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Roger Morbey is the statistical project lead for the real-time Syndromic surveillance team of Public Health England.
Roger is a statistician with a background in health and the voluntary sector.
Current work involves developing systems for exception reporting of Syndromic data including introducing new statistical methodologies and automated production of statistical warning alarms, along with presentation and interpretation of data.
Automated surveillance includes daily analysis of up to 11,000 different signals. Statistical methodologies are tested and validated using simulations and scenario planning, and were used during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.
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This painting was created in McCarthy, Alaska’s lovely little museum. I enjoyed volunteering at this small museum this summer, and will look forward to spending more days there next summer. The day I decided to work on this painting of an antique cash register, was full of excitement. Outside on the museum porch are a couple of relics left from the days before the footbridge, two hand-trams that were used to cross over the powerful Kennicott River. Having arrived after the creation of the footbridge I can only imagine how isolating the hand-tram must have been. Well, someone else must have had an active imagination as well, as I was painting away inside the museum, a great commotion occurred at the hand-tram. A large fellow, 300+ lbs, sat down on the hand-tram and flipped it over; he had literally fallen and couldn’t get up! Well, he asked Maria (my wife) to help him out of the contraption, but she obviously couldn’t budge him, I don’t know how she did it but Maria saved the day and the man was okay. However the hand-tram exhibit had taken some wear and tear. It is a good thing that the Museum carries an insurance policy because the hand tram is dangerous. I have smacked my head on it more than once and won’t sit down in it anymore. We need a sign that says sit at your own risk…okay back to the painting. I just love this Art Deco cash register and think about the goods that were purchased nearly a century ago. It really was a long voyage from the steamship to the train, all the way to Kennicott! This unique antique sure would have felt exotic in the Wrangell mountains, just look at that styling. They don’t make stuff like this anymore. | <urn:uuid:ea62e8f6-13eb-47ea-98c0-dd3641602114> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://realartisbetter.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/mccarthy-ak-museum/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.984072 | 387 | 1.796875 | 2 |
Reliance on imported machines, fertilizers keeping PH farmers poor—expert
BACOLOD CITY—Making affordable locally produced farm machinery and encouraging farmers to go organic are the key to Philippine agriculture’s survival, a US-based Filipino agriculture bio-systems engineer said.
Manuel Reyes, a research professor at Kansas State University, was one of the resource persons at the “Philippine open systems agriculture machinery manufacturing workshop” at a Regenerative Agriculture International Conference at May’s Garden in the city that ended on Wednesday (July 6).
“We need to focus on agriculture where the money returns to the community,” Reyes said.
“We are dependent on sophisticated foreign machines that our farmers do not need. We need simple machines made by Filipinos for Filipinos,” he added.
Reyes said there was a need to veer away from buying expensive, complicated, and imported machinery that farmers cannot repair on their own.
“If the Philippines continues to rely on imported farm machinery, the farmers will always be stuck in poverty,” Reyes said.
“We need to develop machines for the farmers, targeting the farmers and giving employment to the community,” he added.
Reyes also stressed the need to focus on organic agriculture and the use of locally produced fertilizer.
“Organic fertilizer produced by local farmers will free the country from having to buy expensive imported fossil fuel-based fertilizer,” he said.
Organic farming, he said, will also enable farmers to diversify into other crops, protect the environment and biodiversity, and boost the health of the people.
Ramon Uy, president of the RU- Ecological and Agricultural Development Foundation Inc. that hosted the international conference, said the production of local farm machinery will provide jobs and organic fertilizer will be additional sources of income for farmers.
“Unfortunately the focus of the government is always on increasing production, not on increasing the wealth of the farmers,” he said.
“More production does not translate to more profit for the farmers. There should be focus on how to make the farmers rich and farming sustainable,” he said.
Uy said he hoped President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. puts more focus on organic farming and allocates a larger budget for it.
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You're welcome, Google.
Google has rolled out a "verbatim" search mode which looks for exactly what you typed. What — you thought Google always did that?
Well, Google used to, with a well-known (but, they say, little used) "+" operator. And then they dropped it. And then Andy Baio cried foul.
Tweeting the 140-character version of his displeasure Baio, who writes the weekly Codeword column for Wired.com, works with Expert Labs and helped build Kickstarter, said: "Google phased out the + operator yesterday, which means I now have to "quote" "every" "term" "like" "this". Nobody else finds this annoying?"
Matt Cutts, Google's top search-spam fighter, Tweeted back hours later: "just passed on your feedback to the right folks. My fingers are crossed for coming up w/a better approach to this."
The right folks stepped up. Less than a month later Google has added a search option which makes the not-outrageous assumption that what you type is actually what you wanted to search the web for. "Verbatim" is not the default setting — so Google will still fix what it thinks is a spelling error, and search for that — unless you turn on verbatim search.
There's no doubt that having Google be your second set of eyes can be a good thing — as in the screen grab below:
But when you do know what you are doing (and your fingers cooperate) you might want to search for something relatively obscure, or for a precise string, without going through the very un-simple (and un-Google) process of using special work-around syntax. The "+" operator was a simple, effective convention, much easier than "doing" "something" "like" "this".
But that "+" character seemed destined for greater things.
As Baio wrote in his weekly Wired.com Codeword column published five days after his initial Tweet:
By restoring access to verbatim search, and not making it the default, Google seems to have solved the problem with Solomnic wisdom.
Cutts even thanked Baio for "poking" the search giant:
At least Baio is happy with how Google heard, listened and adapted.
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bill-swift - September 29, 2012
Apparently, if you're an econ major and are wondering what the average number of sexual partners you'll have in college is, the numbers are not-so ironically in your favor. A recent study that surveyed thousands of college undergraduates calculated the average number of sexual partners students will have based on their major. And if you ask me, the numbers are all wrong.
The research shows that an Econ major will have the most partners, with an average of 4.88 people. At the other end of the spectrum are the Environmental Science students with only 1.71. And somehow, Comparative Religion students scrape by with a decent 2.13 showing. Now as someone who spent nearly a decade at a college campus (4 years getting my degree, 2 getting my graduate degree, and 4 more trying to pick up freshmen girls on move-in day), I've done a lot of personal research on this subject and let me tell you right now, Environmental Science chicks are the easiest to score with.
People in that major are usually named Star or Moonbeam. They're the children of hippies and are themselves probably neo-hippies who, sure, maybe they wear flip flops out to the bars on Friday night and their clothes are made of hemp, but that just means her shirt will tear right off. It's unfair to tell Environmental Science girls that they're not getting taken care of because these girls grew up on communes and the one thing they believe in more than saving the world is free love.
So shame on you study, calling those proud environmentalists as tight-legged. And to imply that the religious kids are getting it on more is shameful. Those kids never drank in college and if there was one way someone would ever find me attractive, it would've been two shots of Mad Dog and a game of Century Club. Get your facts straight, guys.
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While it may be tempting to believe that people only pay the most attention to the “big” things we say or do, in reality, it is the little things that shape our character and help others determine who we are. The kind of image we present to the world is often determined by our actions, comments, attitude, behavior and even appearance. These little things are often observed within the first few seconds of meeting someone, as well as when the unplanned event happens in our lives.
18 simple little things you can measure that can have a huge impact.
1. Dress the part. The appearance of our clothes, hair, shoes, etc., can make a difference in the way we are perceived . Consider those you will be meeting with on any given day, and make an effort to demonstrate that you value the time you have with them.
2. Be on time. Being late gives others the opportunity to judge you without you even being there. If you say you’re going to be somewhere at a certain time, then be there at that time or communicate in a timely manner. (This is an area that I need improvement).
3. Keep your word. Down the road, if you don’t follow through, the comfort that person felt turns into discouragement, frustration and even anger. If you can’t keep a promise, don’t make it. If you do make a promise, do everything you can to keep it.
4. Respect others. This includes all people regardless of the level of relationship that you have with them, as especially requires a concerted effort for those who have differing opinions or actions. If you look for attributes you respect in people, you will find them.
5. Say, “Please,” and, “Thank you”. Small words. Lots of mileage. Expressing your gratitude to people for each act of kindness you receive, however big or small, shows that you see the good in people.
6. Smile often. Smiles are contagious and often will remind others that there are things to be grateful for and that life is good.
7. Be faithful to your partner. By being honest and true with your partner, you are showing that you know where your priorities are. You understand what it means to be in a healthy relationship. This holds true for relationships and business.
8. Speak clearly and make eye contact. Affirm the person you’re talking try letting them know you value the conversation and are engaged in the discussion.
9. Use humor. Used appropriately, humor can lighten the mood and bring people down from a tense state.
10. Greet people with a handshake or hug. Use the appropriate greeting to employ a warm and welcoming environment.
11. Be authentically You. Know what you want out of life and do everything you can to achieve it. Enthusiastically encourage that for others.
12. Listen to others. Actively listen to what others are saying and resist the urge to craft your response while they are still talking.
13. Perform acts of kindness. Open doors for others, get a neighbor’s mail while they are away, bring dinner to someone who is sick or just had a baby.
14. Be organized. Schedule your day and know where you keep items at home, work, and in your car, etc. Life is less complicated when you aren’t constantly missing appointments or searching for needed items.
15. Compliment people. Genuinely look for the good in others and make the time to let them know you noticed.
16. Be positive and focus on the good. Look for a solution instead of focusing on the problem.
17. Move past hurts. Choose to let go of things people may say or do whether purposefully or accidentally. Confront in kindness when necessary. It is much more freeing than reacting in anger or becoming resentful.
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For everyday cleaning, simply vacuuming your carpet should do the trick. When you want to treat your carpet to a deep cleaning, though, consider renting or buying a steam cleaner if you don't already have one. Steam cleaners have the power to thoroughly clean carpeting, reaching deep down into the fibers to remove dirt, debris and even pet stains and odor. The heat from the steam will help lift even long-standing dirt out of the carpet fibers, while the cleaner's suction will whisk the debris away into a tank.
- It's a common misconception that C. difficile, commonly referred to as "C. diff," is typically spread in hospitals. It's true that hospital patients and employees are at risk of C. diff exposure, but statistics from The Centers for Disease Control show that more than 80% of exposure reports involve patients who recently visited a dental office or a non-hospital healthcare provider. If you work in a medical office, it's important to keep your patient-care area clean and sanitized so you can reduce the risk of this dangerous bacteria spreading.
- The harsh chemicals in most carpet cleaning products have been known to make people dizzy, nauseous, and tired. They are also bad for the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the carpet's fibers. Unfortunately, if you have carpets or rugs in your home, at some point they are going to need cleaning. To help keep your family safe from the toxic chemicals in the cleaning solutions, here are a few tips.
- If you have tile flooring in your home, chances are that you are familiar with how dirty the grout can get. Since grout is often a light color, the material can easily become stained and discolored. In a bathroom, dirt, moisture, and soap scum can build up on the grout, which makes it incredibly difficult to get it clean again. Kitchens are prone to spills and foot traffic that easily stain the grout and tile flooring.
- There are many things that can cause plumbing pipes to turn your home into a watery mess. It can be due to a pipe bursting during a winter freeze or a drain clogging and causing an appliance to become an unwanted water fountain in your home. No matter what the cause of your water situation is, you will want to get the water out quickly to avoid further damage to your home. | <urn:uuid:3e36f85b-0234-4802-88e8-c3639f643300> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://villagehomepark.com/categories/page/13/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.970233 | 489 | 1.882813 | 2 |
After the 2020 presidential election concluded, Donald J. Trump’s campaign filled over 60 lawsuits contesting Joe Biden’s win. After the cases were struck down by state courts, the Trump campaign pressured several governors to hold recounts. On December 10, 2020, after several successive lawsuits had been dismissed, Trump tweeted, "This is going to escalate dramatically. This is a very dangerous moment in our history...The fact that our country is being stolen. A coup is taking place in front of our eyes, and the public can't take this anymore." On March 31, 2021 the Arizona Senate Republican Caucus hired for firms to audit the presidential ballots in Maricopa County. The results of the re-count are expected to be published in July 2021.
No, you had Governors changing voting laws which is unlawful. You had unsolicited mail in ballots which is acceptable to fraud. You had video proof of ballot harvesting. You had poll watchers being kicked out of counting stations. You had dominion machines flipping votes. You had the post office changing dates on ballots. Just because the courts wanted to turn their back on this doesn't mean there wasn't widespread fraud.
No. The Mail in ballots caused too much controversy, since the election system used COVID as means of using mail on ballots. Also the media and social media purposefully blocked , deleted , and censored many key events that shape the political field.
Some took advantage of COVID concerns to illegally manipulate voting procedures, which resulted in millions of constitutionally defective votes being cast.
Many places illegally denied appropriate access to poll watchers, illegally had poll watchers removed, and conducted counting in the wee hours of the morning without poll watchers, and under suspect circumstances.
Any social media bias and censorship was too much, and it was everywhere.
No, but this does not mean the election was "stolen" or that the election as a whole was fraudulent. Many compounded factors led to the perception of institutional bias and low-level, widespread voting irregularities. Social media censorship mixed with media, entertainment, corporate, and institutional backing of one candidate created the perception of an uneven playing field. These factors compounded by last-minute voting procedure changes authorized by unconstitutional diktats, reliance on less secure voting methods, and widespread reports of unethical handling of ballots created a justifiable notion of an unfair election.
No, trump repeatedly made false claims of voter fraud and republicans stopped millions of democrats from reaching the polls due to voter suppression, and so if the election was conducted fairly Biden would have won in a landslide. But even despite the election being rigged against Biden he still won. That’s how much America hates trump!
Yes, I think in any election anywhere there is going to be people willing to break or bend the rules to let their guy win, but it only very rarely results in a different outcome than normal. I think the 2020 election was no more or less corrupt than usual.
No, too many irregularities and errors as well as recorded evidence of tampering with polling places as well as poll watchers being unlawfully removed or denied entrance to their assigned stations and voting laws illegally changed in some states without proper legislative proceedings
No, the 2020 presidential election was a rigged election and was NOT conducted fairly at all. There was evidence of Trump voted ballots in the trash and all democratic voted ballots were turned in but NOT all republican voted ballots. There was A LOT of voter fraud and fake names on ballots from people who have been dead or NOT REAL. In my opinion, if someone voted early and later died; their ballot should be a spoiled ballot. If we didn't have the absentee and mail-in ballots the election would have been legit; but the 2020 election was NOT legit.
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Modi and Nawaz Sharif should realise the fact that the emerging world order is grounded in economic regionalism
India-Pakistan relations have oscillated between confrontation and cooperation. Though the conflict side of the relationship has had been immensely dominant on the discourse, politics and foreign policy of the two countries, the cooperative aspects of bilateral interaction also require due attention. Interestingly, the existing body of literature on India-Pakistan relations has been dominated by realists. Therefore, to view and analyse the cooperative tinge in contemporary India-Pakistan relations, this articles attempts to apply the rational choice framework as it takes the actors, choices, context, cost and benefits of a policy into consideration. | <urn:uuid:93eab847-3839-4cb6-8b32-fcd0536d1746> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://issi.org.pk/is-peace-possible/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.946051 | 134 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Written by Laura Kruger
The curtains have parted, the orchestra has forewarned us of an impending tragedy; the characters take their places center stage to interact with each other in a story that is well known to the audience. But like a great opera, it is the music, the scenery, the acting, and the nuances that blend to enhance and dramatize the plot. The first and continuing impact of Richard McBee’s epic series of paintings of the complete history of the biblical Sarah is of an opera on a grand scale.
As she is depicted in the Talmud and interpreted through the eyes of artists, Sarah appears a somewhat two-dimensional figure, standing in the shadows, dominated by powerful, iconic, male figures. McBee has challenged that by offering Sarah in all of her potential energy and “speaking” in the first person. In previous works McBee devoted himself to examining the many aspects, moods and attitudes of Abraham and his relation to God. Again and again, returning to the subject of the Akeidah, the Binding of Isaac, and the commitment to God’s commands, McBee reached deeply into the text and the midrashic interpretations of the events. He came to realize that a key component of the story was the role of Sarah, how she responded to situations, and how, in many of the crucial scenes of Genesis it was Sarah who was at the center of the event.
Sarah’s Trials is a series of eight diptychs, and although they easily stand alone as sixteen individual paintings, they form a heightened narrative when paired. The biblical text is taut and spare and McBee returns us to the expanded versions that would have been inherent in an oral tradition. The first scene is of father and son standing outside the family business. Terach, Abraham’s father, was a craftsman who made idols…. female goddesses, fertility symbols. In the second scene Abraham, having heard the voice of God, destroys these clay figures. There is a surreal quality to these images, a vast sky with bands of color rising from ochre to pale yellow to a limpid blue, suggesting endless new possibilities. This is contrasted with the idol shop in the first scene in which the background is reminiscent of an archeological site implying the dusty past, the collapsed city of Babel bringing to mind the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico
Paintings three and four, the second diptych, pull us into the midst of a violent episode. Forced to leave Haran, passing through Canaan and seeking respite from famine, Abraham and Sarah arrive in Egypt. There, Abraham realizing how strikingly beautiful she is, reverts to a subterfuge and passes Sarah off as his sister. Had she been perceived as his wife, Abraham feared that he would be killed and Sarah taken as a hostage for the Pharaoh’s harem. Attempting to hide in a box/trunk, Sarah is discovered. The ploy worked, Abraham is gifted with riches by the Pharaoh but Sarah is still in jeopardy. In scene four Sarah is saved by an angel who punishes Pharaoh for attempted rape and adultery. Pharaoh, or Avimelech, is confronted with a “whip” angel as Sarah discreetly shields herself. In this scene the sky darkens with brooding clouds and the building silhouette suggests opulence and power. Pharaoh is garbed in a dinner jacket, Abraham, in contrast, is dressed like an unsophisticated student. They are guarded by uniformed “toy” soldiers. The broad stage apron on which these scenes are played out isolates the figures and the stringent delineation of the background reference the works of Max Beckmann, modern and unyielding.
Since this is Sarah’s story, we leap over several years and find Sarah, seemingly barren, concerned that her inability to conceive and bear a child would negate God’s promise to Abraham that he would father a powerful nation, Genesis 13:16. She therefore develops a strategy, offering Hagar, her Egyptian maidservant, as a concubine to provide Abraham with the promised heir. In paintings five and six, Abraham, now fashionably dressed, eagerly takes Hagar into his chamber, while Sarah, aging before our eyes, sits in isolated loneliness. Scene five is depicted against a lowering, limitless sky. In the sixth painting Sarah is depicted in an old fashioned, dowdy garment, folded into herself, thinking of her rash gesture. Hagar, long legged, mini skirted and wearing dark glasses is a vision of contemporary youth and glamour. The ominous weight of the brooding, polarized figure of Sarah foreshadows event to come.
In episodes seven and eight we are encouraged to take a deep breath. There is no tension in these two scenes. Washed with a honey toned light, Sarah is seen in her rightful role as matron of a comfortable establishment. The panels of windows at the top of each of these paintings compress the space and Sarah seems larger and more dominant than in the previous episode. Bracketing the diptych, she stands on either side of the paintings and in the foreground, larger than any of the other figures, the center of their attention. The enigmatic figure in the eighth painting is Ishmael, standing between Sarah and Abraham. Sarah closeted in her house, begins to regret her urging of Hagar on Abraham.
Consider the placement of Sarah in paintings nine and ten. She is at the top of a grand staircase, towering over Hagar, in charge of her family. The tropical sea tones of the background isolate each woman. Sarah assumes her role as the matriarch and Hagar is banished. Storm clouds gather.
The sixth pair is the dramatic turning point of the story. Dark skies, an estranged couple, tension, Abraham listening to the voice of God, Sarah abandoned. She wakes in the early dawn, to the absence of both husband and son. The pace of the drama accelerates and in the seventh pair, the terrible culmination of Sarah’s life. All is grey, flat, severe and final. McBee puts himself into the mind and emotions of Sarah, the horror of the attempted sacrifice and presumed death of her only son. She is literally lifted off her feet in shock and agony and dies. Abraham mourns, sitting shiva on a low bench. The tree in leaf glimpsed behind a high wall in painting thirteen is reduced to barren twigs in the fourteenth image.
The final set of paintings rapidly resolves the events, perhaps too quickly and too neatly. Sarah is buried “offstage.” Isaac is given Rebecca, a child bride and Abraham, alone for the first time in eons, takes another wife. It is Keturah/Hagar, identified by her sexy yellow dress and sunglasses. Bright sunshine suffuses the scene which includes the graveyard where Sarah lies buried and a grove of flourishing trees, symbolic of Abraham’s virility. The structure of a repeated setting recalls the work of Richard Diebenkorn.
Sarah’s entire history, from the point of view of an individual person, has never been attempted prior to this. One might view this work as a whole unit rather than a series of episodes. In this cautionary tale, McBee pits those prophetic humans to whom God spoke directly with those who interpreted and acted. The artist has placed the events in the present, with no trace of an archaic voice.
Artists of the past have dealt with only a handful of specific moments of Sarah’s life, dressing her in ancient garments. Marc Chagall‘s epic Bible, depicts only three moments of Sarah’s life. Most artists have chosen the visitation of the Angels and Sarah’s hospitality conveniently keeping her well in the background. Even Rembrandt van Rijn hides Sarah in dark shadows. All previous artists have ignored another interpretation of the narrative, that of Sarah attempting to fulfill God’s promise.
Much of McBee’s interpretations are stimulated by midrash but in this series he has crossed the line, and has endeavored to see Sarah’s story from her unique point of view, a male artist attempting to speak in Sarah’s voice. As the curtain comes down we begin to feel the tragedy of her life. And for now, she has been finally heard.
Laura Kruger, Curator
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Peer review week
Posted on September 10, 2018 by Nicola Davies
As publishers, learned professions and universities celebrate Peer Review Week, we look at why peer review is important to the Microbiology Society, what our authors and reviewers say about our peer review process, and what we are doing to recognise our reviewers.
Peer review at the Microbiology Society
We believe that peer review plays an essential role in maintaining scientific quality.
All articles submitted to Society journals are subject to a rigorous peer review process. We operate a single-blind review process, in which referees know the identity of the authors but authors do not know the identity of the referees. We are also a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and promote the COPE International Standards for responsible research publication for authors and Editors.
So, why are we telling you this?
In the age of “predatory publishers” it is more important than ever that authors and readers alike can trust the journals they’re publishing in and the research they’re reading. Predatory publishers are commercial organisations that claim to be Open Access publishers, and charge authors for publication. These papers published in these journals do not go through proper peer review or have suitable Editorial Boards.
It is important that scientific papers go through rigorous, academic review before publication to ensure the correct information is published. If incorrect information is published, this can cause panic and affect public trust in scientific research.
What does the Society to ensure that only high-quality research papers are published?
On submission the article is assigned to an editor – all our editors are practicing researchers and are experts in their field – who make an initial assessment of the manuscript. At this stage a manuscript can be rejected if the editor does not think the manuscript is suitable for the journal. This is known as a pre-screen reject. If the manuscript passes the initial assessment, it is then sent for formal peer review.
Generally, our editors require at least two reviews to make a decision and can select reviewers from our database. Our reviewer database includes researchers from all over the world, covering all aspects of microbiology. In selecting reviewers, the editor will generally look for someone who is active in the relevant field and has a good publishing record. Reviewers are asked to comment on quality, scientific rigor, novelty, and significance to the field. Sometimes our editors may approach a third reviewer if they are unable to make a decision based on the two reports they have received.
The editor then evaluates the reviews and makes a decision; this may be reject, accept or the editor may ask authors to make changes to the manuscript based on reviewers’ comments. If sufficient changes are needed the editor may then send the revised manuscript back to one or more of the original reviewers and will then make a decision based on their report(s).
Because peer review plays such a crucial role in publishing, it is important that our process serves the needs of our community, and here at the Society we have been asking our authors and referees what they think about what we do.
Listening to the community
All submitting authors and referees have the opportunity to feedback on their experience of the Society’s peer review procedure. Pleasingly we have received lots of positive feedback with 91% of authors rating our process as excellent or good and 90% of reviewers saying they had an excellent or good experience.*
“A very efficient review and handling process!”
“The reviewers provided constructive comments which significantly improved our manuscript”.
“The editor was very helpful. The reviewers' comments were constructive.”
However, we are always keen to improve and will be taking any comments onboard! One example of how we are listening to feedback, is how we recognise our reviewers:
Recognising our reviewers
Last year we asked our reviewers how they would like the Society to recognise their efforts. The most popular responses were reviewer certificates, acknowledgement on the journals’ platform and discount on open access article processing charges. We are therefore delighted to announce that from 2019 we will be introducing a 15% discount code for Open Access articles to all qualifying reviewers. Reviewers will also have the option to be included in our annual list of reviewers.
Our top 10% of reviewers (in terms of numbers of reviews returned per year) will receive a certificate recognising their contribution, including a 30% discount code for an Open Access article as well as the option of being named in a list of those who have made an Outstanding Review Contribution.
If you would like to know more about our publishing process or are interested in submitting to one of our journals visit microbiologyresearch.org. We’ll also be hosting sessions on ‘Research and publishing ethics’ and ‘Essential skills: peer review’ at the Society’s Annual Conference, taking place in Belfast 08-11 April 2019.
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ELITE HOUSEHOLDS IN VIEJO SANGAYAICO: A LATE HORIZON AND EARLY COLONIAL SETTLEMENT IN HUANCAVELICA (PERU)
GRUPOS DOMÉSTICOS DE ÉLITE EN VIEJO SANGAYAICO: UN ASENTAMIENTO DEL HORIZONTE TARDÍO Y LA COLONIA TEMPRANA EN HUANCAVELICA (PERÚ)
Jorge Rodriguez Morales, Kevin J. Lane, Oliver Huamán, George Chauca, Luis Coll, David Beresford-Jones and Charles French
Recent excavations carried out inside two household structures (E19 and E12) in Viejo Sangayaico B (Huancavelica, Peru) reveal how the inhabitants of both structures possessed an elite status associated with the Inca administration of the settlement during the Late Horizon. Likewise, differences in the quality and quantity of European goods consumed during the early decades of the colonial period reflect two different political strategies assumed by both groups in order to maintain their elite status in a context of deep and rapid changes. | <urn:uuid:d66a1e84-6fe3-448c-9921-d0a3d4ecdf82> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.chungara.cl/index.php/en-us/allcategories-en-us/15-volumes-english/papers-english/415-20205201-en-01-grupos-domesticos-de-elite | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.795959 | 236 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Workshop for Illinois Journalism Education Association
The time has come for journalists to embrace more transparency and to enhance verification of stories. One way to do this is with links and annotation. I could write lots of words about this, but showing beats telling. Illinois journalism student Austin Keating shared some of his favorite examples with me, which I’m passing along to high school students today:
Austin’s go-to favorite with genius.it (news.genius.com) http://blogs.reuters.com/equals/2014/03/20/is-there-a-gender-gap-in-tech-salaries/#/
A website about the California water crisis. “This link lands you on the background page, but they continually put out news stories on other parts of the website. http://www.waterdeeply.org/background/supply/
Traditionally, footnotes and end notes have been omitted in the news. But maybe we need more of them for the sake of transparency and verification. Let the readers check out what we’ve done. One classic from 2004 by David Foster Wallace is “Consider the Lobster” in Gourmet magazine. http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2004/08/consider_the_lobster.html
And just this week comes the Atlantic Monthly’s report on families and the effect of imprisonment:
The Atlantic said “incarceration.” I said “imprisonment.” What do we explain? What words do we define? Do we say what a QB is in a football story? A first chair trombone player in a band story? Archaea in a story about a biology student? When does the vocabulary need explaining? And to whom? These are questions about audience.
When I teach science writing, I teach three things all semester long:
- Appeal to the senses. Write descriptively
- Put people in the story. Write with characters.
- Build the vocabulary step by step.
Today, I want to focus on the vocabulary, or the jargon.
We’ll read this story from the Associated Press and brainstorm about it. AP story on deaths linked to air pollution: http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_KILLER_AIR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-09-16-19-56-53
And the scientific publication it used as a source: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v525/n7569/full/nature15371.html
Embed links under narrative text.
Now, my name is Jennifer, and with letting readers jump off, you can let them get really distracted, as I did when I ended up at this story about baby names. My name is Jennifer, and this article reveals some information about my name and its (lack of) current popularity. | <urn:uuid:81a43d97-eacb-44c3-b2be-d9d486b52a5b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jenniferfollis.com/category/science/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.89488 | 705 | 2.78125 | 3 |
It is with deepest sadness that Talk About Art announces the death of its founder Sir Ian Mills on Sunday 6th March 2022.
He was a tireless philanthropist and his kindness and generosity will live on through the work of Talk About Art
Sir Ian Mills opening the first Talk About Art exhibition, Talk About… Pre-Raphaelites in St Margaret’s Church, Lee in 2015
In 2015 Ian had a vision. His vision was based on his genuine concern that young people in Lewisham were not being given sufficient opportunity to engage with the visual arts and take advantage of the many benefits (social, cognitive and creative) this brings.
He wanted to take projects into schools introducing pupils to established art movements or genres over several sessions and then use the young people’s creative responses as part of a public exhibition.
The first project Talk About…Pre-Raphaelites was run with St Matthew’s Academy. The exhibition ran for six weeks in St Margaret’s Church, Lee and a further four weeks at Deptford Lounge.
Since then we have grown as a charity. We have run a further six projects with multiple schools in Lewisham and Greenwich. The most recent being the highly successful Talk About Art and Our Environment. Run several Summer art clubs for 12-16s. Run projects for Lewisham Virtual School’s Hospital Outreach Programme, run A Celebration of Young Artists in Lockdown which became a published book and run an online art club for young people looking for emotional wellbeing support.
This year we are proud to be opening Studio Reboot an approved Lewisham Alternative Provision. The studio will be hosted at The Dumps from 9.30 – 3.30 on a Friday, 39 weeks a year and is aimed at giving young people who are excluded from mainstream education, at risk of exclusion or are struggling to engage with mainstream education the opportunity to reboot their lives through engagement with the visual arts.
It was Ian’s fervent wish that Talk About Art developed a facility for these young people who can so easily “drop off the radar” and find themselves on a challenging and potentially destructive life path.
Thanks to Ian’s vision and generosity Talk About Art will continue to provide stimulating visual arts engagement for the young people of Lewisham and South East London. | <urn:uuid:772c007d-107d-45ab-b798-4eb0e73b4376> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.talkaboutart.co.uk/news/taa-founder-sir-ian-mills-obituary/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.961496 | 474 | 1.703125 | 2 |
The Institute of Food Research and
Product Development (IFRPD)
The Institute of Food Research and Product Development (IFRPD) of Kasetsart University (KU) was established on 30 September 1968, and Professor Amorn Bhumiratana was appointed the first director. Often known as the KU Food Institute, IFRPD specializes in food science and food technologies, providing food related information and academic services to society. Its research is aligned with governmental policies and endeavors to resolve the country's economic challenges related to agricultural production of food.
IFRPD produces turnkey innovations and one-stop services to foster advances within the food industry
Develop innovative research
Develop internationally recognized one-stop services for the food industry
Develop information resources that supports and encourages the nation's food industries
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WASHINGTON -- Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting unemployment at historically low levels.
Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 to 200,000 for the week ending May 28, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally track the number of layoffs.
The four-week average for claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, dipped by 500 from the previous week to 206,500.
The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending May 21 fell from the previous week, to 1,309,000, the fewest since Dec. 27, 1969.
American workers are enjoying historically strong job security two years after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the economy into a short but devastating recession. Weekly applications for unemployment aid have been consistently below the pre-pandemic level of 225,000 for most of 2022, even as the overall economy contracted in the first quarter and concerns over inflation persist.
Last month, the government reported America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, leaving the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century. Hiring gains have been strikingly consistent in the face of the worst inflation in four decades, with employers adding at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months.
The government's May jobs report will be released Friday, with many expecting that 400,000 jobs added streak to be broken. Economists surveyed by FactSet project that the U.S. added 323,000 jobs in May, which would be the fewest in about a year-and-a-half.
On Wednesday, a separate government employment report said that the number of job openings across the economy ticked a bit lower in April but remains much higher, at 11.4 million, than the number of unemployed people.
The healthy level of open jobs shows that companies are still trying to add staff and grow, even as inflation hovers near a 40-year high and the Federal Reserve has embarked on what could be its fastest pace of interest rate hikes since the 1980s.
Last month, the government reported that U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a burden for consumers and businesses in the months ahead.
Inflation at the consumer level eased slightly in April after months of relentless increases but remained near a four-decade high. Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from a year ago, just below the 8.5% year-over-year surge in March, which was the highest since 1981.
Earlier in May, the Federal Reserve intensified its fight against inflation by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point, signaling further large rate hikes to come.
There had been some speculation that the Fed may consider a rate hike pause at its September meeting, but such hopes diminished after a report Wednesday from the Institute for Supply Management showing that manufacturing growth accelerated last month, contrary to economists’ expectations for a slowdown. | <urn:uuid:2134d681-a1f3-4dec-9d33-c361646c34a4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fewer-americans-apply-unemployment-benefits-week-85132186 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.965242 | 630 | 1.742188 | 2 |
WiFi hotspots in Washington a priority for WSU Extensions
Last updated 5/13/2020 at 9:08am
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the internet needs of rural Washington in particular.
In Washington, nearly one in 10 rural residents lack access to high-speed broadband, according to Washington State University Extension. Nationally, about 15 percent of rural Americans are offline.”
WSU is taking part in the Drive-In WiFi Hotspots project partnered with multiple agencies including public utility districts, Washington State Library, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and more.
“Microsoft and the Avista Foundation are providing funding, and a national nonprofit contributed equipment and installation,” a description of the project on the Washington State Department of Commerce website says. The site includes a map of WiFi hotspots.
As a land-grant college, the mission of WSU Extensions is to make education, particularly about agriculture, more accessible “so that members of the working classes could obtain a liberal, practical education,” a WSU description reads, and the Drive-In WiFi Hotspots project fits into that mission.
WSU is creating WiFi hotspots at their county and tribal extension centers across the state, as well as at libraries, schools, and community centers.
The hotspot devices are simply plugged in and turned on, are controlled remotely, and provide a large broadband capacity so that running out is not a worry, WSU says.
Community members are able to park outside these places and access the internet for free.
Locally, the Grand Coulee Library is listed as a WiFi hotspot, as well as Nespelem School.
Separately, the Grand Coulee Dam School District has also created WiFi hotspots outside of Lake Roosevelt Schools in Coulee Dam, as well as at the former middle school in Grand Coulee.
“This is critical for all members of our communities,” said Monica Babine, senior associate for WSU Extension’s Program for Digital Initiatives.
Access has become a necessity for K-12 students whose classes are only available online, for people working from home, and for those needing online-only government services. Adding the hotspots also addresses a significant increase in telehealth due to limited in-person medical care.
The WiFi hotspots could remain after the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The lack of Internet access doesn’t go away when COVID is over,” said Mike Gaffney, drive-in hotspots project co-leader and director of Extension’s Community and Economic Development Program Unit.
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Yes, you can breastfeed a baby you did not give birth to. In fact, breastfeeding an adopted baby is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is even possible to breastfeed if you have never been pregnant or have reached menopause. Although it is different than breastfeeding a baby you were pregnant with, through the process of induced lactation you can breastfeed your adopted baby.
There are several different methods used to induce lactation when you have not been pregnant. It is possible to breastfeed your adopted baby with no preparation at all. However, if you have advance notice that you will have a new baby joining your family, you may wish to explore methods that stimulate milk production before baby arrives. The same methods can be used by traditional adoptive mothers, mothers whose babies were born to surrogates, and even the female partners of birth mothers.
Before learning about the process involved in breastfeeding a baby you did not give birth to, consider why you want to do it in the first place. You may wonder if it is necessary to induce lactation if you have the option of using donor breastmilk. It is important to know that there are differences to bottle feeding breastmilk and breastfeeding directly.
Breastfeeding an adopted baby takes a lot of time and effort but can be very rewarding. If your wish is to produce enough milk to exclusively breastfeed your infant, then you may need to adjust your expectations. Adoptive mothers can make enough milk for their babies, but when they produce this amount is different for every mother. For some it may be in early infancy, and for others it can be after their babies are well on solids, or even after a year. It may not happen right away, but eventually you can expect to get there. While providing breastmilk may be the primary goal for many mothers, the reasons to consider breastfeeding an adopted baby go far beyond the milk itself.
How much milk a mother can produce through induced lactation varies a lot from woman to woman and even baby to baby. There is no way to know ahead of time how much milk you will be able to provide for your baby, especially in the beginning. It is important to keep in mind that even small amounts of your milk, tailor-made for your baby, will be of benefit. Try to keep your focus on the breastfeeding relationship and not just the milk.
The physical connection of breastfeeding benefits both mother and child. The reality is that ALL adoptions involve a loss for the child. Even a newborn infant who is placed right into the loving arms of his adoptive parents is being separated from the only mother he knows:
Adoption universally involves loss. Babies recognize their mothers at birth and at delivery healthy babies placed on the abdomen of their mother will crawl up onto her chest and, locating the nipple via its familiar smell, will attach to her breast and suckle. Newborn infants desire to remain with their mother and if removed from skin-to-skin contact with her will give a specific “separation distress cry/call” as an appeal for reunion. Maternal separation is stressful for infants, and all adopted children have experienced the loss of their birth mother(Gribble, 2006).
Breastfeeding naturally puts you in skin-to-skin contact, which is important to your baby’s development and in forming attachments between you and your baby. Some benefits of skin-to-skin contact for your baby are better organization of reflexes, stable temperature, and regulated heart rate. Some benefits for you include increased milk production, easier breastfeeding, and better oxytocin release (Moore, Anderson & Bergman 2009).
Research has shown breastfeeding to have positive psychological effects for mothers as well. One study compared mothers when they both breastfed and bottle-fed breastmilk to their babies. The researchers found a correlation between breastfeeding and a positive mood immediately after breastfeeding, but the same effect was not apparent for bottle-feeding. The researchers suggested that the higher levels of the hormone oxytocin released by breastfeeding contributed to the positive mood (Mezzacappa and Katkin 2002). Bonding is a crucial aspect of adoption, and the hormones released during breastfeeding can facilitate that process.
Inducing lactation before your baby arrives
When studying the various methods for inducing lactation, keep in mind that it is equally important to learn as much as you can about lactation and how the body is stimulated to make milk by the removal of milk from the breasts. Knowing the natural process of lactation can help you as you work to increase your milk production.
To prepare you can stimulate your breasts by hand or by pump for several weeks or months before your baby arrives. Hand expression requires no equipment and can be used to stimulate milk production.
You may also use a breast pump to stimulate your breasts. It is recommended that you use the highest quality pump available to you when inducing lactation. The first choice would be a rental-grade pump, which you can find in your local area by contacting your birthing facility and asking what rental pumps are available near you and where. These pumps are available for rent through hospitals, medical supply stores, private-practice lactation consultants, online vendors, and even some popular baby stores.
Whether you are using a commercial pump, hand expression, or both, this method is most effective when done as many times a day as a baby would be breastfeeding, 8 to 10 times a day. Combining hand expression and breast massage with pumping has been shown to increase milk production faster(Morton, Hall & Wong, 2009). Many women begin to notice breast changes in the first 6 weeks of expression including breasts that feel larger and firmer, breast tenderness, protruding nipples, and drops of milk.
Another strategy, which can be used in combination with others, requires you to take hormones and/or galactagogues daily to prepare your body for lactation (West, Marasco, 2009). A galactagogue is an herb or prescription medication that increases milk production. One method is called the Goldfarb-Newman Protocol. It involves first taking birth control pills to simulate pregnancy hormone changes and then both expressing and taking medication that increases hormonal levels. Herbal remedies such as fenugreek are available over the counter. You should discuss prescription medications, herbal remedies, and over the counter galactagogues with your health care provider. Variations in treatment may be appropriate according to the needs of an individual patient. All of these substances have potential side effects and may be contraindicated for persons with certain medical conditions. Your health care provider can help you weigh any risks and benefits and decide what will work best in your situation. If you have questions about the safety of medications and herbs while breastfeeding or inducing lactation, contact the InfantRisk Center. The InfantRisk Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date, evidence-based information on the use of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Inducing lactation after your baby arrives
If you do not prepare before your baby arrives, you can still begin breastfeeding and expressing milk right away. You can also discuss the use of a galactagogue with your health care provider.
Some moms use an at-breast supplementer so that their babies can receive donor milk or formula through a small tube at the breast. There are two main brands available: the Lact-Aid Nursing Trainer and the Medela Supplemental Nursing System (SNS). While both products work by allowing your baby to get supplemental milk while breastfeeding, most adoptive moms report that they prefer the Lact-Aid system because the Lact-Aid does not allow any milk to flow without baby properly latched and sucking at the breast, so it tends to be better for stimulating mother’s breasts. The SNS allows milk to flow by gravity, and there can be a tendency for baby to not latch and suck properly when using it. Many moms also find the Lact-Aid to be more discrete and easier to use away from home. It is worthwhile to do some research on the pros and cons of these products before investing in one.
A supplementer has dual benefits: the baby gets nourishment, while mom’s breasts get the stimulation needed to begin producing milk. In fact, some mothers do not use a bottle at all. They find that, if they can get the baby to the breast frequently using an at-breast supplementer and encourage comfort nursing between supplements, they do not need to spend time expressing milk between feedings. Don’t worry about offering your baby a breast with no milk. Keep in mind that babies enjoy comfort suckling and are often offered pacifiers. There is no milk in them, either!
Bringing your baby to the breast
You may be surprised to learn that you can breastfeed a baby of any age, even a toddler. When considering how to get your baby to take the breast and learn to breastfeed, first you need to consider the age and experience of your baby.
If your baby is being carried by a surrogate or in an open adoption where adoptive parents have been matched with the birth mother before birth, you may be able to be at the delivery of your baby and put your baby to the breast immediately. Babies are hard-wired to breastfeed at birth. If you are able to put your baby to the breast right away then the procedures you will follow will be the same as if you had given birth to your baby, like those described in Baby-Led Latch: How to awaken your baby’s breastfeeding instincts.
Even if baby has only had bottles, he may still instinctively root, search for, and take the breast when placed skin-to-skin on his mother’s bare chest. If your baby has a strong preference for bottles, it is still possible to teach him to breastfeed.
When you are working on teaching your baby to take your breast, it is important to be patient and relax. The older your baby is, the more time it may take for him to be comfortable being skin-to-skin with you. A child who has experienced neglect or abuse will need time building trust and attachment before he will be ready to breastfeed (Gribble, 2006). There are many ways to get to know your baby and become comfortable being in the close physical contact required of breastfeeding:
- Spending lots of time lying down with your baby skin-to-skin
- Taking baths together
- Frequently carrying or wearing your baby during the day
- Sleeping near your baby
- Holding your baby while bottle feeding
- Sitting baby on your lap while giving solid foods
Maximizing milk production
Perhaps you have been preparing and inducing lactation for several months, or maybe you started when you met your baby. Either way, the key to establishing breastfeeding with your baby is time together. Research shows that adoptive mothers in developing countries are more successful at producing more milk than mothers in the west. These mothers in developing countries may have higher milk production due to cultural differences that are conducive to breastfeeding such as frequent breastfeeding and remaining in close physical contact with their babies. Their cultures may be more supportive of breastfeeding as well. Emulating the mothering styles of women in developing countries and creating a support network for breastfeeding may help to maximize your milk production (Gribble, 2004).
The more your breasts are stimulated, and the more milk you remove, the more milk your body will produce. Be patient; the first milk you may notice will be a few drops, and the increase is very gradual. Nursing as much as possible is the best way to increase production and decrease the need for supplements.
- If at all possible, feed only at the breast using an at-breast supplementer.
- Offer both breasts twice at every feeding, and use breast compressions to maximize the amount of milk removed.
- Encourage comfort nursing between feedings. Offering the breast without supplemental milk flowing provides more stimulation to your breasts and keeps the baby interested and comfortable with nursing at a breast with less milk flow.
- If baby is unable or unwilling to nurse without the supplementer, consider expressing milk between feedings.
As you are able to produce more milk, you can decrease the amount of supplemental milk your child is receiving. Counting wet diapers and watching baby’s weight-gain will reassure you that your baby is getting enough. One technique for decreasing supplements that can work well is to start by eliminating supplements in the morning, when milk flow is usually highest. Try not supplementing after the first morning feeding. Each time your baby finishes nursing on one side, offer the other side. Keep offering the other breast until baby seems satisfied or falls asleep. Gradually delay the first supplement later and later. When your baby begins to eat solid foods, let the solids begin to replace supplemental milk, not time at the breast.
Finally, make sure you have built a support system. Consider contacting a La Leche League Leader, Breastfeeding Counselor or International Board Certified Lactation Consultant to work with you. Read as much as you can about adoptive breastfeeding and induced lactation. The resources below will give you a place to start.
Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby and Relactation, by Elizabeth Hormann.
The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk, by Diana West and Lisa Marasco.
Buckley, K. & Charles, G. (2006) Benefits and challenges of transitioning preterm infants to at-breast feedings. International Breastfeeding Journal 1:13
Gribble, K. (2004) The influence of context on the success of adoptive breastfeeding: Developing countries and the west. Breastfeeding Review; 5-13.
Gribble, K. (2006) Mental health, attachment and breastfeeding: implications for adopted children and their mothers. International Breastfeeding Journal 1:5.
Horman, E. (2006) Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby and Relactation. Schaumburg, IL: La Leche League International.
Mezzacappa, E. S., and E. S. Katkin. (2002). Breastfeeding is associated with reduced perceived stress and negative mood in mothers. Health Psychology 21:187-193.
Moore ER, Anderson GC, Bergman N. (2009) Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants Cochrane Summaries
Morton J, Hall, J and Wong, R et. al. (2009, July, 2) Combining hand techniques with electric pumping increases milk production in mothers of preterm infants. Journal of Perinatology advance online publication; doi: 10.1038/jp.2009.87
West, D. and Marasco, L. (2009) The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk. McGraw-Hill.
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Engineers have finally assembled NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble observatory.
Once in space, the telescope will explore the cosmos, planets and moons within our solar system as well as the most ancient and distant galaxies using infrared light, NASA said on Wednesday.
NASA's most powerful and complex space telescope has now been mechanically connected. The next step will be to electrically connect the two halves and test the electrical connections.
"The assembly of telescope and its scientific instruments, sunshield and the spacecraft into one observatory represents an incredible achievement by the entire Webb team," said Bill Ochs, Webb Project Manager for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
"This milestone symbolises the efforts of thousands of dedicated individuals for over more than 20 years across NASA, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, Northrop Grumman, and our industrial and academic partners," Ochs said.
Next up for Webb testing, engineers will deploy the intricate five-layer sunshield, designed to keep Webb's mirrors and scientific instruments cool by blocking infrared light from the Earth, Moon and Sun.
The ability of the sunshield to deploy to its correct shape is critical for the success of the mission.
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“Why is Trump abandoning the foreign policy that brought him victory?” That is the headline of a March 10th essay at the National Interest by Cato Institute Senior Fellow Doug Bandow. In the essay, Bandow argues that President Donald Trump had “offered a sharp break from his predecessor”—promising a more pragmatic, even “realist” foreign policy that rejects neoconservatism. Bandow laments that thus far Trump has disappointed those who hoped he would use military force less frequently, rethink America’s military alliances, and pursue a rapprochement with Russia. “The American people,” Bandow concludes, “having voted against the promiscuous military intervention of Trump’s predecessors, may well end up with more of the same foreign policy.”
This argument raises two questions. First, did the American people really vote for a non-interventionist foreign policy? Unlikely. For one, Donald Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton—a foreign policy hawk by any measure—by nearly three million votes.
Moreover, voters rarely base decisions on foreign policy. Historically speaking, only three to five percent of voters cite foreign policy as the most important issue in a presidential election. And while a July 2016 Pew poll found that foreign policy was an important issue among 75 percent voters (still ranking below the economy as the most important issue), more recent polls show that only seven percent of the country think foreign policy is the most important issue facing the country.
Moreover, terrorism—the issue on which Trump is most hawkish, with promises to torture terrorism suspects, target their families, and escalate a military campaign—was a “very important” issue for 89 percent of Trump voters in the July poll. In a similar vein, an October 2016 poll found that while 78 percent of Clinton supporters thought diplomacy was superior to force for ensuring peace, only 19 percent of Trump supporters agreed. On whether anti-terrorism policies had “gone far enough” to protect the country, 69 percent of Trump supporters disagreed. And a Politico poll conducted with researchers from Harvard University after the election found that 68 percent of Trump voters supported his plans to increase defense spending, rejecting the traditional libertarian stance on the subject.
None of these figures suggest an electorate in search of non-interventionism.
But second, and more important, what campaign was Bandow watching? As will be discussed below, Donald Trump’s foreign policy statements were almost invariably hawkish. Yes, as Bandow notes, Trump did say (according to Bandow, “promised”), “unlike other candidates for the presidency, war and aggression will not be my first instinct.” But most presidential candidates present themselves as abhorring war. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt based their reelection campaigns on keeping America out of two world wars, before plunging the country into both. George W. Bush promised a “humble” foreign policy, and Barack Obama staked his entire candidacy on having opposed the invasion of Iraq. Why should anyone have thought Trump’s statement was sincere given his tenuous relationship with the truth? One aberrant statement does not make Donald Trump a dove.
I had an op-ed yesterday at the Foundation of Economic Education arguing that there was never any reason to believe Trump would have anything but a hawkish foreign policy. Yet some libertarians confused Trump’s criticism of neoconservatism with an embrace of non-interventionism. Senator Rand Paul, the Senate’s sole libertarian, for one, apparently thinks by currying favor with Trump, he can prevent neoconservatives from gaining prominent positions in the Trump administration, and thus, the forty-fifth president will pursue a less hawkish course than his predecessors. In my op-ed, I explain why this is wrong:
Few would claim that Trump himself is a dove. But during the campaign, a few libertarians saw him as more palatable than the foreign policy establishment. As a reason for hope, they pointed to his willingness to question the wisdom of a decade and a half of costly wars in the Middle East, his hostility to regime change, and his skepticism about America’s military alliances. And it is true that Trump criticized his predecessors for wasting trillions of dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As a result, Paul has argued, “One of the things I like most about President Trump is his acknowledgment that nation building does not work and actually works against the nation building we need to do here at home.”
But whatever his views on nation building, the evidence of Trump’s hawkishness abounds. During his campaign, Trump declared himself the “most militaristic” candidate. He claimed he was “really good at war” and “loved war.”
Trump lied repeatedly about his support for the invasion of Iraq and military intervention in Libya. He argued that the problem with the Iraq War was that the United States failed to rob the country of its natural resources. Trump promised to “bomb the shit” out of the Islamic State, escalating the military operations begun by his predecessor.
Unfortunately, Bandow and Paul are not isolated cases in thinking Trump ran on a peaceful foreign policy platform. A recent article in Politico discussing where libertarians stand in the age of Trump cites Reason magazine editor Matt Welch describing candidate Trump thusly: “He was stridently antiwar and anti-intervention—and he stomped the competition.” (Update: following a debate in South Carolina in which Trump criticized the Iraq and the Bush family’s role in starting it, Welch did write an article for Reason arguing that Trump was not the great non-interventionist hope some libertarians were portraying him to be). Justin Raimondo, the supposedly libertarian editor of Antiwar.com, bizarrely argues in an interview that Donald Trump’s electoral victory was the ultimate victory for non-interventionism. According to Raimondo, “That a Republican presidential candidate could get away with opposing the Iraq war but also declaring that we were lied into it and still win the nomination marked the end of the neoconservative domination of the GOP… No matter what happens now, the ideological triumph of the case for non-interventionism is assured.”
But Trump’s recent decisions to ramp up military operations against the Islamic State and in Yemen are not a departure from what he was saying along. Americans did not vote for a non-interventionist candidate, and Donald Trump never was one. Libertarians need to act accordingly.
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Service Beakers is an independent, non-profit outreach program dedicated to an innovative, service-oriented academic program for elementary-age children throughout the Raleigh-Durham metro area. It was founded by a few high school freshmen in November of 2019, and through hard work and dedication, it was able to be fully implemented in schools across Wake County! Today, it has staff from three different high schools all united by two principles: to serve and to educate others. Through captivating presentations, fascinating hands-on activities, and our flagship “Start-Your-Own Initiative”, participating children gain a spark for scientific studies and build unique characteristics of creativity, compassion, and leadership. Learn more about how Service Beakers builds character unlike any other.
Service Beakers encourage youth to think outside the box
Taught by local high school students, Service Beakers aims to provide our live-lesson students with a fun, personalized, hands-on, and academically cultivating experience free of cost and full of value. As a service-based, non-profit project, we guarantee a positive atmosphere of support and growth for our students to thrive in. We want to bring joy for science and an attitude of compassion to every student we can.
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We make sure that our lessons are simple to understand, but also go in-depth to further the knowledge of our live students. We encourage them to use what they learned to take part in their very own service initiatives in the Start-Your-Own Initiative, which you can learn more about here. We stress the importance of education, but we embellish it with fun, safety, and collaboration!
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The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice By Deborah Adele On-Word Bound Books, 192 pages
Understanding the Philosophy of Yoga
“Yoga is a sophisticated philosophy that is designed to bring awareness of your body and thoughts,” says Deborah Adele, the author of The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice. A yoga teacher and philosopher, Deborah Adele, has delved into the foundations of yoga in her book, thoughtfully discussing the origins of all the “jewels” of yoga that are capable of bringing purity and perfection in life.
The author divides the fundamental elements of yoga into two parts, Yamas and Niyamas, that encompass the whole gamut of a pure lifestyle guided by non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, non-excess and non-possessiveness. In order to achieve these virtues one must imbibe purity, contentment, self-discipline, self-study and surrender. Devoting one chapter to each of these noble virtues, she explains the spiritual meaning of these terms and tells us how to adopt them in daily life. “The Yamas and Niyamas are the foundation for studying our own perception and for boosting our anticipatory confidence as we deal with the challenges and joys of our collective and singular humanity,” she says.
The author replicates the originality of the terms as they are known in Sanskrit. She says, “Ahimsa or non-violence asks us to step lightly, do no harm, and to honor the relationship we have with the earth, with each other, and with ourselves. Following each chapter is a “how to” section, designed to help readers improve their human quality.
It is refreshing to know how yogic philosophy can change our lives for the better. These guidelines will certainly motivate readers to get rid of negative habits and adopt positive values.
The Virtue of Wealth: Creating Life Success the Zenvesting Way By Paul H. Sutherland Spirituality & Health Books, 193 pages
The Art of Financial Success
If you think managing your income and expenditure is boring and a pain, Paul H. Sutherland has some sensible advice for you. In his book, The Virtue of Wealth: Creating Life Success the Zenvesting Way, Paul suggests that while getting rich is not the right path to finding happiness, managing wealth wisely surely is. He wants readers to discipline themselves when it comes to managing their finances, the way ancient saints managed their lives to bring real joy and happiness. The author aims at helping readers to become lucky investors and take responsibility to make that luck happen. He wants to educate them on choosing the right path to grow their investments, and thus increase the chances of being lucky.
Like a spiritual leader, the author warns that envy, greed and laziness are enemies of individuals and communities. He provides a worksheet to calculate your monthly expenses and future investments. In the process of doing so, the author calls upon you to monitor your desires, thoughts and needs about money while making a budget for expenditure.
Advising those trapped in low income or overspending, he says, “If you are broke you made a bad choice that can be fixed.” Based on the theory that money alone can’t make you happy, Paul provides solutions for every financial problem. “Don’t let time become your enemy. Save early in life. Don’t let a new baby or retirement catch you with a hollow nest.”
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Pakistan’s population is a potpourri of ethnicities speaking more than 66 languages. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a country rich with history and culture going back to 3000 BC. Pakistan was initially a part of India and after a long struggle Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a leader of the Muslims of British dominated India, was able to create a separate sovereign state in 1947, primarily for Muslims but including all minority people groups of the region.
Pakistan is found in South Asia and borders China, Afghanistan, Iran and India. The country is divided into five provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. The port city of Karachi was set up as the capital but was later shifted to Islamabad. The geography consists of the bread basket plains of the Punjab to eight of the tallest mountain peaks in the world; from the mineral-laden wildernesses of Baluchistan to the rich soil of the Indus valley; from the rugged mountains of the north to the warm waters of the Arabian Sea.
The people are generally very friendly and go out of their way to be hospitable. From the ancient native Dravidians to the Aryans; from the Kalash who claim descendence from Alexander the Great’s army to the conquerors from Arabia and Central Asia, Pakistan’s population is a potpourri of ethnicities speaking more than 66 languages and abounding in cultures.
Politics is a passion for Pakistanis and is run on ethnic, feudal, religious and baradari (family links). There are two houses in the legislature, the National Assembly being the lower house and the Senate being the upper. However, most political parties are run on hierarchical lines and are held together by their family charisma. Unfortunately, this system has led to corruption where governments use instruments of the state as their political workers giving birth to a vicious circle that has enmeshed political life and is leading into a downward spiral. | <urn:uuid:ec63f36b-a10a-41d4-9067-95ad1b545798> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gopeople.ca/pakistan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.953768 | 402 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Can I use RO water in car battery?
The most common type of water used in batteries is distilled water. Other types are deionized water and water from reverse osmosis. Ordinary tap water should not be used because it may contain an excessive amount of impurities that will degrade battery performance.
Can we use RO water in lead acid battery?
RO water is also considered mineral-free like distilled water. The process of reverse osmosis removes all kinds of unwanted impurities, salts and ions from water, making it fit for human consumption. But it is always recommended to use distilled water for your inverter batteries.
Can you use RO water instead of distilled?
Is reverse osmosis water the same as distilled water? No. Reverse osmosis water is filtered and devoid of volatile chemicals. Distilled water is certainly purer than basic tap water but reverse osmosis gets the upper hand.
What can I use instead of battery water?
You need to use distilled water. It’s also known as deionised water and demineralised water. Basically, it’s water that has been filtered to remove metals and minerals that may interfere with the processes in your battery. Buy distilled water from a hardware store or automotive parts specialist.
Is rain water good for battery?
Do not use tap water or rain water as it contains excess minerals and impurities which affect the life and performance of the battery. Always keep the surface and sides of battery clean and dust free. Use cotton cloth to clean these surfaces. Keep the battery terminals corrosion free and rust free.
Can we drink battery water?
Distilled water is free of salts as well as microorganisms; whereas de-mineralized water although free of minerals, may retain microorganisms, hence better do not drink it. Moreover, some manufacturers add a small quantity of sulphuric acid in water for battery and that is definitely harmful if used for drinking.
Can I fill normal water in battery?
If you use regular drinking water for your batteries, the ions will clog the electrodes, form a layer, and inhibit the chemical reactions that produce the current. So, only use distilled water to ensure the smooth functioning of the batteries.
Is RO water good for health?
RO water which doesn’t contain enough minerals, when consumed, leaches minerals from the body. This means that the minerals being consumed in food and vitamins are being urinated away. Less minerals consumed plus more minerals being excreted causes serious negative side effects and big health problems.
Is RO water banned in Europe?
Final thoughts. There are widespread claims that RO filtered water has been banned in Europe and other foreign countries but these are just rumors. A quick search on google will reveal that there is no evidence to substantiate the claims.
Does putting aspirin in a battery work?
Put two tablets of aspirin in each battery cell and wait no more than 1 hour (the acetylsalicylic acid combines with the sulfuric acid to get off one more charge.) Be warned that adding aspirin will shorten the battery life, as the aspirin will react with the sulfuric acid to form acetic acid.
What kind of water is best for batteries?
Properly distilled water is best for batteries. It is pure H2O. Any other form of water will have contaminants, and the quantity and type will affect the lifespan of the battery. Determining how pure the water is (even distilled) is no simple do-it-yourself task.
Can you use reverse osmosis water in a car battery?
Reverse Osmosis water in battery. As a simple example, double distilled water exists (although not sold in most places), which should be enough to convince most people that there are contaminants remaining after a single distillation process (even though those are not significant for car battery use).
Can you use RO water as an alternative to distilled water?
Yes, because of this RO water is good for health, but at the same time it cannot be used as an alternative to the distilled water. There is an inverter battery water level indicator on top of batteries. Check for the indicator.
What can you do with the water from a RO unit?
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When I’m 64
OUR PERSPECTIVE ON money slowly shifts as we age. How so? Below are 11 changes I see in myself and my contemporaries, those also in their 50s and 60s. Admittedly, some of these changes are more aspirational than actual. We don’t behave quite as wisely as we imagine—but we are, at least, trying to be wise.
- We’re less confident we can beat the market, but more confident we know what we’re doing.
- We are freer with our money—but more calculating with our time.
- We care less about what others think and more about what we value.
- We’ve stopped buying possessions for their lasting value and started purchasing experiences for the happiness they can deliver.
- We are less physically courageous, but braver in the face of market declines.
- We pay more heed to what today’s decisions mean for tomorrow—which is ironic, given that time is now in shorter supply.
- We’re less bothered by life’s nonsense—unless you’re a telemarketer or sender of spam, in which case we think you deserve to fry.
- We used to think the rich and famous were to be admired, but now we see their foibles and view them as flawed—just like the rest of us.
- We are less likely to listen solely to our gut and more likely to pause long enough to let the contemplative side of our brains have its say.
- We’re quicker to concede we simply don’t know—and less certain we have the precise right answer.
- We no longer imagine we’ll leave a significant mark on the world, and yet we’re more anxious than ever to do work we think is important.
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The Mourner's Bench, also called an anxious bench, was a ritualized prayer technique used extensively by nineteenth-century Christian revivalists. Aimed at securing the immediate and dramatic conversion of sinners, the technique originated as part of the "New Measures" conceived by New York's Charles G. Finney-perhaps the most influential revivalist of the so-called Second Great Awakening. Beginning in the 1820s, Finney traveled to large New York cities and towns, successfully spreading his own brand of aggressive, high-energy revivalism. Finney's strategies, unique at the time, included direct and powerful sermons; long, intense prayer meetings; greater female involvement in public services; the calling of individuals in need of repentance by name; overtly familiar references to God; and the insistence upon obvious, often physical "proof" of conversion. The mourner's bench, and later the altar call, helped carry the conversion process to a climax.
Finney's New Measures, although controversial among many traditional Protestant churches, became a model for rural revivals and camp meetings throughout the 1800s and early 1900s. In North Carolina, widely attended camp meetings such as those at Town Creek near Wilmington, Wesley Chapel Camp Ground and Balls Creek Camp Meeting in Catawba County, and Shepherds Crossroads in Iredell County all featured a mourner's bench in one form or another.
At such gatherings, the mourner's bench was usually placed in the center of the congregation, adjacent to the pulpit and in plain view of everyone present. The "bench" might be several plain wooden benches, a few chairs, or perhaps just an enclosed area without seats. People went to the mourner's bench when they considered themselves finally ready to abandon a life of sin and step unfalteringly toward eternal salvation. Intense praying, exhortations by the preacher and other previously converted Christians, crying, singing, proclamations of guilt and shame by the "convicted," and occasional spiritual exercises (such as the "jerks" and speaking in tongues) often accompanied the transformation. In the end, the experience was both a personal journey from unbelief to faith and a public declaration of a commitment to change one's life.
Whether the result of intense psychological coercion, as some suggest, or evidence of a real spiritual conversion, the drama elicited by the mourner's bench was an essential part of the nineteenth-century revival experience.
Guion G. Johnson, "The Camp Meeting in Antebellum North Carolina," NCHR 10 (April 1933).
Thad Stem Jr., "Those Revivalists of Another Era," Raleigh News and Observer, 4 Sept. 1966.
Plyler, Marion Timothy, and Plyler, Alva Washington. Men of the burning heart, Ivey--Dow--Doub. Raleigh, N.C.:Commercial Printing Company. 1918. p.56. http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll37,12749
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The Handbook to Winning Every Spider Solitaire Game
Spider Solitaire is a thrilling card game that has quickly risen to fame, surpassing Klondike Solitaire. You can win the game by arranging 13 cards of the same suit in ascending order. While the classic game is puzzling and played with two decks of 52 cards with several suits involved, the online version of the game only consists of one deck of cards and one suit – the spades.
In the online Spider Solitaire game, players can see a board on their screen consisting of the following parts:
- The foundation pile: Also known as the discard pile, it consists of cards that players have removed. Players cannot interact with this pile.
- The stockpile: 25 cards in a group of five are kept on the stockpile. When interacting with this pile, players are provided the furthermost face-up cards in all piles.
- The tableau: It is the part of the board where players display and arrange the cards. There are typically ten piles on the tableau, but only four piles consist of five face-up cards in the shorter online version. There’s a single column of cards where another face-down card is added, and then five face-up cards are dealt to the players.
The objective of online Spider Solitaire games remains similar to the classic game that everyone must have played at least once on their computer. The game’s primary purpose is to form stacks of cards in the columns in ascending order, from Ace to King. When you have made a set of 13 cards, the group removes itself automatically to form a foundation. Players win the game when all cards have been formed into relevant sets and moved to the discard or foundation pile.
Although the objective seems achievable, the online variant of the game is more challenging than it looks. Players may have to deal with only one suit and 52 cards, but there’s a timer. One wins the match if they finish the game before the time’s up. If players are playing a multiplayer game and nobody completes the game within the given time, the player with the highest score wins the game.
Players can hone their skills by playing practice/free games. But when you are partaking in cash contests, you must keep in mind the following handbook for winning every battle. If you’re playing high-stake tournaments, you cannot afford to let the opponent win. So, take a look below.
- Create empty piles early on in the game
Target the columns with fewer cards as early as possible. Move cards from such columns and use the empty piles as a place to store cards temporarily. You can use empty piles when you’re rearranging the sequences. By transferring cards to empty piles, you can turn over more cards.
Ensure to assess all the cards facing forward, along with the sequences that you already have. Also, examine the missing cards to complete a set and concentrate your next moves on finding those cards.
- Wasting a move is considered a sin
Online Spider Solitaire games follow a timer, and you cannot afford to waste any move. The overall outcome of the game depends on the moves executed. During the game, you might face a situation where you can cause a card to turn in a column and complete it in two moves. However, at the same time, you’ve discovered that by moving cards in a different order and taking four moves, you can flip a hidden card and even turn the hidden card in another column.
So, avoid making sudden moves. You must carefully consider the pros and cons before making any move.
- Tap the undo button
Players develop strategies when playing Spider Solitaire, and it is challenging to pre-plan before nobody knows what cards are hiding under the face-forward cards. It is vital to know that you can make incredible choices even if it is late. For instance, if you’ve played your move and find yourself stuck, you can use the undo function. By tapping the undo button on the screen, you can go back to your previous action and play the right move that you might have missed.
The undo button is highly beneficial when playing online Spider Solitaire games. It helps players to determine how different moves can impact the overall structure of the game. If you have two possible moves, you can use the undo button to try both of those to find out which one is most beneficial for your game.
- Have open columns? Place Kings
Kings can be placed in open columns because you cannot put Kings on any other card. If you want to switch a card to an empty column at the start of the game, placing a King will keep the column open for re-stacking.
- Don’t let an empty column go to waste
A vacant column is crucial and helps players carry out their thought-out strategies during the game. The empty columns can be used to temporarily store cards when you’re transferring the cards from one column to another.
You can move cards from tableau piles that don’t have many cards. Use the vacant piles to store cards when you’re rearranging card sequences and creating relevant sets.
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The materials that teams get for each P.A.R.T.Y. challenge vary, but one thing that they always get is a large piece of butcher paper for making a backdrop. Some prompts or stories may only call for a single setting, while others require to characters to move between locales. Oftentimes the backdrop is left to the last few minutes of prep time and the scenery is just an afterthought, but there are lots of creative ways to get the most out of that paper and add something special to a skit. So here are some tips for getting the most out of a backdrop.
- The appearance of the backdrops counts as 10 points of the overall score for the skit, so don’t overlook the opportunity to get more points by doing something sloppy or unrecognizable.
- Did you know that the paper is large enough that if students use both sides they can easily show up to four different locations? But, transitioning between them can be tricky. Most of the time, the paper is draped over the top of the backdrop holder. It can be taped in place to ensure it doesn’t fall during a show, but most teams rely on gravity to keep it in place. But, depending on how many times the characters need to change location this can be a dicey proposition, and a backdrop that falls down in the middle of a show is distracting for the audience and the performers. Tape from the competition kit cannot be used during the skit, but it can be used during set up.
- In order to change between backdrops, students can turn the entire backdrop holder around rather than trying to “turn the page” by moving the paper itself. This can save time and hassle, but they also need to make sure they leave themselves enough space between their extra team members and any props or costumes they are saving for later and the backdrop holder as they move it.
- One clever way to use the paper is to cut a “window” into the paper and have a character stand behind it. I was in a skit once where we had “breaking news” on a television and we used a window we cut into the paper as the television screen. Maybe the characters go through a drive-thru window at a fast food restaurant, or they step through a door to another world. There are lots of ways to incorporate this trick and add interest to a show.
- There is no rule that says the paper must remain intact. Backdrops can take any shape your students can imagine, and the paper can be used in costumes and props if the need arises.
- Time is of the essence, so consider dividing the labor during the PA.R.T.Y. prep time. If some people are better at drawing you might consider putting them on backdrop duty rather than working on it all together.
- When considering the limited time available, it is also a smart strategy to get good at identifying the minimum elements needed to convey a certain place or time. If the story takes place in the future, a hover car in the sky can go a long way to situating your story in time. If there is a scene in a classroom a desk with an apple on it is a good way to simply show that setting. This corresponds to the E (Eliminate) of the SCAMPER technique. | <urn:uuid:665b3688-fa20-44ba-91da-6d8d2c3b7492> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://usacademictriathlon.com/2015/01/19/p-a-r-t-y-in-a-box-time-backdrops-set-the-scene/?shared=email&msg=fail | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.962134 | 687 | 2.625 | 3 |
-Status of youth report revealed
October 1, 2018
Sierra Leone’s 2014 and 2015 status of youth report has revealed that teenage pregnancy is one of the most pervasive problems affecting the health, social, economic, political progress and empowerment of adolescent girls and young females in Sierra Leone.
According to the report, the situation was so because of its association with high risks of morbidity and mortality for both the mother and child.
The 2014 and 2015 Status of Youth Report in Sierra Leone was launched in Freetown on Friday, 21st September, 2018 by the Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohamed Orman Bangura.
According to the report, sexual activity and early childbearing in life pose significant risks to young people all over the world.
The report continued that review of statistics done by the study reveals that Sierra Leone was not exception to the above, and it showed that 28 percent of all pregnancies occurred amongst teenage girls and 40 percent of maternal deaths occurred as a result of teenage pregnancy.
“Early sex activity and the exposure of young girls to more sexually experienced men increase the vulnerability of those girls to HIV and AIDS and other sexual transmitted diseases.Currently about 65 percent of young people are sexually active with girls in the rural areas and it has been showed by studies that the poorest girls in the poorest communities in the country are more prone to become pregnant at adolescent age with serious long term consequences for their health and overall development than their urban counterparts,” the report states.
The report observed that early pregnancies were associated with premature delivery, stillbirth, foetal distress as a result of the high incidence of obstetric fistula, birth asphyxia, low birth weight and miscarriage.
“Babies born to teen mothers are far more likely to die than those born to older women and it is therefore not surprising that 34 percent of all pregnancies occur amongst teen girls while 40 percent of maternal deaths are related to teenage pregnancy.”
According to the report, a focus group discussions which was one of the methodologies used by the reseachers,revealed that teenage pregnancy was on the increase in Sierra Leone and that poverty has been identified as the major cause ,coupled with low use of contraceptives, frequent unprotected sex and illiteracy.
“The level of illiteracy in particular among young girls in the country is very high and account for 66 percent and 50 percent of women and men respectively. The high levels of teenage pregnancy and early marriage hamper attendance in schools, retention and eventual completion by girls and it was therefore not really surprising that more than 70 percent of teenage mothers are illiterate, making education to have an inverse relationship with adolescent fertility.”
It noted that the visible ramification was that such pregnancies eventually reduced the educational and employment opportunities for women in the country and naturally increased stress as most of the children were born into homes that were not ready for them.
The report also revealed that between 2008 and 2013, 47 percent of girls at age 18 already had children or married, 16 percent married before the age 15, 48 percent married before 18 years, and 64 percent by age 20.
At regional level, according to the report, the proportion of teenagers who have started childbearing was highest in the southern region at 33 percent, followed by eastern region at 30 percent, northern region at 29 percent and Western Area almost 18 percent, and that 68 percent of young girls have their first pregnancy between the ages of 12 and 20. | <urn:uuid:851010da-c320-48ee-89e0-b3afffd7b9a8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://slconcordtimes.com/teenage-pregnancy-affecting-health-social-economic-political-and-progress/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.971273 | 701 | 2.1875 | 2 |
This finding is as opposed to antibody responses to gp15 in the same children in whom only IgG levels at follow-up and in the differ from the original to follow-up time points were significantly greater in cases than in controls by multivariate analysis.43 This finding shows that p23 induces IgA and IgM responses (possibly reflecting transfer from mucosal surfaces), which ST 101(ZSET1446) persist for a bit longer. Persistent diarrhea is normally a common effect of cryptosporidiosis in kids in developing countries, in those who find themselves malnourished particularly.3,4 one-third from the cases Approximately, but nothing from the handles within this scholarly research, acquired persistent diarrhea. advancement.3,4 The disease fighting capability of the web host is crucial in mediating security from and quality of cryptosporidiosis.6 In immunocompetent hosts, chlamydia is asymptomatic or self-limited generally. Nevertheless, in immunocompromised hosts including sufferers with HIV/Helps, the disease could be chronic, serious, and fatal possibly.7 Therapeutic choices for cryptosporidiosis are small. Nitazoxanide works well in immunocompetent hosts and may be the just drug that is approved by the meals and Medication Administration for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in america.8 However, this medication isn’t effective in the immunocompromised web host9 and is not widely tested in kids in developing countries. Kids in these country wide countries are believed a significant focus on group for vaccine advancement.10 However, there is absolutely no vaccine designed for cryptosporidiosis. Hence, id of putative defensive antigens and characterization of individual immune replies to them is vital for advancement of effective vaccines because of this disease in susceptible populations. Among these antigens is normally p23 (also called Cp23, p27 or 27-kDa antigen), which really is a surface-associated, immunodominant antigen present on intrusive stages from the parasite and shed off their surface area during gliding motility.11C14 Monoclonal and bovine colostral antibodies to p23 drive back problem in calves and mice, respectively.11,12,15C18 The p23 antigen induces serum, mucosal, humoral, and cell-mediated defense replies in experimentally immunized or infected animals,19C26 and dynamic immunization with DNA or peptide vaccines targeting p23 provides been proven to confer differing degrees of security in animal versions.27C29 The p23 antigen is among the most immunodominant antigens and it is consistently acknowledged by serum from actively infected or previously exposed humans.30C36 The current presence of pre-existing antibodies to the antigen was connected with decreased oocyst shedding and protection from diarrhea in infected individual volunteers.37 Furthermore, serum antibody responses to p23 were connected with a reduced threat of diarrheal illness in immunosuppressed people.38 The p23 antigen also induced antibody and cell-mediated ST 101(ZSET1446) responses in people previously subjected to spp.39 Used together, these findings recognize p23 being a putative vaccine candidate. This antigen is known as one of the most appealing applicants for vaccine advancement.40 However, there were few ST 101(ZSET1446) clinical research of immune replies Kv2.1 (phospho-Ser805) antibody to the antigen in well-defined cohorts, in kids in resource-poor countries particularly. Most attacks are due to two types: almost solely infects human beings, whereas infects human beings furthermore to pets.41 Most individual infections, in resource-poor countries particularly, are due to protein including gp4042,43 and Muc4 and 544 are polymorphic among clinical isolates of different types and subtypes highly. If p23 is usually to be regarded as a vaccine applicant, it is vital to research polymorphisms in the gene that encodes ST 101(ZSET1446) it among scientific isolates in various geographic areas. A prior analysis of isolates discovered ten nucleotide polymorphisms between and three which bring about amino acid adjustments.45 However, polymorphisms within this gene never have been investigated in examples from clinical research in various geographic areas extensively. The present research is element of a potential caseCcontrol research to judge the scientific, epidemiologic, and immunologic top features of cryptosporidiosis in kids with diarrhea arriving at the Dhaka Medical center from the International Middle for Diarrheal Disease Analysis (ICDDR, B) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We previously reported the scientific and epidemiologic features and immune system replies to total antigens in oocyst lysate arrangements from antigen in the same cohort of kids. The purpose of the current research was to research serum IgG, IgM, and IgA replies to p23 in.
- Cross-reactivity between TGR and SFGR antigens have been reported [21, 22], and there have been recommendation that antibodies to could be a primary way to obtain these cross-reactions
- The manuscript may be the sole product from the authors no writing assistance was obtained
- Dose response research were completed in splenocytes pooled from 5 mice harvested 14 days after immunization as previously defined
- Inhibition of lysis can be observed whenever a lysosomotropic agent is added through the initial 2 h of incubation
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Michigan Day Trips, Your All-in-One Guide to Michigan’s Best Outings
Have you ever asked, “What should we do today?” If so, then you need Michigan Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive book by native Michigander Kathryn Houghton leads you to the fun, the fascinating, and the downright unusual. It’s packed with more than 300 of the Great Lake State’s top spots for entertainment and enjoyment.
There are endless opportunities for adventure in the Upper Peninsula and Lower Michigan. Take a simple day trip, or string together a longer vacation of activities that catch your interest. Destinations in the book are organized by themes, such as Festivals, Lighthouses, Science Museums & Nature Centers, and Sports, so you can decide what to do and then figure out where to do it. Useful for singles, couples, and families―visitors and residents alike―this guide encompasses a wide range of interests.
Discover the state’s unique attractions: beaches, dunes, islands, waterfalls, and more. The book’s handy size makes it perfect for bringing along on your road trips. Find an adventure that feels handpicked for you. With Michigan Day Trips by Theme at your fingertips, you’ll always have something to do!
Michigan Day Trips by Theme is packed with more than 300 of Michigan’s best destinations, and day trips are perfect for summer outings.
About the author: Born and raised in mid-Michigan, Kathryn Houghton has spent most of her life in the Mitten State. She can’t imagine living anywhere else―and not just because no one in Michigan looks at her funny when she calls it “pop” instead of “soda.” It’s the people that make Michigan feel like home. A teacher of writing and editing at Michigan State University, Kathryn lives in Holt with her sister and three dogs. | <urn:uuid:5daa56db-0ae6-46bf-b2a1-2846b66f8d13> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://blog.adventurepublications.net/2021/06/michigan-day-trips-is-your-all-in-one-guide-to-michigans-best-outings/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.928284 | 408 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Effect of Humidity on Corrugated Fiberboard Bidirectional Property
In this study, the effect of humidity on the ECT and Burst strengths of corrugated fiberboard was investigated using a conditioning temperature of 90F combined with relative humidity, RH, of 30%, 50%, 65%, and 80%. The primary focus of the study was on the bidirectional property of corrugated fiberboard in terms of the ratio of the ECT strength in the weak direction (perpendicular to the flute direction) to the strong direction (parallel to the flute direction). The ratio is not constant, but increases at the rate of 0.0017 per % RH per the following equation: ECT Ratio (Weak/Strong) = 0.0017(RH) + 0.4719.
Keywords ECT; Relative Humidity; Corrugated Fiberboard
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If you have not been eating black pepper, it’s high time you did. This wonder spice is filled with so many health benefits that you do not want to miss. We are not exaggerating here, just check out the listed below amazing health benefits of black pepper. You won’t believe that you have been missing all this goodness.
5 reasons why you need to start eating black pepper
It's super healthy
1. It’s a powerhouse of antioxidants
Antioxidants help in countering the damaging effects caused by free radicals in our bodies. Rich in an antioxidant called piperine, black pepper helps in preventing your cells from being damaged by the free radicals. The free radicals cause diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
2. Contains anti-inflammatory properties
Like ginger, black pepper contains anti-inflammatory properties and can thus help in addressing conditions such as arthritis, cancer, and other health conditions whose symptoms include inflammation.
3. Improves absorption of certain nutrients
For instance, it’s always advisable to take turmeric together with black pepper. This is because black pepper boosts the absorption of curcumin, an ingredient in turmeric. Also, black pepper has been found to improve the absorption of beta carotene. Beta carotene is found in foods such as carrots, bell peppers, sweet potatoes and squash.
4. It enhances digestion
A happy gut equals a happy person. Black pepper has been found to enhance the digestion process and improve the health of your gut.
5. Lowers cholesterol levels
High levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) or what is also known as bad cholesterol increases one’s risk of heart-related diseases. Studies in animals show that black pepper reduces cholesterol. On top of that, black pepper also enhances the absorption of ingredients that lower cholesterol such as those present in turmeric.
How to take black pepper
It’s all about how you love it. While some people prefer adding black pepper to their soups, others add it to their fruits and vegetable salads.
However, consuming too much black pepper may cause a burning feeling in your throat or stomach.
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Lapped in the eastern frontiers of the Himalayas, Kohima is a treat for the eyes and the wandering soul. Marked by an unhurried pace of life, calm and serene environs and fresh, pristine air, it is the home of the great Naga Tribe.
Kohima is a place alive with natural bounties as well a rich culture and traditions. The rock concerts, the fire eaters from Mon, intense drumming by the Chang tribe and the delicate traditional dancing of the Ao people of the Mokokchung district , all make it a scintillating cocktail of experience.
The exotic tribal culture of the northeast and the breathtaking panoramic view of the neighbouring hills make it a perfect gateway to tranquillity.Between June and September ,Nagaland’s “Valley of Flowers” shrouds itself in the large, rare, fuchsia-coloured Dzukou lily .A walk through a carpet of flowers from ieties of flat-petalled euphorbia, striking lavender aconitum, and wild orchid to several species of rhododendron,lush green meadows,it is a refreshing experience. | <urn:uuid:e84b68ef-40c2-4166-b3dc-68d30c0670bc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hellotravel.com/india/kohima | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.904934 | 253 | 1.640625 | 2 |
A highlight of this week in transitional justice was the visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the Central African Republic (CAR).
In this fragile state ravaged by war, Guterres spoke up for the rule of law, the UN mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) and for justice rather than impunity. He had trouble convincing his Central African audience, which doubts MINUSCA’s impartiality and sees it as being on the side of CAR President Ange-Félix Touadera.
The CAR is a country which “a group of criminals is trying to descend into Hell”, the UN Secretary General said on Thursday as he visited a camp for displaced Muslims in Bangassou. “I know it is difficult to talk of reconciliation when you have suffered,” he continued. “But the only solution is reconciliation and justice.”
The CAR is still far from that goal. “With a government that has become weak and powerless, violence rules,” CAR expert
Didier Niewiadowski said in an interview with JusticeInfo.net. “Impunity, which has become almost the watchword for governing, continues to fuel corruption and an instinct to survive at any cost.”
The UN peacekeepers of MINUSCA which are supposed to protect the people are fuelling their suffering. Entire battalions, such as the Congolese contingent, have been recalled after accusations of rape, violence and various forms of trafficking. In Bangassou, a town divided by communal and religious violence, MINUSCA troops are accused of being “passive” or “partial”, notably the Moroccan soldiers.
In this context, the justice advocated by Guterres and the international community seems far, as reflected in the difficulties of launching the Special Criminal Court (SCC).
“Political management of the Special Criminal Court will be very challenging for two reasons,” French researcher Thierry Vircoulon said in an interview with JusticeInfo. “First, the conflict is not over, so it is not a question of post-conflict justice but of justice during conflict. Secondly, most of the suspects already in detention are Antibalaka (a militia group created as a response to Seleka rebels) and some of the elite in Bangui are sympathetic towards them.”
Didier Niewiadowski is just as harsh in his analysis. “The task, which is to try war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since 2003, is enormous as more than half of the country is completely out of the authorities’ control, victims have sometimes been perpetrators too, there are no prisons worthy of that name and the Prosecutor is a former representative of Congolese President Kabila’s military justice, which doesn’t bode well for his efficiency,” Niewiadowski told JusticeInfo. “So it is hard to believe that the Court will work.” “A national court can only work within the framework of a State,” he adds. “Where is the State in the Central African Republic?”
And yet, all the analyses show that only justice and an end to impunity can bring reconciliation and lasting peace, even decades after the events. And so, as a Dutch court prepares to try a former official of the Mengistu regime in Ethiopia known as the “Red Terror”, Girmachew Alemu Aneme, an associate law professor at the University of Addis Ababa explains that “it is important for past as well as current politicians, including the ones in Ethiopia, to understand that they cannot commit crimes and run away and hide in Europe and the United States to escape justice.” And, he told JusticeInfo, “it shows for all engaged in political executions past and present and to the wider society that justice will be served even after long years.”
This is what Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza hopes to avoid as the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court became effective on October 27. This withdrawal is a blow against international justice and “comes at a time when the machine (of repression) continues killing people with impunity in Burundi”, said Lambert Nigarura, president of the NGO Coalition of Burundi on Friday. | <urn:uuid:1d13177f-017f-4953-966b-0ca49b98c44c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/35073-week-in-review-challenges-for-the-car-and-a-trial-for-ethiopia-as-burundi-withdraws-from-the-icc.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.970922 | 906 | 1.898438 | 2 |
- The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet recently approved the appointment of retired civil servant Parameswaran Iyer as the new CEO of Niti Aayog.
- Iyer, who was instrumental in the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission, will succeed Amitabh Kant, whose six-year tenure is coming to an end.
What’s in today’s article:
- NITI Aayog (About, composition, objectives, functions, performance, Promoting federalism, challenges, way ahead)
- National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015.
- It was constituted to replace the Planning Commission, which had been instituted in 1950.
- This step was taken to better serve the needs and aspirations of the people.
- It is the premier policy think tank of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.
- Apart from designing strategic and long-term policies and programmes for the Government of India, NITI Aayog also provides relevant technical advice to the Centre, States and Union Territories.
- An important evolutionary change, NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform to bring the States to act together in national interest and thereby fosters cooperative federalism.
- Chairperson: The Prime Minister (PM) of India
- Governing Council:
- It is chaired by the PM and comprises Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories with legislatures and Lt Governors of other Union Territories.
- It is constituted/reconstituted by the Cabinet Secretariat.
- Full time organisational framework:
- Vice Chairperson: Appointed by the PM, s/he enjoys the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
- Full-Time Members: Enjoys the rank of a Minister of State.
- Part-Time Members: Maximum 2.
- Ex-Officio Members: Maximum of 4 members of the Union Council of Minister to be nominated by the PM.
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Appointed by the PM for a fixed tenure, s/he enjoys the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
- Special Invitees: These will be experts with relevant domain knowledge to be nominated by the PM.
- To foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States make a strong nation.
- To formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government.
- To ensure that the interests of national security are incorporated in economic strategy and policy.
- To design strategic and long-term policy and programme frameworks and initiatives and monitor their progress and their efficacy.
- To pay special attention to the sections of our society that may be at risk of not benefiting adequately from economic progress.
- To focus on technology upgradation and capacity building for implementation of programmes and initiatives, etc.
Performance of NITI:
- As an action Tank: By collecting fresh and new ideas and sharing them with the government at the Central and State level, it ensures that there is no inactivity in any organisation or institution.
- Improving innovation: A commendable work has been done by the Atal Innovation Mission (established under NITI Aayog), which has helped in improving the innovation ecosystem in India.
- Bringing greater responsibility in the system: Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) has been established by the NITI Aayog, which collects performance data of various Ministries on a real-time basis.
- These data are then used at the highest policy-making levels to improve performance and establish accountability.
- Some important initiatives of NITI Aayog: Some of the initiatives like Ayushman Bharat, water conservation measures, approach towards artificial intelligence, have been conceptualised in NITI Aayog and respective Ministries are taking them forward.
- POSHAAN ABHIYAAN by NITI Aayog is cutting across the silos within the government and helping in reducing malnourished children in India.
NITI Aayog: Promoting Federalism
- Cooperative Federalism
- NITI has provided a platform for direct issue-based interaction between States and Central Ministries thereby helping quick resolution of outstanding issues.
- The NITI Forum for North East has been constituted and tangible sectoral proposals are being implemented by the States in partnership with the North East council.
- NITI has designed some major initiatives for island development which are being implemented under the overall guidance of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- It is also envisaged that like the NITI Forum for the North East, other regional councils of contiguous States could be formed.
- The first step has been taken by forming the Himalayan States Regional Council and forming a coalition of all thirteen central universities in these states.
- Competitive Federalism
- It promotes competitive federalism principally through pushing its sectoral indices which are put out in the public domain.
- The indices on water, education, health, innovation, export preparedness, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have attracted significant positive attention.
- It has also introduced a competition element in ‘Aspirational Districts Program’ by focusing on governance improvement on the ground.
- These districts have shown significant improvement in indicators pertaining to health and nutrition, education etc.
- Besides, several best practices in governance have emerged from these districts which are now being scaled up and replicated at the block level in some states.
- The NITI Aayog cannot transform a deeply unequal society into a modern economy that ensures the welfare of all citizens. This is evident in the rising inequality in India.
- NITI Aayog has no influence over private or public investment.
- NITI Aayog does not appear to have an impact on long-term policy decisions. For example, the Goods and Services Tax.
- NITI Aayog frequently provides uncritical support for government-sponsored schemes and programmes. However, it should keep an intellectual distance from the government.
- NITI Aayog should concentrate on policy implementation rather than just policy recommendations.
- It should also be focusing on reforms and informing the government about where it will face consequences for failing to implement its policies and where it is falling short. | <urn:uuid:15b0510a-069e-4b2e-a48a-50ade1649dbb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vajiramias.com/article/parameswaran-iyer-who-helped-in-swachh-bharat-rollout-replaces-kant-as-niti-ceo/62b6abb62acb755110185f76/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.934172 | 1,358 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Want to know what SEO stop words are and need a list of stop words for SEO?
Hi! Today we are going to discuss an important topic which is: What are SEO Stop Words? And how it affects our SEO progress. Also, I will share search engine stopword list along with all information with you.
Will stop words affect SEO?
Search engine optimization is very important for any type of website or blog to gain ranking as well as organic traffic.
Search Engine is where you can get great traffic to your website for free, but all it takes is a lot of work.
There are many factors for ranking in search results, for example, on-page SEO techniques, off-page SEO techniques, and many more.
SEO stopwords are one of the important factors, but they are ignored by most bloggers and digital marketers, which has a negative effect on rankings.
SEO is getting more and more difficult due to competition and many other things. And even Google changes its algorithms continuously to serve you better. However, I will share important things with you about blogging or SEO to maintain your rankings.
In this article, I’m going to talk about SEO stop keywords to improve your SEO. And most bloggers don’t know. If you know why not to use that kind of word, I’m sure it will improve your SEO.
What are SEO Stop Words?
In SEO, search engines skip the most common words to save space in their databases and to speed up the crawling process. In simple words, the words that are ignored by the search engine crawler are known stop words.
If you are including stopwords in your article, dear friend, search engines do not value those words and ignore them.
Everyone knew that search engine bot crawls and indexes billions of web pages daily. Also, they must store all the data from the web pages and store it. so they can show you a search result as soon as possible.
All search engines want to show users a quick result and have made a list of common words that are used by bloggers in their posts. these words are defined in the filter and when the crawler enters the webpage they ignore these stop words.
Below I have shared all the words that are considered stop words in SEO. Before that, I would like to say that these stop keywords have their own importance when writing content.
You can use these words in your content writing, but don’t use these keywords in your article’s URL, and more importantly, in your main keywords. Otherwise, your ranking may be affected.
Here is the complete list of words:
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Three Apostles Underscore the Organization, Opportunities of Temple and Family History Work
Contributed By Scott Taylor, Church News Managing Editor
- Clarify patterns, plans, and coordination.
- Strengthen family connections for promised blessings.
- Help people receive, remember, and honor temple ordinances.
“The home, the family, and the temple are inseparably connected—one leads to the other,” he said. “In no other work are we more home-centered than in temple and family history work.” —Elder Gary E. Stevenson
Elder David A. Bednar, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Dale G. Renlund shared their united testimony of the “truthfulness, the divinity, and the reality” of temple and family history work on February 28.
The members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who are assigned to serve on the Church’s Temple and Family History Executive Council provided information and inspiration during an evening leadership instruction meeting for ward and stake leaders.
The training, held in the Conference Center Theater in conjunction with the annual RootsTech family history conference, was live-streamed on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Accentuating the importance of temple and family history work, the leaders were joined on the stand by three other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and other members the Temple and Family History Executive Council.
Each leader offered counsel and direction to ward temple and family history leaders and consultants, helping them understand the responsibilities of their calling, discover how temple and family history service can strengthen families, and learn how to organize temple and family history service in their wards.
Elder Renlund: Clarify patterns, plans, and coordination
Because of the organizational adjustments that have occurred in the past year, there has been some confusion among temple and family history consultants wondering where they fit in the ward organization. Elder Renlund shared various ways temple and family history callings could be organized depending on the size and strength of the ward or branch.
To aid a ward’s vision and attitude, a temple and family history plan should be developed by the ward council and approved by the bishop. This could include a plan to reach out to 10- and 11-year old children to do family history work, or it could be a plan to work closely with those who the missionaries are teaching so that new converts are ready with family names on their first time to the temple.
To effectively engage consultants and enhance communication, coordination meetings need not be long, should be people-oriented, and at times could be done by text, email, or phone rather than in a formal meeting, Elder Renlund said.
Asking that wards clarify their leadership patterns, plans, and coordination meetings, Elder Renlund promised: “As you do, the Lord will hasten His work on both sides of the veil, and you will be blessed in the process.”
Elder Stevenson: Strengthen family connections for promised blessings
In his remarks, Elder Stevenson focused on the promised blessings of family history and temple work and creating personal connections with our ancestors. Recently, he was in Rome, Italy, for the open house tours. While hosting VIP tours, he described:
“I cannot recall one person who did not seem visibly touched as the doctrine of the eternal family and eternal marriage was described along with the great plan of happiness and the Atonement of Jesus Christ,” he said. “I will forever remember the Spirit bringing both me and an esteemed leader of another faith to tears as I described this sacred ordinance.”
In addition to Elder Stevenson’s reflections on the significance of eternal ordinances in the temple while in Rome, he was reminded that he had Italian ancestors.
For a brief “hands-on” portion of his remarks, using the Family Tree app on his phone, he demonstrated how he traced his lineage back to a maternal great-great-great-grandfather, Jean Pierre Stalle, who was baptized in the mid-1800s in northern Italy.
He then shared the app’s “Memories” feature to further describe the Stalle family’s emigration to America. This information included a journal entry about Jean Pierre’s death near the Sweetwater River with a handcart company in August 1856 and how his widow and four children eventually reached the Salt Lake valley.
“The home, the family, and the temple are inseparably connected—one leads to the other,” he said. “In no other work are we more home-centered than in temple and family history work.”
Elder Stevenson then repeated one of his previous teachings in relation to connecting with one’s family history: “Understanding the eternal nature of the temple will lead us to our family; understanding the eternal nature of the family will lead us to the temple.”
Elder Bednar: Help people receive, remember, and honor temple ordinances
For his part of the meeting, Elder Bednar was joined by eight members of a local ward who have key roles in temple and family history—the bishop, the president and first counselor of both the elders quorum and Relief Society, the ward temple and family history leader, and two youth who are temple and family history consultants.
Sitting in council, Elder Bednar asked them to summarize what they had heard and learned from the evening’s instruction, with the group offering suggestions and emphasis. In several instances, he invited other leaders to add insights.
The summaries included:
- Have a simple ward temple and family history plan.
- Communicate and coordinate frequently, effectively and concisely.
- Focus temple and family history efforts on individuals.
- Remember the added value of and motivation from family history stories and memories.
- Take advantage of FamilySearch accounts and the Family Tree app features, rather than creating a ward’s own programs or aids.
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help when facing a research roadblock.
- Allow efforts to be home-centered and Church-supported, rather than Church-supplanted.
- Consider calling recently returned missionaries and recently assigned missionaries who are waiting to leave to serve as ordinance workers in the temple.
- Find ways for youth and even children to be engaged in temple and family history efforts.
Noting that each year 500,000 youth, converts, and other Latter-day Saints become eligible for first-time temple ordinances, Elder Bednar invited wards “to help people prepare to worthily receive, remember, and honor temple ordinances.”
Witnesses of temple and family history work
Elder Bradley D. Foster, a General Authority Seventy and the executive director of the Church’s Family History Department, underscored the Family Tree app features as key “to first discover who you are, which will lead you to discover who your family is, which will ultimately lead you to discover how you’re connected to your Heavenly Father.”
FamilySearch International CEO Steve Rockwood encouraged the use of both local family history consultants and the “help” buttons on the the mobile app and website, allowing members to tap into “a huge global network.”
Sister Joy D. Jones, Primary General President, said many 11-year-old children are qualifying for limited-use recommends following the recent age-group progression changes. “Not only are they coming to the temple,” she said, “they are coming with family names to perform ordinances for, and—this is even better—they’re bringing their families with them.”
Elders Stevenson and Renlund added their endorsements of the mobile app to help with temple and family history efforts.
Elder Stevenson said in an age where talk of technology often revolves around hazards and cautions, Family Tree “is a place where technology is filling the measure of its creation.“
Elder Bednar concluded the training with a statement from the Prophet Joseph Smith: “The building up of Zion is a cause that interested the people of God in every age; it is a theme upon which prophets, priests, and kings have dwelt with peculiar delight; they have looked forward with joyful anticipation to the day in which we lived; and fired with heavenly and joyful anticipations they have sung and wrote and prophesied of this our day;—but they died without the sight; we are the favored people that God has made choice of to bring about the Latter-day glory; it is left for us to see, participate in, and help to roll forward the Latter-day glory. … A work that God and angels have contemplated with delight for generations past; that fired the souls of the ancient patriarchs and prophets—a work that is destined to bring about the destruction of the powers of darkness, the renovation of the earth, the glory of God, and the salvation of the human family” (History of the Church, 4:609–10; from “The Temple,” an editorial published in Times and Seasons, May 2, 1842, p. 776; Joseph Smith was the editor of the periodical).
Elder Bednar, standing with Elder Stevenson and Elder Renlund, gave voice to their united witness of the ”truthfulness, the divinity and the reality“ of temple and family history work.
“We invoke upon you a blessing that you may see, that you may participate in, and that you may be blessed both now and throughout eternity by the lessons you learn and through the service that you give,” he concluded.
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, center, participates in a discussion on temple and family history work with a ward council with such responsibilities. The image is from a screenshot from the February 28 broadcast.
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Written by Vicki Holder
Auckland has been slower to catch on, says Simon Chamberlain of GreenAir, a green infrastructure and plantscape business in Grey Lynn, mainly because architects and designers are not sure what to do or where to go for information. But it will happen, he says.
As Auckland moves towards an estimated 2 million people in the early 2030s, and the Unitary Plan plan allows for 422,000 extra houses to be built over the next 25 years, with limits around the boundaries, the only way is up for many areas. There is less space on the ground, so policymakers, design practitioners, and the public must consider new ways to incorporate greenery into the urban landscape - for environmental, health and aesthetic reasons.
“They can help with insulation by controlling the temperature of the building, keeping heat in during winter and out in summer.”
Green roofs offer many benefits for future housing designs, says Simon. Many residential owners in Sydney benefit from lower energy costs by adding rooftop gardens.
Sydney’s adoption of the rooftop garden trend also helps with the urban heat island effect (UHIE), which sees higher temperatures recorded in cities compared with rural areas due to heat being generated and absorbed by buildings, pavement and vehicles.
Canadian research has shown that if eight percent of roofs were greened, ambient temperatures could drop by two degrees.
In addition, they attract wildlife and insects, which is fantastic for biodiversity, says Simon. Plus they can be beneficial in reducing and slowing storm water run-off. “All water that hits the roof normally goes into the storm water system. Green roofs can absorb the moisture and take away pollutants at the same time,” so polluting particles don’t enter the water system. This results in reduced stress on the city’s sewage systems.
Then there’s the socialization aspect. Gardens on top of buildings help buildings merge into the landscape and invite the residents to entertain, relax and hang out with friends, says Simon. “It’s more visually appealing for neighbours who look down on a garden instead of a bare roof. If I was looking at buying a house and someone had a green roof that I could look out on, I’d feel so much better.”
“ They are absolutely viable on ordinary residential homes. The roof top sits there unused, so you may as well use it for growing plants.”
He assures, the Council loves green roof concepts too. “If the developer puts a green roof into the early phase of a building design, there’s more chance of their getting Resource Consent.
They are very much in favour of such developments.
Roof gardens have already popped up on commercial buildings in Auckland like the award-winning function space ‘The Cloak’ at Auckland Airport, designed by architects Fearon Hay, which included a 208m2 green roof. With pitched roof faces in a windy location, it required technical design expertise using a pre-vegetated system with a selection of native New Zealand grasses, ground covers and sedum plants pre-grown in modules for four months prior to installation.
Auckland Council’s Karanga Kiosk information centre at Wynyard Quarter, is another project featuring a pre-vegetated system of tussocks and grasses, designed to reduce run-off by up to 75%.
GreenAir currently has three or four more “ large projects on the board. There will be more jobs including apartments coming up over the next few months or so. We’re looking at some major apartment projects with balconies,” he says.
To install a green roof, you need to consult a structural engineer to check the weight the roof can support. Waterproofing is required and must be in excellent condition. Several companies in Auckland can advise on and help create the specifications needed to establish a green roof, including Greenair.
Greenair works with Stormwater 360 which has developed a pre-vegetated, modular green roof system called LiveRoof, specifically designed to grow plants in a rooftop environment. It provides an instant green roof with mature plans and is ideal for both residential and commercial builds. LiveRoof gives instant benefits providing an evaporative cooling effect, maximum storm water retention and optimal aesthetics.
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SCR 72 - This resolution establishes a planning commission for the Kansas City School District to research, review and evaluate key issues related to the Kansas City School District. The Commission shall make recommendations to improve education, student performance and to meet requirements applicable to school districts.
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You should feel comfortable in your house. A comfortable temperature is crucial in both the summer and winter. A reliable heating and air conditioning system is vital. It’s hard to maintain your home’s temperature or cool when your system is not functioning properly. This is where the heating and cooling solutions are available. These services will help you maintain your system, and also ensure that your system is working properly.
A house, office, or commercial space should have HVAC and heating systems. They offer comfort to occupants and aid in controlling the humidity levels. HVAC systems must be regularly serviced and maintained in order to function properly. HVAC services can make sure that your HVAC system operates efficiently and efficiently. They also can identify potential problems and fix them before they become major problems. Regular maintenance can extend the life of your HVAC system as well as save money on repair and replacement cost. It is crucial to find a reliable and experienced HVAC company to keep the effectiveness of your HVAC system. There are a variety of reasons heating and air conditioning services are essential.
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Air conditioning installation can make breathing easier. The air you breathe in can pose an ill-health risk when it’s not properly air-conditioned or heated. Colds, coughs and fatigue can all be a result of. Your air conditioner serves as the filter that your home has by increasing the ventilation and regulating the temperature of your home. Although there are alternatives to improve air quality, air conditioning is the most effective.
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Report a Crime or Suspicious Activity
Knowing how to react during an emergency can save your life. Simple and decisive actions taken in response to an evolving emergency can mean the difference between death or serious injury and staying safe.
How To Report a Crime or Suspicious Activity
Security is a collaborative effort that concerns everyone. The Office of Safety and Security depends on the College community to let us know when you observe a security problem, or a situation that may be unsafe. If You See Something, Say Something!
To report a campus emergency:
- Dial 911 for the Police or Fire Departments
- Call College Safety and Security: Dial 5555 from a campus phone or 215-751-8111 from a non-campus phone
- Use the Online Reporting System
For non-emergencies, the Security Office has a suggestion box where you can leave your comments, feedback and ideas about how we may be of better service to the College Community.
Online Reporting System
You can now report suspicious activity to the Safety and Security office using the Online Reporting System.
This reporting form is for individuals who have information about an individual, safety issue, potential crime, or incident and wish to report it anonymously. Information obtained from submissions will be kept confidential, but may be shared on a need-to-know basis if the information would be beneficial to another College department. Depending on the nature the information, College policies and protocols or legal constraints may preclude an immediate response from the Department of Campus Safety and Security.
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This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2020. Therefore this version remains current.
This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the epoxy equivalent and is applicable to all epoxy compounds. In the case of epoxyamines, it is necessary to apply the modification specified in annex A.
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Author: George Mason
Annotation: The Virginia Constitution, written by George Mason, is significant in that it was the first constitutions dividing the government into three branches. It provided an outline to the U. S. Constitution.
Document: CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA – 1776.*
WE, the Delegates and Representatives of the good people of Virginia, do declare the future form of government of Virginia to be as followeth :
The legislative, executive, and judiciary department, shall be separate and distinct, so that neither exercise the powers properly belonging to the other : nor shall any person exercise the powers of more than one of them, at the same time; except that the Justices of the County Courts shall be eligible to either House of Assembly.
The legislative shall be formed of two distinct branches, who, together, shall be a complete Legislature. They shall meet once, or oftener, every year, and shall be called, The General Assembly of Virginia. One of these shall be called, The House of Delegates, and consist of two Representatives, to be chosen for each county, and for the district of West-Augusta, annually, of such men as actually reside in, and are freeholders of the same, or duly qualified according to law, and also of one Delegate or Representative., to be chosen annually for the city of Williamsburgh, and one for the borough of Norfolk, and a Representative for each of such other cities and boroughs, as may hereafter be allowed particular representation by the legislature; but when any city or borough shall so decrease, as that the number of persons, hav ing right of suffrage therein, shall have been, for the space of seven years successively, less than half the number of voters in some one county in Virginia, such city or borough thenceforward shall cease to send a Delegate or Representative to the Assembly.
The other shall be called The Senate, and consist of twenty-four members, of whom thirteen shall constitute a House to proceed on business; for whose election, the dif ferent counties shall be divided into twenty-four districts; and each county of the respective district, at the time of the election of its Delegates, shall vote for one Sen ator, who is actually a resident and freeholder within the district, or duly qualified according to law, and is upwards of twenty-five years of age; and the Sheriffs of each county, within five days at farthest, after the last county election in the district, shall meet at some convenient place, and from the poll, so taken in their respective coun ties, return, as a Senator, the man who shall have the greatest number of votes in the whole district. To keep up this Assembly by rotation, the districts shall be equally divided into four classes and numbered by lot. At the end of one year after the gen eral election, the six members, elected by the first division, shall be displaced, and the vacancies thereby occasioned supplied from such class or division, by new election, in the manner aforesaid. This rotation shall be applied to each division, accord ing to its number, and continued in due order annually.
The right of suffrage in the election of members for both Houses shall remain as exercised at present; and each House shall choose its own Speaker, appoint its own officers, settle its own rules of proceeding, and direct writs of election, for the supply ing intermediate vacancies.
All laws shall originate in the House of Delegates, to be approved of or rejected by the Senate, or to be amended, with consent of the House of Delegates; except money-bills, which in no instance shall be altered by the Senate, but wholly approved or rejected.
A Governor, or chief magistrate, shall be chosen annually by joint ballot of both Houses (to be taken in each House respectively) deposited in the conference room; the boxes examined jointly by a committee of each House, and the numbers severally reported to them, that the appointments may be entered (which shall be the mode of taking the joint ballot of both Houses, in all cases) who shall not continue in that office longer than three years successively, nor be eligible, until the expiration of four years after he shall have been out of that office. An adequate, but moderate salary shall be settled on him, during his continuance in office; and he shall, with the advice of a Council of State, exercise the executive powers of government, according to the laws of this Commonwealth; and shall not, under any pretence, exercise any power or prerogative, by virtue of any law, statute or custom of Eng land . But he shall, with the advice of the Council of State, have the power of grant ing reprieves or pardons, except where the prosecution shall have been carried on by the House of Delegates, or the law shall otherwise particularly direct; in which cases, no reprieve or pardon shall be granted, but by resolve of the House of Delegates.
Either House of the General Assembly may adjourn themselves respectively. The Governor shall not prorogue or adjourn the Assembly, during their sitting, nor dis solve them at any time; but he shall, if necessary, either by advice of the Council of State, or on application of a majority of the House of Delegates, call them before the time to which they shall stand prorogued or adjourned.
A Privy Council, or Council of State, consisting of eight members, shall be chosen, by joint ballot of both Houses of Assembly, either from their own members or the people at large, to assist in the administration of government. They shall annually choose, out of their own members, a President, who, in case of death, inability, or absence of the Governor from the government, shall act as Lieutenant-Governor. Four members shall be sufficient to act, and their advice and proceedings shall be entered on record, and signed by the members present, (to any part whereof, any member may enter his dissent) to be laid before the General Assembly, when called for by them. This Council may appoint their own Clerk, who shall have a salary settled by law, and take an oath of secrecy, in such matters as he shall be directed by the board to conceal. A sum of money, appropriated to that purpose, shall be divided annually among the members, in proportion to their attendance; and they shall be incapable, during their continuance in office, of sitting in either House of Assembly. Two members shall be removed, by joint ballot of both Houses of Assembly, at the end of every three years, and be ineligible for the three next years. These vacancies, as well as those occasioned by death or incapacity, shall be supplied by new elections, in the same manner.
The Delegates for Virginia to the Continental Congress shall be chosen annually, or superseded in the mean time, by joint ballot of both Houses of Assembly.
The present militia officers shall be continued, and vacancies supplied by appoint ment of the Governor, with the advice of the Privy-Council, on recommendations from the respective County Courts; but the Governor and Council shall have a power of suspending any officer, and ordering a Court Martial, on complaint of misbehaviour or inability, or to supply vacancies of officers, happening when in actual ser vice.
The Governor may embody the militia, with the advice of the Privy Council; and when embodied, shall alone have the direction of the militia, under the laws of the country.
The two Houses of Assembly shall, by joint ballot, appoint Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals, and General Court, Judges in Chancery, Judges of Admiralty, Secretary, and the Attorney-General, to be commissioned by the Governor, and con tinue in office during good behaviour. In case of death, incapacity, or resignation, the Governor, with the advice of the Privy Council, shall appoint persons to succeed in office, to be approved or displaced by both Houses. These officers shall have fixed and adequate salaries, and, together with all others, holding lucrative offices, and all ministers of the gospel, of every denomination, be incapable of being elected members of either House of Assembly or the Privy Council.
The Governor, with the advice of the Privy Council, shall appoint Justices of the Peace for the counties; and in case of vacancies, or a necessity of increasing the number hereafter, such appointments to be made upon the recommendation of the respective County Courts. The present acting Secretary in Virginia, and Clerks of all the County Courts, shall continue in office. In case of vacancies, either by death, incapacity, or resignation, a Secretary shall be appointed, as before directed; and the Clerks, by the respective Courts. The present and future Clerks shall hold their offices during good behaviour, to be judged of, and determined in the General Court. The Sheriffs and Coroners shall be nominated by the respective Courts, approved by the Governor, with the advice of the Privy Council, and commissioned by the Governor. The Justices shall appoint Constables; and all fees of the aforesaid officers be regu lated by law.
The Governor, when he is out of office, and others, offending against the State, either by mal-administration, corruption, or other means, by which the safety of the State may be endangered, shall be impeachable by the House of Delegates. Such impeachment to be prosecuted by the Attorney-General, or such other person or per sons, as the House may appoint in the General Court, according to the laws of the land. If found guilty, he or they shall be either forever disabled to hold any office under government, or be removed from such office pro tempore, or subjected to such pains or penalties as the laws shall direct.
If all or any of the Judges of the General Court should on good grounds (to be judged of by the House of Delegates) be accused of any of the crimes or offences above mentioned, such House of Delegates may, in like manner, impeach the Judge or Judges so accused, to be prosecuted in the Court of Appeals; and he or they, if found .guilty, shall be punished in the same manner as is prescribed in the preceding clause.
Commissions and grants shall run, “In the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” and bear test by the Governor, with the seal of the Commonwealth annexed. Writs shall run in the same manner, and bear test by the Clerks of the several Courts. Indictments shall conclude, “Against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth.”
A Treasurer shall be appointed annually, by joint ballot of both Houses.
All escheats, penalties, and forfeitures, heretofore going to the King, shall go to the Commonwealth, save only such as the Legislature may abolish, or otherwise pro vide for.
The territories, contained within the Charters, erecting the Colonies of Maryland, Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, are hereby ceded, released, and forever confirmed, to the people of these Colonies respectively, with all the rights of property, jurisdiction and government, and all other rights whatsover, which might, at any time heretofore, have been claimed by Virginia, except the free navigation and use of the rivers Patomaque and Pokomoke, with the property of the Virginia shores and’ strands, bordering on either of the said rivers, and all improvements, which have been, or shall be made thereon. The western and northern extent of Virginia shall, in all other respects, stand as fixed by the Charter of King James I. in the year one thousand six hundred and nine, and by the public treaty of peace between the Courts of Britain and France, in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three; unless by act of this Legislature, one or more governments be established westward of the Alleghany mountains. And no purchases of lands shall be made of the Indian natives, but on behalf of the public, by authority of the General Assembly.
* This constitution was framed by the convention which issued the preceding declaration of rights, and was adopted June 29, 1776. It was not submitted to the people for ratification.
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With some blockbuster space missions under way, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth from around the Solar System. Meanwhile, some of our most powerful telescopes were trained on the Universe’s most fascinating targets. Here are a few of the best.
Up in the clouds
Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has been sending back stunning images of Jupiter’s clouds since it arrived in orbit around the giant planet in 2016. This amazing, colour-enhanced view shows patterns that look like they were created by paper marbling. The picture was compiled from four separate images taken by the spacecraft on 29 May.
At the time, Juno was making a close pass of the fifth world from the Sun, approaching to between 18,600km (11,600 miles) and 8,600km (5,400 miles) of the swirling cloud tops.
The image above shows swirling clouds that surround a circular feature within a jet stream region on Jupiter.
After its swing-by exploration of Pluto in 2015, Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft was sent after a different target in the distant Kuiper Belt, which lies beyond the orbit of Neptune. This belt is populated by thousands of primitive, icy objects that provide insights into the very beginnings of our Solar System.
Scientists settled on an object called MU 69, which had only been discovered in 2014. MU 69 (later called Ultima Thule, and now Arrokoth) turned out to be a 39km-long “contact binary”, composed of two different icy balls that collided at low speed. The reddish colouration is caused by organic compounds called tholins on the surface.
Eta Carinae is a star system located around 7,500 light-years away. It consists of at least two stars that, combined, emit about five million times more energy than our Sun. One of the stars has been releasing hot gas that has expanded into a pair of ballooning lobes. For decades, astronomers have wondered whether it is on the brink of destruction, and will erupt in a violent supernova. This latest image of the stellar fireworks display was released this year, and was taken by the Wide Field Camera 3 on the Hubble Space Telescope.
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has been exploring Gale Crater on Mars since 2012. The robot took this “selfie” as it explored the slopes of Mount Sharp – a mountain that forms the central peak of the impact depression.
Two samples of rock drilled from this site showed exceptionally high amounts of clay minerals. Clay often forms in the presence of water, which is a key ingredient for life. Previous evidence had shown that water once pooled in Gale Crater.
Far side of the Moon
On 3 January this year, China’s Chang’e-4 spacecraft became the first mission to perform a soft landing on the far side of the Moon. A few days after the touchdown, cameras on the robotic rover and its lander were commanded to take photos of one another.
The spacecraft were carrying cameras, a radar to probe beneath the lunar surface, a spectrometer for identifying minerals and a live experiment to grow plants in a mini-biosphere. In May, Chinese scientists reported that Chang’e-4 had confirmed a longstanding idea about the origin of a vast crater on the Moon’s far side where the mission landed.
A galactic rival
This image taken by the Hubble telescope shows a spiral galaxy called NGC 772, which lies 130 million light-years away. NGC 772 has much in common with our own Milky Way galaxy. For instance, both the Milky Way and NGC 772 have small satellite galaxies, which closely orbit their parent galaxies.
However, the two are also different in a few key ways. For example, NGC 772 lacks a central feature called a bar, which is built of gas and stars and is thought to help funnel material through the core of a galaxy – perhaps fuelling star formation.
We are sailing
LightSail is a project developed by the non-profit organisation The Planetary Society. Its purpose is to demonstrate solar sailing in low-Earth orbit. Solar sails are a long-discussed way of propelling spacecraft. The sails exploit the fact that sunlight exerts pressure on a mirrored surface. This can, in theory, be used for propulsion in a way that’s akin to a sail being blown by the wind.
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A weather-roiling La Niña appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California and South America, frigid winters in parts of the United States and Japan and greater risks for the world’s already strained energy and food supplies.
The phenomenon — which begins when the atmosphere reacts to a cooler patch of water over the Pacific Ocean — will likely last through at least February, the US Climate Prediction Center said Thursday. There is a 57 percent chance it be a moderate event, like the one that started last year, the centre said. While scientists may need months to confirm whether La Niña has definitely returned, all the signs are indicating it’s here.
“Everything you want to see in having a La Niña we are seeing,” Michelle L’Heureux, a forecaster at the centre, said in an interview. “We are pretty confident La Niña is here.”
Signs have been emerging for months that the pattern was likely forming, marking the world’s second La Niña in a row. La Niña — like its counterpart, El Niño — usually peaks in the Northern Hemisphere’s winter, but its effects can trigger widespread consequences across the globe. Its onset this season could have a powerful impact on agriculture markets relying on South American crops, which could face dryer conditions, as well as palm oil across Indonesia, where there may be increased flooding. Cold and storms tend to favour the United States' Pacific Northwest and northern Plains when La Niña emerges, squeezing regional energy markets.
Due to La Niña, California may see little relief from its ongoing drought, making its wildfire season even worse. The most populous US state usually receives the bulk of its annual water from rain and snow spread between November and April, a pattern La Niña threatens to disrupt by shifting storm tracks north. La Niña will likely spell bad news for farmers in southern Brazil and Argentina as well, where the phenomenon can bring drought, hitting already ravaged production of corn, coffee, and soybeans.
Additionally, the Atlantic hurricane season, which has already produced 20 named storms, could see more ahead because of La Niña. That’s because it tends to disrupt the wind shear that normally rips fall storms apart before they can get too strong. While few late-season storms threaten oil and natural gas production and processing in the Gulf of Mexico, expensive real estate along the US East Coast will be vulnerable.
La Niña’s impact on the US Northeast could be trickier to diagnose. Sometimes, a La Niña pattern pulls storms inland, leaving more snow and rain to fall across the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Tennessee River valleys, bypassing the large cities of the East Coast, L’Heureux said. The emergence of a La Niña pattern often brings chilly weather to the northern parts of the United States but milder climates in the south. Last year’s winter was the world’s eighth warmest in 142 years of record keeping, according to the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
Forecasters are confident La Niña will persist through the winter because the temperatures deep within the ocean are cooler than normal. By early spring, La Niña will likely fade and the Pacific will return to neutral or near normal state.
Likely, of course, is the key word here. While forecasters are all-but certain La Niña has formed, it’s hard to predict long-term temperatures and precipitation rates, since other weather patterns can interfere with La Niña.
“Climate outlooks have probabilities associated with them because they are never guaranteed,” L’Heureux said.
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The Bank of England should raise interest rates next week … Most people that read finance columns have heard of the "natural rate of unemployment", and many will know that the term was introduced by Milton Friedman. But far fewer will know where he got the term. He said himself, in his Nobel Prize lecture, that "The 'natural rate of unemployment' [is] a term I introduced to parallel Knut Wicksell's 'natural rate of interest'". But who was Knut Wicksell and what is the "natural rate of interest" – and does it matter? We shall see that it does indeed matter, and tells us something important about current UK monetary policy and the outlook for the UK economy and George Osborne's chances of delivering his fiscal plans …Three years, now, at 0.5 percent, and counting. That compares with a natural rate of interest that was about 5 percent when times were better and will be around 3-3.5 percent now. (Essentially, add the 2.5 per cent RPI inflation rate that's about the target to the 1 percent or so sustainable growth rate, and you get a decent guess at the natural rate.) Having interest rates so far below the natural rate damages the sustainable growth rate of the economy. – UK Telegraph/ Andrew Lilico
Dominant Social Theme: We just have to figure out what's natural and then fake it.
Free-Market Analysis: Here comes Andrew Lilico, an economist with Europe Economics, and a member of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee, according to the UK Telegraph (see article above).
The gibberish contained in the above excerpt is only magnified throughout the article. It is really incredible. What is it about price fixing that such intelligent commentators don't understand?
If you artificially set a price by force – and this is what central banks do – then that price is almost bound to be incorrect. Only the market itself can generate a "natural" rate of interest or determine monetary volume.
That's because the market itself is competitive. The "Invisible Hand" of competition creates naturally fluctuating interest rates and the appropriate volume of money stuff.
This is why monetary competition historically yields up evermore efficient and healthy money. People voluntarily choose the kind of money they want and the volume of money as well.
Within this context, gold and silver have proven to be a historically popular money stuff. Used with each other, gold and silver provide a ratio. If the ratio becomes distorted, people can tell that someone is trying to manipulate the market. This called bi-metalism.
Greenbackerism has made a startling comeback of late, which we have long predicted, citing Ellen Brown's effective boosting of the idea that government ought to have the sole franchise to print money.
But regardless of whether a mercantilist public/private body like the Bank of England or Federal Reserve prints paper-fiat money, or a fully public enterprise, such as those found in India or China, the problem of the natural rate and volume remains. Once human beings arrogate to themselves such decisions, money itself cannot help but be distorted.
Both India and China are now suffering from vigorous price inflation. That's because when human beings have a monopoly of something, it will inevitably be abused. It is impossible to expect mere flesh and blood not to print too much money. Money buys all kinds of fun, especially for those in control of it.
Over time, even within a competitive monetary environment, government eventually prints too much paper money, eventually debasing it. As this paper money became cheapened, people seek not to hold it, and try to get rid of it.
This is why schemes like Greenbackerism tend to lead to government consolidation of money authority. As people reject government money, those in charge gradually mandate its use. Within historical contexts, there tends to be an expansion of force as people are compelled to use what they would otherwise reject.
There are arguments that certain kinds of government monopoly money have proven more effective than other kinds. Ellen Brown, Bill Still and others argue that tally sticks were a wonderfully effective government initiated money that helped England build an empire.
But from our point of view this is perhaps a misreading on several fronts. First of all, there is nothing all that admirable about an empire. Societies tend to flourish, as we have often pointed out, when they are separate and singular but gathered closely together.
This allows people to travel from one place to another nearby place if they are being oppressed. Gradually over time, a culture of freedom is established as governments compete with one another to provide environments that are attractive and laissez faire.
Many great cultures have been established within this context. Rome had its Seven Hills, the Greek Golden Age and the Renaissance had city states, the United States had "these" united States.
Over time, consolidation usually takes place and gradually what was free and innovative becomes less so. Eventually dirigisme and socialism may set in.
Gradually the leaders of the consolidated country begin to become aggressive and to focus on outside threats to distract attention from an increasingly failed society. This is the empire phase.
It is unfortunate that most of history focuses on the "greatness" of empire when in fact, an "empire" is symptomatic of societal sickness not health.
During the tally stick era in Britain, Kings – having access to the money supply – apparently borrowed against the stock of tally sticks considerably for purposes of waging war. Not only that, but as tally sticks were generated to pay taxes, the volume of the money supply was seemingly artificially restricted.
This was great for those who controlled tally sticks – the ruling class – because an artificially restrained money deprived people of capital and likely had a retardant effect on social mobility and individual economic potential. Tally sticks were a perfect money for the elites.
There is seemingly no substitute for competitive money and for the Invisible Hand setting the volume and price of money. In economies that use gold and silver, hoarding and dishoarding sets the price of market money, along, perhaps, with the opening and closing of mines, depending on how much gold and silver is circulating. This is one reason why precious metals have been successful as money throughout history.
In the modern era, central banking has taken over the world – and the result is general catastrophe and ruin. This is only to be expected. It is in fact what those behind the system are intending to create.
The power elite that has seemingly installed modern monopoly fiat money – and the dollar reserve system itself – apparently seeks to build world government. It needs to foment economic turmoil and wars in order to move society toward one-world money.
Central banking is key to this strategy. The more monetary price fixing there is, the more economic chaos and catastrophe takes place. It is a closed loop, a virtuous circle from the power elite point of view.
The elites spend an enormous amount of time trying to justify central bank price fixing. It is one of their biggest dominant social themes – that only a handful of good, gray men can manage the economy and make decisions for everyone else.
Andrew Lilico wants us to believe that central banks ARE capable of mimicking natural rates of money production. In truth, there is no "natural interest rate" or rate of monetary production that human beings are EVER capable of creating.
Even if the top people at these monopoly money banks were capable of figuring out where the price and volume of money could be, there is no guarantee that they would generate the correct prices over time.
They would use their power for their OWN benefit. As indeed they have. We can see it clearly, even today. What misery there is in the world.
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WHAT ARE WAX VAPORIZERS?
Vaporizers are not exactly a new advancement in technology exactly. Our ancestors used to heat up rocks to a point where they would put ground up herbs on it, then inhale the vapors. However, the new forms of vaporizers you see everybody carrying and using nowadays are fairly new. Even newer than dry herb vaporizers are dab pens, wax vapes or a wax pen. Exactly as the name says, these are vape pens that are used for concentrates like wax, shatter or crumble. They generally come with different atomizers to vaporize your herbs and some even come with the ability to change the temperature on the battery.
HOW DAB PENS WORK
Wax vaporizers work very similarly to herbal vape pens with a bit of a difference in the atomizer. Vapes for dry herbs tend to be flat and circular providing a convection-style vaporization. Conduction style heating has a hollow oven chamber with the heat coming from around the chamber. For concentrates, the wax generally sits directly on the coil for it to heat up and melt.
HOW TO USE A DAB PEN
- Take a dab tool (which usually comes with your vape pen) and “dab” a bit of your concentrate directly on the coil in the center (because once it melts it will run around or melt off). It is very crucial that you do not pick or hit the coil too hard as it can break off once it gets brittle after many uses.
- Close the mouthpiece and turn the vape on by clicking the power button 3-5 times, depending on the vaporizer. (Each device will be a bit different so it’s necessary to read the instruction manual first.)
- Hit the power button and leave your finger on it for about 3-4 seconds (which is enough for the coil to heat up and turn your concentrates into vapor).
- When inhaling the vapor, do it very slowly as pulling it hard can cool the coil and wax down and that makes it counterproductive.
Ceramic plate. This is the best and most effective way to vaporize your wax. The ceramic plate is a small white ceramic surface that you can dab your wax directly on. It is one of the most popular and safest ways to vaporize your waxes because there is no toxin for it to give off. Some companies will have the plate be a bit smaller and have it run off to the sides. You can then scoop up the non-used concentrates and dab it back on the plate.
Quarts. Quartz is a colorless or a hard white type of rock that consists of silicon dioxide. In an atomizer for a vape pen, it is wrapped around a steel coil. Quartz comes from igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rocks which usually have a high temperature point.
Ceramic Rod. Ceramic is generally used very often in the vaporizer world. The reason for this is because of the high heat point it has which means it can last long while being heated over and over again. It also does not absorb any wax which means whatever it heats it generally turns into vapor before giving it an opportunity to slide around. You can scrape the remaining residue and dab it back onto the ceramic rod.
Silica Wick. Silica wicks are wicks that are used in mechanical mods or e-cigs which allow you to rebuild your own atomizer. For wax pens, they are generally surrounded by a steel coil. The silica wick absorbs most of the wax. This is a good thing because you can vape from it again without reloading it. However, the bad part is that you must make sure the wick is wet or else the coil will dry out and stop working. It can also get brittle and break off if you pick at the coil too hard.
TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTING
Temperature control settings on a wax vape pen are important because not all concentrates are made the same. Some are wetter than others while others are a bit harder. Concentrates generally need a higher temperature to vaporize and this comes into play when you are using a triple-use or multi-use vaporizer. A triple-use vaporizer is one that can be used with herbs, waxes and even liquids or oils. You usually just change the chamber or add a pad in there, but not all materials vaporize at the same temperature so that is a feature you want to make sure is on your next vape.
Many people have claimed that vaporizers have helped their breathing and lung problems as well as helped them to quit smoking. Others have claimed that the effects of their vapes are more powerful and cleaner than that of smoking. Here are some benefits that are obvious:
Health. Smoking comes with many risks, but one of them is the fact that the smoke you are inhaling is really hot. This can do a lot of damage to your throat and lungs as it is harsh on your system. Over time, the heat can cause different diseases and even cancer.
Discreet. A big reason why people use wax vape pens over other devices like a dab rig is simply because of mobility and discreetness. It’s hard to lug around a big glass unit with a torch, but it’s easy to put a pen-sized device in your pocket.
Save Money. A lot of people say vaporizers are expensive, but in all honesty they just have a larger upfront cost. However, you waste much less of your concentrate material then with a dab rig.
COMPARED TO A DAB RIG
A wax vape pen has many more benefits than a dab rig in many ways. A wax vape is much more portable and fits into small areas like a pocket for handy use. It is also more discreet. A dab rig requires you to heat it up for about 30 seconds and then smoke it like a water pipe, where as a vape pen is discreet and quick.
The only benefit to a dab rig is the taste of it is very pure and clear. A wax vaporizer will sometimes need a new atomizer if it begins to give off a bad taste.
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Why do some new religious movements succeed while others fail? Why are notions of deification—the belief that humans progress toward divinity—found in both early Christian history and in early Mormon history? Did the opposition experienced by Joseph Smith and his followers have lasting effects? In past decades, sociologists were left to answer the first question while theologians and historians addressed the second and third, respectively. In this lecture, Dr. Adam Powell argues that all three questions are very much interrelated. Borrowing from identity theory and the sociology of knowledge, Powell suggests ways that the social context of the nineteenth century influenced the religious thoughts of early Mormons.
About Adam Powell
Adam Powell is Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Theology & Religion at Durham University (UK) where he was a recipient of the Durham International Fellowships for Research and Enterprise. Prior to Durham, Dr. Powell was Assistant Professor and Director of the MA in Religious Studies at Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina. He has published on topics ranging from patristic theology to the history of sociology and from Mormonism to identity theory. He is also the author of Hans Mol and the Sociology of Religion as well as Irenaeus, Joseph Smith, and God-Making Heresy.
The views expressed here and in Maxwell Institute publications are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Maxwell Institute, Brigham Young University, or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Two incredible plant-based doctors from Plant Based TeleHealth discussed the medicinal properties in their delicious creations while preparing them for us. Dr. Laurie Marbas prepared lentil walnut taquitos and Dr. Christina Miller made Big Bad Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls. They picked ingredients for taste and nutrition with an emphasis on optimal health. It is important to have a mixture of raw and cooked whole foods, to ensure you get the nutrients that are maximized both ways. They also discussed alternatives to using oils in their recipes, and they both pointed out that they have healed many patients through plant-based eating. Dr. Marbas even said, “Feeding patients plant-based food is more powerful than my prescription pad.”
For Dr. Marbas’ dish, she used “meat” made from lentils and walnuts. Walnuts are a great source of omega-3s and both doctors pointed out that people with the greatest longevity consume a lot of beans. They mentioned the power of using Allium family veggies–garlic and onion–on a daily basis for anti-viral, anti-fungal, and antibiotic properties. For Dr. MIller’s dish, she used spaghetti squash as the bowl and put in cruciferous veggies–a coleslaw–along with guacamole on top. Every ingredient added to the flavor profile and nutrient density. Both doctors discussed the healing properties of spices and herbs, also essential to great health. They serve these dishes at parties and to their pre-vegan friends and family, and wow them every time!
Lentil Walnut Taquitos
- ½ c uncooked green lentils
- ½ cup diced mushrooms of choice
- ½ cup of walnut pieces
- 4 minced garlic cloves
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 ½ tsp Hatch green chilis in a can
- ½ can fire roasted tomatoes
- 12 organic corn tortillas yellow works best
- Optional dips:
- Pico de gallo
- Red or green salsas
- Cook lentils according to package instructions. (1/2 cup of uncooked lentils = 1 ½ cup cooked)
- When lentils are just about done (about 20 minutes) add diced mushrooms and mix. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Mix remaining ingredients in another bowl.
- Once lentils and mushrooms are cooked, add it to the other ingredients and thoroughly mix.
- Place mixture in a food processor and pulse to desired consistency, 20-30 seconds typically is sufficient.
- Pour back in the pan and heat on medium until thoroughly warms and thickens as water evaporates.
- When done heat the tortillas in microwave, 2 at a time between 2 damp paper towels for 30 seconds.
- Place about 2-3 TBS of “meat” in tortilla and roll.
- Place in air fryer for desired crispness (just as the edges begin to brown). I use a Breville smart over on air fryer mode, 400 degrees for 6-7 minutes.
- You can also bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes, keep a close eye on them though.
Big Bad Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls
- Roasted spaghetti squash:
- 2 medium spaghetti squash about 2 pounds each, halved and seeds removed
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Chili powder
- Cabbage Slaw:
- 3 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 ½ cups or 1 can 15 ounces black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 red orange, or yellow bell pepper
- 3 green onions chopped, (use both green and white parts)
- Fresh lime juice – about 2-3 limes or to taste
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels thawed
- 1 jalapeno – seeded – adjust to spiciness desired
- Fresh black pepper
- 4-5 ripe tomatoes or 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup purple onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
- Fresh black pepper
- 2 ripe avocados flesh scooped out, and mashed with fork to desired consistency
- Fresh black pepper
- Squeeze of lime about ½ lime to taste
- Pinch of cumin
- 2 TBSPs salsa
- *Optional: Pico de gallo
- 4 tomatoes diced
- 3 tablespoons onion diced
- 1 garlic clove diced
- -Fresh black pepper to taste
- *Optional: 1 mango or 1 peach diced
- *1-2 jalapeno seeded, diced per taste
- Optional toppings: Fresh cilantro chopped green onions, lime wedges
- To roast the spaghetti squash: Preheat the oven to 400° F. Place the halves of spaghetti squash on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle the insides of the squash with cumin, chili pepper, and freshly ground black pepper. Turn them over so the insides are facing down and roast for about 50 minutes, until soft (easily pierced with a fork).
- Meanwhile, to assemble the slaw: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cabbage, black beans, bell pepper, green onion, cilantro, lime juice, and toss to combine.
- Salsa: Can buy salsa or make your own. If buying, try to get fresh and low sodium. If making, add tomatoes and rest of salsa ingredients to food processor and gently process. Alternatively, can chop and serve as pico de gallo.
- Guacamole: can make or buy at the store. If making, mash avocado with a fork. Add rest of ingredients and mix to combine.
- To assemble, first use a fork to separate and fluff up the flesh of the spaghetti squash. Then divide the slaw into each of the spaghetti squash "bowls," and add a dollop of guacamole. Finish the big bad bowls with another sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper and some extra chopped cilantro, green onion, and lime wedge.
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The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) announced that on 26 August 2016, the EEA (European Economic Area) EFTA States and the European Union adopted a Joint Committee Decision (JCD) incorporating the new Marine Equipment Directive into the EEA Agreement.
Directive 2014/90/EU entered into force in the EEA on 27 August 2016 and repealed the former Marine Equipment Directive (1996/98/EC).
The directive covers any ship flying the flag of an EEA Member State and affects manufacturers, suppliers and buyers of the equipment listed therein. Due to the global dimension of shipping, trade in and use of marine equipment is to a large extent regulated by international conventions. However, these international instruments leave a substantial margin of discretion and, consequently, result in differing national implementation. With the objective of promoting safety at sea and preventing marine pollution, the new Marine Equipment Directive harmonises EEA Member States’ application of these international technical requirements.
When a conformity assessment has proved that an item of marine equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the directive, the so-called “wheel mark” (see image) can be affixed to it. An electronic tag can be used instead of, or in addition to, the wheel mark.
The directive brings the legislative framework for market surveillance in this sector in line with the horizontal requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. The obligations placed upon national market surveillance authorities are expanded to apply not only to equipment placed on board ships, but also to marine equipment that is not placed on board.
The JCD incorporating the act was adopted by written procedure, an exceptional procedure envisaged for the adoption of JCDs on important and urgent matters outside the regular EEA Joint Committee meetings.
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It’s no mystery that cost of living varies drastically depending on where you live, so a new study by GOBankingRates set out to find out what minimum salary you would need to make in order to buy a median-priced home in each of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C. States in the Midwest came out […]Read More
Over the next five years, home prices are expected to appreciate, on average, by 3.6% per year and to grow by 18.2% cumulatively, according to Pulsenomics’ most recent Home Price Expectation Survey. So, what does this mean for homeowners and their equity position? As an example, let’s assume a young couple purchased and closed on a $250,000 home this […]Read More
In many markets across the country, the number of buyers searching for their dream homes greatly outnumbers the number of homes for sale. This has led to a competitive marketplace where buyers often need to stand out. One way to show you are serious about buying your dream home is to get pre-qualified or pre-approved for a […]Read More
- A trend that has been emerging for some time now is the contrast between inventory & demand in the Premium & Luxury Markets vs. the Starter & Trade-Up Home Markets and what that’s, in turn, doing to prices!
- Inventory continues to rise in the luxury & premium home markets which is causing prices to cool.
- Demand continues to rise with low inventory in the starter & trade-up home markets, causing prices to rise!
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By: Daniel A. Lord (1888-1955)
On an American college campus, in the early years of World War II, a professor from Germany is murdered and the plans for a new bomb sight he had invented are missing. Who murdered the professor and stole the plans? And are the accidents, happening with alarming frequency to young student aviators from the campus, really accidents -- or is some unknown conspiracy afoot?
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How to write content for SEO
One of the most important ranking factors for Google is content. That’s why it’s important to write quality content that is not only keyword-rich but also informative and engaging.
If you are new to learning about how to write content for SEO, Only pick one or two related keywords or search terms that you are trying to rank for on that page and stay on topic. Don’t try to stuff the page with too many keywords as this will be flagged by Google as spam.
Your title is the most important text on your page
Your title should be reflective of the main keyword or phrase you are targeting, but it also needs to be interesting and clickable. It’s the most important text on the page and helps search engines know what your page is all about. A good rule of thumb is to keep your title under 60 characters so that it doesn’t get cut off in the search results.
Your first sentence is also important
The first sentence of your content should be interesting and draw the reader in. It should also be reflective of the main keyword or phrase you are targeting. This helps Google know what your page is about and can help determine if your page is a good result for that particular search.
Write for Humans not search engines
Your H1 headline tag should be clear and obvious for both the reader and the search engines as to what your page is all about. don’t try to create some super-smart headline that crams in as many keywords into the title. Make it clear and simple and if people can understand it easily and it makes sense, then search engines will understand it as well.
Keywords and search terms
Use keyword-rich phrases in your content, but don’t overdo it. A good way to use keywords is to include them in lists, headings and bolded text as this will help break up the content and make it easier to read.
But again, don’t go overboard with this or you will be punished by Google. A good rule of thumb is to keep your keyword density around 1-2%.
Well written content
Make sure your content is well-written and error-free. No one wants to read a poorly written article full of typos and grammatical errors. Not only will this turn readers off, but it will also signal to search engines that your site is not high quality.
Use keywords in a natural and contextual way
When you are using keywords in your content, make sure they are used in a natural and contextual way. This means that they should flow smoothly with the rest of the text and not be forced in.
For example, if you are writing about “SEO tips”, then mention SEO early on in the article and weave it into the content in a way that makes sense.
More about how to write for SEO – Don’t just stuff the keyword in there for the sake of it as this will not only look bad to readers but will also get you penalised by Google.
Keep your content updated
One of the best ways to keep your content fresh and search engine-friendly is to regularly update it. This doesn’t mean you have to constantly be adding new articles, but you should at least be making updates and adding new information as needed. This will show search engines that your site is active and relevant.
Subheadings with related keywords
Subheadings are also a great way to break up your content and make it more readable. You can use H2 or H3 tags for your subheadings and include your keywords in them as well. Using longtail keywords or similar search terms in these subheadings will allow Google to understand more about your content and could help you rank higher for those terms.
Images and videos help pages rank
Make sure to include images and videos in your content as this can help make your article more visually appealing and can also help break up the text. You can optimise your images for SEO by including keywords in the file name and alt text. Did you know Google owns Youtube and it’s the second most searched platform in the world! So don’t forget to include videos! Videos are also a great way to engage your readers and can help keep them on your page longer. You can optimise your videos for SEO by including keywords in the file name, title and description. Well written content along with good use of images and video all add up to a good user experience which can help increase conversion rates.
Social media signals help SEO
Social media signals are becoming increasingly important for SEO. This means that if your content is being shared on social media platforms, it can help your website rank higher in search results. So make sure to promote your content on social media and encourage others to share it once you have written that new blog post!
Add links to your content
Link to other relevant articles on your site to improve the user experience and keep people on your site longer. You can also link to external sources to back up your claims or add more information on the topic. Outbound links to high-quality external sources are a good indicator to Google that you know your topic thoroughly. You can also include links in your images and videos.
Anchor text is the clickable text in a hyperlink. When you are linking to other pages on your site or to external sites, you should use keyword-rich anchor text. This helps search engines understand what your page is about and can also help improve your SEO.
How to write content for SEO our conclusion
So there you have it, a few tips on how to write SEO-friendly content. Just remember to focus on quality over quantity, keep your keywords in mind, and make sure your content is well-written and error-free. Read more about why content in good for SEO.
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Muhammad Ali’s Artwork, Inspired by His Faith and Activism, Heads to Auction
Five prints are in a sale of the collection of Baird Jones.
“He was the most important political-cultural figure to survive the deadly tumult of the 1960s and flourish in the 1970s,” Wesley Morris wrote about Muhammad Ali in the New York Times. As the world mourns the boxing legend, who died at 74 on June 3, his under-appreciated talent as a visual artist is being celebrated in an upcoming auction at New York’s RoGallery.
Ali is just one of celebrities whose artwork will be included in the gallery’s June 15 sale of the estate of Baird Jones. A former artnet Magazine contributor who was part of the New York art world’s social scene for many years, Jones was a regular at Studio 54, the Warhol Factory, and Max’s Kansas City, and amassed a large collection of celebrity art by everyone from James Dean to Kurt Vonnegut before his death in 2008.
In addition to work by the likes of Gloria Vanderbilt, Brigitte Bardot, and Yogi Berra, Jones also owned a set of five prints that Ali published in 1979, including Let My People Go, which was commissioned by the World Federation of United Nations Associations.
At the time those pieces were created, RoGallery was approached by Ali’s manager, Jabir Herbert Muhammad, about selling the works, which were produced in editions of 500. Gallery owner Robert Rogal has been selling the prints, which he described to artnet News as Ali’s “personality, his life, in visual form,” ever since.
The works show a strong sense of color and composition, and draw on Ali’s life experience, including his Muslim faith, his Civil Rights activism, and his time in the ring.
“I knew the Muhammad Ali was a hit from the day I got it,” Rogal added, noting that he initially priced the prints at $200 a piece and “today we get up to $5,000—and that was before he passed away.” According to the artnet Price Database, Ali’s best-selling work at auction is Sting Like a Bee, which sold for $2,900 at RoGallery in October 2010.
According to Ali’s obituary in the New York Times, the boxer’s father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., was “a church muralist who blamed discrimination for his failure to become a recognized artist.” There were early signs that Al had inherited that artistic inclination: In high school, “the only subjects in which he received satisfactory grades were art and gym.”
“The only reason he finished high school was because he was on the boxing team,” added Rogal. “He was not trained in poetry; he was not trained in drawing… he had a natural talent.”
In addition to the work of celebrities like musical legend Miles Davis (“you can see almost the jazz in his work!” Rogal exclaimed), the auctioneer is also excited about the work of cult leader Charles Manson and serial murderer John Wayne Gacy. “This is real killer art, I mean real killer art,” he promised.
For the work by Ali, bidding starts at just $400 for Let My People Go, with other lots starting at $1,000 or $2,000. “The big deal about the sale,” said Rogal, is that “everything is really priced to find a home.”
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Making good software is hard work. A lot of hard work and ever-evolving. For practical reasons nearly every software we use today is put together by assembling components sourced from somewhere else. The sourced components may be freely available on the Internet, or some of it acquired by purchasing a license. Whether automated or not, the collection of sources where software components are drawn from and the way they are tied together represents its supply chain. This supply chain can be very wide and broad, teams might not have a clear idea of exactly how many component sources are involved in making their software.
Let’s look at an expanded picture, a simplified view of a supply chain network.
From top to bottom, the first consideration relates to the users, they typically don’t have any idea what is behind the software serving them. This may be software installed on the users’ computers. However, it is most likely that users are accessing remote services through software on their computer, a web browser for example. To keep things simple let us not make a distinction between software exclusively running locally, which is vanishingly rare, or software that is interacting with services on the web. Apple popularised usage of the word app in place of application, when they introduced their iPhone platform. Such usage is now commonplace even companies like Microsoft now often only refer to app (and not application), so let’s use the term app. Let’s describe each level a little bit more.
|Level||Description||Control by the Organisation|
|0||Build & deploy software||The team is in charge. Software (app) is deployed locally or on servers in the data centre or in the Cloud. Using automation where possible.|
|1||Create or configure||Teams write new software, or configure vendor software to meet the organisation’s needs. Using automation where possible.|
|2||Direct dependencies||The supply sources are usually directly referred to inside scripts and build configuration files. The teams tend to know these, to a greater degree. With large software, the components here might be sourced from colleagues in different teams or even divisions, think large corporations.|
|3||First Transitive dependencies||Quite often components transitively pull in others. The teams tend to be less aware of these, a second-place where surprises may come from. These sources are quite often not well known or understood.|
|4, 5||Second Transitive dependencies||The second transitive dependency level (and beyond) tend to be opaque if not totally overlooked by teams. Only when trouble strikes would people become aware of their presence.|
A few illustrations
Take a wildly popular software, which is installed on users’ computers and may be used to edit documents from remote locations, Microsoft Excel. Do you have any idea what a supply chain for Excel might look like? We can get a glimpse of some of it by looking at the Third Party Notices link.
Let’s take another example. Suppose you’ve heard lots of good things about React Native, the promise of a single codebase for three platforms: web, iOS, and Android. What’s not to like? Give it a go? Right at the bat, before writing anything custom, the toolkit creates a sample project and download the basic dependencies for you. Your blank project now contains a
node-modules folder with over 500 sub-folders! What is in there, do you know? Ever tried to look and understand them all?
Spring Framework (Spring) is a very popular with Java developers for two decades going. It has become a de-facto standard for writing Java applications. Spring ecosystem is now a wide array of specialised frameworks that cater to various scenarios, from microservices to big data to API design and many more. Apps built with Spring automatically benefit from lots of functionality such as database access, authentication, internationalisation, etc. Java features wired in the app typically ship as Level 2 dependencies, some of these are specified by the developer, others are pulled in as Level 3 and 4 dependencies via Spring. To run a Java app, you need a an engine called a virtual machine, JVM for short, which understands the operating system it is installed on and can interact with it. Level 4 and 5 (and beyond) dependencies are typically present at the JVM layer. The picture is fairly similar for .NET apps.
What about security, ransomware?
Each grey block in the diagram depicted earlier could be holding both pleasant and unpleasant surprises unless you are able to ascertain it. As bad actors seek to cause harm, they typically try to break into the software supply chain. One notorious recent example is SolarWinds breach in which the bad actors cunningly managed to inject malware between Level 1 and Level 0 of the vendor’s software supply chain. Companies got infected by buying a legit genuinely verified software package! It was a very successful supply chain attack of a kind so unusual that it went unnoticed for possibly years.
What about broken software builds?
Whenever publicised or not, give or take every month an organisation is impacted somewhere due to some vulnerability in their software supply chain.
What about software bloat?
What might start as a clever convenience, just fire up a tool and get a baseline app running in no time, may actually be hiding unnecessary bloat yielding unneeded complexity, a ballast that will linger on for a very long time. In the case of a React Native app, are you sure you need all the components that it automatically install in your app? What about a frontend app that uses Bootstrap, a popular web frontend framework, have you grabbed the whole thing and the kitchen sink though you’re not using most of it? Say you’ve initiated your app from a nice blog post you’ve read, the author illustrated lots of concepts in their example, do you need them all? Are all of those things ending up in your app and probably staying there forever?
Software is very much a liability. Think not when you build it they will come, think instead when you build it you maintain it and it will cost you more time and effort than you think. The software industry could make people believe that getting started is the most difficult part of the journey, this may be why an overwhelming amount of publication focuses on getting started, hello world. Starting something new always sounds exciting, everyone wants a piece of that. However, try looking for How to Keep Going and Stay Sane, not many references can be found. Your app may be depending on a clever component that does magic for you. Too bad the developer has long decided he wanted to be closer to nature, became a hermit, and now lives in a remote mountainous area without electricity or running water, you’re stuck with that magic dust component. Did anyone really need to depend on left-pad? Take a look at the excerpt below and see for yourself, it is simply removing some whitespaces to the left of a word (or a chain of characters), that’s all! Why should this be allowed to break someone’s code, lots of startups and even scale-up companies?
This is not to discredit some individuals, it simply illustrates how some innocuous (let’s use this handy little tool) can end up everywhere without anyone paying proper attention to it, that’s the SSC issue in a nutshell.
So, how well do you know your Software Supply Chain (SSC)?
- Does your team or organisation fully understand all the levels present in your SSC? How many levels can you and your teams relate to?
- Have you ever considered auditing what goes in?
- Have you figured out how to inspect and catalogue your SSC?
- Do you think you are totally prepared against disruption in your SSC? Is it protected against cyberattacks, ransomware? How can you tell?
- Are you actively managing your SSC, or would you rather leave things up to chance?
- What about resilience, what if parts of your SSC are vulnerable, have you worked out how to survive a sudden change of licensing or availability in critical elements of your SSC?
- Do you think being on the Clouds provides a sufficient guarantee that you are covered? Has anyone checked?
These are some of the questions that executives could be asking. There are a number of different ways of building resilience in the companys’ SSC, a proactive approach to addressing it will go a long way.
What can you do to improve control of your SSC?
Virtually every company today is a software company in some ways. Companies large and small will benefit from getting to grip with their SSC. You want to understand what you’re exposed to, where the biggest risks lie and what you should do to mitigate them. There is no one-size-fits-all. Very large companies likely have processes in place and would know how to manage their assets. Big Tech such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple most certainly have the resources to manage their SSC properly. Arguably, the rest of the business world are not trillion-dollar valuation companies, they need to fend for themselves and find solutions. Here are some ways to get started.
Start at the bottom, with the software
A good place to start might be to try and gain some understanding of your particular app SSC situation. This doesn’t need to be too difficult, many software development tools exist. In your situation, you might even recall some past incident whereby teams struggled with a technical issue and someone came forward and said oh, it was just such and such component that we frankly shouldn’t even have, that was the root cause. So someone in your team knew about a potential risk, maybe they were simply not empowered to make the change, or business owners didn’t prioritise some proposed improvement – we don’t have time for “fancy architecture” stuff, no need for refactoring as you call it, we just need to ship even more new features and faster!. There exist toolkits for every modern software development platform. Modern software development workbenches such as Eclipse, Netbeans, from JetBrains (IntelliJ, Rider, PyCharm, …) or Microsoft (Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code), all offer ways to analyse dependencies. Use these tools to create a map of your environment. Make diagrams and dive into that as a team, challenge everything you see in there, each item’s presence should be unambiguously justified otherwise it should be marked for (eventual) removal. This exercise might reveal directly actionable and beneficial items.
Look for and remove dead code
Harden your production systems
Cybersecurity takes dead code removal one step further, it’s no longer about source code but about deployed software. The term hardening is used to refer to the practice of removing all pieces of software that are not explicitly known to be necessary to run a business, remedying well-known vulnerabilities such as weak authentication and authorisation, removing all test data, changing predictably weak configurations, and protecting measures based on records in well-kept vulnerability databases. Organisations would normally have security teams in place, and they ensure that these activities take place. It is part of the security assurance practice, it gives no guarantee that vulnerable software won’t get deployed, but just that only the strictly necessary and properly configurated software will be present on production systems. This is by far not the full gamut of security controls necessary, just a small part of it.
Practice regular code refactoring
As a frame of mind, consider something else entirely. Ever admired beautifully kept botanical gardens, with pristine walkways and stunning plants and trees? This doesn’t happen by chance, someone has been regularly trimming and pruning plants and trees. If they only build a garden then do nothing for a long time, nature would increasingly take over and it would stop being beautiful. A similar pattern exists with software. Never-trimmed and unmaintained software increases exposure to security threats, hinders the organisation ability to execute, can have an impact on the people who work there as well. It is healthy to regularly analyse and restructure code looking to reduce complexity, to make it more maintainable, this will help your organisation become ever more responsive to changes in the business environment. This practice works best if an active architecture discipline works in lockstep with software development processes.
As you analyse your SSC you might also discover your own flavours left-pads, start isolating them and prepare to remove them. Code refactoring offers a good way to remove such dependency, it may take several iterations to achieve it fully. Martin Fowler wrote a whole book on refactoring, for a very good reason – in case someone wonders, Martin Fowler is a brilliant tech mind who’s been guiding developers for as long as the early 2000s when I initially came across his work.
Protect your SSC against security vulnerabilities
There are numerous tools for checking software quality and improving security in the SSC. One reputed tool is Snyk, which offers both open-source as well as online services. Such tools are typically integrated into the software build pipelines or may be used to protect asset repositories. Ensure you only source software from well-known secure repositories. In some instances, you might want to curate your own secure-software-asset repositories, all the major Cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle) offer solutions. Additionally, moving your code to that those types of vendors, and perhaps using online software development workbenches, could all help to improve your practice. This Microsoft article also gives some tips. It is reported that SolarWinds breach stemmed from an improperly configured CI/CD environment – CI/CD stands for Continous Integration / Continuous Deployment, the set of automated processes whereby code is taken from source repositories and software is built and deployed on testing and/or asset repository systems. If true, one can argue that should teams at SolarWinds not allow weak/default credentials in their CI/CD systems to persist, massive and very damaging attacks could have been prevented.
Adopt an architecture led SSC management
One can argue that SSC management is indeed an architecture governance issue, that’s where it belongs and can have the most impactful benefit. As the organisation improves at pro-actively managing its SSC, it should discover more opportunities to optimise things even further. As stated earlier, software is a liability, you build it you maintain it (the gorgeous botanical garden doesn’t keep itself squeaky clean and beautiful). Since liability speaks well to number crunching, getting it under control thus makes a lot of sense.
Is it possible to avoid such liability entirely? Is that a reasonable expectation? Is it possible to reduce the liability, the blast radius? Well, there are options. You might have heard about No-code? Low-code? These can start to look attractive. Have you wondered whether that’s something for your organisation? – those who have been in the industry long enough, you’d probably be reminiscing of how “Microsoft Access was going to obsolete software development”, well that’s good but maybe hang on for a moment. Let’s first understand them by looking at another parallel notion, accommodation for people.
As people in modern society, we can achieve our accommodation goals in many ways. When we are temporarily travelling to some place, say a foreign city, we often only need to carry lugguage holding only the most essential items we need, we would stay at a hotel. Depending on our budget, the hotel may be providing luxuriously many services, a 5-star hotel, or as little as just a place to sleep and take a shower, maybe a 2-star or 3-star hotel or a hostel. Aside from our clothes and strictly essential belongings, we don’t own anything that we find and peruse in a hotel facility, they are all services for fee (often included in the nightly fares). A hotel room can be equated to software’s equivalent of software-as-service (SaaS) notion No-code but with a twist – with no-code, you are going in for the duration of a service or some form of sustained commitment. In some instances we might be planning to stay a lot longer at someplace rather than just a couple of nights, it might then be nicer to rent an apart-hotel or a semi-furnished apartment. In this case, the level of service is lower than that of a hotel, the place has adequate furniture and regularly replaced clean beddings and towels are available, but we need to do the groceries and cook for ourselves. We might bring more belonging with us though not an entire household. An apart-hotel room or a semi-furnished apartment could be equated to the SaaS notion of No-Code or most often Low-code. When we plan to stay at someplace for many years then there is a whole bunch of options, ranging from a totally empty apartment to a whole house or even a ground where we can obtain construction permit and build the house of our dreams. The long-stay case is akin to when we build and run our own software of which variations also exist: the rented apartment with a blend of SaaS and own code, the apartment bought varying from a combination of Platform-as-aService (PaaS) and SaaS and own-code, all the way through to managed Data Centre facilies rented or bought.
Whatever the case, renting a hotel room, renting an apart-hotel or semi-furnished apartment, or building your own house, you don’t try to do absolutely everything by yourself, do you? That leading-edge security system at the million-dollar mansion was probably set up and is run by professional companies, the utilities are supplied by a local provider. So you do rent some services, it is always going to be a question of mix-n-match.
After such a large detour, we can examine our organisation’s situation and find different models that can apply. It is hopefully now clear that we don’t get rid of the problems entirely, we simply shift responsibilities to where they will be best addressed. We delegate some tasks to parties that we trust, hence remove such concerns from our daily operations so as to achieve more focus. This also implies strategic thinking, you are going in for the longer term (contrary to the hotel room paradigm), there are pre-requisites, some pre-existing systems, and data that you want to rely upon. With software, you want to take charge of the levers that best arm you for properly steering your business, forge appropriate relationships where you can delegate valuable tasks and maintain good standing. It is not the aim of this article to dive into the current flurry of vendor low-code and no-code offerings and their nuances. There is no silver bullet, just carefully calculated and measured moves.
As business starts and scales up, it may go from renting a simple hotel room, or out of someone’s bedroom, through to building its own corporate tower blocks on own ground, and a mix of both is inevitable at a certain scale – Salesforce started in a bedroom and now have shining towers they are rightly very proud of. This is not to suggest that your organisation’s journey could be anything like that. Instead, this is an invitation to get to grips with the software that powers your business, validate that everything is truly fit for purpose, that’s what control of the SSC can also help you achieve. Is Salesforce moving all employees to their big tower? Of course not. Do they own several different buildings across the US and around the world? Surely, yes. At any given time, do they also have people working from some hotels or temporarily rented facilities? Most probably. That is another way of considering how an organisation could mix and match solutions to fit their needs.
This has been a broad sweep at an important concern for business today, the Software Supply Chain, the SSC. Not all organisations have sufficient awareness to realise how important it is for them, whether they should worry about it or not. Again, take another topic, Covid-19. People living outside of China would remember seeing TV footage of agents in full body protection clothing spraying the streets of Wuhan? How many looked at that and thought “ah, strange things happening in China!”? Fast forward to now, hasn’t that proved to be a global concern? There is something similar with software, when we read/hear about ransomware attacks or broken systems, we probably tend to brush that aside and think “not here though”. Well, are you so sure? It’s better to ascertain where the organisation is at, then there may be things you can do to increase your odds of coming out at the better end of it. Raising some awareness on such issues is what this article aimed to achieve. | <urn:uuid:155db062-0108-4ced-8129-ebedfd236f43> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.mimozar.com/2021/05/24/how-well-do-you-think-you-know-your-software-supply-chain/3858/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.95031 | 4,875 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Before nine innocent people were brutally murdered by self-proclaimed hatemonger Dylann Roof in Charleston, South Carolina, the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Bobby Seale, and R&B/soul crooner D’Angelo met for the first time in Oakland, California.
Like D’Angelo’s 2014 Black Messiah album, the conversations between these conscious figures embodied ideas surrounding the Black man’s plight in America, social injustice, systemic oppression, and political clout.
D’Angelo met up with Bobby Seale in “Oak Town,” and the political activist showed the “Really Love” crooner historic places where the Black Panther Party resided and organized. The New York Times was able to tag along for the ride. These are the most interesting things discussed during their time together in Oakland.
Check it out below.
1. Bobby thinks his late friend Huey P. Newton got in trouble when he made himself the leader of the Black Panther Party. During their conversation, D’Angelo grappled with the idea of being a “leader” for political music.
D’Angelo: “…But I do realize and understand that my role as a musician, and in the medium that I am, that people are listening to me. Kids are listening to me. We have power to influence minds and influence lives. So I respect that power. I really do. I’m not putting myself on a pedestal or anything like that. I think that’s dangerous. When you start playing with that, and you’re not careful, you can get yourself into trouble.”
Bobby Seale: “That’s right. My man Huey Newton got himself into trouble.”
2. Bobby Seale thinks the only way the millennial generation can liberate is to immerse themselves in politics by occupying high-powered political positions (mentioning Baltimore D.A. Marilyn Mosby).
“I want to see 1,001 people like the Baltimore [state’s attorney] sister Marilyn Mosby. She ran over there with her power, her political power seat, and then indicted the six officers responsible for killing Freddie Gray.”
3. D’Angelo knew long before his album was created that he wanted to title the project Black Messiah. There’s also a few unreleased songs he plans on sharing in the fall, one of which is titled “Go & Tell Bro.”
“But on this album in particular, before the songs were even written, I knew that the name of it was going to be “Black Messiah.” There are also songs that didn’t make the record but that I’m getting ready to release in the fall. I got a song called “Go and Tell Bro.’”
4. D’Angelo references Kendrick Lamar multiple times in the article, citing him as one of the artists trying to make consciousness cool.
“My contribution and say, Kendrick Lamar’s and some chosen others’ start the snowball. That’s all I can hope for. I don’t know if I’m comfortable being quote-unquote a leader.”
5. While referencing Kendrick Lamar, D’Angelo shades Young Thug and Young Jeezy for making “ridiculous” music.
“Kendrick Lamar, he’s an example of someone who is young and actually trying to say something. Who else? You got Young Jeezy and Young Thug. You know what I’m saying? It’s stupid. It’s ridiculous.”
6. D’Angelo’s afraid the #BlackLivesMatter movement will die if millennials don’t stay focused on the end goal – equality.
“It needs a true agenda, a central committee, some type of leadership. Otherwise it does just end up being a hashtag, #Black Lives Matter. I do think it’s more than a statement. It’s a movement. I’m scared, though, that it’s in danger of not going anywhere. It’s just going to fizzle.”
7. Bobby Seale doesn’t condone retaliating against cops following police brutality.
“There are good cops, straight cops. They don’t run around brutalizing people for the sake of brutalizing people. They’re my friends. I want people to make that distinction. I know why the riots happened, and I know they’re going to happen as long as we have this rampant police brutality going on and there’s no justice going. But I discourage it. I put straight up on my Facebook: “We do not assassinate police! We will not stoop to the low scurvy mentality and the level of a murderer, a fascist, a racist, etc. We don’t do that!’.”
SOURCE: NYT | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty, Warehouse Live, Royal Oak Music Theatre
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Q:A study/experiment is usually trying to prove a theory. What theory is the “Live Blood and Cellular Matrix Study” trying to prove?
A: The main hypothesis of our Study is that we all may be sulfur deficient. What we are trying to demonstrate is that by adding sulfur back into our diet we can allow healthy cellular regeneration to occur through the enabling of oxygen by sulfur. Sulfur is necessary for our bodies to make many of our amino acids and proteins. The function of the cell membrane is dependent upon the proteins and peptides in these membranes that allow the transport of nutrients and gases across the membrane. When these proteins and peptides are diminished the cell membrane become aplastic and leathery forcing the cell to undergo anaerobic metabolism, acidosis or fermentation are examples of unhealthy cellular metabolism and result in cellular degeneration. When cells are allowed to regenerate after years of being scarred or damaged we believe this is an example of how cellular regeneration can be reactivated and some of the examples of neurological regeneration may be the most impressive.
We follow our Study members with digital photographs of their face to support what they report from taking Organic Sulfur.
Q: There are about 4,000 minerals. Why has sulfur, a mineral, been emphasized by the Live Blood and Cellular Matrix Study? What is its importance?
A: Sulfur is a mineral but is first it is an element listed on the Periodic Table. Without oxygen we die. Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium are the elements of the Oxygen Group. The interaction or enabling of oxygen is what makes sulfur so important regarding cellular regeneration. Everything on the planet including minerals is made of elements and there are only 118 elements if you include the “man made” series.
Like the human body the 3,800 minerals are made from the interaction of the elements. Sulfur is is an element with two main mineral forms: Elemental sulfur which is produced by volcanic activity in the atmosphere and organic sulfur which is produced by the same volcanic activity in sea water. The salt in sea water allows the sulfur to be released directly into the water and we believe that this is beginning of the sulfur cycle for all living organisms. Our research into the nature of sulfur leads us to believe that its bio availability is effected not only by temperature but also by the ease with which it bonds with most of the other elements. There is a sulfate, sulfite or sulfide of most of the other elements and this is the source of many compounds known as minerals.
Sulfur is not bio available in many of its compounded forms and some are toxic. Elemental sulfur is toxic to insects and animals. When you are in Yellowstone believe the signs that say don’t drink the water from sulfur springs. The other issue that is the sulfur cycle itself, animals do not store sulfur save for a minute amount in keratin found in hair, nails and cartilage so it must be supplied daily to be effective. Sulfur is passed every 12 hours after being ingested and the reason that most forms of manure are an excellent source of sulfur. Though sulfur is not a true catalyst sulfur enables oxygen through protein production. Without a constant supply of sulfur we are, in effect, dying each day through cellular degeneration.
Q: How did you become involved with the Live Blood and Cellular Matrix Study?
A: I was introduced to sulfur by accident. In 1999 I was given some MSM [Methylsulfonylmethane] as an alterative to acid indigestion for which I had been using tons of Tums, and the MSM worked in four days. I began to research the active element of MSM which is organic sulfur. Shortly thereafter my son was diagnosed with testicular cancer and following all of the surgery, chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant his physicians stated that his chance of survival was less than 3% in the next few years. They offered no further hope or therapy.
The research into sulfur revealed a relationship between oxygen and cancer, aerobic verses anaerobic cellular metabolism as described by Otto Warburg. He received a Noble Prize for proving that cancer was anaerobic in 1930. One ‘on line’ Study from Great Britain described 28,000 women who chose not to repeat surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy for their breast cancer but opted to take a pure form of MSM and had no reoccurrence of their cancer from 1975 to 2000. That article made me encourage my son to take sulfur. He is alive and cancer free 8 years later. Our Study was begun in an effort to explain not only that we are sulfur deficient but that most of the MSM methylsulfonylmethane which we tested was not as effective as demonstrated by the early researcher such as Dr. Stanley Jacob. The examples of cellular regeneration did not begin to be reported until we found a pure crystal precipitate which was not processed past precipitation. When this same crystal was pulverized our Study members reported that it less effective. MSM in pill, capsule or powder form are made with anti caking ( flow ) agents and as discussed regarding how sulfur bonds so easily these flow agents have been reported to inhibit or block the uptake of sulfur. Silicon dioxide completely blocks sulfur. Those Study members who had been taking one of these forms of MSM reported a remarkable improvement in effectiveness over those contaminated by pulverizing or the addition of anti caking agents.
Q: What is the fertilizer in our food made of and what effects does it have on our health? How does the fertilizer now, in terms of mineral content, differ from the fertilizer of the pre-industrial age?
A: Pre industrial age fertilizers were organic, natural decomposition of organic material mainly manures. Chemical fertilizers are produced from high temperature processing of organic materials such as coal tar and later crude oil. The use of temperatures above the vaporization point of sulfur as described by the petrochemical company’s own web sites appear to be the issue.
Those cultures which have organic fertilized food supplies have lower disease than those who use artificial forms of plant foods. Finland banned the use of chemical fertilizers because of they feared the cadmium and its perceived toxic abilities in 1985. Their epidemiology has shown a 10 fold improvement compared to that of the US in 1985 which had almost identical numbers.
This is a story that may be too convoluted to tell briefly. But regarding sulfur hopefully this will suffice. Chemical fertilizers were first developed in the 1700s by a Polish researcher. Not until Farbin ( Bayer ) adopted this research and began producing chemical fertilizers from coal tar in 1860 did their use affect those who ate the food. Two medical events which occurred in Germany we feel could be directly related to these fertilizers. 1906 Dr Alzheimer described “ women lost in their own minds.” otherwise Alzheimer’s which had not observed in countries other than Germany until after the adoption of the use of these chemical fertilizers. Most of Europe had adopted these fertilizers before the start of WW2. In 1920, Dr. Otto Warburg had an opportunity to see enough cancer to describe the basis for his Noble Prize work while cancer was less evident in other countries. In 1938 when the price of gas and crude oil was cheap Prescott Bush [the grandfather of current (2008) U.S. President George W. Bush] and Nelson Rockefeller [the son of John D. Rockefeller] contracted with Farbin I.G. to develop a crude oil based fertilizer in the West Nile Region of Africa. That formula which is known as Ammonium Sulfate and Ammonium Nitrate is the leading formula for most chemical fertilizers used world wide.
These fertilizers are devoid of sulfur due to the 380 degree F temperatures at which they are “crackled.” The other issue is that these fertilizers bind up any free sulfur available in rain water from the sulfur cycle.
Sulfur is the forgotten nutrient as stated by Dr. Beth Ley, Ph.D. Sulfur is the third or fourth most important mineral ( element ) necessary for healthy metabolism yet sulfur is not discussed in medical or scientific literature. The assumption is that we get all of the sulfur we need from our food we eat and that may have been true until we changed the way we feed our food.
A review of the epidemiology of the US since 1954 when chemical fertilizers were mandated shows as much as a 4,000% increase in cancer and other disease entities. The responses from our Study members appear to suggest that by adding sulfur to their diets these disease entities have been reversed or addressed in a positive manner.
Finland is an interesting case for the effects of chemical fertilizers. Fearing the cadmium these fertilizers contained Finland banned their use in 1985. Nowhere was sulfur ever mentioned regarding these fertilizers.
Other cultures such as the Amish which use only organic fertilizers also enjoy fewer diseases though we must rely on the fewer studies regarding their “epidemiology.” Okinawa and South Korea have lower disease rates compared to the rest of Japan or North Korea. Brazil has higher disease rates than Argentina which relies on manure rather than chemical fertilizers.
The manufacturers of chemical fertilizers argue that their products produce greater crop yields, but the question is whether the nutritional value is also higher compared to the gross tonnage. [a very interesting point]
Q: You’ve noted “Without a constant supply of sulfur we are, in effect, dying each day through cellular degeneration.” What are some ways a person can get an adequate supply of sulfur in their body to stay healthy?
A: Prior to the use of chemical fertilizers, we and many nutritional researchers as stated in Jack Challem’s article the “Sulfur Solution” our nutritional need for sulfur was supplied by all of the food we ate. We argue that since we have altered the bio available sulfur our food receives have become sulfur deficient. Grass eating livestock plus organically grown produce could again supply our need for sulfur. Those cultures which eat organically grown foods are not sulfur deficient. Garlic, green onions, kale, broccoli and spinach are high in sulfur, if grown organically. Sulfur is a mineral which is not made by plants or animals, it is either in our soils or NOT. Until we return to a more organic agribusiness then supplementing is the only way we see to allow our bodies to stay healthy regarding our need for sulfur. We feel it is important to remember that we and all living organisms are cells which are combined within a matrix to form all of our “parts” and in turn our whole.
Q: You’ve written that “The research into sulfur revealed a relationship between oxygen and cancer, aerobic verses anaerobic cellular metabolism as described by Dr. Otto Warburg. He received a Noble Prize for proving that cancer was anaerobic in 1930.”
A: This is very intriguing. Linus Pauling was the only person in history who was awarded two unshared Nobel prizes and he stated that “You can trace every sickness, every disease and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.” Everett Storey, another scientist who invented the water-splitting technology that made the hydrogen bomb possible, stated that “It is time for the general acceptance of the concept that even in some terminal cases, our bodies can be given essential building blocks [oxygen, electrolytes, minerals, enzymes, amino acids] to repair and reconstitute every living cell within a span of 11 months.” Now, Dr. Otto Warburg, another Nobel Prize winning scientist comes into the picture.
Q: Can you briefly describe the “relationship between oxygen and cancer, aerobic verses anaerobic cellular metabolism” and the work of Dr. Otto Warburg?
A: Cellular biology can be restated as cellular regeneration, throughout our life time we regenerate all of our cells save for memory cells. What Dr. Otto Warburg described was anaerobic cellular metabolism in plants as the healthy model. When plants were forced into aerobic metabolism fermentation occurred and the cellular regeneration ceased and plant cell necrosis occurred. On the other side of the symbiotic scale when animal cellular metabolism becomes anaerobic a similar form of fermentation or acidosis becomes the rule. An animal cell will undergo mitosis with or without intracellular oxygen, or it will die if such mitosis fails to occur.
What Dr. Warburg described was anaerobic cellular metabolism in the carbon dioxide or waste gas which remains in the cell when oxygen is not transported into the cell, gas transports is cellular respiration, no new oxygen in to “push” the carbon dioxide out.
Dr Warburg “proved” that such anaerobic metabolism was the precursor to cancer. He stated that all cancer can be linked to such anaerobic metabolism which allows the cells to become acidic and the energy produced by the cells was a function of fermentation not oxygen enabled ATP.
Dr Warburg’s research makes us believe that viral infections are also anaerobic and we have had a remarkable response from those few Study members who suffer from Hep C and HIV. Decreased viral loads may not be as important as regeneration of the livers of those with Hep C. The alternatives are Interferon chemotherapy or liver
transplants if those infected can get on a transplant list. Both of these vial conditions cause cellular degeneration not only the liver but other cellular systems. We have too few Study members who have these viral conditions to make any claims but feel confident that sulfur could help with no adverse side effects. We encourage any who is infected to consider participation in our Study along with whatever other modalities they now depend. Oxygen is the enemy of all viruses whether due to its presence in the cell or the flexibility of the cell membrane which makes the virus incapable of “tearing” into the cell.
Q: What is your view on the theory that several cures for cancer do exist but the “cancer industry” is suppressing them? Among them, The Gerson Therapy, Laetrile (Vitamin B17), DCA [DCA is an odorless, colorless, inexpensive, relatively non-toxic, small molecule. And researchers at the University of Alberta believe it may soon be used as an effective treatment for many forms of cancer]
A: Our Study is not qualified to discuss the therapies you list. These “cures” differ from conventional modalities in that they address the body’s ability to heal itself rather than the intention to destroy the cancer with chemicals, surgery or radiation. We believe that the oxygen enabled by sulfur also allows the body to “cure” itself through healthy cellular regeneration. Unlike conventional or alternative approaches to diseases we believe that sulfur is the element ( mineral ) which has been missing from our diets. We don’t believe that sulfur is a “cure” but a mineral necessary for healthy cellular metabolism.
It appears that the pharmaceutical industry (cancer industry) has demonstrated a desire to suppress any and all non pharmaceutical therapies not only for cancer but all diseases. It’s the business of heath rather than what should be natural process of health. Those doctors who suggest conventional therapies do so because the research suggests that drugs, surgery and radiation are the best “legal” medical approach to treatment.
Q: That is how doctors are trained and the research has been supported by the commerce of medicine. Until the research supports other modalities then the “legal” aspect of the equation forces the cancer industry to lumber along treating disease rather than addressing its causes. The insurance industry may be complicit in this equation, will your insurance pay for preventative medicine?
A: “We are what we eat” has been effectively demonstrated if you consider the Amish and other cultures that have an organic food supply. The health of our cells depends on the basic elements that are provided by an organic food supply. Foods not fed chemicals, irradiated or processed with additives which our body cannot assimilate on the cellular level. What may be a more important issue are the diseases caused by the side effects of the drugs of pharmaceutical industry, why do most drugs advertised carry a list of adverse side effects? Why don’t carrots or spinach carry the same warnings? Why do these adverse side effects require more drugs to treat these side effects which result?
These drugs are not natural substances because natural substances cannot be patented. They are produced from coal tar, crude oil or from synthesized material rather than collecting the natural substances found in nature. The new drugs developed from the plants of the Amazon are not produced from these plants but are synthesized to replicate them so that they can be patented. Natural products are not subject to patents. Aspirin is the classic example and the first drug to receive a patent but not for the acetylsalicylic acid that can be extracted from while willow bark but from the acetylsalicylic acid which was synthesized in the lab. “The Aspirin Wars” by Mann and Plummer explains why our drug industry may be more interested in profits than our health. The best example is that the cancer industry does not discuss cures only treatments. The body human can cure itself if it has the necessary material such as vitamins and minerals including sulfur, which means we agree with Everett Storey.
I have mentioned “patented” numerous times and will do so again because it is a necessity for the drug manufacturers to be profitable. Is our health only an issue of profitability?
The US Constitution guarantees the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; life is health; liberty can the freedom from disease, i.e. good health; and how do we pursue happiness if we are not healthy? Therefore we have a dilemma between the profits of corporations especially the medical and pharmaceutical industries and the rights guaranteed by not only our Constitution but by the laws of nature.
Q: I’ve interviewed many health care practitioners and I keep running across the same word no matter what field they’re in. The world is “metabolism.” What is metabolism and its importance in health?
A: Metabolism from the Greek. metaballein, “to turn about, change or alter that which an organism ingests and converts within its cells into nourishment, protoplasm, energy and waste.” The importance to our health is how “healthy” is defined for all living organisms, healthy cellular metabolism yields a healthy organism. Unhealthy cellular metabolism yields degeneration not regeneration. We believe that one of the main items that is overlooked in this process is the cell membrane and its ability to allow the basic nutrients and gases to transport across the cell membrane to permit healthy cellular metabolism. Energy can be produced by fermentation but most of that energy stays within the cells to fuel the mitosis and is not delivered to the organism as usable energy. When oxygen is not transported across the cell membrane anaerobic metabolism is the result and the Krebs cycle does not function and no extra cellular energy is available for the organism.
Q: One unintended benefit of the Live Blood Cellular Matrix Study is that it can help people get off prescription drugs safely. How did that become to be?
A: Actually the cessation of prescription drugs has never been an aim of the Study. It is what we have learned from of our Members; we have never suggested that anyone stop taking drugs. The fact that they have stopped taking most all of the drugs we see advertised and some with the blessings of their physicians may be an example of the value of aerobic cellular metabolism.
The drugs advertised for relief from gastrointestinal distress were the first to be discontinued which was not surprising from my results, but Nexium or Prilosec are not Tums nor as inexpensive.
Preteen children who stopped taking Ritalin after taking sulfur was based on the observation of their parents not our suggestions. Those who had been taking anti depressants woke up feeling better and chose not to continue taking their SSRIs. Those who had been on high blood pressure meds for years who were told by their doctors to stop was based on their blood pressure readings not our suggestion.
The cessation of statins was more voluntary but if we were to suggest a drug to stop it would be statins, after photographing retinal blood vessels we believe that the argument that cholesterol causes strokes is not supported by pathology. Microscopic study has demonstrated that calcium carbonate (rocks) or the bright plaque of Dr Hollenhorst can and do block arteries. Those who were on arthritis meds stopped taking Vioxx and Celebrex because of reduced pain and increased motility not because the Study told them to do so.
Pain is the absence of oxygen on the cellular level. Pain meds are big business for the pharmaceutical industry, therefore is it surprising that people would cease their meds for pain if their cells were being oxygenated? Other than the pain issue the regeneration of cells that were incapable of regeneration due to an aplastic cell membrane no longer flexible and plastic enough to allow the transport of the largest of the gas molecules necessary for healthy cellular metabolism, i.e. oxygen. Certain amino acids and proteins that are dependent upon sulfur and how the cell membrane allows transport across its very complex structure.
To date every drug “advertised” on the tube has been voluntarily replaced with sulfur without any adverse side effects for our Study members, the key word is voluntarily. Those study members who added sulfur to their chemotherapy regimens reported no adverse side effects to the chemotherapy and their white blood counts stayed high; normally most chemotherapy destroys the white blood cells and makes the body open to infections.
Q: Any parting words for our readers?
A: All the water that was, IS and the same is true of sulfur. We depend upon the natural cycles of life on this finite planet, sunlight or radiant energy is the only new part of the equation. The natural cycles are how these elements are utilized and when we change or alter these cycles we disrupt the nature of our cellular health. Every living organism on this planet is cellular, whether protozoa or man, we are all cells and with cell membranes. The cell membrane provides protection for its contents but it also works in
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A discussion of the nationalism question in Nigeria has always revolve around the triumvirate of Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello in no particular order, but having an in-depth study into the life and times of these men, their aspirations, their politicking and conduct, were they really nationalists in the real sense of the word or mere accidental nationalists who wounded up to one another at independence, but fought dirty before and after for the prominence of their own aspirations and the lording of their own ethnic stock over the others?
The oldest of the triumvirate is Nnamdi Azikiwe who started off as a hothead journalist with African Morning Posts in Ghana before later founding his own West African Pilot in 1937. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s first entry into national politics was his involvement with the Nigeria Youth Movement, the country’s first nationalist organization which he left in acrimonious circumstance in 1941 when his anointed candidate Samuel Akinsanya was not elected for a vacant seat in the Legislative Council, the NYM executive council selected Ernest Ikoli who ironically was supported by Obafemi Awolowo ( this was the first political meeting between Azikiwe and Awolowo, which was the beginning of an intense rivalry within the political space of Nigeria between the duo which would last nearly half century). Nnamdi Azikiwe withdrew from the NYM, condemning the party of tribalism against the Ijebu-Yorubas and Igbos.
Obafemi Awolowo on the other and rose to national consciousness in 1941, having joined the Nigeria Youth Movement earlier and supported the election of Ernest Ikoli into the Legislative Council in Lagos before proceeding to London to study Law and was eventually called into the English bar in 1944.
As a great grandson of Mohamed Bello, the son of the great Islamic scholar and jihadist of the 19th century, Uthman Dan Fodio, and having a sultan grandfather, Ahmadu Bello was different from Awolowo and Azikiwe as he was a blue blooded royalty. At the age of 28, Bello contested to become the Sultan of Sokoto but lost to Siddiq Abubakar III who reigned for 50 years until 1988, thus becoming the Sarduana (Crown prince) of sokoto and steadily rose through the traditional ranking.
Ahmadu Bello rose to national consciousness with the formation of the Northern People’s Congress in 1949 from the Northern socio-cultural group Jammaya Islamiyya Arewa and he subsequently became its leader with his work in the 1950 All Ibadan constitutional conference as head of the Northern delegates.
Obafemi Awolowo, while studying in London has founded ‘Egbe omo oduduwa’, a student body of people of Yoruba descent, a group which was launched in Owo, the present Ondo state as the Action Group party to serve as the counter balance to the earlier formed National Council of Nigeria and Cameroun (NCNC, which was later changed to National Council of Nigerian Citizens) which was formed earlier by Nnamdi Azikiwe and Herbert Macaulay which the former was now leading and was gaining much traction in the western Nigeria ahead of the 1951 regional election.
It is worthy of note that the1951 election was the first toe-to-toe political battle waged by Awolowo and Azikiwe, with the former castigating the latter as a nationalist who would prefer to be premier in Ibadan than in Enugu. With the inability of Azikiwe to be elected into the House of Representatives via the western region in 1951causing much disaffection between Awolowo and Azikiwe, the latter returned to the eastern region to become the premier in 1954, thus, the stage was set for an ethnic dominated politics in the first republic and beyond.
The approach of the three men to the administration of the emerging heterogeneous structure called Nigeria is noteworthy, Obafemi Awolowo in his book ‘Path to Nigerian Freedom’ (1947) had advocated for the adoption of Federalism, with component units formed along ethnic lines. Azikiwe on the other hand, through his belief in the corporate existence of the country advocated Unitarianism while Ahmadu Bello advocated Confederalism. How the latter leaders could have advocated Unitarianism and confederalism respectively for a heterogeneous Nigeria is rather a bewilderment to say the least.
Close to Nigeria’s first republic, a huge seed of discord was sown among the three men when Tony Enahoro moved a motion for independence in 1956, fearing domination, Ahmadu Bello rejected the motion, replacing 1956 with the now unpopular phrase ‘as soon as practiceable’.
The 1959 parliamentary election which was to usher Nigeria into the first republic was ethnically dominated, with the NPC and affiliates winning 134 of the 312, the NCNC and affiliates winning 89 and the AG and affiliates winning 72 seats, thus, the stage was a set for a coalition government between any of the three parties. Despite sharing the same progressive ideology and with a promise to step down from the position of Prime minister to minister of finance by Awolowo in his favour, Azikiwe led the NCNC to form an alliance with the conservative NPC in other to spite Awolowo for his 1951 daringness, in effect, Azikiwe ignored the offer of premiership to become a titular head of state under the NPC arrangement. It is now only left to imagination how an alliance of NCNC and AG with Azikiwe as prime minister and Awolowo as Finance minister would have set Nigeria on the path of prosperity in the First republic.
How much of a nationalist the duo of Bello and Azikiwe is left to posterity with the summary trial of Awolowo on trumped up treason charges as a result of the western region crisis of 1965/66 and the carving out of the mid-western region out of the western region in 1966 in a permanent attempt at limiting the influence of Awolowo and setting Nigeria up for its current state of lopsided federalism of which the very stock of Azikiwe are a victim.
The coup d’etat of January 1966 which claimed the life of Ahmadu Bello at the age of 56, according to repeated prophesies of Northern imams and diviners, cut his life short at his prime and denied him of his lifelong ambition of one day occupying the Sultanate in Sokoto but was still very enough to carve a place for him in the annals of Nigeria history as a champion of the north and an exporter of the domination at all cost mentality of his lineage, which has now gained much traction among northern elite and aristocrats.
The demise of the first republic did not however put paid to the growing profile and rivalry between Awolowo and Azikiwe which was soon put to test in the second republic with the formation of ‘national political parties’ which were at best a caricature of the first republic NCNC and AG. The Nigeria Peoples Party was formed and registered by the associates of the Owelle of Onitsha, the Unity Party of Nigeria by associates of the Odole Odua and the National Party of Nigeria by the remnant of the defunct NPC led by the docile Shehu Shagari, the other two political parties; GNPP led by Ibrahim Waziri was a result of in fighting in the NPP and PRP was re-incarnation of the first republic NEPU under the charismatic Mallam Aminu Kano.
Awolowo’s undoing in the second republic was a result of his inability to reach out to the other side of the south, especially to the eastern region where his controversial role in the Nigerian civil war was now his albatross, cheered on by a new messiah in Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, and still with the respected Owelle to contend with, Awolowo would register no meaningful electoral presence in eastern Nigeria.
Also contributing to Awolowo’s woes is the fact that his first republic lieutenant; Tony Enahoro and J.S Tarka would hitherto held strategically important minority base of Edo and Benue for him were now in the folds of the NPN.
The enigmatic Owelle of Onitsha would make no meaningful impact outside of the Igbo heartland, especially in the north, no thanks to his role in the 1962/63 census crisis, and his reputation as an unstable ally. Aided by Ojukwu, some of his own even resented him because of his role in the civil war where he chameleon seamlessly between a Biafran ambassador when it pays and a pro-Nigerian when the weather looked different.
The 1983 election which was the last that was participated in by the duo of Azikiwe and Awolowo cemented their place in our national political history, just like in 1959, having lost in the election proper, Azikiwe danced gleefully to the invitation of Shehu Shagari’s government of national unity in 1979, on realising that the cream de la cream of his NPP membership handpicked by Shagari were being harvested into the ruling NPN, he pulled out of the political arrangement. With the abysmal performance of Shagari in office, it was clear that Nigerians wanted a change, after much dilly-dally and dragging feet, and at the very last minute the Owelle decided to throw his hat into the ring, running famously as the ‘beauty pride’ who had no real chance at the polls, much to the chagrin of Awolowo.
In fairness to the trio of Awolowo, Bello and Azikiwe, the politics of the pre and first republic with its regional and ethnic nature did not allow the men the ample ground to sow and harvest seed of nationalism, as primordial and ethnic sentiment must be spinned among the common men to gain their cult following, but all leaders have shown through their actions; Azikiwe through his preference for Unitarianism for an heterogeneous entity like Nigeria based on his belief of indivisible common destiny of the Nigerian people, but which was actually a veiled attempt at Igbo domination, which people in some quarters felt was acted on by the January, 1966 coup plotters, his subsequent prioritization of revenge over national interest in 1959 by the choosing the much conservative NPC over a much workable alliance with AG and lastly his macabre dance in the 1983 election where he should have retired as a statesman.
Ahmadu Bello’s propensity towards sectional interest over national interest was first shown in his opting for confederalism for an heterogeneous structure like Nigeria, an obvious indication of unbelief in the Nigerian state, his issuance of the 8 points agenda which demanded for a confederation after the motion for government fiasco in Lagos in 1953, his refusal to hire qualified Nigerians into northern civil service and the hiring of British expatriate in their stead, fearing domination are sure indices of anti-nationalism.
Awolowo of the trio appeared to have a genuine belief in the Nigerian state when he, as early as 1947 suggested the adoption of federalism as a system of government for the Nigerian state, but Awolowo cannot be spared of his hatred, especially towards the northern elite, who he derisively described as feudal lords even on the campaign train, his prioritization of the Yoruba stock over the rest of his countrymen runs contrary to the spirit and meaning of true nationalist.
It is therefore evident from the life, politics and choices of these men that the appellation ‘Nigerian nationalist’ attached to them is nothing but vain glorification as some other men who were detribalized in their dealings, fought for the right of Nigerians notwithstanding their linguistic affinity such as Herbert Macaulay are more deserving of being ascribed Nationalist. | <urn:uuid:47e7a0e1-0ed9-4674-9c44-304e860ef693> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://oduduwanews.com/awolowo-azikiwe-ahmadu-bello-and-the-nigerian-nationalism-question-michael-afolabi-mao/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.977938 | 2,502 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Greek Steam merchant
|Completed||1911 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields|
|Owner||Andreas Pappas, Cardiff|
|Date of attack||15 Feb 1942||Nationality: Greek|
|Fate||Sunk by U-566 (Dietrich Borchert)|
|Position||44° 14'N, 62° 41'W - Grid BB 7544|
|Complement||39 (24 dead and 15 survivors).|
|Route||London (27 Dec) - Newcastle-on-Tyne - Loch Ewe - Oban - Halifax|
|History||Completed in June 1911 as Tregurno for The Hain Steamship Co Ltd (E. Hain & Son), St. Ives. 1930 sold to Greece and renamed Meropi for Constantine D. Calafatis, Piræus. |
|Notes on event|
At 04.34 hours on 15 February 1942 the Meropi (Master Gerasimos Kallinikos) was hit on the starboard side in #3 hold by one G7e torpedo from U-566 about 35 miles east-southeast of Sambro Lighthouse. The ship was straggling from station #93 in convoy ON-60 when approaching Halifax and was about five miles astern of convoy when torpedoed. The master left with the chief officer and the chief engineer in the first lifeboat about 10 minutes after the hit, followed by a second boat with ten crew members and five passengers. HMCS Sherbrooke (K 152) (LtCdr E.G.M. Donald, RN) and HMCS Barrie (K 138) (SkrLt G.N. Downey, RCNR) left convoy to investigate and the latter screened the other corvette while she picked up the 15 occupants of the second lifeboat. The U-boat had left the area when the corvettes approached. The radio operator and the two British DEMS gunners (the ship was armed with four machine guns) were still on the ship and HMCS Sherbrooke sent a crew in the lifeboat to take them off, but Meropi suddenly sank by the stern before they reached her at 07.32 hours. Another boat was lowered immediately and they searched the wreckage in vain for the missing men for 35 minutes. The corvettes then rejoined convoy and landed the survivors in Halifax later that day. The other lifeboat and its occupants were never found.
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Table of Contents
What is a popular motto?
I’ve put together 7 easy to remember corporate mottos that could stand out as motivational quotes on their own: Nike – Just do it. Vodafone – Make the most of now. IMAX – Think big. Tag Heuer – Success.
What are some short mottos?
Here are 55 of my favorite short quotes for you to read, remember and retell:
- Love For All, Hatred For None. –
- Change the world by being yourself. –
- Every moment is a fresh beginning. –
- Never regret anything that made you smile. –
- Die with memories, not dreams. –
- Aspire to inspire before we expire. –
What is your motto in your life?
‘If you believe, you can achieve’ – that’s my motto! I believe everyone should be equal, and we should all love and support each other and express ourselves the way we want to express ourselves and be whoever we want. That’s my motto. My motto in life has always been ‘Everything happens for a reason.
How do you create a motto?
How to Create a Slogan
- Decide what you want to say. Answer a few basic questions about what you want to accomplish with your slogan.
- Keep it simple. You might have a lot you want to say about your business, but it’s best to keep your message clear and concise.
- Establish your company’s voice.
- Brainstorm your slogan.
How do I give myself a motto?
If the motto is for your own personal use, it needs to summarize the values and beliefs that you hold most dearly. Don’t rush to pick something – think hard and take some time working out what’s the most important of all your values.
How do you think of a motto?
Tips on How to Choose a Memorable Slogan
- Keep it Short and Sweet. Keeping your slogan short and sweet makes it much easier for it to really stick to the brain.
- Be Consistent.
- Focus on What Makes Your Company Different.
- Make it Timeless.
- Make Sure It Can Stand Alone.
- Most Famous Advertising Slogans.
- Time to Spread!
What are some inspiring mottos?
101 Motivational Quotes That Will Inspire You to Succeed in 2015
- “Walk away from anything or anyone who takes away from your joy.
- “Life is short, live it.
- “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” –
- “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” –
What makes a good motto?
It is succinct The most enduring brand slogans are often short, catchy and easy to remember. Much like a song chorus that gets stuck in your head, it needs to have a rhythm or sound that rolls off the tongue and is instantly recognisable.
Is motto and quote the same?
A motto is not just a quote that you believe in, though – it’s an official statement like a logo or mission statement that summarizes the character of the person or group. People also use this word to describe the quotations that appear sometimes at the beginning of a book, speech, or chapter.
What is the famous line from the help?
Blackly: I guarantee you, one day they’re gonna figure out some cigarettes will kill you. Minny Jackson: Fried chicken just tend to make you feel better about life. Charlotte Phelan: Love and hate are two horns on the same goat, Eugenia. And you need a goat.
How do you make a kids motto?
Here’s how to write a family motto.
- Think of what you want your kids to hear inside their heads for the rest of their life.
- Write down your family’s 5 most important values.
- Look at your list.
- Take a stab at drafting a sentence that addresses at least one of these values.
- Write a whole bunch of these sentences.
What is the most famous quote from a movie?
Famous Movie Quotes
- “ May the Force be with you.” – Star Wars, 1977.
- “ There’s no place like home.” – The Wizard of Oz, 1939.
- “ I’m the king of the world!” –
- “ Carpe diem.
- “ Elementary, my dear Watson.” –
- “ It’s alive!
- “ My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.
- “ I’ll be back.” –
What are some good short mottos?
“The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give into peer pressure to try to be something that you’re not.” -Ellen
What is a good personal motto?
Motto #1: Good Habits for a Great Life. “This really sums up my personal motto. Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do.” Therefore, if you want to be outstanding, you have to develop the habit of personal excellence. In each key area of life, I seek out the very best practices and strive to make those my habits.
What is a catchy slogan?
Quick Answer. Some examples of funny, catchy slogans include KFC’s slogan “It’s finger-lickin’ good,” Calvin Klein’s famous slogan “Between love and madness lies obsession,” and McDonald’s slogan “I’m loving it.”. Catchy slogans remain consistent with the product’s branding and contain a memorable tagline.
What is an example of a slogan?
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The Catholic Church's doctrine on the Social Reign of Christ the King is often misunderstood. It is not "love" for Christ, or not merely that. Every Catholic, from the Pope to the most humble layman, has a duty to work for the social reign of Christ the King, because both nations and individuals are obliged to submit themselves to His rule.
It is a political strategy, and the only one - as evidenced by the current plight of this Godless world - that works.
Pope Pius XI instituted the feast as a solemn affirmation of Our Lord’s Kingship over every human society.
The October 31st Remnant Newspaper was dedicated to the Kingship of Christ, and Michael Davies (RIP) breaks it down in a magnificent center spread.
If you'd like to read Davies' treatise on the social Kingship of Christ, please subscribe to the Remnant Newspaper's E-Edition and read it online right now! | <urn:uuid:b83caafa-470a-40b7-b96c-c91e3440bcbd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/fetzen-fliegen/item/5671-on-the-feast-of-christ-the-king | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.958954 | 194 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Joseph L. Scarpaci
Latin American Studies
- 2009. Scarpaci J.L. and A. Portela. Cuban Landscapes. New York: Guilford Press.
- 2008. Scarpaci, J.L., Aguilar, A., Escamilla, I. Middle American Cities, In Geography of World Cities, Stanley Brunn et al., Eds., New York: Prentice Hall.
- 2007. Scarpaci, J.L. Globalization Tourists and Heritage Tourists in American Culture: The Case of Latin American Historic Districts. Material Culture Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 1-16.
- 2007. Scarpaci, J.L. Comment: GIS and Remotely-sensed Research on Habana Vieja and Jardines del Rey. In J. Pérez-López, Ed., Cuba in Transition Vol. 16. Washington, D.C.: Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, pp. 234-236.
- 2007. Scarpaci, J.L. and Biles, J. Globalization and Latin American Geography: Linking Scales of Analysis. Journal of Latin American Geography, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 7-10.
- 2007. Scarpaci, J. L. Photojournal: Cuba, in Focus on Geography, Vol. 50, No. 3, 17-23, The American Geographical Society, Washington, D.C.
Grants and Awards:
- Virginia Social Science Association Geographer-Scholar of 2008
- Center for Latin American Studies, Advisory Board, University of Florida, 2008-2010.
- Regional Editor, Library of Congress, Latin American Handbook, 2008-2010.
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Universal Laser Systems (ULS), the world’s leader in laser materials processing and Rice University’s Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology in Houston, Texas, are actively collaborating on advanced research on Laser Induced Graphene (LIG) synthesis and refinement.
As part of that collaboration, Rice is using a state-of-the-art XLS10 Multiwave HybridTM laser system developed by ULS.
The Multiwave HybridTM technology can combine multiple laser beams with different wavelengths into a single coaxial beam. This unique capability enables the research group to combine multiple laser wavelengths and energies, and study the effects on the structure and properties of the resulting graphene.
The Rice University research group, led by Professor James M. Tour, initially discovered LIG in 2014. The LIG process is conducted under ambient conditions, meaning no high-temperature furnaces or vacuum chambers are necessary, dramatically reducing the cost of graphene production. The process involves exposing a sheet of commercial polyimide film to a laser beam. The laser’s energy converts the top 20 microns of the polyimide to a porous graphene structure. Graphene produced by the LIG technique has broad application in fields such as energy storage and catalysis.
In the near future, this process can be used to produce portable, flexible electronics and “wearable” electronics that can configure to a smartphone. Additionally, the production of laser-induced graphene is a one-step process that could allow for rapid manufacture of roll-to-roll flexible electronics in the future. Joe Hillman, Materials Science Engineer and Strategic Development Manager for Universal Laser Systems states that “the unique ability of the XLS10MWH to combine the beams from several different lasers provides an ideal system for studying and optimizing the interaction of light with matter.”
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A collection of more than 70 original documents dating back to before Edmonds’ founding is shedding new light on the earliest days of our community, and further enriching the city’s already colorful and interesting past. While the records are still being studied in detail, initial examination of them is already closing gaps in the historic record, and providing information about Edmonds’ origins that had previously been only known anecdotally.
Source documents dating back to 1870 on original land purchases by Edmonds founder George Brackett and others reveal names, dates, descriptions and prices paid for forest acreage and home sites that were the genesis of our community. The collection also includes George and Etta Brackett’s original 1906 divorce decree, in which the court found Brackett “guilty of great cruelty” toward his wife, which “rendered her life burdensome.” In this decree, the court ordered him to pay her an initial $200 settlement plus $25 per month in child support. It also directed George Brackett to give his estranged wife “the piano now in the old house and place said piano in plaintiff’s [Etta Brackett’s] new home within ten days, and in addition thereto the plaintiff be given one hog.”
“We became aware of these documents while working with the [Edmonds] School District to transfer ownership of the Civic Field property” said City Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director Carrie Hite. “The District’s Facilities Director Brian Harding happened to be cleaning out some old files at the time, called me over, showed me a foot-high stack of documents and asked if I’d be interested. My eyes just popped! It is amazing that these have been maintained in such good condition over the years, and bear such historical significance for the early foundation of Edmonds.”
After discussions that included Edmonds Mayor Dave Earling, it was agreed that the Edmonds Historical Museum would be the appropriate home for these pieces of our past, where they will be maintained for public display and safekeeping.
“The Edmonds Historical Museum is thrilled to add these important pieces of history to our collection,” said Museum Director Caitlin Kelly. “Documents like these provide valuable insight into our city’s history, and history buffs will no doubt enjoy perusing their contents.”
Kelly said Museum Collections Manager Briana Brenner will properly catalogue the documents and then enter them into the museum’s database. Kelly hopes to have them publicly displayed alongside the museum’s new exhibit “Edmonds in Focus”, which opens Feb. 4, 2017.
Earling and Hite plan to officially donate the documents to the Edmonds Historical Museum at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, and the public is invited to attend. The museum is located at 118 5th Ave. N.
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On this day in 2001, a World War II pilot passes away. Colonel Rex Barber is best known for his participation in Operation Vengeance, a secret mission undertaken in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
The object of that mission was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the attack at Pearl Harbor and commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Combined Fleet.
“In all of American history,” historian Don Hollway concludes, “the only equivalent is the operation that killed al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden.”
It all began with a message intercepted by United States codebreakers on April 14, 1943: Yamamoto was planning an inspection tour of Japanese assets in the Solomon Islands. He would fly from Rabaul, New Britain, to an island near Bougainville early on April 18.
Naturally, Americans responded to this intelligence by planning a mission to intercept him.
Not an easy task! Our men would take a 600-mile roundabout path to avoid detection, and they would have to fly very low over the water to avoid enemy radar. The great distance and low altitudes meant that the task was best suited to the US Army’s 339th Fighter Squadron and its Lockheed P-38G Lightning fighters.
There would be no room for error. The Lightnings could carry just enough fuel to get to and from their destination; they’d have enough fuel for maybe 7 minutes of combat. But what if Yamamoto was late? Or the weather was bad? The margin was so narrow that virtually any unanticipated difficulty could defeat the whole effort.
“At that time, I figured the odds at about a thousand to one that we could make a successful intercept at that distance,” commanding officer Major John W. Mitchell remembered many decades later.
He planned to send 18 planes on the mission: Fourteen would provide cover against the Japanese Zeros accompanying Yamamoto. The other four were the “killer” group, intended to take out the G4M “Betty” bomber in which Yamamoto was traveling.
Then-Lt. Barber was among these four pilots, along with Captain Thomas Lanphier, Jr. The mission was top secret, and Barber went to bed on April 17, knowing only that his mission would be revealed in the morning. Nevertheless, he and the other pilots were eager to go when they were briefed early on the 18th.
“They were an eager bunch,” Mitchell recalled. “Everyone wanted to go.”
Mitchell and his men departed at 7:10 a.m., traveling for more than two hours in radio silence. As they approached the planned intercept point, the pilots kept to a low altitude. The dark green planes flying low over the jungle below would be hard to see.
Amazingly, our boys got within a few miles of Yamamoto before they were discovered.
The combat that followed was over in less than 10 minutes. Two Japanese bombers went down in flames, with Yamamoto aboard one of them. Lanphier would take credit for the victory, but Barber also thought he’d been the one to hit Yamamoto.
Would you believe that a dispute over the matter continue for decades?
As things stand today, the pilots officially share credit for downing the plane; however, physical evidence at the crash site, along with testimony from a surviving Japanese pilot, support Barber’s version of events.
Perhaps Secretary of the Air Force Donald Rice said it best in 1993:
“Historians, fighter pilots and all of us who have studied the record of this extraordinary mission will forever speculate as to the exact events of that day in 1943. There is glory for the whole team.”
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Dan Hampton, Operation Vengeance: The Astonishing Aerial Ambush That Changed World War II (2020)
Don Hollway, Death by P-38: When America Killed Japan’s Top Admiral (Aviation History; May 2013) (reprinted HERE)
Donald A. Davis, Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor (2005)
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Early voting at the presidential elections in Uzbekistan was started on 24 November 2016.
The candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the Adolat Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, Narimon Umarov, met voters of the Republic of Qoraqalpoghiston on 21 November.
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Uzbekistan Mirzo-Ulugbek Abdusalamov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerik Utembayev on 21 November 2016.
The candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the movement of entrepreneurs and businessmen – the Uzbekistan Liberal-Democratic Party (UzLiDeP), Shavkat Mirziyoyev, met voters of Sirdaryo Region on 19 November.
The candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the Milliy Tiklanish Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, Sarvar Otamuratov, met voters of Tashkent Region on 18 November.
Long-term observers of the Mission from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) arrived in Uzbekistan.
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The Twelve Apostles are listed by name in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. However, in the Gospel of John, which two are not mentioned by name, just as "the sons of Zebedee?"
Four apostles were called before the others. They immediately left their jobs and followed Jesus. What was their job?
There are two apostles named James. One is the son of Zebedee. The other is the son of whom?
Thomas is known as "Thomas the Doubter," however, he also had another name. What is it?
What did Matthew do for a living before following Jesus?
Which three Apostles mentioned in Matthew, Mark and Luke are not mentioned at all in the Gospel of John?
Another Apostle not mentioned in Matthew, Mark and Luke is Bartholomew. However, John mentions an Apostle not named in the other Gospels. They are believed to be the same person. What was his name?
Several "apostles" are mentioned in the Bible, but are not members of the "Twelve Apostles." Which one of these was never called any kind of Apostle?
The 12 Apostles were all Jewish, raised in northern Israel. What following statement is false?
Ten of the apostles were martyred -- killed for their faith. Judas Iscariot, on the other hand, committed suicide after betraying Jesus. Which apostle is the only one believed to have died of natural causes?
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Although this blog is primarily concerned with Iraq and Syria when it comes to matters of jihadism, I also generally track what other jihadist groups around the world put out and occasionally issue translations and overviews of such material. Last month al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a statement concerning events in Algeria which I found to be interesting. In short, the statement argues that the people of Algeria need to do away with the ruling system entirely and not be content with a mere 'half-revolution' that might achieve some of the demands of the just protestors and free people of Algeria but in the end can lead to a harsh 'counter-revolution' that makes the situation worse than not having undertaken a revolution at all. AQIM says it suspended operations during the protests to prevent giving the Algerian government and security services a pretext for crackdowns in the name of counter-terrorism. However, the statement alleges various signs of repression and the maintenance of the old system of rule, and AQIM concludes with a call to jihad by various means as well as peaceful protests in order to do away with the system entirely. It is also to be noted that the statement confirms the death of an AQIM commander called 'Abu al-Ashbal al-Maghrebi.'
Below is my full translation of the statement. I have also included explanatory and context notes.
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb Organisation
Statement Concerning the Current Jihadist and Political Events in Algeria
Praise be to God who says: 'Were it not that God repelled people through each other, monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques in which the name of God is mentioned frequently would have been destroyed. And God will certainly support the one who supports Him. Indeed God is powerful, mighty' (al-Hajj: 40).
And prayers and peace be upon the one sent with the truth before the hour and says: he said: 'And by the One in Whose hand is my life, you should indeed command what is right and forbid what is wrong, or indeed God will be about to send upon you a torment from Him, then you pray to Him but there is no response given to you'- narrated by al-Tirmidhi. He also said when he was asked which jihad is most virtuous, he said: 'A word of truth with a tyrannical authority.'
Our free people in Algeria, the people of consideration and review of the reality and history do not disagree that when the peoples undertake a half-revolution, its losses may be greater than those who don't undertake it at all! So these half-revolutions bring back upon them woes and disappointments, as the counter-revolution comes back stronger and fiercer and more tyrannical than what it was upon before! And all the free people have rejoiced at your intifada that has shaken the thrones of the ruling gang in Algeria, and which was a cause in all the free people in the world seeing some of the pillars of the criminal military regime that has made the people of Algeria taste woes plunging down into the darkness of the prisons that they so often filled with the innocents and oppressed. But when the roof of the legitimate demands of your intifada has been limited to reforming the ruling system, and not tearing it out from its roots, the criminal gang has taken inspiration from the Shayateen[i] of the counter-revolution, from the axis of evil in the Arabian Gulf, at the head of whom are 'Ibn Zayed'[ii] and 'Ibn Salman.'[iii]
This gang knew that the intifada does not constitute an existential danger to it, as it does not threaten its interests in-depth, and does not come up against its edifice from the foundations to destroy it. So it has worked to adopt some of the demands of the intifada, not in response to you, but in the framework of the conflict of the wings and leaderships, and to throw some dust over the eyes, and your mujahideen brothers have striven from the first day of your good intifada to support you, and stop any activity that the military gang may take up as a pretext to inflict damage and oppression against you! And despite the peaceful intifada and the lack of presence of what the gang can exploit, we see today and with all regret how it the free and people rising in the intifada are being jailed, on false accusations in reason and law, relying on a man-made constitution, designed on the dimension of the ruling clique, in order to ensure its hegemony and corruption. And what is the recent 'Ouyahia' scandal[iv] but a tip of the iceberg of the corruption spread in this system that has deprived Algerians- and for long decades- from enjoying the great resources of their land? And what is hidden is greater!
Our free people in Algeria, indeed the exit of the general 'Tawfiq'[v] from prison, and the return of the general 'Nezzar,'[vi] at the time in which the prisons of the gang are filled with free people: indeed this is a painful slap in the faces of tens of millions of Algerians to whom the criminality of this gang and its sabotage of religious, social, cultural, economic and political life over the course of decades are no longer hidden. And indeed you are not the only ones who will pay the tax of your silence, but also generations after you will pay it, and for you in the coup of 92[vii] is a lesson!
Indeed the exit of 'Tawfiq' and the return of 'Nezzar' are no less of a burden in the view of every person of mind than the coup of 92, because of its symbolic value and consideration in the turn against the demands of the honest and all the free people from the Algerians, who desire to live in a just system in which the Shari'a should be the rule between the people, and the weak person's right is taken for him from the powerful, a system in which there is no hegemony and sovereignty for the wings and 'lobbies' but rather sovereignty is in the hand of the people in accordance with the law of God Almighty.
And the ruling system has striven to exploit all the political means of leverage, in order to acquire the recognition of the international system, at the head of which is the United States and France, fearing that it will be replaced by another besides it, just as has happened in other countries like Iraq, Yemen and others. So the Tawagheet[viii] of the military strive and in a feverish way to depict themselves as purely devoted servants of the international system by claiming to combat terrorism (Islam). And from that is their mandate to send your sons to fight in the states of Africa instead of the French and European soldiers, and from that also is what the Tawagheet have promoted from seizing a sum of 80,000 euros and their false claim that it is from the money of the exchange operation that our intrepid mujahideen brothers undertook in occupied Mali. So the Tawagheet of the military in Algeria have not left alone any paper to prove their loyalty and to obtain the credentials from their masters in the 'White House' and the 'Élysée Palace'![ix] The matter has reached this point with them for lying and deception!
And despite the halting of our operations against the Tawagheet and their soldiers during the Hirak,[x] in response to the demands of our free people, and to cut the way for the Tawagheet of the military to take revenge on you, as there did not occur from us any operation during the mass demonstrations (despite the slipping away of the control of the Tawagheet at the time), nonetheless the generals are striving in an intense way to terrify the people away from the return of the Hirak, exploiting sometimes the 'corona' epidemic and by claiming to combat terrorism at other times, and this is a lie that no longer deceives anyone!
And the Tawagheet of the military have intensified their campaigns recently in a number of areas of the proud mountains of Algeria, and during these campaigns a number of the soldiers of the criminal gang have been killed and a number of the best of the mujahideen have departed to the positions of the martyrs- we reckon them as such and God is their reckoner- in Jijel[xi] and Taybaza[xii] and Khenchela.[xiii] At the head of them was the working mujahid Sheikh 'Hussein Abu Mousa' al-Jijeli known as 'Abu al-Ashbal al-Maghrebi'[xiv] (may God accept him among the martyrs), while there departed going forth and not fleeing a group of some of his brothers in the defiant 'Jijel' mountains. He left behind him a good heritage of directive, awareness-raising and educational articles. We call on every mujahid and every free person to read them and benefit from them. We ask God that they should be in the balance of the good deeds of that man (may God accept him).
And in this place we offer our sincere condolences to the family and relatives of our brothers who have departed. We ask God Almighty to grant them patience and to bridle their hearts, and to gather them with them in the Hereafter in the Paradise of the Highest Heaven. And we say to the families of our brothers: it is your right to take pride in your sons, who were not content with merely condemning the Tawagheet of the military in heart or tongue, but rather they knew that half-solutions are no use with these people as some of the 'good' or naïve try to imagine, and that the jihad against these people is of the great jihad in this age, and it is like the jihad of Abu Bakr and the Companions with him- may God be pleased with them all- when they protected the religion by their fighting of the traitors and apostates.
And in the same context we would like to make clear to the internal and external public opinion that the recent explosion in which five hunters died and others were injured[xv] in the province of 'Tébessa'[xvi] is rather- according to our reliable sources- a landmine that the mujahideen normally plant in the mountainous and forested regions to protect and guard their positions, and those places are according to the laws of the Tawagheet military zones people are forbidden to enter or explore. But the Tawagheet deliberately send their personnel and helpers to track the footsteps of the mujahideen under the cover of hunting or cutting trees or the like, so they fall by fate into the landmines. For it is not of the disposition or ethics of the mujahideen to kill innocents and defenceless ones of the people as the Tawagheet and their evil media wish to portray the mujahideen, but rather the mujahideen are among the most pious and merciful of the people towards all creation.
And we in this regard direct a general notification to all who enter the prohibited mountainous and forested areas for any person: avoid doing that and keep away from them, for they are laid with mines, laid with mines. Oh God bear witness that we have conveyed.
And in conclusion, we say to our people and our beloved ones in Algeria and in all the countries of the blessed revolutions: indeed your contentment with mere half-revolution and mere half-Hirak will render the old system stronger than it was before, after it gains the immunity and guaranteeing means by the abortion of your blessed revolutions. For as long as you have come out and arisen in the path of God and against oppression, one must enter upon the door of the tyrants, and assault their fortresses, and change the ruling system from their roots, and rebuilding anew, but those things will not happen for the land and the servants, so long as the same hands and faces hold sway and have hegemony over the political, social and cultural life in our countries. For these faces are the creation of the occupation that claimed to leave, but it left for us those who are of our ethnicity and speak in our tongues, and through them it rules and has hegemony over the land, and they are preachers for the gates of hell. Whoso obeys them, they throw him into it. The Almighty has said: 'Two men from those who fear and were blessed by God said: enter upon them through the gate. If you enter it, you are those who overcome. And upon God you should thus rely if you are believers'- (al-Ma'ida: 23).
So these tyrants, half-solutions are no use with them, and here you have begun from now to see some of the ramifications of your return and abandonment of the squares and fields. And you have begun to reap some of the fruits of that, for after the gang made a conciliation with you at the height of the Hirak, there it has returned to bare its teeth, and their prisons have become filled with the free and reformers of you. So by God, by God support your religion, freedom and land.
So oh our people, arise in the revolt of one man, and restore it green again, for whoso is capable of waging jihad against these Tawagheet by the life, let him wage jihad against them. For that is obligatory and only rendered otherwise by inability, and whoso is incapable, let him wage jihad by the money and tongue. And here are your mujahideen brothers who have revolted against this criminal regime since more than a quarter century, so support them and be in their rank. And whoso is capable of marches and sit-ins and demonstrations and the like, let him do those things, for by the peaceful and armed resistance, if God wills, we will regain our rights, for a right behind which a seeker is has not gone to loss.
Oh God the Revealer of the Book, Mover of the Clouds, Harsh of Punishment, and Defeater of the Parties: defeat the soldiers of apostasy and collaboration, and grant us victory over them. Oh God show us among them a black day as the day of 'Ad and Thamud.[xvii] Oh God indeed they have sold the land, and they have oppressed the servants, and they have been tyrannical in the land.
Oh God, show us among them the wonders of Your power. Oh God, indeed they have sold their religion and their Ummah to their masters the Jews and Christians, so expose them on the heads of the crowd, and shake the land from under their feet, and enable the honest ones to overthrow them.
Oh God, give victory to Your religion and Your Book and the Sunna of Your Prophet Muhammad and Your just servants. And God's blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and all his family and companions and the last of our prayers is that praise be to God the Lord of the Worlds.
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb Organisation
Al-Andalus Foundation for Media Production
4 Jumada al-Akhira 1442 AH corresponding to 17 January 2021 CE.
[ii] Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the current president of the United Arab Emirates.
[iii] Muhammad bin Salman, the current crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
[v] Mohamed Mediene, who headed the Algerian state intelligence (DRG) and was imprisoned in 2019 but was acquitted by a military appeals court at the beginning of this year.
[vii] Referring to the Algerian military coup in 1992.
[viii] 'Idolatrous tyrants.'
[ix] The residence of the president of France.
[x] Referring to the popular protest movements in Algeria that arose in 2019.
[xi] Province in northern Algeria on the Mediterranean coast.
[xii] Tipaza: a province in northern Algeria on the Mediterranean coast.
[xiii] Province in northeast Algeria.
[xiv] The news of his death came in late 2020.
[xvi] A province in northeast Algeria on the border with Tunisia.
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A recent article caused me to think. Always a great thing! It led to some reflections that I want to share. The article is about a (hypothetical) learning journey, and talks about how learning objects are part of that learning process. My issue is with the locus of the curation of those objects; should it be the organization, an AI, or the community? I think it’s worth exploring.
The first sentence that stood out for me made a strong statement. “Choice is most productive when it is scaffolded by an organizationally-curated framework.” Curation of resources for quality and relevance is a good thing, but is the organization is the best arbiter? I’ve argued that the community of practice should determine the curriculum to be a member of that community. Similarly, the resources to support progression in the community should come from the community, both within and outside the organization.
Relatedly, the sentence before this one states “learner choice can be a dangerous thing if left unchecked”. And this really strikes me as the wrong model. It’s inherently saying we don’t trust our learners to be good at learning. I don’t expect learners (or SMEs for that matter) to know learning. But then, we shouldn’t leave that to chance. We should be facilitating the development of learning to learn skills explicitly, having L&D model and guide it, and more. It’s rather an old school approach to think that the org (through the agency of L&D) needs to control the learning.
A second line that caught my eye was that the protagonist “and his colleagues create and share additional AI-curated briefings with each other.” Is that AI curation, or community curation? And note that there’s ‘creation’, not just sharing. I’m thinking that the human agency is more critical than the AI curation. AI curation has gotten good, but when a community is working, the collective intelligence is better. Or, if we’re talking IA (and we should be), we should explicitly looking to couple AI and community curation.
Another line is also curious. “However, learning leaders must balance the popularity of informal learning with the formal, centralized needs of the organization. This can be achieved using AI-curated real-time briefings.” Count me skeptical. I believe that if you address the important issues – purpose via meaningful work and autonomy to pursue, communities of practice, and learning to learn skills – you can trust informal learning more than AI or a central view of what learning can and should be.
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You probably hear a lot about what candies are bad for dental braces. Because braces are such an essential part of maintaining and improving your smile, bite, and tooth alignment, you should take whatever steps you need to in order to ensure their health. At Lovett Dental Kohrville, though, we want you also to enjoy life still. That is why our orthodontics team will often recommend what is safe for braces in all of the foods you eat. That may even include candy. To learn more about taking care of your braces, contact Lovett Dental Kohrville at 832-843-6776.
Is Candy Safe for Braces?
The short answer to this is no; candy is not a good thing to eat every day for anyone, even without dental braces. Candy is full of sugar, which fuels bacteria and keeps them growing at a very rapid pace. That pace is often more than what your body’s immune system can keep in check, leading to cavities development. It’s worse with braces because some candy can be damaging to the bracing technology in your mouth.
What Is Safe for Braces?
Some products may be okay for you to use. It is a good idea to talk to your orthodontics team to learn more about the type of dental braces you have and their restrictions. If you are going to have candy, there are a few options to consider, though they still require a good brushing afterward.
Pure chocolate candy can be a good option for those who have dental braces. That includes candy that does not contain nuts or sticky substances like caramel in them. These will get into your braces and makes it hard to clean away. Chocolate is easy to chew, and it will not damage your teeth unless you don’t brush them.
2. Softer Candies
Some candies are good to eat because they are soft on the inside. For example, candies like 3 Musketeers and Milky Way are pretty commonly available. These candles contain soft interiors that are still tasty, but they are not sticky like caramel is. Look for those containing the flavors you like, but be sure they do not include nuts in them.
3. Peanut Butter-Type Candies
Peanut butter candies, like cups and patties, tend to be a good option, too. Avoid crunchy peanut butter varieties, though. Most types of candy with peanut butter in them are safe, depending on the other ingredients.
4. Minty Candies
If you enjoy mint, there is good news. Most mint or peppermint patties are safe for you to consume as well. They are full of sugar, but they are still overall safe to consume if you have dental braces.
5. Cookie-Like Candy
Some candy takes the shape of cookies in terms of the contents. For example, Kit Kat has a cookie-like interior. While you do not want to eat those that are very hard, those that are soft like this works well.
Keeping Your Oral Health Safe Is Possible
No matter what type of candy you consume, you still need to brush and keep the amount you are eating to a minimum. Your orthodontics team can offer more insides on what is safe for braces. Let our team provide for all of your needs, including:
- Professional dental cleanings
- Orthodontic services and procedures
- Dental fluoride treatments
- Dental sealant use
- Cosmetic dentistry services
You can enjoy a bit of candy that is safe for braces. The key is keeping the sugar away from the teeth long term.
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The fairy tale of the eye level
Once upon a time there was a team that had lost its structure, its sense and its role models. It was in danger of falling apart and disintegrating. The king of the company hardly noticed the threat, but individual subjects did. The situation became more and more serious. The king heard his subjects, but he did not listen to them. Until finally some of them insisted so vehemently on change that even the king could not help it – he let them have their way. He did not approve, he did not support it, he simply did not have a any better idea.
If nothing fits all around, then you have to stick together. It may seem strange to others, but a firm will and belief in the future sanctifies the means. Sometimes it is not tradition, experience, family name that counts. It’s a gut feeling. Perhaps a little Cinderella story – when two people who are supposedly alone do not have the manorial prerequisites to strengthen the kingdom, join forces and develop completely new abilities. At first the king was offended in his honour, but he allowed it to happen. In the name of the people. He continued to rule in other places, fought other battles.
A team of town musicians
So the team set off on the journey together. It was neither a short trip nor a pleasure trip. They planned, changed, discussed, considered. They rejected, separated, looked for new partners, learned and acted. With time, the first effects began to appear. Everyone found his place, his task, new talents found their space. People became more courageous – successes were achieved. Gears began to mesh and respect was one of the leading principles. But also the knowledge that everyone is the architect of his own fortune. Sometimes together, sometimes alone. It was a phase of trial and error, sometimes more cautious, sometimes unbridled, sometimes seemingly arbitrary. But eventually order was found. Stable base – above shone the proudly swollen cockscomb.
Cockaigne – sweet honey flowed like water
The changes did not go unnoticed by the king. Reason enough to take a closer look at the developments and approve them. And to declaim the idea as his own. The team was indifferent – it could act freely, self-organised. They felt that they were at eye level with the king, who supported the decisions. It seemed that way. But even if they led to the desired result, he was not even interested anymore. The team defied this ignorance – one knew about the former dominance of the hierarchy. Strategies were refined, processes were questioned and the slogan “we make everything new” that was proclaimed at the beginning slowly began to take on a face. Subjects who had not experienced taking the initiative did not change disruptively – the team had to experience this too. Not everyone changed either. This was also an insight that was initially based on dysfunction and failure and only gradually came to be seen as natural.
The degrees of freedom increased constantly with success. In retrospect, however, this was exactly the wrong conclusion: they did not increase with the success of the structure, the team, a new kind of leadership, but they increased with success measured in numbers. With the turnover, the profit, the reputation of the king.
But everyone was still on a journey together. With the king. So why not enlarge the team, expand the system? Entrust a few more tasks to those who were committed, who gave their ideas with full commitment to the kingdom and integrated others? This had to lead to even more joy, commitment and project innovation. Told – done. The team grew steadily under the eyes of the king. At eye level with the king. Allegedly. It was proud of itself and trusted that it was effective in the king’s interest. In the interest of all subjects and their personal ones. That was the motivation.
Sleeping Beauty is asleep for 100 years
Thorn hedges grow slowly. But they possess the power to crush. At first they just prick. Other subjects watched the team with suspicion or amusement. The kingdom within the kingdom with the seemingly special protection. The former because they could not quite appreciate the new symbiosis of humans and actions, others because they thought the commitment to the kingdom was unnecessary. The kingdom was seething around the team. Subjects left it. “Travelers shall not be stopped” – the king’s reaction. But the threats outside the kingdom were also growing. Teams, like the one that was created, were much stronger elsewhere, more free, more innovative, more powerful. The kingdom was very resistant to developments from outside. It felt invincible in its beliefs, in its power.
At the end of a decade it became apparent: the journey was not so steep any more, despite all the roller coaster ride. How positive it is when a team then concentrates all its strength into new measures, when it stands together, when challenges are accepted as what they are:
- opportunities to grow,
- to show courage,
- to take a risk,
- to make mistakes,
in order to come out of it stronger.
The wishing-table, the gold-ass, and the cudgel in the sack
Suddenly there was the insight that acting at eye level is a thing of the past.
Making mistakes – no good!
Taking risks – not in this situation!
The new way could be the old way. Because the king decided that he had let his subjects play around and experiment for too long. Because out of conviction he wanted to take over the regime once again, in order to intervene, since nothing seemed to be working in his favor. Because he considered relationships superfluous, appreciative team structures for luxury and pressure to be the only meaningful leadership element.
What does it do to colleagues, co-workers, friends and you when it becomes subliminally clear that the new system has never really been trusted, that the individuals in the team have never been entrusted and that you become subjects again? That you were always subject to the king?
And the moral of the tale
The team is strong. It will not give up so quickly – not what it has achieved for the kingdom, and not for itself. But the hedge of thorns leaves deep scratches. A feeling that it is hardly possible to match eye level and trust – if it cannot be measured in numbers. At least not in this kingdom. At this time.
Fairy tales end well. They are cruel in the meantime, until the (good) protagonist wins and the (evil) opponent is killed, banished or bewitched. But in the end everything is good. And they lived happily ever after. Most of all, everything is mostly the same again. Magical.
Business is different. The separation of good and bad is not always that easy and the weapons are not poisoned apples, thorny hedges or wolves. It is rather the numbers, the experiences, the fears that are the strongest enemies in the success story. At least when they do not follow a predetermined path, not linearly upwards.
Bread crumbs are by no means enough to find the best way out of the shadows and into a successful common future. Conversely, it is also rare for someone to be burned in an oven, even if the fires on which people are roasted are constantly glowing everywhere. But whether control, pressure and backward thinking are effective stylistic devices for stories – that is doubtful. The belief that self-organisation and flat hierarchies are only something for the good times is still widespread. And the belief that the king has to make things right – because he alone has to take the rap if things don’t go well.
So one element of the fairy tale remains: it’s a battle of small against big, bottom against top. The balance of power is clearly divided. And as long as it is not understood that it is not against each other but with each other, not a fight in the sense of a battle, but at best a competition for the next highlight in history, the idea of leadership at eye level remains a fairy tale. One that is easy to tell as long as the numbers are right. And one that requires a great deal of imagination when there are more ashes than peas in the pot or the golden donkey is not at hand.
What a pity, because the team can prove right now that they are behind the king and stand up for him, because his kingdom is also only one in a much larger realm of rule, in which he has to fit in. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to trust the team then? Wouldn’t it be nice to have seven little goats behind you or even 70 robbers? Because in the end, the king and the emperor are left without clothes if no one tells them the truth and stands by them.
Kingdoms under sole reign have served their time, modern fairy tales tell a different story. But they can turn out well. But then nothing will ever be the same again.
This fairy tale is, of course, a fiction. All similarities with living persons and real actions are purely coincidental.
Julia Collard and Sven Schnitzler have published some more posts in the t2informatik Blog, including
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in this cast will be working on the go to source U. R. L. Function which will allow a user to be redirected to a web page for a particular recipe. So for example if I click on cake mix doughnuts which I know is a link out here in the console. You see it says uncaught reference error. Go to source U. R. L. Is not defined. So in our code editor let's go ahead and actually declare this function. So function go to source you are L. And this takes as a parameter and I. D. And out here I'm just going to alert. Mhm. A. D. Now the idea refers to this total data at index I dot I. D. Which is passed to the go to source Uriel function up here in the function built dom which we did in the previous cast. So the I. D. Refers to a unique number which is associated with each dish. And let me go ahead and control s to save this and let's see the I. D. For some of these dishes. So here you can see this is the I. D. For cake balls. This is the I. D. For cake mix doughnuts. Um This is for cake batter chocolates. So each dish has its own unique I. D. Right now what we're going to do is we're going to construct a new U. R. L. And this time what we're fetching is the recipes A source U. R. L. So what we're going to do is we're going to use a recipe I. D. To get the full information about the recipe such as you know ingredients and nutrition. All of this basically all of this information which is associated associated with each unique recipe that has an I. D. S. You have the title image servings ready in minutes. Health score. Ah Spooktacular score so on and so forth. Right. And we can get this information from here. This is the source you are L. That we will be using. So basically let's see get recipe information this one. So this is the source. Yeah this is the U. R. L. Format that we're going to be using. And now what I'll do is back in the code editor. Editor. I'm just gonna go ahead and comment this out and then go down here and I'm going to just go ahead and control the pace is because I already wrote this out. And what I'm doing out here is basically the following the same format. So https and all of this which is perpendicular dot com forward slash recipes forward slash which I get from here. And after that we have to pass in the unique ID. Which is plus I. D. So as you saw when I did alert I. D. Each dish is associated with a unique I. D. And then forward slash information. There you go. And after that I also have to u use my own unique api key for each request. Okay now we're going to be um basically I can also do alert recipe U. R. L. So then you can see the recipe you RL that um is going to be alerted and now if I go back here and back here and control our and then cake and I hope I saved it. But let me I don't think I saved the sole control S and then go back here and let's try cake. Okay cake mix doughnuts. So this is uh the full recipe or l that is constructed. Now what we're going to be doing is we're going to be using fetch method and then the then promise handler. Right? So I'm going to comment this out as well and let me just uh make this pull down and I'm going to say well fetch the recipe. You are L. Right. And then what we're going to do is we're going to do something. What what is returned is a promise. So I need to do something with this promise for now I'm just returning the body of the response that is returned something new. Uh But I just want to get the J. S on And once that is returned I am going to now use another promise handler this time a handling the data which is returned in this part. So line 64 so function and data and we can do console dot log data. And what I will also do is open the U. R. L. In a new window. So I will show this in a bit after I finish typing this out and we do want to open it up in a new tab. So using the underscore blank attribute and okay so control as to save and basically uh so what we're doing out here is we're fetching the recipe, you are L. And then we're extracting the Jason response and in the second then promised handler. We're going to log the data that is returned and let's go ahead and see this. So once again cake. And then let me click this right? And before we go here let's actually look at what is in the console log because this is important and out here in the console log we're going to see all these properties which are associated with the cake mix doughnuts object. And one of the properties is actually the source. You are L. Property. Right? And this is the U. R. L. Of this particular dish. And we're opening up the U. R. L. In a new window with the window dot open method. And this method takes as an argument. The source you are L. Property of the data which is returned. And then underscore blank which basically refers to the opening of the web page in a new attributes in a new page, sorry. And you might have encountered underscore blank value for the target attribute in html. And this is all for the recipe. Um the P. I. Series. So now we've got something functioning and basically, you know, you can check out um all the complete instructions using Spin Ocular A. P. I. And fetch a. P. I. | <urn:uuid:77c059be-6dc6-482d-a2db-ae3295139b54> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.codecast.io/casts/PbwpyvNoQG0l-build-a-recipe-app-with-spoonacular-api-part-seven | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.954112 | 1,232 | 2 | 2 |
Many couples across the United States have chosen to store their frozen embryos in fertility clinics as a result of in vitro fertilization. IVF is a very popular choice for many, as about 85% to 90% of infertility cases are treated with drug therapy or surgical procedures. But, what happens to those frozen embryos if the couple ends up getting divorced? The State of Arizona has come up with a solution.
According to Buzzfeed, Arizona is the first state to pass a law that would give the embryo to the divorced person who wants to develop it to birth. Researchers say marriages only have about a 50% chance of lasting, which means a solution was much needed. Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same. Gary Marchant, a law professor at Arizona State University, spoke with Buzzfeed about how this law could cause some serious problems.
“It’s an incredible intrusion into the bedroom and the private life of families,” Marchant said. “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Most fertility clinics have contracts forcing the couples to decide what they would do if they were to divorce, prior to freezing their embryos. But there have been a few cases that have had to be fought out in court. Sofia Vergara and her ex-fiance Nick Loeb are among the few dozens who have taken their case to court.
The law in Arizona comes after a specific court case from 2017. This case is in regards to Ruby Torres and her then-fiance. In 2014, Torres and her fiance created seven embryos using IVF. The two eventually got married, but in 2016, the husband filed for divorce. Afterward, Torres still wanted to keep the embryos. She argued that this would be her last chance at having children of her own as she had been diagnosed with cancer.
Unfortunately for Torres, her ex-husband fought against her and the court judge ruled in his favor. To this day, Torres is still fighting the case in the Arizona court of appeals.
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In this present competitive age, it is very important to develop an application or software that can meet particular requirements and ensure the survival of a business. Custom software development refers to the process of forming a concept, designing, creating and deploying software for a particular group of individuals or any specific individual, as a third party arrangement or within an organization.
Custom software is created for addressing specific requirements of users and is regarded as more efficient as compared to COTS (commercial off-the-shelf software). A COTS program is perfect for a wider audience, given that it targets a broader set of needs. Off-the-shelf software applications are designed and created for businesses to be implemented in daily business operations. | <urn:uuid:ab6f7c39-0a8d-4049-9cb9-ae63bae45432> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.dreamztechusa.com/agency/?page_number_0=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.955861 | 143 | 1.945313 | 2 |
CNBC’s Ron Insana warns that if the Federal Reserve hikes rates anytime soon, it would be a disaster for the economy.
“Higher interest rates from the Fed will simply not be the proper medicine for structural, or secular, price pressures and could seriously jeopardize what little growth we have,” he wrote for CNBC.com.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen told a global monetary policy conference that the case for a rate increase had grown stronger, while Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer suggested a move could come at the central bank's September policy meeting if the economy was doing well.
Although U.S. government data earlier on Friday showed the economy growing only sluggishly in the second quarter, Yellen said a lot of new jobs were being created and economic growth would likely continue at a moderate pace.
"I believe the case for an increase in the federal funds rate has strengthened in recent months," Yellen said in a speech at the Fed's annual monetary policy conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
But Insana says now is not the time - the nation essentially hasn't been cured of what ails it.
“The problems we face today are more political than economic. The U.S., indeed the world, lacks a credible blueprint for pushing growth back toward its historical potential,” he wrote.
“Economic policy, both at home, and abroad, needs to become more coordinated, more comprehensive, more coherent and more growth-oriented than it has been in any time in recent memory. And it needs to happen now!” he urged.
Insana urged the Fed, the White House and Congress "to convene an economic summit, which includes banking and business leaders, to identify how best monetary, fiscal and regulatory policies can be harmonized" to bolster economic growth.
“And it needs to produce an action plan that moves quickly and decisively forward,” he wrote.
“If we fail now, irrespective of political gridlock and chaos before us … instead of a lost decade, the U.S., one day, may very well lament the loss of an entire generation,” he wrote.
“And we will only have ourselves, and our generation's leaders, to blame.”
For her part, Yellen said the Fed already thinks it is close to meeting its goals of maximum employment and stable prices, and she described consumer spending as "solid" while noting business investment was weak and exports had been hurt by a strong U.S. dollar.
But she did not give guidance on what the central bank needs to see before raising rates. Following her remarks, investors continued to bet there were roughly even odds of an increase at the Fed's December policy meeting.
"She's just kept the door open for a hike sooner rather than later," said Subadra Rajappa, an interest rate strategist at Societe Generale in Washington.
(Newsmax wire services contributed to this report).
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Our Scripture verse on preaching is 2 Timothy 3:16-17 which reads: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."
Our quote on preaching today is from Patrick Henry. He said, "It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it."
Our first topic is titled "The Call to the Ministry, Part 7" from "Lectures to My Students" by Charles H. Spurgeon. He writes:
I should not complete this point if I did not add, that mere ability to edify, and aptness to teach is not enough, there must be other talents to complete the pastoral character. Sound judgment and solid experience must instruct you; gentle manners and loving affections must sway you; firmness and courage must be manifest; and tenderness and sympathy must not be lacking. Gifts administrative in ruling well will be as requisite as gifts instructive in teaching well. You must be fitted to lead, prepared to endure, and able to persevere. In grace, you should be head and shoulders above the rest of the people, able to be their father and counselor. Read, carefully the qualifications of a bishop, given in 1 Timothy 3:2-7, and in Titus 1:6-9.
Our second topic is titled "The Qualifications of the Preacher, Part 20" from "The Preacher and his Preaching" by Alfred P. Gibbs.
This section is titled: HE MUST BE FIT FOR THE WORK (PART 5)
If God has gifted and called a person to preach, and he neglects or refuses to exercise this gift, he will lose this ability, and discover that he cannot preach. Let us lay to heart the solemn fact that what we do not use, we shall lose! The poet has expressed it thus:
Our third topic is titled "Tools of the Trade, Part 4" from "Biblical Preaching" by Haddon W. Robinson. He writes:
--- Topical Exposition
As expositors we may normally work our way through entire biblical books or extended passages in Scripture. Yet at some time or another during the year, we will preach on topics. Sermons preached at Easter and at Christmas require special topical treatment. In addition, we may preach on theological topics such as the Trinity, reconciliation, worship, God’s concern for the poor, or the authority of the Scriptures. In dealing with a Christian doctrine, we may begin our study of the Scriptures with the help of an analytical concordance or a topical Bible. The index in books on theology can direct us to discussions of the subject and passages of Scripture on which the doctrine is based. | <urn:uuid:bb21bd6b-4032-47e0-9e58-17ddf36a14dc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://proclaim.libsyn.com/2016/06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.947913 | 587 | 1.671875 | 2 |
I met Dean and Emma and their then-two-year-old daughter Liz (not their real names) in 1992 and we’ve been good friends ever since. When I first started socializing with them, I was struck by how comfortable they were as parents and how well they integrated their young child into their social life, making her a part of conversations and effortlessly balancing the child’s needs with everyone else’s. I was so impressed with their parenting that I decided if I ever had kids, I’d like my family dynamic to be like theirs. Ten years later, when I had a daughter of my own, I thought often of Dean and Emma and in some important ways adopted their approach to family life. I didn’t ever consciously consider that they were role models, I just saw something in them that I admired and then to some extent tried to adopt it as my own.
Recent research suggests that English-language learners can benefit greatly from the influence of role models, including people they meet in daily life, public figures such as athletes, political or business leaders, and even characters in films and books. Role models can shape learners’ values as global citizens, their attitudes to communicate their beliefs about themselves, and their identity as English users.
Muir, Dörnyei and Adolphs (2021) identify four key four key dimensions for English-language role models:
• overall command of English, including size of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, spoken fluency, and so on
• paralinguistic features such as body language, gestures, tone, and pitch of voice
• personal attributes such as skills, abilities, confidence, and sense of humor
• accent/variety of English
They point out that role models enable “vicarious learning”: watching others’ behavior and its results for the purpose of guiding and motiving personal development. In other words, role models can assist with the creation of ‘an ideal L2 self’ and provide a vision for the future. Those found in fiction and storytelling are especially good at allowing us “try on” different identities and to develop concepts of ourselves in different roles.
It’s important to note that some of the best role models for language learners are people who are themselves users of English as a second language. Other people from a student’s own first language have often been identified as especially good, relatable role models and teachers who are not L1 English users have been shown to be powerfully positive role models for learners.
Here are a few tips for helping your learners find and make use of English-language role models:
• Bring a wide variety of real first- and second-language English voices into the classroom using online audio and video or through published teaching materials.
• Get students to notice features of speakers’ use of English that they find especially effective or attractive.
• Help learners understand which of their role models’ characteristics are plausible targets for the learners themselves and which aren’t. For example, speaking with Hugh Grant’s specific accent may not be realistic, but learning to speak clearly almost certainly is.
• Give learners a clear road map for achieving their goals.
Voices, the new seven-level young adult and adult course from National Geographic Learning provides all four of the above. The course features National Geographic Explorers from all around the world, with a focus on their everyday lives: getting around town, socializing with friends, planning for the future and so on. Students make connections between their own lives and the Explorers’, notice features of effective communication and practice grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation based on the Explorers’ input.
And what of Dean, Emma and Liz? I’ve kept an eye on my good friends as Liz has grown up, left home and made her own way in the world. As my own family prepares for my daughter to go away to university, knowing someone who’s already successfully navigated those waters gives me a good model to aim for.
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Update: March 29, 2022
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Vretta has announced that it can no longer act as the Canadian distributor for OpenStax hardcover textbooks. BCcampus and the Manitoba Open Textbook Initiative, advisors for this service, thank Vretta for making this opportunity available.
Post by Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
Update: September 27, 2021
Last spring BCcampus, in partnership with Vretta and the Manitoba Open Education Initiative, surveyed Canadian post-secondary institutions about how printed open textbooks fit into their classrooms and what they knew about the distribution of OpenStax’s hardbound books in Canada. Answers were provided using a narrative format.
View the results of the survey here.
Update: February 23, 2021
BCcampus, in partnership with Vretta and the Manitoba Open Textbook Initiative invites post-secondary faculty, librarians, bookstore staff and students from across Canada to participate in a survey about the distribution of OpenStax’s hardbound books in Canada, and printed open textbooks in general.
Feel free to share the Canadian Distribution of OpenStax hardcover textbooks survey link with your colleagues. This survey will remain open until April 30, 2021.
All survey responses are anonymous. Final results will be shared out in an aggregated and anonymized format later this year.
Update: October 27, 2020
Against the backdrop of the pandemic and all the challenges stemming from it, BCcampus and Campus Manitoba continue to meet regularly with Vretta regarding their role as Canada’s distributor of hardback OpenStax textbooks.
Carley McDougall, Acting Executive Director for Campus Manitoba, says that since April she and her team have noticed an increased interest in open educational resources, such as OpenStax textbooks. However, the Manitoba group is also hearing about students struggling with broadband issues and basic access to the resources required for post-secondary learning. “Because of this we are seeing the institutions working to provide alternative ways to access education including the increase in use in open educational resources, and resources that don’t require internet access or even computers such as printed books.”
At the beginning of this year, BCcampus decided to give each faculty member who applied to review an open textbook from the B.C. Open Textbook Collection a free printed copy of the book they would be evaluating. This new policy was in response to requests from some reviewers who said they preferred leafing through a physical book rather than, or in addition to, reading it online. For reviewers of OpenStax textbooks, a copy is ordered from Vretta.
Account Manager, Shoeb Mozammel, acknowledges that even though COVID-19 threw “a curveball” at their day-to-day operations, Vretta continues to deliver high quality and affordable OpenStax print textbooks to institutions and students across the country. After the initial drop in textbook orders, Vretta was surprised (and pleased) to see a jolt in demand over the last several months as more and more faculty turn to OER for their respective classes. In turn, students have been ordering print versions to complement the online versions of OpenStax textbooks. Vretta has been working diligently behind the scenes during the past several months, says Shoeb, to make sure that “bookstores, faculty, and students can still order these books the same way as they have been doing all along.”
“Vretta was very easy to place our order and supply the OpenStax print versions our students preferred.”-Yohanna Quackenbush, Campus Store Coordinator, College of the Rockies Bookstore
Update: April 28, 2020
In March, Campus Manitoba and Open Ed Manitoba joined regular discussions with Vretta and BCcampus Open Education regarding the OpenStax textbook distribution project. Dylan Woodcock, virtual help desk associate at Campus Manitoba, says, “The Manitoba Open Textbook Initiative is pleased to be involved in monthly consultations with BCcampus and Vretta. It allows us a chance to discuss the growing momentum of open education within and beyond our province and serves as an excellent learning opportunity and opening to future collaboration.”
During the first quarter of 2020, leading up to Manitoba’s involvement, interest in and sales of OpenStax textbooks were growing in B.C. and across Canada. However, once COVID-19 disrupted the status quo, that upward climb stalled. Regardless, Vretta has committed to prioritizing the needs of students and instructors by ensuring that OpenStax hardcover textbooks are still readily available for purchase across Canada.
Update: January 14, 2020
Two more options are now available for anyone in Canada wishing to buy a hard-back copy of an OpenStax open textbook. In addition to the Vretta order form page, these books are now available through Amazon Canada either by going directly to Amazon.ca (look for Vretta as the distributor) or by visiting individual OpenStax books posted in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. These hard-cover books are available for 13 of the 33 OpenStax textbooks posted in the B.C. collection. Since October, faculty and post-secondary bookstores in British Columbia and across Canada have purchased 20% of Vretta’s initial OpenStax inventory. A refund policy has also been posted to the Vretta ordering page.
“Vretta is proud to deliver OpenStax hardcover textbooks across Canada. The initial response has been nothing short of great and it is very encouraging to know that there is a real demand for these resources. As demand continues to grow, we will strive to ensure that we meet the needs of students and institutions by continuing to restock our shelves with various titles.” says Shoeb Mozammel, Account Manager for Vretta.
Original: October 8, 2019
Thanks to a partnership between Vretta, a Toronto-based education technology company, and OpenStax, a Rice University-based nonprofit that publishes openly licensed college textbooks, print copies of OpenStax books will now officially be distributed in Canada. Canadian instructors and students who use OpenStax textbooks–and the bookstores that stock them–can now order these high-quality, full-colour textbooks more easily, faster, and for less money through Vretta’s order form page. Prices (in Canadian dollars) are posted on the page, and bookstores – and others – that order 10 textbooks or more receive a 20% discount.
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At UCLA, When ‘Nakba’ Fails, Switch to ‘Naksa’
Keeping up with anti-Israel buzz words is a full-time job. UCLA’s notoriously biased Center for Near East Studies recently held a conference whose title caused a double take: “The Naksa at 50: Nostalgia and Memory in the Middle East and Beyond.” Naksa?
While the term “Nakba” — Arabic for “catastrophe,” which refers to Israel’s creation in 1948 — is fairly well-known, “Naksa” is less familiar. It refers to the “setback” experienced by the Palestinians when the Arab world lost the 1967 war that it initiated against Israel.
While the speakers at the UCLA “Naksa” conference remained upbeat, the audience sat silently and solemnly. Many of the approximately 12 students in attendance gradually trickled out well before the entire 90 minutes was up, but an equal number of elderly academics in the audience remained.
During the event, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill professor Nadia Yaqub briefly promoted her upcoming book, Bad Girls of the Arab World, before making several questionable and occasionally historically inaccurate claims about Israel.
Yaqub lamented the 1982 “Israeli invasion of Lebanon” (in fact, there was no invasion), referred cheerily to a “Palestinian martyr cemetery in Beirut,” and stated that a “Gaza hospital was destroyed in 1982” without acknowledging that Palestinian terrorism led directly to the destruction of the hospital and other buildings.
Attempting to take the moral high ground by condemning Israeli modernity, Yaqub then criticized the “hedonistic culture of Tel Aviv’s Spring Break beaches.” Laughably, she also claimed that the “PLO revolution” was not just dedicated to liberating “Palestine,” but to “institution building.” In reality, the reason for Palestinian suffering is their leaders’ unwillingness to build non-violent, civil institutions.
She later cited the “non-violent resistance to occupation” of the 1970s, despite the lack of an Israeli occupation — and the abundance of Palestinian violence in that decade. By the time she used the invented word “contrapunctily,” even her copanelists had no idea what she was talking about.
Hosam Aboul-Ela, a post-colonial literature professor at the University of Houston, Texas, added to the sense of confusion by immediately wandering off-topic. Hearkening back to Edward Said accusing President George H.W. Bush of silencing radio discussion in 1991 during the first Gulf War, Aboul-Ela referred to that war as “post-Cold War American militarism” and a “violent police action.” In fact, the first Gulf War was a successful military action to stop Muslims in Iraq from trying to take over Muslims in Kuwait; Bush, Sr. is regarded as a hero in Kuwait.
Georgetown University Arabic and Islamic Studies professor Elliott Colla began his remarks by expressing a well-founded concern about academic conformity: “My fear is that we would all be talking about the same things.” He went on to employ a large number of Arabic words in his “discussion,” without bothering to offer a translation for the majority of the room not fluent in the language.
Colla depicted the 1967 Six-Day War as the culmination of a “twenty-year siege on Palestinian life in Israel,” while omitting that Arabs rejected peace in 1948 in favor of waging the first of many wars against Israel. He employed typical canards about “third-class citizens in the Jewish state,” “the occupation,” and the “occupied territories.” Meanwhile, he tried to romanticize Palestinian irredentism with love stories about “coming together,” and love “separated by barriers.”
“When will Israel withdraw from the West Bank?” Colla demanded to know. Never mind that most of the world has recognized that a final peace deal would allow Israel to retain parts of the West Bank in mutually agreed-upon land swaps.
Finally, Colla described “the roof of a prison cell” as a metaphor for Palestinian life after 1967, but didn’t acknowledge that it is terrorism against Israelis that has led to Palestinian imprisonment — whether real or imagined.
Faced with complete silence at the end of Colla’s talk, the moderator asked a question to spur the audience. This led to a rambling dialogue about the habits of Israeli and Arab library catalogers, during which Colla confused the 1948 “Nakba” for the 1967 “Naksa.” One can hardly blame him.
Yaqub concluded the conference by describing plane hijackings not as evil or wrong, but as “hugely controversial and problematic in many ways.” It was a fitting end to a day of moral vacuity.
Palestinian rejectionism, not Israel’s existence, is the true catastrophe in the Mideast conflict — and the primary obstacle to its resolution. Professors whining about the “Nakba” and the “Naksa” only perpetuate this destructive policy. Palestinians will continue to harm themselves if they spend another 50 years trying to destroy Israel and obsessing over self-inflicted setbacks. That the Palestinians should help build a civil society rather than trying to burn a successful country to the ground is what far too many Middle East studies professors refuse to acknowledge. | <urn:uuid:cb315b63-e3d5-484b-8c73-bfab769725a9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/15/at-ucla-when-nakba-fails-switch-to-naksa/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.955178 | 1,186 | 1.570313 | 2 |
If you are looking for a Russian keyboard, and you don’t have an actual one, e.g. you are outside of Russia, here’s a solution to your problem: virtual keyboard!
You can choose among 4 standard keyboard layouts (йцукен, йцукен typewriter, alphabet order, or even Ukrainian) or 12 phonetic keyboard layouts, which makes this page a total “must to have”!
Because many Cyrillic-Latin user have their favorite layout, they can decide for example what’s the Russian letter under the Latin “W” – my favorite, as it’s the closest to the Bulgarian, is “яВерты2”.
Now, here’s even better part: the same page you can get in… English.
It sounds strange – why would you need it in English, if you are speaking Russian, you’d ask?
Well, because you may be asked for example to fill-in a document with Russian letters, but your knowledge of Russian is limited to knowing only the alphabet.
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I was presented with the awesome opportunity to work with the Steam VIVE VR headset. I got to try out a whole bunch of impressively made games and applications, experiencing being able to interact with a virtual environment with the same precision, speed, and finesse as I could when cooking. Trust me; mouse and tablet can’t even come close to the speeds you can achieve with a pair of fast hands when you’ve got tasks as complicated as changing tires or swinging swords. … OK, maybe that last one’s a bit exaggerated…
Recently, I was presented with the even more awesome opportunity to develop an application for the VIVE. I won’t get into details (mainly because I’m not allowed to), but basically, I make stuff in Unity and walk around it.
How cool is that?
Sounds hard, doesn’t it? You gotta account for head position and controllers, fast movements… heck, how does one even get the headset onto Unity? Don’t you need to translate all this coordinate code in raw data format that the sensors pick up, figure out which sensors are broadcasting them, and then paint a picture out for both controllers AND the headset?
Turns out, Valve released a VIVE Unity plugin. Download it. Import into Unity. Plunk, onto the stage. Suddenly, you’re walking around a grid world. Didn’t even take half an hour.
Woooooah. I can make a whole world in here! One I can actually pretend to touch!
Getting coordinates isn’t that hard either. The library already maps to some rendered controller sprites. All you gotta do is get their position and rotation, or even attach other ray-casting objects to them, and lo and behold, you’ve got a sword, or a gun, or a hand-held nuke launcher firing off into the distance.
And when I say distance, I mean it. Sure, the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks like it’s got a vast landscape, but one can only imagine the sheer intensity that a virtual reality headset can dish out. You’re not really looking at a flat screen in that thing. It uses fish-eye lenses to flush everything out just like you’re actually looking at it. Stand on that cliff, and you’re actually looking at the grand canyon. It would take forever to walk to the other end.
So where am I going with this? As much as I like advertising VR in general (AYAYAYAWESOME!), I’ve got a slightly different topic in mind.
Note how I mentioned it was easier than I expected earlier on to get the headset working in Unity. Well, of course the reason for that is because when the library was built, it was built so that anyone could pick it up and do stuff with it. Otherwise, just brute-forcing it to work and not adding any API documents… well, that would be easy to do, but it wouldn’t be worth it, would it? Nobody would use it, nobody could do anything with it. At least, not until someone makes a better library to make it easier for everyone.
And that’s the thing. We like easy just as much as we like hard. We pursue intense challenges to answer a problem so we’d know the solution, and after presented with the same problem again, suddenly it’s easy because we know what we’re doing. Along with bragging rights, we can solve the same problem over and over and even extend it to help solve even bigger problems. We like doing hard things, and we like getting easy things done.
Originally, the mere thought of VR was but a dream and a monster of questions. How do we achieve 60FPS on 4000x2000px resolution and still run code processes? How do we detect physical positioning with real-time speed? Now it’s done. The technology is out there, and ever since Oculus brought out their first prototype, we’ve got headsets coming from Microsoft, Sony, Steam, and even third-party competitors looking to sell at cheaper prices!
It’s only been a few years; why is VR suddenly so big now? Because it’s been made easy. The questions have been answered, the problems have been solved, but most importantly, the ideas have been shared. Now it’s easy to do, and so more and more people are doing them. We are attracted to easy. Somebody built a quad-copter in a workshop once and now we’ve got police training falcons to hunt down malicious drones.
Mind that easy is not always good, though. Doing dishes is easy after weeks of practice. Does that make them any more enjoyable? No, they’re a chore; nobody wants to do that. Because cars are so easy to handle now, plenty of drivers not yet ready for the road are getting their license. Because of all these public domain libraries making game development easy, dozens of indie developers are actually getting their inexperienced game-making into the online stores.
OK, no. I never said easy is bad. The fact that more game developers CAN make their own ideas into a game means there are a lot more worlds out there to explore, and at cheaper prices too.
My point is that there are a lot of ambitious individuals out there taking on the brunt of the work to make the same sort of work easy for the rest of us, and they deserve respect. They are the folks that study math because it’s fun, who were actually good at social studies, and who didn’t take a minute to scrap the dirt off their hands right after plunging them in mud. They worked, and they slaved, and they built their creations, and they threw them up into the air shouting “Here ya go, world!”. Big props to you guys! You are simply awesome!
Not only that, but while we definitely should take advantage of these shortcuts, we should not be relying on them to do everything. One should research them; find out how they work, and even improve on them with their own ideas. Unique ideas are going to require some thinking, and without the experience, practice, and training that only application can provide, you’re going to end up with something that’s already been done before. A shoddy dollar-store version of what could have been a result. Sure, research says it might sell, but you can definitely do better than that.
So go do something difficult, alright? Make the effort, and do it until it becomes easy for yourself later on down the road. You’ll thank me for it.
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While the idea that communication is an essential aspect of medicine is not new, communication skills teaching and assessment have recently become more visible in medical education. For instance, communication skills feature prominently in a new national initiative: The National Board of Medical Examiners, the Federation of State Medical Boards, and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates are working together to implement a clinical skills examination using standardized patients, to be taken between the third and fourth years of medical school as part of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).1,2 This examination will "require students to demonstrate they can gather information from patients, perform a physical examination, and communicate their findings to patients and colleagues."2
In 1995, the 2 bodies that accredit North American programs leading to the MD degree adopted a resolution stating that "there must be specific instruction and evaluation of [communication] skills as they relate to physician responsibilities, including communication with patients, families, colleagues and other health professionals."3 While past initiatives did not generate much curricular change in medical schools, this resolution is likely to have a significant effect, given its link to program accreditation. It is important to note, however, that the standard requires only the presence of instruction and evaluation; it says nothing about the specific timing, quality, or quantity of the education.
There is tremendous variation among medical schools in the way, and extent to which, communication skills are taught and assessed.4,5 The most recent and comprehensive survey on communication skills education in North American medical schools was conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and published in a 1999 report.4 Eighty-nine of the 144 medical schools responded to questions on the AAMC survey regarding communication skills teaching. Of these, 85% reported they use a combination of discussion, observation, and practice in teaching such skills. The primary teaching methods were small-group discussions and seminars (91%), lectures and presentations (82%), student interviews with simulated patients (79%), student observation of faculty with real patients (74%), and student interviews with real patients (72%). Nearly half of the schools (45%) reported using rounds to teach communication skills. All of these forms have value, but without a model to help structure and focus attention on communication, teaching is less likely to be consistent and effective.4,6
Ninety-two schools responded to the portion of the AAMC survey on communication skills assessment. Most of these schools (92%) reported that they assessed communication skills informally, through faculty feedback to students during teaching sessions. The next most frequently cited form of assessment was formal faculty feedback and observation (78%). More objective assessment methods, such as the use of standardized patients, were less widespread (70%). Again, the reliability and effectiveness of observation and feedback, regardless of the particular method, are likely to be compromised unless they are grounded in a coherent conceptual framework. While schools use a variety of teaching and assessment methods, many of these activities lack such a structure: At the time of the AAMC survey, less than one-third (32%) of medical schools were using a structured model to organize their communication skills teaching and assessment. Of the schools using a model, most used either the SEGUE Framework for Teaching and Assessing Communication Skills or the Calgary-Cambridge Observation Guide.7,8
The focus on communication skills extends into residency and clinical practice, and is now linked specifically to accreditation of residency programs and maintenance of certification for practicing physicians. In 1999, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which oversees US residency programs, and the American Board of Medical Specialties, the umbrella organization for specialty boards that certify physicians, stated that "interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals" is a core area of competency.9,10 The idea of communication as bedside manner or history taking has given way to a reconceptualization of communication as a measurable clinical skill.4,6
Makoul G. Communication Skills Education in Medical School and Beyond. JAMA. 2003;289(1):93. doi:10.1001/jama.289.1.93
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While eating a delicious currant scone from one of my favorite cafes, I looked it currants on Wikipedia and discovered some interesting history of why currants are popular in Britain, but not the United States:
During World War II, most fruits rich in vitamin C, such as oranges, became almost impossible to obtain in the United Kingdom. Since blackcurrant berries are a rich source of vitamin C and blackcurrant plants are suitable for growing in the UK climate, blackcurrant cultivation was encouraged by the British government. Soon, the yield of the nation’s crop increased significantly. From 1942 on, almost the entire British blackcurrant crop was made into blackcurrant syrup (or cordial) and distributed to the nation’s children free, giving rise to the lasting popularity of blackcurrant flavorings in Britain.
Blackcurrants were once popular in the United States as well, but became extremely rare in the 20th century after currant farming was banned in the early 1900s when blackcurrants, as a vector of white pine blister rust, were considered a threat to the U.S. logging industry. The federal ban on growing currants was shifted to individual States’ jurisdiction in 1966, and was lifted in New York State in 2003 through the efforts of horticulturist Greg Quinn. As a result, currant growing is making a comeback in New York, Vermont, Connecticut and Oregon. However, several statewide bans still exist including Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Since the federal ban ceased currant production anywhere in the U.S., the fruit is not well-known and has yet to reach the popularity that it had in 19th century United States or that it currently has in Europe. Since blackcurrants are a strong source of antioxidants and vitamins, awareness and popularity are once again growing, with a number of consumer products entering the market. | <urn:uuid:82ab392c-e25a-4484-9974-3cd9e6d2aaca> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://island94.org/2009/03/Current-Consumption-of-Currants.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.974373 | 383 | 2.609375 | 3 |
You are at the center of ORIEN TCC to advance cancer treatments
During your regular visits and procedures with your doctors, the health information and any samples needed for TCC are collected.
Your personal identifying information is removed before your health information is shared. This protects your privacy while still helping researchers learn from your health information.
The power of TCC comes from how it brings together patients' health information into one searchable data system. This helps researchers and doctors find patients with similar conditions, which may guide clinical decision making and, as the database grows, may help find targeted treatment options.
This information is collected in a safe, efficient, and consistent process across all Member cancer centers to ensure quality data exchange while preserving patients' privacy and security.
In a manner that preserves each patient's privacy, molecular data is added to the database - this is information from complex tests on patients' tissue, blood and urine. This helps researchers find DNA changes (called gene mutations) associated with cancer.
Advances in cancer care mean researchers need to find patients with very specific traits for clinical trials. Find out how TCC can shorten the time needed to find these patients. | <urn:uuid:2383ff93-b500-4437-a8b4-1604c1f16ce1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.orientcc.org/total-cancer-care | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.910194 | 237 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Cottage Cheese Vegan Or Not
What is Cottage Cheese A recipe prepared from curd that gives you a soft, white colored cheese which is a non fat alternative to regular cheese is cottage cheese. It is mostly made of cows milk to have the low fat cheese version. The vegan cottage cheese is low fat alternative to regular vegan cheese.
How Can You Choose The Best Cottage Cheese
“Most cottage cheese brands are high in sodium, but if you need to keep your sodium intake low you can find brands labeled ‘reduced sodium’ or ‘no salt added’,” says Martin. “Just as with picking Greek yogurt, I look for cottage cheeses that have no added sugar, which is usually in the flavored varieties.”
Ultimately, it comes to your preference in taste and ingredients.
“Finding the right cottage cheese can be difficult. I believe it comes down to personal preference and what your health goals are,” says Amber Pankonin MS, RD, LMNT, registered dietitian and owner of Stirlist. “Cottage cheese can be a great snack because it’s filled with quality protein and it’s low in carbohydrates, but it can also be high in calories and sodium, so learning to read labels is really important when finding the right brand for you.”
Whipped Cream Sour Cream
Whipped and sour cream imitate the texture of blenderized cottage cheese, its almost like Greek yogurt, but can be significantly richer in fat.
If youre looking for an airy consistency to your dish or recipe, both whipped and sour cream are the way to go. But if youre planning to make a raw, refrigerated cheesecake, keep in mind that because of their softness, the cheesecake will take more time to harden or you may need to add other ingredients to help the process.
Last but not least, whipped cream can be sweeter than neutral tasting cottage cheese, whereas sour cream will be more sour. Find the balance in taste and consistency and youll quite possibly trick the recipe into something even more delicious than the original!
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Vegan Cottage Cheese Brands
You probably switched to a vegan diet, but youre still craving cottage cheese. Well, the truth is that there are no regular vegan cottage cheese brands. However, there are other vegan alternatives to cottage cheese. While regular cottage cheese is made from cow milk curds, vegan cottage cheese is made from tofu or soy with almond milk or coconut milk. Since there are no vegan cottage cheese brands in the market, the only option is to make it yourself using simple recipes.
Miyokos Breaks The Dairy
Last year, Miyokos debuted another first in the vegan cheese category: liquid mozzarella. Made with cultured cashew milk, Miyokos first-of-its-kind pourable vegan mozzarella was created to provide a product that melts perfectly on pizza. Rather than creating a traditional solid block of vegan cheese that needs to be shredded on pizza, Miyokos removed the solids and other ingredients that hinder meltability.
My goal was to create a vegan cheese worthy of pizza, Schinner previously told VegNews. A vegan pizza cheese that is so good that pizza lovers cannot believe it is vegan and inspires people to change their cheese to change the world.
The pourable vegan mozzarella is one of the first items to benefit from a $52 million series C funding round the company raised last fall. With the funding, Miyokos has also been expanding its research and development efforts, including working on another version of its liquid vegan pizza mozzarella that uses watermelon seed milk instead of cashews, so that theres a nut-free and allergen-friendly version available. The new version is now becoming available exclusively in food service.
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What Is Cottage Cheese And What Are Its Nutritional Benefits
Technically, cottage cheese is actually cheese curds.
“Cottage cheese is a mild-flavored, fresh cheese curd product made by draining the cheese instead of pressing it, so it retains moisture and some whey. Unlike other cheese products, it doesn’t undergo an aging process,” says Martin.
And since it’s a dairy product, it’s packed with protein and lots of vitamins and minerals.
“Cottage cheese is packed with nutrients, including B-complex vitamins, like vitamin B12, and calcium,” says Martin. “It’s an excellent source of protein, with 1 cup of small curd cottage cheese containing nearly 25 grams of protein. The majority of protein in cottage cheese is casein protein, as opposed to whey, which is slowly absorbed and helps prevent muscle breakdown. Some brands may even contain probiotics, aka friendly gut bacteria that support gut health.”
Basic Vegan Cottage Cheese Ingredients
Silken Tofu. This is the most tender and creamy part of the tofu range. This will render that chunky and crumbly cottage cheese consistency you want.
Nutritional yeast. If you are preparing lots of vegan recipes, you are most probably familiar with the Nooch or nutritional yeast. This adds a cheesier and nuttier flavor to every vegan dish.
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Why Trust The Spruce Eats
Writer and professional cheese eater Christine Clark teaches cheese and pairing classes throughout the United States and is dedicated to helping people expertly get their cheese on, even if its a vegan cheese theyre looking for. Her cheese adoration is so strong that she has a whole podcast dedicated to it. She is a Certified Cheese Professional through the American Cheese Society.
Best 8 Cottage Cheese Substitutes
Cottage cheese is a cows milk product with a mild taste, thanks to having no added salts, sugars, or flavors. It is made by adding an enzyme to skim milk which causes the milk proteins to clump together.
You can even make cottage cheese yourself at home by following just a few simple steps: heat pasteurized cows milk, add a few drops of something acidic substance like lemon or lime juice or even vinegar, then allow it to sit for a while.
The milk will curdle , which you can later drain to obtain the little clumps of cheese. It will be soft, white, and with a creamy texture, ready to eat on its own or to add to any savory dish or dessert you choose.
Another thing about cottage cheese is that it is low in fat and high protein and calcium content, making it a healthy every day choice in your weight loss diet, athletes diet, and kids diet. It is also very versatile, coming whipped, creamed, lactose-free, large-curd, small-curd, sodium-free, and even reduced sodium.
You can enjoy the deliciousness of cottage cheese in many ways: simply spread it over your breakfast toast, use it in cheesecakes, combine it with fruit or even chocolate, mix it with cereal or use it as a dip cottage cheese serves many purposes.
So, now that you know how its made, what it tastes like, and when to use it, lets go through some of the best and healthiest cottage cheese substitutes, in case you ever run out.
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I Have Your Book But Havent Seen This Recipe Where Is It
There are over 250 recipes in the 2nd edition of Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook, so it can be easy to miss some! This is the Cottage-Style Cheeze recipe in the Cheesy Alternatives recipe chapter. Please note this recipe is not in the 1st edition. I perfected it for the 2nd edition specifically.
Make Grilled Cheese Nachos And Pizzawithout The Milk
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Cheese is one of lifes great pleasures. If the dairy stuff isnt working for you, youve likely had to mourn that loss. Luckily, though, theres vegan cheeseand todays options are better than ever. Not only is there great vegan cheese on the market, but there are also great options for almost every type of cheese you can think of. Whether youre looking for shredded parmesan or cheddar, Swiss slices for your grilled cheese, or something else, you will almost certainly find something wonderful.To find the best vegan cheeses, be sure to read the ingredients list. Whatever youre shopping for, whether its dairy cheese or vegan cheese, I always tell my clients to read the ingredients list you cant pronounce or a lot of added oils, said nutritionist Berit Young, RDN. Read more about what to look for below.
July 11, 2020 by Ligia Lugo
Cottage cheese. A popular choice for dieters and health enthusiasts because of its low fat. Did you also know that its popular among athletes due to its high amount of protein?No doubt this is a tasty, versatile and affordable cheese with a variety of uses in savory recipes and sweet desserts.
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Does It Really Taste Like Cottage Cheese
I think it tastes better! But during the testing process, testers did report that yes indeed, its pretty darn close. Not identical, but a great swap indeed. The tofu provides just the right curd consistency, miso is the key to that cheesy umami, that touch of salt deepens the taste, and the mayo gives it fluid creaminess and flavor that ties everything together. There really are just four ingredients, aside from water, so I do not recommend leaving any out. Theyre all key in this recipe.
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What Is Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is a fresh curd cheese with a mild taste. You may also hear people calling it curds and whey. Heres why: cottage cheese is made from skim milk. Rennin, an enzyme from the calf´s stomach is then added to the liquid.
This causes some of the milk proteins to clump together. The proteins that clump are called curd proteins while the ones that dont clump are named whey proteins.
Since whey doesnt taste so good, cottage cheese manufacturers create cottage cheese which is mostly curds but retains some of the whey. That is how you obtain curds and whey. Also, the addition of cream dressing to the curds improves the taste.
Cottage cheese comes in different versions: whipped, creamed, lactose-free, large-curd, small-curd, sodium-free, or reduced-sodium. It is naturally yellow, but after the addition of titanium dioxide , it becomes bright white.
There are many ways to enjoy this diet-friendly, yet delicious cheese. It can be combined with toast, fruit, tomatoes, and granola or used in salads and dips often as a healthy mayonnaise alternative. Many cooking recipes and dessert recipes call for this ingredient think lasagne with cottage cheese as a replacement of ricotta and yummy keto cheesecake.
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Not Our Favorite Cottage Cheese
These cottage cheese brands scored a 1 or 2 on the report as of December 31st, 2021. Rankings for Cornucopia were done considering the following: milk quality, brand commitment to organics, ingredients, use of carrageenan, use of artificial colors, use of artificial flavors, use of sweeteners, the amount of sugar, use of preservatives, use of thickeners and gums, whether the brand was certified USDA Organic or Non-GMO Project Verified, whether corn or food starch or maltodextrin is used, & whether they use Vitamin A. Palmitate.
- Borden Large Curd
- Westby Small Curd Low-Fat
- Westby Small Curd 2%
- Westby Fat-Free
Health Benefits Of Good Brands
Cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein, healthy fat, calcium, phosphorus, complex B-vitamins, & selenium. This real food has plenty of health benefits associated with it such as the following:
- Packed with Protein: One cup of cottage cheese = 25 grams of protein
- Muscle Repair: The casein found in cottage cheese is slow-digesting and feeds your cells over long periods of time helping reduce muscle breakdown.
- Controls Hunger: People who eat cottage cheese feel fuller longer because it controls the amount of hormone ghrelin.
- B-12 Vitamins: About 24% of your daily recommended B12 intake is found in 1 cup of cottage cheese.
- Selenium: About 30% of your daily recommended selenium is found in 1 cup of cottage cheese.
- Boosts Bone Health: Many dairy products like cottage cheese can be an excellent source of calcium and phosphorus, which work together for optimal bone health in the body.
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Replacements For Sour Cream
Sour cream is made by fermenting milk with bacteria.
Its used as a topping, a base for dips and as a moisture-providing ingredient in baked goods.
An ounce of regular sour cream has 54 calories, 1 gram of carbs, 5.5 grams of fat and 0.6 grams of protein .
Nondairy alternatives on the market are generally soy-based, but theres at least one soy-free brand out there thats made from a blend of beans, oils and gums.
Some of the alternatives have similar amounts of fat and calories. Others are lighter across the board, with less fat and calories.
As with many of the other substitutes, you can make your own nondairy sour cream using cashews, sunflower seeds or tofu.
Plain nondairy yogurt is also an easy substitute.
There are several soy-based sour creams on the market. Plain nondairy yogurt is also a good substitute in most recipes.
Pirates Booty Aged White Cheddar
Pirates Booty has a variation of cottage cheeses, which include the White Cheddar. This cheese is made with puffed corn and rice and has no artificial ingredients. It also has low fat and no gluten, thus making it a convenient snack for you. You dont have to worry about gaining weight either, as it is low in calories.
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Fat free ricotta cheese walmart. The texture just isnt as good as regular and youre probably not saving enough on the calories to make it worth not being as delicious. Target usually keeps ricotta cheese in stock. Buy all your dairy alternatives online through walmart grocery.
Do remember that although 1 slice of cheese may be 1 smartpoint, it doesnt always follow that 2 slices equals 2 smartpoints, sometime it could be 3. As i like to use it in my snacks and cooking i looked up a recipe by the famed vegetarian food expert, deborah madison. The cheeses in this list are some of the lowest point versions that are out there.
Buy the full fat or dont bother at all. Get micelis fat free ricotta cheese delivered to you within two hours via instacart. *the % daily value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet.
I use lower fat items whenever i can, but never with cheese. At walmart canada, youll find some of the most popular dairy alternatives on the market, including nut rice and soy milk, cheese, creamer and yogurt. January 19th 2017, 9:40 am.
Great value ricotta cheese is a smooth, creamy, and tasty cheese that can be used in a wide array of italian meals and desserts. Sure, you can dunk your cookies in traditional milk, but you dont have to. Ricotta is a fantastic gateway drug into the world of making cheese.
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What Ingredients Are In Vegan Cheese
Although brands vary, some of the common ingredients in typical vegan cheeses are:
- coconut and other vegetable oils
- coconut cream
- starches such as potato, tapioca, and corn starch
- pea protein
- binding ingredients such as xantham gum and carrageenan
- thickeners and flavorings
Manufacturers use ingredients such as nuts to make artisan cheeses which are usually more expensive to buy.
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Cottage Cheese Contains A Common Food Allergen: Milk
Is cottage cheese a common food allergen? Yes, cottage cheese is a common food allergen: milk. Many people experience allergic reactions to cottage cheese.
A group of the eight major allergenic foods is often referred to as the Big-8 and includes milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.
These foods account for about 90% of all food allergies in the United States.
Severe food allergies can be life threatening. Following ingestion of a food allergen, a person with food allergies can experience a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.
Persons may still be allergic to and have serious reactions to foods other than the eight foods identified by the law.
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Can you eat cream cheese if you are lactose intolerant?
Similarly, it is asked, can you eat cream cheese if you are lactose intolerant?Cheese with trace levels Natural, aged cheesecan be digested by many people with lactose intolerance. Cheese with low levels Fresh unripened cheese are not aged.
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Are you planning to sell your car, or are you simply looking to make your car look sharp and clean? What about picking up a car to rehab – Scrap car price comparison is the way to go! Auto body repairs can get expensive, but there are ways to save on car expenses, including learning to complete some basic repairs on your own.
There are many affordable DIY auto body repair products on the market. Here is a step by step tutorial on how to repair rust spots using an easy rust removal kit from Roberts Paint Care:
Step 1: Preparation
Always wear protective gear when working on your car. Gloves and protective glasses are a must.
First, you need to wash your car with soap and water. It must be free of dirt, wax, oil or grease. Rinse well and dry.
Next, apply masking tape and protective paper on all surfaces near the one you are repairing.
Once everything is well protected, use a 24-grit disc sander on the damaged area only. You can level the edges with a 180-grit dry sanding paper.
When done, wipe the area with a clean cloth.
Step 2: Sand and Apply
Now that the surface is ready, mix the polyester finishing putty with the hardener on a clean mixing board. Use a spreader to apply it evenly and firmly to the damaged area. Let dry for 15 to 30 minutes.
Use a 180-grit dry sanding paper to level the surface, then wipe well.
Apply a coat of corrosion fighting etch primer on the bare metal and let dry for 15 minutes.
Next, spray three coats of surface primer, letting each coating dry 15 minutes before applying the next one. Once the last coat is applied, allow it to dry for eight hours.
Use a 400-grit dry sanding paper on the area to be painted. Pay attention to the edges as they need to be well sanded.
Remove the masking tape and wipe clean. The car must be free of sanding dust. You can use the sandblasting booth for a quick sandblast, you can check this link if you need help: https://www.paintbooth.
Once again, protect your car with masking tape and protective paper, then wipe it with a clean damp cloth.
Apply several coats of paint, waiting 15 minutes between each.
Step 3: Finishing Touches
Now comes the finishing touches: Fifteen minutes after the last paint coat is applied, apply two wet coats of clear coat, with a 15-minute interval between each.
Let the second coat dry for 15 minutes.
Spray one coat of blending solvent on the edges to remove the overspray.
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Let’s face it, life is full of uncertainty. Every aspect of our existence carries a certain amount of risk, be it in our professional or personal lives. We just need to do what we can to identify and plan for those situations where things can go wrong without putting ourselves in a fearful paralysis state, unwilling to take any chances.
As it is with individuals, so it is with businesses and organizations. There are many uncertainties in the business world—especially in information technology (IT)—and the stakes are high. That’s why smart people have an active IT risk management plan as part of their overall business strategy.
This article explores the concept of IT risk management, including what it is, the overall IT risk management process, the steps in an IT risk management plan, and best practices.
Let’s begin with the fundamentals - defining IT risk management.
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What is IT Risk Management?
To best answer this question, we must first ask, “What is regular risk management?”. Risk management, without the IT qualifier, identifies, assesses, and controls any threats to an organization’s resources, capital, and earnings. So far, so good.
IT risk management is like basic risk management, except the principles are applied to an IT organization to better manage the risks associated with that particular field. Alternately, we can define it as the policies, procedures, and technology that an organization adopts to reduce threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences that may arise from unprotected data.
IT risks include software and hardware failures, spam, viruses, and other malicious attacks, human error, and natural disasters (e.g., floods, fires, storms).
There is a classic risk equation that aptly applies to IT risk management:
Threat x Vulnerability x Consequence
ThreatThe IT world has threats surrounding it from all sides. Even vendors can inadvertently bring in threats to their customers
VulnerabilityEvery IT defense has gaps and weaknesses. Once an organization recognizes its flaws, it can begin to address them
ConsequencesCyberattacks can wreak havoc on an organization, and possibly even ruin it permanently
IT Risk Management Steps
Every IT risk management framework consists of a series of necessary steps, each summed up with a question.
Risk Identification (What are the Risks, if Any?)Though it’s impossible to account for every possible variable, the IT manager and team should brainstorm over what risks may arise, where they come from, and when they will most likely hit. The IT team must go one step further and speculate on how those risks could impact the project and any related outcomes.
Risk Analysis (How Bad are the Risks?)Once the management team identifies all the risks, the team must analyze them and judge their potential impact (big, small, minimal) and how it would manifest itself.
Risk Evaluation and Assessment (Are the Risks Acceptable?)After the team has determined the likelihood of the risk occurring and what its consequences would be, the team takes an even closer look at the risks and helps the company decide whether to proceed. The team also ranks the risks at this point, going from highest to lowest. A solid risk assessment is an excellent tool for making informed choices.
Risk Mitigation (What Are We Going to do About these Risks?)The company then assesses the highest-rank risks and develops strategies for alleviating them with risk controls. These strategies include risk prevention tactics, contingency plans, and risk mitigation processes.
Risk Monitoring (How’s the Risk Management Going, and Have We Found any New Risks?)This step involves follow-up of the identified risks and how they’re handled, as well as the continuous monitoring for new risks.
Report the Findings (Who’s in the Loop, and do They Know?)The risk management team must keep in contact with internal and external shareholders through every step of the process.
Risk management should also have answers to the following questions. Note that some of them overlap with the process above, as the entire process is fluid and subject to changes and duplication.
- What can possibly go wrong?
- How will this affect the company?
- What measures can we take to protect the organization from loss?
- How do we recover if loss happens anyway?
- How will the company absorb the expenses associated with the loss?
What Are IT Risk Management Strategies?
There are currently four standard risk management strategies to choose from. The best choice depends on the nature of the specific risk and the organization’s overall situation. After all, each organization has its set of advantages and faults, so there can’t be a one-size-fits-all solution.
Risk AvoidanceThe organization deflects as many risks as is practical and possible, focusing significant resources to that end. Unfortunately, most rewards require some risk, so an organization practicing avoidance may miss many opportunities for growth and profit
Risk ReductionRisk reduction is a mitigation strategy, where the organization changes certain aspects of a project plan, altering the process, or possibly reducing the scope.
Risk SharingThe organization spreads the risk’s impact among other departments or project members. Companies could even share the risk with an outside business partner or vendor.
Risk RetentionFinally, we come to the “grit your teeth, march full speed ahead, and hope for the best” approach. This strategy involves accepting the risk as a necessary evil and proceeding with the plan. The reward is deemed worthy of the risk, and if anything blows up, so be it.
IT Risk Management Best Practices
A good IT risk management policy includes a series of best practices. Put these practices into action, and you get a greater likelihood of success with minimal negative impact.
Evaluate Early, Evaluate OftenRisk management isn’t an afterthought. Instead, managers must initiate risk management processes at the development stages of the project, and then continue to monitor the risks through the project’s lifecycle. Constant vigilance!
Lead From the FrontA good leader sets good examples, and that includes getting on board with risk culture development before the subordinates do so. A leader who adopts risk management values everyone’s input, demonstrates the importance of acknowledging the presence of risk, and keeps a positive attitude when responding to risks.
Clear CommunicationsProper risk management depends on keeping clear, open channels of communication throughout the organization. Good communication facilitates rapid identification and response to any risk.
Robust PoliciesOrganizations need a healthy risk assessment plan in place before the project gets underway. This practice includes contingency and continuity plans and making sure everyone on the team knows their role.
Bring in the StakeholdersInvolve the stakeholders throughout the process since they bring a unique perspective to risk assessment. Sometimes the outsider looking in can see things the insiders can’t.
Get Sign OffsEvery stage of your risk management strategy must be signed off by the appropriate people, including the stakeholders.
IT Risk Assessment and Management Resources
Risk management is but one element of service life cycles. You can find out more about how they interact by checking out this tutorial, ITIL MALC- Key Concepts of the Service Lifecycle Tutorial. The tutorial covers the topic of risk management and its place in the service lifecycle. The IT industry recognizes ITIL as a best practice framework for IT service management, so it’s worth looking into.
CRISC stands for Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control. The ISACA calls it “the most current and rigorous assessment available to evaluate the risk management proficiency of IT professionals and other employees within an enterprise or financial institute.” If you’re serious about learning about risk management, Simplilearn offers this article on CRISC certification training. It explores different aspects of CRISC, including what it is, its importance, and how to get certified.
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Offered as a corporate training, self-paced learning, or Blended Learning course, you will gain the benefit of 19 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for self-paced learning and 22 PDUs for online classes. Your workload will consist of 30 chapter-end quizzes, a pair of industry case studies, and two simulation exams. Finally, you get a certification exam voucher to take the test and earn that certificate!
Understanding risk management strategies unlocks many career opportunities in the IT field, offering job security and excellent benefits. For example, IT consultants earn an annual average of USD 78,829, according to Payscale, topping out at USD 122,000.
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The famed «Cyber Monday» took place last week. As many readers know, it’s a day of intense online shopping that has emerged in theUnited States. This year, the big online discounts offered on Cyber Monday also hit Canada with full force, resulting in 15.4% more spending (in dollars) compared to last year, according to Moneris Solutions, one of the most important debit and credit card transaction processors in North America.
But when we talk about increased spending, we’re also talking about increased sales, and that means more orders being processed and shipped. For shoppers, the process is simple: they go online, make their purchase, and then resume going about their daily business while they wait for their goods to arrive at their door. In reality, however, a great deal of work takes place behind the scenes starting the moment a shopper’s online order is accepted. Welcome to the hidden world of the supply chain!
No Cyber Monday without product identification
From the moment the order processing centre receives a list of your online purchases, it sets an entire machine in motion. Whether the physical actions are performed by a human or a robot, someone must first gather the items in your shopping cart, route them to the packaging area, and then route the package to shipping – all without ever losing track of who owns the goods inside that box or envelope. What’s so complicated about that, you wonder? Let’s back up a bit…
Retailers that offer online shopping must first keep a stock of the products they offer, of course. It is therefore more than just a question of processing orders; proper storage and inventory management activities are a must.
All of these operations could not happen without the establishment of a complex logistics network. It’s a network based on a single principle: properly identifying merchandise through the use of bar codes.
Take Amazon, for example. Amazon is a company which deals with millions of orders each year. In 2010, they operated 50 different warehouses covering a total floor area 2.4 million square meters! Amazon’s clients topped 137 million in 2011, of which 2/3 were repeat customers. Imagine flawlessly tracking one customer’s order through that large of a system without using barcodes…finding a needle in a haystack would seem easy by comparison!
The identification system used to manage the inventory and movement of goods, to optimize the use of available storage space, to easily identify the products presently in the distribution centre and then get them delivered to the customers who will, for their part, track the shipment of their order must operate in a optimal sequence for the process to work.
Thus, the real heroes of online shopping, especially on a day like Cyber Monday, are the people who specialize in identification and traceability – wouldn’t you agree? | <urn:uuid:777b1c0f-e80b-45b4-ba82-ab2bad13295f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://imsinc.ca/en/2011/12/the-real-heroes-of-cyber-monday/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.952685 | 582 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Purpose: Pulsed arterial spin labeling (PASL) is a magnetic resonance (MR) method for measuring cerebral blood flow. Although several validation studies for PASL in animals and humans have been reported, no reports have detailed the fundamental study of PASL using a flow phantom. We compared the true and theoretical flow rates in a flow phantom to confirm the analytical validity of quantitative perfusion imaging with Q2TIPS sequence. Methods: We built a flow phantom consisting of a 40-mm diameter plastic syringe filled with plastic beads and small plastic tubes 4 mm in diameter. Gd-DTPA-doped 8L water solution (0.1 mM) was circulated between the syringe and a tank through a plastic tube by a constant flow pump while the flow rate was adjusted between 0 and 2.61 cm/s. Q2TIPS sequence parameters were TI1 = 50 ms and TI2 = 1400 ms. Five imaging slices of 50 subtraction images were acquired sequentially in a distal-to-proximal direction using a single-shot echo planar imaging (EPI) technique. The theoretical flow rate calculated based upon the previously reported kinetic model for Q2TIPS was compared with the true flow rate. Results: A good linear relationship was observed between the theoretical, F', and true flow rates, F, in a flow rate range of 1.43 to 1.95 cm/s (F = 1.024-F- 1.915, R2 = 0.902). The ratio of theoretical to true flow rate was 92 (+/-) 4%. Conclusion: Flow rate was quantified with reasonable accuracy when the entire amount of labeled bolus within the phantom could be recovered. Our experiment confirmed the analytical validity of Q2TIPS and suggested that blood flow measurement may be feasible using the Q2TIPS pulse sequence and kinetic model of the PASL equation.
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Morphea is a rare type of skin condition that results in areas of skin becoming hardened and discolored.
These plaques can occur on several areas, including the face and neck, hands, feet, back, and chest. Morphea may also appear on the legs and arms. It affects fewer than 3 out of every 100,000 people.
Morphea is usually painless and will disappear on its own, but this may take several years. The condition can sometimes return, even after it has gone away. It seems to be particularly problematic when it affects cosmetically sensitive areas, the face, and the joints.
Most health professionals consider morphea to be an unusual autoimmune condition in which immune system dysfunction occurs and causes characteristic skin symptoms.
However, the exact cause of the condition is unclear and remains unknown.
When morphea occurs, the collagen-producing cells overproduce collagen, causing it to build up and the skin to harden.
There is much to learn about morphea, but its onset could be related to:
- repeated trauma to the skin
- aggressive treatments, such as radiation therapy
- an infection
- skin damage caused by environmental exposure
Morphea is not a contagious condition and cannot spread from person to person.
The symptoms of morphea differ depending on the stage and severity of the condition.
Some common signs and symptoms include:
- patches of reddish or lilac skin, most commonly on the torso
- linear patches of discolored skin on the arms or legs
- patches of skin that gradually turn lighter or have a whitish center
- patches of skin that gradually harden and have a thick, shiny appearance
- hair loss in the affected area
- loss of sweat glands in the affected area
The appearance of morphea usually only affects the skin and its underlying tissue, although it can also affect the bone and muscle.
There are several types of morphea:
Plaque morphea usually consists of limited oval lesions that appear on the skin. The lesions are typically painless but may become itchy.
Plaque morphea is the most common type of morphea.
Generalized plaque morphea
Generalized plaque morphea is more widespread than plaque morphea. A person with generalized plaque morphea will have more lesions over a greater area of skin. It can also affect deeper tissues, possibly leading to cosmetic disfigurement and lesions joining together.
This form of morphea is rare and tends to require aggressive treatment. Pansclerotic morphea occurs when the lesions cover almost all of the body. It progresses quickly, and medical intervention is necessary to try to manage it. It usually starts in children.
Linear morphea usually occurs on the arms or legs and appears as a single band of thick, discolored skin. The lesions can cross joints and extend to the tissue under the skin, as well as the muscles and bone. This can lead to deformities.
Sometimes, linear morphea appears as a line on the forehead, which can cause problems with eyesight or lead to neurological problems. This type of morphea is more likely to affect school-aged children.
If a person notices any skin changes — such as the development of hard, thickening, or purple-reddish patches — it is essential to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
A doctor may make a referral to a dermatologist, or a doctor who specializes in skin conditions. They may also consult a rheumatologist, or a doctor who specializes in joints, bones, and muscles.
Dermatologists can usually diagnose the condition by performing a physical exam, but they will likely confirm it by carrying out a skin biopsy.
Morphea is more likely to occur in women than in men.
Although it can affect both adults and children, doctors usually diagnose morphea in children aged 2–14 and in adults in their mid-40s.
Complications of morphea include:
- restricted joint mobility
- pain in the joints
- cosmetic abnormalities, which may lead to low self-esteem
- permanent eye problems or neurological involvement, though this is rare
- hair loss in the affected area
- genital lichen sclerosis, an associated condition that can cause itching and burning
Although there is currently no cure for morphea, there are various treatments available that can help prevent it spreading and causing scarring and complications.
Treatment depends on the severity and type of morphea. Some options include:
- Phototherapy. This is a generic term that refers to light therapy for skin conditions. Practitioners commonly perform phototherapy using the ultraviolet A wavelength for morphea treatment.
- Calcipotriene (Dovonex). This is a type of vitamin D cream.
- Topical or intralesional steroids.
In some cases, a doctor may prescribe oral medications, such as methotrexate or corticosteroids. They may also suggest physcial therapy.
If a child has morphea on the head, they may need to make regular visits to an eye doctor and a neurologist.
Morphea is a rare skin condition that will usually only affect the appearance of the skin and will go away without treatment.
However, in more severe cases, morphea can cause mobility issues or deformities.
In children, morphea can cause eye damage and problems with limb growth and movement.
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Inducible bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (iBALT) is a tertiary lymphoid structure that resembles secondary lymphoid organs. iBALT is induced in the lung in response to Ag exposure. In some cases, such as infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the formation of iBALT structure is indicative of an effective protective immune response. However, with persistent exposure to Ags during chronic inflammation, allergy, or autoimmune diseases, iBALT may be associated with exacerbation of inflammation. iBALT is characterized by well-organized T and B areas enmeshed with conventional dendritic cells, follicular dendritic cells, and stromal cells, usually located surrounding airways or blood vessels. Several of the molecular signals and cellular contributors that mediate formation of iBALT structures have been recently identified. This review will outline the recent findings associated with the formation and maintenance of iBALT and their contributions toward a protective or pathogenic function in pulmonary disease outcome. | <urn:uuid:882e2735-54e5-43a1-aa49-c32b0014fd46> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://profiles.wustl.edu/en/publications/friend-or-foe-the-protective-and-pathological-roles-of-inducible- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.926146 | 206 | 1.851563 | 2 |
Lot 32. A rare and large engraved silver ladle, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 26.8 cm, 10 ½ in. Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the deep petal-lobed bowl delicately chased and engraved with three small birds amongst flowering scrolling foliage on a ring-punched ground, the elegantly curved long handle similarly decorated with a sinuous foliate meander and terminating in a bird's head.
Provenance: Gisèle Croës, Brussels, 20th November 1997.
Note: A closely related ladle was included in the exhibition Chinesisches Gold und Silber. Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 1994, cat. no. 157; another fine silver ladle of this elegant form similarly chased and engraved with small birds amongst flowering scrolling foliage on a fine ring-punched ground, from the collection of the Hon. Hugh Scott and included in the China Institute in America exhibition Early Chinese Gold and Silver, China House Gallery, New York, 1971, cat. no. 72, and illustrated in Hugh Scott, The Golden Age of Chinese Art, Rutland, Vermont, 1967, pl. 13, was sold at Christie's New York, 4th December 1982, lot 399. Compare a very similar example, of slightly smaller proportions, illustrated in Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, pl. 105, sold in our London rooms, 14th May 2008, lot 62, and again at Christie's New York, 12th September 2019, lot 553. | <urn:uuid:3c9d3307-154e-4c30-9a62-b65a380fd401> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2020/10/05/38572764.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.891404 | 350 | 1.789063 | 2 |
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Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Several theories of the mechanisms linking perception and action require that the links are bidirectional, but there is a lack of consensus on the effects that action has on perception. We investigated this by measuring visual event-related brain potentials to observed hand actions while participants prepared responses that were spatially compatible (e.g., both were on the left side of the body) or incompatible and action type compatible (e.g., both were finger taps) or incompatible, with observed actions. An early enhanced processing of spatially compatible stimuli was observed, which is likely due to spatial attention. This was followed by an attenuation of processing for both spatially and action type compatible stimuli, likely to be driven by efference copy signals that attenuate processing of predicted sensory consequences of actions. Attenuation was not response-modality specific; it was found for manual stimuli when participants prepared manual and vocal responses, in line with the hypothesis that action control is hierarchically organized. These results indicate that spatial attention and forward model prediction mechanisms have opposite, but temporally distinct, effects on perception. This hypothesis can explain the inconsistency of recent findings on action–perception links and thereby supports the view that sensorimotor links are bidirectional. Such effects of action on perception are likely to be crucial, not only for the control of our own actions but also in sociocultural interaction, allowing us to predict the reactions of others to our own actions. | <urn:uuid:b48f7d8d-0c14-4e2a-bc05-a1e6ce486778> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://mitpdev.mit.edu/journal/10.1162/jocn.2009.21409 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.958228 | 295 | 2.078125 | 2 |
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