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Above photo: Daniel Ellsberg. By Christopher Michel.
At Extradition Trial, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Dismantles False Narrative.
Ellsberg also said “Julian Assange could not get a remotely fair trial” in the United States.
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Opponents of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange often hold up Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg as an example of someone who was responsible for a good leak. They insist WikiLeaks is not like the Pentagon Papers because supposedly Assange was reckless with sensitive documents.
On the seventh day of an extradition trial against Assange, Ellsberg dismantled this false narrative and outlined for a British magistrate court why Assange would not receive a fair trial in the United States.
Assange is accused of 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act and one count of conspiracy to commit a computer crime that, as alleged in the indictment, is written like an Espionage Act offense.
The charges criminalize the act of merely receiving classified information, as well as the publication of state secrets from the United States government. It targets common practices in news gathering, which is why the case is widely opposed by press freedom organizations throughout the world.
James Lewis, a prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service who represents the U.S. government, told Ellsberg, “When you published the Pentagon Papers, you were very careful in what you provided to the media.”
The lead prosecutor highlighted the fact that Ellsberg withheld four volumes of the Pentagon Papers that he did not want published because they may have impacted diplomatic efforts to end the Vietnam War. However, Ellsberg’s decision to withhold those volumes had nothing to do with protecting the names of U.S. intelligence sources.
As Ellsberg described for the court, the 4,000 pages of documents he disclosed to the media contained thousands of names of Americans, Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese. There was even a clandestine CIA officer, who was named.
Nowhere in the Pentagon Papers was an “adequate justification for the killing that we were doing,” Ellsberg said. “I was afraid if I redacted or withheld anything at all it would be inferred I left out” the good reasons why the U.S. was pursuing the Vietnam War.
Ellsberg was concerned about revealing the name of a clandestine CIA officer, though he mentioned the individual was well-known in South Vietnam. Had he published the name of the officer today, the Intelligence Identities Protection Act could have easily been used to prosecute him. But he left it in the documents so no one could make inferences about redacted sections that may undermine what he exposed.
Like Assange, Ellsberg wanted the public to have a complete record.
This did not exactly distinguish Ellsberg from Assange so Lewis explicitly highlighted an article, “Why WikiLeaks Is Unlike The Pentagon Papers,” by attorney Floyd Abrams, which he wrote for the Wall Street Journal.
Abrams was one of the attorneys who represented the New York Times in the civil case that argued the government should not be able to block the media organization from publishing the Pentagon Papers. And like Lewis, Abrams fixated on the four volumes that were kept confidential.
Ellsberg insisted Abrams was “mistaken.” He never had any discussion with Ellsberg while defending the right to publish before the Supreme Court so Ellsberg said Abrams could not possibly understand his motives very well.
In the decades since the Pentagon Papers were disclosed, Ellsberg shared how he faced a “great deal” of defamation and then “neglect” to someone who was mentioned as a “clear patriot.” He was used as a “foil” against new revelations from WikiLeaks, “which were supposedly very different.” Such a distinction is “misleading in terms of motive and effect.”
Ellsberg noted Assange withheld 15,000 files from the release of the Afghanistan War Logs. He also requested assistance from the State Department and the Defense Department on redacting names, but they refused to help WikiLeaks redact a single document, even though it is a standard journalistic practice to consult officials to minimize harm.
“I have no doubt that Julian would have removed those names,” Ellsberg declared. Both the State and Defense Departments could have helped WikiLeaks remove the names of individuals, who prosecutors insist were negatively impacted.
Yet, rather than take steps to protect individuals, Ellsberg suggested these government agencies chose to “preserve the possibility of charging Mr Assange with precisely the charges” he faces now.
Not a single person has been identified by the U.S. government when they talk about deaths, physical harm, or incarceration that were linked to the WikiLeaks publications.
The lead prosecutor asked Ellsberg if it was his view that any harm to individuals was the fault of the American government for letting Assange publish material without redactions.
Ellsberg indicated they bear “heavy responsibility.”
Lewis attempted to trap Ellsberg into conceding Assange had engaged in conduct that resulted in grave harm to vulnerable individuals. He read multiple sections of an affidavit from Assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Kromberg, who is in the Eastern District of Virginia where Assange was indicted.
It covered a laundry list of allegations: they named local Afghans and Iraqis that were providing information to coalition forces, forced journalists and religious leaders to flee, led to harassment of Chinese academics labeled as “rats,” fueled violent threats against people who met with U.S. embassy staff, resulted in Iranians being identified and outed, and spurred violence by the Taliban.
“How can you say honestly and in an unbiased way that there is no evidence that WikiLeaks put anyone in danger?” Lewis asked.
Ellsberg told Lewis he found the government’s assertions to be “highly cynical.” He invited Lewis to correct him if he was wrong, but it is his understanding that no one actually suffered harm as a result of these threats. “Did one of them suffer the carrying out of these threats?”
Lewis replied the rules are you don’t get to ask the questions. He tried to move on as Ellsberg insisted he be allowed to provide the rest of his answer, but Judge Vanessa Baraitser would not let Ellsberg complete his response.
It deeply upset Assange, who spoke from inside the glass box where he sits each day. Baraitser reminded him not to interrupt proceedings as Edward Fitzgerald, a defense attorney, attempted to convince the court that Ellsberg should be able to finish his answer.
Lewis continued, “Is it your position there was absolutely no danger caused by publishing the unredacted names of these informants?”
In response, Ellsberg said the U.S. government is “extremely cynical in pretending its concerned for these people.” It has displayed “contempt for Middle Easterners” throughout the last 19 years.
As Lewis insisted one had to conclude Iraqis, Afghans, or Syrians named in the WikiLeaks publications were murdered or forced to flee, Ellsberg refused to accept this presumption.
“I’m sorry, sir, but it doesn’t seem to be at all obvious that this small fraction of people that have been murdered in the course of both sides of conflicts can be attributed to WikiLeaks disclosures,” Ellsberg stated.
If the Taliban had disappeared someone, Ellsberg said that would be a seriously harmful consequence. “I am not aware of one single instance in the last 10 years.”
At no point did the lead prosecutor offer any specific example of a death, and so the record remains as it has been since Chelsea Manning was put on trial. The government has no evidence that anyone was ever killed as a result of transparency forced by WikiLeaks.
Ellsberg informed the court his motive was no different from Assange’s motive. The Espionage Act charges that Assange faces are not meaningfully different either. And, in fact, he faced efforts by the government to wiretap and incapacitate him just like Assange did while in the Ecuador embassy in London.
Ellsberg recalled that he did not tell the public what led him to disclose the Pentagon Papers because he expected to be able to testify about his motive during his trial.
When his lawyer asked him why he copied the Pentagon Papers, the prosecution immediately objected. Each time his lawyer tried to rephrase the question, the court refused to permit him to tell the jury “why he had done what he’d done.”
Federal courts continue to handle Espionage Act cases in the same manner. “The notion of motive or extenuating circumstances is irrelevant,” Ellsberg added.
“The meaning of which is I did not get a fair trial, despite a very intelligent and conscientious judge.”
No one since Ellsberg has had a fair trial, and as Ellsberg concluded, “Julian Assange could not get a remotely fair trial under those charges in the United States.”
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Aisha is a thirteen-year-old refugee living in London. Happy for the first time since leaving her war-torn home, she is devastated when her foster mother announces that a new family has been found for her and she will be moving on. Feeling rejected and abandoned, Aisha packs her bags and runs away, seeking shelter in the nearby woods.
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Both children, previously unknown to each other, meet in the heart of the ancient city woodland as they come into the orbit of Elder, a strange homeless woman who lives amongst the trees – and, as helicopters hover overhead and newspapers fill with pictures of the two lost children, unexpected bonds are formed and lives changed forever . . .
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Polliticke Courtier: Spenser's The Faerie Queene as a Rhetoric of Justice
Although pervasive in Spenser's art, the role of rhetoric has not been adequately addressed by critics. This disregard of the importance of rhetoric in The Faerie Queene, Dixon argues, obscures Spenser's larger rhetorical method and the structural dynamic it generates. Dixon identifies Britomart's evolution in Books III-V as the poem's centre and elucidates the rhetorical strategies that invest Spenser's "argument" for justice. Building on Kenneth Burke's conception of courtship in rhetoric as "the use of suasive devices for the transcending of social estrangement," Dixon interprets The Faerie Queene as a narrative of courtship in purpose as well as content, arguing that its tales of questing knights compose an artifact of suasive devices whereby Spenser courts a meeting of minds with his audience on the subject of justice.
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To assess the pattern of onchocercal ocular disease and blindness in south Sierra Leone, ophthalmological surveys were carried out in 13 highly infected villages located in various river basins. The most important finding was the blinding potential of onchocerciasis in the degraded forest area where the prevalence of onchocercal blindness reached levels of up to 6%. This is remarkable since previous studies have claimed onchocerciasis in the forest to cause little blindness. Ocular onchocerciasis undoubtedly constitutes a problem of public health importance in south Sierra Leone. The rates of onchocercal ocular disease and blindness, however, were significantly lower than those found in savanna villages with similar levels of endemicity. The community pattern of ocular onchocerciasis was not significantly different from the classical pattern in the forest but this could be explained by the low endemicity levels in the forest villages studied. It is therefore not possible to deduce from this study whether the pattern of ocular onchocerciasis in south Sierra Leone is of the forest type, or a pattern on its own.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the coronavirus pandemic threw a host of challenges and upended lives, but it also taught Indians an important lesson of self reliance.
In this year of the pandemic, people consciously shifted to “Made in India” products, the prime minister said in the last episode of his “Mann ki Baat” radio programme for 2020. “This is a big change in the thought process,” he added. “This is a living example of a major transformation.”
“There were challenges, but we learnt new lessons,” the prime minister added. “We saw the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat [self-reliant India] in 2020.” Modi said the people of India took many steps to become vocal for local. “Our manufacturers are also thinking about making top quality products. This will boost the efforts towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.”
The prime minister urged citizens to find Indian alternatives for foreign products. “I appeal to you to make a list of goods of daily use and analyse which imported articles have unconsciously become part of our lives and made us their captive,” he said. “Let us find out their Indian alternatives and resolve to use products produced by the hard work of Indians.”
Modi gave the example of Jammu and Kashmir, where he claimed the government was working towards the revival of local industries. “In May this year, the Kashmiri saffron was given the Geographical Indication Tag or GI tag,” he said. “Through this, we want to make Kashmiri saffron a globally popular brand...I urge all of you to use only Kashmiri saffron.”
Ahead of his programme, Modi had asked citizens to share their inputs and ideas. He said that in all the messages he received, there was a common thread. “It is how people have appreciated the collective power and unity of the country,” he said. “We take new year resolution every year, this time, we should do it for our country.”
The prime minister also spoke of the steps taken by his government for wildlife conservation. “India is full of remarkable people who have shown great compassion toward animals,” Modi said.
He noted that India saw a 60% increase in the population of leopards between 2014 and 2018. Central Indian states, led by Madhya Pradesh, have done well in preserving habitats for leopards, the prime minister said. “Not only leopards, but population of tigers, lions and forest cover of the country have also increased,” Modi added. “It is not only due to government efforts, but several people and organisations are working towards conservation of all these things. All of them deserve our appreciation.”
Modi also lauded the efforts made by citizens to make India cleaner and free of plastic use. “From Gurugram to Karnataka, there are people whose passion towards a cleaner environment is outstanding,” he said. “Their efforts are both innovating and inspiring.”
“This year, the discussions around Covid-19 took precedence but the work towards a Swachh Bharat also went on with full vigour,” he added. “Let us not forget, keep our beaches clean. Keep our hills clean. Say no to single use plastic.”
The prime minister said he was particularly elated to see the contribution of the youth and their “can do, will do” approach. “No challenge is too big for them,” he added. “Nothing is beyond their reach.”
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The phrase opus oratorium maxime has been discussed at great length by many scholars, and indeed one must not underestimate its importance, given that it is one of the few generalizing remarks we possess from the ancient world about the nature of history. Many scholars have emphasized the rhetorical aspect of this phrase, the suggestion that history is not much different from, or is at the very least strongly dependent upon, rhetoric, which is here made to seem the sine qua non of historiographical narrative.
Two points must be noted. First, the Latin term orator can indeed mean ‘speaker’ but its root meaning, of course, is ‘pleader’, one who advocates, such that the phrase opus oratorium maxime can be translated as ‘a task more than any other suitable for an advocate’ or (perhaps even more provocatively) ‘a task more than any other suitable for a lawyer’. Once put it in these terms, the nature of historiographical contestation becomes immediately evident: the historian is the one who will build a case, argue an interpretation, persuade the jury (of readers? of the future?) that his account is true. Second, it is essential to keep in mind that Cicero’s discussions of historiographical activity, unlike those of Dionysius, Plutarch, or Lucian, for example, occur in dialogues, in which several sides of an issue are aired and discussed. The point, in fact, is not to come to any conclusion, but to show the various ways in which history had been and could be used, and, secondarily, to show how contestation is built into the historiographical project by its very nature.
As a man interested in history and as a politician who often ‘used’ history, Cicero was aware of the often competing claims made on the past. In the de Legibus Atticus relentlessly pursues Marcus and Quintus about the exact nature of the tree in Cicero’s Marius but is kept at bay by the brothers who posit different rules for poetry and history, while in the Brutus Atticus playfully allows Cicero to keep ‘his’ version of Themistocles’ suicide, cognizant, as he is, that history and oratory approach the past in different ways. Much depends on circumstances and context.
The way in which writers fought over history is a testament to how valuable the past was in these societies. Cicero comes across as a man who knows what should be done in the realm of history but can’t help himself, and he embodies many of the contradictions that the ancients displayed towards that past. On the one hand, they knew very well that one could make true and false statements about the past. But there was also the past and its allure. To persuade the people, to motivate them, to move them, to win renown for oneself – well, if that required the speaker ementiri in historiis, that might be a small price to pay, because the past could materially influence the present. A good story could be put towards ‘useful’ ends: that was the value of using history and also the danger.
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Deloitte CEO on How Davos Revealed a ‘Real Opportunity’ for Women
2016 is here, and CEOs around the world are running scared. Yet Deloitte LLP chief Cathy Engelbert remains optimistic, focusing on the silver lining in our cloudy future.
The theme of this year’s annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland was the fourth industrial revolution, which the WEF describes as “a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres.”
According the Forum’s The Future of Jobs report, published last week, this revolution will result in the loss of 5.1 million jobs between now and 2020 due to “disruptive labor changes,” such as the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence. As Fortune has previously reported, women are likely to be hit hard by those losses, particularly when it comes to STEM jobs and other roles that are expected to have the most growth in the next five years.
Yet Engelbert, one of the few female CEOs at confab, isn’t letting the “Davos doom and gloom” get to her. “I think this is a real opportunity for women,” she says of the labor market challenges. While she acknowledges that she’s one of a very small group of female CEOS, she says she has utmost confidence that the rising generation of female leaders.
“Just walking around, I met so many women CFOs and COOs,” she says of her time at Davos. Moreover, the younger generation of Forum attendees seemed to be made up of as many women as men, she noted. According to Saadia Zahidi, head of employment and gender initiatives at the WEF, Engelbert is correct on that point. In an e-mail to Fortune, Zahidi reports that women made up 50% of this year’s class of Global Shapers (leaders under 30) and 46% of Young Global Leaders (leaders under 40).
“I see women coming up in the ranks,” says Engelbert. “I think we can drive skill sets up for all employees.”
How do we do that when women bear so much of the burden of taking care of others? Engelbert, no. 21 on Fortune‘s list of Most Powerful Women and a panelist at Davos this year, insists that women can indeed “have it all.” The key, she says: “Don’t let having it all be defined by someone else.” (To read more advice from the most powerful women in business, subscribe to the Broadsheet.)
For Engelbert, success isn’t about balancing work and family life—it’s about integrating them in ways that make sense for her. The mother of two brings up the in-case-of-emergency airplane rule we all have memorized by heart: “Put on your oxygen mask before helping young children,” she quips. In the same way, women need to focus on their own well-being before switching their attention to others.
“Women shouldn’t aspire to a box or a title,” she advises. “They should look toward being leaders.”
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Faith sightings in award nominated (and lesser known) movies
by Edward McNulty | Special to Presbyterian News Service
LOUISVILLE — Presbyterian News Service is continuing the tradition begun about 15 years ago in Presbyterians Today of selecting the year’s top 10 films. The list is different from those appearing in secular journals because the primary criteria are spiritual and moral/ethical values, not artistic ones.
Are issues of ethics and social conflict raised and dealt with realistically? Are the characters well-rounded ones who struggle with their decisions? Are violence and sex seen as complex matters, rather than depicted in black and white terms? Does a film show the consequences of violence and sometimes even suggest an alternative? Is the filmmaker similar to the prophets of old, challenging injustice, exposing the moral shortcuts of the characters, or envisioning a more just reality?
I was surprised that three faith-based films made it onto the list because of my long-time resistance to their usual simplistic characters and plots and tendency to preach rather than to let the story carry the message.
One or more scripture passages are included with each mini-review to foster dialogue connecting film and faith. The titles include a hyperlink so that if you are reading a digital copy of this article, you can go to the longer review of the film at visualparables.org.
TV Film (If theatrical, R). Job 14:1-4;8-12 (KJV); 1 Cor. 13:2b.
Director Dee Rees’ powerful drama, set in the Mississippi Delta during and right after WW2, tells the story of a white and a black family whose lives become intertwined by the land and an unlikely friendship between a son from each. When the white Jamie and the black Ronsel return from traumatic war experiences in Europe, they bond despite the disapproval of everyone else, their friendship leading to an explosive climax. Almost as important as the racial theme is that of female empowerment, embodied in the struggles of the two mothers. The importance of the black church for sustaining the soul is also emphasized. Shown in just a few theaters for Oscar consideration, it is available on Netflix.
2. The Shack
Rated PG. 1 John 4:16; Romans 8:28 (Phillips)
Based on William P. Young’s bestseller, this faith-produced film is the most overtly theological film on the list, with the filmmakers attempting to portray not just a Unitarian God, but the Trinity! This has evoked considerable debate, especially among conservative Christians. With a black woman as Papa, a Mediterranean playing Jesus, and a Japanese woman playing the Holy Spirit, this multicultural attempt to me is as good as the Trinity paintings made by Byzantine and Renaissance artists. The story of a father dealing with his grief over the murder of his little daughter and God leading him to forgive the killer is very powerful. A group could spend hours discussing scenes from this film!
3. The Post
Rated PG-13. Luke 8:17
Perhaps the most relevant to current affairs is director Steven Spielberg’s film about the struggle between the Nixon White House and the press concerning the publication of the material stolen by Daniel Ellsberg that became known as The Pentagon Papers. The government blocked the NY Times from publishing them because they revealed that the government for many years had been covering up its assessment that the Vietnam War was “unwinnable.” When they obtain the papers, Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee and publisher Katherine Graham must decide upon risking jail terms if they print the papers. An excellent look at the process of decision making under intense pressure, this film too deals with female empowerment because so many of the “suits” surrounding Ms. Graham doubt her leadership and urge her to play it safe by not publishing. They fear that the pending deal for the financially-strapped newspaper to sell stock to the public will be derailed, so Bradlee and Graham must weigh profits against the possible loss of young lives, if the truth about the war is not revealed.
4. A Quiet Passion
Rated PG. Ecclesiastes 9:3-6
At the very beginning of British filmmaker/writer Terence Davies’ biographical film about Emily Dickenson, the future poet takes a stand against a harsh, narrow view of the Christian faith at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Throughout the film we see her rebel against other constraints of the times, one example being her disdain for the popular epic poem “Hiawatha,” she stating that she prefers poetry “less obvious.” Despite her reclusive life, the aptly titled film reveals a woman filled with faith and hope, the latter well expressed by her famous line “Hope is the thing with feathers.”
5. Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Rated R. Isaiah 53:2a-3; 5
I was intrigued that Denzel Washington’s lawyer character was given the name of the Bible’s chosen people, from whom came Isaiah’s Suffering Servant, and that elements of his story were so similar to that O.T. figure. A savant, Israel is a social misfit dedicated to justice and reform, but when he veers from the righteous path, he pays a terrible price. Despite his tragic fate, he influences for the better two people (“By his stripes we are healed”) –a female social activist is renewed, and the values of a slick money-grubbing lawyer are transformed. The latter takes up Israel’s crusade to right a legal system that is greatly unfavorable to young black men.
6. All Saints
Rated PG. Mark 4:29-31. Romans 8:28
Focusing on a good story instead of trying to convert non-believers, our second faith-based film shows the growing maturity of Christian filmmakers. In this film the story of an Episcopal priest sent by his bishop to close a small church is true, their closure plans up-ended when a group of Christian Karin refugees seeks the church’s help. The church has no money, but it does have land for the refugee farmers to plant and harvest, though their project is almost wrecked by bad weather. A good story of service and perseverance, the title refers to more than just the name of the church.
7. Same Kind of Difference as Me
Rated PG. 1 Corinthians 13:5-7
Our third faith-produced film, with its themes of racism and homelessness, barely skirts the old problem of the white savior rescuing the poor black man. It too is based on a true story, that of a wealthy Texas art dealer and his wife. She forgives her husband for his adultery on the condition that he join her serving meals at a soup kitchen. Despite the rebuffs from an angry homeless man, she insists that her husband continue to reach out to the man, the result eventually being a friendship that transforms both men and extends beyond the death of the selfless wife.
Rated PG-13. Deuteronomy 15:11; Isaiah 58:6-7
This sci-fi tale starts out as a cautionary social satire about how the process of downsizing people to five inches in stature can be commercialized. The scientist who invented the process saw this as the answer to world overpopulation, but business interests appeal to people’s self-interest, promising falsely a utopia where everybody can afford a McMansion. Our Everyman hero buys into this, but when he joins the community of miniaturized people, the film turns into an inter-racial love story with the theme of self-sacrificial service to others. Let’s hope this box office failure finds the audience it deserves via video.
9. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Rated PG-13. Psalm 20:7-8; 2 Corinthians 4:16a
The spirituality of this series is eastern Asian, but the ethics of resistance to tyranny and the respect for all races are shared by all faiths. With many bows to the adventure films of a by-gone era, the filmmakers have brought the series into the 21st century by giving us a mixed-race cast and a strong female character to root for — indeed, two strong females, with the introduction of the feisty Asian mechanic. Both women are good role models for our daughters. The Force is obviously still with the series, the newest one is almost as good as those in the first trilogy.
10. Sabina K
Rated PG. Psalm 27:9-10; Romans 8:28 (J.B. Phillips)
I thought hard about including director Cristobal Krusen’s film seen by just those in Bosnia, where it was made, and the attendees at a few film festivals—though it is now available on video. The film concerns the love affair between a Christian man and a divorced Muslim mother whose parents reject them because the families still harbor the grudges left over from their devastating civil war. When her lover fails to show up at their rendezvous, the woman’s life starts to spin out of control–she loses her job, her children, her home, and almost, her life. Yet during her time on the streets and staying warm by riding transit trains back and forth to the end of the line we see a mysterious bearded man, even in the hall of the hospital where she winds up. Is he an angel. Or Christ, or–? A poignant tale about whether or not God cares, this is a film deserving of an appreciative audience.
Dr. Edward McNulty is a Presbyterian minister and author of three film books published by WJK, and editor/reviewer of the online film review service Visual Parables. His latest book is Jesus Christ: Movie Star, available at Amazon.com.
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SELF DRIVING IN BALI
An International Driving Permit (IDP) is a requirement for renting a motor vehicle in many countries and is helpful for tourists who find themselves in need of identification or assistance.
An IDP provides inexpensive additional security. IDPs are officially sanctioned by the United Nations and accepted worldwide (in over 150 countries) as a recognisable form of identification. Your IDP carries your identification details in nine languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Italian, German, Arabic, Swedish and French), in case you need to communicate with foreign authorities. In some countries you may be asked to surrender your passport under certain circumstances. An IDP provides an extra photo ID in nine languages which you can always carry with you. IDPs are a special permit for tourists, authorised by a United Nations Treaty for the purpose of allowing motorists to drive internationally without further tests or applications provided their domestic drivers licence is valid. An IDP is proof that you hold a valid drivers licence in your home country at the date of issue of the IDP and should be carried with your domestic drivers licence. A valid IDP permits you to drive in most foreign countries in case of an emergency under normal IDP conditions. IDPs are issued through State and Territory Motoring Clubs. All you need to do is take your current drivers licence into your local auto club with a passport size photo, fill out an application form, pay the $25 fee and you are issued the permit on the spot. FIND OUT MORE HERE: (Info for Australian Citizens)
Internet IDP Warning
Counterfeit IDPs are being offered for sale on the Internet, usually at inflated prices. These forged IDPs are illegal and can get the holder
into a great deal of difficulty with the traffic authorities in various countries. In Australia only the Australian Automobile Associations, through the State and Territory Motoring Clubs, is authorised to issue IDP's. BALI GPS HIRE or BUY A handy hint when self driving around Bali is to hire or buy a Bali Navigator GPS. Bali Navigator GPS Maps are also available to download online for SmartPhones with GPS. There are now four (4) convienient locations in Bali from which a Bali Navigator can be hired or purchased.
More info at: http://www.balinavigator.com BALI CAR HIRE Rent a car and explore amazing Bali. No hidden costs, insurance, unlimited klms, all included and with easy checkout. Choose, book, and pay on arrival. It's that simple! Bali Car Finder can supply many different brands and models, all new models. They are also Bali Navigator agents so can arrange a Car/GPS Package. More at: http://www.balicarfinder.com/
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Begin your new year with 10 practices given by Preethaji to nurture your body, mind & consciousness.
Begin your new year with 3 simple practices around the Body
Regulating your breath is the shortest route to longevity and vitality. The more you slow down your inhalation and exhalation, the more you activate your body’s relaxation response.
Second practice, our health and smile are correlated. The more you smile, the more joyful you will be and the more joyful you are. The more vitality your body’s cells generate.
The third practice, is to walk. In the process of evolution as human beings we have walked over large swaths of land for thousands of years. This new year make a resolve to walk at least for an hour a day.
Begin your new year with 2 practices around your Work
Be present and experience life; Do NOT Rush. Rushing through life create a distorted sense of time. You never feel a sense of achievement. To conquer the feeling of feeling overwhelmed, be more creative, be more present, and undistracted while at work.
Live with a purpose that involves impacting others. When you live with a deepest sense of connection you experience a larger sense of self and this will earn you tons of good karma and lead you to great achievement.
Begin your new year with 2 practices for the health of your Mind
If you are in a troubled situation remember that this circumstance too will pass like numerous others, this will help you become free of desperation. It will free up the movement of life’s energies at a spiritual level when you are n a troubled situation.
Make it a point to simply Recognise the emotion. This will help the over-active amygdala in your brain become less active and pre frontal cortex become more active neurobiologically, which means the anxiety and anger centre of your brain is calmer and your brain center for awareness is more active now.
Begin your new year with 2 practices around your Relationships
Physical touch is an essential part of life between parents and children, between couples and between care givers and care receivers. All life exists in a fabric of connection, animals and plants touch each other. When you touch each other joyfully, the toucher and the touched both feel nourished, happiness passes from one to the other.
Feel more grateful by becoming conscious of all you have received this past year and the wonderful people you have around you. Gratitude is the antidote for fear and gratitude invites abundance.
Begin your new year with a practice for your Consciousness
Realise that you are part of a larger consciousness call it universe or god and that this universal intelligence responds when you connect to it from a beautiful inner state rather than a disturbed mental state.
Wish you a joyful new year. Let this year be filled with love, happiness, joy and abundance.
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“Mark Zuckerberg has announced that over the next few months, he’ll be sharing photos of the most advanced technology Facebook is working on globally, and kicking off this set was yesterday’s unveiling of the Luleå data center in the forests of northern Sweden.
The data center uses a variety of natural resources to increase efficiency and save power, and as a whole, is 10% more efficient and uses a whopping 40% less power than traditional data center designs. As the temperature in the area is a freezing 50 degrees (Fahrenheit) on most days, large fans are used to pull in the outside air to naturally warm the servers. The inside of the main building is the size of six football fields, and nearly all the technology in the data center is based on Open Compute Project designs.”
Full Article: http://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/09/29/facebooks-data-center-sweden/
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Researchers Identify New Molecule That Leads to Kidney Damage in AAV Patients
Researchers have identified a fat molecule that contributes to kidney damage in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, or AAV.
The molecule, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), works to enhance the damaging effects of MPO autoantibodies, one of the two most common disease-causing antibodies produced by AAV patients.
The study, “Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) enhances glomerular endothelial cells activation mediated by anti-myeloperoxidase antibody-positive IgG,” was published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
ANCA vasculitis is characterized by the production of autoantibodies that induce inflammation and destruction of small blood vessels. Patients with this condition often develop kidney symptoms, as the autoantibodies can target the small vessels of the filtering units of the kidneys.
In the long run, this may induce kidney damage and failure.
The signaling molecule sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a key regulator of blood vessel inflammation and is involved in multiple vascular inflammatory conditions. Studies have shown that S1P levels in the blood are associated with kidney involvement and disease in AAV patients, suggesting a role of S1P in the disease.
Researchers from Peking University in China studied S1P to see if it could be involved in the molecular process of kidney injury triggered by MPO autoantibodies.
Exposing endothelial kidney cells to either MPO autoantibodies or S1P led to a disruption in the cells’ natural layer. But the destruction of cell-to-cell connections was enhanced when MPO autoantibodies and S1P were both present, the team found. Endothelial cells are the cells lining blood vessels.
This effect significantly changed the permeability of the endothelial cell layer, which negatively influenced its ability to filter properly.
A detailed evaluation of the cellular changes revealed that in the presence of S1P, endothelial kidney cells had increased amounts of two adhesion molecules, ICAM and VCAM, which are known to contribute to AAV blood vessel damage.
“We speculate that in the presence of MPO-ANCA-positive antibodies, S1P-induced ICAM-1/VCAM-1 up-regulation may promote neutrophil adhesion to [endothelial kidney cells], which may aggravate the endothelial barrier dysfunction,” the researchers said.
Next, the team used chemical compounds to regulate the activity of S1P receptors in these cells. This approach confirmed that S1P was indeed increasing ICAM and VCAM levels in the presence of MPO autoantibodies, demonstrating its role in the progression of ANCA-associated kidney injury.
The results suggest that blocking S1P receptors may delay kidney damage in AAV patients.
“The current findings are of help to figure out the pathogenic role of S1P in AAV, thus providing potential clues for intervention strategies,” the researchers stated.
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This is a complete, realistic and practical antenatal education course. You will learn ways to relax in pregnancy and birth, with visualisation and breathing techniques, to help you remain positive in any birth situation.
We will explore;
-active birth positions,
-methods to manage any pain,
-what to do if birth plans change,
-how to recognise early labour,
-the stages of birth,
-the first hours with your baby,
-plus so much more. I include insights from years of experience of being privileged to be present at hundreds of births.
The course includes up to ten hours of teaching over two, three OR four sessions. This will be agreed to suit your needs and your availability.
Please contact me to talk about your specific requirement.
The course can be taught privately in your own home, or in 'THE SNUG' at GOODBIRTH in Torbay, or via private live zoom sesssions.
It will be individually tailored to your circumstances and birth plans (e.g. waterbirth, planned caesarean, fear of birth, home birth, hospital birth etc).
The course Hypnobirthing book, a relaxation download or CD, and personal access to GOODBIRTH (email/phone/text, WhatsApp), are all included. A birth partner, or friend is encouraged to attend free of charge.
I am a registered KGH Hypnobirthing teacher DipHB(KGH). The KGH teacher training Diploma is accredited by the RCM (Royal College of Midwives). The course not only teaches hypnobirthing techniques, but also offers antenatal education you can trust, evidence based and practical information for you to make your own choices.
Price varies depending on location/availability/your requirements. I offer flexible options to suit different budgets, from £195
Please see the Birth Preparation page for other options.
For face to face private teaching, I cover Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Totnes, Dartmouth, Newton Abbott, Teignmouth and other areas in South Devon
All areas for live private courses via video calls or Zoom sessions. London, across UK, and abroad.
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR AN INFORMATION FORM.
The Hypnobirthing course can be added to the Birth Doula package where I also attend your birth, for a reduced fee (see Birth Doula page) as it can be incorporated in to your personalised antenatal visits.
Please see 'Birth Preparation' page for more info. The Hypnobirthing course can be included/form part of this service.
ONLINE HYPNOBIRTHING if you have studied any online course, but feel you would like a one-to-one practical session (distanced or via video session) with a teacher, please contact me to discuss.
You can visit www.kghypnobirthing.com to find out more about how hypnobirthing may work for you.
*PLEASE NOTE, I BELIEVE EVERY PARENT SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF DOULA SUPPORT AND HYPNOBIRTHING. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS IF FINANCES OR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE DIFFICULT OR ON INCOME SUPPORT.
DOULA UK HAVE AN ACCESS FUND AND ALSO SELL GIFT VOUCHERS. INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED. I WILL CONSIDER SKILL/SERVICE SWAPS.
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STELR - Inspiring students to study science
CIGRE Australia seeks to encourage and promote interest in science and engineering among students and graduates.
The Australian National Committee has contributed to the STELR programme (Science and Technology Education Leveraging Relevance) which was designed at the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering to improve understanding of science, technology, engineering and maths education across Australia and New Zealand.
The programme is a hands-on curriculum project designed for Year 9 and 10 students on the theme of renewable energy and global warming to encourage more students into these areas. The sponsorship was granted in 2013 to support both Australian and New Zealand schools for provision of working kits which demonstrated renewable energy technology.
The programme’s renewable energy kits provide hands-on workshops for solar, wind and hydroelectricity. Brian Sturman, the Head of Science at Tawa College said, "The kits really engage students because they support a hands-on enquiry style of learning. Students are interested in the environment and sustainability so the kits provide a relevant context for learning, particularly with a wind farm (Mill Creek) being constructed near Tawa."
This photo below shows some of the students using equipment at a recent session delivered by Peter Pentland (STELR Project and Education Programme Manager from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering) at Tawa College in Wellington, New Zealand.
As a CIGRE member, Transpower have been supporting and helping implement the programme in New Zealand.
For more information on the STELR project go to this link.
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Plan to make a foam to the ship
Copenhagen: One of the many issues of air travel is the dependence on petroleum, which is contributing to a limited contribution to the climate change.
Researchers have found a way in which a unique carbon molecule can be made by making alternative fuels of jet ships. This molecule can be made from a basic bacteria found in the soil.
Pablo Cruz-Morreles, a micro-biologist and head of the research at Denmark’s Technical University, said that everything in chemistry that requires energy to be made is emitted when it breaks.
When the fuel of jet ships burns, large quantities of energy are produced. That is why it would be surprising to scientists if it was revealed to transmit this process without relying on traditional fuel.
Jay Kiezing, a chemical engineer at the University of California, had access to Cruz-Morreles, who believed to have regenerated a molecule called Josamysin. This molecule is made of a common bacteria called stretchptomysis.
A statement issued by the researchers said that this method already exists in power. Because these bacteria eat sugar or amino acids, which break them into carbon-to-carbon blocks.
“The grease is made in our body in the same way, but there are some very interesting patches in this bacterial process,” he said. Because of these patchies, these molecules are able to explode with explosives.
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Modern smartphone users want larger, brighter and crisper displays, and more powerful processors that power fluid user interfaces and a long list of features. In addition, we want our phones to stay connected to our email servers and social networks round the clock, and via 3G broadband too.
While the wishes of users in terms of hardware and features have been granted, unfortunately battery technology has not kept up with the pace of development of displays, processors and other features. As such, the internet is littered with complaints of “crappy” battery life by owners of such devices as the 3GS, HD2, Nexus One, Satio, and the like.
But what were we expecting? All the above-listed devices and others in their camp – including my own N900 – have a minimum of 600 MHz processors and vibrant 3.2-inch displays. Add always-on 3G or Wi-Fi connections, and you have a recipe for relatively shorter power cycles. Modern smartphone users simply cannot eat their cake and have it. At least not until some revolutionary battery technology shows up.
In the meantime, let me say here that battery life on those devices are really not as “crappy” as most of the complainants want you to believe. Most of them are actually capable of lasting much longer, even under moderate to heavy use.
For example, I read a smartphone user’s complaint about how he cannot get 6-8 hours out of one of today’s cutting-edge mobiles. Yet, with a little knowledge and sensibility, he would easily get 20-30 hours out of it.
Many times, people who complain of terrible battery life on their devices are doing so from a point of ignorance. With a few tips, smartphone users can easily get an extra 10-12 hours per charge from their devices. Amazing, right? Now that I have your attention, here are a few tips for getting better battery times out of your shiny new smart toys.
How you charge your battery is important
Yup, the first time you charge your phone, keep it connected to the mains for between 6 and 10 hours at a stretch. Ignore that “Battery full” notification that you get after 2 or 3 hours. The battery is NOT full, so keep it connected. Trust me. If you don’t do give your battery this initial extended charge, it will take longer for it to reach it’s full potential – or it never will. Once it gets used to not being fully charged that way, the rest is history…
The above tip about charging your smartphone battery has been overtaken by more recent developments in cell phone batteries. The correct way to charge your phone now is to not let it get to 100% every time. In fact, as much as possible, disconnect it from the power source before it hits the 100% mark.
Also, do not empty out your smartphone battery. Charge your phone in top-ups at every chance you get. If your battery is at 30% and there is a charger nearby, plug it in to top it up, and disconnect before the 100% mark. Any mark is good, actually. The old rules are gone.
If you don’t need an application running in the background, shut it down
It is foolishness to do things just because you can. Simply because your super smartphone or mobile computer can run 60 apps simultaneously does not mean you should. The more apps you leave running in the background, the more your battery life will suffer.
My car can do 180 km/hour comfortably, but I have never ventured that far, because I understand the consequences. It is called wisdom. If, however, armed robbers are after me one day and I have the highway, you bet…. Until then, I’m hovering at 100 km/hr max.
Reduce your data sync schedule
Take a second look at applications that connect automatically to the internet and determine if you really require them to connect that often.
Do you really require your RSS reader to refresh every 30 minutes? Unless those feeds are work-related, you need to get a life. Again, with all the noise about PUSH email, do you really need your email to arrive at your device in real time? Again, unless work-related, modify the sync schedule. Many times, a 1-hour schedule is okay. For a lot of people, even a once-a-day schedule is fine.
How about those social networking applications – Facebook, Twitter, et al.? Do you really need to know what some guy halfway across the world just had for dinner? Right now?
When you do not need broadband speeds, stick to 2G and turn off Wi-Fi
You know that you don’t need 3G speeds all the time. Some of you have internet access at the office. What do you require always-on 3G for? Turn it off when you don’t need it, or get an application to automate the network switching. Wifi is also one of the greatest power hogs, so keep an eye on it like a hawk. Turn it off when its not needed.
When not needed, turn off GPS
Simple: if you are not using it, do turn it off.
Reducing the backlight
The display of modern (especially touchscreen) smartphones are huge power consumers. As such, having the brightness set to the highest option means that your battery drains much faster. If you do not need your display backlight that bright, turn it down a few notches and enjoy a few more hours of power on your phone.
Check that homescreen/desktop
The more widgets you have running on your home screen, the more power is consumed, especially with widgets that often refresh to keep up-to-date.
Also, some of those home screen apps e.g., Sense on HTC device, and Timescape on Sony Ericsson devices, among others, are huge power guzzlers. Disable (or replace) them, and you might be surprised at how many extra hours of battery life you get on your smartphone.
Have you noticed that even people who drive SUVs avoid the bad sections of the road as much as possible? And to think that SUVs were built to handle tough terrains, right?
Bottom line, condition your battery, especially with the first couple of charging sessions. Thereafter, be sensible with your mobile usage. Just because modern smartphones are all-powerful does not mean that you must run them at full power all the time.
PS: Where all else fails, get the best battery life smartphone available – something with a big battery. Some of us do not like to turn off half of the functionalities of our phones in order to get through a day. Just get the best battery life smartphone in the market.
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Founder of MobilityArena. Yomi’s journey in mobile started in 2001. Besides obsessing over mobile phones, he also started creating WAP sites (early mobile-friendly websites created with WML). He began writing about phones in 2004 and has been at it since then. He has owned over 200 devices, from Symbian, Palm, PocketPC/Windows Mobile, BlackBerry/BB10, webOS, Windows Phone, Firefox, Ubuntu Touch, to Android, iOS, and KaiOS operating systems.
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Police officers can hurl this ball into areas where they think they have a fight on their hands in order to prevent a deadly confrontation.
An MIT alumnus has produced a throwable tactical camera encased in a rubber sphere that could change the way police forces operate in dangerous situations.
The tactical camera is manufactured by Bounce IMagine, and soon cops will be using it to take a look at areas that they can’t see into normally, which could be a huge boon to them in a potentially deadly situations, according to an MIT News report.
Because police are often in the situation where they have to invade an area that could have dangerous people lurking within waiting to ambush them, these tactical cameras could prevent that sort of confrontation from ever happening.
It’s a small sphere, about the size of a softball, making it easy for cops to throw them into a room. It is encased in a hard rubber shell that protects the sex camera lenses positioned inside. The camera is capable of snapping photos from each lens several times a second, and then stitching together those images and uploading them to a mobile device instantly.
And the applications go beyond law enforcement situations. These balls could also be used by first responders, such as in cases where a building has collapsed and there are survivors trapped in spaces that are virtually impossible to reach by a human.
Bounce Imaging is producing these tactical spheres with the intent of having cops and first responders use them in hazardous areas because of its ability not only to get into those spaces, but to instantly beam back images to a smartphone.
The project began back in 2012 at MIT by an alumnus, and just three years later, 100 of these “Explorers” will be headed for police departments nationwide. If all goes well, first responders and other clients may be able to get their hands on these tools.
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There is transfer of control -- "I have the aircraft" / "You have the aircraft." Then there is intervening -- which may or may not involve a transfer of control... directing "you're getting slow, ADD POWER NOW" may be a more effective example of intervening than taking control, depending on the phase of flight & other circumstances. (It's easier for a First Officer to intervene with a directive "add power" or "go around" than than for him to take the aircraft!) And then there is what was shown in the video, which looks like neither of the above -- simply crew duties as @Lnafziger commented. The captain there didn't take over control (yet -- the video ends before he takes over to taxi), they simply both pushed forward on the control column -- put weight on the nosewheel for better steering, perhaps. Looked perfectly normal & expected.
To answer the question as asked ("Under what circumstances should the pilot not flying intervene without asking for aircraft control?"), there are plenty of times when intervening without taking control could be appropriate -- the directive callout ("ADD POWER!"), or correcting an aircraft system or Flight Management Computer setting, for example. There are also a smaller set of times when "I have the aircraft!" is appropriate: a disoriented pilot is about to fly into an unusual attitude, or a pilot is incapacitated in a phase of flight where there is no time for "hey, are you okay?" to differentiate between distracted & incapacitated. The captain always has the prerogative to take over, although there are plenty of times when something else is a better choice -- directing "go around" instead of taking the aircraft at low altitude to try & salvage a bad landing, for instance. Particularly in cases of incapacitation, the FO also has that option, but realistically, he may have more explaining to do than the captain would have if roles were reversed.
In a pure training situation (initial formation flying in the military comes to mind), there are times when control may transfer back & forth... the student flies as far as he can, starts to get out of position, the instructor takes the aircraft, puts it back into position, the student is given control again, etc. But that's not really the sort of scenario you'd see in airline operations. There might be times the pilot-monitoring captain (i.e. he is the pilot not-flying on the FO's leg) might take over the FMC programming rather than talking the FO through the necessary changes -- sometimes it's just better to do it & explain what you're doing rather than talk through each entry and button press. But that's again not really the same as "I have the aircraft."
With qualified crews in the airline world, it just isn't all that common that a situation arises where one pilot has to assume control outside of the normal transfers (i.e. the normal transfer to the captain on landing if he has the only nosewheel steering tiller).
And, as noted in the comments, every transfer, both expected and unexpected, needs to be verbalized by both pilots: "I have the aircraft." "You have the aircraft."
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Sometimes, an otherwise healthy dog might have a sensitive stomach. They could experience diarrhea, vomiting, or other digestive discomforts when eating certain foods. Sadly, our dogs can’t tell us if their tummies hurt, so we have to pick up on unusual behaviors and symptoms. Luckily, ingredients like bromelain for dogs can help control an upset stomach.
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Humans primarily take bromelain to benefit from its anti-inflammatory properties. It can be used orally to reduce swelling or topically to aid damaged skin. Yet, it can also have added benefits, such as improvements to the digestive tract and immune system.
Humans aren’t the only ones who benefit from bromelain. It’s also commonly used in canine supplements to boost your dog’s health in several ways.
Is Bromelain Safe for Dogs?
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However, bromelain can have side effects like any other supplement, so talk to your vet about whether or not it’s suitable for your dog before serving it. While most dogs experience benefits from it, the results can vary for individual canines.
Can Dogs Eat Pineapples?
Yes, dogs can also eat pineapples. They should only eat the flesh, not the core or exterior. Most fruits are safe for dogs to eat, and many of them provide health benefits too.
Small amounts of raw pineapple can provide vitamins and antioxidants to your dog. Pineapple also contains a lot of water, so it’s a good snack for hydration on a hot summer day. However, you should avoid canned pineapples because canned fruits usually have too much sugar for dogs to handle.
Dogs can get bromelain simply by eating pineapple, but it won’t give them enough to reap significant benefits. Giving them too much pineapple could increase their sugar intake too much. So, serve them a canine supplement containing bromelain instead.
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Bromelain can benefit your dog in so many ways. So, if you’re using it for one specific aspect, you may get some added benefits. Here are four ways bromelain can make your dog feel its best.
There are lots of reasons a dog could experience digestive problems, including allergies, food sensitivities, behavior issues, or medical needs. Regardless of what’s bothering your dog’s stomach, bromelain can regulate their digestion to reduce the amount of tummy troubles. This ingredient may also improve the absorption of nutrients in your dog’s body, helping their overall health.
Bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme that can break down protein in the body. Yet, many enzymes get destroyed by digestive juices, so your dog will need to eat a lot of it to notice significant digestion improvements. Most canine supplements contain the ideal amount for your pup’s consumption.
Strengthens the Immune System
Bromelain is a natural pineapple enzyme that can increase the number of minerals in a dog’s body, such as zinc. Zinc can keep your dog’s immune system strong even as they age. Most dogs experience a weakened immune system in their senior years, just like humans do. So, taking a bromelain supplement could make your dog less likely to get sick.
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When your dog experiences some type of pain or injury, its body often produces fibrin and kinins. Fibrin is a protein that’s produced to cause blood clotting when the body bleeds. Then, kinins are chemical compounds that also control blood-related activity. Together, these items contribute to swelling and pain when your dog gets hurt.
When bromelain is consumed, it removes fibrin and kinins. Thus, it can reduce the swelling your dog experiences after an injury or due to arthritis. It works as a natural pain reliever that can be safer than some prescribed medications. It can relieve pain related to wounds, sprains, bruising, muscle damage, and stiffness.
However, you should ensure that your dog’s swelling isn’t related to an underlying condition before relying solely on bromelain. If the swelling gets worse at any point, contact your vet.
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Bromelain is also considered an antihistamine, which is an allergy relief agent. So, it can help control the symptoms of allergic reactions, such as seasonal allergies and bug bites. An oral supplement can heal skin irritation caused by allergies, but a topical version of bromelain for dogs may be available.
If your dog has allergies to pineapples or similar fruits, bromelain could do the opposite. Avoid this ingredient if you suspect your dog may be sensitive to it.
How Much Bromelain is Safe for Dogs?
There is no exact dosage for all dogs. The bromelain dosage for dogs varies based on your furry friend’s needs and the product you choose. For the safest dosage, talk to your vet. They can confirm the product’s suggested dose or adjust it based on your dog’s age, weight, and medical history.
If you give your dog a chewable supplement, the container will likely tell you to provide them with one to three tablets/chews per dose. If you use a liquid supplement, the dosage will be between 5 and 15 mg per pound of body weight. The supplements are most effective for digestive purposes if they’re given 45 minutes to an hour before your dog’s next meal.
It’s safest to start with a slightly smaller dose than the recommended dose. Then, you can gradually begin giving your dog the ideal amount. That way, you can keep an eye out for any side effects and catch them early on. Most canine supplements have minimal risks, but it can’t hurt to be cautious.
Bromelain Side Effects
Most side effects associated with bromelain are minor and only occur if the dose is too high. High doses of bromelain could do the opposite of the benefits by causing digestive problems and cardiovascular concerns. That’s why confirming the dosage with a vet is crucial before giving it to your dog.
Here are some potential side effects of bromelain for dogs:
- Increased heart rate
- Thinned blood
- Mucous membrane irritation
If any of the above concerns occur while your dog is taking a bromelain supplement, stop giving it to your dog immediately. Even if your dog’s reactions seem minor, they could escalate quickly. Explain the symptoms to your vet so they can suggest a more suitable supplement for your furry friend.
Bromelain supplements for humans have similar effects as dog supplements, but it’s best to only give your pup canine-specific products. Human supplements may contain additives that aren’t safe for dogs, so it’s best to avoid them altogether.
Are There Any Drug Interactions?
Some medications can interact with bromelain, causing it to be less effective. Blood thinners, antibiotics, and some cancer medications may not be safe to take with this ingredient.
Before you give bromelain to your dog, tell your vet about all the medications and supplements your dog is currently taking. They can help you determine if it’s safe to add bromelain to your pup’s diet or not.
How to Serve Bromelain to Dogs
Enzyme supplements don’t usually need a prescription, so you can find bromelain supplements online or at the pet store. Most bromelain products include other ingredients, so not every supplement will be made for the same purposes. They could be advertised for allergies, immune support, or digestion. So, decide what your dog needs most when choosing a supplement.
Bromelain supplements can come in various forms, including pills, powder, liquid, or chewables. Powder and liquid options will be easiest to mix with your dog’s food, but picky eaters might turn up their noses to those. Pills and tablets are harder to hide in the food, but your dog might be more interested if you hide them in peanut butter or a pill pocket.
Chewable supplements are the most popular because they’re the easiest to serve. They’re usually soft with a scent that’s appealing to dogs. So, most dogs will think it’s a treat instead of something healthy.
When choosing any product for your pup, it’s essential to buy from a company you trust. So, to ensure that you’re purchasing a high-quality supplement, you should look closely at the ingredient list. If the supplement contains anything that you don’t feel comfortable serving to your dog, it’s okay to look for a safer alternative.
A Tasty Health Boost!
The iHeartDogs 3-in-1 Probiotic Chews are a tasty bromelain supplement for dogs struggling with digestive problems. They’re packed with probiotics, prebiotics, and enzymes. These chews are designed to promote healthy digestion, reduce stomach pains, and boost the immune system. Bromelain is part of the product’s enzyme blend, but there are plenty of other beneficial ingredients too.
These chews contain an enzyme blend and probiotic complex, along with pumpkin, papaya, and dried bacillus coagulans. Together, these ingredients will give your dog the nutrients they need to have a healthy digestive system. Plus, every bag sold provides 12 healthy meals to dogs in need. So, you’ll be saving shelter dogs while also benefitting your own dog’s health.
It’s hard for dogs to tell their humans when their tummies hurt, so it’s up to us to pay attention to the signs. If your dog is having digestive issues, ingredients like bromelain for dogs may be able to help. Bromelain can give pets a health boost in many different ways, so it can be an excellent addition to their diets.
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The early months of 1911 continued from 1910 the trend of warmer than normal temperatures. There was a little snow in January and February but by mid-February, all was melted. March had minimal precipitation.
A pivotable moment: This winter was the last for Eloise Butler to teach in the Minneapolis School System. Her retirement was announced in the spring of 1911. This is the year when Eloise Butler became the permanent caretaker of a unique wild flower garden that she helped create, and the space would achieve some permanence that up to now it lacked. Since 1907 the garden had been in the care of the high school teachers, Eloise being the lead person. On retirement Eloise was going to return to the East Coast unless some permanent arrangement could be made for her to care for the Garden.(1) Were it not for what followed next, this history would not have happened.
On April 5, 1911 the Garden Club of Minneapolis, meeting in the mayor's reception room at city hall, passed a resolution recommending to the Park Board that Eloise Butler be appointed curator of the Garden and that the space be set aside as a permanent wild flower garden.(2) They were joined on June 5th by the Woman's Club in presenting a petition to the Park Board signed by several hundred persons. They stated that Miss Butler was prepared to begin introducing a number of plants to the space to make it representative of the plants native to the state. The Board did not have any opposition to the proposal but required it to go through the committee process.(1)
On June 9 both groups appeared before the Finance and Improvement Committee. (3) The committee approved as did the full Park Board when it met, but her salary was to be paid by the Woman's Club until 1912 with the understanding that the position was to be permanent. In February of 1912, the Park Board took over the payment of $60 per month for seven months each year as previously agreed and thus Eloise Butler remained in Minneapolis to make history.(4) 1911 would prove to be a busy year for Eloise.
What Eloise was thinking of if the space could be made permanent was explained in a long article in the newspaper about the Wild Flower Garden.(5) This may have been a bit of preemptive lobbying for what she wanted. The article highlighted the natural features of the place, and stated that there were already 452 species of herbaceous plants and 51 shrubs in the Garden. The way the area was maintained was explained in the same manner as Eloise wrote about later in September (see Autumn section). She was developing the following ideas:
1. There was no reason to limit the plant selection to Minnesota plants. Everything that could grow here should be tried. This was not the intent of the original petition creating the space. She considered instead that it should be like an arboretum rivaling if not exceeding those famous ones in the east.
2. There should be a building nearby where visitors could rest, find reference books and photographs. In 1915 she would have her own building built right within the Garden.
3. A herbarium should be established. Years later Martha Crone started one.
4. The space needs to be enlarged. It was already seven acres at this time due to requests from the teachers to add more to their care. Eloise was ready to ask for more acreage to be appropriated and that was done when the space for the Garden was made permanent - eventually reaching 25 acres in the 1920s.
Public Essays: As the new official curator of the Wild Botanic Garden (the name at that time), Eloise began a series of weekly essays that were published in the Sunday Minneapolis Tribune. These ran from April through September. A former student of hers and now a teacher at South High School, Mary Meeker, provided photographs for illustration.
Her first essay was published on April 16 and here is the opening text. This beginning shows the style of her writing:
However early Easter Sunday is in the calendar, the bells of the Pasque flower proclaim the yearly miracle. Or, to change the metaphor, nearly four weeks ago, on sandy, southern slopes of the virgin prairie, the “goslings,” as children call them, thrust their downy heads above the brown, bare earth, undismayed by succeeding snows and frosts, all the way from Wisconsin to the Rockies. In exposed situations they lie huddled on the ground; but, under the stimulus of increasing warmth, they will peep out from the stretch above the brooding mother earth, from day to day, throughout the month of April.
Preliminary notes about the plants. Native Status: Some of the plants obtained by Eloise Butler in the early years of the Garden were not native to Minnesota or if native, may have been difficult to establish in the Garden. Most of these are no longer present. Martha Crone was somewhat more selective of native plant material, but also brought in many non-native species, and many of her imports have not survived either. The plants illustrated here, so one can see what they looked like, are mostly of the class no longer extant in the Garden. Species still extant at the time of Martha Crone's 1951 census are marked "(M.C.)". As for plants mentioned here that are still present in the Garden today, there may have been numerous re-plantings, and most have a web link to a detailed information/photo page, or, if not, are noted as being present in the Garden today - these are not illustrated in this article. Botanical classification: Over the years Botanists have reclassified many plants from the classifications in use at the time Eloise Butler wrote her Garden Log or when Martha Crone prepared her census. I have retained the nomenclature that Eloise Butler or Martha Crone used and then provided the more current classification as used by the major listings in use today, particularly Flora of North America and the Checklist of the Vascular Flora of Minnesota from the University of Minnesota Herbarium.
Eloise began notations of her 1911 Garden activities on March 13th when she noted seeing Red polls and crows and found the Rose Rhodobryum Moss (Bryum roseum - now classified as Rhodobryum roseum) growing in the Garden. She began planting early with Skunk Cabbages, Hepaticas, Wild Blue Phlox and Eastern False Rue Anemone, all from the source at Minnehaha Park and put in the ground on March 25th due to the mild weather. Early April was a period of much snow so not much was done until the end of April when a number of trees were planted. She specifically mentions Shagbark hickories, Butternuts, Buckeyes, Black spruce and Red Pines - all obtained from Strand’s nursery in Taylor's Falls, MN. [Shagbark Hickories were planted again 100 years later in 2011 by Curator Susan Wilkins.]
On April 15 Eloise noted Ranunculus fascicularis in bloom. (Photo below) This is the Early Buttercup. Curiously and while native to the state, it is not noted as present in Hennepin County in any later plant surveys. It has been found to exist only in scattered counties of the south half of the state but not Hennepin. It is no longer extant in the Garden.
With the warmer weather of May, Eloise was busy with a large shipment of plants from Gillett’s Nurseries in Southwick MA, that she had arranged for over the winter.
Early Plantings not present today (Exceptions noted):
Many of these plants were native to Minnesota and a few were not. Here is a listing of most of those plants introduced this spring to the Garden for the first time. 1911 is the first year the following list of plants occur in her log. Most are shown in the photos.
Native to the State:
The shipment from Gillett's included the following ferns that were planted for the first time in the Garden - all of which are native to the state.
The column lead-ins and publication dates for the Spring essays were:
There is a gap in the Garden Log between May 17 and June 10th. The reason was that Eloise was in an accident and hospitalized at Asbury Hospital. The Minneapolis Tribune reported on May 25 "Miss Butler Leaves Hospital" that she was sufficiently recovered to be released. She and Mary Meeker had been on a plant collecting excursion to Bloomington when she was thrown from her buggy and sustained a fracture of the right arm and serious injury to her hip. The Tribune states the accident was on May 9, but her log indicates she was planting on May 17 and could not have been injured. Either her log date is wrong or the Tribune is wrong and maybe May 19 makes more sense for the accident date.
Plantings during the summer included species still represented in the garden today and those that are gone. The summer plantings were all plants growing in the vicinity of the Twin Cities and thus can be considered better candidates for inclusion in the Wild Garden than some of those received from Gillett’s in the Spring. Planted and still present were
Toothwort (Crinkleroot) (Cardamine diphylla - old classification of Dentaria diphylla),
Sharplobe Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba - now - Anemone acutiloba),
Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla Lonicera),
Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernum), and
Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus - now - Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens).
Those no longer extant (exceptions noted) that were introduced into the Garden during the summer months for which 1911 is the first year they occur in her log are listed below and all are shown in the photos.
The following plant, while existing in the state, is an introduction and not a true native:
Eloise noted in early July of seeing these two plants: Scaldweed (Cuscuta gronovii), (also commonly known as Dodder, a family of parasitic plants,) growing on an aster and Cutleaf Water parsnip (Berula erecta) - no longer extant. (Photo) The Allegheny Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) that she planted in 1910 was in bloom on June 28.
The early summer was above normal in temperature, but from July onward through October temperatures were mostly within the average norms. Rainfall however, was another matter. The rains that began in May were heavy all summer with four in excess of two inches each. 1911 would end up the wettest year in recorded history (until 2016) with a total 40.15 inches of precipitation.
The Showy lady‘s-slipper (Cypripedium reginae) bloomed on June 10 almost two weeks earlier that 1910.
The series of weekly essays that were published in the Sunday Minneapolis Tribune from April through September continued during the summer months. The column lead-ins and publication dates were:
Tours to the Garden. Beginning with her weekly article dated July 2nd, in the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, the following was also printed.
Miss Butler will conduct parties through the Wild Botanic Garden in Glenwood Park, Tuesday and Thursday mornings, meeting them at the terminus of the Fourth and Sixth Avenue Street Railway, Sixth and Russell Avenue North, at 10 o'clock. Also Saturday & Sunday afternoon, meeting then at 2:30 o'clock at the same place. One hour later on the same days, persons coming by automobile or carriage will be met at the entrance to the Garden, on the boulevard, at a point northeast of Birch Pond in Glenwood Park. To reach Birch Pond, turn in at the left on Western Avenue where the Park Boulevard intersects the avenue.
This was repeated until State Fair time when the August 27th article noted:
An exhibit of the wild garden in Glenwood Park will be given in the horticulture building at the coming state fair. During the remainder of the season Miss Butler will have no regular days for conducting parties through the garden. However, those wishing to see the Garden may set a time by telephone to suit convenience. Phone N.W. Colfax 1689.
In September Eloise maintained an exhibit about the Wild Garden at the Minnesota State Fair, in the Horticulture building. The Minneapolis Tribune reported on what the exhibit looked like on September 5 and 6th. The space was hosted by Eloise and Mary Meeker who contributed 200 of her photographs. Over 100 species of wild plants came directly from the Garden and new ones were brought in every day.
The exhibit was considered valuable to the farmer as the exhibit explained which plants were dangerous or advantageous to agriculture. Eloise was quoted as saying "There are many farmers who destroy plants that really do good. We try to impress upon them to let these plants grow and advise them to destroy those that do harm." Certain plants attracted a lot of attention - the pitcher plant and the blue closed gentians.
Following the closure of the exhibit at the State Fair, she resumed tours by telephone arrangement only as noted above. In September she also received from the Park Board Nursery a number of trees to plant. These included Hemlocks planted near the brook, yews, jack pines, balsam firs, white pines, junipers and white spruce.
She also obtained some plants from Kelsey’s nurseries in North Carolina and from Malden MA, some of which are not native. Those no longer extant in the Garden, for which 1911 is the first recording in her log, are:
and she planted seeds of:
Other plants, still extant, were set in, such as:
She also scouted the neighborhood of Glenwood Park and came back with:
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum - now- Heracleum maximum), a new introduction.
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum),
Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum),
White Rattlesnake Root (Prenanthes alba),
Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale) and
Butter and Eggs (Linaria vulgaris), a new introduction.
All of these are still found in various parts of the Garden.
The series of weekly essays that were published in the Sunday Minneapolis Tribune from April through September continued into early autumn. The column lead-ins were:
In September, an essay about the Garden, written by Eloise, was published in the Bulletin of the Minnesota Academy of Science. The text was probably the lecture she gave in the fall of 1910. [Partial text here]
The fall weather was nice with plenty of rain and Eloise continued working in the Garden until early November when freezing weather set in. November in fact, was below average in temperature; some days by as much as 25 degrees.
Her last log entry was for November 8th when she noted planting some violets, Hepaticas and some Horse Gentian (Late Horse Gentian) (Triosteum perfoliatum) that she obtained in Frontenac MN.
On November 14 she gave the report of the wild flower committee to the Woman's Club and then gave a talk on the Garden, illustrated with lantern slides. (6)
Mid-November brought a 7-1/2 inch snow fall but it all melted until the snow of late December and colder temps allowed snow to accumulate. 1911 would go down in weather lore as the wettest in recorded history until 2016. Quite a change from the previous year which is the driest year in recorded history.
Photo top of page: A winter view toward the bog in the original part of the Woodland Garden on Nov. 8, 1951, showing an extensive stand of Birch that is absent today; photo from a Kodachrome by Martha Crone.
Garden Log - Native Plant Reserve, Glenwood Park, Minneapolis, MN by Eloise Butler.
Martha Crone's Garden Log and her 1951 Census of plants in the Garden.
Various papers and correspondence of Eloise Butler in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Historical Climatology of Minneapolis-St. Paul Area by Charles Fisk.
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Regular exercise, at least 30 to 40 minutes, four days week, has many health benefits. It includes maintaining a healthy weight or lose weight, reduces the risk of heart problems, regulates blood sugar levels, improves mood and mental health, strengthens bones and muscles, and improves sleep.
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Query: Hi doctor, I am a 35 year old male. I have recently been undergoing a lot of stress in my life in spite of following a healthy lifestyle. Sometimes, I do not even sleep for eight days continuously. A few months back, I have been diagnosed with hypertension and my BP was 160/110 mmHg. My doctor pres... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Stress is the main reason for your hypertension and lack of sleep. This can be treated by taking BP (blood pressure) medicines. Start doing some regular exercises as it helps in reducing the stress and BP as well. There are no effects on your sexual desires with the BP me... Read Full »
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Over the years, people have started designing their vehicles to their liking. Be it a car or a truck, they can customize its outer appearance as the like. They could wrap it with a single solid color or maybe even with a scheme of colors. And this is just the basics of what they could want to do. You can even have it painted for commercial purposes by showing ads.
In previous times people painted cars instead of getting wrapped. It was done as it was the easiest way to advertise or display anything on the vehicle. Nowadays, with the invention of new things, the vinyl wrap has become more efficient than painting. Not only does it have more options for designs and colors, but it also has a precision that the paint does not have.
Usually, the material of the wrap is vinyl. It is considered to be the best material for wrapping vehicles. It is not only cost-efficient but lasts a long time which is beneficial for commercial purposes. Painting, on the other hand, costs more and needs more time to cover the vehicle. In this article, you will get to know more about commercial vehicle wraps, such as how much it costs and is it worth your money?
What Is A Vehicle Wrap?
A vehicle wrap is a covering made of the vinyl decal. It is applied in contact with the paint of the vehicle. It is applied such that it can be removed with ease as well. Not only does it change the look of the vehicle, but it can also be an easier way to upgrade your vehicle. It can be used for other purposes as well, such as advertising or specifying something on the vehicle.
From when it was first invented, and now vehicle wraps have come a long way. Not only can you display graphical images on your vehicle, but you can also choose whether you want it matte or glossy. And as it’s removable, you can change it as per your need or likelihood. Since they are preferred by people more, their availability makes vinyl wraps a better option and can be applied to vehicles and removed for cheap compared to paint.
Vinyl wraps are not only used for advertising or changing the color of your car or truck but can also be used to protect it. Many people like to keep the original color of their vehicle for a longer duration, where a vinyl wrap comes in handy. They could wrap their car in any color or even the same color to protect it from outer elements. When doing the maintenance, they would then check the condition of the vinyl and change the vinyl wrap if needed.
How Much Does It Cost?
There’s a large number of people who prefer their cars to look special or give exposure for an advertisement to large masses of people. Vehicle wraps do not come in one piece, even though they are meant to cover your whole vehicle. They come in various parts meant to cover different parts of your vehicle. When opting for truck wraps, there are options to choose for a full truck wrap or a partial truck wrap.
Mostly trucks are used for advertising purposes, for which vinyl wraps are used. Be it for short-term or long term vinyl wraps are preferable to paint as they last longer, are cheaper, and can be changed if needed. The cost of a truck wrap depends on the complexity of the design that is being wrapped on the truck. A small truck with fewer designs or elements would be cheaper than a large truck wrapped with multiple layers.
In simple cases with few elements, a small truck could cause anywhere near $1500. Whereas a full large truck for vinyl wrap having multiple layers and complex elements could cost anywhere near $5000. It is also important to know that this is an estimate. To know exactly how much you would have to spend to get your truck a vinyl wrap, you need to contact a nearby reputable shop.
Why Get Your Vehicle Wrapped?
When thinking about why you should get your vehicle wrapped, you should think about why you should not. When getting your car painted, not only are you paying more, but it also takes a lot of time. Each coat of paint needs at least 8 hours of drying time. Whereas a vinyl wrap is ready in a few hours or, at max, a day or two.
Paint is also costly in comparison to vinyl wrap. Painting your vehicle like a small truck could easily cost anywhere from $3000 to $10,000. And if your truck needs extra care, it could go way up. As for vinyl wraps, they do not cost much if there are no complex designs. And you can even get the look of a high-end paint at the price of a vinyl wrap.
Lastly, maintaining your painted vehicle is way more difficult; if the paint is not good quality, it will start chipping away soon. Even if the paint is of good quality, it could easily develop scratches and fissures from slight contact. Whereas vinyl wrap can last for at least 10 years if maintained well. To maintain a vinyl wrap, you only need to make sure that it stays under a shade. The reason for the same is that vinyl wraps can have fissures and dents only due to climate and temperature conditions. If it’s in too hot or cold weather, it could get damaged.
Not everyone likes their vehicle the same as when they bought it. It might choose to upgrade its look than sell it and buy a new one. The easiest way to revamp its look is to opt for a vehicle wrap. A vehicle wrap with few elements or fewer designs, preferably on a truck, can cost anywhere from $1500 to $5000. A vehicle wrap can act as a protective shield for your vehicle where you could change the way it looks or even advertise it for commercial purposes.
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ANKARA (Turkey), April 27 (SeeNews) - The World Bank said it has approved a $100 million (92.2 million euro) loan to Turkey to support the country's health system amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the funds, Turkey's ministry of health will implement a project aimed at helping the government to slow the spread of the infection and reinforce the overall health system to detect and treat cases, the World Bank said in a statement on Friday.
The emergency health response project is financed through an Investment Project Financing (IPF) and has a 10.5-year repayment period, including a five-year grace period.
“The funding will strengthen Turkey’s capacity to avert the potentially high health and human cost of the COVID-19 pandemic by reinforcing mitigation and disease management,” Auguste Tano Kouame, World Bank country director for Turkey, said in the statement.
Earlier in April, the World Bank said that Turkey's economy is expected to grow by 0.5% in 2020, over 3 percentage points lower than the previous estimate, due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Turkey has confirmed a total of 110,130 coronavirus cases and 2,805 deaths from the disease as of April 26, the country's directorate of communications (DoC) said on Monday.
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Since 2001, the southern city of Sderot, which is located half a mile away from the Gaza Strip, has been under near-constant rocket fire from Hamas. As of 2013, over 13,000 rockets had been fired at Sderot. During last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, a total of 4,500 rockets were launched at Israel, many of which landed in Sderot. Due to Sderot’s close proximity to Gaza, citizens have between 7 and 15 seconds’ warning to get to a shelter.
Many families are forced to sleep together in safe rooms, and schoolchildren are trained to run to a shelter at the first sound of the siren. Hundreds of bus stops in the city are fortified, and on playgrounds, tunnels are covered in concrete. Over 5,000 bomb shelters have been constructed in the city, which has been nicknamed the “Bomb Shelter Capital of the World.”
As a result of their being under constant attack, over 75 percent of Sderot’s 24,000 residents suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), many of them children and teens. The psychological toll of constant air-raid sirens and explosions has caused severe trauma in thousands of children, leading to an alarmingly high high school dropout rate of 15 percent. Many more are at risk of leaving school before graduation.
In order to combat this problem, the Municipality of Sderot turned to Meir Panim, one of Israel’s premiere social services relief organizations, to help create a program for at-risk youth.
Meir Panim is best-known for its chain of restaurant-style soup kitchens and meals-on-wheels food delivery programs throughout Israel, but it also runs several other programs benefiting Israel’s children in need, including after-school clubs and summer camps.
Known for its large network of social resources, Meir Panim was the natural choice to build the program of “safe haven” youth centers.
The twist, however, is that the youth centers will actually be built in existing bomb shelters, enabling Meir Panim to use the city’s infrastructure and to reconfigure bomb shelters into more welcoming and friendly places, rather than a room that represents panic and fear.
The shelters will provide a safe space where children and teenagers can come to relax, do homework, participate in recreational activities, and receive professional mentoring. Staff will work with at-risk youth to help them create and meet personal, academic and professional goals, and specially-trained student volunteers from Sderot’s Sapir College will work with the kids as group leaders and role models.
The renovated bomb shelters will have full amenities, including a fully-equipped kitchen, computer stations, and a furnished recreational area with a TV and games. Each shelter will have its own air hockey table. Meals will be provided, as many at-risk youth come from impoverished homes and don’t always get enough to eat.
According to Meir Panim, their goal is not only “to empower the youth of Sderot to overcome the deleterious effects of living under fire,” but to “also triumph in the face of adversity.” Their new bomb-shelters-turned-youth-centers will go a long way towards helping traumatized Israelis come back from the fear of rocket attacks, and enable them to live normal and healthy lives under very abnormal circumstances.
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Poetry Out Loud: Acadiana Region Competition
February 1, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 pmFree
Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program presented by the NEA and the Poetry Foundation which encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills and builds self-confidence, while also learning more about both classic and contemporary poetry.
The Acadiana regional competition will take place at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, where 9 students from 3 area high schools will compete to go on to the state competition.
For information on how your school can get involved next year, contact [email protected]
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In part 1 I talked about the case for education as a tool to prepare students for life rather than just exams, and the need to include politics in the core curriculum. Overall this leads to more children learning how to take initiative and the value of creativity. The stereotype of the disinterested youth is a well-known one, as is the expectation that young people don’t know what to do with their lives so they have to go work in a shop. How inexplicably dull.
I do not believe young people are inherently clueless. Initiative is a matter of culture: if people are not in an environment which encourages them to take initiative – or, at least, gives them the tools to at least consider it – then, shockingly, they don’t. But, if pessimism and indifference are ingrained within people from childhood, then they are far less likely to overcome that later in life. Children who come from economic disadvantage will already have this mentality (I did for a very long time), whereas those with wealthier families are more likely to feel optimistic about their chances. It is the school which brings these two disparate socioeconomic groups together, and it is the responsibility of the school to ensure that the cycle of privilege is smashed to tiny pieces.
Moreover, the structure and environment of schools have gotta go – no ifs, no buts. It is a tired system bereft of quality and necessitating innovation. Too often in school, I witnessed blatant authoritarianism from teachers, which manifested itself in many different ways. The most common was a hyper-sensitive approach to school uniform. Now, I understand the philosophy behind the uniform. It creates a common identity and it encourages conformity. It is a pity that this is the same logic used to justify life under dictatorships. One of the only arguments for school uniforms which makes sense to me is it reduces the pressure on poor parents to invest in fancy clothes for their child. This becomes moot, however, when you encounter schools which send kids home because of incorrect uniform, forcing parents to fork out yet more cash for yet more poorly designed clothing. The cases of this are on the rise, and every time I see it it makes my blood boil. There are two options: completely eradicate the culture of fear and intimidation present in schools over what is, at the end of the day, an outfit, or scrap the whole damn thing.
There’s nothing wrong with a healthy respect for authority, yet there is a vast gulf between earning respect and commanding it. Sadly, there were more teachers who fell into the latter category. I don’t deny that teachers should be respected; indeed, I wish teachers were held in the same regard as doctors and lawyers like they are in countries such as Finland. However, when a teacher steps into that classroom, all of that goes out of the window. Any teacher who thinks their degree and their experience is going to earn them any favour in a class of kids is automatically losing a battle. The relationship between teacher and student is intrinsically personal and based on trust. Commanding and expecting respect does not foster trust – it creates hostility. Especially when you’re dealing with hot-headed, pubescent children. In which reality is that beneficial for anybody in a learning environment? As Tywin Lannister so wisely said: “any man who says ‘I am the king’ is no true king.”
In abolishing needless authoritarianism, we can begin to reform school into a more relaxed, communal environment. Our obsession with targets and grades (an unfortunate by-product of New Labour’s reforms) has turned education into a service when it should be a positive and fun experience. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if students were able to contribute directly to how the school is managed? Pupil satisfaction surveys would be a start. Rather than being a service, a well from which children have to retrieve flashy grades from, the school can be a microcosm of society in itself: students making active decisions, putting in alongside getting something out. Sure, student councils exist, but only an idiot would say that they have any real influence. And yes, I am aware of how this comes across – naive to think that young people would even be remotely interested in anything other than video games, seeing their mates, and having sex. I really don’t buy into this idea. Perpetuate the stereotype, and they’ll stick to it. Give them the opportunity to go above and beyond, and they’ll take it. All any child wants is to be cool and powerful; perhaps we should indulge this, and appeal to their nature.
Taking this idea to its zenith, it may be worth introducing the democratic process as early as secondary school. Something I am interested in is making the position of headteacher an elected one; teachers can nominate themselves to lead the school, and are directly elected by the entire student and teaching body. The idea of a head being an installed leader, and of it being a particular career path, completely goes out the window. Instead, schools become a much tighter community, and it’s guaranteed that the person in charge of the institution knows it well, and has the popular consent to lead in whatever way they wish. I should clarify that this is fairly radical, and is either a fantastic idea, or a fucking awful one, yet I’ll put my name to it anyway. I look forward to somebody dredging this up in 20 years and accusing me of being a crazed, frothing reformist.
I do not purport to be an educational expert. I have not studied child psychology, nor have I undergone any teaching training, nor do I study education in any capacity. I have been out of the schooling system for some time now (in my view, sixth form is pretty A-OK, and university… well, that’s a whole other debate), so it is possible that culture has moved on, and I am clueless. What I do know is how children think, that my time at school was only made positive by friends and that having the attitude of “could we make this better?” is never bad. Britain is currently in the mood for reform. We will, inevitably, see sweeping changes to our society roll out soon. Inevitably, some of those changes will be to education. Let’s broaden our thinking a little. Let’s join the likes of Finland and Germany, and try something a little bit different. Who knows – perhaps, in the process, we could spark an educational revolution.
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Book Tickets Online
Please note, some of the narrowest sections of the Millennium Promenade are temporarily closed to enable people to effectively socially distance.
Three kilometres of promenade now links all of Portsmouth’s historic waterfront. The route starts from Spur Redoubt near Clarence Pier, Southsea and finishes on The Hard, taking in Old Portsmouth, the Camber and Gunwharf Quays.The walkway has been built of the highest quality natural stone and opened up waterfront land that had been closed to the public for centuries.
The route is indicated by a chain motif set into the surface, symbolising partnership between the communities of Portsmouth and Gosport and between past and present. Historically it also refers to the chain, which used to be tightened across the harbour entrance at times of potential attack.
Column-mounted lanterns light the promenade, designed to reflect the historic character of blue lights at night that are strung around the harbour.
A free printed handout is available from the Visitor Information Centres, which provides full details of the route and the history associated with the Millennium Promenade.
Alternatively, download the Millennium Promenade leaflet from the pdf link on this page.
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Arun Muralidhar is the academic scholar adviser at the Center for Retirement Initiatives at Georgetown University, adjunct professor of finance at George Washington University, and founder of MCube Investment Technologies and AlphaEngine Global Investment Solutions.
Given his expertise in the areas of workplace retirement benefits coverage and investment markets, Muralidhar was asked to speak Friday, during a meeting of the Connecticut Retirement Security Board. Before the meeting, he took some time to explain to PLANSPONSOR the positions he would argue, most notably a proposal for forming state-supported individual defined benefit (DB)-like investing programs.
By way of background, Muralidhar noted he has been following retirement security issues for much of his career and has had the benefit of working with many skilled colleagues, including Nobel laureates and other celebrated researchers. He says he has little doubt—and there is little doubt among his esteemed peers—that a retirement security crisis is looming globally. Without concerted action from the private sector and local and national governments, he says it’s unlikely the crisis will be avoided.
“The pillars of retirement security are threatened because of insufficient funding, improper investment decisions and the transferring of risk to individuals who are least capable of bearing such risk,” he says.
Retirement planning was never easy, even in the context of large, corporate-sponsored defined benefit plans, Muralidhar says, but in earlier times much of the challenging decisionmaking was left for trained financial experts, either working for investment providers, consulting firms or directly as pension fund administrators. Now, the defined contribution (DC) system is being called on to replace closing DBs, leaving wholly unprepared individuals responsible for everything from picking a salary deferral to choosing investments and, eventually, an appropriate withdrawal rate.
“Beyond this, there is a really apparent coverage problem for many private-sector workers,” Muralidhar adds, citing studies that show as many as half of all private-sector workers lack access to a workplace retirement plan. He also points to funding issues for Social Security and the ever-expanding cost of medical care for both workers and retirees, heaping still more pressure on individual decisionmakers.
NEXT: So, what is the answer
At the White House Conference on Aging, President Barack Obama noted that, in every budget since taking office, he has put forth proposals to provide access for 30 million Americans to workplace-based retirement savings by requiring employers not currently offering a retirement plan to automatically enroll their workers in an individual retirement account (IRA).
He pointed out that, in the absence of Congressional action, states are leading the charge. Several have passed measures to create a state-run plan for private-sector employees. However, the president says states remain concerned about a lack of clarity regarding pre-emption by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), so he has urged the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to publish a proposed rule clarifying how states can move forward, including with respect to requirements to automatically enroll employees and for employers to offer coverage.
Taking all this together, Muralidhar says that encouraging momentum is building for the type of concerted government action that will likely be required to cut off a retirement security crisis in the U.S. Also important, he says, people are realizing simplicity will have to be a big part of any effective solution, given that untrained individuals will be called on to use them. Not to mention the fact that people are already inundated with choices and are generally intimated by complex financial products.
“Continuing in this vein, I will be making the case that capital markets are missing a very simple and basic financial instrument, what we call a Forward Starting Bond or FSB, that can help institutional and retail investors achieve their retirement objectives at lower risk than portfolios created through a mix of traditional stocks and bonds,” he says.
Sounds a little too good to be true, perhaps, but Muralidhar hastens to add that his solution is in fact not all that revolutionary. Details will have to vary state by state, but in essence he is advocating for a bond that resembles a delayed annuity that will be issued by the states/federal government and will allow people “to create their own individual defined benefits.”
In a draft paper shared with PLANSPONSOR, Muralidhar lays out the inner workings of an FSB.
The instrument operates on the assumption that the “typical saver” sets aside resources at regular intervals today to receive a stream of income post-retirement, generally until death. No affordable or effectively portable instruments exist in the market today to match such a profile, he says, “and hence all attempts to recreate this profile through traditional stocks and bonds, or purchase such a profile through annuities, are suboptimal or expensive, thereby threatening retirement security.”NEXT: How does it work?
Muralidhar says the FSB will provide “a much needed bridge between the uses of funds and the asset markets.”
In terms of its basic design, he explains that the FSBs will be constructed as a series of real bonds issued at different forward starting dates (five years, 10 years, 15 years, etc.). “The term of the bond will be linked to the life expectancy in the economy post-retirement, and can be updated periodically.” There would be two possible versions of this instrument, Muralidhar says, including a coupon-only version and a coupon bond with principal repayment.
“Under the coupon-only version, essentially, for an upfront payment today to the issuer, the investor secures a guarantee of a fixed income from this instrument for a period of 20 years,” he says. “The benefit of the coupon-only version, by foregoing the principal payment, is that it can offer higher coupons … Based on the desired income of an investor who plans to retire in two years, five years, 10 years or 30 years, and based on the implied rate of return [and therefore price of the FSB], the investor’s problem of how much to save is greatly simplified. As long as there is sufficient liquidity in the instrument, the investor’s decisions is now just focused on how much to save in every year of his working life to achieve this target income [given the uncertainty of interest rates].”
Muralidhar says, in principle, as long as the investor is not income-constrained, his desired retirement income path can be hedged away under this model at low cost and without other issues currently associated with annuity investments.
“As more and more of these instruments are issued, the entire yield curve will be filled out … thereby allowing individuals seeking to retire on a particular date to purchase the relevant FSB,” he says. “Assuming that these instruments have sufficient credit quality, they could be very liquid—much like current nominal bonds—and will have a very transparent price and could be traded at low cost.”
Again pointing to his background in the field, Muralidhar says he understands his proposal would have to jump a staggering number of hurdles before making a national impact, but he remains optimistic that the simplicity of the solution will carry it forward. He also points out that, given the strength and competitive nature of the investing and insurance industries, there are numerous potentially willing suppliers of such bonds already completing the market.
“I believe this is a simple instrument to create, and it achieves the goals of the average investor, thereby simplifying the investment decision, reducing the risk of achieving a target retirement income, and lowering the complexity and costs of investing assets—as it removes the need for intermediaries and complex investment approaches,” he concludes.
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BWF Safety Guard
Various solutions for the health sector
When it comes to health, we don't cut corners - after all, we all want what's best for ourselves and our loved ones. In the health and medical sectors, we at BWF Group use our products in a wide variety of applications and leverage our cross-divisional synergies to be able to react quickly and competently to all health-related requirements.
In hospitals you will encounter several BWF Group products, even though they might be well hidden. Plastic housings from BWF Thermoforms and special felts from BWF Protec are used in medical devices, such as anaesthesia equipment, for example, but can also be found in laboratory equipment, dental technology and orthopaedics. Wool felt from BWF Feltec is ideal for medical insoles. A glance upwards will likely direct your gaze to the plastic profiles of BWF Profiles , which are used in hospital lighting.
There might even be a piece of us hiding in hygiene products, linings and upholstery, or to be exact: antibacterial felts from BWF Protec and BWF Feltec as well as protective hygiene screens BWF Safety Guard from BWF Profiles as a barrier against corona and flu viruses.
BWF Protec nonwovens are also used in products for operating theatres such as masks, gowns or caps. The hygiene felts from BWF Protec and BWF Feltec are also used for wound dressings, e.g. for chemical injuries or for swabs. The technical felts from BWF Feltec also provide lasting antibacterial protection on door handles, light switches and other hygiene-critical surfaces in hospitals, surgeries, old people's and nursing homes, as well as in the private sector. The product range of BWF Envirotec , BWF Protec and BWF Feltec includes so-called medical felts, e.g. as thread stoppers for operations and needle felt for the production of incontinence mats, e.g. for old people's homes. Room air filters for keeping the air clean in operating theatres, intensive care units, clean rooms, etc. are the speciality of BWF Envirotec , our specialist in the area of filtration.
BWF Feltec 's pollutant-absorbing and antibacterial/antiviral wool felt products, e.g. BWF colorPAD® panels or mobile partitions can be found in hospitals, rehab clinics or nursing homes.
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What’s in a word
Published 10:43 am Thursday, October 17, 2019
A few weeks ago, a colleague in math, who is keenly aware of language patterns and inconsistencies, asked me “If fellow means man, is fellowship something only men can have?” Interesting question and to which my response is, language isn’t logical in the way we often expect things to be logical and yet it functions in sophisticated and complex ways to create meaning, nuance and when necessary, clarity. All of this is neatly illustrated in the following piece attributed to Charlie Walker and titled “Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn.”
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren’t invented in England or french fries in France.
Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
Quicksand works slowly, boxing rings are square,
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don’t fing,
Grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham?
If the plural of tooth is teeth,
Why isn’t the plural of booth beeth?
One goose, two geese. So one moose, two meese?
If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid
Of all but one of them, what do you call it?
Is it an odd or an end?
If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?
Have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
While a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language
In which your house can burn up as it burns down,
In which you fill in a form by filling it out,
And in which, an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by
People not computers,
And it reflects the creativity of the human race,
Which, of course is not a race at all.
See if you can correctly negotiate the sentences below, also attributed to Walker:
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there is not time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
9. The buck does funny things when the does are present.
10. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into the sewer line.
11. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
12. After a number of injections, my jaw got number.
13. Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.
14. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
15. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
JULIA PALMER is an associate professor of modern languages at Hampden-Sydney College. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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In order to be effective discipliners of children, parents and caregivers should act in an executive capacity, which means that they should be embracing their role and responsibility of being in charge. A closer look at the Executive Role in parenting reveals what that entails.
The Executive Role in parenting
Children need parents who are willing to be “in charge.” Being in charge involves the three Cs:
- A sense of Calm in your body language, voice tone and eye contact.
- Being Clear by using specific descriptions.
- Having a Confident and assertive attitude.
It is important to recognize that the Executive Role requires parents to be firm, and sometimes immovable, but being firm and assertive does not mean being mean.
When parents discipline effectively, they continue to love and respect their children while they take charge. So, a parent does not have to be harsh or mean to be in charge.
In fact, in using discipline effectively, being in charge should help parents avoid:
- Power struggles
Setting reasonable expectations
When we are being a good Executive, we are considering and setting reasonable expectations for children. We must base our expectations on each child’s:
- Age and developmental stage
- Development Tasks
- Situational factors
- Temperamental characteristics, learning styles
- Ability levels
Principles associated with the Executive Role
As in any job, the Executive Role should have values and beliefs that go with that role. Consequently, it is very important for parents to ask themselves how much they believe the following principles are true.
- That it is your right and duty to act in an Executive Role as appropriate
- Kids don’t have to like the rules and decisions
- You are a benevolent authority (a family is not a democracy)
- You can do all the things that promote and maintain a child’s self esteem and still be close to that child while disciplining
- You can have confidence in your judgment as an adult or parent (your judgment is better than your child’s judgment)
- Your child does not have to approve of your decisions
- It is okay for kids to momentarily feel hateful, angry, rebellious, upset, or mistreated by their parent and to express those feelings respectfully
- It is okay to be flexible and reasonable, to change your mind or even allow yourself to be swayed at times from a position of strength (but no matter what your decision, the bottom line is that the ultimate power to be the executive is yours!)
With this scope of factors in mind, let’s consider carefully how to embrace the role of Executive in our homes as we provide the environment to help our children grow toward healthy self-control. What a great gift we give to our children as we care for them confidently.
Gerry Vassar, President and CEO, Lakeside Educational Network
Some information taken from Preventing Violence through Effective Discipline, 2006, Diane Wagenhals. Licensed Materials. All rights reserved.
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State-level political party effects on the war on drugs.
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The United States' drug arrest rate and incarceration rates have been increasing steadily for over two decades. Additionally, there is a general perception that Republicans are "tougher on crime" than Democrats. This thesis sets out to examine whether there is, in fact, a political aspect to the war on drugs. Using an RD design with close elections, this paper examines differences in drug arrest rates, incarceration rates, and price and purity of certain drugs based on the party of the state's governor. Although public perception and anecdotal evidence may suggest that an effect does exist, this paper's results do not support that anecdotal evidence. Instead I find no significant difference between governors of different parties in regards to the the various outcomes of interest.
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Carrying up Caen Hill
Picturing the Past: NarrowBoat, Summer 2016
Christopher M Jones
Chris M. Jones studies a horse-boating scene on the Kennet & Avon Canal in the late 19th century.
This photograph shows a pair of narrowboats ascending Devizes Locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Caen Hill. In the background, on the right behind the boat horse, can just be seen the quarry escarpment of Caen Hill Brick Works, surrounded by open farmland. On the right is Caroline, which, judging by her tall towing mast, is the lead craft. The unidentified butty has no mast and would have been towed from her fore-end stud. The cargo is converted or sawn timber planks, most likely imported through Bristol Docks, and the towing mast has been moved from the usual position at the mast beam to the forward beam to allow large lengths of planks into the hold. It was quite common to rig a boat this way when carrying bulky timber. Caroline’s owner is William Escott who was born in Melksham in Wiltshire in the early 1850s. His parents were poulterers at Melksham, so, unlike many owner-boatmen, he didn’t come from a boating background. He married Caroline Bolwell in 1878 and th…
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Before the existence of an advanced civilization many steps of evolution is required. The complex human society is one of the best examples there is. For example the revolutionary steps from the Paleolithic and the Neolithic to the Modern World is filled with wonder and awe. However, the ascents involved is not that extraordinary; if it is being closely observed. Foremost, the Nomadic People of the Paleolithic Age depends heavily on the moving herds of animals for food and sometimes even clothing. Therefore, nomads of Paleolithic Age follow their preys and move with them as the various animals migrates as the season changes through out the year.
Even though the nomads food source was usually abundant and finding of shelters were not much of a problem, but the ongoing journeys with the hunted animals provides little security against several other different big game predators, that preys upon both men and the animals nomads travel with. The harsh environment nomads face gradually forced them to discover a much easier lifestyle. And that began the age of Neolithic or the New Stone Age. During the New Stone age people started to settle down and build their own shelters instead of dwelling in caves. Also the once nomads learned how to grow their own food. As a result population grew as life became easier and more bearable.
The result of the population growth directly affected the early people in many ways. One of them is that due to scarce food during the nomadic period, clans had to dispatch extra members when it reach to a certain number. However, with the much more settled society be rid of extra members is no longer necessary. Therefore, more manual labors were available when needed. As the early people learned how to adapt and modify to the environment that they lived in, more advanced settlements began to emerge. Than gradually advance settlements turned into towns, cities, and diverse independent nations.
Vegetarianism: Why it is the Better Choice. The trend of abstaining from eating meat and other animal products is a rapidly growing one. According to David Bender in Animal Rights Opposing Viewpoints, "Today, nearly twenty million Americans are vegetarians, and many more have greatly reduced their meat consumption" (139). One meat-eating person may ponder why these non-meat eaters would deprive ...
Although the revolutionary steps took well over centuries, but the result of the time consuming evolution is the modern civilization that continues the nurturing of many more genius scientific minds that will bring the modern society into being much more advanced civilization..
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1924 - The individually run Orange Township public schools consolidate to form the Orange Schools.
1924 - The first 10 acres of land is donated by the Stoneman family. Eventually the school district property would encompass 172 acres.
1924 - The original Orange Schools K-12 building opens on the site of the current Orange High School.
1927 - The first graduating class from Orange Schools.
1928 - A third floor and east wing were added on to the Orange original school building.
1930 - An elementary wing was added on to the original Orange school building.
1950s - New auditorium is added to the high school
1951 - Classrooms were built over the elementary wing.
1953 - An elementary multi purpose area was added to the original Orange school building.
1953 - Labs for science, music and art were constructed.
1954 - Pepper Pike Elementary School opens.
1956 - Twelve rooms added to Pepper Pike School
1958 - The original Moreland Hills Elementary School opens.
1963 - The Lewis W. Black Athletic Field is dedicated in honor of the former Orange K-12 principal and administrator.
1965 - Ballard Brady Middle School opens in February. It is named in honor of the superintendent (1951-1967).
1973 - The current Orange High School opens on the site of the Original Orange School building. The auditorium and varsity gym are retained from the original building.
1984 - Pepper Pike closes as an elementary school building and reopens as the center for Orange Community Education and Recreation (OCER).
1988 - Pepper Pike School reopens as an elementary school serving the third and fourth grades.
November 1998 - The community approves a bond issue that will raise funds for the building of a new elementary school, as well as renovations to the middle school, high school and the entire campus.
September 1999 - Renovations to the Lewis W. Black Athletic Field are complete and a rededication ceremony takes place.
February 2000 - The new Multi-Use Facility attached to the west end of the high school opens to students, staff and the community.
June 2001 - The original Moreland Hills School and the Pepper Pike School cease operations as elementary school facilities at the end of the 2000-2001 school year.
August 2001 - Pepper Pike School reopens as the Pepper Pike Learning Center. It houses OCER, community pre-school, board meetings and other school and community functions.
August 2001 - Renovations to the rest of campus are complete. They include improved athletic fields, better roads, more parking and renovation of the original Moreland Hills School into a facility for maintenance, shipping/receiving, computer repair and storage.
August 2001 - The new Moreland Hills Elementary School opens for the start of 2001-2002 school year. It serves pupils in Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade.
May 2002: Ballard Brady Middle School is named National School of Excellence for 2001-2002 by the U.S. Department of Education.
August 2002 - Groundbreaking for the new outdoor community pool.
May 2003- Moreland Hills Elementary School is named an Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Hall of Fame School.
June 2003 - New outdoor community pool opens.
August 2003 - Orange High School is receives the Ohio Association of Excellence Award Tier One Recognition.
October 2004: The Orange City School District is named a National School Board Association Technology and Learning Salute District.
May 2006 - Orange Schools hosts a National School Boards Association Technology Site Visit. Educators from around the country visit campus to see how technology is integrated into the Orange Schools curriculum.
November 2006 - Orange High School Media Center was renovated into a high-tech, state-of-the-art facility where students can research, gather and share information through a seamless environment that will better address the needs of 21st century youths. The media center includes three technology labs, distance video learning, more than 50 computers, wireless capabilities, two new classrooms, safety improvements, small group study areas and additional natural lighting.
March 2007 - Orange High School Advanced Placement (AP) science and math program named "Best in the State" by the Siemens Foundation.
October 2007 - Orange High School Media Center receives the Impact on Learning Award from the Council of Educational Facility Planners.
August 2009 - Orange Inclusive Preschool is moved from Moreland Hills Elementary School to the northwest wing of the Pepper Pike Learning Center to allow for much needed space at the elementary school.
August 2009 - The newly renovated Orange High School Commons is ready for students. It includes many "green" changes.
2012 - The District begins developing FutureVision - a Master Facilities Plan. This will include an examination of all building and grounds on campus. Input from the community was solicited via public forums.
August 2013 - Renovations are made to Lewis W. Black Athletic Field including a new synthetic turf playing field.
2013 - Short-Term projects are underway including work on various roofs, the indoor pool, the OHS restrooms and more.
April 2014 - The FutureVision Master Facilities Plan is shared with the community at an evening forum. The event included "Input Islands" where residents can share their input.
Spring & Summer 2014 - Indoor pool renovations are made that include a new roof structure and ADA improvements.
Spring 2015 - A community event is held to discuss the future of Brady Middle School. A community-wide survey is developed that includes questions pertaining to building a new middle school vs. renovating the existing one.
Summer 2015 - Improvements are made to the OHS Varsity Gymnasium that include new bleachers, painting the walls, refinishing the court, and renovating the upper gym area. Window frames in the front of the high school are repaired and the 42-year-old glass is replaced.
Summer/Fall 2015 - An interior and exterior renovation of the Transportation Center took place. This included dispatch office, driver’s entrance and restrooms, along with a 700-square-foot addition providing an expanded driver’s room, visitor entry and supervisor office. The project provides expanded ADA accessible restrooms, a multipurpose room for driver’s use between shifts that may also be used for large meetings and continuing education, a kitchenette, and vending area.
Fall 2015 - OHS Auditorium is under renovation.
December 2015 - OHS Auditorium re-opens with improved lighting, acoustics, and seating along with improvements to the stage, fly system and lighting battens. A green room/student lounge area was added to renovated dressing rooms and a production work room.
September 2016 - Board makes the decision to renovate portions of Ballard Brady Middle School.
Summer 2017 - Brady Middle School Renovation Project, phase 1: Restroom renovations.
Fall 2017 - Brady FabLab opens on the lower level of the school. This space will be used by students across the District along with community members. FabLab was made possible through a Straight A grant from the state.
Spring & Summer 2018 - Brady Middle School Renovation Project, phase 2: New entrance, lobby, and reception area completed. Original gymnasium renovated into new music spaces. The clinic and administration areas are completed.
Spring & Summer 2019 - Brady Middle School Renovation Project, phase 3: Repurpose former music rooms. development of collaborative spaces. media center redesign, classroom upgraded, additional restrooms added, and lockers and hallways painted.
Spring & Summer 2022 – Orange High School renovations are made to the front entrance of the school to provide a more secure and more appealing front entrance.
Spring & Summer 2022 – Orange High School renovations are made to several of the athletic areas that had not been updated in many decades. These upgrades included the girls’ locker rooms, the trainers' area, the weight room, the agility room, and the wrestling room.
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Kashmir has the pristine beauty of snow-capped mountains, serene lakes, verdant peaks, and unique culture. Surrounded by the Himalayas and Pir Panjal mountain range, Kashmir takes you to the heavenly abode through its beauty and charm.
While the enchanting beauty of Kashmir can soothe your heart, the culture of this region can make your journey to the dreamlands unforgettable. Irrespective of whether you are a traveler or a local, there are several indigenous products that you can give your loved ones as a gift. Here are five best things to take from Kashmir as a souvenir.
1. Shawls or Stoles
Shawls or stoles are among the popular handicrafts in Kashmir. The shawls are usually of silk, wool or a blend of the two. The art of shawl making passes from one generation to another. They are soft and warm and are beautiful to look at. It serves the locals in the freezing winter, and you can get them to your family and friends after visiting Kashmir. It is undoubtedly one of the best things to get from Kashmir as a souvenir. You can get shawls and stoles from the Polo View market in Lal chowk, Srinagar.
You can visit any of these shops to visit the realm of beautiful and comfortable shawls and stoles. You can spend hours in these shops while looking at their crafts, and you should never skip the chance. The handicraft industry also supports the women workers in the Kashmiri society.
2. Tilla Work Pheran
Tilla Work Pheran is one of Kashmir’s most unique and admirable handicraft. It is a kind of embroidery which takes around a month to complete. In recent days, tilla work done on machines are readily available in the market and relatively cost much less than an originally hand-made one. But needless to say, handwoven ones are more elegant and beautiful.
The first tilla work was on a pheran, but now can also be seen on suits, sarees, and other women attires. Tilla embroidery is known to add a royal element to clothing. Silver or gold thread work on the lower neck, cuffs, and lower borders is a common example of tilla work.
3. Walnut Tart From Moonlight Bakery
Moonlight Bakery is one of those simple shops in Srinagar that holds the treasure that we call Walnut Tart. It is located near the Kashmir University, Hazratbal, and attracts countless local and foreign customers. The indigenous shop has been serving the customers for a glorious span of 125 years. However, the bakery gained its popularity locally in the last 30 years.
You can find walnut tart, ginger biscuits, and every other bakery product in this shop. But the walnut tart won the heart of countless foreigners and locals. It is a mixture of walnut, dates, and honey. The legacy of this shop continues to serve only in Kashmir, and it is one of the best things to take from Kashmir as a souvenir for your loved one.
Contact number: 099069 19100
Basrakh is another famous sweet that is a must-have in the Kashmiri pre-wedding rituals, child’s birth, or any auspicious gathering. This recipe was passed down to the Kashmir’s local bakeries by the central Asians. You can find two different kinds of Barsakh, and ghee is the differentiating element.
Although it lost its popularity in the last few decades of the 20th century, it is still one of the best greeting gifts for any loved ones. Barsakh adds a sweet touch to any family gathering, and you can take them when you are visiting Srinagar as well. You will find it in most bakery shops in Kashmir, however, the best one is located at Fateh Kadal. The name of the shop is Jee Enn at FatehKadal.
Saffron, also known as Kesar or zaffran, is a popular gifting item from Kashmir. The use of Kesar in Kashmiri cuisine is an old practice. Locals, as well as travelers, love the fragrance and flavor of Kashmiri Kesar. It adds a distinct taste and color to the delicacies.
You can get it in most of the shops without much hassle. However, the cost per gram Kesar depends on the quality of it. Be careful while buying saffron as many people claim to be the most authentic but aren’t in reality. My advice will be to get it from shops that fall on the route from Srinagar to Pahalgam, as they are near saffron farms. You can even buy it online.
6. Kashmir Inspired Products
Lastly, you can also buy Kashmir inspired products such as t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, phone covers, etc. Check out gyawun.com for such products. The delivery is available all over India at no additional cost.
Whether you want a sweet, a popular spice, or clothing, the vivid culture of Kashmir has many things to offer. The native industries bring out the best of Kashmir, and I am sure you will not regret spending on them.
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The first thing to know about adoption is that a lot has changed and it may not be what you think it is. Today the adoption process empowers the birthmother with countless choices. A woman conserving this option is able to choose the family, where they lives, how many kids are in the family, religious background, economic level – whatever is important to her. Family options are endless. There is an estimated 2 million families waiting each year to adopt. In most instances there is no cost to the birthmother.
This is a choice that you need to think about carefully, but if you cannot parent, no matter what the reason, adoption may be the right choice for you. HCW would like to help you research this as an option for you.
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By KIM BELLARD
I was driving home the other day, noticed all the above-ground telephone/power lines, and thought to myself: this is not the 21st century I thought I’d be living in.
When I was growing up, the 21st century was the distant future, the stuff of science fiction. We’d have flying cars, personal robots, interstellar travel, artificial food, and, of course, tricorders. There’d be computers, although not PCs. Still, we’d have been baffled by smartphones, GPS, or the Internet. We’d have been even more flummoxed by women in the workforce or #BlackLivesMatter.
We’re living in the future, but we’re also hanging on to the past, and that applies especially to healthcare. We all poke fun at the persistence of the fax, but I’d also point out that currently our best advice for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is pretty much what it was for the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic: masks and distancing (and we’re facing similar resistance). One would have hoped the 21st century would have found us better equipped.
So I was heartened to read an op-ed in The Washington Post by ReginaDugan, PhD. Dr. Dugan calls for a “Health Age,” akin to how Sputnik set off the Space Age. The pandemic, she says, “is the kind of event that alters the course of history so much that we measure time by it: before the pandemic — and after.”
In a Health Age, she predicts:
We could choose to build a future where no one must wait on an organ donor list. Where the mechanistic underpinnings of mental health are understood and treatable. Where clinical trials happen in months, not years. Where our health span coincides with our life span and we are healthy to our last breath.
Dr. Dugan has no doubt we can build a Health Age; “The question, instead, is whether we will.”
Dr. Dugan head up Wellcome Leap, a non-profit spin-off from Wellcome, a UK-based Trust that spends billions of dollars to help people “explore great ideas,” particularly related to health. Wellcome Leap was originally funded in 2018, but only this past May installed Dr. Dugan as CEO, with the charge to “undertake bold, unconventional programmes and fund them at scale.” Dr. Dugan is a former Director of Darpa, so she knows something about funding unconventional ideas.
Leap Board Chair Jay Flatley promised: “Leap will pursue the most challenging projects that would not otherwise be attempted or funded. The unique operating model provides the potential to make impactful, rapid advances on the future of health.”
Now, when I said earlier that our current approach to the pandemic is scarily similar to the response to the 1918 pandemic, that wasn’t being quite fair. We have better testing (although not nearly good enough), more therapeutic options (although none with great results yet), all kinds of personal protective equipment (although still in short supply), and better data (although shamefully inconsistent and delayed). We’re developing vaccines at a record pace, using truly 21st century approaches like mRNA or bioprinting.
The problem is, we knew a pandemic could come, we knew the things that would need to be done to deal with it, and yet we — and the “we” applies globally — fumbled the actions at every step. We imposed lockdowns, but usually too late, and then reopened them too soon.
Our healthcare organizations keep getting overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, yet, cut off from their non-pandemic revenue sources, are drowning in losses. Due to layoffs, millions have lost their health insurance. People are avoiding care, even for essential needs like heart attacks or premature births.
Our power lines are showing. The the hurricane that is the pandemic is knocking them down at will. We might have some Health Age technologies available but not a Health Age mentality about how, when, and where to use them.
Dr. Dugan thinks she knows what we should be doing:
To build a Health Age, however, we will need to do more. We will need an international coalition of like-minded leaders to shape a unified global effort; we will need to invest at Space Age levels, publicly and privately, to fund research and development. And critically, we’ll need to supplement those approaches with bold, risk-tolerant efforts — something akin to a DARPA, but for global health.
Unfortunately, none of that sounds like anything our current environment supports. The U.S. is vowing to leave the World Health Organization and is buying up the worlds’s supply of Remdesivir, one of the few even moderately effective treatment options. An “international coalition of like-minded leaders” seems hard to come by. Plus, only half of Americans say they’d take a vaccine even when it is here.
If COVID-19 is our Sputnik moment, we’re reacting to it as we did Sputnik, setting off insular Space Races that competed rather than cooperated, focused narrowly on “winning” instead of discovering. We will, indeed, spend trillions on our pandemic responses, but most will be short-term, short-sighted programs that apply band-aids instead of establishing sustainable platforms and approaches. We’re reacting to the present, not reimagining the future.
Darpa’s mission is “to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security,” and it “explicitly reaches for transformational change instead of incremental advances.” Her background at Darpa make Dr. Dugan uniquely qualified to bring this attitude to Leap, and to apply it to healthcare.
The hard part is remembering that it is not about winning the current war, or even the next one, but about preparing for the wars we’re not even thinking about yet.
Most of our population are children of the 20th century. Our healthcare system in 2020 may have some snazzier tools, techniques, and technologies than it did in the 20th century, but it is mostly still pretty familiar to us from then. If we truly want a Health Age, we should aspire to develop things that would look familiar to someone from the 22nd century, not the 20th.
Every time I read about the latest finding about our microbiome I think about how little we still know about what drives our health, just as our growing attention to social determinants of health reminds me how we need to drastically rethink what the focus of our “healthcare system” should be.
Not more effective vaccines but the things that make vaccines obsolete. Not better surgical techniques but the things that make surgery unnecessary. Not just better health care but better health that requires less health care. If we’re going to dream, let’s dream big.
That’s the kind of Leap we need.
Kim is a former emarketing exec at a major Blues plan, editor of the late & lamented Tincture.io, and now regular THCB contributor.
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The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, can hardly be billed as a reformist. For that reason, he maintained his position as Iran’s Supreme Leader’s confidante while acting as his representative in the Iranian Supreme National Security Council for twenty-three years, from its inception until his first term election as president in 2013.
Rouhani also escaped unscathed from the 2009 controversy-marred re-election of his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. While that election and the mass protests that followed produced numerous political casualties in the reform camp, Rouhani not only emerged intact but was in a good position to run as a consensus reformist-pragmatist candidate down the road.
During the 2013 presidential elections and again in his 2017 campaign, Rouhani took a radical, reformist stance against hardliners in order to mobilize the social base of Iranian reformers. Since 2017, however, Rouhani has gradually—though assuredly—distanced himself from the reformist camp. He has adopted a policy of silence and compromise in his interactions with the conservatives, which has sparked intensifying criticism from influential reformists.
On January 7, Mahmoud Vaezi, presidential chief of staff and one of three people with constant access to Rouhani—the others being Mohammad Nahavandian and Mohammad Bagher Nobakht—confronted the reformists who criticize Rouhani and his administration. “As I have repeatedly said,” explained Vaezi, “those who think that criticizing the administration will lead to advantages in future elections are simply wrong.”
A day later, Abdullah Naseri, a prominent reformist and adviser to the former reformist president Mohammad Khatami said, “Unfortunately, Mr. Rouhani´s second term has been extremely ignorant [about the demands] of the twenty-four million people who make up Iranian civil society. Most of the reformists believe that he no longer wants to interact [with the reform movement].” Naseri added, “All that concerns him is to emerge from the remaining two years [of his second term] undamaged, and thus maintain his privileged spot in the pyramid of power.”
Four years ago, in clear reference to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Rouhani said, “Wherever guns, money, newspapers and propaganda are joined, one can be confident that corruption will arise. Even Abuzar and Salman [allies of Prophet Mohammad] would have become corrupt under an organization that accumulated different aspects of power.”
The days of such radical statements from Rouhani have long since passed.
Rouhani is not alone in disappointing old guard reformists. The “Hope Fraction” in the Iranian parliament was supposed to represent the reform movement. During the past three years, however, this group has been almost completely passive.
Sadegh Zibakalam, a prominent reformer and political activist, says that during the last year Rouhani has been a “giant disaster” for the 24 million Iranians who voted for him. He added that the Hope Fraction also has had an unremarkable political performance. Zibakalam goes on to argue that one cannot simply assume that voters will be as motivated to go to the ballot box in the next parliamentary elections in 2020 and presidential elections in 2021 as they were in the past.
Zibakalam predicts that of the 56 to 60 million eligible voters, most of those who participate in the future elections will come from the 16 million who voted for Rouhani’s conservative rival, Ebrahim Raisi, in 2017.
Against this backdrop, intellectual leaders of the reform movement argue that if the current trend continues, the movement stands to completely lose relevance. From their perspective, the crisis began when they surrendered to the vetting of candidates by the ultra-conservative Guardian Council. Out of fear of being rejected by the Guardian Council, they argue, reformists relinquished their right to introduce genuine candidates, and instead were forced into forging alliances with others such as Rouhani and a large portion of the current members of parliament who only nominally represent them.
Mohammad Reza Khatami, the younger brother of former president Khatami and one of the leaders of the reform movement, says, “I’m not supposed to sign on to whatever decision that these [hardline] gentlemen make.” When asked if he worried that a potential boycott of the upcoming elections could lead to the emergence of another Ahmadinejad, he replied, “I have no doubt that pressure on the reformists and activists will increase. But today we are not living in a world where suppressing the press or throwing people in jail will lead to an extinction [of the reform camp].”
Abbas Abdi, one of Iran’s most influential reformists, similarly says, “If today we were going to have an election under the same rules [i.e. the Guardian Council vetting candidates under the concept of “beneficent oversight”], reformists will introduce no candidate. I have no doubt about that.”
Saeed Hajjarian, who is often credited as the theorist who introduced the reform movement in Iran, also recently said, “[To reformists], the way elections are currently run is comparable to begging for charity or begging for power.” He argues that “the currency of the political bazaar is power” and “if you don’t have that money, it is best to not enter that market until you gain it… If you do, begging will be your only choice… If power never changes hands as an outcome of elections, then what is the point of holding them?”
Although the voices of those who support a boycott have become louder, not all reform activists embrace this idea. Zibakalam, for instance, says that he would vote despite the limitations imposed by the system. Mohsen Armin, a senior member of the reform movement and former deputy speaker of parliament, argues that reformists should not abandon the ballot box as this would pave the way for a sweeping victory by hardliners. Instead, he argues, pressure should be applied on the Guardian Council to accept the movement’s own candidates.
As Iran’s economy continues its downward spiral as a result of a sweeping US sanctions, mismanagement and rampant corruption, the mounting poverty and stress that Iranians experience has led people to vent their anger at the system as a whole as seen in social media outbursts, strikes, and scattered street protests. Under the circumstances, were influential reform leaders to boycott future elections, it would be reasonable to expect that a wide-scale consensus could emerge through social media and potentially paralyze the vote. While this could seriously damage the legitimacy of the political system, it could also lead to other consequences such as negatively affecting Iran’s relations with Europe.
A large portion of society seems to be losing the hope for change. According to former reformist president Khatami, “if the nezam (establishment) insists on its mistakes… [and] reform fails, the society will move toward overthrowing the system.”
Shahir Shahidsaless is an Iranian-Canadian political analyst and freelance journalist. He is the co-author of Iran and the United States: An Insider’s View on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace. He is a contributor to several websites with focus on the Middle East as well as the Huffington Post. He also regularly writes for BBC Persian. Follow him on Twitter: @SShahidsaless.
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There are concerns that rising metal prices will lead to more illegal garbage collection unless the government takes action to protect the debris.
Vera Ryan doesn’t know much about her uncle Jack. Petty Officer Jack Messenger was one of 35 people on board the submarine HMAS AE1 when it sank in the early days of the first world war.
But he knows that the place where the wreckage was found is an important place, a place of remembrance for himself and hundreds of other descendants and families of deceased Australian and British sailors.
Its location off the coast of Papua New Guinea is a mystery. But it may not be hidden enough to protect it from marauding metal thieves.
There are concerns that rising metal prices will lead to more illegal cleanup of Australia’s shipwrecks.
For many years, people have been looting the wrecks for metal, including those that sank with sailors on board. Some are worried that loot hunters will target the AE1, which was found in 1914 after going missing in 2017.
Australia is struggling to protect wrecks, especially in foreign territories.
“You can’t have a war grave that’s underwater,” Ryan says. “But it’s a pity not to respect it.”
Ryan is the convener of the association of families of AE1 descendants, which consists of about 100 people related to 35 men who died when AE1 fell.
Brigadier Peter Briggs, who is leading the search for the AE1, said he was concerned the boat would be targeted by booty hunters.
“The families hate to see that there are people who are quite prepared to disrespect the wrecks,” Ryan said.
So-called metal pirates are looking for high-value metals (such as bronze propellers or low-background steel), souvenirs or just scrap metal. Metal prices are volatile but are currently on the rise for a number of reasons. British naval historian Phil Weir pointed out the link on Twitter this week. When inspectors discovered that all the ships had disappeared in 2016, it was described as a “perfect storm” of high metal prices and the failure to enforce the current rules.
Shipwreck expert Ian Macleod says high prices will encourage more people to steal from battlefields. A member of the WA Museum and marine corrosion and protection official says people will “do anything for the money.”
“What motivates people is greed, and since they are responsible for the maintenance of Australian sites, it is the government’s duty to control this greed within their capabilities.”
Macleod points out that Australia has not ratified a Unesco agreement to protect its underwater cultural heritage.
“Why can’t you make that commitment? why don’t you care?” he says.
Sussan Ley, a spokeswoman for the environment minister, said the Commonwealth was working to ratify the Unesco convention and that Ley would be “informed of this in the very near future.”
”[He] is careful to do everything we can to preserve the underwater cultural heritage,” they said.
Macleod said the AE1 was “out of sight, out of mind,” but there were also wrecks at risk closer to home, such as HMAS Voyager.
His brother witnessed the decimating collision between Voyager and HMAS Melbourne off Jervis Bay in 1964, after which he developed post-traumatic stress disorder.
“This means there is nothing in Australian territorial waters and essentially nothing in the current legislation that protects it,” Macleod says.
Macleod said there were various ways Australia could better protect shipwrecks, including those outside its territory, through agreements or other coordinated programs.
“It’s the least we can do to give peace of mind to the grandchildren and the families of the missing people directly,” he says.
The Underwater Cultural Heritage Act of 2018 protects ships and aircraft that sank 75 or more years ago, and there are also various state laws.
Ley’s spokesman said the law protects ships in Australian waters and allows the minister to declare shipwrecks protected from other Australian vessels outside Australian waters, when supported by the nearest coastal state.
They said the ministry had consulted PNG about declaring a marine protected area around the AE1 area.
The wreckage of the decommissioned world war II cruiser HMAS Perth, which was found in Indonesian waters, has already been intensively searched. Dr James Hunter, curator of naval heritage and archaeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum, says local support is needed to protect sites even with legislation.
”There needs to be someone on the ground,” he says. “You need someone at the provincial level, someone who is right there, who can respond.
“And you must have a good relationship with the foreign government you are dealing with.”
But everything requires money. Hunter says that if this were unlimited, you could use satellites or cameras attached to buoys to monitor sites.
Ryan’s father was 20 years younger than his brother Jack, who died at sea. He only saw his father Jack a few times before he died at the age of 27.
For AE1 families, he says, the story of the submarine disappearing in the fog of war has “just disappeared.” But as the search for his final resting place continues, he says they are all part of a “submarine family.”
”They weren’t lost, they were waiting to be found,” he says.
Ryan says it’s not the bodies that are important in recognizing and protecting the wreckage.
“It’s important for families to feel that there is a recognition of the place that holds the memory,” she said.
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Former U.S. FBI Director James Comey said that social media companies needed to “worry” about foreign political propaganda on their networks, but he had few ideas on how to counter it.
In an interview with Reuters, Comey also said he would be leery of the Federal Bureau of Investigation trying to track propaganda in the United States, let alone take action against it, while acknowledging that it was a major problem for the U.S. political system.
“I don’t have a great answer for them,” Comey said of social media companies including Facebook and Twitter, which were major venues for what U.S. intelligence agencies have said was a Russian-sponsored effort to help President Donald Trump win the 2016 U.S. election.
Comey’s comments on Wednesday follow former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper’s conclusion in a new book that the Russian election meddling, which allegedly included illegal hacking and leaking of stolen information as well as propaganda, had a decisive influence in electing Trump.
Trump fired Comey as the FBI investigated the Russian election interference, setting the stage for the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his wide-ranging inquiries.
Comey has been criticized for the FBI’s failure to counter Russia’s election meddling while it was happening.
But Comey said the FBI should not get involved in fighting propaganda because it is a “rule-bound institution,” with strict policies that serve as an appropriate check on its power.
“You’d want to be very thoughtful about having the FBI, without having a predicated investigation, be monitoring speech in the U.S., because it’s often very difficult to tell, is it coming from a nation state?” Comey said. “So, in theory, that might involve collecting more broadly on speech in the United States.”
He said those same concerns had kept the FBI from tracking an influence campaign that included Russian-driven Facebook posts that reached more than 100 million people on that social network alone ahead of the 2016 election.
Comey avoided answering questions about the ongoing Mueller probe and his own role in the earlier version of the investigation, but he scoffed at Trump’s accusation this week that the FBI had planted a spy inside his 2016 campaign.
Comey said he could not comment directly on the claim, floated this week by Trump and Republican supporters in Congress.
More generally, Comey said, “The word ‘spy’ is not an accurate characterization in any case of the FBI’s use of confidential human sources, which are a critical tool in all of our investigations — people telling us things that they know.”
Asked whether he could deny that the FBI sent someone to get a job working full-time inside Trump’s presidential campaign, Comey laughed and said: “I’m tempted, but I’ve got to leave it to the Bureau to comment.”
Comey is best known in Silicon Valley for leading an Obama administration charge against end-to-end encryption uncrackable by law enforcement.
In the interview, he conceded that one of the technology companies’ major objections to giving U.S. authorities special access — that it would then have to do the same for governments in Russia, China and elsewhere — was “reasonable.”
But he said some companies were already aiding such regimes by storing data in those countries and allowing access to source code. If they were sufficiently worried, he said, they could stop doing business in those places.
Comey said his goal was a process under which companies would grant access to authorities only according to strict standards of due process, such as relying on independent judges.
If the companies refused backdoor access until the other countries changed their legal system, “it would be good for the people of China and Russia.”
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My Work > Sculpture
I make the animals I see around me. They inspire me and give me hope. They are beautiful. They are survivors of our own human neglect and greed. I feel such gratitude for them.
I watch for animals all the time. Where I live, I can see birds, squirrels and rabbits in my yard. Occasionally a chipmunk appears. Mice love my backyard studio, especially in the winter when it is cold. One sunny afternoon a few weeks ago, I noticed movement outside my studio window. Looking up, I saw a Coopers Hawk on the ground with something in its claws. The hawk and I stared at each other for a minute or so and then in what seemed a single movement, a few small brown bird feathers floated down and the hawk was gone. Slugs and mosquitos. Bats and rats. Raccoons. Earthworms, snakes, butterflies and dragonflies. And hope beyond hope, bees.
I feel fortunate that somehow despite it all a world of wild animals lives around me. As we remove their natural habitats somehow these animals continue to live. So far, with wild life, trees and forests, rivers and lakes, we human animals, together make up the precarious web that is our life.
“Bryant Holsenbeck creates enchanting animal forms from ‘discarded stuff’—old upholstery fabrics, cast-off yarn and string—that, refreshingly, are more wild and true-to-life than they are cute or cuddly. The artist is making a powerful statement about our shrinking relationship with nature, and about the impact of our throwaway culture; that she’s doing so with such intriguing, effectively wild pieces makes her work resonate all the more.”
— Danielle Maestretti, American Craft Council
Bryant’s work is represented in the following galleries:
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Philip M. Giraldi, Ph.D. is the Francis Walsingham Fellow at The American Conservative Defense Alliance (www.ACDAlliance.org) and a former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer.
Philip Giraldi was the foreign policy advisor to Ron Paul during his last presidential run.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz predicted in 2003 that the cost of the Iraq war would be covered by Iraqi oil revenue, which would also pay for reconstruction. The Iraq war has in fact cost the United States more than $900 billion, including more than $145 billion US and Iraqi dollars for rebuilding and local contracting to support US forces. Six years of reconstruction has been a failure, with most projects unfinished or so poorly built that they have been abandoned. Water and electricity has not been restored to the level enjoyed under Saddam Hussein. Even those inclined to look on the bright side acknowledge that at least $13 billion has been lost to fraud, theft, and waste. Most would put the number much higher, possibly as much as $125 billion if one includes both American and Iraqi money.
Just as the United States is winding down its reconstruction of Iraq, the largest nation building project in history, President Obama wants to do the same for Afghanistan only do it better and bigger. Before he gets in too deep, he should listen to the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) which is sounding alarm bells over concerns that the White House is not sharing with it plans for the reconstruction. GAO envisions massive multi-billion dollar shortfalls bringing projects crippled by corruption and waste grinding to a halt. Government auditors note that more than $5 billion in reconstruction funds already cannot be accounted for in Afghanistan.
Obama is gambling that the pervasive corruption in Iraq can somehow be avoided. It is a risky bet, both because corruption is a genie that is hard to return to the bottle and because bribery in Afghanistan, like in Iraq, is a bedfellow of government. And, tragically, it has taken hold among the American occupiers. When American military officers ran the Iraqi Defense Ministry in 2004-5, an entire year’s procurement budget of $1.3 billion disappeared on “contracts” signed in Poland and Pakistan for materiel that was never delivered. As as the New York Times’ Frank Rich put it astutely, in Iraq “corruption has been at the center of the entire mission,” possibly even a primary factor in the failure of the reconstruction program, a calamity that has hitherto been blamed on inadequate planning and a high level of violence.
The United States has never lacked for war profiteers aided and abetted by dishonest officials but the Iraq War has elevated corruption to a new level. In an environment in which many billions of unaccountable dollars were stacked in shrinkwrap pallets or floating around without any real oversight, it was perhaps inevitable that corruption would establish a new gold standard. Efforts to overcome fraud and waste might eventually become, as one observer has put it, the “second war” in that unhappy land. It was also inevitable that the corruption involving Iraqis would sooner or later ensnare the Americans involved, demonstrating once again that war produces “blowback” that damages the institutions of victor and vanquished alike.
The United States has spent $145 billion on reconstruction and military support projects in Iraq. The reconstruction money, which is twice what was spent on rebuilding post-World War II’s devastated much larger and more populous Japan, has mostly been wasted. Numerous American officials, particularly those involved in contracting, have been investigated for corruption. There have been twenty-nine convictions, several suicides, and the investigations and trials promise to drag on. It is reported that more than two dozen indictments of Americans are pending.
Army contracting officer Major Gloria Davis and Air Force procurement officer Charles Riechers both committed suicide over contracting fraud while Colonel Ted Westhusing shot himself after sending an accusatory letter to General David Petraeus concluding “I cannot support a mission that leads to corruption, human rights abuse and liars.” Some believe that Westhusing was murdered because he was about to turn whistle blower.
Robert Stein, the former US Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) controller for South Central Iraq, was one of the first successful prosecutions for corruption. Stein diverted $8.6 million through a business run by Californian Philip Bloom. Bloom admitted paying more than $2 million in bribes to US officials including four Army Colonels—Curtis Whiteford, Bruce Hopfengardner, Debra Harrison, and Michael Wheeler. Army Major John Cockerham accepted nearly $10 million in bribes while in Kuwait and his successor Army Major James Momon received $5.8 million. Army Major Christopher Murray, Army Lt. Col. Levonda Selph, Army Major John Rivard, Captain Michael Dung Nguyen, and Captain Bryant Williams have all been imprisoned for taking bribes. In Iraq’s Anbar province, local Iraqis report that US officers routinely demand 15% of all reconstruction project funds.
One corruption whistleblower might even have been killed. American businessman Dale Stoffel went to the US authorities in Baghdad to complain that US military officers had been taking bribes in pizza boxes stuffed with hundred dollar bills at the contracting offices to conceal the payments. The use of dead drop points for leaving cash in paper bags was common throughout the green zone. Stoffel was threatened and was murdered in December 2004. Two US military officers, Army Colonel Anthony Bell and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Hirtle, were identified by Stoffel before his death and are currently reported to be under investigation.
Particularly disturbing is the growing evidence of widespread involvement of senior US military officers and civil servants in the corruption, which was driven by windfall profits on contracts requiring little or no work. Apart from the Army and Air Force officers who have gone to prison, reports from Kuwait suggest that at least sixteen American flag officers, generals and admirals, are currently under investigation by the Justice Department, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (Sigir), or by the Department of Defense. Sigir alone has carried out 300 investigations and more than 250 audits. Government sources report that 154 criminal investigations are still open.
The assumption that Afghanistan will somehow be different than Iraq might actually mean that it will be worse. Where Iraq had a recent history of functioning governments Afghanistan does not. Where Iraq had a decent infrastructure of roads and tradition of the government providing services, Afghanistan does not. What Afghanistan does share with Iraq is pervasive corruption at all levels of government at all times. A total of $32 billion have already been largely wasted on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, making potential donors nervous about further engagement where there is so little to show. The Europeans have already made it clear that they want out at the first opportunity.
So as the US presence in Iraq winds down there is a lesson to be learned. Military occupation inevitably corrupts the occupier. Many US military officers involved in managing the billions of dollars spent on reconstruction and support of allied forces have succumbed to temptation. Afghanistan might well be different, but there is no reason to assume that to be the case. Indeed, given the harsh physical environment and pervasive corruption in Afghanistan itself everything might well be worse. If it is not too late to halt the march of the juggernaut, it might be wise for the Obama Administration to step back and consider what it is doing. The nation building exercise in Iraq was brought to its knees at least in part by corruption which has spread alarmingly among US government officials eager to take their share of the easy money and that experience will likely be repeated in Afghanistan. Is it worth repeated that experience in support of a war that makes no sense and that is surely being lost? Undoubtedly, no.
By Philip Giraldi
Source: Campaign For Liberty
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Source: Roy Adams, Labor Studies Journal, Winter 2007, Volume 31, no. 4
The AFL-CIO, along with its ally American Rights at Work, has invested a great deal of time, energy, and money in promoting passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Those of us who believe in collective representation hope that this initiative will fulfill the hopes of its promoters and produce a major advance in the number of workers with a collective voice at work. However, with Republicans in continuing control of Congress and the White House, the odds against passage if the Act would seem to be high. However, there are reasons to believe that, even if the Act should pass, the results will, unfortunately, fall short of expectations.
Among the key elements of the Free Choice Act that are intended to spark new organizing are card check certification, first contract arbitration, and stiffer penalties for employers who offend the law. Since employers commonly commit unfair labor practices during certification election campaigns and stonewall during the negotiation of first contracts, American unionists believe that the establishment of procedures designed to counter those practices will significantly improve the labor movement’s organizing prospects.
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Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins, furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may influence leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a biomarker associated with chronic disease. In vitro research suggests dioxins may bind to the AhR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor) and induce telomerase activity, which elongates LTL. However, few epidemiologic studies have investigated associations between POPs and LTL.
We examined the association between 18 PCBs, 7 dioxins, 9 furans, and LTL among 1,330 US adults from NHANES 2001-2002.
We created 3 summed POP metrics based on toxic equivalency factor (TEF), a potency measure including affinity to the AhR: 1) non-dioxin-like PCBs (comprised of 10 non-dioxin-like PCBs; no AhR affinity and no TEF); 2) non-ortho PCBs (comprised of 2 non-ortho-substituted PCBs with high TEF); 3) and toxic equivalency (TEQ) (comprised of 7 dioxins, 9 furans, 2 non-ortho-substituted PCBs, and 6 mono-ortho-substituted PCBs; weighted by TEF). We tested the association between each metric and LTL using linear regression, adjusting for demographics, blood cell count and distribution, and another metric with a different TEF (i.e., non-ortho PCBs and TEQ adjusted for non-dioxin-like PCBs; non-dioxin-like PCBs adjusted for non-ortho PCBs).
In adjusted models, each doubling of serum concentrations of non-ortho PCBs and TEQ was associated with 3.74% (95% CI: 2.10, 5.40) and 5.29% (95% CI: 1.66, 9.05) longer LTLs, respectively. Compared to the lowest quartile, the highest quartile of exposure was associated with 9.16% (95% CI: 2.96, 15.73) and 7.84% (95% CI: -0.53, 16.92) longer LTLs, respectively. Non-dioxin-like PCBs were not associated with LTL.
POPs with high TEFs and AhR affinity were associated with longer LTL. Because many dioxin-associated cancers are also associated with longer LTL, these results may provide insight into the mechanisms underlying PCB and dioxin-related carcinogenesis.
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You may not be aware of it, but there is some very interesting fluid dynamics going on every morning when you eat your breakfast cereal. A team from Brown University have been exploring the physics of the so-called ‘Cheerios effect’, something which may prove incredibly useful in the design of micro-robots on the water.
What is the ‘Cheerios effect’? It’s named after observing Cheerios in a bowl full of milk – when you are down to just a few bits of cereal, they tend to cluster together in the middle or at the edges of the bowl, rather than randomly dispersing across the milk’s surface. (Go home and try it – it’s strangely satisfying to watch.) The question is why, and despite theoretical work and larger scale experimentation, this Brown study is the first time that the forces governing this interaction have been experimentally measured at the mm/cm scale.
A team from Brown University have been exploring the physics of the so-called ‘Cheerios effect’
Ian Ho, an undergraduate student at Brown and lead author of the research, said: “Despite the fact that this is something we see every day and it’s important for things like self-assembly, no-one had done any experimental measurements at this scale to validate these models. That’s what we were able to do here.”
To understand the Cheerios effect, you need to consider both gravity and surface tension – the tendency of molecules on the surface of a liquid to stick together, forming a thin film – and how the two interact. Small objects (like Cheerios) aren’t heavy enough to break the surface tension of milk, so they float. They do have enough weight, however, to create a small dent in the film. When these dents get close enough together, they fall into each other and merge, forming clusters on the surface – and voila, all the Cheerios are together.
To understand the Cheerios effect, you need to consider both gravity and surface tension
In order to determine the amount of attractive force objects in the size and weight range of a Cheerio have, the team turned to magnetism. As Daniel Harris, an assistant professor in Brown’s School of Engineering, notes, it was necessary to have a non-mechanical way of applying force: “The forces we’re measuring are similar to the weight of a mosquito, so if we’re physically touching these bodies, we’re going to interfere with the way they move.”
The experiment involved two small plastic disks, one of which contained a small magnet. Electrical coils had the magnetised disk and, by measuring the intensity of the field at the instant the disks begin to move away from each other, the researchers determined the amount of attractive force. They also discovered that, as two disks draw close to each other, they also tilt toward each other, thereby ever-so slightly increasing the attractive force. This was not initially predicted in the mathematical model of the interaction, which underestimated the attractive strength when the disks are very close.
The forces we’re measuring are similar to the weight of a mosquito, so if we’re physically touching these bodies, we’re going to interfere with the way they move
This study may seem of tangential relevance, but its potential applications are significant. Say that you build a microscale machine or robot which needs to skitter across the surface of water to do environmental monitoring, for example. If there were multiple machines or if they have two or more legs, it is necessary to understand the kinds of forces that they would encounter – both in their own interactions with the water, and in the forces that they would exert on each other. Although the dynamics that govern how our cereal moves may be fascinating in themselves, the potential uses as we try to monitor the way our world is changing could be game-changing.[related_posts_by_tax columns="4" posts_per_page="4" format="thumbnails" image_size="medium" exclude_terms="34573"]
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- Type of project: Football stadium
- Challenge: Huge pressure on the system in a stadium that seats 70 000 fans
- Jets™ solution: 12 powerful Vacuumarator™ pumps provide the capacity to handle flushing from the 950 toilets.
Castalão stadium, built in the 1970s, had to be completely renovated prior to the World Cup. Sanitary systems from Jets™ ensured reliable and hygienic toilet facilities at every match.
Jets Vacuum AS serves customers all over the world from the small coastal town of Hareid in Western Norway. In the tough finals between several international contenders, the company came out victorious, securing a major contract with the Brazilian organisers and FIFA. Consequently, toilets from Norway played a crucial role for players, functionaries and spectators during the World Cup in Brazil.
“FIFA demands a maximum distance of 40 meters between every spectator seat and the nearest toilet, which results in a relatively large number of toilets at the stadium,” says VP Land-based markets, Bjarte Hauge, in Jets Vacuum AS. He adds that 12 of the company’s powerful Vacuumarator™ pumps provide the necessary capacity to handle all the flushing.
In the last 25 years, Jets Vacuum has developed vacuum-based sanitary systems which reduce the amount of water and sewage to and from toilets by up to 90%. As a result, customers experience great resource savings when they install technology from Jets™. Stricter environmental requirements have also made the toilets popular, since vacuum toilets offer great environmental advantages whether the waste is led to the sewer or to a collection tank. Low lifetime costs, high operational security and a good reputation for Norwegian quality internationally, once again prove important factors in winning contracts.
“The Vacuumarator™ pump, developed and produced in Norway, is the heart of the system. It creates vacuum, macerates sewage and discharges in one single-pass operation.
The pump, which uses very little energy and has a small footprint, comes with different capacities, and several hundred toilets can be connected to each of the most powerful pumps.
- We see a great potential for these products both in Norway and abroad, particularly in terms of water conservation. With a growing population and improved standards of living, the demand for better sanitation will also increase. With this comes higher water consumption, unless one uses our vacuum systems or some other environmentally-friendly sanitary technology,” ends Hauge.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says all people 55 and older should be getting the booster shots of a form of the Zika virus that was discovered only in April 2018.
The CDC estimates that between 1.2 million and 3.8 million people have come into contact with the nip virus during the Zika outbreak, which peaked in Brazil in 2015. Infection rates were low in the U.S. and the CDC says that Zika has not been detected in mosquitoes in the U.S. since 2015.
The CDC has stated previously that the virus poses a high risk to pregnant women and that pregnant women would not be recommended to get the booster shots.
According to the CDC, the extra dose will have little effect on someone that already has already been infected with the virus. The CDC is still recommending that pregnant women remain at least 21 weeks from Zika infection with at least two weeks off their birthdays.
The nip virus tends to go away after a couple weeks and can be transmitted to sexual partners. The CDC recommends that sexual partners have condoms for at least six months after infection to reduce the risk of transmission.
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Temptation is a fact of life we have to live with daily, from hitting the snooze button, eating the doughnut or thinking thoughts that are not pleasing to God. We are all tempted in many ways every day. Why do some handle temptation better than others? Those who conquer temptation are those with a made up mind.
Yes they are still tempted, but their success is due to making up their mind FIRST of what they will do when temptation comes.
David, in his life was determined to be holy in his walk with God. In Psalm 101:1-4 he says “I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To Thee, O LORD, I will sing praises. I will give heed to the blameless way. When will Thou come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not fasten its grip on me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil.”
David had a made up mind!
He made up his mind to praise God. He knew making it a priority to praise God continually would leave no room for temptation to get hold.
He made up his mind to pay attention to the way of integrity. He chose to take the time to seek out the right way and to implement it into his life.
He made up his mind to live with integrity in the heart of his house. To have integrity is to do the right thing all the time even if no one is looking. David made up his mind to go so far as to have integrity in the hidden place of his heart where no one could see if he sinned.
He made up his mind not to set anything godless before his eyes, he decided to turn his head when tempted to look at ungodly things.
He made up his mind that he didn’t like to sin, and if he did he would not let it be a habit, but be quick to repent.
As we read this psalm we can’t help but think, a lot of good his made up mind did him when he fell into sin with Bathsheba.
Even though we put a made up mind into practice, we still cannot be sinless. David found himself tempted by what he saw, he did not turn his head but kept thinking about it. This action brought the temptation closer, causing him to fall into it.
2 Samuel 12:13-14 says as soon as David realized he sinned he quickly repented saying, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And in Psalm 51:12-13 David wrote about his repentance, saying “Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit, then I will teach transgressors Thy way and sinners will be converted to Thee.”
The most impressive thing David did in his life was to quickly repent when he sinned and help others, teaching them what not to do.
We can do the same! We are all tempted and we all fall. If you put these steps into practice you stand a better chance not to fall. If you do fall, remember to be quick to repent and use what you have learned to help others live the victorious life with Jesus.
Father, thank you for being so gracious to us even when we blatantly sin against you. Help us to turn our sins into teaching moments and help others become closer to you. In the name of Jesus, amen
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I’m a big fan of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, which has been called the “anti-Christian answer to Narnia.” (Though I’m a big fan of Narnia too. Knee-jerk pro-Christian attitudes and knee-jerk anti-Christian attitudes are both impediments to literary enjoyment, among other things.) It has also inevitably been compared with the Harry Potter series, though IMHO it’s much better written.
The books (mainly a trilogy, though there’s a fourth book of sorts, and rumors of a fifth on the way) take place in a parallel universe in which everyone’s soul is externalised in animal form (think “familiars”), and follows the adventures of a girl who may hold the secret to … well, it’s a long and complicated story, involving witches, gypsies, balloons, trepanning, talking bears, homosexual angels, human sacrifice, the rooftops of Oxford, holes in the fabric of reality, the I Ching, original sin, mental illness, the afterlife, lapsed nuns, Neanderthal skeletons, a frail and senile Jehovah, and a substance called “dust” which bears some resemblance both to the “dark matter” of contemporary physics and to the Jain version of karma. (Some plot points seem borrowed from Steven Brust’s To Reign in Hell.)
The theme of the series is the interplay between what Blake called “innocence” and “experience,” and the danger of overvaluing the former at the expense of the latter. At the end of the day I’m not sure that Pullman offers a coherent account of these two concepts, or that the ethical outlook of the third book can be reconciled with that of the first two, but the books are terrific nonetheless. The series is marketed as children’s fiction, but there’s nothing essentially juvenile about it.
The title comes from these lines of Milton’s:
Into this wild Abyss,
The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave,
Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,
But all these in their pregnant causes mixed
Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight,
Unless th’ Almighty Maker them ordain
His dark materials to create more worlds –
Into this wild Abyss the wary Fiend
Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,
Pondering his voyage
Anyway, the first book, The Golden Compass (known as Northern Lights in England), is being made into what looks to be a beautiful, well-cast, and fairly faithful movie; check out the poster and trailer.
Some comments from the filmmakers have suggested that they plan to tone down the anti-Christian content. Other comments from the filmmakers have suggested that they don’t plan to do so. There’s not much anti-Christian content in the first book, though, so we’ll have to wait for the later films to see. (Some fans have also wondered how the films will handle the ending of the last book, which seems to imply sexual intercourse between the two main characters, both about thirteen years old. But that’s easy. The books take place within a few weeks of each other, but the studio plans to make its three films one every two years: thus by the time they get to the third film the stars will be 18.)
More clone wars? Hmm. That’s one period of Star Wars history that I don’t really feel I have a whole lot of still-unsatisfied curiosity about. Oh well.
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Hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for friends and family can be an overwhelming task. When you are providing a meal for a group of people, it is tempting to opt for things like pre-cut fruits and veggies, snack portions of cheese, store-bought pie and other modern conveniences to make it easier to get through the day. However, using these items can come at a price. When you buy things that are packaged in single-use plastic, it wreaks havoc on the environment. This year, instead of just focusing on eating all of the delicious food during the celebration, focus on the preparation, and commit to a zero-waste Thanksgiving. Here is how to do it.
Choose recipes and menu items wisely
A zero-waste Thanksgiving always starts with your grocery list, so when you are planning your Thanksgiving dinner, go through your recipes and choose menu items that will use up whole veggies and full containers of things like broth, cream or soup. For example, if you have a recipe that uses half of an onion, find another recipe that will use the other half.
If you are using recipes that have special ingredients that you don’t use often, like buttermilk or fresh herbs, have a plan to use up all of these ingredients. If you aren’t going to use them entirely for Thanksgiving, do some research on how to store the items for the long-term, like freezing, or find some post-holiday recipes where you can use the remainder of the ingredients instead of throwing them away.
Opting for the local farmer’s market to purchase your ingredients instead of a supermarket will get you off to a good start for a zero-waste Thanksgiving. Food at farmer’s markets is often unpackaged, and it is usually organic, meaning you can steer clear of harmful pesticide residue.
If you do not have access to a local farmer’s market, choose a grocery store that sells unpackaged produce. Avoid buying anything that is already prepared.
Whether you visit the market or the grocery, don’t forget your reusable produce and shopping bags to keep every step of your Thanksgiving feast free from waste.
Cook from scratch
When you are deciding on a menu, make sure to plan ahead to cook everything from scratch. If you have a small kitchen or don’t feel like you are going to have the time to cook everything on the menu, don’t be afraid to ask your friends and family members to each bring a dish. If you do this, get specific about what each person will bring, so you don’t end up with several green bean casseroles.
If you don’t have the patience or time to plan out everything ahead of time, chances are you will end up with leftovers or unused items. If this is the case, throw some cooked turkey, veggies and herbs into some extra broth or stock and freeze the mixture to use later. You can also keep your scraps while you are cooking, and use those trimmings, bones and peelings for homemade stock.
Encourage smaller portions
It is very easy to load up your plate during Thanksgiving dinner and have food leftover, because you can’t eat it all in one sitting. To stop food from going into the trash, set out smaller plates and serving spoons to encourage smaller portions. You could also supply storage containers (or, better yet, ask guests to bring their own!) that your guests can use to package their leftovers and take home.
Be sure to use real plates, utensils, glasses and cookware, and if possible, use cloth napkins. This will greatly reduce your Thanksgiving waste and keep your garbage can from overflowing.
Make your own decorations
Instead of purchasing Thanksgiving decorations from a store, get crafty and make your own centerpieces and decorations. You can reuse your Halloween pumpkins and other gourds for a beautiful centerpiece, or buy new ones to use as flower vases or candle holders. You can also use tiny pumpkins in place settings. You can cook or compost the pumpkins after the holiday.
Be a gracious guest
If you are not hosting a Thanksgiving dinner, you can still be a mindful guest. Be prepared with your own reusable containers for leftovers, and avoid bringing dishes in disposable plastic containers or foil.
Having a zero-waste Thanksgiving is all about intention. You can’t do everything all of the time, but if you have the mindset to start with one holiday, you can bring those ideas into your everyday life and start to really make a difference.
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Urban Seeds: What a Cornfield in Kansas and Blvd. Renee Levesque Have in Common
Andrea del Moral
Along the coasts of North America, cities are dots dropped on maps of
huge open space. They gather in clusters blurring into megalopolises
that house hundreds of millions of people. In the middle of the country
the dots drop between fields of soy and corn.
Between these cities, vast expanses of open space push the horizon. In
the prairies and plains, wheat and corn, soybeans and canola, potatoes
and sugar beets fill thousands of acres of space. This is the heartland,
“feeding people everywhere.” However, most of the crops grown on these
immense tracts of land, are not food for people. They are monoculture
fields of animal feed, or raw products which are refined into processed
foods. An astonishing amount of this land is sown with seed crops.
Inbred parent lines of commercial seeds are meticulously de-sexed and
hand pollinated every year to grow hybrid seed. The seeds from these
plants will be sold to gardeners and farmers, from hardware store
packets to several pound bags, then grown for one season. The grower
will return to the company for seed the next year. Millions of acres of
land are devoted to maintaining parent lines and creating hybrid crops.
This is not idyllic rural countryside. This is an outdoor commodity
factory. Seeds are products, vehicles for profit.
On the surface, city landscapes look very different from the expanses of
grain and beans that stretch through the middle of the continent.
However, just as the monoculture of plants is not grown to feed people,
neither is the space in cities dedicated to meeting the daily needs of
the people who live there. Road space accounts for more than 50% of
urban land. There are tall buildings, banks, restaurants, insurance
companies, investment corporations, a myriad assortment of offices that
“house people making money,” while other people hunger for space in
which to live ? not simply shelter at night ? but space in which to
interact, grow, and discover.
In ecology there is a phenomenon known as /edge/. Edge is the space
where two different ecosystems meet. This could be forest and prairie,
or river and desert. At the place where differences meet, life thrives.
New species and relationships develop. The dynamics of cities work on
this same principle of edge, but here it is not only biological but also
a cultural edge; plants and animals find relationships with each other
that never happen in their indigenous environments, and humans find ways
of mixing language, habits, food, music, games, and religion.
While cities and rural places look different to the eye, what is
actually going on in both places is similar. There are endless
possibilities for dynamic, thriving habitats for life. Unfortunately,
what is also similar about these environments is that much of rural and
urban space is used to serve commerce alone. It is the same theme in a
different form. One central connection between urban and rural people,
land, and economies together, is agriculture. And the foundation of
agriculture is – the seed.
Seed-savers and food democracy
I spent the last two and a half months visiting seed savers
and plant breeders in Quebec, Maine, Vermont, New York, Virginia,
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. At that time, my friend Sascha was doing
the same thing on the west coast, in California, Oregon, Washington, and
British Columbia. We have gathered the stories of an amazing group of
people who have the knowledge we need to build a new agriculture, and
the wisdom to communicate a politics that accompanies it.
We believe the movement for food democracy in North America will be led
by the seed savers. Since time immemorial seed savers have been
preserving and encouraging genetic diversity to flourish in their farms
and gardens. Today the small-scale seed-growing community is composed of
wise and intelligent people who value seeds grown in healthy, diverse
environments. We believe that they have great potential to help us
develop the rural-urban exchange to create another edge, where people
with different roles in agriculture (as creators, growers, eaters) and
communities (rural, urban, suburban) meet to create a new biological and
cultural habitat that will enable us all to thrive.
Seeds are themselves transformers, bringing food, beauty, and habitat to
places where there was once only sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and
soil. Out of all these disparate factors, the seed is the key to
creating life. Their small, simple form is the cumulation of people’s
history and ecological history, they are a treasure chest of genetic
diversity, equipped to deal with myriad challenges and surprises. This
history comes into our hands unmediated by mass monoculture, we know it
only by sticking it in some soil and watching what it does.
Arming the people with seeds
I want to see my neighbourhood, and the
neighbourhoods of my friends across the continent full of miners lettuce
and cilantro and kale and brassicas. I want to see beans from Zaire and
Central America and corn where several colours twist through every
single kernel. I want to see squash that got invented in back yard
mishaps. I want to make friends through the sharing of seeds.
The sharing of seeds is about preserving and expanding the genetic
diversity on this planet that so much of our cultural history has
disrespected and destroyed. But it is more than that. The endeavor to
bring agricultural knowledge into the city has a lot more to do with
restoring our common humanity than with the plants themselves.
If we do not understand that culture is diversity, and that we need it
to survive and thrive, then saving diversity will only end up being a
museum, an arboretum; textbooks and slideshows of all the life that once
was. We have to start understanding the role and importance of
diversity: in the meeting of individuals with distinct and contrasting
histories lies the potential for new futures.
In the city, this is more about the ecology of people than that of
plants. This means beginning to talk to our neighbors, it means learning
the histories of people who share our yards and streets, and it also
means learning our own history. It means listening. And sharing. And
paying attention to what each of us bring to the edge.
I want to make heartlands in cities, that feed our hearts and stomachs
at the same time. I want the dots on this continent’s edge to blur into
the empty spaces through cultural contact, for us to know each other; at
the very least to know each other and to understand how we are
interdependent. I want this land to be used for feeding and housing and
healing, for creating and meeting and learning. I want seeds of plants
and ideas and love to flourish, and to multiply through the seasons. I
want these seeds to spread freely, to spread their histories to the
people and to make the people free.
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Gold Electroplating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal. Gold plating finds its uses in jewelry, semiconductor industry. It often requires that the substrate be cleaned Read more…
Chromate Conversion Coating
Chromate Conversion Coating (also commonly referred to as Chemical Film, Chem Film, Alodine or Iridite) converts the surface properties of the substrate (typically aluminum or magnesium) as compared to plating which applies a coating onto the surface of the substrate. Chromate provides excellent corrosion resistance, is conductive and results in no measurable buildup (0.00001”- 0.00003”) on the parts.
Chromate conversion coatings are the most widely used coating for corrosion protection of Aluminum and Aluminum alloys minimizing surface oxidation. It is commonly used for an undercoat for paint or adhesive applications due to the excellent bonding properties it provides. Class 1A coatings give maximum corrosion protection with the highest electrical surface resistance while class 3 coatings have lower corrosion protection and provide lower electrical surface resistance.
Advanced Surface Technologies applies both standard hexavalent (clear and yellow) and RoHS compliant Trivalent (TCP) to Aluminum and Magnesium alloys.
Both Hexavalent and Trivalent films at Advanced Surface Technologies have passed initial 336 hour salt spray testing and are subject to monthly 168 hour salt spray testing as well as paint adhesion testing conforming to all specifications.
Chromate Conversion Coating Specfications:
- ASTM B 449-93 (2004)
- AMS 2473G
- AMS 2474D
The Trivalent Chromium Process (TCP) provides a non hexavalent chromate conversion coating compliant with RoHS, ELV and WEEE directives. It compares favorably with the hexavalent coatings providing a conversion coating that fulfills the corrosion, paint and electrical requirements of the different specifications.
Advanced Surface Technologies extensive experience with the chromate conversion coating process enables us to effectively process cast and all the different wrought alloys with alloy specific pre-treatment chemistries.
See also Passivation
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According to the words of Petukhov, Ukraine is required to become necessary for EU. The deputy of Ministry of Justice on European Integration, Sergey Petukhov, has thought out how to get EU visa-free regime. According to his words, currently, many people are hurt by EU for postponing the decision on visa-free for Ukraine.
“Certainly we do have a full right to feel ourselves betrayed as have become hostages of migration crisis and a factor of election planned to be in the next year in the major EU countries (Germany, France, the Netherlands). However, in my opinion, instead of taking offence one should look for the ways to become required and necessary for them. For example, I see EU need in close cooperation with Ukraine with regard to the investigation of international and trans-border crimes. In particular, as to the words of Petukhov, Ukraine could sign up Agreement with Europol. Also, the Minister Deputy regards Ukraine to offer EU taking voluntary quota for migrants’ resettlement.
“I suppose our country to take the quota in full, for example, of the Netherlands. It could become an important reflection of solidarity with Europe in solving common problem. Sure, we would ask additional financing from EU or separate country, and these would be less enough means as had been spent for their keeping in EU”, – he reported.
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Geolocating an IP address using GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 databases consists of configuring a database reader and querying the database.
MaxMind offers and highly recommends using official client libraries to query our databases.
We have a collection of officially supported libraries for you to query with the GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 databases:
Configuring the database reader requires the database file to be accessible on
the filesystem. After configuring the database reader, you can then query the
database by calling the method corresponding to the database type (e.g.
country) and passing it the IP address you want to look up.
If the lookup succeeds, the method call will return a model class/object for the database method you called. This model in turn contains multiple record classes/objects, each of which represents part of the data for the record.
If the request fails, the reader class will throw an exception or return an error depending on the library.
For more details on database methods, errors, and exceptions, see the client API documentation below.
You can find a complete list of official and unofficial client APIs, and third-party integrations on the database documentation page.
This page was last updated on August 9, 2022.
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Aim: To prepare and submit 100 ml of aqueous Iodine Solution (Lugol’s Solution).
Requirements: Iodine, Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Beaker, Glass rod, Measuring cylinder, etc.
Theory: Lugol’s iodine, also known as aqueous iodine and strong iodine solution, is a medication and disinfectant used for several purposes. Iodine is practically insoluble in water as its solubility is 1: 2150. But in the presence of Potassium Iodide, it becomes soluble due to the formation of a new compound known as poly iodide and acts as a stronger germicidal. Lugol’s iodine, by contrast, has no alcohol and has twice the mass of potassium iodide as elemental iodine. Lugol’s iodine solution is often used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
|Potassium Iodide||100 g|
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- Take Potassium Iodide as required in the beaker.
- Add 5-7 ml of water and stir well.
- Add the required amount of iodine to it and stir well.
- Make up the volume up to 100 ml with alcohol.
Category: Pharmaceutical aid and Germicidal.
Storage: Store in a well-closed container and keep in a cool place.
Labeling: FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY
Make sure you also check our other amazing Article on : Preparation of Cresol with Soap Solution
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Practice Relating to Rule 109. Search for, Collection and Evacuation of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
Cameroon’s Disciplinary Regulations (1975) states: “When operational circumstances permit, the wounded, sick and shipwrecked must be collected”.
Cameroon’s Instructor’s Manual (1992) provides that the wounded and shipwrecked shall be searched for and collected.
The manual also states that evacuation of wounded and sick can take place during combat, after combat or during a cease-fire.
Cameroon’s Instructor’s Manual (2006), under the heading “Rules for Conduct in Combat”, states: “Wounded enemy combatants: collect them.”
The manual also states: “In case of armed conflict, the protection of persons and objects must be the first permanent concern of commanders. Thus, the first act must be to search for the victims.”
The manual further states with regard to the wounded, sick and shipwrecked: “This category of victims … must, if possible, be evacuated as soon as possible via a medical military evacuation channel.”
Cameroon’s Disciplinary Regulations (2007) states: “Every soldier must: … collect, protect and care for the wounded, sick and shipwrecked as far as operational circumstances permit”.
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Japanese Painting, Ceramics & Other Arts
Undoubtedly for those with an interest in art, Japan offers a dizzying myriad of choice. While the foundation for Japanese artistic traditions originated in China and Korea, Japan since adapted and refined its practices over the millennium to develop a distinctly Japanese aesthetic. Even Japanese animation and manga, now so popular internationally, derived their basic forms from techniques used in Japanese painting and religious art decoration. Whether your interests lie with Japan’s sophisticated ceramic traditions, fine maki-e or pearl inlay lacquerware, or the refined painting methods used in hanging scrolls, folding screens and sliding doors, Japan offers something for everyone.
Ceramics Studio Visit
This is private visit to the rural studio of a ceramics artist, who is recognized as a master of utensils used in the Japanese tea ceremony, such as the tea bowl. He will explain the concepts behind the tea ceremony, Japanese ceramics and Japanese culture in English. We can also arrange visits to other Japanese ceramic artists located in other parts of Japan.
Glass Artist Visit
There is no color in his glass. Each glass is reflected by the scenery, light, wind, food, giving it a beautiful color into his art. Thus, his glass creates the expression of each moment and changes the aspect of glass depending on the surroundings. This is the style of his works and impressive way of creating glass. The atelier is located in a small valley over streams in rural Kyoto. A place is full of passion and spirits that are admired by people who are apprentice to the master - the artist. Let's visit him at his studio in the countryside.
Visit Private Japonism Collection
Japonism refers to the Japanese influence on European and American art in the later half of the nineteenth century. During this visit you will see a noteworthy collection of antique Japonism Baccarat, antique Nabeshima ware, antique Kakiemon and other Japonism art that was created specifically for European royal families and aristocrats in former times but which has since been returned to Japan.
Visit to Otsu-style Painting Studio
This Otsu painting style represents a variety of subjects such as animals, dancers and mythical monsters drawn in a unique caricature style. At the beginning, this particular genre originated as Buddhist paintings but with the passing of time, numerous other types of subjects were depicted. The artist will explain the history and traditions behind Otsu art and demonstrate the technique. The experience takes place in the artist’s studio in a beautiful heritage property.
Visit to Kyoto Doll Studio
Humans or dolls? These forms of Japanese dolls are meticulously crafted so that the dolls look like real people, with their kimono and accessories being made with the same materials and techniques as for humans. In this experience, the Kyoto doll master artisan will show you how she makes everything herself from the body of the doll to the costume using techniques passed down through the generations. This master is well recognized for the sensitive rendition of facial expressions and the beautifully intricate kimono costumes.
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery pieces with an urushi lacquer resin mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. This concept is built on the idea that in embracing imperfections you can create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art. Instead of attempting to repair an item like new, the 400-year-old technique actually highlights the "scars" as a part of the design itself. This also acts as a metaphor for healing ourselves as well. During the process of repairing broken things, we actually create something more unique, beautiful and resilient. The repairs are also an antidote to the modern culture of disposability.
Japanese Scroll Painting
The artisan you will meet during this experience has been handed down over the generations the traditional techniques of creating oriental books, documents, prints, and works of art based on the art of Kyoto-style picture mounting. You will explore the traditional restoration techniques of art works and the traditional methods and techniques of making and restoring the delicate paper used in kakejiku (hanging scrolls) and fusuma (sliding doors), as well as learn about Japanese paper art.
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Founded in 1990, Starr Commonwealth’s National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC) is committed to bringing out the best in every traumatized child by training child caring professionals to create environments where children can flourish. Children who have experienced adversity behave in ways that defy logic, reason and the best intentions of the adults in their lives. They are often labeled as “bad” or “unreachable” because of their trauma-driven behaviors. Traditional therapies often fall short because they aim to change the behavior rather than address the trauma, the root cause of the symptoms and reactions. TLC has trained over 6,000 professionals to help traumatized children and adolescents move from victim to survivor thinking, and continues to share its knowledge with professionals throughout the world.
Resilience: Reclaiming Youth International
Since 1997, Starr Commonwealth’s Reclaiming Youth International (RYI) has been dedicated to the development of programs and strategies to serve children and youth who are in conflict in family, school and community. RYI provides strength-based training designed to cultivate the potential in every child. We provide resources to help shift thinking from neglect, lack of knowledge and disrespect to support, understanding and respect. We draw on the strengths of youth professionals, family advocates, community policy leaders, researchers and young people themselves in the search for positive, practical solutions.
Reclaiming Youth International’s Circle of Courage® model portrays four universal growth needs of all children:
Racial Healing: Glasswing
Glasswing® training programs offer a different way of looking at others, ourselves and the world. This unique training offers a two-day racial-healing seminar. Participants are guided through a transformation of their hearts and minds as they learn to change how they relate to one another as members of the human family. The racial-healing process can only exist in an atmosphere of trust and respect (for self and others). Glasswing facilitators are well trained, highly respected and exceptional at what they do. Many participants describe the Glasswing experience as life-altering. Glasswing also offers a five-day certification training session for facilitators of the two-day sessions. Our five-day sessions are intense and carefully structured to make the most of every minute. Can Glasswing help you or your organization?
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Many doctors and scientists agree that women are more proactive in keeping themselves healthy. They typically eat the right diets and get enough exercise while also taking medications and supplements that are prescribed by their doctors. Along with taking care of themselves, women also ensure the safety and personal wellness of their children.
However, they may be less successful in ensuring the health and wellness of their grown sons, husbands, fathers, and other male family members. Guys tend to neglect their health and overlook important aspects of personal wellness that could help them live longer. When they want to stay well and live a longer life, however, they may wonder what components to include in their daily regimens. They can live a healthy lifestyle for men by remembering these considerations.
How Can You Solve Male Enhancement Issues?
Many doctors argue that the first consideration guys should make with their health involves maintaining their weight. As more people spend time working all day or neglecting their exercise routines, males can gain weight rather rapidly. In no time, a man may weigh much more than he should. Being overweight can be detrimental to a person’s overall fitness.
In fact, it is so detrimental that doctors observe several conditions to be directly related to obesity. A man who weighs too much could develop diabetes and need to take insulin injections. A diabetic individual also suffers other bodily detriments that range from loss of sexual functions, hallowed skin, poor kidney output, frequent skin infections, and poor healing from wounds and surgeries.
However, when he wants to lose weight, a man might be able to accomplish this goal rather quickly and thoroughly by following these recommendations. First, he might be advised to start a daily exercise routine to get his body back into shape and to speed up his metabolism. Suitable exercises include running, jogging, or even walking briskly if he is out of shape.
Second, this individual could also get back into shape by doing some sort of strength training. Some guys like to lift weights while others like to work out on treadmills or elliptical machines. Many gyms have such equipment on hand and can show people how to use these devices. A gentleman might find that he is able to shed pounds more effectively with strength training.
Along with losing weight and improving his metabolism, a person may also enjoy good health by watching his diet. Many men today like to have a few beers with friends and indulge in hamburgers, steaks, and other high calorie fare. While the occasional treat certainly might not hurt him, a constant diet of such fatty foods could cause him to gain pounds. However, rather than cut out these foods entirely, he can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and also include more whole grains and fiber to his diet. These addition, along with cutting back significantly on high calorie and fatty foods, could allow this person to improve his wellness. He also might remember to drink more water rather than beer, soda, or tea.
In addition to losing weight and improving his diet, a gentleman may also remember to be safe when it comes to sexual encounters. If a man is not married or in a committed relationship, he might think it is normal to have one night stands or random sexual experiences. However, these chance encounters could put his health at risk. In fact, some guys do not like to wear condoms because they fear they will lose sensitivity and enjoyment when having sex. Yet by neglecting this safety aspect, they put themselves at risk of getting sexually transmitted diseases like HIV and gonorrhea. Many people today do not consider sexual safety practices to be a part of good wellness. However, this activity may lead them to develop conditions that may shorten their lives later.
As such, a man looking to improve his wellness might remember to wear condoms and perhaps to engage in such random encounters less frequently. Even if he is not looking to get married or begin a committed relationship, this individual could be cautioned to scrutinize possible partners with more care and to remember his safety during the evening. This precaution could allow him to avoid infections and conditions he might regret later.
In addition to taking care of his romantic capabilities, losing pounds, and eating better, a person also might remember to be careful in his everyday work and life activities. Many guys like to take risks, such as driving too fast or playing sports that put their bodies at risk. While no one could argue that they should stop playing sports, particularly if they are young enough to heal fast in the event of an injury, they may prevent devastating injuries by wearing gear designed to protect their bodies. For example, if they love to play football, they can wear helmets and shoulder pads to ward off sharp hits and devastating harm like dislocated shoulders or broken ribs.
Likewise, if they enjoy climbing mountains, going skiing, riding dirt bikes, or generally taking part in activities that call for extreme care, these individuals may do well to keep their knee and elbow pads on, as well as to wear good helmets, eye protection, and having plenty of other gear on hand to prevent their premature deaths. These precautions still let them have fun without otherwise putting their bodies in harm’s way.
Until they get married and have families, many gentlemen think that they are invincible. Statistics show that more males get into car accidents than females. Because of this reality, gentlemen might recall the importance of driving with care and slowing down rather than driving at fast speeds. They can also keep their insurance premiums low and preserve their cars by driving at speeds that are best suited for traffic conditions.
These elements of a healthy lifestyle can keep men alive and in good condition longer. If they want to know what steps to take to improve their lives, they may recall these suggestions. These steps might allow them the happiness and wellness they crave.
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Your starter for ten: which server maker once had a joint venture with Japan’s Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) to build a data and speech communications hub, with the rather sexy code-name ‘Asparagus’?
Some clues: The year was 1987. The server maker in question was working with NTT on a communications hub built around its Eclipse MV minicomputer. Got it now?
Ok some more clues. The server firm was ultimately sold to EMC. CEO at the time was Ron Skates. Most famous engineer was Tom West, who was the subject of Tracy Kidder’s bestseller The Soul of a New Machine…[click continue reading for more on the mystery server maker and project Asparagus!]…
Got it? Yep, it was Data General (DG).
This was, of course, long before Data General was acquired by EMC. Back in the day you may recall, Data General made its money from minicomputers, not the CLARiiON storage arrays that led EMC to buy the firm.
So why was the joint venture with NTT code-named ‘Asparagus’? Apparently the reason was that the vegetable takes two years after planting to produce edible shoots, but once established, it produces indefinitely. I don’t know whether it was DG or NTT that came up with the name, but if you do I’d love to hear from you.
Anyway as it turns out, the two-year wait for ‘edible shoots’ wasn’t so accurate after all. The two-year milestone came and went without any sign of a hub, and by the time four years were up, DG canned the project altogether. This was in 1991.
DG reportedly decided that it did not want to make engineering changes that were requested by the Japanese phone company. It said it planned to use some of the base technology in future ISDN systems, but shortly after it disengaged from most of its telecommunications activities to focus on servers, specifically the AViiON 88000 RISC Unix machines.
Trivial fact: Data General called its servers AViiON and its storage arrays CLARiiON. From time to time it used the tagline, “The ii’s have it.”
Trivial fact 2: in 1996, before DG was sold to EMC, Tom West started a skunkworks project called THiiNLINE, which later became a division in its own right. He was working on thin servers and thin clients, and did manage to get its SiteStak thin web server to market before the firm was bought and the development discontinued.
Fabulously, there’s still a website for the THiiNLINE division live here.
On the About Us page you can see Tom West in the photo montage: he is the one at the wheel of an old Spanish frigate sailing up the Hudson (I only know this because I was on-board: he granted an interview with Unigram X, which I wrote for back then).
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Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator
An analog Ring Modulator designed by Bob Moog himself. It works by multiplying a mono audio input with a carrier oscillator to produce the wild, famous and vintage ring modulator sound. The MF-102 is a Stomp-Box style Ring Mod with knobs to control LFO amount, LFO rate, Modulator frequency and Modulator Mix. The LFO can be switched between sine or square waveforms (0.1Hz to 25Hz). The carrier signal can be switched between low or high modes (2Hz to 4kHz).
Basically you can feed any mono sound into the MF-102: synth, sampler, DAT, record or microphone. The Carrier signal creates a frequency that will be multiplied to the input sound. This carrier signal is variable via the Modulator frequency knob, hi/low switch and Mix knob. The input sound can be levelled or overdriven using the Drive knob. The LFO is used to modulate the Carrier + Input sound for adding motion and sweeping effects to the cool ring mod effect. The MF-102 is classically endowed with CV (Control Voltage) control with which you can use to basically add a Moog ring mod to your existing analog CV/Gate synths. The MF-102 also has four expression pedal inputs for remote control of the knob parameters. A great analog effect from the Man himself. Use it as a stomp-box or as a modular add-on! Be sure and check out its companions, the MF-101 VCF (filter) and MF-103 12-Stage Phaser. The MF-102 has been used by Fatboy Slim and The Crystal Method.
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The patient-caregiver integrated network
Weiss, Jacob Berner
Dealing with a cancer diagnosis and cancer treatment involves communication among clinicians, patients, families, friends and others affected by the illness. The hypothesis for this research is that an informatics system can effectively support the communication needs of cancer patients and their formal and informal caregivers. How can an online communication system be made accessible and desirable for all of the different players involved in the patient’s care and support? The initial design of a novel informatics-based system for cancer communication was conducted in three phases (The Discovering Phase, The Developing Phase and The Testing Phase). Five types of clinical and supportive relationships were identified and supported by in-depth interviews with cancer patients and their informal caregivers. A prototype web-based communication system was created with an emphasis on the interpersonal relationships between patients, families, and clinicians. The system was used over the course of two months by a group of clinicians and head and neck cancer patients in the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center. A case study is presented of one patient’s detailed feedback and use of the system with the clinicians and with family and friends. A larger study of the system’s effect on the clinical and social outcomes will be conducted during the PhD phase of this research. The current phase of this research concludes with the initial user feedback and iterative design of the system prototype.
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36 “My kingdom is not of this world,” said Jesus. “If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. As it is, My kingdom does not have its origin here.”
37 “You are a king then?” Pilate asked.
“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”
38 “What is truth?” said Pilate.
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We tend to receive a lot of profile bios of people involved in companies both big and small. These bios, written by various PR firms, deal with a short story about a company’s founder, CEO, VP, or whatever title they give to themselves. Some of the bios are written as a straight forward introductory sheet that informs the reader about what they did in their professional career, what companies they are (or were) involved with, as well as their higher educational background. (These are the kind of rundowns one would see on a Linkenin page rather that something found through Facebook!)
A few of these bios are written in a question and answer structure, where the writer of the article will post a question, and then the person being interviewed will give their often long-winded answer.
For instance, the Q&A feature may look something like this:
Q: I see you have called your new book How I Became A Success In Starting A Chicken Ranch On A Chicken Feed Budget. What makes a chicken ranch successful?
A: I wanted to start a chicken ranch because all of my friends were doing it. My pal “Stinky” thought that chickens of the world should be raised on ranches for all of the world to see and later eat! Before long, good ol’ Stink–as I used to call him–would be operating the first chicken ranch open 24 hours, meaning that you can get a chicken at all hours of the day, not just limited to a 9 to 5 operation….
Of course, there will be a selection of question that speak for the person and/or the industry they are involved in that pretty much gets to the point. Once in a while, one will find a question that is getting to become rather common, if not turning into a chiche, in these Q&A rallies.
Among the questions that fall into this category comes to the effect of “What advice you would give to your younger self?”
There are many reasons why the interviewee would ask the person being interviewed. Perhaps one reason that comes to mind is the fact that when anyone was a younger person with a different personality, they had performed tasks and actions where those actions could be called “mistakes”, “errors”, “defaults”, or some other motion where if they knew back then to what they know currently, the person would have performed that action in a different manner by adding to the action for the original response, or not even performing the task at all! Call this part of the “What Was I Thinking?” school of life.
Let’s face it! Just about everyone that has lived within the domestic world that we are presently dwelling in had one of those moments. It doesn’t have anything to do in achieving a form of success in a business or industry. It would involve just living as so-called normal (or near normal) lifestyle. This is a form of life that consists of rather level, perhaps dull and boring, actions everyone does throughout the periods of time they dwell in. It could involve moving to a specific location, accepting some kind of offer or opportunity, or even deciding on what book to read, what diet they should embark in, or even if they should have done something, or not done something, that was regretted long after the fact!
Of course, some of those actions can’t be changed in any way for the same various reasons. The sources that may have been behind it all might no longer exist. A few are now irreverent because what the person who did and/or did not do holds no interest to the matter. And a handful are life long challenges where the person still regrets in doing something or not, even if that action (or lack thereof), was set long in the deep distant past.
It’s quote amusing to discover how people would do things differently if they knew better. Some chuck it up as a simple mistake that has since been corrected. A few post it as an error that made its difference long after the fact. The rest see these actions as an isolated embarrassing moment that they would rather forget. And a lot of these blushing episodes have since been forgotten as they have long moved on.
As for this writer, what would yours truly tell myself as a youthful youth? Plenty! However, those facts o’ life would be ideal for another time and for another article. After all, nobody’s perfect–yet!
NEWS AND REVIEWS
The Road Theate Company of North Hollywood continues its world premier run of Angela J. Davis’ THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK, a drama about a woman’s choice to offer a selection of ancient artifacts for auction, and the man that desires to have those artifacts conserved for heritage preservation.
The story opens in London in the early years of the 21st century. Shortly before his death, Jacob Adler (Allan Wasserman) prevents his former spouse Joan (Laura Gardner) to take a series of old Hebrew books and manuscripts he had kept for a long while. A year after Jacob’s passing, their daughter Michaela (Allison Blaize), a high school teacher living in Oakland, California, arrives to attend the unveiling of her father’s tombstone, a ritual based on Jewish custom. Although she has long abandon her Jewish heritage, she still holds respect toward her family. At the unveiling, she meets Julien Nazir (Richard John Seikaly), an American professor of Jewish and Muslim culture and history. She discovers that these books her father had kept for all of those years turns out to be rare manuscripts that are centuries old, “given” to him when he fled his native Germany during the Nazi occupation in 1941. Now these books are being consigned through a prestige auction house going to the highest bidder. These manuscripts, especially one with the informal name “Spanish Prayer Book”, is a 14th Century document that was published in Spain before the Jews were exiled in that nation. Its worth is appraised as a seven digit monetary figure. Julien believes (along with an American based Government official) that the books should not be sold off due to its mysterious background. Michaela, deep in debt, could use the money from the auction sale. But what is the real backstory to these documents? Were they actually rescued from possible destruction from the Nazis, or where they really removed for another purpose i.e. stolen? And how important are these books for the order of the preservation of Hebrew heritage? It’s a balance between the concerns of the legacy of a traditional faith, the power of financial value, and if possession is really nine tenths of the law?
This new play by playwright Angela J. Davis takes its premise inspired by an actual episode where in the 1980’s, a New York based auction house of fine antiquities acquired a collection of unique and rare Hebrew manuscripts where is was being consigned through an anonymous source. Upon inspection, the said documents were connected to a cultural library foundation in Berlin that the Nazis disbanded where its possession were in question. That event was thus dramatized into this play that shows its drama based through that exact premise.
The production itself follows a non-linear pattern between the contemporary scenes (London c.2009) and Germany c.1941 that show off the backstory to the source of the manuscripts where Michaela’s ancestors Alexander Adler (Carlos Lacamara) and Channa Wild (Tiffany Wolff) attempt to flee for their lives from the Nazi regime with the prized documents in hand. These scenes makes an attempt to clear the background of the old books that is the center of the conflicts.
Along with the performers seen on stage that also includes Amy Tolsky performing in a number of roles, Yuki Izumihara’s set design is relatively simple. There are no furnishings depicted. Only a few squared blocks colored off-white that matches the stage set are used to depicted various scenes, settings, and locations. Visual projections are utilized (also designed by Yuki Izumihara), that show off the lavish and detailed illustrations taken from the actual ancient Hebrew manuscripts that depict stories and fables from the Old Testament enhancing its rarity. Heather Harper’s prop design shows in much smaller detail, the books of old that are only to be handled by fiber free archivists gloves.
Directed by Lee Sankowich, THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK presents in dramatic elements the issues related toward the fate of sacred manuscripts. To quote one of the guidelines that archivists live by, preservation without access isn’t preservation. If that is (or not) the case, then what is…?
THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK, presented by The Road Theatre Company and performs at The Road on Magnolia, 10747 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, until November 23rd. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM.
For ticket reservations or for more details, call (818) 761-8838, or via online at
Glendale’s Brand Park presents an outdoor Shakespeare-in-the-park event with KING LEAR, the classic tragic play presented with a contemporary twist.
Carl Weintraub is the name ruler of Britannia who offers to entrust his power and kingdom to his three daughters Goneril (Veronica Maccari), Regan (Chineze Enokwechi) and Cordelia (Jasmine Ilarde). But all three must first prove their honor and love for him. When Cordelia, the youngest and Lear’s most cherished daughter, declares nothing, he is outranged with her answer, only to leave her with literary nothing. This action starts toward his downward spiral into thoughts of his daughter’s betraying him and his slow mental demise.
As expected, this is the classic tale that has been entertaining theatre audiences for some 400 years. (413 to be exact–give or take a fortnight!) This time around, all of the characters are dressed in period costumes from the 21st century as designed by Melissa Wilson. This method of dress points out the timeless notion that Shakespearian theater never goes out of style! Indeed, some of the language can be a bit hard to decipher, but that is what makes plays extracted from the pen of The Bard just as fascinating way back then and it is in the world of today.
In this production, a cast of players that include Jennifer Ashe as (the) Fool, Carlo Di Alba as Albany, Kelton Jones as Gloucester, Massimo Napoli as Edmund, Madison Young as Edgar, John Ogden as Kent, and Daisy Koprowski, Christine Gan, and Emma Petersen as the granddaughters who will perhaps take over the space that the good King Lear vacated, perform their roles into the era of the present while keeping the poetic verse all in check. Rececca Lynne’s stage direction has the characters emote without any formal stage sets or backdrop. In fact, the backdrop is a corner section of the park, where the only elements seen of its “stage” is mostly trees and grass. There is a short platform with a ornate statue sitting on its top, but that is there to represent King Lear’s vast kingdom.
For those that enjoy a play that’s been around for multiple centuries that continues to keep with its pace as well as to experience such a production in a “less-is-more” setting all in the great outdoors of Brand Park, this seek no further because here it is!!
Depending on the weather, it’s recommended to bring a light jacket along as it may get a bit chilly. Also, bring along a blanket or a lawn chair as this program is in a park setting. And picnicking is encouraged!
KING LEAR, presented by the Dean Productions Theatre Company, performs outdoors at Brand Park, 1601 West Mountain Avenue, Glendale, until October 19th. Showtimes are Thursday through Saturday nights at 8:00 PM.
For ticket reservations and for more information, visit the website
JUDY (Roadside Attractions) stars Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland, a woman seeking her “big break” after going through a series of personal and emotional tribulations.
It’s the winter of 1968. Judy is in her middle 40’s. Her glory days as a young star at MGM has long past. She’s deep in debt, and is undergoing a custody battle between her two kids Lorna (Bella Ramsey) and Joey (Lewin Llody) from her ex (and fourth) husband Sid Luft (Rufus Sewill). Without a place of her own, she attempts to shack up with Sid. However, he can take the kids in, but not Judy. While attending a party in the Hollywood Hills, she meets Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock) a man much younger that her. He has a lot of business ventures going, yet Judy is attracted to his charm. But she still needs to earn money to pay four million to the IRS, and to have a home for her kids. Without either, she’ll be broke and may lost custody. There is one bright spot. She accepts an offer from Bernard Delfont (Michael Gambon) who operates a club and cabaret in London, The Talk of the Town. Under desperation, she accepts the gig to perform for a five week run. In spite of her working again, she is still unsettled with her addiction to pills that’s been continuing since the days as a child star at Metro. While dealing with her personal demons, she finds her way into a comeback success that is indeed “over the rainbow”.
This bio film dealing with the final year of Judy Garland’s life was adapted from Peter Quilter’s stage play End Of The Rainbow into a screenplay by Tom Edge that showcases one of the “world’s greatest entertainers” into a battle between the people that loved her, the people that once loved her, as well as the her own self.
Renée Zellweger as Judy shows out much of her mannerism to near perfection. She plays this singer as a woman that is 47 years in age with the looks of somebody twenty to twenty five years older. Her singing ability does match very close to the original. The reason why it’s not head-on? Judy Garland is the only one that can sing as well as Judy Garland. Alas, it’s been some fifty years since her passing due to a mix of pills and alcohol.
Within this feature, there are brief flashback scenes to 1938 with the sixteen year old Garland (played by Darci Show) who just joined the studio run by movie mogul Louis B. Meyer (Richard Cordery) that tells the young starlet to do what he says and she’ll be a star, or to leave the studio and become forgotten. There are also flashback scenes between her and her co-star Mickey Rooney (Gus Barry), the first man she falls for, but only in the movies–not in “real life”!
In addition to the above noted cast, Jessie Buckley appears as Rosalyn Wilder, Judy’s personal assistant in London who is responsible of getting her from her hotel suite all ready and dressed and to the theater where an eager audience awaits for her to do what she can do best–sing those favorite tunes that will keep Judy into the limelight. Royce Pierreson is featured as Burt Rhodes, the bandleader of the orchestra who backs up Judy during her club gig. And finally, Andy Nyman and Daniel Cerqueira play Stan and Dan, two older gentleman who are big fans of Judy that eventually befriend her. They appear as mild comic relief who gives this feature film its gay appeal. (Both meanings of “gay”!)
Directed by Rupert Goold, JUDY is far from being the ultimate screen version of the life and times of the former Francis Gumm of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. That tale has yet to be told. However, this film will surface as a movie that isn’t loaded down with Hollywood bio cliches that tends to bog down these types of movies. However, it does leave a few untied story threads. (Those won’t be noted in fear of opening a few spoiler alerts!)
Perhaps the biggest untied thread is that this movie ends six months before her untimely death in June of 1969. What happened during those six months? Does this means there may be a sequel in the works? Since this type of film isn’t the “tentpole movie” variety, it will be hard to say! We’ll see.
JUDY is rated “PG-13” for mild cussing. Now playing in selected theaters.
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|Year : 2019 | Volume
| Issue : 4 | Page : 161-164
Treatment patterns of patients with schizophrenia based on the data from 44,836 outpatients in Russia
Karel Kostev1, Galina Osina2, Marcel Konrad3
1 Depatment of Epidemiology, IQVIA, Frankfurt, Germany
2 Real World Evidence,IQVIA, Moscow, Russia
3 Health & Social, FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, Frankfurt, Germany
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|Date of Acceptance||26-Nov-2019|
|Date of Web Publication||23-Dec-2019|
Dr. Karel Kostev
IQVIA, Unterschweinstiege 2.14, 60549 Frankfurt
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Aim: The goal of the present study was to estimate the treatment patterns in outpatients with schizophrenia in Russia. Methods: A total of 44,836 outpatients with schizophrenia treated by 812 psychiatrists in 2018 were selected in the LRx database in Russia. We descriptively analyzed the proportions of patients treated with different therapy classes and drugs. Results: Typical antipsychotics (58.2%) were the therapies with the highest patient proportion, followed by anti-Parkinson drugs (38.3%) and antidepressants (30.6%). The most frequent anti-Parkinson drug was trihexyphenidyl; the most frequent antidepressant was amitriptyline. Conclusions: The findings of this study imply that the proportion of older drugs is higher in schizophrenia therapy in Russia than reported based on samples in Europe and the U.S.
Keywords: Antidepressants, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepine, Russia, schizophrenia
|How to cite this article:|
Kostev K, Osina G, Konrad M. Treatment patterns of patients with schizophrenia based on the data from 44,836 outpatients in Russia. Heart Mind 2019;3:161-4
| Introduction|| |
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disease with a relatively small prevalence of about 0.3% but a very high burden. The prevalence of schizophrenia differs slightly between countries. Some large countries like Russia have no published studies on the prevalence of schizophrenia among the general populations. Based on about 140 million inhabitants in Russia, it can be assumed that about 400,000 people live with schizophrenia in this country. Shaposhnikov and Sitchikhin reported that 354,790 patients with schizophrenia with a high degree of disability were registered in 2013 in Russia.
With no cure for schizophrenia, the main goals of schizophrenia treatment include symptom targeting and relapse prevention. Pharmacological therapy plays a very important role in the treatment of this disease, and several mono- and combination pharmacological therapies are available for treating schizophrenia symptoms. Antipsychotics are the first choice among psychotropic agents used to treat schizophrenia. For some patient groups, treatment strategies include the combination of neuroleptics and antiepileptics. As the prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia is relatively high, antidepressants are also often prescribed. Moreover, some evidence supports the use of combination therapy with antipsychotics and benzodiazepines. Finally, the use of certain anticholinergic drugs in conjunction with antipsychotics has been identified as an important topic in the treatment of schizophrenia.
In recent years, several studies on real-world prescription patterns in schizophrenia have been published, which have enabled the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of therapy practices. Such studies were performed in the U.S,,, China, Japan, Germany, and seven Eastern European countries, including Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The methods and patient populations differed between the countries, but each study was an important investigation into the epidemiology of schizophrenia. Nevertheless, there are no studies that investigate the complete treatment patterns of outpatients with schizophrenia in Russia.
The goal of the present study was to estimate the treatment patterns in outpatients with schizophrenia in Russia, including all therapy classes prescribed to these patients.
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This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on the IQVIA Russia LRx database, which covers approximately 11% of all patients enrolled in federal or regional reimbursement state health-care programs. The data are properly anonymized (in accordance with federal law 152) and allow for longitudinal tracking of each patient via a unique patient ID. Other data attributes include age, sex, diagnosis, and prescription information (therapy with the indication of trade name, molecule, drug form, dosage, and manufacturer, region in which the drug was dispensed; prescription period) and prescriber specialty.
Patients with at least one prescription to treat schizophrenia (ICD-10: F20) from 812 psychiatrists in the time period between January 2018 and December 2018 were included in our analyses. No exclusion criteria were used. We analyzed the following therapy classes based on the anatomical classification of pharmaceutical products published by the European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association: atypical antipsychotics (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical [ATC]: M05A1), typical antipsychotics (ATC: N05A9), antidepressants (ATC: N06A), antiepileptics (ATC: N03), benzodiazepines (N05C), and anticholinergic anti-Parkinson drugs (ATC: N04A).
We separately analyzed the proportions of patients with schizophrenia treated with each of these classes, both by monotherapy and combination therapy. Monotherapy was defined as the prescription of only one therapy class during the study period. Combination therapy was defined as the prescription of at least two of these classes in the same month (as no prescription days are available in the database). When a patient received several therapy combinations in different months throughout the year, the most recent combination was analyzed. In the second step, we analyzed the drugs prescribed to patients with schizophrenia.
This study is of a descriptive nature, and no hypotheses were tested. All analyses were carried out using SAS version 9.4 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC).
| Results|| |
A total of 44,836 patients with schizophrenia who received medication therapy were available for the analysis. The mean age was 43.4 years (standard deviation [SD] 4.7 years) and 49.5% were women [Table 1]. Among all of them, 80.0% were treated with antipsychotics, with 58.2% receiving typical and 28.3% atypical antipsychotics [Figure 1]. The therapy with the highest patient proportion was typical antipsychotics, followed by anti-Parkinson drugs (38.3%) and antidepressants (30.6%).
|Table 1: Basic characteristics of patients with schizophrenia in this study|
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|Figure 1: Therapy classes prescribed to patients with schizophrenia in Russia in 2018. Monotherapy was defined as the prescription of only one therapy class during the study period. Combination therapy was defined as the prescription of at least two of these classes in the same month (as no prescription days are available in the database). When a patient received several therapy combinations in different months throughout the year, the most recent combination was analyzed|
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Anti-Parkinson drugs were prescribed to 42.0% of the patients treated with typical and 27.4% of the patients treated with atypical antipsychotics.
Antiepileptics were prescribed to 13.3% of the patients. Furthermore, only 13.5% of the patients received benzodiazepines as their current therapy [Figure 1], but 24.5% had received benzodiazepines at least once in 2018. Typical and atypical antipsychotics were the two therapy classes most often given as monotherapy, while the other therapy classes were mainly given in addition to antipsychotics [Figure 1].
When these drugs classes were prescribed at least one time, the mean numbers of prescriptions per patient during the year were as follows: atypical antipsychotics: 4.3 (SD: 2.9), typical antipsychotics: 4.5 (SD: 3.1), antidepressants: 4.0 (SD: 3.0), anti-Parkinson drugs: 4.6 (SD: 3.2), and benzodiazepines: 2.9 (SD: 2.4).
In patients treated with typical antipsychotics, haloperidol (30.2%), zuclopenthixol (16.3%), and chlorprothixene (13.7%) were the three most frequently prescribed drugs. Among atypical antipsychotics, clozapine (86.9%), risperidone (13.1%), and quetiapine (17.2%) were most frequently prescribed. Other relevant drugs were trihexyphenidyl (86.9% of the patients treated with anti-Parkinson drugs), amitriptyline (37.1% of the patients treated with antidepressants), phenazepam (85.2% of the patients treated with benzodiazepines), valproate (42.1% of the patients treated with antiepileptics), and carbamazepine (40.7% of the patients treated with antiepileptics) [Figure 2].
|Figure 2: Drugs with a schizophrenia patient proportion of at least 10% of the therapy class. The denominators are patients with schizophrenia who have used that class of medication. For example, presumably, 85.2% of those prescribed benzodiazepines received phenazepam|
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| Discussion|| |
In this retrospective study of almost 45,000 individuals with schizophrenia, we found that the majority patients received antipsychotics. Typical antipsychotics were more frequently prescribed than atypical antipsychotics. The most common combination therapy included anti-Parkinson drugs and antidepressants, and the majority of patients received older generations of drugs.
Interpretation of the findings
One of the main findings of this study was the high proportion of patients treated with typical antipsychotics and the lower proportion of patients prescribed atypical antipsychotics. Some studies have shown that atypical antipsychotics are more beneficial than conventional drugs for cognitive dysfunction and also have fewer side effects., The few eligible trials suggested that clozapine may be more effective than other antipsychotics when used as first- or second-line treatment.
Anticholinergic drugs are often used to reverse extrapyramidal symptoms that result from antipsychotic drug use. The prevalence of such symptoms is higher in patients receiving typical antipsychotics than in patients receiving atypical antipsychotics. In the present study, anti-Parkinson drugs were given much more frequently to patients treated with typical antipsychotics than to patients treated with atypical antipsychotics, which may indicate that a higher proportion of patients treated with typical antipsychotics had extrapyramidal side effects. However, typical antipsychotics, as an older antipsychotic generation, are much more affordable and therefore have a higher share in the reimbursement segment.
Interestingly, the most frequently prescribed anti-Parkinson drug was trihexyphenidyl. This drug was shown to be effective in preventing or treating the extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotics. However, anticholinergics can cause central adverse effects, which is why psychiatrists in Europe only rarely prescribe trihexyphenidyl today. Anti-Parkinson drugs were not only prescribed in a high share of schizophrenia patients but also prescribed on average approximately five times/year. This prescription pattern is not usual, as these drugs are associated with several side effects.
The proportion of benzodiazepine prescriptions in patients with schizophrenia in Russia (24.5%) was slightly lower than the shares reported for the U.S. and Switzerland. Schuster et al. reported that the prevalence of benzodiazepine use was 29.8% in older patients with schizophrenia in Switzerland. In the U.S. study, 27.5% of patients with schizophrenia were prescribed benzodiazepines as monotherapy or in addition to antipsychotics. However, the prescribed drugs differ from country to country (phenazepam in Russia and diazepam and lorazepam in Europe and the U.S, respectively). Phenazepam is a benzodiazepine developed in the former Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken (USSR) about 50 years ago and its toxicity is considered to be lower than that of other benzodiazepines. This drug has been often been prescribed in Russia for anxiolytic, sedative-hypnotic, or antiepileptic uses.
The prevalence of antidepressant use in patients with schizophrenia has been reported in several studies. The average prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia is estimated to be about 25%. In a U.S. study by Himelhoch et al., 37% of patients with schizophrenia received antidepressants. In Italy, a proportion of 40% was reported. In Eastern European countries, 42% of patients with schizophrenia received antidepressants. The prevalence of antidepressant use in the present study was 30.6%, which does not considerably differ from other published studies. However, the antidepressant drug class that was used was different. In the U.S., the share of selective serotonin (noradrenalin) reuptake inhibitors (SSRI/SNRI) was 85%, in Italy, it was 55%, and in Russia, it was 42.1%. Again, the reason may be the higher price of SSRI/SNRI therapy compared to such older antidepressant drugs as tricyclic antidepressants.
Strengths and limitations
The two major strengths of this study are the large sample size and the use of a pharmacy database. However, the findings of this study should be interpreted in the light of several limitations. First, as LRx is a prescription database, only treated patients could be analyzed, which can cause the prevalence of the use of defined drug classes to be overestimated. Moreover, the coverage of the data is 11%, and it is possible that patients in the covered regions have demographic, clinical, and therapy-related differences to patients in the noncovered regions. Second, this was a retrospective study, and missing data on disease severity and/or therapy compliance may have biased the subsequent descriptive analyses. Third, only pharmacological therapy was analyzed, as no data on psychotherapy were available. Finally, schizophrenia treatment patterns were analyzed in Russia, and these findings cannot be extrapolated to populations in other countries.
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The drug classes prescribed to outpatients with schizophrenia in Russia do not differ from those given in Europe or the U.S. However, the findings of this study imply that the proportion of older drugs in Russia is higher than reported based on samples in Europe and the U.S. Further studies are needed to identify the reasons why older generation drugs are prescribed in Russia.
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Size: 0.5 acres
Project Description: Planted in October, 2020, this flowering native meadow on Long Island is growing primarily from seed with supplemental plug and bare-root plantings. To prepare the site, we mowed the vegetation (a significant weed population) and followed up with two applications of a vinegar solution. After dethatching the top layer of soil, we sowed the seed, raked it in, and later planted through. The 1:1 forb to grass mix was selected using local genotypes wherever possible. The following maintenance will include well-timed mows, clever irrigation, and no doubt some careful troubleshooting.
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Landscape Designers: Marie Ruffier-Monet & Timothy Erdmann
Date: 2017; 2021
Size: Village Green - 1.75 Acres; Methodist lane +/- 1 acre
Project Description: A public private partnership with East Hampton Town and Village, Surfrider Foundation, Easthampton Town Community Preservation Fund, Piazza Horticultural and private donors, these projects are focused on dealing with the water quality issues facing the Hook Pond Watershed and disappearing wildlife habitat due to overdevelopment. The Methodist lane site is currently highly maintained turf with sections that have constant standing water and severe flooding in rain events. There are four distinct elements to the design: a passive bioswale to deal with the standing water, a pollinator garden on the southern slope, a Long Island native grass meadow and two copses of native trees. The intent is to slow the movement of and clean storm water runoff before it makes its way to Hook Pond and eventually the Atlantic ocean. The turf will be removed to accept the plantings of native plant material selected to thrive in each ecosystem represented on the site. Criteria for plant selections was based on ability to survive on the site and service to wildlife. Although met with some initial skepticism, the public has given overwhelming support to these projects after learning and seeing firsthand the benefits of reducing highly maintained lawns and adding native planting as demonstrated by the Village Green Bioswale. Installed in 2017, it is successful on many fronts (wildlife services, water quality testing results, public awareness ) that the Methodist lane project is part of a second phase of plantings within East Hampton Village. Local schools and institutions plan programming at the sites to further increase public awareness of bird and insect decline and water quality issues. After generous private donations and a grant from the EH Town Community Preservation Fund, the Methodist Lane project will break ground April 2021.
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The acid-base balance (also called the pH balance) of the body is incredibly important and in acute cases, an imbalance can even be a cause for a medical emergency. However, much of the damage it does is in the long-term, contributing to heart disease, cancer, poor circulation and poor digestion, just to name a few of the unfortunate side-effects. Keeping to an alkaline diet and drinking alkaline water (with a high mineral content) should be able to help prevent that and keep your body’s pH balance where it needs to be.
Promotes Heart Health
Acidity is one of the leading underlying causes of cardiovascular disease. How? First, a low pH can destroy the good fats in the arteries that help reduce arterial inflammation. This inflammation, and not just the build-up of plaque, is one of the reasons why arteries become blocked in the first place.
Supports Healthy Respiratory Circulation
If the body is slightly alkaline, this supports good circulation of oxygenated blood through the lungs and back into the heart and so on to the rest of the body. Acidity, on the other hand, can deprive lung cells of the needed oxygen and can eventually lead to weakened lung tissue which is more vulnerable to disease.
One of the most important functions of the pancreas is to produce digestive enzymes to help counteract the effects of the acidic bile from the stomach. However, it can only do this by using alkalized bicarbonate ions. Otherwise, this bile can cause pain and inflammation and also erode the linings of the digestive tract, leading to potentially serious health problems.
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The kidneys are incredibly important, since they are responsible to for processing the fluids of the urinary tract. If acidity in the body is high, the body will try to compensate for this by pulling minerals from the bones to help alkalize the blood, and this mineral deposits can be transformed into painful kidney stones. Drinking alkaline water can help prevent this.
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The cover of Sotheby’s London Impressionist and modern art sale catalog features “Les Peupliers à Giverny,’’ one of Monet’s depictions of poplar trees in the fields at the edge of his property in Giverny. Painted in 1887, it captures the sunset of early autumn. Sotheby’s is auctioning the work on Feb. 3; it is estimated to sell for $13.8 million to $18.4 million.
One of five Monets included in Sotheby’s sale, this one is particularly interesting because of the seller – the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The catalog says it is being sold to “benefit the acquisitions fund.”
In an email, a spokeswoman for the museum said, “This painting is an example of an Impressionist style that precedes the starting point of the museum’s painting collection.”
Careful readers of auction catalogs will notice a symbol beside the painting’s lot number signifying that Sotheby’s has what it calls an “irrevocable bid” on the painting. That means that a buyer has already agreed to purchase it for an undisclosed sum but that if someone wants to pay more, the person who made that arrangement with Sotheby’s will receive a percentage of the difference between the price agreed upon and what it sells for.
Before being given to MoMA in 1951 by the New York collectors William B. Jaffe and his wife, Evelyn, “Les Peupliers à Giverny” belonged to the Art Institute of Chicago, which sold it in 1947.
The painting will be on view at Sotheby’s in New York from Jan. 21 through Jan. 23 along with other highlights from the sale.
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CODE SWITCHING USED BY PUBLIC FIGURES IN DEDDY CORBUZIER'S PODCAST: SOCIOLINGUISTICS APPROACH
Keywords:Bilingual, Code-Switching, Podcast, Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is a joint scientific discipline between sociology and linguistics which means the relationship between society and language. In this case, sociolinguistics is the relationship and mutual influence between language behavior and social behavior. A language is an object of study of the social structures in society as means of communication and group identity. The ability of each human being in the language is different. Some people use two languages in their daily life which is called bilingual. most people like to switch languages with their interlocutors as needed. In sociolinguistics, there is code-switching which is related to bilingualism. Code-switching refers to a kind of code to switch between two languages of the same language at the same time. Code-switching here is a necessary ability to build in an ever-evolving multicultural environment. From social media, people can learn many languages and explore various languages used by others. Almost everyone uses social media. One famous artist who has a YouTube channel with many subscribers is Deddy Corbuzier. In Deddy Corbuzier's podcast, Deddy Corbuzier tends to switch Indonesian English with the other public figures. Therefore, this research aims to describe the types of code-switching using in Deddy Corbuzier podcast. There are three types such as tag switching, intersentential switching, and intrasentential switching. The data was analyzed by using Stockwell (2002) theory. The researchers used descriptive qualitative research methods to research by using (Sudaryanto, 2015). The results of this research, researchers found 3 data for tag switching, 1 data for intersentential switching, and 5 data for intrasentential switching.
Ameliza, T. C., & Ambalegin, A. (2020). Code Switching Analysis in English Literature Whatsapp Group. Jurnal Basis, 7(1), 141. https://doi.org/10.33884/basisupb.v7i1.1837
Corbuzier, D. (2019a). Agnez mo menjawab indonesia- exclusive! klarifikasi. Retrieved from 2019 website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o4hOpH54Kk&t=1496s
Corbuzier, D. (2019b). Reza arap, gue ga punya agama, ga punya bapak! Retrieved from 2019 website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4lU4SVqGjc&t=598s
Corbuzier, D. (2020). Chef juna - g4y? jahanam? silakan‼️. Retrieved from 2020 website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGuFbCnd-Xc&t=38s
Hoffman, C. (1991). An introduction to bilingualism (1st ed.). London: Longman.
Hymes, D. (1972). Models for the interaction of language and social life BT - Directions in sociolinguistics: The ethnography of communications. In Directions in sociolinguistics: The ethnography of communications (pp. 35–71). Retrieved from papers2://publication/uuid/A1E39564-C9D1-482B-90D0-305DBC0B7763
Kamariah, Ambalegin. (2019). An Analysis Of Using Code Switching In Instagram. Jurnal Basis, [S.L.], V. 6, N. 2, P. 259-266, Oct. 2019. Issn 2527-8835. Available At: <http://ejournal.upbatam.ac.id/index.php/basis/article/view/1431>
Marlina, L. (2017). Bilingualism and bilingual experiences: a case of two southeast asian female students at deakin university. Lingua Didaktika: Jurnal Bahasa Dan Pembelajaran Bahasa, 10(2), 182. https://doi.org/10.24036/ld.v10i2.7429
Stockwell, P. (2007). Sociolinguistics: a resource Book for Students (2nd ed.). Newyork: Routledge.
Sudaryanto. (2015). Metode dan aneka teknik analisis bahasa.Pengantarpenelitianwahanakebudayaan secara linguistik. In Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling.
Wardhaugh, R. (2006). An introduction to sociolinguistics (5th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell.
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If you've ever had a Mac that stopped working, then you know that restoring the OS is pretty easy. macOS has an Internet Recovery feature, which automatically downloads and installs the OS if you boot into recovery (Command + R) and there's no proper OS.
iPhones and iPads work a bit differently though. In order to restore the operating system on an iOS device, you need to plug it into a PC running iTunes, and do it through there. Apparently, that might be changing.
Apple released a new round of betas today, including the third builds of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2, tvOS 13.4, and macOS 10.15.4. According to 9to5Mac, there's some code in the new beta that suggests that a similar feature called OS Recovery is coming to iOS.
The change makes sense, as Apple continues to build out iPadOS to make it more comparable to macOS in terms of real-world features that people actually need. After all, if that's your only computer, then you don't have another one to plug it into to restore the OS. Of course, this could make sense for any device.
For example, there's no way to restore an Apple Watch without bringing it to an Apple Store. There's no Lightning port, and no way to connect it to iTunes. This can be a significant issue if you install a developer beta and it breaks your device, as it means that there's no way to roll back. Apple TV is easy enough to connect to a PC, but still, an Internet Recovery option is still easier.
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Are you sweating over decimals and fractions? Time to wipe off your brow and learn the tricks to mixed fraction, equivalent decimals, and unlike fractions. Practice estimating, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and decimals. Whether you are learning this information for the first time—on your own or with a tutor—or you would like to review your math skills, this book is a perfect choice. And don’t forget to download the FREE WORKSHEETS for even more practice!
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This short-lived denomination originated with a Redditch schoolmaster, Henry Breeden, when he moved to Derby. It led to a division in the Derby WM Circuit (hence the alternative name, 'Derby Faith Folk') in January 1832. Strongly revivalistic in nature, it has been characterized as the only secession that occurred on doctrinal grounds. Its members emphasized entire sanctification and were charged with holding Sandemanian views. Some of the leaders were semi-Pelagian, believing that it was not necessary to pray for faith.
Breeden 'was powerfully seconded by his able and accomplished usher, an old Grove lad, Thomas Graham, who had honourably resigned his place in our ministry, on finding himself definitely out of harmony with our doctrine.' (Benjamin Gregory) Like other revivalist groups, it made use of women preachers, notably Elizabeth Ann Evans. The movement spread into other Northern and Midland counties and at its height numbered about 1,800 members. It amalgamated with the WMA in 1837, but several circuits later withdrew, becoming independent, linking with the WRU or ceasing to exist.
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Apakah Kinerja Lingkungan Memoderasi Pengaruh Biaya Lingkungan Terhadap Pengungkapan Informasi Lingkungan?
Keywords:environmental cost, environmental information disclosure, environmental performance
Companies with environmental costs that are efficient and have good environmental performance can provide trade-offs on a sustainable supply chain that have a positive impact on the environmental information disclosure. This study examines the extent to which environmental performance moderate environmental costs in explaining the disclosure of general environmental information. This research was conducted to determine the role of environmental performance in moderating the effect of environmental costs allocated by the company on the environmental information disclosure. The population of this study is all manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) since 2015-2019. Data processing for testing research hypotheses was carried out using WarpPLS software. The result of this research is that environmental costs have a positive effect on the environmental information disclosure. Companies that allocate environmental costs will disclose environmental information as a form of realization of the costs that have been incurred. Environmental information disclosure can also be used as a benchmark for the successful implementation of activities carried out by the company in an effort to prevent and overcome environmental damage. However, environmental performance does not moderate the effect of environmental costs on the environmental information disclosure. Environmental performance measurement in PROPER has not paid attention to aspects of environmental costs incurred and environmental information disclosure.
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That innocent looking plastic bottle of water...what is the reality and what can be done?
Updated: Aug 11, 2021
One way we can all make a big difference, is to focus on eliminating bottled water from our daily lives. Learn the facts and make the right move. Read on...
We’ve all heard that plastic is somewhat ‘problematic’ for the environment (to put it lightly); we’ve seen pictures of littered beaches, blocked waterways and possibly even strangled sea creatures; our feet have been pierced by sharp little plastic bits when walking along sandy beaches and we’ve all spotted plastic littering our streets. In 2018, Greenpeace discovered that plastic waste had even reached the most remote parts of Antarctica.
For a while we may have thought that recycling was our solution to the problem, but, as important as recycling remains, it is far from the be-all and end-all of our plastic conundrum.
In reality, very little of the plastic we put into those recycling bags actually gets recycled, and that recycled plastic can only be recycled once at most twice. Referring specifically to bottles used for water, soft drinks, juices, cleaners etc, which fall under the PET (polyethylene terephthalate) category, only 7.7% is recycled in Europe each year.* The rest ends up in the environment.
And apart from the more common problems we generally associate with plastic waste, such as littered beaches or the ingestion of plastic by sea creatures which we then catch and consume ourselves, there is also this environmental concern: each bottle leaks harmful chemicals into our environment as it decomposes. Studies have shown that the toxins emitted by decomposing bottles of water leach into our environment posing health issues to us humans, including reproductive problems and cancer.
People around the world buy a total of one million plastic bottles per minute. That's almost 1.5 billion plastic bottles per day! And each one of these is set to remain with us for at least 450 years.
MICROPLASTICS - A new fancy term we’ve become uncomfortably familiar with. But really, what are microplastics?
“Plastic is all but indestructible, meaning plastic waste doesn’t biodegrade; rather, it only breaks down into smaller pieces of itself, even down to particles in nanometer scale — one-one thousandth of one-one thousandth of a millimeter. Studies show particles of that size can migrate through the intestinal wall and travel to the lymph nodes and other bodily organs.” – Chris Tyree & Dan Morrison, Authors of 'Invisibles: The plastic inside us'.
Microplastics have now been found in our drinking water. A recent study by OrbMedia analyzed 159 water samples, sourced from both tap water and bottled water in 14 countries, and found that over 80% of all samples contained tiny plastic particles, with an average of 4.34 plastic particles per liter of water.
So, there you have it, plastic, a recent invention which took over the world in just one generation, has now infiltrated our water, food, I’ve even read studies that it is in the air we breathe! But I’m not trying to give anyone a panic attack here (or maybe I am?). What I do hope however, is that all of you reading this realize how severe the problem is.
We are the ones who have created this catastrophe and so long as we continue consuming plastic products, the problem simply continues to grow.
So...What can WE do about it?
One way we can make a BIG difference, is to focus on eliminating bottled water from our daily lives. We use water all the time everyday, it is a necessity of life without which we cannot survive. But do we really need to buy water in a bottle? Surely, there must be other ways of getting hold of good drinking water?
I’ve listed here a few options for you, starting with my favourite and moving down the list to my least favourite:
1) Water filters – this is my favourite option because it is simple, convenient, effective and cost efficient. Look out for more detail about this option on my blog, coming out soon.
2) Pitchers – I find pitchers to be inconvenient because you can only filter a small amount of water at one go.
3) Reverse osmosis system – I initially thought this would be an excellent option, but after realising that for every liter of water it wastes between three and five liters of water, it moved down my list of favourites.
4) Dispensers – this is what I was using recently, and as much as I thought it was a good idea at the beginning, I now realise that I must have been consuming quite a significant amount of microplastics from the water itself, seeing that the water is bottled. And although the bottles are reused, the fact that they need to be delivered to my door, means that I’m contributing to increased carbon emissions, which is not ideal...particularly in trafficky Malta.
My closing message is, with water readily available in our homes, it’s simply a matter of filtering out the chemicals and plastics that don’t do us good. And this way we can eliminate the use of bottled water altogether!
Please do take this first step, and then tell your friends about it. Shout it out on social media, talk to your family, neighbours and friends; let the world know that you care and that it’s about time they started caring too.
In the coming days I will post a detailed review about my favourite water filter. So watch this space for more info!
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Seahorses are one of the world’s most unique and popular marine creatures, sparking a passionate response from most people. They are extremely vulnerable to activities such as boating, pollution and wild weather events, which cause habitat destruction. In fact, the Port Stephens White Seahorse population was decimated by 90% between 2010-2013. Fewer than 30 scientists worldwide study wild seahorse populations. Dr David Harasti is one of them, and he has come up with an interesting and successful conservation project – Seahorse Hotels.
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A Statement from the Calorie Control Council
June 28, 2019 – Results of an animal study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology and entitled Maternal Exposure to Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Impacts Progeny’s Metabolism and Microbiome cannot be extrapolated to humans. The study involved mice as test subjects, which were fed one of three formulas: a mixture of sucralose and acesulfame-potassium (Ace-K) equivalent to the upper limit of the allowable daily intake (ADI) for human consumption; a mixture equivalent to twice the ADI; or water. For context, twice the ADI for sucralose and Ace-K would be the equivalent of a 150lb human consuming 46 packets of both sweeteners each, in one day. For both intervention groups, the authors report the presence of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) in the mothers’ blood and feces. NNS were detected at either low concentrations or were not measurable in the mice pups’ blood and feces as compared to their mother. Alterations were also reported in “microbiome-linked metabolites, amino acid metabolism and detoxification pathways” in the pups, as well as “major changes” in the gut microbiota.
While additional research in this area is warranted, it is important that conclusions drawn from such studies are done so responsibly and within the proper context. First, the results of animal studies, while helpful in planning for future human clinical trials, cannot be extrapolated to humans. For example, in the current study, a dose-dependent effect was reported with a greater degree of metabolic change noted in the group receiving doses at twice the ADI. Without further study in real-world settings, including dosing to mimic typical intake and the consideration of the total diet and lifestyle factors, such findings should be interpreted with caution.
The current study also reports “drastic” changes in the microbiome of these pups, and that similar alteration in humans have been linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity. Research in this area is inconsistent and little is known regarding the long-term impact of such changes. Most of the studies are observational and are therefore unable to establish causality, isolate the effect of NNS from other factors or definitively attribute changes in the gut microbiota to specific health outcomes.
It is important to note that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as global scientific authorities such as the European Food Safety Authority, have declared the safety of both Ace-K and sucralose for human consumption, including in vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly and pregnant women. Further, though there is evidence of small amounts of Ace-K passing into breastmilk, Ace-K is safe to consume in moderation when breastfeeding. Given that sucralose is poorly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and excreted unchanged through urine, it is considered safe for lactating mothers.
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Works of art produced during the high renaissance represented the shift from religious faith to human values, reason and critical thinking. This essay is a comparative analysis of two such art pieces from the high renaissance period: Two oil paintings, “The Virgon of the Rocks” by Leonardo, and “The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist” by Raphael. Both paintings depict Virgin Mary seated in between young St. John the Baptist and Jesus Christ in an outdoors setting. While these paintings share similarities in composition, style, and technique characteristic of the high renaissance, close attention to the way Mary is portrayed reveals key differences. Raphael’s choice of color, gesture and clothing exudes youthful, motherly boldness. Mary in Leonardo’s painting, by contrast, displays reverence through her gesture, understated color, and demure clothing.
Similarities between Leonardo and Raphael’s work include pyramidal composition, softened outlines, and atmospheric perspective. With Mary in the center, Leonardo forms a pyramid with St. John to the left, and Christ plus an angel to the right. Raphael composes his painting similarly, but with Christ standing to the left and St. John to the right. The pyramid was a common compositional format and represented balance, order and beauty. Both paintings also display softness and a naturalistic appearance to the figures’ expressions and surrounding foliage, which was achieved by gradually transitioning between colors and tone. Interest in math and science motivated artists to focus more on perspective, one being atmospheric perspective. Leonardo and Raphael explored atmospheric perspective by including landscapes in the background of these paintings.
It is interesting to note the differences in the color of Mary’s dress. A toned down red dress and green cloak in Raphael’s painting and a subtle blue dress in Leonardo’s communicates youthful grandeur versus modesty respectively. Brighter colors were used overall in Raphael’s work, further conveying a light, jovial feeling. Furthermore, Mary is the only figure wearing colorful clothing making her stand out boldly. By contrast, Leonardo uses darker, subdued colors, expressing a more humble tone. Mary’s blue dress and cloak almost blend in with the background, keeping her presence quiet and reserved.
In addition to the color of Mary’s clothing, there is a difference in how it is worn. Mary in Leonardo’s painting is modestly dressed with her cloak worn correctly over both shoulders and buttoned at the chest. Conversely, Raphael paints Mary’s cloak hanging off her left shoulder, flowing behind her, communicating a less constrained mood.
A closer look at Mary’s gestures, specifically her hands and feet, adds to the effect. The right hand of Leonardo’s Mary is wrapped tightly around St. John the Baptist’s shoulders while her left hand reverently hovers over the head of Christ. While Leonardo’s Mary avoids touching Christ, Raphael’s Mary has both hands embracing him as a mother would to her child. The intimate practice of skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn baby is personified through the placement of Mary’s hands and illustrates her as more of a mother figure. Raphael also subtly exposes Mary’s left foot. Perhaps this was Raphael’s attempt to remind the viewer of Eve, who roamed naked with God before she became the mother of all creation.
Although both paintings share many similarities in format and technique, intentional use color, gesture, and clothing differentiated Leonardo’s from Raphael’s. Raphael chose to portray Mary as a mother embracing young Christ while wearing flowing, colorful clothing. Leonardo, on the other hand, called less attention to Mary, keeping her appearance proper and respectful. In their own respective ways, they helped evolve the religious art of the high renaissance from its more traditional origins.
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FQHCs are struggling to care for an increasing number of underserved, disadvantaged, and at-risk populations. In most communities, especially in rural areas, sub-specialty care is not organized to promote prevention and early intervention, coordinate services, or monitor access to and quality of care. Moreover, public and private funding to subsidize care remains inadequate, despite growing community needs associated with increases in the uninsured and aging populations. Consequently, many people are left to seek care in emergency rooms, often as a last resort, in an unmanaged and episodic manner.
Telehealth365, Inc. has responded to these challenges by taking steps to design and implement new and innovative ways of providing care to serve these special populations. Medicaid and Medicare patient face the major barrier to adequate medical care continues to be the mal-distribution of medical specialists. Our current clinical partners continue to tell us that the availability of our OmniPresence Clinics coupled with our network of sub-specialists has made it possible for their communities to offer care to patients who would normally not have been able to receive any cardiology, endocrinology, dermatology or psychiatric care.
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The Splitter respects the dimensions you set to its
Height parameters, and distributes the available space according to the
Size of the individual panes.
If you set the
Height in percent, make sure that the parent element provides the desired dimensions and layout first.
The individual panes use CSS flex-basis to set their dimensions and by default they have
flex: 1 1 auto so they distribute the space evenly if there are no other settings.
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You can find a sample of creating a 100% height layout with a splitter that also offers a header, footer and sidebar in the following sample project: How to make Splitter take 100% height of the viewport.
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By Woodrow Kroll
God’s plan is very simple: If you want to live forever, believe in Jesus. That’s it. Getting to heaven is not about going to church, following a list of rules and regulations or weighing your good deeds against your bad. Believe it or not, if you want to live forever, God only requires one thing from you—faith in His Son, Jesus.
OK. You’ve become a Christian. You’ve told Jesus that you want to receive Him into your life and have everything you’ve ever done wrong forgiven. But you might be wondering, So, what am I supposed to do now? Before he believed in Jesus, Saul tried to please God by being a religious person. He tried to “follow all the rules,” live a moral life, do whatever he could so that the “good” things he had done would outweigh the bad.
That’s a great question. And there are some specific steps you can follow that will help you find purpose and fulfillment in your life. As you put these steps into action, your life will change, and your new relationship with God will begin to grow. But one day, while traveling from Jerusalem to the city of Damascus, Saul heard Jesus’ voice. That’s when God showed him the truth—no matter how good and “religious” Saul had been, he had still broken God’s law, as we all have. That’s what the Bible calls sin, and sin is what separates us from God. The consequences of sin is eternal death, but the gift of God through His Son, Jesus, is eternal life (Romans 6:23).
Deciding to follow Jesus is a very big and important step. But keep walking. Your exciting journey as a Christian is just beginning.
Know What You Believe
Before you go on much further, it’s important to understand what it means to be a Christian.
For some reason, though, a lot of people throughout history have tried to complicate the issue.
Take Saul, for example—a guy whose story you can find in the New Testament.
When Saul put his faith in Jesus instead of religion to save him from his sin, his life was changed. Being religious was not his goal anymore—knowing Jesus was. Saul dedicated his life to following Christ and telling others about Him. Eventually God changed Saul’s name to Paul, and Paul went on to write much of what we now know as the New Testament. Like him, all you need to do is trust Jesus in order to be with Him for eternity.
After Paul believed in Jesus, he studied God’s Word, thought about his own personal experience and reached the conclusion that a man can only get right with God by faith alone, not by following a list of rules or doing good things (Romans 3:28).
Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Notice the use of the personal pronouns— you and yourselves. Faith is personal. Believing in Jesus is the only thing that will get us into heaven. No matter how we’ve lived, it’s what we do with Jesus before we die that makes all the difference. Once you have taken this step of faith, you are a part of God’s “family.” You’re His, and nobody can change that.
While Jesus was hanging on the cross, a thief hung beside Him on another cross. This man turned to Jesus and said, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom” (Luke 23:42). No one could have spoken those words without real faith. Jesus responded, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise” (v. 43). Here is Jesus’ promise to you: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand” (John 10:27–29). That thief had no opportunity to be baptized. There was no time to join a church, no chance to repay those he’d stolen from. He was dying. All he had time to do was trust what Jesus Christ was doing at the cross to pay for his sin. When he did, his faith saved him—not his religion, his deeds or any ritual. Faith was the key.
Have you ever told God you’re sorry for sinning against Him? Have you ever told Him you believe that what Jesus did at the cross is all God demands to pay the penalty for your sin? If you have, you’ve done the right thing, the only thing, that allows you to be forgiven and to have a relationship with God. You couldn’t be in a better position. You are a Christian, and you have taken the first step to knowing God. But this faith must be yours alone. It must be personal. You don’t get to heaven because your parents believe in Jesus. Going to heaven isn’t gained through your priest, your pastor or your rabbi. In the end, where you’ll spend eternity is a matter that’s settled between you and God.
So, now what? What should you do next as a new Christian? Here’s what the Bible says.
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Here’s how fast fashion brands can legally copy independent designers: NPR
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Shein may have cornered the fast-paced fashion market, but a growing number of her clients demand increased corporate responsibility as freelance designers continue to accuse them of stealing their work.
As America’s most installed shopping app, Shein has grown into an e-commerce giant, especially popular with Gen Z.
But its growth has not been without controversy. In addition to the high environmental cost associated with fast fashion, Shein is also regularly criticized for copying designs from independent designers.
The creator of Elexiay, a fashion brand owned by blacks, mentionned on Twitter last week that Shein copied the design of their Amelia top, a handmade crochet sweater in Nigeria that costs $ 330. Shein’s offer, mass-produced in the nearly identical color scheme, sold for $ 17 until it was removed from the website.
âI spent hours designing and thinking about this design and it takes days to crochet each sweater. It’s pretty disheartening to see my hard work reduced to a machine-made copy,â the designer wrote on Twitter.
Tonight I feel crushed, @SHEIN_official stole my Amelia sweater design.
I spent hours designing and thinking about this design and it takes days to crochet every sweater. It’s pretty disheartening to see my hard work reduced to a machine copy. ð pic.twitter.com/vLagM3WiKq
– _ (@TheElleyy) July 16, 2021
It’s a feeling that has been picked up by other creators. Reclamare PH, another crochet creator, said on Instagram that Shein copied one of their pieces and asked his followers to boycott the company. The creator of Sincerely RIA, a brand inspired by Fulani culture, mentionned on Twitter last month that Shein had copied the design of a dress and even had “[stolen] the aesthetics of the brand. “
Shein did not respond to multiple requests for comment. A marketing agency that works with the brand also did not respond to requests for comment.
Copies are often legal in the fashion world
When it comes to fashion, copyright law can leave little protection for designers.
For starters, the law does not allow companies to protect “useful things, at least not in their entirety,” Julie Zerbo, lawyer and reporter for The Fashion Law blog, told NPR.
Generally speaking, this means that a designer cannot claim broad protections for clothing that performs a basic function. For example, a designer could not claim protection for all sweaters just because they make sweaters. But they can protect the creative aspects of their work that make them different from the norm, such as a unique model. If that sounds confusing, that’s because it is, even for professionals.
“And so, [with] a dress, a shoe, a bag, copyright law requires a brand that wants to claim protection to show the creative elements of that larger garment and separate them, âZerbo explained. âIt creates a rather messy and not simple reality. The reality is, in most cases, it’s perfectly legal to drop a dress design. “
It is in this gray area that fast fashion brands often thrive. Zerbo said they often copy “just enough” that the end result is recognizable without copying anything trademarked or otherwise protected by law.
âThey are doing a pretty good job of walking that line,â Zerbo said. “And it allows them to operate in that space doing exactly what they’re supposed to do, which is to take other trends that are on the track or elsewhere and replicate them inexpensively.”
Independent brands still have options
Still, independent brands aren’t completely without options. Sending a cease and desist letter is an inescapable decision and brands may also try to reach an agreement out of court; those settlements may involve the offending companies agreeing to remove the parts from their store and pay the original designer a monetary settlement, Zerbo said.
It’s a polarizing topic: Some commentators are strong supporters of Shein, arguing that the average shopper can’t be expected to spend hundreds on a single garment when a much cheaper option is available .
In the meantime, independent designers still have Twitter, Instagram and other platforms to raise awareness, which Shein’s critics say can lead to more clients for the original creators, as well as increased demand for change.
It may already be working: On TikTok, the hashtag “boycottShein” has been viewed over three million times. Since big brands rely on popularity online to stay relevant, independent designers and their supporters are hoping hashtags might in fact be an outsider’s most powerful weapon.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has entered into a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to better understand the concept of digital currencies.
The bank will work with MIT researchers on a multiyear project to develop and test the use cases of a “hypothetical” central bank digital currency (CBDC), said Fed Governor Lael Brainard during her speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
She said that digital currencies bring both opportunities and threats related to privacy, illicit activity and financial stability, and the Reserve must clearly understand both aspects of it as they proceed towards the creation of a CBDC.
The research with MIT is expected to help the bank gain hands-on experience and understanding of these aspects.
Brainard expressed her concerns about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, stablecoins such as Facebook’s Libra, and China’s CBDC growing in popularity across the globe. They raise questions “about legal and regulatory safeguards, financial stability, and the role of currency in society,” she stressed.
It was thus important for the United States to rise to the occasion and develop a digital dollar if it wants to keep the threats brought by other currencies at bay, she noted.
Regarding their research efforts in collaboration with MIT, Brainard said they will explore the use of existing and new technologies as needed for the CBDC, stating:
“Lessons from this collaboration will be published, and any codebase that is developed through this effort will be offered as open-source software for anyone to use for experimentation.”
She also said that the Fed has been conducting in-house experiments for the last few years along with the Board’s Technology Lab. They have built and tested several distributed ledger platforms to understand the impact of digital currencies on “payments ecosystem, monetary policy, financial stability, banking and finance and consumer protection.”
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Jack Nicklaus is one of the greatest golfers of all time. After Arnold Palmer and before Tiger Woods, Nicklaus was the biggest name in golf. He’s parlayed that success into quite a financial windfall as one of the richest golfers in the world.
But how did he get there? While it may be easy to assume Nicklaus has done it through extraordinary means, the truth is far simpler. He’s achieved his massive net worth with a modest, generous lifestyle. Here’s how.
Jack Nicklaus’s golf career
Nicknamed “The Golden Bear,” Nicklaus was born in Columbus, Ohio on January 21, 1940. Attending Ohio State University, he quickly made a name for himself on the golf course, winning two U.S. Amateur titles as a student.
Nicklaus went pro in 1961. He has two golfing records — most majors won (18) and most Masters championships won (six) — that still make him tower over the rest of the golfing world, including Woods. Along with his Masters titles, he won the PGA Championship five times, the U.S. Open four times, and the British Open three times.
Nicklaus claimed the record for most major victories in 1973 when he passed Bobby Jones’ then-record 10. His final major was an incredible achievement. At the age of 46, when most golfers find themselves past their prime, Nicklaus won the 1986 Masters over the much younger Greg Norman.
The Golden Bear’s business interests
Beyond being one of the greatest golfers ever, Nicklaus is also a very successful businessman off the course. This is likely due to his unshakeable work ethic. As Nicklaus himself put it: “Most people work all their life to retire to play golf — I played golf all my life to retire to work.”
Nicklaus owns companies that sell everything from lemonade to wine. Of course, he also owns companies that sell golf equipment and is a renowned golf course designer. In 2007, right before the economic downturn hit the U.S., billionaire investor Howard Millstein purchased 49% of Nicklaus Companies for a hefty sum of $145 million. He’s helped Nicklaus improve his branding across product lines.
Additionally, Nicklaus donates to multiple charitable endeavors, showing that even someone as accomplished and successful as him can still show incredible generosity.
What are Jack Nicklaus’s net worth and career earnings?
According to Forbes, Nicklaus’ career earnings sit at around $1.15 billion. His net worth is reportedly around $300 million. One way Nicklaus has ensured his wealth remains? He maintains a modest lifestyle, living below his means.
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It’s no wonder Nicklaus is so wealthy. With a humble approach to his finances mixed with shrewd business acumen, he’s nearly as good at handling his money as he was on the golf course.
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NFT: 3 Big Predictions for the upcoming 2022
Non-fungible tokens have been around since 2014. But it wasn’t until 2021 that their popularity became phenomenal. Suddenly, crypto exploded into art, gaming, music, and many other areas for the first time.
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Axie Infinity set the trend, but the trend will become a proven model.
As play-to-earn opportunities continue to expand, more people will start spending more time in gaming environments. When this trend continues, NFTs play a key role in virtual economy to the physical world. It’s crucial for generating and retaining unique value in digital spaces. Without NFTs, none of the things we own or create in virtual spaces can be considered distinct or self-sovereign.
The bottom line is thanks to NFT, the “virtual” and “real” economies is thinner than it has ever been. And soon, that line may not exist at all.
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Under this state-by-state patchwork, the United States may develop an abortion regime that starts to look more like Europe’s. Eight of the 50 European nations do not allow for any elective abortions (i.e., those sought without justification)—including Finland, Poland, and Great Britain, as well as Andorra, Lichtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and San Marino. (Most of these are nevertheless quite liberal about permitting abortion in practice, with a host of justifications—including in Britain, for “socioeconomic reasons.”) Among the 42 nations that permit elective abortions, only the Netherlands is as permissive as the United States’ now-defunct Roe regime—allowing abortion-on-demand until the 24th week of pregnancy, when a fetus is often deemed viable with modern medical care. Fully 39 of the 42 European nations that allow elective abortions permit them only up to a point in pregnancy earlier than the 15-week standard adopted by Mississippi and considered in Dobbs. The mix of laws across Europe puts into context the “draconian” laws warned about by the dissenting justices—Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor, in a jointly authored opinion.
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Bor, Walter (18 of 29) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives
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Part 18: Walter Bor [WB] Feasibility study for Tehran with Costains. Dealings with Mayor, Nikpay, graduate of LSE, sharp operator. Long negotiations. Describes existing city centre and potential military site in the north of city. Produced superb model, shown to Shah in St Moritz. Details of meeting and of the design, mingling tradition with modern buildings. Reaction to Shah’s criticism and his eventual support. Report published but overtaken by advent of Khomeini who refused to pay bills and job was lot. Very costly to the practice. 1975 Small Heath, development for a deprived area, Peter Shore in charge. Meeting with very negative civil servants but preliminary report produced. Analysis of problems of the Small Heath area misunderstood by civil servants. Three-quarters of population were Asian, only stable part of community, with well-maintained houses, in employment and industrious White population trapped in dependency culture. Identified derelict area to be turned into open space, need for housing caretakers, creation of new jobs and sense of belonging. Report published. Labour Minister, Freeson, accepted this which led on to Inner Area Act. WB awarded CBE.
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Sheep hooking comes alive in Moffat County
It is a fairly common practice at smaller rodeos and jackpot bull riding competitions to have a mutton bustin’ integrated into the event.
Not at the Wild West Weekend, held recently in Craig, Colo.
Moffat County is sheep country, so they wanted an event that would showcase the sheep-industry heritage of what was once the largest wool-shipping point in the country.
“We have a lot of sheep industry in Craig and throughout Moffat County and some people really don’t know how it works,” said Melody Villard, director of the Moffat County Tourism Association. “It was a way to introduce the sheep industry to the community because they don’t see what goes on all the time and to showcase the sheep ranching heritage of Moffat County.”
The event committee wanted something with plenty of action, so they settled on “sheep hooking” — in a slightly modified form.
Back by popular demand, this was the second consecutive year the event took place at the Wild West Weekend.
A sheep hook is not the shepherd’s crook that most people are familiar with.
The sheep hook is used in open country.
In fact, it is said to be the most efficient way of catching an individual animal out of a flock of sheep on open range.
The hook is analogous to the cowboy’s rope as a means of capturing and controlling animals.
“Out in the open, the sheep herder would be on horseback running alongside the sheep and hook a rear leg with the sheep hook,” Villard said. “If you have a good horse, you can pull the sheep right up to the horses chest and the horse will help hold the sheep while you get off and tie her to a piece of brush so she can be doctored.”
When it came to the sheep-hooking event, it had to be modified to fit into a pen and hooking on foot was added.
There was still a horseback division, but since it was in a pen, the sheep were not running.
An additional mounted team hooking was added, where one team member guided the horse and the second team member sitting behind him did the hooking.
Team hooking is not a “real world” practice and used only for contests.
The sheep hook is a ten to twelve foot wooden pole with a hook at one end which is just wide enough to allow the leg bone of the sheep to slip through, but not the foot.
In the pen are a number of sheep, some of which have different colored ribbons around their necks. A ribbon color is called out and the contestant has to hook that sheep.
That is when the fun begins — the two-legged contestant is trying to control a four-legged animal, which can weigh more than their human adversary.
The caught, but certainly not restrained, sheep is now jumping around at the end of an 8-foot pole.
According to the rules, it is at this point that “Once hooked contestant will then get sheep in hand and remove hook.”
That sounds innocuous and simple enough, but what actually happens is that the contestant is on the wrong end of a fulcrum and trying desperately to hold onto an 8-foot pole as the sheep tries to get away.
To avoid getting beat up, the contestant quickly moves hand-over-hand down the wooden pole until they are reasonably close to the sheep.
Then the contestants drop the pole and let the sheep kick out of the hook, while they dive onto the back of the sheep and wrestle it to the ground.
It should be pointed out that this method is only used by younger, smaller contestants.
The eventual winner, 21-year-old Nick Chew made short work of his sheep using a method that more closely followed the event description.
All kidding aside, the event was a huge success with contestants and fans.
Every contestant left the pen with a huge smile on their face, and the organizers successfully showed the people of Craig a part of their sheep industry heritage. ❖
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Disclaimer*: The articles shared under 'Your Voice' section are sent to us by contributors and we neither confirm nor deny the authenticity of any facts stated below. Parhlo will not be liable for any false, inaccurate, inappropriate or incomplete information presented on the website. Read our disclaimer.
Recently a video went viral of a kid named Keaton, who is seen complaining about being bullied by his fellow students for being different. The bullies throw bread and milk at him for the way he talks or simply just the way he is. It is outright sad to see how callous people can actually be and for what? What pleasure or form of satisfaction can one possibly derive from inflicting pain on others?
It is said sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me but, in my opinion, words fester deeper than any wound given by sticks or stones because they impact your heart and mind. Having been victim to this phenomenon I completely understand what kind of insecurities can stem from being harassed for something that’s not one’s fault.
The school going age is the age when kids are most vulnerable and conscious of themselves, a time when they are going through an awkward phase of evolving and that is exactly when their minds need to be nurtured in a positive way. If bullying at such a time, a child becomes more closeted, he is forced to shut himself in a shell and ends up having inferiority complexes that may alter his/her mental growth, shatter their confidence and render them with a low morale and self-esteem.
A bully is by definition “someone who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force them to do something.” My question who or what gives people the idea that they are better than someone? This kind of superiority complex is the root cause of discrimination in every society.
Harassment is a parasite present in many forms everywhere. It is one of those harsh realities that has devoured God knows how many. However, it was overwhelming to see that Keaton gained a lot of moral support from people even celebrities like Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo. This just shows that humanity still remains where such atrocities run wild. whereas where bullying is concerned steps need to be taken to eradicate this societal pitfall.
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Breaking: Pigs' Heads Are Bashed in With Metal Pipes in Cambodian Slaughterhouse
Disturbing video footage shows extreme cruelty inside a pig slaughterhouse in Cambodia. Here’s how you can help to stop it.
Disturbing video footage from local eyewitnesses shows extreme cruelty inside a pig slaughterhouse in Cambodia.
Workers slaughtered pigs in full view of one another—some animals were forced to watch the violence over and over again for more than six hours before they were also cruelly killed.
As the video footage shows, workers repeatedly struck pigs on the head with hard metal pipes—two men hit one pig six times—before cutting their throats. Some still-conscious animals continued to move from side to side as their throats were cut.
PETA Asia has written to the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries asking that it take action by putting a stop to this horrific treatment of pigs in slaughterhouses and implementing animal-welfare laws throughout the country immediately.
Pigs are intelligent and sensitive beings, and they each have their own unique personality. They have the same capacity to feel pain and suffer as cats, dogs, and humans do. On factory farms, they spend their lives confined to cramped, filthy warehouses and are denied everything that’s natural and important to them. Mother pigs are raped and tortured, and when they give birth, their babies are taken away from them when they’re less than a month old. It is standard industry practice for piglets to have their tails cut off and their teeth clipped and male pigs are castrated—all without any painkillers. Unwanted “runts” are usually killed, often by having their heads slammed against the floor. Can you imagine being forced to endure a life filled with terror, as these sensitive animals are?
At the slaughterhouse, many are improperly stunned and still conscious when they’re dumped into scalding-hot water, which is intended to soften their skin and remove their hair. This is the fate of millions of pigs across Asia and the world.
When allowed to live naturally, pigs have an average life expectancy of 10 to 12 years, but those on farms are sent to slaughter when they’re just 4 to 6 months old.
Eating meat doesn’t only kill animals, it’s also a serious threat to human health. The World Health Organization actually says that processed meats like bacon and sausage cause cancer, and according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vegans have lower rates of obesity, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.
What You Can Do
Whenever you see bacon or pork on the menu, remember that that was an animal who suffered a miserable existence and died a violent, painful death. No animal wants to be killed. Please consider the pain that pigs endure, and go vegan.
The only way to ensure that no animals suffer for our meals is to keep them off our plates entirely.
Every vegan saves numerous animals a year from a misery-filled life, a terrifying trip to the slaughterhouse, and a violent, painful death.
For pigs, for the environment, and for yourself, pledge to go vegan.
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Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: September 16, 2019
We love helping patients live more fulfilling and pain free lives, but oftentimes people think their pain or immobility is simply a natural part of the aging process. That’s just simply not true, and no pain is normal even though a large portion of Americans experience back pain at some point in their life. We’d love to help you, but there’s nothing we can do if you don’t schedule an appointment and walk into our clinic. In today’s blog, we hope to help you understand what signs or symptoms suggest you could benefit from a consultation with a back specialist so you don’t have to live with back pain anymore.
When To Visit A Specialist
The following tips aren’t for things considered a medical emergency, like if spine pain was inhibiting your ability to go to the bathroom, but they do suggest that you are likely dealing with a treatable condition that would benefit from physician guidance.
- Chronic back pain – If you have chronic back pain, even if it is mild or dull, you should set up an appointment with a spine specialist like Dr. Sinicropi. Back pain that has lasted for longer than six weeks is not normal, and there’s a good chance small interventions can help ease the pain. If pain has been constant or regularly occurred for more than six weeks, contact a back specialist.
- Affecting how you walk – Another way to tell if you’d benefit from a visit with a spine specialist is to notice if back pain is affecting the way you walk. If you have a hitch in your step or you’re hunched forward or leaning back while walking, you need to see a doctor. If you’re not walking naturally, there’s going to be some uneven stress on your hips and knees, which can lead to even more problems down the road.
- A few sharp pains – If you are dealing with a few sharp pains during certain movements or at certain times of the day (in the morning, for example), you should set up an appointment with a back specialist. Sharp or intense pains, even if they are fleeting, are not normal and should be examined by the specialist. It could be as simple as a compressed nerve that just needs to be freed with physical therapy or manual adjustment.
- Limited range of motion – If your back pain is inhibiting your natural range of motion, you should see a doctor. We understand that you may not be as flexible or mobile as you were back in the day, but if back pain is preventing mobility or functional range, it should be addressed by a specialist. Depending on the root cause, stretching exercises or targeted physical therapy may be all you need.
- Affecting your quality of life – Finally, if back pain is limiting your independence or negatively affecting your quality of life, seek out physician intervention. Back pain doesn’t have to hold you back unless you let it, so regain control of your life by working with a professional to get rid of your back pain.
For more tips, or to talk to a doctor if you are experiencing any of these symptoms, reach out to Dr. Sinicropi’s office today.
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“Legal Drugs of Abuse”.
Emerg Med Rep. 2011 Sep 12;32(20):237-247.
[Introduction] Drugs of abuse are all too commonly seen in the emergency department (ED), no matter where your practice is located. Most emergency physicians are comfortable dealing with alcohol intoxication, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and other common “street drugs.” This paper will discuss other common drugs that are perhaps less well known and considered “legal.” We will present five different drugs, including synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), “bath salts,” salvia, nutmeg, and canned air cleaners. Management of the intoxicants is discussed at the end.
Key Words: mephedrone, MDPV, 4-methylmethcathinone
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1 kg apple presented on City Day in Almaty 17 сентября 2012, 16:06
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A big aport apple. Photo courtesy of yvision.kz
Local fruit-growers managed to grow a giant Aport apple for Almaty City Day this year. Aport are grapefruit-sized apples with red skin. The breed was brought from southern Russia only 10 years after Almaty city was founded in 1855. The gigantic apple presented at the celebration weights almost one kilogram, Tengrinews.kz reported, citing Mir TV Channel.
Almaty city is still widely associated with apples. The suburbs of the city used to be famous for their apple gardens. There used to be a lot of fruit trees in the center of Almaty as well. The famous Aport apples that used to be famous all throughout the Soviet Union have become almost completely extinct and only a few gardeners grow these apples in their private orchards at present.
Aport is a large apple. Its’ average weight is 300-400 grams. Some especially large apples used to reached 700-800 grams. The biggest registered Aport apple reached 1.9 kilogram.
Almaty citizens celebrate the City Day on the third Sunday of September. The city turned 158 this year. Different festive events are held on the City Day. They included a contest of songs about Almaty city, open air classical music festival, International Doll Festival, Apple Fest and other events this year.
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