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In case you had forgotten we have a Secretary of the Interior:
“I think we should never hide from our history or erase our history. I think we should embrace the history and understand the faults and learn from it. But when you try to erase history, what happens is you also erase how it happened and why it happened and the ability to learn from it,” Zinke said.
So, here's the history: statutes honoring the Confederacy went up in the 20th century, not the 19th. They went up first to remind blacks returning from World War I to mind their place. They went up again in the 1950's, in response to the burgeoning civil rights movement, and for the same reason.
They "erase" history by claiming the causes of the war were noble and honorable and worth memorializing. They erase history by simply erasing the reason for that war as stated by those states which seceded. They erase history by representing a false history.
Zinke is an ass. If there are Confederate memorials on federal land for which he is responsible, then maybe his opinion matters. Otherwise, he's just looking for some attention in an Administration that seems to think soundbites are governance.
ADDING: turns out what history you "erase" depends on what history you want to remember:
“Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights. I [Obama] believe our national parks should reflect the full story of our country, the richness and diversity and uniquely American spirit that has always defined us. That we are stronger together. That out of many, we are one.”
An email that went out to the entire White House subscriber’s list called it “our first national monument to honor the struggle for LGBT rights.”
Trump’s White House took another route. According to Andy Humm of Gay City News, when the administration “saw the pre-publicity on the ceremony, the National Park Service under Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Department of the Interior worked to certify that the flagpole adjacent to Christopher Park was not technically on federal land so that no Rainbow Flag would be flying on US government property.”
The representative at the Interior Department who had been working on the monument dropped out of attending the ceremony at the last minute.
So, not only is the monument to be ignored, but if the flagpole is, in fact, on federal land, the rainbow flag will not be flown there.
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This variation of YOUNG CHARLOTTE [Frozen Girl]
was sent to me recently
*YOUNG CHARLOTTE Version in DIGITAL TRADITION*
Young Charlotte lived by the mountainside, in a wild and lonely spot
No dwelling there for three miles around, except her father's cot
And yet on many a winter's night, young swains would gather there
For her father kept a social board and she was very fair
Her father like to see her dressed, as fine as a city belle
For she was the only child he had and he loved his daughter well
It was New Year's Eve, the sun had set, why looks her anxious eye
So long from the frost window forth, as the merry sleighs pass by?
At the village inn, fifteen miles off, there's a merry ball tonight
The piercing air is as cold as death, but her heart is warm and light
But, ah, how laughs her beaming eye, as a well known voice she hears
And dashing up to the cottage door, young Charles with sleigh appears
"O daughter dear!" her mother said, "This blanket round you fold
For it is a dreadful night abroad and you'll get your death of cold"
"Nay, mother, nay" fair Charlotte said and she laughed like a gypsy queen:
"To ride in blankets muffled up, I never can be seen"
My silken cloak is quite enough, it is lined throughout you know,
Besides I have a silken scarf, which around my neck to throw"
Her gloves were on, her bonnet tied, she jumped into the sleigh
And away they ride by the mountainside and o'er the hills away
There is life in the sound of the merry bells, as o'er the hills they go
What a creaking noise the runners make, as they bite the frozen snow
With muffled faces silently, o'er five long miles they pass
When Charles with these frozen words, the silence broke at last
Such a night as this I never saw, the reins I scarce can hold
When Charlotte, shivering, faintly said, "I am exceedingly cold"
He cracked his whip and urged his team, more swiftly than before
Until five other dreary mile, in silence were passed o'er
"O see," said Charles, "How fast the frost is gathering on my brow"
when Charlotte in a feeble voice said, "I am growing warmer now"
And on they ride through the frosty air and the glittering cold starlight
Until at last the village inn, and ballroom are in sight
They reached the inn and Charles jumped out and held his arms to her
"Why sit you like a monument, without the power to stir?"
He called her once, he called her twice, she answered not a word
He called her by her name again, but still she never stirred
He took her hand in his, O God, 'twas cold and hard as stone
He tore the mantle from her brow and on her the cold stars shone,
And then into the lighted hall, her lifeless fore he bore
For Charlotte was a frozen corpse and words spoke never more
He sat himself down by her side and the bitter tears did flow
And he said, "My young intended bride, I nevermore shall know"
He threw his arms around her neck and kissed her marble brow
And his thoughts went back to where she said, "I'm growing warmer now"
He bore her out into the sleigh and with her he drove home
And when he reached the cottage door, oh how her parents mourned
They mourned the loss of their daughter, dear, while Charles mourned o'er their gloom
Until with grief his heart did break and they slumber in one Tomb
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Summit Therapeutics Ends Development of Ezutromid Therapy for DMD After Trial Failure
Summit Therapeutics is stopping the clinical development of ezutromid, which it was investigating as a Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment, after a Phase 2 clinical trial testing the therapy failed to reach both its primary and secondary objectives.
“These data come as a great disappointment to us and to all those living with DMD,” Glyn Edwards, CEO of Summit, said in a press release. “While we believe utrophin modulation could still have a place in the treatment of DMD, it is clear that ezutromid is not providing a benefit for patients.”
Michelle Avery, director of patient engagement at Summit, told participants at the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 2018 conference that ended Saturday in Phoenix her company was “incredibly disappointed” by the lack of treatment efficacy seen.
“It was not an easy decision to stop development of a drug, but PhaseOut DMD gave us a very clear answer: there was no benefit for patients taking this drug. There was no difference in the 6-minute walk test after 48 weeks of treatment,” Avery said. “Could it [ezutromid] slow the progression of Duchenne? We have definitely answered that it cannot.
“We are eternally grateful to the families of PhaseOut DMD,” she added. “To this end, we plan to explore how the information gathered as part of the trial could be made available.”
Ezutromid is an oral small-molecule modulator of utrophin, a protein that is structurally and functionally similar to the dystrophin protein, which is absent in DMD patients.
The therapy candidate was being investigated as a potential disease-modifying treatment for all DMD patients, regardless of the type of mutation affecting the dystrophin gene, supported by previous studies showing that expression of utrophin improved muscle performance.
The open-label, Phase 2 PhaseOut DMD trial (NCT02858362) was intended to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ezutromid administered over 48 weeks in ambulatory boys with DMD. The trial first recruited 40 participants, ages 5 to 10, at centers in the United Kingdom and United States.
Later, Summit Therapeutics expanded the trial by opening enrollment for patients with DMD who participated in previous Phase 1 trials for ezutromid but who, at the time of initial recruitment for PhaseOut DMD, failed to meet the enrollment criteria.
The boys were treated with a daily dose of 2,500 mg of ezutromid (open-label phase) followed by a 30-day safety follow-up phase.
The trial’s primary objective was to measure the change in leg muscle parameters by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), at the beginning of the study and again at weeks 12, 24, 36, and 48, as well as the levels of ezutromid in the blood at specific times during treatment — at weeks one, four, eight, 12, 24, 36, and 48.
Additional objectives included assessing utrophin protein levels and muscle fiber regeneration by analyzing muscle biopsies, as well as safety parameters.
Previous interim results from a 24-week analysis showed that, compared with the beginning of the trial, treatment with ezutromid led to a clinically meaningful reduction in muscle damage, evaluated through muscle biopsies, and inflammation, assessed with magnetic resonance spectroscopy transverse relaxation time T2 (MRS-T2).
T2 relaxation time detects small structural changes that occur with early degeneration or inflammation. Researchers previously showed that inflammation increases T2 relaxation time.
The reduction in MRS-T2 was in agreement with the expected activity of ezutromid in stabilizing muscle fiber membranes by increasing utrophin protein expression, leading to reduced muscle damage and inflammation.
Summit is now working with the researchers to conclude the PhaseOut trial, and will explore ways in which the information gathered during the study could support other DMD research.
The company plans to direct its efforts toward the development of new antibiotics for difficult-to-treat infections, such as those caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile.
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Residents of St Ives and visitors to the town will be able to enjoy uninterrupted and sustainable wine deliveries direct to their doors this summer, thanks to Scarlet Wines’ fully electric transport service.
Owner Jon Keast has invested in an electric bike (a Riesse and Muller Load 75 e-cargo bike, which can carry about 60 bottles at a time) for deliveries in town, and an electric van for transporting wine further afield; Scarlet Wines is now thought to be the only wine merchant in the south west with a fully electric transport system.
St Ives town is closed to most vehicles, to ease congestion and enable social distancing in the narrow streets, between 11am and 4pm every day, but the e-cargo bike can continue to operate.
Jon said: “This will allow us to top-up restaurants with small deliveries if they need them, as well as deliver to private customers who will not need to stray from the comfort of their back gardens this summer as a result.”
Like many other small businesses, Scarlet Wines has diversified rapidly over the last few months, using the complete break from normality to adapt its business model and refocus on core principles.
From a wholesale merchant with a small retail shop, during lockdown Scarlet Wines became a wine delivery service supported 100% by private customers, who received welcome packages delivered safely to their doors.
‘We need to think more carefully about all kinds of consumption, and that includes wine’
The restaurant trade has boomed again since hospitality businesses re-opened on 4th July, and the Scarlet Wines store at The Old Forge, in Lelant, is open once again, but following pleas from customers, home deliveries will continue indefinitely.
Jon, who is an active campaigner on climate change, saw the Covid-19 crisis as an opportunity to embrace electric transport in preparation for a greener post-lockdown world.
Coupled with a portfolio increasingly dominated by organic and biodynamic wines — many of which are also vegan — Scarlet Wines has adeptly become one of the UK’s greenest wine merchants.
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The national park that almost wasn't in Washington state
The North Cascades National Park turns 50 years old this year.
It's a popular place to camp and hike now, but a new book about the park's history says it got off to a rocky start.
Lauren Danner is author of "Crown Jewel Wilderness." She told KUOW's Kim Malcolm the establishment of the North Cascades almost didn't happen at all — the Forest Service almost prevented the Park Service from studying that area. It all boiled down to an argument between the Forest Service and the Park Service over who was better equipped to manage the North Cascades.
The following interview excerpts have been edited for length and clarity.
What was the conflict essentially between these two groups?
The conflict essentially has to do with the founding philosophies of the two agencies. The Forest Service was founded to manage the nation's national forest in the long-term public interest. And they did that by managing for multiple uses: timber production, watershed protection, livestock raising, game habitat and recreation. But the focus was on use — sustainable, renewable use. The Park Service, in contrast, was charged with preserving monumental, scenic landscapes and providing access to those landscapes. So every time a national park was created it was carved from Forest Service land, and the Forest Service saw that as wasted land.
So, a battle for control? There wasn't enough to go around to make everybody happy?
Absolutely. The Forest Service saw the North Cascades as containing a large amount of merchantable timber that could be logged, and the Park Service saw the North Cascades as containing magnificent alpine scenery that needed to be protected.
What was the pivotal moment in the battle over this park?
I think the first pivotal moment is in 1955 when the Forest Service announces it's going to reclassify Glacier Peak for wilderness designation, and the first proposal they come out with shows a much reduced Glacier Peak wilderness that leaves out these river valleys. Conservationists find each other after that happens. So I think that's a big tipping point.
That whole story seems to depict a time where conservation was coming into its own, developing into what we would now call an environmental movement.
That's absolutely right. I think what makes the North Cascades story so unique and important is it is a window into the beginnings of the modern environmental movement. It's just this handful of people who kind of start communicating and think, well maybe we can make something happen here. Let's try. And they get the Sierra Club, which itself was just then becoming politicized. Then they connect with each other in Seattle and sort of form a single-purpose interest group to fight for the North Cascades.
So, the North Cascades is essentially a wilderness area. Why is that different?
We expect our national parks to offer significant visitor infrastructure. We go to national parks and we expect great lodges and campgrounds with flush toilets — one of my personal favorites. We expect parkways that take us on scenic drives through the parks. So in the North Cascades, conservationists were very torn about going for a national park because they knew that the National Park Service would want all of this recreational development. But on the other hand the Forest Service had been showing itself increasingly unwilling or unable to truly protect wilderness, so they went for national park thinking, all right, we'll see if we can kind of funnel the visitors along the road.
And it is still pretty much a pristine place because of the legislation?
That's one of the things I think is really important to understand about any national park, but it's particularly true in the North Cascades. The North Cascades are a political landscape. You might sit there in your car and look at them think, wow beautiful mountains. But in fact what you're looking at is a negotiated entity and the bill that created the park complex took that into account. So it's really a product of political compromise. Nobody got everything they wanted. Everyone got a little of what they wanted, and that's why I think it has withstood the test of time for such an unusual product. It truly is unique. | <urn:uuid:451f6065-3a2a-4d52-b92d-9e644acfae51> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kuow.org/stories/national-park-almost-wasnt-washington-state/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.972212 | 859 | 2.75 | 3 |
I don't know why people are still debating the intersection of politics and film. When this industry started, journalists were the script writers (!) and Hollywood was very much striving to be an empire as US was. They work hand in hand. Film is history, commodity, culture, and art. To analyze a film, one has to look at what is happening:
- in the film (where, what)
- behind the film (who)
- around the film (overall politics and economics)
- in front of the film (aimed audience).
Nothing is meaningless - that is, all facts have equal value.
Argo won, Lincoln - big favorite. 2012 also came with Zero Dark Thirty - the story of the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden. Look at US (domestic as well as foreign) politics to understand US film. Look at US film to understand US politics. That is not because one is leading the other, but because they are both part of culture. The monster is dying in one period to reborn in another - the monster is based on the same content,communal fear, but takes different forms, as society evolves or, better say, changes: fear of blackness, then woman emancipation, Asians, Latin Americans, Fascism, Communism, Terrorism. "The monster exists only to be read" - Cohen (not Leonard.) The monster, in US film, is the enemy of America (as a nation, as an empire), who took different hybrid shapes: from Vampires to King Kong, from bacteria to outside religions. The film is the resistance movement, and resistance is mirroring the society's resistance at some point (otherwise, you will have empty theaters.) And the monster, our incarnated fear, in the film, must always be killed.
...Only to come back...
Politics are not (always - I am not talking about countries where art is censored) controlling the film, but they have a common goal. They run as partners in the same race; they rely on each-other. Hollywood created a US consistent identity as much as politics were creating a US identity. But that is not new. Greeks did the same through sculpture and literature. At the binging of the 20th century, Mexico needed its own film industry to be truly independent and control its portrayed image (and depicted history.) Russia - they are part of the same topic.
The question here is not why film and politics are working hand in hand in US (as opposed to other countries where this is not happening???), but why Hollywood is more successful that any other country's film industry. For once, French started it. Spain was especially good. GB and Germany were legit competitors.
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Ligue 1 is the top tier of the French football league system. The league is dominated by foreign-based clubs and is therefore considered to be a ‘farmers’ league. If you’re new to football, you may be wondering why French fans would be interested in this league. Let’s take a look. Despite being a top-tier league, Ligue 1 is not particularly competitive. In fact, it’s frequently referred to as a ‘farmers league’.
Ligue 1 is the top tier of the French football league system
Known as “Ligue 1” in English, this top tier of the French football league system is the highest level of the French league system. It was first played in 1932 and contains 20 teams, just like it does today. The Ligue 1 winner receives a trophy called the “Hexagoal” designed by Pablo Reinoso. The trophy replaced the “Le Trophee de Ligue 1” trophy, designed by d’Andree Putman. Teams play 38 matches in a season, and win three points for every win. A draw earns one point. In the 2015-2016 season, Paris Saint-Germain won the title by collecting 96 points.
Ligue 1 teams are often the most popular and successful in the world. Some of the most famous clubs in Ligue 1 include Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique de Marseille, AS Monaco, Lille OSC, and Girondins de Bordeaux. Ligue 1 matches can be seen on Canal+ and Amazon Prime. The French national team also hosts UEFA Cup matches each season.
It is dominated by foreign-based clubs
The French Ligue 1 is a top-flight association football league. Currently, 20 clubs play in the league. The season generally runs from August to May. Each club plays its opponents twice during the regular season. In special circumstances, clubs may play matches in non-traditional venues. Winning a game gives a team three points, drawing a match earns one point, and losing a match results in no points. Teams are ranked according to the number of points they have accumulated, goal difference, and goals scored.
Ligue 1 is commonly referred to as the Farmers league. Some critics say the league has been unfairly dominated by one club, particularly PSG, but before PSG arrived, Marseille and Lyon dominated the league. This is not the first time foreign-based clubs have dominated the French league. In the late 80s and early 2000s, Marseille and Lyon were dominant. Now, they are no longer dominant.
It is not competitive
Some critics have argued that Ligue One is predictable and not competitive. This view has been made by some commentators, including Angel Di Maria. Liverpool, for example, have been at the top for so long that it is no surprise that they haven’t won the league this season. However, a closer look at the last 50 years of league play shows that the Premier League has consistently ranked at the top, while Serie A, La Liga, and Bundesliga have often been a notch below them.
PSG dominate French football. They have won seven of the last nine league titles and have no real challengers this season. As a result, Ligue 1 is the most competitive league in world football, with strong and weak sides. However, PSG and Monaco should not be underestimated, as they have the resources to do so. However, if PSG and Monaco are to win the title, then the league should be very competitive.
It is referred to as a ‘farmers league’
Ligue 1 is one of the five best leagues in Europe. However, some football fans label it as a farmers league. Many players who were attracted by the rich and prestigious UEFA Champions League leave the top tier of French football for more lucrative opportunities. Some of these players join Ligue 2 or other, more competitive leagues. So how does this league fare?
The Premier League has become one of the most dominant leagues in the world, and the Ligue 1 is no different. While it may lack the depth of the Premier League, it still boasts some of the world’s greatest players. Therefore, to call it a ‘farmers league’ is a little ignorant. If you’re a fan of French football, you must be wondering what makes the league so good.
Despite these problems, the Ligue 1 was supposed to be stronger this season. PSG won the title seven times since 2011, but finished second in three of those seasons. However, the competition remained tough, and Lille had a chance to take the title with three games to play. Lille beat Angers 2-1 on the final day. However, PSG’s dominance over the Ligue 1 has led to fans labelling the league as a ‘farmers league’.
It is broadcast on beIN Sports
The United States and Canada are among the countries that broadcast soccer matches, and beIN Sports is one of the leading providers of soccer coverage. They broadcast key soccer competitions and produce flagship sports shows. Soccer games are usually broadcast live on the main channels of beIN Sports, with a few exceptions. The network broadcasts games in English and Spanish. Additionally, beIN Sports Connect occasionally offers exclusive online streaming access to selected games.
You can access beIN Sports on its website, TV channel, and app. If you live outside of the United Kingdom, you can access beIN Sports through some streaming services, but you might need a better VPN. Many VPNs won’t be able to bypass beIN Sports content blocks. NordVPN, IPVanish, and Kodi are three of the best VPNs for streaming beIN Sports.
If you live in the United States, you can watch beIN Sports USA on beIN TV. It is free to watch and there’s no need to sign up for cable. To view beIN Sports USA on a computer, download the official apps or use a TiVo. You can also stream beIN Sports on other devices such as Samsung TV Plus, fuboTV, or Pluto TV. You can also watch beIN SPORTS on your TV through your favorite streaming service.
It has 20 clubs
Ligue 1, or Ligue de Football Professionnel, is the top professional soccer league in France. The league comprises 20 clubs and is organized on a promotion and relegation system. It is the top level of French football, and currently ranks fifth in Europe. Teams play each other twice during the season, with home games and away games taking place during the weekdays and weekends. Winning a match earns a team three points, while a draw earns one point. A team with the most points at the end of the season earns the right to move up into the next division.
The current Ligue 1 will have 18 teams instead of twenty starting in the 2023-24 season. The change will affect two teams and four matchdays, as two will be relegated and four will be promoted from Ligue 2. This will leave 18 clubs in Ligue 1, just like the Bundesliga. But this move is likely to be controversial. In the long run, the league could expand to 32 teams, as many have called for.
It is played in France
Ligue 1, the highest division of French soccer, is played by twenty clubs. The league season runs from August to May, and each team plays its opponents twice during the regular season. Teams receive three points for wins, one point for draws, and no points for losses. Winning teams move up in the table, while losing teams go down. A winning team must have a minimum of 50 points to win the league. The top two teams in the league are Paris Saint-Germain and Lille.
In recent years, Ligue 1 has gained international recognition and increased prominence. The emergence of Paris-Saint-Germain has led to a large influx of top players, including Thierry Henry and Karim Benzema. The league has also recently seen investments in the league, as players like Falcao and Thomas Lemar have moved to the top clubs in the world. However, there is still a long way to go before Ligue 1 becomes a true elite league.
It is played in France’s south
Ligue 1, or “The French Premier League”, is one of the five major football leagues. It was originally known as Division 1 until the 1965-66 season when it was renamed as Ligue 1. France has one division, with 20 teams competing in the 2012-13 season. The competition is played across France, from its south to its north. It’s popular with fans as well as players, but the French public often views it as a lower-class version of football.
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Are you confused with WordPress tags and categories?
When starting a WordPress site as beginner, you might often get confused since there is a big misconception with WordPress tags.
Do WordPress tags help SEO or it's a myth?
Let's find out with us in this guide.
What are WordPress tags?
WordPress tags are the best tool to organize the content over your blog based on similar topics.
Usually, tags are located within the blog post, in the block editor, you may find them in the sidebar.
With these tags' help, you can group the blog post that has the same category or subcategory.
WordPress tags play an essential role in structuring the content over a big website with tons of blogs on different topics.
Tags are the best way to organize your site's content and enable visitors to find all post related to a single subtopic topic.
Do WordPress tags help SEO?
WordPress has an option to use tags and categories to organize the content on your site.
Tags and categories both serve the same purpose, and the only difference is categories are vast, and the tags are small.
Categories are hierarchy, they may have subtopics and tag are smaller, but they are standalone.
Both are used to organize the content on your site and make it easy for visitors to navigate your site; it creates a better site structure.
Both allow a user to find the content based on categories, but there is a big misconception with how WordPress SEO tags are related to SEO.
Are WordPress tags important for SEO?
Some users use too many tags for all the post, and they think it's better for SEO because some fake SEO gurus advise them to do, but the reality is WordPress tags doesn't help in SEO. They only exist to organize the content on your site.
Overusing WordPress tags is harmful. When a user clicks on your tags and finds nothing except the single post, it can create a poor user experience for your visitors, impacting your SEO ranking.
It is a big misconception that people use tags to targeted keywords, but they have nothing to do with SEO ranking.
When you create a tag, WordPress automatically create the archive page for that tag. Using too many tags mean more archive pages on your site, and Google considers it as low-quality pages or thin content on your site, which can also hurt your SEO ranking.
If you want to learn more about SEO, check our SEO category.
Also Read: Toolspur Review – Best group buy SEO tools
Categories vs Tags
WordPress tags and categories both have the same purpose; they both classify the content of your blog.
But there are some differences between them; we will compare both tags and categories in different aspects.
1# Tags are short, and categories are broad
Categories include the broad topic of posts on your blog, and tags specify the concise subject.
For example, if you have a food blog so the food news, recipes and cooking tips are the categories for topics, and if you have an article with the name of 5 best tips to cook Turkish chicken then there might be two tags, “Turkish”, and “chicken.”
Note – It's not fair to create categories for these topics like Turkish and chicken until you decide to share a lot of content about these topics.
2# Optional and necessary
The next difference between WordPress tags and categories is how necessary they are.
It's essential to have at least one category for your every blog if it won't have any category then WordPress will automatically assign it uncategorized default category.
If you have lots of uncategorized posts on your blog, it will be hard for users to find the content they are looking. Your blogs must have proper categories.
But having tags are optional, you should not include them in every single post until it's essential.
For example –
If you have a post “6 best way to create backlinks” it must come under the ‘SEO' category. It will be easy for a user to find it, and it will also guide the search engine crawlers to index and crawl your post since the crawlers navigate your blog through the categories and menus.
You can also have a tag for this post as “backlinks” so when the visitors click on this tag, they will get redirected to this tag to find all the post related to backlinks tag.
How to avoid WordPress tag-related SEO issues
When tags and categories are both used together, they interpret each other, which might negatively impact your SEO. Your site may suffer from duplicate pages and thin content issue.
To avoid WordPress tag related SEO issue, I will show their different tips. Following these tips will allow you to avoid wrong SEO approach and improve your site's overall user experience.
1# Distinguish between categories and tags
When creating the categories and tags, make sure you don't assign the same words for both.
If you have a category name of a recipe, then you don't need to use the same keyword for tags.
However, you can use tags to differentiate to smaller categories of under the main category. You can write “breakfast recipes” as the tags so that interested users can find all the posts related to breakfast recipes under that section.
Following this system will allow you to create a better user experience and save your site for having duplicate pages and thin content.
2# No index your tag archives
Enabling no index option for all your tags is the best ideas to avoid negative SEO impact.
You can use free SEO plugins Rank Math to enable your tags' no-index option.
After installing the plugin head over to the Rank Math dashboard and click on Titles & Meta > Golabl Meta and enable No index Empty Category
3# Only use tags if you need them
Tags help improve your site structure and allow users to navigate it more quickly, but you should not use too many tags as I told you they might hurt your SEO ranking.
Only use the tag when it's necessary.
Is targeting keywords in WordPress tags right for SEO?
When people use too many WordPress tags, they want to show the google that the content is related to a particular topic they wish to rank.
But the time had gone when google used to rank the content based on keywords stuffing, now the google is smart enough to identify your content based on its quality and relevancy.
Instead of following wrong seo advice and using too many WordPress tags for SEO, you should keep your fours on creating quality content.
Using WordPress tags helps organize your site's content and tell your users what you content is all about but you should not use too many of them as they may create poor site experience and create bad user experience that will hurt your SEO ranking.
Using tags strategically will create an outstanding user experience for the reader and save your site from negative SEO impact.
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Join us for library storytimes! Beaverton City Library staff present age-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and more to encourage a love of books and reading in young children ages birth through 6 years. Storytimes are fun and will give you ideas for songs and rhymes you can use with your child at home. Parents are a young child’s best teacher and we encourage you to read and sing with your child every day.
Storytimes are available in person at both locations and virtually over Zoom.
Virtual storytimes require registration. Register below and we’ll send you a weekly email approximately one hour prior to storytime with that day’s link for virtual storytime. Virtual storytime runs from September 11 - December 12.
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Mendy's, the real-life Murray Hill restaurant made famous on "Seinfeld,"
is about as authentic a kosher deli as you can get. It's got
excellent matzoh ball soup and it's closed on Friday nights for
Sabbath. Satisfied? So when a Semitic superstar is indoctrinated onto
Mendy's "Jewish Athletes Wall of Fame," you know he has received the
rubber stamp of an authority almost as high as the Big Guy himself.
Only problem is, there are very few fellas on the wall. Sure, you've got
your baseball heroes of old -- Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax -- and
All-American poster boy Mark Spitz. But the rest of the mural space is
taken up by significantly lesser figures; indeed almost a third of the
names belong not to athletes but to coaches and local sportscasters,
like Len Berman and Bill Mazer. (There's also a hilariously defaced Marv
Albert, whose name has been scratched out.)
We Jews are not exactly renowned for our athletic prowess -- we're
usually better at the management side of things. The four major
professional sports leagues in North America know from what I'm talking
about, as three of them have Jewish commissioners (Major League
Baseball's Bud Selig, the NBA's David Stern and the NHL's Gary
But recent developments in the sports landscape indicate that Jews are
through wandering the athletic desert: Suddenly, bar-mitzvah boys are
kicking ass on the diamond, the hardwood and the ice and in the ring. Soon,
Mendy's might have to commission a new muralist.
- There are currently nine Jews on Major League Baseball rosters --
almost enough for a minyan. Detroit outfielder Gabe Kapler enjoyed a
much-heralded rookie season and three other chosen people -- Toronto
outfielder Shawn Green and catchers Mike Lieberthal of Philadelphia and
Brad Ausmus of Detroit -- were chosen for their respective leagues'
All-Star teams, a religious record of some sort.
- Green is considered one of baseball's future superstars, and rumors
have circulated in Gotham City that George Steinbrenner is eying Blue
Jay Green in Yankee pinstripes, hoping to put Jewish fannies in his
- Baseball will unveil its All-Century team next week during the World
Series, and three Jews are on the ballot. Pitcher Sandy Koufax is a
lock to make the squad, and this summer Koufax was a Sports Illustrated
cover boy as the magazine's all-time favorite athlete.
- This summer, amusingly named Lenny Krayzelburg, a Ukrainian-born
American, won the 100-meter backstroke at the Pan-Pacific Championships
in Australia. He broke the world record and has his sites set on gold in
- Much has also been made of the up-and-coming young Orthodox basketball
phenom in Baltimore, Tamir Goodman. Dubbed "the Jewish Jordan" by the
national press, he was offered a basketball scholarship to the highly
competitive University of Maryland Terrapins basketball program in his
junior year of high school. Just last month Goodman rejected the
offer, as he said the Maryland coaching staff frowned upon his refusal
to play on the Sabbath. (Interestingly enough, the high school senior
just transferred from his Talmudic yeshiva to Takoma Academy, which
plays a tougher hoops schedule. It's also a Seventh Day Adventist high
Jews also seem to be making gains in sports that would never meet with a
rabbi's approval, let alone a mother's:
- In the inexplicably popular world of wrestling, the WCW's No. 1-ranked grappler is Bill Goldberg, whose nom de ring is, remarkably,
just Goldberg. He sports a startling physique and a gaudy record of
161-0 -- impressive even for a faux sport.
- Also dominant in the ring are two-time champion male boxer "Dangerous"
Dana Rosenblatt and two-time champion female sweet-science sensation
Jill Matthews. Rosenblatt fights with a Star of David on his trunks
while Matthews, a rabbi's daughter-in-law, goes by the nickname the
- Hockey star Mathieu Schneider, a defenseman on the NHL's New York
Rangers, was a key member of hockey Team USA when it captured the
inaugural World Cup in 1996, and was captain of the New York Islanders
- Just last week, tennis superstar Pete Sampras, following in the
footsteps of Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton, Tom Stoppard and
Harrison Ford, came out of the Jewish closet.
- Then just last Sunday, two things transpired to evoke shouts of "Mazel
tov!" from Jewish sports fans. Aaron Feinberg captured the 1999
Aggressive Skaters Association Pro Tour World Championship (an X-Games
style daredevil skating competition) and, for the first time ever, the
Israeli men's soccer team advanced to the European Cup championship
round of 16. And they're not even in Europe!
Why is this year unlike all other years? Is there a special prayer to
say over the Gatorade?
"Becoming a professional -- a doctor or lawyer, not athlete -- was novel
for Jews a generation or two ago because of the discrimination they
faced," said a Jewish communal service professional who asked not to be
identified. "That's why today you have so many Jews as professionals --
a totally disproportionate number, in fact. And now that things have
normalized for American Jewry -- there are very few people who believe
there is still career discrimination against Jews in America -- we have
become like most other ethnic groups. So it is only natural that those
who can or want to focus on sports will now do so. We're certainly not
overrepresented in sports, but things do seem to be changing. And I can
almost guarantee you that the parents of most of these modern Jewish
athletes are professionals of one sort or another."
While that is difficult to confirm, it is true that Goldberg's father,
Jed, is a retired gynecologist. Anyone parsing bitter-herb leaves in this
phenomenon will learn one thing: Near-full assimilation of the Jewish
community has clearly arrived. Though it's not nearly as alarming as Jewish
intermarriage statistics, I imagine the Orthodox community would claim
that there is a downside to the story, which is that tradition
(observing holidays and the Sabbath, putting education before athletic achievement, not eschewing yeshivas for Seventh-Day Adventist high schools) is
losing out to homogeneity. But how truly remarkable it is, in this
age of high-profile hate crimes, to see wrestling fans in the heartland
bearing placards of support for Goldberg, adorned with Stars of David. A
generation ago, the Jewish idea of sports was memorizing stats.
Still curious about why things have evolved this way, I called -- who
else? -- my Jewish grandmother, Alice, an 87-year-old macher born and bred in
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Grandma, have you ever heard of Michael Jordan?
The name is familiar -- I see it in the newspaper. I
think he plays basketball.
That's right. How about the Jewish Jordan?
What, the country?
Never mind. Anyway, Grandma, why are there so many more Jewish
athletes now than at any other time?
Jews were a nomadic group -- we never had time to settle
down and play other people's games. We never had time to absorb the
culture and games of a particular area. We were always on the run so
that they should not persecute us. We became a sporadic nation. We were
glad that we were not being kidnapped and held for ransom.
And now this proliferation of Jews in sports?
(Something really off topic about Polish Cossacks and
then something about how whales communicate.)
Grandma, the sports thing?
Jews started going away to college, and instead of being
in their own shtetl, they were meeting different cultures, like the guy
from Idaho who does the sports thing. They intertwined education with
advancing themselves in practically everything. The taste of education
led to higher realms and they went out of town and experienced other
You had me, then you lost me.
You meet different people and look how many years are
involved in going to law school or medical school. You think, "I can
make money right away in sports. If I'm going to college, should I put
another four years into medical school, plus an internship and a
residency?" The bottom line -- you need money. This is a shortcut.
Oh, I see. Do you like sports?
Not particularly. I can watch them, but I can turn them
off easily. I don't need to see Moshe Pipik [Michael Jordan], or whatever
his name is, trying to make a basket.
Any sport in particular you do like?
I like handball.
And why is that?
It was always a poor man's sport -- all you needed was a
ball and a wall.
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When that Mendy's muralist remodels his wall to fit in the superstars of
the next "millennium," maybe he can leave room for the unsung handball
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As Occupy Wall Street enters its eighth week, there are many takeaways that we can glean from the movement - regardless of your feelings about it.
It has successfully connected thousands of individuals around the world, proactively using social media and the power of online engagement. The movement has been able to generate significant media coverage resulting in key influential audiences taking notice. And more recently, OWS has raised substantial sums of money through donations – providing it with the capital every movement needs to maintain its momentum.
However, I can't say that it has been completely successful when there is still speculation as to what its ultimate goal really is. Is it a socialist movement looking to level set the classes? Is it a civil movement designed to hold the government accountable to the people? Or is it simply a platform to voice discontent on topics ranging from healthcare to the environment? All I know for certain is that it is growing and it has no borders.
The movement has missed one critical component to be successful – it has not developed a clear agenda and concise messages to deliver to its captive audience. A movement, much like a corporation, must control its own narrative. Without a clear message, the void could temporarily be filled with a single polarizing figure to rally behind or a person for outsiders to identify the movement with. But this is one thing OWS has been clear on: there will not be a single leader; they are all leaders. History has proven that for this concept to work, the movement must have a structured agenda and clearly defined and achievable goals.
OWS is not the first “leaderless movement” to rise up. The Women's Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s lacked an individual leader but resulted in legislative change, particularly in the workplace. Much of the recent Arab Spring came about through leaderless movements that focused on complete regime change. The difference between these successes and the current movement is a lack of a unified message and actionable change.
Contrasting OWS with the successful movements of the past may be unfair at this stage of its infancy, but we can definitely identify the clear lack of stated goals as a potential hindrance in the movement's future accomplishments.
As a professional communicator, it pains me to see wasted opportunities. We all know you need to craft a compelling narrative and hone its delivery before exposing yourself to skeptics. Leveraging the media and other speaking opportunities to influence those in a position to affect change is always a core component to any communications campaign. As communicators, we can learn from how the movement has rallied people around the world, leveraging new digital mediums, but OWS could, in turn, learn from the very people they are protesting against. It could develop and deliver a narrative that is clear, concise and actionable.
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If you’re in charge of marketing in a company or work with creating marketing materials, then this article is for you. Graphic design for marketing materials and ads isn’t the same as other designs. Just because something looks great doesn’t mean it works great. Your design usually has a particular focus, whether it’s to attract clicks, entice a user to perform a specific action, or convey your brand/company’s message quickly and clearly.
As marketing becomes visual, follow the trends by using Penji. Don’t let your marketing efforts go down the drain. Penji, an unlimited graphic design service, can help enhance your marketing strategy. You need high-quality and professional marketing materials. It can widen your reach and increase engagement rates. Take a look at what our Penji designers have produced for our clients.
Here are 10 powerful ways you can create marketing graphic design to get better results for your efforts!
1. Do extensive research
This might come off as obvious, but a lot of times marketing teams just don’t do their proper research before creating their marketing materials. What are your competitors doing? What kind of content are they putting out? How are they crafting their content? And what kind of language are they using in how they are marketing graphic design? Before you even start designing your marketing materials, make sure it’s needed. And make sure it’s competitive relative to your competitors.
2. Create a smarter “Ideas” folder
You probably have ONE idea folder clumped with everything under the sun. It’s probably become just a dump for anything you find remotely interesting. And going through it is likely more work than just doing your research all over again. Don’t let this happen and create an “Ideas Folder”. Within your Ideas Folder, have sub-folders labeled based on criteria relevant to you. It could be organized based on social media networks, ad-types, marketing material types, or different target audiences.
Every time you decide to save something to these folders, don’t just accept the default name. Rename the image to something more relevant so you can recall it later. Let’s take a look at “FB_CleverSlogan_1.PNG” vs “IMG7918762.PNG”. By using the platform and its purpose in the title, you can remember it in the future. Compare that to a generic title, and you save time.
3. Test Your Headlines/Taglines
If you’re designing an ad, promotional material, infographic, or social post, then you’ll likely need a solid headline/tagline to entice your viewers. Come up with at least 25 (yes, you read that right) tagline/headlines. Then whittle them down yourself to the best 10-15. This process is important because only through the elimination process will you know what you don’t want in your ultimate design. Then present your final list of 10 – 15 to your office mates. Grab them while they’re having lunch or getting coffee and run down the list asking them which one resonated with them. Keep a simple tally next to the ones that people are checking off, and there’s your list of winning headlines/taglines.
4. Design for your audience
Here are some examples of good marketing designs that clearly had their audience in mind. Designing and creating content/marketing graphic design specifically for your audience may seem like common sense to marketers, but it’s one that’s easily forgotten. Your marketing materials are only effective if your target audience “gets” it. And they’ll only get it if you design it specifically for them. When designing your marketing graphics, keep your audience in mind and ask yourself, “Would they get this?” frequently. Putting yourself in their shoes and asking that question allows you to see from your customer’s perspectives. Often times you’ll catch yourself designing for your boss or for people in your industry instead of customers who don’t have your knowledge or understand your lingo.
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5. Have good photography on hand
Avoid using the same photos that all your competitors are using from free stock image websites. These websites are great resources, but after a while, everyone starts recycling the same photos again and again. If you want to market graphic design more effectively, invest in good photographs. Either hire a professional photographer or ask one of your office mates who happen to own a good camera to plan a few good shots around the office.
Don’t worry too much about how they will be utilized just yet. Just take a bunch of photos and save it to your collection for use later. When the time comes, you’ll have a large selection of professional photographs to use for your marketing materials, and it’ll always look 1000x better than stock images.
6. Have a clear style guide/brand guideline
You definitely don’t want to just wing it and use whatever colors/fonts available to you. Make sure your company has a clear and intuitive style guide or brand guideline (they’re the same thing). And make sure you follow it. People don’t just recognize your message, they also identify you with your brand. And the more consistent your brand is, the more likely they’ll be able to quickly and easily identify your brand and your service in the future.
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7. Space = Elegance
If you happen to not be a graphic designer – don’t sweat it. I’ll show you a quick trick that will turn you into at least a C-grade designer. Inexperienced marketers like to fill empty spaces. A general rule in graphic design is that space is elegance, and you’ll want to use this minimalistic graphic design style to your advantage. Having space around any particular element brings focus to that element.
If you want a message to be read loud and clear without distractions, put it in the center without anything else around it. Simplicity and space create elegant designs that truly speak to your customers. The graphic above was made for another article. We intentionally left a lot of space around the text in order for your eyes to zero in on our message.
8. Diversify your materials
If how you go about marketing graphic design is primarily digital and will be shared through various networks, then consider diversifying your style a bit. Don’t always show the same types of design, in presented in the same fashion etc. If you’re always presenting text on left, and image on right, then consider text on top and the image below.
If you’re always using stock photos with text overlay on top, consider using a solid background + flat image + text. These are just some examples. The idea is you need to be diverse with your presentation, even if you’re presenting the same ideas/message to your audience.
9. Capitalize on holidays
More companies should do this. Take a look at your calendar and see what major AND minor holidays are coming up and plan how you will be marketing graphic design around those themes. But don’t just focus on the major holidays that everybody celebrates. Take advantage of the minor holidays – they’re often more fun/witty and provide a bit more value to your audience since they probably didn’t know that holiday existed until they saw your content.
Did you know April 12 was national Grilled Cheese day? What about April 14th International Moment of Laughter Day? Now imagine how much more fun and memorable your marketing materials would be if you capitalize on these fun holidays. You can find more of these fun and whacky holidays here.
10. Write for a specific audience
Without a doubt, your written content is a part of “design”. Don’t make the mistake of thinking your graphics and content are 2 separate pieces of the puzzle. They’re the same piece and needs to be thought out and coordinated together. Some of the most effective marketing materials and advertisements target one specific audience. The more hyper-focus your targeting is, the more appealing it will be when your target audience encounters it.
Don’t make the mistake of creating marketing designs for a wide target audience to save time and money, chances are it won’t work out. Instead, you’re blowing money on marketing materials and advertisements with low ROI. Stick with effective marketing campaign ideas with proven success.
Related article: 10 Marketing Ideas For Events That Actually Work
11. Add Icons and Illustrations
Aside from diversifying your materials, your designs should also include icons and illustrations. Both of these can become a visual representation of text or messaging. Plus, illustrations have become one of the fastest growing graphic design trends. In fact, many businesses use illustrations for their branding. In turn, they use it in most of their materials.
If you plan on using icons for your marketing graphic design, make sure that it’s in an appropriate context. Most icons can be used to replace text without losing its overall meaning. Or perhaps symbolize ideas or statistics and make it easier for us to process data. Most of the time, many designers use social media icons to replace the company name.
12. Make it Simple
Even with all these elements to keep in mind, you want to make sure that your marketing graphic design will stay simple. You don’t want your design “looking noisy” or complicated. It’s much better that you keep it simple. When it comes to colors, stick to a color palette or your branding. For fonts, use up to two at the maximum. But simple doesn’t have to be boring. You can have a minimalist design, and it can still become compelling and eye-catching.
13. Remember Design Specs and File Types
If you’re doing a multi-platform campaign, you should remember the different sizes for each platform or marketing material. For example, on Instagram, will you post it on your feed or as part of your Story? Will you post it on your website or use it as a banner advertisement? Make sure that you have the size and image type specifications. This way, your design won’t appear stretched out or pixelated when published online or printed.
Also, make sure you know file types when publishing or printing marketing materials. There are some designs that may require JPG only. Some may accept PNG too. But to be sure, save different file types for every platform or printable marketing material.
14. Make Sure Your Design Follows a Structure
Make sure that structure is present in your graphic design. You don’t want it to look cluttered or in disarray. Graphic designers would suggest that you add lines or use rulers when creating any design. This way, not only will you have a well-designed graphic design, but it will also look organized or clean.
If you’re using a DIY graphic design service or software, you can use the rulers or the grid. It will help organize and align elements in your graphic design. It may even help you with symmetry or lack thereof.
15. Know When to Follow Trends
Design trends change every year. In most instances, you will see different brands follow a similar aesthetic. That can become tiresome to your audience because you want to stand out. In this case, you can rely on your brand style guide and do your own thing when you post marketing graphic design.
However, trends can also help you in becoming modernized. Know which ones to use for your brand, and see how your audience responds to it. From there, observe if you still need to follow trends or rely on your branding or other design aesthetics.
Getting Marketing Designs from Penji
Step 1: Create a Project & Connect
To start the requesting process, you should Create a Project.
From here, you click on “New Project” on the dashboard. After this, choose the type of design you need from “Search categories.” If you can’t find any of it, you can “Create a custom project.”
Make sure to be specific with your design request. Please follow the guidelines stated on “What to Include.” This way, the designer assigned to your project can work on it straight away. When you’re done, just click “Create project.”
We’ll assign you to one of our expert designers, and they can submit the first draft within 24 to 48 hours.
Step 2: Review & Provide Feedback
When you receive the first draft, you can review it.
On the Penji platform, you won’t have difficulty leaving revision notes. You don’t have to send an email or use another software to point out the revisions. We make it easy for you to use the all-in-one Penji platform.
Use either the point-and-click feature or leave messages to your designers. This way, you won’t experience any miscommunication.
Step 3: Download & Mark as Complete
Love the design you received? You can immediately download it.
Click “View Design” and download it. From there, the files are all yours! Plus, you can access the files anytime because we store your files on a cloud.
Make sure to click on “Mark as Complete” as well. This way, you could request for other marketing materials.
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Fecal samples were taken from wild ducks on the lower Rio Grande River around Las Cruces, N. Mex., from September 2000 to January 2001. Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts were purified from 69 samples by sucrose enrichment followed by cesium chloride (CsCl) gradient centrifugation and were viewed via fluorescent-antibody (FA) staining. For some samples, recovered cysts and oocysts were further screened via PCR to determine the presence of Giardia lamblia and Crytosporidium parvum. The results of this study indicate that 49% of the ducks were carriers of Cryptosporidium, and the Cryptosporidium oocyst concentrations ranged from 0 to 2,182 oocysts per g of feces (mean ± standard deviation, 47.53 ± 270.3 oocysts per g); also, 28% of the ducks were positive for Giardia, and the Giardia cyst concentrations ranged from 0 to 29,293 cysts per g of feces (mean ± standard deviation, 436 ± 3,525.4 cysts per g). Of the 69 samples, only 14 had (oo)cyst concentrations that were above the PCR detection limit. Samples did test positive for Cryptosporidium sp. However, C. parvum and G. lamblia were not detected in any of the 14 samples tested by PCR. Ducks on their southern migration through southern New Mexico were positive for Cryptosporidium and Giardia as determined by FA staining, but C. parvum and G. lamblia were not detected.
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Sometimes in nature things happen that seem too good to be true, perfect coincidences that vividly illustrate the beauty and wonder of the world around us.
One such episode occurred over the Costa Brava, in Northeastern Spain, when a flock of birds began to gather into a shape-shifting cloud, known as a murmuration. This phenomenon is a true spectacle, with hundreds, sometimes thousands or more birds moving and twisting in what appears to be a coordinated, single organism that can quickly morph into some startling shapes.
Wildlife photography professional Daniel Biber from Hilzingen, Germany was there when the starlings began to swirl and twist, most likely the result of a predator such as a falcon or a hawk being in the vicinity. It was almost supernatural that in response to the predator, the cloud of starlings ended up twisting and turning themselves into a giant, single bird, as if to say to their tormentor, “we are bigger than you.”
The photos have earned Mr. Biber a prize in an international photography competition, but he didn’t realize that he had captured such unique shots until later on. “Only when I checked the pictures on the computer later, I realized what formation the starlings had created,” he told the Daily Mail. “I was so concentrated on taking pictures at the time that I hadn’t realized that the starling murmuration had created a giant bird in the sky.”
It was a case of patience pays off for Mr. Biber, who had tried and failed to capture the starlings in full flow before. “’I’ve tried to photograph the starlings but it never worked out as well as I hoped for,” he said. “’I eventually drove to the spot every day for four days in a row in order to capture them. I picked a spot where I thought they would turn up and picked a matching foreground and backdrop in order to put them in a scene.”
Scroll down below to check out Mr. Biber’s incredible bird watching photography shots, and if you are a bit of an amateur twitcher yourself, you can add your own bird photos in the comments!
Sometimes in nature things happen that seem too good to be true
Photographer Daniel Biber from Hilzingen, Germany was trying to capture the murmuration of starlings for 4 days when he finally succeeded
“I’ve tried to photograph the starlings but it never worked out as well as I hoped for”
“I eventually drove to the spot every day for four days in a row in order to capture them”
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5. A fifth Asclepiad, c. 11. and 18. A tetrameter choriambic (with a half foot at the beginning and end of the verse):
6. The common Sapphic stanza, C. 2.
7. Another variety of the Sapphic, C. 8.
8. The common Alcaic stanza, C. 9.
9. The Alcmanic (from Alcman, a Spartan lyric poet), C. 7. A dactylic hexameter verse, followed by a tetrameter.
10. Hipponactean (from Hipponax, more known as the inventor of the Scazon Iambic). A trochaic dimeter catalectic, followed by an iambic trimeter catalectic, C. ii. 18.
11. The Ionic à minore (uu--), C. iii. 12. shown by Bentley, in his note, to consist of strophes or periods of ten feet.
The remaining metres are called Archilochian :
12. One (the fourth Arch.) is in C. 4.; the first verse consisting of a dactylic tetrameter and three trochees, the second of a trimeter iambic catalectic.
13. Another (the first Arch.) is in C. iv. 7, consisting of a dactylic hexameter followed by a penthemimer.
Two more varieties of the Archilochian are found in Epod. 11. and 13.; but the principal metre in the Epodes is the Iambic.
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MÆ CENATE M.
MÆCENAS atavis edite regibus,
1. Caius Cilnius Mæcenas. Hisprise. 19. Feasts. 23. War. 25. birthday is celebrated, Carm. 1v. xi. Hunting. 29. Poesy. With the 18. His ancestry referred to, Carm. first few lines and their general scope III. xxix. 1. ; Sat. I. vi. 1. The Cilnii compare Pindar, Fragm. 139. were an ancient and leading house at 8. tergeminus, threefold. The ofArretium : Liv. x. l.
fices of ædile, prætor, consul, which 3. Description of the various objects formed the political decursus honoof men's ambition. 3-6. The chariot rum at Rome.
7. Political distinction. 9. 10. Libya, the granary of Rome : Commercial wealth. 11. Home oc- cp. Sat. 11. iii. 87. cupations. 15. Mercantile enter- 12. i. e, by unbounded wealth.
Nunquam dimoveas, ut trabe Cypria
Attalus 1II., king of Pergamus, in on the day,' " tempestivis conleft the kingdom by will to the viviis,' Cic. pro Archiâ, vi. (the Romans 133 B.C. Cp. Carm. II. xviii. context of which corresponds nearly 5.
to this ode). 14. Myrtoum, the sea S. of Eubea. 23. Lituus used by the cavalry, Plin. iv. 9. and 18.
“ acutus est sonus (i.e. “ the shrilí 15. Icarium mare, “ inter Samum clarion”) tubæ gravis:” Schol. The et Myconum.” Ibid.
tuba was a straight trumpet : Ov. Africum, the S.W. wind: præceps, Met. i. 98. Carm. iii. 12.; creber procellis, Æn. 25. Sub Jove, in the open air. Sub i. 85.
divo, Carm. III, ii. 5. Comp. Epod. 17. Mox reficit rates. Cp. Ov. xiii. 2. Ex Pont. 1. v. 39.
29. Ivy, the poet's crown. Virg. 19. Massici, wine from Mons Mas- Ecl. vii. 25 ; viii, 13., and Persius sicus in N. Campania.
Prol. vi. 20. partem demere, comp. Il vii. 30, 31. Cp. Ep. 11. ïi. 77. 6., diem mero frangere, to break 34. Lesboum. So 1, xxvi. 11. ; i.
Quod si me lyricis vatibus inseres,
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xxx. 13., Æolium carmen, referring | lowed by an inundation of the Tiber, to Alcæus and Sappho as his great represented as a judgment upon the lyric models. Some suppose a re-crimes of the age (ver. 21.); appeal ference to Terpander (also of Lesbos), to Augustus finally to show himself to whom the special invention of the the restorer of the Empire. Bápßitos is assigned (in a fragment 2. rubente." His red right hand ” of Pindar, Scolia, v.).
Milton, P. L. ii. 174. 36. Ov. Ex Ponto, 11. v. 57. 6. Seculum Pyrrhæ, the deluge of
Deucalion. See Ov. Metam. i. 260. ODE IJ.
7. Proteus, Ποσειδάωνος υποδμώς. Ad Cæsarem (Augustum C. in an Odyss. iv. 386. Pascit sub gurgite old inscription, the anachronism pro- phocas : Virg. Georg. iv. 395. bably of a copyist). See Chronol. 15. dejectum, the supine. Table, B. c. 27.
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Any toy will always elicit squeals of excitement from a toddler. Give it a paper cup or an empty bottle of your body lotion and you’ve got one happy camper in your hood. Children as young as 2, are generally not picky when it comes to toys. As a responsible parent, however, it is your duty to find age appropriate toys for 2 year olds that can tap on their creative mindset, imagination and logical thinking while helping develop necessary physical, mental, social and emotional skills.
When planning to buy one, here are top 7 age appropriate toys for 2 years old highly recommended by experts and parents alike.
Table Of Contents
- Top educational toys for 2 year old
- Best Puzzles for 2 year olds
- Best Developmental toys for 2 years old
Top educational toys for 2 year old
Want a safe and functional toy that teaches your little tot how to tell time or recognize numbers? The Wondertoys Wooden Shape Sorting Clock is an excellent piece of educational toy that allows a child to explore various subjects in different stages. From learning about shapes to colors, counting, sorting and telling time, this colorful clock is an excellent tool for kids to learn about time to get up, meal times, important events and other regular activities all throughout the day.
It also helps to hone a child’s fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and, when played with other kids his or her age, promote social skills and improve EQ. A perfect travel companion and present for special occasions, this natural wood shape sorting clock is definitely a must-have for active two-year old. Check discounts and other seasonal perks here
- Fun way for 2-year olds to learn shape, time, colors and numbers
- Encourage sensory stimulation
- Develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
- Helps to instill punctuality in young children
- Portable, perfect for travel
- A little heavy as it’s made of natural wood; extra care needed to avoid injury
Encourage your two-year old to not just read but also write and interact with you during reading time. The Roger Priddy – Wipe Clean: Early Learning Activity Book is an excellent tool for children as young as 2 years old to practice writing, scribbling or doodling while improving fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Designed with colorful pictures and large drawings, activities on the book easily pique a young child’s interest to explore and discover about the vast world before them while enhancing their creativity and artistic mind. This is a great travel companion, too. Want to buy 2 as gifts? Check out here.
- Lots of learning activities for a 2 year old to learn new skills
- Great for practice writing, counting, drawing, telling time, and recognizing shapes, colors, animals, alphabet, etc.
- Easy to clean
- Portable, perfect for traveling
- Can use any non-permanent marker
- Letters are a tad smaller making it harder for little kids to trace, color or write.
Best Puzzles for 2 year olds
Stimulate a young child’s mind with the Melissa & Doug Farm Animals Peg Puzzle. This pack of 3 puzzles is made of easy-to-grasp quality material that encourage skill-building and stimulate memory of children starting at a young age. Colorful and engaging, the puzzle helps to enhance skills in recognizing colors, shapes and animals; hand-eye coordination, problem solving, spatial thinking, counting, and fine motor abilities.
This puzzle pack makes an excellent tool for parent and child to bond and simply have fun putting back the animals back in place.
- Great toy for parent-child bonding and working together
- Skills-building: color/shape/animal recognition, vocabulary building, fine motor skills, sorting and organizing, counting, problem solving, etc.
- Enhances memory
- Encourages love for animals
- Colorful and kid-friendly design
- Perfect for travel
- Not made of pure wood
Introduce the joy of vocabulary by helping a child of two learn about the basics of the alphabet. The Melissa & Doug Disney Classics 26-Piece Alphabet Wooden Peg Puzzle is a perfect tool to introduce the letters of the alphabet to a young child. Designed with the fun characters of Disney like Mickey and Minnie, Goofy, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck and so on, this stimulates a young child’s memory and skills in grasping new ideas and concepts while at play.
This alphabet wooden peg puzzle helps to develop counting, sorting, organizing and recognizing letters, colors, numbers and shapes while enhancing hand-eye coordination and fine motor abilities. This is also a perfect present to give for special occasions.
- Economical 3 puzzle in one pack
- Colorful and engaging design
- Enhances fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
- Stimulate counting, sorting, organizing and recognition of letters, colors, shapes, and numbers
- Portable for travel
- Cut outs not letter specific making it hard to find on board at first try
- Child must be familiar with Disney characters to appreciate design
Best Developmental toys for 2 years old
When it comes to age-appropriate toys, the VTech brand has always been a constant favorite among parents and kids alike. This award-winning electronic toys company manufacture the best educational makes in the global market today. This Touch and Learn Activity Desk Deluxe, for instance, is one of its top-rated interactive desk that comes with 5 activity pages to help young minds explore their abilities via engaging and fun content. This desk can transform into an easel or chalkboard complete with hidden storage for art supplies.
The Touch and Learn Activity Desk Deluxe features 20+ exciting activities, 100+ vocabulary words to learn, and 20+ fun songs and melodies for kids to dance and sing along. A child can play pretend by calling someone on a telephone, too. Easy to clean with just a damp cloth, this truly makes a great ally in widening a child’s mind. Expansion packs tackling various educational aspects like nursery rhymes, numbers and shapes, animals and bugs, getting ready for pre-school, and so on are available as add-ons. Check it out here.
- The interactive desk holds toddler’s attention for very long periods of time
- Multiple expansion pack pages can be purchased to expand learning potential
- Many ways to keep little one busy and is a toy that can last over time
- Lacking safety feature that locks the table when lifted up to draw.
Another excellent addition to your child’s educational toy chest is the Kidzlane Color Matching Egg Set. Designed with 12 cool colored eggs, each can be split into halves revealing fun learning experience therein. At the center are unique color combination, number, and pegs and holes for a child to match correctly. Apart from allowing a toddler to enhance his/her fine motor skills, it also develop the logical side of the brain.
This Color Matching Egg Set makes a great toy for playdates, too. Kids can learn sorting, counting and matching while improving their dexterity, color and number recognition, and so on. Shaped like a real egg with a smooth durable case, it encourages kids to enjoy while gaining more skills in the process. This makes a great gift, too.
- A great tool for teaching 2 year old the different colors.
- The case makes it super easy to carry and take along for trips as a quick easy toy to keep the toddler entertained.
- The color selection could be improved.
Geekper Button Art Toys Matching Mosaic Pegboard Color Set Early Learning Educational Toys for Toddler
Want to develop a 2-year old’s creativity and imagination? The Geekper Mushroom Nail Kit is then, a perfect choice for parents. This educational toy set comes with 46 mushroom-like buttons and 10 different pictures ranging from bugs to 4-legged animals, flower and dinosaurs for children to assemble. Your child can match different colored mushroom nails with a particular picture– all to enhance hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and problem solving skills.
Mushroom buttons in this toy kit are sized in such a way that they can’t be considered choking hazards. They are also designed with smooth edges preventing accidental cuts or bruising. Kids will definitely love its bright colors and vast array of shapes to assemble. Easy to clean, it also comes with a storage tray for stress-free organizing or decluttering after each play time. To check for discounts, click here.
- Makes a great gift for the price and comes with 10 different colored pictures, and 46 colored buttons.
- The colored buttons are the perfect size for his hands.
- Great toy for learning colors and keep the child busy
- The child will need supervision, as the bottoms, though of good size, could still be put into ones mouth
Play To Learn
It is high time to make the most of your child’s play time. With the right age appropriate toys for 2 year olds such as the above choices, you can help develop their growing minds and set a stronger foundation for future learning in a fun-filled engaging manner. Toys are not just unnecessary expense. With the right kind, it can actually kickstart a child to learn new things and develop skills that will set him up for the years to come. | <urn:uuid:c2ffda2f-f59c-40b8-ab5b-89cb1e28959e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.newmomstuff.com/toys-for-2-yr-old | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.92131 | 1,948 | 2.484375 | 2 |
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Meaning of the name:
"Evans" comes from the Anglicization of "Evan", a Welsh form of "John". Its roots are the Hebrew words "yo" and "hanan", terms used to say "Gods are merciful".
We can also consider the Greek "evangelios" as the origin of this name. It translates as "good news".
Trinidadian footballer Evans Wise, Haitian journalist and politician Evans Paul, international footballer Evans Kongogbia ...
There are more than 210 saints named "John," according to the Church. Among others, the Evangelist Saint John (among the first of the list of the twelve apostles of Christ) and Saint John the Baptist (prophet who announced the coming of Jesus of Nazareth) ...
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Evans surprises with his reflections of all kinds. The thirst for knowledge drives him to devote his time to reading. Add to his keen curiosity a synthetic memory and you will understand that Evans is a first class intellectual.
Despite his proud and superior looks, Evans is an endearing character. We always discover new things in his company.
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The people named "Evans" are honored on December 27th.
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Every contact center is at risk of experiencing an outage. Whether it’s a natural disaster, major power disruption, or an equipment failure, having a disaster recovery plan in place is a must for proactively handling an unexpected outage
Senior management teams frequently fail to understand both the complexities of call centers and what is required for recovery efforts. Yet, it is vital that each key member understands the call center’s critical functions and what is needed to bring a call center back on line in terms of cost, resources, and technology.
For many years, call centers only had two types of recovery options to regain communications. For larger organizations that had multiple call centers, calls could simply be rerouted to the centers that were functioning properly. For smaller, single location call centers, the best option was having a “hot site” available where agents could go to and calls could be rerouted. In some cases, the hot site facility would have their own agents available to cover until service was back up and running.
Yet, much has changed about call center operations in the last decade. Managing an outage has become much more complex for a variety of reasons, including:
• Call centers are now 24-hour environments with multiple shifts of personnel. This makes downtime extremely costly as well as inexcusable in the minds of customers.
• Many companies have downsized call center operations to just one location. With only one facility, calls can’t be shifted to another location when there is an outage.
• Call center agents are much more specialized than they once were. While specialization certainly improves the level of customer service, the negative result is that there are often fewer agents able to cover for each other when there are staffing issues due to an outage.
With these changes, creating a functional recovery plan is one of the most important tasks of managing call center operations. This means understanding the risks, documenting a plan, and finally testing it to ensure it actually works. Let’s delve into the primary components of each phase of recovery plan development.
Understanding the Risks
Many organizations develop a false sense of security when it comes to their call centers, particularly if they’re not located in an area that is at a significant risk of a disaster. However, the reality is that every call center is at risk, and as there is a greater reliance on telecommunication networks and infrastructure, the likelihood of an outage increases.
The first step to creating a recovery plan is to identify where there are vulnerabilities. These include operations, data, communications, and utilities. Once these are identified, the implications of an outage need to be reviewed. Understanding average call volumes as well as potential lost sales, damage to the brand, lawsuits, and possible fines is important to determining the needed investment in a recovery plan.
Creating a Plan
Once the risks are understood, the next step is to create a plan that contains the following critical elements:
• Recovery Strategy
• Recovery Processes
• Recovery Teams (management, leaders, tech support, call center supervisors, agents)
• Recovery Locations
• Emergency Contact Lists
• Call Handling Processes
• Emergency Recorded Messages
As you put together a comprehensive plan, the focus should remain on call rerouting processes and minimizing time frames for shifting calls to a recovery location and the costs involved.
Key members of the recovery teams should collaborate on plan development. This isn’t the job for one individual to tackle since there are so many considerations. A well drawn out plan will have input from senior management, IT, call center management, marketing, accounting, and possibly others. By all contributing to the plan, there will not only be a more applicable plan, there will be more buy in for implementing it if and when an outage occurs.
Testing the Plan
Even the best written call center recovery plan is worthless if it isn’t functional during an outage. This is why testing is so important. With high volumes of calls and the many complexities of the technologies being used, testing is perhaps the single most important part of the entire planning process.
Before launching an active test of all of your processes, it’s a good idea to first conduct a passive test to educate recovery team members on their roles and responsibilities. Once everyone knows the processes and what they need to do, active testing can be conducted to review how efficient or inefficient the plan is and where improvements can be made.
When you prepare for an active test of your recovery plan, you will need to clearly identify where you will test, what you will test, and who will be part of the testing. You may or may not want to test the entire plan at one time. Rather, it can be tested in stages or by creating certain outage scenarios.
After testing is completed, audit test results, and conduct follow-up testing as needed. Ongoing drills and tests are also a good idea to keep key recovery team members current on what they need to do if an emergency situation arises.
Hopefully, your call center will never have to deal with an outage caused by a natural disaster, major equipment failure, or wide-scale outage. However, it can happen, and the best strategy is to be prepared. With a plan in place and a team that is ready to act on a moment’s notice, your company will be in the best position to recover quickly and prevent any negative impact. | <urn:uuid:861f1190-0c09-411b-8148-2c3801ce3793> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://getmindful.com/blog/prepare-call-center-outage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.957769 | 1,101 | 1.554688 | 2 |
In honor of the 21st annual Week of the Italian Language in the World, Fondazione Italia, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles & San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles & San Francisco, would like to invite K-12 students to participate in a poetry contest that will showcase their creativity and connection to the Italian language.
Please note! This contest is open to K-12 students living in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Utah, and Hawaii.
“Dante, l’italiano” is the theme for the 21st annual Week of the Italian Language in the World. Students in grades K-12 are asked to write a poem in Italian on any topic they choose.
- Participating student must be enrolled in K-12
- Submissions must be written in Italian by the student
- The submitted poem must have a minimum of two lines
Prizes to be announced soon will be given to three winners, one winner will be chosen from each below age group.
- first place winner for K-4
- first place winner for 5-8
- first place winner for 9-12
October 23, 2021: Submission Deadline
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Surgical Procedures for Middle Ear Infections
by Alayne Ronnenberg, ScD
Occasionally, children who have chronic middle ear fluid with symptoms of pain or hearing loss, or repeated ear infections that don’t respond to antibiotics may require surgery. Surgical treatment can help to relieve pain caused by pressure from chronic fluid build-up in the middle ear. Surgery can also help to restore hearing loss related to fluid build-up, which can help prevent delayed speech development in children.
During myringotomy, a small incision is made in the eardrum and fluid (blood, pus, and/or water) is removed from the middle ear. The fluid is often cultured to determine which antibiotics will be most effective in destroying the bacteria causing the infections. In cases of chronic otitis media, a small tympanostomy tube is also inserted in the middle ear to help keep the hole open and air pressure in the middle ear normal. This surgery is most often done on children, but is sometimes done on adults as well.
Myringotomy is usually done under general anesthesia or sometimes with topical application of an anesthetic. This procedure can be done with a laser, although any additional benefits from this procedure (laser-assisted tympanic membrane fenestration) remain unproven. No stitches are used in the incision. Complete healing without complications should occur within 4 weeks.
The adenoids are tonsil-like structures located in the back of the nose, invisible to usual methods of examination of either the nose or throat. When adenoids are large, children tend to mouth-breathe, and they may snore at night. Many children with enlarged adenoids have a nasal-sounding voice because of obstruction. The eustachian tubes open into the nose close to the adenoids, and their opening may be blocked when adenoids are enlarged. Blocked eustachian tubes are among the causes of chronic otitis media.
When there are other reasons for removal of adenoids (primarily severe snoring especially with accompanying sleep apnea), then adenoidectomy may reduce the frequency or duration of ear infections. Even in the absence of strong evidence, some surgeons recommend adenoidectomy as a primary treatment for chronic otitis media, usually along with myringotomy and placement of tubes.
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01 Jun What You Need to Know about the Zika Virus
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ve probably heard about the Zika virus by now. Although the virus was discovered back in 1947, there were only a few documented cases in the world before May 2015 when the Pan American Health Organization confirmed an infection in Brazil. Since then, the spread of the virus has become a much more serious issue, and on February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus a public health emergency.
We’ve gathered information about the virus from sources including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and WHO. While these websites are your best sources for staying up to date with news and developments, we’ve compiled some of the basics about the virus for you right here. Please note that our knowledge about the virus is still evolving as we learn more about Zika, but these are some of the things we know as of today.
Why Is It a Big Deal?
There are a couple of reasons for this. The main reason is that if you become infected with the virus while you are pregnant, your baby could be born with a birth defect called microcephaly, where your baby’s head is smaller than normal and their brain is underdeveloped. Note that we say your baby could be born with these defects, not that it will be born with these defects. If you are infected while pregnant, the odds of your child having these issues are higher, but there’s still a chance you can deliver a healthy baby.
Another reason that the virus should be taken seriously is that most people don’t know they’re infected. The majority of those infected will never experience symptoms (the most common include joint pain, a fever, or a rash). The CDC has found that the virus usually only stays in the bloodstream for about a week, but during that time, the infected individual can spread the virus to others.
How Is the Virus Transmitted?
There are four ways that the virus can be transmitted that we know of:
- Mosquito Bites—This is the primary way that the virus is transmitted. Mosquitos carry the virus, and most mosquitos will pick up the virus when they bite an infected individual. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main perpetrator.
- Blood Transfusion—We aren’t aware of any cases of this happening in the United States, but it has happened in other countries.
- From a Pregnant Woman to Her Unborn Child—If a pregnant woman is infected, she can pass the virus on to her fetus. As discussed earlier, this can result in the child having severe brain defects and other issues. If you become infected with the virus after you give birth and are breastfeeding, your child should be safe. Thus far, there are no reports of infants getting the virus through nursing.
- Sexual Contact—The Zika virus remains in semen longer than it does in blood. There have been several cases of infected men spreading the virus to their sexual partners.
What Can I Do to Protect Myself?
There isn’t yet a vaccine for the Zika virus, so prevention is your best option. There are several steps that you can take to prevent mosquito bites (the CDC gives an extensive list here). Since the virus can also be transmitted through sex, use condoms or abstain entirely. This is especially true if you are a pregnant woman whose partner has been traveling to infected areas.
What about Traveling?
This August, the Summer Olympics are being held in Rio de Janeiro. If you’re going to the Olympics, you should do your best to prevent mosquito bites while you’re there and take special precautions for three weeks after you return home. Pregnant women are advised not to travel to infected areas. If you are a woman and are not pregnant when you attend the Games (or another destination with the virus), avoid becoming pregnant until at least eight weeks after you return home. You can find updated information about areas infected with the virus here.
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Social Work (BSW)
Why study Social Work?
Do you want to serve populations in need and contribute to improving lives? Majoring in Social Work will prepare you for the important work of empowering individuals, families, and communities. Social workers help people solve and cope with problems. They have a unique combination of intelligence and emotional strength. They care about human dignity and social justice, and work to make the world a better place.
Social work is a challenging, dynamic, high-growth profession. It encompasses a wide range of practices, including child welfare, addiction treatment, mental health, advocacy, aging, family services, education, community organizing, and public policy. For most social workers, a bachelor’s degree is the first step on their social work career pathway. Many BSW graduates continue on to earn a master’s degree. They may need other credentials as well, such as licensing and certifications, depending on their field.
At George Williams College, our social work programs are recognized among the best in the region. Together, GWC students, faculty, and staff comprise a distinctive community, dedicated to a century-old mission of “serving those who serve others.” We prepare graduates to lead in fields where society’s needs are the greatest, including Social Work.
In GWC’s Bachelor of Social Work program, you will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to effect change in your community. Our Social Work program begins with a solid academic core in the liberal arts, where you will hone your organizational and communications skills and lay the foundation for success. Starting in your junior year, you will be immersed in the professional and clinical side of social work, exploring social welfare and social justice issues, as well as strategies for working with diverse populations in need. At GWC, you’ll be prepared to pursue Social Work licensure in both Wisconsin and Illinois.
Upon graduation with your Bachelor of Social Work degree, you can pursue a job in case management in nonprofit organizations, hospitals, or social service agencies. Graduates with the BSW degree are eligible to take the Illinois State Social Work license exam after completing two years of work experience. Students are also eligible to pursue the Wisconsin Certified Social Worker exam upon graduation.
For those wishing to take on more supervisory and clinical roles, you can apply for advanced standing in AU's Master of Social Work program, which is offered on the main AU campus, at AU Woodstock Center, and through AU Online.
The Bachelor of Social Work program requires a special application, which you can complete online. The program takes place at GWC in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. There is also a program for transfer students at the Woodstock Center in Woodstock, Illinois, and through AU Online. To learn more about the transfer program at Woodstock, fill out this inquiry form.
The baccalaureate degree program in Social Work at George Williams College of Aurora University is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). This accreditation enables students to apply for the state licensure exam in Illinois or Wisconsin and to apply for “Advanced Standing” consideration for graduate studies.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment to improve the world.Anne Frank
- Human behavior
- Social welfare policy
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Phi Alpha Honor Society (Social Work Honor Society)
- Responsible Solutions
- Social Work Association
- Spiritual Advisory Council
GWC prepared me for my career in so many ways. The classes are designed to be hands-on, so I was learning and practicing every skill that a social worker would need for a job. I made long-lasting relationships with peers, professors, and staff members who worked with me one on one to succeed.Lorena Villagomez Corona, BSW ’19, MSW ’20, School Social Worker at Harvard Community Unit School District 50
- Addictions treatment counselor
- After school program facilitator
- Case worker
- Child welfare/children’s services worker
- Criminal justice/corrections specialist
- Health care social worker
- Mental health or crisis response intake worker
- Policy advocate
- Policy and planning specialist
- Prisons and correctional facilities social worker
- Probation officer
- Research analyst
- Youth mentor
- Executive director of a social service agency
- Forensic social worker
- Hospice social worker
- International social worker
- Mental health social worker
- Occupational social worker
- Policy analyst
- Private practice therapist
- Program manager
- School social worker
- Substance abuse counselor
In Our Own Words: Dean of the College of Education and Social Work Brenda Barnwell on why demand for social workers is soaring
Corporations, school districts, and other organizations are finding ways to help alleviate higher levels of stress and anxiety by hiring social workers to make a difference. At George Williams College of Aurora University, your professors will help you choose the track that is right for you so you are ready to start work when you graduate.
Field placements in social service agencies working with individuals, families, and groups are an integral part of the learning experience. An internship in a social service agency, coordinated by our faculty and staff, prepares you for your career by letting you work with people and groups. You will be required to complete one field placement during fall and spring semesters consecutively of your senior or final year of studies. And many courses include role playing, simulations, and guest speakers.
- Association for the Prevention of Family Violence
- Beloit Domestic Violence Center
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists
- Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Racine Interfaith Coalition
- Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services
Where our graduates work
- Ascension/Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
- Aurora Psychiatric Hospital
- Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
- Love, Inc.
- Northern Illinois school districts
- Northwestern Medicine
- Pioneer Center for Human Services
- TLS Veterans
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The situation surrounding the Pacific islands region has been undergoing rapid change in recent years as China expands its influence, the Pacific island countries themselves seek greater autonomy, and such countries as the United States, Australia, Britain, France, and New Zealand renew their engagement in the area. This was the backdrop to the Eighth Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM 8), held on May 18–19, 2018, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. The summit was a valuable opportunity for Japan and the countries of the region to reaffirm their partnership and announce their commitment to further deepening their ties.
I have been involved in building partnerships between these countries and Japan for the past 15 years, and there are now perceptible shifts in local nuances as change sweeps through the region. I hope to articulate some of those shifts in a series of articles for this website. The topics I will be focusing on include the achievements and significance of PALM 8, the shifting regional order, the role of regional institutions, the efforts of the island countries toward greater political autonomy and economic growth, the expanding influence of China, and developments in regional security. In my first article I will discuss the achievements and significance of PALM 8.
Bilateral and Multilateral Relationships between the Pacific Island Countries and Japan
The Pacific island countries are of great importance for Japan; their votes can have great bearing on the decisions reached at international forums, and their jurisdictional waters contain rich fishery resources as well as offer alternate sea lanes to the Middle East that bypass the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait. Japan established diplomatic ties with these countries soon after they gained independence and has a long history of people-to-people bilateral exchange, as typified by the unbroken dispatch of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers to Samoa since 1972.
Japan’s main channel of policy coordination with the region is the inter-governmental Pacific Islands Forum. The PIF was established in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum by Australia, New Zealand, and five island countries and changed its name to the PIF in October 2000. Today, it comprises 18 countries and territories and promotes regional cooperation on such issues as regional stability, nuclear arms, resource management, maritime environment, climate change, natural disasters, the preservation of biodiversity, the promotion of trade, investment, and tourism, and sustainable development based on the principles of sovereignty, the rule of law, freedom and democracy, respect for traditional culture, inclusiveness, and an emphasis on the United Nations.
Japan’s ties with the PIF began in 1981, when the then SPF lodged a protest against a Japanese plan to discard radioactive waste into the sea. A dialogue was initiated, which led, in 1996, to the joint establishment of the Pacific Islands Centre in Tokyo aimed at promoting trade, investment, and tourism between Japan and the Pacific island countries. The first Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (then called the Japan-SPF Summit Meeting) was held the following year. PALM summits have since continued for 21 years, with meetings being hosted by Japan every three years.
Weakening Interest in the PALM Process among the Pacific Island Countries
Despite PALM’s strategic importance for Japan, a number of Pacific government officials began voicing their dissatisfaction with the PALM process, complaining that the meetings were long on ritual and short on substance. When informed that the topic of PALM 8 would focus on maritime issues, many governments further lost interest, as they hoped to discuss not only the maritime environment and fishery management but also broader issues relating to sustainable development—particularly with climate change and rising sea levels threatening their very existence—and approaches to achieving sustainable economic growth through trade, investment, tourism, and human resources development.
To revive interest in the PALM process, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, in April 2017, launched a project to promote track-2 dialogue between Japan and the Pacific island countries. We conducted a roundtable in June 2017, traveled to countries without a diplomatic mission in Japan between July and December 2017 for dialogue with foreign policy officials, and hosted an international symposium in January 2018. We drafted our recommendations based on these discussions and submitted them to most Pacific island governments, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs ahead of PALM 8.
The Japanese government, too, worked hard to ensure the success of PALM 8. Embassy personnel met on numerous occasions with government officials of the participating countries and the PIF Secretariat staff, and then Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii visited Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of Samoa—the PALM 8 co-chair—on April 30, 2018, and PIF Secretary General Meg Taylor of Papua New Guinea on May 1, 2018.
Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy
At PALM 8, Japan explained the three pillars of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy (FOIPS) that it is advancing as being the “(a) promotion and establishment of the rule of law and freedom of navigation, (b) pursuit of economic prosperity through strengthening connectivity, and (c) commitment to peace and stability such as cooperation in the fields of maritime safety and disaster risk reduction.” In bilateral talks, however, only the three Freely Associated States with the United States, namely, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands, along with economically resilient Papua New Guinea and Fiji, declared their support for the strategy. The other nine island countries agreed only to continue discussing this topic, perhaps out of deference for China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Japanese and Pacific island leaders did affirm, though, that their partnership through the PALM process will be guided by a shared vision for “maintaining stability through rules-based order (commitment to the respect for sovereignty, rule of law, and peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law)” and the “pursuit of enduring prosperity (self-sustained and sustainable economic development underpinned by open markets and facilitation of trade and investment, strengthened connectivity and enhanced resilience of societies).” The PIF leaders, moreover “highly valued Japan’s enhanced diplomatic presence in the region over the past years.”
During PALM 4 in 2006, Japan sought the unanimous support of Pacific island leaders for its bid to gain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Tonga, though, under pressure from Beijing, turned down Japan’s request. At PALM 8, though, all participating countries, for the first time, gave their backing for Japan’s permanent membership.
Thus while the Pacific island countries may appear to have withheld their support for FOIPS, the strategy is fully consistent with the values that they have long upheld, and the Pacific island leaders even indicated that they highly value Japan’s enhanced presence in the region. Japan should continue to pursue dialogue and cooperation with the Pacific island countries in good faith and seek their understanding and support.
Strengthening Ties on Many Fronts
China in recent years has been skillfully expanding its influence in the region; it has sought to build an alternative regional order among developing countries, or non-OECD member countries, through economic cooperation, including economic activities in the private sector. Not surprisingly, such an order does not necessarily adhere to the rules of developed countries nor OECD/DAC standards. In Palau, for example, because 70% of its GDP is related to the tourism sector, it was able to achieve 11.4% economic growth in 2015 through tourism-related investments and an influx of tourists from China. Although Palau does not have diplomatic ties with Beijing but with Taiwan, by experiencing greater economic benefits, many people of Palau, including legislators, have become sympathetic toward Beijing. As a result, there were some motions to grant approved destination status (ADS) to Beijing, which encourages Chinese tourist groups to visit Palau, and a bilateral investment agreement with Beijing to attract Chinese investors. Since such arrangements require diplomatic ties with China, there are public discussions on whether Palau should break diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Not only Palau but also some other countries in the region expect to enhance economic relations with China for their economic growth, and Japan's influence in the region could weaken in relative terms.
Meanwhile, the Leaders’ Declaration at PALM 8 was remarkably concrete and extensive. It called for much stronger cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, and tourism and welcomed Japan’s commitment to the South Pacific Tourism Organization—whose only non-PIF member at present is China. This will highlight Japan’s potential as a major Asian tourist market and may also provide an objective point of view to the SPTO, which has sought economic benefits through a rapid influx of tourists from China without having concerns about emerging environmental and social problems.
Japan also expressed its intention to pursue closer coordination with the sub-regional efforts of the Pacific island countries and announced support for the launch of a Japanese language course at the University of the South Pacific. The Pacific island leaders welcomed Japan’s efforts to strengthen people-to-people exchange and cooperation in the fields of sports and education, trade and investment by small and medium-sized enterprises, and networking by local governments. These statements set our expectations for further deepening people-to-people ties and economic relations between the Pacific island countries and Japan.
Participation of Two French Territories at PALM 8
From my personal experience, I had believed that the PALM process should remain an exclusive forum for discussion between the Pacific island countries and Japan. However, through discussions at the international symposium in January 2018 at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and related dialogues, I recognized that the Pacific island countries are now confident about their status in international society and no longer need to give extra consideration to the views of Australia and New Zealand. In addition, because Japan enjoys close bilateral relations with each country in the region, it may be time to open up the PALM framework and invite other non-PIF countries to support the economic development of this region.
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to its credit, decided to invite New Caledonia and French Polynesia—which became full PIF members in 2017—to PALM for the first time, against the recommendation of the expert committee for PALM 8.As a consequence, we could see the flags of France and the EU, which share common values with Japan, among the PALM nations' flags. Thus, PALM is now open to Europe under the leadership of Japan.
Significance and Achievements
Looking back at the history of PALM, the first three meetings, held between 1997 and 2003, were probably significant simply for the fact that summit meetings between the Pacific island countries and Japan were taking place at all. PALM 4 to 7, between 2006 and 2015, focused on the content of the assistance pledged by Japan, so there was a clear dichotomy between the donor and recipient countries.
PALM 8 participants included the leaders of 15 PIF countries, the deputy prime minister of Tonga, and cabinet ministers from Australia and New Zealand. Japan and the Pacific island countries reaffirmed such shared values as the rule of law, freedom, and democracy. In addition to regional topics, the participating leaders also discussed the situation regarding North Korea and other global issues, suggesting that the Pacific island countries and Japan now see each other as equal partners.
PALM 8 was a landmark event that demonstrated that the Japan-PIF relationship is maturing and is ready to enter a new phase. To further solidify this relationship, the agreements reached at the meeting should be implemented through private-public cooperation, and the parties should continue to pursue close dialogue.
2After gaining independence as associated states of the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands joined SPF in May 1987 and Palau in September 1995. With new Northern Hemisphere members, the organization—at the start of a new millennium—chose to change its name to the Pacific Islands Forum.
3There are 16 countries (Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Fiji, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) and 2 territories (French Polynesia and New Caledonia). See the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on Japan-Pacific Relations,https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/index2.html.
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Philosophy of the Undergraduate Core at Doane
The undergraduate experience at Doane is an immersive, collaborative environment, a community of students, faculty, and staff, that motivates students to take responsibility for their ongoing academic and personal growth. It is a defining experience that serves as a catalyst for students to develop intellectual skills, to build connections among diverse sources of knowledge, and to adapt their liberal education to serve and to lead at all levels of social, civic, and professional citizenship.
Essential Student Learning Outcomes of the Undergraduate Core through the liberal arts, students will
Understand foundational areas of knowledge. Students will learn to
- analyze how identity is formed through the interaction of the individual and society;
- apply basic strategies of mathematical thought to solve problems;
- communicate purposefully, effectively, and precisely;
- analyze the foundations of the contemporary world and the interconnectedness of cultures;
- apply scientific methodologies to and articulate the scientific context of issues they will confront as citizens;
- explore the complexities of the creative process; and
- evaluate the ways in which humans understand the meanings of existence.
Develop crucial intellectual skills. Students will learn to
- engage in discovery;
- gather and evaluate facts and assumptions;
- support conclusions with relevant evidence; and
- practice effective communication.
Build connections of knowledge across various disciplines. Students will learn to
- synthesize knowledge across foundational areas and specialized studies;
- develop creative and imaginative insights and expressions; and
- apply and integrate knowledge collaboratively to solve complex problems.
Adapt their liberal education to serve and to lead at all levels of citizenship. Students will learn to
- pursue a refined, empathetic understanding of a multifaceted world;
- orient their own ethical compasses to act accordingly; and
- engage with people of varying perspectives to build just societies.
Important complementary habits of an intellectual and balanced life will be developed through the depth and breadth of their entire collegiate experience - curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular. Specifically, students will learn to
- practice effective oral communication in order to increase knowledge, foster understanding, and/or promote change in the listener's attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors;
- practice effective reading in order to extract and construct meaning through interaction and involvement with written language; and
- practice effective writing that is context appropriate in order to develop and express ideas to convey meaning to an intended audience.
Use information wisely
- use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively to support individual and group learning;
- demonstrate insightful thinking to ask questions and construct knowledge, using information resources and techniques to conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, or make informed decisions; and
- understand the cultural, ethical, and societal issues related to the creation and use of information.
Pursue a healthy lifestyle
- examine the factors that promote or inhibit a healthy lifestyle to maximize individual potential;
- engage in a self-examination of their own behaviors and attitudes; and
- develop and apply insights and skills to live a healthy, balanced, and impactful life.
Components of the Undergraduate Core 33 credit minimum
Foundational Areas of Knowledge 21 Credits
Community and Identity 3 credits
Students will gain a greater understanding of themselves and the communities in which they live and work, and how identity is formed through the interaction of the individual and larger society. Students will work to
- explore dimensions of human experience with regard to perceptions of self,
- understand how individuals interact to form communities and social structures, and
- analyze the practical and ethical implications of interactions between individuals and those social structures.
Mathematical Reasoning 3 credits
Students will learn basic strategies of mathematical thought in order to analyze complex scenarios, make connections, solve problems, explain conclusions, and think more effectively. Students will work to
- analyze and model mathematical situations using a variety of techniques to solve problems effectively,
- communicate a clear understanding of conclusions, and
- apply mathematical systems of thinking.
Rhetorical Communication 3 credits
Doane students will use language purposely and effectively to become more thoughtful communicators, more keenly aware of what they are doing and why in each phase of the communication process. Students will work to
- analyze rhetorical context (purpose, audience, genre) and operate accordingly in oral and/or written communication,
- support a clear argument with appropriate evidence and analysis in a focused and organized way, and
- understand effective communication as a process that involves reasoned decision making and multiple steps including planning, invention, drafting, feedback, revision, and editing.
Global and Cultural Context 3 credits
Doane students will gain a greater understanding of the foundations of the modern world and interconnections of global cultures. Students may address complex questions about race, gender, nationality, religion, law, economics, business and/or politics in order to understand multiple cultural perspectives. Students will work to
- understand the evolution and development of cultural frameworks in the context of historical, political, social, religious, economic, and/or legal structures,
- interpret intercultural experiences from the perspectives of more than one worldview and demonstrate the ability to appreciate other cultures beyond their own experience, and
- create a refined empathetic understanding of a multifaceted world.
Scientific Perspectives 3 credits
Doane students will gain a greater understanding of scientific thinking and applications using core ideas in courses that include laboratory or field experience. Students will consider the complexities of scientific methodologies in one or more disciplines of the natural sciences, the scientific context of issues they will confront as informed citizens, and the scientific impact on the global community. Students will work to
- employ methods of science for inquiry in a scientific discipline,
- develop their scientific literacy and ability to critically evaluate scientific information, and
- consider the ethical and social implications of scientific study and use of scientific findings.
Human Creativity 3 credits
Doane students will understand the complex layers of the creative process, its reflection of human society, and its power to impact. Students will work to
- critically analyze and interpret artistic and/or aesthetic expression,
- develop skills in creative expression through creative work, and
- use their insights to articulate the role of creativity in the examination of the human condition.
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Few people, even Floridians, know about the medieval roots of St. Augustine discussed in my previous blog. In fact, if you’re planning a trip there and you Google “medieval St. Augustine,” you’ll only get results for the city’s Medieval Torture Museum or for the antique Christian philosopher St. Augustine of Hippo.
As readers of this blog know well, though, there is far more to any society, medieval or otherwise, than its methods of policing and punishment. Allow me, then, to take you on a medievalist’s tour of St. Augustine!
I recommend beginning at the St. Augustine Visitor Information Center. The parking is plentiful (though not free), the air conditioning glorious, and the informational brochures abundant. The VIC also has terrific museum-quality exhibits, including replicas of Spanish sailing ships and plenty of historical documents, explanatory placards, and artifacts. The plaza also houses a notable fountain, a replica of the Fuentos de los Caños de San Francisco (Fountain of the Spouts, in the Avilés neighborhood of San Francisco). St. Augustine’s sister city, Avilés, Spain, also the birthplace of St. Augustine’s founder Pedro Menéndez, gifted the fountain to St. Augustine in 2005. The original Fuentos de los Caños de San Francisco in Avilés was built in the sixteenth century, in the late medieval/early modern transitional period, and will set the medieval mood quite well for you!
The Castillo de San Marcos
From the VIC you can walk east to the Castillo de San Marcos (the Fort of St. Mark, managed by the National Park Service). As you’ll see in your visit, the Castillo blends the functions of medieval stronghold and defensive New World frontier fort.
From the early days of the settlement, this spot held a defensive fort, though the earliest ones—nine in total—were wooden. We know this from a significant map made by Baptisto Boazio, created to accompany a written account of Sir Francis Drake’s 1585 raiding expedition to attempt an upset of Spanish settlements in their new territories.
In September 1585 Drake set out with 29 vessels. He and his crew raided and captured Santiago (Cape Verde), Santo Domingo (modern-day Dominican Republic), Cartagena (modern-day Columbia), and St. Augustine. The illustrations made by Boazio, who either went on the voyage or used information provided by Sir Francis Drake or other sailors, are the first recorded views of each of these locations, and his drawing of St. Augustine is particularly notable as the first recorded view of a European settlement in North America.
His maps were printed to accompany the written account two sailors kept of that voyage. Captain Walter Bigges began the account and kept it until he died in Cartagena; Lieutenant Croftes continued it after Bigges’s death.
Croftes described St. Augustine’s fort as still in progress, only three or four months old, “all built of timber, the walles being none other but whole mastes or bodies of trees set uppe right and close together in manner of a pale, without any ditch as yet made.” Drake and his company burned the unfinished fort, and the town, to the ground.
Though the fled survivors returned and rebuilt, much of the town was destroyed again just a few years later in a hurricane of 1599. Finally in 1672, the settlers began construction of a stone fort. Its first stage was finished in 1695 (the second stage ran from 1738–1756).
Though the structure of the stone fort, made of native coquina, was post-medieval, it served in many ways as a medieval castle, a defense for the town around it and a place for St. Augustinians to shelter when under assault. In 1702, for example, when the British attacked, “about 1,500 soldiers and civilians were packed into the Castillo for 51 days!”
The courtyard had three freshwater wells, the dry moat and the glacis offered protection from invasion, and both the inner and outer fortress had cannons and other types of munitions for fending off attackers.
A medieval coat of arms appears above both the ravelin (the v-shaped protective installation at the south end) and the sally port (the entrance into the south wall, reached by the drawbridge and protected by the ravelin). As in the city coat of arms that I discussed in Part One, the lions represent the Kingdom of León and the castles the Kingdom of Castile, the crown atop Spain, and the sheep and enclosing chain the medieval Order of the Golden Fleece.
Want to learn more about the fort from the comfort of your browser? Take the great virtual tour offered by NPS and hosted by the University of South Florida Libraries’ Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information!
The City Gate and Walls
Running out from the western side of the Castillo, and reconstructed and visible today, is one of the city’s defensive walls. Like medieval cities, St. Augustine had not only a fortified stronghold but also a city gate and defensive walls. Most of these walls, or lines as the Spanish termed them, are reconstructions, though you will still feel very much like you’re walking through a medieval city when you see them (imagine, for example, the walls and gates of York, one of the most complete medieval walled cities in England.)
The gate and city walls of St. Augustine were not actually erected at its first settlement but in response to the British invasion of 1702. That experience prompted the city to enclose itself afterwards within medieval-style walls. The builders used native materials and constructed the lines as earthworks strengthened with local crushed coquina, or as walls of palm trunks.
St. Augustinians erected four protective lines: the Cubo Line (1704), the Hornabeque (or Hornwork) Line (1706), the Rosario Line (1718–19), and the Mose Wall (1762). Each line also included redoubts (a term that comes from Classical Latin reducere “to lead back” and medieval Latin reductus “secret place” ), somewhat similar in concept to the turrets of the Roman-era Hadrian’s Wall in England.) You can visit a reconstructed redoubt, the Santo Domingo Redoubt, at the corner of Orange and Cordova Streets, near the VIC.
Colonial historian Dr. Susan R. Parker describes the construction of the lines:
“Out from the Castillo’s west side went strong earthworks in the style of medieval European walled cities to protect against siege warfare. This wall surrounded the city’s three landward sides and became the physical limits of the colonial city.
[…] Years later, about 1762, the northernmost wall was added to connect with the village of Fort Mose, the settlement established for enslaved persons who escaped from English colonies to Spanish Florida.
The lines were built of soil with coquina sometimes incorporated for strength. To raise the height of the wall, Spanish bayonets and prickly cactus were planted along its top. The walls required endless repair. The biggest threat to the wall were the hooves of free-ranging cattle that pawed away at the berms.
The reproduction Cubo Line that today crosses the grounds of the Castillo depicts a version of that barrier made of palm logs, built about 1808, a century after the first ‘Line.’ The City Gate was incorporated into this wall. The coquina pillars that stand today were built about the same time as the palm-log wall and replaced earlier entryways made of wood.”
The Cubo line runs out of the west side of the fort, and the nineteenth-century version of palms was reconstructed in 1964 by the National Park Service. You can learn all about the materials and construction of this wall from NPS.
You can see more detail of the architecture of the Cubo line in the drawing below from the National Park Service.
The city gates are part of the Cubo line and lie a short distance from the western fort wall. The existing gates were reconstructed in 1808.
The city lines were, in fact, what inspired me to write these blogs on the medieval roots of St. Augustine. Wandering around the old city on one visit a few years ago, I came across a part of the city wall, running between buildings on the northwestern edge and not particularly marked or noted in any way. I stood there for a bit, playing my fingers gently over the coquina and mortar, and thinking about the medieval city walls of York (themselves much reconstructed, like St. Augustine’s), and medieval flint church walls I’d just spent a year examining in the eastern U.K.
These sudden medieval encounters in the everyday world are striking, connecting us with the past physically, and showing us links with our natural environment and its long history of inspiring the construction of protective barriers, homes, and places of worship. Builders in the U.K. from the Romans to the Elizabethans relied on flint, a stone arising from the Chalk Escarpment of eastern coastal (and some of inland) Britain. The masons who made York’s medieval stone walls quarried their materials from the Magnesian Limestone formation in that area. The masons of St. Augustine drew on the native coquina, a limestone formed naturally of compressed and partially-dissolved shells of the coquina clam donax variabilis. St. Augustine’s limestone was quarried from nearby Anastasia Island.
The Historic City
While only a few reconstructed sections of the lines exist today, you can still enter the historic district of St. Augustine through its city gates, and from there step into a colonial Spanish town. Most of the city’s historic buildings are restored or reconstructed from its colonial era (First Spanish Period, 1565–1763; British Period, 1763–83; Second Spanish Period, 1783–1821) and early American period (after 1821). This lack of surviving older structures has much to do with St. Augustine’s military past: as a key outpost, the city weathered a number of massive attacks on its fort and settlement, such as Drake’s destruction of it in 1585 or the 1702 British attack that left the city burned to the ground again. Both post-Civil War Reconstruction and Henry Flagler’s investment and overhaul of the city in the late-nineteenth century meant the demolishing of many of the older buildings and construction of new ones.
The 1971 Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board’s Guidebook notes of the period of demolishment that “The old and storied inevitably gave way to the then new and modern. Many old houses and the remaining sections of the defense lines were uprooted to make way for new buildings. In those days these changes were hailed as a great improvement. Construction wasn’t the only enemy St. Augustine had, however; fire did its share of damage. In 1887 flames swept the Cathedral and much of the north block of the plaza. In 1914 a disastrous fire wiped out many of the buildings in the older section of the city between the city gates and the plaza.” In the 1930s, though, St. Augustine became the focus of historic restoration, with organizing efforts to protect the historic district and return the city to its first Spanish period appearance. This Guidebook contains fascinating information from its time about the history and reconstruction of many of the buildings you can visit today.
Careful attention to the historical restoration process has resulted in a city that still reflects clearly its Spanish heritage. Albert Manucy in his book Sixteenth-Century St. Augustine writes,
“Although none of the first colonial houses of St. Augustine remain, it is clear from the later survivors that they are related to the folk architecture of northern Spain, the home of Pedro Menéndez, the town’s founder. Today in Oviedo and Santander Provinces one can see masonry houses, often with overhead balconies, front the streets. House lots are fenced to serve as corrals and stables. And in the town of Treceño there are houses with roomy ground-floor loggias, open to the yard through an arcade of two or three arches. These same styles can be seen in St. Augustine, and they have been there a long time.”
This “folk architecture” itself was influenced by the medieval era (unfortunately I don’t have space to delve into this topic here.)
You can still see the city’s beginnings, though, in its layout and street plan, which has changed very little from its first formal layout in 1597. When Menendez and his group landed in the area in 1565, they first settled in cacique Seloy’s Timucuan village (the present-day Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park). After 9 months Menéndez and the settlers moved to Anastasia Island, then in 1572 moved back across the bay to the present site of St. Augustine and laid out their town. This town reflects a key feature of Classical and medieval architecture and a hallmark of Spanish urban planning: a plaza (though nascent) on the northern end of the town. To see what that town looked like, let’s step back Boazio’s 1589 map.
The legend for the map describes the fourteen-year-old settlement in this way:
“Opidum S. Augustini ligneis aedibus constructum, amoenissimos habuit hortos, utique solo faecundissimo”
(The town of St. Augustine, built of wooden houses, had most pleasant gardens, of course on a most fertile soil”).
Boazio’s engraving, showing Drake’s attack on the town, shows these houses and gardens, laid out to the south of the sixteenth-century fort.
Croftes describes the scene further, as the troop moved from the coast up the river:
“we might discerne on the other side of the river over against us, a fort [San Juan], which newly had bene built by the Spaniards, and some mile or there about above the fort, was a litle town or village without walls, built of wooden houses, as this Plot [Boazio’s map] here doth plainlie shew.”
Boazio’s map shows a number of buildings, likely with palm- or palmetto-thatched roofs, and well-laid-out gardens. Archeological excavations have also confirmed the presence of a church, Nuestra Senora de Los Remedios (Our Lady of Remedies), since 1572 (St. Augustine, in fact, was America’s first Catholic parish). Records have confirmed the presence of a governor’s house near the water.
The open area surrounded by the church, town hall, and watchtower form a rough sort of early plaza, a plaza that was formalized shortly after by the next governor and that still exists today as the Plaza de la Constitucion, in the middle of the colonial halves of the city.
In their book, Ancient Origins of the Mexican Plaza, Logan Wagner, Hal Box, and Susan Kline Morehead discuss the importance of a central gathering place in city planning the world over, from ancient times to present. They note that “Plazas, or communal open spaces of some kind, have been at the core of every town and city in every culture on every continent.” In the Western European world, the Greeks and Romans engaged in urban planning practices that provided for both sacred space (the Parthenon and Acropolis for Greeks, the Forum and Templum for Romans) and commercial and civic space (the market square).
About the development of urban planning in the Spanish New World, Wagner et al. write,
“The origins of Spanish urban layouts in the New World can perhaps be traced to urban design principles established by the celebrated Roman architect Vitruvius in the first century BCE; or possibly to ideas being discussed by the urban designers of the Italian Renaissance, especially Alberti; or even to the French bastides of the thirteenth century; or to the need to have a town layout that was expedient for military actions. The official policy of the Spanish Crown to design new towns in a grid or ‘checkerboard square’ pattern emanating from a central open space or plaza did not become official until well into the latter quarter of the first century of Spanish colonization, when grid layouts were finally made official in 1573 during the reign of Phillip II. The document in which these instructions were decreed is known as ‘The Laws of the Indies.’”
The authors note that, though the Laws were explicit and highly prescribed, in reality, settlements typically accommodated both existing native settlements and topographic features.
When the Spanish settlers returned after Drake and his company ended their raiding and headed north to Virginia, they had to rebuild, and put up a new wooden fort as well. Carmelite lay brother Andrés de San Miguel described the refounded settlement in 1595 as being a little over a mile long (“one-half league”), with plenty of water to drink and various crops. Of the buildings he writes, “All of the walls of the houses are of wood and the roofs of palm and the more important ones of plank. The fortress [is] made of wood backed by a rampart.” Further, “The Spaniards make the walls of their houses out of this wood of cypress (sauino) because the part of it that is in the ground does not rot.” The town that Fray Andrés saw was that depicted in a map of ca. 1593, the “de Mestas map,” possibly created by Hernando de Mestas, St. Augustine emissary to Spain.
When the new governor of La Florida, Gonzalo Méndez de Canzo, arrived to St. Augustine in 1597, he carried out Phillip II’s new Laws of the Indies and overhauled the layout of the city to that effect, including establishing a marketplace in the plaza. He also moved the governor’s house westward, to the back of the plaza, “probably to have the location of the governor’s office comply with Spanish ordinances that major buildings face the main square (plaza).” The Laws of the Indies blended Classical and medieval urban planning traditions with early modern sensibilities and responded to both the practical requirements of Spanish colonial outposts and the desire for a fresh, new, planned aesthetic for a new age and a New World.
Méndez de Canzo’s layout for St. Augustine was the one that stuck for the city. Though the town was severely damaged in 1599, first by a fire that burned down the Franciscan monastery at the south end of town, and then by a hurricane that swept away most of the houses and killed many inhabitants, and burned down by the British in 1702, St. Augustinians kept rebuilding on the town layout.
A 1711 map shows the new growth of the town, with the settlement and fort still somewhat distant from each other.
By the time the British took over St. Augustine as part of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, though, the town had expanded northward and reached the area of the castillo. (From 1763-1783 Saint Augustine was a British territory, East Florida, and was its capital. In 1783 Britain gave this territory back to Spain, and in 1819 Spain gave it to the United States. )
The church (not the present cathedral) is denoted in the plaza area by a cross.
This 1855 view from the harbor shows how well-developed the plaza had become since Mendez laid it out in 1597.
Thomas Jeffrys’s 1769 map (above) shows that by the mid-eighteenth century, St. Augustine had grown to join with the fort, fully achieving de Canzo’s sixteenth-century plan. The Lines encompass the town, with the plaza (here formally noted as “The Parade”) at the center. This plaza was bounded by the Guard House at the harbor to the east, the church at the southwest corner, and the Governor’s House at the west end. The houses still had the “pleasant gardens” and orchards of the settlement’s earlier days. The fort appears at the northeast corner, with the Lines and their redoubts marked. The City Gate appears directly to the west of the fort, with present-day St. George Street running through the gates’ entrance into the walled city.
In the overlay I’ve done below, you can see how precisely the modern historic district maps onto Jeffrys’s eighteenth-centrury engraving of the town:
Remarkably, between this 1769 map and one of today, only a few of the streets have been swallowed up by development.
Walking through the streets of historic St. Augustine today is a treat for any lover of history. The careful reconstruction, street cobbles, balconies, and low buildings all create an atmosphere that is both medieval, European, and also distinctly Floridian. To see photos of more of the colonial buildings, check out this site.
The city claims to have currently “thirty-six buildings of colonial origin and another forty that are reconstructed models of colonial buildings.” Why not take a break from Disney World and visit something of Florida’s medieval history instead? You won’t regret it.
How can you learn more?
Get involved in St. Augustine’s archaeology program as a volunteer!
Read more about the history of St. Augustine from the Florida Museum at the University of Florida
Check out this guide: St. Augustine Under Three Flags: Tourist Guide and History
Albert Manucy, Sixteenth-Century St. Augustine: The People and Their Homes (Gainesville: U P of Florida, 1997), pg. 36.
It was first published in Latin and French in 1588 and then in English in 1589 (in two different editions) as A Summarie and True Discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian Voyage (S.T.C. 3056 and 3057). Side note for lovers of book history: the second English edition of 1589 directs readers where to insert the maps, sold separately, into their copy of the book, and each of the four town maps has additional “textual keys, separately printed on broadside sheets intended to be cut and pasted at the bottoms of the four town maps.”
Mary Frear Keeler notes of the text and maps that “Richard Hakluyt reprinted the Summarie in his Principal Navigations, 3 vols. (London, 1598–1600); 12 vols. (Glasgow, 1903–1905). The engraved maps, printed with texts in three languages to correspond with the editions of the Summarie, are clearly associated with the publication of that narrative, and are referred to on the title page of the Ward edition (1589). A complete set of the Boazio maps is bound with the British Library’s copy of the Summarie (Field edition), numbered G. 6509” (“The Boazio Maps of 1585–86,” Terrae Incognitae 10 (1978): 71–80, at pg. 71).
Croftes, A svmmarie and trve discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage (London, 1589), p. 32.
“La Ciudad de San Agustín: A European Fighting Presidio in Eighteenth-Century ‘La Florida’,” in Historical Archaeology 38.3, Presidios of the North American Spanish Borderlands (2004): 33-46.
“Courtyard” information card, USF virtual tour of the Castillo.
“La Ciudad de San Agustín,” pp.33-46.
“Redoubt (n.),” Oxford English Dictionary online.
Susan R. Parker, “Wall surrounded St. Augustine in 1700s,” in the St. Augustine Record (Jan 2019).
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A Summarie and True Discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian Voyage (London, 1589), pp.30–1.
Logan Wagner et al., Ancient Origins of the Mexican Plaza: From Primordial Sea to Public Place (Austin: U of Texas P, 2013), pg.41.
Wagner et al, pg.46.
Fray Andrés de San Miguel, An Early Florida Adventure Story, trans. John H. Hann (Gainesville: U P of Florida, 2000), pp.76-7.
Susan Richbourg Parker, “St. Augustine in the Seventeenth-Century: Capital of La Florida,” The Florida Historical Quarterly 92.3 (2014): 554–76, pg.556.
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Packaging drinking water products, hydrogen-rich drinking water industry, functional drinking water and equipment, high-end water supporting services, high-end imported healthy food, healthy snacks, healthy drinks and juice,low-fat food;
Traditional Chinese medicine pieces and medicinal diet and health products, health physiotherapy services and equipment and equipment, health and chronic disease management;
Postpartum rehabilitation equipment and supplies, maternal care and infant products, nutrition and health food, reproductive health, technical service providers;
Health management, medical tourism, rehabilitation physiotherapy equipment, rehabilitation aids, sports diagnosis and treatment equipment, household medical equipment;
edible oil, nutrition and health high-end oil, rice, miscellaneous grain and staple food, rice products, grain and oil machinery, other machinery, packaging equip-ment and materials, testing instruments, new technology / new achievements, organic food and supplies;
Food processing machinery, food packaging equipment, food and beverage machinery, packaging materials, supporting equipment, packaging and printing machinery;
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Around the theme of "healthy China and bless the world", the 30th Guangzhou lnternational Health Exhibition presented a number of activities with diFerent content dimensions. More than 100 brands participated in the activities, and more than 3700 audiences listened and interacted on site. Each event was almost full. Their display and sharing have inspired new inspiration for people in the big health industry, triggered new opportunities, opened a new perspective for the future big health ecology, and expanded a new way of industry cooperation.
There were more than 201 birds nest industrial professionals from domestic and overseas to discuss the latestpolicies and development trends of the legal bird's nest market. Additionally, attendees had a further discussion onhow to assure the quality of bird's nest and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
This is a top-level event of nutrition and health science and technology. With the theme of "focusing on health and promoting the transformation of excellent scientific and technological achievements", the forum was attended by more than 300 people from scientific and technological circles and industries at home and abroad. New concepts, technologies and products have opened up a new vision for China's great health cause!
Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid. lt can not only reduce low–density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease, but also has better antioxidant stability compared with polyunsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, it is called "safe fatty acid". ln recent years, the sales volume of various kinds of high oleic acid oil products in the oil market has been increasing, which has attracted extensive attention in the industry. ln order to further explore the quality and nutritional value of high oleic oil, the 2021 high oleic oil quality and nutrition seminar hosted by the oil branch of China Grain and oil society was held at the exhibition site.
ln order to promote the better development of dealers and stores, he China oFicial partner awarding ceremony and signing cooperation meeting were held at the event site,with the main purpose of building a trade platform for communication and exchange between the buyer and the buyer, combined with industry resources, constantly bring innovation and vitality to the industry and realize the sustainable development of the industry. An excellent product award ceremony was also held at the event site to commend outstanding enterprises in the health industry for their eForts and contributions to promoting healthy life. We also hope to promote high–quality products and services in the industry and bring a positive impact on the health industry.
Dawan District Digital Forum on food and packaging intelligent equipment and seminar on food safety and intellectual property protection focused on the challenges and opportunities faced by the reform and upgrading, innovation and development of the food industry, deeply analyzed the new development trend after the epidemic in the food industry, and focused on the interpretation and in–depth discussion on the construction of a new ecosystem in the food industry. The forum aims to promote the healthy development of the food industry, pay attention to the new development trend of the food industry, explore the implementation experience of digital upgrading of the industry, and build a platform for communication, learning and growth for the industry.
The forum was hosted by Guangdong urogenital Association, undertaken by basin branch of Guangdong urogenital Association, CO organized by Yaoli Yaokang University Co., Ltd., China family planning and obstetrics magazine, Guangzhou Yifan Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., and supported by Department of Gynecology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University and Jingxiang pelvic floor (Guangdong) Medical Research lnstitute. With the theme of "caring for maternal and child health and paying attention to pelvic floor rehabilitation", the forum strongly invites domestic authoritative experts, well-known scholars, industry veterans and industry media to participate in an industry event. | <urn:uuid:a388917d-45f2-452e-9548-f0ceda14886b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.ihe-china.com/en/WhyExhibiting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.935445 | 1,739 | 1.53125 | 2 |
In the stores, one thing that reflects Swedish and Scandinavian culture is the name of the thousands of products.
What many people don’t know is that there are strict rules for the naming of the merchandise. Fascinatingly, these rules were devised by IKEA’s founder Ingvar Kamprad because he struggled with dyslexia and had trouble remembering the order of numbers in item codes of the inventory.
So what’s the secret? Here are the guidelines:
- Bathroom articles = Names of Swedish lakes and bodies of water
- Bed textiles = Flowers and plants
- Beds, wardrobes, hall furniture = Norwegian place names
- Bookcases = Professions, Scandinavian boy’s names
- Bowls, vases, candle and candle holders = Swedish place names, adjectives, spices, herbs, fruits and berries
- Boxes, wall decoration, pictures and frames, clocks = Swedish slang expressions, Swedish place names
- Children’s products = Mammals, birds, adjectives
- Desks, chairs and swivel chairs = Scandinavian boy’s names
- Fabrics, curtains = Scandinavian girl’s names
- Garden furniture = Scandinavian islands
- Kitchen accessories = Fish, mushrooms and adjectives
- Lighting = Units of measurement, seasons, months, days, shipping and nautical terms, Swedish place names
- Rugs = Danish place names
- Sofas, armchairs, chairs and dining tables = Swedish place names
There are some exceptions to these rules where the product’s name is a Swedish verb reflecting the function of the item, eg a spice mill called ‘krossa’ (to crush) or a lamp called ‘böja’ (to bend).
Obviously, IKEA’s branders try to vet any words that are offensive locally. And with a few notable exceptions, they seem to succeed. More about this in a later blog. | <urn:uuid:478b75fc-4470-4212-bee1-21dc478ab74b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://watchingtheswedes.com/tag/products/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.922489 | 408 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Talk in English - UK at GrowIT - Full Stack Conference 2018
View Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/MilanKeravica/xamarin-vs-outsystemsmilankeravicasasagrahovac
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Cross-platform is the buzzword when it comes to mobile app development. But since the community is still growing, it is hard to find the right answer for the question: which tools are the best for development on Windows, Android, iOS and other platforms? How to overcome the disadvantages they have, and what are the best ways to use their assets?
In this presentation, we will discuss OutSystems and Xamarin. Forms, two cross-platform technologies whose popularity is rapidly growing. Their pros and cons and comparative analysis will be explained by two software developers, Milan Keravica and Saša Grahovac, who have been working with these platforms for several months while developing complex software solutions. In their talk, they will also be describing some of the more common use cases where Xamarin and OutSystems shine, and how they fare in tackling various problems in the development lifecycle. | <urn:uuid:9bc7a3cb-8151-4f83-b02d-ad285b9524bb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://joind.in/event/growit---full-stack-conference-2018/cross-platforms-xamarinforms-vs-outsystems | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.929294 | 265 | 1.71875 | 2 |
The important of crushing your ore and rock fine and properly is often forgotten. The finer you crush, the higher your ball mill tonnage and capacity will be. The effect of ball mill feed size and how it affects circuit throughput can be hard to estimate. Here we described a method of designing a crushing plant using power drawn and power rate to define reduction ratios in each stage of crushing. The plant power and power rates were computed from a Bond calculation as applied to the crushing plant feed and output sizes. A comparison of the low and high energy configurations.
We would design this plant differently today using energy parameters from the pendulum impact tests for calculations. It would only be necessary to use the Bond feed and product size calculation if no pendulum results were available.
Crushing Finer To Reduce Milling Costs
This new high energy or power rate crushing brings a different perspective to comminution flow sheet selection. Generally, up until the early 1960’s the classical flow sheet for a beneficiation plant was primary crushing followed by two stages of cone crushing in closed or open circuit, making feed for rod mills, followed by ball mills. The rod mill was needed to reduce feed size to the ball mill because crushing plant output was normally coarser than 80% passing 10,000 microns. Such feed causes power inefficiency if fed directly to a ball mill. Even though the rod mill could be a relatively inefficient device for both energy and metal consumption, as was evidenced by Bond, it still made the overall circuit energy consumption more efficient.
Under the right operating conditions, high power rate crushing can bring mill feed size down to near 80% passing 7,000 microns and finer, which can be handled more efficiently by ball mills. Based on average field observations, the crushers can do this for less than half the energy and between one-tenth and one-twentieth of the metal consumed in a rod mill.
It is, therefore, feasible to look at designing more efficient single stage ball mill circuits following two stages of fine crushing. The result will be an overall reduction in total applied crushing and milling energy for the same size reduction.
To make the most efficient use of both the crushing and grinding comminution energy, both reductions should be treated as dynamic components of the same system. When the feed to the grinding mills gets coarser and/or harder and the production rate drops, the crushing plant feed rate should be readjusted to a lower level to maximize power rate, which will flow on as a benefit helping to increase the mill output.
The advantages of such schemes will become more obvious when an ore of varying hardness is fed to the crushing and milling systems.
We will consider an ore with a ball mill work index varying between 16 and 13, feeding into a single stage ball mill operation with one million kilowatts per day consumed power. For the particular mill configuration, a performance graph, Fig. (21), has been constructed according to Bond’s methods.
Providing the crushing plant design allows for the machines to be fed continuously and the power on each crushing unit is maximized by adjusting both the feed rate and settings. The power drawn and reduction achieved to the grinding mill feed will be maximized.
The grinding mill output will vary considerably with the Work Index. If the feed size was 13,000 micrometers for the same grind production size, theoretical output from Fig. (21) would change from about 90,000 tons per day on the 13 Work Index down to 65,000 tons per day on the 16 Work Index.
Because of the superior energy efficiency of crushing over milling type processing, when the ore becomes harder in this system significant gains will be made if the feed rate to the crushing plant is reduced to closely match the mill production rate. If we consider the crushing plant runs at an average of 100,000 kilowatt hours per 20-hour day, the available energy for reduction will be:
Soft ore Work Index 13 = 100,000/90,000 = 1.1 kwh/t
Hard ore Work Index 16 = 100,000/65,000 = 1.54 kwh/t
For the purposes of this example, we will hypothesize that the the crushing index of the hard ore with the increased energy input of 1.54 kw/t reduces the ball mill feed size to 6,500 micrometers. As a result, the mill output will increase with this reduced size to approximately 77,000 tons per day. The gain in production compared to the 13,000 micrometer feed will be:
(78,000 – 65,000)/65,000 x 100 = 20%
The theoretical gain will actually be greater because the graph in Fig. (21) is constructed according to the Gates-Gaudin-Schuhmann size distribution used by Bond. We have already shown that this does not apply to crushing processes, which generate increased proportions of fines with higher energy input levels. As a consequence of this, the actual, gain is likely to be closer to 25% and the mill production increased to 65,000 x 1.25 = 81,250 tons per day.
Obviously, this will increase the capacity of the crushing plant and coarsen its reduction, again influencing mill output. Ideally a control system for the whole plant would balance both crushing and milling operations to maximize the benefits described.
Again, we might hypothesize that the crushing and milling output would fluctuate between rates of 78,000 and 90,000 tons per day instead of 65,000 and 90,000 tons per day. The advantages are obvious to all.
- As impact crushing energy is increased, an increasing proportion of finer sizes is produced. In general, the quantity of fines produced is proportional to the applied power rate (KWH/tonne).
- A twin pendulum impact crushing device can generate product size distributions similar to those
produced in commercial cone crushing operations.
- By relating the net energy of pendulum crushing to the total energy in the commercial crusher, a comminution energy efficiency can be obtained for the commercial crusher.
- The breakage size distribution obtained in the pendulum, crushing between two flat vertical plattens, is similar to that produced in a cone crusher. The effects of the circular chamber and the claims by some manufacturers that there is a special and most efficient angle to the horizontal for breakage in a cone crushing chamber are not corroborated by this study of fundamentals.
- It is a claim for some designs of cone crushers that the eccentric throw has some mystical influence on the capacity and size distribution produced by a particular machine. The pendulum tests supported by field observations prove conclusively that reduction and size distribution of products are simply related to the energy applied to the material. For a fixed application of power, increasing eccentric throw will reduce the force available to crush. This lowers the available power rate and, hence, the reduction ratio. The size distribution appears to be independent of the number of impacts causing this energy application.
- The pendulum results prove that the size distribution produced from crushing processes is a natural breakage pattern characteristic of the material and to a lesser extent the mode of breakage.
- The size distribution occurring in crushing processes cannot be described by the Gates-Gaudin-Schuhmann log size versus log cumulative percent passing used by Bond or the Rosin-Rammler relationship. There appears to be little correlation in the finer size ranges of products actually occurring and those predicted by such relationships. New mathematical expressions are needed to define crusher energy size relationships.
- This study of fundamentals does not support the statement of some crusher manufacturers that crushers operate inefficiently at higher energy input levels. The production of coarser sizes will no less efficient, should this be the desired product for a process such as crushed stone production, if power rates greater than that required to maximize that coarse size are applied.
- Crusher power rate, which is influenced by the geometry and eccentric throw of the crushing chamber as well as the feed size and hardness of the processed material, will determine reduction and size distribution in the crusher product. This product is related to the close side setting only if this is considered to control crushing energy, application.
- Automatic setting regulation as applied to cone crushers can increase the average power drawn and maximize power rate along with reduction ratio. The phenomena can be studied with the pendulum impact test apparatus.
- Crusher productivity in quantities of a fixed size distribution is a function of power drawn as opposed to physical machine size. From the results of the pendulum tests, it is possible to visualize a small machine drawing more power outproducing a larger machine drawing less power.
- Energy utilization by crushing and milling machinery is different. As a general conclusion, this is particularly so with rod mills and, to a lesser extent, ball mills. High power rate crushing resulting in increased fines, can bring significant energy conservation to comminution circuits using both forms of breakage. The pendulum test device will allow us to quantify potential gains in the laboratory.
- Crushing machines consume less wear metal than grinding mills. This is especially so in the case of rod mills which compete in the fine crushing area. Because wear metal consumption is related to energy consumed to reduce material to a given size, any energy reduction using high power rate crushing will reduce such metal consumption. The pendulum impact test will give a measure of potential gain from this area in the laboratory.
- Because the pendulum test can be used to predict the size distribution from cone crushers, finite calculations can now be made for the following parameters, some of which have often been decided by “Rules of Thumb”:
(a) The number of crusher reduction stages.
(b) Number of crushing machines and their connected power.
(c) Circuit loadings.
(d) Screen requirements.
(e) Size distribution of plant output.
This methodology will give more accurate results than designs using standardized capacity tables and product size distribution curves.
- The pendulum tester can be used to run tests on drill core sized material so that plant designs can be more accurately formulated from geological exploration data. Pilot plant tests, which are often impractical to run because of the lack of sufficient sample material, are not now a necessity for feasibility and scale-up studies.
- The guestimation type comparisons of flow sheets using conventional crushing and grinding processes versus autogenous milling can now be more accurately made. The high power rate crushing process that has been studied here is not normally part of such engineering evaluations. It can now be made so, quickly and relatively inexpensively, by using the pendulum impact device.
- As a result of these studies, it is postulated that the current method of running crushing plants at maximum capacity through a given screen size will not minimize energy and wear metal costs in beneficiation plants employing downstream grinding mills. Crushing and milling circuit control systems that balance the crushing plant output to the grinding mill capacity will maximize plant capacity at the lowest production cost.
- Properly applied, the technology described will reduce the magnitude of the over-design parameters used in most comminution plant design calculations. This should reduce the capital costs of these plants. | <urn:uuid:6997446e-374b-4e07-9b97-4ba06ef81ad9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.911metallurgist.com/effect-rock-ore-feed-size-ball-mill-tonnage-capacity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571987.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813202507-20220813232507-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.921586 | 2,300 | 3.28125 | 3 |
The Catholic Press 27th February, 1919 p.17
Last month was witnessed in Sydney the inauguration of a branch of the Cumann na mBan. The meeting, held for the purpose in the rooms of the I.N.A., Station House, was a very enthusiastic and successful one. After the aims and objects of the association were explained, it was decided by the ladies to place themselves under the patronage of Ethna Carberry, and that the branch be known as An Craob Ethna Carberry (the Ethna Carberry branch). The following ladies were elected office-bearers;
President – Miss B. O’Grady
Vice-Presidents – Miss M. Ryan and Miss Sheehan
Secretary – Miss Amy Ryan
Treasurer – Miss May Maloney
Committee; Mrs Cheetham, Miss Madeline Sheehy, Miss Mary Organ and Miss Kathleen Weber.
The names of Mrs. J. Murphy and Miss Darcy have since been added to the committee.
When the ban has been lifted from the holding of meetings, the Cumann na mBan will meet in the I.N.A. rooms (sixth floor), Station House, at 8 p.m. sharp on Wednesdays and special attention will be given the Irish language, industry, literature, &c. Information as to membership can be had from the secretary Miss A. Ryan, I.N.A., sixth floor, Station House. | <urn:uuid:4de1dcf4-29c8-4eae-877a-99e1d0e17e30> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theburrenandbeyond.com/2016/06/06/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.961138 | 300 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Broadway's biggest hit in forever, the ticket that you cannot buy without paying 250% over face-value because the show is sold out until the end of next year, is the story of Alexander Hamilton - the guy whose picture is on your $10 bill.
There is no coincidence that this newsletter starts (and ends) with references to money because Mr. Hamilton is responsible in part for United States first monetary policy, for its currency and banking; for the U.S. Mint; for there being an office of Secretary of the Treasury.
More to the point, it might be worth whatever $$ you have to pay to see "Hamilton" at the Richard Rogers Theater, because the story, the music, the experience is what these "United" (quotes intentional) States of America were in the beginning. And are today. Or not.
"Hamilton," inspired by the book written by Ron Chernow about the statesman, is a theatrical revolution.
Certainly there are many revolutions taking place right now - in society, culture, the arts, technology and customs - but this amazing experience, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who also plays the lead role and carries the evening), is particularly relevant.
Bertolt Brecht once asked, "With such immense changes taking place, how do we as artists reflect those in our work?" Miranda turns the story of the American Independence from England into a timely, prescient and powerful look into our history. The fact that Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington are played by Latin/Hispanic or African-American/black men should not come as a surprise. (Daveed Diggs as Jefferson is particularly memorable.)
The music is hip-hop, rap and R&B, which makes perfect sense because what Hamilton and the Founders used to convince, cajole and convert people was words. They gave rousing speeches, wrote lengthy essays and papers and books. They filibustered in public and in private. Miranda took those words and quotes and makes our history important and dramatic. Moreover, he makes it real. 240 years later the story rings as true as the latest YouTube video you just shared with your "friends."
The USA is always in a state of revolution. Civil Rights. Women's Rights (Phillipa Soo, an Asian, and Renee Elise Goldsberry, a black woman, star as sisters in the production, and they are profoundly talented and powerful in their performances). Stock Market booms. Stock Market crashes. Anarchy and insurgency, revolt and transformations. It's part of the fabric of our democracy.
Today there is a backlash against Washington, DC politics. Our ruling class has personal, financial and professional protection, while the people they "rule" don't have those protections. Thus we have presidential political campaigns that cannot be predicted. The people are enraged. There is a revolution against the elites.
That anger, directed at Congress and the White House is portrayed perfectly, not to mention hilariously, by King George III in "Hamilton." The actor, Jonathan Groff, is excellent as he sings the words of a befuddled king who cannot understand what his "subjects" are so upset about. It's eerily familiar and brilliantly communicated.
If you get the opportunity, see "Hamilton." It's that good.
Related: I am on the verge of crowdfunding my next project. I'm hoping you and many others will cough up a few Hamiltons, or Lincolns or Benjamin Franklins for a very big project I am far too excited about to deal with right now. Watch for my announcement!
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It’s 5:30 PM on a First Friday in Venice, CA. The line for the grilled cheese truck is already a half-hour long. A man emerges from the truck with a tray of artisanal tater tots, plying the impatient crowd with greasy morsels while letting everyone know that sandwiches don’t start till 6 o’clock. No matter — by then the line will be an hour long. And by 7, it’ll be a two-hour wait, minimum.
Are the sandwiches life-changing? We’ve had better. But the wait is still worth it, for the simple pleasure of being outside on a balmy Friday night, watching the culture shift before our eyes.
Food trucks and their brethren —food stalls, food carts, food trailers, food stands — have been a deep part of culture outside the US for hundreds of years. But in the past five years, we’ve seen a surge in the number of food trucks in this country, especially in cities like Portland, San Francisco and Austin where the weather is decent year-round and the zoning regulations are relatively lax. What’s going on?
The food truck revolution in the US is a result of several factors, all converging to create the perfect storm: a burgeoning “foodie” culture that always seeks out the new; the “rock star” chef phenomenon that turns cooking into a high-status profession; mass unemployment among young people (who both create and patronize trucks; the mass penetration of social media, which allows trucks to be coveted, rated, and found; and — finally and most importantly — a deep yearning to be outside, connected to others, eating in a more casual and primal way than sit-down restaurants can ever allow. Food trucks — even when the execution of their food falls flat — exude a fresh creative new energy that’s a welcome change from the tired restaurant script that’s been played out for hundreds of years.
Yes, modern-day food trucks are often tricked out with eye-catching paint jobs and awnings, but they’re not about the décor. They’re generally staffed by warm and friendly folks who genuinely want to feed you well, but they’re not about the service. The food is front and center here, and a good part of the joy of food trucks comes from the juxtaposition of eating something succulent and new while perched on a curb. Eating outside heightens our senses and taps into something very ancient; as the food truck scene flourishes and matures, we can expect a refreshing shift in people’s sensibilities and expectations around dining — going beyond pomp and artifice to a more authentic and visceral place. | <urn:uuid:3dbae638-ce1d-485f-9002-4ef216475ada> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.eggbranding.com/cultural-indicators/food-trucks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.93542 | 569 | 1.679688 | 2 |
“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.” (Revelation 3:14)
This salutation in the last of the seven church epistles in Revelation contains the last of four occurrences of the distinctive phrase “the beginning of the creation.” The glorified Christ here assumes this as one of His divine names. Note that even God’s work of creation, long since completed (Genesis 2:1-3), had a beginning, and that beginning was Christ. “In the beginning was the Word....All things were made by him” (John 1:1, 3).
The first two occurrences of this phrase also come from the lips of Christ. “From the beginning of the creation God made them male and female” (Mark 10:6). This assertion by the Creator, Jesus Christ (quoting Genesis 1:27), makes it unambiguously certain that Adam and Eve were created at the beginning of creation, not after the earth had already existed for 4.5 billion years. God also wrote this plainly on the tables of the law (Exodus 20:8-11). Those evangelicals who accept the geological ages evidently reject this clear statement of the creation’s Creator!
Then Christ also referred to the end-times in the context of the beginning-times. “In those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be” (Mark 13:19).
The phrase is also used in Peter’s very important prophecy concerning the scoffers of the end-times who will argue (in willful ignorance) that “all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation” (2 Peter 3:3-4), thereby denying that there ever was a real creation or real Creator and thus rejecting Christ Himself. But He is also the “true witness” and the “Amen,” and such denials will only be “unto their own destruction” (2 Peter 3:16). HMM
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> Folk Music > Songs > The Wild Geese / Norland Wind
The Wild Geese / Norland Wind
[ Roud - ; Mudcat 45223 ; Violet Jacob, Jim Reid]
Violet Jacob (1863-1946) wrote the poem The Wild Geese in 1915, and Jim Reid (1934-2009) set it to music. The song is also known with the alternative title Norland Wind.
Cilla Fisher sang Norland Wind in 1979 on her and her husband Artie Trezise's Topic album Cilla & Artie. Their liner notes commented:
Originally a poem by the well-known Angus poet Violet Jacob; the tune, added by Jim Reid from Dundee, seems to convey the same feeling of loneliness.
Jim Reid sang The Wild Geese / Norland Wind as the title track of his 1984 Springthyme album I Saw the Wild Geese Flee. This track was also included in 2010 on the anthology The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk (Second Edition). He recorded it again for his 2005 Greentrax album Yont the Tay, with the album title again taken from this song.
Iain MacGillivray sang Norland Wind in 1986 on his Fellside album Rolling Home. He noted:
A particular beautiful poem by North East poet Violet Jacob, set to haunting melody by Jim Reid from Fife.
James (Jim) Malcolm sang The Wild Geese in 1995 on his Greentrax CD Sconeward. This video published in 2011 shows him singing The Wild Geese:
Davy Steele sang Norland Wind in 1998 on Battlefield Band's CD Rain, Hail or Shine. They noted:
The Norland Wind was originally a poem entitled The Wild Geese written in 1915 by the great Angus poet Violet Jacob, who was one of the finest Scots language writers this century. The poem was set to music by Jim Reid and included as the title song of his fine album I Saw the Wild Geese Flee. Lovely words and a beautiful tune.
Geordie McIntyre sang The Wild Geese / Norland Wind in 2001 on his and Alison McMorland's Tradition Bearers CD Rowan in the Rock. They noted:
This conversation between the North wind and a homeland-sick exile is the work of Angus poet Violet Jacob (1863-1946), recognised as one of Scotland's finest vernacular poets. It was set to music by the fine traditional singer—and Angus man!—Jim Reid.
Ed Miller sang The Wild Geese in 2006 on his CD Never Frae My Mind.
Hector Gilchrist sang Norland Wind in 2007 on his WildGoose CD Ingleneuk. He noted:
A classic. Liz, my “Selkie” partner, encouraged me to learn this ballad and I admit to struggling to fit the couplets to the right verse initially. To an exile, it does paint an indelible picture in the mind, of the straths of Perthshire and Angus in autumn.
Steve Byrne sang The Wild Geese in 2015 on Malinky's CD Far Better Days. They noted:
This 1915 poem from the pen of Violet Jacob, set to Jim Reid's tune, has become something of an Angus ‘national anthem’ over the past 40 years. Steve [Byrne]'s shied away from recording a version given the classic renditions by Jim Reid, Jim Malcolm and Davy Steele (with the Battlefield Band). However, he's now held off for 20 years!
A dialogue with the ‘roaring norland wind’ describing what it has seen on its journey from the north, it's often sung as a song of exile by a wanderer down south yearning for Scotland. It's more specifically about the lands lying north of the river Tay, the braes of Angus.
As someone borne in Arbroath, with forebears from Montrose, it's a song that means a lot to Steve and his family and it's been sung on occasions happy and sad in recent years.
This video shows Malinky at Elysium Arts Folk Club in Rollinsford, New Hampshire, in the second half of 2009:
Iona Fyfe sang The Wild Geese on a March 2021 download single.
Violet Jacob's poem The Wild Geese
“Oh tell me fit was on yer road, ye roarin Norland wind?
As ye come blawin frae the land that's never frae ma mind.
Ma feet they traivel England but I'm deein for the North.”
“Ma man, I saw the siller tides rin up the Firth o Forth.”
“Aye wind, I ken them weel eneuch an fine they fa and rise,
And fain I'd feel the creepin mist on yonder shore that lies.
But tell me as ye pass them by, fit saw ye on the way?”
“Ma man, I rocked the rovin gulls that sail abin the Tay.”
“Bit saw ye naethin leein wind afore ye come tae Fife?
For there's muckle lyin 'yont the Tay that's mair tae me nor life.”
“Ma man, I swept the Angus braes that ye hivna trod for years.”
“Oh wind, forgie a hameless loon that canna see for tears.”
“And far abin the Angus straths I saw the wild geese flee,
A lang, lang skein o beatin wings wi their heids toward the sea,
And aye their cryin voices trailed ahint them on the air.”
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A family with a dominant form of neuronal degeneration, marked clinically by ataxia, hyperreflexia, distal motor weakness, extrapyramidal rigidity, bulbar signs, and ophthalmoplegia has been followed for some years. Recent post-mortem study of 1 member revealed degeneration of the anterior horn cells, spino-cerebellar tracts, pons, dentate nucleus, substantia nigra, and oculomotor nuclei. This pattern of involvement appears to be a unique variant of neuronal degeneration, sharing features of both spino-cerebellar and extra-pyramidal system degenerations. Furthermore, the extrapyramidal signs of 3 affected family members have responded to a combination of dopaminergic and central anti-cholinergic medications; levodopa, amantidine hydrochloride, and trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride.
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The following is a set of instructions for a workshop activity I ran in Tasmania recently for the Convergence Lab. The original activity was devised by Brogan Bunt, and together with Brogan, I developed it in collaboration with Bettina Frankham at UOW Media Arts.
The instructions below are by now fairly refined… although having carried it out in Hobart with nearly 60 highly trained artists and teachers, I have some ideas how to push it even further.
The Human Fax Machine
Collaboratively invent a sound-based code system to transmit an image through space.
HOW IT WORKS:
Your group gets one unsophisticated soundmaking device:
eg a spoon+glass, or a bell, or a jar with dried chickpeas.
As a group, develop your transmission/reception system before you play the game.
Your group splits into two sub-teams:
The “ENCODERS”, who transmit the image-message, and the “DECODERS”, who receive it.
You should write down your code, so that both the ENCODERS and the DECODERS have a working copy of it.
Test your system out with a simple graphic image (a line drawing) that you draw yourself.
Discuss how it works, and refine it by answering the following questions.
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELVES:
-is your code appropriate for the soundmaking device you are allocated?
-what if the ENCODERS make a mistake when transmitting part of the image?
-what if the DECODERS make a mistake when receiving part of the image?
-how do you deal with “noise” in your system?
-what if you need to clarify, pause, or start from scratch?
Don’t agonise over making it perfect. Make sure you leave enough time to play the game!
HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:
Your team will be allocated an image you have never seen before.
THE ENCODERS will be handed the image, but the DECODERS must not see it.
The ENCODERS sit on one side of a partition and the DECODERS sit on the other side.
The two cannot see each other. Nobody is permitted to speak.
The ENCODERS use their soundmaking device to transmit the encoded image.
On the other side of the partition, the DECODERS listen carefully & decipher the audible sound.
The DECODERS now re-draw the image according to the established code.
Once the transmission is complete, the whole team gets together, discusses what went wrong, improves the code system, and carries out a second transmission.
FINALLY, RECONVENE WITH EVERYBODY AND SHARE:
-what species of code systems you all invented;
-what processes you went through to arrive at them;
-how successful your systems were at approximating the original image
(compare original image to received image);
-what was learned in the process;
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In this study, a novel single phase soft switched power factor correction (PFC) converter is developed with active snubber cell. The active snubber cell provides boost switch both to turn on with zero voltage transition (ZVT) and to turn off with zero current transition (ZCT). As the switching losses in the proposed converter are too low, L and C size can be reduced by increasing the operating frequency. Also, all the semiconductor devices operate with soft switching. There is no additional voltage stress in the boost switch and diode. The proposed converter has a simple structure, low cost and ease of control as well. It has a simple control loop to achieve near unity power factor with the aid of the UC3854. In this study, detailed steady state analysis of the proposed converter is presented and this theoretical analysis is verified by a prototype of 100 kHz and 500 W converter. The measured power factor and efficiency are 0.99 and 97.9% at full load. | <urn:uuid:4db4b367-15a8-491c-b4f7-3f6825c2be54> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://avesis.yildiz.edu.tr/yayin/844e50be-af59-4818-a972-25529e24ccc2/a-novel-single-phase-soft-switched-pfc-converter | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.950067 | 199 | 1.75 | 2 |
Dogs to Get ‘Rattlesnake Smart’ on Saturday in Jerome
JEROME, Idaho (KLIX) – A number of Magic Valley dogs will get to know rattlesnakes up close and personal this weekend in Jerome.
Don’t worry – dogs who participate in the rattlesnake clinic will not be put in harm’s way. What will happen, however, is that dogs will come away knowing what a rattlesnake is and why they should avoid them.
“It’s a rattlesnake avoidance clinic for dogs,” said Randall Rector, president of the High Desert Pointing Dog Club, which is hosting Get Rattled, a group from Nevada that teaches dogs to avoid rattlesnakes. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Saturday at the Jerome County Fairgrounds.
“We have a lot of rattlesnakes in the area,” he said. “Anyone who trail rides, camps, rides horses or hunts, even fishermen, they often bring their dogs with them. Any place that has water and desert can have rattlesnakes.”
A dog’s natural curiosity puts them at risk of being bitten by a viper if they don’t know the dangers.
The event on Saturday will teach dogs about those dangers. The clinic will put each dog through a series of steps so they become familiar with the rattlesnake, including their appearance, sound and odor.
Rector said dogs go through the course one at a time, but it takes just a few minutes for them to complete. Once they’ve completed the course, dogs will know what a rattlesnake looks like, sounds like and smells like. Just to be sure, each dog is put to a test.
The test involves the handler at one end of a circle, the dog at another end, and a live rattlesnake in the middle. Dogs know by the end of the course to approach the handler by walking far outside the snake’s danger zone, whereas before they likely would have gone straight through the circle and in biting distance of the snake.
Rector, who said this is the second year the club has hosted the clinic, said he hasn’t seen a dog yet that has failed the test. To be on the safe side, the live snakes used in the clinic have had their venom glands removed. No dogs are at risk, he said.
The clinic is not free – it costs $95 per dog – but Rector said the benefit for pet owners, besides keeping their pooch safe when outdoors, is that their dog will know when rattlesnakes are near because they’ve learned what their odor is and will often alert their owners to a snake long before it is heard or seen.
Rector said dogs and their owners can show up at the clinic between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the fairgrounds, or they – the owners, not the dogs – can call ahead of time with questions or to register; 208-280-5425. | <urn:uuid:5d72efcd-8ab8-4a7b-b8e8-ae86940e8ed8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newsradio1310.com/rattlesnake-clinic-for-dogs-planned-for-saturday-in-jerome/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.97143 | 656 | 1.90625 | 2 |
Reading Time: < 1 minute The photographers ongoing response to the river Thames is on display at Estuary 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutes In the mid-1960s, a vast concrete housing estate began to rise out of a neglected marshland on the south bank of the River Thames. Headed by the Greater London Council (GLC), the scheme was seen as visionary; Thamesmead would provide a marina-esque lifestyle with plenty of greenery, and wide walkways that connected housing with schools and local amenities, all set within striking brutalist architecture. Thamesmead was to be the “town of tomorrow”.
Five years ago though, it was announced that the estate would be undergoing a huge redevelopment, and now a new book published by Here Press, titled The Town of Tomorrow: 50 years of Thamesmead, celebrates its part and present. | <urn:uuid:a986a522-eb4b-4521-a895-164b8e389f33> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.1854.photography/tag/thames/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.975258 | 180 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Software seer shows companies path to cheaper databases
DBSeer cuts through clouds with predictive database performance model
Anticipating where bottlenecks are going to develop in a live database has been one of the most bankable skills any self-respecting database administrator can have, yet researchers may now have figured out a set of algorithms that can do this automatically.
The DBSeer predictive modeling method, described in two academic papers authored by researchers at MIT and Microsoft, gives companies a way to model the ins and outs of their particular database so they can save on data center infrastructure and avoid downtime.
The DBSeer modeling method helps administrators spot DB problems without having to manually test out different configurations of the database under different load environments, the researchers write (PDF).
Its creators hope DBSeer can deal with the main shortcoming of running a database-as-a-service in an on-premise virtualized environment, which is that the isolation of compute power, per-VM billing, and the lack of information about the particulars of the underlying infrastructure makes tuning a database in the private cloud "more challenging than in conventional deployments."
"You can now answer many questions about your database that were previously only answered through 'try it and find out for yourself'," the lead author of the papers, Barzan Mozafari, tells The Register via email.
"Now in many cases we can predict what will happen without actually trying those configurations out. This can dramatically reduce the cost of testing and deploying your database configuration."
So far, the researchers have created an implementation of DBSeer that can help model performance for transactional MySQL workloads, but they believe it can be extended to other databases as well.
The system has proved so efficient that it has already piqued the interest of Teradata, which has tasked several of its engineers with the job of porting the DBSeer algorithm to its own software.
The system works by observing query-level logs and the OS statistics generated by a live database management system.
"It's a non-intrusive approach, i.e. it doesn't require modifying the database engine," Mozafari says. "It simply observes the load that comes into the database and the performance and resource consumption of the database and tries to understand the relationship between the two."
This allows DBSeer to model the CPU, RAM, network, disk I/O, and number of acquired locks per table, for various MySQL configurations.
To test the algorithm, the researchers generated 20 mixtures of the transaction processing performance council (TPC-C) benchmark with different ratios of transaction types. The average error rates of DBSeer's predictions ranged between 0 and 25 percent, with its I/O model performing best, with an average margin of error of 1 percent.
With a variance that low, we can see why Teradata would be interested in porting the technology to work with its own.
The researchers are due to deliver a further paper (draft PDF here) at the SIGMOD conference in June in New York, which will give further information on how to apply DBSeer to performance and resource modeling in highly-concurrent OLTP workloads.
The researchers hope that DBSeer can be extended to still other databases, including NoSQL ones.
"Row-store (NoSQL) ones are much simpler to model/predict because they are more linear (due to lack of locking) than a traditional transactional DB," Mozafari says.
If technologies like DBSeer are adopted, companies will be able to automate some of the tasks done by DBAs and make sure they're not provisioning more hardware for their databases than they actually need.
What has got El Reg's database desk all a-flutter is the thought of DBSeer being integrated into an off-premise rentable cloud, like, say, Amazon Web Services.
This would give database developers a technology that could give them real anticipated I/O performance for an off-site database, and go some way toward solving the numerous reliability concerns people have over running a database in the cloud. ® | <urn:uuid:50c625ae-2f34-46b2-89bb-0ca140498147> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theregister.com/2013/03/14/dbseer_cracks_database_modelling_problem/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.939732 | 847 | 1.9375 | 2 |
The yellow bits in that lattice are carbon atoms
TEAM 0.5 is capable of producing images with half‑angstrom resolution, which is less than the diameter of a single hydrogen atom.
“Simply put, TEAM 0.5 is the best transmission electron microscope in the world, representing a quantum leap forward in instrumentation,” said physicist Alex Zettl who led this research. “Having the ability to see, basically in real time, each and every individual atom in a sample is unbelievably useful and the images we can now see have been jaw-dropping for even the most seasoned electron microscopists. TEAM 0.5 is pushing transmission electron microscopy to a new level.”
The properties of solid materials stem from the arrangement of their constituent atoms in the solid’s crystal structure. While technologies such as electron and x-ray crystallography can reveal the atomic geometry of a crystal, they do not identify the precise location and position of each individual atom. When the dimensions of a material shrink to the nanoscale, the location and position of each individual atom becomes critically important, as Zettl explains.
“Think of the steel re-bars on a three-dimensional structure, like a jungle gym,” he said. “If a small piece of re-bar is rusted out somewhere in the center of the gym, it won’t likely have much affect on the overall properties of the structure. In a two-dimensional structure, however, a rusted out segment becomes a much bigger problem, and in a one-dimensional structure, i.e., a single re-bar, a rusted out segment can be catastrophic, causing the entire structure to fail. On a nanoscale crystal, one missing atom or some other defect in the arrangement can result in catastrophic failure.”
“Theorists are currently making all kinds of predictions about the properties of graphene for different local atomic configurations, but until TEAM 0.5, we did not have the ability to actually see and study these configurations in real time,” Zettl said.
Using TEAM 0.5, Zettl, Kisielowski and their collaborators were able to obtain images of graphene membranes – crystalline foils one atom thick – at a resolution of one angstrom using electron beams of a mere 80 kilovolts (kV) in energy.
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Substance abuse in office-based practice, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice
Substance use disorders occur in 10% to 20% of patients presenting to the primary care physician, and rates are increasing. Primary care physicians are therefore in an excellent position to screen, provide early intervention, or refer patients to specialty care. This issue covers several types of substance abuse-including alcohol, prescription drugs, and recreational drugs-and gives detailed information on screening for and treating these problems.
|Author Information||By Robert Mallin, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC|
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Liquefaction caused by the 2010–11 Canterbury earthquakes created large holes in streets around Christchurch. This car toppled into a hole near Shortland Street in the suburb of Aranui following the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
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Empathy is a magic ingredient. Add it, and everyone and everything improves.
The research shows patients are more like to follow their doctor’s recommendations if their doctor scores high on empathy. Marriages are happier when the partners are empathic. Those who practice empathy are less anxious and less stressed.
Empathy involves withholding judgment, taking the other person’s perspective, recognizing emotion in other people, and communicating that back.
“Cognitive empathy” involves understanding the what and the why of what the other person is experiencing. We understand their perspective, how they see the situation, and what they are feeling. Think: “walk a mile in their shoes.”
“Emotional empathy” is when we feel the same feelings the other person is feeling, which involves the social part of our brain. We sense their emotions around what has happened. Think, rapport, chemistry. We become upset ourselves. This type of empathy requires us to focus fully on the other person.
“Empathic concern” involves not just what someone feels, but wanting to help. A deep desire for their well-being to improve. Think: a parent’s love for a child. We will be there for them. We want to help them improve.
The best interactions involve all three types of empathy.
So many good outcomes arise from empathy. Unfortunately, but perhaps not surprisingly, research suggests empathy is on the decline.
Reflection: Which of the three types of empathy do I feel most often? How could I benefit from increasing the other forms of empathy?
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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Jam3 have published a new interactive Joy Kogawa story called East of the Rockies.
Inspired by Kogawa’s novels Obasan and Itsuka, the augmented reality narrative focuses on 17-year-old Yuki and her life in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Available for later generation iPhone and iPad, the app enables users to become immersed in Yuki’s story by tapping and zooming on different elements inside the Slocan Interment Camp. The Yuki character is voiced by Kogawa’s granddaughter, Anne Canute.
East of the Rockies is the brainchild of Jam3 creative directors Jason Legge and Dirk van Ginkel, who first pitched the idea in March 2017. “Dirk and I worked on the basic story structure and identified the technology we wanted to use to bring it to life, before reaching out to Joy Kogawa,” said Legge.
“Once Joy was involved, everything started coming together really rapidly. We already had a fantastic relationship with the NFB, recently having collaborated on Bear 71, Homestay VR and Biidaaban: First Light, so when they heard that Joy Kogawa was directly involved, they were thrilled to come on as a co-producer and partner.
One of the goals of the project is to educate young people with a “learn-through-gameplay experience,” added Van Ginkel in a release. “Sometimes to move forward as a society, we must look back and acknowledge past injustices—we hope that this is a platform for reflection.”
“It’s an intergenerational story of love, loss, injustice and healing and we hope it will lead to a greater understanding of Canada’s past at a time when issues of identity and race remain at the heart of so many contemporary debates,” said NFB executive producer Rob McLaughlin.
Jam3 and NFB also put out a making-of video late last year.
Percy’s back in Aventura campaign
CIBC has released new advertising for its traveller-focused Aventura credit card. The creative uses CIBC’s mascot, Percy the Penguin, to promote the premium card’s three new benefits: complimentary airport lounge visits, Nexus application fee rebates and mobile device insurance.
The campaign from Juniper Park\TBWA features a 30-second spot showing Percy and his family enjoying Aventura perks like avoiding long airport line-ups, and enjoying lounge food and drink.
“Knowing that Aventura cardholders see themselves as travellers who want to make the most of their travel journey, the three new features were specifically designed to reinforce this strong positioning and its unique offering in the travel card category,” said Juniper Park\TBWA in a release.
The media campaign from Mediacom Canada includes TV, online video, newspaper, out-of-home, digital and social, as well as in-branch messaging.
Another True Story from Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons latest True Stories ad was released earlier this week. The True Stories platform recreates stories from customers about special moments connected to the QSR chain. “These new Tims’ True Stories will sometimes make you cry or they’ll make you laugh, but most of all, they bring Canadian values to life,” said Paloma Azulay, global creative head, when Tim Hortons launched the campaign late last year.
The newest spot is about a Tim Hortons employee learning sign language in order to better serve a regular customer who is deaf. The True Stories ads are developed by independent agency GUT, formed by the two former co-founders of David, based in Miami and Buenos Aires. David has received credit for a lot of award-winning work for Burger King in recent years, including two Cannes Grand Prix. Burger King is, of course, a sister business to Tim Hortons within Restaurant Brands International.
Canadian actor Eric McCormack stars in cancer PSA
Stand Up to Cancer and the Canadian Cancer Society have partnered on a new public awareness campaign starring Will & Grace star Eric McCormack. The bilingual campaign, debuting this month, includes print, TV, radio, out-of-home and digital.
According to a release, 206,000 Canadians were diagnosed with cancer in 2018, and half of the population will be diagnosed in their lifetime. A 60-second PSA, “Life in the Face of Cancer,” features McCormack as he underscores the importance of cancer research.
“This cause is incredibly close to my heart, and I’m proud to be involved in this effort to raise awareness about cancer treatment options,” said the Emmy Award-winning actor, who lost both his parents and father-in-law to cancer. “I’m hopeful that progress in cancer research and clinical trials that are available will allow more Canadians to thrive in the face of cancer.”
The ad also features the images and voices of other cancer survivors, and drives to a dedicated website where cancer patients can learn more about treatments and clinical trials, both at home and abroad. The French-language radio campaign is narrated by Montreal radio personality Nadège St-Phillipe, who was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer at age 36.
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A three-dimensional numerical study has been carried out to understand the effect of axial wall conduction in a conjugate heat transfer situation in a wavy wall square cross section microchannel engraved on solid substrate whose thickness varying between 1.2–3.6 mm. The bottom of the substrate (1.8 × 30 mm2) is subjected to constant wall heat flux while remaining faces exposed to ambient are assumed to be adiabatic. The vertical parallel walls are considered wavy such that the channel cross section at any axial location will be a square (0.6 × 0.6 mm2) and length of the channel is 30 mm. Wavelength (λ) and amplitude (A) of the wavy channel wall are 12 mm and 0.2 mm respectively. Simulations has been carried out for substrate thickness to channel depth ratio (δsf ∼ 1–5), substrate wall to fluid thermal conductivity ratio (ksf ∼ 0.34–646) and flow rate (Re ∼ 100 to 500). The results show that with increase in flow rate (Re), the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers are thinned due to wavy passage and they shifted from the centerline towards the peak which improves the local heat transfer coefficient at the solid-fluid interface. It is also found that after attaining maximum Nuavg at optimum ksf, the slope goes downward with increasing ksf for all set of δsf and flow rate (Re) considered in this study.
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Tiwari, N, Moharana, MK, & Sarangi, SK. "Conjugate Heat Transfer in Single-Phase Wavy Microchannel." Proceedings of the ASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer. Volume 2: Micro/Nano-Thermal Manufacturing and Materials Processing; Boiling, Quenching and Condensation Heat Transfer on Engineered Surfaces; Computational Methods in Micro/Nanoscale Transport; Heat and Mass Transfer in Small Scale; Micro/Miniature Multi-Phase Devices; Biomedical Applications of Micro/Nanoscale Transport; Measurement Techniques and Thermophysical Properties in Micro/Nanoscale; Posters. Biopolis, Singapore. January 4–6, 2016. V002T11A020. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHMT2016-6586
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Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the Last
Doolittle Raider, Dies at Age 103
PJ Media, by J. Christian Adams
Posted By:JoniTx, 4/9/2019 3:18:45 PM
Sad news—the last Doolittle Raider has died. Lt. Col. Richard Cole passed away Monday at the age of 103.Cole was the final surviving member of the daring raid on Tokyo by carrier-launched B-25s. As I wrote for his 100th birthday in 2015: Col. Richard Cole was the co-pilot of "Crew 1," which means he sat alongside Col. Jimmy Doolittle at the tip of the tip of the American spear aimed at Imperial Japan. The Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, was a virtual suicide mission. It was a daring sea-launched bombing mission in the earliest days of World War II.
originally posted by: seagull
Too many of us looking back to events well over half a century ago see the minor damage inflicted and wonder at the uselessness of it.
Two, out of the five available, priceless aircraft carriers were sent deep into Japanese held waters, with many highly valuable, and highly trained aviators aboard, on a mission that, materially, accomplished little.
That's not the truth of the matter. Doolittle's Raid was a badly needed boost to morale during a dark time. The pure guts it took to sail to within 600 miles of Japan to launch that attack boggles the mind.
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430FR "Solenoid Quality" stainless steel rod is specifically formulated and treated to be used as the inner shaft of a linear solenoid.
Solenoids are, at heart, simple machines. You can make one yourself using copper wire, a drinking straw, a battery, and any magnetic metal. You can even use an ordinary nail for the shaft (or armature, as it is known). Coil up the wire around the straw, put the nail inside and attach the two loose ends of the wire to a battery. That's it. Watch the nail move in and out of the straw as the electrified wire creates a magnetic field that attracts or repels the shaft.
Just as all digital data is stored and transmitted in ones and zeroes, ons and offs, linear solenoids begin with such simplicity. The armature is either moving in or out based on whether or not current runs through the wire. It moves in one direction or another based on the polarity of the magnetic force. Imagine the possibilities of that simple motion, though. Digital data can be used simply to tell you what time it is, or it can be used to beat humans on 'Jeopardy'. Solenoids can be used to lock the door of your car, or they can be used to control a person's blood flow through a kidney dialysis machine. Or to play beautiful music on the new Steinway Spirio grand piano.
Any magnetic metal will work in a solenoid for demonstration purposes, but for a real-world application the choice of metal alloy is very important. 430F and 430FR stainless steels are used most often in the solenoids we use in our daily lives.
The ASTM A 838 standard covers "free-machining ferritic stainless soft magnetic alloy produced or supplied expressly in cold-finished bar form for use in magnetic cores and other parts requiring a high permeability, low-coercivity stainless steel".1 The spec defines two chemical compostions as "Alloy Type 1" and "Alloy Type 2". Type 1 corresponds to 430F and Type 2, 430FR. Generally our customers ask for "430F" or "430FR Solenoid Quality" and then refer to the ASTM A838 type. It's interesting, though, that A838 does not specifically name one type or another as 430FR. When ordering material, it's best to insure you specify the 'type' and also, the 'grade' within the type. 'Grade' refers to the annealing and drawing processes. Both have an important effect on the consistency of magnetic properties.
430FR has became the 'go to' alloy of the two. It's increased silicon content makes it slightly harder and more able to withstand the repeated impact solenoiods are subject to. When properly annealed, at the mill or after your parts are machined, it has very stable bar to bar magnetic properties. Combined with it's ease of machining, these characteristics have made 430FR the alloy we've chosen to stock for job shops that are machining solenoids.
Our 430FR round bar is certified to ASTM A 838, Alloy Type 2 Grade 1. It is produced by the finest DFARs compliant mills, including Carpenter and Schmolz + Bickenbach.
If it's 430F that you need, we also stock a good range of round bar sizes.
- The higher percentage of silicon in 430FR (compared to 430F) ups the electrical resistivity, hence the 'R' in 430FR.
- ASTM A 838 only covers material between .250" and 1.625" diameter. This is because anything larger or smaller cannot hold the specified low coercivity when mill annealed.
- The specification also states that if material is supplied from different heat lots, it must not only be identified separately, but must be packaged separately.
- To avoid confusion, it is stated in A838 that all purchase orders must refer to the Alloy Type and Grade when ordering.
- There is 430FR and 430F in the metals distribution network that isn't certified to A 838, but instead covered by ASTM A 582. This material can be used for any purpose.
- "Soft Magnetic" is the term used for metals that can be quickly magnetized and demagnetized. Metals that hold magnetism for a long period of time are called "Hard Magnetic".
- The "F" in 430F and 430FR refers to 'free-machining'. It forms small chips when it's machined. These fall away from your tools so the waste metal doesn't clog up your machine.
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Florida is a state lucky enough to benefit from the state-wide merit scholarship known as Bright Futures. Just recently, the state expanded the program, and now there are two main forms of the award known as the Florida Academic Scholarship (FAS) and Florida Medallion Scholarship (FMS). These awards are given out based upon achieving a certain GPA, SAT/ACT score, and varying levels of community service hours. The FAS covers 100% of tuition and fees at public universities, while the FMS covers 75% of tuition and fees. What does that equate to in terms of dollars towards college? There tends to be a misconception that if a child achieves some of these marks, college will be free as long as their child stays in the state of Florida. The truth is far from that. Here is a list of 4 things to think about before relying purely on Bright Futures to pay for college.
1. Bright Futures doesn’t even cover 1/3 of the cost of attendance at the University of Florida
When we look at the current tuition and fees for the University of Florida, the amount for 2019-2020 is $6,380. The FAS and FMS Bright Futures scholarships are granting us $27,920 and $21,540, respectively, for the four years of attendance*. The total cost of attendance for undergraduates published by UF is actually $21,210 for the 2019-2020 school year. That means, for someone who even receives the highest level of the Bright Futures scholarship, there still are costs of up to $14,830 in the student’s first year. Even with no increases in cost of attendance year to year (which is highly unlikely), you will end up having to pay at least $56,920 over all 4 years of college. Colleges understand this and have started to raise tuition at much smaller rates than other costs, in particular room & board. In 2013, in-state tuition for UF was $6,263, which means tuition has only increased 1.86% since then. In that same time frame the total cost of attendance has increased 11.03%. This is an overall good thing for affordability, but people who want to rely on Bright Futures for funding purposes must realize it is covering less and less of the total cost of attendance to the state’s public universities.
2. Money is given for in-state private universities, but at a specific rate
The Bright Futures scholarships are applicable for in-state private universities, but, instead of covering the whole cost of tuition and fees as it does for public universities, it only covers a certain dollar amount, dependent on the number of credit hours in which you are enrolled. For the equivalent of the Florida Academic Scholarship, private school attendees receive $211 per credit hour plus $300 for college-related expenses on a per semester basis. Unless you were enrolled in college recently, that doesn’t mean much, but generally you are required to have 120 credit hours to graduate with a 4 year undergraduate degree, which translates to 15 credit hours per semester. Doing the math based on 15 hours per semester, you receive $3,165 per semester plus a $300 stipend. Clearly, the amount provided via the Bright Futures scholarship doesn’t carry as much relief for its recipients at private institutions since tuitions are much higher and will only provide less relief as prices continue rising and the scholarship amounts don’t keep pace.
3. If you qualify for Bright Futures, you will probably qualify for other scholarships elsewhere
The Bright Futures scholarship is one of a whole list of scholarships that can benefit a family through limiting college expenses. The truth is, if you are qualifying for Bright Futures, you probably have the ability to garner funds at many of the different scholastic institutions throughout the country as well, and those scholarships will often go above and beyond paying for just tuition. Don’t limit your college search to in-state universities due to finances, because you could end up paying less by going out of state versus staying in state.
4. Bright Futures doesn’t normally apply to graduate school, but can
Many students who can obtain the scholarship often come into college with a semester’s worth of college credits, if not more. If the same students intend on attending graduate school at an in-state university, then they can also receive funding for one semester of graduate study, not to exceed 15 credit hours paid at the undergraduate rate. In essence, each student is eligible for at least $3,165 to go toward graduate school if you finish undergrad early enough. How beneficial Bright Futures will be for particular students will vary from situation to situation, and understanding your financial flexibility to explore all your schooling options is imperative in making sure you choose the right school. Let us help you solidify your college funding plan today so that you can get a good night’s sleep knowing a plan is in place, whether it’s with Bright Futures or without.
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This week a concept that caught my attention was the fixed or static ways women are conceived of and idealized in a lot of the art and literature we discuss. In relating this idea to Pygmalion, as is often done in different feminist and art-critical theories, I discovered that George Bernard Shaw wrote a play on the subject along with other Victorian dramatists influenced by this myth. Not only does this myth and its accompanying implications seem pervasive in the world of drama, but in Victorian fashion as well. Especially in our discussions of Aubrey Beardsley’s works for The Savoy, I noticed that a lot of depictions of women and women’s fashion at the time are very statuesque. This seems to be a way to elevate and immobilize women all at once. The rococo styling in Beardsley’s illustration of The Rape of the Lock seems to speak to this intention in a couple ways. It’s almost as if decadence and opulence have this way of obscuring the shifting, developing, and contradictory personhood underneath. In focusing on decorating people, the people tend to become decorations themselves and nothing more. Also by heaping expectations to be “the angel in the house” but at the same time interesting people who can deviate from this formula and be “bad” in an exciting way, the pedestal becomes an even more fraught position to occupy. | <urn:uuid:16b04c7e-536e-4a89-83c5-285a2ecb573b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://modernityandvisual.blog.ryerson.ca/2020/11/02/the-pygmalion-syndrome-in-victorian-art-and-literature/?replytocom=48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.97022 | 296 | 2.28125 | 2 |
South Park and the Power of the Absurdist Perspective
The moral case for embracing the absurdity of life.
Life is absurd.
If you take even a few moments to think about it, the whole concept of living doesn't make any sense. The number of contradictions in existence can literally boggle the mind. Existing at all feels insane. There's no reason why we should be the way we are instead of some other way. Yet so many people are certain that they can either make it better or worse based almost entirely on their own actions. They construct society in a way that tries to make the world conform to their preconceived notions of how the world works. But they're always surprised when it doesn't work out the way they want it to. Or something does but it doesn't find its way the way they want.
It's hard not to laugh at the absurdity of the situation. Which is exactly what some people do. They laugh at the way the world works. Perhaps more importantly however, they find ways to make other people laugh by seeing the truth of the insanity. Pointing out other ways of thinking about the world helps us to see beyond our own narrow view point. It reveals the absurdity of our own lives. Some people see the insanity and find ways to lash out against it. To attack the absurdity of life in order to make it conform to others. But even in the face of that kind of attack, laughter can cut through if it's done properly.
South Park is a master of pointing out the absurdity of life. Whether it's politics, religion, or something as simple as friendship, there's nothing they won't touch. No part of life that is sacred to them. Even the pandemic isn't off limits. After all, if any aspect of society has been absurd, it's the pandemic and in particular the response to it. Which is part of what makes their post-CoVid special so interesting. The way in which it pokes holes in virtually everything and everyone's response to the pandemic.
What is most beneficial about thinking in this way however is the way in which it allows you to be a better person. Never resting on a particular idea or perspective on how to go about things. If you did, there'd be a lot less to laugh about. Your world would become smaller. Less interesting to think about. Because if you can't make fun of the absurdity, all you're left with is anger and cynicism and taking things way too seriously then they need to be.
And living in a less absurd world can only really lead to a bad place. A place most people are either unwilling or try to deny they're going. So it's better to embrace the absurdity of it all. To see the cracks in the way things are, either in other people or in yourself.
Do yourself a favour and explore the absurdity of existence by checking out South Park as soon as you can. And in particular the Post-CoVid special. We could all use a little laugh.
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Wash and peel fresh persimmons.
Place persimmons, including stem, inside a food dehydrator. (We use an Excalibur.) Dry at 135 degrees for 48 hours.
When persimmons have dried, melt new blond chocolate in a double boiler on stove over low heat.
Hold persimmons by the stem and dip in hot chocolate, covering two-thirds of the base. Place on tray lined with parchment paper or silpat and sprinkle persimmons with sea salt.
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Cotton has one of the richest histories of fabric on earth, and the story of how we got from fields of fluffy pods to a modern textile industry worth over $12 billion a year is a long and interesting one. Because of the long history involved, we’re going to try to boil down the most critical moments in the history of cotton picking and harvesting, before we move to the invention of the modern cotton picker and subsequent events that made the cotton industry what it is today.
The History of Picking Cotton
Cotton is one of the few crops that can be historically found in both the Old and New World. In the ancient Greek and Roman Empire, cotton was largely unknown until the wars of Alexander the Great, where trees had been found “growing wool” from which the native cultures of areas such as India had already been harvesting and spinning cotton into clothes. On the other side of the globe, cotton picking and spinning were already known to Central and South American cultures for hundreds of years before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, who reported that people in Mexico and Peru were already wearing clothes made from cotton. In fact, examples of cotton items can be found dated to 3,000 BC. In China, examples of cotton clothing existed as far back as the Han Dynasty (200 BC-200 AD) and in Persia cotton fields were well-known for their harvests.
Developments in cotton harvesting and manufacturing were a byproduct of the Islamic Conquests in Europe, and when lands originally conquered under those empires were reconquered, knowledge of the harvest and production of cotton passed on to Europe, where the earliest Western textile industries began to develop. Roller gins, the earliest form of hand-powered cotton gins, were introduced from India in the 6th century AD and would remain the standard of separating cotton from the seeds throughout Europe and Asia. This status quo would remain with cotton-growing as an industry reliant on export and import until the invention of the modern mechanical cotton gin by Eli Whitney (1765-1825), which accelerated cotton production in the United States, at which point the nascent American cotton industry would explode with activity.
A negative to the sudden growth in the new American cotton industry was the need for workers to pick cotton more efficiently, which contributed heavily to the American slave trade, which would become one of the reasons for the future American Civil War. By the mid-19th century, American “King Cotton” was the dominant trade partner with Britain, built on the backs of thousands of slaves employed in the task of picking cotton, the ginning being run through technology such as Whitney’s.
Cotton remained a key part of the trade of the American South after the end of the Civil War in 1865. Landowners and former slaves, now working in employer-employee arrangements, continued to produce cotton, while in India’s Mughal Empire, the Indian cotton industry attempted to take the place of the now-reduced American cotton industry. This would remain the status quo until the early 1940s and 1950s with the creation of the cotton picker.
When Was the Cotton Picker invented?
While the earliest cotton pickers can be traced back to the work of Rembert and Prescott in 1850, mechanical cotton pickers were often difficult to use and were designed around field width rather than efficiency in picking cotton. They had to be constantly cleaned of the cotton fibers and other parts, although these early models would lead to the eventual development of the cotton stripper.
Indeed, there were multiple types of mechanical cotton pickers were invented, but the only one that seemed to be of real interest at the time was the spindle-based cotton picker, where cotton would wrap around the spindle.
Such design arguments and demonstrations would be had well into the 1910s, where newly formed companies such as Price-Campbell continued to try to perfect and demonstrate existing cotton pickers, with poor-to-moderate levels of success. So the name of John Rust, generally regarded as the inventor of the modern cotton picker, merits such regard due to the comparative effectiveness of his work.
John Rust (1892-1954) was a cotton picker in his youth and was known as the type of garage inventor typically ingrained in the popular imagination. Indeed, he describes his own invention of the cotton picker as coming to him in a dream, where he remembers picking sticky cotton in the morning dew. This realization brought him to the conclusion that the missing ingredient to successful cotton picking was moisture, and tested his hypothesis by licking a nail and watching cotton fibers stick to it as he spun it.
In 1932 he and his brother, after creating successful designs, started the Rust cotton-picking company along with patents for the designs, and in 1936 first subjected their cotton-picking machine to a public demonstration.
While it could only pick one row of cotton at a time and was a bit clumsy, the machine was still effective as it demonstrated a machine that was able to replace 75 cotton laborers. This sent a shockwave throughout the national media. There was now a machine that could replace poorly paid laborers and provide massive cost savings to the industry.
While Rust held patents, his company was not able to keep up with demand, and other companies picked up the slack from his lack of financing. Within 20 years of the formation of Rust’s company, the modern cotton industry was born based on machines using improved versions of Rust’s designs, once again making the United States a leader in cotton production, as well as spurring the Great Migration of African-Americans throughout the United States in search of new work. The modern cotton industry, based around the mechanical cotton picker, had finally arrived.
What is Cotton Used For?
On its surface, it’s hard to believe that a plant with a fluffy boll could be the backbone of a global multi-billion dollar industry that extended to the pre-Christian era, playing a part in wars, conquests and even the era of American slavery and Industrial Revolution. But it’s important to consider that for all our uses of cotton now and its relatively benign presence in everyday life, cotton has been used in the production of so many things that make our life easier. It is a more powerful luxury item than almost any other non-food item in the world.
We can look at the items that helped shaped modern culture (the history of blue jeans alone is worth reading on the matter), or we can consider cotton swabs and how cotton is used to make items like paper wipes softer.
Towels are comprised of cotton. Most major clothing items are made of cotton. Cottonseed oil is used in commerce and the food industry. Linters (the fluffy ends of the seeds) are used in the production of plastics and even explosives. Parts of the cotton plant even make effective feed for fish in the commercial fishing industries. Tablecloths and soft parts to headsets are just the tips of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to the thousands of uses for cotton. You can likely find a use for cotton closer than you realize.
For this reason, cotton plays such an important role in global commerce, and thanks to the advances in technology in the past 80 years, more and more people can enjoy cotton’s benefits globally with minimal disadvantage to sectors of society. Unlike any other time in the history of cotton (and textile production in history which, like most world history in general had people who benefited versus people who suffered) the modern cotton industry, capable of supplying the world with all the benefits cotton has to offer, is capable of producing enough cotton that everyone’s a winner. The benefits of those “woolly trees” of the days of the Roman Empire are significant enough to share globally. | <urn:uuid:088e538b-6fe6-41c3-8019-5a01a5d03898> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mentalitch.com/when-was-the-cotton-picker-invented/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.974016 | 1,596 | 3.78125 | 4 |
Almost everyone has applied a stereotype to others in order to simplify their social lives, since they reduce the amount of processing required when we meet a new person. At the same time, however, almost everyone has been shoved into a stereotypical category at one point or another, and usually no one likes it.
It isn’t easy to refrain from using any stereotypes at all, mainly because some we apply unconsciously, unaware that our brain has stored this information and is using it to simplify the process of sorting out the new people we meet. In order to avoid using these unconscious stereotype, the first step is to become aware of what they are. Thanks to Elm, who has been extremely lovely in letting me do a guest post on her blog, I now have the chance to do just that. As a Spaniard, I am going to take this chance to sort the main stereotypes about Spain into two groups: True and Untrue. Enjoy!
I won’t stand the way I’m classified
I ain’t no stereotype
Stereotype – Oxymoron
1. We all know how to dance the Flamenco: Untrue. This dance comes from the south of Spain, and not even all those who come from that area know how to dance it. Moreover, flamenco is hardly the only dance native to Spain. There are many, many other regional dances that are just as enchanting: In Madrid, it’s the chotis; in Galicia, the muñeira; the jota in Aragón and the sardana in Catalonia, just to give a few examples.
2. We drink a lot: Kind of true. We drink more per day than a lot of other countries, but that’s just because wine is a part of our culture. Also, our wine is great, so yeah. We do have A LOT of bars, but again, that’s a cultural thing. We don’t go to bars to drink, but rather to meet friends and spend time with them there. Oh, and btw, we don’t spend half our lives drinking sangría: that’s a summer drink. We usually prefer wine or beer, most of our sangría is consumed by tourists.
3. We don’t like to work because we are just plain lazy and would rather siesta: Very untrue! Siesta is a cultural thing that arose from the fact that after lunch it is usually very hot in Spain, so much so that working can be dangerous because of the heat. However, nowadays, most of us are working at midday (from 1pm to 4pm for us) and only the very young and the retired are able to enjoy a true daily siesta. The rest of us must work, if we can, especially now seeing the economic state we’re in – but that’s another story. And anyway, our work has provided pretty good results over the years – check out this list of Spanish inventions (to name a few)!
- The submarine
- The mop
- The lollipop
- The stapler
- The calculator
- The helicopter
4. We are touchy-feely and VERY LOUD: True. We like to give hugs. We kiss upon meeting new people, AND when we say goodbye. Also, we always kiss each other from right to left, exactly the opposite of the French. As for Spanish speakers being loud, my theory is that this is actually a combination of short, rapid syllables (whereas other languages have short and loner syllables and therefore a more leisurely pace) and its construction based on basic vowels combined with subdued consonants, which means that the language is fitted with a built-in amplifier.
5. Everybody in Spain loves bullfighting: Untrue, and be very careful with this if you ever travel to Spain, for it is a very controversial topic. There are those who defend bullfighting as cultural patrimony, yes, but there are also anti-bullfighting associations throughout the country, and in regions like Catalonia and the Canaries bullfights are prohibited.
6. Our English is terrible: Truer than it should be. In Spain, most films and TV shows are dubbed, as opposed to just adding subtitles, which means that it is more difficult for us to develop a good ear and become familiar with the intonations of English. Also, Spanish is very phonetic in writing, whereas English isn’t. This creates and important learning barrier for us Spaniards which is hard to overcome. Spaniards also tend to have a hard time with English because we are terrified of looking ridiculous, which doesn’t usually push us towards trying out our new language skills.
7. We thrive on tacos, burritos and quesadillas: Untrue. News flash: This is not Mexico. We may speak the same language, but that doesn’t mean that we eat the same food, nor that we sing rancheras. Contrary to what they thought in “How I Met Your Mother” and “Modern Family,” in Spain there are no mariachis. | <urn:uuid:f5e5d9a2-3604-4b51-aaff-60d958e63578> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://justelm.com/2016/07/13/guest-post-spanish-stereotypes/?replytocom=16942 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.957175 | 1,076 | 2.203125 | 2 |
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We want Sekab to be a safe workplace characterized by good development opportunities, gender equality and diversity, as well as good leadership and employeeship. We all contribute to our shared work environment. Together, we take responsibility to ensure our colleagues thrive, grow, and are motivated to go to work. This approach also allows us to attract new and retain existing employees.
Sekab’s HSE policy encompasses our work with occupational health and safety. As an employer, it is our responsibility to guarantee a safe workplace, and health and safety always come first.
During the year, all staff participated in a firefighting and first aid training program, which was held in collaboration with the Fire and Rescue Service. All operators participated in a certification training program for boiler attendants and all operators were certified. Many employees also participated in programs such as “Hot Work” and “Lifting” in accordance with set time periods for each training area.
Systematic occupational health and safety work is conducted in collaboration between Sekab and employees, who are represented by safety officers. We continuously follow up occupational health and safety initiatives while working preventively to promote good health. The occupational health and safety management system is integrated into Sekab’s management system.
The organizational and social work environment, called OSE, is part of the systematic occupational health and safety efforts, in which workload and working hours are continuously followed up. OSE rounds are conducted functionally, based on questions about collaboration, special treatment, workload and mutual respect. In 2021, Sekab continued work with OSE rounds through discussions in each function. Spring’s questions addressed “room to maneuver and control” as well as “knowledge and development” and fall’s questions addressed “support and workload” and “recovery.” OSE initiatives are a part of living our values – every day.
Handling flammable chemicals daily entails comprehensive and systematic safety initiatives.
Sekab has a “vision zero” with regard to workplace accidents. An ongoing sub-goal is to reduce the number of uncontrolled incidents that could lead to serious chemical accidents. To achieve the goal, Sekab is focused on increased incident reporting, improved change initiatives including safety audits, shutdowns and check-outs, as well as training. No uncontrolled incidents occurred during the year.
Employees exposed to different risks in their work environment shall be offered health checks and exams in accordance with the occupational health and safety rules. Medical exams for night shift workers and hearing exams for factory employees exposed to sound levels covered by the legal requirement related to noise were carried out in fall 2021.
Sekab’s gender equality and diversity policy is based on the fundamental principles of legislation on equal treatment and non-discrimination regardless of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or other beliefs. It clarifies our work with gender equality and diversity. The variety of experiences, education, life situations and values that everyone brings to the table create a dynamic that brings new perspectives and ideas.
In 2021, Sekab has developed an updated gender equality and diversity plan for 2022–2025 in order to actively work with these issues. The employer and employee representatives for the unions review activities and goals established together. Gender pay differences are also mapped and analyzed annually. These efforts are conducted together by the employer and union organizations. No adjustments were made in conjunction with the 2021 salary mapping. The employee survey, which is described on the next spread, shows that both women and men feel they are treated equally, with an average of 9.08 of 10 possible
Sekab shall be an attractive employer with good leadership and employeeship. We will achieve this goal by encouraging development. Over time, we ensure that the company has the right expertise through strategic initiatives with skills supply plans. At the annual performance review, manager and employee establish a development/training plan together. Employees are also called in for health and safety trainings. All managers in the company undergo multi-year manager development programs.
As a part of the work with skills supply, Sekab is a member of a joint and member-owned training company. The purpose is to increase the share of requested and qualitative training programs locally through collaboration with companies in the area. The collaboration also improves opportunities for local networking among employees of different employers.
Sekab holds a continuous dialogue with universities and upper-secondary schools. We also collaborate with the municipal technology and entrepreneurship center, KOMTEK, and support their work to awaken interest in chemistry and technology in children and adolescents, which is a part of the skills supply in the region for the future workforce in chemistry and technology.
In spring 2021, an employee survey was conducted in order to measure employees’ experience of working together and acting based on Sekab’s values. Both of these parameters are factors for success for our business concept. The response time was four weeks in order to ensure participation from all shifts and to provide plenty of time to complete the survey. The survey was sent out to 79 people and 53 of them responded, which is a response rate of 67 percent. The responses were given on a scale of 0–10, measuring the degree to which the employees agree with the different statements. In general, the survey had high points with a total average of 8.1. Sekab’s employees perceive good engagement; they feel creative, and they feel heard. They also feel that the workplace is equal in terms of gender; they feel respected, and they trust their function supervisors and colleagues.
In fall 2021, all functions worked with the theme “collaboration between the functions” as well as “trust in the management team,” which is based on our view that it fosters engagement and trust, and feeds creativity, when we see one another in person and work together. By answering questions and offering viewpoints on how trust and collaboration can be even better, we created a good foundation for continuing work on the corporate culture in the coming years, as well as clarifying the goals and visions. One such clarification of the strategy and goals is the strategic platform, HELA Sekab (where HELA stands for the Swedish words for Sustainable, Efficient, Profitable, Attractive). This platform launched internally at the end of the year.
The coronavirus pandemic continued in society in 2021. Naturally, we have followed the recommendations of the Public Health Agency of Sweden as a starting point. Employees at the factory are not able to work remotely. They have followed general guidance, kept a distance, disinfected their hands, and taken rapid tests when necessary to keep the factory running. On one occasion during the year, a rapid test was also carried out via occupational health care to reduce concern.
The white-collar workers who have been able to have periodically worked from home, where their workspaces were equipped with office chairs and screens in order to create a good work environment. Teams meetings have been a regular element of the year. Trips have been limited and have only been carried out in prioritized cases according to the needs of the operation.
In September 2021, the management team decided, based on reduced case numbers in the county, that all employees could return to the office. Personal offices, extra cleanings, and opportunities to maintain distance and use hand sanitizer created a work environment that allowed for a safe decision to return. This was celebrated with a pleasant shared coffee break outdoors.
The diagram shows the number of unwanted incidents, on average in the past five-year period, that could have led to a severe chemical accident.
Number of unwanted events
The goal is to “Reduce the number of uncontrolled incidents that could lead to a severe chemical accident to a maximum of one occurrence per five-year period.” We achieved this goal already in 2020, and no such events occurred in 2021. Because the goal is long term, we continue to follow it.
The diagram shows sickness absence as well as sick leave lasting longer than 14 days (darker fields).
Sickness absence, %
Sekab has a considerable share of men among blue-collar workers. The share of women is slightly higher among white-collar workers, evening out the gender distribution overall.
Gender distribution, %
among different groups in Sekab
* Including the Board of Directors of the parent company, Sekab BioFuel Industries AB (BFI). Board work for BFI and Sekab BioFuels & Chemicals is carried out concurrently.
Performance reviews are an opportunity for employees to express their thoughts, ideas and wishes related to the collaborative climate, work environment, skills development, work tasks and relationships to colleagues and managers. For managers, performance reviews are an opportunity to provide employees with support, reminders and motivation to achieve established goals. Sekab actively works to ensure that 100 percent of employees always have an annual performance review.
Share of completed performance reviews, %
Alternative development channels are increasing and are a positive addition to skills development overall, as the initiatives can often be carried out without travel. In 2021, a large share of training programs, meetings and other occasions were canceled due to COVID-19. Instead, alternatives such as webinars have been carried out remotely. During the year, online trainings were able to be carried out on topics including labor law, wage formation, internal communication, quotes and contracts, as well as sustainability. On-site training programs included training in production equipment, fire safety and first aid, which were done at Sekab’s and the local fire and rescue service’s premises.
Number of training hours per employee
We want to be a communicative organization with space for information, discussion and reflection, which generates trust and is a precondition for an organization’s existence, goal fulfillment and success. We have made good progress along the way and here are several examples of structured opportunities for communication:
In addition, the intranet is another important information channel. It contains necessary information for completing work, as well as information on new hires and news from management.
Sekab cares about its employees and does not differentiate between white-collar workers, blue-collar workers, shift workers, day workers, women or men.
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Gender & Social Justice
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What is Gender & Social Justice?
Gender & Social Justice had its genesis at Trent in the 1980s as the department of Women's Studies. As a field of study, Women’s Studies sought to counter the marginalization of important groups and perspectives within the educational system. Since the 1960s, the field has broadened and deepened its scope, taking into account a wide spectrum of issues relating to gender identities, sexualities, feminisms, and social justice. Gender & Social Justice scholars explore gender relations and experiences across cultures and nations, throughout history, and in contemporary societies. What unites Gender & Social Justice scholars is the shared understanding that gender relations shape every site of human interaction, from the very local, to the global. Hierarchical gender relations are understood in constant interaction with other important social, economic, and cultural hierarchies, such as class, race, ability, and sexuality.
As an interdisciplinary department, Gender & Social Justice draws on theoretical perspectives and methodologies from a wide range of fields and areas such as Indigenous Studies, History, Political Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, English, Health Studies, Disability Studies, Aging Studies, Trans Studies, Decolonial Studies, and the Natural Sciences. Trent University’s approach to Gender & Social Justice combines theory with empirical research, encourages critical thinking, and aims to develop in students strong analytical, writing and communication skills, while prioritizing community-based research and experiential learning. | <urn:uuid:cf0ac272-a9d5-4195-80c4-5839f153480b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.trentu.ca/gendersocialjustice/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.911747 | 341 | 2.453125 | 2 |
The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by five, to 4,263, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning.
The number of fatalities remained unchanged at 595, while 3,126 have made recovery.
There are 541 active infections and 125 coronavirus patients are in hospital, five on ventilators.
Fully 2,979 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 299,185.
New restrictions on entering the country came into force on Wednesday with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.
Red, Yellow, Green: Who Can Enter Hungary Now and Under What Conditions?
Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing.
The government and the Chief Medical Officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.
Detailed data on the more than 13,4 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 580,000 deaths can be found here and here by country.
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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has inaugurated the state steering committee for the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), which will replace the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP).
Engineer Sule inaugurated the committee at a ceremony at the Government House, on Friday.
According to the Governor, ACReSAL is even bigger than NEWMAP, encompassing not only issues of erosion, but also agriculture and combating desert encroachment, which he noted, makes it imperative for Nasarawa State to key into the programme.
He explained that a lot of money running into billions of naira are being sunk into such intervention programmes by the Federal Government and World Bank, adding that Nasarawa State must not be left behind, with a view to taking advantage of the programme.
The Governor said his administration appreciated both the Federal Government and the World Bank, whose intervention under NEWMAP, saw to the construction of rainstorm drainage from the Emir’s Palace, through the Rice Mill area, which has so far, addressed the perennial problem associated with floodings.
“By the grace of God, the last rains that we had, we did not witness the usual problems associated with floodings in that area. Instead, we now have a different area around the Musa Ilu Road,” he said.
Engineer Sule expressed confidence that the committee members, under the Chairmanship of Hon. Yakubu Kwanta, Commissioner for Environment, will be able to achieved its stated objectives.
“I feel highly excited that we should be able to achieve the goals that we set for. I have no doubt that the competences that we put together amongst you, being the most relevant persons as far as ACReSAL is concerned, I have no doubt whatsoever that you will be able to deliver,” he stated.
Other members of the committee are, Hon Nuhu Oshafu, Commissioner Agriculture and Natural Resources, Co-Chairman. Alhaji Aliyu Abdullahi Agwai, permanent secretary, Aluzi Emmanuel Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Hajiya Hauwa Ogah, Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Women Affairs, Paul Azegi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Transport and Housing, as well as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, while Elias Napoleon, Project Coordinator will serve as secretary.
The development objective of the ACReSAL Project for Nigeria is to increase the implementation of sustainable landscape management practices in targeted watersheds in northern Nigeria and strengthen Nigeria’s long-term enabling environment for integrated climate-resilient landscape management.
The project comprises of four components. The first component, dryland management will implement integrated watershed management planning and addresses challenges of large-scale watershed degradation in northern Nigeria. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strategic watershed planning; (ii) landscape investments; and (iii) special ecosystems.
The second component is community climate resilience. It consists of following sub-components: (i) community strengthening; and (ii) community investments.
The third component, institutional strengthening and project management includes investments to improve the enabling institutional and policy foundation for multisectoral integrated landscape management and climate resilience, as well as support to project management. It consists of following sub-components: (i) institutional and policy strengthening; and (ii) project management.
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The ongoing digital revolution is the driving force behind rapidly changing business environments, pushing organisations to continually improve workflow and adopt relevant strategies. Additionally, with the increase in the use of next-generation technologies such as machine learning & artificial intelligence, leveraging IT infrastructure and resources has become all the more crucial. So as businesses adapt to this technological advancement, data centres in India and around the world have been key enablers.
As a result, the demand for data centres and colocation services has skyrocketed, but efficient infrastructure management still largely remains uncharted territory. However, since business continuity is highly dependent on effective resource and capacity planning, data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) is essential for smooth operations.
While data centre infrastructure management is mainly centered around IT optimisation, monitoring, and utilisation, reducing downtime is the ultimate objective. According to industry surveys by Gartner, network downtime costs close to USD 5,600 per minute, which roughly translates to INR 4,15,600. Moreover, in addition to causing financial losses, downtime also hinders critical business operations.
Therefore, data centres in India are constantly employing effective DCIM strategies to improve services and reduce downtime. But as discussed earlier, data centre infrastructure management still remains an uncharted territory for many, which is why we have outlined some tips that data centres players must know. Keep reading to find out more.
Tips for Efficient Data Centre Infrastructure Management
1. Integration Of Available Tools
When talking about DCIM implementation, one of the most important steps is the active integration of available tools. Since data centres function with the help of multiple tools such as physical security, fire detection, automated control systems, and network monitoring, it is vital to integrate all these tools for better data centre infrastructure management. However, the integration of the Building Management System (BMS) is even more critical as it directly affects core operations like cooling, and power.
2. Defining Alert Profiles
Say a data centre in India has several management systems in place. In this case, the number of alerts will go up, which will then be logged as multiple events. Therefore, as part of effective data centre infrastructure management, it is essential that data centres efficiently categorise, configure, and define alert profiles to prevent alarm overload.
3. Enabling Constant Advancement
As business environments are constantly evolving, data centre infrastructure management also requires constant advancements. Data centres in India and around the world need to regularly gather analytics & metrics to adjust or upgrade their data centre infrastructure management practices.
4. Continuous Improvement
It is imperative to understand that DCIM is an evolving discipline. With time, as companies have access to more actionable information, data centres will have to optimize DCIM for improved efficiency levels. In addition, in order to capture better opportunities, all types of data centres must focus on gathering analytics and metrics to cope up with the evolving landscapes.
The Benefit of Effective Data Centre Infrastructure Management
Although we have covered the importance and key tips of efficient data centre infrastructure management, it is also vital to understand its significant benefit: maximum results with minimum efforts. By following the DCIM best practices we discussed earlier, data centres in India can attain operational excellence while reducing downtime and accelerating tasks.
Additionally, efficient use of data centre infrastructure management is beyond improved colocation services as even customers can benefit from it. For instance, with an upsurge in online learning & education platforms, data centres have had to upgrade their technology solutions like data security and high-speed networks. DCIM has played an important role in helping data centres in India and across the world enhance their services and uptime.
With ~200MW of IT load and India’s largest floor area, STT GDC India has always focused on efficient data centre infrastructure management. In addition to providing a suite of cost-effective, high-quality, scalable, and secure colocation services, STT GDC India has been at the forefront of data centre innovation for years.
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Some laws in Big Stone Gap affect local companies. If a business operates in the Big Stone Gap area, it must ensure that it complies with all applicable laws. There may be permits and leases for which you will need to apply so that the business can legally engage in transactions. Also, there are considerations in how to structure your business that are unique to Big Stone Gap.
Business Transactions in Big Stone Gap
Knowledge of the local business laws is essential in Big Stone Gap in contracting with individuals and local companies. A business that contracts avoids potential business disputes in the future, and it also enjoys predictability in its operations. Contracts that serve this purpose best are those drafted according to Big Stone Gap and Virginia law. There are some requirements that a valid business contract in Big Stone Gap must fulfill in order to be given legal effect. The field of contract law carries its own unique language, making some documents hard to arrange properly. A party may also find itself in breach of its contractual obligations. In Big Stone Gap, these disputes will likely be handled in the local court.
Business Structure in Big Stone Gap
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The discussion highlights EARTHDAY.ORG’s Climate and Environmental Literacy Campaign and its mission to ensure every school worldwide has integrated, assessed climate and environmental education with a strong education component.
Watch the event below!
by Dr. Bertrand Piccard, President of the Solar Impulse Foundation
Psychiatrist and explorer Bertrand Piccard made history by accomplishing two aeronautical firsts – flying around the world non-stop in a balloon, and more recently in a solar-powered plane without fuel. He has long pioneered the thinking that ecology should be considered through the lens of profitability and that clean technologies are the market opportunity of the century. As President of the Solar Impulse Foundation, he has since succeeded with his team to identify 1000+ efficient solutions to protect the environment in a profitable way. And education is definitely a key component to ensure a new generation of entrepreneurs tackling climate change.
Moderator: Andrew Jack – Global Education Editor, Financial Times
- Kathleen Rogers – President, EARTHDAY.ORG
- Stefania Giannini – Assistant Director-General, UNESCO
- Haldis Holst – Deputy General Secretary, Education International
- A. Alonso Aguirre DVM, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia | <urn:uuid:4c5b2898-bf64-4421-a6ba-e976d7a05ce0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ei-ie.org/en/item/25495:cop26-event-roundtable-why-climate-literacy-and-civic-skill-building-will-solve-the-climate-crisis-answers-from-civil-society-educators-and-governments | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.91339 | 282 | 2.828125 | 3 |
An observation from Siva Vaidhyanathan:
In Holland, “media literacy” is called “media wisdom.” I love that.
The Dutch word is “Mediawijsheid.” The Dutch sometimes use “media literacy” too, to describe strict literacy, but “media wisdom” has a specific slant, similar to (but I think stronger than) the more robust sense we sometimes give literacy:
In the Netherlands media literacy is often called “media wisdom”, which refers to the skills, attitudes and mentality that citizens and organisations need to be aware, critical and active in a highly mediatised world.
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Taking guitar lessons has its own perks. For example, take a shy guy standing in the corner of the party. He takes a few guitar classes and turns into an entertaining guy sitting in the middle of the crowd, strumming an electric guitar. Learning to play a musical instrument helps a person build a personality that keeps on getting better with improvisation. You can also better your songwriting skills and learn to play guitar simultaneously. Who knows your song could even top the charts! Think about it. However, we would encourage you to learn to play guitar before making a move since it is mostly backed up by talent.
Bengaluru, one of the most vibrant cities in India, is home to many youngsters. In recent years, there has been a growing trend where many of them are getting more into the technicalities of learning a guitar. This city provides some of the best guitar lessons both online and in music schools. Teaching guitar has also become a very common hobby, or you can say a part-time job in Bengaluru. Other than that, some online tutors also offer free guitar training for those who are full of zeal.
In this blog, we shall be talking about all the perks of learning a guitar and also the best online guitar classes in Bengaluru.
5 Powerful Reasons Why You Should Learn to Play Guitar
Learning a musical instrument is very beneficial for a person’s holistic development. It doesn’t matter if it is a mandolin, a guitar, or you are taking piano lessons, any instrument works great in reducing anxiety and helping a person know who he truly is.
Here are some powerful reasons why a person should opt to learn a musical instrument, especially a guitar.
#1. It Helps you Become Socially Active
One of the best musical instruments that help bring people together is the guitar. Taking a guitar course will help you connect with people through music. Not only does it raise the mood of the people sitting in a room, but it also unites them since guitars have a sense of spontaneity to them. You can bring a guitar to a party and instantly become the center of attraction! A great way to start the action is just to strum a few chords, and then you will be flooded with different requests!
Just make sure you learn how to play a guitar and not just mess around in order to win people over!
Wondering where I can find some really fine guitar classes near me? Stay tuned for more information!
#2. Learn How to Play Guitar and Get Personal Benefits
There is more to pick a guitar and learn how to play it than to attract girls and boys! The right guitar lessons can take you to another level. From being a beginner to creating your own riffs, you can learn and achieve a lot.
Apart from being successful, you will also experience a holistic development. One can also give guitar lessons and become a professional guitar teacher. So search for the best guitar classes near me and take the initiative!
By learning to play the guitar, you will be able to create your own tunes. It works great in improving memory and concentration power since it relates to both cognitive and muscle memory. Sometimes children who are diagnosed with ADHD are advised to learn how to play guitar since it helps them focus and shift their energy into something productive. Honestly, learning guitar is more than musicianship.
Learning guitar also helps you handle multiple tasks like a professional. It improves hand coordination and listening skills as well if you go through a proper ear training while learning guitar. For those who are still wondering where are the best guitar classes near me, well, I assure you won’t go empty-handed after reading this blog!
Mastering the chords and perfecting songs are one of the greatest challenges a guitarist can face. However, the sense of achievement gained by doing so is truly great. It also makes us believe that these self-taught professions give us more than a financial reward.
Learn music and play guitar to have a sense of fulfillment in your life that may have been lost. Learn guitar in Ahmedabad.
#3. Professional Benefits
The above-mentioned benefits of playing a guitar have a great effect on a person’s professional life. Some of the professional advantages that can be gained from learning a guitar are mentioned below.
You could either take a degree in music at a university or learn guitar at a music studio and improve your time management skills from the first day itself. Learning to play guitar helps a person settle into a proper schedule. Half an hour of practice a day can lead to some really great results.
By practicing guitar scales and chords, one can improve his/her Maths skills as well. Here’s how! The music theory is built on maths with different chords and scales. Who knew you could improve your maths while strumming your guitar.
#4. Mental Health & Emotional Benefits
Improve your motor skills by taking a course in guitar learning. Other than that, there are great cognitive benefits for improving intelligence as well.
Playing a guitar is highly therapeutic. You relieve a lot of stress by shredding and strumming. If you have had a tough and tiring day in the office, you can easily release your tension by playing a guitar for around ten minutes. Even a beginner guitar lesson can help you release unwanted stress and anxiety.
For people dealing with anxiety disorder and depression, a guitar lesson could be a great option to bring back a sense of self-worth and happiness.
People are encouraged to take a painting or drawing class or even a cooking class to improve their creativity. Similarly, by improvising and learning different styles of music, one can easily boost his/her creativity. It is an outlet that carries passion and joy hand in hand.
#5. Physical Health Benefits
Playing any musical instrument, especially a guitar, is great for physical health. Your wrist and hands will become more flexible with regular strumming and practicing chords. It builds up the muscles and stretches the tendons.
Another benefit of learning to play guitar is that a performer loses weight by standing and performing onstage. Well, learning how to perfect your guitar techniques on a couch doesn’t seem like such a good idea now, does it?
By playing soothing guitar songs, you can also lower your blood pressure and get hold of a very relaxing environment. Other than that, people dealing with chronic stress and pain can also relieve it by songwriting or creating their own guitar solo.
Best Online Guitar Classes in Bengaluru
Given below are some of the best Online Guitar Classes in Bengaluru. Also, know the essential for learning guitar here.
#1. The Guitar Thing
Whether you are learning guitar in Pune or in learning guitar in Mumbai, at The Guitar Thing provides structured training to students who aim to achieve something by playing guitar. The courses are designed uniquely and help a person learn guitar acoustic as well as electric. Mr. Chandresh Kudwa, with an experience of around 15 years, helps students achieve a balanced level of guitar playing.
They provide superb guitar lessons at home as well as online and start from the basic techniques so that you can make your own riffs and solos going further. There are also ear-training exercises that help you figure out the notes and chords with the help of tabs and sheet music.
UrbanPro helps you get the best guitar lesson, whether you are a beginner or an amateur guitarist. You get to choose an instructor-led online class via the internet, or you can request a teacher to teach you at the comfort of your home. Play the songs of your choice and create your own blockbusters!
Some other well-known online guitar schools are:
- Divya Music
- Guitar Tricks
Best Music Schools for you to Learn Guitar in Bengaluru
If you are looking for some great guitar schools near you in Bengaluru, read along.
#1. Bengaluru Guitar Academy
Passion and commitment are the two terms related to Bengaluru Guitar Academy. This school strives to provide the best guitar classes in the city. The system is built on transparency and makes sure the students get the best outcome.
The guitar courses are designed for beginners as well as those who knew how to play guitar.
#2. Rainbow Bridge
At Rainbow Bridge, one of the most popular guitar school, the teachers encourage a learner to connect with the instrument and empower their ability to create their own music.
One of the most popular musical instruments for an aspiring musician is a guitar. Despite how easy it may seem, an advanced guitar lesson takes a lot of effort, and the teacher here in Rainbow Bridge make sure to give their best.
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and the presence of Lewy bodies in surviving neurons. These intracellular protein inclusions are primarily composed of misfolded α-synuclein (aSyn), which has also been genetically linked to familial and sporadic forms of PD. DJ-1 is a small ubiquitously expressed protein implicated in several pathways associated with PD pathogenesis. Although mutations in the gene encoding DJ-1 lead to familial early-onset PD, the exact mechanisms responsible for its role in PD pathogenesis are still elusive. Previous work has found that DJ-1 – which has protein chaperone-like activity – modulates aSyn aggregation. Here, we investigated possible physical interactions between aSyn and DJ-1 and any consequent functional and pathological relevance. We found that DJ-1 interacts directly with aSyn monomers and oligomers in vitro, and that this also occurs in living cells. Notably, several PD-causing mutations in DJ-1 constrain this interaction. In addition, we found that overexpression of DJ-1 reduces aSyn dimerization, whereas mutant forms of DJ-1 impair this process. Finally, we found that human DJ-1 as well as yeast orthologs of DJ-1 reversed aSyn-dependent cellular toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Taken together, these data suggest that direct interactions between DJ-1 and aSyn constitute the basis for a neuroprotective mechanism and that familial mutations in DJ-1 may contribute to PD by disrupting these interactions.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Although most cases of PD are sporadic, several rare genetic forms of the disease have been identified that have contributed greatly to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis. Misfolded α-synuclein (aSyn) is the main protein component of Lewy bodies (LBs) – the primary pathological hallmark of PD1 – and aSyn has also been genetically linked to both familial and idiopathic forms of PD.2, 3 Misfolded aSyn protein assemblies range from monomers, oligomers and protofibrils, to fibrils and, finally, to inclusion bodies,4 with precursor oligomeric forms of aSyn apparently being more toxic than larger species.5 The physiological role of aSyn remains poorly understood, but it is thought to be associated with synaptic function/plasticity, cell differentiation and vesicular trafficking.6 aSyn dysfunction has been associated with many cellular effects, including proteasome impairment,7 disruption of endoplasmic reticulum-to-Golgi trafficking,7, 8 increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial dysfunction.9, 10 On this evidence, several models of PD have been developed that overexpress wild-type or familial mutant versions of aSyn in organisms such as yeast, C. elegans, fruit flies and mice.2
Mutations in the PARK7 gene account for ∼1–2% of early-onset recessive PD,2, 11 characterized by levodopa-responsive parkinsonism. PARK7 encodes for DJ-1, a small conserved ubiquitously expressed protein of 189 residues primarily localized in the cytoplasm, but also found in the nucleus and associated with mitochondria.12, 13, 14 Crystallography has revealed that DJ-1 is a homodimer, which appears to be critical for its normal physiological function.15, 16, 17 A diverse set of potential functions have been suggested for DJ-1, including roles as an oxidative stress sensor (via a cysteine residue at position 106, C106), a protein chaperone, a protease, an RNA-binding protein, a transcription regulator, a regulator of mitochondria function and a regulator of autophagy.18 It is unclear which, if any, of these processes underlie DJ-1-dependent pathogenesis in PD.
Previous studies reported that DJ-1 can modulate the aggregation and toxicity of aSyn.19, 20, 21 Here, we investigated this relationship further and found that direct interactions between DJ-1 and monomeric/oligomeric aSyn are likely to underlie this process. Furthermore, we observed that familial PD mutations disrupt the interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn and abrogate the protective effects of DJ-1. In total, our work supports enhanced DJ-1 activity as an important target for therapeutic intervention in PD.
DJ-1 binds monomeric and oligomeric aSyn in vitro
Although previous studies found that DJ-1 can modulate aSyn aggregation and cytotoxicity,22 the nature of the possible physical interaction underlying this process is unknown. Thus, we sought to shed light into the interplay between the two proteins. To investigate whether an interaction between endogenous DJ-1 and aSyn is detected in the mouse brain, we generated C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) mouse brain homogenate and performed co-immunoprecipitation with anti-aSyn antibodies (Figure 1a). An interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn was detected indicating that DJ-1 and aSyn can specifically interact with each other at endogenous concentrations in the brain (Figure 1a).
Next, to determine if the interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn depends upon the aSyn aggregation species, we isolated purified aSyn monomers and oligomers as previously described,23 and incubated these preparations with extracts from HEK293 cells expressing myc-tagged DJ-1. Co-immunoprecipitation with anti-aSyn antibodies showed that both monomeric and oligomeric forms of aSyn interacted with DJ-1 with equivalent efficiencies (Figure 1b). These data indicate that DJ-1 physically interacts with soluble monomeric and oligomeric forms of aSyn in vitro.
DJ-1 interacts with aSyn in living cells
As DJ-1 can bind monomeric and oligomeric forms of aSyn in vitro, we next explored the interaction between the two proteins in living cells using bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC), a powerful approach used extensively by our groups.5, 17 BiFC takes advantage of the reconstitution of non-fluorescent fragments of fluorescent proteins (GFP, RFP, Venus, etc.) to study protein–protein interactions in living cells.24 In this study, BiFC constructs encoding either DJ-1 or aSyn tagged with halves of GFP or Venus were co-transfected into HEK293 cells (Figure 2). aSyn dimerization can be preferentially detected using constructs in an antiparallel orientation in the BiFC assay5 with the N-terminal portion of GFP located at the N-terminus of aSyn and the C-terminal portion of GFP at the C-terminus of aSyn. Here, we utilized fusions of aSyn with fragments of Venus, because of the improved fluorescence emission of this protein compared with GFP.25 DJ-1 is known to form homodimers16, 26 and we previously characterized this dimerization in living cells using the BiFC assay.17 For the current study, we took advantage of the previously employed DJ-1 BiFC constructs, which encode DJ-1 tagged at its C-terminus with GFP or CFP halves (DJ-1-CFPC and DJ-1-GFPN; Figure 2). Fluorophore reconstitution has been shown to also occur for the combinations of Venus and GFP or CFP, respectively.25
To quantify the BiFC efficiency between DJ-1 and aSyn, we normalized the Venus/GFP emissions by the emissions of RFP or mCherry produced from a co-transfected expression plasmid. After subtraction of the background fluorescence, the intensity ratios between GFP and RFP fluorescence were calculated for every cell positive for red fluorescence, as previously described.17 Homodimeric interaction of DJ-1 or aSyn was confirmed by co-transfection of the two DJ-1 WT constructs and the two aSyn constructs, respectively (Figures 2b and c). Transfection of only one of the two BiFC constructs or the empty vector (pcDNA3.1+) did not lead to emission of green fluorescence (Figure 2c), whereas co-transfection of aSyn (VN-Syn) and DJ-1 (DJ-1-CFPC) BiFC constructs resulted in reconstitution of the fluorophores, indicating a direct interaction between these two proteins in living cells (Figures 2b and c). For the combination of Syn-VC and DJ-1-GFPN, no fluorophore reconstitution was observed (Figures 2b and c), indicating that the interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn can only be detected when the tags are present in a specific orientation, as previously observed for other proteins in BiFC experiments.5 Importantly, this result also confirms the specificity of the interaction, because the two fragments of the fluorescent proteins are present in the same cell but do not reconstitute the fluorophore if the orientation is not adequate. Expression of the DJ-1 and aSyn BiFC constructs was confirmed by immunoblotting for each experiment (Figure 2d). The reduced expression of Syn-VC construct compared to that of VN-Syn construct has been previously reported,5 and is likely because of the effects of the location of the tag on the protein. However, as shown for the VN-Syn/Syn-VC combination, this does not constrain the BiFC signal. Thus, our results indicate that DJ-1 and aSyn can indeed interact – likely directly, given the nature of the BiFC assay – in living cells.
Familial PD mutations abrogate interactions between DJ-1 and aSyn
To investigate whether the interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn was influenced by PD-causing mutations in one of the partners, HEK293 cells were co-transfected with combinations of WT VN-Syn and familial mutant DJ-1-CFPC constructs or familial mutant constructs of VN-Syn with WT DJ-1-CFPC, respectively. Quantification of the BiFC efficiency was performed as described above for each BiFC combination. The DJ-1 mutants L166P, M26I, L10P and P158Δ led to a dramatic reduction in the BiFC signal, thus indicating that the interaction with aSyn is abrogated compared to WT DJ-1 (P<0.0001; Figure 3a). The C106A, E64D and K130R mutations led to a slight but significant change in DJ-1/aSyn interactions (Figure 3a). Interestingly, the familial aSyn mutations A30P, E46K and A53T did not significantly alter the BiFC signal as compared to WT aSyn (Figure 3b).
Immunoblotting experiments showed that DJ-1 and aSyn BiFC constructs were highly expressed as WT proteins in HEK293-transfected cells, as were the mutant aSyn proteins (A30P, E46K, A53T) and the E64D, K130R and C106A DJ-1 mutants (Figure 3c). The L166P, M26I, L10P and P158Δ DJ-1 mutants were expressed at lower levels, which is consistent with previous findings showing that certain forms of mutant DJ-1 are less stable and more rapidly degraded than the WT protein.17 These data indicate that for this subset of DJ-1 familial mutations, the decrease in interactions with aSyn is due – at least in part – to decreased expression levels, which is likely representative of what occurs in patients. Nonetheless, these results indicate that familial mutations in DJ-1 can dramatically abrogate interactions with aSyn in living cells.
DJ-1 modulates aSyn oligomerization
To investigate the impact of DJ-1 on aSyn oligomerization, WT and mutant (L10P, M26I, P158Δ, L166P) DJ-1-myc plasmids were transiently transfected, along with the mCherry transfection control plasmid, into H4 cells stably expressing VN-Syn and Syn-VC. This BiFC model of aSyn dimerization/oligomerization was previously described by our group and results in a clear fluorescence signal distributed throughout the cell5 (Figure 4a). When H4 VN-Syn/Syn-VC cells were transfected with myc-tagged WT DJ-1, a significant ∼22% decrease in the BiFC signal was observed in comparison to cells transfected with the empty vector control (pcDNA3.1+) (Figures 4b and c; P<0.01), indicating a decrease in aSyn oligomerization because of WT DJ-1. L10P, M26I and P158Δ mutant forms of DJ-1 failed to significantly impair aSyn oligomerization (Figures 4b and c), suggesting that these DJ-1 mutations lead to a loss of DJ-1 chaperone function. L166P mutant DJ-1, however, reduced the aSyn BiFC signal to a similar extent as WT DJ-1 (Figures 4b and c; P<0.05).
Expression of the transfected DJ-1 constructs was confirmed by immunoblotting (Figure 4d), supporting the finding that the familial mutations impair the capability of DJ-1 to antagonize aSyn dimerization/oligomerization. Interestingly, the M26I, P158Δ and L166P mutants were expressed at levels similar to WT DJ-1, which is in contrast to our immunoblotting data above as well as past studies that found decreased stability of these proteins.17 This is likely because of the N-terminal myc tag stabilizing these proteins, thereby permitting the direct testing of the effect these mutations have on aSyn oligomerization, independent of protein levels. In the case of L10P DJ-1, expression was lower than the WT DJ-1, which is consistent with previous studies.17
DJ-1 reduces aSyn aggregation and cellular toxicity in yeast
Since the initial report on aSyn aggregation and toxicity in budding yeast,9 this organism has been extensively used to study the mechanisms underlying PD and other neurodegenerative disorders.27, 28 S. cerevisiae has four genes that belong to the DJ-1 superfamily (HSP31, HSP32, HSP33, HSP34).29 We found that co-expression of each of these four yeast genes reduced aSyn toxicity in yeast as indicated by spotting assays (Figure 5a). To investigate whether human DJ-1 has the same effect on aSyn toxicity, we repeated the experiment co-expressing human DJ-1 and aSyn in yeast. Concordantly, we found that aSyn toxicity is reduced by human DJ-1 (Figure 5b). Immunoblotting showed that the protein levels of aSyn did not change in the presence of the Hsps, demonstrating that the effect on toxicity was not simply because of decreased levels of aSyn in the cell (Figure 5c). Next, we performed a sucrose velocity gradient assay to separate proteins according to their molecular weight, as we previously described.30 Overexpression of all the DJ-1 superfamily members reduced the high molecular weight aSyn species (Figure 5d). This was further corroborated by counting the number of cells with aSyn inclusions by fluorescence microscopy (Figures 5e and f). We observed a ∼15% reduction in the number of cells with inclusions when the Hsps were co-expressed (P<0.01), which is in agreement with our data obtained in mammalian cells showing that DJ-1 modulates aSyn oligomerization.
aSyn plays an important role in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases including PD and dementia with Lewy bodies.31, 32, 33, 34 Indeed, aggregated aSyn is the major component of Lewy bodies, protein inclusions that are found in the brains of PD and DLB patients.31 Moreover, mutations in or increased dosage of the aSyn-encoding gene lead to autosomal dominant familial PD. However, whether aSyn aggregation per se is cytotoxic and causes neurodegeneration, or the aggregation is an attempt to shield the neurons from toxic aSyn molecules of lower order, is still controversial.3, 5, 35, 36, 37, 38 DJ-1 is a ubiquitously expressed protein known to regulate the cellular response to oxidative stress by various mechanisms, including regulation of gene expression and mitochondrial integrity, induction of survival pathways and protein refolding.12, 19, 22, 39, 40, 41, 42 Mutations in the gene encoding DJ-1 can cause autosomal recessive PD,1, 43 although the underlying pathology leading to the development of PD is complex and various mechanisms are thought to be involved.31, 44, 45 Indeed, mitochondrial impairment and oxidative stress as well as protein misfolding are key events, but it is still not clear whether they are a cause or a consequence of the disease process.
DJ-1 has been found to be involved in these pathways in a neuroprotective manner. In line with our findings, DJ-1 has been shown to prevent protofibril formation by monomeric aSyn in vitro19 and reduce aSyn aggregation and toxicity.22 In addition, we also recently found that DJ-1 modulates mutant huntingtin aggregation in vitro and in vivo, in different models of Huntington’s disease.46 In all of the reported studies, the chaperone-like activity of DJ-1 was dependent on the oxidative environment46 and, in particular, on the oxidation state of C106.47 Complementing these observations, our experiments find that the interaction of C106A mutant DJ-1 and aSyn is significantly impaired, further supporting the importance of the oxidation state of this residue for DJ-1 function and activation. Furthermore, DJ-1 has been found to bind copper ions at C106, which under critical conditions can be transferred to SOD1 (superoxide dismutase 1), thereby activating its catalytic function.48 This is thought to take place via a direct copper chaperone-like interaction between DJ-1 and SOD1.49
On the basis of the finding that DJ-1 prevents aSyn fibril formation,19 many reasoned that a direct interaction between the two proteins was likely to take place. However, previous attempts have failed to show a direct interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn,50 possibly because of the need of additional cofactors to stabilize the interaction. Therefore, our study demonstrates for the first time that DJ-1 and aSyn can directly interact in vitro and in living cells. As both the BiFC assay and our in vitro approaches demonstrate an interaction of DJ-1 with monomeric aSyn, our work is consistent with the idea that the DJ-1-aSyn interaction is an early event in the aSyn aggregation process.19
As mutations in the genes encoding these two proteins are implicated in familial PD,1 we hypothesized that these familial mutations could affect the interaction between the two proteins. Indeed, we demonstrate that familial PD mutations of DJ-1 affect this interaction. Furthermore, we show that DJ-1 reduces aSyn dimerization whereas familial PD mutant versions of DJ-1 fail to antagonize aSyn dimerization to the same degree. The mechanisms by which DJ-1 mutations cause the disease are not known, and an impairment of the interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn could provide a mechanistic explanation. Interestingly, the familial aSyn mutations interrogated in our study (A30P, E46K, A53T) did not abrogate interactions with WT DJ-1 by BiFC. To date, protein–protein interactions of aSyn have mostly been investigated in terms of aggregation (e.g. aggregation with tau or Aβ)51, 52 or membrane association,53 but not regarding potentially neuroprotective players in the PD context.
In contrast to the familial aSyn mutations, familial DJ-1 mutations – particularly L166P, M26I, L10P and P158Δ – were found to abrogate the interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn. These mutations impair DJ-1 homodimerization,17, 54, 55 suggesting that the functionality of the protein is perturbed. Moreover, these mutants increase the degradation and turnover rate of DJ-1,17, 54, 55 which explains the lower protein levels detected in these experiments. Our data suggest that the recessive familial mutations that impair dimerization and protein stability of DJ-1 also hinder the interaction between DJ-1 and aSyn, which is in agreement with several familial PD mutations affecting normal DJ-1 function. Notably, E64D DJ-1 is stable and dimerizes in a manner similar to WT17 and it is thus still unclear how this mutation might cause PD; our results show, however, that the E64D mutation restrains the interaction of DJ-1 with aSyn. The C106A mutation abolishes DJ-1 oxidation at this residue, which has been shown to be crucial for its chaperone activity.47 Therefore, our finding that the interaction of C106A DJ-1 with aSyn is significantly decreased compared to WT DJ-1 supports the hypothesis that DJ-1 acts as a chaperone on misfolded aSyn. As the K130R mutation – which prevents DJ-1 SUMOylation – also impairs the interaction with aSyn, the chaperone-like activity of DJ-1 may not only be dependent on oxidation but also upon SUMOylation.
As aSyn misfolds and aggregates in PD, and DJ-1 displays chaperone-like functions,19, 46, 49 we hypothesized that DJ-1 may modulate aSyn aggregation. Thus, we investigated the effect of DJ-1 on aSyn oligomerization using BiFC and observed that WT DJ-1 significantly reduces aSyn oligomerization in living cells. Our findings support previous studies that found DJ-1 prevented aSyn protofibril formation from monomeric aSyn19 and reduced aSyn aggregation.47 Taken together, these results suggest that DJ-1 may prevent aSyn aggregation by interfering with the initial steps in the aggregation process of di- or oligomerization. L10P, M26I and P158Δ DJ-1 are unable to decrease aSyn dimerization, clearly suggesting a loss of the chaperone DJ-1 function in these mutants. Unexpectedly, the L166P DJ-1 mutant significantly reduced aSyn oligomerization. Notably, the L166P protein is highly expressed in these experiments, likely as a result of protein stabilization because of the N-terminal myc tag. This suggests that this stabilized form of L166P is functional, and thereby is able to modulate aSyn aggregation.
Our findings in yeast, with human DJ-1 as well as the four yeast DJ-1 orthologs, further suggest that the chaperone function of DJ-1 is beneficial, as aSyn toxicity was ameliorated alongside with a reduction in aggregation.
In summary, we provide the first evidence that a direct interaction between aSyn and DJ-1 could be an important neuroprotective mechanism in the context of PD, and that the disruption of these interactions can contribute to the pathology caused by DJ-1 mutations. These observations support the notion that pharmacological interventions aimed at enhancing DJ-1 activity may provide a relevant therapeutic option in PD and in other synucleinopathies.
Materials and Methods
Immunoprecipitation of aSyn monomers and oligomers
HEK293 cells were transiently transfected by Neon (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) with myc-DJ-1 using 7.5 μg DNA and 1100 mV for 20 ms, 2 pulses. After 24 h, the cells were trypsinized, collected by centrifugation, washed in Hank’s buffered salt solution (HBSS) and lysed in RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris, 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 2 mM EDTA, 0.5% DOC, 0.1% SDS, Complete protease inhibitor cocktail mix, Roche, Basel, Switzerland). aSyn oligomers were produced by incubation of 10 mg/ml recombinant aSyn in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for 30 min on ice and isolated by gel filtration as previously described.23 2 μg of aSyn oligomers or monomers were mixed with 1.5 mg/ml HEK myc-DJ-1 lysate in PBS+0.5% TX-100 and allowed to interact over night at 4 °C with rotation. 2% of input sample was isolated prior to addition of 30 μl CNBr-sepharose coupled to anti-aSyn (ASY-1), an affinity purified rabbit antibody against human aSyn as previously described.56 Samples were incubated at 4 °C with rotation for 2 h. Sepharose beads were isolated by centrifugation at 1500 r.p.m. for 1 min at 4 °C and washed five times in PBS+0.5% TX-100. Elution was obtained by adding non-reducing SDS-PAGE loading buffer (50 mM tris pH 6.8, 4% SDS, 40% glycerol, bromphenol blue) and incubated at 37 °C for 30 min followed by centrifugation. Diethyl ether (DTE) was added to the supernatant to the final concentration of 20 mM. Then the mixture was heated at 95 °C for 5 min and subsequently subjected to 10–16% SDS-PAGE and immunoblotted on a PVDF membrane (HYBOND LFP PVDF transfer membrane, GE Healthcare, Chalfont St Giles, UK; #RPN303LFP) using the primary antibodies rabbit anti-DJ-1 (1 : 2000, Abcam, Cambridge, UK; #ab18257) and rabbit anti-aSyn (1 : 1000, described above), as well as HRP conjugated secondary antibodies (1 : 1000, Dako, Glostrup, Denmark).
Immunoprecipitation of endogenous aSyn and DJ-1
C57BL/6 WT mouse (6 months of age) brain homogenate was prepared in RIPA buffer. After retrieving the 10% input sample, the brain homogenate was incubated with 25 μl CNBr-sepharose beads (GE Healthcare, #17-0430-01) coupled to anti-aSyn (ASY-1) or non-immune rabbit IgG (4 mg IgG/ml swelled sepharose) at 4 °C with rotation for two hours. Then, the beads were isolated, washed, eluted and immunoblotted as described above using the primary antibodies rabbit anti-DJ-1 (1 : 2000, Abcam #ab18257) and mouse anti-aSyn (1 : 1000, BD #610787, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) and polyclonal swine anti-rabbit IgG and polyclonal rabbit anti-mouse IgG HRP conjugated secondary antibodies (1 : 1000, Dako # P0217 and #P0260).
HEK293 cells were cultured in DMEM high glucose, supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS), 100 units/ml penicillin and 100 μg/ml streptomycin; H4 cells were grown in OPTI-MEM, supplemented with 10% FCS, 100 units/ml penicillin and 100 μg/ml streptomycin. H4 cells stably transfected with two plasmids encoding aSyn tagged with either the N-terminal part or the C-terminal portion of Venus protein5 were cultured in OPTI-MEM with 30% FCS, 100 units/ml penicillin, 100 μg/ml streptomycin and 0.1% G418. All cells were grown at 37 °C in 95% air / 5% CO2 atmosphere. For BiFC experiments, cells were grown on 6-well plates (1.5 × 105 cells/well) pre-coated with 0.01% Poly-L-lysine solution or on 24-well plates at a density of 1 × 104 cells/well 24 h prior to transfection.
Generation of DNA constructs
The aSyn BiFC constructs (VN-Syn, Syn-VC, VN-Syn(A30P), VN-Syn (E46K), VN-Syn(A53T)) have been previously used in our laboratory,5 as well as the DJ-1 BiFC constructs (DJ-1-CFPC, DJ-1-GFPN, DJ-1(L10P)-CFPC, DJ-1(M26I)-CFPC, DJ-1(E64D)-CFPC, DJ-1(P158Δ)-CFPC, DJ-1(L166P)-CFPC)).17 The DJ-1(C106A)-CFPC and the DJ-1(K130R)-CFPC constructs were produced as described previously:17 the primer sequences are listed in the Supplementary Information; (Supplementary Table S1). To introduce the four different familial point mutations L10P, M26I, P158Δ and L166P into a DJ-1-myc plasmid vector (pGW1-CMV vector backbone), the QuickChange Site-Directed Mutagenesis kit (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA, USA) was employed according to manufacturer protocols using the primers listed in Supplementary Information; (Supplementary Table S2). All constructs were verified by DNA sequencing.
HEK293 cells were transfected with combinations of DJ-1 and aSyn-BiFC constructs using either Metafectene (Biontex, Munich, Germany) or Effectene (Qiagen, Venlo, Netherlands). Additionally, a transfection control plasmid encoding the red fluorescent mCherry protein or RFP was included in all experiments, allowing the selection of successfully transfected cells. The amount of the mCherry/RFP plasmid comprised one-fifth of the total DNA amount per well, whereas the BiFC constructs were used in equal amounts. The total DNA amount per well was 0.25 μg in a 24-well plate format and 0.4 μg in a 6-well plate format. To ensure optimal reconstitution of the fluorophores, particularly GFP, the transfected cells were incubated at 30 °C overnight prior to the image acquisition at the microscope. To explore the effect of DJ-1 on aSyn oligomerization, a BiFC-based aSyn dimerization/oligomerization model developed in our laboratory5 was used. H4 neuroglioma cells stably transfected with Venus-tagged aSyn BiFC constructs were transiently transfected with myc-DJ-1 plasmids using FuGene6 (Promega, Madison, WI, USA), including the same mCherry control plasmid as mentioned above. The total DNA amount per well was 0.5 μg.
Cells were imaged 24 h (H4 cells) or 48 h (HEK293 cells) post transfection with an Olympus XI81 system (Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions GmbH, Münster, Germany) or with an Olympus ScaR screening station equipped with a 20 × LUCPlanFLN objective (NA=0.45) and a Hamamatsu ORCA-AG CCD camera (Hamamatsu Photomics, Hamamatsu, SZK, Japan). The light source was a MT-20 illumination system (Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions GmbH) with a high-stability 150 W xenon short arc burner. During imaging the cells were kept at 37 °C and 5% CO2. GFP/Venus BiFC fluorescence was detected using a 470/22 nm excitation filter and a 535/50 nm emission filter. mCherry/RFP expression was imaged using excitation at 556/20 nm and emission between 590 and 650 nm using the filter set 51019 (Chroma, Bellow Falls, VT, USA). In 24-well format experiments, 25 pictures were taken per well and about 800–1500 cells were identified to be mCherry positive for each condition in each independent experiment. The ratio between GFP/Venus and mCherry emission intensities was quantified for every cell expressing mCherry after subtraction of the background signal using the Sca;R analysis software as previously described.17 In 6-well format experiments, 100 pictures were taken per well. All experiments were performed in duplicate (6-well format) or triplicate (24-well format) and repeated three times. To obtain higher magnification representative images for each of the transfection combinations, transfected cells were fixed with 4% PFA in PBS (PAN) for 10 min at RT. After a washing step with PBS, cells were incubated for 10 min at RT in Hoechst 33258 (Molecular Probes, Carlsbad, CA, USA) solution for nuclear staining and then kept in PBS until used for microscopy. Representative images were taken with a Leica epifluorescence microscope (Leica, Wetzlar, Germany) using a 40 × objective.
Immunoblotting of BiFC cell experiments
Directly after image acquisition at the microscope, cells were washed twice with sterile PBS and then lysed on ice for 10 min in lysis buffer as previously described17 or RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris, 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 2 mM EDTA, 0.5% DOC, 0.1% SDS, complete protease inhibitor cocktail mix, Roche). Lysates were centrifuged at 13 000 r.p.m. for 10 min at 4 °C. Supernatants were collected and protein concentration was determined by the Bradford method. Samples were stored at −80 °C until used. 10 to 30 μg of protein per slot were separated on a 12% SDS polyacrylamide gel and transferred to a polvinylidene difluoride membrane. Membranes were incubated for 1 h in TBST (50 mM Tris, 150 mM NaCl, 0.05% Tween, pH 7.5) containing 5% milk to saturate all non-specific binding sites. Incubation with primary antibodies was overnight at 4 °C in 1% milk+TBST (1 : 1500 goat anti-DJ-1, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX, USA; #Sc-27006; 1 : 3000 mouse anti-α-Synuclein, BD #610787; 1 : 5000 mouse anti-β-actin, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA; #A5441). Blots were developed using horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated secondary antibodies (anti-goat 1 : 10 000 Jackson Immunoresearch, West Grove, PA, USA; #705-035-003, anti-mouse 1 : 10 000 Sigma #50185-ILM-F) and the Immobilon chemiluminescent HRP substrate (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA).
Yeast plasmids, strains and culture conditions
Yeast work was performed in the wild-type BY4714 background (MAT, ura3Δ0, leu2Δ0, his3Δ1, met15Δ0). The yeast expression vector p426GAL was used to express human SNCA fused with GFP under a galactose-inducible promoter (GAL1) as previously described.9 Hsp31, Hsp32, Hsp33 or Hsp34 fused to a 6xHis-HA tag, were expressed under control of the GAL1 promoter with BG1805 plasmids (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). To express the human DJ-1 gene under the regulation of the constitutive promoter TPI, the yeast vector pYX212 DJ-1 was used. Yeast cultures were transformed using a standard lithium acetate protocol. All strains were grown in synthetic complete medium without uracil and histidine (SC–URA-HIS), 6.7 g/l Yeast Nitrogen Base (BD), appropriate amino acid dropout mix (Sunrise Science Products, San Diego, CA, USA), 1% (w/v) raffinose or 1% (w/v) galactose. Yeast cells carrying the galactose-inducible aSyn-GFP construct alone or in combination with empty vector, Hsp31, Hsp32, Hsp33 or Hsp34 were pre-grown in SC-URA-HIS 1% raffinose for 24 h and then diluted back in order to reach an optical density (OD600 nm) of 0.4. For growth assays on solid medium, the cultures were serially diluted and spotted on SC-URA-HIS containing 1% galactose or 1% glucose (control) agar plates, which were then incubated at 30 °C for at least 48 h. For microscopy studies or protein extraction aSyn expression was induced in SC-URA-HIS 1% galactose for 7 h.
Yeast protein extraction and immunoblotting
For total protein extraction, yeast cells were lysed in MURB buffer (50 mM sodium phosphate, 25 mM MES, pH 7.0, 1% SDS, 3 M urea, 0.5% 2-mercaptoethanol, 1 mM sodium azide) supplemented with protease and phosphatase inhibitor cocktail (Roche), with glass beads, three cycles of 30 s in the bead beater and 5 min on ice. Cell debris was removed by centrifugation at 10 000 g for 1 min at room temperature and after denaturation at 70 °C, the supernatant was collected. Equal volumes of total protein were analyzed by SDS-PAGE for the detection of aSyn levels. After electrophoresis, samples were transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane using a Trans-Blot Turbo transfer system (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). Immunoblotting was performed following standard procedures with antibodies against aSyn (1 : 5000, BD #S63320), PGK (1 : 1000, Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA, USA; #459250) and HA (1 : 1000, Santa Cruz Biotechnology #sc-7392).
Sucrose gradient analysis of aggregation
Total protein from cells expressing WT or S129A aSyn was obtained and applied on a 5–30% sucrose gradient as previously described.30 Fractions were collected, precipitated for 4 h at 4 °C in trichloroacetic acid, washed in acetone three times and suspended in protein sample buffer (0.5 M Tris-HCl, pH 6.8, glycerol, 10% (w/v) SDS, 0.1% (w/v) bromophenol blue). Proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and estimation of the molecular sizes for each fraction were performed as previously described.57
Yeast fluorescence microscopy
The percentage of cells with aSyn inclusions was determined by fluorescence microscopy using a Zeiss Axiovert 200 M (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) wide-field fluorescence microscope equipped with a cooled CCD camera (Roper Scientific Coolsnap HQ, Martinsried, Germany) and a 63 × objective to acquire images containing at least 500 cells per strain, which were then counted using ImageJ. Yeast cells were grown as described above. After 7 h of induction, cells were collected by centrifugation and resuspended in PBS and 0.5% low melting agarose on a microscope slide.
BiFC data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney non-parametric test (GraphPad Prism 6), whereas yeast data were analyzed by the Tukey HSD (Honest Significant Difference) multiple comparison test (α=0.05). All data are reported as the mean± standard error of the mean (S.E.M.). Data were considered significant when P≤0.05. * indicates P≤0.05, ** indicates P≤0.01, *** indicates P≤0.001 and **** indicates P≤0.0001.
Bimolecular fluorescence complementation
- C. elegans :
Cyan fluorescent protein
Cyanogen bromide-activated Sepharose
Dementia with Lewy bodies
Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
Fetal calf serum
Green fluorescent protein
Hank’s buffered salt solution
Human embroynic kidney
Honest significant difference
Heat shock protein
Red fluorescent protein
Reactive oxygen species
Rounds per minute
- S. cerevisiae :
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Standard error of the mean
Superoxide dismutase 1
Tris buffered saline with Tween
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This work was supported by funding from Parkinson’s UK (Research Grant G-0902), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia project PTDC/BIA-BCM/117975/2010, and fellowships SFRH/BPD/35767/2007 (ST), SFRH/BD/36065/2007 (LMF), SFRH/BD/79337/2011 (SG) and IMM/BTI/91-2012 (RRR). TFO was also supported by an EMBO Installation Grant and by the DFG Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB).
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Deep tech - innovations with disruptive technology
“Future City”, “New Work” and “Deep Tech” are high on the agenda of the 2019 Hamburg Innovation Summit 4.0 underway Thursday (May 23) in the Fischauktionshalle. The interactive expo with over 70 exhibitors, workshops talks and panels are all focusing on technology-based trends and innovations. Dr. Carsten Brosda, Senator of Culture and Media, Ragnar Kruse, CEO of Smaato, and Professor Ed Brinksma, President of the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), will discuss the scientific aspects of deep tech during the “Deep Tech – What will soon become State of the Art” panel.
Hamburg News: Professor Brinksma, can you explain briefly the concept of deep tech?
Professor Brinksma: Let’s start with what deep tech is not. It is not about making existing services available on the internet. Deep tech is essentially what TUHH teaches, what it encourages students to do and what it expresses in its leitmotif “technology for people”. These are research-driven developments with a technological core that have a sustainable, positive impact on commerce and society. Deep tech referes to innovations with disruptive technology that replace existing technologies, products or services in the market entirely. The emphasis is not on further developing technology, but on creating something brand new. Let’s take recent examples of deep tech. The car prevailed over the horse-drawn cart and almost without a hitch, the CD banned the (vinyl) record into the annals of time, smartphones with touch screens replaced mobile phones with keyboards – the list goes on.
Hamburg News: What innovative strength are we talking about here?
Professor Brinksma: The power of innovation becomes apparent when a technology asserts itself in everyday life and a new business model is established. First and foremost, this innovation must offer people solutions for specific needs. It must be useful, make work easier and life nicer. It changes user behaviour in the best sense of the word and may even require a new mindset. The TUHH has, for instance, founded the Nüwiel start-up, which has developed an e-bike trailer that is attached to the bicycle. The driver does not notice the trailer’s load and freight making it an ideal vehicle for modern urban spaces. TUHH’s bentekk start-up develops, produces and sells analytical gas measurement technology for determining levels of hazardous substances. The measuring systems are based on an Industrial Internet of Things approach and are already being used successfully in industry.
Hamburg News: How is TUHH paving the way for founders in future?
Professor Brinksma: The TUHH was honoured by the German government as a founding university in 2013 and is happy to continue fulfilling the resulting mandate. We support young scientists and those willing to set up their own businesses from the initial idea to the realisation of their own business under the auspices of Hamburg Innovation. The TUHH’s Hamburg Innovation Port in Harburg offers fledgling companies extraordinary opportunities for networking with scientific institutions and business enterprises. This technology and innovation location can achieve the greatest possible synergies quickly. These are the best conditions for establishing an active founder and start-up scene.
Hamburg News: How is Hamburg’s founder scene positioned in the deep tech sector?
Professor Brinksma: Hamburg has a strong deep tech start-up scene and is catching up with Berlin. The start-ups are hardly sector-specific, but increasingly in clusters such as aviation, life science or the maritime industry. Hamburg is a very good location for the start-up scene as all actors from science, business and politics work closely together here and for Hamburg as a business location. But we also notice where things are lacking. Hamburg definitely needs more venture capital, i.e. more risk-taking investors, so that it is competitive in this segment. Research and development work needs more infrastructure and networks that facilitate co-operation and also provide experimental space. Even more potential in science needs to be identified and promoted. TUHH is driving this forward with Hamburg Innovation and our partners in industry, universities and research institutions. This is reflected by initiatives such as the platform beyourpilot for founders in a university and research environment or the funding initiative call4transfer with Hamburg’s Ministry for Science and Research.
Professor Ed Brinksma
Hendrik (Ed) Brinksma, 62, has been President of the Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH) since 2018. The Professor of Computer Science was Rector of the University of Twente, in the Netherlands, from 2009 to 2016. Prior to that, he worked at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, at the University of Twente and at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. | <urn:uuid:9ddbab7e-0ada-4a02-811c-d7ac8d0cf0ce> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hamburg-news.hamburg/en/congresses-events/deep-tech-innovations-disruptive-technology | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.927382 | 1,018 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Engineers at the University of Illinois have developed a new polymer-based electrolyte that enables batteries to be self-healing and recyclable. The researchers have been investigating the use of solid, ion-conducting polymers in order to overcome the limitations currently faced with liquid electrolytes.
Lithium-ion batteries are typically made with liquid electrolytes which are prone to defects that have been known to cause the batteries to ignite during a short-circuit. The defects – known as dendrites – are tiny tree-like structures that can grow inside a lithium battery and pierce the protective shell which accelerates battery failure. These flaws can provoke electrical problems in devices and even cause a potentially dangerous explosion or fire.
The new study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could help battery manufacturers produce commercial batteries that are more environmentally friendly due to their self-healing properties that eliminate the need for harsh, destructive chemicals in the recycling process.
“Anytime you can make something heal itself, it means you don’t have to replace things as often which saves time, money, and energy,” said Christopher Evans, lead-author and University of Illinois materials science and engineering professor.
However, the issue with solid materials, such as polymers, is that they rarely demonstrate the requisite properties for efficient battery production. Solid materials tend to have diminished conductivity and weak electrolyte-to-electrode contact. Furthermore, solid materials are often too brittle and rigid for mass production.
Addressing the Issue
Throughout the life-cycle of a lithium-ion battery, it will undergo many charges and discharges which is one of the factors leading to dendrite formation. These structures are the root cause of reduced battery life and failure which has led to researchers pushing to replace the liquid electrolytes with solid materials.
“Solid ion-conducting polymers are one option for developing nonliquid electrolytes,” said Brian Jing, a materials science and engineering graduate student and study co-author.
However, the high-temperatures in the battery shell, “can melt most polymers,” again leading to the formation of dendrites and ultimately, failure.
To address this issue, the team revised previous designs and developed a network polymer electrolyte with the capability of swapping polymer strands while undergoing exchange reactions at the cross-link point. Compared with their linear polymer counterparts, network polymers also increase in stiffness and strength with heating which could in turn reduce the dendrite issue.
This new network polymer also shows the remarkable property that both conductivity and stiffness increase with heating, which is not seen in conventional polymer electrolytes.
Brian Jing, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Student and Study Co-author
The recycling process of the network polymer strands is energy efficient as they are capable of breaking down easily in water, at room temperature according to Evans. Generally, polymers require strong acids and high temperatures to break down, which is not so environmentally sound.
Once the new polymer has been broken down it can easily resolidify after damage and restore conductivity which is where they get their self-healing quality from. “I think this work presents an interesting platform for others to test,” Evans said.
We used a very specific chemistry and a very specific dynamic bond in our polymer, but we think this platform can be reconfigured to be used with many other chemistries to tweak the conductivity and mechanical properties.
Christopher Evans, Lead-author and Materials Science and Engineering Professor, University of Illinois
While the University of Illinois team saw compelling evidence for the new solid polymer to be an effective battery electrolyte they acknowledged further probing of the material is required. In order to match the performance of current liquid-based lithium-ion batteries on the market.
What’s more is that the team believes the material could be reconfigured and used for other energy relevant applications which would benefit from the self-healing properties. The plan is to explore these prospects while tweaking and improving the current research. Evans stated that the team will investigate, “new chemistries and bonds to see how they can handle wet environments or highly acidic/basic solutions to broaden the scope of applications.” | <urn:uuid:1859f504-7366-4636-a4e0-8bb6f14f8bc1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=52849 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.943308 | 871 | 3.59375 | 4 |
We don’t buy things with money, we buy them with hours from our life.
Or, as Henry David Thoreau put it, “The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
This is a life-changing principle. When we begin to see our purchases through the lens of exchanging life, rather than dollar bills, we can better appreciate the weight of our purchases and understand their full cost.
For that reason, I thought it might be helpful to take a hard look at how much life some of our purchases actually cost us.
For the sake of conversation, let’s use the median US household income. In 2017, that number was $61,400. For simplicity sake, let’s round down to $60,000 annual income.
If your household income is $60,000, working a typical 40-hour workweek, here is how many hours of work are needed for the following purchases:
Grande Starbucks Cappuccino ($4.00) = 8 minutes of work
Pair of Wrangler Jeans ($24.99) = 50 minutes of work
Coach Brand Purse ($119.99) = 1/2 day of work
55″ FlatScreen TV ($711.00) = 3 days of work
256GB iPhone XS ($1,249) = 1 week + 2 hours of work
Dinner at a restaurant for your family of four ($80.00) = 1/3 day of work
Dinner at home for your family of four ($17.00) = 1/2 hour of work
New Living Room Furniture Set ($1,983.94) = 1 week + 3.5 days of work
2019 Ford Fusion SE Hybrid ($26,550) = 5 months + 10 days of work
2,500 square foot house (10% down payment, 30-year mortgage of monthly payments, $303,000 purchase price) = 11 years + 6 months of work
1,600 square foot house (15% down payment, 30-year mortgage of monthly payments, $196,000 purchase price) = 7 years + 2 months
Keep in mind, the amount of work needed for the items above is based on an annual salary of $60,000. If your annual salary is $30,000, the work time will be doubled. If you make $120,000/year, the measurements should be halved.
Of course, there are alternatives to exchanging our hours and lives for material possessions…
It takes just 10 minutes to tell your child a bedtime story.
45 minutes for an evening walk with your spouse.
60 minutes to help your son/daughter with homework.
Or 2 hours/month to volunteer at your local soup kitchen.
The money we earn is ours to keep and we can spend it as we wish. But it can be a helpful exercise to realize how many hours of our lives go into each purchase we make.
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Ready for a walk down memory lane, Halloween candy edition? There are so many different candies out there. Some of them are classics like Snickers, Hershey Bars, and Reese’s. Do you remember some candy from Halloween during your childhood that you can’t find anymore and maybe off the shelves forever?
Here are some candies you may have forgotten about. From Marathon Bars to Space Dust, how many of these candies did you use to get in your bag on Halloween?
1. Astro Pop
The Astro Pop was created by two rocket scientists who wanted the sucker to look like a rocket. It was a sucker that was supposed to be the longest-lasting on Earth. They were generally red, green, and yellow.
2. Marathon Bar
The Marathon Bar was meant to take a long time to eat. It was 8 inches of chocolate-covered caramel and gave us all a toothache. Do you remember the commercial with Patrick Wayne? The candy bar was phased out in the 1980s.
3. PB Max
Peanut butter lovers loved this candy bar. It also included oats and cookie, but it didn’t last too long on shelves. As a peanut butter lover myself, I could go for one of these…
From the makers of Almond Joy and Mounds, there was also PowerHouse. It had peanuts, fudge, and caramel. However, at some point when the company was bought by Hershey in the late 1980s, this candy bar disappeared.
5. Reggie Bar
The Reggie Bar was made in the late 1970s after New York Yankees Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in the 1977 World Series game. Reggie Bars were given at Yankee’s games and were a delicious mix of caramel, peanuts, and milk chocolate. You might also remember it as the Bun Bar.
6. Space Dust
Space Dust is very similar to Pop Rocks, but it wasn’t popular enough to stick around. Which one did you prefer as a kid?
7. Beech-Nut Peppermint Gum
Beech-Nut once made gum and now they are known for baby food. Interesting.
Bonkers were similar to Starburst but had a fruit filling. Do you remember their crazy commercials? Watch one below!
9. Butterfinger BBs
Butterfinger BBs were small Butterfinger balls that were advertised by the show The Simpsons. Unfortunately, they were discontinued about a decade ago, but we still have the original Butterfinger still around today!
Choco’Lite was an aerated chocolate bar with toffee-like crisps inside. They were only around from about 1970-1989.
Which candy do you miss the most? Do you remember all of these? You can still find some retro candy online at this website, so maybe they’re not entirely gone forever.
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[Unlocked] Music Videos Help Encourage
Consider the importance of MTV in the careers of so many musicians who rose to fame in the 1980s. For this discussion, choose either Michael Jackson or Madonna, both of whom were considered multifaceted performers who rise to stardom was the direct result of MTV. Use the mashup tool to post one of their videos and respond to the following:
- Do you think that the importance of the visual medium, in this case, MTV, was a positive or negative development in the music industry?
- Were there any controversies associated with the video you chose? If so, what were they?
- Do you think that music videos help encourage performing artists to be more multifaceted? Or do you think that it detracts from the quality of the music by placing so much emphasis on non-musical elements? | <urn:uuid:54ea4d01-2d37-4b3b-a1b7-aa712ace92e4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://getyouressays.com/unlocked-music-videos-help-encourage-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.966374 | 176 | 2.6875 | 3 |
From derrick to cavern head
What's being done in Etzel
The development of a cavern in Etzel takes about three years: First, the site is investigated.
This is done after intensive geoscientific analyses. Only when there is a green light for cavern construction will the site be built, the rig erected and drilled.
The drilling is necessary to open up new cavern sites in the depths of the salt dome. The drilling operation takes about two months. As soon as a cavern borehole is completed, the cavern head is erected on site and connected to the central operating facility via underground pipelines.
The cavern can then begin to be flushed out, the so-called brine operation. This lasts two to three years, depending on the cavern size.
The cavern sites are fenced off and often surrounded by typical local vegetation so that they are hardly noticeable in the landscape.
The central operating site is the heart of the cavern facility. From there, the caverns are operated and monitored via the existing infrastructure.
How a cavern is created
The caverns in the Etzel salt dome are located at a depth of over 1000 meters. But how are these artificial cavities created?
The construction of a drilling site and the sinking of a borehole are basically the first steps in any cavern construction project. Modern directional drilling technology makes it possible to develop several caverns at once from one large drilling site.
The use of directional drilling technology means that the cavern borehole is not drilled vertically downwards, but is deflected into the salt in an S-shaped course with a horizontal offset of up to 300 meters from the drilling starting point.
The advantage: Instead of many individual cavern sites, each with its own infrastructure on the surface, these can now be bundled on so-called cluster sites with up to seven caverns, i.e. one vertical cavern well in the center and six other deflected wells evenly spaced around it.
Through the derrick, the drill bit is driven through the rock layers of the overburden until it encounters the salt rock. Two pipe tours are installed one after the other in the borehole and each is cemented to the outside. The cavern head will later be mounted on this double-walled casing at the earth's surface once drilling is completed. Initially, drilling will continue in the salt to the planned final depth.
After the salt quality has been found to be good by the geologists, two pipe runs of different diameters are installed for brine operation and suspended in the cavern head. The drilling rig will then be dismantled.
After installation of the brine pipe combination in the borehole and the piping connection to the main operating station, brine operation can begin.
In the direct brine process, fresh water is pumped into the borehole through the inner string. The water exits at the pipe shoe into the open borehole and gradually dissolves the salt. A concentrated salt solution (brine) is formed, which is removed upward through the outer string.
The brine is conveyed from the cavern head via the field pipeline system to the main operating site, where it is cleaned in a separator before being discharged into the North Sea through the long-distance brine pipeline at Wilhelmshaven.
The brine discharge into the sea is absolutely environmentally compatible and is constantly monitored by the authorities.
After nine months, the main brine phase begins, during which the brine process is switched from a direct to an indirect mode. The fresh water is now pumped into the cavern via the annular space between the inner and outer brine pipe tours, and the brine rises via the inner brine pipe.
By changing the brine mode, the shape development of the cavern can be controlled, among other things. The cavity development of the cavern is controlled at regular intervals by surveying. A thin measuring probe is inserted via a cable through the borehole into the cavern and the cavity is measured in detail using ultrasound technology.
After two to three years, so much salt has been dissolved and concentrated brine transported out of the cavern that a cavity up to 60 meters wide and 300 - 500 meters high has been created.
The useful life of the created cavern is up to 100 years.
After completion of the brine process, which can take about 30 months on average for a cavern, the internal piping is converted for storage operation.
In oil caverns, the pumped-in crude oil displaces the brine. In turn, displacement of the crude oil is practiced using seawater (or brine).
In the case of gas caverns, the brine remaining in the cavern is removed by gas injection during the so-called initial filling. The pipe string necessary for the removal of the brine is pulled out by means of a so-called snubbing process and the cavern is then ready for operation. The gas is injected and withdrawn via compressors.
Status of field development since 2006
- 53 cavern sites built (6 single sites; 10 manifold sites, 1 more under construction, 1 in planning)
- 50 boreholes with approx. 80,000 drilling meters drilled
- Pipeline connection of 6 individual caverns and 9 manifolds
- 2 gas caverns were completed and handed over to the customer in 2017
- Parallel brine operation of up to 25 caverns possible
- Conversion project of 10 former oil caverns to gas operation completed, gas burst filling carried out
- Construction of Etzel North and South infrastructure, acquisition of rights to real estate largely completed
- Implementation of compensation and replacement measures
- Supplementary protection measures for field pipelines in Etzel cavern field implemented
- Since 2012, a program has been underway for the long-term preservation of pipelines in the south field area; 1st phase of construction measures was completed in 2014; construction measures for 2nd phase of pipeline renewal in the south field were completed in 2019; construction measures for construction phases 3 and 4 of the south field renewal will continue as planned in 2020 | <urn:uuid:ba7e6669-0464-4c1c-9550-8aa0afaf4204> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.storag-etzel.de/en/info-service/faq/whats-being-done | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.952537 | 1,230 | 3.15625 | 3 |
You’re human, so you have lots of experience with what makes people go to the doctor. Some of the top reasons include back pain, skin problems, anxiety, and headaches. If someone you love isn’t feeling well, they can tell you what’s going on. Pet rats are more of a mystery. Not only are they a different species, they can’t tell you that their tummy hurts, they can’t breathe right, or they feel dizzy. That’s why knowing some of the common rat ailments is a big help.
Knowing what to expect and signs of trouble are part of taking the best care of your rat buddy. Another is being prepared to help. This means knowing a rat-savvy veterinarian to take your rat to when ill, knowing an emergency veterinarian who treats rats should an emergency arise, and keeping the phone number of an animal poison control hotline handy should you need it.
Signs Of Trouble
Although rats can’t talk to you about feeling ill, their behavior and appearance give clues. Lethargy, failure to eat, red staining around the eyes and nose, sneezing, wheezing, hunched posture, change in behavior, drinking a lot more or a lot less, unkempt fur, unusual discharge from the body, weight loss, strange vocalizations, a strange walk (lame, staggered), a constantly tilted head — all of these are signs of possible rat illness or injury.
Basically, be aware of anything abnormal. If it’s normal for your rat to be energetic and bounce around but suddenly he or she just walks, or if your rat is usually very calm and laid-back but suddenly he or she seems anxious and tense, these are signs to discuss with a rat-savvy veterinarian.
VCA Animal Hospitals, a chain of veterinary hospitals in the United States and Canada, lists the following rodent health problems on its website: Respiratory diseases, anorexia, lethargy, overgrown teeth, and tumors.
The Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital, a veterinary practice in Skokie, Illinois, discusses some rat health problems on its website: respiratory infections, mites, mammary tumors, dental problems, heart disease, kidney disease, obesity, and pododermatitis.
In the United Kingdom, the Pet Health Info website, which is managed by the National Office of Animal Health that represents the UK animal medicines industry, offers the following list of rat ailments: fur and ear mites, pneumonia, and worms.
Vetzone, a pet insurance website out of Australia, includes an article by a veterinarian discussing diseases of guinea pigs, mice, and rats: respiratory infections, anorexia and lethargy, overgrown teeth, tumors.
10 Common Rat Health Problems In Brief
Following is an overview of some of the common rat health problems. For full details on any that concern you, consult your rat-savvy veterinarian.
You give your rat the best chance to avoid many of these troubles by:
- Feeding a healthy diet, and never overfeeding
- Keeping the environment clean, irritant-free, and at a comfortable humidity (not too dry, not too humid)
- Being alert when your rat is out of the cage so he or she stays safe
- Arranging the interior of the cage to minimize risk of injury, and placing the cage in a safe location
- Treating for mites, lice, or other parasites when your veterinarian advises
- Quarantining any new rats from your current rats for three weeks to observe for illness or parasites
- Rat-proofing to minimize the risk of injury
- Doing careful introductions between rats to avoid fights and bite wounds
- Providing mental enrichment as well as physical
Some conditions can’t be avoided; old age is one of these. Work with your rat-savvy veterinarian to make your senior rat as comfortable as possible should any ailments develop.
1. Respiratory Ailments
Expect a few sneezes from your rat friend, but regular or excessive sneezing and wheezing is not normal for pet rats. Neither is discharge from the eyes or nose. These are only a few signs of respiratory trouble.
If your rat is wheezing, has a tilted head, staggers, or sneezing is severe, or if you’re certain that husbandry isn’t a concern, it’s time to consult your rat-savvy veterinarian right away. Your rat might be struggling with a respiratory infection or pneumonia, and those require prompt veterinary care.
If your rat seems otherwise OK but is suffering increased sneezing, consider whether husbandry might be at fault. Increase your cage-cleaning routine and review the bedding choice, use of cleaners, and cage location. A cage that isn’t cleaned enough causes dangerous ammonia buildup that makes rats sick. Dusty bedding or bedding with added scent or that emits phenols (cedar or some softwood bedding) can irritate or sicken your pet. Some rats are sensitive to residue left behind by cleaning products. If you have doubts about what you’re using, switch products or rinse extra thoroughly.
If a cage is kept near a source of odor, that could also be a problem. Air fresheners, perfumes, cigarette or cigar smoke, soaps, and anything with scent could be a culprit. In any of these situations, mild sneezing can escalate to something worse if nothing changes.
The most common tumor in rats is a mammary tumor, which both females and males can develop. Mammary tissue includes a large portion of a rat’s body, and tumors can appear anywhere in the area. Other types of tumors are also possible. Many tumors are benign, and removing them can be a cure. Surgical removal prevents tumors from continuing to grow and causing other problems. Large tumors can be life-threatening. Your rat-savvy veterinarian can guide you on the best course of action if your rat pal develops a tumor.
To reduce the chance of tumors, spay female rats when young, prevent overfeeding, and offer plenty of opportunities for your rat to exercise.
3. Skin Problems
Itching, dryness, scaling, swelling, sores, redness, hair loss, and more can afflict the skin. Causes include poor nutrition, parasite infestation, infection, poor husbandry, and injury. Abscesses are lumps under the skin filled with bacteria and/or pus from infection. These require veterinary care, especially those on or near the face.
This bacterial infection on the skin of the feet causes painful swelling, redness, sores, and/or crusting. It’s also known as bumblefoot. The cause is almost always environmental, usually from walking on wire caging or sometimes irritation from bedding. Solid surfaces also can cause this, so your rat’s habitat needs to have lots of soft surfaces to walk on. Use of bedding in the cage usually helps. A rat who develops bumblefoot needs veterinary care.
5. Eye Problems
Rats are exophthalmic, which means they have bulging eyes. This trait puts them at slightly greater risk to get their eyes injured by poking, whether from a pointy object or a cagemate’s whiskers or nails. They also commonly get the eye infections conjunctivitis or keratisis (inflammation of the tissues around the eye or inflammation of the cornea). Watch out for discharge, swelling, or redness around the eye or cloudiness or discoloration of the eye. Always contact your rat-savvy veterinarian when you notice a problem in or near your rat’s eyes.
6. Digestive Troubles
Rats cannot vomit, so ingesting poison is a major concern. Don’t allow your rat to ingest anything but the healthy food you offer. Keep poison control hotline phone numbers handy. The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center and Pet Poison Helpline are two to check. Keep in mind that eating a bag of candy or other inappropriate food can be poisonous to a pet rat.
Also of concern is overeating. Obesity is a common condition for pet rats, and it usually affects health adversely. If your rat puts on weight, consult your rat-savvy veterinarian. He or she will determine if there is a medical reason for the weight gain. If obesity is the diagnosis, your veterinarian can guide you on the safest way to help your rat lose weight. Sudden dieting can be dangerous for some individuals.
Malocclusion simply means a bad bite, usually caused by misaligned teeth. A rat’s incisors (two on the top of the mouth and two on the bottom) grow continuously throughout life. Normally, the incisors wear against each other to keep them at the proper length. Sometimes rats need help with keeping their incisors trimmed, whether due to misalignment or other issues. Veterinarians can trim the teeth. Overgrown teeth can prevent a rat from eating or even cause infection, so consult your rat-savvy veterinarian to determine what’s best for your rat if overgrown teeth occur.
This ailment is almost 100 percent preventable. The exception would be if a power failure occurred in your home while you were away on a hot day. Rats are susceptible to heatstroke because they only sweat from their paw pads and don’t pant. They’re just not equipped with much to cool themselves down. A rat might be suffering heatstroke in warm conditions if he or she is lethargic, drooling, holding the mouth open, breathing rapidly, has a warm tail or feet, or is unconscious. Place an overheated rat in cool (not cold!) water up to their neck and immediately take him or her to a rat-savvy veterinarian.
The Merck Veterinary Manual states the ideal conditions for housing rats is 64 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit at 30 to 70 percent humidity. Higher humidity makes actual temperature feel warmer. Plan for keeping your rat in this temperature range. During a heat wave, place a bottle of frozen water in your rat’s cage and swap it out with another when it warms up. This allows your rat to lie next to it for cooling. Bits of rat-safe frozen vegetables or fruit can also help rats stay cool.
Trauma refers to any physical injury. Being stepped on, caught in a closing door, falling from a height, broken bones, bleeding wounds, and more are all traumas. Consult your rat-savvy veterinarian as soon as possible in such cases.
Many traumas rats suffer are due to accidents or access to dangerous environments. To minimize risk: Provide a safe cage in a safe area of your home, stay alert to your rat’s whereabouts, and rat-proof any areas where you allow your rat.
10. Kidney Disease
One of the effects of old age is reduced kidney function. It happens. As rats become seniors, they might begin drinking and urinating more. This could start around 1.5 to 2 years (their life span is 2.5 to 3.5 years). Old age is inevitable, but talk to your rat-savvy veterinarian to determine if a change of food is needed or anything else can be done to make your rat’s senior years comfortable.
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The Lectio Magistralis of H.E. Henrietta Holsman Fore will be introduced by H.E. Plen. Min. Gianluca Alberini, Principal Director for the United Nations and Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and will be followed by a Round Table, moderated by Prof. Wolfango Plastino, Chair of the Colloquia on Science Diplomacy, which will be attended by Prof. Hans Petter Graver, President of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters and Prof. Giorgio Parisi, former President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
The Colloquia on Science Diplomacy organized by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the International Organizations and Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Italy, promotes the values of Diplomacy and Science in international relations as fundamental principles to be pursued in the modus operandi and the modus vivendi of modern society. In the Colloquia the most important personalities of world institutions and the presidents of the most prestigious academies will discuss various topics and future developments of interest for the international community.
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei is pleased to announce the Special Event, “Youth in Science Diplomacy” by H.E. Henrietta Holsman Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), which will take place at the Colloquia on September 27th, 2021, at 4 pm CEST.
Climate change will affect today’s children, and future generations more than anyone. Despite being the least responsible for the devastating effects of a changing climate – like rising temperatures, famines and water insecurity – they are the most affected. Around the world, in the streets and online, children and young people are raising their voices and demanding urgent climate action. Yet they are consistently overlooked in the design and content of climate and water policies and related processes. This failure undermines children’s right to be heard in the decisions and actions affecting them - a right codified in Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and recognized in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This year, UNICEF will release a new index that will clearly show the vulnerability of children to the impacts of climate change in each country on Earth. The index will also highlight the urgent actions and solutions that must be adopted to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis for children and communities, and give all children the future they deserve. Above all, these actions and solutions must be designed and delivered in collaboration with those with the highest stakes in our planet’s future: children and young people.
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It is important for Latinos to be aware of the change that is positioning Latino leadership. The U.S. according to the 2010 U.S. Census that he knows are 16% of the United States 50+ million Latinos currently in the United States the projections are that they will be that there will be 90+ million Latinos in the United States by 2025. But this is not why Latinos are ripe for leadership – what is making Latino leadership a must is the fact that the world is becoming increasingly smaller. We are in the information age and technology is causing the world to come closer together. The domino effect is that by the world interfacing more closely there is a greater need for people who can interact with ease in this new environment.
According to Infoplease and Wikpedia Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world at 406,000,000 people. Second only to Mandarin and English is a very close third. With this information I believe it is becoming increasingly clear that Latino’s are ripe for leadership roles. Let’s discuss what makes the Latino the most logical choice in this new age globalization: firstly most Latino’s by default are bilingual, secondly they are bicultural they are also they have learned to live between two cultures and languages – the Latino and the American worlds and many have superseded the expectation to succeed. So why are there not more Latino leaders? Why then is there such a lapse in positioning the Latino into leadership roles specifically international roles?
What I believe is that Latino’s do not understand their power and why this is the opportune time for positioning. When Latinos understand the Hispanic Force impact and the things that others are doing there births in them a burning desire to innovate and create. Those whom have acknowledged the influence their competencies offer have positioned themselves strategically for success. The success however is twofold they are achieving personal and professional success as well as assisting those to whom they reach out to. The data is there they are achieving success, because they understand the how to favorably interface both domestically and globally.
All of this data proves that Latinos are building up their confidence and they are stepping up in Latino leadership roles. Certainly there is a shift. Hispanics are creating a mark and showcasing their success. Their hard work ethical behavior is paying off as they are redirecting that energy and building themselves up as business leaders. They are pulling themselves out of a subservient mindset and they are creating enterprises, establishments and organizations. There is a need, the numbers do not lie there are the people, now all Latino’s need to do is position themselves for success. The time is ripe Latino leadership is on the rise and it is time that Latinos prepare and acknowledge their position.
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Why is my dog shedding hair?
I. Causes of hair loss in dogs
It's normal for dogs to lose hair when their coats are that long, especially during shedding season.
Normal dogs lose hair all year round, especially pet dogs, which are less exposed to extreme temperatures and sun. When the hair gets old or the season's change, dog hair will be all over the house.
However, if a dog's hair loss goes from goose feathers to a raging snowstorm, it could be caused by one of these 6 reasons.
1, the dog belongs to the easy-to-shed hair breed
The breed of the dog determines that it may be more prone to baldness than others, and this has a lot to do with human breeding. Dogs that are bred to withstand harsh temperatures, such as huskies and Alaskans, among others, have fur that thickens in the winter and then thins out in the spring, and this mass shedding is seasonal.
Some dogs shed, and then some dogs don't shed. Some dogs are bred to not shed, such as poodles and bichons, and there is a hairless dog that doesn't shed at all because there is no hair to shed.
Dogs may shed hair due to flea or skin mite infestations. When fleas bite, their saliva will cause an immune reaction in the dog's body. Dogs that are allergic to flea saliva will react with intense itching and skin inflammation. Dogs often lose fur, sores, and infections from licking, scratching, and chewing on their skin.
While worm mites live in the dog's hair follicles, puppies and frail older dogs are sometimes infested with mites. Creeping mites can cause damage and hair loss. Rest assured, wormy mites are not transmitted between dogs and people, but another common mite is highly contagious to other pets and people! The mange mite is very itchy and can cause sores, crusting, and patchy hair loss.
Its spring and pollen are flying around. While pollen can cause respiratory illness in dogs, it can manifest itself more quickly on the skin. This is a seasonal allergy, but there are also allergies to food or house dust regardless of the season. This allergy can be accompanied by ear infections, itchy eyes, and constant paw licking.
This is easy to see, either the dog is very thin and bald throughout, or in another case, the dog is fat, yet still bald. Puppies need protein and fat to grow, and if they are undernourished, their hair will keep falling out and grow slowly. Those dogs that are very fat are usually fed rice for a long time by their owners and have a nutritional imbalance. Dogs that often eat human food will also lose their hair because human food is high in oil and salt for them
5 Fungal infection
Ringworm is not listed with fleas and mites because it is a fungal infection. It causes itchy, inflamed skin and hair loss. Ringworm is more common in puppies and is contagious to both humans and other animals.
If your dog has round-shaped hair loss on the skin, see your veterinarian.
6 Hormonal abnormalities
Bitches often lose hair during pregnancy and lactation due to hormonal changes. The supply of nutrients to the hair follicles is reduced to retain as much energy as possible for the puppies. This results in severe fur shedding, similar to the seasonal shedding seen in many double-coated dogs.
If the dog has been checked and is not sick, but continues to shed, this may be a sign of stress. Isn't this a lot like modern man, stressed to the point of baldness? Dogs are generally stressed from separation anxiety, which manifests itself as compulsive scratching or licking of the feet.
Not only can this behavior lead to baldness, but compulsive licking of the body may also lead to dermatitis.
Dogs shed hair in a variety of ways, for dogs that often shed hair, the owner may not easily notice the changes, after all, the home is full of dog hair every day. But when you see a dog not licking and scratching every day, it's time for the owner to see what's wrong with the guy.
II. Is it all the dog's fault that the dog is shedding so much hair?
Some dog hair shedding is particularly strong, so that the owner is particularly distressed, at first thought because the dog food is not good reasons, but then after changing the dog food, the dog hair shedding is still strong and serious, the shovel pooper is confused, in the end, what is the problem? The dog hair falls serious not only because of the dog food but there are also many other factors, next, we will explore the reasons for the dog hair shedding.
Dog hair condition bad reasons
1, bathing too often
To the dog bath, too diligence will destroy the woofer's skin surface environment, resulting in the loss of pet dog hair. In addition, the dog bathing body wash should also use the right, do not use human body wash! The skin environment of woofers is different from that of humans, and human body wash will change the PH value of the dog's skin environment, which will naturally cause a lot of hair loss in pet dogs after a long time. It is recommended that the best use of special body wash for pets!
This point was emphasized many times, dogs really can not eat too salty things. Human food is really too salty for woofers to eat, and pet dogs who eat too much human food can cause serious problems with hair loss, and may even lead to kidney failure. Owners are still better off feeding dog food, so you don't have to worry about hair loss caused by eating too salty.
If the dog's hair falls out, it may also be due to a lack of vitamins and proteins, and other elements. With the loss of these nutrients in the body, the dog's hair will naturally fall off. The shoveler can give the dog appropriate supplements with some trace elements so that the dog hair grows faster, but also more solid.
Once the dog's body fleas or mites and other parasites, because of mosquito bites, the woofers will keep scratching the skin of the body. The constant rubbing, plus the dog may not know the weight of the hand, will cause hair loss. Some dogs are also allergic to fleas, and when the skin is allergic, hair loss can occur.
How to maintain the woofers' hair health
1, usually give the dog more combing hair
The dog can be combed more often to ensure that the dog's hair is smooth and looks more healthy and beautiful. On the other hand, often the dog combing fur, not only can remove the shedding fur dirt and dust, to prevent fur tangles, but also promotes blood circulation, enhance skin resistance, to lifts the dog's fatigue. In addition, the pooper scooper can also check whether the dog has a skin disease when combing the hair.
2, the appropriate time to supplement trace elements
If your dog's hair is falling out, it may be due to a lack of vitamins and proteins, and other elements. The dog can eat some micronutrient tablets to supplement the dog's body nutrition.
3銆丗eeding dog food mainly
Dogs shed serious hair or dull hair loss of color, which may be related to the pooper scooper to the dog eating too salty, then giving the dog to eat dog food is the best choice. It is recommended to choose a natural dog food with deep-sea fish oil ingredients to help the dog's hair loss. For example, this "greedy natural dog food", low salt and low oil, which deep-sea fish oil ingredients containing EPA, and DHA not only help relieve the dog hair loss problem but also beautiful hair color. It's also good for your dog's coat to be fed with egg yolk!
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The Snow Foundation has made a submission in response to the Interim Voice Report on the co-design of a First Nations Voice to Parliament (submissions have now closed). We’d like to encourage all Australians to express their support for a constitutionally protected First Nations Voice to Parliament. Below we share part of our submission:
The Snow Foundation strongly believes that the Indigenous people of Australia must have a fair go at improving their own future, and that Australia as a nation will be richer and more complete as a result.
That is why we are calling for:
- an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice protected in the Constitution;
- a referendum to be held BEFORE legislating the Voice; and
- a model for the Voice that ensures representation of a wide range of Indigenous voices, not just established leadership figures.
Recommendation 1: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice protected in the Constitution.
It’s time for recognition
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have lived in Australia for over 60,000 years. Yet they are not recognised in our Constitution and have virtually no say on the matters that affect them.
A chance to improve living conditions and outcomes for Indigenous communities
Despite much effort and money spent, living conditions and outcomes for Indigenous people remain much worse than for non-Indigenous people. Baseline data for the Closing the Gap targets 2020 indicate that Indigenous people have significantly lower life expectancy, are behind in all early development indicators, have lower school completion and employment rates, are over-represented in out-of-home care and prisons / juvenile justice centres, and are twice as likely to die by suicide.
Guaranteeing a Voice for Australia’s First Nations people in the Constitution will provide a basis for Indigenous people to take ownership of the challenges they face and the solutions that will improve their lives.
Widespread public support
An Indigenous Voice has widespread support among the Australian public – in 2020, 86% of the general community think it’s important to establish a representative Indigenous body, and 81% think it is important to protect that body within the constitution (Reconciliation Australia – 2020 Barometer).
Recommendation 2: A referendum to be held BEFORE legislating the Voice.
It is important to first hold a referendum and enshrine the Voice in the Constitution, rather than legislating it without a referendum.
A national conversation
A referendum will engage the Australian public in a conversation about our past, present and future.
Legitimacy and stability
It provides legitimacy and authority to ensure that the Voice is heard.
It also gives it stability and flexibility, enabling it to speak the truth without fearing for its existence.
Recommendation 3: A model for the Voice that ensures representation of a wide range of Indigenous voices, not just established leadership figures.
The design for the Voice must ensure that previously unheard Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the same chance of being heard as established leadership figures. The work of the Co-Design Group has started this important process.
There is widespread support and momentum for a First Nations Voice protected in the Constitution.
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David Stove Quotes
“This meaning-argument is of a very different kind from the arguments I have been speaking about so far. The premise entails the conclusion all right, but it is so astoundingly false that it defies criticism, at first, by the simple method of taking the reader's breath away. This was a method which the neo-Hegelian idealists later perfected: reasoning from a sudden and violent solecism. Say or imply, for example, that in English “value” means the same as “individuality.” You can be miles down the track of your argument before they get their breath back.
This method is not only physiologically but ethologically sound. Of course it should never be used first. You need first to earn the respect of your readers, by some good reasoning, penetrating observations, or the like: then apply the violent solecism. Tell them, for example, that when we say of something that it is a prime number, we mean that it was born out of wedlock. You cannot go wrong this way. Decent philosophers will be so disconcerted by this, that they will never do the one thing they should do: simply say, “That is NOT what ‘prime number’ means!” Instead, they will always begin … [by] casting about for an excuse for someone’s saying what you said, or a half-excuse, or a one-eighth excuse; nor is there any danger that they will search in vain.”
“Now, why is it that the idea of intention keeps turning up in explanations of adaptation, intruding even into ones where it is supposed to have no place? And why is it as hard, as we saw in the preceding section that it is, to translate the idea of intention out of the explanation of any particular adaptation?
“But there is one fact which does emerge from human history with unvarying insistence, and it is a fact which is fatal to the Malthus-Darwin theory: that the natural rate of human increase is repressed the more, not where the misery due to famine, war, and pestilence falls more heavily, but precisely where it falls more lightly.”
“sociobiologists are not merely willing, but devoted, "Slaves of the Gene."" They believe that an organism-a man, say-is epiphenomenal to his genes: an effect, not a cause. Or at least, they believe that a man is about as epiphenomenal to his genes, as his singlet (for example) is to him. Wilson spoke for all sociobiologists, when he said: "An organism is only DNA's way of making more DNA."24
“Darwinians have always owed their readers a translation manual that would "cash" the teleological language which Darwinians avail themselves of without restraint in explaining particular adaptations, into the non-teleological language which their own theory of adaptation requires. But they have never paid, or even tried to pay, this debt.”
“New religionists, such as Williams, Dawkins, and Wilson, regard people and all other organisms as the helpless puppets, tools, or vehicles, of hidden purposive agents of more than human power and intelligence, whose only goal is to produce the largest possible number of their replicas in the next generation of organisms. But”
“Darwinians, then, have never paid, or even acknowledged, the
debt they have all along owed the public: a reconciliation of their teleological explanations of particular adaptations with their non-teleological explanation of adaptation in general. And not only have they never paid this debt: they have in fact become progressively less conscious, with time, of the fact that they owe this debt. This”
“It has turned out, in fact, to be far harder to translate teleological into non-teleological language than had been anticipated by philosophers; or at any rate, by philosophers friendly towards Darwinism (as virtually all the writers in question are). Whether such translation is possible at all is more than anyone knows.
- Date of birth: September 15, 1927
- Died: June 02, 1994
- Born: in Moree, New South Wales, Australia.
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Ten-billion dollars may not be enough for Bayer to settle the bulk of 125,000 Roundup Weed Killer cancer lawsuits. Back in June, the German drug and chemical giant pledged that amount to resolve lawsuits that hitherto had been filed. But in order to settle future lawsuits, the company announced on Nov. 3, the amount needed would likely cost an additional $2 billion.
This poses more bad financial woes for the company that acquired Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion, roughly around the same time the first Roundup trial commenced. In that trial, a jury found Monsanto’s conduct and the active ingredients in Roundup, including glyphosate, caused former school groundskeeper, Dwayne “Lee” Johnson to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Monsanto was ordered to pay Johnson $289 million. (That award has been twice slashed to $20 million.) Bayer appealed the Johnson case as well as the two others that have gone to trial, both of which have also resulted in big money damage awards for the plaintiffs.
Recently, the California Supreme Court refused to review the Johnson case. Also, late last month, attorneys for Monsanto-Bayer failed to persuade a circuit court judge that the first federal lawsuit against Monsanto, which resulted in an $80 million award for the plaintiff, Edwin Hardeman, should be overturned. (Hardeman’s award was later reduced to $25 million.)
Bayer also recently missed a deadline to settle nearly 1,900 out of 3,781 federal lawsuits, which opens the door for those trials to resume. The bulk of the 125,000 Roundup lawsuits filed are at the state level, thus the federal lawsuits are not part of the $10 billion settlement.
Bayer also announced Nov. 3 that despite reaching agreements in principle to settle 88,500 claims, it can’t say with absolute certainty that the final number of claims will be 125,000. Due to the recent court decisions mentioned above, more Roundup users may decide to file claims.
The $2 billion extra Bayer said it would spend to settle future lawsuits is $750 million higher than its original plan for any claims that have yet to be filed. Bayer is still working on a plan B to settle future claims, after the judge presiding over unresolved claims scoffed at the company’s plan to have a scientific panel decide on whether or not glyphosate is carcinogenic, rather than let a jury decide. | <urn:uuid:b25656a1-d090-4505-97e5-c562d1e04bf2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.injurymatch.com/bayer-to-dole-out-an-extra-2-billion-to-settle-roundup-cancer-lawsuits/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.964647 | 492 | 1.664063 | 2 |
About half of Ontario’s school principals have asked parents to keep their child at home because they could not accommodate their special education needs, says a new report that sheds light on how budget constraints have affected students with learning disabilities.
The findings, which were compiled by People for Education and based on a survey of about 1,300 school leaders from across Ontario, comes as the province adopts a new funding model that observers hope will alleviate some of the financial pressures in special education.
In the survey, released Monday, 49 per cent of elementary principals and 41 per cent of high-school principals said they have recommended to parents that children designated as having special education needs not attend a full day of school because of safety concerns, or because the necessary supports are not available for the entire time a student is in the building.
This forces parents of special-needs students to find alternative arrangements, given that the province’s education act requires children attend school for a full day, unless they are ill.
“We have made extraordinary progress in Ontario in our desire for full inclusion of all students. But …we still have farther to go, and principals are still being forced to make very difficult choices,” said Annie Kidder, executive director of People for Education. “Ultimately it may come down to having to ask ourselves, how much are we willing to spend in order to ensure that all students are included? Hopefully the answer is that we will spend what it takes, because I’m not sure that we as a society think that principals should be having to make decisions like that.”
Toronto mom Irene Kassies says she has been so frustrated getting the necessary supports for her 10-year-old daughter that she has opted for private tutoring. Her daughter has processing issues and, as a result, is academically delayed.
“I was getting nothing, nothing in the school and I don’t want her falling further and further behind,” she said. Ms. Kassies described the special education supports in school as being “inconsistent.”
Even though the province’s special education grant has grown from $1.09-billion in 2002 to $2.72-billion today, the budget is still stretched as the prevalence of various learning disabilities has climbed. Thousands of kids are on wait lists for assessments to determine whether they will receive supports ranging from educational assistants, special equipment to help with school work or extra time to complete tests in the classroom.
But even after kids are assessed, resources are spread thin at many boards.
Lauren Ramey, a spokeswoman for Education Minister Liz Sandals, said the province’s new funding model for high-needs students should help match resources with demand. Just over $1-billion in the special education budget goes to high-needs students, who have more serious learning issues and are generally students who are diagnostically assessed by the board and a psychologist.
The report says that Ontario elementary schools have an average of one special education teacher for every 37 students with special needs, and one for every 74 students in high schools.
Until now, the province gave school boards money based on historical information, which many argued was unfair and inaccurate.
Under the new tool, boards will receive their high-needs allotment based a model that takes into account parental education, median income, unemployment, recent immigrants as well as standardized test scores, proportion of aboriginal students and existing percentage of students currently receiving special education services. The new model is being phased in over four years, and will result in some boards receiving less than in previous years.
Among the winners is the Peel District School Board, which championed for the funding changes.
The board was receiving $339 per student in its high-needs budget compared to $523 at the Toronto public board, despite its demographic changes. The board is one of the fastest growing in the province, and argued that it was receiving funding based on calculations made a decade prior.
Louise Sirisko, Peel’s superintendent of special education, said that under the old formula, her district had to take as much as $14-million from other budgets to help with special education. About 14 per cent of Peel students are designated as having special education needs, and Ms. Sirisko said the new funding model will alleviate those financial pressures.
She also said she was surprised with the report’s findings that principals send kids home for part of the day because the school can’t meet their needs. The report described it as a widespread practice. Ms. Sirisko said that while a small number of students are on a modified day calendar, most are required to remain in school.
“It’s not the guidance that we give,” she said. “We are profoundly dedicated to support kids with needs. We can’t say ‘We’re not going to give you the support,’ and send them home. That would be contrary to what we think is our duty.”
CAROLINE ALPHONSO – EDUCATION REPORTER
The Globe and Mail
Published Monday, Apr. 28 2014, 12:01 AM EDT
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Have you ever wanted to explore outer-space? Now you can, without leaving Earth, thanks to powerful, open-source beta software VIRUP that builds - in real-time - a virtual universe based on the most detailed contemporary astrophysical and cosmological data.
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You’re floating in space, just above the Earth. The International Space Station is an arm’s length away. You twist your head around only to see the moon, a tiny circle, far off in the distance. You can’t help but think that this is probably what an astronaut would see during a space-walk.
This is the beginning of a journey into outer-space, in a virtual environment developed by scientists.
Now, for the very first time, you can enter the most comprehensive virtual universe based on the latest astrophysical and cosmological data, thanks to powerful, open-source software developed at EPFL’s Laboratory of Astrophysics (LASTRO). The software is called VIRUP, for Virtual Reality Universe Project, and a first beta version is being released today.
"You can navigate through the most detailed map of the universe from the comfort of your own home," explains Jean-Paul Kneib, director of LASTRO. "It’s the chance to travel through space, through time, and discover the universe."
The VIRUP challenge : visualizing terabytes of data at once Astronomers and astrophysicists are collecting data about billions of celestial objects in the night sky with the help of telescopes here on Earth and in space. There are already decades of observational data. Even greater amounts of data are expected in the near future.
In order to get visual representations of the vast amounts of data, like a movie, it’s standard practice to pre-render specific sequences. But what about creating a visual representation of the data in real-time, as if you were there, an observer at an arbitrary point in space and time? This is what astrophysicist Yves Revaz of LASTRO set out to do with the VIRUP, with the help of LASTRO software engineer Florian Cabot, and it meant rendering terabytes of data at 90 frames per second. The latter constraint is imposed by the virtual reality environment, for a fully immersive and smooth experience.
"Visualization of astrophysical data is much more accessible than showing graphs and figures, it helps to develop intuition of complex phenomena," explains Revaz. "VIRUP is precisely a way of making all of our astrophysical data accessible to everyone, and this will become even more important as we build bigger telescopes like the Square Kilometer Array that will generate tremendous amounts of data."
Astrophysical, cosmological data and simulations For the moment, VIRUP can already visualize data from over 8 databases bundled together. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey consists of over 50 million galaxies and 300 million objects in general. The Gaia data of the Milky Way Galaxy consists of 1.5 billion light sources. The Planck mission involves a satellite which measures the universe’s first light after the Big Bang called the cosmic microwave background radiation. There’s also the which aggregates various sources of exoplanet data. Other databases include a repertoire of over 3000 satellites orbiting the Earth, as well as various skins and textures to render the objects.
VIRUP also renders data sets of contemporary and scientifically robust simulations based on research. You can watch the Milky Way Galaxy and its future collision with the Andromeda galaxy, our galactic neighbor also known as M31. You can also see huge portions of the cosmic web - the filamentary large-scale structures that extend across the universe - coming into existence over billions of years, based on simulations from a data set called IllustrisTNG which consists of 30 billion simulated particles. A major challenge is ensuring smooth transition from one database to the next.
"We considered using existing graphics engines for visualizing the data, but in the end, I developed one specifically for the project. It’s flexible, we can add more data as it becomes available, and it’s tailored to astronomy," explains Cabot. "For this first release of VIRUP, I have focused on rendering static data, so interacting with the data is still a bit rough and the rendering of simulations can’t yet happen in real-time for example."
Of course, it’s only possible to navigate through the data and simulations imported into VIRUP. You can visit the 4500 discovered exoplanets so far, for instance, but the way they look are artist impressions inferred from observation. You can also navigate through the 50 million galaxies measured so far by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, but the actual data has limited resolution and this limits how much detail can be shown in its virtual representation. That being said, there is still a tremendous amount of data that can be explored with the help of VIRUP. Some of the next steps could be to include databases of objects in our solar system like all of the asteroids, or various other objects in the galaxy like nebulae and pulsars.
Flexible immersive virtual environment For the fully immersive, 3D, 360 experience, you’d need a pair of VR glasses and a computer for running the VIRUP engine, plus storage space to store a selection of astrophysical and cosmological data.
VIRUP is also capable of building a virtual universe in other VR environments, like a dome which is especially useful for venues like planetariums, panaromas, caves and half-caves. The open-software’s transition from the rather personal and isolated experience of VR goggles to the collective, theatrical experience offered by domes and caves, became possible thanks to a collaboration between LASTRO scientists and researchers at EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+), and funded by EPFL seed funding for fostering interdisciplinary projects.
"It’s about data discovery. The immersive system means that you can embody the data which has a profound effect on how you actually perceive the data," says artist Sarah Kenderdine who leads eM+.
A journey though the universe - a short movie With the release of VIRUP comes a short movie entitled "Archaeology of Light", one possible journey through the virtual universe made possible thanks to the open software.
The 20 minute movie starts from Earth, and charts out a voyage throughout the various scales of the universe, from our solar system, to the Milky Way, all the way to the cosmic web and the relic light of the Big Bang.
If you’re impatient to see the movie, you can watch it in 2D, in 360° and in stereo 180° on YouTube. If you have access to a VR environment, you can immerse yourself in "Archaeology of Light".
For the dome experience, the movie will be showcased at EPFL’s next exhibit, Cosmos Archaeology: Explorations in Space and Time, which opens on 21 April 2022 at EPFL Pavilions. A preliminary version of the movie was shown at the Synra Dome of the Science Museum of Tokyo in September, thanks to support from the Swiss Embassy in Tokyo. VIRUP will be presented this month at an exhibit, in Dubai, as part of EPFL’s Virtual Space Tour. | <urn:uuid:4374eaf8-c0db-4c2a-b52e-cfc885aefefd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.myscience.ch/en/news/wire/explore_the_universe_with_virtual_reality-2021-epfl | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.923572 | 1,528 | 2.453125 | 2 |
The audible test of Hall County's severe weather warning system will sound at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3. This will only be a test. The sirens will sound for approximately three minutes.
The tornado sirens are tested using the wail alert tone once every three months. Other than these previously announced tests, all sirens should be considered to be an actual tornado warning. The upcoming test will be canceled in the event of a legitimate severe weather threat.
"We all know that severe weather can strike quickly, especially during our hot, humid summers," said Casey Ramsey, Director of Hall County Emergency Management. "By taking steps to prepare before it strikes, you can ensure that you and your family stay safe. Since these sirens are meant to alert citizens outdoors of impending severe weather, I would encourage all Hall County residents to also sign up for our Citizen’s Alert System in order to receive potentially life-saving notifications regardless of their location about severe weather in their area."
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Having thus given rise to the desire for enlightenment, may every kind of spirit be reborn in a virtuous realm, where they are able to practice and awaken.
While it’s true that we care with us all that we need to practice and awaken, it’s also true that until we have firmly found our footing, support and guidance are necessary.
If we are still unsure about what we have to do, then it’s a lot harder to get there if no one around us is practicing. Or if we are just too poor. There’s nothing wrong with being poor, but as the great practitioner Tevye said, it’s no great blessing either! Too much of anything, including poverty, can overwhelm us.
So to be born in a place surrounded by the virtuous and wise, with adequate food and shelter, is no bad thing.
May every kind of suffering spirit, may every spirit with a connection to Buddhism, or any other religion, may every spirit around the world, through the virtue of their affinity with those here today, or through the virtue of their ability to be touched by our intentions, may each and every one of these spirits, immediately enter one of the heavenly realms, and there meet Amita Buddha. May they thus give rise to the desire for enlightenment.
One of the touching things about reading this, is that as soon as I do, there’s an “Ahh” moment, where something deep down in me relaxes. Something within me knows that this verse is deeply true, and is how we should be seeing the world.
Neither the living nor the dead are separate from each other, with this in mind, we raise the intention that all spirits who have a connection with those of us here today, whether from this life or past lives, whether they were our grandparents, parents, brothers or sisters, nieces, nephews, or even our children, whether present here today, or in the next town or the one beyond that, whether awakened or lost in darkness, whether currently having a body or not, whether they are able to live freely, or are caught up in ignorance, may they all gather together here, now, at this place of learning and practicing, like streams flowing to the ocean.
Where the last verse was short, this one is long, lol. But it’s just as wonderful! One of the things that’s so touching about this verse is it’s unconditional, all-embracing attitude. “May those who are doing well, as well as those who are screwing up all come together, and learn and grow.”
It’s easy to hate or look down on people who are behaving badly. Given that they are usually causing us pain or inconvenience, that’s not a surprising reaction. But to look at even them with warmth and compassion is impressive, and is a great teaching for all the rest of us.
We just finished something cool – The Thousand Hands Sutra is up on YouTube! This is chanted in Korean by Bo Won Sunim (who’s incredible!) with the English translation behind it. This is the Korean version by Daehaeng Kun Sunim, and is frankly, an incredible guide to the spiritual life and spiritual practice. Really. It’s so detailed and so deep that I want to figure out how to make a workbook or something out of it.
May every place of practice be protected, and may its energy continue without end.
In general, a “place of practice,” or 도량 in Korean, refers to a physical place, such as a building or temple. But, Daehaeng Kun Sunim has also used this to mean us. We, here in our body, are where we are practicing, and where we have to practice. This is where true cultivation happens, as we work and struggle to transcend our habits and fixed ways of perceiving and reacting.
That said, I’ve visited old temple sites in Korea that have felt alive with energy. It feels like the energy of all the people practicing there had sunk down into the ground, and was still there, vibrating.
Around eighty years ago, in a letter to Kyong Bong Sunim, the great Seon master Han Am Sunim wrote, “My only wish is that the crops always be plentiful, and to spend the months and years peacefully.” When I first read that, I just kind of passed it by, “That’s nice.” But later, it began to strike home.
If the crops are good, then everyone will likely have enough to eat. Farmers will have a bit of cash, and merchants will be buying and selling. Factories and farms will be hiring, and it won’t be too hard to at least get enough to eat. If people have enough to eat, they won’t be pushed into desperation. They won’t go down dark paths, driven by hunger and poverty. Even ordinary, dark-minded people will tend to be moderate in their behavior, because they mostly have enough to live on.
For most of us, I doubt (thankfully!) we can truly imagine the depths that true poverty and desperation push people towards. So although there are unpleasant things in the world, evil even, having enough for our basic needs nonetheless moderates those things to a huge degree. So just having plentiful harvests is a huge deal.
As they go about their daily lives, may all beings be free of accidents.
Daehaeng Kun Sunim said that people’s suffering comes from five sources: Genetics, karma, the conditioned nature of existence, microbes, and spirits of the dead. There’s a few more details and qualifications in there, but those are the five basic sources of suffering.
Sometimes though, she mentioned that something can really pop up and cause us huge problems if we don’t at that time have a firm grip on our fundamental mind. So they appear to be things that weren’t really coming towards us, but just happened because of unfortunate circumstances. So in that sense, accidents do happen. One time, years and years ago, Daehaeng Kun Sunim was boarding a plane to somewhere and had just sat down, when she suddenly called out in a loud voice, “Get a grip on yourself!”
Nowdays, everyone would completely freak out, but back then, everyone was just uncomfortable, I guess. Later she said that the pilot was just about to make a huge mistake. I don’t know what it was, but one of the reasons Korean Air flight 007 was shot down, was because the pilot had transposed a number when he entered the flightpath into the autopilot, and the plane actually entered the edge of Soviet air space.
So sometime, when it feels like things are slipping out from under us, it’s not a bad idea to shout inwardly, “True self, you’re the one that’s truly doing things, so take care of this!”Sometimes we need to practice inputting things very firmly like this.
We are all sharing this Earth together, so the sea levels should not rise. We are all living together as one body, so there should be no great earthquakes.
Change doesn’t have to be traumatic. If the ground shifts in tiny amounts, then movement can happen with no devastation. If something else balances out, then sea levels need not rise. If enough people raise these intentions and deeply input them and make a connection with the energy of our foundation, then everything will begin to lean in that direction. | <urn:uuid:c131bb16-38cd-44e7-b57d-44696177d6d2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wakeupandlaugh.com/page/3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.962778 | 1,599 | 1.53125 | 2 |
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IPC will be holding a training course on PCB design for printed and wearable devices. The course will be held every Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., starting from June 6 to July 18, 2022.
This course aims to provide the skills necessary to create designs for printed electronics and wearable technologies in accordance with IPC standards. Taught by an IPC-certified industry expert with more than 25 years of experience in the field, the six-week program utilizes interactive webinars, on-demand recorded class sessions, job-specific exercises, and projects to facilitate mastery of the key concepts required by circuit board designers.
The program is designed to provide circuit board designers with a balanced foundation of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in printed circuit board design. Upon completion, participants will be able to design boards for printed electronics and wearables; understand the trade-offs in materials used in these applications; define a board stack-up with structures that meet the needs of these designs and mitigate signal integrity issues for these designs.
Attendees will also be able to define the effects of mechanical retention needs for these applications; implement component footprint and packaging methodologies; mitigate thermal effects; and employ the documentation requirements for these designs.
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Each year the wine world eagerly anticipates Mouton Rothchild’s Grand Vin release, keen to see which new artist they have chosen to design their new label. This tradition has occurred every vintage as far back as 1945, in which time the honour has fallen to the likes of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol.
For the 2012 vintage this task was given to Miquel Barcelo, a Catalonian artist whose works have risen to fame in the last twenty years, featuring all around the world including the Louvre in Paris. His label depicts two trademark rams which are said to elude to the balance and harmony of this great wine. ‘Its two rams, symmetrical and face-to-face, are a reminder that the balance and harmony of a great wine, already present in nature, still set a challenge to be met by the work of human hands’. It looks to be a great label for a suitably great wine – Parker scores the 2012 95-97 making it ‘one of the wines of the vintage’.
Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, who sadly died in August, has for many years been responsible for choosing which artist’s work accompanies each vintage. One of her final acts this year was to commission the 2013 label, although this will be kept a closely guarded secret until this time next year. Although she has named her eldest son, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild as president of the Baron Phillipe de Rothschild supervisory board, it will be her youngest, Julien de Beaumarchais whose study of the history of art will be useful as he carries on this great tradition. | <urn:uuid:a2ed0fe9-976f-4f66-b60c-3fbca5e74387> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://igwines.com/magazine/news/mouton-reveals-the-label-of-the-2012-grand-vin/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.96282 | 341 | 1.5625 | 2 |
WE ARE: A Nation of Immigrants - New Haven 2018
Trinity Church on the Green C2
Current occupation: Photographer and activist
Arrival in the US: 1999
Commentary: When I moved here, I didn’t speak English so I couldn’t understand what people were saying. Often people would speak too loud to me and I would have to tell them, “I’m not stupid. I just don’t speak the language. I just need you to speak slower so I can understand.” As an awkward teenager, high school was very hard for me but eventually I went to college and got a Bachelor of Science in studio art, specialized in photography, with a minor in psychology.
I am a mother now with two young children. I want them to be proud that their mother, their grandparents, are immigrants who have much to contribute to this society. I am raising them bilingual and teaching them that there are other people and cultures in the world. It is OK to be different. (delete this paragraph??)
I remember one night after listening to a presidential debate, I realized that there was a risk that every right that I had been given, that my children had been given, could be taken away completely. So I decided to become an activist and utilize the arts as a way of doing social justice and unifying people. I began by organizing an exhibition of art work protesting the policies of the current administration. We ended up with submissions from 350 artists. Over 1000 people attended opening night and we blocked off lower Chapel Street. From that experience, I learned that we can all do something. We just have to believe that we can make change happen. I just tell people. “Don’t sit back. Share your stories. They need to be heard!” | <urn:uuid:67016594-ca08-4795-b2dc-ebd221ef3680> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.portraitofamerica.org/the-portraits/c2-luciana/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.983536 | 386 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Discover Chuchi in Russia
Chuchi in the region of Khabarovsk Krai is a place located in Russia - some 3,785 mi or ( 6092 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .
Local time in Chuchi is now 03:04 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vladivostok " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Komsomol'sk-na-Amure, Khabarovsk, and Oktyabr'skiy. When in this area, you might want to check out Komsomol'sk-na-Amure .
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Panel of church leaders discuss child sexual abuse crisis and way forward for Catholic Church
A community forum at the Yarra Theological Union in Box Hill Melbourne earlier this month heard three respected Church leaders talk about the impact of the child sexual abuse crisis on the Church and the Catholic community.
The 300-strong forum heard from Parramatta Bishop, Vincent Long, Director of Catholic Education in the Sale diocese, Maria Kirkwood and the CEO of the Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council, Francis Sullivan.
Parramatta Bishop, Vincent Long, a past student at the Union, spoke about the continuing danger of clericalism and the way in which it undermines the mission of Christ.
“We must not divert from the task of listening, conversing and understanding each other in the spirit of mutual trust,” Bishop Long said.
“A healthier Church is not possible until its leaders have reclaimed the core Gospel values of powerlessness, vulnerability and servant leadership. These are not just private virtues but the antidote to the disease of clericalism. Much of what is unhealthy with the Church today stems from the travesty of Christian leadership and service.
“As far as I am concerned the sexual abuse crisis is only the tip of the iceberg. We must look for factors within this very culture of the church which have contributed to and aided and abetted, the sexual abuse crisis,” Bishop Long said.
Maria Kirkwood, Director of Catholic Education in the Sale diocese, spoke about the need for greater inclusion within the decision making structures of the Church.
“Inclusion needs to be absolute. Not just the inclusion of those who are deemed to be safe and the exclusion of those who are thought to be trouble. It really doesn’t mean limited inclusion. It cannot mean the token female, the token young person, the token gay, the token married person.
“Collaboration immediately falls apart if we ignore the concept of authentic, honest, dare I say, even dangerous inclusion,” Ms Kirkwood said.
Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, gave a summary of major learnings from the Royal Commission including the extent of the abuse and cover-up within the Church over the past decades. He said factors including misused power and authority, failed governance and secrecy contributed to the crisis.
Mr Sullivan said one of the major reasons for the crisis was the failure of moral leadership within the Church.
“Leaders either distanced themselves from complaints or delegated the cases to legal advisors. They often perceived victims as threats to the Church and its name and used inertia as a management tool,” he said.
Listen to the addesses at the event from:
Francis Sullivan, CEO Truth Justice and Healing Council
Maria Kirkwood, Director Catholic Education, Sale Diocese
Vincent Long, Bishop Parramatta
Earlier in the week, Francis Sullivan met with 40 parishioners at St Benedicts Parish in Burwood in Melbourne where he spoke about the findings of the Royal Commission and the actions which the Church is implementing to prevent any recurrence of the crimes against children and other vulnerable people. He also provided an analysis of the current understandings as to why priests have offended and the measures currently being put in place in seminaries to address these issues.
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Is your latest concept depicting boxing gloves to address your brand’s “one-two punch” strategy? Do you see hour-glasses when you think of time or lions when you envision power? Well I’m sorry to inform you that these are just a few of the signs and symptoms of the “Pharma-cheesical” virus.
Pharma-cheesical is a medical term referring to the cliches of healthcare advertising that causes communication to be bland and anemic, lacking personality or insights. This is often accompanied by the use of rehashed, ridiculous metaphors that have no emotional connection to the patient or physician. The Pharma-cheesical virus may also cause you to depict patients gardening, kayaking or taking relaxing strolls on a beach…because all seniors on therapy partake in these activities every day.
We’ve all been afflicted by this creatively insidious virus maybe once or twice in our careers. It’s very contagious, often spread by clients who are uncomfortable with provocative ideas and doctors in market research who don’t believe in marketing but whose comments are taken as law. Young creative teams are also susceptible to Pharma-cheesical while searching for inspiration on stock image sites.
There is no preventative vaccine. Washing your hands with soap and water several times a day won’t help. The only way to protect yourself from the Pharma-cheesical virus is EDUCATION. Know the signs and avoid them, pure and simple and boost your conceptual immune system by understanding what great looks like and why. | <urn:uuid:d4517927-dd4f-4456-88e3-37b681db8fe4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://conceptdiagnosis.com/category/pharmalosophy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.950288 | 326 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Sherrie Foy63, Moneta, Virginia
Approximate medical debt: $850,000
Medical problem: Colon surgery
What happened: Sherrie and Michael Foy thought they had made all the right preparations when they moved to rural southwestern Virginia after Michael retired from Consolidated Edison, New York’s largest utility.
Sherrie Foy loved horses and had started rescuing unwanted animals. The couple had diligently saved. And they had retiree health insurance through Con Edison.
“We were never rich,” Sherrie said. “But we had what we wanted.”
Then in 2016, Sherrie, who had lived with persistent intestinal irritation for years, had her colon removed. After the operation, she contracted a dangerous infection and barely survived.
The complications produced nearly $800,000 in University of Virginia Health System bills for services that were not covered by the Foys’ health insurance.
When the couple couldn’t pay, the state sued Sherrie. The only way out, the Foys concluded, was to declare bankruptcy.
The nest egg they had carefully built so that her husband could retire early was wiped out. They cashed in a life insurance policy to pay for a lawyer and liquidated savings accounts they had opened for their grandchildren.
“They took everything we had,” Foy said. “Now we have nothing.”
What is broken: Foy fell victim to a loophole in her husband’s retiree health insurance plan that capped lifetime coverage at $1 million.
These caps were more common before the Affordable Care Act of 2010, although some plans with these caps were grandfathered.
Relatively few patients with medical debt are sued, and some medical centers have been forced to scale back the practice in recent years after news reports of the lawsuits. (The University of Virginia Health System changed its policies as a result a 2019 KHN survey.)
But hospitals and other medical providers still rely on the courts to collect from patients.
More broadly, bankruptcy caused directly or partially by medical debt remains a significant problem.
A KFF national survey conducted for this project found that approximately 1 in 8 adults with health care debt were forced into bankruptcy.
What’s left: Sherrie said her health has improved.
After complications from her surgery in Virginia, she returned to New York for treatment at a hospital that she says saved her life. This hospital never billed her, she says. She doesn’t know why, but she thinks she might qualify for charity care.
The bankruptcy was devastating. The Foys make do with Michael’s pension and their Social Security checks.
The same year they declared bankruptcy, Michael also had a heart attack, and their daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“It was a one-year disaster,” Sherrie said. “No one should have to go through this.”
Sherrie does not have health insurance. She hopes there won’t be any major medical bills until she turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare.
About this project
“Diagnosis: Debt” is a reporting partnership between KHN and NPR exploring the scale, impact and causes of medical debt in America.
The series builds on the “KFF Healthcare Debt Survey“, a survey designed and analyzed by KFF public opinion pollsters in collaboration with journalists and KHN editors. The survey was conducted from February 25 to March 20, 2022, online and by telephone, in English and Spanish, from a nationally representative sample of 2,375 U.S. adults, including 1,292 adults who currently have health care debt and 382 adults who have had health care debt in the past five years. sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the full sample and 3 percentage points for those with current health care debt For results based on subgroups, the margin sampling error may be higher.
Further research has been conducted by the Urban Institutewhich analyzed credit bureau and other poverty, race, and health status demographics to explore where medical debt is concentrated in the United States and what factors are associated with high debt levels.
The JPMorgan Chase Institute records analyzed from a sample of Chase credit cardholders to examine how customer balances can be affected by large medical expenses.
Reporters from KHN and NPR also conducted hundreds of interviews with patients across the country; spoke with doctors, healthcare industry leaders, consumer advocates, debt lawyers and researchers; and reviewed dozens of studies and surveys on medical debt.
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The bottom line is a major factor in every business, but it looms particularly large for small businesses just starting out in the digital realm.
The benefit of every purchase for a business must be balanced against the weight of its cost. Whether a company has investors or is being paid for out of pocket, every dollar can still be stretched only so far.
Picking a proper option for hosting your website is an area where cost and performance intersect, often with ugly results. Overpaying for space that you don’t need now and might never need makes you feel like the sucker holding the bill of sale for the ghost town you were swindled into buying.
Conversely, going for the lowest-cost shared hosting option might be light on your bank account. However, when visitors get an error message because your site is out of bandwidth for the month, that’s a business killer.
Closer to the happy medium, there reside virtual private servers (VPS), which are gaining momentum as an in-between solution for small businesses that are angling to combine cost-effectiveness with scalability as they take their first few steps.
How Does a VPS Work?
A VPS works very similarly to how cloud technology functions. A web hosting company uses virtualization software to turn a single physical server into multiple virtual servers. Each VPS functions like a true networked server. It does not compete with other VPSs for bandwidth, storage space, or any other resource. The business paying for each VPS has control over most of its functions and capabilities.
What are the Benefits of Using a VPS?
Most businesses that have used shared hosting have at least one horror story. For some, it’s not having enough resources to support its customers because another server is monopolizing them. For others, it’s getting infected with a virus or malware because shared hosting companies often scrimp on security in order to offer a lower price. By paying a little more for a VPS and utilizing its virtualization technology, businesses can expect less drama from their host.
A VPS allows your business to control most of the parameters of how it operates. This includes choosing the operating system and any related software. When you don’t have to switch to another OS or integrate software you’re unfamiliar with, you aren’t wasting time or money adapting.
When you know exactly how much of each resource you have available, you can build your website to maximize faster loading times and better overall performance.
This is not a guarantee for every VPS service. Most of the better-reviewed ones, like Greengeeks, will have it standard. This monitoring not only lets you maintain the server’s physical security but it also defends against the inside-the-machine problems such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, malware, and hackers trying to break into your server.
If you use shared hosting, there is no root access. Whatever the server owner says is what goes. In VPS, root access privileges allow you the ability to do everything from configuring the server to your specific wants and needs to installing whatever software you want to incorporate.
Managed Data Backup
A good VPS plan, such as the one at https://www.greengeeks.ca/vps-hosting, will have storage and a way to back up your data. Manual backups allow you to save your site at key times so that you can have full access to your data in the event of something going wrong. This is particularly appealing in the age of ransomware, where businesses can lose everything if they are not adequately protected.
Probably the most appealing function of all for VPS hosting is your ability to expand or contract your services and the prices that go with them. If you own a company that does big business during a certain time of year, you can purchase more bandwidth and processing power during that time to ensure you can handle the influx of customers. When the busy season ends, you can roll the resources (and the cost) back to your original settings.
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The EX715 Static Meter has been developed to investigate industrial static electricity problems and has been certified for use in hazardous areas.
The EX715 meter can show where and how the static electricity is generated, its magnitude and its polarity. This gives the engineer a scientific basis for analysis.
- The EX715 is certified for use in hazardous area Zones 1 and 2.See datasheet for details of ATEX and IECEx certification.
- The EX715 measures static electricity on the surface of a material, at a distance of 100mm.
- The EX715 monitors the effectiveness of the action taken to solve the problem. If the solution involves static control equipment, the EX715 shows its most effective position.
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The extraordinary artifacts created by African artists have fascinated the world over for centuries. Probably the most notable objects are the masks and figurative sculptures, with their distinctive carvings, evocative features and uniquely expressive meanings.
Many of the objects, which are handmade of ivory, wood, brass, fibers and textiles, were used specifically for religious ceremonies, spiritual rituals and cultural celebrations within various African societies. While the description and significance of numerous objects have been uncovered and recorded by art historians and anthropologists, as well as collectors, the meanings for others remain unidentified.
It is amazing that the art made by people who were repressed for centuries, for purposes such as to mark graves and to honor important figures within their culture, have become treasured objects of continuous study.
Within many societies, art is often conceived to reflect its creators? perceptions and interpretations. So it seems only natural for African artists to produce art to reflect their wide range of attitudes in regards to the dramatic changes in their cultural relationships.
The groundbreaking exhibit ?Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500 to Present? showcases just that: African art objects that comment on and depict the interactions between Africans and Europeans and Westerners, from the earliest trade interactions to European settlement on the continent, from colonization to post-independence. With more than 20 African countries represented, including Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, and nearly 100 figurative sculptures and items such as staffs, drums and thrones on display, the exhibit is impressive.
?African attitudes, ideas and perceptions toward Europeans were never static, but they rather changed with every new experience,? says Nii Quarcoopome, Ph.D., curator of African Art and head of the Africa, Oceania and Indigenous Americas Department at the Detroit Institute of Arts, where the exhibit will run until Aug. 8, 2010. Unlike many of the much-admired and embraced traditional African art, which Africans produced for occasions that ranged from everyday use to royal ceremonies, many of the objects in this exhibit were made for European consumption. Some were never used in Africa. Europeans, in fact, commissioned several of the works from African artists.
?Some of the objects were made with an emphasis on the technology that Europeans introduced to African culture, such as airplanes and firearms. And those objects are a way to acknowledge those technologies as a manifestation of perceived mystical powers,? the curator adds.?
?Through African Eyes? is the first art exhibition to present a combination of figures and utilitarian objects that paint a complete picture of how Africans have documented and interpreted their relationships with Europeans. Quarcoopome, a native of Ghana who received his doctorate in African art history from the University of California at Los Angeles and previously was a curator at the Newark Museum, had worked on the exhibit for 10 years. With a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, he began conducting research and laying groundwork for the show.
With this exhibit, Quarcoopome says, they set out to draw attention to the complexity of the objects and their meanings and the significance associated with them. For example, there was Africans? fascination with eyeglasses ? something so simple yet so involved upon interpretation. ?First, there is this indication of second sight, or clairvoyance? he says. ?Second, eyeglasses, since they were worn by the Europeans who visited Africa, were also associated with intelligence. Wearing them made the person believe they looked knowledgeable. At least that was the notion. Third, Akan chiefs wore them believing it a display of cosmopolitan taste. And when chiefs cast eyeglasses of sold gold, it was a display of wealth of the court.??
Another instance of complex interpretation focuses on headgear. The show includes several items, as well as photographs of chiefs wearing various styles of hats and helmets. Donning a hat, such as a top hat or a bowler, was considered more than a mere fashion statement. It signified orders of power, indicating economic, political and religious rankings. The show also features a number of toy vehicles made by South African children of scrap metal and wire. Though they are toys, the miniature trucks and cars are said to be representative of the armored vehicles that intimidated townships during apartheid.? ?The works collected here represent the broad spectrum of African reaction to European presence, be it love, respect, reverence, mockery, and in
some instances, outright hatred,? says Quarcoopome.
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England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has labelled the stricter interpretation of penalty laws preventing goalkeepers moving off their line before a penalty kick “cruel and pedantic” after Scotland were knocked out of the World Cup in controversial circumstances.
Scotland were the second side at this World Cup to be penalised under the strict application of the laws, which require the goalkeeper to have at least one foot on the line when the ball is struck, after keeper Lee Alexander had initially saved a crucial spot kick against Argentina.
There has been widespread criticism of the law in general, but also the fact VAR is being used to enforce it, something which will not happen in the Premier League next season.
There also a growing unease that the Women’s World Cup has been used to “trial” the use of VAR to spot infringement, something that would not happen in the men’s game. In 2015, Fifa also trialled the use of artificial pitches Canada, which led to failed legal action by the US team who claimed it was discriminatory and increased the risk of injury.
“Fingers crossed, fortunately nothing has really happened to us [with VAR] but it just seems cruel, and so pedantic,” said Bardsley, who has been in excellent form so far at the tournament. “We were briefed by the referees and they did mention that if we do move off the line...but if it’s a toenail.
“For something so new to be introduced on such a big stage, it’s kind of hard to get your head around it in terms of changing habits. I don’t think people are thinking about it in the moment.
“We’ve always been able to move laterally but it’s strange to crack down on it. We were having a discussion about what happens if the taker misses the target, should it be retaken? But I’m no referee and I don’t make the rules. I just try not to break them.”
Despite not fielding a settled side, there is a sense England are gradually improving in France ahead of tougher challenges in the knockout stage and their performance against 2015 finalists Japan on Wednesday night was impressive in parts.
“We’ve definitely proved we are a deep team and that we are resilient,” added Bardsley. “We can chop and change the team to suit our own style, as well as the opposition’s.
“I think people are going to be looking at who topped the group and that's going to be a big statement. Hopefully that's what people are going to be looking at.
They’ll be looking at the goals we’ve scored and the ability we have to win games. In a tournament, that's all that matters.
“It definitely feels like there is more to come. Everyone is learning as a squad. We've got a young squad, who are fairly inexperienced. Everyone is gaining experience by being on the pitch.
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The two of the most important elements in a film are sound and video. If there is a video, there will be audio as well. Without visuals, one cannot present anything on the screens of the cinema. It is very important that a film production team must include a video producer to work on the visuals and animations of the film.
Video production is not only about capturing the scenes and providing them to the edit team. A video producer is active from the beginning of the film production; they also contribute to the post-production processes working side by side with the editing team. For creating great and quality visuals, a video producer must possess some qualities. One has to be creative and highly professional in making the films look good to the audience and critics.
Dig deeper into this article to explore more about the qualities and attributes of a successful video producer for a film.
Top 6 Qualities That a Successful Video Producer Must Possess
The duties of a video producer on a film set are more important than anyone else; The efforts made by the video producer will highly impact the success and appreciation of the film. From developing video/audio content to its implementation and execution, everything is the responsibility of the video producer. These responsibilities are performed well if the producer possesses some qualities and attributes.
Following are some of the qualities a successful video producer must possess for the successful execution and production of films.
A video producer is responsible for creating audio and video content; this content must be unique and new. Along with creating creative and unique content, they must also know effective and creative ways to execute the content. Otherwise, copyright issues may occur, halting the film production process. The creative execution of the content is key, and not every person knows this job well. That is why people hire the film production Dubai-based services to produce films creatively with creative and unique content.
2. Time management
There are several tasks and activities that a video producer has to deal with. These activities need to be completed in the given time not to affect the other film production processes. A successful video producer will be well aware of the duties and the severity of each task making them more efficient. They will be experts in managing time and completing the required and important tasks on time.
3. Great communicators
A great and effective video producer is one that has great communication skills and possesses the qualities to help others understand their jobs. A video producer is the one looking for required talent and helps them understand what duties and activities do they have to perform on a film set. If the producer fails to communicate with the team, there is no way the activities assigned to the team will be completed on time. Even if they get completed, the results and the outcomes won’t be satisfactory.
4. Technical knowledge
A video producer must have technical knowledge and experience because he is the one dealing with most of the camera activities. They must know how a camera works, how to change the camera settings, and which type of cameras can be used for specific shots. They will also need the technical knowledge to help develop animations to make films look more real and natural. This technical knowledge and expertise should not be basic because they will be guiding the rest of the team on how to execute things perfectly.
5. Patience and control
The job of a video producer does not end within few days; their services are required throughout the filmmaking process. Film production activities may go on for several months and years, depending upon the type of the project. A video producer has to be patient and have self-control on emotions and anger. A successful video producer will be patient, not be frightened by any situation, and provide consistent performance.
The video producer must possess flexible attributes the must be able to adjust and adapt to any situation without affecting the film’s productivity. A successful video producer can adapt to the changes and incorporate these latest trends into the filmmaking process. The trends and requirements for visuals keep changing, and the video producer must be able to accept these changing trends effortlessly. You can hire the film production Dubai firm services to get the right team members to work on your films while adapting and incorporating the latest trends.
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The renewal of a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) at TRU further strengthens and acknowledges the university’s growing research capacity. Created in 2000, the prestigious CRC program promotes research and development excellence in Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Dr. Mukwa Musayett’s (Shelly Johnson) Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education, in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, centres on how university-based research and teaching can better serve Indigenous advancement. Her research serves to ensure universities are responsive to Indigenous peoples, thus increasing their success in higher education, which creates a ripple effect that improves the success of all. Mukwa Musayett’s research aligns with the Calls to Action on Education by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the Calls to Justice by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. It generates critical applications for other higher education institutions in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
“The work Dr. Mukwa Musayett leads at TRU is truly ground-breaking, and I am extremely grateful the federal government has recognized the value she brings to this field of research through the renewal of her role as a Canada Research Chair,” says President Brett Fairbairn. “Indigenizing higher education is a vital component of Truth and Reconciliation. Universities, including TRU, must strive to make meaningful progress in this area. This recognition for Dr. Mukwa Musayett will guide Canadian higher education and all of society to a better future.”
In December 2016, TRU announced Mukwa Musayett – whose Saulteaux name, given to her in ceremony by the late Saulteaux Elder Bill Whitehorse, means ‘I’m walking with bears’ – from Saskatchewan’s Keeseekoose First Nation, as the country’s first Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education. Since then, she’s been laying the groundwork for change.
“The last five years have really been spent understanding what’s actually happening versus what should be happening in post-secondary institutions in terms of Indigenous research, teaching and service,” says Mukwa Musayett. “I’ve learned that post-secondary faculty and students have different understandings about Indigenization, decolonization, reconciliation/reconciliAction, oral traditions and story work. It means different things to different people, and there is varying commitment to all of these on a continuum.”
Amongst her many projects – including a 30-year retrospective study of the first cohort members of the Bachelor of Indian Social Work degree to graduate through a collaboration between the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and the First Nations University of Canada, a master’s student national podcast to Indigenize learning, the impact of education on nursing graduates, food and water sovereignty in times of climate change and the impact of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry recommendations on students across post-secondary institutions — Mukwa Musayett is also looking at the role of collective bargaining in terms of indigenization for post-secondary institutions.
“We’re moving forward with administrations and collective agreements to make space for Indigenous research, Indigenous teaching, Indigenous writing and Indigenous oral traditions and story work — it’s an intertwined evolving process,” says Mukwa Musayett. “I think when we’re going to create new knowledge, a place to begin is where there is no research. All unions have a role in supporting and encouraging indigenization, and because I’m in the TRU Faculty Association and connected to others there, that’s a place to begin.”
“Dr. Mukwa Musayett has made important contributions to indigenization of higher education at TRU, and we congratulate her on her renewal as Canada Research Chair,” says Vice-President Research (Interim) Will Garrett-Petts. “Her valuable research over the next five years will allow us as a university to enhance educational opportunities for Indigenous students, reaffirm our commitment to Indigenous peoples and communities and renew our commitment to ensuring Indigenous student success.”
Mukwa Musayett joins fellow CRCs at TRU: Dr. Courtney Mason, CRC in Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities; Dr. Jill Harvey, CRC in Fire Ecology; Dr. Heather Price, CRC in Culture and Communities: Children and the Law; and Dr. Yana Nec, CRC in Applied Mathematics and Optimization.
Together, TRU’s CRCs represent a $3 million investment from the CRC Program, along with an additional $322,000 infrastructure investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
The CRC Program invests approximately $311 million per year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds.
“The Faculty of Education and Social Work celebrates the news of Dr. Mukwa Musayett’s re-appointment as Canada Research Chair in Indigenizing Higher Education. Her work includes the development and delivery of a course in the Master of Education program titled ‘Privileging Indigenous Oral Traditions and Storywork in International Indigenous Research.’ Through such course design, Dr. Mukwa Musayett helps TRU to guide research and teaching in a way that is inclusive, respectful and honouring of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.”— Yasmin Dean, Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Work
“Dr. Mukwa Musayett, Saulteaux, is an innovative, dynamic and transformative Indigenous researcher in community wellness, sharing Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous child welfare and revitalization of traditional Indigenous practices.” — Paul Michel, Special Advisor to the President on Indigenous Matters
“Dr. Mukwa Musayett has been a leader in the establishment of the Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) Decolonization, Reconciliation and Indigenization Standing Committee (DRISC). Her leadership as chair of DRISC has been instrumental in the work to indigenize TRUFA, including adding a statement on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to the TRUFA constitution. Dr. Mukwa Musayett has led TRUFA in the development of an Indigenous advisor to the TRUFA president, the first such position in the country. I am thankful for her leadership and mentorship.” — Tara Lyster, TRU Faculty Association (TRUFA) President
- There are currently 1,985 Canada Research Chair holders working at 78 post-secondary institutions across the country in a wide range of fields. More than 250 of these chairs are in British Columbia.
- The Research Support Fund supports a portion of the costs associated with managing research at Canadian institutions such as administrative support, training costs for workplace health and safety, maintenance costs for libraries and laboratories, and administrative costs.
- The Canada Foundation for Innovation gives researchers the tools they need to innovate by investing in state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and not-for-profit research institutions.
- Universities Canada’s 97-member institutions have adopted Indigenous education as a priority. In the spirit of advancing opportunities for Indigenous students, the leaders of Canada’s universities committed to principles, developed in close consultation with Indigenous communities that acknowledge the unique needs of Indigenous communities across Canada and their goals of autonomy and self-determination. | <urn:uuid:75fe4e0c-7a3f-4dff-bc76-ab03e3c8fdfc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.castanet.net/news/Campus-Life-Kamloops/370722/TRU-researcher-renewed-as-Canada-Research-Chair | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.923931 | 1,557 | 1.546875 | 2 |
A bookshop in Ario Kameari Shopping Mall is under renovation to start its business in this summer. An opening of a bookshop is a pleasant surprise!
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I listen to and dictate BBC programs (podcasts) to deter and delay dementia. And oftentimes I come to words and phrases which I cannot catch. It would be appreciated if you can tell me what they are saying and also correct my incorrect catching in the attempted transcript.
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What is a credit score?
A credit score is basically a number that is attached to you. That will give lenders an idea how good or bad risk you are. That is a simple answer. A slightly more complicated answer is, in the U.K. we don't have one number. In the U.S. you do, but different credit reference agencies and indeed different lenders may come up with the different ways of scoring you.
And sometimes scores and credit reports are spoken about ???(1)??? same things but not so. What's the difference?
Yeh, often credit score, credit rating, credit report are used interchangeably. But, so the score and rating are indications of how good or bad risk a particular lender may see you as, and your credit report is a snapshot ???(2)??? credit file. Now that is really a gathering of lot of information about you, everything from where you live, where you lived previously through to ???(3)??? everything declared bankrupt, what sort of kind loans and credit you have now and how you manage to repay them. And the score takes that information and comes up with ???(4)??? how good you are financially.
So report is almost like a financial C.V.
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A journey through Tanzania and Kenya becomes the occasion to explore a collision of agendas driving development, conservation, and globalization at the sites of a proposed highway through the Serengeti National Park. Despite strong opposition from the international community, the Tanzanian government pushes its plans for the road, in the name of economic development. Conservationists, safari guides, and Masai leaders all oppose the road. Rumors of Chinese involvement swirl, further heightening concerns over underlying motivations and environmental implications. This documentary investigates the meanings of the Serengeti, ultimately questioning who should get to decide its fate.
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B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies, UC Berkeley
I graduated from UC Berkeley in 2009 with a B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies. During the course of my studies, I had the opportunity to travel to several different countries where I was able to observe environmental issues situated within larger social and political contexts. Pursuing a master’s degree in Social Documentation at UC Santa Cruz will combine my interest in international conservation with my passion for documentary photography. My thesis project will explore the social and environmental implications associated with the production, consumption, and disposal of personal electronic devises. Possible locations where documentation will take place include Central and Eastern Africa, China, and the United States. By creating a visual context though documentary photography, the goal of this project is to increase corporate transparency and raise public awareness about a seemingly distant international phenomenon that we are virtually all connect to.
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People around the world groaned in dismay when the World Health Organisation (WHO) added bacon to its list of group one carcinogens. Essentially what they are saying is that bacon causes cancer. Will breakfast ever be the same?!
Is there truth behind the claim that bacon causes cancer?
The problem lies in the fact that bacon, like all sorts of deli meats, contains nitrite and nitrate. When you fry or grill your bacon, the high temperature causes the nitrates and nitrites to produce another compound – one that causes cancer. An example of this is salt: eating lots of salt has been linked to an increased chance of developing stomach cancer.
What about nitrite free bacon?
Products labelled as nitrite free bacon were not specifically addressed by the WHO. They also failed to state how much bacon will increase your chances of getting cancer. But seeing that they have stated that bacon causes cancer, some cautionary tactics are advised.
- You can either not eat bacon at all, or eat less of it.
- If you can’t live with the thought of life without bacon, reserve it for special occasions.
- Make sure that you only eat a small portion of bacon at a time.
- Rather than cooking bacon at high temperatures, think of alternative cooking methods such as baking it in a casserole.
- Your regular diet should consist of fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and whole grains. Limiting alcohol is also a good idea. And, of course, you need to participate in regular exercise. These lifestyle choices will all lower your chances of getting cancer.
So if bacon causes cancer, it’s best to forget about a hearty daily breakfast of consisting eggs and bacon. Yes, there are people who will argue against the findings of the WHO. But when it comes to your health, nothing beats good nutrition and exercise. And, however you want to look at it, bacon is not a staple in a healthy balanced diet. | <urn:uuid:04934f0e-4a90-4d75-8317-3f3c662e85a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tightenup.com.au/bacon-causes-cancer-say-it-isnt-so/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.954604 | 403 | 3.21875 | 3 |
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Our one big goal for 2021: How to work on goals together
Jan 04, 2021
Many of the big goals in life are multiplayer. Rather than go it alone, we might team up with our partner to buy a house or start a family. Or start a business or go travelling with our friends. In these situations we need to work together to make our collective dreams come true. But it’s not always easy. Here are seven steps to help you work on your goals together.
Here are 7 steps to work on your goals together
Working on our goals together helps you to get there quicker than going it alone, and you will likely have more opportunities for fun along the way. Not to mention it’s much easier to stay motivated, and to keep going through the tough times when you’re working with others on a shared goal.
When selecting your one big goal, it’s important that you’re equally committed to wanting to make it happen. Make a promise to each other that you’ll see it through. And try to reaffirm that commitment regularly to keep it fresh and top of mind.
2. Make a plan together
A goal without a plan is just a dream. So take your first steps towards realising your goal by making a plan to achieve it. Be sure to cover everything that needs to happen, and when. And make sure the timeline works for everyone involved. For instance, if someone has a big project coming up at work, or final exams at university, they’re unlikely to find as much time to be working on this. It’s only fair to them, and to you (so that you don’t feel like you’re doing everything), that this is accommodated for in the plan.
3. Decide who’s doing what
Once you have your plan, make a decision as to who is doing what. Be super clear in your decisions to avoid creating confusion that may turn into arguments.
4. Don’t let each other down
Now you have a plan, and have decided who is doing what — all that’s left to do is actually do it. Making sure you each hold up your end of the bargain by doing what you said you would is really important. Not only will you be motoring towards the achievement of your goal — you’ll also be building trust. And lots of it.
5. Celebrate the little wins together
One of the best things about working on a goal with others is that you’ll always have someone to celebrate the little wins with along the way — and someone who cares as much about the progress you’re making as you do. This can be really motivating, and a great opportunity for you to spur one another on towards the finish line.
6. Stick together through the tough times
Another way that working on a goal with others can make you more likely to succeed than doing it on your own is that you’ll have each other for support during the more challenging times. You can be each other’s Agony Aunts and cheerleaders. Helping each other to get back up and try again when you encounter setbacks.
7. Win together
This bit is obviously the one you’ll look forward to the most. When you achieve your one big goal together your relationship will likely be taken to a whole new level. Whether you’re working on a goal with your partner, friend or a family member — having gone on that journey together, and made it through all the challenges before reaching your destination can really transform relationships for the better.
If you’re starting to work on your one big goal for 2021 together, LOQBOX can help. For a limited time only, when you invite a friend we’ll give you both a chance to double your LOQBOX savings. So if you win we’ll match every pound you save with us, for both of you. Giving you an extra boost towards achieving your goals. Find out more here.
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