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Date of Award
Doctor of Philosophy
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Dr. Ben Atchison
Dr. Diane Dirette
Dr. Kieran Fogarty
Immobilization of the wrist is a common practice throughout the healthcare industry. The main forms of wrist immobilization are short-arm casts, prefabricated wrist splints, custom volar wrist splints, and custom circumferential wrist splints. It is generally accepted, by the medical community, that each form of immobilization allows for some movement. The amount each device allows is unknown. Establishing data that accurately describe the amount of mobility in each immobilization device will allow clinicians to make an evidence-based decision each time they are confronted with the need to order an orthosis.
The purpose of this study was to identify the specific amount of motion allowed and to identify the level of function allowed by each immobilization device. For each device, the exact wrist range of motion in flexion, extension, radial deviation, and ulnar deviation was explored through radiographic analysis. In addition, functional ability was explored with the QuickDASH, Timed In-Hand Manipulation Exam (TIME), and the Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function.
A convenience sample of 24 participants was recruited. All subjects wore each of the four different immobilization devices for 24 hours and then were evaluated for range of motion and functional abilities. MANOVA and post hoc testing were performed on the data to identify statistically significant differences in anterior-posterior total active motion between the cast (31.3°), the volar wrist splint (48.3°), circumferential wrist splint (54.8°), and the prefabricated wrist splint (88.5°). Statistically significant differences were also measured in lateral total active motion between the cast (27.7°), the volar wrist splint (36.7°), the circumferential wrist splint (35.4°), and the prefabricated wrist splint (51.7°). QuickDASH scores of perceived function indicated a statistically significant difference with the prefabricated wrist splint (28.24), the cast (54.6), the volar splint (41), and the circumferential splint (43.9). Similarly, the score on the TIME was statistically significantly faster for the prefabricated wrist splint with an average of 13.88 seconds.
More research should be performed to identify an ultra low profile external device that is highly conforming to maximize immobilization while allowing as close to normal functional activities as possible.
Mullen, Timothy M., "Radiographic and Functional Analysis of Movement Allowed by Four Wrist Immobilization Devices" (2008). Dissertations. 798.
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Years ago I spent quite a bit of time writing about Ashland Trees of the Year. Each year, Ashland picks a “tree of the year,” and you’ll often find trees around town with the informational markers in front. It is one of those things that I found so wonderful about this town — and educational. I profiled a number of trees, such as the Deodar Cedar, Podless Catalpa, and one of my favorites, the Monkey Puzzle Tree.
But then life (and publishing) got in the way and I lost track of the Tree of the Year competitions.
Until this year. And I actually voted. Now, you may wonder what the voting process is for a tree and I can tell that you don’t need an ID. In fact, you don’t even have to be based in Ashland. You can see all four candidates here and vote for one.
And here are photos of each of the four candidates. First, we have an iconic Oregon tree, the Ponderosa Pine.
The shape of this tree is most unusual. Normally these trees shoot up pencil-straight toward the sky. It makes a great tree for climbing and sitting.
Next is the Oak tree (I’m not sure of the exact species). It is a grand tree with a wonderful view of the valley.
Then there is a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). This one is a relative baby but still difficult to capture with a camera.
Finally, we have the Cork Oak (Quercus suber). This tree is native to Southest Europe and Northwest Africa — regions that share a very similar climate to ours.
The bark of this tree is harvested every 7-10 years and the odds are good that the cork that came in your wine bottle came from one of these trees.
The campaigning this year for Tree of the Year has been fierce. The robocalls are nonstop and I’ve had to turn the TV off to avoid all the commercials.
I’ve placed my vote and we should have our winner announced on Arbor Day.
And, honestly, they’re all winners, don’t you think?
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According to the College Board, there are 1 test centers for SAT and SAT Subject Tests in Samoa. Please note that before you register either of the SAT exams, you should choose your test date and test location. Each testing location is affiliated with an educational institution, such as high school, community college, or university. The following test centers administer one or more of 2019 and 2020 SAT tests in Samoa.
2019 – 2020 SAT Test Dates in Samoa
- March 9, 2019
- May 4, 2019
- June 1, 2019
- August 24, 2019
- October 5, 2019
- November 2, 2019
- December 7, 2019
- March 14, 2020
- May 2, 2020
- June 6, 2020
- August 29, 2020
- October 3, 2020
- November 7, 2020
- December 5, 2020
SAT Testing Centers in Samoa
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More about Samoa
Samoa (until 1997 Western Samoa), state (parliamentary monarchy) in the southern Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. It covers the western part of the Samoan Islands. The main islands are Savaii and Upolu; they are consisted of dense tropical rainforests. The population (predominantly Polynesians of Christian denominations) do agriculture and fishing. Coconut products, cocoa and bananas are exported. Despite the threat of cyclones and earthquakes, tourism is of growing importance.
History: The islands were in German possession from 1899, were under New Zealand administration from 1920 and gained independence in 1962.
- ALLCOUNTRYLIST: Modern history of Samoa from World War I to today, covering all major events on politics, economy, society, and technology.
At 69 residents / km 2, Samoa is relatively sparsely populated, but the population is quite unevenly distributed across the islands. About three quarters of the people live on Upolu with the capital Apia as the only urban settlement in the country. The predominantly Polynesian population still lives largely in traditional village communities with several extended families (aiga) and elected chiefs (matai). In the meantime, however, more and more young islanders are trying to escape the strict family hierarchy. Many even leave their homeland forever due to the economic situation. An estimated 400,000 ethnic Samoans live overseas, primarily in New Zealand, American Samoa, Australia and the United States.
Social: Since 1992, all Samoa citizens from the age of 65 have received a monthly old-age pension, which is financed from the state budget. Medical care is associated with increasing costs for residents. In 2014 there were 9 state hospitals and 24 health centers.
The constitution guarantees freedom of religion; all religious communities are legally equal. – Over 57% of the population belong to Protestant churches (Congregationalists [almost 32%], Methodists [almost 14%], Pentecostals [8%], Seventh-day Adventists [about 4%] and others), more than 19% of the Catholic churches Church (Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia with the suffragan diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago [American Samoa] and the Mission sui iuris of Tokelau); the few Anglicans are part of the Anglican Church of the Province of New Zealand (Diocese of Polynesia). Over 15% of the population are Mormons. There is a small community of Baha’is.
Only 5.1% of the workforce is employed in the agricultural sector. Important crops are breadfruit trees and yams, which are used to supply food. Bananas, copra, cocoa and taro are primarily grown for export.
In the manufacturing industry, the processing of agricultural products (especially copra) and the leather and textile industries dominate. A Japanese company made a major investment in the automotive supply industry in the 1990s.
The road network on the two main islands of Upolu and Savaii has a total length of around 1,200 km, of which around 1,100 km are paved. There is a ferry and flight connection between the two main islands. The capital Apia has the island nation’s main port and an international airport.
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Are You Using the Right Fonts?
Believe it or not, the type of font that you use could be helping or hurting you when it comes to the information that you’re attempting to convey to people. If a font is easy to read and see for the setting it is being used, then it will help the reader understand and remember more of the information that is being read. Even the spacing of the font can make or break your content because text that is uncomfortable to read is text that will be ignored. Which fonts should you be using for your next content presentation?
Serif Fonts Are Great For Standard Printing
If you’re planning on printing out your content for people to physically read, like a book, for example, then you’ll want to utilize a serif font. These fonts all have short lines at the top and bottom of the letters and numbers and can be used in both classic and elegant designs. Serif fonts have a formality about them, yet are clean and crisp, making them perfect for printed words. With the correct amount of spacing and white space, traditional fonts like Times New Roman, Century, or Garamond will accurately and completely convey the information being presented.
Sans Serif Fonts Are Best Online
Sans Serif fonts basically mean that you’re getting a font without the serif. This means all the small lines that are on the printed letters or numbers do not exist with these fonts. Though fonts like Calibri, Gotham, or Helvetica are considered to be informal, they are the perfect body font when it comes to an online piece of content. Blog posts, web pages, and even e-mails benefit from these sans serif fonts because they are incredibly easy to read on any size of computer monitor, make the information being relayed feel accessible, and are even somewhat playful in nature. If you create a lot of online content, keep this font in mind!
Script Fonts Are Best For Formal Documents
Script fonts take cursive writing and put it into an online format. Instead of needing to hire a calligrapher for a wedding invitation, for example, you can use a script font and print out the invitations yourself and still come up with a reasonable facsimile. If you are creating a few hundred words of content or bold headlines, however, these fonts would be considered inappropriate because it would create content that was difficult to read.
Decorative Fonts Are For Headlines Only
Have you ever seen an entire e-mail written in a Comic Sans font and it drove you so nuts that you just deleted the e-mail? Decorative fonts make for attractive headlines, but they do little for anything else beyond that. These fonts are driven to be appealing visually at a glance and encourage people to read the rest of the content, but nothing more.
Keep these thoughts in mind as you’re creating your next bit of original content and you’ll create great marketing materials. The right font really can make the right first impression!
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When people become stressed, their bodies can respond by sweating. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are monitoring how much adolescents severely affected by autism sweat in order to better understand when behavioral issues, such as aggression, are likely to occur.
Bradley Ferguson analyzed the stress levels of eight adolescents who are severely affected by autism at The Center for Discovery, a residential facility in New York. Using wrist and ankle monitors, Ferguson found that there was a rise in the body’s electrodermal activity — which results from increased levels of sweat — 60% of the time before an individual showed behavioral issues.
“A spike in electrodermal activity is telling us that the individual’s body is reacting physiologically to something that is stressful, which could be their internal state, something in the environment, or a combination of the two,” said Ferguson, assistant research professor in the departments of health psychology, radiology and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. “If parents or caregivers are notified ahead of time that their child’s stress levels are rising, they might have a chance to intervene and de-escalate the situation before problem behaviors occur.”
“Individuals who are severely affected by autism are often unable to verbally communicate their discomfort when they become stressed,” Ferguson said. “However, their body still responds to stressors just like anyone else. Therefore, being alerted of increases in electrodermal activity can allow parents and caregivers to intervene prior to engagement in problem behavior with the goal of ensuring the health and safety of those involved.”
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Taking daily low-dose aspirin could provide a significant protective effect against many different types of cancer, a study published in The Lancet suggests.
The research, which looked data from more than 25,000 patients, found that a daily dose of aspirin 75mg cut deaths due to several common cancers, and that its benefit increased with duration of treatment.
The combined results showed that taking aspirin cut the risk of dying from cancer by 21%, and that the overall rate of death for all cancers was slashed by 34% after five years’ continuous use. The effect was particularly strong for gastrointestinal cancers, deaths from which plummeted 54%.
The findings will add weight to the argument that people should be taking daily aspirin to protect against a range of disease. Its cardioprotective effect is already well documented, and in October a Lancet-published trial showed the drug’s cut the risk of death from bowel cancer by a third. On the downside, however, there is a small increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding with long-term use of aspirin, which has put people off taking the drug regularly.
However, Oxford University researcher Peter Rothwell noted that while “previous guidelines have rightly cautioned that in healthy middle-aged people the small risk of bleeding on aspirin partly offsets the benefit from prevention of strokes and heart attacks, the reductions in deaths due to several common cancers will now alter this balance for many people”.
The researchers note that the “findings have implications for guidelines on use of aspirin and for understanding of carcinogenesis and its susceptibility to drug intervention”, and have called for additional research to determine the effects of aspirin in cancer.
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An Epidemic of Exhaustion When the alarm rings, Emily groans
and hits the snooze button. Lying there dreading the second ring, she feels dead on her feet before she is even on them. As she eases out of bed, she is aware of her stiff back, sore hips, and tight neck and shoulders. She shuffles to the bathroom to brush her teeth and, looking in the mirror, notices that her puffy eyes don’t look as clear as they once did. Her hair and skin have become dull. She wonders if another cream or exercise regime might bring some life back into her. Then she heads to the kitchen for a bagel, a doughnut, maybe cereal with fruit and milk, or sometimes just a boost of caffeine. As she sips her coffee, she is assaulted with the daily TV or newspaper report of the latest tragedy, celebrity adventure, and clothes, cars, and products she should buy. Bolstered with caffeine, carbs, and sugar, or sometimes on an empty stomach, the daily scramble begins—whether it begins with going to work or getting the kids off to school, there are a multitude of responsibilities facing her. She heads out the door already haunted by guilt over things that will be left undone. But she soldiers on, diving into a day that is sure to be spent at a frantic pace—fending off and engaging with e-mails, phone calls, bills, employers and employees, children’s schoolwork, family projects, and her husband’s life.
Emily gets to work and her caffeine buzz might have her a little up, but an hour later she feels as if she has already been working for eight hours. Her thinking feels fuzzy. Her boss asks her a simple question, and even though somewhere in her brain she knows she has the answer, she can’t think of it. These days her memory is unreliable. And so is her ability to concentrate—regular tasks take much longer to accomplish.
What does Emily do to deal with this debilitating combination of stress, fog, and fatigue? She does whatever it takes to get her through the day. She eats snacks full of sugar. She drinks—more coffee or soda. She smokes. She takes a tranquilizer. She exercises. She calls her therapist to up her antidepressant. But none of these “fixes” seems to last very long—a few hours or maybe a day. Maybe every once in a while she gets lucky and hits a combination that works for a week or so, but before she knows it, fatigue and stress are once again pounding on her front door.
At the end of the day, Emily drags herself home, too tired to take pleasure in her family, too beat to go out and enjoy the company of friends. In fact, just about everything feels like a chore these days. When the phone rings, it seems more like an imposition rather than an opportunity to connect. And nothing—from a bath to a day off work—seems to restore her. Things that used to energize her seem arduous or just supply a quick rush of adrenaline with no lasting sense of rejuvenation. And activities she used to enjoy—even sex—feel like too much effort. So Emily spends many of her evenings draped on her couch barely awake in front of the TV. Then, like a cruel joke, when it is time for bed, she can’t fall asleep—no matter how exhausted she is. Or, if and when Emily finally does fall asleep, she doesn’t sleep soundly. The cycle continues. Instead of refreshed and alert, she wakes up the following morning feeling groggy and tired.
After a few months of this seemingly endless fatigue, unexplainable physical aches, and a few colds in quick succession, Emily decides to see her doctor. After running some blood and other diagnostic tests, he tells her there is nothing wrong. He says that she is just getting older and hands her a prescription for the latest anti-inflammatory pill. So she goes to another physician, who tells her that she has a “chemical imbalance” and perhaps a new kind of sleeping pill or a different antidepressant drug might help. When she tells him she has tried all these pills in the last few months and is actually feeling worse, he says she needs a vacation. But she knows something is not right even though both doctors give her a clean bill of health, and that’s when she comes to see me. I tell Emily that I know what this bone-weary, awful funk is because I see it all the time—and have been treating patients for it for more than twenty years.
Since I began practicing medicine in New York in the 1980s, I have noticed this alarming health trend. Despite being apparently disease-free and in the prime of their lives, people in their thirties, forties, and fifties have come to see me in disturbingly increasing numbers for help with similar complaints. An unbelievable 75 percent of the people I treat are overwhelmed, exhausted, and afflicted with this disorder that makes them feel decades older than their years. I call it Spent, because that is how you feel. You don’t have enough wherewithal to live your life. You are running on empty. Your energy account is tapped out. In fact, the first edition of this book was called Spent
. But after seeing people experience the program, I knew we needed a title that better explained the results. Revive is what I’ve seen happen again and again when anyone tries this program—they wake up and feel vibrant and alive again, sometimes for the first time in decades.
If you can identify with Emily’s troubling picture and are wondering if you too are suffering from Spent, take this brief quiz.
ARE YOU SPENT?
Do you wake up in the morning and not feel refreshed?
Do you feel unusually tired most of the time?
Do you need coffee, soda, or sugary snacks to get going and keep going?
Although you feel physically exhausted, does your mind continue to race?
Do you feel as if you are aging too quickly?
Do you have gas, bloating, constipation, and/or indigestion?
Is it a struggle to lose weight in spite of dieting and exercise?
Do you have achy muscles and/or joints or tension in your body—particularly your neck and shoulders?
Do you have a diminished sex drive?
Do you often feel depressed or have trouble concentrating and focusing and remembering things?
Have you found that little or nothing seems to rejuvenate you?
Do you lack motivation to accomplish even small tasks?
Do you find that you get sick more frequently and that it takes longer to recover?
If you answered yes to more than three of these questions, you are more than likely Spent. As the name suggests, you are burned out—physically, mentally, and spiritually—and you need help. If you don’t address this problem, you will continue to suffer and probably begin to feel even worse. The good news: this book is here to gently and safely guide you to a healthier, more vibrant, and happier you. There Is a Solution
Over the last two decades, I have developed a program that has revived many thousands of people who seemed hopeless. I’ve witnessed countless people who’ve been transformed from weak, overwhelmed, sick, and tired to energized, inspired, strong, and profoundly healthy. My patients repeatedly tell me that after they’ve followed this program, their friends and colleagues suddenly start asking them what exactly have they done that has made them look so good—did they have a face-lift? Why are their eyes sparkling? Have they just returned from a great vacation? How did they lose weight?
Let me tell you right now, what you are feeling is not
part of the “normal” aging process. Although you feel run-down and exhausted, it is within your power not only to make yourself feel better but quite possibly to feel better than you’ve ever felt. Moreover, this process of healing Spent is not as complicated and unpleasant as you might think. On the contrary, it is highly likely that once you incorporate this program into your life, you’ll find so much to enjoy that you will become inspired and excited by your life. You might even end up inspiring others. Getting Back into Rhythm
Each of us comes into the world endowed with essential energy. This energy operates as a kind of bank account and supplies us with the power to grow and regenerate ourselves daily. We are meant to supplement this original endowment of energy with what we can manufacture from eating, breathing, sleeping, learning, working, playing, and relationships. Each day we make withdrawals and deposits. But when the balance of the scales tips to our using more than we put back, we’re in the red, with the prospect of getting further and further behind. Then we are forced to dip into our savings. When we continuously withdraw from our savings account, alarms begin to sound telling us that our survival is being challenged. These alarms are known to us as symptoms such as fatigue, apathy, depression, insomnia, brain fog, lowered resistance, stiffness, digestive problems, and signs of aging. These are our body’s way of telling us that we are mentally, emotionally, and physically Spent. When we are Spent, our body is doing everything it can to tell us that it is time to slow down, rest, detoxify, repair, replenish, and restore.
Our bodies were not built to be sedentary or run marathons, exist on nearly no sleep, live without sun and nature, eat bizarre combinations of processed foods, or subsist on no-fat or no-carb diets. Nor were our brains wired to handle profound amounts of mental and emotional stress. We get Spent because our modern lifestyle has removed us from nature and we have become divorced from its rhythms and cycles.
We evolved over thousands of generations as beings who lived and worked in harmony with the seasons, and as a result these rhythms became imprinted in our genes. They are part of every aspect of our body’s inner workings. Dr. Sidney Baker, one of the fathers of functional medicine, describes more than one hundred rhythms that form our internal body clock. This clock has what are called circadian rhythms, which reflect nature’s twenty-four-hour cycle of day and night and govern most of our physiological processes.1 “Circadian” comes from the Latin circa,
meaning “about,” and diem,
or “day,” thus “about a day.” Each rhythm influences a unique aspect of body function, including body temperature, hormone levels, heart rate, blood pressure, even pain threshold. Every system in the body is affected by circadian rhythms.2 And just as “official” clocks are set precisely to Greenwich Mean Time, our body clocks are set precisely to these natural rhythms. Science has shown clear patterns of brain wave activity, hormone production, enzyme production, cell regeneration, and other biological activities, each linked to these daily rhythms.3
As Homo sapiens,
we are physically and mentally designed to eat natural and seasonal foods from our nearby environs and exercise in spurts—exert, rest, recover, exert, and so on. We are meant to have fresh air, sun, and water. We are built to sleep when the sun goes down and wake when it rises. And very few of us are living this way. Though I am not suggesting that everyone give up their homes and go live in a hut fashioned of sticks and mud, I firmly believe that if we don’t move back in the direction of our genes, we will all ultimately end up Spent. In other words, we need to move back to our body’s innate natural biochemical rhythms and genetic design because in our genes and biology we are still our ancient ancestors—yet we are living at a pace and rhythm that are completely foreign to our genes and biology. Fortunately, when prompted correctly with natural light and good food at the correct time, the right supplements, appropriate exercise, and exposure to nature, our genetic clocks can reset themselves. How I Discovered the Importance of Rhythm
Soon after I graduated from medical school in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I grew up, I began treating patients in the rural areas of KwaNdebele. Although it was only about two hours north of Johannesburg, the biggest city in South Africa, it was like being in the middle of nowhere. Despite facing the harsh realities of poverty-stricken lives, the people didn’t present symptoms of insomnia, depression, or anxiety. Women would carry their babies on their backs all day, walking long distances with buckets of water or other heavy loads balanced on their heads, yet they rarely came to the doctor complaining of back pain or fatigue. In many ways, this community was healthier than the patients I was seeing at my other job in a private practice in one of the wealthy suburbs of Johannesburg. Sure, they had some disease (mostly from poor sanitation and untreated water) and came to the hospital with broken bones or pneumonia, but they did not suffer from fatigue, headaches, digestive problems, or the general aches and pains that my more sophisticated urban patients did. Since there was no electricity, people were forced to live with the rhythms of nature. Day and night dictated what was done when, and being synchronous with the seasons was essential for survival. Community, music, and dance also played an integral role in bringing rhythm into their lives. It was during my time with these people that I began to be aware of the importance of nature’s rhythm and its powerful impact on our health.
I wanted to bring what I had learned about these healthy communities living in touch with nature and one another in KwaNdebele to my patients in Johannesburg, who were a lot like Emily. As a young clinician who had recently finished medical school, my training focused upon hospital-based patients who were acutely sick or critically ill—heart attacks, acute asthma attacks, cancers, broken bones. These are the problems that Western medicine is designed to treat. But the subtle symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, and low-grade chronic complaints that I was seeing in my urban outpatients were not well addressed by my medical training. I found it very ironic that these vague complaints commonly expressed by urban patients were the very ones that conventional Western medicine does not have any good solutions for.
As I did not want to work in a hospital setting, I thought to myself, “There has to be a better way.” I was trained to help people. I took the Hippocratic Oath, which declares, “First, do no harm.” I felt that dispensing drugs was a quick fix, a Band-Aid solution that was not helping my patients in the long term and was potentially harmful. So I began what has become a lifelong journey to explore alternative methods to deeply, truly help people.
Soon after working in KwaNdebele, I emigrated to the United States. After doing the required internal medicine residency, I began a rigorous study of Chinese medicine, which turned my world inside out. Instead of symptoms being seen as something to suppress with drugs, they became a clue to some imbalance in the body—a sign that the body was out of rhythm. Within this picture, the role of the doctor was to re-create balance and restore rhythm, which, after my experience in rural South Africa, resonated with me. This completely different philosophical outlook led me to a radically new way of regarding and treating the body.
I learned that with acupuncture, it is possible to unblock congestion and restore flow, reestablishing a healthy homeostasis, or balance, in the body. Initially, this was a hard concept for me to grasp. But as I worked with more patients, I saw the difference between people who were in rhythm and balanced and those who were not. People who were in rhythm had a stronger pulse; clear eyes; a clean, healthy tongue; clear, robust skin; and were focused yet relaxed—they felt good, both to me and to themselves.
My Chinese medicine teachers taught me to see the body as a garden and myself, the doctor, as a gardener. When a plant is sick or not doing well, it is crucial to look at the environment:What is the quality of the soil? Is it getting enough nutrients? Does it have enough sun, water, and so on? Which is exactly how we are going to look at you in this book. As a creature of nature, you too need light, nutrients, and healthy soil to thrive.
On my journey, I also discovered functional medicine, where I learned about the importance of the environment and its effect on gene activity. I had been taught in medical school to think that your genes are carved in stone and that the diseases you get are determined by them. We now know that for the most part this is not true. The new science of epigenetics has shown that genetic activity is determined by your responses to the environment. In other words, how you live your life determines how your genes are expressed. You may have a genetic predisposition to a disease, but the environment you bathe your cells and genes in determines how those genes are expressed. This means that there are lots of potential versions of you. Whether you become Spent is determined by the unique way your genes interact with the many variables in their environment. So what you eat, how much chemical and toxic exposure you have had, what stresses you have tolerated, how you think, how much love you get, and how you move are critical.
Like a computer, our cells, and therefore our organs, are programmable—their health is determined by what information they download from the outside and what information you feed them.
In both Chinese medicine and functional medicine, I also learned that one could improve the functioning of organs. This concept was never addressed in Western medicine; you had either a healthy liver or liver disease—nothing in between. Western medicine offered no ways to improve the function of the organs before they became diseased. In Chinese and functional medicine, one could use acupuncture, herbs, nutrition, supplements, certain breathing techniques, or exercise to improve the functioning of various organs as a means of treating and preventing disease. This meant that my treatments would not only provide immediate relief but also offer a lasting change for my patients. (To learn more about Chinese medicine or functional medicine, go to www.drfranklipman.com.)
But first I had to find the best means of merging all of these modalities—my Western training, my Chinese medicine and functional medicine studies—to foster enduring balance and rhythm. I became the ultimate guinea pig. Restorative yoga, interval training, alternative diets, juice fasts, supplements, tonics, meditations, dance, different types of bodywork, healing with music, and sweats were all part of my experimenting. You name it, and I’ve probably tried it. Out of this personal research as well as from the many thousands of people who have been helped through my work, I developed a comprehensive system for getting people back into rhythm—and a more refined system for healing Spent. Your Total Load
One of the most influential ideas I have come across in my research and that has shaped the way I practice and work with Spent is the concept of a person’s total load.
A person’s total load is the total amount of physical, psychological, and environmental stress on his or her body. In the last thirty years, this total load on the human body has quadrupled. As I mentioned in my earlier discussion, our bodies were not genetically designed for this modern life load, making it much more difficult for us to stay healthy and avoid being Spent. On a daily basis, most of us don’t get enough vital nutrients, sleep, or appropriate exercise. We sit too much, watch too much TV, and eat too much. And then there is the cocktail of hundreds of man-made toxins—from our cleaning products to the products we put on our skin to the chemicals in our food and water. Our natural habits have shifted from living close to and in sync with the earth to coming in contact with and consuming quantities of warping ingredients, confounding our ability to cope successfully. In an endless variety of ways, we are distorting our natural genetic blueprint for living.
The buildup of these multiple assaults on our bodies adds to our total load until a tipping point is reached and we become Spent. Everyone’s tipping point is different, and now you have an opportunity to tip the balance in the other direction.
Some factors that add to our total load are within our control (diet, lifestyle choices), while some are ubiquitous and out of our sphere of influence (plastics in our environment, the air we breathe, the stimuli we encounter daily). This book is about taking charge of what we can change and those changes acting powerfully to rehabilitate us. It’s about maximizing our adaptive capacities and turning ourselves around. You can literally lighten your load.
Actually, the fact that we are not all Spent is really a testament to how extraordinary our bodies are—their capacity to adapt and evolve. My philosophy is, if our bodies can adapt to this kind of toxic environment and survive, what would happen if we gave our bodies a garden to flourish in? Because there are so many factors that contribute to our total load and therefore our health and well-being, my program for healing Spent takes the gardener’s approach: create—from the soil up—an environment in and around the body that will foster abundant health and growth. I look at the earth, the roots, trunk, limbs, encroaching weeds, lack of nutrients, potential poisons, water, light, air. And I make sure that everything going into and around the body is working to support your life and health. In this book, I will not only help you nourish yourself with the right food at the right time but also assess your physical activities and environment. I’ll help you find ways to cope with the enormous mental and psychological stress that affects most modern lives. Even if we are doing everything right physically and dietwise, mental stress alone can bring on Spent.
My program for healing Spent is a day-by-day guide to helping you regain your mind and body’s natural rhythm. You will learn to work with your body’s natural rhythms and not fight them. No matter how long your rhythms have been unbalanced, this is “a situation subject to change,” as one of my patients says. No matter how sick you are, resetting and restoring rhythm is a completely doable—and enjoyable—process. How We Will Work
Everyone’s life is different. Everyone’s body is different. And everyone heals differently. This is even more true when a person is Spent. A Spent body—no matter what kind of body it is—cannot endure quick, drastic changes, as this only throws the body even more out of rhythm. Rather than giving you an aggressive program of dos, don’ts, and shoulds, I am offering you a sane guide for how to heal over time. These suggestions are based on my almost thirty years of experience with Spent and patients like you, along with my constant engagement with the latest research and my relationships and conversations with some of the best practitioners around the world. The Spent program will help nudge you and your unique body back into rhythm.
Lao-tzu, the father of Taoism, said, “To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” This sums up my philosophy of medicine and is also a good way to look at and talk about treating Spent: removing and adding and adding and removing to help the body shift and find its natural balance and innate wisdom.
I’ve divided this book into forty-two digestible daily actions—Daily Beats—that will remove burdens from your body’s total load and add things that will help your body heal more quickly and, most important, make you feel better. Over the course of the next six weeks, these Daily Beats will make the process of restoring your body and mind to their normal rhythm relatively easy. Some days we will remove, and some days we will add.
You may be wondering what exactly you will be removing and adding. Because Spent is multifaceted, we will be working to restore your mind and body from many angles, including sleep, diet, exercise, supplements, meditation, and relaxation. For instance, one exercise suggestion will be for you not to work out like a maniac. One relaxation suggestion is to listen to certain types of music, such as reggae or certain classical compositions. This kind of music physiologically entrains your body to slow down and relax. Dietwise, I will give you an in-depth preview of the eating program in the next chapter. But for now, know that I will be suggesting that you eat more whole, organic foods and cut out white sugar. This said, there will be absolutely no calorie or fat counting.
At the end of each of these Daily Beats, there is a Pulse section. This section is your backup, helping you integrate each suggestion into your life. Each suggestion will be repeated for a few days to help you find your pace. And then I will follow up a few times in the following days and weeks so that you can make this part of the program and healing your own. For instance, when I ask you to make a dietary change in the program, I will include that new change in the Pulse for several days in a row, to help get you started, and then I will give you a few days to play with it before I come back and talk about it again. New Beats are in bold type and indicated by •. Repeat Beats are indicated by . After the Pulse, there is a Sleep Beat section, which is focused on your sleep life. How you sleep is as important as how you live during your waking hours. When we are Spent, one of our essential needs is sound sleep. These sleep recommendations will teach you how to improve your bedtime habits so that you will truly sleep like a baby. As with the Pulse, the Sleep Beat will remind you of new sleep tips for a few days and then give you a few days to explore and play with the suggestions before I ask you to think about them again.
Though I have organized these suggestions and sections for adding and subtracting into a six-week schedule, go at your own pace. If the program feels great, follow each beat by the calendar day. If you find you are getting overwhelmed, rather than giving up completely, stay on whatever day you’re on, “shop around” a little in the book for something that looks as if it will feel really
good, and stay there for a while. This said, I have been honing this system for years, and the add and remove days have been carefully calibrated so that you will not take too much out or add too much, thus taxing your body even more. This program is about relieving stress and restoring energy, not giving you more to do and making you even more exhausted. Listen to your life and body. For instance, if you get five actions done in a row and then have to go on a business trip or your child gets sick, do your best to adhere to the program, but don’t be obsessive about it.
Adhering to the eating program will be beneficial and, more than likely, easier. For instance, I will be asking you to give up caffeine for three or four weeks, which can be excruciating unless you do so in the suggested phases and with the other suggested actions to support your body and mind. And once you’re off the stuff, you’ll feel so much better that you will probably stay off it.
Healing Spent is as much about listening and paying attention to the ebb and flow of your life as it is about a specific diet or exercise. At first you might not even know what I mean by “listening to your body,” but if you take the suggestions one day at a time, you will most likely find out that you can hear your own rhythm, the beat that your body and mind need to feel healthy and strong again.
Start where you are. Take an action. Listen. Pause if you need to. Come back to the work. Maybe begin again or start where you left off. The best results will come with effort, and that part is your responsibility. If you falter, don’t use this as an opportunity to beat yourself up. Practice shrugging your shoulders and saying “oh well,” and get back on the horse. In fact, if you learn only that, you’ll be way ahead of the game. The results will come, you can be assured of that. Your body, mind, and spirit will heal. And you will soon be living in a healthy home again.
This process of returning to your natural genetic rhythm is not a thirty-day lose-weight, look-great-for-a-party trick. It is about making a profound change. A patient described how the process felt to her this way: it was as if her body were a glass of muddy water and every day we stirred it up, took out a teaspoon, and added a teaspoon of fresh pure water. Each day the glass became a little clearer, and eventually she had a glass of fresh, sparkling water.
In the words of Khalil Gibran, “You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life’s procession.” So let’s get to work to get back into life’s procession. And let’s see what happens when you give your body a garden to flourish in and get its natural rhythm back. I think you will be astounded by how good you will feel before you are even halfway through.
© 2009 Dr. Frank Lipman
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"Mad, bad and dangerous to know," Lady Caroline Lamb's famous diary description of Lord Byron, is amply justified by this vivid biography of his half-sister. His adulterous, incestuous affair with Augusta Leigh ruined her life. The poet was so promiscuously seductive that romantic Georgian ladies found it difficult to remain upright in his company. Augusta, five years his senior, evidently did not even try to. Her biographers call her "warm-hearted, easygoing, generous," gay, impulsive, lacking judgment and stubborn, with a "genius for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time".
English high society late in the 18th century was extravagantly prolific, yet exclusively introverted. Families habitually intermarried, cousins often married cousins, to retain and augment inherited wealth. Many married women were expected to give birth annually as long as possible and managed to take lovers in between confinements.
Michael and Melissa Bakewell provide three relevant family trees, the Byron Descent, the Holdernesse Descent and the Trevanion/Byron Connection, which are so widely extensive and intricately self-referential that even the people dependent from the intertwining branches must have been perplexed occasionally by their genealogical status. One can imagine rakish house-parties in which absent-minded relations cavorted in shared gene-pools.
The adultery and incest in which Byron and Augusta often indulged over a period of several years were not accidental. They knew that they had the same father (the well-named "Mad Jack" Byron), that the poet had a wife called Annabella and that Augusta was married to one Colonel George Leigh of the 10th Hussars, who was complaisant when Byron helped him with his gambling debts.
Leigh was an equerry to the Prince of Wales and a popular member of the royal horsey set until he was caught cheating on livestock sales. While in favour and afterwards, Leigh spent a lot of time away from home, attending race meetings and carousing on the estates of aristocratic fellow gamblers. He was one of society's most convenient cuckolds.
Gambling, the Bakewells write, "had become a national mania. Fortunes were won and lost overnight, sometimes in a matter of minutes, and betting was by no means confined to the turf . . . Lord Barrymore, who managed to run through £300,000 in four years, once bet the Duke of Bedford that he could produce a man who could eat a cat alive - and won!"
As an inveterate loser, Leigh was an erratic and inadequate provider of his family's domestic support. Augusta often depended on royal patronage and the charity of friends. She was fortunate enough to be granted a grace-and-favour apartment in St James's Palace for many years, but was always vulnerable to the vengeful machinations of Annabella. Lady Byron blamed Augusta for Byron's deserting her and then leaving the country.
When it was suggested that he liked children, Byron wrote: "I abominate the sight of them so much that I have always had the greatest respect for the character of Herod." Even so, according to Annabella, he fathered one of Augusta's daughters, Medora, who became another cause of Annabella's hatred.
The biography presents the correspondence between hypocritical Annabella and naive Augusta in exhaustive and exhausting detail, serving more thoroughly than necessary to show one woman's implacability, the other's decline. The story is a false tragedy, having at its centre a villainess but no admirable heroine or hero. However, it helps to explain why Byron chose to go into exile in Italy and Greece. And perhaps the book's most valuable function is that it adds understandable poignance to some of Byron's poetry, especially Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and, most obviously, the Epistle to Augusta. Byron's madness and badness were fatally dangerous to himself.
Patrick Skene Catling is an author and critic
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Smaller drop in outlook for household finances and buying plans suggests Christmas spending may be sluggish rather than stop
Irish consumer sentiment weakened again in December as concerns around Covid-19 and the cost of living intensified. The drop in the consumer sentiment index, to its weakest reading since February, signals a clear and material deterioration in the mood of Irish consumers of late but not a complete collapse in confidence.
The sense that the pandemic and price pressures may prove more persistent and problematic than previously thought and the ghosts of previous spikes in both mean that, unfortunately, the December sentiment index speaks of seasonal fear rather than seasonal cheer.
However, we don't think the December KBC Bank consumer sentiment index suggests the Irish consumer is in freefall. Nor are these concerns unique to Irish consumers. In this context, it might be noted that the drop in Irish consumer sentiment in December was notably less pronounced than in a comparable indicator for Germany; the latest reading (which is seen as relating to January rather than December!) of the GFK measure of German consumer confidence tumbled to -6.8 from -1.8.
The KBC Bank consumer sentiment index fell to 74.9 in December from 83.1 in November. This brought the index to its lowest level since February (70.8). December also saw the biggest monthly fall (-8.2 pts) since January (-9.7) and it was also the third largest monthly fall since the pandemic struck. While altogether more measured than the precipitous decline of 34.7 seen in April 2020, the December change suggests Irish consumers are bracing themselves for a difficult period to come.
We previously suggested that Irish consumer sentiment and spending were both becoming progressively more resilient to each new wave of Covid-19.This is altogether different to the emergence of complete economic immunity to the virus. We would highlight four factors that may have combined of late to amplify consumer nervousness.
The first two of these are health considerations. The first being the likelihood that consumers have been unsettled by the speed of emergence of the Omicron variant allied to the degree of uncertainty as to its medical impacts.
A second related consideration likely weighing on Irish consumer sentiment is the potential for a recurrence of the intensity of problems seen in the wake of the emergence of the so called 'UK variant' of Covid-19 (more formally 'Alpha or B1.1.7) at Christmas time a year ago. A deflating sense that the worst of the pandemic might not be behind us likely intensified the adverse impacts on the mood of Irish consumers of late.
A further important adverse recent development is a sustained surge in inflation, particularly in energy costs of late. Again, we previously noted that the full impacts on sentiment and spending power would only become clear as poorer weather translated into greater use of home heating and car journeys. So, we may still be some way from peak problems in this respect.
In terms of the impact on sentiment and spending power, it is worth noting the contrast between the latest inflation reading for November 2021 (+5.3%) with that of November 2020 (-1.1%) or specifically for energy costs (+28% v -6.2%). In that respect, the recent sharp rise in inflation has come as a marked and most unpleasant shock to consumers more familiar with broadly flat trends in most living costs through recent years.
Finally, we think the employment impact of renewed health restrictions may also be weighing materially more on consumer thinking. In this context, it should be noted that the sharpest decline-by some distance-in the details of the December sentiment survey is in relation to the outlook for jobs.
This suggests that consumers see particular risks in this regard. Clearly, the longer and/or the more often the activities of certain sectors are curtailed, the greater the risk of permanent losses in future output, incomes and employment in these areas even for businesses and workers with strong underlying attributes.
The nature of the sectors most affected means that they include some of those who are least qualified formally as well those most creative culturally. In that respect the lasting economic as well as social impacts of potential losses in these areas may be altogether greater than might be implied by conventional but mechanical metrics such as ‘value-added.
In turn, these risks to employment highlighted in the December sentiment survey might suggest the need for more long-lasting and targeted structural assistance to specific sectors to ensure their capacity to contribute to a rounded Irish economy that, in turn, should underpin healthy consumer sentiment.
All five main elements of the KBC Bank consumer sentiment survey weakened in December. As described above, the jobs element declined most. The downgrades to the broader economic outlook and consumer views as to how their household finances had developed in the past year were broadly similar. We think growing concerns around living costs and the particular squeeze on spending power at such a key time as Christmas likely contributed significantly to a re-assessment of their circumstances that prompted notably weaker sentiment.
Although both weakened relative to November, the best performing elements of the December survey were consumer thinking on how their personal finances would evolve in the next twelve months and their assessment as to whether now was a good time to buy major items. Resilience in these areas suggests that while Irish consumers may be down, they are not out.
While we felt the earlier trend in consumer sentiment through 2021 cautioned that some expectations of a consumer boom might prove excessive, equally, the December reading does not imply a collapse in consumer spending. We suggested that in relation to spending, the November sentiment reading hinted that Christmas would be cautious rather than cancelled. Together with the impact of recently increased restrictions, the drop in Irish consumer confidence in December might be interpreted as pointing towards an uneven and possibly sluggish or subdued Christmas rather than a slump in spending.
The KBC Consumer Sentiment Survey is a monthly survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,000 adults. Since May 2019, Core Research have undertaken the survey administration and data collection for the KBC Bank Ireland Consumer Sentiment Survey.
This non-exhaustive information is based on short-term forecasts for expected developments in the economy and financial markets. KBC Bank cannot guarantee that these forecasts will materialize and cannot be held liable in any way for direct or consequential loss arising from any use of this document or its content. The document is not intended as personalised investment advice and does not constitute a recommendation to buy, sell or hold investments described herein. Although information has been obtained from and is based upon sources KBC believes to be reliable, KBC does not guarantee the accuracy of this information, which may be incomplete or condensed. All opinions and estimates constitute a judgment as of the date of the report and are subject to change without notice.
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symmetrical cortex is the title of our latest exhibition, conceived especially for the space at gallery ftc by düsseldorf artist dunja evers. with a touch of irony, one could call the concept for the show “post-feminist,” since, after all, the artist opens up for us a sphere of images that deliberately allude to typically feminist works of art, such as the enormous spider sculptures by louise bourgeois, or the video and performance pieces by ulrike rosenbach. the spider, the web, the spinner of webs -the lacemaker. both directly and indirectly, evers reflects upon a number of things in her show, including the theme of the net. the concept of handicrafts as a specifically feminine domain forms the basic code for the photographs, drawings, and sculptures she made for this exhibition. as it is the case with her earlier groups of works, evers is experimenting with the boundaries of each genre. in her current photographic works, for example, she goes back to the beginnings of photographic history. evers employs the cyanotype process to create small and large tableaux of handmade lace and lingerie. this photo-chemical process, developed in 1839 by john herschel, uses the sun or uv rays as a light source, and enjoyed brief popularity in the 1840s. the gallery space is filled with murals, so that a framework is created for the various groups of works, which evers has linked together in her show. whether they are scumbled cinema posters, cyanotypes, drawings, or crocheted sculptures, dunja evers’s exciting and sensual work stimulates us to rethink our notions of gender roles in society.
press release gallery ftc, berlin.
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Ore continues to Bloom
Local residents have expressed thanks to John Myers, head gardener at Fairlight Hall, for replanting the Ore Sign. John, whose employer supplied the plants, has previous experience planting the parterre carpet bedding at Kew Gardens, so was the ideal person to help.
The job took two days, one to prepare the soil and another to plant with mixed wallflowers to give the sign a cheerful, welcoming feel. Wallflowers have a wonderful scent and are also a food source for moths and night-time flying insects, which are in decline.
Ore in Bloom is also developing wildflower verges in Ore, with help from the Lund Trust and Fairlight Hall gardeners.
This is a key way to help local species, long is beautiful rather than messy. People can help wildlife by leaving a patch of their own lawn to grow uncut too – great habitat and less work.
Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter is to judge next year’s ‘Ore in Bloom’ competition. Start getting your garden ready over the next two seasons and plant some bulbs.
Ore in Bloom’s online, virtual AGM will be held on Saturday 7th November 10.30-11.30am
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Go, Percy! Go!
Percy is a pelican–a very special pelican. He has shiny white feathers, a long orange beak that is very good for catching fish, and two fine, strong legs. But Percy only has one wing, and he cannot fly. Yet one day, Percy discovered he had his own special talent . . . This story inspires all children to believe in themselves and to push their boundaries, and shows that with commitment, self-belief, and effort dreams can often come true.
It also includes learning activities and notes for parents and teachers on mindfulness.
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On Thursday the European Parliament Transport Committee will vote on Deirdre Clune’s report on the draft regulation for a European Maritime Single Window Environment. The World Shipping Council (WSC) and the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA), which represent shipowners and maritime carriers that are the principal parties affected by this legislation, strongly support the Commission proposal and the rapporteur’s recommendations.
Currently the shipping industry faces a mosaic of different information requirements and a costly array of differing local IT systems to connect to. These obstacles, which impede the greater use of maritime transport as a sustainable and green transport mode within the EU, would be reduced by the proposed simplifications and efficiencies. The EU Social Partners have also welcomed the positive impact that reducing this administrative burden will have on the working conditions of ships’ crews.
These improvements to the European transport system will only be brought about with an ambitious new Regulation.
WSC and ECSA call upon MEPs to support amendments that ensure a fully Harmonised Maritime Single Window data set (EMSWe) and that new national data elements can only be requested if truly needed.
Secondly, WSC and ECSA call upon MEPs to support maximum harmonisation of the reporting tools, whether the reporting is done via system-to-system connections or by manually submitting the information via a so-called Graphical User Interfaces.
WSC and ECSA stress that the optimum solution for system-to-system reporting would be the establishment of a voluntary system-to-system ‘Common Access Point Interface Module’ at EU level.
Martin Dorsman, ECSA’s Secretary–General, explains: “We welcome amendments tabled that will allow companies to report via a common access point interface at EU level. This would in no way replace the national single windows, nor interfere with their decision making or the availability of data for individual ports. Nor would it jeopardise the safety of the crew, the vessel and its cargo or the port. It would simply route data directly from the maritime operator to the relevant national single window via one EU router and then relay back to the shipping company any responses from that national single window. The benefit of a common EU access point is to eliminate any potential for divergent system requirements or deployment schedules that could happen with national deployments of the module over time.”
John Butler, CEO and President of WSC, added: “Another major benefit would result from a maritime carrier that is active in multiple Member States only having to establish one IT connection in order to lodge required information. A voluntary Common Access Point Interface and a decentralised solution for national single windows are not mutually exclusive. Nor would a common access point represent a threat to Port Community Systems that provide important services to shipping companies and other parties in the supply chain that must be allowed to continue”.
WSC and ECSA believe that the EU is on course for significantly improving the efficiency of EU maritime transport. They call on the European Parliament to seize this opportunity with an ambitious report for the building of a genuine EU Maritime Single Window framework.
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Tyler Cowen has a very good question:
Treasury equity is not the same as debt to the Fed, but are they so different? In some ways the Fed’s I-can’t-just-stop-rolling-it-over-when-I-want contribution is a bit like preferred equity.
I think main key difference is one of credit risk. If Big Bank has access to the Fed’s liquidity facilities, that’s all well and good, but doesn’t protect Big Bank’s creditors (just ask anybody who lent money to WaMu). On the other hand, if Big Bank is state-owned, there’s an implicit government guarantee on its liabilities: the German word for it is Anstaltslast.
We’ve already learned with AIG that once Treasury takes a large equity stake in a company, it will extend as much credit as necessary to keep that company going. Now Treasury owns 80% of AIG; maybe it wouldn’t make the same decision with Morgan Stanley, say, if its equity stake was much smaller than that.
But if Morgan Stanley does get a Treasury equity injection, I’m pretty sure the stake will end up being a majority one. Treasury would need to inject much more money than MUFG’s $9 billion before the market even started getting reassured about Morgan Stanley’s viability — and the bank’s entire market capitalization right now is only $8 billion.
And once Treasury has a majority stake, I think bondholders are safe. Otherwise, what’s the point of taking that majority stake in the first place?
Once bondholders are safe, of course, the institution in question will be able to start tapping the interbank markets again. And that could help the entire banking system.
But why do this on a case-by-case basis? A blanket government guarantee of all banking-sector liabilities should have the same effect. Just like the initially-conceived TARP was overtaken by events and became an equity-injection device, the plan to take equity stakes could well be overtaken by this weekend’s meetings and become a universal guarantee instead. (Of course, such a guarantee should absolutely be accompanied by equity stakes in banks, otherwise the government has all downside and no upside.)
Truly, things are moving fast. The really big question is whether they’re moving fast enough.
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- A half-marathon is 13.1 miles or 21 kilometers. This is exactly half the distance of a full marathon (26.2 miles). It’s a good goal for runners who have already completed a 5K (3.1 mile) race or a 10K (6.2 mile) race and are looking for a new challenge.
- 1 How long does it take to run a half marathon?
- 2 Can I run a half marathon if I can run 8 miles?
- 3 Can I run half marathon if I can run 10K?
- 4 Is 1 hour 40 minutes a good half marathon time?
- 5 Can you get a nice body by just running?
- 6 What is a good half marathon time for a beginner?
- 7 Do I need to run 13 miles before a half marathon?
- 8 Is 13 miles a long run?
- 9 How many miles a week should I run for a half marathon?
- 10 Is it bad to run everyday?
- 11 Can I Run 10k 3 times a week?
- 12 Is it hard to go from 10k to half marathon?
- 13 Is running a half marathon a big deal?
- 14 Is 5K in 35 minutes good?
- 15 What happens to your body after a half marathon?
How long does it take to run a half marathon?
A half–marathon is a challenging race that can take anywhere from a little over one hour to four hours to complete. Like many aspects of running, finishing times vary greatly depending on a variety of factors, some of which include age, sex, experience, and the course.
Can I run a half marathon if I can run 8 miles?
Can I run a half marathon if I can run 8 miles? The answer to the question depends on your physical fitness. If you’ve never run a half marathon before and the longest distance you’ve ever run is 8 miles, I don’t recommend you attempt the half marathon, UNLESS, you end up walking the last 5.1 miles.
Can I run half marathon if I can run 10K?
Running 13.1 miles is possible for most runners – if you can do a 10K, you can do a half. “It’s an achievable challenge, as it’s easier to fit the training into a busy life than it is for a marathon“, says British elite and RW contributing editor Jo Pavey.
Is 1 hour 40 minutes a good half marathon time?
Elite athletes follow a rigorous training plan and are capable of achieving an impressive pace over the 13.1 mile distance of a half marathon. For men the average time to run a half marathon is around 1:10-1:30 minutes, and for women around 1:20-1:40 – that’s over 8mph!
Can you get a nice body by just running?
The muscles which are used to power you through your run are quadriceps, hamstrings, calves and glutes. Regular running will definitely get you a toned, fit body including a firm butt. However running per se will not make your butt bigger unless you specifically work out on your glutes.
What is a good half marathon time for a beginner?
What should you expect at your age? On average we estimate, beginner males, finish half marathons between 2:05 to 2:15. On the other hand on average, beginner females clock in between 2:20 and 2:30. Average male race winners come in typically between 1:10 and 1:30, with the current world record being 58:01.
Do I need to run 13 miles before a half marathon?
You Don’t Have to Run 13.1 Miles in Training
To be physically prepared for the race, you can participate in long runs totaling 13 miles or more, but you don’t have to. If you can run or run/walk a 10-mile distance, you should be able to safely and comfortably complete a half–marathon.
Is 13 miles a long run?
To the average person, running 13 miles sounds crazy. It takes about two hours on average to finish if you are in good shape, and you could spend months preparing for your first race. Here’s the good news: half marathons are not that hard. In fact, they are considerably easier than a full marathon at 26.2 miles.
How many miles a week should I run for a half marathon?
If You’re Gearing Up for a Half Marathon
Your goal for ground to cover each week is 20 to 30 miles. There’s one staple long run per week—which you’ll probably do on the weekend—and some middle-distance runs in between, she says.
Is it bad to run everyday?
Should I run every day? Running every day may have some health benefits. But the same research also shows that these benefits top off at 4.5 hours a week, meaning there’s no need to run for hours each day. Running is a high-impact exercise and overtraining can lead to injuries such as stress fractures and shin splints.
Can I Run 10k 3 times a week?
Run a 10K on three sessions per week
Your long runs will need to edge up towards an hour but this needn’t be every week. Just make sure that if your long run is a bit shorter – between 30 and 60 minutes for example – you include a selection of different paces within each run.
Is it hard to go from 10k to half marathon?
It can be difficult, but it should be your goal. Your goal half marathon pace can be determined by taking your most recent 10k pace and adding 5%-8%. For example: if you are a 60-minute 10k racer, your 10k pace is 9:41/mile. Add 5%-8%, and that becomes 10:10 to 10:27.
Is running a half marathon a big deal?
Despite the half marathon’s ever growing popularity and accessibility, finishing one is still a big deal for any runner—because it’s nearly impossible to fake it for 13.1 miles. You’ve got to train diligently and have the discipline to execute your race day plan.
Is 5K in 35 minutes good?
As you can see, most of the average runners run 5K in a 25 to 35 mins range. Less than 17 mins: These are exceptional runners. Some of the best athletes and regular runners can run 5K in less than 17 mins. This also requires consistent effort, and regular runners improve their time from 25 minutes to about 20 minutes.
What happens to your body after a half marathon?
Thankfully, injuries are uncommon in half marathon runners. But you might experience lower body issues, including shin splints, plantar fasciitis, or muscle pain to your calves, hamstrings, or quads. Muscle aches can be treated with rest and gentle stretching.
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Wondering why we scream about metal grommets in historical costume movies and TV shows? Here’s the dish, and I’m paraphrasing from my own article Why Metal Grommets Are the Visible Panty Lines of Historical Costuming.
In the era before zippers and velcro, garments had to be closed up somehow, and people tend to think all clothing — especially women’s clothes — laced up the front or the back. This is not exactly true, but that’s another article. For garments that do lace up, however, the costumer needs to reinforce the lacing holes so they don’t wear out. Fair enough.
The modern way to do this is to use the little metal things from the fabric store, either small one-part, punch-in eyelets or the bigger two-part grommets. The costumer inserts them in the front of a medieval fitted dress or the back of an 19th-century ballgown, laces it tight with ribbons, and it’s good to go.
Except metal eyelets and grommets were not used in outerwear in historical periods before the 20th century. Grommets were intended for underwear and shoes only.
How Were Clothes Really Laced Up?
Throughout most of history, laced garments had hand-worked eyelets. Small, simple holes covered over in something like a buttonhole stitch. They weren’t always the prettiest things either, but they were functional. Sometimes, a metal ring (like a jump ring used in jewelry) was bound underneath the stitches to make it even stronger. But plain old stitching can reinforce the holes quite well for everyday use. The eyelets work well because you aren’t tearing as many fibers as you would with a grommet (or eyelet) that requires punching a large hole in the fabric.
When metal grommets were first introduced, they were used on corsets in the 19th century (in 1828, according to Norah Waugh in Corsets and Crinolines). Because metal could take heavy lacing stresses, this helped corsetry create a distinctly hourglass figure in women that became so popular in the Victorian era. Corsets and stays prior to this period didn’t suck in the waistline; instead, the boned stays and even boned bodices smoothed the waistline and supported the bust, which was easy enough to do with a hand-sewn eyelets up the back, which were not pulled terribly tight.
In addition to corsets (which were were strictly underwear or cabaret garb until the 1980s), metal grommets were also commonly used in boots and shoes in the 19th century and early 20th century. So we would hardly ever see metal grommets or eyelets on clothes, unless we happened to look down and very closely.
Even the language indicates the relative modernity of grommets. The Online Etymology Dictionary (which cites the Oxford English Dictionary, among other sources) explains that the word “grommet” dates to the 1620s with a meaning of “ring or wreath of rope” and the meaning of “metal eyelet” wasn’t recorded until 1769. “Eyelet” itself means simply a “small hole” and dates to the 14th century.
What About Metal Rings in Medieval Clothes?
Metal lacing rings were sometimes used in the medieval and renaissance eras, but these are not the same as grommets or eyelets. If you look carefully at period imagery, you’ll find that these metal rings are not punched through the garment fabric — they’re attached on top / underneath / at the edge of the fabric, and the lacing is woven through the rings. The “rings” may also be metal hook-and-eye closures, and the hook part is not completely visible. Our friend Kimiko Small has more details on her website.
All of these are quite different than the modern metal “grommet” technology, plus they are less common than the simple sewn eyelet, which was the easiest and most widely available technology.
Why Do Metal Grommets Matter?
Lacing up pre-20th-century historical costumes with metal grommets in movies and TV shows is like having visible panty lines — at the very least, it’s a little tacky, and at the worst, it’s totally inaccurate. Obviously, this is not the end of the world, and no-one is going to get an irretrievably wrong idea about history or even historical clothing because of it.
Movies and TV shows with visible metal grommets in the gowns are a sign that the production is probably using some rental costumes. Also, the production may be on a tight budget and not have time for hand-work in the costume shop (though, I’ll say, I’m a really slow hand-sewer, and I can bang out handmade eyelets; also, passable sewn eyelets can be made on many types of sewing machine).
Metal grommets and other costuming shortcuts can hint at a lack of time / budget / understanding / focus in the movie or TV show. Added together with a lot of modern fabric, unstyled hair, etc., etc., metal grommets say “historical accuracy is not a priority here at all.” Which, yeah, isn’t always a big deal in, say, a fantasy like Galavant, but it can bum us out when we’re watching something that purports to tell a big historical tale.
Lastly, they’re ugly. Man, who wants to look at those things, especially in a front-lacing gown? I’m talking to you, Borgia: Faith and Fear.
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OPEC moved closer on Friday toward boosting oil output as its leader Saudi Arabia appeared to have persuaded arch-rival Iran to cooperate after major consumers warned of a supply shortage.
Saudi Arabia and non-OPEC Russia have said a production increase of about 1 million barrels per day (bpd) or around 1 percent of global supply had become a near-consensus proposal for the group and its allies.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is gathering in Vienna amid calls from the United States, China and India to cool down the price of crude and prevent an oil deficit that would hurt the global economy.
OPEC, in theory, needs the agreement of all members to clinch a deal but has in the past agreed production pacts without Iran, which has criticized the idea of raising supply as it faces export-crippling U.S. sanctions.
“We are cooking something,” Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told reporters after meeting Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih before the OPEC talks.
Iran, OPEC's third-largest producer, has so far been the main barrier to a deal as it called on OPEC to reject pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to pump more oil.
Trump imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran in May and market watchers expect Iran's output to drop by a third by the end of 2018. That means the country has little to gain from a deal to raise OPEC output, unlike top oil exporter Saudi Arabia.
Falih said the overwhelming majority of producers had recommended raising output by 1 million bpd, gradually and on a pro-rata basis.
OPEC and its allies have since last year been participating in a pact to cut output by 1.8 million bpd. The measure has helped rebalance the market in the past 18 months and lifted oil LCOc1 to around $74 per barrel from as low as $27 in 2016.
Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh talks to journalists at the beginning of an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 22, 2018.
But unexpected outages in Venezuela, Libya and Angola have effectively brought supply cuts to around 2.8 million bpd in recent months.
Brent oil prices were up 1.8 percent LCOc1 on Friday.
OPEC has a history of difficult meetings as well as clashes between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
In 2000, then-U.S. President Bill Clinton's energy secretary, Bill Richardson, phoned Ali al-Naimi, the Saudi oil minister at the time, during an OPEC meeting to ask for more oil.
The move infuriated Iran, and Zanganeh refused to sign up to the meeting's decision to raise output. The dispute was settled by the time of the next OPEC talks.
The current standoff was partially triggered by the United States, with Trump calling directly on OPEC to raise output.
Falih has warned the world could face a supply deficit of up to 1.8 million bpd in the second half of 2018 and that OPEC's responsibility was to address consumers' worries.
“We want to prevent the shortage and the squeeze that we saw in 2007-2008,” Falih said, referring to a time when oil rallied close to $150 per barrel.
Earlier this week, Zanganeh left the door open for a deal, saying OPEC members that had overdelivered on cuts in recent months should comply with agreed quotas. That would effectively mean a modest boost from producers such as Saudi Arabia that have voluntarily cut more deeply than planned.
Zanganeh has said that if OPEC returned to regular compliance, the group would raise output by around 460,000 bpd.
On Friday, Zanganeh said OPEC would change the structure of the current deal, but declined to elaborate.
Falih also said the real increase would be smaller than the nominal gain of 1 million bpd, meaning a compromise with Iran remained possible. He said OPEC could meet again in September to adjust the deal.
OPEC sources also said Iran had demanded that U.S. sanctions be mentioned in the group's post-meeting communique, as Tehran has blamed U.S. measures for the recent rise in oil prices.
The United States, which rivals Russia and Saudi Arabia for the position of world No.1 oil producer, is not participating in the current supply pact.
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Traumatic stress and professional quality of life. Personality and social support as moderators
The aim of the present study is to investigate the relation between secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction among Romania hospital nurses and physicians. Moreover, we aimed to investigate the moderating effect of core personality traits and social support on the secondary traumatic stress – compassion satisfaction relationship. A sample of 190 hospital medical staff participated at this study. Data were collected using a set of questionnaires that included the measures of traumatic stress, personality traits, different forms of social support, compassion satisfaction and the demographics. Our results showed that all forms of social support and all personality traits, excepting neuroticism, were positively associated with a high level of compassion satisfaction. On the contrary, neuroticism and secondary traumatic stress were negatively associated with compassion satisfaction. Moreover, our regression analysis showed that the relation between secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction is moderated by both personality traits (agreeability and openness) and social support (emotional/ informational support). The results are discussed from the perspective of ways of promoting resilience in context of secondary exposure to traumatic life events. Implications of these results for stress management are also discussed.
secondary traumatic stress, compassion satisfaction, social support, personality traits
Cornelia Măirean – Al. I. Cuza University, Iaşi, Romania, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org
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How to Choose a Radiology Tech Degree Program near Trussville Alabama
Congratulations regarding your decision to enroll in an x-ray tech school near Trussville AL so you can learn to be a radiology technologist. But now that you have chosen to enter the satisfying field of healthcare, how do you set about choosing the ideal college and program so that you will receive the proper training to become a qualified professional? And considering that most states do require that x-ray technicians become licensed, depending on where you ultimately practice you may require preparation to pass a licensing test. So it’s important that you investigate each of the colleges you are looking at in order to evaluate each program. A number of potential students begin by searching for technical schools or colleges that are within driving distance of their homes. Next, they compare tuition and frequently gravitate toward the lowest cost. But while location and cost must be taken into consideration, there are other important qualifiers as well. For instance, you must find out if the radiology tech schools are accredited, or if they sponsor internship programs. These inquiries and others you should ask the colleges you are reviewing are provided later in this article. But first, let’s talk about what a x-ray tech does and the credentials and training options that are available.
Radiology Tech Career Summary
There are a number of professional titles for x-ray techs (technologists or technicians). They may also be called radiologic technicians or technologists, radiographers or radiology techs. Regardless of the name, they all have the same principal job function, which is to utilize imaging machines to internally visualize patients for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment. A number of radiologic technologists might also provide radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer. Some elect to perform as generalists, while there are those that have chosen a specialization, for example mammography. They may practice in Trussville AL hospitals, clinics, family practices or outpatient diagnostic imaging centers. The imaging technologies that an X-Ray technologist might work with include:
- Traditional and specialized X-Rays
- Computerized tomography (CT) or “CAT” scans
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Sonography or ultrasound
Radiographers have to maintain their equipment plus routinely analyze its functionality and safety. They are additionally required to keep complete records of each of their diagnostic procedures. As Trussville AL medical practitioners, they are held to a high professional standard and code of conduct.
Radiology Tech Degrees
The standard prerequisite for attending a radiology tech program is to have earned a high school diploma or GED. Radiologic technologist students have the option to earn either an Associate Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree. An Associate Degree, which is the most common among techs, usually takes 18 months to 2 years to finish based upon the course load and program. A Bachelor’s Degree will take longer at as much as four years to complete and is more expansive in nature. Most students select a degree major in Radiography, but there are additional related majors that may be appropriate also. Something to consider is that Trussville AL radiographer programs have a clinical training or lab component as a component of their curriculum. It may frequently be fulfilled by participating in an internship or externship program which a large number of colleges offer through local clinics and hospitals in their region. After you have graduated from any of the degree programs, you will need to comply with any licensing or certification mandates in Alabama or the state you will be working as applicable.
Radiologic Technologist Certification and Licensing
Once you have graduated from an X-Ray tech school, depending on the state where you will be working you may have to be licensed. Most states do mandate licensing, and their prerequisites vary so get in touch with your state. Presently, all states that do require licensure will accept The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification examination for the licensing application, but several provide other alternatives for testing as well. A number of states also call for certification as part of the licensing process, otherwise it is optional. Having said that, numerous Trussville AL employers prefer to hire radiology techs that are certified so it might increase your career options to earn certification. ARRT’s certification program calls for graduation from an accepted program in addition to a passing score on their comprehensive examination. ARRT also requires re-certification every 2 years, which may be satisfied with 24 credits of continuing ed, or by passing an exam.
Online X-Ray Tech Schools
As a part of any degree program, x-ray tech schools will have clinical or lab training included in their curriculum. This is no different for online degree schools. So even though you can still earn your degree online, a considerable amount of the training will be satisfied either in a college lab or in an externship off-campus. Practical training is often carried out in regional family practices, medical clinics or hospitals in sponsorship with the schools. However the online segment of the training can be accessed in the comfort of your Trussville AL residence. Students who keep working while obtaining their degree usually find that the online approach to learning is much more convenient with their hectic schedules. Plus online schools are often cheaper than traditional alternatives. In addition to lower tuition, costs for commuting and study materials may be reduced also. But just be sure that the online school you pick is accredited (more on the advantages of accreditation later). So if you are motivated enough to learn with this less formalized style of training, then online classes may be the right choice for you.
Topics to Ask Radiologic Tech Programs
After you have chosen the type of degree that you want to obtain, you can initiate the process of finding and assessing Trussville AL x-ray technician schools. You will also need to determine if you prefer to attend classes online or drive to a nearby campus. If you opt for the latter, then obviously the location of the college will be relevant. The price of tuition and secondary expenses will be a material factor as well. But along with cost and location, what else should you factor in when reviewing schools? Well, you need to ask if the colleges are accredited, and if they sponsor internship or externship programs. To help you learn some of these essential details prior to making your decision, we have compiled a list of questions that you should ask the colleges you are looking at.
Are the Radiology Technician Programs Accredited? The majority of radiology tech schools have acquired some type of accreditation, whether regional or national. Nevertheless, it’s still imperative to confirm that the school and program are accredited. One of the most highly respected accrediting agencies in the field of radiology is the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). Programs obtaining accreditation from the JRCERT have undergone an extensive review of their instructors and educational materials. If the college is online it can also receive accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council, which targets distance or online education. All accrediting agencies should be acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. Besides guaranteeing a quality education, accreditation will also help in obtaining financial aid and student loans, which are many times not offered for non-accredited programs. Accreditation may also be a pre-requisite for licensing and certification as required. And numerous Trussville AL employers will only hire a graduate of an accredited program for entry-level openings.
Are Internship Programs Offered? Inquire if the Alabama xray technician schools you are reviewing have partnerships with area clinics or hospitals for internship programs. Internships are not only an excellent means to obtain practical training in a clinical environment, they are also a means to fulfill the clinical training requirement for most programs. As an ancillary benefit, they may assist students and graduates develop professional relationships in the Trussville AL health care community and help with job placement.
Is Job Placement Help provided? You will probably want to secure employment quickly after graduating, but getting that first job in a new profession can be challenging without help. Ask if the radiographer schools you are interviewing have job placement programs and what their placement rates are. Rapid and high placement rates are an excellent indication that the schools have sizable networks and great relationships with Trussville AL healthcare employers. It also substantiates that their students are well regarded and in demand.
Where is the College Located? For a lot of students, the college they choose will need to be within driving distance of their Trussville AL residence. Students who have chosen to attend classes online obviously will not have to concern themselves with the location of the campus. However, the availability of local internships will be of importance. Something to keep in mind is that if you decide to enroll in a school that is out of state or perhaps out of your local area, you might be required to pay a higher tuition. State colleges typically charge higher tuitions for out of state residents. And community colleges typically charge a higher tuition for those students that don’t reside within their districts.
How Large are the Classes ? Unless you are the kind of student that likes to sit way in the rear of the classroom or get lost in the crowd, you will likely prefer a small class size. Small classes allow for more individual participation and personalized instruction. Ask the Trussville AL schools you are reviewing what the average teacher to student ratio is for their classrooms. If practical you may prefer to sit in on one or more classes before making your ultimate determination. This will also give you a chance to speak with several of the instructors and students to get their opinions regarding the x-ray technician program as well.
Can the College Accommodate your Schedule? And last you must confirm that the radiographer program you ultimately pick can provide the class schedule you need. This is particularly crucial if you choose to continue working while you attend school. If you need to schedule evening or weekend classes in Trussville AL, make sure that they are available. If you can only enroll on a part-time basis, find out if that is an option and how many credit hours or courses you would have to enroll in. Also, find out what the protocol is for making up any classes that you may miss as a result of illness, work or family emergencies.
Why Did You Decide to Be a Radiologic Technologist?When prepping to interview for an X-Ray Tech job, it's helpful to review questions you may be asked. Among the questions that recruiters frequently ask radiographer applicants is "What made you decide on radiography as a profession?". What the interviewer is trying to learn is not just the personal reasons you might have for being an Xray technician, but additionally what qualities and talents you possess that make you good at your profession. You will undoubtedly be asked questions pertaining primarily to radiography, as well as a significant number of routine interview questions, so you must ready a number of ideas about how you want to respond to them. Considering there are so many variables that go into choosing a career, you can address this fundamental question in a multitude of ways. When readying an answer, try to include the reasons the work appeals to you as well as the talents you have that make you an outstanding X-Ray tech and the leading choice for the position. Don't make an effort to memorize an answer, but take down some ideas and talking points that relate to your personal experiences and strengths. Going over sample answers can help you to prepare your own concepts, and give you ideas of what to include to wow the recruiter.
Enroll in the Right X-Ray Technician College near Trussville AL
Selecting the ideal x-ray technician college is a critical first step toward starting a fulfilling new career providing diagnostic medical services to patients. The ideal radiographer must be in good physical shape. X-Ray techs often stand for the majority of the working day and position and in some cases lift the patient to obtain the correct image. Candidates must also demonstrate a capability to pay close attention to detail and to observe the safety guidelines designed to protect both the patient and the medical team. X-Ray technicians work very closely with patients, other techs as well as the radiologists and other doctors. Possessing social skills is a necessity in order to have a pleasant work environment and provide the best available patient care. As has been covered in this post, there are a number of questions that you should ask each school you are reviewing before making your final decision. This is similarly true whether you participate in an online program or drive to classes on campus. By asking the right questions you can assess and compare each school so you can focus your options and make your decision. And with the proper training and your commitment to succeed, you can achieve your goal to practice as a x-ray tech in Trussville AL.
Some Background on Trussville Alabama
Trussville is a city in Jefferson and St. Clair counties in the State of Alabama. It is a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its estimated 2015 population was 21,023.
Trussville has been recognized as one of the most livable cities in the state and country. It was named one of the ten best towns in Alabama for young families, listed among the five best Birmingham suburbs, and included in Money magazine's list of 100 best places to live in America.
Trussville is located at 33°37′18″N 86°35′47″W / 33.62167°N 86.59639°W / 33.62167; -86.59639 (33.621623, -86.596404).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.3 square miles (58 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.27%) is water.
The first European settler to establish residence in the area was Warren Truss, who entered the area with his brothers and constructed a grist mill on the Cahaba River in 1821. Truss was a North Carolina man of English descent. Trussville remained an agricultural community until after the Civil War, when the Alabama-Chattanooga Railway was built through the city. By 1886 a blast furnace was built on what is now the site of the new Cahaba Elementary School. Trussville was listed as an incorporated community on the 1890 and 1900 U.S. Census rolls. At some point after 1900 until its reincorporation in 1947, it did not appear on census records.
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Moss is a plant that is often associated with being dirty and unkempt. However, moss can be a beautiful addition to any garden or landscape when used correctly. But, how fast does moss grow exactly?
Typically, moss can take up to 6 weeks to start growing! Yet, other types of moss have been known to take as long as 2 years to reach their full potential.
Moss is a slow-growing plant, but the speed at which it grows depends on several factors. All of which we will explore in this article.
Moss Growth Rate Factors
Type Of Moss
There are over 12,000 species of moss, so it’s no surprise that they can vary in growth rate. Some types of moss grow faster than others.
For example, the common Sphagnum Moss has a growth rate of 0.75 to 4.75 per year. Other types of moss, like the Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus), can grow up to twelve inches per year.
How much water is available to the moss also affects its growth rate. Moss grows faster in moist environments with high levels of humidity. If the environment is too dry, the moss will not grow well or may die.
Moss also needs light to absorb carbohydrates for food. However, too much light can be detrimental to moss growth! You will notice that moss grows much thicker and faster in shaded areas.
Temperature also plays a role in how fast moss grows. Generally, moss will grow best in cool to moderate temperatures above about 5 degrees Celsius (20 Fahrenheit).
The climate in which moss is growing will also affect its growth rate. For example, mosses that grow in cold climates will have a much different growth rate to those that grow in hotter climates.
The presence of other plants nearby can also affect the moss growth rate. Some plants can easily overgrow and as a result, slow the growth of the moss.
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How Fast Do Moss Spores Grow?
Moss does not produce flowers or seeds like most other plants. Instead, it reproduces by releasing spores into the air. These spores settle on moist surfaces and then start to grow.
Given the right conditions, a spore can germinate and start growing within a few days. However, it can take weeks or even months for some mosses to fully establish themselves.
What is the Fastest Growing Moss?
Moss is categorized into two groups pleurocarpous, and acrocarpous. The fastest types of moss are pleurocarpous!
One of the fastest-growing mosses is fern moss, which can be found growing on trees and has long shoots branching from the main stem that can double in size within 6 months.
Sheet moss is another type of pleurocarpous that can grow very fast and can be found growing on forest floors and it spreads out like a sheet getting its name. Sheet moss usually starts to grow and spread within six weeks.
Acrocarpous types of mosses grow unbranched and very slowly! In fact, they don’t reach their full size for at least two years. You can find Acrocarpous types of moss growing on hard surfaces like rocks.
Pleurocarpous moss grows much faster, and can fully grow within 6 weeks! Yet, Acrocarpous is much slower only reaching its full potential after 6 months to 2 years.
Can You Control The Growth Rate Of Moss?
The growth rate of moss can be controlled to a certain extent by providing the right growing conditions. If you are trying to grow moss in an area that is too dry, then you can water it regularly to encourage growth.
If there is too much light present, then you can provide shade for the moss with trees or other plants. And if the temperature is not suitable, then try moving the moss to a cooler location.
You can also control the spread of moss with fertilizers! Applying fertilizer, can give it a boost in growth and encourage moss to grow.
How long does it take to grow your own moss
Have you ever wondered how long it takes to grow your own moss? If you’ve been thinking about adding some moss to your home but aren’t sure how long the process will take?
Moss can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to start growing! And as before, it all depends on the type of moss, the climate, and other conditions.
If you only have a small moss spore keep it in a plastic container with a wet paper towel and make sure you mist it with water daily. The moss spore should start to germinate within 3 to 4 days.
Once they germinate, it will take anywhere from weeks to months for the moss to fully establish itself and start growing. So, depending on your needs, you could see results pretty quickly!
If you are using sheet moss, It will typically take a few months for the moss to fully grow and cover the desired area, but it all depends on how big of an area you are trying to cover.
So, there you have it! As you can see, there are many different factors that affect how fast moss grows. Some types of Moss can grow quite rapidly given the right conditions while others may take years to reach their full potential.
If you are trying to encourage Moss growth in a particular area, it is best to provide moist conditions with high humidity and moderate temperatures. You can also use fertilizer to give the Moss a boost and help it spread more quickly.
Be sure to keep these factors in mind when planning your garden or landscape. With a little care and attention, you can create a beautiful space that is perfect for Mosses of all types!
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In a free-form shell structure, the possibilities of masonry construction beyond vertical plane wall elements are explored. The shape has been developed in an iterative process, employing sculptural design methods and numerical modeling to obtain the final stable shell shape. In the construction in full scale, the practical feasibility could be demonstrated. The project shows the capability of masonry to assume complex shapes, and how this can be achieved using current building material and fulfilling the codes. In particular, the feasibility of shell structures in masonry with geometrically complex shapes is shown. A further aspect of the project is the design process, with the attempt to establish a continuous information flow from design to realization, by means of information technology. For the rim beams of the shell, a construction detail was developed to reinforce the masonry across the bed joint.
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The first 35 days of the virus in these countries | Source : Johns Hopkins CSSE
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Active cases are the last reported number of people who have the infection. It does not include deceased people or people who have recovered. Active cases also excludes people who went abroad for treatment.
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Yes. The data is updated every 5 minutes with official data from BeSafeMoris.mu. I do keep an independenly maintained copy of the data here using Google Sheet just in case the other source fails .
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What does inquiry look like? Though often used, “inquiry” can be a fuzzy ideal. With the publication of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for State Social Studies Standards (National Council for the Social Studies, 2013), inquiry discussions and initiatives are trending right now in social studies. My colleagues, S.G. Grant (Binghamton University) and John Lee (North Carolina State University) have worked since the publication of the C3 Framework to make inquiry more accessible for teachers through the development of the Inquiry Design ModelTM (IDM).
IDM is a distinctive approach to creating instructional materials that honors teachers’ knowledge and expertise, avoids over-prescription, and focuses on the key elements of envisioned in the C3 Inquiry Arc. Unique to the IDM is the blueprint TM, a one-page presentation of the questions, tasks, and sources that define a curricular inquiry (Grant, Swan & Lee, 2017; Swan, Grant & Lee, 2015). The blueprint offers a visual snapshot of an entire inquiry such that the individual components and the relationship among the components can all be seen at once.
Questions initiate and sustain inquiry, and two types of questions – compelling questions and supporting questions – give shape to an inquiry. Compelling questions address issues found in and across the academic disciplines of American history, civics and government, and geography that make up social studies, but they also reflect the interests of students and the content with which students may have little experience. Supporting questions scaffold the necessary knowledge and insights behind a compelling question; these questions focus on descriptions, definitions, and processes, which assist students to construct explanations that advance the inquiry.
Tasks provide pedagogical structure to, and an opportunity for assessment in, an inquiry. Formative performance tasks are learning exercises designed to help students practice the skills and build the content knowledge needed to perform well on the summative task, an evidence-based argument. These tasks are built around the supporting questions and are intended to grow in cognitive sophistication. The performance tasks threaded throughout the inquiry provide teachers with multiple opportunities to evaluate what students know and are able to do so that teachers have a steady loop of data to inform their instructional decision-making. Each inquiry ends with a summative performance task in which students construct an argument (e.g., detailed outline, drawing, essay) that addresses the compelling question using specific claims and relevant evidence from sources while acknowledging competing views.
Sources round out the Inquiry Design Model. Originating from the disciplines of American history, civics and government, and geography that make up social studies, sources help students build their understandings of the compelling and supporting questions and practice the work of historians and social scientists. To that end, sources can be used toward three distinct, but mutually reinforcing purposes: a) to generate students’ curiosity and interest in the topic, b) to build students’ content knowledge, and c) to help students construct and support their arguments related to a compelling question.
The IDM blueprint offers a visual snapshot of an entire curriculum inquiry such that the individual components and the relationship among the components can all be seen at once. As such, the IDM blueprint illustrates the following elements necessary to support students as they address a compelling question using disciplinary sources in a thoughtful and informed fashion:
- Standards (relevant state standards anchor the content of the inquiry);
- Compelling questions (frame the inquiry);
- Staging the compelling question tasks (create interest in the inquiry);
- Supporting questions (develop the key content);
- Formative performance tasks (demonstrate emerging understandings);
- Featured sources (provide opportunities to generate curiosity, build knowledge, and construct arguments);
- Summative performance tasks (demonstrate evidence-based arguments);
- Summative extensions (offer assessment flexibility);
- Taking informed action exercises (promote opportunities for hands-on civic engagement activities).
Consider a second-grade inquiry example from C3 Teachers (c3teachers.org), our website for IDM inquiries. The blueprint for this inquiry highlights the compelling and supporting questions that frame and organize this inquiry; the formative and summative assessment tasks that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate and apply their understandings; and, the disciplinary sources that allow students to practice disciplinary thinking and reasoning (see Figure 1).
In this example, the compelling question—Do we have to have rules?—asks students to examine the relationship between rules and values as well as the role that rules play in maintaining a civil society. This question acknowledges outright that many students wonder about their roles in and responsibility for rule making. It gives voice to their legitimate concerns about the source of rules, the benefits of following them, and the consequences of not doing so. This inquiry taps into a common set of ideas that students have about the authority of rules and validates their honest hesitancy to follow rules simply because they are told to do so. Students learn that there is a key relationship between what we value and the rules we develop, follow, and enforce. Rules and laws are intended to express the shared values of a community, acting as statutes to uphold and protect such principles as fairness, equality, respect, and safety.
In this inquiry, the supporting questions sequence as:
- SQ1: What are my values and how do I show them?
- SQ2: Can we make classroom rules that reflect our values?
- SQ3: What would happen if we did not have rules?
The IDM blueprint requires teacher expertise and individual craft to fully come to life.
To underscore this point, IDM inquiries on the C3 Teachers website (https://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries) are available as both PDF and Word documents so that teachers can adapt and improve the inquiries for their particular classroom contexts.
In the Rules inquiry, the formative performance tasks provide opportunities to develop the knowledge (e.g., the relationship between values and rules) and practice the skills (e.g., analyzing sources and supporting claims with evidence) necessary to construct a coherent, evidence-based argument. The formative tasks sequence in the following way:
- List examples of values and explain how we show our values.
- Categorize values and establish a set of classroom rules.
- Create a two-sided argument chart with reasons for and against having rules.
Formative performance tasks are purposeful exercises designed to support student growth and success as they engage the summative argument task and answer the question, Do we have to have rules? Reflecting the purpose and structure of the summative and formative performance tasks, summative extension exercises offer alternatives through which students may express their arguments. For example, in the Rules inquiry, students have the opportunity to write a letter to a younger student who wonders why rules exist.
Taking informed action opportunities are included in every inquiry as a way to extend the student’s arguments into present day civic conversations. In the Rules inquiry, taking informed action is expressed as three steps at the conclusion of the inquiry:
- UNDERSTAND Review the school rules in light of whether they reflect all students’ values.
- ASSESS Discuss any rules that do not reflect the class values and consider whether there are alternative rules that would be more satisfactory.
- ACT Write a letter to the school principal requesting a meeting to discuss any rules that could be revised.
The variety of tasks offered within the IDM blueprint allow students to surface their content knowledge, to synthesize that knowledge by constructing an evidenced-based argument, and to extend and apply that knowledge through a variety of means.
Sources complete the IDM blueprint. The Rules inquiry includes six different sources, including the parts of the image banks, excerpt from the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), and two newspaper articles. Students read these sources closely, mining them for evidence to answer the inquiry’s central question, Do we have to have rules?
Of course, we like our model for designing inquiry but recognize that inquiry has been around a long time. Think John Dewey! We also know that there are other great curricular resources that help teachers do inquiry. We hope that our work around IDM allows teachers to have a framework for evaluating inquiry-based curriculum by using the elements of questions, tasks, and sources as a framework for doing so.
For example, when looking at Savvas Learning Company’s recently published Quests, we see a compelling question that anchors the investigations. In the 5th Grade Government Quest, students examine the question: What makes government work? Through a series of formative activities, students explore the question. Students learn about the three branches of government through an examination of the Constitution and they explore primary source documents that uncover the foundations of our democracy. Ultimately, students are asked to answer the question by presenting to an audience their findings.
Although set up slightly differently than IDM, the Quests are anchored in questions, tasks, and sources that are the foundational elements of inquiry. As you explore other curricular resources, you might consider using this framework as you bring inquiry into focus for your classroom!
If you would like to see additional IDM inquiries and resources, please visit our website C3 Teachers (c3teachers.org). We would love to hear from you.
Grant, S. G., Swan, K., & Lee, J. (2017). Inquiry-based practice in social studies education: Understanding the Inquiry Design Model. New York: Routledge and C3 Teachers.
National Council for the Social Studies. (2013). The college, career, and civic life (C3) framework for social studies state standards: Guidance for enhancing the rigor of K-12 civics, economics, geography, and history. Silver Spring, MD: Author.
Swan, K., Lee, J., & Grant, S. G. (2015). The New York State toolkit and the inquiry design model: Anatomy of an inquiry. Social Education, 79(5), 316-322.
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Editor's note: The Monterey Museum of Art provided source material to Resource Library for the following article or essay. If you have questions or comments regarding the source material, please contact the Monterey Museum of Art directly through either this phone number or web address:
Made in Monterey
April 18 - October 25, 2009
Now on view at the Monterey Museum of Art Pacific Street is Made in Monterey, a sweeping exhibition of the most beloved and important works from the permanent collection created by artists in Monterey or by those inspired by the region. The exhibition opened on April 18 at 559 Pacific Street and will be on view through October 25, 2009.
Beginning with the pioneering artists who sojourned on the Central Coast in the late 19th century (including Jules Tavernier and Raymond Dabb Yelland), the exhibition features significant works of Monterey modernists such as Armin Hansen and Margaret Bruton as well as photography visionaries Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. Two renowned works by Armin Hansen, Nino and Men of the Sea, have been conserved and make their stunning debut in this new presentation. For more information call 831.372.5477 or visit www.montereyart.org.
A highlight of Made in Monterey is Painting by Moonlight: The Nocturne. This is an evocative selection of nocturnes -- paintings depicting the Monterey Peninsula at nighttime -- which are on display in a reflective gallery space. To enhance the experience, Robert Danziger has created a "sound sculpture" to accompany the exhibition. The recording features the expected and the unexpected sounds one might hear if walking through the moonlit early twentieth century Monterey landscape, such as sea lions, birds, wind, waves and hoof beats.
"This is the most ambitious exhibition ever mounted by the Museum," says Executive Director E. Michael Whittington. "It surveys the iconic images from the Monterey Art Colony from the pioneers to the present day."
Also created for this exhibition are family gallery activities. Museum visitors can check out Tour-in-a-Tote, which consists of a tote filled with five gallery activities for use in the Museum at no additional charge when they purchase admission. The activities include an art activity to complete in the museum using a complete artist's tool box, interactive opportunities to discover how paintings are made, tools to see photographs in new and delightful ways, and activities and suggestions for making art at home. Over the course of the exhibition, additional tours will be released for Tour-in-a-Tote, expanding the variety of experiences for return visitors. Additional Discovery Spots family gallery activities will begin Saturday, May 16 and be available daily through the duration of the exhibition.
"We wanted to create a way to engage families during their visit and offer them opportunities to bring their learning home," says Executive Director, E. Michael Whittington. "Visitors will want to come multiple times to experience all aspects of this incredibly rich exhibition."
A second 50th Anniversary exhibition 50/fify 50 Gifts for the Next Fifty Years is on view through June 21, 2009 at MMA La Mirada. The exhibition features fifty significant works of art that have been given or are promised to the Museum in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Extraordinary examples early California paintings by John O'Shea, Granville Redmond and Sidney Yard, photographs by Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh, Imogen Cunningham and W. Eugene Smith, contemporary art including works by Joan Savo, Kenjilo Nanao, Johnny Apodaca and Barry Masteller, and exquisite examples of contemporary Japanese pottery are highlights of the exhibition. A family gallery guide offers a self-guided tour of the galleries to enhance the experience for younger visitors.
Resource Library features these essays concerning Northern California art:
Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies, vol. one, East Bay Heritage Project, Oakland, 2012
Landscape Painters of Northern California 1870-1930 by Harvey L. Jones
The Carmel Monterey Peninsula Art Colony: A History by Barbara J. Klein
The San Francisco Art Association by Betty Hoag McGlynn
The Santa Cruz Art League by Betty Hoag McGlynn
The Carmel Art Association by Betty Hoag McGlynn
Monterey: The Artist's View, 1925 - 1945 by Kent Seavey
The Society of Six by Terry St. John
Towards Impressionism in Northern California by Raymond L. Wilson
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Artists at Continent's End: The Monterey Peninsula Art Colony, 1875-1907 is a 2006 exhibit organized by the Crocker Art Museum, including some 70 paintings, photographs and works on paper drawn from museums and private collections throughout California and beyond. It features work by eight artists of major importance to California's, and America's, art history -- Jules Tavernier, William Keith, Charles Rollo Peters, Arthur Mathews, Evelyn McCormick, Francis McComas, Gottardo Piazzoni and photographer Arnold Genthe. The exhibition also includes the work of more than 25 other artists, both well- and little-known, who each contributed to the reputation of what is now widely recognized as one of America's most important art colonies.
The Art Of Mount Shasta is a 2010 Turtle Bay Museum at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park exhibit for which William Miesse and Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D, co-curators, say; "Most of the works in this exhibition, lent by museums, institutions, and private collections from around the country, stem from that San Francisco Art Boom. And these paintings are only the tip of the iceberg relative to the large number of Mount Shasta paintings in museums and private collections around the country. The current exhibition is representative of the extensive art history of the Mount Shasta region."
The Lighter Side of Bay Area Figuration is a 2000 Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit which contains 56 humorous, whimsical and satirical works of art by San Francisco Bay artists such as Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Arneson, Roy De Forest, Richard Diebenkorn, and Viola Frey. Comic art in the Bay area began to flourish during the late 1950s in deliberate defiance of New York's avant-garde. San Francisco's distance from the center of commerce and criticism fostered a renegade mentality and a tendency toward personal forms of expression. Bucking mainstream trends by combining humor with lowbrow artistic media and techniques became a badge of honor for many Bay Area artists. The hub of humorous figurative art was the University of California in Davis, a sleepy and relatively remote campus town 70 miles north of San Francisco. Although their aesthetics differed, most of the Davis artists explored humorous narratives, whether in clay sculpture or representational painting. The UC-Davis art department included artists Arneson, De Forest, Thiebaud, Manuel Neri, and William Wiley. There, Thiebaud painted his whimsical still lifes of ordinary objects from gumball machines and yo-yos to pies and cakes, like the exhibition's painting Cakes and Pies, 1994-95. Roy De Forest painted his canvases filled with wild-eyed, pointy eared dogs, and printmaker William Wiley produced his quirky alter ego, "Mr. Unatural." (right: Joan Brown, Portrait of Bob for Bingo, 1960, oil paint oncanvas, 29 x 28 inches, Collection of Joyce and Jay Cooper, AZ, Photo, Jay Cooper)
The Lighter Side of Bay Area Figuration is a 2000 exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art, a compelling exhibition of approximately 70 works that deftly examines the historical, social, cultural, and aesthetic development of humorous Bay Area art. The exhibition -- the first to identify and examine this genre -- highlights the work of artists associated with the University of California at Davis, such as Robert Arneson, Roy De Forest, and Wayne Thiebaud, and with artists associated with the East Bay, such as Robert Colescott, Joan Brown, M. Louise Stanley, and James Albertson.
Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000 / Section 1: 1900 - 1920 / Section 2: 1920 - 1940 / Section 3: 1940 - 1960 / Section 4: 1960 - 1980 / Section 5: 1980 - 2000 is a 2000 multi-part exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The exhibition goes beyond a standard presentation of California art to offer a revisionist view of the state and its cultural legacy. It considers both "booster" images of California and other coexisting and at times competing images, reflecting the wide range of interests and experiences of the state's diverse constituencies. The exhibit approaches the past 100 years thematically, presenting works that engage in a meaningful way with the California image. As opposed to a survey exhibition, Made in California moves beyond the established canon of artists and art works to include lesser-known works by celebrated figures as well as a wider range of artists, more in keeping with the diversity of California's population. It is the shared conviction of the exhibition organizers that this approach, intended to initiate a broader dialogue on California art rather than establish a new canon.
Made in Monterey a 2009 exhibition at the Monterey Museum of Art, is a sweeping exhibition of the most beloved and important works from the permanent collection created by artists in Monterey or by those inspired by the region. Beginning with the pioneering artists who sojourned on the Central Coast in the late 19th century (including Jules Tavernier and Raymond Dabb Yelland), the exhibition features significant works of Monterey modernists such as Armin Hansen and Margaret Bruton as well as photography visionaries Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. Two renowned works by Armin Hansen, Nino and Men of the Sea, have been conserved and make their stunning debut in this new presentation.
Majestic California: Prominent Artists of the Early 1900's is a 2007 exhibition at The Irvine Museum. At one time, California was considered a distant Eden, isolated within its own beauty. From snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the desolate splendor of the Mojave Desert; from flower-covered hills to countless secluded valleys and meadows; from the dazzling beaches of the south to the rocky coves of the north, it was a world of its own. The enthralling beauty of California is the principal reason that, starting in the middle of the 19th century, artists began to take the long, hazardous journey to paint its unique splendor. By the early 1900's, California had its own group of prominent artists who proclaimed that beauty throughout the country.
Moods of California, a 2007 exhibition at The Irvine Museum, portrays California as experienced by three differing yet equally passionate artistic points of view. Percy Gray (1869-1952), a superb watercolorist who was fascinated by the soft, gentle light and haze of northern California; Paul Grimm (1887-1974), a landscape painter who in his later years moved to Palm Springs and became famous for paintings of the desert; and Emil Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) who became one of Hollywood's best known scenic painters and set designers, while distinguishing himself as a bold painter of urban Los Angeles as well as light-filled views of the countryside.
The Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California Painting and Sculpture, held in 2003 at the San Jose Museum of Art, includes more than 100 works of art by such artists as Guy Rose, Franz Bischoff, Armin Hansen, Lorser Feitelson, Stanton McDonald-Wright, Hans Burkhardt, Helen Lundeberg, Paul Wonner, Wayne Thiebaud, Mildred Howard, Edward Ruscha, Ed Kienholz, George Herms, Richard Shaw, Peter Shelton, Alan Rath, and Robert Therrien. Divided into three sections: 1900-1930, 1920-1950 and 1950- 2000, the exhibition traces the intriguing evolution of still life in California over the last century. It is a revisionist examination of the genre. According to the curators, what was once the most conservative form of artistic practice has been transformed into one of the more radical forms of expression. Contemporary still life is no longer "still" -- it has not only moved off the table, but off the wall and into three dimensions. The exhibition examines a great variety of styles and media, from Impressionist paintings of apples and oranges to witty ceramic sculpture, funky assemblage art, and electronic media.
Old California is a 2000 exhibition at the California Art Club Gallery featuring original paintings and sculptures inspired by the romance and hardships that built a land named after the 16th century Spanish fable describing the treasure island, "California." The exhibition features prominent genre and figure artists of the California Art Club: Kalan Brunink, William George, Dan Goozeé, Joseph Mendez, Joel Phillips, Vic Riesau, and early CAC artist, Theodore Lukits (1897-1992).
Also see California Art History and Pacific Coast Painting: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington: 19th-21st Century
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Over the weekend, a group of U.S.-based rugby clubs, collegiate-based teams, and national team players and coaches declared in a joint statement their support for transgender women rugby players. They joined the global petition effort that calls for World Rugby to reconsider a proposed policy change that would end trans women’s participation.
So far, that petition on Change.org has garnered more than 14-thousand signatures.
The statement was revealed publicly in a 4-minute video posted to Instagram.
Participants include current USA Eagles standout Alev Kelter, 2016 U.S. Olympic sevens team member J.J. Javelet, former USA national team player and current assistant coach Jenny Lui, and U.S. Air Force Academy women’s head coach Lisa Rosen. Players from 23 club teams also took part.
The statement took World Rugby to task for heeding the advice of controversial figures such as Dr. Nicola Williams of the U.K.-based anti-trans group Fair Play For Women. The statement also questioned the research used to build the proposal, saying it “relies on an unpublished paper made by two notoriously transphobic researchers. These researchers and others were from an anti-trans group and were invited to join a World Rugby working group to weigh-in on current rules. Their paper, which is flawed both methodologically and scientifically, is shameful science to include in such a discussion.”
The statement went on to reaffirm rugby as an open sport, to show collective support for that worldwide petition on Change.org and note the current legal battles over transgender participation in sport in Idaho and Connecticut as action points for supporters.
In related news, USA Rugby, the sport’s national governing body, has also begun its own feedback process looking at the World Rugby draft guidelines in consultation with member club in the United States.
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3D printing is both an enticing hobby and a crucial tool for engineers of all types. Whether you’re interested in designing art from scratch, building tools and parts for another project around the house, or just want to explore the possibilities of on-demand engineering, consider a Creality 3D printer. Creality makes a wide variety of 3D printers for beginners, experts, and professionals alike.
In order to help you find the best Creality 3D printers, we considered a number of different factors. We looked first at the printer style, which determines what materials you will need and what designs you can produce. We also considered printer speed, since this greatly affects both price and the pace of your project. Of course, safety features and features for ease of use also ranked highly in our analysis. Based on all of that, we picked out the five best Creality 3D printers – find out full reviews below!
"This 3D printer works with a wide range of filaments and has a great printing size to embody your ideas fast and with precision.Dual z-axis for stability.Resume printing function.Automatic filament detection."
"The best feature of this 3D printer is that it’s incredibly quiet as compared to some other models, without losing speed.Dual y- and z-axis shafts.Upgraded tubing designed for smoother prints.Metal extruder kit."
Other features: filament detector; resume printing; more stable lifting; V2.1 motherboard; V-profile design; reduced noise
The CR-10S from Creality is one of the pricier FDM printers we reviewed, but it packs a ton of features to justify that high cost. To start, this printer offers the ability to create incredibly large prints. The x- and y-axes are each 11.8 inches in length, and the z-axis track is up to 15.7 inches tall.
Thankfully, you don’t have to wait days for your big prints to finish. The CR-10S offers a maximum print speed of seven inches per second, which is impressively fast. If you do want to stop and take a break, the printer has a simple resume print function that lets you pause your print at any time.
Working with this 3D printer is fairly easy. It has a built-in filament detector that ensures the spool is feeding smoothly. This will also automatically pause printing if you run out of filament, which is helpful. Users loved that the CR-10S can also work with an incredibly wide range of filament materials, including PLA, TPU, and even carbon fiber.
What are our favorite features? One thing that greatly contributes to the quality of prints from this model is the upgraded dual z-axis. The printer is connected to vertical tracks on both sides of the working area, which makes it much more stable – particularly for printing at high speeds. This enables you to get more precise prints and fast run times without worrying about ruining your print layers.
What could be better: The only downside to this 3D printer that we could find is that it’s a bit pricier than other picks on our list, but the quality is well worth the price.
Nozzle diameter: 0.4mm (0.2mm and 0.3mm compatible)
Layer thickness: 0.1–0.4mm
Dimensions: 21.7 x 19 x 20 in
Other features: durable frame; improved filament tubing; new V1.15 silent mainboard with TMC2208 drivers
The Ender 5 Pro is a great choice for beginner and intermediate creators alike. This printer offers a number of advanced features, such as Creality’s metal extruder kit. This pushes filament through the extruder with more pressure, leading to higher performance and more accurate layer formation at high print speeds. It also uses Capricorn Premium XS Bowden tubing, which makes for smoother filament feeding and a better texture in your final print.
Another thing that users loved about this 3D printer is that it comes with a hot bed. It only takes five minutes to fully warm up, and then you’re ready to start printing. Users noted that using the hot bed even for high speed test prints can make a huge difference in quality. The bed also features a removable print surface, which makes it easy to get prints off the machine.
Importantly, the Ender 5 Pro has a few adaptations that make the printer more stable. The y-axis mechanism comes with a dual shaft, while the z-axis includes two attachment points with a lead screw. These construction features ensure that vibration won’t affect the quality of your print.
What we liked: Users repeatedly expressed surprise at how quiet the Ender 5 Pro is while it’s printing. The machine comes with an upgraded mainboard that features TMC2208 drivers. This is a major difference from the Ender 3 and Ender 5 (non-Pro) models.
What could be better: The Ender 5 Pro doesn’t offer a huge print space. In fact, the largest track, along the z-axis, is just 11.8 inches tall. The horizontal axes are just 8.7 inches each, which can limit your ability to print large models.
The Creality Ender 3 V2 is a highly affordable FDM printer that’s perfect for first-time 3D creators. It includes a range of features that not only make the machine easy to use, but also help you get higher quality prints without having to make adjustments to your design.
To start, this printer features a Carborundum glass platform with a built-in hot bed. Without any work on your part, this leads to smoother, more stable prints. Another important addition for ease of use is the rotary knob on the extruder. This dramatically simplifies the process of loading and feeding filament – meaning that it’s easier to achieve smooth filament feed-in for every project.
Although this 3D printer experiences noticeably more vibration than some of its pricier cousins from Creality, users were impressed with how quiet it is. It features a built-in silent motherboard that remains quiet even when running the printer at its maximum seven inches per second printing speed.
Why are we impressed? The Ender V3 has a couple simple features, like an integrated toolbox for storing nozzles and other small components. It also has a resume print function, which is key to completing your projects after a power outage or another pause.
What could be better: The construction of this printer doesn’t feature a dual z-axis, which means that the nozzle head experiences much more vibration as your print’s layers are extruded. Users noted that even with the hot bed, you may need to slow the print speed down for the first couple layers in order to get a smooth and stable print. The printer does include tensioner controls for the x and y axes, but this doesn’t do enough to dampen vibrations.
Materials: PLA, ABS, TPU, Wood, Carbon Fiber, Gradient Color
Max. print speed: 180mm/s (7in/s)
Nozzle diameter: 0.4mm (0.2mm and 0.3mm compatible)
Layer thickness: 0.1–0.4mm
Dimensions: 20.94 x 15.04 x 7.91 in
Other features: comes semi-assembled; resume print function; UL Certified power supply
You might be surprised to find that the Ender 3 Pro costs less than the Ender 3 V2. While this 3D printer shares many features, it’s missing a few upgrades that push the V2 ahead in our eyes.
For example, it doesn’t feature Creality’s newest silent motherboard, which is included with the V2. That’s not a huge issue, since the motherboard on the Ender 3 Pro is still relatively quiet. However, users did note that it can get somewhat noisy once you start running closer to the printer’s maximum speed.
Another important difference is that this printer uses a standard Cmagnet build surface plate rather than a glass base plate. First-time 3D printer users likely won’t notice the difference, but the Cmagnet plate doesn’t offer the same heat retention when the first layers of your print are going down. The hot bed is the same, however, so you’ll still reap the benefits of a more stable foundation for your prints.
We appreciated that the Ender 3 Pro is compatible with a wide variety of filament materials. You can use PLA and TPU, both of which are extremely popular, as well as ABS, wood, and carbon fiber filaments. This printer features a rotating knob on the extruder to make feed-in easier and smoother.
What we liked: The main reason to opt for the Ender 3 Pro is the price. This 3D printer is incredibly affordable, which makes it a good first printer for anyone just getting into 3D design. Since the printer is made by Creality, it’s easy to upgrade individual components over time to add stability and smoother extrusion.
What could be better: The extrusion nozzle on this printer is somewhat cheap compared to what you would find on pricier Creality 3D printers. This results in blockier lines of filament, which in turn means you have to do more sanding and smoothing to your print to finish it.
Other features: air filtration system; quick leveling; Ultra HD 2K LCD screen; ChiTuBox slicer
The LD-002R is a budget-friendly option for builders looking to upgrade to a resin 3D printer as opposed to an FDM printer. This printer features an impressive minimum layer thickness of just 0.02 mm, which is 10 times smaller than what more expensive FDM printers from Creality can offer.
The printer features a 30-watt UV light to offer relatively fast printing – at least for an LCD printer. The printer can produce up to 1.2 inches per hour, which means that every layer will take around four seconds.
One major plus to this printer is that it comes with CHITUBOX slicing software. It’s incredibly easy to use for turning your digital design into a format that the 3D printer can print. Plus, it’s blazingly fast. CHITUBOX can fully slice a 30 MB design file in under one minute, while most open-source slicing software would take more than 10 minutes.
Another helpful feature is that the LD-002R supports offline printing directly from a USB. You can control the print settings from the integrated 3.5-inch LCD display.
What we liked: This printer has a built-in air ventilation system with an activated charcoal filter to eliminate the chemical smell produced by the resin material. This is not just convenient, but also a key safety feature – resin fumes can be a health hazard if the room in which you’re working is not well ventilated. In addition, the print area is surrounded by a UV-resistant plastic shield to protect your eyes.
What could be better: The LD-002R offers an extremely small print area, which limits how usable it is for many hobbyist projects. The x-axis is just 2.6 inches wide and the y-axis is just 4.7 inches. The longest dimension, the z-axis, is just over half a foot.
Now that you’ve read more about our five favorite Creality 3D printers, how do you decide which one is right for you? These printers differ in many aspects, including printer type, speed, materials, and more. In our Buying Guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about choosing the best 3D printer for the projects you have in mind.
Before we dive into the features that differentiate 3D printers, it’s worth asking why we decided to focus on Creality. The main reason is that Creality printers are known for their ease of use and overall quality.
The process of going from an unopened Creality printer to a setup that’s ready to print is typically very short compared to other 3D printer brands. Most users report spending just an hour setting up a new printer and calibrating it. Better yet, Creality printers are built so that you don’t have to get the adjustments absolutely perfect to produce good prints. That means that you can focus on bringing your designs to life as quickly as possible rather than wasting time on endless tweaks.
Another thing to like about Creality is that the company’s printers are reliable. Creality 3D printers are trusted by professional print shops that run their machines 24/7. They rarely need to be taken offline for repairs, which means that you don’t end up spending more money on your printer.
It’s nice that Creality is such a major player in the 3D printing world. An ever-increasing number of designs can be printed using Creality machines. If you want to add more capabilities to your printer, Creality makes a wide variety of accessories and there are plenty of third-party components that are compatible with the company’s equipment.
Features to consider before you buy a 3D printer
If you’re new to the world of 3D printers, it can be hard to know what all the specs mean. To help you navigate the technical jargon, we’ll identify the most important features of Creality 3D printers you need to know about and help you decide which one is right for you.
What do you want to print? Printer style
Perhaps the best place to start with choosing a Creality 3D printer is to figure out what style of printer you need. There are several different types that vary in capabilities and cost.
The most basic 3D printer style is a Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printer. Several of the Creality printers we reviewed, including the CR-10S and Ender 5 Pro, are FDM printers. These models are often favored by beginners because they are relatively affordable.
However, FDM printers do have some drawbacks. These printers operate by heating filament and extruding it into the desired shape. The problem is that when you create layers, the filament forms blocky lines as it is stacked on top of itself. So, you may need to spend a fair amount of time smoothing the exterior of your product with an FDM printer.
A stereolithography (SLA) printer uses a process called photo-solidification to create layers. This is a light-driven chemical reaction that causes the resin to solidify in place. SLA printers have largely been replaced by Digital Light Processing (DLP) printers, which uses a variation on the same solidification technique to build resin layers. Compared to prints from an FDM machine, prints from an SLA or DLP printer are extremely smooth.
The Creality LD-002R is another type of printer, known as an LCD 3D printer. The technology is very similar to a DLP printer, except that the light source used is an ultraviolet LCD light. LCD printers like the LD-002R are much more expensive than FDM printers, but they can create much more precise prints with much smoother layering.
Materials you’ll need to print
What material you’ll use to create your 3D prints depends in large part on the style of 3D printer you use. FDM printers require filament, while SLA, DLP, and LCD printers require resin.
Notably, most FDM printers enable you to use a wide variety of filament materials. For example, the Creality Ender 3 V2 is compatible with PLA, ABS, TPU, and PETG filaments. Each of these materials has different properties that can affect your print.
PLA, for example, is excellent for prints that will be used or displayed indoors. This material degrades in sunlight, so it’s not suitable for outdoor use. PETG is a food-safe material, which opens up options to create food storage containers (make sure to finish your print with food-grade epoxy first). ABS is incredibly sturdy, but it can be hard to work with because it produces toxic fumes and requires a lot of heat to set properly.
It’s easy to focus on the hardware when choosing a 3D printer. After all, that’s where the magic is happening. But it’s also critically important to think about what software you can use with your 3D printer.
The software will determine what designs you can create and how easy it is to dial in your 3D prints.
Most Creality 3D printers come with the Creality Cloud software, which enables you to print designs remotely if your printer is connected to WiFi. In addition, specific printers may come with slicing software to help you get more out of your printer. The Ender 3 V2 comes with the open-source slicing software Cura, although you can download this for free for use with any Creality printer.
The printing size of a 3D printer is a measure of the maximum dimensions it can print. Typically, this maximum comes from the tracks that the printer head is on. Those tracks are only so long, and they put a hard limit on the maximum length, width, and height of any single print.
This is a major difference among the Creality 3D printers we reviewed. The LCD LD-002R can only print in a very small space, measuring just 2.6 inches on the smallest horizontal axis. Meanwhile, the Creality CR-10S can make prints that are up to 11.8 inches across both horizontal axes and up to 15.7 inches tall.
The maximum printing speed of a 3D printer defines how quickly the printer can lay down filament or resin. You’ll typically only approach the maximum speed for test prints, since faster prints are typically less accurate.
All of Creality’s FDM printers are capable of laying down filament at a blazing rate of seven inches per second. By contrast, the LCD printer LD-002R can only lay down one inch per hour – it’s more than 100 times slower because it uses a chemical reaction to fix resin in place.
Safety and user-friendly features
3D printers are generally safe to use, but it’s still important to consider safety features. After all, this is hot electrical equipment with a lot of moving parts. Automatic nozzle cooling and automatic shutoff for the heated bed when a job is finished printing can save you from being burned.
Ease of use is also important, and there are many features that Creality has introduced to help you get better prints. For example, look for a print resume function so that you can pause a print and return to it seamlessly without starting over. If the nozzle is able to automatically retract while the job is paused, that can prevent excess filament from oozing onto your print.
It’s also worth looking for a heated bed. The first few layers of your print are often the most critical to the overall print quality. A heated bed ensures that those initial layers are firmly in place and formed perfectly.
One of the nice things about Creality 3D printers is that they don’t break the bank. The units we looked at range from under $200 for the LD-002R to just over $450 for the CR-10S. The Ender printers fall in the middle of that range and provide a great value for first-time 3D creators.
There’s no ‘best’ filament color – it depends on what you’re trying to create! That said, it’s a good idea to keep white or natural-colored filament on hand. This filament is generally inexpensive so it’s good to use for test prints.
Nearly any filament material can be used for printing models, but we recommend PLA. The reason is that it’s typically cheap and widely available. Plus, it’s easier to work with than plastic filaments like ABS. Another benefit is that PLA is biodegradable.
Resin and filament 3D printers rely on different methods to form solid printed layers. Filament printers lay down heated filament, which hardens in place as it cools. Resin 3D printers use a light source to produce a chemical reaction in the resin that causes it to stiffen.
Our three overall favorite Creality 3D printers are the CR-10S, the Ender 5 Pro, and the Ender 3 V2. The Ender 3 V2 and Ender 5 Pro offer the same print area, and both feature an upgraded print surface with a hot base. In addition, both models have a dual-z axis construction to improve print stability. The Ender 5 Pro is a slightly more advanced printer, though, and it includes upgraded filament tubing and a metal extruder for smoother results. We think the CR-10S is the overall best Creality 3D printer available for most creators. It offers a massive print size and works with most filament materials. It also features a dual z-axis for stability, which results in smoother, more accurate prints.
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What’s a Real Estate investor to use?
The different methods available for calculating a good investment can be mind-boggling. You can spend days or weeks, reading books & blogs on the advantages, disadvantages and differences, on a slew of projection calculations. We’ll take a brief look at the top three formulas used in the industry.
The Capitalization Rate or “Cap Rate” is usually only used in Commercial property application, because you can fairly easily calculate the Net Operating Income or “NOI“. Expenses are fairly constant in commercial applications as opposed to residential. However, I do have residential investors who use it. The formula to figure a Cap Rate is; Net annual income divided by purchase price or [(monthly income x 12) – (annual expenses) / purchase price]. Example; Suppose you purchase a property for $500,000. And suppose your net operating income, after operating expenses but before any interest, principle or depreciation, is $50,000. Your Cap Rate is 10%, i.e., 50,000/500,000.
So whats a good Cap Rate? That’s the million dollar question. The Market Cap Rate, for Single Family Residential properties, here in North Orange County California, is currently about 5-6%. You may read blogs from people who are fine with 4% and those who won’t buy unless the get 10% (they’re waiting for a MUCH better market). A good rule of thumb is; As long as your Cap Rate is higher than your borrowing cost (interest rate), then you should borrow as much as possible with respect to the acquisition and/or holding of that property. However, if your Cap Rate is less than your borrowing cost, then you should either pay cash for the property or find a different property to buy.
Now the “Cash-on-Cash Return” rate is different. It is used for calculating your cash income on your cash investment. It would measure the annual return you make on a property in relation to the down payment. You take the property’s annual net cash flow and divided by your net investment, expressed as a percentage. Example; The net cash flow from a property is $10,000 (annually), the cash invested in the property (or down payment) was $100,000, then the Cash on Cash return is calculated to be 10% ($10,000/$100,000). Another way to look at this ratio is by comparing it to a return of a certificate of deposit. You deposit money in the bank and the bank pays you an annual return, say 5%. That 5% is the Cash on Cash ratio. Cash on Cash returns do not include property appreciation. If you are evaluating a property on a long-term basis, you need to focus more on the annual cash flow as it relates to your investment, and focus less on property appreciation.
For those interested in a short-term Rate of Return or “ROR” (no more than 5-7 years) you want to look at the appreciation of the property. National averages range from 3 1/2 % to 4 1/2 % conservatively. They can exceed 10 – 12% in an extremely good year. Here’s what it could look like; say you have steady tenancy for the duration of a 5 year period and we’ll look at a conservative stance for this example (income matching expenditures and 4% annual appreciation). You buy a property Today for $500,000, with a $100,000 down payment…in 5 years time that property is worth $608,326, which is a 108% return on your $100,000 investment.
In an economy like the current one, coupled with the historically low-interest rates, those with a great sense of business and investments, turn to Real Estate. As always, we highly recommend that you speak to your financial advisor before making any major decision with you families future. However, here is a handy online calculator that may help you get started; http://www.calcxml.com/calculators/inv04
An experienced Real Estate Consultant/Negotiator (like Scott Stephens) can also be a valuable tool in maximizing your invest returns.
Search the MLS for properties and check all neighborhood demographics at : www.OrangeCountyRealEstates.com
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Los Angeles International (LAX)
|Distance from LAX to YUL||2,473 miles (3980 km)|
|Distance from LAX to YMX||2,460 miles (3959 km)|
|Distance from LAX to YHU||2,489 miles (4006 km)|
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|Distance from VNY to YUL||2,466 miles (3970 km)|
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|Address||Romeo-Vachon Blvd N, Dorval, Quebec H4Y 1H1, Canada|
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|Address||12300 Rue Services A-4, Mirabel, QC J7N 1E8, Canada|
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|Distance from YMX to VNY||2,453 miles (3949 km)|
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Statutory interpretation is at the cutting edge of legal scholarship and, now, legislative activity. As legislatures have increasingly begun to perceive judges as activist meddlers, some legislatures have found a creative solution to the perceived control problem: statutory directives. Statutory directives, simply put, tell judges how to interpret statutes. Rather than wait for an interpretation with which they disagree, legislatures use statutory directives to control judicial interpretation. Legislatures are constitutionally empowered to draft statutes. In doing so, legislatures expect to control the meaning of the words they choose. Moreover, they prefer to do so early in the process, not after a judge has interpreted the statute in a way they did not expect or intend. Judges are constitutionally empowered to interpret statutes without legislative micromanagement. The question, then, is how to balance these valid, but competing, constitutional roles. This Article explores when statutory directives disrupt this balance and violate separation of powers. The Article concludes that when the legislature tries to control the process of interpretation, as opposed to trying to influence the outcome of interpretation to promote specific policy objectives, the legislature aggrandizes itself, oversteps constitutional boundaries, impermissibly intrudes into the judicial sphere, and becomes master of the interpretive process.
56 UCLA L. Rev. 837 (2009)
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1. About ‘What’s the Harm?’
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Course | Piano | Liszt Piano Sonata Video Workbook
"Themes, Motifs, Tempi, Transitions"
Always from a bird's eye view, you will dive into the details of all the musical material Liszt used in his "Grande Sonate" and learn everything you need to know about it in order to perform this piece in a way that is as close as possible to Liszt's intentions.
The structure of this course is unique in that it does not go through the piece in chronological order, but tracks down all the motifs and themes of the entire sonata individually. In this way, one can also specifically examine and experience individual motifs or themes in their manifestations across the whole sonata.
The course is divided into 8 sections, each devoted to a particular theme and covering it in detail, teaching you about tempi, phrasing and articulation, and suggesting methods for practicing certain difficult passages.
8 Parts, Total running Time 1h 20'
-The two themes: Andante sostenuto and Grandioso
-The 3 Motifs
-The combinations of the 3 Motifs
-The 1st Motif everywhere
-The 2nd Motif everywhere
-The 3rd Motif everywhere
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Was the pandemic a one-off shock? Do pre-Covid trends reassert themselves, or does the crisis open up the possibility of something more transformational, akin to Roosevelt’s New Deal program of the 1930s? Talib Sheikh, Mark Richards and Matthew Morgan argue that the combination of expansive monetary and fiscal policy, focussed on a green agenda, mean the world could be a different place than many expect.
Investors like to call the market crash of Q1 2020 an “exogenous” event, a “black swan” – perhaps another way of saying that at least this time, it’s not anyone’s fault. Many of us can remember the opprobrium heaped on the financial services industry – not without good reason – after the crisis of 2007-08. That crisis had a profound disinflationary effect: the debt overhang, austerity, the overhaul of the banking system, combined with ageing populations and globalisation, led to a decade of low productivity, growth, and inflation, despite zero interest rates and QE.
It may be natural to see the Covid crisis through that same lens. Many of those trends were accelerated: global indebtedness increased, demand and output collapsed, unemployment is likely to remain elevated. As the world eventually returns to some new normality, why wouldn’t the old regime reassert itself?
Two reasons make the picture more complicated
The first is monetary policy: we have been saying since Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced the conclusions of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) framework review last September that we are seeing the most significant change to central banking in forty years, and other central banks will follow suit. We’ve covered this elsewhere in much more detail: The Fed’s strategy is now “outcome-based” rather than “outlook-based”. Fixed income markets and chatter about early tapering suggests that this shift in reaction function isn’t yet fully priced.
The second reason is the increased influence of the state. The pandemic forced governments to intervene in ways we would never have thought possible, such as direct lending, furlough schemes and cash payments. These emergency measures will pass, but a desire to make a safer, fairer world will persist. This is likely to encompass supply chain management, global trade, and wage distribution, but it’s also at its heart a green agenda.
Many see environmental policy as a drag on growth from increased regulation. We see it differently: it can unlock barriers to fiscal expenditure, in particular infrastructure investment. This can potentially have a materially positive impact on global growth. We are seeing climate change coming up the list of voters’ priorities, and that’s helping political reality move in the same direction.
Europe saw a deep period of austerity after the financial crisis. Not only was the European Central Bank (ECB) much slower and more reluctant to implement innovative policies than the US, but fiscal policy was much more restrictive. The sovereign debt crisis of the early 2010s showed the danger of the debt burden and the difficulty of finding a solution acceptable to both the indebted and their creditors. It led to a stricter implementation of the EU Stability and Growth Pact, which sets limits on countries’ deficits and debt. The pandemic has opened up a more flexible interpretation of these rules. Germany has been a key obstacle to looser policy more broadly, expressed by the “schwarze Null” or “black zero” commitment to fiscal balance, but the political debate is shifting.
Climate change makes a powerful moral argument for increased investment. In Germany, the Green party is polling in second place at the time of writing and will likely have a significant role in any coalition government after September’s elections. While the Greens’ final manifesto is yet to be agreed, it will include commitments to sustainable investment and digitization which are difficult to achieve without fiscal expansion. This is no longer a fringe agenda: there is growing consensus around net carbon zero by 2050, and countries such as Russia, China and Saudi Arabia have come to the table to help frame the debate on this joint objective.
US environmental policy lagged Europe during the Trump era but has returned to the forefront under Biden. We last saw major infrastructure programmes under Obama. The key difference this time is that while Obama’s plans were “shovel-ready” projects that gave a short-term boost to demand, Biden’s plans are for both regeneration of the US’s tired infrastructure and a major investment in environmental technology and renewables. If this plan can become law before the Democrats (probably) lose full control of government in the mid-term elections at the end of next year, it can have a significant impact on long term productivity and growth.
Environment takes centre stage
Inflation, productivity and growth repeatedly undershot expectations between 2008 and 2020. Many of the drivers are still intact, and we are a long way from being able to say that we are on a path to the sunny uplands of better economic growth. The only thing that isn’t transitory about the inflation debate is the debate itself: we won’t know whether inflation is here to stay until at least the end of 2021.
The bottom line for our portfolios is that, in our view, the scale of the impact of fiscal policy with the environment at its core, and the change to central banking, haven’t been fully appreciated by investors. Market behaviour and investor commentary continue to presuppose a return to the old regime, but when the world returns to normal it faces a fundamentally different policy backdrop. To navigate this period, you need all the flexibility you can get. Multi-asset portfolios can dynamically adjust the amount of exposure to equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities across regions.
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We are easily influenced. It is a feature of humanity (and not a bug) that we learn best by example, by imitation. We are natural imitators and thrive on a combination of formal instruction and observable example. It is little wonder then that we cast about for teachers, for mentors, for people who can influence us, people we can imitate. All the while we know that we must find truthful and trustworthy influencers. With this in mind, we’d do well to hear Jesus’s back-to-back warnings about the power and perils of influence in Luke 6.
His first warning comes in the form of a miniature parable. “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit” (Luke 6:39)? Here we are to picture a blind man who needs to travel from one place to another. There were no guide dogs in Jesus’s day, no white canes, no sidewalks. The roads were unpaved and often scarred by holes and ruts. It was not easy to be blind and it was not possible to be independent and blind. This blind man needs assistance if he is to travel safely, so he cries out for help, then hears a friendly voice that replies, “I’ll help you.” So he takes the arm of this friendly stranger, and off he goes, not realizing that he has taken the arm of another blind man. No sooner have they set out than they stumble upon a pit and plunge in. “Can a blind man lead a blind man?” The answer is no, not if he wants to travel safely and arrive at his destination.
Jesus’s second warning comes in the following verse. “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40). Today we learn by buying books and watching tutorials and listening to podcasts. But in that day the options were far more limited. If you wanted to be a learner, you needed to find a teacher. You needed to deliberately place yourself under the influence of a rabbi. You would follow him, knowing that the more you were with him, the more you would become like him. In fact, you knew you had been fully trained when you were fully like him. You would know everything he knows and behave just like he behaves. You would be a full-on imitator of this influencer. Naturally, then, you would want to be very careful that you chose a very good teacher.
But, of course, some people chose bad teachers. They followed bad guides. Jesus referred to the religious leaders of his own day as “blind guides” (Matthew 23:16). They were the blind leading the blind straight into the pit, straight into hell. He rebuked these same religious leaders for calling others to follow them, but then making them twice as much children of hell as themselves (Matthew 23:15). The people of Jesus’s day were suffering under the influence of untrustworthy teachers, spiritually-blind guides. They were following bad teachers and, not surprisingly, becoming bad themselves. Little wonder, then, that Jesus said, “follow me!” Little wonder, then, that he called them to follow him as the light of the world, as the one who gives sight to the blind, as the one who could safely guide them along the narrow path that leads to life.
Today, too, Jesus calls each of us to follow him. And wrapped up in the call to follow him is the call to follow those who are like him. We imitate Jesus by imitating people who are like Jesus. We are influenced by Jesus by being influenced by people who have themselves been influenced by Jesus. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ,” said Paul (1 Corinthians 11:1).
In Jesus’s day students would become followers of a teacher they encountered in real life, someone they followed both literally and figuratively, someone they knew and were known by. Surely, then, they took very seriously the decision of whom they would follow. Today many of our influencers are people we may never know and who may never know us, and we take less seriously the decision of whom we will follow. We follow their books, their videos, their blogs. That’s well and good as far as it goes. But we do need to be aware that what was true then remains true now—a blind guide will lead his followers into peril and a student will become like his teacher. The influenced will become like the influencer in his convictions and in his character, in his beliefs and in his actions.
The application is obvious, isn’t it? We have the sober and sobering responsibility to be careful—so very careful—about who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we allow to influence us. For bit by bit, day by day, sermon by sermon, podcast by podcast, we will come to resemble the people we follow. For good or for ill, we will imitate them until we are like them.
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Ayurveda is a 5,000 year-old system and still thriving today. Why? It works!
If you’re already a student of Ayurveda, you know first-hand how this profound health science improves your life. But for those of us just starting to crack its surface and contemplating diving deeper into study, the ancient wisdom might seem vast & intimidating.
You may be wondering – what does it accomplish? What makes it special? Here are some of the reasons:
1. A health system born from Nature
With an Ayurvedic approach, there’s no guessing games when it comes to ethos and philosophy – you know your approach to health is rooted in Nature’s elements and principles, and your solutions will help you to better align with Nature. Ayurveda translates to “the science” (or wisdom, knowledge) of “life” – and this applies to all the life, as we know it, in our Universe.
2. Finally – a broad roadmap to sustainable living
When we align ourselves with Nature, we develop an innate sense of what is sustainable. “Sustainable” is a buzzword we’ve all heard by now, but what does it really mean? According to Ayurveda, anything that taxes the system – that counters the support of life – is unsustainable. We don’t strive for perfection in Ayurveda (for that can cause more stress!), but we do learn to evolve our daily lifestyles and orient ourselves towards the choices which best support all aspects of our lives – physical, mental, emotional health. The result is lasting solutions instead of short term, quick fixes.
3. Self-empowered health building – own it, live it, love it
Ayurveda provides the tools we need to understand what is health and what can we do to support it. We learn what we can do every day and what decisions we are constantly making which impact our health. Ayurveda calls each and every one of us to take back our power and claim our ability to manifest a healthy life. This doesn’t mean we don’t seek guidance or expert advice – quite the opposite! Ayurveda acknowledges that this is a learning path, and we must honestly admit when we face limitations and take the self-loving steps needed to find support. With the tools of Ayurveda, we can truly take charge of our health.
4. Recognition of individual power
Ayurveda helps us learn that what is unsustainable for our minds is also unsustainable in our bodies, which is likely to be unsustainable for our community, for our city, for the planet, and so on. Ayurveda calls each and every one of us to action as empowered proponents of our own individual health, and recognizes that taking care of the self is not selfish – it is also taking care of the whole!
5. Total personalization in health
In Ayurveda, there is no one-size-fits-all model. We’re not saying you’re unique to make you feel good – we’re saying it because you actually are! Ayurveda recognizes that humans all have a unique mind-body constitution, and outlines the three basic types of these constitutions which exist: the Triodshas, or Vata-Pitta-Kapha. Ayurvedic study teaches us the nature of these qualities and how to recognize them, so we can uncover how they are manifested in ourselves and define our unique needs.
6. Self love for your unique mind and body
With Ayurveda’s personalized health system, we learn constitutional qualities or not good are bad – they simply are. We are relieved of self-judgment due to comparing ourselves to others who are different. For example: do you have trouble keeping weight off and have a high amountof Kapha in your constitution? Your inability to lose weight can be partially due to your constitution, not simply an imbalance or flaw. On the slip side: have you always been tremendously thin and could never put weight on? Vata-dominant constitutions are naturally slender and do not absorb weight easily. You can’t change your constitution, but Ayurveda can help you understand what it is, why it’s occurring and how you can manage it best.
7. Increased understanding of others and improved relationships
Ayurveda recognizes that humans express not only their physical body, but also their personality in direct relationship to their Doshas. For this reason we call it a “mind-body” constitution. Recognizing what is a constitutional trait of our friends, family and coworkers can be the key to finding peace in your relationships. For example: does it bug you every time your friend forgets to call you back or mixes up the dates of your plans? You may begin to take this personally if it’s a recurring pattern; but, upon discovering your friend has a Vata-predominant constitution, you may realize it’s not personal – it’s a constitutional trait that your friend probably has a lot of trouble controlling. Instead of becoming resentful, you’ll find that giving that particular friend extra reminders and double confirming plans helps to keep your relationship functioning smoothly. If your friend learns your constitutional nature, then you both can exchange this type of loving consideration and look out for each other’s needs.
8. Better collaboration and work performance
Work relationships are influenced by our constitutional balances just as much as our personal relationships. That Vata friend who is forgetful but you now have learned to forgive – does that also sound like a coworker who’s missing appointments or deadlines, or not staying focused during conversations? What about that Pitta-dominant coworker who is always on top of things and can become impatient with the Vata-dominant coworker? Ayurveda opens us up to understanding the key constitutional differences and how we can modify our expectations and behavior to collaborate optimally.
9. A simple definition of disease
Understanding constitution is one of the first steps we take when we study Ayurveda. Perhaps after identifying your Pitta-dominant coworker, you’re still scratching your head and wondering if their passive aggressive emails are also “just their constitution”? In Ayurveda there is constitution, and then there is imbalance, or disease. “Dosha” is defined as “that which can go out of balance,” so Ayurveda recognizes within its own terminology that imbalance is a constant part of living – and also provides us the framework for understanding what can be done to restore balance. Our unique mind-body constitution makes us prone to particular imbalances more than others, but a skilled Ayurvedic practitioner will be able to clearly discern between the two.
10. The roadmap to living seasonally
We know to dress for the weather and what’s in season when we visit the farmer’s market, but for some people, their relationship with “seasonal” health ends there. Ayurveda explains the what and how of seasons – what elements constitute each unique season, how they manifest and when to detect seasonal shifts, plus how seasonal qualities affect the Doshas in our minds and bodies. You begin to understand why you prefer certain seasons and what you can do to balance your system when seasonal changes begin to throw you off balance. While you may not have access to a perfectly local and seasonal source of food, Ayurveda can support you in choosing foods based on their elemental qualities, so you can still eat seasonally on an energetic level. Seasonal is not limited to just nutrition, and Ayurveda provides a host of tools for seasonal balancing through exercise, relaxation, bodywork and lifestyle routines.
12. Approach health preventatively
The golden beauty of Ayurveda is perhaps in its ability to actually prevent disease. The Ayurvedic system looks at disease as a progression, with several stages of imbalance that occur prior to a disease manifests that is detectable by conventional testing. For example, diabetes has a total of 20 stages of development according to Ayurveda – yes, 20! Living an Ayurvedic lifestyle helps to prevent disease from ever manifesting, and health care by a trained Ayurvedic practitioner allows health seekers an opportunity to detect budding illness in the earliest stages.
13. Find solutions to some those seemingly mysterious, chronic health issues
A holistic, preventive approach to health means imbalance is targeted at the root issue rather than treating symptoms and providing band aids for deeper problems. Through thorough assessment of an individual’s unique constitution, family and medical history, an all-encompassing approach is taken that takes into account mental, physical and emotional aspects to imbalances. Assessment techniques also scan for subtle disease levels using tools such as pulse diagnosis, which can detect imbalances that conventional tests may miss.
14. Light the path of your new professional destiny
Studying Ayurveda is a healing journey that impacts our individual health, relationships and career, even leading to an exciting new career development. Health professionals from all backgrounds are discovering the power of Ayurveda and enhancing their practice with its wisdom – medical practitioners, nutritionists, Yoga instructors, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, acupuncturists, massage therapists, estheticians, beauty product therapists, counselors, life coaches and more. Even more professionals from diverse backgrounds are feeling called to a career change and diving into the study of holistic health. (Ready to make a change? Check out our 9 ways to build a career with Ayurveda for some inspiration).
15. Discover an inspiring life philosophy
Ayurveda is not a religion or a spiritual system, though its elegant, all-encompassing philosophy can inspire a deep sense of grounding and connectivity. Furthermore, Ayurveda – just like other ancient, holistic health systems – is more relevant now than ever in supporting the healing of individuals as well as our planet. It feels good to be a part of the solution!
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Most parents would do anything to make their children happy and secure their future, but that is not always possible with simple monthly savings plans, which may not be enough to cover the ever-growing education and medical costs. In this regard, child insurance programs may come in handy.
Kids insurance, or children’s insurance, includes many of the perks covered by adult insurance packages, with the main focus on the health and well-being of a child. The most popular kid insurance programs in the U.S. are Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Everything depends on the type of insurance. Medicaid, for example, is available for low-income families (which you can apply for by contacting your state Medicaid agency), whereas CHIP coverage employs affordable health benefits for families that are not eligible for Medicaid.
Each state offers Medicaid and Chip coverage, but CHIP benefits are different in different states, except for some mandatory services, such as immunization, routine check-ups, dentist visits, hospital care, prescriptions, and more. Click here to find the fullest info on Medicaid and CHIP in your state.
Although there’s no way to estimate the exact price of child insurance without knowing the amount of coverage, the payment schedule, and other details, it is safe to say that the younger the child, the cheaper it will be to insure him or her. For example, an average monthly premium on whole life insurance is about $45 for an infant, $71 for the age of 15, and $127 for the age of 30.
Employer’s Benefits: Extend Your Health Insurance Losing or leaving a job can be stressful, especially as the pandemic continues to affect unemployment rates in the United States. In April 2020, COVID-induced layoffs continued across the country, causing over 6 million citizens to look for coverage during the unemployment period. Career decisions often depend on the benefits employers […]
Fear of losing a job goes hand in hand with the fear of losing health coverage. But there is no need to worry — COBRA has got you covered. It is no secret that all former employees have to qualify for this continuation option. Even so, it remains an excellent alternative that can help you […]
Every parent is concerned about a child’s well-being and health. That is why it is common for parents to add their kids as dependents and provide them the much-needed security. But when the right time comes, grown-up kids have to be taken off their parent’s plan. So, when do adult kids age off their family […]
Parents often have the cost of higher education on their minds. The rising college bills, cost of dormitory accommodation, books, and travel can be overwhelming for any parent. After all, it is a significant investment. The average annual cost ranges from $22,180 for four-year in-state students to $50,770 for private colleges. If you have a […]
Taking out a life insurance policy or establishing a trust is a common way to ensure that your loved ones are appropriately covered and that your assets are managed accordingly. Policyholders are often asked to name primary and secondary beneficiaries. By doing so, they can help relatives avoid unnecessary disputes and prevent the assets from […]
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Maria Mclafferty's glass creations are dynamic, powerful, imaginative pieces viewed as a reflection of her inner spirit and generous heart.
Her history of glass creations are expressed through sculpture, jewelry, architecture, and stained glass. Artistic techniques feature sandblasting, acid etching, hand engraving, painting, glass fusing, casting, forming, and texturing.
Maria is world renowned for her traditional expertise and is currently pioneering strategies in contemporary art glass through painting and glass fusion.
As an additional exploration of Maria's work please click here to view a power point presentation of her lecture prepared for the Festival of Young Thought June 2011, Gdansk, Poland, organized by Sopot Scientific Society. The aim of the festival was to integrate Youth into values of culture and science.
Maria McClafferty at the Venice Biennale 2015
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For Immediate Release: April 4, 2019
Media Contact: Mina Radman, email@example.com, 202-486-2529
Milken Institute School of Public Health Names 2019 Geiger Gibson Program Distinguished Visitor
WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2019)— The Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University has named John Silva as the 2019 Geiger Gibson Program Distinguished Visitor.
The Geiger Gibson Distinguished Visitor Program honors leaders in the health center movement who have made vast contributions throughout their careers to community health centers and medically underserved communities. Each year, the Geiger Gibson Program selects a Distinguished Visitor to share their insights with students, faculty, and staff at the George Washington University through an in-residence lectureship and campus visit. Geiger Gibson Distinguished Visitors represent the finest in health center leadership, and Silva’s life-long contributions to health centers and patients have distinguished him as a leading voice in community-based health care.
Silva is the President and CEO of the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, a community health center serving over 50,000 patients annually in northeast Massachusetts. For over 40 years, Silva’s leadership has transformed health care organizations and improved community health throughout the country. He has served as the CEO of health centers located in Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, California and Massachusetts, and has improved health center services and patient access in additional states. Silva’s passion for community-directed primary care led him to develop the first community health center-based Family Practice Residency Program in Missouri. His accomplishments include creating one of the first health center-owned Medicaid HMOs in the country. On the national stage, Silva has served the National Association of Community Health Centers in many leadership positions, including its president in 1993.
The Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, a special initiative of Milken Institute SPH, was named in honor of Drs. H. Jack Geiger and Count Gibson, pioneers in community health practice and tireless advocates for civil and human rights. The Geiger Gibson Program has worked since 2004 to help eliminate medical underservice and disparities in population health through education, training and research projects.
About the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy:
The Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy is a special initiative of Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. Housed in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and named after Drs. H. Jack Geiger and Count Gibson, pioneers in community health practice and tireless advocates for civil and human rights, the program aims to develop the next generation of community health leaders by offering education, research and training in community health practice and leadership. The program’s research and educational activities seek to advance the education and policy development in the fields of health centers, primary health care for medically underserved populations, and health disparities reduction. The Geiger Gibson Program also offers a Fellows program, a health policy elective for medical residents, scholarship opportunities, an annual Distinguished Visitorship and more.
About the RCHN Community Health Foundation: The RCHN Community Health Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation established to support community health centers through strategic investment, outreach, education, and cutting-edge health policy research. The only foundation in the U.S. dedicated solely to community health centers, RCHN CHF builds on a long-standing commitment to providing accessible, high-quality, community-based healthcare services for underserved and medically vulnerable populations. The Foundation’s gift to the Geiger Gibson program supports health center research and scholarship.
About Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University:
The Milken Institute School of Public Health is the only school of public health in the nation’s capital.
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Yes, intermolecular forces are the strongest in solids. “In solids, the intermolecular forces are very strong, and the constituent particles are closely packed. That is why; solids are incompressible and have high density.
What state of matter has high attraction?
There are 3 states of matter. These are solid, liquid, and gas. (a). The solid-state has the strongest intermolecular forces of attraction and…
Which has the most force of attraction?
Gases have the least attraction forces, liquids have the intermediate force of attraction, and solids have the highest forces of attraction.
Why is solid the strongest state of matter?
As the temperature continues to drop, the matter forms a solid. Due to the solid’s low kinetic energy, particles have no “time” to move around, the particles have more “time” to be attracted. Therefore, solids have the strongest intramolecular forces (because they have the strongest attraction).
How the particles of solid are attracted to each other?
Solids, liquids, and gases are made of tiny particles called atoms and molecules. In a solid, the particles are very attracted to each other. They are close together and vibrate in position but don’t move past one another. In a liquid, the particles are attracted to each other but not as much as they are in a solid.
Which has maximum interparticle attraction?
(b) A solid has maximum inter-particle attraction.
Which of the following has maximum interparticle attraction?
Interparticle forces of attraction are maximum in solids and minimum in gases. Due to this, solids have a definite shape and volume.
What objects would have the strongest force of attraction?
Objects with greater mass have a stronger force of gravity between them. For example, because Earth is so massive, it attracts you and your desk more strongly that you and your desk attract each other. That’s why you and the desk remain in place on the floor rather than moving toward one another.
What is the weakest state of matter?
The Intermolecular force is strongest in solids and weakest in gases.
Which state has the weakest forces of attraction?
Solid. The gaseous state has weakest intermolecular forces of attraction and so their molecules are away from each other.
Is everything around us made of matter?
Everything around us is made of matter—your clothes, the trees, even the water you drink! We divide matter into four major categories, which are called the four states of matter: liquid, gaseous, solid and plasma. … Whatever the state of matter may be, all matter is made of tiny particles called atoms.
Why do solid particles vibrate?
Solid In a solid, the attractive forces keep the particles together tightly enough so that the particles do not move past each other. Their vibration is related to their kinetic energy. In the solid the particles vibrate in place.
Do solid objects vibrate?
The solid objects are solid which as per the description retains its shape and size unless acted upon by any stress. The solid consists of atoms (mass) in fixed positions bound by inter-atomic forces. It is one of the states of matter. However, the atoms are not stationary and they do vibrate (energy).
Do solid particles move fast or slow?
Solids – vibrational (and rotational); moving very slowly. Liquids – vibrational, rotational, and translational; moving quickly. Gases – vibrational, rotational, and translational; moving very quickly.
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Australian native plants not only provide habitat and attract native fauna, they can also be incorporated into gardens and landscapes creating attractive features. Native plants flourish in well drained acid soils that are low in phosphorus. When growing native plants it is essential to support their requirements to get the most out of them.
Amgrow Ferticote Controlled Release Fertiliser is a specific combination of nutrients for optimum growth of native plants. Rich in nitrogen and iron and low in phosphorus, this specific formulation is suitable for Australian native plants, especially phosphorous sensitive varieties. With the correct balance of nutrients, Amgrow Ferticote for natives will promote healthy strong root growth, […]… View PageRead more
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The DICT Development Group
2 definitions found
for gambling contract
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
wager \wa"ger\ (w[=a]"j[~e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF.
wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See Wage, v. t.]
1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a
contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a
Besides these plates for horse races, the wagers may
be as the persons please. --Sir W.
If any atheist can stake his soul for a wager
against such an inexhaustible disproportion, let him
never hereafter accuse others of credulity.
2. (Law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a
certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or
delivered to one of them, on the happening or not
happening of an uncertain event. --Bouvier.
Note: At common law a wager is considered as a legal contract
which the courts must enforce unless it be on a subject
contrary to public policy, or immoral, or tending to
the detriment of the public, or affecting the interest,
feelings, or character of a third person. In many of
the United States an action can not be sustained upon
any wager or bet. --Chitty. --Bouvier.
3. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
Wager of battel, or Wager of battle (O. Eng. Law), the
giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause by single
combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil
causes. In writs of right, where the trial was by
champions, the tenant produced his champion, who, by
throwing down his glove as a gage, thus waged, or
stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant,
who, by taking up the glove, accepted the challenge. The
wager of battel, which has been long in disuse, was
abolished in England in 1819, by a statute passed in
consequence of a defendant's having waged his battle in a
case which arose about that period. See Battel.
Wager of law (Law), the giving of gage, or sureties, by a
defendant in an action of debt, that at a certain day
assigned he would take a law, or oath, in open court, that
he did not owe the debt, and at the same time bring with
him eleven neighbors (called compurgators), who should
avow upon their oaths that they believed in their
consciences that he spoke the truth.
Wager policy. (Insurance Law) See under Policy.
Wagering contract or gambling contract. A contract which
is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature
include various common forms of valid commercial
contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in
futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets
are now generally made illegal by statute against betting
and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a
criminal offence. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
n 1: a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on
the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most
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Does it matter if your twin is a male or a female? Maybe.
Researchers from the Norwegian School of Economics, Northwestern University and Emory University looked at what happens if a female shares a womb with a male twin.
The results are surprising.
They found that 30 years or more after birth, there were significant educational and social disparities when comparing females with male twins to females with female twins.
Females who shared the womb with a male had higher high school and college dropout rates, were less likely to get married, had fewer children, were less likely to be working and earned less in the workforce.
Researchers used national registries in Norway to study over 13,000 twin births between 1967 and 1978.
Why it matters: Twin births on the rise
The rate of twin births has increased in the U.S., from 18.9 per 1,000 births in 1980 to 33.4 per 1,000 births in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Based on data from Florida gathered between 1992 and 2002, the researchers estimate that in the U.S., the percentage newborn females with a male twin rose from 0.6 percent of total births in 1971 to 1.1 percent in 2010.
One possible explanation: It happens in the womb
Researchers believe their findings for female twins with a male counterpart are due to effects while in the womb (prenatal), rather than the social effects of growing up with a brother (postnatal).
In order to control for postnatal environmental effects, researchers looked at group of female twins whose brothers died during their first year of life.
“The biggest confounder in prior studies is that they don’t look at the postnatal exposure of growing up with a brother,” says Dr. Krzysztof Karbownik, one of the researchers and a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University's Institute for Policy Research. In fact, he said, prior to their analysis they were “pretty sure [the effects] would be related to postnatal causes.”
The researchers concluded that the likely culprit is elevated testosterone that female twins are exposed to in the womb, though they do not have any testosterone-specific data to prove this.
“Although we can nail down that this is a prenatal versus postnatal effect, the exact channel of this prenatal effect is unclear,” said Dr. Karbownik. He noted that based on prior studies, changes in morphology, physiology or behavior could be the cause of the long-term effects they saw in female twins.
What this means going forward: Don’t “freak out”
“I don’t think people should freak out…we are really trying to make it clear that this is not a paper about in vitro fertilization,” said Dr. Karbownik. “These are population averages…nobody should apply this to their individual fertility decisions.”
It is important to keep in mind that this study only looked at a group of patients in Norway, so we can’t assume the same results for the North American population. It also only examined a few metrics of long-term outcomes -- perhaps female twins with male twin brothers excel in other areas of life that were not studied.
Dr. Karbownik emphasized that “gender norms” is something that is constantly changing and evolving. It could be the case that if we looked at the data 20 years down, we may see no effect at all.
Ashley Knight-Greenfield, MD, is a diagnostic radiology resident and member of the ABC News Medical Unit.
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Facts About Vitamin C: From Its Benefits to Its Side Effects
There are a lot of facts about vitamin C that a lot of people are confused about or don’t know about.
It is an essential vitamin and nutrient for the body and its function. Vitamin C or what is also known as ascorbic acid can be found in a lot of fruits and vegetables. It is a powerful antioxidant and a water-soluble vitamin that helps in forming the body as well as maintaining bones, blood vessels, and the skin.
Find out more about the essential vitamin C benefits below.
Benefits of Vitamin C
One of the main functions of vitamin C in the body is to regenerate and repair tissues and to protect us from the risk of having heart disease. It is also vital in the absorption of other essential nutrients in the body such as iron. Other benefits of vitamin C include:
- Prevents hair damage and hair loss
- Prevents easy bleeding and bruising
- Helps improve teeth and gums
- Lowers sugar and cholesterol levels
- Protects from atherosclerosis or hardening of arteries
- Helps alleviate symptoms of arthritis
- Helps in collagen formation
- Boosts immune system
- Reduces the risk of having retinal hemorrhages and cataracts
- Helps fight against sore throat
- Reduces the risk of obesity
- Helps treat anxiety and depression
Signs of Vitamin C Deficiency
Vitamin C is one of the essential nutrients that some diets often lack, and this leads to various conditions of the body. When these symptoms occur, it is best to take a vitamin C supplement or ask advice from your doctor.
- Rashes in the legs
- Weakness of the muscles
- Bleeding gums
- Dry, rough, and scaly skin
- Muscle and joint aches
Having prolonged vitamin C deficiency can also lead to scurvy, a rare but severe and dangerous illness.
Doses of Vitamin C
The doses of vitamin C usually depend on the age of the one taking it. Infants are advised to take about 40 mg to 50 mg of vitamin C everyday and teens are recommended to have about 65 mg to 75 mg daily.
As a person gets older, the amount of vitamin C the body needs also increases. Doses should also be increased for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Getting Enough Vitamin C
One of the facts about vitamin C is that it can be found in various food groups. It includes berries, asparagus, broccoli, apples, melons, and cabbage. Citrus fruits such as limes, oranges, and lemons are also excellent sources of the vitamin.
In times when you can’t get enough vitamin C from the foods you eat, taking a supplement like Organic & Kosher Freeze Dried PURE Acerola Cherry Capsules can be a great idea. It is among the fruits that contain the highest amount of the nutrient, another one of the great facts about vitamin C.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to treat, diagnose, or cure any diseases.
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A conversation with Richard Koch and Elizabeth Dutro, discussing their recent publications, The Mindful Writing Workshop and The Vulnerable Heart of Literacy. They speak about literacy teaching that is informed by, and mindful of, the stress and trauma in all of our lives.
From the National Writing Project Newsletter:
"This winter has been a winter of grief for so many families across the nation, and teachers continue to be ‘frontline workers’ in responding to communities experiencing unprecedented trauma. We could use a dose of help and care, too. No wonder we resonated with this episode of NWP Radio in which Richard Koch and Elizabeth Dutro discuss trauma-informed literacy instruction and The Mindful Writing Workshop."
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TEL AVIV -- Israel withdrew from the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday as it started to implement an accord reached with the Palestinians the day before.
Even as the Gaza-Bethlehem pullback went into force, threats from Islamic militants and fighting in some West Bank cities signaled the difficulty of widening the cease-fire.
The accord, the first diplomatic agreement between Israel and the Palestinians in months, is aimed at restoring security cooperation to stop militant attacks while easing curfews that have brought enormous economic hardship on West Bank residents.
The compromises made by both sides exposed them to domestic criticism and underscored how much they want to show they're making an effort at progress. While Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat gave up on demands for a comprehensive withdrawal and an immediate start on negotiations to a final peace accord, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon eased up on a declaration earlier this year to ignore Arafat.
The agreement dispersed a cloud of mutual suspicion between the governments created by two years of escalating violence.
"As much as I like to be an optimist, I am a pessimist when it comes to this agreement," said Samir Rantissi, a spokesman for the Palestinian Authority. "We don't believe that Sharon is serious about this. Sharon wants to keep the status quo. He wants to keep Arafat weak."
Israel ended its patrols in Bethlehem and nearby villages Monday night. It was the first time in at least six weeks that the army wasn't enforcing a nighttime curfew in the area.
Of all the West Bank cities, Bethlehem has seen the fewest clashes recently. The Palestinians now must reorganize their security forces there after Israel destroyed their headquarters. The Bethlehem region has been used by gunmen to fire on the Jewish neighborhood of Gilo and on a road settlers take to Jerusalem.
Spokesmen for Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they planned to continue attacks on Israelis regardless of the agreement. "Our rifles will remain directed against the Zionist enemy," senior Hamas official Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi said, according to Reuters. He accused the Palestinian Authority of throwing Sharon a "rescue line" at a time when a string of suicide attacks had undermined his support.
Right-wing members of Israel's coalition government also criticized the agreement.
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Astronomers have been cataloging star positions for thousands of years, from the first calculations made by Hipparchus, to the more recent star catalogs made by the spacecraft named after him. This is astrometry; another way to find our place in the Universe.
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Fraser: Astronomy Cast Episode 182 for Monday March 22, 2010, Astrometry. Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know. My name is Fraser Cain, I’m the publisher of Universe Today, and with me is Dr. Pamela Gay, a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Hi Pamela, how’re you doing?
Pamela: I’m doing well. How are you doing, Fraser?
Fraser: Good. One little piece of news… which is that we’ve had a couple of radio stations ask if they can run Astronomy Cast on the air and want our permission, and… YES! So if you run a radio station, if you know a radio station and you want to use Astronomy Cast, feel free… be our guest. Free… don’t pay ever! Yes, that would be fine with us… would be great if you want to do that… college radio, NPR, or here in Canada on the CBC… CBC–call me! And ABC in Australia… anything. For free… go ahead… play it all you like. Use our content for any purpose whatsoever. Just so that’s all clear. But yeah, if you want to email us and want us to do a little promo for you, no problem. That’d be cool. Alright, so let’s move on with the show. So, astronomers have been cataloging star positions for thousands of years from the first calculations made by Hipparchus to the more recent star catalogs made by the spacecraft named after him. This is astrometry… another way to find our place in the universe. Alright Pamela, well I guess we need to go right back to the earliest age, and I guess at some point, humans realized that there was some kind of rhyme or reason to the position of the stars… that they weren’t going anywhere, that there’s a way to map this. And I think the name that comes to mind is Hipparchus, so how did this all come about?
Pamela: Well, it’s impossible to know exactly when people realized that… well, wow, you see the Plow every night, you see whatever your favorite constellation is year after year after year… always appearing in the same season. Star maps though, those started being made originally by the ancient Babylonians. That’s where we start getting squirrelly names like Zubenelgenubi for different stars and Betelgeuse which leads to many arguments over *betelgice,* *beetlejuice,* whatever…
Fraser: Right, but we have to thank the Babylonians for that name… wow…
Pamela: Yeah, so those names all came down from the ancient Babylonians. But in terms of things we can get our hands on and study easily, well we can’t necessarily get our hands on the work by Hipparchus… not in all cases… but his work, his original star maps from basically 150 B.C., his original work throughout his life, it was used as the base information for the Almagest by Ptolemy, which is perhaps one of the most famous early astronomy books.
Fraser: So, who was Hipparchus?
Pamela: He was a mathematician, he was a geometrist. He was working in the Mediterranean… he was at Rhodes for some of his measurements, he was in Egypt for others. He was a Greek. And as he traveled and as he measured, he worked with others to try to figure out… if I’m seeing this, what are you seeing when you are. It was in putting all these pieces together that Hipparchus was able to make some really amazing discoveries. He was one of the early scientists who based his discoveries not on philosophy, not on shadows on cave walls, but on looking. So he noticed things like… the moon has an obvious change in size over time. When he watched it through what’s called the diopter, he was able to tell that sometimes it was a little bit bigger, sometimes it was a little bit smaller, and this was an interesting discovery back in the days when we thought all orbits were perfect circles.
Fraser: Right, right, I mean the moon changes like 15% from its most distant point to its closest point. It actually changes in brightness, there are some full moons that are a lot brighter than others. And they were able to calculate this.
Pamela: And noticing all this, he sat down and tried to run the math assuming epicycles to try to figure out what’s going on based on the changes in size that he was able to observe.
Fraser: So, epicycles… this is where the moon is orbiting the earth in a perfect circle but then it’s on a little….
Pamela: …tiny circle on top of the perfect circle. So you can imagine it like a bicycle wheel that the moon is attached to the outside of the bicycle wheel and the bicycle wheel is rolling itself around the moon’s perfectly circular orbit. So you end up with the moon essentially doing loop-the-loops around the earth but never crossing over the same point on the loop-the-loop… so just like a bicycle you don’t end up with the rim doing weird things as it rolls across the ground… you always end up with constant movement forward of the tire. The moon constantly moves forward.
Fraser: Right, so he was able to use… by looking at the moon from different places on the earth, working out its distance.
Pamela: And he also used eclipses as a specific way to make sure he got the timing right. So, by having him in one place watching the eclipse and noting… I see the sun blocked out 100% and having somebody else somewhere else looking at the eclipse saying…. I see it blocked out this percent and figuring out what angular shift that must imply. So if you hold your thumb up and you block out a distant object and you blink from one eye to the next, you’ll see your thumb bounce left and right. Well, if you’re at two different points on the earth’s surface, and you look at the moon against the sun, and you see the moon bounce left and right, well you can use geometry to figure out where the moon has to be located.
Fraser: That’s amazing. Amazing they can work out that stuff so long ago.
Pamela: And they were able to do it fairly accurately. Now when the eclipse that they were looking at occurred, the sun wasn’t high in the sky so it wasn’t a perfect measurement, but it was good enough to get a lower limit on far away the moon should be.
Fraser: And how big the earth is, and how far away the sun might be… I mean they were pretty close on all that stuff. It’s quite amazing. When you think about the ancient Greeks, and how they thought… they knew a lot… they didn’t think the world was flat…they knew roughly how big the earth was… it’s quite amazing, so anyway, right, but I guess Hipparchus and what we’re doing is most famously named for working out the star positions.
Pamela: Right. He basically sat and created a map of the sky that very carefully tracked what did the stars look like where he was living. Exactly why he did this… it’s thought that it might have been encouraged by an observation of a supernova that made him just want to note down where everything is so that if something else new cropped up he would be able to know it was new. And so using what was called an armillary sphere, a way to very carefully measure the separations on the sky, he wrote down the positions for at least 850 stars. It’s unknown quite what coordinate system he used, but his 850 stars–these formed the foundation for Ptolemy’s work about 300 years later. that basically charted a lot more stars and again formed the foundations for our modern way of looking up at the stars.
Fraser: And just to kind of get into the nitty-gritty here, you talk about using an armillary sphere… what did that look like? How was this tool used to calculate star positions?
Pamela: Well, it was a small device… you might call it a spherical astrolabe. It basically allowed you to mark out where the horizons were, and you had lots of different rings that you could rotate to start figuring out what the angles were. Now I have to admit, to me it looks like a very complicated strange device and I’m not entirely sure how you use it to make measurements, but I think it was a good way of lining things up, and, you know, if this is here and this is here and you can measure the angle off of set known positions, you can start to figure out where things go in the sky. So I don’t think he was actually using it, holding it up in front of his eye and making measurements but was rather using it to make calculations. I know where these things are, I’ve measured this relative to these, therefore this has to be in this location.
Fraser: Right, and so Ptolemy used sort of similar methods, but of course with Ptolemy he had everything orbiting around the earth.
Pamela: Which is a bit problematic and then, epicycles…
Fraser: Yeah, epicycles. Let’s make this more complicated…. But, he produced an even more accurate map… So then what was the next improvement on this process?
Pamela: So, you had Hipparchus working about 150 BC, Ptolemy working about 300 years later, and then while the Europeans were busy with their Crusades, you had the Arabs working very carefully to produce new catalogs. I’m going to destroy this pronunciation… I’m going to apologize as I so often do on this show… There was someone by the name of Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi who worked on a catalog of about 10,000 entries of the sun’s position over the years. And, he was very carefully also noticing when eclipses occurred and it was off of a lot of his work that future work was able to say… ok, we now know how things are changing. We now know how the sun’s position on the sky is changing over time. So, then there was another astronomer, Ulugh Beg, who compiled a catalog of star positions. This time instead of the 800, it was 1019 stars. And this new star, it was probably consistent to less-than-your-pinky’s-width across the sky. He was making fairly precise measurements.
Fraser: Right, and it’s interesting…. A lot of the star names that we use today are Arab names. A lot of the modern names that we use… I mean you talked about some Babylonian ones and some other backgrounds… but a lot of them are Arab names. And if you look at big lists of all the named stars, most of them have Arab names. It’s quite interesting. So then kind of now we get into the modern age where maybe Ptolemy was wrong… maybe not everything does revolve around the earth, right?
Pamela: Well, and here’s the thing… with the early debates on who is orbiting what, it was easy to say on both sides… well, you’re wrong because you’re not fitting the data, or oh, no I’m right… it’s the data that has the errors. If you don’t have extremely precise instruments, you can always blame the data. And it was Tycho Brahe who took the first really amazing set of data where his positions were the most precise ever made. If you hold your thumb up on the sky, it’s 2 degrees across… depending on your thumb… some thumbs are fatter than others. And each of those degrees can be divided up into 60 minutes, each of those minutes can be divided up into 60 seconds, so you’re looking at several hundred seconds spanning across your thumb. Now his measurements were accurate to within 15 to 35 seconds of arc across the sky. Using his data, you could no longer argue with whether your math was right or wrong… either it was right or it was wrong. It had to match the data. That was the source that was the most reliable.
Fraser: And then this star data would then be used, right? So you could then say Saturn was this far away from that star on this date. And that would be the way that you could then start to detect these elliptical orbits, not circular orbits… right?
Pamela: Right. And so you could very precisely say… relative to the sun, relative to the earth, exactly where everything was located in the sky over time. And this is where poor Kepler was left struggling. He was a mathematician. He was very good at what he did, and he was looking for circular orbits… he was looking for perfect circles. He tried inscribing them in crazy geometries, he tried doing all sorts of crazy stuff before finally realizing the data said… and you can’t argue with good data… the data said planets are moving in ellipses.
Fraser: It’s really interesting, because it’s like these star maps are so important for every other piece of astronomy. Without these star maps we would have no way to know the truth about the way the universe functions…. about the fact that the sun is the center of the solar system, and it’s this background information… somebody had to build this background map that you could then chart everything against. If you didn’t have that map, no other kind of astronomy was going to be possible without it. So, they’re the unsung heroes…
Pamela: And what’s amazing is just how they did these things… so Brahe basically had a room where he had a device that could slide up and down, but only in one coordinate… it’s what is called a mural quadrant. And he waited for the earth to rotate… and as the earth rotated it carried things in and out of his field of view, allowing him to very precisely, knowing that his object was secure, see this is definitely separated from this by this amount… this is definitely separated from this other thing by this amount… And, this gave him one part of the sky, though… there was still so much more of the sky waiting to be discovered. So since then, we’ve been working to try and pull together the entire sky into one coherent catalog. And this is where it starts to get tricky. You have things getting carried over Poland where Brahe’s working, you have things pulled over Arizona where later-people started working, you had people working in South Africa… working in Australia… all using very precise instruments… instruments that said, relative to where I’m located, this object has this angle in the sky and passed as high overhead as it could at this time… this next one passed over a few minutes later… you need time, you need position. And now I have one very accurate stripe, another very accurate stripe, and then you have to figure out how to align the stripes of sky you very carefully matched.
Fraser: Right, and so they were building… a series of astronomers came, one after another, building more and more detailed star maps, filling in these holes in the sky. But I think the big question that they had to answer was how far away are these stars… I mean we can make a very accurate sphere around the earth and position all the stars on it, but a truer understanding of our place in the universe is to create a true 3-D map where you know the accurate distance to each one of these stars… so how did that happen?
Pamela: We had hints of how to do it as early back as Hipparchus. We knew that using parallax–if you shift yourself from the left to the right… north on the planet to south on the planet… you can see nearby objects shift… like the moon. It was thought if some of the stars are closer than some of the other stars, won’t you see them shift left to right?
Fraser: Oh, like over the course of a year, so when you’re on one side of the earth’s orbit around the sun you’re looking at the sun from one point of view, and then you wait six months, you’re on the other side of the earth’s orbit and you’d see the star from another point of view. And the close stars should be wiggling back and forth against the background stars.
Pamela: And people started trying to make these measurements as early as the 1500s when we finally started getting good telescopes with good fields of view. But none of those early instruments were quite good enough. James Bradley made the first really solid attempt in 1729, and unfortunately what he was able to instead discover was light suffers aberration by our atmosphere, the planet is wobbling a little bit, it has nutation in its axis, and so he very carefully cataloged 3222 stars and didn’t find parallax. But, when Frederick Vessel was working in the 1800s, he built on Bradley’s work. As he made his very careful–with even better optics–measurements, he was finally able to measure the stellar parallax of star 61 Cygni that we now know has a parallax of .3 arc seconds. So, an arc second–just to give you an even clearer idea of what it is–take a piece of hair, yank it out of your head, hold it at taut at arm’s length, and the width of the piece of hair… that’s one arc second on the sky.
Fraser: So it’s a third of a piece of hair held at arm’s length and he was able to measure that distance in movement, through the wiggly, jiggly atmosphere…
Pamela: And he had to wait for the earth to move six months to measure that shift compared to other nearby stars that were more distant.
Fraser: And this was a big parallax, right?
Pamela: This was a huge parallax, and it’s not an easy set of measurements to make, and they made it. Now what we talk about is milliarcseconds. The Tycho catalog looked at parallaxes of 20 to 30 milliarc seconds. So here you’re starting to look at 2/100, 3/100 of an arc second of a shift. It’s complicated work, but we’re able to do it. This is giving us a 3-dimensional understanding of nearby objects.
Fraser: So I guess the story comes around… there’s the Hipparchus satellite, launched about 20 years ago.
Pamela: And the Hipparchus mission built on that Tycho catalog. It looked at 2 1/2 million stars and published in 2000, it was again able to make these milliarcsecond measurements of parallax. It did 2 things… it didn’t just measure the parallax, it also measured the radial motion of the star. So it started to be able to give us distinct… these things aren’t just shifting due to the earth’s motion, but they’re actually moving across the sky due to their own orbital motion. That starts to give you a full picture of… well, this thing is orbiting this way, and this other thing is orbiting this other way… and now do we not only know how far away things are, but we know how fast they’re moving across the sky. Now it’s goal was actually not to do just the 20 or 30 milliarcseconds, but it actually got down to an arcsecond or less, depending on the star. So it starts to give us a pretty good understanding of exactly where things are in our nearby universe.
Fraser: And so when we see these current maps, these 3-dimensional maps of our surroundings… a lot of the work is done by the Hipparchus spacecraft. It’s amazing to think about that Hipparchus detected all of this motion, that all of the stars that we see in the sky today… it’s just temporary. All the constellations that we see today… the stars are buzzing around… right and left, up and down. Over thousands of years, the constellations will look quite mangled and eventually lose their current shape.
Pamela: And this actually makes setting the zero points on any particular chart rather difficult. You can’t say this particular star is a zero point. In fact even naming the stars gets difficult, because if you look at some of the names of the stars, they’re named Orion number, number, number, number… but that star has moved and is no longer in the constellation Orion. So when we’re creating maps, you have to have some solid reference frame… turn right at the boulder. That’s how we do things when you drive in New Hampshire. But you can’t turn right at the red giant when that red giant is Mira and it’s whipping itself through the galaxy. We actually have to tie all of our coordinate systems to the most distant objects because, yeah, they are moving, but they’re so fare away that we can’t perceive any of that motion. So we tie all of our coordinate systems to quasars, active galaxies off in the most distance regions of the universe… because they don’t move, as near as we can tell.
Fraser: Yeah, in a time frame that astronomers are going to be concerned about. So, in the end, the final mapping tool are these quasars, and so if astronomers want to judge whether things are moving, everything is done against this background of these quasars.
Pamela: And what’s awesome about these quasars, is they actually solve a lot of problems. They don’t just allow us to tie together all the optical data, because luckily there’s quasars in the entire sky and you can see them from satellites. So, if someone in Australia is mapping in the optical this small region of the sky, as long as it has quasars in it… we can tie in their small catalog with all the rest of the catalogs. But you start to get into trouble when you start to look at radio sources. How do I know that this radio sblop on my map corresponds to this optical clear, pretty, shiny galaxy unless I know for certain the two coordinate systems are the same? And again, quasars are nice and polite and occasionally radio-loud… so what we do is we also look for the quasars that give off radio emissions and we use them to ground our radio catalogs to our optical catalogs. We work our way through the entire electromagnetic spectrum this way… looking for things far away, non-moving and shiny, and we make those our zero points.
Fraser: That’s really cool. Well, thanks Hipparchus… and thanks Pamela. We’ll talk to you next week.
Pamela: Sounds good Fraser, I’ll talk to you later.
This transcript is not an exact match to the audio file. It has been edited for clarity.
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It’s wrong to blame our warming climate on human pollution alone, says a major analysis by U. S. climate scientists who say North America’s warming and drying trend also has important natural causes.
Natural shifts in ocean currents have caused much of the warming in recent decades, and almost all of the droughts, says the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Most climate researchers today deal exclusively with man-made “greenhouse” gases, and often dismiss suggestions of naturally caused warming as unscientific.
Yet NOAA says Western Canada has warmed by two degrees and Eastern Canada hasn’t warmed at all because flows of air from naturally shifting Pacific currents have affected the West most.
The lengthy re-analysis of climate data doesn’t dispute that greenhouse gases from fossil fuels cause a warmer climate. But it raises questions about the details: How much warming? How many causes? And why isn’t it the same every-where?
It also stresses that we don’t understand climate as well as we like to think, because scientists only have good data from about 1948 onward.
“Most of the warming [worldwide] is the consequence of human influences,” said Martin Hoerling, a NOAA climate scientist. But he said the question remains, “What does that mean for my backyard?”
Policy-makers need to know whether natural changes or pollution is causing local conditions such as the current drought from California across to Texas, the report notes.
“All regions are not participating [in warming] at the same rate as the global temperature is changing,” Mr. Hoerling said. Some in the West are warming rapidly, and some not at all (the southeastern United States and Atlantic Canada).
Oceans carry vast amounts of heat, releasing heat and moisture into air, which then travels inland. The re-analysis focused on this fact.
Some of the changes in North America’s warming trend of the past half-century have been due to shifting ocean currents, the NOAA team found. It estimates the “natural” change is substantial and could be close to half of all warming in North America (though it is still less than the amount caused by greenhouse gases.)
The study found:
– The 56-year trend of annual surface temperature showed a rise of 0.9C, plus or minus one-tenth of a degree.
– The greatest warming — up two degrees — has taken place across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Alaska. Quebec and Atlantic Canada stayed cool.
That East-West difference “is not what we would expect from the effect of greenhouse gases alone,” Mr. Hoerling said. Greenhouses gases should have influenced both. However, NOAA believes Western Canada is receiving more warm air due to shifting patterns of the Pacific Ocean currents.
– Variations within North America “are very likely influenced by variations in global sea surface temperatures through the effects of the latter on atmospheric circulation, especially during winter.” The term “very likely” is defined as a chance of 90% or more.
– It’s “unlikely” that patterns of drought have changed due to global warming caused by human pollution. Rather, natural shifts in ocean currents are probably to blame. For instance, the current drought in Texas and the southwest are due to La Nina, a Pacific Ocean current that starts and stops periodically (such as El Nino), and cuts off the movement of moist air inland. Warmer temperatures from greenhouse gases, however, would worsen the basic drought.
– Seven of the warmest 10 years since 1951 occurred in the decade from 1997 to 2006. The data in the study cover only to the end of 2007.
The study, Reanalysis of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features, was completed in December but hasn’t been widely publicized.
(Read the report here, PDF 8 MB)
Meanwhile, a study published in the research journal Science last week raises further questions about our under-standing of global warming. It disputes the theory that global warming is causing more major hurricanes.
NOAA and the University of Wisconsin at Madison blame, instead, a reduction in the number of volcanic eruptions and dust storms near the equator. When there’s less airborne dust and ash, more sunshine reaches the planet’s surface, which warms the tropical oceans and spawns strong hurricanes.
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• Young Learners, Quizzes and Hunts, Reading Comprehension, January This fun quiz can be used as an extra resource when teaching the topic: Chinese New Year, or any English language lesson. Created by Some of the questions include: How many 5/5(1).Home / Our Work / For Families / Articles for Families on Literacy / Read Together to Support Early Literacy Children who have lots of experiences with books absorb the rhythms and patterns of language and, at surprisingly early ages, begin to imitate the language and gestures their parents and caregivers use while sharing stories, sometimes.Reading Skills Guide Why reading is important and how you can do it better.
English Alphabet How to recognize English letters aA to zZ, including fonts and alphabetical order. Reading Practice. Reading For Kids A collection of printable short stories for young learners of English (elementary to upper-intermediate).
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Site Selection Group, a full-service location advisory, economic incentives, and real estate services firm, utilizes a variety of innovative tools and analyses to help its clients evaluate locations for manufacturing investment. To ensure manufacturers are choosing the best location for operational success, their site selection process should employ a top-down approach that applies a series of analyses and filters until the most competitive option(s) are identified. If executed correctly, the entire process and the critical inputs that influenced filtering will be clearly documented.
Ranking the most competitive states for manufacturing
As a demonstration of this type of inclusive approach, Site Selection Group used its proprietary GeoCision® analysis to provide a scoring of all 50 states based on weighted site selection variables that measure primary considerations for manufacturers (In real practice, this type of analysis would be done at more granular geographies). While these factors are not comprehensive, they represent those often utilized in industrial projects.
Although location criteria are unique to each specific project’s needs, there are standard site selection drivers that typically drive most manufacturing location decisions. A company’s ability to hire and retain a qualified workforce, as well as its ability to receive and ship goods in a cost-effective and timely manner, are typically the most influential factors that drive final site selection decisions.
However, the business environment, regulatory climate, utilities, infrastructure, real estate, and economic incentives play an important role in the process. Since no location scores the best in each of these categories, the optimal location for a project is one that has no critical deficiencies. Those factors and weightings used for this exercise are shown in the table below.
|Labor Scalability||5.00%||Measures the volume of the workforce to ensure companies can scale their workforce|
|Target Skill Sets||25.00%||Assesses industry and occupation presence to confirm the availability of targeted skill sets|
|Labor Demand||20.00%||Analyzes the pressures other employers place on the employment market|
|Operating Costs||30.00%||Quantifies the operating costs such as utilities, taxes, real estate, labor, etc.|
|Organized Labor||10.00%||Assesses the threat posed by organized labor|
|Accessibility||10.00%||Analyzes the population base with a one-day drive time of the site and distance to major ports|
Regions vary in competitiveness
Site Selection Group mapped and listed the 2021 results in the dashboard below. A score of 100% in any one category represents the national average. While no one state or region is a perfect fit for every project or specific industrial sector, there are a couple of clear trends.
For starters, we see some of the “usual suspects” rise to the top – states that tend to rank well in manufacturing and business competitiveness rankings. Those include southeastern states such as South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama and western states including Utah and Idaho. The inclusion of these western markets near the top of the list is a key difference between these results and those seen in previous years. In addition, many states show clear trade-offs between labor quality and cost, something companies will need to consider in their long-term strategy.
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Confederate States of America currency
More than 70 different currencies were printed by the Confederate government. To make it even more complicated, state governments often created their own currencies as well. The South printed so much money during the Civil War that it lost value to the point that a bar of soap could cost as much as $50. This note was worth 10 dollars. On the back is printed the poem "The Confederate Note," about the loss of the war from the Confederate point of view.
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Would you use a different word to say she comes from the back/rear of the church?
Don't think so. It should be the same.
2019-09-04 If "church" is biserică, why isn't "the church" biserica? The word bisericii looks like a plural to me.
It's because the sentence more readily translates to "The woman comes from the back of the church" as bisericii is the genitive/dative form, i.e. of the church
That's what I wrote, and it was marked incorrect.
I think that "the back of the church" is a bit different from "behind the church" the back can be inside the church...
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It’s becoming difficult to see an end to the recent price hikes that have been causing a cost-of-living crisis. Yet another interest rate rise has just been announced by the Bank of England, causing inflation to reach a record high of 9.1% and predicted to reach 11% by the end of the year. Two of the main contributors to these changes are fuel and energy costs, with food pushing the shifts as well.
In terms of the property market, it has been incredibly competitive as demand outpaced supply, and many homes have been snapped up incredibly quickly, some without even having a viewing. But as tenants face the largest private rental price increases in 5 years, there’s some good news for landlords and buy-to-let investors.
What is rental inflation?
Inflation is the rate at which consumer goods and services become more expensive. This applies to the property market with asking prices and rents rising to keep up with inflation and neutralise the growing costs across the whole supply chain. For example, as a landlord, you may find that it now costs you more to hire a heating engineer to fix a boiler at your property than it did a year or two ago, or your mortgage repayments have gone up. So, to absorb the extra costs, you raise your monthly rent.
The main reasons for inflation are rising production costs and a flood of demand for certain products and services, meaning that people are willing to pay more for them, and so prices go up. Typically, this follows a cyclical trend whereby prices will grow due to increased demand to a point where affordability comes to a halt, causing a recession. Once there’s some economic recovery, the cycle restarts.
How have prices changed in different areas?
According to letting insurance company HomeLet, the average monthly rent in the UK reached £1,103 in May 2022. That’s an annual increase of more than 10%. On a regional level, London holds the top spot for the highest rents in the country as well as the largest price growth, with the average monthly rent now standing at £1,832. That’s nearly 16% higher than this time last year and 1.6% higher than the previous month.
The list below shows the annual rent increases across all UK regions:
|Region||Avg monthly rent||% change vs 2021|
|Yorkshire & Humberside||£757||8.6%|
|East of England||£1,062||6.1%|
With many home seekers making a move out London during the pandemic, it’s unsurprising to see northern regions stack up high on the list. Towns like Manchester and Birmingham grew in population as they offered more affordable accommodation for those no longer needing to commute to or within the capital. Now, however, with footfall returning to London, it’s the region that has experienced the largest price increase. If we take London out of the mix, the average UK monthly rent is now 8.7% higher than this time last year.
Why is rent so high?
The real estate market has experienced a property boom in recent months with many people moving homes to meet new, flexible working requirements. But while demand has sky-rocketed, the number of properties available has taken a plunge, leaving a significant gap in supply and demand. In London, the number of available rental properties is down 44%, even lower than pre-pandemic.
Now that social restrictions have lifted, the boom continues as the world reopens.
“The return of office workers, international students and corporate relocation has seen demand for rental properties rocket over the past few months. Coupled with some landlords selling up in the face of regulatory changes and an improving sales market, the lack of stock is stark, pushing up competition and prices across the board.”Frances Clacy, Research Analyst, Savills
What is the most a landlord can raise rent?
There are several variables to how much and how often landlords can fairly increase rent. For example, with a rolling contract, rent can typically be increased once a year with prior notice. With a fixed-term tenancy, agreement from the tenant is also required beforehand before any costs change, which if declined, can only be requested again at the end of the fixed term.
Landlords can include a rent review clause within a tenancy contract and are required to inform tenants of when any price increases will happen, how much costs will increase, and how the increase is calculated. A practical way to gauge where to start any increase calculations is the annual rent inflation formula.
If a rent increase is proposed, the tenant must agree to the price change first. The amount of notice required depends on the contract type, but generally, between one and six months’ notice should be given. Any price boosts should be assessed against the average rent in the local area, property type and size, and inflation. A rent calculator can be a useful tool for comparing rental values by postcode and estimating a reasonable rent increase.
How to benefit from rental inflation
If you’re a new or property investor, rental inflation can be beneficial in many ways. If you don’t yet own or are invested in property in some of the regions that have experienced significant rental price growth in the last 12 months, there are many opportunities to take advantage of substantial rental yields while diversifying your portfolio.
At Propiteer Capital, our Residential Rentals investment bond offers an easy, hands-off way to grow money through high-quality UK property with fixed-rate annual returns of up to 5.5%. The assets within our portfolio are only bought based on their rental income, so their value remains stable in a recession and their profits increase with inflation. The bond features:
· Renting of completed buy-to-let apartments
· Popular locations in transient cities
· Purpose-built quality living units
· Acquisition decisions are based on rental income
· Recession-resilient asset class
If you’re interested in getting involved in diverse, asset-backed property investing, give our friendly customer service team a call on 01376 319 000 or email email@example.com. To find out more about our Residential Rental investment bond and its benefits, visit our website.
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The Cockatiel is a popular pet. It is friendly and will keep you engaged throughout the day. Most of you have noticed the constant sneezing of Cockatiel, if not so since the voice of their sneezing is not aloud, so you have to pay attention, and you will notice that.
If your cockatiel sneeze is dry and does not produce mucus, your Cockatiel is healthy, but continuous sneezing of Cockatiel can cause a problem. The most common reason people observe is the environment or any infection they might suffer. Cold and flu can also be the reason for their frequent sneezing
E.coli, respiratory bacteria, can be the cause of cockatiel sneezing. They are found in the stomach of animals. This bacteria increases rapidly; as they are resistant to antibiotics. They are so minute that they are even found in dust, so to treat it, you have to keep your spot clean for Cockatiel, and with that, you can give them sulpha drugs such as trimethoprim.
You know that you cannot control bacteria; it’s not in your hand, so what you can do is to clean your place as much as you can. You have to pay attention to cockatiel hygiene as well as yours.
Influenza, Avarian, respiratory viruses, fungal viruses cause the Cockatiel to sneeze. Oseltamivir is used to treat the flu in birds.
Another cause of cockatiel sneezing is mites. Mites are thick. They are a parasite that attacks any bird and makes colonies. Parasites get nourishment from their host and, as a result, harm them. Sneezing can also cause lice to Cockatiel, so to treat that, ivermectin, an antiparasite medicine, should be used. Ivermectin can be given through the nasal route.
Bird’s feathers produce dust powder in white color to maintain their silky and soft feathers. Cockatiel’s feathers hold a lot of powder compared to other birds, so due to the powder, irritation causes a nasal path that leads Cockatiel to sneeze.
The depletion of nutrition and vitamin also lead them to sneeze. It is essential to check up on the Cockatiel diet and fulfill their supplements. As Cockatiel, other birds also require carbohydrates, protein, fats, and vitamins to manage their metabolism. Sometimes people think that giving them only seeds will fulfill the need, but diet plays a vital role in keeping them healthy.
The dust contains many minute particles that cause blockage in the nasal route of Cockatiel, which can also lead to tumors. So, it’s necessary to take care of the environment as they are sensitive. The space around them should be as clean as possible.
They are friendly and easy to train, but you have to pay additional attention to them. Cigarettes can also irritate, so try to take care of everything that can cause problems for them. Sometimes the environment also plays a vital role in keeping your bird healthy or not.
As we all know, any animal desires attention; if that attention is not given to them, they start feeling isolated, so it’s essential to provide them with the proper time.
Another reason is the dryness of the environment that can cause Cockatiel to sneeze.
Symptoms of allergy:
Now another question arises how do I know if my Cockatiel is allergic to anything or not?
So, the simple answer is the symptoms of allergy that include
- feeling unsteady
- watery eyes
- not eat adequately
- nasal discharge
- loss of appetite
- difficulty in breathing
- wet feces
- avoid walking
Cockatiel wet sneeze
The reasoning behind Cockatiel nasal discharge is a bacterial infection, viral infection, continuous sneezing, and irritation in the nasal cavity. Blockage of the nasal cavity due to any dust particle can also lead to cockatiel nasal discharge.
Cockatiel sneezing at night
The leading cause for Cockatiel’s sneezing at night is the cold. Try to put the cage in a place where they can feel warm. They get uneasy in a cold environment. They can even die because of cold. They can’t handle the extreme cold and hot, so it’s essential to take care of them and provide them warm environment at night. The absolute temperature for Cockatiel is 65 to 80 Fahrenheit.
Cockatiel sneezing after drinking
They do not often sneeze after drinking water, but if they do it, maybe the water bowl is at a lower place than him. It will be challenging for them to reach and drink; that’s why maybe he is drinking water in large portions simultaneously that cause him to sneeze, or other aspects may be a respiratory issue for that you have to visit the vet.
Cockatiel’s red nostrils
As you have also noticed, when humans have some infections, their nose begins to look red; the reason is that the allergy, bacterial, or fungal infections that cause them to irritate, and due to sneezing a lot their nose is red. The leading cause is due to nasal conditions or allergies.
Due to the weakness, there might be chances of their feathers discoloration or breaking. It has to treat instantly.
Since chemicals can also cause Cockatiel to sneeze, if you use any aerosol sprays, avoid them as they can also cause allergies and irritation. Ammonia, nitrogen, tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, hair sprays are harmful to any bird, including Cockatiel, because they impair their respiratory tract, leading them to difficulty breathing.
Many owners feed their birds only seeds; it’s essential to fulfill the minerals and vitamins birds need. some of them are vegetables (pumpkin, spinach, beans, carrot, cabbage, corn, pepper, pear), grass, grains, fruits (apple, apricot, dates, kiwi, peaches, mango)
Steam permits them to moist their nostrils prevent them from drying. You can also confer with a vet if you have no experience.
Removing of tumor:
The particles in dust can also lead to blockage of the nasal cavity, and it may cause tumors. For that, you have to consult the vet to remove the tumor. It can be operated by giving anesthesia. And the prevalence of the cases is successful. It is rare.
Once in a year, it would be best if you had to consult your vet for the blood test of the Cockatiel, as it is necessary to keep in the know about their health. It also helps you and Cockatiel avoid further issues in the future. If you notice that they have difficulty breathing and are lethargic, you have to consult your vet immediately.
Fungal infection is also called skin disease. It is caused by fungus. Fungus is located in the place where dust usually occurs. They are also present on your skin and induce damage, and as you know, a cockatiel is very sensitive. Aspergillosis is a disease caused by aspergillus due to mites. The cause of continuous sneezing can also be this, so you have to give them antifungal medicines to treat, such as fluconazole.
There are varieties of illnesses caused by bacteria, and the most common identifying disease in birds is bacteria.
There are many types of bacteria. They usually attack the nasal cavity of the Cockatiel and damage it, leading to sneezing and infection. So, order to treat it, you have to give them antibiotics like amoxicillin cephalexin.
An occasional sneeze of your Cockatiel is nothing to worry about. the usual sneezing of Cockatiel is once to twice a day, but if he sneezes frequently, you have to take measures to sort it out
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In sprint to COVID-19 vaccine goal, Biden administration to team up with Black barbershops
WASHINGTON – With an eye toward 70% of U.S. adults receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by July 4, President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a monthlong effort to encourage more Americans to roll up their sleeves for a shot.
"The more people we get vaccinated, the more success we’re going to have in the fight against this virus,” he said during remarks at the White House, adding that the U.S. could see a dramatically different summer from last year. "A summer of freedom. A summer of joy. A summer of get-togethers and celebrations."
As part of his June "month of action," Biden announced "Shots at the Shop," an initiative bringing together 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and beauty salons across the nation to serve as vaccination locations.
The effort will be modeled after Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR), said program founder Stephen Thomas, director of the University of Maryland’s Center for Health Equity. Along with the center, the administration will collaborate with the Black Coalition Against COVID and SheaMoisture to support the effort in communities of color, hard hit by disproportionate COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
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- Barbers, stylists help combat vaccine hesitancy in Maryland: 'They have a trust with us'
The announcement comes two weeks after USA TODAY's reporting on HAIR and its vaccination effort at The Shop Spa in Hyattsville, Maryland. With vaccination rates in communities of color lagging in many states, the network is combating vaccine hesitancy and access obstacles by offering shots right at the shops.
"Whether cause and effect, serendipity, coincidence – I don't know, but after that (vaccination) event on March 17th and your coverage, I got the ... email," Thomas told USA TODAY Wednesday.
HAIR has been aiming to fight health disparities by transforming the barbershops and beauty salons into health and wellness hubs, leveraging the trust and significance they have in Black communities. The idea, Thomas said, is “you don’t have to be tethered to a hospital” to access good health care.
“This big push to recognize the barbershops and beauty salons in Black and brown communities as assets to be mobilized is just a blessing,” Thomas said. “I could not be more excited and ecstatic.”
For the past decade, Thomas has been collaborating with Black barbers and stylists throughout Maryland's Prince George's County, training them to become community health advocates and provide health education to customers to transform the shops into health education hubs.
Stylists promote health surveys and screenings essential to detecting disparate outcomes in Black populations – from colorectal cancer to blood pressure screenings. And at the start of the pandemic, HAIR offered coronavirus tests for barbers, stylists and customers.
Leading up to the pilot COVID-19 vaccination event at HAIR’s anchor salon, the team held Zoom town halls with barbers and stylists during which medical experts addressed concerns about the vaccine. Building on their status as trusted messengers, they then passed on the information to their clients.
Katrina Randolph owns Tré Shadez hair studio in Capitol Heights, Maryland, part of HAIR's network of 10 Black-owned hair studios.
“I’m super excited,” Randolph said after Biden's announcement. “I’m really overwhelmed just to see the amazing feedback and see the change in individuals being able to go from ‘No, I don’t want the vaccine,’ to be able to trust what I say and get vaccinated.”
"We’re the closest things to a doctor and nurse, so why not be a part of this network while being behind your chair?" she added.
Thomas is a scholar on the long-term effects of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, a federally funded experiment on unsuspecting Blacks with syphilis, and Black participation in public health research. He's also conducted research through the HAIR network's salons to understand factors behind lower flu immunization rates in Black adults and communication strategies to improve them.
It's been his dream to replicate and expand the program to other salons.
“This is nothing short of a blessing,” he said. “What this does is finally acknowledge that even in the most destitute neighborhoods, even in the neighborhoods that look blighted … there is still hope.”
Contributing: Courtney Subramanian and Adrianna Rodriguez
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Following his conversion on the road to Damascus, Saul became known as Paul. Paul was a key figure in the beginning of the Church. Paul’s letter to the Romans was written to prepare the way for a visit he planned to make to the Christians living in Rome. In his letter to the Romans, Paul looks forward to going to Rome and meeting the Christians there. Paul discusses how Christians should live and how God’s Spirit will help and strengthen them. Today, in pairs, the children took on the role as interviewer and interviewee (Paul) where they were asked to explore how belief in the transforming power of the Spirit and the message expressed in Paul’s letter give meaning and purpose to life.
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Following last month’s news of 304,000 U.S. jobs created in January, Transportation Institute (TI), a leading maritime association which advocates and works for sound national maritime policy in the United States, announced a 30% increase in domestic maritime job creation enabled by the Jones Act. Thanks to the law, the industry now employs nearly 650,000 Americans across all 50 states and contributes $154 billion to the nation’s economic growth annually.
The Jones Act, an anchor for U.S. economic and national security interests, guarantees that the transportation of merchandise between two U.S. points is carried out by American– built, owned, and crewed vessels. Supported by broad bipartisan majorities in Congress and top U.S. national security officials, the law promotes the maintenance of the nation’s vitally important maritime industrial base, ensuring that American jobs are not shipped overseas and that defence capabilities and readiness not outsourced to foreign nations.
Mirroring unprecedented U.S. job growth and enduring low unemployment rates seen in recent months, a newly released study published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for the Transportation Institute affirms the impressive economic benefits of the domestic maritime industry. Specifically, the report finds that the Jones Act-enabled maritime industry:
- Contributes more than $154 billion in total economic output annually
- Creates $41 billion in labour income for American workers each year
- Adds $72 billion annually to the value of U.S. economic output
- Sustains nearly 650,000 American jobs, with one shipyard job creating four jobs elsewhere in the economy
“From shipyards to the high seas, the maritime industry is indisputably contributing to the American economy in a major way,” said James L. Henry, Chairman and President of the Transportation Institute. “This new study shows the spectacular impact that our industry has on our nation’s overall well-being, especially by providing livelihoods to 650,000 hard-working Americans, thousands of whom proudly served in our military. We simply would not be as strong as we are without the veteran community, and it’s a source of great pride that our growth is benefitting them and their families. Needless to say, the report underscores just how indispensable the Jones Act continues to be for the security and prosperity of our entire country.”
The 40,000 vessels that comprise the Jones Act fleet move nearly one billion tons of cargo annually – or roughly a quarter of the nation’s freight – along with U.S. internal waterways, across the Great Lakes, and over the oceans to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories. Shipped goods include a variety of products, from raw materials and commodities like coal and crude oil to consumer products that fill the shelves of grocery stores nationwide.
Encompassing jobs in all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, the Jones Act workforce represents a variety of career paths, including employees who are military veterans and earn family-waged salaries. Collectively, this industrial base accounts for $41 billion in American labour income annually.
In a growing economy – where job creation continues to flourish at historic levels – the Jones Act remains the quintessential ‘Buy American, Hire American’ law, one that puts American workers first and is critically important for guaranteeing our national security and maintaining our defence industrial base.
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The Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) is a medium-sized hummingbird which breeds only in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. It is the only member of the genus Panterpe.
This is a common to abundant bird of montane forest canopy above 1400 m, and also occurs in scrub at the woodland edges and clearings.
This bird is 11cm long and weighs 5.7 g. It has a straight black bill and dusky feet.
The adult Fiery-throated Hummingbird has shiny green body plumage, a blue tail, and a white spot behind the eye. It often looks dark, but when the light catches it at the right angle, it shows a brilliant blue crown, yellow-bordered bright orange throat, and blue chest patch. The sexes are similar, but young birds have rufous fringes to the head plumage. The call is a high-pitched twittering.
The female Fiery-throated Hummingbird is entirely responsible for nest building and incubation. She lays two white eggs in a bulky plant-fibre cup nest 2-4 m high at the end of a descending bamboo stem or on a rootlet under a bank. Incubation takes 15-19 days, and fledging another 20-26.
The food of this species is nectar, taken from a variety of small flowers, including epiphytic Ericaceae and bromeliads. Like other hummingbirds it also takes small insects as an essential source of protein. Male Fiery-throated Hummingbird defend flowers and scrubs in their feeding territories, and are dominant over most other hummingbirds. They will, however, allow females to share their food resources.
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A black and white painting can mean many things. It can be a representational painting of a black and white subject, or it can be an abstract painting composed of black and white colors. It can also be a painting that conveyed a mood or feeling of blackness and whiteness.
Is black and white a good combination?
- Is black and white a good combination?
- How do you paint in black and white scenes?
- How do you make a monochromatic landscape?
- How do you make a landscape painting step by step?
- How should a beginner paint landscape?
- Do you wet the brush before using acrylic paint?
- How do oils paint landscapes for beginners?
- What are the basic painting techniques?
- How can I fill color in an image?
- How do you change the color of something in Picsart?
Yes, black and white is an excellent color combination.
How do you paint in black and white scenes?
Assuming you want to know how to paint a black and white scene:
You would need to use a black and white paint palette.
Start by painting the darkest areas with the darkest shade of black or gray.
Progress to lighter shades of gray for the middle tones.
And use white paint for the lightest areas.
How do you make a monochromatic landscape?
A monochromatic landscape is one that uses a single color or shades of that color throughout the composition. To create a monochromatic landscape, you can either choose a color and use various tones and tints of that color, or you can use a black and white photo and convert it to a single color in Photoshop.
How do you make a landscape painting step by step?
1. Choose a landscape that you would like to paint.
2. Sketch out your landscape on canvas or paper.
3. Decide on the colors that you want to use for your painting.
4. Paint the sky first, then the mountains or other background features.
5. Paint the foreground last.
6. Add any final details, such as trees or flowers.
7. Allow your painting to dry completely before framing or displaying it.
How should a beginner paint landscape?
A beginner should paint landscape in a simple way, using light colors and simple shapes.
Do you wet the brush before using acrylic paint?
Yes, you will need to wet the brush before using acrylic paint.
How do oils paint landscapes for beginners?
There are a variety of ways to paint landscapes with oils, depending on your level of experience and the effect you are going for. If you are a beginner, a good place to start is with a basic tutorial on how to mix colors and apply paint to a canvas. Once you have a handle on the basics, you can experiment with different techniques to find the ones that work best for you. Some common techniques for painting landscapes with oils include glazing, impasto, and scumbling.
What are the basic painting techniques?
There are various painting techniques, each with its own positives and negatives. The most common approach is to start with a sketch or outline of the desired image, then to begin painting from the lightest colors and progressing toward the darkest. However, other popular methods include painting from the darkest colors up to the lightest, or painting in a particular color family first and then adding in others.
How can I fill color in an image?
You can use an image editing program like Photoshop or GIMP to fill in color in an image.
How do you change the color of something in Picsart?
Click on the “Edit” option at the bottom of the main screen. Then, click on the “Layer” option at the top of the screen. A new menu will appear with different color options. Select the color you want to use and click on the “OK” button.
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Senior Life Planning for Years of Happiness
A Step by Step Guide to Post-Retirement Health & Comfort
Senior Life Planning: how to plan for a long and happy post-retirement life.
This is a Cornerstone or Hub How To Page. It’s a step-by-step guide, with links to supporting ArtChester.net posts on how to carry out Senior Life Planning.
This article is not about the squishy feel-good stuff that we’ve discussed elsewhere – how to be happy, and the meaning of life. This page is about the post-retirement nuts-and-bolts essentials that will give you the time and leisure to be happy and to have an enriching life. (My credentials to offer advice appear at the bottom of this page.)
You Are Always Planning
Only one-half of Americans have executed a Healthcare Power of Attorney (HPOA), also known as a Living Will. Choosing to write an HPOA is an act of planning. However, choosing not to write one is also an act of planning. Not having a living will means you have chosen to roll the dice about what will happen to you if you become incapacitated. Thus, every one of us has already taken some steps in senior life planning.
Life planning is important at all ages. A previous blog described the frequency of injuries from vehicle accidents, which can happen to anyone. Thus a person who dies in a collision without a will has no control over who will look after his children, pets or dependents. And a person who goes into a coma due to an accident and has no HPOA cannot control medical decisions that affect his care.
Be sure to consider and provide for these worst-case scenarios. That will equip you to handle the lesser, more likely, things that may happen to you.
Therefore, although we are discussing senior life planning here, it’s not just for seniors. Everyone needs to think ahead, or they are abdicating all say-so in event of a tragedy.
Key Ingredients of Senior Life Planning
A plan for your future does not have to be complicated. There are just three essential parts of senior life planning, which this page summarizes. Each of the three sections outlines one part, and includes a link to a blog giving a full discussion.
Senior Life Planning 1: Best Retirement Location
The first part of a long-term plan is to determine your best retirement location. However, that depends on the two factors that, more than anything else, will support your good health and future comfort:
- Good friends with whom you have frequent, preferably daily, face-to-face physical contact. E-mail and social media pen pals do not qualify! We need to love and be loved, in person.
- Trusted representatives on whom you can rely to make key decisions for you when you cannot. Now, while you are at the top of your game, is the time to choose and authorize the folks you may someday depend on. And you’ll need a Living Will, a Financial Power of Attorney, a Will and a Trust to designate them.
Once you accept these two essentials, you can make a wise decision about where to live, one that you will not later regret.
Moving to a new location is not easy when you consider your long term needs. That’s why most people “retire in place” or else retire to a location they have been visiting for many years, where they already have friends.
For a full discussion of your best retirement location, see the blog Senior Life Planning 1: Best Retirement Location.
Senior Life Planning 2: Best Retirement Advice & Support
With your planned retirement location settled, the next important activity is to choose and authorize those trusted representatives we mentioned above. They fall generally under three categories:
- Financial: You need a plan for managing your assets, income and expenses that has a good chance of supporting you as long as you need it, possibly with backup from Medicaid.
- Estate Plan: An attorney can prepare for you the key documents needed for an overall estate plan. Moreover, if you need help identifying a trusted representative to serve, your attorney may be able to assist.
- Medical Care: You need doctors who can treat any ongoing conditions you have. Of course, you want those doctors to be around when you need them. Therefore, when you are choosing a new doctor try to find one who’s younger than you. The doctors in turn are your entry point to hospitals who can best treat you.
In each of these areas, you need trusted representatives whom you can rely on for key decisions. And they will need support from competent professionals.
Help Is Available!
It’s not always easy to put together a full team of advisors. However, help is available. In addition to friends and friends-of-friends, there are government agencies and charities devoted to providing free, objective advice to seniors. And the Internet has additional information.
Our full article in this area starts with finding good advisors, and then homes in on each of the professional specialties. For that more complete discussion of best retirement advice and support, see the blog Senior Life Planning 2: Best Retirement Advice & Support.
Senior Life Planning 3: Best Retirement Community
The last part of senior life planning is selecting one or more specific places to live in your chosen retirement location.
Unless you are determined to live in your own home “forever,” and can afford it, your best bet is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). This is a facility that offers a full range of living styles. You can enter an independent living section that resembles an upscale condominium development, with many activities and common amenities. However, if later on you need personal help, you can move to assisted living, nursing care or even dementia care, all on the same campus.
There are many available CCRCs and not all are first-rate. In fact, it’s difficult to find one that you will consider both affordable and satisfactory for the long term. However, it’s easier for you to find your best retirement community now than it will be ten, or twenty, years from now!
For a full discussion of how to find your best retirement community, see the blog Senior Life Planning 3: Best Retirement Community.
I invite your comments and suggestions to improve this guide to senior life planning, and its supporting articles (send me a note on the Contact page). And I wish you a long and healthy life!
– Cozy Family from The Print Shop 2 Collection. Not for download or reuse.
Acknowledgements: I thank my friend Zenon Neumark for proposing this topic and providing further information. Also, I thank Dinesh Telang MD, Robyn Mullinger DDS, and my friends Gary Boyd and Nola Chester for helpful discussions on senior life planning.
Addendum: Here are Art’s credentials for offering these articles about senior life planning:
- I have visited and assisted the transition of relatives to assisted living or nursing home care in Texas, Michigan and Virginia. In addition, I have observed this transition by good friends in California, New Mexico and New Jersey.
- In 2019 I spent 7 weeks as resident of a skilled nursing facility as a result of my hip fracture.
- I have engaged estate planning and financial planning professionals on several occasions in California and Michigan.
- As a card-carrying geezer (age 79) I have read about, thought about and personally carried out most of the steps discussed in these articles.
- Moreover, I welcome comments and feedback from you, my readers! I will use them to revise and improve this group of articles.
Time for discussion with family members: 3 days.
Senior Life Planning – plan ahead for post-retirement health & comfort. Here’s a recap of the topics covered in this blog post:
- Choose Best Retirement Location
Start by selecting the best retirement location. It needs two essential elements: good friends nearby whom you can see, in person, frequently; and trusted representatives who can make decisions for you when you cannot.
- Select the Best Retirement Advice & Support
Engage trusted representatives in three areas: financial; estate planning; and medical care. We discuss how to find competent, honest advisors.
- Find the Best Retirement Community
The third key step is to select a specific place to live in your chosen retirement location. For most people, the best long-term bet is a Continuing Care Retirement Community. The blog discusses how to find a first-rate one that can accommodate your needs as you get older.
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The Passing of A Pioneer
Willis H. Ware, a highly respected and admired pioneer in the fields of computing security and privacy, passed away on November 22nd, 2013, aged 93.Born August 31,1920, Mr. Ware received a BSEE from the University of Pennsylvania (1941), and an SM in EE from MIT (1942). He worked on classified radar and IFF (identify friend or foe) electronic systems during WWII. After the war he received his Ph.D. in EE from Princeton University (1951) while working at the Institute for Advanced Studies for John von Neumann, building an early computer system.
Upon receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Ware took a position with North American Aviation (now part of Boeing Corporation). After a year, he joined the RAND Corporation (in 1952) where he stayed for the remainder of his career -- 40 more years — and thereafter as an emeritus computer scientist. His first task at RAND was helping to build the "Johnniac," an early computer system. During his career at RAND he advanced to senior leadership positions, eventually becoming the chairman of the Computer Science Department.
Willis was influential in many aspects of computing. As an educator, he initiated and taught one of the first computing courses, at UCLA, and wrote some of the field's first textbooks. In professional activities, he was involved in early activities of the ACM, and was the founding president of AFIPS (American Federation of Information Processing Societies). From 1958-1959 he served as chairman of the IRE Group on computers, a forerunner of the current Computer Society of the IEEE. He served as the Vice Chair of IFIP TC 11 from 1985-1994. At the time of his death he was still serving as a member of the EPIC Advisory Board.
Dr. Ware chaired several influential studies, including one in 1967 that produced a groundbreaking and transformational report to the Defense Science Board for ARPA (now DARPA) that was known thereafter as "The Ware Report." To this day, some of the material in that report could be applied to better understand and protect computing systems security. The follow-on work to that study eventually led, albeit somewhat indirectly, to the development of the NCSC "Rainbow Series" of publications. (The NCSC, National Computer Security Center, was a public-facing portion of the NSA ,serving as an office for improving security in commercial products.)
In 1972, Dr. Ware was tapped to chair the Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data Systems for the HEW (now HHS) Secretary. That report, and Willis's subsequent paper,"Records, Computers, and the Rights of Citizens," established the first version of the Code of Fair Information Practices. That, in turn, significantly influenced the Privacy Act of 1974, and many subsequent versions of fair information practices. The Privacy Act mandated the creation of the Privacy Protection Study Commission, of which Dr. Ware was vice chair.
Willis was the first chairman of the Information System and Privacy Advisory Board, created by the Computer Security Act of 1987. He remained chairman of that board for 11 years following its establishment. Over the years, Dr. Ware served on many other advisory boards, including the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, the NSA Scientific Advisory Board, and over 30 National Research Council boards and committees.
Willis Ware was one of the most honored professionals in computing. He was a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, and was a Fellow of the AAAS, of the IEEE, and of the ACM — perhaps the first person to accrue all four honors. He was a recipient of the IEEE Centennial Medal in 1984, the IEEE Computer Pioneer Award in 1993, and a USAF Exceptional Civilian Service Medal in 1979. He was the recipient of the NIST/NSA National Computer System Security Award in 1989, the IFIP Kristian Beckman Award in 1999, a lifetime achievement award from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (2012), and was inducted into the Cyber Security Hall of Fame in 2013.
Dr. Willis H. Ware was truly a pioneer computer scientist, an early innovator in computing education, one of the founders of the field of computer security, and an early proponent of the need to understand appropriate use of computing and the importance of privacy. His dedication to the field and the public interest was both exceptional and seminal.
The Rand Corporation posted an in memorium piece on their website.
(Any updates or corrections will be posted here as they become available.)
Update 10/26: included acronym expansions of IFF and NCSC, along with links for NCSC and HHS. Added small grammatical corrections.
Update 10/29: added the note and link to the Rand Corporation in memorium piece.
Update 12/9: added the mention of the DSB
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“No offence, but I hate dentists.”
This is something I hear very often and it breaks my dental heart slightly but then it is usually followed up by:
“Don’t take it personally but I’m just so nervous”…
Then my achey-breaky dental heart feels a bit better! I never take it personally anymore because I see it as an opportunity to help someone get over their fear! That’s a powerful ability and makes me feel so fulfilled when I achieve it.
Most of the time people are so nervous when they come to see us. Sometimes because of a previous bad experience when they were younger, sometimes because they have no idea what is going to be done or what needs to be done. Other times, it is honestly just something they don’t know why but feel like they have to say!
Some tips to reduce your dental anxiety:
- Don’t wait too long!
- It is tempting to wait until you have a problem with your teeth but this invariably makes the appointment more difficult for you
- Regular dental visits mean that problems (if any) are picked up early and can be treated fairly easily
- Bring a friend/family member you trust with you for your first appointment
- It is reassuring to have someone else with you for your appointment
- Don’t take on too much at the first appointment if it’s not an emergency
- The first appointment is a great time to meet your new dentist, talk to them, maybe get a check up/consult and some x-rays to ease yourself into it
- Speak openly to the dentist about your fears
- Dentists (fortunately/unfortunately?) cannot read your minds so sometimes they won’t have any idea what you are going through. Best thing to do is, either note it on your new patient questionnaire or let them know in person about how nervous you are
- Discuss ways to approach your anxiety
- Do smaller appointments until you feel more comfortable
- Is it something that you can pre-medicate prior to procedure? (with advice from your GP as well)
- Sleep dentistry is a great option if you feel you just cannot go through with it normally
- Pick a time of the day you are comfortable with
- After a long day at work, you may not want to come into the dentist because you are already stressed out!
- The first appointment of the day or on the weekend might be an option
- Find a dentist who you trust
- There are plenty of great dentists out there but someone you connect with will make you feel a lot more at ease
- The best way to find this out is to talk with them and don’t be shy to ask questions!
So don’t worry, our team at Cranbourne North Dental can look after you if you’re feeling nervous and explain all your options to you. We’ve had patients who are terrified to come in, who are now so comfortable and happy to come in!
We’ve also got a lovely trick to keep you relaxed, maybe some Mr Bean on the ceiling why you get your teeth done?*
*We won’t be liable for any violent laughing episodes during treatment*
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Combat Cyber Threats with the CompTIA ISAO
As cyber threats increase, local government cyber leaders need access to the latest threat intelligence and best practices in order to keep the organizations and communities you serve secure.
CompTIA Public Technology Institute (PTI) members can now join the CompTIA Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO), a service that analyzes the latest cybersecurity threats, provides real-time actionable threat intelligence, and gives you access to peer-to-peer best practice sharing.
Participation in the CompTIA ISAO is provided as part of your local government’s membership with CompTIA PTI. Access is open to any official with a responsibility for cyber programming employed by a CompTIA PTI member local government.
What is the CompTIA ISAO?
The CompTIA ISAO provides its members with actionable threat intelligence, peer networking, best practice sharing, and a suite of cybersecurity tools designed to ensure you are prepared to defend against increasingly targeted and malicious attacks. As a trusted advisor, the CompTIA ISAO provides relevant, timely and useful information that raises your government’s cybersecurity resilience.
CompTIA ISAO Membership Benefits for PTI Members
CompTIA PTI member local governments that join the CompTIA ISAO will receive threat intelligence via various means, including email. Members are also able to access the Cyber Forum to gain additional information about cybersecurity threats and actionable guidance, including:
Take Advantage of the CompTIA ISAO Resources Available to CompTIA PTI Members
By joining the CompTIA ISAO, your local government will have access to insight and information on the latest cyber risks as well as prescriptive, actionable steps to respond.
Participation in the CompTIA ISAO is included in your organization’s CompTIA PTI annual dues. Access to the CompTIA ISAO is open to anyone in your organization.
For information about how you can access the CompTIA ISAO as part of your CompTIA PTI local government membership, contact Dale Bowen, senior manager at [email protected]
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Make Sure You Know These Montana Watercraft Laws
The heat is on and Montanans are flocking to the water. Game wardens are telling us that they are seeing many recreation lovers out of compliance.
We are by no means trying to preach or lecture here. Most of this is common sense and common knowledge. But just in case, why screw up a long-awaited getaway on the water with a violation?
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks understands your desire to beat the heat and get out and enjoy one of Montana's gorgeous bodies of water. However, along with having fun, folks need to follow all the laws while out and about. Wardens have been checking a lot of boaters and anglers recently, and some common issues are recurring as summer is getting underway.
License possession while fishing. Many anglers contacted this spring and summer have not had their license in possession while fishing. This is a requirement by law. Anglers are required to produce their fishing license when requested by a game warden.
Required safety equipment on boats. Multiple citations have been issued this summer for insufficient safety equipment on boats. By law, the following are required on watercraft:
>>>A wearable U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device must be readily accessible for every person on the vessel, regardless of age. This includes, but is not limited to, all boats, kayaks, paddleboards, jet skis and canoes.
>>>All vessels 16 feet in length and over must have one U.S. Coast Guard approved throwable personal flotation device that is immediately available for use.
>>>Children under 12 years of age must wear a life jacket on a boat less than 26 feet in length that is in motion.
>>>Towing/Skiing. There must be at least two people on board a towing vessel, one operator/driver and one observer. If the operator is 12 or younger, the observer must be at least 18. The person(s) being towed must be wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket
>>>Fire extinguishers. All motorboats must carry a U.S. Coast Guard-approved type B fire extinguisher.
Pretty basic stuff, right? But, given how many conversations wardens are having with people not in compliance so far this year, some of these requirements are getting overlooked. There are more on this page of the Montana FWP website if you'd like to check out what else you might need to know before you hit the water.
Safety first, friends.
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About tides – The River Mersey
The River Mersey begins in Stockport with the confluence of the River Tame and River Goyt and flows 70 miles to the Irish Sea. The River Mersey has the second highest tidal range in the UK, varying from 4m at neaps to 10m at spring tides. The river flow is about 1% of the tidal flow.
During earlier times, the tides and winter gales would probably have been too severe for Roman and Anglo-Norman ships, but a hamlet, Liverpool, developed around the pool for spring and summer use. The name Liverpool is thought to have been derived from the Anglo-Norman translation from Latin, meaning 'spring-time anchorage'. Liverpool was granted its first Royal Charter in 1207 by King John, for the development of the town. Growth, however, was slow until the 18th century.
In 1717 Thomas Steers built several docks at Liverpool, as well as St George's Church, the Old Ropery Theatre and several other buildings. Steers also built a dry dock and a new pier, and the shipbuilding and repairing businesses, which had developed around the docks, were moved further afield. Thomas Steers was also responsible for the fortification of Liverpool in 1745, during the Jacobite rebellion.
Trade developed with the Americas and the West Indies, and Liverpool became the second most important port in Britain. Goods from Liverpool, which included Cheshire salt, Lancashire coal and textiles, Staffordshire pottery and Birmingham metal goods, were exchanged for slaves from West Africa, who were in turn traded for sugar, spices, molasses and plantain crops from the West Indies. This was known as the Liverpool triangle during one of Liverpool's less worthy periods of history. More information on this topic, and others associated with Liverpool's seafaring history can be obtained from the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Of particular interest to the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool (formerly the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory) are the recently discovered and investigated tidal records kept by William Hutchinson (1715–1801). This remarkable man was, amongst many other things, Harbourmaster at the Old Dock at Liverpool, living a mere 14 yards from the dock gates. He took it upon himself to note the height of every high water between 1768 and 1793 and also included the times of the high waters for seven of those years. This makes Liverpool the first British location at which systematic tidal records were kept, and is an invaluable data set, which has been the subject of a recent study by Dr Philip Woodworth at the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory. William Hutchinson started his working career as a common sailor, and progressed to diverse roles as a privateer captain, a ship owner, boat builder, commercial trader, author and philanthropist. He was made a Freeman of Liverpool in 1755 for the contribution he made to the fishing industry by fitting out cod boats. Hutchinson was instrumental in the establishment of the world's first lifeboat service at Formby and also the Mersey pilotage service. His many inventions included items of marine equipment and armoury. He also had a keen interest in reflecting mirrors and invented both the reflecting mirror and the oil burning apparatus for the first of the two lighthouses built on top of Bidston Hill, in the grounds of Bidston Observatory.
Facing Liverpool, on the opposite bank, a Benedictine Priory was founded between 1154 and 1199, and was the beginning of the development of Birkenhead. The name is thought to derive from bircen head, meaning 'on a birch covered headland', or else it refers to the position at the mouth of the River Birket. The monks of the Priory introduced the first ferry service across the Mersey from their Priory to Liverpool. During bad weather, travellers would be accommodated at the Priory, and slowly the population around the Priory developed, providing services to the monks and the travellers. The Priory was closed in 1536, on the orders of Henry VIII, but in recent years has re-opened as a tourist attraction. During the early nineteenth century, steam ferries were introduced across the Mersey. There followed a programme of dock building and the construction, in 1861, of a floating landing stage at Liverpool. The shipbuilding industry developed, along with others, notably flour milling and soap manufacturing. Merchants working in Liverpool realised that they could commute from Wirral, so dormitory towns such as Wallasey developed. Eventually a railway was constructed under the river, followed by two road tunnels.
New Brighton, on the Birkenhead side of the river, began to develop in 1830, as the potential of a seaside resort on the doorstep of Liverpool began to be realised. Co-incidentally a fort was built on the rocks at New Brighton, Fort Perch Rock, for protection against any invasions. The name was taken from a wooden perch which was built at the spot in the 1690s to warn passing ships of the dangers of the sandstone rocks nearby. The Fort originally had sixteen 32-pound cannons facing the sea and two 18-pound cannons which were intended to be used to defend the fort from attack from the land. The fort was modified and upgraded several times over the years, but a shot was never fired in anger. It is now a tourist attraction.
The decline in the water quality of the river system began in the early 19th century with the rapid expansion of the textile industry in Lancashire. This growth resulted in an increase in the dyeing and bleaching industries. Vast quantities of water were required for the chemical industries, more people moved into the area to become involved with the manufacturing processes, and more domestic water was required by the population, resulting in more effluent being discharged into the river. The river fishing industry rapidly declined and by the mid-19th century the state of Britain's rivers, and particularly the Mersey, was a cause for serious concern. During the 1950s and 1960s a number of Acts of Parliament were introduced to control the discharge of harmful waste into rivers. In the early 1980s a project specifically for the Mersey basin was proposed, leading to the formation of the Mersey Basin Campaign. This has been extremely successful, with the River Mersey now becoming one of the most improved rivers, with fish and other wildlife steadily returning.
In 1894 the Manchester Ship Canal, which connects the River Mersey and Manchester was opened. This is the only canal in Britain that can take ocean-going vessels.
By the late 1950s, the docks had started their decline. Ocean-going passenger liners lost much of their custom to airliners, and changes in cargo handling meant that one new container vessel could replace six traditional cargo liners. Competition grew from new container ports such as Felixstowe, and local difficulties developed.
The regeneration of dockland areas on both sides of the Mersey were largely led by the Merseyside Development Corporation (1981–1998). Tourism now makes a major contribution to the fortunes of Liverpool.
In recent years there has been a great deal of improvement to the embankment system on the Wirral banks of the River Mersey, instigated by the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
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Master the Method
The use of overlapping, multidirectional strokes in the correct sequence is key to successful instrumentation of deep periodontal pockets.
The use of overlapping strokes in different directions is critical to achieve complete removal of biofilm, calculus, and contaminants from root surfaces. Comprehensive scaling, root planing, and debridement are best accomplished by activating a systematic combination of overlapping vertical, oblique, and horizontal strokes, which are often described as crosshatching or multidirectional strokes (Figure 1).1,2
Treating patients with moderate to advanced periodontitis can be challenging, and developing expertise in the application of multidirectional strokes is essential to successful outcomes. As the topic of instrumenting difficult areas of root anatomy is often not covered sufficiently during formal dental hygiene instruction, most clinicians will need to expand their knowledge and skills through experience.
The successful treatment of periodontal patients depends on the skilled and systematic utilization of multidirectional strokes.
Biofilm sustains colonies of periodontal pathogens on every surface of the root in deep periodontal pockets. When biofilm and calculus remain undetected and are not removed, attachment loss is likely. Deliberate mechanical disruption and elimination of biofilm, calculus, and root surface contaminants are required to treat and arrest periodontal diseases.3–5 During initial scaling and root planing or debridement for periodontal maintenance, every square millimeter of root surface must be accessed to eliminate biofilm and deposits from deep periodontal pockets and root anatomy. Without thorough removal of deposits, periodontal breakdown will persist and the gingival tissue will not heal.5–7
Vertical strokes are activated parallel to the long axis of the tooth, and are initiated at a right angle to the horizontal rings of calculus. These strokes are most useful for mesial and distal surfaces of both posterior and anterior teeth. The movements of oblique strokes are diagonal to the long axis of the root, similar to vertical strokes. These strokes can be activated in oblique channels on all surfaces to effectively remove horizontal ledges of calculus.7 Horizontal strokes are achieved by moving the instrument perpendicular to the long axis of the tooth. They are usually applied to facial and lingual surfaces of both anterior and posterior teeth, but can be used for deep pockets on any surface, on line angles, or against long, thin pieces of calculus.8
Selection and application of stroke direction are determined by the goal of the procedure. A clinician must evaluate whether the patient requires initial therapy or routine periodontal maintenance. The type, quantity, and location of the deposits7 influence instrument selection and sequence, clinician and patient positioning, fulcrum placement, stroke direction, and stroke pressure. Once treatment needs are identified, it is critical to synchronize these elements to activate effective working strokes.
When treating patients with deep pockets and heavy calculus during initial therapy, multidirectional strokes are essential because the entire root surface must be prepared for healing. Periodontal maintenance patients with deep pockets, light calculus, and tight tissue tone require a combination of strokes. Additionally, periodontal maintenance patients with shallow, bleeding pockets with light calculus and biofilm may need multidirectional strokes.
The use of a specific sequence for various directional strokes is crucial. A systematic method and sequence of multidirectional strokes is described below to accomplish thorough and efficient elimination of deposits in deep periodontal pockets.
Step 1. If deposits are heavy, start by using multidirectional strokes with an ultrasonic scaler. Begin with a large or thin ultrasonic insert/tip designed for use on high power. Utilizing medium high to high power, activate multidirectional strokes, beginning with vertical, probe-like strokes to break up the ledges of calculus, followed by oblique and horizontal strokes to remove as much deposit as possible (Figure 2). If ultrasonic scaling is contraindicated or the calculus is not tenacious, clinicians may skip step 1.
FIGURE 2. A thin ultrasonic tip is adapted to the facial surface of a maxillary canine for a vertical or horizontal stroke on medium or high power. Courtesy of Hu-Friedy Mfg Co LLC
FIGURE 3. A rigid 204SD sickle scaler is adapted for vertical strokes on the distal surface of a mandibular premolar.
Step 2. Use vertical or oblique strokes with sickle scalers or large universal curets because of their efficiency in removing heavy deposits. With firm pressure, these strokes engage the apical edge of the deposit at right angles. For patients with heavy supragingival and subgingival deposits just below the gingival margin, sickle scalers may be used to fracture rings of calculus during initial therapy. Large universal curets are more effective in deep pockets where sickle scalers cannot be safely adapted. Scaling methodically in 1 mm to 2 mm channels in a coronal direction systematically breaks the calculus off in small pieces. Scaling first with sickle scalers or universal curets removes moderate or heavy calculus prior to using Gracey curets (Figure 3).
FIGURE 4. A Gracey 1/2 or 5/6 blade is too large to adapt for a deep vertical stroke on a mandibular incisor.
FIGURE 5A. The blade of this Gracey 1/2 curet is inserted deeply for a horizontal stroke.
FIGURE 5B. The mini Gracey 1/2 curet adapts better for a vertical stroke on the same mandibular incisor as seen in Figure 5A.
Step 3. Use vertical or oblique strokes with standard or extended Gracey curets to remove residual pieces of subgingival calculus. Gracey curets are designed with an offset blade (approximate 70° angle to the shank) to scale and root plane with correct angulation when the lower shank is parallel to the surface being treated. The rounded back and toe of a standard or extended shank Gracey curet enable its deep insertion into a periodontal pocket without traumatizing the epithelial wall of the pocket.9
Step 4. Use horizontal strokes with Gracey or universal curets on any root surface when residual moderate calculus cannot be accessed with vertical or oblique strokes. Horizontal strokes are critical for successful calculus removal in deep pockets because a standard curet blade positioned for a vertical or oblique stroke is often too large to adapt to root curvatures or for deep insertion in the pocket, especially in narrow pockets or areas with tight tissue tone (Figure 4).10 Insert the blade subgingivally with the toe directed apically, and use a gentle, exploratory, vertical probing stroke to feel for the base of the pocket. This placement allows the full length of the blade to extend to the junctional epithelium and adapt to the curvatures of the root (Figure 5A). Activate short, controlled, overlapping horizontal strokes to avoid trauma to the epithelial attachment and to prevent laceration of the gingiva. Carefully adapt and apply pressure to the lower third of the blade and use precise strokes to scale from an area with no calculus to an area with calculus.
Scale from the coronal edge of the calculus and work apically toward the base of the pocket. Use this technique with a Gracey 7/8, Gracey 13/14, or universal curet to access deep pockets, line angles, concavities, or developmental grooves (Figure 6A and Figure 6B).
FIGURE 6A. A Gracey 13/14 curet with the toe directed apically is used for horizontal strokes on the distal line angle of a maxillary molar.
FIGURE 6B. Here, the Gracey 13/14 curet is ready to perform horizontal strokes on the distal line angle of a mandibular molar.
Step 5. Use vertical, oblique, or horizontal strokes with mini-bladed Gracey curets. With mini-bladed Gracey curets, vertical strokes can be used to access deep, narrow pockets with tight tissue tone (Figure 5B). Mini-bladed curets are shorter and thinner than standard designs, allowing for better insertion and adaptation to root morphology while minimizing distention and trauma.11,12 Vertical strokes using a mini or micro-mini Gracey curet are especially effective on all surfaces (Figure 7A). The Gracey Curvette Sub-0 curet adapts precisely to the pronounced root curvatures on all anterior teeth (Figure 7B). Mini-bladed Gracey curets may also be used with horizontal strokes; however, if the tissue is tight, their use is limited to the cementoenamel junction or developmental depressions just below the gingival margin because these strokes might not extend far enough subgingivally.12,13 If the tissue is loose, they may be used with oblique and horizontal strokes for root concavities in deeper pockets.
FIGURE 7A. The blade of this micromini 1/2 curet is positioned for vertical strokes on the palatal surface of a maxillary incisor.
FIGURE 7B. Here, a Gracey Curvette Sub-0 curet is positioned for vertical strokes on the palatal surface of a maxillary incisor.
Step 6. Apply vertical or oblique strokes with Hirschfeld files when instrumenting residual sheets of tenacious, burnished calculus. The small multiple cutting edges on these instruments are able to fracture the surface of the burnished calculus, making it easier to remove with subsequent instrumentation (Figure 8).14 Some clinicians use Hirschfeld files to initially break up calculus, while others apply them at the end of the sequence to facilitate complete calculus removal.
The use of multidirectional, overlapping strokes in a sequenced pattern for all areas of the mouth is necessary to disrupt biofilm and calculus deposits. If left alone, healing of gingival tissue and periodontal pockets will not be achieved. Therefore, mastering multidirectional strokes is a necessary skill that should be implemented in clinical practice.
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1940 3¢ Cyrus McCormick
Famous Americans Series – Inventors
Issue Date: October 14, 1940
First City: Lexington, Virginia
Quantity Issued: 54,193,580
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforation: 10 ½ x 11
Color: Bright red violet
In 1938, the Post Office Department announced plans for a series of stamps recognizing 10 famous Americans and invited the public to submit recommendations. The response was so great that it was decided to increase the number from 10 to 35. This required an unexpected level of organization by the Post Office Department for this series.
Seven categories were decided upon – authors, poets, educators, scientists, composers, artists, and inventors. Each category of five has the same set of denominations – 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢, and 10¢. Each rate had a valid use. The 1¢ stamp paid for a letter that was dropped off at a post office to someone who had a box at the same office. The 2¢ was for local delivery. The 3¢ paid the normal non-local mail rate, and the 5¢ and 10¢ were used in combination for heavier letters and special rates. The denominations also shared a consistent coloring scheme: 1¢ is bright blue green; 2¢ is rose carmine; 3¢ is bright red violet; 5¢ is ultramarine; and 10¢ is dark brown.
Each category has its subjects arranged with the oldest birth date going on the 1¢ stamp, down to the most recent birth date on the 10¢ stamp. Each category has its own dedicated symbol in the engraving – a scroll, quill pen and inkwell for authors; a winged horse (Pegasus) for poets; the “Lamp of Knowledge” for educators; laurel leaves and the pipes of the Roman god Pan for composers; and inventors had a cogwheel with uplifted wings and a lightning flash to symbolize power, flight, and electricity.
The artists and the scientists have multiple symbols. Artists have either a paint palette and brush (for painters), and the sculptors have a stonecutting hammer and chisel. Scientists had the classical symbol of their particular profession.
The artists and the scientists had multiple symbols. Artists had either a paint palette and brush (for painters), and the sculptors had a stonecutting hammer and chisel. Scientists had the classical symbol of their particular profession.
Death Of Cyrus McCormick
Inventor and businessman Cyrus McCormick died on May 13, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois.
Cyrus Hall McCormick was born on February 15, 1809, in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. He was the oldest of eight children born to inventor Robert McCormick, Jr. Around the same time Cyrus was born, his father began working on a design for a mechanical reaper. He spent 28 years working on the design but never managed to make it right. So Cyrus went on to take up the project himself.
McCormick worked with Jo Anderson on the design. While some machines were designed to be pushed by horses, McCormick worked on a machine that would be pulled by horses and cut the grain on one side of the team. In 1831, McCormick held one of the first demonstrations of his new machine. He said he had developed the finalized version in 18 months. McCormick was then granted the patent for his reaper on June 21, 1834.
During this time, McCormick and his family also had a blacksmith and metal smelting business, which nearly went bankrupt during the Panic of 1837. McCormick began holding more demonstrations of his machine, but most local farmers thought it was unreliable. McCormick continued to improve on his original design and eventually began to sell more – seven in 1842, then 29 in 1843, and 50 in 1844. The following year, he got another patent for the improvements made to the reaper.
Up until this point, the machines were all built in the family farm shop. But McCormick soon realized that he was receiving orders for reapers from out west, where the farms were larger and flatter. McCormick then contracted to have his machines mass-produced at a factory in New York. In 1847, he and his brother opened their own factory in Chicago. The business prospered after that, aided by railroads that could help deliver the machines and replacement parts much quicker than ever before.
In 1851, McCormick took his reaper to the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. His reaper successfully harvested a field while the Hussey machine (Obed Hussey who had a competing patent claim) failed. McCormick then won a gold medal and was admitted to the Legion of Honor, but also found out he had lost a court challenge of Hussey’s patent. By 1856, McCormick’s factory was producing over 4,000 reapers per year. Then in 1871, the factory burned down during the Great Chicago Fire, but he rebuilt it and reopened in 1873.
McCormick was a devout Presbyterian all his life and committed much of his time and money to helping others. He helped create the Theological Seminary of the Northwest (later named the McCormick Theological Seminary) and donated $10,000 to help start the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). McCormick and his wife also donated money to Tusculum College and helped create churches and Sunday Schools in the South after the Civil War. During the last 20 years of his life, McCormick was a benefactor and served on the board of trustees for Washington and Lee University.
After suffering a stroke in 1880, McCormick died on May 13, 1884, in his home in Chicago. He received many honors during and after his life – the French named him an Officer of the Legion of Honor and he was elected to the French Academy of Sciences for “having done more for the cause of agriculture than any other living man.” Many credit McCormick’s reaper with reducing human labor on farms, increasing productivity, and being a driving force in the industrialization of agriculture in dozens of nations.
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It’s OK to feel a bit ambivalent about data privacy right now. For years, privacy experts have been telling us we need more control of our personal information and how others use it. However, governments are now asking people to give up some of this control to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Such an abrupt about-face is bound to give rise to uncertainty, fear, and lots of questions about the tradeoff between privacy and protecting community health.
While there are some valid reasons to share some personal information right now, it’s important to understand when an organization is using your information for a good cause and when it is violating your privacy.
These are the key questions you need to ask yourself before giving away your personal information online:
- Is this request legitimate?
- Do you understand what you’re agreeing to?
- Are they asking for more information than they need?
- Are they asking in a scammy way?
- Is their website secure?
Below, we’ll discuss which red flags to look for and how to determine if the business you’re considering is likely to keep your information secure.
Is this request legitimate?
Before you hand over your personal data to anyone, you need to consider the purpose behind the request. Is the company just looking for another way to make money off of you, or is there a legitimate use for this information?
Here are some examples of legitimate requests for your personal information:
- To fill your order
- To contact you
- To make products or services work
- To improve customer service
Gathering information for the public good is also a legitimate request right now. In fact, a recent Harris Poll showed that 81% of people are fine with tech companies doing contact tracing by collecting anonymized information about who has the coronavirus.
“There are times that not using the information that we have is morally hard to defend, and I think this is one of them.” Michelle Mello, a health law professor at Stanford University
Some unacceptable reasons to ask for your information include:
- To target ads to you
- To sell or share your data to third-party companies
- To track your online or offline movements
Do you understand what you’re agreeing to?
When you consider the fact that the average American reads at a third- or fourth-grade level, it’s not surprising that most people don’t comprehend exactly how much information they are agreeing to give up.
- What kind of data the company gathers about you
- Whether the business shares your personal (or nonpersonal) information
- What entities receive your information—and what they do with it
- Whether you can opt out of information sharing—and how to do so
Are they asking for more information than they need?
Companies should limit what data they collect to what they need to make a product or service work and to communicate with you. When someone wants to know marketing information, like your age, gender, and education level, you should avoid answering.
“Every time you sign up for an app, in many cases, that app is going to ask for access to your photos, access to your location, access to your music files, whatever you’re listening to. You’re potentially giving up a whole lot of information.”—Brian Vecci, field chief technology officer for the cybersecurity firm Varonis
Are they asking in a scammy way?
Whether you should give an organization your personal information also depends on the method it uses to ask for it.
The following methods indicate that the organization contacting you isn’t trustworthy:
- Via phone call—Never give out personal information over the phone. These calls are usually scams. If an unsolicited caller says he or she needs your account information, you should hang up and contact the company directly to verify that it’s the one who placed the call.
- Via email—The same logic applies to email requests for your account numbers, usernames, and passwords. These messages, called “phishing” emails, usually imply that there’s a problem with one of your online accounts and you need to provide your private information to fix the problem. These emails usually contain a link that takes you to a fake website designed to harvest your data. Don’t click on it. Instead, report the scammer to the company he or she is impersonating.
Is their website secure?
Before you enter any sensitive information on a web form, you should check that the site can protect your data as it travels across the web.
Here are two ways to tell a site is safe:
- The URL begins with “https”—This means the site is using an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection and will encrypt all your data before sending it to a server.
- You see a “lock” icon on the website—The lock icon tells you that anything you send via the site is private. Different browsers may display this icon in different locations. If you use Chrome, for example, the icon appears in the address bar. Make sure to click on the icon to see how secure the browser thinks the site actually is.
These red flags that indicate a site isn’t safe:
- A circle with an “i” in the center—This symbol indicates that the browser needs more information or the connection isn’t private. Be cautious about entering your personal information on these types of sites.
- A red triangle with an exclamation mark inside—This tells you that the site is dangerous. There is something very wrong with the privacy of this connection. Do not enter any sensitive information on sites that display this symbol.
- A “Your connection is not private” error—If you see this message, then there is a security problem with your device, the website, or the network. To fix the problem, you’ll need to follow your browser’s troubleshooting procedures. After you’ve resolved the issue, you can safely enter your information.
Your digital privacy has never been more important—or quite so vulnerable. If you need help protecting your personal data, please give us a call. We are more than happy to provide free guidance on the best ways to safeguard your sensitive information.
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To advocate for healthy communities, increase access to healthcare, fight health inequities, and promote wellness in Western North Carolina.
To be a dynamic physician community dedicated to a healthy, vibrant Western North Carolina.
Integrity. Quality. Compassion. Diversity. Innovation.
To strengthen the health of the medical profession. To strengthen the health of the patient. To strengthen the health of the community. To strengthen the health of WCMS as an organization.
Our Key Strategic Partners
Physicians (Employed & Independent), Physician Assistants, Residents/Students, Health System Leaders, Practice Administrators, Community Leaders, Sponsors/Businesses, Donors/Funders, Patients, Staff/Contractors
Our Strategic Plan
Buncombe County Medical Society in 1885
The Western Carolina Medical Society (formerly Buncombe County Medical Society) was established in 1885. In 1990, the medical society (then BCMS) incorporated so that it could better advocate on behalf of physicians and our community. Throughout its history, WCMS has been an innovator in supporting and advocating for physicians in the practice of medicine, and working collaboratively with area organizations to address the health challenges facing our community’s residents.
New Western Carolina Medical Society members at the 2016 Newcomers Picnic
The WCMS is a thriving professional association of 700+ physicians and physician assistants from 16 western North Carolina counties. Some of the services provided by the WCMS Association include:
The Foundation is physician and community-led and is respected for its leadership and innovation in addressing access to healthcare for low-income, uninsured people, disparities in healthcare, and wellness and prevention.
Project Access® is a ground-breaking physician volunteer initiative providing access to comprehensive medical care for low-income uninsured Buncombe County residents since 1996. More than 2,500 low-income individuals in Buncombe County receive healthcare through Project Access® annually. Starting soon, Project Access® will expand into rural WNC counties.
WCMS Interpreter Network (WIN) provides healthcare centers with professional medical interpreters to decrease disparities in care due to language barriers. WIN offers interpretation and tranlation services in all WNC counties.
The Healthy Healer addresses growing burnout among physicians and physician assistants.
WNC Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative provides colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to average risk, uninsured, low income patients between ages of 50-75 in Buncombe and Madison Counties.
The Charles Blair Health Parity Scholarship Fund Charles Blair, MD was an ardent advocate for health equity and increasing the number of people of color in the health care professions. Scholarship funds support under-represented students of color who are college-bound to study a health-related field.
The Foundation Endowment, formed in 1998, recognizes the tradition of giving by physician families. The Endowment is an enduring gift for the health of our community administered by the Community Foundation of WNC which awards grants to health and wellness programs in our community.
The WCMS Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
WCMS is a Living Wage Certificed Employer
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Prices of foodstuff have gone up by at least seven percent between April and May 2018.
Statistics released by Esoko Ghana shows that prices went up as much as 7 cedis for some foodstuff on the market.
A variety of factors have been attributed to the rise in the prices of food items.
These include the drop in production, inability to cart goods from production site to market centres as well as the rapid rate of food items going bad due to poor handling processes and inadequate storage facilities at market centres.
Statistics by Esoko Ghana show that prices of your favourite foodstuff such as vegetables, tubers and grains, shot up between April and May.
For instance, the price of 250 kilograms worth of medium size yam tuber, went up by about 7 cedis; from 564 to 607 cedis.
Similarly, you would by a 100 kilogram bag of local rice for GH¢332.5 but the same quantity was going for GH¢325.5 in April.
Also, the average price for a crate of tomato gained 5.85% to sell at GH¢440 in May.
For the same quantity of 68 olonka bag of gari, you would have to pay about 2 percent more to the GH¢197 that you would have paid in April.
Meanwhile, the price of a sack of cassava dropped by GH¢3; from GH¢75 to GH¢72.
This is partly due to bumper harvest.
But Content Manager at Esoko Ghana, Francis Danso Adjei however advises consumers to brace themselves to pay more as prices will go high this month again.
This could also be attributed to the recent hikes in transport fares.
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Survivor Plants in Urban Areas, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Wednesday, February 3 at 7 pm
Ricky Linex, Retired Wildlife Biologist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
This presentation will look at plants that have survived, thrived and adapted to now living in a North Texas urbanized area. Much of the metroplex was grazed by early settlers prior to being converted to farmland beginning in the late 1800’s. As the population grew the farms and ranches were mostly pushed out and replaced with asphalt and concrete surrounding homes and businesses. Plan to attend to learn how plant diversity, both native and introduced, has changed over the past 200 years. What makes a plant a survivor? Over time man has created great changes in the flora of the region. We will discuss historical plant communities and how they have changed, and what it would take to slow and reverse the present trend.
Ricky Linex is a wildlife biologist having recently retired from the Natural Resources Conservation Service where he worked 38.5 years. Over the previous 18 years, Ricky served 52 counties in north-central Texas and authored Range Plants of North Central Texas A Land User’s Guide to Their Identification Value and Management. His assistance to landowners and managers involved mutual education on how to better manage rangelands for sustainable use by livestock and wildlife. Knowing the plants and how to manage them is critical for success as a land steward.
For a master naturalist tribute to Ricky upon his retirement, read here.
Zoom link will be available about a week prior to meeting. You will need to sign in with both first and last names for your AT to be counted.
Announcements begin at 7 pm. Speaker begins at approximately 7:30 pm.
If you’re not familiar with Zoom, arrive 6:45 pm to set your audio levels and learn the system.
Cameral Roll slideshow to start at 6:30.
Approved for 1 hour AT. Report to AT: NTX Chapter Meeting (put February meeting and speaker name in comments).
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If I'd not landed my dream job at Stewart Finance, I'd probably have had a go at being a professional footballer. I mean, the money's not bad, you get to be outdoors a lot of the time and I've never liked wearing a suit.
But how good is the money, would I really have been better off choosing professional football over Stewart Finance?
After a bit of digging about, it seems the top three payers in world sport are Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus. Barcelona pay on average a salary of just under £10 million a year to each of the players in their first team squad. Obviously this figure doesn't include any signing-on fees or bonuses for scoring goals and winning trophies - I presume this is just in case £10 million isn't enough to get you to give it a decent go on a Saturday afternoon. Now, if you're the best player in the world, which I probably would have been, then expect to pocket upwards of £50 million for your year's work! What on earth does Lional Messi spend a million quid a week on? I hope he likes shopping, I imagine his girlfriend does!!
Amongst the world's top ten paying teams, the other highest payers are all American basketball teams. Actually the NBA is the best paying sports league in the world, more so than soccer, sorry, association football, and also higher than American Football and baseball. Although I've never really seen the attraction myself in those US sports. But perhaps in the unlikely event I'd not made the grade in football, I could have a crack at basketball!!
Manchester City is the highest paying football team in England, but only pays on average 70% of Barcelona's salaries. However, the English Premier League is the highest paying football league in the world. A money making machine driven by its popularity around the globe and the sale of its domestic and worldwide television rights. Rights which currently generate £4 billion a year,almost double those of Spain's La Liga.
In line with the rising salaries, ground attendances in England are also increasing. This year average attendances are on course to better 39,000, which, if they do, would beat the average attendance record that still stands from the 1948/49 seasom. But despite being the most popular sporting league in the world, attendances are lower than the USA's NFL (which average 67,000 per match) and Germany's Bundesliga (43,000 per match).
However all this money sloshing about in England has not necessarily been spent wisely. According to some very clever and complicated (and apparently unbiased) research, as a whole the English Premier League (along with Italy to a lesser extent) are relative under achievers in Europe. Some English clubs are paying about twice as much in salaries to their players to get comparable results to their European counterparts in La Liga and the Bundesliga.
Talking of under achieving, there have been a few under performing teams in the Premier League so far this season. The most obvious being Arsenal who are the fourth biggest payers and yet languish in 10th position at the moment. And the two Manchester clubs could also be considered to be under performing given they are the highest payers in the league.
Although their current league positions aren't too bad, their points totals aren't exactly what they would have hoped for!
But let's raise our hats to the stand out over achievers at the halfway mark - Leicester, Wolves and Sheffield Utd. Especially Sheffield Utd, they are the lowest spending club in the league paying 'just' £700,000 per player and yet find themselves up at 6th! Let's see if they can keep that up over the second half of the season.
For all it's faults, the English Premier League is the most balanced of the big European leagues. Okay, there is still a hierarchy based on financial strength and to a lesser degree historical fan bases. But the spread of wages and support throughout the league is far more even than in Spain, Italy, Germany and France. In Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid and to a lesser degree Atletico Madrid dominate. In Italy, Juventus currently dwarf the other contenders, as Bayern Munich do in Germany and as PSG do in France. Whereas in England, there's a top six as well as clubs such as Leicester challenging these established powers. Perhaps this deep competitiveness goes a long way to explaining the Premier League's popularity around the world, which leads to its fantastical salaries.
Perhaps I would have been better off playing professional. But then, money's not everything, is it?
With thanks to the Global Sports Salaries Survey 2019 by Sporting Intelligence https://www.globalsportssalaries.com/
By Matthew Birt
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One visit to the seven majestic hills adorned with marvels of Dravidian architecture, and there is little wonder that the Gods chose to reside here. The air is thick with sacred music, sanctifying rituals, a palpable faith connecting the divine and the human and the enigmatic presence of Lord Balaji himself.
Tirupati is among the busiest and richest pilgrimage centers in India, and its many temples draw millions of devotees from all over, throughout the year.
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If you want to understand tech you may pay a visit to the famed silicon valley, if you want to understand faith then you certainly pay a pilgrimage to the famed and fabled Tirupati.
A center of spiritual exuberance and ecstasy, it was important to stop by at this cynosure of spirituality, religion and faith. Tirupati has been an anchor of culture and tradition for centuries now, attracting Indians from all walks of life and across the country. The lord and his story led to the temple, the temple led to the faith, the faith to unwavering belief and the belief has led to millions paying homage here.
And in a way this has all led to better administration and development of the entire town. In a way in recent times it has become a fine example of how faith, administration and modern development can go hand in hand.
I am moved by deep faith, I said, and went on to further add that I didn’t need to believe to feel the intensity. Mahesh, the quaint essential observer was still unmoved. He was probably thinking of the temple, its riches, its trust, its management and the crowds. Ejji was distant, temples were not his thing. He kept reminding us it was all a business. But as we stood outside the enclosure of the water pond next to the Tirumala temple, Mahesh and I took in the sights, sounds and the people. We were pushed into the enclosure by the sheer force of the crowd which was only focused on the gloriously decorated float in the middle of the pond. We quickly found Vijay Naidu, our local host and managed to sit ourselves on the first steps closer to the water body.
The float with deities, priests and the decorated and beautifully lit temple mandap structure on it, kept moving across the pond, and with it a battery of men holding thick rope to keep the crowds away who were seated on the steps that covered three sides of the pond. The priests on the float performing the rituals and the mandapam decorated as instructed in the Yajur Veda. All this continuing for ages. As the float came to a standstill in front of us, and the final worship was completed, the idols were taken from the float on a palanquin of brass, lifted by 10 men on either side, chanting “govinda”, to be carried back inside the temple.
After sitting in daze through this entire ceremony, called the Tappam Festival – literally the Float festival, we managed to get back to our questioning minds. What did we just witness? Was it a ritual, was it a performance or was it manifestation of faith? How can so many people just believe. Believe in the lord, believe in the story, believe in the temple? What was it in the Indian people that allowed them to devote themselves so faithfully? Mahesh looked at me and said, you are right, one doesn’t have to be a believer to feel the faith. You just need to be here to realise what faith means. and for the million in our country, thats all that matters. As Ejji said, while he waited outside he felt like he was at the tower of babel, he could here every single spoken langugage in India while standing there.
I said to myself, if there was a place on this planet where faith could move mountains, Tirupati was it!
Featured and Other Stories
Reddy Amma’s Mess
A visit to Tirupati is incomplete without eating at the Reddy Amma’s mess in the old part of te town. Her food is delicious and she serves it in a clean and humble little mess. The food is incomplete without the story of Reddy Amma herself. Reddy Amma runs this whole kitchen like a goddess. May be it is time we start looking at women not as some vulnerable section of society but more as participants in the growth process. Not as beneficiaries but as contributors. The food and the lady behind it – Reddy Amma are legendary and for once the cook is certainly more famous!
Toll Tale of TTD
We lined up at the Tirumala toll where an electronic slip is generated and time is recorded of entry to the hill. Upon reaching the top the same slip is scanned again to see how much time you took to come up. If its less than 28 minutes then you must be speeding and so you are fined with a no entry for 6 weeks into the tirumala area. The Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) is trying to encourage safe driving through this technology. How fantastic is that.
We met Vijaya Naidu head of the operations at the main plant of Amara Raja company, the Amaron battery people. He is from this area only and proud of it. He takes his whole afternoon off to show us around. We called him just a few hours ago and this man gave up his whole Sunday to take us around. Not to mention offered us to stay in his home that night.
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Through its judgment in the clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, many of which are a legacy of the Congress-led UPA government, the Supreme Court may have reinforced the ability of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to strengthen its position as a state within the state.
From comparing the CBI to a “caged parrot” in 2013, the court has now effectively ensured that another similar agency – the ED – will have no constitutional shackles to worry about when it comes to doing its political masters’ bidding.
How else does one explain the Supreme Court’s stamp of approval for every legally suspected power that the ED has been bestowed with in the last a decade or so?
Here’s what the three-judge Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar has upheld as being constitutional: The ED can proceed and conduct an inquiry against any person after registering an Enforcement Case Investigation Report (ECIR) and seek information from him or her without informing him or her about the case that the agency was building against him; under the PMLA’s provisions upheld by the bench, the individual would have no right against being forced to incriminate himself or herself; the twin, and highly questionable, conditions for grant of bail which exist in the PMLA have now been allowed to continue.
More than anything else in the 545-poage judgment, it is the Supreme Court’s seal of approval to PMLA bail provisions, which places the burden of proving his or her innocence at the stage of securing bail on the accused and not on the prosecution, may be the more problematic part. Courtesy the judgment, getting bail for an offence under the PMLA, already a near-impossible ask, will now become an impossibility.
While doing so, the three judges, one of who – Justice Khanwilkar – is retiring soon and is also the author of yesterday’s judgment, also effectively undid the effect of the Supreme Court judgment of 2017 in Nikesh Tarachand Shah versus Union Of India, where the bench headed by Justice R F Nariman had struck down the burden of proving innocence in a bail application as unconstitutional.
Not limiting itself to upholding the controversial sections of the law, the bench went a step ahead, unilaterally amending the law to expand the scope of Section 3 of PMLA.
As explained in this excellent piece by senior Supreme Court lawyer and former additional solicitor general Bishwajit Bhattacharyya, the bench has now replaced the word ‘and’ with ‘OR‘ in Section 3 of the the legislation to achieve the purpose.
Another worrisome clause that the court has declared constitutional is the one that says that ED officers aren’t “police” officers, thereby ensuring that any statement that an accused makes before them can be used against that accused.
Now that the Supreme Court’s three-judge bench had delivered its verdict, the focus would be now on the Constitution bench which has to decide if the money bill route that the NDA government took to usher in a lot of these changes was constitutionally permissible. While, ideally, the Constitution bench should decide this issue at the earliest, going by the top court’s track record, it may be years before the bench gets down to actually deciding it.
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Facial-recognition technology can reveal both positive and negative impacts of behaviors on your future health.
Alignment to NC Essential Standards
- 9.PCH.1.7 — Health
- Students will describe facial-recognition technology.
- Students will describe the potential of facial analytics as a health-care tool.
- List two health behaviors that can affect your facial features.
- Describe why long-term smoking can lead to wrinkles.
- How Does Facial Technology Work?
- Face Recognition Software Diagnoses Rare Disorder — Nature World News
- Facial-Recognition Technology Could Soon Predict Your Lifespan — Big Think
- The New Face of Aging — Port City Daily
- What is facial recognition, and how does it work?
- What are two health behaviors discussed in the video that can affect facial features?
- What specific impact does long-term smoking have that can lead to wrinkles in certain facial areas?
- Critical Thinking: In the video, Dr. Ricanek says he “can see nothing but how we can help humanity with (facial-recognition) technology.” Do you agree? Why or why not?
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35 Fricker Road Ethos Building - Ground Floor Illovo Johannesburg. 2193. Gauteng. South Africa. | 010 012 3364 | firstname.lastname@example.org
RoboThink Online is an online STEM learning program that teaches critical 21st century skills like coding, robotics, engineering and entrepreneurship, in the comfort and safety of your home.
RoboThink’s Online Programs are led by passionate and engaging teachers. They are fully background checked and trained on RoboThink’s instructor training program. We’re sure your child will love working with RoboThink’s network of instructors.
RoboThink is a global STEM program with students from around the world. The RoboThink Forum is for students of RoboThink online and offline classes to share and discuss their RoboThink creations. It’s a great way to get inspired and learn from each other.
RoboThink’s Online Classroom is as close as it can get to a live teacher experience. With interactive teamworking, a virtual “raise-hand” function and a seamless integration of RoboThink’s E-STEAM curriculum and educational software, it’s easy to use and engaging for students. Plus, students can log in from anywhere.
RoboThink’s innovative E-STEAM curriculum has been customized to maximize the advantages of the Virtual STEM Classroom with on-demand multimedia, live questions and response feedback. Students can choose between coding and robotics programs that are engaging and teaches critical 21st skills.
Using RoboThink’s coding education software, students work with a live teacher in a group to learn how to code amazing games and programs. Our lessons are theme based and are sure to engage and excite your students into the world of coding. For flexibility, we allow sign ups for sessions individually.
A first in the industry, RoboThink Robotics programs are available at home. You’ll receive the patented RoboThink robotics kit in the mail and a guided instructor will take your child through fun engineering challenges.
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In 2015, Niurka Melendez fled the chaos of Venezuela with no intention of making New York her home, motivated only by the necessity of reuniting with her husband and son, who were already in the city with her older sister. Although in 2015 it looked unlikely, Niurka can now tell a success story, one in which she has founded the organization Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid (VIA) with her husband, Hector, learned a new language, and discovered a new community.
In Venezuela, Niurka ran her own online marketing business that advertised small shops through social media and other platforms. In addition to her professional life, her family, friends, and community were in Venezuela. She never imagined leaving it. However, as the political situation in her country worsened, Hector encouraged her to stay in New York at least temporarily. Niurka put her business on hold as her family settled into an uneasy, unplanned transition.
With only a visitor’s visa and a plan to return to Venezuela one day, Niurka experienced a period of uncertainty and, eventually, anger. She hated New York at first, both the city for seeming unwelcoming and the people for being unsupportive. “It was really traumatic for me, not knowing whether to stay or go,” Niurka reports. “Finally, I decided to start over in New York and say goodbye to that lady, that life. Hector and I were among the first who fled without being aware we were fleeing.”
As Niurka struggled to build a support network and find work, help arrived in the form of free English classes and an extraordinary English teacher, Tilla Alexander. The two became friends, allowing Niurka to let her guard down and embrace the new opportunities that came with learning a new language. Encouraged by her teacher, Niurka also began taking classes in Microsoft computer skills. Not only did she earn four certificates, but she also scored higher than the native English speakers in the classes. When she realized that she had done so despite being broke, far from home, and an English language learner, she regained the confidence and motivation to use her skills to help others.
Niurka with Husband Hector and Son
Niurka pushed herself to continue learning English and making strides in New York. As she carved out a role for herself in the community, working as a translator and connecting other newly-arrived Venezuelans with services, she received an invitation to participate in a focus group considering the possibility of creating an English class for professional immigrants at the NYU English Language Institute. Niurka participated as a student in the first class of the program–Collaborative for New Immigrant Education. There, she could enhance her English proficiency while connecting to a community of ambitious refugees, asylees, and asylum seekers. By that time, she had already become an active member of a support group of forced migrants from Venezuela helping each other through the transition process. As her English skills allowed her to take on a leadership role within this group, she developed a passion for creating positive change and making the transition easier for other asylum seekers.
Niurka and Family
As she and her husband assisted immigrants from Venezuela to connect to social services, fellow immigrants, and resources that ease the resettlement process, a friend told her, “It’s not enough to call yourself a connector—give it a name.” This advice led to the birth of VIA in July 2020 when it became a legal entity. VIA is “a principled, independent, community-based non-profit organization that supports Venezuelan forced migrants in New York City.” Raising awareness is a big part of what Niurka does at VIA; they are dedicated to providing people with enough knowledge to overcome their own situations and then help others.
Niurka continues to enhance her skills, lead others, and establish herself and her family in New York. Solidarity, empathy, and empowerment shine through in the work Niurka and Hector do. The story of this new, unintentional immigrant demonstrates the ways improved communication skills, a growing network, and support from others can lead one to unexpected success and to contribute meaningfully to a community and a city.
Niurka Melendez was a student in the first cohort of the Collaborative for New Immigrant Education in the fall semester of 2019.
Mary Ritter, Clinical Assistant Professor, has taught in ELI’s Comprehensive English Program, Professional English Program, Mastering English Program, and the Collaborative for New Immigrant Education.
Maxine Sachar was one of the two Silver School social work interns at the Collaborative for New Immigrant Education.
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- Emergency preparedness
- Insurance & risk
- Travel safety
Given the geography and high elevation, the Burnaby campus is more susceptible to snow and severe weather that can affect campus operations. The Vancouver and Surrey campuses may also experience severe weather but are not as susceptible to operational disruptions as the Burnaby campus.
Know before you go
Before you head out to any SFU campus, get the latest information regarding conditions and class statuses:
- Twitter @SFU
- SFU Snap app
- Campus Public Safety number: 778.782.4500 (Urgent Response / First Aid). If fire, ambulance or police are required, always call 9-1-1 first.
Get prepared for extreme heat
Here are some tips to help manage the heat and reduce your personal health risk:
- Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.
- Wear light or loose-fitting clothing.
- Reduce your strenuous outdoor activity and know the signs of developing a heat illness.
- Download the SFU Snap app or search for "water fountains" or "drinking water" on the SFU Room Finder page. For printable pdfs: Burnaby campus, Vancouver campus and Surrey campus.
- Save Campus Public Safety Urgent / First Aid number to your phone (778.782.4500)
Working on campus? Learn how you can do your part to stay safe in the heat.
Extreme heat alerts
Buildings with cooling systems
Please note that all Vancouver and Surrey campuses have air conditioning.
If you're on Burnaby campus, the following buildings have cooling systems and study spaces for students:
- Blusson Hall (map)
- Saywell Hall (map)
- Shrum Science Centre - Chemistry (map)
- Maggie Benston Centre (map)
- Applied Sciences Building (map)
- West Mall Centre (map)
- South Science Building (map)
- TASC 1 (map)
- TASC 2 (map)
- Discovery 1 (map)
- Student Union Building (map)
- All buildings (printable pdf)
Note: The above map links open up on your SFU Snap app and desktop browser.
Get prepared for winter weather
- Dress appropriately for the weather.
- Drive slow!
- Choose main access paths when walking on campus and use indoor travel routes as much as possible
- Build emergency kits for your home, office and car
- Make back-up plans and emergency plans for childcare, elder care, and pet care
Winter conditions alerts
Should campus closure be deemed appropriate, communications will be sent to the SFU community: SFU Alerts channels.
- Download the SFU Snap app on your mobile device and enable push notifications.
- Updates will be provided on these channels by 6:00 a.m. during severe weather conditions
- Follow SFU.ca and @SFU on Twitter for updates.
- Visit the SFU Road Report for the status of road conditions.
Should conditions dictate that individuals will need to remain on campus overnight, essential functions such as dining services will be available.
Should you be stranded at Vancouver or Surrey campuses, visit the Campus Security kiosks to access warming shelter locations until transportation services resume operation.
If you have physical accessability concerns, be familiar with the priority ramp routes. See map of priority ramp routes during a severe weather event.
Winter campus or class cancellations
The university will rely on reports from Environment Canada, TransLink and observed conditions at each campus to determine if it is safe for the normal operation of university services.
Decisions related to class cancellations and campus closures are made by the SFU President as per GP 04 Unscheduled Cancellations of Classes.
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Skew deviation is a vertical misalignment of the eyes caused by damage to prenuclear vestibular input to ocular motor nuclei. The resultant vertical ocular deviation is relatively comitant in nature, and is usually seen in the context of brainstem or cerebellar injury from stroke, multiple sclerosis, or trauma. Skew deviation is usually accompanied by binocular torsion, torticollis, and a tilt in the subjective visual vertical. This constellation of findings has been termed the ocular tilt reaction. In the past two decades, a clinical localizing value for skew deviation has been assigned, and a cogent vestibular mechanism for comitant and incomitant variants of skew deviation has been proposed. Our understanding of skew deviation as a manifestation of central otolithic dysfunction in different planes of three-dimensional space is evolving. The similar spectrum of vertical ocular deviations arising in patients with congenital strabismus may further expand the nosology of skew deviation to include vergence abnormalities caused by the effects of early binocular visual imbalance on the developing visual system.
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Jakarta, Indonesia – Tokopedia has launched the ‘Cash Waqf’ feature, a charitable endowment digital feature to give Muslims in Indonesia more ways to carry out their worship. The feature is part of its Tokopedia Salam ecosystem – a channel for halal-certified and Muslim-friendly products and services.
The new feature enables users to donate money helping accelerate halal economic development. This is created in collaboration with several institutions, including the Indonesian Waqf Board (BWI), Dompet Dhuafa, and Rumah Zakat.
Director of public policy and government relations at Tokopedia, Astri Wahyuni, said that the role of technology is becoming increasingly crucial in facilitating various aspects of people’s lives, including carrying out worship.
“Starting from Rp.10,000, now anyone can help improve the welfare of others through the Cash Waqf feature on Tokopedia,” Wahyuni said.
“We hope that this feature can make it easier for people to share their kindness, especially during Ramadan, as well as to encourage digital equalization of the sharia economy in Indonesia,” added Wahyuni.
Meanwhile, Chairperson of the BWI Implementing Body, Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Mohammad Nuh, DEA, shared, “Apart from being a form of worship, cash waqf has a socio-economic function and role, especially in building the country’s economic independence. This has become easier through collaboration between BWI and digital platforms such as Tokopedia. It is also in line with the direction of digital transformation that we are promoting. “
“Digital platforms such as Tokopedia play an important role in socializing the halal industry as well as encouraging waqf literacy in Indonesia. Hopefully, this initiative can accelerate the development of the sharia economy in order to strengthen national resilience,” said Ventje Rahardjo, the executive director of the National Committee for Sharia Economics and Finance (KNEKS).
The presence of the Cash Waqf feature is also a form of the platform’s support for the National Movement for Cash Waqf (GNWU) initiated by Indonesia’s government.
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The early Cold War period was the golden age of American capitalism because it coincided with the rise of the so-called World War II generation, the cohort of then young men (and a few women) born between 1915-1925, that fought and won World War II.
A grateful American public passed the so-called GI Bill that paid these ex-soldiers' college tuitions. In turn, these were unusually mature students who had already received an "education" in the trenches; George Bush Sr. completed a four year program at Yale in 2 and a half years. Shaped by wartime experiences working together, and working with the latest technology, these young men then went out and reshaped American business. A group of ten "whiz kids" who had gone to the U.S. Defense Department, then Harvard Business School together, entered Ford Motor Company as a team and effectively took it over.
These men entered their midlife managerial years during the early stages of the Cold War, and one of them, Ronald Reagan, won the Cold War with the "Star Wars" program late in his managerial career.
Expanding on Graviton's answer, the Marshall Plan played a large role in the USA's economic development.
Europe was devastated from the war and no longer able to export goods in large quantities, thus also decreasing its ability to import, especially from the USA, which the Allies had greatly relied on for WW2 weaponry and supplies (food, textiles, ammunition, raw materials...). Losing such a big market would decrease the USA's national income, so it pumped money into Western Europe to revitalize it, aiming for long term gains in the future.
If it was a Golden Age for American capitalists, it's probably because they got a lot of countries like Greece (which was facing Communist-Royalist Civil wars) to support them through Harry Truman's Doctrine, the Marshall Plan and NATO, all of which came into operation before the mid 1950s, which I would regard as the early Cold War period. And by getting all this support, they actually stopped the spread of Communism in those countries. This is the sort of thing that capitalists then would call 'victory'. Apart from this, you can consider factors like the first man to land on the Moon being from a capitalist country.
First of all, I would challenge your statement that wars are bad for the economy. On the contrary, I believe history would inidcate that wars are actually very good for the economy. During periods of war there is higher employment, more manufacturing and exporting (especially of war materials), and usually more innovation.
After World War II, a lot of jobs were created because of the need for rebuilding. While almost all of this rebuilding happened in Europe, there were several American countries involved with it, resulting in boosts to the American economy.
Furthermore, even though the "Cold War" was not an actual war, a lot of the same factors were in play. The US was still manufacturing weapons at a high level as a preventative measure, but that still meant that a lot of people were employed. The increase in defense spending resulted in an increase in disposable income which in turn resulted in more spending, which meant the wealth was being spread among multiple sectors.
I'd say that your premise is incorrect. Wars are not inherently bad for an economy. Look at World War Two, it pulled the US economy out of the Great Depression before the US even entered the war, through the Lend-Lease program. War creates massive demand for goods because things tend to be destroyed, so they have to be replaced. That demand has to be supplied, which requires a build up of industry.
After WWII was over, the industries which had switched over to war time production, like the auto industry, used the factories they had built during the war to produce cars at a comparable rate. A similar trend occurred in other sectors of the economy.
The GI bill also helped the development of suburbs and cities. The veterans who came back were more educated through it as well.
In the immediate post war era, the US was the first large economy of its kind to get the kind of things we take for granted now. I'm talking TVs, basic appliances, etc. Home ownership and automobile ownership. Why exactly the US was the first to get that explosive growth in all these areas is not something I am qualified to answer, but it's important to note that perceptions of America's 1950s "Golden Age" is in part due to the simple fact that America then had a huge advantage over other nations just because it was getting things first. We no longer idealize TVs, refrigerators, mass car ownership, etc. as huge economic achievements because many other places have them. European countries experienced explosive economic growth too, but it took a little longer with them.
Also to add to the other responses above, it should be remembered that economic rebounds after a long economic slump are often that much more powerful depending on the economic slump they are following. When recovery does come, the perception of recovery fuels more spending, more investment, more optimism and hence a stronger recovery. And of course, economic slumps breed immense opportunities for growth. The People's Republic of China provides an extreme example of this; after several decades of Maoism and really fairly terrible economic growth, the PRC economy went through the roof in the 1980s, and that was due, in part, to the simple fact that the PRC was starting from somewhere close to zero economically speaking, when compared to the rest of the world, so it had nowhere to go but up. Though much less extreme, the pattern was also evident in America in the post war era.
Overall, it can be argued that America's post war "flourishing" was really a relative perception that we have looking back on it, based on how we were doing compared to other nations now.
Other posters have ignored perhaps the most important factor which led to the US economy flourishing during the early Cold War (post-WWII) era:
The United States emerged from WWII with the only undamaged industrial base in the world
All of the other major pre-war players - Britain, Germany, Japan, etc - had all been smashed to bits by the war. The United States had been the industrial engine that kept the Allies going, by producing much of the machines and weapons needed to fight the war. Afterwards, America was the only source for a lot of consumer goods - and even then it took the US economy several years to re-tool to produce consumer goods, resulting in a pretty severe post-war recession. But once those factories were putting out consumer goods they had a ready market for whatever they made - the rest of the world. In the post-war era goods didn't have to be particularly innovative or even well-made (witness the insanity of "planned obsolescence") - they just had to be there, and they'd sell. For 25 years after WWII it was basically impossible for an executive to screw up a big American corporation as the rest of the world would buy whatever was produced because there was effectively no alternative.
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PNG LNG PROJECT COST STEADY AT US$15 BILLION
The PNG LNG project in Papua New Guinea will stay within its original cost estimates of $15 billion with the first sales by 2014, a government minister said speaking at a conference in Singapore on Wednesday.
Paul Tiensten, Papua New Guinea's minister of planning and development, said PNG LNG is still expected to make it's first sales of LNG in early 2014.
"We want to sell the first gas by 2014, that is our target... in case of some slippage, we have a contingency plan in place, but so far, we are on target," Tiensten said.
Media reports have suggested that the project could be delayed due to landowner disputes with the government.
But Tiensten said current landowner disagreements were among the approximately 60,000 landowners affected by the project, some of whom question the division of benefits from the PNG LNG.
"I think there are some dissatisfied people because they feel that they should be part of it. This project is a mega-project, it has generated a lot of expectations and a lot of infighting among people," Tiensten said.
LNG benefit-sharing negotiations late last year resulted in violence in Port Moresby and early this year, a fatal gunbattle erupted between tribal gangs arguing over a share of the project.
The Papua New Guinea government holds equity in the project, while Exxon Mobil (XOM.N: Quote) is the majority stakeholder. Other equity holders include Oil Search (OSH.AX: Quote), Santos (STO.AX: Quote), and Japan's Nippon OIL 5001.T.
PNG LNG has long-term supply agreements with China's Sinopec (0386.HK: Quote), Japan's TEPCO (9501.T: Quote) and Osaka Gas (9532.T: Quote), and Taiwan's CPC.
Construction of PNG LNG's 6.6 million tonne per year processing plant in Port Moresby began earlier this year.
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What is a nurse navigator?
Baptist Cancer Center offers a nurse navigator for cancer patients at each location. Nurse navigators are medical professionals with clinical expertise who serve as a liaison between patients and health care teams. They give patients the personalized support and information they need from diagnosis through follow-up care. Our nurse navigators are experienced nurses who specialize in cancer care, which allows them to act as a guide for patients. Baptist Cancer Center offers an oncology nurse navigator for cancer patients at each of our locations.
What does a nurse navigators do?
The role that the nurse navigator plays may be different in each patient's journey. Our nurse navigators vary their responsibilities based on the different needs of each cancer patient. The types of services support that oncology nurse navigators provide may include:
- Assisting with paperwork
- Acting as the single point of contact for patients and families
- Assessing clinical, emotional, spiritual, psychosocial, financial, and other patient needs
- Scheduling tests, procedures, appointments, and treatments
- Assisting patients in overcoming barriers to care (transportation, financial counseling, etc.)
- Educating caregivers and providing caregiver support
- Reinforcing education with patients and families on disease, treatments, side effects, adverse reactions, and reportable signs/symptoms
- Facilitating communication and acting as a liaison with the health care team on behalf of the patient
- Directing patients and families to available community resources and support services
At Baptist, we are committed to making the battle with cancer a little easier for you and your family. Our The nurse navigator role ensures that you receives provide one-on-one support and coordination of services as you move through each phase of your cancer experience. No concern is too small — the nurse navigator's role is to provide you with the appropriate resources and support to meet your physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Nurse Navigators & Continuing Support at Baptist Cancer Center
In addition to oncology nurse navigators, our staff includes palliative care specialists, chaplains and enterostomal therapists who are trained to provide patients with the support and information they need. Learn more about the treatment process at Baptist Cancer Center from your nurse navigator or our explore our Patient Guide now.
Get help making informed, financial decisions about your cancer treatment.
Locations & Directions
Find maps and more for all directions.
Walk in, or call us today.
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Global Geostationary Meterological Satellite Images
This page provides a "menu" of the International network of geostationary meteorological satellites, data from which which is received and processed here. As these satellites are geostationary, each one would appear continuously visible at a fixed point in the sky if viewed from the earth - if that were possible as they are at an altitude of approximately 22,236 miles or 35,786Km. Conversely, each satellite sees, and continuously scans, the same area of the earth's surface therefore providing unbroken monitoring of the weather systems below.
Click on an image to see more from that satellite.
Because of licensing conditions there are restrictions on the images I am able to post on this site.
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Friday, September 16, 2016
After a cool and unsettled week, dry, sunny and warm days with cool nights return for most of the next week in Steamboat Springs.
While the storm system responsible for last week’s weather has largely moved east of the area, some energy was left behind and is currently residing in the southwestern US and Baja. There was uncertainty in Monday’s forecast regarding this energy and it’s northward extent when another strong Pacific storm kicks it eastward around midweek. Though there is still disagreement, the bulk of that storm looks to stay south of our area, possibly introducing some clouds but likely allowing the beautiful weather early in the week to persist through most of the work week.
The incoming Pacific storm, however, is far more difficult to predict at this time as a complicated pattern consisting of cool air moving southward from Alaska, several waves of additional Pacific energy, a transient building ridge centered in the northwestern US and British Columbia and even a tropical storm moving northward from Baja interact. Current forecasts have the Pacific jet stream eventually undercutting the transient ridge around the end of the work week, allowing the Pacific storm to move eastward and threaten the week of fine weather around late Thursday and Friday.
Incidentally, this is the first event this fall where Pacific energy undercuts a ridge in the vicinity of the Gulf of Alaska, and reflects the growing dominance of a winter-season jet stream. Over the remainder of the fall season, there will battles between a weakening summer-like ridge over the southwestern US and a strengthening winter-like Pacific jet stream. While summer wins the immediate battle, it’s victories will become more sporadic and shorter lived as cold air continues to build in the northern latitudes.
Monday, September 12, 2016
A cutoff low spinning in the western Great Basin will be nudged eastward to northeastward through the work week, continuing the breezy and unsettled weather before drier air is advertised for the weekend.
We will again be susceptible to showers on Tuesday as an ill-defined wave ejects out of the Great Basin low. By Wednesday, the cutoff low begins to move eastward and elongates to our north and south through Thursday, continuing the threat of showers and increasing already breezy winds from the southwest.
The storm finally drags a weak cool front through the area on Thursday, decreasing the winds but again continuing the chance of showers, with some of the storms possibly strong in the vicinity of the front. The cool air may make for a chilly Friday morning, but drier air behind the storm should make for a mostly sunny day.
Some more cool air leaks into the Steamboat Springs area by Saturday morning for another chilly start to the day, but temperatures should warm nicely for a beautiful day as the last bit of the storm moves east of our area.
It looks like another beautiful day for Sunday and possibly Monday before there is model disagreement about a storm to our southwest that may allow for moisture to return to Colorado early in the next work week.
Friday, September 9, 2016
While one trough of low pressure to our north drags a dry cool front through the region today and tonight, another trough crosses the Pacific Northwest coast on Sunday and splits, with the southern portion closing off and taking up residence in the Great Basin for the upcoming work week.
The weekend will be sandwiched between these troughs and feature beautiful warm sunny days and quite cool nights with outdoor plants likely needing help to make it through the around-freezing temperatures on Saturday morning.
The southern portion of the split will force our winds to back from the current northwest to southwest by Sunday night, allowing a tap of subtropical moisture to flow over Colorado. A cool front associated with the passing northern part of the split on Monday will likely enhance showers by the afternoon that may extend into the evening as it swings through the area.
Though the heaviest showers will pass as the northern part of the split moves east of the area on Monday, the lumbering Great Basin low will allow moisture to remain over our area, continuing the chance of afternoon showers through most of the work week.
Monday, September 5, 2016
Cool nights and warm mostly sunny days will be the rule through the work week and lasting for most of next weekend. A trough to our west in the Great Basin will remain quasi-stationary for the beginning of this period, occasionally ejecting waves of energy that will drag shallow and dry cool fronts through or just north of the Steamboat Springs area. The strong early September sun will allow temperatures to quickly recover from the cool mornings.
The Great Basin trough will be ejected to our north by a couple of Pacific waves late in work week, with the second wave looking to deepen as it approaches our area late in the weekend. There may be some moisture that is drawn northward in the southwest flow ahead of the storm around Sunday with a well defined cold front currently advertised for Monday. The timing and strength of the front will no doubt change as the models get a better handle on the storm, but at this point the American GFS says it may be cold enough for some snow at the top of Mt. Werner.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
A persistent and large Pacific Northwest trough will affect our weather for the next week as it is reinforced by cool air traveling southward from the North Pole. Southwest flow ahead of the trough has picked up a shortwave currently producing showers in northern Arizona, and the short range HRRR model has rain reaching our area before sunrise Friday.
There will be a break in the rain after it ends Friday morning, but the wetter AVN model has another round of afternoon storms as another ill-defined wave moves near the Steamboat Springs area. Curiously, the NAM is dry so that discrepancy lowers forecast confidence.
Though some drier air works into the area on Saturday, there will be enough moisture for another round of afternoon storms, some possibly strong.
By Sunday, much drier air ahead of the advancing trough, forecast to take up residence in the Great Basin for the week, will move overhead and likely produce some spectacularly nice weather for the remainder of the long Labor Day weekend.
Though dry, some cool air from the Great Basin trough will be dragged over our early by Monday by ejecting energy traveling west and then north of our area. The combination of seasonably cool temperatures and a very dry atmosphere will keep morning lows chilly and tender plants in low-lying areas may require some protection.
Cool air continues to pour into the Great Basin trough through the week keeping it quasi-stationary. It appears we will be on the boundary between dry and moist air, with some moisture possibly returning for a brief spell on Tuesday to fuel a slight chance of afternoon storms. Otherwise, seasonably cool temperatures with cool mornings look to persist for the rest of the work week before the Great Basin trough is kicked eastward by another Pacific storm that may threaten next weekend’s weather.
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Since June 1 is the beginning of hurricane season, next week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. The purpose of this week is to educate people on how to properly prepare for a hurricane, whether it be for your home or for your business. There are many things you can do to prepare yourself for a storm of this kind.
One of the most important steps in protecting yourself is to look at your policy. Make sure your homeowner’s or your business owner’s policy has enough coverage to help you in case of emergency. A homeowner’s policy typically covers the cost to repair most hurricane damage, including damage to roofs, walls, vehicles, and personal belongings. But you need to know that flood damage is not covered by these policies, so if you have a risk of flooding from a hurricane, you should get supplemental coverage. Some homeowner’s policies do cover additional living expenses in the event you are unable to live in your home due to damage. Make sure to review all your policies every year to see what you are covered for, and what you aren’t. You may want extra coverage with the increasing likelihood of hurricanes the past few years.
Around your house or business, there are many precautions you can take to minimize the amount of possible devastation to your property. Having storm shutters installed can protect windows. Clearing your yard of debris and loose objects can prevent from wind throwing things around and causing potential damage. Gutters and drains should be cleared as well in order to prevent Make sure you have safe places to park your cars, boats, and other potential vehicles to minimize damage to them. Check basements and lower levels to make sure there is nothing that can be ruined in case of flooding or heavy rain. Any records or back-ups should be stored off-site as well. You should also take inventory of everything of value in your home or business. While having a written list is handy, even photographic or video evidence is helpful as well. Stock up on emergency supplies, such as water, batteries, flashlights, and canned goods in addition to other essentials. You should also be prepared with important items in case of the need to evacuate.
After the storm, safety is the number one most important thing to consider. Make sure windows aren’t broken and check your property to assess potential damage. Be wary of potential downed trees, wires, and road flooding in your area. Any damage should be reported so it can be properly assessed and repairs taken care of. Temporary repairs may need to be made in some instances. Preventative measures should be taken as well to prevent further damage, such as moving wet items to drier areas, boarding up broken windows and doors, and moving damaged items to safer areas so they could be more properly assessed.
While this all may seem like a lot to prepare for a storm that may never come, it’s always better to be safe when these kinds of storms hit. Call us at 516-484-5200 to make sure your policies will properly cover you and that you’ll be ready in case of emergency.
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ABOUT THE FOUNDER
"Whether I am walking through the fields, running my hands over the blooms, hearing the bees busy at work, or inhaling the sweet fragrance, I am in absolute awe of the beauty I see before me. I am both humbled and inspired by the power of this herbaceous plant."
Meet Alicia Wolff, the owner of Keys Creek Lavender since 2008. The South African turned Laguna Beacher parlayed her love of nature into a mission of bringing healing, sustainability, and community together through the power of the purple plant. She loves to travel specifically to the fields of Provence.
UNLOCKING KEYS CREEK
Keys Creek Lavender began as a dream with the purchase of a farm in 2008. Over a dozen varieties of lavender were grown and distilled on-site for many years. San Diego's only USDA Certified Organic lavender farm.
After selling the property in 2021, KCL is now distributing products sourced throughout Europe and mainly Provence. Selected with distinctions of quality and excellence for the finest therapeutic products.
Our commitment is to continue to build upon the foundation of high-quality products, excellent customer service, and an experience that leaves you relaxed and rejuvenated.
Organic high-grade lavender from Europe.
Handcrafted in the USA.
Always the finest quality products.
Why is lavender so popular?
The flowers of lavender are fragrant in nature and have been used for making potpourri and cosmetics for centuries. Traditionally, lavender essential oil has also been used in making perfumes. The oil is very useful in aromatherapy, perfumes and beauty products.
What does lavender symbolize?
Lavender flowers represent purity, silence, devotion, serenity, grace, and calmness. Purple is the color of royalty and speaks of elegance, refinement, and luxury, too. The color is also associated with the crown chakra, which is the energy center associated with higher purpose and spiritual connectivity.
How did lavender flower get its name?
Lavender derives its name from Latin 'lavare' meaning 'to wash”. The Romans used Lavender to scent their baths, beds, clothes and even hair. They also discovered its medicinal properties and soldiers carried it in their first aid kits.
Why does lavender help you sleep?
Basically, lavender works by calming the central nervous system and promoting slow-wave sleep, helping you sleep longer and better. So while lavender oil might seem like something that just smells nice, it is pretty powerful, and well researched when it comes to helping you sleep better.
Why does lavender relax?
Lavender has been shown to affect the parasympathetic nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous system controls bodily processes associated with anxiety, such as heart rate, breathing rhythm, and hormone secretion. Lavender can help in regulating these bodily processes by restoring a neutral state.
Where do you rub lavender oil for sleep?
When used before bed, studies have shown that lavender oil can not only help you fall asleep but also improve the overall quality of rest. Begin diffusing lavender oil an hour or so before turning in for the night. You can also rub one or two drops on your pillow, or apply directly to your feet, temples, and wrists.
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Kaukau, Kiwa, and Takaaho were appointed guardians of the ocean and dwell in the "house" Tahora-nui-atea, and ever guard the bounds of Hine-moana. The offspring of Kakau and Te Arawaru, cockles and other mollusks, were placed with Hine-one to be cared for by her.
- Best, Elsdon. (1924). The Maori. Wellington: Harry H. Tombs, pp. 105, 155.
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Stay Safe this Winter
A few easy steps to safer travel this wet season.
The long days have left us and daylight savings are over. With the days getting shorter and more and more of us driving home in the dark, the likelihood of being in a bingle (even a minor one) increases significantly. We’ve put together a few tips to help keep you and your car as safe as possible as we approach the rainy season. Check them out and stay safe…
So many cars built in the last 10 to 15 years include a wonderful little feature which allows the driver to simply set the lights to the ‘automatic’ option. As you may already be aware this allows simple peace of mind as you drive through changing light by automatically turning your headlights on. This, of course, means you won’t have to worry about seeing clearly, or being seen as the day draws to a close.
Dim your dash
Another handy feature that nearly all vehicles on the road have these days has the ability to dim your dashboard lights via a small dimmer switch. This is most commonly, though not always, positioned near the headlight control switch (pictured below). Play around with it to find what suits you best. Quite often it’ll be set to the brightest setting which is excellent to keep you awake as it’s so bright, but can cause distraction and sometimes glare against the windscreen.
Due to recent changes in laws regarding lane filtering of motorcycle laws (check out the new laws here) you may see motorcyclists creeping up or ‘filtering’ passed you at traffic lights. Now, more than ever, it will be necessary to be aware of motorcyclist and bicyclists as you go through traffic lights, especially while turning.
Clean your windows
Clean, fog free windows allow safe travel in low light, changing light, and under artificial light. Greasy, foggy windows do not. If you’re not sure if your windscreen fogs up easily you’ll soon find out. While it is never particularly safe to drive with a foggy windscreen it becomes especially dangerous when facing an oncoming car, not only because another moving object of similar size and speed is approaching, but also because of the extra glare created by their headlights.
Although this is not a definitive guide by any means, these few tips should go a long way to helping you avoid any unfortunate accidents especially as we approach the Easter break.
Stay safe out there
As usual, if you need some help with some minor (or major, we do it all) dent or scratch removal, just give us a call, or come and drop by. All quotes are FREE and we’d love to see how we can help. So why wait, show your car some love, take it for a spin and drop in for a visit.
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As the brand new 12 months comes round, other people get started serious about the alternative ways to higher themselves. This may imply they begin surroundings objectives or growing new behavior for some other people. It will come with running on talents, furthering their profession, or seeking to be extra accountable with various things. Those are all very private issues and must be taken moderately severely. If in case you have taken the initiative to higher your self, you must be proud to take the primary steps to support your scenario.
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Watch out for Accidents
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Lanka Kade 1-5 Tractor Puzzle
Lanka Kade 1-5 jigsaws are perfect for little hands. A fantastic addition to any children's toy collection, the multicoloured jigsaws are made of five numbered wooden pieces. Children can learn to count from 1-5 as they slot the pieces together to form a happy hedgehog. With a thickness of 25mm they are chunky for little hands to grasp. Great for colour and number recognition and problem solving/puzzle solving. They can free stand once complete.
Jigsaws are made of MDF by Fair Trade Lanka Kade in Sri Lanka.
Suitable from 10months +
Recommended age 1-5yrs.
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Capital programming is a core function of the RTA. The RTA Act requires the RTA Board to annually adopt a Five-Year Regional Capital Program that is guided by a strategic plan, currently Invest in Transit, and is fiscally constrained by the annual budget and two-year financial plan. Once the capital program is adopted, the expenditures of CTA, Metra, and Pace are subjected to continual review, so that the RTA may budget and ensure that funds available to the region are spent with maximum efficiency.
For the last several years, the RTA and the Service Boards have been working together to articulate and advance a regional transit capital strategy. Invest in Transit emphasizes the importance of transit in northeastern Illinois and the related infrastructure investment needed for the three transit Service Boards. It includes a vision, goals, core requirements, and priority projects that the RTA and the Service Boards have committed to advancing with additional capital funding.
The enactment of the Rebuild Illinois program in June 2019 provided the RTA system with $2.6 billion in bond funding, which was programmed in 2020 and 2021. Furthermore, an estimated $227 million in ongoing annual gas tax revenue referred to as “PAYGO” funding is available on an annual basis. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the RTA and Service Boards, working with the region’s funding partners, including the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA), continue to execute the capital program. including granting funds and advancing projects.
In 2021, the RTA and the Service Boards also drafted a new method for allocating federal formula and state PAYGO funds. This performance‐based capital allocation process distributes funds based on need, project delivery timing, and regional priorities. The new approach better matches Service Board needs, puts a focus on equity and accessibility projects and incentivizes the Service Boards to deliver projects to the region in a timely manner. The new allocation method begins with federal formula and PAYGO funds programmed in 2025 and 2026.
The State of Illinois also enacted legislation in September 2021 requiring a transparent prioritization process for northeastern Illinois transit projects receiving state capital funds, which considers a number of factors. Several regional plans and processes are already in place to guide the transit capital programming process, as described in the Draft Framework for Transit Capital Investments, developed by RTA in 2020. RTA is currently reviewing the criteria outlined in the new state legislation alongside current processes and criteria to determine where alignment is already occurring and where there are opportunities to better match with the new state legislation in future programming and reporting efforts.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law on November 15, 2021, is a significant investment in the nation’s transit infrastructure. It provides for $106.9 billion in public transit funding over five years, an increase of $41.1 billion or 63% from FAST Act spending levels. The bill includes $8.9 billion in increased Urbanized Area formula grant funding over the previous authorization and $4.9 billion in State of Good Repair formula funding over FAST Act levels. The legislation also authorizes several new transit discretionary programs including a new State of Good Repair discretionary program set at $300 million per year, these funds will get awarded to three applicants per year. There is also a new $1.75 billion discretionary program for station accessibility entitled the All Stations Accessibility Program.
These new state and federal initiatives will continue to guide RTA’s work related to capital funding and advocacy.
The current capital program is available in the Proposed 2022 Operating Budget, Two-Year Financial Plan, and Five-Year Capital Program and in an interactive format on the RTA’s Mapping and Statistics website (RTAMS) on the Regional Capital Program page. The proposed 2022-2026 five-year capital program totals $5.260 billion.
The Service Boards have identified 75 Priority Projects that they would advance with additional funding in Invest in Transit and subsequent annual updates. The current 2022-2026 capital program funds a portion of the Priority Projects and about 14.5% of the total 10-year need. Four projects have been fully funded. Twenty-five do not receive any funding, showing that additional investment is needed to advance them all.
CTA’s five-year capital program has $3.474 billion available for capital expenditures. CTA’s capital projects are largely focused on moving the system toward a state of good repair, which includes replacing and rehabbing both buses and rail cars.
Metra’s five-year capital program has $1.497 billion available. Metra continues to concentrate its capital budget on improving rail cars and locomotives as well as improving stations, bridges, and the right-of- way for its trains.
Pace’s five-year capital program is $289.4 million. Pace continues to focus on maintaining their rolling stock as well as providing for maintenance of other assets, and also shifts the focus of capital investment into electric vehicles.
For 2026 $0.2 million in funds were withheld from Pace for not reaching spending targets implemented in the performance‐based capital allocation process. These funds were returned to Pace because the service boards and RTA could not reach consensus on an allocation method for the withheld funds. The RTA and Service Boards will resume discussions on the approach to allocate such funding as part of the 2022 budget process.
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Owl Toast & Pizza on a Stick
How to make owl toast and pizza on a stick! Two fun lunch box ideas for kids!
For the Owl Toast:
- 1 slice of bread, (toasted or fresh)
- Simple Truth almond butter (can use peanut butter)
- 1 kiwi slice, cut in half
- 2 banana slices
- 2 blueberries
- strawberry, cut into a nose
- Cheerios, broken in half
For the Pizza on a Stick:
- Bamboo skewers, sharp ends cut off
- Flatbread, cut into square pieces
- Pepperoni slices
- Kroger Mozzarella Sticks, cut into pieces
- Kroger black olives
- Grape tomatoes
- Bell pepper, cut into pieces
For the owl, spread the almond butter on the bread. Place the kiwi halves on the almond butter for the wings. Add the banana slices for the eyes and put blueberries on top. Place the strawberry below the eyes for the nose. Add the Cheerios for the feathers. Serve.
For the pizza on a stick, skewer the flatbread, pepperoni, cheese, olives, tomatoes, and bell peppers on the bamboo skewer.
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For a long time, we’ve been hearing that cobalt is terrible. Its mining is linked to child labor, environmental damage, and loss of habitat to local wildlife — and its use is increasing.
But there are some signs for the better. We decided to take a look.
The numbers are going up
According to The Cobalt Institute, electric vehicles are the highest drivers of cobalt demand, consuming 59,000 tonnes, or 34% of the global total in 2021.
The EV sector uses a combination of lithium-ion battery chemistries, with cobalt-containing cathodes maintaining the largest share. This is due to their energy density and performance –cobalt is particularly important for stability and safety.
The Institute predicts that cobalt demand will continue rising rapidly as the EV transition progresses. 70% of coming growth will be from the EV sector.
Do we need cobalt?
No, lithium-ion batteries do not have to use cobalt. Lithium-ion chemistries without cobalt include:
- Lithium Ferrous (Iron) Phosphate (LiFePo4 or LFP)
- Lithium Titanate (Li4Ti5O12 or LTO)
Cobalt-free batteries are here
In 2020, according to Reuters, Chinese battery maker CATL announced the development of an EV battery containing zero nickel or cobalt, which are typically key ingredients.
Then, in August last year, Chinese EV battery manufacturer SVOLT unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first cobalt-free battery. The company has been selling cobalt-free battery cells since February 2021.
Specifically, SVOLT developed NMx cells, made from cathode material (75% nickel and 25% manganese). They claim that these are more sustainable and around 5% cheaper than classic high-nickel batteries.
And Tesla is heading the pack. Just last month, Reuters revealed that nearly half the Tesla vehicles produced in the first quarter of 2022 were equipped with cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.
In China, Tesla works with CATL and LG-chem to make batteries. They also make their batteries in-house with Panasonic. So the impact could be even greater overall if they’ve created a demand for LPF batteries.
We just didn’t hear much about any of this. We were too busy talking about Elon and Twitter. This is why you need a PR department, Elon.
There’s a but…
Nickel mining isn’t great either. It’s causing significant environmental damage in Russia.
Can cobalt or other earth minerals ever be mined sustainably and ethically?
Some 74% of mined supply comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 72% of the total production is refined in China. Both regions have been accused of environmental and human rights abuses.
Since 2013, section 1501 of the Dodd-Frank Act has required companies who might have conflict minerals in their supply chain to register with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and disclose their suppliers.
There have been efforts to verify the chain of custody under the OECD’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Guidance and UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Ford keeps a list of all the initiatives it has either joined or co-founded to improve the sourcing of earth minerals like cobalt and lithium. They joined other automakers in 2019 to form the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN) to strengthen responsible sourcing efforts in mineral supply chains. In 2019, the group set up a pilot to explore the creation of an open, industry-wide blockchain platform that could trace and validate a range of minerals used in consumer products.
It’s all part of a broader umbrella group, the Responsible Sourcing Network, which works to end human rights abuses and forced labor associated with raw material mining.
The group produced a report on efforts in this area. It notes that initiatives often fail at a local level, plagued by a lack of local ownership. Also, a problem is “unproductive competition between responsible sourcing actors”– no surprises there.
What’s clear is that focusing on cobalt can detract from the impact of all the earth minerals that go into battery making. It’s not just about mining but also ensuring longer lives for batteries. And, a greater focus on reusing their ingredients to reduce the reliance on mining the raw materials.
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The Nazi financier-cum-US Secretary of Defence, James Forrestal had close ties with the Harriman family and had long been a partner and president of Dillon, Reed and Company, both leading financiers of the Third Reich. In 1944 when, as Secretary of the Navy, he had proposed the racial integration of the US Navy, his fellow-pillars of American society must have suspected he had gone crazy and then later, as the nation’s first ‘Defence Secretary,’ after the War Department was renamed, he confirmed everyone’s worst fears by pressing for full racial integration of the armed forces, which must have made the Harrimans, the du Ponts, the Bushes and all the other bankster elite quite nervous.
Forrestal was also in conflict with other members of the Truman regime over military budgets and was the most outspoken opponent of the creation of the state of Israel, a position which sharply conflicted with ruling class plans for domination of the oilfields of the Middle East using Israel as a military proxy in the region. Forrestal became convinced that he was being followed and that his phone was tapped. He was correct.
On the 28th March 1949, Forrestal was forced out of office and flown to Florida where he was detained at Jupiter Island, a high-security enclave of the bankster elite, including the Harrimans, Mellons, Dillons, Bushes et al, and where fellow Nazi-financier and terror-bombing advocate Robert Lovett and an army psychiatrist attended to him. He was then flown back to Washington, locked in Bethesda Naval Hospital and given insulin shock treatments for ‘mental exhaustion.’ Forrestal told his wife that he did not expect to leave Bethesda alive and all requests to see his brother, one particular friend and two priests were denied. Indeed, one priest attempted to visit him on seven separate occasions and was turned away each time. The naval authorities admitted only selected government officials, Forrestal’s estranged wife and his son who had, by coincidence, been Averill Harriman’s aide.
After threatening a lawsuit, Henry Forrestal was finally permitted to see his brother who had gained twelve pounds since his admission to Bethesda and reported that James Forrestal was “acting and talking as sanely and intelligently as any man I’ve ever known,” and made arrangements to remove his brother from Bethesda on 22nd May. However, a few hours before his brother was due to remove him from Bethesda, James Forrestal’s body was found with his bathrobe cord tied tightly around his neck, after he had apparently ‘jumped’ from a sixteenth-story kitchen window.
Why a ‘patient’ who was said to be suicidal would be placed on the sixteenth floor of a hospital with unsecured windows and why he would be allowed to retain so classic a suicide device as the cord of his bathrobe are mysteries which will doubtless remain forever unsolved. A hint, however, came from Forrestal’s doctor, who said that he was ordered by “the people downtown” to house Forrestal on the sixteenth floor, whilst he had wanted to put his patient on the ground floor of a nearby annexe. Forrestal apparently left a ‘suicide note’ which was later discovered not to be in Forrestal’s own handwriting.
Apparently, Forrestal had an interesting new companion on the night of his death, a naval man named Robert Wayne Harrison, Jr. who had replaced Forrestal’s usual guard, and who had conveniently gone AWOL. Harrison claimed that Forrestal had sent him out on a ‘brief errand’ and that during this time Forrestal had killed himself.
The chief psychiatrist at Bethesda immediately labelled Forrestal’s death a suicide and the Montgomery County coroner rushed to concur before any investigation had been conducted. Since the death occurred on US Navy premises, no police investigation was ever undertaken. An official Navy Review Board completed hearings on Forrestal’s death on the 31st May but waited until the ‘dust had settled’ and on the 12th October released a heavily-censored summary consisting of only a few lines. The version of Forrestal’s death promulgated by the mass media is, in a nutshell, that Forrestal went insane and killed himself. All very convenient, I am sure you agree.
In 1966, ‘The Death of James Forrestal,’ by Cornell Simpson, was published, raising serious questions about Forrestal’s ‘suicide.’ Inevitably and true to form, the book was almost totally ignored by the mainstream media. But in 2004, after a long battle with the National Naval Medical Center under the Freedom of Information Act, a researcher finally obtained a copy of the long-suppressed report of the Navy Review Board. The report did not even conclude that Forrestal committed suicide merely that he died from falling sixteen storeys, which again is unsurprising. Neither did it mention the much-reported suicide note.
What the report did say however, was that an eyewitness saw broken glass on the bedding in Forrestal’s room. Since he allegedly jumped out of the kitchen window, that testimony flatly contradicts the suicide theory. The report also contained statements from Forrestal’s doctors that, contrary to the rumours which were widespread at the time, he had never attempted suicide.
Earlier in his career, Forrestal had been a bankster team-player, explicitly following orders and by way of (very) small compensation, he had an aircraft carrier named after him and an unusual comment on his tombstone which reads, in effect that he died, “In the great cause of good government.” The banksters do like to have their little jokes.
Of course, it goes almost without saying that the media vilified Forrestal for opposing the creation of Israel and Truman’s pro-Red, foreign policy and the venom continues to this day in Zionist circles, which characterises him, as is their custom, as an ‘anti-Semite’ and a ‘nut.’
“For secret assassinations… the contrived ‘accident’ is the most effective technique. When successfully executed, it causes little excitement and is only casually investigated. The most effective accident… is a fall of 75 feet or more onto a hard surface. Elevator shafts, stair wells, unscreened windows and bridges will serve. The act may be executed by sudden, vigorous grabbing of the ankles, tipping the subject over the edge.” Extract from the CIA Assassination Manual, released under ‘Freedom of Information.’
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Israeli company Spectronix Ltd. (TASE: SPCT), founded in the 1970s, which develops fire detection systems, will be sold to Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) for $99 million, therefore proving that old industrial companies can also produce exits. The price consists of $79 million in cash and $20 million to be distributed to the shareholders as a dividend. The share price for the deal is $11.67 ($9.31 without the dividend). At the current exchange rate, the share price amounts to NIS 44.23, a 31% premium on yesterday's closing price on the TASE. Following the news of the impending sale, the Spectronix share jumped 23%.
Spectronix develops sensors and fire and gas detection systems for the civilian market and systems for detecting and containing explosions in military vehicles. In its 2014 financial statements, the company said that one the characteristics of business in the civilian market was the merging of companies in the sector into major international companies, and also listed several parties in contact with Yechiel Spector, its controlling shareholder, who were considering buying shares for investment and to change the company's ownership structure.
Spectronix's 2014 revenue totaled $40.1 million, up 15% compared with 2013, and about the same as in 2012. Net profit was $5.3 million, double that of 2013, while the company posted a $1.8 million net loss in 2012.
Spector, 71, owned 35.5% of Spectronix before the acquisition, and will receive $35 million for his holdings (including the dividend). He has also been company CEO since 1979. Other prominent shareholders are Sky Fund with 16.5%, which will receive $16.3 million, and Yoel Carasso with nearly a 10% stake, who will receive $9.9 million. The investment institutions holding shares in Spectronix include The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (TASE: PHOE1;PHOE5) with 5.9% and Psagot Investment House Ltd. with 5.8%. A 75% majority of the shareholders at the meeting convened by company is needed to approve the deal. The chances that it will go through are good, because Spector, Sky Fund, and Carasso, who jointly hold 62.2% of the shares, have promised to vote in favor of the acquisition.
The structure of the deal with Emerson is a triple reverse merger. Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific, through which Emerson is making the acquisition, will merge into itself Vulcan, a fully owned subsidiary of Spectronix. When the merger is completed, Spectronix will become a private company fully owned by the acquiring company.
Emerson Process provides measurement, analysis, and management solutions for energy, chemical, mining, and other companies. It is part of the Emerson group, whose market cap is $37.8 billion.
If Spectronix calls the deal off because it is not approved at the shareholders meeting, or because a different acquisition offer is accepted, Spectronix will pay Emerson $4 million in compensation (about 5% of the value of the deal, excluding the dividend). The agreement with Emerson also includes clauses establishing the acquiring company's obligation to continue its business in Sderot.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 29, 2015
© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2015
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Sauron, formerly known as Mairon, fears Aragorn for reasons I do not know. I especially do not understand, since Sauron is far more powerful than Aragorn even without the ring, as he is a Maia.
Why does Sauron fear Aragorn?
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There are two main reasons for this:
In addition to the reasons cited in other answers, e.g.,
there is another fear that Sauron had: Sauron does not know who has the Ring. He suspects that Aragorn may have it, and in his pride, is attempting to overthrow Sauron to put himself in Sauron's place.
Aragorn, as a descendant of the Men of Númenor, armed with the One Ring, would be a truly terrifying foe. Presumably, he would be able to control the Nazgûl, Orcs, and Trolls; he could persuade the men of Harad and Rhûn to change sides. Sauron would be left without an army.
It is what he would do in our place. That we would wish to overthrow him and have no one in his place, he has not considered. That we should seek to destroy the Ring has not yet entered his darkest dreams.
(That quotation is from memory; I don't have the books with me.)
Being the rightful King to the thrones of Gondor1 (and Arnor re-established), he had the potential to reunite the sundered Kingdoms of the Dúnedain: Arnor and Gondor, to oppose Sauron.
Then Aragorn, being now the Heir of Isildur, was taken with his mother to dwell in the house of Elrond; and Elrond took the place of his father and came to love him as a son of his own. But he was called Estel, that is "Hope", and his true name and lineage were kept secret at the bidding of Elrond; for the Wise then knew that the Enemy was seeking to discover the Heir of Isildur, if any remained upon earth.
The bigger reason that Sauron was so fearful was that:
'Now Sauron knows all this, and he knows that this precious thing which he lost has been found again; but he does not yet know where it is, or so we hope. And therefore he is now in great doubt. For if we have found this thing, there are some among us with strength enough to wield it. That too he knows. For do I not guess rightly, Aragorn, that you have shown yourself to him in the Stone of Orthanc?'
'I did so ere I rode from the Hornburg,' answered Aragorn. 'I deemed that the time was ripe, and that the Stone had come to me for just such a purpose. It was then ten days since the Ring-bearer went east from Rauros, and the Eye of Sauron, I thought, should be drawn out from his own land. Too seldom has he been challenged since he returned to his Tower. Though if I had foreseen how swift would be his onset in answer, maybe I should not have dared to show myself. Bare time was given me to come to your aid.'
Therefore Sauron had all the more reason to fear Aragorn's power. Though being a mortal Man, Aragorn 'wrenched' the Orthanc-stone against from Sauron's will. That's definitely to be afraid of Aragorn.
I don't think that Aragorn having a very small amount of Maiar blood in him was the reason that Sauron feared him, as many of the other answers given seem to suggest. By the time Aragorn was born, his Maiar blood was so diluted that it can be considered as irrelevant. In this excellent answer Aragorn's Maiar blood percentage is calculated to be
1 : This is perfectly answered here.
Sauron manipulated the Palantíri to deceive, driving Saruman to treason and Denethor to despair, thus nobbling the strongest of his opponents.
Then up pops Aragorn. He has the Palantír of Orthanc, so presumably he has already defeated Saruman while Mordor wasn't looking. What's worse, he has the strength of will to take control of the Palantír, and the clear intention to claim the throne of Gondor, rally its people, and generally do all that Denethor could not.
All that scheming wasted!
I think most of the other answers have overlooked something else. In addition to Sauron fearing him for his potential with the One Ring, which he thinks is Aragorns for the taking, there is this:
He can command men, that is pretty much it. In a fractured world (there are few and weak alliances) he is the one man that can bring them together and put up a fight, even win, especially with the ring.
There are two elements of the answer not mentioned above.
Once a Maia, or even a Vala (such as Morgoth) turns against Eru, they gain no more power. Any power they use is used up, and is lost to them. That is why they can be defeated by those who, originally, had less power than they did. Morgoth is wounded by Shelob and taken captive by Valar once less powerful than himself because of this. Similarly, Sauron lost a lot of power in the fall of Numenor and in making, then losing the One Ring. So he is vulnerable.
Aragorn is the rightful heir of Gondor, the kingdom descended from Numenor, a kingdom of men created by the Valar. This imbues him with power very high among men, close to that of the Maia. So as Sauron descends, unable to replenish his power, and Aragorn ascends, Good prevails over Evil not because it is stronger in this world, but because it is perpetually renewed and reborn from the Source of Life itself.
No doubt Tolkien's view of the triumph of the Good through resurrection of life, which he called "eucatastrophe" is related to his theology, which fits within one of the theories of good and evil within the Catholic doctrine.
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