives announced the $250 million Forest Road Acquisition Corp. SPAC for deals in the tech and media space.
- Chamath Palihapitiya (a prominent Silicon Valley investor) formed a $600 million SPAC called Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings, which ultimately acquired a 49% stake in the British spaceflight company Virgin Galactic.
- Gary Cohn (former president and COO of Goldman Sachs and former President Trump adviser) raised $828 million through the Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp. SPAC.
- Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman raised a $4 billion SPAC, Pershing Square Tontine Holdings.
- A $3.7 billion SPAC merger was announced between health care technology company Clover Health and Social Capital Hedosophia
- A $3.3 billion SPAC merger was announced between Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. and the combined entity of DraftKings, Inc., and SBTech (Global) Limited in a simultaneous three-party transaction.
- A $1.2 billion SPAC merger was announced between Momentus, Inc. (a commercial space company offering in-space transportation and infrastructure services) and Stable Road Acquisition Corp.
- Palihapitiya and Ian Osborne raised $2.4 billion through three SPACs (Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV, V, and VI) to effectuate business combinations in the tech sector, in offerings by Credit Suisse as sole bookrunner.
- A $2.57 billion SPAC combination was proposed between E2Open (a supply-chain software provider) and CC Neuberger Principal Holdings.
- A $1.3 billion merger was announced between Billtrust and South Mountain Merger.
We are seeing a number of serial issuers of SPACs who have successfully launched multiple SPACs and completed De-SPAC transactions.
3. Why are SPACs so popular right now?
There are a number of reasons SPACs have become popular right now, including:
- SPACs allow privately held companies to go public in a faster manner than through the traditional IPO process.
- SPACs can facilitate going public during periods of market instability and higher volatility.
- SPACs are an additional way for companies to obtain late-stage growth capital, other than through private equity or venture capital financing (Mark Pincus has described SPACs as “venture at scale”). Additionally, SPACs offer the opportunity to essentially raise capital through common shares, rather than through preferred shares that may have significant down-side protections and control rights.
- SPAC investors are allowed to exercise a redemption right if they don’t like the SPAC’s proposed acquisition.
- There is more certainty around a company’s valuation and capital raise, compared to a traditional IPO, because the valuation is fixed through a privately negotiated merger transaction.
- Public market valuations currently exceed private market valuations for a number of companies.
- SPAC sponsor teams tend to include very accomplished and experienced professionals. This provides investors the ability to bet on a management team. Steve Fletcher, CEO of Explorer Acquisitions, an advisor and backer of SPACs, states: “With the recent proliferation of SPACs, we believe that investors will increasingly focus on SPACs that have deeply experienced and talented operating executives. These executives can truly help companies after the SPAC business combination.”
- SPACs allow companies that might not otherwise be marketable through a traditional IPO to go public, such as companies with unprofitable operations or a complicated business history.
- In traditional IPOs, only historical financial statements can be disclosed under securities law rules. But SPACs are able to market the business combination using forward-looking projections. Being able to set forth projections can be helpful for fast-growing but not yet profitable companies to tell their story to investors.
- SPACs are more established and visible now, so investors are more receptive to SPAC offerings.
Karen Snow, SVP, Head of East Coast Listings and Capital Services at Nasdaq, which provides a number of services and solutions to SPACs, sums up the reasons for their popularity: “SPACs have evolved and are now considered a very viable alternative to accessing the public markets for many private companies. They have not replaced the traditional IPO, but because they have the ability to provide more flexibility, efficiency, and certainty, they have certainly earned their place as an alternative.”
4. How is the initial SPAC IPO structured?
- As with any IPO, the SPAC sponsor files a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-1. The registration statement is relatively simple compared to traditional IPO registration statements, since the SPAC has no operational business or detailed financial statements.
- The SPAC negotiates underwriting and ancillary agreements, including a trust agreement governing the proceeds raised in the IPO.
- After SEC clearance, there is a roadshow to interested investors where the SPAC’s management team presents its vision for the SPAC. The management team sells themselves and their experience, rather than a specific business operation.
- The SPAC typically offers units comprised of one share of common stock, plus a fractional warrant to acquire common stock at a price of $10 per share. The warrants are an upside enticement for investors and trade separately from the common stock.
- If the SPAC is successful in its fundraising efforts, the capital is placed into a trust until the sponsor decides what company or companies to acquire, or used to redeem shares issued in the IPO.
- If the SPAC needs additional capital to complete an M&A agreement to acquire the business or assets of a target company, then the SPAC may obtain the additional capital (debt or equity) from the sponsor or through a PIPE (private investment in public equity) from additional investors.
5. How are SPAC sponsors compensated/incentivized?
The sponsor will typically purchase founder shares prior to the SPAC IPO filing. The sponsor will pay a minimal amount (e.g., $25,000) for the founder shares. The founder shares are sometimes referred to as the “promote.”
When the SPAC consummates its business combination with a target company, the founder shares typically convert into public shares, with the sponsor’s shares significantly diluted in the combined business.
The sponsor is also typically issued founder warrants to acquire additional shares.
The founder shares and warrants act as incentives to the sponsor to grow the business and increase the value of the shares.
Some SPACs are now being structured to reduce the sponsor’s promote interest or provide alternative incentives for the sponsor. For example, some SPACs provide that the promote is tied to maintaining or growing the SPAC’s share price.
The sponsor does fund the SPAC’s operating capital needs at the beginning, typically in return for private placement shares or warrants, which often runs into the millions of dollars. The sponsor thus bears the risk of losing this investment if a successful transaction does not occur (this is commonly referred to as the sponsor’s “at risk capital”).
6. How do SPACs target companies to acquire?
Once the SPAC has successfully completed its IPO, the sponsor can begin the search for a target company to acquire. Here are some of the criteria they employ in their deal search:
- Deal size. Under stock exchange rules, the business combination must be with one or more targets that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the SPAC’s trust account (excluding certain items). To mitigate the dilutive impact of the 20% founder shares and make a De-SPAC transaction more attractive to a target, SPACs often prefer business combination targets that are four to eight times the SPAC size.
- Industry. Most SPACs specify an industry or geographic focus for their target business combinations (e.g., tech sector, media industry, fintech, enterprise software).
- Upside Potential. SPACs, like any other M&A buyer, seek to combine with targets that the sponsors believe have meaningful upside. This year, SPACs have increasingly focused on emerging growth companies that are relatively earlier stage than traditional IPO companies.
- Financial Statements. The SEC proxy rules require that a proxy statement include two or three years of financial statements of the target, plus interim financial statements. The financial statements and the target’s auditor have to meet certain requirements, and thus the necessary audit or re-audit of the target’s financial statements can be a gating item for the business combination.
- Public company readiness. It is important that the target company and its financial controls are ready to handle the rigor of being a public company with periodic reporting requirements.
- Market Opportunity. SPACs will look for targets whose business has a large market opportunity.
- Quality Management Team. The quality of a target’s management team will be an important factor for the sponsor.
- Due Diligence. The SPAC will do extensive due diligence on the target company, similar to due diligence in M&A or IPO transactions.
7. What are the key negotiating issues between a SPAC and a target company?
- Valuation. Valuation of the target company in a SPAC combination is subject to negotiation. But since SPAC shareholder approval is necessary for the combination and SPAC shareholders may elect to redeem, the valuation must be viewed as appropriate by those shareholders or the deal could result in increased redemptions and therefore less operating cash for the go-forward company.
- Sponsor Equity. A SPAC sponsor/management team typically starts with a 20% equity in the SPAC (plus its at-risk equity stake), but gets diluted down after the business combination. In some instances, the SPAC sponsor/management team may give up some of their equity interest to further entice the target selling company or an additional financing source for the deal. For example, the SPAC sponsor will often agree to revise the percentage of its promote based on trading price and the amount of capital raised in the transaction (after redemptions).
- Employee Incentives. How will management/employment incentives be structured? Will the target company’s stock option plan be assumed by the SPAC? In addition, will a new equity plan be adopted on a go-forward basis? Is there accelerated vesting of some or all outstanding stock options of the target company for the benefit of the option holders?
- Deal Certainty. Will the sponsor backstop any financing shortfall for the business combination or will a PIPE be committed to cover the shortfall? Will the SPAC or target boards of directors have the contractual right to make a change in recommendation for the merger transaction if their fiduciary duties are deemed to require doing so (i.e., does a change in circumstances allow either party to walk away from the deal)?
- Reps and Warranties. Both the SPAC and the target company will be expected to make a number of representations and warranties about its formation, good standing, financial statements, liabilities, intellectual property, key contracts, and a host of other items.
- Deal Certainty. Will the sponsor or the SPAC agree to reimburse the target company if SPAC shareholder approval is not obtained? This is rarely ever negotiated by the target in the current SPAC environment, since the SPAC cannot access the trust funds and the sponsor will be wary of backstopping this commitment, but this may be a point to watch in the future.
- Closing Conditions. What are the key closing conditions to the SPAC business combination? Typical conditions include shareholder approval, no material adverse effect on the target, and any required regulatory approvals. In addition, most agreements include a minimum cash condition in favor of the target if a threshold amount of capital is not raised in the transaction.
- Registration Rights/Registered Shares. Will the target shareholders receive registered tradable shares or only registration rights? What lock-up on trading of target shares will be imposed?
8. What happens after the SPAC enters into an agreement with a target company?
Here are the key steps after a definitive acquisition agreement has been entered into with a target company:
- The SPAC files a proxy statement/Form S-4 registration statement with the SEC and awaits approval.
- Following SEC clearance, the parties solicit the vote of their shareholders to approve the acquisition.
- SPAC shareholders can turn down the proposed transaction or the shareholders can demand redemption of their stock if they don’t like the proposed deal (noting that a SPAC shareholder can both approve the deal and redeem its shares).
- The SPAC may raise additional financing from existing or new investors in a PIPE transaction. The PIPE can work as an “anchor investor” and a valuation validation of the business combination. In some recent transactions, the amount of PIPE proceeds has been significantly larger than the amount of funds in the SPAC’s trust account; this results in much more closing certainty for the target.
- Once approved by the companies’ respective stockholders and all other conditions of the merger agreement are satisfied, the merger is effected and the stock ticker for the SPAC changes to reflect the name of the acquired company.
- The stock of the SPAC starts trading on an exchange (NYSE or Nasdaq typically) as a public company.
9. What are the key legal issues that arise in SPACs?
There are a number of important legal issues in SPACs, including:
- Securities Laws. The SPAC has to comply with securities laws in connection with its S-1 registration statement filed with the SEC.
- Proxy Statement. On the business combination with the target company, the SPAC has to file with the SEC a proxy statement soliciting shareholder approval. Lawsuits have been brought against SPACs alleging deficiencies and misstatements in the proxy statement.
- D&O Insurance. The SPAC will want to obtain appropriate Director’s and Officer’s insurance coverage, with limited exclusions.
- Projections. The projections offered about the target business need to be carefully prepared and caveated.
- Protections for Directors and Officers. Appropriate protections for directors and officers need to be built into charter and indemnification agreements.
- Key Contracts. Key contracts of the target company need to be reviewed to ensure that the business combination doesn’t trigger anti-assignment provisions.
- PIPE Offering. The terms of any associated PIPE offering are carefully documented with the various rights and obligations of the parties.
- Board Makeup. Various laws and corporate governance listing requirements of the NYSE and Nasdaq will typically require that independent directors comprise a majority of the Board. These also require an Audit Committee and Compensation Committee made up of independent directors.
10. What are the risks associated with SPACs?
There are a number of risks associated with SPACs, including:
- The SPAC may not find a suitable business combination within the required time period (typically two years, with some extensions up to 18 months or three years), and investors’ monies will be tied up for that period. In the low-interest-rate environment we are currently in, the lost opportunity cost of the capital being tied up has been reduced. Generally, investors are seen to also be compensated for this opportunity cost by both the warrants and by having optionality on the De-SPAC transaction if the stock price trades up on announcement.
- There is a concern that because the SPAC sponsors need to do a deal, they may overpay for a target business combination, although this risk is mitigated by the fact that if investors don’t like the target combination, they can redeem their shares.
- Ultimately, like any public company stock, performance issues can adversely affect the stock price, which is often further magnified in cases where the target may be an early-stage company that has not been conditioned to report results on a quarterly basis.
- Litigation risk is present as recent cases have demonstrated. See, for example, Bogart v Israel Aerospace Indus., Ltd. (standing of SPAC sponsor to bring a claim for breach of duty to act in good faith); Rufford v. Transtech Serv. Partners, Inc. (challenge to fees being paid to SPAC sponsor); Welch v. Meaux (alleged securities fraud in connection with SPAC business combination); and Olivera v. Quartet Merger Corp. (SPAC shareholder suing SPAC for failure to honor his redemption right).
- The target company runs a risk that it spends a great deal of time, effort, and legal fees in negotiating a deal with a SPAC, but then the SPAC shareholders don’t approve the deal, a related PIPE financing can’t be raised, or, more commonly, that the SPAC shareholders redeem a significant portion of the funds in the trust account.
- A target company just may not be public company ready due to lack of adequate internal controls or SEC required financial statements. This is a key issue to flush out early on in consultation with the target company’s auditors.
- Projections are typically included in the business combination shareholder solicitation, and the company runs the risk of litigation in the event projections are missed.
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Copyright © by Richard D. Harroch. All Rights Reserved.
About the Authors
Richard D. Harroch is a Managing Director and Global Head of M&A at VantagePoint Capital Partners, a venture capital fund in the San Francisco area. His focus is on Internet, digital media, and software companies, and he was the founder of several Internet companies. His articles have appeared online in Forbes, Fortune, MSN, Yahoo, FoxBusiness, and AllBusiness.com. Richard is the author of several books on start-ups and entrepreneurship as well as the co-author of Poker for Dummies and a Wall Street Journal-bestselling book on small business. He is the co-author of a 1,500-page book by Bloomberg: Mergers and Acquisitions of Privately Held Companies: Analysis, Forms and Agreements. He was also a corporate and M&A partner at the law firm of Orrick, with experience in start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. He has been involved in over 200 M&A transactions and 500 startups. He can be reached through LinkedIn.
Hari Raman is a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in San Francisco, working in the firm’s Corporate, Global Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices. Hari represents public, private, emerging, and late-stage technology companies, as well as private equity firms in a variety of domestic and international transactions. His experience spans the range of M&A activity, include many cross-border deals, de-SPAC transactions, majority/minority investments, restructurings, and general corporate matters. He works closely with serial acquirers implementing their buy-side M&A strategies, and with venture-backed companies, founders, and investors in M&A exits and other liquidity transactions. Hari has also previously worked in Asia and the Middle East on complex, cross-border M&A, and leverages that experience in leading tech-focused M&A transactions across the globe, including China, India, Israel, and the United Kingdom. He can be reached through www.orrick.com.
Albert Vanderlaan is a partner in Orrick, Herrrington & Sutcliffe’s Technology Companies Group, based in Boston. He works with public and private companies, venture capital firms, and investment banks focused on the life sciences and high-growth technology sectors. Albert is involved in a broad range of corporate legal engagements for high-growth technology companies, including venture financings, public offerings, private and public company securities law compliance matters, de-SPAC transactions, public company disclosure obligations, mergers and acquisitions, and COVID-19-related matters (including public company disclosure obligations and PPP eligibility and compliance matters). He also regularly advises private and public companies and their board of directors on corporate governance issues. Albert’s clients include private and public companies in the life sciences, real estate, finance, automotive, and Internet-related industries. He also represents underwriters in initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and PIPE offerings, and venture capital firms in a variety of investment transactions. He can be reached through www.orrick.com.
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Quebec Railway Light and Power Reporting marks: QL&P, QLP, CFC
The Quebec Railway Light and Power (QL&P) began in 1881 as the Quebec, Montmorency and Charlevoix Railway Company (QM&C).
The railway was originally built to provide service to Baie-Sainte-Catherine, which was supposed to become a major seaport. When that didn't happen, the railway was turned into a small short line which became an important component of a growing tourist industry.
The railway was opened with great fanfare in 1889, following completion of the first stretch of line between Limoilou and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. Cardinal Taschereau, surrounded by bishops, was in attendance to give his blessings to the new railway. The church had a vested interest in the railway's success. A large part of the railway's traffic included transporting pilgrims to the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, which was under construction at the time.
In 1904 the company switched the railway line from steam to electric power. To generate electricity, the company built a power plant on the Montmorency Falls, close to the nearby village of Montmorency. Besides providing power to the railway, the company also provided power to the city of Quebec as well as the surrounding industries. To reflect its changed status, the company was renamed the Quebec Railway Light & Power (QL&P).
In 1909 the railway was extended to Clermont and then on to the Charlevoix which included the luxurious hotel, Le Manoir Richelieu (now Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu). A certain amount of political assistance was provided by Rodolphe Forget, an investor and federal politician, who also happened to be the owner of Le Manoir Richelieu. Owing to the difficult terrain, both extensions took many years to complete.
Tourism played a major role in the railway's business. Over the years they produced highly detailed travel brochures covering the history of the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and the surrounding community. At its height, the railway had around 50 stops on its route. Besides the railway, the company provided streetcar service to city of Quebec.
In 1951 the railway was sold to Canadian National (CN). It was a curious move as CN, which owned a number of interurban electric railways, was already in the process of shutting them down. It's quite possible CN was main interested in the right-of-way. The QLP lasted until 1959 when passenger service was permanently cancelled. The electric lines were removed shortly afterwards. By the early 1960s, all of CN's electric railways had been shut down.
Two later attempts to reopen the railway for passenger service failed. In 1985 a dinner train service was offered from Quebec and La Malbaie. It only lasted one season. The railway was then sold to the Quebec Railway Corporation in 1994. Quebec Rail leased the dinner train service to a private operator in 1995. However it only lasted two seasons before running into financial problems and shutting down.
Then a revival began to take place. In 1996 the Chemin de fer Charlevoix (Charlevoix Railway), a subsidiary of Quebec Rail built a large timber transshipment yard at Clermont for the surrounding lumber industry.
Then in 2009 Quebec Rail sold the section from Quebec and La Malbaie to Le Massif de Charlevoix organization. This company is currently involved in a huge expansion of the acclaimed skiing area on Le Massif. The expansion includes a tourist train which began operating in 2011.
Now operating under the names Chemin de fer Charlevoix and the Charlevoix Touring Train (reporting mark CFC) the railway offers an assortment of attractively priced packages to suit a variety of tastes. In an strange way, the former Quebec Railway Light and Power has returned to its roots of serving the tourism industry. More information can be found on the company's website. | <urn:uuid:2c7f9e50-6ea8-42bf-a0e6-5e64e8a7eca8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://canada-rail.com/quebec/railways/QLP.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.976445 | 840 | 2.625 | 3 |
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