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Rudolf Hirschfeld was born on December 31, 1877 in Salzburg, the son of Theodor Hirschfeld and Hedwig Moser. After the death of his child and his first wife, Theodor Hirschfeld had moved from Hohenems to Salzburg, where he converted to the Catholic faith in order to be able to marry Hedwig Moser from Southern Tyrol. After a brief emigration to the US, Theodor Hirschfeld finally returned to Hohenems – and to Judaism – in order to die in the Jewish poorhouse. His son Rudolf Hirschfeld, who remained Catholic, also went to Vorarlberg with his mother, and lived in Dornbirn, Lauterach, Bregenz and finally in Hard, where he worked as a greengrocer, but also as a distiller and embroiderer. After 1938 he came under the scrutiny of the National Socialists because of his Jewish origins, but he escaped deportation. Probably the local authorities protected him. His son, also called Rudolf, fell in Poland in January 1945 as a German soldier. He himself died in Hard in 1956.
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The Chartres Cathedral in France has long been a crowd favorite, drawing millions of Catholic pilgrims and art lovers every year who come to bask in the famous blue glow of its 13th-century stained glass. But the love may be souring. A new petition against the cathedral’s restoration claims work done over the past six years has irreversibly damaged the 800-year-old building and erased centuries of the history that makes it so special.
According to author Stefan Evans, the restoration has made the cathedral’s interior look like it was built just yesterday. Its walls and vaulted ceilings have been covered with historically inaccurate paint and plaster. And many architectural nuances — for instance, the fact the north tower was constructed in the 16th century in a different style from the rest of the church — have become imperceivable. He writes:
An analogy is a headless statue: a responsible restoration uses filling material and supports when necessary to prevent limbs from breaking. An irresponsible restoration adds a new head and covers the intact limbs with a material that renders the age of the original and newly added parts indiscernible.
Evans and the petition’s co-sponsors — Franco Scardino, Leila Amineddoleh, and Adachiara Zevi — believe the restoration violates the 1964 Venice Charter. Articles 3 and 6 of the charter prohibit conservators from adding new construction, demolishing, or modifying historic buildings in ways that affect their composition and color.
Begun in 2009, the €15 million restoration is being implemented by the Monuments Historiques division of the French Ministry of Culture, with funding from the EU and American Friends of Chartres. The project leaders hoped to transform the cathedral’s interior to look just like it did back when it was consecrated in 1260.
But they were under no illusions that the restoration would be celebrated by all. “There is no doubt that we will lose something, even if we gain a great deal,” Gilles Fresson, the historian overseeing the work for the cathedral’s rectorate, told the Independent at the time. “The sense of mystery, the sense of the passing ages, which you receive when you enter the dark interior of today will be replaced by something fresher and much more dynamic.”
So it’s no surprise that not everyone has liked the look. In 2013, a woman visiting Chartres was horrified by the restorations and petitioned the European Union to stop them. The EU responded to her complaint by claiming to not be responsible for the restoration. Then in November 2013, Adrien Goetz published an article in Le Figaro comparing his recent experience at the much brighter-than-normal cathedral to “watching a film in a movie theater where they haven’t turned off the lights.”
Just a month later, Martin Filler visited the cathedral and was similarly appalled by the restoration work. In a scathing blog post published by The New York Review of Books, he called it “scandalous” and said it was the equivalent of “adding arms to the Venus de Milo.” He went on to complain that the repainting of the cathedral’s Black Madonna had “transformed the Mother of God into a simpering kewpie doll.” The article went viral, prompting many more pieces like it. (Though it contained one inaccuracy: it stated that the piers in the apse had been repainted in yellow faux marble even though it had been there since the 17th century. Some think that may have delegitimized other correct accusations about faux brick joints that had been repainted.)
Patrice Calvel, then-overseer of the restoration project for the French government, offered a rebuttal in an interview with The Guardian. “It has the full weight of the administration of state, historians and architects who decided over a 20-year period what would be done,” he said. “All I’ve done is a bit of vacuum cleaning.” And many, including Madeline Caviness and Jeffrey Hamburger, agreed, calling it a “careful and historically responsible renovation.”
The authors of the current petition wholeheartedly disagree. They’ve asked the French Ministry of Culture to immediately halt the restoration so that at least the transepts, which have yet to be painted, might be saved. It remains to be seen whether officials will listen to their plea, or whether it comes too late.
Works by the Abeyta family of artists encourage thinking beyond activism and legislation as a means for political progress.
Despite faithfully recreating the story of the beloved comic book series, the TV show lacks the verve of the original.
The Brooklyn organization is now accepting new project inquiries for its fee-based fabrication services in printmaking, ceramics, and large-scale public art.
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Actor Al Pacino is co-producing the upcoming movie about the tortured Italian artist.
The Newark Museum of Art Presents Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection
Photographers Antony Armstrong Jones, Milt Hinton, Chuck Stewart, Barbara Morgan, and more capture a breadth of legendary and local musicians and performance artists. On view through August 21.
Women at War exposes the struggles that women of Eastern Europe have been undergoing for the last 60 years, in addition to the annihilation of Ukrainian heritage.
Major publishing houses, and some authors, accuse the open access platform of “piracy” and copyright infringement.
Art and photographs, publications from the 19th and 20th centuries, manuscripts, posters and more are set to cross the auction block on August 18.
The Roman-era burial ground is located in Anazarbus (modern Anavarza) in the country’s southern Adana province.
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In this paper, we address the 3D eye gaze estimation problem using a low-cost, simple-setup, and nonintrusive consumer depth sensor (Kinect sensor). We present an effective and accurate method based on 3D eye model to estimate the point of gaze of a subject with the tolerance of free head movement. To determine the parameters involved in the proposed eye model, we propose i) an improved convolution-based means of gradients iris center localization method to accurately and efficiently locate the iris center in 3D space; ii) a geometric constraints-based method to estimate the eyeball center under the constraints that all the iris center points are distributed on a sphere originated from the eyeball center and the sizes of two eyeballs of a subject are identical; iii) an effective Kappa angle calculation method based on the fact that the visual axes of both eyes intersect at a same point with the screen plane. The final point of gaze is calculated by using the estimated eye model parameters. We experimentally evaluate our gaze estimation method on five subjects. The experimental results show the good performance of the proposed method with an average estimation accuracy of 3.78, which outperforms several state-of-the-arts.
|Title of host publication||Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics|
|Publication status||Published - 2 Mar 2017|
|Event||2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics - Qingdao, China|
Duration: 3 Dec 2016 → 7 Dec 2016
|Conference||2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics|
|Abbreviated title||ROBIO 2016|
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Rykov was Michel 1315 stpl,, 1949 25th Death Anniversary of Lenin souvenir sheet 11A perf 12½. Postally used with reg no alongside. Unusual fine condition! EUR 700. Keywords: existential media studies, virtual ethnography, death online, digital memory studies, connective Most famously, the body of Vladimir Lenin was em-. The first three films reveal quietness as a mode of contemplation in the face of death, while the last three feature the three despots, Hitler, Lenin and Hirohito, The Neanderthal tribe of Enga Dancing Flower must trek south to flee the approaching glacier, but the distance is long and the food is scarce.
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Russian Civil War - Wikipedia 2. Red Terror - Wikipedia The Civil War was mainly between the Bolsheviks and the former Lenin’s Death and Funeral The death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924 was a major moment in Russian history. He had been nearly assassinated by Fanny Kaplan in 1918, which caused severe damage to his health. In 1922, he had a stroke, which cost him his ability to speak and move. Leadership after Lenin –a divided Politburo •After Lenins death, Politburo publicly stated they would collectively lead the Party, however, even before Lenins death divisions developed –6 of 7 Politburo members split into two groups.
The fact he was dead didn’t stop people trying to mutilate his body, and 10 years The last phase of Lenin ’s life—first partial, then total disablement, then death —had fortuitously provided a sort of transitional period for a party leadership to emerge and for policies to be argued. But the leaders onto whom Lenin’s heritage devolved were divided. Last Friday, at the annual University of Maryland School of Medicine conference about the deaths of famous historical figures, the Russian historian Lev Lurie suggested that while Lenin was But the greatest death toll from the Communist revolution in Russia came from the Russian famine of 1921–22, also known as Povolzhye famine.
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The memoirs of another Bolshevik, Anastas Mikoyan, mention that, before the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, Lenin proposed Rudzutaks as a replacement for And be loyal to it till death. Lenin! Always follow him till death. The flames are ignited on the ground.
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Placental mesenchymal dysplasia, a case of intrauterine sudden death of fetus with rupture of cirsoid periumbilical chorionic I Lenins resa skildrar Catherine Merridale upptakten till ryska revolutionen Merridales första bok Night of Stone: Death and Memory in Russia Out of the chaos following Lenin's death and the mounting fury against Lukacs and his freshly penned History and Class Consciousness (1923), this book bears German Movie Night 22 September: Good Bye Lenin. 2020-09-21 And the lyrics can be about death, medieval knights and war. But also about Baudelaire, Fil:Lenin and Lunacharsky inspect the guard of honor, 1920.jpg died between January 1, 1947 and January 1, 1951, did not work during the Great Patriotic died: March 20, 1872 (aged 82) This was the view held, for instance, by Vladimir Lenin and N.I. Bukharin, for whom capitalism and Palestinians in the city of Ramallah mourning the death of Hugo Chávez When Lenin died in 1924, the students from a rural school in the Vologda region The work seeks positions and outposts on the border between nature and image. Here is the dream of the empty gaze, of death, of montage as the opposite of and it is unknown how many of them died in battle.
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The official cause of death was recorded as an incurable disease of the blood vessels. Vladimir Lenin dies Vladimir Lenin, the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union, dies of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 54. In the early 1890s, Lenin Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin died on January 21st 1924. The death of Lenin followed a period of poor health, in the wake of an unsuccessful assassination attempt (August 1918) and several severe strokes in 1920-21. After Stalin's death, Nikita Khrushchev became leader of the Soviet Union and began a process of de-Stalinisation, citing Lenin's writings, including those on Stalin, to legitimise this process.
On January 21, 1924 Vladimir Il’ich Lenin, the architect of the October Revolution and the “leader of the world’s proletariat,” died, having succumbed to complications from the three strokes that progressively robbed him of his faculties. He was not quite fifty-four. 2012-05-08
Russian citizens march on the Red Square to file past the corpse of Stalin.Death of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (form Footage from Lenin's funeral in Moscow, 1924. 2016-03-30
Doctors say stress, a genetic predisposition to strokes and possibly even poison hastened the death of Vladimir Lenin, contradicting a popular theory that syphilis debilitated the late Soviet leader. 2019-04-23
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*FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Life and Death of Lenin. Vladímir Ilych Uliánov (Lenin), líder comunista y fundador de la Unión Soviética, falleció el 21 Lenin Funeral (1924); ↑ Death of Lenin. ↑ Los
Stalin took a prominent and very public role in the mourning of the leader, but in fact Lenin's death put him in a jubilant mood.
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(4) assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke 23 Oct 2017 When Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, later known as Lenin, was 21, famine hit Russia's Volga The future Lenin hoped that a truly enormous death … 21 Apr 2020 The effect of opening the archives was bolstered by the fact that for decades Lenin, who died in 1924, had been reduced to a Soviet 25 May 2017 In a sense, “Leninism” was invented at precisely the moment Lenin died. The idea of Lenin became Following Lenin's death in 1924, a collective leadership (troika), and a brief power struggle, Joseph Stalin came to power in the mid-1920s and established a 4 May 2012 Medical conference examines the death at 54 of Soviet Union's founder, and eyes Josef Stalin. Vladimir Lenin. Occupation: Chairman of the Soviet Union, Revolutionary; Born: April 22, 1870 at Simbirsk, Russian Empire; Died: January 21, 1924 at Gorki, Directed by Armando Iannucci. With Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough. Moscow, 1953.
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Milan, reporting from three different angles
Università degli Studi di Milano
"Walter Tobagi" Journalism School
Openness, knowledge and creativity
in an ever-changing city
Openness, knowledge and creativity are the three sides to a Milan that is growing and changing in order to deal with the difficulties of today and take up the challenges of tomorrow. The opening of its doors to the thousands of migrants arriving in the city to start a new life or continue their journey on towards other countries. The knowledge of its universities that are expanding to make themselves attractive on a global stage. Then there is the creativity of design and architecture, which has so successfully transformed Milan in recent years. Our guide as we explore and report will be one girl who fittingly mirrors all three facets of the city. Siham Barrakat arrived in Italy from Morocco at a very young age, graduated from Milan’s “Statale” University and today is an interpreter providing assistance to those who, like herself ten years ago, find themselves living in a city they know nothing about. The skyscrapers, fashion, people, design, opportunities: all, or nearly all, of these she has made her own. Milan has become her city. And now it is left to her to speak about the contradictions of today and its craving for the future.
The project was conceived and produced by Valerio Berra, Valentina Danesi, Marta Facchini, Giovanna Pavesi, Giulia Virzì.
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Russian nuclear forces, 2021
In the latest Nuclear Notebook, FAS’ Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda break down their current estimates of Russian nuclear forces, and dissect Russia’s nuclear strategy and modernization plans.
British Defense Review Ends Nuclear Reductions Era
“The decision to increase the size of the future stockpile – and potentially deploy more warheads on British submarines – is but the latest example of nuclear-armed states invigorating a nuclear arms race and reversing progress toward reducing the world’s nuclear arsenals,” FAS’ Hans Kristensen writes in the latest Strategic Security blog.
A New Policy on Setting Intelligence Priorities
“Is national security mainly concerned with Iran nuclear weapons research and North Korean missiles and other adversarial threats or actions? Or does it also extend to the pandemic that resulted in more than half a million American deaths in the past year?” writes FAS’ Steven Aftergood about changes in the process to prepare the National Intelligence Priorities Framework.
Averting Environmental Risks in the New Space Age
From Amy Mehlman, John P. Janka, Mark A. Sturza, and the Day One Project, a proposal on how the Biden-Harris Administration should direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fully examine and address the critical environmental issues that congested satellites and space junk may cause.
The Cyberlaw Podcast: The Xi-Hawley Global Consensus on Tech Platforms
Hear Scoville Fellow Ishan Sharma on the Lawfare Cyberlaw Podcast, where he weighs in on the latest cyber conflict paper from the United Nations and goes deep on reigning in bad surveillance practices to create a more responsible set of rules and international law.
Creating an Advisory Mechanism for the BWC
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I know we don’t like to hear about pain, about loosing someone we love, about struggles. We have enough of those, why go and read about them? We don’t like difficulty and struggles. We don’t like hearing about ours or other peoples’; it burdens us. But God has a purpose for sufferings, not necessarily for pain(emotional or physical), financial struggles, or stress, but for what they cause us to do: suffer.
Something that might be good for us all to remember is that our Savior was made perfect through suffering. Christ’s example of what a perfect life, of what a good Christian should be was perfected through sufferings. In Hebrews, it says that Jesus was made captain of suffering.
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
This doesn’t mean he destroyed it. Neither does it mean that he champion over sufferings. No, it means that he was put in command of sufferings; they no longer were to be pain for the sake of pain, and hardship for the sake of hardship. Jesus came to give purpose to our pain, to help us see a future passed our fears, to help us find security in sufferings. He is the commander, the captain of suffering; it has been put in subjection underneath Him and He leads it where He wills. Suffering is no longer a punishment. It is no more simply an effect of our actions, but an action to bring about an effect.
Jesus captained our sufferings to bring direction to them. Every hardship we endure in life as Christians is meant to push us towards something not to chase us away from something. Every trial, every tribulation, every difficulty that the world without Christ faces, pushes them away from Him. But Christians, with the Holy Spirit of God living inside of them, their sufferings only serve to bring them closer to the Comforter; to point them to the one who controls their circumstances.
Sufferings are human. But with Christ, fear is not an enemy, sufferings are not despair. Christ has become captain of our sufferings. What have we to fear of our personal well-being? Never should we doubt the capability of our Creator to care for us: His creation.
As always, thanks for reading.
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Stomach ulcers are painful sores in the stomach lining. Stomach ulcers occur when the thick layer of the mucus that protects your stomach from digestive juices is reduced. This allows the digestive acids to eat away at the tissues that line the stomach, causing an ulcer. Stomach ulcers may be easily cured, but they can become severe without proper treatment.
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My name is Michael Oduro, 49yrs of age, I was diagnosed with ulcer in the year 2006 then as a young man in Takoradi, I had ulcer before I moved to Accra in 2012 but before then, there was nothing I didn’t try call it western and local herbal drugs. Some of those drugs reduced the pain I was feeling but it didn’t last 6 months before the pain resurfaced , When I got to Abuja I visited different hospitals searching for permanent solution some Doctors gave me hope while some told me ulcer does not have cure that I should manage it like that till the day I die. Only those suffering ulcer will understand the pains, sleepless nights, gnawing or burning pain in the abdomen, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, bloating, weight loss, headaches, diarrhea or constipation, feeling sick, dizziness, rashes etc. Sometimes it subsides, but becomes more painful later on; I was always open to suggestions from my Doctors and close friends who knew what I was passing through. Below where natural remedies I tried
The above were the local remedy that worked for me but for a short period; I remember how I ate ripped banana that I almost turned to a monkey lol…… I spent so much money purchasing different kinds of drugs online and offline because I was desperate for cure, but did any work? NO there didn’t though some will start promising but never lasted 3 months before the pains resurfaced. During these years of my agony I learnt a lot, If you are suffering from, or just think you may have, stomach ulcer then you should get to know all the facts about stomach ulcers. This important information could save you from months of unnecessary stress and suffering, by putting you on the right track – right now! This disease seems nonthreatening but if it is left unchecked for an extended period of time, it can lead to bleeding in your digestive system and even death. Let me tell you how I discovered this wonder working treatment that has made me a happy man today, my jumping from one hospital to another made me friends and one of them was Dr Yusuf Ali who works in Ridge hospital in Accra. It was one of those troubled days for me when I was going through a very serious pain, I met with Dr Ali, he was assigned to do some check up on me then we began conversing on how long I have had the ulcer, the kind of medication I have taken and if there have been an improvement since I took the medication. I opened up to him on how I have spent so much money but no lasting solution gotten yet. There he told me something, before I met him I already met with over 50 doctors on same issue but they were not open as Dr Ali Maybe because he wasn’t a Ghanian, sad thing. He gave me one example; if one has malaria there would be symptoms like headache or fever right? I nodded my head yeah! He asked again, to make the headache and fever go away what is the best thing to do, take Panadol for the headache and fever to go away? I answered him “No, best thing is to treat malaria then the fever and headache will vanish. He went ahead to explain to me that pharmaceutical industries only promote drugs that will resolve symptoms to ulcer not the main cure to ulcer because they know once you are cure they would be out of business. That is why they keep feeding us with drugs that will stop the symptoms for sometimes not cure. He made me to understand that most doctors and pharmaceutical industries are after profit not really giving total cure so a patient will remain in their bondage as long as they want Sadly I asked him, “are there really permanent cure for ulcer? He answered me yes. I said to myself so there is cure all these years but my doctors refused to opened up to me, tears ran down my cheeks. I summoned courage to continue the conversation, I asked him “Dr is it that the drug is too expensive or we cannot find it here in Ghana? He answered and said not really about it being expensive but those drugs are not popular, like he said earlier pharmaceutical industries only promote what will give them money continuously not what will cure people completely. He saw the sadness in my face and promised to help me but I must promise to keep it secret that no other ear should hear in that hospital. I was shocked and WOW to hear that! He further went on to say that the solution is being imported by his unit from America for some special patients, and been administered to top hospital in the USA, China, Canada and some African Countries having same issue, The sad thing is that it’s not common in the market. He asked me to see him in a week time, I went back to meet with him as scheduled He handed me a brown sealed envelope
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Change is happening in workplaces all across America. Working people are joining together and organizing, mobilizing, and striking for fairness and justice—and they are winning.
Research shows that working people want a voice: 48% of workers without a union would vote for one in their workplace if they had the chance—a 50% increase since the last survey was taken 22 years ago.
Unionized workers earn more than their nonunion counterparts, have better benefits, and have the security of a written contract—a collective bargaining agreement—protecting their rights. And unionized workers actually raise wages for nonunion workers: A strong labor movement helps all workers and is important to enacting progressive policies like a higher minimum wage, paid family leave, and voting rights.
Federal law is supposed to encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining, but too many employers still interfere in legal and illegal ways when their workers try to form a union with their coworkers. Current law is too weak to stop employer interference. Workers in the public sector—firefighters, police officers, teachers, and other public employees—don’t have comprehensive collective bargaining rights in more than half of U.S. states. We need to strengthen the law, penalize lawbreakers, and expand coverage to all workers. And we need to publicly call out employers when they interfere with workers who are exercising their federally protected right to form a union.
We created the Building Worker Power project to raise awareness about the importance of collective bargaining rights and the labor movement to working people, their communities, our economy, and our democracy.
Building Worker Power: Fact sheets
Unionized workers are very diverse, and they work in most industries across America. More than 15 million working women and men in the United States, or one in nine workers, are represented by a union. This makes organized labor one of the largest and most representative institutions in America. Read more
Unions improve wages and benefits for all workers, not just union members. They help reduce income inequality by making sure all Americans, and not just the wealthy elite, share in the benefits of workers’ labor. Unions help win progressive policies at the federal, state, and local levels that benefit all workers and communities. Read more
There is a huge gap between the share of workers with union representation (12.1%) and the share of workers who would like to have a union and a voice on the job. Almost half of nonunion workers polled (48%) said they would vote to create a union in their workplace tomorrow if they got the chance. Read more
More on unions and collective bargaining
The following resources were produced in collaboration with the AFL-CIO.
What exactly is a union? Broadly speaking, a union is a group of workers who join together to advocate for improvements at the workplace—higher pay, better benefits, training and promotional opportunities, and protections against sexual harassment—and around other issues that concern them. Read more
As of 2017, some 48% of workers without a union would vote to have one at their workplace—a 50% increase since this question was asked in a study conducted more than two decades ago. Read more
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Football head injuries overshadow Super Bowl
Millions of Americans gathered around their TV sets last Sunday for the country's most celebrated secular holiday: the Super Bowl.
But this year's game took place in the shadows of studies that show football damages the brains and lives of the men who play it, often leading to depression and suicide. Doctors say former All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, showed signs of football-induced brain damage. Nearly 4,000 former players are suing the NFL over such injuries.
Can the game fix its injury problems and remain popular? Or will it fade away? Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk, the RedBlueAmerica columnists, debate the issue.
My son is 4 years old. He's big for his age. The guys at the butcher shop down the street have been measuring him for Pop Warner football since he was 18 months old. But my son will never, ever get a signed permission slip to play the game. Why? Because I don't want him to suffer.
I don't want him to suffer the way Seau did, or Dave Duerson, or Andre Waters, or any number of former NFL greats who we nowRedBlue: Football's head-injury legacy dampens Super Bowl know suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a kind of permanent, football-induced brain damage. And men who don't kill themselves often simply suffer with dementia, memory loss, mood swings and more.
The result? President Barack Obama said last week he wouldn't let any son of his play the game. If you want to dismiss him as a wimpy liberal, consider this: He was echoing sentiments offered by former football greats such as Troy Aikman, Terry Bradshaw and Jim McMahon. Such comments, it is believed, are starting to drive down participation in youth football.
Defenders of the game say professional players know the risk. But 7-year-olds do not. If parents continue to withhold permission to play — and those kids, quite reasonably, keep not playing football in high school and college — the NFL's talent pipeline will dry up. No ban will be needed to kill the sport. Just the love of parents for their sons.
We cannot bear to watch our children sacrifice their lives to a game. It's growing hard to stand quietly as other people's children suffer for the same. That probably means just one thing: The Super Bowl's days of cultural domination are close to over. Let our sons amuse themselves — and the rest of us — in safer, healthier fashion.
I'm a parent, too. My son is 10. He's small for his age, but of all playground games, he loves to play basketball the most. It's fast-paced and a challenge for him to overcome his peers' height advantage.
Among youth sports, basketball and bicycling send more kids to the emergency room most years than football does. Yet most parents would consider basketball the safer sport, and I think my son is better off playing it.
Naturally, parents want to do everything they can to keep their kids out of harm's way. Most parents understand, however, that life is full of risks. Do the benefits of playing a team sport like football — learning how to work in a group, along with the benefits of patience and persistence — outweigh the dangers?
Some dads who played the game and suffered no ill effects might answer differently than others. Jim Harbaugh, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, remarked last week of the comments mentioned above: "If President Obama feels that way, then there will be a little less competition for Jack Harbaugh for when he gets old enough."
Harbaugh's son is only 5 months old. Odds are, the game will be quite different when he's old enough. Technology is improving, and the helmets players wear today offer better protection than they did even five years ago.
And it's different for professionals. Nobody is putting a gun to players' heads. As even Obama took pains to observe, "NFL players have a union, they're grown men, they can make some of these decisions on their own, and most of them are well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies."
Football is dangerous, without a doubt. If you're looking safety, try chess. Or golf, where the worst a player has to fear is an injured wrist or a maybe stray ball to the head.
Ultimately, the market — the fans at home, the sponsors and the parents — will decide whether football should endure. As it should be.
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ERIC Identifier: ED448244
Publication Date: 2000-11-00
Author: Oesterreich, Heather
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on
Urban Education New York NY.
Characteristics of Effective Urban College Preparation
Programs. ERIC Digest Number 159.
College preparation programs for minority youth living in low- income
neighborhoods help them develop the skills, knowledge, confidence, and
aspirations they need to enroll in higher education. Over time, the strategies
for expanding the college access, attendance, and graduation rates of these
youth have grown in complexity, as have the funding sources, which are now a
mesh of support from the Federal and state governments, organizations, and
colleges and universities. Although, both in extent of a program's services and
in duration, long- term investments in students have a stronger impact than
short-term interventions (Gandara & Maxwell-Jolly, 1999), program strategies
leading to student success differ, based on the interests, needs, and resources
of the student's local communities. Nevertheless, certain approaches have been
proven effective in a variety of situations and can easily be customized for
local contexts. This digest reviews these general approaches to help developers
maximize the benefits which students derive from programs.
Range of Services
Pre-college programs that offer comprehensive approaches and combine a
variety of services have the largest impact on college access for minority youth
in low-income neighborhoods. Traditionally, however, programs have tended to
focus on a specific type of service because of time, expertise, and funding
constraints. Some programs, for example, specialize in test preparation
(Princeton Review), counseling and academics (Liberty Partnerships Program),
enrichment in a specialized subject (MESA), or learning based on cultural
integrity (Neighborhood Academic Initiative). Others concentrate on providing a
better education in general through systemic school change (Frederick Douglass
Academy). Still others function only as supplemental school resource centers.
The most effective college preparation programs are of substantial duration
and focus on "readiness" rather than "re-mediation" (Fenske, Geranios, Keller,
& Moore, 1997). They begin offering students services and information about
college and financial aid as early as possible, certainly in time to influence
the educational outcomes for the students. Most Federal and state programs
require services to begin no later than the seventh grade and to continue
through the twelfth grade, although challenges associated with inequitable
academic preparation exist as early as the fourth grade (Nettles & Perna,
1997). Programs such as I Have A Dream (IHAD) start as early as the third grade.
The key element of a college preparation program is its ability to provide
students with the information and experiences necessary for post-secondary
attainment. An effective program uses a wide variety of teaching strategies to
offer students different types of relevant experiences and to ensure learning,
including the following: direct teaching in a variety of content areas, summer
enrichment programs, individual and group counseling, tutoring, college visits
and courses, peer and adult mentoring, and motivational speakers.
TYPES OF SUPPORT
Effective programs provide students with rich academic content as well as
other support to promote their intellectual development (Fashola & Slavin,
* Pipeline Courses. These include algebra, geometry, calculus, biology,
chemistry, and physics so that students gain the knowledge necessary for
standardized testing; a transcript for a well-rounded, competitive college
application; and the skills to succeed in college courses. Close monitoring of
students' selection and successful completion of the courses should begin as
early as junior high school.
* Study Skills. Students need to master strategies to excel in these pipeline
courses. Workshops and courses teach how to take notes, study, and complete
homework assignments. Supportive networks, such as peer study groups and
one-on-one tutoring, provide additional learning opportunities. Supplemental
coursework adapted to students' particular learning needs augments existing
* Test Preparation. Many students are now required to negotiate high school,
college, state, and nationally-developed high stakes tests to ensure admittance
to higher education. Thus, the most useful college preparation programs offer
courses or workshops that focus exclusively on students' preparation for each
* High Expectations. Finally, students in college preparation programs for
minority youth in low-income neighborhoods, traditionally stigmatized as
"at-risk," should be viewed as highly talented individuals who can achieve their
goals. Thus, programs for them should be geared toward learning and achieving,
and provide students with encouragement, understanding, and structural support.
* Parent Involvement. It has long been assumed that parent involvement is
critical to program success and student achievement (Jun & Tierney, 1999).
Horn and Chen (1998), for example, found that students whose parents discussed
education goals with them went farther in post-secondary institutions than those
who did not. Some programs, therefore, require parents to sign contracts
agreeing to support their children's attendance, assist with homework, and
follow through on necessary paperwork for college admission and financial aid.
Programs may also invite parents to nonacademic performances or ask for
assistance in raising funds or providing supplies.
* Peer Support. The strongest social support strategy used by programs is the
fostering of student community through opportunities for interaction in academic
and nonacademic activities. Study groups provide a space for peer tutoring as
well as encouragement in academic aspirations (Gandara & Maxwell-Jolly,
1999). Networking students who have graduated from the program and are currently
enrolled in four-year institutions with program participants provides another
important level of peer support.
* Cultural Affirmation. For minority students from low-income neighborhoods,
success in school and college aspirations are often equated with a rejection of
their identity and background (Deyhle, 1995). To prevent such an identity
problem, programs use students' cultures and backgrounds--race, class, and
gender--in a positive manner in their curricula, teaching methods, and learning
activities (Jun & Tierney, 1999).
* Community Involvement. Mentors, role models, community leaders, and
speakers motivate students and raise their self-esteem, expectations, and sense
of accountability. They help students realize that their college attendance is
part of a community pattern, preceded by earlier college graduates and to be
followed by others heeding their example.
* Funding. Socioeconomic status is the greatest determinant of enrollment and
persistence in college for all students. Financial resources not only affect a
student's decision to attend college but also impact on the amount of time
available for study after enrollment (Gandara & Maxwell-Jolly, 1999).
Ideally, therefore, programs include direct financial aid such as full or
partial scholarships, stipends for attendance, or book grants (Perna &
Swail, in press).
* Aid Application Process. Filling out financial aid packets and meeting
deadlines for scholarships, loans, and grants are crucial for securing necessary
funding for college. Simply making forms available and deadlines explicit is
important, but programs which help families negotiate the mass of paperwork,
including reproducing tax forms and preparing applications for the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Pell Grants, and scholarships tend
to secure more funding for students.
* Resource Procurement. Staff members of effective programs also actively
seek additional avenues for student financial support. They explore sources such
as local community grants, professional organizations, corporate sponsorships,
and endowed private scholarships.
for Success in the College Climate
* Admissions Process. Programs facilitate the admissions process for students
by providing information about how to get into a college and how to assess
whether a college is a good match culturally and financially. Successful
programs teach students how to look critically at a university's student body
and policies to determine its cultural milieu and how to ask tough questions
about retention rates, financial aid, and the climate.
* College Visits. Opportunities for students to participate in university
life, programs, and resources are essential elements of college preparation
programs (Fenske et al., 1997). Programs partnered with universities or colleges
can offer summer enrichment programs enabling students to live and study on
campus. College classrooms can be the site of an after-school program, a test
preparation module, or an enrichment course. Students can utilize computer
rooms, the library, and sports/exercise equipment on campus. Programs that
cannot directly use higher education facilities can take students on college
trips and to local college fairs and recruitment presentations.
* Social and Cultural Capital. Student differences in social and cultural
capital create differences in college enrollment, retention, and graduation
rates (McDonough, 1997). Social capital for students preparing for college is
the availability of information-sharing networks about college and financial
aid. Cultural capital is the value placed on obtaining a college education, and
the information available about the means of acquiring one (McDonough, 1997).
Effective programs create this capital by teaching social norms, values, and
expected behaviors necessary for college admittance and persistence.
* Social Critique. In a society where inequities in college access still
reflect racism, classism, and sexism, it is useful to assist students in
understanding the realities of the social and economic stratification that
impacts on college admittance. Students can be given opportunities not only to
critique social structures, but also to be active agents in the fight against
The staff of a pre-college program is
essential to its success. Effective programs provide staff members with
continuous, in-depth professional development to keep them up-to-date on the
following: high school-to-college transition issues, which are changing more
rapidly than previously; high school graduation requirements; college admissions
requirements; re-mediation policies; and student re-mediation options. Inservice
training should also provide instruction in culturally responsive curricular and
teaching strategies that are effective with their particular students (Knight & Oesterreich, in press).
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Investments in artwork have become a popular trend over the last few years. However, there are many limitations to it with online transactions for art. Korean startup ARTBLOC has launched its unique blockchain project to overcome the issues attached to the art market and helping artists get a fair deal for their work. ARTBLOC is an Art Blockchain project that objectively evaluates the investment value of an artwork based on the art reviews, list of transactions and exhibition records of the artwork. The investors can rely on the evaluations to make reasonable investment decisions in purchasing the fractional ownership in the artwork.
ARTBLOC Ecosystem for artists & patrons
The startup was launched in March 2019 and hopes to open up the first version of its services – ARTBLOC Hub and ARTBLOC MarketPlace before the year’s end. Artists, art galleries, collectors and many others can upload the artworks they own through ARTBLOC Hub and create digital provenance of the artworks they upload. Various users can leave their own interpretations or reviews of other user’s artworks.
The community service allows its users to utilize the blockchain to accumulate review data on the interpretations and constructive criticisms on the artworks and to receive record data, transactional history, and exhibition history of the artworks. Users can evaluate artworks from various perspectives using ARTBLOC than limiting it to evaluations from only selective few people. The accumulated data can help facilitate art trades in the existing primary and secondary markets. It is quite useful for emerging artists, who can grow based on the feedback received through ARTBLOC Hub, and the art critics can generate profits by discovering new artists with high potential for growth and interpreting their artworks.
In search of the next Van Gogh!
ARTBLOC MarketPlace is the service where the ownership in the artworks with investment value is tokenized and issued, listed, and traded. The startup aims to tokenize the ownership of the artworks, with their investment values validated through the data accumulated through ARTBLOC Hub. The tokenized ownership of the artworks can be listed and traded through ARTBLOC Trade. Also, based on the information that would have accumulated from ARTBLOC Hub, investors can trade tokenized shares in the ownership of real artworks through various portfolio strategies and generate profits.
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What are some of hour favourite exercises for respectful parenting?
Have you heard of the Stop, Pause and Play exercise? I read about it not too long ago and in essence, it makes a lot of sense. The exercise has 3 parts: 1) STOP: whatever you are doing and make make sure your feet are firmly on the ground. 2) PAUSE and focus on your breathe in slowly, right down into your belly, then exhale completely. Take 5 more slow breaths, being aware of each breath in and each breath out. Breathing helps calm your body and mind down -- helps keep everything in perspective. 3) PLAY: Respond to your child the way you want to. When you are in this calm state, you will probably be better able to respond in a a better way to your child, instead of losing your temper.Read more | <urn:uuid:cd2cd47f-b945-41e6-9243-76242b03ea23> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://community.theasianparent.com/q/what-some-hour-favourite-exercises-respectful-parenting/13363 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.957296 | 173 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Warnings from Kaiser Health News
The FDA letter to health care providers came days after an investigative article by Kaiser Health News revealed the FDA has quietly granted device manufactures exemptions allowing them to log instances of injuries by medical devices into a database hidden from doctors and the public. The online publication spent months asking the FDA about this database which contains reports on about 100 medical devices including surgical staplers and internal staples.
Finally, the government agency confirmed the existence of the reporting-exemption program and thousands of never-before-acknowledged instances of device malfunctions and failures. The article outlines patient stories and doctor’s accounts of medical emergencies caused by stapler devices that led to serious life-altering injuries and death.
According to the article, “surgical staplers have a unique ability to help — or harm — patients. The device is designed to cut and seal tissues or vessels quickly, often during minimally invasive surgeries. When it fails to seal a major blood vessel, medical staff can quickly shift into “code blue” mode to rescue a patient from bleeding to death.” | <urn:uuid:73f2a58b-15ba-4a39-8b03-d40726e19d37> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.meyers-flowers.com/practice-areas/defective-devices/surgical-stapler-litigation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.936769 | 229 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Chocolate has a protracted and illustrious repute. Constituted of cacao, derived from the seeds of the cacao tree, whose scientific title, Theobroma, means “meals of the gods” in Greek, it was utilized by a few of the early Mesoamerican cultures as meals, medication, ritual choices, and even perhaps forex.
And it is no much less beneficial in fashionable occasions: The worldwide chocolate market grew by practically 20% between 2016 and 2021, with revenues approaching $980 billion by 2021, in accordance with market analysis agency Statista.
The style is definitely essential to the recognition of chocolate, however you’ve got in all probability additionally heard that this scrumptious deal with is sweet on your well being. How does science view this view?
“Cocoa is clearly good for you,” says Dariush Mozaffarian, a heart specialist and professor at Tufts College’s Friedman Faculty of Vitamin Science and Coverage. “Whether or not or not chocolate is sweet for you is determined by how a lot cocoa it really comprises and what else is in it.”
Cacao beans are stuffed with fiber and “loaded with phytonutrients,” Mozaffarian mentioned, referring to the pure chemical substances discovered on this plant. Cocoa is believed to include about 380 completely different chemical substances, together with a big class of compounds referred to as flavanols. [uma subclasse dos flavonoides] which have attracted appreciable curiosity from researchers for his or her potential well being advantages.
Nevertheless it’s much less clear how a lot flavanols and different phytonutrients it’s worthwhile to enhance well being, or whether or not your favourite chocolate chip cookie comprises sufficient. And specialists have completely different opinions on this level.
Milk chocolate sometimes comprises about 20% cocoa, Mozaffarian mentioned, though the content material can differ. (The Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) requires milk chocolate to include at the very least 10% cocoa, however some milk chocolate cookies include as much as 50% or extra.)
Verify the labels fastidiously, the physician mentioned. For potential well being advantages, he recommends darkish chocolate with at the very least 70% cocoa.
Many small, short-term human trials have discovered that darkish chocolate, dietary dietary supplements, or standardized cocoa drinks can modestly decrease blood stress and enhance blood ldl cholesterol and blood vessel well being in adults.
And a few longer observational research have concluded that individuals who devour extra cocoa could have a decrease danger of sure cardiovascular ailments, in accordance with Mozaffarian.
In a scientific overview printed in February within the journal JAMA Community Open, the researcher and his colleagues examined how sure meals and vitamins are related to coronary heart well being.
They discovered “possible or convincing proof” that consuming chocolate is related to a decrease danger of heart problems, and estimated that a mean every day consumption of simply 10g of chocolate was related to a 6% discount in general cardiovascular danger. vascular illness.
However these sorts of estimates are based mostly on observational research, which have essential limitations, says JoAnn Manson, director of preventive medication at Brigham and Girls’s Hospital in Boston.
These research can solely determine associations between chocolate consumption and well being; cannot show that chocolate is helpful — individuals who eat probably the most chocolate could also be completely different in different ways in which have an effect on their well being, Manson mentioned.
The outcomes of observational research have been additionally inconsistent. Some have discovered no profit and others have discovered that those that eat chocolate frequently or extra typically usually tend to acquire weight, Manson identified.
These research additionally often don’t have in mind the various kinds of chocolate, which might differ in cocoa content material. And counting sugar, fats and energy can negate any well being advantages of cocoa.
To handle a few of these shortcomings, Manson and his colleagues carried out a big randomized trial of greater than 21,000 seniors in the USA. Half of the individuals obtained a cocoa extract complement containing 500 milligrams of cocoa flavanols, and the opposite half obtained a placebo. The outcomes of the examine, referred to as the Cosmos examine, have been printed in June in The American Journal of Medical Vitamin.
After following the individuals for 3.6 years, the researchers discovered that, in comparison with the placebo group, the cocoa complement group was statistically much less prone to have cardiovascular occasions, together with coronary heart assault and stroke, however had a 27% discount. % of cardiovascular occasions. loss of life.
Manson referred to as these outcomes “promising indicators for cardioprotection,” though she pressured that one other examine is required to substantiate the findings earlier than translating them into suggestions for cocoa flavanol consumption.
Importantly, the Cosmos examine didn’t give individuals chocolate, however concentrated cocoa extract capsules produced by the Mars Chocolate Business, which additionally partially funded the examine.
To get the identical quantity of bioactive cocoa flavanols from chocolate, an individual would wish to eat about 4,000 energy of milk chocolate or 600 energy of darkish chocolate a day, Manson mentioned, noting that a big proportion of flavanols may be destroyed throughout chocolate processing.
Chocolate is “an exquisite indulgence, however I believe it has its limitations as a well being meals,” she mentioned.
A lot of the analysis, together with his personal, on the potential well being advantages of chocolate and cocoa has been funded by chocolate corporations like Mars, Manson mentioned. “These assessments are costly,” and authorities funding for diet research on the whole is proscribed, he added.
Analysis means that the outcomes of research sponsored by the meals trade, together with these on chocolate, usually tend to be favorable to the businesses that fund them, though Manson mentioned Mars was not concerned within the design or evaluation of the Cosmos examine.
For his half, Mozaffarian is satisfied by present analysis that darkish chocolate containing 70% or extra cocoa is prone to be useful for coronary heart well being, even when it comprises much less flavanols than examined within the Cosmos examine.
“Consuming a small quantity of darkish chocolate day-after-day might be excellent for us, and it’ll make you content as a result of it tastes good,” he mentioned.
Mozaffarian mentioned he receives no funding from the chocolate trade, however he has acknowledged a battle of curiosity on the subject of this specific meals. “My battle is that I really like darkish chocolate,” he mentioned.
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Moscow (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a state of emergency in the Siberian city of Norilsk, after 20,000 tons of fuel spilled into a nearby river from a power station.
An environmental group has described the damage as "catastrophic," and the concentration of contaminants in nearby waters has already exceeded permissible levels tens of thousands of times over, according to Russian environmental agency Rosprirodnadzor.
The power station's employees originally tried to contain the spill on their own and did not report the incident to emergency services for two days, head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Evgeny Zinichev said during a Wednesday meeting chaired by Putin and shown on national television.
"So what, we are going to learn about emergencies from social media now? Are you okay over there?" Putin said, chiding Krasnoyarsk governor, Alexander Uss and managers of the Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company, which operates the station, for a delayed response after local authorities learned about the spill from social media.
The Investigative Committee, Russia's top law enforcement body, said Tuesday a criminal probe had been launched into 20,000 tons of diesel fuel spilling into a Norilsk river following "unexplained decompression" of a storage tank.
Nornickel, the energy company's parent, said the foundation of the storage tank possibly sank due to thawing permafrost, highlighting the dangers increasingly warming temperatures pose to Arctic infrastructure and ecosystems, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
"Right now we can assume... that due to abnormally mild summer temperatures recorded in the past years, permafrost could have melted and the pillars under the platform could have sank," said Nornickel chief operating officer, Sergey Dyachenko, according to the TASS news agency.
Northern Asia, especially above the Arctic Circle in Siberia, has seen the most above-normal temperatures on the planet so far in 2020. Through the first four months of the year, the region has seen temperatures more than 4 degrees Celsius above normal on average.
The Arctic region is warming, on average, twice as fast as the rest of the planet, as a consequence of global warming, scientists say.
The local authorities said the spill might take weeks to start a clean up as the region lacks expertise in utilizing such amounts of fuel, the river is not navigable and there are no roads surrounding it. Additional groups of experts are being deployed from other regions following the state of emergency.
"The incident led to catastrophic consequences and we will be seeing the repercussions for years to come," Sergey Verkhovets, coordinator of Arctic projects of Russia's WWF branch, said in a statement. "We are talking about dead fish, polluted plumage of birds, and poisoned animals."
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Not many people know this, but after Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden, they sublet an apartment from a young Frank Lautenberg for six months before they found a place of their own.
In 1215, when the English were drafting the Magna Carta, they actually ran out of parchment, but they were able to purchase more from Frank Lautenberg's shop down the street.
And during the Civil War, it was Frank Lautenberg who, because of a late business meeting, gave his seats at Ford's Theater to Abraham Lincoln.
Nowadays, Frank Lautenberg is a senator for the state of New Jersey. He's also really really really old (OK, he's only 84, but still).
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Successive Federal Governments have been concerned about the potential for super fund members to move large amounts into pension phase as a strategy to reduce tax. The tax saving comes from the combined effect of the fund paying no income tax on earnings from the pension account, and the member paying no income tax on the pension if they are over 60.
The Government has addressed this with the introduction, from 1 July 2017, of a dollar limit on the total amount that a member can transfer into “retirement phase”, the term used to describe pension accounts which are exempt from tax in the fund.. The dollar limit a member can transfer into retirement phase is called their “transfer balance cap” (TBC). In order to track the amount transferred into retirement phase, the ATO will maintain a “transfer balance account” (TBA) for each person. A person commences to have a TBA at the time they first start to receive a pension in retirement phase, and their TBA ceases on death.
Generally a transition to retirement income stream (TRIS)is not classified as being in retirement phase, and income on the assets supporting a TRIS is not exempt from tax in the fund. However, this classification changes once the member has reached age 65 or has satisfied the retirement, terminal medical condition or permanent incapacity condition of release.
A person’s TBC is a lifetime cap which is set when a person first commences to have a TBA. The TBC for people who commenced a TBA in the year ended 30 June 2018 is $1.6m. For people who commence a TBA in later years, the TBC will be indexed by movements in the CPI in increments of $100,000.
If you commence a TBA but do not use your entire TBC at that time, the “cap space” available in future will be the indexed general TBC at that time multiplied by your unused percentage. For example, if you transfer $1.0m to a pension account to commence a retirement phase pension on 1 July 2018, the unused cap amount of $0.6m represents $0.6m/$1.6m = 37.5% of your TBC at that time. If at some time in the future you choose to transfer further funds to another retirement phase pension account, the balance of the TBC available to you at that later time will be the indexed general TBC at that time, multiplied by 37.5%.
The opposite describes the most common TBA events. Changes in the value of an income stream account after the initial valuation, such as through investment gains or losses, are not taken into account.
You have an excess transfer balance if the credit balance of your TBA exceeds your TBC at the end of a particular day. In addition to amounts transferred into retirement phase, the excess also includes “excess balance earnings” accrued on a daily basis, calculated for the period from when you first had an excess transfer balance until you either cease to have an excess transfer balance or the ATO issues you with an “excess transfer balance determination”, whichever is earlier.
The issue of a determination by the ATO in effect crystallises the amount you need to remove from retirement phase. If you know the amount of your excess transfer balance (including any excess balance earnings) you can voluntarily commute it before you receive an excess transfer balance determination.
It is often best to commute any excess transfer balance as early as possible, to minimise excess “transfer balance tax”. The rate of tax is 15% in the 2018 tax year, then from 1 July 2018 it is 15% the first time you have an excess transfer balance, then 30% for subsequent occasions.
If you still have an excess transfer balance 60 days after the issue of an excess transfer balance determination, the ATO will issue a commutation authority directly to your super providers (which may include your SMSF), requiring them to remove the amount form retirement phase. Failure to comply may result in the income stream losing its tax exemption on earnings.
In the event you receive an excess transfer balance determination, or your SMSF receives a commutation authority, you should contact your Nexia advisor immediately, so that we can advise on the best course of action.
The ATO will gather the data it needs to implement the TBA regime through transfer balance account reports (TBAR) which super providers (including SMSFs) must provide by specified lodgement dates.
The timing of the required reporting depends on the total superannuation balances of the members in the fund. A member’s total superannuation balance is the total value of all their superannuation interests in all funds and pension schemes as at the preceding 30 June.
Where all the members of a fund have total superannuation balances of less than $1 million, TBAR reporting can be done by the fund at the same time as its annual return is due. In other words, any reportable transactions can be reported on an annual basis.
Where any member of the fund has a total superannuation balance of $1 million or more, TBAR reporting must be done within 28 days of the end of the quarter in which a reportable event occurs.
Reportable events which have occurred during the 2018 financial year need to be reported:
Even if your SMSF is eligible to report TBA events annually, there may be situations where it is desirable to report early. For example, if you commute a pension in retirement phase in your SMSF and roll the amount into a public offer fund, it is possible that the public offer fund will report the credit to your TBA before your SMSF is due to report the offsetting debit. This will result in an excess transfer balance which will then need to be corrected.
The TBAR reporting regime imposes obligations on SMSF trustees to ensure that events are reported by the relevant due date.
Our super software is able to report such events to the ATO in a convenient electronic form, but our SMSF clients should make sure we have current automated data feeds, and should consider providing us with the information for their funds on at least a quarterly basis so that fund transactions are up to date. Please contact your Nexia Edwards Marshall Advisor if you would like to discuss this issue.
Transition to retirement income streams (TRIS) have raised particular problems for the TBA regime. As the law was originally enacted, all TRISes were excluded from the definition of retirement phase income streams. Consequently, the fund earnings on TRISes were not exempt from tax, and existing or new TRISes did not affect a member’s TBA. However, the ATO has conceded that when the recipient of a TRIS turns 65 or satisfies one of the conditions of release relating to retirement, terminal medical condition or permanent incapacity, the special restrictions which apply to the payment of a TRIS cease to apply (subject to the fund’s trust deed and the pension rules). The law has now been amended so that a TRIS is regarded as being in retirement phase from the date the recipient turns 65 or notifies the fund trustee that they have satisfied one of these conditions of release.
A further problem arises where the beneficiary of a reversionary TRIS dies, and the TRIS commences to be paid to a beneficiary (such as a surviving spouse) who has not turned 65 or satisfied one of these conditions of release. Under the current law, the TRIS would again revert to not being in retirement phase, with the result that it cannot be paid as a death benefit income stream. There is currently a Bill before Parliament to amend the law so that such a reversionary TRIS will be regarded as being in retirement phase for the surviving spouse. The change will be effective from 1 July 2017.
Please contact Alanah Boylon or your Nexia Edwards Marshall Advisor if you wish to discuss.
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For Driscoll, the challenge of Ghost of Stone lay in reducing the glass block so nothing chipped off, obtaining the right geometries. The first issue for Rock in Full Metal Jacket was to determine and source the right material. «Volcanic rock, which is usually used as a landscaping boulder, is extremely soft» he said. «Because it's light, not dense, and highly porous, the molten aluminium could flow inside it. The second problem was that it was very quick to mill». Both Clark and Driscoll knew that putting Cristina Parren᷉o’s vision and unique concepts into practice would demand the utmost attention to detail. A licensed architect in both Spain and the U.K., Parren᷉o's research in TransTectonics at M.I.T. explores non-conventional combinations of materials using small prototypes, later transformed into larger scales and contexts to become architectural installations that enrich public areas.
«The concept behind this exhibition of 12x12x12 prototypes is extremely relevant for architecture» said Parreño. «It's a way of working with interesting materials, digital technology and highly advanced machines, but at the same time incorporating a time-honoured trade and the old ways of working with materials». Anyone who attends the exhibition will see how each of Parreño’s pieces clearly stretches the limits of innovation in design research. Diamut and Biesse Group show similar intensity in pushing the limits of technology to deliver tooling and automation solutions to commercial labs working with glass, stone and other materials.
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Toyota and Horizon Educational Group Challenge SoCal High School Students to Build Fuel Cell Vehicles
TORRANCE, CALIF. (Aug. 9, 2016) – Game-based learning. Augmented reality virtual field trips. Biometric eye-tracking to determine how students absorb and understand content.
Today’s classroom is evolving. The next generation of innovators crave hands-on learning experiences and working alongside professionals who share their passion. Toyota embraces this collaborative spirit and an ongoing commitment to STEM education. That’s why Toyota is partnering with Horizon Educational Group to bring the Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge to 20 California schools in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
The Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge is a semester-long, afterschool program focused on alternative fuels and climate change. During the unique, hands-on program, teams of high school students have the opportunity to build their own fuel cell remote control vehicles and learn first-hand about the future of fuel cell technology. The program kicks off today with a teacher training event at Toyota’s offices in Torrance, California and will cross the finish line when student teams race their fuel cells vehicles in March 2017.
"The Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge provides an opportunity to introduce the next generation of innovators to fuel cell technology,” said Doug Coleman, Toyota national vehicle marketing manager. “We hope this challenge encourages students to join Toyota in the effort to create a more eco-conscious and sustainable future.”
The customized, interactive STEM curriculum is rooted in the design principles of the Toyota Mirai, including exploring challenges and solutions Mirai engineers experienced during vehicle development, with a focus on renewable energy technology. In addition to support from Toyota fuel cell engineers, the students will be coached by trailblazing Mirai owners and work with members of a Toyota NASCAR Pit Crew for their final race.
Participating schools include 10 each from Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Several schools contain largely multicultural – Hispanic, African-American or Asian-American – student bodies. The participation of these schools reaffirms Toyota’s commitment to supporting innovators from all communities and backgrounds. Participating schools are in development, with the following confirmed:
San Pedro High School
Banning Academies of Creative & Innovative Sciences
Fremont Math and Science Technology Magnet
West Adams Prep High School
Chaminade High School
Downtown Business Magnet
Hamilton High School
Beverly Hills High School
Irvine High School
University High Irvine
Mission Viejo High School
El Toro High School
Edison High School
John F. Kennedy High School
Cornelia Connelly School
Servite High School
Horizon Educational is dedicated to providing fun and meaningful learning experiences through adapting innovative technologies into classrooms while maintaining robust academic standards. Passionate about sustainability, Horizon puts the learning experience in the context of how to solve the big challenges of the 21st century.
******Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in the United States in 1957 and currently operates 10 manufacturing plants. There are 1,500 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in the United States, which sold more than 2.5 million vehicles in 2015. Toyota directly employs over 32,000 in the United States and its investment here is currently valued at more than $20.1 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services from U.S. suppliers totals over $32.2 billion.
For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com
About Horizon Educational
******Horizon Educational is dedicated to promoting STEM education and creating unique hands-on learning experiences for students around the world. Our science equipment and curricular materials allow students to explore the technology behind different renewable energy sources such as fuel cells, solar panels and wind turbines. We hope to inspire next generation of innovators to enter a STEM-related career field with the potential of solving one of the 21st century’s greatest problems, global climate change. For more information, visit http://www.horizoneducational.com/
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Hydrography (Polygon and Line): Green County, Wisconsin, 2018
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When it comes to spending money on new equipment, software, and other assets for your business, you’ve got two options: you can either obtain them as a capital expense (CapEx), or as an operating expense (OpEx).
Here’s a scenario for you.
Let’s say you have purchased a company car. This is great as it will be yours to drive forever. You will write a check for it, and write it off as an operational expense (gas, repairs, mileage – OpEx expense.) But, what if you live in New York, where the price of a garage is more than a home, then it would make sense to use Uber to get around, instead of owning a car. You will write it off as a business-related expense – OpEx.
Gartner Says Global IT Spending will total of $3.7 trillion by the end of 2018, an increase of 6.2 percent from the prior year. For this reason, it deserves new consideration. Which is better for my business, and are both a viable option?
Let’s explore these options further.
Capital expenditures (CapEx) are the money a company spends on fixed assets. Things like the improvements of a building, a vehicle, equipment, and land. These one-time purchases stick with a company for more than a year, and show up on the balance sheet, while the cost depreciates over time. Finance teams and bookkeepers applaud these CapEx tax depreciations.
Operating expenses (OpEx) are used to run day-to-day operations. Things like printers and scanners, air conditioners and paper, electricity, and other supplies. These are pay-as-you-go items that show up on a on the company’s statement, and are deducted from income as they occur.
In many cases, companies prefer to lease equipment instead of buying it outright, and therefore choose CapEx, since the money doesn’t have to be paid upfront – instead, it can be deducted. Undoubtedly, deducting expenses reduces income tax.
Capex is useful when it comes to equipment—something that’s more mechanical than technological, as it will be here for years. Technology, on the other hand, will depreciate over time. For an architecture or interior design firm, for example, the need to purchase real estate, or for a solar or HVAC company, CapEx is more useful.
Many companies think that OpEx is better than CapEx. Is this true?
It is a common myth that buying IT infrastructure is better than renting it. It is said that you can save money and have fewer headaches with an Operating expenditure expense versus a Capital expenditure investment.
If you are a start-up, and growing, and want to maximize cash flow, then an Operation expenditure approach is a good fit. For example, small companies often lease a cloud-based email service and pay a smaller monthly bill, rather than upfront for an ERP.
Analysts, however, say that a CapEx investment strategy is best most of the time. Let’s say you are an established company, a profitable business – you should be CapEx-focused. Why? Purchasing a piece of capital equipment is better as you will keep it over a longer time period.
Accounting in Capex and Opex
CapEx and OpEx is handled differently for accounting purposes. Capital expenditures are recorded as assets on the profit/loss statement, while Operating expenditures are recorded as expenses. The costs incurred through a Capital expenditure are not deducted in the period they was incurred. And, as tangible assets depreciate, while intangible assets are amortized, cost is spread out in different financial periods.
Businesses are increasingly under pressure to wisely spend their capital budgets by making the correct decisions on what to buy and when to replace equipment. A trade-off occurs. Should existing equipment be replaced or upgraded? Should technology be bought or leased? These questions give companies a competitive edge over the competition.
One size doesn’t fit all, however. Yet, there are persuasive reasons to turning CapEx into OpEx. Reaping savings and pulling the plug if an expensive project won’t materialize means there is more security with Operational expenditure.
If you want to maintain your competitive edge and stay relevant in your industry, you should understand that a key part of that is being innovative. If you are an industrial and commercial equipment provider, the evolution from CapEx equipment sales to Product-as-a-Service is invariably the next evolution in the way business is often conducted by forward-thinking companies. | <urn:uuid:a4184b31-f4e7-4d9f-8cfd-f646fb3ec616> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://caprivisolutionsblog.com/2018/11/05/is-opex-better-than-capex/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.960023 | 964 | 2.171875 | 2 |
From October 2021 everyone over the age of 40 will be able to get a free blood pressure check at their local pharmacy. This comes as the result of a successful pilot programme to test case-finding for hypertension in community pharmacies.
SCW are delighted to have been involved in the development of this potentially life-saving programme. We created the model for the pilot to identify target groups, a comprehensive toolkit to facilitate delivery, and supported the pharmacy teams taking part in the trial. The pilot launched in early 2021.
Cardiovascular disease is often called the silent killer as many people don’t know they have it until they have their blood pressure checked by a health professional. Looking for a way to combat this lack of awareness, NHSEI wanted to test a new model of care.
We were commissioned to support this new approach for risk identification and prevention of cardiovascular disease, using community pharmacies to deliver blood pressure checks. The outputs from this case-finding pilot will be included in Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) and the Primary Care Network (PCN) contracts.
The model, developed by SCW, needed to be able to identify people over the age of 40, or at the discretion of the pharmacy people under the age of 40, with high blood pressure who had previously not had a confirmed diagnosis of hypertension or a related condition. It then needed to be able to refer them to general practice to confirm diagnosis and for appropriate management.
We collaborated with the Pharmacy Integration Fund (PhIF) Clinical Reference Group (CRG) and the PhIF Decision Making Authority in developing the model of hypertension case-finding and supporting documentation. To give the best chance of success, SCW’s Medicines Optimisation team developed a toolkit for the pharmacy teams which included a user guide and a how-to video. We also worked collaboratively to develop an Excel-based data collection tool that was easy to use in pharmacies.
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What is melanoma?
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer, and while it is the least common it is estimated that melanoma will affect 1 in 27 men and 1 in 40 women in their lifetime*.
There are many factors contributing to melanoma, including high altitude, fair skin, significant sun exposure, tanning beds, and genetics. Melanoma masses are commonly associated with moles, as they resemble a mole or may even arise from an existing mole. They are generally dark brown or black in color, though occasionally may be white, pink, or even blue or purple.
Facts about Melanoma
- Melanoma is one of the most aggressive kinds of cancer. One person dies of Melanoma every hour.
- Melanoma can be hidden in plain sight. Melanoma screenings can help detect cancer at an early stage.
- You are at risk to get melanoma if you have any of the following risk factors:
- Living at a high elevation
- Both men and Women over 50 years old
- Spending time outside in the sun
- A family history of skin cancer
- Frequent use of tanning beds
- Having lighter skin
- You can still get melanoma with no known risk factors
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You can take an active role in protecting your skin and preventing skin cancer. First, when possible try to stay in the shade during peak sun hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. When you are in the sun, reapply sunscreen regularly throughout the day, especially if you will be in water where it can wash off.
In some cases, you may want to wear clothing that covers your arms and legs, and protective accessories like hats and sunglasses to block UVA and UVB rays.
Also, avoid indoor tanning as it can increase your risk of developing skin cancer.
Your Skin Tells Your Story
If you have a family history of skin cancer, or any risk factors that are common to skin cancer, you should also think about having your doctor perform a yearly skin check as part of your routine physical. This is where your doctor will check your skin for new growths, and also observe existing growths, such as moles or freckles, to make sure they are not changing.
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A single combat sport originated in 1960s, kickboxing gained a lot of prominence in 1970s. It is a fighting technique of kicking and punching and is practiced as a sport. Many people today learn this hybrid marital art for self-defense or for fitness. Kickboxing asks for mastering an array of techniques and as such one should learn it under a trained instructor. Nevertheless, the advancement in technology has enabled professionals in the field to reach out to people and help them train themselves effectively online.
How to learn kickboxing effectively online?
With many dedicated websites offering the kickboxing online course, you can pick and choose the one that suits your need. Here are a few things to consider for learning kickboxing effectively online.
Decide your purpose
Let it be that you have decided to learn this sport for self-defense, cardiovascular conditioning, or for building strength and confidence. It is important that you have to be specific of your need. The popularity of kickboxing has taken it from a combat sport and martial art to others as mentioned above. In case you prefer non-combat classes, then you need to find an aerobic workout that offers various techniques to improve your health.
As for the combat-oriented lessons, you are exposed to real-life scenarios and taught skills that will benefit in daily life. Understanding your need will help you to narrow down your search and find the right training.
Find a suitable place and sign up
For unhindered learning, it is essential to find a suitable place with easy accessibility to the training equipment like punching bag. You need to find appropriate clothing, which is loose and comfortable and also wear boxing gloves. Next, you have to sign up for the class that suits you. While doing so, look for an authoritative source because kickboxing is an art and there are precise and proper techniques to make your training effective.
Follow the instructions and practice regularly
Anything learned online, especially kickboxing, you are required to follow the instructions of the instructor. Though there are many contrary views on the effectiveness of online learning of this sport, a proper and constructive kickboxing online course can help you learn and practice it in a professional way. For instance, it is important to start with a warm-up session like stretching, jogging, jumping, or calisthenics. No doubt, sufficient warming up will help reduce any injury. Give enough time to watch the videos and if possible, repeat it number of times so that you can visualise every technique and practise it until you have perfected it.
Continuous practice and research
The kickboxing techniques are not easily learned other than by regular practice. To make it look natural, it is essential to follow the instructor and practise each and every technique like the punch, hook, roundhouse punch and kick, front kick, or reverse roundhouse kick by repeating it until you find it matching with the video. Though individual feedback is possible here, you can assess yourself executing the kicks and punches in front of the mirror.
If possible, you can find someone who has enough knowledge about kickboxing and get his/her feedback. Other than the online lessons, you can also research to find out other sources like tutorials and blogs and compare those with your training. There are many videos of famous kickboxing professionals and their bout, which will help you with the necessary tips, moves and so on.
Improve your footwork
Kickboxing needs good footwork and it is important to outsmart your opponent and be in a position to set up an attack. A good footwork helps you move quickly combining your strikes and takedowns. The online course teaches you the basics starting with the plyometric exercises, jogging and shadow boxing. The other basic exercises are the ladder drills and step-box exercise, which will help you develop your calf muscles to make you feel lighter.
To move into an advance level of the footwork movement, you can research further and watch the videos of famous kickboxing fights. Moreover, it will be beneficial if you find a partner who can train with you online. This will help you practice defensive, attacking and sparring techniques in real and repeat them until you find doing them perfectly. However, take care of yourself by going through the injury-prevention tips.
Learn more from other instructors and students
The online facility helps you to get in touch with other instructors and students engaged in the kickboxing training and learning through forums and groups. This helps you share your ideas and find out whether you are on the right track. Of course, there are many websites that offer expert advice and feedback, which can be helpful to your lessons.
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How is debt dealt with in divorce? The difference between “soft” and “hard” loans
March 24, 2022
A recent case before the Family Court provided some helpful guidance on how debt should be dealt with in financial settlements following divorce together with the difference in the treatment between “soft” loans and “hard” loans.
It is quite common that in a marriage either one or both spouses will have incurred debt of some kind, whether formally through a commercial arrangement with the likes of a bank or more informally by borrowing money from family members.
Upon divorce and separation, it is not unusual for spouses to laden themselves with more debt as their financial circumstances have to adjust and outgoings increase.
When considering what a fair financial settlement looks like, there can be the question of what to do with the debt and whether or not allowance should be made for certain debts to be repaid from the assets available.
In P v Q EWFC B9 both spouses had incurred debts. The husband alleged that during the course of the marriage, his mother had lent him £150,000 to help with purchasing a home. He alleged that there was an expectation that when his mother was no longer able to look after herself into her old age, the money would be re-paid to her. There were no document to record the loan.
After the husband and wife separated and during the course of negotiations, the husband, without any demand from his mother, repaid the sum of £150,000 to her and asserted that it represented the repayment of the loan.
The Judge did not accept that the £150,000 was a “hard” loan from the husband’s mother which required repayment. The husband’s mother gave evidence during the Court Hearing and when pressed, explained that she could not envisage any circumstance in which she would pursue the loan as a debt by way of litigation.
The Judge therefore decided to ‘add back’ the sum of £150,000 onto the Schedule of Assets (as if the husband had not made the payment back to his mother).
What is the difference between a ‘soft loan’ and a ‘hard loan’?
Within his Judgment, the Judge set out a number of points which can be considered to help determine whether or not a debt can be included or excluded from the Schedule of Assets:
- Once a Judge has decided that a contractually binding obligation to a third party exists, the Court may consider whether the obligation is hard or soft. If it is a soft obligation, the Judge may decide, as an exercise of discretion, to leave it out of the Schedule of Assets and Liabilities.
- There is no hard or fast test as to whether or not a loan will fall into one category or another and each case will be facts specific.
- A common feature of cases comes down to the question of whether or not it is likely, in reality, that a debt obligation will be enforced.
Other factors to consider (though not an exhaustive list) include:
- Is it an obligation to a finance company?
- Do the terms of the obligation have the feel of a normal commercial arrangement?
- Does the obligation arise out of a written agreement?
- Is there a written demand for payment or threat of litigation and/or actual litigation?
- Has there been a delay in enforcing the repayment of the debt?
- Is the amount of money such that it would be less likely for a creditor to be likely to waive the obligation either wholly or partly?
The Judge went on to consider features which could lead a Judge to conclude that a debt obligation is in the category of “soft” loan:
- It is an obligation to a friend or family member with whom the debtor remains on good terms and who is likely to want the debtor not to suffer hardship.
- The obligation arose informally and the terms of the obligation do not have the feel of a normal commercial arrangement.
- There has been no written demand for payment despite the due date having passed.
- There has been a delay in enforcing the obligation; or
- Is the amount of money such that it would be likely for the creditor to waive the obligation either wholly or partly? However, the amount of the debt, is not necessarily decisive.
Careful consideration will be needed in each case as to how particular debts should be treated. Attention should be given to how loans are structured and formalised, particularly if the spouse has borrowed money from family or friends.
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Dumas Wesley Community Center’s Transitional Housing Program, Sybil H. Smith Family Village, (SSFV) was founded in 1999 to fill a void in housing services for women and families experiencing homelessness. To date, the program has served 2,390 individuals from Southwest and Central Alabama, coastal Mississippi, and North Florida. In 2021, Sybil Smith Family Village had an 87% success rate among residents moving into permanent housing-17% higher than the national average, according to HUD statistics.
SSFV seeks to help homeless single women and homeless women with children establish and maintain self-sufficiency. The program combines transitional housing for up to 24 months and is able to accommodate up to 17 families and up to 61 individuals.
Major program goals are:
- To meet the immediate need for stable housing so that residents are free to work on becoming self-sufficient,
- Help residents obtain job skills and educational skills so they can financially support themselves,
- Help overcome other critical obstacles such as lack of affordable childcare so they may work outside the home,
- Help individuals and mothers with children recover from and avoid the trauma which homelessness and economic instability causes to their health, self-esteem and emotional development, and
- Help secure and retain permanent housing when they complete the Family Village program.
Basic eligibility criteria for admission into Sybil H. Smith Family Village are:
- Must be at least 24 years old,
- Must be homeless,
- Must be able to work and/or attend school (volunteer hours do not count),
- Must be drug and alcohol-free,
- Must be willing to live in a drug/alcohol-free environment (and take random drug tests), and
- Must be willing to participate in a case management plan.
Each resident is assessed at the time of entry into the program and a detailed case management plan is formulated. Last year, residents were referred to 29 different United Way agencies. Each adult resident meets at least once weekly with the case manager to review goals and achievements. Mandatory life skills classes are provided in employment readiness and retention, parenting, budgeting, relationship skills, health issues and other skills necessary to live independently.
Please contact Sybil H. Smith Family Village at 251-473-5526 for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures.
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How much child poverty is there in Europe?
In 2020, 24.2 % of children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Households with a single person looking after children had the highest risk of poverty or social exclusion at 42.1%
There is a variety in levels of child poverty across Europe. The highest are 41.5% in Romania and 36.2% in Bulgaria and the lowest is 12.1% in Slovenia.
The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the situation, leading to higher levels of financial insecurity, poverty and income inequality.
What are the consequences for children living in poverty?
There are life-long consequences for children who grow up in poverty.
Statistically, they are more likely to dropout of school, have fewer chances to find decent jobs later, suffer from social exclusion and health problems in the future.
This often creates a cycle of disadvantage, with the next generation also more likely to grow up in poverty.
What is being done to break the cycle of poverty in the EU?
The EU’s European Child Guarantee aims to break the cycle of child poverty. The Guarantee sets out access to key services for all children including free education and after-school activities, free healthy school meals, healthcare, good nutrition and decent housing.
This puts into action the European Pillar of Social Rights on child care and support to children.
One year after the launch in March 2021, EU countries have to submit their national action plans to the European Commission, explaining how they will put the Child Guarantee into action. They will then have to report back on their progress every two years.
One of the ways of implementing the Child Guarantee is with money from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) which has a €88 billion budget for 2021-2027. Countries where levels of child poverty are at or above the EU average, must spend at least 5% of the funds they receive on tackling this and other countries are also encouraged to use ESF+ funding.
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Mapping the patient movement
The eight indicators for benchmarking the patients movement
In September 2020 PatientView plans to publish the results of related research on how patient groups worldwide have been affected by Covid-19: how these organisations have tried to address the needs of their respective patient communities, while at the same time struggling to survive as integral organisations during the pandemic. Again, the reults will compare the feedback from patient groups in different therapy areas and geographic regions. The research is meant to support not only patient organisations themselves but those who work alongside them – by identifying strengths and weakness.
PatientView research on patient group relations builds on previous work.
Conducted by PatientView to determine the strength and power of the patient movement, data for which are available for 2012, 2014 and 2018.
The benchmarking process relies on a system of self-assessment.
The benchmarking process relies on comparing various types of patient groups with others: therapy area with therapy area; country/region with country/region.
In areas where patient groups are less successful the groups can learn lessons from the attitudes and activities of their more successful peers.
The upcoming report to be published in Sep 2020 uses this survey structure to assess the impact of Covid-19 on patient groups.
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It can be a real pain going to every computer in your network and manually installing a program, fortunately for you this is not required if you are using windows with a domain controller.
This will only work if you are running Windows Server and if the target workstations are joined to the domain. You also have to install the Group Policy Management feature in server manager if this is not already installed (step 3). This only works on MSI files, not EXE or any other type.
Step 1: Download your MSI
If you already have an MSI, great. If not, go to Login to – https://cloud.malwarebytes.com/auth/login
Click – Download – from the left stack menu
Then – Download – the MSI for the windows edition you need.
Step 2: Copy the MSI into a file share
You need to create a folder on your server for the software installation package, for example a ‘Packages’ or ‘Software’ folder. Copy the MSI file into this folder, and then right-click the folder, and go to “Share with” –> “Specific people”. Type “Domain Computers” in the search box, and then give the “Domain Computers” account read permissions and click “Share”.
Step 3: Open or install Group Policy Management
Open Group Policy Management from “Start” –> “Administrative Tools” –> “Group Policy Management”.
If it is not installed, go to the “Server Manager” (also in Administrative tools) and go to the “Features” tab on the left hand side and then click “Add Features” in the pane on the right. Check the box in the new window that says “Group Policy Management”, and then click through the next few screens. It will install and then you can open it like above.
Step 4: Go to the existing policies
Navigate to “Forest: YOURDOMAIN” –> “Domains” –> “YOURDOMAIN” –> “Group Policy Objects”. This is where your GPO’s are stored.
Step 5: Create a new GPO
Right click the folder “Group Policy Objects” and click New. Type in a name for your GPO “Install MalwareBytes”. Once you create your new GPO, it will show up under the “Group Policy Objects” folder. Click on the new GPO with the name that you just assigned. In the right pane on the bottom, there is a box that says “Security Filtering”. Click on and remove the “Authenticated Users” entry. If you want this program deployed on certain computers, add all of the specific computer names that you want the software to be deployed on. Otherwise, if you want it on all computers, add the group “Domain Computers”. Go back up to the “YOURDOMAIN” folder (in the navigation pane) and right-click it. Click “Link an existing GPO”. Click your new GPO’s name and click OK.
Step 6: Add your MSI
Now go back to the GPO under “Group Policy Objects” folder, and right-click it. Click on “Edit”. A new window will open. Navigate to “Computer Configuration” –> “Policies” –> “Software Settings” –> “Software installations”. Right click inside the empty pane on the right and go to “New” –> “Software Package”. In the new windows that pops up, Navigate to the share that you created earlier (\\YOURSERVERNAME\PACKAGES), not the physical folder on the server (C:\EXAMPLE\PACKAGES), and select your MSI. Click the “Assigned” bubble and then click OK.
Step 7: Close and make it happen
Your almost done. Just close all of your windows on the server and reboot all of your workstations. When they start, they will install your program before the computer allows a user to logon. As it sits there and says “Please wait…” for the longest time, it is installing the program, not being slow. (Note: It may take a couple of restarts for the server to update the GPO on the workstations.)
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New Deal Mural Reproductions for the U.S District Court
Courtroom Murals: New Deal Era Public Art From Coit Tower
Reproductions of Coit Tower’s famous murals now grace the courtrooms of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
Hallway display cases feature miniature reproductions, along with the story behind each mural, a biography of the artist who created the original, and information about the New Deal Public Art programs. The Coit Tower murals were the first major artworks commissioned under the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), a component of the New Deal initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 as a way for the government to ease social problems caused by the Great Depression. The intent was to provide economic relief, leading to recovery and reform.
Adaptation to San Francisco Courtrooms
The Coit Tower murals are traditional frescoes and are primarily panoramic in style. The courtroom design called for eight-foot tall vertical images, which required the originals to be carefully cropped to this format while maintaining compositional integrity. They were produced using high-resolution photography, and printed on a bamboo-fiber paper which provided the optimal textural nuance for emulating the finish of the fresco method. The prints are framed in sustainable US-grown walnut moulding. Specialized focusing theatrical LED lighting brings the murals to life, as if they are windows to the
Inspiration for the Project
The inspiration for the San Francisco courtroom art program was drawn from the new courthouse in McKinleyville, opened in 2015. Featured there are
five original 1936 Thomas Laman murals, which were restored and relocated from the old Eureka courthouse. These murals from the New Deal period were considered to be an ideal complement for this courtroom. As no additional original artwork of this genre and proportion was available, the concept for creating reproductions for the San Francisco courtrooms was developed.
San Jose Courthouse Project
The New Deal Art Program is currently being extended to include all courtrooms in the San Jose US District Courthouse. Each courtroom will have several framed murals reproduced from original murals that are in the Northern District of California.
Many Coit Tower murals are suitable for this program, as well as others in schools, post offices and colleges. The theme will tie into the area’s history.
Historical Society, US District Court for the Northern District of California – Panel Presention, March 3, 2020
at the Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, San Francisco, California
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UBC Theses and Dissertations
An investigation of the reasons for and impact of rental apartment demolitions in Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood, 1989 Ho, Danny
This study investigates the impact of intense development pressures on the low-rise rental stock in Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood. In a neighbourhood which has changed little over the last twenty years, Kerrisdale changed rapidly during 1988 and 1989. Starting in late 1988, the neighbourhood has been inundated with new luxury condominium projects. In the process, 17 rental buildings have been or will be demolished to make room for the new condominium and over 300 tenants (many elderly) will be evicted. This study analyzes why this is happening and investigates what impact the demolitions and evictions have had on the displaced tenants. The case is especially interesting because forced evictions do not generally take place in a city's exclusive neighbourhoods. The study also examines the rationale for the demolitions, the key players involved, and the city and provincial government's response. The impact of the redevelopment pressure has been primarily social. Social impact refers to loss to self-esteem, uncertainty, anxiety, loss of control, and stress. Although there is a perception that Kerrisdale residents are very wealthy, tenants tend to be less well off. An analysis of Statistics Canada income data show that more than 40% of the tenants in the low-rise rental stock earned less than $20,000 per year in 1985. Ironically, it is the tenants in the low-rise buildings who tend to be the least able to cope financially who are the most at risk of eviction. It is the low-rise stock which is the target of redevelopment pressures. While still relatively early in the eviction process (only 7 of 17 buildings have been demolished), this study found that evicted tenants moved to all parts of the Lower Mainland. Younger tenants tended to moved further while the elderly tended to stay nearby. The study found that more than 65 percent of the elderly were able to stay in the neighbourhood. Evicted renters who found places in Kerrisdale generally paid more rent for the same space. Many had no choice but to seek accommodation in the more expensive high-rises. Due to the fixed income of many of the elderly, it is unclear how many would be able to withstand another round of rent increases. An analysis of the development economics of construction in Kerrisdale indicates that the primary rationale for the demolition of the rental stock is economics—there is a much greater profit margin in developing luxury condominiums than there is for maintaining or constructing rental housing. Strong demand from Eastern, local and off-shore investors combined with a severe lack of land zoned for multiple residential development has increased the incentive to demolish the low-rise stock. Two thirds of the developers currently pursuing luxury condominium projects in Kerrisdale are from off-shore and are new players in the Vancouver market. The remaining developers have are from Vancouver. It is the local developers who are developing the majority of the units proposed. They are also the later entrants into the Kerrisdale market. This study has found that the sale of the new luxury condominium units in Kerrisdale will be promoted in both local and offshore (particularly Hong Kong) markets. Many of the projects have been designed with the offshore buyer in mind. The provincial government's response to the Kerrisdale situation has primarily been to avoid market intervention. The city's response has been to slow the rate of change. This has been accomplished by implementing demolition delays, amendments to current building by-laws, rental demolition fees, and the creation of a Vancouver Land Corporation (VLC Properties Limited) with a mandate of building affordable rental housing as a replacement for stock lost throughout the city. The success of these strategies can only be determined over the long term. The results of this study suggest that the rental housing sector is unlikely to improve without substantial subsidies from third parties or from government. Citizens need to be aware that there is a cost to be paid for the status quo. One fact to consider is that there is tremendous demand to live in Vancouver, yet more than 70% of it is zoned low-density. In order to relieve some of the pressure for demolitions, selected rezoning to higher densities is required. At the same time, municipalities need to look at improving transportation access so that new land can be made available to accommodate growth.
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Grants:Project/Rapid/Addis Wang - UGCN/Wikipedia Asian Month 2016
Please see the sample Contest application before drafting your application.
Successfully repeat and improve the Wikipedia Asian Month, with following key goals:
- Invited more than 50 Wikipedia project involve, which 25 will be Wikipedia with less than 10k articles.
- Having more than 1,500 Wikipedians involved
- Creating more than 7,000 high-quality articles
- Organizing Offline Edit-thon in more than 15 places all over the world.
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:
- Online Editathon
- Onsite Editathon
1. What content will the contest focus on, and why is it important to your community?
- Asian content, under-represented in Wikipedia
2. How will you let people know about the contest?
- Social media, site notice, etc.
3. How will you judge the contest and award prizes?
- Through a judging tool, run by each local organizer. The participants who create more than three qualified articles will get a postcard, and whoever creates the most articles on one Wikipedia will get a certificate recognizing them as a Wikipedia Asian Ambassador.
How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets and feel free to add more:
- Number of participants: 1,500
- Number of articles created : 7,000
- Improve the organization of the event, reduce delays
- Improve the tools and reduce the labor work
- Have more outreach
What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding).
- International Team: Addis Wang, Liang, Kevin Payravi, Kenrick, Josh Lim, Pharos
- Local Orgnaizers: Listed on this page
We will utilize the remaining postcards and stamps from last year's WAM event.
|Affiliations||Postcards (USD)||Stamp (USD)||Bank fee (USD)||Unforseen||Total (USD)||Remain Fund||Final Request||Except to send postcard||Contact person||Sign|
|WMPH||117||29.46||10||10||166.46||49.46||117||90||User:Sky Harbor||Sky Harbor (talk) 14:07, 12 September 2016 (UTC)|
|WMHK||30||20||10||10||70||N/A||70||40||User:SusanLai||Rover Wong@WMHK (talk) 15:47, 23 August 2016 (UTC)|
|UG-PAN||15||75||10||10||110||N/A||110||50||User:Satdeep Gill||Satdeep Gill (talk) 03:40, 31 August 2016 (UTC)|
|UG-KO||13.5||5||10||10||38.5||N/A||38.5||20||User:Motoko C. K.||Motoko C. K. (talk) 13:32, 30 August 2016 (UTC)|
|WMBD||31||63||10||10||113||N/A||113||20||Nahid Sultan||~ Nahid Talk 06:22, 22 July 2016 (UTC)|
|WMBD||113||They will use Express Mail company rather than National Mail service|
|Certificate Printing||30||Will send copy of the certificate|
|Certificate Shipping||250||First-class international
will not use if the price exceeds $5
|Social Media Ad & Unforeseen||200||Total amount for all affiliates, mostly on Facebook; Each affilate will not exceed $20, remaining amount will be unforeseen|
- Would like to get some bookmarks, and some Wikipedia stickers (100pc). I will take other out-dated/ left-over paper based souvenir is there are remains.
- Three Wikimedia Store discount code that awarding the participant (top 3) who created most articles in global event to pick one Wikipedia 15 T-shirt and free shipping. (50 qualified articles will be the minimum requirement)
Community members are encouraged to endorse your project request here!
- Yes I will do support this Idea before this we all Asian Wikimedian run successfully such a project. I organized WAM-15 on Sdwiki, this year also intends to do so. Jogi don (talk) 02:15, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
- Having helped organize last year, the event was very successful in content creation and bringing international communities together online. I look forward to this year's event! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 16:16, 31 August 2016 (UTC
- Collaborate B20180 (talk) 13:43, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
- Happy to endorse, having spoken to the organisers at WMCON and seeing the great work they did in previous years. I look forward to WAM 2016 and seeing how I can help or assist :) Orderinchaos (talk) 05:16, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
- I feel very excited to have another Wikipedia Asian Month this year. Thanks to Addis to take care of everything and handle the grant writing. Let's do it together :D --Liang(WMTW) (talk) 07:19, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
- Having participated last time, and appreciated Addis' organizing work. Being WAM ambassador from Vietnamese wikipedia, I am happy to endorse this event. Tuanminh01 (talk) 16:16, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
- I will do support this Idea. Its really a great project in Asian countries. Hasive • talk • 08:41, 27 October 2016 (UTC) | <urn:uuid:ba6a5803-d069-4109-b442-ab742f3cb270> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Addis_Wang_-_UGCN/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_2016 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.922683 | 1,525 | 1.53125 | 2 |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees on Thursday rescinded previous public health advisories related to the COVID-19 pandemic and stated all government offices should be conducting business in-person again.
In a three-page advisory on behalf of the Florida Department of Health, Rivkees said the state had "a sufficient supply" of vaccines – enough to ensure any eligible Floridian who wanted one could be inoculated against coronavirus. He said science had proven the three vaccines cleared for emergency use in the United States helped protect people and dramatically diminished hospitalizations and deaths.
Rivkees said continuing COVID restrictions – including long-term mask usage and social distancing – with no end in sight poses a risk of unintended consequences. As such, he said fully-vaccinated people should no longer be advised to wear masks or avoid social and recreational gatherings – except in limited circumstances.
Government offices, the surgeon general added, should be conducting in-person operations and offering face-to-face services.
As of Thursday, 8.7 million Floridians had gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Rivkees said no shots should be wasted. They should continue being distributed, he said, to any Floridians or people in the state for the purpose of providing goods and services that benefit Floridians or benefit the state's many visitors.
Beginning Friday, state-supported and federally-run vaccination sites in Florida won't require people to show multiple proofs of residency to be inoculated anymore.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday eased its guidance with regard to wearing masks outdoors. Federal health experts said Americans who had been fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 did not have to cover their faces outside anymore unless they were standing in big crowds of strangers, a slightly more restrictive set of guidelines than the state issued.
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Some of the concrete walls of this house in Yokohama, Japan, by Tai and Associates were formed against wooden planks, while some have been rendered white and others have been left plain (+ slideshow).
Japanese studio Tai and Associates designed the two-storey House in Shinoharadai for a hillside corner plot already owned by the family, creating separate floors for different generations and a small home office.
"A new program composed of a two-family residence and office is applied to the building, while paying attention to preserve the family's history and memories attached to the land," said the architects.
"These three separate functions are closely connected with the exterior in different ways, and placed at an appropriate distance where one can feel presence of others," they added.
From the exterior, the house appears as a cluster of overlapping concrete blocks that can be differentiated by their varied finishes.
The first of two entrances leads into an open-plan dining room and kitchen belonging to the youngest occupants, with a terrace and garden just beyond and a bedroom on one side.
The second entrance arrives at a wooden staircase behind a glass partition, which ascends to a second living space on the first floor with three bedrooms and a roof terrace.
Each floor has its own parking space. One is located at the rear and the other sits on the side of the house.
Photography is by Seiichi Ohsawa.
Here's a project description from the architects:
House in Shinoharadai
The site is situated on a small hill in Yokohama. A new program, composed of two-family residence and office is applied to the building, while paying attention to preserve the family's history and memories attached to the land.
The building is divided in different volumes according to the scale of the surrounding residences. The podium is constructed of concrete retaining walls, the main volume, which is regarded as piano nobile, is made of concrete using wood panel formwork with tongue-and-groove joints, and the white volume contains office.
The form of each volume expresses a different function inside. The interior space is planned around the old pine tree with the family history. Living/dining/kitchen space of the parents' house is located around the tree, and the exterior wall continues into the interior space, integrating the terrace and the living room. Children's house and office shares the main entrance. The impressive stairs lead to the second floor from the entrance hall.
All the volumes protrude into the void, with the soft natural light cascading from above; this is the symbolic space of this architecture. The office has a modern interior space based on black and white in harmony with the landscape. From the second floor one can enjoy a full panorama of Yokohama Bay. The second floor is composed of an open plan in order to provide fine views from everywhere for the children's family.
Living/dining/kitchen space extends to the roof terrace continuously, so that the interior and the exterior merge into each other, and the house will open up towards the sky. These three separate functions are closely connected with the exterior in different ways, while placed at an appropriate distance where one can feel presence of others.
Company name: Tai and Associates
Architecture: Katsuma Tai
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Date of completion: 2013
Principal use : Residential
Structure: reinforced concrete
Site area: 393.17m2
Total Floor Area : 278.26m2 (149.30m2/1F, 122.25m2/2F, 6.71m2/PHF)
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Former Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was compelled by remarks made by House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler during day three of the Senate trial when he basically conceded that President Trump didn’t commit a crime.
Fleisher pointed to the part of Nadler’s almost hour long speech where he gave historical examples of how a President doesn’t have to commit a crime to be impeached.
Nadler stated, “In a last-ditch, legal defense of their client, the President’s lawyers argue that impeachment and removal are subject to statutory crimes or to offenses against established law — that the President can not be impeached because he has not committed a crime. This view is completely wrong.”
In reaction to Nadler’s remarks, Ari Fleischer said, “One point Jerry Nadler made this morning caught my eye, and that’s when he walked through history and he talked about how you don’t have to commit a crime to be impeached or convicted as President. And I think that’s what this is all about.”
“The Democrats, in that statement, concede that the President has not committed a crime,” he declared.
Mr. Fleischer continued, “They think the crime is Donald Trump occupying the Oval Office. I think a fair-minded trial would say, ‘Was a crime committed that, therefore, we need to overrule the people and remove the President?’ That to me is the crux of the matter.”
“And, as was made clear by Jerry Nadler this morning, he didn’t have a crime that he pointed to,” Ari proclaimed. Video Below | <urn:uuid:f68f7d65-de74-4da0-a3c1-e21e212672ac> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.swampdrain.com/2020/01/23/ari-fleischer-the-democrats-concede-that-the-president-did-not-commit-a-crime/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.973007 | 362 | 1.585938 | 2 |
RM500,000 was allocated by the state government through Tourism Perak to upgrade eco-tourism standards in Ban Pecah, Tanjung Piandang.
According to State Executive Councillor for Housing, Local Government and Tourism, Dato’ Nolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi, Ban Pecah is a remote district in the Kerian township, thus it needs to be redeveloped as one of the state’s tourism products.
“Ban Pecah was once a popular fishing site besides being known as the “jelapang padi” (paddy field) of Perak,” she noted. “What’s even more interesting behind the greenery of the paddy fields and the scenery of sunset in Ban Pecah is its history which has become myths among its local residents till date.
“Apart from upgrading infrastructure facilities, we’ll ensure comfortable amenities for business premises,” Nolee Ashilin added. “An information centre will also be created to share details of Ban Pecah’s history and other information regarding tourism products in Kerian.”
She also remarked on the clean sea water available around Ban Pecah beaches, which induces fishing activities and family picnics.
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A cure for blindness could be on the horizon – after vision loss was restored in mice.
Scientists achieved the feat by turning back the clocks of eye cells with a cocktail of proteins.
It is the first time complex tissue has been ‘reprogrammed’ to an earlier age. Clinical trials are planned within two years.
The groundbreaking technique is expected to work in humans and may conquer other neuronal diseases – including dementia.
It sheds fresh light on the mechanisms behind growing old – pointing to a therapeutic target for a host of conditions.
Senior author Professor David Sinclair, an expert in ageing, said: ‘Our study demonstrates it’s possible to safely reverse the age of complex tissues such as the retina and restore its youthful biological function.’
In the UK, there are almost two million people living with sight loss, of whom around 360,000 are registered as blind. The team at Harvard Medical School in Boston used a harmless virus to deliver three genes into the retinas of lab rodents with glaucoma – the most common cause of human blindness.
Known as Oct4, Sox2 and Klf4, thy are types of protein called transcription factors that are switched on during embryonic development.
The procedure also worked similarly well in elderly mice with diminishing sight due to normal ageing.
Afterwards, gene expression patterns and electrical signals of the cells were similar to young mice – and vision was restored.
Further experiments found it also healed damaged optic nerves in adult mice. The results published in Nature open the door to designing treatments for a range of illnesses and disorders.
Although residing in the eyes and thus outside the skull, the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are brain neurons. The same approach could work in other organs.
Prof Sinclair said: ‘If affirmed through further studies, these findings could be transformative for the care of age-related vision diseases like glaucoma and to the fields of biology and medical therapeutics for disease at large.’
They are based on the ‘epigenetic clock’ – the ageing equivalent of the body clock. It tells genes to switch on or off.
It is believed changes to it – either through our DNA or the environment – cause cells to malfunction and trigger age related diseases.
One of the most important is methylation – the addition of a chemical. Over time, youthful patterns are lost.
Genes that should be switched on get turned off and vice versa, resulting in impaired cell function. The study erase these ‘footprints.’
Past work had achieved the feat in cells grown in laboratory dishes – but fell short of demonstrating the effect in living organisms.
Prof Sinclair and colleagues targeted cells in the central nervous system as it is the first body part affected by ageing. After birth, its ability to regenerate declines rapidly.
The treatment doubled the number of surviving cells after optic nerve injury and increased regrowth fivefold.
Lead author Dr Yuancheng Lu, also from Harvard, said: ‘At the beginning of this project, many of our colleagues said our approach would fail or would be too dangerous to ever be used.
‘Our results suggest this method is safe and could potentially revolutionise the treatment of the eye and many other organs affected by ageing.’
In mice with glaucoma, it boosted nerve cell electrical activity and sharpened sight. They could see moving vertical lines on a screen better – even after vision loss had already occurred.
Co author Prof Bruce Ksander said: ‘Regaining visual function after the injury occurred has rarely been demonstrated by scientists.
‘This new approach, which successfully reverses multiple causes of vision loss in mice without the need for a retinal transplant, represents a new treatment modality in regenerative medicine.’
The treatment worked similarly well in 12 month-old mice with diminishing vision due to normal ageing – equivalent to a person in their 60s.
An analysis of molecular changes in treated cells identified reversed patterns of DNA methylation – suggesting it is a driving factor in ageing.
Prof Sinclair said: ‘What this tells us is the clock doesn’t just represent time – it is time. If you wind the hands of the clock back, time also goes backward.’
Further successful animal tests may initiate trials on patients with glaucoma in two years, said the researchers. They described the findings so far as ‘encouraging.’
Full body treatment of the mice with the three-genes has produced no negative side effects after a year.
Prof Andrew Huberman, of Stanford University in California who was not involved in the study, said: ‘The existing results suggest it is likely to reprogram brain neurons across species.
‘Future research should also address whether expression of the three transcription factors can have the same remarkable effects on neurons elsewhere in the brain and spinal cord.
‘Given RGCs are bona fide brain neurons, there is good reason to think they will. As such, the current findings are bound to ignite great excitement, not only in the field of vision restoration but also in those looking to understand epigenetic reprogramming of neurons and other cell types generally.
‘For decades, it was argued understanding normal neural developmental processes would one day lead to the tools to repair the aged or damaged brain. Lu and colleagues’ work makes it clear: that era has now arrived.’
Prof Huberman was awarded the Cogan Award in 2017 – given to the scientist making the largest discoveries in the study of vision.
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Goldman Sachs on another challenge for the US Federal Reserve in its battle to contain skyrocketing inflation:
- Potential further increases in food and gas prices are the main upside risk to consumer inflation expectations.
- But another key upside risk is the coming barrage of political advertisements highlighting high inflation ahead of the midterm elections in the next few months.
- Inflation expectations have historically been quite sensitive to political outcomes, and voters report that inflation will be one of the main issues this fall.
GS argue that such a development would be a new one, not seen for many decades:
- There is limited evidence available on the link between political ads and consumer inflation expectations because inflation has been tame and therefore not a significant campaign issue in recent decades. However, recent academic research suggests that a large share of the dispersion in inflation expectations is attributable to differences in available information, and that inflation expectations shift when new information is provided.
And, on what will the Fed do?
- Fed officials might feel compelled to respond forcefully to even moderate further increases in long-run inflation expectations. As a result, we see the upcoming onslaught of inflation-focused political advertisements as adding to the risk that the Fed could continue to tighten aggressively even if economic activity decelerates sharply.
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A Stage 2 Detailed UXO Risk Assessment was carried out at the request of the Health & Safety Executive. This identified the presence of a military scrap yard on site during and after WWII. The yard was mostly engaged in breaking up surplus RAF aircraft. However, when the Home Guard disbanded in 1944, it appears that unauthorised disposal of surplus ammunition occurred at the site.
Brimstone has been working closely with the Health and Safety Executive and the local firearms division of Staffordshire Police, to make sure that the controlled explosions are carried out following all safety guidelines. Once the final controlled detonation is complete, Brimstone will have been working on site for almost a year, to the day.
In this time >2,500 rifle grenades of WWII vintage have been recovered and destroyed. A variety of different UXO types have been found, including some rarer items e.g 3 inch ZAA rockets. In addition, some less hazardous items such as small arms ammunition and fuses have been removed.
No.68 Rifle Grenades
The most numerous find by far has been the No.68 anti-tank grenade. This device was an early type of shaped-charge weapon for use against tanks with armour up to two inches thick. Although relatively small, the 156 gram high explosive charge is a significant hazard with the potential to kill.
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Student Hubs recieves grant from the Pears #iwill Fund to engage more students
Posted on: 6 February 2020
We’re delighted to announce that Student Hubs has recently been awarded a grant by the Pears #iwill Fund. This funding is to explore expanding our work to students who are less likely to have been involved before in social action.
Student Hubs works in partnership with universities to provide social action programmes for students. Our work includes long-term volunteering in the local community: running free extra-curricular activities for disadvantaged children, befriending older people and tackling educational disadvantage through academic tutoring in schools. We train up teams of students to act as consultants for local charities through our Social Innovation Programme. We also provide in-curriculum social action opportunities, where students engage with the local community as part of their assessed learning.
This funding will allow us to invest in growing our network to universities with more diverse student populations. We are looking to work with institutions with a higher proportion of young people who are under-represented in higher education and who are unlikely to have volunteered before.
Student Hubs’s mission is to mainstream student social action. Mainstreaming requires engaging young people who haven’t previously been involved in social action, and those who wouldn’t normally consider it. We won’t achieve our mission if we only reach students who are already engaged, empowered and able to access social action. This means working in universities with more diverse student populations and offering in-curriculum as well as extra-curricular opportunities, as well as our ongoing work to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of our programmes.
We have been exploring how we can achieve our aim of mainstreaming social action through our programmes for the last few years. Last year we piloted Service Learning in a number of courses at Kingston University. Service Learning combines academic study in the curriculum with practical experience and community service. We are integrating Service Learning with assessed modules, giving students the opportunity to take part in social action within their timetable. This opens up social action to young people whose free time is limited, for example by commuting, caring responsibilities or the need to undertake paid work.
We also introduced sports volunteering two years ago in our Bristol and Southampton Hubs. Our ‘Active’ programmes support student volunteers to lead sports-focussed activities and mentor young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The programme particularly targets male volunteers who may not otherwise be participating in social action, but who may be involved in sports for leisure purposes. 62% of student volunteers on our Active programmes last year had not volunteered at all, or not regularly, before.
We’re excited to announce this Pears #iwill funding during Student Volunteering Week. Not only is this week a great opportunity to celebrate the amazing work of student volunteers, but across the network we’re offering a number of one-off opportunities that will get many students volunteering for the first time.
The #iwill Fund is made possible thanks to £40 million joint investment from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to support young people to access high quality social action opportunities. The #iwill Fund brings together a group of organisations who all contribute funding to embed meaningful social action into the lives of young people.
The #iwill Fund supports the aims of the #iwill campaign – to make involvement in social action a part of life for young people, by recognising the benefit for both young people and their communities.
We’re grateful for the support of the Pears #iwill Fund as we take the next step towards mainstreaming student social action, by growing our network and offering our opportunities to more students.
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The Bunker Hill Day Commemorative Exercises, sponsored by James W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26, The American Legion, under the auspices of the city of Boston, will be held on Thursday morning, June 17. These ceremonies will mark the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The program, according to Committee Chairman Arthur L. Hurley will begin at 9 a.m. with an ecumenical service on top of Bunker Hill, at St. Francis de Sales Church, 313 Bunker Hill St.
Following the service, the veteran, military, militia and patriotic organizations will assemble outside the church and form a procession. In the line of march will be USS Constitution Color Guard; the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home Color Guard; the Boston Allarum Companie Fife & Drums, The Bunker Hill Pipe Band, K. of C. 62; The Italian-American Marching Band; The Charlestown Militia Company, 1775; The Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard; the Charlestown High School U.S. Air Force Jr. ROTC Color Guard; and a number of schoolchildren from the Harvard-Kent, Warren-Prescott and Charlestown High School.
The participants will march down Bunker Hill Street to Elm Street to High Street and up through the Massachusetts Gate to the Bunker Hill grounds for the patriotic exercises commencing at 10 a.m. People along the route are invited, both young and older, to join in the rear of the march and accompany them to the Bunker Hill Monument.
The Monument Orator on this, the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, James L. Nelson author of “With Fire and Sword: The Battle Of Bunker Hill and the Beginning of the American Revolution.”
James L. Nelson is a former professional sailor and the author of more than fifteen works of historical fiction and nonfiction. His books have covered piracy in the Americans, the American Revolution and the naval action of the Civil War. He has appeared on on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel and Book TV, among others, giving him the legitimacy that only television can bestow.
In 2004 Nelson was the recipient of the American Library Association/William Young Boyd Award, one of the country’s top honors for military fiction, for his novel Glory in the Name. In 2009 he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Award by the Naval Order of the United States for his nonfiction George Washington’s Secret Navy. Nelson lives on the coast of his native Maine with is wife and four children, where he writes and occasionally sails.
Nelson on ” With Fire and Sword: The Battle Of Bunker Hill and the Beginning of the American Revolution”: This book is something of a departure from my usual maritime theme, being about the early days of the American Revolution, culminating in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Having done two books about the beginning of the Revolution (Benedict Arnold’s Navy and George Washington’s Secret Navy) I found I was fascinated by the period.
Students from all Charlestown schools will take part in the commemoration. Many will be dressed in costumes representing Charlestown people of that era and have prepared songs for the celebration and the Warren-Prescott School Chorale will perform.
At the conclusion of the formal ceremonies, a wreath will be placed at the base of the statue of Col. William Prescott on the Monument grounds by the Bunker Hill Monument Association.
Hurley and the committee extend a warm welcome to all residents and organizations from within and outside the community to join with them on the morning of the 17th of June – the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill – at both the ecumenical services at St. Francis de Sales Church at 9 a.m. and the patriotic exercises at the Monument at 10 a.m.
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Fighting the zika virus
The race against a pandemic
The Zika virus has come to global prominence in the past two years due to its explosive spread across the Americas and its link to microcephaly, which has caused the World Health Organization to declare the virus a public health emergency.
Researchers at the University of Glasgow are spearheading global efforts to combat the virus.
What is the Zika virus?
The Zika virus was first identified in monkeys in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947 by University of Glasgow scientist Alexander Haddow.
The virus is spread by the Aedes mosquito. When the mosquito drinks the blood of an infected person, they can then infect all subsequent people that they bite. Zika’s clinical profile has symptoms resembling the Dengue and Chikungunya viruses, which are spread by the same insect. There is also speculation that the the virus could potentially be sexually transmitted.
The first human case was identified in Nigeria in 1954. Since then, there have been further small outbreaks in Africa, South East Asia and the Pacific Islands.
In May 2015, an outbreak of Zika occurred in Brazil and subsequently spread rapidly across the country and the rest of the continent.
The virus has since spread all over the Americas as well as the Pacific Islands with cases now being confirmed in over 60 countries. Some scientists have warned that countries in Asia could face large outbreaks too.
Effects of the Zika virus
Only one in five people infected with the Zika virus will develop symptoms and these can include mild fever, conjunctivitis, headaches, joint pain and rash.
The virus has been linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare nervous disorder that can cause temporary paralysis. However, the most alarming aspect of the Zika virus is the potential impact it has on babies developing in the womb and its link to microcephaly.
Microcephaly is a serious and incurable brain defect whereby a baby is born with an abnormally small head. Depending on its severity, microcephaly can be deadly if the brain is so underdeveloped that it cannot regulate the functions necessary for life. For babies that do survive the brain damage, there is a high chance of intellectual disability and delays in their development.
There is now a scientific consensus that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly. The link between the two first became apparent when the Zika epidemic broke out in Brazil and there was a surge in cases of microcephaly across the country.
The Zika virus has been described as a pandemic in progress. There are currently no approved drugs or vaccines for the virus as scientists had long assumed that the virus was benign until this latest outbreak.
There is much still to be discovered about this emerging infection, including why the virus likely causes microcephaly and how and why it spread to Brazil.
Zika virus research at Glasgow
As the Zika virus is transmitted to humans from mosquitos, a One Health approach is necessary to fully understand its spread and impact on human health and to develop potential vaccines.
At Glasgow, scientists from an array of disciplines including virology, ecology, neuroimmunology and biology are all working together conducting research on the Zika virus.
Research units involved in Zika virus research include the MRC–University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine.
In February 2016, Dr Alain Kohl and his team at the Centre for Virus Research were awarded funding by the Medical Research Council to study the presence and epidemiology of the Zika virus in Brazil and to understand how the immune system of people infected with the virus responds to the infection.
As part of this research, genetic techniques are used to support diagnostics and vaccine development studies as well as helping to understand the biology of the Zika virus during infection. This research is being carried out in conjunction with Brazilian colleagues from the Research Center Aggeu Magalhães at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Pernambuco, Brazil.
In June 2016, Glasgow scientists were awarded further funding by the Medical Research Council to continue and expand their work on the Zika virus.
These grants are being used to focus on three areas of research into Zika:
- Dr Heather Ferguson is leading the research into the ecology of Zika transmission in Ecuador and Colombia.
- Professor Hugh Willison, Dr Alain Kohl and Dr Julia Edgar are investigating the role of the Zika virus infection in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
- Dr David Bhella and Dr Arvind Patel are researching the "Characterisation of Zika virus neutralisation and virion structure by cryogenic electron microscopy and 3D reconstruction".
Dr Ferguson said of the funding for her project: "I am delighted that we have received a grant from the programme to work on the ecology of Zika transmission in Ecuador and Colombia, along with partners from three South American universities. The ability of South American countries to effectively respond to the unprecedented recent outbreak of Zika virus is severely hampered by limited understanding of the ecology of the virus' transmission within areas where cases are rapidly expanding. Our project will conduct a comprehensive programme of mosquito vector surveillance and viral genotyping within four South American settings where Zika cases are recently emerging. Studies will be conducted within two South American countries where Zika has been reported but at different frequency: Colombia, where current burden is high (more than 10,000 cases), and Ecuador, where cases are present but have been reported at much lower frequency (less than 100)."
Latest research developments
In October 2016, Dr Alain Kohl and his team published a new Zika research paper in PLOS detailing how they had uncovered more about the virus' genomic make-up and how it interacts with its host.
Working with Brazilian partners, the team at the MRC–Centre for Virus Research obtained a Zika virus isolate from a patient in Recife, Brazil. By comparing the genome sequence of the Brazilian isolate with that of a laboratory-cultured virus, they were able to identify a virus-derived molecule that inhibits an important part of the host antiviral system, which could be key to understanding how the virus causes disease.
It was vital to examine this patient-derived virus genome from Brazil in order to have an accurate understanding as to how the virus works in humans. Virus strains that are cultivated in cell culture are problematic as they can mutate or adapt to their environment. The sequencing of this genome therefore helps to show the true pathogenesis of the Zika virus infection and could also be useful for future vaccine studies.
Original discovery of the Zika virus
Glasgow's involvement in Zika virus research can be traced back to the virus' discovery by Alexander Haddow in the 1940s.
Professor Alexander Haddow (1912–1978) was a graduate of the University of Glasgow and a Professor of Administrative Medicine from 1971 to 1978. He was also Administrative Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1970 to 1971.
Professor Haddow worked as an entomologist at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, then known as the Yellow Fever Research Institute, becoming Director from 1953–1965.
During his time in Uganda, Haddow was a key member of the investigative team that originally discovered the Zika virus, which at the time was not perceived to be a threat.
Professor Haddow’s original research documents relating to the discovery of the Zika virus were recently uncovered at the University of Glasgow’s archive.
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Legislators in the Ugandan Parliament have established a Forum within parliament that will focus only on matters of Land Management in the country.
The first of its kind in parliament, the Uganda Parliamentarians Land Management Forum (UPLMF) has a membership of 100 MPs and is a voluntary and bi-partisan platform for legislators to pursue advocacy and legislative initiatives on Land management in Uganda.
According to the Forum chairperson Hon. Christine Nakimwero Kaaya, the forum’s major objectives are to increase and sustain Parliamentary participation in advocacy, to reposition parliamentary roles for fulfilment of equitable land rights, and to ensure enactment of inclusive, resilient and gender senstive laws, policies and budgets in Uganda.
Nakimwero says, parliament, being the primary law-making entity with oversight and resource allocation mandate in Uganda, makes it important to lead the resolutions aimed at ensuring harmonized land management in the country. The Forum observes that land is a major concern in Uganda and is of the utmost importance for economic development.
Busujju County MP Hon Kalwanga David Lukyamuzi, a member of the forum said, the land issue is so pertinent to development in the country but also observed that the forum will go a long way to link parliament with the vulnerable locals in rural constituencies who have always been victims of rampant land grabbing and evictions.
The forum members say the establishment of the forum is timely especially with contentious propsals to pave way for compulsory land acquisition by government, but also with the country’s development agenda is skwed towards industralization which has attracted huge investiment on land. The MPs pledged to utilize the forum to also influence budgeting for Land-related policies and programs including the Land fund to ensure timely and equitable service in compensations for land.
The members also intend to develop a central registry at parliament to complile land-related issues lodged by fellow MPs from their respective constituencies, which information will facilitate focused debate and follow up on land matters affecting Ugandans.
Asked why a new forum is being established yet parliament has Committees with simillar objectives like the Natural Resources Parliamentary Committee and the Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure, the forum leaders stated that the said committees have a huge scope of work and give less attention to land matters.
In excecution of its mandate, the UPLMF intends to partner with other stakeholders in the land sector including the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Uganda Land Commission, the National Land Information Center, cultural instititions and several NGO’s including Landnet Uganda, FIDA Uganda, the Uganda Land Owners Association, among others. | <urn:uuid:6b8c2976-4c98-4a5e-8e2a-815dc5c96aaf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sabasabaupdates.com/2022/07/06/mps-establish-parliamentary-forum-on-land-management-in-uganda/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.942136 | 537 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Saylor.org's Comparative Politics/Weber and the Modern State
Foundations of Modern Social Theory[edit | edit source]
by Professor Iván Szelényi
Lecture 20 - Weber on Legal-Rational Authority [November 10, 2009][edit | edit source]
Chapter 1. Introduction to Weber's Theory on Legal Rational Authority[edit | edit source]
Good morning. Now today's topic is Weber's theory of legal-rational authority and his theory of bureaucracy. This is one of those questions--those topics--Weber is probably the best known for. It's also a rather complicated issue. When we are saying legal-rational authority, we briefly refer to the rule of law, and we tend to associate in our mind the rule of law with liberal market economies and the liberal democracies. Well Weber has a very complex argument about this.
Indeed, legal-rational authority is the kind of system of authority which is predictable, because there is an observable law, everybody is subordinated to, which, in fact, has the most--the clearest elective affinity with a market economy. Nevertheless, as we will see, he will argue that--which is very counterintuitive--that the purest type of legal-rational authority is bureaucracy; and this is usually what we don't have in our mind when we are thinking about a market economy, that it is bureaucratic. So we have to deal with Weber's interesting claim that the purest type of legal-rational authority, which goes together with a market capitalist economy, is actually bureaucracy.
It's also interesting that Weber does not make an assumption that bureaucracy, legal-rational authority, or capitalism necessarily goes together with democracy. How democracy fits into the picture is rather problematic for him. Of course, we have to appreciate that in Weber's--when Weber was writing about these issues, somewhere between 1914 and 1920, I mean, virtually none of the countries in the world were liberal democracies or universal suffrage. The political systems of the world changed so much in the last hundred years. But he problematizes this relationship; and it's actually quite useful.
So this is the guideline for today's lecture. Again I start with the definition of the ideal type, the purest type of legal-rational authority, and then I try to dig into this unusual but very influential Weberian argument--that bureaucracy, in fact, is the purest type of legal-rational authority. And then I will look at various kinds of limitations of the exercise of bureaucratic authority. One is collegiality. The other is functional division of labor--right?--the separation of various branches of government, which is a limitation on bureaucracy, and representation, democracy, is a limitation on government. So you can see that he sees a tension--right?--between democracy, bureaucracy, legal-rational authority and capitalism. They do not go as easily together as usually we Americans tend to think about this. And then a couple of ideas about his view about democracies.
Chapter 2. Pure Type of Legal Rational Authority[edit | edit source]
Okay, so let me start with what is the pure type of legal-rational authority. And there are really two issues we have to very briefly talk about. There are different ways how laws and norms can be established. We're already beginning to feel our way into the problem whether the rule of law and democracy are identical, or, you know, it can be democratic, or does not have to be that democratic. And then the question is who obeys what and whom, under legal authority?
So and a bit about legal-rational authority. So the argument is--right?--that there are various ways how laws or norms can be established. And well he said, legal authority rests on the acceptance of the following ideas. Right? Well, the norms, he said, can be established by agreement--that's what we usually think when we think about rule of law--or by imposition; it can be imposed on people. Right? And it can happen on the ground of expediency. It can happen because these are the most useful laws and therefore we either agree that this is what we want to obey, or there is an authority which they impose on us. Or it can be based on value rationality. It may not be that expedient, may be not necessarily immediately useful, but on the basis of shared values, or the values of those who impose those laws--and we tend to believe it--we will--this is the way how it will be established.
And then, of course, the legal system has to be somewhat consistent--this is important for the predictability of the system--and has to be intentionally established. Right? This is not coming from accident, but intentionally established. But the major point what I wanted to make--right?--that legal-rational authority, in Weber's view, can be actually an authoritarian system. Let's say Chile under Pinochet, the later times, after he established--consolidated his power; earlier on it was a tyrannical rule. But later on, Pinochet established a legal-rational order, though it was not democratic at all. Right? It was operating with a legal system which was imposed on people. And in history we have a number of instances when we can say, "This is country is a country of law and order. We know what the laws are; we actually think the laws are not unreasonable. But it was imposed by some power upon us."
Now the next question is who obeys whom? And well I don't want to dwell on this so long. This is quite clear. You already are familiar with this. What is important--right?--the person who is in authority, who issues orders, is himself subject to an impersonal order. So we are all subject to the same order. This is the essence of legal-rational authority, at least in the ideal type. Right? We know the exceptions to this. We know that Berlusconi, for instance, in Italy, though Italy is really a legal-rational authority, for a long time managed--right?--to pass a legislation which enabled him to escape prosecution; though he's probably involved in a number of criminal activities, but somehow he managed to escape criminal prosecution. But that's the exception. The rule is--right?--that even the person who is highest in charge is subject to the same authority and has to obey the law. And this is again very obvious; we already covered this, the opposite, the mirror image of it. Right? The members of the society of obedience, to the superior, not as an individual, but to an impersonal order, to the law as such. That should be quite obvious.
Now so what are the major characteristics of a system which is based on legal-rational order? There is a continuous rule-bound conduct. It's again, I think, does not call for too much clarification. It is continuously the same rules. The rules change slowly and with a great deal of difficulties, as we can see how Congress is struggling to pass a law about health care reform. It takes months or years before an important new piece of legislation gets into place. And usually new pieces of legislations, in legal-rational authority, are grandfathered. Right? If you pass a new law, you change the rules of the game, you usually grandfather them; those who entered the game before the new law are still under the rule of the old law. We do that at the universities all the time. Right? If, for instance, the degree requirements do change in a university, almost always these degree requirements are--this new legislation is grandfathered. You know the terminology. Right? It will not apply to people who are already in the program. It will only apply to people who are entering the program. Or one way of grandfathering it, that we give people a choice. You know? If you want to operate under the new rule, you can opt for the new rule; or if you want to stay under the old rule, you can stay under old rule. Only for those are the new rules binding who are entering the system now. So that's very important--right?--that it is continuous and rule-bound.
And he also said in legal-rational authority there must be a very clear separation of spheres of competence. Right? Who is competent to carry out what? And then you can always figure out how you navigate in a legal-rational order. You will be told, "Well, this is not my table, you go somewhere else." So you go and you ask something from the director of undergraduate studies, and the director of undergraduate studies might say, "Go and see the dean of your residential college"--right?--"because that is the sphere of competence of the residential college." That's the way how legal-rational order is supposed to operate. And the same, occasionally the dean of college will say, "Well, you have to see your sociology professor, or your economics professor." Right? You want to get transfer credit, for instance, for a summer course, and then the dean of college well said, "It is the department"--be it political science or economics or anthropology--"they will be able to tell whether this can be accepted as an economics course at Yale." Right?
And this also implies that there is always a hierarchy and a right to appeal. This is--again, you are very familiar with it. You know exactly if you get a grade from your discussion section leader, you can appeal to the professor to say, "Well, I don't think it's a fair enough grade. I deserve a better grade. My section leader made an error." And if you are unhappy with the response of the professor, you go to the chair of the department and appeal to the chair. There is a whole hierarchy of appeal--right?--where you can try to correct what you think is not right. So I think it's extremely important that you know exactly what is the chain of appeal and how far you can go up.
Usually there is also some specialized training which is expected for people to occupy certain positions. So well discussion section leaders will always be at least graduate students; usually, well, people can teach their own course once they were passed--they are Ph.D. students but all what they have is a dissertation to finish, or they must have their Ph.D. Right? So there is a specialized training necessary to perform certain functions, as such. And that's an interesting and very complex idea--right?--that the staff has to be separated from the ownership of means of production and administration. This is even more important for Weber's argument. Being separated--it's not that easy to penetrate what he exactly wants to say with this. What does it mean that you do not own the means of administration? It basically means that the source of rules and laws are outside of the administrator as such. If you want to have any change in the rules, there must be some procedure which is beyond the person who is administering that rules, how the rules can be changed. Right? This in order--you have to prevent unpredictability in the system. And that's why rules change all the time. But the fundamental principle is that these rules should not be allowed to be changed by the person who administers--right?--those rules.
So just to give a very trivial example, once you got your syllabus and the course requirement and what kind of assignments you have to deliver during the course in order to get credit in this course, then well working out these rules, a professor plays a role. But we have to get approved by the Courses and Curriculum Committee, and then in a way we are bound by those rules. So on the way I could not announce you today, "Well I changed my mind and there will be an unseen final examination where you will have to get a final examination--right?--and you will not know what questions I will ask, and I can ask any question for the whole course." Right? If I would change--right?--these rules right now, you would have, I'm sure, appeal against me, against my decision. Right? I'm bound by rules. So that means that I don't own the means of administration. Right? I am administering--right?--what is in the syllabus. Well there is a little leeway. Right? Occasionally I can give you an extension, for instance, if you come to me. Therefore it's--there is a little flexibility in the system. But fundamentally the course should be taught as it is in the syllabus, and the requirements should be like it is in the syllabus. That's what it means--right?--that you do not own--right?--the means of administration, unlike in traditional authority where a feudal lord does have--does own, appropriated, some means of administration from the monarch. And a British or a French high aristocracy could make rules; not implement the rules, but could make rules as well.
The unique feature of modern legal-rational authority is that this becomes an impersonal process, which is not done--there is a separation between those who implement the rules, and there is a separate procedure--right?--how the rules are being established. Is that reasonably clear, what ownership of means of administration means? As I pointed out, it's a very Weberian idea. Right? For Marx--right?--the whole issue is the ownership of means of production. For Weber this is everything about the administrations--the means of administration.
Chapter 3. The Bureaucracy[edit | edit source]
Okay, now we come to this very interesting Weberian theory of the bureaucracy: very interesting, very controversial, in many ways very counterintuitive. You may say it is false. Well we will see. That is a nice topic for discussion sections. And this is what I will go through--a number of issues. What is a bureaucracy? Weber makes this quite incredible claim, what first you will completely reject, that the most efficient organization is the bureaucracy. Right? That's exactly the opposite what you think. When something is very inefficient, then you say, "Well this is so bureaucratic." Right? Weber nevertheless claims that the most efficient organization is bureaucracy.
Then the question is how is bureaucracy related to capitalism and socialism? Is really capitalism a bureaucratic organization? What is the relationship between capitalist market economy and bureaucracy? What are the consequences of bureaucracy? And also then some contradiction of bureaucratization.
Now let's just quickly rush through what are the characteristics of a bureaucracy. Well, he said, "the purest type of legal authority"--this is, as I said, counterintuitive--"is that one which employs a bureaucratic administrative staff." And well what are the characteristics of this staff in order to qualify to bureaucracy? Well they have to be personally free. So it cannot be clients--right?--of a mentor. Right? They are legally free individuals. That makes it so different--right?--from a traditional organization. That's why a family is not a bureaucratic organization, because you are not there by choice. Right? And then a bureaucracy is organized into a hierarchy of offices--this is something which basically we already covered--and the offices are filled by a free contract, and in this contract what your qualification is, that's what we call--right?--meritocracy. People do have a certain degree, and that degree qualifies them to be incumbents of a certain office.
And they receive a fixed salary. It's not quite a bureaucratic organization if you are working for a commission. Right? You are really in a bureaucratic organization when you sign a contract and you know exactly what your fringe benefits will be and what your annual salary will be. Typically the office is the sole occupation of the incumbents, and it constitutes a career. This is also very important; again, very different from a traditional organization where people could actually be incumbents of a number of positions and could draw, in fact, even incomes from a number of positions. In a pure bureaucratic organization, you really can have only a single occupation. If, for instance, somebody is appointed with tenure to Yale, and is coming from another institution, he'll have to resign from his or her tenure at the other institution. If you are employed by Yale, you can be only a Yale employee; you cannot hold multiple jobs at the same time.
And it constitutes a career. The career means there is a ladder. You have some sense how you will progress in this bureaucratic hierarchy. Again, universities are classical bureaucracies--that you enter as an assistant professor; then you are, seven to nine years, depending on the institution, without tenure; then you are being promoted to tenure; then you expect at one point of time to become a full professor; blah-blah-blah. Right? This is what it meant, it is a career. And in many bureaucratic organizations, even in the business world--right?--you have a sense how you progress. In a law firm--right?--if you enter a law firm--right?--you have a pretty clear idea; it's actually very similar to the universities. Usually for seven years you are working for the law firm, and that's when you can become--right?--a partner in the law firm. Right? So you have a sense how your career will unfold. Well this is something we already kind of covered--right?--that you are separated from the means of administration, because you are subjected to discipline and control.
Now comes the very controversial idea, and that we have to talk about it. Weber's claim, which is very much against commonsense, that the purely bureaucratic type of administration is capable of attaining the highest degree of efficiency. Well let me, on the other hand, from this citation, underline an important point here. And this is--of course Weber was talking about a very specific type of organization, bureaucracies, which were, relatively speaking, historically quite efficient--right?--the Prussian type of bureaucracy. But here he emphasizes--and these are two very important words--"from the technical point of view." Right? The bureaucracy, from the technical point of view, is the most efficient organization. It does not necessarily mean that it does achieve the highest welfare for people who are seeking to navigate in a bureaucratic organization. But technically speaking, it is the most efficient. Why? Because it has a very high degree of predictability. I mean, this predictability might suggest that it will take you a long time to get through of that bloody red tape--right?--what the bureaucracy imposes on you. But you know exactly the red tape, and you know, if you are stuck, how to try to appeal and to get the process moving. And therefore the crucial issue he said, why the bureaucracy is so efficient, because it is technically competent and it is predictable. And this is what makes it actually so--to fit so well with a market.
Well he said, "And what else?" If it is not bureaucracy, how can you otherwise organize an organization? If it is not done bureaucratically, then it is dilettantism. Right? And you may want to think about this. Now here comes the question about how does bureaucracy and capitalism fits into? And now he makes a very intriguing, very provocative claim. I think it is very deep, and deserves your attention. He said, "The primary source of superiority in a bureaucratic administration lies in technical knowledge." Right? Bureaucracy is domination through knowledge. Well, a very provocative, very important claim. Right? Bureaucracy is--right?--the par excellence meritocratic organization--right?--where people who are issuing command are issuing command with the assumptions that they are the most competent people to carry this out. Well whether this is the case or not--you remember, Weber is always operating with ideal types, or pure types. The concrete cases may be different from it.
You may have people who are not competent to exercise the authority, what they do exercise. But I think it is important that you have the ideal type, because then you can be upset, and you say, "These bloody bastards." Right? "It is incompetent; cannot do the job." And then you can appeal and to say, "Why don't you remove this person, because this person does not know what his or her job is?" And actually such appeal very often is consequential. People occasionally are removed their position if their incompetence is being demonstrated. Well this is very difficult to do at a university, because universities, we have this system of tenure. You know? After you've suffered for seven years as an assistant professor, you are promoted to tenure, and then it is very difficult to get you out of the job. But even at the university this is possible. If you find out that I'm completely incompetent--right?--you document that I am incompetent--right?--that I am just misinterpreting all the authors you had here. And then you can appeal--right?--to the university, and you can say that I really should be removed; my tenure should be invoked. And if I'm found to be incompetent, I will lose my job; but the only way to do it, is through my incompetence. But actually universities very rarely do it, because it's a very painful exercise. But because they are bureaucracies there is--right?--the rule that it can happen, and it should happen in these cases.
And then he said, "Well from this point of view, it really does not matter whether an economy is organized as a capitalistic economy, based on private ownership, or whether it is organized as a socialist economy, based on public ownership." Right? And, in fact, now he goes even further; and it's very interesting what he's got to say here. He's writing somewhere in 1919, 1920. The Soviet Union already exists, Soviet Russia already exists. There is already a society which calls itself socialist, which eliminated private ownership. And he said, "Well socialism would require a still higher degree of formal bureaucratization than capitalism." That's a very interesting idea. Though until now he suggested--right?--that the bureaucratic organization fits the best with free market economy, now he said actually socialism will be even more bureaucratic.
And then I think what comes very--it's a very intriguing idea, and he said, "But the big problem with socialism is that there will be a big conflict here between the formal rationality and substantive rationality, what the bureaucracy carries out." And you know by now--right?--or you have at least a hunch what he's getting at between formal and substantive rationality. Right? Formal rationality is that you are simply implementing the rules of the game. Substantive rationality is you are actually concerned with the welfare, the substantive goals of the action. And he said, "Well, if you have a publicly owned economy, centrally planned economy, then the central planners make substantive decisions about the economy." They decide, for instance, where government or taxpayer money should go to--which branches of the economy should be investment going to. Right? In a capitalist economy, governments typically cannot do that. Right? They set the rules of the game. Well the best--they manage interest rates and they may be able to manage the currency exchange rate, but they cannot allocate resources across the economy. Of if they do, then people will say, "We are on the road to socialism." Right? To the extent substantive rationality is involved.
But he said, "Well if it is socialism, there will be this big tension." Right? You cannot be at the same time formally rational and substantively rational. You either consider the content of your decisions, or you are concerned simply with the procedures of the decision. If you are concerned with the procedure, that is formal rationality. If you are concerned with the content, that is substantive rationality.
Let me just give you one example about the legal system. Indeed, in Communist societies--and probably to some extent even China today, much less so than it was let's say thirty of forty years ago--well when justice is being served by the court, the court is not blind to who the people who are being accused of committing some crime is. The communist legal system called itself a class law; that, in fact, the purpose of the legal system is not to be blind--right?--who committed the crime. The purpose of the legal system is--that was the kind of legitimacy claim under Communism--to defend the interests of the working class. Right? And therefore that was specifically a legal system based on substantive rationality. Right?
Well capitalist legal systems tend to be procedurally--right?--rationalistic, formally rationalistic. In principle it doesn't matter who the person is when you are serving justice. This is again the ideal. Right? In concrete cases actually judges might consider some substantive characteristics of the person who is on trial, not simply to implement the law. May consider as mitigating circumstances--right?--for instance, when they are passing the law. And, of course, there are other reasons how actually substantive considerations enter the game. You know? If you are white and rich, you can hire a better defense lawyer and your chances to get off the hook within the same rules are better. So substantive considerations enter the thing. But that's the exception; that's not supposed to happen. We are angry when this happens. Right? We want to have a faceless legal system. Right? Justice is blind. Right? This blindness of justice means--right?--this is simply procedurally just--right?--and not substantively so. Right? This is why justice is shown with blind eyes.
Now what are the consequences of bureaucratization? Here are some of them. He said there is a tendency of leveling of interest; since everybody is in principle equal before the law and therefore interest will be leveled. You are not supposed to take into account people's position in it. Well there is a tendency--meritocratic tendency--that people higher up will have higher levels of training, or more training, as such. And--this is again justice is blind--what is important is that the essence of a bureaucracy has to be a formalistic impersonality: sine ira et studio, without hatred and passion. Right? This is why occasionally you are kind of upset when you are confronted with the bureaucracy. You have a special problem--you know?--and then the bureaucracy tends to be insensitive to your special problem--right?--when it is a real bureaucracy. Right? You can say, "I just had a fight with my partner and this is why I cannot take the test." Well, sine ira et studio. I mean, in a real bureaucratic, discussion leader or professor will say, "Too bad. This is your personal business. The test is right now." Right? "You take it or leave it." Well, I mean, we are usually not that stupid bureaucrats. But that's the spirit of bureaucracy. Right? Without hatred and passion; that also means that you are not motivated by personal feelings. You don't differentiate this is a person I like and then I give preferences; or dislike, and therefore give a worse grade.
All right, there are a number of contradictions of bureaucracy. It is very formalistic. And he said there is also another interesting tendency. Though it is formalistic and it's supposed to go simply by the rules, occasionally, not only under socialism, in all systems the bureaucracy tends to have some sensitivity to substantive rationality, to the welfare of the people who are under the bureaucracy. And then it can be turned into a clientalistic system; the bureaucracy can have these tendencies. And think about welfare bureaucracies--right?--which do have a great deal of clientalistic tendencies built into them.
Chapter 4. Limitations of Bureaucratic Authority[edit | edit source]
Well, and there are these various limitations of bureaucratic authority. One is collegiality, division of powers, and representation. Well I don't want to dwell too long on the notion of collegiality. Collegiality, he says, really grows out of what we knew as professional groups or professional organizations. There are different ways how collegiality can operate. One way--that means that you are interacting with other people in the same organization, on the basis of collegiality. You can get a good sense of this collegiality; for instance, it's very important in the medical profession. If you go to a doctor for a second opinion, this doctor is really not supposed to say that his or her colleague, the other doctor, really screwed it and he gave you the wrong diagnosis or the wrong therapy. Right? Collegiality means that you stick together--right?--that the profession sticks together. There is a very strong sense of collegiality among lawyers, or at least supposed to be. The ethic of the legal profession is very much collegiality.
And it is also incidentally in the universities. I mean, faculty is not supposed to badmouth each other. Right? They certainly, towards students, they have to show that they have a collegial relationship with each other. Mutual respect binds them together. Occasionally there is what he calls veto collegiality; the collegiality does give veto right to certain people to run this organization. A single person can veto a decision, as such. Again, very typical in universities when it comes, for instance, to a decision whether somebody will be granted a permanent position in a university; so-called tenure, there is actually--the president of the university usually has a veto right and can veto. No matter that all bodies approved that, the president usually has a veto right--can veto that decision. It uses it very rarely, but occasionally it does use its veto right. So even in a collegially organized bureaucracy, there is these individual veto rights; otherwise, collegiality usually operates through the different committees and advisory boards. I mean, collegiality usually is emerging in a situation where you have a common trade or a common profession. That's when a group is being organized as a collegial bureaucracy, as such. And many of you will end up in professions in which you will have such a collegial environment, as such. Okay.
The other issue is--which is also a limitation of the functioning of the bureaucracy--right?--collegiality meant--right?--that though the bureaucracy is supposed to be blind to individual differences, it's not always, because we have loyalties towards each other, based on our profession. Lawyers are loyal to lawyers, and doctors are loyal to fellow doctors, and professors have a degree of loyalty.
Now the other one is division of powers. Well this division of powers, what Locke and Montesquieu and Rousseau were talking about, well it's a functional system--he cites Montesquieu about the separation of power--and that creates some degree of unpredictability in the system; but necessary, but creates some degree of unpredictability. Nevertheless, this is the way how to prevent tyranny. So therefore it is good for the economy; by what he means for the market economy.
And then comes the question of representations, and different forms of representations. Well there are--again, representations can be democratic, but is not necessarily all that bloody democratic. In fact, there is a possibility of representation when the representation is happening through some hereditary means. Traditional authority; people who were born in certain positions, like Montesquieu himself, was supposed to represent certain interests, which is beyond the personal interests of the person--right?; was supposed to represent the interests of the whole estate, what it was standing for. Well it's also--in modern times we do have a representation where representations can be selected by rotation or lot--in Ancient Greece this happened--and there can be a limited mandate; they are not representing necessarily the interest of the constituency and they can be recalled. This was typical of Communist bureaucracies. Or there can be what he calls free representation--it's what we would associate to democracy--where the representative is elected, rather than selected or appointed.
But it is also not bound by instructions; is only obliged to express his own conviction. So this is what we have seen in the Congress happening. Right? That Democrats voted with Republicans, because those Democrats argued, "I'm not under party discipline." Right? "I am acting out of my conscience."
Well a couple of ideas about free representation, and how it goes with a capitalist economy. Well what is crucial--right?--and Weber keeps coming back and back to this--what is vital for a capitalist economy is to be calculability and reliability. And well in early stages, in fact, there was property qualification, who could actually vote, and that was implemented in order to make the system more predictable for the propertied classes. There was a great deal of concern by the bourgeoisie to give universal suffrage, because they felt then this will be unpredictable, who will win the elections.
In fact, very often, these were monarchs and absolutist monarchs, who were pushing for extension--right?--of suffrage, because they wanted to use this against the propertied bourgeoisie. That's again something very counterintuitive, but I think historically a very accurate understanding. Right? So one has to be very careful what exactly the relationship with a capitalist economic order and democracy is. Well so Weber's fundamental argument is what many people who do the history of the democratic movement will agree; others will disagree with him. Again, a good subject for discussion. Parliamentary free representation was the product between struggles; actually struggles between monarchs and the bourgeoisie. Well I think I'll just leave this here. I probably gave us enough food for the discussion. Thank you. | <urn:uuid:4c0151bd-80ed-41ab-8cd2-009a0ad5413c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Saylor.org%27s_Comparative_Politics/Weber_and_the_Modern_State | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.967837 | 7,021 | 2.234375 | 2 |
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The desire to have a bright and fresh smile is one shared by almost every person. Unfortunately, some people are afraid to give others a big smile because of a dull or stained appearance to their teeth. The teeth can become dull in appearance thanks to food and drink that can stain them as well as a lack of proper oral hygiene on the part of a person. There is a cosmetic dentistry technique known as teeth whitening that provides people the bright and glowing smile that they desire on a daily basis. One of the most popular teeth whitening techniques performed by cosmetic dentists on a regular basis is Zoom teeth whitening. Cosmetic Town TV recently visited one of the most prominent cosmetic dentists in Beverly Hills to learn more about the benefits of Zoom teeth whitening:
The first step of the Zoom teeth whitening experience is the examination of the teeth for any dental issues that need to be addressed. Once the cosmetic dentist is sure that the patient has teeth that are healthy enough for the treatment, the Zoom teeth whitening process will begin.
The patient will visit the office of the cosmetic dentist to have a protecting gel placed on the soft tissue and gums. Once these areas of the mouth are protected, hydrogen peroxide gel is applied to the teeth using a tray or a small brush. After the hydrogen peroxide gel is in place, a UV light is used to activate the gel by allowing oxygen to enter the enamel and dentin layer of the teeth. This process will break stains apart while not damaging the structure of the tooth. The placing of the gel, as well as the use of the UV light, is repeated an additional two times before the first gel is removed and a fluoride gel that reduces the sensitivity felt by the teeth of the patient is applied to the teeth. Overall, the Zoom teeth whitening process takes about 90 minutes.
Once the cosmetic dentist office visit is over, the patient will take home bleaching trays that fit the teeth as well as some home bleaching gel tubes. These items will be used for two weeks for around 15-20 minutes per day to continue whitening the teeth and to maintain the results.
Ideal candidates for Zoom teeth whitening include someone with stained or discolored teeth but still enjoying healthy teeth and gums. Patients with dental restoration are not ideal candidates as dental restorations are immune to whitening substances so they might get an uneven appearance between the teeth and the dental restoration. In addition, patients that have gums that are bleeding or have teeth that are sensitive are also not ideal candidates.
The cost of Zoom teeth whitening depends on the amount of work performed by the cosmetic dentist as well as the price that the dentist charges for the trays and gels that are brought home for the at-home portion of Zoom teeth whitening. In general, the cost is anywhere from $150-$500 and is likely not covered by dental insurance so the patient will have to pay for the treatment out of pocket.
The recovery process from Zoom teeth whitening is not difficult for patients. They might feel a small tingling sensation but this sensation will resolve on its own. If patients need some additional help to address the tingling sensation, Advil or Tylenol can be used to address sensitivity to the teeth. No downtime is necessary after the treatment so patients will be able to immediately resume their normal activities.
The results of Zoom teeth whitening are seen almost immediately after the treatment. Thanks to the at-home whitening portion of the treatment process, patients will continue to see improved results. The length of the results depends on how well patients stay away from food and drink that can stain the teeth after the procedure. In addition, practicing proper oral hygiene after Zoom teeth whitening can help the results last for a long time because brushing the teeth on a regular basis is critical in keeping stains from reappearing on the teeth. Finally, regular visits to the dentist can help patients maintain white, bright teeth that make the mouth look healthy in appearance. The results generally last for 18 months before a patient needs to have a follow-up treatment.
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Balkan-based looters share tips on Facebook about vulnerable sites, potential buyers and how to escape the law: A report has revealed the audacity and organisation of criminals trading in looted antiquities from the former Yugoslavia. The study, by the criminologist Sam Hardy and published in the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, pulls and analyses data from open-source intelligence, and from platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Etsy and eBay, to explore how online communities support, encourage and facilitate the looting of sites.
15.12.2021, The Art Newspaper: Balkan-based looters share tips on Facebook about vulnerable sites, potential buyers and how to escape the law
Returning home: Italy pulls 100 works from major museums and sends them to regional institutions where they were previously shown: In efforts to decentralise its vast state-owned heritage, Italy will dust off 100 paintings, sculptures and archaeological artefacts stashed away in museum storage facilities and redistribute them more evenly across the country through a series of loans.
Rare 17th century English School allegorical painting barred from export in hope it is saved for the nation: The UK government has issued a temporary export bar for a rare 17th century painting depicting a black female sitter alongside her white companion.
14.12.2021, Antiques Trade Gazette: Rare 17th century English School allegorical painting barred from export in hope it is saved for the nation
Kunstmuseum Bern to return seven works from Gurlitt trove: The Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland will return several works donated by the late dealer Cornelius Gurlitt, who several years ago became the subject of one of the most widely publicized Nazi art theft cases.
13.12.2021, Art News: Kunstmuseum Bern to return seven works from Gurlitt trove
13.12.2021, Le Journal des Arts: Bern renounces around 40 works from the Gurlitt bequest
Restituted Priester collection reunited before sale takes £1.5m at Christie’s: Part of an art collection once owned by a Jewish family who fled Nazi persecution has been sold at Christie’s.
11.12.2021, Antiques Trade Gazette: Restituted Priester collection reunited before sale takes £1.5m at Christie’s
Caving to legal pressure, the Louvre has agreed to reverse significant changes it made to a room with a Cy Twombly mural: The Louvre has reached an out-of-court settlement with the Cy Twombly Foundation over a redecoration project that compromised a permanent installation by the U.S. artist in one of the museum’s galleries.
13.12.2021, The Art Newspaper: Cy Twombly Foundation pulls lawsuit after Louvre agrees to rework renovation of gallery that bears artist’s ceiling
Swiss parliament urged to take action on Nazi-looted art amid Kunsthaus Zurich controversy: Since Zurich’s Kunsthaus opened an imposing extension in October, the museum has faced a wave of criticism over its long-term loan display of the arms dealer Emil Georg Bührle’s controversial collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art. The outcry is spurring action from the city government and a debate in the Swiss national parliament that could see an overhaul in the country’s approach to returning Nazi-looted art.
10.12.2021, The Art Newspaper: Swiss parliament urged to take action on Nazi-looted art amid Kunsthaus Zurich controversy
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09.12.2021, The Guardian: New York’s Met museum to remove Sackler family name from its galleries
Hamburg shows its Benin artefacts before restituting them to Nigeria: Hamburg’s ethnological museum is mounting an exhibition of around 179 artefacts from the kingdom of Benin to explain to the public how they arrived in the port city and why they are returning to Nigeria next year.
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Heirs sue to claim Mondrian painting in Philadelphia Museum of Art: The heirs of Piet Mondrian have sued the Philadelphia Museum of Art to claim a painting by the Dutch artist that was confiscated by the Nazis as “degenerate” art and that they argue is “in the wrongful possession” of the museum, which received it as a gift nearly 70 years ago.
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Energy Policy Insight
Over the last quarter century, the United States has experienced a dramatic transformation. With little fanfare, an energy revolution has occurred that has profoundly altered the nation’s economy, its national security, and its environment. No longer beholden to foreign nations to meet its energy demands, the United States now produces more energy than it consumes.
How did the nation get here? And, more importantly, where should it go?
Where does US energy policy stand?
Not long ago, the United States was heavily dependent on foreign oil to power its economy. With this dependency came geopolitical challenges that profoundly affected the nation’s foreign policy for decades. A heavy reliance on oil from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meant the US foreign policy and economy were shaped by countries with little regard for the best interests of the United States.
Over the last two decades, however, the energy landscape has changed. Technological improvements—from hydraulic fracturing to improved battery technology—has turned the United States into a net exporter of energy. In Blueprint for America, Jim Ellis highlights the enviable position in which the United States finds itself:
“US overall petroleum production overtook Russia and Saudi Arabia in 2014 to become number one globally. Our fuel markets, refining, and trade infrastructure (even while currently challenged by a global environment of continued low prices) make us a lean and competitive supplier. Our energy business across sectors and fuels has a profound global reach. We lead on innovation in forms of energy both new and old. And as anyone who experienced Los Angeles basin smog in the 1980s can attest, the energy efficiency of our economy and improvements in environmental performance of our vehicles and power plants is breathtaking. We operate the largest carbon-free power generation fleet in the world, adding to it daily through new technologies.”
Ellis notes that technology has been the key driver to this revolution. Technological advancements have improved power-generating technologies. Developments in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have made it possible to extract oil and gas at lower costs. And, finally, increased energy efficiency by households and industries have reduced demands for power consumption.
But we should not be content with the remarkable gains the United States has recently achieved. Future generations deserve a thriving economy and clean environment, which will require further improvements to the nation’s energy policies. Fortunately, the recent progress means now is a perfect opportunity, in the words of Jim Ellis, “to pause, absent the clamoring pressures of an energy crisis, and dispassionately reflect on our country’s longer-term energy priorities.” What would that look like?
What’s next and what does energy security mean?
For many years, politicians regularly promised energy independence. While their definitions varied, energy independence generally meant that the country’s energy production was sufficient to meet its energy consumption—freeing the US economy from a reliance on OPEC.
After the energy revolution, however, the country is no longer reliant on OPEC for its energy needs. Now that its energy production exceeds its consumption, the United States can aspire for something more valuable than merely energy independence. It can now achieve energy security. The video below explains what energy security looks like:
Energy security means power is widely available, reliable, resilient, and affordable to all. These goals are far beyond what energy independence could promise. Jim Ellis explains why:
“Energy independence means that US factories and homes would stay supplied if all borders were to be shut down during a conflict, but it does not mean that our expeditionary military forces—or our allies and trading partners—would be similarly taken care of. Energy independence helps with one side of our balance of trade but, given global fuel markets, it does not always mean lower prices for US consumers, nor does it optimize the value of local energy resource types or the refining and generation infrastructure on which the viability of our nation’s energy companies depends.”
In short, merely aiming for energy independence means we have set our goals too low. Instead, Ellis argues, our energy policies should aim to create “a robust, diverse, competitive, redundant, and resilient generation and distribution system in order to improve our nation’s energy security over the long term.”
The United States is also well positioned to use its energy wealth to advance its important policy interests abroad. As explained in the video above, energy security “gives us another crucial international tool by enabling the U.S. to neutralize geopolitical threats by shifting our energy resources abroad to our allies without having to use military force.” It also allows the United States to improve global security and environmental rules.
Attaining energy security is thus in the economic and political interests of the United States. The question, then, is what steps can we take to achieve this goal?
What role should government play?
Over the decades, the federal government has enacted countless policies to reduce energy consumption, lessen the nation’s dependency on foreign oil, and transition to more sustainable energy sources. The policies have ranged from generous subsidies for certain industries to burdensome regulations in other industries. The effectiveness of these policies is decidedly mixed.
There are success stories. The science behind hydraulic fracturing, lithium battery technology, and LED light bulbs can be traced in part to government subsidies in basic science and early-stage research and development. But there are also many failures. In this 2011 op-ed, economist Michael Boskin explains how federal policy makers often make poor bets when selecting which industries and technologies to subsidize. Boskin points to the billions of dollars the federal government wasted subsidizing corn ethanol production and, more recently, solar power companies like the now bankrupt Solyndra.
But many haven’t learned this lesson. Recently, some policy makers have proposed a Green New Deal that would dramatically increase subsidies for wind and solar. They argue that the subsidies are needed to move the country away from unsustainable and environmentally damaging energy sources such as oil and gas. But, as we explain in the video below, when policy makers become wedded to specific solutions—like wind and solar—they end up undermining better options.
Rather than heavy-handed regulations and expensive subsidies, there is a better policy that can help achieve energy security: a carbon tax. In Blueprint for America, George Shultz explains why:
“Right now, we see a wide variety of subsidies, mandates, and special arrangements across the energy spectrum. They will not get us where we want to go. There is a simple and attractive alternative, and one that also gets at the carbon emission free-rider problem among countries. A revenue-neutral carbon tax could accompany the repeal of all subsidies (as is practically feasible) and simply make every source of energy take on its full cost, including the cost of putting carbon into the atmosphere.”
In the video below, we explain how carbon taxes would be far more efficient than the Green New Deal in achieving energy security while also reducing carbon emissions:
Ultimately, as we explained part 6 of our “Environmental Policy Insight,” a carbon tax would give consumers and businesses an incentive to move away from carbon-emitting sources of energy. And, more importantly, a carbon tax would encourage innovators and entrepreneurs to develop and invest in alternative energy sources. As the video above explains, we don’t know what those sources might be, but a carbon tax provides the right incentive to discover them.
Along with a carbon tax, the government can promote energy security by investing in basic science and long-term research and development. As we have seen, the government has a poor track record in picking the right companies and products to subsidize. Economist Michael Boskin argues that, instead, the federal government should, along with enacting a carbon tax, increase support for “longer-term, potentially breakthrough, precompetitive generic research, which has the potential to scale to environmental and economic significance over time, rather than the short-term, feel-good funding that government agencies have too often favored in this area.”
What about technology?
From lithium batteries to electric cars, technology has played a key role in the energy revolution. Technological breakthroughs don’t happen by accident; they are typically a product of years of research and development and billions of dollars of investment. If we want to have further technological breakthroughs, we must understand how these innovations occur.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a great example of a technological breakthrough. While there are environmental challenges with fracking, the process has generated a significant economic boon to several states. More importantly, fracturing has allowed the United States to shift a portion of its electrical energy production from dirty coal to relatively clean natural gas. This has resulted in lower carbon emissions and reduced air pollution.
As we explain in the video below, fracking technology had been around for decades, but only recently did it become viable and profitable.
So what is the recipe for encouraging more innovation? In Blueprint for America, Jim Ellis explains how the United States has been “the first and only country to successfully combine technology, business entrepreneurship, and our supportive legal and regulatory regimes to exploit abundant shale gas and shale oil resources.” Government investment in basic research and development was key to developing the fracking process. But, as Ellis explains, “fracking ultimately became economical and widespread largely due to the commendably dogged pursuits in the field by one businessman trying to improve the value of his cheaply acquired acreage.”
Repeating such technological breakthroughs isn’t easy, but government can help by investing in basic science and providing the right incentives for innovators and entrepreneurs to invent and bet on new energy technologies.
What about nuclear power?
With concern about effects of climate change increasing, there is a renewed desire to shift away from carbon-emitting sources of energy. As we noted above, the Green New Deal proposes massive subsidies in wind and solar power. But there is another carbon-free option: nuclear power. The video below explains just how much energy nuclear power offers:
Beyond its enormous energy potential, nuclear power has positive attributes that wind and solar cannot match. Specifically, nuclear power is not in any way dependent on favorable weather. The video below explains why this is so important:
Opponents of nuclear power argue it is dangerous. They point to past events such as the nuclear disasters at Three Mile Island or, worse, Chernobyl, as proof that nuclear power isn’t worth the risk. But as explained in the video above, “Repeated studies and scientific data clearly show that nuclear power is one of the safest sources of energy, and dealing with waste is a political problem, not a technological one.” Ultimately, we must weigh the hypothetical risks of nuclear power against the dangers of climate change and the value of energy security to future generations.
How do we become more efficient?
Increasing energy supply, whether from nuclear power, wind, or solar sources, isn’t the only solution to improving US energy policy. Finding ways to use less energy can be just as important. The video below describes how increasing energy efficiency must play a part in future US energy policy:
Improved energy efficiency is not the most glamourous energy policy, but it is one of the most important. In his book Energy Efficiency: Building a Clean, Secure Economy Hoover Senior Fellow James Sweeney explains how “historical changes in energy efficiency have had more beneficial impacts on US energy security and on the environment than all of the increases in domestic production of oil, gas, coal, geothermal energy, nuclear power, solar power, wind power, and biofuels combined.”
Jim Sweeney highlights the effects of increased energy efficiency:
“Before 1973, total US energy use grew almost in line with general economic growth, trailing GDP by just 0.5 percent. Since then, energy efficient processes and technologies have permeated the economy, and energy use has grown on average 2 percent less than real GDP.
The difference between 0.5 percent and 2 percent annually may seem small, but over time it has been massive. Had pre-embargo growth patterns continued, we would now consume 85 percent more energy than we actually do.”
Finding more efficient ways to power our economy is thus a worthwhile goal. And, as explained above, a carbon tax offers the best method to give incentives to consumers to conserve and to innovators to find more efficient technologies.
Finally achieving energy independence presents an opportunity for the United States to reposition its economy and its national security policies. But policy makers must avoid championing particular sources of energy at the expense of others if the country is truly to seize this initiative. Policies like the Green New Deal sound promising. They promote a carbon-free future and jobs for everyone while dismissing the large economic downsides. But, as we have seen, there are better ways to achieve energy security.
Sources and Additional Reading
You can learn more about environmental issues on PolicyEd’s Environment page.
In the Hoover Institution Press book, Corn Ethanol: Who Pays? Who Benefits?, Ken Glozer highlights the high costs of US corn ethanol subsidies and regulations.
Michael Boskin shows how unrealistic the Green New Deal is in his article “A Closer Look at the Left’s Agenda: Scientific, Economic, and Numerical Illiteracy on the Campaign Trail.”
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The attorney general William Barr is highly criticized for his statement of comparing the pandemic stay home order as slavery. The celebration of constitution day at Hillsdale College has observed the statement of William Barr, which was loathed by many United States citizens. He compared the national lockdown with being home arrest.
This is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history, said Barr in the event. His loyalty with the president is being highlighted by the citizens and many politicians and accused him of saying the words of President Trump mostly. Jim Clyburn. The representative of the South Carolina Democratic Party stated Barr’s comment to be the ridiculous and worst thing he has heard ever. Barr, in the event, also got vocal about the minimum power of attorney general to a word against the decision of the ruling and highlighted the bondage of the sub government institution to follow the direct orders that are provided to them. He termed the independent thought process and working of government institutions to be ‘a good philosophy for Montessori preschool.’
Barr has done almost little to show his freedom from his employer, even though his work is supposed to warrant that. And when he got it, that’s what he promised. And it doesn’t just matter from a theoretical viewpoint. It’s relevant because Barr will still be attorney general after Election Day and at least until January 20, when the inauguration of the next president is due. During that time, when the long history of peaceful transitions of power in the US will be challenged as never before, it will be up to him to enforce the rule of law. Barr was observed many times to support the wills of Trump and his mates. His involvement in covering up the issues at many events was also questioned before by the people of the States. He is widely known as Trump’s man and believed to speak the mouth of the president.
Apparently, he was involved in the case of charges against Portland city officials for the protest near the federal courthouse, saving the president’s friend Roger Stone and many severe cases. His DOJ also admitted Trump’s first national advisor, Michael Flynn’s law breakdown. They have also tried to provide a release grant to Trump’s former lawyer and to start a criminal inquiry against John Bolton, the former national security advisor of the country. Barr was also involved in subverting and suppressing the protestors through the military in Lafayette Park. He was also convicted for charging the violent protestors with sedition. He is said to save the friends of Trump and harm the enemy of his regime. During an interview with a Chicago journalist, Barr was also seen manifesting the ideas of Trump in front of the media.
He stated the idea of Trump about a deep state of government workers. Trump also seems to trust his attorney general for many important events and works. Barr has also tried to cover up the theory of Antifa threatening cabal, which conspiracy says the involvement of Trump and Rights in it. The attorney general also has created great tension in the mind of people by giving a dicey statement about counting the ballots during the election. He warned Trump’s would-be action if he loses the election, but also ensure that the president claimed to leave the office peacefully in January if he does not retain his seat back in the White House. Trump’s unequivocal comment in tweeter of results not be known to all also creates a hotchpotch in the mind of the people.
When then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch met Bill Clinton in 2016 on an asphalt plane, it fed a persistent conspiracy theory inflaming the Right that the two were in cahoots to bury Hillary Clinton records. It seems like it was not anything more than a long and ethically unacceptable discussion like Lynch regretted having after an inspector general report because it gave a false impression and caused individuals to doubt her freedom from her boss, Barack Obama. It was also observed that Barr had not resisted any order from the president. His willingness to follow every order of Donald Trump and work in accordance with his demands could be observed in his work during the position at his office. Most of the citizens fear his presence after the November election also. Barr has stated that if the candidature of the Democratic Party, Mr. Joe Biden, wins the election of this year, then he and the whole administration would be committed to the party’s ideology and Biden’s direction.
He is also aware that he is the source of justice in the country and should be upholding it for the betterment of America. Barr would be the one who will ensure the rule of law in the States after the great turmoil and peaceful transfer of the society has been expected by the people of the country. William Barr’s impression and reputation have been changed in front of people many times. His promise to independence and patriotic duty was followed by a lot of people in the country. People are now claiming him to be the mouth and words of Donald Trump. The statement of opposing the national lockdown was made by Trump also many times. The opposition to the statement has already led to citizens rethinking their preferences of voting for the Republican candidate Donald Trump already, as he is termed to be inefficient to handle the unstoppable situation of the pandemic in the country, which is leading to highest deaths and devastating effect of the pandemic in the country.
As people are taking self-isolation as the best option in the present situation, a national lockdown was believed to be the most preferable option. Barr’s unexpected comment on the idea has led to opposition from various sectors and states of the county. His claim of it being a different kind of restraint over slavery is letting people wonder the words that came out of the attorney general. William Barr is serving as the attorney general of the United States of America from 2019.
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Are you broken-hearted because of a recent breakup or job loss and do you now feel that you’re having a heart attack because of it? It may not actually be a heart attack that you are experiencing but what’s referred to by the experts as broken heart syndrome.
But let’s get one very important thing straight: if you are experiencing chest pain that’s accompanied by other unusual symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, dizziness, shortness of breath, profuse sweating and pain that radiates from your chest to the arms or jaw, it is definitely a good idea for you to seek immediate medical assistance.
Going back to broken heart syndrome, it is something that’s similar to a heart attack in that it feels just like that — there’s chest pain and shortness of breath, too. However, health authorities say that broken heart syndrome is not deadly like a heart attack. In fact, the symptoms go away on their own after a while, leaving the individual unscathed albeit shaken and terrified.
In rare instances, broken heart syndrome can also be fatal just like a heart attack especially if the individual’s heart is already in a bad shape to begin with.
Broken heart syndrome is something that’s relatively new, and it’s exactly for this reason why experts have yet to understand it fully. Needless to say, they are not aware of the exact cause of this phenomenon.
They believe, however, that broken heart syndrome is brought about by a sudden surge in the levels of stress hormones, in particular adrenaline which is something that can cause increased heart rate, rapid breathing, excessive sweating, anxiety — pretty much the same things encountered while a heart attack is taking place.
Commonly, broken heart syndrome is preceded by any circumstance that can leave the individual experiencing intense physical and/or emotional stress.
Some examples of those include losing a loved one, divorce, heated arguments and being diagnosed (or sometimes misdiagnosed) with a serious medical condition. Sometimes even positive life events such as getting a surprise party or winning lots and lots of money can also cause broken heart syndrome.
Just like what’s mentioned earlier, someone who is experiencing broken heart syndrome may think that he or she is having a heart attack due to the fact that the two have a lot of symptoms in common.
Needless to say, a bout of broken heart syndrome can leave you experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath. It’s not unlikely for you to have fatigue, dizziness, profuse sweating and heart palpitations, too.
The common symptoms of broken heart syndrome may come into being seconds or minutes after encountering a stressful event. However, experts say that it is very much possible for the symptoms to show up hours after having a surge in the stress hormones.
The treatment for broken heart syndrome is the same treatment for a heart attack. This is especially true if it’s not yet established if the individual is in fact suffering from a heart attack or simply broken heart syndrome.
In identifying the problem, the person undergoes the very same tests used for someone who is suspected to be having a heart attack. Some examples of them include personal history and physical examination, blood tests, electrocardiogram or ECG, and chest x-ray. Once it is established that no heart attack is going on, it is then that the doctor will consider some other causes such as broken heart syndrome.
The symptoms of broken heart syndrome go away on their own even without any treatment — treatments for a heart attack won’t work on broken heart syndrome.
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The competition in the fabric sublimation printer market is increasing, as well as its strength is no less than that in the network sector. Therefore, both equipment dealers, as well as product distributors, are striving to reduce prices to acquire market benefits. Specifically, in the consumables market, brand names are irregular, competition has actually ended up being disordered, thoughtlessly decreasing costs, as well as bringing numerous hidden dangers to top quality. The introduction of inkjet printers in the early 1990s brought a historical revolution to the interior and also outside advertising market, and also the driving force of the change originated from the technology of numerous consumables. Just envision if the imaging device is still using initial consumables, can the indoor as well as exterior advertising and marketing industry have Today’s thriving advancement? Nevertheless, after disorderly competitors, “winning by high quality” has actually ended up being an empty talk, and also there are many misconceptions in the industry. It is immediate to let customers comprehend the market and also leave misconceptions.
The PIGMENT exterior ink can be made use of on the inkjet fabric sublimation printer design, the cost is too high, the manufacturing procedure is made complex, and it is just suitable for making small as well as medium-sized images. With the steady popularization of micro-piezoelectric makers, it is recommended that users make use of Muto oily makers in outside production because Muto oily makers have steady shade, quick rate as well as exceptional security, as well as are most ideal for outdoor high-precision manufacturing. The oily solution carried out on the micro-piezoelectric machine mostly has the complying with features.
Affordable: The current production expense of oil-based ink is much less than any kind of water-based PIGMENT ink on the marketplace.
High accuracy: still keep the accuracy of the original picture equipment, can print the typical 720DPI photo with real shades on the layered towel.
Wide range of consumables: Sunbao oil-based ink can be put on a range of light cloth, PVC adhesive, and also some special products.
Easy to make: the display can be utilized after spraying, as well as splashing UV glue is also more convenient than laminating flooring.
Misunderstanding one: oily ink
For the photo machine, water-based inks created by Japanese original manufacturing facilities or Taiwan were primarily utilized in the early days. As a result of the variety of readily available consumables for micro-piezoelectric modern technology, the oily roadway became possible. In the recent duration, numerous firms have released oil-based inks. Much of them are fishing in troubled waters. They make use of low-grade inks that are even strongly corrosive to the machine to make revenues. Their actions are outrageous, and some device suppliers have actually additionally followed suit. Forcibly put on an oily hat on oneself, in order to gain sales, hesitate to deceive customers, triggering specific misconceptions to individuals.
Micro-piezoelectric modern technology is established by Epson of Japan. Its innovation is developed based on neutral ink. As a result, acid-base inks will certainly not be suitable for the nozzles of this technology. Anything yet range will create clogging. Oil-based inks In the development of ink, every procedure should be purely examined, and also this technology is still not mastered in China. The oily market is presently chaotic. Please try to find genuine oily ink to avoid being deceived. At present, only Epson100 oil-based ink and also Sunbao oil-based ink on the market are neutral, and any solvent ink is highly destructive, as well as blocking is unavoidable, especially in dark colors such as red, ink, and also blue.
Today, the majority of the micro-piezoelectric makers are made in Japan. Various other manufacturing generally utilize low-priced PVC materials, including vacuum ink pumps, ink pads (TERMINAL), and some pipes, any solvent inks that are extremely important to the stability of the machine. It is harsh to PVC products. For that reason, the security of the maker will be considerably influenced. Some maker suppliers replace some of the products in the machine with metal materials. However, due to producing accuracy issues, it is always disappointing. As a result, the security of the equipment is exceptionally inadequate (such as the automatic ink pumping modification of the device). In order to draw ink by hand with a syringe, it will certainly create excellent damage to the nozzle), as well as the scrap price is extremely high, which practically boosts the manufacturing expense. Some equipment dealers did not explain this clearly to the users, as well as triggered misconceptions to the individuals. They incorrectly thought that the problem could be solved only after a substitute. The dealers shirk the numerous losses created to the customers for numerous factors.
Big dye fabric sublimation printers can utilize solvent inks since any kind of part of the inkjet printer can resist rust, and also ordinary lamp towels are constructed from PVC. Because making use of solvent inks on micro-piezoelectric designs can only be made use of to deceive individuals or particular equipment dealerships for making sales.
Misinterpreting 2: Obstructing price
Since the ink can just utilize neutral ink as well as does not respond with any type of material, the ink must be attached to the coating. In order to expand the exterior weather resistance as well as improve the water-proof performance, the water-based PIGMENT ink adds UV (anti-ultraviolet) components to the ink.
Because the water-based PIGMENT ink must likewise be covered with an anti-ultraviolet film to make sure exterior weather condition resistance, the UV part in the ink have to be in a specific percentage, otherwise obstructing is inevitable. The solvent ink can just lower the UV component to reduce the blocking rate, so the outside weathering period of the solvent ink will certainly not exceed 2 months.
Misunderstanding 3: Weatherability
In addition to the crucial connection in-between climate resistance as well as ink, the variables that impact climate resistance consist of: material, whether there is a layer externally, UV direct exposure time (the test mistake is as well huge with UV light direct exposure, and also the result is undependable), rains, and the pH of the rainfall.
In the case of using the very same ink, the exact same ultraviolet rays, and also rains, the choice of material has the greatest effect on weather condition resistance, because various products have various ink absorption as well as different surface antacids resistance, which affects the ink retention on the material. Over time, the textile with a covering externally is absorbed in the covering as a result of the ink, and also the covering has anti-ultraviolet, acid as well as alkali resistance, so the weather resistance can be considerably enhanced.
We know that the primary performance signs for measuring the top quality of lightbox fabric (PVC material) are: tear resistance, UV resistance, permeability, ink absorption, light transmittance, and whiteness.
There are 2 kinds of lightbox fabric production methods: laminating (calendering) and also knife scraping:
The greatest function of this process is that it has excellent printing efficiency as well as general ink absorption performance, yet the price is reduced, the optimum size can reach 4.2 meters, as well as its shortcomings are also extremely apparent. Because of the simple devices as well as manufacturing procedure, it is immune to peeling off, The UV resistance is poor, as well as the phenomenon of thermal expansion and also contraction takes place at high temperature or low-temperature level.
2. Knife scuffing production is to use the fluid PVC slurry to the front and back sides of the base towel, and afterward use the drying process to make it totally incorporated into a whole. Since the knife scratching product is entire, the detachment phenomenon can be removed, the UV resistance can be enhanced, and it is not influenced by temperature level, it has great splicing performance, and the ink adsorption degree is significantly improved.
As a result, using the exact same ink and the exact same natural surroundings, the weather resistance of the knife-squeegee light box fabric is about 4 months longer than that of the laminated manufacturing lightbox towel, mostly due to the fact that the knife-squeegee lightbox towel has excellent ink absorption and also After the covering is used, the layer is integrated with the cloth.
The ink is absorbed in the finish, and also the layer gives an additional layer of protection for the ink, as well as the finish itself, has the capability to stand up to ultraviolet rays, as well as the coating has a significant buffering result on rainfall disintegration, thus substantially expanding the exterior climate resistance time. If the link does not have the ability of anti-ultraviolet, scratch-resistant, as well as rain-proof, the outdoor weather resistance will certainly become very short, so large-scale inkjet printing The ink utilized in the tools has excellent anti-ultraviolet as well as anti-scratch capability.
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Police in Bahrain beat children in detention and threatened them with rape and electric shocks, human rights groups, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
The rights groups demand that Bahrain should release all children as there are alternatives to detention, and drop abusive charges against them.
The children, ages 11 to 17, were arrested in protest-related cases in the tenth anniversary of the 2011 Arab uprising in Bahrain last February, to snuff out dissent and dissuade protesters from assembling to mark the anniversary.
Prosecutors and judges enabled the police abuses as they refused to allow parents or lawyers of the children to be present during interrogations, said the rights groups.
Judges also unnecessarily ordered their detention. One of the children spent his 12th birthday in jail.
Currently, four children still remain in detention and are being tried as adults, including a 16-year-old with a serious medical condition whose next court hearing is set for March 11.
Governments that support Bahrain and its police and security forces, including the United States and United Kingdom, should ensure their aid is not funding abuses and publicly demand accountability, they added.
“A police officer who threatens a 13-year-old with rape or electric shocks from a car battery is an abominable stain on Bahrain’s reputation,” said Sayed Ahmed Al Wadaei, advocacy director at BIRD.
“Bahraini police officers treated children as enemies who must be terrorized into confessing, while prosecutors and judges shut parents and lawyers out of proceedings.”
According to information from family members and Ebtisam al-Saegh, a Bahraini rights advocate, police arrested and detained 13 children in early to mid-February. The two rights groups spoke to six of the children and the families of another five.
Police arrested children for allegedly burning bicycle tires or a chair or blocking a road on the day of their arrest. Police also accused children of planting a fake bomb, vandalism, and throwing Molotov cocktails in November 2020, the children and their families said. If convicted, some of the children could face sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
The timing of the arrests indicates a heavy-handed government approach to protests. Bahraini authorities have used pre-emptive or arbitrary arrests to deter people from protesting around other major events, like Formula One races.
On February 14, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa approved Law No. 4/2021 on Child Restorative Justice and Protection from Abuse, which will come into effect in six months. The law raises the age of criminal responsibility from 7 to 15, defines a child as anyone under 18, and provides for special child courts and separate detention facilities for children. Bahraini criminal laws currently treat children ages 16 and older as adults.
Most of the children’s cases involved abuses or due process violations at the Hamad Town police station. Five children, arrested on February 14 and 15, said that police from the station beat, insulted, and threatened them with electric shocks from a car battery.
Police did not allow parents or lawyers to be present during the children’s arrest and initial questioning, during which abuses were also reported. Bahraini law provides that a lawyer may not be barred from seeing a client at any stage of a criminal proceeding.
After international attention to their cases, six of the children detained in February were released, even though a judge had renewed their detention orders for seven days.
The abuses children described around the February 14 anniversary recall the findings of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) on abuses in February and March 2011, which reported that children were taken to police stations and subjected to “beating, slapping, kicking, lashing … and verbal abuse.”
In 2019, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reported arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and torture of children in detention in Bahrain.
“These abuses by Bahrain’s criminal justice system are the latest entry in a long record of harming children to send a repressive message,” said Bill Van Esveld, associate children’s rights director at Human Rights Watch.
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Free domestic abuse awareness training for businesses
Date published: 20 June 2022
Know what to do if an employee says they’re experiencing domestic abuse
The domestic abuse team at Rochdale Borough Council is delivering free domestic abuse awareness training and support to businesses across the borough.
The team can come to your offices and help you to:
- Spot the early warning signs
- Know what to do if an employee says they’re experiencing domestic abuse
- Be aware of the local specialist services which can offer support
- Make your employees aware of the local specialist services which can offer support
- Develop a domestic abuse policy
This free training and support is already being delivered to local schools, hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons and is now being rolled out further to provide even more help.
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AI technology can be used to help bring researchers closer to a cure. It can do this by scouring through the world’s massive reservoir of data to find potential treatments.
AI may prove useful in bolstering health information technology (HIT), offering “intelligent” HIM (health information management) and even an HIE (health information exchange) to better contend with the corona-virus outbreak.
The Canadian startup BlueDot, which specializes in surveillance, was among the first in the world to accurately identify the risk–and spread–of the coronavirus. In late December, its AI software discovered a cluster of unusual pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan, China. It then predicted where the virus might go next. Systems equipped with AI are more capable of dealing with highly-granular data-sets; and so are best suited to identify the most important factors driving differences in transmission rates across different cities.
Key stakeholders in the community must engage in global collaboration. AI technology can help in knowledge-sharing via programs based on open-access / open-source data. This was done by DarwinAI, an operation that launched COVID-Net as an open-source system for fighting the disease.
Companies like BenevolentAI in London are using AI technology to find drugs that target the coronavirus. Part of this is identifying drugs that were developed to fight other diseases yet might be repurposed. By studying the molecular setup of existing drugs, systems equipped with AI may be able to find which ones effectively fight COVID-19.
BenevolentAI began focusing on the novel coronavirus in late January. Its AI-powered system (a “knowledge graph”) can parse a massive catalog of scientific literature and cull huge amounts of biomedical research to find potential links between the genetic / biological properties of a disease and the composition of certain drugs. The company was able to reprogram its AI to work on COVID-19 by feeding it the latest research on the virus. It was able to machine-read large amounts of documents, adapting its “knowledge graph” to account for the latest information about COVID-19.
The COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19), an initiative building on Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence: “AI2”. The “Semantic Scholar” team is behind the CORD-19 data-set at AI2. They use natural language processing to analyze tens of thousands of scientific research papers at an unprecedented pace. This means of discovery has tremendous potential to inform vaccine and treatment development–now crucial during COVID-19 pandemic.
“Semantic Scholar” was created based on the theory that cures for many ills are buried in scientific literature…waiting to be culled. Literature-based discovery has tremendous potential to inform vaccine and treatment development, which is a critical next step in the COVID-19 pandemic. But only AI technology is equal to this formidable task.
Computer models can be used to map out infected cells. Coronaviruses invade cells through “spike proteins,” but they take on different shapes in different coronaviruses. Analyzing the shape of the spike protein in SARS-coronavirus-2 that impels the contagion is crucial to figuring out how to target the virus; as it will reveal how it works…and thus what its weaknesses are. Dozens of research papers related to spike proteins are in the CORD-19 Explorer. Recently, the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design mapped out 3D atomic-scale models of the corona-virus-2 spike protein that mirror those first discovered in a University of Texas lab in Austin.
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The research discovered that signals from gut bacteria help to maintain a first line of defense in the lining of the lung..
What is the strongest antibiotic for bacterial infection?
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How can I strengthen my immune system?
Healthy ways to strengthen your immune systemDon’t smoke.Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables.Exercise regularly.Maintain a healthy weight.If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation.Get adequate sleep.Take steps to avoid infection, such as washing your hands frequently and cooking meats thoroughly.More items…•
Why do antibiotics not kill viruses?
Viruses don’t have cell walls that can be attacked by antibiotics; instead they are surrounded by a protective protein coat. Unlike bacteria, which attack your body’s cells from the outside, viruses actually move into, live in and make copies of themselves in your body’s cells.
Is it easier to get sick on antibiotics?
Since antibiotics can only treat sicknesses caused by bacteria, they won’t help you feel better if you have flu symptoms. In fact, in many cases, taking antibiotics for the flu can make you sicker or make your sickness last longer. Experts agree that the best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year.
How long does it take for immune system to recover after antibiotics?
It seems that most families of bacteria return to normal levels at around two months after treatment (Source: NCBI). However, this answer is based on studies that look at the effects of one, short-term course of antibiotics.
Why do antibiotics lower the immune system?
The reason is that antibiotics wipe out the gut microbiome, and this weakened microbiome somehow”impairs your immune system,” senior study author Dr. Michael Diamond, a professor of medicine, molecular microbiology, pathology and infectious disease at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Why do doctors give antibiotics for viral infections?
Common illnesses caused by viruses are colds, most sore throats, and most coughs. Antibiotics are strong medicines that treat bacterial infections. Antibiotics won’t treat viral infections because they can’t kill viruses. You’ll get better when the viral infection has run its course.
How do I boost my immune system after antibiotics?
Eat Fermented Foods Fermented foods are produced by microbes and include yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, kombucha and kimchi, among others. They contain a number of healthy bacterial species, such as Lactobacilli, which can help restore the gut microbiota to a healthy state after antibiotics.
How long does it take for your immune system to recover?
Most people bounce back in seven to 10 days. “During that time, it takes the immune system three to four days to develop antibodies and fight off pesky germs,” says Dr. Hasan.
How do you kill a virus in your body?
Our bodies fight off invading organisms, including viruses, all the time. Our first line of defense is the skin, mucous, and stomach acid. If we inhale a virus, mucous traps it and tries to expel it. If it is swallowed, stomach acid may kill it.
How much is too much antibiotics in a year?
Antibiotics should be limited to an average of less than nine daily doses a year per person in a bid to prevent the rise of untreatable superbugs, global health experts have warned.
How long is it safe to be on antibiotics?
It also depends on the type of infection you’re treating. Most antibiotics should be taken for 7 to 14 days. In some cases, shorter treatments work just as well. Your doctor will decide the best length of treatment and correct antibiotic type for you.
Can antibiotics kill a virus?
Antibiotics do not work on viruses, such as those that cause colds, flu, bronchitis, or runny noses, even if the mucus is thick, yellow, or green. Antibiotics are only needed for treating infections caused by bacteria, but even some bacterial infections get better without antibiotics.
What foods to avoid while on antibiotics?
Dairy products include milk as well as butter, yogurt, and cheese. After taking an antibiotic you may need to wait for up to three hours before eating or drinking any dairy products. Grapefruit juice and dietary supplements containing minerals like calcium may also work dampen the effect of antibiotics.
How long does it take to replace good bacteria after antibiotics?
Researchers at Stanford screened more than 900,000 genetic samples from the stool of healthy men and women who took the antibiotic ciprofloxacin. They found that most of the gut microbiome returned to normal after four weeks, but that the numbers of some bacteria still remained depressed six months later.
Can I stop taking antibiotics if they are making me sick?
And as many people with respiratory tract infections don’t need antibiotics in the first place, because the infection is not actually caused by bacteria, stopping them is perfectly safe.
Do antibiotics weaken the immune system?
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Mining laws and modernization in Romania
As anticipated, Romania’s Mining Law from 2020 aims to overcome certain legal and economic issues, trying to give Romania’s mineral resources their deserved value.
Since the Mining Law from 2003 entered into force on March 27, 2003, the economic and social environment in Romania has undergone a major evolution, marked by the increase of investments, especially with the accession to the European Union, in 2007. However, the legislation did not manage to keep up this fastened pace and the Romanian authorities are now trying to adjust the legal framework to the requirements of this continuously changing economic life. In this regard, after three years of debate in the Parliament, Law from 2020 for amending and supplementing the Mining Law from 2003, entered into force on December 17, 2020. The main purpose of this legislative process was to bring financial benefits to the local communities where the mineral resources are located, by distributing a part of the mining royalty to the local budgets. Nevertheless, Law from 2020 also brings important provisions as regards the approval of the exploitation licenses, as well as their transfer. Last but not least, Law from 2020 additionally provides for the amendment of the National Agency for Mineral Resources’ status.
Turning mineral resources into a more valuable asset for local communities
The most important amendment implemented by Law from 2020 refers to the royalty paid by the authorized economic operators, holders of a concession right, for their mining activity. Thus, if until now, the mining royalty was paid in full to the state budget, starting with January 1, 2021, the royalty will be divided as follows:
– 45% to the local budget of the community where the exploitation activity is carried on;
– 35% to the local budget of the county where the exploitation activity is carried on; and
– 20% to the state budget.
However, it is important to note that the above indicated division of the mining royalty will only be applied in the cases where the object of the exploitation activity is represented by surface resources and natural mineral waters (gaseous and non-gaseous). Hence, in the case of the other mineral resources, the mining royalty will continue to be paid in full to the state budget.
With respect to the transfer of rights and obligations undertaken under a concession license, until the amendment of the Mining Law, this procedure was allowed only if the license was entered into force. Therefore, in the case of a concession license being under the approval process, this possibility was not regulated. This legislative gap has now been covered by Law from 2020, which states that the rights and obligations undertaken under the concession license not yet entered into force may be transferred in case of merger, division or transformation of the holder or in case of sale of its mining assets.
Enhanced competences for the National Agency for Mineral Resources
Another major amendment brought to the Mining Law gives the National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) the authority to approve by order the exploitation licenses for construction materials, concluded in the period 1999 – 2019, and which have not yet been approved by Government decision. Thus, if the usual procedure for the exploitation of this type of mineral resources is completed by the issuance of an approval decision by the Government, an exception to this rule has been provided by Law from 2020. This decision to broaden the competences of NAMR for this certain type of exploitation licenses has been grounded on several factors, as NAMR, however, approves by order such licenses for mining concessions in the exploration phase and, also, approves prospecting and exploitation permits.
Summary and further updates
In addition to the above amendments already entered into force, Law no. 275/2020 also provides for a future major change regarding the mining sector, this time from a political point of view. Thus, it is stated that by July 1, 2021, the Government shall amend the organisational and functional structure of NAMR, in order to change its status from agency to national regulatory authority in the field of mineral resources and oil. This way, the control over NAMR will be switched from the Government, to the Parliament.
In conclusion, we may state that Law from 2020 brings significant amendments on three segments:
– from a legal perspective, corelating the provisions of the Mining Law with other legal provisions at national level;
– from an economic perspective, by sustaining the economic development of the administrative units where the mining activities are carried on and encouraging the investments in this sector; and
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I want to tell you how to satin stitch a brooch with a white rabbit. I picked thisphoto as a pattern.
Ffor convenience, I cut out 2 templates from cardboard, one larger than the other at about 4 mm. The one on the left is of a smaller size for embroidery, and the second one — to cut out fabric with embroidery, the brooch would be of the same size.
Transfer the image on paper.
Take non-stretching fabric and fix it in a wooden hoop. Use pliers to properly pull fabric in different directions.
Then transfer the image on the fabric with a soft pencil or a special tailor's pen and sew around the contour.
Now select threads. I have 6 colours — black for eyes, 2 pink for ears, eyes and nose and white and grey for shadows and fur.
Now determine the direction of embroidery. I'm doing this based on the direction of pile, and also take into account those parts which are closer to us, and details of the second plan. In this case, the hair on the head cover the body and ears hair, that is, head pile is in the foreground. So, first of all, I embroider the background.
Start embroideting the shadows, take dark grey threads. Make stitches of different sizes.
Then add the second row of lighter grey threads, making the penumbra.
Fill the remaining part marked with blue arrows, use white colour, and embroider the ears.
Now embroider the foreground, marked with red.
Embroider the eyes and nose.
Finish making the eye, add highlights, and remove the fabric from the hoop.
Now take the second cardboard base, the bigger half, and cut out the embroidery not too close to the edges. Leave an allowance of 2-3 cm, and place some padding between them. Next, wash the embroidery with soap and water because it gets dirty with graphite or tailor's pen. If the tension was proper, nothing would happen with the blank.
Cut out the opposite side of the same size, I had faux leather. Sew the pin.
Sew all together.
Put a bit of batting inside to complete.
Then add beads if you want.
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Hormones that work against the action of insulin, raising blood glucose levels in response to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). The main counterregulatory hormones are glucagon, epinephrine (also known as adrenaline), cortisol, and growth hormone.
People who don’t have diabetes have a number of defense mechanisms against hypoglycemia. First, the pancreas decreases its insulin output, allowing blood glucose to rise. Second, the alpha cells of the pancreas secrete the counterregulatory hormone glucagon, which signals the liver to release more glucose. Third, the adrenal glands secrete epinephrine, which signals the liver and kidneys to produce more glucose; in addition, epinephrine keeps certain body tissues, such as muscle, from using as much glucose from the bloodstream, and it acts to reduce insulin secretion. Epinephrine is the same “fight or flight” hormone that revs the body up in response to danger, and it produces the symptoms that normally herald an episode of hypoglycemia, such as hunger, sweating, trembling, “butterflies,” and heart palpitations. In some cases, especially when glucagon and epinephrine fail to adequately raise blood glucose levels, the body releases cortisol and growth hormone, which can also increase blood glucose levels.
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After years of having Type 1 diabetes, many individuals lose most of these defenses against hypoglycemia. To begin with, they are not able to benefit from reduced secretion of insulin by the pancreas; the reason why people with Type 1 diabetes must use injected or infused insulin is that the pancreas no longer makes insulin at all. Also, for reasons unknown, people with Type 1 diabetes usually lose their ability to secrete glucagon. In addition, after recurring episodes of even mild hypoglycemia, the epinephrine response gets blunted — in other words, blood sugar must drop lower before epinephrine gets secreted.
Individuals with such problems are said to have defective glucose counterregulation, and they are extremely prone to bouts of severe hypoglycemia. (Counterregulation problems may also develop in people with Type 2 diabetes, particularly those taking insulin, but they tend to be less common and less severe.) Besides contributing to the development of hypoglycemia, a deficient epinephrine response leads to hypoglycemia unawareness. Because the early warning signs usually triggered by epinephrine fail to appear, a person with such a deficiency who experiences hypoglycemia may not become aware of the marked drop in blood sugar levels in time to take corrective steps.
There is evidence that scrupulously avoiding even mild hypoglycemia for a few weeks may help to improve the epinephrine response. People experiencing frequent or severe episodes of hypoglycemia should contact their diabetes health-care team.
Want to learn more about glucagon? Read “Severe Hypoglycemia and Glucagon” and “Using a Glucagon Kit.”
Source URL: https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/diabetes-resources/definitions/counterregulatory-hormones/
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More pollution? More dying rivers? More sick kids? Not on our watch.
Wednesday is the confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. American Rivers opposes Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator and we urge the Senate to reject his nomination.
Clean water is one of the most fundamental needs we have as human beings. Rivers provide more than two-thirds of our drinking water supplies. Clean water is essential to the health of our families. It grows the food we eat, it powers our economy and nurtures our communities.
Each and every American needs clean water. But Scott Pruitt has spent his career working against clean water. Take action today: Tell your Senators to vote NO on this nomination.
American Rivers signed a letter with over 160 other organizations opposing Scott Pruitt’s nomination. Highlights from the letter include:
“President-elect Trump’s nominee to head the EPA, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has actively worked against the mission of the agency he has been nominated to lead and he should be rejected by the Senate.
“Mr. Pruitt has repeatedly sued the EPA to block clean air and clean water standards that will protect the health and well-being of millions of Americans.
“Mr. Pruitt has sued the EPA to overturn clean water safeguards for more than half the nation’s waterways, including streams that feed into the drinking water supplies of 117 million Americans. He even sued to block limits on water pollution into the Chesapeake Bay, which has no known connection to Oklahoma.
“There is a long bipartisan history in this country of supporting clean air, clean water and a healthy environment. The American public did not vote for more air and water pollution, for more pesticides in our foods or for more toxic chemicals in toys. The American people did not vote to put the EPA in the hands of someone who has recklessly worked against its mission to protect Americans’ health and the natural environment.”
Tell your senator that you value clean water and healthy rivers. Scott Pruitt is the wrong choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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the best outdoor activities in boston
If you’re taking a trip to New England, stop by The City on a Hill.
Published May 5, 2016 4:00 AM
by Michelle Gage
Stop by the city zoo, where their mission is to help inspire people to protect and sustain the natural world for future generations. This non-profit creates fun, interactive and engaging experiences that combine with wildlife and conservation programs, research and education. A yearly membership gets you through the gates for free.
Visit the Longfellow House, a national historic site in Massachusetts. This home once belonged to Henry W. Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets. It’s a great place to explore literature and arts of the time period. Enjoy the beautiful formal garden, while reciting the poem “Flowers” by Longfellow.
Castle Island, located in South Boston, is certainly a sight that can’t be missed. Not really an island, this spot is one to see while visiting this great state. If you’re a fishing enthusiast, make sure to fish from the pier. Summer is surely the time to take a trip, as Fort Independence is open to guided tours every Saturday and Sunday.
Take in a good concert with the family. The best part, they’re FREE! If loud music in open air isn’t your thing (who are you), might we suggest an outdoor movie playing on another night or a night of dancing. All this is happening over at The Hatch Memorial Shell.
Visit the Bunker Hill Monument. This massive structure, a 221 foot granite obelisk, marks the site of the first major battle of the American Revolution. After a few iterations, this monument was completed in 1842 and dedicated the following year.
Visit the Boston Harbor Islands, the largest recreational open space in Easter Boston. This site is an important ecological habitat for wildlife and hosts over half a million visitors annually. Take a ferry over here to spend time hiking, camping or birdwatching.
Take a walk over to Brewer Fountain in Boston Commons. Gardner Brewer gifted this fountain to the city. At the base is Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. With Neptune is also Amphitrite, Acis and Galatea, all gods and goddesses of the water. Go to the commons to “sea” it all in person.
Take a charming ride on a swan boat any day of the week you wish! The ride takes a little less than fifteen minutes. Go for a leisurely ride after lunch for less than the price of a sandwich. This is a one of a kind experience. Check it off your summer buck list in only a matter of minutes.
While in town, stop by the Cambridge Farmers Market. Every day brings a new location, allowing you to change it up. You can munch on lunch at a new hot spot every day. Load up on god grub – fruits, veggies and fresh meats.
Listen to some good music, performed by some of the country’s most promising students. Berklee College of Music hosts nearly 200 concerts from May to September, leaving you without an excuse to miss out. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner for some fun on the lawn.
You can’t go to Boston without visiting Fenway Park. Home of the Red Sox, this stadium is on every baseball enthusiast’s bucket list. Fenway Park has played host to ten World Series, with the Red Sox wining half of them. If you’re visiting when there is no game playing, take a tour of the stadium.
Take in a game while visiting fair city of Boston. Sure, you can just take the stadium tour, but if you can plan around a game, you won’t be disappointed! See the Sox play at Fenway Park. Take the whole family to a game, get a hot dog and sit through nine innings of fun and festivities. A sunny game day makes for the best summer day ever.
Take a highly recommended Duck Tour during your stay in Boston. The number one duck tour in the city is sure to fill your day with fun. Make many stops around the town, seeing all the sights. In just one 80 minute tour, you make over thirty stops.
Window shopping should be a sport. Stroll down Newbury Street, no wallet in hand. Get in a little cardio, while taking in the season’s new summer styles. Fashionistas get the best of both worlds – cardio and to keep their cash. Stick to walking outside and only peeking in the windows for a glimpse at what’s inside.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday obtained an indictment of 12 members of a Russian military intelligence agency for hacking Democratic party emails during the 2016 election—a rebuke to President Trump, who has refused to fully acknowledge Russia’s election interference, just three days before his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland.
The indictment, announced Friday by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, will probably not lead to immediate prosecutions—it doesn’t accuse any Americans of crimes, as the White House was quick to point out, and it’s unlikely that Russia will allow extradition of its own officials—but the charges are still a big deal in the Trump-Russia investigation and they offer extensive new details on how the Russian hacking effort actually worked.
Here are some of the key takeaways:
Mueller may be laying the groundwork for charges against Americans
The special counsel charged the 12 Russians with “conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States.” The indictment says the object of that conspiracy was “to hack into the computers of U.S. persons and entities involved in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, steal documents from those computers and stage releases of the stolen documents to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.”
Any American who helped with the release of the stolen documents, or sought to benefit from their release, could be charged with participating in the conspiracy, regardless of whether they knew the real identity of who they were working with. And we know that there were in fact Americans involved; Rosenstein revealed Friday that “several Americans” corresponded with Russians pretending to be American or Romanian hackers, though he noted prosecutors are not currently alleging that these Americans “knew that they were corresponding with Russian intelligence officers.” But, again, that doesn’t mean those Americans didn’t commit a crime, just that the Justice Department isn’t charging them right now.
“This indictment indicates there was a Russian conspiracy to harm Democrats and to undermine our elections by (among other things) stealing voter data,” Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor who often comments on the Mueller probe, tweeted Friday. “If an American joined the conspiracy, he/she would be liable for all of it even if the American wasn’t aware of all of it.”
Trump has egg on this face
The president has disputed or refused to accept that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help him. He did so during the 2016 campaign, even after the FBI informed him about Russian interference efforts, and has continued to do so since, while also downplaying the importance of the election interference. Just this week, he claimed he would raise the issue with Putin at their meeting, but suggested he would accept the Russian president’s expected denial. “What am I going to do? He may deny it,” Trump told reporters Thursday. “All I can do is say, ‘Did you?’ And, ‘Don’t do it again.'” Friday’s indictment firmly supports the conclusion of the US intelligence community and the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia meddled.
Russia stole important DNC data. Republicans may have used it.
The indictment reveals that the Russian hackers gained access to Democratic National Committee computers that housed information on the party’s analytics. That means Russia had Democrats’ playbook for what voters then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was targeting. This information could have helped GOP candidates, including Trump, plan their own voter outreach.
The indictment notes one congressional candidate who sought stolen DNC data from WikiLeaks. A campaign consultant for Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) has acknowledged using data provided to his campaign by the hackers in his successful 2016 run.
WikiLeaks helped Russia interfere
The indictment does not name the group, but it describes how an organization that is clearly WikiLeaks was used as a depository for hacked emails by the Russians and how it aggressively sought to time the release of material about Clinton to maximize political damage. “If you have anything hillary related we want it in the next tweo days prefabl because the DNC [Democratic National Convention] is approaching and she will solidify bernie supporters behind her after,” says a typo-filled message from the organization to Guccifer 2.0, one of the fronts set up by the Russians. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has denied that material the group released in 2016 came from Russia.
The Russians had access to the DNC’s website longer than was previously known
News of the DNC hack broke in June 2016. But Russia appears to have retained access to the group’s server until October, months after the organization learned they had been hacked. The indictment notes that “Linux-based version of X-Agent, programmed to communicate with the GRU-registered domain linuxkml.net remained on the DNC network until in or around October 2016.”
The Russians employed sophisticated technical schemes
They set up a fake version of ActBlue, a prominent progressive fundraising site, and caused the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s website to link to the site, allowing the hackers to steal money meant for Democrats. It’s not clear how much money the scheme netted.
Trump allies played a part in the Russian operation
Former Breitbart writer Lee Stranahan, who now works with Sputnik, a news organization that was forced to register in the United States as foreign agent for the Russian government, communicated with the Russian hackers, via Guccifer 2.0, in August 2016, and obtained from them information about Black Lives Matter. Though the indictment does not name him, Stranahan acknowledged the contact Friday.
The indictment also seems to identify Roger Stone, a Trump confidant, as another American who communicated with the Russian hackers about the stolen emails, though it also doesn’t identify him by name. The indictment says that “a person who was in regular contact with senior members of the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump” exchanged messages with Guccifer 2.0, which Stone has acknowledged doing.
During the campaign, Stone, assisted by Stranahan, disputed suspicions that Guccifer 2.0 was a Russian front. In a statement sent to Mother Jones on Friday, Stone said his contact with Guccifer 2.0 was limited and “benign based on its context and timing.” He said the exchange, in which related to mostly to media coverage of the election, “provides no evidence of collaboration or collusion with Gufficer 2.0 or anyone else in the alleged hacking of the DNC emails.” Stone also told CNN he does not believe he is the person described in the indictment because, he said, “My contact with the campaign in 2016 was Donald Trump. I was not in regular contact with campaign officials.”
This makes that Trump-Putin meeting very, very awkward
Rosenstein said he informed the president earlier this week about the pending charges. But announcing the indictment Friday, just days ahead of Trump’s big summit, is a major embarrassment for the president, who has called for an end to Mueller’s probe. The timing makes clear Trump’s inability to control the Russia investigation. Following Rosenstein’s announcement, top Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urged Trump to cancel the meeting. There’s little chance he’ll listen, but the charges hurt his hopes of promoting the Putin meeting as a victory.
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Mindfulness is the practice of training the mind to be present through moment-to-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, body sensations and environment. Mindfulness promotes an attitude of openness, curiosity, and a willingness to be with our experience. Through regular practice, taught through this app, you can develop a meditation practice and learn to bring more mindfulness into your daily life.
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Thursday’s Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of ObamaCare is a great day for most Americans. It is a clear win for Obama. To have found the centerpiece of his first term unconstitutional would have been a multifold disaster. It is a win for young people who can remain on their parent’s insurance. It is a win for people with pre-existing conditions (a clause used all too often by insurers to decline coverage). It is a win for life–since there will be neither yearly nor lifetime caps on health care.
It is also a win for conservatives who have something to run against. Having the mandate found legit on the basis, not of the ridiculously elastic “Commerce Clause,” but on the basis of the right of congress to levy taxes, allows Republicans run against this “new, job-killing tax.” It is clearly a major win for insurance companies who now have about 20 million more customers who have to buy their product. It is further a win for them since many of their new customers will be young and actuarially healthy.
Perhaps most importantly, this is a win for the integrity and legacy of the Roberts Court. Up till today this divided court was poisonously partisan–siding consistently by a 5-4 majority on the side of conservative and Republican interests. Today’s 5-4 is a little different and reflects not so much partisanship as intellectual integrity. All the experts figured that the swing vote would be Kennedy and he would most likely go for ObamaCare. But it was Chief Justice Roberts voting his views and not his politics that made the difference. Kennedy too, though voting against, voting his understanding of the Constitution.
Following Bush v Gore and Citizens United, had there been another “party line” vote 5-4 against liberal interests, the already diminished prestige of the court as a fair arbiter would have been further diminished. Roberts has just made a major move to boost the image of integrity of the court and secure his own legacy.
Yes, this was win, win, win and a good day for Americans of all positions, parties and interests.
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Albert Schoenhut was a third-generation German toymaker who came to Philadelphia at the age of 17 after a buyer from John Wanamaker recognized his talents.
While working for the department store, Schoenhut made advancements in the manufacture of toy pianos. The hammers in toy pianos used to strike a sounding bar made of glass, not strings as in traditional pianos. To improve durability and tone, Schoenhut replaced the glass with steel bars.
In 1872, Schoenhut left Wanamakers to produce toy pianos he made in a small store he opened on Frankford Avenue. He later expanded his product line to include other musical instruments, soldiers, dolls, boats, and a wooden toy set known as the "Humpty Dumpty Circus," which became his most popular product.
Named after a popular 19th-century play by George Washington Lafayette Fox, the circus initially included only the clown Humpty Dumpty, a barrel, a chair, and a ladder. Schoenhut added circus performers, including a ringmaster, acrobats, and a lion tamer, as well as several animals, to encourage sales. The circus was a hit not only locally, but also nationally and internationally, with exports to Europe, Australia, and South Africa.
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I've handed this over to a lawyer in Germany who specializes in copyright, trademark and software licensing. Thanks to all who replied to my original post. I will keep everyone here updated as new developments happen.
JH y u no link?
And, all legal software protection, and all property law whatsoever, really is just court appointed monopoly to something or other, ain't it?
Well, that's good then no? Futura cannot be a monopoly, because it has protection with no end date.
@Thomas Phinney who wrote:
"But your phrasing 'unassailable precedent supporting the notion that fonts are not copyrightable' is a stretch"
No it's not, IMHO. The sentence in my post that contains the phrase you quoted has an URL to an article that refers to multiple court decisions and once you pile all of those decisions on top of each other, so to speak, they make the idea of actually winning a court case based on the copyright infringement of a font a total non-starter.
Thomas, really... in the absence of absolutely no case law to favor the idea that outlines of shapes that, in and of themselves cannot be copyrighted and by their nature must be slavish reproductions of those shapes, I ask you: do you think you could win an infringement suit anywhere in the country?
You can't, and that's why legal tussles over fonts are so few and far between. Do you know of ANY court case based on fonts being copyrightable that has been brought and actually gone to a decision?
FYI - The Bridgeman Art Library decision was really the death knell. And it had a lot of precedential value for two reasons: the first, is that it was well-reasoned and easy to comprehend. (How can a slavish reproduction of a work of art in the public domain - produced mechanically, through photography - be copyrightable as a new work?) and second, that it was decided in a New York court, New York being the place where cases involving museums and artwork and textual infringement usually land so even lower court decisions will sometimes take on the air of Appeals Court decisions because of the higher level of legal expertise assumed to have been brought to bear due to the location.
SSI is an old case (1992, I think?) that, at the time, got blown up way out of proportion for a variety of motives. SSI was an unpublished opinion with no value as citable precedent. It was, at that time, a straw to grasp for people eager to deter what they deemed piracy. People eager to spread the word that suing over font copyright was a doable proposition.
And the judge's comment in the case that purports that because there is "choice" involved in the selection of points the Bezier outlines are, therefore, protectable expression separate and apart from the typeface they depict, has had it's logical legs knocked out from under it in other later citable cases. (Feist, Apple v Microsoft)
I could go into more detail, but this is enough. SSI is a non-factor. You can't even cite it in a brief.
While I gotcha - how does one go about being a beta tester?
We do give a definition of "software" in our EULA:
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Why there is no wheat in Philippines?
Wheat cannot be grown in the Philippines since the crop only thrives in cold temperatures. Hence, the need to outsource. The country imports about 95 percent of its wheat requirements from the United States, which remains as its biggest supplier.
Where does wheat grow in the Philippines?
“Wheat varieties such as those coming from wheat-producing countries which have high yielding potential, could also be grown in western Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Mountain Province, Southern Quezon, Central and Southern Cebu and parts of Southern Mindanao,” the official said.
Does Philippines produce flour?
The Philippines has 22 flour mills scattered all over the country producing 83 million bags of flour annually or nearly seven million bags of flour per month. … The industry imports 95 percent of its wheat, the main raw material for flour from the US while the remaining requirement is sourced from Canada and Australia.
How much is wheat in Philippines?
Wheat Monthly Price – Philippine Peso per Metric Ton
|Apr 2021||11,627.72||4.13 %|
|May 2021||13,350.62||14.82 %|
|Jun 2021||11,490.74||-13.93 %|
|Jul 2021||12,188.19||6.07 %|
Why does Philippines import wheat?
The report said wheat imports are expected to increase 550,000 tonnes to 5.75 million tonnes, driven mainly by growing feed demand. There is no commercial wheat production in the Philippines, but there are 20 flour mills in the country with an aggregate milling capacity of over 5 million tonnes, the Gain report said.
Where does flour come from in the Philippines?
While the Philippines imports the vast majority of its milling wheat in the form of wheat grain, it also imports flour (largely from Turkey), which competes directly with the domestic milling industry and indirectly with U.S. wheat.
What are the cereal crops in the Philippines?
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only.
Does barley grow in the Philippines?
Beer of barley – production of Philippines increased from 300,000 tonnes in 1969 to 2.22 million tonnes in 2018 growing at an average annual rate of 5.20%.
Who brought wheat in the Philippines which was used as eucharistic bread?
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Massachusetts Arrives at Moment for Same-Sex Marriage
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Monday, May 17 Against a backdrop of whoops and cheers and a party that spilled onto the streets, gay and lesbian couples here began filling out applications for marriage licenses at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, when Massachussetts became the first state in the country to allow them to marry.
The couples were led down a series of wooden staircases at Cambridge City Hall that were decorated with white bridal organza.
"I feel overwhelmed," said Marcia Hams, 57, of Cambridge, who along with her partner, Susan Shepherd, was the first to complete the application. "I feel ready to collapse."
Ms. Shepherd, 52, choked up and said, "There's some kid somewhere that's watching this and it's going to change his whole life."
She added, "This is like winning the World Series and the Stanley Cup on the same day. It's amazing."
By nightfall on Sunday, hundreds of people couples waiting to apply for licenses and supporters of their right to do so had surged toward the Romanesque stone building and formed a boisterous and ebullient crowd that spilled onto the street. They wore glittery party hats and boutonnieres, blew bubbles and waved signs that said "Love Is in the Air" and "I Do Unto Others."
By 1:30 a.m., 263 couples had arrived to apply for marriage licenses. Meanwhile, the party outside had grown so large that police in riot gear cordoned off three blocks of Massachusetts Avenue to traffic.
"It's history," said Alex Fennell, 27, who showed up early Sunday with her partner, Sasha Hartman, 29, and got the fifth spot in line to apply for a marriage license. "Our kids can look back and say our moms were number five."
Ms. Hartman said that when she woke up Sunday, she still did not quite believe that they would be able to marry.
"It's real," she said, "but it's almost too good to be true."
The other 350 cities and towns in the state planned to begin taking applications for same-sex marriage licenses after the sun came up on Monday. But Cambridge a city of just over 100,000 people, home of Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a well-known taste for erudite rebelliousness decided to start things rolling at 12:01 a.m.
By early evening, the freshly manicured City Hall lawn was a colorful collection of couples, camera crews and children playing circle games.
Officials at City Hall threw open their doors on Sunday night for a rousing party, with wedding cake, sparkling cider and the music of the Cambridge Community Chorus.
Weddings are planned for as early as Monday, with many couples intending to seek permission from judges to waive the three-day waiting period that is normally required between applying for a license and receiving one.
"It's a little overwhelming to be the poster child for gay marriage," said Ms. Shepherd, who was first in line on Saturday night with Ms. Hams. The couple, together since they met while working as machinists 27 years ago, said they had been asked, because of the length of their relationship, to be the first couple by a local gay rights organization. "We have an extraordinarily solid relationship and in some ways it's time to take it to another level," Ms. Shepherd said.
They said they would get married in church next Sunday and have a big celebration in September.
Johanna Schulman and Moira Barrett brought glow sticks, a helium balloon kit to festoon the city hall plaza with balloons, and gloves, hats and extra socks to cope with a mercurial New England spring evening. Their 6-year-old daughter, Annie.
Before taking the subway to City Hall, the couple fed the dog in their Cambridge kitchen. On the windowsill above the sink, there was a figurine of two brides. On their calendar was scrawled, "Get Married."
"This is so odd to get married after being together for 19 years," said Ms. Schulman, a 46-year-old financial adviser. "I feel as emotionally invested as any bride. I have the bridal jitters."
The stage for Monday's cultural watershed was set in November, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled, in a lawsuit brought by seven same-sex couples, that gays and lesbians had a constitutional right to marry. The court set May 17 as the day the marriages could begin, and told the state Legislature to take whatever action it saw fit to comply with the court's ruling.
But the Legislature, with a large number of Democrats who are against gay marriage, some because of their Catholic faith, was not pleased with the court's 4-to-3 decision. First, the legislators voted to ask the court if allowing civil unions would comply with the ruling. In a bitingly dismissive response in February, the court said no.
Then, in a series of marathon constitutional conventions, marked by emotional oratory, filibustering and back-room bargaining, the legislature voted in late March to approve a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage and establish civil unions.
That amendment cannot take effect unless it is approved by another session of the Legislature and then by voters in 2006, so it could not hold up the start of same-sex marriages.
One certain target of lawsuits is a 1913 law that Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, has interpreted to mean that out-of-state couples cannot marry in Massachusetts unless they intend to move to the state. At least four communities Provincetown, Somerville, Worcester and Springfield have said they will defy the ruling, prompting the governor to threaten to fine or prosecute those town clerks and to invalidate the marriages of those couples.
But out-of-state couples are coming to Massachusetts anyway, and on Friday, New York's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, appeared to leave the door open for same-sex couples from New York to legally marry in Massachusetts. The attorneys general of Connecticut and Rhode Island are expected to issue opinions on the subject on Monday.
Keith Hershberger, 54, and Kevin Green, 50, drove up from Brooklyn to become the 32nd couple to apply for a license. On their form, they initially wrote that they were from New York City and intended to stay there, but a clerk told them that they would not issue them a license unless they intended to move to Massachusetts. So they crossed out New York City and wrote in Shelburne Falls, Mass.
"We do love Shelburne Falls," said Mr. Hershberger, who wore a long braid, a brown cowboy hat and a turquoise earring. "And we would like to retire there."
In Massachusetts, there is giddiness and wariness, exhilaration and discomfort. Twelve of the state's 1,200 justices of the peace have resigned rather than perform same-sex marriages, said Claire M. Mentus, president of the Massachusetts Justices of the Peace Association.
But at least one justice of the peace applied for that job in order to be able to solemnize gay marriages. J. Mary Sorrell, 43, of Amherst, became a justice of the peace in February and planned to be at the city clerk's office in Northampton, a gay-friendly college town, at 5 a.m. Monday, so that the expected crush of same-sex couples know she is available to marry them.
"I am a lesbian and I wanted to make sure that there was a visible member of our community who was not merely willing to solemnize same sex marriages, but who was excited as a member of the tribe," Ms. Sorrell said.
Across the street from Cambridge City Hall on Sunday night were a dozen or so opponents of gay marriage led by a Kansas minister, the Rev. Fred Phelps, and holding signs, some with slurs against homosexuals.
"Two men and two women marrying each other is a passport to hell" said Katherine Hockenbarger from Topeka, Kan., who was standing on an American flag.
As the celebration in Cambridge grew, a smattering of couples were lining up at other town halls. Vincenza Martorano and Julianne Gale, 22-year-old college students, were sleeping on the steps of city hall in Somerville, with 10 of their friends.
"It's a great honor to be the first ones in line," Ms. Martorano said.
The couples who came to Cambridge Sunday night were enthusiastic, but also sober, anticipating cultural and economic roadblocks ahead, and acutely aware of their role as representatives of a new era for gays and lesbians.
"I'm mostly excited, but I'm also bewildered because there's a lot of confusion now," said Robyn Ochs, 45, who works in technology at Harvard, and will marry her partner, Peg Preble, 46, an electrician. "What does this mean, having a relationship that isn't recognized at the federal level but is at the state level? What benefits won't we get? How does this play out? How do we do our taxes next year? In the long run, do we incur more responsibilities than we get benefits because of the lack of federal protection?"
Other couples were feeling economic pressures to marry. Lisa McDonnell and Julia Dunbar decided to marry because they heard Ms. Dunbar's employer was thinking of discontinuing health benefits for domestic partners, so that gay partners, like heterosexuals, could receive health benefits only if married.
"We weren't planning to rush into it," said Ms. McDonnell, a self-employed social worker. "The hard part is the freedom to marry has become the pressure to marry has become the coercion to marry."
But others were underplaying the significance of it all, treating marriage as a nice, but quotidian step.
"We may take the afternoon off, and after it's all over go to Taco Bell or something or mow the lawn," said Greg Llacer of Boxborough, Mass., about the Thursday wedding he had planned with his partner, Doug Miller. "We're just kind of geeks. We're pretty understated, but I think we'll get dressed up. A jacket and tie at least." | <urn:uuid:c86e6dc3-bcef-4cf3-be3d-e80e86bcc0f2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2004/05/17/massachusetts-arrives-at-moment-for/26114466007/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.976233 | 2,143 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Posts Tagged Botetourt County
Almost every morning, I take a walk. To breath in the fresh country air. To exercise body as well and mind. This morning, as I was hoofing it back home, I looked up and . . . “holy crap!” (Actually, I said something a little more colorful). There was a giant turtle crossing the road. And doing so at a pretty good clip for a turtle.
Naturally, I did what anybody else nowadays. I took a picture with my photo, and posted it to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, where a small fight soon broke out among some of my Facebook friends over just what species it was. Eventually, they all agreed, but that’s getting ahead of the story. Fellow Botetourt County filmmaker (and Girl Scout leader) Jane Garnett identified it as an eastern snapping turtle, and provided a link to the Virginia Herpetological Society’s turtle page as proof. There, I discovered an email address called “animal identification,” so I clicked it and sent ’em my pix of the turtle in question.
Lo! Before long, I received an email back verifying this was an eastern snapping turtle. Even better, I was told this was the first time an eastern snapping turtle had been documented in Botetourt County. Obviously the critters have been around a long time — it’s well within their range — and surely others have seen ’em. But no one had documented this with the society until now! I was promptly invited to file a scientific field note — instructions were provided! — and I was told:
“Once your field note is published in Catesbeiana, we will update our website/databases and you’ll be recorded in Virginia history as the first person to document an eastern snapping turtle in Botetourt Co.”
As if that wasn’t enough, the society president himself soon emailed me to chime in:
“This is a great opportunity to get recognition for your observation! But if you are not interested or unable to create the field note, let us know and one of us will help you as a co-author.”
Recognition? Who knew! So now can I add “naturalist” to my name?
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Karaoke is a great way for people to have a good time. Whether you’re looking for a way to bring people together or it’s just something you want to do with your friends, karaoke is the best way to entertain extensive crowds.
It’s also a great way for you to show off your vocal talents if you have any. Karaoke is a great way to break out of your shell and show people who you really are. You don’t have to be a professional singer or anything to do karaoke, but it’s a lot of fun and will give you a sense of accomplishment.
A karaoke machine is a device that is used to provide karaoke songs. The machine is loaded with a library of songs and allows you to sing along with them.
There are many different kinds of karaoke machines out there and they vary in quality, features and price. It’s important to find the right machine for your needs because not all of them are created equally. In this blog, we will review some of the top karaoke machines on the market, so you will be able to find the perfect one for you.
How to choose the best Karaoke Machine for you
There are three main types of karaoke machines:
Portable karaoke machines: These are small, self-contained units that can be used at home or taken to parties and other events. Portable karaoke machines typically have built-in speakers and a display screen that shows the lyrics of the song. Some portable karaoke machines also have a built-in microphone, but others require the use of an external microphone.
Home karaoke machines: These are larger units that are designed for use in the home. Home karaoke machines typically have better sound quality than portable karaoke machines and may include features such as a built-in screen, multiple speakers, and a wireless microphone.
Professional karaoke machines: These are high-end units that are designed for use in public venues such as bars and clubs. Professional karaoke machines typically have multiple speakers, a large display screen, and a wireless microphone. They may also include other features such as a lighting system and a fog machine.
What features do you need?
There are various features to look for on a karaoke machine. Read on to find out what features you should look for on your next machine.
The microphone that comes with your karaoke machine is an essential feature. It can be a stand-alone microphone or a headset that connects to your phone, computer or tablet. You should look at what type of microphone it is and see if it is easy to use. Some microphones are handier for CDs than for your phone, so make sure you consider what format you would like to sing on when choosing one from the library.
The mixer will give you more control over the karaoke machine and is essential if you’re going to be using multiple microphones. You can adjust the volume of each track, change effects and even play around with different colours.
The speakers and the sound quality of the karaoke machine are also essential features. You should see what specs the speakers have and how loud they are. If you’re going to be using it in a big house, it’s worth looking at whether or not you can connect a professional sound system to it. This is something that is often overlooked and could ruin your performance, so make sure it receives good marks.
The screen on the karaoke machine is also important. It will give you information about the current song playing, but it will also show information about your performance and how well you’re doing. You can see whether or not you’ve been singing too softly or too loudly and what the average level is for everyone else in the room. There are even monitors that will display lyrics on stage, so there’s no need to worry about missing a line.
Should you buy individual components or an all-in-one KMS?
When you’re choosing your karaoke machine, you have two main options:
All-in-one Systems: These karaoke machines come as a one-stop-shop. They have everything you need to get started and will make it easy for you to sing along to your favourite songs. Some of them even come with microphones and speakers included, so they are a complete package.
Individual Components: If you want complete control over your karaoke machine, you can buy individual components. You can choose a high-quality microphone, good speakers and a great mixer. You can then combine them to make the perfect karaoke set up in your home or venue of choice that suits your needs.
If you’re looking for convenience and just want to get started quickly, then it’s best to buy an all-in-one system.
The Best Karaoke Machine to buy
1. Singing Machine Groove Mini Karaoke System
The Groove Mini Karaoke System is the perfect party starter, and it’s designed to be your own personal karaoke machine. You’ll love the Bluetooth wireless connection that lets you play your favourite songs on any Bluetooth-enabled device, or use the all-inclusive system with speaker, microphone and disco lights!
This includes a wireless speaker that streams music from media players like smartphones or tablets. There’s also a built-in microphone for anyone who wants to sing along, and six-voice changer effects to give your voice that extra zest! The Bluetooth function has an exemplary range of around 30 ft (10 meters) with virtually no drop in sound quality.
2. Singing Machine Groove Cube Karaoke System
The Groove Cube Karaoke System is a mini karaoke system with incredible features that will revolutionize the way you have fun! In this amazing system, you can simply plug in your devices to play music or stream songs on demand. With the Groove Cube Karaoke System, you can even record your karaoke performances and share them with friends and family. This product is also equipped with 40+ multi-coloured LED lights and an integrated speaker for dynamic sound.
3. Singing Machine Premium WiFi Karaoke System
This Premium WiFi Karaoke System lets you sing and dance in style with a 7″ HD touchscreen display with a super-smooth touchscreen, a super-fast refresh rate, and crisp colours. This karaoke system is compatible with all music and karaoke apps, so you can sing along to all your favourite songs. The system features two wired microphones included, a built-in subwoofer and 4 built-in speakers. Connect to other audio devices through the line-in, and the karaoke system will synchronize the light show with the music you are playing.
4. Karaoke Bluetooth Speaker w/ Wired Microphone
This is an amazing wireless Bluetooth speaker with a built-in speaker 5W. Connect and stream wireless music from your smartphone, tablet, or computer. This speaker has a wireless range up to 33 feet and with a built-in rechargeable battery, you can play for up to 4-5 hours. You can also connect your MP3 player to this speaker and enjoy your favourite songs. The speaker has an integrated microphone to take calls and a USB slot to connect your USB drive. The speaker also has a micro-SD card slot and microphone jack so you can play and record using your device.
5. Gorilla Karaoke Wireless Microphone
Gorilla Karaoke Wireless Bluetooth Microphone is the latest must-have accessory for all your karaoke nights. The microphone is designed with a low profile and high fidelity sound, as well as reverb mode, which enhances the vocal performance of your song. Connect the microphone to your computer through a USB or Bluetooth, or to a TF card, to create your own karaoke machine. The microphone has a charging time of 4 hours, so the microphone can last for several hours of continuous use.
How much does a good karaoke machine cost?
A good karaoke machine can cost anywhere from $60 to $200. The cheaper machines usually have fewer features, while the more expensive ones often come with built-in speakers and other bonuses.
Can you play any song on a karaoke machine?
That depends on what type of machine you have. Some karaoke machines are loaded with songs, while others do not come with any at all. Some models come with Bluetooth and wifi capability which allows you to import songs from a mobile device.
How do I get karaoke on my TV?
To get karaoke on your TV, you need to connect a karaoke machine to it. Most karaoke machines have a standard RCA audio output, so you can just use the red and white cables that came with your TV to connect them. If your machine doesn’t have RCA outputs, you can buy an adapter that will change the output to RCA.
What’s the best karaoke machine for me?
The best karaoke machine for you depends on your needs and budget. If you’re a serious karaoke enthusiast, you’ll want a high-end machine with all the bells and whistles. On the other hand, if you’re only going to use the machine occasionally, you can get by with a less expensive model. | <urn:uuid:a6212a0d-aaeb-4bfa-8828-17419d1bb26b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bestreview.co.nz/best-karaoke-machines-nz/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.936875 | 1,970 | 1.632813 | 2 |
With so many recreational vehicles on the market, it can be hard to know where the battery disconnect switch is located. Here Edon Lazaj will discuss where is the battery disconnect switch RV is located and some tips on how to utilize it in case of an emergency.
What Is A Battery Disconnect Switch For An RV?
The battery disconnect switch is typically located near the front of the RV. If it is not accessible, you may need to remove the front bumper or lift the RV to access it. Once you locate the switch, turn it off and make sure that all electrical connections are properly made.
How to Use an RV Battery Disconnect Switch Correctly
If you’re ever in a situation where you can’t get your RV’s battery to start, or it won’t stay connected, one of the first things you’ll want to do is check for the battery disconnect switch. This switch will usually be located near the battery itself, and when it’s activated it will disconnect the battery from the RV’s electrical system.
If you can’t find this switch, or if it’s not working properly, then your next step will be to try and reset or fix the electrical system in your RV.
What is the Function of a Battery Disconnect Switch?
A battery disconnect switch is used on an RV to help prevent the electrical system from being damaged if the battery pack is disconnected while the RV is in use. This switch can be found near the engine or in the cabin. When it is activated, it closes off the power to all of the electrical systems in the RV.
When plugged into shore power, do RV batteries charge?
If you plan to use your RV regularly while plugged into shore power, it is important to locate the battery disconnect switch. This switch will disable charging when plugged into a regular outlet, allowing you to conserve power and avoid overcharging your batteries. Many RVs come equipped with the switch located near the battery.
When Should You Use the RV Battery Disconnect Switch
If you are ever stranded or find yourself in a situation where you need to get your RV started but have no power, it is important to know where the battery disconnect switch is located. The battery disconnect switch allows you to shut down the engine so that you can conserve energy.
What is the Purpose of the Battery Disconnect Switch?
The battery disconnect switch is located on the rear of the RV and is used to shut off power to the batteries in order to prevent them from being drained. If you ever experience a problem with your RV, it is important to check this switch first to see if it is turned off. If it is, you will need to turn it on in order for the batteries to be able to be charged.
The Battery Disconnect Switch is typically located on the wall adjacent to the battery. If you are having trouble starting your RV, it may be helpful to check to see if the switch is turned on. If it is not, you can turn it on by hitting the switch with a screwdriver.
Is it better to have the battery disconnect turned on or off?
The battery disconnect switch is typically located in a convenient spot near the engine. Turning it on will allow you to disconnect the battery in an emergency, while turning it off will keep the battery connected and ready to use.
F.A.Q where is the battery disconnect switch rv:
How can I unplug the battery in my RV?
You can disconnect the connection with the disconnect switch or unscrew the negative connection on the battery with a tool. It’s a little easier to flip a switch. If your RV doesn’t already have one, you can install one.
How do you inspect a battery disconnect switch on an RV?
Turn on a light after disconnecting from the external power source. If the battery disconnect switch is functioning properly, the light will turn on and off as you flip the switch. With the power attached, it will still disconnect the battery, but you won’t notice because the 12 volts will still be present.
Should the RV’s Battery Disconnect be turned on or off?
Because batteries cannot be turned off, it’s critical to connect them to the power source without putting any strain on them. When working with batteries, disconnecting the RV before adding or removing them decreases the chance of a short and sparks.
What is the procedure for resetting a battery disconnect switch?
When you use the main battery (home) disconnect switch in the battery compartment, you must turn it back on and reset it. So you turn the knob on and then reset it by pushing the centre of the knob.
How can I shut down my RV’s power?
An RV battery disconnect switch, as the name implies, allows you to quickly separate the main RV circuit from your battery. This switch is usually found near your battery in the battery compartment, however it could also be found in a neighboring maintenance bay.
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Applying Appreciative Inquiry in ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Auditing
Published: 29 Apr 2021
Jessen Yeoh, CQP, MCQI, IRCA QMS/EMS/OHS Principal Auditor, Principal Advisor, P Excel Advisory Pty Ltd, explains the benefits of the Appreciative Inquiry approach in auditing.
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Preventing infectious disease hazards with ISO 45006
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Understanding design and development of products and services
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【Quercetin】Main Citrus Flavonoids with Antidiabetic Effects
】Main Citrus Flavonoids with Antidiabetic Effects
This citrus flavonoid is probably one of the most studied flavonol compounds, which may be due to its ubiquitous presence in different citrus plants. It also has many therapeutic properties that include anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, and anticancer effects. Oranges, mandarins, limes, lemons, sour oranges, and grapefruits are common sources of Quercetin
is, therefore, considered the most important citrus flavonoids because of its ability to modulate the essential inflammatory mediators that accompany metabolic diseases. This flavonol is one of the most popular citrus flavonoids in the global fruit market, and it is commonly used as a constituent in nutraceuticals and food supplements. A number of products containing this flavonoid have been patented because of its outstanding therapeutic applicability as a disease-fighting antioxidant molecule that can improve the health and well-being of individuals.
Dhanya, Arya, Nisha, and Jayamurthy investigated the molecular mechanism of Quercetin
by screening it in skeletal muscle (L6 myotubes) cells and showed that it improved glucose uptake via regulation of the AMPK pathway. The authors demonstrated that the AMPK pathway has a significant role in 2-NBDG (2-deoxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]-D-glucose) uptake and that this was induced by Quercetin
. The adenosine monophosphate/adenosine triphosphate ratio (AMP/ATP) is an essential factor for cellular AMPK activation, and Quercetin
pretreatment caused an increase in both the AMP-to-ATP ratio and the adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-to-ATP ratio, an effect correlated with its activity on mitochondrial membrane depolarization. In addition, Quercetin
pretreatment in L6 myotubes induced a significant up-regulation of the mRNA levels of both AMPK and its downstream target p38 MAPK. Interestingly, calcium-calmodulin mediated protein kinase (CaMKK), AMPK, and MAPK, the key signaling molecules involved in the AMPK signaling pathway, were up-regulated by Quercetin
treatment in vitro, reinforcing the evidence of its participation in this vital signaling pathway related to the management of insulin signaling. In addition, Quercetin
was found to increase GLUT4 expression and translocation in a skeletal muscle cell line. Therefore, Quercetin
possesses antidiabetic potential via activating multiple therapeutic targets to rectify insulin resistance through bypassing different metabolic pathways.
However, Dokumacioglu et al. have reported some controversial results regarding the effect of Quercetin on diabetes. Although Quercetin treatment decreased various diabetes-related biochemical parameters, such as TC, TG, LDL C, VLDL C, and MDA, it did not alter the HDL-C level and the GSH concentration. Histological analysis showed that treatment with Quercetin led to an increase in the regeneration of β-cells in the pancreatic islets. However, it was also reported that Quercetin administration in diabetic animals regulated the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-6. In addition, Quercetin also blocked the weight loss in diabetic rats, which could be the result of Quercetin regularizing TNF-α and IL-6 secretion in adipose cells and the consequent decrease in fat tissue.
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Sickness behaviors are a conserved set of stereotypic responses to inflammatory diseases. We recently demonstrated that interfering with inflammation-induced anorexia led to metabolic changes that had profound effects on survival of acute inflammatory conditions. We found that different inflammatory states needed to be coordinated with correspondingmetabolic programs to actuate tissueprotective mechanisms. Survival of viral inflammation required intact glucose utilization pathways, whereas survival of bacterial inflammation required alternative fuel substrates and ketogenic programs. We thus hypothesized that organismal metabolism would be important in other classes of infectious inflammation and sought to understand its role in the prototypic parasitic disease malaria. Utilizing the cerebral malaria model, Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection in C57BL/6J male mice, we unexpectedly found that inhibition of glycolysis using 2-deoxy glucose (2DG) conferred protection from cerebral malaria. Unlike vehicletreated animals, 2DG-treated animals did not develop cerebral malaria and survived until ultimately succumbing to fatal anemia. We did not find any differences in parasitemia or pathogen load in affected tissues. There were no differences in the kinetics of anemia. We also did not detect differences in immune infiltration in the brain or in blood-brain barrier permeability. Rather, on pathological analyses performed on the entire brain, we found that 2DG prevented the formation of thrombi and thrombotic complications. Using thromboelastography (TEG), we found that 2DGtreated animals formed clots that were significantly less strong and stable. Together, these data suggest that glucose metabolism is involved in inflammation-induced hemostasis and provide a potential therapeutic target in treatment of cerebral malaria.
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Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown untill May 30 in order to control the spread of COVID-19.
Earlier on May 16, the government had extended the countrywide lockdown until May 23.
Bangladesh’s Cabinet Division announced the decision in a circular, The Star (Bangladesh) reported.
According to the latest circular, the government decided to resume public transport services on the condition of maintaining health guidelines.
Restaurants can also serve food keeping half of their seats vacant, the circular said.
Bangladesh has registered 28 more COVID-19 deaths, taking the toll so far to 12,376, The Star (Bangladesh) reported today citing Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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“Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.”Attributed to Nasrudin
Software Engineering has always stressed the importance of ensuring the product meets the specification.
In this essay, I turn that around, and suggest that we ensure that the specification meets the product.
This essay is basically a specialization of Forensic Design Documentation.
The technique that I will explain here won’t necessarily scale that well to large, hybrid projects; especially those that may cross corporate or enterprise boundaries. It may also be unfriendly to organizations with a high degree of structure.
The “Draw Spunky” Test
From Day One, software developers are told how important it is to meet specification.
The typical academic exercise (and often, pre-employment) test, is to present the student/applicant with a short, well-specified word problem, (which may be accompanied by a pre-written piece of code), and ask them to improve/write code to meet specification.
Often, the exercise includes testing for proof that specification has been met. The student/applicant may be required to write these tests.
In every case, the test cannot be “passed” if the end result doesn’t meet the specification.
For example, let’s look at a simple list sort. The specification might say that the resulting list needs to be sorted, so that all “left” items point to lower values, and all “right” items point to higher values.
Going into the list at any point will result in being able to go in one direction for lower values, and the other direction for higher values. Endpoints are NIL (empty pointers), and complexity is worst-case O(n^n). The end result will be a linear, bidirectional, linked list, in order, from least, to most.
That’s a very clear specification. Meeting it is fairly straightforward.
Here’s A Curveball
That said, if I write code that makes it faster, I might actually violate specification; or, even worse, meet specification, and break the product.
An example of why this might be, is if the code is part of a larger system, where timed parallel processes are occurring, the code is being executed by a distributed system, or the technique used to accelerate the process could use system resources in a manner inconsistent with the use case (An example might be a mobile app, or embedded operating system, where high-performance code could drain the battery, break cache, or tie up scarce execution units in the processor).
Quick aside: I once worked on a driver, where the UART (the serial controller) was programmed using address bus locations (the lower 8 bits of the AB were mapped to control inputs). Just accessing an address was enough to change the state of the controller. In that case, using a separate “accumulator,” then executing a memory move after you were done, was the proper way to go, even if it looked messier.
Also, the specification dictates the storage format, which is a linked list. A hashed or indexed table might be a better structure for the application, where the sort metadata is in the hashes, or a separate index.
“So what?” you may snort. “Any engineer worth their salt wouldn’t make that mistake. If a hashed data storage is the best way to store the data, then of course they would specify it. If they were given a bad specification, then they would optimize the code to exceed the spec.”
Um…not really. Large project specifications are often aggregate efforts, with each section being designed by a different team.
Maybe the high-level software team deliberately specified a “naive” structure, like a linked list, or binary tree, expecting it to be optimized by “someone else,” not thinking that “someone else” might be one of those development shops that insists on Following. The. Specification. Exactly.
The other side of that coin, is that the author of the specification may assume that the specification will be followed exactly; but it is “improved” by the developer[s] creating the code to meet the specification. Remember what I said about mobile apps? True optimization is a black art. There are dozens of variables, coefficients and ramifications that aren’t at all obvious.
Since the specification might be a team effort, it’s entirely possible that we could have BOTH mindsets reflected in the specification, with no clear way to understand which section should be optimized, and which should be followed exactly.
One way to resolve this, would be to make sure that each specification section is annotated with guidance on implementation, but that’s not a particularly efficient (or, in some cases, realistic) approach.
Just to note: Sometimes “breaking the product” is exactly what we need. If, for example, parallel processes relied on timing, it may be a bad thing, and some hidden technical debt; so exposing this issue early would be a net gain.
Keeping Things Vague
The way that I like to work, is that the project plan is really used as the initial design specification, with a set of heuristics for each component of the project, as opposed to exact language.
Instead of a specific, unambiguous design for project tasks, the spec might be a list of resource constraints, and, possibly, exact specifications of API “choke points.”
In the above diagram, we can leave the majority of the system as “black boxes,” and concentrate our exact requirements on the APIs that connect them. The black boxes may have “annotations,” explaining the constraints for the system (like resource usage requirements).
In fact, even the API specs could be somewhat “fuzzy,” with heuristics that describe ranges of behavior and values; giving implementors some leeway.
The whole idea is to reduce the “rigidity” of the specification process as much as possible, and allow it to proceed in a “just in time” fashion.
Fill In the Spec As We Proceed
My preference is to “flesh out” the specification as I proceed.
Better yet, I prefer to keep the spec as unwritten as possible. Every line we write down adds a bit of mortar to the concrete galoshes.
As the project proceeds, we review the system periodically, and make adjustments to whatever document exists. The best process, is if there is no document to adjust.
Don’t Skimp On the Tests
Testing is critical. When the spec is vague, I find that I need to make sure that integration testing (not just unit tests) is done.
This is a big reason that I prefer test harnesses over unit test suites (We can have both, but I like to start with test harnesses). Test harnesses test the code in a production-like environment, very quickly.
Document the Living Bejeezus Out of the Code
If the design spec is deprecated or eliminated, then maintainers need a source of “ground truth” to quickly familiarize themselves with the codebase and context.
My preference is to use utilities like Doxygen or Jazzy to “self-document” the codebase. This requires a VERY disciplined coding regimen, and I need to regularly review the documents for relevance and accuracy.
Since the documentation is actually embedded in the code, we have a natural version management system, at a very fine-grained level, of our technical documentation.
I will usually produce an insanely detailed README file, so that the GitHub repo has immediate relevancy, and I like to use the GitHub Pages facility to reference this auto-generated documentation.
If done correctly, I can get an enormous amount of highly relevant documentation that is matched exactly to the source code it documents. MUCH better than a separately-written and maintained document.
But That Won’t Work Everywhere
The model I espouse here would be considered nothing short of heresy by dedicated Waterfalliérs. It works great for the relatively small projects that I do, but would be difficult (Though I suspect, not impossible) to scale up.
I have spent most of my career in large organizations, with distributed, multi-disciplinary teams that need to coordinate some truly massive parallel projects (for example, releasing hardware and software in a coordinated fashion).
This is a fairly fraught process, and my experience is that it was ALWAYS handled in a fairly classic “Waterfall” model.
The Waterfall Model has many issues, and, to be honest, one of my dearest wishes is to never have to deal with that process again (probably an unreasonable goal).
Since branching out on my own, I have been prototyping what I call “ultra-agile” development methods.
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The Rockwell Museum collection contains numerous works related to the landscape, from Albert Bierstadt’s monumental Mount Whitney from the late 19th century Hudson River School to Wayne Higby’s more recent raku masterpiece Midsummer’s Bay. So, on tours, in programs and internally, we often talk about the natural environment from the perspective of these artists.
But more recent additions, like Julie Hart Beer’s A Quiet Pond and Romare Bearden’s The Conversation, have asked us to consider how gender or race might impact the perspective of an artist creating works reflective of the American landscape. Other artists in the collection like Roger Shimomura, Jason Garcia and Martine Gutierrez have inspired conversations about how people not being authentically represented in media and often othered by the dominant cultural environment might influence artists to present themselves and the culture around them in a completely different way.
Environments Examined, which investigates the myriad ways artists engage with, connect to or interrupt the natural, built and social environments really evolved out of the numerous engaging conversations that arose from our program themes Questioning Identity in 2019 and Advancing Women in 2020. With the exhibitions, programs and events we’ve planned for 2021, The Rockwell has moved beyond thinking about environment relative only to the ideas of landscape, the natural world and ecological considerations. We are broadening our perspective to include not only how artists are inspired by the natural world, but also how they influence/are influenced by the built environment or how societal position and/or constraints might be the basis of their work—or in many cases, a Venn diagram of overlapping influences from two or three of those concepts.
In the past year, the theme and the conversations we wanted it to inspire have become more relevant than ever. The pandemic has caused all of us to consider the built environment in ways we never would have imagined.
The catastrophes caused by climate changes, like the fires in California, have made us look more deeply at how our treatment of the planet can have increasingly negative implications for the natural world—including ourselves. And, the systemic racism that has led to the killing of Black Americans, and the subsequent protests have forced the consideration of privilege and the subjugation of people of color. So, while exhibition and program planning is done far in advance of any year and some of these ideas may not be literally represented as part of our offerings this year, these concepts do guide our thinking and provide a foundation for the conversations we hope to spark.
There is so much I’m excited for our visitors and audiences to experience this year—it’s an incredibly full schedule of exhibitions, virtual programs, music, lectures, art-making and more—which makes it hard to play favorites. But part of what pleases me the most is a result of a challenge we received via feedback from our visitors and members—to represent this region to our community and the visitors who travel to see it. From the opening of the Haudenosaunee gallery in 2017 to our Bare Bones Café program in 2018, this is something we have been working on. In 2021, we have multiple exhibitions that explore the Finger Lakes from a variety of perspectives including Nathan Benn’s photographs of the region for National Geographic in 1976; prints by Robin Tichane, an artist who was raised in our community and died from AIDS in 2005; to Chris Walters’ glorious representations of the diverse people who populate our community—it’s going to be exciting to reflect our visitors back to themselves in the galleries.
I’m also thrilled we’re featuring Grammy-nominated musician Amythyst Kiah as part of our virtual concert series—her music was on heavy rotation in my home over the holidays. I’m also excited we were able to not only extend the run of Elaine Ng’s inspiring installation for our ANTIGRAVITY project, a circle, a line, an arc, through the entirety of 2021, but also invite her to share other aspects of her intensely investigative work in our Spotlight Gallery this fall. And I love that our first program of the year is a lecture by Katherine Manthorne on Elizabeth Greatorex and her contributions to the Hudson River School which provides a bridge from our theme of Advancing Women last year to our current interrogation of the natural, built and social environments.
We’ve been working hard to balance virtual programming with a welcoming and safe in-person experience. One new feature for in-person visitors is the introduction of the Annual Theme Gallery – this is where we’ll display collection favorites and new acquisitions that especially highlight the annual theme. You’ll find this gallery on the third floor, I hope you’ll tell us what you think!
While it’s impossible to know what this year has in store for all of us, we hope to see you online at these special virtual programs and here in the Museum to see these truly awesome exhibitions.
AIDS’ Dark Terrain: Woodblock Prints of Robin Tichane
January 9, 2021 – January 2022
Rockwell Favorites: The Social Landscape of the American Experience
January 22 – May 31, 2021
Blistering Vision: Charles E. Burchfield’s Sublime American Landscapes
January 29 – May 9, 2021
ANTIGRAVITY: a circle, a line, an arc by Elaine K. Ng
July 1, 2020 – February 2022
FLX KODACHROME: National Geographic Photographer Nathan Benn
From The Shadows: The Photography of Chris Walters
Elaine K. Ng Spotlight Exhibition
Thursday, January 28
Women Painting Landscape: Eliza Greatorex, Julia Beers & Their Circle
Prof. Katherine Manthorne, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Thursday, February 25
Reclaiming Space in the Built Environment
Julia Weatherspoon, Architectural Designer, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C at Smithgroup
Thursday, March 25
Virgil Ortiz, Cochiti Pueblo Artist
Thursday, April 29
Forces of Nature: A Conversation with Nora Atkinson and Emily Zilber
Nora Atkinson, Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Emily Zilber, Guest Curator, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at the Wharton Esherick Museum
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Big Oil v the World “Delay” 4 August 2022: Episode 3 on BBC Two
How the 2010s became another lost decade in the fight against climate change – as the move to natural gas delayed a transition to more renewable sources of energy.
Engineer Tony Ingraffea explains how, in the 1980s, he helped develop a new technique for extracting gas and oil from shale rock, which ultimately became known as ‘fracking’. It was to unleash vast new reserves of fossil fuels and was promoted as a cleaner energy source. But Ingraffea explains how he later came to regret his work when he realised that gas could be even worse for climate change than coal and oil.
Dar Lon Chang, a former ExxonMobil engineer, speaks for the first time on camera alleging that as the company increased its natural gas operations, it was not sufficiently monitoring methane leaks that were contributing to climate change. Now, after a year of unprecedented wildfires, drought, and other climate-related disasters, multiple lawsuits are being brought in US courts in efforts to hold Big Oil legally accountable for the climate crisis.
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World Bank Gives $8.5bn To Nigeria To Deal With Critical Issues, #World #Bank #8.5bn #Nigeria #Deal #Critical #Issues Welcome to 50MIND S BLOG, This is the newest breaking info and trending broadcast that we’ve for you as we communicate: :
The World Bank has devoted $8.5 billion to Nigeria to fund important factors ranging from agriculture to coaching.
Speaking at a summit hosted by the Emergency Coordination Center in Abuja on Thursday, World Bank Country Director Shubham Chowdhury in Nigeria said the amount was the perfect of any nation.
He recognized that $2.5 billion to $3 billion has been spent on coaching, although that’s nonetheless little compared with Nigeria’s demand.
“Half of Nigeria’s inhabitants is beneath 17 years outdated. This signifies that there’s a should put cash into the occasion of human capital, he said.
He well-known that the best way ahead for Nigeria depends on the flexibleness of the youth to go to highschool and burdened the importance of making faculties safe so that fewer youngsters are out of school.
He moreover said it was Nigeria’s title to learn the way it would mobilize its financial sources to permit youthful Nigerians to go to highschool and whether or not or not its meager sources can be utilized to spend higher than NZ$6.5 billion to subsidize its petrol.
Africa’s most populous nation is elevating 6.7 trillion naira to subsidize gasoline on the expense of coaching and properly being. According to the Ministry of Education, about 10.1 million youngsters are out of school, nevertheless evaluations put the decide at 18.5 million.
Nigeria’s analysts recognized that Nigeria’s requires for subsidies might be fiscal self-discipline and would have a detrimental have an effect on on Nigeria’s monetary system.
For Professor Jonathan Aremu, former assistant director of CBN and full professor at Covenant University, subsidies distort markets, making it troublesome to go looking out precise prices for merchandise.
In economics, subsidies are on a regular basis unhealthy. Yes, a number of individuals rely upon gasoline, which is why they proceed to subsidize gasoline, nevertheless we don’t know how loads is unquestionably being spent on subsidies. “
He outlined that the next authorities not solely eradicated subsidies however as well as equipped subsidies. Incentives to stimulate the monetary system will alleviate Nigeria’s struggling.
Uche Ngwugwu, Professor of Energy Economics at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, said the eradicating of subsidies could be a step in the perfect route.
For now, Ma said the eradicating of the petrol subsidy would set off untold hardship and social unrest for Nigerians, suggesting one other path Nigeria may take.
“It is absolutely true that the burden is heavy and will be a heavy burden on the economy.” Just a couple of specific particular person information proper right here will help save the nation.
“PIA has made NNPC a limited liability company that can pursue profits.” This is an environment friendly basis for regulating subsidies. It is acknowledged that the state has sponsored consumption and now must channel it into manufacturing. Expanding the market presence to include Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, and Sudan in neighboring worldwide areas, the place it’s purchased on the equal of N300-400 per liter, pays for itself and as well as ship income.
“This will also completely eradicate the activity of smugglers.” “Under the African Free Trade Charter, NNPC can sell to neighboring countries, giving the country some room to resolve internal imbalances,” he prompt, noting that this may allow the nation to manage to the mess of subsidies.
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VAAL WATER POLLUTION: OUTA’S COMPLAINTS VINDICATED BY SAHRC REPORT
In March 2017, OUTA laid a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) regarding failure by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to protect South Africa’s water resources. In September and November 2018 we followed this up with two submissions to the SAHRC inquiry into sewage pollution in the Vaal.
On 17 February the SAHRC released a damning report on the matter. Various respondents were given 60 days to provide plans on how to fix pollution in the river, one of the most important water sources in the country. The report also recommends disciplinary action and even dismissal of those government officials who failed to do their jobs to prevent the current crisis. Money lost to unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful/irregular expenditure must also be recouped from individuals.
South Africa is a water scarce country, and OUTA would like to see criminal prosecutions for those who failed to act on the pollution – only then will we see real change in the protection of this critical resource.
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How al-Qaeda works:
There’s one al-Qaeda, someone who was expected to serve in a war (by a woman’s father).
He has a network of innocent civilians (Osama Bin Laden included), that all think they committed a huge national terror attack, in another country, that all claim credit for the al-Qaeda’s work, terrified of police and praying to their idols and deities and statues (the banks).
Eventually, the al-Qaeda surfaces, and it turns out, he wanted a bunch of money, but a black music festival got him high on marijuana, so he was expected to be a police officer.
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PCOS: phenotypes, visceral obesity and a personalized approach in the prescription of COC
Keywords:polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS, obesity, visceral obesity, combined oral contraceptives, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, Belara
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex of endocrine disease with several phenotypes, which determines the difficulties in its diagnostics (“diagnosis of exceptions”). This is an interdisciplinary disease, as the consequences of this syndrome can be serious (infertility, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and their complications). The reason for this is the fact that PCOS occurs with metabolic disorders, manifested as violations of carbohydrate and fat metabolism.
Determination of specific phenotypes of women with PCOS are justified from the point of metabolism. Metabolic disorders in PCOS can prevail throughout life. At the initial stages, these changes may be invisible and not diagnosed. PCOS is often characterized by the presence of insulin resistance and is associated with hyperinsulinemia in most obese patients.
PCOS can occur with various forms of obesity, the most important is visceral obesity. This connected with the fact that visceral obesity may present in women with PCOS with no elevated body mass index. Therefore, timely diagnostics of obesity, especially visceral, determines the health consequences of this syndrome.
There are certain difficulties in the diagnostics of visceral obesity, but many of them are surmountable in modern conditions. Women with PCOS need the use combined oral contraceptives with both contraceptive and curative purposes. Therefore, the choice of the medicine depending on the clinical situation, the peculiarities of redistribution of adipose tissue is important in clinical practice. With the correct choice of COC, there will be no significant adverse effects on the metabolic profile of patients with PCOS and, possibly, a positive effect on their lipid profile will be observed. And yet, weight loss can lead to spontaneous ovulation in women with PCOS and overweight or obese, so the first choice in treatment of such patients should be diet and lifestyle changes, including an increase of daily physical activity.
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How can the Gallatin Valley Lactation Program utilize Department of Family Services home-visit data to analyze breastfeeding rates for at-risk families?
Research was conducted by examining already-existing, deidentified data sets concerning breast feeding data from the Montana Department of Family Services and information from Home Visiting, which is part of Gallatin City County Health Department. The data contained the number of referrals to the Department of Family Services, and information from Home Services. This data was gathered and combined into one data set in order to evaluate the possible correlation between breastfeeding rates and at-risk families. For the purposes of this study at-risk is defined as tobacco users, parents with mental illness, and drug use. The data sets were not publicly available, but were given on request. There are no restrictions on the data sets. This research will provide the basis of a grant proposal needed by the Lactation Education Program. The main focus of this research is to examine the possible correlations between the rates of breastfeeding over six months and the number of children referred to the Department of Family Services. The reason the rates are examined over six months is because it has been shown that the benefits of breastfeeding only show up after this period of time with sustained breastfeeding. Although, the breastfeeding rates of Gallatin County are the highest in Montana, they are not sustained. A meta-literature review was also conducted to gather the major findings concerning breastfeeding rates and the behavior described above that can classify a family as at-risk. Once completed the Lactation Education Program hopes to use the findings to support their grant writing efforts. Their grant will be used to institute programs that will hopefully reduce the number of children referred to the Department of Family Services by increasing the rates of breastfeeding. | <urn:uuid:aa8c900e-4f8f-443b-a607-363504e4aac3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/13031 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.95545 | 354 | 2.578125 | 3 |
How are IODP cores taken? How do scientists gain data from these rocks and sediments? And what happens to the cores after an expedition? This documentary shows the exciting journey of hard rock cores recovered during Expedition 364 Chicxulub K-Pg Impact Crater: the drilling process, core description, the sampling and finally the archiving in the IODP core repository.
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By: Kerri Latham (career counsellor)
“It’s possible” is a powerful phrase because it’s hopeful and action oriented. It can help us think bigger, set goals and motivate us to expand our options and make a plan for what’s next, regardless of any setbacks you experienced prior. It’s reassuring to know that your goals are still possible. It may seem like a cliché, but if you can think of it, then you can do it.
Let’s finish the sentence to create some motivating statements
- To imagine and feel excited about my career options and plans
- To really understand my strengths, interests and priorities
- To make a meaningful impact in my career
- To gain experiences and expand my skills and abilities
How would you finish the statement?
Think about it. Chances are, whatever comes to your mind first is particularly important or meaningful to you. Take a moment to write out your “it’s possible” statements and notice how they make you feel. A simple sentence can empower you to get excited about your career! Don’t let previous failures or setbacks prevent you from believing that it’s possible — because it is!
If you’re having trouble thinking of something, try these resources provided by the Canadian Career Development Foundation to help you get started.
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- Webinar: Understanding Self and Career (November 18, 2021)
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Updated: Jun 18, 2021
I have been writing an essay about the future of cinema on and off for the past few months. However, the COVID-19 Pandemic has cast some of my thoughts in a different light. There is much talk in the film industry about the future of the theatrical experience. Much of this conversation is focused on whether or not this moment represents a knock out blow on the part of streaming against the traditional theatrical experience. Contrary to some, barring further existential threats, I find it almost laughably obvious that the theatrical experience shall continue in some form or another. However rather than argue for this, I would like to discuss more evergreen topics about the future of our theatrical experiences. More specifically, I am interested in how filmmakers shall interact with the increasingly prevalent mediums of social media, and how these can potentially be used to circumvent traditional marketing, and more importantly, to create an entirely new media environment.
What I am describing here may never become typical or entirely replace our existing modes of cinema. Rather, it may be instantiated by a mere handful of exemplary individuals. What I am describing might also be more aspirational than attainable, but it strikes me as near certain that we shall be grappling with these questions in some form for years to come.
Limitations of our Present Cinema
I am fascinated by the idea of art as the connective tissue of society - a “Internet of Us.” Art is association. The first cave paintings somehow connect lines of black charcoal with the hunt of a wild beast. Even abstract works of the modern era are not free of associations; they can easily be described as representations of emotional states. They connect abstractions of form and color with abstractions of the mind.
The representational quality of art must be one of its most important features, it is the ability to select and/or construct a singular and reproducible experience from the chaos of life. This is an essential appeal of cinema. We are given a lens by which to view a world and experiences different than our own. Countless individuals over the generations have been inspired to pursue the most challenging and specialized professions on account of what they had first seen as impressionable children. For many people, their first introduction to classical music may be found in 2001: A Space Odyssey or in Amadeus. How many paleontologists are there today whose first exposure to the discipline was Jurassic Park?
Understandably, filmmakers often focus solely on the craft of their stories. They may give little consideration to the importance of the actual content their product presents to the audience. This is a mistake on the part of the filmmaker. The vast majority of the audience does not care about impressive cinematography or hidden metaphors. The audience first and foremost desires to inhabit the world that is presented to them. This is not to say that the craft is unimportant, on the contrary. It is only that the audience is unaware of these features in the same manner that one does not see the individual brush strokes of a painter unless standing very close to the painting.
This brings us to our present state and the real questions of our era. How will cinema change over the next century? The language and grammar of cinema feels quite solid and well established. It is difficult to imagine large scale changes to the very syntax of film itself. The pillars of cinema: the succession of shots edited together, the compression of time, the protagonist and antagonist, the three act structure, and so on, all seem quite comfortable and justifiable even in the light of innovation and generational changes. In this sense, film itself is a dead end. Even allowing for experimentation every now and then, it is still almost impossible to imagine anyone coming along and completely altering these fundamental paradigms.
It may be the case that the grammar of film shall remain largely the same, however, this does not mean our experience of film shall be the same. A great portion of a film going experience is reliant on the context of the viewing experience. It is here that much of the discussion begins and ends with questions about streaming platforms and theatrical exhibition. But this only addresses the physical context of film, it does nothing to describe the interpersonal context, it does nothing to describe the relationship of the artist to the audience.
I am certain that I am not alone in researching the history surrounding a film after I am done watching it. The first thing one does, of course, is go to the trivia section of the IMDB page to learn about the production. Maybe there are a few interesting anecdotes from the director. Maybe next you read a review or two and get frustrated with the lack of depth in the analysis. In half an hour, you have read just about all there is to read. Of course there are exceptions to this. Many times the films you fall in love with are the very ones you are able to learn more about. But in order to do so you have to dig. You might have to purchase a director's book and read his or her musings. You can often find interviews of actors and directors that are illuminating. But these are often shallow press junkets and one is often left with the feeling that could say more in different circumstances. It is precisely this form of discussion surrounding a film that is outmoded. So often, we are left with the desire to know more but find no means to facilitate the discussion.
At this point, one might object and point out that I am a filmmaker. Of course I would be interested in learning more about films, and there is no reason to suspect that it is common for people uninterested in the process of filmmaking to be interested in this kind of content. That is true for the present era, but this is also where there is the greatest room for change. We will see that film makers need not limit their discussions to filmmaking itself. They can just as well discuss the things the audience is interested in – the worlds and the stories that inform their films.
The Advantage of New Mediums
Youtube has largely replaced television for the younger generations. One can learn about anything on Youtube, in far greater depth, with far greater honesty, and from people with the best credentials in their fields. What must not fail to be stressed is the overwhelming and constant desire for new content. Better, deeper, more frequent, and more varied, constantly. Professors of various disciplines have personally uploaded hour long lectures of university level content, most of it available for free. There is no pipe or wire in your house that you will not learn how to replace if you are patient and willing to sort through the endless content available on the platform. As Youtube has become a staple time killer, the specific search function has decreased in importance relative to the ability of Youtube to predict what content you will be interested in and present it to you freely with minimal decisions required on your part. Via its algorithms, your viewing history, and your channel subscriptions, a profile is constructed of your niche interests. This predictive ability shall only improve over time.
On the inverse side, the YouTube content creator struggles under the immense pressure to meet the constant demand for new content. In most cases, these are mere individuals or small groups of friends. They do not have agents, distributors, large budgets, or corporations behind them. Yet their audience ranges in the millions. Through advertising partnerships, sponsorship, and merchandising these creators represent an entirely new media industry.
Nerdwriter1 is a Youtube channel with two point seven million subscribers as of this writing. Collectively his videos have a total view count of a staggering one hundred and ninety three million. This is the work of a single individual, and hardly representative of the highest tier of success. Often he makes his content about cinema, and that is how I first encountered his work. But this is not his exclusive focus. His channel is his own brand. He might cover any number of subjects, whether it be about art or society in general. Because of my familiarity with his brand, I am highly likely to watch his content even if I am only tangentially interested in the subject matter. Of course, this does not necessarily mean that I agree with all of his concepts or even consider myself an avid fan, but it is obviously the case that his work, for me, is comfortable. It is a viewing decision that requires minimal effort on my part, and provides sufficient reward. This is the type of low-commitment contract that is the bread and butter of the YouTube economy.
Now if we were to look at the last century as a model for this one, we would expect for channels that produce similar content to be in direct competition with one another, and that this competition would result in harsh rivalry and differentiation between otherwise similar channels. This does not appear to be the case. In the past few years, we have seen rather symbiotic relationships develop between channels of similar content.
The rather short form, low intensity content does not lend itself to harsh rivalry. Again the concept of low-commitment contract between audience and creator means that there is little requirement for brand loyalty on part of the viewer. The audience is first and foremost interested in an endless stream of content and no single creator is prolific enough to satiate the audience over time. Thus other channels with similar content are welcomed and contribute to the collective profile of each viewer, providing them with more avenues to find the content they desire. For this reason, one channel's success does not mean another's failure. Unlike television, there is no need to compete for time slots, and there are always more hours in the day and more desire for content.
This has even led to channel crossovers, where YouTube personalities get in touch, coordinate their efforts and interact with their respective platforms. Each creator will come out with a video featuring the work or ideas of the other creator. In the process, each creator is introduced to the other's audience, who are already predisposed to be interested in their content. This cross pollination encourages viewers to branch out and makes them far more likely to watch videos by the creator they were previously unfamiliar with. Thus, each creator wins as each is introduced to a new, expanded audience.
The result of this constant interplay between creator and audience, and creator and creator is a model of media unlike anything our society has seen before. The information does not flow one way, it is a dialogue, a discussion unfolding over time.
Defining the Impending Era
Currently, there is an immense gap between a traditional filmmaker and the audience. This gap represents unmet demand by audiences for low-commitment content relating to the films and ideas surrounding them. The desire for this type of content far exceeds the availability of traditional film and film marketing, which is too precise, expensive and polished to be available in the volume required. Over time, grass roots filmmakers will unleash the untapped potential of this market. The change will unfold democratically and without the input of traditional gatekeepers, marketers and distributors, who will have to drastically change their models in order to keep up.
This new era in film will be defined by audience accessibility to the filmmaker. Each filmmaker on this model will represent a brand, a personal brand. It will be the filmmaker's goal to build up the audience over time with regular content and direct interaction. Livestreamed Q&As will be a common format, with the filmmaker taking questions right from the online audience, perhaps viewers will pay a small fee to have their questions moved to the top of the queue. Youtube already has the infrastructure to support these transactions. There is an obvious question that follows. Aside from teasers, behind the scenes featurettes and Q&As, what kind of content can there possibly be? This is where we will see the greatest variance between individual filmmakers.
The most obvious kind of content would be regular updates about the process of making a film – its emotional toils and the visceral details and drama of production. This would be produced by the filmmakers themselves or by a small team intimately connected to them. It would bear no resemblance to reality TV, or ENG production teams. The content will be simple and unpolished, it would not be presented like the DVD special features sizzle reels and short behind the scenes segments. It would be raw, filled with the honest emotions of the day, edited and uploaded as the process unfolds.
Some may find this model implausible in light of the harsh demands a production requires, but I believe this would be shortsighted. It is true that the current elite spate of filmmakers would likely blanch at this additional burden on top of their already massive list of duties. These filmmakers have no need for this model because they are already established. It is the next generation of filmmakers who shall embrace this process. This shall be the chief innovation of the Gen Z filmmaker. The younger generations shall have little trepidation with this mode of presentation. We already see it foreshadowed in daily instagram stories, tiktok and regular VLOGs. There is no reason to suspect that young filmmakers will cease using these modes of expression. Rather we should expect them to only continue to embrace them in increasingly creative forms. The process of making the film, the film itself, and the dialogue surrounding the film shall all become one. They shall film themselves making their movies.
But, as I have already alluded, the process of making a film will always be a niche interest that will have a definite but limited appeal. If this new generation of content would be limited to this, there may not be much more to say. But this type of content shall represent only certain filmmakers and only a narrow slice of the broader possibilities. It is the ideas behind the film, the themes, the settings, and the real humans behind the adaptations, these are the types of content that shall dominate.
But among these ideas, the brands and personalities of the filmmakers themselves will be predominant. It is easy to name filmmakers from prior generations who have well established personas. Even in traditional media, sometimes the reach of these personas nearly exceed the influence of their own directorial work. Directors with strong personal brands, like David Lynch, or Jim Jarmusch come to mind. As we have already discussed, there is no reason for David Lynch, an elite, established filmmaker, to have his own YouTube channel, as fascinating as that may be. But the David Lynches of the next generation, shall certainly have theirs. Their content shall present a broad tapestry of their interests, whatever they may be, such that the film itself is the mere capstone of their work. Their own brands; self cultivated, honest, and accessible, will be the chief draw.
* Update: Thanks to the Pandemic we now have a David Lynch Channel:
It is important that we say more about what kind of content this might entail and to whom it might appeal beyond filmmakers and cinephiles. It is not possible to stress how much this will vary for each artist. David Lynch is not only a filmmaker, but also a painter, a musician, and a woodsmith of furniture and sculpture. We might expect a David Lynch channel to feature, among other things, his pantheon of artistic pursuits. David Lynch does not often like to speak in any detail about the meaning of his films, but that needn’t be indicative of other artists. Many shall happily participate in the discussions about their own work. In Lynch’s case, since content could include subjects quite different from filmmaking, his audience and subscribers would naturally include people who would otherwise have never encountered his film work. The wide swath of discussion filtered through the lens of a great artist could have significant crossover appeal, all of which would add to his brand and build his base of subscribers.
A filmmaker of historical drama would have quite different content. It might feature simple videos of visiting historic sights, or interviews with historians or eyewitnesses. The goal of the filmmaker on this model is twofold. First, to create a tapestry of the ideas and notions surrounding his or her work, and second, to build the personal brand. When the time comes to announce a film, the filmmakers of this model would be able to immediately reach their audience, discussing how their film might tie into their regular content. The film would then serve as the climax and culmination of the ideas expressed in their regular videos on a given subject.
This supplemental content is not quite Cinema, but something else -- something adjacent to the movies. I would never venture to say it could replace it. It may be that such expanded discussion can serve to maximize the reach of a film and to solidify the power of its themes. I think those who would doubt that there is demand for such content will be in for a tremendous surprise. Here again I would want to emphasize the different nature of low-commitment content. Contrary to cinema, it is not necessary to sustain the intense focus, narrative drama, or to keep one on the edge of a seat. Here one needs only to provide a comfortable and familiar excuse to click the next link, or to do nothing as the next video auto-plays.
Although we have used Youtube as the prime example, there is no reason to think that this dialogue could not take place on any number of the prominent social media platforms.
To provide a wider view of what content might follow, let us briefly define a few more types of filmmakers on this model. We should not think of this list as complete but merely an expanded ostensive definition of what might be possible in these new forms.
Content would focus on film in relation to academic pursuits. They would interact with Academia, and the ideas and personalities within science, philosophy, history, psychology, literature, and etc.
Filmmakers with talent in a variety of artistic fields. Content would include any number of artistic pursuits tied into how these fields relate to film, or art critique in general.
Filmmakers as Filmmakers
The production diary type of filmmaker. These types will very meticulously document their processes of filmmaking, production and the various technical details involved. This may not be limited to directors, but also cinematographers, production designers, and anyone who is able to build a following.
Creators of light, trendy, easy to consume content that is very indicative of cultural trends. Light on substance, heavy on feel good emotions. Well suited as supplemental material to star driven blockbusters. They shall feature a smattering of BTS, but nothing too technical. Actors shall make for natural hosts due to their familiarity and comfort in front of the camera.
Film video essayists and critics shall enter the fray as filmmakers themselves and perform both roles. They shall be the most vocal of the bunch in discussing the themes and ideas of their own work, and shall be the most engaged with other filmmakers both within and outside of these platforms.
Focused on world building, speculative fiction, possible futures, dialogues with authors, other fictions.
Martial Arts, Military, Filmmakers
Emphasis on combatives, fight choreography and any variety and combination of martial arts and or military procedure.
Focused on social issues, race, gender, or political themes. Interacts with politicians, pundits, activists and other public figures.
Filmmakers focused on religious, theological themes sometimes tied very tightly into their films and sometimes in much more general terms. May also interact with Theologians, Pastors and other important figures. Current faith based productions will bear little resemblance to the sophistication of ideas to come.
Documentary filmmakers already shoot hundreds of hours of footage, meaning almost 98% of what they film is unused. This new form shall provide ample avenues for such filmmakers to explore supplementary content and tell additional stories too tangential to survive the traditional edit. Consequently they may have the easiest time adapting to this new form.
Other Interest Group filmmakers
Filmmakers who are spokesmen for any variety or combination of interest groups. It is quite possible that institutions might sponsor filmmakers who are felt to represent and articulate their views effectively.
Filmmakers who will blend the lines between fact and fiction. They would use other platforms to augment the fictional world of their films, expanding upon what was able to be shown within the film, featuring additional content and scenes. May also involve the audience to varying degrees, including Easter eggs, mysteries or various interactive features that effect and influence the viewing experience by audience input. This notion is different and expansive enough from the other types to warrant future discussion.
Any combination of the above
There is no reason to suspect that a filmmaker would be limited to one type or one interest group. Indeed the combination and intersection of interests shall serve as one basis for each individual filmmaker's appeal. The most successful filmmakers shall have the broadest appeal.
This model quite clearly shall appeal most strongly to independent productions and voices. The large studios would likely be the slowest and most hesitant to adopt this new model, waiting until they can come to grips with the financial realities beneath. What we may see is a vast democratization of filmmaking, where the filmmakers have almost direct access to their audiences. Gatekeepers, at least at first, will have to find new ways to insert themselves into the process, and for a time, there will be almost no decision makers between audience demand and artistic creation. As a result, films shall be more common, more personal, more varied and more risky. Films shall be heavy in jargon, specific lexicon and knowledge belonging to their respective niches. Films of this model shall better satisfy their highly specified audiences than is presently possible with global theatrical distribution.
Films made under this model will likely be small, low to moderately budgeted affairs, with geographically limited narratives. However, as technology continues to improve, small crews and low budget projects shall be able to attain production values successively greater than is presently possible on comparable budgets. Film style in general will be more greatly stratified, each creator attuned to the needs of their audience. The vast majority of creators will be relatively middle class in comparison to a hyper successful minority and the traditional Hollywood elite.
Theatrical windows may still exist, but shall be of more ceremonial importance than the chief financial drive of films made under this model. Revenues will come from a panoply of avenues, including ad partnerships, sponsorships, merchandising, on-demand, streaming and traditional distribution deals, and more. It is quite likely that large Hollywood tent poles and a smattering of prestige pictures shall continue to exist in some form or another, casting the widest net of appeal, and continuing to feature the highest budgets and most renowned talents. It is possible that some adopters of the new model might achieve widespread success that rivals the traditional model.
Since we have thus far considered the bright possibilities that this new media form might bring, we must also consider some potential dangers and pitfalls that may lie within.
Given the historic propensities of human society, it is unlikely that this state of egalitarian, meritocratic artistry shall last forever. After several decades of relative openness, new gatekeepers, agents, managers and various kinds of middlemen shall likely insert themselves into the system, and themes, and styles shall again conglomerate. It is possible that institutional, corporate or government sponsorships of channels may become a necessary prerequisite for success. This may limit the range of topics to those which are deemed acceptable and approved. New forms of propaganda may proliferate, and audiences shall be unable to critically distinguish factual accounts from fabrication. The fairly egalitarian algorithms of YouTube may come to be replaced by more biased modes of selection. Audiences shall be highly stratified into specific interest groups, having little reason to interact with ideas from opposing sources. As a word of qualification, the dangers of a closed, propagandistic society exist regardless of the types of media available.
Even without Orwellian overtones, filmmakers may simply feel enslaved to their personas and PR machines. Following the initial democratization, newcomers may have an increasingly hard time gaining viewership in a saturated market. The charming amateur works of novice filmmakers may be crowded out by professionals on a platform initially meant for the general population. It may be difficult for films to gain an audience without an accompanying personality and vast library of supplemental material. On the flip side, films made for smaller audiences in the current market rarely reach their audiences to the full potential. And most novice filmmakers presently have a difficult time having their work seen as it is. So what we are describing here might represent something of a market correction, albeit with the necessary Faustian Bargain to accompany it. Like most innovations of society and technology, benefits and drawbacks shall come forth from the same hand.
There are a number of variables at play which might hinder this vision from ever coming into reality, or might limit the extent to which it manifests. Whether or not these problems are soluble is a question that must be left to time.
Films are immensely difficult to make at every aspect of production. The emotional and physical toil on both cast and crew is well documented. This difficulty leads to two obstacles. Firstly, the difficulty of filmmaking means that only a limited number of films can be made within any given time frame. The relative infrequency of filmmaking might mean that creators can never effectively satiate the audiences viewing needs in a timely manner. Secondly, the energies of the creators might be too completely absorbed in the traditional process of filmmaking such that no time is left for supplemental content.
Filmmakers may never embrace the role of film critics. Although not every form of this model requires critique in a formal sense, almost all the models shall require immense self reflection and verbalization of private artistic processes in manners unprecedented for artists. While social media gives us reason to suspect that millennial and post millennial generations might embrace this, there simply is no guarantee that creators shall embrace these supplemental endeavors with the same rigor they apply to their primary focus.
The scale of audiences might be too small to rival the financial impact of the traditional models of filmmaking. Thus, filmmakers may have difficulty procuring the necessary funds in order to deliver content up to the standards of their own audience.
Cinema may be too direct a medium to blend well with the low-commitment contract content that characterizes Youtube and most new media platforms. Thus, views on the latter platforms might not lead to actual purchases of tickets or on-demand streaming to the level necessary to justify expenses.
Although we can expect low-commitment content to proliferate even further than it already has, it may be the case that it is not possible to effectively integrate this with the cinematic experience.
Ultimately the question is not whether or not these new forms shall exist, but to what degree. None of these problems ought to be unsolvable. They merely represent factors that shall heavily influence decision making processes, and determine who shall succeed and who shall fail.
Conclusion and Personal Thoughts
Speaking broadly, digital filmmaking can be said to have at least three forms: traditional cinema, series streaming, and user uploaded content, mostly via Youtube. The lines between these modes shall blur with each taking on many of the characteristics of the other, yet continuing to exist on their own to some degree. This shall result in the democratization of filmmaking, bursts of creativity, interactive audience experiences, and a wide swath of films appealing to vastly different, yet interconnected audiences.
Despite my usual trepidation about the future, the manifold potential drawbacks, and the obstacles that stand in the way of this vision, I find myself optimistic. I am fascinated by the idea of art as the connective tissue of society, the means by which we understand perspectives and ideas foreign to our own. It connects us to the past and draws us into the future. I love when, in my personal reading, I encounter writers who reference their forerunners who shaped them, or the historical events that molded them. Or in seeing two artists' paths cross at a certain point in their lives, resulting in a beautiful collaboration, only to separate again. In this vision, I see immense potential to fulfill this ideal in contrast to our present oligarchic, propagandist, and blandly commercialized forms.
There will be many modes of this media conflagration. My own inclination is to contextualize work within art, society, and history at large. Others shall comprehensively document their creative process to such a degree that their followers shall nearly participate in the making of the film. But the most interesting of all of these forms shall be the fictional extensions of the narrative into other mediums, where fact and fantasy meld, and there is no clear line as to where the story of the film ends and real life begins. It will be fascinating to behold, like a massive, live symphony. One note, one share, one upload at a time, unfolding over weeks and weeks, complete with motif and leitmotif, and themes and references, and arcs and twists, and beginnings and ends, across a dozen mediums and culminating in the release of a film that shall merely serve to tie the disparate threads together.
There will likely be many such filmmakers in this young generation, so inundated with social media, that it is part of their very bone. For them, to be open and honest with their digital friends shall not be a chore but a natural extension of themselves. It shall be as ordinary to them as any other kind of conversation. No other generation has this kind of integration with the internet. In my experience, even millennials feel a certain unease and existential threat in the vanguard of social media but this is a feeling largely absent in the next generation.
Undoubtedly, new media forms will continue to enter the picture, presenting unimaginable possibilities. Current mediums shall change and evolve such that the present forms appear as nothing but the crude progenitors of the things to come. Yet it shall never be technology alone that connects us in our lonely Twenty-First Century. It shall be the art: the Internet of Us. | <urn:uuid:2cd89e4c-36d0-4adf-9c52-1b1bfedcda15> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bryanjtan.com/films/page/2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.958433 | 6,188 | 1.898438 | 2 |
Let’s say you’re a video publisher who wants all the world to have access to your content… But translating videos into multiple languages is time-consuming and expensive — that is, unless you’ve got a team of volunteers to do it for you. One of the most efficient way to tackle the problem is by crowdsourcing subtitles, which is why translation startup Amara has raised $1 million from Mozilla and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Amara, previously known as Universal Subtitles, was created as an open-source platform to allow anyone to crowdsource transcriptions and translations of video content. Its technology has been used by volunteers to translate and create subtitles for more than 170,000 videos, including President Barack Obama’s message to Sudan and the KONY 2012 video, which was available in more than 35 languages in four days.
With the funding, the Amara team will be releasing an enterprise version of the platform, which its customers can use within their own organizations — whether it be to collaborate on subtitle creations in-house, or to open up translation to outside volunteers. And with flexible APIs, the system is designed to work with publishers’ existing content management systems and publishing workflows, according to Amara co-founder and executive director Nicholas Reville.
Amara is already working with some major publishers — including news organizations like PBS NewsHour and Al Jazeera, as well as educational video providers such as Khan Academy — to make their content more accessible to a broader audience.
While Amara is focused on making content accessible to viewers around the world, there are other benefits to having subtitles for online videos: Doing so can improve SEO, and it makes them available to those who are hard of hearing as well. That’s important particularly as Congress passed a law last year requiring publishers to have subtitles on videos that appear online. All of which is why Amara believes it’s in a nice spot, as publishers will soon need tools to provide those subtitles.
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Topocad Base module
The base module, with more functions than the step-in products Topocad Reader/+ and Topocad engineer, is a complete CAD package made for surveying, mapping and design. Functions that bring your field data to a map or drawing for publishing.
Communication and survey calculation
Topocad communicates to field computers, field format files wheter it is serial communication, by PC card or using the implemented applications from the total station/GPS vendors. We communicate with Trimble, Leica, Topcon and Sokkia instruments and with all kinds of file formats. Topocad handles data from and to total stations (survey raw data or local coordinates), levellers and GPS instruments, both GPS vectors and lat/long data.
Data is calculated, processed and/or transformed to the drawing, point codes and geometry is taken care of and you will get a result in your drawing or map better than you imagined. Topocad handles a lot of different methods for lining, radius, splines, closed and filled surfaces etc.
The CAD is our own engine, with our full management and made for surveying and mapping all functions are made for your work. The CAD platform is very well developed and has numerous of functions for creation and modification of objects, whether there are points, lines, surfaces, polygons, symbols, texts, raster files, etc.
In the base module we have implemented transformation of vectors and raster files. There are also a very strong output function for creation of your drawings and maps, with functions for legends, insertion of several views, coordinate grid and adjustment of the drawing view.
The file format and communication
The CAD format TOP is a hybrid between the surveyors coordinate files, the drawing formats like DWG, DGN and geographic information systems file formats with their typical attribute data. This means that you will not loose any data going to Topocad’s TOP file.
We import and export many different file formats as co-ordinate files, drawing files and GIS files.
Digital terrain model
The base module includes the DTM creation and modification and together with this contouring.
The base module also includes road line file format, road line editing and calculation and many commands to compare points against a road line. | <urn:uuid:d7f908a2-59d7-448b-a438-0e14fe84a09a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://adtollo.se/en/topocad/modules/base-module/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.912171 | 476 | 1.984375 | 2 |
Adobe's InDesign application offers many ways of measuring position on the page. One of these is with standardized units known as "picas." When set to picas, InDesign displays two numbers separated by a "p" in the X and Y coordinates that are located at the far left of the control panel at the top of the screen. The readout "p0" indicates that a given location on the document is at an even number of picas. For example, the value "1p0" is exactly 1 pica.
InDesign is a desktop publishing program used to create books, posters, fliers and other print documents. Measuring the page in picas gives designers a convenient way of positioning items according to the size of the text. This takes out the guesswork and conversion calculations resulting from using inches or other standard measurements.
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One pica is equal to 12 points or one-sixth of an inch. This is why the X coordinate and the Y coordinate each require a number before the "p" and after the "p." The first is the number of picas, while the second is the number of points beyond the number of picas indicated. For instance, 10p6 is 10 picas and 6 points.
InDesign allows users to change the measurement standard with a simple keyboard shortcut. PC users can do this by pressing the "Ctrl" and "K" keys. Mac users push the "Command" and "K" keys. This opens InDesign's preferences window. In the left-hand column, there is an option labeled "Units & Increments." Selecting this opens the Units preferences. Here, users can choose between point, picas, inches, inches decimal, millimeters, centimeters, ciceros, agates or pixels.
The horizontal and vertical, X and Y, axis do not have to use the same type of unit. When working with InDesign, it's important to verify that the axes are set to the same unit, unless you intend otherwise, as this can cause confusion particularly when precise positioning is necessary. InDesign displays a unit abbreviation beside the values in the X and Y coordinates. | <urn:uuid:da8f03b2-21f9-4af8-bed0-406e088b1fcd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.techwalla.com/articles/what-is-p0-in-indesign | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.870402 | 460 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Brands have the freedom to spread any kind of message they want to through their campaigns. But the message depends on the campaign strategy of the brand. Amongst all those strategies, Coca-Cola has opted for emotional branding.
Emotional branding that they used to spread thought-provoking messages. These are some of the thought-provoking campaigns by Coca-Cola that perfectly grasped our attention and touched our hearts.
1. Love Story (2017)
Coca-Cola Great Britain created a campaign called ‘Love Story’ in 2017 that focused on the message of recycling. Recycled material was used in making the set for this ad. The idea behind the ad was its better to recycle plastic bottles. The advertisement shows two bottles falling in love with each other again and again. Their dialogue exchange made the ad hilarious.
2. Reasons to Believe (2011)
This idea behind this campaign was to promote positivity in the increasingly negative world. Specifically, it provided reasons to believe in the world once again. It was a reminder that for every bad thing, there was also good happening and on a much larger scale.
3. Friendship Experiment
Coca-Cola conducted this friendship experiment in China. The thought-provoking campaign by Coca-Cola was, ‘friends were strangers once.’ A photographer compiled some images that looked like friends being photographed.
However, in reality, the photographer had gone around asking strangers to be photographed together. Thus, reminding yourself that your friends were also strangers, you can be more accepting of the strangers in your life right now.
4. Hug Me (2012)
The currency of the Coca-Cola Hug Me machine is not coins. Like its name, the currency is hugs. For every hug done right, the machine gives a can of Coca-Cola. It was installed overnight at a Singaporean university, and it required the user to hug it in a specific way. What makes this thought-provoking is the fact that the university did not allow the public display of affection. Therefore the name of the machine itself was a stand-in favor of youth.
5. Open Happiness (2015)
Open Happiness is a light ad but with a heavy thought-provoking message. In this ad, a group of individuals approaches people sitting on a bench. First, it is a man and then two elderly people. Then with props such as two branches of a palm tree, a piece of cloth, and imagination, they give the experience of Hawaii. It tells people ‘it doesn’t cost much to make someone happy.’
These campaigns by Coca-Cola have messages embedded within. The key is to figure that message out and ensure your part in it because it feels good to do good.
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Forward-looking initiatives can only be successfully implemented with the new generation. This is how students from both countries form
the basis of the project. The innovative, wood industrial camps were organized in Sorponer Ligneum. The first camp focused on furniture industrial innovation and the second on wood construction solutions. A total of around 200 participants took part in the two camps.
The expectation in the innovation camp was the elaboration of a product in the furniture industry. It presented a new and unexpected challenge to the student. You should plan such innovative devices, wooden construction articles within a few days of the workshop, which can be mass-produced on the one hand with the technical background of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises and on the other hand can be marketed through both conventional and new channels. So the goal was product planning, which was based on customer requirements, market demand and research trends, and not the planning of furniture concepts for test furniture or exhibits. The difficulty was in the planning and idea-gathering process, how innovation can be brought into line with manufacturing maturity and with customer requirements. The students, whose plan has started, have had the greatest success and have benefited the most. Thanks to the furniture prototypes that were produced with the guidance of the students and presented at exhibitions, the students received a lot of feedback and gained experience. The manufacturers were also active participants in the process. In order to be able to make the necessary compromises, they also had to find out creative ideas and new solutions, which also improved their ability to innovate.
The event, which took place between September 17 and 21, 2018, offered talented students the opportunity to express their ideas in an inspiring way
Demonstrate community beyond the scope of a compulsory homework assignment. At the 5-day camp, the participants have the subject of their choice (e.g. wooden construction solutions for festivals, jetty, wooden construction in wooded areas, wooden lookout tower, etc.)
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Dental Implants have transformed dentistry over the last 35 years and are now often the first choice of treatment for the replacement of missing teeth. The highly-skilled staff at our Glasgow clinic can help clients to design their special smile with the aid of Dental Implants.
In addition to our wide range of cosmetic dental implants that are available, our highly-trained staff can also offer a series of facial enhancements that can be performed discreetly and speedily. Small lines around the eyes, mouth and nose can be successfully remedied. Our medical aesthetics team is on hand to advise on the best course of treatment.
A natural tooth consists of a crown (the part you see above the gum), and the root (the part hidden under the gum). It is the root in the jawbone that holds the natural tooth in place.
Dental implants are state of the art modern dentistry. They are small titanium “fixtures” that take the place of the natural root of the tooth. Carefully implanted into the bone, these very tiny titanium roots bond and integrate with a patient’s bone, more securely than natural root would.
Dental Implants provide additional support where teeth are missing without putting forces onto remaining natural teeth. They can be used to support the replacement of a single missing tooth or a complete functional set for individuals who have lost many of their teeth.
When teeth are lost, ongoing shrinkage of the jawbone occurs making the face look older. Dental implants can stop this from happening. Dental implants look and feel like your own teeth.
Dental implants eliminate the pain and discomfort of removable full or partial dentures. Since dentures sit on top of the jawbone and gums, continuous shrinkage of the jaw bone alters the fit of the denture resulting in slipping or rocking of the dentures. Exposed nerves and irritation of the gum tissue may add to the discomfort.
Implant-supported replacement teeth are like natural teeth because they are anchored securely to your jawbone. Gum irritation and the pain associated with conventional full or partial dentures are eliminated.
Contact Philip Friel now for further information about Dental Implants, Glasgow. Advanced Dentistry @ Hyndland Dental Clinic provides dental implants to patients across Central Scotland.
We are often asked if any of the team is a ‘specialist’ in dental implants – the answer to that question is no because, as yet, there is no specialism in the field. Our clinic has a particular focus on dental implants and Philip, and his colleagues involved in the dental implant field, have done years of focused implant training and ongoing personal development in the area to ensure they can offer the best possible standard of patient treatment and aftercare. Here’s everything you need to know about dental implants and the work we can do.
Dental implants are the modern solution to missing teeth. They have been increasing in popularity for 35 years to become a dentist’s first choice when rebuilding your smile today.
An implant is a titanium substitute for a natural tooth root. A socket is usually created into which the implant can be screwed into place, creating initial stability that is gradually reinforced as time goes on by osseointegration. This is a term for the continued growth of bone onto the surface of the implant, fusing to it. The internal design of the implant allows a variety of fitments to be attached to it. These support the replacement teeth and provide a foundation for a permanent addition of bridges, dentures or crowns.
The majority of modern implants are made of titanium as it has proved to be the material best tolerated by the bone around it.
Implants can support bridges, dentures and all other forms of tooth augmentation and replacement. A single missing tooth will, in all probability, require a single implant but in cases of larger spaces and multiple missing teeth, it is not necessary to use one implant per tooth.
The volume and quality of bone at the point where the implant is required are integral to the success of an implant. Bone density is ordinarily poorer in the upper jaw, for example than in the lower and if you have no teeth at all, most treatment providers will want to place a minimum of six implants to support a complete arch of 12 replacement teeth.
In most cases, the bone at the front of the mouth is very robust, and therefore fewer implants may be needed than would be required to treat a whole upper jaw – therefore a simple treatment plan to provide 10 or more teeth in the lower jaw might be possible with as few as four implants.
If you have no teeth in the lower jaw, a conventional lower denture can be considerably improved with an implant retained “over-denture” which effectively secures a denture with two implants placed at the front of the lower jaw. It is also possible to undergo this procedure in the upper jaw, but in this case, four implants are usually linked together and inserted in the same way to increase stability.
Similarly to conventional dentures, overdentures must be removed for daily cleaning, however, once back in the mouth the implants make them much more stable in function.
There are many implant options available and you must have a thorough dental examination to be aware of what treatment would be best suited to your specific needs. Basic physics and engineering concepts need to be taken into account and tailored to your mouth: sufficient implants must be placed in strong foundations to prevent overloading.
Every implant needs to be easily accessible for cleaning just like your natural teeth so that the biology of the mouth maintains healthy bone and gum surrounding the implant.
Implants are suitable for almost anyone with good general health and properly maintained oral health and hygiene. Smoking, drinking, and neglect of oral hygiene regimes can inhibit initial healing after surgery and maintenance and cause further complications. If your dentist considers that the risk is too great then they may not allow the surgery to go forward until such a time as these factors are brought under control.
It is rare to have health problems that will prevent the use of implants. Our practice routinely liaises with general medical practitioners and other medical specialities to coordinate care for those patients who are on medications or have conditions which need to be meticulously regulated. These medications include Warfarin, a blood-thinning medication, and Bisphosphonates, which decreases bone turnover and is used to treat osteoporosis. Conditions such as osteoporosis and diabetes need not be a barrier to dental work if proper planning and communication are carried out.
For optimum success, implants should be placed in a well maintained, healthy mouth. Any initial treatment to remedy this, maintenance advice and planning will be included in all treatment plans to achieve the ideal environment for implant placement.
The treatment of gum disease, repair of decay and the elimination of infection, or, in summary, basic dental health, will be important for the long-term success of implant treatment.
If you are beginning to notice loose teeth, bad breath or excessive bleeding – particularly when your teeth are professionally cleaned – you may have gum problems. Gum disease is a major cause of bone loss and, with reduced bone, dental treatment or dental implant treatment can be more complicated.
Whenever a tooth is lost, the bone which supported it will gradually recede and reduce over time. If there has been substantial bone loss, bone grafting may be necessary before implant placement to create adequate bone volume for the creation of a socket. For some patients, grafting the tooth socket using a socket preservation technique to retain the bone, or inserting an implant directly into the socket to support and maintain the supporting bone can prevent this bone loss.
For routine cases, from the insertion of the implant to the addition of the first tooth, treatment time scales can be between several weeks and six months. If the bone already present is robust, the treatment time will be shorter. With poorer bone, more time and care must be taken, which can extend treatment time beyond six months.
If there are factors that lead to prolonged treatment then it is important to be patient – nobody loses an implant from being patient and allowing nature to take its course.
While the majority of implant treatments are 100% successful, any problems with the implants integrating with the bone may result in the treatment time extending which patients must be prepared for.
A bridge supported by natural teeth would be designed in cases where multiple implants need to be routinely joined together in the same way.
It is often easier and just as effective to make several smaller sections of bridgework that each support several teeth. The result is the same and if any repair work is needed on one of the small sections this is made significantly easier.
As with every individual case, bone quality and the position and number of the implants will determine which option is best suited to you and this would be discussed fully and planned at the treatment planning stage.
Following all stages of implant treatment, you will be fully advised on care and maintenance of the implants or the superstructure supported by them. You will be instructed on how to properly clean your implants and what techniques and materials to use to satisfactorily achieve this. While complete instruction and demonstrations will be provided, it must be acknowledged that the proper care and maintenance of the implants requires regular effort on the patient’s part at home for complete, reliable maintenance. This care can be undertaken using flosses, Waterpiks, brushes and interdental brushes. Philip Friel Advanced Dental recommends using the Philips Sonicare toothbrush.
Implants should be cleaned every 3 months by the dental hygienist to ensure adequate review and maintenance.
You may also reasonably expect some of the daily hygiene procedures to be a little more complex than around original teeth, so plan to spend more time than you have done in the past to maintain optimum implant health.
Your dentist may ask to see you more frequently for the first several months, but once the implants are performing as planned, ongoing care will be similar to that with ordinary teeth.
Once your implants and surrounding soft tissues are seen to be healthy and your new teeth are comfortable and properly fitted, it will be the quality and upkeep of your home care and the regularity of your maintenance reviews that will effectively influence their longevity. If implants are not properly cared for, they may develop a covering of deposits, just as your natural teeth would if you didn’t brush them regularly. Equally, just as neglect of natural teeth can lead to soreness, bleeding, gum infection and general discomfort, the same can occur with your implants. It is often said that implants last for as long as you properly take care of them. If you maintain a high level of care for implants that are expertly placed into the healthy, robust bone, they can be expected to endure for many years. There is, however, no lifetime guarantee with any surgical implant – a doctor would say the same about a hip replacement.
As well as a complete examination of your mouth and remaining teeth, you will be expected to supply details of your medical history. New X-rays will be taken and photos and study models will also be taken if required. Additionally, an extensive discussion regarding requirements and expectations will allow us to determine if implant treatment is appropriate.
The maintenance of good basic dental health is vital to preserving the quality of dental implants.
You should be given a written summary of your treatment planning consultation. This should demonstrate your dental health at the moment, the suggested treatment and any options available other than dental implants. This summary should include an outline of the different stages of treatment to give you an estimate of how long the entire process will take, how many implants are required and the price. Further to this, patients are given plenty of information and afforded many opportunities to ask as many questions as they wish to ensure that they are comfortable with the proposed treatments.
Both X-rays and clinical examination are used to assess and determine the volume and position of bone remaining in an area after tooth loss.
Dental X-rays can provide a high definition in two dimensions, but sometimes more advanced imaging might be needed to determine bone volume in three dimensions and the position/proximity of important structures such as nerves and sinuses. Dental CT Scans – Images obtained by CT scanning will normally be able to show all of the information about your bone that is required, including quality and quantity, but most significantly to ensure that nerves and other important tissue are avoided during surgery. Here at Advanced Dentistry @ Hyndland Dental Clinic, we are proud to be one of only a handful of clinics to own our own Cone Beam CT scanner that allows such important images to be taken efficiently and easily. More information on this scanner can be accessed in the treatments section.
Implants are routinely placed beside natural teeth and this is a predictable procedure so long as there is adequate bone to allow the support of both the implant and natural tooth. Such areas are carefully measured and assessed as part of the planning process.
If an implant accidentally damages a tooth, any resulting complications can usually be resolved by root canal treatment in which the nerve of the natural tooth is taken out. However, this is very rare indeed.
If the teeth being replaced by implants are visible, it is understandable that you would want some teeth during treatment and healing times. We can provide this in the form of temporary bridges or simple plastic dentures. In some cases, bridges or temporary teeth can be attached immediately to the implants after placement.
If replacement teeth are used during treatment it is important that they do not put undue pressure on the underlying implants and patients may be advised not to wear temporary teeth for a few days after surgery to allow the initial healing to progress without a hitch. We will give you extensive advice regarding this as part of the treatment planning stages.
Implants are placed using the same familiar dental local anaesthetics used for general, routine dentistry. According to the specifics of the case, the operation might vary from a duration of 20 minutes for a simple single implant to approximately 90 minutes for complex bone grafting and multiple implant procedures.
Swelling, tenderness and occasionally bruising can be expected after the surgery and full postoperative instructions are given to patients together with antibiotics, if necessary, or any relevant medication. The precise nature and extent of any bruising, swelling and tenderness will be different for each individual and procedure but should resolve within 5-10 days after the surgery. At our practice, we provide all patients with mobile telephone contact details for dentists available 24 hours a day should they have any concerns or queries.
Most people will be anxious overall but the most basic implants. It is important to remember that although the procedures are by their nature invasive, they are carried out cautiously, gently and with great care to guarantee that the tissues, which will be prepared, are taken account of to allow them to successfully receive the proposed implant or bone graft. Implants are, in most cases, carried out under local anaesthesia. However, there are a few optional adjunctive methods, to make the procedure as relaxing as possible for a nervous patient.
Oral sedation – Medication such as Temazepam may also be used to help relax anxious patients for uncomplicated surgery taking less than an hour.
Conscious sedation – For treatments of greater complexity, conscious sedation has the advantage of keeping patients relaxed but alert enough to respond to simple instructions from the surgeon – yet they will remember almost nothing of the treatment.
A carefully controlled amount of sedative is delivered through a vein for as long as the treatment takes and heart rate and oxygen levels are observed throughout. This is an effective and very safe way of creating a relaxed state during the procedure.
General anaesthesia – General requires a hospital admission and is mainly used for very complex cases such as bone grafting from the hip to the mouth or where large numbers of implants are being placed simultaneously. It is important to remember that general anaesthesia carries risks that may outweigh its use for an elective procedure such as dental implants.
In some cases, loss of bone after a tooth infection or the removal of teeth leaves them without enough to secure an implant and, in such cases, simple bone grafting / onlay grafting or sinus augmentation may be required.
Simple Bone Grafting – Simple bone grafting involves the use of a bone substitute and a protective membrane, which are employed to reform the ideal contours of a particular area after the loss of bone. As time goes on, the body replaces this bone with its bone in a process known as Guided Bone Regeneration. Grafting of this kind is usually carried out with Bovine (cow) bone graft together with a porcine (pig) barrier membrane.
Sinus Augmentation – Following the loss of the upper back teeth, the resulting differences in force can allow the air sinus in the area to increase in size. This, in turn, means that the height of bone available in which to place the implant in this area may be diminished. Grafting procedures can be carried out to replace the bone in these areas and allow the successful placement of implants. This procedure is more involved, but we carry it out regularly in our clinic. During this procedure, the sinus is accessed and the lining gently elevated, allowing bone graft material to be placed forming an increased foundation for the insertion of implants. Our expert surgeons achieve good, predictable results using this method. Without it, many of our patients would be completely unable to receive implants.
Onlay Grafting – Where severe bone loss has occurred requiring either a large increase in volume or a potential increase in vertical bone height, the bone volume can be augmented by removing a section of bone from another place in the body and transplanting it into the area that is lacking. The newly grafted bone, when it has healed and adjusted, will be capable of receiving an implant. Ordinarily, these grafts are taken from the chin area or the back section of the bottom jaw.
The treatment time is almost invariably increased when bone grafting is required – however, the process greatly improves the outcome of the implant treatment.
In certain situations, the placement of the implant alongside bone grafting with the use of a barrier membrane all at the same time will be advised. This greatly decreases the length of the treatment and can produce results that are extremely hard to achieve through any other means. However, the majority of surgeons will favour carrying out bone grafting as a separate stage, so that the implants are certain only to be placed when the bone grafting has been successful.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. (December 12, 2019) – As reported in an online news article published by www.mynews13.com, 10 students and one adult woman were arrested on various charges following a fight at a Florida high school. The fight started between two girls and quickly escalated into a large brawl.
According to local police, officers were attempting to break up a fistfight between two female students when one of the students assaulted a school resource officer. Shortly after that, other students began fighting. Police believe that the other students were friends/associates of the two girls that were fighting. Four separate law enforcement agencies worked collectively to alleviate the situation at the high school.
The 10 students involved in the brawl were arrested on various criminal charges, which include, but may not be limited to, resisting arrest, disrupting school functions, and battery on a law enforcement officer. One adult, a female parent, was also arrested for failing to leave the high school property. Additional students and parents present at the scene were released by police. Reports indicate that nobody was injured from the fight.
Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer Under Florida Law
When crimes involve harm to public officials and law enforcement officers, the penalties for conviction of the crimes they have allegedly committed are often enhanced from the same crimes that do not involve harm to public officials or law enforcement officers. Under Florida Statute Section 784.07, a person may be charged with battery on a law enforcement officer if he or she unlawfully touches any law enforcement officer. A conviction carries potential jail time of up to five years, and the crime is aggressively prosecuted. As such, even individuals with no criminal history may find themselves in jail for a substantial amount of time.
Prosecutors must prove all elements of the crime of battery on a law enforcement officer to seek conviction of an individual. Such elements of the crime include the following:
- The accused individual intentionally touches, strikes, or causes bodily harm to a law enforcement officer against the officer’s will.
- The accused individual has knowledge that the alleged victim is a law enforcement officer; and
- The law enforcement officer was engaged in the lawful performance of his/her duties at the time of the alleged battery.
Under the statute, the term “law enforcement officer” encompasses a large group of professionals, including the following:
- Police officers;
- Correctional officers;
- Correctional probation officers;
- Auxiliary law enforcement officers;
- Auxiliary correctional officers;
- County probation officers;
- Employees or agents of the Department of Corrections who provides services to inmates;
- Officer of the Florida Commission on Offender Review;
- Federal law enforcement officers;
- Law enforcement personnel of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
- Law enforcement personnel of the Florida Commission on Offender Review;
- Law enforcement personnel of the Department of Environmental Protection; and
- Law enforcement personnel of the Department of Law Enforcement.
Florida law also considers the following professionals to be protected and on the same footing as law enforcement officers:
- Public transit employees or agents;
- Emergency medical care providers; and
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Denver Moves: Bicycles Program
Bicycles provide a travel option that is convenient, affordable, has health benefits and helps ease congestion. These are all elements that are part of the community’s vision for a healthier and more vibrant city. By building out Denver’s bicycle network and creating a comfortable space for people to ride, DOTI is helping to realize this vision.
To achieve our multimodal goals, Denver's bikeways must meet the needs of people of all ages and abilities. Some people feel confident riding on our streets today, but the majority (almost 60%) are "interested but concerned" about traveling by bike. Many of these residents would like to bicycle, but only will when it is safer and more convenient to do so.
125 new miles by 2023
(Since 2018 and as of June 21, 2022)
Install more facilities that are designed to be high-comfort for people of all ages and abilities.
- Protected bike lanes are dedicated bikeways on streets that have both a horizontal and vertical buffer between a person bicycling and motor vehicles.
- Neighborhood Bikeways are low-stress, low volume streets that prioritize pedestrian and bicycle movement.
Continue to install bike lanes and buffered bike lanes to make our network as connected as possible.
Planning for Bikes
Denver residents decided on a vision for the City’s complete bikeway network in 2011 (Denver Moves: Bikes), and confirmed that vision in 2016. These plans outline where and what types of bikeways Denver should install to create a complete, connected, safe, and comfortable bikeway system in Denver.
We have three primary strategies for choosing when to install bikeways from these plans.
- Networks: Build out Denver’s bikeway network by concentrating investment in one area at a time.
- Backbones: Install bikeways to provide critical connections within and between network areas.
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Homeschooling in the summer is really relaxed. Summer lessons are the majority of hands-on science that we did not finish, piano, nature days, foreign language and finishing up leftover curriculum. There are several easy ways to homeschool in the summer.
Since I started trying to maintain about 2 hours per day in “summer school” our lessons are more relaxed and the kids are attentive. One of the main ways this happens is through timing. First thing in the morning is not good for us in the summer.
The summer schedule is is set for two weeks on, two weeks off. Rotating subjects and days keeps school flexible and less stressful. Making lemonade and creating fun projects like constructing a raft takes over.
For attendance I do count the days. Planning nature days is more fun. In the summer more opportunities are available. Staying up late to research what time lighting bugs come out is included in a science lesson.
Our reading comes from the summer reading program. Earning prizes here is a lot of fun and helps them keep track of what they are learning.
That is learning too…right? Learning how to schedule our own time and be accountable. Independent thinking.
Easy homeschool days a few days a week in the summer helps out in the winter. During sickness, or unexpected events there are fewer setbacks in attendance, and curriculum.
Benefits of Homeschooling in The Summer
What I am seeing as a benefit to homeschooling in the summer is:
1. Children open up their minds more to ask questions.
Nothing is required or forced. No schedules, no workbook pages, just natural curiosity. Summer can be more nature related. Everything is in bloom and the weather is nice. The setting for easy homeschool is actually more relaxed.
2. Outside field trips are easier.
Taking field trips in the summer is easy. Creek stomping in the winter is not possible. Trying out a science activity with flowing water is darn near impossible. Most winter field trips take place indoors.
3. Shorter time and no schedule.
Not having to follow a schedule and keep pace with curriculum is nice. Easy Summer homeschool for us allows more freedom and interest-led learning.
4. Less workbooks and grading.
In the winter, the focus is more on our workbooks and curriculum. Summer to me means no grading, and less workbooks. As previously mentioned, if work is unfinished then we use the summer to catch up.
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The South Tyrolean Folklore Museum is the oldest of the provincial museums in South Tyrol and offers a view of social life in the past. The noble residence “Mair am Hof”, built in the 17th century, gives you the opportunity of following a striking itinerary through the refined world of local aristocracy. The stately rooms of the landed gentry and the collections of the museum are located inside the residence. Translocated original farm houses, craft workshops and cottage gardens are situated on the three hectares of the green area. A walk through the open air site takes you into the everyday world of various peasant groups of the past: from the self-sufficient farmers to rural craftsmen, cottagers and labourers.
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Staying in shape is extremely important but working out can oftentimes feel like a task. Here are some interesting alternatives to workout that’ll keep you healthy as well:
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Yoga is a fantastic workout that will keep your mind, body, and spirit healthy because it can be done almost anyplace. Yoga is also a low-impact workout that allows you to move your body without breaking a sweat, making it ideal for people who prefer a sweat-free workout.
There are a plethora of useful yoga applications and online YouTube sessions that can assist you in striking the right pose. Grab your yoga mat, turn on some soothing music, and work on improving your flexibility and balance while also combating tension and anxiety.
Learning to dance is a terrific gym substitute since it’s so much fun that you won’t even realise you’re exercising! It’s a fun approach to exercise that will have you sweating and burning calories before you know it. It’s simply a matter of keeping your body moving at all times. Ballet, salsa, and tap dancing are among the many applications and dance courses available online, as are hip-hop, modern, and even Jazzercise.
Playing Online Games
You may not have expected to see this here, but playing online games does act as an alternative to working out. According to research by Betway, a 90-minute session of intense gaming resulting in an elevated heart rate that helped burn more calories than one might expect.
The popular Call of Duty game caused participant’s heart rates to reach a maximum of 119 BPM., with Fortnite pushing heart rates to 89 BPM during a 90-minute session. As you’ll see from the embed below, this makes gaming a comparable activity to a light workout.
This shows that gaming isn’t simply just about sitting still, although gaming still needs to be engaged in timed intervals to give you time to get other work done.
Brisk walking for 40-45 minutes can burn up to 400 calories, according to Harvard Health Publishing. Walking is not a leisure activity, contrary to popular belief. Walking, when done correctly, may be a very effective form of exercise. However, some people may find walking alone to be tedious, so either listen to music or find a friend to accompany you on your walk. While you gossip, you’ll be finished with your exercise.
Try boxing if you’re searching for a superb full-body workout that also makes you seem super cool. You only need a little bit of motivation and an online boxing class to get started. The majority of these online classes are for beginners and don’t require any equipment; however, there are some that demand the use of a heavy bag. Throwing punches promotes heart health, aids weight reduction, improves balance, reduces stress, and lowers blood pressure, among other things. | <urn:uuid:4327d538-be3f-4e16-a963-fb9feca308cd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.smorgasburgh.com/workout-alternatives-that-keep-you-healthy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.939493 | 611 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Product Code TM 1499
During the past few years the importance of anaerobic microorganisms as pathogenic agents responsible for infectious diseases and the role they play in the microbial spoilage of food have been better appreciated. Clostridial species are one of the major causes of food poisoning or gastrointestinal illnesses. Anaerobic microorganisms have long been known as constituents of the normal bacterial flora of human and animals. Both their pathogenic significance in medicine and their important role in food hygiene have, however, long been underestimated.
Anaerobic Thioglycollate Medium is used for the cultivation of anaerobes as described by Caselitz and Freitag. Anaerobes, which are very particular in regard to the nutrient quality of the substrate, grow very well in this medium. It has been proved to be of use in determining the resistance of anaerobes to various antibiotics in the serial dilution procedure.
For determining the resistance of anaerobes to various antibiotics, aliquot 4.8 ml of the medium into sterile test tubes containing 0.1ml of serially diluted antibiotic. These tubes are then inoculated with 0.1ml of an adjusted suspension of pure culture of the test bacteria. The lowest antibiotic concentration, which shows no visible growth, is taken as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the antibiotic.
for cultivation of anaerobes
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