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Why We Don’t Wear Blue On St. Patrick’s Day
Posted on March 17th, 2020
Great things come in green
Happy St Patrick’s Day! At Tanasi, you know we have to have a certain respect for all things green. After all its the color of the Tennessee grown hemp plants that power all our favorite CBD products. Green is a powerful color synonymous with all things natural, botanical, adventurous and wild. No wonder it’s our favorite!
St. Patrick’s Favorite Color Wasn’t Green!
This March 17th the shamrock shakers and shillelagh wavers will be out in force celebrating Maewyn Succat. Who’s that you say? Why it’s Saint Patrick of course! And who is St Patrick? The man some call St. Paddy actually went by a few names in his time. English by birth, St. Patrick actually emigrated to Ireland around his sixteenth birthday in either the 4th of 5th century, if you can call being captured by Irish pirate slavers emigration! He began his new life as an Irishman working as a shepherd, a suitable role for a man who would become Ireland’s greatest Christian missionary.
The name Maewyn Succat translates roughly to “young shepherd,” but Patrick referred to himself by the Latinate name Patricius, which evolved over time and language to the English Patrick. While he probably didn’t have much time to pack before departing from his home for the Emerald Isle, Patrick brought one thing with him, his devout Catholic faith.
While most Irish at the time practiced a form of pagan polytheism, St. Patrick is credited with performing thousands of baptisms, starting hundreds of churches, and was easily Ireland’s greatest missionary converting much of the nation.
It was St. Patrick’s prominence as a religious figure that likely contributed to the many tales about him driving the snakes out of Ireland. In reality, Patrick didn’t shoo away any reptiles with his shepherd’s crook, there were never any snakes in Ireland.
This fable is likely symbolic, as the snake has represented sin within the Christian tradition since Adam and Eve ate that one fateful fruit cup. Another symbolically significant element of St. Patrick was his favorite color. Nope, not green, blue! So, let’s learn why we don’t wear blue on St. Patrick’s Day.
How St. Patrick went green
It may surprise you, but it’s true, St. Patrick has been historically depicted in and associated with the color blue.
In fact, during medieval times the official color of the Order of St. Patrick, part of Ireland’s chivalry was a shade of sky blue known as, “St. Patrick’s Blue.” So where did the green come from? The answer is likely tied to the American tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.
Sometime during the 17th century, Christians began celebrating March 17th, the anniversary of the saint’s death, as St. Patrick’s feast day. While traditional feast day celebrations were mostly somber affairs involving church services and prayers, St. Patrick’s feast day was an opportunity for indulgence.
That’s because March 17th falls during Lent, a time when Christians have historically abstained from indulgent meals and alcohol. As time went on the holiday’s popularity grew and was first celebrated in America by Irishmen conscripted in the British army and stationed in a pre-annexation Florida.
The first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parades took place in the mid-1700s in New York and Boston and were motivated by more than religious devotion, they were political actions held by Irish American immigrants showing ethnic solidarity in protest of their low social station.
As St. Patrick’s Day evolved from merely a religious observance to a show of Irish national pride, the color green naturally came to represent the holiday. Known for it’s lush, verdant fields, Ireland is called the Emerald Isle, and its flag is said to bear the colors green, orange, and white for the Catholics, Protestants, and their shared peace, respectively. And there you have it – the reasons why we don’t wear blue on St. Patrick’s Day. Hope you enjoy the day and happy St. Patrick’s Day from Tanasi Green Team!
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One of the best known isoglossic systems in Europe is the Rhenish fan - separating Low German in the north from High German in the south. The variables involve the difference between voiceless stops in Low German and the corresponding voiceless fricatives in High German:
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The four isoglosses run in a bundle across Germany from north of Berlin, in an east-west direction until they hit the Rhine where they fan out.
The boundaries coincide with old ecclesiatical and political boundaries.
Although this kind of dialect mapping is useful it is often strangely out of place in the modern world. Traditional dialectology relies on a particular kind of informant - the non-mobile, older, rural male (NORM) - assumed to be the most conservative representative of the region in which he lives. But this ignores a large part of the whole community. It takes no account of differences in language variety which may be related to differences in age, sex, social class etc. These become crucial as soon as you move out of the country and into the city, where most people live today.
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The Restriction feature, also known as the Screen Time feature on iOS 12 and later, is designed to help users (primarily parents) monitor how much time they spend with specific apps. This feature would be greatly helpful in helping those who are easily addicted to iPhones or iPads develop a healthy device habit.
When you activate the Restriction feature, you'll be asked to set a passcode, a separate 4-digit passcode used to secure changes to your device settings, apps, and Apple ID account. Once you've set a passcode, you'll rarely need it in the future. That's why it's easy to forget the Screen Time passcode.
If, unfortunately, you forgot the passcode, no worry. Here are some solutions to turn off Restrictions on iPhones without passwords.
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|EaseUS MobiUnlock||Know screen lock passcode||99%||NO||5-10mins|
|Forgot the passcode||Apple ID and password||95%||NO||10-15mins|
|iTunes||Backed up your device before||90%||YES||15-20mins|
There is no official way to recover a restriction password unless erasing your device by performing a factory reset. However, we guess most people probably don't want to turn off Restrictions at the expense of losing their device data. We recommend using this secure iPhone unlocking software - EaseUS MobiUnlock to remove Restrictions without data loss.
In addition to Restrictions, this program also can help you remove Apple ID, screen lock, iCloud account, and iTunes backup encryption.
To turn off Restriction/Screen Time from your iPhone or iPad:
Step 1. Start EaseUS MobiUnlock on your PC. Connect your iPhone to the PC with a USB cable. Trust this computer on your device screen if asked. Choose "Unlock Screen Time Passcode" to continue.
Step 2. EaseUS MobiUnlock will recongize your iPhone/iPad and display its model. Then please click "Unlock Now" to move to next step.
Step 3. Then follow the instruction on the screen to turn off "Find My iPhone" or "Find My iPad." If the option is already off on your iOS device, skip this step.
Step 4. Then EaseUS MobiUnlock will start to remove Screen Time Passcode and turn off Screen Time. After the process finishes, go to your iPhone and follow the on-screen instrcution to set up iPhone. You can find Screen Time disabled in Settings.
Starting from iOS 12, the Restriction feature will turn to the Screen Time feature. Apart from changing the name, Apple also gives users more options, one of which is to reset the passcode. Therefore, if you can't remember your passcode, you can try resetting the passcode by following these steps.
Step 1. Go to the Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2. Select "Screen Time," choose "Change Screen Time Passcode."
Step 3. Select "Change Screen Time Passcode" again in the window that pops up.
Step 4. Select "Forgot Passcode?" and enter your Apple ID and password.
Step 5. Choose a new Screen Time passcode and verify your modification.
Another way to turn off Restrictions is to use iTunes, which is free of charge and doesn't require you to install any third-party program. But on the flip side, you'll lose everything from your device. This would be OK if you've made a backup previously. Here's how to do it.
Step 1. Connect your device to the computer and launch the latest version of iTunes.
Step 2. Click on your device icon on the top-left corner, then click "Summary."
Step 3. Choose "Restore iPhone" and confirm your choice.
After reading our guide, you'll find that turning off the Restriction feature without a passcode is not tricky. There are mainly two solutions for this purpose. Which method to choose depends on whether you want to erase your device. If you don't want to lose data, you can use EaseUS MobiUnlock. While if you don't mind data loss, use iTunes instead.
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Visceral manipulation is the practice of an experienced therapist using his or her hands to move and release fascial restrictions in your abdomen and pelvis to encourage the normal movement and function of your internal organs.
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Soft Tissue Injury Management
The Immediate Treatment Of Any Soft Tissue Injury Consists Of The Ricer Protocol – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation And Referral. Rice Protocol Should Be Followed For 48–72 Hours
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Deep Tissue Release Therapy
A type of massage therapy, deep tissue massage involves applying firm pressure and slow strokes to reach deeper layers of muscle and fascia (the connective tissue surrounding muscles).
Soft Tissue Mobilization
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Dafne Gutierrez, a 30 year old blind Hispanic American woman, mother of three children, who had lost her eyesight to Arnold-Chiari malformation has been healed in Phoenix, America by St Charbel the day after she visited St Charbel’s holy relic at St Joseph’s Maronite Catholic Church in Phoenix, America.
Phoenix is a city with a large Lebanese community, mostly Maronite Catholics with the local Maronite church is dedicated to St Joseph and Masses are celebrated in three languages: Arabic, Spanish and English. St Joseph’s Maronite Catholic Church is the hub of one of the 36 Maronite parishes in the United States, divided between the two big dioceses of New York and Los Angeles.
The relic of St Charbel, which has toured various parishes since early October 2015, consists of St Charbel’s bone which is kept in a cedar chest. This pilgrimage marks the 50th anniversary of St Charbel’s beatification. The Parish Priest of St Joseph Church, Father Wissam Akiki, had publicised as much as he could the short visit of the St Charbel’s relic at his church which was between the 15th January 2016 to 17th January 2016.
Dafne was diagnosed with Arnold–Chiari malformation at the age of 13 and over the years developed papilledema (swelling of the optic disc swelling) at the end of the optic nerve. Surgery to correct the malformation had proved unsuccessful. In 2014, she lost the use of her left eye, which had gradually weakened a year earlier. In November 2015, the right eye was also lost, which plunged her into total darkness that even sunlight failed to break when she looked at it directly. A medical report eventually concluded that her blindness was irreversible and that she required permanent medical assistance. Dafne even considered moving to a blind residence so she won’t be a burden on her family.
Over the weekend of the 16th and 17th January 2016, motivated by Fr Akiki’s posters, relatives encouraged Dafne to ask for healing at St Joseph’s Church. Then one of Dafne’s relative took her to St Joseph’s Church to receive a prayer and a blessing from Father Akiki on Saturday, 16 January 2016. “I put my hand on her head, then on both eyes, and I asked God to heal her through the intercession of St Charbel,” Father Akiki said. The next day on Sunday, Dafne and her family attended Mass at St Joseph’s Church and then went home.
On the morning of the 18th January 2016, the amazing miracle occurred. Around 5am, Dafne woke up with severe itching in the eyes and the feeling of pressure on her skull and eye sockets. She woke up her husband, who detected a strong burning smell in the room. He switched on the light, but then switched it off very quickly, at Defne’s request because it bothered her. Then in the glow of a nightlight, she shouted with amazement and joy, that she could see again. “I can see you. I can see you with my own eyes,” she shouted. At the same time, she felt a strong pressure on the skull and eyes, like after an operation. She put her hand to her head, on the right side, as if there were an injury. “I cannot believe it. I did not want to close my eyes,” she said. Dafne’s children were also shouting: “Mum can see! God healed mum!’” | <urn:uuid:de0d0144-c574-4196-81e2-16762232ed9b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cristoreypublishing.com/blind-woman-healed-after-praying-in-front-of-relic-of-saint-charbel/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571692.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812105810-20220812135810-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.983345 | 765 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Sometimes a gal gets thirsty. Thinking she simply needs a quick sip of water, she approaches a well. It’s dry. Hmmm. A little thirstier now, it’s on to the next well. Also dry. Alrighty then … at the next well, instead of water, up comes something that looks and tastes suspiciously like toxic goop. Not one to give up and kind of dying of thirst, she moves on to what looks like a well. It even offers water. Hallelujah! But wait … before she knows it, the well is telling her how dry it is and the dang thing turns around and drains her.
Huh. Where does a girl have to go to get a clean, sweet uncomplicated drink?
Life isn’t always like this for me or anyone, of course. But it certainly is sometimes. And when it is, here’s what I absolutely know is true: it feels really bad.
Bad enough that I try never to do it to others. I fail at this frequently, but since one of my core values is that I don’t want people to walk away from me feeling bad, unheard or unseen, I genuinely work at it heart-to-heart engagement when I interact with people on a personal basis. If I fail, I reflect on it and then I try harder next time.
While I’m always for reciprocity in relationship – as in I’ll meet your needs and it would be great if you could meet mine – sometimes life just doesn’t work that way. If people are like wells, I need to know which one to turn to and when. I need to learn to simply accept that, like me, people will succeed and fail in meeting the needs of others.
As that ancient storyteller Mr. Aesop once wrote, ‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.’ I don’t offer this as yet another trite, Tumblr-ized, platitude. I do believe that listening – really and truly listening – is one of the most exquisite acts of kindness we can extend to our fellow humans. Really listening, to me, means validating someone’s experience. It gives me the chance to know someone’s heart just a little bit. And when I am truly listened to and heard, it is one of life’s cleanest, sweetest and most uncomplicated drinks.
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This is a systemd generator for setting up swap on zram. If a configuration file,
/etc/systemd/zram-generator.conf, does not exist, nothing happens. If it does exist, a
zram device is created, swap-create(a)zram0.service is created and started, which does
mkswap and swapon using the same systemd logic found with either GPT swap autodiscovery
(using partition type GUID) and /dev/urandom based swap.
This has been packaged in Fedora as 'zram-generator'. While zram package works
fine and I see no problems with it, I'm liking the idea of converging on
zram-generator, to use existing logic, maintenance and bug fixing. It's also an
example of a generator made in Rust.
I've found a few issues, reported upstream, but I don't think any of them
negatively impact IoT.
There's maybe a 50/50 chance we'll get this going in Workstation for Fedora 32 in
lieu of a conventional swap partition (pretty much what IoT has been doing from the start,
correct?). But I expect to propose it as a system-wide change for Fedora 33. The idea is
to make the generator available system wide; and then we can discuss whether to:
1. enable it by default, by including a one size fits all configuration; which any
edition/spin can opt-out by either deleting the configuration file or substituting it with
2. not enable it by default, by not including a configuration file; which any edition/spin
can opt-in by including their own configuration file
3. what might possibly make sense as the most universal on size fits all configuration
Based on the anaconda zram setup; the zram package setup; brief discussion upstream, and
my own testing, I've arrived at:
Create a zram device the same size as RAM (i.e. 1:1 ratio), with a cap of 2G or 4G.
The rationale is, upstream says a zram device twice that of RAM is sane because expected
compression ratio is 2:1. But going above that really makes no sense. Therefore a 1:1
ratio is conservative enough, but it's also reasonable to go with 1:2 (1/2 that of
RAM, for the zram device size), depending on what IoT folks experience has been thus far.
The ratio will affect small RAM devices more then workstations and servers, which I expect
will pretty much always be subject to the cap.
But if this isn't what upstream zram folks want to do, then it's not a big deal to
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Research is abundant on the health benefits of air purifiers and masks. Pollution is everywhere, and using HEPA air purifiers at home to reduce the amount of pollution you breathe in is one of the most underrated health hacks. Masks can also help reduce the amount of air pollution when you go outside.
In this article, we share six benefits of air purifiers and masks that can significantly improve our health. All of these benefits are backed by empirical research, not just some marketing from a purifier company trying to make a buck.
Six Health Benefits of HEPA Air Purifiers and Masks
An air purifier with a HEPA filter is considered the golden standard for air filtration. HEPA filters can remove 99.9% of pollutants from the air on one pass, including viruses, allergens, and PM2.5, which is linked to all sorts of diseases. Studies show even in areas with low levels of air pollution, lowering your intake of PM2.5 can provide massive benefits. Masks provide similar protection against these pollutants, with N95 masks filtering 95% of particles. Here are six of the major benefits HEPA air purifiers and masks can have on our health.
1. Dramatically Decreases Diabetes Risk
Research shows a strong correlation between PM2.5 levels and increased diabetes risk. Lowering your PM2.5 intake through the use of HEPA air purifiers and masks can reduce your odds of getting diabetes drastically.
2. Lowers Blood Pressure
Studies show breathing in less air pollution can help significantly lower blood pressure to healthier levels. Even small decreases in the air pollution you breathe can have a significant impact on your blood pressure. A study showed just reducing PM2.5 from 11 micrograms to 7 micrograms was enough to lower blood pressure.
3. Increases Productivity
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4. Alleviates Asthma Symptoms
HEPA filters and masks remove nearly all allergens from the air, including pollen, dust mites, mold, and more. Studies show concrete evidence of HEPA filters helping alleviate asthma symptoms.
5. Reduces Risk of Catching Viruses
HEPA air purifiers and masks are very effective tools for removing airborne viruses and reducing your risk of catching a virus. CDC research shows HEPA filters reduced COVID-19 spread in schools by 41%.
6. Decreases Inflammation Within 24 Hours
HEPA filters and masks help reduce a variety of inflammation markers in your body. The reduced inflammation from air purifiers can be seen within 48 hours.
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About The Barbary Coast Trail:
The Barbary Coast Trail connects 20 historic sites, including the birthplace of the Gold Rush, the oldest Asian temple in North America, a Silver King mansion, the western terminus of the Pony Express, and the largest collection of historic ships in the United States. On the trail, you will visit the site of the Mexican village of Yerba Buena - later renamed San Francisco. Further on, stroll past Gold Rush-era buildings on a street lined with hitching posts and Victorian street lamps. On a narrow Chinatown lane lined with colorful balconies, learn of tong-war battles and the Gold Rush's bordello fetes.
About Daniel Bacon:
Daniel Bacon is the creator and founder of the Barbary Coast Trail, San Francisco's official historical walk. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University and currently serves on the Board of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Before being a trail blazer, he was a musician, construction project manager, and public relations account executive. Mr. Bacon is a writer and historian. His published credits include articles in Hemispheres, Where Magazine, North Beach Now, Grand Times, and Library Journal. He has authored two publications: Walking San Francisco on the Barbary Coast Trail, a combined guide to the trail and history of early San Francisco, and Barbary Coast Trail Official Guide, a 32-page pocket guide. Mr. Bacon has been featured in numerous television programs on SF history, including KRON TVs Bay Area Back Roads, its Bay Area 2000 history series, and KQED's program, Sin, Fire, and Gold! the days of San Francisco's Barbary Coast. Mr. Bacon leads tours of the Barbary Coast Trail. He enlivens his tours with stories and anecdotes that illustrate San Francisco's unique history. A list of tours and how to book one is described at http://www.barbarycoasttrail.org/. The website also offers a downloadable audio guide which features Mr. Bacon and includes period music, sound effects, and historic reenactments. | <urn:uuid:78e54d5d-9b4e-496d-964b-da1a6fa816fe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://abc7news.com/archive/6556756/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.92615 | 424 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Project Name: EACOP PROJECT
Monitoring the East African Crude Oil Pipeline’s (EACOP’s) Compliance to Social, Economic and Environmental Safeguards in Tanzania and Uganda. This project is intended to monitor the EACOP’s compliance to social and environmental safeguards enshrined in the policies and legislation of the two participating countries Uganda and Tanzania as well as enshrined in international conventions, protocols ,agreements/treaties and industry best practice.
Project Name: AQUAPONICS PROJECT
Project Title: Training Women and Youth on Integrated Fish and horticultural Crop Farming Practices in Kasese and Kyegegwa Districts in Uganda.
Project Funder: Enabel – The Belgian Development Agency
Implementing Partner: Agency for Co-operation in Research and Development Uganda
Project Specific Objectives:
- To introduce integrated fish and horticultural crop (Aquaponics) farming approaches in Kasese and Kyegegwa districts for the promotion of water efficiency, food and income security and livelihoods improvement in the districts as well as contribute to mitigating climate change and its associated effects/impacts and enhancing household adaptation and resilience to effects/impact of climate change.
- To train selected groups of women and youth in the community, as well as the refugee and host communities in Kasese and Kyegegwa districts on how fish can be raised in combination with horticultural crops in a symbiotic and complementary manner using water efficiently and using the fish wastewater as organic fertilizer for growing high monetary-value and high-nutrient quality vegetables that can be used as food and income sources for the households that adopt the practice
- To train women and youth on how to fabricate and establish Aquaponics systems using locally available materials as well as establish 10 integrated fish and horticultural crop (Aquaponics) demonstration sites in Kasese and Kyegegwa districts. The trainings will take a TVET approach in delivering skills to the selected youth and women.
Good nutrition is a catalyst for social and economic transformation; human development and well-being; buffer against infectious diseases and epidemics including COVID 19. Without improvement in nutrition, aspirations of Uganda’s Vision 2040, African Union’s Agenda 2063 and 2030 SDG Agenda cannot be achieved. Government loses revenue worth 1.8tn (equivalent to 5.6% of the GDP) due to child malnutrition. Evidence shows that investing in nutrition in young children can: (i) prevent child deaths by more than one third per year. (ii) Improve school attainment by at least one year (iii) Increase wages by 5-50% (iv) reduce poverty as well-nourished children are 33% more likely to escape poverty as adults (v) empower women to be 10% more likely to run their own business (vi) break the inter-generational cycle of poverty.
When girls & women are well-nourished and have healthy newborn babies, children receive proper nutrition and develop strong bodies & minds, adolescents learn better & achieve higher grades in school, young adults are better able to find work & earn more, families & communities emerge out of poverty and the communities are productive & stable, then the world is a safe, more resilient & stronger place.
Key sources of good nutrition are fish and horticultural (vegetable) crops, but these are in short supply. With the growing population, demand for these products is increasing, yet traditional systems of accessing or producing these products are overstretched and are unable to sustainably satisfy the needs. This calls for alternative means to ensure supply of these products and this forms the basis for project design.
Targeted stakeholders of the Project
- Unemployed or under-employed women and youth;
- Cultural, Religious and Academic institutions;
- Local authorities (district & council officials;
- Pregnant and Lactating mothers/women;
- Stay at home mothers/ women.
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For many people, remote work is the new normal. But it wasn’t meant to last forever.
Today, as more and more Americans are vaccinated against Covid-19they may be able to return to work as early as this spring.
According to a report by The conference board.
However, many companies also said it would be difficult to reverse remote work after a year. Most can make it voluntary for some and mandatory for others, the think tank found – or adopt some sort of flexible weekly schedule.
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“As the vaccine becomes more available, you will see many workers returning to the office,” said Laura Boudreau, assistant professor of economics at Columbia Business School.
However, “it is not obvious that everyone wants to leave or leave right away,” she added.
For employees, the choice is clear. More than half said that, given the chance, they would want to continue working from home even after the pandemic, according to a separate survey from the Pew Research Center.
Experts say employers can require employees to get vaccinated, but that’s unlikely unless they work in high-risk settings, such as nursing homes or meatpacking plants.
Most U.S. organizations said they will encourage, rather than force, their employees to get vaccinated, according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management conducted in December. Only 3% said they would need it for at least some workers.
“It’s a bit of a gray area,” said David Barron, labor and employment attorney at Cozen O’Connor in Houston.
Equal employment opportunity laws allow companies to mandate flu and other vaccines, but employees can opt out under certain circumstances. The same may be true for Covid-19 vaccines, based on advice.
In that case, “maybe working from home is a reasonable accommodation,” Barron said.
Of course, not all workers have the option of working from home, even during a pandemic. There is a clear class divide between workers who can and cannot telecommutePew also found.
And for others, especially parents of young children, working from home has been particularly difficult.
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What is Depression?
Depression is a feeling of sadness, helplessness, hopelessness, and worthlessness that is persistent and affects your everyday life. It comes in many shapes, colours and forms. When you’re in the grip of depression it can feel overwhelming and overpowering.
If you experience depression as a low mood although feels like you’re walking through treacle, you can still find ways to get on with your day to day life. When it’s an unrelenting debilitating condition, then it can feel as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel. And at it’s worse leaving you feeling suicidal.
And, it’s is common. One in six people in the UK suffers from depression or anxiety. So, you’re not alone. Just think about that the next time you’re walking down the high street or are in the local supermarket.
Signs and Symptoms of Depression
When you’re suffering from depression you may have a range of symptoms. These include:
- A persistent and underlying range of feelings including numbness, emptiness, hopelessness or despair.
- A change in sleep pattern. You might be sleeping a lot or finding it difficult to sleep at all.
- Experiencing panic attacks, where you feel a sense of imminent doom.
- Lacking self-confidence or self-esteem
- Feeling guilty, worthless and down on yourself
- Being disconnected from friends and family.
- Dominant-negative feelings, with no sense of motivation or excitement.
- You might find yourself spontaneously crying or feeling that you could cry at any moment.
- Anger and irritability which seem to come out of the blue and then escalate quickly
- Comfort eating or be drinking a lot more alcohol.
Causes of Depression
If you do start to feel depressed there is usually a triggering event. These triggering events may be the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one that causes severe grief and loss.
How I Work With Depression
Depression can pass. You can overcome it and experience a sense of relief. Counselling can help you manage life’s difficulties and periods of hopelessness without falling back into the dark hole that often feels more like a grave. You can experience more than fleeting moments of light.
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Repeated isolation of tick-borne encephalitis virus from adult Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in an endemic area in Germany
Parasites & Vectors volume 12, Article number: 90 (2019)
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus is transmitted to humans and animals through tick bites and is thought to circulate in very strictly defined natural environments called natural foci. The most common tick serving as a vector for the TBE virus in central Europe is Ixodes ricinus; it is rarely found in other tick species and in Dermacentor reticulatus it has, so far, only been reported in Poland.
Between autumn 2016 and spring 2018 ticks were collected by the flagging method in a new TBE focus in the district of northern Saxony, Germany, outside the known risk areas as defined by the national Robert Koch Institute. Ticks were morphologically identified and tested in pools for the presence of TBE virus using a real-time RT-PCR. TBE virus from positive pools was isolated in A549 cells, and the E gene sequences were determined after conventional RT-PCR, followed by a phylogenetic comparison.
TBE virus was detected in 11 pools, 9 times in flagged adults D. reticulatus (n = 1534; MIR: 0.59%, CI: 0.29–11.3%) and only twice in I. ricinus nymphs (n = 349; MIR: 0.57%, CI: 0.02–2.2%). All other ticks, I. ricinus males (n = 33), females (n = 30) and larvae (n = 58), as well as 5 I. inopinatus (2 females, 3 males) and 14 Haemaphysalis concinna (3 females, 11 nymphs), tested negative for TBE virus. TBE virus was not detected in I. ricinus during the summer, when D. reticulatus is not active. Sequence comparison of the entire E gene of the isolated virus strains resembled each other with only 3 nucleotide differences. The most closely related viral sequences belong to TBE virus strains from Poland and Neustadt an der Waldnaab (county of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bavaria), approximately 200 km east and 200 km south-west of the new focus, respectively.
TBE virus was found in northern Saxony, Germany, with similar MIRs in D. reticulatus and I. ricinus, indicating that D. reticulatus plays an equal role to I. ricinus in virus circulation when both tick species are sympatric.
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus (genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae) is the etiological agent of TBE, the medically most important member of the tick-borne serocomplex . At present, three subtypes of TBE virus are recognized: the European (western) subtype (TBEV-EU), the Siberian subtype (TBEV-Sib) and the Far-Eastern subtype (TBEV-FE) . Russian virologists have claimed two new subtypes, both isolated in the Lake Baikal region in Siberia, which are genetically more distant to each of the three currently accepted TBE virus subtypes .
Of the 54 species of ixodid ticks known from the western Palaearctic , eight species from three genera are known to be able to transmit TBE virus, and so far the virus has been isolated from at least 14 other species (see references in ). Ixodes ricinus, the most commonly encountered European tick species, is considered to be the major vector of the European TBE virus [6, 7]. Lichard & Kozuch were able to show TBE virus persistence and transmission to white mice by Ixodes arboricola, which is considered to be a secondary amplifying vector of TBE virus in wild rodent populations . Ixodes persulcatus is the main vector tick species known to transmit TBEV-Sib and TBEV-FE . Haemaphysalis concinna is also a known vector of TBE virus [11, 12]. Nosek et al. experimentally proved the vector competence of Haemaphysalis inermis for TBE virus. Ixodes gibbosus is a marginal vector in the Mediterranean region . In addition, TBE virus has been found in other tick species but transmission has not been demonstrated, for example in Ixodes frontalis [10, 15, 16]. The virus has been isolated in the Czech Republic from females and nymphs of I. hexagonus infesting a hedgehog , as well as in Croatia from a pool of three females removed from a red fox . Haemaphysalis punctata has also been associated with TBE virus .
The genus Dermacentor (family Ixodidae) includes 35 species and has a worldwide distribution, except for Australia . Dermacentor species are found mostly in Europe, Asia and North America . In Europe, two species, D. reticulatus (‘the ornate dog tick’) and D. marginatus (‘the ornate sheep tick’), as well as one in Asia, D. nuttalli, are associated with TBE virus. Both D. marginatus and D. reticulatus are competent vectors of this virus [22,23,24]. The role of Dermacentor ticks in the circulation of TBE virus in the environment is, however, unclear and poorly studied [25, 26]. Dermacentor reticulatus appears to be spreading and its distribution area and its population density have been increasing during recent decades [25,26,27,28,29]. In eastern Poland, the average prevalence of infection with TBE virus found in D. reticulatus was 10.8%, which is considerably higher than the prevalence found in I. ricinus (1.6%) . The prevalence rate in D. reticulatus ticks from Białowieża Primeval Forest was similar (1.58%) to that in I. ricinus (1.3%) , which is in line with the case from Moldova (I. ricinus, 3.8%; D. reticulatus, 3.9%; but Haemaphysalis punctata, 8.8%) . However, the dynamics of TBE virus in the D. reticulatus tick population in TBE natural foci has not been studied so far and no data on TBE virus circulation in D. reticulatus in central Europe are available.
Every active tick stage can be infected with TBE virus , and approximately 0.1–5% of the ticks in an endemic area carry the virus . As larvae and nymphs of D. reticulatus are nidicolous and adults exophilic (non-nidicolous), only the female D. reticulatus ticks are considered to play a major role in the virus transmission to larger mammals including humans, while in case of I. ricinus, the nymph is the key stage in viral transmission. Tick males, which either do not feed at all or parasitize only for a short time, might also be involved in virus transmission. Investigations of the viral load of either nymphs, female or male ticks from German natural foci by means of quantitative real-time RT-PCR did not show any significant differences in virus load between the respective stages and sexes (Dobler et al., unpublished results). However, in a Russian study the researchers stated that male ticks appear to be responsible mainly for asymptomatic infections because of their lower virus load and short time of sucking, and thus can contribute to host and population immunity . TBE virus invades all tick tissues, including the salivary glands and ovaries , thus it may be transmitted in various ways: (i) take up of the virus during viremia of the host; (ii) via co-feeding (direct uptake of the virus from one tick feeding on a non-viremic host in close proximity to a tick harboring the virus); (iii) transstadial, (from one life stage to the next life stage after molting); (iv) transovarial (vertical from female tick to her eggs); (v) transsexual (between male and female during mating on the host); and (vi) infection of the next host via saliva (reviewed in ).
In this study we describe a new natural TBE focus in Germany and the phenology of TBE virus in D. reticulatus for a period of three seasons.
In July 2016, the first ever human TBE case was reported from the district Northern Saxony in the German Federal State of Saxony, so far classified as a TBE non-endemic area (Fig. 1). The exact location where the infection most likely took place could be identified with the patient’s information. The landscape is dominated by a rather young mixed forest consisting of birch, oak, maple and pine trees, the latter up to 80 years-old, while the deciduous trees are mostly younger than 20 years of age. In the undergrowth, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries can be found. The forest is interrupted by patches of meadow and surrounded by larger stretches of agricultural land. The nearest human settlement is a small village (Battaune), which is about 500 m away; no industrial areas or waste disposal sites are located within this area. Only a small area surrounding a demolished house is used as illegal dump site for household trash. There are 11 rather large areas of livestock holdings within a radius of approximately 1 km of the flagging area.
Tick collection and identification
All specimens were collected as questing ticks by flagging as part of a tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) programme in Battaune, Federal State of Saxony, Germany, at the end of September 2016, in February, April, July and September 2017, and April 2018. The ticks were kept alive in 50 ml plastic tubes until identification and further testing in the laboratory. Ticks were identified to species level using the morphological characters according to Feider , Filippova and Estrada-Peña et al. .
Nucleic acid extraction and PCR
Ticks were processed in pools of 10 nymphs or 5 adults (females or males) per pool. Ticks were homogenized using 1 ml minimum essential medium (MEM, Invitrogen, Karlsruhe, Germany) containing an antibiotic-antimycotic solution (ABAM, Invitrogen) using a Fast Prep Savant FP120 tissue lyser (Bio101, Vista, USA), with three rounds at speed 6.5 for 30 s each. Total nucleic acid was extracted using the MagNA Pure LC RNA/DNA Kit (Roche, Mannheim, Germany) in a MagNA Pure LC instrument (Roche, Mannheim, Germany) according to the manufacturer’s instructions using 200 µl of the tick homogenate. The total nucleic acid was extracted in 50 µl and a 5 µl aliquot was tested for TBE virus RNA using real-time RT-PCR (RT-qPCR; ).
A 100 μl-aliquot of the supernatants of each crushed RT-qPCR-positive tick pool was added to an 80% confluent cell culture of A549 cells (human lung carcinoma cells, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, DSMZ, Braunschweig). The supernatants were kept at -80 °C until they were used undiluted and in a dilution of 1:5 and 1:10 for virus isolation. After 1 h of incubation at 37 °C, the supernatant was pipetted off and the cells were washed 5 times with MEM containing ABAM. Five milliliters of MEM containing 5-fold concentrated ABAM and 3% fetal calf serum were added. Cells were incubated for up to 7 days at 37 °C and observed daily for the occurrence of cytopathogenic effect (cpe). In case of more than 50% cpe, the supernatant was taken and tested by RT-qPCR for TBEV as described. In case of no cpe, culture supernatant was taken after 7 days of incubation and also tested for growth of TBEV by RT-qPCR. No subcultures were conducted. From the isolated TBEV strains E genes were sequenced for confirmation (see below).
Sequence analyses of TBE virus E-gene
The E-gene was amplified with a conventional PCR directly from positive tick nucleic acid extractions . This RT-PCR amplified a 1687 bp fragment which was then sequenced using the outer primers and an additional internal sequencing primer as described previously . The products were purified after gel electrophoresis and processed as described . All sequence data were processed using the program Geneious v.9.1.5. A de novo assembly was performed using the three chromatograms obtained from GATC (Eurofins Genomics, Ebersberg, Germany) for each positive sample. Nucleotides with an estimated error higher than 1% were trimmed. Subsequently the sequences were cut to 1488 bp, the exact length of the envelope gene sequence. A ClustalW alignment with several other E genes from selected isolates was performed and a phylogenetic tree was generated using the PhyML algorithm .
The minimum infection rate (MIR) was calculated for pools of 10 nymphs or 5 adults. It was assumed that only one tick specimen in the pool was infected if the pool tested positive. Fisher’s test was used to compare the prevalence levels for significant independence using GraphPad Prism v.4 (Graph Pad Software, San Diego, CA, USA). The significance threshold was set at P = 0.05. Confidence intervals (95% CI) for the prevalence of pathogens were determined by the modified Wald method.
Overall, 2023 ticks belonging to four species (Dermacentor reticulatus, Ixodes ricinus, I. inopinatus and Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected by flagging (Table 1). In September 2016, 996 ticks were collected during 3 consecutive days: 816 D. reticulatus (502 females and 314 males); 173 I. ricinus (12 females, 12 males, 91 nymphs and 58 larvae); 4 I. inopinatus (2 females and 2 males) and 3 H. concinna nymphs. Of the 174 pools, TBE viral RNA was detected in 3 pools of D. reticulatus (1 female and 2 male pools) and 1 I. ricinus nymph pool.
In 2017, 863 ticks were collected during the year, from which 620 D. reticulatus (266 males and 354 females), 231 I. ricinus (18 males, 10 females and 203 nymphs), one I. inopinatus (male), and 11 H. concinna (3 females and 8 nymphs) were identified. Details regarding tick species activity are presented in Table 1. From specimens collected in February, 90 pools were tested and 3 D. reticulatus female pools were positive. From ticks sampled in April, 16 pools were tested: 12 D. reticulatus pools and 4 I. ricinus pools, with 1 D. reticulatus female positive pool. From ticks from July, 27 pools were analysed: 22 I. ricinus pools and 2 H. concinna nymph pools and 3 individual females, none of which were positive. From individuals collected in September, 38 pools were investigated and 2 pools were positive, 1 D. reticulatus female pool and 1 I. ricinus nymph pool.
In April 2018, 164 ticks were collected: 98 D. reticulatus (41 males and 57 females) and 66 I. ricinus (3 males, 8 females and 55 nymphs). Of 33 pools, one male D. reticulatus pool was positive.
In total, the detection of viral RNA in 11 tick pools was confirmed by the isolation of virus strains from 3 male and 6 female D. reticulatus pools and two pools of I. ricinus nymphs.
In general, the minimum infection rate (MIR) for D. reticulatus was 0.59% (CI: 0.29–11.3%) and 0.42% (CI: 0.01–1.64%) for I. ricinus ticks and 0.57% (CI: 0.02–2.2%) for I. ricinus nymphs. There were no statistical differences in the TBE prevalence between D. reticulatus ticks and I. ricinus nymphs (P = 1.000) or ticks (P = 1.000). The tested I. ricinus ticks were all negative in July 2017 when D. reticulatus ticks were entirely absent.
A total of 11 E-genes sequences from the positive tick pools were generated and analysed. The phylogenetic tree is shown in Fig. 2. The analysis showed that all virus strains belong to one single genetic cluster of TBE virus. Phylogenetic analysis of the E gene sequences with other available E genes from TBE virus strains of different geographical areas in Europe exhibited a close relationship to TBE E-gene sequences from Poland, southern Germany and Switzerland. The virus strains from D. reticulatus ticks showed no difference to virus strains from I. ricinus ticks from the focus and from other foci (strain NW-2A-111 from I. ricinus from Germany; RG18 from I. ricinus from Poland, 1971). The actual sequences of the E genes were also closely related to sequences from Germany (2011) and from Poland (1971).
TBE virus was detected and isolated repeatedly from D. reticulatus during three sampling seasons in an area of sympatric occurrence together with I. ricinus and, to a lesser extent, I. inopinatus and H. concinna. Although TBE viral RNA has previously been detected in D. reticulatus ticks [30,31,32] and its capability of transmitting TBE virus has been demonstrated , this was a surprising finding. The maintenance of TBE virus by D. reticulatus in natural foci in the absence of Ixodes ticks was considered highly unlikely ; however, D. reticulatus was considered to support TBE virus circulation in the presence of I. ricinus populations. Our results suggest the opposite, i.e. that D. reticulatus is at least of equal importance in the maintenance of TBE virus in this natural focus as (i) we found it throughout our sampling period and (ii) the virus was absent in the I. ricinus population during the summer when adult D. reticulatus cannot be flagged (see below).
In European parts of Russia where D. reticulatus sympatrically occurs with I. persulcatus, a genetically closely related species to I. ricinus, the virus was also found in both tick species . In contrast to the situation described here, the authors found a sympatric occurrence of D. reticulatus and I. persulcatus throughout the year while in Germany, as in central Europe, D. reticulatus adults do not quest and thus cannot be collected by flagging in summer [28, 46, 47]. Recent reports from Poland support our findings, where TBE virus was detected in 10.8% of 148 D. reticulatus and in only 1.6% of 875 I. ricinus . As immature stages of all these tick species can feed on the same host at the same time, infection may occur on viremic rodents or during co-feeding on the same small mammal as demonstrated in Udmurtia . As transstadial transmission was also previously demonstrated for D. reticulatus , the most likely source of the TBE virus infection of these nidicolous immatures are rodents, mainly mice of the genus Apodemus and the bank vole (Myodes glareolus), known to serve as reservoir hosts for TBE virus [34, 36]. Future attempts must investigate the role of small mammals in the TBE virus transmission cycle at this natural focus. However, the detection and isolation of TBE virus in Dermacentor tick species is not very common and the reasons for this are neither known nor understood. The repeated findings of TBE virus positive D. reticulatus ticks in three consecutive years, 2016–2018, are notable. It may be speculated that because TBE virus has been recently introduced into this area (as no human TBE case has been reported in this region since 2001 when TBE became a notifiable disease in Germany), it seems very likely that the most abundant tick species became the main carrier of the virus.
It is interesting to note that positive I. ricinus nymphs were found only in September, when both I. ricinus and D. reticulatus activity was high. To explain if this was an accidental occurrence, more studies should be conducted. However, the positive testing of TBE virus might possibly support the theory that the tick species D. reticulatus plays a major part in the conservation of this TBE natural focus. This would be consistent with the findings of the Polish research team of Biernat et al. in Poland. This is also mirrored by the equal MIR of D. reticulatus and I. ricinus nymphs with 0.59% and 0.57%, respectively. Interestingly the total (nymph and adults) I. ricinus MIR of 0.42% was very similar to 0.47% found in a recent study investigating the prevalence of TBE virus in the upper Rhine region in 2016–2017, more than 500 km away from the TBE focus investigated here .
In contrast to this study, where only two E gene sequences were identical , our phylogenetic analyses did not reveal a striking difference between nucleotide sequences derived from either D. reticulatus or I. ricinus ticks. The branching of our sequences together with sequences from Poland (approximately 200 km east) and Neustadt an der Waldnaab (approximately 200 km south-west) are in line with a general east to west evolution of TBE viruses , but they do not provide hints why D. reticulatus seems to be the key vector in TBE virus maintenance in this natural focus. The phylogenetic analyses of the E genes show a marked high homology to virus strains from Poland isolated in 1971 and from Germany isolated in 2011. It is surprising that the virus did not show mutations during this long time period. It might be an indication of a rather recent introduction from Poland or South Germany. The data also show that there is so far no adaptation of the TBE strain to different tick species belonging to different tick genera. Dermacentor and Ixodes separated more than 200 million years ago and therefore are genetically very distant. One would expect that an RNA virus would adapt to such different vectors and reservoirs. The TBE virus detections in D. reticulatus in Poland showed a sequence in the C gene, which the Polish group interpreted as specific for the tick species D. reticulatus. We did not investigate the C gene as the E gene is thought to be more informative with regards to virus strain separation . The lack of differences in the E genes of the virus strains from different tick species might, however, also be indicative of a recent introduction of this strain into the population of D. reticulatus. It will be interesting to follow the genetic evolution of this virus strain during the next years to show whether changes will be introduced in the genome of the virus specific for D. reticulatus ticks.
TBE virus was detected in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks throughout their activity season and only occasionally in Ixodes ricinus sharing the same area in sympatry. In the warm summer months when adult D. reticulatus are not questing and thus cannot be flagged, the virus was not found in active I. ricinus of any life stage, further supporting the conclusion that D. reticulatus may play an important role in virus circulation in this newly established TBE focus.
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Many thanks go to Yauhen Karliuk, Hannah Schmuck and Anna Obiegala for their help with field work. Funding by the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) and Pfizer Pharma GmbH are highly appreciated. We acknowledge support from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Leipzig University within the programme of Open Access Publishing.
This study was funded by the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) network project TBENAGER (FKZ 01Kl1728D) and Pfizer Pharma GmbH, Berlin, project-no. WI211158 “Characterization of TBE viruses from Saxony”.
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Sequence data of E-genes have been deposited in the GenBank database under the accession numbers MH704564-MH704574. TBE virus strains isolated during this study are part of the virus strain collection at the National Consiliar Laboratory on TBE in Munich headed by GD. Virus material will be made available upon request and after proof of BSL3 conditions of the receiving institute.
All authors participated in the field work of tick collection. LCD, GL and MB carried out the morphological identification and nucleic acid extraction of the ticks, and the molecular analyses. GL and MB carried out the phylogenetic analyses. GD performed the virus isolation. NK performed the statistical analysis. LCD, GD and MP analyzed and assembled the data, and wrote the manuscript draft. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Chitimia-Dobler, L., Lemhöfer, G., Król, N. et al. Repeated isolation of tick-borne encephalitis virus from adult Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in an endemic area in Germany. Parasites Vectors 12, 90 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3346-6
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You need the help of sleep aids to fight your insomnia at some point of time in your life. But what do you reach out for at such times? Some heavy medication that will knock you out till morning, or do you go without sleep and arrive at work with dark shadows under your eyes due to lack of sleep? Or would you prefer having a more natural and herbal cure, without harmful side effects to sleep better?
Your bedroom should be used for sleep. Keep noise level down when you’re trying to sleep which is one reason why to not watch TV while trying to fall asleep. Your bedroom should be dark and cool, and make sure the bed and pillows are comfortable.
Valerian root is another herb which is very effective for inducing sleep. It is available in the market in the form of sleep aid pill. It is known for its ability to overcome insomnia and promote quality sleep. This pill is so effective that it is medically recognized as the herbal equivalent of Valium.
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Whereas some people fall asleep the second their head touches the pillow, others lay awake tossing and turning the rest of the night. How unfair. If you belong to the second group and want to learn how to fall asleep instantly, then you’ve come to the right place.
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As mentioned in the first tip, your brain needs to be in neutral for you to fall asleep. Planning your work the next day while in bed is counterproductive to both. Chances are good you’ll forget half of the plan and you will still have trouble sleeping. Instead, choose another time of day to do the planning. If you have leisure time in the mornings, plan then. If not, do it at the end of the workday or after dinner but well before bedtime.
The foundation skill you need to develop this knowledge into a full-blown induction is to fall asleep quickly. So in the next section I’ll show you how you can make your body first ask for permission to asleep and then I’ll show you how you can tell it “yes it’s time to fall asleep”. This trick is called the “stop drop and roll” sleep command and once you have it you’ll never have a problem with insomnia again and you’ll dramatically accelerate your OBE progress. | <urn:uuid:51fb129b-8ce2-4781-8120-c4d1c713a176> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.welshearlymusic.info/adjustable-beds-promote-natural-comfortable-sleep/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.942919 | 586 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Nature and popular science
Hanna Nyborg Støstad
Enchanting Evolution. Why fishes climb waterfalls and bats donate blood
Eventyrlig evolusjon. Hvorfor fisker klatrer i fosser og flaggermus gir blod
For all nature lovers!
The incredible diversity in the nature surrounding us has been shaped by evolution. Go on a journey to some of the worlds weirdest animals, from Telemark to the Antarctic and discover why they behave the way they do. In Hawaii a tiny fish climbs a vertical waterfall. In the Norwegian spruce forest a little bird crosses its beak to get pinecone seeds. At dusk in Tennessee beautiful fireflies are lured into a deadly trap, while in a nest in the Amazon, a baby bird tries to look like a butterfly larvae. Why do they do this and how have they gotten there? Here you get a new and fascinating perspective on nature!
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Inventory is recognized in as a waste in the lean system. This is because inventory does not add any value to the customer, but has significant costs associated. Many companies use inventory as a crutch to minimize the impact of inefficiencies in their processes. The inventory appears essential and valuable, but once lean is embraced, the inventory becomes unnecessary.
Some versions of the 7 Wastes refer to this waste as “excess Inventory” instead of “Inventory”. The rationale for this is that manufacturing cannot operate with zero inventories. This form of the 7 Wastes tries to introduce pragmatism into lean. It is true that zero inventory may be impossible to achieve. To achieve zero inventory, you would need to process incoming raw materials as soon as they arrive, process them in one operation (or a linked series of operations), and ship the finished goods immediately.
Although it may be impossible to achieve zero inventory, it is important to strive towards this goal. Introducing an acceptance of a waste into the lean methodology compromises the lean philosophy. Practitioners should continually strive to reduce inventory no matter how low the level. There will be times when further inventory reduction is not possible or cost effective with existing processes, but that should not lead to a permanent acceptance of inventory as necessary.
Causes of Inventory
Overproduction, another of the 7 Wastes, is a primary cause of inventory. Processes and incentives that encourage producing too much product will lead to higher inventory levels.
Inventory is viewed by many as insurance. It protects against unexpected events such as a material shortage, machine breakdown or natural disaster.
Poorly controlled processes lead to large lot sizes, inaccurate forecasts, poor communication with suppliers and customers, and errant management decisions. All of these limitations will result in higher inventory levels.
Effects of Inventory
The most obvious effect of inventory is the capital required to carry the inventory. The cost of inventory is significant, and that cost generates no return. It just sits on a shelf. By reducing the inventory required to operate, the business can reduce the capital it requires in order to support those operations.
Inventory affects a wide range of other expenses. As inventory levels go up, the capital investment in warehouse space also increases. Large warehouses mean more time is required to move product into storage and out of storage locations.
Higher inventory levels also drive up obsolete and excess inventory expenses.
Damage to inventory also increases as more inventory is stored for longer times.
The larger the inventory, the more labor is required to maintain inventory accuracy. A plant that has one day’s inventory on hand will have an fast and easy physical inventory compared to a plant with a year of product in storage. The number of cycle counters and inventory adjusters also increases with inventory levels.
Solutions for Inventory
It is essential to streamline processes and reduce lead times. Every reduction in lead times allows a reduction in the inventory held.
Eliminating WIP (work in process) can be achieved by creating a seamless flow through the production process. Every break in a process requires WIP to be stored and moved between processes. Eliminating these breaks allows the elimination of WIP.
Better forecasting and a shift to a pull based scheduling system will eliminate the large forecast variances that lead to overproduction and increases in inventory levels.
Any effort seeking to reduce inventory must have incentives to motivate employees to minimize inventory. Managers need to treat the capital tied up in inventory as a negative to be minimized. This can involve charging a plant for the cost of capital or by making inventory levels part of the bonus calculation.
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Funny story from David Ortiz’s book “Papi: My Story.” Well before his days slugging for the Boston Red Sox he played in some places where only friends and family would come to watch. The players, like 18 year-old Ortiz from the Dominican Republic, were a long way from home, and the games were too hot or too cold to draw an audience.
At the hotel the team lived in, there was a soda machine, and as Ortiz tells it, one of the Dominican guys tried to get a Coke. He put in the money but needed another 10 cents. The word dime flashed across the tiny screen in red letters. Dime means “tell me” in Spanish. Ortiz continues: “I explained that the machine wanted him to get closer and tell it the drink that he wanted. Fortunately, he believed me. That led to at least 10 minutes of wild entertainment in the desert. He would say in a speaking voice, ‘Coca-Cola.’ And I would tell him that he wasn’t being loud and clear enough. ‘Coca-Cola,’ he would say again, screaming this time.”
“On and on it went. We’d tell him to get louder. We’d tell him to switch the drink. We’d tell him to say it with authority. “Coca-Cola, dammit!” A few of us were dying laughing at this point, even as we continued to tell our friend that he was one good shout away from getting the soda of his choice.”
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The statistical technique for analyzing and forecasting the track of tropical storms and typhoons is described. Twenty-five years of data (1951-75) for the western North Pacific were evaluated to determine the track characteristics. The results show that the first two out of possible twenty-four eigenvectors account for 75 per cent of the observed variance. The coefficients of the selected eigenvectors were used as the predictands in the development of the forecasting equations. Climatological parameters and 5-day mean 500 mb heights were employed as the potential predictors. Using these predictands and potential predictors at the formation of a tropical storm, forecasting equations for the whole track were derived by regression technique.
A finite differencing scheme of invariant form for the shallow convection equations, which conserves momentum and total energy, is proposed. The proposed scheme is compared with another energy conserving scheme, i.e. that of flux form, with respect to their finite differencing expressions. It turns out that the scheme of invariant form is identical with that of flux form, if there are no computational errors in the continuity equation on every grid point. The scheme is tested and compared with that of flux form in the simulation of dry thermal, and it is confirmed that the scheme of invariant form conserves momentum and total energy as well as that of flux form.
Atmospheric turbidity is one of the important factors in monitoring climatic change but the accuracy of the present observation by the hand-operated type of sunphotometer may not be sufficient. The design feature of a new sunphotometer that measures atmospheric turbidity at discrete wavelengths is described. This sunphotometer was designed to measure solar intensity at seven wavelengths with less than 1-3% error by using interference filters and Si photodiode. Its specifications satisfy the WMO recommendations. In order to derive accurate atmospheric turbidity, great care in calibration is required. In this paper, errors due to various temporal variations in atmospheric optical thickness are calculated and it is shown that the linear Langley plot in a larger airmass region is not always an index to good conditions for calibration. A method is proposed to estimate atmospheric optical thickness (τ) from the Langley plot when it changes as τ=A+Bm or τ=A+Bm2, where m is the optical airmass and A, B are constant.
The conception of surface moisture availability is introduced and its values are estimated from the meteorological data in the surface boundary layer. By use of this conception, the daily evaporation from the non-saturated surface is very well parameterized with the air temperature at the roughness height and the water content of soil near the surface. The relation between the surface moisture availability and the water content of soil agrees well with the results obtained by methods different from ours. It is suggested that for parameterization effectual to the diurnal variation of evaporation it is necessary to investigate the transport mechanism of soil water content in the skin layer near the surface. Under a certain assumption, it is tried to evaluate the soil water content in the skin layer. Its diurnal variation obtained seems to be reasonable.
Wind structure over water waves is analyzed using the drywell-bubble flow visualization method. Significant variation of the wind structure along a wave profile, especially a strong wind near the crest, is observed. The distribution of vertical wind profile along a wave profile is qualitatively similar to the result by Gent and Taylor (1977), but the distribution of turbulent intensity near the wave surface is different from their result; the maximum turbulent intensity is observed on the slope of the leeward side of the wave and the minimum is on the slope of the windward side in our study. Disturbances induced by waves decrease exponentially with height proportional to exp(-2πη/L), where L and η are the wave length and the height above water waves respectively, and become nearly zero at η/L=0.25.
A warm water region has always been seen south of the Kuroshio, south of Honshu. Focusing our attention on the warm water region, we analysed oceanographic data since 1938. The results suggest that there may be two dominant circulation patterns superposed upon each other, in the western North Pacific, one of which may be a circulation intensely affected by zonal wind stress and elongated in the east-west direction along the Kuroshio, and the other may be constrained by bottom topography and elongated in the north-south direction, when zonal wind stress weakens in the northern hemisphere. In the latter, the oceanic area south of Tokaido becomes a dynamical trough and a cold water region is likely to occur. The warm water region south of Shikoku becomes dominant, too. | <urn:uuid:f42177c3-fae1-465e-95fe-b9e5049a120a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/mripapers/32/2/_contents/-char/en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.944414 | 976 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Would you like to learn about how the cosmos works? Why it relates to our society? In short, how quantum physics can change your life? Then read The Universe Within by Neil Turok.
The laws of mathematics and physics rule our Universe. Neil Turok does not shy away from showing a few equations then devoting pages to what they mean, so you might need to come equipped with some basic mathematical skills.
The Universe Within is yet another astrophysics/quantum physics book talking about our amazing and wonderful Universe. It uses the typical formula of talking about the usual heavyweights like Einstein and Newton amongst others. However, Turok surprises by talking about oft glossed over scientists namely from the Scottish Enlightenment. At the turn of the 18th century, Scotland proved the unlikely source of leading intellectuals such as Adam Smith (who invented capitalism), David Hume (revolutionised philosophical thought), and James Watt (invented the steam engine). Turok also focuses on the achievements of Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell (responsible for finding out the relation between electricity and magnetism, which drives devices from electrical generators to wireless chargers).
Turok loves science. This drive leads to some great moments in the book. He has one of the most beautiful descriptions of the Big Bang, space-time, and Einstein’s E=mc2 — you might finally understand them all. He has a nice style if uneven. At times, he falters by being too academic and using overly complicated analogies.
The scientific idea behind the whole book is his explanation to take the Universe into the quantum domain. He sees the Universe as having existed before the Big Bang and that it will exist past the following Big Bang. ‘There was no beginning of time nor will there be an end: the Universe is eternal.’
“He sees the Universe as having existed before the Big Bang and that it will exist past the following Big Bang”
Through this book Neil comes across as an enlightened man. One of his predictions sees the next Einstein arise from Africa. This continent is full of untapped potential and has enough problems to fill all the issues of THINK a few times over. To solve them you need scientists and skilled people. With this in mind he helped set up the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences — a true visionary, who had to flee South Africa due to his parents’ role in trying to bring down British apartheid.
Turok also knows his philosophy. In the beginning, he links Einstein’s thoughts to Hume. Towards the end of the book more philosophical questions arise. This is one of my favourite parts of the book, till he strangely asks: might we be the means for the Universe to gain a consciousness for itself? He also sees quantum physics as a role model for society, and manages to sneak in how quantum computers will evolve with humans making some form of hybrid species.
The author has a good heart. His ideas about the skills today’s children need, how scientists are human, and the meaning of life are beautiful. He also hits the nail on the head when writing, ‘politicians tend to think no further than the next election, scientists no further than the next grant’. This book is worth a read, and if you don’t understand it you’ll definitely look clever having it on your coffee table. | <urn:uuid:de2937a9-81bd-4c41-ab61-3388d927035c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thinkmagazine.mt/the-universe-within/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.952646 | 693 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Virtual Desktop Server Infrastructure has been making waves since it hit the market way back in 2006. That’s when VMware coined the term VDI. The idea was to run a desktop operating system in a virtual machine located in a remote data center. End-users would connect to desktop images via thin clients or fat desktops. Applications and data would remain in the data center.
Many of the top VDI benefits originally touted remain key reasons IT departments rely on VDI, whether it’s on-premise or, more likely these days, hosted in the cloud.
Here are the top 5 VDI benefits:
1. Simplify IT Management
Perhaps the biggest benefit of VDI is that everything is managed in one central location. When new versions of applications come out, they can be added to a central desktop image instead of being installed — and then maintained and troubleshooted — on hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of end-user devices. Because end-users don’t have to give up their devices when operating systems are updated or applications are installed, their work isn’t likely to be interrupted.
Getting new employees set up is easy. IT administrators simply deploy the base image of what their machine should look like and then credential them into that image. And if an end-user device fails, not only won’t data be lost since it’s not on the device’s hard drive, IT can spin up a new virtual machine in minutes. This saves valuable desktop management time and gets the user back to productivity fast.
2. Gain Control
New users can be added or removed with a click of the mouse through Microsoft Active Directory, for instance. IT departments can control who is using what applications. They can also better control application versions, particularly if end-users aren’t given permission to install software on their own device.
3. Enhance Flexibility
VDI can make businesses more agile. They can quickly spin up new VMs for dev/test purposes, seasonal workers and contractors/consultants.
It also gives people more flexibility in how they work. They can use their device of preference to access VDI, as long as they have internet access. With 67% of employees using personal devices at work, this is advantageous for companies that support BYOD – otherwise known as Bring Your Own Device. Whether they use a smartphone, laptop, Apple, Windows or thin-client device, the user experience is the same.
4. Drive Cost Savings
Some companies that originally looked to cloud based desktop for cost savings found that the added storage required in on-premise data centers offset some of the efficiencies gained by not having as many fat clients. But with so many opting for desktop virtualization in the cloud these days, and many using smartphones and other devices to access it, virtual desktop infrastructure has become much more cost-effective. Companies that go the cloud route only pay for what they use and don’t have to maintain the Azure VDI infrastructure. Plus, since they don’t need as much memory or storage on end-user devices, businesses can extend the life of corporate-owned devices and save on hardware purchases.
5. Support Remote Workers
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Puerto Rico gov’t briefing: Leptospirosis raises Hurricane Maria death toll
SAN JUAN – The secretary of Public Affairs and Public Policy, Ramón Rosario Cortés, said Thursday that the deaths associated with the passage of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico rose from 54 to 55, after laboratory results confirmed an additional victim of leptospirosis.
This means four deaths after the hurricane have been attributed to leptospirosis. These results were part of the 35 patient samples sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of which nine tested positive for the disease in patients who are or were hospitalized but have not died.
This information comes nearly two weeks after the government confirmed an exponential rise in cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease caused by water contaminated with infected animal urine or tissue, and causing fever, muscle pain, skin bleeding and even death.
During the government’s briefing on the 42nd day after the historic hurricane made landfall, Rosario also said Gov. Ricardo Rosselló had “indefinitely” extended the order to exempt processed foods sold in coffee shops, restaurants and other businesses from the sales and use tax (IVU by its Spanish acronym). The decision comes at a time when only 37.9% of the island’s electric power generation has been restored.
The Consumer Affairs Department (DACO by its Spanish acronym) also extended its price freeze on basic necessities and the profit margin on fuel prices for an additional period.
Five days of free tolls
The secretary also said the government will grant a “grace period” on the collection of tolls for Sept. 20 to 24, or the day Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico and four days thereafter. This means people who drove through toll stations without having a balance in their AutoExpreso account during that five-day period will not be charged.
Previously, the government had indicated it would not issue fines for going through tolls without a balance during the post-hurricane emergency period, which remains. However, tolls will be charged retrospectively, from Sept. 25 onward.
It is expected, when electricity is restored to toll stations, that the issuance of fines will begin, since drivers will have payment alternatives.
USNS Comfort sees more patients
Meanwhile, Rosario also informed that the hospital vessel USNS Comfort has seen a total of 3,000 patients while docked at Puerto Rico, 125 of whom have been seen in the past 24 hours.
The average number of patients treated at USNS Comfort increased when it was determined last week that it would dock at the San Juan pier, rather than circling the island.
That also changed the access process to the hospital ship, which can now receive patients who arrive directly to the port. Before this, access was only by referral from six hospitals and via helicopter, as the ship sailed around the island.
Finally, the government’s status.pr website informs that 927 of 1,100 gas stations, 420 of 471 supermarkets, 70 shelters with 3,068 evacuees, 248 of 314 bank branches and 265 cooperatives are open as of Thursday. It should be noted that many of these businesses are operating in a limited fashion due to a lack of electricity.
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The Idle No More movement in Canada, a nationwide call to action by aboriginals, has gained significant momentum in recent weeks.
“Canada has consistently failed to live up to its obligations …. There is not a lot of good faith all the way around in this relationship.”
– Pamela Palmater, a spokesperson for the Idle No More movement
It all began as opposition to a far-reaching set of laws introduced by Stephen Harper, Canada’s prime minister.
The movement says that among other provisions, Omnibus Bill C-45 threatens aboriginal treaty agreements and sovereignty.
On December 11, Chief Theresa Spence began a hunger strike in protest against the bill. More protests spread across the country and even internationally.
The movement has brought together various aboriginal groups in Canada, who are fed up with their living conditions and treatment, in an attempt to secure talks and potential negotiations with Harper over violations of First Nations treaties and protection of land and water claims.
“Essentially what Harper has done is done us a favour. He is bringing all the people together, not just indigenous peoples but Canadians as well, because of the kinds of corrupt laws that he is passing, because he’s a majority government and it’s an abuse of power, it’s a racist attitude.”
– Ellen Gabriel, the chief negotiator during the Oka crisis
Many of the more than one million indigenous people live in poverty. They lack clean water, housing and proper sanitation.
The movement has also mobilised environmental activists and those who feel the Canadian government has been acting undemocratically.
But, while the movement is united in its cause not everyone agrees on the best approach to make the Harper government back down.
So, can Idle No More and the rest of Canada’s indigenous community come together and force the government to act?
Joining Inside Story Americas, with presenter Shihab Rattansi, are guests: Pamela Palmater, a spokesperson for the Idle No More movement; Grand Chief Derek Nepinak from the province of Manitoba; and Tim Powers, a former government adviser on aboriginal affairs.
“A lot of our communities are in such disarray and living in a constant state of crisis that often some of our leadership see that it’s best to get what you can while we can get it. And it’s from that angle of opportunism and that angle of deficit perspective that I think sometimes chiefs go to the table and take whatever crumbs the government of the day is willing to offer.”
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R. M. Harnisch - November 24, 2014
A brief summary of the creation event, according to the Honored Qur’an and the Scriptures— not according to the “big bang” theory of evolutionists, nor according to the Vatican’s ever-changing pronouncements on the topic. It has been revealed to humanity that God simply spoke His creative thoughts, and they materialized out of nothing. God did not need a “magic wand;” He is well “able to do everything” He chooses, because He is omnipotent. He is Creator!
Dear ones, be not deceived into believing in the theory of evolution or in an uninvolved, limited God. Rather, trust God and His written Word. Sadly, many have gone far astray from believing the simple, literal truth of the creation account. They have been led into belief in a completely hypothetical “big bang” beginning of the universe and in the gradual evolution on earth over billions of years of one-celled living creatures-- allegedly generated spontaneously from totally inanimate matter--into very complex humans and other forms of life, instead of God’s creation of things fully formed in six literal days. Thus they have been turned away from heaven-sent truth to believe scientific speculation and hypothesis. They trust the creature’s explanation, rather than the ancient written record revealing the instantaneously life-giving words of the Creator. They do not know, or else will not accept, the plentiful science that disproves evolution and supports the literal creation accounts in the Scriptures and Honored Qur’an.
First, then, from the Honored Qur’an, the teaching that God simply speaks and His intention appears instantly, fully formed!
The Seven “Be’s” of Creation from the Honored Qur’an!
1. “To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: "Be," and it is.” Qur’an Sura 2.117 Al-Baqara
2. “It is He who created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): the day He saith, "Be," behold! it is. His word is the truth….” Qur’an Sura 6.73 Al-Anaam
3. “It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", and it is.” Qur’an Sura 40.68 Al-Ghafir
4. “Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, "be", and it is!” Qur’an Sura 36.82 Ya-Seen
5. “…Glory be to Him! when He determines a matter, He only says to it, "Be", and it is.” Qur’an Sura 19.35 Maryam
6. “For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is.” Qur’an Sura 16.40 An-Nahl
7. “The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him [Adam] from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he [Adam] was.” Qur’an Sura 3.59 Aal-E-Imran
Seven Golden Creation Verses
Seven creation verses from the Honored Qur’an teach us that the world was created in six days— not through millions of years. Here they are, for your very own to read, from Yusef Ali’s English translation. What you will read is exactly what the Bible teaches—truly an amazing fact, indeed.
1. “Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of authority): He draweth the night as a veil o’er the day, each [day] seeking the other in rapid succession: He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His Command. Is it not His to create and to govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds!” Qur’an Sura 7.54 Al-Araf
That doesn’t sound like millions and millions of years of evolving as the evolutionist is trying to tell us. Each 24 hour day followed the other in ‘rapid succession’.
2. “Verily your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of authority), regulating and governing all things” Qur’an ura 10.3 Yunus.
3. “He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days— and His Throne was over the Waters—” Qur’an Sura 11.7 Hud
4. “He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between, in six days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): Allah Most Gracious:” Qur’an Sura 25.59 Al-Furqan
5. “It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all between them, in six Days, and is firmly established on the Throne (of Authority): ye have none, besides Him, to protect or intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition?” Qur’an Sura 32.4 As-Sajda
6. “We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.” Qur’an Sura 50.38 Qaf.
7. “He it is who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, and is moreover firmly established on the Throne (of Authority)….” Qur’an Sura 57.4 Al-Hadid
Those seven verses, or ayats, reveal that Allah (God) created the world in exactly six days. Each of these days was twenty-four hours in length. It was not at all impossible for Allah to do this; He alone is all-powerful. He needs only to speak a word, and it is done. Who among men can do that? From the Psalms (Zabur), many of which David (Daud) wrote, we have this testimony: “For He [God or Allah] spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.” Zabur Psalms 33:9.
As regards this earth, Scripture declares the work of creation to have been completed, “…the works were finished from the foundation of the world.” Hebrews 4:3
God needs only to speak, and it appears. There is creative power in His Word. What follows are written records from the Bible and the Honored Qur’an of that same benevolent creative power exercised here on earth about four thousand years later. May you be blessed as you read these sacred accounts.
Isa al-Masih (Jesus,) the Word of Allah, gave clear demonstrations of the creative power of God by healing the crippled, those born blind, the deaf, and those afflicted with disease and demons, and by restoring life to those who had died.
“Then will Allah say: ‘O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold!...and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave....” Qur'an, Sura 5.110 Al-Maeda
“Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached Him and knelt before Him. ‘Lord,’ the man said, ‘if You are willing, You can heal me and make me clean.’ Jesus reached out and touched him. ‘I am willing,’ He said. ‘Be healed!’ And instantly the leprosy disappeared.” Injeel Matthew 8:2-3 NLT
“And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.” Injeel John 5:5-9
Even a Roman centurion knew of the creative power that Isa had, for he petitioned Isa to say the word only.
“When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. ‘Lord,’ he said, ‘my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Shall I come and heal him?’ The centurion replied, ‘Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, “Go,” and he goes; and that one, “Come,” and he comes. I say to my servant, “Do this,” and he does it.’ When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, ‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven….’ Then Jesus said to the centurion, ‘Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.’ And his servant was healed at that very hour.” Injeel Matthew 8:5-13 TNIV
Lazarus had been dead four days when Isa al-Masih came to where he was buried in the tomb.
“‘Roll the stone aside,’ Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, ‘Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.’ Jesus responded, ‘Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe?’ So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, thank You for hearing Me. You always hear Me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe You sent Me.’ Then Jesus shouted, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, ‘Unwrap him and let him go!’” Injeel John 11:39-44 NLT
The only son of the widow from Nain was brought back to life at the word of Jesus.
“O Jesus the son of Mary! ...thou bringest forth the dead by My leave....” Qur'an, Sura 5.110 Al-Maeda
“And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.” Injeel Luke 7:11-16
Thus Jesus demonstrated for humanity the benevolent creative power of God by restoring health and life--all at His word only.
What follows next are seven blessed sections from the Scriptures briefly detailing the origin of the earth as we know it today. The creation of visible or material things occurred in orderly fashion in six literal “evening and mornings,” or days.
The First Week in Time
1. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.” Taurat Genesis 1:1-5
2. “And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.” Taurat Genesis 1:6-8
3. “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.” Taurat Genesis 1:9-13
4. “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” Taurat Genesis 1:14-19
5. “And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.” Taurat Genesis 1:20-23
6. “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” Taurat Genesis 1:24-31
The creation of man from the dust of the earth occurred during the sixth day of creation:
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Taurat Genesis 2:7
“The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.” Job 33:4
“But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Isaiah 64:8 KJV
The Honored Qur’an agrees with and confirms the Scriptural account.
“We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape;” Qur’an, Sura 15.26 Al-Hijr
“He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you).…” Qur’an, Sura 6.2 Al-Anaam
“He Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay….” Qur'an, Sura 32.7 As-Sajda
Then God ended and crowned His creation week with something very special.
7. “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” Taurat Genesis 2:1-3
The creation account regarding the seventh day is very special, as God at that time gave an enduring illustration for all humanity. He “worked” for six days in creating this world, then did something different and special. On the seventh day of creation week, He “rested” from all His works, making a distinction from His activity on the other days, and thus initiating, on that last day of the creation week, a divinely-appointed, weekly day of rest. It was not that God needed rest from weariness—no, not at all. God does not get weary.
“Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep … and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).” Qur'an, Sura 2.255 Al-Baqara
“Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” Zabur Psalms 121:4
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” Isaiah 40:28
By resting on the seventh day of creation, God has given us an example, a demonstration that shows us how to live according to His will for His creation. By His example, the Sabbath was given to all of mankind for rest from physical labor. For that purpose, Our Creator set aside one specific day of the week, and none other. That day is the seventh day of the week.
The will of God concerning the Sabbath day is confirmed in the Shariah of God, the ten commandments. They are the sacred laws of God that He has ordained for men to abide in and obey.
From the very heart or center of God’s ten sacred laws, we read the Sabbath commandment.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Taurat Exodus 20:8-11
The Creation account is mentioned in God’s sacred law. We note that He “blessed” and “hallowed” (made holy) only one day: the seventh. That day must therefore be very special to Him, as well as important to us. If it were not, then God also would not have written down this commandment with His own finger.
“The LORD gave me [Moses] two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God. On them were all the commandments the LORD proclaimed to you on the mountain out of the fire, on the day of the assembly.” Taurat Deuteronomy 9:10 TNIV
“And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.” Taurat Exodus 31:18
“And the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God. It was engraved on the tablets.” Taurat Exodus 32:16 MKJV
The Seventh Day Sabbath was created and is blessed forever:
“…Wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Taurat Exodus 20:11
“…For thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.” Taurat 1 Chronicles 17:27
God’s Law, including the Sabbath, is endorsed by the Honored Qur’an.
“And We ordained laws for him [Moses] in the tablets in all matters, both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): "Take and hold these with firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in the precepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked,- (How they lie desolate)." Qur'an, Sura 7.145 Al-Araf :The Heights
“And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): ‘Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)….” Qur'an, Sura 2.93 Al-Baqara
God had said “Remember,” but they forgot. So have the majority of Christians.
“From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a covenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent them…. And soon will Allah show them what it is they have done.” Qur'an, Sura 5.14 Al-Maeda
The “good part” which they forgot was the Sabbath, which is a sign from Allah (God) that He is sanctifying His people to prepare them for Judgment!
“Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.” Taurat Ezekiel 20:12
“Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.” Taurat Deuteronomy 5:12
When we begin to set aside the Sabbath for holy use, “to sanctify it,” God will also sanctify us.
The Sabbath a Sign of Sanctification
“Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.” Taurat Ezekiel 20:12
“And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.” Taurat Ezekiel 20:20
“Say: "O People of the Book [Jews and Christians]! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, when Allah is Himself witness to all ye do?" Qur'an, Sura 3.98 Aal-E-Imran
“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for those who enter God's rest also rest from their own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.” Hebrews 4:9-11 TNIV
The Signs of Allah
“Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; and then,- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)! Qur'an, Sura 30.20 Ar-Room
“And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth…”
Qur'an, Sura 30.22 Ar-Room
“And among His Signs is this, that heaven and earth stand by His Command: then when He calls you, by a single call, from the earth, behold, ye (straightway) come forth.” Qur’an Sura 30.25 Ar-Room
So creation is a Sign of Allah’s creative power and to commemorate the creation account, we are asked by Allah to keep the Sabbath as a continual reminder of His creative power to create. To deny the Sabbath of Allah is to deny the creative power of Allah to create.
“…Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.”
Taurat Exodus 31:13
Now is the time to enter into the Sabbath rest each seventh day of the week (Al-Sabt, Saturday). Allow God to set you apart and sanctify you!
“And he [Jesus] said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.” Injeel Mark 2:27-28
“And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: "Enter the gate with humility"; and (once again) we commanded them: "Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath." And we took from them a solemn covenant.” Qur’an, Sura 4.154 An-Nisa
Long ago the Jews broke their covenant with Allah, forgetting the Sabbath, and they had to be reminded. That is why God’s fourth commandment from Mt. Sinai began, “Remember the Sabbath day….” Today also, the majority of Christians break the Covenant of Allah. They have forgotten the day of rest, and they also are urged to return to the true day of rest, the Sabbath (Saturday) that God specified, not Sunday or any other day. The Muslim world is no exception. They, too, have broken the Covenant of Allah; they, too, are admonished in the Qur’an to keep the Sabbath. Today, as we near the end of earth’s history, all those who have forgotten the sacred day of rest are being called to return to the day that God has set aside each week, to refresh not only our bodies, but also our close relationship with our Creator. On that day we also more fully appreciate the creation week that God spoke into existence. The reason we contend with evolutionary theories today is that we have forgotten or have unbelief in our hearts. God has been greatly dishonored as Creator, because what He did during creation week has been either forgotten or confused or denied. Let us not be among those who dare to ignore, trifle with, or scoff at God’s truth. Let all people return to Him and His Sabbath.
“…And remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.” Taurat Numbers 15:39-40
This sacred counsel includes remembering the Sabbath (seventh day of the week, Saturday, Al-Sabt) by ceasing our earthly labors and meeting with God on that day.
“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments.” Proverbs 3:1
Even women are to rest from their weary labor of meal preparation.
“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe [boil] that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.” Taurat Exodus 16:23
“Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.” Isaiah 56:2
Even during planting time or harvest of crops, God wants His people to rest.
“You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.” Taurat Exodus 34:21 MKJV
We are encouraged to keep our part of the Covenant
“These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.” Taurat Deuteronomy 5:22
The ten commandments of God, including the Sabbath, are the covenant that God made with mankind, which He reestablished upon Mount Sinai. They delineate our race’s part in the solemn agreement or covenant between God and mankind. God Himself first outlined His own part of the covenant to Abraham.
“And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” Genesis 17:7-8
The literal land of Canaan did become the dwelling place of Abraham’s descendants, but the heavenly Canaan and the companionship of God and angels is the final destination and joy of those who, through all generations, have loved and obeyed God. God has always been faithful to keep His part of the covenant.
Zabur Psalms 89:34 states, “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”
“But if you will not listen to Me, and will not do all these commandments, and if you shall despise My statutes, or if your soul hates My judgments, so that you will not do all My commandments, so that you break My covenant; I will also do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, consumption, and burning fever, consuming the eyes and causing sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.” Taurat Leviticus 26:14-16 MKJV
“Those who break Allah's Covenant after it is ratified, and who sunder what Allah Has ordered to be joined, and do mischief on earth: These cause loss (only) to themselves.” Qur'an, Sura 2.27 Al-Baqara
“O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant with you, and fear none but Me.” Qur'an, Sura 2.40 Al-Baqara
“And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (The towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you and bring (ever) to remembrance what is therein: Perchance ye may fear Allah." Qur'an, Sura 2.63 Al-Baqara
“And for their covenant we raised over them (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai); and (on another occasion) we said: ‘Enter the gate with humility’; and (once again) we commanded them: ‘Transgress not in the matter of the sabbath.’ And we took from them a solemn covenant. (They have incurred divine displeasure): In that they broke their covenant; that they rejected the signs of Allah [the Sabbath]; that they slew the Messengers in defiance of right; that they said, ‘Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word; We need no more)’;- Nay, Allah hath set the seal on their hearts for their blasphemy, and little is it they believe….” Qur'an, Sura 4.154-155 An-Nisa
“And We ordained laws for him [Moses] in the tablets in all matters, both commanding and explaining all things, (and said): ‘Take and hold these with firmness, and enjoin thy people to hold fast by the best in the precepts: soon shall I show you the homes of the wicked,- (How they lie desolate).’” Qur'an, Sura 7.145 Al-Araf ,The Heights
The terms of the Covenant of Allah
. were written twice by Allah on tablets of stone and given to Moses. The stone and the sole authorship of God signifies the immutable, permanent laws (Shariah) of God.
Allah’s Covenant Remains Unbroken and Unchanged
“Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel." Moses remained there on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the LORD wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets.” Taurat Exodus 34:27-28 NLT
There has been no change in God’s covenant, nor in the ways and laws of Allah given to the Messengers of the past. Indeed, seven verses from the Qur’an state that no changes ever will be made in the covenant-- in the sacred laws of Allah-- from those which the previous Messengers were given. Allah’s Covenant remains the same.
Seven Verses on ‘No Change” to the words and ways of Allah
1. “For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity.” Qur'an, Sura 10.64 Yunus
2. “(This was Our) way with the messengers We sent before thee: thou wilt find no change in Our ways.” Qur'an, Sura 17.77 Al-Isra
3. “So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith: (establish) Allah's handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allah: that is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not.” Qur'an, Sura 30.30 Ar-Room
4. “(Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among those who lived aforetime: No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.” Qur'an, Sura 33.62 Al-Ahzab
5. “On account of their arrogance in the land and their plotting of Evil, but the plotting of Evil will hem in only the authors thereof. Now are they but looking for the way the ancients were dealt with? But no change wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing): no turning off wilt thou find in Allah's way (of dealing).” Qur'an, Sura 35.43 Fatir
6. “(Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.” Qur'an, Sura 48.23 Al-Fath
7. “The word of thy Lord doth find its fulfilment in truth and in justice: None can change His words: for He is the one who heareth and knoweth all.” Qur'an, Sura 6.115 Al-Anaam
In the Zabur, Daud (David) wrote under inspiration and confirmed that Allah will not alter nor change His Covenant nor His words::
“My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.” Zabur Psalms 89:34
“O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant with you, and fear none but Me.” Qur'an Sura 2.40 Al-Baqara
God responds to our faithfulness to our part of the covenant, or our lack thereof. We either are blessed if we keep the Sabbath, or the opposite is true.
“…We cursed the Sabbath-breakers, for the decision of Allah Must be carried out.” Qur’an, Sura 4.47 An-Nisa
“Six days may work be done; but in the seventh [Saturday] is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD….” Taurat Exodus 31:15
When do the sacred hours of the Sabbath begin?
“…From even [evening] unto even [evening], shall ye celebrate your sabbath.” Taurat Leviticus 23:32
From Friday at sundown to Saturday at sundown are the holy hours of the Sabbath.
What will God do regarding the “strangers,” or foreigners—those not covered under the original covenant agreement-- who honor His Sabbath rest?
“Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.” Isaiah 56:6-7
These verses prove the blessed Sabbath rest and covenant promises are not for the Jew only, but for all of mankind. The Law of Allah was given to the Hebrew people in Arabia at Mount Sinai, not in Israel. Therefore the Laws of Allah are for all nations. The seventh-day Sabbath will be kept through all eternity by those who inhabit the gardens of bliss on the new earth.
“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.” Isaiah 66:22-23
The True Sabbath, an End-Time Issue
At the end of time, the seventh-day Sabbath of God (al-Sabt) will become the focus of a major controversy as powerful forces bent on destroying the true Sabbath will uphold and enforce the counterfeit Sabbath, which is first-daySunday worship. In the Revelation of Jesus (Isa al-Masih) recorded by John (Yahya), Revelation 16:13 speaks of “three unclean spirits” proceeding from three major powers on earth in the last days: the Dragon (spiritualism permeating secular powers), the Beast (Vatican/Catholic hierarchy), and the False Prophet (fallen Protestant churches in the United States of America). We are told in verse 14 that the “unclean spirits” are “spirits of devils” that “work miracles” to deceive “the kings of the earth and of the whole world” in order to bring about a united decree for worship on Sunday only.
Such a decree would give primacy to the false, or papal, Sabbath over the Sabbath of the Most High God. Satan (Iblis) has been working through these secular and religious powers to advance his intentions to destroy the souls of all men upon earth as they obey that human decree, but God, through Romans6:16, warns us, “…To whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are …, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness.” While many already blindly accept the counterfeit sabbath, the decree will attempt to force honest men who are submissive to the law of God to act against their consciences. Your understanding of God’s laws (commandments), as revealed in the Taurat Exodus 20, will determine on which side you take your stand. To resist such a united movement will require a closer connection with God than we have ever before had. In the end, those three traitorous powers and those connected with them will receive the vials of God’s wrath, as recorded in Revelation 16, but God’s true people will be spared if they stand firm on the faith of Jesus and the commandments of God, including His Sabbath command.
Satan or Iblis is working through these systems to bring about a world deception to destroy the souls of all men upon earth. To stand against such a movement will require a close connection with God as we have never before had. These three false movements and those connected with them, will receive the vials of God’s wrath as recorded in Revelation 16. God’s true people will be spared if they now stand firm if they accept the faith of Jesus and the commandments of God including the Sabbath command.
The Sabbath is in the heart of God’s covenant, and was made for mankind, not for one specific people. God wishes all to enter His sacred rest and enjoy the blessings of the Sabbath. This is indeed a blessing that no man ought to miss. Commit yourself today to keep God’s holy day of rest on His Sabbath (Al-Sabt, Saturday). You will truly be blessed by our covenant-keeping God. May He grant you His Eternal Peace.
R. M. Harnisch
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy….” Taurat Exodus 20:8
“Why have you forgotten the LORD, your Creator? He stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth….” Isaiah 51:13 GW
“I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator…” Isaiah 43:15
Bible quotes from the King James Version, unless otherwise cited.
Qur’an text copied from DivineIslam's Qur'an Viewer software v2.913
For more info, contact: www.salahallah.com.
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5 Popular Acting Techniques
What They Are, Who Uses Them, and Which One is Right for You
You’ve probably heard of at least one or two different acting techniques, but you may not know exactly what they all are. Each performer has their own way of doing things, and different techniques help different actors get in character, connect with a role, and create a believable performance.
Some of the most common acting techniques are:
- Classical Acting
- Method Acting
- The Meisner Technique
- Chekhov Acting
- The Alexander Technique
Rooted in the British theater, classical acting is sometimes called “the Shakespearean style.” Classical actors tend to focus on movement and action rather than just emotion. Unlike some techniques that rely on improvisation to create an authentic performance, classical acting is all about sticking to the script.
Of course, it’s also about delivering lines effectively, and when done well, classical acting can make quite an impression. But since it relies so much on movement and precision, it can sometimes feel a little exaggerated to modern audiences.
Method Acting Techniques
Where classical acting is about precision, Method Acting is about emotion. Based on techniques developed by Konstantin Stanislavski, it became a popular style in the US in the 1930s. Some famous method actors today are Dustin Hoffman, Christian Bale, and Daniel Day-Lewis.
People tend to associate Method Acting with “getting lost” in a character, or going to excessive lengths to “become” your character, like Daniel Day-Lewis supposedly not bathing while filming The Crucible.
But Lee Strasberg, who created Method Acting, never endorsed this. Instead, he encouraged actors to draw from their own experiences and emotions to make a character come alive.
Method Acting is a systematic approach that prepares an actor for a role. In Method Acting, a performer creates a character and makes acting choices for that character based on their own life experiences. Method Acting techniques include substitution, animal work, and “as if.”
In substitution, you connect to a character by comparing elements in their life to elements in yours. For example, if you’re playing Hamlet but haven’t lost your father in real life, you could think back to a time in your life when you lost someone or something you loved, and remember what that felt like.
With “animal work,” actors study animals in a zoo, on a farm, or in nature, then mimic their movements and behaviors. This way, they learn to move in new ways and can draw on what they’ve learned to capture the physicality of a character.
There’s also the “as if” technique, in which you act as if you’re already the character you’re portraying, and the sense memory technique, in which you recall physical sensations to help you connect to a certain emotion or experience.
To list all the Method Acting techniques would take too long, but there’s plenty of acting courses that will teach you how to use the method to get into character.
Looking for More? Try This: What is Method Acting?
The Meisner Acting Technique
Founded by American actor Sanford Meisner, the Meisner acting technique focuses on being in the moment, acting instinctively, and responding truthfully to your acting partner.
Meisner believed that actors should live in the present moment, not recall past emotions that might take them out of the scene. To create honest acting, he encouraged actors to be fully present and closely observe their scene partner. This way, actors build off of each other. He also taught that every acting choice needs to be provoked, which means improvising as needed so that everything you do comes off as a realistic reaction.
Another key element of Meisner’s technique is repetition. By repeating lines and scenes, you learn to rely on your instincts as an actor, which makes for more authentic performances. You also get more comfortable in a scene and learn to trust your intuition.
At the end of the day, you could sum up the Meisner technique as acting from your instincts and relying on your partner to build an authentic scene together. Actors trained in the Meisner technique include Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum, and Stephen Colbert.
When you hear the term “Chekhov acting,” you might think of Anton Chekhov, but Chekhov acting is actually named after Michael Chekhov, a Russian-American actor who was a student of Stanislavski.
Chekhov saw the actor as a being with both a body and a psyche, and the ideal actor as someone who seamlessly combines the two. His technique aims to express a character’s internal psyche through outward movements.
Chekhov acting doesn’t pressure the actors to become their character like Method Acting. Instead of relying on personal experience and affective memory, Chekhov encouraged his students to use their imaginations to create believable characters.
Ingrid Bergman, Clint Eastwood, and Marilyn Monroe are famous examples of Chekhov actors.
The Alexander Technique
The Alexander technique is a method for releasing tension and improving posture. Essentially, it helps pinpoint habits and movements that cause you tension or pain so you can learn to move in a more efficient way. Many people use it to get rid of things like back pain or carpal tunnel.
But it can also be useful for actors. The Alexander technique leads to greater balance, freedom of movement, and coordination, all of which are helpful skills for actors and performers to have. Rather than a simple series of exercises, it’s often described as “a reeducation of the mind and body.”
Which Acting Technique Is Right For You?
In the end, there’s no be-all, end-all acting technique. In fact, most actors use a combination of the above techniques and others.
To paraphrase Stanislavski, the technique isn’t what’s important. What is important is figuring out which exercises and techniques help you become the best actor possible.
So if you need to loosen up, you might benefit from the Alexander technique. If you want more spontaneity in your performance, you might try the Meisner technique. Classical acting can be helpful too, especially if you’re working with classic source material or a part that requires heavy precision and control.
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- Press Release
- August 12, 2022
NASA’S Phonesat Wins 2012 Popular Science Best of What’s New Award
NASA’s PhoneSat project has won Popular Science’s 2012 Best of What’s New Award for innovation in aerospace. PhoneSat will demonstrate the ability to launch one of the lowest-cost, easiest-to-build satellites ever flown in space — capabilities enabled by using off-the-shelf consumer smartphones.
Each year, Popular Science reviews thousands of new products and innovations, and chooses the top 100 winners across 12 categories for its annual Best of What’s New issue. To win, a product or technology must represent a significant step forward in its category. All of the winners will be featured in the December special issue of the magazine.
“NASA’s PhoneSat mission will demonstrate use of small satellites for space commerce, educational activities and citizen-exploration are well within the reach of ordinary Americans because of lower cost, commercially available components,” said Michael Gazarik, director of NASA’s Space Technology Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Thanks to America’s continuing investment in space technology to enable NASA missions, we’ve seen space tech brought down and into our lives here on Earth. With PhoneSat, we’re doubling up, and taking those same great technologies back to space.”
NASA’s PhoneSat 1.0 satellite has a basic mission goal — to function in space for a short period of time, sending back digital imagery of Earth and space via its camera, while also sending back information about the satellite’s health.
NASA engineers kept the total cost of the components to build each of the three prototype satellites in the PhoneSat project to $3,500 by using only commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and establishing minimum design and mission objectives for the first flight.
Each NASA PhoneSat ‘nanosatellite’ is a 4-inch cube and weighs three pounds. NASA’s PhoneSat design makes extensive use of an unmodified, consumer-grade smartphone. Out-of-the-box smartphones offer capabilities needed for satellites, including fast processors, versatile operating systems, multiple miniature sensors, high-resolution cameras, GPS receivers, and several radios.
“NASA PhoneSat engineers are changing the way missions are designed by rapidly prototyping and incorporating existing commercial technologies and hardware,” said S. Pete Worden, director of NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., where a small team of engineers developed and built PhoneSat. “This approach allows engineers to see what capabilities commercial technologies can provide, rather than trying to custom-design technology solutions to meet set requirements.”
NASA’s prototype smartphone satellite, known as PhoneSat 1.0, is built around the Nexus One smartphone made by HTC Corp., which runs Google’s Android operating system. The Nexus One acts as the spacecraft’s onboard computer. Commercial-off-the-shelf parts include an open-source, micro controller adapted as a watchdog circuit that monitors the systems and reboots the phone if it stops sending radio signals.
NASA’s PhoneSat 2.0 will lay the foundation for new capabilities for small-sized satellites, while advancing breakthrough technologies and decreasing costs of future small spacecraft. PhoneSat 2.0 will be equipped with an updated Nexus S smartphone made by Samsung Electronics which runs Google’s Android operating system to provide a faster core processor, avionics and gyroscopes.
PhoneSat 2.0 will supplement the capabilities of PhoneSat 1.0 by adding solar panels to enable longer-duration missions and a GPS receiver. In addition, PhoneSat 2.0 also will add magnetorquer coils — electro-magnets that interact with Earth’s magnetic field — as well as reaction wheels to actively control the satellite’s orientation in space.
A beta version of PhoneSat 2.0 will accompany two PhoneSat 1.0 spacecraft aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va., in the coming months.
The PhoneSat project is a technology demonstration mission funded by NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology Program, which is managed by NASA’s Space Technology Program. NASA’s Space Technology Program is innovating, developing, testing, and flying technology for use in NASA’s future missions and by the greater aerospace community.
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In Alasaad v. Wolf, both the U.S. government and plaintiffs – 11 U.S. citizens and one U.S. permanent resident who are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – are appealing a U.S. District Court of Massachusetts’ ruling requiring a heightened standard of suspicion before government officials can search electronic devices at the border. In a facial challenge to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies governing device searches at the border, the plaintiffs assert that the current government policies violate the Fourth Amendment because they do not require a warrant supported by probable cause before searching a device. At the same time, the government contends that the district court erred in requiring that officials must have a reasonable suspicion that a device contains illegal contraband before conducting a “manual search.” The First Circuit’s ruling could further complicate already existing circuit splits on the issue. This post provides background on the case, what the parties are advocating for at the court, how the holding would fit in with the federal appellate case law, and ways the issue could ultimately be resolved.
Generally, border searches are exempted from the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement for the government to conduct a search or seizure. But, the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Riley v. California, which held that law enforcement must get a warrant before searching electronic devices seized incident to arrest, has raised serious questions about whether border officials must obtain a warrant or otherwise have a heightened level of suspicion prior to searching electronic devices at the border.
In November 2019, a Massachusetts District Court held that CBP and ICE officials must have a reasonable suspicion that a device contains contraband before they can search it. The court reasoned that “[t]he analysis in Riley carries persuasive weight in this context, particularly where the Supreme Court has previously acknowledged that the search incident to arrest exception and the border search exception are ‘similar’ as both are ‘longstanding, historically recognized exception[s] to the Fourth Amendment’s general principle that a warrant be obtained.”
Essentially the district court held that searching electronic devices was more akin to a strip or x-ray search (or a non-routine search), which requires a reasonable suspicion standard, than routine border searches that require no heighted suspicion. Notably, the district court included a carve out for a “cursory search” or “a brief look reserved to determining whether a device is owned by the person carrying it across the border, confirming that it is operational and that it contains data” that can be treated as routine and thus do not require reasonable suspicion.
Now, both the plaintiffs and the U.S. government are appealing the decision to the First Circuit.
Specifically, the plaintiffs are challenging the constitutionality of CBP and ICE’s polices governing border searches of electronic devices. Both policies distinguish a “forensic search”, where an officer connects external equipment to the device to review, copy, or analyze its contents, from a “manual search,” which is any other type of search. Under current practice, the government already requires reasonable suspicion of “activity in violation of the laws” the agencies enforce or “a national security concern,” to conduct an advanced search. Interestingly, CBP and ICE had just revamped their policies in 2018 to comply with a Ninth Circuit ruling that pre-dated Riley, United States v. Cotterman, which had held that a reasonable suspicion is required for forensic searches but not for manual ones.
The ACLU and EFF argue that the existing requirements are not enough and that law enforcement must obtain a warrant, which thus requires probable cause, in order to comply with the Fourth Amendment when performing any electronic search, manual or forensic. According to the plaintiffs, “[b]order searches of electronic devices are untethered from the underlying rationales for the border-search exception: customs and immigration enforcement—that is, preventing the entry of inadmissible goods and persons.”
The government, on the other hand, argues that the district court erred and that the CBP and ICE directives already comply with any reasonable suspicion requirement that may exist. Namely, the government takes issue with two parts of the district courts holding: first, that manual searches require reasonable suspicion; and, second, that the reasonable suspicion must be that the electronic devices contain digital contraband itself “rather than reasonable suspicion that the device contain evidence about past or future crimes, including crimes relating to contraband crossing the border.”
While the First Circuit could decide the case on standing, if the court reaches the merits, it would be at least the fourth appeals court to decide the issue. While no court has yet to require a warrant, there are already three different holdings as to what the correct standard of suspicion should be (all of which are different than what the First Circuit is reviewing) to search electronic devices at the border:
· Fourth Circuit: In United States v. Kolsuz, the Fourth Circuit held that a forensic search requires reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, rejecting the argument that the search seek actual contraband rather than evidence.
· Ninth Circuit: Since Cotterman, the Ninth Circuit held in United States v. Cano that the government’s reasonable suspicion must be limited to contraband, but that the heightened standard of suspicion was not required for basic searches.
· Eleventh Circuit: In United States v. Touset, the Eleventh Circuit held that the Fourth Amendment does not require a reasonable suspicion for forensic searches, relying on its earlier precedent that probable cause and a warrant was not required.
· Plus, the issue is pending at the Fifth Circuit.
Regardless of what the First Circuit decides, given the splits among the circuits, it is possible that the issue will ultimately end up at the Supreme Court. Notably, there a number of issues in this case that could complicate a cert. grant. Aside from the standing issue, the case also includes a First Amendment challenge, questions about how long the government can hold onto devices, and what, if anything, the government must do with the data it obtained from a search that has since been determined to be unconstitutional. Until there is a nationwide standard, CBP is left trying to enforce different standards across the country.
Alternatively, Congress could step in and resolve the issue. There are two existing bills that would go further than any circuit court has held so far. Senators Patrick Leahy and Steve Daines have introduced S. 2694, which would require a warrant for forensic searches and, for a manual search the bill would require a reasonable suspicion that the individual was transporting goods or persons in violation of the law or is not entitled to enter the country and that the device contains information relevant to the suspected violation. Senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul along with Rep. Ted Liu have introduced S.1606/H.R. 2925, the Protecting Data at the Border Act, which goes even further by requiring a warrant based on probable cause for all searches and prohibits officials from delaying or denying entry if a person declines to provide passwords, PINS, and social media information. While neither bill is likely to move anytime soon (if at all), according to Fourth Amendment scholar Orin Kerr, a legislative approach could allow Congress to conduct additional fact finding and craft a standard that may be capable of uniform application to changing technology as "The Constitution is a blunt instrument in this area,” according to Kerr, and “[i]t is hard for the justices to come up with a clear rule that changes over time in appropriate ways." | <urn:uuid:86c2e857-351a-46d9-8bd0-ff81ad3c4e25> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/searching-devices-at-the-border-what-does-the-fourth-amendment-require | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.945268 | 1,583 | 1.648438 | 2 |
SNMP is a protocol specification which is standardised in the IETF. SNMPv1 does not support 64 bit counters; 64 bit counters were one of the primary drivers behind the development of SNMPv2 and ultimately SNMPv2c. SNMPv1 was ratified in 1990 with RFC 1155, RFC 1156 and RFC 1157, the MIB definitions were updated in RFC 1213. SNMPv2c was ratified in 1996, which makes 2016 its 20th birthday.
Why are 64 bit counters important?
"As the speed of network media increase, the minimum time in which a 32 bit counter will wrap decreases. For example, a 10Mbs stream of back-to-back, full-size packets causes ifInOctets to wrap in just over 57 minutes; at 100Mbs, the minimum wrap time is 5.7 minutes, and at 1Gbs, the minimum is 34 seconds. Requiring that interfaces be polled frequently enough not to miss a counter wrap is increasingly problematic."
Despite this interesting bit of history, some network device vendors still only support SNMPv1, which isn't a problem unless you have high speed interfaces (for example 1 gigabit per second, which some of these vendors do have). Funnily enough these same vendor companies have only existed for 10-15 years, so are younger than the standards they should be implementing.
In the other corner we have NMIS, which is Open Source and - by the nature of Open Source and of software relying on IETF protocols and specifications - strongly standards-oriented.
Making NMIS work with SNMPv1 using 64-bit counters
NMIS itself is not strongly typed and doesn't have a problem with 64-bit counters; the issue here is the set of SNMP libraries that NMIS uses, which do strictly enforce the standards.
How will I know that I need to change NMIS?
NMIS will be reporting an error for SNMP collection operations; the message will be something like "The Counter64 type is not supported in SNMPv1". This would be seen in the debug output and also in the NMIS Event log. For example:
If you see this, then you have a device that is cheating by using a non-standard protocol-datatype combination.
What do I have to change?
Message.pm(or in Perl terms the module
Net::SNMP::Message);this is the object which manages the SNMP messages.
Message.pmon your system, which will normally be in one of the perl directories under /usr or /usr/local.
findcommand to do the lookup work for you:
The result should be similar to this:
find returns more than one match, run
perl -V and check the
@INC list: the module files are looked up in all
@INC directories in order, and the first match wins. That's the file you want to modify. In the example above, the module in
/usr/local/share wins over the one in
- First, make a backup (as the
cp /usr/local/share/perl5/Net/SNMP/Message.pm /usr/local/share/perl5/Net/SNMP/Message.pm.unpatched
- Next, edit the file
/usr/local/share/perl5/Net/SNMP/Message.pm(again as the
rootuser) and look for '
In version 3.0.1 it is on line 1650 of that file. You want to disable the
ifstatement which generates the error and returns; just comment out the 'problematic' code with '#'.
It is also advisable to add a comment that explains why the change wa made; In the example below, the editor was started with line number display, lines 1655 to 1657 have been commented out,
and line 1654 was amended to describe the change.
- Finally, run an NMIS update on the node in question; this will verify that your modified code still compiles and runs, and that NMIS works around the non-standard device behaviour.
Should you get weird Perl errors, restore your backup and try the edit operation again.
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The treatment of politicians who fail to properly report their personal circumstances is markedly different to the draconian system imposed on the poor. By Mike Seccombe.
Judging politics by Centrelink’s rules
Luckily for them, Julie Bishop and Barnaby Joyce don’t have to explain their love lives to Centrelink.
Luckily, because as members of Australia’s political class they get to deal with much more accommodating regulators than do Australia’s welfare recipients.
Bishop’s “friend”, as she coyly described him when their relationship was new back in 2014, is David Panton, variously described in media articles as a winemaker and property developer.
Bishop keeps her friend close. The pair has posed for photographs at the Rio Olympics, on the floor of the United Nations, at a polo tournament in Portsea, at the Melbourne Cup, at Canberra’s Midwinter Ball.
Clearly, they are more than friends. In fact, when it comes to Bishop’s use of her travel entitlement, he is “family”. According to figures from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority, Panton has cost the taxpayer some $32,000 since 2015.
But while he is “family” when it comes to claiming taxpayer-funded travel, he is not when it comes to parliament’s register of members’ interests.
The register requires members and senators to declare their pecuniary interests, including real estate and mortgages, holdings in public and private companies, trusts, other assets, gifts, sponsorships, and more. It is essentially an anti-corruption measure designed to prevent, or at least expose to public view, potential or actual conflicts of interest.
The register also asks members to declare the interests of their spouses and, in some cases, dependent children. Bishop, however, does not make any declaration in relation to her property developer partner. They’re not married, just friends with major taxpayer-subsidised benefits.
Joyce’s register, by contrast, does include the interests of his spouse, although in each of a dozen fields is scribbled the word “separated”.
The most interesting addition to his register is the most recent. It was only on March 23 this year that Joyce updated the register declaring an additional “item”, that item being a new “partner”. Under the “details” heading, he included her name: Vikki Campion.
To his credit, Joyce was more forthright than Bishop. He also declared Campion’s property and shareholdings, mortgage and bank accounts.
The problem is, he was way late in doing it. Members and senators are supposed to update the register with any relevant new information within 28 days. But Campion was eight months’ pregnant before Joyce changed his listing. And their relationship apparently long predated her pregnancy. Joyce’s estranged wife reportedly confronted Campion about it in April 2017.
Further complicating matters, Campion was not only Joyce’s lover but also a Coalition staffer, first in his office, before being found jobs with other Nationals ministers, all at considerable cost to the taxpayer. And there was nothing at all wrong with that, according to Malcolm Turnbull’s interpretation of the ministerial code of conduct.
As the Department of Human Services informs those in receipt of welfare payments, you don’t have to be married to be considered part of a couple. You can be in a de facto relationship or “multiple” relationship. There is no minimum time period for a relationship to be deemed de facto. You don’t even have to physically live with your partner.
In determining couple status, the department says, five main factors are considered. These are, and we quote: “the financial aspects of your relationship; the nature of your household; social aspects of your relationship; if you have a sexual relationship; nature of your commitment to each other.”
And, it says: “We can decide you’re a member of a couple even if all of these factors aren’t part of your relationship.”
Failure to immediately inform Centrelink of changed personal circumstances spells trouble. As the department site warns, money will have to be repaid and “there may be other penalties”.
It seems reasonable to suspect that if Bishop, Joyce and their respective partners were taking taxpayer dollars via the welfare system, rather than through the arcane system of political perks and patronage, the authorities would have been taking a long hard look at their circumstances. Draw your own conclusions about what they would determine.
Joyce didn’t inform the relevant parliamentary authorities of his changed circumstances for at least nine months, and likely much longer. But did any penalty attach? No.
He’s not remotely alone in this regard. Parliamentarians regularly neglect to put important detail on the register of interests. Famously, the former Labor frontbencher David Feeney “forgot” a $2.3 million investment property in Melbourne, and initially claimed under questioning not to know if it was negatively geared or not. It was.
Likewise, current Liberal frontbencher Michaelia Cash was late in declaring her purchase of a $1.4 million investment house in Perth. There are innumerable other examples.
It is worth considering these issues of discretion when looking at the alternative reality at Centrelink. Recently the government in which Joyce and Bishop are senior members made further changes to its ever more draconian regime of welfare checks and penalties.
Starting in January, single parents receiving Parenting Payment or who are on Newstart and have children began receiving letters alerting them to a new compliance measure. They are required to fill out a form, called the “Verification of Relationship Status” form. They also have to get another person, not related to them, to sign the form, and tick one of two boxes: “single” or “partnered”. If that referee’s declaration is found to be false, they are liable to imprisonment for up to 12 months.
As welfare advocates point out, the authorities already have more than adequate investigative powers if they suspect someone of doing the wrong thing. They can speak to neighbours or family members or check financial records and other data.
Those advocates are puzzled also at the curiously specific targeting of the new measure. It doesn’t apply to other single people, only single parents. About 95 per cent of those affected are women.
Whether or not the new measure succeeds in its alleged intent of reducing welfare fraud, it will certainly add stress and stigma to single parents.
There is no reason at all to suspect the latest measure, requiring single parents to get a referee to vouch for their status, will alter that trajectory of growing poverty.
One may well ask, if it’s good enough for some people in receipt of government payments, why is it not good enough for others? Why not require Malcolm Turnbull to sign a document clarifying the status of Julie Bishop’s relationship? Just tick a box, Malcolm: is the minister single or partnered?
Stephen Bartos, a former deputy secretary of the Finance Department and governance expert, gives the government credit for some tightening of politicians’ perks.
“Their entitlements are administered now more tightly than they used to be and some of the more egregious entitlements that people objected to – like the lifetime gold travel pass – have now been removed,” he says.
“There is more disclosure now, and the fact politicians’ claims are now published, as opposed to welfare recipients’ income, makes theirs in that sense a more open regime.
“However, it’s still the case that the claims made by politicians rely essentially on the honesty of the politicians, in contrast to recipients of welfare assistance.”
Still, Bartos cites the huge range of perks still available, from misused magazine subscriptions to overseas study tours.
When claims are questioned or money misused, Bartos says, the compliance is done very quietly and without penalty. “Money is paid back, but not paid back in excess of what they’ve been given.”
Sanctions are rare, but questionable use of entitlements is not. The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority can impose a “loading” of 25 per cent on the repayment of improperly claimed expenses. At this stage, the authority has never imposed such a penalty.
Imagine if politicians’ entitlements were administered by a tough agency, in the manner of Centrelink. Imagine further how big the stink would be if that agency used computerised systems that consistently raised false debts against MPs and senators.
Consider compulsory drug testing, another example of the government’s willingness to be tough on the underclass but not on the political class.
The program is intended to help people overcome addictions, by forcing them onto income management, whereby 80 per cent of their welfare payments are quarantined through the “Basics” welfare card, which restricts the items on which they can spend money.
But, says Greens Senator Rachel Siewert, it will end up catching and penalising a lot of people who don’t have addiction problems.
“In the three trial areas – where they just happen to have the Basics income card infrastructure in place – they are planning to test up to 5000 randomly selected new applicants for income support.
“If you test positive on your first test, you automatically go onto income management, the Basics card. If you fail a second drug test, you may be referred to treatment. You are on income management for two years.”
And what’s wrong with that? Siewert paints a scenario.
“Someone has a puff on a joint or two on a weekend two months ago at a party. Then they lose their job and have to apply for income support, and get drug tested. And instantly they’re on income management.
“If you’ve just been at a party and smoked a few joints, there is no need for you to go on income management, because you don’t have an addiction. It’s not a barrier to work.”
Indeed, the stigmatisation of the process is likely to be more of a barrier to employment than is casual drug use.
“It’s really obvious this is another punitive, top down, ham-fisted approach from the government.”
Again, we might ask, if it’s good enough for some people in receipt of government payments, why is it not good enough for others?
Be in no doubt, some of our legislators don’t mind a puff now and then, and many more have been known to legislate under the influence of alcohol. Or, as Tony Abbott has admitted, fail to legislate. Some years ago he missed a series of votes in the House relating to a $42 billion stimulus package, because he got pissed and fell asleep.
Lucky for him, his substance abuse proved no barrier to his continued employment.
This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on April 28, 2018 as "Judging politics by Centrelink’s rules".
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The purpose of this software is to measure the mouth-to-ear (M2E) latency of a push-to-talk network. M2E latency characterizes the time between speech input into one communications device and its output through another. M2E latency has been identified as a key metric of quality of experience (QoE) in communications. NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research group developed this software to measure and quantify the M2E latency of Push To Talk (PTT) devices.
Code available at: https://github.com/usnistgov/mouth2ear
Data available at: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4/1422492
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National Poison Prevention Week
March 20th – March 26th, 2022
National Poison Prevention week (NPPW) was established in 1961 to call attention to the dangers of poisonings. Safety interventions, such as child resistant closures and poison prevention campaigns, have saved thousands of lives. Poisonings can happen at any age and all people can benefit from poison prevention education. In an effort to raise awareness, the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) joins poison centers around the country to observe NPPW. Below are some ways to promote NPPW in your home and community and to spread the poison prevention message.
Ideas to Promote NPPW In Your Home And Community
- 16 Tips to prevent poisonings
- Create a video or poster for the National Poison Prevention Week Contest
- Engage on Social Media during Poison Prevention Week to help spread the message
- Present a program for elementary students, parents and caregivers, seniors
- View national and state of Utah statistics.
- Display poison prevention materials at your workplace, church, or other affiliation. Call 1-800-222-1222 to order.
- Download, print and display the NPPW poster.
- Encourage everyone to save the 1-800-222-1222 poison control number in their cell phone.
- Set up Poison Prevention Week displays. Examples: Display #1 Display #2
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Are You Considering Selling Property Or Taking Money Out Of The Market In 2020? You May Qualify For Tax Savings With The IRS Opportunity Zone Program
What is the Opportunity Zone Program?
The Opportunity Zone Program, established by the 2017 tax reform legislation—commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. Law 115-97)—seeks to encourage long-term investment in low-income communities.
If applied correctly, the Opportunity Zone Program may provide ways for property owners to reduce their overall tax burden. However, there are still several questions about the funds, how to determine if you qualify, and how to effectively invest.
New Internal Revenue Code Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 allow taxpayers to defer and reduce capital gains from the sale or exchange of property by investing the proceeds into Qualified Opportunity Funds (QO Funds) within 180 days. These funds must be invested, directly or indirectly, into property located in designated Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ).
If you already have material gains from the sale or exchange of property in 2018, or anticipate material gains in the future, investing in QO Funds may be a strategic tool to lower your overall tax burden. However, the IRS hasn’t yet released regulations, so some specific details of the program aren’t yet available.
Here below are the most common questions related to QOZs.
What’s a QOZ?
A QOZ is a designated area that’s been nominated by the state and approved by the IRS. The CEO or governor of each state and US territory nominated up to 25% of its low-income community census tracts as QOZs. The Department of Treasury then designated nominated tracts as QOZs. From that information, the IRS issued Notice 2018-48, listing all designated QOZs in all states.
A map and list of designated funds can be found here.
What benefits do QOZs provide?
The program provides the following three incentives for taxpayers who invest gain from a sale or exchange of property into a QO Fund.
Taxpayers may elect to defer capital gains in an unlimited amount from the sale or exchange of any property to an unrelated person by investing the capital gain amount in a QO Fund. For qualified investments, the capital gain isn’t recognized until the taxpayer sells its interest in the QO Fund, or until December 31, 2026—whichever comes first.
Investors may receive a reduction of capital gains related to the sale of QO Fund investments. At the time of the investment, the basis in the property is zero, meaning capital gains must be fully recognized when the taxpayer sells the interest.
If the investment is held for five years, the basis is increased to 10% of the amount of the investment, resulting in a 10% reduction in the capital gain recognized. If the investment is held for seven years, the basis increases to 15% of the amount of the investment, resulting in a 15% reduction in capital gain. Note that these reductions apply only to the original amount of the investment; capital gain is recognized on any appreciation of the fund.
If investments are held for at least 10 years, the basis of the investment equals the fair market value at the time of sale. If the investment is sold after December 31, 2026, capital gain will have already been recognized. In that case, there’s NO gain recognized on the appreciation in the QO Fund.
As an example of these three benefits, suppose a taxpayer sells property on October 1, 2018, realizes a capital gain of $100,000, and invests that $100,000 into a QO Fund on January 1, 2019. The investment is later sold for $125,000. The following facts apply based on the dates that it’s sold:
Before January 1, 2024. The taxpayer only receives a deferral of capital gain.
Between January 1, 2024, and January 1, 2026. The taxpayer recognizes capital gain of $115,000, which is 90% of the original investment of $100,000 plus $25,000 of appreciation.
Between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026. The taxpayer recognizes capital gain of $110,000, which is 85% of the original investment of $100,000 plus $25,000 of appreciation. Note that $85,000 will be recognized on the date the investment is sold, or on December 31, 2026—whichever is earlier.
After December 31, 2026. The taxpayer recognizes capital gain of $85,000 on December 31, 2026, which is 85% of the original investment of $100,000. There’s no gain recognized on the $25,000 of appreciation.
What’s a QO Fund?
A QO Fund is a corporation or a partnership organized for the purpose of investing in QOZ property. The corporation or partnership must hold at least 90% of its assets in QOZ property, determined by the average of the percentage of QOZ property held by the entity as measured:
On the last day of the first six-month period of the taxable year of the fund
On the last day of the taxable year of the fund
The IRS is expected to issue forms in summer of 2018 that allow eligible taxpayers to self-certify as QO Funds.
What does QOZ property generally include?
QOZ property includes any of the following types of property:
QOZ business property.
QOZ stock of a corporation, acquired at its original issue solely in exchange for cash. Substantially all of the tangible property owned or leased by the corporation must be QOZ business property.
QOZ partnership interest, acquired solely in exchange in cash. Substantially all of the tangible property owned or leased by the partnership must be QOZ business property.
It’s worth noting that for QOZ stock and QOZ partnership interests, at least 50% of the business’s total gross income must come from the active conduct of the business. A large portion the business’s intangible property use must also take place in the active conduct of such business, and less than 5% of the average of the aggregate unadjusted bases of the business’s property must be attributable to nonqualified financial property.
What’s QOZ business property?
Generally, QOZ property is either QOZ business property or stock or interest in an entity that holds QOZ business property. QOZ business property is generally tangible property used in a trade or business that meets the following criteria:
The property was purchased or newly constructed after December 31, 2017, generally from an unrelated party or a business that’s not part of the same controlled group.
The property’s original use in the QOZ began with the QO Fund, or the property must be substantially improved, meaning during any 30-month period beginning after the date of acquisition, additions to basis with respect to the property need to exceed an amount equal to the adjusted basis of the property at the beginning of that 30-month period.
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There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child’s ears to reduce the rate of recurrent ear infections during the ensuing two years compared with giving oral antibiotics to treat ear infections, a randomized trial led by UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh pediatrician-scientists determined. McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty member Joseph Dohar, MD—Co-Director of the Wound Healing Program at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the Research Director of Children’s Aerodigestive Center, the Medical Director of its Voice, Resonance, and Swallowing Center, a Professor of Otolaryngology in the School of Medicine, a Professor of Communication Science and Disorders in the School of Health and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh, and a Staff Otolaryngologist at both UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC—is a co-author on the study.
The trial results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, are among the first since the pneumococcal vaccine was added to pediatric vaccination schedules, providing updated evidence that may help shape pediatric guidelines on treating recurrent ear infections. Importantly, despite their greater use of antibiotics, the trial found no evidence of increased bacterial resistance among children in the medical-management group.
“Subjecting a young child to the risks of anesthesia and surgery, the possible development of structural changes of the tympanic membrane, blockage of the tube or persistent drainage through the tube for recurrent ear infections, which ordinarily occur less frequently as the child ages, is not something I would recommend in most instances,” said lead author Alejandro Hoberman, MD, director of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics at UPMC Children’s Hospital and the Jack L. Paradise Endowed Professor of Pediatric Research at Pitt’s School of Medicine.
“We used to often recommend tubes to reduce the rate of ear infections, but in our study, episodic antibiotic treatment worked just as well for most children,” he said. “Another theoretical reason to resort to tubes is to use topical ear drops rather than systemic oral antibiotics in subsequent infections in the hope of preventing the development of bacterial resistance, but in this trial, we did not find increased resistance with oral antibiotic use. So, for most children with recurrent ear infections, why undergo the risks, cost and nuisance of surgery?”
Next to the common cold, ear infections are the most frequently diagnosed illness in U.S. children. Ear infections can be painful, force lost time at work and school, and may cause hearing loss. Tympanostomy tube placement, which is a surgical procedure to insert tiny tubes into a child’s eardrums to prevent the accumulation of fluid, is the most common operation performed on children after the newborn period.
Dr. Hoberman and his team enrolled 250 children ages 6 to 35 months of age at UPMC Children’s Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and Kentucky Pediatric and Adult Research in Bardstown, KY. All of the children had had medically verified recurrent ear infections and had received the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. They were randomly assigned to receive “medical management,” which involved receiving oral antibiotics at the time of ear infections, or the surgical insertion of tubes and antibiotic ear drops. The children were followed for two years.
Overall, there were no differences between children in the two groups when it came to the rate or severity of ear infections. And, though the children in the medical management group received more antibiotics, there also was no evidence of increased antimicrobial resistance in samples taken from the children. The trial also did not find any difference between the two groups in the children’s quality of life or in the effect of the children’s illness on parents’ quality of life.
One short-term benefit of placing tympanostomy tubes was that, on average, it took about two months longer for a child to develop a first ear infection after tubes were placed, compared with children whose ear infections were managed with antibiotics.
Another finding of the trial was that the rate of ear infections among children in both groups fell with increasing age. The rate of infections was 2.6 times higher in children younger than 1 year, compared with the oldest children in the trial, those between 2 and 3 years, regardless of whether they received medical management or tube insertion.
“Most children outgrow ear infections as the Eustachian tube, which connects the middle-ear with the back of the throat, works better,” Hoberman said. “Previous studies of tubes were conducted before children were universally immunized with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which also has reduced the likelihood of recurrent ear infections. It’s important to recognize that most children outgrow ear infections as they grow older. However, we must appreciate that for the relatively few children who continue to meet criteria for recurrent ear infections—three in six months or four in one year—after having met those criteria initially, placement of tympanostomy tubes may well be beneficial.”
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What is MCS?
Multiple chemical sensitivities is also known as MCS. Chemical sensitivities may affect a large proportion of the population, in people that are not even aware of this condition. We conventionally think of chemicals in the home as being present in the more industrial cleaning products that we keep tucked away under the kitchen sink. However, there is a growing awareness that many common skincare and hair care products, including soaps, shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers and styling products all contain chemicals that are equally harmful. Multiple chemical sensitivities is a condition that is also known as toxic injury, environmental illness and, most tellingly, 20th century syndrome. There are many different symptoms and triggers; once a person becomes sensitized, a range of chemicals can cause symptoms to manifest. However there are simple steps we can all take to reduce our chemical exposure in order to deal with the root cause of multiple chemical sensitivities.
What are the Symptoms of MCS?
Multiple chemical sensitivities is typified by chronic suffering of a variety of non-specific symptoms that affect quality of life to varying degrees, including headaches, nausea, fatigue and allergy-like symptoms such as congestion, runny nose and fogginess. In addition, multiple chemical sensitivities can affect sleeping patterns, as well as digestion and immune function. There are symptoms that are reminiscent of not only allergies but of complex conditions such as eczema and asthma – episodes of these immune conditions are already known to be triggered by environmental events whilst a genetic risk gives people a predisposition to these illnesses. Whilst these symptoms can be treated, they can never be eliminated unless the causes are addressed. The symptoms can be mild, severe or even life threatening, including heart palpitations and respiratory difficulties. A person being sensitive means that whether the chemical dose is large or small they will still experience serious symptoms and these symptoms occur chronically.
What Causes Multiple Chemical Sensitivites?
The fact is that whilst the lucky few feel no prominent adverse effects of being in regular contact with these chemicals, many of us will experience symptoms either regularly or from time to time and this may depend on general health and the demands already being placed on the immune system. Because chemicals so infiltrate our everyday lives, it is difficult to tease apart which chemicals cause which symptoms. In reality, it is likely that a combination of effects results from the exposure to multiple chemicals, and that a sensitivity to one can trigger sensitivities to others. Once a person is sensitized, a much lower level of chemical exposure can trigger symptoms – many people think that it is always possible to smell or to see these chemicals, whereas we may not even be aware that we have inhaled or touched anything harmful.
As well as household chemicals and skin and hair care products, people may be sensitive to environmental toxins such as exhaust fumes, solvents and even dust mites or pet dander. In the home or office, long term low level emission of fumes comes from most common paints, as well as from plastics and synthetic carpets.
How Do I Know if I Have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities?
It is difficult to assess whether a person has multiple chemical sensitivities, because symptoms can be triggered by very low levels and by different chemicals. However, the condition may come about from an unusual exposure in the past which constitutes a trigger event (such as inhaling paint, skin contact with washing powder, or a significant amount of exhaust fumes) and repeated exposure ought to trigger symptoms once more. Alternatively, a person could have a genetic predisposition to multiple chemical sensitivities, in which case a trigger event may not be necessary. As this condition is affected by the continual presence of chemicals, it is very likely that a person that is suffering continual symptoms of tiredness, allergy-like symptoms, migraines or digestive problems, could be suffering from multiple chemical sensitivities. In this case, in addition to medication, the causes can be properly addressed by reducing the amount of chemicals in the home environment by taking some simple steps. | <urn:uuid:e4e90d99-ff08-4207-9590-0f7ef724a065> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://chemical-sensitivity.info/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.967879 | 819 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers 2013 – National Gold Award & Best in Category Playspace Design
Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards 2012 – Winner, Innovative Design Elements
Supporting the local community is very important, so when Toxteth Kindergarten asked us to rejuvenate a tired outside space, we didn’t hesitate. The brief was clear, it shouldn’t be a plastic playground, but a space that would ignite the imagination, offer different activity area’s for groups and individuals and most importantly promote natural play products and native plants found in the local area.
Working with the parents group we developed a masterplan, which enables the kindergarten to stage the works, when time and funding will allow. The design was brought to life by Andrew at Timber Creations and we love his mushroom seats, troll bridge, crazy mirror and the enchanted forest.
Cant wait for stage 2 works.
“It’s kind of magical that inspires their pretend play.”
“We love having picnics and afternoon tea in the forest.”
“It is such a beautiful and natural play area where children can explore.”
“Wow it’s like from Alice in Wonderland…I love the mushrooms.”
“Let’s go to the forest” “Be careful of the troll” (when playing near the bridge) “It’s a hiding place for treasure.”
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The company’s R&D Lab was famous for coming up with new food product flavors, many of which gained success with consumers. But this time was different.
“With a category like snack foods, the array of offerings out there is pretty daunting. It’s a mature market—the ‘easy pickings’ in terms of new products are in the past.” That was the brief that the President of the division laid out. “For us, there’s so much riding on the introduction of a new potato chip product that we have to call on new sources to be sure that we’ve got the correct flavor. We can’t rely solely on the ‘old method’ and simply hope for the best.”
The answer was found in artificial intelligence. Specifically, the suite of proprietary algorithms that machineVantage has developed that are focused around flavors. tasteVantage deploys those algorithms across millions of potential flavor combinations, analyzing in seconds what would take human tasters decades. The result is a ranked output that delivers a carefully
curated set of custom flavors, drawn from every possible source around the world, and centered around the brand and product’s specific category, consumer profile, and competitor’s products.
“Speed to market was one of the more surprising benefits we got from using tasteVantage. We got the right flavor, but we also got it very quickly, and that meant getting the product into consumers’ shopping carts faster than we’ve ever been able to before.” | <urn:uuid:a764a4b2-4417-4554-8a41-867349807ec2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://machinevantage.ai/product/tastevantage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.959599 | 338 | 1.609375 | 2 |
Luton's Transition team works with young people between the ages of 14 to 25 who have:
- a learning disability or difficulty
- a current education, health and care plan (EHCP)
Growing up and moving on from school is an exciting and uncertain time for all young people as they begin their transition to adulthood. The most important person in this process is the young person themselves.
The team plans and supports a young person’s transition to adult life. Professionals from the following professionals may be involved:
- social care
Every young person with an EHCP will, from the age of 14, also have a preparing for adulthood plan (PAP). Both plans will remain in force until the young person has either achieved their identified goals or has reached the age of 25.
The PAP is particularly important as it will state what everyone involved in the young person’s life is hoping will happen in the future and how this will be achieved. The plan will address questions like:
- will the young person go on to attend college?
- how the curriculum can support the young person to play their part in the community
- what will happen after school or college?
- can the young person get a job or do some training to get one?
- where will the young person live?
- what will the young person do in their spare time?
- what are the young person’s hopes and aspirations for the future and how can these be met?
- What benefits am I entitled to?
The team consists of:
- a senior learning disability and difficulty (LDD) personal advisor (PA)
- three LDD PAs
- a post-16 education broker
The team also works closely with the Community Learning Disability team social workers and the transition nurse, who supports young people with complex health issues that have a learning disability to enter adult health services successfully.
PAs support young people who have additional needs between the ages of 14 to 25. They’ll offer help and support on a wide range of issues including:
- careers advice
- training opportunities
- family circumstances
- housing and homelessness
- welfare benefits
Post-16 education broker
The broker will work with young people who aren’t able to access local mainstream further education. They’ll:
- create bespoke packages of education which meet the individual’s needs
- work closely with the PA, the young person and the people that know them best
The social worker from the Children with Disabilities team will continue to support the young person until the age of 18. However, as the young person reaches 16 they’ll start to liaise with the Adult Social Care team.
The young person and their parent or carer are fully involved in this process to plan for the future. A joint assessment will be undertaken and the support needs of the young person and their parent or carer are taken into consideration. This includes:
- short breaks
- direct payments
- overnight stays
The team works with young people that:
- are between the ages of 14 and 25
- have an EHCP
- have severe and complex learning disabilities and difficulties
The team also supports staff in mainstream settings to work with young people who have additional needs.
Access to Adult Social Care is subject to an eligibility assessment.
How to access the service
The young person or their parent/carer can contact the team directly through:
- the special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
- the family worker at the school
- the childs social worker
DocumentsDownload: Luton Transition team
Download: Transition to adulthood
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Minoo Beech
- Contact Position
- Senior Learning Difficulty and Disability Personal Advisor
- 01582 548160
Where to go
The Leagrave Centre
- LU4 9ND
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La Trobe University Library
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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2 oz./60 ML
- Blood Stagnation
- Qi Stagnation
This natural herbal spray is used on traumatic injuries during Stage 2 of recovery (weeks 2+) to avoid prolonged discomfort and stiffness at the site of the injury. In Chinese medicine this type of formula would be referred to as Dit Da Jow which refers to an infusion of botanicals that move Blood and Qi and speed up healing with sports injuries and acute traumatic injuries, but is more warming than herbs used during Stage 1; this helps to increase range of motion. This formula is also employed for chronic aches due to injuries that were not resolved correctly in the past, possibly resulting in arthritis.
- Self-Acupressure Points for Chronic Pain
- Treating Traumatic Injuries Correctly with Chinese Medicine
Directions for use: Shake before use. Apply to affected area 1-3 x per day.
Store in a cool place out of direct sunlight.
- For external use only
- Keep out of reach of children
- Contra-indicated for pregnant or nursing women and infants
- Can stain fabrics/surfaces
- Contra-indicated for those on blood thinning medication or who have a bleeding disorder
- Always seek emergency medical care following a serious traumatic injury!
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An Introduction to the Maori
History, Culture and Society
The Maori were the first settlers in New Zealand and first came from Polynesia about 1000 years ago. The occupied almost every area of New Zealand long before the Pakeha (European) missionaries, traders and settlers arrived and there were over 6000 Pa, fortified villages, by that time. They still have a very strong culture of their own with many traditions which flourish today. The numbers are now rising after a long period of decline and there are currently over 500,000 Maori, about 16% of the population. The Maori language, again after a period of decline, is in increasing use.
A number of pages have been, or are in the process of being written.
Maori Culture - Extracts - A collection of extracts from our touring pages covering Maori history and culture we have found at various places whilst touring.
It is worth making the point that it is difficult to do justice to Maori Culture without being fluent in the language and having been immersed in the culture. There are words and concepts which have no direct translation and are difficult or, arguably, impossible to grasp. For example, in the early days, sovereignty was a concept without any counterpart in the Maori language or culture and the Maori concepts of Tapu and Noa are difficult for many Pakeha to understand even today. If I have inadvertently, or through ignorance, made errors or omissions in any of my sections covering Maori culture, legends and protocol please let me know - any corrections, comments and input will be very welcome. | <urn:uuid:5658b064-9966-4dbc-b9d4-e61dd6d49082> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.uniquelynz.com/maori_intro.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.96435 | 347 | 3.4375 | 3 |
By Mohamed Massaquoi
With a capital injection from global investors, a long-abandoned palm oil plantation and mill in Daru in the Kailahun District, Eastern Sierra Leone is expected to produce over 5,000 tons of palm oil in 2014, and permanently employ more than 400 people.
Complementing its own plantation output, the Gold Tree palm oil business supports an extensive agricultural community, buying in fruits from over 5,000 out growers. It is working on significantly improving the fruit yields and technical skills of these smallholder farmers while militating against environmental risk and dangerous agricultural practices.
Palm oil rewards
Palm oil is used in a vast range of edible (cooking oils and fats, margarines, ice cream, etc.) and non-edible products (soaps, bio-fuels, etc.). The edible oil yield per hectare of a palm tree is typically more than three times that of soya or canola. Gold Tree operations are located in a classic palm oil climate, close to water, and a reasonable six-hour drive from the capital city Freetown.
Oil palm has been an important cash and export crop in this country. After the civil war (1991-2000), production has rebounded to around 195,000 tons despite the fact that government plantations are badly neglected, comprising mainly of aged, low yielding trees. The small-scale traditional system relies mainly on wild plants for production.
Cocoa and coffee are the two major cash crops historically, with some palm oil also being exported to neighbouring countries. Available data from the Ministry of Trade and Industry suggests that about 18,000 hectares are devoted to estate oil palm. In addition, there is a substantial amount of land in smallholder oil-palm production — perhaps 32,000 hectares. Almost all production currently takes place on smallholder plantations averaging 1 to 2.5 hectares in size.
The current government is actively promoting two export-oriented cash crops for the production of agro fuels: oil palm and sugarcane. For that purpose, the government created the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) as the country’s official agency “to assist and inform investors and exporters”. SLIEPA’s international and local consulting team is funded by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).
According to SLIEPA, Sierra Leone has a “pro-business government”, stating that “as a former businessman, President Koroma is focused on encouraging investment and private enterprise and continued streamlining of the “costs of doing businesses”. The same document explains that “the President and Cabinet have identified oil palm as a priority growth sector and are prepared to provide support at the highest levels to accelerate investment”.
As evidence of that, “the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency … is in the process of earmarking and preparing a number of suitable sites for 10,000+ hectare palm plantations”. Additionally, SLIEPA “has a team dedicated to helping agribusiness investors handle land, infrastructure and other issues.”
At present there are at least three European companies each seeking to lease 40,000 hectares in the country for palm oil for agro fuel for export?
The UK group Gold Tree – who recently closed a $19 million deal with Finn Fund for the production of palm oil in the country – plans to install an oil mill to process own and smallholder crops and plans to replant and expand old plantations at Daru in the Kailahun District and source from smallholders in the region.
Sierra Leone Agriculture (a UK-based group) has signed lease for 41,000 hectares and plans to develop 30,000 hectares of oil palm in the North-West of the country, starting with 10,000 hectares estate plus 5,000 hectares smallholders. Portugal-based group Quifel, with operations in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique, has signed agreements with local communities in Lokomasama and Masimera to prospect for land for rice, oil palm, and sugarcane.
Although a government official admits that “there is ‘a lot of controversy’ on whether it is wise to invite, even bend over backwards to woo investors to lease huge tracts of Sierra Leone’s farmland to produce agro fuels for export in a country still trying to regain its own food security after a long civil war”, the government is moving forward very quickly along this road. As a result, corporations are starting to flow into the country in a land-grabbing process disguised under the terms “development” and “employment”. | <urn:uuid:33d9c366-19c2-4b97-a71b-2fef3b26b39b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://slconcordtimes.com/oil-palm-business-in-sierra-leone-and-its-economic-benefit/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.943135 | 982 | 2.625 | 3 |
Part 1 of a two-part series on the use of the channeling stroke in instrumentation. Appearing in a future issue, the second installment will cover the use of channeling with ultrasonic instrumentation, when channeling is most appropriate, and how to self-assess the technique.
“Channeling” is the use of a deliberateand purposeful working stroke. Regardless of whether the calculus is light, moderate, or heavy, loosely attached or tenacious, or supra-or subgingival, channel working strokes are applicable. These strokes refer to the vertical or oblique activation of the instrument in “channels,” while placing lateral pressure on the lower one-third of the cutting blade (Figure 1).1,2 In order to effectively use channeling strokes, clinicians must mentally picture the environment, which requires intense concentration. The term channeling was created when scaling and root planing was the only moniker used to describe instrumentation.
Today, periodontal debridement, root preparation, and mechanical anti-infective therapy are all used to describe scaling and root planing, however, the channeling concept remains pertinent. While channeling is only one component of the entire instrumentation process, it is vitally important to successful therapeutic outcomes. Channeling subgingival deposits requires a specific technique compared to removing supragingival calculus. By meticulously preparing the subgingival root surface, healing of the overlying soft tissue is maximized.
WHAT IS A CHANNEL STROKE?
Channel scaling is the manual removal of deposits through the use of overlapping strokes on the root surface until complete coverage has been provided. An important part of the activation phase, channel strokes to remove calculus should be powerful, controlled, overlapping, organized, and sequential. They are completed with the terminal 1 mm to 2 mm of the instrument blade in a pattern, path, or channel of least resistance to remove the deposit.
PREPARING FOR CHANNELING
The right conditions must be present in order for channeling to be effective. The fundamental principles of instrumentation need to be appropriately applied such as lighting, mirror use, positioning, grasp, and fulcrum placement. Precursors to an effective channel stroke also include selection of the appropriate blade size and shape, as well as the best shank strength for the calculus’ configuration and attachment mode. Next, correct adaptation leads to effective channeling.
Insertion, use of the blade’s terminal one-third, and working angulation are evaluated. Stroke direction and length are considered before the activation phase is initiated. Seasoned clinicians might not identify all of these aspects each day in clinical practice, however, this movement through the phases of instrumentation is critical to scaling and root planing. For example, an inappropriate fulcrum placement that does not allow access, adaptation, or the power needed to channel will result in less than ideal instrumentation. Likewise, a grasp that is incorrect will compromise the power of the channel stroke. Correct grasp not only adds to effective stroke activations, it protects the musculoskeletal system by using precisely positioned fingers.3 Grasp points that are not in alignment can contribute to occupational injuries.3
Blade size and shape and shank strength should be selected based on present conditions. Hopefully, an array of instruments is available including sickles, universal curets, and area-specific and combination designs. Shank strength for channeling is flexible, moderate, firm, or extra firm, depending on calculus density and mode of attachment.
Use of the lower aspect of the curet blade (last 1 mm to 2 mm) instead of the middle of the blade or the entire length of the blade is crucial. By adapting a smaller portion of the blade, the power of the stroke is concentrated against a small area of resistance. Stroke direction with channeling is usually vertical or oblique because of the ability to aim the stroke at right angles to the edge of the deposit that forms in horizontal ledges or rings. The power of the channel stroke is directed at the narrowest and, thus, least resistant portion of the deposit.1 Conversely, horizontal strokes are directed to ward the longest and most resistant dimension of the deposit, making this direction only suitable in specific situations.
Short stroke length instills power and control that enhance effectiveness. Long strokes result in lack of power and control. Long strokes also need to be replaced at the apical border of the deposit for the next stroke, creating unwarranted motion and time. Wrist forearm movement is the fundamental way to activate a working stroke vs pulling with the fingers (ie, digital or finger activation). The latter causes fatigue and can lead to musculoskeletal problems. While channeling, pressure on the deposit must be modulated appropriately. Modulating pressure refers to using the exact amount of pressure for the deposit’s size and attachment mode. Too much pressure after partial removal of the deposit can result in unnecessary root substance removal and gouging. This roughness could accelerate future development of plaque biofilm and thus calculus. Conversely, too little pressure causes smoothing or burnishing of deposits, resultingin i ncomplete removal. Also during each short channel stroke, pressure is modulated starting with firm, moderate pressure and ending with light pressure as the stroke comes to a halt. Modulating just the right amount of pressure is a “sixth sense” that dental hygienists develop as competency and expertise are acquired.
PURPOSE OF CHANNELING
Trying to remove bulky calculus deposits in one stroke (Figure 2) as opposed to removal with channel strokes is not an effective strategy. First, it requires heavy lateral pressure, which can cause hand and finger fatigue, leading to repetitive strain injuries or cumulative trauma disorders. Removing deposits this way requires a random and haphazard stroke, which could potentially leave calculus fragments, plaque biofilm, and endotoxin on the root surface. These remnants interfere with optimal healing that is possible only if all detectable deposits are removed. Third, heavy-handedness used to “pop off” calculus can be uncomfortable or painful during therapy, or postoperatively in patients who are anesthetized. Next, a long stroke that exits the sulcus or pocket requires additional time and effort to replace at the border of the deposit and can also cause tissue trauma. The principle of “time and motion economy” is violated. Lastly, and probably the most common error, is that not channeling can result in removing calculus from the outside layers to the inside (ie, shaving), which results in burnishing and incomplete healing.4 Perio scopy reveals that the sites that bleed most often are most likely to have residual deposits present.5–7 Without channeling, calculus removal is very challenging, and can result in increased stress and loss of efficiency and effectiveness.
HOW TO CHANNEL
Channeling requires great tactile sense, excellent mental imagery, and knowledge of tooth anatomy. Clinicians detect a subgingival deposit and assess its shape while mentally picturing it in relation to the root anatomy. The curet is engaged at the most distal and apical point of the deposit at a 70° to 80° blade to-root angle, and oblique or vertical strokes are applied in small increments. While at the distal/apical border, lateral pressure is applied to the curet to engage its terminal working end underneath the calculus next to the root surface. Moderate pressure is applied for the 1 mm to 2 mm short strokes in the appropriate direction: oblique for buccal and lingual or vertical for proximals. The pressure is then released at the top of this increment, and reapplied to attack the next 1 mm to 2 mm increment.
Without withdrawing the blade from the sulcus or pocket, the last 1 mm to 2 mm of the blade is engaged in the next segment. Each segment of deposit removal is overlapping to prevent residual remnants. The series of strokes in a channel occur one after another resulting in a fluid working stroke to remove calculus piece by piece.
This approach to channeling deposits depends on the height (apical to coronal) and length (side to side) of the calculus (Figure 3). For example, if the calculus is 5 mm in height, at least five pressure and release channel strokes would be applied in each channel in an apical to coronal direction. Then, using the lightest pressure, detection with the curet would occur to assess if the deposit is remaining in that zone. If so, the curet is placed below the remaining deposit and the series of strokes is repeated. This approach is applied across the deposit’s length (ie, horizontal fashion) until removal is evident. If the deposit is 5 mm long, then approximately five channels are used. Therefore, channeling has occurred from the bottom to the top of the deposit and from side to side. The clinician then proceeds to debride (root plane) with longer, successively lighter activation, depending on need.
The complete process is much like placing a grid or graph paper with small increments over the calculus and using this visual image to remove the entire piece, segment by segment, in a formalized and thoughtful process as depicted in Figure 3. Movement to remove the deposit occurs from channel one to channel two, and progresses to the last channel.
Channeling usually applies to vertical and/or oblique stroke directions, however, it can be applied to horizontal stroke activation, particularly if the deposit is narrow and long (Figure 3). In this case, the clinician works from the most distal and apical portion and directs strokes horizontally in short increments. The use of horizontal strokes assumes that the height of the deposit fits within the 1 mm to 2 mm of the blade that is adapted to the root surface. Horizontal strokes are usually reserved for specific locations such as line angles, facials or linguals of anterior teeth, narrow pockets, or a thin long piece of deposit on the buccal or lingual surface.
When used in educating students or practitioners, the term “channeling” seems to send a clear message about what the process of removing calculus increment by increment looks like. In teaching, the terms “bite and release,” although not professional terminology, help students visualize and time the channeling process. The “bite” is when the blade is engaged at the beginning of the short stroke and the “release” is the relaxing of lateral pressure at the end of the stroke.
Channeling achieves thorough deposit removal in an organized and purposeful fashion. Removal of deposits in short, incremental, overlapping pathways is more effective and efficient than using long strokes or a one-stroke removal technique. Successful deposit removal depends on skilled channeling. Although there is no research available on channeling, experienced clinicians know this technique is efficacious in mechanical nonsurgical periodontal therapy and oral prophylaxis. Perhaps with the use of the dental endoscope, more research will be conducted in the future on ideal deposit removal techniques.
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Portrait Drawing – a One Day Workshop
Art on the Square Gallery, Waxahachie
Michael Gillespie Instructor
Wednesday, November 6, 9 am to 4 pm
To Register: https://elliscountyart.net/event-3600614
A hands-on workshop and study of the basics of portrait drawing.
Students will learn about comparative measurement, the basic structure and proportions of an average head, the importance of values, how to position the model, how to position your drawing surface, the most effective lighting, and some of the different tools and materials that can be used.
Any medium may be used, but vine charcoal is recommended for the beginning of the class. Email the instructor for a complete list of suggested materials.
Michael Gillespie Bio:
Michael Gillespie has been doing portrait paintings for over 40 years. He has received commissions for university presidents, business and industry professionals, and many private individuals. He is a past president of the Pastel Society of the Southwest, and is a signature member of that organization. He is a BFA graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and has studied with several noted portrait artists. He has been a finalist or won awards in such competitions as the Oil Painters of America, the Art Renewal Center, the Florence Academy of Art Scholarship, the Pastel Society of America Scholarship, Salon International, Bosque Art Classic, Texas Visual Art Association, Arlington Visual Arts Association, and the BoldBrush and Art Muse Competitions.
He teaches an Introduction to Fine Arts class at Dallas Baptist University, and has taught at Art on the Square in Waxahachie, for the Forney Arts Council in Forney, and at Borgo Santo Pietro Hotel in Chiusdino, Italy.
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Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats
by Tom Cunliffe
Tom Cunliffe is one of the world's greatest champions of traditional sailing boats, and is considered the guru of gaff rig sailors. Having worked these beautiful boats all his life, his knowledge is second to none.
In Hand, Reef & Steer - winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award - Tom explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and shares his knowledge of the special skills required to handle them. He describes how to manage heavy loads using tackles rather than winches and reveals the mysteries of making the boat work for you rather than fighting with her gear. He shares step by step advice on setting up the rig; sail handling skills (hoisting, setting and reefing) heavy and light air sailing; manouevring a long-keel boat; losing way, scandalizing and steering with sails, topsails, watersails, single-luff spinnakers and fisherman staysails; and much, much more.
And for this new edition Tom had added new material on modern gaffers, replicas and a whole new section on sailing aspirational large gaffers.
Hand, Reef & Steer, with its wonderful watercolour drawings and atmospheric photos, will delight all who love the unique character and grace of classic craft.
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About Tom Cunliffe:
'There are all too few authors ... who not only know about their subject but can write well about it. Tom Cunliffe is one,' according to Cruising magazine. Tom Cunliffe has many years of experience cruising all round Europe and from the Caribbean to Russia and Brazil to the Arctic. He is an RYA Yachtmaster examiner and a training consultant for Sailing USA - the governing body of yachting in the USA. He is a regular columnist for Yachting Monthly and Yachting World in the UK, and SAIL in the USA.
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This free course on money and retirement planning has been produced by The Open University in collaboration with Legal & General.
Planning your retirement is probably the most important aspect of financial planning for you to consider. Making the right decisions and building a sound financial plan can help to ensure that you have the quality of life in retirement that you aspire
Watch the following video in which Emma Byron, Managing Director of Legal & General Retirement Solutions, talks about some of the things you need to consider when planning your retirement and how this course can help you.
This course sets out the series of stepping-stones to a financially secure retirement. As Emma explains, most people approaching retirement now have more options both about when to retire and about how they use the pension 'pots' they have built up. This
course examines these options to help you decide with confidence which are right for you.
You'll look at what you can do if your pension is not sufficient to cover your spending needs in retirement, and learn about the impact of divorce and bereavement on pensions and household finances.
You will explore a mixture of reading, short videos and activities, and there's a quiz at the end for you to check your understanding.
Please note: the content of this course relates to the UK, although there are some parts that generally apply when planning for retirement, such as forecasting your expected spending and identifying all the sources of pension income.
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After studying this course, you should be able to:
estimate how much money you’ll need in retirement
understand how pensions – including the state pension – work and how much income they will offer in retirement
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What is the meaning of “field” work? Does it have to be outside? Do you have to be running around chasing after your study species? Does it have to include getting wet or dirty or sun burnt? According to Wikipedia, fieldwork is the “collection of information outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting”. Maybe the “field” part is a lot more versatile than what you (or I) originally thought.
My first “field” work experience was collecting samples for my undergraduate thesis project. In such a short time frame to complete a research project, I was excited to actually be collecting my own samples! However, collecting samples for my project didn’t end up meaning what I thought it meant when I read the project description. We did not have to snoop around in the mud looking for seabird burrows. Instead, we were snooping around behind the scenes at the Royal Ontario Museum looking for seabird specimens. It may not be the tropical island that many seabird biologists get to visit to collect samples, but I was still excited to get out of the lab for a day.
The behind-the-scenes archives in museums are quite astonishing. In the bird archives of the ROM, there were rows upon rows of shelves stacked up to the ceiling with drawers full of bird specimens.
Besides being awestruck by the number of bird specimens squeezed into these drawers, I was interested in finding specimens from the tube-nosed seabird subfamily Hydrobatinae, the northern hemisphere storm-petrels.
In my biology classes, professors always stressed that museum specimens are very valuable. I never truly understood just how valuable until I used them in my own project. For one, museum specimens offer a glimpse into a timeline where you can see changes in traits over time. These traits can also be compared among species very easily when they are laid out side by side. You may recognize differences that you otherwise would not have noticed if you were catching species in the wild at different times. In addition, museum specimens also offer an opportunity to see species that you might otherwise not be able to see in the wild (i.e. if they are hard to catch). This was the important point for my project!
There are 14 species in the Hydrobatinae subfamily. They are distributed across the globe, making it difficult to collect samples from every species. Therefore, we relied on a lot of museum samples for our study. In addition, besides some minor plumage differences, they look very similar (as you can see above). Because of this, I used genetics as a conservation tool to investigate how the different species arose. I was able to collect a toepad (carefully of course so that we did not damage the specimen) to extract DNA from once I was back in the lab.
Not only do museums allow you to study birds that may be hard to catch in the wild, they also let you study species that you can no longer catch in the wild. The ROM had specimens of extinct birds, including a passenger pigeon, a labrador duck, and a great auk. I also got to collect a toepad from Oceanodroma macrodactyla, an extinct storm-petrel species from Guadalupe Island. I felt like I was on CSI extracting DNA from a species that longer exists in the wild!
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New Research Will Help Identify Toxic Algae Blooms In Northwest Waters
People who go to the lake to recreate often find water sources might not be safe. Correspondent Lauren Paterson reports on how research from Oregon State University could help combat toxic algae blooms throughout the Northwest. (Runtime :48)
The scummy stuff at the top of water and in the water column is often the result of too much phosphorus. It’s unhealthy for what lives in the water and for those who walk and swim in it, says OSU researcher Theo Dreher.
“So we know that these blooms are really very prevalent, and they’ve been becoming longer lasting and more intense, and more lakes have become affected,” says Dreher. “And so it’s very relevant in Washington, as it I s in Oregon, and really all around the world.”
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Lawrence Goldman, ed. Welfare and Social Policy in Britain since 1870: Essays in Honour of Jose Harris. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 256 pp. $90.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-19-883304-8.
Reviewed by Anne Rodrick (Wofford College) Published on H-Albion (June, 2020) Commissioned by Douglas Kanter (Florida Atlantic University)
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In Welfare and Social Policy in Britain since 1870: Essays in Honour of Jose Harris, editor Lawrence Goldman has curated a collection of essays that testify to the centrality of Harris’s work in the intellectual and social history of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Britain. Harris’s own work has spanned decades, beginning with her first book, Unemployment and Politics: A Study in English Social Policy 1886-1914 (1972), and has ranged in focus from the Victorian idealist philosophers to the decline of the welfare state. Goldman has placed her work within an exploration of what he terms “genres of welfare history”—“conceptual, biographical, prosopographical, institutional, legislative, and micro-historical”—demonstrating for the reader how essential Harris’s work has been and continues to be to a fuller understanding of the modern British state in all of its apparent contradictions and messiness (p. 9). Goldman organizes these essays around four themes: philosophical idealism and the idealists who imagined a modern welfare state, the changing nature of economic and social planning, the resistance to the welfare state after 1945, and the relations between nineteenth-century idealist philosophy to new models of voluntary and community activism.
Part 1, “Idealism and Its Legacy,” draws its focus from Harris’s work on T. H. Green and his followers. In “‘The Organized Selfishness of Empire’: Welfare Philosophies, Human Rights, and Empire in Britain, 1870-1920,” Sandra den Otter explores the ways imperial politics and economics shaped and were shaped by the authors of the modern welfare state. Rather than focus solely on how domestic policies framed an understanding of imperialist thinking, she examines instead how empire influenced Green’s conceptualization of a moral and interventionist state, especially how the realities of colonization and its hierarchical power structures affected the idealists’ understanding of individual autonomy, voluntarism, and citizenship. Den Otter argues that while many idealists accepted a general imperial narrative of “civilization” and modernization, they also wrestled with the often brutal realities of imperial greed and conquest. These conflicting tensions forced Green and his fellows to grapple with the nature of the state and the limits of political obligation, leading Green to argue that “a state that did not enable active citizenship, but saw subjects as passive recipients, was not a moral state” (p. 21). The overall response of the idealists, she argues, was to reject the language of natural rights and instead to underscore the “the social embeddedness of rights” (p. 22).
Den Otter’s exploration of community and citizenship is interpreted within a domestic frame in H. S. Jones’s “The Civic Movement in British Social Thought: Civil Society and the Ethics of Citizenship.” Jones explores how Harris challenged the contention that early notions of British citizenship were under-developed and shows how she identified the language of citizenship within the political discourse of 1880-1945. Jones then broadens this understanding beyond political discourse, examining how and why notions of “good citizenship” gained centrality in moral and educational debates at the local level, especially in provincial cities. The concept was primarily ethical rather than political or legal during this period, and Jones explores the “near equivalence of ‘character’ and ‘citizenship’” especially in understandings of masculinity and patriotism (p. 35). “The language of ‘good citizenship’ ... grew out of indigenous moral discourses focused on character, duty, and mutual responsibility,” argues Jones, rather than out of discourses that parsed “citizenship” in terms of social and political rights (p. 42).
Goldman’s contribution, “Founding the Welfare State: Beveridge, Tawney, and Temple,” looks at the “intertwined lives” of these three reformers, exploring not only the benefits and limits of the so-called group biography but also the ways the relationships between these three men served to influence the political and social landscape that gave rise to the welfare state. Goldman argues that their temperaments and mutual relationships—through education, family background, marriage, and friendship—formed an important collective influence on the work of these men. Their “remarkably similar early lives” linked them even in their dissimilar later lives (p. 50): William Beveridge as a politician, R. H. Tawney as an educator, and William Temple as a churchman, where their shared education and experience helped temper their significant ideological differences as Socialist, Labour, and Liberal. Goldman argues that exploring “something anterior to ideology, something more deeply personal and internal,” helps us understand both their shared commitment to social reform and their quite dissimilar approaches to achieving this reform (pp. 58-59).
In the final essay in part 1, “Private Benefit, Public Finance? Student Funding in Late Twentieth-Century Britain,” William Whyte looks at another dissimilar pair, Richard Titmuss and Sir Colin Anderson, and their common goal of grant funding for higher education. Titmuss, one of the idealists figuring largely in Harris’s early works, and Anderson, a relatively minor figure in the applied arts, were key figures in the 1958 debate over how to establish and protect the system of funding for undergraduates that endured until the late 1990s. Whyte traces the debate and its aftermath, showing how the byzantine problem of student financing was not merely economic but also deeply embedded in political and philosophical questions of access to higher education, the moral and social relationships between the individual and civil society, and the changing nature of undergraduate instruction. Adopting Harris’s approach of looking at “the practical process by which change occurred,” Whyte explores the disparate influences on debates over funding, ranging from idealist notions of citizenship to worries over the privileging of the already-privileged (p. 64). He argues that the late twentieth-century move from grants to loans and the removal of students from the system of social security that had underwritten most higher education are examples of what Harris had noted as “the collapse of idealism as a key element of changing ideas about social policy” (p. 74). Titmuss and Anderson, coming from very different starting places, had forged a pragmatic bond that endured until the extraordinary pressures of post-Thatcher Britain forced a reevaluation of education and citizenship.
Part 2, “Planning,” shifts the focus of this collection toward the philosophical and practical instantiations of rational, future-oriented social policy. Brian Harrison’s “Planning in Modern Britain: Its History and Dimensions” provides a framework for the subsequent essays in this section. Harrison explores various “overlapping polarities” that help us understand the dimensions of the modern state, including the tensions between individual and state, the contrasts between socialist and positive/market-driven planning, and the differences between direct and indirect state action (for example, the difference between mandates and voluntarism). Such polarities often operated together and were never completely straightforward: “collectivism and individualism did not necessarily conflict” (p. 89). Harrison argues that “public welfare could hardly have made its way without a moral impulse,” and he defines that impulse as incorporating the values of respectability and reason and the ideology of separate spheres, all of which helped shape the ways planners between the mid-Victorian and the post-Thatcher worlds imagined and incorporated ideas of state intervention (p. 87).
Daniel Ritschel hones in on one brief period of planning in his essay, “‘Socialist Realism’: The Short Life of Left-Wing Economic Revisionism in the 1920s.” Looking at the work of G. D. H. Cole, John Strachey, and H. N. Brailsford, Ritschel explores the pragmatic turn of the Labour Left in the late 1920s. Beginning with the collapse of the “Living Wage” campaign in 1926, he argues, there was a brief, important but largely ignored period of “socialist revisionism” that led directly to the “accommodationist strategy” believed to be more pragmatically attuned to the management of industry and markets (p. 106). Ritschel argues that Cole, Strachey, and Brailsford led the Left in its modification of socialist economic thought by acknowledging both “the chronic failures of capitalism and persistent vitality of bourgeois society” and rejecting what they saw as the increasing theatricality of the Communist and Independent Labour Parties (p. 109). Instead, they argued for pragmatic, incremental economic policies that differed from the gradualism of Labour leaders who failed to offer practical strategies for a seemingly unending postwar slump. Ritschel identifies the key innovation of this “left-revisionist” agenda as growing out of the work of E. M. H. Lloyd, an interwar economist who criticized efforts to return to the gold standard, called for loan-funded state spending on public works, and urged the expansion of credit for consumers via a “socialized banking system” (pp. 112-13). While Lloyd’s direct influence had waned by the late 1920s, Cole, Strachey, and Brailsford revived many of his policy proposals and incorporated them into proposals for consumer-focused banking policies, expanded credit, and loan-funded modern public works projects. Cole argued that “what really matters is not ownership, but control of policy,” and the three adopted a “technocratic” approach to economic organization (p. 116). Ritschel explains their apparent failure as an example of “the very isolated position of middle-class intellectuals within the interwar Labour movement” and argues that the case of these revisionists illustrates Harris’s critique of a binary approach to policy debates within the Labour Party (p. 120). Ultimately, he argues, this episode illustrates “the complex and hybrid nature of Labour economic thought” during the 1930s (p. 126).
While Ritschel examines the enthusiastic but failed planning of these economic revisionists, Julia Moses takes on the revival of interest in the planning work of T. H. Marshall in “The Reluctant Planner: T. H. Marshall and Political Thought in British Social Policy.” Marshall’s tripartite theory of citizenship, most notably articulated in his 1940s lectures, identified and historicized the emergence of civil rights, such as freedoms of speech and religion; political rights, such as the right to vote; and social rights, including the right to an education and to welfare. Civil rights emerged in the eighteenth century, political rights in the nineteenth, and social rights in the twentieth. So straightforward was Marshall’s paradigm of development that, Moses argues, it has become an accepted and largely unquestioned plank of modern debates over human rights and citizenship. Moses uses Marshall’s own life to examine how his theory of citizenship was, in fact, inflected by conceptions of community, state, and social policy that were particularly European and, even more specifically, particularly German. Marshall’s life experiences in and around Germany—his years in a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp for the duration of World War I and his subsequent work on Germany in the Foreign Office beginning in 1939—shaped his ideas about the state and the individual. His POW observations of a “natural” emergence of social hierarchy and community and his Foreign Office work on the all-powerful German Nazi state provided the framing experiences that helped shape his theories about the role of the individual as a participatory citizen in a local community. This role embodied tensions over planning, social rights, individual freedoms, and “communal fellowship.” Moses argues that for Marshall, “planning and older traditions of communitarianism were not incompatible; they were inherently linked in a form of ethical socialism,” in a model that grew out of Marshall’s own lived experiences (p. 140).
Part 3, “Contesting Welfare,” focuses primarily on the varieties of resistance to the welfare state encountered in the twentieth century. Ben Jackson’s “Richard Titmuss versus the IEA: The Transition from Idealism to Neo-Liberalism in British Social Policy” returns to Harris’s argument that by the mid-1950s, idealist philosophers no longer shaped the national conversation about the welfare state. In that vacuum, new theories about individual and society could emerge, and neoliberalism easily occupied the left-leaning spaces left empty by an idealist perspective that was defeated in part by a more intellectually rigorous Marxism. By the 1960s, the neoliberal perspective argued that the private sector should take over state-provided services except where “direct state intervention” was indicated (p. 148). Jackson tests this argument by examining the postwar debates between Titmuss of the London School of Economics (LSE) and Arthur Seldon of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in a lengthy conflict, nominally over the supply of blood to the National Health Service (NHS) but actually encompassing a much broader sweep of welfare services. Sketching out the approaches of each man to the larger question of social welfare, Jackson argues that Titmuss grounded many of his arguments in the relatively new field of sociology, claiming that market forces could temporarily eclipse such innate human characteristics as altruism, while Seldon continued to deploy the “neutral” language of economics to combat those whom the IEA regarded as “sentimental left-wing sociologists.” Thus, while Titmuss argued for “an inclusive form of social insurance,” Seldon urged only “a safety net for the weak and vulnerable” (p. 161). The idealists, argues Jackson, lost hold of the terms of the debate in mainstream political discourse by deploying the language of sociology rather than economics.
Moving forward in time, Edmund Neill’s “Conservative Thinkers and the Post-War State, 1945-79” explores how conservative thinkers understood state growth in the period before Margaret Thatcher, an area only hinted at in Harris’s works. Neill points to “the sheer variety of conservative views,” especially the contrasts between libertarian and paternalist modes of conservative thought, and then hones in on Michael Oakeshott, the political philosopher whose work significantly influenced conservative theorists and politicians (p. 164). Oakeshott’s philosophy of the state, Neill argues, can be summed up thus: “the best kind of state is one that enables individuals to enjoy the maximum freedom possible” rather than seeking “to direct society in line with one particular, determinate end” (p. 166). A state pledged to preserve individual liberty, Oakeshott argued, had to accommodate several ideas: first, a modern state could and should accommodate individual difference within its legal framework; second, laws must in some way reflect the moral judgments of the people; third, the best way to ascertain this reflection was through an emphasis on common-law tradition; fourth, the fundamental protection of private property is key to “the genuine expression of individual preference”; and finally, the state, even in the modern era, rests on a shared sense of patriotism (p. 167). This ideal conception of the state thus included both “a moral and a constitutional dimension” that enhanced the model articulated by Green and provided conservatives a framework within which they could accommodate such modern problems as nationalism, militant unionism, the rise of numerous special-interest groups, and the “electoral dictatorship” of a powerful executive (pp. 174-75).
Matthew Grimley’s essay, “You Got an Ology? The Backlash against Sociology in Britain, c.1945-90,” sketches out the rise and temporary decline of sociology as a field of intellectual endeavor after World War II. Harris’s work has argued that “systematic political theory” virtually disappeared from public discourse after the war, and Grimley’s examination of sociology seeks to explore one of the strands of intellectual argument that emerged to take over that space. He shows how academics, sometimes fearfully, laid responsibility for the death of political theory at the feet of “linguistic philosophy, Marxism, and sociology” as early as the mid-50s and then explores the “intellectual backlash” against the field (pp. 179, 181). Using examples drawn from university curricula, student protest movements, popular press reports of criminality, and other snapshots of what seemed to many to be a terrifyingly broad rejection of traditional authority, Grimley shows how two particular centers of that authority—the Thatcherite government and the Anglican church—reacted to the ubiquity of sociology as a tool of social analysis and social reform. While sociology had seen “its status diminished and its radicalism blunted” by the 1980s, Grimley concludes that as a framework for analyzing society, it was so omnipresent that it would form an important tool for New Labour (p. 193).
Part 4, “Beyond the Welfare State,” concludes this festschrift with two essays that focus on community and state change after 1960. In “Reshaping the Welfare State? Voluntary Action and Community in London, 1960-75,” John Davis explores how the “rediscovery” of specific populations challenged the assumptions underlying the welfare state as it was built in the 1940s. The elderly, the disabled, the homeless, the single parent—these groups had been virtually invisible examples of “poverty in affluence” (pp. 197-98). In the 1960s, especially in the cities, these groups and others became the focus of voluntary agencies and local planners who found themselves redefining poverty and “reinventing the welfare state” to care for the needs of runaway youth, immigrants, drug users, and others who had not figured in postwar perceptions of society (p. 198). Davis focuses specifically on the City of London, exploring the ways voluntary groups and local city authorities often sparred over jurisdiction and responsibility. These “disputed boundaries” were instantiated in the dichotomized approaches to relief, with some areas attempting to preserve old neighborhoods through public-works programs and others choosing to embrace wholesale redevelopment that often ignored the needs of residents in these “twilight zones” (p. 211). He concludes by arguing that “the concept of public welfare had become more elusive by the 1970s than it had been in the 1940s” (p. 212).
The final essay, Mark Bevir’s “A New Governance: Hierarchies, Markets, and Networks, c.1979-2010,” brings Harris’s work into the twenty-first century. Building on Harris’s elucidation of changing patterns of social and state responsibility, Bevir presents “a genealogy of governance” that explores how modernist social science—defined here as reliant on “formal explanations based on economic models or sociological correlations”—has moved from government to governance (p. 214). That is, he argues that the twentieth-century notion of government, built around a nation-state and characterized by a corporate bureaucracy, has grown into the twenty-first-century model of “new governance,” built on ideas of rational choice, a neoliberal perception of the state, the development of markets and networks rather than borders and empires, and “performance accountability” (p. 215). Rehearsing the crises that pushed “government” into “governance,” he explores the emergence of the “wicked problem,” such as climate change or international terrorism, that has demanded new approaches to management (p. 220). Finally, he examines the levels of management structure, from the permanent secretary to the “street-level bureaucrat,” that characterize the new governance, concluding that “the world of hierarchies and bureaucrats” that emerged out of the welfare state is now “overlain by some features of markets and networks” (pp. 225, 228).
Taken as a whole, this collection of essays does a thorough and careful job of elucidating the broad sweep of Harris’s rich intellectual interest. Each essay engages specifically with some portion of Harris’s work, so that the overall picture is a coherent exploration and expansion of the ideas, structures, successes, and failures of the twentieth-century welfare state. Importantly, however, each essay is also a powerful stand-alone addition to the scholarship of social and political relations in modern British history. Any tendency to focus entirely on England and London is effectively countered by the work of den Otter and Jones, who provide important imperial and provincial perspectives on the language and meanings of citizenship, while the examination of continental influences is ably provided by Moses’s essay on Germany. The perspectives provided by Whyte, Jackson, and Neill show the complex counterweights offered by twentieth-century conservative intellectuals, while the important milestones in the evolution of “planning” are ably described by Harrison, Grimley, Davis, and Bevir. Finally, Goldman and Ritschell remind us how important human agency remains in our exploration of ideas and their application. This collection does careful justice to the powerful influence of Harris’s work; the ideas and provocations explored in this volume are timely, persuasive, and valuable.
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Indian Spiced Tea
Remember saying you wouldn’t trade for all the tea in China? Well as it turns out, there is quite a lot of tea in China—715 million metric tons in 2002, as a matter of fact. But even at that large an amount, China now trails behind India, which produced more than 826 million metric tons of tea in 2002. But China still has the longest history with tea.
Camellia sinensis, otherwise known as tea, actually originated in China. Legends place its first use somewhere around 2700 BC—but interestingly, the legends are so mundane that scholars think it likely that they relate closely to the truth. The story goes that an early Chinese emperor instituted the practice of boiling drinking water to make it safe. Wherever he traveled in his realm, his servants would boil all the water that he and his entourage would need. At one point, in some small village, leaves blew into the boiling water, et voilà, tea was born.
At first, tea was viewed as being a medicine. The Chinese believed that it was good for headache, stomach ache, and a variety of other ailments. (Actually, as caffeine is the added ingredient in many extra-strength pain relievers, it’s entirely likely that tea did help some ailments.) It appears that, by around the third century a.d., tea was being consumed daily, at least in some areas, and intentional cultivation began.
By the end of the Tang dynasty (about the ninth century), tea had gained enough importance in China to be taxed. Ritual was being developed, and tea was available in varieties, including some with added spices. It was around this time, too, that the first seeds were carried to Japan. By the 13th century, tea was well established in Japan, and the refinements of the tea ceremony were taking shape.
By the 1600s, Dutch traders were carrying tea from China to Europe. The English were soon in the game, and it was the British who carried tea culture into India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Tea consumption continued to spread, and by the early 20th century, tea growing had spread to Russian Georgia, Sumatra, and Iran in Asia, Natal, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Tanzania, and Mozambique in Africa, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru in South America, and Queensland in Australia.
Americans are beginning to appreciate tea more, but we are still minor leaguers in this game. Tea consumption remains highest in Asia, but Russia and the UK are not far behind the Asian consumers.
Tea’s heritage is reflected in its name. Pretty much all the world’s words for tea come from the beverage’s name in two Chinese dialects: t’e and ch’a. “Chai” is just the Indian spin on ch’a. I first had milky, spiced Indian chai as a college student, but have also enjoyed it in India, sitting on a porch overlooking the Bay of Bengal. So even though I first had it in a restaurant, I now know that this delightful drink reflects an ongoing tradition. It’s warming and delicious. Enjoy.
(Indian Spiced Tea)
2 green cardamom pods
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
Generous dash or two ground cloves
1-inch piece of fresh ginger, grated or finely chopped (optional)
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1½ Tbs. sugar
2 heaping tsp. black tea or 2 tea bags
Lightly crush the cardamom pods in a mortar, to release their fragrance. Alternately, you can crush them with a rolling pin—but do it on a piece of waxed paper or plastic wrap, so it’s easy to collect. Do not completely powder the cardamom, however, as this can discolor the tea.
In a saucepan, combine the spices, milk, and water. Bring to a boil over high heat (watch the pot carefully —boiling milk boils over more quickly than just about anything else you can cook), then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Add the sugar and tea and continue to simmer for about 1 minute longer, or until the tea has clearly released its color into the liquid.
Strain into cups and serve at once. Alternatively, you can let the strained tea cool to room temperature, then pour it over ice.
You can use ground cardamom, but the green cardamom pods (available at any Indian grocer -- and there are many in Chicago and the outlying suburbs) are so much more fragrant and flavorful that, once you’ve tried them, you probably won’t be able to go back to anything else. The cardamom is, in fact, the dominant flavor in most chais—so it’s the most important ingredient to get right. If you had whole cloves, rather than ground, you cold drop one or two in the mortar with the cardamom pods, and you could use ½ tsp. ground ginger, if you don’t have fresh. Some versions of chai also add a grind or two of black pepper. This gives the beverage a little more bite—but you need to use good pepper, such as Malabar or Tellicherry, which are vividly flavored, fragrant, and hotter than what you find in the average pepper shaker. | <urn:uuid:e352493c-f24c-46ec-8d5b-4cd4800a01ec> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.chicago.us.mensa.org/features/cheapeats/200310.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.969174 | 1,159 | 2.75 | 3 |
Newspring Church, Anderson, SC
Spirit of Service, that is a good way to describe the the personality of every Newspring team member. On Monday morning they started by giving ESL conversational classes at the GIF English Academy. GIF comes to the Engadi Center every week to teach English to our Derek Boys.
Guatemala is known for its volcanoes. Over the years the ash from those volcanos has mixed with the clay in the ground to form an extremely hard soil called, “talpetate”. This team had the privilege of digging trenches for the sewer and water lines. After a hard week of work we laid the pipe and filled in the hole. It would seem as if they had done no work.
Just like the work done in the trenches, Jesus is at work deep inside the Derek boys in ways that we may not see, yet. We must lay pipes to bring the Living Water into their lives and flush the filth out.
Another part of the team helped build some retaining walls to secure the backside of Classroom 1. Little by little this project is coming together. Their help in the construction project at the school is vital for the continued progress in the months to come.
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This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
Norovirus infections a deadly threat to frail patients
January 12th, 2015
Norovirus has become a common scourge, generally perceived as an extremely disruptive but self-limiting nuisance. There is another aspect of this emerging virus that has been somewhat overshadowed: It is a “debilitating and life-threatening infection in immunosuppressed patients,” researchers report.1
Two NIH investigators recently summarized the mechanisms, scope and treatment of norovirus gastroenteritis in immunosuppressed patients. Not surprisingly, they found that vigilant hand hygiene is the best method to prevent transmission and protect these patients in hospitals.
Other key findings include:
• Norovirus infection can include symptoms of fever, diarrhea, projectile vomiting, and mimic graft versus host disease in transplant patients.
• As compared to the disease in immunocompetent hosts, in the immunocompromised host the disease last for years and shedding of the virus may be indefinite.
• Disease is usually self-limited in the immunocompetent, but little therapy may available for the more severe illness in the immunocompromised host.
• Infection in the immunocompromised host can cause malnutrition, dehydration and worsen the underlying immunocompromising illness.
• There are several assays available in the clinical microbiology laboratory including those based on RT-PCR, but not all labs will offer these tests. More study is required to understand the utility of the different diagnostic assays. Norovirus testing should result more often from the consideration of this infection in immunosuppressed patients with acute and chronic diarrhea
• Immunocompromised patients may have a diverse population of mutating noroviruses, including many so called “low-frequency variants” in chronic infection. In one study 80% of surfaces in a children’s unit were contaminated with 21 different noroviruses.
• Both T-cell and B-cell responses seem necessary for adequate immune surveillance and viral clearance. Increasing CD4 cell count in HIV patients improved symptoms.
• Commonly used antiviral agents do not allow viral clearance. Some success with improving symptoms has been reported with nitazoxanide, an antiprotozoal drug.
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Titled ‘The New Egypt and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges’, the conference is organised in collaboration with USAID ‘s Economic Governance Programme and other sponsors.
The seven-session, three-roundtable conference is being held under the auspices of Chairperson of Cairo University Mohmed Othman El-Khosht and Dean of FEPS Mahmoud El-Said.
El-Said said the conference is being held within the framework of the FEPS’ keenness to be in constant touch with decision makers, opinion leaders, and development partners, noting that it covers all development dimensions (economic, social, and environmental).
The event is being held right before the national dialogue that will kick-off in July, he noted, adding that the FEPS can contribute to conveying a large portion of the dialogue’s agenda.
Furthermore, the conference is a chance to propose new ideas and mechanisms with the aim of contributing to create a better future, El-Khosht said.
He added that any process aiming to achieve sustainable development or economic, political, or administrative progress is not possible without changing the view of individuals about the world and changing the value matrix that governs the market.
“Based on that, we can say that any process of progress is not possible without a new religious discourse,” El-Khosht stressed.
The traditional religious discourse that is based on “the idea of the saviour” should be replaced by a new one based on the fact that each individual moves towards their future by themselves with the help of their efforts, skills, and existing opportunities.
In three sessions and a roundtable, the first day covered the country’s efforts in terms of institutional reforms and investment in human capital, the contemporary structural transformation and its role in sustainable development, and youth empowerment.
Political science professor and former youth minister Ali El-Din Helal, who moderated a session, called for delivering solutions for existing problems, noting that experts and specialists are already well-aware of how to tackle these issues.
Helal also said that what really matters is how to cope with crises in productivity, investment, growing rate of loans, as well as how to revitalise the role of civil society.
All these problems were already highlighted by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi during the Egyptian Family Iftar Banquet in April, when he assigned the National Youth Conference to conduct a national dialogue, Helal underscored.
The dialogue is set to begin in July and many invitations have been sent to hundreds of Egyptians inside and outside the country, according to a previous statement by General Coordinator of the National Dialogue Diaa Rashwan.
Helal asserted that no one can deny the achievements of the Egyptian government over the past years, including the opposition.
However, he said that the call for a national dialogue was made due to the need to listen to other opinions, including from former ministers.
He also praised the formation of the national dialogue’s Board of Trustees, saying it includes the full spectrum of Egyptian society.
Furthermore, Helal affirmed that the national dialogue is the way towards the new republic and that this conference, along with similar upcoming events by other universities nationwide, are a contribution to this dialogue.
He even suggested that the organisers of the conference send its outcomes to the administration of the national dialogue.
Moving on, Helal also emphasised the importance of investing in human capital and empowering youths, saying such steps are linchpins in any country’s transition to prosperity.
Ahmed El-Moslemany, a political writer and analyst, assured that empowering youths doesn’t mean granting young people political positions, noting that such positions should only go to youths with “exceptional” skills.
He also urged against discrimination towards elderly people, saying knowledge, experience, and CVs are the only benchmark in this respect.
Additionally, El-Moslemany praised the country’s Decent Life Presidential Initiative, describing it as the Egyptian state’s “best project in the 21st century.”
The Decent Life Presidential Initiative was launched in 2019 with the aim of improving the standards of living, infrastructure, and services in rural areas.
However, he said that attention should be paid to economic factors, especially in the coming national dialogue.
If the dialogue engages in ideological issues or the past without addressing the current economic crisis, it will largely deviate from what it should be discussing,” he warned.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — You might have seen a claim online that said your employer or your coworkers cannot ask you whether you're vaccinated because of the HIPAA federal privacy law.
So we're verifying, Is it a HIPAA violation for your employer to ask if you are vaccinated against COVID-19?
Mark Landes, labor and employment attorney at Isaac Wiles, said the answer is pretty simple.
"The employer, the restaurants, your nail salon, your barber, they're all able to ask if you've been vaccinated. They're not covered by HIPAA. It's not a violation and you don't have to answer either," Landes explains.
HIPAA only applies to specific health-related entities, such as insurance providers, doctors and hospitals.
Landes also said that if you're applying for a job, you can be turned down based on your vaccination status.
"If the employer asks you if you've been vaccinated as part of the employment process and you say you've not been vaccinated, the employer can decide not to hire you on that basis. If they don't know anything about you, your medical status or religious status, they can't really discriminate on that basis because they don't know about it," Landes said.
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NeuroD (ND) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription aspect very important to neuronal advancement and survival. where Htt exerts its neuron-specific function on the molecular level is normally unknown. Right here we survey that Htt interacts with ND via HAP1 which MLK2 stimulates and phosphorylates the experience of ND. Furthermore we present that HAP1 and DZNep Htt facilitate the activation of ND by MLK2. To our understanding ND may be the first exemplory case of a neuron-specific transcription aspect involved with neuronal advancement and success whose activity is normally modulated by Htt. We suggest that Htt as well as HAP1 might work as a scaffold for the activation of ND by MLK2. Members from the NeuroD (ND) category of simple helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription elements are essential regulators of neuronal advancement and success in vertebrates (1-6). In embryos overexpression of ND leads to early neuronal differentiation and ectopic neurogenesis (1). In mice disruption of ND causes substantial cell loss of life in subsets of differentiating and mature neurons (2 4 6 ND can be mixed Rabbit Polyclonal to IRF-3. up in development and success of pancreatic β cells (7) and in the transcriptional activation from the insulin gene (8). Certainly mutations in ND trigger diabetes in mice and human beings (7 9 Furthermore appearance of ND is normally maintained in older neurons and pancreatic β cells throughout adulthood where it activates genes that donate to the neuronal and endocrine phenotypes (5 8 10 Nevertheless the way the activity of ND is normally controlled in DZNep various cellular contexts continues to be largely unknown. To recognize proteins that connect to ND we performed a fungus two-hybrid screen through the use of ND as bait. We discovered that ND interacts with two protein which have been previously proven to connect to huntingtin (Htt) Htt-associated protein 1 (HAP1) and mixed-lineage kinase 2 (MLK2). Htt is the protein that causes Huntington’s disease (HD) a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive physical and mental deterioration that ultimately leads to death (13). In the molecular level HD is definitely caused by the expansion of a polyglutamine tract near the N terminus of Htt (14). Despite its ubiquitous manifestation mutant Htt is definitely selectively harmful to neurons in ways not well recognized DZNep (15). HAP1 was originally isolated inside a candida two-hybrid screen by using Htt as bait (16). Like Htt HAP1 is definitely thought to function in endocytic trafficking and vesicular transport DZNep (17 18 MLK2 is definitely a protein kinase that phosphorylates MKK 4/7 and consequently activates the JNK signaling pathway (19). Like HAP1 MLK2 is definitely enriched in neurons and associated with Htt (20). However the biological significance of these relationships is as yet unresolved. Htt plays an important part in neuronal development (21 22 and survival (23 24 and it has been recently shown to regulate neuronal transcriptional events (25). However the mechanism by which Htt exerts its neuron-specific function in the molecular level remains to be recognized. One possibility is definitely that Htt straight or indirectly interacts using a neuron-specific transcription aspect involved with neuronal advancement and success. Because lack of Htt function continues to be implicated in the etiology of HD (26-28) id from the neuronal transcriptional pathway suffering from Htt would help elucidate the molecular basis of HD (29). Right here we survey that Htt interacts with ND via HAP1 which MLK2 phosphorylates and stimulates the experience of ND. Furthermore we present that Htt and HAP1 facilitate the activation of ND by MLK2. Our selecting represents a previously undescribed case where the activity of a neuron-specific transcription aspect involved with neuronal advancement and survival is normally modulated by Htt. Strategies and Components Fungus Two-Hybrid Display screen. The fungus two-hybrid display screen was performed such as ref. 1 aside from the bait plasmid that was produced by cloning a cDNA fragment corresponding to proteins 73-232 from the mouse ND proteins in to the pBTM116 vector downstream of and in-frame using the LexA DNA-binding domains. Deletion and stage mutants had been generated through the use of regular recombinant DNA strategies or the QuikChange site-directed mutagenesis package (Stratagene) as aimed by the product manufacturer. Immunoprecipitation and Transfection. N2A mouse neuroblastoma cells (American Type Lifestyle Collection nos. 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Growth Mindset Ninja: A Children's Book About the Power of Yet (Hardcover)
Growth Mindset Ninja learns how we can grow our brains by using the magic of yet.
Find out what happens in this comedic book about developing a growth mindset. Life is hard And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. The new children's book series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters in comedic books easy enough for young readers, yet witty enough for adults.
The Ninja Life Hacks book series is geared to kids 3-11. Perfect for boys, girls, early readers, primary school students, or toddlers. Excellent resource for counselors, parents, and teachers alike.
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Tuned and Under Tension: The Recent Poetry of W. D. Snodgrass
The essays in this book constitute a close reading of the later poetry of W. D. Snodgrass. Each writer has taken a work or theme that has led to the complexities of Snodgrass's dense layerings of content and technique. These essays also begin to define his relationship to the modern tradition. [Amazon.com]
University of Delaware Press
William De Witt Snodgrass (1926-2009), American literature, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry
Literature in English, North America | Poetry
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The ship was found in a burial mound in Sandefjord, and was no less than 23.8 metres long.
Vargfotr is a smaller version of the Gokstad ship. From the Viking ship moorings, we arrange brief sailings in historic waters. These trips are led by the captain, but there will be other Vikings on board, too, all of them qualified to sail the ship. If it is calm, you will have to take to the oars and row, just like the Vikings would have done.
Avaliable: spring, summer and autumn. Subject to weather conditions.
Duration: approx. 30 minutes per trip. Time to walk from the Viking Chiesftain longhouse (20 min. each way) in addition
Tour 1 (max 12 persons): 6000 NOK
Tour 2: 4000 NOK
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The UK Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has revealed details of an investigation into the UK cryptocurrency and digital asset industry.
The inquiry will examine “a range of key areas, including the UK’s current approach to crypto and digital asset regulation and the government’s plans to make the UK the global home of crypto investment,” according to an announcement.
In addition, the APPG will also look at the role of regulators in the UK, such as the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs); and potential consumer protection and economic crime risks, according to the announcement.
“The UK crypto sector has seen heightened interest from consumers and regulators as the number of people who now own some form of cryptocurrency or digital asset has grown in recent years,” said Lisa Cameron, MP who presides over the group, in the ad. “We are at a crucial time for the sector as global policy makers are also reviewing their approach to crypto and how it should be regulated.”
APPG said in the announcement that it also wants to hear from experts in the crypto community and has given them a deadline of September 5 to submit comments.
The announcement comes three weeks after the UK Parliament’s Treasury Committee announced its own investigation into the role of cryptocurrencies in the UK.
Read more: UK Parliament Launches Cryptocurrency Inquiry
The committee said its research examines the “opportunities and risks that crypto assets may bring to consumers, businesses, and government (and associated agencies),” along with the “potential impact of distributed ledger technology on financial institutions, including the central bank, and financial infrastructure.”
In addition, the committee wants to hear from the public about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their potential risks and rewards for both the public and private sectors, and would also like to receive feedback on the ways in which government processes, such as the tax system , can be adapted if the cryptocurrency gains popularity. | <urn:uuid:9375eb64-2970-43e6-af64-9f2090a90307> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gaamagazine.com/uk-committee-to-investigate-the-countrys-approach-to-cryptocurrencies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571692.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812105810-20220812135810-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.964683 | 429 | 1.539063 | 2 |
One of the longest dinosaurs, Diplodocus had a unique body construction, with two rows of bones on the underside of its tail to provide extra support and greater mobility.
Because of Diplodocus’ unusual skeleton, paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh coined its name in 1878, deriving it from the Greek words “diplos,” meaning “double,” and “dokos” meaning “beam.”
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A little education can go a long way and provide young people with the competitive edge over their neighbours. This message really sunk home to me on a visit to Mafia: a beautiful, unspoilt Indian Ocean island off the coast of Tanzania which is comparatively unknown and undeveloped in comparison to Zanzibar - a major spice and historic trading island and now tourist hub that lies around 100km to the north.
A year had passed since I last visited Mafia island, but the pace of change was palpable, the airport runway had been surfaced, a Chinese road crew were bulldozing a new road across the island to the Marine Park across the island and a fresh water pipe was being laid across the narrow channel that separates the old historic Chole Minji island from the 'Mafia mainland'.
In the 18th and early 19th century Chole Minji was a trading centre for Zimbabwean silver, and like it's more famous neighbours to the North it had a diverse 'stone town' with mosques, a Hindu temple, a jail and at times a slave market. Following raids by cannibals from Madagascar it fell into decline and only in the last 20 years has the outstanding beauty of the island; its ruins, coral reefs, mangroves, baobab trees and indigenous fruit-bats, become more widely appreciated and a marine park formed.
At the Chole Minjo Lodge I met Jean, a South African man of vision and determination, who over 20 years has developed a beautiful eco-tourism lodge (complete with tree houses), that has had time to demonstrate a compelling case study for sustainable, community development, married with 'for profit' economic growth.
The Chole Mjini Conservation & Development Company was formed and as the tourist lodge prospered, villagers were employed and trained, with funds also assisting self-run village development projects. Many were associated with expanding and developing the island's primary school. In 1993 only a 'one classroom, one teacher' school existed and only a single Chole islander had completed primary education. Local traditions held back women; few were involved economically and many were restricted from visiting the main island, only a km away.
Fast forward 20 years to the present day school I observed that was thriving with a pre-school and several hundred students and a focus on teaching English. Already over 70 students are supported in secondary school and a few are at universities. Many more villagers are employed all over the main island and elsewhere in tourism, where knowledge of English is a key asset. Women are active in commerce and the village is actively prospering as people invest back in the island, I walked past a new mosque going up that was a clear point of pride to the villagers.
Whilst Chole Minji perhaps represents only a microcosm of good practice, it does contrast with the disaffection arising from the limited benefits that tourism has brought to ordinary Zanzibaris. Value chain analysis has shown very limited local training, goods, employment and services are on offer, whichlimits benefits to local people. As Mafia Island now starts to develop quickly with its new airport and roads, it will be critical to see an expanded investment to match in education and skills for its younger generation. | <urn:uuid:fe65b2fa-a8ca-40a5-918a-262fe53f459a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dfid.blog.gov.uk/2013/10/31/mafia-style-education/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.978418 | 656 | 1.851563 | 2 |
Photonic sensors receive an increasing global attention focusing on critical applications such as the protection of the environment, the health and safety of the citizens. In this work we are concerned with sensing of gaseous environments and focus on a novel class of nanocomposite sensor materials, which are capable to react to external stimulant-agents. These interactions amend their optical properties, fact which provides the means for optical detection. An unpowered sensor device is thus formed, which is interrogated optically and remotely to provide quantitative detection of the “agent”. “Sensing-by-light” thus unfolds the emerging conceptsof “Remote-point Photonic Sensors (RPHOS)”,we review and revisit in this work. The method offers unique means for spatially localized, real-time, multivariable sensing. This “point-in-space” detection may be contrasted to opticalpath- integrating LIDAR operations. Synergy with diffractive and holographic approaches enhance detectability and offer further innovative modes of operation. The low cost of this unpowered sensor-head, the flexibility of fabrication, the capacity for parallel / multiplexed/ data transmission and the immunity to electromagnetic interference, makes this technology ideal for use in harsh and adverse environments of industrial and security applications. | <urn:uuid:060b53af-53e9-4b9b-a2f1-d2537735dd70> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/odps/html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.923485 | 269 | 2.390625 | 2 |
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K+S Potash Canada GP is honoured to be named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers for the fifth year in a row.
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What is alopecia areata? Alopecia areata is a disease that causes hair loss. In alopecia areata, the immune system attacks the structures in skin that form hair (hair follicles). Alopecia areata usually affects the head and face, though hair can be lost from any part of the body. Hair typically falls out in small, round patches about the size of a quarter. In some cases, hair loss is more extensive.
What are growth plate injuries? The growth plate is the area of tissue near the ends of long bones in children and teens that determines what length and shape the bone will be once it is done growing. Each long bone— the thigh bone, the bones in the forearm, and the bones in the hands and fingers—has at least two growth plates, one at each end. Once your child has finished growing, the growth plates close and are replaced by solid bone. The growth plates are weak areas of your child’s growing skeleton, making it easier to injure them. Injuries
What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a sideways curve of the spine. Children and teens with scoliosis have an abnormal S-shaped or C-shaped curve of the spine. The curve can happen on either side of the spine and in different places in the spine. With treatment, observation, and follow-up with the doctor, most children and teens with scoliosis have normal, active lives.
What is pachyonychia congenita? Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a very rare genetic disorder that affects the skin and nails. Most people have thickened nails and calluses on the bottom of the feet. Painful calluses on the soles can make walking difficult. Because of the pain, some people rely on a cane, crutches, or a wheelchair to help with walking.
An NIH Health Capsule article. Scoliosis is a disease that causes the spine to curve. It can result in an abnormal s-shaped or c-shaped curve. Anyone can get scoliosis. But it’s most common in children age 11 and older.
A type of skin cell called a dermal fibroblast can make an antimicrobial compound called cathelicidin in response to infection by acne-causing bacteria.
Human skin is home to diverse ecosystems including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These microbial communities comprise hundreds of species and are collectively known as the skin microbiome.
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institute on Aging (NIA), and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) are sponsoring a virtual workshop on Health Disparities in Osteoarthritis on Tuesday, July 12 – Wednesday, July 13, 2022, starting at 11:00 AM (ET) each day. The workshop will focus on combining behavioral and biomedical science to address personal, interpersonal, and societal influences that contribute to health disparities in osteoarthritis. Discussions will cover how understanding these disparities can lead to better health in osteoarthritis. Please visit the NIH Health Disparities in Osteoarthritis Workshop page
NIBIB-funded researchers are developing an implantable, biodegradable film that helps to regenerate the native cartilage at the site of damage. Their study, performed in rabbits, could be an initial, important step in the establishment of a new treatment for this common condition, osteoarthritis.
The FDA approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe alopecia areata. The action marks the first FDA approval of a systemic treatment (i.e. treats the entire body rather than a specific location) for alopecia areata. | <urn:uuid:5f870fbc-0bed-43ae-a5a2-18f05de5efc2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.niams.nih.gov/search?search=What%20is%20Raynaud%E2%80%99s%20Phenomenon%3F&type=All&media=All&f%5B0%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A190&f%5B1%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A191&f%5B2%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A216&f%5B3%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A226&f%5B4%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A246&f%5B5%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A288&f%5B6%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A289&f%5B7%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A302&f%5B8%5D=diseases_and_conditions%3A305&f%5B9%5D=language%3Aen | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.917655 | 788 | 3.59375 | 4 |
You doctor uses a number of tools to diagnose renal artery stenosis. These include a review of your personal health history, a physical examination and the results of tests and procedures such as:
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- Computerized tomography (CT) scan is a non-invasive test that shows cross-sectional images of the renal arteries.
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is a non-invasive test that uses radio waves and strong magnetic fields to produce detailed images of the renal arteries and kidneys. During this test a dye is injected into the arteries to outline blood vessels.
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A surgical face mask, also called a medical facial mask, is designed to be worn during medical procedures by medical professionals. Surgical masks designed for this purpose are meant to prevent infections from infecting medical staff and patients by capturing airborne pathogens and liquid droplets in the mouth and nose of the wearer. These devices are also designed to decrease irritation to the patient’s skin by preventing exposure of the skin to airborne pathogens. In addition, they are worn to reduce exposure to chemical irritants and preservatives. Surgical face mask functions in a similar fashion to a respirator, except it covers the entire head. This type of medical face mask is used for many reasons.
The first reason for a face mask is to protect the eyes of the person wearing them. The goal here is to reduce or eliminate infections that could come from the eyes and nasal passages. Medical staff has a difficult time cleaning these areas without creating an infection. Face masks also prevent irritants from entering the nose by preventing the nasal passages from becoming irritated. In addition, these cloth masks prevent accidental exposure to allergens.
Another reason for the use of a cloth face mask is to prevent secondary infections by encouraging the healing process. This is accomplished by removing the irritant that could cause irritation and encouraging the sinew to regenerate. This can be accomplished with a surgical mask in conjunction with antibiotics. As well, the surgical mask reduces exposure to radiation.
A disposable face mask is often used during procedures that require minimal protection of the face. These types of cloth masks are perfect for doctors performing autopsies and for nurses who are administering medication while under the influence of anesthesia. Many disposable masks have built in ports that allow for the easy replacement of contaminated lenses. Using disposable face masks instead of a surgical face mask is also more cost efficient. A disposable mask is made up of sterile material and therefore is disposable. While they can last several weeks before needing to be replaced, a disposable unit is usually only used for less than one week in order to meet healthcare facility guidelines.
In the past few years there has been an increase in the use of face masks as an additional prevention tool for several different types of diseases and infections. The most common uses include preventing the transmission of flu and hepatitis A virus, preventing the spread of measles and other viruses, preventing the spread of shingles and cytomegalovirus. Masks have also been developed for preventing the transmission of hepatitis B, C and Lyme disease. Recently, studies have been conducted to test and evaluate the ability of face masks to contain and protect against other viruses such as the rotavirus.
There are numerous reasons that using disposable masks help prevent the spreading of germs and bacteria. These masks help to protect the nasal passages, mouth and eyes of the individuals from potential contamination. Contamination of these areas can lead to serious health consequences. Many people suffer from cold sores or other nose and throat irritations on a daily basis due to continuous exposure to germs and bacteria found on the floors, carpets and surrounding surfaces of many residential dwelling. By using a respiratory protection device such as a face mask it is possible to limit the amount of time that these irritations remain active on your body. | <urn:uuid:eabd5d34-7131-4476-b522-bffaabb23e1f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://customishop.com/reasons-face-masks-can-prevent-the-transmission-of-disease/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.952113 | 648 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Municipal rates policies and the urban poor
How can municipal rates policies promote access by the poor to urban land markets?
Commissioned by the SA Cities Network and Urban Landmark, this paper examines how municipal property rates policies are, or could be, used as an instrument to promote access by the poor to urban land markets.
Property rates policies are foremost an instrument created through the Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA) of 2004 to provide a policy framework at municipal level within which a transparent and fair system of rating, exemptions, reductions and rebates can be implemented. However, the MPRA explicitly incorporates a pro-poor objective alongside its fiscal goals. In urban areas, the poor struggle to access well located land in cities, and legal, institutional and procedural constraints impede secondary residential property markets from functioning effectively in townships.
Buffalo City Municipality and the City of Johannesburg are used as case studies to probe implementation issues and highlight some of the key trade-offs made and approaches taken by municipalities to balance municipal revenue concerns with pro-poor policy intentions.
The paper discusses two main avenues by which municipal rates policies could be designed to positively impact on the struggle by low-income households to gain access to urban land. First, by providing direct tax relief, municipal rates policies can impact the demand-side of the equation by making it more affordable to remain in one’s current property or to move up the property ladder. Second, through indirect means, municipal rates policies can create incentives for property owners to make land use decisions which increase the supply of available well-located land and the stock of low-income housing. | <urn:uuid:8e3f7678-d879-4ce5-a3c6-7e83efe263f4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ukesa.info/library/view/municipal-rates-policies-and-the-urban-poor2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.936237 | 330 | 2.546875 | 3 |
On Monday, the value of the dollar slipped below 6.50 kronor for the first time since November 19th 1992, which was the day the krona was allowed to float freely on the currency markets.
The US currency currency also reached a new low against the euro on Monday.
The slump comes amid speculation of a US economic slowdown and further pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
“The dollar remains under pressure as the impact of last week’s (Federal Open Market Committee) rate cut continues to weigh on the currency,” Marc Chandler, global head of currency at Brown Brothers Harriman, told the Wall Street Journal.
Until 1992 the krona had fixed exchange rates with a raft of foreign currencies. But with fluctuations on global currency markets in the autumn of that year came speculative attacks on the Swedish krona.
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Previously unseen footage of computer programmer John McAfee is revealed in an upcoming documentary which delves into his 'wild world'.
McAfee was best known for his antivirus software of the same name, which he created in 1987 following his employment at companies such as NASA, Xerox and Lockheed Martin, and ultimately sold to Intel.
Netflix's new documentary promises to take a look at his success, but also the controversy and chaos that enveloped his life in the years afterwards.
In 2012, McAfee's neighbour was murdered in Belize and the software pioneer invited a film crew with him as he went on the run.
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee follows the entrepreneur as he tried to escape those allegedly trying to capture him, running into the Belizean rainforest, the jungles of Guatemala and through the Bahamas.
Netflix promises to reveal the 'rise and fall of the software mogul', who spent some of his time on board a mega-yacht and travelled with guns, drugs and alcohol.
Details of his journey have made available thanks to access to hundreds of hours of never-before-broadcast footage as well as in-depth accounts from some of the people closest to McAfee.
In 2019, McAfee claimed he had not paid US income taxes for eight years for ideological reasons and stayed away from the US to avoid trial.
He met his wife, Janice McAfee, while on the run, but the antivirus creator was ultimately arrested in Barcelona and later claimed to have faked two heart attacks in order to buy time for his attorney to file appeals. In 2021, Spain's high court agreed to extradite McAfee to the United States.
Just a few days later, McAfee was found dead in his prison cell at the age of 75.
Prior to his death, Janice wrote on Twitter: "Now the U.S. authorities are determined to have John die in prison to make an example of him for speaking out against the corruption within their government agencies... There is no hope of him ever having a fair trial in America."
Dov Freedman, co-founder of the documentary producer Curious Films, commented: "Running With The Devil: The Wild Word of John McAfee is a story that’s been over 10 years in the making, it’s a stranger-than-fiction story like no other, about a powerful man who lived his real life like it was a high-octane Hollywood movie — and the consequences this has for those closest to him."
"We are incredibly proud to be telling this extraordinary tale for the first time for Netflix," he added.
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee is set to be released on Netflix on 24 August.
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Pakistan Journal of History and Culture (ISSN: 1012-7682)
PublisherNational Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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DescriptionThe PJHC is a peer reviewed biannual journal which is being published regularly for last 39 years. The PJHC is one of the high quality leading journals in Pakistan. It receives at least two blind peer reviews from internationally known scholars for every article before publishing it. The academic team is comprised of committed researchers. We also have an advisory board comprising of international scholars; having excellence in their specific areas. For further details you can visit our web: http://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Journals.html. The themes of journal include history, culture, politics, economy and Sufism; and is being contributed by national and international authors. We are further trying to enhance our outreach. Preliminary pages of all the previous issues and complete draft of the issues of PJHC since 1998 can be reached at http://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Download_Articles.html by any person on our aforementioned website.
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The conflict unfolding in Ukraine is heartbreaking to watch, and our hearts and prayers go out to all Ukrainians caught in this crisis. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an emergency operation to provide food assistance for civilians fleeing the conflict and is currently calling for $570M for its portion of the emergency response.
The U.N. World Food Programme is scaling up to reach millions of people affected by the conflict using cash-based transfers as well as in-kind food distributions and is also preparing for an emergency operation to provide assistance to displaced Ukrainians in refugee hosting countries. In addition, the agency is leading the emergency telecommunications and logistics effort on behalf of the United Nations.
The U.N. World Food Programme has prior experience working in Ukraine. From November 2014 until April 2018, WFP’s operations assisted more than one million people through cash, food vouchers or locally purchased food rations, operating in both government- and non-government-controlled areas.
Conflict is the main driver of hunger and food insecurity in the world. We are deeply concerned about the potential impact on access to food for civilians in affected areas and on our operations globally.
We stand committed to the people of Ukraine and will do everything we can to help, but we can’t do it without the generous support of donors. World Food Program USA has set a fundraising goal of $5M to support emergency operations in Ukraine. Please donate now so we can rush emergency food to Ukrainians in their time of desperate need.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
World Food Program USA, a 501 (c)(3) organization based in Washington, DC, proudly supports the mission of the United Nations World Food Programme by mobilizing American policymakers, businesses and individuals to advance the global movement to end hunger. Our leadership and support help to bolster an enduring American legacy of feeding families in need around the world. To learn more about World Food Program USA’s mission, please visit wfpusa.org/mission-history.
ROME – We are deeply concerned about the evolving conflict in Ukraine and its potential impact on access to food for civilians in affected areas and on our operations globally. Our thoughts are with all those who have been caught up in this crisis and we echo the United Nations Secretary General’s call for an immediate ceasefire.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) team is on the ground, and we are ready to step up as needed provided that access is granted, and resources are available. We appeal to all parties to ensure that affected communities have continued access to any humanitarian support they may require and that the safety of humanitarian staff on the ground is guaranteed.
Conflict is a main driver of hunger and food insecurity in the world. We now have 283 million people marching towards starvation with 45 million knocking on famine’s door. The world cannot afford to let another conflict drive the numbers of hungry people even higher.
The Black Sea basin is one of the world’s most important areas for grain and agricultural production, and the food security impact of the conflict will likely be felt beyond Ukraine’s border, especially on the poorest of the poor. Interruption to the flow of grain out of the Black Sea region will increase prices and add further fuel to food inflation at a time when its affordability is a concern across the globe following the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.N. World Food Programme operated in eastern Ukraine from 2014 to 2018, reaching more than 1 million people through cash, food vouchers or locally purchased food rations, while operating in both government- and non-government-controlled areas. We remain committed to support all affected populations in Ukraine and in neighboring countries as required.
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The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
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The Bulgarian Medical Union has launched a national sociological survey among doctors, which is the first of its kind in decades. The survey is anonymous and includes 21 questions.
It will be done through a telephone survey, among 1,000 doctors from all over the country and from all parts of the health system, the professional organization announced.
The aim of the study is to provide feedback on health problems among the medical community, the provision of personal protective equipment to physicians and the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 epidemic.
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What does content mean today? Jackie Lalley, co-founder of of Yodelpop, joins this session to talk all things digital communications and content marketing. She and Beth explore the differences between keywords and core topics, and how they relate to the concepts of pillar pages and topic clusters. She explains how using blogs and tracking searches can help you better understand what language works and what doesn’t. They talk about how to choose the right words for a topic cluster, why it’s not all about traffic, and much more.
- What does content mean today?
- What is content marketing in relation to what a nonprofit does?
- How do social media, content marketing and search marketing play a role in digital marketing as a whole?
- The difference between a topic and a keyword
- What is the biggest change in content marketing as it has evolved?
- Why deciding on a cluster topic doesn’t have to mean reinventing the wheel
- Yodelpop website
- Free marketing resources from Yodelpop
- Revisit Session 183 with Erin Dunkel: Does Your Marketing Equal a Big Pile of Tactics?
- Keyword Tool API
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Toshiba has announced it has started a new verification test in the United States of its next-generation cryptographic technology “quantum cryptography communication.” A communication network with a total length of about 61 kilometers will be constructed between the University of Chicago and other research institutes in Illinois and used in verification test and research. This will lead to the use of quantum cryptography communication in society.
The verification test is being conducted with U.S. research institutes. The period of the test has not been disclosed. Universities affiliated with the research institutes will be asked to confirm the practicality and security of quantum cryptography communication. Quantum cryptography renders eavesdropping theoretically impossible and is expected to become more widespread in fields that require high confidentiality, such as security, finance, and medical care.
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What to do with old crockery?
Tips on upcycling, repairing and proper disposal
The porcelain tureen, which you have no use for anymore, the plate with a small crack on the delicate gold rim or the one cup whose pattern doesn’t match the other pieces on the coffee table: there are many reasons why crockery is discarded. But what to do with all the crockery that you no longer need?
Find out how to dispose of your unwanted porcelain properly and what the alternatives are
in our guide.
UPCYCLING – FROM OLD TO NEW
Breathe new life into unwanted crockery
Unused planters or small bowls keep your desk neat and tidy. They can serve as pen holders or provide space to store all kinds of paraphernalia. You could turn porcelain plates with pretty patterns and different sizes into classic wall plates or the shape of a clock. Attach the plates with strong adhesive or wall plate hooks.
Even broken ceramic can look stunning in a new composition. Let picture frames, mirrors and entire walls shine in new splendour by decorating them with fine porcelain pieces. You can create beautiful mosaics by using colourful porcelain. Let your imagination run free with upcycling.
Is it worth repairing porcelain?
You might be dreading the hassle of repairing a single piece of porcelain. But when it concerns precious objects in a fine dinner set, it is often worth the effort to keep a uniform appearance. However, it is vital to make sure you have all of the broken pieces and store them carefully. Or you could think about having the precious item put together and restored professionally. It is most certainly worth trying to repair delicate pieces.
You should proceed as follows:
- First, put the broken pieces together cautiously.
- Then clean the broken pieces carefully with solvents, otherwise the adhesive will not stick properly.
- Apply a special porcelain adhesive on the break line and firmly press the broken piece for a few minutes.
- Remove any adhesive residue.
- It then needs a good 24 hours to dry.
Disposal of old crockery
Broken cups or other small tableware pieces, which are going to be discarded for aesthetic reasons, can be thrown in the bin. However, you should never throw crockery in the bottle bank as porcelain is made from kaolin, quartz and feldspar in a complex production process and has a different chemical composition to packaging glass. This is why it needs a higher temperature to melt. Porcelain not disposed of properly causes major disruptions in the recycling process for used glass. You should, therefore, take larger amounts of ceramics to the recycling centre where they can be disposed of properly.
Cups, plates and dishes, which are broken or have small flaws, are also perfect for the “Polterabend” – a wedding tradition in Germany, which entails smashing a lot of porcelain. You might know a happy couple who are getting married soon and are planning on celebrating their big day by breaking plates. But the crockery still has to be disposed of properly when the Polterabend is over.
Sell or donate old crockery
You could also think about selling your unwanted crockery. Flea markets, which take place regularly in towns, are a perfect choice. Lots of people visit them and rummage through the goods on offer – and your old porcelain just might be sought after by collectors. Online selling platforms are also good for selling your unwanted porcelain. You might even make good money on your unused pieces. But if you don’t have any time, then you could also ask a professional buyer and seller. They usually have a shop where they sell your goods on your behalf.
Before you get rid of your old crockery, you should also think about donating it to people in need. Numerous non-profit organisations thankfully accept donated ceramics.
Unwanted crockery – perfect for giving as a gift, selling or upcycling
Sometimes even the finest piece in your porcelain collection can break. If it can’t be saved by repairing it anymore, it has to be disposed of properly. There are usually alternative solutions to disposing of plates, cups and dishes: give as a gift, sell or upcycle – with a little effort you will find buyers or a creative use for unwanted porcelain pieces. And you can make room for new things in your cupboard. | <urn:uuid:2f31ecd1-0210-4399-8143-d5ef94655461> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.villeroy-boch.hu/dining-lifestyle/service/interesting-facts/crockery-from-old-to-new.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571692.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812105810-20220812135810-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.948617 | 945 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Tooth development is controlled by the same processes that regulate formation of other ectodermal structures. Mutations in the genes underlying these processes may cause ectodermal dysplasia, including severe absence of primary or permanent teeth. Four consanguineous Palestinian families presented with oligodontia and hair and skin features of ectodermal dysplasia. Appearance of ectodermal dysplasia was consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance. Exome sequencing followed by genotyping of 56 informative relatives in the 4 families suggests that the phenotype is due to homozygosity for KREMEN1 p.F209S (c.626 T>C) on chromosome 22 at g.29,521,399 (hg19). The variant occurs in the highly conserved extracellular WSC domain of KREMEN1, which is known to be a high affinity receptor of Dickkopf-1, a component of the Dickkopf-Kremen-LRP6 complex, and a potent regulator of Wnt signaling. The Wnt signaling pathway is critical to development of ectodermal structures. Mutations in WNT10A, LRP6, EDA, and other genes in this pathway lead to tooth agenesis with or without other ectodermal anomalies. Our results implicate KREMEN1 for the first time in a human disorder and provide additional details on the role of the Wnt signaling in ectodermal and dental development. | <urn:uuid:b47c893c-2976-443b-b260-d4f1bd38fd5f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cris.tau.ac.il/en/publications/mutation-of-kremen1-a-modulator-of-wnt-signaling-is-responsible-f | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.89551 | 302 | 2.0625 | 2 |
Most of us don’t go into sports academy ownership with dreams of making millions – our main goal is to help kids. However, most sports academies are still set up as for-profits for legal business and tax purposes.
That’s because choosing between operating as a nonprofit or for-profit is actually more of an accounting question than a question of your mission. It doesn’t affect much about how you operate on a daily basis, but it will affect how you collect money and pay taxes.
DNA Sports Center is a for-profit LLC, but we were also once home to a select baseball organization that I set up as a nonprofit. Having run both types of organizations, I can get you started with a few basics if you’re considering filing for nonprofit status.
Collecting from Sponsors vs. Relying on Payments from Players or Customers
You might think the biggest benefit of being classified as a nonprofit would be tax relief, but there’s a more important benefit for us sports academies: the ability to collect sponsorship money more easily. Donations to nonprofits are tax-exempt for sponsors.
In my experience, the sports organizations that benefit the most from nonprofit status are those whose primary services are teams, such as a rec soccer leagues or volleyball clubs. These types of organizations often rely heavily on sponsorships to keep fees manageable for their players and families, and sponsorships for nonprofit teams tend to be generally attractive to local businesses.
Remember, a for-profit sports academy or sports complex can also collect money from sponsorships, but they won’t be tax-exempt for donors, so you have to make them especially compelling in other ways.
If sponsorships feature heavily as an income source in your business plan, you should consult with your accountant about filing for nonprofit status.
Tax Exemption = Loads of Paperwork
Yes, you do get tax benefits if you’re legally classified as a nonprofit organization. Typically, you’ll save on some sales tax and some income tax. However, the benefits and regulations vary a lot by state, and sports organizations will have to file plenty of paperwork to get classified as a nonprofit.
First, you have to incorporate as a nonprofit in your state, then you’ll have to apply for federal 501(c)(3) status.
This consulting company for nonprofits summed it up the application process pretty well:
Instead of an audit of a tax return, the 501(c)(3) application process is more like an audit of proposed (and/or previous) activity. It is a thorough examination of the organization’s governing structure, purpose and planned programs. The IRS is looking to make sure that the organization is formed for exclusively 501(c)(3) purposes and that its programs are designed to fulfill these stated purposes. In addition, the IRS is looking closely for conflicts-of-interest and the potential for benefit to insiders, both possible grounds for denial.
The paperwork involved is not fun. The applications can get to be up to 50 pages long (I remember the paperwork-induced headaches well).
However, the upfront work can certainly pay off over time in some cases. Your accountant can give you a better idea of whether you’ll benefit enough from the tax breaks to justify the initial filing.
I mentioned, nonprofit regulations and benefits vary by state, and before you make any decisions about which structure to choose, you need to consult with your locally-based accountant and lawyer.
To qualify for nonprofit status, your organization has to be devoted primarily to the good of the kids you’re serving, and not devoted primarily to personally benefiting you, or any other private interest, individual or shareholder.
Consider your exit strategy; most owners dream of selling all their assets at some point, perhaps to help fund their retirement. Nonprofit directors won’t get that type of exit.
You can also do what I did and create a nonprofit for the team or league component of your academy and keep the rest of the business for-profit. (Considering the baseball organization that I helped start and get 501(c)(3) status for parted ways with DNA Sports Center after a few seasons, I’m not sure I’d go through the paperwork headaches again.)
Do you have any insights into the benefits of running your sports academy as a nonprofit? Please contact me or leave a comment below.
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Refer to Exercise 65. Suppose the strength x of another randomly selected spot weld is measured. a. Find a maximum likelihood estimator of the probability that x is less than 400. That is, find the MLE for P(x 400).
b. Use the result in part (a) with the data from Exercise 65(b) to estimate P(x 400).
The shear strength x of a random sample of spot welds is measured. Shear strengths (in psi) are assumed to follow a normal distribution.
a. Find the maximum likelihood estimator of the strength that is exceeded by 5% of the population of welds. That is, find a maximum likelihood estimator for the 95th percentile of the normal distribution based on a random sample of size n. Hint: Determine the relationship between the 95th percentile and and , then use the invariance property of MLEs.
b. A random sample of ten spot-weld strengths yields the following data (in psi): 392, 376, 401, 367, 389, 362, 409, 415, 358, 375. Use the result in part (a) to find an estimate of the 95th percentile of the distribution of all weld strengths. | <urn:uuid:7220e77a-8a0e-43d3-8050-8a3562cbdff2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://elitewritings.net/refer-to-exercise-65-suppose/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.869708 | 257 | 3 | 3 |
The first Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf will begin previews March 4, 2022, at the Booth Theatre, where the show originally played in 1976. Opening night is set for March 24.
As previously reported, Tony nominee Camille A. Brown (Once On This Island, Fire Shut Up in My Bones) who choreographed the 2019 revival at The Public Theater, will make her Broadway directorial debut with the transfer (Leah C. Gardiner helmed the production at its downtown home). Additional creative team and casting are still to be announced.
“Of all the shows to be given as an opportunity to debut as a first-time Broadway director and choreographer, for colored girls… feels like a gift,” said Brown. “I’m thrilled that I’ve been entrusted to combine all the parts of myself—dance, music, and theatre arts—to shape and share this timeless story again with the world.”
Shange’s form-changing work tells the stories of seven Black women using poetry, song, and movement. Each woman voices her survival story of having to exist in a world shaped by sexism and racism. The show premiered at The Public in 1976 before opening on Broadway September 15, 1976.
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Photo by Erik Witsoe
Coffee is known for being the most commonly used recreational drug and the fuel that helps many people through long workdays, but it has many other benefits.
These five benefits show just how powerful coffee can be.
Improves Concentration and Alertness
Coffee can cause a jittery and anxious sensation if you drink too much, but when consumed in sensible amounts, it improves concentration and alertness, as shown after decades of testing of beverages containing caffeine.
If you routinely lack motivation and your attention span wanders, a little coffee can give you more focus. It’s no surprise that coffee is most commonly consumed in the morning. Coffee can speed up your ability to start your day and become productive.
Coffee has shown a consistent ability to boost metabolism and thus fat loss. It ramps up the signaling that instructs your body to burn fat for energy during regular activities.
Taken in moderate amounts in conjunction with a healthy, balanced diet and an exercise regimen oriented toward weight loss, coffee speeds up your results by increasing the amount of fat you burn. Just make sure you take it without cream or sugar to avoid extra calories.
Reduces Risk of Diabetes
Coffee reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes. If you consume coffee regularly, you can reduce your risk by up to 50%, but the effect is dose-dependent and seems to go up with each cup of coffee consumed. While some of this effect comes from caffeine itself, coffee seems to have a greater effect than caffeine alone does, making it superior for lowering your risk of diabetes.
Keeps Your Brain Healthy
One of the most significant effects of coffee is its ability to protect brain function and prevent some of the worst brain diseases. Regular coffee consumption greatly reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Coffee keeps your brain healthy by protecting neurons and maintaining your drive to use your intellectual muscle daily.
Protects Your Liver
One of the worst liver conditions is cirrhosis, which leads to significant scarring that impairs liver function. Coffee prevents cirrhosis when consumed regularly. Coffee also can reduce the risk of liver cancer and a few other cancers.
Coffee isn’t without side effects, and you should never consume it in amounts beyond what you can tolerate. But most people don’t experience negative effects from drinking a moderate amount every day. If you have heart disease, high blood pressure or other medical conditions, consult your doctor about the safe amount of coffee to drink. | <urn:uuid:d8242d28-7960-4c14-b9dd-1575b1fe3e9f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.palmswestjournal.com/post/five-great-benefits-of-coffees | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.940498 | 532 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Achieving a Shallow Depth of Field with FiLMiC Pro
Shallow depth of field is difficult to achieve on the iPhone’s small sensor and wide lens (28mm equivalent), however this effect is possible when the foreground subject is positioned close to the lens with as much distance between it and the background as possible.
On dual lens devices (7+/8+/X) shallow depth of field can be achieved more easily by utilising the tele lens (56mm equivalent). In FiLMiC Pro it can be selected under Settings > Camera > Tele.
If shallow depth of field comparable with a DSLR is required, the use of an SLR lens adaptor is required. Currently the best available is produced by BeastGrip with 35mm adaptor support available under FiLMiC Pro’s hardware menu: https://beastgrip.com/collections/shop-now/products/dof-adapter-mk2
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The presentation’s full title is: Keystone Pathogens of the Human Mouth: The Critical Need for Saliva Testing as was delivered by Dr. Tom Nabors.
From 1970 until 2006 Tom managed a family dentistry practice with special interest in oral microbiology and immunology. He was the first Dentist to use Phase-Contrast Microscopy and DNA lab reports as a Diagnostic and Treatment Model. He began teaching the value of DNA-PCR testing in 2003 to Oral Health professionals, and continues teaching to this day.
In 2008 Tom founded Oral DNA Labs, The first U.S.-approved clinical laboratory using saliva testing for oral infection including periodontal pathogens, genetic variations, HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer, and systemic inflammation. He served as its chief oral systemic scientist & dental officer. It was the first U.S.-based clinical laboratory for both dentists and physicians.
Dr. Nabors has spent over 40 years researching and developing a clearer understanding between a medical grade definition of periodontal infection, and how these infections are directly related to chronic systemic diseases. He has many firsts to his credit, as well as several scientific awards and honors. He is a nationally recognized authority on the use of DNA-PCR as a critical component in both oral and general health & disease issues, and is why we are so excited to have him joining us again today.
Attendees are entitled to apply to receive 1.5 hours of PACE-approved continuing education credit. To apply for C.E. click here.
Questions that were asked and answered following the presentation included:
- Why not test ALL Patients?
- How many dentists nationwide are already using saliva testing? Is the trend increasing?
- Do you assist with the interpretation of test results?
- Are you only using SRP as your main therapeutic treatment?
- Do you advise that we consult our patients around the specifics of oral pathogens and systemic disease, or simply perform the test and share the results and tx?
- Do you make a distinction between Induce and Cause?
- Is FN moderate or high risk? What led it to be added to The List?
- What is the AAP’s position on the use of saliva testing?
- When you state need to validate/measure, how soon after TX should one be tested?
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How are property taxes determined for Colorado?
In Grand County there are four assessors, and each is assigned a different territory.
Real property is reappraised by the Assessor’s office every two years ending in an odd numbered year. A ‘Notice of Valuation’ is sent every year before May 1st. You may request an appeal during the 30 days of May. If you do decide to appeal your appeal will need to include comparable sales from the prior 18 months ending June 30th.
Your property tax is based on the assessor’s determination of the assessed value. Property owners have 30 days each year in May to request an appeal. Feel free to reach out to us and we will provide you comps within the appropriate date range to take with you.
There is a difference between “assessed value” and “market value”. The assessed value of the property is usually different than the market value. Market value is the most probable price that a property will sell for in today’s market; whereas the assessed value is what buyers paid for similar properties 18 months ago through June 30th of the previous year.
As “market values” rise the “assessed values” will rise within the next two years. The opposite is true if ‘market values’ drop within two years then the assessed values typically follow.
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I just need a XATA clarification. What does “Estimated Training Needed” actually mean, during which period of time exactly? Before the preferred time to workout today? Or the same thing, but tomorrow? Within 24 hours, or 48? Or within 7 weekdays? I don’t understand…
Estimated Training Needed represents the weekly hourly volume you need to perform to maintain the improvement rate you have selected. It is based on your current weekly hourly volume, XSS and the Ramp Rate associated with your chosen Improvement Rate. The number of workouts looks at how many workouts you’ll need to perform based on your recent activity XSS values.
So given I have a deficit of approximately 300 XSS and 5 hours of training needed right now (way before preferred time to workout), I would need to do one such workout to play catch-up and then I would be in synch with XATA’s plan? Until this afternoon, when I pass the preferred time to workout, that is…? Or is todays training included, i.e. training to be made during the waken hours?
If your deficit is 300XSS which is 5 hours of training, and you prefer to do 2.5 hour workouts, you are 2 workouts behind to maintain your improvement rate. If the Estimated Training Needed is something you can achieve, then you should be training to close that deficit during the week. (You don’t have to close the deficit in 1 workout). You can close the deficit by increasing the number of workouts or by increasing the XSS you accumulate per workout. XATA will add XSS to the workout if you are behind and will aim to have you close the XSS deficit in the next 7 days. Ideally, training when the needle is centre or is just left of centre, will keep you improving at your chosen rate. If you are unable to invest the necessary time, your needle will move to Falling Behind. This may indicate that your improvement rate is too high and you should adjust it. Note however, that if you are unable to invest the time for this week, then simply continue to train and XATA will adjust your training. Deficits do not carry over from one week to the next so you can get back on track the following week by returning to your regular training schedule. | <urn:uuid:64129357-d6e7-4e72-aff2-3ed657cc64a2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://forum.xertonline.com/t/xata-clarification/9744 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.961666 | 479 | 1.585938 | 2 |
"Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning"
The goal of the proposed research is the study of the ways machine and human intelligence can be combined to optimize solutions to problems that are handled using Machine Learning techniques, such as Active Learning, in the context of Situational Awareness. The objectives of the study include the:
- Review of current literature and proposals on the use of Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing of social media information related to crisis management.
- Survey on existing crisis datasets retrieved from social media platforms to be processed by Deep Learning-based Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms.
- Application of Transfer Learning techniques to finetune Transformer-based language models on crisis identification and Named Entity Recognition.
- Proposal (and evaluation) of a practical human-in-the-loop solution that can enhance the automated identification of emergency-related social media content and enable the active participation of users during the Machine Learning training and evaluation process. | <urn:uuid:1c7b7d8c-33bb-42df-ad51-0b2b44013865> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://eee.uniwa.gr/el/hidden-menu/1186-acadcal190219?ml=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.872587 | 196 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Internet Based Business Opportunities
The words “internet” and “commerce” are commonly used interchangeably, but they are actually different things. The internet is a worldwide network of interconnected computer networks that allows users from all around the world to interact with one another through file sharing and communication. The internet has grown tremendously in popularity over the years, and the latest estimates are that the internet will soon have a market value of more than the total gross domestic product of all the nations and states combined. The popularity of the internet has brought about many new opportunities for people who want to make money online. You can use your computer to enter into a wide variety of business opportunities that exist because of the internet; you just need to know how to get started.
One type of business opportunity that comes to mind immediately is telecommuting. Telecommuting is simply working from your home or office using computer networks to reach other people. Many employers now offer work-from-home opportunities to their employees, and many of these companies require that employees take advantage of some sort of Internet access. Many companies have begun to use packet switching technology to allow employees to connect to the Internet on their personal computers while they are away from their desk. This allows them to stay in touch and carry on work while they are on the road.
Another type of Internet based business opportunity that comes to mind is content creation. Content creation includes creating web pages, blogs, and email accounts; the content that you create yourself can be sold for a great deal of money once you have it available on the Internet. There are many companies that offer content creation as a way to make money, so if you enjoy creating things on your computer and you are familiar with packet-switching technology, this could be the ideal job for you. | <urn:uuid:53593104-7edd-41d7-82cb-71afdb43a37f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://online-hostel.com/internet-based-business-opportunities/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571692.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812105810-20220812135810-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.957814 | 363 | 2.046875 | 2 |
- Press Release
- August 13, 2022
Hubble Captures Elusive, Irregular Galaxy
This image shows an irregular galaxy named IC 10, a member of the Local Group — a collection of over 50 galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood that includes the Milky Way.
IC 10 is a remarkable object. It is the closest-known starburst galaxy, meaning that it is undergoing a furious bout of star formation fueled by ample supplies of cool hydrogen gas. This gas condenses into vast molecular clouds, which then form into dense knots where pressures and temperatures reach a point sufficient to ignite nuclear fusion, thus giving rise to new generations of stars.
As an irregular galaxy, IC 10 lacks the majestic shape of spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way, or the rounded, ethereal appearance of elliptical galaxies. It is a faint object, despite its relative proximity to us of 2.2 million light-years. In fact, IC 10 only became known to humankind in 1887, when American astronomer Lewis Swift spotted it during an observing campaign. The small galaxy remains difficult to study even today, because it is located along a line-of-sight which is chock-full of cosmic dust and stars.
A version of this image was entered into the Hubble’s Hidden Treasures image processing competition by contestant Nikolaus Sulzenauer, and went on to win 10th prize.
Text credit: ESA (European Space Agency)
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Through the water war of April, 2000, the poor of the city and countryside of Cochabamba succeeded in expelling the multinational corporation which tried to charge them for this most basic common good. Between 2003 and 2005, the poor of the entire country drove out the neoliberal model of water management. Now it is community management of water that is the unresolved challenge.
The pavement ends too soon in the barrios in the southern part of Cochabamba. At only five kilometers from the center, one can barely make out an irregular layer on the broad avenues that the cars traverse with difficulty. When one looks in the direction of the hills which dominate a wide, treeless valley, one sees only dust blowing over the streets and irrigation channels changed into parched ditches through which at least a thread of water ought to run.
Rows of houses appear climbing upward until they are lost to sight, nearly reaching the crest of the hills which is dominated by a very dry climate. We are in one of the most important barrios of the southern periphery, Villa Sebastián Pagador, or District 14, established 32 years ago by immigrants from Oruro. The southern zone, made up of six districts, includes half the city’s population, some 250,000 inhabitants—the poorest inhabitants—who are the most affected by the inefficiency of the Municipal Potable Water and Sewer Service (SEMAPA).
Villa Pagador or District 14*
According to the Census of 2001, Villa Pagador has 21,764 inhabitants. However many are counted within their communities of origin instead of in Villa Pagador so an estimate of 55 or 60,000 inhabitants doesn’t appear to be an exaggeration. The infant mortality rate is 24% higher than the average of the city of Cochabamba and twice as high as that of District 12, one of the richest districts. Fifty percent of the women have their children at home and only 43% give birth in a hospital.
Forty-four percent of the inhabitants of the entire zone speak Quechua and 11% Aymara. In Villa Pagador, 45% work for themselves and only 36% are salaried. Almost 60% of women work in commerce, selling in the local markets, and 48% of men work in construction or industry. In 2001, only 15% had water piped into their houses while 77% bought it from water trucks.
* "Carpeta de Datos de la Zona Sur de Cochabamba," CEDIB, 2004.
The Bolivian state decided in its neoliberal period that only the rich and middle classes would have water; the essential service would therefore not reach the poor, in particular the immigrants of the last generation. To alleviate or even to possibly resolve this grave problem, neighbors in these communities decided to organize themselves, creating water committees, associations, and cooperatives, constructing distribution networks, storage tanks, and drilling the wells themselves using their scarce resources.
In the neighborhoods of southern Cochabamba 120 water committees are functioning, plus some 150 more in the peripheries of the urban zone and an even greater number in rural areas. These organizations regulate the use of water according to the habits and customs of the communities. In the urban zone to the south, between 70% and 80% of the population is not served by the municipal water company. As such, the water committees supply almost 30% of the population and the remaining residents receive water from water trucks. There are hundreds of thousands of people organized solely around the water issue, while a multitude of territorial organizations exist.
The celebrated "water war" can only be explained as the result of a community decision made by hundreds of thousands of people to defend a resource, a feat that was not created or administered by the state but rather by urban and rural communities themselves. In the city, the individuals that make up the community water systems come from many regions of the country, a mix of immigrant campesinos and relocated miners.1 "These two characteristics strongly contribute to the community organization around water," state two directors of the water movement.2
The immigrant campesinos contribute by sharing their Andean traditions of collective work run in shifts, known as the "ayni," while the miners bring their vast organizing experience in the labor unions of the mining industry. Each water system has an average of 200 families associated with it but some have no more than 30 or 40 users. The majority do not have legal status. The residents who have decided not to organize themselves, buy their water from water trucks which traverse the city all day charging excessive prices for water of dubious quality.
Don Fabián Condori, a Life for the Community
It’s the middle of the afternoon on Saturday and the hot sun beats down, making the climb harder. We arrive with Boris at a small farm with adobe walls; we open the wooden door and a large open space with two small, tidy offices on the sides appears. We are in the Association of the Production and Administration of Water and Drainage (APAAS), the first water system of Cochabamba and one of the most consolidated. Don Fabián Condori receives us with a broad smile which deepens the lines which mark his face.
"I’m 61 years old and I’ve spent 19 years in the water system. I was born in Oruro and I arrived in Sebastián Pagador 30 years ago when there were only 70 families. At the end of the 90s almost 80% of us were from Oruro, but now we have 60,000 inhabitants from every corner of the country, above all from the Andes. I think people chose this place for its climate, its wealth, or for the good food and fruit." Fabián told his life story calmly, as if he were speaking of someone else, perhaps because he didn’t think of himself as playing the lead role in the history he was recounting.
In 1990 the city declared Sebastian Pagador, which at the time had only 5,000 inhabitants, a "red zone" because of its complete lack of water. "It was a desert," he said. "It still didn’t have avenues, only roads that the people created with picks and shovels. There was an aqueduct for irrigation and near an irrigation ditch, some wells from which we fetched water for ourselves. In addition there were cisterns where water was sold." He said that the majority of his neighbors were manual laborers who worked for themselves, merchants, artisans, carpenters, tailors. "Like everyone else, I built my first house with adobe."
In Villa Pagador the old people like Fabián still speak Quechua, listen to Andean music, and celebrate carnival in grand style, as they did in Oruro, with morenadas and diabladas and as many as 11 groups and 200 dancers, some of whom come from the interior of the department.
"At the beginning, since there were few people, we managed with the irrigation channel and the little wells where water flowed. But by the 80s there were already more people and a little school with 25 students. The 3- and 4-year-olds played by bathing themselves with buckets of sand." It was then that the Committee to Promote Water was born in a meeting of 90 people. It was the first committee in Cochabamba. We began to design the excavation of a distribution network, because first we would build the network and then we would look for water."
In 1990 they began breaking up land and digging ditches for the 390 families which are part of the water committee. "Every family paid one boliviano a month for explosives, tools, and rent for offices. They were their own source of funds. The work lasted three years. Every family had to dig six meters a month at a depth of a half meter. All this is rock, very hard, so we had to go very slowly."
The design is very simple: the ditches come from every house and are connected at the center which in turn is connected with the pipe that leads from the well. "The whole community participated, and whoever didn’t work was left without water. There was a person in control called the block chief to see how the work was going. We set our unqualified hands to the work. We were the machinery. When the pipes were laid, and a bed of sifted earth 30 centimeters deep was made so that any vibrations wouldn’t damage the piping."
During the three years that the work required, there were 105 meetings, one every 10 days." It was a hard fight, and we also fought among ourselves. The problem is that people didn’t get rest. They came from their jobs to do this; every family had to provide 35 eight-hour days of work. Any family member could work, but it was mainly the women who worked. Everyone was had blisters and was very tired. Picks, shovels, wheelbarrows, sifting and compacting the dirt. It was a lot of work, a lot of work. I realized that women are the best workers."
Only the dream of having water kept them going for all those months in precarious conditions in neighborhoods full of ditches. Fabián did not shy away from the internal problems of the committee. "There was a lot of fighting. The first year and a half, we made a lot of progress, but at the end of the second year we already had problems: we almost destroyed ourselves. Some of the directors worked, but others only watched. About half of the directors put their shoulder to the wheel."
Wells and Pumps
In two and a half years they finished digging the ditches and the laying the pipes, but nobody had thought about where the water would come from. They got project funding—which no other committee was able to obtain—from the World Bank to construct the water transport network, a large installation of pipes five kilometers long which climbed 400 meters up the mountain and continued to a well drilled seven kilometers from the neighborhood. "There we used dynamite and contracted miners because it is solid rock, and a pick and shovel would be useless. It took six months more work until we were done. And as soon as we finished, we asked where the water source was … No one had thought about that. There was a lot of community pressure on account of this."
For weeks they consulted engineers and geologists who advised them on where to buy a plot of land, specifically, on the other side of the mountain where there were reserves of water. "We bought the land but we said it was for a warehouse, because they weren’t going to allow us otherwise. We began to cut down the bushes, we went up there to work, and began to drill. At 98 meters water gushed out good and strong. But we were delayed another six months because other directors from other sectors turned up and brought the work to a standstill: they needed the water. We drilled two wells, one for us and the other for them because it was their land."
The next step was to construct a 100 cubic meter storage tank at the top of the hill. The next obstacle was the pumps and the pipes. They had to change the pumps a number of times because they didn’t hold up and then the pipes burst due to the pressure. "Fights broke out among us again because we couldn’t decide what type of pump to use or the type of pipes: first PVC, then iron, finally galvanized."
On Feb. 15, 1993 they inaugurated the first community water well in the whole city. "We opened the taps on the hill, but after three hours, nothing arrived. Everyone was waiting in the streets and no water. The people began to despair. Finally just when we were about to disperse, the water arrived, through a piping network which had burst. The problem had been a pipe in the network that had failed. But at least it was a sign that water would arrive. We fixed the problem, inaugurated the system, and had a huge fiesta."
The ups and downs that Fabián describes were similar to those in more than a hundred water committees in the southern zone. In many cases people drilled wells in the same neighborhood but the water was salty and not suitable for consumption, or there was only a little water or it was used up. Almost all the committees have a tank. Those that don’t have a well buy the water at the cisterns and fill the tank, and from the tank it goes to people’s homes. It is an immense decentralized network constructed on the basis of reciprocity and mutual aid and administered in the same manner.
As a university study indicates: "The self-management of the services and the infrastructure is seen by the neighbors as a reason for pride, as it should be, thus they don’t want anything from the authorities."3 However, once the water has arrived, the problem of administration begins. Broadly speaking, two different situations exist: one strictly technical, related to the pumps and the maintenance of the network, and the other having to do with the price of electricity. The participation of the community neighbors diminishes considerably at this stage as well.
Don Fabián recognizes that in the water committee of his barrio another stage began when the families had water in their homes. "We had courses on maintenance of the network, we wrote statutes, rules, we addressed the legal status, and we held seminars because there wasn’t a single plumber; we didn’t know anything. It was the first community water system of Cochabamba, the first experiment, the most complicated, but at the same time we were privileged because we had a loan."
Today there are 612 families connected to the system and 200 others on a waiting list. Every family pays an average of 16 bolivianos (USD $2) a month to the organization. "But the first month the three people who worked on maintenance and pumping and the three in the administration weren’t charged anything. At the beginning we didn’t even have a treasury. Nothing, not one boliviano. It was a challenge to make this work without money. At the beginning we charged everyone the same, but everything we got was going to pay for the electricity for the pump. The workers only received 50 bolivianos each."4 Then at a meeting they created the rate structure and began to straighten out the expenses.
Now they have only four assemblies a year. One of the major difficulties was the need to fight for a special rate for electricity because of the high cost to run the pumps. They succeeded. Fabián’s APAAS dedicates a good portion of its time to supporting other water committees in maintaining and improving their pumps, a job they have become experts at.
"Here there is a lot of social pressure, there are no secrets, everything is out in the open, every user knows everything that happens, everything is recorded. We have had a lot of experience. All this: the equipment, the pumping system, all that we did with the utilities. We are self-sustaining, including the purchase of three plots for the use of the barrio. We have worked together. Sure we fight, you have to because if we work we have to make observations, but all this criticism has to be accepted," concluded Don Fabián.
The Return of the State
In 2004 the Association of Community Water Systems of the South (ASICA-SUR) was created in the search for a single solution to the water problems of the southern zone. They counted on the support of SEMAPA at a time when the directors of the zone responded to the advice of the coordinator of the defense of water and life who played an important role in the "water war."5 They began with 40 committees, but now there are already 120.
The organization has a governing body named directly by the assembly of the representatives of the community water systems. But its functioning depends on financing from an Italian NGO that has already lost contributions from its affiliates. The directors do not receive compensation.6
The main question that ASICA-SUR wanted answers for was, "After the water war, what?" The answer they were encountering was co-management as a new model of community-public management."7 The task is to look for a new model of management that would go beyond the big-state business, which turned out to be very difficult to manage and control, to a model which is supported by the community culture and its long experience in managing common goods.
Broadly speaking, the proposal consists of establishing the co-management of the SEMAPA-ASICAS water systems "through a public entity, collective and communitarian, which is in charge of the joint administration of a collective community good such as water, where the two principle actors (SEMAPA and ASICA-SUR) would always be coordinated in their management of water and where each, furthermore, would have co-responsibilities for the service."8
So, the organization developed training workshops on administrative management of the water committees, accounting, management of the pumps, assembly and disassembly of things like electrical and mechanical components. Technicians were contracted for the workshops, and people could count on the support of the APAAS, directed by Don Fabián. Furthermore, there were close relations between the water systems of Santa Cruz and other cities where water committees and cooperatives also existed.
There were also workshops on the care and use of water and skills for dealing with the energy company so that they would succeed in getting the company to allow them to modify the tariff structure and thus lower the costs for all of the committees.
The major change happened with the arrival of Evo Morales’s government in January of 2006. His government began to implement SEMAPA’s old plans to grant water and sewage services to the southern zone along different lines. The water systems and ASICA-SUR had to face a new reality. The co-management scheme passed from words to action. The challenges grew and became much more complex.
At this moment, there are three big water projects for the southern zone of Cochabamba. PROJECT BID (Interamerican Development Bank) has USD $8 million for the actualization and execution of a plan for water service expansion in parts of districts 6, 7, 8, and 14 in the southern zone, managed by SEMAPA.
Another project, from the Agency for International Cooperation of Japan (JICA), is destined for some districts in the southern zone with SEMAPA in charge of its execution.
Finally, the Program of Sector Support in Water Storage and Drainage (PASAAS) program is the result of an agreement between the government of Bolivia and the European Union which is undertaking projects for potable water and sewage for 22 community water systems in the southern zone with a donation of USD $4 million.9 The project is called "Improvement and Expansion of Potable Water Systems and Construction of Sewage Treatment in Districts 7, 8, 9, and 14 of the Southern Zone in the Community Water Systems pertaining to ASICA-SUR."
The singular aspect of the PASAAS project is that the organization ASICA-SUR and the water committees are in charge of supervising the whole process of design, contracting, adjudication, and execution of the works. "The participation of the beneficiary population is realized through a Consulting Committee (made up of three representatives selected from the community), representatives of the water system, and directly through the community assemblies where different representatives report on information needed for making decisions later.10
Secondly, the work won’t replace existing water systems, but rather will "improve and expand them," so that families who still don’t have water will receive it. ASICA-SUR and the community water systems have become the main agents of management and project execution, coordinating institutions, community water systems, and construction companies. As a result, six supervisors have been contracted to oversee the work of seven companies, both in regard to the execution of the work and to the quality of construction materials.
Finally, there are the training workshops for technical, administrative, public health, and environmental management of water services. The whole process is characterized by a number of facts: the construction company is obligated to contract preferentially with men and women who live in the areas where the works are being undertaken; the water committees have long experience which permits them to supervise companies which in the past were guilty of fraud and corruption; they continue creating new water committees. Already there are 150 in the southern zone, through which the core organization continues to build strength.
The Difficult Creation of a New World
The southern zone of Cochabamba is a cauldron of works, meetings, and assemblies from which channels, tanks, and collectors are conceived. For the first time in a long time, the State is beginning to bring to fruition basic works such as drainage systems and networks of potable water for domestic use. The absence of the State forced neighbors to organize themselves as a community to resolve their problems, among them the water supply. Now that the State has entered the picture, new debates arise.
In 2003 the periodical Yaku al Sur raised interesting questions: "What will happen to our committees when SEMAPA receives the concession for our districts? Will our organization be terminated? Will we be able to influence the decisions of SEMAPA after that? Will we become individual and anonymous users of a municipal business? Or will we be able to preserve our organizations, and our decision-making and management abilities, abilities which we have demonstrated for years?"11
The questions point to the core of the problem: Who will have the power in the management of water? Already, almost 10 years have passed since the "water war" and the members of the community water systems have learned a lot based on their own long experience. We can establish three important lessons:
- The communities were able to construct their whole water system, from the drilling of wells to the construction of connections and domestic networks. Moreover, they learned to maintain the pumps and the pipes in good condition and to repair them, and above all, to administer the whole network.
- The communities began by fighting against the privatization of water, but they quickly understood that this wasn’t about the traditional private-state debate. Equal footing in their long experience with the municipal business SEMAPA led them to formulate the proposal of a "public-communal" or "communitarian" model which in a certain sense is private (because it doesn’t depend on the state but rather directly on the citizenry), but at the same time it is public (it doesn’t pertain to an individual, but to the whole community.)"12
- They learned that a large business, although it may be the property of the state (and not private), can’t be controlled since it has an enormous bureaucracy with its own interests which are not compatible with those of the residents of poor communities. The history of SEMAPA is one of corruption and inefficiency, even when the water communities were able to name their own directors in the organization. For this reason, they don’t want the power of the state to enter into water provision and they hope to maintain equal footing in the community water systems and perhaps, maintain their own power base.
At this point great difficulties and uncertainties have appeared. ASICA-SUR has come out in favor of co-management, which would pass for the creation of a public, collective, and community entity which would give birth to a union of SEMAPA, ASICA-SUR, and the community water systems. The formula hasn’t yet been designed, but monitoring the project PASAAS could contribute to its realization.
On the other hand, the water committees are very clear that they should not be dissolved when the whole system is terminated, if that is the eventual result. Eduardo Yssa, vice president of ASICA-SUR and a member of the water committee PDA of Villa Sebastián Pagador, maintains that "when we all have piped water and drainage systems, the water committees should not disappear but should continue to act as control mechanisms." Furthermore, he believes that "the water tanks in each neighborhood ought to be maintained so that the committees have equal footing with outside organizations, because it would not be good if a mega-business like SEMAPA administered and managed everything."13
If the communities give up their storage tanks, their piping networks, and water wells, they would be dismantling everything they were able to construct over two decades. Moreover, they would be passing from a decentralized and dispersed service that is controlled at the grassroots level, to a centralized and concentrated system administered by a bureaucracy and technicians who will have real power over an indispensable community resource.
Finally, hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated that they themselves are capable of doing it, of creating something new from nothing, with their own efforts. For those who aspire to a new world, ("Another world is possible," the motto of the Social Forums) achievements such as those of the water committees will be decisive. This has to do with nothing less than the successful administration of common resources in an urban environment, something that many anti-system movements have had little experience with.
Community water management efforts teach us that it is possible to manage things outside of the State and the great private and state businesses; these community efforts created a model which consists wholly of decentralized, horizontal initiatives: successful, sustainable, efficient, and without bureaucracies.
In some way, the experiences of the committees and community water systems of Cochabamba anticipate, in an embryonic fashion, the design that this "other world," as necessary as it is possible, could have.
- Refers to mine laborers who, after the 1985 closing or privatization of the mines they worked in, emigrated in search of new jobs.
- Abraham Grandydier and Rosalio Tinta, ob cit p. 241.
- Nelson Antequera Durán, ob cit p.78.
- The Mar. 2009 exchange rate calculated one USD at seven bolivianos.
- The water social movement was able to get a portion of the municipal company directors named in elections.
- Grandydier and Tinta, ob cit.
- Idem p.246.
- Bulletin Yaku al Sur No. 15, ASICA-SUR, 2008, p.4.
- Bulletin Yaku al Sur No. 16, ASICA-SUR, Dec 2008, p.2.
- Bulletin Yaku al Sur No. 2, Aug 2003, p.1.
- Idem p.5.
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Peter, Paul and Mary
- Posted by Andrew Bergen
- On March 12, 2019
- Board Agendas, Future Focus
The work patterns for my wife and I allow us to travel to the office together in the morning. We park underground at her office complex and, from there, I walk to my office. The parking underground sure is nice in winter!
When we first started this travel pattern, in the middle of winter, we noticed there were three pigeons always hanging out in the parking garage. We have affectionately named them Peter, Paul and Mary. For a while, I thought it was quite intelligent for them to have found a warmer home for the winter months. Yet, when spring arrived, Peter, Paul and Mary continued to make their living inside. They remained there through the summer and into the next winter as well. They had grown quite comfortable living in the shelter of the garage. I was saddened to see this, as they have the potential to be flying through the warm, blue skies in the spring, summer and fall. I would imagine they have grown so comfortable in their garage home that venturing past it doesn’t even cross their minds.
Some years ago, I heard a conference speaker say that she had noticed a pattern in some of the organizations she was working with. She took a school district as an example and explained: “In a school district, the janitor is thinking ahead through his or her day and maybe even the week ahead: what the next task will be, how to organize the work so that the day and week end safely and productively. The maintenance supervisor, in turn, is looking ahead for the next 30 to 90 days. What inventory needs to be ordered? What are the larger projects in the area that need to be scheduled and coordinated? The district Assistant Superintendent in charge of facilities is likely looking ahead 1 – 3 years. What are the larger renewal plans that need to be managed and maintained? How will district resources be used best to achieve an overall healthy district use of facilities? The Superintendent then is likely thinking 5 or more years into the future with larger strategic initiatives for student outcomes. Then, you get to the board table – and they are often looking at last month’s financial statements.”
Isn’t that somewhat ironic? Should the board not be the one who is way out in front of the organization assessing what results must be achieved 5 or 10 (or more) years in the future?
I’ve sat on boards similar to that described by the presenter – and even led meetings in that way. I’ve also had the good privilege of seeing many boards who have their eyes on the future thinking about what long-term results would make the existence of the organization worthwhile.
Where is your board spending its time? As you read through your agenda, I’d encourage you to assess what portion of meeting time is spent on the past? Items like Old Business, Business Arising from the Minutes, Reports from staff and board members are all likely to be focused on matters that have already occurred. Even monitoring CEO and board performance is past focused (albeit necessary). A future focused board will have its agenda weighted more on matters that discuss the results the organization should be producing (Ends Policies), or on education that helps the board think about what future scenarios might be present.
Boards that live in the past may be at risk of the same lifestyle as Peter, Paul and Mary – an existence, but far from their potential.
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Businesses have introduced reward schemes into health and fitness apps, even in the form of charity donations, but can such programs promote lasting lifestyle changes? By Jo Hartley.
Rewards and fitness apps
Fitness-tracking apps are in the news after it was revealed Western military personnel on duty in the Middle East and elsewhere were using a socially shared analytics app named Strava, and heedlessly making public their running routes and routines around bases.
But for those without concerns about having one’s movements publicly tracked, an increasing number of businesses are testing whether incorporating rewards schemes into fitness apps can motivate users to take better care of themselves.
Loyalty, rewards and incentive programs are commonplace nowadays. Flights, discount shopping and “free” 10th coffee stamps keep us coming back for more. Could the same approach work for health?
While some health and fitness apps simply record data to aid personal goal-setting, and with others rewards allow access to the next level of workout instruction, the new crop of apps offers tangible financial rewards received on completion of personalised health or fitness challenges or when a daily target is met.
“The integration of people’s health-related activities and information technology has started a new reward-for-activity-centric era between users and businesses,” says Imon Hoque, technical director at Sitback Solutions.
Hoque says health-related apps are a natural fit with so much online activity now centred on information collection.
“The more data that companies have, the better they can analyse the market and improve their business,” he says. “Rewards for health activities is a perfect quid pro quo system where companies get what they need and users get rewarded for improving their health.”
Health insurer AIA Australia offers members a choice of rewards for staying active. By syncing activity devices such as Fitbit or Garmin to AIA’s app, members can track their fitness progress and redeem rewards when physical activity goals are met. Rewards include discounts for partnered gym memberships and flights and $5 vouchers that can be spent at partnered stores.
“Our experience has shown that the rewards are highly correlated with participation within the program,” says Renae Smith, chief marketing officer of AIA Australia. “Over one in three members are actively engaged in the program and we believe that having the rewards supports and motivates our users.”
Smith says the life insurance company’s promotion of such a program demonstrates its interest in a healthy population, acknowledging the impact of physical inactivity and unhealthy lifestyle on the prevalence of death from non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
In 2016, Medibank teamed up with Coles to offer members 10 Flybuys points for every day they record 10,000 steps on their activity device. Similarly, Qantas recently encouraged members to earn additional Qantas points by tracking their everyday fitness activities.
For those motivated by philanthropy, AIA recently introduced an option on its app to donate weekly benefit rewards to one of three Australian charities – Black Dog Institute, Cancer Council Australia or Diabetes Australia.
Along similar lines, Charity Miles offers users a similar incentive to exercise. Every time users of its app run, walk or cycle, their phone’s GPS is accessed to record the movement. Corporate sponsors donate a few cents to charity for every mile completed. Charities include Save the Children, World Wildlife Fund, Charity: Water and Pencils of Promise. Charity Miles says its members have to date raised more than $US2.5 million.
Do such incentives reliably influence our behaviour?
“Our brains scan the environment five times a second to respond to threat or reward,” says Ayesha Jahan Bibha, founder of business consultancy Brain The Business. “When we receive positive signals, a dopamine neurochemical is transmitted from our brains, which makes us feel happy and relaxed.”
Dopamine motivates us to repeat actions to achieve that great feeling. When these actions are reinforced with positive rewards, new connections are formed within our brains, meaning these actions become habitual and sustainable.
Such neurochemistry appears to be especially pronounced in adolescents. Apps with virtual rewards work well for adolescents because their prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that regulates cognitive, emotional and behavioural functioning, is yet to fully develop.
“The prefrontal cortex fully develops in males around their mid 20s and in females in their early 20s,” explains Bibha. “That’s why children and adolescents act on their feelings rather than logic. Getting stars, or unlocking the next level on a game or app gives them an instant dopamine hit, making them want more.”
Australian software company Oxil incorporated virtual rewards into their Challenger app, after their research reinforced that adolescents were motivated by rewards. The app, designed to aid 10- to 16-year-olds in developing and maintaining healthy habits, was developed after reports of a rise in obesity and weight-related problems across five shires in Victoria’s Great South Coast region.
“Students log their nutrition, physical activity and general wellbeing daily and gain instant feedback about their nutritional and activity breakdown,” says Oxil’s managing director, Archie Whiting. “For every activity, they earn points and achievements.”
On reaching a certain amount of points, students can unlock virtual trophies and rewards. One of the most popular rewards is a virtual pet.
“We’ve chosen rewards that encourage frequent use of the app through competition ranking, achieving recommended nutritional and physical activity levels and secret interaction-based achievements,” says Whiting. “Rewards are important as an additional incentive to use the app and achieve a high level of engagement.”
Oxil plans to introduce Challenger to other regions and audiences across Australia to help facilitate change and healthy lifestyles.
Not all reward-based apps have proved successful, and some doubt the longevity of users’ commitment.
Last July, fitness app Pact folded after a Federal Trade Commission investigation in the United States that revealed Pact had failed to deliver on their promise to pay users for adhering to personal health and fitness “pacts”.
The commission alleged that the defendants charged thousands of consumers a monetary penalty even when they had met their goals or cancelled the service. The defendants were ordered to pay back nearly $US1 million to users who were charged improperly or were yet to receive their monetary rewards.
Sydney psychologist Jocelyn Brewer, whose expertise is in the psychology of technology, says that while rewards within apps can be effective, they do have their limitations.
“I doubt that someone who’s uninterested in exercise would be incentivised for very long by app rewards,” Brewer says.
“In the short term, they might be useful for auditing habits and gaining health insights, but unless there’s significant cognitive restructuring happening to shift ingrained attitudes to exercise, then I think an app can only incentivise so much, even with rewards.”
Brewer notes that another issue with app rewards is that they create extrinsic motivation. This means that the satisfaction comes from something external, unlike intrinsic motivation whereby you feel good for doing something because you chose to do so independent of a reward.
“It’s hard to create rewards that appeal in a meaningful way and benefit a range of people,” says Brewer. “Opportunities to donate may be more attractive to people who are already fit and active, whereas people who really struggle with behaviour modification will need more specialised and targeted rewards.
“One of the biggest issues with any behaviour change is sustainability, so many people will fail to maintain levels of activity, regardless of rewards.”
Whether businesses remain committed to developing rewards-based apps for health and fitness remains to be seen.
This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on February 3, 2018 as "Sweat shopping".
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When major current events in the world are occurring, the last thing you may think of doing is talking about it in the workplace, especially if you are directly affected by these events. Furthermore, as an employee, when current political events seem to be happening more than ever, focusing on the task at hand can seem nearly impossible. This is why open dialog between workers and managers can be beneficial. In addition, talking to your team about current events in the world can help improve your team’s morale.
Every person has a different reaction to current events in the world. For some, this may mean they are completely disoriented, and this causes a distraction at work. Others may be less inclined to pay attention to the news or world events and try not to let it affect their day-to-day actions. Many factors influence one’s reaction, including education, family background, and political stance. With clashing opinions, it can be difficult to keep politics out of the workplace, especially with current political events.
While many social movements may directly impact your workers, taking a strong leadership role is important and letting your employees know you care. Many of your workers feel these events may be more important than what is happening in their life at work. If applicable, remind your employees that their work is making a change in the world. Hopefully, this will improve morale and attitudes about coming into the workplace during difficult times. It is also important to respect those who do not want to participate or be involved with current political events. For these employees, constantly hearing about current events may intensify feelings of burnout and discontent in the workplace.
As is the case with these current events, people will be affected disproportionately. When this happens, often, the best thing someone in a position of power can do is offer to help. This shows support without being overbearing. Some people may be encouraged to talk about current events, while others will thank you for your support and move on. Regardless, often the best thing to do is to show care and understanding when outside factors may stress employees.
Additionally, many young employees prefer a workplace that cares about mental health. Many young people feel stressed more than ever about current and political world events. Talking with your team may allow a better mutual understanding. With financial hardship persisting, offering competitive pay shows employees they are cared for and seen as more than just a resource. Furthermore, employees may be experiencing difficult family situations, especially regarding finances. These workers may begin to feel overwhelmed and burnout. Offering paid time off and family leave is another excellent way to show you care as an employer. Having an understanding of difficult current events allows your employer to see that you are experiencing the same things as then, and you are trying your best to make things as least difficult as possible for them.
Discussing these complex political current events can be a challenging topic to bring up with your team, especially if you are a worker that prefers to keep personal aspects out of the workplace. However, your team may feel disconnected, with recent current events being more frequent and drastic. Check out the American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP) for valuable tips on improving workplace communication. In addition, ASAP provides a series of educational tools and resources for administrative professionals and executive assistants for a better working experience. | <urn:uuid:c6194ca2-3b3e-4c56-b949-ebd05f7f576a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.asaporg.com/communication/why-talking-to-your-team-about-difficult-current-events-is-worthwhile | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.96995 | 668 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by the body's inability to regulate blood sugar due to a disabled pancreas' not producing insulin. People with diabetes regulate their own blood sugar "manually," by administering insulin either by syringe, pen, or pump to lower blood sugar levels, and sugar or glucagon to raise it.
Different substances can have unintended effects on the treatment of diabetes; for example, caffeine can raise blood sugar (possibly because it can be a stressor) while alcohol will do funky things like raising it and dropping it quickly. Acetaminophen doesn't appear to affect blood sugars, but it can affect the accuracy of a continuous glucose monitor.
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L'Oréal last week broadened its use of augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by letting shoppers virtually try on hair coloring from its Garnier brand. Shoppers who use the Google Lens image-recognition app can use their smartphone camera to see hair color shades from Garnier Nutrisse and Garnier Olia, per an announcement shared with sister publication Mobile Marketer.
To activate the AR features, Google Lens users must point the smartphone camera at boxes of Garnier products in stores. The app will identify the product and color before connecting with L'Oréal's Modiface platform that simulates the hair color in an AR overlay on a live selfie.
The feature is available anywhere Garnier sells the products, and 500 participating Walmart locations will have in-store displays to demonstrate how to use the virtual try-on service, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Garnier's collaboration with Google Lens for virtual try-ons marks another stage for L'Oréal's use of AR and AI technologies since acquiring Modiface almost two years ago. L'Oréal can bring its packaging to life in stores through a mobile device, to help shoppers determine which hair coloring looks best before making a purchase and possibly reducing the likelihood they'll be dissatisfied with the product's outcome.
By including in-store displays at Walmart, L'Oréal aims to boost adoption of the technology among consumers who may not understand how image-recognition, AI and AR can work together to provide an elevated user experience. In a similar effort, AR entertainment app Mardles added characters from Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 4" film to its mobile lineup to bring to life children's party products sold at Walmart.
The Garnier campaign is another sign that L'Oréal's acquisition of Modiface is reaping rewards for the beauty company. Virtual try-on services have urged consumers to buy more makeup and hair color products, Lubomira Rochet, L'Oréal's chief digital officer, told The Wall Street Journal. Customers who use its Modiface technology try on more than 20 shades of lipstick on average, Rochet said, an indication that L'Oréal is engaging consumers with an immersive brand experience that helps to drive product sampling and sales. Color&Co, L'Oréal's brand for at-home hair coloring, added similar AR technology from Modiface to its website in September.
Garnier is among the hair-coloring brands that have integrated AR technology into product demonstrations. Aveda last month introduced a similar "Find Your Shade" service on its mobile and desktop websites, letting customers virtually sample shades before booking a salon appointment.
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Noise Control Engineering (NCE) is a premier acoustical engineering consulting firm that specializes in noise and vibration measurement and control for marine, industrial and commercial applications. Founded in 1991 by Raymond Fischer, NCE has the experience, tools and innovative ideas to provide cost-effective solutions for all types of acoustical problems.
Noise Control Engineering LLC (NCE) was founded in 1991 and is a premier acoustical engineering consulting firm that specializes in noise and vibration measurement and control for industrial, commercial and marine applications. NCE has the experience, tools and innovative ideas to develop cost-effective solutions for all types of acoustical and vibration problems.
NCE previously partnered with product lifecycle management (PLM) specialist Siemens Digital Industries Software to support the United States Navy (USN) in finding the most adapted noise-reduction solutions for its aircraft carriers. This time the company worked with the United States Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation to detect the noisiest parts of power plants and look for methods to decrease the noise to an acceptable decibel (dB) level.
Power plants may not be as loud as flight decks, but working for long hours close to a giant generator that surpasses the permissible 85 A-weighted decibels (dB(A)) can cause hearing damage in the long run. In fact, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) has become the Bureau of Reclamation’s number one worker compensation issue.
Many power plants were constructed before modern noise-control technologies were developed. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in successful hearing loss disability claims being filed by workers in facilities that emit more than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirement of 85 dB(A). With this alarming increase in the number of personnel suffering from NIHL and tinnitus, it has become NCE’s mission to assess the situation and present noise-control options.
The good news is hearing loss is preventable, and noise-control technologies exist that can drive down noise levels. The first step in this project was to conduct noise surveys in the power plants and identify the areas with high levels. In the last three years, NCE has surveyed over 30 plants in the United States, and traditional measurement techniques were augmented by Simcenter™ Solid Sphere Array hardware, part of the Simcenter™ portfolio, in 15 of these plants. NCE used the spherical array data to help develop an optimized noisecontrol plan.
The 36-microphone array, which employs spherical beamforming techniques, enabled NCE to identify the dominant noise sources, thus helping to determine the areas of significant acoustical energy and the specific spots where high levels of sound radiation were occurring. This has proven to be an excellent solution for NCE in bringing clarity to those situations in which there were multiple sources in highly reverberant spaces. The use of the array in determining the source that controlled the overall noise levels was critical in prescribing the correct noise-control solutions.
“In certain plants, it is not possible to switch off devices without interrupting the normal activity, which would cause important financial losses,” says Jeffrey Komrower, senior engineer at NCE. “The array comes in handy when you are trying to identify what the primary source of noise is, because without it, you are not going to lower the noise in the plant.”
The Roza power plant in the state of Washington was one of the sites where the NCE team deployed the Simcenter Solid Sphere Array from Siemens Digital Industries Software to investigate the source of high noise levels. Roza has one generator and several noise sources, including the turbine pit access (where the door had to be open because of cooling issues), large cooling fans located on the wall and cooling ducts.
Because the environment was highly reverberant, it was difficult to precisely determine the location of the dominant noise source. This spherical microphone array is a closed sphere, which uses the principle of spherical beamforming for measurements in reverberant conditions.
Because the array allows visualization of the acoustic hot spot, the largest source was easily located; in this case, it came from one of the fans. The visual offers clarity because it overlays the sound sources on a picture of the test environment in 3D. The results convinced NCE engineers the primary source of noise was coming from the fans. Since NCE was able to spot the source while the fans were in operation and didn’t have to perform two measures – one with the fans on and the other with the fans off – it saved measurement time and enabled the engineers to come to a conclusion faster.
In another plant under scrutiny in Chandler, Washington, the dominant noise sources were determined to be cooling slots positioned around the shell of the generator. Although sound absorption panels were placed in the room in order to reduce the high reverberation in this space, the acoustic array picture clearly showed that cooling slots were the primary noise source. Thanks to this information, NCE was able to install additional countermeasures in the area in the form of high transmission loss barriers around the generator’s duct opening. This lowered the noise levels by 8 dB to below the target of 85 dB(A).
The Simcenter Solid Sphere Array, combined with the Simcenter Testlab™ 3D Acoustic Camera Advanced software, was not only used for the measurement, but also as a tool to compare results before and after installation of the noisecontrolling solutions. Thanks to the visuals it offers, this type of comparison was easy to do and makes the results indisputably clear and self-explanatory. The images show exactly how much progress has been made. The array can thus be employed as a verification tool.
The Simcenter Testlab 3D Acoustic Camera Advanced software was also praised for being a visual tool for reporting, a good show-and-tell for customers and decision makers. NCE was happy to use the tool even when they didn’t necessarily need it because the images it generates speak for themselves and make for fast, convincing and factual decisions.
“The Simcenter Solid Sphere Array is a unique piece of equipment,” Komrower says. “Having it helped us show the results of surveys in a much more compelling way than just numbers or a graph.”
Thanks to the results obtained with Simcenter Solid Sphere Array, NCE helped create quieter work environments. They were able to find optimized solutions for every plant. Some required absorption panels, while others needed barriers around the generator, fan silencers or noise-damping material.
A healthier working environment will result in a lower incidence of hearing loss among employees as well as better quality of work, less worker anxiety and increased productivity. Additionally, the solutions put in place can lead to large, measurable cost savings since the direct result would be a decrease in hearing-related compensation claims and less employees enrolled in hearing conservation programs.
“Our job is to bring solid solutions to our customers in order to make certain their noise issues can be successfully addressed, and for this, we have to make sure we are as accurate as possible in our analysis,” says Komrower. “Having the Simcenter Solid Sphere Array in our toolbox supports us in our professional tasks and ambitions, because with it in our hands, we have confidence in our ability to correctly and easily identify the sources of the problem. It helps to validate our assumptions regarding the primary noise sources.” | <urn:uuid:1186cea5-63f6-45d2-ac33-68bbe1607956> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/global/ja/our-story/customers/noise-control-engineering/17572/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.951098 | 1,567 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Security dress is utilized to give insurance to the specialist or worker while he is doing his every day undertakings. Be that as it may, it fills different needs also. Work outfits can help distinguish a specialist as a feature of the organization where he is taking a shot at an occupation. Additionally, giving top notch workwear to everybody in the organization assists work with increasing an organization’s picture. Likewise, alluring and excellent people workwear can be a compelling and gainful showcasing apparatus for of all shapes and sizes organizations.
In what manner can people work garments help improve an organization’s picture Straightforward, when you furnish your representatives with high caliber, slick and alluring workwear for people, you will wind up intriguing customers and possibilities. Studies show that individuals will in general trust a business on the off chance that they are set up with experts and top notch ladies and men’s work garments can make your representatives look mens hi-vis shirts. There is a comparing workwear utilized for a particular sort of occupation.
For instance, the individuals who are utilized in the nourishment business typically wear work shirts, covers, hair nets and hand gloves; this will help guarantee that no earth will get into the nourishment that they are getting ready. Those chipping away at the street, for example, traffic authorities, for the most part wear high perceivability workwear. Those doing street fixes, particularly around evening time, ought to likewise wear high perceivability dress. High perceivability dress causes them be effortlessly observed out and about by drivers, in this way keeping away from mishaps and such.
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Children are extremely good at having fun; it’s something they do without even thinking about it, something that just comes naturally to them. Every aspect of their life comes down to whether or not it is fun.
Somewhere along the way as we are growing up, we lose some of that ability to see the fun in every situation, and that is not only a sad thing to happen, but it is also an unhealthy one.
Having fun is good for us, and here are some of the reasons why you’ll want to find the sparkle in your life again wherever you can.
? Weight Loss
When you think of fun, the immediate next thought might not be that it can help you to lose weight, but it’s true. Adults will often eat – or rather, overeat – food that is bad for them, due to emotions overwhelming them. Think of when you have felt down and unhappy; if you reached for ice cream or chocolate, or perhaps a big bowl of pasta, you may well have been comfort eating.
It follows then that the happier you are, the less you’ll eat, and when you do eat, you’ll enjoy food that is good for you, rather than something that will give you a short-lived lift in your emotions.
That’s not to say that you shouldn’t have a treat every now and again on special occasions; that’s fun too. Just make sure that for the most part, you are eating sensibly. Having fun wherever and whenever you can will help you to do this properly.
? You’ll Find Out Who You Are
If you’ve only ever done the same things time and again, thinking that this is what and who you are, you could easily be missing out.
By taking a chance and going out specifically to have fun, or looking for fun in every situation you find yourself in (within reason), you will find out who you really are, and you’ll know more about yourself than ever before. You can even rediscover yourself.
Think about what you loved to do as a child and see if you can still enjoy something similar as an adult. In some cases, you will, and in others, you will find that you have changed your opinion, but the discovery of this is the important part.
There are so many options. You could rent carnival games for a special birthday or celebration that your friends and family can enjoy. Or you could go to a theme park and stop worrying about schedules and just be in the moment. Or play a game as you walk along – no one has to know.
? Something To Look Forward To
It’s so easy to fall into a set routine and then have trouble getting out of it again, which can affect the way we feel. However, taking up a fun hobby, or booking something that you can enjoy in the future will give you a focus and will help you to be happy in the present.
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