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How To Improve Ligament Health. Any supplements or foods used to promote ligament and tendon healing must consequently support collagen synthesis and repair. Eat plenty of vitamin c. It is recommended to increase your intake of vitamin c immediately after an injury to help support the healing process as it directly assists in wound healing and tissue repair. Eggs, fatty fish, leafy greens, yellow and orange vegetables. Ultrasound heat therapy to improve blood circulation, which may aid the healing process. Any Supplements Or Foods Used To Promote Ligament And Tendon Healing Must Consequently Support Collagen Synthesis And Repair. Source your vitamin c from delicious fruits like kiwi, orange, strawberries, lemon, guava, papaya and pineapple. Since the ligaments and other connective tissues are primarily composed of protein, it is also the main protagonist during treatment. Strengthening ligaments with diet download article 1. One Study Showed That Vitamin C Supplementation Helped Improve Recovery From Surgery And Injuries [ 3 ]. Good sources of vitamin a: It’s important in the entire healing process and a deficiency can hamper the quality of repair for ligaments and tendons. Once damaged, they heal slowly. Massages Can Increase Blood Flow To The Otherwise Avascular Tendons. Tendons contain small amounts of calcium and manganese. Men should try to consume at least 90. It may be difficult to move the joint. To Obtain Vitamin A, Fill Up On Apricots, Spinach, Sweet Potato And Winter Squash, Among Other Fruits And Vegetables. The lowering phase of strength training, called the eccentric phase, recruits fewer muscle fibers, and can place healthy strain upon the ligaments, tendons and joints that more effectively develop resilience. Learn a nutritional intervention to support collagen synthesis and aid. This vitamin increases the elasticity of collagen, maintaining strength of tendons and ligaments. In The Case Of Some Ligaments, You May Hear A Pop Or Feel Tearing At The Time Of The Injury. Fortunately, keeping a balanced diet can help strengthen your tendons and ligaments. We might not have specific data on these diets in terms of tendon and ligament health, but we can say for certain that eating more of the above foods will be far more likely to increase your. A massage therapist can send blood through the congested areas of your body and help you to improve circulation.	<urn:uuid:a363310a-a44d-403a-bc35-11d0c31dfac3>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://rgsg.info/how-to-improve-ligament-health/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.893349	499	2.328125	2
Zo59hp - Elemental Analysis Lab Published on Aug 14, 2019 A group of people standing in a kitchen preparing food. A woman standing in a kitchen next to a sink. A kitchen with a sink, stove, microwave and refrigerator. A woman standing in a kitchen preparing food Tile Hospital Hardwood Property Research Line Building Architecture Clinic Health Care Floor Patient Wood Wall Room Medical Equipment Laminate Flooring Design Medical Assistant Material Property Wood Flooring Laboratory Real Estate Interior Design Research Institute Service Beige Machine Ceiling Flooring	<urn:uuid:62938f42-564a-4a81-ad2a-f73a3e816543>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://360player.io/player/Zo59hp/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.783833	112	1.695313	2
The Montana Department of Livestock has issued a public service notice about a case of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) in that state; the announcement in printed below for your use: A horse in Flathead County, Montana has been diagnosed with the neurological form Equine herpesvirus (EHV1) after developing clinical signs of the disease. Based upon the travel history of the animal and the incubation period of the disease, the horse was likely exposed at an event in Ravalli County earlier this month. The Department of Livestock is currently working with event organizers to inform event participants of the potential risk. Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) is naturally occurring in equine populations and may cause respiratory disease, abortion in mares, neonatal foal death, and/or neurologic disease. There are two types of the virus responsible for outbreaks in the U.S. – the neuropathogenic form, and the wild type. The horse in question appears to be infected with the less virulent strain, which is not as likely to cause neurological or severe clinical symptoms. According to assistant state veterinarian Dr. Tahnee Szymanski, the affected horse developed weakness, which progressed into recumbency (inability to rise or stand), two weeks after attending the event. The infection was confirmed by blood and nasal swab samples. “At this time, this incident of EHV-1 is limited in scope, but there remains a possibility for additional cases,” Szymanski said. An encouraging sign, she added, is that the index horse seems to be improving. The event was put on by a local club. The club is well organized, Szymanski said, and has been working effectively with MDOL to manage the incident. Please contact your veterinarian if you suspect your horse may be affected with EHV-1, or with any specific questions about your horse. You may also address questions to Dr. Tahnee Szymanski ([email protected]; 406/444-2043).	<urn:uuid:62273eef-1a4b-43b8-b08f-06ad2b85def2>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://equusmagazine.com/blog-equus/montana-state-equine-herpes-virus-flathead/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.954277	422	2.25	2
I have many passionate thoughts and ideas about teaching and learning. I think, daily, about schools and classrooms and what they should be. I am often weighing in my mind whose job it is to ensure children are educated, taught responsibility, and are prepared for the organized world of work. I realized it had been awhile since I wrote in my blog, essentially sharing all of these thoughts and ideas with the world…or the few people who read my blog. I began to form an idea, to shape my thoughts, when scrolling through my Facebook page I found this video from Kid President. As I watched the video I realized that what he says may seem to some to be silly or unimportant, but there is an underlying message that that strikes at the heart of the relationship between teaching and learning. “You are here, you take up space, and you matter.” “We can’t just study history, we have to make history.” “You have to understand the world to change the world.” “No matter who you are, somebody is learning from you.” Teachers have an area of expertise, they are professionals, and their skills can add to students achievement, increase student engagement, inspire creativity and a passion for a skill or a subject area of learning. But, before all that, parents need to inspire learning in their children, and children need to want to learn. We need to create a culture of achievement, a curiosity for the unknown, and drive to make a difference. In the end, if parents are more concerned with the childcare needs filled by sending their kids to school, than be the learning that takes place there, if children feel like school is an interruption to what they are doing that is really important, and if they do not believe that they are fundamentally important in shaping not only how the world is today, but what ultimately it will become, then all of a teacher’s efforts are for naught. The chain of learning is broken, and we all have to work together to fix it.	<urn:uuid:7ad17f0f-abe2-45d3-a0aa-5cb34aef4d6e>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://shelleypitzel.com/2013/09/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.981748	421	2.421875	2
He is too picked, too spruce, too affected, too odd, As it were too peregrinate, as I may call it. --Shakspeare. The Anglo-American is apt to boast, and not without reason, that his nation may claim a descent more truly honourable than that of any other people whose history is to be credited. Whatever might have been the weaknesses of the original colonists, their virtues have rarely been disputed. If they were superstitious, they were sincerely pious, and, consequently, honest. The descendants of these simple and single-minded provincials have been content to reject the ordinary and artificial means by which honours have been perpetuated in families, and have substituted a standard which brings the individual himself to the ordeal of the public estimation, paying as little deference as may be to those who have gone before him. This forbearance, self-denial, or common sense, or by whatever term it may be thought proper to distinguish the measure, has subjected the nation to the imputation of having an ignoble origin. Were it worth the enquiry, it would be found that more than a just proportion of the renowned names of the mother- country are, at this hour, to be found in her ci-devant colonies; and it is a fact well known to the few who have wasted sufficient time to become the masters of so unimportant a subject, that the direct descendants of many a failing line, which the policy of England has seen fit to sustain by collateral supporters, are now discharging the simple duties of citizens in the bosom of this republic. The hive has remained stationary, and they who flutter around the venerable straw are wont to claim the empty distinction of antiquity, regardless alike of the frailty of their tenement and of the enjoyments of the numerous and vigorous swarms that are culling the fresher sweets of a virgin world. But as this is a subject which belongs rather to the politician and historian than to the humble narrator of the homebred incidents we are about to reveal, we must confine our reflections to such matters as have an immediate relation to the subject of the tale. Although the citizen of the United States may claim so just an ancestry, he is far from being exempt from the penalties of his fallen race. Like causes are well known to produce like effects. That tribute, which it would seem nations must ever pay, by way of a weary probation, around the shrine of Ceres, before they can be indulged in her fullest favours, is in some measure exacted in America, from the descendant instead of the ancestor. The march of civilisation with us, has a strong analogy to that of all coming events, which are known "to cast their shadows before." The gradations of society, from that state which is called refined to that which approaches as near barbarity as connection with an intelligent people will readily allow, are to be traced from the bosom of the States, where wealth, luxury and the arts are beginning to seat themselves, to those distant, and ever-receding borders which mark the skirts, and announce the approach, of the nation, as moving mists precede the signs of day. Here, and here only, is to be found that widely spread, though far from numerous class, which may be at all likened to those who have paved the way for the intellectual progress of nations, in the old world. The resemblance between the American borderer and his European prototype is singular, though not always uniform. Both might be called without restraint; the one being above, the other beyond the reach of the law--brave, because they were inured to dangers--proud, because they were independent, and vindictive, because each was the avenger of his own wrongs. It would be unjust to the borderer to pursue the parallel much farther. He is irreligious, because he has inherited the knowledge that religion does not exist in forms, and his reason rejects mockery. He is not a knight, because he has not the power to bestow distinctions; and he has not the power, because he is the offspring and not the parent of a system. In what manner these several qualities are exhibited, in some of the most strongly marked of the latter class, will be seen in the course of the ensuing narrative. Ishmael Bush had passed the whole of a life of more than fifty years on the skirts of society. He boasted that he had never dwelt where he might not safely fell every tree he could view from his own threshold; that the law had rarely been known to enter his clearing, and that his ears had never willingly admitted the sound of a church bell. His exertions seldom exceeded his wants, which were peculiar to his class, and rarely failed of being supplied. He had no respect for any learning except that of the leech; because he was ignorant of the application of any other intelligence than such as met the senses. His deference to this particular branch of science had induced him to listen to the application of a medical man, whose thirst for natural history had led him to the desire of profiting by the migratory propensities of the squatter. This gentleman he had cordially received into his family, or rather under his protection, and they had journeyed together, thus far through the prairies, in perfect harmony: Ishmael often felicitating his wife on the possession of a companion, who would be so serviceable in their new abode, wherever it might chance to be, until the family were thoroughly "acclimated." The pursuits of the naturalist frequently led him, however, for days at a time, from the direct line of the route of the squatter, who rarely seemed to have any other guide than the sun. Most men would have deemed themselves fortunate to have been absent on the perilous occasion of the Sioux inroad, as was Obed Bat, (or as he was fond of hearing himself called, Battius,) M.D. and fellow of several cis-Atlantic learned societies--the adventurous gentleman in question. Although the sluggish nature of Ishmael was not actually awakened, it was sorely pricked by the liberties which had just been taken with his property. He slept, however, for it was the hour he had allotted to that refreshment, and because he knew how impotent any exertions to recover his effects must prove in the darkness of midnight. He also knew the danger of his present situation too well to hazard what was left in pursuit of that which was lost. Much as the inhabitants of the prairies were known to love horses, their attachment to many other articles, still in the possession of the travellers, was equally well understood. It was a common artifice to scatter the herds, and to profit by the confusion. But Mahtoree had, as it would seem in this particular undervalued the acuteness of the man he had assailed. The phlegm with which the squatter learned his loss, has already been seen, and it now remains to exhibit the results of his more matured determinations. Though the encampment contained many an eye that was long unclosed, and many an ear that listened greedily to catch the faintest evidence of any new alarm, it lay in deep quiet during the remainder of the night. Silence and fatigue finally performed their accustomed offices, and before the morning all but the sentinels were again buried in sleep. How well these indolent watchers discharged their duties, after the assault, has never been known, inasmuch as nothing occurred to confirm or to disprove their subsequent vigilance. Just as day, however, began to dawn, and a grey light was falling from the heavens, on the dusky objects of the plain, the half startled, anxious, and yet blooming countenance of Ellen Wade was reared above the confused mass of children, among whom she had clustered on her stolen return to the camp. Arising warily she stepped lightly across the recumbent bodies, and proceeded with the same caution to the utmost limits of the defences of Ishmael. Here she listened, as if she doubted the propriety of venturing further. The pause was only momentary, however; and long before the drowsy eyes of the sentinel, who overlooked the spot where she stood, had time to catch a glimpse of her active form, it had glided along the bottom, and stood on the summit of the nearest eminence. Ellen now listened intently anxious to catch some other sound, than the breathing of the morning air, which faintly rustled the herbage at her feet. She was about to turn in disappointment from the enquiry, when the tread of human feet making their way through the matted grass met her ear. Springing eagerly forward, she soon beheld the outlines of a figure advancing up the eminence, on the side opposite to the camp. She had already uttered the name of Paul, and was beginning to speak in the hurried and eager voice with which female affection is apt to greet a friend, when, drawing back, the disappointed girl closed her salutation by coldly adding--"I did not expect, Doctor, to meet you at this unusual hour." "All hours and all seasons are alike, my good Ellen, to the genuine lover of nature,"--returned a small, slightly made, but exceedingly active man, dressed in an odd mixture of cloth and skins, a little past the middle age, and who advanced directly to her side, with the familiarity of an old acquaintance; "and he who does not know how to find things to admire by this grey light, is ignorant of a large portion of the blessings he enjoys." "Very true," said Ellen, suddenly recollecting the necessity of accounting for her own appearance abroad at that unseasonable hour; "I know many who think the earth has a pleasanter look in the night, than when seen by the brightest sunshine." "Ah! Their organs of sight must be too convex! But the man who wishes to study the active habits of the feline race, or the variety, albinos, must, indeed, be stirring at this hour. I dare say, there are men who prefer even looking at objects by twilight, for the simple reason, that they see better at that time of the day." "And is this the cause why you are so much abroad in the night?" "I am abroad at night, my good girl, because the earth in its diurnal revolutions leaves the light of the sun but half the time on any given meridian, and because what I have to do cannot be performed in twelve or fifteen consecutive hours. Now have I been off two days from the family, in search of a plant, that is known to exist on the tributaries of La Platte, without seeing even a blade of grass that is not already enumerated and classed." "You have been unfortunate, Doctor, but--" "Unfortunate!" echoed the little man, sideling nigher to his companion, and producing his tablets with an air in which exultation struggled, strangely, with an affectation of self-abasement. "No, no, Ellen, I am any thing but unfortunate. Unless, indeed, a man may be so called, whose fortune is made, whose fame may be said to be established for ever, whose name will go down to posterity with that of Buffon--Buffon! a mere compiler: one who flourishes on the foundation of other men's labours. No; pari passu with Solander, who bought his knowledge with pain and privations!" "Have you discovered a mine, Doctor Bat?" "More than a mine; a treasure coined, and fit for instant use, girl.-- Listen! I was making the angle necessary to intersect the line of your uncle's march, after my fruitless search, when I heard sounds like the explosion produced by fire arms--" "Yes," exclaimed Ellen, eagerly, "we had an alarm--" "And thought I was lost," continued the man of science too much bent on his own ideas, to understand her interruption. "Little danger of that! I made my own base, knew the length of the perpendicular by calculation, and to draw the hypothenuse had nothing to do but to work my angle. I supposed the guns were fired for my benefit, and changed my course for the sounds--not that I think the sense more accurate, or even as accurate as a mathematical calculation, but I feared that some of the children might need my services." "They are all happily--" "Listen," interrupted the other, already forgetting his affected anxiety for his patients, in the greater importance of the present subject. "I had crossed a large tract of prairie--for sound is conveyed far where there is little obstruction--when I heard the trampling of feet, as if bisons were beating the earth. Then I caught a distant view of a herd of quadrupeds, rushing up and down the swells --animals, which would have still remained unknown and undescribed, had it not been for a most felicitous accident! One, and he a noble specimen of the whole! was running a little apart from the rest. The herd made an inclination in my direction, in which the solitary animal coincided, and this brought him within fifty yards of the spot where I stood. I profited by the opportunity, and by the aid of steel and taper, I wrote his description on the spot. I would have given a thousand dollars, Ellen, for a single shot from the rifle of one of the boys!" "You carry a pistol, Doctor, why didn't you use it?" said the half inattentive girl, anxiously examining the prairie, but still lingering where she stood, quite willing to be detained. "Ay, but it carries nothing but the most minute particles of lead, adapted to the destruction of the larger insects and reptiles. No, I did better than to attempt waging a war, in which I could not be the victor. I recorded the event; noting each particular with the precision necessary to science. You shall hear, Ellen; for you are a good and improving girl, and by retaining what you learn in this way, may yet be of great service to learning, should any accident occur to me. Indeed, my worthy Ellen, mine is a pursuit, which has its dangers as well as that of the warrior. This very night," he continued, glancing his eye behind him, "this awful night, has the principle of life, itself, been in great danger of extinction!" "By the monster I have discovered. It approached me often, and ever as I receded, it continued to advance. I believe nothing but the little lamp, I carried, was my protector. I kept it between us, whilst I wrote, making it serve the double purpose of luminary and shield. But you shall hear the character of the beast, and you may then judge of the risks we promoters of science run in behalf of mankind." The naturalist raised his tablets to the heavens, and disposed himself to read as well as he could, by the dim light they yet shed upon the plain; premising with saying-- "Listen, girl, and you shall hear, with what a treasure it has been my happy lot to enrich the pages of natural history!" "Is it then a creature of your forming?" said Ellen, turning away from her fruitless examination, with a sudden lighting of her sprightly blue eyes, that showed she knew how to play with the foible of her learned companion. "Is the power to give life to inanimate matter the gift of man? I would it were! You should speedily see a Historia Naturalis Americana, that would put the sneering imitators of the Frenchman, De Buffon, to shame! A great improvement might be made in the formation of all quadrupeds; especially those in which velocity is a virtue. Two of the inferior limbs should be on the principle of the lever; wheels, perhaps, as they are now formed; though I have not yet determined whether the improvement might be better applied to the anterior or posterior members, inasmuch as I am yet to learn whether dragging or shoving requires the greatest muscular exertion. A natural exudation of the animal might assist in overcoming the friction, and a powerful momentum be obtained. But all this is hopeless--at least for the present!"--he added, raising his tablets again to the light, and reading aloud; "Oct. 6, 1805. that's merely the date, which I dare say you know better than I--mem. Quadruped; seen by star-light, and by the aid of a pocket-lamp, in the prairies of North America--see Journal for Latitude and Meridian. Genus--unknown; therefore named after the discoverer, and from the happy coincidence of being seen in the evening--Vespertilio Horribilis, Americanus. Dimensions (by estimation)--Greatest length, eleven feet; height, six feet; head, erect; nostrils, expansive; eyes, expressive and fierce; teeth, serrated and abundant; tail, horizontal, waving, and slightly feline; feet, large and hairy; talons, long, curvated, dangerous; ears, inconspicuous; horns, elongated, diverging, and formidable; colour, plumbeous-ashy, with fiery spots; voice, sonorous, martial, and appalling; habits, gregarious, carnivorous, fierce, and fearless. There," exclaimed Obed, when he had ended this sententious but comprehensive description, "there is an animal, which will be likely to dispute with the lion his title to be called the king of the beasts!" "I know not the meaning of all you have said, Doctor Battius," returned the quick-witted girl, who understood the weakness of the philosopher, and often indulged him with a title he loved so well to hear; "but I shall think it dangerous to venture far from the camp, if such monsters are prowling over the prairies." "You may well call it prowling," returned the naturalist, nestling still closer to her side, and dropping his voice to such low and undignified tones of confidence, as conveyed a meaning still more pointed than he had intended. "I have never before experienced such a trial of the nervous system; there was a moment, I acknowledge, when the fortiter in re faltered before so terrible an enemy; but the love of natural science bore me up, and brought me off in triumph!" "You speak a language so different from that we use in Tennessee," said Ellen, struggling to conceal her laughter, "that I hardly know whether I understand your meaning. If I am right, you wish to say you were chicken-hearted." "An absurd simile drawn from an ignorance of the formation of the biped. The heart of a chicken has a just proportion to its other organs, and the domestic fowl is, in a state of nature, a gallant bird. Ellen," he added, with a countenance so solemn as to produce an impression on the attentive girl, "I was pursued, hunted, and in a danger that I scorn to dwell on--what's that?" Ellen started; for the earnestness and simple sincerity of her companion's manner had produced a certain degree of credulity, even on her buoyant mind. Looking in the direction indicated by the Doctor, she beheld, in fact, a beast coursing over the prairie, and making a straight and rapid approach to the very spot they occupied. The day was not yet sufficiently advanced to enable her to distinguish its form and character, though enough was discernible to induce her to imagine it a fierce and savage animal. "It comes! it comes!" exclaimed the Doctor, fumbling, by a sort of instinct, for his tablets, while he fairly tottered on his feet under the powerful efforts he made to maintain his ground. "Now, Ellen, has fortune given me an opportunity to correct the errors made by star- light,--hold,--ashy-plumbeous,--no ears,--horns, excessive." His voice and hand were both arrested by a roar, or rather a shriek from the beast, that was sufficiently terrific to appal even a stouter heart than that of the naturalist. The cries of the animal passed over the prairie in strange cadences, and then succeeded a deep and solemn silence, that was only broken by an uncontrolled fit of merriment from the more musical voice of Ellen Wade. In the mean time the naturalist stood like a statue of amazement, permitting a well-grown ass, against whose approach he no longer offered his boasted shield of light, to smell about his person, without comment or hinderance. "It is your own ass," cried Ellen, the instant she found breath for words; "your own patient, hard working, hack!" The Doctor rolled his eyes from the beast to the speaker, and from the speaker to the beast; but gave no audible expression of his wonder. "Do you refuse to know an animal that has laboured so long in your service?" continued the laughing girl. "A beast, that I have heard you say a thousand times, has served you well, and whom you loved like a brother!" "Asinus Domesticus!" ejaculated the Doctor, drawing his breath like one who had been near suffocation. "There is no doubt of the genus; and I will always maintain that the animal is not of the species, equus. This is undeniably Asinus himself, Ellen Wade; but this is not the Vespertilio Horribilis of the prairies! Very different animals, I can assure you, young woman, and differently characterized in every important particular. That, carnivorous," he continued, glancing his eye at the open page of his tablets; "this, granivorous; habits, fierce, dangerous; habits, patient, abstemious; ears, inconspicuous; ears, elongated; horns, diverging, &c., horns, none!" He was interrupted by another burst of merriment from Ellen, which served, in some measure, to recall him to his recollection. "The image of the Vespertilio was on the retina," the astounded enquirer into the secrets of nature observed, in a manner that seemed a little apologetic, "and I was silly enough to mistake my own faithful beast for the monster. Though even now I greatly marvel to see this animal running at large!" Ellen then proceeded to explain the history of the attack and its results. She described, with an accuracy that might have raised suspicions of her own movements in the mind of one less simple than her auditor, the manner in which the beasts burst out of the encampment, and the headlong speed with which they had dispersed themselves over the open plain. Although she forebore to say as much in terms, she so managed as to present before the eyes of her listener the strong probability of his having mistaken the frightened drove for savage beasts, and then terminated her account by a lamentation for their loss, and some very natural remarks on the helpless condition in which it had left the family. The naturalist listened in silent wonder, neither interrupting her narrative nor suffering a single exclamation of surprise to escape him. The keen-eyed girl, however, saw that as she proceeded, the important leaf was torn from the tablets, in a manner which showed that their owner had got rid of his delusion at the same instant. From that moment the world has heard no more of the Vespertilio Horribilis Americanus, and the natural sciences have irretrievably lost an important link in that great animated chain which is said to connect earth and heaven, and in which man is thought to be so familiarly complicated with the monkey. When Dr. Bat was put in full possession of all the circumstances of the inroad, his concern immediately took a different direction. He had left sundry folios, and certain boxes well stored with botanical specimens and defunct animals, under the good keeping of Ishmael, and it immediately struck his acute mind, that marauders as subtle as the Siouxes would never neglect the opportunity to despoil him of these treasures. Nothing that Ellen could say to the contrary served to appease his apprehensions, and, consequently, they separated; he to relieve his doubts and fears together, and she to glide, as swiftly and silently as she had just before passed it, into the still and solitary tent.Next	<urn:uuid:240fe5e0-c29c-4360-a6d7-eb261854a8cb>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://cooper.thefreelibrary.com/The-Prairie/6-1	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.981751	5,129	2.046875	2
- What is music copyright? - Two types of music copyright: master and composition - Master Recording - When are copyrights created? - 6 exclusive rights held by copyright owners - 1. Reproduce the copyrighted work - 2. Prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work - 3. Distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the public - 4. Perform the work publicly - 5. Perform the copyrighted work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission - 6. Display the work publicly - The 6 basics of music copyright law - 1. Copyrighted work must be original - 2. Violation of Copyright Law must be established in court - 3. Master recording copyrights are administered (and, often, owned) by record labels - 4. Compositional copyrights are administered by publishers - 5. Copyrights last 70 years past the owners lifetime - 6. Cover versions require only a mechanical license — and only in the US - The 2 main benefits of registering your music copyright - 1. Create a public record of your copyright - 2. Sue for copyright infringement - How to copyright a song - 1. Make sure the song is fixed in a tangible form - 2. Fill out an application form with the US Copyright Office - 3. Pay the filing fee - 4. Submit copies of the work - 4 ways to maximize your rights - 1. Register with the US Copyright Office (or equivalent in your country) - 2. File for a license with Harry Fox Agency - 3. Join a PRO (as a songwriter) - 4. Publish your works Behind every royalty, every streaming payout, and every sync license, there’s a copyright and a copyright owner. If you ever want to earn money on musical composition or sound recording, and if you’re going to protect that right and ensure that people aren’t stealing your work, you need to know your copyright protections. But the music copyright landscape is notoriously complicated. There are different copyrights for different parts of a musical work, with copyright ownership and royalties split between artists, songwriters, labels, and publishers (the specific nature of those splits is a subject of negotiation). Then, there is various middleman, from collection agencies to distributors, that facilitate the collection of royalties on behalf of rights holders. In this article we’ve untangled this web to give you a straightforward explanation of how copyrights work, what protections they confer, and how to copyright your music. But first, let’s start with the basics: What is music copyright? Music copyright designates legal ownership of a musical composition or sound recording. This ownership includes exclusive rights to redistribute and reproduce the work, as well as licensing rights that enable the copyright holder to earn royalties. Two types of music copyright: master and composition When you hear a song play on the radio, you might think that there’s only one copyright for that song, owned by the artist whose voice you hear. But, in fact, that is not the case. In fact, in some parts of the world, it might be that the recording artist hasn’t earned a single cent on that radio spin. The reason is that each piece of recorded music that has two sets of copyrights: one for the musical composition, and one for the actual sound recording. The compositional copyright covers an underlying musical composition: the arrangement of notes, melodies, and chords in a specific order. It is held by songwriters, lyricists, and composers, and managed by their music publishers (who also partially own the copyright). The master copyright covers the specific sound recording, or “master recording,” that contains a particular expression of the underlying musical composition created by performing or recording artists. This copyright is held by the performing artists and, typically, their label. Now, sometimes, the songwriter and the artists might be the same person — if we’re talking about a band that both writes and records their own music. However, even in that case, the music industry will treat the songwriter and the recording artists as two separate entities. Besides, it’s never that simple — think cover versions, samples, quoted lyrics, external producers, assisting lyricists, and so on. The structure of the music copyright behind the given song can get complicated — and quick. When are copyrights created? The simple answer is: copyright protection begins when music is fixed in a tangible form… However, depending on the type of music copyright, that can mean very different things. For compositions, the copyright is automatically created when music or lyrics are recorded, put on paper, or otherwise written down in a document — even if it’s a simple tweet or a crumpled napkin. For master recordings, on the other hand, according to the US Copyright Office, the copyright is created as soon as “a sound recording is fixed, meaning that the sounds must be captured in a medium from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated”. This may be “in a digital track, disk, tape, or other formats”. However, while the initial copyright is created as soon as the musical work is fixed, you may need to take extra steps to ensure that the copyright is actually enforced. This depends on where you live: in Europe, no additional registration of the copyright is needed to enforce copyright protections, but in the US, you’ll need to register the copyright with the Copyright Office to get full copyright protections. 6 exclusive rights held by copyright owners Royalties are generated when these exclusive rights are licensed over to other parties, so these rights are what allow music professionals to make money (and also how they protect their original work): 1. Reproduce the copyrighted work The first right held by copyright owners is to reproduce the copyrighted work via printing CDs or vinyl, and make the work publicly available via streaming services. Technically, every time a listener presses play on a specific song on a streaming service, they are triggering a reproduction of the sound recording (aka the master) AND the underlying musical work (the composition). So, streaming services must have licenses from copyright owners to reproduce any songs in their catalog. Master copyright owners receive compensation via streaming payouts, while composition owners receive mechanical royalties. 2. Prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work Only the copyright holder of the musical composition can legally create a derivative version of that work (or permit others to do so). A derivative work is any musical work that includes major copyrightable components of previous, original work. If a third party wants to create a derivative work of a composition or master recording, they will require either a synchronization license (on the composition side) or a master use license (on the master side). Most commonly, derivative works are audio-visual combinations that incorporate songs as part of a larger work: advertisements, TV shows, movies, and video games, to name a few. But derivative musical works (think remixes or cover versions) are a bit more complicated: for the work to be considered derivative, it needs to incorporate some aspect of the underlying work to create a new, separate copyrighted work. So, for example, remixes and samples of a song require both master use and sync licenses (since they use the underlying master and composition to create new copyrighted works). Generally, sync and master use licenses are negotiated one-on-one between the copyright holders and the licensing parties (or their respective representatives). 3. Distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the public Just as copyright protects the author’s right to create new copies of the composition or recording, it also gives copyright holders (or authorized parties) the right to sell these created copies to the public. In the modern age, the right to distribute the sound recording is covered by streaming payouts. At the same time, the distribution of compositions occurs only if the composition itself is distributed and sold (e.g., sheet music sales). 4. Perform the work publicly The copyright provides the author an exclusive right to perform the work publicly. That doesn’t mean that a living person has to “perform” it — any kind of an audio broadcast in a public space will qualify. Live shows, performances, music playing in public spaces like bars or clubs, radio/TV broadcasts, and even audio-streaming on Spotify are all considered public performances. Performance rights are one of the biggest sources of revenue for songwriters and publishers, though whether or not recording artists receive performance royalties depends on the country. In most of the world, performance rights exist for both the composition owners and master copyright holders (the performance rights for recording artists are also known as “neighbouring rights” or “related rights”). The neighbouring rights are eligible for all performances in signatory countries of Rome Convention of 1961, if the recording artist is a resident of one of those countries. The US, however, is not one of them, which has two implications. First, the public performances in the US don’t generate royalties for master owners. Second, the recording created by US residents doesn’t generate neighbouring royalties — even if they are played on the radio in the UK. 5. Perform the copyrighted work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission This right, known as “digital performance rights,” is specific to the US and few other countries, and is designed to counterweight the lack of neighbouring rights when it comes to digital radio. Basically, digital performance rights function like neighboring rights in the US, but they ONLY apply to digital services like Pandora and SiriusXM or webcasts — not to traditional radio (or any other type of public performance). This means that recording artists in the US will only earn performance royalties when their music is played on digital radio. 6. Display the work publicly Another less used right conferred by copyright ownership is the right to display the work publicly. That right is more applicable to works of visual art or literature — in music, it accounts for a minuscule part of the actual royalties generated. First of all, the “print rights” don’t apply to sound recordings, which can’t really be “displayed”. However, it can be relevant if, for instance, a label wants to print out a song’s lyrics (i.e., a part of a composition) on a CD, or when a music streaming service wants to display lyrics to its users. In this scenario, a print license must be acquired (which is typically inexpensive). Basically, every type of royalty in the music industry — whether it’s on composition or master side of things — can be traced back to one of the exclusive rights listed above. Public performance royalties are compensating composition owners for right #4, the mechanical royalties are generated by right #1, sync licensing and master use fees compensate both sides for the #2, and so on. Whenever an artist gets paid, copyright is operating behind the scenes to make that happen. The 6 basics of music copyright law Now that you understand the protections that come with music copyright, the question is: how does copyright law work? We lay out the basic rules of music copyright law below. 1. Copyrighted work must be original The bedrock of music copyright is that it’s a unique result of the author’s creative process: it doesn’t have to be novel or revolutionary — the Copyright Office isn’t going to be your critic — but it has to be original. So, what determines originality? When push comes to shove, this is determined in a court of law. Claiming that the underlying work isn’t original and thus is not protected by copyright is the most common defense in music copyright infringement lawsuits. If multiple works are borrowing from the same source (let’s say both use the same idiom in the lyrics), the copyright owners of one can’t claim the infringement by the second and vice versa. 2. Violation of Copyright Law must be established in court Now, as we’ve discussed earlier, the copyright owner holds several exclusive rights — and so anyone who violates those rights is considered a copyright infringer. If a copyright infringement is proven in the court of law, the offender will have to compensate the owner — in most cases, by paying a LOT of money. However, copyright infringement must be established first. That means proving that: - The copyrighted work has been copied - The copy is “sustainably similar” to the original work The second point is usually examined through a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis, which means that the court will have to bring external experts to establish the amount and the extent to which the work has been copied — and if it makes the work similar enough to the source. The extent is usually more important than the amount — the court can rule copyright infringement for samples that are less than 2 seconds long, given that the “character” of the original composition has been copied. Proving that the copyrighted work has been copied is a bit more interesting. First of all, copyright infringement doesn’t have to be intentional. Let’s say you’ve used a sample from a pack you found on the internet, which stated that all the samples were licensed under creative commons, and thus free to use. However, if it turns out that the sample that you used was, in fact, a part of a copyrighted work, you will still be liable for copyright infringement — even though you had no intent to do so. However, the court has to also establish that the potential infringer had access, or, in other words, the ability to see or obtain the copyrighted material. On paper, two different people can come up with the exact same material, independently. So, if neither of them had access to the other’s work — let’s say it was stored in a bunker and never published — they will both end up owning legitimate copyrights, even if the work they’ve created is 100% identical. That is, of course, a completely unrealistic scenario — but in the eyes of copyright law, it is, in fact, possible. But be mindful — the concept of access doesn’t mean that the prosecution has to prove that the infringer has actually accessed the copywriter material. Instead, it has to establish that the infringer had an ability to do so — if, for example, the work has been hosted on an open platform like YouTube. 3. Master recording copyrights are administered (and, often, owned) by record labels Depending on the type of recording deal in place, the label is either a primary owner or just a party, acquiring the rights to exploit the master copyright on behalf of the artists (and retaining a portion of the revenue). As a general rule, the record label that footed the bill for the recording will handle the copyrights and royalties on a work. A classic “artist deal” works like this: the label signs the artists before the recording is produced (recording) and pays for the recording process, thus becoming the primary owner of the master copyright. The label then shares a portion of the revenue with the artist, as dictated by the recording contract. Lately, however, a new kind of “licensing” deal that empowers the artist is becoming more and more popular. In these deals, the artists create a recording by themselves (thus obtaining the master copyright) and then licenses that existing recording to the label for a fixed period of time. Thus, the artist retains the master rights as well as the ultimate control over their music. 4. Compositional copyrights are administered by publishers In the same way that master copyrights are typically managed by labels, the compositional copyright is usually administered by publishers. However, compositional copyrights work differently from masters. First and foremost, there’s a share of copyright that is always reserved to the author (or authors) of the composition, known as a writer’s share. Usually, it’s 50% of the copyright — though this can differ depending on the country or even a type of royalty. The other 50% of the copyright is allotted to the publisher, though a portion of this share goes to the songwriter as well. It works like this: when a songwriter signs a publishing deal, they transfer a percentage of their publisher’s share to the publisher in exchange for their services. That split can fall from 10 to 100% of the publisher’s share and either, with the rights duration ranging from entire copyright duration to a couple of years. It all depends on the type of publishing deal. 5. Copyrights last 70 years past the owners lifetime Typically, copyright protections last for 70 years after the end of the calendar year in which the last surviving writer dies. In some cases, this period can be as long as 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation. After this, it becomes public domain. 6. Cover versions require only a mechanical license — and only in the US Covers don’t require sync or master use licenses, but in some countries, you’ll have to clear a mechanical license if you want to release them commercially. Simple covers are NOT derivative works — they don’t borrow any components of the master recording (thus, no master use license needed), and they copy the composition in its entirety (which is covered by mechanical license instead of a sync license). No further licenses are required — and if you just plan to perform covers as a part of the live show, you don’t need any permits. The 2 main benefits of registering your music copyright While copyright is automatically created when a work is fixed in a tangible form, that’s not the same as the copyright actually being registered. And if you want full copyright protections, then registering your copyright is a must (at least in the US). 1. Create a public record of your copyright The first benefit of registering your copyright is that it’s now in the public record. You may have heard of the “poor man’s copyright,” where you mail a dated version of the copyrighted work to yourself to “prove” it’s your creation, but, tough luck: that won’t hold up in a court of law, the work must actually be registered with the US Copyright Office. 2. Sue for copyright infringement The other, related benefit is that once your copyright is registered and in the public record, you can sue for copyright infringement. In other words, to actually enforce the rights conferred by music copyright, it must be registered. How to copyright a song If you’re a little overwhelmed with the complexity of music copyright law, here’s the good news: registering musical copyright is actually quite simple. Here’s how you do it in 4 steps. 1. Make sure the song is fixed in a tangible form If the song is just in your head, then you can’t copyright it: it has to be written down or recorded in some form that can be sent into the US Copyright Office. 2. Fill out an application form with the US Copyright Office There are two different forms for compositional copyrights and master copyrights: - For a composition, use the form PA - For a sound recording, use the form SR 3. Pay the filing fee Submitting an online application costs $35, while a physical application costs $65. 4. Submit copies of the work For musical compositions, this will be a copy of sheet music. For audio recordings, it will typically be an audio file or a physical copy of the sound recording like a CD. 4 ways to maximize your rights How you earn the most royalties will depend on which side of the copyright you’re trying to maximize: composition or master recording. For master recordings, it’s pretty straightforward: put your music out on streaming platforms through a distributor and grow your music sales (via streams). The composition copyright, however, is a bit more tricky: 1. Register with the US Copyright Office (or equivalent in your country) As we said in the benefits section, to enforce copyright protections or sue for copyright infringement, the copyright must be registered with the US Copyright Office (or your country’s equivalent). This is true for both master and compositional copyrights 2. File for a license with Harry Fox Agency The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) is the only mechanical royalties collection society, so if you want to earn mechanicals you need to be a member. 3. Join a PRO (as a songwriter) Public performance royalties are administered by collection societies as well, called PROs (Performance Rights Organizations). In the US, you can choose between BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC (which is invitation-only). Joining a PRO ensures that you’ll receive royalties any time your music is performed publicly — that is, the writer’s share of the copyright. 4. Publish your works Earning the full compositional royalties that you’re owed requires publishing your music since 50% of the royalties for any composition go to the publisher. But that doesn’t mean you have to be signed with a publisher: you can also register a publishing micro-company of your own and self-publish (in this scenario, you would register with a PRO as both the publisher AND songwriter). The advantage of self-publishing is that you’ll get 100% of the compositional royalties, but there are advantages to getting real publishing representation as well. Royalties tend to get lost in the PRO system, and music publishers have the administrative capabilities and technology to track royalties throughout the pipeline and ensure that all possible royalties are claimed. They can also help with representing your work and promotion of your compositions. Check out our full guide to music publishing here. So, while the world of musical copyrights is quite complex, copyrighting a musical work and earning royalties on that work isn’t so tricky — at least mechanically. It’s just a matter of registering your copyright and joining the necessary collection agencies and picking a distributor. And remember: registering your copyright doesn’t just protect your royalties, it protects you from theft as well.	<urn:uuid:211e05dd-62bc-42c4-a8d6-1ddb2f7a62d6>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.kekelidigital.com/2022/04/6-basics-of-music-copyright-law-what-it.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.939806	4,677	3.046875	3
Sequential learning is an important aspect of cognitive processing. Neuropharmacological evidence acquired in laboratory animals suggests that striatal dopaminergic mechanisms may be important for processing of this form of learning. However, because experiments conducted on dopamine deficient patients have reported contradictory evidence, the role of dopamine and the striatum remains unclear in human sequential learning. We used a newly developed dynamic molecular imaging technique to determine whether striatal dopamine is released during performance of a sequential learning task. In this study we localized striatal regions where dopamine receptor ligand (11C-raclopride) was displaced from receptor sites, during performance of a motor sequence learning (serial reaction time) task. The results suggest that the task induces release of endogenous dopamine in the posterior two-third of dorsomedial aspect of left putamen and the anterior part of the body of caudate bilaterally. The activations of the left putamen and the right caudate coincided with the activations observed earlier during performance of a motor planning task. Since these activations are associated with the selection and execution of a response, the activation in the left caudate, which was not observed in motor planning, is probably associated with the detection of a change in the 'context', and in the formulation of a new 'rule'. Thus, the results suggest that sequential learning involves two striatal dopaminergic mechanisms, one for the detection of a change in context, and the other for selection and execution of the response. Bibliographical noteFunding Information: This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (1R21MH073624), Dana Foundation, and Shriners Hospital for Children (Grant 8580).	<urn:uuid:3ad103de-338c-4e04-a8e0-116ed106295e>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://experts.umn.edu/en/publications/striatal-dopamine-release-in-sequential-learning	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.924562	346	2.078125	2
Galle Fort and City Cycling Tour Explore the impact made by the Dutch colonial architecture to the Sri Lankan heritage is vigorous during the era of their governance in specific parts of the island. Dutch era in Sri Lankan history lasted for 150 years, where the architectural erections of fortresses, hospitals, churches, residencies are constructed. Fortunately, some of them still remain as ruins and evidencing to the Dutch era on the island. This two hours and 10 Km cycling tour, you will be able to cycle through the Galle Dutch Fort and surrounding area which one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka.Itinerary This is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, Galle 80000 Sri Lanka 08.30 AM - You will be greeted and picked up by our driver and driven to the starting point of the cycling tour. 09.00 AM - On arrival to the starting point, your cycling tour guide will give you a brief introduction to the tour and safety requirements. Thereafter, you can collect your cycles and helmets to start the tour. 09.15 AM - You will reach Galle Dutch Fort and starting to cycling inside the fort from old entrance to new entrance. The Galle Dutch Fort is a seventeenth-century colonial fort in Sri Lanka. It stands on a rocky promontory facing the Indian Ocean. Rocky shores and an imposing land side rampart defend it on all four directions. It was the Portuguese who chose Galle as a permanent trading post in 1588. Following the siege of Galle (1640), the Dutch ousted them from Southern Sri Lanka. Then the Dutch extensively fortified the fort until 1729. Its present form was mainly conceived under Dutch company rule and hence the name Galle Dutch fort. In its heyday, the fortification also served as the island’s southern commandment of the Dutch East India trading company (VOC). Its sister cities were Colombo, Trincomalee, and Jaffna. The fort defended the main VOC trading port in Sri Lanka. In 1796, it was peacefully handed over to the British who maintained a military presence until 1948. 10.30 AM - After the Dutch Fort visit, you will cycle through fruits and vegetable market. Along the route, you can see the day to day activities of the local people and fishermen. 11.30 AM - After a thrilling cycling tour, you will be dropped off to your hotel. Duration: 3 hours "Confirmation will be received at time of booking" "Not wheelchair accessible" "Infants must sit on laps" "Not recommended for travelers with back problems" "Not recommended for pregnant travelers" "No heart problems or other serious medical conditions" "Please be ready at the hotel lobby 15 minutes before the pick up time." "Please wear comfortable clothing for the cycling." "You should be able to ride a bicycle on your own." "Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level" "This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund" "This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers" Duration: 3 Hours Galle, Sri Lanka Traveler pickup is offered Pick up and drop off will be provided form most closely located hotels in Galle. Cancellations and refunds: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.	<urn:uuid:2054a9f8-def4-4a7d-ad26-91ef6ed372e7>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.tourandhotels.com/Tour-Detalle.php?t=130171P96	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.926988	755	2.765625	3
Stories that I found online said that these papers could weigh between three and five pounds apiece. I had seventy customers on my paper route, and so that adds up to 210 to 350 pounds of newspapers that I had to deliver. The newspapers were delivered in one bundle, the ads in another. For seventy papers, this often turned out to be four to six bundles for my route. I picked up my papers at a drop on Steel Street and haul them four blocks uphill on Oakwood Avenue to my route. Most days, I could put all my papers in one canvas paper sack, or two on Wednesdays and on Sundays I used a wagon. For this haul, I used a wagon one year and it about killed me. I enlisted dad after that, and he would stuff the ads into the papers for one side of the street while I loaded up my paper sack and delivered the other, and then he would meet up with me to deliver the other side, or go up to the other block that I delivered. Newspapers obviously made a good deal of extra money on all this advertising, but paper carriers didn’t get any more money. But in a way we did in the form of Christmas tips. For a route my size, I could get a hundred dollars in tips at Christmas time. Some were Scrooges, some were generous, and most remembered. It made hauling those papers worth it. One lady made homemade hard candy and would always give me a bag. If you were thinking of quitting your route, you usually waited until after Christmas, despite all those heavy papers. In most communities, kids don’t deliver newspapers any more. When I delivered papers, most every person on my route, which covered two city blocks, took the paper. These days, you are lucky if about one out of five homes take the paper, and the routes are much larger, and usually delivered by adults in a car. But there are generations of paper carriers with memories of hauling hundreds of pounds of ad-laden Vindicators on Thanksgiving morning. Maybe some of you will share your stories…	<urn:uuid:b613300d-e76b-4fbe-ac79-2b76f29be50f>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://bobonbooks.com/2018/11/24/growing-up-in-working-class-youngstown-delivering-holiday-newspapers/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.977356	431	1.773438	2
Now with the interim deal in the horizon, the US appears to be the main proponent of engagement with the IRI regime. Accordingly, and as the argument proceeds in Congress, there is little or no prospect of reining in the controversial nuclear weapons program – now at its most advanced stage ten years on – let alone regime’s continued support for terrorism abroad and further deteriorated human rights situation at home. By Sharif Behruz for Iranroundtable.org In November, major world powers struck an interim deal with the regime of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), giving Tehran an estimated $7 billion in sanctions relief in return for steps to halt the regime’s nuclear activities. The deal called for negotiating a full agreement within 6 months, possibly a year, and gradual loosening of sanctions that many rightly believe has brought the regime to the negotiating table. President Obama hailed the temporary agreement to freeze Iran’s disputed nuclear program as a historic agreement, pushing back against skepticism of the accord voiced by members of congress and some American allies. Opposing the interim deal, most members of Congress have argued that it was unwise to ease sanctions before Iran took aggressive action to rein in its nuclear program, which the United States and allies suspect may be aimed at building nuclear bombs. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) are threatening to introduce a new sanctions bill despite warnings from the Obama administration that new sanctions could derail nuclear negotiations at a delicate moment. Meanwhile, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) has proposed the idea of putting off the planned senate sanctions for now and scheduling a vote on sanctions six months from now, however, other senators opposed his proposal. For instance, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) said that Corker’s proposal “doesn’t sound workable.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that he is “more disturbed now” about the nuclear deal “than ever before” after a briefing with the Obama administration’s officials regarding the nuclear deal with IRI. Read the rest of this commentary from Iranroundtable.org	<urn:uuid:391c56af-559b-4b56-92e3-50d1073cc476>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://sharifbehruz.com/?p=2379	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.947828	444	1.617188	2
In the wake of the school shooting that killed 17, President Trump and the National Rifle Association's main proposal to prevent another tragedy like the one in Parkland, Fla., has been to arm teachers. “Highly trained, gun-adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive,” the president tweeted Thursday. But that desire has led some Americans, especially those who discuss race and politics, to raise questions: Will we be arming all teachers, including black teachers or education professionals who teach in mostly minority districts? It's a worthwhile question, given the police killings of unarmed black men in recent years. It's another layer to the conversation about how racialized the debate around gun violence can be. There has not been a mass shooting in a predominantly minority high school that compares to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a school of mostly white students in a fairly affluent suburb. But some activists have pointed out that there are some students who face gun violence in their community on an almost daily basis. “Another tragic moment. But there are folks in communities that I know who have been burying their kids for a long time because guns have been in their communities. Parents have been grieving because they've been putting their babies in [the] ground,” Eddie S. Glaude, a Princeton University religion and African American studies professor, told MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle on Thursday. Glaude added that it took “certain kinds of people to die for us to get this question on the table.” When it comes to arming teachers and the factor race might play, two issues are being raised: (1) Arming teachers of black students who may have a racial bias, and (2) arming black teachers and education workers, who face their own risks carrying a weapon. The Internet was quick to remind us that Philando Castile, a cafeteria supervisor at a public school in St. Paul, Minn., was shot dead by a police officer after he told him he was carrying a licensed firearm. Efforts to tackle school violence have disproportionately impacted black students through arrests and restraint, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Although black students were only 16 percent of the total student enrollment during the 2011-12 school year, they made up 27 percent of the students referred to law enforcement and nearly double — 31 percent — of the students involved in a school-related arrest, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education office for civil rights. Ashley Nicole Black, a writer for late-night show “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” mentioned how carrying a gun could have added to her already-tense relationship with a racist teacher. “All I can picture is every racist teacher who lashed out at me verbally or physically over the years and what would have happened if that person had a gun? Yeah, there are more good, kind, teachers ... but they're not gonna be the ones signing up for guns,” Black tweeted. Kelly Wickham Hurst, CEO of Being Black at School, a nonprofit that addresses issues impacting black students, asked: “How long before a teacher feels the need to make use of Stand Your Ground while on a school campus?” Multiple studies, including one from the Yale University Child Study Center, have shown that implicit bias against black students shapes how teachers respond to them. That's not to imply explicitly that white teachers will be using guns against black students, but it does factor into how students of color are disciplined. “Implicit biases do not begin with black men and police. They begin with black preschoolers and their teachers, if not earlier. Implicit bias is like the wind: You can’t see it, but you can sure see its effects,” Yale child psychology professor Walter S. Gilliam previously told The Post. Bree Newsome, an activist who attracted national attention after a mass shooting in a Charleston, S.C., church, argued that the idea that arming teachers with guns will protect youths doesn't seem to take black youths into account. Whenever politicians talk about giving more guns to people as a solution to gun violence, you can rest assured they aren't talking about Black people b/c we are shot & killed by police for holding BB guns, wallets, cell phones or nothing at all— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) February 22, 2018 Michael Harriot, host of the podcast “The Black One,” wrote that the idea of black educators carrying guns isn't likely to attract lasting support because history has shown that conservatives do not support gun ownership among black Americans as much as they claim. “If black people arm themselves, America always figures out a way to disarm them through legislation,” he wrote for the Root. “While no one doubts the strength of the American brand of racism, the theoretical use of America’s anti-black sentiment as a legislative, race-based Jedi mind trick ignores an important reality: It won’t work.” Nearly 6 in 10 — 59 percent — think America would be less safe if more people had guns, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll. And only 20 percent say armed teachers are the answer to making schools safer. More than half of Americans do not think the Parkland shooting could have been prevented had teachers been armed, according to a Washington Post-ABC poll. The school did have an armed school resource officer assigned to protect students, but he reportedly took a defensive position outside the school and did not enter the building during the shooting. The sample size for how black people feel on this issue was too small to break out. 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Boeing and the US Navy have successfully demonstrated the ability of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft to launch from a ski-jump ramp. The ski-jump test was carried out at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, US. It was conducted to show the naval jet’s compatibility to operate with the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers’ short take-off but arrested recovery (STOBAR) system. Posted by Boeing on its Twitter account, the interesting video in this post features an F/A-18 Super Hornet completing a take-off from a ski jump ramp during a demonstration at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. The Indian Navy has expressed interest in potentially purchasing Super Hornets and the demonstration was completed to ensure the jets could launch from the Indians’ aircraft carriers, configured with Short Take-Off but Arrested Recovery (STOBAR), commonly referred to as a ski jump. As told by Carrie Munn, F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office Communications, in the article Super Hornet demonstrates ski jump launch and appeared on Naval Aviation News, the extensive planning and day-to-day coordination between the F/A-18 & EA-18G Program Office International Business and Test and Evaluation (T&E) teams, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, and aircraft manufacturer, The Boeing Company, resulted in a series of test events in the last summer demonstrating the capability in a variety of load configurations. The program office T&E Lead, Jackie Dvorak, credited the Navy-Boeing collaboration and the expertise of the supporting test team for continually adjusting to make the demo successful. “The India ski jump demonstration is exactly what we do in developmental flight test with mitigating risk through extensive and detailed test planning and safe execution,” she said. The supporting team worked with Boeing’s simulation data and information gleaned from previous ski jumps conducted with the F/A-18 Hornet and F-35B Lightning II to develop an Interim Flight Test Clearance. They identified a suitable test jet and instrumented it to capture data in real-time and completed multiple test events. The team also hosted Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for International Program Rear Adm. Frank Morley and representatives from the Indian Embassy, who watched a ski-jump launch flight test in-person, toured the aircraft and were briefed on the potential sale of Super Hornets to the Indian Navy. India’s fighter jet procurement decision is anticipated as early as next year. It’s also worth noting that the Super Hornet’s progenitor, the F/A-18A/B Hornet, also undertook ski-jump tests during its initial development, although that wasn’t to satisfy potential Indian Navy requirements. “The first successful and safe launch of the F/A-18 Super Hornet from a ski jump begins the validation process to operate effectively from Indian Navy aircraft carriers,” said Ankur Kanaglekar, head of India fighter sales at Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security division. “The F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet will not only provide superior warfighting capability to the Indian Navy but also create opportunities for cooperation in naval aviation between the United States and India.” The Block III is the latest and most advanced version of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, offering longer range and reduced drag with conformal fuel tanks, an infrared search and track sensor, Advanced Cockpit System, signature reduction, and a 10,000+ hour life. Boeing says it expects to deliver Block III-configured Super Hornets to the U.S. Navy in 2021 and, by 2024, one squadron within each carrier air wing should consist of Block III jets, either upgraded or new-build.	<urn:uuid:d9bd317b-8d87-4d67-8436-6ac90d792273>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://fighterjetsworld.com/naval/watch-u-s-navy-f-a-18-super-hornet-demonstrates-the-ability-to-operate-from-indian-navy-aircraft-carriers/24228/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.933397	809	1.875	2
Posted By Bill Couzens, Founder Lesscancer.org A Timely Truth This week Time magazine’s cover story “The Truth About Vaccines” carries an ominous suggestion… “worried about autism, many parents are opting out of immunizations. How they’re putting the rest of us at risk.” (June 2, 2008). Finally, a major periodical puts a spotlight on the most emotionally charged and inaccurately reported medical controversy in modern history. And what does Time do? Blame parents for a crisis in confidence created by public health officials. If you were hoping to learn the “truth” about vaccinations, you are not going to find it in this issue of Time. In her article, “How Safe Are Vaccines?” Alice Park attempts to address growing concerns about vaccines and asks the million-dollar question that parents around the country really want to know. Unfortunately, Park’s version of the “truth” does a disservice to readers when it falls into the same trap that has plagued similar reports; gross inaccuracies, reliance on industry-funded spokesmen whose conflicts are not disclosed, and the all too familiar and constant beat of immunization dogma suggesting doomsday disease scenarios. Those of you who have read my postings before know that I am very skeptical of both the public health officials and the mainstream media’s ability to objectively and forthrightly cover this issue. The Time article does nothing to change that opinion. If anything, it confirms it. At the heart of Park’s report, however, is the question about parental rights. Should parents be forced to vaccinate their children given the growing concerns about vaccine safety? For over a year now, there has been a steady stream of articles about school districts and health departments’ heavy-handed actions towards parents who choose not to vaccine their children. Intimidation tactics that included monetary fines, expulsion from school, even threats to call in child protection agencies were used to try and coerce parents into compliance with the current immunization recommendations. …SEE LINK Bill Couzens Comments Below It is critical that health care providers consider the impact of collective environmental exposures and their negative impacts on human health. Incomplete data does not mean safe. Bill Couzens Founder, Lesscancer.org posted 06/02/2008 at 21:10:08	<urn:uuid:71e19d99-6753-4240-9d2a-daa49a914331>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.lesscancer.org/280-2/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.946778	533	1.976563	2
Facile green biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Pisum sativum L. outer peel aqueous extract and its antidiabetic, cytotoxicity, antioxidant, and antibacterial activity.Int J Nanomedicine. 2019; 14:6679-6690.IJ The synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using food waste materials and their biomedical applications have garnered considerable attention recently. Here, we investigated the synthesis of AgNPs using an aqueous extract of outer peel of Pisum sativum under different lighting conditions using standard procedures and explored their antidiabetic, cytotoxicity, antioxidant, and antibacterial potential. Characterization of AgNPs was done by Ultra Violet (UV-VIS) spectroscopy that showed absorption maxima at 456 nm for the samples exposed to laboratory lighting and at 464 nm for the samples exposed to direct sunlight, by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis that showed the surface nature and their elemental composition with a strong peak at 3 keV that corresponded to Ag (61.85 wt%), by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy that predicted the functional groups involved, and by X-ray powder diffraction that showed the structural properties. The average diameter of the synthesized AgNPs was calculated to be in the range of 10-25 nm. AgNPs exhibited promising antidiabetic activity as determined by inhibition of α-glucosidase (95.29% inhibition at 10 µg/mL and IC50 value of 2.10 µg/mL) and cytotoxicity (IC50 value 4.0 µg/mL as calculated from the slope equation) against HepG2 cells. Furthermore, they also exhibited moderate antioxidant activity (50.17% reduction of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl at 100 µg/mL) and antibacterial activity against four human pathogenic bacteria (as indicated by 8.70-11.10 mm inhibition zones on agar plates). In conclusion, the results confirm that food waste can be used in the synthesis of AgNPs and that the latter have the potential for applications in various fields including diabetic and cancer treatments as well as in biomedicine for the manufacture of antibacterial coatings in medical devices and instruments.	<urn:uuid:9ee8d27d-da56-4d5d-8a33-89981cdb0f50>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/31695363/Facile_green_biosynthesis_of_silver_nanoparticles_using_Pisum_sativum_L__outer_peel_aqueous_extract_and_its_antidiabetic_cytotoxicity_antioxidant_and_antibacterial_activity_	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz	en	0.91982	493	1.929688	2
\|Sauer, Thomas - Tom\| Submitted to: American Institute of Hydrology Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 10/2/1998 Publication Date: N/A Technical Abstract: The Savoy Experimental Watershed (SEW) is a University of Arkansas (UofA) property of approximately 1250 hectares (ha) in Northwest Arkansas, within the central United States. The SEW occurs on a mantled (regolith-covered) karst, and is the site of an integrated research effort between the UofA, Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology (ADPCE), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a long-term, interdisciplinary field laboratory for the in situ quantitative determination of processes, controls, and hydrologic and nutrient-flux budgets in surface water, soilwater, and shallow groundwater environments in response to specific, near-surface anthropogenic (agricultural) activities and land uses. Comprehensive research at SEW encompasses the detailed aspects of flow and solute budgets 1) from precipitation, 2) from near-surface anthropogenic activities, 3) in runoff, 4) from within the soil zone, 5) at the epikarst 6) from within identifiable components of the shallow karst aquifer, and 7) at spring resurgences. This study is limited to selected elements of budget terms 5), 6), and 7), with the objective of relating areal, stratigraphic, and temporal variations in flow and water quality to identifiable groundwater processes and controls.	<urn:uuid:857fd209-3ee6-4995-a565-6574cb49e393>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=87779	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz	en	0.859577	412	2.15625	2
The sector of pediatrics is a medical one which deals primarily with treating youngsters with sicknesses and ensuring that the children are match and wholesome. The need for pharmacogenomics testing is set on a person basis. In case your pharmacogenomic test results suggest you might not have an awesome response to a medicine, your loved ones members might have a similar response. Mayo Clinic recommends you share this data with your family members members. Your well being care supplier may additionally current recommendations for relations who might profit from having testing. Within the broadest meaning of “medicine”, there are quite a few different specialties. Within the UK, most specialities have their very own physique or college, which have its own entrance examination. These are collectively often often called the Royal Schools, though not all presently use the time interval “Royal”. The event of a speciality is often pushed by new know-how (reminiscent of the development of efficient anaesthetics) or strategies of working (harking back to emergency departments); the new specialty results in the formation of a unifying physique of docs and the status of administering their very personal examination. As heroin use rose, so did overdose deaths. The statistics are overwhelming. In a examine released this previous fall inspecting 28 states, the CDC discovered that heroin deaths doubled between 2010 and 2012. The CDC reported simply currently that heroin-related overdose deaths jumped 39 p.c nationwide between 2012 and 2013, surging to eight,257. Prior to now decade, Arizona’s heroin deaths rose by higher than ninety %. New York City had 420 heroin overdose deaths in 2013 â€” probably the most in a decade. A yr up to now, Vermont’s governor devoted his whole State of the State speech to heroin’s resurgence. The general public began paying consideration the next month, when Philip Seymour Hoffman died from an overdose of heroin and totally different medicine. His dying followed that of actor Cory Monteith, who died of an overdose in July 2013 shortly after a 30-day preserve at an abstinence-primarily based treatment heart. Rehabilitation is the important thing to success for any one who is suffering from habit regardless if they’re in prison or strolling the streets as a free citizen. Locked up behind bars or strolling freely amongst us in society, the one that is addicted continues to be chained to their behavior till environment friendly therapy is gotten. Many individuals seek therapy however proceed to relapse time and time once extra. Most likely the most profitable solution to free your self, deal with your dependancy and associated points is to deal with all sides of the behavior: mental, emotional and bodily obstacles. These lab docs establish the causes of illnesses by inspecting physique tissues and fluids beneath microscopes. Other kinds of medicine, similar to eyedrops or emergency contraception, can be found and never utilizing a prescription but want a pharmacist’s supervision, so are solely in the stores from behind the pharmacy counter. Cough Medicines will be found over-the-counter and by prescriptions by the physician for the serious cough. In fact, a cough is a repetitive contraction of the thoracic cavity, which causes violent launch of air from lungs with a selected sound. Coughs are annoying and all of us suffer from them time to time. There is nothing to fret about them. If coughs turn dangerous then it’s best to concern doctor or assist yourself through the use of proper cough medicines. Coughs are of two varieties, dry cough and productive cough. In case you are looking out for enormous ends within the consolation retail channel, then you definitely may need come to the appropriate place. Aztec sunglasses seem to succeed in all of the primary sorts for individuals who cannot just shop for the timeless shapes, kinds, and hues on the drugstore or malls-those who want imaginative and prescient correction and do not placed on contacts. Nair Okay, Dolovich L, Cassels A, McCormack J, Levine M, Gray J, Mann Ok, Burns S: What sufferers need to seek out out about their medicines. Focus group study of affected particular person and clinician perspectives. Can Fam Physician. 2002, forty eight: 104-a hundred and ten. Written medicine information can play an important position in educating buyers about their medicines. Rehabilitation is the important thing to success for anybody who’s affected by behavior regardless if they are in jail or strolling the streets as a free citizen. Locked up behind bars or strolling freely amongst us in society, the person who’s addicted continues to be chained to their behavior except environment friendly remedy is gotten. Many individuals seek remedy nonetheless proceed to relapse time and time again. Essentially probably the most profitable technique to free your self, cope with your habit and associated points is to deal with all components of the habit: psychological, emotional and bodily obstacles. Insurance corporations usually require people to utilize the generic types of these medicines. For a lot of, the generic forms work as well as the branded model. Nonetheless, the FDA has reported that two of the three generic variations of Concerta usually are not exactly the identical as the branded product. Abortive remedy is one other sort of remedy that’s available. This therapy can help stop a migraine whereas totally different manufacturers of headache medicines can’t. These headaches occur every time your brain’s blood vessels dilate or contract, causing a pulsing feeling in your head. Nonetheless, solely doctors will likely be capable to prescribe you these sort of headache medicines. Ergotamine derivatives and triptane medicine are mostly used to deal with headaches. Use our Look Up Medicines instrument to seek for lined medicine. You may too carry out this search in your account by going to My Login for essentially the most appropriate info. Mail delivery means fewer errands and no ready in line. Our pharmacists double test each order for accuracy and guarantee your medicines are delivered securely and on time. In the U.Ok., on-line pharmacies usually link up with on-line clinic docs. Medical doctors perform on-line consultations and downside prescriptions. sixty seven The corporate utilizing the docs should be registered with the Care High quality Commission Online clinics solely prescribe a restricted variety of medicines and don’t exchange widespread doctors working from surgeries. There are various methods the docs carry out the online consultations; usually, it’s achieved almost solely by questionnaire. Purchasers usually pay one payment, which includes the value of the session, prescription, and the worth of the medicine. If you’re searching for pharmacy technician jobs, then you definitely probably can depend on that among the requirements would come with being a highschool graduate, and with the ability to full some type of pharmacy technician teaching program, and at situations even having a pharmacy technician license for the precise state which you wish to work for. What’s important of course is that you’ll perform varied procedures in connection to offering pharmacy providers, like filling out types for patrons and victims appropriately, figuring out abbreviations and terminologies associated to drugs and pharmacy, having an inexpensive set of experience in using computer systems (since you can be requested to enter or encode information) and likewise processes that involve the preparation, dispensation and distribution of medicines beneath the supervision of a pharmacist. Purchaser companies talents are discovered to be very helpful in this type of job as properly. Traditional stores perform throughout a positive time regularly. So that it’s essential to modify your schedule whilst you plan to shop. On distinction, on-line drugstores are open all day and evening. It’s possible you’ll retailer there any time and from wherever. Strum was charged with first-diploma intentional homicide and obstructing an officer. Strum died at a neighborhood hospital after making an attempt suicide at the jail. An investigation into the reason for demise was pending. Sanford Effectively being Plan affords our members and providers entry to the knowledge and help they want. Beneath is a brief clarification of our pharmacy advantages. For particular particulars on remedy insurance policies, coverage, participating pharmacies and more, log in to your safe Member Portal or our Supplier Portal If you’d like extra help, please contact us between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday by the use of Friday. After hours, a confidential voicemail is also obtainable.	<urn:uuid:652082b3-3b74-435a-99dc-7712329bfe51>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://www.agaricproku.com/tag/never	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.938845	1,725	1.9375	2
Instead of reaching for scalpels, medical school students at Colorado State University’s Clapp Lab reach for virtual reality (VR) headsets, which dangle from the ceiling of the 2,500 square foot facility. Once students don their devices — each of which is connected to a high-powered HP workstation — they begin the day’s “patient examinations.” Dissecting entire human cadavers in VR allows students to zoom into and explore body parts on a cellular level. “It’s a much more efficient and intuitive way to display and learn from this type of data,” says Tod Clapp, associate professor of biomedical sciences and the director of human anatomy at CSU. In internal surveys, 87% of students who have taken CSU’s distance anatomy class say VR has helped them understand spatial relationships better than traditional two-dimensional resources. Spatial cognition is particularly crucial in medicine, helping doctors understand everything from where a patient’s organs are located to how anatomical structures are connected. According to Inside Higher Ed, the last five years have seen a “significant increase” in educational institutions using XR — “extended reality,” a term that encompasses both virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). Studies conducted by Educause, a nonprofit that advances higher education via information technology, suggest that XR promotes engagement, exposes students to new and impactful content, and deepens their interactions with complex concepts.	<urn:uuid:db7f1f05-9b4e-47ae-ad0e-39ecf2e6b625>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://garage.hp.com/master/en/innovation/xr-vr-college-education.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.943836	304	3.328125	3
This project will build a learning lab with 20 computers, where we will train 800 youth (in the first 3 years alone) in the skills required by 21st century Tanzania. Course alumni will excel in university and the workplace and will have the mindset to address the social and development challenges of our nation. Will be creating a community of productive young professional and change-makers. Employers are complaining that graduates lack basic computer skills and soft skills. 61% of graduates can not be employed there don't have the skills needed. 174,149 unfilled job vacancies remained In 2014. Currently, we are working with38 public Secondary schools in Dare-Salaam region and Only 2 schools have active computer labs and none of the schools is investing in teaching the skills needed by the job market the focus is on the core subjects like history, chemistry and biology. This project is will be providing access to the internet and computer for the students and youth joining our course and program from the schools we work with and from the general public targeting more youth from a low-income community. The project also will be giving a course for students to learn: 1. Learn How to Learn and Grit, 2. ICT skills: data analysis, communication, presentation and research. 3. Professionalism: etiquette, branding and leadership. For youth to enrich their potential. This investment will provide a stable computer infrastructure that will enable Bridge for Change to provide stable service to youth in Tanzania It will be contributing to bridging the existing between youth who are studying in private schools with access to computer and youth from public schools with no access to good computer labs. It will enhance digital fluency to youth using the lab and increase their productivity level. It will open opportunities for youth from low-income community	<urn:uuid:7f1c78b8-20c6-4358-9217-fc34c7bb8777>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/teach-21st-century-skills-to-800-youth-in-tanzania/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.941501	402	2.5	2
Written by Stephen Henshaw, P.G., President and CEO, EnviroForensics As seen in the March 2010 issue Western Cleaner and Launderer. Vapor Intrusion, or VI, is probably the hottest topic among regulators these days. Vapor intrusion may be best described as the contamination of indoor breathing air as a result of being in proximity to soil or groundwater releases of hazardous chemicals. Generally speaking, volatile organic compounds that have been released or spilled into the subsurface display a preference to evaporate into air spaces, or voids, in the soils. These vapors can then disperse and travel through the soils to nearby buildings. Contaminated soil vapors are most likely to travel along utility corridors where backfill material, such as sand, typically has more air spaces than the surrounding soils that were laid down naturally by Mother Nature. Once the vapors travel through a utility corridor, they may migrate into the building through concrete block basement walls, floor drains, drainage sumps or cracks in the floor. Environmental regulatory agencies are taking proactive steps to evaluate whether vapors are entering residential dwellings in the near vicinity of dry cleaners. Additionally, new due diligence evaluations associated with refinancing properties and businesses or selling businesses or properties are calling for a determination of vapor intrusion on the subject properties. While the enforcement levels of organic vapors in buildings varies from state to state, the established levels deemed protective of human health, are extremely low. In a nut-shell, the approach is to determine whether a resident or worker that may be exposed to levels of organic vapors has a greater risk of getting cancer than the general population. It is a standard assumption by regulators and toxicologists that if a person has a greater chance than 1 in 1,000,000 people of getting cancer from organic vapors, a health risk exists. The severity of this risk is established by determining how much exposure an individual may receive based upon the amount of time that person may be in contact with the contaminated air. For houses or residences with contaminated breathing air, the amount of exposure is expected to be the highest since it is assumed that its occupants are exposed 365 days a year for the length of time they live there. For a worker in a commercial building with contaminated air, the amount of exposure is less since by national central tendency a worker works 8 hours per day, 219 days per year. Standardized input parameters are very conservative in order to safely account for people that may exceed the average exposure assumptions. Since enforcement levels are so low, tremendous care must be taken when collecting samples of air to determine the concentration of harmful vapors in occupied spaces or the subsurface near a building. Once information has been collected that demonstrates an increased health risk to building occupants, a whole new front of investigation and cleanup will be opened. It is a good idea to develop a work plan prior to collecting the samples. If practical, make sure your work plan is approved by the regulatory agency before starting the work. The sampling protocol should follow the guidance documents that are developed by the regulatory agencies. Most states have modified the US EPA’s proposed sampling methodology with minor variations. If your state does not have a guidance document for vapor sampling, make sure the US EPA guidance methods are followed. Your work plan should include conducting a pre-sampling audit of the space. A check list should be filled out by your environmental professional (see the EnviroForensics web site for an example checklist) that identifies and inventories products that may contain chemicals that could skew the vapor results. Examples could include spotting agents, shoe polish, household cleaning products, oily rags, gas cans, and parts cleaning solutions. To the extent practical, these products and items should be collected and taken outside of the building being tested. Then, the windows and doors should be opened for at least 20 to 30 minutes to flush out the stagnant air that may hold organic chemicals. The windows and doors should then typically be closed for a period of 24 hours prior to testing to restore the potential connection between the subsurface and the indoor air, but the guidance documents vary from state to state. In most developed areas the outdoor air that we all breathe contains low levels of many volatile chemicals. In an effort to determine the “background” air quality conditions, collecting an outside sample should also be part of your work plan. This sample is usually collected outside and upwind of the building being tested. Determining the upwind direction can be difficult, but nonetheless should be attempted as it will assist in determining whether outside air quality conditions may be affecting the indoor air sample results. It is recommended that your work plan only include laboratory analysis for the chemicals detected in the soil and groundwater contamination near the building. This will limit any confusion related to indoor activities not related to the subsurface impacts. For example, identifying benzene (a chemical constituent commonly found in gasoline and cigarette smoke) in an indoor air sample does not assist in the evaluation of potential vapor intrusion from a subsurface spill of PERC dry cleaning solvent, which does not contain benzene. It is likely that once the benzene was identified, however, the investigation could become unnecessarily complicated from a regulatory position. Finally, the environmental laboratory being used to analyze the air samples must be evaluated closely prior to including them in the work plan. Since more and more analytical labs are getting into the air analysis business to meet the rising demands of this new regulatory focus, there are many that are not truly qualified to analyze this difficult medium. No one can fault a lab for diversifying their business toward a new line, but because the analysis is considerably expensive (up to $250 per sample plus equipment charges), care must be made in selecting a qualified lab. I’ve seen situations where laboratory supplied sample containers were not properly cleaned prior to being issued to the samplers. Experienced and reputable air laboratories will provide certified proof that each container is “clean” and free of chemical contaminants prior to issuance. Obtaining a duplicate air or vapor sample at one location during your assessment will add another level of confidence to the results you are provided. During duplicate sample collection, two samples are collected side-by-side at the same time. One sample will be labeled with information pertaining to its location and sampling specifics, while the other will be submitted to the laboratory “blind” to provide a means of spot-checking the accuracy of the laboratory. Your work plan should include a protocol for these Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) measures. In summary, vapor intrusion is the hottest new focus in the environmental arena. A higher amount of grant monies and financial resources by states are being earmarked for evaluating indoor air at homes and businesses near contaminated sites, although the party responsible for the spill is likely also financially responsible for the vapor intrusion sampling. Sampling is expensive, but the ramification of having bad data that is not truly representative of vapors emanating from a groundwater plume or soil source, has a much greater consequence. Collecting good quality data is critical and can be accomplished if your consultant is following the proper procedures. Don’t go cheap when it comes to collecting vapor samples. 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students as well. They also offer a superb after school service of homework and study support ( it's also totally free ! ). Please support your child's education and encourage him to attend as much as possible. The organization helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to improve their educational performance and achieve either a university place or another chosen aspiration. Each year, the charity works with around 5,500 children and young people living in some of the most deprived areas in London, helping them to improve both academic grades and self confidence, as well as giving many of them a first introduction to the idea of university. A long-term intervention, aiming to work with children from the age of seven right through to university age. The aim of the organization is not so much to ensure that all young people on the programmes get to university, key though that goal will be for many of them, but to raise their aspirations from an early age, to help them to improve their educational attainment and make better choices. This is reflected in the charity’s mission: ‘to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to attain either a university place or another chosen aspiration’	<urn:uuid:997d1c50-2e01-4170-8d82-9c858a81430c>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.ncc.brent.sch.uk/page/?title=IntoUniversity&pid=73	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.969253	247	1.914063	2
Inflation has made the first half of 2022 the worst since 1970. Despite forecasts predicting this would happen, The Fed assumption that inflation was “transitory” has forced the economy to play catch up. This was the worst first half for the market in 50 years and it’s all because of one thing — inflation A multitude of factors conspired to generate the stock market’s worst first-half since 1970, but they all emanated from one word: inflation. The cost of living started the year running at levels the U.S. had not seen since the early 1980s. Worse, Federal Reserve officials, armed with full-year forecasts of “transitory” inflation that now seem almost comically inaccurate, fell behind the curve, endangering a market and economy still fragile from the Covid pandemic. Six months later, the damage has been severe if something short of catastrophic: An S&P 500 down nearly 20%, a symbol of how risk investing across the spectrum, from crypto to IPOs and even some areas of the commodities market, has collapsed. “It was inflation. That’s the Fed’s nemesis,” said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial. “It was the Fed staying with its ‘transitory’ mindset of inflation easing. … It was central bank largesse, it was government largesse. The Fed was surprised [about inflation] even just a few days before its last meeting. That’s how we got here.” Stocks could drop 50%, Nouriel Roubini argues. Things will get much worse before they get better The global financial and economic outlook for the year ahead has soured rapidly in recent months, with policy makers, investors, and households now asking how much they should revise their expectations, and for how long. That depends on the answers to six questions. First, will the rise in inflation in most advanced economies be temporary or more persistent? This debate has raged for the past year, but now it is largely settled: “Team Persistent” won, and “Team Transitory”—which previously included most central banks and fiscal authorities—must admit to having been mistaken. The second question is whether the increase in inflation was driven more by excessive aggregate demand (loose monetary, credit, and fiscal policies) or by stagflationary negative aggregate supply shocks (including the initial COVID-19 lockdowns, supply-chain bottlenecks, a reduced labor supply, the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on commodity prices, and China’s “zero-COVID” policy). While both demand and supply factors were in the mix, it is now widely recognized that supply factors have played an increasingly decisive role. This matters because supply-driven inflation is stagflationary and thus raises the risk of a hard landing (increased unemployment and potentially a recession) when monetary policy is tightened. That leads directly to the third question: Will monetary-policy tightening FF00, -0.00% by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks bring a hard or soft landing? Until recently, most central banks and most of Wall Street occupied “Team Soft Landing.” But the consensus has rapidly shifted, with even Fed Chair Jerome Powell recognizing that a recession is possible, and that a soft landing will be “challenging.” European stocks log worst quarter since the Covid outbreak as investors stress over inflation and rate hikes European stocks closed down Thursday with all of the region’s major indexes slumping on the final trading day of the first half of the year. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 1.6% lower with all sectors in negative territory. Banks were lower by 2.8% as a banking supervisor in the euro zone asked lenders to assess their recession risks. The benchmark index ended the second quarter of the year down 9% — the worst three-month period since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Year-to-date the index is down by 16.6%. Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab was one of the best performers on the index. It was up 4% after it received a 7.3 billion Swedish crown ($713.9 million) order for two of its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft planned for delivery in 2027. The worst performer was German energy company Uniper. Its shares were down a massive 14% after it withdrew its financial outlook for 2022 on Gazprom gas supply restrictions. The company said it had received only 40% of the contractually agreed gas volumes from Gazprom since June 16 against the backdrop of war in Ukraine. It expects its adjusted earnings before interest and taxes and adjusted net income for the first half of 2022 to be significantly below last year’s levels. Declines in Europe come as global market sentiment remains gloomy — there’s no prospect of the war in Ukraine ending anytime soon and inflationary pressures are likely to continue to build. With central banks looking to aggressively fight rising prices with interest rate hikes, there are growing fears of a global slowdown. Data releases in Europe on Thursday included French preliminary inflation data for June which showed the country’s consumer price index rose by 5.8% from the year before, up from 5.2% in May, France’s INSEE statistics body said.	<urn:uuid:067dd763-5ec2-4e4c-8551-310059a6bc41>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://redrocksecured.com/worst-first-half-in-50-years/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.960365	1,157	1.734375	2
The decision to dope largely relies on the internal pressure that athletes feel to excel. This video presents the common arguments that people might use to persuade you to use doping substances. By the end of this video you will be able to identify the flaws in the arguments favoring doping and develop counter arguments to respond to doping offers. In the settings, you can select the language you want for subtitles. Available languages are English, Norwegian, Bulgarian and Greek.	<urn:uuid:524159c2-ab07-45f7-8918-8d6e23107707>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.keepfootballclean.eu/training-material/educational-videos/dealing-with-pressure-part-1/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz	en	0.862929	89	1.507813	2
[cross-posted at Liberty & Power] I’ve just posted an 1842 work by English individualist anarchist Thomas Hodgskin titled Peace, Law, and Order; Hodgskin objects to the common conjoining of these three terms, on the grounds that law is the greatest threat to peace and order, not their guarantor. I’ve also finished posting American mutualist Dyer Lum’s 1890 Economics of Anarchy, along with a shorter work by Lum from 1887 titled On Anarchy. These works deal with many of the same issues as Tandy’s book, though Lum is a bigger fan of cooperative association than Tandy and is not quite as firmly committed to nonviolent methods. Elsewhere in the libersphere, Shawn Wilbur has also located and posted an 1890 anti-tariff piece by battlin’ Belgian Gustave de Molinari titled “The McKinley Bill in Europe.”	<urn:uuid:1f10ded5-3b7d-490a-89f5-539f875776cb>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://aaeblog.com/2008/07/hodgskin-lum-and-molinari-online/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.950896	194	1.523438	2
Thailand has a reputation as a challenging country in which to enforce patent rights. The accuracy of this perception can be debated, but precedent cases have certainly demonstrated that Thai courts have been conservative in awarding damages to the winning party. In patent litigation cases, in particular, the courts often award damages that, in the view of the winning party, represent only a fraction of the actual damages caused by patent infringement. However, Honda Motors Co., Ltd. (Honda) recently won a groundbreaking design patent infringement case that should provide new optimism for patent owners. In rendering its decision, the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (Court) took two steps that made this a landmark case. First, the Court granted significant, meaningful damages to Honda, as the patent owner. And second, the Court took a novel approach in determining the prescription period for the infringer’s offense—a legal principle that could be significant not only for this case, but also for future design patent infringement cases. Suspected Infringement of Honda’s Designs Honda was granted protection for the designs of its Honda Wave 100S motorcycle in several countries, including Thailand. This involved five separate design patents: (1) a handle cover with a headlight for a motorcycle; (2) a front top cover for a motorcycle; (3) a center cover for a motorcycle; (4) a lens for a rear combination lamp for a motorcycle; and (5) a motorcycle. The Honda Wave 100S is one of the most popular motorcycle models in Thailand. Given this prominent market position, Honda took a proactive approach to monitor the market for imitations of the Honda Wave 100S motorcycle and its parts that would directly compete with Honda’s genuine products. Honda discovered that a leading Chinese motorcycle company (the infringer) was manufacturing and selling two suspected infringing motorcycle models in Thailand under its own brand. After conducting several forensic analyses by experts and patent specialists, Honda came to the conclusion that these two models were infringing all five of Honda’s design patents. Having tried but failed to settle the dispute by amicable negotiations, Honda filed a civil suit against the infringer on the grounds of design patent infringement. Before the Court could be convinced of the infringement of Honda’s designs, Honda had to frame and present its arguments on various complex issues. Validity of Design and Standard of Proof Validity of design is certainly one of the most common issues of dispute considered by the Court. The infringer argued that all five of Honda’s design patents were not validly granted and filed a counterclaim for cancellation of Honda’s design patents. The Court laid out the issues it would take under its consideration: - That the design patent law intends to provide protection for the design aesthetics or the outer elements of products (absent any considerations of their functionality); and - That the design must meet the necessary legal criteria for novelty (i.e., a new design must be different from each prior art in substance). In addition, the Court gave clear instructions that the standard of proof for all evidence must be “clear and convincing.” Since the infringer failed to prove its claims, the Court concluded that all of Honda’s design patents were new and valid and thus dismissed the infringer’s counterclaim for cancellation of Honda’s design patents. Consideration of Design Infringement While the designs can vary in their details, the Court considered that the whole design or substantial parts of the design must be identical or similar in order to be considered as infringement. The infringer argued that its two motorcycle models did not infringe Honda’s patented designs, as there were many minor differences between its motorcycles and Honda’s designs. Having compared the designs of both parties, the Court ruled that the infringer had infringed Honda’s design patents, opening the door for Honda to claim damages. Prescription Period and Amount of Damages In an important development, the Court found that the prescription period for a criminal act could be applied to this case. In general, patent infringement is considered to be both a criminal offense and a civil offense. Although Honda initiated this case under a civil action, which normally means a prescription period of only one year from the date the infringing act and the infringer became known, the Court applied the longer prescription period of 10 years mandated for a criminal offense (from the date of committing the offense) to calculate the amount of damages, citing section 448, paragraph two, of the Civil and Commercial Code. This meant that Honda was able to claim a higher amount of damages due to the longer prescription period allowed under a criminal action. Ultimately, the Court awarded Honda damages of more than THB 16 million (about USD 500,000), including lawyers’ fees, enforcement expenses, and interest, with the compensation amount being one of the highest ever awarded in a patent infringement lawsuit in Thailand. This is the first design patent infringement lawsuit that has applied a prescription period for a criminal act in a civil lawsuit in Thailand. This victory not only highlights Honda’s success in being awarded a large sum of damages, but also has implications for the way future litigation in design patent infringement cases will be conducted and for the several notable legal principles laid down by the Court in this precedent decision.	<urn:uuid:9cb9a2e8-48c7-4fd5-86cc-7993203b3e9f>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.tilleke.com/insights/honda-wins-landmark-patent-design-infringement-case-thailand/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.959487	1,087	1.765625	2
WordPress is software that you use to create stunning websites or blogs. With WordPress, you can create a beautiful website, blog, or app without any technical knowledge. You simply add and arrange content and features using WordPress' stylish & intuitive interface. Zoho Desk is a context-aware help desk software that helps businesses focus on the customer. It's convenient to use, can be customized to fit any business.Zoho Desk Integrations WordPress + Zoho DeskUpdate Ticket in Zoho Desk when New Comment is created in WordPress Read More... WordPress + Zoho DeskUpdate Contact in Zoho Desk when New Comment is created in WordPress Read More... It's easy to connect WordPress + Zoho Desk without coding knowledge. Start creating your own business flow. Triggered when you add a new comment. Triggered when you add a new post. Triggered when a new user is added. Triggers when new contact is created. Trigger when new ticket comes. Trigger when updated ticket comes. Create a new post, including the status allowing the creation of drafts. Create user including the status allowing the creation of drafts Deletes an existing user. Create an Account Creates a customer. Creates a Ticket. Add comment on a ticket. Update a contact. Updates an existing ticket. WordPress is a Content Management System (CMS. which is very popular. A CMS can be simply described as a web application that allows users to create, organize and publish content on the web. WordPress is free software, which means that the code is available for anyone to view, edit, and use. WordPress is free and open source, it can be downloaded for free from it’s official website at wordpress.org. WordPress is written in PHP programming language and is stored in a MySQL database. It is cross-platform. it runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, and other operating systems; however, it requires PHP. WordPress has been used by over 60 million websites. It was released on May 27, 2003 by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog. WordPress 2.0 was released on July 19, 2004 with a new administrative interface and a new theme called “Brunette”. WordPress has been downloaded more than 1 billion times according to WordPress.org. WordPress is currently available in many languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Ppish, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, and Persian. WordPress works with more than 25 third-party tops including Akismet spam filtering top. It also works with Google Analytics for cplecting traffic information. Zoho Desk is an online helpdesk spution that lets you manage your customers’ requests within a single platform. Zoho Desk offers a wide range of features for both businesses and individuals such as: Live Chat Support Web Form Support Online Ticketing System Social Media Integration Advance Reporting Functionalities. Integration of WordPress and Zoho Desk: WordPress and Zoho Desk can be integrated to enhance their efficiencies. Zoho Desk helps you to manage your customer queries through multiple channels like email or live chat etc., while WordPress powers up the whpe website. Hence the integration of both will give us an opportunity to extend the services beyond web pages to all other channels. As both are open source tops hence it will be easy to integrate them. Zoho Desk supports one-to-one chat, this will allow the customers to communicate directly with a support person who will make sure that their query is spved as soon as possible. The support person will also be able to see what steps have been taken by the customer to spve the problem and can implement them if necessary. This saves time because now you no longer need to go through the same process of explaining an issue again and again to different people. Moreover live chat support will save time in spving complex issues as support persons can use multi-channel communication while facing complex issues and this makes easier for the customer too as they have direct access to experts. In addition to live chat support Zoho Desk also offers email support for which you need to configure email server details in Zoho Desk contrp panel. The ticketing system of Zoho Desk allows you to store the data sent by the customer in a central location which can be accessed by staff members easily whenever required. This helps in tracking historical data related to all customers and also prevents loss of important information when in case any individual member left the company without transferring his/her responsibilities to others. Moreover this helps in reducing the time spent on respving similar issues that keep appearing again and again for similar products/services as the pd spution are already documented and can be easily accessed whenever required. Therefore integration of Zoho Desk with WordPress will help us in providing better customer service along with saving time required for customer support process. This will give us an edge over our competitors as we are going to save time while providing better service and will also lead to lower cost per customer service transaction for us as compared to other companies that provide similar services without integrating both WordPress and Zoho Desk as we are doing now. Thus integration of both will help us in improving our efficiency. Benefits of Integration of WordPress and Zoho Desk: Integration of WordPress and Zoho Desk will improve the overall efficiency of our customer service division as well as other departments of our company. The benefits of integration of both are given below: The process to integrate WordPress and Zoho Desk may seem complicated and intimidating. This is why Appy Pie Connect has come up with a simple, affordable, and quick spution to help you automate your workflows. Click on the button below to begin.	<urn:uuid:fd8936bd-8706-4789-8343-5de38b58c9a0>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.appypie.com/connect/apps/wordpress/integrations/zoho-desk	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz	en	0.930691	1,246	1.632813	2
The pandemic has catalyzed an undeniable change in office use, but many companies still have questions and uncertainties about how these changes will take shape and how to plan workplace strategy for the future. Urban centers have, perhaps, been the most disrupted by these changes, with the majority of office space located in the urban core. Data from Dr. Tracy Loh, a fellow with the Brookings Institution, shows that 71% of US office space is located in a downtown market. This is going to be among the biggest challenges for office users and office owners going forward. “That represents a lot of eggs in one basket for a CRE industry that’s adapting to greater telework and hybrid work environments. The question that this raised for me is how resilient is a city center that is dominated by one form of real estate that is vulnerable to disruption,” Jamie Henderson, head of commercial real estate at Capital One, tells GlobeSt.com. First, companies will need to outline the true meaning of “hybrid” work, according to Henderson, but this can mean different things based on the industry and geography. “The trend line may be different in New York where the industrial composition of the sub-markets is dominated by finance (a sector with high remote viability) than it might be in a place like Washington, D.C., where the industry composition is primarily dominated by the public sector, wherein more workers would historically go to the office more often,” she says, adding that other jobs might find that the benefits of flexibility outweigh better productivity of an in-house environment. To determine the format that best suited for your company, Dr Loh says that CRE leaders should be proactive in supporting inclusive and diverse social outcomes. There is a three-pronged approach to achieving this strategy: listening, engagement and measurement. Companies should begin by finding out what employees need and value in an office environment. This might include gyms, mindfulness spaces and outdoor areas, in addition to enhanced safety and cleanliness standards,” according to Henderson. For engagement, Henderson adds that companies should “become part of the conversation from a civic perspective, engaging with community stakeholders to understand residents’ and visitors’ needs, and plan with those preferences in mind.” Finally, measurement comes by reverse-engineering traditional stakeholder questions that address needs in underserved communities. Henderson says that these include, “How big is the valuation gap between the richest census tract and the poorest tract within my region?” “The industry can start to make strides by creatively disrupting and shifting long-standing mindsets, and continuing to develop downtowns and city centers that are dense, lively and diverse,” explains Henderson. “Our strategies must be informed by the impact the pandemic has already had on the workers who were telecommuting in 2020-21. For them, their homes evolved into multi-functional spaces, becoming not only their home and their office, but often also a classroom, gym, cafeteria and daycare facility.” Answering these questions and developing a strategy the serves workers and the community are the first steps toward addressing this marked change in the workplace. “We arrived at the current state of downtown areas through necessary change, and it’s going through yet another evolution,” says Henderson. “Commercial real estate, even in its so-called ‘normal’ pre-COVID-19 state, was already going through multiple structural revolutions such as the increase in mixed-use development and a focus on sustainability. Today, COVID-19 is simply accelerating some of those trends as we come to the realization that ‘normal’ is something that has always been up for renegotiation.”	<urn:uuid:3a145612-808d-4833-92fd-4624acff1246>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://ukpropertyguides.com/how-office-use-is-evolving-the-urban-core/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz	en	0.968986	769	1.742188	2
This study investigates women’s experiences as they ascended to leadership roles in nonprofit organizations in rural communities, primarily in East Texas. The aim of this study is to understand the lived experiences of women in top management as they ascend into leadership positions, as the characteristics and experiences of effective leaders in rural nonprofits may differ from those of urban nonprofit agencies. There is limited research regarding women’s leadership experiences in rural nonprofit organizations. Using a phenomenological inquiry approach, we interviewed 32 women currently serving in leadership roles in rural nonprofit organizations. The research question guiding this phenomenological study was: What are female leaders’ lived experiences as they ascend to leadership positions? The interviews were audio recorded and professionally transcribed. Grounded theory approach was used to analyze the data. A total of 155 emergent themes were extracted by triangulation. After the major themes were extracted, 17 selective themes were identified based on leadership. The selective themes were condensed to three themes: 1) Leadership ascension, with six sub-themes of experience, micro-aggression, support, mentoring, training, and networking; 2) Leadership attributes; and 3) Leadership longevity. Despite the small number of participants, this in-depth study highlights the lived experiences of women leaders, providing a platform for further exploration into these experiences, especially in rural settings. Women in this study did not have an intentional leadership trajectory but rather were promoted within the organization. We found that gender impacts women’s leadership experiences. We also found that relational leadership styles in rural communities makes a difference for career longevity, and women consider honesty, compassion, integrity, self-awareness, and being a people person to be leadership attributes. Carbajal, Jose; Bailey-Wallace, Kristin; Sharma, Bonita B.; Bice-Wigington, Tiffany; Cordova, Wilma; Scott, Shanta; and Cordeiro Dutra, Aparecida de Fatima "Women Ascending to Leadership Positions in Rural Nonprofit Organizations," Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal: Vol. 11 , Article 14. Available at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/crsw/vol11/iss1/14	<urn:uuid:d103a41b-7388-4434-9df0-9440e8769088>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/crsw/vol11/iss1/14/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.955886	467	1.867188	2
The auction included artworks of Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as other artists. The sale totaled $495 million. The auction established record world records in auctions including nine auctions selling at more than $10 million (PS6.6m) as well as 23 fetching more than $5 million (PS3.2m). Christie’s stated that the record-breaking sales were a sign of “a new era in the art market”. The highest-priced item in the auction on Wednesday was Pollock’s drip-painting #1948 that sold for $58.4m (PS38.3m) almost twice the price it was expected to fetch. Lightenstein’s Woman with Flowered Hat sold for $56.1 million. Another Basquiat piece, Dustheads (top of article) was sold for $48.8 million. The three works all set the highest prices ever achieved by the artists during auctions. Christie’s described the auction’s total of $495,021,500 that included commissions to be “staggering”. The auction was a success, with only four out of lots offered were sold. Additionally the painting created by Gerhard Richter has set a record-breaking record for the highest auction value achieved by an artist living today. Richter’s photo-painting Domplatz, Mailand. Sotheby’s classified Domplatz, Mailand, which shows a cityscape that has been painted in a manner that resembles blurred images it as it is a “masterpiece of 20th Century art” and as the “epitome” of the artist’s 1960s photographic canon. Don Bryant, founder of the Bryant Family Vineyard and the painting’s current owner, told Sotheby’s that the painting “just knocks me over”. Brett Gorvy, head of contemporary and postwar art Brett Gorvy, head of post-war and contemporary art “The remarkable bidding and record prices set reflect a new era in the art market,” Gorvy stated. Steven Murphy, CEO of Christie’s International, said new collectors were driving the growth. When I read this article, I was amazed at the amount of money these artifacts were able to fetch. A few of them will not provoke a positive emotional reaction to me, while some may be a little but for the vast majority of them, I don’t know how the prices evident in the artwork, and in turn, vice versa. It is evident that these paintings were not designed for me as or an artist. However, wealthy patrons can certainly appreciate their inherent artistic value evidently. There isn’t a single person who would agree with all of these claims however the majority, or at best certain of them, have to be true to allow the cost of painting to surpass the price of Afrobeats Music. Furthermore, I am not convinced that art lovers and outstanding artists have to go through the same legal process like musicians when they release their works into the public domain. So why isn’t there a similar reward or even greater for musicians who do the same job in protecting their work as they do in creating it. Musicians and composers need to perform more than just authenticate their work and get exact appraisals on the value of their work and get less. The cost of equipment for musicians is much more than that of painters. Perhaps it’s fame, not money, that musicians are looking for? This is why many musicians accept the small payment they get from the record industry or digital downloads. It’s possible that’s the reason the reason why many are performing more often to boost their popularity, but not to make a fortune. But wait a moment and you’ll see that musicians make the most money through live performances and the sale of merchandise, not from the music. It’s probably the reason the reason why musicians tend to think of themselves as not composers, instead, they are entertainers and performers. So , what are musicians able to do when they don’t think of themselves as entertainers instead, they see themselves as composers who compose music as an art form? Since they also have a desire to make a living and make a living from their chosen field, they require a specific way to present their work to music enthusiasts or art enthusiasts in search of treasures and curators looking for unusual pieces to put within their own private collections. Imagine a work of music that very few have heard before, presented and played with a specific music player inside an art gallery that is private or a collection. When I think about ways musicians could follow the model that painters have set for Fine Arts, I’ve identified four principles that can assist in making the amazing financial rewards they’ve earned for the artist. Let’s take a look at the factors that influence this market, and then see what musicians could do to apply these ideas to their production, creative and marketing strategies. The composer has to come up with experiments using compositional or sound techniques. Certain music falls within the realm of public and some music belongs to the realm that of the fine arts. It’s not difficult to discern the distinction. The distinction is obvious when you look at the surroundings of the nightclub as well as the music there to the more affluent setting of the ballet opera and the music. The distinction is not always one in terms of genres of music but in the sonic signature of the composer. That is to say there are many who believe that Jackson Pollock was a great artist, but everyone agrees that it took years of growth to get to the point at which his style could emerge. It’s the way of life of the composer or artist that attracts the public’s attention as well as the admiration of friends, and will earn the appreciation of the music lover. In the field of music, the style of the composer regardless of genre is what I refer to as a unique sound.’ It’s the sound signature that art and music lovers would like to own, and, for that, they may consider paying for it or offer up costs of owning it to greater price. This could be an imitation of the art gallery in which an artist or a group of artists display their works on display. The distinction with this music museum is it could have a room filled with listening spaces or stations. The performances will not be live shows however, they will become sound installations. You can also divide the room into different compartments that are devoted to various composers. The performance is an event that is for serious collectors of art and music who are constantly seeking out new the sounds they like and then purchase their favorite items. The goal of a music gallery should be similar to the art gallery: to show the general public a glimpse into the artist’s talents and to provide critics with things to talk about and get other composers to discuss the work of a peer and to make a excitement in the art world. Be aware that it shouldn’t become the thing that generates the excitement, but rather it’s the music that drives the occasion. The primary distinction between musical composition and a painting is the fact that the former is a tangible work of art and the other one isn’t. That is one of the primary aspects of a painting it’s medium as well as art are both one. As opposed to music, audio must be transferred onto an object like the cassette tape, vinyl or CD player before it is recognized, but when you paint (or sculpture) an object is turned into art. How can this be or is it even feasible to allow a CD, cassette or download to transform into art? The CD and the cassette are more like the image of a painting than being a genuine expression in which the medium and art form are one. One step that a musician could take to transform their work into art is to make your music and medium. The most effective way I’ve come up with to accomplish this is to look back at the past. The vinyl album precisely achieved this kind of quality through album artwork, its sizing and even its packaging. Let’s briefly discuss the advantages of vinyl LP as well as the marketing strategies that I believe can provide interesting ways for musicians to transform their music into art with appropriate prices and earn a living. Nowadays, there are a variety of companies that allow you to modify your LP album as well as the artwork. This is fantastic since it gives you complete control over the direction your packaging will take. This is a creative way to express the personality of the musician, band or project into tangible shape. A variety of colors are available and unique combinations are an option to add some dimension to your music that’s not usually feasible with cassette tapes, CD’s and digital downloads. Also, glow-in the-dark and split-colored vinyl is available to bold music makers who want something with some more style. Another great way to enhance the quality of music through the packaging as well as presentation, is to think about an etched artwork on vinyl. Etched vinyl is a picture of a record that has been pressed into the side not playable of the record, which is characterized by a an appearance of frosted. The side that is etched doesn’t have the grooves and music. It it adds a distinct look to your music collection. I’m not sure if the it’s possible to create the appearance of holograms however that is an additional dimension that could improve the visual aspect of your music collection. The final aspect I’d like me to address concerns the dimensions of an LP. Contrary to CD’s and cassettes that both have the same size, which is set by the player they are played with turntables or phonographs, with arms that adjust to the various dimensions of the LP’s. This gives you a new angle to design the music program. It could be an even an option to create an artist’s canvas that could hold an LP inside its frame, transforming it into an album cover. For composers and musicians with multiple talents in art and talents, a unique painting for a release of music release might be a viable option to consider. If you consider it further, the dimensions of the 12″ LP is actually the size of a small painting. Foldable or dual LP covers are also available which provide a much larger surface with which to more greatly present amazing album art work to dazzle customers. The dual LP album cover would give you exactly a 24″ 12″ space to work on. There are other more sophisticated versions of the design I’m talking about here for the LP could preserve the idea of the LP as the heart of the music box and remove the material from the LP. The ideal material for an LP of fine art is one that doesn’t warp, can’t be broken, would stop grooves from becoming worn out and be scratchproof. This means that you’d have to research and discover what you can do with exotic metal alloys, exotic substances industrial metals, specially formulated plastics and non-scratch surfaces to create the ideal substance to create a high-quality music album. Additionally, this substance will play high-quality CD sound using any turntable featuring a specially designed needle that is specifically made for this particular material and the album. If an LP of fine art music would ever exist, it will have to be able to stand the years of storage, use and travel, in the process of transferring custody from one owner another over a period of time, and possibly decades. These are the principal reasons for owners of music LPs that are fine art must obtain insurance on the asset. An LP that is not vinyl could be made to astonish the art lover, music lover, or investor by using something like an LP that is made from 24-karat gold, or other precious metal, such as platinum or silver. One change could transform an LP worth 1 million or more based on the vigor of the bidders. You’ll have to conduct some investigation on your own to find out what options you have and could be used to place your LP in the category of investment, tangible asset (collectible) and fine art. Without the presence of this perfect material, we need to strive for originality to gain an appeal. Another issue to be considered is the issue of exclusivity in regards to ownership of art. It’s not for everyone to afford the luxury of a Picasso however, those who can don’t want to share it with the world since they want to have exclusive ownership of the Picasso as part of belonging to fine art. The best way to grant the exclusive ownership of a music album to the interested parties is through contracts. Therefore, you’ll need seek legal counsel to establish the legal framework that governs the ownership of music albums or music that is fine art. The contract may be designed in a variety of ways to suit your desires, but generally it should specify the things that the owner is allowed to perform or what they are forbidden from doing in connection with the work you’re selling them. It is important for buyers to be aware that they are able to transfer title to the collection heirs , or sell it to private collectors in the same way as in the case of any tangible item. This is a part of the ownership of art and fine pieces of art. They’ve been conditioned to expect from dealing with galleries and other collectors. Therefore, you should treat them as professional. Additionally, you’ll need to legalize buyers from broadcasting or disseminating music that you have recorded on your original LP or any other medium. To ensure its integrity, the music has to be kept in the domain of public access and in the hands of the people who are legally entitled to hear it. If the owners would like to discuss it with others or even perform it for an intimate gathering as an art exhibition, then that’s great, however they should not be allowed to copy or make a profit from the recordings. The benefit of the limit supply and contracts is that they aid in tracking all the owners throughout your life and protect the worth of your work. If any one of them is able to be held accountable for the leak of the information to the public, you’ll face an action to file which you’re likely to be able to win. If a leak were to occur and your value (price) of your LP could drop dramatically, and the demand may disappear completely. But what’s the biggest risk possible scenario in the event that your music is at the lowest end of the price scale , namely $.99 for each track? In the same way, the Law of Supply and Demand has to also be considered in the equation when pricing your music as art. In essence, the laws of demand and supply operates as follows: the more supply, the less the demand , and the less availability, the higher the demand. The more greater the quantity of something and the lesser its value is and the lesser of something it is more worth. 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All the secrets you need to know to learn Spanish effectively while living an academic season in Barcelona Studying in Barcelona is a lifelong experience. However, we assure you that if you also learn Spanish perfectly while living here, you will see how your academic opportunities will be much more satisfying. And that is why in Barcelona there is a great offer to learn Spanish, thanks to the number of foreign students who move each year to the Catalan capital. For that reason, today at Xior Diagonal Besos, we give you a few simple tips to learn or improve your Spanish in the best way and with great results. Will you come with us? Visit Bienvenid@ blog for foreign university students in Barcelona! Choosing a language school is the traditional option to learn Spanish. And in Barcelona you can find a wide variety of schools, for all levels and at different prices, that will help you a lot to learn in the best way this wonderful language with total comfort together with professionals. However, we remind you that each language school has a price that varies according to its prestige and the quality of its teachers. Prices typically range from 100 to 400 Euros, depending on the school. However, remember also that if you need to extend learning time, either by reinforcement or because you really think you can perfect yourself, some places offer you special offers through an annual payment. Finally, one detail that you must consider, is to check that the center you have chosen has the Cervantes Institute certification level to ensure an accreditation document throughout the world. They say that good things cost and learning a language is no exception, especially if you’ve opted for private lessons. In this sense this option is usually the favorite of those foreigners who already have a basic knowledge of Spanish or seek to perfect it with the help of a private teacher who has a proven experience. In Barcelona, the prices of the private lessons usually hover around 30 euros per hour, depending on the quality and knowledge of the teacher you have chosen. We know that there are cases that the price can reach up to 50 euros without incurring the extra expenses such as travel or teaching material. Therefore, we recommend you to find the Spanish teacher always visiting reliable portals so that you do not get an unexpected surprise. Apps to learn Spanish Technology is becoming the best ally for learning new languages. Therefore, if you live glued to your mobile and don’t like traditional options, then Spanish learning apps are the perfect idea for you. Especially today, when there is social estating due to Covid 19 and virtual solutions become the most favorable route for learning or teleworking. One point to note is that this apps not only processes but are also fun, simple and interactive, because they have everything you need to learn Spanish perfectly, as well as a series of different levels of learning, ranging from games to speech recognition. In Barcelona, all languages are spoken where English may predominate as the main language among foreign students. However, here you will meet many people from all over the world who also strive to speak Spanish every day and gather for it frequently. Especially now that through social networks the capacity to call is greater and it will be very easy to find events and exchange groups every day in the city. In that sense, any social activity is the perfect excuse to meet new people and improve your Spanish. Whether in a bar, practicing your favorite sport or even working on professional projects. Courses in college If you already speak Spanish, it is time for you to arm yoursose of value and enroll in subjects of your university taught in this language. In addition to learning Spanish much more academically while studying some subject of your profession, you will also be surrounded by other Spanish-speaking students who will help you better communicate during each class. Our advice is that you forget English if you really want to learn the language well and prioritize Spanish as the predominant language in your daily life in Barcelona. Given the large number of Erasmus students arriving in the city each year, each university offers a large number of free Spanish courses for its foreign students. So you have no excuse. Friends forever in Barcelona Friendship is the best formula for learning a lot in life. And we know that when it comes to learning Spanish perfectly making friends who speak Spanish plays a very important role. That’s why we recommend new people from Barcelona or other Latin American countries to help you practice the language to the fullest every day. We hope that with this post you will know a little more about what are the most interesting ways to learn Spanish in the city so that you can enjoy Barcelona to the fullest. And remember that in Xior we want your stay in the city of Barcelona to be an experience of a lifetime and that is why we want to become for you the best student accommodation in Barcelona. If you want to keep up with all our latest news and promotions, we invite you to follow us on Instagram. We are looking forward to it in our residence!	<urn:uuid:04370e05-ef8f-4b63-879b-953e5f9cd605>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://xiordiagonalbesos.com/en/the-best-ways-to-learn-spanish-in-barcelona/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.959907	1,034	1.625	2
How viruses like Ebola, influenza or even the common cold adapt is a question that affects the health of everyone on earth. A new Yale University study reveals that gradual exposure to new host species leads to major genetic changes in these pathogens — and possibly makes them more dangerous. In environments marked by more gradual change, the molecular alterations are more like “tweaks, as if the virus is keeping its options open,” said Yale’s Paul Turner, professor of ecology, evolutionary biology and co-author of the research published online Feb. 1 in the journal Evolution. Turner and colleague Valerie J. Morley subjected RNA viruses — a group that includes flu and cold bugs as well as more dangerous pathogens that cause Ebola fever and SARs — to novel hosts either quickly or gradually. They then measured genetic changes to the virus. The major changes found after the gradual introduction of novel hosts, such as humans who move into a deforested and previously uninhabited area, might help explain higher virulence of emerging diseases such as Ebola, which move from animals to humans, said the researchers. “With more time, viruses have the luxury to infect the old host while exploring adaptive tweaks to infect a new host,” Turner said. Although both sudden and gradual host changes can lead to virulent pathogens, the gradual exposure to new hosts seems to allow a greater opportunity for high-virulence genetic changes, the study found.	<urn:uuid:57625491-bf82-4188-b6d0-351c8a9d60a1>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/gradual-environmental-change-is-an-ally-to-viral-pathogens/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.961576	292	3.8125	4
The Minister for science and Technology Dr Monica Musenero has confirmed and defended the special rats that will cost Shs.8 Million each. The rats are meant to be used in the development efforts to generate a local covid-19 vaccine. Appearing before the select committee of Parliament last evening that is currently investigating allegations that she misused Shs.31 Billion meant to facilitate the development of a local covid-19 vaccine, Dr Musenero said the high cost of the mice is due to their scarcity and high demand on the market. The revelation came to the fore as Dr Musenero responded to allegations raised against her by the Ntungamo municipality lawmaker, Mr. Yona Musinguzi over fortnight ago indicating that she misused Shs31 billion meant to support the development of a local vaccine. END.	<urn:uuid:27cbca85-ba82-45b0-b38b-527a443eff4c>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://kaseseguideradio.com/dr-musenero-defends-shs-8-million-that-costed-a-rat/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz	en	0.942898	170	1.71875	2
It's something everyone suspected, but now it's official: The under-30 crowd is addicted to their cell phones. Those are the findings of a new survey, which showed that as millennials spend more time engaged on social media platforms, it's causing them to be less social in real life. The study, conducted by Flashgap, a photo-sharing application with more than 150,000 users, found that 87 percent of millennials admitted to missing out on a conversation because they were distracted by their phone. Meanwhile, 54 percent said they experience a fear of missing out if not checking social networks. Nearly 3,000 participants were asked about how they felt about social media in social settings, and found that the guiltiest culprits are often females. The study found 76 percent of females check social media platforms at least 10 times when out with friends, compared with 54 percent of males. The most commonly used apps mentioned in social settings among millennials were Snapchat, Tinder, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. Julian Kabab, co-founder of FlashGap said that people are too focused on looking at social media when they're out at events, and it may be costing them in social interaction. "People miss out on parties because they want to see what's going on, on social networks, take beautiful selfies and add filters to their pictures," he told CNBC. It especially becomes a problem when there is alcohol involved and regrets the next morning. The survey found that 71 percent of users regret posting a picture on a social network after more than three drinks. FlashGap's findings echo a similar study conducted in 2014, where research suggested that cell phones were increasingly undermining personal interactions. The widely circulated Virginia Tech University report said that "the presence of mobile technologies has the potential to divert individuals from face-to-face exchanges, thereby undermining the character and depth of these connections." Concerns are growing that the practical impact of mobile device use is making humans more interested in their online lives, and less interested in each other. Yet Kebab told CNBC his intent for FlashGap was to help millenials make their experiences more relevant in real life. In college, Kabab said he and his friends had strapped on GoPro cameras during parties and would gather the next day to watch one another's footage. "The experience was so fun that I said that we had to scale this emotion with an app," Kebab, whose company has 14 employees and is based in Paris. "Discovering parts of your nights out you didn't see at the same time as your friends felt exactly like the end scene of 'The Hangover' movie, and that's when it clicked," he said. FlashGap is entering a hotly competitive space where any of the big players vying for millennials' eyes already have a head start. The app was launched in France and recently raised $1.5 million in seed round funding to branch out to the United States. The dominance of Facebook, Instagram and Messenger, all owned by Facebook, and Snapchat, valued at $16 billion by some estimates, raising questions as to how easy it might be for new entrants to get into the space. "Shifting behaviors in a core audience are certainly factors as we consider investments," Ellie Wheeler, a venture capitalist at Greycroft, told CNBC. "We're seeing a lot of interesting ways to deliver mobile-first content and how that content needs to change in order to be right for mobile behavior." Wheeler acknowledges that social sharing is still an increasingly important piece of a person's online identity. "It is something that a generation that has grown up with social from day one has to learn in a way that past generations have not," Wheeler said.	<urn:uuid:647cae1e-7bad-4c76-8ef2-a2672030b189>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/15/social-media-making-millennials-less-social-study.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.976962	759	2.171875	2
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An electronics recycling plant designed to extract gold from the UK’s electronic waste is to be built in South Wales under new plans announced by the Royal Mint. The facility will help address a growing environmental issue as well as create a new source of high quality precious metals for the business. publish an exemption from the definition of solid waste for whole and shredded circuit boards with appropriate management RESPONSE EPA thanks the commenter for supporting the shredded circuit board exclusion from the circuit boards. 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As we know most of the Euro-westerns were co-productions from Italy, Spain, Germany and France which incorporated British and American actors to gain a worldwide audience. The films were shot silent and then dubbed into the various languages where they were sold for distribution. That means Italian, Spanish, German, French and English voice actors were hired to dub the films. Even actors from the countries where the film was to be shown were often dubbed by voice actors for various reasons such as the actors were already busy making another film, they wanted to paid additional salaries for dubbing their voices, the actor’s voice didn’t fit the character they were playing, accidents to the actors and in some cases even death before the film could be dubbed. I’ll list a Euro-western and the (I) Italian, (S) Spanish, (G) German and (F) French, (E) English voices that I can find and once in a while a bio on a specific voice actor as in Europe these actors are as well-known as the actors they voiced. Today we’ll cover “Masacre at Grande Canyon” [(I) Italian, (S) Spanish, (G) German (F) French, (E) English] James Mitchum (I) Sergio Rossi, (G) Wolfgang Condrus Milla Sannoner (I) ?, (G) Marianne Lutz George Ardisson (I) ?, (G) Andreas Thieck Giacomo Rossi Stuart (I) Luciano Melani, (G) Ingolf Gorges Eduardo Ciannelli (I) Aldo Silvani, (G) Kurt Waitzmann Vladimir Medar (I) ?, (G) Jochen Schröder Burt Nelson (I) Renzo Palmer, (G) Michael Nowka SERGIO ROSSI [1921-1998] Sergio Rossi was born in Rome, Italy on April 10, 1921. Rossi was an Italian actor and dubber. Rossi was best known for voicing Leslie Nielsen in many films and other great actors such as Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, Robert Duvall, Steve McQueen, Christopher Lee. As an actor he starred in many films and television dramas from the late fifties to the early nineties. He was sometimes credited as Sterling Roland. Sergio Rossi died on 11 February 1998 in Rome, Italy.	<urn:uuid:8da47982-227e-4110-88fb-5d09e7b86c35>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com/2019/07/voices-of-euro-western-massacre-at.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz	en	0.977581	519	1.515625	2
Unarmed mass uprisings, celebrated as "people power" revolutions, have ended authoritarian regimes in various countries. But have these movements ushered in polities that fulfilled democratic expectations? The record is disappointing, and especially so in the Philippines after the ouster of President Ferdinand Marcos. Why? Much of the answer lies in the ability of elites to ride, hijack, and redirect the trajectories of "people power" movements. Such elites take advantage of the tension between the regular politics of stable institutions and the irregular politics of extraordinary moments. The large mobilizations associated with "people power" cannot be sustained for long periods. The masses will soon delegate power to, and rely on, their leaders, who will represent them as the polity settles down to the business of normal--institutional--politics. The very minute the new regime is inaugurated, it ceases to be revolutionary and starts to be conservative. It has a country to run, and state power to defend and consolidate, for its enemies are not likely to have given up. The institutional technology of popular rule has yet to be developed beyond grand first principles and banal motherhood statements. The supposedly revolutionary leaders of the new regime lapse into using the already well known methods of minority or elite rule. But recourse to such stratagems may in time trigger the formation of new "people power" movements against these self-entrenched incumbents--prolonging the cycle and preventing the conversion of contingent power into legitimate authority. Amado Mendoza's current research is on the political economy of organized crime and anti-state violence in the Philippines. His many writings on that country include a book-in-progress on tax reform and two edited volumes, Debts of Dishonor (1992) and From Crisis to Crisis: A History of BOP [Balance of Payments] Crises in the Philippines (1987). He has been a visiting scholar at Tufts University, the Jean Monnet Institute, the University of Turku (Finland), and the Amsterdam Insti¬tute for International Relations. In addition to pursuing his academic career, he has worked as a business journalist, a merchant banker, a stockbroker, and on development issues for an NGO.	<urn:uuid:6d80e51a-fbb5-492a-adfc-3d09831c042b>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/democratic_or_demagogic_people_power_reconsidered__in_the_philippines_and_elsewhere	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.954294	449	2.078125	2
DEAR READERS: For decades now, local animal shelters/humane societies have been releasing cats considered unadoptable to fend for themselves in communities across America. This so-called TNR -- trap, neuter and release, often including a short-lasting rabies vaccination -- has been documented as not significantly reducing the numbers of local free-roaming cats that prey on songbirds and decimate wildlife. It is a cruel alternative to euthanasia because many of these cats get injured or diseased and receive no veterinary care. Animal shelters and rescue agencies in every state fill up after every breeding season with cats and kittens needing homes. This includes those whose owners let them roam free, and then they get lost and have to fend for themselves before being rescued. Two of our rescued cats had been released, in winter, by the Animal Humane Society because they were deemed unadoptable. The AHS calls this its “Return to Field (where found) Community Cat Program,” and its annual reports document 4,374 cats being “returned to field” from October 2014 to June 2019. I am no stranger to the emotional burden of having to euthanize healthy animals that are unadoptable, which I consider a humane alternative to TNR. But there is an alternative for animal shelters: They can build cat sanctuaries -- group-living indoor habitats with access to enclosed outdoor “catios.” The German animal protection organization ProAnimale, with whom I have consulted for decades, has pioneered such enclosures, much to the benefit of cat welfare, wildlife protection and public health. Cat feces can contain parasites and other pathogens that put people at risk when deposited in their gardens, yards, parks and playgrounds. I am appealing to all readers with cats to keep them safe indoors, to encourage cat sanctuaries in their communities and to send donations to sanctuaries like the one where Marmalade, the last cat my wife and I rescued, is now in recovery (Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary in Faribault, Minnesota, furballfarmpetsanctuary.com). At this facility, the recovery rate of would-have-been TNR cats -- deemed unadoptable by animal shelters but instead provided sanctuary at Furball Farm -- is a resounding 85% who were eventually adopted out. The 15% who do not become socialized and adoptable are given permanent sanctuary. COMMUNITY’S ANALYSIS CONFIRMS: TNR NOT EFFECTIVE The City of Saratoga Springs, Utah, conducted an analysis on “The Science of Feral Cats“ to help it understand and effectively address feral cat issues in the community. The report was initiated after Best Friends Animal Society called on the city to implement a TNR program. The 100-page report found that “overwhelmingly, science does not support TNR programs as an effective method to reduce feral cat populations,” and that such programs “fail to adequately mitigate the significant threat to public health or alleviate the negative impacts on wildlife that feral and free-roaming cats pose.” (Full story can be found via abcbirds.org.) DEAR DR. FOX: This is a question for you about a strange thing our dog does. We have a 22-month-old female golden retriever. She has a disturbing habit of wrapping her forelegs around blankets and large pillows, and humping them like a male dog. We tell her to stop and put the item away, but we just don’t understand these strange actions for a female. Just curious if you’ve seen this before or have any idea what is up with this dog. -- M.M., Medford, Oregon DEAR M.M.: This is part and parcel of the play repertoire of our canine companions -- also seen in our feline ones, though less often. Certain materials and objects can trigger sex-play in neutered animals regardless of whether they are male or female, indicating a non-hormonal aspect to this behavior. It is often seen in puppies way before sexual maturity when they are playing with each other and one mounts the other. This indicates a reflex-like element to this behavior of clasping with the forelimbs and executing pelvic thrusts. In adult dogs we see this behavior with un-neutered male dogs mounting neutered male dogs -- which can lead to a fight -- and in neutered dogs of either sex. There is nothing inherently concerning or “perverted” about this behavior, contrary to comments I often hear; applying our own moral standards on other species is the height of arrogance and ignorance. For more, I suggest reading my book “Dog Body, Dog Mind.” As for your dog, boredom and a lack of physical activity and opportunity to play with other dogs may be why she is seeking these ways of self-gratifying and relaxing. A more active life outdoors -- especially during this time of the coronavirus pandemic -- is good for all of us, including our animal companions. (Send all mail to email@example.com or to Dr. Michael Fox in care of Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106. The volume of mail received prohibits personal replies, but questions and comments of general interest will be discussed in future columns. Visit Dr. Fox’s website at DrFoxOneHealth.com.)	<urn:uuid:f7b41636-ac4f-4b6d-a882-d5f08a49a185>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.uexpress.com/pets/animal-doctor/2020/09/06	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz	en	0.946939	1,136	1.984375	2
Is your timeline swamped with January fitness fads and new year quick fixes? Ignore that advice and instead use these tips to fall in love with exercise. “I remember thinking that being healthy was something that had to be really hard, very miserable and completely disordered,” says influencer and powerlifter, Meg Boggs. “I was reading things that were preached as health and just absorbing it, such as chugging water, generic dostinex usa without prescription doing 12 workouts a week and just eating one onion for dinner. I thought that the journey had to suck, but that there would be happiness when I reached my goal.” These ideas about health might sound familiar to you and these quick fixes are most popular right now, at the start of a new year. But they are so far from what Meg now believes in. The author of Fitness For Every Body, you only have to look at her Instagram account to see the joy in her face as she exercises. She posts videos of her smiling and laughing at the gym, lifting heavy-plated barbells overhead and pressing her bodyweight while suspended by resistance bands. You may also like Unqualified fitness influencers: how to recognise bad advice on social media “I loved sports at school and it was actually my dream to become a coach. That disappeared when I realised that in order to be recognised in the sporting world, you couldn’t be my size, you couldn’t look like me, and that I would have to change. So, I let go of it,” she says. “I never really came back to anything physical until I was in my mid 20s when my gynaecologist told me that I needed to lose 7 stone before I start trying to conceive. That scared me so from that moment, I started obsessively exercising and counting the calories in everything I ate. “I hated everything about exercise. Every time I would put on any sort of active wear to work out it was triggering because I knew I didn’t want to hurt myself anymore but I felt like I couldn’t stop,” Meg says. Her breaking point came after she had her daughter and suffered with postnatal depression and suicidal thoughts. “I had two choices: either go back to the same thing I was doing before, which was doing exercises I hate and eating nothing in order to please other people, or to start making my own choices about what healthy is.” She chose option two, deciding that rather than focusing on workouts that were designed with weight loss in mind, she would try something she’d always admired – weight lifting. “I was eight weeks postpartum and I just said, ‘I’m going to try this’. I showed up that day and I never stopped going back. My confidence, strength and stamina has completely changed, and the way I navigate through the world is very different. I feel like I walk proudly now, which is an interesting change.” How to enjoy exercise Many people have been where Meg was – hating exercise but doing it anyway because of guilt, social pressure or fear. But, as Meg proves, movement can be something that brings joy. The key is to step away from what you’re being told to do and think more about the things that make you happy. It sounds easy but it can be difficult to avoid the noise. Here are Meg’s five steps to finding the joy in movement You may also like What does being ‘fit’ even mean anymore? 1. Reframe movement Believe it or not, there’s more to movement than running or gym classes. “Our bodies crave movement, so whenever someone tells me that they have to hate their exercise, they’re actually saying that they’ve only ever tried one form of workout. More times than not, all they’ve done is force themselves to run on the treadmill and then decided that they hate all forms of exercise. They need to know that there are definitely other options.” 2. Think back to younger years Finding a type of exercise that you enjoy requires thinking a little outside the box. “When I was at school, I did shotput and I always look back on that and remember loving it. When I was deciding how I wanted to move my body, I thought of things that were similar and lifting heavy weights felt right.” Think back to the natural movement that you loved when you were a child – before you had been led to believe there were ‘good’ and ‘bad’ ways to move. Perhaps you loved dancing, hiking, horse riding, handstanding or something else completely different – all of these are still valid ways to move. 3. Consider who is profiting “Look deeper at why fitness fads or the newest eating trend have become really popular out of nowhere. Is it really because it’s healthier, or is somebody somewhere profiting?” asks Meg. “If you’re doing something out of an insecurity, know you weren’t born with that worry. You were taught it throughout the years; that’s a societal issue, not yours. Reframing those things is so important because trends are just false promises and they don’t work.” 4. Do it for you “I found lifting liberating because I chose it whereas before, I was always doing things a trainer told me to do to lose weight because that’s what other people told me I needed,” says Meg. That doesn’t mean you have to train alone; just make sure that you remain in control and are doing things because they make you excited or happy. 5. Focus on the gains “We’re always so focused on everything there is to lose, and I’ve never understood that. Why aren’t we thinking about all the things that we can gain?” says Meg. When you start focusing on that, you’re better able to notice progress. “I never knew what it felt like to improve my performance in fitness without it being a metric on the scale. Seeing improvements such as the weights that you are putting on the bar and applauding something other than your jean size or the number on the scale feels so much more thrilling.” Want help getting into strength training? Sign up to the Strong Women Training Club for exclusive articles and new workout videos every week. Images: Meg Boggs Source: Read Full Article	<urn:uuid:4e0d764f-e325-490e-ab6c-031d0efab5fc>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://thomasires.com/online/alternative-zu-doxepin/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.980797	1,377	1.609375	2
What is high speed connection and data cabling? Here’s what you need to know The benefits of a high speed connection are becoming more apparent every day. Network cabling can be the cause of a better connection, but what is data cabling and why is it beneficial to a business? Continue reading to find out. Structured cabling is a type of infrastructure that is used to support the performance and efficiency of a company’s network system. It provides a reliable solution to all office/organisation communication requirements. For the best data cabling company, visit network-data-cabling.co.uk. Data cabling can support future upgrades, meaning the modular can make alternations and changes. In addition, a secure networking cabling infrastructure can decrease install as it allows efficient changes to be performed effectively. Click here for information about software speeds. Various possible uses of broadband internet include: - Teleworking – and Virtual private networks from home to office - Security – have web cams set up that notify of intruders - Video conferencing – Meetings, support, training - Media Streaming - Applications – payroll, accounts, virus protection, backups, disaster recovery / offsite data storage & Retrieval – quality software that a small business may not be able to afford to buy, but which they can have access to over a broadband connection. - Remote Network support & Management - Remote diagnostics & Help (such as Windows XP remote assistance) Help desks – both access to and operation on behalf of the SME. - E-commerce – including the formation of cluster groups and purchasing consortia, on-line purchasing and sales. - Information retrieval / software and virus updates at acceptable speeds. - Access to the E-Government content - On-line Gaming - Much faster document transmission and receipt. - Web surfing at the speed it should be!	<urn:uuid:1335058e-231b-428b-a459-a4a31c405741>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.mh-linux.co.uk/when-carry-out-a-broadband-speed-test-html/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.900418	399	2.296875	2
The poor state of infrastructure in Latin America threatens future economic development. BY WALTER T. MOLANO Endless queues, insufficient port facilities and dwindling oil reserves are some of the many problems facing Latin America due to a lack of public sector investment. Although the rise in commodity prices improved external positions, boosted GDP growth rates and reduced external vulnerabilities, the region needs significant increases in infrastructure spending in order to retain global competitiveness and increase productivity. A close look at Latin America reveals the poor state of infrastructure and the threat it creates for future economic development. On the Colombian Atlantic coast, for example, cargo ships are forced to load low-sulfur coal, bound for Europe and the U.S., on the open seas due to a lack of adequate port facilities. Tugboats pull coal-laden barges several kilometers offshore to floating cranes which scoop the black cargo onto the vessels—in the process dumping some of it overboard. Not only does the spillage increase costs and reduce efficiency, it pollutes the coastline and contaminates the water. The coastal pollution of the Santa Marta is one of the reasons why it has not seen much investment in tourism and real estate, despite having ideal meteorological conditions. The contamination of the coast also led to the decline of the fishing industry, fueling one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. A similar situation exists a thousand kilometers to the south, where the absence of an oil pipeline connecting the refinery at Villavicencio and the megapolis of Bogota means that gasoline must be trucked to market. A large fleet of tankers transports the refined products up the new highway, choking roads, creating hazards and significantly raising production costs. The long line of oil tankers displaces the transportation of other products, such as cattle and grains. It also deters tourism, preventing the development of the grasslands (llanos) as a major tourist destination. In southern Brazil, endless queues of grain-laden lorries, some stretching 90 kilometers, wait their turn to load their cargo at the port of Paranagua. The lack of a modern transportation system, storage facilities and loading machinery means that Brazilian farmers must employ teams of lorry drivers days on-end in order to get their crops to market. In north-western Argentina, many farmers allow their crops to lay fallow, due to prohibitive transportation costs. Inadequate roads, defunct railroad lines and rudimentary barging services raise transportation costs geometrically, rendering such exports ineffective—regardless of the rise in commodity prices. ENERGY SECTOR MOST ACUTE The energy sector is where the problem is most acute. Most of the state-owned oil companies in Latin America, with the exception of Petrobras, are suffering from lack of investment. Consequently, they are witnessing large declines in production and oil reserves. The damage incurred by the 2002 oil-workers’ strike and lack of sufficient investment reduced PDVSA’s output by more than 25 percent. The damage was mitigated by the rise in oil prices, but the decline in output is the main reason why the Venezuelan government is abrogating operating contracts and trying to gain access to the marginal oil fields. The situation in Mexico is more serious. After peaking in 2004, Pemex’s oil production began to decline due to a lack of investment. The Fox Administration emptied Pemex’s till, and diverted most of its investment funds as a way to compensate for the lack of economic reforms—in the process leaving the oil company loaded with debt and dwindling reserves. Pemex needs $34 billion of investment in order to turn the tide. Mexican oil production is falling by 14 percent per year, and, at the current rate, output will drop 80 percent by 2015. Although Latin America’s fiscal accounts improved dramatically since the start of the decade, tax collections are low by developed-country standards — with Brazil again being the exception. Moreover, the Latin American governments are heavily burdened by bloated public-sector payrolls and pension benefits. The pension benefits of senior state-owned company executives, military officers, politicians and civil servants are unrealistically high, and represent a constant drain on government resources — diverting money away from investment, social services and security. The recent capture of FARC documents revealed that the guerillas are operating with a budget similar to that of government forces. Unfortunately, Latin America needs to overhaul its fiscal accounts and determine its priorities. Otherwise, it will fail to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead. 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In November 2018, the affordable grocery component of the Block 8 development at 400 Folsom Street entered limbo, sparking debate in the East Cut District. While the community celebrated the opening of Woodlands Markets at Lumina in August 2017 – which positively impacted the fabric of the neighborhood – many neighbors remained hopeful that more grocery options were on the horizon in the district. For many residents in the East Cut neighborhood, needed food and services are too far away or too expensive. To complement the requirement that 35% of all housing in the Transbay Redevelopment Area be affordable (or BMR, Below Market Rate), the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure’s area plan included a requirement for the developer of Transbay Block 8 (Related California) to build-out a ground-floor retail space capable to accommodate an affordable grocery store that would cater to all demographics in the neighborhood. The project – now known as The Avery – nears completion and Related is leasing the market-rate units in the 56-story tower. The City will lease the 150 affordable units within the project. Related is now asking to get released from OCII’s “grocery store requirement” as they have not successfully found a grocer willing to lease the 12,000 sq.ft space despite their efforts. To understand the grocery shopping behaviors of residents and the need for additional options in the neighborhood, The East Cut Community Benefit conducted a community survey. Over 500 people responded, overwhelming from the district. Below is the report interpreting the responses collected by The East Cut Community Benefit District from 538 district residents: https://www.theeastcut.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Final_Grocery-Summary.pdf OCII’s Transbay Citizen Advisory Committee will vote on Thursday March 14, 2019 on wether or not they recommend the developer to be released from OCII’s requirement.Final_Grocery-Summary	<urn:uuid:1f82e55c-14b0-41d7-bfb1-67c551fc4d39>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.theeastcut.org/will-there-be-affordable-groceries-in-the-east-cut-neighbors-are-hoping-for-it/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.938676	402	1.53125	2
Horses and their different breeds Horses are amazing creatures on the planet. Different 600 breeds are available of them at the current time. Every horse has its unique style. These domestic animals are mainly used to carry the load in the race. Some of the best horses in the world These Friesians are found in the Netherlands. Their black color can recognize them. They are also much stronger. In the olden days, these horses carried the king and all his things with them. - Marwari Horses These horses belong to India. They had long and thin legs and were also very strong. The main and attractive part of their body is attractive curved ears. The Royal Families in India used these horses. They were treated as a part of the family in India. They also had their jewelry which they wore when they were taken for the outing. - Lipizzan Horse These horses come from Austria. They are well known and are used in a riding school in Spain. They are specially trained for their show. And once the training is completed, they perform as a pro. These horses are very strong and also very beautiful. - Arabian Horse These are one of the oldest breeds that exist on the planet today. These are famous for having different head shapes, unlike other horses. They are very gentle to humans and strictly follow the owner’s commands. - Fjord Horse These are of different horses as compared to others in size as well as in their build. These horses have extremely powerful and muscular necks. These are found in Norway. Here, we have come across various types of horses; there are many others we have not discussed. Horses are connected with humans for a human with longer period, and they are god gift for this planet.	<urn:uuid:2bd7874e-89d8-47cf-890c-ead8e0b46270>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://godlycreature.com/5-most-beautiful-horses-on-planet-earth/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.988875	371	2.421875	2
I Need Change For 100 Rs It Should Not Be 10 Rs Notes But It Should Contain 10 Notes, Any Ideas?30 146244 How to convert n/mm2 in to kg/cm2?38 204012 i will come thrice ina minute twice ina hour once in day who am i2 13159 Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic Ocean. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 800 km/hr. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 750 km/hr ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?3 10917 Which of the following is not a type of broadband internet connection a)Cable b)DSL c)Dial-up d)Satellite e) None of these .6 33765 solve the case : a man was found murdered on 02.10.1992 afternoon. 1. his wife colled poice 2. police questioned everyone. 3. wife : sir, i was sleeping, when d murder took place. 4.Cook: I was cooking. 5 Gardner : I was picking vegetables. 6 House-maid : i went to post office. 7 Children : we went to play. 8 Neighbour : We went to a marriage. Police arrested the murderer immediately. WHO IS IT ? REPLY WITH THE REASON IF U R BRILLIANT.30 42716 what are the pistion type?1 3942 A husband and wife have a combined age of 91. The husband is now twice as old as his wife was when he was as old as she is now. How old is wife?8 27440 A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting along the sides of rectangular table.C and G are sitting exactly opposite to each other. B and C are sitting adjacent to each other in clockwise direction. There is a person seated between G and A as well as between E and G. C is sitting next to D.If H and D are sitting on the same side of the table then who is sitting to the left of G?8 10011 4,5,9,27,123,_ what is next number?11 12910 i want gropu2 question papers for my preparation2 3898 Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic Ocean. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 800 km/hr. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 750 km/hr ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?3 9397 Mr. Shah decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30seconds toreach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairshe would onlyrequire 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the timeis measured fromthe moment the top step begins to descend to thetime he steps offthe last step at the bottom, find out the height ofthe stair way in steps?3 20112 if 12+22=24 23+8=6 32+13=40 73+16=144 then 36+2=?8 12570 Why is ram also known as volatile memory? What is b tree index? What is the difference between configuration management tool and version control tool? What is the best powerpoint projector? What is delta upload? What is the use of delta upload? Data that has been changed or added is extractor or full data is extractor? Do you know triggerbusinessevent is used for triggering the workflow and its written on workflow event. Triggerbusinessevent has the syntax? What is the tomcat default port? is the value of inductance depends upon the value of thitha in doubly excited machine?? Write a program that accept anumber in words Either It Possible a dc Motor to Run On Ac Drive [ Ex : ACS 800 , Yaskawa F7 ] If it is Possible How Pls Inform Me firstname.lastname@example.org how to auto generate the text box using infopath? What is show me feature in tableau? What do you understand by the term 'aggregate cache'? What do you mean by directives? What is the gang of four design pattern?	<urn:uuid:10cefc4b-ea68-4e99-8d64-a57bf8d61336>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.allinterview.com/company/2366-8/wipro/aptitude-test-questions.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz	en	0.946778	925	2.265625	2
China Phase 4 passenger car fuel consumption standard proposal On January 21, 2014, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a proposed fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. The so-called Phase 4 standard, which would regulate domestically manufactured and imported new passenger cars sold in China from 2016 to 2020, echoes China’s Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Strategic Plan of 2012–2020. It projects an overall fleet-average fuel consumption of 5L/100km for new passenger cars in 2020, as measured over the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), if all manufacturers meet the weight-based corporate-average targets defined in the regulation. Based on ICCT’s internal estimates, the proposed standard would reduce oil consumption by approximately 348 million barrels and reduce tank-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions by about 149 million metric tons in 2030. This policy update summarizes the major aspects and provisions of the proposed regulation and compares it to the global context.	<urn:uuid:5990547c-04fe-49e2-8768-2fd4a7efab16>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://theicct.org/publication/china-phase-4-passenger-car-fuel-consumption-standard-proposal/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.927047	204	1.6875	2
THE NEW SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC STAR CATALOGUE Ключові слова:Stars, energy distributions, catalogue The new spectral energy distributions Eλ for 360 stars in wavelength region from λ 330 to λ 725 nm are given. The observations for "relatively-absolute" stellar spectrophotometry were obtained at high-altitude astronomical station “Terskol” of Odessa Astronomical Observatory in 1973-1988 years. The station was located at a height of 3100 m in the Caucasus. The method of "relatively-absolute" spectrophotometry was used to obtain the spectral energy distribution. The comparison stars were α Lyr, β Ari, γ Ori, α Leo, ηUMa, α Aql, α Peg, β CMi, θ Leo and α Oph. The Eλ of all stars of comparison were reduced to α Lyr (except βCMi and θ Leo — their spectral distribution was reduced to stars βAri and α Leo respectively). The analysis of various mistakes was made and these were taken into account. The comparison with other Catalogues of the former USSR was made. It should be noted that the technique of observing and obtaining was unified. Similar optical and mechanical systems were used as well as analogous procedures of observations of stellar radiation and subsequent calculations. Only the register electronic devices were modified. The random errors of results for all the Catalogues are nearly equal 2 ÷ 3 % (to 5%) in the visual range of a spectrum and 5 ÷10% at the edges of the observed spectral bands – ultraviolet and near infrared regions. However, the random errors of spectrophotometry results of various authors have large discrepancies (up to several dozens (!) of percents sometimes). Komamv N.S., Karamysh V.F., Pozigun V.A.: 1978, Spectrophotomctric standards. The absolute energy distribution in spectra of 5 stars. Astron. Zhurn., 55, 1208. Авторське право (c) 2017 Odessa Astronomical Publications Ця робота ліцензується відповідно до Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Відповідно Закону України про авторське право і суміжні права N 3792-XII від 23 грудня 1993 року	<urn:uuid:2ced3926-fd8b-4168-98ec-ec439cadb4c9>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://oap.onu.edu.ua/article/view/98645	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.823555	714	2.375	2
In 2012, a Virginia woman began receiving prenatal care for her seventh pregnancy, during which she was diagnosed with Type II diabetes and obesity. During the delivery, shoulder dystocia was encountered. The baby's right arm was noted to be limp and she was diagnosed with a brachial plexus injury. The woman sued those involved with the delivery, claiming that during the course of her care, the history, physical examinations, and tests showed she had an increased risk for encountering shoulder dystocia during a vaginal delivery. In 2012, a Virginia woman began receiving prenatal care for her seventh pregnancy, during which she was diagnosed with Type II diabetes and obesity. Given her history of large infants she was admitted to the hospital at 37 weeks’ gestation for induction of labor. During the delivery, shoulder dystocia was encountered. The baby weighed 9 lb 10 oz at birth and her right arm was noted to be limp. She was diagnosed with a brachial plexus injury which involved C5, C6, C7, and C8 nerve roots and muscles. The injuries were evident from magnetic resonance imaging, which showed at least 2 nerve root avulsions, and by direct visualization by the surgeon who performed an extensive nerve graft to try to restore some function to the baby’s right arm. Although the baby’s right arm function and range of motion has improved, she has not recovered normal function of the injured nerves nor the muscles they innervate. The woman sued those involved with the delivery, claiming that during the course of her care, the history, physical examinations, and tests showed she had an increased risk for encountering shoulder dystocia during a vaginal delivery. The patient’s experts opined that the obstetrician was required under the standard of care to obtain informed consent from the patient prior to proceeding with a vaginal delivery, which he did not do. It was also the experts’ opinion that as a part of obtaining informed consent, a discussion was required regarding the risk of shoulder dystocia, the risk of injury to the baby’s brachial plexus nerves if shoulder dystocia were encountered, and the option of a cesarean section. The patient’s expert testified that the standard of care required a physician delivering a baby to use no more than gentle traction in the face of a shoulder dystocia, only when the obstetrician believes that a maneuver has released the shoulder. If any resistance during use of gentle traction is encountered, this would indicate that the shoulder dystocia still exists, so traction must immediately cease and new maneuvers be employed to free the shoulder. It was his opinion that the obstetrician deviated from the standard of care by applying more than gentle traction to the fetal head when the shoulder was still impacted and asserting the severe permanent injury to the right brachial plexus resulted from the excessive lateral traction used, and that the injury would not have occurred had a cesarean delivery been performed. The infant’s experts opined that her injury was permanent, regardless of intervention and therapy. During deposition, the obstetrician testified that he suspected fetal macrosomia, however, he did not discuss his suspicion with the patient. The labor and delivery nurse testified that prior to the delivery, the obstetrician told her he was expecting a large baby, and that they might encounter a shoulder dystocia. He also testified that he applied traction on the fetal head three times: once after McRoberts, once after suprapubic pressure, and once after delivery of the posterior arm. He dictated in his delivery notes, “We had to be careful to avoid excessive traction forces.” He also claimed that shoulder dystocia was an unpredictable and unpreventable obstetrical emergency and that standard obstetric maneuvers were employed. Further, he argued that the injury was caused by the maternal forces of labor before the obstetrician ever touched the fetal head. The patient’s experts responded that this mechanism of maternal forces injuring the brachial plexus nerve is just an unproven hypothesis. Verdict: The case settled for $950,000. Analysis: In malpractice cases that involve a brachial plexus injury from a shoulder dystocia encountered during delivery, the claim is always made that the person delivering the infant used excessive traction, as this connects a person to the injury. While the defense often offers the explanation that the brachial plexus became injured upon delivery of the head with the shoulder stuck behind the symphysis, even with no traction on the head, it is not always successful in defending the case. It is imperative that the person delivering the infant stop any traction once the shoulder dystocia is encountered and not apply anymore traction until one or more appropriate maneuvers are performed. This also needs to be documented in the chart in the delivery note at the time of delivery, and many institutions use a check list-based approach to assure that no critical information is left out. This should be done anytime there is an extra maneuver performed to deliver the shoulder, even if injury is not apparent at the time. Ureter transected during TLH A 38-year-old Washington woman underwent a total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) in 2011. During the procedure the right ureter was transected without the surgeon being aware of that. The patient continued to have pain and eventually collapsed. She was airlifted to another hospital in septic shock where she underwent emergency life-saving surgery. She suffered septic shock, near complete loss of function of the left kidney, bilateral adrenal gland hemorrhages, chronic lower extremity pain, cognitive impairment secondary to shock, situational depression and anxiety. The verdict: A lawsuit was filed against those involved with the operation. After it was learned that the gynecologist did not have privileges at the hospital to perform a TLH, the patient reached a $3 million settlement with the hospital. Just prior to trial, a settlement with the gynecologist and his practice was reached for $1 million and $150,000 from another defendant for a total recovery of $4.15 million. Question of bowel perforation during hysterectomy In 2013, a day after a Missouri woman underwent a hysterectomy, she felt ill and presented to the emergency room. She was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and treated with anticoagulants. Her problems persisted and over the next 17 days some computed tomography (CT) scans showed fluid in her abdomen and she developed a vaginal fistula. An exploratory laparotomy eventually was required, which revealed a bowel perforation. The patient sued the surgeon who had performed the hysterectomy alleging that he had perforated her bowel during the procedure. She also sued the hospital where the procedure had taken place. She contended that CT scans showing fluid buildup and her early symptoms after surgery were consistent with a bowel perforation which ultimately caused leakage into the peritoneal cavity and eventually a fistula in the vagina. Her expert pathologist testified that the findings under the microscope could only exist if a bowel perforation had been there a significant period of time before the fistula developed. While she agreed that continuous leakage from the bowel for 17 days would have likely resulted in her death, she presented experts who argued that her injury was not a “free perforation” but had been contained by her body, preventing the spread of the infection. The case against the hospital was resolved before trial. The matter proceeded against the surgeon only. He maintained that the perforation didn’t happen during the hysterectomy but developed in the days just before the perforation was discovered. The defense argued that a collection of infected fluid at the vaginal cuff over time eroded into the bowel, creating an entryway for stool to pass into the vagina. The defense experts testified that it would have been impossible for the patient to survive if she had an untreated bowel perforation for 17 days. The jury found in favor of the gynecologist. The verdict: The jury found in favor of the gynecologist. Hypoxic brain damage after failure to monitor FHR alleged A Texas woman delivered a baby in 2012. During the oxytocin-augmented labor, the fetal heart rate (FHR) tracing was not recording well on the monitor strip. At delivery the infant had a tight nuchal cord and at birth there were no signs of life. The child was successfully resuscitated but was found to have sustained severe brain damage as a result of profound fetal hypoxia and will require 24-hour nursing and supportive care for life. The patient sued those involved with her delivery and alleged that losing the FHR tracing was below the standard of care and resulted in the caregivers being unaware of the increasing condition of fetal intolerance to labor, leading to the brain damage. They claimed the nuchal cord was cutting off the oxygen supply to the fetal brain, which would have been seen on the FHR monitor strip and earlier intervention would have prevented the injury. The defense argued that the nurses continuously monitored by listening to sounds coming out of the bedside monitor even though no recording of the FHR was occurring on the central monitors or FHR monitor strip. They contended that the nuchal cord was an unforeseeable medical emergency and that nothing different could have been done to change the outcome. The verdict After a week of trial, the parties reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount.	<urn:uuid:ae78f8cf-d2db-4282-9c2c-21ac199ef946>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/shoulder-dystocia-and-brachial-plexus-injury	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.978313	1,975	2.03125	2
Our Development Team Dr. Zoi Traga Philippakos Dr. Zoi Traga Philippakos, is Associate Professor at the department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (TPTE) at the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at The University of Tennessee. Her research interests include reading and writing instruction in K to 12 classrooms and in postsecondary settings, strategy instruction with self-regulation, and teacher professional development. Her recent coauthored books are Developing Strategic Young Writers Through Genre Instructor: Resources for Grades K to 2; Developing Strategic Writers Through Genre Instructor: Resources for Grades 3 to 5; Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4 and 5: Strategies and Resources, and is the first editor in the coedited book Design based research in education: Theory and applications (2021). In 2019 she received the Early Career Achievement Award by the Literacy Research Association, and in 2020 she Chaired the Writing Task Force for the International Literacy Association and coauthored a Research Advisory titled, Teaching writing to improve reading skills. She is the co-PI on an IES Goal 3 grant on strategy instruction for college basic writers, she has co-authored the curriculum and participated in all aspects of analysis and writing. She has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Reading and Writing Quarterly, Reading Research Quarterly, Reading and Writing) and has presented her work and findings in national and international conferences. Charles A. MacArthur, Ph.D. Charles A. MacArthur, Ph.D. is Professor of Special Education and Literacy in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. A former special education teacher, he teaches courses on literacy problems, writing instruction, and educational research. He has been conducting research on writing development and instruction for struggling writers for over 30 years. He is currently principal investigator (with Zoi A. Traga Philippakos and Henry May) of a study that examines the efficacy of a writing curriculum for college basic writing courses. Major funded research projects have focused on development of a writing curriculum for students with learning disabilities, writing strategy instruction, decoding instruction in adult education, speech recognition as a writing accommodation, project-based learning in social studies in inclusive classrooms, and first-grade writing instruction. He serves as co-editor of the Journal of Writing Research, was previously editor of The Journal of Special Education, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals. He has published over 100 articles and book chapters and edited several books, including the Handbook of Writing Research and Best Practices in Writing Instruction; With Zoi A. Traga Philippakos and David Coker he has coauthored the book Developing Strategic Writers through Genre Instruction: Resources for Grades 3 – 5 and with Zoi A. Traga Philippakos the book Developing Strategic Young Writers through Genre Instruction: Resources for Grades K – 2.	<urn:uuid:ea3d4177-4ba9-4c1d-b573-010d476e1e9d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.developingstrategicwriters.com/developers	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.947584	595	1.523438	2
This content is not included in your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in. Two-Way Flow Coupling in Ice Crystal Icing Simulation ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627 Published June 10, 2019 by SAE International in United States This content contains downloadable datasetsAnnotation ability available Numerous turbofan power-loss events have occurred in high altitude locations in the presence of ice crystals. It is theorized that ice crystals enter the engine core, partially melt in the compressor and then accrete onto stator blade surfaces. This may lead to engine rollback, or shed induced blade damage, surge and/or flameout. The first generation of ice crystal icing predictive models use a single flow field where there is no accretion to calculate particle trajectories and accretion growth rates. Recent work completed at the University of Oxford has created an algorithm to automatically detect the edge of accretion from experimental video data. Using these accretion profiles, numerical simulations were carried out at discrete points in time using a manual meshing process. That work showed that flow field changes caused by a changing accretion profile had significant effects on the collection efficiency of impinging particles, ultimately affecting the mass of accreted ice and its shape. This paper discusses the development of the ICICLE numerical ice crystal icing code to include a fully automated two-way coupling between the accretion profile and flow field solution, to account for these effects. The numerical strategy; geometry redefinition, mesh update and flow field solution are discussed, followed by a comparison to experimental ice accretion of a simple 2D geometry and model predictions with and without flow field updating. The results showed that significant changes in leading edge accretion profiles were numerically predicted when the only the geometry was updated. Further changes then occurred when the flowfield was also updated. CitationConnolly, J., McGilvray, M., Gillespie, D., Bucknell, A. et al., "Two-Way Flow Coupling in Ice Crystal Icing Simulation," SAE Technical Paper 2019-01-1966, 2019, https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1966. Data Sets - Support Documents \|Unnamed Dataset 1\| - Mason , J. , Strapp , W. , and Chow , P. The Ice Particle Threat to Engines in Flight 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit 2006 - Bucknell , A. , Mcgilvray , M. , Gillespie , D.R.H. , Jones , G. , and Reed , A. ICICLE: A Model for Glaciated & Mixed Phase Icing for Application to Aircraft Engines SAE Int. Conf. Icing Aircraft, Engines Struct. Minneapolis, MN, USA June 17-21 - Bucknell , A. , Mcgilvray , M. , Gillespie , D. , Jones , G. , and Collier , B. A Three-Layer Thermodynamic Model for Ice Crystal Accretion in Gas Turbine Engines Submitt. SAE Int. Conf. Icing Aircraft, Engines Struct. 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On Black Day, single Koreans drown their sorrows in a bowl of jjajang myeon noodles. If one day of hearts and lovey-dovey, mushy-gushy isn’t enough , you might want to consider a move to Japan or Korea. Both countries have an interesting adaptation for Valentine’s Day: They celebrate it twice. Traditionally on February 14, the female buys the male a gift, Sadie Hawkins-style—usually in the form of chocolate. There are two ways the chocolate can be given: giri choko for the men in a woman’s office that she does not have romantic feelings for and honmei choko , for the man she truly cares for. It’s a relatively young tradition: The first advertisement for Valentine’s Day in Japan appeared in 1936 when a chocolate shop, Morozoff Ltd., thought it wise to pitch their sweets as the perfect way to show someone you care. But it wasn’t until 1958 and throughout the ’60s and ’70s—long after World War II—that the westernized, commercial selling of chocolate would reappear in Japan. During this boom of Hallmark holidays, Japan’s obsession with Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas also took off from a similar marketing campaign. But on March 14, called “White Day” the male returns the favor with chocolates and other gifts to prove his requited love. The holiday originated in 1978 when a Japanese confectionary company declared it “Marshmallow Day” for men as a response to the chocolate gifts received a month prior (which explains the “white” part of the celebration’s current namesake and the convenient boost in confectionary sales). It’s popular for men to present their special someone with expensive white chocolates, marshmallows or even white lingerie, sometimes spending up to $250. But Korea, which adopted the two-day Valentine’s Day celebration around the same time as Japan, has taken the event to another level: And it’s specifically for single people. On April 14th, known as Black Day, sorry singles in Korea who did not receive presents on Valentine’s Day or White Day, gather, dressed in black—black nail polish, black accessories, black shoes—and eat jjajang myeon, noodles covered in black bean paste. (Jjajang translates to black bean paste sauce; myeon, noodles). The Chinese-style noodle dish is one of South Korea’s national foods, and is considered a comfort food—comparable to the stereotypical image of Ben and Jerry’s eaten straight out of the carton. On Black Day, there are organized, jjajang myeon-eating contests, where dark and devastated loners emerge to eat their weight in starch and bean paste. Sales of black coffee spike, and matchmaking services pounce on the resounding pity for singles lingering in the air.	<urn:uuid:04d2e6ef-eabc-406c-a66e-df514ae9c30a>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://bestofkorea.com/koreas-black-day-when-sad-single-people-get-together-and-eat-black-food/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.937136	626	2.40625	2
\|Oifis Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba\| Dover House, the historic Whitehall base of the Scotland Office in London \|Type\|\|Department of HM Government\| \|Annual budget\|\|£8 million for 2011–12\| \|Parent department\|\|Ministry of Justice\| \|This article is part of a series on\| \|Politics of the United Kingdom\| \|United Kingdom portal\| The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Oifis Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba), often referred to as, and formerly officially called, the Scotland Office, is a UK government department headed by the Secretary of State for Scotland and responsible for Scottish affairs that lie within the UK Government's responsibility. The department evolved from the Scottish Office which was formed in 1885. It was renamed the Scotland Office in 1999 following devolution in Scotland, where the majority of its responsibilities were transferred to the Scottish Executive (since renamed the Scottish Government). The office is responsible for the representation of Scotland and Scottish affairs in the UK Government, facilitating the smooth operation of devolution, liaising between the central Government and the Scottish Government at Edinburgh and the administering of certain reserved matters of government relating to Scotland. Until the advent of the Scottish Parliament and the devolved Scottish Government, the Scottish Office (the precursor to the Scotland Office) was a major UK government department dealing with most aspects of the domestic governance of Scotland, a position known as "administrative devolution". Since devolution, its powers are limited to those relating to reserved matters that are not dealt with by other departments of HM Government as well as relations with the devolved bodies. Along with the Wales Office, the Scotland Office has shared administrative functions first with the 2007 Department for Constitutional Affairs and later the Ministry of Justice. The Secretary of State for Scotland also holds certain powers of oversight over the operation of the Scottish Parliament under the Scotland Act 1998. Donald Dewar, who held the office from 1997-99, resigned to become the first First Minister of Scotland following devolution on 17 May 1999. Under the Blair Ministry and Brown Ministry, the office of Secretary of State for Scotland was sometimes held along with another Cabinet role. These cases were Alistair Darling, who served as Secretary of State for Scotland between 2003-06 while also being Secretary of State for Transport. When Douglas Alexander took on the role in 2006 he also held the additional Transport office. His successor Des Browne, who was Secretary of State from 2007-08, was simultaneously the Secretary of State for Defence. Jim Murphy was appointed to the office in 2008, which remained his only government position until the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition gained power in 2010. The position was then held by Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament until the Conservative government came into office following the 2015 general election. Between 2015-18, the Scotland Office rebranded much of its output under a UK Government in Scotland branding, with the office itself becoming known as the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland. Similar changes were made in relation to the Wales Office. The Scotland Office Ministers are as follows: \|The Rt Hon. 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Long-haul flights require a lot of preparation compared to short-haul, especially if you are away for a while or are traveling abroad. Preparation is the key to enjoying a comfortable experience and to ensure that you have arrived at your destination with all your needs, and to know that you have a good home. Along with a sense of humor and stamina, not only preparing well will help you to ease your burden from your trip back to the airport and survive the long journey, but many ways that you prepare to enjoy the trip will be better! visit if you intend on a jet vacation Private Jet Charter Dallas Bring blankets and pillows. Bring a soft blanket and your neck pillow can make your lid more comfortable. While small pillows and blankets, you will be better off carrying your own. Bring the network. This will help you regulate the cleanliness of your hands and clean your desk. You don’t want to have a dirty or sticky table after you eat, or this will cause injury during movement. Bring an eye mask. While some providers, specifically for long-distance, there is no guarantee. Having an eye mask will help you fall asleep and rest your eyes. Wear and carry comfortable clothes. Think comfort in the international conversation. Don’t wear tight, thick and tight clothes – you will regret if you wear them. Wear clothes that are undone, which are easy to clean. Avoiding excessive heat and expensive labels that can attract unwanted attention. Avoid the use of unnecessary clothing, such as jewelry, belts, and boots that will keep you stuck while checking the safety and pull pickpockets on several travel destinations. Bring a small toothbrush and toothpaste. If you are the person who has to brush your teeth after eating or if you want to avoid feeling dirty in the mouth because “haven’t brushed teeth”, then you equip yourself by carrying a small toothbrush and toothpaste in the transfer. More brushing teeth in a small airplane bathroom are not easy, it’s better than having a smelly mouth. Read too Private Jet Charter Maintaining Health on Aircraft Bring healthy snacks. Snacks overcome your boredom during moving and help you overcome unexpected hunger pangs. If you follow a strict diet or just want to eat snacks without paying. Prepare yourself to drink a lot. Traveling by plane can dehydrate, make the air fly in large quantities and drink. Because you cannot carry the bottle through security, you can buy it near the airport before you take off. You also expect to use every opportunity to get a glass of air, because you don’t know when the flight attendant will come back. You can usually ask for air in the back or even oppose the “call” button, but it will be easier to receive the flight attendant’s compilation water coming. Certainly, while this is very important for drinking water, you also don’t want to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes to urinate, especially if you sit by the window and fear the safety of others in your line. Find a balance between staying hydrated and not filling your bladder full during the trip. Remember this is more important, but it is hydrated with a full bladder than dehydration and does not urinate. Bring eye drops if you can dry. Eye drops help your eyes dry during movement. Because eye drops are not required to be taken, they are very helpful for you if you need dry eyes that have been completed by a large person during the move. This can be an uncomfortable condition if you start with your eyes starting to dry in the first hour of the 10-hour flight and there is nothing you can do about it. Get a bottle of your eye drops so you can use the plane and safety issues. Stay active on the plane. Small risk for causing a 4-hour blockage. Staying active will help prevent the blockage of blood vessels. You can try to walk in the aisle as much as you can, move, flex and stretch your legs to drain blood and wear comfortable and comfortable clothes.	<urn:uuid:97d02898-b5c1-400c-8f35-18ee1602f316>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://adlersappetiteonline.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-long-air-trip.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.948605	847	1.59375	2
A longtime civil rights landmark, the Freedom Center, is getting a long overdue revamp as part of efforts to remember and keep alive the vision of those who fought for equality and an end to discrimination in Oklahoma City. The building, at 2609 N Martin Luther King Ave., was originally a Mobil gas station before it was purchased and turned into the headquarters of the NAACP Youth Council. It was there that teacher Clara Luper led efforts to remove the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from the law of the land and make it a reality. As the movement’s leaders moved on, including Luper, the Freedom Center fell into disuse. Closed in 2011, the property went into receivership under retired Oklahoma City Urban League former CEO Leonard Benton. A rebuilt board of trustees has since raised $1 million to bring the Freedom Center back to life with additional endowment funds for operations. “This building has survived a lot,” Benton said. “The building was threatened. There was a bombardment. People’s lives were in danger. It reminds us that freedom is not free. The building was burned down on September 11, 1968. In recent weeks, the cracked brick facade was removed as part of efforts to repair the building’s structure. The monument wall honoring civil rights heroes that stood for decades in front of the Freedom Center was recently removed for restoration of names and images by Wilbert Memorials. The monument will return when the Freedom Center reopens, but stacked at a 54-degree angle at the corner entrance facing Martin Luther King Avenue and NE 25. This angle, Benton said, is intended to reflect the decision to the 1954 Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education which struck down “separate but equal” segregation laws. “It owns a lot of the creative work that Ms. Luper did to pay homage to a lot of people from previous generations that the efforts of people in the 60s and 70s stood on,” Benton said. “I have seen Oklahoma Historical Society documentation from the Luper Collection which contains biographical information for each of the honorees on the monument, so that we can tell an accurate story.” When completed, the Freedom Center will house a permanent physical archive of the city’s civil rights movement that will include the office and desk where Luper worked, the public amplifier and speaker used during the protests, and two pianos used in the framework of the organization of gatherings. Among those overseeing efforts to keep the legacy of civil rights alive are those who were children when Luper led them in lunchtime protests in the late 1950s and early 1960s. “Joyce Henderson (one of the original sit-in protesters) came in and went to the two pianos and started singing civil rights rally songs,” Benton said. “We think it’s very important that these pianos and this music represent the movement, the spirit and the excitement-creating program for the marches.” The Freedom Center is part of a planned 5-acre campus and larger effort to tell the story of civil rights and keep it alive. Across campus, at E Madison and Martin Luther King Avenue, $16 million in MAPS 4 funding will pay for the construction of a Clara Luper Civil Rights Center that will serve as both a civil rights museum and a event space. The Freedom Center was originally also funded under MAPS 4, but in an effort to meet rising construction costs and complete the Freedom Center sooner, its funding was moved to the Clara Luper Center. The Freedom Center is now privately funded, as is the Clara Luper Sit-in Plaza, a monument depicting the 1958 Katz lunch counter sit-in on Robinson Avenue and Main Street. This sit-in involving school children led by Luper was one of the first in the country and inspired the better-known Greensboro sit-in by students two years later. Luper was and remains a figure of national prominence with his death noted in The New York Times and the downtown Oklahoma City Post Office named in his honor. When the Freedom Center property was purchased in 1967, Luper said the goal was “to give underprivileged children the opportunity to grow up right, to learn the value of helping each other, and to see the adult world supported by a sense of belonging”. After the firebombing in 1968, Luper was aided in fundraising by Lieutenant Governor George Night and civic leader Stanton Young. The vision was to go beyond simple reconstruction. Luper and the NAACP hoped to raise funds to construct a second building that would house a civil rights library, classrooms, and administrative offices. The original Freedom Center was rebuilt, the rest of the vision was never realized as Luper’s group faced another firebombing in 1970. The new campus is considered the accomplishment from Luper’s original vision. Jabee Williams, part of a new, younger group of civil rights activists, said in high school he was assigned a big Oklahoma history book that didn’t mention Luper or his efforts to put end to segregation and discrimination. “Part of the reason we do these things is so our kids won’t have to go through them,” Williams said. “We want to make sure they see what we’ve been through and that we don’t repeat those things. 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Title: Effect of Different Curing Processes on Hydraulic Concrete Performance Author(s): Junhao Chen, Yanlong Li, Lifeng Wen, Hanyu Guo, and Kangping Li Publication: Materials Journal Appears on pages(s): 27-37 Keywords: curing environment; mechanical properties; microstructure; porosity The objective of this paper is to investigate the microscopic pore characteristics and macroscopic mechanical properties of concrete under different curing conditions. Ultrasonic nondestructive testing technology was used to measure the ultrasonic sound velocity of specimens of different ages, and the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength were obtained through indoor mechanical performance tests. The pore-size distribution characteristics and internal microstructure were observed using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) testing, respectively. The results revealed that, compared with standard curing conditions, the decrease of the curing temperature and humidity can result in the volume and proportion of macropores and microcracks being larger, which results in the deceleration of the ultrasonic wave speed inside the concrete and the decrease of the mechanical properties. Under the same curing condition, a lower water-binder ratio (w/b) enables the internal pore surface area of the material to increase, and the mechanical properties are improved. With the decrease of the curing temperature and relative humidity, the stress-strain curve appeared delayed in the initial compaction stage and presents more obvious brittleness characteristics in the failure stage. By fitting the relationship between the concrete strength and the porosity under different curing conditions, an extended model that can be applied to cement-based materials was obtained. Additionally, it was found that the porosity is negatively correlated with the ratio of the compressive strength to splitting tensile strength of the concrete.	<urn:uuid:f638d187-6cc9-4c7a-8cfb-f3b358caa7bc>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.concrete.org/publications/internationalconcreteabstractsportal.aspx?m=details&i=51734683	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00473.warc.gz	en	0.914068	397	1.945313	2
Science fiction imagines new ideas: speculative technologies, social structures, laws, species, and so on – with the goal of casting new light on the world in which we live. In our readings for this unit, we’ve seen social justice activists and feminist filmmakers imagine science fiction worlds to make critical points about media, culture, identity, and power. What kind of world would you imagine? For this creative exploration, you will create a science fiction premise – what the science fiction theorist Darko Suvin called in the 1970s a “novum,” meaning a brand new thing – that is connected to your semester’s theme. In class on September 20 and 29, we will begin imagining social and political science fiction premises, asking how a change in culture, media, or technology would affect social structures of identity and power. After class, think further about the discussions that you have had. Write a reflection for the blog that answers the following questions: • What is the science fiction premise that you have imagined? What has changed, been invented, disappeared – and why? • Who will be affected and how? How will structures of identity, power, and privilege be reinforced, challenged, of shifted by this change? • If you were to develop a work of creative media that explored this premise, what medium would it be in? Would it be a novel or short story, a film or TV show, a video game, something else? • How would you choose to represent your premise: from whose perspective, at what point in time, with what kind of story or image or sound? Write at least 600 words. Include images, video, and/or sound if you like. This creative exploration is due on the blog on September 30.	<urn:uuid:a13c5059-88b5-4fa0-8cc4-d3c400af8345>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://dcc208fa16.queergeektheory.org/requirements/creative-explorations/public-interactive-design/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.940419	370	3.6875	4
Give me a second…okay, wait -no…I need one more minute. Does someone have another tissue, please? Wow! I sincerely did not anticipate Walt Disney Picture’s Moana to hit me THAT hard! I know many of my friends had loved the movie and many even blogged about how they were moved by the story-line, but the way this movie impacted me personally had my eyes leaking uncontrollably for at least one-third of the film and for at least three reasons. I’ve been wanting to see Disney’s Moana since before it even hit the theaters. Among my many Disney-loving and blogger friends are those who are often invited to premieres, screenings, interviews and the like and I usually take opportunity to read their reviews and experiences prior to the movie’s release nationwide. So, before I even stepped foot into the theater, I already knew that the animation of Disney’s Moana was going to be masterful, the music electrically contagious and the characters magnetically amazing, but these things were also true of so many other Disney blockbuster hits. So, I had to wonder ~ what made this particular animated film standout? Okay ~ just in case you have not had the opportunity to see the movie or read about it, let me give you a quick rundown of what Walt Disney Studios offers as its synopsis: “Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one knows exactly why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) meets the mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity.” Now that we have that out of the way and you have an understanding of the story’s backdrop, let’s get to the heart of this post ~ experiencing this movie. Again, it’s no secret that Walt Disney Studios creates masterpieces. Point blank – the animation of this film was stunning! For example, the movement of both dance and water was remarkable and authentic. The facial expressions on each character were detailed and genuine. The natural curl of Moana’s hair was fabulously orchestrated, even when wet, and the artistry of the necklace around Moana’s neck was exquisite and intentional. The movement of fabric was flowing and free and the color scheme rich and beautifully depicted the Pacific Islands for an immersive experience. It certainly had me desperately wanting to visit Disney’s Polynesian Resort again, if not the Pacific Islands themselves (#bucketlist). The animated personification of water was spectacular and seamless. Get the picture? In other words, I found the film expertly appealing, attractive and mesmerizing. But the movie was more than just animated entertainment for me. I found myself connecting, not unlike many of my friends, to some of the characters and the story-line in ways in which I was not prepared. Even while in the midst of preparing this blog piece, I found myself wiping away tears, listening to the music over and over again and left dreaming and wanting to find where the “sky meets the sea” in my own life. So how and why exactly did it affect me so much? Let me explain….warning ~ this may take awhile, so grab a cup of coffee and nestle in for this review. Trust me ~ it’ll be worth it (at least I hope you think so). #1: The Journey of Self Discovery Moana and Maui, the two main characters of the film, are both individuals on a journey of self discovery. Both lacked parental support in one way or another in the beginning, to which I can personally relate, but they each had at least one other person in their lives who did notice their potential and inspired them to become all they were meant to be. I see my three sons at various stages of their own particular journeys and it is fascinating to watch (as well as exhausting and emotional for this momma). The three of them are all finding out what makes them tick, what lights the fire underneath their adorable back-ends, what makes them smile larger than life and where their passions lie. As their mother, I am trying hard to pay very close attention and only hope I can be half the influence seen in Gramma Tala with Moana or the gods with Maui when it comes to motivating, inspiring, encouraging, supporting them in their life choices and seeing what others may not be able to at first glance. Of course, I can take this even more personally and say that I feel like I am still on this journey of self discovery myself. Here I am a 40-something year old wife and mother whose dreams and aspirations have suddenly become more vivid over the last year or two. I find my heart longing to chase that horizon, as well. So, now I’m wondering, is this my second wind or just the beginning of a midlife crisis? #2 The Desire to be Guided by Loved Ones Reason #2 for how this film tugged on my heartstrings involved the belief system adopted by this particular people group. Growing up in a rather strict Christian denomination meant that we did not believe in being visited by our loved ones who have passed on. Once the soul leaves the body, we were taught that it went on to its eternal home in one place or another and, to be honest, simply didn’t have time for us anymore. As I’ve grown into adulthood and as a parent watching her children’s faith being formed, I have also allowed myself to listen to other aspects of the Christian faith (protestant versus catholic), as well as to what other religions and beliefs involve. I’ve come to sense that this world is too vast to not be attentive to or respectful of what others believe and why. For Moana, her family had a strong tie to their ancestors, a respect and adoration for their elders while on the earth and even beyond. They held the belief that, once their time in this life was done, they would return in some other form and were there to guide their loved ones through difficult decisions along their own journeys. I personally think this was done exquisitely in this film and it hit me VERY hard. I lost my father 17 1/2 years ago, while I was pregnant with our first son, which means he never had the opportunity to meet any of his grandsons. My father and I were close in many ways, though distant in many more; however, I miss his laugh, his odd sense of humor and his hugs. I REALLY miss his hugs. According to the teachings with which I was raised, I have no ability to reach out to him, to be encouraged by him or will ever hear his voice again. Oh, to have opportunity to see him and speak with him even one more time…to hear him call out, “Tina Marie!” ~ I would move heaven and earth, if allowed, to do so. I just feel that, if we had that opportunity to connect with those who ultimately know better now, we’d feel a stronger sense to do the right thing and ultimately lead a better life world-wide. But there was one more thing about the movie that literally pulled at this mother’s heartstrings, so much so I was choked up all afternoon. #3 Letting go As noted above and as many of you know, we have three boys. Our oldest just turned 17 very recently and will be heading off to college this coming fall (a year ahead of schedule, too ~ what was I thinking?!). Moana’s character is 16, the oldest child of the chief of Montunui and obviously destined for leadership. Much like our son, she has always had a strong will, is brave and is incredibly smart. Moana also has a passion for exploration, despite how much her father, Chief Tui (played by Temuera Morrison), tries to discourage it for what he believes to be her own safety. Nonetheless, Moana has always struggled with this drawing and connection she has to the ocean and her grandmother, Gramma Tala (played by Rachel House) knew this, as well as the fact that Moana had a calling on her life and was meant to have an impact. Here’s the interesting twist. In order to follow that calling, Moana had to ultimately disobey her father’s wishes and go beyond the reef. I’ve read a few reviews that felt this particular allowance of disobedience to be a negative as it could encourage rebellion or defiance of authority for some children watching. I understand from where these thoughts are derived and I agree that disrespecting parental authority seems to be granted too much permission in today’s entertainment; however, I see something different taking place here. Moana is 16 ~ but not the kind of 16 year old who wants to hang out at the mall, take endless selfies with her phone or argue with her parents simply because she can. She is a 16 year old Pacific Islander being shaped and molded for leadership. She has been given opportunity by her father to offer an opinion here and there. This means that she is at least seen as responsible and mature, able to be trusted and her ideas seen as holding value. There is a respect already in place here. Her decision to go against her father’s wishes was not selfish and actually had merit. Of course, she still faced her own self-doubt and questioned her heart’s motives until her grandmother, in various ways throughout the film, encouraged the will inside Moana and motivated the drive she already had inside of her to pursue what needed to be done. Okay, so how does that affect me? As noted, my oldest son is 17. As he is learning how to be responsible, I am learning how to let him be, but I still feel the same pull as Chief Tui to keep him safe and within the boundaries of my own (s)mothering arms. Nonetheless, he is my strong-willed, stubborn, “hell-bent to drive me into the ground” kid. He is independent, determined and persistent in ways I was as a teen, only he has a lot more guidance than I did. Sometimes it is scary for me to let go and let him either stand on his own two feet or fall so he learns how to get back up once he is out on his own because I fear his inability to recover, like I suffered at times ~ or like Chief Tui experienced when he was at sea. I’ve been a pretty tough, boundary-keeping momma and, without regret, have had to pull my son back a good handful of times from moments where he has made decisions on his own, without consultation or permission, that have backfired exponentially. Much more like Maui, he has the same all-encompassing drive to succeed that sometimes gets him into trouble. Over the last year, however, he has grown tremendously and we have seen him take on responsibility, prioritizing and leadership as if he was destined to change the world. I’ve begun to see that it is now my job (as well as my hubby’s) to know when to let him get his feet wet, or even soaked, in learning the decision-making process on his own. Sometimes his decisions shock us, sometimes they teach him a lesson or two and sometimes they even prove us to have been wrong and we find ourselves having to apologize to him (because it’s important for kids to see this when applicable). Nonetheless, if he knows he has our respect and we trust that he is going to utilize as much of what we taught him over the years as possible (which is what we ultimately see in Moana’s character)…..I truly believe he has the potential to change the world. If we just allow him to pursue the horizon ahead of him with confidence, there is no telling how far he (and his brothers) will go. “See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me And no one knows, how far it goes. If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me One day I’ll know, if I go there’s just no telling how far I’ll go” Uh-oh…my tissue box is empty. Time to open a new one. I saw so much of my own life and the lives of my sons in this film. No doubt, I will be watching it over and over again and shedding a million more tears in the process. If you haven’t seen Moana yet, I encourage you to do so. It is truly a moving, inspirational animated film that will tug at your heartstrings in one way or another. ~ T.M. Brown PS – The chicken lives!!! You can follow Moana on social media at: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disneymoana - Twitter: https://twitter.com/disneymoana - Follow Disney Animation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disneyanimation/ - Visit Disney Animation on Tumblr: http://disneyanimation.tumblr.com/ - Visit the official MOANA website here: http://movies.disney.com/moana Be sure to catch up on these relative Footprints stories, too!!	<urn:uuid:763f4a35-6f4d-4b21-b18f-6edd90ce60de>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://thecuriousfootprint.com/three-ways-disneys-moana-tugged-on-this-moms-heartstrings/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.97929	2,917	1.601563	2
Is Thai Kitchen red curry paste spicy? High on the heat scale (but generally more moderate than green curry), this red curry paste is a mix of aromatic and fresh red chilies that are harvested at their peak of freshness and carefully blended with fragrant spices for the perfect balance of flavours. Is red curry paste very hot? But the most versatile and widely used is red curry paste, a mash of red chilies, coriander roots and leaves, shrimp paste, lemon grass, garlic, shallots and galangal. … The flavor is warm, but not biting, with tastes of ginger and garlic. How hot is Thai red curry paste? So, taking all the above into account, the spice-o-meter verdict is, a Thai green curry is HOT, a Thai red curry is MEDIUM-HOT and a Thai yellow curry is MILD-MEDIUM. TOP TIP: when cooking a green, red or yellow Thai curry, you can easily reduce its heat/spiciness by deseeding the chillies. Is Thai curry healthy? Traditional Thai cuisine is quite healthy and largely based on vegetables, lean proteins, and fresh herbs and spices. Certain Thai dishes are high in refined carbs and may contain deep-fried foods, added sugar, or high amounts of salt. What is the best Thai curry dish? Eating in Thailand: Top 5 Thai Curries - Khao Soi Curry (Khao Soi, ข้าวซอย) … - Massaman Curry (Kaeng Massaman, แกงมัสมั่น) … - Green ‘Sweet’ Curry (Kaeng Khiao Wan, แกงเขียวหวาน) … - Panaeng Curry (Kaeng Panaeng, แกงเผ็ด) … - Thai Red Curry (Kaeng Phed, แกงเผ็ด) Can I substitute green curry paste for red curry paste? Thai red and green curry pastes can be used interchangeably. The flavour profile and intensity will be different but not necessarily in a bad way.	<urn:uuid:7827be9b-8e6a-4c3a-9a01-ddef9b8cb13d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://igomakan.com/southeast-asian-countries/is-thai-kitchen-red-curry-paste-very-hot.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00272.warc.gz	en	0.866106	497	1.726563	2
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Introduction: How to Make a Giant Bristlebot The motor shaft when attached to an imbalanced load produces enormous vibrations. This is the basis of vibrations that we get in our mobile phone while in Vibrating mode and this will be the technique we will use to make a Giant Bristlebot using a cloth washing brush. This is a wonderful project and an amazing DIY pet that can be made just with a 9v motor, battery and a cloth brush. It also has two red eyes made with LEDs connected in parallel to the motor. Step 1: Materials Required - Cloth washing Brush - Toy DC motor - Hex nut (to create imbalanced load) - An ON/OFF Switch - 9v Battery - LEDs and a resistor of 100 ohms - Soldering Iron - Hot glue gun - Battery connector clip Note: You can also make a Battery connector clip at home very easily from an old 9v Battery. Step 2: Procedure - Using Hot glue, attach a Hex nut on the side of the motor shaft to create an imbalanced load. - Apply hot glue and paste the motor over the brush on the side. - Also, attach a switch on the center of an edge. - From a Battery connector, cut the +ve wire and use it to make connection between the motor and switch terminals. - Connect a 9v battery to the circuit and using Hot glue attach it over the brush at the opposite edge. - Take 2 LEDs and slightly fold the -ve legs. - Join and solder both the -ve legs together. - Using a resistor leg, connect the +ve leg of both LEDs together. - Solder the resistor to +ve motor terminal and position the LED network over the brush. - Using a wire, make connection between the -ve terminal of LEDs and the motor. Our Bristlebot is now ready to have fun. Turn ON the switch and leave it on the floor. So Guys, this concludes the instructable. Share it with your friends and do come back for new ones soon. You can also Subscribe to receive regular updates. All the Best..:)	<urn:uuid:8c8d9b7b-ebad-41e6-9a29-eb083c8244ae>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-a-Giant-Bristlebot/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.87723	449	2.3125	2
What is a CAPM? (Certified Associate in Project Management) A Certified Associate in Project Management, or CAPM, is a certification distributed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) designed to prepare entry-level and aspiring project managers on the path toward a successful project management career. A CAPM is one of the many tools in the belt of a budding project management career. This certification is the first step toward demonstrating competence, dedication, and willingness to expand your knowledge base as widely as you possibly can. Receiving a CAPM certification is one of the most direct methods for achieving your project management-related goals. Who is a CAPM For? PMI says the CAPM is for people that would “like to manage larger projects and gain more responsibility or add project management skills into [their] current role.” What this means is that the CAPM is a certification for anybody looking to bolster their project management skills or step into the project management role. These can be recent high school graduates looking for a career path or seasoned business professionals ready to take their craft to the next level. The beauty of a CAPM certification is the range of professional development it covers. Young professionals looking to develop their careers are going to gravitate toward this likely more than others. This is a certification that will stand as a strong foundation with which you may build your project management career to substantial heights. This certification is not strictly for green project managers gathering their first few accolades, in fact, CAPM candidates come from the following backgrounds: - Fresh high school graduates - Junior-level associates reaching for project management-related promotions - Current project managers lacking a PMI credential, looking to build their fundamentals - Curious professionals looking to fill their résumés with a broad range of credentials - Professionals looking to redirect their careers Beyond acting as a useful tool for equipping project managers with the tools they need for success, this course and credential is standardized, rigorous, and well-respected, making it a must-have for project managers new and old. A firm dedicated to the growth and development of its team will find utility in revisiting the basics with its current tenured project managers. As time passes, we tend to become complacent with the way things are done, without making an effort or even wanting to change. Earning a CAPM is an excellent method for refreshing, refining, and reaffirming the basic skills of an already excellent project manager. What Does a CAPM Certification Cover? Obtaining a CAPM Certification means that a successful candidate understands the project management basics, which include: Understanding how to navigate and resolve any manner of conflict that arises during the project management process is easily the single most indispensable tool for a successful project manager. Successfully preparing for the CAPM means that you understand: - How to process the needs of aggrieved parties, which can be your clients or your coworkers - How to address these needs in a comprehensive manner - How to follow up to ensure the action plan is achieving your desired result - If it has not, then how to readdress the conflict at hand Learning effective conflict resolution methodology is crucial to operating as effectively as possible in high-pressure, fast-paced work environments. The agility and creative thinking needed to become an interpersonal problem solver are similar to the kinds of sideways thinking you need to effectively manage high-stakes projects. Agile tends to bring software development to mind, but the lessons and core values of agile can be incorporated into any project manager’s tool kit no matter the industry. The four core values of agile a CAPM certification test covers are: - Working as collaborative individuals and interactions rather than with strict tools and processes - Using management software rather than obsessively documenting every step of the project - Collaborating closely with customers rather than needling contract minutiae Agile’s methodology and the soft rule-setting it employs is likely going to be the skill project managers will gravitate toward more than anything else in the course of earning a CAPM certification. While conflict resolution and process frameworking are crucial soft skills every project manager needs, more concrete skills like process management are needed to get a project off the runway. All of the conflict resolution in the world alone is not going to bring an actionable process into existence. Process management includes: - High-Stakes Business Process Management: The process of effectively negotiating with clients and handling the accounting of your team or firm - Change Management: The process of managing, analyzing, and navigating changes in your work structure, be that as large as incorporating a business acquisition or as mundane as a teammate’s maternity leave - Establishing the project roadmap and effectively managing the team as your project occurs in real-time. Is a CAPM Right For You? CAPM certification is achievable by any professional looking to put in the work. Obtaining these skills takes time and a well-managed life, but once obtained, the benefits are immeasurable. Finding yourself here is the first step toward totally restructuring the trajectory of your career. The minimum qualifications for receiving the CAPM are: - Secondary degree of some sort like a high school diploma, associate’s degree, or an international equivalent - Minimum of 23 hours of official PMI project management education Other than that, the only other thing you need is the confidence to tackle a 150-question three-hour test are the only other prerequisites needed to obtain this certification A CAPM certification is for thinkers and doers. Traditional education and non-traditional career trajectories alike benefit from the formalized education this credential requires. It’s a certification that reinforces strong skills at any stage of a project manager’s professional development. 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Brief Description of Secondary Field The energy-environment challenge is a defining issue of our time, and one of Harvard’s greatest contributions to meeting that challenge will be the education of a new generation of leaders in science, business, law, design, and public service. To this end, the Environmental Science and Public Policy (ESPP) program, in coordination with the Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE), is pleased to offer the secondary field in Energy and Environment (E&E). Through coursework and a colloquium, students engaged in the E&E secondary field will increase their exposure to, and literacy in, the interdisciplinary nature of issues related to energy and the environment. All participating students share exposure to the core issues related to climate change, the consequences of energy choices, and changes in our physical and biological environment, preparing them to make informed professional and personal decisions about some of the most pressing societal challenges of the 21st century. Students choose one foundational course from the following options, which include content related to both energy and environment: - GE 1158: Water and the Environment - GE 1137: Energy and Climate: Vision for the Future - GE 1094: The Climate-Energy Challenge - GE 1085: Energy Resources and the Environment - ESE 6: Introduction to Environmental Science and Engineering	<urn:uuid:3d6f612f-c113-4819-a26c-73fbdf5ed7c3>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://advising.college.harvard.edu/energy-and-environment	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.879115	310	2.46875	2
I've seen the discussions on finding angles for cutting crown flat and for cutting it "upside down and backwards," etc. However, these only take into consideration the walls being 90 degrees or something other than 90. What about when a room has a ceiling that rises/slopes with say, a 2.5 degree angle? Is there a formula that can take that into consideration? I understand many would say that putting crown around a room like this would be a design error. (Cabinet and Millwork Installation Forum) From contributor A: If I understand your theoretical room correctly, then it is indeed a design error. Not because of personal taste, but rather because you physically cannot make a right angle turn from a sloping crown to a horizontal plane crown. The result of making such a transition is that the horizontal crown needs to be a wider profile version of the slope side version. For example, if a 3 1/2" face crown is traveling down the sloped ceiling, the perpendicular wall with a horizontal crown will end up being in the neighborhood of a 4" face. Just picture trying to make that inside corner joint and you should be able to see this. The top edge of the crown in the horizontal plane will need to be pushed out from the wall further than normal since it has to meet up with the top edge of the sloped crown, which is rising up the wall as it moves away from the corner. Hence, a similar but larger profile is required. This way it looks like it can be done and with the same size moulding all around. In essence, it seems that the way to get around the problem of the end profiles being different lengths due to the ceiling slope or vault, is to make a very small third piece that fits in the corner. It comes off the wall with no slope as if the line of the adjoining wall was horizontal too. To make there be no gap at the top on the sloped ceiling, this small piece is cut to a point at the top where it meets the piece on the "normal" wall. Then, from this small piece, it is possible to join to the piece of crown on the sloped/vaulted ceiling. Doubt I made that clear, but it's what it looks like in the pictures, and there are clearly still some angles to figure out. Upon closer examination I'm coming to the following conclusion... I'd appreciate anyone who has examined this issue to submit their thoughts as well. If coming down at an angle such as a roof rake edge and turning back 90 degrees so as to make an outside corner, I'm of the opinion that the profile of the horizontal moulding will be smaller than that of the rake edge moulding. If coming down the ceiling edge of a vaulted ceiling and turning in o0 degrees so as to make an inside corner, I'm of the opinion that the profile of the horizontal moulding will be larger than that of the rake edge moulding. We are starting a crown moulding in Bubinga that goes on the top of a compound curve top of a corner cabinet (curves out and up). It will be up to the shop that has sent this piece to us to make to miter the straight wall ceiling crown into the ends of this curved crown which is coming down at an angle much as a cathedral ceiling crown situation. I'm pretty confident that if they want to miter it they will have to make the wall crown a larger profile, or change the profile they want us to cut so that it is about 1/2" smaller. Any other thoughts on this? While the slope in this application is very visible when just looking at it in the room, I measure it to only be a couple of degrees. (I haven't tried to determine the slope in terms of rise/run). Therefore, I've imagined that the third piece in the corners for the above solutions would end up being extremely small, which made me wonder how I'd cut it. Some day, hopefully soon, I'll get around to experimenting with this in my shop before I actually try to do it. It seems like you'd want to install the angled walls first, cope or miter the horizontal runs as if there were no slopes and fit them to the angled pieces to determine their slightly altered position on the wall. M is the miter angle B is the bevel angle Tan-1 is inverse tangent M = Tan-1((Tan * (angle of wall) * (Sin * (angle of crown)) B =Tan-1(Sin * M) / (Tan * angle of crown) Yes, it will work for vaulting areas! Comment from contributor I: Contributer H seemed to have a few deceprencies with his notation and a division by two missing. Also, I found the miter equation go be reversed but center about 90 degree wall angle. I believe I have properly corrected these errors. Note: If you do the calculations on a spread sheet, remember to convert to and from radian measure. Miter: Normally a board is cut at 90 Degrees. The miter angle is the deviation from 90 degrees. Bevel: Normally the saw blade is vertical when cutting. The bevel angle is the deviation from vertical. C is the Angle of Crown Moulding leaning away from wall - Degrees W is the Angle between walls - Degrees M=ATAN(COT(W/2)SIN(C)) This gives Miter Angle - Degrees B=ATAN(SIN(M)/TAN(C)) This gives the Bevel Angle - Degrees The equations for a Lotus 123 spreadsheet would be as below. Row - Column - F - G - H 2 - @PI/180 - Degrees to Radians 3 - C - Input - Angle of Crown Moulding leaning away from wall - Degrees 4 - W - Input - Angle between walls - Degrees 5 - M - @ATAN(@COT(G4G2/2)@SIN(G3G2))/G2 6 - B - @ATAN(@SIN(G5G2)/@TAN(G3G2))/G2 Install the above into the spreadsheet at F2. Start with the blank box. 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I think this is a marvelous quote: “Justice before charity.” Pope John XXIII said that. I’m a proud donor to the planned parenthood movement. So is my life partner, Tom. He’s a feminist and social justice advocate, too. Reproductive justice is part of leveling the playing field for women and girls. Here’s some amazing information: 99% of sexually active American women between the ages of 15 and 44 have used birth control at some point in their lives. Why? So they can plan their pregnancies. Why does that matter? Planning parenthood helps you stay in school and get an education and get a job. Planning parenthood helps you take care of the children you have already. Planning parenthood can help more women run for office and then we can elect more women. Planning parenthood can help protect a woman’s health. Planning parenthood is smart for the economy and for families and for boys and men. Here are the facts about that planning: - 65% of women who use contraception say the main reason they use it is because they cannot afford to take care of a baby. - 51% of women say that birth control use allows them to complete their education. - 63% of women say birth control use allows them to take better care of their families. - 27 million women have already benefited from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by using birth control (preventative healthcare) without having to pay the co-pay. Yes, some people cannot afford to pay the co-pay! Planning parenthood is smart. And it’s justice.	<urn:uuid:a3725f29-32e4-4e12-8145-2383c14d274d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.simonejoyaux.com/2013/10/reproductive-justice-is-part-of-social-justice/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.947583	343	2.171875	2
Yesterday’s US Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a major step backwards for our ability as a community of nations to address climate change, and it could not have come at a worse time. Carbon emissions are rising, extreme weather events are increasing, and the world needs more leadership from the United States, not less. Companies like Logitech are doing what we can to reduce our own emissions and provide consumer transparency (via product labels) on the carbon in our products, but we need global governments to provide the underlying policy support. That includes empowering agencies like the EPA to have the authority to protect the environment and public health today and for future generations. Strong enforcement of effective laws is a critical component of any reasonable, effective strategy to combat the threat of climate change. This ruling is a monumental retreat in enabling the federal government to address the climate crisis and advance the urgent solutions required to save our planet. We call on U.S. elected leaders to seek new ways to empower the EPA to address the climate crisis. We all need to do our part by taking responsibility to leave behind a better planet for our future generations.	<urn:uuid:66f0cdb0-d3dd-4517-9585-cd7f9f6d2087>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://blog.logitech.com/2022/07/01/supreme-court-epa-ruling-a-retreat-in-addressing-climate-change/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.939816	235	2.640625	3
Welcome to Glenbrook Toastmasters Club (No.7886) Est.1990 “Discover your confidence” We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. The Toastmasters program will help you to: - Develop better speaking and presentation skills - Learn to think quickly and clearly on your feet - Build strong leadership abilities - Hone your listening skills The proven way to become a better speaker Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. Whether you are a professional, student, stay-at-home parent or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills. By learning to effectively formulate and express your ideas, you open an entirely new world of possibilities. You’ll be more persuasive and confident when giving presentations, and you’ll improve your one-on-one dealings with others. Leadership is the art of persuading others to do what you wish to be done. To do so, you need to communicate, and you need to work as a team. In Toastmasters, you’ll do both. And you’ll find out how to vary your approach to suit the needs of different people, be they the audience for a speech, the committee for a fundraiser, or the members of your family.	<urn:uuid:5930e3ab-ba73-4cc5-9cfd-5d1fc218c1fc>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://glenbrooktm.org.au/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.934392	302	1.710938	2
Data on family violence presents a vexed narrative. On the one hand, the community and policymakers are alarmed that last year’s pandemic-induced lockdowns fuelled a record number of police call-outs to family violence incidents. At the same time, the increasing numbers of victims seeking assistance is a heartening sign that awareness campaigns are working. Monash Gender and Violence Centre director Kate Fitz-Gibbon said “since the royal commission we’ve seen changes in policing practice, changes in public campaigns [and] changes in media reporting around high profile cases [that] have driven increases in police reporting - and that’s actually a positive story”. “Because that family violence was happening in the community, but it wasn’t being reported.” So how much family violence is out there? What are the trends? What does it mean? Below we present five key data sets that lay out the answers to these questions. It is important to note that a 2016 Victoria Police change to offence categorisation means most statistics are reliable only for the past five years. That is a short period to see clear patterns, but there are still clear markers on the scale of the problem. 1. How many family incidents are police turning up to? Crime statistics show that more people called police to disputes in the home over the past few years. There was a 4.5 per cent dip in the volume of family incidents attended by police in 2017, the year after the royal commission’s report was handed down. By 2018 the number was back to the same volume seen in 2016 and it has increased each year since. Dr Fitz-Gibbons says the 7.5 per cent increase in family violence incidents recorded during the pandemic of 2020 threw an outlier into the trajectory of police data for the past half-decade, as police were called to 92,251 incidents in a year defined by two prolonged lockdowns. Even without that surge, there was a 7.5 per cent increase between 2016 and 2019. The population was also growing strongly over this period, which could help explain some increase in volume. Looking at the rate of incidents police attended per 100,000 people can help account for population growth. That measure shows that only from 2019 onward has the prevalence of incidents within the community risen above the rates seen in 2016. Changes to offence categories in 2016 may account for the higher rate seen that year. 2. Nearly half of all ‘crimes against the person’ in Victoria are family violence-related How enormous an issue family violence is for police is laid bare by the number of “crimes against the person” (a police term that separates these offences from others such as property destruction, theft or fraud) that are related to family abuse. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, 45 per cent of all crimes against people were family violence-related. More than half of all assault and abduction offences were family violence-related and 54 per cent of all stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour crimes were between family members. A Victoria Police spokesperson said the year-on-year increases in harassment crimes were, in part, due to the increased use of abuse and threats sent via social media and phones. “Unacceptably, police are increasingly seeing family violence perpetrators use technology such as social media, tracking apps and devices to control and abuse victims,” a spokeswoman said. The prominence of this “technology-facilitated abuse” has resulted in specific training modules for police on understanding how perpetrators use it to control victims. 3. Intervention order breaches have increased The number of intervention orders – civil court orders which limit a perpetrator’s behaviour or movements – issued by Victoria Police has increased over the past three years when they have attended a family violence incident. In 2019 there were 27,022 incidents in which police applied for an IVO or issued a temporary “family safety notice” (this is often a precursor to a court-issued IVO process), up 10 per cent from the year before. Police are also dealing with a high number of perpetrators who break conditions on their court orders. Between 2016 and 2019, the number of recorded breaches jumped 20 per cent. This is one of the few pieces of data in this space where a longer 10-year time frame is available from the Crime Statistics agency and the trend is stark. Although the increase is partly linked to the higher volume of orders made, Victoria Police said a cultural shift in recent years meant officers more aggressively pursued those who breached orders. “These numbers reflect not only the higher reporting rates resulting in more intervention orders generally, but also our improved understanding and focus on ensuring victim safety by holding perpetrators to account,” a police spokeswoman said. 4. Regions, urban fringe struggle most Mapping statistics for local government areas clearly shows where the situation has deteriorated, rather than improved since the royal commission. Latrobe in Gippsland, Mildura and Horsham remain among the worst-affected areas for family violence as they were in 2016. Other areas have seen an overall increase in the rate of violence since 2016 including Swan Hill, Wellington, Glenelg, East Gippsland, Greater Geelong and Mitchell shire. Closer to Melbourne, Hume, which takes in Sunbury and Craigieburn in Melbourne’s north, saw a 12 per cent increase between 2016 and 2019, before the 2020 pandemic spike. 5. The number of people dying from family violence jumped again last year Although often quoted in media reports, Dr Fitz-Gibbon said the number of people killed at the hands of family members – while tragic and important – was not the best tool to measure whether things are improving for victims of violence and doesn’t reveal the sheer scale of the problem. “Homicides are incredibly horrific, but they are the tip of the iceberg,” she said. “We know that it’s a very small number of people that will show up in police and courts statistics.” The Coroners Court of Victoria identifies how many homicides each year can be related to family violence. The graph below shows that the number of family violence deaths was trending down between 2015-2016 to 2018-2019, but spiked again in 2019-2020 to 19 deaths. Crime Statistics Agency of Victoria chief statistician Fiona Dowsley said more time was need to see where the homicides trend was going. “In Australia, thankfully we don’t have a very high homicide rate compared to a lot of countries around the world, we have quite a low homicide rate – and whenever you have a relatively low number of things that occur, small changes can look really big,” she said. “So year-on-year fluctuations can be difficult to assess. “While one homicide is too many, from a statistical point of view it’s hard to determine trends in small volatile counts.” Dr Fitz-Gibbon said while she and others in her sector would like to see a decrease in family violence statistics, she is heartened that more victims are coming forward. “For so long, women didn’t feel that they could call the police and respond to their kind of violence,” she said. “All the research tells us that family violence increased in frequency and severity during the pandemic, and that’s not a negative reflection on the royal commission. “But it does remind us that this is not an issue we’ve dealt with, it is something that is still very much a state emergency.” With Craig Butt Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).	<urn:uuid:9bc064ba-972d-4711-b42c-a008be04c39f>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/still-very-much-a-state-emergency-what-family-violence-statistics-tell-us-20210324-p57dks.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz	en	0.965768	1,626	2.609375	3
The Tánaiste Simon Coveney has warned Israel against plans to annex parts of occupied Palestinian territory as part of any new government deal. Ahead of the election last year, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed he would annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if re-elected. There are around 2.5 million Palestinians living in the West Bank, and it is seen by Palestinians as the heartland of any future state. Meanwhile, there are also around 400,000 Israeli settlers living in the West Bank. The settlements are considered illegal under international law - a view rejected by Israel. Reports say Mr Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz have agreed a deal to form an emergency coalition government. The deal would end months of political stalemate, and prevent what would have been a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. On this, Mr Coveney said: "I take note of reports that a political agreement, reached during coalition negotiations in Israel, foresees the annexation of territory in the West Bank, which is part of the occupied Palestinian territory. "A new Israeli government has yet to be formally put in place, and I wish that process well. "However, I think it important, as a friend and partner of Israel, to be very clear about the gravity of any such step. "Annexation of territory by force is prohibited under international law, including the UN Charter, whenever and wherever it occurs, in Europe’s neighbourhood or globally. "This is a fundamental principle in the relations of states and the rule of law in the modern world. No one state can set it aside at will." He added that Ireland remains committed to a negotiated two-state solution that ends the occupation that began in 1967, with Jerusalem as the capital of both states. This is in line with the European Union’s long-standing position. "We firmly believe that this is the only outcome which will provide long term security, freedom and prosperity to both peoples", Mr Coveney added.	<urn:uuid:1c6124a9-f284-4699-9266-c6f535a183e4>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.newstalk.com/news/coveney-hits-annexation-plans-israel-1004748	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.969774	420	1.851563	2
I met Sonny on the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria, the island capital of British Columbia. Sonny is 29. He works at local churches vacuuming floors, folding bulletins and any other jobs that need to be done. His teachers have described him as a social butterfly. Sonny never travels without his mother. Every morning his father showers him and shaves the soft skin of his face. Sonny is severely developmentally challenged and requires the one-on-one care of a three-year-old child. The clinical diagnosis is psychomotor retardation and autism. Surrounded by the blues and greens of the Strait of Georgia and the Gulf Islands, Sonny’s mother Deborah tells me their story: how Sonny almost died at three, how he used to spend hours in the kitchen washing and sorting his collection of plastic bugs, how they toilet trained him at 12 amid the disbelief of professionals, how ugly, scary and cruel the road has sometimes been for Sonny, how her faith has prompted her onwards. Exhaustion drags on Deborah’s features but her eyes are alert. Sonny motions to his mother and she leans in. ”He wants to know if he can sit with you,” she says. ”Of course he can,” I smile at Sonny and pat the seat next to me as he moves to the row in front of his mother to join me. ”I go with you bud,” he says. ”Yes, we can go together,” I say, still sitting sideways so I can include mother and son in the conversation. ”Look! There’s a harbour seal.’’ I point towards it. Deborah and Sonny have been working together to promote inclusion and to draw attention to the enormous challenges facing parents and caregivers of the developmentally disabled. Deborah has been writing about their journey in her regular newsletter, campaigning Canadian and US politicians and sharing her son’s story to help people with developmental difficulties and their families live a meaningful life. Sonny uses glitter glue and stickers and sparkly gems to create Sonny Art and raise funds for Inclusion Alberta (the Alberta Association for Community Living), which helps people with developmental disabilities. In Andrew Soloman’s Far From the Tree, the mother of a child with Down’s Syndrome said she believes ”the siblings of kids with Down’s grow up to be more sensitive and thoughtful — maybe even more fulfilled — than the rest of the population.” I think this is true of anyone who grows up in a household where one of the members is challenged in some way. Sonny’s older sister Andrea who is a music teacher just won an award for her school in part because she developed a new way to write sheet music, using colour-coded boxes on graph paper, to teach clarinet to a student who is dyslexic and dysgraphic. And parents of children who are different are propelled to new heights of resilience, adaptation and love, starting new organizations, teaching and meeting people they wouldn’t have otherwise met. Welcome to Holland, an essay written by Emily Perl Kingsley in 1987, about having a special needs child, is often quoted. She uses the metaphor of imagining a trip to Italy all your life and ending up in Holland. Deborah calls Sonny her man-boy and she is encouraging people to appreciate Sonny for who he is and the things he can contribute. She has given him purpose and she has given him self-esteem and confidence. In a crowded conference he raises his hand to speak and says thank you into the microphone. He continues in ‘Sonny language’ before passing the microphone to his mother. We are all deficient in some way. We are all broken. Most of us are broken on the inside where we can hide it: we have broken hearts, broken value systems, broken views on justice. We behave in thoughtless and selfish ways. We chase after the physical beauty and strength of youth and yet we ostracize and ignore the adult who remains childlike on the inside. Who still glows with innocence and gentleness even at 29. Sonny isn’t broken on the inside. He is full of love and compassion. We may look at Sonny and see The Other, a mistake, someone lesser. He is not. He is all of us and he represents what all of us can become. Learn more about Inclusion Alberta.	<urn:uuid:a60c837b-7a1a-4175-a146-789d6510e925>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://www.writeroutofresidence.com/my-stories/we-are-all-sonny/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.971819	919	2.0625	2
Primo’s Find Databases page allows users to search for specific remote databases (not just databases within QuickSets) and include these databases in Primo searches. To create A-Z list for different languages, see Defining Find Databases A-Z List Per Language. If a remote search scope has been defined for the active search tab, the Find Databases link displays in the following locations in the Front End user interface: - In the menu at the top of each page (Advanced and Basic search pages) - To the right of the Search Scope drop-down list on the Advanced Search pageFor example:Find Databases Links on Advanced Search PageIf a remote search scope is not defined for the active search tab, the links will not display. This link allows users to display the Find Databases page, which opens inside a lightbox. Find Database Page The top section of the page contain the fields that users enter to search for remote databases. After entering the search criteria, the user must click the Find Databases button to display the results. The bottom portion of the page includes the following tabs: - All Databases—displays all databases in the knowledgebase, which are grouped alphabetically by each letter A to Z. Users can view each alphabetic listing by clicking a letter in the A to Z tabs. - Databases Results—displays the results of the last database search. - Selected Databases—displays all of the databases that the user wants to include in Primo searches. To include databases in Primo searches, users must select the check box next each database’s entry in the list. The selected databases will appear in the Databases Results tab. If the user clicks Selection Completed, the system will add the selected databases to the active scope and display Selected databases in the Primo search box. The Show Info Page).link that displays next to each database on the All Databases, Databases Results, and Selected Databases tabs allows you to display information for the corresponding database (see Show Info Page The fields on the Show Info page and their order are configured with the Find Database Full Display mapping table. To hide the information for the database, click the Hide Info link. Configuring the MetaLib Portal Because MetaLib categories can be defined per portal in MetaLib, it may be necessary to define the MetaLib Portal Code field, which was added to the Edit Institution page (see Edit Institution Wizard). If this field is not specified, the system will use the MetaLib Institution Code field, which may be different from the portal in some cases. Edit Institution Wizard Disabling the Find Databases Link The Find Databases link appears in the menu on each page and in the Advanced Search box. To disable this link in the advanced search box per view, open the Advanced Search tile in the Views wizard and clear the Display "Find Database" Link field. To disable the link that displays in the menu, you will have to modify the CSS. Configuring the Find Database Link The Find Databases link only displays if the scopes list contains at least one remote search scope. Defining Find Databases A-Z List Per Language Primo allows you to create different Find Databases A-Z lists for each language. Any character set that is supported by MetaLib is permitted. The default Find Databases A-Z list is defined with the atoz.html file, which appears as follows in the Front End: Find Databases A-Z List The default Find Databases A to Z list is stored under the following directory: Because the out-of-the-box static HTML files are overwritten during upgrades, it is not recommended to make changes to them. To configure Find Databases A-Z Lists per language: - Create your language-specific versions of the atoz.html file. You must use the following naming convention for each file:<default_filename>_<locale>.htmlFor example:atoz_iw_IL.html - Place your language-specific files in the same directory that contains your default atoz.html file.By default, the Primo Back Office is configured to use the default file stored on the Primo server. You can copy the default file to another directory or server and modify its contents as long as you specify its new name or path name in the Views Wizard. - Configure the name and location of your default Find Databases A to Z list file in the Back Office: - On the Primo Home > Ongoing Configuration Wizards > Views Wizard page, click Edit next to the view you want to update.The Edit View Attributes page opens. - Continue paging through the Wizard until you reach the Tiles Configuration page. - From the Page drop-down list, select Home Page and then click Edit Tile in the row containing the Static HTML tile.The Edit HTML Attributes page opens.Find Databases A-Z List Section in Static HTML Tile - In the Find Databases A-Z List section, specify the location and name of the default A-Z file in the Top field. - Click Save & Continue. - Deploy your changes to the view.	<urn:uuid:ef50f070-d194-4967-b01d-a40770d93d6c>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://exlibris-dev.mindtouch.us/Primo/Product_Documentation/Back_Office_Guide/110Additional_Primo_Features/Find_Databases	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.734583	1,127	1.65625	2
In America, women don’t tell other women how to tear down the patriarchy; we tell one another how to survive it. I was 11 years old when Sen. Howell Heflin asked Professor Anita Hill, “Now, in trying to determine whether you are telling falsehoods or not, I have got to determine what your motivation might be. Are you a scorned woman?” I was young and I don’t remember much about the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings or Clarence Thomas’ eventual confirmation to the Supreme Court, but I recall watching my mother watch the news. I can remember the crestfallen look on her face. I recognize that look today in the mirror and in nearly every woman I pass. “Yes,” it says.“Of course. Me too.” It feels like 1991 all over again as we watch the story unfold around U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations of attempted rape, and the additional allegations of sexual misconduct from Deborah Ramirez and another woman who remains anonymous. Like many of you, I’ve read opinion pieces and watched the #ididntreport stories flood my Twitter feed. I nodded silently at Jennifer Weiner’s piece in The New York Times where she exclaimed: “I want to burn the frat house of America to the ground.” I do, too. But the thing is, we - women - cannot light the whole thing on fire. We have to work here. Twenty-seven years ago, American women (and girls like me) watched Anita Hill testify that her boss asked her out, discussed his penis size at work, and encouraged her to look at pornography. Mr. Thomas was awarded for his behavior with a seat on the Supreme Court. Later this week, America will live stream Dr. Blasey Ford’s testimony about attempted rape and while the Senate has agreed to “listen to the lady,” Sen. Lindsey Graham has assured us that he and his colleagues will “bring this to a close” because, as Graham said: “What am I supposed to do? Go ahead and ruin this guy’s life based on an accusation?” Sen. Mitch McConnell, among others, has begun the drumbeat of messaging that this is a “shameful smear campaign.” Although the media this week - from print and broadcast to the online bazaar - is all Kavanaugh all the time, we have failed to ask a simple question that has enormous consequences: How can women succeed in work when men like Kavanaugh, Graham, and McConnell make the rules? Then again, we do not ask men to follow rules in America. How could we? The entire system is built to reward them for breaking the rules. Take Uber founder Travis Kalanick. Before launching Uber, Kalanick’s first startup, Scour, filed bankruptcy following a $250 billion lawsuit for copyright infringement. Despite this, Kalanick went on to raise venture capital funds for his second startup, Redswoosh, which was acquired for nearly $20 million. During his Redswoosh days, Kalanick and his partner took tax dollars from employee paychecks - which legally must be withheld and sent to the Internal Revenue Service - and reinvested the money into the start-up. Although Kalanick’s behavior was well-known in the entrepreneurial community, Kalanick went on to raise millions more in VC investment to found and grow Uber. Kalanick built Uber to disrupt transportation options as we know it, but he did so by breaking the rules repeatedly - from using data collection tools to avoid law enforcement to taking company trips to escort bars in South Korea. Kalanick was rewarded repeatedly for his behavior with more investment and more accolades until June 2017 when he resigned as CEO following revelations of over 200 sexual harassment claims at Uber. But here’s the thing: How could we expect Kalanick to follow the rules when he’d been rewarded for breaking them for 20 years? I’ve spent 17 years in the American workforce and I know men like Kalanick. We all do. I also know that the rules are very different for me as a woman and that, if I step out of line, there will be no reward. Kalanick was able to secure investment despite breaking the law. Women, on the other hand, are playing with a different set of cards altogether as all-female teams secured less than 3% of venture capital dollars last year. While I can’t be certain, I doubt any of those funds went to women who stepped afoul of the IRS with their earlier startups. And if we’re looking at the code of conduct on how to pull a seat up to the table, sometimes it’s not just the rulebook that has changed - the game has changed altogether. Just last week my chief marketing officer and I spoke about our startup, The Riveter, with a female founder in Silicon Valley. I was walking through my credentials with her and she stopped me mid-sentence. “Can I give you some advice? Next time you’re talking to an investor, you should have your CMO share your credentials and then you can explain hers. It goes over better with male investors when women introduce each other. You don’t sound boastful.” I looked at her and nodded my head. It isn’t advice I’ll take, but I know where she’s coming from. In America, women don’t tell other women how to tear down the patriarchy, we tell one another how to survive it. We - like Blasey Ford and Ramirez - have to wake up every morning, pack the lunches, get the kids ready for school, and go to work. We’re nearly half of the primary breadwinners, but only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs. We know that we are less likely to be promoted than men, and studies tell us it will be hundreds of years before we can earn the same dollar as a man. Over 80% of us have experienced some form of sexual harassment. Given all of this, it shouldn’t be surprising that almost half of women offramp from corporate America after they have children. But what remains surprising to me - and always will - is that we aren’t moving mountains to fix this crisis. An American economy that tapped into the economic power of women would be unstoppable. It is clearly time to rewrite the rules.	<urn:uuid:5f27bd6e-77c3-4acb-ae24-b1eac1577953>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.forbes.com/sites/amynelson1/2018/09/26/kavanaugh-and-the-american-womans-guide-to-surviving-the-workplace/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571719.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812140019-20220812170019-00272.warc.gz	en	0.969145	1,360	1.515625	2
Technology has developed many modern methods for every move of human life. This modernisation has seen its growth in the publishing field–in the form of cloud-based publishing platform. This publishing format enables the publishers to come in contact with the readers with ease. The cloud-based publishing platform makes it convenient for publishers to stretch their work across the world. Digital Mode of Publishing makes it easier for the end-users, as they can access the content at any time and anywhere rather than carrying a heavy book. The authors can perceive the feedbacks and reviews about their work in a faster manner and get a chance to explain their ideas to the readers. Several online applications are now available on the internet enabling the readers to access the books available in the cloud platform easily. Kitaboo, Magicbox and Kotobee are the leading cloud-based publishing platforms. Cloud-based publishing platform allows the publishers to market their books directly to the end-users in the form of eBooks, eJournals and PDF. The publishing platform empowers the author to have security to their work, and the copyright issues can quickly be sorted out. Cloud-based publishing is flexible and gives secure control over the sales activity of the books. This method is cost-effective and time saving for the publishers as they don’t require printing of paper bound copies for the end-users. The platform may be private, public or community, based on the publisher’s needs. Saving the data in the cloud-based platform makes it cost-effective and help store it without any destruction. Cloud Publishing lets the publishers enhance their books into digital content and elevate the interest of the users to read these publications. This has paved the way for one-click publishing that allows the publisher to connect the target audience through various devices. Developing the cloud-based platform has made its significant presence in the publishing industry overall. Book readers are moving to the electronic format of books from hard copies. Cloud-based publishing platform has made it easier for the users to approach. Cloud-based publishing services lets the writers expand quickly with less downtime, giving an effortless flow for the publishers when they gain complete knowledge about the usage of the technology. The cloud platform allows the remotely created and managed data to be accessed at any location via the internet for the reader’s requirement. Versatile Premedia solutions enable content transformation, distribution, and marketing across the publishing process. Versatile PreMedia has established a vital support infrastructure that empowers publishers in simplifying their responsibilities. Log onto www.versatilepremedia.com for outstanding publishing experience.	<urn:uuid:759ade3a-cb1e-44dd-bd1f-4e9832ce93de>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://versatilepremedia.com/cloud-based-publishing-platform-4/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00473.warc.gz	en	0.926546	529	2.09375	2
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Forest Carbon was founded in 2006 with the twin ambitions of increasing woodland creation in the UK and putting a price on businesses’ carbon emissions. Since then, we have gone on to build strong partnerships with landowners, companies and individuals, enabling private sector investment to fund the planting of over 12 million trees, primarily in the UK. But it isn’t just forests that we are interested in. Since 2017 we have been helping to finance peatland restoration and now our sights are set on expanding carbon markets into agricultural and marine environments. A recent paper that McKinsey and the World Economic Forum co-produced argued what we have been saying for 15 years: “there is no clear path to deliver climate mitigation without investing in nature”. Our core purpose is to maximise that investment and optimise its impact, so that land managers across the country can harness the power of natural processes to help restore our environment and put our society on a path to genuine sustainability.	<urn:uuid:3ebf3b6d-0637-4645-b8ff-2a6f2aea387e>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.forestcarbon.co.uk/about	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.953437	196	1.828125	2
Let's take a look at the Jamstack, the architectural approach that makes your websites faster, safer, cheaper, and all that with a better developer experience. What Is It? The Jamstack is an architectural approach and the letters "J A M" are an acronym which actually stand for: More and more APIs are created every day. Take Stripe for example. They offer an API to process payments for you. It is designed to be integrated into other projects and doesn't offer a fully-fledged frontend like Paypal does, for example. Everyone can integrate an API or multiple into their project and make use of what they offer. The web is made up of markup. HTML is the markup language of the web. Every website contains HTML that can be rendered by a client's browser. Without HTML there wouldn't be websites. Next to its basic building blocks, the Jamstack embraces a few core principles, some of which are: - (Nearly) everything lives inside git Traditional approaches work as follows (approx.): The Jamstack optimizes this process by moving some time-intensive tasks from the run time to the build time. Instead of fetching data each and every time a user sends a request (not taking into account client- and server-side caching), the data is fetched once, at build time. It is then rendered into a static HTML page that, once deployed, can be served to each and every user requesting it. Traditional approaches have tightly coupled stacks. To actually be able to create HTML at runtime, you need business logic and logic which accesses the database. This creates a relatively tight coupling. This approach also played a part in the creation of the full-stack developer. A developer that can build such an application and write frontend, as well as backend logic. Full-stack projects can only be deployed as a whole. You can't update the frontend without updating the backend, too. When built with the Jamstack, a project focuses on the frontend. It is a fully separate application that accesses already existing APIs and data sources. It puts the focus on the frontend work while optimizing the outcome heavily. And what's served later is served as fast as possible. A benefit for users and search engines. Both value speed pretty high these days. The application can be deployed separately from everything else. (Nearly) everything lives inside git Git is one of the (if not the) most-used version control management tool(s) in the world. Most source code is already tracked by git and enables atomic deployments from a tag or a commit hash. Adding your website's data to it simply makes sense. One commit does not only contain the structure and functionality of your website at one certain point in time, anymore, it does now also contain its state and content. A commit then contains the one article you published under this hash, and when you go back one commit, this article is gone again. If you want to revert your page to this exact state, you can simply revert the state of your git repository. This streamlines the process by a lot. No more reverting git state, then reverting the database, and so on. Git is the only master of truth. A change in your repository triggers a new build. This build, when finished, leads to static files. Those are uploaded to the content delivery network that invalidates its caches and then serves the updated version. How Does It Work? You've already read about some of the principles of the Jamstack, but to give you a sum-up of how it works: At runtime, additional existing APIs can be used to enrich the overall user-experience. This means that features like commenting on articles, making a payment, or liking a post can still be handled dynamically at runtime, but everything that can be served statically otherwise, is served statically to reap the benefits of increased speed, ease of use, and so on. The Jamstack is an interesting approach. Its concepts aren't new but due to the rise of the cloud and content delivery networks in recent years, many of them actually became possible on a large scale. There are many service providers, nowadays, that give you the basic infrastructure building blocks to base your next Jamstack project on. For example Netlify, Vercel, even AWS all offer Jamstack hosting, integration, deployment, and supporting services. These are only some names of larger players in this field. So, are you already using the Jamstack? Do you plan to use it? What do you think? Before You Leave If you liked this article, feel free to visit me on Twitter. I regularly post content there. It is basically the platform where you will find my content first before it lands on my blog or somewhere else.	<urn:uuid:940ed628-f7b3-46af-9bed-b7623ce81a93>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://blog.oliverjumpertz.dev/an-introduction-to-the-jamstack	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.939423	1,344	2.171875	2
"Peace hath its victories no less renowned than war." It is one of the highest honors of the Southern soldier that, when he had laid down his arms in 1865, he went back to his home, or what was left of it, and never thought again of taking them up. He revered the character and followed the example of his noble leader, General Lee, who spent the rest of his life teaching the arts of peace, and instilling into the young men of the South lessons of peace and of patriotism. And in studying the brief history of the Church in the Confederate States we cannot but be proud and thankful that, when the War ceased, the separation caused by the War ceased with it. The Church of Christ showed then the spirit of Christ, and at once put behind it all wrath, bitterness, anger, and the memory of wrongs done or suffered, and, making no terms or conditions on either side, but with sole reliance upon the love and honor which should be between brethren, closed the breach, and was again one in heart and mind, and in that visible unity which witnessed to men their Oneness in Christ. And that the reality of that vital Unity, which thus asserted itself in the life of the Church, and which was truly the work of the Spirit, and not the contrivance or achievement of man, may clearly appear, it is necessary to mark somewhat distinctly the human elements of strife and discord which entered into the problem, as men saw it, at the close of hostilities in the spring of 1865. The first important step towards reconciliation and reunion was properly taken by the Presiding Bishop of the Church in the United States. [The Rt. Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Bishop of Vermont.] In God's good providence his personal relations with the Southern Bishops, and his known attitude towards some of the vexed questions of the day, assured him of a favorable hearing in any proposition he might make. He addressed to each of the Southern Bishops an affectionate letter, inviting and urging them to come and take their accustomed places in the General Convention, which was to meet in Philadelphia on the fourth day of the month of October. This letter was dated July 12, 1865, and contains among other things the following passages, quoted once and again throughout the Southern Church during the next few critical months: "I consider it a duty especially incumbent on me, as the Presiding Bishop, to testify my affectionate attachment to those amongst my colleagues from whom I have been separated during those years of suffering and calamity; and to assure you personally of the cordial welcome which awaits you at our approaching General Convention. In this assurance, however, I pray you to believe that I do not stand alone. I have corresponded on the subject with the Bishops, and think myself authorized to state that they sympathize with me generally in the desire to see the fullest representation of churches from the South, and to greet their brethren in the Episcopate with the kindest feelings. "The past cannot be recalled, and though it may not soon be forgotten, yet it is the part of Christian wisdom to bury it forever, rather than to suffer it to interfere with the present and the future interests of unity and peace. "I trust therefore that I shall enjoy the precious gratification of seeing you and your delegates in proper place at the regular triennial meeting." Of course, the one chief difficulty in all such cases is the different point of view. The case of Bishop Polk would have constituted an all but insurmountable obstacle in the path, but that difficulty had been providentially removed. Still, in the North, that remained a very real and serious embarrassment. Then there was the case of the Consecration of Bishop Wilmer and of the erection of Arkansas into a Diocese. These two, however, were felt to be mainly technical. The real difficulty on that side lay in the fact that Northern Churchmen had got into the habit of speaking, and perhaps thinking, of the separation as in some way schismatical. Bishop Wilmer's Consecration was spoken of as a schismatical Consecration, and the whole attitude of the Southern Church seemed to Southern Churchmen to be misapprehended and misrepresented at the North. The General Convention of 1862 had wisely rejected the several resolutions proposed by the more radical members, in which Southern Churchmen were denounced as seditious and schismatical, and had adopted instead resolutions of a comparatively moderate and generous character. But the rejected resolutions were understood to represent the views of many influential men in the Church; and it was well known that many of those, who in 1862 had most earnestly opposed such injurious reflections upon their absent brethren, had based their objection upon the fact of absence, and the want of any evidence before the Convention, except public rumor and hearsay, upon the questions involved. It seemed universally taken for granted in that Convention that, if the Southern Dioceses had presumed to recognize the authority of the Confederate government, and to organize the Church upon the theory of a permanent new nationality, they would deserve the worst that could be said of them. The comparatively moderate and, on the whole, kindly resolutions finally adopted, while they endeavored to avoid intruding into politics, were yet framed upon the theory that Southern Churchmen, as Churchmen, owed a sacred allegiance to that interpretation of the Constitution which the North had espoused. It did not seem to have entered into the minds of the members of that Convention that, without reference to the merits or demerits of the Southern cause, it was not only a matter of necessity, but of duty as well, that the Church, in the presence of an organized civil government, should eschew party strife and submit to "the powers that be"; and that separation thus caused could not justly be called schism. These things had not been forgotten in the South, nor could they be ignored. Even the loving letter of Bishop Hopkins already quoted, which did so much to prepare the way for a better mutual understanding and the happiness of a perfect reconciliation, did not escape this error. He spoke of the continuance of the separate organization of the Southern Dioceses as being necessarily a schism. His affectionate and earnest entreaties and warnings were against making a schism in the Body. Southern Churchmen indignantly repudiated the charge of schism. They rightly repelled the word and the thought when applied in any way to their action past or in prospect. They pointed out that schism has to do with the unity of the Church as expressed, not in legislative organization, but in the union and fellowship of the members in the One Body; and they claimed that they had made no breach in that unity of faith and fellowship. They had only recognized the facts of their situation, and in the disruption of political connections which actually had existed, and which they had believed to be both necessary and permanent, they had acted as the situation seemed to require for the life of the Church. They had been wrong in their estimate of the permanence of the separation, but no one could doubt the perfect honesty and sincerity of their course. And in the very act of effecting their separate organization they had protested, in the most solemn manner, that they had done, and would do, nothing which should break the fellowship of faith and love with their Northern brethren. They pointed with confidence to the record of their proceedings and to the Pastoral Letter of their Bishops, published when the War was raging most fiercely, and they defied the eye of malice to discover in them any trace of a schismatical mind or spirit. And having, as they believed, been providentially forced into a separate organization, they felt now that as Christian men, clergy and laity, in an organized branch of the Catholic and Apostolic Church, they had a right to consider and to determine what course they should take for the future, freely and fully, and undeterred by any cry of schism. The eloquent Bishop of Virginia put the case as to the charge of schism most admirably to his Council of September 20, 1865: "The separation of the Southern Dioceses from the organization with which they were happily connected, was occasioned not by any disagreement in doctrine or discipline, or manner of worship, but by political changes, which rendered the continuance of that connection impracticable. The preservation of the order and purity of the Church, in this section of the country, called for a separate organization, which was accordingly effected with a careful avoidance of any alteration which could impair that unity of spirit which our holy religion enjoins. 'The exigency of the necessity' furnished the divine commission under which this association was formed, and constitutes a divine sanction for its continuance, unless good and sufficient reasons to the contrary are manifest. The mere cessation of the causes in which it originated does not, as a matter of course, dissolve it, and restore the relations which previously existed... .Under these circumstances, it could not, on any principle of reason or revelation, be regarded as justly liable to the imputation of schism, which is 'a causeless separation from the external communion of any church.' Our organization was no breach of communion, and for the external separation which it formed there was obvious and ample cause." To Bishop Hopkins, who, as we have seen, had invited the Southern Dioceses to return at once to their old relations with the Church in the United States, and had urged that to continue their separate organization would be to create a schism, the Bishop of Alabama replied in a published letter. In the first place he affirmed that, "Schism, as defined by the standard authorities, has reference primarily to the rending of communion, and cannot be truly predicated of branches of the Church of Christ which maintain intercommunion." In illustration he cited the case of the Churches of England, Scotland, the United States, and Canada, and the relations existing between them. He urged various arguments in favor of delay, in order that time might heal the many wounds caused by the War; and he maintained that the spirit manifested by many Northern Churchmen justified the apprehension, that terms of reconciliation might be imposed, if too speedy advances to reunion were made, which Southern Churchmen could not accept. One argument advanced by him must at that time have been most effective, and all but convincing. He called attention to the fact that the class of laymen in the South, from among whom the lay deputies to General Convention had always been chosen, were, almost without exception, men who by the United States government were excluded from the general amnesty proclaimed at the end of the War; and that those classes had recently been declared by the President to be "unpardoned rebels and traitors." Since the General Convention of 1862 had felt it to be the duty of the Church to support the government, how could the Southern Dioceses feel any confidence that their lay deputies to the General Convention of 1865 would be received as such? [The four lay deputies chosen to represent the Diocese of North Carolina at the General Convention in Philadelphia, October 1865, all belonged to the classes excluded from amnesty, though one of them had been able to have his disabilities removed. It would probably have been impossible to find four laymen, in any Southern Diocesan Convention, at all competent to represent the Diocese in the General Convention, who did not belong to the classes excluded from amnesty. The late Governor Thomas H. Seymour, of Connecticut, told the writer that, being at Chapel Hill, in June, 1868, to deliver the Commencement Oration before the University of North Carolina, he dined with a distinguished company of gentlemen, including among others the Hon. Thomas Ruffin, former Chief-Justice of North Carolina and one of the most eminent of American lawyers, the Hon. Wm. A. Graham, who had been Governor, Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and Whig candidate for Vice-President, Ex-Governor Swain, President of the University, the Hon. Wm. H. Battle, of the State Supreme Court, and Ex-Governor Zebulon B. Vance. He was told, as an illustration of the unnatural condition of public affairs in the South, that under the Reconstruction Acts, which had just gone into effect, the only persons in the room who could vote were the two negro men who waited upon the table.] Those who do not remember the experiences of those days cannot appreciate the force which such an argument carried. There was little desire in the South among Churchmen to perpetuate division, and to add another broken fragment to the already too numerous divisions of Christendom; but there was a very serious apprehension lest too great haste might occasion mortifying and injurious rebuffs. For these reasons Bishop Wilmer felt bound to decline the invitation of the Presiding Bishop. The Bishop of Alabama was a strong and eloquent writer, and his letter to Bishop Hopkins was the more influential in the South from the fact that the Bishop of Mississippi, one of the mildest and sweetest natures in all the Church, North or South, appended his signature to it, with a line to say that he entirely agreed in its arguments and conclusions. In the summer of 1865 the people of the South could not feel sure of the state of feeling in the North towards any sectional matter. [The following from "The Life of Bishop Hopkins" may serve to illustrate the feeling expressed in Bishop Wilmer's letter. "On the 6th of May, 1865, three weeks after General Lee's surrender, a leading editorial in the Episcopal Recorder of Philadelphia, then the chief Low Church organ, demanded of the government that some of the leading Bishops and clergy at the South should be hanged, on the ground that they had been leaders in the original movement for secession. As the General Convention was to meet that same year, in October, in that same city of Philadelphia, one can easily see how difficult it must have been to persuade Southern Churchmen that they would be welcomed to its sessions as brethren." And again: "With such editorials as that of the Episcopal Recorder, and the reprinting in similar organs, for weeks, of every paragraph that could keep up Northern prejudice against Southern Churchmen, the prospect of immediate success [in the reunion of the Dioceses] was not cheering."] Diocesan Councils had been held during the month of May, 1865, in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, but the uncertainty of the times and the small attendance of members had prevented any important action. Nothing was done with reference to reunion: it was then too soon for the question to be considered. But Bishop Hopkins had opened the question by his letter of July 12, and the response of the Southern Bishops, even when most adverse, as in the case of Bishop Wilmer and Bishop Green, soon made reunion the great issue before the Church. August 11, an adjourned meeting of the Diocesan Council of Georgia was held in Emmanuel Church, Athens. In his address to this Council, Bishop Elliott spoke out strongly upon the duty and necessity of the eventual return of the Diocese to its former relations with the Church in the United States. He had been upon specially affectionate and confidential relations with Bishop Hopkins, and the prompt and generous action of the Presiding Bishop, in addressing his letter to his Southern brethren, had moved him, as it had moved all the Bishops; and there was no uncertain sound in Bishop Elliott's strong presentation of the importance of renewing the old bonds of union between all parts of the Church. He did not wish to contemplate the prospect of permanent separation. But Bishop Elliott was equally strong in the expression of his opposition to immediate action by individual Southern Dioceses, looking towards representation in the approaching General Convention. As during the continuance of the war he had been most free in expressing, even from the pulpit, the national aspirations of the Southern people, so now he embodied that sentiment of sensitive regard for the memories of the recent past, and that apprehension as to the treatment which might possibly be accorded to Southern Churchmen by their Northern brethren, which made so many good men fear the effects of a too precipitate movement for reunion. He said to his Convention of August 11, 1865: "In her action, under the present condition of affairs, the Diocese of Georgia must remember that she has to act, not only for herself, but also for her sister Dioceses, with whom she was for a time united. She owes it to her own character and dignity to keep faith with them, and to arrange a reunion which will not place any of them in a worse condition than it may place herself... .My opinion is that the Council made up from the Dioceses in the States which seceded, should meet in November,... and should there decide upon the course to be pursued. ... It will cause delay of a month or two in the adjustment of the affairs of the Church, but better that than a hasty reunion, which will leave subjects to be discussed and reopened, which had better not be touched after once they have been talked over and settled. It would prevent, 'tis true, our Diocese from being represented at the next General Convention in both Houses, but that might be a blessing, when wounds are so recent, and when topics connected with the exciting subjects of the conflict of the last four years must necessarily come up for consideration. After such years of strife, there must be some readjustment, which had better take place while our Dioceses are not represented in the General Convention. It would allow that body a much freer scope for discussion, and might save us much pain and irritation." [Bishop Elliott at this time seemed disposed to take a position similar to that of Bishop Wilmer, and to postpone ecclesiastical reunion until the Southern States had been restored to their proper civil status. His words, in this same address, are: "The Diocese of Georgia will, therefore, as soon as her civil Government is restored, be in a condition in which, as I said before, there will be no political or canonical hindrance to her reunion with the Dioceses with which for so many years, she acted in harmony and peace." But in using this language he probably assumed, as a matter of course, the speedy restoration of civil and political relations between all the States of the Union, and had not contemplated the possibility of any alternative. He probably meant simply to indicate a time, not to suggest a condition, of returning.] It is quite plain from this that Bishop Elliott was not at all prepared to consider immediate reunion. Much about this same time he addressed a letter to the Editor of The Church Journal, of New York, taking the same ground, in favor of postponing the movement for reunion, upon even more distinct and specific suggestions of the mortifying experiences to be apprehended by Southern Churchmen, who should thus venture to trust the magnanimity of their brethren of the North, and very openly reflecting upon some of his Southern brethren, who were disposed to adopt the course which he disapproved. [Bishop Gregg felt himself and his Diocese so closely touched by these reflections of the Bishop of Georgia, that he replied in an open letter addressed to Bishop Elliott, through the columns of the Church Intelligencer. There are few finer specimens of clear and cogent reasoning, manly dignity, and sweet Christian courtesy, than in this letter of Bishop Gregg to one whom he loved and revered, but in this case could not follow.] His Council seemed of a different mind, and gave a much warmer and more sympathetic response to the idea of an early restoration of the old relations; and while declaring that the Diocese of Georgia was prepared to resume those relations "whenever in the judgment of the Bishop it shall be consistent with the good faith" which they owed to the other Southern Dioceses and Bishops, it took care to provide that the delegates elected to the Council of the Southern Church, should be authorized also to represent the Diocese in the General Convention at Philadelphia, "if any contingencies should arise whereby it should become expedient" that the Diocese should be represented in that Convention. The first strong and unequivocal word in behalf of prompt and unhesitating reunion, after the action of the Diocese of Texas the middle of June, seems to have come from North Carolina. Bishop Atkinson about this time took up the matter with a clearness of view and distinctiveness of utterance characteristic of him. The fortunes of war had left his kinsman, Bishop Lay, stranded, so to speak, in the little town of Lincolnton, N.C. Bishop Lay had in 1861 resigned to Bishop Brownell his jurisdiction as a Missionary Bishop of the Church in the United States, and had been elected Bishop of the Diocese of Arkansas, upon its organization under the Constitution and Canons of the Church of the Confederate States in November, 1862. The return of the Southern Dioceses into union with the Church in the United States, a very simple matter in the case of the other Southern Bishops, was to him a question of very grave complications, since his Diocese had been practically wiped out of existence by the destructive ravages of war, and he had resigned his work as Missionary Bishop. His status in the Church, upon the accomplishment of reunion, promised to give more ground for doubt and contention than even the Consecration of Bishop Wilmer. But he cared not to consider any mere personal aspects of so great a question, and readily joined Bishop Atkinson in a letter to Bishop Elliott, Presiding Bishop of the Church in the Confederate States, expressing their "decided opinion," that "considerations of principle, and of expediency as well, require us to restore the ecclesiastical relations which existed before the war." To this letter Bishop Elliott replied, saying that he did "not see how we can avoid returning into connection with the Church in the Union." This reply, however, must be interpreted in accordance with Bishop Elliott's plainly expressed purpose of postponing action until after the General Council appointed to meet November 8. But as that would be the month following the meeting of the General Convention in Philadelphia, and as it was most desirable that there should be some consultation and concert of action among the Bishops with reference to the General Convention, Bishop Elliott, as Presiding Bishop, agreed to call together the Bishops of the South for mutual counsel and advice before the meeting of the Council. The date and place appointed by him were September 27, 1865, at Augusta, Georgia. This then was the situation in the South at the end of the summer of 1865, as the time for the meeting of the General Convention drew near. Distant Texas had by the middle of June gone back to its old position, without hesitation or suggestion of condition. But Texas was not only distant, far removed from sympathetic contact with the rest of the Southern Dioceses, but it was little more than a Missionary District, which had hardly had a Bishop in the General Convention, and had been wholly unrepresented in the one national Council of the Southern Church. Texas counted for little in making public opinion in the Southern Church in 1865. The Bishops of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi were distinctly opposed to immediate reunion, and took an aggressive attitude in behalf of the policy of holding the General Council in November. It seemed that they had not only their own Dioceses behind them, in standing for this policy, but that they represented the general sentiment of the South. The Bishop of South Carolina was declaredly for permanent separation; and while Bishop Johns, as we shall presently see, earnestly desired, and most eloquently pleaded for, immediate restoration of the old relations, his clergy and laity were against him, and soon after, in the meeting of their Council, September 20, gave emphatic expression to that opposition. Florida, weak and scattered, even more negligible than Texas, had given no sign of diocesan life for a year or two, and exercised no influence upon the situation. Tennessee and Louisiana, both deprived of their Bishops, had been so paralyzed by the course of hostilities that they had been able to assemble no Diocesan Convention since 1861, and so had never become formally united with the "Church in the Confederate States." [Bishop Otey had died April 23, 1863.] In this situation of affairs the Diocese of North Carolina met in Diocesan Council Wednesday, September 13, in Christ Church, Raleigh. Among the Southern Bishops in 1865, Bishop Atkinson stood next to Bishop Elliott in personal distinction, power, and influence. With the removal of Bishop Meade, Bishop Otey, and Bishop Polk, these two, Elliott and Atkinson, remained the most notable Southern Bishops in the eyes and to the minds of the Church at large. Bishop Elliott embodied the strong national feeling of the South developed by the war; Bishop Atkinson had all along subordinated every local and national feeling to his high conception of the freedom of the Church, and its superiority to all worldly interests and institutions. In 1861 he had maintained boldly, and at the cost of misunderstanding and misrepresentation, that the Church was no ways affected in its constitutional connections and obligations by the civil and political disruption caused by the secession of the States; now in 1865, while holding strongly the absolute lawfulness and propriety of the action of the Southern Dioceses in forming their separate organization, he was equally emphatic in asserting that, the cause, and the only cause, of separation being removed, it was the plain duty of the Diocese to resume its former relations with the Church in the United States. He repelled the suggestion of anything schismatical in the action of the Church in the Confederate States, but he so far agreed with Bishop Hopkins that he saw great probability and imminent danger of the development of schism, should the Southern Dioceses persist in maintaining a separate organization, after the sole cause, alleged by them to justify the separation, had ceased to exist. The organization might not itself be schismatical in theory, but he felt that the spirit by which it would be maintained would be schismatical, and that the situation would surely, unavoidably, produce the worst practical fruits of schism. He put the situation very clearly before his Council: "We believe that schism is a sin, as well as a source of innumerable and incalculable evils. And surely wilful separation from a Church, with which we have hitherto been in union, is schism, or schism is a very mysterious and impalpable thing, a sentimental grief, not a plain matter of fact, taking place before the eyes of men. An enforced separation is not schism... .The Church in the Confederate States was not schismatical as to the Church in the United States, because war and diversities of political government kept them apart. But when there is no war and no diversity of political government, then to remain apart, because we cannot bear each other's presence, that is schism and great uncharitable-ness, and so the common-sense of all men, who believe that there is such a sin, will ultimately decide. "This is a question which, it is certain, requires of us all of calm and dispassionate wisdom that we can command, and, what is even more important, a supreme reference to the honor of our Lord and the welfare of His Church, making us willing to sacrifice to these objects whatever tends merely to gratify our own feelings, or to gain the favor of our fellow-men. To me it is plain that this is a critical moment in the history of the Church, both at the North and the South--that on the decision it shall now reach and the action it shall now pursue, it will depend very much whether in the future it shall sink to the level of a mere sect, or rather a bundle of hostile sects, or shall maintain its claim to be a pure and vigorous branch of the Church Catholic, rising continually into wider usefulness and higher influence, until at length it shall become the Church, not merely in the United States, but of the American people." He did not confine himself to the purely ecclesiastical aspects of the question. He was no less a true patriot than a loyal Churchman. He had a heart and an intelligence responsive to the necessities of his people and his country. He looked beyond the limits of the immediate horizon: "Let us then endeavor to forecast the future as well as we can, for we are not deciding any ephemeral question. The conclusion to which we shall now come is one in which our children's children have a deep interest as well as ourselves. The authority of the government of the United States is reestablished over the South, and there is a universal disclaimer of any intention or desire to attempt to unsettle it. But it is very far from being certain what the nature of the Union is to be which has been cemented with so much blood. Is it to be one of constraint, or one of affection? Is the South to be added to the melancholy list of oppressed nationalities--to become an American Poland or Hungary, to live by the side of the North in a state of chronic turbulence, suspicious and suspected, hating and hated? A doom so mournful and so humiliating is certainly not to be desired. Can it be averted? To me it seems very much to depend on the Ministers of Religion. They have a great deal to do in moulding the sentiments of a people. They sit by their firesides--they are admitted into their most confidential communications. A feeling which they sanction is, on that account, much more strongly believed to be right and proper to be cherished, while one which they reprobate is, even if still indulged in, thought to be of a questionable nature. . . . "It is then of cardinal importance to the peace and welfare of the country, that there should be a reunion of the different religious denominations which now have distinct organizations at the North and the South. But I believe it to be perfectly evident that, if this is to take place, it must begin with the Episcopal Church. If that cannot, or will not, reunite, none can or will. We separated from the force of outward circumstances, without discord, without crimination or recrimination; on the contrary, with the language of love on our lips, and, I trust and believe, with the feeling of love in our hearts. . . . "I conceive, therefore, that the best hopes of the country, and especially of the South, are bound up in the question, what will the Episcopal Church now do? My earnest desire, then, and constant prayer, is, that the Church may be restored again in the unity of its government, and the unfeigned love of its members. And yet I cannot conceal from myself, that even this blessing, much as it is to be desired, earnestly as it is to be sought after, may be bought at too great a price. The price would be too great, if, to obtain it, we were required to violate conscience, to deny what we believe to be true, or to express repentance for what we do not see to be evil. The assurances, however, which I have received from a number of friends at the North, lead me to believe that the great body of the Church there desire nothing of the sort... .And let me add, that what is right to be done on this mighty subject, it is right should be done quickly. The interests are too momentous to be left to the hazards and uncertainties of time. May God give us wisdom and understanding and faithful hearts to see our duty and to follow it! And at the same time it is our duty, as it is, I am sure, our wish, in all we do on this subject, to consult, and, as far as possible, cooperate with, the other Dioceses of the Church in the Confederate States." The laymen and the clergy of North Carolina had come to feel great confidence in the wisdom of their Bishop; and that he always appealed to their reason and conscience, and never wished to carry any measure by the weight of his very great personal influence, gave all the greater force to his personal feelings and wishes. They probably felt as did the large majority of other Churchmen in the South, and would have preferred some delay, and united action by all the associated Dioceses. But they had usually followed his advice in great and critical matters; he had never led them wrong; and they followed him now. There was, however, a minority against him, apparently not numerous, but strong in intelligence and in character. Some indication of this feeling is seen in the fact that the Rev. Alfred A. Watson, one of the noblest men in the Church, Northern by birth, a most distinguished chaplain in the Confederate army, subsequently chairman of the Committee on Canons in the House of Deputies, and then the first Bishop of East Carolina, moved in the Council that a committee be appointed to whom should be referred so much of the Bishop's address as related to the reunion of the Dioceses; and when that had been adopted, moved further, "That this committee be appointed by election." This was a distinct intimation that the Council should oppose the course recommended by the Bishop, and that it should make sure of a committee who would report to that effect. Thus understood the resolution was rejected, and then the Bishop showed his quality by naming the Rev. Mr. Watson second on the committee composed of some of the most eminent members of the Council: the Rev. Richard S. Mason, D.D., the Rev. Alfred A. Watson, the Rev. Jos. Blount Cheshire, D.D., the Rev. William Hodges, D.D., Hon. William H. Battle, Hon. William M. Shipp, and Mr. Richard H. Smith. Six of the seven members of this committee joined in a report declaring the strong desire of the Diocese to maintain the unity of the Church within the United States, with their gratification at hearing the sentiments expressed by the Bishop in regard to reunion; and gratefully acknowledging the kindly overtures made to the Southern Dioceses by the Presiding Bishop. They submitted two resolutions for action: "Resolved, That the Diocese of North Carolina is prepared to resume her position as a Diocese in connection with the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, whenever, in the judgment of the Bishop, after consultation with the Bishops of the other Southern Dioceses (which consultation he is hereby requested to hold), it shall be consistent with the good faith which she owes to the Dioceses with which she has been in union during the last four years. "Resolved, That, with a view to such contingency, there be four clerical and four lay deputies elected, to represent this Diocese in the ensuing General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States." [Deputies were also elected to represent the Diocese in the "General Council" to be held in Augusta, in November.] The Rev. Mr. Watson, the only man of Northern birth on the committee, submitted a minority report providing, in substance, that if all the Southern Dioceses should authorize their Bishops to act for them, and if a majority of these Bishops should deem it right and advisable to reunite with the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, "it shall be competent to the [said] Bishops to take all the steps necessary to effect or complete such reunion, so far as the Diocese of North Carolina is concerned." This was indeed a strange and impracticable proposition, but it served at least to define the issue. It was rejected by a decisive majority, as was also another series of resolutions, introduced by Mr. Edward J. Hale, referring the whole subject to the General Council appointed to be held in Mobile, November 8. Both resolutions reported by the majority were then adopted; and the following deputies were elected in pursuance of the second resolution: of the clergy, the Rev. Drs. Richard S. Mason, Joseph B. Cheshire, Fordyce M. Hubbard, and William Hodges; and of the laity, the Hon. William H. Battle, Messrs. Richard H. Smith, Kemp P. Battle, and Robert Strange. The resolutions of the Diocese of North Carolina are almost identical with those of the Diocese of Georgia. Both express an earnest desire for the reunion of the separated Dioceses, so soon as might be consistent with their honorable obligations; and both refer it to the Bishop to determine when that time shall have come. Both also provide for the representation of the Diocese in the approaching General Convention at Philadelphia, "in view of such contingency." But there was this very radical difference in the effect of the action of the two Dioceses: the Bishop of Georgia was openly and peremptorily opposed to going back to the General Convention, until the meeting of the General Council had enabled the Southern Dioceses to confer together, and to agree upon terms of reunion, which the General Convention should be called upon to accept. This being the case, it was perfectly certain that the action of the Diocesan Council of Georgia had not at all advanced the cause of immediate reunion. On the other hand, Bishop Atkinson was declaredly in favor of having the Southern Dioceses represented in the coming General Convention, and trusting to the vital power of Christian fellowship to secure appropriate action by the Convention, and not standing apart in an attitude of suspicion until such action had been taken. He was no more willing than Bishop Elliott to give up any principle, or to agree to any unworthy concession, but he believed that when brethren looked each other in the face, and felt the love of brethren in their hearts, they would not be long in adjusting any difficult questions which might arise. This was Bishop Atkinson's known attitude; and the action of his Diocesan Council, in electing deputies to the General Convention, and leaving it for him to say when they should take their places in that body, was felt to be the first great step taken towards speedy reunion. The Council of the Diocese of Virginia met in St. Paul's Church, Richmond, September 30; and in all his long and faithful service Bishop Johns never showed to better advantage than in his address to that body. He felt clear of any taint of schism in thought or purpose; he felt no doubt of the propriety of any action by him or his Diocese in connection with the War; but he saw the dangers which beset the path of a perpetuated division. His own good heart could trust the hearts of his Northern brethren. He had been deeply moved by the appeal of the Presiding Bishop, and by letters and messages of affection from others of the North, in some cases from those furthest removed from him in former associations and in theological sympathies. With simple yet lofty magnanimity, sadly rare even in the best men, he had gratefully acknowledged, and gratefully declined, offers of pecuniary assistance for his impoverished Diocese and clergy; saying, with simple dignity and unconscious heroism, that it would be better for his people by self-denial and mutual helpfulness to bear their own burdens, rather than to become a burden upon others. [This was in response to the generous offer of the Bishop of New York. A similar proposition from the Board of Missions the Bishop laid before the Council. The Council adopted the following: "Resolved by the Council of the Diocese of Virginia, That while we do not feel at liberty to accept their offer (tender of funds) we acknowledge it with gratification, and return our thanks to the Domestic Committee for the fraternal spirit and liberal disposition manifested in their action."] But these things had touched his heart, and had satisfied him that the Church in the South had nothing to fear in taking that course to which his feelings impelled him. He was an eloquent man, and had a singularly clear view of true ethical principles and of their application to Christian conduct. He put before his Council with great persuasive force the duty of terminating at once the separation which had been caused by the unhappy exigencies of a state of war. Bishop Atkinson had spoken with the power of a Christian patriot and Catholic Bishop. Bishop Johns, a sound and subtle casuist, in the best sense of the words, spoke with the searching discrimination of a wise and loving pastor, detecting and exposing the cunning deceits of the human heart. Beginning with the general agreement that ultimate reunion was to be desired, he exposed the weakness of the plea for postponing action: "If, as a people, we are solicitous for a speedy civil reunion, why should we not, as a Church, be equally desirous of a speedy reestablishment of our ecclesiastical relations? "Are there any sensibilities which may be disregarded in the one adjustment, but which require to be consulted and indulged in the other? "May we be more implacable as Churchmen than as citizens? "If time is necessary to compose our feelings, how much must be taken? Whose experience is to determine the measure? Is there any other scriptural limit than the 'going down of the sun'? "Are not such feelings better disciplined by immediate, resolute mortification than by indulgent allowance? "Would it not be more becoming in us to assume that those with whom we are willing to be reunited will do what is right without being held to it by a pledge, especially as the doing what we desire would be compatible with their principles; but a pledge to that effect would involve a recognition irreconcilable with their known convictions of ecclesiastical order, and which therefore, as they cannot consistently give, we ought not to propose? "Is not resumption of former relations, without concessions or promises, the only way in which reunion is practicable, and would it not furnish surer hope of a peaceful and profitable future than any formal concordat attained by diplomatic negotiation? "If the endeavor to present a correct view of our position and of the policy which it suggests, reveals the inclination it has given to my own judgment, it has but done what I have no desire to avoid. I trust it has been effected without even the appearance of presumption, or a word that would produce any other excitement than such as is inseparable from a subject of paramount interest... .The tempest might readily be reproduced by a simple recital of wrong and suffering which have been endured. These, indeed, may not soon or easily be forgotten, nor is this required, but they may and must be forgiven... .Christians are to be peacemakers. Their heaven-descended motto is, 'On earth peace, good will toward men.' In 'following after the things which make for peace,' as they are commanded, they care not to calculate how long wounded sensibilities may be expected to weep, or memory be allowed to eliminate their wrongs. The proffered hand may be accepted before the lacerations it has inflicted are healed, or often it would be impossible to do so at all, for there are lacerations which the heart cannot cease to feel till it ceases to beat. We are to be imitators of Him Who, 'whilst we were sinners' died for us; Who when pierced in every limb, prayed for the forgiveness of His persecutors whilst they were rending Him in their rage. 'Even as Christ forgave you, so do ye,' is the rule and measure for His followers. And with this pattern of prompt and unsolicited forgiveness of complicated violence and wrong, infinitely surpassing all that man can experience from his fellow-man, it would ill become those who profess and call themselves Christians to nourish resentment by dwelling upon injuries, or to plead sorrow, which it is proper to feel, in delay of reconciliation, which it would be wrong to defer,--a plea which, if it is allowed, may be in force for life, and adjourn reunion for the consideration of a generation unborn." So much of the Bishop's address as referred to the reunion of the Dioceses was referred to a distinguished committee, and after some debate a series of resolutions was adopted, cordially approving the course of the Bishop, in his correspondence with the presiding Bishop of the Church in the United States and others upon the subject, expressing the desire of the Council to respond cordially to every sentiment of fraternal regard conveyed to them by the Bishop, but wholly unresponsive to the Bishop's eloquent appeal for immediate reunion. That whole matter was referred to the General Council of the Church in the Confederate States, to meet in Augusta on the second Wednesday of the following November. Though the formal action of the Council, as recorded in the Journal, was entirely non-commital, and no allusion was made to the urgent appeal of the Bishop, the ineffectiveness at the time of the Bishop's earnest words is not mere matter of inference from the silence of the record. Bishop Johns commanded in a high degree the love and confidence of his Diocese, but in this matter he could not carry them with him. There was a strong sentiment in the Council earnestly opposed to his views and to his hopes. There were some, it cannot now be known how many, who anticipated, and ardently desired, the perpetuation of an independent Southern Church. By one speaker at least the position taken by Bishop Wilmer and Bishop Green was strongly commended; and the hope was indulged that those Dioceses which had seemed favorable to reunion might be won back by the influence of those which should stand for permanent separation. [One speaker said: "A bold course by this Council today would induce Texas to come back, and the Bishop of Georgia would never go out."] It is probable that this was a fleeting sentiment only, not representing any fixed purpose or definite policy, but merely an instinctive impulse to hold on to a fair but vanishing image, an ideal consecrated by the sufferings and sacrifices of the preceding four years of struggle and of hope. Strong and earnest natures sometimes find it a difficult task to adjust themselves readily to the changing demands of even duty and necessity. Of the Bishops only the Bishop of South Carolina; seems to have continued to cherish the scheme of a permanently separate organization. His Pastoral, presently to be quoted, belongs to this period. In his thought this scheme had a definite purpose, and his sentiment was associated with serious convictions of truth, and a distinct, though elusive, hope. The impoverished and desolated state of his Diocese made it impossible to assemble his clergy and people in a Diocesan Council. He therefore addressed them in a Pastoral letter, dated October 5, 1865. He set before them the situation of the Church, and opened to them his hopes and his fears. He says in part: "No sound mind can suppose that the separation of the Southern from the Northern Church, under the influence of the political revolution which has passed over the country, can be schismatical... .There had been therefore no schism. The Southern Church is now rightly constituted, and is an independent and integral branch of the Church Catholic. As such she can, of right, shape her own course. She is, also, free to return to her union with the Church at the North. Which shall she do? This is the great proposition. In determining it, brethren, we should look deeply into ourselves. Unchristian sentiments may prove as injurious as false petitions. Let us make the severe mental effort of severing ourselves from all feelings and purposes not purely Christian. Let no fanaticism of independence disturb the spirit of Catholic concord and union; nor any want of Christian courage diminish our supreme regard for purity and truth. To plant ourselves on the true basis is our lofty purpose. The Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the head corner stone. To this we will strive to adhere. "We cannot but perceive that the age is political and secular in its tendencies. Its ruling powers are those of combination. This secures dominion, but is dangerous to truth. We must think, too, that a territory so immense, with a population so heterogeneous and discordant, as that comprehended between the Atlantic and Pacific, the Lakes and the Rio Grande, is too much for any one Church. Our Southern country is limited, homogeneous, and not given to speculations. Does it not appear then that here is our surest foundation for peace and truth? "I declare to you, brethren, my strong desire is, that, under the mercy and guiding providence of God, the Southern Church may be enabled to maintain her present independent and Catholic position. This I will seek, and to this give my best efforts. But should this be otherwise ordered by counsels stronger than our own, let the motto of the Diocese of South Carolina ever be: "A Church divine, not human; A Gospel pure and perfect." Bishop Davis alludes to the subject again in address to his Council of February 14, 1866: "I had hoped that it might be the will of our God that we should have an independent, united, self-sustaining Southern Church. To such hope my sympathies and affections strongly clung; I thought I could see, too, a purer atmosphere for faith; this I signified to you in a late Pastoral letter." Bishop Davis was a man of singular purity, elevation of character, and spiritual intensity. He was one of the best examples of a type of old-fashioned Evangelical, with perhaps a mild infusion of Calvinism, after the manner of John Newton and Cowper, a little toned up in churchmanship by the early influence of Bishop Ravenscroft, and by his years of service under Bishop Ives. He was naturally inclined to introspection, a tendency probably strengthened by the gradual failure, and final total loss, of his eyesight. He seems to have been much depressed at this time by the changes which he saw coming over the world and over the Church. He had dreamed a beautiful dream of a Southern Church, in which the simplicity and piety of an earlier age might be renewed, and in which modern doubt and restlessness and innovation should be unknown: "I thought I could see a purer atmosphere for faith." There was no element of bitterness or of ill-will to any in his thought. As in 1861 he had put forth the most acute and philosophical argument to support his theory of separation, so now he alone seems to have had some definite and noble aspiration in his fleeting hope of an independent Southern Church; not of a Church divided from the communion and fellowship of his Northern brethren, but a separate legislative and administrative branch of the One Catholic Church, to be the first real Province, and so to be the beginning of a reorganization, of the Church in the United States, demanded by the immense extent of our territory, the variety of our population, and the multiplicity of our interests. This seems to have been the idea dimly showing itself to the anxious mind of the saintly blind Bishop. [There was nothing of temper or self-will in Bishop Davis's desire for this separate Southern Church. Those who knew him did not need to have any proof of this; to those who did not know him his ready compliance with the demands of the situation was ample proof. He said to his Council, February 14, 1866: "God has otherwise determined: we will follow the Divine determination. It is enough for the Christian to know what the Divine will is. ... Let us rise up to our new responsibility, not sluggishly, reluctantly, or opposingly, but with clear judgments, the spirit of alacrity, and Christian confidence. I advise the immediate return of the Diocese into union with the Church in the United States."] The net result then of all these meetings and discussions was, that, of the Dioceses still in doubt, North Carolina alone, and its Bishop, were committed to the policy of immediate reunion, subject to the judgment of the Bishop, after consultation with his Episcopal brethren of the South. Bishop Atkinson felt that to stand apart, and to demand terms, and to impose conditions, whether by the one party or the other, would, in the then sensitive state of the public mind, be to insure incalculable strife, dissension, and ill-feeling. On the other hand he felt that, face to face with his brethren, it would be possible to ignore difficulties, and to find a solid foundation for mutual agreement in the development of mutual good-will and personal affection and confidence. This relationship being established, a way would certainly be found to compose all matters of difference necessary to be arranged, which were few indeed; and all matters of difference, not demanding adjustment, would instinctively be avoided in the satisfaction of renewed fraternal communion. In the old established Dioceses on the Atlantic Coast it was not to be expected that such instantaneous transition could be effected, back and forth, as seemed to have taken place in the new and scarcely organized Diocese of Texas. And, moreover, Bishop Atkinson most thoroughly repudiated the theory of ecclesiastical law upon which the Bishop and Diocese of Texas had acted. He felt that if the Southern Dioceses returned, they must do so by their voluntary action, and not by some automatic effect of a political change. And he had, against much popular feeling, secured such action by his Diocesan Council as enabled him to pursue that course which he believed to be right in principle and prudent in policy. Thus trusting in the Christian affection and courtesy of his brethren, it must have been with great satisfaction and with renewed confidence that he read in the public press the report of the Diocesan Convention of New York, which met September 27. In his address to that Convention, Bishop Horatio Potter thus refers to the anticipated presence of representatives of the Southern Church at the sessions of the approaching General Convention: "It will be a reunion that will arouse the tenderest sensibilities of every Christian heart. It will show that old affections have been restrained, not extinguished, and that feelings long pent up claim a more than ordinary indulgence in demonstrations of love, respect, and sympathy. I verily believe, as I do most fervently hope and pray, that not one word of reproach or bitterness will be heard, not one look of coldness appear, to mar the dignity and loveliness of the touching scene. In that much longed-for welcome hour we shall need no declaration of principles, no formal vindication of the peaceful character of the Christian ministry. Divine Providence has spoken. Any words that we can use in reference to the past, whether persons or things, will be mere impertinence, adding nothing to the lessons that come to us from above, and only tending to change celestial harmonies into the miserable, discordant sounds of earth-born passion." In response to this appeal the following action was recorded: "Resolved, That the Convention cordially respond to the sentiments of the Bishop respecting the return of peace to our land, and the treatment of our Southern brethren in view of this contingency." It happened that the Rev. Dr. Quintard, late chap-Iain in the Confederate army, and at this time Bishop-elect of Tennessee, was in the city of New York, and being presented to the Convention met a most cordial reception, as an illustration of the sentiments expressed in their resolution spread upon the record. It has been mentioned that Bishop Elliott had summoned the Southern Bishops to meet for mutual counsel and advice in Augusta on the 27th of September. The Diocesan Council of North Carolina probably had this meeting in mind, as affording Bishop Atkinson a convenient opportunity of conferring with the other Bishops. But shortly after the adjournment of his Council, Bishop Atkinson received notice from Bishop Elliott that the proposed meeting would not be held, on account of the difficulty and expense of travel. It had been ascertained that the Bishops could not be gotten together. Bishop Atkinson himself was at this time quite unwell, and his health was a source of some anxiety to his family and Diocese. It is quite probable that he had already found himself unable to attempt a journey to Augusta. Thus it seemed impossible to comply with the condition expressed in the resolution authorizing the diocesan representation in the General Convention, and all the fair hopes based thereon seemed in a moment blasted. But Bishop Atkinson knew that, while it had been the desire of his Council, as it had been his own desire and suggestion, that all kindly respect should be shown to their Southern brethren, the issue in the Council had been, whether or not the Diocese should be represented in the General Convention; and the Council had accepted his interpretation of the significance and gravity of the crisis, and had decided that it should be so represented. It had not been understood that the condition expressed could make such representation impossible. He felt that to allow this would be to disappoint the expectation of his people who had trusted him; and he believed that it threatened infinite damage to the best interests of the Church and of the country. He therefore determined that he would proceed to Philadelphia, so that he might be prepared to act as the necessity of the situation should seem to demand; and he called upon his clerical and lay deputies to meet him in Philadelphia at the time of the opening of the General Convention, October 4. He had not fully determined upon his course; he would be guided by the development of the situation. The opening of this Convention, as it relates to our subject, may be given in the words of an eye-witness, the Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr., in the Life of his Father: "On the morning of the first Wednesday in October that year, as I was going up the southern flight of stone steps to the porch of St. Luke's Church, Philadelphia, to attend the opening of the General Convention, I saw, leaning against the iron railing at the half-way landing, the beloved Bishop Atkinson, of North Carolina, and round him a group of clergy and laity, welcoming him most cordially. He was the first Southern Bishop I had seen since the war began; and while joining my congratulations to those of the others, my father came up the steps, and I had the delight of witnessing the greeting between the two, when both their hearts seemed too full to permit of easy utterance. All united--none more strongly than my father--in urging the Bishop of North Carolina to return at once to his own place, and enter robed in the procession with his brethren. But he steadily refused; giving as his reason his delicate regard for his Southern brethren who had not come on. He was unwilling, even in appearance, to separate himself from them or act in so important a matter without them; and he therefore took his seat in the body of the church with the congregation. But when in the midst of the service, the call was again made upon him, openly and by name, he could refuse no longer, but rose, advanced, and was welcomed at the Altar with joyful thanksgiving." The printed journals of the General Convention do not show just what took place. They mention the presence of Bishop Atkinson, of North Carolina, at the opening service, and in noting the service on the morning of the second day, the record is: "Present as yesterday, with the addition of the Right Rev. H. C. Lay, D.D., Missionary Bishop of the South West," etc. But it cannot be discovered from the record that any unusual circumstances marked their appearance or attendance upon the sessions. As a matter of fact, although Bishop Atkinson yielded to the affectionate importunity of his brethren, and joined them in the opening service, yet he hesitated about taking his seat in the House of Bishops until he had some assurance of the disposition of the house towards his absent brethren. Bishop Lay seems to have arrived after Bishop Atkinson, and upon being pressed to resume their seats, they took Bishop Potter, of New York, into their confidence, and especially desired to be assured of the course likely to be taken in the case of the Bishop of Alabama. During the recess of the House of Bishops, Bishop Potter communicated informally with influential members of the house, and carried back to the two Bishops an invitation to take their seats, and "to trust to the honor and love of their brethren." Such a basis of union appealed to both men, and they promptly entered the House of Bishops, and were received with most cordial expressions of joy and affection. The same day the clerical and lay deputies from North Carolina took their seats in the lower house, doubtless by the advice of the Bishop. [The Hon. Kemp P. Battle, late President of the University of North Carolina, was in 1865 the youngest of the lay deputies from his Diocese attending the General Convention in Philadelphia. He said to Bishop Atkinson, on the first day of the Convention, that he was satisfied, from what he had experienced and observed in personal intercourse with the members, that they might safely take their seats at once. The Bishop replied pleasantly that the enthusiasm of young men must be held in a little,--or something to that effect.] Texas and Tennessee were also represented by deputies in both orders, and the reunion of the Dioceses had in a measure been effected. We of this day can hardly realize what a venture of faith it was for a Southern delegate to undertake that trip to Philadelphia in October, 1865. That city was thought to be one in which anti-Southern feeling had been most intense. It was in Philadelphia that the Episcopal Recorder had been uttering its bitterness; and some of its leading Churchmen were of national reputation and influence as leaders in all those matters in which the North and the South had been arrayed in arms against each other. And although they held fast to their trust in that Christian fellowship, which drew them on to make this venture for its preservation, they had many anxious thoughts; and we, who remained at home, looked with mingled hope and fear for the first letters which should tell us how they fared. They had acted against the judgment and the wishes of the great body of their Southern brethren. They had followed their Bishop; it was to be proven whether he had again led them aright. There remained no more doubt after the second day of the session. On all sides they met kindly welcome and hearty greetings. Not only in the sessions of the Convention and in the general intercourse among the members, but generous citizens of Philadelphia, especially John and William Welsh, par nobile fratrum, made them at home in their houses, and without their knowledge paid their hotel bills, and carried them off to be their honored guests for the rest of the session, loading them with every courtesy and kindness which their generous hearts could devise. The Rev. Dr. Hubbard, one of the deputies from North Carolina, writing from Philadelphia during the session of the Convention, to The Church Intelligencer, of which he was editor, says of their reception and treatment: "There was in word, in look, in act, a sincerity that could not be mistaken of joy that we were once more reunited. We felt that we were taken to their hearts again, not as reconciled after an estrangement, but simply as brethren met after long absence, brethren whose early love was unbroken, and between whom had never been suspicion or mistrust. They seem to have risen above all considerations of worldly interest, to have realized that the Kingdom of Christ is not of this world, and to have allowed no earthly sympathy to interfere with their affection for us as brethren in Him." [In Dr. Brand's "Life of Bishop Whittingham" is the following statement: "At a meeting of the Board of Missions, on the announcement by a member that the two Southern Bishops had that day taken their place in the House of Bishops, the Gloria in Excelsis was sung."] This exuberance of emotion and sentiment, which quite justified Bishop Potter's very sanguine anticipations, as expressed in the quotation on a previous page, was soon put to the test, and well did it stand the test. Bishop Atkinson and Bishop Lay had felt that Southern men should be present in that Convention, not merely, perhaps not chiefly, because they believed that their presence would call out the strong fraternal sympathies of their former association, but because they knew that, face to face and under the influence of mutual sympathy and respect engendered by personal contact, the few delicate matters which had to be considered and settled would be better managed than if each party, even with the best and most generous purposes, stood off and looked only at its own side of the case. Bishop Lay's case was easily disposed of. The Convention would readily have admitted Arkansas as a Diocese, and accepted him as its Bishop, if that had been practicable in the actual condition of affairs. But the results of the war in the South West had left little or nothing of the scattered congregations which had organized as a Diocese in November, 1862; and so Bishop Lay was simply recognized in his old position as Missionary Bishop of the South West. The case of Bishop Wilmer gave little real trouble, although his relations with the military authorities in Alabama just at that time created a good deal of prejudice in the minds of some Northern men. By a joint resolution of the two houses it was declared that he should be recognized as Bishop of Alabama, upon making the Declaration of Conformity contained in the Ordinal, and forwarding to the Presiding Bishop the proper evidence and testimonials of his Consecration. There was some discussion of the proper form of the resolution, with messages back and forth between the two houses, but no real difficulty, and, so far as appears or as is remembered, no immoderate development of sectional feeling. The real trouble came with the introduction of resolutions for the appointment of a joint service of thanksgiving for the restoration of peace, and its accompanying blessings of restored unity. The record shows the gradual process by which elements of difference and of contention were eliminated, and a form of resolution agreed upon, in which the South as well as the North could cordially unite. And looked at with an eye of discrimination, and remembering the situation of affairs, it is a very wonderful record. It is easily accessible in the Journal of the General Convention, and so need not be gone over here, save in a brief summary of the chief points. Bishop Burgess first prepared the draft of a resolution which he showed to Bishop Lay, who pointed out that, by including a reference to the abolition of slavery, he had made it difficult for Southern men to adopt it, whatever might be their feelings, without putting themselves into an embarrassing position. The resolutions also contained an emphatic sentence upon the reestablishment of the authority of the United States government over all the land. Upon his own request, Bishop Burgess was afterwards allowed to amend his resolutions by omitting the reference to slavery. Subsequently the whole matter was referred to a committee consisting of the five senior Bishops, thus making Bishop Hopkins chairman of the committee. This committee reported resolutions appointing a special service of thanksgiving "for God's manifold mercies to our country and His Church, especially in giving us deliverance from the late afflicting war, in reestablishing the authority of the National Government over all the land, in restoring to our country the blessings of union and concord, and in bringing back the unity of the Church as represented in this Convention." This report, with the accompanying resolution, was adopted by the House of Bishops. During all the discussions of this question, Bishop Atkinson and Bishop Lay had absented themselves from the house. Upon the assembling of the House of Bishops in its next session, after having adopted the report and resolution of the committee just mentioned, it became known that the two Southern Bishops present felt that they could not join in the service of thanksgiving in the terms adopted by the house; and, in order to give them an opportunity of expressing themselves and declaring their position, Bishop Odenheimer moved a reconsideration of the vote, and the question was once more before the house. The words of Bishop Lay will best describe what followed: "All eyes were upon Bishop Atkinson, as he answered the appeal made to him. He knew that he had that to say which must needs be distasteful to men full of exultation at the Southern downfall. With no diffidence and with no temper, rather with the frankness of a child uttering his thoughts, he opened all his .mind: "'We are asked,' said he, 'to unite with you in returning thanks for the restoration of peace and unity. The former we can say, the latter we cannot say. We are thankful for the restoration of peace. War is a great evil. It is clear to my mind that in the counsels of the All-wise, the issue of this contest was predetermined. I am thankful that the appointed end has come, and that war is exchanged for peace. But we are not thankful for the unity described in the resolution, 'reestablishing the authority of the National Government over all the land.' We acquiesce in that result. We will accommodate ourselves to it, and will do our duty as citizens of the common Government. But we cannot say that we are thankful. We labored and prayed for a very different termination, and, if it had seemed good to our Heavenly Father, would have been very thankful for the War to result otherwise than it has resulted. I am willing to say I am thankful for the restoration of Peace to the country and unity to the Church.'" Thereupon, Bishop Stevens, of Pennsylvania, moved the following substitute for the report of the five Bishops: "Resolved, That the House of Bishops, in consideration of the return of peace to the country and unity to the Church, propose to devote Tuesday, the seventeenth day of October instant, as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to Almighty God for these His inestimable benefits; and that an appropriate service, prepared under the direction of the Five senior Bishops, be held in St. Luke's Church. "Resolved, That the Bishops affectionately request the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies to join with them in the observance and services of the proposed Thanksgiving." An effort was made to lay these resolutions on the table, but it was defeated by the decisive vote of seven for and sixteen against the motion to table. The resolutions were then adopted, and being the same day communicated to the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, that house promptly adopted the following resolution, proposed by Mr. Hunt of Western New York: "Resolved, That this House, recognizing with profound gratitude the goodness of Almighty God manifested in the restoration of national peace and union, will cordially unite in the thanksgiving services appointed by the House of Bishops on Tuesday next." There were those who felt much dissatisfaction that the restoration of the authority of the Federal government, and the abolition of slavery, were not emphasized in the appointment of this day of thanksgiving; and efforts were made once and again to inject into the action of the Convention terms which should express those ideas. We are told that political newspapers took up the matter, and in other ways outside pressure made it hard for many of the deputies to adhere to the position they had taken. But they stood nobly by their determination to sacrifice their own feelings, and to restrain their natural impulses, in order that their Southern brethren present and absent might be fully assured of their Christian love and respect. They promptly and decisively voted down every attempt made to alter the terms of the resolutions adopted, and they gave thanks to God for restored unity and love in words which might come free and warm from every heart. Thus in spite of the weakness and perversity of human nature, and the faults of human prejudice and temper, and the opposition even of some good men both North and South, the Spirit of Christ ruled in the Body of Christ, and made men at last "to be of one mind in an house." The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States was again One, as the result of the meeting of the General Convention at Philadelphia, in October, 1865. When that Convention adjourned, it was felt that the cause of unity in the Church was safe. There is but little to add in the story of the Church in the Confederate States. The Dioceses of the South had said in 1861 that they withdrew from the Church in the United States only because of the necessity arising out of a state of war. When the War had passed by, it proved to be even as they had said. They could not remain apart, not even when some of them thought that they wished to do so. The unity of the One Head drew the divided members together, and before they knew it they were again One. The General Council of the Southern Church, according to the provisions of its constitution adopted in 1862, was to meet the second Wednesday in November, 1865. The place originally appointed had been Mobile, but it was changed to Augusta on account of the military order closing the Alabama churches. On the day appointed the Bishops of Georgia, Virginia, Mississippi, and Alabama met in St. Paul's Church, Augusta, with clerical and lay deputies from Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama, and clerical deputies alone from South Carolina and Mississippi. On the second day one lay deputy from South Carolina appeared. Only Virginia had a full delegation; South Carolina had only two clergymen and one layman; Alabama the same; Mississippi, one clergyman; Florida had no representative; eighteen deputies in all. The Rev. Charles C. Pinckney was chosen President of the House of Deputies, and the Rev. John M. Mitchell, secretary. The Rev. W. H. Harrison was chosen secretary of the House of Bishops. Resolutions were passed substituting the word "United" in the place of "Confederate," in the Prayer Book, and one or two other resolutions seeming to imply the possible continuance of one or more Dioceses in a condition of separation; and the two houses united in a dignified and manly protest against military interference with the rights of the Church in Alabama, where General Thomas's order closing the churches was still in force. But the really significant and important action by this Council was contained in Resolutions I and V, of a series of preambles and resolutions adopted jointly by the Bishops and Deputies, as follows: "Resolved, I. That in the judgment of this Council it is perfectly consistent with the good faith which she owes to the Bishops and Dioceses with which she has been in union since 1862, for any Diocese to decide for herself whether she shall any longer be in union with this Council." V. "That whenever any Diocese shall determine to withdraw from this Ecclesiastical Confederation, such withdrawal shall be considered as duly accomplished when an official notice, signed by the Bishop and Secretary of such Diocese, shall have been given to the Bishops of the Dioceses remaining in connection with this Council." After a session of three days the Council adjourned sine die, and the Church in the Confederate States had ceased to be. The dissolution of this organization was the direct result of the Christian love and courteous consideration manifested at the General Convention in Philadelphia. No one, after that, could really desire to perpetuate division. In the preamble to the joint resolutions of the Council at Augusta, it is recited: "Whereas, the spirit of charity which prevailed in the proceedings of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, at its late session in Philadelphia, has warmly commended itself to the hearts of this Council; therefore, Resolved," etc., as given above. And in every Diocesan Council, as one by one they met, and took the necessary action to effect their reunion with the Church in the United States, either in the very body of the record of the change made, or in the address of the Bishop, or report of the committee recommending the change in the relation of the Diocese, mention is made of the spirit of love and unity manifested at the General Convention, in such a way that it is plain to be seen that the course of events at that General Convention was the determining factor in the problem as worked out in each Diocese. Well may it be claimed for those who attended from the South, and especially for the great-hearted and Catholic-minded Bishop of North Carolina, that they were the providential instruments through whom reunion, as it actually came about, was accomplished. To Bishop Atkinson, more than to any other one man, we owe, under God, the peace and unity which the Church entered upon and enjoyed so immediately upon the close of the great War between the States. One by one the Southern Dioceses met in their Diocesan Councils, and in resolutions setting forth the necessity under which they had acted in making their separate organization in 1861, and recognizing the removal of that necessity, withdrew from their temporary association, and renewed their connection with the Church in the United States. And Southern Churchmen still recall with pride, and with humble gratitude to God, the history of that brief episode. As their fathers repelled the name and the thought of schism, in connection with that Southern Church, so we believe that the true story of their conduct does abundantly show that they were fully justified in their claim to have preserved throughout its brief existence the Catholic Faith and the Catholic spirit. And we believe that the page which records the history of the "Church in the Confederate States" is one of the fairest and brightest pages in the history of our American Church, and of our American Christianity. The following are the dates on which the Dioceses of "The Church in the Confederate States," not represented at Philadelphia, renewed their connection with the Church in the United States: The Diocese of Georgia, January 3, 1866 The Diocese of Alabama, January 17, 1866 The Diocese of South Carolina, February 16, 1866 The Diocese of Florida, February 22, 1866 The Diocese of Mississippi, May 9, 1866 The Diocese of Virginia May 16, 1866 STATEMENT BY BISHOP ATKINSON AND BISHOP LAY The following letter was sent to leading clergymen and laymen throughout the Southern Dioceses, and was published in the Church papers, upon the adjournment of the General Convention of 1865. TO OUR BRETHREN IN THE SOUTHERN DIOCESES In resuming our seats in the General Convention of the Church in the United States, we have taken a step in advance of those with whom we have been for some years associated. We were aware that we ventured much: but we were prepared to venture much in order to secure the reunion of the Church, and to obviate the evils which were likely to grow up in the absence of frank and personal conference. It seems proper that we should make known to you what has happened during this memorable session. We demanded no formal guarantees: the assembled Bishops offered us no pledge save that of "their honor and their love." As a House and as individuals they welcomed us with cordial greeting. There has been in the House of Bishops a careful avoidance of what might give us pain. Painful things were sometimes spoken, but even then the speakers used studied moderation and self-restraint. The results arrived at are as follows: Bishop Lay, although he held that the erection of Arkansas into a diocese, and his election as diocesan, were valid acts, preferred to waive that question. By the calamities of war the Church in that State has been so enfeebled that it is no longer able to exhibit an organization. He therefore answered to his name, and was received by the House, as Missionary Bishop of the Southwest. In the matter of Bishop Wilmer, no official documents were before the Convention, and the case was complicated by an unhappy conflict between the military and the ecclesiastical authorities in the State of Alabama. And yet, after elaborate discussion, his consecration was ratified on conditions not liable to objection, unanimously in the House of Bishops, and with only one negative vote in the House of Deputies, which vote was subsequently withdrawn. The Bishop-elect of Tennessee was accepted with great unanimity, and consecrated without delay to his high office. In celebrating a thanksgiving, the Convention abstained from disputed topics, and confined its expression of gratitude to the mercies which we recognize in common, viz., peace in the country and unity in the Church. In devising measures to provide relief for sufferers in the South, the action of the Church was marked by sympathy and delicacy. In establishing a system for the instruction of the freedmen, our advice was sought, and Episcopal authority duly respected. In general, while the Bishops and other members of the Convention have in no wise denied or concealed their sentiments on the questions political and social brought by the war to a practical solution, they have not required of us any expression of opinion on these topics. They have carefully discriminated between the political and the ecclesiastical aspects of these questions, and have confined their expressed judgments and their action to the latter. They are content with the assurance that we render for conscience' sake, allegiance honest and sincere, to the Government of the United States, and will teach others so to do. We see nothing now to hinder the renewal of the relations formerly existing in the Church. We feel bound to acknowledge that we have been greatly indebted to many of the Bishops for the warm fraternal feeling manifested by them, and for their generous exposure of themselves to censure because of their efforts to promote peace and unity; nor ought we to withhold our conviction that the great body of the House of Deputies have deserved well of the Church, because of the manliness with which they have encountered reproach, and perhaps subjected themselves to suffering, in the cause of peace and holy moderation. In conclusion, we desire to record our deep conviction and our reverent acknowledgement that the results now related are the doing, not of man but of God. Our profound gratitude is due to Him Who, as we trust, in this perilous juncture, has interposed effectually to heal the divisions of the Church, and to calm the passions which threatened to rend it asunder. Bishop of North Carolina. Henry C. Lay, Missionary Bishop of the Southwest. House of Bishops, Philadelphia, October 20, 1865. In all the statements and conclusions of the Bishops of North Carolina and the Southwest I most heartily concur; and with them desire to record my deep conviction that the results related are the doing, not of man but of God. Charles Todd Quintard, Bishop of Tennessee.	<urn:uuid:b2ab4ec3-5fa3-4002-a2a5-0dea1830a5fa>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://anglicanhistory.org/usa/jbcheshire/confederate1912/07.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.982761	17,112	2.5	2
MPC-180 fast cure moisture vapor barrier is a 100% solids, a two-component epoxy coating designed for controlling moisture vapor emissions on new or deteriorated concrete floors. Apply at a thickness of 18 mils, it exceeds ASTM F3010 product requirements for vapor permeance. This coating withstands moisture vapor emission rates up to 25lbs./24hrs./1000 ft2 when applied properly. A vapor barrier is any material used for damp proofing, typically a plastic or foil sheet, that resists diffusion of moisture through the wall, floor, ceiling, or roof assemblies of buildings to prevent interstitial condensation. Technically, many of these materials are only vapor retarders as they have varying degrees of permeability. Vapor diffusion retarders are normally available as coatings or membranes. The membranes are technically flexible and thin materials, but sometimes include thicker sheet materials named “structural” vapor diffusion retarders. The vapor diffusion retarders vary from all kinds of materials and keep updating every day. Also some of them nowadays even combined the functions of other building materials. Moisture or water vapor moves into building cavities in three ways: 1) With air currents, 2) By diffusion through materials, 3) By heat transfer. Of these three, air movement accounts for more than 98% of all water vapor movement in building cavities. A vapor retarder and an air barrier serve to reduce this problem but are not necessarily interchangeable. Vapor retarders slow the rate of vapor diffusion into the thermal envelope of a structure. Other wetting mechanisms, such as wind-borne rain, capillary wicking of ground moisture, air transport (infiltration), are equally important.	<urn:uuid:1d91f1e0-283e-4a4b-824a-4e6977e368c8>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://latuxepoxy.com/product/mpc-180-fast-cure-moisture-vapor-barrier/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.871883	345	2.640625	3
Forget about 3-D graphics: With technology like Sony's PlayStation Move, your whole living room might become a videogame. At first blush, Sony's new motion controller for PlayStation 3 seems like a straight-up rip-off of Nintendo's Wii remote. It's a one-handed controller with an accelerometer and a gyroscope that you can point and click at your TV screen or wave around like a tennis racket. The major games that will launch with the peripheral later this month would seem to support that conclusion: Sony is bundling the $100 add-on with Sports Champions, a shameless riff on Wii Sports Resort. Several other games just use the Move as a virtual firearm – you know, like half the games you've played on Wii for the last four years. But the PlayStation Move does boast a distinctive feature that could be a serious game-changer. The controller is tracked by a camera, called PlayStation Eye, that sits atop your television set. The Eye tracks the position of the glowing sphere at the business end of the Move, and it does this so accurately that it can know the exact position of the controller in 3-D space. This allows Move to do augmented reality, adding virtual upgrades to real-world images of you and whatever's in your living room. It also makes possible games that rely on players being able to precisely manipulate the 3-D space in front of them, something the Wii remote can't do with nearly enough accuracy. Some of the Move games Wired.com has tried so far provide a brief glimpse at how pairing cameras with controllers could lead to compelling new ways to play – if designers can harness the power of the complementary technologies. "When you look at the relationship between the controller and the PlayStation Eye camera, and how intrinsic that is to precision and to placing you in one-to-one movement with the character in the game, there's really nothing else like that," says PlayStation director of hardware marketing John Koller. Inexpensive Virtual Reality Virtual reality on the cheap isn't just a dream of Sony's. Earlier this year, during a visit to the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I saw an impressive graduate project – a fully functioning virtual hand that used an off-the-shelf webcam and a specially colored Lycra glove. As technical director at GAMBIT, Andrew Grant tried to find ways that the tech could be used to play games. He didn't come away especially impressed. "It would be awesome to reach into a 3-D world and place things exactly where I want," he says, but even playing a virtual version of simple block-stacking game Jenga would require far more precision than current technology can provide. "In Jenga, exactly where you put your hand matters to within millimeters," Grant says. "With the technologies we have now, inches would be the accuracy to what you're looking at." These hurdles could be overcome, Grant says, with good software. With PlayStation Move likely to end up in millions of homes over the next few years, game developers probably will give it the old college try.	<urn:uuid:20e4b1bc-c190-4dfe-b890-dd33703561dd>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.wired.com/2010/09/playstation-move/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.95432	649	1.585938	2
Students write Essay II to prepare for the debate class on China’s one-child policy. The question for Essay II is “On balance, was the one-child policy a successful policy?” The essay should be 3-5 pages, double-spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins. Students should synthesize the readings and comprehend the materials. Students are expected to develop and present clear and coherent arguments and their own perspectives on the questions. Late essays will be penalized 10 points (out of 100) for each day of being late. The essays should Not be summaries of the readings, but the students perspectives on the issue. When appropriate, feel free to bring in sources other than the readings assigned, but make sure you provide the proper citation (The citation style you should use is Chicago style, https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html) For more information on Chinese Politics read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_China So much stress and so little time? We’ve got you covered. Get your paper proofread, edited or written from scratch within the tight deadline.	<urn:uuid:42bfda26-79e4-48f8-899a-a87b67f95a53>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://essayexper.com/solution-chinese-politics/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.887888	255	2.484375	2
Two specific cells in the nose are likely to be the entry points for the coronavirus to infect the body, a Dutch research project has suggested. The Human Cell Atlas Lung project is led by immunologist Martijn Nawijn and lung specialist Maarten van den Berge, both of the university medical centre in Groningen. Together with researchers from Britain and France, they have identified goblet cells and ciliated cells as the likely entry points. The coronavirus infects the respiratory tract, causing coughing, leading to breathing problems and ending in the worst cases in pneumonia leading to death. Scientists know that the infection is spread via droplets produced by coughing and sneezing, which can either be inhaled directly or picked up from surfaced and introduced to the face by touching with contaminated hands. But while scientists know that the virus infects the body in a similar way to the coronavirus that caused the SARS epidemic in 2003, no-one has yet been able to pinpoint exactly where it enters the newly infected host. The key lay in two proteins used by the virus to enter the body. The team tested data from the Human Cell Atlas for 20 different kinds of tissue taken from people who were not infected, including cells from the lung, nasal cavity, eye, gut, heart, kidney and liver. They were looking for signs of the two entry proteins released when the virus enters the cell, then when it proceeds to multiply. And while they found them in a number of different body cells, the most promising were the goblet cells in the nose, which produce mucus that helps warm and dampen the air we breathe, and the ciliated cells, also in the nose, which contain tiny hairs which keep foreign matter like dust particles from entering the airways. “This is the first time these particular cells in the nose have been associated with COVID-19,” said Dr Nawijn. “While there are many factors that contribute to virus transmissibility, our findings are consistent with the rapid infection rates of the virus seen so far. The location of these cells on the surface of the inside of the nose make them highly accessible to the virus, and also may assist with transmission to other people.” The cells were also found in the cornea of the eye, suggesting that the wearing of a common surgical face mask does not offer full protection from the virus. The Brussels Times	<urn:uuid:6731c421-d5bb-48e5-8532-6dc39ce03c7f>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-all-news/107903/coronavirus-enters-via-two-cells-in-the-nose-researchers-find/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.960131	499	3.265625	3
- Web Development - Google Maps Development Map Tool and Airline Hub I undertook a big development project for Your Corporate. The team there wanted to build out the airline section of their website and turn it into an Airline hub, they also wanted to create an innovative new map tool on their destinations page which links to the airline pages. Using a Google maps API and many hours of coding, I built a world map with search functionality and markers showing hundreds of airports across the world with pop up information boxes listing the major airlines who service those airports and allowing the user to then click through to that airline page. This was a big and complex project but one that needed to produce a very simple and effective user experience. I built out the individual Airplane page template showcasing each airlines key features, cabin imagery and more, I then built out the airline hub page which lists all the airline logos in alphabetical order, each linking to their corresponding airline page. The Map Tool Using the Google Maps Places API and many hours of coding, I set up the search functionality to autocomplete only city locations, users can then select the city and are zoomed into that city on the map below, here there will be a marker(s) showing airports in that location, red markers show direct flights and blue markers show indirect flights, either hovering or clicking on a marker will display the information box listing the airlines which service that airport, I made these links so the user can click straight through from there to the airline page. Users can also use the map without the search functionality; due to the sheer number of markers that were needed, I incorporated cluster markering functionality into my code to group markers together, from a zoomed out view (default) there are a number of markers across the map, each with a number on representing the number of markers within that area, users can click on a marker and will be zoomed into that area, at which point the markers split out and you see all airport markers in that section of the map. This was a great project, it was complex, particularly to ensure the map worked and looked good on mobile as well as desktop. Thankfully, the map tool and airline hub look and work brilliantly, it was a great idea from Your Corporate who were really pleased with the end result, which has really given them a unique and engaging way of presenting the information to the user, in a way that is relevant to and personal to each individuals need’s. Visit the pages to see the map and airline pages in action - Map Tool: https://corporate.yourtravelgroup.co.uk/destinations/ - Airline Hub: https://corporate.yourtravelgroup.co.uk/airlines/	<urn:uuid:1caeec60-64cc-42a3-ba0e-55178ebf00ab>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.popsdigital.co.uk/your-corporate-web-development/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.937751	567	1.695313	2
Art and science collided on a recent broadcast of the worldwide shopping network QVC’s Salute to American Dreamers. Science teacher-turned-entrepreneur Karen Hypolite, Ph.D., unveiled her year-1 patent pending Schalero® – a women’s multipurpose fashion accessory that seamlessly transitions from a scarf, to a shawl or a bolero with a quick tug or pull. The TV appearance is an important milestone for the Atlanta business owner who was a featured designer at global wholesale showcase AmericasMart Atlanta last year and will showcase again this August. The clothing inventor says she was “divinely inspired” to develop the garment after one night of fashion desperation. “I was hurrying to an after-work meeting and needed a jacket, but didn’t have time to go home,” Hypolite said. “I pinned an old scarf about my shoulders and went to the event, my crisis averted. I went to bed thinking about ways to address this common challenge of the quintessential on-the-go woman: the need for beauty, function, and versatility in a flash. The next day, I got to work on the Schalero®.”	<urn:uuid:2d7e0d01-b168-45f7-8286-95b445f9758e>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.latfusa.com/article/2014/08/scarf-meets-jacket-schalero-debuts-on-qvc	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.946835	256	1.773438	2
Do you know what different diamond colors mean? In this diamond color meaning guide, we cover everything you need to know about different diamond colors. Wondering how the different colors of diamonds come to be and how these colors affect the diamond price? We are here for you! We shall teach you about: - The color of diamonds - Diamond color and its effect on price - Diamond color scale and the colors therein - Buying tips when considering colored diamonds There is no doubt that colorless diamonds are the best, they are shinier and give the best sparkle, but how much colorlessness is adequate for you? Unlike diamond clarity, its color makes it easy for you to quickly tell its value and beauty. We are going to look at the different scales of diamond color (from D to Z) and how each of these grades reflects on the sparkle. In brief, you will learn all there is to know about diamond color. The color grading used in this article is for normal diamonds and not applicable to colored diamonds. In this Guide Diamond Color Meaning White diamonds are normally graded depending on how less the color is in them. In diamond color, on the other hand, we measure the color that is present in the diamond. A colorless diamond or otherwise referred to as icy-white diamond exhibits a lot of fire since it reflects all the light that passes through it. This light that bounces back gives the diamond its ultimate sparkle. As you go down the color scale of diamonds, the scintillation, sparkle, and transparency greatly reduce. Colorless diamonds have the greatest sparkle. Diamonds with yellow or brown hues do not have so much sparkle. How Diamond Color Affects Price The quality of diamonds is measured using 4Cs, the color being one of them. The other 3Cs are clarity, cut, and carat. The higher the hue level in a diamond, the cheaper it is. Only the clarity levels raise or decrease diamond prices. Just by looking at the color grade with naked eyes, you may not be able to tell the difference in the color spectrum. Looking for diamonds with only color in mind will not lead you to the best quality. To make the most out of the money you have, I suggest you buy low-grade colors but do not forego the cut or beauty of the stone. Diamond Color Scale To grade diamonds based on the colors they exhibit, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) developed the diamond color scale. This is the universally recognized standard color grading system for diamonds. The colors are grade from D which is colorless to Z that is yellow or light brown. To get exactly in which grade a diamond stone falls, the stone is placed on a white background while facing down. The stone is then examined and analyzed using controlled light. A master diamond is used as the comparison stone to get accurate inferences. The master diamond is also used to maintain color consistency. Color Grades D, E, And F (Colorless Diamonds) Diamonds that fall in these grades have no traceable color. Grades D and e are perfectly colorless even when viewed under a 20x magnifier. Grade F diamonds have very small amounts of color that can be detected only by professional and experienced gemologists. Diamonds that fall in these grades (D, E, and F) are the priciest and rarely found. Here you can see just how colorless a “D” color diamond is! Almost Colorless Diamonds (G, H, I, J) These color grades of diamonds tend to deceive the eye into thinking the diamond is colorless when placed face up. If you view from the sides, you will realize that the stone has traces of yellow tints. Most jewelers use these color grades for ring settings because customers cannot easily recognize the tints when they get an aerial view of the diamond. This is the best diamond color range if you are limited by budget. Here you can see an “H” color diamond on James Allen’s website. Notice the yellow hue. Pale Tint Diamonds (K, L, And M) These are the grades that will let you see a slight tint of color when viewing the diamond from above. If you prefer a sun-touched look on your ring, this is the grade range for you. They will even look beautiful on yellow gold ring settings. The diamond stone on the setting will automatically adopt the gold color on top of its tint. Extremely Light Tinted Diamonds (N, O, P, Q, R) The hues in diamonds that fall in these color grades have eye-noticeable yellow tints. They are cheaper than diamonds of higher color grades. The funny or interesting thing is that while other diamond grades are not common in the market because of rarity, these are absent in the market because their demand is exceptionally low. Light Tinted Diamonds (T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z) From a distance, you will notice the color tints in diamonds falling in these color ranges. It is quite easy for customers to confuse these color grades of diamonds with fancy colored diamonds of lighter shades. For some jewelry lovers, this color is just too much for white diamonds. Debunking Diamond Color Myths Albeit diamond color being important in terms of quality, it is over rated. Diamond color is important, but there are other truths that you must know. The following tips should help you get the best deal when buying diamonds. Diamonds Get Color From Ring Settings Diamonds adopt the neighboring color. For example, a gold setting ring will adopt more yellow than white color. So, if you wish to acquire a yellow gold diamond ring, do not go for color grade D. a calculated move would be to buy color grades between I-L and you will save a lot. The Larger The Diamond, The More The Color Smaller diamonds do not show as much hue as bigger diamonds do. If you buy a 2-carat diamond as a loose stone, you will get more color than a 0.5-carat diamond that falls in the same color grade (not E and D). It is advisable to buy smaller diamonds that are down the color scale because they will still have some degree of colorlessness. Diamond Color And Shape The shape of diamonds can sometimes cover its color. Take a round cut diamond the most common shape for example; it is mostly used to improve the brilliance but not the best cut for bringing out the diamond’s real color. Fancy shapes like marquise, emerald, and oval bring out the diamond color making the color very obvious. If you wish to façade the color, you may not have a lot of options. Fluorescence And Diamond Color Diamond fluorescence refers to the blue rays that the stone emits when exposed to ultraviolet light. All types of diamonds have some degree of fluorescence. All diamond grading agents (IGA, AGS, and IGI) make it a point to quote diamond fluorescence in the grading report. It is very important to take a second look at the amount of fluorescence in a diamond stone, especially when buying ones with low color grades. A higher amount of fluorescence in diamonds means that the color blue and yellow seem to blend which makes the diamond appear white to the naked eye. This is a handy tip if you are budget constrained. I to M color diamonds bring out the best fluorescence. However, it is not advisable to buy diamonds that fall in color grades D to H and at the same time have high fluorescence. Best Diamond Color Grade For White Gold Getting the best diamond color for white gold depends on whether you are considering value for your money too. While diamond color grade c is the commonest and most popular for white gold, it may not be the best money deal. There are lower color grades that offer great fine rings without affecting the beauty of a diamond. All diamond cuts except round bring out its color. If you require an excellent cut diamond like Asscher or emerald with white gold, you will have to select a color grade on the high side. These cuts reveal the hue more than others. If you want colors on the lower grade, say H, choose a round cut instead. We really like the Assher cut diamonds in “G” color for white gold.A close look at diamond colors F and E show no difference in their visual appeal when put in a white gold ring. Despite this, diamonds in the E color range are more expensive. Since the appearance is similar, it would be advisable to go for color E. if you are a lover of fancy shaped diamonds, aim for higher color grades so as not to compromise the color when blended in white gold. Best Diamond Color for Yellow Gold The secondary color of gold is very close to gold and thus colors on the lower grade compliment the stone. When buying diamonds to put in a yellow gold setting, no need to concentrate on the whiteness of the color as is the case with white diamond. To make it easy for you, just limit your search to colors in the range of I to L. l colored diamonds have traces of yellow and putting it in a gold setting will ultimately swallow the color to make it appear whiter. Keep in mind that most of these colors in the lower grade can only be visible under a 20x microscope, not with naked eyes. If you are buying a diamond ring from James Allen, you are lucky because they have the best technology that helps you see the color differences in their diamond pieces. Once you have bought the diamond, even if it is the lowest color grade, no one will approach you with a magnifier to see the diamond color. Our Diamond Color Recommendation Clarity, cut, carat and color are all important factors when selecting an engagement ring. All these have a direct influence on the brilliance of the diamond. You need to have extensive knowledge of diamond color so that you get the best value for your money. When you find the setting you have been looking for and pick the right type of loose stones you are well on your way to finding an icy-white diamond that does not necessarily fall in the D color grade. Knowing the importance of diamond color will affect your choice, whether you want large diamond cuts, unique pieces, or simply warm-looking diamonds.	<urn:uuid:ff634bc3-e6c5-4f45-80ea-2fa1cf952f7b>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.twirlweddings.com/diamond-color-meaning/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.920919	2,154	2.515625	3
As you may know, 2009 was a watershed year, marking the 400th anniversary of Hudson and Champlain’s voyages along the river and lake that bear their names—and the 200th anniversary of Fulton’s successful steamboat voyage and establishment of steam commerce on the Hudson River. As part of Ulster County’s Quadricentennial events, the Ulster County Clerk’s Office sponsored the Discovery Poster Project. The Discovery Poster Project Exhibition is an exhibit of colorful, insightful and imaginative posters on the theme of “Discovery”. Fourth grade students from 31 schools throughout Ulster County submitted posters to this exhibit. The students were given the opportunity to interpret “Discovery” in their own way and in any medium. The unique style and content of each poster shows the creativity and talent that our students possess. It has always been important to the Ulster County Clerk’s Office to reach out to students and involve them in the documented history of our county. We hope the creativity and talent of these students inspires others for years to come! Companion resources for this exhibit include:	<urn:uuid:9fbbb1c9-2889-49fc-8932-013bf5f4a7e0>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://clerk.ulstercountyny.gov/archives/exhibits/discovery-poster-project	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.945127	227	2.75	3
In an effort to promote a living wage for all Sodexo employees at Ithaca College, students and members of the Ithaca community are joining forces for the Labor Initiative in Promoting Solidarity’s “Week of Action.” LIPS, a student organization that aims to raise awareness of labor issues confronting the college, has been focusing on a campaign to ensure all college employees receive a living wage. In partnership since last fall with the Tompkins County Workers’ Center, an organization that advocates and supports workers’ issues on a local and national level, LIPS has pushed for a response from the college regarding its contract with Sodexo and the company’s treatment of Sodexo employees. The college has made a clear distinction that its own employees are different from Sodexo workers. The college guarantees its employees $11.11 per hour, the living wage for Tompkins County, plus 50 cents. Alfred King, director of public relations for Sodexo in Gaithersburg, Md., said the lowest starting wage for Sodexo employees at the college is $8.19. Brian McAree, vice president of student affairs and campus life, said 40 out of about 120 Sodexo employees do not make a living wage. This week, members of LIPS defined a living wage during an information session Monday, where the club handed out brochures. On Tuesday, about 20 members of the club wore blue and burgundy shirts and black pants to mimic a Sodexo employee’s uniform, put masking tape over their mouths and held a silent demonstration in IC Square in Campus Center for 45 minutes. Sophomore Anne Carlin, a member of LIPS, said the demonstration brought student and staff participants together to stand in protest of a Sodexo policy that stipulates company employees must speak as one voice. “There were people at the demonstration that I personally didn’t even know, yet I felt connected to them because we were all standing together to fight this issue,” she said. “That’s really what activism and social justice is all about — working together to fight for positive change.” Sophomore Pedro Maldonado, a student dining hall worker in the Terrace dining hall, stumbled on the protest during lunch and said the act of standing in silence at Tuesday’s demonstration spoke louder than a vocal protest. “They were causing kind of an obstruction and were in everyone’s way so you have to look at them,” he said. “You have to see what they’re doing in order to get around them. That was a really good idea. It definitely made a statement.” Yesterday, LIPS engaged a former Sodexo worker in a discussion about her past experiences. Carlin said the reaction to the week has been positive so far, and more students attended the group’s weekly club meeting Tuesday. The club will hold a rally on the Academic Quad at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow before marching to The Commons at 4:00 p.m. for a rally sponsored by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center called, “Something We Can Win: Economic Justice and Sustainability.” The rally will feature several speakers from the Center, college faculty and local Senior Kiera Lewis, organizing coordinator for LIPS, said support from the community has been instrumental in gaining new ground with the group’s campaign. Peter Meyers, coordinator at the Tompkins County Workers’ Center, said the center organized a meeting with President Tom Rochon last Friday, where community members and local government officials voiced their concerns. Meyers said sustainability is a key component of the initiative, especially because the college promotes itself as a sustainable institution. He said the issue affects everyone in the community because they pay taxes, which go toward welfare and other state-funded programs Sodexo workers may use. “In a society like ours, there shouldn’t be people who are working and also poor,” Meyers said. “It costs the taxpayers. If someone is making $8.19 an hour, they’re going to be able to collect social service benefits or welfare. So the taxpayers are helping to subsidize these large corporations.” Martha Robertson, chair of the Tompkins County Legislature and 13th district legislator, said she signed a letter drafted by Meyers and the Workers’ Center, which was delivered to Rochon, stating that she supports a living wage for all Sodexo employees at the college. Robertson said Sodexo relies on taxpayers to provide sufficient health care and income because its own wages are low. “Taxpayers are paying for that because Sodexo doesn’t pay enough for a person to support themselves and a family,” Robertson said. McAree said the college signed a contract with Sodexo for the first time in 2000. The contractor operates the college’s three dining halls, the food court, coffee carts and all catering operations. In 2007, the company renewed its contract with the college, which is set to expire in 2017. McAree said the college has contracted dining services to an outside company for about 40 years. “We have made a decision as an institution for a very long time that an outside contractor has the expertise that Ithaca College doesn’t have,” he said. McAree said Sodexo employees, who receive their paychecks from the company and not the college, would change employers if the college were to adopt a different food contractor, which could impact the annual budget. Though Robertson commends the college for maintaining a commitment to sustainability and providing a living wage for its own workers, she said the college should focus on the “triple bottom line,” a combination of environmental, fiscal and socialresponsibility. “It’s great that Ithaca College has decided to support a living wage for all its employees,” she said. “That’s an important step, and I applaud that. It’s too bad they didn’t also look at their own contract.” Carlin said all students should feel connected to the living wage campaign because it has the potential to affect anyone in the future. “It’s important to fight for workers’ rights while we’re in college and have this voice so that when we go out in the workforce, we continue to fight for those rights,” she said. Robertson said she encourages students and members of the Ithaca community to become more aware of this issue and voice their concerns with the college’s current policy. “It’s great that the college has educated students with a social conscience,” she said. “They should reward that activity.” Lewis said it was powerful to stand in silence with students and strangers who joined the demonstration Tuesday. “Having us stand there together in recognition of the silence that’s been happening with this company in our dining halls speaks to the inability of people that we interact with every day to really express the underlying issues that we ignore,” she said.	<urn:uuid:5cf0b557-ca44-44e4-b6c8-327baba3f611>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://theithacan.org/news/students-take-stand-against-sodexo/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.965036	1,518	1.59375	2
And Obama wept. The New York Times, CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera’s coverage of the most powerful man in the world wiping away tears as he spoke about gun control in a press conference, with those who had been impacted standing behind, was a positive step in countering the popular belief that tears are a sign of weakness; a trope that has been drilled into the heads of boys for centuries, and men have generally come to embody. An acquaintance once mentioned that when her sister died, her dad took on consoling duties with the driest of eyes, stoically pacifying his wife and kids, but would excuse himself from the room every once in a while. But whenever he returned, she said, his eyes were redder than they had been previously. Evidently, he had gone off to cry in private, because shedding tears in public is not what men do—at least not the strong ones. Which is why Obama’s willingness to cry in public is a refreshing break from the macho storyline of “men don’t cry.” Here’s a man who can’t, by any stretch of the imagination, be mistaken for a weakling getting in touch with his emotions. In the past, he’s shed tears of sadness, crying after his grandmother passed away during his first campaign, and also at the funeral of a civil rights advocate. He shed tears of joy, and maybe of relief, on the night of his re-election as he thanked his campaign staff. Frustration over Congress’ unwillingness to act against gun violence with a mixture of anger and grief moved Obama to tears on Tuesday. Until recently, public crying in the political realm was considered a detrimental career move. Case in point, Ed Muskie’s shot at the presidency in 1972 was derailed after he cried at a campaign stop, criticizing the Manchester Union Leader for the publication’s negative portrayal of his wife. At the time, he’d claimed his tears were melted snow, but the public thought otherwise. Now such an incident would most likely be tolerated, which is why heads of state like Vladimir Putin, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush can—and have—shed a few on TV. Weeping, it seems, makes politicians are appear more relatable. More human. To be sure, while crying in public has become more acceptable for male politicians, for women in politics it’s still a tightrope to walk—as evidenced during Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2008. Though some pundits and political analysts believe it helped advance her in the primary, others interpreted her tears as proof she wasn’t sturdy enough for the presidency. One can envision the same being said of Angela Merkel, if she so much as betrayed such an emotion in public. “She can’t cope,” her critics would say. “She’s too emotional.” And “emotional” is a byword for irrational, an adjective generally reserved for and attributed to women. But anger, love, fear, sorrow and hate are emotions manifested in one form or another by every human being. Hate and fear, for example, are emotions that drive police brutality, immigration crack-downs and war mongering. And who are at the forefront of perpetuating these acts, of drafting, supporting and executing policies that ameliorate or worsen these issues? Men. When Hitler decided the answer to the Jewish problem was concentration camps, was he being logical or emotional? Or when Donald Trump claims that as president, he would make Mexico pay for a fence on the southern border, isn’t he pandering to the emotions of his supporters—who happen to be men and women? Still, society is quick to portray women as the emotional sex incapable of reason. Although crying in public may still carry negative connotations for some, studies show emotions, not logic, are effective in convincing people in an argument. Since statistics and logical arguments for gun control have not yielded any results, perhaps there’s a chance Obama’s emotional appeal might finally win him public sympathy and support in his fight. Physical manifestations of an emotion, like tears, are innate idiosyncrasies that differentiate humans from artificial intelligence. So when you choke up, when you feel moved to tears, follow Obama’s lead and let them roll unabashedly down your cheeks. For salty water from the eyes doesn’t portend feebleness or incompetence. If anything, it makes you human.	<urn:uuid:d779048c-218e-4833-bb99-d2eec0969bb5>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://msmagazine.com/2016/01/07/president-obamas-tears/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00473.warc.gz	en	0.973661	957	2.28125	2
The Art of the Remodel Today, I cried. Shakespeare once said that to weep…is “to make less the depth of grief.” But my tears were not of grief. Instead, they were the oft familiar yet mysterious response to… art. In this case, music. I describe it as “familiar”, confident that no matter who you are…chances are that you have been moved to tears, at some point in your life, by a work of art. For some, it comes from a composition of lyric and melody, and a connection with an artist whose voice resonates inside of you. For some, it comes from an emotional performance that brings you insights into our nature, or perhaps a sculpture that seems to ‘live’. And for yet others, it comes from a combination of oils on canvas, arranged in such a way that quite literally speaks to our soul. Whichever form of art speaks to you, I’m confident that Poe was right when he said that beauty “excites the sensitive soul to tears.” It is with that in mind, that I want to remind you of something, my friend: You are an artist. You are engaged on a daily basis, in the practice of transforming people’s homes. You are an artist. You are responsible for the trust that your clients have placed in you, to improve their inner sanctum. You are an artist. You have the ability to help your clients to transcend their current surroundings, to dream of a new living space, and to realize that dream. And to be moved, to tears. You are an artist. This is something that you must remember. You are an artist. You are not just a contractor. You are not just a remodeler. You are an artist. And once you make that realization, once you make the decision, once that feeling fills you with pride…then every job is an opportunity. Every job is an opportunity, not just to improves the homes of your clients, but quite literally to touch their lives. And when you treat each and every project as an opportunity to serve in this way, to touch people’s lives, then you yourself can be brought to tears. Through art. Your art. The art of the remodel. More Articles HERE I want someone to contact me, right now! The right Products for your Market Becoming a Window Depot USA dealer means access to high quality products, at nationally negotiated prices. Our motto of "National Strength, Local Service" isn't just a catch phrase. Imagine being able to offer homeowners in your area the very best value available, because of your acquisition price. Learn more about our products. We're here to Support YOU When you join Window Depot USA, you'll be supported by a strong corporate team that is vested in your success. We offer training and support in nearly every aspect of your business. From Marketing & Sales to Operations and Finance. We're here to help you succeed, at every level. Learn more about our Support. The right PARTNERSHIP Approach Window Depot USA is an official Licensing Program. What does that mean? It means that unlike a franchise, we don't charge huge up front fees, and we don't take a portion of your company profits. Instead, we act as a buying co-op...allowing you to put more money into your marketing, sales and bottom line. Learn more about our Approach.	<urn:uuid:4d6a66b6-7c35-46e1-9120-e65035aef23a>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://windowdepotpartnership.com/the-art-of-the-remodel/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.964331	741	1.585938	2
New York City Police Officer, Photo by Flickr user David Hilowitz, used under a creative commons license. (CC by 2.0) It’s midnight. A cop stands on a street corner giving ad hoc counseling to a man in crisis. The crisis may have been brought on by drug or alcohol abuse or a mental health issue, or he may simply be despondent over his station in life. In a scene repeated every night in cities across America, cops are providing the counseling because our social welfare infrastructure in our cities cannot handle the demand for their services. What is needed is an infusion of capital to revive our overburdened social service infrastructure. The catch? These problems are politically intractable. Cash-strapped governments often can’t take on big, risky, expensive problems that cut across political boundaries and ideologies. Thankfully, many private citizens are eager to do so. Social innovations that partner government, philanthropy, and the private and nonprofit sectors are proliferating across the country. Entrepreneurial philanthropists are engaged in cutting-edge thinking, leveraging their giving to solve difficult problems in sustainable ways, and sometimes even return a dividend that can become another gift. Solutions include everything from microlending to impact investing to benefit corporations to the human capital performance bonds signed into law in Minnesota. But the star of the social innovation show, and the tool for cities to fix their human capital, digital, and social service infrastructure, is a financial instrument you’ve probably never heard of—the social impact bond. Social impact bonds infuse private capital into traditionally public-sector activities, helping build a better safety net while reducing the state’s burden to care for vulnerable citizens. Launched last year by New York City and funded by the Bloomberg Foundation and Goldman Sachs, the first social impact bond invested almost $10 million in a program for young men being held at Rikers Island. The program helps prepare inmates with the skills they need to return to the community, succeed, and stay out of jail. MDRC, an independent research firm will manage the intervention and the Vera Institute will rigorously evaluate the program. If it works, only then will New York City have to repay the bond. That idea—that investors, not the government—bear the risk for big, expensive, risky endeavors, is central to the success of social impact bonds. Investors are rewarded if performance targets are met; if not, the government does not have to pay for services delivered. President Obama included $100 million in the 2012 budget for federal partnerships with states and local governments to launch social impact bonds. The Department of Justice has funded some initiatives, including a project at the Urban Institute to study the mechanics of bringing social impact bonds to cities across the country, and the Department of Labor will soon announce up to $20 million in awards for social impact bonds. The federal government is pushing this initiative hard, not only because of its potential to infuse capital into cash-starved cities, but also because the model requires that funded programs are based on strong evidence. After decades of the federal government funding well-intentioned but often unsuccessful programs, this administration has fully committed to evidence-based governance. And cities are hungry to implement the model. Under the leadership of Dr. Jeffrey Liebman, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government has established the Social Impact Bond Lab to help cities implement SIBs. More than two dozen applied and many others are investigating the concept. Putting Cities’ Social Innovations Under One Umbrella What’s perhaps most exciting about this moment is that cities across the country are already exploring the social innovation concept—though without a unified strategy. Take the District of Columbia, for example. Just a few months ago, DC Mayor Vincent Gray awarded more than $4 million in grants to city agencies that were judged to have the most innovative plans for making the District more environmentally sustainable, but the city departments behind each initiative may not be aware of each other’s efforts. The District would benefit immensely from a strategy that contains such initiatives under a single social innovation umbrella, rather than uncoordinated, one-off attempts to infuse “innovation” into everyday work. Call it the “Office of Urban Innovation.” The Office of Urban Innovation can solve problems that have stifled city innovation for years: - promoting innovations that have positive citywide benefits but are more costly than a single agency can bear - creating teams that span agencies—or even political boundaries—to transfer knowledge critical to program success - creating new partnerships with philanthropies, venture capitalists, private companies, and other governments Think it can’t work? The United Kingdom has an Office for Civil Society that does all of those things. Social innovation may prove to be the mechanism that moves American city governments into the future. And cops can go back on the beat knowing trained counselors are there for the man in crisis. 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Many of us left our workplaces overnight, had to adapt to a new mode of work, and didn’t know how long it would last. Leaders and organizations had close to no time to adapt to converting desk workers to remote positions, and as a result, almost all of us experienced communication barriers, technological difficulties, and feelings of loneliness. We set foot to find out more about this in a research survey to understand the current state of inclusion at work and how organizations could better support their employees. What we wanted to find out What’s the extensive impact of remote work, when we were forced to do the switch? This question captures why Jostle and Dialectic recently joined forces to understand how remote work affects employee inclusion and connection. Over 400 employees participated in our research survey; all of them had transitioned to remote work in the past year without changing employers. Based on the results of this survey, leaders can address barriers to inclusion created or exacerbated by the rapid shift to remote work. In addition, the results provide context and motivation for creating human-centric organizations that prioritize connected employees, even in a hybrid or remote environment. The survey results validated some assumptions we had, but we also were surprised by a few things we learned. Let’s take a quick look at the summary of findings: 1. Remote work has created new barriers to workplace inclusion, muting the norms and practices of workplace culture that build belonging. Although some barriers to inclusion aren’t new and are still being felt, such as poor mental wellbeing and discrimination, we confirmed the presence of new barriers to inclusion. 82% of respondents stated they faced communication obstacles and 83% claim they felt disconnected with their organization's culture. Other barriers include social isolation, work/life integration challenges, and technological/information imbalances. 2. Performance has increased while feelings of belonging have decreased. We found that 70% of participants said that remote work is just as effective “now as it was before” during the pandemic, while 61% said that remote work reduces their connection to coworkers. In other words, during the pandemic, employees’ perceptions of their and their teams’ performance have increased while their feeling of belonging has decreased. This is precisely the opposite of what the empirical work predicts. From a team development standpoint, this is unsustainable in the long run. 3. Managers’ relationships with their team members have become more transactional and less supportive. While 35% of participants feel they’re given more responsibilities by their managers, 54% of participants feel that their supervisor hasn’t equipped them with the support they need to cope with issues coming up from working from home. Costly burnout and turnover may be a result of requiring more work from employees without ample support. 4. Process and function-driven remote workplace cultures are alienating employees. Over three-quarters of people feel they have access to the tools and resources they need to work remotely, but only 30% feel more fulfilled by their jobs. It’s vital that organizations de-escalate from crisis mode and return their focus to the human work aspect of their work. 5. Sick time is being underutilized and will threaten employee well-being and productivity. More than half of participants experienced stress at work as a result of work overload, but surprisingly, 70% report taking fewer sick days compared to last year. Potentially making the situation worse, 59% report using few to no sick days for mental health reasons. Presenteeism and continuing to operate in “crisis mode” are major risks to employee well-being, productivity, and performance. 6. While there are downsides to remote work, it's still here to stay. Three-quarters of respondents say they would choose to continue working remotely, while only 3% say there’s nothing good about remote work. There’s no turning back—remote work will become an expected default of workplaces from here on out. What does this mean for leaders? It’s undeniable remote and other hybrid forms of working are now the norm. The question now is, how do we use the findings of our survey to equip leaders to make crucial decisions in their organizations, and for their people? “The clear message from our research is the cost of short term planning is a long term negative impact on human inclusion and connection at work.” —Bev Attfield, Principal of Workplace Science at Jostle The transactional crisis mode, which might’ve been necessary for expedited mass remote work, has passed its time. The result is an environment with diminished human connection, which erodes relationships and workplace culture while intensifying feelings of exclusion. While organizations are providing support, training, and resources to remain fully operational, it’s the human aspects of working together that are missing. Leaders should be focusing on ways to increase connection and be laser-focused on listening for and supporting individual employee needs. Find out more about these survey results and what their impact might be for your organization by accessing the full report below. No email required; just good information coming your way to help!	<urn:uuid:9fe6fc49-edcc-47f8-92a4-c91c6ea9db8a>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://blog.jostle.me/blog/remote-work-crisis-mode-is-stopping-us-from-feeling-connected?__hstc=45788219.02ba2a0d738e3e3c35dfcdad4649f203.1656016749869.1656016749869.1656016749869.1&__hssc=45788219.1.1656016749869&__hsfp=16171169	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.965334	1,069	1.960938	2
Climate change: children’s challenge Children – unlike many adults – understand the reality of climate change. It is already threatening their access to food, clean water, education and shelter, and these threats will continue to grow unless we act now. Our new report for 2013 draws on five years of research, highlighting perspectives on climate change from young people in the UK and all over the world. It shows that three-quarters of 11-16 year-olds in the UK are worried about how climate change will affect their future and wish the government would do more to tackle it. The evidence in this report is clear. Climate change is already having an effect on children’s lives and will have an even more profound effect on their futures. In his foreword, broadcaster Jon Snow writes: “This report condenses both the evidence and the awareness of children as to climate change’s impact on their future lives in one of the best accounts I have ever read. Read this, and you will have most of the key facts at your fingertips.”	<urn:uuid:89f9704f-4802-4039-b2b7-9c7675cac99d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.unicef.org.uk/publications/climate-change-report-jon-snow-2013/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.970492	218	3.203125	3
Colombia’s amusement parks have seen a 130 percent increase in visitor numbers, recent figures show. While results from a 2012 study undertaken by the Colombian Association of Attractions and Amusement Parks (ACOLAP) showed that more than 5.4 million people visited an amusement park at least once a year, the recently published results of a 2015 study show this figure soared to over 23 million people in during the intervening three years. “The number of inhabitants that Colombia has and the situation of neighboring countries creates a great opportunity for this industry to be more visible and to make better marketing so that more tourists visit these spaces and know us,” said Ángela Díaz, director of ACOLAP. Díaz noted that the industry is “very sensitive” and is vulnerable to a variety of factors including economic fluctuations and a changeable climate. “While there is no official figure for how much this business is growing, 70 percent of the companies affiliated with the trade organisation generate sales between £4 to £12m each,” she added.	<urn:uuid:b36aaf50-5a3a-44c9-9a38-4ad902a16513>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.coinslot.co.uk/2017/02/02/parks-colombia-visitors/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.957971	225	1.796875	2
Gospel Restores Honor to the Dishonored In Indonesia, our Muslim housekeeper told us that when she was a little girl she had a friend who used to feel her mother’s hair in the morning to see if it was damp. Her friend did this so that she could tell if her mother had been messing around with other men. According to Islam, sex makes one unclean. One’s prayers will not be heard again until after a complete bath. When asked why her friend’s mother would care about ceremonial purity if she were already committing adultery, our helper said no one would consider not bathing after having sex. Such uncleanness was a curse. Everything touched would be cursed. Curiously, adultery did not have the same result. In other words, the consequences of uncleanness were more feared than the results of sin! Suddenly a lot of things made sense. I had always wondered why even nominal Muslims make such a big thing out of not eating pork and not getting licked by dogs when sins like lusting after women are treated so superficially. Even the 9/11 terrorists frequented striptease joints. Under this perspective, the greatest felt need is not salvation from sin but deliverance from defilement. Every element of a devout Muslim’s life is ordered by this insecurity; the direction to face when falling asleep, the Arabic words with which to preface a task, speech, or greeting, and even the way to blow one’s nose or wipe one’s bottom. Because eating pork introduces the worst possible defilement and because one’s ceremonial purity outweighs one’s moral purity, the pork eater (George W. Bush) is more despicable than the murderer (Osama Bin Laden). Defilements come in various levels. Each defilement has an appropriately matched ritual for cleansing. Burping and passing gas represents one level of defilement. Touching one’s private parts comprises another. Touching semen, urine, feces, or menstrual flow is serious; serious enough that a woman’s prayers will not be heard during her period. How does the gospel apply under these circumstances? Does the Bible teach about defilement? Does the gospel address defilement as well as sin? Is defilement an integral part of man’s sinfulness? Is shame related to defilement the way guilt is related to sin? Does Christ save us from both? Is the apparent lack of theological attention to this area related to Christianity’s weakness in non-Western cultures which are more shame than guilt oriented? In cultures where defilement looms larger than depravity, are our gospel presentations relevant? Do we disciple converts into healthy and life changing maturity or are many still wrestling with unaddressed and misunderstood insecurities? In Indonesia a friend asked me why Christians insist that Jesus is God and that he was crucified. Instead of trying to convince my friend that all have sinned and that all sin must be punished by death, I noted what he already knew, that all flesh is defiled and from before birth contains the very substances from which we need to be cleansed. I expressed my opinion on the futility of ceremonial rituals for making us clean enough for heaven, because dirt cannot make itself clean any better than darkness can make itself light. I said that just as a candle drives darkness from a room by entering it, God drives defilement from human flesh by becoming it. In other words, the very thing that Muslims object to most in Christianity, syirik the identification of God with his creation, is the solution to man’s most basic problem as perceived by most Muslims. I should have also shown how the nature of Jesus’ miracles healing blindness with his spit and leprosy with his touch proves that he had to be God. No mere prophet could touch a leper without being contaminated, and, while a prophet’s grave might be holy, his spit remains foul like everyone else’s. I did point out that by embracing death itself Jesus destroyed it. I concluded that our only hope for heaven lay in appropriating Jesus’ undefiled life and victory over death for ourselves by faith as is symbolized in baptism and communion. When Adam and Eve sinned, they felt shame before guilt. Before the fall “The man and his wife were both naked and they felt no shame.” (Genesis 2:25) After the fall, “The eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.” (Genesis 3:7) But even with the fig leaves on, they were still naked. “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” (Genesis 3:10) Interestingly and perhaps symbolically, God himself covered Adam and Eve’s nakedness. “The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.” (Genesis 3:21) This progression is noteworthy. Adam and Eve hid after they sinned because they were afraid. They were afraid because they were naked. Shame over nakedness preceded fear, alienation, and separation. Guilt feelings were curiously avoided with some profound excuses. “The devil,” for Eve, and “the woman,” for Adam, “made me do it.” (Genesis 3:12-13) If the immediate consequence of sin was death, (”For when you eat of it you will surely die.” (Genesis 2:17)), then this “death” must be more than just the end of physical life. The Old Testament contains many images indicating that defilement is integral to depravity. As a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, Aaron and his sons were to wash their hands and feet whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, otherwise they would die (Exodus 30:17-21). Blemished or defective animals were not permitted to be used for sacrifices. Items used for worship had to be anointed or consecrated. Unclean animals could not be eaten, and even circumcision probably had some connection to ceremonial cleanliness as the illustration in Colossians 2:11-13 indicates by relating the foreskin with the “sinful nature.” Jesus himself, when he challenged the Pharisees in their use and understanding of cleansing and dietary laws, affirmed that man is unclean (Mark 7:20-23). The concept of original defilement helps total depravity make sense. “There is no one righteous, not even one,” (Romans 3:10) and “all our righteous acts are like filthy rags,” (Isaiah 64:6) because we are defiled. Sin is not inherited but stems from our being. We are unclean and everything we touch or do, even with good intent, becomes contaminated. The Muslim who understands that the ground is cursed wherever he steps if he has not bathed after having had sex may comprehend how bondage to unrighteousness proceeds from defilement. This may also explain why Muslims seem to strive harder to be clean than they strive to be righteous. Niels Mulder says, “Shame is the feeling of anxiety about one’s presentation, about being criticized or laughed at, for short, a feeling of embarrassment and fear for the eyes, ears, and opinions of others.”1 Gailyn Van Rheenen quotes Jacob A. Loewen saying, “While shame is ‘the response to disapproval of one’s own peers,’ guilt is the ‘self-condemnation resulting from the violation of internalized convictions of right and wrong.’”2 To these definitions I add that guilt is a feeling and/or a condition occurring when one has broken or not kept a divine or human law, while shame is a feeling and/or a condition stemming from a shortcoming in one’s state of being, either before God or peers. Just as guilt can be real or imagined and felt or not felt, shame can also be objective or subjective and perceived or ignored. Both Paul (Romans 9:33) and Peter quote Isaiah on the subject, “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” (1 Peter 2:6) If shame is limited to a subjective feeling in the face of one’s peers without any objective condition, then how could this promise be true? What about all the saints and prophets who got ridiculed? If, on the other hand, “shame” in this verse refers to an objective condition, then those who trust in the cornerstone laid in Zion (Jesus) have the objective basis for feeling shame permanently removed, whether they get ridiculed or not. We talk about how sacrifice for forgiveness of sins is no longer necessary because Christ has provided the ultimate sacrifice; but what are our reasons for setting aside Old Testament dietary and cleansing laws? When Jesus “declared all foods ‘clean,’” (Mark 7:18-23) he was not setting these laws aside but challenging added traditions by pointing out that the issue of cleanness was in man’s basic condition and not in the food. Were these laws intended to highlight man’s defiled condition as the sacrifices highlighted man’s sin? Have we set aside these laws because Jesus once and for all removes our defilement just like he removes our sin? “The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!” (Hebrews 9:13-14) Can we present the gospel in a way that addresses shame as well as sin? What kind of gospel have we been taking to the Muslim world when we neglect the issue of man’s “nakedness?” Jesus not only bore our sins; he bore our shame. As the “author and perfecter of our faith” He “endured the cross, scorning its shame.” (Hebrews 12:2) What did it mean for “Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God”? (2 Corinthians 5:21) Did he become depraved, or defiled? Could he have conquered our defilement by assuming it? Christ was not only “pierced for our transgressions” and “crushed for our iniquities;” he “took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows.” (Isaiah 53:4-5) The atonement is not just the simple matter of someone taking our punishment, a concept which Muslims find extremely distasteful. God took upon himself our fallen flesh to the point of pain and death so that our nature can be transformed, and we can live forever. Has something been missing in our gospel preaching so that we don’t reach Muslim at their point of deepest insecurity? Does Muslim infatuation with endless cycles of ritual cleansing reveal another human problem as basic as sin? Do we need an approach to evangelism and discipleship that will meet people at this other point of need? Could such an approach revolutionize outreach and church planting in some of the most resistant parts of the world?	<urn:uuid:7d3ab2d3-0c7a-4845-a4a7-e9e5361ee58c>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://www.missionfrontiers.org/issue/article/gospel-restores-honor-to-the-dishonored	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.967099	2,462	2.125	2
Wanna know how to make sourdough bread at home? Learn everything you need for baking a foolproof sourdough loaf, no Dutch oven needed! Let me tell you a bit about this recipe: this is a basic sourdough bread made for beginners. It’s easy to follow and has a very high chance of success. That said, let me tell you that this recipe won’t give you bread with big holes in it. The low hydration dough is easier to work with, but will produce a tighter crumb. But even without the gigantic holes, your sourdough will still taste absolutely delicious, have a soft and chewy crumb and a crispy crust, and give you confidence enough to try different sourdough recipes! What is sourdough bread? Sourdough bread is bread made with the use of wild yeast. That means no commercial yeast is used to make this bread rise. Sourdough bread is also called slow fermentation bread, as wild yeast takes more time to ferment than industrialized yeast. A bread made with sourdough is more similar to an artisan supermarket loaf: it has a tangier taste, the crust is more crisp and the texture, chewier. It is said that is also better for your gut: a sourdough loaf is easier to digest, as the long fermentation makes the gluten easier for the body to absorb. Wanna learn how to make your own yeast culture? If you want to know more about wild yeast, also known as sourdough starter or sourdough culture, I can teach you all I know about it here. What do I need to bake sourdough bread? We’re keeping it simple here. Although a Dutch oven helps you to get the perfect crust, you can achieve the same result without using one with a few tricks I’ll teach you in this post. For baking this sourdough loaf, you’ll need: - A sourdough starter; - Spray bottle; - Parchment paper; - 2 baking sheets; - A razor or something sharp to score your loaf (the sharpest the better); and A scale is always useful, specially when baking. Measuring dry ingredients like flour by using cups can be a bit tricky, as you can add a lot more flour than the recipe asks for. But if you don’t have one, don’t worry: I’ll teach you how to measure correctly the ingredients for this recipe below. Also, you don’t need a banneton for this recipe. The dough will maintain its shape without needing one when proofing, as you can see in the video. This is a basic sourdough bread, made with 5 simple ingredients: - Sourdough Starter. Make sure yours is active before starting. An active sourdough starter is one that doubles within 6-8 hours after feeding, it has bubbles, and floats on top of the water in the float test. - Water. Use chlorine-free water for a better fermentation. - Flour. Although you can make this with all-purpose flour, bread flour will give your loaf a chewier texture and a better structure. Use bread flour for this recipe, specially if you’re new to sourdough baking, to guarantee a better rise. - Salt. Stick with simple fine sea salt for this recipe. - Sugar. Use white granulated or caster sugar. Sugar will assure you get a great-looking golden-brown crust. If you want to make the dough and bake it in the same day, this is my schedule: - Around 11 PM - Feed sourdough starter - 7 AM - Make the dough + autolyse - 7:30 AM to 1 PM - stretch and fold + Bulk fermentation - 1 PM - Shaping - 1 PM to 4 PM - Proofing - 4 PM - Baking. For an overnight fermentation (with cold fermentation): - 7 PM - Make the dough + autolyse - 7:30 PM to 10 PM - Bulk fermentation with stretch and fold - 10 PM to 7 AM - Cold fermentation - 7 AM - Shaping - 7 AM to 10 PM - Proofing - 10 PM - Baking. The times here are just an estimate that almost always works for me. My starter is already mature and responds really well when fed, and I’m always leaving my dough in a warm spot to optimize fermentation. Times for you can vary, specially if your starter is new. Don’t worry, we’re talking about each step and how to check if it’s ready below. When is my starter ready to use? Your sourdough starter is ready to use when after 6 to 8 hours after feeding, it double in volume and has bubbles on its surface. Feed your starter 6 to 12 hours before you plan putting the dough together. Each starter has its time to reach its peak (when it’s ready to use), but that’s usually between 6 to 12 hours. Remember to leave it in a warm spot to stimulate fermentation activity. How to make it After making sure your starter is active for baking, pour the amount you’ll need for this recipe in a small bowl. You can read more about how to feed your starter in my sourdough starter guide. This recipe asks for about half a cup of starter (120g). Stir your starter well before measuring it if you’re using cups. In a large bowl, add all ingredients and mix only until the dough is formed. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, reusable beeswax wrap or a damp towel, and let the dough rest for 30 minutes. This first resting time right after you mix your dough is known by autolyse. After this time, the dough will become easier to work with. After 30 minutes of autolyse, you can see the dough already looks different: it is less sticky and a bit more elastic. We’re starting with stretch and folds after this time, and will do it about 4 to 6 times, with 30 minutes intervals between each. Why should you stretch and fold your dough? When you do that, you help the dough build a stronger structure and also to keep an even temperature. It makes a difference: when I don’t skip this step, I have a much bigger rise in the oven. Also, when handling the dough, you can see how it’s developing. Is it getting more elastic? Does the dough feel lighter? Is it ready for preshaping? Does it have a good windowpane? In the recipe’s video, you can check how I stretch and fold the dough. You just need your hands, and you can do it with the dough inside the bowl. - Wet your hand in order to prevent the dough from sticking. - Reach under one side of the dough and pull it straight up. - Pull the dough over itself to the opposite side. - Turn the bowl a quarter turn and repeat the stretch and fold process until the bowl has turned a full circle. One important tip: always handle sourdough dough gently. It needs to be handled gently, so it won’t release all the gas that is developing. How do you know bulk fermentation is done? I always check 3 things. - First, shake your dough. Is it jiggly, or does it look kind of tough? If it’s tough, it’s not done: stretch and fold more 1 or 2 times more. Double check if your dough is not resting in a cold spot. - Touch it. Does it feel soft on your hands? If it’s ready, it will feel soft as you handle it. Is your dough less sticky than before? It should be soft and kind of sticky, but not enough it stays in your fingers. It should be also stretchy, and strong enough it can be preshaped. - Last, check windowpane. Watch the video on the end of this post if you’re having trouble identifying it. Does your dough have a good windowpane? It can have tiny folds, little ones are ok, but it cannot tear up easily when stretched. If you’re going for an overnight cold fermentation, be sure to let your dough rise half its size before storing it int the fridge. Also, I would stick with plastic wrap or reusable beeswax wrap when doing cold fermentation: my dough usually creates a skin when I use a damp towel for covering inside the refrigerator. Shaping and Proofing If you choose to do cold fermentation, leave you dough in room temperature for about 1 hour before shaping. Place dough into a clean surface and pull the edge closest to you up and towards the middle. Repeat with each edge, folding the dough until tight. There is no need for a proofing basket for this recipe, just shape the dough and place it on a lined baking pan. Proof your bread for at least 2 hours after shaping. During proofing, your loaf will rise about half its size. When ready, it will feel soft, light, and when pocked, will bounce back, leaving a slight indentation. You need to be careful now to not overproof, or your loaf won’t rise properly and will have a poor structure. Overproofing can happen if you leave the dough proofing for longer than needed, and it’s more common when in a warmer environment. How can I tell my dough is proofed? Poke it. - Does it immediately springs back? Underproof. - Does it stays where it is after poked? Overproofed. - But if your dough pops back out slowly, leaving an indentation, it’s perfectly proofed. You don’t have to poke your dough every minute, though. Poke it once, and if it’s underproofed, poke it again after 20 minutes. Quick note: start preheating your oven 30 minutes before your dough is fully proofed. Middle rack to sourdough loaf, bottom rack to the baking sheet with water. For scoring your dough, you need a sharp blade, razor or knife. Make a deep cut, half to 1 inch deep, and make it slightly diagonal so your loaf will bloom more beautifully. Pretty sourdough bread. We all want that. Remember: use something sharp to score. If you use a knife or blade that is not sharp, you will press harder the dough for the blade to cut it, and that can compromise rising. The blade must slide through the loaf, not push it down. How to bake sourdough without a Dutch oven For baking a sourdough, you need a hot and humid environment. That will assure the best rise and crust for your bread. Although some say it’s best to use a Dutch oven to bake your sourdough, you can bake it without one and still get an outstanding loaf. - Start preheating the oven 30 minutes before dough is fully proofed. Place an empty baking sheet at the bottom rack of your oven while preheating it. - Spray your loaf with water just before placing it into the oven. Add a cup of water to the preheated baking sheet at the bottom rack (careful, it will make a lot of steam, and steam BURNS), place sourdough into the middle rack and close the oven door. - Bake your loaf for 35 to 40 minutes or until it gets a golden brown beautiful crust. Cooling the loaf Your loaves are still baking even as they cool. So it is SUPER IMPORTANT NOT TO SLICE YOUR BREAD WHILE HOT. Slicing as soon as it’s out of the oven will result in a crumb with a gooey and gummy texture. Wait at least 1 hour for it to cool. Use a good sharp serrated knife to cut your sourdough bread. The crust will be crusty, so you need a sharp bread knife to avoid squishing the bread as you slice. Tips and tricks - Use your sourdough starter when it’s on its peak (before it starts to fall) to get a better rise. If you use your starter after it loses size/activity, you might get a denser loaf. - You need a super active starter. A new sourdough starter (less than 2 weeks old) might not be able to make your bread rise by itself. It might take an entire month for a new sourdough culture to be active enough to bake a good loaf. Also, don’t store your starter in a fridge before it completes at least one month: feed your starter every day and leave it at room temperature to speed up its development. - Temperature matters. Find a warm spot in your home where you can leave your dough to rise. - Your oven needs to be BURNING HOT. Preheat for at least 30 minutes on its highest temperature. - If you never baked with sourdough before and you’re not a bread expert, start with a basic recipe like this one, or you might get frustrated (been there SO MANY TIMES). Maybe your first loaf won’t be very pretty, or won’t taste the way you were expecting: don’t give up! The more you bake, the more you get to know the recipe and the way your culture behaves. - Finally, your bread won’t look the same as mine. Sourdough cultures are unique and behave differently. Taste, smell, color and final shape may differ, and that’s totally ok. I’m sure you’ll get a great sourdough loaf! What can go wrong Overproofing your loaf. That happens when you let your dough proofing for longer than it has energy for. Overproofed dough will look flat and kind of runny. It won’t spring back when pocked, and will break when stretched. That can happen in warmer temperatures, specially during hot summer days. If overproofing happens, you can still bake your loaf and turn it into croutons after. Underproofing your loaf. If you bake your loaf before fully proofed, it will turn out denser and with big holes near the crust. Next time, let your dough proof for longer. Always check if the dough is not proofing on a cold spot, as that will slow down fermentation and prolong proofing time. Flavorless sourdough. A younger start may not produce a loaf as flavorful as an established one. Salt also plays a big role here: have you added less salt than what’s asked? That can affect both into flavor and fermentation. Doing a cold fermentation also helps to improve flavor, as a longer fermentation develops more complex flavors. Too sour sourdough bread. That usually happens when you use a underfeed starter. Feed your sourdough 6 to 10 hours before using it for making the dough, always feeding it with the same water-flour quantity as its weight (if you have 100g of sourdough starter, feed it with 50g flour + 50g water). If you’re doing a long cold fermentation, try shortening it or skipping it altogether. Underbaked or gummy bread. If you’re sure you didn’t under or overproofed your bread, leave it for 5 to 10 minutes more the next time you bake. Also, check if your oven is calibrated. The easiest way to do that is by buying an oven thermometer to check if your oven is in the right temperature. Usually, the problem is that the oven doesn’t get hot enough. Why my bread didn’t rise? That’s the last problem you can have while baking your sourdough bread - and usually, the most frustrating. It also can happen a lot in the beginning. First, check your starter. Was it active enough? See how mine looks just before I make the dough in the video. Also, it’s best to use it when it’s at its peak (before it falls completely on the jar). Regarding temperature, was your oven hot enough? You need it really hot to create steam, which is super important in the first 10 to 15 minutes. Steam will help the crust stay soft for longer, so your bread can rise freely in the beginning. Did you handle gently your dough while stretching and shaping? Make it as gently as possible, so you won’t destroy all those air bubbles that are being created inside your loaf. One last question: have you measured correctly the ingredients? While adding a bit more sugar probably won’t mess up your bread, adding too much salt can totally compromise your wild yeast. How to measure correctly flour without a scale Don’t dip your measuring cup into the flour package/container. The correct way to do it is: - Fluff up the flour in the bag with a spoon. - Scoop it with a spoon, filling the measuring cup. - Level the measuring cup with the back of a knife. And that’s it! Scooping flour directly with a measuring cup will make you add more flour that the recipe asks for, as scooping this way will pack the ingredient. Store your sourdough bread, after cooled, in a bread keeper or an airtight container to keep it fresh for longer. It’s good for up to 5 days. The crust will get softer after day one. For getting a crispier crust again, reheat the bread, in the oven on medium for 5 to 10 minutes. More sourdough recipes - ½ cup sourdough starter (120g) - 1 cup water (240g) - 3 cups bread flour (375g) - 1 ½ teaspoon sea salt (7g) - 1 ½ teaspoon sugar (7g) - Feed sourdough starter 6 to 12 hours prior to making the dough. - In a large bowl, add sugar, salt, flour, sourdough starter and water and mix only until the dough is formed. - Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, reusable beeswax wrap or a damp towel, and let the dough rest for 30 minutes in a warm spot. - After 30 minutes, stretch and fold the dough over itself. Rotate the bowl ¼ turn and repeat the stretch and fold until you have complete 2 sets. Cover the bowl and repeat stretch and fold after 30 minutes, 4 to 6 times. Bulk fermentation is done when your dough is soft, less sticky, stretchy and with a good windowpane. - Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and flour it lightly with bread flour or cornmeal to prevent from sticking. - Do not punch down dough. Place dough into a clean surface and pull the edge closest to you up and towards the middle. Repeat with each edge, folding the dough until tight. There is no need for a proofing basket for this recipe, just shape the dough and place it on a lined baking pan. - Place the dough over the lined baking sheet for proofing. After 1h30, poke it lightly and observe if the place where poked pops back out slowly and leave a slight indentation. If so, it’s ready to be baked. - Preheat your oven to its maximum for at least 40 minutes, with racks both in the middle and bottom. Place an empty baking sheet on the bottom rack while the over preheats. - Score your dough with a sharp blade or knife. You can make one clean cut through all the top, or you can score the way you prefer. Spray your dough with water. - Pour carefully 1 cup of water into the baking sheet at the bottom rack of your oven just before placing your loaf into the middle rack. - Lower the oven temperature to 425°F. Bake your loaf for about 40 to 50 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and you get a hollow sound when you knock on loaf. If you prefer, and have a thermometer, you can check the internal temperature of your bread to check for doneness. For sourdough, it’s done when the thermometer read 210°F. - Remove bread from the oven, placing loaf to cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before slicing. 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Answer: Not to worship idols means not to perceive our current existence as the true state. The Torah doesn’t refer to ordinary people, but to the person who wants to attain the Creator and reveal the world. Question: The Torah was written long ago, several thousand years ago, but it talks about things that humanity underwent and continues to go through. It is written, “And lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, which the Lord your God assigned to all peoples under the entire heaven, and be drawn away to prostrate yourselves before them and worship them.” It is as if the Torah is appealing, “Stop praying to idols finally!” Answer: The thing is that there are no forces in nature other than the one force that controls absolutely everything. There is no good and evil, no various opposite qualities and influences. All of it is just a manifestation of one force, one thought, one intention, and one goal. If I step aside, even a millimeter, from the goal, assuming that I myself think, that i wish, then it is called a sin. A person must create an environment for himself that will hold him in the direction toward the oneness of the Creator. If he observes this rule, he never will make mistakes in life and will move forward correctly. The Creator develops him by constantly sending him various doubts and showing him that, allegedly, there exist sources of influence other than Him. A person, despite all apparent disturbances and images, must determine the Creator behind them all and remember that there is only one force, one intention, and one goal that drives him. If a person studies Kabbalah and is in a correct group that always supports him in this approach to reality, then there is no problem. He gradually finds out exactly what is happening around him. At the same time, he is washed by the broader society that keeps rinsing him, pouring buckets of dirt on him. How else is it possible to shake a person? He tunes himself to infinite love for the Creator as the source of everything that happens to him, annulling his egoism, the barrier that separates him from the Creator. Question: Do you think that buckets of dirt help a person cut himself off from his “I?” Answer: You see in it a great salvation because, otherwise, you would not be able to tear yourself away from the common masses and your egoism. How else does one break away from egoism? It is only when everyone around you begins to blame and reprove you. This is exactly the way that the upper force influences a person. The Creator prepares the basis for His further revelation in advance. Without this, it is impossible to draw closer to Him. On the contrary, I must wish to be washed. In the same way that we clean a fish before we cook it, both inside and out, this is the way I want to be treated. If a person understands the ultimate goal lies in this, then he agrees to everything and thanks the Creator for the test because, for him, this is not an evil, but a redemption. Question: But can you imagine what would happen if the entire world with its understanding of the truth suddenly began to reveal something! Answer: Therefore, we must raise our technique, and along with what is revealed, explain to people what it means to move toward the goal. The Creator does nothing in vain. I and thousands of our students all around the world must accept all of these conditions that we are given from above. Let’s say that we will be humiliated, insulted, and slandered. So what? I am not interested in this. I am interested in only one thing: whether we are connected with each other, whether we are going further with the conditions that the Creator gave us, and whether we perceive evil as an absolute good. A person must bless for the evil as well as for the good because evil is just a manifestation of the egoism that he needs to correct. During the rise to the next degree egoism will be revealed more and more, and there’s nothing you can do about it, but you must rise to the next degree through using this egoism! The difference between the degrees is the next threshold of the level of egoism that we need to overcome. Can you imagine how much strength we need to receive from the Creator in order to be connected between ourselves and climb to the goal despite everything? Imagine what a joy it is when you are given such “fires of the Inquisition,” and at the same time the opportunity to rise above them! A person is not given obstacles greater than what he can overcome. We finally have reached these obstacles, and we will have them now! We learn that spiritual ascent is only above the manifestations of egoism. First, we are given a period of time when we study, unite, and learn the wisdom of Kabbalah. But once we are ready, we immediately are given a serious problem. Question: So, if a serious problem arises, does it mean that we are beginning to explore the next degree? Answer: Of course, undoubtedly, and we don’t have a right to fall. We must master it because all of humanity is behind us, and we are responsible for them. There can be no retreat. This is the game the Creator is playing with us! Moreover, in our time, this is the fate of the entire universe, of all of the worlds, of all of the souls who brought us the wisdom of Kabbalah, and now we are responsible for raising the souls of all of humanity above all of the great Kabbalists. 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For many of Africa’s carriers 2013 represented some financial progress, but the pressures remain clear. Collective profits for those African carriers among the top 150 airlines to have reported 2013 figures, shows a return to small profit at both a net and operating level after losses in 2012. This was off the back of revenues for 11 carriers of $13.8 billion, up just 2% on the previous year. The improved bottom line performance owed a lot to the cutting of losses at Kenya Airways and TAAG Angola Airlines, as well as improved profits at Ethiopian. The figure do not include EgyptAir and South African Airways, both of which have endured difficult recent years. It underlines that despite the undoubted potential of the region, it remains something of a mixed picture for the continent’s carriers. Fast-growing Ethiopian Airlines enjoyed steady growth in reaching an operating profit of $155 million, almost treble the previous year. Kenya Airways was able to cut its losses in 2013, but still ended in the red for a second consecutive year. The SkyTeam carrier has though now joined Ethiopian in operating Boeing 787s, in another sign of an improving product at the region’s carriers. While European and Gulf carriers continue to take a large chunk of the long-haul market in and out of Africa, low-cost operators have so far made only limited progress in the highly fragmented continent. Though the model is already established in South Africa, it remains a work in progress elsewhere. Fastjet, while retaining pan-African ambition, is so far focused on Tanzania. Kenya Airways meanwhile has now launched its low-cost unit, Jambo Jet. Source: Cirium Dashboard	<urn:uuid:7c3c19b1-3b6b-4b07-9082-0ee61d6a15aa>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis-african-carriers-battle-to-fulfil-potential/113977.article	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.954361	346	1.5	2
How to Adjust a Brookstone Clock Some clocks perform many other functions than just displaying the time or sounding an alarm. Brookstone clocks are an example of this. Brookstone offers a line of luxury clocks, including voice-controlled devices and wireless alarm clocks that automatically display the weather for your area. Use the buttons, dials or voice-activated commands to adjust a Brookstone clock. Brookstone Moshi Voice Control Alarm Clock Plug in the alarm clock using the AC adapter included with the device. Set the “IVR” mode with the switch on the back of the alarm clock. Say “hello, Moshi” to activate the voice recognition commands. After you hear the alarm clock playing the words “welcome, command please,” say the command “set time.” State the time, including either “a.m.” or “p.m.” For example, say “twelve forty-five p.m.” This command sets the time. Set the alarm by saying “hello, Moshi,” and then “set time.” State the time for your alarm in the same manner as you did when you set the time. Brookstone Wireless 3-Day Forecaster Look at the clock's display for the signal strength indicator. If the clock displays one signal bar or none at all, move the clock to a different location. It might receive a stronger signal near a window. Press the “Menu” button once. The first menu setting is the city selection. Press the “Menu” button again to access the “Set Alarm Hour” menu setting. Pressing the button three more times will reveal the “Set Alarm Minute,” “Time Zone” and “Celsius/Fahrenheit” menus. Turn the twist dial slowly once you've reached your desired menu setting. Read the display as you turn the dial and stop once the display reads your desired setting. Activate the alarm after selecting your desired alarm setting. Press the “Alarm On/Off” button once to turn the alarm on. Press this button again to silence the alarm. Adjust the display to show the weather for tomorrow or the next day. From the main screen, turn the twist dial one notch to the right for tomorrow's weather. Do the same for the following day's weather. Catherine Chase is a professional writer specializing in history and health topics. Chase also covers finance, home improvement and gardening topics. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in American studies from Skidmore College.	<urn:uuid:1e35a576-01c6-4207-b7e1-12b4d47578eb>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://homesteady.com/how-12153736-adjust-brookstone-clock.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.894121	587	1.796875	2
Ukraine accused Russia of using phosphorous bombs in the bombing of the Ukrainian Snake Island in the Black Sea. The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army made the accusation on Telegram. Also display video clips. According to him, it is about Russian combat aircraft flying from Crimea to Snake Island and dropping phosphorous bombs. Phosphorous bombs are incendiary bombs that spread fire by blasting. Some consider the use of bombs a war crime. Others argue that it falls into a gray area of the laws of war. Under certain conditions, you are allowed to use phosphorous bombs. Ukrainian authorities said Ukraine had recaptured Snake Island earlier this week. Russia has a different reading. This country says he left the island as a goodwill gesture. Ukraine believes that the Russians used the island to intercept radio traffic. Snake Island is 660 meters long, 440 meters wide and has a strategic location. Ships stationed there could, for example, block access to Ukrainian ports. It was captured by the Russian army at the start of the war but abandoned on Thursday. Uncertainty about the reason for the departure of the Russians It is said that Ukraine expelled the Russians from the island with artillery. According to Kev, the bombings from Russia are now a clear indication that the Russians did not leave Snake Island voluntarily. Moscow continues to deny this, claiming that Russia left so that Ukraine could export grain and other goods. The island is difficult to defend due to the lack of trees. According to experts, the Russians no longer saw any benefit on the island, because all the goals would have been achieved there, and so they let Ukraine take over. It is unclear why Russia bombed the island again. “Infuriatingly humble social media buff. Twitter advocate. Writer. Internet nerd.”	<urn:uuid:5f2d80cb-c16e-4dad-aa4b-095311cbb002>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://houstonianonline.com/ukraine-accuses-russians-of-dropping-phosphorous-bombs-on-snake-island-currently/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.954119	364	1.9375	2
John 14:22-26, Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me. These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” The element of authentic Biblical “Love” is demonstration. Jesus’ followers are told to love others as He has loved us. This is a multifaceted definition which includes many variables often absent in natural human interaction. Interestingly, the more we exercise this, the more we see with clarity, experience with the greatest joy, and are blessed by demonstrations of love. We are often blind to demonstrations of “Biblical Love” because we fail to even begin to have a relationship with Him. We can’t claim a loving and intimate relationship with someone we have never met. That reminds me of some of the posters of celebrities which hung on many young adolescent’s walls in middle school. Deeply in love with individuals they had never met or even knew the least real truth about. There are people in this world who might struggle to show love. Maybe they have been hurt and, in some way, traumatized that hinders their understanding of what actual love is. The world is really no help. The elements that define love in this world (worldly philosophy, pop-culture) are often extra-Biblical and certainly ignorant of God. (Side note: No one ignorant of God can know love. 1 John 4:7-21 God is Love. Without Him we can’t really know what love is.) This fallen world has harmed so many innocent people and wounded them deeply enough that without some substantial maturity or other intervention they never find a way to move forward. Sort of like learning to hug porcupines, we labor with the love and grace of God to surround people in need with hope through the love of God. This is why Biblical love is a verb and not simply an emotion. It is an action, not simply a platitude. God has so profoundly demonstrated His love for us to SEE. The more we live out the will of God, the more we open ourselves up to His blessings. It is not an earned credit. It’s an act that gives us a better understanding of who He is. He defines and discloses himself to us as we learn the valuable lessons of sacrifice, mercy, and obedience. It’s a truly awesome thing to see the love of God in others as they generously practice His love toward us. We can also be the light we seek for others. In so doing, we can see both sides of the weighty trait we seek so much of. We are surrounded by opportunities to seek and reveal to others the wisdom of the living God. We have to open our spiritual eyes and look beyond our own internal issues to begin to see the glory of God. The Spirit of God teaches us so many things about God from His word, but man is often reluctant to even take the time to read or pray. As a result, man is left with a definition of love which excludes the only authentic element in the whole process – God. As Jesus told Judas, he would reveal Himself to those who were obedient to Him. Anything else is a false answer to life’s most important question. In order to see God, we have to be what God calls for us to be. In order to have God live within me, I have to love those around me – both the easily loved, and the “porcupines”. We can all be either “porcupine” or “lovable” at different times. May we be found reflecting His love as He has loved us. Have a blessed day.	<urn:uuid:8c71e44a-faf9-4c1c-9ef2-a4f4f8978e5d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://eacchurchofchrist.org/the-ultimate-demonstration/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00473.warc.gz	en	0.968929	888	1.835938	2
A significant lack of diversity in terms of inventor demographics exists in the U.S. patent system. To better assess this, the Senate re-introduced the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act in March to require the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to collect voluntarily provided information on “gender, race, military or veteran status, and any other demographic category that the Director determines appropriate, related to each inventor listed with an application for patent.” While the IDEA Act may illuminate the extent of inventor diversity, or lack thereof, what steps can be taken to encourage diversity of innovation? Identifying the Patent Inequity Gap There is little reliable data on inventor demographics, but predictions suggest that some groups are being left out. For example, a 2020 USPTO report revealed a gender gap showing that only 12.8% of all inventor-patentees are women. The racial gap appeared even more profound, with a 2018 report estimating that Black and Hispanic individuals each represent only 1% of all inventors. Other minority groups, such as the LGBTQ community, seem to have no inventorship data at all. The IDEA Act aims to not only measure this inequity, but also inform policy to encourage more diverse individuals to pursue and obtain patents. Such encouragement might include increased access to financial and educational resources, programs to connect diverse innovators with patent practitioners, and/or mechanisms for lowering patent costs and fees for minority inventors, which could be realized under the recently introduced Unleashing American Innovators Act that aims to create an outreach program for underrepresented patent applicants. Yet the true impact of any new policies and programs remains to be seen. Ways to Encourage Diversity of Inventorship and Invention Diversifying American inventorship could bring significant economic benefits by stimulating the development and commercialization of more innovative ideas drawn from experience across the socioeconomic spectrum, as well as social benefits by promoting a more inclusive society. One way to encourage diverse inventorship could be to grant special status, such as reduced application fees and/or accelerated examination, to patent applications that name inventors from underrepresented demographics. Because accurate inventorship is necessary for a patent to be enforceable, applicants (e.g., corporations) should be wary of trying to game the system by naming a minority inventor solely to obtain special status. Similar benefits are already available in the USPTO based on economic status as “micro entities” (e.g., certain inventors who have a limited gross annual income) enjoy a 75% reduction on most application fees. Hence, a similar discount might be expanded to other demographic categories. Diversifying inventorship could also motivate the hiring of diverse individuals in an effort to inspire more diverse products, including innovations designed to benefit underrepresented populations. There is some USPTO precedent for this as well—the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program provides fast-track examination (without any additional fees) for applications related to methods of treating cancer, thus giving an advantage to inventions aimed at a narrow population. A similar advantage could be afforded to inventions designed to benefit other minority groups—e.g., a hair care appliance for use with afro curly hair, or a dual-gender doll for teaching children about transgender identity. Patent applications for both such inventions were filed in recent years, but without any special status due to their subject matter. As with the Cancer Immunotherapy program, the claims in such minority-benefiting applications would likely need to be limited to the intended population to gain the program’s benefits. This would pose a trade-off for the applicant: pursue a broad patent to protect the invention for use with anyone at the cost and timing of regular examination, or pursue a narrower population-specific patent more quickly and/or at lower cost. Make Patent Examination More Flexible Once examination begins, it may be difficult to convince the USPTO that a diverse invention is non-obvious (and thus patentable) due to its unique applicability to a minority population. In general, the patent laws are blind to the intended use of a claimed product. Accordingly, patent examination of diverse inventions may need to become more flexible, while still relying on existing legal principles. For example, arguments regarding the special purpose of an invention might be presented as “secondary considerations,” which have been characterized as highly probative of non-obviousness and include evidence that, for example, the invention satisfies a “long-felt need” that was recognized, persistent, and not solved by others. Obviousness rejections also commonly assert that features of prior inventions can be combined to achieve the claimed invention. But a diverse applicant might argue that it is not obvious to create an inclusive product by combining features from less inclusive products. Consider, for example, early facial recognition technology that inaccurately detected faces of people of color, virtual classroom applications that lacked transcription tools for deaf students, or a “real name” algorithm that mistakenly flagged Native American names as fake. In each case, the earlier technology did not achieve the desired purpose of inclusivity. Beyond the foregoing issues, many other arguments and questions are likely to arise as the U.S. patent system seeks to improve diversity and inclusion. For instance, those opposing such efforts may argue that granting special status to diverse inventors could lower the patentability threshold and overall patent quality, or that such efforts will perpetuate separation rather than inclusion of minorities, or that companies will drive up costs for products designed for minority groups due to a perceived limited demand. Regardless, the patent system has room for improvement to encourage diversity among inventors and their ideas. The IDEA Act is a promising start, but there will likely be much debate before we see any real changes to law or policy. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. or its owners. Dianna G. El Hioum is a partner at the law firm Fox Rothschild LLP and chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. Based in the firm’s New York office, she centers her practice on global patent prosecution and portfolio development, licensing, due diligence, and opinion work. Gregory Logan (Ph.D.), is a patent agent at Fox Rothschild LLP based in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. His experience includes more than a decade of work in laboratories doing research on breast cancer, neuroscience, stem cells, and basic cell biology.	<urn:uuid:a91312b2-5f28-428e-a9e8-ae3b674b1ab4>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/uspto-has-ways-to-improve-patent-diversity-and-inclusion	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.940932	1,344	3.046875	3
Hermes UK, leader in UK parcel distribution, ordered 70 compressed natural gas (CNG) powered delivery trucks bringing the total number of CNG trucks in its fleet to 160. The 70 new units will be IVECO S-Way NP CNG IVECO S-WAY trucks,when fuelled with comppressed biomethane reduce the CO2 emissions by at least 80% compared to Euro VI diesel trucks, and also reduce particulate matter emissions by 88% and NOx emissions by 70% reduction. Hermes' 160 CNG trucks will represent around 50% of its large truck fleet, and they will approximately reduce its annual CO2 footprint by some 24,000 tonnes. Hermes has additionally confirmed plans to trial the IVECO Eurocargo, a 12-tonne van that runs on CNG, across routes in central London. The firm’s central London routes are already served by an electric fleet, but it said in a statement that many retail clients in the capital are also seeking an alternative fuel option. Details of the trial’s length and scope have not yet been revealed. Hermes’ head of fleet David Landy said: “Sustainability is a huge focus for us as we recognise our responsibility as one of the UK’s largest consumer delivery companies. We are committed to putting sustainability at the heart of every aspect of our business, through innovative products and processes. “As such, we were an early adopter of CNG as an alternative fuel and are continuing to increase its presence in our fleet, to drive down emissions.” Hermes’ parent company is Otto Group. Last year, Otto Group announced an ambition to become a carbon-neutral business by 2030, after delivering an ambition to halve Group-wide emissions between 2006 and 2020. Otto Group has repeatedly stated that it will “pursue CO2 avoidance and reduction” before turning to carbon offsetting. It has not yet applied to the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) with new reduction goals. The announcement from Hermes comes after the UK Government unveiled its Transport Decarbonisation Plan last month. This policy package is designed to support businesses and other actors across the value chains for all modes of transport to achieve net-zero by the legally binding 2050 deadline. Included in the Plan is a commitment for the sale of new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to be banned in the UK by 2040. The Department for Transport (DfT) will consult on proposals to phase out polluting vehicles weighing between 3.5 tonnes and 26 tonnes from 2035 and those weighing more than 26 tonnes from 2040. It has stated that earlier dates will be set if the private sector agrees that a faster transition is “feasible”.	<urn:uuid:14e59b79-6fd8-4350-9cc9-a269cc07268d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.globalgasmobility.com/hermes-expands-cng-fleet-to-160-largest-in-uk-parcel-sector/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz	en	0.954601	583	1.96875	2
- Case report - Open Access Evaluations of exercise intolerance with cardiopulmonary exercise tests in an 18-year-old adolescent with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome: a case report BMC Endocrine Disorders volume 22, Article number: 82 (2022) Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare disease associated with different level of anterior pituitary hormone deficiency resulting with a variety of clinical manifestations which could limit exercise capacity. Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is valuable in differential diagnosis of exercise intolerance and exercise prescription. An 18-year-old male adolescent was diagnosed with PSIS at 4 years old, had undergone growth hormone supplement until puberty, and was referred to rehabilitation department due to exercise intolerance. We arranged pulmonary function test (PFT) and CPET to clarify the cause of limited capacity. The test result provided evidence of moderate functional impairment (54% of predicted maximal oxygen uptake) mainly affected by physical unfitness without significant cardiovascular or pulmonary limitations. CPET serves as a valuable tool for diagnostic purpose. Aerobic and resistance exercise training for the patient should be conducted promptly for better prognosis but under safe circumstances, with criteria which could be provided by CPET results. Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare disease which often relates to anterior pituitary hormone deficiency with prevalence of 0.5 in 100,000 births [1,2,3]. Its distinct radiological manifestations in magnetic resonance imaging in aid to make the specific diagnosis included the triad of thin or absent pituitary stalk, hypoplastic anterior pituitary and ectopic posterior pituitary . The etiology or pathophysiology has not yet well established, but some known gene mutations are considered to be contributive to hypoplasia of pituitary stalk and anterior pituitary gland [5, 6]. The treatment often involved several hormone replacement therapies based on different kind of deficit. The prompt diagnosis and hormone replacement are essential for patient’s life quality and prognosis [7,8,9]. The clinical features at first appearance may include short stature, cryptorchidism, micropenis, delayed puberty, hypoglycemia or hypothyroidism. Considering the variety of clinical manifestations caused by hormone deficit, we hypothesize that the physical fitness is susceptible to unique body composition, muscular fitness or cardiopulmonary system, which yet no current studies have addressed with. Of an 18-year-old adolescent with exercise intolerance who is acquired with PSIS and had received growth hormone replacement therapy, we hereby present the result of the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) which provides significant value in diagnosis, prognosis, and more importantly the exercise recommendation. A 3-year-and-5-month old child was first brought to our pediatric department due to failure to thrive with height 77.5 cm and body weight 6.2 kg, which were both below the 1th percentile on a growth chart. The father is 168 cm and the mother is 155 cm in height. Reviewing his gestational and birth history, the mother was first pregnant (gravidity: 1, parity: 1) and no serious complications were reported during the full-term pregnancy. The baby was born via spontaneous vaginal delivery with birth body weight 2760 gm. A series of initial evaluations and testing were conducted by having an impression of unspecified short stature. The brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Fig. 1) revealed atrophy of the pituitary gland and interruption of the pituitary stalk. Ectopic posterior pituitary stalk was also noted at the junction between the upper pituitary stalk and hypothalamus. The blood test showed decreased human growth hormone (< 0.15 ng/mL) yet with normal thyroid hormone level (HS-TSH: 1.2 uIU/ml, T3: 136 ng/dL, T4: 9.94 ug/dl). The insulin hypoglycemic test was arranged but postponed due to mild fever during the admission. After a few months, the patient was admitted again for thorough evaluations. The insulin hypoglycemic test showed a subnormal increase (0’: 0.14 ng/mL; 60’: < 0.1 ng/mL) in serum growth hormone with blood sugar 40 mg/dL after insulin injection (0.1 U/kg) pushed intravenously, indicating growth hormone (GH) deficiency. The morning cortisol level was 14.51 ug/dl, with HS-TSH: 1.873 uIU/ml, T3: 101 ng/dL and T4: 7.22 ug/dl, thus the patient was diagnosed with no adrenal insufficiency or hypothyroidism. Somatropin supplement therapy (0.025 ~ 0.035 mg/kg/day) was initiated at the age of 4 years and 5 months and discontinued at the age of 17 years and 2 months, when the hand bone age reached 17 years old. The growth curve is presented as (Fig. 2). At the age of 4 years and 5 months, the patient’s height was 80.6 cm with weight of 6.8 kg, and at the age of 17 years old his height was 150.7 cm with weight of 20.4 kg. The physical examination and blood test had been regularly repeated since progressive impairment of the residual pituitary function throughout childhood was reported in previous literature [10, 11]. At the age of 18 years old and 3 months, his testes were measured with orchidometer as 15 ml bilaterally in volume and stretched penis 8 cm in length, which were both considered within normal range. The blood test revealed low level of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), but normal level of thyroid hormone, testosterone and other biochemical result (Table 1). Considering the rare clinical condition along with exercise intolerance, the patient was referred to rehabilitation department for evaluations of physical fitness and exercise recommendations. Pulmonary function test (PFT) and CPET were arranged with informed consent and with no contraindications, in accordance with the recommendations of American College of Sports Medicine’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescriptions (ACSM guidelines), 10th edition. The PFT was performed with a spirometry and data were collected including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV). The settings of CPET composed of a treadmill, a flow module, a gas analyzer, and an electrocardiographic monitor. A detailed demonstration was given before the test. The patient was in his regular health status and could understand and follow the instructions. The symptom-limited exercise testing with ramped Bruce protocol was then conducted. Collected parameters included heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), minute ventilation (VE), oxygen uptake (VO2), carbon dioxide output (VCO2), respiratory exchange ratio (RER) and partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2). The predicted maximal heart rate (HRmax) was calculated as 201 using the Eq. 216.6 – (0.84 × Age) . The VO2 (ml/kg/min) was recorded breath-by-breath during the testing and divided by 3.5 to present exercise capacity as metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs). The predicted maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max pred.) was determined by the age, gender and weight . HR recovery (HRR) was defined as the difference between HR at 1 min after testing and peak HR. The anaerobic threshold (AT) was determined by VE/VO2 and VE/VCO2 methods. The maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) was determined if any of the following criteria had ever met: 1.) A plateau in VO2 with increased workload, 2.) Failure of HR to increase with increases in workload, 3.) A peak RER ≥ 1.10. The test was terminated as the patient demanded for stop due to severe fatigue and leg soreness. The maximal effort was considered attained as peak RER reached over 1.10. During the testing, there was no angina, cyanosis or dizziness, and no ST elevation or displacement noted on electrocardiographic monitor. The heart rate and blood pressure increased steadily with incremental work load. The baseline measurements and the results were illustrated in (Table 2) and (Table 3). The peak heart rate was 86.6% of predicted HRmax in the presence of maximal effort indicating chronotropic incompetence less likely in this patient. The heart rate reserve (HRR) was 10 and much lower than 27, the mean value in 17–18-year-old healthy boy subjects reported by Singh et al. which provided indirect evidence of autonomic imbalance. The maximal exercise capacity was 8.9 METs (VO2max: 31.15 ml/kg/min) and 54% of predicted value, showing moderate functional aerobic impairment. The breathing reserve was 44.82% and not characteristic of pulmonary diseases (< 20%). The VE/VCO2 slope was 26.5 suggesting sufficient ventilatory efficiency. Above all, as the result hardly met the criteria for cardiovascular or pulmonary limitation, the clinical exercise intolerance could attribute to physical unfitness including low muscle mass and endurance. According to the CPET result, the patient should face no obstacles to perform activities of daily livings, to carry out household work (ex: washing cars, mowing lawn), to participate in leisure time or sports (ex: badminton, golfing, table tennis) but to be cautious in some of severely vigorous activities (ex: competitive soccer game, carrying heavy bricks). To improve his physical fitness and maintain health, a well-designed exercise prescription is suggested based on ACSM’s recommendation, which could employ the ‘’FITT-VP’’ principle including frequency, intensity, time, type, volume and progression. We hereby suggest an aerobic exercise program which is at least 30 min per day, 5 days per week with moderate intensity. The intensity is calculated with oxygen uptake reserve method . The target VO2 (ml/kg/min) equals (31.15—3.5) x (40 ~ 60%) + 3.5, which is 14.56 ~ 20.09 ml/kg/min, to be more specific, jogging on even ground at rate of 3.3 ~ 6.6 km/hr. The volume is about 750 MET·min/week and the exercise time is expected to increase 5 min every 2 week in the first month. In addition, balanced nutrition intake is as well important and resistance training program could be helpful, especially in our case suspected of low muscle mass. Barbieri et al. has reported several benefits can be achieved through strength training in adolescents and children, including improved motor skills, body composition, reduced fat mass and bone health, and accordingly we recommend a resistance exercise program which is 2 days per week, 3 sets of 10 repetitions involving major muscle group with light intensity (50% 1-RM). The interval between each session should be at least 2 days. The multi-joint exercises (such as chest press, squats) are preferred in avoidance of muscle imbalances or even injury. As the patient never participates in resistance training, it is important to select reasonable weight during training and gradually increase the volume after the patient is familiar with the proper technique. Even as few as one set per muscle group per session can result with significant strength gains. In the present study, we described long-term follow up of clinical and hormonal characteristics of an 18-year-old adolescent diagnosed as PSIS and the exercise capacity after GH supplement therapy with objective evaluations by CPET. We analyzed the test result to specify the main cause limiting exercise performance and furthermore, to provide detailed exercise prescription for better clinical outcome. PSIS is associated with different level of anterior pituitary insufficiency while the posterior pituitary function often remains intact. Patients are mostly referred for growth retardation, as also reported are neonatal hypoglycemia or malformation. In our case, the patient was diagnosed with PSIS based on endocrine study and MRI findings. Isolated GH deficiency has been noted and managed since youth. The total height gain standard deviation score (SDS) was 1.39, though short of target adult height (160 ± 6.5 cm), which is in accordance with previous studies (mean height gain SDS: 2.3; 0.7 ~ 5.4). [11, 22] The hormone impairment level of PSIS could range from isolated GH deficiency to combined pituitary hormone deficiency, typically progressing gradually to permanent pan-hypopituitarism in adulthood. Our patient developed mature second sex characteristics (Tanner stage IV) with normal level of gonadotropic steroids and other hormones. Considering the limited present studies and the high heterogeneity of the diseases, we perceived our case at less severe end of the broad spectrum. No hormone supplement is currently indicated in our case but regular check-up is suggested. The exercise capacity of our case is lower than predicted and it is consistent with previous studies, but the effect of GH replacement on the exercise capacity remains equivocal. Whitehead et al. and Nass et al. demonstrated the maximal oxygen uptake of patients with acquired growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) is significantly lower than normal sex- and age-matched individuals. [23, 24] They also reported that GH replacement improves exercise capacity significantly. On the other hand, a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized, cross-over trial enrolled 17 patients with acquired hormone deficiency to receive recombinant human growth hormone or placebo, but the exercise capacity remained unchanged. Another similar study suggested that 3 months of GH replacement improved muscle oxidative capacity by comparing succinate dehydrogenase density in quadriceps muscle biopsies, which should reflect an improvement in exercise capacity. However, no significant effects in peak VO2, VE/VCO2 slope, anaerobic threshold RER, exercise time were noticeable, while the authors considered it could be contributed by short period of therapy, low dose of GH or an obese population. Of note, most of the studies focused on acquired GH deficiency instead of primary GH deficiency because of the small research population and associated studies should be conducted in the future. No available studies analyzing CPET result of PSIS patients were submitted before the present study. A thorough integrative interpretation of multiple CPET parameters prompts a proper differential diagnosis. According to the Fick’s equation, oxygen uptake is the product of the cardiac output and the arteriovenous difference, which respectively reflecting central oxygen supply and peripheral oxygen demand. The decreased exercise captivity could possibly be contributed by pulmonary, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases or physical unfitness. The heart rate reserve (HRR) is considered to reflect the balance of the autonomic nervous system with the initial fall activated through parasympathetic system and followed by sympathetic system withdrawal. Lower value in HRR is indicative of increased cardiovascular risk, metabolic risk and worse exercise capacity, which may be improved with regular physical activity participation. [15, 29] A high VE/VCO2 slope can be observed in patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or restrictive pulmonary disease. Chua et al. has shown a VE/VCO2 slope > 34 a higher risks for death and hospitalization due to decompensated chronic heart failure , while Ritt et al. suggested the best cutoff point for worse prognosis was 32.5. There are limitations in the present study. First, even though PSIS pathogenesis and etiology has not been fully understood, there have been great interests and improvements in the field of genetic studies, but the genetic surveillance was not conducted as the family could not afford the price. Secondly, the objective evaluations for body composition such as bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) or dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is lacking, which could provide more direct evidence of suggested low muscle mass. Third, additional CPET is warranted after aerobic and resistance exercise training to better evaluate the effect on physical fitness, which is unable to be presented here while the rehabilitation program has not completed. 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You are hereHome > Baltimore, MD – The drinking water for 200,000 people in Maryland could be at risk of radioactive contamination from a leak or accident at a local nuclear power plant, says a new study released today by Maryland PIRG Foundation (Maryland PIRG) and Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center. “The danger of nuclear power is too close to home. Here in Maryland, the drinking water for 200,000 people is too close to an active nuclear power plant,” said Jenny Levin, State Advocate with Maryland PIRG. “An accident like the one in Fukushima, Japan or a leak could spew cancer-causing radioactive waste into our drinking water.” The nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan last year drew a spotlight on the many risks associated with nuclear power. After the disaster, airborne radiation left areas around the plant uninhabitable, and even contaminated drinking water sources near Tokyo, 130 miles from the plant. According to the new report, “Too Close to Home: Nuclear Power and the Threat to Drinking Water,” the drinking water for 208, 442 people in Maryland is within 50 miles of an active nuclear power plant – the distance the Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses to measure risk to food and water supplies. “This report reminds us that nuclear power plants in the United States pose a risk to the safety of the water supply for tens of millions of Americans. There is no safe dose of radioactivity,” said Dr. Gwen Dubois with Physicians for Social Responsibility. “The greater then number of people exposed, the higher the incidence of cancer will result.” Radiation from a disaster like the one in Fukushima can contaminate drinking water and food supplies, as well as harm our health. But disaster or no disaster, a common leak at a nuclear power plant can also threaten the drinking water for millions of people. As our nuclear facilities get older, leaks are more common. In fact, 75 percent of U.S. nuclear plants have leaked tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen that can cause cancer and genetic defects. “Mothers across Japan were understandably outraged over contaminated drinking water after Fukushima—how could they safely feed their children? We must act to ensure no Maryland mother ever has to feel such anguish, and that means closing dangerous nuclear reactors as quickly as possible” said Michael Mariotte, executive director of Nuclear Information and Resource Service, which is leading a legal challenge against the proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 nuclear reactor on the Chesapeake Bay. Local bodies of water also play a critical role in cooling nuclear reactors and are at risk of contamination. In the case of the Fukushima meltdown, large quantities of seawater were pumped into the plant to cool it, and contaminated seawater then leaked and was dumped back into the ocean, carrying radioactivity from the plant with it. The Chesapeake Bay provides cooling water for the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland and could be at risk. “With nuclear power, there’s too much at risk and the dangers are too close to home. Marylanders shouldn’t have to worry about getting cancer from drinking a glass of water,” said Levin. The report recommends that the United States moves to a future without nuclear power by retiring existing plants, abandoning plans for new plants, and expanding energy efficiency and the production clean, renewable energy such as wind and solar power. In order to reduce the risks nuclear power poses to water supplies immediately, the report recommends completing a thorough safety review of U.S. nuclear power plants, requiring plant operators to implement recommended changes immediately and requiring nuclear plant operators to implement regular groundwater tests in order to catch tritium leaks, among other actions. “There are far cleaner, cheaper, and less-risky ways to get our energy,” concluded Ewa Krason. “Maryland and the United States should move away from nuclear power immediately and invest in safer alternatives such as efficiency and wind and solar power.” The Maryland Public Interest Research Group Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer advocacy group. Follow us online at www.marylandpirg.org Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center is a state-wide citizen-based environmental group working for clean air, clean water, and open spaces. www.environmentmaryland.org Your donation supports Maryland PIRG's work to stand up for consumers on the issues that matter, especially when powerful interests are blocking progress.	<urn:uuid:45b94ff8-07c7-4731-9f52-141f707a2541>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://marylandpirg.org/news/mdp/nuclear-power-plants-threaten-drinking-water-200000-marylanders	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00473.warc.gz	en	0.939479	929	2.703125	3

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