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A University of Toronto researcher is launching a Black-run survey to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the African and Black diaspora.
“This project is about life and death for our community,” says Roberta Timothy, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health who is leading the project. “Too many people know someone who got COVID or died from it or COVID-related comorbidities.”
Black people continue to be disproportionality affected by the virus. The survey will shed light on their plight and provide guidance on immediate interventions to support Black communities. With support from Dalla Lana’s Institute for Pandemics and the Balsam Foundation, the project includes a Canadian bilingual survey, an international survey, focus groups and community-based interventions.
“Data should be interpreted by us and created and developed by us,” says Timothy. “That’s how this project came about. It’s about creating our own data system.”
A national surveytaking responses from Black Canadians is already underway. It includes questions about vaccine uptake, respondents’ experience as front-line and essential workers, mental health, migrant work and parenting, among other topics.
The transnational survey will launch March 21 and will collect data from the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Honduras, Kenya, Cameroon and South Africa, among others.
“The data should be transnational because we have shared experiences,” says Timothy. “But it is intersectional as we are looking for respondents from all socioeconomic backgrounds and a trans-generational perspective from various gender identities through a Black feminist perspective.”
The project’s funding will support four major initiatives, including the national and transnational survey. The others are: A national focus group that will unpack survey results; online focus groups to understand the national impact of COVID-19 on Black Canadians; and a two-day learning institute to share survey results for further discussion this fall.
The team will also use data from both the survey and focus groups to develop community-based interventions and outreach that can be implemented quickly. Timothy hopes to bring communities that are already doing intervention work under the project’s umbrella by sharing the survey’s results.
The project has two advisory committees comprising community leaders, health leaders and experts in disability. They will be helped by Dalla Lana students.
The lack of race-based data has long been a concern in public health circles. Timothy anticipates ongoing challenges in collecting the information as many members of the Black community are wary of how their data will be used.
“There’s a history of data being used for the ill treatment of Black people,” says Timothy. “There’s a history of not trusting data and how it is used. But Black folks associated this stuff with white people coming in and doing bad research – it is quite different when it’s Black-led. This is why this project is Black-centred and Black-led, so their voices can be heard.”
She says that too few Black-led projects receive funding, adding that she is grateful for the support she is receiving from the Balsam Foundation and Dalla Lana’s Institute for Pandemics.
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Might brushing your teeth protect against cancer? The suggestion looks like it belongs in the pages of an unreliable tabloid, but scientific evidence for the link is strong and growing.
Take head and neck cancer, which kills some 450,000 people worldwide every year. It’s associated with smoking and drinking alcohol, which is one reason why the most common form of the disease, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), tends to cluster in under resourced areas. But plenty of people diagnosed with OSCC say they never drank nor smoked, so researchers have been looking for other possible causes.
One likely candidate is gum disease. A series of studies have identified periodontitis, a bacterial infection that eats away soft tissue and eventually bone around teeth, as a risk factor for OSCC. That might be because the disease changes the behavior of usually benign bugs that live in the mouth.
A study published late last year, for example, showed that mice infected with oral bacteria developed significantly larger and more numerous tumors compared to those not infected.
“The moment they sense that there’s some problem in the mouth, or that there is a decrease in the immune system, they respond and attack, because they’re looking for food,” says Jorge Frias-Lopez, a microbiologist at the University of Florida’s school of dentistry who studies the link between the oral microbiome and cancer.
And of the 700 or so bacterial species typically found in our mouths, scientists studying OSCC have zeroed in on a spindle-shaped suspect called Fusobacterium nucleatum. It’s early days, but researchers think F. nucleatum could explain why gum disease is linked to the development of oral tumors.
“All of the signs are leaning towards that this bacterium is in some way involved,” says Daniel Slade, a biochemist at Virginia Tech who studies the role bacteria play in cancer. “But it’s still an open question and needs more research on whether it can initiate cancer, or whether or not it’s accelerating cancer.”
Bacteria and tumors
Infectious microbes are reckoned to contribute to some 20 percent of human tumors. Viruses tend to soak up most of the blame, from the common human papillomaviruses that lead to cervical cancer to hepatitis B and C, which raise the risk of liver cancer.
“The concept that bacteria are important in cancer is new,” says Yvonne Hernandez-Kapila, a periodontologist at the University of California, San Francisco. When a link between colon cancer and the bacteria H. pylori was discovered in the 1990s, it triggered a search for other pathogenic and perhaps carcinogenic types, she says. “Then large population studies began to see some associations between bacteria, especially oral bacteria, and some cancers.”
Such association studies make up the bulk of the evidence that currently links OSCC to F. nucleatum. Starting in 1998, research on people with cancer has shown time and again that levels of the bacteria and bacterial gene expression are higher in OSCC tumors than in normal tissue.
“Fusobacterium nucleatum is actually present in many people,” says Hernandez-Kapila. “However, the relative numbers increase in cancer patients. We’ve shown that in oral and head and neck cancer patients.”
Association studies can only identify a correlation between the bacteria and disease, and famously, correlation does not equal causation. Without longitudinal studies to examine whether people with higher numbers of the bacteria go on to develop higher rates of cancer, scientists struggle to determine whether the bugs perhaps cause and worsen the disease, or if they are simply found alongside tumors. “There might be a role for Fusobacterium in promoting cancers, but I think it’s a kind of chicken and egg question,” says Miguel Reis Ferreira, a clinical oncologist at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust in London.
But scientists like Slade and Hernandez-Kapila believe that F. nucleatum does contribute to cancer. That’s because studies have made connections between elevated F. nucleatum numbers and cancer in other parts of the body where the bacteria isn’t normally found. Scientists think F. nucleatum gets from the mouth to the colon, breast, and other places where it is linked to cancer when it enters the bloodstream through bleeding gums.
In 2012, well before the association between the bacteria and OSCC was spotted, F. nucleatum was found to be prevalent in human colorectal carcinoma (CRC). “The link is really strong in gastrointestinal cancer,” says Frias-Lopez. Reis Ferreira agrees that the evidence that the bacteria plays a role in CRC is relatively strong, both because of the number of studies that have made the connection and for a very simple physiological reason: “The bacteria shouldn’t be there.”
Compared with other cancers, there has since been much more research, including in animals and cell culture, into how the bacteria might raise the risk of CRC. “Mechanistic studies of these bacteria and colon cancer have been happening for years now and a few things have emerged,” says Robert Holt, a genomic scientist and immunogeneticist at the BC Cancer Research Center in Vancouver.
One important mechanism seems to be how F. nucleatum can attach itself to a sugar molecule called Gal-GalNAc that is overexpressed on the surface of many cancer cells.
Slade says, “the bacteria are not necessarily picking specific cancers. But if cancers are expressing the sugar on the surface, then they are able to bind to it.” In addition to colon tumors, studies show that F. nucleatum can also bind breast cancer cells in this way.
Once bound, the bacteria could aid cancer progression in several ways. F. nucleatum could act as a bridgehead to allow other bacteria to colonize tumors, helping to generate biofilms within which microorganisms aggregate and interact.
“There are lots of other different bacteria, especially in the oral environment. So, does it have a partner that we’re missing, or is it able to do this alone?” Slade adds. “I think that’s an area that is really going to explode in the near future.”
There is evidence that proteins expressed by F. nucleatum interfere with cell signaling processes, which can influence the progression of tumors. Some studies show the bacteria rev up cancer cell proliferation and can decrease levels of DNA repair proteins.
Inflammation could play a role as well. F. nucleatum is known to trigger a powerful inflammatory immune response. And chronic inflammation is associated with both the onset and progression of cancer at various sites in the body. A study published in September of this year that analyzed human colorectal tumors suggested that F. nucleatum might even help cancer spread from site to site through the body.
Uncertainty around causality shouldn’t delay work on possible clinical implications of a link from the bacteria and tumors in the mouth or elsewhere, says Holt. “It doesn’t hurt at this stage to be exploring approaches to intervene,” he says. “It’s unlikely that removing these bacteria would be negative. There is nothing good that this bug appears to be doing. But it does do a lot of bad.”
Antibiotics are the most obvious way to attack bacteria, but are a nonstarter for cancer, Slade says.
“One problem with that is it is very difficult to create a specific antibiotic,” he says. “With broad spectrum antibiotics you will be wiping out potentially good parts of our microbiome.” Research suggests that patients with a healthy microbiome respond better to cancer chemotherapy. “It could be that while you are trying to eliminate this bacterium to prevent or treat cancer, you also remove a good subset of bacteria that actually allows cancer treatment to perform better,” Slade says.
Hernandez-Kapila is looking instead to combat F. nucleatum with nisin, an antimicrobial peptide produced by the bacteria Lactococcus lactis. Nisin is a tested and approved preservative in the food industry, and encouraging reports of its anticancer effects in animal studies have led to some cancer patients taking it. Hernandez-Kapila is now trying to raise funds to carry out a proper clinical trial.
Another promising strategy is to develop a vaccine, Holt says. His group is trying to identify possible antigen targets for a vaccine against F. nucleatum that could be given to cancer patients who have responded well to treatment but who have a high genetic risk of tumor reoccurrence. “That would be a good scenario where we could potentially see good vaccine efficacy,” he says. “It would truly be experimental at this stage, but there are some good reasons to be pursuing this.”
If F. nucleatum does promote the development of tumors across the body, from the gut to the head and neck, then such a vaccine could address many cancer types. “The pharma industry has adapted well to now considering very precise indications and more personalized indications. So in a sense we would be taking things in the other direction, of potentially a broader application,” Holt says.
Hernandez-Kapila says a growing number of scientists are realizing that solid results from lab and animal studies suggest that targeting pathogenic bacteria like F. nucleatum could offer a new route to addressing cancer in the head and neck and elsewhere. “I’ve spent my whole career on this, and people used to tell me it was nonsense,” she says. “But radiation and chemo are very difficult for patients to take, and if you can find something like a probiotic that is very selective and doesn’t cause as many off-target effects, then that would be very helpful.” | <urn:uuid:e3f1295d-f6cd-4c8f-a36c-2a479bbfef74> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/the-common-mouth-microbe-that-keeps-popping-up-in-tumors-69530 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.954666 | 2,084 | 3.296875 | 3 |
Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is an unfortunate and tragic disease that affects premature infants. NEC is an intestinal disease caused by bacteria invading the tissues of the intestines. Inflammation causes tissue damage and death, and can lead to bowel perforation, sepsis, and infant death.
As many as 12% of premature babies experience NEC. The saddest part is that the mortality rate for the disease is around 50%.
Researchers have been exploring the causes of NEC for many years. Only recently have researchers discovered groundbreaking information about the biological process that leads to NEC. In other words, we now have more information than ever before about what happens inside the body when NEC is developing.
Important Terms to Know
- Glia: Non-neuronal cells located in both the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS). Glial cells provide nourishment to neurons.
- Enteric glia: These are glial cells that live in the walls of the intestinal tract. Enteric glial cells regulate intestinal motility, or movement.
- Motility: Motility also means movement. In this case, movement of the contents of the intestines.
- TLR4: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a protein. It serves as an intracellular signaling pathway, and is part of what activates the innate immune system.
- BDNF: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a growth factor found in the gut, CNS, and various bodily tissues. BDNF is a crucial component of healthy growth and development.
Biological Process Leading to NEC
Researchers with Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered what a premature baby’s body goes through as NEC develops. This is important because identifying potential causes and triggers can help healthcare providers develop and offer better preventative measures and treatment options.
Research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine describes the process as,
“The loss of enteric glia — cells that support specialized nerves in the intestine — leads to intestinal dysmotility — a condition in which the gastrointestinal tract loses its ability to move food and other materials along (known as peristalsis) — and that this malfunction is a key factor in the genesis of NEC.”
Some researchers are not surprised by the link between the enteric nervous system and glial cells. Prior research in mice, piglets, and humans have found that those with NEC lacked enteric glia. This additional information confirms much of what researchers already knew, and offers deeper insight into how it all takes place in the body. Study senior author, David Hackman, M.D. Ph.D. says,
“Because we have shown that enteric glia protect animal intestines from the devastating effects of NEC, it is reasonable to assume a similar scenario exists in humans. And if we can one day repair the system when it’s broken and prevent NEC in premature infants — through the use of enteric glia therapies such as J11 — then that will be one less obstacle for these tiny patients to overcome.”
Five Lines of Evidence
In the recent study, researchers noted five lines of evidence to support their assertions. These are:
- Mice that were bred without enteric glia had less intestinal movement than their genetically-normal counterparts.
- Mice bred with enteric glia that could not produce TLR4 did not have glial cell loss, did not have impaired movement, and did not develop NEC.
- Administering brain-dependent neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to mice with no enteric glia reduced the severity of NEC. This means that BDNF protects cells in the intestinal tract.
- If there is too much TLR4 in the intestinal wall, releasing BDNF prevents too much production, and prevents the immune system from attacking healthy tissue.
- Using oxolinic acid (known as compound J11 – traditionally used in veterinary medicine) enhances BDNF release, restores intestinal motility, and reduces the severity of NEC.
How New Research Could Prevent Severe NEC and Related Deaths
Researchers now know that TLR4 proteins trigger enteric glial cell loss. In experiments, scientists have tested inhibiting TLR4 overproduction to see if glial cells survived. They did. With glial cells surviving, BDNF was produced enough to block wayward immune responses that lead to the body attacking the intestinal tissue. As a result, there is healthy growth and NEC is less likely.
In full-term babies, enteric glia and BDNF production is more stable, which is why NEC is less common. In premature babies, TLR4 turns on the immune system response, which causes excess proteins to trigger the body’s defense. Instead of targeting bacteria, however, the body targets the intestinal wall.
Using the research we discuss above, researchers believe a key to preventing NEC, and certainly reducing the severity, is preserving enteric glia and helping them produce BDNF. Study lead author, Mark Kovler, M.D. says,
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Need to embrace lifelong learning
We don't have a crystal ball to see new kinds of jobs in the next 20 years, but we do have a directional compass for the knowledge and skills that can usher in a more vibrant economy for Louisville.
We have made a bold commitment to educational attainment in Louisville through our community-wide support for 55,000 Degrees.
We know that those with only a high school diploma or less face a job market that presents little hope for lifetime earnings that can support a family. We also know that those same adults struggling to make ends meet have less time and resources to offer their children in those early years of development when minds need stimulation and challenge to be ready for kindergarten.
The 21st-century workforce will be made of lifelong learners who embrace learning as part of their everyday lives.
As a part of the 21st Century Workforce and Talent pillar of the Cradle to Career initiative, Mayor Greg Fischer has challenged a team of community volunteers over the past nine months to help more adults and young people consider a broader range of jobs and fields of study that increase the odds that they will find employment and a career that can provide lifetime earnings to support a family.
Many employers in these work groups shared their frustrations that the high school and college years can be profoundly disconnected from the experiential learning that has long been a part of summer jobs, internships and apprenticeships. The work groups identified four major areas of concrete action in order to tackle disconnects between education and the workplace:
Signaling is the first area of opportunity. We know that in the Internet age there is more information available about the prevalence of different jobs in Louisville and what one might earn in those jobs. However, almost none of that data is presented in an actionable way to young people when we ask them to complete Individual Learning Plans in high school or select majors in college.
We also know that virtually every employer looking for a job candidate for a position that pays above the median wage is highly likely to use online tools to search for and target prospective employees. Yet, the vast majority of high school students do not have an online resume such as you might find at LinkedIn.com.
It became evident among the workgroup that efforts to put career choice data in students’ hands to make data driven personal and professional development decisions would make a difference.
Market Friendly Majors was another notion the workgroup considered. We have a lot of data that reveals the kinds of programs of study that are correlated with higher earnings. Here, the point is not to judge good or bad field of study, but to use data to help students and counselors consider the full picture where layering in work experience or continued training can make the difference in job placement and lifetime earnings.
A third notion is that of a Career Pathways Culture where the group considered how important work experiences are during high school and as part of college degree programs. The odds of successful employment after post-secondary education go up dramatically when the student also has work experience. It is true then that real personal and professional growth occurs over a working/learning lifetime and the 21st century will see more of us “stacking” credentials over a career.
Last, the workgroup recognized that there is often too much slack in the job market with employers having a hard time with candidates having little clue on how to best find those looking for them. Here the work is to dive deeply into those online resumes and make sure that candidates are easier to find with better online profiles. Employers must also interact more with educational programs to offer internships and apprenticeships to have a line of site into a pipeline of talent as we have seen done successfully in health care and engineering.
None of us has a crystal ball to reveal the many new kinds of jobs we will see in the next 20 years, but we do have a directional compass for the knowledge and skills that can usher in a more vibrant economy for Louisville and more fulfilling and rewarding lives for our citizens.
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Drivers can be added to properties via their context menu, a shortcut, copy-pasted, or by typing an expression directly into the property’s value.
After adding drivers, they are usually modified in the Drivers editor, or via a simplified Edit Driver popover invoked from the property context menu.
The usual way to add a driver to a property is to RMB click a property, then choose Add Driver in the context menu. Drivers can also be added by pressing Ctrl-D with the mouse over the property.
This operation adds a driver with a single variable (which needs to be filled in), and displays the Edit Driver popover.
Displays a popover window that allows editing the custom expression and input variables of the driver without opening the full Drivers Editor.
Many drivers don’t use their F-Curve component, so this reduced interface is sufficient.
Open Drivers Editor
Opens a new window with the Drivers Editor and selects the driver associated with the property.
Copy & Paste
Drivers can be copied and pasted via the context menu. When adding drivers with the same settings, this can save time modifying settings.
Copy As New Driver
A driver that sets the property value to the value of a different property can be quickly created by using the Copy As New Driver context menu option of the input property, and then pasting the result onto the output property via Paste Driver.
It is also possible to add the new driver variable to an existing driver using the Paste Driver Variables button in the editor panel.
This is a quick way to add drivers with a scripted expression.
First click the property you want to add a driver to, then type a hash
# and a scripted expression.
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In genetic association studies, linear mixed models (LMMs) are used to test for associations between phenotypes and candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These same models are also used to estimate heritability, which is central not only to evolutionary biology but also to the prediction of the response to selection in plant and animal breeding, as well as the prediction of disease risk in humans. However, when one or more of the underlying assumptions are violated, the estimation of variance components may be compromised and therefore so may the estimates of heritability and any other functions of these. Considering that datasets obtained from real life experiments are prone to several sources of contamination, which usually induce the violation of the assumption of the normality of the errors, a robust derivative-free restricted-maximum likelihood framework (DF-REML) together with a robust coefficient of determination are proposed for the LMM in the context of genetic studies of continuous traits.
The proposed approach, in addition to the robust estimation of variance components and robust computation of the coefficient of determination, allows in particular for the robust estimation of SNP-based heritability by reducing the bias and increasing the precision of its estimates. The performance of both classical and robust DF-REML approaches is compared via a Monte Carlo simulation study. Additionally, three examples of application of the methodologies to real datasets are given in order to validate the usefulness of the proposed robust approach. Although the main focus of this article is on plant breeding applications, the proposed methodology is applicable to both human and animal genetic studies.
- Robust methods
- RESTRICTED MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD
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On this day in 1974 the Garland Landmark Museum was dedicated. The museum's original location was behind City Hall at Museum Plaza. Currently, it is at Walnut and Sixth Streets in Heritage Crossing.
Help add a pop of color and style to the South Garland Branch Library Teen Room! Paint a bookend based on your book or fandom, and the Library will put them on display. Take & Make Kits will be available September 8 at the South Garland Branch Library.
Learn, play, and grow with Miss Dorothy & Abner the Owl! Read, sing, and explore colors, letters, numbers and more every Wednesday to help your preschooler Zoom into Kindergarten! Ages 3-5 and their caregivers.
This event will take place via Zoom. A link will be emailed to you prior to the date of this program.
Teens ages 13 to 17 can make a difference in their community by joining the Garland Library Teen Advisory Board. Teens will discuss how the library can serve their age group in terms of events, materials, and services. Participants will receive volunteer hours for attending.
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Leadership skills: 7 Key attributes for exceptional leaders
We take it for granted that leaders have good communication skills, can motivate people and get results. This article explores seven advanced competencies that set truly great leaders apart.
1 – Courage
A true leader is prepared to go out on a limb to get results. Be prepared to face difficult or risky situations with resolution, self-possession and confidence. Motivate others to follow in such situations. Go for it.
2 – Vision
Have a clear purpose and be able to paint a picture of your vision to others. Mediaeval leaders used symbols on their shields and banners representing their cause, which acted as a rallying point for their followers. What is on your banner?
3 – Inspiring Followership
Why should I follow you? What makes it worth my while? Identify what motivates your followers and capitalise on it. Take notice of their level of willingness to follow you, and adjust your behaviour, communication and example-setting to build their willingness.
4 – Serving
“I lead by serving, I serve by leading”. Serving in a leadership context is a two way street. The leader serves a higher purpose, whether it is a corporation, a deity or an ideal. The leader also serves their people. When you give to those around you as much as you expect them to give to you, you will be rewarded by respect and trust from motivated and inspired followers.
5 – Advocacy.
Present compelling arguments in favour of your cause, idea or policy. Actively demonstrate support for the issue. Be ready to speak fluently and passionately about your cause. Great leaders are inspirational when talking about or debating their cause.
6 – Decision-Making
Sometimes it’s tough; sometimes it feels like any decision you make is full of pitfalls, but as a leader you have to make decisions. So make your decisions with conviction, display confidence in your decisions, take ownership of them and follow them through to implementation.
7 – Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs show agility, speed of response and independence of thinking, driven by the awareness of threat from competition or market conditions. An entrepreneurial leader harnesses this sense of urgency to get results. Leaders with this attribute dream big dreams and achieve big goals.
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they may discovered from friends, group, or even the internet – ideas which might never be accurate. The following are six typical misconceptions I have read with regards to divorce proceedings, while the factual statements about each.
Myth 1: “If we can’t acknowledge every thing, we need to choose legal.”
Fact: while some cases of divorce result in a final hearing before a judge, most covers were solved beforehand actually situation that start becoming most controversial. Individuals has got to make behavior on problems with respect to children, support, and property. The folks for the most readily useful position to help make these conclusion are the parties themselves, although some need help acquiring around.
Usually, partners should work-out the issues they deal with, but need assistance doing so. The good thing is, many equipment exist to aid. Parties can go to mediation before or after an instance is filed in court. An experienced and competent mediator can facilitate correspondence between events, Swinger Sites dating websites free and help guide the activities to a resolution. Collaborative laws is an additional option for partners which agree totally that they want to stay out of court, but require support and direction to settle the difficulties among them. In collective law, each party hold split, specifically trained solicitors who work along, as opposed to against the other person, in an attempt to help the events deal with their unique distinctions.
Misconception 2: “We need inhabit different areas for a-year until we are able to get divorced, thus there’s no reason in planning breakup process before this.”
Reality: even although you continue to be surviving in the exact same household, and maybe also sleeping in the same bed, if you are considering splitting up (or the partner possess said he’s thinking about splitting up), you should seek advice to make sure your liberties were shielded. What you perform in the short term could have an important impact on your own situation in the long term.
Myth 3: “If I move out, I’ll shed liberties to the household.”
Reality: Should you re-locate of a contributed abode you don’t forfeit any legal rights you may need to the control of, or money in, that house.
As the going celebration won’t miss his/her rights on household, the decision to begin staying in different spots can be complex, with appropriate and useful effects you need to consult with your attorney.
Myth 4: “Everything is actually their term – it means he’s eligible for ensure that it it is all,” or “the bills are typical within my identity – it means I’m stuck together with them.”
Fact: In Virginia, if property are obtained while in the marriage, it is assumed getting marital house, and can even be looked at within the total division of land by a judge, regardless of how it’s titled. Furthermore, if a debt is obtain through the wedding, its assumed getting a marital financial obligation, and will be allocated within activities, no matter titling. Classification of home can be intricate, however it is an issue their attorney should consult with you to definitely make sure you are fully informed about your scenario.
Misconception 5: “As longer as my partner has actually a lawyer, I don’t want one.”
Reality: In Virginia, a lawyer can only just fairly signify one individual in a separation proceeding – never both. Each party in a divorce activity need a lawyer assuring their unique liberties were secure.
Myth 6: “If i believe the agreement we sign is not exercising, we are able to simply renegotiate the contract or terminate they.”
Truth: Any time you and your spouse signal an understanding working with any facet of their relationship or separation and divorce, you may not manage to change it out, even though you performedn’t posses a legal professional suggesting your if your wanting to signed it, and though it might be oppressive and unfair. Before you sign almost any contract, actually a friendly one, you ought to discuss the legal and useful results of the arrangement together with your lawyer.
Your choices you make inside breakup could have long lasting results for all the remainder of your life, therefore the physical lives of children. Seeing a legal professional which concentrates on family members laws can assist you to comprehend your options, and work out a alternatives for you and your folks.
How can I file for divorce in VA?
In Virginia, there is certainly technically no state of being lawfully “separated.” You’re either married or separated. But should you decide and your partner you live separately and you wish service and other comfort however you lack reasons to file for divorce proceedings, you may possibly qualify to file an action for “separate servicing.”
How much time is it necessary to become split up before splitting up in VA?
In most cases you need to reside independently for a-year to qualify for a separation and divorce in Virginia. Nonetheless if you have no slight young ones and have now executed a separation arrangement, you’ll be separated in 6 months. If you apply for splitting up considering adultery, you’ll be able to officially finalize the divorce proceedings without any season or six thirty days waiting duration, nonetheless this may be practically impossible as a result of method local process of law usually form her dockets. Courts normally don’t like to schedule breakup studies prior to the season separation duration is upwards, as if a celebration can’t show their own adultery claim, a divorce can’t be approved. By contrast, if trial is actually presented following the season split cycle possess manage, even though adultery can’t end up being proven, a divorce centered on residing individually for a year can nevertheless be approved.
Do you really need a legal divorce before divorce in Virginia?
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Ask most Christians to name the people in the Bible, and they will probably list the same dozen names. Jesus, Moses, Mary, David, Joseph, Abraham, Isaac, Israel and so on. It is understandable that these are the first names that most people would come up with because those are the most important characters in the grand story of the Bible. Unfortunately, most people can list only those dozen or so names. The majority of people would not be able to list all 12 sons of Israel or the other youths who were captives with Daniel. Few people could list all the prophets in the Old Testament. Fewer still could state why each prophet was important enough to merit being named.
There are over 3,200 people referenced by name in the Bible, and there are hundreds more who are identified only as “a servant,” “an Israelite,” “a gentile” or “a Samaritan.” These unnamed people are even more likely to be forgotten than those who are named. That humans forget these people, however, does not diminish the importance of lesser known and unknown characters. Here are four Biblical people everyone forgets are important but without whom the Good Book would have come to an early end. | <urn:uuid:0b55e49f-8d28-42b3-82a1-97de5d2b6e4c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/4-biblical-people-you-forgot-were-important.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.975349 | 253 | 2.71875 | 3 |
The figure hast he original polychrome setting. The setting of the holes where the arrows entranced were jumped off partially. The simple shaping and wording of the figure proves the sculpture as a popular, unprofessional, rural engraving. Trunk and base interlink by a simple plug connector.
Saint Sebastian (born c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. He was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian’s persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows. Despite this being the most common artistic depiction of Sebastian, he was, according to legend, rescued and healed. | <urn:uuid:e352f1b1-3136-4b19-b0fe-cd8135970fdd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://en.design20.eu/objects/saint-sebastian-linden-southern-german-old-polychrome-setting-around-1800/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.976604 | 138 | 2.796875 | 3 |
In the spirit of Booker T. Washington, one of America’s great activists for education, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance, this project uses detailed data analysis to uncover what really causes prosperity and its opposite: poverty. The Booker T. Washington Initiative proposes to redefine the debate on poverty, wellbeing, and opportunity, debunking the idea that taxation, government programs, and invasive policy solutions can truly help our nation’s poor to escape their burdens.
Richard A. Johnson, Ed.D., is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Booker T. Washington Initiative which examines the effects of public policy on African-American communities.
Previously, Johnson served as a chief of staff in both municipal and state governments. As chief of staff for a Houston City Council member, he played a significant role in drafting and navigating policies related to public safety, public works and housing and community development. During the 85th and 86th Texas Legislative Sessions. he served as a chief of staff and a senior policy analyst for a House member and worked on education, public safety, healthcare and workforce development legislation.
An educator for more than 20 years, Johnson has extensive experience in teaching and research. He worked as a research assistant at the University of Texas Mental Science Institute in the early 90s, studying the efficacy of counseling and pharmacological therapy on cocaine and heroin addicts. He began counseling inner-city adolescent males and founded an academy for troubled boys which provided education, discipline and residential substance abuse treatment. In 2007 he began teaching and research in the areas of psychology and academic performance.
A Texas native, he grew up in Houston’s Fifth Ward and graduated from Wiley College with a Bachelor’s in history and government. After obtaining his degree, he joined the U.S. Army where he not only obtained the rank of sergeant but also played for the All-Army Basketball Team. Following active duty, Johnson obtained a master’s degree in clinical psychology and then a doctoral degree in education administration from Texas Southern University.
Most importantly, Johnson served as the President of the Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation for nearly two decades, building more than 20 churches inside of prison walls. In addition, Johnson served as the co-founder and second president of 100 Black Men Metropolitan Houston, vice president of development for 100 Black Men San Antonio and co-chair of the education committee of the NAACP, Houston. | <urn:uuid:13b0eb9a-8dae-4752-8291-5cda4a45e393> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thebtwi.com/about/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.961256 | 487 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Folks with cancer that has unfold exterior the prostate and whose drug remedy (to dam the manufacturing of hormones that help cancer cells to grow) has stopped working have their remedy selections talked about by a specialist crew of healthcare professionals with utterly different forms of experience in prostate cancer. That’s to make it attainable for the entire totally different remedy options are talked about and all suitable cures are provided.
The up-to-14 day remedy regimen comprised five fractions of seven.25 Gy to the prostate, with simultaneous built-in relative sparing of the urethra. Immediately prior to each fraction, the group carried out a excessive-determination MRI and rigidly registered this to the simulation MRI by alignment on the clinical goal quantity (CTV). They generated two plans on every day of treatment: a baseline plan recalculated on pictures reflecting the anatomy-of-the-day; and a re-optimized plan prioritizing protection of the deliberate purpose quantity (PTV), which used the same quantity and route of beams as the baseline plan.
Many males handled with surgical procedure or radiation therapy are cured. However, some will develop a biochemical recurrence (BCR). The primary indicators of BCR are rising PSA ranges and no metastases in scans. For that reason BCR might be referred to as rising PSA syndrome.†The exact definition of BCR is determined by the preliminary therapy a affected particular person has obtained.
Plenty of bone-targeted therapies have been accepted.
The probe is guided to areas of cancer by using TRUS. Cancerous tissue appears on the ultrasound and permits the surgeon to look at remedy and limit injury to common prostate tissue. Prostate cancer is the most generally recognized cancer in men. Discovering it early can save lives however not all prostate cancer needs to be handled.
By amassing biopsies throughout and after remedy, researchers uncovered that the scarcity of a serious response to ipilimumab, an immunotherapy drug, was because of the activation of immune-inhibiting mechanisms in response to remedy. Based on this, researchers have initiated a scientific trial to search out out whether or not combining two immunotherapies focusing on distinct immune-inhibiting mechanisms can collectively elicit a complete response in prostate cancer sufferers.
Prostate Cancer Canada is the primary national basis dedicated to the elimination of the sickness through analysis, advocacy, training, help and consciousness. Immunotherapy. For some men with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer who don’t have any or just a few cancer symptoms and often haven’t had chemotherapy, vaccine remedy with sipuleucel-T (Provenge) could also be an selection. Sipuleucel-T is an immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is designed to spice up the physique’s natural defenses to battle the cancer. It makes use of supplies made either by the physique or in a laboratory to boost, aim, or restore immune system function. | <urn:uuid:55a03a87-f41f-418c-b94f-13f6a68b3cd3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.n3omat.com/typically-the-most-popular-prostate-cancer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.943412 | 609 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Sonia Sotomayor on Families & Children
Situation: Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer were married in Toronto, Canada in 2007. Their marriage was recognized by New York state, where they resided. Upon Spyer's death in 2009, Windsor was forced to pay $363,000 in federal taxes, because their marriage was not recognized by federal law.
OnTheIssues explanation: This ruling led to a series of state legalization of same-sex marriage, as well as federal equality of same-sex rights (but not federal equality of marriage).
Opinions:Majority: Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, & Kagan; dissent: Roberts, Alito, Thomas & Scalia, on mixed grounds of federalism & traditionalism.
In her dissent, Judge Sotomayor concluded that the Convention's drafters had in mind "a notably more expansive definition of custody rights" than the "parochial" definitions--from U.S. dictionaries--on which the majority relied. Moreover, she noted, "most foreign courts" had held, as she would have, that such a clause does indeed constitute a "right of custody."
A California law imposed $1000 civil fines on persons who sold or rented to minors "violent video games." The video game industry sued to prevent enforcement of the law.
|Other Justices on Families & Children:||Sonia Sotomayor on other issues:|
Samuel Alito(since 2006)
Amy Coney Barrett(since 2020)
Stephen Breyer(since 1994)
Neil Gorsuch(since 2017)
Ketanji Brown Jackson(nominated 2022)
Elena Kagan(since 2010)
Brett Kavanaugh(since 2018)
John Roberts(since 2005)
Sonia Sotomayor(since 2009)
Clarence Thomas(since 1991)
Merrick Garland(nominated 2016)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg(1993-2020)
John Paul Stevens(1975-2010)
Sandra Day O'Connor(1981-2006)
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National Grid Renewables – develops, owns, and operates renewable energy assets across the United States, including solar, onshore wind, and battery energy storage – closed $98 million in tax equity financing from Bank of America to support its 200 MW Prairie Wolf solar project.
The project is located in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market that began construction earlier in 2021 in Coles County, Illinois. Bank of America is the sole tax equity investor for the project.
“Financing partnerships play an important role in accelerating the growth of renewable energy projects and their associated economic benefits, as well as the decarbonization of the United States energy grid,” said Blake Nixon, President of National Grid Renewables.
“In just two years, National Grid Renewables has raised over $550 million in tax equity investments in support of the company’s buildout of renewable generation facilities, and we look forward to energizing additional projects to benefit local, state and national economies further,” he added.
Once the project is fully operational, it is estimated to offset carbon dioxide emissions by 285,000 metric tons annually.
“We are pleased to support the growth of solar energy and help expand more clean energy solutions for communities across the United States. The financing of the Prairie Wolf Solar Project will help bring much-needed renewable energy to the grid in this region and support a more sustainable community,” said Todd Karas, managing director, Renewable Energy Finance at Bank of America.
Bank of America has deployed more than $200 billion to low-carbon, sustainable business activities since 2007.
According to Mercom’s 9M and Q3 2021 Solar Funding and M&A Report earlier in July 2021, National Grid, announced that its Emerald Energy Venture, a joint venture, had secured a $150 million Portfolio Revolving facility, with an accordion feature that will allow an increase to $250 million beginning in mid-2022 to support the growth of its renewable energy portfolio in the United States. | <urn:uuid:ba14ffe2-95a0-46d1-b449-6fadb9ae51e0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mercomcapital.com/national-grid-renewables-98-million-tax-equity-financing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.952727 | 416 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Travelling solo means you are travelling alone which is an amazing experience and for you to have taken such a decision, you want to have some time alone, and there will be times when you want to discover yourself, and you feel travelling alone gives you ample time to do that without any distraction.
It’s important to remember that travelling is about experiencing new things and opening yourself up to new opportunities. If you’re travelling alone, you will have plenty of time to think about what it means to be away from home and how far you are willing to go to challenge yourself.
Below are travelling solo to find yourself quotes that you can go through while going on that journey. The quotes will surely help you see that you can discover more about yourself.
Travelling Solo to Find Yourself Quotes
Travelling solo to find yourself in a long, challenging and rewarding process. You may find that your path has many twists and turns, but at the end of the day, you will be happy with the direction you took and satisfied with yourself. Discover your inner strength, be brave and go after your dreams alone.
1. Traveling solo to find yourself is not a sprint. It’s a marathon.
2. Traveling alone can be a scary thing, but it will force you to understand yourself better and grow as a person.
3. Traveling is the quickest, surest way to become a new person.
4. Traveling solo means only you can make mistakes. If a place doesn’t work out, you don’t have to feel bad about leaving because no one else was meant to be there with you.
5. Travel changes you. You find different ways to see things and new perspectives on life and yourself. Travelling alone gives me a chance, to be honest with myself and question my beliefs, learn new ones, and figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.
6. When you travel alone, the world becomes your oyster. When you travel with someone else, there are four people to split the pearl.
7. There are no shortcuts to discovery. You have to go where your heart takes you. And sometimes, that means being alone.
8. Travelling alone allows you to reflect on your life, slow down, and be in the moment. It’s also a great way to meet new people and make connections.
9. Let go of what you can’t control and embrace the adventure that’s waiting for you.
10. You never know where the road will take you. Travelling solo to find yourself is a better journey.
11. Travelling alone is a great way to find yourself. When you travel alone, it is easy to meet people and make friends. It takes courage to be open and befriend people that are different from you.
12. Traveling solo is a journey of discovery, but it’s also an opportunity to find yourself.
13. Traveling alone can be a great way to find yourself. You just need to do things your way, on your terms and at your pace.
14. Traveling solo can be scary but also really cool. Sometimes you’ll have to get on the road, off the beaten path and into the unknown, but it’s always better when you find yourself.
15. You don’t have to be alone. You can travel the world and find yourself while you’re at it.
16. Life is the road, and you are the traveller. Go explore!
17. Travelling alone helps you discover yourself and your passions outside of the bounds of a relationship.
18. You’re on your own, so make the most of it. Explore. Walk tall, but don’t carry a purse.
19. Traveling alone can sometimes be scary, but there are tons of benefits provided by travelling alone.
20. The journey is all. Travelling alone to find myself is the best adventure I’ve ever had.
21. Traveling solo is like a journey into yourself; when you return, it is as if you never left.
22. Travelling alone forces you to meet yourself and live up to your potential.
23. Traveling is the only thing that can change you. It’s the only thing that can make you grow into a better person.
24. When you travel, you meet people and see things that you wouldn’t have seen if you were alone. You become more curious about life and what makes it worthwhile.
25. Travel changes you. You find different ways to see things and new perspectives on life and yourself.
26. Don’t just travel. Explore. Feel. Discover the world and then share it with others.
27. Get out of your comfort zone and explore the world. You’re only limited by your imagination.
28. You can’t wait to start your next chapter, so you’ll do it on your own.
29. Traveling solo to find yourself is like travelling on a road that leads to the spaces of your mind.
30. Traveling solo across the world to find yourself is a challenge and an adventure. You will have to leave your comfort zone and embrace the unfamiliar. The best part of travelling solo is that it forces you to get out of your comfort zone a bit more often, which just might make you a better person.
31. Traveling solo is just a stage in the process of finding yourself.
32. Traveling solo is not about being alone. It’s about focusing on yourself, growing, and finding purpose in life.
33. The great life lesson is to travel alone and find out who you are.
34. Traveling is the only thing you do alone, so why not enjoy it?
35. Traveling alone is the only way to travel. Find your path, and get out of your comfort zone.
36. To go alone, in search of yourself, is the best way to learn who you are.
37. Sometimes, it’s the journey that’s worth taking. Sometimes you have to go on your adventure to find yourself.
38. Traveling is a form of self-discovery. There are no rules. There is no one right answer. All you can do is explore, listen intently, and observe. Keep an open mind and stay curious.
39. Travel to places where you can learn about who you are.
40. Travel is the only thing more important than self-improvement.
41. Traveling solo to find yourself is the best way to experience what it truly means to be free.
42. Traveling solo to find yourself on a journey of self-discovery. I’m on my path, and I’m okay with that.
43. Traveling solo to find yourself weird and scary but also freeing.
44. Traveling solo is a way to find yourself, rediscover your passions and talents, and challenge your comfort zone. It’s the ideal time to grow and learn new things.
45. Traveling solo is a powerful way to find yourself, and it’s never been easier. The journey starts with a single step.
46. Traveling solo is the best way to find yourself while still being able to feel human.
47. Traveling is one of the freest ways to discover who you are. It’s no coincidence that the greatest discoveries in life occur when we leave our comfort zones.
48. If you’re travelling solo, don’t be afraid to let yourself become a little lost. You’re figuring yourself out, and that’s something that needs to happen anyway.
49. When you travel solo, you don’t lose yourself. You rediscover yourself. And that’s a beautiful thing.
50. Traveling is the only way to see how small you are.
51. Travel alone and get lost. Travel with others, and you’ll always find your way.
52. The road to self-discovery is a long one. And there’s no map on it.
53. Travelling alone gives me a chance, to be honest with myself and question my beliefs, learn new ones, and figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.
54. Traveling solo is a great way to get through the tough times.
55. Traveling solo to find yourself is not about you. It’s about being in the moment and enjoying the journey.
56. You can be the person you want to be, but you have to take a chance and make it happen.
57. Traveling alone is the best way to find yourself.
58. Traveling solo is not about finding yourself but discovering what you’re made of.
59. Traveling alone is going on a journey to find yourself.
60. Traveling alone is like meeting yourself. It’s the first step in finding yourself.
61. It’s not about being in the right place at the right time. It’s about having the willingness to leave that place behind and travel alone in search of yourself.
62. Traveling solo is a chance to give your life some clarity. It’s the most potentially rewarding experience a person can have because you don’t have to worry about anyone else. You can be the person you want to be, but you have to take a chance and make it happen.
Never be afraid to travel alone. Go somewhere by yourself. Explore. See the world. Learn something new about the person standing next to you on the plane. Keep a conversation going with the person sitting next to you, even though they might be a little weirded out in the beginning.
Ask questions and listen intently to their answers. Listen as much as you talk, and you’ll be rewarded with some of the best stories in existence. It won’t matter if it’s through following your dreams, making new friends, or simply learning what makes each other tick.
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A lot of guff is spoken about how modern workspaces promote ‘new’ ways of working, but how much is really new and how much marketing myth? Does the modern workspace reflect fundamental changes in working behaviour? How might we plan for how we will need to work in the future, providing spaces for businesses to grow into as they develop?
Communication has long been an important part of the office but how important is it to be available every second of the day? Human beings can only cope with a certain amount of information before they reach saturation point. It isn’t unusual for workers to have thousands of unread emails. The recent French legal ‘right to disconnect’ is an attempt to tackle the scourge of compulsive email checking – because it’s not uncommon for employees to be uneasy about when they are allowed to switch off, while overuse of digital devices has been blamed for everything from burnout to sleeplessness and relationship problems. However, while a balance is necessary, workspace providers need to supply the best possible technology infrastructure to support business activities.
The apparently modern need for a variety of workspaces to facilitate different kinds of working activity has been given its own term – 'open office systems'. These include “team workspaces, shared workspaces, alternative work areas, spaces for large meetings/training, huddle rooms, activity spaces and focused workspaces…[with] the use of benching applications,” according to US-based office planner bauhaus. The ability to network is an important requirement in the modern office.
The main focus, as we face a future in which the pace of technological change means that we cannot be sure what work will look like, has to be to design spaces that allow for variety and flexibility wherever possible. An eclectic and flexible planning policy has a crucial role to play here, by encouraging diversity and enabling seemingly disparate businesses to exist cheek-by-jowl. Only in this way will we encourage the serendipitous encounters that provide a creative spark, avoiding business ghettos that can sterilise an area and stifle creativity.
The decline of the canteen and the increase in technology mean that around two-thirds of office workers eat lunch at their desks. Eating at a desk can be very bad for you – studies cite it as a contributing factor to obesity as a result of distracted overeating, poor food choices, and inactivity – which is bad for productivity... Canteens are also important as the sharing and communal consumption of food is increasingly seen as a tool of social cohesion in the workspace.
A good supply of buildings coming onto the market at the right price is essential. What is required are buildings that have some existing character or quality that can be harnessed to catalyse creative use of space and to lend the businesses that occupy it some identity. The days of the long-term multifloor let are severely diminished. What is needed in their place is building stock with flexible space to enable rapid growth and contraction to suit changing needs.
Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, modern workspaces need to be affordable. The recent furore over business rates has highlighted just what a delicate balance exists, and of course any cost to providers inevitably gets passed onto the user. At an average of £400 per month for a dedicated desk in a shared workspace office space is not exactly cheap, and it wouldn’t take much to price many out of the market altogether. Co-working began with ideals of inclusiveness, support and collaboration. It needs to continue in this vein rather than becoming a profiteer.
So how might we expect to work spatially in the future? I think the jury is out: workplace design is moving at such a pace that it’s impossible to predict.
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Your CODE FLOW Course Includes
Focus on how to think about things
Code Flow covers how Pattern Matching, Immutability and Functional Programming change the foundations of programming:
- Branching logic
- Error handling
As an experienced programmer, you may think "I already understand control flow." In Elixir, how we do these basic things change more than you expect.
Learning how program flow changes is huge!
How else can you learn this?
The hands-on practice in this course is closer to a multi-day training workshop where you'd easily spend over $1,000.
The workshop would likely speed by these concepts in a hurry to get to Phoenix, the web, and databases.
Buy a book
Books are great but they aren't easy to code from. You end up re-typing blocks of code just to try things out.
Books also try to teach a larger topic and don't focus as much on mastering these important fundamentals.
$40 - $50
The Code Flow course:
- teaches what the new techniques are
- teaches how each technique works
- teaches when to use them
- teaches why you might choose one approach over another
- gives you hands-on experience using them yourself
You come out with greater confidence and will be contributing meaningful code to your team and project much more quickly. You may even find some new favorite ways to do things!
After completing the course you can download most of the course content as a PDF. The PDF is a ready, portable reference you can easily search and refer back to as needed.
|Module 1||Controlling the Flow of your Code|
|Lesson 1||Code Flow Introduction - Preview|
|Lesson 2||Pipe Operator - Preview|
|Lesson 3||Practice Project Download|
|Lesson 4||Case Statement|
|Lesson 5||Keyword List|
|Lesson 6||The Railway Pattern|
|Lesson 7||The "with" Statement|
|Lesson 8||Looping with Recursion|
|Lesson 9||Tail Recursion|
|Lesson 10||Enum Looping Shortcuts|
|Lesson 11||Enum Part 2|
|Lesson 12||"for" comprehensions|
|Lesson 13||Enum vs Stream|
|Lesson 14||Handling Errors|
|Lesson 15||If and Cond statements|
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Hi-tech welding manufacturer K-TIG (ASX: KTG) has confirmed it will build a research and development facility in South Australia to further evolve the application of its robotic welding capabilities for shipbuilding and other applications.
The facility will be built within BAE Systems Australia’s “Factory of the Future” at the Tonsley Innovation District which has been established as a catalyst for the growth of advanced manufacturing and adoption of the global Industry 4.0 agenda.
The factory is being developed by BAE in conjunction with Flinders University to connect businesses and sectors deemed to be of growing importance to the national economy, including the $90 billion defence shipbuilding industry.
It will enable small-to-medium enterprises and research institutions to bring new and emerging technologies under the one roof, fostering opportunities for Australian businesses to join the global supply chain.
K-TIG managing director Adrian Smith said the research and development facility would seek to demonstrate the company’s technology across various industrial applications.
“We are the smart welders of the future … our advanced technology makes welding stronger, faster and more cost-effective, allowing a traditional multi-hour weld to be done in less than four minutes to a higher quality and standard,” he said.
“We can capture and push data out across every single weld creating a digital footprint across a ship, resulting in high level repeatability and consistency which means ships are built faster and cheaper.”
BAE continuous naval shipbuilding director Sharon Wilson said the project had considerable potential.
“K-TIG has the potential to deliver game-changing technologies to the broader industrial sector, making industry more competitive and this could see flow-on benefits for exports,” she said.
“We are delighted to support local companies with advanced capabilities [and] contrary to what most people think, manufacturing in South Australia is alive and well and thriving.”
K-TIG confirmed there would be no revenue connected to the initial building of the research and development facility.
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Brown Flaxseed adds a light, nutty flavor and pleasant crunch to foods, while packing a nutritional punch. The seeds are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. They are easily ground into flax meal and can be substituted for some of the flour in baking recipes or stirred into sauces or stews.
Use as-is or toast prior to use. Flaxseeds may be ground into flax meal and added to recipes.
Storage & handling
Store in a dry, cool place.
Brown flax seeds.
Flax (Linum usitatissimum) refers to the versatile annual plant that produces both the fibers used to make flaxseeds, also known as linseed. Flax was first cultivated in the Fertile Crescent as a fiber crop between 4,000 and 2,000 B.C., but from the very beginning people realized the culinary potential of flaxseeds. Today, certain varieties of flax are grown as oilseed crops, while others are grown to produce non-food grade flaxseed (or linseed) oil that is used in wood finishes, paints, coatings and industrial supplies.
Brown Flaxseed adds taste, texture and nutrition to recipes ranging from baked goods like bread and granola to breakfast cereal, oatmeal and salads. Whole Brown Flaxseed has a light, nutty flavor and delightful crunch. It is easily ground into flax meal using a spice grinder, and can be substituted for some of the flour in baking recipes or stirred into sauces or stews to add a bit of flavor and a dash of extra nutrients. Flaxseed periodically appears on lists of the healthiest foods, and with good reason. The seeds are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants.
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IjsfonteinReal-time Emotions in VR with bio-feedback
More and more therapists are using technology as an additional tool in their day-to-day practice. However, it remains challenging to provide personalised treatment or to analyse how effective a therapy session was.
During the last years, cognitive behavioural therapy started experimenting with new technologies, including sensors or even Virtual Reality. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a type of psychotherapy where negative thinking patterns are challenged to modify behaviour patterns or mood disorders such as depression.
IJsfontein - a company that designs and develops playful (digital) learning, “serious games” and interactive experiences - developed a Virtual Reality (VR) experience for eGGZ / ARQ, a centre that wants to promote large-scale integration of e-mental health in The Netherlands and treat the consequences of shocking events and psycho-trauma.
The set-up simulates the experience of being a waiter in a café. The patients take the role of serving other people and communicating with them. The therapists “accompany” the users by watching the events on an external screen, and directing the narrative that the patient is experiencing.
People suffering from shock and trauma may perceive some social situations in very negative ways. The main purpose of this experience is to simulate real-life conversations and challenge the patient’s way of thinking. By ‘accompanying’ the patient through the VR process, the therapist can adjust the treatment by addressing challenges and issues particular to this specific patient.
More than meets the eye
In order to participate in a VR simulation, patients must wear a headset which covers a great part of their face, including the eyes. The therapist is, therefore, unable to ‘read’ the patient’s expressions. Also, what you say is not always how you feel.
So, the project stakeholders were interested in exploring personalization even further. They wanted to investigate how biofeedback could be used in the therapy as a means of adapting narratives and conversations depending on the patient’s emotions. In other words, more than just registering what the patients said or how they acted, therapists wanted to know what kind of emotional responses the patients had to certain situations.
Wearing your heart in your sleeve
Two types of data were chosen to provide insight into the state of mind of the patient: heart rate and galvanic skin response.
Because a VR environment requests mobility, wireless and light-weight technology was preferred. Gloves (EasyPulse & GSR) turned out to be our wearable of choice to attach the bio-feedback sensors that we would use for the prototype.
We programmed the sensors (both attached to finger tips) to collect the desired data and created an algorithm to visualise it in two ways:
- on the therapist screen, so that it’s easier for the therapist to follow the patient’s emotions;
- and in the VR experience of the user, in the shape of an experimental creature which empathizes with the patients.
Initially, we thought that giving a visualisation of the feedback to the user would be a good idea. It would inform the patients of their emotional condition and help them be more aware of their reactions.
However, soon it became clear this had too many variables that rose questions. An important one was the possibility that the feedback visualisation could create a loop of emotions of the user. In order to not compromise the results, we took a step back and decided to provide the visualisation of the data exclusively to the therapist.
We see great opportunities in exploring how the interpretation of bio-feedback could tweak narratives
Just the beginning...
The project was an early exploration of how to integrate technology in this medical field. Personalisation is key in these types of therapies and bio-feedback could indeed be beneficial in achieving that.
Although we have used proxy users for our tests, we see great potential in studying the influence of extending VR with insights into the patient’s emotional state on the therapy progress. Furthermore, we see great opportunities in exploring how the interpretation of bio-feedback could tweak narratives in storytelling according to the reactions of the recipient.
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Ireland boasts a rich sporting history. Irish people are passionate about all kinds of sports, from amateur to professional levels. Gaelic football (hurling), soccer, horse racing, and hurling are the most popular in Ireland. These activities, as well as golf, are very social and bring people together. An Ireland Sports Tour can be a great way for you to visit the country and to meet new people, as well as to participate in sporting events. Ireland is a country that supports many European sports, including rugby and football. However, its own sports are also popular and are growing in popularity thanks to large Irish expatriate communities around the globe.
Gaelic football is Ireland’s most popular sport. It shares more similarities with Australian-rules football and rugby than it does with association football. The aim of the game is to score more points than any other team. It is usually played in teams of 15 gabungsbo login and lasts for around 30 minutes. You can score points by either hitting the ball into the net or kicking it over the crossbar. Gaelic football matches attract a passionate crowd, especially at the senior levels. A sporting tour to Ireland is incomplete without experiencing one.
Hurling – Another ancient Gaelic Sport
Hurling is the second most popular sport here. It is an ancient Gaelic sport that shares many similarities with Gaelic football. The only difference between the two is the way they play. They are played on the same pitch with the same goals, number and scoring system. To score points for their team, players use a flattened wooden stick with an angled end known as a “hurley” to strike the sliotar (a small leather ball similar to a baseball). The sliotar can be thrown at high speeds and over great distances by skilled players. Although injuries are common, hurling is still a popular and exciting sport. It’s a must-see on any Irish sporting tour.
Golf in Ireland
Ireland offers a lot to those who enjoy more peaceful pastimes and sports. Although Ireland is more commonly associated with Scotland, Ireland boasts a rich history of golfing and many courses have been around for hundreds of years. A Ireland Sports Tour offers a more relaxed pace of golf, which allows for more time to socialize and meet local players.
Although it is often overlooked, soccer, association football and just plain football fans in Ireland are able to find plenty of entertainment, especially in cities. While the English and Scottish Leagues are the most popular, there are many Irish competitive teams. It is worth going to a match if it is in season. The Irish are just as passionate about football as they are about any other pastime.
There are many other events and sports in Ireland, such as horse racing. Although you cannot challenge a team with horse racing, it is something that can be enjoyed as an observer. It doesn’t matter what sport you play, it is a good bet that the Ireland Sports Tour will suit your needs. You will have fun and enjoy it. Ireland is a popular place for sports lovers of all kinds. The people are friendly and open to arranging friendly matches for those who visit the country on sporting tours. This is a great way to get to know the Irish people and have fun with them.
Travel tips for team play or spectators
You should choose a reliable company to manage your Ireland sports vacations and tour arrangements if you are a fan, coach, player, or team leader. It doesn’t matter if you are a spectator in Ireland or arranging for your team to visit Ireland to challenge the Irish, it is crucial to work with the best because of the logistics involved in sporting events. | <urn:uuid:90bf1778-96a6-493d-b10e-d4ca827f4eed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thefinishingtouchties.com/ancient-gaelic-games-are-sbobet-among-the-5-most-popular-sports-in-ireland/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.974009 | 769 | 2.125 | 2 |
Our Mental Health Crisis: The Stigma and the Struggle to Get Help
Our country faces not one mental health crisis, but several. The first is the stigma around mental illnesses. The second is the difficulty of finding help. NBCLX contributor Alex Wohleber talks to people on the front lines of the crisis. Visit lx.com/mentalhealth for more stories and resources. | <urn:uuid:c3898848-c0f4-4cd5-bda5-b454aeeb86f7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.lx.com/health/mental-health/our-mental-health-crisis-the-stigma-and-the-struggle-to-get-help/33509/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.890662 | 79 | 1.804688 | 2 |
VAPOR-JET VACUUM PUMPS (SELECTED CHAPTERS)
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Pagination or Media Count:
The book contains generalized and systematized data on the development, investigations of operation of steam-jet vacuum pumps. Given are contemporary concepts on the operating mechanism of pumps and the latest achievements in the field of pump design. Special attention was given to the description of various physical phenomena taking place in pumps, characteristics of their operation, calculation and design of pumps.
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Electric self-driving vehicles in the future decarbonised transport system
The purpose of the project is to create an increased understanding of how electric, shared and self-driving vehicles can affect and supplement public transport, but also how the transport system is broadly affected from a sustainability perspective. The upcoming new vehicle concepts will be automated, shared and probably also electrified. Applied correctly, these vehicle concepts will contribute to a sustainable transport system.
The Gothenburg Urban Transport Administration, Västtrafik, K2/Malmö University and Trivector put together a strong interdisciplinary consortium for the study to explore the potential of electric, shared and self-driving vehicles in the Gothenburg region, but results from the project can be used in a larger context. The project developed possible future scenarios which were then modeled in the City of Gothenburg's multimodal VISUM platform, which was supplemented with a MaaS module (Mobility as a Service) from the company PTV and formed the starting point for the work.
From the scenarios, results were obtained in the form of how traffic is affected and parameters such as travel times, congestion and CO2 emissions could be calculated. Through scenario runs and interdisciplinary analyzes, better knowledge is obtained for the public actors about how modern vehicle concepts affect/complement but also how they can be used in the public transport and general transport system to promote sustainable development. The project was run in parallel with a project financed by Västra Götaland Region where the same partners were included. The parallel project focused on the user perspective and customer experience of electric, shared and self-driving vehicles. The projects were independent, but synergy effects were achieved by running them in parallel.
Based on simulations of the effects of the transfer of car traffic and public transport to shared, self-driving services, the following conclusions can be drawn:
- The transition to Car sharing provides 25–30 percent higher traffic work than the transition to Ride sharing, regardless of which type of traffic the transition was made from.
- When transferring from car traffic to Ride sharing, the traffic work decreases by up to 5–6 percent, but when transferring from car to Car sharing, the traffic work increases by up to 15 percent.
- Transfer from today's public transport together with transfer from car traffic to both Ride sharing and Car sharing provides increased traffic work.
- The transfer from today's car traffic to Ride sharing and Car sharing leads to a reduction in the number of vehicles by up to four-fifths, which has a major impact on the need for parking spaces and reduced the need to purchase new vehicles.
Based on the user dialogues held on transfer and attractiveness of services, the following conclusions can be drawn:
- Those who mainly use a car will be difficult to move to shared self-driving vehicles and in that case it will be to Car sharing. Ride sharing is farther away for those who mainly drive today.
- Many people who mainly travel by public transport today see Ride sharing as an attractive service, which means that part of public transport travel will probably be transferred to Ride sharing. This points to a future with a mixture of Ride sharing and Car sharing where Ride sharing mainly takes travelers from public transport and Car sharing mainly take travelers by car, but where private motoring also remains.
The final report indicates that the design of services for shared self-driving vehicles will have a major impact on the city in general and the traffic situation in particular. It is therefore important that public actors become aware of the opportunities that exist to influence these services in order to minimize a future negative impact on the city, for example in the form of a large increase in traffic. Planning, legislation and regulations therefore need to relate to a number of factors regarding services for shared self-driving vehicles. In the final report, you will find recommendations based on the results of the study.
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Today, Drew and Jack are discussing Hawkeye 22, originally released July 15th, 2015.
Drew: Endings are hard. Whether they break our hearts or leave us wanting more, even the most satisfying ending must face the bittersweet truth of being the end. “The End” takes on a peculiar meaning in the world of month-to-month comics (especially where the next volume may already be a fewissues in), but whatever we’re saying goodbye to — whether its a paradigm or a creative team — can still have an almost hallowed air of significance. This makes talking about comic book endings in a issue-by-issue format particularly difficult, as its tempting to use the final issue as a platform for talking about the series as a whole. I absolutely want to talk about Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye run as a whole, but I want to first give issue 22 its due respect as perhaps the perfect distillation of what made his run so remarkable. Continue reading →
Today, Drew and Spencer are discussing Hawkeye 21, originally released February 4th, 2015.
I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it…
Justice Potter Stewart
Drew: I’ve never been a fan of classifications in art. I could go on at length about how sub-subgenres eventually become too specific to have any utility, while broader classifications face the opposite problem of being to general, but my real issue is that our definitions fall apart under scrutiny. We tend to accept the kind of “I know it when I see it” definition of basically every category we have, from gender to genre, but most working definitions have to allow for so many exceptions that they lose all meaning. Take “superhero” for example. We all have a lose idea of who a superhero is, what they do, how they act, but to try and pin down the definition reveals that none of those things are fixed. Are they heroic (courageous, noble, selfless)? Many are, sure, but there are plenty of antiheroes muddying up any moral definition. What about superpowers? Again, lots do, but with so many non-powered superheroes, it’s hardly a criteria. The closest I can come up with is based on our relationship to superheroes — namely, that we expect their actions to lead to their success. In that way, I’d like to posit Clint Barton — particularly as depicted in Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye — as an antisuperhero. Continue reading →
Today, Spencer and Jack are discussing Hawkeye 19, originally released July 30th, 2014.
Spencer: My best friend is an artist, and he constantly complains that I read my comics too fast, that I don’t pay enough attention to the art. I’ll admit it, he has a point; I’m so eager to read the story that I often devour my comics, and miss things in the art I don’t catch until my second or third time through a book. There was no way I could do that with Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye 19, though. This issue demands that you slow down and pay attention to every detail. It’s a challenging read in many ways, but it’s a challenge that’s absolutely worth attempting. Continue reading →
Today, Spencer and Patrick are discussing Hawkeye 17, originally released March 12th, 2014.
Spencer: Hawkeye is consistently one of the most daring comic books on the shelf. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s always making the biggest, most shocking moves, but it does mean that anything’s fair game when it comes to this book. An issue told from the point of view of the dog? Sure! Killing off a beloved supporting character then spending months and months revisiting the event from everyconceivableangle? Why not?! Separating the main characters then dividing up the narrative between them? Seems do-able! Matt Fraction doesn’t shy away from taking risks with Hawkeye, no matter how strange or mundane, and Hawkeye 17 is one of the strangest of all. Fortunately, it’s charming as all get out. Maybe that’s the true legacy of Hawkeye: the risks always pay off. Continue reading →
Today, Shelby and Patrick are discussing Hawkeye 13, originally released October 16th, 2013.
Shelby: FINALLY! Six months ago, something terrible happened to our favorite hot mess Clint Barton.I won’t spoil it here before the jump, but if you’ve been reading this title you know what I’m talking about. Matt Fraction has taken us on a whirlwind tour of everyone’s involvement and reactions, and I mean everyone: the man responsible, Kate, Lucky the Dog, even Clint’s brother. The one voice who’s been silent is the one I’ve been most eager to hear. That is, of course, Clint, and finally today Fraction, David Aja, and Matt Hollingsworth tell us Clint’s side of the story. It’s exactly as heartbreaking and lonely as you would expect. Continue reading →
Today, Drew and Spencer are discussing Hawkeye 12, originally released July 10th, 2013.
Drew: What is it that excites you most about a narrative? Or, what element of a story is so important to you that you might overlook other issues? Obviously, there’s a baseline for quality, but in a pinch, some of us might excuse weak plotting if the character work is good, or flat characters if the story is exciting enough. For me, that magic element is form. I’m willing to excuse wrote plotting or stiff characters as long as the story is told to me in a new way. Hawkeye has never suffered from either of those problems, but its recent discursive plotting and focus on seemingly every character except Clint has the potential to bore plot- and character-philes. Its form, on the other hand, has been absolute crackerjacks. Issue 8 kicked of a series of issues — each from a different perspective — that have revisited scenes time and again, each offering a different perspective on the events. It’s part Roshomon, part A/B plotting, creating a hybrid form that keeps each episode emotionally satisfying, all while weaving an incredibly dense chain of events. Hawkeye 12 adds Barney Barton to the mix, mining a great deal of pathos from the brothers’ childhood. Continue reading →
Today, Ethan and Shelby are discussing Hawkeye 11, originally released June 26th, 2013.
Ethan: Heroes often have a fundamentally different way of perceiving the world than the rest of us – a unique challenge for the artists who have to bring them to life in comics. We’ve seen Iron Man’s in-suit view, cluttered with dozens of HUD displays showing vectors, power levels, and incoming angry phone calls. Spider-Man suffers an attack of Wavy-Line-Halo when he’s in danger. Daredevil’s world of radar-sense is one of the most foreign: wireframe surfaces instead of color, ripples of information spreading from source to receiver. In Hawkeye #11, artists Matt Hollingsworth and David Aja gives us our first close look at one of this title’s new heroes, along with his fascinatingly alien way of experiencing his surroundings. Lucky, the Pizza Dog, is pretty out of this world. Continue reading →
Today, Shelby and Ethan are discussing Hawkeye 10, originally released May 1st, 2013.
Shelby: There are two sides to every story, even stories wherein our favorite, loveable auxiliary character is shot in the head by a new bad guy for seemingly no reason. Even though we’re all still a little sad about the loss of Grills last issue (Matt Fraction included, as indicated on the title page of this month’s issue), we have to remember it was a man who pulled the trigger, a man with his own story to tell. Continue reading →
Today, Jack and Shelby are discussing Hawkeye 9, originally released April 10, 2013.
Jack:Oh, poor, dear boy, Clint, what will we do with you? Getting mixed up with shady ladies, pissing off cops and criminals alike, dirtying the name of the Avengers by living in the morally gray, breaking hearts, and, always, always getting hit in the face. Continue reading →
Today, Jack and Drew are discussing Hawkeye 8, originally released February 27th, 2013.
Jack: Once, in high school, I attempted to make an 800-mile cross-country road trip in secret over spring break, not because I really wanted to, exactly, but because a girl I really liked had demanded it, and at seventeen, that was enough to get me to agree to what I knew was perfectly stupid. (I was saved, incidentally, by the sage intervention of my less-stupid, less-seventeen brother, who later went on to found Retcon Punch.) I like to think we all grow out of that by the time we start making regular car payments, but this month’s Hawkeye raises some unsettling questions. Continue reading → | <urn:uuid:d8403a5e-c4f0-4989-8053-3bf241ee8b8f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://retcon-punch.com/tag/tracksuit-mafia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.959844 | 1,985 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Protect Mustangs is an organization who protects and preserves native and wild horses.
Wild horse expert sounds alarm
As the new Director of Ecology and Conservation at Protect Mustangs and a concerned Carson Valley resident, I attended the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Carson City District Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) / Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)” meeting at the Spark’s Nugget hotel casino on Tuesday, January 13, from 5 to 7 pm.
I spoke with several BLM officials including John Axtell, the Wild Horse and Burro Specialist for this district, and Leon Thomas, Field Manager for the Sierra Front Field Office. I voiced my concerns that stakeholders who previously gave much input for increased numbers and resources in regard to wild horses were being ignored in the Draft Resource Management Plan.
I heard the overview explanation of the document by Colleen Sievers, RMP Project Lead, and instructions for reviewing it. I had given earlier input during the 2012 Scoping meetings in Carson City, along with many other pro-wild horse stakeholders.
It’s important to note there are two new wilderness designations that have just been passed by Congress for this area: Pine Forest and Wovoka Wilderness Areas.
Wild horses need you more than ever to stand up for them and here’s why:
There are five alternatives presented in the RMP document, one of which is No Action, or status quo, that will include improvements for Sage Grouse survival, but little else. Another is for maximizing resource exploitation that would be disaster for many natural values upon which the long term survival of life depends. Another (Alternative C) is for maximizing conservation of nature, and another is for bringing a so-called balance of these (Alternative E). This is the preferred alternative although it does not allocate enough land, water and forage for native wild horses who are needed to reduce wildfires, restore balance to the ecosystem, and reverse desertification on public land.
The Conservation Alternative would greatly reduce livestock grazing and expand wilderness designations but pro-wild horse stakeholders and native wild horses themselves appear to have been ignored. Wild horses should be regarded as native restorers of these natural ecosystems, but in the BLM’s Draft RMP there are serious errors which imply that they are non-native invasive pests with no value to the ecosystem. This, of course, is false.
In my preliminary view, and pending a more thorough analysis of this document, it’s outrageous to see that federal officials appear to have completely neglected the wishes of stakeholders favoring wild horses. They unfairly sided with wild horse enemies to zero out herd management areas (HMAs). The BLM’s preferred alternative are plans to zero out six wild horse “herd management areas,” (HMA’s) rendering them “herd areas.” This is a twisting of language by which the original designation of a “herd area” as an area for wild populations of wild horses/burros in perpetuity, now according to BLM means an area where the wild horses/burros have been eliminated, or “zeroed out.”
John Axtell told me that there was not enough forage or water in these areas and that their numbers were too low. However, he conveniently failed to mention how cattle and sheep have been given the great majority of forage allocations in these same areas, or how the BLM has intentionally failed to exercise the wild horses and burros’ Implied Federal Water Rights that come with any major federal act of Congress in order to secure their basic survival requirements.
The areas that the BLM appears to be planning to zero out in the preferred alternative includes some HMA’s north of Reno such as Granite Peak and Flannigan that have been assigned truly ridiculous, low appropriate management levels (AML)—plus or minus 20 or so horses.
The minimum number for a genetically viable herd is 2,500 wild horses, according to the IUCN Species Survival Commission Equid Specialist Group and these levels are even a far cry from the suspect 150 individuals that BLM documents often cite as being genetically viable for a population.
BLM also wants to eliminate the historic Wassuk wild horse herd in the Wassuk HMA just north of Mt. Grant–where Axtell told me about 125 wild horses still survive.
Axtell claimed there was not enough forage for the horses here. I can’t believe this. I have repeatedly visited this wonderful spirited herd of Spanish-type mustangs and over many decades.
Nevadan biologist and teacher Steven Pelligrini studied the Wassuk herd for his Master’s Degree in biology at the University of Nevada-Reno. His thesis was presented to the public and to the Congress in support of the passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, when he went to testify together with Wild Horse Annie and his professor Dr. John Pontrelli of UNR.
The Carson City BLM’s RMP is targeting our wild horses for removal yet it is mandated to protect them. There exists large-scale public support for them both among the local public, nationally and internationally.
We must stand up and fight for the Wassuk wild horses and for the other venerable wild horse herds that are being dishonestly used as scapegoats for abuses attributable to uncaring people.
I noticed that at the meeting leaders of the Toiyabe Sierra Club and long time wild horse enemies, were present, and engaged with the BLM wild horse specialists and other officials. It appears they have been working to undermine the wild horse presence on public lands for many years, and I am very disturbed about this.
In the “Toiyabe Trails” publication that goes out to many thousands as a free quarterly publication, their President, Tina Nappe seems to be given carte blanche to badmouth wild horses, while those who used to be afforded the opportunity to reply, such as myself, no longer are given this basic right, even in the form of a short letter to the editor.
In spite of the horrible news in the RMP, I was urged to make a strong statement concerning my reasons against the proposed “zeroings out”. These would include how the wild horses are not getting fair grazing allocations compared to livestock in their legal areas, failure to develop or fend for watering sources for the animals and illegal fencing prohibiting their “free-roaming” lifestyle, an inherent part of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act.
Protect Mustangs is calling all wild horse supporters to speak out strongly in an informed and intelligent manner, for the wild horses and burros of the Carson City BLM District. This RMP/EIS revision will govern land use policy for the next 15-20 years and we must not allow it to be a death sentence for the wild horses and burros, which it largely appears to be.
This is the public’s chance to improve the treatment of the wild horses and burros, and we cannot allow another act of subterfuge.
The proposal can be viewed online at http://on.doi.gov/1uYBNGT and more information can be found here: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field.html
Here are some talking points:
1.) Both horse and burro evolution originate and have immense multi-million year duration in North America.
2.) As post-gastric digesters, different from ruminant digesters, the equids truly restore balance to the North American ecosystem. There is a lopsided preponderance of ruminants today, encouraged by established rancher, hunter, and other linked interests.
3.) Natural predators must not continue to be persecuted and eliminated, such as puma and wolf, natural predators of the wild equids.
4.) PZP and other tamperings with basic biology and social structure of wild horses and burros is contrary to the “minimum feasible” management tenet of the WFHBA as stated in Section 3 a. See my 19 points of law on pages xi to xiii of The Wild Horse Conspiracy. See sections on PZP in the Index as well
5.) Also look up “Pine Nut wild horse herd area” in the Index of my book for more specific information http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Horse-Conspiracy-Craig-Downer/dp/1461068983
To be most effective, please make your own personal analysis of the pertinent sections of this document about which you are knowledgeable and/or concerned, especially the wild horses and burros. You can submit your comments electronically by email to: firstname.lastname@example.org or by US mail to: BLM Carson City District, Attn: CCD RMP, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701.
Send a copy of your comments to your two senators and your representative asking them to intervene.
The deadline for these comments is March 27th, 2015. Questions can be addressed to Colleen Sievers, Carson City District RMP Project Lead. Tel. 775-885-6000
Examples of what BLM consider to be substantive and nonsubstantive comments can be found at http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/nepa/webguide/document_pages/6_9_2_1__examples.html
Thank you for standing up for the wild ones!
Craig C. Downer
Director of Ecology and Conservation at Protect Mustangs
Author of The Wild Horse Conspiracy http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Horse-Conspiracy-Craig-Downer/dp/1461068983
and The Horse and Burro as Positively Contributing Returned Natives in North America (American Journal of Life Science) http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo.aspx?journalid=118&doi=10.11648/j.ajls.20140201.12
Protect Mustangs is a nonprofit organization who protects and preserves native and wild horses. Join us at www.ProtectMustangs.org
The public needs to stop panicking and read everything they are asking their senators and representatives to do on their behalf
Is something in that form letter you received that you don’t agree with? Do you want wild horses sterilized using EPA approved restricted use pesticides? These pesticides are not safe for domestic horses so why are they being pushed for use on wild horses? Are you giving up the fight for their freedom to live in natural family bands?
Why is an advocacy group encouraging their supporters to write members of Congress–via click and send form letter–asking them to sign on to the pledge to sterilize wild horses (already in non-viable herds) when BLM overpopulation claim is false?
We found their pitch citing a quote from the National Academy of Sciences report in their form letter being circulated around the Internet. It reads:
“. . . Considering all the current options, [porcine zona pellucida (PZP) vaccines and GonaCon™ vaccine for females and chemical vasectomy for males] either alone or in combination, offer the most acceptable alternative to removing animals for managing population numbers . . .”
Even worse is the pledge they are requesting members of Congress sign and return the advocacy group’s office.
Senators and representatives will take that to mean you want “[porcine zona pellucida (PZP) vaccines and GonaCon™ vaccine for females and chemical vasectomy for males] either alone or in combination”. Is that what you want?
Or do you want a 10-year moratorium (suspension) on roundups for scientific research to investigate what’s the best way to manage the underpopulated herds of wild horses left in the West?
Why is this group pushing an elected official “pledge” to use “available fertility control” without scientific studies on population, migration, and holistic land management? What is going on here? Who is funding this scare-tactic-based campaign to sterilize America’s wild horses?
Why isn’t the group mentioning to Congress that the National Academy of Sciences report also said there is “no evidence” of overpopulation–why omit this?
Why hasn’t the group done any independent aerial or in-the-field research on population? Is it because it would not support the BLM’s faulty overpopulation claim?
See for yourself how many wild horses are left in the 800,000 acre Twin Peaks area during a recent aerial survey: http://vimeo.com/81195843 Read the scientific report exposing an underpopulation crisis on public land: http://protectmustangs.org/?p=6278
The group appears to know wild horses are not overpopulated. Recently they were quoted in an Associated Press article debunking the BLM’s overpopulation claim in comparison with livestock on public land.
Why then are they attempting to lead the public into blindly supporting a plan lacking good science–a plan calling for permanent and temporary sterility actions against indigenous wild horses?
Is the group eluding to a false risk of all wild horses going to slaughter if they aren’t sterilized?
Why create all the panic so people will quickly click, sign and share the pledge with their senators and congressmen asking them to “take the pledge” for sterilization, etc.? Is the public reading what they are signing on to?
Why is the group pushing for “fertility control”–using sterilizants passed by the EPA as “restricted use pest control”. Wild horses are a native species. How can restricted use pesticides be used on native species? Read more here: http://www.thedesertinde.com/Articles-2012/EPA-Calls-Wild-Horses-Pests–0511.html
Many other valid concerns about PZP were brought up in this 2010 article as well: http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/10/220.shtml#axzz2tlL9dGaX More articles will be posted soon.
Are American wild horses becoming lab rats for immunocontraceptives for other species including humans? Read the reference section at the bottom this research paper: http://randc.ovinfo.com/e200501/yuanmm.pdf
How can man (BLM and others) decide which wild horses to sterilize on the range and who to breed? That would be the end of survival of the fittest and the beginning of domestication of the wild horse and burro.
Is the group’s paradigm flawed because it focuses on the individual wild horse and neglects to view the herd as most important–as the lifeblood?
Sanctuaries might need to sterilize wild horses because they have limited space but policy for native wild horses living in the wild should not be modeled after a sanctuary model–unless it is based on reserve design.
America’s native wild horses and burros are wild animals who benefit the ecosystem and fill their niche, reduce wildfire fuel, and help reverse desertification. They are not back alley cats that should be spayed and neutered because of an overpopulation problem. No offense to cats : )
The alleged overpopulation problem for wild horses and burros is a farce.
Now the question is–What do we do to save the wild horses from those who are pushing for risky temporary and permanent sterilization using EPA approved “restricted use pesticides” on non-viable herds?
1.) Sign and share widely the petition for a moratorium on roundups for scientific research. Good science will find real solutions to protect wild horses and burros on the range.
2.) Send an email to your senators and your representatives if you don’t want America’s wild horses to be sterilized. Let them know you didn’t read the fine print of the form letter you signed if that is the truth.
3.) Meet with your senator’s aides and your representative to request they intervene in the wipe-out of America’s wild horses and burros by granting a 10-year moratorium on roundups for scientific research on population, migration, reserve design, holistic land management, etc.
Remember don’t let anyone scare you into believing wild horses are going to be slaughtered if they aren’t sterilized. Fight the good fight for our symbols of freedom and our national living treasures–America’s wild horses and burros.
Links of interest:
Contact your senators and representatives: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Petition for a Moratorium on Roundups: http://www.change.org/petitions/sally-jewell-urgent-grant-a-10-year-moratorium-on-wild-horse-roundups-for-scientific-research
The Horse and Burro as Positively Contributing Returned Natives in North America, American Journal of Life Sciences by Craig C. Downer http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo.aspx?journalid=118&doi=10.11648/j.ajls.20140201.12
January 26, 2014 Washington Post (Viral) U.S. looking for ideas to help manage wild-horse overpopulation http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-looking-for-ideas-to-help-manage-wild-horse-overpopulation/2014/01/26/8cae7c96-84f2-11e3-9dd4-e7278db80d86_story.html
Ecologist Craig Downer speaks out against using PZP in the Pryors: http://protectmustangs.org/?p=4178
Why end natural selection in the Pryors? http://protectmustangs.org/?p=4941
The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (ISPMB) study of wild herds shows that functional social structures contribute to low herd growth compared to BLM managed herds: http://protectmustangs.org/?p=6057
Public outraged over the EPA approving pesticides for NATIVE wild horses http://protectmustangs.org/?p=3866
GASLAND 2, a film by Josh Fox, the plight of wild horses is featured, http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/
Wild Horses and Renegades, a film by James Anaquad Kleinert, http://theamericanwildhorse.com/
EPA calls wild horses pests, Desert Independent http://www.thedesertinde.com/Articles-2012/EPA-Calls-Wild-Horses-Pests–0511.html
Protect Mustangs’ letter requesting EPA repair error classifying iconic American wild horses “pests” http://protectmustangs.org/?p=1191
EPA Pesticide Information for ZonaStat-H http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/pending/fs_PC-176603_01-Jan-12.pdf
AVMA Reports: Vaccine could reduce wild horse overpopulation http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/apr12/120415k.asp
Wildlife fertility vaccine approved by EPA http://www.sccpzp.org/blog/locally-produced-wildlife-contraceptive-vaccine-approved-by-epa/
Oxford Journal on PZP for Humans and more http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/20/12/3271.long
PZP research for humans http://randc.ovinfo.com/e200501/yuanmm.pdf
Wild horse predators: http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080302002619AADTWzh
Princeton reports: Wildlife and cows can be partners, not enemies, in search for food. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S32/93/41K10/index.xml?section=featured
The star studded documentary by James Anaquad Kleinert requests a moratorium on roundups . . .
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Understanding Your Rights as a Birth Parent
As a birth mother, you have certain rights and responsibilities. ACF’s adoption attorneys and adoption counselors can help explain those rights and responsibilities to you and are available at any time to answer your adoption questions. As you consider your decision about your baby’s future, it is important that you are aware of the following rights and responsibilities related to the adoption process.
Your Pre-Placement Adoption Rights are:
- To be treated with courtesy, respect and dignity.
- To receive adoption services regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, or medical disabilities.
- To have complete confidentiality, unless waived or mandated otherwise by the applicable state law or directed by court order.
- To make decisions free from coercion or pressure.
- To be able to parent your child, if that is the choice you make.
- To receive free adoption counseling pre- and post-placement.
- The right and responsibility to be informed about options available, and to be referred to other social service agencies for further assistance.
- The right and responsibility to participate in choosing the adoptive parents and to personally meet them, if desired.
- The right and responsibility to provide your child with social and family history and medical information by sharing that information with the agency and the adoptive family.
- To know and have information about the adoptive family, which is known to the agency and could influence the decision to place a child with them. Such information may include family composition; race, religion, ethnic background; age; photographs; education; occupation; hobbies, interests, talents; as well as photographs and “dear birth parent” or personalized correspondence from the adoptive family.
- To participate in an open or closed adoption with the adoptive parents, with the understanding that such agreements are based on trust and may not be legally-binding.
- The right and responsibility to know your state law regarding adoption. Under Florida law a biological mother may sign a final surrender at any time after 48 hours following the birth of a baby, or sooner if medically discharged. An unmarried biological father may sign a binding document prior to the child’s birth.
- The right and responsibility to be informed of the Florida Adoption Reunion Registry and to register.
Your Hospital and Post-Birth Rights are:
- You can develop your own hospital plan.
- You may spend time with the baby, feed the baby, name the baby and exercise parental rights before signing a final consent for adoption.
- The right to independent legal counsel, if you so choose.
- The right to sign a final consent for adoption when comfortable with the decision.
- The right to have copies of all documents that you sign.
- The right to have an interpreter and/or all documents in your preferred language that you are asked to read and sign.
- The right to work with the adoption resource of your choosing, including the right to change to another with appropriate notice and reimbursement.
- The right to include family and friends in any meetings if you so desire.
- The right to a copy of your adoption agency’s grievance procedure.
Your Financial Assistance Rights are:
- To know that receiving financial assistance during pregnancy does not mean that you have to place your child.
Your Responsibilities as a Birth Mother:
If you receive adoption financial assistance, your responsibilities include:
- Being sincere in making the adoption plan.
- Being honest about revealing personal information and providing the necessary documentation to make an appropriate determination about expenses.
- Only accepting living expenses from one adoption resource or prospective adoptive family, under penalty of criminal prosecution.
- You must work cooperatively and honestly with the agency.
- You must be honest in revealing personal information.
- You must act in a respectful, non-threatening manner with staff.
- You must follow rules and procedures for specific services.
The Birth Father’s Rights
If you and the father of the baby are making the adoption plan together, he can participate in selecting the family, meeting the family, and receiving photos and letters of the child, if he so chooses. If he does not wish to participate, but is in agreement, he can execute documents before the baby is born and will not have to participate further. To protect any rights he may have, the father of the baby must assume the responsibilities of a father. If he fails to do so, he may lose his rights and the opportunity to parent the child. If you are unable to provide the identity of the father, you can still proceed with an adoption plan. ACF will discuss with you what legal procedures must be followed regarding the father of the child in your particular case.
The Rights of an Underage Birth Parent
In Florida a parent who is a minor has the power to consent to the adoption of his or her child. The consent is valid and has the same force and effect as if you were an adult parent. If you are age 14 or younger, your parents, legal guardian, or court-appointed guardian must be present and witness your consent.
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Snapchat has lots of funny but helpful filters and stickers. The temperature sticker is one such feature. It exhibits the temperatures of your location.
The temperature feature started as a filter but later transformed into a sticker. Check in the stickers sections if you’ve been wondering why you can’t see the temperature filter.
How to find the temperature sticker on your Snapchat?
Access the temperature sticker via the sticker tray on the Snapchat toolbar. It should be next to the time sticker. If you can’t see it among your stickers, you could be using an outdated Snapchat app, or your GPS is turned off.
The temperature sticker is exciting. You should add it to your snaps. Let’s explore how we can add the temperature sticker to Snapchat.
How To Locate the Temperature Sticker on Snapchat?
You can find the temperature feature on the sticker sections. Here is how you can navigate to the temperature Sticker on Snapchat:
- Open Snapchat on your mobile device.
- Tap the camera button (the white circle between the memories and filter icon) to take a photo. Press and hold it to record a video.
- Tap the sticker icon. It’s the third item in the right toolbar. It will open a bunch of stickers.
- View through the list under the star tab. The star tab usually houses the temperature sticker. It may appear in Fahrenheit or Celcius, subject to your phone’s settings.
- Click the temperature sticker. It will appear on your snap. Move it to your preferred location on the photo. You can also change its style by tapping on it.
- Tap the “Send To” button and select the recipients or share it as a Snapchat story.
If you can’t see the temperature sticker, you’ll need to add it before using it.
Adding Temperature Sticker to Snapchat
Updating your Snapchat or permitting the app to access your location adds the temperature sticker to your Snapchat.
Option #1: Update Snapchat App
On an Android Phone
- Head to the Play Store.
- Type Snapchat on the search bar.
- Select Snapchat from the results list.
- Tap the “Update” button. If you can’t see the Update button, your Snapchat app is already updated.
Also, ensure you’re operating the latest Android version.
On an iPhone
- Go to the App Store.
- Search for Snapchat.
- Select the Snapchat app.
- Click the “Update” option next to the Snapchat app. The App Store will download and update your Snapchat app.
If you can’t see the “Update” button, your Snapchat is up to date.
Once updated, open the app to access your Snapchat.
- Click the shutter button to take a photo.
- On your right, you’ll see a toolbar. Click the square icon (stickers icon).
- Look for the temperature sticker.
- The sticker will show your current location’s temperature.
Is the sticker still missing? You’ll need to give Snapchat access to your current location.
Option #2: Permitting Snapchat to Obtain the Access to Your Location
You can’t have the temperature sticker if Snapchat cannot access your current location. Turn on your GPS and let Snapchat access your current location. Here is how to do it.
On an Android Device
You can turn it on from the quick settings on your screen. Drag your screen downwards and tap the location icon.
If you don’t find location information on quick settings:
- Open the Setting app.
- Tap “Security & Privacy.”
- Click the “Location” button.
- Turn on the location access.
Once GPS is on, give location access to your Snapchat.
- Open the Settings app.
- Go to “Apps & notifications.”
- Click “Your location.”
- Tap “Permissions.“
- Locate the Snapchat app and toggle on location permissions.
Go back and check whether you have the temperature sticker under the star-shaped tab.
On an iPhone
The process is slightly different on iOS devices.
- Go to “Settings.”
- Tap on “Privacy.”
- Select “Location Services.”
- Turn on the toggle next to “Location Services.”
- Scroll down to Snapchat and tap on it.
- Choose the “While using the app” option.
After enabling location services:
- Launch your Snapchat app.
- Tap the camera button to take a photo or video.
- Click the stickers icon.
- Look for the temperature sticker; it should be under the star tab.
- Click on the sticker to move it to your snap.
Snapchat is fun and full of colorful stickers. You can express your emotions using filters and stickers. You can brag about your locale’s temperature using the temperature sticker on your snap.
You can pinch to shrink the sticker or zoom in to read the information contained on the sticker. When you tap the temperature, you can change it to a 3-day or 5-day forecast. You can convert your readings from Fahrenheit to Celsius. But to do all this, you must know how to add temperature to your snaps.
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I have been offering hair mineral lab testing since 1995 and have helped thousands of people find hidden toxins in their body. Use my detox program and hair analysis to discover your nutrient and toxic element levels to restore your health naturally.
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A three-inch strand of human hair will give a six-month history of what’s inside the body because head hair grows at a rate approximately one-half inch per month. This is a primary reason the hair analysis is used in forensic medicine for proof of death and by the National Parole Board for drug testing of Federal parolees.
Clinical research indicates levels of specific toxic elements often correlate with pathological disorders. For such elements, the levels in the hair provide a superior indication of body stores opposed to blood or urine specimens.
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Carbohydrate: 550mg of which Dietary Fibre : 500mg (including the non-starch polysaccharides Algin, Fucose, Fucoidan, Mannitol, Methylpentosans, Laminarin, Mannuronic Acid, and Chlorophyll
Enzymes: (units per gram) Lipase 254 (pH 7.4), Carbohydrase 53.75 (pH 8.0), Protease 653.50 (pH 7.4)
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Minerals: Calcium 12.33mg, Magnesium 8.03mg, Nitrogen 8.10mg, Phosphorus 1.58mg, Potassium 19.35mg, Sodium 34.8mg, Sulphur 23.38mg
Trace elements: Antimony 0.05µg, Barium 6.48µg, Boron 87.71µg, Cerium 0.27µg, Cobalt 0.47µg, Copper 0.75µg, Germanium 0.07µg, Gold 0.05µg, Iodine 390µg, Iridium trace, Iron 139µg, Lanthanum 0.06µg, Lithium 0.33µg, Manganese 44.9µg, Molybdenum 0.54µg, Palladium 0.76µg, Platinum trace, Praseodymium 0.013µg, Rhemium 0.1µg, Rubidium 6.79µg, Ruthenium 0.004µg, Scandium trace, Selenium 0.04µg, Silicon 63.34µg, Silver 0.064µg, Thallium 0.006µg, Tellurium trace, Titanium 2.15µg, Vanadium 1.79µg, Zinc 70.84µg. A total of 67 mineral elements have been analysed in all Seagreens human food ingredients
Amino Acids: Alanine 2.15mg, Arginine 2.88mg, Aspartic acid 7.53mg, Cystein + Cystine 0.83mg, Glutamic acid 5.35mg, Glycine 3.69mg, Histidine 0.53mg, Isoleucine 1.323mg, Leucine 4.74mg, Lysine 1.60mg, Methionine 0.88mg, Phenylalanine 1.36mg, Proline 1.83mg, Serine 1.52mg, Threonine 1.53mg, Tryptophan 0.54mg, Tyrosine 0.85mg, Valine 1.23mg
Betaines: Glycine Betaine trace, Gamma Amino Butyric Acid Betaine trace, Delta Amino Valeric Acid Betaine trace, TML (Laminine) trace, L-Carnitine trace, Trigonelline trace, enzymes, lipids, lioproteins and many compound which cannot be artificially replicated or formulated
Note: 1g (gram) = 1000mg (milligram) = 1,000,000µg (microgram)
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180 capsules for 90 Tage.
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Background: It is well known that body position can have an effect on gas exchange though the magnitude of this effect has not been studied thoroughly in the elderly.
Objectives: This study analyzes the effect body position change has on arterial oxygen tension (PaO(2)) and arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO(2)) in healthy elderly.
Methods: We tested 46 "lung-healthy" elderly, including 30 women and 16 men, 67-88 years of age. Blood was drawn from the radial artery first in the sitting position and subsequently in the supine position. Spirometry was performed.
Results: Mean (SD) sitting PaO(2) was 10.53 kPa (1.22), whereas mean supine PaO(2) was 9.85 kPa (1.33). The difference between sitting and supine PaO(2) was 0.68 kPa (0.86) and was statistically significant. Sitting PaCO(2) was 5.06 kPa (0.47) and supine PaCO(2) was 5.05 kPa (0.54). The difference between sitting and supine PaO(2) correlated positively with FEV(1)/FVC %, negatively with the corresponding difference between sitting and supine PaCO(2), and negatively with BMI.
Conclusions: We conclude that the significant difference in PaO(2) in sitting and supine positions clearly shows that the position needs to be considered both when attempting to establish reference values and when evaluating gas exchange in elderly persons. The positional changes in oxygenation are related to the corresponding change in PaCO(2), and to FEV(1)/FVC % and BMI.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Over the last few months, thousands of Louisianans have lost their insurance policies as companies go under. The state Insurance Commissioner gave an update on what is being done to prevent companies from leaving.
Thousands are searching for new insurance carriers after six companies have pulled out of Louisiana recently. With the increase in natural disasters, some are finding it much harder to find affordable coverage.
“We are four times more often to get hit on a per capita basis than Florida or Texas,” Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said.
A new law will require companies to have $10 million in capital in order to do business in the state. This is a raise from the current $3 million requirement under law and the $6 million requirement that has been followed for years. Donelon said he hopes that will push companies to make better financial decisions.
“Our hope is it will make them more conservative when they go to the reinsurance market and buy their reinsurance and know that they have $10-million at risk as well,” Donelon said.
But the companies that went under would not have been saved with the $10 million due to their massive debt for reinsurance. Donelon said it would be hard to implement regulations on reinsurance minimums.
He blamed part of their issue on picking a more liberal Catastrophe Model when buying their reinsurance. The models predict the potential cost of natural disasters and how much the company could possibly pay. It is a program that has been around since the 80s and the technology is improving.
“They paid the price ultimately,” Donelon said.
For those who live below I-10, new legislation passed to give incentives for companies to insure people there due to the high risk.
“We have the legislation in place, without funding, to replicate that incentive for companies to come write a business in coastal parishes and specifically out of Citizens,” Donelon said.
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The Hindoo Warrior is not real. It has no gender, no race, no body, nor form. It exists in a virtual plane, parallel to ours yet entirely intangible, only made real through abstracted ideals, visions. It is a distorted mirage, a kind of rapidly mercurial reflection of a form equal parts idyllic as it is corrupted. It is a shapeless shadow of a human– you, me, our pasts, our futures, our interrogations, our virtues, our qualms. It is through these definitions that it creates its most distinctive attribute: perennial metamorphosis.
The Hindoo Warrior is a migrant. It is a foreign object. Its synthetic state makes it polarized, oscillating between states of being in pursuit of solid ground– objective, irrefutable qualifications of identity. However this turbulence, as unsettled as it makes the warrior, solidifies a type of function. It is an interrogative catalyst, an anthropological analyst, a cultural guidepost, waiting in repose for you to face it, perhaps defiantly, for the remainder of your days. It has a place as it insofar has none.
Our state of immigrancy is perpetual; to be brown and to be beautiful are dualities locked in conflict for as long as we are bound by our own hierarchical pluralities. We are, despite that, powerful, and unique beings. So face the warrior. Perhaps you may defeat it, perhaps you may never. That battle, however, will always be your own.
I leave these thoughts with the following words:
Be well on your journey.
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The two episodes shot, together with New Year, by Jorge Fraga, Cuba 58 compose the film (1962), one of the most significant of the new Cuban cinema. Back to Mexico with his wife Maria Luisa Bernal-Elio Pamplona native and author of the original idea of autobiographical roots, “and with the collaboration of Emilio Garcia Riera wrote the screenplay for On the empty balcony, its most important work. The film is dedicated to “The Spanish killed in exile”, described in intimate tone and pathetic at the same time the experiences and memories of Gabriela (Maria Luisa Elio), evoking the childhood and the sudden emergence of the Spanish war in their lives, seven years old. Recreating the subjectivity of a fragmentary perceptions (the sudden disappearance of the father, the flight through a forest from the Republican Nationalist Spain, news of the shooting of the father, the family arrived in southern France and exile to Mexico .) On the empty balcony won the Prix de la Critique Locarno Festival and Giano d’Oro in the Latin American Film Festival on Sestri-Levante. Gasco Garcia could not extend this valuable experience and was then forced to work as advertising filmmaker. The laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez spent most internationally recognized his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude to marriage, with this simple inscription: “A jomi Garcia and Maria Luisa Elio Ascot.” Garcia Ascot also published several essays: Roger von Gunten (1978), Erotic. Love poetry in Castilian (1980), with the music in you (1982), collection of articles and three painters: Pablo Amor, Oscar Gabriel Gutman and Mascotela (1987).
Finally, we quote his novel Death begins in Polanco (1987). And as the poet said Hispanic-Mexican: “The exile is the immense, the plain / where the sun bounces, the distance / between the chest and the air. / And now here we look lost our house / our distant Europe. We look over / and the balcony, as the white cloud. ” Francisco Arias Solis individual property, enemy of equality, contrary to the immortal principles of brotherhood.
The singer will visit Springfield in one of the next installments in the popular series of drawings. The episode will be called Lisa Goes Gaga and will be released next spring. It is not the first appearance of Lady Gaga on the Simpsons but yes in which will acquire greater prominence. List: famous have appeared on the Simpsons. The singer Lady Gaga has recorded a small intervention in an episode of the Simpsons, which will be issued next spring as part of the twenty-third season of the series, as reported this week by the American press. The episode will be called Lisa Goes Gaga and the singer will make a stop in the town of Springfield to lift the spirits of its population, and in particular, of the character Lisa Simpson, who will try to return the joy with a speech and a dedicated song, explained the digital edition of Entertainment Weekly magazine. Gaga admitted, speaking to the publication, that intervene in the Simpsons made him to be somewhat nervous.
I do music, no I dedicate myself to put voice to characters every day of the week, and they are so well made and they are so convincing, sincere, crazy and fun, the sincerity of that humor should remind me myself, explained. The artist, 25 years, acknowledged that you have intervened in the series is one of the most interesting things he has done in his career, and revealed that the chapter gives a kiss to the matriarch of the family, Marge. I do a bit of fulana, said Gaga.It isn’t something very remote to my artistic side, he added. For its part, the creator of the series, Matt Groening, explained to magazine that his intention was always having the most celebrated personalities in the entertainment industry, and that, therefore, Lady Gaga could not miss on that list. By the series have gone the animated faces of names such as Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, The Who, Sting, Johnny Cash, Tom Jones, Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Taylor, Dustin Hoffman, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Simpson, released in 1989, is the comedy that more time has been on the small screen at maximum audience in the U.S. schedule. Source of the news: Lady Gaga: “In the Simpsons do a little fulana” | <urn:uuid:e14d7b40-41db-4c30-8542-2d273ac49dd4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rebeccanaomijones.com/2016/03/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.955301 | 921 | 1.570313 | 2 |
The Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 posed a unique challenge to the samurai and the Kamakura Shogunate under Hojo Tokimune. Through unwavering fortitude, innovative tactics, and a little bit of divine intervention, Japan's warriors were able to repel the invaders.
Still, the shogunate would never fully recover financially or in terms of credibility as a security provider.
Our friends at Kings and Generals offer this excellent animated documentary detailing the story of the opening clashes as the Mongols attacked the islands of Tsushima and Iki.
You can get even richer details of how the samurai repelled the Mongol invasions with Genko Kassenki: Battle Record of the Mongol Invasions.
– Conlan, Thomas D.. In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga’s Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan. Translated by Thomas D. Conlan. East Asia Program Cornell University: Ithaca, New York, 2001.
– Hsin Yüan Shih 250 in Japan in the Chinese Dynastic Histories: Later Han through Ming Dynasties. Translated by Ryusaku Tsunoda, edited by L. Carrington Goodrich, 73-105. South Pasadena: P.D and Ione Perkins, 1951.
– Hazard, Benjamin B. “The Formative Years of the Wakō, 1223-63,” Monumenta Nipponica 22 no. ¾ (1967): 260-277.
– Ishii Susuma, “The Decline of the Kamakura bakufu,” in The Cambridge History of Japan, vol. 3 Medieval Japan. Edited by Kozo Yamamura, translated by Jeffrey P. Mass and Hitomi Tonomura, 128-174. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
– M.S. Seoh, “A Brief Documentary Survey of Japanese Pirate Activities in Korea in the 13th-15th Centuries.” Journal of Korean Studies 1 no.1, (1969):23-39.
– Rossabi, Morris. “The Reign of Khubilai Khan,” in Cambridge History of China, Vol. 6 Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368
– Rossabi, Morris. Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times. University of California Press, 1988.
– Turnbull, Stephen. The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2010.
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7 Mind-Blowing Ways Jobs Are Being Outsourced to Animals
In this economy, millions of workers know what it's like to have their job outsourced to another country, or to get replaced by a robot. It's hard to hear that all of your advanced skill and dedication can be replaced at a fraction of the cost. What would be worse than that? Hearing that your job is now being done by an animal.
Because we're telling you, animals are figuring this stuff out. Also, they don't complain and they don't get paid. The ranks of career-minded animals now include ...
First of all, yes, this is a tiny horse wearing sneakers.
He's as stunned as we are.
It's not a cute photo staged for one of those adorable animal calendars you get for your mom at Christmas -- that shoe-wearing horse is on the job.
Like humans, horses differ in size. Smaller humans are called Peter Dinklage, and horses under 3 feet are called miniature horses. They're normal horses in every sense, except they're classified in the adorable kingdom. And miniature horses can be trained to guide the blind, much like seeing-eye dogs.
"Haha! Now the horses do the riding."
They actually have several advantages over their canine competition, in addition to being wonderful conversation starters. Horses are herd animals, and will stick by their owners through instinct. They won't bolt after birds or drag their owners into traffic to eat half a Big Mac lying in the street. Horses live longer than dogs and can be trained to do things dogs can't, like help guide you to the "walk" button at a lighted intersection. Also, some Muslims consider dogs to be unclean, and as such won't even allow service dogs into their homes, but they have no such problem with horses. Most importantly, tiny horses can wear those hilarious shoes.
Their spring/summer collection is almost too much.
However, there are downsides to guide horses. Horses eat more than dogs, so having one means spending a lot more money and picking up a lot more poop. They can spook easily and rear up and kick the shit out of you (this sucks worse when you are blind). They're also larger than dogs, so they're more difficult to transport in cars or airplanes. Plus, some businesses will almost certainly think you're playing some kind of hidden camera prank on them.
"Yeah, just try me, you tiny asshole."
And, although service animals are protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act, some areas are reluctant to classify horses as service animals, for reasons that aren't entirely clear. Sometimes they're labeled companion animals, exotic animals or livestock. This has led to lawsuits from mini-horse owners, whose complaints presumably were along the lines of "I'm blind, guys. Let me have my damn horse."
No, but seriously. These goddamn sneakers, you guys.
If you're setting up for a concert, building a giant computer network or just hooking up a new intercom, one of the biggest pains of the job is feeding all the necessary wiring through the pipes you've installed. You can't very well stick your arm through a 30-foot conduit. That's when a creative mind has to start thinking outside of the box. Or just tie the wires to your pet ferret and send it scurrying down the pipe.
It's kinder than throttling them to death or whatever is happening here.
What kind of drunken rednecks would try something like that? The U.S. Space Command. In 1999, when they were building a missile warning center, they used a ferret named Misty to feed thousands of cables through 40 feet of piping to complete construction.
"Yeah, you got some real safety issues here. I'm calling in the roach squad."
Think that's too sensitive of a project to outsource to a fuzzy creature? How about a giant subatomic particle accelerator? One of these things needs hundreds of feet of pipe to fire particles at relativistic speeds, and those pipes have to be absurdly, spotlessly clean. We mean not even a speck of dust, because a tiny speck of dust is more than enough to block the path of a subatomic particle. Normally, a cleaning on that scale would cost thousands of dollars, but in the 1970s the National Accelerator Laboratory spent 35 bucks on Felicia the ferret, who was not legally employable and therefore didn't require a paycheck for her work.
Felicia scurried through the pipes tied to a big swab with a special solution on it, pulling it through behind her and wiping everything clean.
"Yay! I'm going to poop all over this thing!"
And just like that, we've depressed every single reader with a job that includes cleaning pipes. Don't worry, guys, we're sure you bring all sorts of things to the job that they wouldn't get from a critter tied to a sponge.
Picking coconuts is a pain in the ass. The coconuts are way, way up in palm trees, so getting them down is a hot, dangerous task. Oh, and the pay sucks. Workers in India were quitting in droves, and the coconut industry was so desperate that the Indian government offered a prize to the first person who invented a coconut-picking machine, which we're pretty sure would just be a "tree-shaking machine." Nobody came up with a device, but the solution they settled on was arguably just as good: monkeys.
"Sure, it seemed like a pretty sweet deal, but you'd be surprised how much saturated fat is in these things."
In a turn of events that we can't believe hasn't been adapted into a movie yet, coconut farmers in India began training monkeys to climb trees and knock the coconuts out. Monkeys are natural tree climbers, and once trained, they're cheaper and more efficient than humans. To put it in perspective, a human can pick around a hundred coconuts a day, while a monkey can pick 500 to 800.
It's not just an India thing, either -- they employ monkey coconut collectors in Thailand, and an article published in Nature way back in 1923 described the practice with a typically detached Western awe, concluding that "Verily there is nothing new under the sun."
Monkey-training school lasts three to six months, during which the monkeys learn what coconuts to pick and how to slam dunk and ride tricycles. And in case you were worried, the monkeys' owners have to treat them well, because the monkeys won't work if mistreated. One monkey got fed up with his cruel owner and killed him with a coconut, which as you may have noticed has resulted in the single greatest epitaph in the history of the world.
"Yeah, you keep walking or you'll be hearing hoofbeats, mister."
With "organic" and "pesticide-free" food all the rage these days, growers have to figure out ways to keep that label without also winding up trying to sell crops that are full of bug holes. Tesco, a chain of stores in Britain, decided to require all of the farms they do business with to do this by dumping an army of spiders on the crops to eat the insects.
Dubbed "Nature's Choice" (or "Operation Cannot Possibly Go Wrong"), the plan is brilliant on paper, as natural predators are a much less environmentally damaging alternative to the harsher pesticides often favored by crop growers. The only problem is the millions of spiders left to their own devices all up in your food.
"Welp, nothing to do now but run down the back of people's necks while they read Cracked articles."
It was only a matter of time until people started finding the little gardeners in their fruit -- one woman went to rinse out a bunch of grapes, only to see a black widow spider come crawling out (in fact, many of the surprise spiders found were black widows). We're pretty sure this is enough reason to eat nothing but freeze-dried astronaut food for the rest of eternity.
"Hey, I got rid of those horrible flies and -- hey, what's that rolled-up paper? Is that the Times?"
It is pretty widely known that pigeons can be trained to carry things from one place to another -- they've been used to carry messages since forever, and really it was only a matter of time before somebody thought, "I'm going to tie some drugs to that shit!"
So, prisoners in Colombia trained pigeons to smuggle goods in from the outside. It makes sense -- anything that comes through the prison doors will get searched, but a prison yard doesn't have a dome over it or anything. The skies are wide open.
Pigeons are the best phone carriers.
So on the outside, the birds are fitted with tiny little bird backpacks full of contraband, then sent off over the wall to the waiting inmates. Prison officials have no way to stop them, short of shooting every single pigeon they see. In fact, the prison guards didn't even know about the smuggler pigeons until, as this extremely British article puts it, "Crims using a specially trained pigeon to carry narcotics to their chums doing porridge overloaded the bird, causing it to come down early and wind up in the hands of the local Old Bill."
Translation: The police found the birds. Cor blimey.
Colombian prisoners aren't the only ones using pigeons as smugglers. The crew of an oil platform off the coast of Norway found an exhausted pigeon on deck with 5 grams of hash taped to its legs, which they presumably then smoked to relieve the boredom of living on an oil platform. Pigeons are also used in South Africa to smuggle diamonds. Since diamonds are immensely more big league than cigarettes being flown into a prison (see above), the South African police shoot the pigeons on sight.
"I just want to speak to my goddamn union rep."
And if you thought that was the most cartoonish use of an animal to commit a crime, that's only because you haven't yet heard about ...
Parrots are popular amongst pirates, Jimmy Buffett fans and people who like feeding things crackers. Their ability to mimic human language makes them entertaining pets when taught rap lyrics or profanity (the two categories enjoy some overlap). As we have said before, their ability to understand language is impressive. Also, that ability is what makes them so popular with criminals.
He does all their publicity.
A Colombian gang (Colombian criminals love using birds, possibly because in Central America there's just so freaking many of them) trained parrots to shout "Run, run, the cat is going to get you" in Spanish whenever they saw a police uniform. One such parrot, named Lorenzo, would alert a band of smugglers before the police closed in on their hideout. "You could say he was some sort of watch bird," Officer Hollman Oliveira said of Lorenzo, after the bird and his cohorts were taken into custody.
Yes, they arrested the bird.
When police raided the building Lorenzo was guarding, they seized over 200 weapons and made four arrests. The police tricked Lorenzo the easiest way possible: by sending undercover cops. When uniformed police showed up after the raid, Lorenzo went into overdrive, squawking his warning for hours.
He's going behind bars for a long time.
And in case you thought this was just one oddball case, Colombian authorities say they have captured over 1,700 parrots trained to shout warnings.
Dogs That Can Predict Seizures
Dogs have been employed by humans since the beginning of time to hunt, herd sheep, guard houses, help the blind and test the humpability of stuffed animals. You know what would make dogs even more useful, though? The ability to predict the goddamned future.
Granted, the thing they have an uncanny ability to predict is pretty specific -- when a person with epilepsy will have a seizure -- but they can do it, minutes or even hours before it occurs.
"Look, I'll tell you when you're going to have it if you get me the kibble first."
When they detect that a seizure is on the way, the dogs either bark, run around in circles, lie down in front of their master or maybe spell out "SEIZURE" on the carpet in dog biscuits. The person in danger can then either take medication or get to a safe place. Some dogs are trained to call for help if their master is unable to (which is a nice way of saying the dog has failed miserably at its job as an early warning system).
"Send help, and then post my resume on Monster.com."
We know you're wondering how in the hell the same animals that can't figure out that you're the one holding the laser pointer can somehow sense seizures coming before the victim even does. The answer is, nobody knows. There is speculation that the dogs notice subtle changes in behavior or are able to smell a change in body chemistry, but so far there is no scientific evidence to support either theory.
Our working theory is that dogs are badass.
Consequently, there's no way to train a dog to detect a seizure. They'll either do it or they won't. Most dogs can be trained to assist a person while they're having a seizure, so if you have epilepsy it wouldn't hurt to have one around, but detecting a seizure beforehand is an innate ability that about 10 percent of all dogs have, so don't assume, every time Lord Muffington poops in the laundry room, that you need to take a pill and click your Life Alert bracelet.
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Our state legal system should be fair and balanced. North Carolina’s current civil liability, or tort system, is expensive and inefficient, resulting in litigation that adds unnecessary costs to doctors and businesses. Our tort system prevents North Carolina employers from creating and maintaining jobs, while encouraging doctors to either practice defensive medicine or leave our state. If state legislators want an effective solution to creating new jobs and boosting the economy, tort reform should be a legislative priority.
According to the Pacific Research Institute’s “Jackpot Justice Series,” lawsuit abuse costs every American a hidden “tort tax” of about $2,000 a year in higher insurance premiums, lower wages and health benefits, and reduced access to care. In addition, only 15 cents of every tort-cost dollar goes to its actual intended recipient: the plaintiff.
As a result, several states have taken action to rein in this untamed litigation lion. Texas’ success in tort reform has cultivated an environment of job growth, improved healthcare access, and economic prosperity for its citizens. The reforms allowed doctors to avoid excessive medical liability insurance premiums that had previously driven them out of Texas, and for some, out of the medical field. They also curtailed excessive and frivolous lawsuits by stopping class action abuse, protecting innocent people and businesses from product liability claims, and reining in excessive punitive damages.
Consequently, Texas had the highest number of licensed doctors in its history last year and provided care to many previously underserved areas of the state. While setting reasonable limitations on tort litigation, Texas has created a plethora of new jobs and is consistently ranked one of the best places in the country to do business.
North Carolina would benefit from modeling Texas’ tort reform initiatives to entice qualified doctors and respectable businesses to remain in and come to our state. Many trial law groups have advocated ending contributory negligence and switching to comparative negligence. A contributory negligence system ensures that only serious claims are brought forth because if a plaintiff is found partially liable for the incident, the court won’t award damages. Such a system also typically keeps insurance rates and needless defensive court costs down. At the very minimum, a plaintiff who is at least equally at fault should not recover damages.
The doctrine of joint and several liability, where one defendant may be held responsible for the fault of another, should also end. Sued parities should only be held responsible for their share of fault. Furthermore, juries should be provided with accurate and complete information when awarding compensation while punitive damage maximums should be followed.
Another possible reform could include a loser-pays system where a plaintiff pays the defendant’s legal costs if a court determines that the suit is frivolous. The legislator could also set more strictly defined causes-of-action as well as allow courts to expedite legal claims and dismiss those who are obviously groundless or fraudulent.
North Carolina’s legal system should practice the rule of law, not the rule of trial lawyers. Such reforms would allow innocent, respectable employers and doctors to invest their money in job growth and give back to their communities rather than worry about and fight frivolous litigation. Reforms imposing reasonable limitations on lawsuits would enable legitimate claimants to have their day in court while discouraging frivolous, costly, and often fraudulent lawsuits. | <urn:uuid:7558a4f7-b5a3-4de1-be27-658f3f8d446e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.nccivitas.org/2011/will-upcoming-nc-legislative-session-include-tort-reform/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.953757 | 668 | 1.75 | 2 |
6 ways to reduce stress
Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. But, living with high levels of stress over a long time can seriously impact our physical and mental health, so it is important to learn how to manage and reduce stress.
Here are 6 simple ways you can reduce stress levels at work, school or home. Find the ones that work best for you and introduce them into your daily routine.
Mindfulness is a proven technique to improve mental health and reduce stress. It helps us stay present and avoid being overwhelmed by negative thoughts and emotions. A simple and effective method is to focus on your breath. This acts as an constant anchor that we can use if we find ourselves stressed, or anxious.
How to practice mindful breathing
Try to find a place where you won't be disturbed giving this time for yourself. You might also want to use a timer with a gentle alarm so you don't feel the need to keep looking at a clock.
Read through the steps below before starting the practice or click here to listen to a guided breathing practice from 'Headspace'.
- Find a comfortable position, this can be seated on a chair or the floor, standing or lying down. Keep you back upright and body relaxed. You might choose to close your eyes, or just have a soft gaze somewhere ahead of you.
- Notice your body here; the points that touch the floor or chair, any areas where you still hold tension, do you feel warm or cold?
- Bring your awareness to your breath, noticing the rhythm, pace and depth of the breath. Where can you feel your breath in the body? Can you notice the pauses between your breaths? Don't worry if you can't notice these things, there is no right or wrong answer.
- It's OK if your mind wanders. Just notice that this has happened and gently bring it back to focus on your breath.
- Try to stay here for at least 3-5 minutes. When you're ready slowly bring your attention back to your body. Take 2-3 breaths relaxing the body even further on each exhale.
- Thank yourself for taking the time to do this practice, before continuing with your day.
Take A Walk
It's been proven that doing a little physical activity outside boosts stress-fighting endorphins, increases energy and improves self esteem. It's good to aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day so think of ways to introduce a little bit into your life:
- Walk or cycle to work/school.
- Find an activity you actually enjoy: yoga, walking, cycling, game sports - running is not the only option.
- Exercise as a family: walk the dog together, take a trip to the park or maybe play a game of football.
- Invite a friend and make it a social activity you wouldn't want to turn down.
Interested in mindful walking? Click here to learn more from bupa.co.uk
Write It Down
Journaling is a healthy way to process your emotions and encourages positive thinking and self awareness. There is no right or wrong way to keep a journal, it is a personal expression of your thoughts. If you need a little help getting started here are some websites to check out:
Set Realistic Goals
Have you heard of SMART goals?
Goals can give a sense of purpose, but if a goal is too vague then it's difficult to know if we have reached it, leading to negative thoughts. Set SMART goals and you'll be motivated to move forward and ready to adapt your goal-posts if needed.
Did you know a healthy diet not only keeps your body in shape but your mind too?
- Reducing your blood sugar levels can help in managing stress, so avoid sugary meals and drinks and eat more whole, natural foods.
- Consuming too much caffeine can cause long-term energy lows, so if you love your tea and coffee replace one or two cups with decaf or herbal and fruit teas.
- Stay hydrated. Drink water little and often throughout the day - the NHS recommends about 6-8 cups or 1.2-1.5 litres.
- Don't skip meals! Eat regularly, perhaps with healthy snacks in between meals to maintain energy levels and mood. Remember to fuel your activities too.
- Protein is essential as it slows the release of sugar into the bloodstream. If you are a meat-eater balance your protein in-take with beans and pulses.
When you have a lot on your 'plate', it's easy to turn to ready-made meals that are high in sugar and low in nutrients. Here are some great websites for quick, easy and healthy meals you can make in less than 30 minutes:
Regular, quality sleep has a positive impact on our mental health. It decreases cortisol levels (responsible for your fight or flight reaction), boosts your energy and improves your mood. If you're struggling to get a good night sleep introduce a positive sleep routine to your evening:
- Get enough sleep to begin with. For adults it is recommended to have 7 to 9 hours, for teenagers it's 8 to 10 and for school-age children it is 9 to 12. Plan when you or your child needs to wake up in the morning and count back to set a regular bedtime.
- Wind down and prepare your body for bed. Turn off your phone and find something that relaxes you, you might turn to a yoga or mindfulness practice.
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Meghan Don – 21 Aspects of Wisdom: Actions of Love for Our Times
To register for the online class “The Wisdom is the Way” with Meghan Don, visit this link:
The Sophia Institute welcomes back award-winning author and spiritual mentor Meghan Don to our beloved city of Charleston, South Carolina. Visit us on January 31, 2020, for another illuminating seminar based on her new work 21 Aspects of Wisdom: Actions of Love for Our Times.
In 2017 we were profoundly moved by her teachings centered in Birthing into Peace: A Night of Stillness and Light. This was followed by two wonderful events in 2018, Embodying Your Peaceful Feminine Nature and Believe in Your Vision: An Inspiring Talk/Meditation & Farewell Gathering.
Here is what Meghan Don is planning for us for us in 2020:
Our Earth and world is in dire need of wise, steadfast beings. With our climate crisis, our political and racial divisions, and increasing hate crimes, we need to be actively engaged in some form of loving action that is informed by a greater wisdom. No matter your tradition or path, or those who have no path at all, the 21 Aspects of Wisdom are readily available to all.
Wisdom in Greek translates as Sophia, and is given the feminine gender, and yet paradoxically, “she” is beyond gender. This is part of her mystery. She is the Indwelling Wisdom deeply embedded within every being and every living thing in creation. Her only desire is to draw us back home into our own wisdom-self, in order that we may then live this for the good of all.
We will actively open to the 21 Aspects through meditation practices, personal and group reflection, and journaling. We will seek to know how Wisdom wishes to find its expression through us in our lives right where we are. In particular, we will allow one Aspect to land deeply in our bodies and hearts and open to how we are to embody that in the world, in our homes, our relationships, our work. We will look at how these Aspects have been embodied by those walking before us, such as Mary Magdalene and Teresa of Avila, and those who are embodying them now in our world through their Actions of Love, such as Greta Thunberg.
“Is not Wisdom calling?
Is not Understanding raising her voice?…
…I am calling to you, all people,
my words are addressed to all humanity.”
Where does Wisdom want to be heard in your life? On what street corner is she calling to us? Can we hear her in our own soul?
Let us bravely answer her call and find where our wisdom and life meet.
Click here to for the complete Sophia Institute Calendar of Events.
- 6:30 - 8:30
- Friday Program
- 9:30 - 5:00
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Boris Johnson: Ukraine Should Not Accept a Bad Peace Deal
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky must not be pressured by world powers to accept a bad peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his government on Tuesday.
The prime minister said bad deals will not last, his spokesman said. According to Johnson, there should not be a situation where “Putin’s unjustified aggression bears fruit”.
During the cabinet meeting, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also said that London is preparing further sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the prime minister’s spokesman said.
Johnson, who survived a confidence vote within his Conservative Party on Monday with 59 percent of the vote, told his ministers Britain would “remain at the forefront” when it comes to aiding Ukraine.
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Amid evolving regional geopolitical tensions and changing security dynamics in the Middle East, Beijing is accentuating its efforts to expand economic relations with regional powers and forge comprehensive strategic partnerships with the Arab world. To date, China has cautiously walked a tightrope in the region to balance between regional rivals. However, its growing presence in the region likely will pull Beijing into wider engagement eventually, especially as the emerging regional security arrangement paves way for newer challenges that would increase the role of regional powers amid U.S. withdrawal.
Beijing’s foreign policy of balancing between rivals and increasing multilateralism has enabled China to deepen its ties with the Middle East. While engaging with the region, China has focused on shared interests, which are largely economic, and has emphasized South-South cooperation. Beijing has maintained a position far from the immediate vulnerabilities of protracted conflicts, but now new challenges are expected as the security arrangement and balance of power in the region will likely change depending on several factors, especially the future of nuclear talks with Iran.
China in recent years has increased its cooperation with Iran and has diversified bilateral relations through the 25-year cooperation agreement. As the nuclear talks remain at an impasse, Iran’s foreign policy agenda largely has been focused on strengthening the “axis of resistance,” for which Chinese support is vital. With limited options to enter the international energy market amid mounting U.S. sanctions, a large majority of Iranian oil is exported to China. China has offered critical diplomatic support in Iranian nuclear talks and has supported Iran’s membership in regional organizations like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In recent years, China has also participated in joint naval drills with Iran and Russia in the Gulf of Oman as a show of force against the West amid escalating regional tension.
While China has accentuated its ties with Iran, it has also increased economic cooperation with Iran’s rivals in the Middle East, in line with Beijing’s strategy of careful balancing. China has deepened its economic ties with other countries in the Gulf like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman, especially in infrastructure building, telecommunications, technology, and energy, all critical domains for China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Saudi Arabia and China entered a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016, which over time has been reviewed and enhanced. China in recent years has deepened its cooperation in infrastructure building with Saudi Arabia and is now involved in the Grand Mosque revamp projects in the kingdom.
Beijing has also been heavily involved in crucial projects in Egypt, especially in the construction of Egypt’s new administrative capital, where China’s state-owned enterprises are building the Central Business District. China has been reorienting and enhancing its economic ties with Egypt in the last two decades, and Chinese enterprises have a particular interest in Egypt considering its strategic location and potential to serve as an important regional manufacturing and transit hub. China was able to penetrate the Egyptian market extensively after the Suez Canal economic zone was opened. China remains the largest investor in the Suez Canal Area Development Project, which is Beijing’s most important shipping route to Europe.
China has also invested heavily in countries like Iraq and Syria, especially for rebuilding projects. Iraq’s energy reserves and strategic location have become critical for China, while the U.S. sanctions on Syria have pushed Damascus to expand its cooperation with Beijing defying the U.S. Caesar Act.
In the larger context, China’s BRI project has featured converging interests with the region and is gradually strengthening its synergy with other crucial initiatives that cater to economic and social reforms in the region like Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, Oman’s Vision 2040, Qatar’s Vision 2030, Kuwait’s Vision 2035, and Egypt’s Vision 2030. The plan to develop and expand the Maritime Silk Road – which would essentially connect China to the Mediterranean through the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Suez Canal – is a vital pillar of China’s BRI. The strategic maritime choke points along these shipping routes give further impetus for Beijing to pump in more money in the form of investments and infrastructure-building projects in the Middle East.
Beijing has a huge stake in the region especially as China’s top crude oil providers include Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, and the UAE. China in recent years has increased its oil imports from Iran at cheaper rates as well. To protect its strategic interests, China will likely enhance its military ties further as regional tensions escalate and extraregional powers are now focused on quickly adapting to regional geopolitical changes.
While Beijing has exploited the desperation of countries under U.S. sanctions in the Middle East like Iran and Syria, Washington is trying to minimize Chinese cooperation with Iran by introducing new sanctions. In this context, Chinese defense exports will feature as an important aspect for the regional powers in the Middle East. China’s growing military ties with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, and the UAE become important in understanding the emerging regional geopolitical dynamics. As the United States is now focusing on mechanisms, alliances, and security arrangements to contain Chinese aspirations in the region Washington’s allies in the Middle East may limit military cooperation with China at some level. China meanwhile will continue to become more involved in joint maritime exercises and strengthen cooperation in nontraditional security operations with regional partners.
Diplomats and strategic experts in China have given some insights into what a proactive Chinese role in the region would be based on. Beijing believes in the idea of peace through development by enhancing “shared security perceptions,” which is different from the Western-led “traditional security perception” that is focused on pursuing security by defeating the enemy and maintaining exclusive military alliances. However, Chinese propositions to promote political dialogue between rival countries and establish multilateral arrangements to minimize mistrust and broaden common interests (which was also a part of China’s Arab Policy Paper) still lack clarity on actual mechanisms to achieve these goals, especially amid lingering conflicts. Chinese ambassadors have been careful in their responses to regional political changes, largely emphasizing common interests and avoiding commenting on sensitive political tussles, and have often argued for a multipolar alternative to U.S.-led security initiatives in the region.
As the regional security situation becomes vulnerable to more conflicts and attacks, China faces a real challenge in protecting its maritime interests and maintaining security and stability along strategic chokepoints and crossroads. The role of China in the emerging security arrangement remains to be seen; however, China would be reluctant to replace the United States as the security provider. Beijing has shown little interest in taking up that responsibility so far. In this context, regional powers could be more assertive in increasing their influence.
Amid the political deadlocks and security challenges in countries like Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, regional powers will likely take up new roles to secure their interests. For example, Iranian forces now filling the void in Syria; a similar pattern could be observed with other proxy militias and groups that intend to broaden their influence in the backdrop of U.S. withdrawal. China’s response to such regional changes would determine to some extent the emerging regional security dynamics.
Economy, trade, and investment are the fulcrums of Beijing’s balancing act; however, to continue this momentum it is vital to maintain the security and stability of the region. That becomes difficult in the absence of any strong collective and inclusive security arrangement. China could be more assertive and use its economic and political tools directly and indirectly by influencing the powerful and ruling elites in the region to protect its strategic interests upon reaching a difficult position in the delicate balancing act. Although China has so far refrained from being a part of any regional conflicts, Beijing’s strategy of hedging and limits of non-interference will eventually be put to test. | <urn:uuid:91e04842-71b3-4b5b-8d80-e704afb583b5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/the-impact-and-implications-of-chinas-growing-influence-in-the-middle-east/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.95527 | 1,608 | 1.96875 | 2 |
We’ve got more anti-immigrant legislation working its way through the House.
If passed, the bill would “require that commercial driver’s license tests be given in English.” ( Currently the test is given in 7 different languages. )
Do I really need to explain why this is a bad idea?
It does nothing to help non-native English speakers integrate into English-speaking society and it discriminates against would-be drivers on the basis of national origin.
It’s also really bad for business. Foreign companies do not want to locate in a state that creates barriers for skilled foreign workers and their families.
I understand why xenophobic Republicans support this kind of anti-immigrant legislation, but could someone please explain to me why two Democrats ( John Otterman and Sandra Harwood ) are cosponsoring it?
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Chemo Is Not Effective On Most Cancers
I am tired of watching people being killed and suffering from Chemotherapy. In my opinion chemotherapy is a lot worse than cancer in a rare few cases people are cured because their body and immune system what is left of it after the chemo gets rid of it.
But when you look at what it does it is really like hitting your body with a nuke and hoping it will get better. The radiation ends up doing more damage than what your body had in the first place. And causes more types of cancer later down the line from the chemo and radiation.
It drives me crazy the amount of people who are so brainwashed that their doctor is GOD.. He knows everything if the doctor tells you to drink Vortex Bleach you just do it no questions asked. But if a friend or someone who cares about you tells you to drink wheatgrass for a month which is harmless and helps to cure cancer they refuse as if you are a nutter..
Sadly these people in many cases are the nutters because they end up dead by the very thing that is supposed to cure them over 90% of people treated with chemo and radiation are dead within 5 years. Without chemo and radiation 40% of cancer sufferers are still alive within 5 years. Does it make sense to have Chemo I think not unless you have a death wish of course.. | <urn:uuid:285f4ee1-d418-4c38-8d55-3796b1858d99> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://healthtips202.com/chemo-effective-cancers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.977899 | 281 | 1.710938 | 2 |
By Joel Dullroy, Radio Spaetkauf
Berliners will go to the polls to vote for their local councils and the city-state government on Sunday September 18 2016. Who should you vote for – if you can vote? Radio Spaetkauf decodes the parties and their programmes for you:
WHO CAN VOTE?
If you’re a European Union citizen and have registered your address with the Bürgeramt, you are eligible to vote – but only at the very local level, which is called the Bezirks-Verordneten-Versammlung, or BVV or short. You should have received a letter in the mail informing you of your polling station. If you didn’t get a letter, you aren’t registered and can’t vote.
You get one vote, and you can give it to one party. Each party has lists of candidates who are given seats depending on what percentage of votes they win. There are no independents in the BVV system. These local councils decide on street-level issues. Most importantly, they can decide whether to declare an area as a “Milieuschütgebeit”, which creates extra restrictions over housing policy – which is good for renters.
Not sure who to vote for? If you’re worried about your rent going up, check if the party supports more Milieuschützgebeit and rent controls. This is the most effective thing you can do with your local vote.
WHO IS PROMISING WHAT?
Here’s a run-down on the main parties and what they stand for, in order of how they’re currently polling:
Latest poll: 22% (down from 28%).
Leader: Michael Müller.
About: In power in Berlin for the past 27 years, as major coalition partner for the past 15. Oversaw (or overlooked) the BER disaster.
For: More investment in education, free lunches at schools, and free kindergartens.
Against: Spaetkaufs opening on Sundays, legal cannabis.
Leader: Frank Henkel.
Latest poll: 18% (down from 23% at last election).
About: Have been in coalition with the SPD since 2011. Got tough on protesters, squatters and drug dealers.
For: More police, more video cameras, using police in evictions.
Against: Gay marriage, burquas, streets named after Karl Marx.
BÜNDIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN (THE GREENS)
Latest poll: 18% (17.6% at last election).
Leaders: Ramona Pop and Antje Kapek.
About: The only party to fully back the goals of the Volksentscheid Fahrrad (bicycle referendum).
For: Spaetkaufs open on Sundays, legalizing cannabis and same-sex marriage, body-cams on police.
Against: The A100 highway through Treptow/Friedrichshain.
Latest poll: 14% (17.6% at last election).
Leaders: Klaus Lederer.
About: Were part of the ruling coalition in the 2000s with Klaus Wowereit’s SPD.
For: Tougher rent controls, free kindergartens, legalizing cannabis and same sex marriage.
Against: Spaetkaufs opening on Sundays.
Latest poll: 14% (didn’t exist at last election).
Leaders: Georg Pazderski.
About: Nationalists, xenophobes, homophobes.
For: Border controls, less migration and refugees, zero tolerance on crime.
Against: Immigrants, non-traditional families, the TV tax.
Latest poll: 5% (1.8% at last election).
Leaders: Sebastian Czaja.
About: Trying to make a come-back after being destroyed at the last election.
For: Keeping Tegel airport open, building the A100 highway, English as a second bureaucratic language.
Against: The AirBnB crackdown, most regulation and taxes, investment in social housing.
Latest poll: Less than 3% (8.9% at last election).
Leaders: Bruno Kramm.
About: Were very effective in asking lots of questions in parliament and documenting the BER disaster.
For: Free public internet across Berlin, pilot project for unconditional basic income, free public transport.
Against: The A100 highway, video surveillance, the BER airport company.
OTHERS TO MENTION…
- DIE PARTEI: A joke party that occasionally makes some prescient social points. Have already booked SO36 for their victory party.
- BERGPARTEI: Another joke party, originally formed to build a mountain in Berlin.
- DKP: The Communist party, promising lower rents and higher wages.
- NPD: Almost Nazis. Germany’s main far-right party, before the AFD came along.
- BÜRGERBEWEGUNG: Another right-wing party trying to trick voters with love hearts.
STILL NOT SURE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
Try using the Wahl-O-Mat website.
SO WHO IS GOING TO WIN?
The most likely outcome is a coalition between the SPD, Die Linke and Die Grünen. The CDU wants to stay in power in coalition with the SPD, but Michael Müller has said he’d prefer to share power with the Greens. At the last election, a potential SPD/Greens coalition failed to materialise because of disputes over the A100 highway. Those still exist, but the parties seem willing to work through it this time around. But the polls are close, and almost 30% of voters have told pollsters they are undecided. It’s still anyone’s game.
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Cryptocurrencies have caught the attention of financial analysts, CEOs and regular people hoping to get rich quick after dramatic spikes in recent weeks created millionaires and possibly billionaires out of early believers.
The price of a bitcoin increased by about 1,600 percent from the close of Dec. 31, 2016 to the close of Dec. 14, 2017. Friday morning, bitcoin was trading over $17,500, according to industry site CoinDesk. In a spike, bitcoin briefly topped a record $19,000 in December trading on the Coinbase exchange. Other cryptocurrencies like litecoin and ethereum have seen gains too.
But before you use your hard-earned dollars to get a piece of the action, Kevin O'Leary has a word of warning about the mania.
"I'm quite sure that 99 percent of the people that own bitcoin do not understand how it works," he tells CNBC Make It. "That always is a cocktail for disaster."
The technology behind bitcoin is complex: Its creator remains unknown, but the original white paper outlining the idea for bitcoin describes it as a "peer-to-peer version of electronic cash," operating on a decentralized digital ledger, known as blockchain.
If the promise of big gains has enticed people to buy bitcoin without researching the idea fully, that spells trouble. "I've seen this movie before, it ends badly," O'Leary says.
"You should never invest in something you don't understand," he says.
One thing people don't understand, is that bitcoin doesn't actually work as a currency, according to O'Leary.
He recently tried to do a roughly $200,000 deal in bitcoin, but because its value is so volatile, the other party would only agree if he guaranteed the value of the bitcoin against the price of the U.S. dollar.
"If clearly neither side thinks it is stable enough to transfer in one minute, and they don't even want to take one minute of risk, it is not a currency," he says.
Think of it like this: When you use dollars to buy a cup of coffee, for example, you and the coffee shop both expect the value of the dollar to remain stable between the time you order and the time you pay. Each side agrees, $2.50 equals one cup of coffee. O'Leary says bitcoin lacks that quality.
"The fact is, it is so unstable — volatility is both directions, it's up and it's down — that nobody in a substantive transaction will take that risk," O'Leary says. "So it is a long way from being a currency.
"However, is it an asset? Yes. It is one of the most successful assets on the planet right now because it's a global speculation."
Unlike a currency, which is used to assign and exchange value, an asset has its own inherent value based on what people will pay for it, like art.
So, "If you don't have a real understanding of what you are doing with that, you should only treat [bitcoin] for what it is — great entertainment," he says.
That means only buying bitcoin with money you're willing to lose, and treating the decision like you would gambling in a casino. (Investment experts Jim Cramer and Tony Robbins both agree with O'Leary that buying bitcoin is like going to Vegas.)
"I don't know if it is going to $40,000 or zero, and nobody knows. So, I just think it is a wonderful entertainment, just like a slot machine is, or putting chips on a roulette wheel," says O'Leary.
"Right now it is fun, exciting, entertaining. As long as you can afford to lose everything you put into it, go with it."
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of or relating to or caused by magnetism
magnetic, magnetized, magnetisedadjective
having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
"the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"
capable of being magnetized
determined by earth's magnetic fields
"magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
"a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"
of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism
a magnetic recorder
having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull
determined by earth's magnetic fields
having an extraordinary ability to attract
He has a magnetic personality.
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any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone, and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a magnetic meridian
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Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic needle. Magnetic needle, a slender bar of steel magnetized and suspended at its centre on a sharp-pointed pivot, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential part of a mariner’s compass.
To have the energy and quality of a magnet.
The magnet field on the earth is part of our energy fields on the planet.Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'magnetic' in Adjectives Frequency: #750
The numerical value of magnetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
The numerical value of magnetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
It was not a soundbite parenting experience. None of my parents had a lot of training to be parents themselves. They did the best they could, which was not good at all, when you have a parent who's nontraditional, chaos become part of the picture. But she was a great friend, she was a magnetic force. She may not have had the greatest maternal instinct but she had the ability to transcend any differences.
What can happen is that the rotation of the black hole itself can twist up magnetic fields and the energy put into those twisted magnetic fields generates a column of energy going out, i like to think of these things a bit like a garden hose.
The constant activity on the surface of the Sun is punctuated by violent outbursts powered the Sun’s strong magnetic field. Solar flares emit bursts of X-rays that travel outward at the speed of light, coronal mass ejections( CMEs) are giant eruptions of hot gasses from the Sun’s outer atmosphere. As this blast wave of solar material( plasma) streams towards the planets at 1000 km/sec, it sweeps up the magnetic field in its path, creating a magnetized shockwave of the type that struck Earth’s magnetic field on October 8, 2013.
For shocks traveling toward our planet, Earth’s magnetic field would take the direct hit such that most of the resulting disturbance would be confined to Earth’s outer magnetic field – our magnetosphere – with the ‘ noticeable ’ effects being those associated with a large geomagnetic storm – bright aurora, communications disturbances, scattered electrical power outages.
Faith can move mountains and prayers trigger energy fountains.They both influence the Geo-magnetic forces and life manifests. Pray, energize, materialize, MickeyMize.
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- magnèticCatalan, Valencian
- magnetisch, anziehendGerman
- μαγνητικός, σαγηνευτικόςGreek
- magneettinen, puoleensavetäväFinnish
- magnaiteachScottish Gaelic
- magnetica, magneticoItalian
- 惹きつける, 引きつける, 磁気Japanese
- tiltrekkende, magnetisk, fengslende, lokkende, forføriskNorwegian
- magnetic, atractivRomanian
- магнитный, магнетическийRussian
- fängslande, magnetisk, tilldragande, förförisk, lockandeSwedish
- -a sumakuSwahili
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SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - In an unprecedented move to slow the spread of an illness killing people throughout the world, six Bay Area counties on Monday issued a legal order directing their residents to stay at home for three weeks starting Tuesday.
The order affects nearly 7 million people and limits activity, travel and business functions to only the most essential needs. The counties that issued the order are: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties announced, and the City of Berkeley which has its own public health division. Santa Cruz County also issued a similar mandate asking residents to shelter in place.
“Temporarily changing our routine is absolutely necessary to slow the spread of this pandemic,” said Dr. Sara Cody, Santa Clara County's public health officer. “The health officers from the largest jurisdictions in the San Francisco Bay Area are united and we are taking this step together to offer the best protection to our respective communities."
As of Sunday, there were more than 258 confirmed cases of coronavirus and four deaths within these seven jurisdictions.
The order defines essential activities as necessary for the health and safety of individuals and their families.
Essential businesses allowed to operate during the recommended action include health care operations; businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy people; fresh and nonperishable food retailers including convenience stores; pharmacies; child care facilities; gas stations; banks; laundry businesses.
In addition, sanitation, health care, police, emergency responders, and essential government functions will continue under the recommended action. And San Francisco officials said it's still OK to take the dog for a walk or to go on a hike, as long as you walk six feet apart from someone.
San Francisco Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said, "With this order in place you will still be able to get food, care for relatives, run necessary errands and conduct the essential parts of your lives."
Bay Area residents are still able to take public transportation like BART, Muni, and the San Francisco Bay Ferry, so long as it's for essential purposes.
As laid out by Alameda County, those who are experiencing homelessness are exempt from the order, but governmental entities are urged to make shelter available as soon as possible.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said on Monday she recognizes that homeless people are particularly vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 and said city services are finding new shelters for those who are ill.
"They have already secured additional places where we can bring unsheltered people indoors who do need to be put under medical quarantine," she said.
At a news conference in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed assured her citizens that police services would still be up and running and she urged people not to feel panicked.
Still, she said, these measures are being enacted through April 7 to slow the spread of community contact of the virus, which has no vaccine or cure. However, health leaders said as COVID-19 runs its course, they could loosen the restriction or institute more measures to protect the public's health.
"We know that there will be more that we need to do," she said.
Officers will be patrolling with the aim primarily of educating, but enforcing if necessary.
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said, "We're asking the public to voluntarily comply. Now, this order, by law, is enforceable as a misdemeanor for failure to comply with it. But that is an absolute last resort."
Across the country, the White House on Monday recommended that older people and those with underlying health conditions "stay home and away from other people" as it continues to step up efforts to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. California's governor issued that same sentiment on Sunday.
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Internet users fed up with the relatively low speed of dial-up connections may consider cable modems and other high-speed connections a blessing. But along with the high speed and constant connectivity (the Internet dial tone is always on) comes some increased security risk and a requirement for greater diligence
Most of the risk comes from the persistence of the connection. Because dial-up connections are constantly made and broken, the Internet provider (IP) address of your computer constantly changes. This means that someone trying to break into your system has a limited amount of time to probe your defenses before the connection is broken and a new numerical configuration is created. Conversely, cable modem connections persist for days or weeks with the same IP address assigned to your computer. This gives a potential intruder lots of time to try out his or her bag of tools against your system because only one unchanging numerical configuration is in use.
In addition, many cable modem systems are designed so that all the computers on a local loop of the system (like a telephone party line) appear to be on one big local-area network (LAN), a short-distance network used to link a group of computers together within a building.
Operating systems like Microsoft Windows may be inadvertently broadcasting their presence to everyone else on the cable system. Some cable companies, like Colorado-based MediaOne, have started filtering out this possibility. This shields your system from having its local file systems exposed to the outside world.
Still, there are some simple steps that will increase your protection.
*If you use a system that stores software from other systems to share your connection, you have some special concerns. Improperly configured, this connection could allow outside users a gateway to your computer. The vendor should have information on its Web page about how to guard against this.
In general, if you have a LAN set up in your home, you should take the time to learn the basics of network security. You may even want to learn something about firewalls, software designed to protect your LAN from unauthorized access from outside your system.
*Don't run Web or file transfer servers on your computer unless you are absolutely sure you understand the security configuration involved.
*Use a virus scanner to guard against software that allows others to gain control of your computer via the Internet.
*Don't open e-mail attachments you don't recognize. Don't run software if you're unsure of the source.
*Check on your service-provider's Web pages for additional recommendations on how you can configure your computer to protect yourself.
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Can you believe that there’s less than a month before the seniors will graduate from high school? They have spent four years of their lives at Edison, and it will be over before we know it. Most students have already committed to a college and they feel they couldn’t have done it without the help of their teachers. Their teachers have spent this entire year trying their best to prepare to send off their students.
“I am feeling kind of nervous and stressed about figuring out my next steps,” Nabeeha Circy said. She is worried about her commute to her college, and her preparation for her first semester. She wants to stay motivated and try her best through everything.
“In the beginning I didn’t have the best high school experience starting from ninth grade, but overtime I started to improve my grades and take part in extracurricular activities. By the time I reached senior year, I had to get through obstacles. I have friends, peers, and even some teachers who made me feel happy and warm and thanks to them, I’m having a good time,” Nabeeha Circy. She feels that high school has helped her with discipline and understand herself better, so she feels ready for her next steps moving forward.
Ms. Baker has a close connection with most of her students so I wanted to ask her how she feels about sending them off to college. She stated, “I will miss many of them. At the same time I am very proud of them. I hope that I have adequately prepared them for college to the best of my ability.”
In order to prepare her students for college, she would hold Financial Aid tutorials in her classroom, and would get assistance from her student teacher, Ms. Triana about CUNYFIRST and FAFSA awards. Ms. Baker isn’t sure whether she prepared her students enough, but she is always open to more suggestions from her students, college advisors, and the guidance department.
Some advice she would give her students would be to “Prepare in advance, and research future career options and to visit the different colleges/campuses that you’re considering.” She wants us to not be afraid to ask her or any other teachers for advice or any questions that they may have.
It was very interesting to learn about the different perspectives from both a teacher and a student. Moving forward onto college is a very bittersweet experience, though some may be ready while others may not. With whatever little time we have left, we should strive for the best of it and focus on getting through graduating high school. | <urn:uuid:ceec603e-36cd-4d7e-aedd-4ff4bfb79ce2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.theedisonlight.com/opinions/the-feelings-about-the-transition-from-high-school-to-college%EF%BF%BC/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.984757 | 544 | 2.03125 | 2 |
New research from the UK links Ketamine with memory loss and other adverse psychological effects, as well as reveals the drug might be more addictive than previously thought.
Ketamine, also known as Speical K, has become an increasingly popular party drug, especially among young clubbers, due largely to its drop in price in recent years. Now about half the price of cocaine, Ketamine is a popular alternative to ecstasy and cocaine.
Ketamine is a stimulant that is also known to induce hallucinations. In previous studies, it was found to cause kidney and bladder damage.
Researchers from The University College London performed a range of memory and psychological tests on 120 people. Participants were split into five groups:
- Frequent users, using ketamine each day
- Recreational users, using ketamine one to two times a month
- Former users
- Users of other drugs
All participants took part in a series of tests, and then were followed up with a year later. Researchers found that the frequent user group performed significantly worse on the memory tests, at times having twice as many errors.
There were no significant differences between the other groups in the study.
Furthermore, performance on the tests weakened over the year. All ketamine user groups showed evidence of unusual beliefs and mild delusions, such as conspiracy theories, in the psychological questionnaires.
Alarmingly, the research also revealed evidence pointing to a high rate of addiction in ketamine. Hair samples from the recreational user group showed that their ketamine use doubled over the study year. | <urn:uuid:fbfed064-ef4f-42ad-a454-1317e7e3b864> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.addictions-treatments.net/study-in-uk-reveals-dangers-of-ketamine/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.972931 | 319 | 2.671875 | 3 |
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a new policy statement online today that provides guidance to pediatricians on what to do about potential vision disorders following a concussion. The AAP is joined by three other leading ophthalmology organizations as co-authors of this important policy statement.
Christina L. Master, MD, a sports medicine pediatrician and co-director of the Minds Matter Concussion Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), is lead author of this statement and accompanying clinical report, and several studies conducted by CHOP’s concussion researchers helped inform this important set of recommendations.
Concussion is a common childhood injury that affects 1.4 million children and adolescents nationwide each year. Many of these concussions happen during sports or other recreational activities, and patients can experience difficulty reading, blurred vision, trouble focusing, and eye fatigue as possible symptoms.
“While vision problems following a concussion typically resolve over time, they can have a substantial impact on children in their school and extra-curricular activities,” Master said in her AAP statement. “Pediatricians play a significant role in learning to identify kids who will need school accommodations and management of the injury throughout recovery, or even extra care from a specialist.”
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The presence of thousands of Syrian refugees who occupy streets and parks in popular coastal towns in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions has negatively affected the tourism sector in those regions, with business owners and tourism employers calling on authorities to take the necessary precautions to provide refugees with appropriate accommodation opportunities.
One of the most popular destinations for tourists in Turkey, particularly in the summer, is the southern province of Mu?la. The province’s popular districts — Bodrum, Marmaris and Fethiye – were recently flooded with Syrian refugees. About 4,000 Syrian refugees stay in gardens and parks in various parts of those districts.
Bodrum is one of the most popular destinations for foreign tourists who prefer to have a vacation in Turkey. There are hundreds of Syrian refugees in the parks and streets in Bodrum. A number of Syrian refugees are waiting at a park near the Bodrum Marina. Some those Syrian refugees ask for help from tourists in the town via banners that read: “We are from Syria. Can you help us?” The fact that some of the refugees even go aboard ships and yachts and ask for money and food frightens tourists.
As the number of Syrian refugees in Bodrum is on the rise, both those in the tourism sector and shop owners complain about the existence of Syrian refugees in the town, arguing that Syrian refugees who walk around and request aid from tourists seriously damage the prestige of the popular tourism towns.
One tourism sector employer told Sunday’s Zaman: “The humanitarian tragedy in Syria is really heartbreaking. However, here [Bodrum] is one of the most popular tourism centers. The park opposite the marina is full of Syrian refugees. Those foreign tourists who come to Bodrum via their yachts for a summer vacation are met with this dramatic image [Syrian refugees living in the park]. Furthermore, Syrian refugee children beg for money in the streets of the town and disturb tourists. We call on the authorities to find a solution for this problem as soon as possible.”
Similarly, tens of shop owners in Bodrum recently launched a petition against Syrian refugees and presented their petition to Bodrum District Governor Mehmet Gödekmerdah and Bodrum Mayor Mehmet Kocadon on Tuesday. The shop owners warned that tourism activities are negatively affected due to Syrian refugees walking around downtown.
Considering the petition, the mayor and the district governor ordered the police and municipal police officers to collect Syrian refugees from the touristic areas in the city. About 100 Syrian refugees were collected from the streets and were moved to the garden of a school. The locals are regularly providing them with food and other aid.
Speaking with Sunday’s Zaman, one of the shop owners in Bodrum says their work is negatively affected by the presence of Syrian refugees in the town. The shop owner says: “Those refugees have accommodation, food and clothing problems. We try to provide the aid for those refugees as much as we can. However, there are images at the parks and streets that cause trouble for us. If it continues like this, the town will be full of refugees. The tourists are really disturbed by the existence of the refugees in the town. The authorities should provide the refugees better conditions outside Bodrum.”
Bodrum Hoteliers Association President Halil Özyurt, speaking to Sunday’s Zaman, said that the business owners and locals are disturbed by the presence of Syrian refugees in the tourism town, adding: “We recently visited the Mu?la governor [Amir Çiçek] regarding the problem. We discussed what should be done without hurting those people [refugees]. The fact that they stay at those places near the sea is not acceptable. A temporary shelter was recently prepared to accommodate the Syrian refugees in the province on an order from the governor.”
Commenting on the issue, Bodrum Mayor Mehmet Kocadon told Sunday’s Zaman that some initiatives have been underway to provide accommodation for the refugees. “The business owners frequently complain about the Syrian refugees. Our district governor’s office, the police and gendarmes and civil society organizations will hold meetings to have a consensus on the problem. The fact that the refugees are living under poor circumstances upset all of us.”
Releasing a written statement on Friday on the refugee crisis in Bodrum, Bodrum Deputy Mayor Taner Uslu stated that the district governor’s office, the municipality and civil society organizations have taken the necessary precautions to prevent Syrian refugees from damaging tourism activities in the town. “We are aware of a social conscience and humanitarian responsibility [towards the Syrian refugees], but our most crucial priority, as the Bodrum Municipality, is to ensure the economic and social quality of our locals and preserve their peace,” Uslu also added.
Authorities take strict precautions against Syrian refugees
The southern city of Antalya is another leading tourism center affected by Syrian refugees. However, the government is taking precautions to prevent the refugees from affecting the city’s tourism negatively. Syrian refugees are strictly prohibited from residing or working in Antalya. That is why it is almost impossible to see Syrian refugees walking around in downtown Antalya as opposed to ?stanbul. However, this does not mean there are no Syrian refugees in Antalya. Governor Muammer Türker had once said during a press conference that there are approximately 10,000 Syrian refugees in the city.
Some of the Syrian refugees are drawn to Antalya by the prospect of working in the agricultural sector, which lacks a sufficient amount of local workers. Some representatives of the agriculture sector requested that the authorities allow a limited number of Syrian refugees to work in the agricultural sector. Thus, almost all of the 10,000 Syrian refugees are working as agricultural workers in the rural areas of Antalya.
If any Syrian refugee is involved in any offense or inappropriate behavior in Antalya, they are immediately sent to refugee camps in southeastern region of the country by the authorities. According to data provided by Türker in the press conference, a total of 1,500 Syrian refugees were obligated to leave Antalya in 2014. Thanks to strict precautions taken by the authorities, Syrian refugees do not have a major negative effect on tourism sector in Antalya.
Number of Syrian refugees resorting illegal immigration on rise
The refugees, who generally dream of illegally migrating to European countries through the Aegean or Mediterranean Seas, prefer to go to coastal towns to have a chance at reaching European countries.
As a country lying on the route to many European countries, Turkey has become a center of human smuggling, particularly since the 1990s. Since the costs of arranging illegal passage to European countries via Turkey are lower than other routes, human smugglers see Turkey as an ideal country for transporting migrants and refugees.
The number of illegal immigrants seeking to get to Europe via the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas is on the rise each year. According to the official data, a total of 11,919 illegal migrants, mostly Syrian refugees, have been caught while attempting to travel from Turkish coasts to European countries by illegal human traffickers in the first six months of 2015.
The Turkish coast guard caught 12,884 illegal migrants during 2014 and 6,937 illegal migrants in 2013. The number of migrants who were able to reach European countries without being captured is not known.
Evaluating the rising number of illegal migrants in the last few years, Association for Solidarity with Refugees (Mülteci-Der) President Eda Bekçi told Sunday’s Zaman that Syrian refugees resort to illegal immigration because they are desperate.
Mülteci-Der is an organization advocating for refugees’ rights. “The sole way to stop illegal immigration is to stop wars. When wars stop, those people will also stop escaping from their country. Unfortunately, such incidents will never end, unless wars come to an end,” Bekçi said.
A Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) report released early in May indicates that the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey is 1,600,000, but the actual figure is thought to be around 2 million.
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Emphasizing the need to join a technological revolution in higher education, faculty from other universities urged their peers to introduce Cornell to MOOCs, or massive open online courses, at a forum Thursday.
Although the University currently administers online courses for working professionals through its eCornell program, it has yet to offer MOOCs — courses open to the public, often for free, that have already attracted hundreds of thousands of students on websites owned by top institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
In the last few years, “leading faculty” at these universities have increasingly latched onto MOOCs — and Cornell “must” consider whether or not it wants to use them, too, said Prof. Eva Tardos, computer science, senior associate dean of the Computing and Information Science unit.
In the face of the courses’ rapid growth, it is time for Cornell to consider what role it wants MOOCs to play on its campus, Tardos said.
“Whatever you think, I strongly believe that the revolution is happening in education, and if you don’t think about it or participate in it, that’s too bad for us,” Tardos said. “I don’t know what the outcome of this revolution will be, but I certainly want to explore it.”
Though she conceded that it is still unclear exactly how MOOCs could change on-campus learning, Tardos said she sees the potential for Cornell to use them to help expand access to education worldwide.
“It aligns very well with the University’s educational mission,” Tardos said. “What these courses do is educate people who may not have the means or ability to come to campus. They might not have the ability because they’re high school kids … or because they’re far away in China or India … [but] these courses can [be accessed by] a lot of people we don’t reach.”
The benefits of MOOCs were further touted by professors from MIT and Stanford University, where MOOC lectures have already taught thousands of students everything from chemistry to cryptography online.
Prof. Anant Agarwal, engineering and computer science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talked to Cornell faculty via a video call that was delayed by technological issues. For five minutes, Agarwal could not be heard, although his face was visible on the screen.
“This is not a good start to venturing into technology,” said one professor in the crowd.
But finally, technological issues resolved, Agarwal joked, “It’s great when online technology works.”
Agarwal said that cutting-edge technology offered through MOOCs could improve the quality of education. He said courses offered online through MIT and Harvard joint venture edX — one of the platforms on which Cornell could offer online courses to the public for free in the future — have already begun to benefit conventional on-campus courses at MIT.
For instance, he said, a student working on an assignment at 3 a.m. can ask a question and receive a “near-instant response” from a peer on edX’s worldwide forum for his or her class, rather than having to wait until the next morning for a response from the professor.
By moving some courses entirely online, campuses can also provide free online textbooks to their students, give students instant feedback on assignments and allow them to collaborate with their peers through “virtual laboratories,” Agarwal said.
In fact, online courses have proven so effective, Agarwal said, that in one survey, two-thirds of students said that they preferred watching and learning from online video over attending traditional lectures.
Like Agarwal, Prof. Daphne Koller, computer science, Stanford University, vouched for the potentially transformative effects of online courses.
By being able to answer each others’ questions on forums, students can also collaborate with hundreds of thousands of peers across the globe, Koller said, presenting opportunities for universities to harness the power of social learning.
The capacity to take advantage of peers sharing ideas — otherwise known as social learning — is a “game-changer” in revolutionizing higher education, said Chris Proulx, CEO of eCornell.
“Online learning has already been doing a lot with social learning. The difference is when you now start to do that across tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of students for the construction of peer knowledge,” Proulx said. “Courses themselves become smarter when you make tools and capabilities to take advantage of social learning.”
If and when MOOCs become a reality at Cornell, however, it is up to the faculty to direct the role they play in the classroom, administrators said.
“We faculty can and must be participating in these discussions,” said Dean of Faculty Prof. Joe Burns Ph.D. ’66, astronomy. “[Provost Kent] Fuchs has a lot of interest in this … but he said he needs to know what we want him to do.”
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- 1 How long do you leave the tape on after painting?
- 2 How long can you leave 3m painters tape on?
- 3 Why is my painters tape pulling off paint?
- 4 Do you take Frog tape off when paint is wet or dry?
- 5 What happens if you leave painters tape on too long?
- 6 How do I remove painter’s tape left on too long?
- 7 Can you leave painters tape on between coats?
- 8 Does Frog tape pull off paint?
- 9 Should painters tape be removed before paint dries?
- 10 Is FrogTape Really Better?
- 11 Do I really need to wait 4 hours between coats of paint?
- 12 Should you wait for paint to dry before removing masking tape?
How long do you leave the tape on after painting?
Have the tape up for a max of 21 days, and when you remove it, it shouldn’t leave behind residue. If you anticipate a long project or don’t have too many intricate edges and lines to cover, you could remove the tape between coats.
How long can you leave 3m painters tape on?
A low tack, blue, flatback masking tape, designed for sticking to delicate or freshly painted surfaces. Can be left on for up to 60 days.
Why is my painters tape pulling off paint?
Uneven Surfaces An uneven surface could be the reason your painter’s tape is peeling off paint. If there is debris, holes or bumps on your surface, the tape will not be able to adhere. Any gaps will create space for the paint to fill, which, when dry, will pull up along with the tape. The result is often a peeled mess.
Do you take Frog tape off when paint is wet or dry?
Remove tape while the paint is still wet. If the paint dries and you notice that the paint is pulling up with the tape, or that the paint is cracking along the paint line as you remove the tape, score along the edge of the tape with a razor blade before removing.
What happens if you leave painters tape on too long?
As crazy as it may seem, no one ever tells you what to do after you’re done painting: how long to leave painters tape on after painting? If you peel it too soon, you risk the paint dripping where it shouldn’t; if you leave it on too long, you risk chipping away some of the paint when you take it off.
How do I remove painter’s tape left on too long?
Using warm water and a soft cloth, dampen the tape for a couple of minutes. Hopefully, this will loosen the tape and allow you to peel back the sticky mess and pull it away from the wall. The water should soften the glue, but it may leave behind a sticky residue.
Can you leave painters tape on between coats?
For the best results, do not leave tape in place as the first coat dries; remove it and re-tape the job to prepare for the second coat.
Does Frog tape pull off paint?
Yes this can happen, especially if you don’t remove the masking tape straight away. It might indicate that the paint isn’t properly adhered to the underlying surface, but it can happen even if you’ve prepared the surface properly (cleaned and dried).
Should painters tape be removed before paint dries?
The ideal time to remove tape from a freshly painted project is when the paint is dry to the touch, usually after at least an hour. If the paint still feels gummy, pulling the tape away will take the paint with it, so wait at least overnight until the paint feels hard and dry.
Is FrogTape Really Better?
Green FrogTape, often referred to as green painter’s tape, is an excellent product I’ve used many times over the years. This product is a little more expensive than ScotchBlue painter’s tape, but the adhesion is stronger for a tighter seal.
Do I really need to wait 4 hours between coats of paint?
After your first coat of paint is dry, it’s safe to recoat typically after four to six hours. A good rule of thumb is to wait at least three hours to recoat your paint or primer if it’s water-based. Waiting 24 hours is best for oil-based paint and primer.
Should you wait for paint to dry before removing masking tape?
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CBD helps fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria according to a recent University of Southern Denmark study.
A University of Southern Denmark study, released on March 24, 2020, suggests that combining antibiotics with CBD can help to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Science Daily reports.
In the study, CBD was used as a “helper compound” to enhance the effect of the antibiotic bacitracin against a staph infection, which frequently causes community- and hospital-acquired disease.
Janne Kudsk Klitgaard is Principal Investigator and corresponding author. The first author is Ph.D. student Claes Søndergaard Wassmann. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
When the researchers combined CBD and antibiotics, they saw a more powerful effect than when treating with antibiotics alone. So, in order to kill a certain number of bacteria, we needed fewer antibiotics, according to the researchers.
“Cannabidiol is an effective helper compound in combination with bacitracin to kill Gram-positive bacteria,” Scientific Reports.
In the study, CBD was used to enhance the effect of the antibiotic bacitracin against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria; a major human pathogen that frequently causes community- and hospital-acquired disease.
According to the researchers, the overuse of antibiotics is the main cause of antibiotic resistance.
If we combine an antibiotic with a helper compound, that enhances the effect of the antibiotic, we need fewer antibiotics to achieve the same effect. This may contribute to the development of fewer resistant bacteria, says Janne Kudsk Klitgaard.
Also, Australian researchers recently found that CBD by itself worked as a potent antibiotic killing all strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a lab test.
That study found that the bacteria did not become resistant to the CBD even after being exposed to it for 20 days – the period when bacteria can become antibiotic-resistant. | <urn:uuid:b89f6279-10ac-44f4-b3d3-b8663d4c5673> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cbd.how/knowledge-base/cbd-helps-fight-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-according-to-a-recent-university-of-southern-denmark-study/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.924272 | 403 | 3.03125 | 3 |
What are cancer statistics?
There are around 375,000 new cancer cases in the UK every year, that’s around 1,000 every day (2016-2018). In females in the UK, there are more than 182,000 new cancer cases every year (2016-2018). In males in the UK, there are around 193,000 new cancer cases every year (2016-2018).
What is the most researched cancer?
Global cancer incidence: both sexes
|Rank||Cancer||% of all cancers (excl. non-melanoma skin cancer)|
Which type of cancer is the leading cause of death answers com?
That said, lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer in both men and women.
What is cancer mention its types and causes?
Cancer is an umbrella term for a large group of diseases caused when abnormal cells divide rapidly, and spread to other tissue and organs. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world.
What is the most common type of cancer?
The most common type of cancer on the list is breast cancer, with 284,200 new cases expected in the United States in 2021. The next most common cancers are prostate cancer and lung cancer.
What is cancer types of cancer?
The major types of cancer are carcinoma, sarcoma, melanoma, lymphoma, and leukemia. Carcinomas — the most commonly diagnosed cancers — originate in the skin, lungs, breasts, pancreas, and other organs and glands.
What are the 5 most common types of cancer?
The Top 10 Cancers of America
- 1 – Skin cancer.
- 2 – Lung cancer.
- 3 – Prostate cancer.
- 4 – Breast cancer.
- 5 – Colorectal cancer.
- 6 – Kidney (renal) cancer.
- 7 – Bladder cancer.
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(TMU) – Until very recently, the highly intelligent and charismatic Hainan Gibbon was standing at the brink of imminent extinction with only 10 members of the species existing in a tiny patch of land on a tropical island at China’s southernmost tip.
But thanks to the devoted work of a team of conservationists, the ultra-rare Hainan Gibbon appears to have a much brighter future, with their numbers swelling to 30 individuals as of this year.
The Hainan Gibbon is a not only one of the world’s rarest apes and rarest primates, but it’s also one of the rarest animals on the face of the Earth, largely restricted to a small patch of rainforest at the Bawangling National Nature Reserve on Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
Gibbons can be found in forests across Southeast Asia. Like other gibbons, the Hainan gibbon swings rapidly from tree to tree and mostly rely on fruit such as lychee and figs for its diet. The males have jet-black fur with white patches on their cheeks, while mature females are a rich golden orange. Their faces are tender, and their eyes seem to reflect an intelligent curiosity about their surroundings.
“They are really intelligent animals. When they look at you, it feels like they are trying to communicate,” Philip Lo Yik-fui told South China Morning Post. Lo has been helping to lead conservation efforts through the Hong Kong-based NGO, Kadoorie Conservation China.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature – which has included the species on its Red List as “Critically Endangered” – the Hainan gibbon used to exist in high numbers, with researchers estimating that over two thousand individuals populated the island.
However, the species’ numbers fell precipitously in the second half of the 20th century thanks to climate factors as well as massive deforestation resulting from China’s push toward prosperity and industrialization. Hunters and poachers also targeted the highly intelligent and social gibbons, either for the illegal pet trade, food, or for traditional medicine.
By 2003, only 13 wild gibbons divided into two family groups remained – a result of not only the diminishing quality of their habitat but also their naturally slow birth rate.
Over the years, however, Kadoorie Conservation Cina has been monitoring the gibbons, working hard to discourage poachers, and also planting over 80,000 fig and lychee trees to link the populations of the famously shy gibbons and expand their habitat.
And with the gibbons now reproducing at a stable pace, Lo is hopeful that once they get the gibbons’ numbers above 50, their IUCN designation can change from being critically endangered to simply “endangered.”
“Our biggest goal now is to help expand the gibbons’ territory so the whole species won’t be wiped out if natural disasters occur,” Lo said.
Yet concerns remain about the genetic health of the Hainan Gibbons, who are mostly either half-siblings or full-siblings – meaning that their gene pool is far too narrow at present.
However, Lo is proud that his group’s efforts have stabilized things for the remaining Hainan Gibbons. His next goal is to continue expanding the creature’s territory so that if a typhoon or other natural disaster strikes, the whole species won’t be wiped out in one fell swoop.
The Kadoorie Conservation China team has also recruited ex-hunters from the community, who have a wealth of experience about local forests, to keep an eye on the gibbons and take part in conservation efforts.
Lo said: “We try and instill a sense of pride in the locals, and the ex-hunters are really satisfied with their work now.That is the main point of conservation work, it’s just as much about the people. And now people who were on opposing sides are teammates working together to protect the gibbons.”
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Present Value Calculator
Present value calculator is the current value of a stream of cash flows or a future payment rate of return. Present value is equal to Future Value divided to number value 1 added Interest rate(%).
let us consider,
- PV = present value
- FV = future value
- r = interest rate
It applies compound interest, which means that interest increases exponentially over subsequent periods.
If you read the previous paragraph you already know that to estimate present value you need to:
- Determine the future value. In our example let’s make it $200
- Determine a periodic rate of interest. Let’s say 7%
- Determine the number of periods. Let’s make it 2year
- Divide the future value by (1+rate of interest)^periods
In our example it will look like this:
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Custom E-Mount to Sinar View Camera Adapter | #Celebratephotography
Or how to mount a contemporary Sony digital camera to an older, view camera bellows system. Remember if your solution doesn’t exist on the market you can always make it yourself! I know build-its doesn’t like the knurling but check out that custom thumbscrew!
Bayley has a pretty cool Sinar view camera. I’m not going to go into exactly what a view camera is (go read wikipedia), but the gist is that you add a bunch of degrees of freedom between the camera’s sensor (or film) and the lens, allowing you to shift the plane of focus to somewhere not parallel to the plane of the sensor or lens.
Unfortunately, using his CCD camera back requires tethering the camera to a sketchy old PowerBook G4, because that’s all the software to read it runs on, and tolerating the painfully slow ~1 Hz live-view updates. Focusing can literally take an hour if it’s a tricky shot.
To improve the view camera experience, I made an adapter for mounting my own Sony α6000 camera body to the view camera’s motion stages. Because the sensor is much smaller and recessed more into the camera body, you don’t get the extreme range of motion in tilt and swing like you do with the giant sensor, but it’s sufficient to get the view-camera effect.
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Once chiefly employed in the decoration of wooden objects, son mai, or lacquer painting, has grown over the last century into a freestanding art form in Vietnam, to a point where it is now widely considered to be the country’s national painting technique.
The traditional Vietnamese lacquer used in son mai is made by mixing the resin from a Japanese wax tree with natural pigments to create different colored paints.
“Resin from the Japanese wax tree was initially used by ancient Vietnamese as a solvent for coatings on wooden decorations,” said Nguyen Thanh Binh, a lacquer painter.
“The French were the first to discover characteristics of the resin that are similar to those of flaxseed oil, which is a common carrier used in oil paint.”
It was in the 1920s that son mai became prominently recognized as a form of art in Vietnam through artwork by the ‘father of Vietnamese lacquer painting’ Nguyen Gia Tri, who studied at the Hanoi College of Fine Arts, and his French professor Joseph Inguimberty.
The final finish of paintings done with traditional Vietnamese lacquer is never predictable, as surprising outcomes can be achieved that are outside of an artist’s control.
“There are effects that cannot be captured in photos and must be contemplated in person,” Binh said.
“The enigmatic and magical beauty of traditional lacquer has charmed generations of artists and enthralled art lovers around the world.”
However, not all artists have the patience and passion to go through an arduous process of finishing a son mai painting from scratch using traditional lacquer.
Read more on Tuoi Tre News.
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This page contains historical information. It is probably no longer true.
Read the newest data retention and auto-purging criteria and implementation here:
Schemas that can be purged
These are the schemas that can be purged:
Should we move this to wikitech?
Sean Pringle scheduled the purging of data via the MariaDB using the Event Scheduler
CREATE TABLE purge_schedule ( table_name varchar(100) NOT NULL, days tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL );
Then for each EL table you would do:
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Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack, according to the CDC. It’s important to know if you’re at risk. But the mere mention of a stress test is enough to make some people’s hearts skip a beat. The name sums it up; the test can be stressful. Meanwhile, even the experts say some stress tests are overused and unnecessary and can even put you at risk.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) actually has guidelines that say there is no evidence these types of screenings benefit people with low risk. So, maybe it’s time to reevaluate the go-to stress test and consider other options, including the echocardiogram, angiogram, and calcium-score screening.
There are several kinds of stress tests, but they all ultimately evaluate the blood supply to the heart. The intention is to identify a blockage in an artery. Typically, a stress test involves some level of exercise, such as walking on a treadmill or riding a stationary bike, while your heart rhythm, blood pressure, and breathing are monitored. But it may miss someone at risk. Often, people without significant blockages, or those with no previous symptoms, can still end up with a heart attack. And a stress test can’t identify those patients, or their test would come back as normal.
If you’re having ongoing symptoms, especially with a history of heart problems, the stress test may indicate where the blockages are happening. Your doctors need that information to get a closer look through a heart catheterization or prescribe certain medications to help. As for determining who needs it, experts say physicians should consider their patient’s risk factor profile, symptoms, age, and activity level.
Most people not having symptoms or ongoing heart issues, like shortness of breath, may not need the typical stress test. Recent studies even find them unnecessary and risky, indicating they’re often overused. For example, if you get an exercise stress test, an EKG (electrocardiogram) is hooked up to you while you walk or jog on a treadmill.
In one survey, 1200 adults between 40 and 60 said they had no history or symptoms of heart disease, but almost half had an EKG in the last five years, and nearly 10% had an exercise stress test. Neither of those tests will harm you outright, but the results may not be clear, and the follow-up testing could be harmful. For example, the doctor may request angioplasty to force the arteries open. That involves dye and an x-ray, and a catheter being threaded into the heart’s vessels. Angioplasty may help, but it also can cause a heart attack in one to two out of every 100 patients. Often, lifestyle changes and medication are enough to lower the odds.
There are a few other possible ways to test for heart conditions that physicians may prefer. We’ll look at three options: Echocardiogram, CT Angiogram, and Calcium Marker.
The echocardiogram is often referred to just as the “Echo.” It uses sound waves to produce images of your heart, essentially creating an ultrasound image. It allows your doctor to see your heart beating and pumping blood and identify potential heart disease. There are few risks involved, and it’s noninvasive. It doesn’t use radiation, and there are typically no side effects. There are several different kinds, but the transthoracic is the most common and is very similar to what you might have experienced when having ultrasounds during pregnancy. However, in this case, it’s focused on your heart.
CT angiograms are less invasive than traditional angiograms. With a standard angiogram, a catheter is inserted into the artery and the area being studied. A CT angiogram doesn’t require a catheter. And it’s been found to be more successful in finding heart blockages than the traditional stress test. In one study by Johns Hopkins researchers, published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, they found that the CT scans found blockages in nine out of 10 people, compared to stress tests that only picked up six out of ten. Some believe this should become the key gatekeeper and replace the typical stress test.
This is an option if you have a family history of heart disease but no symptoms and just want to check for plaque around the heart. It’s suggested if you’re a past or present smoker, have a history of high cholesterol, diabetes, or high blood pressure, or are overweight. For a calcium-score screening, techs use an x-ray where radiation exposure is low, and no contrast dye is needed.
For the test, you’ll lie on a special scanning table, where they’ll attach two small, sticky electrode patches on your chest. Those are attached to an EKG monitor, which charts your heart’s electrical activity during the test. The table will slide you inside a scanner where a high-speed CT scan will capture multiple images. A computer program will analyze the images, looking for the calcification of the arteries. If none is found, the exam is considered negative. If calcium is found, the computer will create a score estimating the extent of artery disease.
It only takes a few minutes, and results can be ready almost immediately. Ideally, your score will be close to zero, which means you have very little chance of a heart attack within the next ten years.
If you’re not sure whether you should get a stress test, talk with your doctor to go over any symptoms (if you have any) and review your medical history. If you’d like the alternative options, request that instead. You should know that your insurance may not cover the cost, especially with the newer calcium-score scan. Each test is worth considering, though, for peace of mind, if nothing else.
This article on medical tests is for informational purposes only, is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and is not a substitute for medical advice. The above recommendations are indeed just that. If you notice changes in your health, seek medical attention promptly and do not wait for your annual checkup. | <urn:uuid:62f5431a-3c24-48bd-8747-970edff22706> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://primewomen.com/health/why-a-stress-test-is-useless/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.938615 | 1,319 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Masking is a very common word in the ASD community. Basically, we all mask to survive. For those of you who are not on the spectrum (sorry!) masking is when an autistic person tries to blend in and act neurotypical. For the record, it is very hard work. I don’t mask when I am at home because I am surrounded by my autistic family. It is one of the few places I feel safe. When I am out in public, I mask. This means I try to make eye contact (I may actually be looking at your ear), I stand up a bit straighter, I try very hard not to stim or hum or wiggle my fingers, and I am hyper aware of my surroundings. I could do this a lot when I was younger, and before I was diagnosed. Now, I find my endurance for such things is waning, and I tend to care less about how I appear to others. My daughter, at age 17, has great endurance for masking, surrounded all day by other college students, but it comes at a price. At the end of the day, she needs to retreat to her attic loft and not interact with anyone for several hours. Boo masks to a degree. When he is out with Alissa and her friends, he tries very hard to come across as a typical 19-year-old. He eats neatly, uses good manners, joins in the conversation using Sam, his AAC, and his stims lessen noticeably. Though he greatly enjoys such outings, he usually needs a good 12 hours of sleep after they are over.
I have had people ask me, “How do I know if my child is masking?” Easy. If their teachers say they are perfect at school but they are coming home and exploding, you can bet your last dollar that they have just spent the last 8 hours of their day masking. They put up with other students, noise, confusion, awkward social situations, deadlines, etc. It comes out as what I call the coke bottle phenomenon. Imagine a bottle of coke sealed up tight. All day long this bottle is jostled about, bounced, and shook. At the end of the day this poor exhausted bottle comes home, the cap comes off, and it explodes everywhere. It had to wait until it was in a safe place to decompress, and home is where we all see the good, the bad, and the ugly. So, if your child’s teacher says s/her sees no problems at school but your kid is a hot mess at home, your child is masking.
So, how does one prevent the coke bottle phenomenon? Sensory breaks! Let the kid wear ear defenders, chew gum, use fidgets, have permission to leave the classroom for a quick break if things get too intense. Another big relief would be less homework. An adult works all day and expects to have the evening off to unwind. Students work all day and then are expected to do hours of homework after the last bell rings. Also, don’t push your kid to be social after school. They are probably exhausted. They may not want to get together with a friend or play on a team. They may just want to decompress. Signing them up for a sport they don’t want to play “for their own good” will only backfire. They need time to take off their mask and just breathe.
Now, I want to change the subject to a different kind of mask, the kind we were all wearing in public until a few months ago. You know, that mask, the one that covers your mouth and nose. Mask mandates have gotten more lax in the past few weeks, but the pandemic is not over yet. I am urging people to continue to social distance and to continue to wear a mask in public. During the pandemic, despite being super careful, my family caught Covid twice. Other than that, we have been completely healthy. No colds, no flu, no nothing. It was very nice. When the mandates loosened up, both Boo Bear and I got sick. I was miserable, but he was completely down for the count for a week. Illness is not the only issue, when he is sick, his seizure activity kicks in. So, not only is he sick and miserable, his epilepsy acts up. If you have never seen your child have a seizure, consider yourself blessed. They are terrifying to watch. The eyes roll back, the breathing stops, the limbs contort and writhe. As a parent or a bystander, the only thing you can do is protect their head, and time the length of the seizure. If is lasts more than a couple minutes, administer rescue meds. As the person comes out of the seizure, assure them that they are okay. Tell them what happened. Help them to a comfortable place, loosen their clothes and sit with them for a while. In Boo’s case, he will need to sleep for a good 12 hours just to reset his brain. Often after a seizure one will have full body soreness, as if they just ran a marathon. Their memory may be disrupted, and they may have obtained some physical injuries as well. Seizures are hard on the body. You can help prevent Boo and other persons with epilepsy from having more seizures if you wear a mask and help slow the spread of germs. It seems such a little thing to ask. Could you do it?
So, that is my take on masking, both psychologically and physically. When my teens and I go out in public we wear both kinds of masks. We wear a mask when we try not to look autistic. We wear a physical mask to prevent the spread of disease. Telling someone that they are a “sheep” for wearing a mask is never cool. They are wearing it to protect themselves and those around them. Please keep your comments on my mask to yourself. It is not hurting you or anyone else.
In a few minutes the bus will pull up and Boo Bear will arrive home from school. He will take off both his masks, physical and psychological, and rest up from his busy day. Blessings to his teachers who do not assign any homework. He is free just to be his own little person until the next day rolls around. If you can come home from work or school and only have one mask to take off, consider yourself lucky. If your child is coming home from school and exploding, consider what can be done to make his/her day easier out in the real world. Thank you for listening. Wear a mask, get the vaccine, and be good humans. | <urn:uuid:ef06eb05-c68e-441f-a291-355f66907ffd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://au-online.blog/2022/03/29/masking-and-well-masking/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.979857 | 1,375 | 2.203125 | 2 |
Wooly Mammoths Went Extinct from Lack of Drinking Water
Recent research into the extinction event that killed the last of the wooly mammoths shows that they died from the lack of clean drinking water. The study was conducted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks by analyzing soil layers and determining the water content and quality of the time of the extinction. The data coincided with the theory that mammoths died off from lack of resources.
"By analyzing layers of a dated sediment core from a lake on St. Paul Island, researchers determined that mammoths went extinct on the island roughly 5,600 years ago, thousands of years after remnant mainland populations died off. The study also indicated that the Bering Sea island experienced a phase of dry conditions and declining water quality at about the same time the mammoths vanished." ~ UAF
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The last of the wooly mammoths would have lived on St. Paul Island just 5,600 years ago, according to Science Alert. By taking different soil samples and dating them to the time before, during, and after the wooly mammoths roamed the islands, the team was able to determine the exact conditions present during extinction. By using Nitrogen Isotope Analysis they saw decreasing lake levels and water quality.
"Nitrogen isotope analyses of dated mammoth bones and teeth also signaled progressively drier conditions leading up to the extinction event. Wooller said these “multiple lines of evidence” of decreasing lake levels provide a strong case for what led to the animals’ extinction." ~ UAF
Many are hoping that this indication from the wooly mammoth's extinction will give greater indications to the dangers of global warming. If temperatures were to rise enough to evaporate more fresh water and heat up the land, drinking water may be a greater problem than we once thought. | <urn:uuid:6360d134-a9e8-4cad-83ff-cf93735db95e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://interestingengineering.com/science/wooly-mammoths-went-extinct-lack-drinking-water | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.956206 | 377 | 3.515625 | 4 |
What kind of cheese does Mexican restaurants use
Asadero cheeseThe only one that we actually use in Mexican restaurants in Mexico is Asadero cheese.
The other options are Chihuahua cheese, Cotija Cheese, Oaxaca Cheese (or Quesillo), Queso Panela and Queso Fresco..
What is the cheese dip at Mexican restaurants made of
To make Mexican queso dip, you’ll need just 3 ingredients: white American cheese, green salsa and half and half. That’s it!!! You’ll want to purchase a block of white American cheese at your grocery store deli counter – just ask for a pound of the cheese, not sliced.
Can you melt queso fresco
Queso fresco gets soft when heated, but it’s difficult to melt. You can melt it over low heat for a while in order to make a cheesy dip or sauce, but it may remain chunky. In its soft state, it is commonly used as part of a filling for chiles relleños (stuffed chiles), quesadillas, and burritos.
What makes Mexican food authentic
fresh and healthy ingredients such as tomatoes, chiles, not jars of store-bought salsa for example. traditional spices (such as coriander and epazote) instead of cumin or dry oregano. … cooked corn grains and complete corn cobs rather than salsas and dishes with sweet corn as an ingredient.
Are tacos really Mexican
A taco (US: /ˈtɑːkoʊ/, UK: /ˈtækoʊ/, Spanish: [ˈtako]) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small hand-sized corn or wheat tortilla topped with a filling. … Tacos are a common form of antojitos, or Mexican street food, which have spread around the world.
What is the healthiest Mexican food to order
Healthier choices include chicken fajitas, bean burritos, grilled chicken dishes with peppers and onions (hold the cheese!), or a soft taco. Choose soft over crunchy. The crunchy dishes on the menu are likely to be fried and full of fat. 1 Ask your waiter not to bring pre-meal chips and salsa.
What is the best Mexican cheese for tacos
CotijaCotija, either crumbled or grated will be the most authentic. Alternates would be Añejo, Enchilado or Chihuahua. For additional richness, crema (a sour cream product) can be added. Other Mexican cheeses like panela, queso asadero and queso fresco do not have much in the way of flavor to effectively garnish a taco.
Is salsa an authentic Mexican food
You might know chips and salsa as a snack you enjoy while watching football with friends. Salsa, meaning “sauce” in Spanish, plays a bigger part in Mexican cuisine than just a dip.
What makes a taco authentic
Onions, cilantro, pico de gallo, sliced radishes or cucumbers, avocado, and chili peppers are also standard toppings for authentic tacos.
What is the White shredded cheese used in Mexican restaurants
Queso blancoCheddar may be the #1 cheese associated with Tex-Mex cuisines, but Monterey Jack should be considered a very close second. Literally, “white cheese.” Queso blanco is easily identifiable by its snow-white color and crumply texture.
Do authentic tacos have cheese
Mexican tacos have soft shells and white cheese. … If cheese is used, it won’t be the shredded “Mexican” cheese commonly found at U.S. grocery stores, but fresh white cheese. And don’t add a dollop of sour cream on top.
Does Mexican food use cheese
The two cheeses most commonly used in Mexican cuisine are queso fresco and queso Oaxaca. Both are white and have nothing to do with that yellow stuff you’ll find in “Mexican” food in the states. … Queso Oaxaca is the cheese that you’ll find be in authentic quesadillas.
What country eats the most tacos
MexicoOf course you might guess that Mexico eats the most tacos in the world. You also might assume that the United States is second, but no. Norway is #2 in taco consumption world wide.
Are enchiladas really Mexican
Enchiladas originated in Mexico, where the practice of rolling tortillas around other food dates back at least to Aztec times. The people living in the lake region of the Valley of Mexico traditionally ate corn tortillas folded or rolled around small fish.
Is Nacho Cheese Mexican
Nachos were invented in Mexico, for Americans, by a Mexican! They originated in the small Mexican town of Piedras Negras in 1943 and were invented by restaurateur, Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya. One day, when Nacho was without his chef, he needed to rustle up a quick snack for a group of US military wives who were in town.
What is a good melting Mexican cheese
Oaxaca cheeseSimilar to unaged Montery Jack, Oaxaca cheese is a white, semihard cheese that’s excellent for melting.
What is the white cheese on Mexican tacos
Queso blancoThe Truth About Mexican Cheeses Queso blanco is not a type of Mexican cheese. It’s a general term for “white cheese,” used primarily in Central and South American recipes. Queso añejo is not an aged version of queso fresco; it is its own kind of cheese, “totally different in texture, moisture, and form.”
What Mexican food isn’t from Mexico
“Mexican” Foods They Don’t Have in MexicoMexican Pizza. There’s a good chance that many of our readers immediately thought of Taco Bell when they read the name of this entrée. … Chimichangas. There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the “true origins” of chimichangas. … Sour Cream Enchiladas. … Crispy Tacos.Jun 15, 2017
Are burritos really Mexican
The Mexican burrito may be a northern variation of the traditional taco de Canasta, which is eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Although burritos are one of the most popular examples of Mexican cuisine outside of Mexico, they are only popular in the northern part of Mexico.
Is authentic Mexican food spicy
Mexican food has a reputation for being very spicy, but it has a wide range of flavors and while many spices are used for cooking, not all are spicy. Many dishes also have subtle flavors. Chiles are indigenous to Mexico and their use dates back thousands of years.
What is Mexican white cheese called
Queso BlancoQueso Blanco The name translates as “white cheese,” and this is another soft, crumbly cheese. Upon being heated, it becomes creamy without melting completely, making it perfect for sprinkling on hot foods such as refried beans or enchiladas. | <urn:uuid:589ae16c-ac3d-4706-87ea-8661f8c23419> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://2014pandaseo.com/qa/does-authentic-mexican-food-have-cheese.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.925366 | 1,536 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Anchor historian, Dave Burkhart, tells the story of the unique collaboration that resulted in the label, 6-pack and crown (cap) for Anchor Porter.
When you think of great food pairings for Anchor Porter® you might think of oysters, Thai food, or perhaps a nice marinade for barbecued salmon (my personal favorite). But Big John’s Hamburger Fixin’s Spanish Rice Dinner? Not so much, unless you know the story of the design of the Anchor Porter label and 6-pack.
In the early 1970s, while immersed in the process of creating America’s first craft-brewed porter, Fritz Maytag, by happy coincidence, met Jim Stitt. Jim was an already successful illustrator and graphic artist, who shared a studio on Stockton Street with a young copywriter. The copywriter introduced Fritz to Jim and the two hit it off, sharing an aesthetic that has become a beautiful and vital part of the Anchor story.
Jim’s first assignment was a label for Fritz’s soon-to-be-bottled Anchor Porter (our first brew was in 1972). Fritz proposed that the script “Anchor” from our 1930s Anchor Steam® label, which had also been used by the Brewery pre-Prohibition, would make the perfect centerpiece for the new label.
While collaborating on the label itself, it came time to design the Porter 6-pack. Fritz was concerned that the 6-pack board—with its clay-coated bright white surface for printing on one side and its uncoated kraft-colored surface on the other—would give the carrier a slick look that clashed with the old-fashioned look of the label and the rich, dark color of the beer.
“Why not just turn the 6-pack inside out,” he mused, “and print on the kraft side?”
To help visualize the way the 6-packs might look if run through the press upside down—clay-coated side down, kraft side up—he asked Jim to provide comps. Short for comprehensives, “comps” are usually quite formal and elaborate undertakings to show a client the look and feel of a new design.
But this was 1970s San Francisco! So Jim simply grabbed an empty box of Big John’s and got to work. The result was some great looking, timeless label art—craft beer on kraft board!
Note the circled art on the Big John’s comp, showing the script Anchor and drop shadow as it would soon appear on the kraft-colored, inside-out 6-pack (today’s 6-pack, by the way, is all kraft, both inside and out). It’s a look that has remained a part of the Anchor look—and narrative—for nearly forty years.
The Porter crown (we call bottle caps crowns—perhaps the subject of another blog post someday!) has a good story too. In the 1990s, when Fritz and I were making our periodic reassessment of our packaging, the color of the Porter crown just didn’t seem quite right.
The beer, the label, the 6-pack, and the case were “A+,” as Fritz would say, but the crown color, although still nice, had drifted a bit over the years to, perhaps, a “B.” There are no “Bs” at Anchor.
Fritz and I went through all the browns in all of the color books (Pantone, Toyo, you name it) and solicited samples from our crown supplier as well. Still no luck. So I went shopping. Not for beer, for chocolate. “Surely there must be a candy wrapper out there somewhere with just the right brown,” I thought. And sure enough, we found the perfect chocolate-brown color for our crown and more than enough chocolate for the entire staff that day! Can you guess which chocolate bar wrapper served as the inspiration for our Porter crown? | <urn:uuid:cf23dac4-3ba7-4261-ac31-ae696a0d8b08> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.anchorbrewing.com/blog/designing-anchor-porter-thinking-inside-the-box/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.958556 | 864 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Domain Name Registrations
The first step in establishing your Internet presence is to register your own domain name, we offer a wide range of domain name registrations from just £25 per year including .com, .net, .org, .co.uk, .org.uk and the new .uk extension.
Find Your Perfect Domain Name...
Tips for finding a domain name...
- Domain names can be up to 63 characters long but shorter is better
- If the .com or .co.uk domain names have gone consider the .net, .org or .org.uk domains - there are no restrictions
- If you are a registered UK company you can register a .ltd.uk or .plc.uk domain name
- You can separate characters in a domain name with hyphens, if you wanted "domainname.com" perhaps "domain-name.com" is available
- If your company name has been registered you can always register a name that describes your products and services or perhaps the area you live / work in
- Try using a thesaurus, for instance if you wanted a domain with the word "shop" but it had gone then other options may include "store", "market" or "mart"
- Words like "for", "to" or "you" can be changed for characters like "4", "2" or "u" so instead of "foodforthought.com" try "food4thought.com"
- You can also prefix or suffix domains with other words, if yourname.com has been registered perhaps yournameuk.com or yourname-uk.com would be suitable | <urn:uuid:04a81396-f55d-4454-b438-bc94718bf10e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.getonline.co.uk/domains/index.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.902571 | 340 | 1.757813 | 2 |
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH
“Don’t take it personally, even if they meant it personally.”
Someone once said, “If they don’t know you personally, don’t take what they say personally.” Nothing others say or do is because of you. What they say and do is a projection of their own reality, the estimation of their own value and their own dream. When you become immune to the opinions and actions of others, you are no longer a victim of needles pain and regret.
Great leaders never personalize the words or actions of those they lead. When team members question their leaders, the worst way to respond is to take it personally. Most of the time, their questions, regardless of how they are raised or stated, are statements about their own mindset—particularly their own needs, motives and fears.
To the leader who is listening carefully, these challenges provide reliable clues about the performance of their team members, about poor communication, misunderstandings and misinterpretation of current events. It’s these critical moments that give leaders the chance to be seen as human. The less defensive behavior a leader demonstrates, the more effective they are in all aspects of their leadership.
Leaders are not perfect. The sooner they accept that, the sooner their followers can relate to them as a human beings and not as infallible supermen. Even the greatest leaders make mistakes, errors in judgement and fail to meet the expectations of their followers. Does that make them failures? No. It makes them human and easier to follow.
How you respond when your humanness is exposed and criticized determines the effectiveness and longevity of your leadership. If you respond with an attitude of denial, avoidance of responsibility and ignore reality, you will lose credibility and the trust of your team. If not corrected, eventually you will lose the opportunity to lead.
My dad used to say, “If you can’t lead with fifteen to twenty percent of your followers being upset with you at any given time, you are not ready to lead.” Honest criticism is needed and productive. Negativity flows from people who have issues they have not fixed. It may be that they’ve never had the chance, don’t know how, or simply don’t want to.
Great leaders aren’t resistant to criticism. In fact, they seek it out. However, they never take it personally. They use it to become better, not bitter. How do you handle criticism? How do you respond to those who deliver it? | <urn:uuid:fd9f44db-f54d-4394-aece-40536dd1a7f9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://transformingyourcity.com/2019/10/06/start-your-week-10-06-19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.966913 | 529 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Sometimes the retelling of history is often skewed for accurate information and is usually less than thrilling once you hear what actually happened. This can’t be more than apparent when telling the true story of the Pizza Pie and how it originally came into existence.
The Birth Of Chicago’s Deep Dish
One of the most imaginative stories that became ever-changing since the story began over 78 years ago. When it comes down to the exact origin of the Pizza Pie, the true definition of this is about as honest as it gets. You won’t get an accurately recreated pizza from Pizzaria Uno, despite the fact they claim the recipe is the same as their original. Yet that’s also part of the mystique of Chicago’s deep-dish pizza lore.
To get right down to brass tacks, the origin for the name ‘Pizza Pie’ comes from the method in which the original pizza was prepared. It was literally made backward just like you would make a pie. The first incarnation of Chicago Deep Dish started with a round deep-dish pie pan and was filled with a generous amount of meat and vegetables that were covered with pizza sauce and topped with lots of cheese.
The final topping was literally pizza dough that covered the top, just like you would bake a pie. There is no mention of whether the inside of the pie pan was lined with pizza dough, which is how the modern version is made today except for the covered top. This would have made it easier to serve out of the pie pan, but ultimately each slice would have kept its shape after it was baked. Having pizza dough inside the pan just makes it faster to remove.
The person responsible for coming up with this recipe is also a big mystery, but not hard to trace back to the original cooking staff of Pizzaria Uno. Three employees were likely the ones behind the creation of the pizza pie most likely include Adopho “Rudy” Malnati Sr., Alice May Redmond, and her sister Ruth Hadley. Neither of the two owners of Pizzaria Uno ever claimed (in an interview) that they were the ones responsible for inventing the deep dish pizza.
Yet the most fascinating part of how this new innovation that completely defined pizza, was certainly a marketing move that the owners of Pizzaria Uno had to learn the hard way.
What Led To The Birth Of Deep-Dish Pizza?
The two owners of Pizzaria Uno is not the classic Italian-American story you always hear and is only a half-truth. Ric Riccardo who was born under his birth name Richard Novaretti was born into an Italian-American family in Chicago. He became friends with ex-football star Ike Sewell during the Second World War in Europe during their military service.
Once the war ended, Ike Sewell (a Texas-born entrepreneur), returned and found work in the Chicago area as a liquor distributor. Ric on the other hand had used family funds and his association with other Italian-Americans to move into the property that eventually evolved into Pizzaria Uno. Phone books from the late 1940s and 50s show that the tenants included Riccardo and Rudy Malnati Sr.
They opened a restaurant located at the corner of Rush and Hubbard Street and was aptly named Pizzaria Riccardo. As the story goes, Rudy Malnati Sr. was Ric’s head bartender for the restaurant, but this story changed many times since he was often referred to being the manager of Riccardo’s and also has been listed as co-owner or main operator.
At the time, Riccardo and Rudi had a handshake agreement that also included a profit-sharing partner position. This eventually led to opportunities to open further pizzerias throughout the Chicago area. Despite this, Ike Sewell who supplied liquor to Pizzaria Uno, stayed in close contact with Riccardo and the two eventually decided to partner up and expand the business.
They changed the name of Pizzaria Riccardo to PIzzaria Uno and also opened another pizza restaurant only one block away called Pizzaria Due. The most ironic twist is that Ike wanted to open a Mexican restaurant since this food wasn’t being offered in Chicago yet. The only problem was that Riccardo had never eaten Mexican food before, yet his partner Ike (being a Texas native), was very familiar with the popularity of this cuisine throughout Texas.
The restaurant was decorated with Mexican-style decorations and before opening, it was finally time for Ric to try a popular dish from the menu. This resulted in a failed food experiment that left Riccardo becoming stricken with food poisoning. The experience was so traumatizing that it resulted in him moving to Italy for a short time to recover. When Riccardo returned to Chicago a couple months later, it was his decision to stick to pizza.
After that, it was probably Ike’s idea to offer something new on the menu aside from the traditional Neopolitan pizza to create a buzz for these two new restaurants. So the Mexican decorations were removed and re-themed as Italian once again. While these two owners had big ideas for making an empire out of pizza that would cash in on the influx of military G.I.s returning from Europe, they left the details of this new creation to Rudy Malnati Sr. Now- keep in mind, back in 1943, many Army soldiers had been shuffled around Europe and especially across Italy. Ike Sewell had a feeling that these soldiers would be accustomed to eating pizza by that point and might be hooked on it when they returned. While the idea of Mexican food was off the table, the creation of a new pizza was on the horizon.
Rudy, who wasn’t actually a Chef may have instructed his kitchen staff including Alice May Redmond, and her sister Ruth Hadley to come up with a new and interesting pizza variant. And since many of the working-class of Chicago wanted a hearty meal, something that would supply enough energy to last all day was certainly a plus.
This is where the combination of a casserole-based dish mixed with a thicker cornmeal type of dough and filled with heavy fennel sausage and chunky tomatoes and topped with whipped mozzarella cheese. The whole thing was covered with a thin cornmeal cap and was very similar to a pizza soufflé. It was also a meal that took over an hour to bake so these meals were often prebaked to keep up with the demand.
Unlike the standard ingredients used for making pizza dough including wheat flour, corn oil, salt, and yeast, they were still being rationed. This is where Alice May Redmond, an African-American woman would have known that cornmeal was a great alternative to making pizza crust. This gave the original deep dish pizza its iconic corn flavor and yellow crust. It would have been very common to throw in leftovers like meats, sausage, and vegetables.
By the time Pizzaria Uno and Pizzaria Due were gaining traction, Gino’s East Pizzaria opened its doors and had been able to lure away Alice and Ruth from the kitchen of Pizzaria Uno. Unknowingly, they took the original recipe with them and thus became another hotspot within Chicago that offered the famous original deep dish pizza known as Pizza Pie. It should also be noted that several staffers and employees of the first.
Pizzaria Uno claim their involvement. The son of Rudi Malnati Sr. also claims his father was the originator and many of his family went on to create iconic pizza joints all over the Chicago area. Yet with all of the fanfare aside we can be sure that Alice May Redmond and her sister were in fact the ones who came up with the recipe for PIzza Pie as finally revealed after 46 years of hanging up their aprons at Gino’s East and Pizzaria Uno!
This is one more iconic achievement in pizza for African-Americans to be proud of. While Alice had finally passed away in 1989, her nephew Brian Coli, who continues to this day. This recipe is carefully guarded and is still faithfully reproduced at Georgio’s Pizza that was founded by Brian in 2002. | <urn:uuid:71f2b1d8-d6ca-4edb-998a-75ac523a8ffa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pizzamakingtools.com/chicago-deep-dish-pizza-history/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.985582 | 1,707 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson holds the Abner and Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair at Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, part of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. He is Vice-President of the University, He is also Dean of the Zacharias Frankel College at the University of Potsdam in Germany, the training for Conservative/Masorti rabbis in Europe.
In 2010 rabbi Artson wrote the article below on the occasion of Shavuot.
This article was original published in ‘Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles’, 2010, nr. 511.
Almighty? No Way! Coming to Know the God We Already Love
Sometimes life presents us with challenges so arresting, so shattering that they change everything. This is the tale of a series of such moments, which began with my son’s diagnosis with autism, sending me into a tailspin, and sundering my conventional ideas of God and Torah. This is the tale of my grieving, hopeful journey through libraries of science and philosophy as well as walking the streets of Jerusalem, out of which, I began to articulate what I believe is a revolutionary way of loving God, God’s creation, and God’s Torah. And, in the end, it is a tale of finding these revolutionary, liberating ideas hidden right where I had started – in the Torah, in the Talmud, in the Siddur, in the Kabbalah. I just needed open eyes to see what had been there from the beginning, hidden under the crust of the theology most people think religion is supposed to mean. In this season of Shavuot, I want to share a new way to receive and embrace God and Torah. But it’s also not new at all, because the God I now love is, I believe, the One you love too, and already know.
When my beautiful son, Jacob, was diagnosed with autism as a child, some 14 years ago, at the age of three, I stopped putting on my tallit andtefillin. I had been taught that God was all-powerful, which would mean God could have prevented Jacob’s autism but didn’t. I could not pray to someone who could inflict autism (or choose not to prevent it). I said to God, “It’s better if we don’t talk for awhile. You’re not going to want to hear what I have to say, and I don’t want to talk to you. So I am not going to.” And for a year and a half, God and I just didn’t talk (which is a bit awkward professionally, because I am, after all, a rabbi). I wrestled with tormenting thoughts: “I’m a good person; how could he do this to me? I keep kosher, I don’t mix linen and wool in my clothing, I help people all day long. I am fighting for the survival of the Jewish people. How could God let this happen to my beautiful, innocent son?” Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of the wonderful book, “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,”says that expecting the universe to make exceptions for you because you are a good person is like expecting a bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian!
If God didn’t give Jacob his autism, doesn’t cause suffering and evil, then what is the explanation? In the words of Job: “If not God, then who?”
In order to uncover a deeper answer to this age-old question, we have to revisit the dogma of creation from nothing, a teaching derived from Aristotle and one that makes belief in God’s goodness so difficult for so many. What the Torah actually says is “when God began creating heaven and earth, there was tohu va-vohu (chaos) and the ruach(wind/breath/spirit) of God was vibrating over the face of tehom, the deep, God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” According to the Torah, was there tohu va-vohu, chaos, before God started creating? Yes. Unambiguously yes! At the instant God began creating, tohu va-vohu was already existent, and the ruach of God flutters over tehom (that had to be there already for the spirit of God to be able to flutter over it)! The simple meaning of Genesis 1 is that there is pre-existent darkness and chaos. The tehom, the chaos, already exists – bubbly, uncontainable, and undomesticated. God’s creative act is not the special effect of something from nothing, but the steady hesed (loving kindness) of converting chaos into cosmos. Tohu va-vohu and the tehom have always existed, and threaten still. God has always been, and is still, inviting/commanding the chaos into cosmos. We have misunderstood the nature of Divine creativity and power.
We are taught to think about God’s power as coercive, I suspect, because when we think about human strength and force, we think of coercive power – warriors, despots, pharaohs, führers, commissars, and terrorists. But it turns out throughout history that long-term power is not coercive; the most transformative power is persuasive. Pharaoh was brought down – and the persuasive ideals revealed among those ancient Hebrew slaves has been liberating people ever since. In your own life, think about the abiding impact of a really inspiring teacher. Reflect on how you have been transformed by a great mentor, or parent, or lover – people who broadened your vision, encouraged you, and made it possible for you to do something you never thought possible. They did not accomplish this task using mere coercive power; they invited you to be yourself, lured you to exceed your prior limitations, inspired you to live in the light. The Bible is full of examples of God using not coercive, but persuasive power to enlist our participation in creating a worthy, covenanted future.
During my decade of reckoning with God and coming to terms with Jacob’s autism, I began to develop a different relationship with God and a different understanding God’s relationship to our world.
I now advocate what is called Process Thought, which was first articulated by mathematician/philosopher Oliver North Whitehead, enhanced by philosopher Charles Hartshorne, and applied by theologian John Cobb, among a growing circle of thinkers. According to Process Thought, everything is in the process of becoming, and every process – you, me, the world, the cosmos, God – is not a substance, a thing, but rather a distinctive pattern of energy that retains some measure of constancy in the midst of change and growth. It is God who provides the grounds for our creativity, our becoming more connected, more just, more compassionate. It is God, working through Jacob, who allows Jacob to triumph over his autism day by day.
I stumbled upon Process Thought almost by accident, researching new approaches to integrating science and religion, and to how God relates to the world. About four years ago, I found an anthology, Philosophers Speak of God, edited by Charles Hartshorne, which offered a range of philosophical understandings of God – Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and philosophical. I was drawn to these brave process thinkers, which led me to the contemporary writings of John Cobb and Katherine Keller, and the scientific reflections of John Polkinghorne, Arthur Peacocke, and Philip Clayton. Through them I returned to the writings of Milton Steinberg, Max Kadushin, Martin Buber, and others. Reading them was like slipping into a soothing bath, a healing mikveh. The external, bullying, punishing ideas of God melted in the mist, leaving the transformative, healing balm of relationship, novelty, and persuasion. I fell in love again – with God as understood through Process, and with God’s creation as a continuing expression of loving, relating, and of novelty.
The insights of Process Thought saved my love of God, because instead of looking to God to be the all powerful exception to the rules (the up there/out there Bully in the sky), I started looking to God as the very exemplar of the rules – the One who makes it possible for us to surpass ourselves, the One who inspires us to ever new levels of love and creativity. Instead of looking for God in magic, I look for God in Jacob’s refusal to let himself be defined or limited by his autism. I see God in Elana, my resilient and courageous wife’s refusal to abandon our son to a marginal existence. I see God’s persistent lure in people in the community who look past the autistic label and embrace Jacob – a young man of hope, strength, joy and astonishing wisdom. Working with, in, and through creation is the arena for God’s unique amazing persuasive power. Tanks can knock walls down, but there isn’t an army in the world that can give Jacob the capacity to sit through a class for an hour and a half. That transformation requires the resilient, determined, persuasive love of God, manifest not as the exception to the rules of physics and biology, not in the suspension of Jacob’s autism, but as the way the very universe is tilted towards interrelationship, complexity, and creativity. God doesn’t work from outside creation – intervening from afar. God bubbles up from within, working in us, through us, and with us.
Reflect for a moment: the universe operates according to unchanging physical laws. If you were to do the same thing over and over and over again without change, wouldn’t the result be the same each time? Yet the universe has instantiated the same unchanging laws for 14 billion years, and new and increasingly complex events continue to emerge. You have got to ask yourself – why? I see God in that emerging novelty and increasing complexity. God is the One who makes relationship possible; the force that makes for greater complexity and deepening experience. God makes possible our ability to love, reach, and help each other.
I don’t think that God gave my son autism, or could have stopped it. Tohu va-vohu is always present. I don’t believe that God caused the Holocaust or could have prevented it. Creation is about containing the chaos, inviting order where there was none. The tehom is always bubbling chaos, and God is steadily extending cosmos. But the tohu va-vohu remains real, innovative, and dangerous. The tehom continues to threaten and to beckon, bubbling over in crisis, tragedy, and novelty alike.
God is the resilient force luring us/commanding us to rise to the best choices, celebrating our creation into freedom and asking us to covenant as partners (the rabbinic term is shutafim) in the continuing creation of the world. That we are given the Godlike ability to create, to innovate, to perform deeds of loving kindness and acts of justice is what it means to embody tzelem Elohim, God’s image, in the world. And God’s persuasive love is sufficiently resilient, sufficiently determined, to see us through in love.
In that sense, God is like the GPS system in my wife’s car. Because of its elevated accent, I call the voice “Glynnis.” When we drive, Glynnis routinely shows that it understands God better than I do. Glynnis and I will both say to my wife (the driver), “When you get to the stop sign, take a left.” And then, Elana, for reasons neither Glynnis nor I comprehend, will drive to the stop sign and keep going straight. This is where Glynnis and I part ways. Because I want to blurt out, “What are you doing? I told you you were supposed to…! You’re going to miss the exit!!” But Glynnis simply says, “Recalibrating.” Then it offers a corrective next choice: “At the next corner, take a right, then a right, then a right.” Glynnis remains calm, unruffled, and will recalibrate however often a driver makes a wrong choice.
I now know that God is like the GPS in that way. God doesn’t judge or condemn us; God doesn’t coerce us. God offers us the best possible choice (mitzvah) at this (and every) moment. If we rise to God’s lure, then God says, “Good – Now here’s the subsequent best choice (the next mitzvah).” If we don’t accept the lure, God says, “Recalibrating. OK, given your last choice, here’s the best possible choice you can now make.” Like Glynnis, God persistently invites us, lures us, commands us to make the best choice. That model of God invites us onto a path of compassion, justice, and resilient strength that the Bully in the Sky never could.
There is an old rabbinic tale about the wind and the sun arguing about who is stronger. Turns out it is a Process story: The wind says, “I’ll show you that I’m stronger. I’m going to get those people to remove their jackets.” But the more the wind blew to force their jackets off, the more the people clutched their jackets tight. The Sun said, “You’re trying the wrong kind of strength. Watch.” And the sun simply radiated light. And as the sun’s beams beckoned, the people loosened up their jackets. Eventually the sun’s light was so beautiful and so intoxicating that they chose to take their jackets off, because they wanted to. A God of invitational power is actually the God we believe in; and one that Process Thought allows us to see in the unvarnished beauty of Torah and masorah. We now have the science and the philosophy to be able to embrace what we know, and to live what we love.
I do not believe in the up there/out there bully in the sky. I would much rather celebrate the Cosmic Companion who is creating a universe in which I, and the rest of creation, are invited towards cosmos, connection, justice and love. You already know in your heart what your best choice is at this moment. Yet, even now, you remain free to demur, free to indulge your anger, your pettiness, your horniness, your hunger, your exhaustion – whatever it is that makes you deviate from the mitzvah that awaits, and your truest, best self, the tzelem Elohim within. But God loves you with anahavat olam, an abiding love. God bids you to make the best choice and gives you the capacity to make it. “See,” says God, “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your children may live.” | <urn:uuid:6fcc19aa-1844-4c82-9d0d-c7949b5520a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.levisson.nl/en/lectures/2010-artson/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.951913 | 3,224 | 1.796875 | 2 |
The population development of Hoein-myeon as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
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Source: National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (web).
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The nurses provide teaching sessions and awareness events at places such as hospitals, hospices and care homes supporting somebody living with MSA, and are building their attendance at specialist MSA clinics around the UK and Ireland. For more information please contact your MSA Nurse Specialist about arranging training for your health and care professionals.
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The internet is changing the way people conduct business, and cloud services are making it more versatile. Cloud computing is becoming more popular than the traditional ways due to infrastructure costs, scalability, business continuity, collaboration efficiency and flexibility for anywhere, anytime access to resources. It is best described as renting versus buying server space or access to software from a cloud service provider and paying for only the services needed. Cloud services are usually segmented into public (internet – online services), private (internal – on premise) or a hybrid of both.
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The J.S. Bridwell Library is the library for Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. It includes a full range of theological, biblical, and historical materials relating to the development of Christianity. In addition to the material available in the basic lending collection of the library, which is strong in Methodist materials, Bridwell Library contains a number of special collections that are especially valuable for the study of topics related specifically to the background, rise, development, and present status of Methodism.
With total holdings exceeding 370,000 volumes, Bridwell Library's Special Collections contain over 50,000 printed books dating from the fifteenth to the twentieth century. Most of the printed works in these holdings, often in first and early editions, are in the fields of theology, church history, scripture, liturgy, and philosophy. Many of these editions are distinguished by fine illustration and typography, notable provenances, and historically significant bindings. Holdings also include manuscript correspondence by John Wesley and other important figures in early Methodism, archival collections of American Methodism and private presses, and a small group of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.
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At least 70,000 jobs are at risk in the aviation industry and its supply chains over the next two to three months, according to new analysis in a paper from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) developed in collaboration with the TUC, aviation unions, and climate action charity Possible, published today. This figure is on par with scale of job losses in the coal industry in 1980-81.
Of the 70,000 jobs immediately at risk, 39,000 are in aviation, while the remaining number are likely to be lost in the supply chain. The report says that these figures are, however, unlikely to reflect the full extent of the job losses which could unfold by the end of the financial year. The report includes illustrative analysis of historical trends which suggests that without additional government intervention the aviation industry and its supply chains could ultimately seek to cut up to 124,000 jobs.
The report calls for the already established job retention scheme to support those in roles that are vulnerable due to the impacts of the Covid-19 crisis, automation, and the need to reduce carbon emissions. The proposed plan would ensure any bailouts given to airlines would support workers transitioning out of the sector, while reducing aviation emissions in line with the UK’s climate commitments.
The analysis shows that at least 17,000 workers in the sector will need to permanently transition out of employment in aviation. The analysis further shows that employment in the aviation sector is unlikely to ever return to pre-crisis levels with employment intensities in the sector falling consistently due to automation, technological development, and service cutbacks.
As it is likely that the aviation sector businesses will be in need of further capital injection in coming months the report further calls for of a new bailout approach that puts social and environmental objectives at the heart of any new financial assistance scheme.
The report, developed in collaboration with unions, outlines five policies in total that would create a new sector-wide crisis support plan, including:
- A new bespoke, sector-wide, crisis support plan and package for aviation, with oversight from a panel including representation from unions, businesses and government.
- Commitment to a union-negotiated limit on redundancy rates across the sector.
- Delivery of a new skills and employment strategy, including conversion of the job retention scheme into a new job reskilling programme which protects employment while workers are supported to transition into alternative roles.
- Accelerating the Government’s review of aviation sector tax arrangements and introduction of new mechanisms which ensure a fair contribution from all employers to the costs of the retraining programme.
- Ensuring a fair public return on bailouts. Taking equity stakes in all large businesses bailed out in the aviation sector, and attaching the right to take further stakes (warrants) with any other financial support. Attaching conditions to all financial support to suspend shareholder dividends, to end excessive executive pay and tax avoidance, and to require investment in green technology and decarbonisation.
Polling carried out by YouGov for the climate action charity Possible found that there is little public support for providing airlines with bailouts without conditions attached to ensure that they protect their employees – it showed that just one in ten people (13 per cent) thought that airlines should receive additional state financial support regardless of whether they make significant staff redundancies.
Alethea Warrington, campaigner at Possible, said:
“The government must provide a parachute for workers, supporting them through this crisis and where necessary into less environmentally damaging sectors. Any bailouts for aviation businesses must also be accompanied by new taxes and regulations across the sector, to ensure airlines have to cut their climate-crashing greenhouse gas emissions like everyone else .”
Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), said:
“Aviation is a critical part of our economic infrastructure and it supports tens of thousands of good jobs. The sector has already been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of the quarantine period is a further blow. We cannot consign these workers to the despair of unemployment. Aviation needs immediate support – and not just to protect the incomes of billionaire airline owners. Government must act now to protect workers’ jobs and livelihoods, to support the longer-term viability of the sector and to facilitate a just-transition to lower-carbon operations.”
Alex Chapman, Researcher at the New Economics Foundation, said:
“The aviation industry faces job losses on a par with the worst years of the UK coal industry decline in the 1980s. We must take lessons from that period, and the financial crisis in 07/08 and do a better job of protecting the wellbeing of workers and communities. There are rock solid social and economic reasons for preventing the spike in unemployment which is being threatened by aviation bosses, and instead investing heavily in retraining and upskilling aviation workers to prepare them for a new normal, and the rapid decarbonisation of the UK economy.” | <urn:uuid:7392b305-d61a-4a06-a12e-9d50b531f205> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/06/10/at-least-70000-jobs-in-aviation-and-aviation-supply-chains-at-risk-report/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.942742 | 1,019 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Horace: The Satires
Book I: Satire X
Translated by A. S. Kline © Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved
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- BkISatX:1-30 The art of writing well
- BkISatX:31-49 I decided to write Satire
- BkISatX:50-71 Lucilius would prune his work today
- BkISatX:72-92 We should write for the few not the many
BkISatX:1-30 The art of writing well
Yes, I did say Lucilius’ verses ran on stumbling
Feet. Who’s so absurd a fan of Lucilius not to
Admit it? Yet on the same page the same man’s praised
For scouring the City with all the salt of his wit.
Still, granting him that, I wouldn’t admit all the rest,
Or Laberius’ mimes would have to be called fine poetry.
It isn’t enough for your listener to crack his jaws
Laughing: though there’s a virtue still in achieving that:
Conciseness is needed, so that the thought can run on,
Un-entangled by words that weigh heavy on weary ears:
And you need a style sometimes serious, often witty,
Suiting the role now of orator now of poet,
At times the urbane man who husbands his strength
And parcels it out wisely. Ridicule usually
Cuts through things better, more swiftly, than force.
It was the mainstay of those who wrote Old Comedy,
In it, they should imitated: those whom pretty
Hermogenes never reads, nor that ape whose art
‘But it was a great achievement to blend Greek and Latin.’
O tardy students, if you think it’s wonderful
Or hard to do what Pitholeon of Rhodes achieved!
‘But a style harmoniously mixing both languages
Is more delightful, like Chian and Falernian wine.’
When you’re writing verse, I’ll ask you, or also
When you’re pleading Petillius’ long hard case?
Would you really prefer to forget home and country,
Over their cases in Latin, mingle foreign words
With your own, like the twin-tongued Canusians?
BkISatX:31-49 I decided to write Satire
Though born this side of the sea, I too made versicles
In Greek, but after midnight, when dreams are true,
A vision of Quirinus forbade me to do so, saying:
Your desire to swell the mighty ranks of the Greeks
Is as stupid as carrying wood to the forest.’
And muddies the head of the Rhine, I toy with these,
That won’t resound in the Muses’ temple competing
For Tarpa’s prize, nor be staged, again and again.
Fundanius, you alone of the living, delight us
With chatty comedy where the crafty whore and Davus
Sings kingly deeds: Varius marshals brave epics
Have granted rare tenderness and grace. What Varro
Of Atax, and others, a few, attempted in vain,
Satire, is what I could write more effectively,
Though less well than its inventor: I’d not presume
To snatch the crown that clings to his head in glory.
‘Memnon at the stake’
Crispijn van de Passe (I) (Dutch, 1564 - 1637)
BkISatX:50-71 Lucilius would prune his work today
But I do say he flows muddily, often carrying
What you’d rather remove than let remain. Well,
As a scholar do you never criticise Homer?
Doesn’t he mock Ennius’ less dignified verses,
Though he considers himself no greater than them?
What forbids us readers of Lucilius’ writings
To ask whether it was a harshness in himself,
Or in his times, denied more finish to his verse,
A smoother flow, he who’s content merely to stuff
His thoughts into six feet, cheerfully penning two hundred
Lines before dinner, and the same after? So Etruscan
Cassius did too, whose own nature was fiercer
Than a raging river, his shelves of books, so it’s said,
Forming his funeral pyre. Let’s agree, I admit
Lucilius was pleasant and witty, more polished
Than a maker of rough forms the Greeks never touched
And than the crowd of older poets: but he, had he
Happened to be destined to live in our age, he too
Would have rubbed away, cutting out whatever was
Less than perfect, scratching his head as he made
His verses, and often biting his nails to the quick.
BkISatX:72-92 We should write for the few not the many
If you want to write what’s worth a second reading,
You must often reverse your stylus, and smooth the wax:
Don’t write to amaze the crowd, be content with the few.
Are you mad enough to want your poems mouthed in school?
Not I: as proud Arbuscula said when they hissed her act,
‘It’s fine so long as the knights applaud’: she scorned the rest.
Should I bother about that louse Pantilius, should I
Be tortured by Demetrius’ sneers behind my back,
And I can name you Pollio, without flattery,
And you, and your brother, Messalla, and you,
And many another learned friend, I’m aware
I omit: and I’d like these verses, such as they are,
To please them, grieved if they delight them less than I
Hope. But you Demetrius, you Tigellius, go carp
Among the armchairs of those female disciples!
Go boy, quickly, add these lines to my little book.
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David A. Davis
November 28, 2021
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“Because there was no room for them in the inn.” That’s all it says. “And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” So little said about the location, the actual birthplace of the infant Jesus. So little said about the inn that was full and the manger where Mary laid him. And yet everyone of us knows that the family was surrounded by animals. Everyone of us knows Joseph stopped in place after place trying to find a place for Mary to deliver her child. Everyone of us knows there was an innkeeper. There always was an innkeeper. There has to be an innkeeper, right? Maybe the most talked about character, or better said, the most portrayed biblical character that wasn’t. The innkeeper. It is because of the absolute tyranny of the Christmas pageant. Not this Christmas pageant or that Christmas pageant. Just the Christmas Pageant.
Each Sunday in Advent this year we will be taking a look at the biblical characters of the nativity: the shepherds, Joseph, Mary, Jesus on Christmas Eve, and the magi on the Sunday closest to Epiphany. As a solo pastor back in the day, I spent many Advent Times with the Children “building the creche”. Each year I would borrow a creche from a family in the church and then each Sunday I would introduce a new character to the nativity scene in the chancel during Time with the Children. So, this year we are building the creche homiletically. And as you will see in the cover art by our own Sarah Finbow entitled “Creche Building”, it takes more than the characters to build the creche. It is an act of faith. It takes acts of faith. It takes faith action.
Inspired by Jason Oosting’s virtual adult education series last year on “the Art of Advent”, we are pairing each sermon in Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany with a piece of artwork. I invited the staff to join the search. I wrote to Jason and he gave me great suggestions for art that might give inspiration to the character exploration. It has been an intriguing addition to sermon preparation. The search for a diversity of artists, time periods, styles. Of course, there aren’t all that many characters, even with the imaginary innkeeper thrown in. So there are limitations when it comes to choosing out from the abundance of art that portrays the Nativity.
It probably won’t come as a surprise that the most challenging search for a Nativity character on canvas was the innkeeper. After all, the search has been for art of the Nativity not art of the Christmas Pageant. And according to Luke, the closest we come in scripture is “because there was no place for them in the inn.” This portrayal of the Nativity is by the German artist Konrad von Soest. It is part of an altarpiece and he created it in the year 1403. The baby Jesus is not in the manger but nestled into Mary’s neck. Joseph is kneeling down tending to a fire and preparing some food. Joseph looks much older than Mary. Behind Mary in the stable to the left of the animals it seems there is an angel or two who remain in the faint background. Then there are the two animals who are eating and clearly pleased the baby is no longer blocking the way to their food. And to the right, much less prominent than the animals and holding a rope that appears to be attached to one them, maybe, just maybe, that’s an innkeeper who is either looking to the sky with arm in the air tracking the departing heavenly host or it’s a hand going to the head as the innkeeper wonders what on earth is going on and “what have I gotten myself into”. At the very least, the innkeeper/farmer is pretty much penned in more than the animals and falling off the edge of this Nativity.
“And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” But at some point, maybe not in the imagination of artists, but certainly in the church’s traditions and remembering, at some point an innkeeper is created. It could have been as simple as the person who volunteered to direct the pageant in First Church Anywhere, Any-time deciding that every other child just couldn’t be an angel or an animal. Or maybe the first pageants were really put on by adults and they refused to make animal noises. So an innkeeper was born.
Or perhaps, somewhere, somehow in the collective remembering of the people of God, that sacred telling of the birth of the Messiah, perhaps the role of the innkeeper became an affirmation that humanity’s first response to God’s gift of salvation, to the Word of God incarnate, to the love, mercy, and grace of God made known in the birth of the Child Jesus, humanity’s first response was a silent, unseen act of hospitality, a simple act of kindness, an anonymous gesture of mercy. That before the shepherds were completely blown away by the divine announcement from on high and before the magi were captivated by a heavenly sign, someone said, “you can stay here”. That long before the collective shout of humanity’s sin was “Crucify him! Crucify him!”, the last word the child heard in his mother’s womb was someone saying “you’re welcome here”.
Yes, of course, the Nativity, it all started with the voice of God speaking through the angel Gabriel. The first move belonged to God. The angel speaking to Zechariah. The angel speaking to Mary. The angel speaking to Joseph. Yes, God and the angels and Zechariah and Elizabeth and Mary and Joseph. That’s where it all starts. Somewhere along the way, just before the child was born, someone saw the exhausted woman great with child, a frantic father to be, someone saw two wanderers from another place in crisis, two strangers desperately in need of help, someone saw them, and whether Joseph knocked, or Joseph asked, or Mary just sighed loud enough for someone to hear, someone said, “here, let me help you”
For the prophet Isaiah, preparing the way for the Lord was an earth shaking, world turning upside down, kingdom coming kind of blast. “Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up and every mountain and hill made low, the uneven ground shall become level and the rough places plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.” (Isaiah 40:4-5) For John the Baptist, preparing the way of the Lord came by baptism, confession, repentance. “Bear fruit worthy of repentance” (Matthew 3:8) John proclaimed. But when it came to the Mary, Joseph, and the Child Jesus, preparing the way of the Lord came with someone showing compassion, someone who remembered the prophet Micah: “love kindness” , someone foreshadowing what Jesus said after telling the parable of the Good Samaritan: “Go and do likewise”, someone who said, “oh my, my, my, you need some rest. Come with me”
A silent, unseen act of hospitality, a simple act of kindness, an anonymous gesture of mercy. It doesn’t have to be all that complicated does it. For heaven’s sake, there is enough complication and complexity and challenge and just really hard stuff when it comes to your life and mine these days. Too many things near and far, too much in the world and too much close to home, such a cacophony of noise to fill your head and a swirl of life to knot your stomach. So this morning, with the innkeeper, comes the gift of simplicity. Receiving the Christ Child in your heart, in your life, in the world, it begins with kindness, mercy, and compassion. Maybe that’s why the role of the Innkeeper started. So that when it comes to the Nativity of Jesus in the world, everyone of us could have a part to play.
How about a hand for the inn keeper? How about a word for the inn keeper? Yes, the inn keeper is no where to be found in scripture. Yes, the inn keeper is hard to find in the most famous and classic artistic renderings of the Nativity. But someone had to have said, someone must of said to Mary, and Joseph, and the child to be named Jesus, someone said “please, stay here”. Someone said, “you can rest here”. Someone said, “I can help you”. Someone look upon that holy family and having no idea who they were, where they were from, or what would happen, someone showed them mercy. Someone beyond that holy family. It was humankind’s first response to God’s wondrous gift of love made known in the Baby Jesus.
Whoever it was, we should never forget that it all started, the Nativity all started with the smallest act of kindness. Pray that we never forget what she did, what he did, what they did.
Come Lord Jesus. Quickly come.
And as for us, as for you and me. Let’s be Innkeepers. Innkeepers one and all!
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What’s the meaning of “mop”?
"mop" can be used as both noun and verb. When "mop" is used as a verb, it means to clean something with a mop. When "mop" is used as a noun, it means a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with soft material or a bunch of thick strings at the end. In the video, "mop" is used as a verb. You can see that Rapunzel is cleaning the floor with a mop.
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The Hockerill Turnpike Trust, or more accurately 'The Essex and Herts Turnpike Trust', was formed in 1774 by Act of Parliament. It was responsible for the 29 miles of road between Harlow and Great Chesterford. A two mile stretch passed through the Parish of Thorley between Spellbrook and South Mill. Significant references exist in the Trust's accounts regarding incidents that occurred on our parish boundaries - at the Spellbrook Toll Gate and then at the bridge over the River Stort at South Mill.
The watermill at South Mill was exactly half way between Whitehall and Newmarket for royal racing purposes. Disputes constantly arose over the rebuilding and maintenance of a bridge next to the mill. When the river was in flood and the main road ford impassable the alternative route was across a private bridge beside the mill. This caused constant annoyance, disruption and litigation for the mill owners.
By the Act of 1555 parishes were obliged to supply labour, materials and transport to repair all roads within their parish. Each parish was obliged to elect a surveyor to supervise the work and each householder had to supply four days labour a year. The availability of good building materials and the underlying condition of the land meant maintenance was of variable quality. Private Turnpike Trusts originated in the late 1600s with the first gate being set up at Wadesmill on the Great Cambridge Road (A10). The intention was for the road user to pay towards the damage caused by increased traffic instead of the local parishioners.
In the 1700s and 1800s Bishop's Stortford was the centre of the barley malting industry and the Thorley road to London was used extensively by heavily laden wagons and packhorses. This heavy usage together with postal and passenger stage coaches led to the formation of the Hockerill Turnpike Trust. Initially two toll gates were set up at Spellbrook (Greyhound Inn) and at Ugley (Chequers Inn) and fees charged according to the size of vehicle and number of animals passing through a barred gate with spikes or pikes on top.
From an advertisement for the London to Norwich Stagecoach
Due to the impassability of the narrow streets and tight bends in Bishop's Stortford, the toll road by-passed the town centre and ran from Thorley to Hockerill. The Crown Inn at Hockerill was also a convenient stopping place for changing horses and taking refreshments. From 1784 until the coming of the railway in the mid 1800s, Bishop's Stortford was an important centre for passing and connecting mail coaches from London to other towns in East Anglia. Hockerill crossroads had four inns serving the passing trade.
Two obvious legacies of the Turnpike Trust in Thorley are evident today. One happened in the 1820s with the lowering and widening of the hill as it passes The Bishop's Stortford High School. The second is the requirement for the Turnpike trusts to install milestones. A 1911 archive photograph of our 27 mile milestone (to London) and 2 miles to Bishop's Stortford exists showing the stone which used to be set outside The Blue House in Thorley Street. Other still standing milestones are to be found in London Road just to the north of the railway bridge (28 miles) and in Stansted Road north of the Wagon and Horses pub (29 miles to London).
In May 1822 the Trustees appointed the talented surveyor James McAdam as their general surveyor. He had already been appointed to other turnpikes on the London to Norwich road. A comprehensive plan was drawn up for the repair and maintenance of the highway and its bridges and in general the finances were better managed. The Hockerill Turnpike Trust was wound up in 1869 due to competition from the railways. Responsibility for road maintenance was taken over by the newly constituted local and county councils.
W.J.Wright - The Roads of Bishop's Stortford - 1989
F.H. Maud - The Hockerill Highway - 1957
Paul Ailey - www.stortfordhistory.co.uk
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PHOENIX — The U.S. Drought Monitor released their weekly outlook today and drought in Arizona is getting worse.
The entire state is still in drought, but we are now seeing a dramatic shift from the Moderate and Severe drought categories to the higher drought categories called Extreme and Exceptional.
At the start of 2020, no part of Arizona was in either of those higher categories, but in just the last week alone, we've seen a 39 percent increase in Exceptional Drought.
So what does this mean? It means the drought is so bad even native plants are dying and we still have the risk for wildfires heading into winter.
With La Nina in effect, the jet stream (the "steering wheel" for storms in the upper atmosphere) will likely stay too far north to bring significant rain or snow to Arizona this winter.
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First EditionHAMMETT, DASHIEL. The Maltese Falcon. New York: Knopf, 1930. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles to spine and falcon design to front cover in green and black, publisher's device in black to rear cover, top edge grey, others untrimmed. Early ownership signature to front free endpaper. Cloth lightly soiled and scratched. A very good copy. Vignette title page printed in blue and black. First edition, first printing, of one of the greatest detective thrillers of the 20th century. The Maltese Falcon was adapted as a film noir in 1941, written and directed by John Huston, and featuring Humphrey Bogart. Custom quarter black morocco clamshell case. Edges rubbed, front hinge a bit cracking. Layman A3.1a. | <urn:uuid:95b588d2-5aa3-428f-943a-12b0293869f5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.maxrambod.com/pages/books/15885/dashiel-hammett/the-maltese-falcon-first-edition | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.917739 | 194 | 1.953125 | 2 |
The Large Hadron Collider has restarted, with protons making their way around its 27km tunnel for the first time since 2013.
Particle beams have travelled in both directions, inside parallel pipes, at a whisker beneath the speed of light.
Actual collisions will not begin for at least another month, but they will take place with nearly double the energy the LHC reached during its first run.
Scientists hope to glimpse a "new physics" beyond the Standard Model.
The beams have arrived a week or so later than originally scheduled, due to a now-resolved electrical fault.
The protons are injected at a relatively low energy to begin with. But over the coming months, engineers hope to gradually increase the beams' energy to 13 trillion electronvolts: double what it was during the LHC's first operating run.
So far, one beam of these tiny particles has been "threaded" through each section of the enormous circle, one by one, in preparation for the complete laps that will begin in the coming hours.
Physicists are frustrated by the existing Standard Model of particle physics. It describes 17 subatomic particles, including 12 building blocks of matter and 5 "force carriers" - the last of which, the Higgs boson, was finally detected by the LHC in 2012.
Prof Tara Shears, from the University of Liverpool, works on one of the LHC's four big experiments that will soon recommence their work, slamming protons together and quantifying the fallout.
"Of course in every particle physics experiment we've ever done, we've been wanting to make a big, unknown discovery," Prof Shears told BBC News.
"But now it's become particularly pressing, because with Run One and the discovery of the Higgs, we've discovered everything that our existing theory predicts."
In order to explain several baffling properties of the universe, things beyond the Standard Model have been proposed - but never directly detected.
These include dark energy, the all-pervading force suggested to account for the universe expanding faster and faster. And dark matter - the "web" that holds all visible matter in place, and would explain why galaxies spin much faster than they should, based on what we can see.
A theory called supersymmetry proposes additional particles, as yet unseen, that might fill in some of these gaps. But no experiment, including the LHC, has yet found evidence for anything "supersymmetrical".
Even the familiar and crucial force of gravity is nowhere in the Standard Model.
By taking matter to states we have never observed before - the LHC's collisions create temperatures not seen since moments after the Big Bang - physicists hope to find something unexpected that addresses some of these questions.
Debris from the tiny but history-making smash-ups might contain new particles, or tell-tale gaps betraying the presence of dark matter or even hidden dimensions.
But first we need collisions - due in May at the earliest - and then a steady torrent of data will make its way to physicists around the world, so that the massive analysis effort can begin.
Even when the results start to flow, we shouldn't hold our breath anticipating a breakthrough, according to Steven Goldfarb who works on the Atlas experiment.
Dr Goldfarb remembers working on Cern's previous atom smasher, the LEP collider, which commenced operations in 1989. Then, just like today, there was much excitement about staging higher-energy collisions than ever before.
"We thought at that time, perhaps we'd find the Higgs, perhaps we'd find supersymmetry. Many of the things we're looking for now, we looked for then," he told the BBC.
"In the end, we just measured the Standard Model more and more precisely. We put a lot of really good constraints on it, which taught us where to look for the Higgs - but there were no Eureka discoveries.
"And that could really be the case for the next several years."
Having the Higgs to aim for made the LHC's first chapter an unusual one, Dr Goldfarb explained.
"What was strange in the first run was we actually had a target that we were sure was in reach. We knew either we were going to find the Higgs boson, or some other mechanism that would replace it. There was no way you couldn't."
Now the work is exploratory, which is business as usual. And it is a slow business.
"We request patience! This is our job, usually," he said.
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Commercial Dance is one of our absolute favourite classes! But...what is Commercial? Commercial dance is what you see in in Music Videos, Concerts, TV Shows, TV Commercials, Cruise Ships, Movies, and Stage Productions. Commercial dance allows the choreographer to pull from any dance genre they would like aslong as it compliments the music! You could call this "choreographers choice". Although through Commercial Dance, stories are told, the main focus is pure entertainment, which is why many dancers, wanting to go professional, are training in this style and skill.
Over the last few years Commercial Dance has grown to be the most popular style of dance around the world.
Hip Hop Dance is a category of dance that encompasses a wide range of urban styles. Hip Hop originated on the streets and has now developed to be one of the most popular styles around the world! In this Hip Hop Intro Class, we will learn some basic grooves and foundations to warm up and then will move on to learning our Hip Hop dance routine at an entry level.
Each week will be a new routine to keep things fun and stay true to our drop in style studio.
You can learn this flowy and free-spirited style, without ANY experience! In our beginner class we break down every detail, teaching you basic technique and incorporating that technique into a beginner level choreography! So what is Lyrical? Lyrical dance is a creative combination of ballet and jazz movements, meant to showcase the emotional spirit of the music through the body of the dancer.
Lots of different types of music are used for this style of dance, from soft pop hits to earthy beats, however, it is called lyrical dance for a reason. The choreography is often inspired by the lyrics of the chosen song you are dancing to! One thing we know for sure is youll leave this class feeling confident and ready to kickstart your dance journey!
Taking influence from commercial pop/r&b music, our Choreography classes marry hip hop foundations with an urban contemporary twist. With a larger focus on choreography and performance, dancers practice an emotional, smooth & controlled technique. This class is very chill and perfect for anyone looking for more of a contemporary hip hop vibe or even sometimes a sassy hip hop vibe!
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VLAM-G: a grid-based virtual laboratory
Sci. Programming , Volume 10 p. 173- 181
The Grid-based Virtual Laboratory AMsterdam (VLAM-G), provides a science portal for distributed analysis in applied scientific research. It offers scientists remote experiment control, data management facilities and access to distributed resources by providing cross-institutional integration of information and resources in a familiar environment. The main goal is to provide a unique integration of existing standards and software packages. This paper describes the design and prototype implementation of the VLAM-G platform. In this testbed we applied several recent technologies such as the Globus toolkit, enhanced federated database systems, and visualization and simulation techniques. Several domain specific case studies are described in some detail. Information management will be discussed separately in a forthcoming paper.
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In August and September 1920 the town of Templemore in County Tipperary is the sight of alleged Marian apparitions. Thousands of people come to the town daily to see the apparitions. The affair occurs during the Irish War of Independence and results in a short-lived local truce between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Crown forces. When the truce ends, pilgrims stop coming to the town and the sightings end. The affair is sometimes referred to as the Templemore miracles.
In January 1919 the Irish War of Independence begins and lasts until July 1921. On the night of August 16, 1920, British soldiers of the Northamptonshire Regiment attack Templemore in reprisal for the killing of an Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officer by IRA volunteers earlier that day. They fire volleys and burn homes and businesses. No civilians or IRA men are killed but two soldiers die by accident in the fires.
Shortly after the attack, a sixteen-year old farm labourer named James Walsh claims that he was visited by the Virgin Mary in his cottage in the nearby townland of Curraheen. She told him that she was troubled by what was happening in Ireland. At her request he digs a hole in the ground in his bedroom and this soon fills with spring water. Afterwards he claims that all three statues of the Virgin Mary in his home began to bleed. He takes these statues to Templemore, where the bleeding is witnessed. One man who had been crippled for most of his life claims he is dancing in the streets after visiting Walsh’s cottage. He is the first of many who claim to have been cured of their ailments in the presence of Walsh or the statues.
Locals believe that divine intervention had prevented any of them being killed or wounded during the attack by the British. Walsh gathers people around the statues to say the Rosary in Irish. According to Ann Wilson, the statues are seen “as asserting the Catholic Irish identity of the population in the face of the non-Catholic British opponent, a superior spiritual power which would win out against the much more substantial, but merely worldly, advantages of the enemy.”
The affair is soon reported in local and national newspapers, which causes more pilgrims to go to Tipperary, both to see the statues in Templemore and Walsh’s cottage in Curraheen. On August 31, 1920 an RIC inspector writes to the Dublin Castle administration, estimating that over 15,000 pilgrims per day are coming down. Many come seeking cures for various illnesses and report that they had received them. One RIC officer resigns from his job to join a religious order. One soldier is reported to convert to Catholicism. The influx results in a large economic windfall for the town.
The official position of the church is one of ‘extreme reserve.’ The parish priest Reverend Kiely refuses to see the statues. However, no effort is made to stop people making pilgrimages. Local IRA commander James Leahy notes a division between older and younger clergy in the local church, with older clergy generally being skeptical of Walsh while younger clergy are more enthusiastic about his claims.
Prior to the apparitions beginning, Wilson had given a Virgin Mary statue to a local RIC constable named Thomas Winsey, according to the Tipperary Star. Winsey placed the statue in the barracks. This too is said to be bleeding. One day a large crowd of pilgrims besiege the barracks and have to be physically restrained when they attempt to enter it. The statue is removed from the barracks. Police and military stop appearing on the street shortly after.
The IRA effectively takes over the area at this point. They keep order, organise traffic and help pilgrims. However, they do not appear in the streets in uniform and there is an informal truce in effect between them and Crown forces.
Local IRA commander James Leahy is concerned at the effect that tips given to IRA volunteers were having on discipline. He and other local commanders interrogate Walsh and stop believing him after this. He contacts IRA Director of Intelligence Michael Collins. Collins has Dan Breen interrogate Walsh. Breen reports that Walsh “was a fake.” Collins sarcastically replies, “One can’t take any notice of what you say, Breen, because you have no religion.”
Having failed to get the church to intervene and denounce Walsh, Leahy and other IRA members decide to restart the war anyway. On September 29, IRA volunteers attack a group of RIC men between Templemore and Curraheen. Two constables are killed. As anticipated, this brings police and army reinforcements to the area. Soldiers loot and desecrate sites outside Templemore associated with the pilgrimage. Rumours begin that the town itself would soon be attacked. Pilgrims flee the area. The statues apparently stop bleeding.
Interest in the statues and Walsh’s cottage largely end at this point, ending Templemore as a sight for pilgrimages. However, Michael Collins does receive a statue at his request. Upon receiving the statue, he smashes it. He discovers that inside is an alarm clock connected to fountain pen inserts containing sheep’s blood. When the clock strikes a certain time, it sends a spurt of blood out of the statue, giving the impression it is bleeding. It is not clear whether this statue performed in Templemore or was one of the ones owned by James Walsh. Collins had received complaints from a local priest that IRA volunteers had engineered statues that would bleed at intervals.
James Walsh is labelled as a possible spy by Dan Breen. At the request of Templemore clergy he is taken to Salesian College in Limerick and placed in the care of Father Aloysius Sutherland. He emigrates to Australia in 1923, settling in Sydney. Towards the end of his life he attempts to enter numerous religious orders but is unsuccessful due to a prior divorce. He dies in Sydney in 1977, having never returned to Ireland.
Historian John Reynolds states at a talk that the affair could have been a prank that got out of hand or was a money-making swindle. He speculates that Walsh may have been used by others, who really instigated it. He discounts the local IRA as having been the instigators.
The affair is not well-known despite gaining worldwide attention at the time. However, in November 2012 the Irish-language television broadcaster TG4 screens a documentary about it. In 2019 the book The Templemore Miracles, written by John Reynolds, is published.
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Air Bearing Turntables Versus Conventional Turntables
A new white paper that describes the top 14 applications of air bearing (or “air caster”) technology has been published to airfloat.com. The white paper is based on Airfloat’s nearly 50 years of experience in the field. Below is an excerpt:
Heavy Duty Turntables
In comparison to conventional mechanical systems, air bearings provide a low‐cost design approach for turntables. This is also an excellent application for air bearings since movement is constrained to rotation and the surface is controlled. Maintenance costs for air bearing turntables are lower since they have fewer moving parts.
To date, air bearing turntables have been used mostly for line feed applications. Example: Containers for parts are placed on the turntable. When full or empty, the turntable is rotated to provide another container for the line feed. This reduces time spent waiting for a forklift to handle the same containers.
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In the days after a violent mob stormed the Capitol fueled by the lie that the presidential election had been stolen, a stream of photo and video evidence of what individuals in the mob were actually doing trickled out. One man smiled and waved for a news photographer as he stole House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) lectern, another one preened as he sat back with his feet on her desk. One woman posted a series of Instagram photos detailing her participation in the insurrection and bragged about being there. And who could forget Derrick Evans? He’s the Republican delegate in the West Virginia legislature who livestreamed the break-in and, lest anyone mistake him from someone else, was easily identified by police because he shouted “Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” when they breached the building.
There are many ways to contextualize this mayhem, but one of the most striking ones was how it was an astonishing display of one of the vilest aspects of white privilege. As this group of Trump supporters were committing federal crimes and participating in a violent insurrection designed to halt the democratic process of certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win in order to reinstall a demagogue as president, they stopped to document their progress and left behind a trail of evidence for investigators. Apparently, the idea that there could be negative consequences for their actions never even occurred to them.
Paradoxically, violence against Black people routinely goes unpunished unless there is documented evidence—and even then, an alarming number of conservatives will justify what, say, the police officer was doing. Consider George Floyd, whose May 2020 death may have gone unnoticed by the public if there hadn’t been a bystander filming his final moments at the hands of white police officer Derek Chauvin. Every time a Black person’s death goes viral, I am reminded of the countless other lives that were lost quietly and without an uproar, for many reasons but mostly because there was no way to actually see what had happened.
There’s a staggeringly simple reason the rioters felt comfortable about wearing their work badges, or the sweatshirts listing the phone number to their small business, or, in a notable case, their Team USA jacket from the 2004 Olympics, while they committed serious crimes. When it comes to punishing systemic white political violence, the United States has a dismal record.
That’s not to say that white people who commit atrocities never face prosecution or some form of justice. Timothy McVeigh, who bombed a federal building in Oklahoma killing 180 people in 1995, was executed by the federal government in 2001. Dylann Roof, who murdered nine Black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, is awaiting execution on federal death row. But consider the ghastly scope of the crimes that resulted in the death sentences for McVeigh and Roof. Extreme acts of white violence are treated as isolated incidents fueled by individual hatred, rather than as evidence of a deep systemic rot eating away at our increasingly fragile democracy.
A week after Donald Trump encouraged a mob of his supporters to march on the Capitol, he was impeached. While the House was debating the impeachment articles filed against Trump, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), most notable for referring to himself as David Duke (a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan) without the baggage, had the gall to quote the indelible words of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address. In March 1865 the Civil War was all but over and Lincoln used this speech to unite the fractured country:
“‘With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.'”
Six weeks after imploring the bitterly divided country to set aside differences, Lincoln was shot and killed by a Confederate sympathizer. The period of Reconstruction that followed was doomed from the start, as white Southerners were more concerned with maintaining white supremacy than repairing the fractured society by including the recently freed slaves and the North. Instead of healing and a creating the foundation for a more positive future, white racists embarked on a campaign of violence and intimidation, and former Confederate generals were barred from running for public office for only a short period of time.
From then on, white supremacists routinely used violence to maintain their power. In 1898, the only successful coup d’etat in American history occurred in Wilmington, North Carolina. A mob of white supremacists conspired to overthrow a democratically elected multiracial government. When the violence was all said and done, 60 people had been murdered and the brand new government was replaced with white supremacists. Much in the same way that some leaders in today’s GOP attempted to place the blame for the Capitol attack on Antifa, the Wilmington coup plotters blamed Black people, accusing them of starting a race riot.
Those responsible for the Wilmington coup were never held accountable. Instead, they went on to hold elected positions.
In hindsight, it’s clear that Lincoln’s olive branch to the South didn’t result in unity, but rather a capitulation that allowed the Confederacy to continue, just under a new name. That’s what makes Scalise’s invocation of Lincoln so egregious—he wasn’t really asking for the restoration of trust between the two parties, but rather for the unconditional surrender by one of them.
In the weeks to come, federal law enforcement will continue to pursue individual insurrectionists—a monumental task made easier with the presence of photographic evidence provided by the perpetrators, plus their defiance in not wearing masks—and arrests for violent entry and threatening a law enforcement official are likely to be in the hundreds. As for the politicians who incited them? Well, that’s a different story. As the hundreds of lawmakers who were subject to a violent attack just a week before, debated the merits of punishing Trump, the man who bears most of the responsibility, scores of white Republican lawmakers had the audacity to deliver smug, smarmy, and disingenuous speeches that ranged from calling the impeachment political posturing, to suggesting that while Trump was responsible, it was simply too late. Only the belief that you will face no consequences—or rather that the most serious consequences you would face would be from voters who kick you out—would enable Republicans to behave so heinously just one week after an insurrection.
Many in the Republican Party, such as Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.), balked at the suggestion of accountability. Outraged by the injustice, they accused Democrats of trying to divide the country, despite being the party that fomented and encouraged the very violence they were demanding everyone move beyond. They grotesquely conflated last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests with an armed white insurrection. In a truly dazzling example of unscrupulousness, they implied that Black protesters from the summer’s racial justice demonstrations in effect forced Wednesday’s mob to breach the Capitol building. (Forbes reports that on June 1 alone, “more than five times the number of people were arrested” in Washington DC that on the day of the Capitol insurrection.) Gaetz and Gohmert seemed not to realize that asserting that mob violence is the reaction to the advancement of Black people is quite the tell.
For the 197 Republicans who refused to impeach the president, there was no contrition, much less acknowledgement of the dangerous lie they supported and amplified that led to their having been forced to hide from some of their own constituents who were rampaging in the Capitol building. Meanwhile four rioters and one police officer were killed.
In the end, only 10 Republicans chose to break with the President and vote yes to impeach Trump again. Several media reports suggested that there were more Republicans who were on their side, but they were fearful this would imperil their lives or the lives of their families. (Someone should tell them about the death threats liberal lawmakers regularly receive.) Their cowardice in the face of white violence will certainly do nothing to stop it. Meanwhile, the lawmakers who played along with Trump’s insistence that the election was stolen from him are unlikely to face any real consequences, save for some cyberbullying and the loss of some contributions from corporate PACs.
Though the House ultimately voted to impeach, who knows what will happen during the Senate trial. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has expressed some openness to convicting Trump but will not reconvene the Senate early to begin proceedings. Will Trump remain the only president to get impeached twice? Will he also be the only president to be convicted? Or will he just get away with doing terrible things as he’s always done, except as a twice-impeached ex-President? Once more, enjoying the actions-without-serious-consequences benefit of white privilege.
As appalling as it was to watch Trump supporters who had hailed themselves as the embodiment of law and order, and freedom and patriotism, attack the seat of government in order to violently overturn a democratic election, the aftermath was almost as bad. In the following days, many outspoken members of Republican Party still had the gall to avert their collective eyes from the destruction they created and boldly declare that it would be unfair if they were to be held to account for the havoc they’d created. Their calls for “unity and healing” were merely code for “Let me continue to run roughshod over our democratic institutions.” It was a bold play, designed to maintain the time-tested status quo of not punishing certain vast swaths of mainstream right-wing violence. And if history is any indication, after a bit of public handwringing, the Republicans just might get away with it. | <urn:uuid:d1aecefa-fbc5-4a0a-b135-7aebd8fad67e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://develop.motherjones.com/politics/2021/01/taking-selfies-during-an-insurrection-exposes-the-one-of-the-most-dangerous-parts-of-white-privilege/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.973145 | 2,075 | 1.734375 | 2 |
Do you have an important presentation in store? Is it important to you that this presentation will be a success? Or do you simply want to learn the basics for successful speaking?
With individual coaching you quickly learn how to present with more pleasure and impact, so that your message will come across!
For whom: for highly educated professionals like: specialists, scientists, managers, consultants, architects, PhD. students, creative’s, accountants, freelancers and marketing professionals.
Where: in Amsterdam city centre. An 8 minute walk from the Central Railway station for live sessions.
You struggle with:
- Losing the attention of your audience after a few minutes.
- Not attaining the goals you have with your presentation.
- The fact that you are quite nervous and you do not exactly enjoy presenting.
- Not making a professional impression when you present.
- How to properly and efficiently prepare your presentation.
- The fact that your message does not seem to get across.
During the presentation coaching you will learn:
- To present with impact and more pleasure.
- What you need to become a more convincing presenter.
- How to raise the interest of your audience and keep it.
- How to quickly prepare a convincing presentation.
- To present in a more effortless manner.
- How to deal with presentation nerves.
What does individual coaching exactly entail?
By using a camera to tape the presentation and one to one guidance you make big steps in a relatively short amount of time. By lots of exercises and practising you quickly become aware of what works in your presentation and what not.
“I could apply the tips immediately and the improvements showed themselves instantly.” Sander. Avantium.
“Really good exercises during the coaching, that I could immediately apply in my presentation.” Jannita Mossel. Owner Spa Tree
We will look at what you exactly need, to give your presentation a big boost. Your presentation and way of presenting becomes clearer, more engaging and more convincing.
This means in practise:
- Getting feedback on a presentation that you will prepare.
Result: presentation becomes more effective. (Think of better structure, clear message, better introduction etc)
- Step by step practising to make presentation skills your own.
Result: apply and integrate the learning points. (Think a.o. posture, non-verbals and voice).
- You will receive pdf theory files, tips, information and video’s to support the coaching.
Result: you can continue learning after the coaching and always have information to fall back on and refresh your memory.
- Your presentations will be recorded on video. The footage will, if desired, be send to you through WeTransfer.
Result: become conscious of strong points and learning points from the video footage.
Location: city centre of Amsterdam.
Covid-19: live one on one meetings are possible. The 1,5 meter rule can be met and al sanitary measures will be taken to provide safety. Not keen on meeting live?
Online sessions are possible as well. Tried and tested. Although live meetings are preferable to learn presentation skills, all possibilities to learn presentation skills are present online. Focus in these sessions will be on online presenting.
Dates: in consultation.
Duration: 3 private sessions of 3 hours. Preferably one week in between sessions for didactic reasons. Best dosage for integrating and applying knowledge.
Costs: 1.275,- Euro (vat free).
Time investment: think 2/2,5 hours before each session.
Are you employed? If so, in almost every case there is a personal education budget available per employee. This means that in most cases the coaching costs can be compensated by your employer.
Conditions: appointments that have been made during the coaching and are not cancelled 24 hours in advance, will be charged.
Other information: basic knowledge of the English language is required. The emphasis of the coaching is on presentation skills and not on the English language.
Starting level: college or university.
Are you interested? Do not hesitate and send an e-mail to email@example.com or dial 06-245.97.282. It will be a pleasure to talk to you.
How did other participants experience individual coaching?
“I’ve followed a very special training ‘presentation skills’. I expected to receive all kinds of technical tricks. But, it entailed much more. It was also about becoming more conscious of how you stand in front of an audience.”
“The emphasis in the training is really on practising, this way theory and insight can really be applied. According to me , this is only way to really learn.”
“For me the training was a real eye-opener”. Very practical and instructive. It really created an important aha moment for me, and there are not many training programs that can cause this.”
S. Eijkemans (Reed Elsevier)
“It was very instructive, useful and fun. I view your training as an absolute recommendation for others that do not look forward to presenting.”
L. van Nispen (Sanoma Media)
“This week already 3 people stopped in the corridors of APG to tell me my presentation was very good. Thank you very much for helping me out. I am very happy.”
T. Kovacheva (APG)
“The training has brought me tailor-made advice on how I can be a better presenter. The advice is very to the point and easy to actually apply in practise.. This training is de facto really useful, which makes it extremely valuable.”
A. Lafarre (TLS)
“The training was a great experience.. What I really enjoyed was that each participant received a lot of personal attention. It was also a very practical training.. it was much better than receiving just some theoretical tips, because improving your presentation skills needs practise. Moreover, it was fun and Mabel managed to create a very open and friendly environment.”
A. Jallai (TLS)
Through this training, I now experience joy, when I need to present. I know now what and how to use the knowledge so I can give a successful presentation.”
H. Olthuis Project Manager.
“Mabel coached me very well and gave me the tools to improve my presentations. I could apply her tips immediately and the improvements showed themselves instantly. The training was very inspiring.”
S. Wolf Project Leader, Avantium
“I am enjoying this (presenting) more each time and I think it is thanks to you and your great course!”
M. Azkarate (ESA)
“It was a high quality training. Definitely a big compliment for that!”
WJ Hendrikx (University of Tilburg)
“Very professional trainer. Knows how to create a pleasant atmosphere, whereby presenting becomes more pleasurable. Really good exercises. During the coaching, I could immediately apply the learnings in my presentation. Due to her guidance, I have succeeded to give an engaging presentation in China, during the SpaChinaSummit.”
J. Mossel. Founder Spa Tree.
“Mabel is a relaxed and inspiring coach. She creates a safe environment, that makes you feel comfortable. The teachings are immediately applicable, so that you right away experience what works for you or not. With her open and inspiring coaching style Mabel has shown and taught me how to experience more freedom, space and rest while presenting.”
C. van de Beek. Product Manager. Akzo Nobel
“It was a very pleasant coaching that was completely tailor-made to my level and needs. With every session I learned things that I could immediately apply into practise. I really noticed my development. I liked the fact that there was a basic program, but at the same time a lot of room for exercises that were especially important to me. I really gained a lot by this training, it gives me a solid base for further development.”
I. de Rooij – Hagen. Onderwijsadviseur.
“Mabel’s coaching gave me lots of energy to engage myself with presenting. It all starts with a solid base. Also the coaching has shown me my best way to be an convincing speaker. The personal approach has helped me a lot.”
A. Eekhout. Marketing professional. Big Green Egg
“The coaching was fun and educational. The personal contact and tips were really tailored-made for me personally. This felt good, but I have also experienced the coaching as a valuable addition to my personal development.”
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Be a copycat! First copy the cat with a black marker. Then copy the cat with a black crayon. Draw a star next to the version you prefer.
Cut some white paper into four semicircles (small enough to fit inside the square below). Use a black marker and make lots of different lines or marks on each one. Then arrange and glue them in the square.
Draw a square on your paper the size you prefer. Or for our younger artists, let them use the entire sheet as their square. Below are some examples of what you can draw or mark on your semicircles.
Stained glass windows can show people and symbols as well as abstract designs. Look at the example below, then use a black marker to design your own window. Add color to both windows.
If you don’t feel like drawing your own, here is a printable of the arched window above.
Listen to some music. Use a black marker to draw lines that represent the music.
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“Let’s start at the very beginning, because it’s the very best place to start…”
“Holy Listening” is the lead topic of this first episode of “The Spiritual Journey Podcast with Kris McGregor.” Appreciating the presence of God in the Word (capital W) and the challenge of truly listening to the voice of God are the primary topics for this podcast. Before we can really move forward in the spiritual journey, we need to learn to listen to God. How is that done?
The Gospel of John (RSVCE)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life,a and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Psalm 1 (Jerusalem Bible)
1 Happy the man who never follows the advice of the wicked, or loiters on the way that sinners take, or sits about with scoffers,
2 but finds his pleasure in the Law of Yahweh, and murmurs his law day and night.
3 He is like a tree that is planted by water streams, yielding its fruit in season, its leaves never fading;
4 It is nothing like this with the wicked, nothing like this! No, these are like chaff blown away by the wind.
5 The wicked will not stand firm when judgment comes, nor sinners when the virtuous assemble.
6 For Yahweh takes care of the way the virtuous go, but the way of the wicked is doomed.
From the Holy Rule of St. Benedict:
1. Listen carefully, my son, to the master’s instructions, and attend to them with the ear of your heart. This is the advice from a father who loves you; welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice.
Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts mentioned in the podcast:
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Watch the lecture anytime on LIVESTREAM
This year’s Bonni Curran Memorial Lecture will be keynoted by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, who will speak about the organization’s response to COVID-19 and its impact on women and girls globally.
With many nations paralyzed by the pandemic, over 47 million women in 114 low and middle income countries may not be able to access modern contraceptives, resulting in over seven million unintended pregnancies. Childbirth has become less safe during the pandemic as well. Over 31 million additional cases of gender-based violence are expected with a six-month lockdown; for every three additional months, an additional 15 million cases are expected.
Working in more than 150 countries and territories, UNFPA is leveraging its widespread presence and strong record of collaboration with ministries of health, international and national non-governmental organizations and women’s and youth groups, among others, to keep health-care systems at risk of collapsing delivering services.
Vignettes of UNFPA actions to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 around the world will be shown during Dr. Kanem’s lecture, and she will answer questions following her remarks. To ensure that her talk addresses the issues most concerning our audience, she has asked that questions be submitted in advance. Further information regarding UNFPA’s work can be found at either unfpa.org or friendsofunfpa.org.
This lecture is presented in partnership with the Family of Woman Film Festival, running September 9-13 on The Community Library’s Livestream. All films and this lecture will be virtual only.
For more information, visit http://familyofwomanfilmfestival.org/sun-valley-films/.
About the Bonni Curran Memorial Lecture
Each year the Festival presents a lecture by an internationally acclaimed advocate for women and girls. In 2014, it was named in honor of Bonni Curran, who was tragically killed in an accident in 2013.
Bonni was a physician, loving mother and wife, and not only a prominent local philanthropist, but also deeply committed to working on behalf of women and children around the world. She had been a supporter of the festival from its inception. In honoring her memory each year, we are reminded of the impact she had on our community and how much we miss her presence. | <urn:uuid:f6f54c79-e2b8-42fb-9790-d5ea7c78369d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://comlib.org/comlib-event-tag/dignityfamily-of-woman-film-festifwffhealthlecturevirtualwomen/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.955793 | 501 | 1.96875 | 2 |
The main purpose of this study was to assess the infl uence of family relationships on two central aspects of individual functioning: social competence and quality of life in a sample of 103 Colombian adolescents and young adults. Results revealed different signifi cant associations for men and women between the study variables (relationships with parents and sibling, quality of life and social competence). Results are discussed based on the literature on differential effects of family relationships on adolescents' and young adults' psychological and social well-being.
|Translated title of the contribution||Family relationships, quality of life and social competence in Colombian adolescents and young adults|
|Number of pages||16|
|Journal||Summa Psicológica UST|
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Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape
The occurrence of accidental poisoning is unfortunately common. Many children unintentionally drink or eat poisonous products or medications, often mistaking them for edible foodstuff. There are other ways poison can enter the body, such as by breathing in fumes, injection, venomous bites or stings, or touching enough of a substance that could cause illness or death.
Call the Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape, on 0861 555 777, immediately if someone in your household has swallowed, inhaled or spilled poison on themselves.
The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Poison Information Centre and the Tygerberg Hospital Poison Information Centre have combined their strengths to form the Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape. The helpline is a 24-hour service that will provide you with expert advice on the substance, its side effects, and what to do.
Poison prevention tips:
Share this information with grandparents, family members, friends, caregivers and babysitters to make sure that everyone stays safe:
Keep the Poison Information Helpline 24/7 emergency number 0861 555 777 on your cell phone or near your landline.
What are the First Aid steps if a child is poisoned?
What are the common poisons, and how should they be treated?
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