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SCIENCE IS moving forward to match fiction. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K. Rowling’s hero receives an invisibility cloak, a silky garment that makes him disappear. Now, Science magazine, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, reports that researchers are improving their understanding of real-world invisibility.
Xiang Zhang and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia give details in “An Ultrathin Invisibility Skin Cloak for Visible Light” in Science, September 18, 2015. An abstract of their paper is available, along with an article by Adrian Cho, which summarizes the research, “Skintight Invisibility Cloak Radiates Deception.”
Way back in 2006, invisibility devices were described by Sir John Pendry et al, of Imperial College London and Duke University, U.S.A. They likened the devices to water flowing around a stick in a stream. A metamaterial, in a sense, grabs light and diverts it around the object.
The original invisibility device worked at only a single wavelength of light; later ones routed visible light and longer wavelengths around the object being hidden. However, as Professor Pendry put it, these devices were much larger than the objects they hid: “less like Harry Potter’s cloak and more like Harry Potter’s shed,” he said.
Instead of diverting light around an object, Xiang Zhang and his team work to modify the reflected light. Cho’s summary offers an example with a bump on a surface. Ordinarily, light waves bouncing off the bump give away its presence.
For invisibility, the reflections are modified by an extremely thin metasurface cloaking the object. This metasurface is transparent and arrayed with tiny rectangles of gold, most less than a micrometer, 0.001 mm, 0.000039 in., on a side. Each gold patch acts like an antenna and, depending on its dimensions, its redirected light can be tuned to model the underlying surface, not the object.
Cho writes, “To prove the ‘skin cloak’ works, the researchers made one to hide a landscape of random bumps a few micrometers wide and about a micrometer tall. The cloak was 80 nanometers thick, one-ninth the wavelength of the red light used in the experiment.”
There’s plenty of work still to be done before Harry Potter would be satisfied. The antenna pattern now must be tuned specifically to the object. You could wear it, Zhang says, “but you can’t move or it won’t work anymore.”
However, researchers say it’s a significant advance. Pendry suggests a practical application: A fighter plane, for example, might be covered with a metasurface designed for radar, not to make it invisible, but rather to make it resemble a freighter. “It might be easier to make one thing look like something else,” Pendry says, “and that might be good enough.”
If Harry wished, he could masquerade as Professor Severus Snape or Hermione Granger. ds
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Making Dreams a Reality by Reflecting to this World Your Inner Most Desire
The very first thing to do in this case is to be sensible here about your efforts to making dreams a truth– an energy field from your ideas and advises you about start making dreams a reality.
Use the reflective state of mind to clear your mind and shine away darkened believed so you can get the limitless real true blessings that are used to you for making dreams a truth.
Your hurting when things go wrong is simply more of a mistake that will be fixed.
A Course in Miracles teaches us to, “Just ask Him to fix any and all mistakes, so you might serve your function, which is your free choice.”.
If you find this happening just comprehend that you have actually some concept formed from the dark thoughts of the ego-based mind.
I like how A Course in Miracles teaches that the miracle of inner justice and inner peace is the flexibility that can fix all mistakes.
Every distressing issue is merely just a mistake in thought and idea..
Again I say in a different way, the first thought to have is be truthful to yourself about your efforts and the results you want to see arrive onto the scene.
Remember, it is all about the true Reality behind your goals and desires in this world.
Make use of the reflective state of mind to clear your mind and shine away darkened wrong-minded thinking.
Yes, do so to receive the limitless real true blessings that are provided to you for making dreams a reality you will call your own.
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Optical near fields exist close to any illuminated object. They account for interesting effects such as enhanced pinhole transmission1 or enhanced Raman scattering enabling single-molecule spectroscopy2. Also, they enable high-resolution (below 10 nm) optical microscopy3,4,5,6. The plasmon-enhanced near-field coupling between metallic nanostructures7,8,9 opens new ways of designing optical properties10,11,12 and of controlling light on the nanometre scale13,14. Here we study the strong enhancement of optical near-field coupling in the infrared by lattice vibrations (phonons) of polar dielectrics. We combine infrared spectroscopy with a near-field microscope that provides a confined field to probe the local interaction with a SiC sample. The phonon resonance occurs at 920 cm-1. Within 20 cm-1 of the resonance, the near-field signal increases 200-fold; on resonance, the signal exceeds by 20 times the value obtained with a gold sample. We find that phonon-enhanced near-field coupling is extremely sensitive to chemical and structural composition of polar samples, permitting nanometre-scale analysis of semiconductors and minerals. The excellent physical and chemical stability of SiC in particular may allow the design of nanometre-scale optical circuits for high-temperature and high-power operation.
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Just Klik it!
One of the biggest complaints of Linux is that software doesn’t install to well, or is very difficult to install. “Dependency Hell” (When software relies on other bits of software to work), used to be quite commonplace. Ubuntu has cleaned a lot of dependency hell up, and a new program for installing software from the internet, is included in the new version, due to be released 1st June 2006.
That’s when I discovered a little gem called Klik for many Linux distributions. Simply lookup the piece of software you need, click on it and you have it! No need to install! It places the whole program on the desktop, so it is easily deletable and easily transferable. For example, if you have an office application, and your friend doesn’t, simply copy that file on desktop to your usb key or a cd, and copy to friends pc, done and dusted - Your friend has the whole application! This is an obvious feature bonus over current Windows version, XP.
Their is some teething problems, some applications fail to work, and in Ubuntu it has a dependency of libstdc++, a library of files to make it work. Easy instructions to install Klik are included on their website, though. It seems they are seeking co-operation from Ubuntu aneedsd other distributions to iron out problems, which is always a good sign. Klik also trys to have “bleeding edge” stable versions of software, so in distrobutions not upgraded frequently, this can cause more problems. Out of ten, I’d give Klik an 8.5, as it still needs ironing-out. But then again I have been using the web for over ten years, so novice users may feel different on its ease of use. | <urn:uuid:6aeb8ecd-630b-4dfb-b639-ee7c3d566303> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.neilgrogan.com/just-klik-it/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.956745 | 381 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Mick Jagger is a singer and songwriter who is a native of England. He is the lead singer with the rock band, The Rolling Stones. Jagger was one the founding members of the band in 1962. During a career that has spanned more than four decades he has become a rock legend. He was knighted for his services to music in 2003 and was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004.
Michael Philip Jagger was born in Dartford, Kent in 1943. Having finished second level education in 1961 he enrolled in the London School of Economics. He left in 1963 to concentrate on his musical career with the Rolling Stones. With major hits such as ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’, ‘Angie’, and ‘Miss You’ the Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones became well known international performers.
The Rolling Stones made their first tour of Ireland in January 1965. They gave performances in Belfast at the ABC Theatre on January 6th, in Dublin at the Adelphi Theatre on January 7th and in Cork at the Savoy Theatre on January 8th. On that occasion the first documentary film was made about the Rolling Stones and was called Charlie Is My Darling. The band did a second Irish tour on 3rd and 4th of September 1965.
During the years Mick Jagger has been a frequent visitor to Ireland staying at venues such as Borris House in County Carlow, Rossenarra House in County Kilkenny and Russborough House in County Wicklow. In 1982 and 2007 the Rolling Stones was the headline act in concerts at Slane Castle in County Meath.
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This series of notes written by James Dinwiddie focuses on astronomy. Dinwiddie discusses the properties of the moon and outlines the lunar cycle as well as the phenomenon of comets. He provides a list of well known astronomers and their publications including Isaac Newton, Rene Descartes, Johannes Kepler, Socrates, Nicolas Copernicus, Otto Guernicke, Galileo, Ptolemy, and Edmond Halley.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie cover several topics including aquaducts, astronomy, and Roman history. In the astronomy notes, Dinwiddie mentions the seasons, the nautical almanac, the equinoxes, and the sun's gravity. This file consists of thirteen pages of notes.
File contains six color images of celestial objects taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Three of the images are autographed by Christian Ready, a professional Astronomer who worked for the Space Telescope Science Institute. Christian Ready was the Toastmaster at the third annual Maritime Science Fiction Festival in 1999.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie examine a number of topics in physics including light, motion, matter, hydraulics, and hydrostatics as well as a treatise on Nature from the points of view of philosophy, art, and theology.
These are a series of notes taken by James Dinwiddie between March 23, 1809 and December 21, 1809 from lectures given at the Royal Institution. The topics range from the electro-chemistry to astronomical systems to botanical taxonomies. This file consists of one volume.
These are a series of notes taken by James Dinwiddie between December 22, 1808 and March 11, 1809 from lectures given at the Royal Institution. The topics range from the orbits of the sun and moon to the state of science prior to Isaac Newton to chemical attraction. This file consists of one volume.
These lecture notes written by James Dinwiddie in 1783 (?) note various astronomical systems including the Ptolemaic and Copernican as well as Kepler's, Newton's, and Descartes' theories on planetary motion.
These notes written by James Dinwiddie examine a number of topics including ballistics, physics, and astronomy. Dinwiddie discusses the retrograde motion of Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter. He also discusses motion with reference to military weapons mentioning air resistance, projectiles, and velocity.
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Peregrine's last days, by Andre Lee
How did Asia's foremost investment bank come to grief? Andre Lee - seen by many as the villain of the piece - speaks out for the first time. He tells Peter Lee about the internal tensions at Peregrine, the role of his fixed-income business, the firm's culture of credit management and the source of the rumours that broke the bank
When Peregrine Investments Holdings collapsed in January, blame for the disaster was quickly pinned on the 34-year-old head of its fixed-income business, Andre Lee. Lee and a team of 14 from Lehman Brothers had arrived at Peregrine in 1994 with a reputation for being at the cutting edge of developments in Asian bond markets. He quickly built the largest fixed-income group in Asia, numbering some 220 at its height. While other leading investment banks sought to lead international issues for Asian governments and the region's largest companies, Lee dug into Asia more deeply, originating local capital-markets business for lesser-known Asian companies.
After Peregrine hit trouble late in 1997, it emerged that Peregrine Fixed Income had effectively lent $260 million - equivalent to a quarter of the firm's entire capital - to an ambitious Indonesian transport company, Steady Safe. Lee was quickly bracketed with Nick Leeson, the rogue trader who brought down Barings. Stories resurfaced that Lehman Brothers had discovered losses in its bond portfolios following Lee's departure in 1994.
Lee has not spoken publicly since the collapse of Peregrine. He agreed to give his version of events to Euromoney in late March. During six hours of interviews over two days, at his own apartment on the south side of Hong Kong and at a former colleague's apartment, Lee outlined to Euromoney deputy editor Peter Lee his own analysis of Peregrine's downfall. | <urn:uuid:60b9de3c-7d2d-486e-9b89-94046f547276> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1320f3pn0dnhx/peregrines-last-days-by-andre-lee | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.969145 | 377 | 1.726563 | 2 |
- Autores: Alexandru T, Amaral L, Armada AM, Boni M, Danko B, Dinache A, Hunyadi A, Machado D, Molnar J, Nastasa V, Pascu ML, Ramos J, Viveiros M
- Ano de Publicação: 2013
- Journal: In vivo
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How important are apprenticeships to the construction industry?
There are concerns with the
It’s no surprise then that some experts believe apprentices could solve many of the problems. Apprenticeships could be more crucial than ever before, especially following Brexit. Nation Apprenticeship Week was at the beginning of March, and with an influx of publicity circulating, it has encouraged employers to think about the future of their workforces — could apprentices fill the employee shortage?
Niftylift, retailers of work platforms, takes a closer look:
Construction, along with Engineering and Manufacturing, Planning and the Built Environment are within the top five sectors for apprenticeship starts. In the 2016/17 academic year, the Engineering and Manufacturing sector witnessed 74,000 starts, while the Construction sector had 21,000. Leading UK housebuilder, Redrow, released its second annual research report which revealed
Karen Jones, who is the Group HR Director at Redrow, stated: “This year’s results illustrate that apprenticeships and careers in construction are being viewed in a more positive light.
“Apprenticeships are a way of futureproofing the UK workforce, particularly in sectors where there is a skills shortage, such as construction, so it is pleasing to see that progress is being made.”
Is the new apprenticeship levy, introduced last year, the saviour of apprenticeships? The levy certainly brings with it a new way of funding apprenticeship programmes. Whilst some employers have snubbed the new levy as just being ‘another tax’, both large and small employers can benefit from the fund, meaning that 90% of apprenticeship training costs are funded by the government. Furthermore, employers within the construction sector can use up to 10% of the funding to train employees across the full supply chain — something not to be snubbed with the current shortage
Apprenticeships continue to prove successful – according to UK Construction Media, a huge 86% of employers say that apprenticeships are helping them develop skills relevant to their organisation, and 78% believe they help improve productivity.
Apprenticeship programmes are working, says Chris Wood, CEO of Develop Training: “Working with some of the UK’s largest utility firms, our success rates have been very high. We and our customers have no doubt that, managed well, apprenticeships do work.”
He added: “New initiatives such as Trailblazer Apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy have raised awareness across the UK. Even so, and despite huge skills shortages, many employers are still only scratching the surface of what they could be doing to use apprenticeships to attract new people to join the industry and improve the skills of existing employees.”
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Community Safety and Criminal Justice
Our community safety and criminal justice research focuses on programs, policies, and systems that address:
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This work is necessarily rooted in addressing the systems and root causes that affect community safety, with particular attention on populations that are underserved, unserved or harmed by existing systems. Central to this is an understanding that everybody impacted by criminal behavior deserves to be treated with dignity and to receive the supports necessary to repair the harm caused, heal and move on with their life.
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Notable writer, inspirational orator, and specialist Anthony Robbins as of late composed an article enumerating the significance of dietary enhancements. Robbins analyzed the hugeness of these enhancements by posing the inquiry. Do we truly require some type of dietary enhancement as a feature of our day by day diet? Further, can the expansion of dietary enhancements help to stop the indications of maturing? Drawing his reaction from the Mayo Clinic a very much regarded expert on the significance of sound eating regimens, Robbins established that not exclusively do a great many people need supplements. However, numerous individuals are passing up solid ways of life when they disregard to take a dietary enhancement. The truth of the matter is that quality dietary enhancements contain numerous accommodating supplements including calcium, iron, zinc, and the fundamental nutrients B-12 and D. In this manner anybody that does not get these nutrients and supplements consistently ought to be taking some type of day by day dietary enhancement.
Things being what they are, what number of individuals needs to incorporate a dietary enhancement into their eating routine? All things considered, as per the AMA American Medical Association a simple twenty to about a third of the populace really ingests the perfect measures of nutrients and supplements each day and read Leaky gut revive. What does any of this have to do with your skin? In all honesty, when you disregard to get your basic nutrients and supplements, your skin endures. Since it is unfathomably hard to build the measure of vegetables and organic products that you eat every day, the most ideal approach to pick up the supplements that you need is to take a dietary enhancement. When you start to remember a dietary enhancement for your eating routine, your skin health management routine will start to have any kind of effect.
Consistently, we eat things without considering how they will change our skin’s appearance. Shoddy nourishments, nourishments that do not contain any nutrients or supplements, and food sources that are high in sugar will dull the skin making it age. On the off chance that you do not have the opportunity to totally change your eating routine, ensure that you are taking Anthony Robbins’ recommendation. buy a quality dietary enhancement. Not exclusively will this enhancement guarantee that your body gets all the energy and battling power that it needs, your skin will likewise look more youthful subsequently. Attempting to stop the indications of maturing can be troublesome. In any case, knowing a cycle about the nourishments that you eat will make this cycle simpler. Regardless of whether you never had faith in dietary enhancements, consider a portion of the realities recorded above – a simple 20 to 30 percent of individuals get enough nutrients and minerals. That is a little level of the whole American populace. | <urn:uuid:77f6e1d1-5a76-4fc0-bc5c-81d1bd2c322f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://ivernature.com/dietary-supplements-for-anti-aging-skin-care/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.94535 | 545 | 1.664063 | 2 |
By Emily Holland and Hadas Aron
“You can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb on the ninth month on the final day.” Donald Trump’s visceral characterization of abortion during the most recent presidential debate elicited strong emotions from both pro-life and pro-choice supporters. Since the 1970s the American religious right has strategically mobilized political support around abortion. Evangelical leaders discovered the potential political power of abortion as salient issue after Roe v. Wade in 1973 and turned it into their central message. The issue quickly became extremely divisive, eliciting strong reactions from Christians who believe that life begins at conception and those, mostly women, who believe in a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions.
The latest phase of abortion mobilization has again been getting strong reactions across the globe. In Poland, tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Warsaw to protest against a proposed law that would entirely criminalize and penalize abortion at any stage, for any reason. The right wing populist government was forced to pull back the legislation. Poland is a highly Catholic country and already has the strictest laws on abortion in Europe. Mobilization on religious issues has a long record of success in Poland, but this last attempt was a step too far for women. A popular rallying cry at the protests called, “Save women, not a step further.”
Poland is a country that is torn between the liberal project and long-standing religious traditions promoted by populist politicians. Sound familiar? There is no comparison between Poland’s short democratic experience and America’s 240 years of peaceful transition of power, so far. But the strong reactions against the politicization of abortion are not that different. After Trump’s horrific remarks, women, young and old, felt personally attacked and offended. For younger women, many who have taken for granted the right to choose, Trump’s words diminished personal experiences and those of friends and family who had to go through difficult and often traumatic experiences. Late term abortion is a choice made for medical reasons, when the life of the fetus or the mother is in danger. It is the most difficult and personal decision leading to prolonged grief. Presenting it as frivolous or even murderous was shocking and enraging to many women familiar with the situation. For older women who remember the time before Roe v. Wade, Trump’s words were a threat to turn back the clock on all the achievements they have seen for women throughout their lives. Hillary Clinton’s response was spot on: “Well, that is not what happens in these cases and using that kind of scare rhetoric is just terribly unfortunate.”
This issue has been a salient one in politics since 1973 for both sides. But it seems that in today’s current political climate, populists are advocating a “nasty” rollback of women’s rights. This has not gone unnoticed by women voters. The hatred toward women coming from populist leaders is not only political. It shows that when feeling threatened, hegemonic men would do and say anything to preserve the dominant role of masculinity in western societies. It is difficult in modern western society to find overt discrimination against women, which is why the tangible wage gap has become such a salient issue even though there are many others. The populist rhetoric is making inequality politically tangible for women voters and that is probably its only silver lining. In the interest of being bi-partisan, we leave you with the words of Dr. Condoleeza Rice, “Can’t wait until November 9!” | <urn:uuid:87e1174d-7805-4960-bc00-9641d87b24d9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.commentingtogether.com/home/save-women-not-a-step-further | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.972784 | 741 | 1.945313 | 2 |
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Situated in the Eastern part of France, Burgundy-Franche-Comte comprises eight departments, and covers an area of 47,783 km2. It’s a region with fascinating history, patrimonies, landscapes, mountains, delicacies, and of course vineyards.
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Abstract: Objective: To assess the extent to which socioeconomic status (SES) contributes to geographic disparity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Methods: An ecological study assessed the association between remoteness and CVD mortality rates, and the mediating effect of SES on this relationship, using Australia-wide data from 2009 to 2012. Results: Socioeconomic status explained approximately one-quarter of the increased CVD mortality rates for females in inner and outer regional areas, and more than half of the increased CVD mortality rates in inner regional and remote/very remote areas for males, compared to major cities. After allowing for the mediating effect of SES, females living in inner regional areas and males living in remote/very remote areas had the greatest CVD mortality rates (Mortality Rate Ratio: 1.12, 95%CI 1.07–1.17; MRR: 1.15, 95%CI 1.05–1.25, respectively) compared to those in major cities. Conclusion: Socioeconomic status explained a substantial proportion of the association between where a person resides and CVD mortality rates; however, remoteness has an effect above and beyond SES for a number of subpopulations. Implications for public health: This study highlights the need to focus on both socioeconomic disadvantage and accessibility to reduce CVD mortality in regional and remote Australia.
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Malignancy - other tissue types
Full clinical information including suspected or confirmed diagnosis and tumour load are required for the accurate interpretation of the cytogenetic result.
Karyotype and/or FISH investigation
- Lymph node tissue collected either in sterile medium (contact the laboratory if required) or in sterile isotonic saline.
- Fluid (e.g. cerebrospinal fluid where neoplastic involvement suspected) in a sterile container.
FISH investigation only
Paraffin embedded tumour tissue (4 micron) sections on poly-l-lysine coated slides (2 slides per FISH test required) with H&E slide
- Tumour smears or touch preps - fixed, on poly-l-lysine coated slides.
- Unless sections comprise all tumour tissue (please indicate if all tissue is representative) please ring/mark abnormal area on the reverse of slides to allow targeting of analysis.
Fresh samples should ideally be sent to the Cytogenetics Department on the same day (result may be compromised if the sample is delayed). Where a delay is inevitable (such as over weekends) please store the sample in a refrigerator before sending on the next working day. For paraffin embedded tissues transit time is not an issue. For sample labelling and completion of referral form criteria please see referral requirements.
Acceptance and rejection criteria
Whilst some samples that do not meet our criteria can be rejected, due to the unrepeatable nature of these samples, all lymph nodes are usually attempted. Samples from patients with suspected TB cannot be processed. Please see high risk samples.
If known upon receipt, PET slides will be rejected if there is insufficent material to process on the slides or if the tumour load is <10%. Please see below for further information on limitations of PET FISH studies.
We receive and process samples from a wide range of paediatric and adult tumours.Tumour tissue may be referred at diagnosis, for monitoring, at disease progression or at relapse.
The department offers karyotype analysis from fresh samples only.
We have a large number of FISH probes available in line with the test directory published on the NHS England website. Please see our Tumour FISH probe list. We are able to FISH preparations from paraffin embedded/frozen tissue. Please contact the Cytogenetics Department to discuss your requirements and the availability of FISH probes.
FISH on paraffin embedded tissue sections. Positive MDM2 amplification.
FISH on paraffin embedded tissue sections. Positive EWSR1 rearrangement.
FISH on paraffin embedded tissue sections. Positive ALK rearrangement.
Please see our Target Reporting Times.
Limitations of tests
The success and accuracy of FISH studies on paraffin embedded tissue slides depends on the tumour load within the tissue on the slides and the amount of tissue itself. Generally at least 100 good quality interphase cells are analysed. A slide with a very small amount of tissue may therefore not be sufficient to obtain a full result. If the tumour load is low, the neoplastic clone may not be represented within the cells analysed. If the tissue has been damaged or crushed during the preservation process this may also compromise the result.
In addition please see our malignancy samples limitations below:
Storage and further testing
Fixed material from all solid tumour, lymph node, cerebrospinal fluid referrals is stored after reporting for 10 years for possible future testing. Paraffin embedded tissue slides (after FISH testing) are stored for 2 years. Any spare/unused paraffin embedded tissue slides are kept for 4 months from receipt and are either returned to the referring centre or discarded, depending on the request of the centre. All H+E slides are returned to the referring centres usually 4 months after receipt.
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The epidemic of Coronavirus, which has spread from China to Japan to Europe and US in such a short span of time, has resulted in panic buying, hoarding of toilet rolls and other essential items, and resulted in anxiety and fear among the masses all over the world. Whilst, Coronavirus itself is not new and has been existing for many years, it’s the version COVID-19, what has resulted in classifying WHO as the pandemic.
The biggest reason is because medical researchers and scientists are still figuring out the behaviour and vaccine against this new virus. Fear is an automatic biological response of our body when it senses danger, threat or uncertainty, resulting in our sympathetic nervous systems getting activated and triggering the ‘fight or flight’ response. Adrenaline rushes in the body signalling for us to either defeat (fight) or escape (flight) the danger present before us. If the impact is bit severe, it can also result in activation of trauma which can put our body in the freeze mode i.e. inability to move.
Listed below are some of the measures that can be taken to deal with anxiety and fear, not only in this situation but in any situations:
Acknowledge all your emotions
If the emotions of anxiety and fear are coming up, it is important to acknowledge them rather than dismissing or suppressing them. When we do not face and process these emotions, they become a destructive force in our lives. Often these repressed emotions can influence our subconscious minds, causing us to react in ways that cause repetitive patterns that we continue to keep reliving over and over. Once we have acknowledged that these exist, the next steps would be to engage in activities that help them release from our body some of which are listed below.
Controlled and conscious breathing
When we are faced with these emotions, our body response generally is either to breathe faster or to hold up our breath. Instead, bring your attention and focus on breathing normal. Bring your attention to your breath and as you inhale and exhale, count to three on each side. Increase the count slowly to ten and as you exhale, exhale through your mouth. You can also hold your breath for few seconds between each inhale and exhale. Do this couple of times and after few minutes, your body should feel relaxed and your mind should feel calmer.
Meditation and exercise
You can bring your attention and focus on calming your mind through meditation. There are many apps (e.g. headspace) available which guide and teach different forms of meditation. Performing yogic postures is one of the easiest ways to bring the body to a relaxed and balanced state. Postures like big toe pose, bound angle pose, camel pose, bridge pose, cobra pose, upward plank pose etc are very helpful in dealing with anxiety and fear.
Tapping and massaging the areas
Tapping and massaging the areas where you feel anxiety and fear in your body are also great ways of releasing these emotions. For this, sit in a quiet and relaxed space and connect with your body. You can close your eyes and then identify the area within your body where you feel anxious or fearful. If you are not used to introspecting your body in this way, then best would be to focus on the area where you feel most contraction or heaviness in the body. Once such area is identified, then you can gently tap the area with your fingers or massage the area with slight firm pressure and help move that energy. As you do this, continue to breathe through your nose and exhale through your mouth. After few minutes, you should feel lighter and calmer.
Other measures to deal with anxiety or fears are:
Take preventative measures
COVID-19 is considered to be pandemic not because of its deadliness but because of the ease of it being able to affect large number of masses so quickly. It is considered to be a droplet disease i.e. it spreads through the drops in the air either when someone coughs or sneezes or when we bring our face in contact with those drops through hand-mouth contact. In order to avoid it from spreading, maintain hygiene, use sanitizer regularly, keep your immune system healthy by having balanced diet, good sleep and regular exercise. If you have a partner, then having deeply nourishing sex and orgasms are easiest way to have the lymphatic system activated which helps the body to get rid of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials.
Avoid overconsumption of negative news
Whilst it is important to be aware of news happening in the world but it is important to know the limit when such news can have an impact on you at your subconscious level. Negative and unhappy news will create negative feelings within us so limit the consumption of such news and stories. When we hear the entire country being shut down and travel restrictions being put in place throughout the country, it will catch our attention but also have a negative effect on our body often creating fear, anxiety and panic. But ensure that you are considering full instead of partial information i.e. an ordinary flu is responsible for 15 million infections in US this season with 140,000 hospitalisations and 8,200 deaths while as of 16th Mar 2020, COVID-19 has only infected 176,000 people worldwide out of which 70,000 have recovered and 80,000 are in mild condition. If you need update, rely on the non-biased source of information such as U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or worldometer website.
Develop a new hobby or reconnect with old hobby
As we are being quarantined and asked to self-isolate, the social and other activities which we would normally engage in would no longer be possible. This can result in feeling frustrated, agitated or restlessness and can make a way for boredom. Recognise that these measures are only temporary and things will go back to normal just like life has began to go back to routine in China and other countries. Use this time to develop a new hobby or reconnect with some of your old hobbies – whether be it reading a book, listening to inspiration talk on the internet, playing a board game or learning to play the piano. Remember, you can still go for a walk, enjoy the sun and see the world around you so do engage in these whenever possible.
Connect with friends and families
When we get busy in life, we generally don’t have enough time to connect with friends and family. Use this time to connect with them, get to know about each other feelings and catch up on all that has been missed and avoid talking about COVID-19 as much as possible.
Speak to specialist
If you still continue to experience fear or anxiety then speak to a specialist who might be able to help you.
We are all on this together. Things will go back to normal in due course of time but let’s allow ourselves to make the best of this available time so that when things do back, we present a better version of ourselves to the world, a version which is less fearful, more calmer, more informed, more positive and more inspiring. | <urn:uuid:3f388c76-70be-4c82-a23c-2a6fc0b6d294> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ec2-54-235-221-209.compute-1.amazonaws.com/how-to-deal-with-coronavirus-fears/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.955469 | 1,468 | 2.984375 | 3 |
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When someone dies, they generally have a will which stipulates that their personal belongings are going to go to whomever is listed in the will. Different items and belongings are bequeathed to different people. One example of this is inherited real estate. The sale of inherited real estate goes on all the time, but not before the receipt of probate.
The receipt of probate is the first step in the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person. During the process of probate, creditors must be notified of the death of the person in question, and all legal notices must be published.
Probate or inheritance lenders usually require an original copy of the last will and testament, a death certificate, and contact information for the probate estate executor. Probate problems can arise, but dealing with a family lawyer who specializes in executing will and testaments will alleviate most problems.
Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, rights and obligations upon the death of an individual. In order to receive anything in a will, you must have a deceased owner. You can also go through inheritance loan or fiduciary loans, which are made to the estate or trust rather than the individual signing, and as such are more equity driven than credit qualified.
The sale of inherited real estate is a very important business. All the proper things must be done before you can just sell something that was owned by someone who is now deceased. You must go through the proper legal avenues after death and examine the last will and testament and go through probate before you can execute the will. Learn more about this topic here: closeprobate.com | <urn:uuid:079bacbf-51dc-4f38-bfb3-7269fd4741a0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://j-search.net/2013/08/about-the-sale-of-inherited-real-estate/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.963863 | 340 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Tho' I get home how late – how late –
So I get home – 'twill compensate –
Better will be the Ecstasy
That they have done expecting me –
When Night – descending – dumb – and dark –
They hear my unexpected knock –
Transporting must the moment be –
Brewed from decades of Agony!
To think just how the fire will burn –
Just how long-cheated eyes will turn –
To wonder what myself will say,
And what itself, will say to me –
Beguiles the Centuries of way!
F199 (1861) 207
This one is a head scratcher, primarily because we begin with a traveler seemingly anticipating a joyous reunion with loved ones he or she hasn’t seen in “decades.” The loved ones, who will have “Ecstasy” at the reunion after “decades of Agony,” are simply referred to as “they.” The puzzlement occurs in the penultimate line of the second stanza when the traveler wonders “what itself, will say to me – ”. ‘Scuse me? Itself? That mysterious line is followed by one equally mysterious: “Beguiles the Centuries of way!” In other words, the traveler has been killing time for centuries imagining what some reunion with either “them” or “it” will be like. It makes the reader start the poem over, this time casting aside preconceptions.
The whole poem makes sense if we convert the “it” to “God” ( and even more sense if we convert “it” to the Devil!). We have seen that Dickinson could be irreverent for her day and that she thinks independently in religion. It is conceivable, then, that she might toy with the notion that God may not have a gender as humans conceive gender. Let’s just go with that interpretation and see if everything hangs together: The narrator has been waiting for a long, long time in her grave. (We have seen this sort of conscious waiting within tombs in other poems.) When she finally gets “home” to heaven, those who had hoped to see her had given up, they had “done expecting me.” But finally when the Night of the world is falling, the narrator finally gets to go knock on the door of heaven. Because they will have given up hope (Dickinson did not take the Christian pledge as did her friends and family during a religious revival in Amherst; neither did she attend church. No doubt some people did worry about her soul finding its way to heaven), they are ecstatic to hear her knock. She herself will be transported with joy after all the agony of the tomb, but just getting to heaven, finally,” ‘twill compensate” for everything.
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comed back with feasts
and great joy. He'd been
given up for lost.
There will be a cheery fire burning, just as a warm welcome on earth includes a warm fire if it is cold outside. Dickinson sometimes uses “fire” to indicate splendor and glory, so she may be sketching the glorious brilliance of heaven. She has been waiting for centuries for this moment, wondering what in the world she is going to say and what her Creator will say to her!
Now if we take the view that “itself” refers to the Devil, several loose ends become tidied up: “dumb,” “dark” “Night” would be the blackness of descending to hell. The fires of hell are burning, but within there are people who have been expecting the poet. Finally, it is fitting to refer to the Devil as “it,” as it is degrading; it is also considered bad luck to say his name.
But I reject that interpretation simply because there is too much ecstasy and beguilement going on.
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The average CPR/ AED training class can cost between $30 and $100, but the American Red Cross offered a free course to Pierce students interested in receiving a certification.
For two days, March 24 and 25, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the training occurred on campus.
David Turcotte, economic and workforce development counselor, said that funding for the event on March 25 was made possible by the higher education initiatives the House of Representatives passed in 2016 to help aid students in pursuit of a career in the healthcare profession.
“The CPR/AED training was provided by the Los Angeles Healthcare Competencies to Careers Consortium (LAH3C) grant, which was a funded initiative to help students interested in healthcare to gain basic competencies toward their goals,” Turcotte said.
Turcotte said the turnout was more than expected, which allowed for the additional opportunity to offer the course in Elm 1701.
“We had extra room, so we decided to open the class to all students who were interested in receiving CPR certification,” Turcotte said. “We had a lot of demand so we decided to run a second class.”
Jasmin Roberts, a pre-nursing student, said the free CPR/AED class was a great opportunity to receive useful training.
“I’m very appreciative the class was given for free because this sort of training is usually expensive,” Roberts said. “Plus, it’s only a four to five-hour investment to be able to possibly save someone’s life.”
Each class is approximately five hours long and is intended to instruct students of the proper procedure for assessing an emergency situation, as well as administering CPR for adults, infants and children. Students worked individually and in groups, led by an American Red Cross trainer, using dummies to learn resuscitation techniques.
Mehdi Jeldi, a kinesiology major, said the course taught him how to assist a person in an emergency situation.
“The course has been very helpful,” Jeldi said. “I learned how to rescue a person who is not breathing or does not have a pulse.”
Students were taught to first assess the situation to determine what approach to take. Protocols for assisting choking victims included identifying an airway obstruction, as well as applying chest compression and providing rescue breath.
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The course also taught students how to recognize signs of a heart attack or stroke, and how to approach such emergency situations.
Covering emergency situations in detail, the class concluded with a 25-question test required for CPR/AED certification.
Heaven Obike, an environmental science major, recognized that the CPR/AED class was one of the many enriching events Pierce has offered to its students.
“Pierce offers so many great opportunities,” Obike said. “You just have to go out and take them.”
Richard Mellinger, the current director of LAH3C, said interest in the event reflected well on Pierce students.
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The Coyote is one of the sacred animals that can open the door to the other world and it acts as a messenger between this world and the next.
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The coyote spirit animal makes its presence known when you feel like you have lost your way.
The Coyote shares many of the characteristics of the Fox. It is the trickster God, the miracle-worker, the shape-shifter, and as such plays an important part in Native American belief. Because Coyotes can be heard howling at night they are often associated with the Moon.
The Coyote is an amazingly adaptive animal, and the Native American lore about this animal is rich and plentiful. It is the creator and the jokester. Much magick has been associated with the Coyote, but the magick does not always work. Even in its not working, it serves a purpose. There is always hidden wisdom where the Coyote is concerned.
In many ways the Coyote is to the plains Indians what the raven is to the people of the Northwest ~ creator, teacher, and keeper of magick. Both are playful and love to have fun. Both are skillful, but often look for ways to do things that will not involve the use of their own skill. They often look for short cuts. Both remind us not to become too serious, and both remind us that anything is possible.
Oftentimes in many of the tales, the Coyote makes things more complicated than they need to be. If Coyote has shown up as a totem, you may wish to ask yourself some questions:
- Are you and those around you being too serious?
- Have you forgotten that play time is essential to health?
- Are you complicating what is really simple in some are of your life?
- Is someone playing tricks on you?
The Coyote teaches the balance of wisdom and folly and how they both go hand in hand. The image of the wise fool has been used in the lore of many societies. This is the individual who seems to be a simpleton and yet the words and actions have a much greater wisdom than is initially recognized. Are you not seeing the wisdom of your life and its events? The Coyote will help you.
If Coyote has appeared for you, it’s time to find the humor and laughter in the lessons of life so that you will continue to appreciate it for the exciting and unpredictable adventure that it is! When you learn to laugh at your mistakes and disappointments, there are only life lessons and experiences, and a whole lot of possibilities.
Call on your Coyote Spirit Animal when:
- You need to inject more humor into your life.
Life doesn’t have to be so serious and somber all the time. Laugh at yourself, and don’t let life get you down!
- You want to gain more wisdom and understanding of how the world works.
Life is a big puzzle which you will eventually understand the more that you experience it. Do not be afraid of change because this will give you meaningful lessons.
- You want to fully experience life!
Sometimes you need to throw caution to the wind and live each day as it comes. Be present in the moment because life is too short.
In the tarot deck is The Fool card. This card is good for anyone with a Coyote totem to meditate upon. Its energies are tied to simplicity and trust. It is the card for developing poise in the chaos of life. It stimulates and renews innocence, and it reawakens a childlike wisdom in response to the world. It is the card that reminds us that true teachers of wisdom have a wonderful sense of humor. Through the Coyote, we learn to become again as little children with a reawakening of the intellect, creativity, the artistic mind, and all of the intuitive faculties.
The Spirit Keeper of the South is represented by the Coyote, that wild and wily teacher of the animal kingdom. There is a whole body of Native mythology dealing with the Coyote, the old trickster who is sometimes Creator and sometimes sacred clown. The Coyote is the most sacred and most profane of animals. Like loon and frog, he is a powerful singer whose song can move humans to freedom or to fear. Coyote brings growth to everyone, but to those who love life he gives the gift of trust. It is trust in life that teaches true survival and real endurance.
When he serves as Shawnodese, The Spirit Keeper of the South, the Coyote’s coat is the mottled color of the sun at midday shining on the earth. Sometimes when serving with Shawnodese the Coyote’s coat is so mottled he seems to disappear. It is then he does his most powerful work.
Coyote can be found in many rural settings in North America. Smaller than a wolf, the Coyote has proven adaptable to the onslaught of civilization. Coyote’s most distinguishing attributes are his swiftness, sharp senses, doglike features, and song. On many evenings in the country, the yipping and howling of Coyote pierces the quiet night, reminding all the two-leggeds who can hear that although they now predominate on earth, they are not the only species in existence.
Of all the figures in Navajo life and mythology, Coyote (Maii’) is the most contradictory and delightful animal. Coyote is considered a god, a trickster, and an evil spirit. He cannot be killed because he is powerful and contradictory.The Coyote is important in traditional Navajo life. Coyote always seems to be hiding or lurking just out of view. He is a shadowy figure that can be funny or fearsome.
Although often seen as a pest to be eliminated by many groups, it has managed to extend its range. It is found in every part of the country. It has been able to do so because it has used its keen intelligence and adaptive ability. The Coyote used to be most active hunting at dawn and dusk. Today it is most active at night. This is done to avoid other hunters.
The Coyote will often use cooperative hunting techniques. They have a well organized system of running down smaller prey. The chase occurs in relays. While one Coyote rests, another gives chase. This kind of cooperation hints at the energies that Coyote can bring to your life ~ an ability to stimulate cooperation to accomplish important tasks in the most efficient manner. Sometimes the Coyote has even teamed up with badgers and they have hunted together, reflecting the Coyote’s ability to adapt to the situation.
The howl is one of the Coyote’s most significant qualities. It is generally accepted to be primarily a social gesture. It can express loneliness, warn of danger, or call for assistance. It touches the soul of whoever hears, reminding us of our primal connections.
A Coyote’s den can be located anywhere. They usually prefer the side of a hill near a water source. The Coyote will often return to the same den for each litter, but they rarely use the den year-round. It is a place they work out of. This same kind of pattern is common among those who have a Coyote as a totem. They are most effective when they work from a place, but do not limit themselves strictly to it. It hints of the need for mental stimulation, and those with this totem require a lot of it.
Coyote’s have a very close-knit family unit. They will sometimes mate for life. The father is very conscientious and participates in the care and raising of the young. Both parents train the young in hunting techniques. The male cares for the mate, while she is pregnant, helping to protect and feed her. If something does happen to the mother, then the male takes over the care of the young.
The Coyote is one of the most fascinating animals, and it is not easily locked into any particular category. It is filled with paradox, but at the heart of its energy is the balance of wisdom and folly that makes for a fulfilling life.
Coyote Superstition and Taboos
The Coyote is sometimes held responsible for all the evils of the world, and in the countries where it makes its home it is generally a symbol of bad luck.
How people react to Coyote teaches a lot about them. Those who love life and the earth are inspired by Coyote’s song and his ability to outsmart the civilization that has tried to destroy him. Those who fear all that is natural also fear Coyote and try to destroy him by shooting, poison, or traps. Fearful ones depict Coyote as a thief, one who eats domestic livestock, like chickens. Coyote prefers to eat natural, free-roaming animals like mice or rabbits but he will lunch on an occasional chicken or small domestic animal in areas where civilization has killed all of his natural prey.
Navajos have an omen that can also be considered as a taboo. They say that if Coyote crosses your path, turn back and do not continue your journey. If you keep traveling, something terrible will happen to you. You will be in an accident, hurt, or killed.
Coyote symbolism has a tendency to be rather powerful in what it is trying to tell you, and if the spirit animal does appear to you in your life, then it will often signify a number of rather important changes or differences that are going to occur.
However, there are a number of clear facts surrounding this particular spirit animal that you may like to be aware of just in case it does end up appearing in your life.
- It appears when you feel you have become lost.
There is nothing more disheartening for an individual than believing that they have become lost with the path that they are following in life.
If that sounds like you, then this may be the time where the coyote spirit animal will appear.
It offers you strength and knowledge that you will get through this period and find your direction once again as you have the ability in your own self to be able to achieve this.
- It is intended to inspire some change in you.
The meaning of the coyote inspires change. If you do the same things over and over, you will pretty much get the same results, and that’s truly no way to live your life!
There has to be a time where you realize that doing the same actions will always lead to the exact same outcome, so the coyote spirit animal is reminding you that this does not always have to be the case.
Instead, you can do something different and see the outcome and whether or not you prefer it to be this way.
The challenge for you by your coyote totem is to do things using new methods, options, and solutions. Out with the old, and in with the new!
Trying new things will help you learn new tricks to succeed in life and win at relationships. A whole world of choices and opportunities will open for you if you start letting go of your old fears and insecurities.
- Let go of sentimental things to get freedom.
When the coyote totem appears to you, it urges you to let go of sentimental attachments and focus on what you are going to do with what you have in the present. What it is trying to do here is to get you to focus on the present and what you have surrounding you right now as that is the most important thing of all.
The coyote meaning reminds you that life is always changing, and nothing ever stays the same. Even if you fight change with all that you have, you should learn to let go of the mental anguish and find a way to laugh it off and make it work.
This rather important idea is that the coyote spirit animal is encouraging you to release yourself from the bind of those items that are not allowing you to then grow as an individual.
- It pushes that there are hidden roads that you do not know of.
The coyote symbolism ushers in a time to find hidden paths that will lead you to where you should be. It’s time to reveal the truths behind the masks, and it’s time to see beyond the illusions.
The coyote is able to wander all over the place, and it finds new roads to travel down, so that is one message that is loud and clear with the coyote spirit animal.
However, it also teaches you that there is no need to be afraid to go down that hidden road even though you may not know what is at the other side as you have the ability to deal with whatever is placed in front of you.
- You may be slightly reckless.
Coyote symbolism is also tied into the idea of you being reckless at times simply because you see some kind of opportunity and you then look at going for it.
This will work in your favor at times, but then it can also work against you as well, so you need to try to weigh up your options as much as possible.
It’s time to do things that bring you joy, contentment, and happiness.
There is no doubt that the coyote spirit animal is a bit more of a free spirit than people are perhaps aware of, but it will also show you to focus on the present rather than being stuck in the past or wondering what the future will be like.
Dreaming About Coyote
The coyote is a complex dream symbol. On one hand, the coyote represents wisdom and being aware of the balance of Nature. It means surviving in all circumstances and maintaining a sense of humor. On the other hand, the coyote is a symbol of weakness, deception, hypocrisy, and meddling in things that aren’t your business.
If your dream includes being attacked by a pack of coyotes, or if several coyotes are threatening you, this is a warning that you need to be very careful and watchful in the near future. If you see a friendly coyote in the dream, it indicates that you are or will be deceived by someone close to you. Alternatively, the friendly coyote suggests that you will be able to get past any troubles that are keeping you from evolving psychologically.
The appearance of a coyote in a dream may symbolize a lack of ambition or a weakness of some kind. It may also indicate that you are attacking those around you who are weaker and can’t defend themselves as well.
Coyotes represent “tricky” and unexpected elements in life. For Native Americans, the coyote is a creator, teacher, and a keeper of magic. The coyote is the Trickster God who appears as the Creator in many creation myths. The coyote is considered to be a messenger who has the ability to change his appearance. The coyote generally represents a sacred power.
If you see a coyote in your dream, it is a reminder to keep your sense of humor and not become overly serious in life. The coyote suggest that you need to learn how to balance wisdom with folly, as represented in some cultures by the figure of the “wise fool.” Coyotes in nature are very cooperative with one another, so the dream coyote may be telling you to be more cooperative with others and that you can accomplish great things through cooperation.
- Origin: Ireland
- Manifestation: Leprechauns are described as small wizened men wearing a shoemaker’s leather apron.
The stereotype of the Leprechaun involves lucky charms and pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom.
Leprechauns are highly commercially modified spirits; their image used to sell breakfast cereal, beer, and anything even remotely Irish. In recent years, Leprechauns, re-envisioned as “evil Fairies” have evolved into villains of horror movies; however this distorted image has no relation whatsoever to true Leprechauns who may be grouchy but are by no means vicious killers.
True Leprechauns are members of the Fairy folk, a type of sidhe. They are unusual because, in a realm dominated by females, Leprechauns are virtually exclusively male spirits.
The name Leprechaun derives from the Gaelic leigh brog “one shoemaker.” He is a cobbler, the only professional sidhe. While the other sidhe are out dancing and reveling, the Leprechaun is hard at work. He is, however, always seen working on only one shoe rather than a pair, which may be a shamanic reference.
References to shoes, especially one shoe, are often oblique references to shamanism. Ancient shamanic seances were often performed with one shoe on and one shoe off or featured dance steps that mimicked limping.
He works on shoes continually, with time off only for an occasional spree. The Leprechaun is fabulously wealthy: he buries his treasure in pots and is reputedly a skillful but not always nice practical joker. He may be invoked for financial aid.
Like other Irish fairies, Leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann. Leprechaun-like creatures rarely appear in Irish mythology and only became prominent in later folklore.
- Interesting factoid: Leprechaunism is another name for Donohoe Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by delayed or diminished growth and facial features perceived as elfin.
According to Yeats, the solitary fairies, like the Leprechaun, wear red jackets, whereas the “trooping fairies” wear green. The Leprechaun’s jacket has seven rows of buttons with seven buttons to each row. On the western coast, he writes, the red jacket is covered by a frieze one, and in Ulster the creature wears a cocked hat, and when he is up to anything unusually mischievous, he leaps on to a wall and spins, balancing himself on the point of the hat with his heels in the air.
According to McAnally:
He is about three feet high, and is dressed in a little red jacket or roundabout, with red breeches buckled at the knee, gray or black stockings, and a hat, cocked in the style of a century ago, over a little, old, withered face. Round his neck is an Elizabethan ruff, and frills of lace are at his wrists. On the wild west coast, where the Atlantic winds bring almost constant rains, he dispenses with ruff and frills and wears a frieze overcoat over his pretty red suit, so that, unless on the lookout for the cocked hat, ye might pass a Leprechawn on the road and never know it’s himself that’s in it at all.
This dress could vary by region, however. In McAnally’s account there were differences between Leprechauns or Logherymans from different regions:
- The Northern Leprechaun or Logheryman wore a “military red coat and white breeches, with a broad-brimmed, high, pointed hat, on which he would sometimes stand upside down”.
- The Lurigadawne of Tipperary wore an “antique slashed jacket of red, with peaks all round and a jockey cap, also sporting a sword, which he uses as a magic wand”.
- The Luricawne of Kerry was a “fat, pursy little fellow whose jolly round face rivals in redness the cut-a-way jacket he wears, that always has seven rows of seven buttons in each row”.
- The Cluricawne of Monaghan wore “a swallow-tailed evening coat of red with green vest, white breeches, black stockings,” shiny shoes, and a “long cone hat without a brim,” sometimes used as a weapon.
In a poem entitled The Lepracaun; or, Fairy Shoemaker, 18th century Irish poet William Allingham describes the appearance of the Leprechaun as:
…A wrinkled, wizen’d, and bearded Elf,
Spectacles stuck on his pointed nose,
Silver buckles to his hose,
Leather apron — shoe in his lap…
The modern image of the Leprechaun sitting on a toadstool, having a red beard and green hat, etc. is clearly more modern invention or borrowed from other strands of European folklore. Films, television cartoons and advertising have popularized a specific image of Leprechauns which bears little resemblance to anything found in the cycles of Irish folklore. It can be considered that the popularized image of a Leprechaun is little more than a series of stereotypes based on derogatory 19th-century caricatures.
Catching A Leprechaun
Leprechaun traps are crafts made, typically in elementary school or by families with small children, to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. Leprechaun trapping can be compared to leaving cookies out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. The traps are set up the night before St. Patrick’s Day, and children awaken to discover signs that leprechauns have visited the trap.
The traps are typically made out of common household items that can be easily found or purchased. The traps are typically green and gold and feature the stereotypical leprechaun items: gold coins, rainbows, top hat and four leaf clover. A simple google search will reveal literally hundreds of DIY Leprechaun trap ideas.
According to the tradition, one must believe leprechauns are real to trap one. It is also believed that leprechauns love gold and trickery, and may steal or hide items unless captured, pleased, or scared away. Once trapped, Leprechauns may grant three wishes, and in many of the folklore stories, those lucky enough to catch one are tricked, and made foolish wishes which they lived to regret.
In most cases, children return to the trap with signs of a leprechaun visiting rather than a leprechaun itself. There might possibly be chocolate coins, and small treasures left in their bottom drawers.
If you Catch A Leprechaun
If you get lucky and manage to catch a leprechaun you need to be smarter than him or else you will be easily tricked which can have damaging results, never take your eye off him or he will vanish.
A captured leprechaun will grant you three wishes or a gold coin to bribe his way to freedom but this is when things can go terrible wrong if the wrong decisions are made.
- Use your 3 wishes wisely
Many of an Irish man who thought he could out smart an Irish leprechaun had selected the three wishes and would either go insane trying to think of what to wish for or their wishes would back fire with something bad happening.
One common story was of Seamus in County Mayo who wished to be the richest man on a tropical island. However, when his wish came true he suddenly realized that there were no shops or pubs on the island to spend his money or even people to talk with. Unfortunately Seamus became bored after a few hours on the Island and had to waste his third wish to return to Ireland. This could be how the phrase “luck of the Irish” originated from.
One of the biggest tips an Irish person can give anyone is to never listen to what the Irish leprechauns says, no matter what. The leprechauns are great mind players and will say anything to confuse you. You’ll make the wrong wishes, although he is smart he can be fooled.
- Never trust an Irish Leprechaun
Irish leprechauns are devious little creatures and will do anything to escape from man so they should never be trusted. Some say angry leprechauns are more common than a friendly one but this is very untrue as Irish leprechauns are very friendly but tend to dislike humans who always seem to chase them for wishes and pots of gold.
If you ever spot a leprechaun you may be better off to pass him by without taking notice, you can end up in more trouble than its worth if decide to chase them as the people of Ireland only know to well. Unfortunately with cities in Ireland expanding the poor wee leprechauns are being driven further underground away from man, taking their rainbows with them.
Clurichauns may or may not be the same type of spirit as Leprechauns. If not, they are closely related. Like Leprechauns, Clurichans are virtually exclusively male. The Clurichaun may be the nocturnal form of the Leprechaun, out on a bender after a hard day’s work. Alternatively, some perceive Clurichauns to be Leprechauns lacking a work ethic.
Unlike hardworking, wealth-accumulating Leprechauns, Clurichauns spend all their time drinking. They are virtually always soused although they allegedly retain their good manners, unlike the reputedly sometimes surly Leprechaun. Clurichauns come out at night to drink, party and play pranks on people.
The folklorist Nicholas O’Kearney described the Clurichaun in 1855 as follows:
“ The Clobhair-ceann was another being of the same class: he was a jolly, red-faced, drunken little fellow, and was ever found in the cellars of the debauchee, Bacchus-like, astride of the wine-butt with a brimful tankard in hand, drinking and singing away merrily. Any wine cellar known to be haunted by this sprite was doomed to bring its owner to speedy ruin.”
Katharine Briggs stated that he was “a kind of buttery spirit, feasting himself in the cellars of drunkards or scaring dishonest servants who steal the wine.”
He is also described as a trickster and practical joker, and a disturber of order and quietness in a household, making noise day and night. Despite his often troublesome nature, the Clurichaun takes special care of the family to whom he has attached himself, endeavoring to protect their property and lives provided he is not interfered with. This dual nature makes him similar to the domestic hobgoblin.
Besides his love of drinking, the Clurichaun also enjoys pipe smoking, and the small disposable clay pipes known as “fairy pipes” that are often found while digging or plowing are said to belong to him. He also knows the secret of making beer from heather.
In olden days, many were butter thieves. They still like to raid the pantry.
The only occupation for which the Clurichaun displays enthusiasm is as guardian of wine and liquor cellars. The Clurichaun will protect your cellar from thieves and can allegedly prevent wine from spoiling and bottles from breaking or leaking. Simply request his presence and explicitly leave him a sample of whatever you have in stock. Leave him offerings on a regular basis lest he decide to begin serving himself. (He may anyway.)
The Clurichaun is sometimes portrayed carrying a jug of ale or wearing a leather apron with hammer in hand, whistling as he works. He also carries a magical purse (or sometimes a pewter beggars cup) with varying properties. It may contain a shilling (known as the “lucky shilling” or spre na skillenagh) that always returns to the purse no matter how often it is spent, or it may always be full of money, and for this reason mortals will often try to capture the Clurichaun . Even if he is caught he has the power to vanish if he can make his captor look away even for an instant.
He frequently carries two such purses, one containing the magic shilling and the other containing a normal copper coin, and if captured he will present the latter before vanishing. Like the Leprechaun he is sometimes said to have knowledge of hidden treasure and can be forced to reveal its location. In such instances one of his tricks is to create the illusion of multiple treasure markers so that the seeker will not know its exact whereabouts.
In the folktale “The Haunted Cellar”, recorded by Thomas Crofton Croker in 1825, a Clurichaun named Naggeneen haunts the wine cellar of an Irish lord, drinking everything in sight and playing frightening pranks on the servants.
He is described as a little man measuring six inches in height with a face like a withered apple. He has twinkling eyes and a nose that is red and purple from heavy drinking. He wears a red nightcap, a short leather apron, light blue stockings, and shoes with large silver buckles. When he is discovered by the master of the house, Naggeneen talks him out of moving elsewhere by implying that he would simply move with him.
Other descriptions have him wearing red like other solitary fairies.
In another tale, “Master and Man”, a young man named Billy Mac Daniel is on his way home one winter night when he is offered a glass of liquor by a Clurichaun to warm himself. He takes the drink but when he refuses to pay for it he is compelled by the Clurichaun to serve him for seven years and a day. Billy, however, is eventually able to break his servitude by invoking the blessing of God.
In this story, the Clurichaun is able to pass through keyholes to invade homes and wine cellars and can transform bog rushes into horses to be used as mounts. Clurichauns can also fly through the air on rushes similar to witches and their broomsticks.
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More and more governments are trying to fight global warming by signing up to restrict CO2 emissions, often with strict targets that they have committed to implement by the end of this decade. One of the areas they see as offering a quick win is the reduction of emissions from the automotive sector by encouraging the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles. Nine years to implement such a large change doesn’t sound a lot, but that time is cut almost in half when you consider that the typical design cycle for the automotive industry is around four years.
In this interim period, some manufacturers have been looking to hybrid technology to bridge the gap between the internal combustion engine and electric powertrains. Hybrid vehicles take way the range anxiety often found in fully electric vehicles. There are two types of hybrid – one where the vehicle can run on electric drive or use the internal combustion engine (ICE) independently, and as a mild hybrid, where the electric motor only kicks in to assist the engine when the vehicle starts or operates at low speed. These are the times are when the vehicle is most inefficient and using an electric motor to assist the ICE can cut emissions quite dramatically.
Vicor sees the current popularity of mild hybrid technology as an opportunity to enter the market. Making the leap to manufacturing products for the automotive sector may not be as burdensome as it could be, as Vicor has already has experience of manufacturing high-reliability products for other demanding markets. Implementation of an APQP automotive quality management system with IATF16949 certification should be in place anytime now and the first automotive qualified parts should be available in the first half of this year.
Vicor has based its current business strategy on using the 48V rail as the only intermediate step in power conversion (https://www.powersystemsdesign.com/articles/when-less-is-more/131/15613), which should also help. Of course, the automotive industry is a pretty crowded market, so new entrants are expected to bring something to the table. Vicor is targeting three areas in the vehicle – conversion between the charger and the vehicle battery to allow 400V batteries to be charged from 800V chargers and vice versa, giving drivers a wider range of charging points to use; down converting the vehicle’s 800/400V battery to 48V; and down converting 48V to 12V for legacy systems.
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The Changing Landscape of the Hospitality Industry
March 25, 2021
By: Connor Iwanicki
In our current state with COVID-19, it has forced companies and people to reevaluate non-necessary travel. The two sectors most impacted by the reduction in travel are airlines and hotels. People are opting to stay in secluded, private residences using platforms such as Airbnb to rent a space for the duration of their stay. Many companies still have a work from home mandate allowing their employees to travel and work from anywhere. Large hotel brands such as Four Seasons and Marriott International saw the trend of everything shifting a couple of years ago adapting to the change in tastes of consumers. They have built private houses and communities all over the world looking to cater towards those who may prefer staying in a private home versus staying in a traditional style hotel.
What will happen to those hotel brands that weren’t as lucky as Four Seasons or Marriott?
It's tough to say what will happen, with COVID still a current threat now and in the future, I expect to see those brands exposed to a lot of risk face serious financial troubles in the near future. Companies will be forced to adapt or consolidate with other brands in order to survive in order to avoid bankruptcy.
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Hotels Converting into Housing
We recently had the opportunity to work on a project involving the change of ownership and renovation of a hotel property locally. With reduced capacity guidelines set by the CDC, State Government, and Local Government this hotel turned to supporting various housing initiatives in order to fill capacity gaps and support operations financially to the best of their abilities. The main tower of the hotel was reserved for paying guests, off of the main lobby are a couple of different wings that have all been converted into residential long-term housing for various initiatives such as: battered women, single mothers, and pathways to housing. This has been becoming commonplace either failing / distressed hotels being purchased or converting to affordable housing. It is a seamless conversion as many hotels mimic apartment buildings and can be easily converted requiring very few modifications and capital expenditures. With industry trends shifting towards platforms like Airbnb and COVID disrupting the hospitality industry we should expect that hotel to residential conversions to become commonplace. In destination cites like NYC, 80% of hotel rooms are unoccupied and can converted to affordable housing in half the cost and time as ground up construction. | <urn:uuid:f96dbdc7-dfe7-4d49-b6fa-4fba881e649a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.roboticimaging.com/blog/the-changing-landscape-of-the-hospitality-industry/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572127.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815024523-20220815054523-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.966135 | 504 | 1.960938 | 2 |
“Its’ an illusion that secrets are walls, they are bridges, waiting for us to cross, share and grow.”
– Frank Warren
Frank Warren is the most trusted stranger in America. He is the sole creator of the PostSecret Project, a growing collection of over a million artful secrets mailed to his home from around the world.
The PostSecret website has become a phenomenon earning over 820 million visits, becoming the world’s largest advertisement-free blog. The popularity of the project and its impact has earned Warren recognition as one of the top five influential people on the internet by Forbes. Warren’s six books have all become bestsellers and his popular TED Talk was called, The Number 1 TED Talk That Hold the Key to Public Speaking Genius, by Inc Magazine. His work has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, USA Today, The New York Times, The Today Show, 20/20 and CNN.
Frank has delivered keynote addresses around the world at colleges and universities, mental health conferences, tech events, and was even invited to the White House to share what he has learned about our secret selves. At times hilarious and heartbreaking, the secrets reflect complex issues that many of us struggle with: intimacy, trust, meaning, humor, and desire. As an advocate for mental health initiatives & suicide prevention, the National Mental Health Association recognized him with a special award. Warren is a volunteer for and actively involved in the organization Hopeline/1-800-SUICIDE.
Frank’s program creates a supportive environment to address issues like mental wellness, loneliness, consent and imposter syndrome. The goal is to leave students with the confidence to ask for help before they are in crisis. Additionally, the program empowers students with a tool kit they can draw upon to better identify classmates who may be struggling and best practices for questioning, listening, and referring to campus resources.
″Franks lecture was exciting, interesting, and unique. Our programming board was excited to bring an event to campus that was truly meaningful for our students, and this program was everything we could have hoped for. Our board received a great deal of praise from the student body for allowing them to be a little closer to this phenomenon. Frank’s PostSecret project has really made an impact with many students, and this fact was evident by the buzz on campus leading up to this lecture″
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DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) - If you ever use PayPal or Ebay, then you could be vulnerable to a very sneaky scam. You've probably heard over and over again, don't open email attachments from people you don't know. But even if you are savvy to scams, there is one that may trick the best of us.
Pam Harris, a lecturer at Southern Methodist University, recently received one of those emails that made her look twice and ask if it was legitimate. It looked like a PayPal receipt.
"I thought what am I getting something from PayPal for? For 189.89?" recalls Harris.
The phony receipt had a transaction ID, shipping details and the company's logo, as well as a link to find out more about the statement. The link is a problem.
"It says you sent a payment. I didn't send anything," says Harris. "I haven't even activated anything in PayPal for 8 years."
Fortunately, Harris hesitated before clicking to find out more about the watch the statement said she had ordered. Dr. Suku Nair, an SMU professor, says clinking on a link like the one Harris found in her email, gives hackers direct access to your computer.
"In the link it may say PayPal," he explains. "If you click on it, it will go to that bad website."
Cyber thieves are sending what appears to be email from big name companies to fool you. It's not just PayPal. FedEx and Ebay also have warnings on their websites. The emails may look like invoices and ask you to log onto another site or they encourage you to print a receipt. In all cases, it's hackers ready to invade.
"When you turn on your computer and connect to the network, within the first few minutes, you are under attack," says Nair.
Cyber experts say do not click directly on any link in an email. Instead, retype it. Make sure you are using a phishing filter and having a phishing bar on your browser should show you if a site is good or bad.
"I triple read everything now," pledges Harris.
Cyber thieves send out millions of emails everyday to a combination of email addresses, just hoping one is accurate. For example, the Pam Harris email was sent to firstname.lastname@example.org, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.org. Once you you're your email, they know which one is real. So it's best to never open these types of email in the first place.
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I spent a few hours tonight learning the basics of image processing. In particular, I wanted to understand convolution, that is, a techique for applying various types of filters to images.
I’m not going to cover all the nitty gritty mathematical details of convolution here, a good intro can be found here, from Cornell University. Here I’m going to focus on providing an overview.
The basic idea for convolution is that you define a filter, a ‘kernel’, typically a 3 x 3 matrix, and the values of the 9 elements of that kernel are used as a sliding filter over the image you want to process. Then, you apply that kernel filter to each pixel of your image, where the kernel, in order to define a new value for each pixel of your image, takes into account the values of the neighboring elements, by multiplying each element of the kernel with the corresponding image pixel value, and summing those products. This sum becomes the new value for the pixel currently being processed.
A trivial kernel is the ‘identity kernel’, i.e a 3 x 3 matrix with zeros in every position except the middle (1,1). Applying this kernel to a window of the image will result in an unchanged pixel value.
Another trivial kernel is the ‘shifted identity’ kernel. For instance, if we want to shift the image one pixel left, we would employ a kernel with all zeros, exept the (1,0) position.
When playing a bit with various shifted identity kernels, I noticed something odd: for sure, the image shifted to left, but when doing a manual check for what the new matrix value should be, I noticed that instead of shifting left, the image should have shifted right.
After some consultation on Stackoverflow, I learned that the convention for adding up the cells is somewhat strange. So I decided to implement my own convolve-function, which would offset the ‘strange’ element mapping of the ‘official’ convolve-algoritm.
It didn’t take long before I realized that in order to get my ‘poor-mans-convolve’ to produce identical results as the official one, I’d have to transform my kernels by two reflexions, one lateral, one vertical. Having done so, my convolve produced identical results as the official one.
However, when applying my convolve-function with identical filters to an image, the results were far from identical:
Top left is the original image. After that (going left-to-right) comes 6 images transformed by scipy’s convolve function. After those six, comes six images transformed with my own convolve function. except for the blur filter (where the kernel is all one’s), there is not much similarity between each pair of transformed images….
I spent some time checking and double-checking the outcomes from my convolve function, comparing to Scipy’s, and the results were always identical.
Almost having given up, after some more or less ‘creative’ (or crazy) attempts to figure out what was going on, I noticed that my convolve function occasionally produced negative values for the transformed pixels. Hmm, as far as I know, pixel values should reside in [0..255]…
So, my first attempt to fix the problem was to do an abs() on all negative values. That changed the look of the images, but not to being identical to those of Scipy’s convolve function.
Then I for whatever reason applied the modulo operation to the pixelvalues and voila’: all of sudden the transformations done with my home grown convolve function are identical to those of Scipy’s convolve:
A priori, I had no theory or hyphothesis on why the modulo operator would fix the problem, and even now I can’t figure out why I decided to use it. Basically, the last few hours were spent on ‘just trying different things’. Fundamentally, the trouble shooting was not guided by any analytical approach, but by a gut feeling. For sure, the reason that gut feeling popped up in my mind (or gut) has probably a lot to do with long time of experience of programming, debugging and general trouble shooting, but since I have no real previous experience of image processing, my mind was not capable of helping out. Instead, it was the gut.
Moral of the story: with enough experience in the general domain, and a bit of stubbornness and creative thought, you can fix problems even though you are not fully aware of all the nitty gritty detail.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np import matplotlib.image as mpimg import scipy.ndimage.filters as filter def normalize(matrix): sum = np.sum(matrix) if sum > 0.: return matrix / sum else: return matrix def neighbors(r,c,supermatrix): m = supermatrix[r:r+3,c:c+3] return m def convolve(n,kernel): sum = 0 for (rr,cc),value in np.ndenumerate(n): sum += n[rr,cc] * kernel[rr,cc] return sum % 255 def poor_mans_convolve(matrix,super,kernel,shape): result = np.ndarray(shape,dtype=np.float) for (r,c),value in np.ndenumerate(matrix): n = neighbors(r,c,super) result[r,c] = convolve(n,kernel) return result fig = plt.figure(figsize=(14, 6.5), dpi=100) kernel_edge_detect1 = np.array([[1.,0.,-1.], [0.,0.,0.], [-1.,0.,1.]]) kernel_edge_detect2 = np.array([[0.,1.,0.], [1.,-4.,1.], [0.,1.,0.]]) kernel_edge_detect3 = np.array([[-1.,-1.,-1.], [-1.,8.,-1.], [-1.,-1.,-1.]]) kernel_sharpen = np.array([[0.,-1.,0.], [-1.,5.,-1.], [0.,-1.,0.]]) kernel_sharpen2 = np.array([[-1.,-1.,-1.], [-1.,9.,-1.], [-1.,-1.,-1.]]) kernel_blur = np.array([[1.,1.,1.], [1.,1.,1.], [1.,1.,1.]]) kernel_list = [kernel_edge_detect1,kernel_edge_detect2,kernel_edge_detect3,kernel_sharpen,kernel_sharpen2,kernel_blur] title_list = ['edge-detect1','edge-detect2','edge-detect3','sharpen1','sharpen2','blur'] image=mpimg.imread('portrait.jpg')[:,:,0] shape = image.shape newimage = np.ndarray(shape,dtype=np.float) poorimage = np.ndarray(shape,dtype=np.float) supershape = (shape + 2,shape + 2) supermatrix = np.zeros(supershape,dtype=np.float) supermatrix[1:-1,1:-1] = image imagelist_std_convolve = imagelist_poor_convolve = fig.add_subplot(4,4,1) plt.title('Original image') plt.imshow(image,cmap=plt.cm.gray) plt.axis('off') for i in range(len(kernel_list)): kernel_list[i] = normalize(kernel_list[i]) newimage = filter.convolve(image,kernel_list[i],mode='constant', cval=0) imagelist_std_convolve.append(newimage) print 'kernel' print kernel_list[i] print fig.add_subplot(4,4,i+2) plt.title(title_list[i]) plt.imshow(newimage,cmap=plt.cm.gray) plt.axis('off') for i in range(len(kernel_list)): flipped_kernel = kernel_list[i].copy() flipped_kernel = np.fliplr(flipped_kernel) flipped_kernel = np.flipud(flipped_kernel) flipped_kernel = normalize(flipped_kernel) poorimage=poor_mans_convolve(image,supermatrix,flipped_kernel,shape) imagelist_poor_convolve.append(poorimage) print 'flipped_kernel' print flipped_kernel print fig.add_subplot(4,4,i+2+6) plt.title('poor mans ' + title_list[i]) plt.imshow(poorimage,cmap=plt.cm.gray) plt.axis('off') plt.tight_layout() plt.show() | <urn:uuid:468060f6-c19b-44d4-b63f-7e2df471ee5a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://softwaredevelopmentperestroika.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/image-processing-with-python-numpy-scipy-image-convolution/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.819886 | 2,027 | 2.421875 | 2 |
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Yahoo, Microsoft and Google in combination with a group of human rights and public interest organizations have agreed upon a common set of principles to guide their business in countries that restrict free speech and expression. In the past, the three companies have found themselves criticized by rights groups and the US Congress for putting profit over principles and human rights, particularly with regards to China.
An excerpt from the WSJ article:
Under the new principles, which were crafted over two years, the technology titans promise to protect the personal information of their users wherever they do business and to “narrowly interpret and implement government demands that compromise privacy,” according to the code. They also commit to scrutinizing a country’s track record of jeopardizing personal information and freedom of expression before launching new businesses in a country and to discussing the risks widely with their executives and board members.
The principles are the starting point for a new effort, called the Global Network Initiative (
site is still empty at this point), which commits the companies to “avoid or minimize the impact of government restrictions on freedom of expression,” according to a final draft of documents obtained by The New York Times.
In addition to laying out the code of conduct, the initiative will provide a non-governmental forum for the companies and human rights groups to jointly resist demands for censorship, and will also establish a system of independent auditors to rate the companies’ conduct. Check out the statement on the Google Blog for more information.
Prominent human rights organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China, have been involved in setting up the guidelines, which was about 18 months in the making. However, the effort is already being criticized by other human rights activists. (Update: also by Amnesty International)
“After two years of effort, they have ended up with so little,” said Morton Sklar, executive director of the World Organization for Human Rights USA. “It is really very little more than a broad statement of support for a general principle without any concrete backup mechanism to ensure that the guidelines will be followed.”
The World Organization for Human Rights USA was the one which sued Yahoo for giving Chinese officials information that led to the arrest of two journalists. The lawsuit has since been settled for an undisclosed amount. Also interesting to note is the relationship between Yahoo and Alibaba, the leading Chinese internet company which controls the Yahoo brand in China and is approximately 40% owned by Yahoo.
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After the collapse of the royal house of Saul, David was careful to treat all the officials of Saul’s court with dignity. This move was very uncommon, because the custom was execution of all previous appointees and officials. (This is similar of what George Washington did with POW and other British soldiers he had in custody. Instead of the savage behavior like of the enemy- George Washington wanted to show America is a different country.)
“Are there any survivors of the House of Saul for me to rescue and help for the sake of my friend Jonathan?” Asked King David. (Jonathan, who was the son of Saul and friend of David, had past away.)
A worker by the name of Ziva informed King David that Jonathan indeed had a cripple son who did survive. King David summoned the poor, weak cripple son of Jonathan- Mephiboshet.
“Don’t be afraid. I will deal kindly with you for the sake of your late father Jonathan. I will restore to you the entire estate that belong to your grandfather, King Saul. You will always be welcome in my palace.”
Shortly after David became King- his own son Absalom, launched a rebellion against his own father. King David assembled his loyalists and announced: “Arise, let us flee, there will be no escape or mercy from Absalom.”
Now Mephiboshet, who always remained loyal to David, was hindered by his handicap. He quickly called Ziva, now his employee, to give King David his pledge of support.
A few days later while on the run, King David asked about Mephiboshet to Ziva. The liar Ziva answered: “I come alone bearing gifts for you, oh King. Mephiboshet remains in Jerusalem hoping to exploit the chaos by restoring himself to the throne of his grandfather. He is part of the plot against you.”
“Is that so?” The angry King asked. “From this day on- all of Mephiboshet’s estates are now yours.
Ziva’s plan worked.
The rebellion finally ended and King David returned to Jerusalem.
Mephiboshet went to visit the King.
“Why didn’t you go with me when I fled from Absalom? Did you join my late son, Absalom?”
“Of course not my dear King. At the time of the crisis, Ziva advised me to stay home on account of my physical handicap, while he will join you and lend my support on my behalf. Then he slandered me to you, telling you that I had betrayed you and joined the rebellion.” Mesphiboshet explained. “I remain deeply indebted to you for all you have done.”
Realizing King David has been lied to, he held up his hand. “Say no more, my dear Mephiboshet. I am assured of your good faith. Why don’t you and Ziva share the estate of your late grandfather?”
Mephiboshet sadly replies, “Let him just have it all.”
Why didn’t David take back the estate from Ziva and give it fully to the rightful owner- Mephiboshet? While he is at it, punish Ziva with imprisonment?
Scriptures tell us this is a failure on David’s part. God later punishes David by splitting his land into two.
But the question remains: Why did David misjudge the situation?
Intellectually, David knew Ziva had betrayed him. However, emotionally David couldn’t get over the anger he originally felt on just hearing about Jonathan’s son betraying him.
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“I Stand Here Ironing” is a short story by T. Olsen that tells the story of a mother reflecting on her life and how it has impacted her daughter’s life. The story is set during the Great Depression and explores themes of poverty, neglect, motherhood, and relationships.
This essay will explore the fundamental differences between the later ministries of Peter and John. It will discuss the major themes in the books of Revelation and Hebrews, which reveal these differences. In particular, it will focus on the ways in which persecution and oppression were experienced differently by each Apostle, and how this is reflected in their writing.
Orwell’s 1984 is set in a society where the Party controls everything, including the language that people speak. Newspeak is a simplified version of English designed to control the way people think and communicate. There are three different levels of vocabulary in Newspeak: the A vocabulary, the B vocabulary, and the C vocabulary. Newspeak is also used in the technical and scientific fields. Julia is a character in Orwell’s 1984 who rebels against the Party by using Oldspeak, the regular English language. This allows her to think independently and to challenge the Party’s control.
Kate Chopin’s stories deal with the theme of freedom, specifically the freedom of women to express themselves sexually without the restraints of society. In “The Storm”, Calixta is able to let go of her inhibitions and enjoy a passionate tryst with Alcee. In “The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard is able to imagine a life without the chains of marriage, where she can live as she pleases.
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- Transgenders, or a transgender. They’re folk, perhaps not things, therefore use transgender person/people.
- Shemale, shemale dating, shemale dating sites, and comparable terms and conditions. This is simply since dehumanizing as different derogatory terms, and it also contributes a component of fetishism.
- Tranny or hermaphrodite. Both of these were derogatory words and have now lots of adverse connotations even though you you shouldn’t suggest them to end up being unpleasant.
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The fact is you might encounter some narrow-minded visitors or those people that fetishize your also throughout the best transgender online dating sites. It is essential to keep in mind has never been to apologize for who you really are.
Their ideal partner will understand that being trans was an original experience and that it isn’t all of your identification. You happen to be your, not just as you’re making their outside complement your feelings inside, additionally due to your character characteristics, interests, hobbies, skills, strengths and weaknesses. If a person does not read beyond a single element of your, they aren’t right for you.
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Being available includes being aware what you would like, may it be a laid-back hookup or a lasting partnership. It is anything you should think through before signing up for a transgender dating website, but also things you ought to obviously state on your own profile.
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This collection comprises baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial records. The information found in each record will vary depending on the event type. You can search by year, place, and event. Then browse through each sacramental register from beginning to end. Below are some of the facts that you will find in each event.
Godparents or sponsors
Rank or occupation
Residence at the time of the event
The British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers Browse have been digitised from The Scottish Catholic Archives. They contain sacramental registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials between 1836 and 1975. The registers feature the names of military personnel and their families stationed both at home and abroad. You will find registers from the military towns Aldershot and Shorncliffe, as well as bases in Cairo, Cyprus, Malta, and more. To search the registers by name, go to the British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers available in the Useful links and resources.
The registers were created by the Bishopric of the Forces, the religious officials of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for the pastoral care of Roman Catholics in the military. Roman Catholic registers were often recorded in Latin. Latin was the official language of the Church until the second half of the 20th century. Below is a list of common Latin words found in the records to help you decipher the detailed images.
Many of the registers will be written in Latin. Latin was the language of the Roman Catholic Church until the 1960s. Below are common Latin words you may find in the registers.
Aetati - age
Anno Domino – year of Our Lord
Baptizandi - baptised
Cognomen - surname
Die mensis – day of month
Domicilium - residence
Filium / Filiam - son or daughter
Matrimonium – the sacrament of Holy Matrimony or marriage
Matrina fuit - godmother was
Mensis - month
Natus - birth
Nomina parentum – the names of parents
Nomen sacerdotis - the name of the assistant priest
Observanda – observations or notes
Patrinus fuit - godfather was
Praesntibus testibus – their presence as witnesses
Sepultum est - buried in
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Overview: With scientists often challenged by paper documentation, tedious error-prone manual processes and massive volumes of information, electronic lab notebook adoption is taking the scientific community by storm. The Pfizer electronic lab notebook (eLN) project was launched in the Pharmaceutical Sciences division in 2006 and the eLN is now used by hundreds of scientists in multiple locations. In this webinar, Pfizer shares their experience in selecting and implementing an eLN for use by analytical chemists in both regulated and non-regulated laboratory environments.
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A Native Fall Winner: Swamp Sunflower
by: Norma Kisida, Master Gardener Volunteer
As summer flowers fade, we still have many later blooming native plants to bring us color and provide food for wildlife. One that may not be as common in the home landscape – unless you are a native plant enthusiast – is the swamp or narrow leaf sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius). Swamp sunflower is a tallish open-structured perennial with narrow, rough textured leaves and numerous large 2-3-inch yellow flowers in the late summer and fall. It pairs well with other fall blooming native plants such as purple blooming blazing star (Liatris spicata).
Although it is generally found in wet areas it will also do well in residential or public gardens with well-drained soil if irrigated during drought. It is root hardy in our area and spreads by underground rhizomes; it does best in full sun and acidic soil. It generally grows to about 2 feet tall but can reach up to 6 feet in ideal conditions and may need staking. However, it can be cut back in early June to keep it lower and fuller, and dead stalks can be cut low after flowering.
A benefit of this plant is that it is a great pollinator plant, attracting bees, butterflies, and other insects when as it is available in the fall versus other plants with spring and summer blossoms. There are no common pest problems reported with this plant.
Swamp sunflower can be propagated from seeds or by plants available at native plant nurseries. The rhizomes can also be divided once they become large enough.
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Fighting for the rights of migrants and asylum-seekers
Migration has major implications for public services not least because of the significant contribution of migrant workers to the provision of public services in many European countries. Thousands of public service employees across Europe work in areas related to migrations and asylum-seeking. Unfortunately, the European and national response to asylum-seekers has often fallen pitifully short of what should be expected from one of the wealthiest regions in the world and EPSU has been arguing hard for a change of approach, criticising the European Union’s policies which continue to focus on tightening borders, pushing back refugees and outsourcing asylum duties to third countries. EPSU, along with PSI, has also been calling for an end to privatisation and increased public investment in the public services that are vital to ensure the safe and effective integration of migrants and asylum-seekers into society. This briefing, prepared for EPSU's 2019 Congress provides some background on EPSU's activities in this area.
Services union ver.di has successfully fought off attempts by the Nord Residenz care company to shut down the works council. On 27 April, the regional labour court in Bremen in North West Germany ruled against the company’s attempts to dismiss the works council chair and her deputy, expel them from the works council and dissolve the works council itself. Nord Residenz is owned by the French multinational Orpea. Ver.di welcomed the many messages of solidarity support from trade unions across Europe and interventions by the state government and mayor of Bremen. Meanwhile, the union faces a major
The main public sector unions, including federations from CCOO and UGT, have called on the government to ensure that trade unions are fully involved in any discussions about reforming public administration. The government has announced that a group of experts from different fields would be established to analyse and formulate proposals for reform. The unions say that it unacceptable that any such work that will affect the working conditions of public employees in areas like digitalisation, for example, should be carried out without negotiation or union participation. The unions are now waiting
PSI/EPSU Joint Statement - The Rights-Based Approach to Migration in 3 Phrases: Solidarity, Human Rights and Root Causes
This year, we mark International Migrants’ Day by amplifying the call for a rights-based approach to migration, contained in 3 phrases: solidarity, human rights and root causes.
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The New Four Ps
Traditional marketing-mix tools inclusive of four Ps of marketing: product, price, place, and promotion. Given the breadth, complexity, and richness of marketing, however—as exemplified by holistic marketing—clearly these four Ps are not relevant anymore. An updated four Ps reflected the holistic marketing concept has been suggested that encompasses modern marketing realities: people, processes, programs, and performance.
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- Programs reflects all the firm’s consumer-directed activities. It encompasses the old four Ps as well as a range of other marketing activities that support the old view of marketing. Regardless of whether they are online or offline, traditional or non-traditional, these activities must be integrated such that their whole is greater than the sum of their parts and they accomplish multiple objectives for the firm.
- Performance as in holistic marketing, to capture the range of possible outcome measures that have financial and nonfinancial implications and implications beyond the company itself (social responsibility, legal, ethical, and the environment).
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(CNN)Over the years, I've been eager to find a savoir-like atmosphere — people, techniques, and cleverness. Strategies and institutions can save us from the climate crisis.
It is fully clear that there is no such savior.
SCOTUS Opinionis working on what the Environmental Protection Agency may look like in the details of how carbon dioxide emissions from power plants are regulated. ..
But don't be fooled. The court's restrictions on the EPA's ability to push towards carbon neutralsa blowretreat the United States to efforts to eliminate fossil fuel pollution. It's a challenge we're already decades behind. This decision could continue to make the world a more dangerous and more unequal place.
Some details of the opinion are particularly annoying. In a 6-3 decision, thecourt dismissed the idea that the US Environmental Protection Agency could use a sort of "systems" thinking to regulate the power sector. The court ruled that Congress did not give that authority to the institution.
Rather, the ruling suggests that the EPA may regulate power plants one at a time. It's as if the global carbon system, the atmosphere, and the future of mankind are unbalanced in the power system. Overall, function. Climate change, on the other hand, actually requiressystems thinking for. One power plant, one sector, one country cannot solve this alone.
This highlights what is the central issue of efforts to stop the climate crisis. It's a problem for everyone, not for anyone.
The problem is hot potatoes passing between US government branches-Congress needs to fix this. No, the court.-While the earth is burning. This also applies to the international scale. Hearing fossil fuel practitioners pointing out rising emissions in China and India as a rationalization of global omissions can be a headache. The truth is that the United States ismore polluting the air than any other countryand because of our international upheaval, the county's response is very important.
By the way, as many do, explaining the court's decision as a blow to the Biden administration is hopelessly short-sighted. This is one of the millions of self-harms that endanger all systems on Earth. We cannot continue to be held accountable with clever legal words and excuses. To make matters worse, the truth of the urgency of global warming cannot be obscured.
"[L] Let's say the obvious"Judge Elena Kagan disputed"The bet here is high. Still, the court is generating carbon dioxide today. It is blocking the actions of parliamentary-approved government agencies to curb carbon dioxide emissions. The court appoints climate policy decision makers on behalf of parliament and specialized agencies. I can't think of anything more scary. "
The same is true here.
Apart from the court's opinion, this is the36.4 billionthreminder, indicating that this is the full moment of climate change countermeasures. Obama's Clean Power Planwas, on the surface, the subject of a proceeding and could not be amended. Obviously, courts can't do that, as many of us wanted.
In 2015, when a Dutch courtdeclared the government's climate policy inadequate and ordered it to be strengthened, expectations for a cleaner and safer atmosphere increased. I did. Anotherincident against the fossil fuel giant Shellwas also successful last year.
Similar discussions have been tried in the United States and elsewhere with various results. When a group of children filed a proceeding in federal court in Oregon in 2016,wrote that this might bechildren do what Congress did not do in court. Asked: A policy that forces the adoption of a healthy climate. Perhaps the court is missingin this battle.
Of course,thengoes almost nowhere. Lawyers in both the Obama and Trump administrations opposed constitutional claims.
Recent hopes feel like distant feelings.
It's also cool to look at Congress and the Biden administration. Yes, Biden campaigned for a climate crisis, calling it"four historical crises"one of the things his administration would tackle. The world seems to be colluding to prevent good intentions. Congressand Senator Joe Manchinare people suffering from atmospheric, future and climate-related disasters.
Some people have confidence in the market, withshifting USto (less polluting) natural gas and coal with or without a clean power plan. Keep away from.
The shift is not guaranteed and is not fast enough. The International Energy Agency's Global Energy Outlooksays in October that fossil fuel use could peak in the middle of the last decade, but avoid an increased risk of climate change. Said it wasn't fast enough.
Tech is another logical fix. Again, there are some advances. Another IEA report this week said, "Nuclear [power] is suitable for helping decarbonize power supplies"
Still, wind and solar technologies It lists the reasons for the hope that it is needed. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the years. The problem is that none of these ideas have been widely or fast enough to be adopted.
You have been able to spend all your time talking about missing climate change opportunities, dating back more than 30 years. We knew about this crisis longer than that.
But I'm not sure if that helps right now. And I'm not 100% sure what it really is.
Perhaps it is important to remind ourselves that we are living in democracy, aside from the evidence. The government should deal with the people. And if people from West Virginia to Washington actually demanded not only climate issues, but also serious climate action, the type of action that would get rid of the fossil fuel economy, we could do this. increase.
Historically, in the face of changes in American politics, news, and lifestyles, prioritizing the elimination of fossil fuels has proven to be difficult. .. The war in Ukraine was also a serious crisis, causing soaring gasoline prices. But that is not the reason for supporting fossil fuel extraction. We must strive to realize that the climate crisis is as urgent as any other crisis. Even though its long-term, slow-moving nature keeps it away from headlines.
Our greatest hope is that this week's anger at the Supreme Court's short-sighted and dangerous decisions will fuel the energy of the American people, not the fossil fuel industry.
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What Are Your Habits?
Sometimes I miss really obvious things. I think it is because of familiarity. You know, you see or hear something over and over again and you miss the significance of something. For example, most of you would know the name Dick Butkus (pronounced by most people: Dick Buttkiss). He’s one of the best Chicago Bears of all time and a symbol of the smash mouth style the Bears have tried to have over the years. Well, about two years ago, after being a Bears fan for my whole life, it finally hit me just how unfortunate this guy’s name is. I mean, Dick Butkus!? It doesn’t get much worse that than eh? How would you have liked to be him in grade school and middle school. It makes me wonder, was he that tough because of his name? It’s kinda like that Johnny Cash song “The Boy Named Sue?” Son, we gave you this name so you could grow up to be a really tough football player.
The other day, I had another moment like that. I was talking with some friends and somehow we got talking about monk’s and that fact that they wear “habits.” It never really occurred to me that they call them habits because of the fact that monk’s from religious orders pattern their lives after a set of habits or practices. The garments they wear are a symbol of the kind of life they are trying to lead.
I’m pretty sure we underestimate the kinds of habits we are living. In fact, I’d say we are fairly unaware of the habits that are forming our lives. We’ve probably even become slaves to habits that are probably more formative to the way of our culture than they are formative to the way of Christ.
This is why I think its vital that we ask hard questions, as individuals and especially as communities of faith, about the habits that are forming our lives.
Alan Roxburgh and Scott Boren write in their super-helpful new book, Introducing the Missional Church,
“A local church is to be an embodiment of what God is calling all creation to be through the Spirit. As a sign, witness, and foretaste, local churches should live as a contrast society right in the middle of their neighborhoods. It does this by inviting its people to transform their lives by developing habits such as those related in the stories told above: practicing hospitality, learning to be present in the community and inviting those in their neighborhoods to taste and see what it means to be shaped by Jesus.”
What sorts of habits do you have in your life? Which ones are forming you in the way of Christ? Which ones are forming you in the way of the culture?
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- With stock markets at all-time highs, concerns about an impending crash is a recurring theme that keeps investors with cash on the sideline.
- History shows investing—even at market peaks— has generated strong positive returns for long-term investors. In short, time is money.
- Data shows that lump-sum investing is a more efficient approach to building wealth over time. However, dollar-cost averaging may be a reasonable strategy for investors who might stay out of the market altogether due to fears of a large downturn after investing a lump sum.
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Please forgive me. Over and over, I hear misinformation about deficits in prior administrations, and I can’t keep quiet any longer. I have to correct the record.
The latest was on “Squawk Box” on Monday morning. Joe Kernan, the host, is interviewing former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, ex-candidate for president and chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Kernen cites campaign comments about “bad policies” going back “decades” affecting the high rate of unemployment today.
He asks, “What specific policies in the Bush Administration do you think are still being used to explain 8 percent unemployment?”
Dean responds, “The biggest ones are the deficits that were run up…. The deficits were enormous
Let’s shed some factual light on the situation by turning to table B-79 of the current Economic Report of the President. There we find the official statistics on federal spending, receipts, and deficits (or surpluses) as proportions of Gross Domestic Product. These are the figures that economists use in determining the relationship of the deficit to the overall economy, answering the question, “How much more are we spending than taking in?”
We can average the deficit-to-GDP ratio during a presidential term and get a good take on whether “deficits were enormous” in historic terms or not. The only tricky part is whether to give a president credit (or blame) for his incoming and outgoing years. For example, President Reagan took office on Jan. 20, 1980, but fiscal year 1980 started four months earlier. Similarly, he left office Jan. 20, 1989, but fiscal 1989 still had four months to run.
I decided to use three sets of calculations for each president: first, the deficit-to-GDP ratio from the fiscal year he took office to the fiscal year he left minus one (thus, for Reagan: 1981-88); second, from his first fiscal year plus one to the fiscal year he left (thus, 1982-89); and third, an average of the first two
Here are the ratios of deficit to GDP for the past five presidents:
1981-88 4.2 %
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
*fiscal 2012 ends Sept. 30, 2012, so this figure is estimated
Source: Economic Report of the President, February 2012
The results for President Bush are skewed by the 10.1 percent deficit/GDP ratio in fiscal 2009. A large chunk of spending in that year went to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. In fiscal 2009, TARP contributed $151 billion to the budget deficit, but in 2010 and 2011, $147 billion of that amount was recouped and thus reduced the size of the deficit during President Obama’s watch. (These calculations are complicated and are laid out by the Office of Management and Budget. See http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/spec.pdf, p. 49.)
As for spending itself, during the George W. Bush years (2001-08), federal outlays averaged 19.6 percent of GDP, a little less than during the Clinton years (1993-2000), at 19.8% and far below Reagan, whose outlays never dropped below 21 percent of GDP in any year and averaged 22.4%. Even factoring in the TARP year (2009), Bush’s average outlays as a proportion of the economy was 20.3 percent – far below Reagan and only a half-point below Clinton. As for Obama, even excluding 2009, his spending has averaged 24.1 percent of GDP – the highest level for any three years since World War II.
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Open Source crypto toolkits
Security works best with open source software; not because everybody validates the code used, but because everybody has the freedom do this. The additional fact that open source toolkits function well makes them very suitable for everyday use in security-aware situations.
This workshop is intended for system administrators and programmers who build open source toolkits into their secured systems. The two main open source crypto toolkits are presented, namely GnuPG and OpenSSL. These tools are approached over a commandline, because this provides the best portability between operating systems. This workshop takes one day and extends upon the knowledge of the course What is crypto?
PGP keys versus X.509 certificates
OpenSSL is the most-used open source implementation of the X.509 certification standaard (RFC 2459) and the Public Key Infrastructure based on it. GnuPG on the other hand is the open source implementation of OpenPGP (RFC 2440). These practically usable crypto-systems serve similar goals, but also differ on a number of points.
- Origin of the two standards
- Representation of keys, digital signatures, encryption
- Certificates and keys
- Exchange of keys
- Trust infrastructure
Both PGP and X.509 support digital signatures, for example for use in emails, or to demonstrate that plain files are in their original condition.
- Detached and attached signatures
- Sending signatures in emails
- Content of the data structures
- Revocation of a signatures
- Signing for certificates and keys
- Root certificates and trust bases
Encryption can be used to limit the visibility of information to a select group.
- Combining signatures and encryption
- Encryption of files and emails
- Encryption of partitions
- Encryption for multiple recipients
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Today I came across a MarketingCharts ‘chart of the day’ from Harris Interactive highlighting the leading smartphone and computer activities among smartphone users.
Overall, their analysis of the data is very straightforward – there are clear differences in the key activities, and it’s not surprising that emailing is the most regular activity across either device. However, what is most notable is just how much information is being consumed through a smartphone regularly. Beyond playing games and texting, half (or more) of consumers with a smartphone are:
- Using maps and navigation
- Downloading music/video and apps
- Finding or researching restaurants
- Keeping track of what’s happening on social media
- And, even researching goods
Undoubtedly, over the past few years, the percentage of consumers engaging in these activities has grown as exponentially as the numbers of smartphone owners.
Earlier this year, Forrester predicted more than one billion consumers will own a smartphone by 2016, As Ted Schadler, a principal analyst at Forrester and an author of the study said well “Mobile is the new face of engagement, … Businesses should stop thinking about it as a small Web site on a tiny computer, and start thinking about mobile as being deeply embedded systems of engagement. That turns out to have huge implications.”
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Itaberá was founded in 1848 by three farmers originating from Minas
Gerais, José Rodrigues Simões, Francisco Antônio da Silva and Antônio
Joaquim Diniz. A chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Conception of
Lavrinhas was erected in 1832. The chapel was named for river
Lavrinhas, from which pioneers attempted to wash off diamonds and
gold, to no avail.
The municipality of Lavrinhas was established by State Decree No. 152
of 8 April 1891 and inaugurated on 25 April 1891. The municipality was
renamed Itaberá by State Law No. 975 of 20 December 1905, for a Tupi-
Guarani word meaning "shining stone", referring to the aforementioned,
http://www.camaraitabera.sp.gov.br - Municipal website
The symbols of Itaberá are prescribed in Article 3 of the Municipal
Constitution, adopted on 6 December 2004 and superseding the
Constitution originally adopted on 23 April 1990, as "the symbols
established by Municipal Law, that is the flag, the coat of arms and
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Misconceptions include 60% who think employment history matters and 17% who believe gender impacts score
A poor credit score can mean thousands of dollars in higher interest payments
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the importance of credit scores impacting everything from the ability to get a home loan to being hired for a job, a new Visa Inc. survey finds that many Americans don't know what determines a credit score. Among the findings, 60% of those surveyed incorrectly believe employment history factors in to a credit score and 17% who think gender has an impact.
Of particular concern, 42% of Americans fail to regularly check their score. Knowing your score allows you to makes changes, if needed, to improve it in advance of a major financial decision, such as applying for a mortgage. "Credit scores are the equivalent of our financial grade point average," said Jason Alderman, Senior Director of Global Financial Education, Visa Inc. "Understanding your credit score is vital so that you can take steps to improve it. Not checking your score at least once a year is like driving with your eyes closed – you are risking a financial collision."
Below are the percentages of respondents who incorrectly thought these factors are included in determining credit scores:
- Employment history: 59.9%
- Interest rates on debt: 58.7%
- Assets / savings: 53.1%
- Age: 38.6%
- Where you live: 25.3%
- National origin: 21.6%
- Ability to speak English: 21.6%
- Gender: 17.2%
- Race: 15.7%
"If people believe that unchangeable factors like race, gender and national origin impact their credit score, then there is little incentive to make changes with things that truly do make a difference, like paying bills on time," said Alderman.
An individual's credit score is a number (between 300 and 850) assigned by a credit bureau that helps lenders decide how creditworthy that person is – the higher the score, the lower the risk. The most commonly used scoring system is the FICO score. A good FICO score can mean saving tens of thousands of dollars over a lifetime in reduced interest rates on home and auto loans.
FICO scores are calculated from different data in your credit report including payment history, amounts owed, length of credit history, new credit, and types of credit used. FICO scores do not include factors such as age, national origin, gender, race, religion, education level, or marital status.
The best way to improve a credit score is to pay bills on time. Working to reduce the amount of debt that is owed is also imperative. Additionally, it's also important that when applying for and opening new credit accounts, you do so only as needed.
The survey results are based on 1,006 telephone interviews conducted among adults aged 18 or older nationally from September 8-11, 2011 in cooperation with GfK Roper OmniTel. To learn more about credit scores and how to protect or improve a credit score, visit www.whatsmyscore.org, a financial literacy program run by Visa Inc. The site also features a free FICO Score Estimator that can help consumers approximate their score.
Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable digital currency. Underpinning digital currency is one of the world's most advanced processing networks—VisaNet—that is capable of handling more than 20,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and guaranteed payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank, and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com.
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Currently in Massachusetts, the only mens rea required for first-degree murder by extreme atrocity or cruelty is malice aforethought—the same mens rea required for second-degree murder. See Commonwealth v. Cunneen, 389 Mass. 216, 227 (1983). The mental state may be identical, but the punishment is very different: for first-degree murder, it is life imprisonment without parole; for second-degree, it is life with the possibility of parole after fifteen years. What distinguishes proof of the greater offense is evidence of extraordinary brutality or suffering. Id. at 227–228. But the Commonwealth need not prove the defendant intended, or was even aware of, this heightened savagery. Id.
Is it time to reconsider this law? At least two Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court (and one former Justice) think so. See Commonwealth v. Berry, 466 Mass. 763, 774–778 (2014) (Gants, J., concurring, joined by C.J. Ireland [now retired] and Duffly, J.). See also Commonwealth v. Riley, 467 Mass. 799, 828–829 (2014) (Duffly, J., concurring). They say it is unfair to allow a jury to find that a defendant acted with extreme atrocity or cruelty without proof that he intended, or was indifferent to, the victim’s extraordinary pain. Riley, 467 Mass. at 828–829; Berry, 466 Mass. at 776–778. The point is well taken.
Consider a hypothetical case where a jury heard evidence that a defendant killed a victim by repeatedly striking him in the head with a tire iron. On the theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty, the jury would be instructed that they could find the defendant guilty if they found any one of seven factors—only one of which is subjective: the defendant’s indifference to, or taking pleasure in, the victim’s suffering. See Cunneen, 389 Mass. at 227. The other six factors are objective: the victim’s consciousness and degree of suffering; the extent of physical injuries; the number of blows; the manner and force of blows; the instrument used; and the disproportion between the means needed to cause death and those used. Id. So, the jury could sidestep the question of the defendant’s intent or awareness of the victim’s suffering by focusing solely on one or more of the objective factors—e.g., that the instrument used (a tire iron) can cause grotesque injuries. To be sure, there is one circumstance when a jury is required to consider the subjective factor: when there is evidence suggesting the defendant was mentally impaired. See Commonwealth v. Gould, 380 Mass. 672, 685–686 (1980). But even then, the Commonwealth is still not required to disprove the defendant’s impairment; evidence of impairment is simply a factor that the jury can weigh as they see fit.
In short, the trouble with Cunneen is that it separates the subjective factor from the objective ones. Luckily, these factors can be joined using principles from our existing law.
The case that established that malice is the only required mens rea for extreme atrocity or cruelty nonetheless acknowledged that another state of mind is also relevant. See Commonwealth v. Gilbert, 165 Mass. 45, 58–59 (1895). In one breath, the court declared that “[s]pecial knowledge of the character of the act,” i.e., that the killing “was attended with extreme atrocity or cruelty,” is not required. Id. at 58. But, in another breath, the court recognized that some knowledge of the crime’s brutality must exist: “The circumstances [of the killing] would give [the defendant] reason to believe that he was causing pain to his victim; the indifference to such pain, as well as actual knowledge thereof and taking pleasure in it, constitute cruelty, and extreme cruelty is only a higher degree of cruelty.” Id. at 59. The implication is that a defendant who knows his actions are cruel would also know they are extremely so. Yet, how can a jury make this conclusion unless they find that the defendant’s actions were extreme (e.g., that the defendant inflicted multiple blows with a dangerous weapon), and that the defendant had at least “actual knowledge” of the extraordinary pain the victim would suffer? Gilbert, 165 Mass. at 59. And shouldn’t the Commonwealth have to prove this mens rea, considering what is at stake: a sentence of life without parole? Put another way, when our most severe criminal punishment is on the line, is it fair to allow the jury to presume the defendant’s actual knowledge of, indifference to, or pleasure in the victim’s extreme suffering? These are the problems that Gilbert created and that Cunneen failed to solve.
So what is the answer? How about requiring the Commonwealth to prove both the first Cunneen factor and at least one of the others? That would bring together two essential components: an unusually brutal or painful manner of death (objective element), and the defendant’s indifference to or taking pleasure in the victim’s extraordinary suffering (subjective element). By analogy, our law already uses a similar hybrid of objective and subjective components for so-called “third-prong malice”: an intent to do an act which, in circumstances known to the defendant (subjective part), a reasonable person would have known created a plain and strong likelihood of death (objective part). See Commonwealth v. Stewart, 460 Mass. 817, 826 & n.9 (2011). A similar hybrid could perhaps work for extreme atrocity or cruelty too.
Some time ago, two members of the Supreme Judicial Court worried that requiring the Commonwealth to prove the defendant knew about or intended the victim’s extreme suffering would “blur the distinction” between two theories of first-degree murder: deliberate premeditation, and extreme atrocity or cruelty. See Gould, 380 Mass. at 693 (Quirico, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part, joined by Hennessey, C.J.). The Justices did not explain what they meant by “blur.” It seems they were concerned that because deliberate premeditation is the only theory of first-degree murder that, besides malice, has a second mens rea (i.e., forming a plan to kill after a period of reflection, Commonwealth v. Caine, 366 Mass. 366, 374 ), adding a second mens rea to extreme atrocity or cruelty (indifference to or pleasure in the victim’s suffering) would—by giving that theory two mens reas—make that theory too similar to deliberate premeditation. The concern, however, is not compelling. The mental state for deliberate premeditation (forming a plan to kill after a period of reflection) is quite unlike indifference to or taking pleasure in a victim’s extraordinary suffering. Thus, the purported concern with “blurring” should not stand in the way of improving our law.
The same two Justices also warned that adding a second mens rea would “rewrite [the] legislative definition” of extreme atrocity or cruelty. See Gould, 380 Mass. at 691. Perhaps so, considering that G. L. c. 265, § 1 does not provide this second mens rea. But neither does the statute define what acts objectively bespeak extreme atrocity or cruelty; the common law does that. See Cunneen, 389 Mass. at 227. Also, the Legislature has not amended G. L. c. 265, § 1 since the Supreme Judicial Court, more than three decades ago, allowed juries to at least consider evidence of a defendant’s mental state (beyond malice) to determine whether the defendant acted with extreme atrocity or cruelty. See Gould, 380 Mass. at 684–686 & n.16. Accord Commonwealth v. Rutkowski, 459 Mass. 794, 798 (2011); Commonwealth v. Urrea, 443 Mass. 530, 535 (2005). See also Cunneen, 389 Mass. at 227–228. The Legislature’s silence on Cunneen and Gould suggests it is comfortable with sensible judicial modifications of the law.
It may be some time before the right occasion arises to revisit the mens rea element of murder by extreme atrocity or cruelty. When that time comes, the Supreme Judicial Court would do well to take the opportunity to make the law more logical and fair.
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Implantable Drug Delivery System: In the year 1861, Lafarge introduced the concept of an implantable system for sustained release drug administration. In the very beginning, it was first introduced to produce solid implants containing steroid hormones implantable system for long-term delivery. Implantable drug delivery systems are placed under the skin and designed to release drugs into the bloodstream without the repeat insertion of needles.
“A sterile drug delivery device for subcutaneous implantation having the ability to deliver the drugs at a controlled rate over a prolonged period, comprising a rod-shaped polymeric inner matrix with an elongated body and two ends.”
Ideal Properties of an Implantable Drug Delivery System
- Environmentally stable.
- Easy to sterilize.
- Rate controlled release of the drug.
- Improve patient compliance by reducing the frequency of drug administration over the entire period of treatment.
- Easy to manufacture and relatively inexpensive.
- Good mechanical strength.
- Free from surgical procedure.
Advantages of an Implantable Drug Delivery System
Convenience: Implantation therapy permits patients to receive medication outside the hospital with minimal medical surveillance.
Compliance: Compliance is increased greatly by allowing a reduction or complete elimination of patient-involved dosing.
Improved drug delivery: Using an implantable drug delivery system the drug is delivered locally or in systemic circulation with minimal interference by biological or metabolic barriers.
Potential for controlled release: These deliver drugs by zero order-controlled release kinetics, so it can reduce the dosage frequency and increase patient compliance.
Potential for intermittent release: Extremely programmable pumps can facilitate intermittent release in response to various factors such as; cardiac rhythm, metabolic needs, etc.
Flexibility: Various types of flexibilities like; materials, methods of manufactures, etc. are available in the case of implants. Controlled delivery of both hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs can be obtained from here.
Disadvantages of an Implantable Drug Delivery System
Invasive: For the insertion of the implants, a patient has to face either a major or a minor surgical procedure.
Termination: Non-biodegradable polymeric implants can be terminated from the body also with the help of a surgical method at the end of the treatment.
The danger of device failure: If due to some reason, the device fails to operate properly during the treatment then again surgical steps should be taken for removal of the device from the patient’s body.
Limited to potent drug: The size of the device is very small to reduce the patient’s discomfort, therefore only the potent drugs which are very small in amount can only be used in this system.
Adverse reaction: As a high concentration of a drug is delivered to the implantation site with the help of the device therefore there is always a chance of adverse reaction due to this local high concentration.
Mechanism of Drug Release from Implantable Therapeutic System
Fig.1: Classification of Drug Release from Implantable Therapeutic System
A. Polymer Membrane Permeation-Controlled Drug Delivery System:
- In this controlled drug delivery device, the drug reservoir is encapsulated within a capsule-shaped or spherical compartment.
- This total system is covered with a rate-controlling polymeric membrane.
- The drug reservoir can be either solid particles or the dispersion of the solid particles in a liquid or solid dispersing medium.
- The encapsulation of the drug reservoir system inside the polymeric membrane can be done by encapsulation, microencapsulation, molding, extrusion, etc.
B. Polymer Matrix Diffusion-Controlled Drug Delivery System:
- In this implantable device, the reservoir is formed by the dispersion of the solid particles throughout a lipophilic or hydrophilic polymer matrix.
- This dispersion can be obtained by dispersing the solid drug dosage form in the liquid or semisolid polymer matrix at room temperature followed by cross-linking of the polymer chains.
- The drug-polymer dispersions are then molded or extruded to form drug delivery devices of various shapes.
- It can also be prepared by dissolving the drug solid or the polymer in an organic solvent followed by conservation or solid evaporation at an elevated temperature under a vacuum to form a microsphere.
C. Membrane-Matrix Hybrid Type Drug Delivery System:
- This type of drug delivery system is a hybrid form of polymer membrane permeation-controlled drug delivery system and the polymer matrix permeation controlled drug delivery system.
- It follows the constant drug release kinetics just like the polymer membrane permeation-controlled drug delivery system.
- Therefore, it will reduce the chances of dose dumping from the reservoir compartment.
- Just like the matrix diffusion system, the drug reservoir is also prepared by the homogeneous dispersion of the drug solid particles throughout a polymer matrix.
- But in the case of this implantable drug delivery, the total reservoir is encapsulated within a rate-controlling polymeric membrane.
- This is a sandwich-type implantable device.
D. Micro Reservoir Partition-Controlled Drug Delivery System:
- In this controlled release drug delivery device, the drug reservoir is a suspension of drug crystals in an aqueous solution of water-miscible polymer and it also forms a homogeneous dispersion.
- Micro dispersion is obtained by the high-energy dispersion technique.
- Different sizes and shapes of drug delivery devices can be obtained with the help of extrusion and molding.
- According to the physicochemical properties of the drug, the device can be further coated with a layer of biocompatible polymer to modify the mechanism and the rate of drug release.
E. Osmotic Pressure Activated Drug Delivery System:
- From the above-mentioned definition, it can be easily assumed that the osmotic pressure is the main source of energy in this case to activate and modulate the delivery of the drug.
- Here, the drug reservoir is either a solution or a semisolid state which is contained within a semipermeable compartment with controlled water permeability.
- The volume of the drug solution released is determined by the equation.
In this type of controlled drug delivery system, the release of the drug takes place due to osmotic pressure.
- Drug reservoir which can be either a solid or a suspension is contained in a semipermeable housing.
- The release is activated through a specially formed orifice and the rate of release is modulated by controlling the osmotic gradient.
- Thus, the release rate is dependent on water permeability of the membrane, the solubility of the osmogen, effective surface area of semi-permeable housing as well as an osmotic gradient.
- A representative example of this type of implantable controlled release drug delivery system is the alzet osmotic pump.
F. Higuchi Leeper Osmotic Pumps:
The Higuchi-Leeper pump has no water chamber, and the activation of the device occurs after the imbibition of the water from the surrounding environment. This variation allows the device to be prepared loaded with drugs and can be stored for a long before use. HiguchiLeeper pumps contain a rigid housing and a semi-permeable membrane supported on a perforated frame; a salt chamber containing a fluid solution with an excess of solid salt is usually present in this type of pump. Upon administration/implantation, surrounding biological fluid penetrates the device through a porous and semi-permeable membrane and dissolves the MgSO4, creating osmotic pressure inside the device that pushes a movable separator toward the drug chamber to remove the drug outside the device. It is widely employed for veterinary use. This type of pump is implanted in the body of an animal for the delivery of antibiotics or growth hormones to animals.
G. Higuchi-Theeuwes Osmotic Pump:
In this device, the rigid housing consisted of a semi-permeable membrane. This membrane is strong enough to withstand the pumping pressure developed inside the device due to the imbibition of water. The drug is loaded in the device only before its application, which extends the advantage for storage of the device for a longer duration. The release of the drug from the device is governed by the salt used in the salt chamber and the permeability characteristics of the outer membrane.
H. Elementary Osmotic Pump (EOP):
It is fabricated as a tablet coated with a semi-permeable membrane, usually cellulose acetate. A small orifice is drilled through the membrane coating. When this coated tablet is exposed to an aqueous environment, the osmotic pressure of the soluble drug inside the tablet draws water through the semi-permeable coating and a saturated aqueous solution of the drug is formed inside the device. The membrane is non-extensible and the increase in volume due to imbibition of water raises the hydrostatic pressure inside the tablet, eventually leading to the flow of saturated solution of active agent out of the device through a small orifice.
I. Push-Pull Osmotic Pump (PPOP):
The push-pull osmotic pump is delivered both poorly water-soluble and highly water-soluble drugs at a constant rate. This system resembles a standard bilayer-coated tablet. One layer (the upper layer) contains the drug in a formulation of a polymeric, osmotic agent, and other tablet excipients. This polymeric osmotic agent can form a suspension of the drug in situ. When this tablet later imbibes water, the other layer contains osmotic and coloring agents, polymer, and tablet excipients. These layers are formed and bonded together by tablet compression to form a single bilayer core. The tablet core is then coated with a semipermeable membrane. After the coating has been applied, a small hole is drilled through the membrane by a laser or mechanical drill on the drug layer side of the tablet. When the system is placed in an aqueous environment, water is attracted into the tablet by an osmotic agent in both layers. The osmotic attraction in the drug layer pulls water into the compartment to form in situ a suspension of the drug. The osmotic agent in the nondrug layer simultaneously attracts water into that compartment, causing it to expand volumetrically, and the expansion of the non-drug layer pushes the drug suspension out of the delivery orifice.
J. Controlled Porosity Osmotic Pump (CPOP):
It is an osmotic tablet wherein the delivery orifices (holes) are formed in situ through the leaching of water-soluble pore-forming agents incorporated in a semi-permeable membrane (SPM) (e.g., urea, nicotinamide, sorbitol, etc.). The drug release rate from CPOP depends on various factors like; coating thickness, the solubility of the drug in tablet core, level of leachable pore-forming agent(s), and the osmotic pressure difference across the membrane.
K. Liquid-Oral Osmotic (L-OROS) System:
Various L-OROS systems available to provide controlled delivery of liquid drug formulations include; L-OROS hard cap, L-OROS soft cap, and a delayed liquid bolus delivery system. Each of these systems includes; a liquid drug layer, an osmotic engine or push layer, and a semi-permeable membrane coating. When the system is in contact with the aqueous environment, water permeates across the rate-controlling membrane and activates the osmotic layer.
The delayed liquid bolus delivery system comprises three layers: a placebo delay layer, a liquid drug layer, and an osmotic engine, all surrounded by a rate-controlling semipermeable membrane (SPM). The delivery orifice is drilled on the placebo layer end of the capsule-shaped device. When the osmotic engine expands, the placebo is released first, delaying the release of the drug layer. Drug release can be delayed from 1 to 10 hours, depending on the permeability of the rate-controlling membrane and the size of the placebo.
L. Sandwiched Osmotic Tablet (SOT):
The sandwiched osmotic tablet is composed of a polymeric push layer sandwiched between two drug layers with two delivery orifices. When placed in the aqueous environment, the middle push layer containing the swelling agents swells, and the drug is released from the two orifices situated on opposite sides of the tablet; thus, sandwiched osmotic tablets (SOTS) can be suitable for drugs prone to cause local irritation of the gastric mucosa.
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Includes: Water, entrance ticket to get in the National Park, professional guide. Cost: $50 per person Duration: 3 hrs Starts at: 7 a.m. or 1 p.m. Location: Manuel Antonio National Park
Tour one of Costa Rica’s most stunning national parks on this Manuel Antonio National Park hike. An experienced guide will take you through this natural world of wonder that is bursting with biodiversity, and will point out the plants and animals you will see. The park has
numerous trails through the rainforest leading to pristine white sand beaches, only reachable through the park. The park is alive with tropical butterflies, birds, monkeys, coatis, snakes, iguanas, sloths, orchids and more. For those who love nature and exploration, this tour is unforgettable.
Manuel Antonio National Park. Tiny it may be, but this 682-hectare national park epitomizes everything tourists flock to Costa Rica to see: stunning beaches, a magnificent setting with islands offshore (bird sanctuaries for marine species), lush rainforest laced with a network of welcoming trails, wildlife galore, and all within walking distance of your hotel. A few years ago the deluge of visitors threatened to spoil the very things they had come to see. Park Director Jose Antonio Salazar believes the park can withstand no more than 300 visitors a day.
In 1994, the Park Service began limiting the numbers of visitors to 600 per day (800 on Saturday and Sunday), and the park is now closed on Monday. If you wish to do your bit to help preserve Manuel Antonio, consider visiting in the “green” or wet season. Litter and pollution are additional problems. Pack out what you pack in. Nonetheless, the park is too small to sustain a healthy and viable population of certain animals.
If the monkeys do not have access to areas outside the park, the population will decline because they cannot breed. You are guaranteed close-up encounters with monkeys, sloths, coatimundis, and scarlet macaws. What a gem! Despite its diminutive size, Manuel Antonio is one of the country’s most popular parks, with as many as 150,000 visitors annually in peak years.
Corridors that allow animals access to areas outside the park have been taken up by hotels, so that the park has, in recent years, become an island. As a result, the titi (squirrel monkey) population is declining. Fortunately, in 2000, a decree was issued to triple the park’s size to just under 1800 hectares.
The manchineel is highly toxic and possesses a sap that irritates the skin. Its tempting applelike fruits are also poisonous. Avoid touching any part of the tree. Also, don’t use its wood for fires–the smoke will irritate your lungs. Information. The park entrance is at the eastern end of Playa Espadilla, where you wade across the shallow Rio Camaronera and pay your entrance fee; little rowboats are on hand at high tide, when you may otherwise be waist-deep. The ranger station, sells maps for 40 cents.
There’s a small open-air natural-history museum and information center on Playa Manuel Antonio. Camping is not allowed in the park. There are no accommodations or snack bars. There’s secure parking by the creek near the park entrance. Cautions theft is a major problem on the beaches, not least by the monkeys. Don’t leave your things unguarded while you swim. Take whatever precautions you can to protect your goods. There are riptides on Playa Espadilla. Watch your children, as there are no lifeguards. | <urn:uuid:02b42007-83e4-4d67-952e-cb77fa3129ef> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://junglecasa.com/attractions/manuel-antonio-national-park/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.928329 | 767 | 1.867188 | 2 |
Earlier this week, we were excited to welcome ABA President Paulette Brown to the BBA. She first addressed BBA Council and then served as keynote speaker for our event, Making Strides: Retaining and Promoting Diverse Talent. Read more about that event here.
Brown is the first woman of color to serve as ABA President. She is a labor and employment partner at Locke Lorde, LLP, in Morristown, NJ, and co-chair of the firm-wide Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Prior to becoming president, she held a variety of leadership positions within the ABA. She has been a member of the ABA House of Delegates since 1997 and is a former member of the ABA Board of Governors and its Executive Committee as well as the Governance Commission. She has worked on many committees and events related to diversity and inclusion in the bar and justice system.
The cornerstones of Brown’s presidency are eliminating bias and enhancing diversity and inclusion in the justice system, issues that have long been essential to the BBA’s mission as well. (To see a timeline of our diversity and inclusion efforts, click here.) Despite the best efforts of the bar and law firms, law is less diverse than comparable professions, being 88% white. Brown has been working to develop sustainable action plans to increase diversity and curb implicit bias, including creating legal education programs for judges, district attorneys, and public defenders to increase awareness of these issues. Under her leadership, the ABA also submitted an amicus brief in the second round of the Fisher v. University of Texas case, arguing, much like the BBA’s own brief, that race-conscious admissions policies in higher-education are necessary to assure a pipeline of diverse candidates to law school and into the legal profession.
The centerpiece of her initiative is the Diversity and Inclusion 360 Commission which includes four working groups trying to change the dynamics of the legal profession:
- Implicit Bias – this group is creating training videos and accompanying training manuals for judges, prosecutors, and public defenders about the existence of implicit bias and what to do about it. The video for judges was recently unveiled, featuring judges, law professors, and implicit bias experts. Brown is working on spreading the word to national judges’ groups and associations to encourage its usage by the bench federally and in all 50 states.
- Pipeline Projects – underscoring the “pipeline” argument made in the Fisher case, this group will be examining the larger social picture of diversity throughout the education process as a means of achieving a more diverse bar. It is Co-Chaired by BBA Statewide Task Force to Expand Civil Legal Aid in Massachusetts member Dean Martha Minow of Harvard Law School. Three subgroups will look separately at K-12 education, college and pre-law preparation, and law school and bar passage. Brown noted that these subgroups will also examine potential law school pipelines from community colleges and from the military. They will attempt to identify ways to effectively address the barriers facing diverse students at each juncture.
- Diversity and Inclusion Guidelines and Implementation – this group will develop model diversity plans for bar associations and recommendations for state and local bars encouraging mandatory CLE courses on diversity and inclusion. The last piece recently took a major step forward at the ABA’s Midyear Meeting in February, when the House of Delegates engrossed Resolution 107, resolving that all states with mandatory CLE programs should modify their rules to include mandatory diversity and inclusion training. This group will also look at the ABA itself to ensure that the organization is a model nationally for diversity and inclusion procedures and implementation.
- Economic Case – this group will develop methods for increasing economic opportunities for diverse lawyers through training, mentoring, analysis of legal spending, a review of RFP processes, and other tools. One of its goals is to create a uniform measurement tool by which all law firms can evaluate their efforts towards diversity. BBA Council member Mark Roellig, MassMutual, serves as a member of this working group.
We applaud the ABA and President Paulette Brown for all her work on these major issues in today’s practice. Hopefully, under her leadership, the ABA can develop some solutions to the problem of implicit bias and establish a pipeline of diverse individuals to join, and stay in, the legal profession, so that lawyers can more closely reflect the public they serve.
– Jonathan Schreiber
Legislative and Public Policy Manager
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Ramadan, fasting and Covid-19: Your medical questions answered
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe, many Muslims themselves are grappling with a host of health-related questions on how to embark on the one-month series of daily fasts under the shadow of this new and devastating infectious disease.
With Ramadan being both a physical and spiritual journey, and a communal ritual that often involves gatherings and socialisation, The New Arab speaks to UK-based General practitioner Dr Milad Hilli with some of the commonly asked questions about fasting, socialising and maintaining good health under the threat of Covid-19.
Many are worried that fasting will make them more likely to get infected with the coronavirus. Does fasting have an impact on the immune system?
There is no evidence that people who fast are at increased risk of coronavirus. On the contrary, some studies suggest fasting can boost your immune system in the short term. However, it is important to point out that these studies are limited, and we need more research on this topic.
If a person is generally healthy and able to stay at home, would fasting make them more vulnerable to contracting Covid-19?
There is no association between fasting and contracting Covid-19. Fasting will not put you at increased risk of catching the virus, if you comply with the advice from public health. This advice applies to all, whether you are fasting or not.
To prevent the spread of this virus stay at home, wash your hands for 20 seconds, avoid touching your face with unwashed hands, use a hand sanitiser if water is not available and cough/sneeze into a tissue and throw the tissue in the bin.
What advice do you have for people working in public and on the frontlines while fasting during Ramadan?
My advice about reducing the risk of contracting the virus would be the same for all workers whether you are fasting or not. If you have to go to work maintain a two-metre distance between you and others. If you are unwell stay at home.
For those who are fasting and working, it is important to have adequate hydration and the right food in suhoor and iftar to maintain energy levels throughout the day.
What coronavirus-related symptoms should people look out for before deciding to fast?
The symptoms of coronavirus vary from person to person, as does the severity of these symptoms. The two common symptoms are: a new persistent cough and a high temperature (37.8 degrees and above – or if you feel hot to touch on your chest or back). If you have either of these symptoms you should not leave your home and follow the governments guidance on self-isolation.
With regards to fasting, as per Islamic rulings if you are unwell you should not be fasting – if in doubt about your individual case seek the advice of your doctor. This applies to people with symptoms of the coronavirus, who are in discomfort or have a fever, as they will need to be drinking water regularly throughout the day and they may need paracetamol.
Keeping well-hydrated and eating food that boosts immunity are often suggested as important in the fight against Covid-19. How can people fasting keep well-hydrated and boost their immunity?
It is so important to drink plenty of fluids during both suhoor and iftar, and to eat the right food in regular size portions (remember have a meal not a feast!).
Suhoor should contain slowly digesting food which provides enough energy throughout the day. This includes complex carbohydrates and fibre-rich food.
Complex carbohydrates are found in grains and seeds, wheat, oats, beans, lentils, whole meal flour and basmati rice. Fibre is found in cereals, whole wheat, grains and seeds, vegetables such as green beans and almost all fruit.
|Muslims are grappling with a host of health-related questions about fasting under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic|
Iftar could include dates and fruit juices as they provide a burst of energy. Keep rich food to a minimum. Try to avoid deep fried and fried food, instead try shallow frying, baking of grilling.
Some may not have access to fresh foods during lockdown, what cupboard staples would you recommend as a healthy alternative?
If you cannot get hold of fresh food, such as vegetables frozen options are a great alternative, as are canned vegetables, e.g. peas and sweetcorn. As mentioned before, grains, oats and cereals are all great staples for this holy month.
For many who continue to social distance, the stress of lockdown and the feeling of loneliness are particularly devastating. With the social element Ramadan key to so many people's lives, do you have any advice on how to deal with loneliness and how to help mental health during this month?
Loneliness is a big problem which people are facing during these challenging times. The responsibility falls upon us all as a community to reach out to friends, family and neighbours, one phone call a day can really make a difference. Those with access to computers and smart phones can video call each other as a more interactive way of staying in touch. It is also a good way to carry out some of the religious rituals like reading the holy Quran and recite duas together while socially distancing.
Staying active by carrying out light exercise such as yoga or walking is also very important during this month, not only for your physical health but also for your mental health.
My advice to anyone struggling with their mental health is to reach out, there is a lot of support out there, from your family or friends, family doctor or mental health charities, such as MIND.
Preparing food for friends and family and sending it to their homes for iftar used to be quite common. Are there any particular risks or precautions if people continue to do so?
At present there is insufficient evidence that this virus can be spread through food, and the risk of contracting it from packages including food containers is low. It is important to wash your hand before and after food preparation and especially after handling meat of all forms. If you want to deliver food to family and friends, it is advisable to do so by leaving the food outside their door and maintaining the 2m distance.
For a number of working people, ordering food from restaurants or take outs is a lifeline. Are there any further risks or precautions they need to take?
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Vertical gardens don’t have to be limited to a wall or fence. Support your climbing plants and add ornament to your garden with a tuteur.
“Tuteur” is the French word for “trainer.” In this case, it’s a trainer of vines or other climbing plants that otherwise would not have a vertical surface to grab. Photograph by Kendra Wilson for Gardenista.
Often seen in traditional French gardens, tuteurs are generally pyramidal. How do they differ from obelisks? Obelisks tend to be more rectangular in shape; however the names and shapes seem to be interchangeable. Regardless of what they are called, they are a versatile garden tool. They can stand alone or be used in a garden container, offering small space urban gardeners a way to grow climbing vines. Tuteurs can serve as a source of structural support in the beginning stages of a vertical garden DIY project. Here are a few of our favorites.
For more willow, see “Design Sleuth: Willow Accessories for the Cottage Garden.”
Above: The 48-inch tall Pom Pom Spreading Obelisk is made of adjustable coated steel wire, to fit into a tiny corner or container; $48 from Terrain.
Above: While perhaps not technically a tuteur (no pyramid shape in sight), the Jardin Round Trellis achieves the same result. Made of powder-coated, hand-painted steel, the standalone vertical garden is available in 5-foot and 7-foot sizes; $64.95 and $84.95 respectively at Gardener’s Supply.
Above: The Braided Vines Obelisk stands 48 inches tall and is crafted of natural vines; $88 from Terrain.
Above: A modern take from Terra Trellis, the Akoris Garden Tuteur Jr. stands 61 inches tall and comes in a choice of six zero-VOC powder coat finishes or a natural oxide finish. Made by artisans in the US; $279 at Terra Trellis.
Above: If seized by an urge to create your own standalone DIY vertical garden, follow step-by-step instructions to make a Bentwood Plant Teepee via BHG.
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the federal government had warnings about 9/11 but decided to ignore them, a national survey found.
And that’s not the only conspiracy theory with a huge number of true believers in the United States.
The poll found that more than one out of three Americans believe Washington is concealing the truth about UFOs and the Kennedy assassination – and most everyone is sure the rise in gas prices is one vast oil-industry conspiracy.
Sixty-two percent of those polled thought it was “very likely” or “somewhat likely” that federal officials turned a blind eye to specific warnings of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Only 30 percent said the 9/11 theory was “not likely,” according to the Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll.
The findings followed a 2006 poll by the same researchers, who found that 36 percent of Americans believe federal government officials “either assisted in the 9/11 attacks or took no action” because they wanted “to go to war in the Middle East.”
In that poll, 16 percent said the Twin Towers might have collapsed because of secretly planted explosives – not hijacked passenger jets flown into them.
And what hit the Pentagon? Twelve percent figured it was a US cruise missile.
Anger at the federal government and skepticism in general by younger Americans is fueling the popularity of crackpot conspiracy theories.
Only 12 percent of Americans expressed anger at the government following the 2001 terrorist attack, but that grew steadily and reached 54 percent last year.
Most young adults give some credence to a conspiracy theory, while seniors are the least likely to believe in one, pollsters found.
In the latest Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll, 811 US adults were interviewed Sept. 24 to Oct. 10. Among the findings:
* 42 percent believe the federal government knew in advance of the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy, compared with 40 percent who call that theory “not likely.”
* 37 percent believe UFOs are real and that the feds have been hiding the truth about them.
The 2006 poll found 36 percent believed the government was also hiding proof that intelligent life exists on other planets.
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Mammoth bones and the “ghost” footprints of ancient people are the latest evidence for scientific debate about when the first humans reached the Americas.
Fossilized bones, in particular, could suggest that people lived in North America tens of thousands of years before the generally accepted date for the arrival of the first Native Americans of around 10,000 BC.
Researchers say radiocarbon dates of chemicals in mammoth bones, of a mother and her calf, indicate that the animals lived about 37,000 years ago in what is now New Mexico. Patterns of fractures on the bones show they were slaughtered by humans, so they must have lived there at the same time, the researchers added. But the findings are disputed by other scientists, who say the fractures may have been caused naturally.
The latest “ghost” footprints, meanwhile, were discovered a few weeks ago at an Air Force missile range in a Utah desert. Scientists believe they are around 12,000 years old, but this is only the second time such footprints have been found, and they support the discovery last year of ghost footprints in New Mexico that would have at least 21,000 years old – although this discovery, too, is disputed.
Mammoth bones from what is called the Hartley site in northern New Mexico, on rocks above a tributary of the Rio Grande, are being hailed as the most conclusive evidence yet that humans arrived in the Americas up to 50,000 years ago by walking on “earth”. bridge” between what is now Siberia and Alaska.
Researchers say they are confident from their dating and interpretation that the fractures on them were caused by repeated impacts with sharp objects during their deliberate butchering. They also say there is evidence that fire was used selectively to cook many bones.
“I think it’s rock-solid radiocarbon dating,” said paleontologist Timothy Rowe, a professor at the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin. “Skeptics will put everything under the microscope, but I think we ticked every box.”
Rowe is lead author of a mammoth bone study published last month in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
He said the fractures and tiny splinters of bone caused by the butchery process are also distinctive and seen at butchery sites of a similar age in Europe and Asia: “If this site were in northern Siberia, no one would blink.”
The idea that mammoths were slaughtered by early humans is supported by other recent discoveries, including human footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico and what are said to be stone tools. made 33,000 years ago in a cave in northern Mexico.
But the idea and the evidence are disputed by other scientists. The dating of the White Sands footprints has been questioned, and some scientists believe the objects from Mexico are not tools at all, but naturally sharp rocks.
And they dispute that the fractures on mammoth bones could only have been made by humans; instead, they could have been caused by a landslide or other natural event.
“The fracture patterns on these mammoth bones at this site can certainly be caused by humans,” said anthropologist Andre Costopoulos, a professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, who published a detailed review in latest research line. “But they are not necessarily diagnostic of a human presence.”
“We don’t have clear evidence yet, because there are other possible explanations that need to be ruled out first, and they haven’t been,” he said.
The lack of distinctive stone tools at the Hartley site is also a problem. Researchers say the people who slaughtered the mammoths may not have used sophisticated stone tools, just primitive tools indistinguishable from natural bone or rock.
But other scientists say there is no evidence for this, and that even primitive humans at this time could expect to have better tools.
Archaeologist Ben Potter, a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, said there is evidence in Africa, Europe and the Far East that Homo sapiens used intricate stone tools from about 47,000 years ago, and so their absence from the Hartley site is significant.
He said in an email that he was unconvinced by the latest research on mammoth bones and the idea that it shows people arrived in the Americas so long ago. “Anything is possible. However, we just need to have evidence to back up that claim,” he said. “I don’t think they have enough evidence yet, and certainly not on this site.”
Some other scientists are more convinced, however, and suggest that others may be reluctant to face the possibility that some humans arrived in the Americas 50,000 years ago.
“The research seems very thorough,” said Spencer Lucas, curator of paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. “When will the archaeological community wake up and smell like coffee? There is so much evidence,” he said.
“I’m not saying this is the last piece of evidence…but you have the prints from White Sands, and the [Mexico] site – there’s all sorts of evidence piling up that points to human occupation of the New World before 20,000 years ago, and I don’t understand why this idea is still worth debating.
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David Smith Presenting On Smart Microgrids At The 2015 World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC)
On Thursday, October 1st at 10:00 am Dave Smith will present “Smart Microgrids – An Integrated Platform for Energy Efficiency, Distributed Generation and Resilience” at The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) 2015 World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) in Orlando. Held yearly, WEEC is a highly notable national and international event for energy professionals. It features a multi-track conference program, a complete line-up of sessions on current energy topics, and a wide-ranging exposition of new technologies in the market.
Microgrids are local energy networks that are able to separate from the larger electrical grid during extreme weather events or emergencies, providing power to individual customers and crucial public services such as hospitals, first responders, and water treatment facilities. Primarily considered a means to keep the electricity flowing in the event of prolonged power outages and other emergencies, microgrids can also, if designed and operated to their potential, provide a platform for energy efficiency, distributed generation, load management, and energy storage. In this way, smart microgrids go beyond serving merely as an insurance policy and instead offer “resilience with a payback.” Smart microgrids integrate energy and communications technologies with groups of buildings, energy loads and power markets to lower usage, reduce transmission and distribution costs, optimize loads, and reduce emissions.
In this presentation, Dave will discuss smart microgrids in development and operation and some of the specific technologies and strategies that are being employed. Dave will talk about Burns’ work in developing and designing microgrids for customers including the Philadelphia Navy Yard and New Jersey Transit and other notable microgrids projects in the U.S. and abroad.
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Emergency Officials encourage the community to be hurricane ready
Hurricane Preparedness Week begins
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - We’re still a few weeks away from the official start of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but Emergency Management Officials say now is the time to get ready for a storm.
Hurricane Season starts on June first, but over the last several years, storms have been forming ahead of the season, and it’s the same story for the Pacific Hurricane Season, which already has its first named system of the year, Andres.
Dr. Rick Luettich with UNC’s Institute of Marines Sciences says more intense storms are a trend we will continue to see because of climate change.
“Fortunately, it looks like it may stay out at sea, so that’s the good news, and I think it’s just a reminder and probably its the best possible reminder that the climate is changing and these storms are forming earlier and earlier,” said Dr. Luettich.
That’s why emergency managers around the state are urging you to start readying yourself for a storm now as part of Hurricane Preparedness Week.
Craven County Emergency Services Director Stanley Kite says one of the most important things you should do is looking at where your home falls on the flood maps and take time to understand what storm hazards where your home is most vulnerable.
“Really, understand those local impact statements on the weather service when they are talking about the storm and understand what would that local impact mean based on where you live, not some other state or some other jurisdiction but your address. What does it mean if you’re going to get a 9-foot storm surge,” explained Kite.
Kite also says this week is a good time to put together an emergency kit, with items like flashlights and batteries, food and water, a first aid kit, and any important documents.
Another item on the to-do list this week is making an evacuation plan. “You should not make an assumption that a shelter will be available,” said Kite.
Emergency leaders could once again scale back shelter operations because of the pandemic, so Kite says it is best to make plans now and leave the emergency shelter space for those who need it for survival during the storm.
You can find more information on what items should be in your hurricane kits, what evacuation zones your home is in, and other important safety information here, https://www.ncdps.gov/our-organization/emergency-management/emergency-preparedness.
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[image description: A Graceful Chameleon floats in space, holding onto his own curled tail and giving the viewer a thumbs up. the chart of the cosmos whirls behind. Text reads, “216, The Small God Saṃ Sāra.”]
• • • • •
Everything begins. Everything ends. Everything begins again.
This chronical began. At times, during its progress, it has ended for a day, a week, an hour, while the scribes were otherwise occupied. Then, as is inevitable, it began again. When this iteration ends for good, some other hands will pick up the task of recording the small gods who keep and shape our world; some other eyes will find the art of capturing their likenesses. So it is. So it shall ever and always be.
And as all begins, ends, begins, Saṃ is there. Watching. Making sure the turns are smooth and seamless. Keeping the wheel going around.
There are those who would argue, and not incorrectly, that Saṃ is not a small god: that Saṃ is, in fact, the largest god of all, being a god of all existence and thus largely outside our purview. Saṃ doesn’t comment either way. Saṃ does as Saṃ desires, and appears as Saṃ wishes to appear.
Saṃ is not a small lizard. If it currently amuses Saṃ to appear as one, however, who are we to disagree?
We know our place. We are in the space between the beginning and the end, while Saṃ is the beginning and the end, and all the space between.
We show our worship in our silences.
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Mapas Culturais was one of the initiatives selected to participate in the 1st Online Congress of Cultural Management, which started on September 12nd and ends on October 10th. The event is organized by cultural collectives of Latin America and Spain and it is being fully held over the internet, through the publication of articles and videoconferences open to all public. The selection of the participating projects was based on the abstracts of registered articles, and Mapas was chosen along with other 46 initiatives.
The article published by Mapas Culturais team presents the project and contextualizes it in three axis: public sector, civil society and private sector. The first explains the changes in the cultural policy in Brazil that forested the project creation, such as the creation of the National Culture Plan and the National System for Cultural Information and Indicators (SNIIC). The second mentions other initiatives of collaborative mapping of culture in the country since the free software Mapsys, the online georeferencing system of Pontos de Cultura (Points of Culture) created in 2004. And the third shows how Instituto TIM developed Mapas, the partnerships with the Ministry of Culture and state and municipal governments and the action of the project’s network.
On September 15th, Mapas was part of the first discussion table of the Congress, with the theme “Cultural management for free culture production”. The virtual debate was based on three questions: which is the key of the sustainability of free culture projects; how to work with the public and what is the consciousness it has that the products, services and processes are based on free resources; and in which way does the free culture movement contribute with cultural management and necessity of cultural management to support free culture processes.
Lívia Ascava and Thaís Rigolon, from Mapas team, mentioned that even if a project is not sustainable, the idea behind it should be. Lívia talked about the other cultural mapping initiatives that led to the creation of Mapas as an example that, when an idea has a very strong and relevant meaning, it can be maintained and developed through other means. “That’s why with the construction of a network and the articulation with many public sectors, independent cultural agents and the third sector, we have an intersectoral action that keeps expanding and strengthening not only the project, but also the idea behind of the project”, stated Lívia.
Thaís also reinforced the importance of the cultural mapping initiatives to be seen as a state policy, defended by all, so that they can be maintained regardless of political parties or government changes. In this sense, the partnership with the public sector is fundamental.
The debate was led by Mariana Fossatti, representative of Ártica Online Cultural Center – Uruguayan cultural collective and one of the organizers of the Congress. Leonardo Foletto, from the Brazilian collective Baixa Cultura (which is also part of the event organization), attended the table. Representatives of other four initiatives completed the debate: the Argentines Ingrid Quiroga and Mariano Martino, from project Cultural Enjambre, and Babi Couto, from publisher Ediciones de la Terraza, the Spanish Andreu Meixide, from Associación Panorama180, and Brazilian Rodrigo Savazoni, from Instituto Procomum. Learn more about initiatives in this link.
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We are benefiting from ‘Borrowed Days’ - a Gaelic term describing unusually cold or warm days around the turn of a season. Three weeks ago warm, sunny weather gave us a fortaste of spring. The recent wintry weather - tonight it is going down to below zero - is welcome, giving us more time to catch up on finishing winter jobs. One of these is tree planting.
As mentioned in the previous blog, we planted around 500 trees this winter. We did some 'beating up' i.e. a forester's term for replacing last year’s planting that didn’t make it for some reason and we added different species to the existing woodland mix of species. We are leaving open areas for natural regeneration and throughout we are seeing birch, rowan and oak emerging. In fact some of the regenerated birch are now taller than improved selections of birch that we planted four years ago. Sawrey Ground Plantation, our woodland, is gradually being rewilded.
Rewilding gardens and landscapes is a term that is catching on and not just with ecologically minded garden designers and foresters. At this year’s Chelsea Flower Show on the main avenue, the show piece of conventional and cutting edge garden design, there will be ‘A Rewilding Britain Landscape’ garden with a particular inspiration from a recently introduced long lost native: the beaver. ’Wilding’ - probably a more accurate term for what we are doing - has been an inspiration in Yewfield’s gardens from when we arrived 29 years ago and continues today with renewed purpose given the climate and biodiversity crisis we face. We don't have room to introduce beavers but they have been introduced in the Lowther Estate in north Cumbria and if their reintroduction continues to be successful the hope is that these ‘ecosystem engineers’ will be introduced more widely in the Lakes.
In 2016 Sawrey Ground Plantation won the top award for the Royal Forestry Society North Region Farm and Small Woodland category. Last year the RFS have taken the top two winners from the last five years and held a competition called the Best of the Best. We have made it on to the short list with a judges visit due in the next few weeks. Our forest has fundamentally changed from 2016 because of larch disease and this winter's catastrophic storms. In spite of our planting 7000 trees in the larch felled areas, what will the judges make of it? We’ll let you know in the next blog.
The plant of the month has to be Wordsworth’s daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. We have planted hundreds around the garden and they are seeding happily and spreading. A modest example of ‘wilding’ in the garden. These chilly ‘Borrowed Days’ are perfect for extending the flowering season for daffodills - a welcome and cheerful site for tourists pouring into the Lakes for the Easter break.
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Low Input Offset Voltage C-MOS Operational Amplifier
The NJU7061,62 and 64 are single，dual and quad C-MOS Operational Amplifiers operated on a single-power-supply，low voltage and low operating current. The input offset voltage is lower than 2mV, and the input bias current is as low as less than 1pA, consequently very small signals around the ground level can be amplified. The minimum operating voltage is 3V and the output stage permits output signal to swing between both of the supply rails. Furthermore，the operating current is also as low as 150µA (typ) per circuit，therefore they can be applied especially to battery operated items.
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Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut to Hide & Unhide Desktop Icons
To quickly unhide and hide desktop icons in Windows 10, you can create your own custom keyboard shortcuts. The following are the specific steps.
To keep the desktop squeaky clean, you can not only set a gorgeous wallpaper but also
hide all the desktop icons
. The best thing about hiding the desktop icons is that it lets you organize the desktop with all the shortcuts you need all the while having the flexibility to hide them when not needed. It gives you best of the both worlds. Usually, you can hide the desktop icons from the right-click context menu. More specifically, you have to uncheck the “Show desktop icons” option in the View menu.
If you are frequently hiding and unhiding the desktop icons, using the right-click menu can be a bit cumbersome. To deal with that, you can create a
keyboard shortcut to hide desktop icons and show desktop icons
To get you started, here are the exact steps you should follow to create a keyboard shortcut to show or hide desktop icons.
Steps to Create a Keyboard Shortcut to Show or Hide Desktop Icons
We are using an AutoHotKey script to create a shortcut to hide or unhide desktop icons. Here’re the steps you should follow.
Get the AutoHotKey software from
and install it.
Now, right-click on the desktop and select “
New → Text Document
Name the new file as “
“. You can name the file anything you want. However, it is important that you replace the
After renaming the file,
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on the file and select the “
The file will be opened in the Notepad. Here,
copy and paste the below script
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Ctrl + S
” to save the file.
After closing the file,
on the .ahk file you just created.
The above action
will run the file
. You will see the AutoHotKey icon on the taskbar while it is running.
That is it. As long as the file is running in the background, you can hide or unhide desktop using the keyboard shortcut
. Think of the keyboard shortcut as a toggle to hide or unhide desktop icons.
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A design change which would allow users to listen to YouTube without video would reduce the company’s carbon footprint by up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
YouTube’s annual carbon footprint amounts to 10 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, according to researchers.
Streaming videos uses a lot of energy, in order for your internet or phone network to carry the video to you, they go through servers at data centres that host them.
Data centres owned by companies like Google, which owns YouTube, use massive amounts of carbon dioxide, produced by coal or natural gas, that often power them.
The University of Bristol’s estimates are based on data from YouTube released publicly on the electricity needed used to power the streaming site globally in 2016.
They say that the video streaming giant could reduce their carbon footprint if they allowed users to listen to audio on an inactive screen.
Data centres owned by companies like Google, which owns YouTube, use massive amounts of carbon dioxide, produced by coal or natural gas, that often power them. The estimates are based on public data from YouTube. Here, Google’s data centre in Germany
Non-paying users hwo listening to the app requires it to be kept open and the screen active.
Currently only YouTube Premium subscribers who pay a monthly fee are able to listen to audio without use of the screen.
Professor Chris Preist, who led the study said that efforts to cut down on ‘digital waste’ and make the digital pipeline more environmentally friendly tend to focus on data centres but also accounting for it is supplying the hardware.
Professor Priest told MailOnline: ‘The energy is used in the YouTube data centres, but also in the network equipment spread around the world, including the mobile transmission masts if you are watching on a mobile phone.
‘YouTube buys green energy for its own data centres to offset that part, which is a really good thing to do.’
He said that Google is one of the leading companies from an environmental point of view that does this.
The study, however, noted that the energy used to power servers and networks is roughly the same amount as Luxembourg or Zimbabwe’s yearly output.
This is roughly equivalent of the annual greenhouse gas produced by 30,000 UK homes.
Dr Daniel Schien, one of the researchers, said that tech companies should implement the radio mode as a sustainability feature to reduce digital waste.
Youtube now has now reached two billion users logged in every month despite recent controversies revolving around harmful and disturbing content. The Google-owned company was at 1.8 billion viewers a year ago but has now crossed the milestone
Other features could include the option to disable videos from autoplaying, or not letting podcasts download new episodes if there is an unplayed backlog.
‘It’s down to the companies to design these services so that they can be delivered efficiently to the whole planet,’ said Professor Preist.
It’s incredibly difficult to measure a carbon footprint directly, so scientists are often forced to estimate how much carbon is produced by different activities.
As well as the data from YouTube, the team used Netflix data centres energy figures, which they believe are similar in efficiency to YouTube’s networks.
HOW COULD TECHNOLOGY FIRMS REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT?
Digital technology companies could reduce the carbon footprint of service like YouTube by making changes to how they are designed, the study said.
The energy used to power servers and networks which allow users to watch millions of videos a day is roughly the same amount as Luxembourg or Zimbabwe.
The researchers suggest that making sustainability the primary focus of projects involving the use of technologies has more potential to offer in terms of carbon savings than companies currently explore.
‘Digital services are an everyday part of our lives,’ said lead researcher Chris Preist, Professor at University of Bristol.
‘But they require significant energy to deliver globally — not only in data centres, but also in networks, mobile networks and end devices – and so overall can have a big carbon footprint,’ Professor Preist said.
The reductions that could be gained by eliminating one example of ‘digital waste’ – or having the option to have the screen inactive to people who are only using YouTube to listen to audio.
They estimated this could reduce the footprint by up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2 annually – the carbon footprint of roughly 30,000 UK homes.
Professor Priest and his team took into account the proportion of viewers watching on different devices, such as smartphones and laptops, based on user figures provided by the BBC.
The research also doesn’t look at how much carbon was produced during the manufacturing process of the hardware that makes streaming possible like servers, computers and phones.
‘We use YouTube as an example to show a few things, Professor Priest said.
‘Firstly, even though for each of us our ‘digital carbon footprint’ is small, for any big global service such as YouTube it adds up to be something worth paying attention to.
‘Secondly, by understanding the big picture (not just the data centres) software designers can find new ways of reducing it.’
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The biggest job facing any investor is managing risk. Take too much and you are flirting with disaster; but take too little and you could cheat yourself out of the returns needed to care for yourself, your family and your heirs.
Fortunately, it's not terribly hard to get this right. You do that by allocating some of your portfolio to equity funds and the rest to bond funds. The key question is how much you should have of each. That's what this article is all about.
At the heart of this presentation is a big table of numbers that shows year-by-year hypothetical returns for 11 combinations of investment assets from 1970 through 2013. You can click here to find the table .
At the bottom, the table shows the worst-case periods an investor would have experienced in each combination. This shows the bad times through which you must persevere if you hope to reap long-term returns like those shown in the table.
Until 2008, the worst-case scenarios shown in this table came from the bear markets of 1973-74 and 2000-02. Now, most of the worst periods involve 2008 and early 2009. The long-term return of every portfolio in the table with more than 20% equity was reduced by those losses. I think the table is now a better guide to what investors may reasonably expect.
(The numbers in this table assume the equity part of the portfolio was thoroughly diversified as described in my previous article, "The Ultimate Retirement Strategy.")
The question now is simple: How much in equities and how much in bonds? A very simple approach is to split all investments equally between stocks and bonds. Such a 50/50 portfolio historically has an excellent record of producing a decent return with much less risk than the S&P 500 index.
The table shows other possibilities . Annual performance figures in each column are for readers who like lots of data. Each of those numbers represents a return that investors got, or would have gotten, in a particular year using a specific allocation strategy (after deducting an assumed annual investment advisory fee of 1% in all cases, except the S&P 500 index).
Let's turn our attention to the figures at the bottom of each column that summarize the 44-year results. For example, if you trace the numbers in the 60/40 column down from the top, you'll see the year-by-year performance from 1970 (a gain of 3.4%) through 2013 (a gain of 11.9%). And you will see that this combination produced a compound rate of return of 10%; its standard deviation, a measure of volatility or risk, was 9.2%. (Keep in mind that lower numbers mean lower volatility.)
The far right-hand column shows that the S&P 500 had a slightly higher return, 10.4%. But that came at a cost of a much higher standard deviation, 15.5%. Compared with the S&P 500, the 60/40 portfolio produced about 96% of the long-term return of the U.S. stock market while subjecting investors to only 59% of the risk.
I would also call your attention to the line near the bottom of the table showing, in percentage terms, the biggest 12-month loss you would have sustained for each allocation. The lesson is this: If you want the returns, you have to be willing and able to sustain the interim losses. Many investors learned this the hard way in 2008 after they had invested too aggressively.
In other words, in real life, you'll never get those appealing returns if you don't stick with the program you select. And you won't stick with the program if you bail out when things get uncomfortable.
The whole point of the table and of this article is to let you run your fingers back and forth on those bottom lines and search for a combination of stocks and bonds that produced losses you think you could tolerate.
I'm struck by the difference between the diversified 100% equity portfolio and the S&P 500 index. The former was clearly superior, with a 15% improvement in return (12% vs. 10.4%). That difference is much greater than it might seem over a long period of years. Over 30 years, $1,000 would grow to $29,960 at 12% vs. only $19,457 at 10.4%. At the same time, the massive diversification reduces risk.
Still, any all-equity portfolio involves substantial risks. Not many investors can be sure they'll keep their cool in the face of losses like those shown at the bottom of the all-equity columns in this table.
A long-term return of 12% may be more than you need to meet your goals. After many years of working with investors, I believe most retirees can meet their needs with a long-term return of 6% to 10%.
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- Takes note that The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has nominated Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni Polog (No. 00737) for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding:
Glasoechko male two-part singing is a traditional vocal musical form passed on orally from generation to generation as part of the local tradition and cultural identity of the Dolni Polog population. The very name of the element evokes its communal role, underlining its social and cultural functions at celebrations, weddings and other social gatherings, where it is spontaneously performed by groups of two or three men. Glasoechko songs are polyphonic, with a drone voice in counterpoint to the main melody. The songs may take the form of local historical or mythological epics or lyrical love songs, and are often accompanied by a shepherd’s flute and bagpipes. Glasoechko varies from village to village. The bearers of this tradition are prominent individual singers who have acquired their knowledge through direct learning from talented predecessors. Nowadays, there are few Glasoechko performers, largely as a result of migration. Over time, traditional Glasoechko songs have been marginalized at celebrations, and lack of exposure has resulted in diminishing interest among younger generations – a trend compounded by the complexity of the music, which makes it difficult to create an interest in it and transmit the relevant skills and knowledge.
- Decides that, from the information included in the file, the nomination satisfies the following criteria for inscription on the Urgent Safeguarding List:
U.1: Transmitted from generation to generation, Glasoechko singing conveys the values, oral history and mythology of people in Dolni Polog region and provides its community with a sense of identity and continuity;
U.2: Glasoechko faces a set of threats including the unwillingness of the younger generation to invest in mastering a complex tradition, lack of adequate documentation, insufficient funding for awareness-raising measures and out-migration in the wake of recent conflicts;
U.5: Glasoechko is included as Exceptional Cultural Heritage in the National Registry of Cultural Heritage maintained by the Ministry of Culture.
- Further decides that, from the information included in the file, the nomination does not satisfy the following criteria for inscription on the Urgent Safeguarding List:
U.3: The nomination does not provide detailed information on the proposed safeguarding plan; the formulations are vague expressions of intention and the objectives and expected results are undefined, with no timetable or budget; the measures do not reflect the involvement – past or future – of the community or a coordination of efforts between it and the State;
U.4: Although two musical groups provided support and information during the nomination process, the nomination does not clearly demonstrate the widest possible participation of community members in its elaboration; the documents testifying to free, prior and informed consent are uniform and it is not clear to what extent they represent the views of the larger community;
- Decides not to inscribe Glasoechko, male two-part singing in Dolni Polog on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding;
- Encourages the State Party to develop together with the community concerned a coherent safeguarding plan with objectives and expected results that are in direct response to the threats identified, with concrete measures, detailed budget and a rigorous implementation schedule and with well-defined roles of stakeholders and clearly identified resources for its implementation;
- Further encourages the State Party to pay due attention to the participation of communities in all processes related to the safeguarding of the element, including development and updating of inventories as well as preparation and implementation of safeguarding plans;
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Definition of Name Day in English :
Define Name Day in English
Name Day meaning in English
Meaning of Name Day in English
Pronunciation of Name Day in English
Name Day pronunciation in English
Pronounce Name Day in Englishsee synonyms of name day
1. name day
the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
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The Mask of Microaggressions: Studies of Racism in the US
October 4, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmFree. Donations encouraged. Registration required.
Authors Mark Tschaepe and Ronald Goodwin will discuss their new book, The Mask of Microaggressions: Studies of Racism in the US, on Wednesday, October 4 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Center for the Healing of Racism, 3412 Crawford St., Houston, 77004. Tschaepe and Goodwin, assistant professors at Prairie View A&M University, will also sign copies of books purchased at the event.
Microaggressions are commonly defined as brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their race or ethnicity. It is thought that they often occur below the level of awareness of well-intentioned members of the dominant culture. Whether intentional or unintentional, microaggressions communicate hostile, derogatory or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color. | <urn:uuid:6a4a1871-f848-4f06-bd09-6664db8f7260> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hpjc.org/event/mask-microaggressions-studies-racism-us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.922049 | 218 | 2.125 | 2 |
- 1 What is a RITA municipality?
- 2 What happens if you don’t pay RITA taxes?
- 3 Who has to file RITA taxes in Ohio?
- 4 Is Gahanna a RITA municipality?
- 5 What cities use RITA?
- 6 Is RITA the same as city tax?
- 7 Why did I get a letter from RITA?
- 8 How many years can you go without filing taxes?
- 9 Does Turbotax do RITA?
- 10 What is a loss carry forward RITA?
- 11 Is Ohio local tax based on where you live or work?
- 12 What is the minimum income to file taxes in Ohio?
- 13 Is North Olmsted a Rita City?
- 14 What is Rita credit factor?
- 15 How much are property taxes in Gahanna?
What is a RITA municipality?
The Regional Income Tax Agency provides services to collect income tax for municipalities in the State of Ohio. RITA’s Board of Trustees is authorized to administer and enforce the income tax laws of each of the participating municipalities. RITA offers comprehensive tax collection from registration through litigation.
What happens if you don’t pay RITA taxes?
FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE NON-FILING INCOME TAX NOTICE BY THE DUE DATE MAY RESULT IN THE ISSUE OF A SUBPOENA OR A TAX FINDING BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE IRS. You may respond by either: Completing the exemption portion of the Notice indicating why you have not filed a return for the tax year(s) listed.
Who has to file RITA taxes in Ohio?
Residents of RITA municipalities who are 18 years of age and older must file an annual return, even if no tax is due. Non-resident individuals who have earned income in a RITA municipality that is not subject to employer withholding must file an annual return.
Is Gahanna a RITA municipality?
RITA Municipality – Gahanna – Regional Income Tax Agency.
What cities use RITA?
- Oakwood (Cuyahoga)
- Portage (Wood)
- Valley View (Cuyahoga)
- Valleyview (Franklin)
Is RITA the same as city tax?
RITA is not a “municipality,” and cannot levy its own income tax – there is actually no such thing as the “RITA Tax.” Rather, the municipal income taxes that RITA administers belong to each of the Ohio cities and villages that have joined with RITA.
Why did I get a letter from RITA?
The federal tax data used by RITA are based on 2007 returns and determine a taxing region with local ZIP codes. That means township residents with municipal mailing addresses also can receive the RITA letters even if they are not required to pay income taxes.
How many years can you go without filing taxes?
The IRS requires you to go back and file your last six years of tax returns to get in their good graces. Usually, the IRS requires you to file taxes for up to the past six years of delinquency, though they encourage taxpayers to file all missing tax returns if possible.
Does Turbotax do RITA?
Yes, turbotax can be used to prepare a RITA return. The actual RITA/city forms are easier to follow than the TT interview.
What is a loss carry forward RITA?
JEWETT allows a net operating loss to be carried forward for a maximum of seven (7) years. MCDONALD allows a net operating loss to be carried forward for a maximum of ten (10) years. All other RITA municipalities allow a net operating loss to be carried forward for a maximum of five (5) years.
Is Ohio local tax based on where you live or work?
The basic idea is that people pay taxes to the places they live and work because they use city services like roads, police and fire. Some Ohio cities offer discounts to their residents who work and pay taxes in another municipality but others don’t. It all depends on where you live and work.
What is the minimum income to file taxes in Ohio?
Ohio Residents If your gross income exceeds $11,500 (if you are single) or $13,100 (for married couples), your taxes have been withheld or you had an adjustment in accordance with Schedule A, you are required to file an Ohio state income tax return.
Is North Olmsted a Rita City?
RITA Municipality – North Olmsted – Regional Income Tax Agency.
What is Rita credit factor?
Municipal Income Tax (RITA) Specifically: The City’s tax rate is 2.25%. A resident who works in a community that levies an income tax is allowed a credit of one-half of the first one percent paid to the workplace community.
How much are property taxes in Gahanna?
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Do you and your partner want to explore the world, or parts of it, and buy a sailboat? Are you curious as to what the sailing cruising lifestyle is like? Who does what when it’s a couple or a family? What roles and responsibilities does each person play? (Sailing Cruising Lifestyle Video below)
On our boat, we often make a joke that certain tasks are either blue jobs (things that a man typically does) and then there are pink jobs (tasks that a woman tends to do).
Little does Simon realize that blue jobs are all the jobs I don’t want to do. Hehehehe.
Joking aside, the sailing cruising lifestyle isn’t as traditional as land-based life. On land, the man typically mows the lawn, takes out the trash and covers the DIY jobs. The woman, on the other hand, does the more nurturing tasks like making meals, looking after the children and keeping the home comfortable and clean.
Nowadays, however, on land and on the sea anything goes.
But the typical cruiser is often older in age and more likely to be accustomed to traditional blue and pink jobs. So what are they? What on a boat is blue?
For the most part, many cruiser men work on the engines, clean the outside of the boat and instigate the passage planning. They’re often seen tinkering with the sails and racing other boats in the area.
Women, however, look after the internal cleaning, doing the cooking and relaxing on passage rather than playing with the sails. Women are out to chill whereas the men will race anything that goes by.
Both sexes, however, have to figure out who’s going to maneuver the boat in and out of marinas, up to mooring balls, in and out of anchorages and while sails go in or out. And what the division of maintenance and servicing tasks – there’s way too many for one person so who’s going to take which job?
When we started out we were overwhelmed with the number of things we need to learn.
We didn’t have a clue as to all the roles and responsibilities we’d have to take on. Even after several years Simon and I are still refining our processes, fine-tuning our cleaning & maintenance routines and swapping jobs to see if one of us is better at it (or likes it more) than the other.
Let me give you some examples. When we started off I did all the homeschooling. Simon would only step in when I lost the plot. Teaching a child with dyslexia isn’t easy. Heck – teaching any child isn’t easy, especially when it’s your own.
Over time, however, we discovered that it helps me to take a day or even week off where Simon will do all the homeschooling. And sometimes it works when he does a couple subjects, like Math and History and I do the others. We are now much more fluid and are both willing and able to find ways that make homeschooling more flowing and easier for all of us.
Another example is helming.
It makes more sense for the woman (or less strong person) to helm the boat while allowing the other to do the heavy work. Working with big anchors, heavy mooring balls, thick mooring lines and heavy loads on the sails can be quite a workout. For Simon and I, however, it works best for him to maneuver the boat. He’s a natural helmsman making my jobs rather easy. If I was helming we’d be all over the place!
And when it comes to troubleshooting, a task that you’ll have to embrace daily in the sailboat cruising lifestyle, Simon and I often work together to make magic. Between the two of us getting our head around an issue we both bring different perspectives and thus a variety of possible solutions.
So, for us, there are definite blue and pink jobs as we outlined in the video.
There are also pale purple jobs (a mix of blue and pink) that both of us do together or trade on and off.
The cool thing is that once you transition into the sailboat cruising lifestyle you and your partner get to feel things out and determine what works best for you both. To make it work you really have to have a fair division of labor because there is a lot of labor!
As long and you and your partner communicate about what’s working and what’s not you can keep adjusting. Over time, you’ll get very good at your roles and life flows easier and easier.
Sailing Cruising Lifestyle – The Roles (Video)
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- Living on a Sailboat Q&A
- Bluewater sailing checklist – everything you need to know and learn to become a blue water sailor
- Top 10 Must-Haves: The Best Cruising Boat For The Caribbean
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A bipartisan bill introduced last week would add new guardrails around income-share agreements, a student aid alternative that, until recently, had limited federal oversight.
ISA lenders and consumer advocates alike have been calling for clarification on the legal rules they must follow since the Education Department clarified in March that ISAs are considered private student loans. The announcement from the department subjected ISAs to the same set of consumer protection laws as private student loans. However, since ISAs, which are based on a student’s income, are different from traditional private student loans, ISA providers have been confused on how to interpret these laws.
The ISA Student Protection Act would essentially create a separate regulatory system tailored to ISAs. The bill was introduced by Senators Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia; Todd Young, a Republican from Indiana; Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida; and Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware.
“Income-share agreements are a promising way to finance postsecondary education and an attractive alternative to private student loans and PLUS loans. ISAs are also proving to be uniquely responsive to the needs of students who are inligible for existing federal student aid programs,” said Warner in a statement. “There are students across the country who are already benefiting from ISAs and deserve the safeguards and certainty the ISA Student Protection Act of 2022 would provide.”
The bill is supported by companies that oversee ISA programs, but critics of ISA programs are skeptical that the bill will prevent bad actors from rising in the industry.
Expanded Consumer Protections for ISAs
In a nutshell, ISAs are contracts offered by companies or colleges that cover a portion or the entire cost of attendance for college. In exchange, the student pays a percentage of their postgraduation income for an arranged period of time. They are most commonly offered in technical training programs, boot camps and by some colleges that either offer the programs themselves with institutional funding or in partnership with companies.
Supporters of ISAs have argued that they are a financial aid alternative that keeps college students out of the private student loan market. On the other hand, critics argue that they can be predatory and in some cases can lead to students taking on more debt than they would have through traditional loan programs.
“ISAs are a tool. They’re just a tool, and you can build problematic programs with any tool,” said Kevin James, chief executive officer at Better Future Forward, a nonprofit that offers ISA programs to students in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. “Just like any tool, we need proper regulatory oversight. I think we should be creating stronger consumer protections.”
Many attempts to expand consumer protections around ISAs through the ISA Student Protection Act have been introduced in Congress since 2015. However, none have been signed into law. The bill in its current form is seen by both critics and supporters of ISAs as one of the best versions of the bill, but ISA skeptics do not think the bill will do enough.
“If you compare it to prior iterations of the bill, it is much more powerful,” said Ben Kaufman, the director of research and investigations at the Student Borrower Protection Center. “We just think ISAs are … very horrendous, poorly thought out and predatory.”
In September the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determined that ISAs were private student loans. In March, the Education Department further clarified this interpretation, subjecting ISAs to a new set of consumer protections. ISA providers said they were happy to see that the bill would clarify how consumer protection law applies to ISA.
Ethan Pollack, a director at Jobs for the Future, an organization that both advocates for the use of ISAs in higher education and supports the bill, described the current legal landscape as “trying to pound a square peg into a round hole.” He continued, “We have laws and regulations that are really designed … for traditionally structured loans.”
The bill would create a separate regulatory system under consumer protection law that is specifically designed for ISAs. It would also clarify that ISAs must follow consumer protection laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and add additional clarifications for how these laws would specifically apply to ISA programs.
James said current law “makes it hard for good programs to thrive and help students, because they are dealing with a legal regime that wasn’t built for these types of tools.”
The bill also creates protections if a student’s income becomes too low to manage their ISA payment. Under the bill, ISA providers would be prohibited from requiring borrowers to pay more than 20 percent of their annual income. It would also prevent borrowers from making payments during periods of low income, defined as 300 percent of the federal poverty line, or just over $40,000 a year. Contracts would be prohibited from exceeding 240 monthly payments and must expire after 360 months, regardless of the amount of debt outstanding.
If a borrower is considered low income, the bill would require ISA providers to suspend payments for at least three months for every 30 payments made. Additionally, a borrower’s payments would be suspended if a borrower’s monthly payment caused their monthly income to fall under 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
ISA providers welcome these reforms that they say will ensure students are taking on manageable financial burdens and prevent bad actors in the industry from requiring students to pay too much of their income.
Disclosures for ISAs
Some students find it difficult to understand what exactly they are agreeing to when they enter ISA contracts. Critics of ISA programs have also argued that lack of front-end transparency in ISA lending has put many students in a situation where they cannot meet the terms of the agreement. The bill would create new disclosure requirements for ISAs to help prevent such situations in the future.
The bill directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to create a standardized format for ISA providers to disclose details of the agreement to prospective borrowers, including the number of payments a borrower can expect to pay, how much their payment would be at different income and the length of the agreement.
Elements of these disclosures model the Truth in Lending Act, such as the requirement to provide comparisons of the ISA agreement to other loan options. Supporters of the bill say this would help borrowers make more informed decisions about entering an ISA. The bill would also extend disclosure requirements in preferred lender rules, where a college provides information to students on the list of lenders they recommend, to ISAs.
The bill would also give the CFPB regulatory authority over ISAs. This would open the door for the bureau to develop additional regulations specific to ISAs to be rolled out in the future.
“It would actually give [the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau] in many ways more latitude, because they would no longer be bound by the traditionally structured loan concept, and so they could potentially think more creatively about what that compliance looks like compared to what is currently on the books,” said Pollack.
Increased Oversight and Reporting
There is no data available on how many students are enrolled in ISA programs nationally. In addition, there is no federal oversight on student outcomes from these programmes.
The bill would include safeguards for students who entered an ISA agreement but received low-quality education by requiring ISA agreements to include language that says students have the right to decline repayment if the education they received was fraudulent.
Pollack said that designating the CFPB to oversee ISA regulation could open the door for increased reporting on ISAs on a federal level.
Division Over the Bill
Supporters of the bill include organizations like Jobs for the Future, the Invest in Student Advancement Alliance and the Student Freedom Initiative, along with big names in the ISA industry such as Purdue University.
In June, Purdue paused new enrollments in its ISA program, Back a Boiler, due to what the college said was a technical matter. The program was created in 2016 as an alternative to Parent PLUS or private student loans and enrolled more than 1,900 students and allocated $21 million to fund their educations. Some graduates of the program have claimed it left them with large amounts of debt.
The Student Borrower Protection Center sent a letter to the Education Department in March alleging that Purdue University’s ISA was illegal. Purdue responded to the letter denying the claims.
Purdue has stated that it is supportive of the bill. “This bill provides exactly the kind of framework framework Purdue has been advocating for years,” said Mitch Daniels, president of Purdue, in a statement on the bill. “Much of the confusion surrounding ISAs has been caused by the absence of clear federal standards, and this bill goes a long way toward filling that gap.”
Kaufman said, “This bill is a total disaster,” and it “enshrines into law all the worst aspects of ISAs that are much more central to the business model.”
Although the bill has bipartisan support, some Democrats have been outspoken about the issue of ISAs. In 2019, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, along with Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Katie Porter of California, sent letters to seven four-year colleges offering ISA programs.
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Seeking some USSR thrills? Here's a list of some Soviet pearls scattered around Riga
The Academy of Sciences
Steps away from the Riga Central Market sit this stately example of Soviet Classicism that houses some of the most precious native minds. Nicknamed 'Stalin's birthday cake', the building has a twin sister in Warsaw (the Palace of Culture and Science). Go up to the 17th-floor, to the viewing platform to enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the Old Town church towers, the daily commotion of the Central Market and colossal Latvia's National Library.
VEF Culture Palace
An elegant example of classicism architecture, VEF Culture Palace, was erected in 1960 and served as the place to display the innovations of VEF – the leading communication technology producer in the USSR. After undergoing reconstruction in 2017, the Palace has become a modern event venue, home to more than 40 local art groups, and a museum that offers an interactive trip through the history of VEF.
This functionalism architectural wonder is the most famous work of the architect Marta Staņa who was a proponent of modernist architecture. Founded in the mid-20th century, it was created to host Dailes Theatre that still lives there. The building is featured in Latvian Cultural Canon.
It is incredible to imagine that in the 1920s, this was the place where such airlines as LOT and Lufthansa landed their planes. Heavily bombed during WWII, the airport was rebuilt in 1954 and gained its current neo-classicism appearance. Until 1975 the airport was one of the biggest in the USSR but lost its significance once the airport Riga was built in the 1980s. Unfortunately, the building itself is closed for the wider public. Still, one can room around the magnificent edifice and take a peek at the gilded interior from the window.
Located on the edge of Kronvalda park, the imposing structure was built in 1982 as the conference centre for the communist party. Dressed in a clever mix of marble, wood and granite, the hallway offers a spectacular sense of arrival. Today the building hosts a diverse range of cultural events.
Walking into this subterranean café-cum-bar is like travelling back to Soviet Riga – vintage wallpapers, lacquered furniture sets, and a sea of little trinkets reminding of the bygone age. Sitting in the crossroads of Kr. Valdemara street and Raiņa boulevard, this is an iconic gathering place for local rock music fans. Apart from the live concerts and DJ sets, the bar also offers a great selection of home-grown and international beers and a slap-up bar grub – think burgers, plates of pasta, chicken wings and the native beer snack – garlic bread.
Apartment blocks in Madona street
The two apartment buildings on Madonas street 21 and 23 stands out among the surrounding blocks of the Purvciems neighbourhood. Erected in the 1980s, these off-the-wall constructions were an innovation of its time. Due to their shape, these 16 and 18-storey buildings have been dubbed as corn cobs.
The shopping centre Minsk
Steps away from Madona street's buildings reside the first shopping centre in Riga. Opened in 1975, it still serves as the to-go place for daily groceries for the locals. Named after the capital of Belorussia – Minsk, it's a symbol of a friendship between the two cities, and there's a similar shopping place in Minsk called Riga.
Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
When USSR officials issued an edict to demolish the historic constructions on the corner of Brivibas (former Lenin) and Elizabetes street to make space for a hotel, the society was dismayed. Built from 1969 to 1979, the construction was the tallest hotel in the USSR and still is the biggest one in the country. The rooms designated for Western visitors were wiretapped so that KGB could keep an eye on them. In the early 2000s, the 24-storey building was reconstructed and extended by 3 more stories. | <urn:uuid:32b7081f-8bd9-4952-ad22-2746d42eacca> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.liveriga.com/en/10980-the-academy-of-sciences/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.962871 | 874 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Calling DIBs on Gibs
When I was a child, I participated in a game referred to as “calling dibs.” The rule to this children’s game was simple, “When someone says that they have dibs on something, they claim or declare rights to that thing before anyone else.”
Now, as a grownup, I observe many other adults playing a similar sort of game. Only, it relates more to the term “gibs,” described as, “Handouts given to or demanded by ungrateful people. Derived from childlike speech such as ‘gib me cookies.”
While the latter term is often used as a pejorative remark to criticize socialism and communism—neither of which I’m a fan—I wonder about its usefulness when describing demandingness, a concept addressed in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
According to one source, “Demands can be conceptualized as rules of life that include inferences, evaluations, and/or philosophical beliefs with words related to ‘should,’ ought,’ or ‘must.” It is by these rigid declarations that we upset or disturb ourselves.
The three fundamental positions at the heart of psychological disturbance are:
A. I must perform perfectly well, and if I do not, I am a lesser person or a worthless person.
B. You must treat me as I think you “should” treat me or else you are a lesser person or a bad person.
C. Life conditions must be relatively easy, comfortable, fair, predictable, and pleasurable or it is awful, unbearable and life is totally bad.
Expanding upon this knowledge, a separate REBT colleague highlights elements which contribute to self-disturbance:
· Catastrophizing: “It’s Horrible, Terrible & Awful.”
· Low Frustration Tolerance [LFT]: “I Can’t Stand It.”
· Self/Other Rating: “I’m no good, rotten, bad, worthless.”
Catastrophizing “involves ‘worst-case’ thinking.” LFT beliefs are said to be “irrational in the sense that they are first and foremost grossly exaggerated.” An example of a poor self/other rating is exemplified as, “To have a happy existence, I must have—absolutely need—the things I really want.”
Increasingly, I’m made aware of adults with LFT who engage in rigid “musterbation” while “shoulding” all over the place. This looks something like, “I must have what I say I’m entitled to,” “I should receive what I think I deserve,” and so forth and so on.
Albert Ellis, creator of REBT stated, “Your emotion, which we call childishness or whining, or low frustration tolerance,” can be elevated when we attach ourselves to demands. I anticipate children acting out when they don’t get their way, and over the years I’ve assisted adults with challenging similar behavior.
Still, there are quite a few adults who behave as children. Not all people appreciate this form of mental health intervention. For them, there are other available options. REBT is my chosen psychotherapeutic modality, because I:
· grew weary of upsetting myself over the conduct of others
· became tired of believing that my worth was predicated on how valued I was by others
· was fed up with thinking that avoiding discomfort would lead to contentment
· wasted years by mistakenly adopting the notion that my joy, purpose, and meaning were dependent upon external forces
· realized that the technique could be learned so that I could become my own therapist
Rather than musterbating into a frenzy—which tends to result in a sticky situation—or shoulding all over others—which is a messy ordeal—I appreciate how REBT uses techniques for disputing irrational beliefs (DIBs). An example of what DIBs looks like is as follows:
Irrational belief (rigid and extreme elements italicized): “My group must collectively own the key economic drivers that dominate our lives, such as energy production and transportation, and if we don’t, it would be awful!” This is an example of gibs.
Calling DIBs on gibs: What could you make happen if you didn’t get what you think you must have?
a) If society doesn’t give me what I think I’m owed, I could devote more time and energy to creating an enclave in which me and my group are well-served according to our desires and efforts.
b) I could devote my time to other useful pursuits that have little to do with ownership of that which I didn’t create.
c) I could find it challenging and meaningful to teach myself to live happily without forcing my will upon others.
d) I could work at achieving a philosophy of fully and unconditionally accepting life even when I don’t get what I want.
For more examples of DIBs, I invite you to review Techniques for Disputing Irrational Beliefs.
Ultimately, we each have options. We can sit back and expect others to shower us in imagined privileges, liberties, freedoms, and rights. We can take to the streets and throw childish tantrums, demanding what we think we deserve without having earned it.
We can demonstrate LFT and allow our irrational emotions to drive our behavior to places we may otherwise never venture—looking back at the aftermath of our destructive ways in regret, sorrow, and shame. We may also call DIBs on gibs and stop disturbing ourselves.
Or, as one source puts it:
You can whine and moan and make yourself thoroughly miserable about the lamentable state of the world. Or you can accept things and get on with the business of living. No matter how much you insist that the world should be fair and you should be given certainty about how things are going to pan out, you ain’t going to get it.
You have choices other than demanding gibs. I call DIBs on the rational option!
If you’re looking for a provider who works to help you understand how thinking impacts physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral elements of your life, I invite you to reach out today by using the contact widget on my website.
As a psychotherapist, I’m pleased to help people with an assortment of issues ranging from anger (hostility, rage, and aggression) to relational issues, adjustment matters, trauma experience, justice involvement, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and depression, and other mood or personality-related matters.
At Hollings Therapy, LLC, serving all of Texas, I aim to treat clients with dignity and respect while offering a multi-lensed approach to the practice of psychotherapy and life coaching. My mission includes: Prioritizing the cognitive and emotive needs of clients, an overall reduction in client suffering, and supporting sustainable growth for the clients I serve. Rather than simply helping you to feel better, I want to help you get better!
Deric Hollings, LPC, LCSW
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The first five studies linked to below cover the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There are quite a few ministries of the Holy Spirit in various categories. The two covered here, the sixth link below, is Two Ministries of the Holy Spirit: Spirit Baptism and Spirit Filling. It was written to identify each and to distinguish between the two. Lord willing, more studies on the Spirit's ministries will be added.
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The Filling of the Holy Spirit
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Digesting a DNA substrate with two restriction endonucleases simultaneously (double digestion) is a common timesaving procedure. Selecting the best NEBuffer to provide reaction conditions that optimize enzyme activity as well as avoid star activity associated with some enzymes is an important consideration. Each enzyme is supplied with its optimal NEBuffer to ensure 100% activity. NEBuffer compositions are listed on buffer pages. The Performance Chart for Restriction Enzymes rates the percentage activity of each restriction endonuclease in the four standard NEBuffers. NEB’s online tools, NEBcloner and Double Digest Finder will help guide your reaction buffer selection when setting up double digests.
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Setting up a Double Digestion with a Unique Buffer (designated “U”)
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- Alternatively, a spin column can be used to isolate the DNA prior to the second reaction. NEB recommends using our Monarch nucleic acid purification kits.
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Governor Greg Abbott recently signed the Texas Heartbeat Bill, restricting abortions in the state of Texas after the baby’s heartbeat has been observed. This means that abortions are only legal before approximately six weeks gestation.
Many people assume that laws like this increase the number of adoptions since it limits a woman’s pregnancy choices to parenting or adoption after two months. But is this really true?
The reality is that women today are still not educated on the choices available in modern adoption, so they often make adoption decisions based on what they think adoption is. And sadly, many of the things women believe about adoption are based on the type of adoption that took place more than 50 years ago.
If we want more women to choose adoption rather than abortion today, we have to ensure that we are sharing the truth about adoption with every pregnant woman considering adoption. This especially holds true in pregnancy centers and other medical clinics. Laws like the Texas Heartbeat Bill will change the options for expectant moms, but we need to be sure that the conversations are changing too.
Here are the key points that women facing unplanned pregnancies today need to know about modern adoption:
They have time to decide. A woman doesn’t have to decide on adoption right away. This decision can be made at any time during their pregnancy or even after their baby is born. So, they can take the time they need to really find out if adoption is the right decision for their baby.
They can make a birth plan. Moms choosing adoption are like any other pregnant woman. After giving birth, they can see and hold their baby. They can decide who is in the delivery room and who cuts the cord. They can take the time they need after delivery to sign the papers.
They can see, talk to, and meet adoptive families before they’ve made a decision. So often, women think they need to decide on adoption prior to talking to waiting families. That is simply not true. Part of determining if adoption is right for them is seeing waiting families and even talking to them.
Future contact (open adoption) can incorporate today’s technology! Adoption does not mean “goodbye” forever. The pregnant mom decides what type of contact she wants in the future. It can include visits and social media, even texting and video chat! Waiting families with Lifetime Christian Adoption are ready to embrace the child and the birth mother.
Adoption Training for Healthcare Professionals
Lifetime provides free training to hospitals, clinics, and others about what modern adoption looks like today. In addition, our adoption coordinators are available 24 hours a day to answer questions about adoption from women with unexpected pregnancies and advocates working on their behalf. Just call or text us anytime at 1-800-923-6784.
As the Vice President (VP) of Lifetime Adoption, Heather Featherston holds an MBA and is passionate about working with those facing adoption, pregnancy, and parenting issues. Heather has conducted training for birth parent advocates, spoken to professional groups, and has appeared on television and radio to discuss the multiple aspects of adoption. She has provided one-on-one support to women and hopeful adoptive parents working through adoption decisions.
Since 2002, she has been helping pregnant women and others in crisis to learn more about adoption. Heather also trains and speaks nationwide to pregnancy clinics to effectively meet the needs of women who want to explore adoption for their child. Today, she continues to address the concerns women have about adoption and supports the needs of women who choose adoption for their child.
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In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes very long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or recrudescence. In psychiatry, relapse or reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior, is a form of spontaneous recovery that involves the recurrence of pathological drug use after a period of abstinence. Relapse is often observed in individuals who have developed a drug addiction or either form of drug dependence.
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Metallic coatings provide a layer that changes the surface properties of the workpiece to those of the metal being applied. The workpiece becomes a composite material exhibiting properties generally not achievable by either material if used alone. The coatings provide a durable, corrosion resistant layer, and the core material provides the load bearing capability. The deposition of metal coatings, such as chromium, nickel, copper, and cadmium, is usually achieved by wet chemical processes that have inherent pollution control problems. (corrosion costs study)
Alternative metal deposition methods have replaced some of the wet processes and may play a greater role in metal coating in the future. Metallic coatings are deposited by electroplating, electroless plating, spraying, hot dipping, chemical vapor deposition and ion vapor deposition. Some important coatings are cadmium, chromium, nickel, aluminum and zinc.Plating and surface treatment processes are typically batch operations, in which metal objects are dipped into and then removed from baths containing various reagents to achieve the desired surface condition. The processes involve moving the object being coated through a series of baths designed to produce the desired end product. These processes can be manual or highly automated operations, depending on the level of sophistication and modernization of the facility and the application.
The most widely used metallic coating method for corrosion protection is galvanizing, which involves the application of metallic zinc to carbon steel for corrosion control purposes. Hot-dip galvanizing is the most common process, and as the name implies, it consists of dipping the steel member into a bath of molten zinc. Information released by the U.S. Commerce Department in 1998 stated that about 8.6 million metric tons of hot-dip galvanized steel and 2.8 million metric tonsof electrolytic galvanized steel were produced in 1997. The total market for metallizing and galvanizing in the United States is estimated at $1.4 billion. This figure is the total material cost of the metal coating and the cost of processing, and does not include the cost of the carbon steel member being galvanized/metallized.
Metallizing is defined as the application of very thin metallic coatings for either active corrosion protection (zinc or aluminum anodes) or as a protective layer (stainless steels and alloys). Application can be by flame spraying or electroplating. Other advanced processes such as plasma arc spraying can be used for exotic refractory metals for very demanding applications, but most of the advanced processes are not used for corrosion control. The metallizing anode market ranges from $5 million to $10 million annually, and is also growing due to the recognition by government agencies that life-cycle costs are significant if corrosion mitigation is not specified from the start. (reference)
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How many mobile devices does it take to run an efficient, wired primary care office?
Anne Cummings, MD, FACP, wishes it would be fewer than what she's pieced together: one device for dictation, one iPhone to look up drug information and to text her colleagues, another smartphone with a different carrier to work around spotty reception, and a laptop she carries with her to each of her two exam rooms, both of which have a desktop computer.
Amid all the technology, she often ends up sitting next to the patient with the laptop and, yes, the paper chart, on the exam table.
“Although I don't use an iPad, I would prefer its ease of use over the Windows- based platform used by my EHR,” she said.
It's not exactly an ideal setup. As a tech-savvy physician—Dr. Cummings once taught computer programming—she is trying to patch together what works now while the technology plays catch-up to practitioners' real-world needs.
Physicians as a group are very likely to want mobile devices: 81% of U.S. physicians own a smartphone, and 30% of physicians were using an iPad in its first year of release with 28% planning to purchase one in the next six months, according to Manhattan Research's 2011 study of physician digital trends. For now, most physicians are using the devices to read news articles or do searches, but they're interested in point-of-care patient education and access to electronic health records (EHRs).
As physicians work on making the most of whatever becomes available to them, experts urge caution, not only because of potential privacy breaches but also to put the technology in proper perspective.
“Different technologies are hyped by different people,” said William R. Hersh, MD, FACP, professor and chair of the department of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. “Everything needs to be driven, not just for using technology for the sake of technology, but using it because hopefully it leads to better care.”
Given the incentives associated with EHRs and meaningful use, many practices may already be connected with a vendor. However, that vendor may not have a presence on tablets or other mobile technology. Mobile devices offer other possibilities, though, experts said.
Smartphones work well for reading e-mail or looking up facts quickly but are limited by screen size and data entry. As a result, tablets, particularly the iPad and its growing store of apps, are triggering much excitement, especially for hospitalists, residents, and other physicians for whom mobility is essential.
In a 2011 study, Epocrates Market Research found that 22% of physicians are already using a tablet computer and 46% plan to buy one in the next year. Of those who own a tablet, 82% have an iPad.
The devices appeal to physicians of all ages, perhaps because people increasingly use mobile technology in their personal lives, suggested Yul D. Ejnes, MD, FACP, clinical associate professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in Providence, R.I.
Still, younger physicians may have the edge when it comes to collaborating with other physicians via chat or instant messaging during the course of a patient visit, said Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, director of medical informatics and a research scientist at the Regenstrief Institute Inc. in Indianapolis.
“Younger physicians are more used to this type of disruption. They don't think of it as a disruption,” he said.
Concerned that residents were spending more time at the computer screens and not with patients, the University of Chicago department of Internal Medicine began giving each of its 115 internal medicine residents an iPad and accessories in 2010. In a research letter published in the Archives of Internal Medicine on March 12, Christopher Chapman, MD, ACP Associate Member, chief resident at University of Chicago reported finding 78% of residents said they are more efficient on the ward with the iPad; 70% say it saves them at least one hour per day; and roughly half say it allows them to attend more conferences.
Dr. Ejnes, who is also the chair of ACP's Board of Regents, said he sees the advantages of using a tablet to look up something quickly, such as medical calculations. But he's still figuring out the best ways to use the iPad he got last November for patient care.
Molly Cooke, MD, FACP, the College's 2012-2013 president-elect, said it's less important which device physicians use in clinical practice than that they use it in a patient-centric way. She often uses her iPad in conjunction with her desktop computer during a patient visit.
“It's not easy to move back and forth in various windows once the EHR is running so I'll switch to the iPad to show pictures to a patient or look something up so I can leave the EHR on the monitor,” said Dr. Cooke, William G. Irwin endowed chair, director of the Academy of Medical Educators, and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Instead of drawing the inner ear or the heart the way she used to, for example, she bookmarks illustrations she likes and pulls them up as needed.
Dr. Cooke also uses her iPad to offer a second opinion, something she said can alter the typical physician-patient dynamic. She gave the example of a patient with four days of lower back pain who wants an MRI.
“I'll say, ‘Let's look that up and see what the experts have to say about it,’ even though I know. But then I'll look up an ACP guideline and we'll look at it together,” she said.
Because of these advantages, a tablet can lead to shorter visits and happier patients who leave with a better understanding of their medical condition, according to Vesselin Dimov, MD, ACP Member, assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Chicago. He has used an iPad for more than a year as part of a patient education effort that includes giving patients printouts along with a link to his website, where they can find videos and action plans.
But the iPad isn't perfect. Some find its onscreen keyboard hard to use and the idea of using a separate keyboard self-defeating. And the issue of compatibility can be a deal-breaker: Dr. Cummings, for example, finds an iPad impractical and doesn't use one because her EHR system can't run on that platform.
Initial reaction from patients at hospitals where residents are using tablets is overwhelmingly positive. In a study of 20 patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center, patients approved the use of the iPad for patient education 95% to 100% of the time.
“It was hard to believe,” said Dr. Dimov, who conducted the study. “When we introduced the new tool during the clinic visit we thought maybe the patients would find it distracting, that they might feel the doctor was focused on the computer and would lose eye contact. But our experience wasn't like that.”
It can also work in the outpatient setting, experts said, as physicians get used to using the technology and begin to view it as an aid rather than an unwelcome burden.
“Leverage the computer in the exam room,” rather than consider it a barrier, advised Neil Mehta, MD, FACP, associate professor of medicine and director of education technology in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. For example, he suggested physicians take a short note in the exam room and fill it out later, allowing more time to show patients trends and images.
For more insight, consider how hospitalists—particularly motivated given their mobility needs—are using tablets.
Henry J. Feldman, MD, ACP Member, a member of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and chief information architect in the division of clinical informatics, was among the first to use an iPad at his hospital. He's now one of 1,000 doctors (not including residents and interns) there who bring their own tablets to work.
Dr. Feldman said his iPad enhances patient care. While he's listening to a resident present a case, he's also scanning through the patient's medical history, labs and notes. Since data in the electronic medical record go back to the ‘80s, he can refer to, say, a similar event that the patient had in the ‘90s.
“I look smart, the team looks smart, and the patient thinks we spent longer than we did to understand them,” he said. “But the good news is, we do understand them better.”
Privacy and more
When U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois first felt symptoms of what turned out to be a stroke in January of this year, the first thing he reportedly did was text his internist, who immediately directed him to the emergency department.
“That makes me nervous,” said Dr. Cooke, who often travels. “People expect instantaneous responses. ... If you're having a symptom that makes you wonder if you should go to the ER, go to the ER and message me from there. Don't message me instead.” She's addressed her concern by advising patients to think of e-mail and the EHR portal as appropriate for conversations in which there may be a turnaround time of several hours or a day.
Using technology to communicate with patients raises other concerns:
Privacy. It's important to ensure that privacy issues are addressed (e.g., locking the screen, being careful when using voice recognition), experts said, especially if physicians are bringing their own devices to work. Other questions to consider include: What happens if the device is lost? Who controls what happens to that device? How do you coordinate control if one person is on a BlackBerry, one is on an Android, and another is on an iPad?
Professional boundaries. The sixth edition of ACP's Ethics Manual recommends that “Physicians who use online media, such as social networks, blogs, and video sites, should be aware of the potential to blur social and professional boundaries” and notes that they “must be careful to extend standards for maintaining professional relationships and confidentiality from the clinic to the online setting.” It also advises physicians to be aware of privacy settings for secure messaging. ACP's Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee is also developing a separate policy on physicians and social media.
Infection control. Dr. Feldman advises physicians to treat their mobile devices as they would anything else they clean between patients. He washes his iPad with wipes available on the ward for sterilizing equipment. He noted that the technique is not manufacturer-approved, but he's done so for two years with no problems. The iPads given to residents at the University of Chicago are covered with a hard case and screen protector to avoid damage from industrial cleaners that the institution approved to clean them.
Reliability. Online information, especially in the relatively unregulated world of apps for mobile devices, can be unreliable (see sidebar on page 15).
Payment. New models of reimbursement are needed to reflect that physicians using mobile technology will spend more time on care that is not delivered face to face, Dr. Hersh said.
Some physicians also worry whether constant online access can go too far. Dr. Ejnes is concerned that technology removes the barriers between work and personal life by having charts, lab results, and more available anywhere.
“Even if patients are sending secure messages at all hours, seven days a week, you have to discipline yourself to make sure it doesn't take over all your free time,” he said.
That's going to be difficult as everyone increasingly becomes exposed to patient care-related tasks 24/7. But mobile devices aren't causing the challenge; they're just one way to deal with it, according to Dr. Cooke.
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The South African government has renewed calls for an economic partnership with the Nigerian state of Lagos, following an earlier attempt to sign a memorandum of understanding between the two countries.
During a visit on 2 August to governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Ikeja statehouse, South Africa’s consul-general Darkey Africa outlined an agreement promoting culture and tourism in both countries.
“We value the relationship between Nigeria and South Africa very much and we would want to see more activities – particularly at the economic level, the creative industry level, entertainment level and tourism,” said Africa.
“Previously, we had entered into some discussion about the signing of a memorandum between Gauteng and Lagos. We believe that, if we can do that, it will enhance the positive narrative that we want to characterize the relationship between the two countries.”
Responding to the suggestion, Sanwo-Olu stated Lagos “would cooperate” with South African representatives on entertainment and tourism proposals, under the auspices of the Nigerian Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
“We are willing and looking forward to such collaboration, especially if they are also of economic tendencies,” said Sanwo-Olu “We will try and organise them to see if we can create an enabling environment for the two industries to engage.”
Currently, the South African Tourism office in Lagos is the only bricks-and-mortar centre for the SAT on the continent of Africa, with a 2017 Tourism and Migration Survey revealing 31 percent of South Africa’s 3.5 million annual visitors travelled from Nigeria.
“In terms of tourist arrival into South Africa, the continent contributes just over 72 per cent – a big percentage of that comes obviously from the surrounding markets,” said SAT West Africa manager Thekiso Rakolojane.
“However, what we call our air market, which is where people have to fly into South Africa, Nigeria is by far the biggest contributor to those arrivals into our country.” | <urn:uuid:cce5b639-4902-4d36-8841-bde9c3dfe056> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.casino-review.co/south-africa-lagos-tourism/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.951142 | 426 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Sometimes you face difficulties in getting your work done. You start with a great effort, but in the middle of the work you are distracted. After finishing that job when you return to your half done work you are unable to stay focused and you lose your creativity.
Though it is impossible to avoid so many things, still then you need to finish your work. So, how will you progress? Here are some ways by which you can stay focused at work.
- Set your goal with specific time management:
Before starting any work first make the list of priorities for a specific time. This will focus you at work by avoiding every distraction that comes in your way. You have to be rigid that, ‘I must finish this much work by 4’ o clock.
Take breaks by setting a timer with the end of each cycle. It will help you in making refresh. You can take a short walk or go for tea and snacks or listening music. This step is essential to be more focused.
There are some other temptations like emails, phones, friends, co-workers etc. If these things come in your way you will fail to do your work in time. You need more time and sometimes also fail to reach your desired destination. At this stage chose a lonely space or shut your distracting objects.
- Make your work place organised:
A good work place is the main motivation for work. A comfortable chair and desk or table is needed to work contentedly for many hours. Always avoid too much objects within your reach. Because these divert your attention. To be focused at work you keep the necessary things in your table and put away others. And keep your personal things like bag, water and food near to you, so that you will not be distracted from work to get these.
- Get your computer error free:
If you are using a computer, then before starting the work check it. Your computer should be virus free to keep you hassle free. Otherwise it will create more tension and kill interest to do the work.
- Give priorities to your tasks:
Distribute your work with different time slots. The first hour is the productive time. In this time you solve the difficult task. Then you can do the less important work and at the end hour do the routine job. Because at this time you lose interest of work .In this way you can be focused at work and your work will be productive.
- Make your personal policies strict:
You should always have some personal polices and let others know about it. You have to be punctual and sincere towards your work .So that people will not disturb you when you are doing something important and they will chose free time to get back to you. | <urn:uuid:a3fe80bb-65c5-4f34-a216-b271936e3dd1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://womennow.co/5-ways-to-stay-focused-at-work/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.956476 | 554 | 2.40625 | 2 |
Democrats call for Congress to rein in, break up Big Tech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are calling for Congress to rein in Big Tech, possibly forcing Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple to break up their businesses, while making it harder for them to acquire others and imposing new rules to safeguard competition.
The proposals in a report issued Tuesday follow a 15-month investigation by a House Judiciary Committee panel into the companies’ market dominance.
Those kinds of forced breakups through a legislative overhaul would be a radical step for Congress to take toward a powerful industry. The tech giants for decades have enjoyed light-touch regulation and star status in Washington, but have come under intensifying scrutiny and derision over issues of competition, consumer privacy and hate speech.
The 450-page report offers Congress a possible roadmap for action, potentially with a new balance of political power in Congress and a new president next year. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has said that company breakups should be considered. If such steps were mandated, they could bring the biggest changes to the tech industry since the federal government’s landmark case against Microsoft almost 20 years ago.
The investigation found, for example, that Google has monopoly power in the market for search, while Facebook has monopoly power in the social networking market. The report said Amazon and Apple have “significant and durable market power” in the U.S. online retail market, and in mobile operating systems and mobile app stores, respectively.
Some critics of the companies have singled out Facebook’s Instagram and WhatsApp services and Google’s YouTube and Android cellphone operating system as among the businesses that should be considered for divestiture.
The report said the four companies have abused their market power by charging excessive fees, imposing tough contract terms and extracting valuable data from individuals and businesses that rely on them.
“Each platform now serves as a gatekeeper over a key channel of distribution,” the report says. “By controlling access to markets, these giants can pick winners and losers throughout our economy.”
In addition to proposing separations of some dominant tech platforms from the companies’ other businesses, the report also calls for the platforms to be required to offer equal terms for equal products and services for all users. It proposes laws be changed to impose a higher bar for approving future tech industry mergers and acquisitions.
And it asks Congress to boost the enforcement powers of antitrust regulators, such as the Federal Trade Commission, and to increase the budgets of the FTC and the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
Although the Judiciary antitrust subcommittee’s investigation was bipartisan, Republican lawmakers on the panel didn’t sign on to most of the recommendations.
Republicans issued their own report Tuesday titled “A Third Way to Take on Big Tech.” Authored by Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, it called for “targeted” enforcement of existing antitrust laws rather than “onerous and burdensome regulation that kills industry innovation.”
Google took issue with both reports, saying they contain “outdated and inaccurate allegations from commercial rivals” about Google’s search engine and other services.
“Americans simply don’t want Congress to break Google’s products or harm the free services they use every day,” the company said in a statement. “The goal of antitrust law is to protect consumers, not help commercial rivals. Many of the proposals bandied about ... would cause real harm to consumers, America’s technology leadership and the U.S. economy — all for no clear gain.”
Facebook said acquisitions “are part of every industry, and just one way we innovate new technologies to deliver more value to people.”
“Instagram and WhatsApp have reached new heights of success because Facebook has invested billions in those businesses,” the company’s statement said. “A strongly competitive landscape existed at the time of both acquisitions and exists today. Regulators thoroughly reviewed each deal and rightly did not see any reason to stop them at the time.”
In a blog post Tuesday, Amazon warned that “fringe notions on antitrust would destroy small businesses and hurt consumers,” without mentioning by name the report or the House antitrust subcommittee. It decried “misguided interventions in the free market.”
Spokespeople for Apple didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
In its investigation over the past 15 months, the antitrust panel heard testimony from mid-level executives of the four companies as well as from competitors and legal experts. It held a highly charged hearing in July to question the CEOs of the Silicon Valley behemoths. Its staff pored over more than a million internal documents from the companies.
The effort aimed to answer a key question: whether existing competition policies and century-old antitrust laws are adequate for overseeing the tech giants, or if new legislation and enforcement powers for regulators are needed.
Both Republicans and Democrats have accelerated their criticism of Big Tech in recent months, though sometimes for different reasons. The Trump Justice Department is moving toward antitrust action against Google, focusing on the company’s dominance in online search and whether it is used to stifle competition and hurt consumers. A bipartisan coalition of 50 U.S. states and territories, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also has been investigating Google’s business practices. They have cited “potential monopolistic behavior.”
Google has argued that although its businesses are large, they are useful and beneficial to consumers. It maintains that its services face ample competition and have unleashed innovations that help people manage their lives. Most of its services are offered for free in exchange for personal information that helps Google sell ads.
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A heifer reaches puberty between six and 15 months of age, depending on the breed, but she should not be used for breeding until she is at least 18 months old. Servicing her too soon will impair her growth and result in decreased fertility and milk yield.
A cow normally comes on heat every 21 days on average. Ruttishness can last between three to 24 hours, with the average time being 16 hours. The heat cycle starts again about two months after calving.
A cow’s sexual cycle is not seasonal. However, a rest period can occur in winter and spring if there is insufficient feed or weather conditions are unfavourable.
Signs of heat
Ruttishness in a cow is normally obvious. Here are some of the signs:
- She is restless, and lows as if looking for her calf. She sometimes wanders away.
- She urinates only a little at a time and sniffs the air.
- Her eyes have a wild expression and she flicks her ears actively.
- She licks other cows, tries to mount them and allows other cows to mount her.
- Her vulva is swollen and mucous sometimes hangs from it. The tail hangs next to the vulva and is slightly lifted.
Artificial insemination is commonly used in dairy cows, while group breeding with one or more bulls per herd is usually used in beef cattle. Bulls and cows must be in good condition before servicing, and should be treated against external and internal parasites. Bulls should be tested for fertility and servicing ability.
In the case of beef cattle, place every bull in a camp with its own herd of 30 to 40 cows, if possible. Remove the bulls from the herd of cows after two to three months. In the case of dairy cattle, take ruttish cows to a bull or apply artificial insemination.
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"His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles;
Neither of the girls spoke as Deerslayer stood before them alone, his countenance betraying all the apprehension he felt on account of two absent members of their party.
"Father!" Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, as it might be by a desperate effort.
"He's met with misfortune, and there's no use in concealing it," answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner. "He and Hurry are in Mingo hands, and Heaven only knows what's to be the tarmination. I've got the canoes safe, and that's a consolation, since the vagabonds will have to swim for it, or raft off, to come near this place. At sunset we'll be reinforced by Chingachgook, if I can manage to get him into a canoe; and then, I think, we two can answer for the ark and the castle, till some of the officers in the garrisons hear of this war-path, which sooner or later must be the case, when we may look for succor from that quarter, if from no other."
"The officers!" exclaimed Judith, impatiently, her color deepening, and her eye expressing a lively but passing emotion. "Who thinks or speaks of the heartless gallants now? We are sufficient of ourselves to defend the castle. But what of my father, and of poor Hurry Harry?"
"'T is natural you should feel this consarn for your own parent, Judith, and I suppose it's equally so that you should feel it for Hurry Harry, too."
Deerslayer then commenced a succinct but clear narrative of all that occurred during the night, in no manner concealing what had befallen his two companions, or his own opinion of what might prove to be the consequences. The girls listened with profound attention, but neither betrayed that feminine apprehension and concern which would have followed such a communication when made to those who were less accustomed to the hazards and accidents of a frontier life. To the surprise of Deerslayer, Judith seemed the most distressed, Hetty listening eagerly, but appearing to brood over the facts in melancholy silence, rather than betraying any outward signs of feeling. The former's agitation, the young man did not fail to attribute to the interest she felt in Hurry, quite as much as to her filial love, while Hetty's apparent indifference was ascribed to that mental darkness which, in a measure, obscured her intellect, and which possibly prevented her from foreseeing all the consequences. Little was said, however, by either, Judith and her sister busying themselves in making the preparations for the morning meal, as they who habitually attend to such matters toil on mechanically even in the midst of suffering and sorrow. The plain but nutritious breakfast was taken by all three in sombre silence. The girls ate little, but Deerslayer gave proof of possessing one material requisite of a good soldier, that of preserving his appetite in the midst of the most alarming and embarrassing circumstances. The meal was nearly ended before a syllable was uttered; then, however, Judith spoke in the convulsive and hurried manner in which feeling breaks through restraint, after the latter has become more painful than even the betrayal of emotion.
"Father would have relished this fish," she exclaimed; "he says the salmon of the lakes is almost as good as the salmon of the sea."
"Your father has been acquainted with the sea, they tell me, Judith," returned the young man, who could not forbear throwing a glance of inquiry at the girl; for in common with all who knew Hutter, he had some curiosity on the subject of his early history. "Hurry Harry tells me he was once a sailor."
Judith first looked perplexed; then, influenced by feelings that were novel to her, in more ways than one, she became suddenly communicative, and seemingly much interested in the discourse.
"If Hurry knows anything of father's history, I would he had told it to me!" she cried. "Sometimes I think, too, he was once a sailor, and then again I think he was not. If that chest were open, or if it could speak, it might let us into his whole history. But its fastenings are too strong to be broken like pack thread."
Deerslayer turned to the chest in question, and for the first time examined it closely. Although discolored, and bearing proofs of having received much ill-treatment, he saw that it was of materials and workmanship altogether superior to anything of the same sort he had ever before beheld. The wood was dark, rich, and had once been highly polished, though the treatment it had received left little gloss on its surface, and various scratches and indentations proved the rough collisions that it had encountered with substances still harder than itself. The corners were firmly bound with steel, elaborately and richly wrought, while the locks, of which it had no less than three, and the hinges, were of a fashion and workmanship that would have attracted attention even in a warehouse of curious furniture. This chest was quite large; and when Deerslayer arose, and endeavored to raise an end by its massive handle, he found that the weight fully corresponded with the external appearance.
"Did you never see that chest opened, Judith?" the young man demanded with frontier freedom, for delicacy on such subjects was little felt among the people on the verge of civilization, in that age, even if it be today.
"Never. Father has never opened it in my presence, if he ever opens it at all. No one here has ever seen its lid raised, unless it be father; nor do I even know that he has ever seen it."
"Now you're wrong, Judith," Hetty quietly answered. "Father has raised the lid, and I've seen him do it."
A feeling of manliness kept the mouth of Deerslayer shut; for, while he would not have hesitated about going far beyond what would be thought the bounds of propriety, in questioning the older sister, he had just scruples about taking what might be thought an advantage of the feeble intellect of the younger. Judith, being under no such restraint, however, turned quickly to the last speaker and continued the discourse.
"When and where did you ever see that chest opened, Hetty?"
"Here, and again and again. Father often opens it when you are away, though he don't in the least mind my being by, and seeing all he does, as well as hearing all he says."
"And what is it that he does, and what does he say?"
"That I cannot tell you, Judith," returned the other in a low but resolute voice. "Father's secrets are not my secrets."
"Secrets! This is stranger still, Deerslayer, that father should tell them to Hetty, and not tell them to me!"
"There's a good reason for that, Judith, though you're not to know it. Father's not here to answer for himself, and I'll say no more about it."
Judith and Deerslayer looked surprised, and for a minute the first seemed pained. But, suddenly recollecting herself, she turned away from her sister, as if in pity for her weakness and addressed the young man.
"You've told but half your story," she said, "breaking off at the place where you went to sleep in the canoe�or rather where you rose to listen to the cry of the loon. We heard the call of the loons, too, and thought their cries might bring a storm, though we are little used to tempests on this lake at this season of the year."
"The winds blow and the tempests howl as God pleases; sometimes at one season, and sometimes at another," answered Deerslayer; "and the loons speak accordin' to their natur'. Better would it be if men were as honest and frank. After I rose to listen to the birds, finding it could not be Hurry's signal, I lay down and slept. When the day dawned I was up and stirring, as usual, and then I went in chase of the two canoes, lest the Mingos should lay hands on 'em."
"You have not told us all, Deerslayer," said Judith earnestly. "We heard rifles under the eastern mountain; the echoes were full and long, and came so soon after the reports, that the pieces must have been fired on or quite near to the shore. Our ears are used to these signs, and are not to be deceived."
"They've done their duty, gal, this time; yes, they've done their duty. Rifles have been sighted this morning, ay, and triggers pulled, too, though not as often a they might have been. One warrior has gone to his happy hunting-grounds, and that's the whole of it. A man of white blood and white gifts is not to be expected to boast of his expl'ites and to flourish scalps."
Judith listened almost breathlessly; and when Deerslayer, in his quiet, modest manner, seemed disposed to quit the subject, she rose, and crossing the room, took a seat by his side. The manner of the girl had nothing forward about it, though it betrayed the quick instinct of a female's affection, and the sympathizing kindness of a woman's heart. She even took the hard hand of the hunter, and pressed it in both her own, unconsciously to herself, perhaps, while she looked earnestly and even reproachfully into his sun burnt face.
"You have been fighting the savages, Deerslayer, singly and by yourself!" she said. "In your wish to take care of us�-of Hetty�of me, perhaps, you've fought the enemy bravely, with no eye to encourage your deeds, or to witness your fall, had it pleased Providence to suffer so great a calamity!"
"I've fou't, Judith; yes, I have fou't the inimy, and that too, for the first time in my life. These things must be, and they bring with 'em a mixed feelin' of sorrow and triumph. Human natur' is a fightin' natur', I suppose, as all nations kill in battle, and we must be true to our rights and gifts. What has yet been done is no great matter, but should Chingachgook come to the rock this evening, as is agreed atween us, and I get him off it onbeknown to the savages or, if known to them, ag'in their wishes and designs, then may we all look to something like warfare, afore the Mingos shall get possession of either the castle, or the ark, or yourselves."
"Who is this Chingachgook; from what place does he come, and why does he come here?"
"The questions are nat'ral and right, I suppose, though the youth has a great name, already, in his own part of the country. Chingachgook is a Mohican by blood, consorting with the Delawares by usage, as is the case with most of his tribe, which has long been broken up by the increase of our color. He is of the family of the great chiefs; Uncas, his father, having been the considerablest warrior and counsellor of his people. Even old Tamenund honors Chingachgook, though he is thought to be yet too young to lead in war; and then the nation is so disparsed and diminished, that chieftainship among 'em has got to be little more than a name.
"Well, this war having commenced in 'arnest, the Delaware and I rendezvous'd an app'intment, to meet this evening at sunset on the rendezvous-rock at the foot of this very lake, intending to come out on our first hostile expedition ag'in the Mingos. Why we come exactly this a way is our own secret; but thoughtful young men on the war-path, as you may suppose, do nothing without a calculation and a design."
"A Delaware can have no unfriendly intentions towards us," said Judith, after a moment's hesitation, "and we know you to be friendly."
"Treachery is the last crime I hope to be accused of," returned Deerslayer, hurt at the gleam of distrust that had shot through Judith's mind; "and least of all, treachery to my own color."
"No one suspects you, Deerslayer," the girl impetuously cried. "No�no�your honest countenance would be sufficient surety for the truth of a thousand hearts! If all men had as honest tongues, and no more promised what they did not mean to perform, there would be less wrong done in the world, and fine feathers and scarlet cloaks would not be excuses for baseness and deception."
The girl spoke with strong, nay, even with convulsed feeling, and her fine eyes, usually so soft and alluring, flashed fire as she concluded. Deerslayer could not but observe this extraordinary emotion; but with the tact of a courtier, he avoided not only any allusion to the circumstance, but succeeded in concealing the effect of his discovery on himself. Judith gradually grew calm again, and as she was obviously anxious to appear to advantage in the eyes of the young man, she was soon able to renew the conversation as composedly as if nothing had occurred to disturb her.
"I have no right to look into your secrets, or the secrets of your friend, Deerslayer," she continued, "and am ready to take all you say on trust. If we can really get another male ally to join us at this trying moment, it will aid us much; and I am not without hope that when the savages find that we are able to keep the lake, they will offer to give up their prisoners in exchange for skins, or at least for the keg of powder that we have in the house."
The young man had the words "scalps" and "bounty" on his lips, but a reluctance to alarm the feelings of the daughters prevented him from making the allusion he had intended to the probable fate of their father. Still, so little was he practised in the arts of deception, that his expressive countenance was, of itself, understood by the quick-witted Judith, whose intelligence had been sharpened by the risks and habits of her life.
"I understand what you mean," she continued, hurriedly, "and what you would say, but for the fear of hurting me�us, I mean; for Hetty loves her father quite as well as I do. But this is not as we think of Indians. They never scalp an unhurt prisoner, but would rather take him away alive, unless, indeed, the fierce wish for torturing should get the mastery of them. I fear nothing for my father's scalp, and little for his life. Could they steal on us in the night, we should all probably suffer in this way; but men taken in open strife are seldom injured; not, at least, until the time of torture comes."
"That's tradition, I'll allow, and it's accordin' to practice�but, Judith, do you know the arr'nd on which your father and Hurry went ag'in the savages?"
"I do; and a cruel errand it was! But what will you have? Men will be men, and some even that flaunt in their gold and silver, and carry the King's commission in their pockets, are not guiltless of equal cruelty." Judith's eye again flashed, but by a desperate struggle she resumed her composure. "I get warm when I think of all the wrong that men do," she added, affecting to smile, an effort in which she only succeeded indifferently well. "All this is silly. What is done is done, and it cannot be mended by complaints. But the Indians think so little of the shedding of blood, and value men so much for the boldness of their undertakings, that, did they know the business on which their prisoners came, they would be more likely to honor than to injure them for it."
"For a time, Judith; yes, I allow that, for a time. But when that feelin' dies away, then will come the love of revenge. We must indivor,�Chingachgook and I,�we must indivor to see what we can do to get Hurry and your father free; for the Mingos will no doubt hover about this lake some days, in order to make the most of their success."
"You think this Delaware can be depended on, Deerslayer?" demanded the girl, thoughtfully.
"As much as I can myself. You say you do not suspect me, Judith?"
"You!" taking his hand again, and pressing it between her own, with a warmth that might have awakened the vanity of one less simple-minded, and more disposed to dwell on his own good qualities, "I would as soon suspect a brother! I have known you but a day, Deerslayer, but it has awakened the confidence of a year. Your name, however, is not unknown to me; for the gallants of the garrisons frequently speak of the lessons you have given them in hunting, and all proclaim your honesty."
"Do they ever talk of the shooting, gal?" inquired the other eagerly, after, however, laughing in a silent but heartfelt manner. "Do they ever talk of the shooting? I want to hear nothing about my own, for if that isn't sartified to by this time, in all these parts, there's little use in being skilful and sure; but what do the officers say of their own�yes, what do they say of their own? Arms, as they call it, is their trade, and yet there's some among 'em that know very little how to use 'em!"
"Such I hope will not be the case with your friend Chingachgook, as you call him�what is the English of his Indian name?"
"Big Sarpent�so called for his wisdom and cunning, Uncas is his ra'al name�all his family being called Uncas until they get a title that has been 'arned by deeds."
"If he has all this wisdom, we may expect a useful friend in him, unless his own business in this part of the country should prevent him from serving us."
"I see no great harm in telling you his arr'nd, a'ter all, and, as you may find means to help us, I will let you and Hetty into the whole matter, trusting that you'll keep the secret as if it was your own. You must know that Chingachgook is a comely Injin, and is much looked upon and admired by the young women of his tribe, both on account of his family, and on account of himself. Now, there is a chief that has a daughter called Wah-ta-Wah, which is intarpreted into Hist-oh-Hist, in the English tongue, the rarest gal among the Delawares, and the one most sought a'ter and craved for a wife by all the young warriors of the nation. Well, Chingachgook, among others, took a fancy to Wah-ta-Wah, and Wah-ta-Wah took a fancy to him." Here Deerslayer paused an instant; for, as he got thus far in his tale, Hetty Hutter arose, approached, and stood attentive at his knee, as a child draws near to listen to the legends of its mother. "Yes, he fancied her, and she fancied him," resumed Deerslayer, casting a friendly and approving glance at the innocent and interested girl; "and when that is the case, and all the elders are agreed, it does not often happen that the young couple keep apart. Chingachgook couldn't well carry off such a prize without making inimies among them that wanted her as much as he did himself. A sartain Briarthorn, as we call him in English, or Yocommon, as he is tarmed in Injin, took it most to heart, and we mistrust him of having a hand in all that followed."
"Wah-ta-Wah went with her father and mother, two moons ago, to fish for salmon on the western streams, where it is agreed by all in these parts that fish most abounds, and while thus empl'yed the gal vanished. For several weeks we could get no tidings of her; but here, ten days since, a runner, that came through the Delaware country, brought us a message, by which we learn that Wah-ta-Wah was stolen from her people, we think, but do not know it, by Briarthorn's sarcumventions,-and that she was now with the inimy, who had adopted her, and wanted her to marry a young Mingo. The message said that the party intended to hunt and forage through this region for a month or two, afore it went back into the Canadas, and that if we could contrive to get on a scent in this quarter, something might turn up that would lead to our getting the maiden off."
"And how does that concern you, Deerslayer?" demanded Judith, a little anxiously.
"It consarns me, as all things that touches a fri'nd consarns a fri'nd. I'm here as Chingachgook's aid and helper, and if we can get the young maiden he likes back ag'in, it will give me almost as much pleasure as if I had got back my own sweetheart."
"And where, then, is your sweetheart, Deerslayer?"
"She's in the forest, Judith�hanging from the boughs of the trees, in a soft rain�in the dew on the open grass�the clouds that float about in the blue heavens�the birds that sing in the woods�the sweet springs where I slake my thirst�and in all the other glorious gifts that come from God's Providence!"
"You mean that, as yet, you've never loved one of my sex, but love best your haunts, and your own manner of life."
"That's it�that's just it. I am white�have a white heart and can't, in reason, love a red-skinned maiden, who must have a red-skin heart and feelin's. No, no, I'm sound enough in them partic'lars, and hope to remain so, at least till this war is over. I find my time too much taken up with Chingachgook's affair, to wish to have one of my own on my hands afore that is settled."
"The girl that finally wins you, Deerslayer, will at least win an honest heart,�one without treachery or guile; and that will be a victory that most of her sex ought to envy."
As Judith uttered this, her beautiful face had a resentful frown on it; while a bitter smile lingered around a mouth that no derangement of the muscles could render anything but handsome. Her companion observed the change, and though little skilled in the workings of the female heart, he had sufficient native delicacy to understand that it might be well to drop the subject.
As the hour when Chingachgook was expected still remained distant, Deerslayer had time enough to examine into the state of the defences, and to make such additional arrangements as were in his power, and the exigency of the moment seemed to require. The experience and foresight of Hutter had left little to be done in these particulars; still, several precautions suggested themselves to the young man, who may be said to have studied the art of frontier warfare, through the traditions and legends of the people among whom he had so long lived. The distance between the castle and the nearest point on the shore, prevented any apprehension on the subject of rifle-bullets thrown from the land. The house was within musket-shot in one sense, it was true, but aim was entirely out of the question, and even Judith professed a perfect disregard of any danger from that source. So long, then, as the party remained in possession of the fortress, they were safe, unless their assailants could find the means to come off and carry it by fire or storm, or by some of the devices of Indian cunning and Indian treachery.
Against the first source of danger Hutter had made ample provision, and the building itself, the bark roof excepted, was not very combustible. The floor was scuttled in several places, and buckets provided with ropes were in daily use, in readiness for any such emergency. One of the girls could easily extinguish any fire that might be lighted, provided it had not time to make much headway. Judith, who appeared to understand all her father's schemes of defence, and who had the spirit to take no unimportant share in the execution of them, explained all these details to the young man, who was thus saved much time and labor in making his investigations.
Little was to be apprehended during the day. In possession of the canoes and of the ark, no other vessel was to be found on the lake. Nevertheless, Deerslayer well knew that a raft was soon made, and, as dead trees were to be found in abundance near the water, did the savages seriously contemplate the risks of an assault, it would not be a very difficult matter to find the necessary means. The celebrated American axe, a tool that is quite unrivalled in its way, was then not very extensively known, and the savages were far from expert in the use of its hatchet-like substitute; still, they had sufficient practice in crossing streams by this mode to render it certain they would construct a raft, should they deem it expedient to expose themselves to the risks of an assault. The death of their warrior might prove a sufficient incentive, or it might act as a caution; but Deerslayer thought it more than possible that the succeeding night would bring matters to a crisis, and in this precise way. This impression caused him to wish ardently for the presence and succor of his Mohican friend, and to look forward to the approach of sunset with an increasing anxiety.
As the day advanced, the party in the castle matured their plans, and made their preparations. Judith was active, and seemed to find a pleasure in consulting and advising with her new acquaintance, whose indifference to danger, manly devotion to herself and sister, guilelessness of manner, and truth of feeling, had won rapidly on both her imagination and her affections. Although the hours appeared long in some respects to Deerslayer, Judith did not find them so, and when the sun began to descend towards the pine-clad summits of the western hills, she felt and expressed her surprise that the day should so soon be drawing to a close. On the other hand, Hetty was moody and silent. She was never loquacious, or if she occasionally became communicative, it was under the influence of some temporary excitement that served to arouse her unsophisticated mind; but, for hours at a time, in the course of this all-important day, she seemed to have absolutely lost the use of her tongue. Nor did apprehension on account of her father materially affect the manner of either sister. Neither appeared seriously to dread any evil greater than captivity, and once or twice, when Hetty did speak, she intimated the expectation that Hutter would find the means to liberate himself. Although Judith was less sanguine on this head, she too betrayed the hope that propositions for a ransom would come, when the Indians discovered that the castle set their expedients and artifices at defiance. Deerslayer, however, treated these passing suggestions as the ill-digested fancies of girls, making his own arrangements as steadily, and brooding over the future as seriously, as if they had never fallen from their lips.
At length the hour arrived when it became necessary to proceed to the place of rendezvous appointed with the Mohican, or Delaware, as Chingachgook was more commonly called. As the plan had been matured by Deerslayer, and fully communicated to his companions, all three set about its execution, in concert, and intelligently. Hetty passed into the ark, and fastening two of the canoes together, she entered one, and paddled up to a sort of gateway in the palisadoes that surrounded the building, through which she carried both; securing them beneath the house by chains that were fastened within the building. These palisadoes were trunks of trees driven firmly into the mud, and served the double purpose of a small inclosure that was intended to be used in this very manner, and to keep any enemy that might approach in boats at arm's length. Canoes thus docked were, in a measure, hid from sight, and as the gate was properly barred and fastened, it would not be an easy task to remove them, even in the event of their being seen. Previously, however, to closing the gate, Judith also entered within the inclosure with the third canoe, leaving Deerslayer busy in securing the door and windows inside the building, over her head. As everything was massive and strong, and small saplings were used as bars, it would have been the work of an hour or two to break into the building, when Deerslayer had ended his task, even allowing the assailants the use of any tools but the axe, and to be unresisted. This attention to security arose from Hutter's having been robbed once or twice by the lawless whites of the frontiers, during some of his many absences from home.
As soon as all was fast in the inside of the dwelling, Deerslayer appeared at a trap, from which he descended into the canoe of Judith. When this was done, he fastened the door with a massive staple and stout padlock. Hetty was then received in the canoe, which was shoved outside of the palisadoes. The next precaution was to fasten the gate, and the keys were carried into the ark. The three were now fastened out of the dwelling, which could only be entered by violence, or by following the course taken by the young man in quitting it. The glass had been brought outside as a preliminary step, and Deerslayer next took a careful survey of the entire shore of the lake, as far as his own position would allow. Not a living thing was visible, a few birds excepted, and even the last fluttered about in the shades of the trees, as if unwilling to encounter the heat of a sultry afternoon. All the nearest points, in particular, were subjected to severe scrutiny, in order to make certain that no raft was in preparation; the result everywhere giving the same picture of calm solitude. A few words will explain the greatest embarrassment belonging to the situation of our party. Exposed themselves to the observation of any watchful eyes, the movements of their enemies were concealed by the drapery of a dense forest. While the imagination would be very apt to people the latter with more warriors than it really contained, their own weakness must be too apparent to all who might chance to cast a glance in their direction.
"Nothing is stirring, howsever," exclaimed Deerslayer, as he finally lowered the glass, and prepared to enter the ark. "If the vagabonds do harbor mischief in their minds, they are too cunning to let it be seen; it's true, a raft may be in preparation in the woods, but it has not yet been brought down to the lake. They can't guess that we are about to quit the castle, and, if they did, they've no means of knowing where we intend to go."
"This is so true, Deerslayer," returned Judith, "that now all is ready, we may proceed at once, boldly, and without the fear of being followed; else we shall be behind our time."
"No, no; the matter needs management; for, though the savages are in the dark as to Chingachgook and the rock, they've eyes and legs, and will see in what direction we steer, and will be sartain to follow us. I shall strive to baffle 'em, howsever, by heading the scow in all manner of ways, first in one quarter and then in another, until they get to be a-leg-weary, and tired of tramping a'ter us."
So far as it was in his power, Deerslayer was as good as his word. In less than five minutes after this speech was made, the whole party was in the ark, and in motion. There was a gentle breeze from the north, and boldly hoisting the sail, the young man laid the head of the unwieldy craft in such a direction, as, after making a liberal but necessary allowance for leeway, would have brought it ashore a couple of miles down the lake, and on its eastern side. The sailing of the ark was never very swift, though, floating as it did on the surface, it was not difficult to get it in motion, or to urge it along over the water at the rate of some three or four miles in the hour. The distance between the castle and the rock was a little more than two leagues. Knowing the punctuality of an Indian, Deerslayer had made his calculations closely, and had given himself a little more time than was necessary to reach the place of rendezvous, with a view to delay or to press his arrival, as might prove most expedient. When he hoisted the sail, the sun lay above the western hills, at an elevation that promised rather more than two hours of day; and a few minutes satisfied him that the progress of the scow was such as to equal his expectations.
It was a glorious June afternoon, and never did that solitary sheet of water seem less like an arena of strife and bloodshed. The light air scarce descended as low as the bed of the lake, hovering over it, as if unwilling to disturb its deep tranquillity, or to ruffle its mirror-like surface. Even the forests appeared to be slumbering in the sun, and a few piles of fleecy clouds had lain for hours along the northern horizon like fixtures in the atmosphere, placed there purely to embellish the scene. A few aquatic fowls occasionally skimmed along the water, and a single raven was visible, sailing high above the trees, and keeping a watchful eye on the forest beneath him, in order to detect anything having life that the mysterious woods might offer as prey.
The reader will probably have observed, that, amidst the frankness and abruptness of manner which marked the frontier habits of Judith, her language was superior to that used by her male companions, her own father included. This difference extended as well to pronunciation as to the choice of words and phrases. Perhaps nothing so soon betrays the education and association as the modes of speech; and few accomplishments so much aid the charm of female beauty as a graceful and even utterance, while nothing so soon produces the disenchantment that necessarily follows a discrepancy between appearance and manner, as a mean intonation of voice, or a vulgar use of words. Judith and her sister were marked exceptions to all the girls of their class, along that whole frontier; the officers of the nearest garrison having often flattered the former with the belief that few ladies of the towns acquitted themselves better than herself, in this important particular. This was far from being literally true, but it was sufficiently near the fact to give birth to the compliment. The girls were indebted to their mother for this proficiency, having acquired from her, in childhood, an advantage that no subsequent study or labor can give without a drawback, if neglected beyond the earlier periods of life. Who that mother was, or rather had been, no one but Hutter knew. She had now been dead two summers, and, as was stated by Hurry, she had been buried in the lake; whether in indulgence of a prejudice, or from a reluctance to take the trouble to dig her grave, had frequently been a matter of discussion between the rude beings of that region. Judith had never visited the spot, but Hetty was present at the interment, and she often paddled a canoe, about sunset or by the light of the moon, to the place, and gazed down into the limpid water, in the hope of being able to catch a glimpse of the form that she had so tenderly loved from infancy to the sad hour of their parting.
"Must we reach the rock exactly at the moment the sun sets?" Judith demanded of the young man, as they stood near each other, Deerslayer holding the steering-oar, and she working with a needle at some ornament of dress, that much exceeded her station in life, and was altogether a novelty in the woods. "Will a few minutes, sooner or later, alter the matter? It will be very hazardous to remain long as near the shore as that rock!"
"That's it, Judith; that's the very difficulty! The rock's within p'int blank for a shot-gun, and 'twill never do to hover about it too close and too long. When you have to deal with an Injin, you must calculate and manage, for a red natur' dearly likes sarcumvention. Now you see, Judith, that I do not steer towards the rock at all, but here to the eastward of it, whereby the savages will be tramping off in that direction, and get their legs a-wearied, and all for no advantage."
"You think, then, they see us, and watch our movements, Deerslayer? I was in hopes they might have fallen back into the woods, and left us to ourselves for a few hours."
"That's altogether a woman's consait. There's no let-up in an Injin's watchfulness when he's on a war-path, and eyes are on us at this minute, 'though the lake presarves us. We must draw near the rock on a calculation, and indivor to get the miscreants on a false scent. The Mingos have good noses, they tell me; but a white man's reason ought always to equalize their instinct."
Judith now entered into a desultory discourse with Deerslayer, in which the girl betrayed her growing interest in the young man; an interest that his simplicity of mind and her decision of character, sustained as it was by the consciousness awakened by the consideration her personal charms so universally produced, rendered her less anxious to conceal than might otherwise have been the case. She was scarcely forward in her manner, though there was sometimes a freedom in her glances that it required all the aid of her exceeding beauty to prevent from awakening suspicions unfavorable to her discretion, if not to her morals. With Deerslayer, however, these glances were rendered less obnoxious to so unpleasant a construction; for she seldom looked at him without discovering much of the sincerity and nature that accompany the purest emotions of woman. It was a little remarkable that, as his captivity lengthened, neither of the girls manifested any great concern for her father; but, as has been said already, their habits gave them confidence, and they looked forward to his liberation, by means of a ransom, with a confidence that might, in a great degree, account for their apparent indifference. Once before, Hutter had been in the hands of the Iroquois, and a few skins had readily effected his release. This event, however, unknown to the sisters, had occurred in a time of peace between England and France, and when the savages were restrained, instead of being encouraged to commit their excesses, by the policy of the different colonial governments.
While Judith was loquacious and caressing in her manner, Hetty remained thoughtful and silent. Once, indeed, she drew near to Deerslayer, and questioned him a little closely as to his intentions, as well as concerning the mode of effecting his purpose; but her wish to converse went no further. As soon as her simple queries were answered�and answered they all were, in the fullest and kindest manner�she withdrew to her scat, and continued to work on a coarse garment that she was making for her father, sometimes humming a low melancholy air, and frequently sighing.
In this manner the time passed away; and when the sun was beginning to glow behind the fringe of the pines that bounded the western hill, or about twenty minutes before it actually set, the ark was nearly as low as the point where Hutter and Hurry had been made prisoners. By sheering first to one side of the lake, and then to the other, Deerslayer managed to create an uncertainty as to his object; and, doubtless, the savages, who were unquestionably watching his movements, were led to believe that his aim was to communicate with them, at or near this spot, and would hasten in that direction, in order to be in readiness to profit by circumstances. This artifice was well managed; since the sweep of the bay, the curvature of the lake, and the low marshy land that intervened, would probably allow the ark to reach the rock before its pursuers, if really collected near this point, could have time to make the circuit that would be required to get there by land. With a view to aid this deception, Deerslayer stood as near the western shore as was at all prudent; and then causing Judith and Hetty to enter the house, or cabin, and crouching himself so as to conceal his person by the frame of the scow, he suddenly threw the head of the latter round, and began to make the best of his way towards the outlet. Favored by an increase in the wind, the progress of the ark was such as to promise the complete success of this plan, though the crab-like movement of the craft compelled the helmsman to keep its head looking in a direction very different from that in which it was actually moving. | <urn:uuid:76d232d1-d04c-4b74-a2ff-b2413d429af9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://weblitera.com/book/?id=210&lng=1&ch=8&l=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.986515 | 8,904 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Peter Maternus (PAW) was integral in the inception of the Badass, as he fine tuned the kite into its final form. The Badass is a freestyler, with which both old-school, as well as New school tricks can be performed. It is a slow and easy flier, with great feedback through the lines and it loves those floaty moves. The UL will fly with minimal effort in almost no wind, and the STD has a wonderful balance between 2D and 3D flight.
Weight: 300g (STD) 260 g (UL)
Wind range: 8-35km STD/4-25km UL
Material: Icarex + Skytex 27 g
Frame STD: Pultruded carbon fiber .210" .230" and .240" UL: Pultruded carbon fiber .180”, .196” and .210”
Recommended lines: 90lbs x 75ft or 100ft (UL)
Unspoken Rules of Being Badass:
1. First rule of being a badass. A badass does not talk about being a badass. Period.
2. Second rule of being a badass, a badass does not try to be a badass or look tough. A badass simply is a badass.
3. A badass stays true to themselves, always. This means being themselves for themselves, and not being fake to impress others.
4. A badass does not give up. Badasses will always push themselves for the better, no matter how hard it gets.
5. A badass is not a jerk. A badass does not prey on the weak, and shows kindness in return to those who are kind.
6. A badass knows his/her limits. Don't be stupid, you're not Superman, you'll die if you jump off a building.
7. A badass does not make enemies or go looking for fights. They do not fights that aren't worth fighting either. | <urn:uuid:f68767b5-bef6-4234-b527-010f0b6020ba> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.levelonekitesusa.com/badass | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.938856 | 424 | 1.773438 | 2 |
Golden goose shoes are the quintessential Indian shoe.
If you’ve never seen them before, you can probably think of them as a combination of a sportswear pair and a dress shoes.
They are so iconic, you might even find them on a fashion label’s website.
But the golden goose has never quite found its way into mainstream fashion, at least in the West.
It’s still a fashion accessory, with a variety of options and a lot of appeal.
For the past few years, the Golden Goose shoe has been a favorite of the men in India, and the men who wear them are the most popular in the country.
The golden goose is an iconic shoe that has been worn by both men and women for centuries.
A golden goose was created in India in 1892, when a group of traders and merchants from the north of India, including a couple of famous Indians, bought the shoes from the French manufacturer Dainty.
Dainty’s founder, the Marquis de L’Etrange, had been inspired by the Indian women’s shoe industry, which was booming.
His shoes were made of leather and felt, and they had an interesting design: The heel was a rounded point and the toe was a wedge shaped to fit the foot.
This created a great balance between a low heel and a high heel.
In order to compete in the market, the Dainties went on a shoe-making spree.
Their biggest export was to France, where they produced the very first golden goose boots.
However, their golden goose footwear was a hit in India as well.
As well as being a shoe for the upper-class, it also had a popular appeal among the lower classes, especially women.
At one time, the golden shoe was a luxury item for the wealthy and powerful, with the famous golden bird logo printed on the front and the word ‘Golden’ on the heel.
The golden shoe became an accessory for both the upper and lower classes.
Even today, the word Golden has become synonymous with the Indian shoe industry.
While the golden bird was not used by Dainys in India until 1920, in India it’s a symbol of the rich and powerful.
There were two kinds of golden birds in India: the royal and the ordinary.
An ordinary golden bird would have the letter ‘A’ printed on it.
Then there would be a golden feather attached to it, which is the symbol of nobility.
And in the upper class, there would also be a royal bird.
Today, the Indian market is dominated by the royal golden bird.
The golden bird is a symbol for wealth and power in India.
Everywhere, there are golden shoes.
The word ‘golden’ is also a common one in Indian slang.
India’s golden goose-makers are known for their style, with some of them also being famous in other parts of the world, such as China and Japan.
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Zen-Shin intends to start our kata and kumite training for competitions. They’ll be held every Saturday from 3:00-4:30, alternating between Kata and Kumite each week.
In these workshops, we will delve further into our karate training from a sport perspective. For kata, this means less understanding of the kata application is required, as we will be putting the emphasis on what makes a great performance.
Competing in karate turns a practitioner into a fully fledged athlete. Training kata is an intense workout, with the added difficulty of perfecting each move to the smallest detail. Kata performance are graded on power and accuracy of each technique.
Performers of kata understand and control their body extremely well. They express their athleticism, understanding, and personality through the execution of the techniques. Each kata performer has meticulously thought about the depth of stance, tempo and strength of each move.
In our or first class, we will be going through Gojushiho Sho, and looking at examples from Karate tournaments to gain inspiration. Here is the winner from the Male Kata in the EKF Championships Croatia 2021
What I love about performing kata is the story that goes behind the performance. Long and slow, short and fast rhythm of the combination create excitement and suspense. Acrobatic jumps serve as our crescendo, as we land graceful to the rapture of applause.
For students that intend to learn kata to compete, they can expect to see an improvement in their focus. It takes pure dedication and practice to be able to focus your mind on the target, in that competitive environment.
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General view of the agriculture of the county of Nairn, the eastern coast of Inverness-shire, and the parish of Dyke, and part of Edenkeillie, in the county of Elgin, and Forres. By James Donaldson, ... Drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement [electronic resource].
With a half-title. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Available online to authorized PSU users as part of the Medicine, science, and technology series of Eighteenth century collections online.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements | <urn:uuid:6f122289-6b30-4a0c-9ef9-daf5e07a46b2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://catalog.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/3534910 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.868057 | 148 | 1.539063 | 2 |
As far as how to preach, we can learn a lot just by listening to those who do it well. One veteran I know of counsels younger men to listen to good preaching with two heads: one for their own nourishment, and another for noting how the preacher performs his craft. If we were right in earlier articles to say that Hebrews is a written sermon, then we have a priceless opportunity not only to feed our souls from it but also to learn from the finest of preachers how best to preach.
Suppose you did that now, and as you pressed “play,” you took out your notebook to jot down your insights. You hear the part where he says, “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart” (3:12), and, pausing the recording, you write: If I will become more helpful in my preaching, I must learn how to preach to the heart. How might we do this?
First, we must study the heart. Our modern conception of the heart tends to limit it to the seat of our emotions and desires. It is that (Joh 16:6; Psa 37:4), but it is so much more. Our preacher to the Hebrews speaks of our hearts as something that can be hardened (the will), brought to faith (organ of trust), is capable of thought (the intellect), and of registering right and wrong (conscience). We must become spiritual cardiologists and study all that Scripture teaches about the heart. Everything we do, every sin we sin, every word we speak, flows from our hearts (Pro 4:23; Mar 7:14-23; Luk 6:45). The heart is our innermost person (1Pe 3:4; Jer 4:18), our animating core, our motivational center. It’s what makes us tick.
Second, we must aim for the heart. “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts” (3:7-8). This expositor knows that his audience’s most vital organ is the heart. It is hotly contested territory, a sacred chamber devoted either to loving God or worshiping idols (Deu 6:5; Eze 14:3). “My son, give me your heart” (Pro 23:26), the Father pleads. Deceitfully, sin whispers the same thing (Heb 3:13). The preacher knows that all teaching and preaching is a battle for the heart (Mat 13:19). Desperate, he wields his sword (Heb 4:12), crying with each swing, “Do not harden your hearts.” His only counterattack is the persistent exhortation of the Word (3:13).
Alec Motyer notes that in the literal Hebrew, God wanted Isaiah to “speak to the heart” of His people (Isa 40:2). He wants us to do the same. Preaching that targets only surface behaviors produces only surface changes, but when we take aim at the desires driving the behaviors, the Spirit can effect radical transformation right before our eyes. When the British sought to breach the Möhne dam during World War II, placement was everything. They needed their “bouncing bombs” to detonate underwater, close to the dam wall. If I am responsible to teach, I must focus not only on the data to be conveyed but also on its placement. I want God’s life-altering truth to roll down right into the yawning cavern of the heart.
Third, we must speak from the heart. In the game Battleships, the shots on your own tracking grid match those that land on your opponent’s grid. Somewhat similarly, our preaching will only land in other people in the places it has first landed in us. If we will aim for our listeners’ hearts, it must strike our hearts first. Then when we speak, our message will come from deep inside.
How can we get it into hearts, both our own and our listeners’? The preacher of Hebrews gives us some crucial ingredients:
1. Dealings with God in our own spiritual experience. Christ’s superiority and priestly ministry in heaven are not abstractions to this preacher. Christ is everything to him! He knows by experience how Christ can help the tempted and dispense mercy to the fallen. Suffering, life, prayer, the Holy Spirit and the Father’s discipline must move Christ from being just a topic of discourse to being what David Robertson calls the “Magnificent Obsession” of my heart.
2. A willingness to address the real questions, needs and burdens of the people. Our preacher does not skirt the issues. He confronts his listeners’ needs head-on. He knows the Lord’s people. He knows their worries and weaknesses. He takes the questions they’re actually asking and answers them with powerful exposition from the Scriptures. Are we in touch? Do we have the courage to tackle hard questions?
3. An evident love for God’s people. This preacher preaches with striking earnestness. He’s not playing games. He cares about his audience. He cares about their souls. He warns them, teaches them, urges them and exhorts them. He is full of sympathy and love for the people, just like the Priest he proclaims. He includes himself with them, 14 times saying, “Let us.” “Let us” copy him.
4. The fresh use of language and images to capture the heart. Sometimes our words grow predictable and staid. Not this preacher’s. Without at all compromising the faithfulness of his exposition of Scripture, he employs colorful word pictures. Drowsiness to the gospel is like a ship drifting away at night (2:1). That’ll wake up Sleepy! Instead of a rather flat statement like “we have eternal security,” he portrays our hope as being a steadfast “anchor of the soul,” cast not into the sea but up into heaven (6:19). Such word pictures can endear even a mariner’s heart to Christ.
Ultimately, it is Christ Himself who gets the Word into our hearts. When He reveals Himself to us in the pages of Scripture, our hearts begin to burn within us with a fire that demands an outlet (Luk 24:32; Jer 20:9). For what we have to preach is not chicken soup for the soul but good news for the heart. Because of Christ, we can come near with true hearts “sprinkled clean from an evil conscience” (10:22). There’s a new covenant in which God writes His law on our hearts and is merciful to all our iniquities (8:10). Divine grace and human need collide in such preaching. And believing hearts throughout the room are strengthened not by food but by grace (13:9).
It was heartening to see, after I finished outlining this series, a whole book come out taking this approach. See Jeremy McKeen’s The Model Sermon: Principles of Preaching from the Book of Hebrews.
All Scripture quotations in this article are from the ESV.
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Smartphones have been in existence for quite some time and they are getting smarter still. Smartphones now are a whole lot more technical than the mobile devices we had 20 years ago. Mobile phone companies still come up with new versions of the smartphone that has been integrated into our society so soon. Samsung Galaxy, for example, has come up with a whole new kind of smartphone: the Galaxy Fold. You can read honest reviews of Samsung here. And we will tell you something about this new Galaxy Fold with which we might enter a new age.
The Look of the Galaxy Fold
As you probably understand from the name alone, the Galaxy Fold is a device that can be folded. It’s different from the folded mobile phones from the old days because it’s the display that can be folded and not just the part where the buttons are. Samsung claims that they change not just the smartphone; they change the entire future.
Usage of the Galaxy Fold
The device can be used as a smartphone or a tablet. There is a “normal” display. Samsung calls this a Cover Display. With this display you can use the Samsung Galaxy Fold in the same way as you would use any other smartphone. The device can be opened like a book and then the tablet mode is activated. That way, you can make use of a 7.3-inch display. The tablet mode enables you to view your video’s, games and apps on a larger screen. When you’re right in front of the screen, the two halves of the display become one.
Software of the Galaxy Fold
The device works via the new Android 9.0 (Pie), but Samsung also added their own One-UI-Interface. This interface makes it able to switch easily between smartphone mode and tablet mode. The software enables you to run three apps on a row. There is a multitask option to present to offer you that option.
Camera of the Galaxy Fold
The Galaxy Fold makes use of six different cameras to create your photo’s. Three of these cameras can be found on the back of the mobile phone and three on the front. The ones on the front can be used to make selfies and make self-portraits via one of their apps. There is a primary lens that brings objects closer to you without loss of quality. Even when the phone is folded, you can still make pictures.
Battery of the Samsung Galaxy Fold
Samsung knows that the display of a device is often the part of your mobile phone that used up most of your battery. Therefore, they equipped the device with a 4380 mAh battery. Because of this battery, Samsung states, the device will last for a whole day before you have to charge your smartphone again.
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Federico Garcia Lorca, Martin Sorrell, D.Gareth Walters
‘Lorca brought an understanding of the paradox that was Spain – sensuality chafing under a rigid moral code, individual desire at war with tradition.’ Manuel Duran
Federico Garcia Lorca is perhaps the most celebrated of all twentieth-century Spanish writers, known not only for his plays but also for several collections of poems published both in his short lifetime and after. Lorca’s poetry is steeped in the land, climate, and folklore of his native Andalusia, though he writes memorably of New York and Cuba too. Often in modernist idiom, and full of startling imagery, he evokes a world of intense feelings, silent suffering, and dangerous love.
This selection balances poems from Lorca’s early collections with his better-known work to give a clear vision of his poetic development. Martin Sorrell’s accomplished translations are complemented by D. Gareth Walters’s shrewd Introduction, with its distinctive focus on the achievements of the poet.
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South Dakota Dept. of Education - Home Schools
Parents/guardians who currently provide alternative instruction pursuant to SDCL 13-27-3 are required to file an Application for Public School Exemption Certificate (see documents) annually. The application must be obtained here, from the local school district, or directly from the Department of Education. The completed application must be filed with the superintendent of schools in the public school district in which the parent /guardian resides.
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In a story that would have made the best episode of Storage Wars ever, The Guardians’ Martin Pengelly has reported about a New York art dealer purchasing the contents of a New Jersey storage locker and finding six paintings likely painted by Willem de Kooning.
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch painter noted for his abstract expressionism, or “action painting” style. He was born in 1904, and passed away in 1997. He’s held in high regards for helping pioneer his style, along with Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
David Killen, of the Chelsea, New York Gallery, David Killen Gallery, made the score after an auction house foolishly turned down the $15,000 offer to purchase the contents from an art conservator, Orrin Riley and his partner Susanne Schnitzer from the Ho-Ho-Kus storage lockers.
Killen told the New York Post he also discovered what is likely a painting from the late Paul Klee, another well regarded painter who took his cues from Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealsim to create colorful and haunting images that hang in the Guggenheim and have themselves fetched seven figures at auction.
So, how big is this score for Killen? Prominent Citadel hedge fund manager, and Bitcoin denier, Ken Griffin, purchased a de Kooning (Interchange) and Pollock collection, for an reported $500 million back in 2015.
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I cannot find a whole lot of criticism with the argument presented by Thomas Benton (real name: William Pannapacker of Hope College). It certainly is a very tough job market out there for doctorates in the humanities and I regularly have very frank conversations with my students about whether or not they should go on for a doctorate. If you are fully funded and, in the worst case scenario, are willing to “lose” 5 years of your life then fine. But there are very few guarantees. I have likened it to this: Imagine you want to buy a $100,000 Ferrari. You give Ferrari all that money and then you have to get the car around the track in a certain time. If you don’t make that cut they keep your money and the car. Same thing with the doctorate. You give the university your money and if you don’t complete the dissertation or thesis to their satisfaction they keep the money and the degree.
That does not mean that I think we don’t need more good PhD’s in the humanities out there. But we must be realistic about it. I wasn’t, but things have worked out for me. I guess I was just luckier, or maybe even more talented, than I realized.
It’s hard to tell young people that universities view their idealism and energy as an exploitable resource
Nearly six years ago, I wrote a column called “So You Want to Go to Grad School?” (The Chronicle, June 6, 2003). My purpose was to warn undergraduates away from pursuing Ph.D.’s in the humanities by telling them what I had learned about the academic labor system from personal observation and experience.
Just to be clear: There is work for humanities doctorates (though perhaps not as many as are currently being produced), but there are fewer and fewer real jobs because of conscious policy decisions by colleges and universities. As a result, the handful of real jobs that remain are being pursued by thousands of qualified people — so many that the minority of candidates who get tenure-track positions might as well be considered the winners of a lottery.
Universities (even those with enormous endowments) have historically taken advantage of recessions to bring austerity to teaching. There will be hiring freezes and early retirements. Rather than replacements, more adjuncts will be hired, and more graduate students will be recruited, eventually flooding the market with even more fully qualified teacher-scholars who will work for almost nothing. When the recession ends, the hiring freezes will become permanent, since departments will have demonstrated that they can function with fewer tenured faculty members.
As things stand, I can only identify a few circumstances under which one might reasonably consider going to graduate school in the humanities:
- You are independently wealthy, and you have no need to earn a living for yourself or provide for anyone else.
- You come from that small class of well-connected people in academe who will be able to find a place for you somewhere.
- You can rely on a partner to provide all of the income and benefits needed by your household.
- You are earning a credential for a position that you already hold — such as a high-school teacher — and your employer is paying for it.
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On September 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor celebrates and honors the greatest worker in the world – the American worker. Labor Day 2019 is the 125th anniversary of Labor Day being celebrated as a national holiday.
Labor Day: What it Means
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Performing Arts at Adda Clevenger
Students take part in various theatrical, musical and choral performances during the school year. These range from dramatic stage productions, operettas and musicals to dance shows and choral concerts. Recent performances have included Guys and Dolls, Les Misérables, Annie, Once upon a Mattress, The Nutcracker, Meet Me in St. Louis, Oliver, Mamma Mia, The Mikado, Fiddler on the Roof and more.
All students of the school are members of the Adda Clevenger Youth Chorus of San Francisco under the direction of Sian Wittke. In addition to a well-rounded musical education including music theory, vocal coaching and dramatic interpretation, it is essential that choristers also have many opportunities to perform. The repertoire consists of a wide range of genres including classical, sacred, folk, theater, and current popular music.
In recent years the Chorus has made tours of Italy, Prague and England. Past tours have included visits to Switzerland, Austria and Italy, including performances at the Salzburg Music Festival. Students have performed concerts at the White House, International Children’s Choir Festival in London and Canterbury, and multiple concerts at Carnegie Hall. | <urn:uuid:3ca5da7c-ddb2-42bf-ab00-dade48359e2e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.addaclevenger.org/arts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.951034 | 255 | 1.585938 | 2 |
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