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Billy Bishop is one of the most recognizable names in the military history of Canada. He was Canada’s top ace during the First World War, credited with over seventy victories during his career as a pilot with Royal Flying Corps. But there were many other pilots whose names have been forgotten because of Bishop’s looming shadow. Graham Broad, associate professor of history at King’s College at Western University, has uncovered the story of another ace, Eddie McKay, from London, Ontario. In this episode, Broad talks about not only the story of McKay, but also the process of researching and writing the story of McKay.
Graham Broad is an Associate Professor of History at King’s University College at Western University. He is the author of two books, A Small Price to Pay: Consumer Culture on the Canadian Home Front, 1939-1945 (UBC Press, 2013) and One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps (UTP, 2017).
Graham Broad, One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017. | <urn:uuid:aab60ca7-859b-4984-bb17-b79d87f1c1b6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://studyofcanada.ca/on-war-society-a-microhistory-of-an-ace/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.946115 | 235 | 2.359375 | 2 |
Welcome to First Grade
First grade is an exciting time for students at Central Elementary. Our young charges begin to recognize their own role in shaping the dimensions of their own education. They begin to understand how teachers, parents, staff, volunteers and their own peers all contribute to learning; that education does not begin and end with the morning and afternoon bells, but occurs every second of the day. They come to identify their own abilities and become more confident and aware of their own critical thinking and its importance in their increasing role as members of, and contributors to, a healthy community.
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Benjamin Hartley, associate professor of Christian mission from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, is currently researching former Upper Iowa University student and 1946 Nobel Peace Prize winner John Mott at UIU’s Henderson-Wilder Library. Hartley is writing a book that focuses on Mott’s contributions to non-Western countries.
“It’s amazing how Mott developed so many friendships with people from various countries for the cause of peace,” Hartley said. “He knew everybody. He was instrumental in helping out prisoners of war on both sides after World War I.”
Hartley has conducted research on Mott in other libraries, such as the Yale Divinity School Library where Mott’s papers are stored. During his recent visit to Henderson-Wilder and the University Archives, the researcher discovered information about Mott’s academic performance at UIU.
“Mott was one of the brightest students at Upper Iowa University,” Hartley said. “He wanted to excel in public speaking and so he set a goal for himself to achieve excellence in speaking during the three years he spent at this university. He was an outstanding debater on the debate team. He also learned two years of German here.”
John Mott was born in Livingston Manor, New York, in 1865, and moved to Postville, Iowa, with his family that same year. At age 16, he enrolled at Upper Iowa University where he studied history and literature before transferring to Cornell University in 1885. Mott was a famous organizer of the Christian movement in the early 20th century.
“In the next 50 years, the next generation of Christians will collaborate with other religions,” Hartley said. “It’s important for people to promote collaboration across religions, and I hope that my book would successfully support this idea.” | <urn:uuid:2d80a5e6-a1f5-43c5-829e-b3a69fac245c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://uiubridge.com/2019/04/02/henderson-wilder-library-and-university-archives-host-visiting-author/?shared=email&msg=fail | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.972503 | 391 | 2.859375 | 3 |
30 FOCUS - JANUARY 2019 port perry dental centre 238 Queen St. - Port Perry - 905-985-8451 www.iluvmydentist.com Dr. J. Cottrell Dr. J. Hardy Dr. M. Dhillon Dr. C. Banfield Dr. Pearson Dr. J. Isenberg Dr. Richardson Your Hometown Dental Professionals facebook.com/ 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards PORTPERRYSTAR 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards PORTPERRYSTAR You’re told to wait for most of the permanent teeth to be in before seeing an orthodon- tist. Then you’re told that’s too late, it should be when there are still plenty of baby teeth present. Someone else says it should be somewhere in between. How confusing! So which is it? It turns out it’s not so much about the teeth as it is about timing and growth. There are enormous advantages to getting checked and starting corrective treatment very early on, even as early as five to six years of age. It is estimated that up to 85% of children have crowded teeth and incorrectly developing jaws and dental arches, problems that can be iden- tified very early on by an airway centered orthodontist. Some of the warning signs are mouth breathing, snoring, and drool- ing at night, bedwetting, and no spaces between the baby teeth…. Because it’s not just about that pretty smile. Did you know that incorrectly develop- ing jaws and teeth could also affect face shape and features, health, athletic per- formance, brain development and even behaviour? The key determining factor is muscle function, and how muscle function af- fects growth. The muscles in question are those around our faces, mouths and airways that is involved in various func- tions like mode of breathing – nose ver- sus mouth – swallowing, lip biting, thumb sucking, pacifier use, etc. Frequency and intensity of the habit is very impor- tant, and will determine how much growth and development are affected. Also, the timing of each of these events is critical: in a growing child, the effect can be hugely significant, while in a non-grow- ing person, it would be less so. For the same reason, orthodontic work performed early can have a great impact on growth and development (read: face shape, health, athletic performance, and behaviour), whereas treatment per- formed for a non growing person is more an exercise in pushing teeth around to straighten them. Please note, though: even adults benefit hugely from having muscle function corrected. Not all early orthodontic treatment is active, or in other words involves appli- ances that, by being periodically adjust- ed, actively move teeth or reshape jaws. Some early treatment is passive and is aimed at changing oral habits and re- programming muscle function. Early airway centered orthodontic ex- ams can identify and appropriately deal with detrimental oral habits, and halt or reverse some of the potential damage. Oral habits have the potential to cause problems. Suffice to say that early iden- tification is very important, because it is not just about the pretty smile. There is much more at stake. Dr. Barbara Frackowiak is a certified ortho- dontist who has been practicing in Durham Region for the last twenty plus years. She is passionate about Airway Centered Orthodontics. More Than My Child’s Pretty Smile….. DR. BARBARA FRACKOWIAK This is the third of a series of four articles. | <urn:uuid:ceb9c163-7c3c-4fb0-8a19-640744c39979> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://focusonscugog.com/fliparchive/flip.2019.01/inc/html/32.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.931543 | 792 | 2.1875 | 2 |
T-Mobile does not have a 4G network. Sprint, which first launched WiMAX in June of 2009, does not have a 4G network. Verizon Wireless will flip the switch on LTE later this year and when it does, it will not have a 4G network. AT&T is taking its time with LTE and it won’t fire anything up until next year. When it finally does, AT&T will not have a 4G network.
“4G”, as we now use the term here in the United States, is marketing speak. Carriers have devalued it to the point where it simply doesn’t make sense to fight it anymore… but I’m going to anyway.
Though carriers aren’t going to like this, 4G actually does have a definition now. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) took its sweet time issuing that definition, however, so carriers decided to dismiss the fact that the ITU is the body that defines these technical terms.
But as I mentioned, 4G is now defined.
We don’t need to get too deep into the technical definition of 4G. In this context, here’s what you need to know: for a service to qualify as 4G, it must deliver peak download speeds of approximately 100Mbps in high-mobility environments (cell phones) and peak download speeds of approximately 1Gbps in low-mobility environments. Current technologies such as WiMAX, LTE and HSPA+ certainly do not meet these criteria.
Of course carriers have known for a long time that once the ITU did finally define 4G, no current or near-term networks would fit the definition. But these telcos are making massive investments in building out and launching speedy new networks. How else can they relate these investments to the consumer?
“4G” is now simply a marketing term carriers use to distinguish new from old. They don’t care what new is, and they don’t care what old was. They just know what case studies have told them… people equate 4G with “fast”, so we’re calling our network 4G.
While T-Mobile is the latest carrier to fall under the microscope, it has just as much of a right to call HSPA+ “4G” as other carriers do to call WiMAX or LTE “4G”. WiMAX is faster than EVDO — 3G — so it is called 4G. HSPA+ (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access) is faster than T-Mobile’s older HSPA network — 3G — so it is called 4G.
What’s funny is that when T-Mobile finally does launch an LTE network, it could potentially use the same logic carriers use now and call it a 5G network. Yes, it would use the same technology as AT&T and Verizon Wireless’ 4G networks, but it would be 5G. This scenario sounds ridiculous — but it’s actually happening right now. AT&T has an HSPA+ network just like T-Mobile, but AT&T calls it 3G while T-Mobile calls it 4G.
Does any of this even matter? Carriers are simply using the term to distinguish new, faster networks from old, slower networks. What’s the big deal?
In the grand scheme of things, maybe it’s not a big deal. Maybe it also wouldn’t be a big deal if Honda started advertising the 4-cylinder engine in its base model Civic as a V5. Why not? It would just be branding its engine as a V5 to help customers distinguish between the older, slower 4-cylinder model and the newer, faster 4-cylinder model.
Eventually, false advertising lawsuits will start popping up with regards to “4G” but carriers are all in too deep now. Settling will be infinitely cheaper than rebranding. They’ve made their beds.
But the recurring argument surrounding the question “is this 4G?” should not continue. The answer is no longer open to debate. The ITU has defined 4G and no current or near-term networks in the U.S. fit the bill. There is no “4G”.
And so with that, I’ll leave you with the marketer’s mantra…
It’s not lies. It’s just marketing. | <urn:uuid:89765117-9a25-40ce-8634-76d7383a48c8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bgr.com/general/the-4g-forgery/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.954601 | 943 | 1.859375 | 2 |
That's the way it was : an autobiography / by Leo Haas.
This autobiography follows the life of a Polish Jewish boy who was born in Austria, was sent alone to live in Belgium during the Holocaust, and eventually moved to the United States where he lived in Patterson, New Jersey, Texas, and Florida, working as an auctioneer.
- S.l. : L. Haas ; 2009?
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Pop-up cottage installation recalls history of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- Credit: Archant
A Dutch “arty-tect” is behind the latest installation to pop up around the Olympic Park.
Ruud Reutelingsperger and his art company Observatorium have recreated an enlarged timber-frame copy of an old lock keeper’s cottage that once sat on the very same site in Carpenter’s Road, Newham, along the River Lea.
The aim of the project is to reconnect the park, which has changed at a dramatic pace over the past seven years following London’s successful Olympic bid, with its own history.
It was discovered the cottage was lived in by a Mr Newton, giving the installation it’s title of Newton’s Cottage.
“Because of the park this whole history has vanished and we hardly see it anymore,” said Ruud, the project’s lead artist, speaking at the official unveiling on Wednesday.
“We live in a disconnected world. We have the history of the area and then something like the Orbit, which goes up to the stars, and we wanted to connect these separated worlds.”
He described his work as a combination of art and architecture, quoting his own daughter’s “arty-tecture” description as a convenient portmanteau of the two disciplines.
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It is hoped visitors would engage with the multi-storey structure by starting conversations with strangers and even carving a message into the wood.
The project cost £60,000 in total to bring to life, with construction taking place in Rotterdam before the whole thing was disassembled and transported to England where it was put back together.
Three fine woodwork diploma students from Stratford’s Building Crafts College had a direct hand in making and building Newton’s Cottage, including spending two weeks in the Netherlands.
“It was absolutely wonderful,” said student Tim Handley, 27, from Manor Park. “It was completely different to what we do normally.”
A number of artisan activities, from stone masonry to wood carving, will take place at the cottage before it finally comes down on November 29. Ruud said he hoped the wood would be recycled and reused within the area in some way. | <urn:uuid:acc225cb-7cf9-4746-ad0a-d07e297a14e5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/pop-up-cottage-installation-recalls-history-of-queen-elizabeth-olympic-3005962 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.952526 | 649 | 1.734375 | 2 |
The psychoeducational evaluation includes a full assessment to address the educational and psychological needs of children, adolescents, and young adults. We specialize in diagnosing:
- Learning Disabilities, such as dyslexia, auditory processing, and visual-spatial deficits
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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- Varied learning and social-emotional issues
Our goal is to provide the information needed to determine the best comprehensive plan to meet the needs of each student.
Once an appointment for testing is scheduled, a packet is mailed that includes a background history form and rating scales to be completed by the parents or adult student and forms/rating scales to be completed by the teachers/professors. These forms should be completed and returned by the first day of testing.
Testing varies from 5 to 6½ hours, depending on the age of the student. The testing is usually broken into two days, although the youngest students sometimes require separate one-hour sessions. The process includes evaluations of intellectual functioning, processing skills in the areas of auditory, visual, memory, attention/concentration, and executive functioning, academic skills in the areas of basic reading skills, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, math calculation, math problem-solving, written expression and spelling, and a brief social-emotional assessment. Once the evaluation is completed, a conference is held with the parents and/or adolescent/adult student for 1½ hours. A detailed report is then completed and mailed and emailed within 2 weeks of the conference. The report is billed at 1 1/2 hours of the examiner’s time.
Additional evaluations available through the center include assessments to evaluate social-emotional functioning, including projectives and assessments to rule in or rule out Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The center provides psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and young adults, as well as providing parenting education and support. Our approach to therapy utilizes a developmental perspective and implements cognitive/behavioral strategies. The focus of therapy is to provide a supportive environment where the children, adolescents, and young adults in our practice may function more successfully within their families and social relationships, while incorporating the parents into the therapy process. | <urn:uuid:97802c8b-48d6-473b-bc46-abe94a2c544b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://judywolmanphd.com/?page_id=27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.933241 | 468 | 2.796875 | 3 |
We revisit the balanced, axisymmetric dynamics of concentric eyewalls using an analytical solution of the transverse circulation equation that is derived for an idealized five-region model containing an eye, inner eyewall, moat, outer eyewall, and far-field. Incorporating data from Hurricane Frances (2004), the model solution provides a partial dynamical explanation of how an eyewall replacement cycle can act as a temporary brake on rapid intensification of a tropical cyclone. Our idealized results do not support the hypothesis that the inner eyewall collapses as a direct result of subsidence from the outer eyewall. However, these solutions illustrate how the diabatic heating in the inner eyewall, imbedded in a region of high inertial stability, induces larger temperature tendencies than the diabatic heating in the outer eyewall, which borders the far-field region of low inertial stability. Thus, as the inner eyewall dies, the storm temporarily loses its ability to produce an intense, localized warm region. This ability is restored during the contraction and intensification of the outer eyewall. Finally, this simple model suggests both subsidence and warming temperatures in the moat are strongly controlled by the enhanced inertial stability associated with a strengthening outer eyewall. Consequently, the moat is expected to quickly acquire eye-like characteristics as a secondary eyewall begins to form. These results are compared with more realistic axisymmetric and 3D cloud-resolving, nonhydrostatic simulations of tropical cyclones with concentric eyewalls. | <urn:uuid:537e3b9b-71fe-43de-8940-64dbc44b4289> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ams.confex.com/ams/28Hurricanes/webprogram/Paper137975.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.92589 | 327 | 1.929688 | 2 |
William Shakespeare, the writer of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, writes many different tragedies including The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Tragedy of Macbeth. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, many characters face serious struggles to make Rome a better place for everyone. Throughout the whole entire play, all the characters face one another in the struggle to stop destruction and chaos from brewing in Rome. The power of all the conspirators pushes them to kill Caesar but it ends in their own death.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is named as it is because all of what happens in the story is based on Caesar and his death. In Acts I and II, the conspirators plot how they will carry out the execution of Julius Caesar. All their plans lead up to Caesar’s death in Act III, and when Caesar is killed, Brutus tells the people of Rome, “People; and senators, be not frightened. Fly not; stand still; ambition’s debt is paid” (III, I, 82-83). Brutus is telling the people not to fear, that it is Caesar’s fate to die from his own ambition.
In Act III, IV, and V, Brutus and Antony both fight to stop each other. Antony is fighting Brutus to help Octavius avenge his friend Julius’ death, and Brutus is trying to prevent Antony from leading Rome in the wrong direction. Before the conspirators go off to war with the triumvirate, Brutus sees something very strange in his tent. Brutus sees the ghost of Caesar enter his tent and it tells Brutus, “To tell thee though shalt see me at Philippi” (IV, III, 281). The ghost tells Brutus that he will see him in Philippi and this foreshadows Brutus’ death.
Caesar is seen and reappears over and over again throughout the whole story, thus, making him an important part of the play. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar iss named as it is because Julius Caesar is the main focus to Brutus and Cassius in Acts I, II, and III; he is the whole reason for the chaos in Rome after his death and the war at Philippi.
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|Statement||[by] Ivar Lissner ; translated from the German by J.Maxwell Brownjohn.|
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Get this from a library! Man, God, and magic. [Ivar Lissner] -- Scholarly study of the prevalence of monotheism among primitive peoples, ancient and modern, . _Man, God And Magic: The Culture, Religious Beliefs And Practices of Prehistoric Man_, first published in and reprinted here by Kessinger Publishing, written by the German anthropologist and ethnologist Ivar Lissner and translated from the German by J. Maxwell Brownjohn, is a fascinating and detailed account of the religious beliefs and culture of primitive /5(2). ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: Translation of: Aber Gott war da. Originally published: New York, Putnam, Description. Man, God, And Magic is a comparison of the religious beliefs of existent primitive tribes with those of prehistoric man. Pointing specifically to the anthropological evidence indicating how early man worshipped God, and viewing it alongside the customs of today's primitives, Mr. Lissnar has formulated a theory which has given rise to great.
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SEO and Search Intent
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Different website have different goals. You may want to get user to purchase your product, visit your location, browse through your information, or maybe even to follow your blog. Knowing why users are searching helps you realize which customers you wish to target. Your business may be better of targeting transactional users, because the purpose of your website is to get customers to sign up for your subscription goody box. Your goals to optimize search results can be achieved. The research you are currently doing is a step in the right direction. | <urn:uuid:e29ea077-b690-4de9-93ae-99d61a7138ed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://utahseoclass.com/2019/02/06/seo-search-intent/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.937028 | 639 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Rockford’s brewing establishments are reporting “all clear” in reference to contamination from Wolverine Worldwide’s former tannery site in the area.
According to an earlier Business Journal report, the Rockford-based footwear manufacturer commissioned Rose & Westra, a division of GZA GeoEnvironmental, to test soils, groundwater and sediment samples at the old tannery at 123 N. Main St. for pollutants.
The R&W report revealed high levels of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), present in the agent Wolverine had used to waterproof its leather boots up until 2000.
According to R&W, PFAS impacts from the former tannery “are highest on-site” but also have discharged west into the Rogue River, and contamination concentrations in groundwater wells at the tannery have been found to be anywhere from nondetect to 450,000 parts per trillion.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s cleanup standard for PFAS is 70 ppt for groundwater used in drinking water.
Despite the findings, Rockford Brewing, 12 E Bridge St. NE along the Rogue River, is not worried about chemical contamination in its product. The brewery’s co-owner, Jeff Sheehan, said it uses water from the city of Rockford, which does not source surface water or water from contaminated wells.
“There are some neighborhoods whose wells have been contaminated,” Sheehan said, “not even all of the well water. For example, my own household is safe.”
When the PFAS issue first came to light, Rockford Brewing had to field multiple phone calls from concerned consumers about the quality of the water used in brewing, Sheehan said.
Similarly, Kayla Rae Cellars, a wine bar and tasting room at 31 Courtland St. along the Rogue River and White Pine Trail, also reported its water to be safe. The bar, which brews its own beer on-site, sources municipal water from the city of Rockford.
“We trust the city to do what it’s supposed to do,” said Bob Bonga, owner of Kayla Rae Cellars. “There’s not much else we can do for how small we are.”
Wolverine pledged in a March 25 blog post it will remove polluted soils and install protective matting at the public kayak launch area on the Rogue River, topping it with gravel; put up a fence between the river and the White Pine Trail near Rum Creek so people cannot access the contaminated area; and continue testing for lead and chromium and “excavate those materials where necessary.”
According to the MDEQ, PFAS compounds are a group of emerging and “potentially harmful” contaminants used in thousands of applications including fire-fighting foam, food packaging and many other consumer products. These compounds also have been used by industries such as tanneries, metal platers and clothing manufacturers. The discovery of PFAS contamination is not limited to the Rockford area as many municipalities nationwide have reported chemical discoveries in water and surrounding land. | <urn:uuid:585dfcb0-2ca8-45ea-9b7c-847976e55baa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://grbj.com/news/rockford-breweries-say-water-is-fine/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.954746 | 645 | 1.710938 | 2 |
Latesha Elopre, MD, try a screen-certified internist dedicated to HIV and you may an assistant teacher off contagious illness on College or university from Alabama at the Birmingham.
In the us, homosexual the male is within good disproportionately risky of going HIV and you will Helps. Inside the 2016, 68% of all of the HIV bacterial infections on the You.S. affected men who’ve intercourse which have guys. The risk is additionally high having homosexual black people. ? ? Why are gay boys prone to rating HIV?
You can find good reason why gay and bisexual men are from the greater risk from HIV than its upright alternatives. A number of the factors derive from certain types of intercourse you to bring about higher risk out of issues because of how HIV are naturally transmitted. ? ? Most other reasons mirror personal realities exactly how boys that sex that have people (MSM) live-in the nation and are usually treated by people.
Physical HIV Dangers
Not totally all gay men participate in anal intercourse. Although not, anal sex is just one of the the explanation why that gay males provides higher costs off HIV. ? ?
Experts has projected that mediocre HIV signal price during the anal sex is actually 18 times more than the interest rate during the genital gender. The risk of obtaining HIV while in the an act off unprotected anal gender is projected to-be step 1.4%.
Some heterosexual someone together with do anal sex. not, discover several other physiological factor that renders rectal intercourse riskier to have gay males. He is more inclined to take part in both « topping » and you may « bottoming, » otherwise acute and getting. It is labeled as character variability, possesses been shown to boost HIV signal chance.
As to the reasons? People who behavior receptive, exposed rectal intercourse reaches higher risk of employing HIV. ? ? Guys which habit insertive, exposed anal sex will broadcast HIV on the lovers. Whenever people perform one another, the combination of habits optimizes brand new spread away from HIV from inside the a good method maybe not found in heterosexual couples. ? ?
When you look at the heterosexual people, guys are a lot more planning infiltrate and you may ladies to be penetrated. For this reason, HIV is more planning bequeath on the men companion into the people partner than simply the other way around. ? ?
Social HIV Threats
Public associations together with subscribe to the elevated threat of HIV certainly one of homosexual males. Specifically, it’s been found you to definitely homophobia makes it much harder for homosexual boys to gain access to medical care. ? ? Other forms off court and you will societal discrimination apply to their accessibility as the really.
Too little credible entry to proper care produces a giant difference between brand new spread of HIV. It can bring about waits on the diagnosis and you will treatments for HIV illness.
Folks are commonly very infectious through the severe (new) problems. ? ? That’s particularly so after they have no idea these are generally contaminated.
Timely, productive treatment solutions are also very essential, because the procedures minimizes infectivity. ? ? In reality, that’s the principle trailing cures given that reduction. For this reason, delaying health care next expands HIV risk certainly MSM.
While doing so, particular groups of homosexual men are within a really high risk for the next cause. Its chance is highest due to the fact a large percentage of its potential lovers are contaminated to your virus. ? ?
Where more people in the neighborhood features HIV, you will find a top exposure that somebody could be started. This might be including burdensome for black MSM. They often date contained in this tiny teams. As a result, their HIV risk can be higher than regarding most other MSM. That is right regardless of if the behavioral and you may lifetime options are safe. ? ?
Such as for instance, black MSM in the usa try half a dozen times more likely to be identified as having HIV than white MSM. ? ? That’s true even in the event, an average of, he is less inclined to take part in risky practices. Such as for instance, he or she is less inclined to have fun with drugs during intercourse.
These problems mirror systemic healthcare inequities regarding race. The individuals consequences commonly restricted to HIV or perhaps to black colored MSM.
Handling the Stigma
Anyone often stigmatize gay guys for their high-risk away from HIV. They claim which they do riskier practices, otherwise generate moral judgments on which this means become gay.
Although not, Aids actually a homosexual problem. Indeed, global, extremely intimately transmitted cases of HIV are bequeath as a result of heterosexual sex. ? ? Why do homosexual boys score HIV?
Researchers possess determined you to definitely 80% so you’re able to ninety% of one’s HIV crisis in gay men would drop off if for example the alert price throughout anal sex try just like it is through the genital intercourse. Role segregation could also shed the fresh amounts by 20% in order to 50%. ? ? Placing both of these anything together with her gets gone as numerous once the 95% of the HIV problems observed in gay males.
It is not generally large-chance conclusion you to definitely throws gay boys from the for example a leading chance from HIV. It’s a higher sensitivity as a result of the type of intimate activities together with constraints within the usage of care and attention.
Improved access to low-judgmental healthcare do let as well. Consider a world in which homosexual people felt secure disclosing their intimate risk on the doctors. That may make a distinction. They could rating checked-out more often. Then they might be addressed eventually. Subsequently, early procedures perform reduce the threat of males infecting its partners as well as boosting their bodies.
The fresh new CDC’s recommendation from common HIV investigations (for everyone, just gay people) have not got a massive sufficient effect. Not too many physicians and you can centers have been implementing examination advice.
But not, you’ll find signs you to things tends to be improving. Whenever powerful analysis was released appearing you to cutting viral stream decrease the likelihood of intimate indication of HIV, procedures changed.
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Aluminum industry officials restated a long-held stance that in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Section 232 investigation into aluminum imports, China should be the primary focus of any trade action.
During a roundtable conference Wednesday, Oct. 4, in Washington D.C., Michelle O’Neill, Alcoa’s senior vice president for global government affairs and sustainability (and newly elected chairwoman of the Aluminum Association); Ganesh Paneer, vice president and general manager of Automotive North America for Novelis; and Garney B. Scott, president and CEO of Scepter, answered questions about the state of the aluminum industry and outstanding trade legislation in the Department of Commerce.
O’Neill said the Aluminum Association will soon release a new statistical review of the aluminum market through 2016.
Citing shipment figures, O’Neill said overall demand is high, with shipments of aluminum from the U.S. and Canada up 40% from the trough of the recession in 2009 and “within striking distance “of record shipment numbers in 2005-2006. In that same vein, Paneer noted aluminum’s growing market share in the automotive market as another indicator of the versatile metal’s strength.
Despite these figures, however, the officials reiterated concerns about leveling the global trade playing field.
Scott, O’Neill’s predecessor as chairman of the Aluminum Association, said one of the Association’s biggest efforts is ensuring U.S. aluminum producers, recyclers and fabricators get to operate in a “predictable regulatory environment” and in a “rules-based global trading system internationally.”
In that vein, Scott referred to the levels of aluminum coming into the U.S.
“We continue to have a serious issue with the aluminum supply coming into the U.S.,” he said. “Last year saw record levels of imported aluminum into North America and more specifically the United States. The 13.1 billion pounds of imports accounted for more than half of U.S. supply.”
Scott further zeroed in on the problem, noting that while imports in general aren’t always a negative, the volume of imports from China continues to be a problem for the U.S. aluminum industry.
“While this industry has many responsible trading partners and does not view all imports as a problem, we do take issue when we see imports surg2ing from a country like China that operates outside the bounds of our global system of rules-based trade,” Scott said.
Imports from China have increased 200% since 2012, Scott said, and in the year to date are up 30%.
“These imports are a direct result of metal overcapacity,” he said.
He added that a negotiated agreement between the U.S. and Chinese governments is needed.
Recently, the Commerce Department opted to defer the issuance of a preliminary antidumping duty determination in its investigation of aluminum foil from China. Underpinning the deferral was a desire to incorporate information regarding the ongoing study of China’s non-market economy status. According to a Commerce Department release, rulings on China’s status and on aluminum foil will come no later than Nov. 30.
As for Section 232 — the administration’s investigation into the national security implications of aluminum (and steel) imports — there hasn’t been much chatter since the early summer, when an announcement appeared to be coming, but the administration’s self-imposed June deadline came and went.
“We’re in wait-and-see mode,” Scott said regarding the Section 232 investigation.
According to the law, once a Section 232 investigation is launched, the secretary of commerce has 270 days to present findings and recommendations to the president, which makes for January deadlines for both the pending aluminum and steel investigations.
As for the ongoing talks geared toward renegotiating the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Scott emphasized the industry’s trade ties with Mexico and Canada, adding that the industry isn’t looking for a “significant amount of changes” with respect to NAFTA.
Trade negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Mexico recently met in Ottawa in late September for a third round of negotiations focusing on NAFTA. | <urn:uuid:605c07f2-51e6-403c-8eff-fb38c0b9f0bd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://agmetalminer.com/mmwp/2017/10/11/aluminum-imports-china-section-232-department-commerce-president-donald-trump-nafta-wilbur-ross/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.936396 | 903 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Teaching & Learning at Mater Christi College
The framework for our Year 7 to 10 curriculum is provided by the International Baccalaureate Organisation’s (IBO) Middle Years Program (MYP).
The MYP encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world and is taught through nine disciplines:
- English (Language A)
- LOTE (Language B)
- Health and Physical Education
- Religious Education
The MYP encourages students to become:
The MYP culminates in a Personal Project that is completed during the final year of the program. This task requires students to complete a significant piece of work that is the product of the student’s own initiative and creativity.
MYP assessment is based on a set of different criteria for each subject and various levels of achievement within these criteria. For a detailed explanation of the criteria for each subject, please click here to view MYP Assessment Criteria.
Mater Christi College adheres to and promotes the principles and practice of Australian democracy, including a commitment to:
- elected government
- the rule of law
- equal rights for all before the law
- freedom of religion
- freedom of speech and association
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Last Updated: March 2021
If you or a loved one has a mental health condition or disorder, finding a life insurance policy can seem intimidating. With our help below, you can find the right life insurance company and policy to fit your needs.
In this article, we provide links to articles about specific types of mental health conditions and review helpful information regarding the underwriting process.
- Can I Get Life Insurance with a Mental Health Condition?
- Underwriting: What Life Insurance Companies Will Ask About Your Mental Health Condition
- How to Apply for Life Insurance with a Mental Health Condition
Can I Get Life Insurance with a Mental Health Condition?
Yes! Applying for life insurance when you have a mental health disorder can certainly be more expensive, but it doesn’t always have to be. In order to find affordable high risk life insurance, you need to know how to find the right carriers for your unique situation.
We have written specific articles below on how to obtain life insurance at affordable rates, even if you have a mental health disorder.
Have a look through our archive of mental health articles, and read through the ones that pertain to you:
- Life Insurance with Bipolar Disorder – Just because you have bipolar disorder doesn’t mean you can’t qualify for affordable life insurance. Here we explain how you can still get affordable premiums, even if you have bipolar.
- Life Insurance with Depression – Depression is a complicated thing, and there are many questions an underwriter will ask a person with depression before approving them for coverage. Find out more about the process here.
- Life Insurance with Anxiety – Learn how to secure the best life insurance rates with mild, moderate, or severe anxiety.
- Life Insurance with ADD and ADHD – Find the best term life insurance rates for individuals with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder (ADHD).
- Life Insurance with PTSD – Finding affordable insurance coverage for individuals with a chronic medical condition such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be more challenging. Learn more about the process here.
- Life Insurance while taking Modafinil or Provigil – With medications such as Modafinil and Provigil, rates for life insurance will depend on the underlying issue you’re trying to treat. Modafinil and Provigil are commonly used to treat narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and to help with focus.
- Life Insurance with Autism, Asperger’s, or ASD – Finding life insurance for individuals on the autism spectrum or with Asperger’s syndrome is possible. Find out more here.
Underwriting: What Life Insurance Companies Will Ask About Your Mental Health Condition
For many people with mental health disorders, the thought of applying for life insurance can be scary. They believe they will be turned down automatically based on their disorder.
For some people, this could be entirely true, but for most people, life insurance is still very much a possibility. The underwriters will have many questions they will ask you, and your answers to those questions will help them determine whether or not they are able to provide you with life insurance.
Treatment for Your Mental Health Condition Can Improve the Life Insurance Rates You are Offered
One of the most important things they will be looking at is whether or not you have done anything to try and treat your mental health issues. If you are already seeing a specialist, have been on medication, and are showing signs of improvement and stability, then there’s a good chance that you can still receive good premiums on your life insurance.
There are certain things that will become big red flags in the eyes of a life insurance provider, though. For example, if you have depression and have recently attempted suicide, then you may not be able to be approved for life insurance any time in the near future. This will be seen as a large risk by any insurance company, and most of them will be very apprehensive to give you coverage.
If you are a smoker looking for life insurance, or suffer from a heart condition along with a mental health condition, your rates could be significantly higher. But working with an independent life insurance agent is the best way to secure the lowest rates possible.
How to Apply for Life Insurance with a Mental Health Condition
The best thing you can do if you have any type of mental health disorder is to work with an independent agent like us, to help you through the underwriting process. When you do the underwriting process on your own, you can answer the questions in a way that might incriminate you and cause your rates to go up.
If you go through the process with us first, we can help you to answer the questions in a way that is honest but won’t cause your rates to go up. Then we can take your answers and shop them around to several different life insurance companies.
Since you will have answered these questions in a way that will sound more acceptable to the insurance companies, they will be more likely to come back to you with more reasonable quotes. This not only saves you time by not having to call each insurance company individually, but you could get a much better price than you would be able to get by applying for life insurance on your own. | <urn:uuid:342513cb-bb3b-40ee-8a44-2d1493b0eefc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://insurglobal.xyz/life-insurance-for-people-with-a-mental-health-condition-different-types-of-conditions-how-to-apply/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.94512 | 1,080 | 1.875 | 2 |
South African trade unionists and political activists mounted a protest blockade of the borders with Swaziland Wednesday, saying the continent's last absolute monarchy was repressing its citizens.
The Swaziland Solidarity Network said about 600 people had blocked traffic at one crossing in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, causing a 6-kilometer (4-mile) backup on the main route used by the two countries' sugar industries.
Lucky Lukhele, one of the organizers, said the number of protesters at the four other border crossings was increasing and that they hoped to stop all traffic going to Swaziland. He said there had been no violence, and that police had not so far tried to disperse the demonstrators.
The protests were timed to coincide with the 33rd anniversary of the declaration of a state of emergency by the late King Sobuza II which has "allowed the royals to disregard the human rights and political freedoms of the people," said the Swaziland Solidarity Network.
The demonstrators want Sobuza's son, King Mswati III, to legalize political parties and allow a democratically elected national constitutional forum.
The protests were backed by the powerful Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Communist party, which said they wanted to "support the oppressed people and the workers of Swaziland in their struggle for freedom, democracy and human rights."
Swaziland has been has been ruled by royal decree since the declaration of emergency in 1973. Mswati commands widespread loyalty despite criticism of his lavish spending, including fine homes and cars for his 13 wives.
But there are sporadic signs of unrest and frustration in the impoverished, AIDS stricken kingdom, including a spate of fire bombings late last year. Sixteen members of the banned People's United Democratic Movement were arrested in connection with petrol bomb attacks and face charges of high treason and sedition.
South African President Thabo Mbeki has refused to use his country's economic domination of the Swazi economy to pressure Mswati into political reform, saying it is an internal affair for Swaziland, reports the AP.
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Cattle Invasion Spoils the Show for Jokadu Dasilami Onion Farmers
When Kanyi Njo and other women in Jokadou Dasilami first decided to venture into mass onion cultivation, it was seen by many as the answer to their myriad of economic troubles in the predominantly salt-producing community.
But ten years down the line, hardly any significant transformation has happened in the lives of the women of this North Bank settlement. Their initial hopes are fast dashing away.
“In the beginning, things got off to a very promising note, helping us to take care of our children and our own basic needs like feeding. In fact, many in this village were able to use money from onion farming to send their children to Europe. In recent times however, cows from the neighbouring villages have been giving us sleepless nights. Even though they are not fully ripe, we cannot help but uproot the onion tubers in the face of cattle invasion,” Kanyi Njo laments.
Just like the rest of the women, Kanyi Njo, on a daily basis wakes up very early in the morning. She would pray, prepare breakfast and go to her onion field situated several kilometer away from her home.
“I come here that early morning and I stay till late in the evening hoping that some middlemen would come and buy my onion. And knowing that we risk losing our heaps of onion to the marauding cattle, they determine the price at which we sell our produce rather than us the producers. Imagine a full bag of onion being sold at a paltry D700,’’ she laments.
Added to the limited market marketing opportunities at the disposal of the women is the question of storage. As to how they make do with the huge tons of perishable produce, Kanyi Njo explains “what we resort to is parking them behind our backyards after building makeshift tents to provide shade. That is how we go about preserving our onions since we do not have a single cold store within our community and the environs. In the end, we use them bit by bit to supplement ’’
As the women of the agrarian community of Jokadou Dasilami spend dawn to dusk watching over the fruits of their labour in the bush, they say their children are consequently bereft of much needed attention. For the women themselves, the fact that they had to juggle this agricultural enterprise with other maternal responsibilities can be physically demanding.
The large scale seasonal cultivation of onion in Jokadou Dasilami and the environs usually starts from December to April. Despite its attendant challenges, it has over the years proved instrumental in cushioning the effects of their comatose salt industry and also marks a new page in moving away from subsistence to commercial agriculture.
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Lakewood police start Register Every Camera initiative
Lakewood police are asking for the public’s help in increasing security around the town.
The police department recently unveiled the Register Every Camera initiative. Police officials would like every resident who has a security camera to register that camera with the department.
“We’re not asking to monitor your system, we're not even asking for access to your system. All we simply want is to know that you have a camera,” says Detective Lt. Greg Staffordsmith. “That information is then secured in our in-house database for the purpose of generating a map."
Police say that this way if a crime does happen, they have a list of areas that could be covered by cameras, which may help solve a crime.
Lakewood resident Rabbi Osher Lederer is the dean of the Yeshiva K'Tana of Lakewood School. He says that he fully supports the program and says that he has already registered his cameras with police.
“There’s been, I think, four or five times in the last few years our cameras have been able to help break crime,” he says.
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HUAIROU, China – A court sentenced the brother-in-law of China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison Sunday — an unusually harsh punishment for a business dispute that the activist's wife immediately decried as a warning to the whole family.
The court in suburban Beijing issued the sentence in a brief hearing after finding Liu Hui guilty of fraud in a real estate dispute, said lawyer Shang Baojun.
"This is damaging to my whole family," said Liu's sister and the wife of the imprisoned Nobel laureate, Liu Xia, who was allowed to leave the Beijing apartment where she has been confined to attend the hearing. Weeping, she criticized the authorities for being unscrupulous in persecuting the family.
"How can they give an 11-year sentence? That does not stand. I do not know perhaps this country has gone mad, or do they hate us so much?" she said. "My brother, my brother."
Family members and their supporters have said the prosecution of Liu Hui is meant as further punishment of the Nobel laureate's family and is intended to intimidate other political activists.
The 11-year sentence for a business dispute is harsh even by Chinese standards and matches the 11 years Liu Xiaobo is currently serving for authoring a programmatic call for democracy. Fraud is usually punishable by up to 10 years in jail, though judges -- who answer to the ruling Communist Party -- have discretion to issue longer terms for egregious cases.
The prosecution of Liu Hui is the latest measure against the family. Liu Xiaobo was arrested in 2008 and soon after he was awarded the Nobel in 2010 for his campaigning for peaceful democratic change, his wife, Liu Xia, who is a poet and activist, was placed under house arrest. In the two-and-a-half years since, she has rarely been allowed out in public, kept in an apartment without phone or Internet connections to prevent her from becoming a rallying point for other activists.
Liu said she has seen no improvements in China's human rights situation under the new leadership of Xi Jinping, who took over as party leader last fall.
"Judging from what has happened to my family and the type of life I have lived in the past two years, I cannot say I have seen any improvements, I cannot see any hope," she said.
The arrest of her brother, Liu Hui, in February was seen as retaliation against Liu Xia after she twice spoke out — once to reporters for The Associated Press and once to other activists who managed to sneak past security and visit her apartment.
Lawyers for the brother said he and another business partner were accused of pocketing 3 million yuan ($500,000) that was claimed by another party to the transaction. According to the lawyers, the money has since been returned, and police after first investigating the case last fall dropped it and then revived the charges early this year.
After Sunday's sentencing hearing, Liu Xia, said her brother who once weighed more than 200 pounds had lost a lot of weight while in detention. | <urn:uuid:ccd2865b-2709-4a1a-bcf8-c2c4ca9e0b6b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-court-sentences-jailed-nobel-winners-brother-in-law-to-11-years-in-prison | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.986313 | 625 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Doha, Qatar – Can technology unlock world peace? A panel of leading global experts was asked the question at the Doha Debates forum held in Qatar last December.
The three experts – Allison Puccioni, Subbu Vincent and Ariel Conn – deliberated on whether technology will potentially play a role in helping usher in lasting world peace or create an existential crisis for humanity.
Speaking at the debate in Doha, Puccioni, a world-renowned practitioner of imagery intelligence, said the increasing use of technology has helped democratise information that will eventually “help create a more equitable world”.
“Today, we can access from our smartphones the kinds of information, that a few decades ago, was held only in the hands of the most clandestine echelons of elite intelligence agencies,” she told the audience in her opening remarks.
Is technology the key to world peace?
We teamed up with the UN to host a debate on this very question. We were joined by Tech Writer and AI Policy Specialist Ariel Conn, Media Ethicist Subbu Vincent and Imagery Analyst Allison Puccioni for this special edition of Doha Debates. pic.twitter.com/pVRHrA8wAH
— Doha Debates (@DohaDebates) December 19, 2019
A few years ago, Puccioni worked at a company where she was tasked with working with satellite imagery, YouTube videos, Twitter sentiment and other open-source information to track the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram.
“That sort of information before may have only part of intelligence agencies … but when the media has access, it has the capacity to hold governments accountable,” she added.
While it would be “impossible” to argue that challenges created by technology do not exist, Puccioni told Al Jazeera the availability of information to a larger audience is a good thing in the long run.
‘Putting ethics into technology’
Vincent, director for the Journalism and Media Ethics programme at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Centre for Applied Ethics, in the US, preferred to take the “middle road”.
“There’s always been grounds for optimism. But it’s been hyped up so much that people have forgotten that technology is really an amoral thing. It is designed without a moral sense,” Vincent added.
Vincent said that while technology has been used as a force for good, helping to mobilise people, it has also been used “to spread lies, disinformation and hate speech, amplify conspiracy theories, sow discord and divide people,” he told Al Jazeera.
“In the hands of good actors, it can be used for good. In the hands of bad actors, it will be used for bad,” he said.
The third participant in the debate, Conn, believes technology may have created an “existential crisis” for humans.
Conn, a former director of Media and Outreach for the Future of Life Institute, pointed out the connection between technology and warfare and how, throughout recent modern history, it has been used to bring about immense destruction.
“Technology is primarily developed for military prowess, for profit or both. And unfortunately, war is far more profitable than peace,” she said in her opening remarks.
Al Jazeera spoke to grassroots activists, tech workers and entrepreneurs to comment on the debate and how technology has impacted their work.
Dalia Shurrab, social media coordinator, Gaza
Dalia Shurrab, a social media coordinator in the occupied Gaza Strip, told Al Jazeera she agreed with Puccioni.
“As a person who is trapped under an unjust siege on the Gaza Strip, I used the internet and technology to be connected to the outer world, and I have so many chances to speak out, to represent my people and to express my opinion,” Shurrab said.
Gaza has been under an Israeli and Egyptian land, air and sea blockade since 2007, after Palestinian group Hamas won parliamentary elections in a move not recognised by its rival faction Fatah, leading to infighting within the coastal enclave that ended with Hamas running Fatah out of the Strip.
As a result, it has been extremely difficult for many Palestinians in Gaza to leave the coastal enclave, a situation which led the UN humanitarian chief to describe it as an “open-air prison”.
Shurrab works for the Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), a tech hub in Gaza City that helps startups to grow their businesses outside of the coastal enclave of nearly two million people.
“We initiated our platform, SkyLancer Online to help people like Gazans who live under hard situations, to start learning how to be good freelancers using various freelance platforms and hunt jobs through social media platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter,” she told Al Jazeera.
“I am an optimistic person and always searching for hope … I can’t say that I disagree with Conn, but I prefer to think positively.”
Jillian C York, free speech activist, Germany
Jillian York, a free speech advocate based in the German capital of Berlin, highlighted the role of technology, particularly the internet, in amplifying the voices of marginalised communities such as LGBT.
“I think that technology is a double-edged sword in light of this [debate] question … Conn and Vincent both noted the downsides, but we also have to look at the ways in which technology, and specifically the internet, is facilitating global movements,” she noted.
“If you’re an LGBT person in a rural area or a conservative one, you might not think anyone shares your views/experiences. But online, you can find people who are like you, who share the same causes and who have lived similar lives,” York said.
On the other hand, she said she has “experienced first-hand how governments use technology – sometimes even that which was ostensibly built for good – to harm their citizens”.
So, while technology could certainly democratise information, it was important to note how states have abused technology to silence their own people, citing surveillance and facial recognition technology, York said.
Tahir Imin, Uighur activist, the US
US-based Uighur activist Tahir Imin pointed out how a lack of regulation has led to breaches of privacy and technology being used for mass surveillance.
Imin said that advanced tech companies, including US ones, helped China harvest data that was used for the surveillance and arrest of Uighurs.
“It’s a terrible feeling when a helpless people face a regime which is backed by the most advanced technology,” he said.
Imin believes it is important to note that some Western tech companies have “successfully pretended to be defenders of human rights and data privacy rights in the West” – while at the same time they “cooperated with authoritarian regimes like China”.
In the past year, Chinese authorities have come under criticism for applying facial recognition technology, particularly for identifying the members of the Uighur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province.
According to some estimates, up to a million Uighurs were moved to internment camps after they were racially profiled in Xinjiang and in other provinces.
“I, along with millions of other Uighurs, was forced by Chinese authorities to draw my blood, my face scanned, my voice recorded without knowing why and how they will use it,” Imin told Al Jazeera.
Nevertheless, despite his criticism of tech organisations, Imin said he was also optimistic about the future of technology which, he said, has also helped him to convey the voice of his people to audiences around the world to raise awareness around the issues of the Uighur minority in China.
Sarwar Kashani, Kashmiri writer based in New Delhi
For Sarwar Kashani, Puccioni sounded “unrealistically optimistic” on the idea that tech could lead to a more equitable world.
“I don’t think information technology will be used to unite humans, bring peace and augment democratic values. It is a myth that tech will ever be a peace enabler. Look at the people who are pulling strings,” he told Al Jazeera.
“They are modern-day Nazis, autocrats and conflict sellers,” he added. “FB, Google, Twitter and WhatsApp and other platforms are hand in glove with dictators masquerading as liberal democrats.”
In a recent controversy, social media giant Facebook has been criticised for not acting against a post by US President Donald Trump that appears to glorify violence in the wake of George Floyd protests.
A communications ban in Kashmir was gradually lifted from January, but a curb on internet speed remains to this day, despite a global pandemic.
After India revoked Kashmir’s autonomous status last August and placed a communications blackout across the disputed region, Kashmiris like Kashani suddenly were cut off from the outside world.
“Just imagine how tough it is to live without the internet in the 21st century,” he told Al Jazeera.
However, Kashani said, even if Kashmir had free access to the internet and social media platforms, censorship would be prevalent, and the voice of his people would remain curtailed.
“I have absolutely no hope even if India allows free access to social media in Kashmir,” he laments.
“You have a partial freedom on what you write on internet [Twitter, Facebook], but you have no control on what you read. Do you think the posts criticising the government disappear on their own? It is not being done by design,” he said.
Alima Bawah, entrepreneur, Ghana
Alima Bawah, a Ghanaian entrepreneur, says she is “1,000 percent” an optimist.
The former journalist said that a lack of basic necessities and conditions like hunger could often lead to conflict.
She says technology has, in this regard, improved people’s lives for the better, particularly in rural areas.
She co-founded Cowtribe, a company that provides “on-demand and subscription-based” animal vaccine delivery and other vet services to “last-mile” farmers, those at the end of the agricultural value chain, in Ghana.
Farmers can now access essential services like agronomic foods, vaccines and other veterinary services, she said.
According to the UN food agency, agriculture contributes to 54 percent of Ghana’s GDP, providing more than 90 percent of Ghana’s food requirement.
Priscilla Madrid, feminist activist, Mexico
Mexican feminist and writer Priscilla Madrid believes the main focus should be the people themselves, not necessarily technology.
Madrid says she has consistently witnessed how technology is used to violate the rights of women – such as men creating closed Facebook groups where they share pictures of women they have sexually harassed or assaulted, in addition to sharing tips on how to do it without being caught.
“Also, Mexico is also one of the main producers of child pornography in the world, which is shared throughout the world through technology,” she said, adding that she wouldn’t “blame cameras and the internet for that – I blame the people holding the camera”.
According to Mexican NGO Guardianes, 60 percent of the world’s child pornography was made in Mexico, a country that has one of the highest rates of physical violence against children under 14.
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Social networking has many benefits that could help you boost your sales. Social media sites often have millions of people using them, and new people join every single day. This article can help you figure out how to use social media marketing to your advantage.
When you are creating a tweet, writing a blog or making a post on Facebook, make sure to create inviting titles to attract clicks. When headlines or titles draw readers in to the point that they want to read more, you are more likely to entice more people to where you want them to go.
Send invitations to every person you can think of when you launch your social media campaign. They may not be interested themselves, but they could be links to other potential clients and customers. It also helps to make people aware that your business exists.
Have a plan of attack before tackling a marketing campaign involving social media. What kind of layout do you want? Who is going to manage your page? You need deadlines when planning social media marketing, just like you do for other marketing campaigns, if you hope to accomplish anything. To succeed, stick as closely as possible to your plan.
Allow your customers to follow you on a variety of social networks. Most people use social media sites on a daily basis, so giving them quick access via Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter is a great way to make sure they have instant access when you put up a new post.
Successful social media marketing require you to respond to comments in a timely and professional manner. The same thing goes for reviews. This strategy can turn a failed campaign into an incredibly successful one; unfortunately, if you don’t employ it, your otherwise perfect campaign may flop. Respond to negative comments even if you don’t have time to respond to anything else. If you don’t, your reputation WILL be harmed. Respond to these comments quickly, find out why the customer is not satisfied, and offer a solution.
Social Media Marketing
Everyone has something to gain by using social media marketing strategies. No matter if you are a novice to site ownership, starting an affiliate marketing enterprise, or if you own a business, social media is a truly amazing tool. Now that you have read these tips, you can succeed with social media marketing and see some phenomenal results. | <urn:uuid:1001a7b8-438d-4482-923a-58890a32686d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://succeed-in-business-startup.com/using-social-media-marketing-as-a-path-to-business-success/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.947521 | 467 | 1.679688 | 2 |
A new handheld device could soon be used by doctors to test a patient’s genetic suitability to a variety of medicines.
British scientists claim that the SNP (pronounced “snip”) Doctor, which is the size of a BlackBerry, could be available in two years’ time.
The Star Trek-style gadget analyses DNA from a drop of saliva or cheek swab to see if a patient has the right genetic fit for a particular medicine.
It looks for known single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that can affect a person’s response to medical treatment.
Every year the NHS encounters 250,000 patients who are admitted because of an adverse reaction to prescribed medication at a cost of around £460m.
Trials are being led by scientists at Imperial College London and its spin-out company, DNA Electronics.
Professor Chris Toumazou, who heads the Imperial College team, said: “Nothing can replace the expert advice your GP gives you. However, the Snip Doctor could provide another layer in the treatment process that could help GPs to personalise treatments according to the genetic requirements of each patient.”
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Tall Forests are alive, from the crown to the root. Under every trunk and beyond every bend in the path, ancient stories whisper, calling you. Step into the forest and look up; breathe it all in. The forest wants you here.
Sassafras, Myrtle, and towering tree ferns beckon you to their home. The breeze in their branches sings to you. Droplets of pristine mountain water hang on delicate ferns. Under your feet, their roots reach deep, this is where you can feel anchored.
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Understanding what drives consumers
A recent survey by Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Journal discussed the ways providers and payers can better understand the wants and needs of patients as consumers.
What Patients Want
In healthcare, consumer-centric remains an emerging concept. The complexity of the services, payment structures, and even emotions involved seems to have made “consumer-centric” an excellent, yet hard-to achieve aspiration.
When healthcare providers start thinking about the motivations of patients and the jobs to be done for them, they will stop thinking of the consumer healthcare path as merely a series of services and activities. They will begin to make healthcare more consumer-centric.
The first step is to move beyond a narrow view of healthcare – a patient sitting with a doctor in an exam room or waiting for an MRI at a hospital. The industry must think through the full spectrum of activities individuals undertake in the quest to improve and maintain their physical and mental health. These activities are often fraught with uncertainty.
Consumers struggle with making and sustaining healthy choices related to nutrition and physical activity. They have trouble fitting medical care into their busy lives, with its 9-to-5 weekday schedule. They are unsure how their health decisions today will affect their finances tomorrow. What’s more, they are increasingly being forced to navigate the system not only for themselves and their children but also for their aging parents.
Taking this broader perspective, it is clear that the most salient consumer health issues are often ones never addressed within the four walls of most medical facilities.
The Healthcare Journey
To achieve consumer-centricity, healthcare organizations must start to visualize the consumer journey from start to finish. Using findings from the 2017 Oliver Wyman survey of over 2,000 healthcare consumers, here are five steps identified to help healthcare leaders better meet consumer needs:
Customer centricity is sometimes used as a catchall term for talking about customer feedback or customer satisfaction results, but making people happy is only one part of the equation. To have sustained success, companies must understand current customer needs and wants, and ensure that there are the right internal and customer-facing strategies, processes and marketing initiatives to satisfy them.Implementing these 5 steps can provide a competitive advantage for your practice. | <urn:uuid:80e545ad-b49d-42e1-b378-07a9395ce28f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://curae.com/2018/01/08/meaning-consumer-centricity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.953945 | 453 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Something is wrong. House prices keep on increasing and the number of people in need of housing keeps on growing. Building yet more houses is the solution, says Govt. But a continuing supply of market-priced housing with a token supply of “affordable” homes is not what is needed. Barely 10% of new builds in 2019 were genuinely affordable homes. The fundamental problem seems to be a reliance on “the market” to provide the solution – which clearly it can’t, or won’t.
House building is a massive part of the UK economy. It has gone far beyond providing homes for families. The construction supply chain, the endless churn of properties, the flood of foreign buyers, these are a money machine that devours land and produces huge profits for developers, builders, banks, the property services sector, and the exchequer. Talk of housing “need” is a convenient justification for development but it is not meeting real housing need.
There are so many questions: Why does Govt indulge the construction industry and landowners while penalising local authorities? Why does Govt continue to encourage so much market-priced new housing in the over-heated south-east? Why does Govt back housing initiatives that keep house prices high while claiming it wants a bigger supply of affordable housing?
Will increasing supply bring house prices down?
There is broad agreement among economists that the effect of trying to bring prices down through supply-side increases is marginal, essentially because housing isn’t a single commodity. It comprises two quite different markets: one for investors and one for residents; and the single biggest influence on house prices has been interest rates. Underlying this, market forces cannot operate efficiently when supply of the most important raw material – in this case, land – is finite and controlled by a small number of people who have their right to profit enshrined in law. In 2018, a House of Commons select committee stated “this right on the part of landowners distorts land prices, encourages land speculation, and reduces revenues for affordable housing, infrastructure and local services.”
Are we building homes to live in, or houses to invest in?
There is clear evidence that the rise in real house prices since 2000 is almost entirely the result of lower interest rates. Years of low rates have made housing increasingly attractive to those with capital, not least multiple-property investors, here and from abroad. In the past 25 years, this has bid up prices by some 160% in real terms so that the average house now costs eight times as much as average earnings. In direct contrast, aspiring first-time buyers have been confronted by tightened credit conditions and a demand for higher mortgage deposits.
So it is no surprise that the majority of young adults are turning for their first home to the rented sector, but the picture here is even less promising. Massive cuts in social housing have pushed tenants into the more expensive private rented sector. In the 20 years to 2017, the number of young adults in social housing fell by some 700,000. The Institute for Fiscal Studies reported that young people’s wages took the biggest hit from the financial crisis of 2008, falling 12% over ensuing years, a disadvantage compounded by levels of student debt and cuts to housing benefit. No wonder so many have to stay with Mum and Dad.
The myth of affordable homes
In 2019, less than 10% of England’s new homes were classed as genuinely affordable, prompting former Conservative cabinet minister David Davis and 27 other Conservative MPs to urge Govt to take serious action to build more social housing, saying “If our policies simply continue to provide only expensive new-builds for the already well-off, and almost unaffordable rents for the rest, then people will lose their trust in the Conservative Party.”
Why then is Govt continuing to underwrite mortgages on properties of up to £650,000 via the Help To Buy scheme? And why does this help to buy only apply to new houses? This £12billion scheme has enriched developers and worse, has kept house prices high. Govt is promoting a new scheme (on behalf of the building industry) called First Homes, offering first time buyers a 30% discount on a new house. Sounds great, but research indicates that in almost all parts of England someone on an average salary could not afford to buy one of these new-build market-priced homes, even with the discount. And how will the discount be funded? It will be deducted from the developer’s s106 obligation so the cost ultimately lands back with the taxpayer.
There is a solution
What we have is a chronic shortage of properties affordable to the young, the lower paid and places to live that provide some dignity to those that cannot find employment, which post-pandemic is likely to be an escalating problem.
Govt could, at a stroke, provide the solution by enabling local authorities or development corporations to acquire land at its basic value (not the ridiculously inflated price that comes with planning consent) and to allow councils to commission house building. Upwards of 50% of the price of a new build in some areas is the land whereas in the 1930’s the figure was only 2%.
Local authorities know what they need and where to put homes suitably integrated with existing communities, with the right social infrastructure, resources and public transport. There are excellent recent examples, places that are attractive, well designed, energy efficient and pleasing to live in. There are just not enough of them because local authorities are deliberately constrained by Govt. This would also provide much needed business for small and medium-size building firms, who have been progressively squeezed out by big developers.
What is standing in the way? The answer, put simply, is ideology plus the influence of vested interests. It doesn’t need a dramatic and potentially destructive reworking of the planning system as proposed in the White Paper to achieve some basic justice and fairness. But if Govt persists in seeking “market-led” solutions in a dysfunctional market the outcome won’t change.
Govt policy should focus on social housing, in the order of say 150,000 per annum, commissioned by local authorities together with development corporations and housing associations and offering innovative ways for tenants to take ownership of their home. Private sector developers would then serve the rest of the market no longer fuelled by dubious Govt-imposed targets.
Doing it this way should be based on three key rules: land is assembled by bodies that do not have a profit motive in the outcome; landowners are paid existing use value (as it would be before planning consent); and developers are then invited to submit competitive tenders for design and management contracts.
The longer Govt leaves it before tackling the real reasons why we have a housing crisis, the bigger the problem will get.
When Boris Johnson proclaimed the need to overhaul the planning system he failed to mention the damaging consequence of the 1961 Land Compensation Act, which gavelandowners the right to receive not just the existing value of their land but also ‘hope value’ – namely the increase in value when planning permission is granted. However, planning consent is often made possible as a result of factors that are a lucky windfall for the landowner, such as publicly-funded infrastructure. In 2018, a House of Commons select committee stated “this right on the part of landowners distorts land prices, encourages land speculation, and reduces revenues for affordable housing, infrastructure and local services. It is fair, therefore, that a significant proportion of this uplift be available to national and local government to invest in new infrastructure and public services.”
Policy contributes to shortage
Two-thirds of council homes sold off under Right to Buy are still not being replaced by new social housing despite a Government promise to do so. Since the Right to Buypolicy was updated in 2013, 85,645 homes have been sold through the policy, while only 28,090 have been built to replace them.
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It's just a small box to tick on an application form, but a huge breakthrough for D. Ojeda, a non-binary person who on Monday became one of the first Americans to apply for a gender-neutral passport.
"Even with my family, they still don't get it," said Ojeda, a 34-year-old activist who goes by D. and uses the pronouns "they, them." "So at least I have the government to say who I am as a person."
The option to receive a passport with an "X" gender designation, which was made available Monday by US President Joe Biden's administration, was hailed as a blessing for an estimated 1.2 million Americans whose gender identity falls outside the categories of man or woman.
It came at a time when Republican lawmakers across the country have been passing legislation that critics say curtails LGBTQ rights and was likely to further fuel tensions around gender issues in a deeply divided nation.
At their home in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Ojeda began to fill out the long online passport application form, putting down their first and last name, then choosing from three options for gender: M for male, F for female and X for people who don't identify as either. They chose the latter.
They also ticked the box for "gender change," to reflect the difference from their previous passport, which identified them as female. They didn't have to provide any medical documentation for the change.
"I think that's incredible," said Ojeda, who works as an organizer at the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and holds a doctorate degree in psychology.
"What makes it difficult for trans people is just how hard it is to get anything changed," such as legal documentation, said Ojeda.
When Ojeda and their NCTE colleagues learned of the new passport option, they "started crying at each other," Ojeda added, seated at their desk in a blue sweater, with a thin beard and with their hair pulled back.
See me as 'who I am'
The State Department announced in October that it had issued the first American passport with the X designation for gender after a long legal battle waged by a person from Colorado who is intersex.
But it was only on March 31, the International Day of Transgender Visibility, that the State Department announced it was extending that right to all Americans, as well as adopting other measures on the federal level meant to simplify administrative hurdles for transgender and non-binary people.
A few other countries have similar policies. Australia began issuing X-gender passports in 2011, with New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Argentina joining the roster since then, as well as, Pakistan and Nepal.
Ojeda already boasts a driver's license from their home state of Virginia, where their gender is marked as X. Ojeda said the procedure was simple: they received an appointment, filled out the application and the X box was already there.
"I was really happy about that because it was the first time I see myself and I in an identification form," Ojeda said.
Things, however, get more complicated with travel. Ojeda says they are often called "Ma'am," which is upsetting.
Born in Peru, Ojeda cannot wait to visit their relatives there, now that they have a new passport, which is required for international travel.
Though they are still struggling to get their family to accept them.
"You know, they don't say the name that I want," said Ojeda, who was given a different first name at birth.
"When I pretended to be a woman, and I tried really hard, there was something that always bothered me," said Ojeda.
Now, they added, "I can turn around and say, 'well in my ID the government sees me as who I am, and maybe you need to start seeing me as who I am.'"
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Story of the World, Vol. 4, Chapter 25 covers armies in China. The first story talks about Japan, China, and a pretend emperor. The second story talks about the long march. It also introduces Chairman Mao to the children.
Having grown up under communism, this information is painful and very difficult to process. I cannot begin to tell you how badly I feel for Chinese people who still have to live under communism.
The children were appalled at all the information, the suffering of the people, the useless deaths, and the spin the communists put on reality. I emphasized to them that socialism is only one step away from communism and we need to be vigilant in this country.
It would be so easy to turn to the left and stay there. In fact, at times, when I look at the political activity in the US, I fear that the young generation unwittingly has embraced socialism and will not let go easily.
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A DETAILED analysis of more than 100 million meteorological data points shows that Andalucia is feeling the heat of climate change more than most.
Every major city in Europe is warmer in the 21st century than it was in the 20th and Andalucia has experienced one of the highest temperature hikes on the continent.
In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century, according to an investigation by the European Data Journalism Network.
In December 2015, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed to ‘limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels’.
In southern Spain, that limit has already been reached.
Higher temperatures, especially heat waves, were responsible for several thousand deaths since 2000. They include the 2003 heat wave which resulted in over 70,000 extra deaths in the western half of Europe; and deaths caused by the so-called ‘Lucifer’ 2017 heatwave, when temperatures rose above 40°C in Spain, Italy and the Balkans.
Fatalities caused by the 2018 heatwave in Northern Europe have yet to be analysed by national health authorities.
In 2016 scientists warned that southern Spain could turn to desert by 2100 if global warming is not kept in check. Andalucia is especially vulnerable.
According to the Junta, summer temperatures in Sevilla could hit a high of 50°C by the end of this century, with cities in northern Jaen, Cordoba and Granada also set to see dramatic increases.
In September, Andalucia’s parliament gave the green light to the ‘Law of Measures against Climate Change and the Transition towards a new Energy Model in Andalucia’, which aims to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and the consumption of fossil fuels and promote adaptation to climate change.
Among the measures proposed are a 30% reduction in energy use across the region by 2030 while increasing the amount of renewable energy used.
The president of the Association of Renewable Energies of Andalucia, Alfonso Vargas, said he approved of the draft law but called on the government to provide renewable energy suppliers with support to meet the targets.
The government must also ‘effectively engage and involve the entire community’ in order to make the new law work, he added. | <urn:uuid:1579905d-f3ec-4538-8efd-f3573898b084> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2018/10/29/temperatures-in-spains-andalucia-hit-climate-change-limit/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.955144 | 501 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a monumental impact on unpaid carers’ lives – not only because of the increased amount of care that many provided, but because of the far-reaching effect that providing this level of care has had on unpaid carers. Many people also took on new caring responsibilities for their relatives and friends who are disabled, ill or older and who need support.
They need to be recognised for the difficulties they are experiencing, respected for all they are doing, provided with information, and given the support they need to care safely. So, during Carers Week, we are coming together to make caring Visible, Valued and Supported.
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Having worked on my first app that implements GameCenter, I had a lot of questions about the process. The main question was how do I implement GameCenter into my app? Do I need to pick the right application template when creating my Xcode project? Do I need to use SpriteKit? Etc
The good news is that GameCenter can be added on after the rest of your application is ready. You should focus on your game mechanics, game engine, user friendliness, etc. After you are satisfied with the core experience, you can add GameCenter (leaderboard, achievements, and other features) afterwards. You can choose any application template and you don’t have to use SpriteKit.
In my app, I had both a phone app & a watch app. You will need to implement GameCenter using Apple’s GameKit Framework. GameKit is currently only for the iPhone, so GameCenter logic needs to be called in the Phone app.
I found great Apple documentation with the same advice:
Here’s a reasonable process to follow when designing a game that supports Game Center:
- Decide which Game Center features you plan to support.
- Define your game mechanics, keeping in mind the requirements and limitations of Game Center.
- Implement your game engine, ignoring Game Center for now. Focus on developing the other aspects of your game, such as your game engine and gameplay. You do this to avoid needing to create an iTunes Connect record earlier than you need to.
- [implement Game Center]
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In today’s rapidly changing global economy, companies must constantly evolve to remain competitive. Despite inflationary constraints and fears of a recession, organizations are slowly emerging from the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and The Great Resignation — both of which remain a disruptive force — with a renewed focus on supporting their employees. One way they are executing on this focus is through learning and development (L&D) programs that help employees achieve their career goals, while simultaneously addressing organizational talent and skills gaps.
Higher education has also experienced its own market-driven transformation. Online learning is now an ubiquitous part of many students’ academic journeys, increasing access to education and economic mobility for millions of learners. Private-sector companies are taking note of this shift and increasingly partnering with universities and/or their education technology (EdTech) partners to upskill and reskill their workforces through career-connected online education.
With 94% of employees interested in staying longer at companies that invest in their learning, employees want to advance their careers by furthering their knowledge and skills. Quite simply, they are interested in working at the “best places to learn” and the “best places to earn,” which don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
The Value of Career-connected Online Education
Online learning has grown exponentially over the last decade. What started as a pathway for primarily nontraditional students to return to the classroom, now has become a widely used modality for learning. Research shows that learners are looking for faster, flexible and more affordable education options to gain new skills that are immediately applicable in the workplace. In fact, these learners want to leverage their education to achieve meaningful career aspirations, from earning a promotion to changing career tracks.
The idea of a four-year degree being the only pathway to a career is no longer applicable as many students can’t afford the time or resource commitment. More institutions are now offering modularized learning pathways that meet the needs of learners, employers and the labor market. These new options include shorter degree and certificate programs as well as incremental micro-credentials with specific and demonstrable learning outcomes. Offering these programs in an online modality only makes sense to reach all learners interested in career success.
More broadly, the concept of career-connected education means institutions of higher education are building a “right to left” education model, starting with the needs of the labor market and working backward to design programs that meet those needs. This approach requires institutions and employers to understand where market gaps exist and then work together to close them. It also means identifying and addressing talent and skills gaps within organizations and tailoring academic programs with specific career tracks to meet short- and long-term organizational goals.
EdTech Connects Universities and Employers
Employers looking to address these challenges in the market may not know where to begin. Third-party EdTech companies often serve as an important conduit between employers and universities by leveraging their existing learning networks along with their extensive market research capabilities to understand labor market trends. Many of these companies are building L&D platforms tied to employer-sponsored education benefits that are expanding career pathways for employees and meeting the market-driven needs of employers through career-connected online education. Partnerships must utilize the expertise of each stakeholder group to shape the workforces of tomorrow.
As organizations explore ways to enhance recruitment and retention of employees, an effective L&D program is mission-critical to the work of any company. Employees want more opportunities to grow as professionals and lifelong learners. Employers must see themselves as partners with institutions of higher education, and EdTech connectors, to enable this learning — helping to close talent and skills gaps in their own organizations as well as in the broader labor market. Organizations that work to address these pervasive challenges will undertake a much-needed service for their own success and for the benefit of society. | <urn:uuid:1a9c124c-03ca-4cb6-9c6f-dfae4f3678e4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://trainingindustry.com/articles/workforce-development/how-university-corporate-partnerships-address-labor-market-gaps/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572127.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815024523-20220815054523-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.971597 | 793 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Mark Hughes examines how the Red Bull subfloor design could have made the team less prone to porpoising in Azerbaijan, with technical illustrations by Giorgio Piola.
Baku has revealed how much porpoising is still suffered by many cars, but it is clear that the winning Red Bull was not significantly compromised by the phenomenon, as it has been since the start of the season.
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As such, the RB18’s subfloor design – which is notably different in concept and detail to that of its main Ferrari rivals – is attracting a lot of attention now that it has been revealed further after the crash. by Sergio Perez during qualifying in Monaco.
Before looking at specific floor details, perhaps the most significant aspect of its design is how its tunnel roof appears to be taller and more arched than those on other floors. Potentially, this should make it inherently less prone to stalling.
As the car’s speed increases, it gets closer to the ground and ground effect – which is derived from air rushing through the small gap in the lowest part of the tunnel to fill the upper low-pressure area behind – becomes more powerful. As the gap narrows to the last millimeters, the airflow velocity – and therefore the downforce – increases exponentially.
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The danger is that it can get so close to the ground that the airflow stops, triggering porpoising. A taller roof should make downforce less sensitive to height, even if its theoretical maximum downforce is lower. It is the expansion of air into the larger volume behind the small gap (between the tunnel and the track surface) that creates the lower pressure behind the gap that the air rushes to fill.
As the car lowers, this roof seems to allow for more air expansion and therefore less chance of the space being blocked by overpressure.
But even within this general layout, there are several very distinctive characteristics of the Red Bull floor.
Adrian Newey pointed out that there are many different airflows under the ground and the key is to make them work together. The entry strakes at the front of the floor have a variable geometry along their length, probably adapted to the shape of the tunnel and thus helping to equalize the pressure, giving the airflow more energy as it travels through the tunnel. A lot of effort seems to have gone into matching the lateral and vertical shapes to keep the resulting volume as consistent as possible at different ride heights.
Likewise, the flat central keel is not uniformly pear-shaped as in other cars (see the Ferrari for comparison) and appears to be shaped in conjunction with the varying height of the tunnel along its length. The volume of the tunnel available for air obviously decreases as the ride height decreases. This shaping would make the change in tunnel volume at different ride heights more even throughout the length.
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There are also at least two distinct “mini-venturis” in the tunnel – where the height changes to form diffusers to reinvigorate the airflow. Red Bull is not unique in this area, but it is another detail that adds to the effectiveness of the Red Bull subfloor.
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Finally, just at the point where the ground begins to taper inward in front of the rear wheels, there’s what’s been called an ‘ice skate’ (above). The regulations allow a mini-wing on the ground in front of the rear wheels, but do not specify that it must be above the ground. Red Bull interpreted this to form an additional strake – metal to make it less vulnerable – on the subfloor there to help channel air more aggressively towards the tunnel exit.
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3 edition of 2397 winning things to say and do found in the catalog.
2397 winning things to say and do
Hughes, James C.
|Other titles||Two thousand three hundred ninety-seven winning things to say and do.|
|Statement||James C. Hughes.|
|LC Classifications||BF637.P4 H84 1988|
|The Physical Object|
|LC Control Number||88012972|
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The ranch is located in south central Apache County, in the eastern portion of Arizona. The ranch is approximately 180 miles east of Phoenix and 180 miles northeast of Tucson just outside of St. Johns, Arizona along the Little Colorado River, northwest of St. Johns.
The River Ranch is accessible from US 180 to county road #6390 (Zion Dam Road), then 3 miles north to the property. Several small dirt roads provide access throughout the property and along the Little Colorado River.
1,280 Acres Deeded
320 Acres Bureau of Land Management Grazing Lease
1,600 Acres Total or 2.5 Sections
Township 14 North Range 27 East
Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian
Sections 17 & 19: All
Apache County Assessor parcel numbers
Bureau of Land Management Grazing Lease #6207
16 animal units Deeded
4 animal units BLM lease
20 animal units total yearlong equivalent
*deeded land capacity based on rate of 8 head per section
The River Ranch is roughly rectangular in shape being three miles from north to south and one mile from east to west and a half mile wide at the narrowest portion. The Little Colorado River (LCR) runs from east to west through the center of the property on the deeded land. Improvements consist of boundary fencing and a windmill along the LCR with a small set of livestock holding corrals. The windmill and corrals are located near the center of the ranch along the LCR.
Varies from Plains & Desert Grassland with mostly scattered Juniper Woodland with some open grassland. Grasses include; blue grama, sacaton, galleta, rice grass, squirrel tail and needle grass. Browse includes four-wing salt brush, white sage and blue sage.
Livestock water is supplied by a windmill and the Little Colorado River which seasonally runs during the summer monsoon season and occasionally in the springs after a heavy snow winter.
There are no public utilities available on the ranch.
2016 Federal Grazing Fee - $2.11 per animal unit month
$675,000 – Cash
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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 7 (October 1, 1934)
The Country Girl
Yellow buses and cars and trams, Clanging of bells and traffic jams, Petrol fume on the heavy air, Smoke-blacked chimney and whistle's blare.
They are stifling my soul, they are stilling my song;
It may be life, but I don't belong.
For I would be going where orchards stand
Heavy with fruits of a sun-drenched land,
Where lonely winds that are clover-sweet
Go streaming through golden miles of wheat,
And never a sound the silence fills,
Save the bleating of sheep upon the hills.
Oh, I would be breathing the crystal air,
Roaming the tussocky ridges there,
And, lifting my face to the healing sun, The old, glad song from my lips would run.
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Grades K-12 Progress Points
Students will at the appropriate developmental level:
- Use a variety of sources and multimedia to research, create, perform and refine dramatic and theatrical works that are personally meaningful.
- Demonstrate self-direction, persistence and focus when working independently in dramatic and theatrical contexts.
- Participate collaboratively and respectfully in diverse ensembles to explore a variety of ideas and approaches that advance the quality of their work.
- Interpret and transform new and traditional dramatic texts for informal and formal productions.
- Engage in the dramatic and theatrical arts to help them connect to other disciplines, people and events in the world around them.
- Use drama and theatre to inspire the larger community to value lifelong involvement in the arts.
- Personal Choice and Vision: Students construct and solve problems of personal relevance and interest when expressing themselves in the dramatic and theatrical arts.
- Critical and Creative Thinking: Students combine and apply artistic and reasoning skills to imagine, create, realize and refine dramatic and theatrical works in conventional and innovative ways and to understand the works produced and performed by others.
- Authentic Application and Collaboration: Students work individually and in groups to focus ideas and create and perform works to address genuine local and global community needs.
- Literacy: As consumers, critics and creators, students evaluate and understand dramatic and theatrical works and other texts produced in the media forms of the day. | <urn:uuid:896c6b42-cc54-4200-84b0-a5ed3e862f3c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://oh01913306.schoolwires.net/Page/6704 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.9197 | 301 | 3.96875 | 4 |
A living, or inter vivos trust, is simply a trust that is set up while the testator (the person who provides the assets to create the trust) is still alive. Some of the benefits of a living trust include the following:
- Less delay in administering the estate.
- Streamlines the procedure if there is property owned in multiple states.
- Trust assets are generally protected from creditors
- The administration of a trust is typically a private matter. There will be few public records that would state the nature or the amount of the trust or that would reveal the identity of a trust beneficiary.
- Property that is passed through a trust does not go through probate, which can significantly reduce the expenses associated with estate administration.
This is not to say that trusts eliminate all expenses. For example, the trustee, or person responsible for the administration of the trust, is owed a fee. Also, estate taxes, among other taxes, may still have to be paid. | <urn:uuid:6c03f066-4fa3-4050-be6f-3bfb7ce95416> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kiloflynn.com/estate-planning/living-trust/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.959533 | 200 | 2.15625 | 2 |
'Just paint the bathrooms': The leadership lesson a Fortune 500 exec swears by to keep her team engaged
- Joyce Mullen is the president of North America at
Fortune 500IT company Insight Enterprises.
- Her best
leadershipadvice is to demonstrate to your team that you care about their wellbeing.
- She's adapted this
adviceover time by listeningto employees and finding operational efficiencies.
Sometimes, the best leadership advice comes from the most surprising places.
That's certainly been true for Joyce Mullen, now president of North America at Fortune 500 IT company Insight Enterprises and formerly one of the longest tenured executives at Dell Technologies. She told Insider one of the most valuable lessons she's learned came from a United Auto Workers plant manager early in her career.
It was one of her first days on the job as a plant manager, and Mullen was feeling out of her element. "I said to the other plant manager, 'What should I do? I don't know anything about manufacturing,' and he replied, 'Just paint the bathrooms, Joyce,'" Mullen said.
Mullen was certainly perplexed by the suggestion, but decided to go ahead and give the restrooms a fresh coat. As she did, she realized that the advice wasn't about the bathroom walls at all - it was about finding ways to demonstrate to the team that she cared about their wellbeing, thereby making them more engaged and more equipped to do their best work.
"If you show that you will spend money to make their environment better, they'll know that you are not just trying to figure out how to squeeze every dime out of them, and they're going to appreciate that," she said.
Of course, now we're living in a world where office perks have become increasingly passé - or where there's no office at all. Here are some of the ways Mullen has adapted this advice over the course of her career to ensure she's taking care of employees in truly meaningful ways.
Start by listening, then follow through
So many decisions about employee benefits are made from on high (or from looking at what other companies are doing), but Mullen said the best way to figure out how to make your employees feel valued is to ask them - and really listen.
"Figure out what is making their job hard, what is making it so they don't feel important, what issues are getting in their way from having a great day," she said.
One way to do this is by giving your team surveys about how you could make their work and lives better - but Mullen said those aren't really effective unless you make sure to follow up with action.
"No one wants to waste their time, so if they're going to take the time to tell you what they need, then you have to tell them what you're doing with that information," Mullen said. She suggested keeping the dialogue going by planning a follow-up meeting or survey to see if the changes have helped.
The other way to find opportunities to better support your team is by getting in their shoes: Shadow them or have them walk you through their days, specifically the challenges they face. Then you can really see firsthand where you could step in and be supportive.
Find efficiencies that help everyone
Mullen thinks one of the most overlooked ways to keep employees engaged is actually great for your business, too: finding operational efficiencies.
"At the end of the day, when it comes to a person's job, there are a bunch of things that are really frustrating," Mullen said, pointing to an example of a sales organization she worked with where teammates had to log into 27 different tools over the course of the day.
By putting in the time - and maybe the money - to remove those frustrations, you achieve a few things that are very powerful for employee morale. Not only do you make it easier for your employees to get their work done, you show that you're willing to invest in helping them do their best work and generally create a more enjoyable (and less annoying) work environment.
"Try to figure out how to speed things up for them, make it more efficient, make it easier for them to deliver a better result," Mullen said. "And those are things like adding new tools or figuring out how to change a process so that they don't have to get seven approvals to get things done."
Don't try one-size-fits-all benefits
Ultimately, the biggest mistake Mullen thinks leaders make when trying to figure out how to make their team feel valued is doling out the same solution for everyone. "At the end of the day, you've got to tailor your programs and your focus to make sure you're doing things that are most valuable to whatever teammates you've got," she said.
While Mullen has noticed a generational divide here - with her Gen Z son being most motivated by clear professional development opportunities, whereas her Gen Y daughter feels more valued when she has flexibility at work - Mullen thinks the more granular you can get, the better.
This could mean going so far as working with individual teammates to figure out how you can best help them with their workdays, their after-work time, and even their life goals.
"I've had teammates who say, 'My goal is to be a peanut farmer.' While that's not consistent with a tech career, we can work together to figure out what they need to be a great peanut farmer and how we can line up those goals and objectives with the company's - because when you do that, the magic happens," she said.
- Jewellery brands deck up in hope of bumper festive sales ahead
- Xiaomi is worried that investigations in India might affect it cash flows, operating results
- Delhi and Kolkata are the two most polluted cities in the world: Report
- There is a yawning gap between the confidence of consumers and businesses
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Two Quest Academy students, Sofia Wang and Oliver Antonelli, advanced to the 2021 National History Day® (NHD) National Contest, that will be held virtually on June 13-19, 2021. The 2021 contest theme was Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.
Sofia and Oliver joined more than half a million students globally who completed projects in one of five categories: documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Sofia produced a documentary called The Power of Political Cartoons: Illustrating Chinese Discrimination. Oliver explored his topic via a dramatic portrayal entitled The Subtle Secret: The Key Reason for the Allied Victory in World War II
Students compete in a series of contests beginning at the local level. The top students from all 50 states, D.C., U.S. territories, and international schools are invited to compete in the National Contest.
More than 400 historians and education professionals serve as judges for the students’ work, and as with all other aspects of the contest this year, the judging was conducted remotely online. More than 100 students from across the country will be awarded cash prizes between $500 and $2,000, each, for superior work in specific judging categories.
“To make it to the National Contest is always a remarkable achievement,” said NHD Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn. “Given the added challenges this year due to the ongoing pandemic, I was heartened to see NHD students prove themselves once more and persevere despite adversity. The critical thinking and research skills these students learned through competing in NHD will serve them and provide a solid foundation for success throughout their academic and professional careers.”
Quest Academy is a leading private independent school for gifted students in grades Preschool-8 located in Palatine, IL outside of Chicago. The mission of Quest Academy is to provide gifted children with a challenging curriculum and a nurturing environment, emphasizing sound character, along with scholarship and creativity in both the academics and the arts. | <urn:uuid:c90c716c-a61d-482b-907a-71c890682130> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://questacademy.org/quest-news/quest-students-advance-to-nhd-national-competition/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.959964 | 406 | 2.1875 | 2 |
What Is Medical Negligence?
A May 2013 article in Forbes magazine states that the top three causes of death in the United States are: 1) heart disease, 2) cancer, and 3) medical negligence, in that order. The article also reveals that more than $3 billion went to medical malpractice payments in 2012. In other words, medical negligence is a serious issue.
Medical negligence cases are serious and complicated
Medical malpractice or medical negligence is when a health care provider, such as a doctor, nurse, hospital, or pharmacist, fails to properly treat a medical condition, and that failure leads to injury or death. If the underlying medical problem was the cause of the injury or death, however, then the provider cannot be held responsible. A negative medical outcome does not necessarily mean there was medical negligence.
Determining whether or not a situation can be deemed medical negligence or malpractice is not cut and dry. In addition, medical malpractice cases are highly costly to litigate and can last a long time. For that reason, many potential cases never see the light of day.
How can victims of medical negligence or malpractice get help?
As Oregon medical malpractice lawyers, we have decades of experience trying medical negligence cases. Successful trials and settlements have covered misdiagnoses of cancer, stroke, and other serious medical conditions, “routine” procedures that resulted in severe injury, and medical errors involving anesthesia and misreading of x-rays. | <urn:uuid:c6536e74-3bf8-4c54-9112-c3446459360f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.paulsoncoletti.com/what-is-medical-negligence/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.956532 | 302 | 2.109375 | 2 |
William Wallace Perry did not stand an imposing figure on a battlefield like his namesake. The fourteen year old barely fit into the uniform he was assigned. It is unclear how the youngster managed to escape detection when he joined the army. As a historian I’m grateful he did, as William kept a fantastically detailed diary during his time in the Union army.
In early 1864, Perry enlisted into the 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry. The unit was still guarding prisoners at Johnson’s Island when Perry arrived in Virginia, so he was temporarily attached to Joseph Hamblin’s 65th New York Infantry in Alexander Shaler’s Sixth Corps brigade. He saw his first combat with them on May 6th at the Wilderness. Perry detailed the confusion within the Sixth Corps when John Gordon’s flank attack struck them that evening.
We left our camp this morning about 3 o’clock and march toward the battlefield. As it is dark we cannot tell what kind of country we are in. We march along quietly and pass regiments camped along the road. About daylight we come out on the plank road and from the evidence around us we are near the battlefield. We halt for a short rest and a number of ambulances loaded with wounded pass us. We move up on the road. The air is full of smoke and a great smell of burnt powder. We leave the road and strike off into the woods and form line of battle and soon hear the zip zip and see our comrades fall.
As soon as formed we move up to support an Ohio regiment to repulse a charge. We hear the old Rebel Yell and they come as though they meant business. The Ohio boys receive them in good shape and they go back in disorder. For a time we have some rest and have time to eat our breakfast. Our officers now rearrange our line and our brigade moved up in the front line. Shaler’s brigade has the right of the whole line. There is one regiment on our right flank. I think it is a Maryland regiment. Our line is formed as follows 65th, 122nd, 67th New York, with our detachment with the 65th New York. Seymour’s brigade on our left.
The whole line is ordered forward. We move through woods, swamps, and underbrush and have a hard time to get through. We advance I presume two miles this way, the Rebels falling back. Our line is halted and our company is sent out as skirmishers. We go out in front but the woods are so dense that we can see but a short distance in front. The Rebel sharpshooters keep us dodging bullets all the time. We think we see the enemy massing for a move of some kind and so report to the commander but he takes no measures to repulse the attack. It seems to be that the Rebels are marching around our right and will attack us in the rear.
Now the Rebels are on the move, they seem to be sure for they have no skirmishers but come right on. We fire into them but it don’t check them in the least. They come right along and we fall back to main line. After joining main line we continue to fall back to our first position when we come in contact with Rebels coming upon our rear. We stop and fire in both directions. The Rebels pour volley after volley into us and our men are falling fast all around us. A number have been killed, wounded, and missing. It is now nearly dark.
Just now I notice Gen. Shaler surrender, also Gen. Seymour. Williams has been captured. [James M.] Burdick, [George J.] Smith, Reily, Smathers, George and myself are wounded.
I am shot through right shoulder. In retiring from field I was confused as well as the officers. Col. Hamblin asked me where I was going. I told him to the rear. He said not that way for back there were Rebels. He said boys like me should have been at home with their mothers. I tell him I will get through alright.
After some time I find my way out to the plank road but the way the balls flew was awful. At the Field Hospital the surgeon refused to dress my wound saying that I was wounded unto death and no use to pay any attention to me. I shall do the best I can for myself but there is a lot of wounded men here and I don’t know how I will come out but shall try and come out on top of the wound. I gave my haversack to Comrade Burdick and he is not here so I have nothing to eat. The men who brought me to this place lay me on a stretcher to sleep but I can’t sleep. My wound bleeds and hurts me too much for that. Some person gives me a little beef tea to drink, if I only had more.
It is now 10 o’clock and the Rebels are shelling the Hospital and we will have to get out of this. The musketry is drawing nearer. I think I should of felt better had the surgeons made an effort to dress my wound. Oh what suffering and misery there is here. All is confusion and moving around in haste. Some time during the night I am loaded on an ambulance with a man of the 5th Maine and leave the Hospital. During this night I suffer untold pain. We have a couple of blankets and if it was not for the fast driving I could sleep some. We lost a great many men out of or Corps today. Of one thing I am sure, that I did not run today until I was ordered to. That was a wonderful charge of the Rebels. The army seems to be on the move for some other place for men are marching in along on which we are traveling.
Perry survived and spent the rest of the year in northern hospitals. He returned to the Army of the Potomac in December. His wound troubled him for the rest of his life, as noted in an 1891 article, but he lived until 1913.
I should note that Perry’s manuscript is not a pure diary. The version preserved by the J.Y. Joyner Library at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina is a notebook into which rewrote his own journal later in his life. Thus, he may have made some editorial changes. I’ve typed my way through the entire manuscript myself and haven’t found anything suspect in his writing. The minutiae is reliably accurate and contain details suggesting the near-majority was written during the war. Perry included a few recollections as well at the end of the notebook and would also contribute several articles for the National Tribune. The teenager’s writing is a great resource for the last year of the Civil War. | <urn:uuid:6b743693-2b01-4133-a81c-b3f1e045625d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://emergingcivilwar.com/2019/05/06/boys-like-me-should-have-been-at-home-with-their-mothers-private-william-perry-at-the-wilderness/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.980883 | 1,400 | 2.78125 | 3 |
The first foreign commercial flight landed in Kabul after the Taliban took over, with about 10 people on board
China News Service, September 13th. According to Agence France-Presse, a passenger plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) landed at Kabul Airport on the 13th local time. This was taken over by the Taliban in Afghanistan on August 15th. The first international commercial flight to land since Kabul.
p > On August 31, local time, after all U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban Badri Special Forces stood guard at Kabul Airport.
According to reports, an Agence France-Presse reporter said that there were about 10 people on the plane, “maybe there are more staff than passengers.”
A spokesperson once said that the company hopes to resume normal business services, but it is too early to talk about the frequency of flights between the two places.
Previously, a large number of personnel, including the US military, foreign embassy personnel in Afghanistan, and Afghans working for foreign governments, were evacuated from Afghanistan in chaos. Kabul Airport was severely damaged. With technical assistance from Qatar and other countries, the Afghan Taliban have been working hard to restore operations.
Last week, several charter flights operated by Qatar Airways took off from Kabul. Most of the passengers were foreigners and Afghans who missed the evacuation. In addition, an Afghan airline resumed domestic flights on September 3. | <urn:uuid:63b5986d-0969-44f1-a317-d1c468534094> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.yqqlm.com/2021/09/the-first-foreign-commercial-flight-landed-in-kabul-after-the-taliban-took-over-with-about-10-people-on-board/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.97373 | 290 | 1.765625 | 2 |
UWB M-sequence based radar technology for localization of first responders
Current solutions for localization of first responders are mainly based on fusion of multiple sensors and communication units. This solution usually requires too much space and weight that must be carried by rescue, police or military personnel. The goal of the paper is to demonstrate the benefits of UWB technology for such an application scenario. This technology represents a promising solution since it allows the design of a localization system where a tag that is carried by first responders can be small and light-weighted and despite of this it allows precise indoor localization and identification of the users. Moreover, UWB technology is inherently robust against narrowband jamming and eavesdropping. This paper describes a possible system concept which is based on M-sequence UWB technology. The ranging accuracy, the coverage and the number of users are evaluated by using UWB measurements as well as simulations. | <urn:uuid:08a3eb5b-fa56-4ec3-9965-22fd586b99a1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/402159 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.954247 | 181 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Tonight I went to the Jerusalem Bird Observatory (JBO) above Gan Sacher near the Knesset. I had heard that there is a porcupine family that comes out after dark, and so I put out some tomatoes and cucumbers near the pool, sat in the blind and waited. About the time that it started getting creepy, all of a sudden there were three ghostly figures out investigating the night.
It being after dark, I used a flash (probably a bad thing to do in terms of disturbing the procupines), and, indeed, after the first shot they put up their quills and moved away very quickly. Their quills made a swishing noise in the grass, and I was surprised by how quickly they moved. Fortunately, the flash did not keep the porcupines away for too long, and I got in another couple of shots before deciding to stop bothering them.
The picture on the left shows the porcupine with its quills down, and the one on the right shows the quills when the animal is agitated. If you click on the pictures above, you'll see a higher resolution version.
There is a interesting web site about Crested Porcupines, and it has a good daylight picture. As the page shows, these guys are pretty big:
|Head and Body Length:||24 to 35 inches (60 to 90 cm)|
|Tail Length:||3 to 7 inches (8 to 7 cm)|
|Weight:||22 to 66 pounds (10 to 30 kg)|
The pictures I took were almost solid black. I adjusted the brightness and contrast as well as I could in Photoshop so that the porcupines became visible. | <urn:uuid:02d7ec64-7442-4d8f-adb6-b5096922149e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jeffster.org/animals/porcupines/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.973228 | 347 | 1.78125 | 2 |
The subtitle of this talk could be “The Four Elements Meditation”. Several years ago, Peter found the title quote in a book by Jack Kornfield. In the book, he talked of visiting Las Vegas in his monastic robes and seeing “You Must Be Present To Win” signage above the door into a casino, presumably announcing rules regarding a lottery. Peter appreciates the irony, so painted a sign with those words that’s posted above the room where our Sangha meets to meditate. During the talk, he described the nature of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water as subjective awarenesses, that is, earth is density or pressure, air is movement, fire is temperature, and water is cohesiveness. These focus points for meditation practice are for developing mindfulness of the body, and are mentioned in the Satipatthana Sutta. Mindfulness of the body is useful as being several ways to interrupt the internal chatter in order to cultivate concentration and tranquility. After this, Peter led a brief guided meditation to familiarize participants regarding the practice. This was followed by discussion about the experience and utility of the practice.
During this meditation training exercise, Peter encouraged concentrating attention on different areas of sensation varying from the upper lip, rim of the nostrils, the nasal septum and passages, the sinus cavities, back of the throat, soft palate/uvula, hard palate, upper gum and teeth, upper tongue and inside of the upper lip. Each of these areas are stimulated by the breathing in and out cycle. The four elements were described: Earth (hardness/pressure), air (movement), fire (varying temperatures) and water (cohesion/fluidity) as reference points in the process of mindfulness of breathing. | <urn:uuid:c350b600-ce06-47bd-91b3-385b1a59e607> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://orlandoinsightmeditation.org/tag/four-elements-meditation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.937121 | 367 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Stereoscopic photography is a technique for creating the illusion of depth in an image via binocular vision. This three-part blog looks at the stereoscopic photographs taken during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Part one may be found here: https://theartistworks.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/stereoscopic-views-documenting-the-building-of-the-brooklyn-bridge-part-one-of-three/
Part Two: Stereoscopic Photography
The first line in the prologue of Alan Trachtenberg’s vivacious study on the Brooklyn Bridge states, “Brooklyn Bridge belongs first to the eye.” Trachtenberg further goes on to describe the experience of walking over the bridge; how the stone towers “seem to frame the irregular lines of Manhattan” and how the steel “cable compels the eye.”
The Brooklyn Bridge also belongs to, and is a colleague of, the camera: modern structural engineering and photography both evolved simultaneously and explored new ways of looking at the organization of space and visual representation. Equally significant is the role that both played in America’s industrial growth.
“As photography bespoke the influence of new technology-new ways of seeing and experiencing-its practitioners rushed to the nation’s burgeoning cities. From Albert S. Southworth and Josiah J. Hawes’s early daguerreotypes of Boston, through George R. Fardon and Eadweard Muybridge’s San Francisco panorama’s and Robert Newell and John Moran’s cityscapes, to the urban images of Henry R. Koopman in Chicago and George Francois Magnier in New Orleans, photographers strove to capture and present the new modern environment. Nowhere was this mission more keenly felt than in New York City. As the city marched uptown, as buildings and neighborhoods were created and demolished at a staggering rate, the camera was there to document every stage and each new detail.” – Richard Haw
Stereoscopic views were perhaps the most effectual method of documentation because of their three-dimensional quality. Stereoscopic photography began in England when Sir Charles Wheatstone published “Contributions to the physiology of Vision-on Some Remarkable, and Hitherto Unobserved, Phenomena of Binocular Vision,” a paper he presented to the British Royal Society in 1838. Wheatstone demonstrated that the mind perceives an object in three dimensions because each eye receives a somewhat different view. To define this phenomenon, he devised the word stereograph, from the Greek words stereo (solid) and graph (I look at). Wheatstone prepared drawings of single objects seen by each eye and devised a viewing instrument of angled mirrors called the stereoscope. After the announcement of Daguerre’s and Talbot’s photographic processes in 1839, Wheatstone commissioned Talbot and Henry Collen to make stereo daguerreotypes and calotypes. Research by Sir David Brewster resulted in the a stereoscope that duplicated the normal 2 ½ inch separation between the eyes by placing a pair of lenses side by side in a small box with a lid at the top to admit light and a slot at the opposite end for inserting the mounted pair of stereoscopic images. A version made by French optician Louis-Jules Duboscq was presented to Queen Victoria after she admired the invention at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
William and Frederick Langenheim introduced stereoscopic photography in America in 1854 and within four years, numerous local photographers and major publishers were creating scenes for a very enthusiastic public. Initially, most stereoscopic collectors were professional men who had returned from trips to Europe with groups of views. One of these men was poet and physician, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who was fascinated with the new phenomena and saw infinite possibilities for its uses. Holmes’s zeal for the stereoscope’s possibilities surpassed mere praise for the stunning representation of the visible world. Through the means of the photograph and the stereograph, he explained, form had become an intellectual entity-distinct from physical objects-in the same way that the printing press had liberated thought. Holmes recognized the need for a more affordable stereoscope and created a hand-held stereoscope from scraps of wood and showed his design to several people in Boston. Holmes eventually met Joseph L. Bates, who had a small business selling stereoscopes and views. Bates refined the Holmes design by adding the sliding focus stage with wire holders for the view. The stereoscope was a success and the lower cost brought stereoscopic photographs to the masses.
Early stereoscopic photographers referred to themselves as artists. Like painters, stereoscopic photographers were equally concerned with composition, a factor crucial to producing a fine stereoscopic image. Equally critical was a print with rich, even tones much like mixing paint on a palette. And like the first time one views a stunning painting, the experience of looking at a stereoscopic view was unmistakable:
“Everyone who views a good stereoscopic image is immediately enthralled. I have noted a level of excitement and involvement unmatched by two-dimensional visuals, other factors being equal. The strong emotional and esthetic reaction observed and reported by many artists throughout the stereoscopy’s 130-year history raises the interesting speculation that we may be imprinted with specific responses to fundamental or archetypal spatial stimuli in our visual world, in addition to many shapes, patterns and colors.” -Robert Silverman
As a twenty-first century American living in the digital age, I did not expect to be very taken with stereoviews. The contrary proved to be true-I was nothing short of enthralled. I didn’t just see the tallest structure in New York; I stood on the tallest structure and concur with Holmes reaction to stereoscopic photography: “Every conceivable object of nature and art will soon scale off its surface for us.”Every angle, steel wire, and cut stone of the bridge was there for me to experience. The Dennis Collection of stereoviews at the New York Public Library allowed to me feel as if I was witness to the construction.
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Bowers, Brian, Wilson, Margaret. Sir Charles Wheatstone Frs 1802-1875 (I E E History of Technology Series). London: Institution of Electrical Engineer, 2001
Ferragallo, Roger. “On Stereoscopic Painting.” Leonardo. 7.2 (1974); 97-101.
Waldsmith, John. Stereo views: an illustrated history and price guide. Rador, PA: Wallace-Homestead Bk. Co., 1991
Silverman, Robert. “The Stereoscope and Photographic Depiction in the 19th Century.” Technology and Culture. 34.4 (1993); 729-756.
A page of stereoscopic parts in Wheatstone’s paper of 1838
Patent Drawing of the Holmes-Bates Stereoscope
Joshua Beal, “Panoramic View of NYC, Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge Tower” 1876
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Hip replacement surgeries are often performed on patients suffering from a damaged hip joint. The hip joint is a ball and socket joint, which can cause some issues when designing prosthetics. Ball and socket joints include a bearing, which is a relatively delicate system that often wears down over time. For a long time, the socket of hip prosthetics was made of a medical grade plastic. Recently, however, doctors have been using metal-on-metal bearings. These models are stronger, but can also be problematic. When the metal-on-metal design wears down, it can release metallic debris in the body.
One study on the adverse reactions in periprosthetic tissues of hips, using metal-on-metal surfaces was conducted by DJ Langton et al. The study is titled “Incidence of Adverse Reactions to Metal Debris Following Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: A Multicentre Study Involving 4,000 Patients,” and was published in the Journal of Biomechanics in 2010. The study was conducted to “establish the incidence of and identify risk factors for the development of joint failure secondary to adverse reaction to metal debris.”
The study included 4,201 patients, with follow-ups ranging from 10-142 months. Among these patients, there were 51 failures secondary to reactions from metal debris. In these cases, chromium and cobalt concentrations were significantly higher than other patients.
Increased wear of the metal-on-metal device was in fact associated with adverse tissue reactions. The authors stated “We believe the sub hemispheric cup of the ASR predisposes it to increased articular wear and this was reflected in the increased failure rates.” Additionally, the data showed that some patients are more sensitive to relatively low levels of metal debris. This is quite rare, and was only observed in less than 1% of the patients included in the data set of the study.
Due to the fact that DePuy, the manufacturer of the ASR had time and again failed to warn users of the risk for metal debris entering the bloodstream that is associated with the ASR/ASRXL hip replacement systems, a number of ASR lawsuits have been filed.
If you or a loved one used an ASR hip replacement system and you suffered metal sensitivity, increased metal ion blood levels, premature device failure, or another ASR complication, contact our team of DePuy ASR hip replacement lawyers at the information provided below: you may be entitled to significant financial compensation. We have the experience, resources, and skills required to win the justice you deserve.
(855) 452 – 5529
Our DePuy ASR™ / ASR™ XL Hip Replacement Lawsuit Information page is a great place to start if you have any questions about DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip replacements. | <urn:uuid:36aa76a8-150a-405c-894e-745d465b428b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dangerousdrugs.us/2013/12/2010-study-shows-high-metal-ion-levels-in-blood-of-metal-hip-replacement-patients.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.960724 | 585 | 2.859375 | 3 |
This article deals with form and form elements in architecture as bearers of societal meaning and symbols of identity. Form is predicated upon triangular relationships of society, individual and building. Society is premised upon a dialogue on globalism vs. regionalism. Place is described as strong identity read through symbolic details, and architectural form as a holistic entity composed of mass/volume relations, formats, details and ornamentations. It criticizes the present state of architecture discipline on the grounds that forms are rapidly globalizing to the extent of loosing their authentic meanings. It renders the results of an extensive survey on the global forms, formats and architectonic details of the recent architectural trends which nullify any societal or existential meaning whatsoever and it re-claims identity and place on primordial and perennial grounds.
Key words: Architecture, globalism, identity, form, format, ornament.
Copyright © 2022 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.
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The kind of business you want to start and also the surrounding should be the first consideration to make when you are starting a business. A good business that is unique and also income earning is what everybody should try and the best one is tree care services. The reason as to whey you need to start a tree care services business is that the people around you will be healthy because you will be providing tree trimming service. The fact that the trees are trimmed in good design when proving tree trimming service makes the environment looks beautiful. Tree care business bring about the attraction of the environment because the business provides tree trimming service that make the trees healthy. You will start loving trees when you provide tree trimming service and that makes you an environmentalist. You should have some important things in mind if you want to start a good tree care services business. This report discusses the things to have in mind when starting tree care services business.
The first tip to for starting tree care services business is having the budget its self. Tree care services business will involve tree trimming service and because of that, you need to know the right amount needed in that business including the amount for buying such types of equipment.
Insurance cover is the second factor to consider when staring a tree care services business. You need to have a cover when starting a tree care services business because you may be offering a tree trimming services and a branch fall on a building. When you take a cove, you will be compensated for any damage that may arise during the service.
The third factor to consider when starting a tree care services is the knowledge of the market. It is important to recognize the are that people ask for tree care services most of the time. You are advised to start a tree care services business that has a lot of trees. You should know that a business is made grown when the market is good.
The other thing to have in mind when staring a tree care business is the business plan. A business plan helps you target and also it helps you have all financial report required in that business. If you want to have a professional business plan, ask the experts to help you in writing it. In conclusion, this article contains all tips necessary for starting a tree care services business. | <urn:uuid:6a1b87df-f6e9-4eb7-ab98-a2cc3a1b9126> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://purchase2vpills.com/2019/07/14/5-takeaways-that-i-learned-about/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.974713 | 455 | 1.554688 | 2 |
This study aims to construct the multiple time-scale joint distributions of drought duration and severity using two-dimensional copulas and compare the drought characteristics in India's two contrasting climate regions: the arid Rajasthan and humid, tropical Kerala. The drought occurrences were defined by the standardized precipitation index (SPI) with a threshold below -0.8 at time scales of 3, 6, 12, and 24 months for 1900-2016. Significant correlations were noted between the drought severity and drought duration in both regions. The Clayton copula gave a better fit than other copulas for modeling the dependence among the observed drought duration and severity. The results indicate that the probability of short-term droughts (SPI-3 and SPI-6) is more significant than those of long-term droughts (SPI-12 and SPI-24) for an identical drought event in both regions. Also, the probability of severe drought events with greater duration and severity for long-term droughts (SPI-12 and SPI-24) is higher in Kerala than that in western Rajasthan. For all the time-scale SPIs, the conditional probability of drought severity for a given duration exceeding a threshold showed an increasing trend in both regions. Furthermore, the conditional probability of the drought duration given the severity for short-term droughts is greater than that of the long-term droughts for the same drought event. For short-term droughts, the conditional return period of an identical drought event is lower in Kerala than in western Rajasthan. In contrast, the conditional return period of long-term droughts is lower in western Rajasthan. Additionally, copula-based nonexceedance conditional distributions for the major crops were established based on rainfall.
|Journal||Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering|
|Publication status||Published - 2021 Mar 1|
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Water Science and Technology
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The creation of the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) as the sharp tactical edge of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), tasked with the neutralising of armed groups, was a watershed moment in the history of modern peace missions. What was more significant was that sub-Saharan national leaders were instrumental in the creation of the FIB (South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi), but lacked the resources to deploy such a force and consequently the brigade was deployed under the banner of the UN. With the legacy of an African Renaissance, and its role in the conception of the FIB, South Africa remains a critical player in international peace and security in sub-Saharan Africa, and therefore holds a key strategic role in achieving the FIB's objectives. This comes at a critical time where blue helmets are increasingly exposed to complex and challenging security contexts. The aim of this work is to provide a conceptual model for South African military future operations and UN offensive peacekeeping operations. In this undertaking, a layer of military and Clausewitzian theory is added to offensive peacekeeping operations. Furthermore, there are sections on operational constructs (capstone and operating concepts), doctrine and structural elements, as well a section on mine action.
This book contributes towards an understanding of the nature of modern strategy through the lens of UN offensive peacekeeping operations and provides insights into operational challenges. | <urn:uuid:e6db0ecd-b620-4830-90cf-21cf7f1a1762> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.reiters.com/book/9780797494411 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.940074 | 282 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Morning & Evening Daily Devotional Reading– June 30
by Charles H. Spurgeon, Revised and Edited by William C. Neff
“The glory that You gave me, Father, I have given to them.”
Take a good and long look at the overwhelming generosity of the Lord Jesus for He has given us His all. Although a tenth of His possessions would have made a universe of angels rich beyond all comprehension, He was not content until He had given us all that He had. It would have been surprising grace if He had only allowed us to eat the crumbs of His bounty beneath the table of His mercy; but this isn’t how He operates. He provides us with a seat next to Him at the feasting table! Had He given us some small pension from His royal coffers, we would have a good enough reason to love Him eternally. But no! He makes His bride as rich as Himself, and He will share all of his wealth with her.
He has been content with nothing less than making us joint-heirs with Himself so that we might have equal possessions. He has emptied all that He owns into the coffers of the Church, and shares all His wealth with those He loves. There isn’t a single room in His house that His people can not enter and enjoy. He gives them full liberty to take all they want from His treasury, and they can draw from His all-sufficiency as freely as they breathe the air around them.
Christ has put the cup of His love and grace to the believer’s lips and invites him to drink forever— a cup that will never be empty. [M&E] | <urn:uuid:2a87e1b0-abbd-4a80-9c56-6eb57b028028> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.morningandevening.org/morning-and-evening-daily-devotional-reading-june-30/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.984268 | 349 | 1.914063 | 2 |
Google has announced that Chrome browser version 88 and beyond will begin blocking web pages with mixed content beginning January 2021. Publishers are urged to check their websites to make sure there are no resources that are being loaded using insecure HTTP protocol.
What is Mixed Content?
Mixed content occurs when initial HTML is loaded over a secure HTTPS connection, but other resources (such as images, videos, stylesheets, scripts) are loaded over an insecure HTTP connection. This is called mixed content because both HTTP and HTTPS content are being loaded to display the same page, and the initial request was secure over HTTPS.
Mixed content presents a security risk for your site visitor as well as to your website. Here are some useful instructions to help fix mixed content.
Impacts to Predictive Users
Where mixed content is discovered:
Customers who use links in Predictive emails with HTTP protocol will experience blocked links for Chrome users. Follow these instructions to make sure you only add secure links to your emails.
Customers who use the standard Predictive email editor will not experience any issues with images as Predictive stores the images using secure protocol.
Customers who use the HTML source editor, or the HTML upload feature and have resources (images, videos, stylesheets, scripts) on sites with HTTP protocol may be blocked. See what editor interfaces are affected.
BeePro users will not experience any issues with images because they are hosted through AWS, which uses secure protocol. However, any externally hosted URLs or images on sites with HTTP protocol may be blocked.
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The best thing for any doctor is to ensure that patients understand their questions; so that the best treatment is applied.
For helping patients in Moscow with limited Russian language ability, having medical interpreters on call is crucial, especially for rarer languages. And medical interpreting has a specific set of concerns: what if someone’s health—or even life—is at immediate risk? As with any aspect of the medical field, the last thing anyone wants is a measure of uncertainty.
For these reasons, certified medical interpreters are always preferable to an untrained person who happens to speak the needed language.
Medical interpreters are familiar not only with terminology, but also know how to handle everything from doctor–patient confidentiality to family interactions. Even healthcare professionals who do possess language skills often cannot simplify concepts for laypeople across language boundaries as effectively. And beyond conveying information and putting patients in a stressful situation at ease, there are legal and ethical implications.
Healthcare providers risk malpractice lawsuits; or other problems if their patients are not informed about what’s going on. So, the benefit of hiring a qualified medical interpreter in Moscow far outweighs the cost that might result from not having one.
…and Everything Else They Do
On paper, an medical interpreter’s goal is simply for the doctor and patient to understand each other as fully as possible. But for patients with limited Russian language skills the medical setting can be doubly intimidating.
Having a dedicated medical interpreter in Moscow can reassure the patient; and it helps the perception that your questions and information are accurately transmitted. This builds trust between doctor and patient, especially if there are other cultural issues that may cause discomfort. It is particularly important to extend this trust to interpreters; who may be called repeatedly for patients with long-term illnesses. Their services can become an ongoing, essential part of these patients’ care; particularly in rarer languages where the pool of professionals is smaller.
By helping to create this supportive environment, medical interpreters enable patients to feel more confident because they understand what is happening. In turn, doctors are sure that they can provide the most appropriate care.
Please contact us to hire a medical interpreter in Moscow, Russia. | <urn:uuid:154223a6-283a-4067-b076-aff1b421b047> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://moscowinterpreters.ru/medical-interpreter-in-moscow-russia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.943272 | 449 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Q I obtained a kitten for my kids a little before the holiday season, and he is now 4 months old. He has had all of his shots, and he is going to be an indoor cat, but he may get out some in the spring since we live in a home with a good outdoor space. From what the vet said, I suppose I should have him neutered in about two months. Would there be any harm to either doing it now or not doing it at all since he might go outside? I have heard various assertions that neutering might affect his size and whether he sprays in the home. What do you recommend?
A Veterinarians typically recommend neutering or spaying cats, as well as dogs, at about 6 months of age. That standard has been around for a long time. However, early spaying and neutering started about 25 years ago, primarily in shelters, to help curb the pet overpopulation problem that the country was experiencing. These programs perform the surgeries at ages as early as 8 weeks. I think you could safely proceed with neutering your cat now or wait until he’s 6 months old. It won’t matter much either way.
The important thing is to make sure you do neuter him. If you don’t, keeping him inside will invariably lead to his “spraying” indoors, and the smell is hard to get rid of. Not neutering a cat that goes outdoors will make him susceptible to wandering to fulfill his biological needs as well as him being more prone to fighting other cats. I recommend you neuter the cat, but don’t wait too long. Proceed before he reaches sexual maturity at around 8 months of age. It will not affect his size.
There are a few other claims about neutering a cat that are also false. It will not make him more prone to becoming overweight or lead to an increased likelihood of urinary blockage issues later on in life. I hope I have helped. | <urn:uuid:af846f09-ff65-40bd-bfff-f94cbfae0352> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/01/07/get-cat-neutered-between-8-weeks-and-6-months-old/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.985514 | 407 | 2.171875 | 2 |
protection against hardware attacks (RAM removal)
jerome at jeromebaum.com
Thu Sep 1 17:03:57 CEST 2011
> The keys could be expanded to several kilobytes of RAM (could be easily
> configured to the desired protection level) right after they have become
> available to GnuPG. I guess even something as trivial as XOR could be used to
> securely spread the key over more memory.
The secure and well-studied version being the AONT (of key||padding,
where padding is just a lot of random data).
Though you need to carefully balance the size -- too small and it's
not a significant help (i.e. data loss isn't fast enough), too big and
it doesn't fit into the cache.
About the context switches, won't going into system mode be enough?
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If you’re running a business in the 21’st century, chances are you’d be absolutely lost in the event of a network outage. And network outages do happen – due to weather events, attacks on your security, and system failure. It’s going to happen sooner or later, but having a backup plan will keep your business running smoothly and prevent frustrated clients and coworkers.
First, you probably want to have a backup way to access the internet so that, at the very least, you can still communicate with clients and run a bare-bones version of your business. For this reason, it can be tempting to utilize a less than secure internet connection in the event of an outage. Investing in a mobile hotspot, or even tethering your phone, can keep you communicating with the outside world in the event that your network goes down. Another option is to create a backup agreement with neighboring businesses, in which you allow one another to use wifi in the event of an outage.
Either of these plans can keep your business running in the most basic way. However, be forewarned about sending or receiving sensitive data over an unsecured network. These methods should only be used in emergencies, and should not be relied upon to keep sensitive data safe. It is fine to communicate with clients and inform them of possible delays, but an unsecured network or mobile hotspot should never be used for important business transactions.
The best way to deal with a network outage is through prevention. Make sure security certificates are always up to date, in order to prevent security problems which can cause an outage. Adopting a system that continually backs up all data will protect your business if an outage does occur due to weather or some other disaster. An outage can happen in the blink of an eye, without warning, so a good system which backs up data in real time is key to preventing losses. Consult with an IT specialist about the different options available to protect your network, your data, and your business. | <urn:uuid:befb2eac-c468-4ae0-8eda-90c1bc61c3a0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://davikinc.net/create-a-backup-plan-for-network-outages/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.951851 | 412 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Iris.ai was founded at Singularity University in the summer of 2015. The project stemmed from a pure love for and understanding of the importance of science, and a belief that if one human being could read and understand every piece of research in the world, we would solve a lot of problems on the spot. The company thus formed around the vision to build an AI researcher to help us achieve this, and that remains our goal to this day. Per late 2019 we offer a number of research assistance tools to academics and industrial researchers, all related to machine understanding of scientific text.
We are a highly distributed international team of overachievers and weirdos. We’re a team of 15 driven, smart and passionate people (if we may say so ourselves) – we are also all a little eclectic and really geeky. We speak 14 languages fluently, live in 9 different countries and count more than 40% women.
We never take the easy way out, mainly because we let societal impact drive our strategic decisions. And while ‘making the world better’ sounds like such a cliché, we try to do that – one happy scientist at a time.
We are developing a science assistant tool for research exploration, navigation and easier comprehension that can machine-read all of the world's research articles and help connect their scientific knowledge, overcoming the current keyword limitations and citation biases. We are building AI algorithms including but not limited to keyword extraction, topic modeling, word-to-word networks building (hypotheses), word-network to text generation, entity recognition and disambiguation, encoder-decoder networks and knowledge graphs for additional resources interpretation and knowledge injection.
The Explore tool starts with addressing keyword extraction, contextual synonyms identification, topic modeling, and document similarity to allow a user to broadly and visually explore the research from a connected database around a given self-written problem statement or 300-500 words. The tool is based on our unique approach towards word embeddings and the research progress we have achieved in context disambiguation and incorporating out-of-vocabulary words, together with our proprietary Word Importance based Document Similarity Metric (WISDM), recently published, achieving state of the art results without compromising accuracy.
The Focus tool leverages similar technologies as the Explore tool and here we semi-automate the Systematic Mapping Study, where the process includes digesting a scientific literature corpus (acquired through conventional search or pre-built digital library) and iteratively narrow it down in a human-machine collaboration to a precise reading list. Our recent advancement of our Hierarchical Topic models will significantly improve the capabilities of this tool. | <urn:uuid:85c5283e-b211-4e3b-8094-2a89cf03caf6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ai.xprize.org/prizes/artificial-intelligence/teams/iris_ai | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.914092 | 544 | 1.78125 | 2 |
How to support a person with disability during the fire season
The bushfire season has started early in Australia this year. The NSW Rural Fire Service says that people with disability are at a higher risk of danger, and leaving early is always the safest option.
Research from the United Nations shows that only 20% of people with disability could evacuate immediately, without difficulty, in the event of a sudden disaster like a bushfire.
So while emergency services have strategies in place to assist people with disability in emergency situations, it’s still very important for individuals to have plans in place in case of a bushfire.
Supporting your loved ones to make a bushfire survival plan includes making important decisions about when to leave and what to take. Here are some tips everyone can use to be better prepared for bushfires.
Discuss what you will do if there is a bushfire
Leaving early is always the safest option for people with disability. Consider leaving when there is smoke in your area or as soon as you find out there’s a fire near you.
- Decide where you will go when you leave. Find a meeting place that’s safe and away from a fire area, like a friend or relative’s place, or a shopping centre.
- Decide how you will get to the safe place. You might need support to get there or to call a taxi. If you are driving, plan what road you will take to get to the safe place. Also prepare a backup plan in case that road is blocked.
- Make a list of what you will take with you. This could be medications, prescriptions, identification, health records, mobile phone or laptop, important documents, special photos, clothing and toiletries.
- Decide who you will call to inform them that you’re leaving and that you have arrived safely. Have their phone number handy.
- Have a backup plan and identify a safer location nearby where you can go to as last resort, such as a neighbour’s home.
- Neighbourhood Safer Places are also a place of last resort. These include places such as a sports ground or local buildings that have been specially identified for use during a fire. Not all areas will have a Neighbourhood Safer Place. Go to rfs.nsw.gov.au/nsp for locations.
Help your loved ones prepare their home
There are some simple things you can do around your home to prepare it for a bushfire. You or your loved ones might need some support to prepare before it is too late.
- Make sure all entry and exit points to the house are kept clear and are easily accessible.
- Check to see if all smoke alarms are working.
- Remove debris and burnable objects from outside, including from roof gutters.
Know the bush fire alert levels
If there is a fire in your area you will find the alert level on the NSW Rural Fire Service website, on ABC Local radio and in the ‘Fires Near Me’ app, which you can find on the App Store or on Google Play. You need to keep track of the alert level so you know what you should do.
The higher the fire danger rating, the more dangerous a fire is likely to be.
Keep key information close by
In a bushfire, it’s important that you stay up-to-date on conditions in your area. The NSW Rural Fire Service strongly advises having these numbers, links and apps easily reachable:
- In an emergency call: 000
- For information on bush fire, call the Bush Fire Information Line: 1800 679 737
- NSW Rural Fire Service Website: nsw.gov.au
- Fire Danger Ratings: nsw.gov.au/fdr
- ‘Fires Near Me’ Free smartphone app.
- Check out the frequency of the nearest ABC Radio station: http://reception.abc.net.au/
Find out more information here.
How to have conversations around disaster planning
Last year the University of Sydney worked with the NSW Office of Emergency Management and people from the health and disability sectors to create a series of videos which start a conversation about disaster planning for people with disability.
The videos talk about eight issues including communication, health management, assistive technology, personal supports, assistance animals, transportation, living situations and social connectiveness.
You can watch the videos here.
Bushfire smoke exposure health precautions
During the bushfire season, smoke reduces the quality of the air you breathe.
NSW Health says following these precautions can help you minimise bad effects from bushfire smoke:
- Stay indoors with windows and doors closed. Use air-conditioning if you have it.
- Avoid physical activity, especially if you have asthma or a lung condition.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a mask designed to filter fine particles. Use a mask rated either P1 or P2. These are available from hardware stores. P2 masks are more effective in blocking fine particles. Make sure the mask is worn correctly over your nose and mouth to protect you.
For further information, call 1300 066 055 to talk to your local Public Health Unit.
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II. Determination of Unknown Concentration
Add 1.2 mL of unknown Fe (II) solution into an Erlenmeyer flask along with 20.0 mL DI H2O, 1.0 mL 9 M H2SO4, 2 drops 0.1 M MnSO4, and 1 drop of 3 M phosphoric acid (H3PO4). Use a graduated pipet with 0.02 M KMnO4 to titrate solution.
1. Volume of Fe(II) solution used- 1.2 mL
2. Volume of KMnO4 solution used- 1.28 mL —– this is the amount of KMnO4 that was used to turn solution a pink color
*3. Balance the following chemical reaction
__MnO4– + __Fe+2 + __H+ —–> __Mn+2 + __Fe+3 + __H2O
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Password protecting your compressed files is good security measure to prevent unauthorized access to your important documents, A popular compression utility Winzip & Winrar do provides option of password protecting rar & zip files.
However it can happen that you may forgot password of password protected rar file or you download rar files from internet which is password protected. If you are looking for a way to unrar and extract data from password protected files then Unrar Extract and Recover is the tool for you.
Unrar Extract and Recover is an application designed to help you with the mass extraction and password recovery of RAR compressed archives.
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NWHU: Stay home after being tested for COVID-19
November 24, 2020
Stay home after being tested for COVID-19 Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) reminds the public to self-isolate after being tested for COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the virus. Anyone with symptoms is encouraged to get
tested, but it is vital that they self-isolate by staying at home and away from others until they receive their results, even if their symptoms improve.
“It is important that anyone who has been tested stays at home and away from other people until their test result is known,” explains Dr. Kit Young Hoon, Medical Officer of Health at NWHU.
COVID-19 can be spread to others even when an infected individual is feeling well, which is why physical distancing remains an important prevention measure. The public is reminded to stay 2 metres away from anyone not within their household and to wear a mask or face covering when distancing is a challenge to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Then and Now - Virgin River Casino
In March of 1992, Spectrum photographer Nancy Rhodes captured the 'then' image of the softball fields in Mesquite. At the time, the only two structures visible on the north side of Interstate 15 were the Virgin River Casino and the Primex Plastics Plant on the hill above it. Nearly a quarter of a century later, hundreds of trees, along with golf courses, condos, homes, businesses and other structures have grown up on that side of the freeway as can be seen in the now image taken by The Spectrum & Daily News' Jud Burkett. In addition, the Virgin River Casino has expanded and the sign for the Eureka Casino, which was built in 1996, four years after the 'then' image was captured, can be seen as well. | <urn:uuid:3c75c866-b347-43c8-9554-e1405c97765d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thespectrum.com/story/life/2016/09/01/then-and-now---virgin-river-casino/89731154/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.971738 | 162 | 1.765625 | 2 |
Working on a piece of coursework, a dissertation or a research project? Need to keep track of all the references you have found? Overwhelmed by the range of bibliographic software tools available, and don't know which one to use?
If you are doing intensive research you may want to use reference management programs (also known as citation manager or bibliographic management software). Using reference management software can save you many hours of compiling, checking, and correcting your references, and improves consistency and accuracy.
Mendeley is a free reference manager and social network. Mendeley's features include:
- PDF annotation and highlighting
- Organization and sharing of your PDFs, including annotations, with others
- Bibliography formatting using over 1,000 journal citation styles
- Personal profile building that allows you to showcase your research
- Learn to use Mendeley (YouTube)
Zotero is a free, open-source web browser-based tool that allows you to:
- Create a library of self-indexed files, including PDFs, images, video, and more
- Tag items in your library for easy grouping and retrieval
- Format manuscripts and bibliographies in over 1,000 journal citation styles
- Form and join research groups that share access to a common file library
- Learn to use Zotero (YouTube). Credit: Ohio University
EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles.
(On-site access via Université de Strasbourg libraries for MSS students).
- Record, store and manage references
- Add references manually or search and download directly from online databases and library catalogues
- Use a feature called Cite While You Write which allows you to insert references and automatically create bibliographies for your papers
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by: Andrea F. González Ocando and Deborah Avril Lockhart
Multi-Language Video Subtitling is a type of audiovisual translation often referred to as “subordinate translation.” This is because the translation process is constrained by specific technical parameters of the project, including but not limited to the number of characters allowed per line and per subtitle, minimum and maximum on-screen durations, and reading speed, which refers to the average number of characters per second that the audience is able to read. These technical parameters are time-and-space restrictions that affect the final result on different levels.
Additionally, the translation of audio-visual files is influenced by two sources of information that add meaning and context to dialogue — content that is heard (audio) and content that is seen (video). This can be both beneficial and problematic to the process. On the one hand, audio and video content provides extra-linguistic pieces of information that are often crucial for understanding some dialogues, references, concepts, puns, and jokes. On the other hand, due to the project’s parameters, there are cases in which it is difficult to include everything that is heard in the audio or seen in the video. The subtitling team may encounter spoken content that is very fast paced in the video or long passages of text, notes, headlines, etc., appearing on screen in a short period of time. When this happens, it is almost impossible for the team to include all of the information that was conveyed without violating the time-and-space restrictions mentioned above. For these reasons, subtitling is a daunting task.
Below, we will discuss important elements of a multi-language video subtitling project.
In order to evaluate your project, you must check all variables. These include duration, video quality, number of speakers, intelligibility, number of files, target language and on-screen specifications. Durations of previewed videos in a file sharing service such as Dropbox can be different (usually shorter) than actual durations when you download the files and open them. Therefore, make sure you download, open and check the duration of each file so there are no surprises when you are wrapping up the project.
Before you consider how your team will look, you must have an idea of what it will take to complete the work. This means breaking down the project into stages and considering particularities such as deadline, budget, specifications, etc. It is advisable to work with experienced providers. You will also need to connect team members so that they may share terminology, and scheduling information such as delivery timelines, etc. The team will also need to be in touch with each other in order to standardize parameters as well.
When you prepare your proposal, you must consider the output of the video. A transcript corresponding to one hour of video will yield approximately 10,000 words. You will need to estimate the time spent doing each portion of the project.
1. Preparation of the Transcript
This step comes first because the audio content in each video needs to be recorded in print before anything else can be done with the project.
2. Segmenting the Transcript
The segmenting process consists of breaking down the transcript and any relevant existing on-screen text into smaller sections or segments, following syntax and grammar rules to add line breaks at logical places in order to ensure and improve readability. Depending on the project and the purpose of the videos, these segments can have a maximum of two lines and their length may vary from 29 characters to 42 characters per line, including spaces, for a total amount of 58 to 84 characters per segment or subtitle.
After the segmenting process is complete, all of the segments are introduced into a specialized computer software application where the time-codes are created and formatted so that the final spotted file can be used as a subtitling file. These time-codes indicate when the subtitles should appear and disappear, as well as other technical elements, such as their position if there is on-screen text overlapping. Time-codes are manually adjusted to ensure the best possible accuracy. At this point, the segments are ready to be translated.
4. Translation of Segmented Transcript
In the translation step, it is important to make sure that the text flows naturally and that it respects the style and linguistic features of the original text, such as register and language conventions. Also, due to technical requirements and specific parameters such as number of characters per line and reading speed, the translator always has to try to summarize the spoken dialogue in the most efficient way to create concise and easy-to-read subtitles. Some say that subtitles represent only two thirds of the spoken dialogue. However, at times – for example, when subtitling a training video that might contain very long nouns, omissions might lead to misunderstandings. The subtitling team must manipulate the time-codes and try to include as much information as possible (except for redundancies and hesitations). Nonetheless, as a general rule, the translator needs to summarize, depending on the specific parameters of the project, for the audience to be able to read and have access to all of the meanings rather than include every word.
The simulation phase consists of ensuring that the translated subtitles in the subtitled video file meet all of the project’s requirements. In this step, the final deliverable is reviewed. Time-coding and synchronization are tweaked, as necessary, during the proofreading and editing of the text.
6. Burning Subtitles
Finally, after the translated subtitles have been reviewed, proofread and edited, it is time to insert them into the video. When it comes to subtitle output, there are two possible methods. The first is the hardcoding or hard burn method, which writes the subtitles on top of the image so they will be permanently displayed over the video. The second method is the soft burn, which allows you to turn the subtitles on or off as required, as they will be a separate selectable track in the output file. This second method allows you to have multiple tracks available for subtitles in different languages.
The final translated videos can be shared through Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, WeTransfer or any other cloud-based file transfer service, or via an encrypted file-transfer service, such as Firefox Send.
In closing, it must be said that certain characteristics must be present for the successful execution of a subtitling project. They are commitment to quality, respect for deadlines, constant communication and flexibility. Add these to a clear working knowledge and understanding of each respective piece of the project, and success will be inevitable.
Co-authored by Andrea F. González Ocando and Deborah Avril Lockhart
A Venezuelan native, Andrea F. González Ocando has been a freelance translator, editor, and proofreader since 2013. She holds a B.A. in English/Spanish and French/Spanish Translation from Universidad Central de Venezuela; a Diploma in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language and a Diploma in Advanced French Language (DALF). She specializes in audiovisual translation (subtitling, dubbing, and closed captioning), and localization. She has worked for several direct clients and translation companies, and she has translated and subtitled over 5,500 minutes of video for movies, TV series, and documentaries.
Deborah Lockhart is the founder and director of operations of The Language Shop. She graduated from the University of the West Indies with a B.A. Degree (with Honours) in History with Language and Literature. She launched her translation and interpreting career working for government offices in Antigua and Barbuda. Her other clients included the Venezuelan and US embassies, various commercial and professional entities, and individuals seeking immigration-related translation services. After nine years, she moved to New York, where she worked as a freelance translator and legal secretary. At The Language Shop, which she founded in 2006, she directs project managers and team leaders to provide all language support to the Company’s diverse, worldwide clientele. Deborah speaks English, Jamaican Patois and other Caribbean Creoles, Spanish, French and basic Arabic. She also served as treasurer of the New York Circle of Translators in 2006. | <urn:uuid:36dc625b-5ed0-44d7-961c-9f51326ece8e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gothamtranslator.org/important-elements-of-a-multi-language-video-subtitling-project/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.938416 | 1,725 | 2.5 | 2 |
As summer arrives and pandemic restrictions ease, more families may be active outdoors at places like playgrounds. This can be an exciting place for children to play and explore but the CDC estimates that each year more than 200,000 children are treated in hospital emergency departments for playground injuries. Drew Warnick, M.D., a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who treats patients at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, discusses the most common injuries and how parents can prevent them.
What are the most common causes of playground injuries?
- Monkey Bars
What types of injuries do you see from playground injuries?
Sprains and strains, broken bones, dislocations and concussions.
How do we prevent playground injuries?
Close supervision by a responsible adult may be the most important factor in preventing playground injuries. Adults should also assess the playground for soft ground (no asphalt or concrete) and ensure the equipment is not faulty. Your child should be wearing tennis shoes and sunscreen. Remember that the sun makes metal hot, which can burn your child’s skin. Avoid playing on wet equipment either as it can cause a slip and fall.
What to watch for:
- Swing seats should be made of rubber or plastic.
- Never stand on or jump off the swing.
- Be careful when walking in front of moving swings to avoid getting hit accidentally.
- Only one person at a time should ride a spring rocker. Sit down while rocking.
- Go down the slide one person at a time, feet first.
- Wait until the person in front of you is on the ground and has moved away from the slide.
- Never climb up the front of the slide.
- It is common for parents to want to slide down with a young child on their lap. This is very dangerous as a shoe can get caught in the slide and the force of the parent behind the child twists the leg, causing it to break.
Most serious playground injuries are caused by a fall from monkey bars. Younger children don’t have good upper arm strength and can easily slip and fall. They naturally protect themselves by falling on an outstretched hand and break the bones in the forearm or elbow.
- Make sure the supervising adult is in a position where you can catch the child or make sure that your child has sufficient arm strength before attempting monkey bars.
Children fall because they slip, lose their grip or lose their balance while playing on playground equipment.
- Climb stairs or steps slowly.
- Hold onto the handrails, and don’t climb over guard rails.
About the Author: Drew Warnick, M.D., is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who treats patients at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He sees patients in the St. Petersburg and Tampa locations of Children’s Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery Associates (COSSA), L.L.P., the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care location in Sarasota, and at IMG Academy where Johns Hopkins All Children’s provides sports medicine and general health services. COSSA is the exclusive provider of pediatric orthopaedic services at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Warnick is an affiliate assistant professor in the USF Morsani College of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine.
Dr. Warnick is board certified and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Arthroscopy Association of North America, the Pinellas and Hillsborough County Medical Societies, the Florida Orthopaedic Society, and Health Volunteers Overseas. His recent research includes measuring strain in the individual ACL bundles under large quadriceps forces and the arthroscopic treatment of multidirectional shoulder instability in young athletes.
Dr. Warnick earned his medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, and a fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery and pediatric sports medicine at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital. He was then awarded the Charles M. Schwartz traveling fellowship and studied at the Axis Sports Medicine Specialists (formerly UniSports and Adidas Sports Medicine) in Auckland, New Zealand.
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ELECTRICAL DISORDER is part of the INTERFERENCE Series, a variety of projects of public discussions, artistic and cultural training, and exhibition projects in the Medina of Tunis. They are developed responding to the Corona pandemic 2020 and the impact on public life and collective being.
September 2020 to March 2021: Series of workshops for artists and art mediators in Tunis
12 to 20 March 2021 | 11.00 am to 5.00 pm
Dar Lasram | Free Admission
ELECTRICAL DISORDER focuses on the ecological issue of e-waste. We want to learn about the impact of the waste stream that results from the increased interaction with digital tools. While there is great attention to the development and innovation of all kinds of devices, their processing after stop functioning is ignored. Serious damage is done and future threads for the eco-system are in place. The project consists of learning units to understand the e-waste issue, of artwork production with artists that refer to e-waste in their praxis, and in public action to develop a mindful change. | <urn:uuid:f015154a-6bdb-4417-aab7-b33d4a152cb1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://2021.intunis.net/electrical-disorder/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.940226 | 245 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Fifth in a series of who our students are and how they perform.
The role of every professor, in every classroom, guiding every student, is to challenge that student to a level at which he or she has never before been challenged. If a university does nothing else, this alone will mark it as successful.
Man’s mind stretched by a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
High-achieving students are infrequently thought of as an underserved group; but, from a number of perspectives, they are. Performance standards for all students migrate to the threshold level of expectation. As test scores and high school preparation slide, the preparedness of students for university study and general student ability impact the level of quality for which universities aim. Race and ethnicity, geographic location of origin and income level are all correlated with the likelihood of success at the university even for high-performing students. But one factor we can control is the level of expectation we have of our students.
For example, only 9% of the students at the most selective research universities are from the bottom half of the income ladder, while 74% of the high-performing students were from the highest quartile of the income spectrum, according to Carnevale and Rose in a study supported through The Century Foundation in 2003.
Universities may unknowingly treat rural high-performing students differently than urban high-performing students. Or, rural students may have different expectations of themselves. A 2010 study by Holsapple and Posselt revealed that high-performing students from rural areas are less likely to complete bachelor’s degrees by their 30th birthday. Something causes this difference.
Geographic stratification has an impact on access to the best schools almost as powerful as race and ethnicity. With rural students, expectations from the universities are often lowered, but, more importantly, the students’ expectations of themselves also suffer, driven by a lack of exposure to diverse career fields or role models.
One telling factor in the Holsapple and Posselt study that may not come as a surprise is that these high-performing high school students tended to study at senior institutions that were closer to home. This fact though suggests a course of action. The way for institutions to seek out and attract rural students who may be high achievers is clear: create a campus environment that is cognizant of their roots, and help them expand their views, not only of the world, but of themselves.
Geographic stratification is just one manifestation of other, more generalized issues that can keep high-potential students from being well served by universities. According to an Educational Testing Service study in 2010, high-achieving low-income high school students enroll in four-year institutions at half the rate of similarly gifted high-income students.
Students respond to the environment in which they find themselves. In The Shape of the River, by Bowen and Bok, it was reported that 86% of the students who attended the most selective public universities graduated in six years, while 51% of the students who attended less selective public institutions managed to do so.
The unfortunate response of some institutions is to lower standards in an effort to respond to the lower rates of degree completion, when in fact the data suggests doing just the opposite. Higher expectations get better results.
For some this is counter intuitive, but for those who understand the nature of the university environment, it makes perfect sense. Students, like athletes, often play up to the level of competition. In an environment of low challenge, lower effort is the norm. This hurts all students, but completely countermands the opportunities that state-supported public universities owe to high potential students.
All students must be challenged, but especially those with a history of high scholastic achievement in their high school studies. By challenging these students, the performance of the general population of the university will be improved, not lowered.
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19 year-old Savannah Van der Veer has experienced mental illness since she was six.
She says the challenges of high school caused further deterioration in her mental health.
"The HSC was so hellish and I didn't even finish it. I mean it was just the bane of everyone's existence it was just a ridiculous amount of pressure."
Body image was also difficult for Ms Van der Veer, who developed an eating disorder.
"I just kind of assumed I wasn't allowed to be fat, because I'd never seen someone who was the same size as me in the media."
A report, released jointly by Mission Australia and the Black Dog Institute, shows her experience is not uncommon.
The survey reveals there are more young Australians in psychological distress now than there were five years ago.
The top issues of concern include stress, school and study problems, depression and body image.
Dr Bridianne O'Dea, a mental health researcher at the Black Dog Institute, says the findings are alarming.
"It's always alarming when we have increases in mental health problems, particularly because they're so impactful on young people's lives. It's another source of evidence to show that attention must be paid to prevention and early intervention in young people."
The survey found almost 1 in 4 young people met the criteria for having a probable serious mental illness.
That's an increase of 4 per cent per cent from 2012 to 2016.
It also revealed females are twice as likely as males to experience psychological distress.
And over 32 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents met the criteria, compared to 22 per cent for non-Indigenous youth.
Catherine Yeomans, the CEO of Mission Australia, says mental health in the Indigenous community is an ongoing concern.
"For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, three in ten of the respondents identified psychological distress. In terms of a cohort of young people, unfortunately we continue to see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander overrepresented in statistics that relate to their mental health and wellbeing."
Bullying is another area of concern and Dr O'Dea, who has specialised in effects of cyber-bullying, says this has intensified due to the increased use of social media.
"One of the most serious things about cyber-bullying is that it expands the effects of traditional bullying, because the spread is greater so more people can be involved. It's quite instant and can be quite permanent and also quite intense because of all of that."
Ms Yeomans is calling for more funding to be put into schools across the country to support mental health programs.
"What we'd like to see is involving schools in evidence-based mental health support programs. Obviously there needs to be funding to help schools deliver these programs but it's a good way to get a universal mental health program right across the country."
More community-based support could also be the answer.
Ms Van der Veer has been taking part in Creative Youth Initiative, a service run by Mission Australia that provides free creative programs to young people, particularly in the area of mental health.
Based in Sydney, the TAFE-supported program helps young people through visual arts and music courses, and find employment upon graduation.
Ms Van der Veer says it's been great for her mental state.
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[ 2006-09-20 09:37 ]
|An autobiography: the story of someone's
If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is
almost certain that there will be a handful of autobiographies in that list.
Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, actor Michael J Fox and rapper 50 Cent have all
An autobiography is the story of a person’s life, written
by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about
their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that
have happened in their lives.
Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older
because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many
celebrity magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well.
Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very
easily just from being on the TV rather than having a particular talent like
singing or acting. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as
they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even
if they are very young.
So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the
public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV
or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day
to day. Autobiographies often reveal the information we never knew about the
stars. The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very
keen to read autobiographies.
Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes celebrities employ writers to
write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the star, listen to
everything they want to say, record interviews and then write the book based on
their words. David Beckham did this with his book ‘My Side’.
Not everyone likes to read fiction regularly but they might like to read
about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people
reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year.
More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in
the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.
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Of Larry Hogan, Ben Jealous and FDR: Column
In the race for governor of Maryland, Republican incumbent Larry Hogan has referred to Democratic nominee Ben Jealous as a “far-left socialist who wants to increase the state budget by 100 percent, increase taxes by 100 percent, free everything.”
Hyperbole to be sure, but it raises the question for citizens as to what, exactly “socialism” is and whether Hogan’s claim is correct.
Traditionally, the central dimension of socialism involves the collective ownership of the means of production, meaning public or government ownership of factories, raw materials and capital sufficient to run and manage the economic resources of the economy. Traditionally as well, socialist thought routinely entails democratic control of government eschewing the authoritarian system of Stalinist times past.
Nothing in Jealous’s policy statements suggests that the state government should move to take over any major companies or even to socialize, Cuban style, or even British style, the health care service industry. Note, by the way, that both the Cuban and British health care systems, socialist as they are, are quite good.
Nonetheless, Jealous’s program, as is the case with that of Sen. Bernie Sanders, is essentially the social justice playbook of FDR’s New Deal using the government as an activist institution for the improvement of life for ordinary citizens: a $15/hour minimum wage that actually purchases a decent living; a single payer health care insurance system that draws its origins from the early efforts by Roosevelt’s New Dealers and the Truman Administration back in the 1930s up to 1945; and a boost for universal college education by removing the costs of tuition for young people who now regularly become burdened for decades with college debt.
In this respect, Jealous evinces a liberal Democratic policy philosophy that powers a genuinely liberal agenda best expressed perhaps by FDR himself: “The liberal party insists that the government has the definite duty to use all its power and resources to meet new social problems with new social controls — to insure to the average person the right to his own economic and political life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Burdened with medical bills one cannot pay or college debt that extends for a lifetime of payments, average citizens need the help of an activist government for relief that will allow them to be free, creative citizens. Roosevelt and Truman knew this and Jealous does too.
In striking contrast, these badly needed policies are off the agenda for Republican candidate Hogan, who appears most proud of preventing increases in taxation and presenting himself as simply a prudent and workaday governor able and eager to steer state government.
Some Democratic Party officials have jumped ship and given their support to Hogan. However, it should give the average Democrat pause when considering following that siren call. Inaccurate in his name calling of Jealous, Hogan nonetheless is telling the truth when he said “I certainly wouldn’t become a Democrat today.”
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Teaching the Little Things, Like Swallowing Peas?
Written by RLFM on January 21, 2020
By: Jenny Baxter
Unsurprisingly, it’s the little things that take you by surprise. Too late you discover the things you didn’t teach your kids.
This is one area where it’s easy to feel like you need parenting help!
Like when you realise in the middle of a wedding ceremony your son doesn’t know how to whisper, and suddenly everyone knows he needs to do a wee.
Or, when you hear a devastating story of a youngster who died because she didn’t get it when her father yelled, “STOP!” as she approached a pretty fizzing, sparking power cable.
Or perhaps, when you notice that particular rising pitch of fun and laughter in your children and friends – which signals an injury is just around the corner.
It’s hearing, or even experiencing, those unfortunate stories that can inspire you to teach your child something new. Sometimes it’s the little things that can be the difference between life and death. (Did you know that most children don’t have good enough judgement, or sideways eyesight, to cross a road safely until they are about 9-years-old?)
Often, teaching those little things are the difference between “I can,” and “I can’t,” as an adult.
Yup. Those little things can be incredibly big.
Parenting help needed!
Here’s another “little thing” that became big.
Children often dread trips to the hospital. Every person dressed in a white hospital gown wants something: to poke you for blood, or prod you for obs, to sit up, lie still, or poke your tongue out.
My nephew Sam had to endure many hospital trips when he was little. He’s had medical issues most of his life. And during one of those visits, there were many tears and much frustration.
On this day, someone in white approached Sam with a “simple” request.
“I want you to swallow this,” she said brightly.
The tablet in the little cup looked innocent enough. But could he get that thing down his throat?
Little Things make all the Difference
Sam gagged at first.
Then she cut it in half, and it tasted terrible. She added it to jam – still no success. The medication was important, and he couldn’t go home until it was safely inside his stomach.
Time after time, various members of staff tried to help as Sam very bravely attempted to get that medication into his little body.
And time after time it came out again.
Finally, a new nurse came on shift. Summing up the situation in a few minutes, she quietly went over to Sam, held out the tablet to him, and explained what to do in a way he could understand.
To everyone’s relief (especially Sam’s) it went down, first time.
Fast Forward to a New Decade
When my daughter Hilary was 20-years-old, she went to a specialist to talk through some health concerns, and it turned out she had some deficiencies. Suddenly, she was on doctor’s orders to swallow vitamin tablets and capsules with every meal.
“I’m so glad you taught me how to swallow peas when I was little,” she said at breakfast one day, as she gulped down the next lot of tablets.
Her comment took me by surprise. I’d forgotten we’d done that. It was something I taught her because of Sam’s traumatic pill-swallowing episode. That little problem had inspired me into parenting help-mode!
Back then, she was a preschooler, and I suggested she try swallowing a couple of whole peas, or corn kernels, whenever they were on her dinner plate. She got quite good at it, and it became her little party trick for a while.
During our conversation, she was thoughtful. “I can do it. But some of my friends still can’t,” she reflected. “So thanks for teaching me!”
Remember? Often, teaching those little things are the difference between “I can,” and “I can’t,” as an adult.
Yes. It’s the little things sometimes.
Do you find there are little things you wish you’d taught your kids? Or other skills you deliberately taught them, with great success?
Article supplied with thanks to Treasuring Mothers.
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The debate over the legitimacy of Fibromyalgia as a pain syndrome is often highlighted in the literature. The result of this is that patients are left feeling demoralised by the lack of acknowledgement of their symptoms and the innuendos of hypochondria or malingering. This study proposes that professionals move beyond this and into a more solution-focused stage that encourages the examination of predisposing factors and the implementation of means of improving the lives of patients. The aim of this study was to describe the psychological profiles of Fibromyalgia patients in terms of attachment styles, Sense of Coherence, Attributional Style and depression. Twenty-nine patients aged between twenty-two and sixty-four participated in the study, completing the relevant questionnaires. The design is a quantitative one, with both descriptive and inferential statistical procedures being employed to analyse the data. It is argued that key elements in the onset, maintenance and augmentation of Fibromyalgia Syndrome symptoms are to be found by examining the psychological feature of patients with the disorder. Although some research has been conducted into psychological factors in Fibromyalgia, the field is not nearly as well explored as the physical elements. This research is therefore of great importance to the Fibromyalgia knowledge base. Moreover, it offers a Salutogenic perspective, which may be useful in combating the devastating effects of this chronic pain syndrome. The study is limited by its cross-sectional design and lack of control group. Nonetheless, it does give rise to some intriguing findings. If attachment is to be regarded as the working model that an individual maintains of self and other, then it is possible that disorders that are believed to be related to depression (such as FMS) will also be correlated to insecure attachment styles. The research, however, indicates that the FMS patients in this sample do not display the predicted high percentage of insecure attachment styles. An almost even split between those having a high Sense of Coherence and those with a low score was also found. When relating these findings to other psychological parameters (such as Attributional Style and level of depressive symptoms), a discussion is born that allows for more complex interactions than a linear argument does. The research is then lifted from its pathogenic origins to embrace the origins of health. Further research is then prompted by this study and framed in the Salutogenic question: how do some patients with FMS maintain healthy attachment styles and a high Sense of Coherence despite their illness?
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Job Skills & Employment Pathways
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Shaking hands is a centuries-old custom that conveys greetings and respect. For this reason, refusing an extended hand will likely be interpreted as an insult. Such was the case when a Muslim asylum seeker set to receive an award for volunteer work in Ireland informed the committee that he would not shake hands with the woman presenting it. As a result, they gave the certificate to someone else:
Alinoor Ahmed Sheikh, a Somali based in an asylum hostel in Tralee, was to have been honored for his work raising funds for Amnesty International at a ceremony last Thursday organized by the Africa Centre in Dublin. The event was designed to highlight the positive work done by refugees and asylum seekers in Irish communities.
Five minutes before Benedicta Attoh, a member of the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, was due to present the award she was told not to call out Sheikh's name. "The judges had decided that someone else should get the award," said Attoh, chairwoman of the Africa Centre's board.
Attoh did not find out the reason why until she read in Metro Eireann on Friday that his name had been removed because of his refusal to shake hands with women. Sheikh told the newspaper that he had been assured his request not to shake a female presenter's hand would be accommodated because it was based on his religious beliefs.
Another Africa Centre official argued that the group had no problem with Sheikh's request and that the very public debacle was simply a "mistake." However, the incident left Attoh in a less-than-understanding mood. "I don't think I would have presented his prize if he wouldn't shake my hand because I'm a woman," the chairwoman countered.
The Irish case is merely the latest handshake controversy. Last year, a female Muslim officer was exempted from shaking hands with the London police chief at a graduation ceremony. In 2006, an employment commission in the Netherlands ruled that a Muslim woman could not be barred from a teacher-training program because she refused to shake hands with men. Most ironic of all, that same year the Dutch immigration minister was snubbed as she presented diplomas to imams completing an "assimilation course."
Inter-gender handshakes are also restricted by some other religious groups, so why should the above stories be of concern? Because only among lawful Islamists is there a prominent push to institutionalize aspects of Shari'a-grounded gender segregation in the public square. Any accommodation must be viewed in this broader context.
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It’s easy to know how to use mushroom compost in garden once you know what it is.
What Is Mushroom Compost?
Mushroom compost is a type of organic matter that is used as a soil amendment or fertilizer. It is made from decomposed straw, manure, and other plant materials that have been inoculated with fungi. This type of compost provides many benefits to plants, including improved drainage and aeration, increased water retention, and enhanced nutrient availability.
When used as a soil amendment, mushroom compost can help improve the structure of heavy clay soils and increase the porosity of sandy soils. It can also help to regulate moisture levels in the root zone and promote healthy plant growth. Mushroom compost can be applied to both indoor and outdoor gardens.
Where Can You Get Mushroom Compost?
Mushroom compost is readily available from garden centers, nurseries, and online retailers and you can also make yours. Be sure to get mushroom compost that hasn’t been treated with chemicals or pesticides. Mushroom compost should be stored in a cool, dry place and used within one year of purchase.
10 Steps To Make Mushroom Compost
1. First, gather your materials. You will need a straw, coffee grounds, water, and mushrooms.
2. Next, cut the straw into small pieces. This will make it easier to break down later on.
3. Then, add the coffee grounds to the mix.
4. Now, it’s time to add the mushrooms.
5. After that, add some water to help everything break down evenly.
6. Now, it’s time to let everything sit for a few days so the mushrooms can break down the straw and coffee grounds.
7. Once everything has broken down, it’s time to add it to your garden beds or potted plants!
8. Adding mushroom compost to your plants will help them to grow healthier and stronger.
9. You can add it to any type of plant, including vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
10. Be sure to add fresh mushroom compost to your plants every few months for the best results.
21 Ways To Use Mushroom Compost In Your Garden?
Mushroom compost can be used in a variety of ways in the garden. It’s often used as a soil amendment or mulch. Mushroom compost can also be used to make a homemade potting mix.
1. Add it to your compost pile.
2. Use it as a mulch around plants, trees, shrubs, and flower beds.
3. Incorporate it into the soil before planting.
4. Mix it with potting soil for indoor plants.
5. Spread it on the lawn as a top dressing.
6. Use it to make a Compost Tea.
7. Amend garden beds with mushroom compost before planting season
9. Top dress perennial flowers and shrubs in springtime
10. Incorporate mushroom compost into the top layer of your lawn before seeding or sod installation.
11. Mix mushroom compost with equal parts sand to make a great drainage material for planters and pots.
12. Use it to make a liquid fertilizer by soaking it in water for a few days.
13. Make a compost tea by steeping mushroom compost in water for several weeks, then using the nutrient-rich brew to water plants.
14. Add mushroom compost to your worm bin to help balance the carbon/nitrogen ratio.
15. Mix mushroom compost with peat moss or coir to make a lightweight potting mix for hanging baskets and container gardens.
16. Use mushroom compost to make a natural weed killer. Combine it with vinegar and water in a spray bottle.
17. Amend heavy clay soils with mushroom compost to improve drainage and aeration. When using mushroom compost as a soil amendment, it is important to mix it well to avoid creating pockets of anaerobic conditions that can harm roots.
18. Amend sandy soils with mushroom compost to improve water retention and nutrients.
19. Make a slurry of mushroom compost and water to use as a root dip when transplanting seedlings and transplants.
20. Make a compost tea by steeping mushroom compost in water for a few days. Use it to water plants or as a foliar spray.
21. Store extra mushroom compost in a dry, cool place. Use leftover mushroom compost in the garden as fertilizer for houseplants.
Whether you’re using it as a soil amendment, mulch, or potting mix, mushroom compost is a great way to improve the health of your garden. The addition of mushroom compost can also increase the need for irrigation and fertilization, so be sure to monitor plants closely after application.
Where Should You Not Apply Mushroom Compost?
Mushroom compost should not be applied:
- To lawns
- Within 2 feet of woody shrubs or trees
- On slopes greater than 15 percent
- In areas that stay wet for long periods
How to Apply Mushroom Compost?
1. Prepare the planting area by removing all weeds and grasses. If you are using mushroom compost as a top dressing, there is no need to remove existing vegetation.
2. Spread an even layer of mushroom compost over the planting area. A general rule of thumb is to use 1/2 pound per square foot. For garden beds, apply the compost to a depth of 3-4 inches. For top dressing lawns, apply a thin layer (1/4-1/2 inch) of compost.
3. Use a rake or hoe to work the compost into the top few inches of soil.
4. Water the area thoroughly after applying mushroom compost. This will help to break down any large particles and improve the infiltration of water and nutrients into the soil.
When using mushroom compost, it is important to avoid contact with skin and eyes as it can cause irritation. It is also best to wear gloves and a dust mask to avoid inhaling particles.
What Time Of The Year Should You Apply Mushroom Compost?
Mushroom compost can be applied at any time of year. However, it is best to avoid applying compost to frozen or saturated soils. If possible, wait until the soil has thawed and is dry enough to till or work.
Is Mushroom Compost Good For All Plants?
Mushroom compost is an excellent source of nutrients and moisture for plants. It can be used as a top dressing, side dressing, or mixed into the soil. Mushroom compost is especially good for seedlings, transplants, and young plants.
When using mushroom compost, it is important to remember that it is very high in nitrogen. This means that it should be used sparingly on plants that are not heavy feeders. Too much nitrogen can lead to leaf burn and other problems.
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Last week’s publication by the Economist Intelligence Unit of a report criticising some aspects of ESG investing should not be seen as a reason to be sceptical about whether companies can or should manage environmental, social and governance issues. Is ESG dead? Very far from it, in our opinion.
The report correctly criticises the behaviour of asset managers, investors, companies, rating agencies and even regulators. We agree that where ESG is concerned, measuring less but better is the right approach.
Regulators have as usual tried to be too comprehensive in their approach, creating a situation where companies are forced to rush into trying to document their ESG performance, in a situation where a shortage of ESG information and skills is bound to lead to inaccurate documentation. The actions of many companies involved in the world of ESG investment have muddied the waters badly, mainly because of a very short-term focus.
However, none of these criticisms suggests that ESG is dead or invalidates the importance of the ESG focus, whether in managing companies or investing in them. As Aron Cramer pointed out in his recent blog, the gaps between aspiration and delivery and between public positive pronouncements and private opposition to ESG-focused changes in taxes and regulations, combined with confusion about the very meaning of the term ESG and its components, have not helped. Perhaps most importantly of all, the short-term view taken on what is essentially a long-term issue has been at the centre of the problem.
As we have identified in a previous blog, in the earliest days of hype, strange things happen, but these things rarely affect the long-term value associated with a changed approach. Where ESG is concerned, the long term is really long. It is one where a new approach takes years to embed and where good results may take decades to show, but also one where taking a series of small steps to improve things will bring steady improvements. As recent research sponsored by the Financial Reporting Council into governance and the response by companies to the FRC’s new Stewardship Code has shown, changing an approach to how companies are managed takes time.
It is for this reason that the Code’s focus on long-term goals for the investment community is welcomed by the asset management industry. The FRC research echoed many of the issues associated with ESG investment, namely the need for a more reflective and long-term approach rather than a hurried one, the problems of judging the effectiveness and of identifying what good engagement with a new set of principles looks like, the costs of documenting performance and the requirement for a joined-up approach. One point about the FRC research should be taken seriously by those involved in ESG management and investment – the Code was first developed in 2010 (and revised in 2020). Twelve years later, it is clear that adherence to the principles of the Code still needs a lot of work.
This same long-term approach can be seen in the EU’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap, published earlier this year. One of the points it emphasised was the need for long-term capacity-building, covering understanding of legislation and of the relationship between finance and sustainability.
This long-term approach applies to ESG and ESG investment. Is ESG dead? Look at it instead like this: We are still at the earliest stages, in particular learning what data to use and how to use it. Of course, sceptics are right to identify the weakness in the short-term links between ESG performance and investment returns. But they are wrong to use this as a foundation for total scepticism about ESG and ESG investing.
That is why an approach – which is ours – of analysis of the continuous flow of data about ESG performance from many sources helps us build a clear picture of what particular companies, industries or even whole countries are doing.
No panic buttons are being pressed. Nobody is being hung out to dry. Instead, we have a steadily evolving and clear picture of what is going on, one that can be used by investors, asset managers, pension finds, banks, other companies, industry bodies, regulators, taxation authorities, and governments.
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For every house owner, who is way behind paying their mortgages, foreclosure is like a nightmare for them. While the practice of foreclosure is gradually receding, there are still some states left, where foreclosure is still being subjected to practice. The causes behind the decline of foreclosure are none other than new acts and laws issued by the government to put restraints on these activities.
While foreclosures are bad news for homeowners, at the same time, they can be beneficial for personnel involved in the housing market along with the market itself. At the same time, it can also have an adverse effect on the market as well. Since it is a component that plays a vital role in the housing market, it has the potential to both benefit and affect the housing market.
This article will discuss the Positive and negative impacts of foreclosure in the housing market. So, if you are interested to know how it can help you or can help the housing market, keep reading this article.
But, before landing on that, let’s see what a foreclosure is and why it is initiated.
What Is Foreclosure?
A foreclosure occurs, when a certain homeowner fails or stops paying the loan that he had acquired from a lender or a bank, to purchase the house in the first place. The duration of the failure to repay the loan may vary according to the terms and conditions of the bank when the loan was first granted.
In simple words, when a house is deemed to be in foreclosure, the ownership of the house gets transferred from the homeowners to the bank or lender who provided the loan in the past.
Why Does A Foreclosure Happen?
As mentioned earlier, a foreclosure happens when a homeowner is unable to pay his loans, for a certain amount of time. The causes of this inability can be varied by different persons. However, here are a few most common causes are listed below,
- Loss of employment
- Divorce or separation
- Expensive medical bills
Overall, any financial dip can result in the foreclosure of properties.
How Does Foreclosure Impacts the Housing Market?
- Positive Impacts of Foreclosure
Investors: Foreclosures are highly beneficial for investors, who are looking to purchase houses at a minimal price. Foreclosure allows them to obtain houses, remodel them, and then opt out of the real estate, with anticipation of acquiring higher revenue.
Buyers: Likewise, it also helps buyers who are looking to buy houses at a minimal cost. They can modify it according to the convenience and start living in it.
- Negative Impacts of Foreclosure
Sellers and Homeowners: As mentioned earlier, Foreclosure eventually reduces the actual market value of the house. Which eventually causes a loss on the realtor’s side or sellers. It also highly affects the homeowners as sometimes they have no alternative solution other than eviction.
How Does It Impact The Overall Housing Market?
While foreclosures can help the housing market by providing an even price on the houses in a certain area, it can also reduce the market value of the houses which eventually reduces the overall market value. However, foreclosure can also help the housing market to create rules and regulations that are highly convenient for the homeowners as well as those involved in real estate businesses.
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The History of the iPhone 아이폰 14 출시일 Earlier versions of the iPhone were known as the “modern phone,” but newer ones took advantage of LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks. The cell 4 and 5 were the first phones to use the ultra-fast LTE networks. The iPhone 6 Plus were the largest iPhones that Apple… Continue reading iphone 13 Pro has dual eSIM support models
Drivers should still know when to shift their car into low gear In this article, we’ll look at some of the common causes of car gear problems and discuss some ways to fix them. A common problem is the amount of Transmission fluid. Another common problem is the Overdrive, which is used to prevent the… Continue reading Car Gear Problems and How to Fix Them
Negative Impact of Gum on Your Clean Teeth Despite all the talk of chewing gum and root planing, smoking is a major threat to your clean teeth. It robs your mouth of oxygen, preventing normal gum tissue cells from growing properly. While it may be hard to quit smoking, you can cut down and still… Continue reading Negative Impact of Gum on Your Clean Teeth
Implant Materials: Resistance to Corrosion In a previous article, we examined biocompatibility, resistance to corrosion, and fracturing, and durability of implant materials. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at these factors, and examine the most common materials used in modern surgeries. Let’s look at some of the more common materials for use in… Continue reading Implant Materials: Resistance to Corrosion
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When a group of men and women leave Earth to start afresh on a new planet, they are alarmed to discover that the new planet is not the one they were aiming for. And other disasters follow as they attempt to land on the surface. But land they do and they name the planet Pax, almost immediately establishing a constitution that upholds peace and harmony with nature, and trust and support for each other. This will be a utopia in the making. There will be obstacles to face but they will endeavour to meet them with hope.
But, of course, they can have had no idea what they would face on a world so far away to the one that they had left. And a perfect society is no easy thing to achieve. In Semiosis we view the struggles of the settlers over a hundred years of so, moving from one generation to another. Each generation is clearly defined and apart from the others – one may have green hair, another may wear beads, and no sexual relationships are allowed between them. The result of this distinction and definition is an absorbing portrait of a society as a whole from members of it who have purposefully limited their perspective. It’s appealingly complex and unusual.
My favourite element of Semiosis, though, is its depiction of the animals and plants of Pax. Both have certain characteristics that are reminiscent of animals and plants on Earth – cats, lions, eagles, bamboo, oranges and so on – but, in other and more fundamental ways, they are entirely different, alien. All are sentient to varying degrees. The utopian aim of Pax is aided by the playful and trusting nature of some of the animals (some are adorably fluffy and friendly) and there are some stunning concepts – plants that swim through the seas or fly high in the skies. But one of the main challenges of life on Pax will be deciding how to evolve a new and equal society when the plant life wants to take an active part. The relationship between humans is difficult enough but how much more difficult life becomes when one must learn to decipher signals and signs from an entirely different alien species.
There are more discoveries to be made on Pax and some are shocking. Misunderstandings are rife and can have lethal consequences. Each section focuses on a different generation and so our perception of events and people shifts and there are moments when we realise that something may well have happened entirely differently to the way in which it’s presented. And it also means that we draw close to certain key individuals in each generation but then we’re almost forcefully taken away from them.
Sue Burke is a sophisticated storyteller and Semiosis intrigues from start to finish. It’s fundamentally a first contact story but it’s largely character-driven, complemented by the beautiful descriptions of the other life forms on Pax. The human settlers – Pacifists – constantly remind each other that it is they who are the aliens and it is up to them to try and make peace with the exotic life around them but everything in this wonderful novel is strangely curious, occasionally terrifying and often gorgeous. The themes are huge! There’s a great deal going on to think about and, as the clever novel continues, one character in particular tests everybody’s ability to understand the signs and symbols around them – the semiosis that is so crucial on Pax if society is to evolve. It is all absolutely fascinating and thoroughly engaging. | <urn:uuid:697b89d2-2208-4415-b75e-326d8a5b38cc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://forwinternights.wordpress.com/2018/02/11/semiosis-by-sue-burke/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.962695 | 695 | 2.015625 | 2 |
Dear parents! Enrollment of families to volunteer project “Befriender” of Foundation “Child With Future” is started.
Befriender is a volunteer, who like an older brother or a sister, can help You with your child. Befriender, first of all, offers a family a short break, spending time with a child in home conditions or at walk as well as promotes to socialization of a child. In the frames of the project we provide services of befriender at first stage during three months twice a week for two hours. Time and days of week will be agreed with each family individually. Befriender`s work is absolutely free of charge for a family. This stage of the project is being held in Kyiv.
Befriender`s activity has a range of limitations. Befriender:
– don`t feed a child,
– don`t sit with a sick child
– don`t tidy up and don`t go shopping,
– don`t do correction work
– don`t give medicine
– don`t sit with brother or sister for additional payment.
Families with children with autism aged under 10 years are being enrolled to the project. Befrienders are students of specialized universities who have no working experience with children with autism.
In order to participate the project you need to fill in ALL blanks of Application and to send with a photo of a child via firstname.lastname@example.org till March, 15. Privacy is guaranteed! If there are two and more children with autism in a family, please, send application and a photo for each child separately. Applications without full data and without photo will not be accepted. Quantity of participants in the project is limited!
After processing of Applications our expert group will choose families for participation in the project and will hold an interview with each family on the territory, where a child lives and with his obligatory participations / presence. The final decision about participation of a family in the project will be made only after an INTERVIEW.
Each family-participant of the project receives:
– Project participation rules (memo).
– Project coordinator`s contacts.
After acquaintance of a family with a volunteer, both have a right to ask for a change of a family/ a volunteer with obligatory indication of the reason of the request. If possible, the coordinator organizes this matter.
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In an effort to keep you abreast of TCPA participation in regulatory activities at the PUCT and ERCOT as the laws passed during the 87th Legislature relating to the Texas ERCOT electric market are implemented. We hope you find this information helpful.
Legislative Update: Volume 4
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Center for Missions Computing
Taylor Center for Missions Computing (CMC) works to provide computing research, education, service, and resources to empower missions to work around the globe. In January of 2019, a team went to Ecuador to develop integral managment software for a church there.
New Places, New Jobs, and New Ways to Help People
Flying nine hours one way to a place you have never been to can be a scary experience; however, all the students who made this trek from Taylor University to Ecuador would say the nine-hour flight was well worth it.
For one month during J-term , Computer Science students worked in Ecuador at a church in need as part of a Taylor University lead missions computing trip. The primary job of these students was to develop a web application to help manage assets and resources for this church in need. This web application is to help set the church up and enable growth among the community.
A normal day for a mission computing student in Ecuador included as Nicolas Rose--a student present on this mission computing trip-- stated “walking to the church, working on servers after reviewing progress made the previous day, lunch, and meetings to make sure every developer had the answers and resources to continue making progress on their tasks.” During off hours, students were able to engage in Ecuador's culture through sightseeing, food, and excursions. Many of the students' favorite personal experiences came from witnessing the amazing culture and architecture of Cuenca, Ecuador.
Working in Ecuador through missions computing at Taylor University allowed these students to gain rewarding missionary experience, as well as, credit towards a degree with a foundation in helping others. Taylor University's Computer Science and Engineering program strives to honor God and to help students become--as their mission statement states-- “outstanding computer scientists, exceptional systems analysts, committed Christians, and highly motivated to serve.” And a missionary experience such as this trip to Cuenca, Ecuador does just that. | <urn:uuid:0f0db9b7-4a03-4e76-94f4-1b6d4ec03d53> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cse.taylor.edu/html/events/missionscomputing.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.964855 | 407 | 1.890625 | 2 |
The Importance of Sharing Our Mental Health Stories
If you’re struggling with self-judgment, check out The Mighty’s No Shame group. It’s a safe space to share how you’re feeling with other people who get it.
I opened up about being diagnosed with bipolar disorder on my blog the other day.
I kept it to myself for a year because I wanted to heal in my own time. I am a mental health advocate and primarily share my story on my blog and Instagram. I knew I’d be met with support with sharing this story, but the amount of support I received was incredible. It reminded me why I do what I do.
For those who are not a part of the mental health community, we share our stories to receive support, to have people rally around us, to be heard and understood, to support others going through similar struggles and to break the stigma around mental illness.
Since I’m part of the mental health community and support others who share their mental health journeys, I’ve become accustomed to seeing brave people share their stories; I take in this wonderful content every day of people in recovery from things like eating disorders, self-harm and addiction. It is so refreshing to see people being honest in the name of advocacy and healing. There is still so much stigma in this world and here we are, collectively smashing it.
People can be critical of us sharing our stories and can write it off as “attention-seeking” or “being dramatic.” I believe these critics likely don’t struggle with mental illness, or if they do, they haven’t dealt with it severely enough to realize that struggling with mental illness can be hell and many may find solace in sharing their stories of hope. The argument that speaking up is “attention-seeking” is unfair, because of course we want attention. The problem is the word “attention” has negative connotations; it insinuates that speaking out is coming from a negative place.
I love what the body confidence community has done with the word “fat” — making it a neutral self-descriptor instead of an insult. I hope we do the same with “attention-seeking.” I want attention put on struggles I want the world to understand and learn more about. I want attention put on my story because I went through it and I want to be there for others who are struggling. I want to reclaim it, because it’s not a bad thing. Mental health deserves the world’s attention and understanding. “Being dramatic” is also an unfair take on someone sharing their mental health journey with the world, because simply put, we were not present to experience what they experienced, so how could we judge? It’s their truth. We don’t know so we shouldn’t judge.
It’s so important we share our stories because we don’t know who we can help or inspire. Over the years I’ve received comments, messages and emails from people who thanked me for sharing my story because it helped and inspires them or because they understood the struggle themselves or through a friend or family member’s eyes. It‘s very validating and healing to receive support like that. On my social media and blog feeds I try to take in as much as I can because I love the community. I do try my best to support others, but I realize I can’t comment on every post or message every person who I feel helped me, and I’d like to extend that same thinking to those in the community who may have just started sharing or may feel like they don’t receive much feedback or support. You help more people than you could imagine.
I’ve had people message me and tell me they’ve followed me for years and have always loved my writing, but just now is the first time they’re reaching out. For this reason, it’s become apparent to me than when we share our stories, we reach more people than we could possibly know. So to those just starting their blogs or those feeling like they’re not getting much back, know you’ve likely reached people without even knowing. Be proud that you’re speaking up.
Sharing our stories can also be healing. Sharing my story of the bipolar disorder diagnosis felt freeing. I didn’t share every detail of what I went through, but I shared what I was comfortable sharing and what I thought was relevant and what could help others understand. Like Ann Voskamp has said, “Shame dies when stories are told in safe places.” I don’t feel ashamed sharing my story; I feel brave.
The more we read about other people’s thoughts, feelings and experiences, the more we can understand. I personally used to be confused by addiction until I read up on it and talked about it in therapy. I’ve seen it in people around me, but didn’t understand how it worked or why it was so difficult to get and stay sober. My current therapist has a lot of experience with treating those with addiction, so I had the chance to better understand this thing that once felt so foreign. I have more compassion and understanding for those struggling with addiction now.
When we recognize that people with mental illness do not choose to struggle and speaking up can help themselves and others, rather than assuming it‘s to receive negative attention, we will be better human beings.
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“Compared to those with poor blood pressure status, those who were ideal had a 60 percent lower risk of future stroke,” Cushman said.
Making small lifestyle changes could reduce your risk of having a stroke, according to a new study in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Researchers assessed stroke risk using the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 health factors: be active, control cholesterol, eat a healthy diet, manage blood pressure, maintain a healthy weight, control blood sugar and don’t smoke.
“We used the assessment tool to look at stroke risk and found that small differences in health status were associated with large reductions in stroke risk,” said Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., senior author and professor of medicine at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
Researchers divided the Life’s Simple 7 scores into three categories: zero to four points for inadequate, five to nine points for average, and 10 to 14 points for optimum cardiovascular health.
- Every one-point increase toward a better score was associated with an 8 percent lower…
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Over the past few years, we have made many changes in our home to be more eco-friendly. From the kitchen to the bedroom to baby care. I believe it’s important to modify our actions and behaviours so that we can to help the planet and make a healthier environment for everyone. Like our family, you can start making small changes that will have a big impact in the long term for your own health and your footprint on this earth.
I actually started writing this blog post a while ago, however it was getting really long. So I thought I would break it down for you into a series on 10 Simple ways to get greener. The first tip and one of the first changes we made, even before we even moved out of home, was to start Composting.
Composting your vegetable scraps is one of the easiest ways to help…
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Digital partitioning offers a flexible means of increasing the accuracy of an optical matrix–vector processor. This algorithm can be implemented with the same architecture required for a purely analog processor, which gives optical matrix–vector processors the ability to perform high-accuracy calculations at speeds comparable with or greater than electronic computers as well as the ability to perform analog operations at a much greater speed. Digital partitioning is compared with digital multiplication by analog convolution, residue number systems, and redundant number representation in terms of the size and the speed required for an equivalent throughput as well as in terms of the hardware requirements.
Digital partitioning and digital multiplication by analog convolution are found to be the most efficient algorithms if coding time and hardware are considered, and the architecture for digital partitioning permits the use of analog computations to provide the greatest throughput for a single processor. To our knowledge this is the first study to propose the use of digital partitioning for optical matrix processing.
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In an era when musical artists often take months to complete an album, it’s hard to believe that the Beatles recorded their first album in a single day. But just over 50 years ago, on 11 February 1963, the Beatles entered EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London and emerged 14 hours later having recorded 10 songs that would be included on their first album along with four songs from two previous single releases. Please Please Me gave us “Twist and Shout,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and other Beatle classics, and spent 30 weeks on top of the UK charts.
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Montgomery County is required to have a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit for urbanized areas to prevent the discharge of pollutants such as pet waste, trash, engine oil and fertilizers into waterways.
The Permit conditions strictly apply to the County's urbanized areas draining through County maintained stormwater conveyances and requires the County to develop a stormwater management program that demonstrates the County addresses the following minimum
control measures (MCMs):
Public education and outreach on stormwater impacts, and public involvement and participation (MCM 1 and 2)
These measures address the need to increase knowledge of the hazards of improper disposal or discharges to our watersheds, of steps that can be taken to reduce stormwater pollution, and to encourage public participation in events that reduce stormwater
pollutants. Find our library of printable materials and our annual reports detailing outreach and participation events on our resources page.
The County would like to hear from residents with comments or suggestions on the MS4 Program Plan or other aspects of the program. Contact Stormwater Specialist John Burke at email@example.com.
Illicit discharge detection and elimination (MCM 3)
The County has an Illicit Discharge Ordinance and tracks illegal stormwater pollutants. This information is provided
in the MS4 Outfall Map, which also provides the latest inspection results. As part of Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE), the County encourages the public to report stormwater problems (form) (email).
Construction site stormwater runoff control (MCM 4)
The County's Stormwater Ordinance and the Administrative Manual address compliance with the requirements associated with the regulation of land disturbing activities. Complete documents and publications are found at Land Development.
Post-construction stormwater management in new and re-development (MCM 5)
The County was notified of approval as a VSMP Authority on June 25, 2014. The County maintains information on Public Stormwater Facilities and Private Stormwater Facilities within the regulated urbanized area and is required to insure
adequate long-term operation and maintenance of these facilities. Section 9 of the Administrative Manual and Postconstruction Inspection Guidance provide policies and procedures for these compliance activities.
Pollution prevention/good housekeeping for municipal operations (MCM 6)
The County's Good Housekeeping Procedures and IDDE Field Guide provide staff with policy and guidance to minimize or prevent pollution discharges from municipal operations. Training is scheduled in accordance with a Municipal Training Program to increase staff awareness of good housekeeping procedures.
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) documents are developed for the Montgomery County Public Schools Facilities Site.
This high priority county facility within the MS4 service area is identified as having a high potential for discharging pollutants.
State-approved 2021 Nutrient Management Program (Part 1) and
2021 NMP (Part 2). Documents provide guidance for the proper application of nutrients to specific sites requiring these plans. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) accepted these plans effective Aug. 4, 2021 (Part I, Part II).
Urban Nutrient Management Handbook guides the public and staff on how to properly apply nutrients to ensure plant health, while minimizing the movement of phosphorous and nitrogen in the environment. | <urn:uuid:e19a4f90-1287-4b8e-a4f3-45843d33a2db> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://montva.com/stormwater-group/ms4-permit | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.886624 | 686 | 2.140625 | 2 |
|THE 2ND BOER WAR AWARD OF A VICTORIA CROSS TO PRIVATE ALBERT CURTIS, EAST SURREY REGIMENT, HAS BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION BY SPINK OF LONDON.|
|20 October 1999|
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|Medal entitlement of Private Albert Curtis,
2nd Bn, East Surrey Regiment
|The Victoria Cross and other campaign medals awarded to Private Albert Curtis, 2nd Bn, East Surrey Regiment, have been sold at auction by Spink of London for a hammer price of £40,000. The VC was purchased on behalf of the Michael Ashcroft Trust, the holding institution for Lord Ashcroft's VC Collection.|
|Private Albert Curtis was born on 6th January 1866 at Guildford, Surrey. He began his military career in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders but some time during 1893 he transferred to the East Surrey Regiment. It was during the 2nd Boer War ( 1899-1902 ) in South Africa that Albert Curtis earned his Victoria Cross.
For the award of the Victoria Cross.
[ London Gazette, 15 January 1901 ]. Onderbank Spruit, South Africa, 23 February 1900, Private Albert Edward Curtis, 2nd Bn, East Surrey Regiment.
At Onderbank Spruit on 23rd February 1900, Colonel R Harris was severely wounded and lay during the whole day in an exposed position and under heavy fire from Boers posted behind a breastwork at short range. The Boers fired at anyone who gave any sign of life and Colonel Harris was hit eight or nine times. Private Curtis made several ineffectual attempts to reach the wounded officer and at last succeeded in doing so.Albert Curtis was invested with his Victoria Cross by HRH The Duke of York ( the future King George V ) at Pietermaritzburg on the 14th August 1901.
Following his army service, on the 30th May 1910, Albert Curtis became a Yeoman Warder at the Tower-of-London. As a Yeoman Warder he lived with his wife Annie in accommodation in the Martin Tower and retired to the Supernumerary List on 1st November 1931. He died on 18th March 1940.
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Ecumenism: Mirvet’s Choice
Mirvet Kelly’s grandfather was a deacon: “I remember going with him every Sunday to the Syro-Orthodox Divine Liturgy. I was proud to watch him all dressed in white as he recited his portion of the prayers at the altar.”
There are several Christian Churches in Homs, Syria, where Mirvet grew up: Armenian Apostolic, Greek Orthodox and various Catholic Rites, Maronite, Melkite and Syro-Catholic. Before the war, even though we were linked to our own Churches, the faithful attended other Churches without any problem.
“As I grew older,” she went on to say, “a lot of things changed: Grandfather died and the Divine Liturgy seemed long and outdated. I was the only Christian at school in the midst a lot of Muslims. At Christmas and Easter I’d be the only one absent and, when I returned, I was bombarded with questions: ‘Why are there so many Churches? Why was your Jesus crucified and rising from the dead on different dates in different Churches? Some friends and I decided to no longer belong to one Church or another, but to be Christians and that’s all. Like many of them, I stopped going to my own Church.”
After a while, Mirvet met a group that was trying to live the Gospel according to the Focolare spirituality. “Through them, I discovered that God is the Father of everyone and that we’re all loved by Him as sons and daughters. My life began to change. Every time I tried to love, going to visit an elderly person or a poor person, for example, my heart would be overcome with peace and joy.
One day, I came across a sentence in one of Chiara Lubich’s writings: ‘We should love the other person’s Church as our own.’ Not only did I not love the other person’s Church – I didn’t even love my own Church, which I had criticized and abandoned.
At that point, Mirvet’s life, which was already very fruitful both personally and ecumenically, took a new leap. She felt God calling her to give herself entirely to Him. “In the Focolare communities I’ve lived in,” she explained, “I found myself to be the only Orthodox among Catholics of all ages, countries, languages, cultures, Churches and ways of thinking. Trying to live in unity with all the different ideas about things is always a challenge, because each of us has her own tastes and ideas down to the smallest details.
But when we try to appropriate the other person’s reality as our own, we experience that the differences become an enrichment. We often pray for each other’s Churches, in an ongoing growth in the faith and in the relationship with God. And almost without realizing it, we bring the fruit of our communion into our respective Churches, to our jobs and into our daily lives. It seems like a drop in the ocean, but even the tiniest steps united to those of many others in the world, can make a difference.
In the countries of the Middle East where I lived, for example, I saw priests helping people, without ever asking what Church they belonged to. They did projects to help out different Churches, to help them meet their needs whether they were Christian – or even Muslim. Last year, Catholics and Orthodox celebrated Easter on the same day. Two Syrian friends who now live in Vienna, Austria, recently reported to me how they and many other Syrians have been helped by a parish priest and some Catholic women focolarini to look for a house, medicine and work. They formed a group in which they live and help each other to share their common Christian experience.
In the United States there are more than fifty Syro-Orthodox Christians who meet regularly, once in the Orthodox churches and once in the Catholic churches. They experience that God is always with us and that we have to pray, to live and to love so that Jesus’s testament ‘that all may be one’ is fulfilled as soon as possible.” | <urn:uuid:35be7aa5-86b0-4225-a408-5b10d9928b15> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.vidimusdominum.org/en/2018/01/18/ecumenism-mirvets-choice/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.97844 | 888 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Lawmakers and human rights defenders have condemned ministers for backing what they have called selfish laws that seek to curtail freedoms and take away the discretion of judicial officers to grant or deny bail.
Those against the Executive decision to tinker with bail for capital offenders have warned that when the dust finally settles, “the architects of those laws will be caught by the same laws but it will be too late” to make amends.
On Friday, Cabinet endorsed criminal justice reforms, among them amendments to the 1995 Constitution and the Police Act, to deny suspects on capital offences bail or police bond.
Cabinet sources singled out suspects on murder, rape, robbery and treason charges, among others, as the main target for the proposed reforms.
The Cabinet meeting was chaired by President Museveni, and ministers one by one were given opportunity to give their views after the President asked Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka to guide Cabinet on how to proceed on the proposed constitutional amendments. END | <urn:uuid:aad0fe39-9664-460d-a10f-3ccbb50576ed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kaseseguideradio.com/anger-as-cabinet-okays-bail-reforms/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.963042 | 200 | 1.617188 | 2 |
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